The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-30 00:00:00

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Polaiid MOWE I' MARKET AND 'CITY NEWS. SHARE MARK E T.-( THIS DAY.)
what is
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ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. - Sh.are Railways. Closing Business* "'
mg the -_ _ i 'Paid' Price. I Done.liad
CITY, Two O'CLOCK. p •d I Closing 1 Business
Share Railways. al . Price. Done. • •
newski, The markets for Foreign, and Colonial pro- - • 10 ilAntwerp & Rotterdam all 5 51
ate ad- 12. 10 Amberg., Rotting. Bost 20 Ardennes all - - p
duce, during the past few days, ',lave been very and Eastern Junction ction. 10 ei 61 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.a 3 4 d 4
p
5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 11
50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all - -
steady. Prices in most ingtances have been well 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 74 20 Beziers to Graissessae. all 8 9
Steak Birk., Lanc., and Chesh. 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 21 2t.d
i 7.) maintained. Tea has been 'in increased favour, the
Junction ' 100 66 09 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 4 3
advices by the Overland -i
Mail announcing that 25 Blackburn
25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 20 Euphrates Vallee 2s. - - p
20 Great Central of Franco all - -
the season-
's crop will be -Jonsiderably smaller than Stock Bristol and Exeter .... 100 8 926 t 93
• Stock Caledonian
10 Italian Junction ....... 8 - -
id Le in former years. Sunrs have been dealt in to a Stock Chester and Holyhead . 100 37 39 37/ 81 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - -
50 Cork and Bandon all • - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - fair extent and ttt full rates, although the 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 444 P
?ANT. 2O Cornwall all 41 41 .sa St.Pistoj a, 5 p.c -
of the L'rrivals have NaOt been extensive. Coffee has 10 Do. A A reves. no div all - 20 Lyons 20 Lmons and Geneva ..pf. all -
... all 241 251
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10 Do. B I all - - 335 Maria Antonia all - -
f £Boolbc'en dull, an'a but few transactions have been hunastbeilern.ep.pde.rthanl3:
20 Do. do. New
ith the • 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all - - - -
20 Namur and Liege all 91 91
reported. 'For rum there has been a moderate 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 7 8
Lary of Stocl East Anglian lOO 151 161 20 I Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 21* 22
balance an. quiry., but prices have exhibited no material Stock Eastern Counties lOO 611 621 624 1 1 16 Northern of France .... all 391 397,
20 Do. New Shares - -gp
med in ' variation. Rice has been in fair demand, but Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31
Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46
10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 81 91
iture of in some instances at a slight decline. For Fruit 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 - - 20 Ottoman, gun. 6 per cent 7 3 1 d
25 East Kent all 111 121 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 35 351
',600 a-. ' there is still a fair inquiry, and the better quota- Stock East Lancashire lOO 93 94 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 55 56
Irk and tions of currants are in good demand. Valentia 20, El;to Suffolk all - -
all - - 20 f Recife& S. Fran. (fern.) 1 9 i id. 84
( gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) ... 1
hill his 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - -- !
ant and raisins are inquired for at full values. Saltpetre Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 65 66
Stock Edin.,l'erth, & Dundee. 100 264 27 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - I
20 Royal Danish all - -
ting to continues in fair request 'at about former quota- 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all 0 - -
100 - - 5 Royal Swedish - -
bills in lions, and tallow has shown a downward tendency. Stock Furness - -
Stock Glasgow & South Westn l6O 90 92 20 Sambre and Meuse . .... all 71 81 7
Stock Great Northern lOO 108 1081
The public sales of colonial wool continue to pro- 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101
107; 8 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 9 114 91
81
gress steadily, and the rates realised at the corn- Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 24 96 931 5 / 20 Southern of France .... all 23 23.
81 West Flanders all 51 .
laid the , Stock
~.. Do. do. B Stock lOO 131
_.l 110433 i 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference . all 91 9
,mencement have been well supported throughout.
Stock t. t. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 IU6 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 221 24
a of two
100 531 54 531 ii i i
he cases The series will close to-morrow, the Ist of Decem- Stock Great Western
Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 20 Western of Austria.... 6 - -
12 Irish South Eastern all - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - -
ber, as regards the finer qualities of Australian
6 Wiesbaden - -
50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 83 87 6 Zealand cent. Pref all - -
. w °oh', but a few lots of low East India and other 161 Do. Thirds - -
16.13 4 Do. New
•Thirds
descriptions will be offered for public competition
Stock Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 95 9e,
(lath ig the latter part of the week. 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 01d BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 1 d ,
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 3 Do. West Riding Union 4 - Share' Railways. I Paid. Closing I Mildness
