The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-11 00:00:00

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INTERESTING TO NATURALISTS
Lately a pair of birds, someithat like the thrush, c,
mavis, but larger and evidently of is different species:
were observed building their nest near iSe top of one
the loftiest trees in the small plantation at the bark
Pitcullen, in this neighbourhood ; and were slloveectl
proceed with their work, with no other intOrlllp
than occasionally an attempt by two jackdaws t°4oni,
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them, as was supposed, of their building Diste'rbt
but who were always beaten off. About a fottnigto
after, two birds were observed carrying provisimi
their young ; and believing them to be starlings, $
tleman in Perth was desirous of baying the young one:
for the purpose of training them up, and with
view had them taken from the tree on the wilt!!
of Friday week, being four in number and Pretil,
Well fledged, but having a good deal of IhI;
cat's-hair on them. On taking them to reit"
however, it was found on examination that they
were fieldfares, a species of bird that appear in this
try about Michaelmas, and leave in February or Marc':
and the only way of accounting for their hatching her:
this season may be the mildness of last wintej
Finding they were not starlings they ware returee
to Pitculle:i on the day after being taken from the tre'
but try this time the parent birds had left the Piste;
and in order to bring the young brood to t„,"„
wing and provide for themselves, the family of -1".1
lillgonr, at Piteullen, undertook the charge of files'
and led them all Saturday and Sunday, placing 01;
in a basket, and suspending them from a • nail in tu
shade of the house in the open air ,during the day;
and taking them into the house during the Wigs'
to protect them from the cold and dew. On Motel
morning, after feeding tle,m, and placing the basket la
its usual place for the day, the family were astonish'
(and it is the following facts that chiefly deserve notice',
to find th,t they were superseded in their affeetioustee
duty by a hedge-sparrow, who commenced to feed tbA
) oung brood with unremitting diligence, and contintl",".
o do so, although each of them was more than &obi°
its own size. On Tuesday, the two largest took will;
and , went on the plantation where tkey weis
hatched; but - one '-of them finding, perhaps, that
was better cared for by its little friend than h0PP,.i,,%
aboutabouton the branches, soon returned to the baswe,
That day being very rainy. the three (the other one
having returned) were put in a cage and put in a rooms`,
above where they were suspended in the base
near to the window, which was left open to admit tho%
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provision-carrier ; and this with the view of keePl,l4
them dry, and preventing them leaving till sufficienVe
strung. Here the little sparrow joined them by to
window, aintinuing its labour of love by feeding the,
between the wire of the cage with the greatest persece,
ranee, arid occasionally hopping About on the table b ,
side the cage. The above sparrow sets a beautiful
ample to male and it would be well did ,he profit there
—Perthshire Churier.

RAILWAY SHARE MARX-EIS'
EXETER, JULY 10. nee'
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Central Cornwall an, ,QI,V
308.—Exeter and Crediton, I dis —London and Blackwell, '

