The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

No. 16,930. LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING SUNI JANUARY' 2, 1847.

PUBLICATIONS.

THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CLVII.,
is published THIS DAY.
_ . . _

Jo!in Murray, Albemarle-street.

. .
DOUGLAS JERRO I ,D'S WEEKLY NEWS-
PAPER. Vol. 1., being completed with No. 24, a TITLE-
PAGE and INDEX will be given with next SATURDAY'S Paper ;
EIGHT PAGES being added gratuitously for this purpose. Sub-
scribers desirous to complete Sets ai•e requested to make immediate
application.

Published this day, 12m0., price 2s. cloth,
ALGEBRA MADE EASY. Chiefly intended
for the use of Schools. By T. TATE, Mathematical Master of
the National Society's Training College, Battersea.
By the same Author,
EXERCISES on MECHANICS and NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
12 ,o„ 2s.
TREATISE on the FIRST PRINCIPLES of ARITIII‘IETIC. Is.
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

" IN the dullest weather, if not densely foggy, Mr.
BEARD'S PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS wn now, from
their:Weasel sensitiveness of his plates, be taken, in all respects, as
good as if in the sunshine."—Times.
M. BEARD, sole Patentee of the Daguerreotype,
34, Parliament-street, Westminster ;
85, King William-street, City ; and
The Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street.

REPLATING.—PLATED ARTICLES, which
have been worn through, REPLATED by the NEW

PROCESS.
T. COX SAVORY and Co., Silversmiths, &c., 47, Comhill (seven
doors from Gracechurch-street), London.

DEATH of SIR F. L. WOOD; BART.
FATHER OF TIIE CHANCELLOR OF THE
EXCHEQUER.
(From the Doncaster Gazette of yesterday.)
It is with deep regret we announce the death of Sir
Francis Lindley Wood, Baronet, of Mickleton Hall, near
this town, which took place yesterday, at a quarter be-
fore one o'clock, rac, in the 76th year of his age.
The deceased was the second baronet, and son of Cap-
tain Charles Wood, of Bowling Hall, by the daughter
and co-heir of Thomas Lacon Barker, of Otley, in this
county. He was born in the year 1771, and in 1798
married the daughter and co heir of Samuel Buck, Esq.,
of New Grange, by whom he has at present two children
living—the Right Hon. Charles Wood, M.P., Chancellor
of the Exchequer, and Mrs. John Walbanke Childers,
of Cantley Hall, near this town.
The first baronet received his title, with remainder to
the heirs male of his deceased brother, who was father of
the late baronet.