al se a- •
20 Do. Southport - 6 Price.: Don..
6 denial with a quiet aspect, and prices remained without
11.6.3 London and Blackwell. all eft 61 -
Atlantic
L oa s
cd & a
tS6t
per Lawrence Leante e.- -
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' alteration. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, 1,000 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. 45 - -
of which were taken for ex ort. At the close of
Stock Lon„Brighton &S.Coast 100 111 112 1114 11
100
gu.Bo aci ail
Stock London & North Westn 100 92 034 931,
18 Boin.,ard& ent.ln 9
24 34 3 4
our and business in the Railway Share Market a slight im- 121 Do. Eighths I 1 14 d 4 w
Stock London& South-Westn lOO 92 931 931 3 5 percent par 4 p
18 it Addit. Capital A all - it p
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red the provement took place. 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - -
25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all - -
100201
Buffalo
Owing to the usual monthly engagements, the Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 37 38 37 1 1 18 Do. Do. 841 VI par
14 13 d
[amity te demand for money is rather more active, but there 10 Metropolitan. 3 --d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 75
eßwrant&Godric.h 1 161
d," Stock Midland lOO 98 981 984
. are no indications of pressure, and the rates, Stock Do. Binning. & Derby lOO 6W 71-100 80 85
50 311 d. Gt. West. (Ireland) all • '-' - (6 p. ct. tads. 1 Aug., 1872 I
charged for first class bills show scarcely any varia- 25 Do. 1 Shares all - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 77 80
tion. The quietude of trade has diminished the 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - IC3 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 74 77 (
25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 11 12 • 20 • Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. - - p t
20 Ca
BROWN. quantity of commercial bills due on each succeed- 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 - -
- , pe,Eastn.Prov.(Lire.) 2s. - - 'I
20 Newr - Warpt., & Ros all -, 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. - - pm )
Le certifi- ing 4th of the month, and the periodical liquida- Stock Noel l® 63 65 64 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - - 1
.s of the tions at the Stock Exchange also absorb a com- so North. Counties Union 3l 31 3 d 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e. 2 4 11p
Steck North British lOO 565 56/ 561 171 Demerara - -
paratively small amount, in consequence of the Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - --20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 par 1p 0
es of the Stock Do.A Stk.--, Aree.no div. Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 107 1075 107 k i 1'
continuation of speculative enterprise. There is no until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 20 Do. C Shares all - - f •
3b. Bank, 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO 1 1/ I c
probability of such an immediate extensionP
tit had Stock Do. B Stock . 100
02-
921
921 i
Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 10020 Do. Jubbulpore 5 -
n• of wit- of, business, in any direction, as will cause 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 16 13 4 1 1 d d 100 -D0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9, -'' --1
Stock Do. Leeds lea 46 461 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.. t
se which an adverse movement in the state of the Stock Do. York lOO 74 75 741 six). I Geelong Care- -,,.0. all 17 18
ttion the market at present, although the inquiry 100 102 103 per er.., • aratloll 11 1 1.90 - - Stock North London
Stock r' ......c.11(3-11t18 ...., • 3
10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd
that the 10,, .rand Trunk of Canada. 100 37 o 9 1
towards the end of the year may be stimu- and City Junction £3 ls. - - .../ Do, 0 p.o. Deheliapay.'7B all 77 79 r 8 a
mild eon- 20 North Staffordshire 174 • 4 41 d 100 Do. 6 lset tent Pref.... • 40 f9l 93 t
- fated by the closing of commercial engagements 20 North-Western
iird glass, 20 , Gtlndiel'enin.gua.sl).P.' ill 211 211 211 4 0
fit. Ho and the preparations for the prosecution of business 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 81
Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 27 29 281 20 ! Do, .eIS-, gita:s Or &Oa' 4
20 DO. O. .• ..• ~• •t ~...v...... 4 0 I
mrnment during the spring. 10 Peebles all - - zo f GLSSof In.A:rsea.-Scrip 1 2s. kP
t
20 Portsmouth l9 7 - par 1/7 par
5 d ( gnSkiiki'led 5 per cent. )
, • Small quantities of silver are arriving from the 10 Rhymney lO 0
would be zoi WV. of Canada Shares all 17f 181 171 1
Continent, to supply a portion of the remittances Stock Scottish Central - ."
' 110- 112 20i Do. New
) bear the Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stoe' ,nn ,at sal 4
intended for the East. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. S' --•( i"" 'Z' 85-4 27
. Ho 5 Do. Bonds ',ay.
