The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-03 00:00:00

CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM.

Altogether, the most interesting case of somnambulism
on record is that of a young ecclesiastic, the narrative of
which, from the immediate communication of an Arch-
bishop of Bordeaux, is given under the head of Somnam-
bulism in the French Encyclopaedia. This young eccle-
siastic, when the archbishop was at the same seminary,
used to rise every night, and write out either sermons or
pieces of music. To study his condition the archbishop
betook himself several nights to the chamber of the young
man, where he made the following observations :—The
young man used to rise, to take paper, and to write.
Before he wrote music he would take a stick and rule
the lines with it. He wrote the notes, together with the
words corresponding with them, with perfect correctness.
Or, when he had written the words too wide, he altered
them. The notes that were to be black, he filled in after
he had completed the whole. After completing a ser-
mon, he read it aloud from beginning to end. If any
passage displeased him, he erased it, and wrote the
amended passage correctly over the other ; on one occa-
sion he had to substitute the word "adorable" for "diein,"
hut he did not omit to alter the preceding "ce" into
"cet," by adding the letter " t" with exact precision to
the word first written. To ascertain whether he used
his eyes, the archbishop interposed a sheet of pasteboard
between the writing and his face. He took not the
least notice, but went on writing as before. The limits
tion of his perceptions to what he was thinking about
was very curious. A bit of aniseed cake that he had
sought for he eat approvingly ; but when on another
occasion, a piece of the same cake was put in his mouth,
he spit it out without observation. The following in-
stance of the dependence of his perceptions upon, or
rather their subordination to, his preconceived ideas, is
truly wonderful. It is to be observed that he always
knew when his pen had ink in it. Likewise, if they
ol,•eitly changed his papers, when he was writing he
know it, if the sheet substituted was of different size
from the form, he appeared embarrassed in the case.
But it' the fresh sheet of paper, which was substituted for
that written on, was exactly of the same size with the
iht •ra rus,
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t continueop
fp epaarpee(
tlronaroset
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it,elf lay before him; nay, more, he would continue his
corrections and introduce the amended passage, writing
it upon exactly the place on the blank sheet which it
would have occupied on the written page.—Blacktrood's
.11agazine.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our Share market has experienced
a check to-day, and prices have fallen considerably, both in
the heavy kinds of stock, and the lesser shares. The follow-
ing are the closing prices :—Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston,
and Eastern Junction,ll. 3s. 9d. dis.—Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction,
r9—p67l.
arLpts
pt
.—Liverpool,
Crnap,hnoeicosllt::se
Lancashire,
arir
Isdb%y d
aeisnd.Birkenhead,sa—aspnoiduttt
Do
Southport,
N2wo 42—Eastern
Counties,
ICP,r—eudrilLeirtseie.ee—nds:sGel,and Thirsk, 51/2 dis.—Ditto, New, 4 dis.—Ditto,
London and North-Westem,l7sl,,2' —Ditto, Quarters ((... J.),
17 p.—Ditto, Quarters, New, 1014 p.—Malton and Driffield,
dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Halves (late find. and Shell.),
1 p. —Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 14 dis.—Ditto,
Fifths (late West Riding Union), 4dis.—Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 3 p.—Ditto, Quer-
te s, No. 2, 22—Ditto, Eighths, 2 dis.—Ditto, 201. Shares, 2%
dis.—Midland Stock, 118—Ditto, New, VA p.—North Staf-
fordshire, 21A3 p.—North-Western, 11. 6s. 3d. dis.—Shrews-
bury and Birmingham,lsl. 79.9 d. Shares (A), % dis.—Ditto,
91. 12s. 3d. Shares (B), 13s. 9d. dis.—South-Eastern and
Dover, Thirds, No. 4, IA dis.—York and Newcastle, Prefer-
ence, 2% p.—Dutch Rhenish, 2%, dis.
MANCHESTER, JUNE 2.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, % dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, I% o dis.—Birmingham and Oxford
Junction, 6 c. p.—Eastern Counties, 19%—Ditto, York
Extension, 1-16 dis.—East Lancashire, New, 1-16 dis.—Ditto,
New (scrip), 3-16 dis.—Haddersfleld and Manchester Rail-
way and Canal, I,4—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester,
Branches, Halves, 7-16 p.--London and North-Western,
(Manchester and Birmingham), 68—Manchester, Buxton,
Matlock, and Midland, lA—Manchester and Leeds (H. and
s.), % p.—Ditto 321. Shares (late Extension), 143 dis.—
Ditto, Fifths (W. R. U.), 1-16 c. dis.—Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 314, dis.—
Manchester and Southampton, 11/2—North Staffordshire, 2
p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 1;a dis.—Wharfdale,
1,4 dis.
LEEDS, JUNE 2.
. _ .

