The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1869.

SHARE LIST.

onDINARX cstta►tSB AND STOCKS.

raid. Closing MU ince.
'bare itatiwaye. Price. deue.

et Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 77 79
at Caledonian lxo 791 SO4 74.83 79k
at Cambrian
23 Cornwall all 24 1,1
et Dublin & Belfast June lOO 77 79
at Dun„Pcrth, Ab.Junc, lOO 70 72
2) East London all 6 ,
SO -
Do 10 - -
it Glasgow &S. Western lOO 97 99
it Great Eastern .. ,00 37 071 371
at Do. E. Angi. No. 2 lO3
at Great North of Scotland lOO 15 6
et Great Northern lOO 107 'OB
at Do. A stock lOO. 109. 10
et Do. 13 stock lOO ... 124
st Gt S, and W. 01 Ireland lOO 08 . 7
8( (it. Western -Original lto 41 491
st Do. South Wales lOO 54 56
et Do. W. aid.-uxiont lOO 25 27
at Do. Newport lOO 28 10
at Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 1224 'kill 12 4 3
at Lou., Brtgh.,& S. Coast lOO 484 464
/ Do Scrip - -
at I on., Chat., and Dover lOO 165 17 lif
st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - -
at Lon. dr North Western lOO 1154 154 1151
st Lon. & South Western lOO Si 1.9 hi*
st Man., Sliel., & Lincoln lOO 561 57 47 7
at Metropolitan
at Do Extension
10 Do. New rd 10 1,1 41) 10
at Metropolitan District. all 50 52
10 Metrop. St. John's 11 00 1 6 - -
at Miuiaud
at Do, BJIIIIIII. & Derbi 100 8-$ SO
at Nirtll British ...... 100 3sl 351!.,511 5 1
at Do. lLd., l'th., Duo lOO - -
at Nor.Eastern-Berwlea.. 100 1021 1031 303
25 Do. G. N.E purolisst - -
at Do Leeds. ...... ....... 100 58 59
at Do York lOO 921 934
at Do Carliile
at Do Stoe dr Darling lOO 131 131 1134
at North Lon lon
10 Do New 1868
Pt North Staffordshire .....
at North and S.-W. Junction 100 9,1 100
10 Do New £lO shares 7 ...
st Rhymney
at Shropshire Union I. 0 87 58
at South Devon-,..
at South Eastern lOO 754 754 751
at Staines, Wok'harn, & Wok all 12 13
at 'tau Yale too 14s 1..3
• - Do. C
VVateriord At Kilkenny lOO -
l 0 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 -

RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.

st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88
st Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 0 lOO
at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent. 100
st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c 100 ...
st Do: do. 7 per cent 100 ...
at Do. do. Ordinary 100 bU 82
at Do. Midland
st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100
20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... 20
sti Dundee, Perth, aud Aber-
deen Junction lOO 105 107
st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ...
St Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per et IOU
at Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 9 i 99
st Do do N 0.2 100 95 93
st Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 112
St Du East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ...
st Do do B 6 do. 100 ...
st Do do C 7 do. 100 ...
st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ..
at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 70 75
at Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1846 100 ...
st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100
at Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10
st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ...
at Do 43 do do do 100 ...
st Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 ...
St. Do Leeds, Bradford, and
Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ...
et' Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100
St. Great South. and Western
(Ireland) 4 por cent lOO 96 97
st (it. West.— Orig.& J ut.-Itent
dig., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 102 103
st Du. Urig.(B. & 11. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 10)
st Du do 4, per cent. 1650... 10J 88 9
at Do do 4 do do ... 100 78 80
st t.o do 5 per cent. radon. 10J 25 97 95
st Du du Birmingham gnu.. 100 60 78
st Du do du pref... 100
St DO do Chester gua, IOJ tto 85
at Do do do 8 per cent lOO
st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100
st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100
at Do do p.c lOO
st Do do 4s 1859 IOU ...
St Do do 5
at Du West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10J 111 113
st 2d gua. 100 107 111
st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 8 90
st Do do 95 du 100 97 10J
at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100
100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail
at Lancash. di Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135
st Du Barnsley, .tis Os loa p.c. 100
st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.05
st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100
at London & Brighton, 5 p.c.
guaranteed, Nu 1 lOO
at Do 5 per cent. gnu.. No. 2. 100
st Do 6 du do lOO
st Do 5 do NJ. 4 IOU
st Do 7 per cent luo
at Du 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100
st DJ 4 do 1859 IOU ...
at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover
5 per cent ll O...
St; London and /1.W., C. and
Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110
st Du Bedford & Cambridge lOO
at Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO
st Loudon and S W. 7 p,e
late 3d shares, lOO 140 150
2s 65. Do (Portsm. peril alas. 2s6cl) all
at Man., Shef., &.Linclu. 6 p.c. lOU 115 117
6 Do .t:4 all par 1 pin
at Do 35 per cent IOU 60 65
10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5
at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135
st Do Bristol& Birm., 6p. e lOO 112 134
st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 18 100 100
st Do 41 per cent. irredeent lOO 98 L n
st Do Leicester & Irchu, 4 p.c lOO 80 91
st North i3ritish, 5 p.c. N 0.1.., 100 ~„
st Do E. &G. 4p.e.S. & D lOO ..„
st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO „„.
st Do Border Union, 04 p.c lOO
at ti.-Eastern--Cons. 4 p.c lO9 87 8J
st Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 95 97
at Do U N.B. 4 per cent., lOO
17 Do Berwick capital 8 13,4,
Du York, U. Q. S. purchase lO 10 101
Do Stektn & Drling. A. 5 p.c lOO 106 108
st Du W, liartlepoolll. and It lOO 84 86 115
20 North Staffordshire all 201 21i
I.os S. Devon Annuities, 1 s all 910
108 Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 91
lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all ts 8
1 0.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 2 4
st Do 44 percent lOO
tit Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO
st Taff Vale No.l lOO 148 153
st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6Pc 100 41 43

