The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-20 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

Mr. ROBINSON wished to ask the Noble Lord whe-
ther any, and what, progress had been made in the negocia-
tion for placing the commercial intercourse between Por-
tugal and this country upon a more equitable basis ?
Lord PALMERSTON knew the question was one of
great interest. He was not able to state that any con-
clusion had been come to, but some progress had been
made in the negociation, and nothing had occurred to in-
duce him to think that the conclusion would be otherwise
than satisfactory.
The House then adjourned, at a Quarter-past Seven
o'Clock.

The VISCOUNT de CHATEAUBRIAND'S SKETCHES
0? ENGLISH LITfiRATIMH, &c. 2 volg. Bvo. (Colburn.)--.
These " Sketches" are amongst the most interesting reviews
of the literature of our country we ever remember to have
read. Full of anecdote, instructive and amusing, they convey
in the greater instances biographical pictures of our authors,
and abstracts of the manners, character and events of the se-
veral ages in which they flourished, while the observations
have that concentration which at once manifest the profound
judgment and experience of the writer. They embrace every
period, and almost every person, distinguished by literary ce-
lebrity, from the earliest to the latest time.

INGENIOUS WAY OF " DOING" TIIE POST-
OFFIcE.—NIany are the devices used by friends living at a dis-
tance from one another to communicate interesting scraps of
intelligence without increasing postage. Newspapers marked
or written upon the covers with "invisible ink" is the general
way in which it is done ; but they are almost always detected,
and charged accordingly. A very ingenious way was devised
the other day by some person writing to a friend in Dublin ;
he directed the newspaper to " William Shawl safe Got
letter Humby, Esq.," which, as it might or might not be a
name, could not be charged.—County Herald.
GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE OF A TURKISH
MINISTER.—The attention which Mahmoud has lately devoted
to naval affairs seems, as usual, to have been sedulously imi-
tated by his Ministers, and the new Reis Effendi gave a
striking instance of this on the presentation of the Neapolitan
Charge d'Affaires, M. Cuidi. Hearing that this gentleman
was a native of Switzerland, he questioned him, with much
apparent interest, as to the naval resources of that country,
and its principal ports. M. Cuidi (concluding that there was
more in the question than met the ear, and that the Minister
alluded to the ports which chiefly traded in the manufac-
tures of Switzerland) replied, that its most considerable ports
were Genoa and Trieste, and to these, he continued, we may
add Constantinople itself. Here, however, he was inter-
rupted by the Reis E4.endi, who, with much alarm and preci-
pitation, told him lie must certainly be mistaken, for though
Genoa and Trieste, he had no doubt, lawfully belonged to
them, Constantinople was still, as it always had been, a port
of Turkey.
On Wednesday morning, about two o'clock, as the
Hon. Mr. Ponsonby, who resides at No. 50, Portland-place,
was engaged in reading a book in his study, some villain in
the street either threw at the window or discharged from an
iAir gun a large stone, which shivered a pane of glass to pieces,
and passed within a very short distance of the Hon. Gentle-
man's temple. The stone was picked up at the lower end of
the room, the wall of which it struck against with great force,
and immediately afterwards search was made for the perpe2
trator of the outrage, who, we regret to say, escaped,

PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS,

ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c. &c. &c.

