The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-15 00:00:00

THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE, " OWEN TU-
DOR."—The popular author of " Whitefriars," has just
produced a novel illustrating a period in our history
remarkable for the chivalrous character of its incidents

—the reign of Henry the Fifth. Under the title of
" Owen Tudor," he has put forth a lively and interest-
ing picture of that grand and romantic era in which the
victory of Agincourt forms one of the brightest chapters
in English history. The talent 'which the writer has
shown in his previous works is the best guarantee of his
success in this new attempt, and all who admire the his-
torical novel may be sure of meeting with both enter-
tainment and instruction in the pages of " Owen Tudor."
—Evening Paper.

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—On the last voyage
home of the royal mail-steamer Teviot a miraculous
escape from sudden death occurred. On the lath of
January, says our informant, it was blowing great guns,
as the sailors say—that is, half a hurricane; in fact, as
bard at times as it can blow in the Atlantic Ocean, about
the southern edge of the Gulf Stream, when it was
thought prudent to close reef the foretopsail and reef the
foresail. The hands were turned up for the purpose,
and as the exertions of every ono on such an occasion
are necessary, a smart yowl., officer (Mr. Woolcot)
amongst the rest jumped up aloft to what is considered
aboard ship the post of honour, viz., the weather-earing
of the foresail. In the process of reefing the sail and in
hauling out the earing, by some unfortunate circumstance
in his anxiety to get it done quickly, ho did not haul the
first turn tight, and after taking the second, and taking
a good pull on it, the first rended suddenly, and losing
his balance he fell over the yard. By the greatest mercy
he, in his fall, caught, or rather kept hold of the earing,
and was suspended by it about nine feet from the yard-
arm. His situation at this moment was most perilous,
being 20 feet outside the ship and 60 feet from the deck.
He felt his hands giving way from the weight of his
body, but managed to got hold of the earing with his
teeth. In this situation, between life and death, he was
suspended for at least three minutes. The cry of "a
man overboard" echoed through the ship, and in a second
every soul was on deck to save the life of a fellow-being,
if possible. The sight was horrifying; our shipmate for
two years was, to all earthly appearance, gone for ever.
An attempt was made by the man next him to give him
the end of a rope, but the wind was too strong, it was
blown away to leeward from him. The cries of horror
and despair from the whole crew (100 men) at this mo-
ment can be more easily imagined than described. The
commander's orders to make a running bowling knot
round the earing were drowned altogether by the cry of
horror from the crew. At this moment, his teeth giving
way, and his hand paralysed, he let go his hold, and as
the ship lurched heavily to leeward fell on the forecastle.
The carpenter, to whom much credit is due, with great
presence of mind, jumped forward as his feet touched
the desk, and caught him in his arms. For all this only
his ancle bone was broken, and he is now, we are happy
to hear, doing well.—Rants Independent.
MORE GOLD HUNTERS.—The mania for gold-
hunters, in the new El Dorado, has seized upon several
residents in Wirksworth, who, filled with glorious visions
of boundless wealth, are about setting off for California.
—Derby Mercury.

