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LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 7.
JOINT-STOCK BiLNICS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. i Price
Annum. Share.
s. d. 4 s. d.
Australasia ••••• • • • • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 21
Brttsh North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 451
Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23
. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16
LoAdn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27
London Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1414
Metropolitan • • ....... 25 0 0 710 0
Provincial of Ireland • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48
Ditto, New ... •• • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 153'
National of Ireland .. 151. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 I 20
Nat. Provnclal of Eng. 151. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 I 36
Ditto, New.. •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 1
Union of Australia ••• • 1 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25N
Union of London.... • 151. per cent. ,50 0 0 10 0 0 114

• INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Name of Company. Dividend Amountper of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
-----.
Albion •..•••. • • . • . • • X 5. d. I.£ s. S.
3/. 105. 500 0 0 150 0 0 74
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 01 11 0 0 18%
Ditto Marine.- -• • 6/. per cent, 100 00 1 50 0 5%
13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 1 5 0 0 16%
British Commercial - 7s. per share 50 00! 5 0 0 7%
Clericl,3led.k Gen. Life 51. per cent. , 100 0012 10 0 6%
County ...... - ...... 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
10s. 50 0 0 1 5 0 0 -
Basle 6s. 50 oOi 50 0 534
Eng. k Scot. Law .. • . 51. per cent. 50 00 I 20 0 2%
Europesua Life .. •• • • 534 per cent. 20 0 0 I All paid. 20
Freemasons' .• ••• • • - 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
(Globe ..... ...... •• • . 61. per cent. Stock. . - 136
Guardian -•.•.. • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48
Imperial Fire .... •• • • 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240
Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16%
-Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 i 513 1 29
Law Life ••.... - - • 11. 58. 100 00110 0 0 52
Legal and General Life - 50 00 1 20 0 6%
London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0112 10 0 14%
London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14%
Marine •••••• • • • • . • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10%
Bled. Invlld & Gen. Life 4341. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 3
National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 214
National Life.
Palladium Life • • .....
P/Iceobr ••• • • • ..... •• • 3/. p. et. & bs. - - 205
Protector Life.... •• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 38.
Provident Life .. . . .... U. 55. 100 00110 0 0 23
Rock Life .. •..... 4s. 500' 0 10 0 4%
Royal Exchange,..... 51. per cent. Stock. - 198
Sun Fire - ..... ~, _ , a 108. - - 210
Ditto Life . • ... - - 49
• Universal Li
- _
ZIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
ram of Company. per of Paid. I Price.
Annum. Share.
£ a. d. £ a. d
Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 l7O
Royal Rank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 ' 156
British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 223
Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 162
National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 15
Union Bank of Scotland 7341. pr cent. - 50 0 0 9234
Western Bank - ... •• • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 85
North of Scotland/ImA 61. per cent. 1 - 50 0 7%
Clydesdale Bank • ... • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 13%
Eastern Bank •••• .• • • 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 11
Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4%
Edinb.k Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. , - 5 0 0 7%
City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 13%
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. r2O 0 0 1 0 0 248. 9d
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Insur. Co. of Scotlnd. • 51. per cent. , 10 0 0 All paid. 9%
North Brit!sh Incur... 5141. pr cent. ,200 0 0 10 0 0 28
Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cant. 1100 0 0 12 10 0 1834
Edin. & (Haag. Railway 11.10 s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75
Ditto, % Shares.... 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 12
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 15%
Ginsgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 74
Glasgw & Greenek Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 163
Glsgw&Garnidrk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40%
Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37
Standard LifeAssernce.l 51. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 i 9

DOCKS.

Name of Company.

Dividend Amount
per of Paid.
Annum. Share.

