The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-03 00:00:00

North .Western-shares were hammered with great vigil`
and heavy sales were made for speculative account upon
rumour of a passage of the dividend which had no folio"
dation in fact. At the close the sellers at low Pr";
were active bidders for the stack. The earnings c°°-
tinue to show an increase over last year. The Fie-
ferred stock has been absorbed to the extent of fully one-
third by foreign investors, and purchases continue to .
made on a liberal scale for shipment. The market closed
active and buoyant upon the increased supply of nonels;
Money was in good supply at legal rates to all first-cl3s,
borrowers. Some few loans were made at coin interest
early in the day, but at the close the offerings 'Terry° ijo
excess of the demand, and the market closed easy s.
Berths report that the flow of currency is steadily increan
ing, and is in excess of the shipments. Commercial 133 Pr
`.
passes more freely at 10 and 12 per cent. for best nBnl°_,
Sterling exchange was dull, and steady at (potations •
London, 60 days, 108; Loudon, sight, 108:; Paris, lot
5.221 to 5.215: Paris,• short, 520 to 5.18:1; Antwern
to 5 22i; Swiss, 5 25 to 5 221; Hamburg, 351 to 351;214i
sterclarn, 401 to 40k; Frankfort, 401 to 401 ; Breing':•,o
78t1 ; Berlin, 701. to 701. The transactions at the 0P
of the Assistant Treasurer were :—Recei pts
for Ctis:
toms, 8103,000 ; for gold notes, $59,000 ; total rec 4"
$734,803 05; total payments, $559 110 56; 1013uee'
$80,952,223 16.
The Palle Ledger, Philadelphia, April 16, says:Ml:
bee it stated that the Pennsylvania Central has obtainvua
controlling interest in the Indianapolis, Cincinnati, 31),
Lafayette Railroad by the purchase of a majority of
stock. Good for Philadelphia and its increase of trade.
Messrs. Drexel and Co., Philadelphia, report that °s 0
April 16 the latest sales in Pennsylvania Railroad Sliare..
were 59: 593.; Sixes, Ist Mortgage, 99 ;2d 31°rt
gage, 94 95.

Government Bonds closed as follows :
Sixes, 1861, registered
1112 to
1 to 1151 ti
Sixes, 1881, coupon 1
Sixes,
1868, coupon
U.S. 6s. Pacific Railroad.. lO3 to lu„"
- 21 Five-twenties, 1862, coupon
Five-twenties, 1864, coupon
Five-twenties, 1865, coupon
Five-twenties, 1855, coupon, now 5°
: tt
to ° 111:
Five-twenties, 1867, coupon 15
1-
k
.
1134.
U.S. 5-20 Coupons, 1868 ll3l to -
Ten-forties, coupon lO6 to 101
Seven-thirties, 2d series ..
Seven-thirties, 3d series ..
Oregon War Loan, Sixes.

1881 ..,

CLOSING QUOTATIONS F
N. Y.Central 6s, 18S3 90f
N. Y. Central Gs, 1887 90
N. Y. Central 6s, h Est 88
N. Y. Central Gs, Sub'n 88
N. Y. Central 7; 1876 --
N. Y. Cen. 7s, con. 76
N. Y. Cen. 7s, '65-'76
Erie Ist Mort, Ex
Erie 7s, 2d Mort, 1879 •
Erie 7; 3d Mort, 1883 B9
Erie 7s, 4th Mort, 1880._
Erie 7s, sth Mort, 1888 —
Long Dock Bonds
Buff. N.Y. & E. Ist M,'77 BB
tru 1. B. 7s, Ist M, '69 1001
Hud. li. 7s, ed M, '75 99
Harlem Ist M, '6B '72 102
Mich. C. Ist M, 69'72 ll2
Mich. new Ist M Bs, 'B2 115
Mich. So.; 7 p. c. 2d M 93
N. Ind. Goshen Line '6B
Mich.S.&N.l.S.F'd7p.c. 98-.3
111. Cen. p. e, '7O
Alton &T. H. Ist 91
Alton & T. H. 2d pfd
Alton & T. H. 2d M. Inc 79i
Han.& S t.J LandUrantslo3
Han. & St. J. Con 112
Chi. B. & Q., Ist M -
Chi. & N. West, S. F 95
Chi. & N. W. Con Cony 97
('hi. & N. W. Ex'n B —

)R. RAILROAD MORTGAO.SS.„nt
Chi. & N. W. Ist M..•••• 86
Tot. & Web. 2d 141
Gt. Western 2/1 '93..• -
Mil. & Pr. du Ch. Ist 3.1..
Gal. & Chic. Est ........••
Gal. & Chic. 2d M......••• 97,
Chi. &R. I. Ist ......... 91
.Chi. R. I. & Pacific
Clove. & Tol. S. Fund... /9)8
N: J. Central Ist M.•••••
N. J. Central 2d ......
Pitts. Ft.W., &. Ch. Ist M. 997
Pitts. Ft. W , & Ch. 2d 31. q
Pitts. Ft. W. & Ch. 3J M. "
Cleve. & Pitts. 2d bi 99
Chic. & Alton, S. F. In„,c',oo
Chic. & Alto; S.F. lstiu':o3
Mil. & St. Paul Ist M...A80
Mil. & St. Paul 2d 11/41!..
Marietta & Ist M... OU
Morris -& Essex Ist It.. ,01
Morris & Essex 2d 31
Joliet & Chic. Ist M-•••
Chi. & Gt. East'n
N. Y. & N. R. 6s . ...
Dubuque &S.Citv,lstM.
Sj
Peninsula Ist .........
Ohio & Miss. Ist
Ohio & Miss. Con.. .••••••
ToL P. W. Ist M. E. P.;'
Atlantic & G. W. Ist•l‘`"

