The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-16 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.
LISBON, JAN. 2.—The annual session of the Cortes was
opened this day by Donna Maria, with the following
speech from the throne :—:
" Noble Peers of the Realm—Gentlemen Deputies of the
Portuguese Nation,—
" I again behold with great pleasure the representatives of
the nation assembled in this place.
" In the interval which has occurred since the last session
no grave event has disturbed peace and public order—they
continue unchanged.

" Our relations with fbreign Powers are preserved in per-
fect harmony, corresponding to the care with which I have
endeavoured to draw closer the ties of friendship, and to pro-
mote the development of our mutual commercial interests.
" The dispositions of the treaty of commerce and naviga-
tion which was lately celebrates with Prussia have been ex-
tended in those points which were applicable to the greater
part of the states constituting the Germanic League of Cus-
tom-houses. ,

" A consular convention has been concluded with Spain
for the regulation of the powers of the respective consuls.
" The firmness with which I have caused to be carried
into effect the decree of the 10th of December, 1836, and
the treaty which binds this kingdom with Great Britain in
endeavours to effect the suppression of the traffic of slavery,
have produced the happiest results.
" The good faith with which the Government has con-
tinued to discharge its liabilities, both at home and abroae,
is producing the most satisfactory consequences in all that
has reference to the re-establishment and consolidation of
public credit.
"By the budget for the approaching economical year,
with which you will be presented, in conformity with the
fundamental law of the monarchy, you will learn what are
the charges and obligations of the state in the said year,. and
the means and resources from whicl, mustth.etssaemrioeus
"I feel assured you will lend the moat attebnetiloinqutio-
which they will be accompanied,
ment mayproceed in the faithful discharge
of empowered to
the examination of the estimatest,oatlide teniedpthroajtectthseoGfkloaevw,eeprbhiy:
of the duties which are imposed on it s most important
department of the public administration. •
" In determining the sea and land forces you will
view what the public safety and the dignity of the nation
elisniosfteprsubwlilielslearvy biceefowrehyicohu
call
?.11fio-tr?,regiaer dg
agt
itvhee
measures,various brmanycht
such proposals as may be deemed fitting, and experience re-
commend.de in the Chambers affor ding to my Government
eoufi
that efficacious and enlightened ce-operation, without which
it is impossible to reap the advantages of a representative
Government.
"The session is opened."
At half-past one o'clock the ceremony was concluded, and
the assembly dispersed. •

Lord John Russell, accompanied by the Lord
Provost, W. Gibson Craig, Esq., M.P., D. R. Ross, Bsq.,
M.P., • and Baillie Anderson, left Carrick's hotel on
Tuesday morning, shortly after ten o'clock, and visited
the College, St.. Rollox Works, Messrs. Todd and Higgin-
botham's, Mr. Dixon's iron works, &c. &c., and return to
the hotel about ha,f-past two o'clock. His Lordship left the
station, head of Queen-street, at three o'clock, for Edinburgh.
—Glasgow Chronicle.
• SUNDERLAND.—TIIE LEAGUE FUND.—A meeting
of the Anti-Corn-law Association of this town was held on
Tuesday at Donkin's, the Bridge Hotel ; Alderman Bow-
maker in the chair. The object of the meeting, which con-
sisted merely of a few of the most active friends of the cause,
was to commence a subscription in aid of the quarter of .a
million League Fund. Nearly 2001. were subscribed in the
room, and several gentlemen were appointed to canvass the
town. _