Price.

s. d. .£ s. d.
Commercial .
East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. I
East Country • • 11. per sh. 'lOO 0 0
Mdon 5/. pr cent. Stock. i
St. Katharine........s per cent. Stock. I
Southampton ••..• • • • 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0

112
104
27%

WATER-IVOR/LS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
_ -
.£ s. d.
Fast London.... .... •• , 81. 100 0 0 - 210
Grand Junction ••. • • • 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 , - 90
Kent .......... ••• • • • 21. 10s. 100 0 0 - 70
Vauxhall - 57
West Middlesex .. .. • • 51. ss. pr cnt. 43 12 9 ' - 130
CANALS.
Names of 1 Dividend Names, of s.,
Dividend
Companies.
~: per Price.L• per Price.
Companies.
.3 Annum.
co Annum. co
. ,
Xj • Z
.Aghtn & Oldh. 97 51.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160
Ashby-d-la-Z;113 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100. 51. 98
Barnsley.. • • :160 121. , 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 38
Basingstoke.. 'lOO, - - Neath • ... • . 100 17!. 340
,
i
Brknk&Abrg 150: 51. ' 85 Nottingham. 150 121. -
Crotnford.... ;100, 141. 150 Peak Forest . 78 31. 40
Dudley .•.. • . !100' 41. - Regent's.... 33 1/. ss. 25
Derby .. •• • • ;100, 61. 73 Rochdale .... 85 41. 77
Elbsmre&Chs 133' 41. 55 Shropshire • . ,125 81. -
Erewash .• • 'lOOl 32!. 300 Somrset Coalllso 71. 10s. , 130
Forth & Clydlloo, 41. - Do.Lk Fd Stl 12 61. p. c. 111
OrandJuncta 1001 71. 95% Stffrd&Worcll4o 281. 295
Grand Union 100 I/. 10s. I - Shrewsbury..' 125 15/. 230
Glamorgnsh .'172, 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 20!. 315
Glair& Brkly,loo - - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 105. -
Grantham • • 150; 121. 100 Severaand
I
1 26 11. Bs. 32
Huddersfield. j 57, --- Wye Rail.
Xennt & Avuj 39 7s. 6d. 9% Trot & lir-1. 50 goi. -
Lancaster .. •A. 47 11. 10s. - sey, ' sh. 3
Leeds& Livrpl 100, 341. 520 'Mama &Med 19 -
-
Leicester .. • • 1401 101. 105 Worcstr &1 78 21. 44
Leicstr &Nth; 83, 41. 60 Birming.
LOUghboreghl42; 701. 1 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. ii
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(THIS DAY).
Amsterdam .. ....C.F. 12 8% Gibraltar.... -
Ditto, at sight • ..... 12 5% Leghorn ........ • • ... • 30 45
Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 9 Genoa .. ....... •••. • .. 26 le
Antwerp........ ~, .... 26 10 Milan .. • ..... ........ -
Ramburgh ......M.B. 13 15 Venice.. -
Altona• • ...... •••• • • • • - Naples ...... • • .... • • 39ii
Paris, 3 days' sight.. • • 25 75 Palermo, per 04........ 119%
Ditto, 3 months...... 26 5 Lisbon ........ ........ 52/
Marseilles ••..•.• • .. • • 26 10 Oporto .... .. .. .•.. • • 52 14
Bourdeaux
Frankfort on Maine.... 122% Bahia .......... ...... -
Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... - - Buenos Ayres -
Berlin .. .. ..... • - New York, 21 days' sight -
Vienna, effec. flo •• • • 10 934 Philadelphia .. .. -..- -
•t 5....... A 1.." ••• •"

Amsterdam C.F. 12 814
Ditte, at sight • • .... 12 5%
Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 9
Antwerp .......... .... 26 10
ifamburgh —M.D. 13 15
Faris, 3 days' sight .. • . 25 75
Ditto, 3 months...... 26 5
Marseilles ••.•••• • .. • . 26 10
Bourdeaux
Frankfort on Maine.... 122%
Petersburgh, 3 U 5......
Berlin .........
Vienna, effec. do ••• • • • 10 934
Trieste, ditto. ... ...... 10 10
Madrid • 3534
Cadiz ••• .. :
Barcelona

PRICES Or BULLION, PEA oz.
Foreign Gold in bars ...£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5
New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0
New Dollars .... •... 0 4 9%
silver in bars .... •• • • 0 0 0

RAILWA.I COMmrrrEES.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Room A.
CALEDONIAN (MID-LOTHIAN lIILA.NCHES).
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. AUSTIN opened the case for the promoters of the Bill,
and having shortly stated the facts of the case, proceeded to
call

• Mr. Gibson, who gave general evidence in favour of the
line.

