The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-27 00:00:00

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BRIDGES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price,
Annum. Share.
.......
X. e. d. X. E. d.
Charing-cross ...... - - - 25 0 0 -
Southwrk, Nw Sub• Av. - 632 12 8 -2%
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 15
Waterloo ............ - 100 0 0 - 4
Ditto Old Ann. oft!. 11. 55. 4d. - 60 • 0 28
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 24%
Vauxhall .... • • • Av. 11. 17s. 70 10 3 - 24
WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price.
1 Annum. Share.
-- -
X s. d. X s. d.
Birmingham..... .... 18s. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
East London.. • • • • • • • 81. 100 0 0 - 170
Grand Junction •• •• .• 21. 10s. 41 13 4 - 80
Kent • • •• •• • • • • • • • • • • , 31. 10s. 100 • 0 - 74
New Rivr Lndn Brdge ; 21. 10s. - - 05
Vauxhall ...... • • • • • • 1 151. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 100
West Middlesex . . . 161.05. pr cnt.. - - 117
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
1 Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
£ e. d. £ 5. d.
Albion • • • • • • • • •• • • •• 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 • 0 75
Alliance Brit. and For. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 11 • 0 -
Ditto Marine.- • • •• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 0 0 0 -
Atlas .
British Commercial • • 7s.per share 50 0 0 i 0 0 1%
Clerid,Med.&Gen.Life t pr ct.& IN. 100 0 0 IS • 6 IS
County • • • • • • • • • • .• • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 • -
14s. 00 0 0 5 0 0 13
Eagle
Eng.& Scot. Law •• .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 12 6 -
European Life • • • • • • 5) per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. -
FamilyEndowmut Soc. 41. & be. 100 II • 4 I I -
Freemasons' .• • •• • • • • Cl. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 -
Globe - 114%
Guardian ............ 51. 100 0 0 36 10 0 43
Imperial Fire •• ...• •• 121, per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 215
Imperial Life •• •• •• • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 I • 14%
Indemnity Marine- •• 11.1 h. & bs. 100 0 • b 13 1 28
Law Fire • • • • • • •• • • • • - 100 I 0 2 10 0 2%
Law Life.... •... •• .. 11. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 I -
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 41 10s.
London Fire • • • • • • • • 10s. 25 • 6 12 10 0 13%
London Ship .
Marine • • • • • • • • • •• .. - 100 0 0 15 0 0 $d
Med. Inylid&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2%
national Lean Fund 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 -
National Life. -
Palladium Life Bl. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 11 185.
- - - -
Pocenix - - 137
Pi otector Life• • •• • • • 54. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 -
Provident Life.• • ..• .• 11. 55. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26
Rock Life • • • • •• • • • ... 45. 1 0 0 0 10 0 4%
itoyal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 172
Sun Fire. - - 1 197
Ditto Life . • • - - 49
Universal Life-. • • • • 10% pr cat. 100 0 0 9 0 0 -
Victoria Life . - - 4 0 0 -

, LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 23.
T. H. WAKLEY V. HEALEY.
In a brief report of this case in The Sun of Monday,
in which it was stated that a verdict was returned fur
the plaintiff with 40s. damages, we omitted to state that
Sir Frederick Thesiger, in opening the case for the
plaintiff, did not ask for damages, but solicited only the
"mere verdict of the jury" in vindication of the plain-
tiff's character.

SHIPWRECKS AND HARBOURS
OF REFUGE.
(From the Cornwall .Royal Gazette.)
NEWQTJAY.—On Sunday cvering' the wind blowing a
storm from the S.W., with a very heavy ground sea on
the west, the schooner London, of St. Ives, coal laden,
from Swansea, bound for Portreath, and the schooner
Richard Carnal, with iron, from Cardiff, bound for Leith,
came inside the pier. The wind blew from S. to S.E.,
until both vessels were below Newquay Head, when it
shifted to S.W., and blew a storm, and had not Newquay
harbour aforded them protection, they must have been
driven to some port in 'Wales, at a great risk of life and
property. The London is 1110 tons burden, and the
Richard Camel about 130. On Monday, the Thomas,
of Penzance, put in here for shelter during a terrible
ground sea, and too boisterous weather for her to go
further down on the north channel.

