The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-28 00:00:00

THE SUEZ CANdi.

4110 following is the text of the letter addressed
the Grand Vizier to the Viceroy of
Egypt, on the
subject of cutting through
suet a canal the Isthmus of

"I , "21st Seffer, 1276 (Bth Oct., 1859).
vii nave received and submitted to the Sultan the letter
kti'dreellssnUr highness wrote to me in reply to that which I
tai "'"' to you by imperial order, and which contains cer-
of li• observations relative to the cutting through the Isthmusht
th.Bllez• Prom the letter of your highness it appears t a .
ape" Wez•
undertaken by M. de Lesseps were not, strictly
Dr 41.1cillg, for cutting through the Isthmus, but wore simply
A:r-,.,ll'iblarY works of exploration, on which only foreigners.e
roti;" aoployed. It also appears that on this subject various
41'4 and. different reports wore made, and that it was
heee,_
414;417 to come to some decision, and to give a definitive
done I must observe to your highness, as I have already
vlithat the question of .the canal is not one of those.
histrnh„c°4eern only one province, or some particular adini-
v(6,—"°ll l but that it is of sufficient importance to be
t•C''Y of serious attention, and, affecting as it does both
t;:° internal and foreign affairs of all the empire, it requires
aspect,b IninlitelY examined and seriously weighed in every
e2anrine
It belongs, then, naturally to the Sublime Porte to
;h.-41141e the question. Moreover, the execution of such an
-f7Portant enterprise absolutely requires, according to the
lidattlental rules of law, the special authorisation of his
ka•
leetY to whom of this
,). em the empire belongs.
.Every enterprise
eari. i 3, 'calla, Commenced without imperial authorisation,
thug fly be considered as null ; consequently, all that has
the ar been effected with regard to that enterprise is, in
;',,_! eyes of the Sublime Porte, considered as if it had never
.'isted. There is, then, no difficulty in your highness
oul'itina(p_ rePIY, based on this principle, which will be, with-
fri_ °Wit, supported by all tho Powers which arc the
".clo and allies of the Sublime Porte. As your highness
acill,', to firmness of mind and perfect prudence marked
De cittv 4,.....,
m id ...0 devotedness to the Sultan, you have, by that
stoodr.,
toe
1,
,i
ti
the
y? from which no truth escapes, no doubt under-
and
points,.. even the most minuto, of this question ;
rights " Will join all of us in the defence of the sacred
the B°f the Ottoman empire. This lam led to believe by
ill tli3,l."fe ofloyalty which you highness has always given
by
this affair and in every other. lam accordingly charged
the
d°,Bllltan to press on you the necessity of avoiding all
plyingLeultis Which may arise from this question by re-
address t°
all the representations or demands which may be
non-gut eBad to
You that the examination and authorisation or
or4orisation of this enterprise belong to the Sublime
all the works which may be
liktlodee;tialllerid bY Preventing
contrary to the rules of law. Ills Excellency
bli ilel"t Ley, charge d'affairs of your highness at the Su.
eertll Porte) has been snit into Egypt to make verbally ob.
vations on this subject."
Thr

4e r 7
Florae d -°.ogne Gazette states that a fire broke out
John i,tlYB back at Flusinee, in Bohemia, the birthplace of
W-uss. In about an hour 32 houses were destroyed,
Wax la,..iong thorn the house in which the great reformer
Cape°l.ll. Fifty-five families have lost all they possessed.
14 iIN M'CLINTOCK.—We have much pleasure
, ixforiti
klEtv. ng our readers that the Board of Trinity College
ver,;Yssed the grace requisite for proposing to the Um-
this '`Ypf Dublin to confer the honorary degree of LL.D. on
life &dant officer.
vote
feel assured that the Senate of
ili,,, niversity will vote the conferring of this degree um-
"l°llsly,---.DublinLEvening Mail.

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ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

X a lwsys.

12.10

Notting. Bost.
and Eastern Junction
50 11.1elfm,t and Baligmena
I ".
13.11 •Wol., and itr. Val.
Stock; Mr.; La., and Ch. June
25 I Blackburn
25 I Blyth and Tyne
10 Bost.Slefcl.& Mid. Coun
Stock' llristo and Exeter
Stock !Cal odonian
50

11,1 P.andon
20 Cork, 10 krook,&Passa,gf
20 Cornwall

Closing Busineie
Paid. prim.