( apt, till 14', 76.Wlth all 106 109 I
Stock Shropshire Ulna -`°ek 100 "')
The suspension of Messrs. Davies, boot and 10 Sittingbourn, ••'d 143 44 46 45 100 Do. do, '73 till '6O all 108 100 r
100 Do. do, '73 W:thout opt, ill lob 109 h
leather merchants, seems to have attracted much !Stock South Dev -•' & Sheer. all 4 2 d
Stock South-l- •du 100 351 361 100 Do. 51 p. e. do. '77 do .. ' 511 99 100
s,
> TER attention. It is presumed that the liabilities are •Stock Sout' 'astern lOO 741 75 75 41 20 Madras, eta-, 4/ 11. i. all 181 IE,
A Wales
heavy, but at present no authentic information has 20 So- athYorks.&Riv.Dun all 12 14 12 20 ' Do. 4M 6. Extension.. 15 -A / d it
20 -,,,,, do 2O De. Thllli Ex. gua.s.p.c. 5 par- 4p
, been elicited upon that point. 20i.s 18 - - •
Sstatooinketos,aW&opk.a,rtaWgteoko
all
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3294
31311
33 20 • Do. Pourth do.
DAY.) The following is an abstract of the profit and
£ s.
ci.
Stock
Do. Preference
pkvdtraoeon. teek Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - a
. ZS Do. do. 1854 221 - -- Newßrunswick&Car da.
attending • loss account of the London and Chartered Bank of i
&185511artlepool 1f74 --- --- 20 i RyakLand(Lim.)g,6pc 10 2 lid /
orning, 14 , Australia, to the 30th June, 1858 :- -
Vale loo
No. 1 - ----
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._ Clam ACapitl.Share, :I
.. Do. do. Land d 0... ..
Wakieiv itdalod.o.. 110 4 3 d
To Eighth Dividend of 3 per Cent. for half- 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - -
Stock Vale of Neath
21,000 0 0 Stock WaterfOrd & Kilkenny 100199
88
92
~ , 203. ? DDiSo: o, land it
aTild
f Nelihoflndia Tramroad 2s. - -
In in 0021'. year endjne• 31st December, 1857 j Limited, Scrip
Secretarf To balance of preliminary, expenses at 31st 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Oude (Limited) -
ections CO December, 1857, as shown in last balance- 20 West Cornwall
~,..1 15 1 11p S
sheet, now written off 2,518 14 6 le Wend Lon. & Cry. Pal. all --- 20 Do,
To reserve fund
5 D07.p8.c. has been pd. to B all 334 20 Do. New " a I 1 p is
he part of . To proposed dividend, at the rate of 6 per 20 Do. puislauls
20 Do, Indus: St PIC) ,, 5 par 4p , ti
all 61 61
cent. per annum, on paid-up capital, for 20 West London all - - !Fig!, s,tr_Aittirews & Quebec A 18 - - ti
-. Waldef half-year ending 30th June, 1858 (free of 10 Do. Ist Class all - - T laidad(Li rafted) Scrip 1 par 4p al
din a 1.81( income-tax) -
To balance to next half-year 8,902 7 4 PREFERENcE SHARES.
the roots, _ BRITISH MINES.
Business P
ing hand' 63,421 110 Share' Railways,
IPIA't I Closing Price. e:,
Share! Mines, I raid. Closingl Business
i about 10 , ' Done. Price. Done. ti
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of £ a. d. 25 Blythe and Tyne lt. per
I state zn
By balance at 31st Dec, 1857, per last report. 33,673 12 3 c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 51 ' '-i• red Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 7 8 n Cl
t his con' r By balance of profit and loss m London and , I
Stk Eric. & Estet.4p.ctStock 100 96 98 f 120 kitish Iron
in the :colonies for half-year ending 30th /20 Do. ',Jo. do. Shares
Stec
~_ fedora £lO, 41 per cent 100 103 105
9 - - -. Condurrow (Camborne). 20 50 .60 fo
in answer June, 1858, after deducting current ex- 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7. 10 - - •
Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - - 1 110 Devon G. Cons. (Tar',..,) 1 450 460 hi
passes, and making provision for bad and- East Bassett (Illogat.). 80 120 130
vc
have inert . doubtful debts - - - Great South Tolnaiis.... 17s 131 14/e
- G,Wheal Ajfttacifii ia, :2 11.14.11 2 2/ •ar
e the jar!, 61 Cork &Bandon. Bandon. 51 p, a all - -
s 61 Dun.
F Per th,& Absr.Jun. all 51 61
63,421 1 10- g.. FI4MI Ver(Helston) 8f 4 I hi
Le decease(' .
