The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-27 00:00:00

DOCIES.
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Dividend Amount
Name of Company. Annum. Share.
£ B. d. £ s. d.
C ,mmercial .• • • ....• 41. per cent. Stock.
118
%
East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock.
E tst Country •• . ... 255. per sh. 100 0 0
10134
21
London .• •• • • ..... • . 5/. pr cont. Stock.
Ditto Bonds •.• • • ... 41. per cent.
St• Katharine ........4 per cent. Stock. 73%
Ditto Bonds ••• • • ... 4%1. pr cent.
Siutliampton •• • • •• 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 ;
GAS.-LIGHT AND CONE COMPANIES.
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Dividend Amount
Name Annum. Share.
-------- -------.--- ---
X. s. d. X. a. d.
British ••••••• • • • • • • • 11. ;40 0 0 18 0 0 16
Ditto Provincial.. • • 1/. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 23
Bristol . • ••• • • ...... 161. per cent. 20 0 0
ilrigliton
City of London .. •• • • 101. ,100 0 0 100 0 0 250
...:outinentalConsolidat. .pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0
Ditto, Now • • ...... 85s. pr share 50 0 6 37 10 0 1
Equitable.. ••••• . •• .. 458. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0,; 36
Imperial • • .......... 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 67:%
Independent ......... 6/. per cent. ,40 0 0 40 0 0 64
Londou•. •••••• • • • • • • 50 90500 0 1
— 5 O 0 0 50 0
Vhcenix .••.. • • ...... 51. per cent. 150 0 0 46 0 0 31
ilatelitT .. •••..• • • • • • 51. 1 (100 00'A0 0 k 75
eitited General .• .... 4%1. pr cent. \5O 0
50 0 0 50 0 0 15
Westminster Chartered 31, 0 52
Ditto, New •••• • • • • 12s. 50 0 0 10 00 , 10%

C.11.1%7121.265.
, i
Names of ;' 2.., ,DPrideud ~b., Names of la; Dividend
Companies. 111 i per I ' "'"e' Companies. :a Per Price.
.0 Anntun.
1 c [Annum.' v.:
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,X I X
lahtutc OM ; 97' 51. pe I 80 Macclesfield . 100 -
i-
3arnsley. •• • 'l6Ol 121. 180 Neath ••• • • • 100 181.
rkuk&Abrg ii 1501 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 190
itirmingham ' 351 41. 80 Peak Forest. 78 3/. -
J
oventry..- 1001 251. - Regent's ••• • 33 11. ss. 18*!•;',
ort,v ••. • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale.. •• 85 , 41. 54
Ells i re&Chs 133 565. 47 Somrset Coal 150' 71.105. 130
&rev, ash • - 100 32!. - Do.LkFdSt 12161. p. c. -
grand.] unctii 1001 5/. 77 SHIN &Wore 140 281. 290
.IrandSurreyllool 145
- 35 Shrewsbury.. 125 101. 285
51. -
.rand Unionl 100 i 11. 108. 25 Stonrbridge.. 2
irantham - 150 - - Severn andl 26 11. 80. 24
Sennt St Avu 391 7e. 6d. 47,,i Wye Rail. j
Leeds& Livrp 100' 341. - Warwick&l .
Leicester .... 140 101.
75 Ilirming. j 'OO 41'
t.elestr &Nth 83 41. 36 Warwick& I
100 31. -
..oue;hborogli 142, 701. - Napton..
Nionmouthsh 1001 81. - Worcstr &I
79 21, 39
Mntoemrysb 100 - - Binning.
MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Mks - 11. 11