RAILWA.YS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.

With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year.

at Caledonian 44 p c gua.
st Do Scot. Oen. min. 7p c lOO *;
at Do 44 p irredeem all **
st Do 4p c con. issued at 8U 65
at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 ;•• '"
at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO it;ag
at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 t 8 66 7
at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 82 86
st Great Northern, 5p e irred lOO
at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO
106
st Do Boston 1 Sleafd, 44 pc 100
at Great West., W. Midl., 5p c 100
at Do Jointperpe. 5p c, 1865 100 88yG
at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 102
20 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 20
st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO
L 5 Lane. and York. New 44 per •••
cent till July, 1871 2 I
at Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100
'"
at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 ..•
st Do do 44 do, 1861 100
st D 3 do 44 do, 1803 100
at Do do 5 do, 1865 10U
st 110 No. 6 5 do, 1866 100
st Do sdo
at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c
at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c
Do do C 6 p.c
st London &N. Western, 5p c 100 10S 110
at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p 100 6,
10 Man. bile!. &Liu., 5 pc, 1865 all 884
at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO
at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108
at Do B 5 do 100 106 108
18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to
Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 204 204
18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 18. 194
22 Do .5 p c con. into Old
Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 B4 14 21p
st North British, E. and
No. 1, 5 per cent ... 100
et Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100
Do E., P. & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100
•••
st Do E. & , No. 2, 5 p.c
et Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100
at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c 100 •
'"
st Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 44 p c 100
st North Eastern, 44 per cent 100 i 5 bT
st Do Stock. & Darl., D 100 110 112
st North London, 44, per cent
(Max. 5 per cent)
st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ***
at South Eastern, 44 pc, 1859 100 ***
at Do 5 do 1861 109
at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 •
•••
at Do 5 do, 1864
at Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100

RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED ItENTALSji

at Bri
WO ad V 5 lentlead
100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101
st Buckinghamshire
at Chester and Holyhead lOO 61 56
at Do. 51 per cent.
at Du. b do.
at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ...
at Colchester Stour Valley 100
t Le
ri nacno
al ni), ge
Dean
16, pr
act': lOO !;.j. ► !!.6
a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 •••
2;;0t GEalosst
a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 60 72
at Dodo. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72
at Gt. West, W. Mid., Hera 100 97 90
50 Hull and Selby all 110 112
at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5
at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95
at Do. 41 per cent lOO •••
at London, Gnat., &c., 41 p c lOO
...
at Do. Com. Fund, 5 do lOU
at London and Greenwich
st Do. du Preference lOO
at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 55
st Lowestoft, gua 4 percent IOU 80 82
at Do. du. 6 do.
51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 51
at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94
10 Mid Kent Cray Line)
50 NortherntEast.,s per cent all 53 56
SO Do. do. 6 do. all
at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l
at N.West. A perp. prey, 5p c lOO 107 109 1 9
st Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO
at Notting. &Grauth. It.& O lOO 90 913
25 Preston and 11' yre.
... Royston, Hitch., and Shep lOO 112 114
at Shrewsbury an Hereford 100 111 in
10 Do du 8 2 2ip
st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 95 98 961
at Dc 4 per cent gull lO, 73 30
tti
baa2sa
tutt
Wilts
t SouLtuaodtui
so6dno
Loudon
1:1 )41,
siums
,1‘ c o 108 01 l 17955 918;0
at West Cornwall
all 11 14 20 Du do B all
20 do C ... •
all 61
st Weymouth and Portland lOO
100 50 82

DOCKS.

st East and West
st London and St.
erino. 100 100 12e rts
48
100 D oDeb. stock, 4 por cont all ...
Freehold Land st Dock .......... lOO 2i 31
Stst Southampton lOO 74 76
urreY Gol3llloorvial

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

(To-sitig, business
Share NAME. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 11l
40 Do B lO 21 31 3 1
50 Albion
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Auglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lion all 191 2 1 201
20 Anglo-Rungarian
20 Auglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 41
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 13
20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lino.
25 Bank of South Australia._ all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 25 37 33
10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, ,nd China
25 Chartered Mere. of India,
London, and China all 191 301 '29k
20 City l, 12 121
100 Colonial 25 39 40
10 Consolidated, lion.
50 Delhi and London, lim
50 East London, lion
20 English and American, urn 10 ... •••
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja-
neiro. lim lO pr 1 p
20 English, Scottish, and Aus •
tralian Chartered
281 Hong Kong and Shanghai
• Bank Corporation
281 Do new Li 14 21
100 Imperial, lino
20 Imperial Ottoman ..••• 10 2 ,1 121
•.:5 lonian all 21 26
25 Do ne w ...... .
20 Lud Mortgage of India, lint 4 31 31
100 Do sp. c. Debs.l364, 30 all 76 75 78
30 London Bank' of Mexico
and South America, lion. 20 5 i
100 Loudon and Brazilian, lim. 45 30 27
20 Do new 71 51 41
100 London & River Plate, lion. 40 9 11
25 Do new 10 21 2W
20 London Chart. of Australia all 241 25
20 London and County
60 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11
London Joint 5t0ck......... 1 32 33
London and South African al 81 91
00 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 11 9
15U Loudon & Venezuela, lion l2l •••• •••
100 Loudon and Westminster. 20 64 65 611
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O
100 Merchant, lim
10 Metropolitan, 1in0....... all 71 7t
100 Midland, bun. ................ 20 11 i
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lion l5 ld 1p
100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ••• •••
10 Do • ...... . 42 ... ... 44
50 National..
20 New South Wales all 41 43
20 North-Western
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 44 43
50 Pro vine.. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 6 5
00 Provincial of Ireland 25 83 90
10 Do new.. all ... •••
100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, urn 2.5 15 1t
100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6
25 Union of Australia all 47 48
100 Union of Ireland, lim
50 Union of London 15 36 37 114 7

TELEGRAPH COM PAN I ES.

10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 22,1 22t
10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 11i 12i 12
st Atlantic Telegraph lO 26 28 26
at Do. 8 per cent.
st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim lOO 160 165 1601
st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 2:,0
10 Do. New 8 0 llp
25 Indo-European Tel., lim lO
...
...
5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 3 31
1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all
10 Mediterra. Exton. Tel., lim all 31
4in
25 Reuter's Telegram all 50 55
:0 Societe Transatlant., lim l4 4 3
st Submarine Telegraph
1 Do. Scrip . all 111 1 k
20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lirn all 16/ 17-1
SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 51 6 5j
5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 3, 4 p

MISCELLANEOUS.