PAR.—The coast was visited, early on Friday morning
last, with one of the heaviest gales of wind and sea from
the S.S.W. known for many years; and soon after day
break, when the gale was at its height, a vessel was ob-
served running up the bay apparently in imminent danger
every one expecting her to founder, as the sea at times
completely buried her. She, however, passed Pen-
tewan and Charlestown, when the master tried to gain
Fowey, but was unable to weather the Gribbenhead.
By this it was a most anxious and fearful time. The
people belonging to the harbour soon assembled on the
breakwater, although the sea was then making a com-
plete breach over them, to signalise and render all the
assistance they were able, as this was the last and only
chance left of saving the vessel from destruction. She
accordingly bore away for the pier, and in a few minutes
was got inside the breakwater in perfect safety. The
vessel is the schooner Brilliant, Walter Williams master,
bound from Antwerp to Bristol with grain. The master
of the vessel expresses himself as follows:
" I feel indebted for the preservation of our lives and
vessel, under Providence, to the breakwater of Par, for
had it not been for this noble little harbour of refuge, no
doubt our lives and vessel would have been sacrificed.
(Signed) " WALTER WILLIAMS.
" Par, Dee. 15, 18.48.,
PonTHLEAvEN.—On Thursday morning last, about
eight o'clock, a vessel was seen to founder off Portia.
leaven. She proved to be the James Wearne, of St.
Ives, Captain Thomas Mathews master. She had lately
arrived at Falmouth from the Black Sea, and the wreck
has come on shore. The master's watch has been found
in part of the wreck washed in at Mousehole. The
crew consisted of six men and a boy. The unfortunate
vessel, which sailed for Falmouth on Wednesday night,
was bound for Limerick, with a cargo of corn.
The value of harbours of refuge on a coast by which,
in one channel or the other, two• thirds of the trade of
England passes, has received an illustration during the
past week, both at Par and Newquay. The vessel saved
at Par is the eighth that has been preserved from ship-
wreck by its breakwater, and that without one shil-
ling expense to the owners. Both these harbours owe
their existence to the enterprise and engineering skill
of one gentleman ; nor could skill be more severely
tasked than by the undertaking to form good harbours
in such unfavourable situations. The construction of a
breakwater on the muddy bottom of Tywardreath Bay,
which afforded no foundation, had been deemed by en-
gineers impracticable, and a visitor who can ap-
preciate the value of the result, and these difficulties
to be overcome, will be surprised as much as gratified
to find by what simple yet effectual means these diffi-
culties have been surmounted. Newquay is thus far
only the germ of a great undertaking. It is a
scheme on a grander scale and of bolder conception.
If it succeed, and the success which has attended the
past enterprises of Mr. Trefiry is a pledge that his plans
have been laid with a full consideration cf all the ditficul-
ties to be overcome, it will be a work of more real value
to the commercial interests of the kingdom than almost
any upon which the State has lavished its resources. A
harbour of refuge, where the largest ships may find safe
anchorage in all times of tide, midway between Milford
Haven or Lunday, and the Land's End, would be a
boon chose value can scarcely bo estimated, not only for
the protection it would afford to life and property, but for
the confidence it would give to shipping in putting to
sea. We trust, therefore, that his valuable life will be
spared to complete this great work, or at least, that he
may so far carry it out as to command the confidence of
the mercantile interest and public authorities; that, if
all that may be necessary to the execution of the com-
plete plan should exceed the powers of an individval,
the requisite aid may be afforded by the Government.

