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

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

SHARE LIST.

,z;DINARY SkiA.ItIGS AND STOCKS.

Paid. Closing Bneineall
share Railways. Prloe. done.
st Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79
at Caledonian lOO 79 791 794:80
at Cambrian.
23 Cornwall all 21 31
at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79
st Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc ioo 70 72
2) East London all 6 ; 7
20 Do 15
21 Do 10
st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 97 99
st Great Eastern .. .00 371 38 371
st Do. E. Angl. No. 2 lOO ...
st Urcat North 01 Scotland lOO 15 ,6
et Great Northern lOO 307 108
at Do. A stock
at Do. B stock lOO .. 121
et GIS, and W. of Ireland lOO 116
• Gt. Western 100 41 191
• .Uo. South Wales lOO 51 56
et Do. W. 11.1e1.-1)).lord lOO 25 27
a. Do. Newport.
• Lanonshire lorkshirv lOO 12:1 ,231 121
et Lou., 13righ.,a; S.Cuast lOO 4'l 181
0 1 Do Scrip ....
st 1 on., ghat.. and Duvet lOO 161 17 161
• Do. Aletrup. Ex. A lOO
st Lon. A ..s.orth Western lOO 151 151 115;
t Lon. at South Western lOO 87 r 9 141
at. Man., hhei., A Lincoln.• 100 L6l .57 hit
at Irletriwolitan
st Do Extonsi in
10 ~o. /New rd 10 id ip 10
id Me Awolttau District. - all by 52
10 Alctrap. :st. John's Noo 1 6
st
st
st N ),•ti, British . ..... lOU 311
at Uu. tOIL, Yth., it Dun lO
at 1, or. ',Astern—Berwick.. 100 1071 1031
25 Do. 4. •N • E pur01i50L..14.12.4
at Do Leeds ...... •... 10ti 58 59
at Do York
st Do Carli•le .... • lOO 122 .26
at Do Stoc c. & Darling lto 131 131 1311
st North Lon lou .. lOO 11., 21
10 Do \cw 18C8
et North Staffordshire . . 100 53 55 54
at North and S.-W. Junction 100 1/.4 100
10 Do Now Allo shares 7 ... • •
at RhymneY .... . ...... tto b . as
st Shropshire Union ..........•: 1i 0 67 58
at South Devon",.. ............... 100 42 44
at South Eastern .................. 100 75 - 751 754 1
at Staines, Wok'ham,& Wok. all 12 13
at 1. su r ale
• Do. C ... 5 3 9 p
atcrlord & Kilkenn).. 10u
10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l..

RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.

st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88
st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ...
st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO ...
st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO
st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ..
st Da. do. Ordinary lOO 80 82
st Do. Midland
st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ...
20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... 20
at Dundee, Perth, and Aber-
deen Junction lOO 105 107
st Do. Ist Class preference lOO ...
st Glas. & S.W. gun. 5 per ct lOO ...
st Gt. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 9 i 19
st Do do No. 2 100 95 93
st Do do 6 per cent 100 10.1 112
st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ...
et Do do B 6 do. 100 ...
st Do do 0 7 do. 100 ...
at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ...
at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75
st Do Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 ...
at Do do 5 p.c.Wa.v.Va1.1847 100 ...
st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10
st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ...
st Do 44 do do do 100
st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ...
at, Do Leeds, Bradford, and
Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ...
et! Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ...
sti Great South. and Western
(Ireland) 4 per cent lOO DG 97