10 Do. A
(A 'eves. no div.
10 Do. B
until6p.c.per an
hasbeen pd.toß.
50 Dublin andßell ast Jtmc.
25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc
Stoclz East Anglian
Stock Eastern Counties
Stock Eastern Union A Stock
Stock Do. do. 13 Stock
25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds)
Stock East Lancashire
20 East Suffolk
10 Do
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow
Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee
10 Forth & Clyde Junction
Stock Furness
Stock Glasgow & South Westn
10 Great North of Scotland
S tonic Great Northern
Stock Do. do. A Stool,
Stock Do. do. B Stock
Stock Gt. Sonth.& Wstn.(lreld)
Stock Great Western
Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail G'ia.Stk
12 , Irish South Eastern
Stook/ Lancaster and Carlisle
161 Do. Thirds
It 3 Do. New Thirds
Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire
Stock London and Blackwall.
Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast
25 Lond. Chat. and Dover
Stock London .v.c North Wes
121 Do. Eighths
Stock ILondon& South-Westn
25 L'derry & Coleraine
25 L'derry & Enniskillen
Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln
10 Metropolitan
Stock Midland
Stock Do. Birming. & Derby.
50 Mid. Gt. Weet.(lrelaud)
25 Do. i Shares
100 Newcastle and Carlisle
25 New., Aber., & Ilerefel
10 Newry & Armagh (let.)
20 Newry, Warpt., & Kos
Stock Norfolk
50 North. Counties Union
Stock North •British
Stock Nor.Dcv.RaiL&Dk. Stk
Stock Do.A Stk.—Arec:no div
until 6p.e.hasbeenpdß 100
Stock Do. B Stock
Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100
25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613
Stock 1)0. Leeds lOO
StocklDo. York lOO
Stock North London
20 North Staffordshire
10 No. & Sou. W. Junction
Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolrer
10 Peebles
20 Portsmouth
10 Rhymr ey
Stock Scottish Central
Stock South. N. E., Aber. Stock
Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock
Stock i Shropshire Union
10 ISittingbourne & Sheer
Stock 'South Devon
Stock South-Eastern
Stock South Wales
Stock SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun
20 Stainet, Wok., & Wok:
25 Stockton & Darlington
25 DQ., do. 1855
25 Dd: do. 1858
Stockton & ilartlepool
Stock Taff Vale
Stock Do. Preference, No. 1
25 ThaniesilayenDk& Rail
50 Ulster
25 Do.
12 10 Do.
Stock Vale of Neath
10 Victoria Station & Pim
Stock Waterford & Kilkenny
50 ,Waterford & Limerick
20 West Cornwall
10 W-cnd Lon. & Cry. Pal
5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till
_ 7 p.c. has been pd. to B

5 Do. B
20 West London
10 Do. Ist Class
20 Do. 2d Class

Share

25 Blythe and Tyne If per
c. pref. (Issued at £5O)
Stic:ißris,& Exet:4p.ct.S took

t 20 - Do. do. do. Shires
Stock Caledon £1 0, 4} per cent
12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2.
61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c.
20 Cornwal. 5 ner cent.
61 Dun. Perth,ut Aber.Jun
Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc
Stock Do. do. Claw; B 6 pe
Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc ..
Stock 11 Couo. Ex. 5 p et. No.l
Stock Do. do No .2