-- -
MR. E. ELLICE, M.P.—This gentleman addressed
a very large assemblage of his constituents in Cupar on
Thursday evening last—Provost Nicol in the chair. Mr.
Ellice went over the principal topics brought before Parlia-
ment last session ; and in alluding to the present condition of
the country, stated that nothing short of the total and un-
conditional repeal of the corn-laws would give satisfaction to
the country, or do any good. At the conclusion of his ad-
dress, a vote of thanks and confidence was unanimously
passed.— Scotsman.
DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST MISSION SHIP FROM
LIVEIIPOOL.-The mission ship Warree sailed from the Tra-
falgar-dock, Liverpool, on Tuesday morning, for old Calabar,
on the west coast of Africa, provided o ith everything that
human forethought can suggest for establishing and prose-
cuting missionary operatings there, under the auspices of the
United Secession Church of Scotland. The idea of this leis-
b, king
eeun.cdl
al chiefs of
oro
ffotfi:
tel
hde
African
missionaries
longla n d
osifo
jnaoinraigiciiaTtwe originated
oi withav
etheernebmmacnecdipcathedristniaegnroity7
ainndtnhoewis
for the evangelization of their fatherland. Thisdesire wascom.
twN‘sNi:toallidrteelsCi are coloured persons,
invitation was given for missionariesrfi e.tziTtwhaekheatioar
to the climate. climate. two
rrh
eo futs
use
of
adaptedspontaneous
txyluesnoicautfeodrintoalt
a.-I:iBt2,erpool
members;
gift of an opulent mar-
hohas done much for the civilisation.
INCREASE OF MEMBERS ctenhutoielngvnstrestlit eet
sailedi
constitutions rzf litohli,ne residenceai sNir,oieralte
errhtpeeloircost
Iht,uhNsve
ATFIENZU IN TIIE MANCHESTER
time last year this excellent institution
numbered Africa.---Liverpool
ric3l.—This •
present number is 2.oCih; show-
ing an increase itAlie
bers. We believe sar" period of the year of MI twits-
department, the that,institution in every respect, and in almost eve-y
_ tion is in a satisfactory, and, indeed,
aouriahing state.—
Illanchester Guardian.

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SUN OFFICE, &vex o'Clook.

-1" PRICES OF SHARES
IN ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM
lES' STOCK.

From tie Official List,
PUBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING

LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16.
JOINT-STOCK BANNS.

Dividend Aeasnuat
Name of CompsAy. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
------ -.- -
A s. d. £ s. d.
Australasia ••.... • • • • a 40 0 0 40 0 0 27%
Britsh North American 41. . 60 • 0 50 0 0 44%
Commergila of London 51. pe cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 21%
colonial.. SI. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26%
London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. b 0 0 0 10 0 0 13%
Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 I
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 46
Ditto, New... •••• .. ' SI. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1734
National of Ireland - 81. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 19%
Nat. Provucial of En. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 I 36
Ditto, New.
Ualon of Australia •. • • - 9.5 0 0 25 0 0 24%
Union of London. - - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12
nrstrautawca COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
was of Company per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
A s. d. £ B. 4.
Albion ••••••• • • • • • • • 3/. 101 500 0 0 50 0 0 74
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20
_ditto Marine. ••• • • . 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 i • 0 6%
, e................ 138.6 d. pr sh. 10 0 0 6 0 0 16
British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7%
Clericl,Med.& Gen.Llll 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6%
County .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Crown • •• • • f 69Z-ssan. 4.1 40 0 0 8 0 0 -
Nagle ...... •. • • 6s. II 0 0 50 0 8%
Economic Life. •••• . •• 15&P,eorLebts1 1000 0 0 250 9 I
Eng. & Scot. Law ••• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3
European Life ••• • • • 534 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Freemasons' .. •••• • • - Si. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
(Robe - 1423(
Guardian •••••• . • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 51
Imperial Fire •• ••• • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 II 0 I 240
Imperial Life •••• • • - • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16%
Indemnity Marine •• • • 1/. sh. & be. 100 II 0 il3 1 29
taw Life •••••• • • • . . IL Ss. 100 0 0 10 0 II 50
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6%
London Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1534
London Ship •.•• • • .• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 I 15%
Marine .. ••••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 lb I 0 10N
Med.ln wild & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
National Loan Fund • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 111 0 234
National Life ••••• • .. • Si. per cent. 100 0 0 80 0 934
Palladium Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 41 0 2 11 0 2/. 2s. I
Plimilx. ...... ...... .. 3/. p. et. & be. - - 205
Protector Life ........ 51. per cent. 20 0 I 1 0 0 11. 3s.
Provident Life........ 1/. 53. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24
Rock Life. 41. 8 11 0 010 0 4%
Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Steak. - 180
Sun Fire - -
Ditto Life • •• • • • 11. Sc. 18
- -
Universal Life
LIST OF scomurxsz COMPANIES' PILIC3I2I
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
_-• ------ ---
Ji i. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland ..... 61. per cent. 100 0 I 171
Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 162
British LinenCornpany 81* per cent. - 100 041 224
opal Bank •• •• 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 160
arZaißank 6l. per cent. -. 10 0 0 15
r...rastscoUand 7341. pr cent. - 50 0 41 95
. . ..•Denk.••••• •• 6/. per cent. - 60 0 0 8435
•of iiiisOand Bank 61. per cent. - 6 0 0 7z.
‘ , 21..10.k.• •• •• 61. per cent. - 10 I 0 14%
. Mak.. ••• • • . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 11%
Caledonian Bank ...•• 7341. pr cent. - 2 10 41 5%
Edirtb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. - 5 0 0 7%
City of GLwow Bank . 51. per cent. - 815 0 14%
Adottish,Unlon Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 1%
lieretlles Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1434
Instil*. Co. of Scatlnd.. 51. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10
•Tikrth Ildash Incur... 51,41. pc cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28%
Cledonian Fire Incur. 10/. per cent.lloo 0 0 10 0 0 24%
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 18%
!din. & Glasg. Rallway 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 77
Ditto, % Mares •• • . 61. percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 19
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 213(
Ocasew & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. percent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70
mairri& Ortlick Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 21
Glsgw & Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 45
Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. ,25 0 0 All paid. 3534
staiehu.d LiteAssernce.l 51 per cent. 180 0012 10 0 8

