The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16 1Q(16.

chen, 7 8 ; Great Retallick, 8s lOs ; Tincroft, 9 10 ; West
Caradon, 15 15k.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
per Cent. Consols

Do. Account, Dec 6 BB-11 x d
3 per Cent. Reduced B7f i
New 3 per Cent B7l i i -
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 .---
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
:•Tew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 7ll
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Exchequer Bills, £1,600, 3 & 4 per Cent 1 5 pm
Do £5OO ,9 1 5 pin
Do £lOO & £2OO ,/ 1 5 pm
Bank of England Stock, 5f per Cent ... 219 81 50
Ditto for Account —
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian etock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lO7
Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO — Pl3l
Do. under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 1865 —
Do Account • 694 4 70
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
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Do £lOO Bonds —
Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Willful 6 per Cent —
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Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 ....
Danubian Principalities
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Do., Provisional Land Warrant
Do Deferred
Ergyptian 7 per Cent —
Do., Second Issue —
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Do. 1864 B4'
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Do £lOO Bonds B4l
Do. Government Railway Debentures Bsk t
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons

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Itllian 5 per Cent 1865
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lloorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent
Do. Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
?e-uvian 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account 69 1 81 91
Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 4 per Cent, 1862
Do Account
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Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
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Do 11 per Cent. 1850
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Do 5 per Cent. 1864 93
Sardinian 5 per Cent
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Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded

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Do. 4i per Cent. 1864
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
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Do 6 per Cent. 1858
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Do £lOO Bonds 6O
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Accouht 5Bl
Do £lOO Bonds 591 9
Do 6 per Cent., 1863 —
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Ditto 1 per Cent. —
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
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Do 6 per Cent., 1862 —
Do Account
Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 —
Dividenas on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
Balgian, 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch ii per Cont. Ex. 12 GO,:
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French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. —
Italian. 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f.
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THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 94 1.
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SHARE MARKETS.—This Day.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

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Railways. I Pad) Closingp Business
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Bribtol and ilaeter
Caledonian
Cato brian
Cork and 8and0n......

Cornwall
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Dun„Pertholr Ab.Junc
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Great Eastern, Ord. stk.
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Great Northern

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Do. B stock
Do. New. is. at 25 pm
Gt S. and W. of Ireland
Gt. Western —Original
Do. S. Val. Rail. gua.
Do. South Wales
Do. W. Mid.—Oxford