DESTITUTION AND DEATH.—Last evening Mr. Car-
ter, the coroner, held an inquest at the New Crown and
Cushion, Westminster-road, Lambeth, relative to the
death of George Drinkwater, aged two months the
illegitimate offspring of Catherine Drinkwater, residing
at No. 6, Carlile-square, Carlile-lane. The mother of
the deceased had been living with a man named George
Jessop, a deal porter, who had been out of employment
for some considerable period, which had reduced them to
a state of the greatest destitution. They occupy a small
room, and slept with their two children in one bed, made
in the corner of the apartment on the floor. They some-
times were without firing, and their covering at night
time consisted of a small blanket and rug. On Saturday
night at ten o'clock they all went to bed, but were very
cold, and were compelled to lie close to each other for
warmth and to make the blanket cover them. When
the father awoke he discovered the child quite black in
the face and cold. Mr. Peter Berrell, surgeon, of No.
53, Mount-street, examined the body, and found the face
and neck perfectly congested with blood, the tongue was
protruding from the mouth, and from the appearar.ce of
the deceased he felt quite satisfied that the child had died
from suffocation, most probably by the father or mother
having lain upon the face or neck. The jury ultimately
returned a verdict of " Accidentally suffocated."
The following outrage was committed, in the night
of the 22d instant, at Heyst-opden-Berg, in Belgium.
M. Verborgt occupied a small term, with his wife, her
sister, and his son, eleven years old. About twelve
o'clock, while seated round the fire with a neighbour, on
the watch, on account of the disturbed state of the coun-
try, a noise in the yard was heard, which induced Ver-
borgt to go out to see whence it arose. He had scarcely
got behind the threshold, when a blow with a bludgeon
was levelled at his head. This, however, he escaped, by
springing immediately back, getting into the house, and
closing the door. It was then found that the premises
were surrounded by at least twenty men. The leader
came to one of the windows, and demanded 400 f.,
promising that if the money was given, the party would
immediately. withdrew. Verborgt answered, that he
would not give them any thing, and told them that he
war fully prepared to receive them, if they attempted to
break in. Upon this, the leader made a sign, pronounc-
ing the words—one, two, three, and the next moment
the outer door was burst in, and six armed men, with
their faces blackened, entered the house. The family
fled up to the garret, and barricaded themselves in.
The invaders, however, made a hole through the ceiling
beloweand one of them, carrying a lantern, came through
it, while his companions threatened to set fire to the
house if resistenee were made. The man who had got
up threw a blanket over the head of Mme. Verborgt's
sister, and carried her down to the room below, where
there was a large fire on the hearth, on which they threat-
ened to roast her alive if she did not show them where
the farmer kept his money. With her eyes still ban-
daged, they took her to every corner she pointed out,
and thus were enabled to strip the house of every valu-
able it contained. The party then retired, wishing the
Verborgt family better luck another time. Through the
activity of the law-officers of the crown and the police of
Malines, two of the depredators have been arrested.
It is very confidently and very generally asserted
that not only a complete split has taken place between
Louis Philippe and Madame Munoz, but that the former
complains bitterly of having been duped by the latter.
You are aware that the vast fortune (upwards of a million
sterling) of Mrs. Munoz's daughter was the principal in-
ducement of Louis Philippe to secure her for his son, the
Due de Montpensier; and you are aware also the greater
part of that fortune was in jewels and precious stones.
Well : it turns out, as gossip says, that the list of jewels
and diamonds is by no means long as Mrs. Munoz
had represented. It turns out too, that the list is never-
theless much longer than it need be—that is to say, that
it contains the description of many articles that are, in
sporting phrase, " nowhere." And it appears, too, that
Mrs. Munoz has followed the example of those knowing
hotel-keepers who put down in their bills—" A penny-
worth of wafers, 25.," for her valuation frequently con-
tains such items as these :—" A gold chain worth 51.,
5001. ;" " a 201. diamond ring, 2,0001.," &c. All this, it
must be admitted, is enough to render furious a much
less economical personage than the Majesty of France
has the reputation of being.—(Paris Correspondent of
the Brighton Gazette )
NEW SPECIES OF WHEAT.—We have [..een lately,
growing in the garden of the Receiver-General, the Hon.
W. Morris, a new and extraordinary species of wheat.
The ear was very large, of a dark brown colour, flat in
shape, having three rows of grains on each side, with
strong and hard shaff, end_ very long awns or beard,
and the ear containing from seventy to eighty grains
of wheat, of the same colour as ordinary wheat,
but rather longer. On dividing a grain, the in-
side appears perfectly white, but of course we can-
not judge of its quality for making bread. The
Hon. Mr. Morris, in his letter, favoured us with the
following history of this wheat, which he termed " wild-
goose wheat," having been produced from grain found in
the stomach of a wild goose, shot by an Indian at the
Narrows of Lake Simcoe, in October, 1843, and the
gentleman who first found the wheat has been kind
enough to hand samples to several individuals. Judging
from the season of the year when the bird was shot,
there can be no doubt that it was flying to the south,
and that consequently the wheat upon which it had
fed was picked up far north of the settlements of Lake
Simcoe. From the history of the wheat, we are
convinced it is a different species from any known in the
old world, and may be indigenous to the North Ameri-
can continent. From the great perfection and healthy
appearance of the wheat, when growing in the
Hon. Mr. Morris's garden, in Montreal, we are
satisfied it can be propagated with great success,
and we are almost certain it will be proof against
the ravages of the fly, and will not be liable to
rust. If the grain should prove suitable for flour and
bread, it will be a most fortunate circumstance for this
country that such a species of wheat plant has been dis-
covered. Mr. Morris has been so good as to send us a
few ears, and we shall take particular care to give it a
fair chance
if
chance next year of producing largely. This acci-
dental discovery may be of much more consequence to
us than we can at present imagine. A natural produc-
tion,capable of improvement, may be brought to
much greater perfection than a foreign plant, because the
climate and soil are sure to be suitable for it, having
Produced it naturally. This wheat was sown by Mr.
Morris, on 13th September last, so that it must be a fall
wheat, and so much the better, it is proof against rust,
tc) which the ordinary wheat is so very liable. We wish
it were in our power to state the opinion of a botanist re-
specting this plant, but we hope to be able to do so in
our next. In this number, we give the report of an
English horticulturist of his hybridised wheat. The
wild-goose wheat may, perhaps, be crossed in the same
way with some other wheat, and both wheats improved.
The reported success of this mode of changing varieties
of wheat is a great advantage, but we are not sufficiently
acquainted with horticulture to be able to describe the
exact process or mode adopted.—Canadian Agricultu-
ral Journal,

