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

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1869.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Closing Business
Share NAME. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 12 1 1 12
10 Do B lO 4 41 44
50 Albion
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 191 201 204
20 Anglo-Hungarian
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5
40 Australasian .......
20 Bank of British Columbia all 1) 12
20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. • 5 ... ..
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lint.
25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia '25 37 3)
10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18
50 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 C010nia1..... '25 39 41
10 Consolidated, lint.
1►.4 :1 1
50 Delhi and London, lint
50 East London, lint 5 1
~, 01
20 English and American, lint 10 ... ...
20 English Bank of ltio de Ja-
neiro. lim
20 English, Scottish, and Aus
tralian Chartered
~-.31 Hong Bong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all .. ...
281 Do new bi 4
100 Imperial, lim
20 Imperial 0tt0man.,,.,,,,,,,, 10 21 4 124
z 5 lonian.
25 Do new.... 5 pr 1p
20 Did Mortgage of India, litre 4 3i 3s i
100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64 30 all 76 75 7S
30 London Banki of Mexico
and South America, lint. 20 5 4
100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 32 28
20 Do new 71 61 Si
100 Loudon &River Plate, lint. 40 10 12
25 Do now 10 21 3p
20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 231 211
20 London and County 2O 51 52 1511:
50 Do new. iss at 20 p. n 1,16 pd ll .. ...
Loudon Joint 5t0ck....„., 1 32 33
London and South African al 91 14
00 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 l5O Loudon it Venezuela, lint_ ... ...
121 .. ...
100 London and Westminster. 20 64. 65 641 61
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm '2o 59 61
100 Merchant, Hill
10 Metropolitan, lint all 61 71
100 Midland, 1int...... .
6 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lira l5 3 1 d
100 National Pro vinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ...
10 Do ...42
50 National., lO 46 48
20 New South Wales all 42 43
20 North-Western
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 45 431
50 Pro vine. Bank. Corpo., Um lO 6 4
100 Provincial of Ireland 25 87 69
10 Do new. all ... ...
100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 11
100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 ... ...
2.5 Union of Australia all 47 48
100 Union of Ireland, lint
50 Haien of London l5 361 371 37 64

I'OSI'AL REFORM.

The following petitlnn to the House of Commons was
presented on Friday evening by Mr. Stapleton :—"That
your petitioner has heretofore taken an active interest it
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
postal 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 hav,. established—Firstly. A postal rate of one half-
penry perletter for all letters under half-an-ounce posted
and delivered within the metropolis, and within the Linits
of all cities, boroughs, and towns of Great Britain and
Irelab.d. Secondly. A postal rate of one halfpenny zor
all printed Matter under 2ozs. in lieu of the pre-sent
minimum rate of one penny for 4ozs. Thirdly.
A revisal of the present anomalous rate of
charges for letters, printed matter, and newspapers 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 tiO to 100 per cent. in respect of letters to India,
China, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, West Indies, &c.,
without any correspOnding advantages, excepting a
weekly mail to India, which is also subject to the
enhanced rate of postage. That the British Post Office
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, all 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 c1,...-ges
of this country as compared with those of the Continent
and the British colonies. And your petitioner will, as it
duty bound, humbly pray.—" FREDERIC ALGAR...