The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-28 00:00:00

The Ocean Marino Insurance Company's shares
are 11. prem. ; and Universal ditto, prem.
The shares of the San Paulo Company aro quoted
prem. The allotment will take place to-
Inorrow.

In the Railway Share Market there has not been,
lunch activity. Prices, however, have continued
Linn. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and
North Eastern (Berwick) have improved ss. ; Lan,
eashire and Yorkshire, Midland, and South Eastern,.
,„I°3.Caledonian, £1 ; Great Northern and
Brighton have declined ss.
In the Foreign Market no change has taken
place in prices.
The Colonial undertaking have been rather flatter.
Cirand Trunk of Canada have declined about 10s. ;
and Great Western of Canada, ss. East Indian
d Great Indian Peninsula remain at about Pre-
l'icls quotations.
Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
tinue to be moderately dealt in at former prices.
Ba
nk of New South Wales have improved ss. ;
Tistralian Agricultural, ss. ; and Peninsular and
utiental Steam, 10s.

a BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
w" Oeut. Reduced Annuities 1 ;
A ''''.3 ber. Cent. Annuities 951 11 I
tule. 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885-- 17/
tndilt
Di. Stock
44 Debentures, 1858 —
" Di
ds, £l,OOO
bit,1859 9Bl 1 I
Fon
v Ditto Enfaeed Paper
ai'lpola for Account (Jan. 10)
"1 St for 11.,
le Ditto, 1859, 5 perp Cent.
e,ehequer illa, £l,OOO, lid
kto Small, 11d
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brit n.
9"'lan 5 per Cent.
tiDitto 41 per cent
k:xivart 3 per cent.
ftil,l'uese, 1853,3 per Cent.
aLan, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent
"°, 3 per Cent., 1859 654
8 Ditto Scrip,
gaMblian 5 per Cent. B5 i
Aftnigh ' ...
Ditto New
uent 451
ioiftttoo NprssiDveeferred, 3 per Cent. l3a
101
y;,,T.h Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 4l
TL'_ißti 6 per Cent
v, "1.6
New Loan
nezuelan 21 per Cent 29 8;
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.

Conßols, Money
Ditto Account (Jan. 10) .. 951 1a d

17-BTORS IN FRENCH SECURITIES.

The f (Fivna the Times.)
i
tort folio case will operate as a caution to
the g,ll investors in French securities not to place
curnents in connection with them in the
hands
°f agents at Paris :
ill ir
41, difficulty has lately arisen in recognis-
rt re sale in this country of French stock, which,
Vitbl to form a precedent, may materially interfere
att,„,4lvestments in French securities, hitherto un-
lieeT'sd with the objection now raised by an emi-
t -flanking firm in Paris.
R. 13, and C, gentlemen well known in London
few lE,'ll respectability, invested in their names a
the ears ago a large sum of money in actions of
.
tilta-6trik of France, and they allowed the certifi
°f the transactions to remain with their
after (who also act as brokers) in Paris. Soon
diNZthey authorised the bankers to receive the
)111-o'Bllda and to pay them to X Y, British subjects,
vu3ll.._ally wintered in the south of Europe.
count' having died, A, B, and C sold in this
eert the French actions, but on presenting the
the 11,"eato of sale, duly vouched by a public notary
to duankers demanded that the title of A, B, and C
the 1)8° should be disclosed, as also the adhesion of
oe the persons beneficially entitled to the stock
they "e death of X Y, the bankers alleging that if
right were a trust affecting the capital they had a
theact to investigate it, and to have the consent of
likvi„eBtui quo trusts to the sale. Remonstrances
eeol_,g Proved unavailing, and the amount being
Ve—rerable, the demand was complied with, and a
et7l's detention in Paris became necessary, besides
andilPing English and French notaries, English
13ritifill'erich solicitors, declaration of the law by the
bagg, Consul in Paris, ratification by the Em-
Air • "40 legalisation at the office of Foreign
airs, e.
The trouble of doing all this has been
i great, and the costA, B, and C nearly £lOO
n to
for r. le included 300 f. to the objecting bankers
c,
_lieu. correspondence.'
know Ans
,tthoejulas\tviryin France and England is too well
wellthe
1: w,ncn they
such exactions, the public will do
purchase foreign securities, to hold
hew ertP' and not to let it remain with the banker,
ever respectable:,

.
. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Park
London is
1,1,1 about i per milled, and the short exchange on Lon.
4.10 per Li • •
~. i• . Mintrling. On comparing these rates
"Zusti price of :£3 17s. 10id. per ounce for s
dearer
tril,d, it appears that gold is at about 2-10ths per cent.
.-raris than in London By advices from Hamburg the
vitanitildtnarol°
trz,l 7sold,ni! 423 per 'mark,
.and the short exchange on
14 31 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the
Illaglish Mint price is therefore about 1-10th per
cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course
?H tinge at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight
'3 about 1091 per cent , which, when compared with the Mint
t'Pportions between .the two countries, shows that the ex-
_Viange is about at Par ; and, after making allowance for
Charges of transport and difference' of interest, the present
tate leaves o profit on the imno vtati
United States
81100 KING DEATH Or A FARMER AT
on of gold from the
Z.--A. shocking accident occurred at the Worcester Corn
-Kitchange on Saturday evening. last, which unfortunately
resulted in the death of Mr. Jones, a farmer residing
In
1-.cvvltesbury, and a rezular frequented of the exchange. In
'Tent of the building there is a cornice, which runs along tho
Font
length; this composed of bricks and cement, as an
imitation of stone. It is supposed that the recent frost had
cracked the cement, and that the thaw which commenced
own Friday hscl loosened ths cracked part. As Mr. Jones
as leavi ergoe exchange at about half-past three o'clock
'gas aftn, a mass of bricks and cement fell, part of
Nyhi li struck him on the head and caused almost immediate
death ; the bricks falling from a great height fractured the
Eil:peceased's skull in a terrible manner. Afedical aid was
rocured alinnst iininediately, but the oor fellow only lin-
ered for about ten minutes after the occurrence. The
deceased was highly respected by the corn merchants and
fanners in and near Worcester.