•--- t' *y Bertha lBs (Id 11 11
toek ..Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 100 103 0/
It Ora-
,rnaj. jugs By balance brought down - North Wheal Croly... 7.9.4 3 41 d.€
stock*. coun. Ex. 5 pet. N. 0.1 100 114 114 alit - N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 7 8
3everect . , At the half-yearly meeting of the Waterford-- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 161 171 SC
Stock Do. de No.° 100 112 114
P a- • and Kilkenny Railway Company, to-day, a report
Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 , 129 tai - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Co
aster-stre4 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 'B2 84 - Sortridge Cons, Min. Co. 6s 1 / gi
was presented, stating the revenue of the last half- Stock E.-,st Lanc. 6 per Cr, , 100 - - Soufbeasdon(St.Clecr) 21 405 415
a pistol ill'•- • -- Barth C. Brea( Mogan). 2 21 3 tl
year to be £10,273 ls. 10d., and the expenditure 5 E.& W. York. Jon. fifths all - _
- S. W heal Fran. (Mogan \,, 18.18.9 230 250 A
, Stock Edin.&Gla.s. spc share', 100 , ....: _li-
en he ,r3S £5,458 1 Os. 4d., leaving a balance of £4,814 11s. Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. trdu - ni 7,' ; 1 72}
Stockyurness, 5 per cent j 10Q - - 1 5 Tamar Silver and Leau
Mining Co 4l 1 1 , V
• ---- , 6d. ; being a considerable falling off over last year. ' Stock Glas. &S bleat..,. a, &pe„ re ho in 1 10 Tin Croft 9 31 31 se
100 121 122 .- United3l'nes(C Aver nap) 40 70 80 . • ision, sale-
The English Stock Market opened heavily, and Steak Great Nor-01am: 512..... t*. ci
, - Vale of Towev (Ca-m.) 12s 6cl 4 1
reek abo4 1 Stock Do. 5 nelledmalol3 c.pm 100 113 115 114 /
very few bargains were reported. A purchase of Stock Do. 41 p, o. tts. do.. lOO 105 107 - West Basset (iro.,ar ) ll 225 231 Y:
ester-ails 1
£l`J 000 New Threes, by the Government broker, 11°00 I)°Gt...sk. ofr‘t SmiconiiidslPelti.tPenic: awn rot 1616 i - W. Camden (i., skeprda 20
- Wheal Bas, et (Illo,an). 110 120
51 210 220 ai
i. Ile We°
sVit.sn.,t W (Ireland) 4 1 - Wheal Buller (Re6uth) 5 165 180 ti
,it I ha" ' . vreated .a firmer tone, and since then the quotations stockloo - - - Wheal Edward (Cals.) 5l 21 3 tc
/ p. ct. pref. Stock . - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9
ack to tl" have been better supported. Consols have been 50 Groat West. (Berks and 6 --•cv
- - Wh'l MaryAnn(Menhe) 8 46 47
6 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.... 1. TOOOI6, 98 to 981 for money and the 7th proximo, but they, Wh'l Trelawney (LOA.) 41 26 28 g]
Lid, " I.
_acii`b are now 981 1, and for January 9811. Bank Stock Do. Redeemable 4.1 D al. 100 95 97
Stock Do. Redeemiblt, 4p. ct. 100 86 28 T
by be 107 Stock Do. Irredftir able, d 0... 100 87 89 FOREIGN MINES ni
;Stock has been dealt in at 224. The New 3 per Stock DN,ND. et. Redeem. Pref. 100 99 101 100
kat time '2O Australian 74 it 1 u
Cents, and the Reduced Annuities, 961 I. India BD. Firm. Pref. Shares all 91 10 1 Bon AccardCepper,Lim. 108 par p le
one of tile
10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.e.pf. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 11 11
somethiti° Stock is firm at 2271 228 ; ditto Loan Debentures , shares all 161 171 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 9 10 is
found el. 99/ for the Ist issue, and 991 1 for the 2d ditto.et. pref all 10 101
Stock 113eo loi. firming. guar. stock 100 72 74 5 Do. Land and Mining-C. all 1/ 21 tl
-1, 21 Clarendon Consols 3lir -
talon The March Exchequer Bills, 375. to 40s. pre_m. ; 21361
Do Do.. Cdohedsoterguar.shares all 18 19 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 4 -- d st
the kitchett and June ditto, 345. prem. 20 Do. do. do. , all 9 91
all 131 14i 40 Cobre Copper all' 36 37 al
aid, " " Stock Lan. & York 81),10. stock 100 142 144
A moderate number of transactions are recorded Stock Lon&BM.spc. pi. N0..1 100 - - - Cepiapo l6 10 12
1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 as
Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 2 Fortuna
in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices exhibit
dNoe.ws gup.
ma., 6 p.
Nct0...4. 110000
_...-
....- 20 General all 20 I c(
,
ner's 1104
BStoetlDlO.•
a downward tendency. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 3 Linares all 81 £1 as
5 Lusitanian
Stock Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nun-
stol to Se° 914 2* ; ditto New Scrip ito I dis. •; ditto 2d issue, . 1 Mariquita all 1 o"
, eaten, sp. et.
s drawn 1/1 z 3
. g prem., being lower ; Russian 5 per Cents:, 114 ; Stock Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 4 p
late 3d shares
11221 i LLonanddomedyy.st&ECoriltie,B44B.hhs: 100 160 - -I_Bs
sk 20 Poutgibaud Silver, Lead h
ether 00° Sardinian, 941 1; Spanish 3 per Cents. 471 ; Vene- Mining and Smelt.... all 41 51 P
zuela 5 per Cents. 411 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents., Stock Man.,Shs, & Lin., 6p. et. 100 120 122 121 5 Port Philip 1 t A 1
Gloucester 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 It P
oce (1858), 911 ; and Peruvian 3 per Cents., 75 ; Chilian 6 Do. 26 44 i IP 28.2.8IiUnited Mexican
rent at 0
Loan is 1 1 prem. Stoe Do. 31 per cent.