Eastern Counties, Perpetual, No. 2, % p.
MANCHESTER, JULY 10. ni Dor,
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, salv
ton, and Eastern Junction, 1% dis.-Birkenhead, Lancashire'l,
Cheshire Junction, 3-16 p.-Boston, Stamford, and Binnink.ertti
,1
16s. dis.-Buckingham and Bletehly Junction, % dis. -
Junethm, 1 dis.-Derby and Crewe, 4% p.-Derby. Stafforariso
Worcester Junction, 1% dis.-Eastern Counties, York E%1e4,1141#
I % p.- East Lancashire, 7 4-16 p.-Edlnburgh and Glasgow, l_irieS
p.-Exeter and Exmouth, 10s. 6d. dig.-Glasgow and PLn;ci,ba
1 dis.-Grand Union, 15s. 6d. dis.-Great GrimSby and She
dis.-Ditto, Extension, 275. dis.-Great Grimsby and Dock wee
siva, 2% dis.-Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford. 2 p.---Le P
and Birmingham, yi dis.-Liverpool, Onnskirk, and Preston, 'pa
-Liverpool, Manchester Preston, and Southport, 19s. Clie•,--d,
cheater, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, p.-Manchester $" so
1,43%-Ditto, Quarters (C), 9 c. p.-Mafichestor6 p•_/1
Leeds . Extension, 2 % p.-N orth British, Carlisle Branch, 11'1 $7,
North Staffordshire, 3 9.16 p.-Oldham Districts, 1 dis.--01d1Ovid.
Birkenhead, I6s. dis.-Freston and Wyre, Halves (A), 2%
Extension, 14 dis. -Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters,
-Shrewsbury. Wolverhampton, &c., p.-South-Easter S 0
Dover, Halves, No. 4, % p.-West Riding Union, 2 5-16 p.
and Carlisle, 1% die,
DS, JU 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-1 he LEE
sales are-LY
Eastern Countie r 1
tension, 345. p -East Lincolnshire, 4% p.-Great Grirotld
Sheffield, 4% dis.-Ditto .Extensions, 31s. dis.-Huddersoed, 511
Manchester. 1% dis.- Hu idersfield and Sheffield, 6 p.-Lee 0,„
Bradford. 38% p.-Leeds and D‘wsbury. 2% p.- Ditto,
_Br°
p. -- Leeds and Thirsk, 51. 12s. dis.-Newcastle and Darlington ISO'
non, Extensions, 10 p.-Nortt, British, Half Shares, 2% P,'„
Carlisle Branch, 15s. p.-Wakefield, Pontefract, and o°._'.'",:rito;y,
Atnbergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 325. 6d. dia.-Direct I.`"eftv,„
275. dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1% p. -
Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 19s. p.-NorthStaffordsidre,,l.
roni'
-North Western, 2s. p.-'' eat Riding Union, 41. 75.-I°l
and Glasgow Union, 375. 6d. dis.
HULL. JULY 10. SO'
STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-North British,
11%-Ditto, Carlisle, 395. 9d.-Axbolme, 1)¢-East Lin/...Y>
M.-East Coast, 168.-Hull and Barnsley Junction, 358%4 s4'll
center and Birmin4ham, % -Leicester and Tamwor:h. .ioet,
London an.l York, k Bs. 9d. -Manchester, Buxton, and 31n` YOO,
Is.-North Western, 245. 6c1.-North Staffordshire, 6-Son, OP
land % dis.-West Riding Union, 4%-Yorkshire and GIMP,

12s._ _ _
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SHEFFIELD, JL'LY 10.
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STOCK Excusuox.—The sales are --Grimsby and .--. ,011,,,r
tension, 275. dis. —Ditto, Quarter Shares, 18s. dis.—Ditta, t°d
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and Does, 2% dis. —East Lincolnshire, % dis.—Sheffield
colushire, 7s. dia.
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YORK, JULY 10. yo lc f:51'10
STUCKEXCHANOK.—Tbe sales are —Eastern Counties. - r 00 e
sion, 21. Is. 6d.—London and York, 11. 98.—Ilanchester,6,;:e0
Matlock, and Midland, 31. JL—Newcastle and Berwick; 2 Csoll,
castle and Darliegton, New, 101. 18a. 9d —North British;teo„l
Extension, 21. Is.—North Staffordshire, 61. 26.—North Wepst r
4s. 6d.—York and North Midland, Extension, 35—Ditto,
West Riding Extension, 13. 1/
GLASGOW, JULY 9. i0n,31,
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Caledonian Estero
~Nol •
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 22s.—East 111"04.1 4i";01,
355.—Glasgow, Airdrie and ''''oelC,L4l3
way. ins_ 3 .—Glasgow General Terminus, 8 X —Glasgov Gjittd
fast Union, 46s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 365. 6d. ..010;0,
IsalligidovE,lglii, 2 I 9.6d.—Larne, sot'
'Ms.—Midland. 150--'
jaKiiiiitaiii.e.t.B.iro:tilui3e,3l:2,,,se., and
6:d. .
_A44risuiLvoesrensicin;
Centra:. 19—South Midland, 275.