• Charles Snowden Fairfax died in Baltitnore, on
to
Sunday, April 4, aged 40. He was descended fr" 1"
last Lord Fairfax, and might have claimed the poslti°llerl;
tenth Lord of that name. Ho served five years as
..Ott t
of the Supreme Court of California. The followinget
appeared in the Times last Wednesday, from .the edil°.ioes
" Debrett's Peerage :"—"Sir,—The death of Ch3lol
St:owdeu Fairfax, recently announced as having ocrni.
at Ba.lt;more on the 4th of this month, deserves tnol.°l,o b-.-
a passing notice. He was tenth Lord Fairfax in ths ,0
age of Seo-land, and was a lineal descendant of the c",
bated Parliam ntarian Generals Ferdivando and Th°,4lo
Fairfax. The latter, it
.may be remembered, returne"the
Royalism, and
.helped to establish Charles IL 0110,,w
throne. The fifth Lord Fairfax married Catherine '"" 10
pepper, who brought him as a dowry immense estategro-,
England and America, the latter situated between fll°.o
tomac and Rappahannock. Their son Thomas (t.llO °ls
er
lord) having visited his American property, was s°
.ocl
chanted with it that he resolved to live and die there, "iier
having transferred his English property to his be
es,
afterwards the seventh lord, built himself two residt'lic-i,
I
which he entitled respectively Greenway Court no(' Be pt
voir, resided principally at the former, wh.re
open house with true baronial hospitality, and
a baeltelor at a green o'd age. His brother, "° f
succeeded hint, died without In 1800 the llc°lof
Lords decided that the Rev. Bryan Fairfax, a kiustas; 0
the late lord's, was entitled to the barony, and the
Lord Fairfax was his great grandson. An anecdote of ',is,
late lord, which I can vouch as being authentic, is so Plytll
inn to our common humanity, and shows FO Pr°l/141,8,°5
the innate geodness of the lute lord, who, deeming eof
wounded unto the death by an assassiu, yet for the 5:0'1°0.
his wife and child spared him, that I trust you will 1%,1 of
me to extract it from my ' Peerage':—' In the
1859 Lord Fairfax was walking h une, accomranie„a4,
the Chief Justice of California and two other 11-i'ri
when he was met by a reporter of the Court named 104
Lee. Le-, having thought Lord Fairfax had in some.
bard
triad t) injure him, accused him of so doing, a Cbaaia
which his lordship denied. To this denial Lee rei''ine,tbo
an insolent and offensive manner, substantially giviogiro;
lie, evidently desiring that Lord Fairfax should strik',„e,
he effected his object, his lordship striking him on th°.tbrits
Lee, in return, struck at him with a light cane, wl,l,,ibt'
which was concealed a long dagger. Lord Fairfa% call
the cane in his left hand ;
.Lee sprang back, dr,.e„,..ribl!
dagger quickly from the cane, and inflicted two 11,71
wounds, one through the left breast, and the other; ell
side. Lord Fairfax had drawn a 'Derringer' Pist°'ibiP;
presented it, cocked, in time to prevent Leo making opt
thrust. In a moment Lee threw up his arms and cra' irr
'Don'tkill me, lam unarmed !' (Al this occurred Xll Ole
credibly short space of time, before any one had Del
to interfere, or even realize that a deadly assault 101,031
made). Standing perfectly still, Lord Fairfax (a sl? fee
mo
shot), who had him covered at not re than s'
distant, and could have killed him beyond any P°' t,
h,tfe
doubt, thus replied, 'You miserable coward, 5',1
murdered me—you have assassinated me—ana
your worthless life in my hands; but for the sake !1-) sat',
wife and child I shall spare you.' Cries, at this'
raised from the crowd of Shoot him, Fairfax.' `lll,oki°l
'Don't spare him.' and the like. Standing erect, .."-yor"
Lee full in the face, and holding the pistol as before'o, IVY
Fairfax answered, 'No, I won't kill him ;' and 010
dressing Lee, said, 'Recollect, I have your life in mill ,00
and I spare it; not on your worthless account, for Y.fe oot
an assassin and a coward, but because of your 140 °0
child.'" I am, sir, your obedient servant, Tim Enal/ Aol3'
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P
I3IRTIM. , 0 )11.'
CIIAPMAN—On the 30th ult., at 90, Eaton-Pe' pe
, t f
IL Chapman, of a &twiner.
c., _,,,,,.1,,. c
NORIIIS—On the 27th ult. at 25, Eccleston-bq 5,,0
wife of Harry C. Norris, 'Esq.,
a son. Captain, Bth 1111,

of
dI I A ,„ o° ct
DARE - KERR -On the 29th ult., Viscount Ana." li.
th. Earl of Dunraven, to Miss Florence Kerr, -43"s
of Lord and Lady Charles Lennox Kerr. gortm
lUNTER—STANLEY -On the 29th ult., at Armagh. 01 3
Charles F. Ifunter' 72d Highlanders, to A",-,g '11)
daughter of John Stanley,Es .' of Abbey
the Pavilion, Armagh. q 9
D E A TBS. hirer
BOONE—On the SOth ult at N4.,.atli, OlninOrgAnS
ward Boone, aged 54.. r-
-1450
CuAcE—On the 30th alt., at Cowper-road. South ii°
Ram d Chace, Esq., aged 71. t 19tie
CAMPBELL—On the 25th ult., at Chislehurst,l"ll'
eau Campbell, E,q., aged 81.

London: Printed and Published by WILLIA
of No. 11.2, Strind, Printer, at THE SuN Oflice, N0.1.1,,.1.." ;'O./
in Precinct of the Savoy, in the ounty of 311"
Monday, May 3, 1869.