The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, l8(9.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Closing Business'
Share Nemz. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 12 I'l 12
10 Do 13 lO 4 41 44
50 Albion
00 Alliance. Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 191 201 20/
20 Anglo-Hungarian
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 11
20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. :5 ... •••
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lim. .. . ...
25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 32
10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18
60 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, and China all 211 221 211
25 Chartered Mere. of India,
London, and China all 31 32
20 City
100 Colonial 25 39 41
10 Consolidated, lien.
50 Delhi and Loudon, lim
30 East London, lint 5 11 01
20 English and American, lint 10 ...
20 English Bank of Itio de Ja-
neiro. lint lO pr 1 p
20 English, Scottish, and AUM
tralian Chartered
181 Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all ... ...
281 Do new Li i
100 Imperial, lim.
20 Imperial Ottoman lO 21 21 121
.5 lonian
25 Do new....... 4 pr IP
20 Lnd Mortgage of India., Hui 4 3; 31 1
100 Do 51). c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 75
50 London Bank! of Mexico
and South America, lint. 20 5 4
100 Loudon and Brazilian, lim. 45 32 28
20 Do new 71 61 51
100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 10 12
25 Do now 10 21 3p
20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 '234 211
20 London and County 2O 51 62, 611:
60 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 18 pd ll ... ..,.
London Joint 5t0ck........, 1 3= 33
London and South African al 91 It i
00 Loudon & S.-Western, lint, 20 ...
150 London & Venezuela, Jim l2l .• -
100 London and Westminster 2O 61 66 641 61
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 69 61
100 Merchant, lint
10 Metropolitan, lim
100 Midland, 1im.....
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool lim l5 3 1 d
100 National rrovinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ..•
10 Do . 42 ...
50 Nati0na1......, 3O 46 48
20 New South Wales all 42 43
20 North-Western 7l
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 43 431
60 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint. 10 6 b
100 Provincial of Ireland. .....

10 Do new ......a1l
100 Stand. of grit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 1£
100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ...
25 Union of Australia all 47 4S
100 Union of Ireland, lim
50 Union of London l5 361 371 37 61

POSTAL .REFORM.

The following petition to the House of Commons was
presented ob. Friday evening by Mr. Stapleton :—" That
your petitioner has heretofore tal_en an active interest ir,
the repeal of all taxes on knowledge which existed on
paper, newspapers, and duty on advertisements, all of
which have now been repealed. Your petitioner
prays that a liberal reduction may be made in the
pdatal rates for the conveyance of books and printed
matter, not only to places in Great Britain, but to the
British colonies and to India. Your petitioner is desirous
to hay.. established—Firstly. A postal rate of one half-
penny perletter for all letters under half-an-ounce posted
and delivered within the metropolis, and within the limits
of all cities, boroughs, and towns of Great Britain and
Ireland. Secondly. A postal rate of one halfpenny icr
all printed matter under 2ozs. in lieu of the present
minimum rate of one penny for 4oz. Thirdly.
A revisal of the present anomalous rate of
charges for letters, printed matter, and irtwspal ers to
foreign countries, to the British colonies, and to India.
Fourthly. Your petitioner complains that the postal
authorities have of late years increased the rates of postage
from 50 to 100 per cent. in respect of litters to India,
China, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, West Indies, Ste.,
without any correspbncling advahtages, c:cepting a
weekly mail to India, which is also subject to the
enhanced rate of postage. That the British Post 011ica
has lately inflicted an arbitrary system of fines on foreign
and colonial letters which may be insufficiently stamped
by the senders, involving to the recipient a fine equal
to a full rate of • postage, adding thereto the amount of
deficient postage, ail of which is set forth in the British
Postal Guide, issued by authority. Your petitioner also
states that the local postal system on the Continent and in
some of the British colonies is based on a more liberal
tariff than that of Great Britain, and humbly prays that
an inquiry may be instituted into the general postal cLArges
of this country as compared with those of the Continent
and the British colonies. And your petitioner will, as ir
duty bound, humbly pray.—" FREDERIC ALGAL.