The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-18 00:00:00

NEWSPAPER TAX.

The following admirable and closely reasoned petition
is in course of signature at Boston :
To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland
in Parliament assembled.
The Petition of the undersigned Merchants, Traders, and
habit
ants s of the borough of Boston, in the county of Lin-
its nity,
Sheweth,--That, there can be no virtue without freedom
of thought—no freedom of thought without freedom of speech.
That, printing is to be considered as the extension of
writing—writing the extension of speech.
That, consequently, a law passed with a view to enslave the
press, is, in fact, an attempt to destroy freedom of thought
and speech, and thus to encourage crime and misery.
- That, to encourage crime and misery, by positive law, is a
political absurdity.
We, therefore, petition your Honourable House, to repeal
at once, and totally, that law which erects itself against free-
dom of thought and speech, against national virtue and happi-
ness—that bad law, otherwise call td, the Stamp Duty on
Newspapers • the duty on paper, and all imposts affecting the
diffusion of knowledge. •••

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PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock.. ................. 21E3'4 India Stock ‘2s(l!
a per Cent. Red. g2!4 2. Ditto Bonds 3 on.
South Sea Stock

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3 per Cent Cons.
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a_4 per Cent - • Old Annuities
Ditto Red ....... New Ditto
New M.", per Cent
Neu, :1 per Cent — Exch. Bills, .£l,OOO l4 0 pm.
Dank Long Annuities to expire Ditto 500 IS 00 pm.
Jan. 5, :We 644 7-l( Ditto Small
Oct. IV, 1&O 1(.11 5-If Ditto Commercial ..
Jan 5. Igt;r! Ditto Advertised _- rel
Jan. 5, Isz,n — Bank Stork for Account —
April 5, ISt'
Jan. 5, 1870 - : Conscl.4 for Account
Ornnium -

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1•1110 ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Austrian Bonds — ! Peruvian Bonds .. ................
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Belgian Bonds — ' Ditto Account ......... . .....
Ditto Account . ..
Brizi.lian Bonds .... WY l Ditto Account ................
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Ditto Account — Ditto New Bonds 9:1,,N
Buenos Ayres Bonds — : Ditto A.ccount
Ditto Acccunt ....... ........... Ditto, 3 per cent . 5.31.ii14
Chillian Bonds — 'Prussia. Bonds —
o Account — Russian Bonds, 14•2..1
Ditt
mbian Bonds — Ditto Account ... ........... ....
Colu
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds, 18421...
.Ditto Account , Ditto Account —
Dan:, h Bonds
Ditto Account ....17,i
Ditt.: Account .................. —. . .
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french,
Greek Boods ................ e .... nch, 5 per cent —f. —c.
Ditto Bonds, 14'.:5 .............
_____------- 34 per cent. —f —c.
Ditto Account ............ ...... , per cent.
—__ --- Exchange —l. —c.
gexican Bonds. 5 j;_lr cent. •••
..... Dutch, 2!.; per cent. ..... ...... z.)% N
Ditto Account .......... ,•••••••
_ ! Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per cent........... .. _
Ditto Account ...... . . i Ditto, 5 per cent 10374 ,1!i
Ditto Account
kleapolitan ...

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share
Hibernian Mining Company lO 3!;
Unitr,d Mexican (issued at '2l. pm.)
Ditto New Scrip ..
Birmingn:,in and Derby Railway Company 5 11)4 1:1•4
1
Bristol and Zzeter Railway Company 2%
24%
Commercial 81a...k wall Railway Company 2 .
Great North of Ens land Railway Company 2 3%Great Western Railw:v Company lO 31'%e 312. 1% 2
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Hull and Selby Railway .•c."Pallv 5 7414 a
Leeds and Manchester, Rai: 3Y Company
Brighton Railway Company ... 5 13 17 !,
Drighton (Rennie's)
London and Blackwall Railway
London and Gravesend Railway Company.... ..••• 1 2 174,
London and Birmingham Railway Company 5O 125
Landon and Greenwich Railway Company. .......• 24 29% 9
London and Southampton Railway Company l5 24 5 3,34
J ondon and Croydon Railway Company 2 3)4 3
London Grand Junction Railway
Northern and Eastern Railway 3
North Midland Railway Company 5
Australasia Bank
London and Westminster Bank l5
National Bank of Ireland lO
Provincial Bank of Ireland !th-
National Provincial Bank of England
Van DierrOn's Land Agricultural Company l7

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PItICE:.; OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, FEBRUARY 16
3 per Cent. Conso:_c ....... ...... _. 9011 Grand Canal Deb. 6 per cent. SSVi
Ditto Reduced ... ..... .. - Ditto, 4 per cent 594
3' per Cent. Stock
Ditto New, 1530
314 per Cent. Debentures...... 914 1 National Insurance Co -
Bank Stock 2,',9 'City Debentures, 4 per cent... ---
Royal Canal Stock 36 !Ballast Office Debentures, 4
Grand Canal Stock 22 4il per cent. -

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning 52 minutes after 3. I Erening.,.... 7 minutes after

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING will be performed the Tragedy of
THE PROVOST OF BRUGES.

Bertulphe, Mr. Macready ; Thancmar, Mr. Warde; Bouchard, Mr.
Cooptr—C9nstance, Miss E. Tree ; Ursula, Mrs. Vining.
After which—VOL-AU-VENT.

The Principal Characters by the Ravel Family, who will introduce
some of their most extraordinary Performances.
To conclude with—THE BRONZE HORSE.
Yang, Mr. Templeton ; Tsing Sing, Mr. Gieubelei ; Tchin Kao,
Mr. Seguin; Yanko, Mr. Duruset.
Stella, Miss Forde; Lo Mangli, Miss Poole; Toajito, Miss H.
Cawse; Peki, Miss Shirrefl:
Stage Manager, 2klr. Cooper—Acting Manager, Mr. Yates.
The Box .office is open ci2ily, under the direction of Mr. Parsons, of
whom Private and Family liox!i, Stalls, and Places may be obtained.
Boxes, '7s. ; Second Price, 3s. sd.—Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Second Price, 2s.
Gallery, 2s. ; Second Price, Is.—Upper Gallery, Is. ; Second Price, 6d.

HAMBURG, FEBRUARY 5, 1836.
ON approach of the 24th INSTANT, HEINE
BROTHERS, Contractors for the GREAT LOTTERIES
of the State of Hamburg, beg to state that Tickets of the SIXTY-
SEVENTH HAMBURG GREAT LOTTERY, WAR-
RANTED UNDRAWN, will sell between the 12th and 23d
instant, at Bancomarks 200, or 151., say Fifteen Pounds. The
largest Prize of Bancomarks 100,000 net, will most probably be
drawn on the 24th instant, it being a Premium for the FIRST
DRAWN Prize of Bancomarks One Thousand.

The publication of THE Sum NEWSPAPER commenced this day
at 10 minutes past Three o'clock.

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