Mr. Collister, resident engineer of the Caledonian Railway,
save evidence on engineering points. The present scheme
Inclndies three branches, namely, a branch from the Cale-
**tan line, near North Merchiston, to the pier at Granton
tne property of the Duke of Buecleuch); a branch from the
edonum at Goigie Mains to the Edinburgh and Glasgow,
at its station at Edinburgh ; a branch from the Caledonian,
at North Merchiston, to the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Union Canal, at a point about 250 yards from its commence-
ment.
The total estimate is 110,0001., and we understood Mr.
Collister to say that the total length W4S ei‘Aty-four miles.
Mr. George Smith, land-valuer, give evidence as to the
aufficiency of the land estimates, which had been prepared
by himself.
Other witnesses were then called, and gave evidence as to
the advantages derivable from the making of the line.
Some other witnesses were then called, whose evidence
occupied the Committee up to four o'clock, at which hour
they rose, and adjourned tag to-morrow at eleven o'clock.

Room B.
CAIiraDONIAN (GLASGOW TERMINI AND
__ _ _

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11714.A.NCRES) •
(Continued from Our Afternoon Edition.)
On the conclusion of Mr. Hope's speech,
Lord Eglinton aas called, and examined by Mr. FoRSYTH.
Lordship gave general evidence in favour of the line.
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDsEWs, who appeared for the
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, and a host of
other petitioners.
The Bill was also opposed by other persons, for whom Mr.
Bildyard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Denison, and other counsel ap-
peared.
Mr. Errington gave engineering evidence on the part of
the promoters, and
Having heard further evidence in favour of the line, their
Lordships rose shortly before five o'clock, and adjourned till
to-morrow, when probably the case for the promoters will be
completed, and that or the several petitioners commenced.

GROUP C.
YORICSIIIRE AND GLASGOW UNION.
The Committee, comprising the Earl of Devon (in the
chair), the Dukeof Montrose, Earl Morton, Lord Clanwilliam,
and the Marquis of Abercorn, assembled this morning.
The object of the 13111 before the Committe is to unite the
Great North of England Railway with the City of Glasgow,
by means of a junction !isle which leads from the terminus
of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, at that place, to a union
with the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway at Clifton, a little
below Penrith.
Lord Beaumont was called to show the general utility of
the line, on a portion of which he himself holds considerable
property, not far from Bedale. He spoke to the value and
extent of the mineral beds lying under the district.
Mr. Bolton, the engineer, described the general course of
the line, which is intended to pass by Bedale, Leyburn,
Kirkby Stephen, near Appleby, by Clifton, at which place
it would get on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway.
Mr. Wordsworth appeared fir a gentleman of the name of
Beresford, who is tenant in remainder of an estate on the line.
On re-examination, the witness stated that there were 13
wiles with a gradient of one in a hundred, and thq gradietits
in every Vepest were better than those in the Caledonian
Railway. ( A\
Mr.Culgtt, the Government engineer, stated that be was
the consulting engineer of the line; that he was well tic-
' tuaintad -With the country, and had gone over it with ,
An last witne9s. The .country is certainly difficult, and he
thought, the hue as devised by Mr. Bohn to be Very

