The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-25 00:00:00

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not reckon that progress by the annual exhibitions, be-
cause those exhibitions will of course fluctuate. From

accidental causes an exhibition may be better in one year
than in another, but we must reckon by periods of five
or six years, and we must calculate not from the progress
of one local society alone, but according to the progress
of the various agricultural societies throughout the king-
dom; Well, then, it is the business of the man who
collects statistical details and publishes statistical infor-
mation to inform us of the astonishing progress which
has been made in British agriculture within the memory
of the present generation, the number of prejudices that
have been abandoned, the number of new inventions
that have been fairly tried, the astonishing improve-
ment in the breed of stock, and the increase in
the average quantity of the crops. Why, I saw it
stated that within the last three years, independently of
the sums expended upon British and other manures,
no less a sum than 5,010,000/. has been devoted to the
importation of guano, and within the same period of three
years it is stated upon authority that 1,000,000 fresh
acres have been brought into cultivation. Now these
er any other agricultural improvements do not benefit
the agriculturist alone ; all kinds of enterprise, all so-
ciety, participate in the success of the farmer. The mer-
chant at Liverpool, the manufacturer at Manchester,
Las a (Erect personal interest in the success of these so-

cieties, and in the exhibition of the results which we
annually display. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, it is quite
true, as was stated by Lord Lonsdale at a recent meet-

societies and with farmers in the different districts, every
farmer making the return with the utmost secrecy, and
the whole system is based so much upon the voluntary
principle that though the late bill was not intended to
apply to Scotland, the Scotch farmers said if the bill
passed the experiment would altogether fail in their own
country. Farmers in Scotland had at first the same ob-

ections as are entertained here ; they believed that the

information they gave might perhaps be made use of
against them for increasing their rates, or raising their

rents ; but when they found by experiment that no harm
ensued, and that they derived a great deal of good from
the information thus circulated, they lent themselves to
the experiment, entered upon it willingly, and made it
their pride and pleasure to give the best information in
their power. Well, then, can I believe that that conciliatory

systemwhich hag been so successful in Scotland will prove
less successful among the high spirited and intelligent
farmers of Hertfordshire and of England ? I enlarge

upon this subject because, though I shall always respect
the feelings of ray constituents, and although it is my

duty as your representative to do so, I hope that if a
good and conciliatory bill is introduced into Parliament
you will consider it favourably, remembering that the
more you recognise the soundness of the general princi-

ple the better you will be able to mould the details and

and render them agreeable and palatable. If you do not
take this advice—if the Government imagines that it is

of no use trying to conciliate the farmers—l am afraid
the influence of the great manufacturing and commercial

TIM SUN, Lov.,DON, THURSDAY EVENIP''et, SErrEMBER 25 1856

chine, the yield will be most satisfactory. The stack-
yards are everywhere filling rapidly, and, with a con-
tinuance of the present, weather for eight or ten days,
the fields will be cleared of their produce throughout
the Border districts. _ _

GALASHIELS. —For the last five days the weather has
been uninterruptedly fine, and the cutting of the crops
has proceeded without cessation. The high winds whieb,
have accompanied the sunshiny weather have contributed,
in no small degree, to dry and ripen the outstanding
grain. A great proportion of the corn in our immediate
neighbourhood has been cut, and this week also a deal
of it has been safely secured. In the higher districts of
the county this week has been the first in which har-
vest operations may be said to be general, and, owing to
the advanced state of the fields in every direction, bar-
veAters have been in good demand, and wages have risen
considerably.
iiilinuNt. —Harvest operations are now general, anti,
the crop is everywhere a full average. The weather is
bright and fine, giving an excellent opportunity for cut-
ting and securing the crops. Frost is beginning to be
felt morning and evening, and cold weather threatens to
set in very early this year. One or two showers have
fallen during the week, but nothing to speak of.
PERTH.—Although a considerable part of the crop is
now cut down in this neighbourhood, very little as yet
has been put into the stack-yard ; the frequent heavy
showers which have fallen of late puts a stop to the
leading. Steady dry weather is very desirable at pre-
sent. The spring-sown wheat will be very late in many
places this season.
INVERNESS-SHIRE.—The harvest (says the Inverness
Courier of Friday) was progressing most satisfactorily
here, a considerable breadth of barley and oats was
reaped, and several wheat fields were in process of shear-
ing, when heavy rain set in yesterday. All night the
rain continued, and this day the weather is also unfa-
vourable. We fear this unfortunate occurrence will do
serious injury, as well as retard the operations of harvest.
MORAYSHIRE:-Up to Thursday last the Forres Gazette

thus reports of Morayshire :—" The weather has on the
whole been propitious for cutting down and ingathering
the crops during the past week. A violent gale sprung
up on Monday last, and continued the greater part of
the day. It was feared that in exposed situations, where
there was over ripe corn standing, considerable loss from
shaking might ensue, but, so far as we can ascertain the
loss has been but partial. On some of our largest farms
the cutting is well through. At Chapsltawn the greater
part of the crop has since been secured in the corn yard.
At Moy the harvest operations were completed on Wed-
nesday, and at Grangegreen on Thursday. On the farm
of Greeshop reaping is being prosecuted with great
vigour, and will be finished by the end of the week. The
crops are very heavy and of prime quality. If the
weather continue fair and favourable to the end of the
week there will not be much harvest work to do in the
laich of Moray. The shearers will be through, and
ready to commence operations in the upland districts."