Do. Newport
Do. Hereford.
Lancashire Yorkshire
London and Blaokwali
Lon., Brigh.,& S. Coast
Lon., Chat., and Dover
Do. Metrop. Ex. A
Lon. & North Western
Lon. & South Western
Man., Shef., & Lincoln
Metropolitan .....
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Do. Extension
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Midland
Do. £9 Share
Do, Sirmin.. & Derby
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Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun
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Do. G.N•E purchase
Do. Leeds
Do. York
D. Carlisle . . ...
Do. Stock. & Darling.
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North London
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North Staffordshire
N. & S. W. Junction
Scottish Central
Scot. N. E Aber. stock
Do. Scot, Mid. stack
Shropshire Union
south Devon
South Eastern .
Staines, Wok., & Wok
l'aff Vale
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COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
British Columbia, 8 per
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Jan. c. lbalj:r .41
as :A.72j.J.Su. :eu;Y:t 11111000:0! 97;9:01
79-9 92
799 0::
Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 75 77
Cape U.llope, 6 p.e. 187:.; 100 113 105
0o.Ap1.&001, 1890-1900 100 102 104
Do. do; 1880-90 100 112 104
Do. Jan. &July, 1890-91 100 113 105
Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 87 10 89
Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.' 100 113 105
Do. 1878, do lOO 105 F.B
Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873,
Jan. and July
Do. 1878
+.)o. 1882, Mayls, N0v..10 100 105 107
Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO lc° 108
Natal qov. 6 per cent lOO 96 • 100
N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 90 42
N. S.W. Gov. 5 Ire., 1866 100 90 92
c.
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Do. 5 per cent lOO 82 81
Do. 1878 & upwards ll :0 116 108 1071
Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. la 4July 100
Do. do, April Oot lOO 1031 1041 1041
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BRITISH MINES.
2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lim. 1
Chiverton
Clifford Amalgamated. 30 7
Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 435 445
Drake walls 2.1.0 6 /
East Bassett (Illogan) 291 22 21
East Caradon 2.14.6 6 7 6
East Carn Brea 3l 2 3 21
East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3
East Gienislake . 8.3.6 i 4
East Loved 3.9.0 11 12
E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 10.8.1 21 21
Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 66 5 6
4 Great Laxey, limited all 18 19
Great South Tolgus 0.14.6
Great Wheal 8u5y..,,, 14.9.6
G. Wheal Vor (Helstan 40 17 18 176 17
Grenville 8.18.0 11 11
Herod's Foot
Hingston Downs 5.10.6 21 34
Margaret (tiny Lelant 13.17.6 2
Marke Valley ...... .
Nev
4 35 45
4 I.l.wyndy Iron Ore,
S ........ 3
North Roskear
N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 4.4.0
North Wheal Crofty
Prosper United. 7.1.6
Providence ,UnyLelant 10.6.7 24 26
- S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 310 330
South Condurrow 3.2.0 # II
S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22
_. Stray Park .
Tin Croft.,
5 Vigra and dogma, um all S ;
West Bassett (Mogan 11 1
W. Caradon (Liskeard 12 15 17
West Chi verton
West Seton...
Wheal Bassett
_ uflllogan 61 75 85
Wheal Buller (Redr th 16 19 20
Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12
Wheal Seton
Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9

ritEFERENCE !SHARES.
Caledonian Quarters, No. 2,
Do. Scottish N.E., Aberdeen, 76
Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., N 0.2, 801 80
gouth Eastern (Reading Aram, £1.0,6).
Ditto, 4h per cent., bill
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London and S.-Western 5 per cent., 91i
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
London and Blackwall, 80
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 51 I
Nottingham and Grantham R. and U, eoj,

FOREI GS RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francisco, 11. n., gua. 7 per cent., 13k
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), ai
South Auetriar. and Lombardo Venetian, lei

FOREIGN MINES.
Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim„
Port Philip,
6c. J ohn del Rey, Lim., 511

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BANKS.
Chartered %ler. of India, London, and China, 34
London and River Plate,
Consolidated Bank, lien., 5 if
East London, Um., 31
Hindustan, China, and Japan, 2 1
Imperial Ottoman, 91
Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim„ 24
London Bank of Mexi,:o and S. America,"fai
London Chartered Bans of Australia, 22
London and County, 634
London Joint Stock, 414 1 4
London and Westminster, 94
National Bank, 67
Oriental Bank Corporation. 93i
Provincial Banking Corporation, lirn., 4
Standard of British South Africa, lim.„ ,13
Union of Australia, LO
Union of London,.4ii

DOCKS.
London and:St Katharine, GG 5i

MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-American Telegraph, 14/ 15
Atlantic Telegraph, 39
Dit o, 8 per cont., 81} 80
Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 4j ,
Bo,tibay Gas, Urn., 41
City of Moscow Gas, lim., 14 1
Continental Union Gas, lim., 5}
Credit Fonder of Engtauu, lint . 31 1 i
Crystal Palace, 37
East India Irrigation and Canal, 101
Ebbw Vale, 111
Egyptian Coin. and Trading, lim., 4
G.m. Credit and Finalize of Lono ,n, Lim.. 4j
Hudson's Bay, 171
International Financial Society, lira., 3j
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cayour),
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. k7O, issued 90, 41j 6
London Financial Association. lim of
London General Omnibus Company, lim, 3*
National Discount company, 14j
National Provincial Marine, lint '
Otago and Southland Investment 11
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 63
Rhymney Iron, 'A
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 20
Royal Mail Steam. , 9
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lim
~
Ditto (£ls), 141
United Kingdom Telegraph Co., lint., 11
Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 751
Warrant Finance Pau.,

BEAUTIFUL BOOKS.