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LoxDoN, JAN. I.—Wind N.N.W., light breeze, and hazy.
OFF PILL, DEC. 30.—Devendia, Batavia, for Bristol.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 31.—Wind S. S.E.—Arrd. Royal Sove-
reign, Callao ; Rimac, Mountain, Valparaiso ; Hibbert, Monte
Video • Anglesea, Rio Janeiro; Killermont, Parsons, Bonny;
Finland, Brown, New York ; Osprey, Shipley, New York ;
Devon, Batts, St. John's, New Brunswick; Sutlej, Key,
Miramichi; Sir H. Huntley, Bryant, Miramichi; Queen,
Leary, Quebec; Arethusa, Kelly, Quebec; Ouzel Galley,
Clarke, Quebec; Helen, Hicks, Quebec; British American,
Quebec; Flora, Montreal; Young Queen, Montreal. off
port, Pomona, Callao; Sandhash, Demerara; Alliance,
Charleston ; Joseph Porter, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick;
Courtenay, St. John's, New Brunswick; Helen, Quebec; At-
lantic, Quebec; Loo Choo, Quebec; Emanuel, Quebec; Ca-
pricorn, Montreal.
GALWAY, DEC. 27.—Arrd. Manchester, Tyler, New York.
HARTLarsoL, DEC. 26.—Wind N. to N.N.W.—Arrd. Ma-
zppa, Bambro, Miramichi.
Hus.L, DEC. 30.—Wind S., moderate.—Arrd. Pallas, Leekes
New Orleans.

Dens, DEC. 30.—Wind E. to E.S E., gentle breeze.—Sld.
Amity Hall, Ford, Jamaica; Undaunted, Ritchie, Valparaiso.
PORTSMOUTH, Dtc. 31.—Wind E.N.E., fine.—Arrd. her
Majesty's ship Semarang, East Indies. Off port, Prince Al-
bert, Sebor, New York.

COwEs, DEC. 31.—Arrd. Emma, Jorgenson, Havannah.
OFF TILE ISLE OF WIGHT, DEC. 31.—Her Majesty's ship
Daphne, South America.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 31.—The Siren, of Sunderland, from
Kertch to Falmouth. was passed abandoned, leaky, and with
loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &e., previously to the 24th
inst., by the Duchess of Leinster, Renfree, arrd. at Falmouth.
LIVERPOOL, Dac. 31.—Her Majesty's steamer Urgent, for
Dublin, with the mail of this morning, has put back, with
loss of bowsprit, cutwater, &c., having been in contact
with the Tynwald steamer, from Belfast, which has arrived
here with damage to paddle-box, &c. The Washington,
Wylit, from Baltimore to Belfast, was abandoned in lat. 37.
los. 66; crew taken off by the R. F. Roper, of Philadelphia,.
and part of theth transferred to the Royal Sovereign, arrived
here.

YA.EMO UTIT, DEC. 30.—The Dart, Watson, from Sunder-
land to Portsmouth, caught the ground on the Barber Sand
this morning, but was assisted off in the afternoon, without
damage, and will proceed.
CLYDE, DEC. 30.—Wind W.—Arrd. Chevalier Leitch,
Demerara; Mary, Frame, Montreal; Derby, Montreal.
TORBAY, DEC. 31.—Wind E.—Arrd. Clarissa, Daniel,
Bahia for Havre. Off port, Indus, Brown, Quebec.
OFF SALCOMBE, DEC. 30.—Wind E.—James Duncan,
England, Havannah.
PLymourst.—Arrd. Columbus, Edie, Calcutta. Sld.
Symmetry, Billow, China. Off port, Argyle, Quebec; Salus,
Elliot, Richebucto.
BRISTOL, DEC. 3l.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Drie Vriendden,
Rohaak, Batavia. _

BRIDLINGTON, Dire. 31.—The "Etna, Storey, from Cal-
cutta to Newcastle, went ashore last night on Hamborough
Head.