CAST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
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Dividead Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. I
Annum. Share.
----- ----- ----- \--- .
X s. d. X a. d 1
.tank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. par cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 195 ]
Caledonian Bank •• •• • 7% percent. 10 0 0 \ 210 0 41. Os •
\
city of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1154
Clydesdale Bank •• • • ••6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12%
Commercial Bank
Eastern Bank •••• - • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 lO 0 C 91.195.
Edinb.Se Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 5%
Exchange link of Scot.. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 37
isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
National Bank ...... -6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13%
Northof Scotlandßank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3/.155.
North British Bank
.• • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 2
Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 118%
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 :-0 0 0 80
'Postern Batik •••• • • - 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 \ 67%
:Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 20 0 2%
B. Accord. Life awl Fire - 20 0 0 0110 Os Od
ilritish Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 Os Od
aledonlan Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 20 0 2
City of Glasgow Life.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 4s
Edinburgh Lite Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 12 10 0 17
East of Scotland Life.. - 10 00 0 015 0 1 18.0 d.
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 46s 6d
Ilereules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 i 1
lipmr. Co. of Scetind.. at. per cent. 100 0 0 10 00 0 7
0 11. 68
Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1
Mercantile Life -•• .• - 10 0 0 010 0 45. Od.
National Fire and Life
5%1.
ip.
perr cent. 10
2001100
000
000
20
00
00 20252.0,1
North British Insur. ••1 0 0 175.0 d.
i North & West of Scot. 61. per cent.
20 0 0 011 0 ss.
Scottish Life and Guar.
5 Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life - 10 0 015 0 105.0 d
Insrnce. GAO. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 i 11. Is
Scottish Union
51. per 1 cent. 50 0 0 45 0 9%
''an laid Life • • • • • • • •
1 Cnited Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 023.0,1
ATISCEXAMANEOUS.
P Dividend Amount
' Name of Company. per of \ Paid. Price,
Annum. Share.
1 ---------- I
f X. s. d. \ Z. s. d.
Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 -
✓ Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 4s. 10 0 0 lO 0 0 16
Ditto, half Shares.. - - \2lO 0 -
O Canada .. •••••• • • • • • GI. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 20
d Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - -
City Bonds.. •• . • .... 3%1. pr cent. - - 82
n Comp. C ppr Mors Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.Lbs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Equitable Ileversionry 51, pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 911
Gem . Steamli avigatlon 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
London Institution ... - 10
_ -
Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 57
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
TS Royal Mall Steam.... 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 60 0 0 -
South Australian ... - 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
?z, Van Dientan's Land.. 100 0 0 23 0 0 -
-
Universal Salvage .• • • - 25_____.0 0 50 0 -

FATAL TERMINATION TO A WAGER.--YeSterdfly
an inquest was taken by Mr. W. Payne the City Coroner,
in the board room of St. Bartholomew's Ilospital, on the
he
body of Edward Henry Robinson, aged 25 years.
deceased was in the service of Messrs. Piper, the builders
of Bishopsgate. On Friday he returned from dinner,
and ascended a ladder placed against a scaffold on his
employers' premises. lie reached the second floor plat-
form, when he got into a conversation wlth a fellow
he
workman, who bet the deceased a pet of beer th at
would not climb up underneath the ladder with his
bands only more than si h
x rounds high. The deceased
commenced the wager, but before e completed it his
hands slipped, and he fell with great violence to the
ground, whereby he received a compound fracture of the
left thigh. He was removed to the hospital, where h
died on Saturday evening last, epilepsy having super-
e
vened. The coroner and jury strongly condemned the
system of making such foolish wagers, after which a
verdict of " Accidental death" was recorded.
THE LATE LORD GEORGE BENTINCK.—The
Town
Council of Lynn intend holding a meeting during the
course of the present week, for the purpose of adopting
an address to the Duke of Portland, condoling with his
Grace on the death of Lord George Bentinck. Rumour
is already rife with regard to the election of a successor
to the &ceased Nobleman in the representation of the
town. The Protectionists are anxious to invite Lord
John Mann( rs, as being one of the leaders of the party,
and as being an intimate friend of Lord George Bell:
tinck . Mr. G. P. Bidder, the engineer of the Norfolk
line, has been spoken of by a section of the Liberal elec-
inekdeceasedi Noble-
man's elec-
tors. Mr. Raxendlile, who was for a long time past ac-
tivelyassociated s
also
beenslth a
Lord
mentioned G . Belist the u the ,
o Norfolkle.
Estuary, a
man's probable successor.

The thirtieth annual meeting of this society was
held yesterday, at the City of London Tavern, to re-
ceive the report of the directors, to pass the accounts,
and to elect officers for the year ensuing ; Mr. Henry
Pownall in the chair.
The SECRETARY (Mr. George Mence) read the re-
port, by which it appeared that during the past year
eight new pensioners bad been elected on the funds,
and that on the 2d October next four more pensioners
would be elected ; that there were now 53 pensioners
on the funds of this institution (31 men and 22
women), the men receiving 275. per month, the women
18s. per month. Since its establishment in 1818,
862 poor, decayed, and aged persons had been
pensioners on its funds, and 54,6111. had been
distributed in monthly pensions. The finances
of the charity were in a very prosperous state,
many of the old subscribers having increased the
amount of their respective annual subscriptions from
12s. to 11. That it was intended to hold a festival
early in the spring, when a strenuous effort would
be made to add to the permanent funds of the insti-
tution, and the Duke of Bedford, K.G., has kindly
consented to be president of the society for the
ensuing year. The Archbishops of Canterbury and
York, and the Bishop of Llandaff, had also consented
to be vice-presidents. The late Luke Addington,
Esq., had left the charity a legacy of 2001. The
report concluded with a statement of the accounts of
the charity for the past year, showing a sum of
782/. 25., paid to pensioners, a balance in band of
167/. 7s. 7d., and that a balance of 321/. lie. 3d. was
claimed by the charity to be due from the late secre-
tary (Mr. H. F. Richardson) who resigned his office
in September last year. The funded prcperty of the
society amounted to 6,8701.
Mr. LAWRENCE THOMPSON moved the adoption of
the report.
Mr. FOREST (late treasurer of the Lambeth Pen-
sion Society) moved, as an amendment, " That the
report be received, with the exception of the state-
ment of the accounts." Ile had every confidence in
the directors, but he wanted to know how it was that
the late secretary, who had given security for 500/.,
should have been allowed to retain so large a sum of
, money in his hands, and that the directors should
agree to give him two years to pay the amount of his
- deficiencies ?
Some discussion arose on this matter, but the ex-
planations of the directors being deemed satisfactory,
Mr. FOREST withdrew his amendment.
- The report, together with the statement of ac-
counts, were then unanimously adopted.
The Duke of Bedford was then appointed presi-
dent, Luke James Hansard, Esq., treasurer, and the
directors of the past year were re-elected.
A vote of thanks was passed to the directors and
the chairman, and the meeting broke up.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IS
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 1548.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 393
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ••• ••• 45
Turbercular Diseases... ••• ••• 157
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses— 102
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 36
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration 78
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... ••• •••
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. •••
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
04 Diseases of the Skin, &c. ••• •••
Malformations... ..• ••• •••
s% Premature Birth ... ••• •• •••
Atrophy ••• ••• ..• ••• •••
Old Age Of • ••• ••• ••• •••
Sudden ..• ..• •.• •..
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
s" s' Causes not specified