at, 0 Olgest.—.-Ori-g.& Jut.-Rent
chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103
at Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100
st Do du 4j per cent. 1850 lOO 88 9.1
at Do do 4 do do
st Lo do 5 per cent. redem 100 95 97 96
st Do do Birmingham gua lOO 66 79
st Do do do pref lOO ...
at Do do Chester gua lOO 80 85
at Do do do 8 per cent lOO ...
at Do do do 5 do 100 95 100
at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ...
st Do do 44 p.c lOO ...
at Do do 44 1859 lOO
at Do do 5
at Do West /Slid. Oxford Ist g IOJ 111 113
at Do do 2d gua lOO 107 111
at Do Newport, Ist g.'s p.c lOO 8 90
st Do do 23 do 100 97 100
at Do gm. 54 per cent. 1863 100 ...
100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail ...
at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135
st Do Barnsley, £5 Is 103 p.c. 100 ...
at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 1.15
st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 98 100
st London & Brighton, sp. c.
guaranteed, No 1 lOO ...
at Do 5 por cont. gua. No. 2. 100
at Do 6 do du lOO ...
at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO ...
at Do 7 per cent lOO
st Do 6 do (W.E. Lt 0.P.) 100
st Do 4 do 1859 lOO ...
st Loudon, Chatham, & Dover
5 per cent lOO
st, London and /LW., C. and
Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110
at Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO ...
at Du Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lOO
st London and 6 W. 7 p,c
late 3d shares, lOO 140 150
25 sa. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all
st Man., Shef., xLincln. 6 p.c lOO 111 117
6 Do £6 all par 1 pin
st Do 34 per cent lOO 60 65
10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5
at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135
st Do Bristol& Birin., 6p. c lOO 152 la 100
at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 13 101
st Do 41 per cent. irr•iiieem lOO 98 1J 1
st Do LeiceBtcr & 4p c lOO 80 91
st North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO ...
st Do G. 4p.c.S. it D lOO
at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t IOU
at Du Border Union, 55 p.c lOO
at N.-Eastern—Uous. 4 p.c lOO 87 8J
st Do 45 per cent. redeem IOJ 95 97
at Do U te.L. 4 per cent., lOO ...
17 Do Berwick capital 8 13.4. ...
Du York, 11.8 S. purchase lO 10 101
Do Stckin&- Drliug. 5 p.c lOO 106 108
at Do W, liartlepoul if. and R lOO 81 8 6 85
20 North Staffordshire
105 s. Devon Annuities, 1 a._ all 9 10
lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 94
108 Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81
10.6. S. Last. (Read. Anns., 1.0.6) all 22 •23
st Do 45 percent lOO ~, „• ,
at Do Fixed 44 per cent lOO
, •••
at Taff Vale No.l lOO 14i 153
at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43

RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.

With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year.

1W
at Caledonian 41 pc gua.
st 1)o Secit.Cen. min. 7p c lOO
"'
•••
st Do 41 p Jrredeem all
at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 •••
at *Great Eastern 41 per cent. 109 •••
at Do 5 do, 1862.• lOO i3*
at Do New 5 do, 1803 lOO 85 68 E 8
at Do do 5 do, 1804 lOO 82 86
st Great Northern, 5p e irred lOO
at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO
st Do Boston dt Sleald, 41 pc 100
st Great West., W. Midi., 5 p 100 ":
st Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88
at Do do 6p e irred., 1866 100 10 i 108
29 Do Vale N oath perp. 5p c all 19 20
st Kent Coast, a per cent, B lOO
•••
L 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per
cent till July, 1871 2 -
at Lund., Sc., 41 pclBsB 100
at Do dolB6o
4 do, 100 4P
st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 -*
**
at DJ do 41 do, 1863 100 .
at Do b do, 1865 100 :*
st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100
st Do No. 7 sdo
st Loud . Chat., &C., 2d, 6 p.c
at Do Met rup. Ex., B p.c •
Do do C 6 p.c 100 19
at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 106 110
at Loudon& S. Western, 41 p c 100 204
10 Man. ,chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1365 all 8 81.
at Metropolitan 5 per cent
at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 10-z;
St Do B do 100 106 108
18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to
Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1809 all 201 201
18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 14 19}
22 Do 5p c con. into Old
Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 81 11 2ip
at North British, E. and G,
No. 1, 5 per cent
at Do .410 guaranteed, 1801 100
Do E., Y., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 .▪ **
st Do E. &G , N 0.2, 5 p.c
st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 "
"
at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c
at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100
at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 t 5 9▪ 7
at Do Stock. & Dart., D
at North London, 41, per cent
(Max. 5 per cent)
at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO ••• •••
st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 „•***
at Do 5 do 1861 100
st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100
at Do 5 do, 1864
at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 ::* ***

RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALSII

100 103
at Bagentieati
95
100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 99 101
at Buckinghamshire
st Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56
st Do. 51 per cent.
at Do. 5 do. ... 100 11G 112
•
st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO
at Colchester Stour Valley
at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13, 136
20 Gloster and Lean Forest all ...
a Gt. Easn., Newxn., &c., 5 p.c 100 ...
a Do. E. IJ. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 60 72
at Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do. 100 69 72
st Gt. West, W. Mid., Herat 100 97 99
5U Hull and Selby all 110 112
st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5
at Loudon and Blackwall lOO 93 95
at Do. 41 per cent
at London, Coat., &c., 41 pc. 100
at Do. Coto. Fund, 5 do 100
st London arid Greenwich
at Do. do Preference lOO
at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 t 5
st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 83 82
at Do. do. 6 du.
51 Manch., Buxton, & Matlk all 5 51
at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 91 94
10 Mid Kent Cray Line)
50 Northernt East, , 5 per cent all 63 58
60 Do. do. 6 do. all ..„
at N. Eastern--Hartlep00l
at N. West. A peril. pref, 5p c. 100 107 lu9 1 9
at Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO
at Notting. &ti count. lt. & C lOO 90 92
25 Preston and IS yro all 41 46
••• :Royston, Hitch., and Snep. 100 132 134
at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 1:;1 Lit
10 Do do 8 2 Ylp
et S. Yorksh. and liver Dun 100 95 W. 961
at De 4 per cent gua lO 71 30
at 2 INvVeeysitulontlidoannii.Cplao 5135 Ls,',
St Do 5 do
St Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180
st West Cornwall
st Wilts and
srstlAaud llaooll
zu do B all
20 do C
100 t 81
all 61 *it
Somerset

DOCKS.

st East and West India lOO 12t Its
st Loudon and St.
crine 100 40 43 100 D obeb. stock, 4 per
cent all
3iillwall Freehold Land
stDock .... . lOO 23 21
st Southampton ...... lOO 74 76
At b'urreY Colturorciol
0.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Closing; Business
Share NAME. Paid. Price. gone
10 Agra Limited, A all 11 12 111
11 • Do B lO 3 4 3 1
50 Albion
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all/ 191 2 1 201
20 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 21
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 41
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13
20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lim.
25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39
10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, t.nd China all 201 211
25 Chartered Merc. of India,
London, and China all t 93 301 291
20 City 1 / 12 121
100 Colonial 25 39 40
10 Consolidated, lim
50 Delhi and London, lim
50 East London, lim 5 2 1
20 English and American, Rua 10 ... ...
20 English Bank of Rio dc Ja-
neiro, lim lO pr Ip
20 English, ..: cuttish, and Aus
tralian Chartered
£8; Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 36 38
281 Do new 5l 14 21
100 Imperial, lira
20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 1 12/
.5 lonian all '24 •:6
25 Do -new 5 1,1 p
20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 3l 1,,3
100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 73 7a
30 London Bank! of Mexico
and South America, lim. 20 5 4
100 London and Brazilian, Rm. 45 32 28
20 Do new 71 51 41
100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 10 IL
25 Do new 10 24 2IP
20 London Chart. of Australia all 211 25
20 London and County 2O 50 52 511
50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ••• •••
London Joint 5t0ck.......„ 1 33 33
London and South African al 81 91
00 London &S.-Western, lim, 20 11 9
150 London & Venezuela, Km_ 121 •••
100 London and Westminster. 20 6.1 631 611
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O
100 Merchant, lim 25 6 4
10 Metropolitan, liin all 71 74
100 Midland, lim.. •.
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 id IP
10100 National I'rovinc. of Eng'd 42 ••• •••
44
50 National.. 3O ... • •
20 New South Wales all 41 43
20 North-Western 7l
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 44 43
50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., liin lO 6 5
00 Provincial of Ireland 25 83 90
10 Do new. all ... ...
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 14
100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6
25 Union of Australia all 47 48
100 Union of Ireland, lim
50 Union of London

TELEGRAM COMPANI ES.

10 Anglo-American Tel., lint all 22f 221
10 Anglo-Mediter Tel., lint.... 10 12 124
st Atlantic Telegraph ............ 10 25 28 26
st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 71 74
et B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 160 165
st Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 2:,0
10 Do. New .. . ........... 8 9 lip
25 Indo-European Tel., lint.... 10 .
...
5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all .3. 31
1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all i 3P
10 Mediterra. Exten.
Tel., lint. all 3 4
25 Reuter's Te1egram............ all 50 55
10 Societe Transatlant., lint... 14 4 3
et Submarine Telegraph ...... 100 169 111
1 Do. 5crip........ all 114 lk
20 Telegraph Con. &Main.,lini. all 164 171
SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint. all 61 6
5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref. all 81 4 p