SCARBOROUGH, DEC. 30.—The Liberty, Lord, from Mid-
dlesborough to London has put in here leaky, having been
on shore near Dinnlington.
MARGATB, DEC. 31.—The John Rundle, from Antwerp
to Belfast, got ashore on Margate Sand, was assisted off, and
is now in the roads.

MURDER OF SEAMEN BY AUS-

TRALIAN ABORIGINES.

The following is an account of the murder of the
supercargo and two seamen belonging to the schooner
Thomas Lord. The letter is written by the master of
the schooner:— "Sydney, Aug. 16, 1846.
_ _ _

"Dear Sir,—lt is with much regret that I write you
.he sad intelligence of the fatal termination of our
voyage. We sailed from Sydney on December 23, 1845,
in the schooner Thomas Lord, myself in command of
the vessel, Mr. G. R. Bessant, supercargo. The schooner
was well equipped by her owner, Mr. Lewis Leon, mer-
chant, of George-street, for her intended voyage; we
were twenty-two hands in all; and, besides being pro-
visioned for twelve months, we were abundantly found
with fire-arms and ammunition for the protection of the
vessel and ourselves from the attacks of the savages,
with whom we were to trade for tortoise shell and btice
le-mer. After leaving Sydney, I proceeded, under poor
Mr. Bessant's directions, on the inner passage towards
Torres 'Straits, and on the Bth of February,
while fishing for Niche-le-mit, on the coast of New
Holland, we had a narrow escape of our lives, being at-
tacked by the natives. Their spears fell short of the
boats. On the 22d of February, while fishing close to
a reef, a very heavy gale of wind set in, and we were
blown ashore with two anchors down; the vessel bilged,
and to our great sorrow we found we had only fifteen
gallons of water left, under a burning sun. Providence
however spared us, and we were enabled to find fresh
water on the main. After great exertions, we managed
to get the vessel off on the 29th. She leaked very much,
but we contrived to stop the leaks, and endeavoured to
get back to Sydney, but could not, owing to the strong
south east wind we had to contend with. We therefore
steered to the northward, and finding a convenient spot
at Hsggeston's Island, in Torres Straits, we hove the
schooner down to the shore and repaired her bottom.
She then made but little water, and we thought we might
be able to continue trading in the Straits, and perma•
nently repair in Singapore, to which place we were
bound. We then steered towards the coast of New
Guinea, visiting several parts of it and the adjacent
islands, and trading with the natives, with very little
success, for tortoise-shell. All went on well until June
3, when the schooner lying at anchor off Mulgrave Island,
on the western end of Torres Straits, at seven in the
morning, poor Bessant, the supercargo, with the car-
penter and four hands, left the vessel in the long-boat.
Each man was well armed, besides the boats carrying
the swivel guns mounted on the rail. They took provi
sions and water with them, intending to stay away for
three days on a cruise up the river, to barter with the
natives. They first proceeded along the southern end of
the island, trading with the natives during the day. The
carpenter, who had been in New Caledonia before this,
did not like the appearance of the savages, who were
doing all they could to entice the boat's crew ashore by
many cunning devices which natives usually resort to.
evening,d
finding trade getting slack,
proceeded to a small dry sand-
bank, thinking they would be safe there. They made
About oultefst
a fire, and had supper, after which the carpenter pro-
posed going to the boat to sleep in it, but poor
Bessant said he should prefer sleeping on shore,
thinking there was not the slightest danger. The
party divided, the carpenter and two hands proceeding
to the boat, which was anchored a few feet off the
shore. About nine o'clock the carpenter called from
the boat, " Who has the watch on shore?" Poor Bes-
sant replied, " The whole of us." These were the last
words he was heard to utter. Poor fellow, he little
thought his end was so near. About eleven o'clock the
carpenter Was awakened by hearing a noise on shore.
He looked up, and to his horror beheld, by the light
of the moon, the wretched savages, who had come
across in their canoes, murdering poor Bessant and
one of the seamen. He instantly fired at them, when
they gave a loud yell and retreated to the scrub close
by. Through the resolute conduct of the carpenter
they succeeded in getting the remaining seaman into
the boat, but not before the poor fellow was dread-
fully wounded. He afterwards died on board of
his wounds. My poor messmate (the supercargo) must
have been quite dead when the carpenter and the
remainder of the boat's crew took possession of his body;
but they were compelled to give it up, as the natives, to
the number of at least 200 were again approaching from
the scrub, and canoes were observed coming with num-
bers more. They appeared to have been killed while
asleep, and lam certain made no resistance. Poor
Bessant had his pisiols in his belt and his carbine under
his head. He was a brave fellow and would not have
given in but with his life. At seven the following
morning the boat returned to the ship, and the carpen-
ter re.ated the sad intelligence. You may judge my