THE SECRETS OF NUMBERS.

PRICES OF SHARES,
BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-

PANIES' STOCK.

Prom the Official List.
rUBLISTIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING

LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1856.
GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
Z s. d. X s. d. ,6
British • • •• • • •• •• • • .. - - - -
Ditto Provincial.... 71. 20 0 0 20 0 0
Brighton ••••-•• • • .. 51. 20 0 0 20 0 0 i 15
City of Loncfon ...... 41. Os. 100 0 0 150 00 1 -
Continental (4th Cap.) . - 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Equitable -.• • • • •• .. 2/. 10s. 50 0 0 all 36 eu
Great Central ....... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 all 12% ,
Imperial .. • • ........ 101.& bonus. 50 0 0 all 90
Independent ......... 51. 40 0 0 •• - 1
London.• ...... ...... - 50 0 0 If -
,i
Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 1
Phoenix ............. 41. per cent. 60 0 0 52 0 0 42
Ratcliff ..... ....... 5/. 100 0 0 16 0 0 16
United General ...... 21. 10s. 50 0 0 all 2l
Westminster Chartered 41 per cent. 60 0 0 b 3
Ditto, New ........ , - 50 0 0 10 'I; 0 10%
WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
-.-- -
£ s. d. £ s. d.
East London -
Grand Junction
Kent.... • • - 800
Lambeth ...... •• • • - 100 0 0 - 95
New River Company 21.105. - - -
Southwark &Vauxhall , 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - -
West Middlesex •• • • - 100%
BRIDGEi.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ a. d. -
Hungerford .... • • .... - -7%
Southwark ...... •• .. - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto New of 7% p.c. 1/. per cent. 50 0 0 - -
' Waterloo ..... .... •• • • - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - -
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 1/. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - 26%
' Vauxha11.......... • • 965. 70 10 3 - 20%
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Compa per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share. i
£ s. d. £ s. d.
t Commercial .. • ....... 5/. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -
East and West India.. 6/. pr cent. Stock. - -
3 East Country 2os. per sh. .- - -
a London ..... - 10314
• Ditto Bonds 4l. per cent. - - -
- St. Katharine ...... •• 4 per cent. Stock. - 88)6
8 ,outhampton -
I Victoria .. • • -
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-----
f £ s. d. £ s. d.
Australasia . . 201. per cent. 40 0 0 all 105%
a British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0 Pt -
a Commercial of London. 10c.ner cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 30
e Colonial .............. 51. per cent. 'lOO • 0 0 25 0 0 21%
10nian................ 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0
i -
• Lend. Char. Bk. of Aus. - 20 0 0 all 0 19%
London and County .. i 101. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 31%
d Londn and Westminstr 14/. percent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 47%
A London Joint-Stock .• . 121. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 30%
" Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New. ••.. • • -81. per cent. 10 0 0 all -
,e Nationrl of Ireland.... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
it Nat. Provincial of Eng. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New .. ••• . • • 81. per cant. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
7. Oriental Bank Corpora. 81. p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 394
r- South Australia •.• . .. 1141 p.ct.& bs. 25 0 0 ft 37
Union of Australia •• • • ;301. per cent. 25 0 0 68
Ditto - 2ro 0 -
3' Union of L0nd0n...... 1201. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 27%
I
1, Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 all -
of CANALS.
Id
nd
I • rz e
' .; Price
8 Names of ,) Dividend Names of .
Dividr. ~ pe
1- Companies. A i per Companies. d Annum. Price,
UM.
a r Annura.
:n2+ m
1 x -
la , £I
a Ashtn &Oldhl 9371. p. ct. 145 Macclesfield. +OO 2/. 10s. 51
ra, 13 arnslriy. •. • 1601 - - Neath ••• • • • 1,00, 161. -
BrknkecAbrg 150 41. Oxford.. •• • • 1001 - 103
, Birmingham 401 41. 91% Peak Forest. 78 51. Os. 76
•F' Coventry.... 100 251. - Regent's •• • • 30 1/ 15%
,n Derby ..... 100 61.155. 84 Rochdale.... 85! H. 10s. 76
he Ellsmre&Chs 69 2% p. ct. - Somrset Coal 140 - -
GrandJunctnlloo 3/. pr. ct. 43 Do. Lk FdSt 12 - .-
ul, Do., 6 pr.Ct.l 10 61. pr. ct,. 11% Stffrd &Wore. 140 , 281. 425
a- Grand Surrey; 100 41. - Shrewsbury.. 125 - -
y, Grand Union' 100 11.0 s. - Stoarbridge.. 145 121. 250
0„, Kennt & Avn 39 6s. Od. 6% Severn and 1 „,
Lancaster . 100 - - Wye Rail. 5 26 `'. -
,5 Leeds &Livrp. ;100 251. 483%
Warwick & 7
IC), Leicester .. • •1100' 51. 49% Birming. 5 100 21. 25
ti, Leiestr &Nth; 83 - "- Warwick & 1 21' 6
Loughl.orogh' 142 701. 550 Napton..3 100
k•Y Monmouthsh' 100 - - Worcstr &I 78 21. 20
'as Aintgmerysh ' 100 - - Birming.
he MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks -10 s. Od. --