121
DMoit.ry4poorrtoo&atC.a.r.., ,4. p.c all - - d
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
a floor With
I]
body of az. Tho transactions in the Railway Share Market 12/
Do, p - -
Closing Business
10/ - - Paid. te have, been rather limited, but prices in several '
Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - Share Securities. Prices. Done. n
~ given ,
b
1,4 i instances have slightly improved. Great Northern, Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct.. 100 141. 143 -
ipple, -- 1 Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 103 105 1034 41 ti
hich l lig a areat Western, and Manchester,6 Do. with option till 1860 3 ' 1 fp -- Can Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 1151 1171
- Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Au,g. 100 113 115
,toi. in. aOl Sheffield and Stock Do. Leic, & Hit.pref. st. 100 95 97 951
Lincoln have advanced ' E
os. astern Counties and 10 E- Do. 6 p.c.3lr. & Sep. 100 113 115
NeWpOrt,Abet&c. pref.s 1 all 91 9; 91 4 g
• ) Ito- N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 1131 1141 114 4
ing. ..s. South Western, 10s.; and North Western, 15s. 10 DDO.c.preedrpeeemt; at sp.c. pm j
- Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - tl
09 P'.- 6 p. c. with
- N. S.W. Gov. sp. cs. Deu. 100 1011 1021 f(
Y. aig Caledonians declined 155., and South Wales, .10s. option till 1866 all 115 111
e job forto .
beenlittle - NovaSootip Gov. 6 p.c. St.
li
me WO d In the Foreign lines there has
Stock Do_ .sp. c. Ext.Stock.lB46 100 - - . Deb. redeeinable,lB7s 100 1121 1134
- S.Aus.Gter c.Jan&July 100 113 115 t 4
?owder 111.. • variation to report. Great LuxembourgP Stock Do. s}p. c. ref. do. 1847 100 - -
7 Sambre - Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.SklB47 no - - - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 112 114 tl
, 1/114, Meuse, and Pernambuco are a shade firmer. Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 108 110 b
Le the IleP Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
The Colonial undertakings have been depressed. Stock Nth.Dev.ltait& Dek.Co. 100 - - 1
Closing Business ,
N
aW TOOO Grand Trunk of Canada have receded 10s., and ssttomokk N -East. i rred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - -
Do. Bern ick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 99 lOO Share! Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Done.
the Witte:t • Great Western of Canada, 10s. ; East Indian have 17 Da do. do. - -• a- s
20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - - h
down, vt- improved ss. 121 Do. do. Quarters 1816 .. 9 - - 100 AgrskUnitedServiceßk 50 - - li
all - - 911 4
viler' 25 80. York H & S'Purd'i 10 1 d 1 40 Amtralasia
[ of pond
2,1
stooeckk
Do.
4diop..cle.oilb2datguklao
Joint Stock Bank Shares show a slight decline.
stook
ox,
whr.Sil
w.Ol.
6.pe' .
is.t.r.:
ffordclure . . all 231 241 25 Bank of Egypt all 261 261 27 1 fi
s the 11' 6100 Bank of London 5O - - 461
h
e pistol lc Bank of London have receded 10s. •; London and
Stocks t
oes 81 Scottish
Scottishs ep o. i
3s ha
pNcee.r.noEtissrlte,
efni..ensPitv_do
stock
deb 100
11a0 11l
no 120 1 2P2
40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all - -
„ilia' 'Westminster, ss. ; and Union of Australia, ss. ;___o9- I_l_o-1 1,) British North American all - - p
97 1110. . 20 Chtd. Bank of India, kc 10 3 256 P
said to'''e; • Bank of Australasia advanced ss. to 10s. .100 City 5O 62 Cl 63
a
100 Colonial 25 - -
he house t - In the Miscellaneous Market, Crystal Palace are
Stockstock
DDoo..A7bpe.red.ee.pniertfu.
stock.
10000 - 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all .- - s
10° '- -
10s. South Devon. Ann. 10s. all 101 101
eas f, steady, at 12 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam100 Commercial of London. 20 - - 19 0
u, I did it
.., to at 861. 10 Do. Fixed 41 Per cent. all - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 161 17 171 417
20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - a
n here ''' i 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 22 22/ C
Ann., 1.0 6) all 241 25 50 • London and County - - r7l
acre BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Stock Do .41 per cent lOO 102 101 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 33 . c
a Ins W.- I Bank Stock - - 491 11
Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. 100 - 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - . 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96/ 1 /
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LITERATURE.