feelings upon hearing the sad end of poor Bessant.
He was my only companion on board, and after
suffering many privations together, and escaping so
many dangers, I little thought this would be his
end. The two seamen were both young and promising'
men. We remained at the island two more days, but
found there was no probability of recovering the bodies
of our dead comrades, or avenging their cold-blooded
murder. I then determined to return direct to Sidney,
where we arrived on the 6th of August, and found our
owner had left for England."

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLACKWALL.—ThUrSday
Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Shoulder of Mutton
and Pig, Blackwall, on the body of Richard Webber,
aged 56 years, a cooper, residing at Blackwall- stairs,
who was killed by the falling of a wall on Wednesday
morning last. Alfred Green, a waterman, stated that
he was standing near Ashton's wharf, plying for hire,
when the deceased passed with his hands in his pockets.
On his arriving outside' the wall of the wharf, it sud-
denly gave way and crushed the deceased under the
ruins. Witness immediately cleared the rubbish away
from the deceased, who was found to be quite dead. A
large quantity of sand had been placed by Mr. Lungley,
the proprietor of the wharf, against the wall, a few
days previously, and there was no doubt that the
weight caused the wall to fall in. Verdict, " Accidental
death."
UNFOUNDED CHARGE OF MURDER.-011 Tuesday
afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. William Baker,
at the George public-house, Mansell-street, Whitechapel,
on the body of Mary Fitzhenry, an infant, aged five
months. The parents o' the child, Thomas and Cal o'ine
Fitzhinry, were brought before Mr. Yardley at the
Thames Police Court, on Monday, on a charge of causing
the death of the child by unfair means, but after a long
investigation they were discharged, and the magistrate.
directed a post modem examination of the body, for the
purpose of ascertaining the precise cause of death. Mr.
John Liddle, a surgeon, stated that he was c .11ed to see
the deceased on Sunday morning last. There was an
extensive burn on the left thigh. He had since made a
post mortem examination of the body, and discovered the
viscera to be healthy, with the exception of the lungs,
which were highly congested, resulting from suffocation,
and quite sufficient to cause death. The Coroner said it
was a very peculiar case, and should advise the jury to
return a verdict of " Found dead, apparently from suffo-
cation," which was, after a short consultation, agreed to.
THE AQUATIC BIRDS IN ST. JAMES'S PARK
During the present frost the wild ducks and many other
of the aquatic birds have, in c ,nsequence of the nu-
merous skaters on the ornamental water in St. James's
Park, quitted the island and located in the Regent's
Park, and many have gone up the river Thames.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES,
td BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM
PANIES' STOCK.
From Vie Official List,
ÜBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING•
LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1
zo INT-S TO CH 33432411103.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
-------- -
£ s. d. X s. d.
tustralasia •• --• • • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0_ 0 -
BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
lommercial of London 51, per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
;olonial.. . 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0
Londit and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 28U
London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 11) 0 0 --
Metropolitan ......... - 25 0 0 710 0
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New......... 8/. per cent. 10 .0 0 10 0 0 -
National of Ireland .. 5/. per cent.' 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 33 0 0 , -
Ditto, New... .... „ 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Union of L0nd0n..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
INSURANCE COMPANIES. •
• Dividend Amount - ._ . 1
Name of Company. per of raid. Pric.
Annum. ' Share.
--- --- -
£ s. d. £ s. 4.
Mblon •••••••• •• •• • • • 3/. 103 500 0 0 50 0 0 75
Alliance Brit. and. For. 6 per cent. 'lOO , 0 0 11 0 0 -183'e
Ditto Marine. •• •• • • W. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 5%
Atlas .••••••• • • • - • • • • 13s. 6d. pr sh. 60 0 0 5 0 0 1514
7 Acricl,Med. Sc. Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 10
British Commercial .. 7i. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 - 7;-i
;ounty •••••••• • • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Crown .• •• •••••• •• •• 11)s. -50 -0 0 5 0 0 -
Eagle • , 6s. "50 0 0 5 0 0 51 sd
Eng./kScot.Law • ... 5/..per cent.. .50 0- a:2 0 0 3
European Life ••• • •• 536 per cent. 20 .0 e 0 ' All paid. 20
Fzeemasons' .•••• • • • • 51.su cent. 230 Ai' -ao_ 0
1410bd .•.••••• • • • • • • • 61. per eent. - -Stock.- - 136
Guardian ...... ••• • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 411114
Imperial Fire .... - -6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 230
Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
indemnity Marine.... 11. sh.&ts. 100 0 0 5 13 1 31
.aw Life.. --- .. , 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 3%
Aegal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6:1
:andon Fire .•..
andon Ship
Aarine.. ... -••• • . 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
!ed. Invlid & Gen. Life 1511. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
National Loan Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 -
National Life.. ...• .•
Vanadium Life 5l. per cent. 40 0 0 2 0 0 21. Is
'hrenix . - - 195
Protector Life.... •• . 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. Gd
Provident Life •• .•
Rock Life. 4s. 50 0 010 0 43¢
It )yal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - -
Sun Fire .. ...... • • • 6/. 10s. - - 210
Ditto Life . 11. 6s. - - 49
Universal Life -
•
LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ S. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland ... • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 176
Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 160
British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 220
Commercial Bank .. • • 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 167
National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 11/.los
Union Bank of Scotland 7511. pr cent. - 50 0 0 91
Western Bank ..... •• • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 8454
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 7%
Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 131. 8s
Eastern Bank.... - 10 0 0 1111
Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 41.11 s
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. - 5 0 0 71. 2s
City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 131. 7s
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 255. 9d
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 141 A
Ensur. Co. of Scetlnd.• Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9N
North British Insur.•• 5311. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27%
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22%
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 181 A
Edin.'&Glasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 77
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 1834
Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 6914
12 10 0 All paid. 19
All paid. 1634
GiDasigttwo
0 All paid. 3934
glsgw & Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. I 25 0
Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. i 25 0 0 All paid. 37
'&1:r:1:arc:I'll 27/s.. p6edr. clen't.. , 25 0 0
Standard LifeAssetrnce.l 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 I 2 10 0 9

