The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-24 00:00:00

BRITIS

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- Chiverton
- Clifford Amalgamated. 3
- Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst:
- Urakewalls 2.1
- East Bassett (Illogan) 2,
- East Caradon 2.1
- East Carn Brea
- r.ast Grenville 2.1
- East Gunnislake
- East Love.l
- E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.1
- Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 61
4 Great L otey, limited al
- Great South Tolgus O.l
- Great Wheal Busy. • 14.,
- G. Wheal Vor (Heist (
- Grenville
- Herod's Foot .....•
- Hingst-on Downs
- Mararet tUny Lelant 13.1
- Marie Valley ....... .
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- New Seton
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- North Roskear
- Wh '1 Bassett (I llogan
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4.4
North Wheal Crotty
- Prosper United 7.1
- Pr vidence Uny 10.,
- S. Caradon ;St. Cleer) 1
- South Coudurrow 3.2,
S. Wheal Fran. ,illogan 18.1
- '4tray Park 35 I
- fin Croft .
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- %Vest assett(ll.ozatt
- W. Caradon .L skeard
- West Chi rerton ..
- West. Seton .....•
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- Wheal Bassett 'Mogan f
- Wheal Builer atedrutti
- Wheal Mary Ann (men 1
- Wheal Se to u .........
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Ottoman (Smyrna to Aiding,
San Paulo. Ilia., ua. 6 per cent., 14
S•nuth Austrian wad I•►►mhar►l(i venetian. II I
Western and North- Western of France, 2)
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Scottish AustraPan, lim. ,

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BANK',
Agra and Mtsterman's, lira., 20 17 15
Alliance, li 13f, 14
Bank of London. 10
British And Californian, lim., 31
Chartered Bank of nut`, Australia. and China. 15
Chartered tier. of India, London, and China, 35 7
City, 16 4 151
Consolidated Bank, lira., 6 k
Hindustan. China, and .Japan,
Fit 0, issued at 2 pm.,
Ditto, new, 4i
Imperial Ottoman, 81
Ditto. new, 8
Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lira.. 2/ f
London Chartered Bank of Australia, zit 2j
London and County, 69 3 5
London Joint Stock, 45
London and 11 estminster, 931
Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 9
National Provincial of England.
Ditto, 2d and id issue, 45i
Oriental Bans: Corporation. i 3 9i
Union of Australia. 48.1
Union of London, 48

ISCELLANEUS
Australian Mort. LaMLd and Finance O,
Um.. , 4
Ceylon Company, 9
City Offices, lim., I}
Con.merciat Union, Insurance, 6}
Credit roncier and Mobilier of England, 21 11
Credit Fender of Mauritius, lim„ 5
Egyptian Com. and Trading, hrn.,
Electric Telegraph, 138 1
Fore-street Warehouse, lim.,-ll}
Gen. Credit and Finance of Lannon. lim.. 1
London Financial Association, Bin , 4f
London General Omnibus Company,
Nrtional Discount t ompany, tot
Ditto, issued at 5 prem.. of which 31 Is to pay, 3}
North British and Mercantile Insurance, 16} f
Ocean .Marine Insurancc), 21
Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 17} 14 d
Peninsula and Oriental Steam,
Ditto, new,:47
Scottish Australian Investment, Jim.. 121
hames and Mersev Marine. Insurance, Mtn., 7

AN INCIDENT OF THE LATE DERBY—THE PIGEON
V. THE TELEGRAPH.--A licensed victualler, near
tho Monument, visited the Derby, and took with him 'a

pigeon to send home the names of the first three horses in
the race. As soon as the numbers of the winning horses
were hoisted he tied a slip of paper round the pigeon's neck —
and started it off on its journey home, where his friends •r A to Hand.—Every good and
were waiting its arrival. About 7 minutes after the news genv'erpolurEsßpTeirssEomnEfNeTeljs—aßneaatudYratl sympathy ceu wouldin th
ei a presencecoi
n
was known by the arrival of the pigeon a neighbouring of suffering, but how much more g
licensed victualler received a telegram from his friends on
the never-failing power of
the racecourse
to inform him of the result of the race. The Holloway offers to every one.
passion be if it could suppythemeraans of relief. Professor
thus rendering the most essential service to afflicted
news thus arrived more speedily by the pigeon than the humanity. His noble remedies reach these.at of every
telegraph by one-third of the time. This was no doubt on malady whether it is on the surface
mor hiddenanthiunatheextidarkerate
account of the senders of messages on the course having to
tilic:ifssuleslaolutf
ctbeheeopinoterbior of the
wait their turn, as the news was received at Tattersall's Plainly printed instructiourspfor
restoratives, the
3or 4 minutes after the race. The pigeon- performed the
journey in 14 minutes, which is, allowing for the direct iins.esvpiaalluiedt.tsioennvoefltiheicehveirsynoptaocnklaygeEuorfopthell;
path in which it travels, about a wile per minute. 1 but extends throughout the globe.