The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-28 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The various gratuitous exhibitions, of which we gave a
list yesterday morning, were all numerously attended, and

many of them, such as the Pantheon Bazaar and the Lon-
don Crystal Palace, were literally crowded to excess. The
National Gallery and the British Museum received an
im-
mense number of vifitors.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' ORPHAN
SCHOOLS.

The anniversary of this most useful and admirable
charity was celebrated last night at the London
Tavern. Notwithstanding the temptations of the
season, the assemblage of the friends of the insti-
tution, and the seal and enthusiasm of all present,
was worthy of the best preceding festivals. The
institution was founded in the year 1845, and
since then has steadily progressed- in public esti-
mation, and specially of the class for the benefit of
whose orphans or destitute children the schools
were originally established.
In the absence of the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor whose continued in disposition prevented his
attendance Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Hale took
the chair, and presided with great urbanity and
effect during the proceedings of the evening.
The usual loyal toasts having been proposed and
responded to in the usual loyal and enthusiastic
manner,

The CHAIRMAN proposed the toast of the evening
" Prosperity to the Commercial Travellers Orphans'
Schools at Pinner." In doing so, he said all who were
engaged in commercial• pursuits were aware,
from experience, of the vicissitudes of life
and knew how soon persons in prosperous
circumstances were suddenly reduced to adversity.
The company all knew, too, it was impos-
sible that commercial transactions could be
carried on -without the aid and assistance of the
class of persons called commercial travellers, who
traversed the country in search of orders, and this"
enriched the houses represented by them, while
they facilitated the general business of the country.
They were a class who, from the very nature of
their occupation, deprived themselves of all domestic
and family comfort, and spent the greater part of
their time away from those who were most dear to
them, their wives and children ; and hence they
had the strongest claims to the sympathy and sup-
port of all classes engaged in the trade and com-
merce which made this country so great. Who
could help rejoicing that an institution of this
kind had been founded some 13 years ago,
and had gone on flourishing ever since ?
He regretted very much the absence of Mr. George
Moore, to whom that institution was deeply in-
debted, but who had written a letter to show that
the intense aid unswerving interest he had from
the commencement taken in its prosperity was
unabated, and that he was only prevented from
being present by severe domestic affliction. (Hear,
hear.) The company would be Flad to hear what
was the actual position of the institution at pre-
sent. He was glad to state the expenses of last
year showed a considerable diminution of the
preceding year, and he concurred with Mr. George
Moore in hoping that the result of this would be
the addition of ten or twelve children to the number
already in the schools. He confessed that the
smallness of the annual subscriptions—considering,
that between £3,000 and £4,000 a year was re-
quired—inspired him with feelings of considerable
alarm, and he hoped that the number of annual sub-
scribers would soon be considerably increased. The
chairman, in continuation (alluding to the girls and
boys, to the number of 150, educated in the schools,
who were present in the gallery during his speech,
who afterwards passed through the room, pleasing
every one by their healthy and pleasant looks),
said, be was happy to say, that from the con-
versations he had had with the master and mis-
tress of the schools, that the children who were
the objects of their enlightened and truly prac-
tical 'benevolence, would, in after days, become
useful, respectable, and honourable members of

A call of 2s. per share was made at the meeting
of the Pendeen Consols Mining Company to-day.
The market for English Securities is very dull,
but previous quotations are supported. Consols
being 96i buyers, speculation is almost suspended,
and the attention of the members is principally
directed to the settlement in Foreign Stocks and
Railway Shares. The :Government broker has re-
sumed his purchases on Savings Banks' account.
Bank Stock is marked 2241 to 225. The New
Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 97/ Z. India
Loan Debentures are firm at 991. to 100; ditto
Bonds, 14s. to 16s. prem. The March Exchequer
Bills, 375. to 38s. prem. ; June ditto, 365. to 395.
prem. ; and the Bonds have been dealt in at 1001 ;-1.
In the Foreign Stock Market an average amount
of business is recorded, but prices are generally
heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents: are 921; ditto Scrip,
Ist issue, 1- to 1 dis. ; ditto, to -1 dis. ; Chilian
Loan has been marked 1 to .4-.prem.; Brazilian 5 per
Cents.h ave receded to 1021; ditto 41 per Cents. to 944
and 951; Peruvian to 92/ ; Russian 5 per Cents.
to 113, and Austrian to 831; Portuguese 3 per
Cents, are firm at 484 ; Spanish Deferred at 311,
and the Certificates at 61 ; Venezuelan 5 per
Cents. are steady at 44; ditto Deferred at 161;
Dutch 21 per Cents. are 67F; and the 4 per Cents.
101+.