10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 15 16 ,5;
25 Australian Agricultural ..• 201 151 41
25 Australian Mort. Laud and
Finance,
10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Bin 9 7 bd
10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 1t l 144 11
10 Do. New 6 3 4
100 Boickuw Vaughan, lint.
5 Bombay Gas, lint - 44
5 Do. New 4 14 4d
5) British Ant .rican Land 4l 1G 18
20 British Indian Tea, lint all 21 31
20 British Snip Owners 73
29 Canala Company
10 Canadian Loan and Invest-
ment,
20 Ceylon Company, lint.
20 Do. A shares
10 City Discount, lint
__,
25 City of London Real Pro-
perty, Ihn
30 City of Milan Improv, lint all 6 u
25 City of Moscow Gas, all
50 City Offices, hut ................ 25 26 251 4 11-16
50 Colonial, lint.
Do.
50 Commercia. Union (Assur) b •i• p 51
10 Company of African Mer-
chants, lint.
20 Continental Union Gas, lint all '2O 21
25 Copper Miners of England,
prof 71 per cent.
100 Corporation of London
Bonds, 1877, 41 per cont. all 104 105
100 Do. 1879, 4 t per cent. all 1041 1051
100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1034 1041
10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 2,1 24 24
50 CreditFou.of Mauritiuslim lO 34 24(1 ti
st Crystal Palace lOO 1,1 21
at Do. Preference lOO 93 101
at Do. 6p. c Pei pctual Deb lO9 107 let
20 Darjeeling, lint,
10 Eastern Assam, lint
50 East Indian Laud Credit
and Finance, lint.
20 East India Irriga. & Canal all
32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and
Coal, lint.
100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy
CILL, by Egypt. Gov all 95: 96 1.6 1 1
20 Egyptian Cunt. & 'aut. Hun 6 „
3 Eng.& Aust rat. Copper, lint• g
15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3,ti
100 Eng. and Scot. Marine., lint. 8..• ...d
10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 2 Id
20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim l2 1 11P 13 1
100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and
Loan Scrip, issued at .t:63 all 85 87 861
50 Chilli Ta ra, lien..
10 General Credit & Dis., lint 7l 11 14
15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29
50 Hums & Col Marine In. lint. 5 3 24t1 24
10 Hung Kong and China Gas all ••• •••
20 Hudson's Bay
20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar-
seilles, litn. ................. 121 •••, •••
20 Interna. Financial Soc. lint. . 5 lk 11
20 Interna. Laud Credit, lim. 6 6 4d
50 Italian Land
20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3i 3 5'16
100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem
1870, issued 10,,,, all 81 83
50 Land Securities,lim
25 London African Trading._ 10 7 SLI
25 Lon. & Caled. Marine lilt. 6 ••• "*",,
10 London County Land and
Building, lice
50 Lond. Financial Asso , lint 30
4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.lim. all 211 .04
2 21
SO Loud. and Glaag. Engineer
and Iron Ship, 2.5 12 16d
20 Lond. & Provincial 25.1;t.i.•i 1ira.,,,, 25
2 13 pr 14
st Madras Irriga. & Canl. Una.
sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 103 104
10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and
Agency,
.. •. 1 ill
so Merchant Shipping, .
50 Millwall Iron Works, litre l2l •'• •••
10 Natal Land and Colonisa-
tion Co., lint. ....... 9 51 44t1
25 National Discount Co.lint 5 111 1•2 111
25 National Prov. Marine'' lint. 4 4 3d
10 National Steam Ship Rm. all 94 101
20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron',
14
lim. 6 31 34,1 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3
5 New Quebrada, lira4 4 0 45 4
25 New Zealand Loan & Met'.
candle Agency,lim .... •21 1 IP
25 New Zealand Trust ... ud
Loan, lim. ..... ....... 5 11 1
10 Northern Assam Tea; . 5 7 5
10 Do. B ......... 11 9 8
.......... a
st' North Brit. Austral.. . 100 48 51
56 North Brit. & Mercan. Tn... 64 19 20
25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) b 12 11 174
50 Oriental Financial, ...... 11 •••• •••'1
5 Oriental Gas, lint
....a 7 8
5 Do. New ................. 1 s 1p
10 Otago and Southland .Iu
vestment, 1int.,,,,, 2 4tlip
5 Ottoman Gas, lim
.................. all 14 21
10 Panama, Now Zealand', ally..
Australian R. Mail lint all r 2.,,
5 Do do. .... o
•
a
st Peel R. Land & Mineri,ll
... 100 31 34
50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 491 501
50 Do. New 1867 lO 14d 04 81
50 Rhymney Iron .............. all 22 24
15 Do. New
............ ............ all 61 7
25 Rio de Janeiro City Imo, dint, all 181 19
20 Do. Gas, ...... all 24 6
100 Royal Mail Steam ............ 60 41 L'a 41
st Scottish Aust. Invest., Jim. 100 Si9B
st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 •
2200
sSouceileeticiFeina:dde'Erg up_te, lim. 10 -7
•6(1
vire Gt. 8 24 34
50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 ••• •• •
25 South Australian Land all 351 361
20 Thames and Mersey Marine
(Insurance), 1int.......... 2 21 3
20 Trinidad Petroleum, lift 81
10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,litu, 1 ip
io Do do. do. all
20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 „
50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 5 p
20 Union Steam Ship, lint .•.... all
22 24
15 United Discount Corp.,lim• 6
20 Universal Marineau.), lint• b if 2 p
10 Upper Assam Tea, Jim all II 2
30 Van Diemar's Land 2Bl 61. 7i
00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per
cent. (Mortgage) Loan.., allsli
10d
824 82 i 14
50 Warrant Finance, lint• l2 12
50 West India and Pacific
Steam, lim.
20 West London Wharves and
Warehouses
__