FIVE CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH IN A PEDLAR'S
CART.—FAVERSHAM, DEC. 24.—Mr. J. Hiude, one of
the coroners for Kent, held an inquiry yesterday (Sa-
turday), near this town, respecting a very appalling oc-
currence. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that
in the course of Friday afternoon a pedlar, of the name
of John Davey, was hawking in the vicinity of White-
hill, in the parish of Ospringe, about two miles and a
hall from this town. In order to vend his goods at the
different farms and other dwellings, he, with his
wire, left their van in a by road, which leads
from Whitehill to Spalding. It was like those used
by hawkers, a perfect travelling habitation. It had a
tilt to it, Iv) ich tore five of their children, the eldest
about eight years of age and the youngest six months.
These, with the vehicle and goods, were left in charge of
a girl, seventeen years of age, and a boy who is in his
leventh year. On reaching a place called Plumford
Farm, the boy, perceiving a threshing machine at work,
asked the man ho was driving the machine to give him'
some traw, the weather being very inclement. The
man refused, end the lad then proceeded to gather some
of the loose straw that was lying about. Having cel-
l( etc d a handful, he called the eldest girl, his sister,
ho was in the van, to carry it. She did so,
but, unfortunately, whi;st arranging it, a portion of
the straw touched the fire, and instantly the whole
mass was in a blaze. The girl ran out, and screamed
fur help, and the boy, as if from fright, ran
away, apparently perfectly unable to render the least as-
sihtance. A party of labourers speedily arrived, but,un-
fortunately, not knowing that the pour children were in-
side, exerted themselves in suppressing the flames. They
dragged the vehicle into an adjacent fie'.d, and, on sub-
duing the fire, they discovered the charred remains of
the five creatures. It is needless to state that life in
each case was quite extinct. Mr. Rush, assistant to Mr.
Hoare, surgeon, of this town, was quickly in attendance,
but his efforts were of no avail. The jury returned a
verdict of accidental death in each case, and the Coroner
reprimanded the father for the imprudence he had exhi-
bited in reference to the safe keeping of his children.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, DEC. 26.—Cap-
tain 13/3nne's company arrived at head quarters on Sun-
day afternoon from Devonport. Captain Harrison's
company, 11th Battalion, has received orders to proceed
to Languard Fort and Hare ich on Tuesday next, to
relieve the soldiers of Captain Turner's company at those
stations. Captain Harrissn's company, on their arrival,
are to send out four recruiting parties to Suffolk and
Norfolk. There is now no doubt that a considerable
augmentation of this branch of the service will take
place, as it is intended the troops of the Royal Horse
Artillery, the field batteries, and the officers, non-com-
missioned officers, and men of the battalions are to take
the routine of duty in the East Indies, or in any part of
the world where their services may be required.
Tim CHRISTMAS TREE AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—A
Christmas tree is annually prepared, by her Majesty's com-
mand, for the royal children. The tree employed for this
festive purpose is a young fir, about 8 feet high, and has
six tiers of branches. On each tier or branch are ar-
ranged a dozen wax tapers. Pendant fropm the branches
are elegant trays, baskets, bonboarders, and other recep-
tacles for sweetmeats, of the most varied kind, and of all
forms, colours, and degrees of beauty. Fancy cakes, gilt
gingerbread, and eggs filled with sweatmeats, are also
suspended by variously coloured ribands from the
branches. The tree, which stands upon a table covered
with white damask, is supported at the root by piles of
sweets of a larger kind, and by toys and dolls of all de-
scriptions, suited to the youthful fancy, and to the seve-
ral ages, of the scions of royalty, for whoae
csnhet gi
rnretacetinipfidiceeadnttifooinrs
theyaffi xe la tore thedlsdPoille
,liciOnbTonh,e norosuntheeropfrees
it, so that no difference of opinion in the choice of
dainties may arise to disturb the equanimity
ofthe s
trious juveniles. On the summit
of the
tree standsl theu
!small figure of an angel, with outstretched wings, holding
in each hand a wreath. Similar trees are arranged in
various apartments of the Castle for the Duchess of
Kent and the royal household. These trees are objects
of much interest to all visitors at the Castle, from Christ-
mas-eve, when they are first set up, until Twelfth-night,
when they are finally removed. They are not accessibleto the curiosity of the public, but her Majesty's visitors
accompany the Queen from room to room to inspect
them when they are illuminated. Her Majesty, i s
tree is
furnished by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, whilst
that of the Prince is furnished according to the taste of
her Majesty. The other trees are jointly provided by
her Majesty and the Prince, who plan and arrange the
gifts of the table.—lllustrated News.
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY. —As was to be ex.
panted, there has not been so brisk a market this day as
for some time past. The holiday season has in part
contributed to this, but the late advance in the raw ma-
terial has been so great that such buyers as are anxious
to operate have been prevented doing so to any great
extent. It is evident, however, that the demand for
goods, both at home and abroad, is still increasing, and
that the late improvement has arisen from the most legi-
timate source. For the last twelve months our pro-
ducers have kept their stocks as low as possible, the
result of which has been that the first increase of de-
mand produced considerable competition amongst the
buyers. That competition has continued to increase up
to the present time; and, 'except the price of the raw
material is raised to a factitious standard, there is no
doubt that state of things will continue for some
time to come. The prospects at the termination of the
year are certainly brighter than for some years past.
JEALOUSY AND SUlClDE.—Yesterday evening, be-
tween five and six o'clock, a young woman committed
suicide by precipitating herself into the Thames, Bank-
side, Surrey. It appears that she had been drinking at
a l public house in Blackfriars•road with a young man,
when another female entered, to whom he paid greater
attention, and the unfortunate woman, smarting under
the slight, left in tears, and though followed by her male
friend, who failed in reconciling her, she must have im-
mediately proceeded to put her design in execution, as
he had not parted from her more than ten minutes when
the alarm of her self-destruction reached him, on his
return home.