The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-05 00:00:00

FINSBURY AND SHOREDITCH

BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.

This society, established for the twofold purpose of
allowing pensions and medical aid, held its first meeting
yesterday, in order to elect two females on the funds. The
chair was occupied by Henry F. Richardson, Esq., F.L S.
(le business was then proceeded with, and at three o'clock
the poll was declared. The Chairman gave a distinct
account of the necessity for this institution, and stated
that Finsbury contained upwards of 270,000 persons,
and Shoreditch upwards of 100,000, making an aggre-
gate of 370,000 persons—the nature also of the avoca-
tions in the locality, peculiarly required the formation of
such a society, and he (the Chairman) trusted that a
large and extended liberality would make the institution
a blessing to the district. The Chairman paid a just
tribute to the exertions of the promoters, and Mr. Vine,
the secretary announced, amidst great applause, the
adhesion of the Marquis of Bristol, Lord Denbigh, Lord
Carlisle, Lord Seaham, the Bishops of Durham and
Ll4ndaff, Sir Jame; Flower, Bart., and numerous others.
The Chairman then announced that the first festival
wouldav be held on the 25th inst., at the King's tlead
Tavern, er
thetial Poultry, and he hoped none would came merely
ypeanidsioinl'ers
applaud the toast or cheer the sentiment, but substan-
d The Chairman then congratulated
e nl's.r.nright nays, call them—and, is great
spirits, the meeting;
the Chairman. b ''ke 'up, afters xott.taf thanks to

POST-OFFICE N ()Tic s.—In concluding the recent
postal convention with the United States, the British
Po.t•office has been unable to make provision for the
safe transmission of registered letters between the two
countries, no system :of registratioa being in operation
in the United States. The public, however, may still
continue to register letters for the United States as far
as the port of dispatch, according to the present prac-
tice, but it must be distinctly understood that such re-
gistration will be effectual only to the port of dispatch in
the United Kiugdem.

CAW ALS.
' .; Dividend)
Names of ed Dividend Price. Names of cd
L. I r ,
Companies.' al ce per Companies. (1, •
.4 Annte Price.
Annum.
--- '1 ,
Annum., V
-- -
X i XI
Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. - Macclesfield. 100; 21. 10s. -
Barnsley.. • • ,160 121 180 Neath ••• • • • 100 I 181. -
ldrknic&Abrg ; 150 51 1 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 20/. -
Birmingham; 35j 41 ! 82 Peak Forest. 78 3/. 18s. -
Coventry..• • 100 25/ 12 i 0 Regent's .... 33 , 1/. ss. 18
Derby .•• .. 100 61 63 Rochdale.... 85 I 41. 54
Eltsinre&Chsl33 56s 41 Somrset Coal 150' 71. 10s. 130
F.,rewash •• • 1100 32/ - Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. -
JrandJunctn 100, 51 83 Stifrel&Worc 140 281. 310
.IrandSurrey 100, 21 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
Grand Union I 100, 11. 10s. 24 Stonrbridge.. 145 201. 300
Grantham • . 150 - - Severn and l 2% Os. -
Kenut & Avti', 39 78. 6d. 5% Wye Rail. j 26
..ee,ls& Livrpl 100 301. 310 Warwick& 1
%.eicester ..• . 1140 51. 6334 Birming. j 100 41. 87)4
,eicetr &Nthl 83 41. 45 Warwicktisi
100 31. 41
Lom‘hhoroghil42 701. 650 Napton..
Ndonmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr fal ~, 21. 41
Mntgernrysh 100 - - Birming. j '
NieltnM wbryi 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 11. 10
LIST Or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICLS
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. X s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 200
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1134
21ydesdale Bank •••• • • 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13
Commercial Bank
~astern Bank •• -•• • • 61. per cent. 25 ti 0 10 0 C 9/. 7s
....Idinb.ft Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 53
Exehangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 27
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
Ni ational Bank ...... •• 6% percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1414
\forth of Scotland Bank 41. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3/.os.
Worth British Bank • • - - - -
toyalltank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 123
rTnionßs.nk of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 81
Western Basik ... ••• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 721*
Aberdeen Fire and Life 7341. pr cent. 12 10 0 2 0 6 234
B.Accord.Lifeaad Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 -
British Guarantee Ins. 47. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 9s 6d
Caledonian Fire !limn 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
Church of Engiand Ins. s• 50 0 0 2 0 0 2
City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 7e
Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 1834
East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 93.0 d.
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 17 6 -
aercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Insur. Co. of Scetlnd- 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 6s
Mercantile Life
National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1203.6 d
North British Insur 5341.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22U
!Worth & West of Scot. W. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 188.3 d
icottish Life and ;uar. - 20 0 0 0 11 0 -
Scot. Mae. and Gen. Life - 1 0 0 0 15 0 -
4enttish Union Dianne. 641. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 2s
.tan lard life .. •• .. • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 5 0 , 914
United Den. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 0 148.6 d
MISCELLANEOUS.
' Dividend Amount
Name of Company per of Paid. Price,
Annum. Share.
---- -
X. s. d. A. s. d.
knstralian Agricriltnrl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 16
kriglo•adexlcan Mint.. U. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
Ditto, lief Shares.. - - 2 10 0
Canada ... •• .. .- . . Gl„,per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 31
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - 70
City Navigation •• •• - - - 9014
Comp.Cppr MnrsEng. 51. percent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c•ic bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 90
Equitable Reverstenry si. pr cent. 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 100
Gen. Steam Navigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 213¢
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. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 92
Royal Mail Steam - 61 18..4. p. c. 100 0 0 60 0 0 503{
South Australian ..• • • 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 16
Van Diernalell Land.. - 100 0 0 23 0 0 134