CANALS.
'
.: ..3 Dividend
Names of 1 2 Dividend price. Nam" .` r Price.
Companies. , pe
4 Annum.
Companies. ' g per
x , Annum.' m
--.
XI I £
Ashtn& 014 h 97 5/.55. p c - Monmouthsh 100 81. -
Ashby-d-la-Z 113 4/. •- Mntgomrysh 100 51. -
Barnsley.... 160 121. - Macclesfield. 100 -.-
Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath ••.. • • 100 171. -
Brknk&Abrg 150; 51. - Nottingham. 150 121. -
Cromford.... 100, 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 75
Dudley lOOl, 4/. - Regent's .... 33 11. ss. 20%
Derby - Rochdale.... 85 41. -
Ellsmre&Chs 133 41. 55 Shropshire .. 125 81. - •
E:ewash • - 1001 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. -
Forth & Clyd 100' 4/. - Do.LkFd St 12 6/. p. c. -
GrandJunetn 100; 71. 83 Stffrd &Wore 140 28/. -
trand Union' 100 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
illamorgnsh. 172 13%1. - Stourbridge- 145 201. 315
4istr 6,,- Brkly, 00' - - Strtfrdon Av 79 11. 10s. -
;Irantham • .1150 121. - Severn and 26 26 1/. Bs.
Eluddersteld.l 57 - - I Wye Rail.
liennt & Anil 391 7s. 6d. .5!4 Trnt &Mr-
-50 4_ol. ......-
Lancaster 47i 11.10 s. - f se" M sh.l --
.
Leeds& Livrp 100, 341. 522% Thams &Med 19 - -
Leicester ll4O, 10/. 105 Worcstr &
78 21. 43
Leicstr &Nth 83' 4/. 52 Birming.
Loughboroght 142 i 70/. - iWilts & Brks 67 11. -

