The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-15 00:00:00

THAMES.

STEALING LEAD.—Henry Lawson, aged 17 years,
James Holton, 16, and John Burke, 15, were
brought before Mr. Lushington, charged with being
in the unlawful possession of 551bs. of gutter lead,
which had been stolen or unlawfully procured.
Police-constable Tierney, No. 436 K, met the
prisoners and two others in a street in Limebouse-
fields last night. Two of them, Burke and Holton,
were each carrying lead—one in a bag, the other
bare on his shoulder. He made an attempt to cap-
ture the five, but only succeeded in capturing the
three prisoners.

The boys said they had picked up the lead in the
roadway of Catherine-street, Limehouse.
Inspector Turner, of the K division, said the lead
had been recently cut from a gutter, and asked for
a remand to enable the police to find an owner.
Mr. Lushington remanded the prisoners for a
week.

DEATH OF Ma. LEIGH W I LSON.—The Western
Daily Press announces the death of Mr. Leigh Wilson,
the well-known tenor. Mr. Wilson died on Sunday
morning, of brain fever.

THE PANAMA, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALIAN
ROYAL MAIL COMPANY.—Yesterday' there was an appeal
before Lord Juctice Gifford from the decision of
Vice-Chancellor Malins with regard to this company.
The question raised by the case was whether in the
liquidation of the company, debenture holders had a
charge in priority over the general creditors upon the
property of the company. The Vice-Chancellor had
held that the debenture holders were entitled to this
priority, and the Lord Justice now dismissed the appeal.

THE MARQUIS TOWNSHEND AND THE CASUAL
POOR.—On Saturday last his lordship promised to meet
the inmates of the various casual wards of the metropo-
litan workhouses at Clerkenwell, in order to give them
a substantial dinner. Owing to his labouring under severe
indisposition, he was prevented from attending ; but
rather than disappoint the poor people, he sent his agent,
Mr. James William Smith, who gave each of the casuals
a ticket for au Irish stew dinner, which they partook of
at the Australian meat stores in Shoreditch. Over
500 persons have been relieved by his lordslii in. three
weeks.

The Yorkshire Board of Education propose to
organise in Leeds a course of science lectures to artimns
and mechanics, on the basis of the plan adopted at the
Royal School of Mines, and on Saturday deputation
from the executive committee of the Board met
a large number of trades' delegates with the view
of interesting them in the movement. A very
general feeling was expressed in favour of the scheme
and a resolution pledging the delegates to promote its
success was passad unanimously. The first course of
lectures will be six in number—two on the formation of
coal and its application as a fuel to the industrial arts :
two on the science of mechanics ; and two on chemistry.
Mr. Louis Miall, curator of the Bradford Museum ; Mr,
Hick, mathematical teacher at the Leeds Mechanics' Insti-
tution ; and Mr. Ward, chemical teacher at the same in-
stitution, have given their services gratuitously as leo.
turers, and the committee of the Mechanics' Institution
offer the free use of a room. To the whole course the
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25 Austu Mort Land and Fin, L S 1d pr
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10 Berlin Water Works, Lim
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5 Ditto, New 4 pr 1 pin
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27 Canada Company all 64 66
2200 CeDyliottno,CAomshpaarneys, Limited l5O 42 Bdld
25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d
30 City of Milan Improvment L all 4 5
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50 Colonial, Limited '2o ld pr 194
50 Commercial Union (Aaso) 5 11 24p 71
10 Com of African Much, L
20 Continental Union Gas, L
25 Copper Miners of England,
Pref 71 per cent all 5 7
100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877,
41 per cent all ,--
100 Ditto, 1879, 41 par cent
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10 Credit Fonc o England, L all 21 3 3
50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 21 lid
St Crystal Palace
St Do, Preference lOO 94 99
St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 106 111
50 E India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 44
32 Ebbw Vale 271 10/ 914 171
100 Egypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan
gua by Egyptian Gov all 971 981 981 1 1
20 Egyptian Com and Trading L4/13
3 English and Austr Copper, L 2 1 1
15 Eag and Foreign Credit 7 4 3d
10 Ear vean Gas al 17 18
10 Do, new..._ 5 4 41
6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 14 p
20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 31 44p 17 f 16/
100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust
and Loan 6 per ct Bonds... all 97 99 98
10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 1 Id 7}
15 G,.neral Steam Navigation... 14 20 30
50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p
20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and
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trading into) all 12 124 121
50 Imperial Continental Gas._ 431 131 136
50 India Rub, Telg Works, L 45 57 59 641 34 4
10 International Finan Soc, L 5 11 14d 84
20 Italian Irrigator Canal, Cav all 44 44
100 Ditto, 6 per cat Bonds, rod all
1870 all 63 65
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25 London African Trading lO
50 Lond Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d
4 Lond Gun Oinnibm, Lim.l
50 Loud & Glasg Engie, Limd 25 18 16d
20 London and Prov Marine
St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100
spc by India Gov lOO 103 105
50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37
10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 31 41
25 National Discount Co, Lim.., 5 11. 114 111
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10 National Steamship, Mind— all 13 141
1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d 1 7-16
10 New Consolidated Dis Ld 4 -
5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 41 414
25 N Zealand Ln h Mere, &c
25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 11 lfp
10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 txt
10 Do, B all d
St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70
50 N British & Mercan lnsnce Gi. '23 231
25 Ocean Marine insurance 5 15 16p
5 Oriental Gas, Limited
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10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 4 ip
5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 21
St. Peel Riv Lud & Min, Lim lOO 31 33
50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 45 47 461
50 Do., New, 1867 lO 3) 21d
50 Rhymney Iron
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25 Rio Janeiro City lin., Lmtd all 191 204 201
20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited
100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 551
St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO
20 Societe General de l'Empire
Ottoman 8 24 3/
25 South Australian Land
20 Tel Construe & Maintenance
(liin and reduced)...,,, all 894 801 41 434
20 Thames & Mere Mn Ins, L 2 24 21p
St. Tobacco (Ital. 6p c Loan) all 86 88
10 Trustand Agency of Austra-
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20 Tr &LnCoof Up Canada 5 1 fp
50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 61p
20 Union Steam Ship, Ld ...,,, all 21 20
15 United DiB Corpora, Lmtd 6 2 ld
20 Uuiver Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 41 54p
10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 1 1
30 Van Diemen's Land .... ..... 281 7 9
100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln. all 801 814 811
50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d
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