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

T.TS
INTERESTING TO NATURAJ--I
Lately a pair of birds, somewhat like the throspecio
niavis, but :artier and evidently of a different so
r
were observed building their nest near the top °tsar),
the loftiest trees in the small plantation at the 4dl
Pitcullen, in this neighbourhood ; and were alluoi
proceed with their work, with no other intern,;
than occasionally an attempt by two jackdaws
them, as was supposed, of their building 111,6 4'
,
but who were always beaten off. About a i°oo
after, two birds were observed carrying pro'
their young ; and believing them to be starlings,
tleman in Perth was desirous of having the Yutl.P,r,
for the purpose of training them up, and
view had them taken from the tree on theie
of Friday week, being four in number and
well fledged, but having a good deal
cat's-hair on them. On taking them t°,
however, it was found on examination lust
were fieldfares, a species of bird that appear in tga.,
try about Michaelmas, and leave in February er..;
and the only way of accounting for their 1310117
this season may be the mildness of last t,
Finding they were not starlings they were
the
to Pitculleti on the day after being taken from
but by this time the parent birds had left the
and in order to bring the young brood we
wing and provide for themselves, the familYoi
Kilgour, at Pitcullen, undertook the charge
and led them all Saturday and Sunday, Plat,
in a basket, and suspending them from a 118',01,
shade of the house in the open air during
and taking them into the house during tqii.
to protect them from the cold and dew. 011 ha,
morning, after feeding them, and placing the 'tc'
its usual place for the day, the Family were as
(and it is the following facts that chiefly deserefeectif
to find that they were superseded in their au 0
duty by a hedge-sparrow, who commenced to
young brood with unremitting diligence, and 61
to do so, although each of them was more tha'l
its own size. On Tuesday, the two largest too;
and went on the plantation where the'lbli
hatched; but one of them finding, perhaps
was better cared for by its little friend that,
about on the branches, soon returned to WO
That day being very rainy the three (the othero,
having returned) were put in a cage and put inhhe
little above where they were suspended to
near to the window, which was left open to au
provision-carrier ; and this with the view of ,
them dry, and preventing them leaving till s'
strong. Here the little sparrow joined the? j
window, continuing its labour of love by feedur
between the wire of the cage with the greatest)
ranee, and occasionally hopping about on the ttiti
side the cage. The above sparrow sets a bead
ample to man, and it would be well did he profit
—Perthshire Courier.

RAILWAY SHARE

EXETER, JULY 10.
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STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Central Corn. Itid
30s.—Exeter and Crediton, 1 dis,—London and Way"
Eastern Counties, Perpetual, No. 2, p. _ _

MANCHESTER, JULY 10.
STOCK EYCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nat„cailo
ton, and Eastern Junction, Iy9 dis.—Birkenhead, 18"
Cheshire Junction, 3-16 p.—Boston, Stamford, and
16s. dis.—Buckingham and Bletchly Junction, %
Junction, 1 dis.—Derby and Crewe, 4% p.—Derby;
Worcester Junction, 1% dis.—Eastern Counties,
1 p.—East Lancashire, 7 4-16 p.—Edinburgh and Gino
p.—Exeter and Exmouth, 10s. 6d. dis.—Glasgow
1 dis.—Grand Union, 155. 6d. dis.—Great Grimsby an" if
an
d
dia.—Ditto, Extension, 275. dis.—Great Grimsby on/
slop, 21/2 dis.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford. to*
and Birmingham, T. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and 11- 411?
—Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, and Southport, la.tel.ei
chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, ,
mingham, 831/—Ditto, Quarters (C), 9 c.
Leeds Extension, 2% p.—North British, Carlisle Bra!'
North Staffordshire, 3 9-16 p.—Oldham Districts,l dis. 90s
Birkenhead, 16s. dis.—Freston and Wyre, Halves (A)' PA
Extension, 14 dis. —Sheffield and Manchester, QuartcP),/
—Shrewsbury. Wolverhampton, &c., p.—Soulll
Dover, Halves, No. 4, % p.—West Riding Union,2
and Carlisle, 1% dis,
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LEEDS, JULY 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Cody
tension, 345. p —East Lincolnshire, 4y, p.—Groat.,d
Sheffield, 47 dis.—Ditto, Extensions, 31s.
Manchester, 1% dis.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6.f0,
Bradford, 38% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 234 p.—Dim
p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 51. 12s. dis.—Newcastle and P'lfp
Lion, Extensions, 10 p.—North British, Half SharestA
Carlisle Branch, 15s. p.—Wakefield, Pontefract, a„Pirecir
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 325. 6d. 141/4
275. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1%
Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 19s. p.—NortliStatiors..,,,
—North Western, 2s. p.—West Riding Union, 41' '
and Glasgow Union, 375. 6d. (Bs.
HULL, JULY 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North Britlslll 01;
111—Ditto, Carlisle, 395. 9d.—Axbolme, 1 o'4
12s.—East Coast, 10.-11(2R and Barnsley Junction,o,
cester and Birmingham, yi —Leicester and Tamed 01/4
London and York, 28s. 9d.—Manchester, Buxton, "-6'
Is.—North Western, 245. 6cl.—North StaffordshireW
land % dis.—West Riding Union, 4% —Yorkshire and
12s. 6d.
$) SHEFFIELD, JULY 10. a "
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STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are —Grimsby 0....0
tension, 275. dis.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 18s. dis. cod
and Dock, 2% dis.—East Lincolnshire, % diS.--P
colnshire, 7s. dis.

