The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-26 00:00:00

BRITIS

Cam. Consol. Cold, Um
Chiverton
Clifford Amalgamated
Devon G. Cons. (Taoist
Drakewalls
East Bassett (Illogan)
East Caradon
East Carn Brea
east Grenville
East Gunnislake ..
East Loved
E. WI Russell (Tavistk
Gam.& StAubyn(G wen.
Great L 4xey, limited
Creel South Tolgus
Great Wheel Busy '
G. Wheal Vor (llelst.,D
erod's Foot .•••
llingston Downs
Margaret (Uny Lelant
llarke Valley
Awyrdy Iron Ore, lim
New Se ton
North Roskear
N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan
North Wheal Crofty
Prosper United
Providence ,Uny Lelant
S. Caradon (3t. Cleer)
South Condurrow
S.Wheal Fran. (11logan
Stray Park .
Tin Croft
Vigra and Clogan, llna
West Bassett (Mogan
W. Caradon (Liskeardi
West Chi verton
West Scion
Wheal Bassett 'Mogan
Wheal Buller atedruth
Wheal Mary Ann (Men
Wheal Seton
Wheal Trelawney

1 2
9 10
i 14
12 14
54 56
115 125
65 75
18 20
10 12
135 145
7 9

58
5.17.0

ettI4FICRIGNOZ
Great Northern, 5 per cent., 110
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cant.. 2
Recite and San Francisco, Lim., gua. 7 per cent., 11

FOICEIGN MINIM
St. John del Rey, lim., 48i

BANKS.

Alliance, Jim., 181
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and' China. 16
Chartered tier, of India, London, and China, 344
City, 14} 15
consolidated Bank, Jim., 41
Imperial Ottoman, Bin., 91 1 1
London and River Plate,
Ditto, issued at 11 pm.,
Ditto, ditto, 84
London and Couuty, 631
London and lb estmindter, 96
Union of London, 444
MISCELLANEOUSi
Anglo-American Telegraph, 151 1
Atlantic Telegraph,
Dit o, 8 per cent., 721
Berlin Water Works, Bra., 114
Credit Fonder of England. Jim,. 31
East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim., 24
Ebbw Vale, 101
Electric Telegrtian Corn.aph. and
136 5
Trading, lira., If
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 41 4
Home and (1 &vial A ssurance, 11
Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, Rm., 21
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour). 7!
London Financial Asamiation, lim,. 91
London LieneralOmnibus Company, lim, 34
Naional Discount Company. 111
Ocean Marine Insurance), 201
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, C 4
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. 191
Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 744

THE CHRISTMAS TREE.—The Christmas tree is at
home in the Teutonic countries of the north--that
is to say, in the Protestant countries of Germany—whereas
in the Catholic parts of south Germany it is an utter
stranger, or only known by name, or an artificial importa-
tion. It is needless to dwell on the beautiful meaning of
the Christmas tree, which represents, as it wore, the love
of the new-born Saviour for all infancy and childhood.
Christ being at the time of the year an infant himself, yet
superior in wisdom and charity to men of all ages and times
of life, bestows His gifts first on the little innocents. The
Christmcs tree should always be a sapling of the fir or the
tannen, the evergreen leaves (Germans call them needles)
of which form a charming contrast to the snow of the
season, and, moreover, point to the eternal freshness and
youth of the Christian faith. By a monstrous pervorsityof
feeling, Christmas trees have in modern times been manu-
factured; indeed instead of being taken from the living
wood, they have been made of cast iron, hollowed out and
filled with gas —a vile idea, worthy of Brummagem, not of
Birmingham; in fact, worthy of the degenerate race of dry
money-makers, not of oivilised and genial Clyietien&—
gardener'd Mayazinf.