COLONIAL GOVI4IIIIII-SQXT sEcuiciTiEs

British Columbia, 6 per

0ent.,1672....
1)0. 1805...... ..... .:• 110 ~..

- Can.tiov.6p.o.Jan./.30u Y
1877-84
Do. 6p. c 'eb. & Aug lOO 10, 1, 4
Do. sp. o. Mar. it Sept lOO 102 114
Do. 6p. C. Jan. & JulY•• 100 93 04 921 31
Do. sp. C. Inscribed sk lOO 00 92
Cap', G.llope. 6 P•0•1873'• 100 102 104
Do.Apl.&001, 18904900 lOO 111 113
Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 (09
Do. Jan.&July, 18191 ...• 100 108 lie
Do. 5 per oent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 100 102 102/
Ceylon, Nov 1878,6 P."- 100 108 110
Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107
Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873."
Jan. and July
Do. IS7B .. . ..... 110 100 108
De. 1882, May and NC' .• 00 106 108
1)o. 1895, Feb. Aug .•••• 10 106 I')d
ISl,lbourna Uorporatn.,
1807-75, 6 per ant..-•• 1(0 100 100
N.8.(10v.6 p.o.Ja.&.luly•• lOU lu.i 144
Natal 6 p ct, Apl,t Oct—. 10)
—Do pa. Hay .% Nov 1 1;0 108
N. S. W. 5 p•c., '7l to '7.i• • 109 .4) It 1
Do. 5 p.c. 1/48 to 1801‘. • • 1../3 981 991 t 83 f
Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to `7s• •
N.leaiand, 6p. ct. ie,ll l' 0
Do. 5 per cent...• 1 0
- DoJan,Apil,July, 0 t ILO 93 94 Hi I
Da 6p e. Mar tept '9I• • 100 108 110
Do June & Deo ,1 91 • • 100 109 iil
- Do I'rov. of Auer ld. j un
'Aria+ 1 &2, 1896..) v
- Nova Scotia 6p. u.Jan...
- and July. 1875
- Do 1886 lOO 102 114
Queenslnd. tip. 0. '82.5 100 1061 104 1071
Do 1891
Tasmanian 6 per c 1895 .• 1061 1071 1071
Do it 9z-'97 . ..... 100 1004 107
Victoria 61 er cent. 1891 l, 0 1 3 114
-• Do. April and Oct