TILE FABL E CONCERNING THE 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. The
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; nevertheless they appear to take
lonsiderable notice of a pair of cariamas in the same aviary.
These birds have a habit of bending back their heads, and
with open gaping in ouths utterloud and somewhat distressing
sounds. This habit at once attracts the flamingoes, and
rery frequently one or more of them advances towards the
cariamas, 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 filled 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 n 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 aro wonder-
fully abundant in the otherwise clear and almost transpa-
rent glutinous fluid. This does not proceed from any disease
Dr injury done to the flamingo, nor arise or is produced by any
portion or part of the food taken by them. I am 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
tames in translation, the pelican was supposed to be the
)ird 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-
tecuted with the utmost vigour. They are now in pos-
iession of 200 lifeboats, and during the past year these
were instrumental in saving no less than 603 persons
from 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
nnfidence. This confidence is undoubtedly fully justified
by the very small number of lives which (considering the
?erilous character of the lifeboat work) have been lost
Wm 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-
-soats. But in spite of the many lives saved, it is distressing
to 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
`)oats, the rocket and mortar apparatus of the Board of
Trade, and other available and practical means. Not-
withstanding these exertions, nearly 700 persons perished
rrom shipwrecks on the coasts of the United Kingdom
:luring the past year ; in the previous year this death-list
was no less than 1,333—a fact which affords every
encouragement to the society. From the establishment
of the institution, in 1824, to the end of 1868, the number
)f lives saved was 17,829, the largest number being in
1867, the number standing at 1,086. This, as the annual
eeport truly says, is a glorious life-saving record, of which
Rer country may well be proud, reflecting honour, as it
Goes, alike on those who have personally by their
,ntrepidity and exertions contributed to the happy result,
tnd on those who have, by their liberality, e4:ableel the
institution to effect and encourage its accomplishment.
During the past year thirteen silver medals, fifteen votes
of thanks, inscribed on vellum and parchment, and £2,431
have been granted for saving the lives of 862 persons
by lifeboat, shore, and fishing heats, and other
means, on the coasts and outlying banks of the United
Kingdom. Since the formation of the society .it has
expended on lifeboat establishments .C 2134.63, and voted
40 gold and 802 silver medals for saving life, and pecuniary
rewards to the amount of £29,976. The total amount of
receipts during the year 1868 was £.31,60 Ca. Cd. Of this
sum no less than £6,713 Os. 2d. were special gifts to defray
the cost of thirteen lifeboats. The etrnmittee crunnA help
)rdially 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 1'22,940 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
in rewards for services to shipwrecked crews, coxswains'
salaries, and quarterly practice of the crews ; snaking
altogether, including liabilities amounting to £.1,668 Gs. 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.-01 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 tho 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 bad 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 had 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 Relating 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, '43, '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 £137,530.
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. In
1828, 4,118 cwt. (valued at £101,114) were exported, in
1868 the exportations had risen to 61,403 cwt. (valued at
£684,243).

DISCOVERY OF HIDDEN PROFERTY.—OR Tuesday
morning, as two lads, named Henry 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. ,Ths 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 9th of September, 1868, 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•
cyrztsmouth and senttamdaten years' peziaitex•

R4ILWAY AND OMER COMPANIES.

Suitt %Y CONSUMERS' GAS.

The directors' report states that the net profits
for the half-year, including balance brought for-
ward, amounted to £10,817 ss. 2d., out of which is
recommended a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum, carrying to next account £317 ss. 2d.

GLOUCESTER AND 13E;1;;ELEY CANAL.
The report of the directors states that it is im-
possible that the present rate of increase in the
trade of the port can be sustained unless some en-
largement of the works be made. The attention of
the directors has been specially drawn by the com-
pany's engineer, Mr. Clegram, to the advantages
of making a new entranca of thoroughly adequate
dimensions within three-quarters of a mile cf
Sharpness, and they have authorised him to make
a complete survey of the locality. The trade in
the past half year has been larger than in any
previous one since the canal was °pencil._ The
balance of revenue amounts to £10,073, of which
,:798 belongs to the 65 unconverted 10 per cent.
share, and the remaindr, .0,:11-1, to the original
and consolidated shares. This will enable the
company to pay a dividend of 3as. 61 per share
for the past half year ending the 25th of March,
making for the whole year 533. 61. per share, free
of income tax. The expenditure on capital account
to the 95th of March amounted to £170,831.