The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-08 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Risorgimento of Turin, of the 2d inst., brings
accounts from Venice of the 29th ult. The Assembly
had decreed, by a considerable majority, the levy of
600 seamen, from 18 to 30 years of age, and of 1,200
civic guards, between 20 and 30. The greatest tran-
quillity prevailed in the city. The Austrians were
labouring to establish a new battery of heavy artillery,
at San Giulano. The command of the troops sta-
tioned at Malghero and Mestre was confided to
General d'Aspre, who is not a man for half
measures. The correspondent of the Risorgimento
states that the besieged would hold cut so long as
they had any provisions left. They had of late
strengthened their second line of defence. The
Austrians had abandoned the siege works on the
side of Brandolo, on account of the fever, which deci-
mated their ranks. The Commander of the Austrian
fleet had notified his determination not to allow Eng-
lish or French vessels to enter the harbour.
The Concordia announces that the Austrian block-
ading squadron had been reinforced by the Neapolitan
war steamer Delfino.

SALMON FISHING.—The fishing of the Tay has
greatly improved of late, and particularly this week, in
consequence of the spate in the river from the late
rains. Wednesday morning there was a remarkably
large take at all the stations in this quarter. At one
tide about 400 were caught at the town's fishings at
Elcho and Inchyra; and from 100 to 200 each at several
other stations, Seggieden, the North Inch, &c. The
great proportion now are grilses; but we saw ten salmon
whose joint weight was upwards of 2001bs. So many
grilses at this season holds out the prospect of good
salmon fishing next year. Prices here have fallen to 6d
per lb. for grilse, and $d per lb. for salmon.—Perth
Courier.

DEVONPORT.—A MAN BURIED BY MISTAKE.—A
man belonging to a yacht was taken ill of fever, and
conveyed to the workhouse, where he died. lie was
placed in a coffin, and taken to the dead•house. Infor-
mation of the event was sent to the wife, living at Yar-
mouth, and that the body would be kept a tew days if
she wished to attend. A man named Gyder having died
also, was placed in a coffin, and removed to the same
place. In the course of the day the funeral of the man
who died of cholera was to take place, but in removing
the corpse they took the man who died of fever, and he
was followed by the relatives of Gyder. The following
morning the wife arrived, who, having expressed a wish
to see her husband, and the lid of the coffin being re.
moved, the mistake was discovered. The anguish of the
poor wife was extreme; she had her husband's body ex•
humed, taken out of the parish coffin, and placed in
another at her own expense, and it now awaits re-
interment.

FOREIGN Fiturrs.—The arrivals of fruits from the
Continent for the supply of the metropolitan markets
have recently been of the most extensive character. The
steam-ship Rainbow, from Rotterdam, has brought 53
baskets of plums, 35 of pears, 59 of apples, 398 of cur-
rants, and 809 baskets of other kinds of fruit; the Bata-
vier, also from Rotterdam, 2,300 baskets of currants,
174 of pears, some of melons, and 473 baskets of other
descriptions of fruits; the City of Rotterdam, from Rot-
terdam, 2,300 baskets of currants, 80 of plums, and 108
of other kinds of fruit, all of Dutch produce; the An-
twerpen, from Antwerp, 504 baskets of different sorts of
fruits, the growth of Belgium; the Vnezuela, from Havre,
260 baskets of various kinds of French produce; and the
William Jolliffe, from Havre, 700 baskets, the produce
of France; the Giraffe, from Rotterdam, 827 baskets of
fruit of various kinds, of Dutch produce; the Soho, from
Antwerp, 904 baskets of diff rent kinds, the growth of
Belgium; the Apollo, from Rotterdam, 45 baskets of
walnuts, 199 of pears, some of plums,o o
cfhoerthrieersidanndds
melons, 3,253 baskets of currants, and 200
of fruit, the production of Holland. These extensive
importations of foreign fruit, especially of currants, must
be an important feature in the supplies to the markets of
the metropolis, and are necessarily of considerable im-
portance with reference to purchases for preservation for
culinary and domestic use. We believe that fruits of all
kinds are so plentiful in Holland this season, that it
would be competent for that particular state to comply
with demands to any extent that might be required for
importation into this country.
From recent reports it appears that that great
bore, the Northam Artesian well near Southampton, has
now been bored to 353 feet in depth. The progress has
been impeded by a stone 22 inches thick, and the supply
of water hai decreased through the-decay of the rods.
ISLANDS OF SYKE AND NORTH UIST.—The
weather has been favourable for all kinds of crops, and
harvest will apparently be earlier than usual in this
island. The potato crop looks healthy and well,—
Inverness Courier.

GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
....WOO
.....•••••••
A. s. d. A. to. d.
British ••••••.• • • • • - 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 14
Ditto rrovincial.• •• 11. 85. 20 0 0 19 0 0 18
Bristol ........ -•• • • 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 - --
Brighton .......• •• .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - 16
City of London .. •• •• 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 249
ContinentalConsolidat. 925. pr share, 50 0 0 39 5 0 30
Equitable ............ 50s. pr share, 50 0 0 50 0 0 26
Imperial ........ •• • • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 66,,4
Independent ....... • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 6x,'s
London .. .. .. .. .. .. .• - 50 0 0 50 0 0 --
- 50 0 0 50 0 -
Phoenix . ...... • • •-• 51. per cent. j5O 0 0 46 0 0 29
Ratciiir - . • ...... W. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75
United General. •• •• •. 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 13
Westminster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - 44
Ditto, Now -- - - 12.. 50 0 0 10 0 0 131 C
CANALS.
Names of 1i; Dividend, price. Names ei ft; Dividend
Companies. let I per ' Companies. t,-, , per prim.
.0 ' Annum•
xr2 Annum.] w 2
---' ' ---- - .--...
X
£
)
Aslitn & Oldh 97] 71. 1113 Macclesfield . 100 21. 10s. -
Barnsley... • 160, 121. 180 Neath -•• .• 100 18/. -
Brktik&.Abrg 1501 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 , 201. -
Birmingham 35 41. 83 Peak Forest. 78 31. 18e. -
Coventry.... 100, 251. 210 Regent's •• •• 33 IL 2s. 18
Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 1 41. 90g
Ellsnire&Chs 133 565. 41 Sotnrset Coal 150 7/.los. 130
Shrewsbury,Stfl:rdorc
Erewash •. • 1001 32/. - Do.LkFdst 121 61. p. C. --
GrandJunctn 100' 5/.
1401 281. 310
OrandSurrey 100 21. 8304
125 151. -
Grand Union 100 1/. 10s. 24 Stourbridge.. 201. 300
145
Grantham - 150, - - Severn and
l
Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 5% Wye Rail. j 26 21.05. --
Leeds& Livrp 100 301. 325 Warwick&
Leicester .. • • 140 51. 63% Birming. j 100 44 67%
Leicstr &Nth, 83 4/. 45 Warwick& 100 31. Loughborogh i 142 701. 650 Napton.. 41
Monmouthsh 'lOO 81.
j
- Worcstr &) -
Birming. 78
Mntgemrysla 100 - 21. 41
MeltnMwbry, 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 11. 10
LIST OP SCOTTISH' COMPANIES' PRICES
-
Dividend Amount '
Name of Company. per of Paid. Priea•
Annum. Share.
- -........1
£ s. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 O. 100 0 0 204
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 lig
Clydesdale Bank -••••• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13
Commercial Bank .• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 163
Eastern Bank.. ••• • • • 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C 9/. 75
Edinb.f& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 50 0 54
Ex2hangeßnk of Scot.. 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 2675
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 143(
North of Scotland Bank 41• per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3/.01
North British Bank •• - - - --
Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 127
Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 82
Western Bank.. •••• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 .0 0 71
Aberdeen Fire and Life 7%1.pr cent. 12 10 0 20 0 2%
B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 0 10 0
British Guarantee Ins. 41. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 95 Bc,
Caledonian Fire Insur. 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 0 121. 7_ .11
Edinburgh Life Insur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 ! 18%
East of Scotland Life lO 0 0 015 0 95.0 d.
.-
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 -
Hercules Insurance Co. 71, per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Incur. Co. of Seetind- 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. os
Mercantile Life ...• . 41. per cent. 10 0 0 010 0 ,3s. 6d_ ..
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 205.12 a
North British Incur... 5%1.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 23
North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 180.3 d
Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 --
Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life -
Scottish Union Insrace. 6141. pr cent. 20 00
00
?0 105 00
1-7.
21
Standard Life -••- - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 9%
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 148.6
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount '
Name of Company. per of Paid. Prim
Annum. Share.
-....
_ -
X. s. d. £. s. d.
Australian Agriculturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 16%
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 45. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 -..
Canada ......... •• .. CZ. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 -
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - 89
City Navigation .... - - 90
Comp. Cppr Mnrs Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0! 70 0 0 -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 - .
Equitable Reversionry V. pr cent. 100 0 0 000 0 0 100 Xi
Gen.SteamNavigatlon 11.80. 15 0 0 14 0 0 22%
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 -
Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 3
Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4y. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 89
Royal Mail Steam .• 6/ 18..4. p. c. 100 0 0 60 0 0 52
South Australian ..... 11. per share. 25 0 0 125 0 0 16_
Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 1 23 0 0 1*

BIRTHS.
On the sth inst., at St. Ann's-road, Norland, Notting-hill,
the wife of H. J. Butt, Esq., of a daughter.
On the sth inst., at Kynastone-house, Herefordshire, the
wife of T. Batson, Esq , of a daughter.
On the sth inst., at Walthamstow, the wife of N. Powell,
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 6th inst., at Upper Harley-street, the wife of C. D.
Archibald, Esq., of a son.
_ .

On the 6th inst., at Upper Woburn-place, the wife of J.
Clarke, Esq., of a son.

At AlbafiY-street, Regent's-park, the wife of Henry 0.
Barfoot, Esq., of a son.

On the 6th'inst., at Lowndes• street, Belgrave-square, the
wife of J. Harvey, Esq., of Ickwell Bury, Bedfordshire, of a
son and heir.

PARRIED.
This morning, at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, by the
Rev. Dr. Swiss, Charles Jones, Esq., of Islington, to Ann
E iza, eldest daughter of Dr. Culverwell, of Argyle-place'
Regent-street.

On the 4th inst , at Froyle, William Smith Nicholson,
Captain Cameronians, second son of George T. Nicholson,
Esq., of Waverleyabbey, to Charlotte Elizabeth, eldest
daughter of the Rev. Sir T. Miller, Bart., of Froyle-park.

DIED.
On the sth inst., at Queen's-row, NV alworth, Mr. Christ°.
pher F. Seyfang, aged 77.
On the sth inst., in Queen Anne-street, Jane Catherine,
eldest (laughter of C. P. Rushworth, Esq.
On the 4th inst., at Chelmsford, John M. Wood, Esq., of
Golden •square, London.
On the 4th inst., at Albany-road, Camberwell, aged 73,
Susannah, widow of the late J. Green, Esq, of Stebbing
Parsonage, Essex.
On the 3d inst., at Dedb am,Essex, Mary Eleanor, youngest
daughter of the late Venerable Thomas Warburton, Arch-
deacon c f Norfolk, aged 78.
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