LONDON, FRIDAY, AUG. 19.
Number Dividend Price
of per CANALS. per
Shares. Annum. Paid. Snare.
1,760 7 pet cent. Ashton and Oldham....A.vcrage 97/. 18s. sh. 182
1,182 6L Ashby.de-le-Zouch Average 1131. sh. 65
1,260 ....
Basingstoke lOO/. sh. 5
1,01)5 5/. Brecknoci: and Abergavenny 150. sh. 90
8,000 1-16 sh. 91.25. Birmingham, 1-16th share ... ...... 81/. & 711. 2043
4,00 d Ditto and Liverpool Junct...l9s/. sh. 100 pd 301
600 . Bridgewrter and Taunton ....lOW. sh. all pd 64
400 4/. Chelmer and Blc.ckwater 1001. sh. 102
500 47/. Coventry 1001. sh. 725
4,545 Croydon Average 31/. Os.lod. sh, 8
2,05 q 41. Os. Dudley lOO4 sh. 78
6110 71. Derby 100/. sh. 120
20,000
3,575 Ellesmere and Chester Average 133/. sh. SO
231 401. Erewash 1001. sh. 400
1,297 201.. Forth and Clyde Average 4021.165. sh. 600
11,500 121. Grand .Tunc"-- .-.. -.1001. sh. 212
2,8491 11. Grand Union ICOI. sh. 25
1.503 Grand Surrey l9O/. sh.
120,000/. 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl. 75
3,0917 Grand Western
1)00 13/.125. Bd. Glamorganshire, Average cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 230
749 10s. Grantham 1501. sh. 21)2
6,233 U. 10s. Huddersfield .... ...... Average 571. 6s. 6d. sh. 32
1410 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 10
25,323 11. Kennet and Avon, Average 391. 188.10(1. sh. 211
2,3071 201. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. ch. 510
1 5451 10!. Leicester l4O/. sh. 149
1,1497- 11. 10s. Leicester and Northampton... Aver 83). 100. 78
2,400 0!. Monmouthshire 'OOl. sh. 200
50 10/. Motion Mowbray 100/. sh. 200
500 25/." Mersey and Irwell 1001. sh• 580
3,000 IL !Ss. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd. 54
247 171. Neat h
1,786 30/. Oxford 100/. sh. 5811
2,400 4/. Peak Fores. Average about 78/. sh. 1043
21,418 )2s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33'. ICs. ed. sO. 17
5,669 61. rr cent. Rochdale Average 8;1. sh. 117
500 B'. Shropshire 1'251. sh. 140
SOO 9'. !O . Somerset Coal ISO!. sb. 160
45,1100/. 5 pe'rcent. Ditto Lot!: Fond Stock l2/. 10s. sh. 111
700 364 Statlbrd and Worcester l4O/. sh. 690
500 11/, Shrewslun y 125/. sh. 945
300 81. Stourbridge ......... ............... 1451. sh. 963
3,647 21. 6s. Stratford-4,n-Avon ...Average 791. 9s. tkl. sh. 53
533 11/. Swansea 100/. sh. 215
3,762 1/. Severn and Wye and Railway -Av. 351. sh. 171
2,60015 ti. 321. 10s. Trent and !Betsey, 1 share 100/. sh. 5'.4
8,149 Thames and Mech.va•...Avei. 19/. ss. 80. sh. 2
1,00003.1 151, Warwick a.nl Birmingham 'OO/, sh 276
1,00010.6
940 If!, Warwick and Napton lOO/. sh. 216
6,000 41. Os. Wo*cester -in, Birmnigham...Av.7Bl. Ls. sh. 81
5,000 20s. Wilts and Betts .. Ave-:,ge 67/. 10s. Sd. sh. 111
800 3/. Wyrley and Essington 125/. sh 75"
1.,.!6 .„ ... Wisbe?ch lO5l. sh. 45
905 1/. Wey and Arun llO/.511. 221
. DOr.'KS.
20600 & i , •._.
10,6510, j .., p. c. Commerch“ lOO/. sh. 57
493,66721. 51 per ct. East India Stock 107
3,238,310}1. 50s. p.ct. London
Ditto Bonds
1,390,000/. 5/. ner ct. West India
2.20:1 2/, ".. Bristol
63,304/. 51.ner ce”t. Ditto tslotes, various amounts ll6
1,352,752 4 p •1* cent. S. KAlnniue Stock 90
330,000 41 per cent. Ditto fords
200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds or '0 years 1094
Shovelten 11-t bow*
2.500 .... .... Dept 'Ord I'IN 2O/. sh. 3/. pd
Mt IOGS.
1,610 11. Ilanpners,n 0 • 5O/. eh. 20
7,231 So.ithwark, Old Av. 63/. Os. SO. sh. 41
1,700 11. 153. Ditto, Na;:, of';) per cent. 5O!. sh. 14
5.000 Waterloo 'ool sh. 4
5,000 'l. 23. Dian, MI Annu•ties o: 9/. 6O/. pd IS
5,0(3) Ins. 3:1 Ditto, New :Mao o; 71 40'. pd 15
60,000/. 5/. per cent. 1?'.1,:o BO' I Li 3
0,000 11. Vauxhall kv -,a,,e 70/ 10i 3d sh 22
...__. .. . . .

,
As .I_l RA NC11: CO i'.IPAIN :ES.
2,000 3! lns Albl.on 5001. sh. 501 pd 73
50,090 [5 Per ss.ti ceP Alliance, British & Foreign 100/. sh. 1C;-,?. pd 131
a 3
50,000 11 per cent. Dltto, 'Marine 100/. sh. 51 pd 5,1
21.000 g! per sh. A.,las 5(0. sh. 51. pd 13/
1,200 ?.;sl.. 5/. Itirrn;ogbant tne 051!! sh. 55/. pd 103
2,/,000 4/ per cept. Rrit;sh Fire 2sut. sh. 501. p 5 45
12.000 61. pc-cent. Pult;sl) Conlin:lml 511/, s 5. Si. pd 0
5,0;10 Si. per cent. Cleric-0, Mc.'.• .il,&e. i ite, 11:0/. sh. i 2/ 10s pd 3i
4,000 21 (Os County 101(1. sh. 10/. pd 42
45,050 ss. Ea
v„.