YORK, JULY 10. tel, 4
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STOCK ExcliAtioz.—The sales are—Eastern .
sion, 2/. Is. 6d.—London and York, 1/. 95.-3.in';del,
Matlock, and Midland, 31. ls.—Newcastle and Be' -0%1
castle and Darlington, New, 101. 18a. 9d —North
Extension, 21. s.—North Staffordshire, 61. 25.--I'Tnpltta
4s. Gd.—York and North Midland, Extension, 3.5""
West Riding Extension, 13.
GLASGOW, JULY 9. f Ea
STOCK EXCLIANOE. —The sales are—Caledonian
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 225,-400 j
way, 10s. 31.—Glasgow General Terminus 85,4—`"„c. 64' jis
fast Union, 46s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Terminus,
0101 F
Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 33s.—Glasgow, Airdriaixr,
Junction, 325. Gd.—lnverness and Elgin, 21s. 6d.—
and Ballymena, 44s.—Lesmahagow,
Central, 19—South Midland, 275.

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COLONIAL-OFFICE. —On Thursday , nes it.
paper was printed, containing the correspondence
taken off
taken place between the late Colonial Secretwa•Yoilli
the M.
stone) and the Lords of the Treasery on
an Assistant Secretary for the Colonies. The CO'
required to contain the minutes or orders 11; tiso ,
the year 1833 relating to the establishment t dad
office. The first minute, or, rather order, 'W"' Ae,r
17th of September, 1834, when Lord Montea. tick,
Spring Rice, held the seals of the Colonial-01701
on the 29th of August, 1839, when Lord I\° of tit'
Colonial Secretary; the third was in October It( ~
year, when Lord John Russell was Colonial SecosOf
fourth in the same month ; the fifth, from tgholep
Lord, in January, 1840; the sixth, from Lord fie 0
vember, 1845; and the seventh and eigu,ti thee
Secretary Gladstone, on the 17th of April allortllf
May last. These several documents set ire;
cessity of alterations in the internal toss 11l
the Colonial-office, and her Majesty 3Vt9 0111fi
Council to sanction the alterations, which jot! ;I
obtained. Lord John Russell, in his comlntteit,
Lord President in January, 1840, showed tutlet4:
of dispatches and letters received for the t itrj
three years had not in any year been less than o cell
of those a very large number were so volumini° 0111 A
often numerous enclosures, that the wilt"! ferPV
lection far exceeded in bulk what might be 1° 01 ,
1 AP
mere consideration of the number alone. ...° (l. le
Secretary Gladstone applied to appoint,ii. le .
things) an Assistant Under Secretary, at I,uni f itor
should also be placed on the Colonial Land inito D‘V
Commission. The appointment was allowed.aol,l
the 18th of May last, and a gentleman (Mr.l",esre,,,t.
had been a clerk in tthe office a number of )of tv
spoken of in high terms by the several hes°
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was promoted to the first class.
4.,, sit/ de
RIBANDIS3I IN SLIGO.—We regret ..- s 0-4)
bandism is still rife in this country. It is to 1.1,ed,,:e
most incomprehensible systems that ever eXis' tO,
know that no good has ever proceeded from it' e'i:
the signs for the present quarter, to show that Ali
well their proceedings are known; and we 0°,,,, s'i„'?
that there is scarcely a magistrate in the coca ';'01 „v
in full possession of their signs. We do not 0:„0,,t,
gisnf
so! tThheepurpose of warning thena.lt
people hunted down by the police and bloochworit
sTshweohrdasrvaerset—wiQunbe:tilwavte.e:Vii,
fish tahnoaseisti
son is wet." Answer—"l"a
—" It will disoblige the poor." Answer—",:;if
,Il
on them." The quarrelling words, though MD If
oh
called by another name, are—" Be calm, `- ' titto4
your advice." The signs of recognition Ar!herl_adv3`
