The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-08 00:00:00

BRITIS

Cam. Consol. Gold, Lim
Chiverton
Clifford Amalgamated
Devon G. Cons. (Tavist
Drakewalls
East Bassett (Illogan)
East Caradon
East Carn Brea

East Grenville •
East Gunnislake
East Loved

E. WI Russell (Tavistk
GAUL& StAubyn(G wen.
Great I,•xey, limited
Great South Tolgus
Great Wheal Busy
G. Wheal Vor (Heist. e
Grenville
Elerod's Foot ..,,

Elingston Downs
Margaret (Uny Lelant
Marke Valley
ictwyndy Iron Ore, Buil
N e's. Se ton ••••
North Itoskear
N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan
North Wheal Crofty
Prosper United......
Providence .Uny Lelant
S. Caradon (St. Cleer)
South Condurrow
S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan
Stray Park .
Tin Croft
Vigra and Clogan, lim
West Bassett (Mogan
W. Caradon (Liskeard
West Chi rex' ton
West Seton
Wheal Bassett 'Mogan
Wheal Buller (ftedruth
Wheal Mary Ann (Men
Wheal Seton
IWheal Trelawney (Lis

II MINES.

2.1.0
294
3f
2.14.0
8.3. t
3.9.0
10.8.

586
5.17.0

4i I

ritErEitENCE SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent stock, 81
Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, 80 1
London and N.-IVestern, Shrewsbury and Welchpool, 85
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent.,
Ditto (£6 , 4A f
North Eastern, G.N.E., 4 per sent. pref.,
Stockton and Darlington B, 6 per cent., 31
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Great Western, West Mid., Hereford, 97)
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81
Dutch Rhenish, 24)
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3)
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151
West Flanders, 7)
FOREIGN MINES.

Port Philip,
Yudan4mutana of South Australia, lim., 11

BANIS.ts.,

Alliance, lira.. 18
Anglo A ustrian,:t3i
Australasia, 61
Brazilian and Portuguese, lim . 8
Chartered Bank of India, A ustralta, and China, 15
Imperial Ottoman, lim..
lonian, 23
London and River Plate,
Ditto, issued at 14 pm.,
Ditto, ditto, 8/
London Joint Stock, 41/ 2
London and Westminster, 935
Midland Bank, Rm., 17}
National Provincial of England.
Ditto. d and 3d issue, 40}:1
New South Wales, 44;
Provincial of Ireland, 82
Union of London, 44;
MISCELLANEOUS:
Anglo-American Telegraph, 14 15
Atlantic Telegraph,
Dit o, 8 per cant., 7 1 •
China Steam ship and Labuan Coal Company, 1
Credit Fonder 01 England. lim . 25
Fore-street Warehouse, lim.' 12;
Gen. Credit and Finance of Lonu 3n. Um.. 3;
udson's Bay, le;
Imperial Land Company of Marseilles,dira., 2 ;
Land Securities, line, 11
London Financial Association, lim.. 64
London General Omnibus Company, lim. 3/
M dras Irrigation and Canal (4 per cent. guaranteed byln
than Government),
Ditto all), 17/
National Discount Company. 14; :1
Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 3.1 is to pay, 94
New 'Zealand Trust and Loan, lim., 5f
Peninsula and Oriental Steam. G 4 3
Universal Marine. Insurance. line.. 2/
Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 75

A PRINCESS IN A SEWER.—The Princess
Mathilde, accompanied by a senator and other persons of
distinction, descended two days back by one of the flights
of stops in the Place do la Madeleine into the largo sewer,
which she went through as far as the point of egress at the
Church of Notre Dame do Loretto. The Princess after-
wards drove to tho Place du Chatelot to inspect the sower
thoro which goes to Asnieres.

His Honour interrupted the learned gentleman, asking
him whether he had considered the vast amount of injury
that might arise from such statements as ho was making.
There were a class of people prowling about for winding-
up to the damage and injury of companies in the kingdom.
He did not think that such damaging statements ought to
be made. In the present case the petitioner would not
come forward and face the directors, and therefore he in-
structed counsel to put the case in the strongest manner.
Mr. Higgins said his client was unable to appear. He
was in the country, and could not under any circumstances
have arrived in time for examination that day.
His Honour, without hearing Sir H. Palmer in reply,
said the petition had been presented for winding up the
bank, and an affidavit had been put in by the directors,
showing that the allegations in the petition were entirely
untrue. They denied in the strongest terms that the bank
was insolvent and unable to meet its engagements, and in
proof of that they pointed to the fact that they had regu-
larly paid a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
At the last meeting, in consequence of the unsettled state-
ment of commercial affairs, the directors communicated to
the Shareholders that it would not be prudent to pay the
usual dividend, but that it might be kept in hand
to meet any unforeseen circumstance. That, he
thought, was the rational and proper mode of con-
ducting the affairs of the company. The affidavit of
the directors stated they were more than able to pay all
demands against them, that they were not involved in law
proceedings, and that there was no reason whatever for
winding up the bank, by which course the greatest loss
would accrue to the shareholders. He thought the peti-
tioner had had ample time to answer the a davit, and the
court would not be justified in keeping th matter longer
in suspense. It appeared to him that if roper inquiries
had been made in the proper quarters the present expen-
sive proceedings might have been avoided. That being
the case he ordered the petition to be dismissed with costs.
Mr. Bacon—Only one set of costs, your Honour ?
Vice-Chancellor Stuart—Your client has brought a
great number of persons into court, and therefore he must
pay the whole of their expenses.
There was an attempt at cheering by the crowd in
court, but it was instantly repressed.