The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-15 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, JULY 14.

arc tr Forma:amt.—The share market is again worse,
ind prices are lower, with scarcely any business doing. The
transactions were as follow :—East Lancashire, 14 k —Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 4 i—Ditto, Fifths, 8 dis.—Caled.mian
11N London and North-Western. 121 -- Ditto, New
Quarters, 34Q p.— Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire.
z; IA —Midland 42 -4 Ditto, Halves, 014 d is. - S.utb-East-
,rn and Dover. 22—York and North Midland, lBys.
MANCHESTER. JULY 14
pi is &cm:tam:ex.—The share market has been fl it to.
lav, and prices 1 wer. The transactions were as
Lancashire, 14 5 16 Lancashire and Yorkshire
(Preston and Wyre), 434—London and North-Western.
New Quarrers, 3A'4 p —Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham.
• ,tuarters (C), 2 1- lti p. —South-Eastern and Dover, 22
BIRMINGHAM, JuLv
,t,rocK - The
.share market continues weak,
with very little b-siness doing. The transactions. to-day
were altogether unimportant.

TFBTIMONTAL TO ItIS GRACE Ttilit DUKE OF
RICHMOND —The great exertions to procure a distribution
of medals to the surviving heroes of the Peninsular, &c.,
wars, made by his Grace the Duke of Richmond, have in-
duced a subscription for a testimonial, which has been pre-
sented to the N,.ble Ito e. The whole, a most admirable
work of art, has been completed by Messrs. Hunt and
Roskell, and is of massive silver. The design exhibits a qua-
drangular pedestal, on the summit of which is an allegorical
group representing the Duke directing the attention of Bri-
tannia to the merits of her military and naval powers. The
Duke Is in the costume of a peer of the realm, having in his
left hand the memorial to her Majesty while with his right
he directs the attention of Britannia to the figure of Mars
and Neptune. In the hands of Britannia is the war medal
which she is about to distribute. At the angles of the p,des-
tal are grouped military and naval trophies, between which are
panels containing, first, an appropriate in cription; second,
the interview of his Grace with her Majesty in relief, his
Royal Highness Prince Albert standing on the left of her
Majesty ; third a, d fourth, the names of the engagements in
which the troops wee engaged to whom medals have been
given. On the base are four groups, viz , two military.
the first conisting of a Light Dragoon dismounted,
Light Infantryman, a Riflleman, a British Grenadier,
and a Hussar mounted; the second of a Royal Eloise
Artillery-man mounted, Foot Artillery soldier of the
line, a Highlander, and a heavy Dragoon dismounted;
two naval, consisting of marines, sailors, and boys. The at-
titudes selected in these composi ions are those of applause
for the action of the Duke pourtrayed on the summit Be-
tween each group are panels containing the arms, and the
lower base is empanelled with two military and two naval
subjects, viz., the Battles of Vitt_ria and (Mlles ; and those
of the Nile and Trafalgar, which are placed at the appropriate
groups.
To MASH YOUNG PEAR TREES BEAR. 'I was af•
flicted by the sight in my garden for four or Ave years, of
the most luxuriant and thrifty young pear trees which would
not bear, but all their strength ran into wood. Vexed at this,
I resolved to try the experiment of bending down the
branches, so as to check the flow of the sap, and cause them
to form fruit buds instead of wood buds. Accordingly, the
first week of December, 1847, I filled my pockets with
stout twine ; I drove down some pegs into the ground
underneath my trees (which had branched low so as to
make dwarfish heads); I then tied a string to the end of
every long shoot, and gradually bringing down the end of
the limb till it curved down so as to make a considerable
bend or bow, I fastened it in that position, either by tying
the other end of the string to the peg, or to another branch
or a part of the trunk. Accordingly, to my expectation,
the tree next year changed its habit of growth, and set
an abundance of fruit- buds. Since that I have had plenti-
ful fruit crops without trouble—ta4ing good care not to let
many branches grow on the upright system.—Horticulturist.
YoRR. AND LONDON ASSURANCE CoMPANy.—
On Friday an adjourned meeting was held before Master
Blunt, to discuss the balance of a claim amounting to 1,3001.
the exception of the above brought in by the London and ‘Vestminster Bark. The
original loan was ebout 5,0001., which has been repaid to the
bank by the directors, with
ba-
lance. Mr. Roxburgh appeared in support of the claim,
which Mr. Hetherington, on the part of Mr. Goodchap, the
opposed,mainly on the ground that the di•
hadnot „
be
power u nder the deed to borrow money
for the purpose of winding up. After a dry legal argument,
his Honour decided upon allowing the claim, being of opinion
that in the present case the din:future had pet:"447o/dad their
port; itt (=chi
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