fingers of the left hand to the shirt collar on 'bt Oro
countersigns are, the two first fingers of the ri,g,„0116)
tip of the left ear. The folly of all this would
.eher
if the consequences were not so serious.— Sllehipeie
CHINESE GEOGRAPHY.—Among the l'
exhibited in Paris at the Hotel of the Minister °fiegdo
is one which offers a peculiar interest as e° ,s
of v
of science in the Celestial empire; it is A 132"rivh°
presented by the grand mandarin of Cante°,„,.'aphette
to prize it very highly. The Chinese geZ the
ranged the earth after his fashion ; forZnely is rep,y
peninsulas nor isthmuses; the isthmus of ''h es itsel, 40
a magnificent arm of the sea, which detac'the 117;to „
Mediterranean in order to throw itself into A the ,01
isthmus of Panama is likewise wanting, an rocs
rvei
this direction are joined together by the sante P of 9
is also no question either of the Pyrenees norif di
and the great mountains of America are scaree'Ble.fi
As a compensation, China occupies nearly thr4,-nr i
the globe, and the other parts of the world '''' if
countries of no importance. tOtt:
•
CANINE GRATITUDE.—A mastiff belong.;n-TOV
had taken a great dislike to a man whose hu„o9. eV'
him frequently to the house. Being much 4:tlfre 'lt'
antipathy, and fearful of the consequences, lie 'ATI
owner of the dog to endeavour to remove the Sy,
animal to him. This he promised to do, and ble, C
in the following manner by acting on the °,,cl/14ei
of the dog. Watching his opportunity, he O;;), jll 1"1
accident, pushed the dog into a well in the Y'-‘110;00111/
allowed it to struggle a considerable time• l3i0"4,11
seemed to be getting tired, the tanner desired n be:t e
to pull it out, which he did. The anirnale,°lo tlllbG
cited, fawned upon his deliverer, as if senr 000
saved his life, and never molested him itgenevel4
trary, he received him with a kindness when 0'
and often aecompauied him a mile or two on '-
Anecdotes of Dogs.
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Cf. i
BIRTHS. u ,01, ,
~,,
On the 6th inst., at t onbridge Wells, the lad,' °' IP° i
Hampstead-road, of a son. , fOilif!'"
On the 6th inst., at Bitteswell Vicarage, Le.ce-t° r
di
the Rev. George 31onnington, of a son. , rot'.
On the 7th inst., at Caversham, the lady 0' - oill
thington, Esq., of a son. _ ~,,bertilt
On the 7th inst., at Stockwell, Surrey, Mrs. it,a-0-1" ,
Oli n the 7th inst., at Pembroke Cottages, Caledow i
, Mrs. Leopold Droosten, of a sou. sth t
On the 7th inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Major
eo'
daughter.
wife of .'" „
On the Bth inst., In Russell-square, the W-- ovitt
jun., Esq., barrister-at-law, of a son. r f - 0614 11
On tha 4th inst., at Regent-square, Mrs. waige..,
(70,-
On the sth inst., at Ilinde-street, Manchester.° .„4 I
Benjamin, of a daughter. i Dt''''
On the nth inst., at St. James's-road, IlolloW'w
of -

of a daughter
MARRIED.
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Lambe ,ot A
On the Sth inst., at Iver, Captain it obert ,10,..Y i.
Royal .Navy, to Frances, daughter of the Right " ' ,Jo' 1
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. • ori .I,
DIED. Sort° Or/
. On the 3d inst , at Cantray, county of Nairn'
,Alet r!
al P
C. Davidson, Esq , aged 37. fliiiii, '- ' re,'
On the 3d inst., at Ashling House, Hants, o", ' '
Of' Rev. Dr. William Morgan, aged-S3: ”f on, '''
On the sth last., at Notting-hill, Kensinb— . 40!
worth, aged 90. . - of 9
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Londoni• Printed and Published by I‘ll:7ltr,„,foLcat
Strand, Printer, at The Szin Office, N 0.112,, '''..es— "-
of the Savoy, ia the County of idiCh"-- '
11, 1845.