The transactions 'in the Railway Share Market
have been limited. Prices, however, were steady.
North Western, North British, and Eastern Coun-
ties improved ss. ; and South Western and Midland,
10s. ; Great Western and South Eastern declined
ss. The foreign lines were inactive. Northern of
France receded 55., and Namur and Liege improved
ss. In the colonial lines a downward tendency pre-
vailed. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s. ;
Great Western of Canada, ss. ; and East India, 10s.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
show little variation from previous rates. English,
Scottish, and Australian Chartered have declined
10s. ; Electric Telegraph improved 10s. ; and
European "and American Steam, ss. ; Peninsular
and Oriental Steam brought former rates.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97/
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
/ilia Stock
Ditto Debentureg
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO ..
Ditto under £l,OOO .
Consols for Account.

14
97 61
March 3 ime.
•:xchcquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &lid_ 37 8 36
Ditto Small, lid. ......... ... I 36 9
Exchequer Bonds, 1859,3} pet Cent
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
...... 1021
Ditto 1858, 4} per .......... 94-t 5i
Peruvian 4} per,Cent
...921
PorLusuese 1853, 3 per Cent. ........ 48
Russian, 1822,.
..
£ St., 5 per Cent.... 113
,ardinian' 5 per Cent. ....... 9oi
panish 3 per Cent ......
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent .......311
Spanish Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 6/ I
Venezuela, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent....... . 16f
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 10 Gu. £, 5 per Cent. . . ..... 83
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2/ per Cent... 67 t
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. ........ jolt
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account ............ 961 7 xd

DEATH OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM
ROYDS.—This gallant officer, -,,hose death has been an-
nounced as having occurred at Cheltenham, aged 69, en-
tered the army Feb. 16, 1808, and accompanied the 52d on
Sir John Moore's expedition to Sweden. He subsequently
served with a battalion of detachments at the passage of
the Douro, and capture of Oporto, and was present at the
'action of Sebugal, battle of Fuentes d'Om-, siege and
storming of .Cuid ad Rodrigo, siege and storming of Badaj oz,
where he was wounded at the assault; battles of Sala-
manca, Vittoria, Heights of Vera, Nivelle, Nire, Orthes,
Tarbes, and Toulouse, besides various minor affairs. He had
received the war medal with ten clasps for his valuable
services.

LORD BROUGHAM.—The Lord Provost of Edin-
burgh has received the following reply to a requisition
addressed to Lord Brougham by the inhabitants of Edin-
burgh, inviting his lordship to a public dinner after the
celebration of the Burns Centenary Festival •--" Provence,
December 18, 1858.—My Lord,-- have this morning had
the honour of receiving your lordship's letter with the
enclosed address, and I have no words which can express
how deeply I have been affected by it. Believe
me, my
lord, I did not read either that or your letter with dry
eyes. I refer not merely to the personal kindness of my
highly-esteemed fellow-citizens (as the honour formerly
but it is an un-
speakablebestowed entitles me to call the
gratification to find all great community
under your lordship's care approving, without distinction
of class, or party, or sect, those measures to which, to the
very moderate extent of my powers, lily life has been de-
voted, for improving as well as preserving our institutions,
raising the character of our people, and furthering generally
the progress of human improvement. The sickness which
has visited this family, and the uncertainty of the meeting
of Parliament, at which I must of course be present, pre-
vent me from naming the time at which I can hope to have
the happiness of meeting my friends in your city. As soon
as this can be ascertained, I shall have the honour of again
addressing your lordship. Believe me to be, with great
respect, your faithful servant, BRotattA,m.—Right Hon.
the Lord Provost."

AN ECONOMICAL SLAVE. —" emsar," said a
planter to his negro, "climb up that tree and thin out the
branches." The negro showed no disposition to comply' ;
and, upon being pressed for a reason, answered Well,
look he ah,massa' if I go up dar an fall down and broke my
neck, dat'll boatousand dollars out o' your pocket. Now,
why don't you hire an Irishman to go up, and den if he
falls and kills hisef, dar won't be no loss to nobody ?"
GUN ACCIDENT.—A shocking and fatal accident
has just occurred at the house of a lady in Llangollen. Two
young men, named George Barrett and Henry Brawl, were
painting the greenhouse, and they went to the saddle-room
to eat theirdinners, after partaking of which, the latter per-
son took hold of a gun, which had been lying loaded about
the place for some time, and while he was examining it and
•showing his companion how they used such things in the
militia, it went off and shot him in the mouth, causing in-
stant death,--Carnarvan Herald.