... 64
... 12
... 5

~. 3

IEATIIS FROM ALL CAUSES ...

1,038

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. In the
1841 Five Summers. Week.
West Districts... 300,711 . • 142 .•• 130
A North D.Aricts.. 375,971 •• 182 ... 170
is Central Districts 373,653 ... 178 .•• 198
.od. East Districts ... 392,444 •.. 219 ... 259
6d South Districts.. 501,190 ... 251 ... 281
- -

681 T0ta15........ 1,948,369
Od. Males
01 ell• •••
Females ... •••

BIRTHS IN TUE WEEK.

Males ...
Females ...

... 1,038
-. 541
497

~. 638
... 612

Total ...

... 1,250

TUE WEATUER AND LIARVEST.--The weather
during the past week has been exceedingly favourable
for harvest operations. Scarcely a speck been
visible on the horizon till yesterday morning, which was
cloudy and dull. The sky continued overcast through-
out the whole day, and, about five in the afternoon, a
4i thick and drizzling fog came up with a moderate breeze
from the south-east, which gradually veered in an
1 easterly direction. The fog still continues this morning,
and we fear much that it will, to a considerable extent,
tend to produce heating in the stooks. We trust, how-
ever, that it will blow off in the course of the day.
This, we are happy to say, is the first specimen of foul
weather with which we have been visited since her
Majesty's arrival. The harvest in Lower Deeteide is now
well got in, but in the uplands, and on heavy soils, we
are sorry to state that there is still much to do. The
yield of the crops which have been got in has generally
been found to be satisfactory. Turnips are looking well,
but would be benefited by rain.—Aberdeex Herald of
Saturday.
TAT SALMON FISHERIES. salmonTaihnnedmy ;
April.bu
t T
ffisheriesheym
.
north of the Tweed closed on Thursday. The fisheries in
the Tay have been unproductive and unprofitable to the
lessees upon the whole. The takes were pretty
been farFeb-
ruary,ttyfairrinomuntdheer
proved,
beginning
andu f
June t fell
oeo
rffengreatly
bto
o uttha
eni n
close
oesree March
ge
they
have
the average of ordinary seasons. At some of the stations
they were all but a total failure. The principal circum-
stance in favour of the tacksmen has been the high price
the
increased maintained throughoutdem demand
a itnh et
he season.
by
al This
eheausnbt
eedenfer with-
out precedent; and although partially
On
proof oof n theday
egue
nniirrrya..l ui a p
Williamro du c t ve n
s_oaver the
better k
nwohwonl e
along Londonthe co
market, must also
betbho
epa takentfimoshva
inEn '
DOVER.--
France, Flanders, and Holland, ess
Davison, of
bytahsets
eoefgbEemngelnanedf,
" Jumper," from the number of persons whose lives he
saved from drowning, by jumping overboard, departed
this life. His name and exploits were everywhere
known, and have been talked of for years, from his da•
ring intrepidity in going oft to the shipwrecked mariners
and vessels in distress, and in crossing the Channel with
dispatches in perfect hurricanes, when no other boat's
crew but his own would attempt to launch and put to sea.
—Canterbury Journal.
EXEMPTION FROM POOR-RATES.-011 the 31st ult.
an Act was passed (11th and 12th Victoria, chap. 85)
by which a former Act is continued for a year, exempt-
ing inhabitants from liability to be rated as such in re-
spect of stock in trade or other property to the relief of
the poor.