• skilfully laid out. He conceived that the estimates
were sufficient for the works, and the works light for the
country.
Mr. John Tattershall, an agent for six mines in Yorkshire,
stated that the company for which he acted takes the mine-
rals in Lord Beaumont's estate, which is situated in Wens-
leydale. From these mines large quantities of calomine, or
carbonate of zinc, are drawn—this mineral produces the
zinc of commerce. Barytes also of a very pure
quality is found, so pure as to produce 96i per cent. Large
quantities of sulphuret of zinc are also obtained, and consi-
derable masses of it are now lying on the tramroad waiting
for carriage. There is also a large bed of ironstone which
crops out to the surface, and is of so pure a quality as to
produce 38 per cent. of iron ; indeed there is a bed 22
inches thick of nearly pure ore. There is also a
considerable bed of ironstone on Lord Thanet's
estate, which is situate in the Neighbourhood.
The iron produced from this ore is better than the boiling
iron, which is esteemed the best in the district. There are
also pits for common flagstone, which at present areindif-
firmtly worked from the want of the means of transit,
alt iough it is of such excellent quality as to be dug in slabs
of more than twenty feet square, and of such tenacity
as to bear its own weight. There are also con-
sidJrable seam& of coal, particularly adapted to the
am eting of iron, and the reduction of lime. In searching for
thi, coal considerable quantities of iron pyrites have been
discovered, which are largely used in the manufacture of
sulphuric acid, the extent of the consumption of which, ac-
cording to Professor Liebig, constitutes the criterion of the
civilization of a people.
Mr. WORDSWORTH was about to cross examine, when the
Noble Chairman inquired the precise status of the Learned
Counsel in the case, when it was explained that although in
their own merits the cases of the landowners are weak, yet
from the passing of the North-Western Railway Bill they
were made strong, and ought to be entertained.
The Committee ultimately decided that the attendance of
counsel was unnecessary, promising themselves to watch the
case.
Witnesses were then called to show the value of Wensley-
dale lime for agricultural purposes.
Mr. Solid, chief clerk to Messrs. Gee and Co., shipowners
at Hull, who draw large quantities of goods from the west of
Scotland, stated that they now cost for carriage from Glas-
gow to Hull, 2/. 7s. 10d. a ton, partly by rail and partly by
water. By the Caledonian and other railways, the
expense would be 445. 2d., leaving a clear saving
of 3s. Bd. a ton, besides the saving of time. From
Carlisle to Hull by the present road they cost 375. 6d. a ton,
and by the new route it would only be 275. 3d. making a
saving of something more than ten shillings a ton on light
goods, the difference being occasioned by the goods being
sent in the first instance to Carlisle, and thence to Newcastle,
whence they were carried by steam to Hull.
To Earl Moirrox the witness replied that he had made no
comparison of the respective expenses of carriage by the
several lines of railway.
Other witnesses were called, to confirm the testimony pre-
viously given, when the traffic tables were preferred, but they
were declined as unnecessary.
This closed that case.
YORK AND CARLISLE.

The Committee then took the line named above, and Mr.
ATKI NSON called
Mr. Gaskill, the managing partner of the Kendal and
Preston Coal Company, who stated that the price of coals
has of late years been raised in Kendall from the difficulty of
obtaining them. The proposed line is a branch of the line
put before the Committee, and the belief of the witness was
that this line would be very useful in attaining so desirable
an object.
Mr. Muscamp, a coalowner, of the county of Durham,
stated that he had examined the line geologically and had
found immense deposits of ironstone, lime, and coals, all being
of excellert quality. The proposed line would open the
several portions of this district in an excellent manner, and
he could speak positively as to the general concurrence of the
merchants and manufacturers of South Durham and the
neighbouring district in the proposed line.
Mr. Macnamarra, a banker and carpet manufacturer, in
Barnard's Castle, confirmed the previous evidence.
Mr. Robinson, of Brough, under Staines Moor, stated that
for ten years he had been employed in the management of
the Staines Mining Company, whose property consists chiefly
of dead mines, and that the line would be in the extreme
useful to the community of the district.
The Noble CHAIRMAN having intimated that the Commit-
tee conceived that the promoters had made out a fair case,
and that no other witnesses need be called,
The Counsel stated that the population at both of the
termini is 629,524, and that the gross revenue expected is
159,591/, y!elding a profit of 7 per cent.
Mr. Harris, the assistant-engineer, stated that the gradients
for the country v. ere easier than those of many other lines in
the neighbourhood. The whole cost was estimated at
1,301,463/. The earthworks were estimated at 60/. a yard,
while some had been taken on other lines at 42% a yard.
The Committee professed themselves satisfied with the
evidence, and the Chairman declared the Bill to be proved,
and the report, with a tew verbal amendments in the clauses,
was ordered to be brought.
Both these lines are, of course, carried.
BLACILDUR,N, CLITDEROE, AND NORTH