scattered about, and amongst them stamps with the roots
that had been left standing; seine of them were more than
sixty tbet long, and of corresponding girth, and looking as
if they had been cut into regular blocks, whilst broken
branches and chips lay heaped up near. On a closer ex-
amination we found they were fossil trees that had been
gradually washed bare by the torrents and had broken off
by their own weight, and that, singularly enough, in logs
of from one to three feet in length. We measured some of
the largest trunks, and found one of five feet in diameter.
Many of them were hollow—many looked as if half burnt,
and they were mostly of a dark colour, but not so much as
to prevent the bark, the burnt places, the rings, and the
cracks In the wood from being clearly discernible. In some
of the blocks appeared the most beautiful blending of agate
and jasper colours ; and, in others, which had yielded to the
influence of the weather and fallen to pieces, there were bits
so brilliantly tinted that if polished and set they would have
made elegant ornaments; others, again, had not yet loSt the
original colour of their wood, and looked so like decaying
beaMts of deal that one felt tempted to convince oneself, by
the touch, of their petrifaction. If you pushed these they
fell into pieces that had the appearance of rotten planks.
We collected small specimens of all these various kinds of
fossil trees, and regretted that as our means of transport
were so small we had to content ourselves with fragments,
which certainly showed the variety of their petrifaction, but
not the dimensions of the blocks."
Another natural curiosity is the Cereus giganteus,
known in California and New Mexico as the Peta-
haya, which M. Mollhausen aptly styles the queen
of the cactus tribe. Those who have only seen the
cactus in our hothouses would perhaps scarcely
credit that the Petahaya grows to a height of from
thirty to forty feet, and that they are said in some
loealties even to reach sixty. They are altogether
eolipsed by the giant trees of California, of which
Wilily one specimen was 300 feet high, measured
96 feet in circumfeaence, 32 in diameter, and whose
rings indicate that it has attained the age of 3,000
years. This tree, not inaptly designated the Big
Tree, was some time since cut down. It took five
men twenty-five days to fell it, and the stump
which was left has been smoothed at the
top, and now it is said that sixteen pairs
of waltzers can dance on it without interfering
with each other. Another group of trees
are called the Three Sisters, as they all appear to
issue from the same root, and the middle one only
begins to get its branches at the height of 200 feet;
its circumference is 92, and its height 300 feet.
Many such interesting details are given, and the
traveller's account of the animal kingdom is no
less attractive. His accounts of the community
' of prairie dogs and beavers might well appear in-
credable to those who have never watched the
wonderful sagacity of some of the lower racss.
The author, though a keen sportsman, evidently
takes a kindly interest in all living creatures, and
his knowledge of their habits and instincts is ex-
tensive. His accounts of the various rivers, the
shallow Rio Grande, which varies from 400 to 800
feetin width, whilst the depth is on an average
scarcely 2 or 3, to the great Colorado of the
West, which the party reached after a journey
of 1,522 miles from Fort Smith. It is curious

A Memoir of Thomas Mans) P.A,, sate Keeper of
tlw Royal Galleries, anti the National Gallery,
Librarian ofthe Royal Academy. By Mrs.
Uwins, 2 vols. Longman. .
These volumes forni an interesting stihject for
perusal. They afford a clear insight into the diffi-
culties that attend the after of artists, and at the
same time they present in an attractive manner the
bright inducements to progress in the glories of the
noble art to which they devote their lives, This
work is compiled from various sources, tv great por-
tion consists of letters which Thomas Uwins wrote
to his brothers during seven years spent in Italy,
and there is also published some correspondence
with the late Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Charles
Eastlake, A. E. Chalon, ILA, These latter epistles
are of great value, and Will doubtless be attentively
regarded by those who wish to become acquainted
with the opmivas of eminent indivirlilala, expressed
without reserve, and containing. that freedom of
thought Which tail only eXist where the writer is
treating of a taknillar subject to a kindred intern,
Kemp) or A tlongenial spirit. The letters Which
Mr. I.Pains wrote to his brothers are replete with
information that is ooliVeyea iii on agreeable etyle;
his impressions of the Manners Mid Modes of foreign
life are forcibly tipttssett, the first of his travels
was undertaken to the purpose of sketching a tine,-
yard, !lei/Ives a glowing account of the "viticcovered
hillsandgayvalleysofFrance," As may be imagined
it was in Italy that the artist alvakened to the
influence of the greatest pleliglit and Was excited
by the .most arclent aspirations. " A thing of
beauty is a, joy tot ever, " seems exemplified by the
effect prikluettl on the minds of sucoeqsiVe genera-
tiolU as they behold the treasere§ With which Art
has made glorious the Oates Of the South, Thomas
twins was fully sensible of the obstacles that lay
in his path hi Constquetite ut the drawbacks of his
early years: fle MIAs mentions the subject in a
letter to Sir Thefts Lawrence :
Allow me to thank you for much kindness and valuable
criticism. Your words contain a principle, which may be-
come, as Lord %Oath has parcel of my own mmd ;'
but clearness of Wont and lightness of hand depend too
much on early habit iong.practice for me to expect the
attainment. Al man who begins his earesr in the art as an
engraver; ronowa it out as a water:tot:air painter, and only
takes to oil when he h*Ceflia too blind to continue this
haserable 'odnas4l64 ihilst never hope entirely to emancipate
blniseit &1,1 the trammels with which such a course will
iftVitably surround him. I do not hope for it; and my
MTV reason for staying so long in Italy is, that a new class
of suh;;;ets may give me that advantage in the market
‘:7lLich-the feebleness of my powers as a painter would
otherwise deny me."