Stock Do. New 6 per at. Stock
Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et.
stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares
Stock Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D.
Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.
Stock Furness, 5 per cent
Stock Glas. &.S West. a. spc
Stock Great Northern,. 5 p..ct
Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm
Stock Do. 4/ p. c. do. do.
100 Do.sp.c. Reclm.,s pc. pin
10 Gl. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf
Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4
p. at. pref. Stock
Great West. (Bcrks and
Rants) Ext. 5 p.ct
Do. Redeemable, 41 p at '
Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et
Do. Irredeemable, do
Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref
Do. Birm. Pref. Shares
Gt. West. Che.y. 8 p.c.pf
shares
Do. do. 5 p. et. pref
Do. Binning. guar. stock
Do. Chcsterg,uar.shares
Do. do. do
Do. do. do.
Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock
Do.Barnsl.St.Zs 3slCdpc
Lon.&Tirig.spc. gu. No.l
Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2
Do. New gua., 6 p. et
Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4,
Do. do. 41 per c. shares
Lon. & N. W. Cov. . &Nun-
eaton , 5 p. at.
Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock,
l ate 3d shares
Londondy & Cole, 1
Londoudy.& Ennis 4 sh.
& Lin., 6 p. et.
Do. £6
Do. 31 per cent.
Waryport & Car., 4 p.c.
Do. 4 per
Do.
Slid. Con. 6 p. e. Stock .
Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et.
Do. 4/ p. a. pref. stock..
Do. with option till 1860
Do. Leic. & Ilit.pref. st.
Newport, Aber, &c. pret.s
p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. n
Do. Perpet, 6 p. a. with
option till 1866
Norfolk Deb. 4 p. e. shares
Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46
Do. 54 p. a. Pref. do. 1847
Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847
North British, 5 per cent
Do. New, gua. 5 per cent
Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co.
N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb.
Do. Consol. Pref. 4 p. c.
Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref.
Do. do. do
Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1
Do. do. Quarters, 1846
Do. York, R. & S. Purch
North Staffordshire
Ox.WWr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g
Do. Redeem., 2d gua
Do. Irredeem., 21 gua.
Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in peril
Rbymney Guaranteed.
Scottish Central, new pi
Scottish N.-Eastern deb
Do. 31 pert. pref. stock
Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc.
Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock.
South Devon, Ann. 10s.
Do. Fixed 41 percent.
South Eastern (Reading
Ann., 1.0 6 )
Do .41 per cent
Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is
South Wales, g-ua. 4 p.c.
Do. 41 per cent
S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua
Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c
Do. B 6 per cent
Do. C 0 per cent
Waterford & Kilkenny,
6 per cent..

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6i 61

74 8
14 15
55 56
36 38
25 27

78 80
27 27&

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100
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174
all
100
all
all

07 99

16f
100
100
22
all

162 103
88 90
132 134
106 108
61f 65
55 60

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8i
100
all
all
all

195 200
1116 16ipl
911111
64 07161p1
65 67
112 114
14 15
95i 96
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95 06

71 81
341 85

10q 106
84 86

10 101

56 58
34 I d
591 591

894 90
2 1i d
46 47
791 731
105 107
41 41 d
8 94
33 35

13 15

112 114
26 27.
82 84
98 47
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96 47
76 77
70 72
62 65
6 8
331 361

531 541
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Price. Done.

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Bedford and Bletchleyl all Ln & N.W .. _
Buckinghamshire...., 100 T.n & N.W V 7 C 9
Chester & Holyhead..l 100 Do. 4Bl 401
Do. do. 51 p. ct. ....I 100 Do.
Do: do. sp. ct. ..... , 100 Do. 113 115
Clydesdale Junction.. I 100 Caledonin 103 1(5
Colchester, Stour Vail all !E.U.SLE C 16 17
E Union,
E.LincolrisHahrwiirechShsg.6p.c I
I lall 00 .0
E.Counts. t.North. 110 143
Do. Woodbridge ... 100 '
Gls.llarr.&Neils,Dret., 100 Caledonin
Do. New , 100 Do.
Gloster& Dean Forest' all 'Gt. West.
Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all IYk.N.SLItr
Hull and Selby
Do. 4 Shares all !Do.
Do. 1 Shares all Do. —
London&Greenwich
Do. Preference
Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 !Veto &Co 93 65
Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 INoriolk
Do. 6 per cent lOO IDo .
Manc.,Brrtn.&l'datk all LW W&M 24 21
Mid. Bradford Prefer-
ence 510,3 k
Newmarkt.,BuryEx .
1. 5. 6. E Counts I s P
guaranteed 6p. c. • • 4 Fa p
North u..?:, Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 66 68
Do. do. 6 per cent all Do.
Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do.
North Western ..1 all !Midland .14 114
A. N 11( 1
Preston and Wyl-,a. 1 all is, Lsk. 3
Do. 4 Shares A. all IDo. —
Roystn,lll MLA slicy 100 Gt. North. 138 140
Shmwsbry& Hereford 100 T Brassoy 98 102
South Staffordshire .. all 111PCIcan . no loa
Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 92 94
Wimbledon& Croydn. all 'L.&Brgtn 74 84 '
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