GAS-LIGET AND COZE COMPANIES.
Dividend I Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Pee,
Annum. Share.
---
Z. a. d. Z. s. d.
British •••••• .• • • - ..- IL 40 0 0 18 0 0 f -
Ditto Provirielal •• .. 1/. Bs. 20 0• 0 19 0 0 20
Bristol ....... •• ...• -. 101. per cent. 20 0 0,. "._
Brighton - • ..• •••• • .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - 16
City of London ...... 10/. , 100 0 0 100 0 0 250
Continental Con:30111st. 925. pr share, 50 0 0 '3'9 5 • 45
Equitable- •-••.. • • •• 455. pr share' 50 0 0 50 0 0 34
Imperial •• .. ...• -•• 61. per cent. 50 I 0 50 0 o 67%
Independent ....... • • 6/. per cent. 140 0 0 40 0 0 64
London .• .... ••-.. .. - 150 0 0 SO 0 I -
- 150 0 0 50 0
Plicenix . .......• •• .. 51. per cent. 5O 0 0 46 a I 30
Ratcliff .... •..•• • • • • 5/. 1100 0 0 90 0 • 72
United General ...... 4% /. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 I 12%
Westminster Chartered 31. 150 0 0 - 47%
Ditto, New •. - -... 12s. 150 0 0 10 0 0 9%
CANALS.
~-
CNomampaensloesf. 21:j Divpledrend, Price. Names of i !Dividend
.••
t
Companies. 113 per
..... us
Price.
4... LL
• Annum.l in
-- - - -
£
.£
A,shtn & Oldh 97 71. p c - I'.facclesteld . 100 21. 10s. 40
Barnsley •• • • 160 121. 180 Neath .... • • 100 181. 340
llrknk&Abrg 150 Si. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 190
Birmingham 35, 41. 75 Peak Forest. rya 3/. 18s. 67
Coventry.... 100, 251. 210 Regent's •• • • 33 IL 53. 18
Derby ••• • • 100, 61. 63 Rochdale.. • • 85 41. 54
Ellsmre&Chs 133, 565. 40 Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 131
Erewash •• • 100, 321. - Do.Lk FdSt 12 61. p. e. -
GrandJunctn 100 51. 76 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 810
GrandSurroy 1001 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 15/' -
Grand Union 100, 1/. 10s. 24 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 285
Grantham • • 150 - - Severn and/ 11.8 e. 24
Kennt & Avn 39. 7e. 6d. 5% Wye Rail. j 26
Lee,isdo Livrp 100' 301. 820 NiTarwick3sl
Leicester .... 140 101. 75 Rirming. .1 100 41' be
Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 40 Wanvick&
Loughborogh 142 701. 680 Napton
.3 100 31. 41
.fonmouthsh 100 Cl. - Worcstr &I 78 21. 40
Blntgemrysh 100 - - Birming.
Meitn3fwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brksl - 11. I.
SiXST OP SCOTTISH COMP.O.NIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name el Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-- ----__ --- -
BATA of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 191
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11,4
Clydesdale Bank ••• • • • 635 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 l 2
Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 150
Eastern Bank .. ••• • • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 6 91. 7s
Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 5N
Exehangeßnk of Scot.. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 36
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 IP 0 -
National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13%
North of Scotlandßank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3/.175.
North British Bank - - - 50 0 0 10 0 0 545.03
Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 116
Unionßank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80
Western Bank ••-.• • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 73
Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 20 I 234
B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 es 6d
British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 lie 6d
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per Cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 2
City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 8s
Edinburgh Life Insur 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 1731
East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 85.6 d.
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 465 6d
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1034
Incur. Co. of Seetlnd• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7
Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. is 0 0 1 0 0 11. 6s
Mercantile Life - 10 0 I 010 0 ,45. Od.
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 , 20s. 6d
North British Insur.
North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1172.0 d.
Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 I ss.
Scot. Alas. and Gen. Life - 1 0 0 0 15 0 103.0 d
Scottish Union Insnice. 6341. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. Is
Standard Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 5%
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ,1152.0 d
..
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- ----- -____ ---..
X. s. d. X. B. d.
Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0 80 0 0 15
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 1/. 42. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 -.
Canada ... •••• -•• •. CI. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 _
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - 88
City 80nd5.......... 3341. pr cent. - _ 79
Comp . C ppr Mnrs Eng. 51. percent. 100 0 I 70 0 11 ..-
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.&los, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Equitable Reversienry 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 j 100 I 0 95
Gen. Steam Navigation 11.83. lb 0 0 14 0 0 -
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 -
Russell Institution •• • • - - 26 5 0 3
Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 11 0 65%
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90
Royal Mail Steam •• • • 3331. pr cent. 100 0 0 60 0 0 156%
South Australian..... 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 • 16
Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 128 0 a -

MONSTER VISIT OF ENGLISHIIIIIIII TO PARIS.—An
association of gentlemen is now in the course of forma-
tion, and will be speedily formed, for the purpose of re-
turning, on " the most extensive scale," the visit of the
French National Guards to London. In less than a
month several thousand Englishmen will proceed to
Paris, and remain there for a week. In order to secure
the necessary accommodation and regularity, whole
hotels will be hired at Paris, special trains on the rail-
ways in both countries engaged, and steam-boats char-
tered for the occasion.

NEW 'PET^NIIRSE.--} ()ropers affect to laugh at
the many strange advertisements that appear in the
columns of the Times and other English papers. Our
advertising absurdities are unequalled, however, by the
following, which is literally translated from a late num-
ber of the Concordia of Turin:—" The Marchioness
Siffanti di San-Bartholomeo requires a wet-nurse, young
and healthy, aud, in order to prevent the loss or dete-
rioration of the milk, unmarried, to suckle a young
family of five high-bred English dogs, who lost their
mother at the timo of birth. The Marchioness requires
the nurse to live in her Excellency's palace, and offers a
salary of 100 francs a montb.""--AICCIICaI Times.