Already, even so far in advance of Christmas,
our Library Table is crowded with a goodly collec-
tion of elegant and costly volumes. Conspicuous
among these, as being equally beautiful within and
without—mens sana in corpore sano—is the charming
collection, most charmingly illustrated, of Ileber's
Hymns (Sampson, Low, Son, and Marston): These
favourite Hymns, so familiar to us all, have been
hitherto scattered in various publications, and, as the
editor truly remarks, they are individually known
and admired without reference to their author or to
each other's excellence. In turning over these
pages, so beautifully illustrated and so exquisitely
adorned, how many familiar friends will be gladly
recognised. Chief among them all, perhaps, that
lovely Christmas greeting—

"Brightest and best of the suns of the morning,
Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid;
Star of the East, tho horizon adorning,
Guide whore our Infant Redeemer is laid.

Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining,
Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall,
Angels adore him in slumber reclining,
- Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all!"
Conspicuous among the illustrations is that which
adorns St. Stephen's Day. The martyr on his
knees, looking up, sees the Heavens open and the
Divine Saviour with his hands outstretched to wel-
come his victorious servant. Equally gorgeous
in its external decorations of violet and gold
is the collection of Idyllic Pictures (Cassell, Petter,
and Galpin). Each of these fifty pictures is a story
in itself. The graceful verses which accompany
them are hardly required, so vividly do the various
scenes recount their own history. One of the most
striking is significantly entitled "No Hope ?" and
represents the Physician at the Patient's door, about
to descend the stairs, and by him is the eager Ques-
tioner, asking, as we must all do more than once in
our lives, that momentous question, fraught with
life and death, with happiness and affliction. The
face of the doctor, as it silently reveals what his
lips are slow to utter, is admirably done. Another
interesting and more attractive .scene, entitled
" Mary's Wedding-day," represents a girlish bride
at the knees of her mother, who is tenderly caress-
ing the child she is about to lose. " Wee Rosie
Mary," again, is a charming little sketch of a little
roguish damsel, bedecked with ridiculous finery, and
trailing a long train behind, much to the delight of
her playfellow kitten. We must not particularise
all the pictures in the collection, but the three we
have chosen haphazard may serve as very fair spe-
cimens of the whole. flow shall we speak of the
next bewildering claimant upon our atten-
tion ?—The history of Croquemitaine. (Cas-
sell, Petter, and Galpin.) An amazing com-
pound of the grotesque and the chivalric, the
chronicles of Froissart and the pantomimes of
Blanchard !—such is the medley presented to us by
the combined skill of M. L'Epine, the French
author of " the legend of Croquemitaine and the
chivalric times of Charlemagne," of Tom Hood, the
English " free" translator, and of Gustave Dore,
the yet more " free" and marvellous illustrator of
the same. A magnificent volume is this, of large
dimensions, and containing no less than one hun-
dred and seventy-seven illustrations from the match-
less hand of the great French artist, whose pencil is
equally familiar with the sublime and the ridiculous.
A. pleasant combination of the two is to be found in
this veracious history of Croquemitaine. The story •
commences with a description of Charlemagne, and
" really, my dear readers," says the author, "if
you are not satisfied with Charlemagne for a hero
you must be very difficult to please," and the chro-
nicle concludes with that fatal catastrophe
" When Roland, the flower of chivalry,
Expired at Roncesvalles."
Very effective are Gustave Dore's illustrations of the
fatal scene, strewn with the dead, where Roland, the
last survivor on that hard-won field, having blown
upon his horn that farewell blast which still
thrillingly reveberates among the echoes of the
past, fell lifeless, clasping his beloved sword
Durandel. In the pathos inseparable from such
a termination the absurdities of Croquemitaine
are ignored ! But we have not finished yet
with Gustave Dore !" Two hundred Sketches
(Frederick Warne.) Two hundred sketches,
humorous and grotesque, by the same indefatigable