DOCKS.

Dividend Amount
Name es Company. per of i Paid.
Annum. Share.

Price.

A s. d. 1 £ s. d.
Commercial . -
E land West ?Mild- 53x,1. pr cent. Stock. - 1354
E (Country • .... •• .1 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 -2)
Lmdon .... • .......• 1439 /. pr cent. Stock. - 117%
St Katharine .. • j 5 per cent. I Stock. - 1083(
Southampton •• • • j 41. per cent. i 59 0 0 50 0 0 30
CANALs.
4 ' i .i Dividend
Names of 4 ,Dividend Names of *
Price. .. per Price.
,D4rnpanies. Is , per Companies. : . _
.111411LIEl.
Annum. cn
£'l 1 £
Ashtn & Oldhi 97 5/.55. p c 70 Monneenthsh 100 91. 160
Ashby-d-14-Z 113 41. 72 Mntgomrysh 100 5!. 98
Barnsley . • -1160, 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 95
Basingstoke.. 100' - - Neath ••• . • • 100 201. 365
Brknlc&Abrg 150, 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/. 260
Cromford .. • • 100, 181. 150 leak Forest .78 31. 40
Dudley. • • ...11001 4/. - Regent's ••• • 33 11. 26%
Dung .• • ... jlOO 8!. 73 Rochdale .. •• 85 41. 54
Ellemre&Chs,l33 4/. 65 Shropshire .. 125 81. -
Erewash . -1100, 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130
Forth & Clyd 100, 4/. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. p. c. 11
WandJunctnlloo 71. 100 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 300
Gninti Unionllool 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230
Glamorgusii.'l72l 1"1. 210 Stourbridge .. 145 201. 270
t; }.r & Brkly'loo - - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. -
(Grantham • .1150' 12!. 100 Severn and -1 .6 u. Bs. 32
Uudderstleld.) 57 20 Wye Rail. '''
Kereat & Avid 39 7s. 6d. 22 Trnt &MI 50 301. -
Lancgster .•• I 47 1/. 10. 40 sey, 4 sh.
Leeds& Lirrp 'lOO 341. 525 ,Thams &Med 19 - 10
Leleter .. • • !140 10/. 103 Worcstr az}
78 21. 44
Leicstr & Nth 83' 4/. 60 Binning.
Loughborogh,l42l 701. 1 850 Wilts lz Brks 67 11. 11
vre.TEN.-377011.85
Dividend Amount
Name of reraraiY•
An nu Per Slu et ' Paid. trice.
m. m
- ..----,---
Z s, d.
East London.. •. • ....-; r 8!. 100 0 I - 210
41/and Junction .. •• • • 3!. 46 13 4 - 90
Kent •.•.• • • • • • ...... 21. lei, 100 0 0 - 65
Vauxhall ...... •.. . . . 51. per cent. 100 0 I 57
West Middlesex ••• • .. 41.165. pr ct. 13 12 9 - 130

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this Night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Ilth of Victoria,
cup. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 10th day of
January, 1846.
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ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

NoteJ issued ....„ 26,541,200

Government debt 11,015,100
Other securities... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bul-

lion T ... 11,006,127
Silverbullion..... 1,535,073

£26,541,200
M.

£26,541,200
IARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
tary, 1846.
PARTMENT. _

Deed 1i . lsth day of Jam

Government secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight
Annuity)
Other securities 15,273,096
Notes
Gold and silver
coin 653,183

X 34,735,181
.RSHALL, Chief Cashier.
try, 1846.