THE FABLE CONCERNING 7'HE PELICAN

Mr. Bartlett, the superintendent of the Zoological
Gardens, has been investigating the origin of the fable
that the pelican feeds its young with its own blood. He
has discovered that it has its foundation in the characters
on some Egyptian monuments. These drawings, however,
he has been told, are more like the flamingo than the
pelican ; and he has, therefore, took occasion to watch the
flamingo to see from what it was likely to originate. Tho
following, written to Land and Water, from the Zoological
Gardens, is the result of his observations :—" The flamin-
goes in the Gardens have frequently shewn signs of breed-
ing-, and have been supplied with heaps of sand to form their
aests,but without result; tevertheless they appear to take
-;onsiderable notice of a pair of cariamas in the same aviary.
These birds have a habit of bending back their heads, and
with open gaping mouths utter lou d and somewhat distressing
sounds. This habit at once attracts the flamingoes, and
very frequently one or more of them advances towards the
eariamas, and standing erect over the bird, by a slight up
and down movement of the head, raise up into its mouth
a considerable quantity of red coloured fluid ; as soon as
the upper part of the throat and mouth becomes Tilled it
will drop or run down from the corners of the
flamingo's mouth ; the flamingo then bends its long
neck over the gaping cariama and pours this fluid
into the mouth, and as frequently on the back of
the cariama. Having seen this repeatedly, I took an
opportunity of obtaining a portion of this fluid and sub-
mitted it to the examination of Dr. Murie. We placed it
under the microscope, and find it composed of little else
than blood ; in fact, the red blood corpuscles are wonder.
fully abundant in the otherwise clear and almost transpa-
rent glutinous fluid. This does not proceed from any disease
or injury done to the flamingo, nor arise or is produced by any
portion or part of the food taken by them. lam perfectly
certain, for the birds are in the most vigorous health and
condition ; but I believe that it is an attempt to supply
food to the cariamas, just as the hedge•sparrow and other
birds supply food to the young cuckoo; and I have no doubt
if a careful observer had the opportunity of watching the
flamingoes on their breeding ground, he would find that
this is the mode of feeding their young. No doubt other
food is also provided, but most likely mixed with this
secretion. I think it highly probable that this habit was
noticed in ancient Egypt, and, by the confusion of
names in translation, the pelican was supposed to be the
Bird intended."

THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT

INSTITUTION.

From the annual report of this excellent institution,
which has just been printed, we are glad to perceive that
the good work which the society has in view is being pro-
secuted with the utmost vigour. They are now in pos-
session of 200 lifeboats, and during the past year these
were instrumental in saving no less than 603 persons
r.rom various shipwrecks, nearly the whole of whom
were rescued under circumstances •in which they
:ould not have been by any ordinary description of
boat. It is a source of much satisfaction to the committee
that the crews of the several lifeboats still merit the utmost
mfidence. This confidence is undoubtedly fully justified
Dy the very small number of lives which (considering the
?erilous character of the lifeboat work) have been lost
'rom them, amounting to less than an average of one
in each year since the institution, in the year 1852, under-
took the work of providing our coasts with improved life-
)oats. But in spite of the many lives saved, it is distressing
:o know that a large number of persons perish every year
through shipwreck. Year after year our coasts are strewn
with wrecks to the number of nearly 2,000, by which
the lives of at least 5,000 or 6,000 men are placed in
jeopardy. The number of lives thus imperilled during the
past year was fully up to this average. The majority of these
would undoubtedly have perished had it not been for the
exertions which are promptly and unceasingly put forth
)n such occasions by the lifeboats as well as by shore
loath, the rocket and mortar apparatus of the Board of
Trade, and other available and practical means. Not-
withstanding these exertions, nearly 700 persons perished
!corn shipwrecks on the coasts of the United Kingdom
:wring the past year ;in the previous year this death-list 1,
was no less than 1,333—a fact which affords every
encouragement to the society. From the establishment
)f the institution, in 1824, to the end of 1868, the number
)f lives saved was 17.829, the largest number being in
[867, the number standing at 1,086. This, as the annual
•eport truly says, is a glorious life-saving record, of which
nu- country may well be proud, reflecting honour, as it
foes, alike on those who have personally by their
'ntrepidity and exertions contributed to the happy result,
tnd on those who have, by their liberality, enabled the
institution to effect and encourage its acclmplishment.
During the past year thirteen silver medals, fifteen votes
of.thanks, inscribed.,.an vellum and parchment, and £2,431
have been granted for saving the lives of 862 persons
by lifeboat, shore, and fishing boats, and other
means, on the coasts and outlying banks of the United
ringdom. Since the formation of the ib h..,
expended on lifeboat establishments £218,163, and voted
40 gold and 802 silver medals for sating life, and pecuniary
rewards to the amount of £29,976. The total amount of
receipts during the year 180 S was £31,668 Os. Sd. Of this
sum no less than £6,713 Os. 2d. were special gifts to defray
the cost of thirteen lifeboats. The committee cannot help
thanking the ladies for much of their prosperity.
It is certainly a gratifying fact, and one which will be '
highly appreciated by every person in the king-
iom, that ladies have contributed £22,9-10 to defray
the cost of sixty-four lifeboats, which every winter save a
large number of lives. During the year just past £10,834
was expended on additional lifeboats, transporting car-
riages, boathouses, and necessary gear ; £6,513 on the
expenses of repairs, painting, refitting, &c.; and £6,573
(n rewards for services to shipwrecked crews, coxswains'
salaries, and quarterly practice of the crews ; making
altogether, including liabilities amounting- to £4,668 68. Gd.
for stations now in course of formation, and other ex-
penses, a total of £31,585,