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 275. dis. —East Lancashire, New, 20s. dis.
—Ditto, New (scrip), 2s. 6d. dis.—East and West York-
shire, 11( dis.—Great Northern, 1% dis.—Huddersfield and
Manchester, par—Ditto, Thirds, ss. p.—Leeds and Bradford,
45 p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, ss. p.—Ditto, Halves, c. p.
—Ditto, New Extensions (pink), 17s. 6d. dis.—Leeds and
Thirak, 5% dis.—Ditto, New, 414 dis.—Ditto, Preference, par—
Leeds,Wakefield, and Midland, 19s. 6d. dis.—London, Brighton,
and South Coast, Fifteenths, 3s. 6d. p.—Malton and Dritfield
Junction, Ds. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares, 2s. Gd.
dis.—Ditto, West Riding Union, ls. dis.—Manchester, Bux-
ton, Matlock, and Midland, 10s. dis.—Midland, Preference,
2 p.—Newcastle and Berwick, New, 1?, p.—North British,
Thirds, 11,(2 p.—Ditto, Quarters, 21s. p.—Ditto, Extension,
2s. Gd. p.—North Staffordshire, 21. is. 3d. p.—Northern
Counties Union, 23/ dis. —North-Western, I% dis.—Wharf-
dale Junction, I% dis.—York and Newcastle, Preference,
31/I P.

HULL, JUNE 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 2Ss.—East Lancashire, New, % dis.—Great
Northern, 42s.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid-
land, % dis.—Manchester and Leeds (West Riding Union),
p.—Neweasttie. and Berwick, New, 11. 19s. p.—North
,ritish, 11 hues,'l4%—Ditto, Quarters, 84s.—North- West-
ern, 31s. dis.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 31. 3s. p.

SHEFFIELD, 3uxa 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are--Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, I', dis.-East Lincolnshire, l 4 p.-Great
Northern, 335. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, par-
Manchester and Lincoln Union, 28s. dis.-Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, (Grimsby and Sheffield), 201. Shares,
23A dis.-Ditto, 12/. 10s. Shares, 335. 6d. dis-Ditto, Docks,
4 dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln), 653. 6d. dis.-North
British, Extension (scrip), p.-North-Western,
Manchester and and Southampton, I% p.-dir.
EDINBURGH, JUNE 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 304-
Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. 10s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 27/.
155. -Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, 1/. 19s. 6d.-
Caledonian, 301.---Dittod New, 21.75.-Caledonian and Dum-
bartonshire,
Jction, 42/. Ios.-Dee-
side 31. 55.-Danblane,l yd Doune, and Callender, 1!. 7s. 6d.
-Dundee and Arbroath, 401.-Ditto, New, No. 1, 294-
Ditto, New, No. 2, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 3, 41.-Dundee
and Northern Junction, 1/. 125.-Dundee and Perth, 311.
155.-Ditto, New, 111.-Ditto, Quarters, 31. 58.-East of
Fife, 1/. 155.-East Lothian Central, 1/. 18s.-Edinburgh and
Bathgate, 8/.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, MI.-Ditto, Halves,
231.-Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 10s. -Edinburgh, Leith, and
Granton, 181.-Ditto, Preference, 20/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 21.
95.-Ditto, Quarters, 155.-Edinburgh and Northern, 171.105.
-Ditto, New, 3/. Bs. Gd.-Ditto, Newport, 71. 7s. 6d.-
Ditto, ditto, New, 21. 95.-Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.),
1/. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 10s.- Glasgow and Ayrshire, 1161.
10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 40/. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1,
9/.-Ditto,Halves, No. 2, 71.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle, 51.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 381. 10s.-Glasgow
General Terminus, 12/. 155.-Glasgow and Greenock, 17/.
-Ditto, Halves, 81. 155.-Ditto, Preference, BL-Glasgow,
Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 41.-Great North of Scotland,
21.-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 21. 85.-Ditto
(late London and York), 2/.-Newcastle and Berwick, 261.
55.-North British, 331.-Ditto, Halves, 15/. 53.-Ditto,
Quarters, 41. 13s. 6d.-Ditto New Quarters (scrip), 17s.-
Ditto, Thirds, 31.- Ditto, Fifths, 6/. 153.-Scottish Central,
241. 7s. 6d.-Scottish Grand Junction, 198.-Scottish Mid-
land, 184 10s.-Shrowsbary and Hereford, 10s.-Shrewsbuyy,
Oswestry, and Chester, 91. 155.-Ditto, New, IL
and Dunfermline, 54-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 55.-Wishaw
and Coltness, 49/.-York and Newcastle,
:35/. 55.-Ditto,
New, 141. 55.-Ditto, Preference, 6/. 15x. Direct Bombay
and Madras, 2s. 6d.-East Indian, 2s. 6d.-Grest North of
India, 35.-Great Southern of Madras, Is. 6d.-Madras,
Nellore, and Arcot,
GLASGOW, Jura' 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian, New,
465.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 355.-Direct Bombay
and Madras, 2s. 6d.-Dundee and Perth, New, 1114-East
Indian, 2s. 9d.-East Lothian Central, 415.-Edinburgh,
Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 14s. 6d.-Edinburgh and
Perth (New Co.). 348.-Ditto, Halves, 9s. 6d.--Glasgow,
Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, 15:34-Ditto, New, 5/.-
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 1181.-Ditto, 40%-Ditto
Halves, No. 1, 91.-Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 6%-Glasgow, Dum-
fries, and Carlisle, Si. 95.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 345.
-Great
Northern,
Ay'rsO s.-DGirreeac, tt Solu4tsh.
d
Southampton, 10s. 9d.-North British, Thirds, 585.-Ditto,
New 16s. 9d.-Paisley, Barrhead, and
p,
g)and Dunfermline, SL-Wishaw
71. Ils. and
Quarters
-Stirling
st(isrclirni
Coltness, 491.-York and Newcastle, Preference,

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