DOCKS.
Dividend i Amount '
Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. , Share.
I.£ s. d. X a. a.
Commercial •• • 31. per cent. Stock. 80
East and West India 61. pr cent. I Stock.
East Country
Landon
•?I...Katharine .........5•• •• per cent. , Stock. 99%
Southampton •• • • .... 41. per cent. 50 0 0, 50 0 0
WATER—WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. , per of , raid. rrice,
Annum. Share. 1
..----- ---
£ 0. d.
East London •••• • • • Si. 100 0 0 205
Grand Junction •• • • •-3/. 10s. 41 13 4 90
Kent •• •••••••• • • • • •• ' 21. 10s. 100 0 0
Vauxhall .. • ..• •• •• •• 5/. per cent. 100 0 0
130
West Middles° • • • 5/.ss.pr cnt. 63 12 9 ,

IRELAND.
RECLAMATION OF WASTE LANDS.

DUBLIN, DEC. 30, 1846. The precedent for an appli-
cation of the Government loan to be applied to the re-
clamation of bog and waste land has been set by Lord
De Freyne, who has applied for a sum of 24,1641., to be
laid out in the improvement of 10,944 acres upon his
extensive estates in the county of Ro,common. As his
Lordship is a strict tenant for life, it is only by availing
himself of the extraordinary powers proffered by the
Treasury minute of the Ist of December that he could
be enabled to make this spirited exec tion.

prtich- SD.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, DECEMBER 31, 1846.
STOCK ExcitANGE.-.—The sales are—Ambergate and East-
ern Junction, 1/8 p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction, 114 p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 614 p.—Bir-
iningharn and Oxford Junction, 9% p.—Boston, Stamford,
and Birmingham, 1% p.—Chester and Birkenhead, 20/
Shares, lA p.—East Lancashire, New, 1% p.—Edinburgh.
and Glasgow, 78—Glasgow and Ayr, New Halves, 7 p.
Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 2% dis.—Ditto Quarters, %1
dis.-Ditto, Docks, 11/2 dis.—Great Western, 171. Shares, 51
p.—Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds, 5% p.—Leeds and Thirst,
lAA dis.—Ditte, New, par—Ditto, Preference, 1/. Bs. 9d. p.
—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, IL 16s. 3d.—London
and North-Western, 196—London and York, p. —man_
chaster and Leeds Extension, 1% p.—Manchester, Bolton,
'and liury Extension, 11. Bs. 9d. p.—Manchester, Matlock,
.and Midland, I.IA p.—Manchester and Southampton, par—
Midland Stock, 40L Shares, 81/2 p.--Ditto, Preferential, 129
-North Staffordshire, 4% p:—North Union (B), 155—St.
Helen's and Runcorn Gap, Halves, 40 dis., 15--Sheffield,
Rotherham, and Doncaster, 1% p.—Shrewsbury, Os westy, and
Chester, 1 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), U. Is. 3d.
p.—West Riding Union, 2/. is. 3d. p. —York and New-
castle (late N. and D.), Preference, 53/4 p.—York and North
Midland, Preference,ll3/4 p.—Newry and Warrenpoint, 2% p.
MANCHESTER,- DECEMBER 31.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Ambergete, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 3-16 p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire, 15-16 p.— Birmingham, Wolverhampton, &c.,
p.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., % dis.—Caledonian, Halves,
1-16 p.—East Lancashire, 3% p.—East Lincolnshire, 1%
p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and 'West Riding, par—Glasgow
and Dumfries, 1% p.—Great Northern (late London and
York, 34 p.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and
Canal, Thirds, 1 7-16 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preferentials,
1 5-16 p.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport (West Lanca-
shire), 1% p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junc-
tion, 1-16 p.—London and South-Western (scrip), 54 p.-
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 11% p.—Man-
cheater and Southampton, IA dia.—North Staffordshire, 41-16
p.—Oldham Alliance, 3% p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quar-
ters, No. 1,3% p.—Ditto, No. 2, 2434—South-Eastern and
Dover, No. 4, % p.—West Riding Union, 2 3-16 p.