. _
200 Econom. 5 per cent. •c L:, . 19001. sh. 250!. pd 373
...,{a,,, ,o, iml ...
2,271 51/ percent. European 1., • 'W. sh. all pi 22
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. '2l. pd 1/.199
1,000,1001. 71. per ct. (Hobo Sundt 159
20,000 Si. Guardian lOOl. sh. 27,41 pd 33
Fire 5 pet.? TJ , ' ,
49,000 {Life 8 p et. j "1- 50/. sh. Si. pd 6
2,400 Si. 7s. 60. Imperial Fire 500/ sh. 50/. pd 125 i
7,000 Ps. Imperial Li le.. 100/. sh. 101. pd 10
13,453108.6 d per sh. Indemnity 111..1 Me 1.0/. sh. Si. pd 17
2,020 31 10s Kent Fire M. sh. all pd 02
:v. Ditto Lite
!aim 16s. Law Life Idol. sh. 11i/. pa '29
:T,91)) London, l'ir • "M sh. ill. 10s p.l , 15
31 00) ..... Londrii, Slip "5/ sh. 1•21. 10s. pd 15
3u,0 TO :1. per cent. Palladium Lit, 50/. sh. 2!. pd 2/ 7s lid
250,001 ,'rote' tar F.::, 'W. sh. 0!. pd 1 its 60
'5OO 1/. Previ.tent Li • e liti.'. sh. 111/. pd Di
!00,000 Rack Life °Ol. sli. 11. pd 7
Au i;220, 51. ;s:ir COU t. Royal Exeli !it• e . 'to 0... 225
11,150 5 per cent. University late - .00/. sh. Si. pd 5-1
50,00,1 4 per cent. Uni toil Kin loin late "/. pd
JOINT SlttCK BANKS

25,000 A gric and Con in .of Ireland 2::/. al). 10/. pd 11
5,4100 A ustrala•ia 4Ol. sh. 40/. pd 59
10,14,8 10 per cent. Ban's of 41i: iningliam 5ll. sh. 104 p 4) 1:
10,000 10 per cent. Binninghana Bank 5O/. sh. Si. pd 14
00,1)00 4 per cent. 1.0n..10n and Westminster... 1001 sh. 20/. pd 24-:
3,000 Lancaster
2:,),00 6 per cent. Liverpool.. 1001 sh. 101. pd 22
50,00 71 per cent. Manchester and Liverpool/
100/. sh. 15/ pd 22
Discount
21,000 6 percent. Manchester. 100/. sh. 251 pit
20,000 S per cent. Provincial Rink of Ireland...loo/. sh. 251. pd 42
20, CO re per cent. National Bank of Ireland ...s'l. sh 14/. pd Pi
10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. -100/. sh. 25/. pd 271
:9,004) II) per cent. Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 10/. pd 20
0,000 71 per cent. Hampshire 50/. eh. 51. pd '3
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
500 117 s Bath 'MP sh. PI. pd 25
5,000 British 4Ol. sh. IC/. pd 211
5/ iercent.
5,000 {a,;ld Bs, ~..I Ditto Provli:Cl:li 2O/. sh. 19 pd 24
920 5110 a Birmingham
4,250 2/ Os Bristol 90 . sh. 40
1,9)0 Brighton "-'Ol . sh. 141
754) Ditto, Near '2ol. sh. 181. pd 11,
2,471 5 per cent. Brighton Goneral 901. sh. all pd 19
4,000 4/. Continental Cansolidated lOO/. (121/. pd 9,3
1,000 )0/. City of London 'ool. sh. all pd 1)45
1,000 6/. Ditto, New
4,1)00 V. li.s. Equitable
10,, 00 51. per cent. Imperial 5Ol. sh. 43
000 5/ per cent. Isle c,f 'fhwiet `l5l. sh. 20/. pd 191
2,350 6/. per cont. Independent 3O/. sh. all pd 4S
9,000 31. per cent. Plicenix 50/, sl. 30/. pd 221
1,000 41. per cent. Ilateliff 1001. sh. SOL pd
4,0•1 South Metropolitan s'l. sh. 171/.l)d 17
8,200 5/. per cent. United General ! 50/. sh. 4141. pd
214 N. per cant. Warwick 501. ill. 50
400 81. per cent AVaketiold '251. sh. 221
12,000 3/. Westminster Chartered
6,1101 i.a. Ditto, New 5) /. eh. 101. pd 19
StO Yarmouth ,0/. sh. 1:11. pd 9
WATER W3IIKS. _ . ....... . __

4,900 Birmingham p5l. sh. 1..'51. pd 25
4,13:1 tit. East London )(JO!. sh. 136
4,500 21 lim Oraiiii Junction ....Average 41/ 13s. 4d. sh. 53
2,000 2/. Kent lOO/. sh. 46
388 10/. Liverpool Bootle c'ol. sh. 310
1,500 2110 s New giver London Bridge Water Annuities 58
6,486 1/ 15s Manchester and Salford lOOl. sh. 52
1,000 4 per cent. Elauth lAni.lon lOO/. at'. 85
5, :00 31. West Middlesex ....Average 631. 128. thi. sh. F2l
1,360 1/ 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001. sh. 351