It is always desirable to gain some information of
the inner life and secret musings of those who,
during their sojourn in this passing scene, have
been in any way conspicuous in their attainments
among their fellowmen. In the work before us
there is no exaggerated statement, and no attempt
at display; but facts are simply stated, and opinions
brought forward, the authenticity of which cannot
be doubted. At the close of his memoir it is thus
observed—" Of his long life, seveny-five years and
six months, the 23d Psalm contains the epitome.
It never rose to triumphant success or world-wide
reputation; but he who works and feels he works,
he who prays and knows. he prays, has got the
secret of transforming life---failure into life—
victory," This memoir, with the extensive and
interesting range of its subjects, will be a valuable
addition to the library of the litterateur and the
artist.

that it was not till the year 1700 that
the Spaniards were convinced that California was
connected with the continent of America, and that
only the river Colorado flowed between. They
were indebted for the proof of this to Father Kino,
who received public thanks for his information. A
journey through the wilds of Central America
would, of course, be incomplete without the sight
of a prairie fire. Our author was fortunate
enough to see one, without running any risk. This
magnificent sight is generally full of danger, and
M. Mollhausen describes it as a most impressive
spectacle The red natives of the steppe, who
are ready to meet with haughty defiance enemies
the most superior in strength, tremble at the
thought of the swiftly advancing fire, and the
proudest warrior among them will droop his deco-
rated head when you speak of it, and whisper,
Do not awaken the anger of the Great Sprit.
He is in possession of a terrible medicine." The
sketches of the more civilised towns through which
they passed, and the descriptions of Panama and
California are full of life and spirit. The expedi-
tion completed their survey, after having journeyed
over 1,892 miles, which would have been 1,360 in a
straight line. They had the gratification, besides
the credit due to their careful survey, of having
their route selected for the proposed railway line.
The official report of Mr. Jefferson Davies, of the
United States Government, is given, and contains
a useful summary, for practical purposes, of the re-
sults of the exploration survey. We must not omit
to mention tae numerous coloured illustrations
which arc executed in chromo-lithography, and are
from the pencil of M. Mollhausen, on whose artistic
skill they reflect much credit. A map of the dis-
trict traversed is also given. Great praise is
due to Mrs. Percy Sinnett for her careful and ele-
gant translation, which has introduced the
work to the British public. It will inte-
rest the reader to know that the indefa-

Diary of a Journey from the Mississippi to the
Coasts of the Pacific. By Baldwin Mollhausen.
Translated by Mrs. Percy Sinnett. 2 vols.
Longman.

In the year 1853 the Government of the United
States despatched three expeditions, along different
latitudes, through the wild and desolate regions
that surround the Rocky Mountains, to discover
the best route for a railway to California The
author of the work before us, a young German of
great energy and ability, was appointed topogra-
phical draughtsman and naturalist to one of these
expeditions. He was strongly recommended by
the illustrious Alexander von Humboldt, who was
much interested in his career, both from a desire to
encourage talent, and from the sympathy he felt
for the congenial tastes of the young traveller. He
has also shown his friendship by giving the present
volumes the sanction of his name and approval ;
and in a brief, but interesting, preface has expressed
his entire satisfaction with their contents. He
observes, with truth, that " when a traveller's
descriptions are the result of accurate and con•
scientious observation, and especially when they
concern the condition of natives standing at various
grades of uncivilised life, they must always interest
the student of humanity." The wild tribes of the
American Indians havie always occupied a some-
what elevated position in our general estimation of
savages. There is something poetical in our asso-
ciations with these red men of the West, gradually
yielding to the inevitable ascendancy of the whites,
and passing away from their hunting grounds with
the traditions of the past. It is somewhat curious
to find these Indians, who are usually pictured only
with the war-dance and the tomahawk, tending the
ground and devoting themselves to agriculture.