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The large business which
was effected last week in shirtings and other goods of
light and medium qualities for various distant markets,
as well as those of India and China, has been followed
by a diminished amount of transactions to-day. This is
partly attributable to an unwillingness among buyers to
yield to some further rise of price, which has, in manly
instances, been demanded; but it is much more owing
to the scarcity of the articles referred to. 40-inch
shirtings, in 64 and 66 reeds, are not to be had at the
highest rates; and, for good qualities of 36-inch shirt-
ings, there is a lively call, at advancing prices. T'nere
is still, we are glad to say, a tendency to improve in the
heavier domestics; but T cloths are as dull as 13;:fore.
In heavy fustians, the depression is quite unreLleved,
Ind these makers who have not entirely stopped their
works, are still restricting them to short time. Yarns
for home manufacture continue to be freely taken ;
last week's advance is fully maintained. In the great
mass of export twist, however, the market hs,s been
very inanimate, and, to the producers, most unsatis-
factory. The continental buyers will not pay the
small increase of price required by the spinners, except
flr such vary limited quantities as are needed tc, supply
immediate wants ; and, under the influence of recent
advices, the India merchants not only refuse to go
higher, but even hesitate about operating any further, at
present, on previous conditions. As, however, the
spinners have no great weight of stock ou hand, and
as they are generally of opinion that cotton is likely,
in the long run, rather to increase in v slue, they
hold firmly by their quotations ; and many in-
timations are given of a serious intenti on to di-
minish the production. This will not sur prise those
who are aware of the following facts;-7.143 rile in

RAILWAY SHARE MARRETS.
LIVERPOOL, Jury 4.
STOCK ExcuANGE.—There was a fair amount of business trans-
acted to day, and prices were firm. The sales are—Lancashire and
Yorkshire (M. and L.), Quarters, 5% dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 73a. 9d.
dis.—Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds, par—Lancaster and Preston,
Quarters, 12U—London and North-Western, 130% Ditto, New
Quarters, 3% p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire' Prefer-
ence, 11/. Bs. 9d.—Midland, Halves, 12% dis.— North Staffordshire,
4/. 1 ls. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 44 dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, 20 %—Ditto (No. 2), 14% dis.—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase). 6 per cent, till 1850, 3/. 16s. 3d.
dis.—York and _North Midland, 30—Dutch Rhenish, 6% dis.

MANCHESTER, JrLT 4.

STOCK EXCUASGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :
Leeds, Fifths, 3% dis.—liorth Staffordshire, 43 die. —West Riding
Union, 4% dia.
YORK, JULY 3.

STOCK EXCITANCE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol-
IDolvtt:o7prGerreearettiNceo.rt2he—rnx., loOrlt.h6ssian3dor.—dstorrte.hl3l-3risthisehtheQldu,airttoetrhse,rtm—;
and Goole, N. Div., guaranteed 5 per cent., 1014—York, Newcastle,
and BerwickL(G. N. B. Purchase),