artist. In presenting these collected sketches to
the public, the publisher reminds us that Gustave
Dore's especial forte is the grotesque, and that fami-
liar as the English public are becoming with his name
they are not sufficiently acquainted with him as a
grotesque artist ; it is as such that he is most re-
nowned, and it is as such he is represented in this
collection now before us. Grotesque, indeed, are the
majority of the sketches; the faults and follies of
the day, whether in Paris or London, are fair game
to the good-humoured satirist. The crowded
steamboats racing across the channel at the
time of the London Exhibition are Tidiculous
in the extreme, and the fishes are frightened from
their propriety by the hats, caps, umbrellas, &c.,
that strew the ground beneath the ocean. The
scenes at Baden are very amusing, among others
the expression of alarm "which you may naturally
feel on meeting the gentleman whose mortal chal-
lenge in Paris was one of the chief reasons of your
visit to Baden !" Among the Beautiful Books that
surround us not the least beautiful are those designed
for youthful readers. The little ones are indeed in
luck's way this Christmas, if we may judge from
the store of artistic attractions already provided for
them. We have here The Child's Garland of Little
Poems (Cassell, Petter, and Galpin), which is a feast
for the eyes to look on. In the centre of the blue
and gold cover of this little volume is a gorgeous
group of roses and other flowers, beautifully coloured
and embossed, as if freshly strewn there by the
hands of Flora! In turning over the pages we find
one and all surrounded with a graceful illustrated
border suggested by the letter-press. Here a little
group crowd round the blazing fire, and there some
wanderers are belated in a snow storm. Here a hen
and chickens are pecking at the farm, and
there a fairy carriage is careering at full speed !
The little poems by Matthew Barr are of the sim-
plest character, the borders are designed by Gia-
comelli, and the little book is charmingly inscribed
"To earth's sweetest flowers, the children of our
hearts !" Equally attractive is a companion volume
Little Lays for Little Folk (George Routledge and
Sons). Equally gorgeous in outward appearance
(with the exception of the coloured bouquet) this
little book contains a collection of those poems
which the editor, Mr. J. G. Watts, rightly believes
to be already recognised favourites with the young.
These little poems, which number, among others,
" The Mouse's Petition," by Mrs. Barbould ; " The
English Girl," byJane Taylor ; "The Beggar Man,"
by Aiken ; " Father is Coining," by Mary Howitt ;
" Lucy Gray," by Wordsworth ; " Baby May," by
W. C. Bennet ; and others equally attractive, are
most charmingly illustrated. "The Little Gleaners,"
" The Little Hare," " Catching Prawns," and a
capital little poem by the editor, " Little Kit," are
all the subjects of most delightful illustrations. Nor
must we forget " Robin Redbreast," who sings
to us from amidst a very profusion of artistic
embellishments in which the leaves of the
summer boughs, succeeded by the fruits of the au-
tumn, give way to the frost and snow of winter,
among which poor Robin still continues to chirp and
sing. " Little Lays for Little Folk" will be right
welcome to many little hearts and hands. The
Boy and the Constellations (Warne and Co.), by
Julia Goddard, may be called a fairy tale of the
stars. Some of those old famous legends which
remain " lettered in light" over our heads, the
mysteries of Araos and Callisto, of Ariadne, of
Hercules and Cerberus, of the Pleiades and the
Hyades, and many others, arc narrated to the won-
dering Fridolin by no less a personage thal_es
tht!.
Moon herself, who condescends to visit him. These
various amazing histories are very exquisitely
W_ e illus-
tratedhave by the pencil of A. W. Cooper.
left to the last what should have appeared firs
this list of children's books, the very attractivelittillei
volume by Mrs. Bradford, The Bible. openedhei :rfilolr
Children (Cassell, Fetter, and Galgew Testament
a).
T
cipal histories of the Old and
are here very simply narrated, with a few ex-
planatory questions, and answers at the close of
each chapter, supposed to be asked by a group of
little children who are listening to the stories.
Some of the incidents, among others Daniel in the
Lions' Den, are the subjects of some excellent illus-
trations.