This, however, is not of frequent occurrence; it is
not often, owing to the cupidity and cruelty of the
whites, that they have the opportunity. Not the
least interesting portion of M. Mollhausen's work
is his description of the habits and character of
the different tribes of the natives. The trapper's
stories, the narrative of the hunter who was
abandoned in the -wilds; and many other
anecdotes and incidents, serve to illustrate
their character better than any verbal ac-
count. M. Mollhausen's know:ledge as a naturalist
and his observation of the habits and peculiarities
of the animal kingdom also add largely to the in-
formation
to be derived from his work, and he has
had the advantage of the studies of others of the
party in his geological and botanical accounts. The
part of the country which they examined has so
seldom been traversed by whites, being so wild and
desolate in some parts, besides being the resort of
Indians, that his narrative has all the freshness and
novelty of the description of a new country, com-
bined with instruction for the scientific, and adven-
tures for the lovers of the startling and dangerous.
Many hardships and privations had to be under
gone by the little party, the worst of which was
the want of water, from which the poor cattle suf-
fered severely. Many of the mules were so ex-
hausted by the fatigue and bad food, that they had
to be killed, as they could no longer continue the
toilsome march. These animals are peculiarly fitted
by nature for the journey through these regions.
Their strength and power of enduring fatigue, the
writer tells us, far exceed those of the horse. "In
situations where the latter, though relieved of all
his burden, can scarcely drag along his exhausted
limbs, and must perhaps be left behind as a prey
for the wolves, the mule goes on patiently, bearing
his burden, and fighting against hunger by crop-
ping the withered plants of the marshes, or even
prickly brambles. But as the strength of the horse
and the perseverance of the ass are in some mea-
sure united in the mule, so does he also unite in his
own person all the faults that can make horse or
ass intolerable—timidity, obstinacy, perseverance,
cunning, are the qualities with which one has to
contend in them, especially in the process of break-
ing." The travellers had a proof of the timidity
of their herd by an accident that detained them two
or three days. A flock of wolves coming very near
the mules one night, the animals, panic stricken,
broke loose, and were only recovered after a long
search and loss of time. Fortunately, notwith-
standing all their difficulties and dangers, the party
completed their expedition safely and satisfactorily
—having only lost one poor Mexican, who was
murdered by the Pah-Utah Indians, one of the
lowest and most degraded of the tribes. Some
of the other tribes behaved very differently, even
offering the party guides for a portion of their
route. Another of the expeditions was not so for-
tunate. Captain Gunnison, the commander, and
six of his officers, having left the main body to ex-
plore the neighbourhood, were murdered by the
Utah Indians. The little party of which our
author was one, did not happily meet with any
such frightful disaster, though on one occasion no
less than nine of their party were attacked by
smallpox, that frightful scourge of the Indian ter-
ritories, which is said to have been introduced by
a negro attendant of Cortes. They all recovered,
and M. Mollhausen attributes their safe passage
through a district inhabited by hostile tribes to the
presence of this deadly foe of the natives in their
camp. The old Indian inscriptions found on some
of the rocks arc curious, but they are eclipsed by
the interest awakened in the mind of the European
by such words as the following cut in the rocks by
the Fish Spring, near Pueblo de Zuni---" Bartolome
Narrso, governor and captain general of the pro-
vince of New Mexico, came past this place on his
return from Pueblo de Zuni, on the 29th of July
of the year 1620, &c."
" There passed this place with deipatches (some words
effaced) on the 16th day of April, 1606."

tigable M. Mollhausen is once again on his
travels in the Far West, exploring and surveying
the River Colorado, with a new expedition from the
United States. His volumes offer attractions to
the geologist, the botanist, the ethnologist, and the
mere reader of travels. They reflect the highest
credit on his ability, energy, and humanity, and
add another to the list of those records of European
adventurers who have penetrated into the wildest
regions and mixed with the most uncultivated
tribes, who have visited the Esquimaux amid his
snows, and the wild Kirghis of the Tartar steppes ;
who have penetrated the deserts of Southern
Africa, and are now fearlessly treading the paths
of the red men amid the Rocky Mountains. Let
us hope that so much courage and enterprise may
meetthe reward of success, andthat M. Mollhausen
may return in safety from his present expedition,
to add still further to our store of knowledge by
his:pictures of pen and pencil, drawn in the soli-
tudes of the Far West.

There are • many such inscriptions on this smooth
rock, mostly in the Spanish tongue, speaking to the
travellers of the present of those brave but cruel
adventurers of the past, who gave Europe a new
world, but have left the trace of inhumanity and
treachery to be the bane of Spanish America to this
day. One of the greatest natural curiosities met
with by the party was the Petrified Forest, near by
the Rio Secco which M. Mollhausen thus de-
scribes :

" As we proceeded further we really thought we saw before
us masses of wood that had been floated hither, or even a
tract of woodland where the timber had been felled for the
purposes of cultivation, Trees of all sizes lay irregularly