At the Lancaster Quarter Sessions on Monday it
was resolved that "it was most desirable to memorialise
Government that in any future legislation on the subject of
licensing beerhouses full and ample control be placed in the
hands of the magistrates, and that no such licenses be
granted without the consent of the magistrates."
THE STRIKE AT PRESTON.-011 Tuesday an inter-
view took place between the secretary of the Associated
Masters and the secretaries of the Preston, North Lanca-
shire and East Lancashire weavers with reference to the
"wheel dividend" system, that being the only matter now
in dispute between the masters and the operative
weavers. The secretaries of the operatives stated that
they were willing to withdraw the resolution passed at
the delegate meeting on Sunday, and confirmed by
the operatives on Monday night, in favour of submitting
the question to arbitrators representing each side, with an
independent umpire, and that they would now agree to
have the point in dispute talked over the masters' and
operatives' committees, and, if possible, settled by them.
A HERON'S CROP.—Two male herons arrived
from Norfolk lately at Mr. Swaysland's, naturalist, to be
stuffed. The first had stowed away in his oesophagus
eleven perch, some of them five inches long, regardless of
the sharp dorsal fin of that species; one of them has been
preserved as a memento. The other heron had regaled
himself with a nice little pike of eighteen inches in length,
setting some formidable teeth at defiance ; inside the pike
again was another fish half digested, which appeared to be a
roach of some five inches. The pike apparently had not
long bolted his prey before " a long-winged heron great
Minerva sent," but not with good omen. The roach in
his turn bad feasted on something; but, having followed
the subject from its ardeine commencement, I here let it
drop, as it was becoming rather nasty, though I believe it
might have been pursued, according to what philosophers
call the " sequence of events," somewhat further,
Field.

" Accounts R elating to Printed Books " is the
title of a parliamentary paper distributed on Tuesday.
The return was moved for by Mr. Macfie, and it has been
prepared by the statistical department of the Board
of Trade. It shews the quantities of books
printed in foreign countries and British posses-
sions imported into and re-exported from the United
Kingdom in the years 1828, '3B, '4B, '5B, and '6B,
and the real value of those imported and exported in
1858 and 1868. The aggregate value of the books imported
in 1858 was £83,598; in 1868 it had risen to £137,580.
The re-exportations in 1858 were valued at £6,506 ;
in 1868 at £9,980. A statement is likewise given of the
quantities and value of the books printed in the United
Kingdom, and exported therefrom in the same years. Ir
1828, 4,118 cwt. (valued at £101,114) were exported,
1868 the exportations had risen to 61,408 cwt. (valued at
£684,243).

DISCOVERY OP HIDDEN PROPERTY.—On Tuesday
morning, as two lads, named lfenry Williams and William
Saunders, were looking for birds' nests on the Portsmouth
ramparts at the back of Colewort Barracks, one of them
thrust his arm up a gully hole, and in doing so found a
collar-box in which were two gold Albert chains, twenty
gold finger-rings, and twenty-three gold earrings, all new.
The boys took the property to the father of Saunders, who,
with them, proceeded to the police-station. The property
is supposed to be part of the proceeds of a burglary
effected at the house of Mr. Prior, a jeweller, living at
Hanover-street, Portsea, whose premises were entered on
the night of the Oth of September, 18G8, and on which
occasion 135 gold finger-rings, 28 gold earrings, and 11
gold chains were stolen. A seaman, named Smith, was
tried for that robbery before the borough recorder, Mr.
Serjeant Cox, at the last Michaelmas quarter sessions
Portspou% and sentenced to ten years' penal ser-
vitude.