The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-15 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans....• 1365 .. 1363 75
Northern
New ditto B7O
Lyons and Mediterranean 896 25 .. 895
Geneva 370 370
Southern 505 .. 505
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lon-bard

PRUSSIA.

A letter from Berlin, dated 12th January, says :

"To avoid misunderstandings in the Holstein
question, allow me to observe that Prussia has not,
as some papers have announced, made a separate
motion at Frankfort. The Prussian envoy, in
explaining in the sitting of the Committee of the
Diet on the 7th inst., in concert with the Austrian
envoy, the point of view of the two great German
Powers on the measures to be taken against Hol-
stein, only supported the motion made by the
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg on the 26th July
last. That motion proposed armed interven-
tion in Holstein, as resolved on the 11th Feb-
ruary, 1858, adopted (in principle) on the 12th
August, 1858, but provisionally suspended by a
federal decree of the Bth 'March, 1860.

" It is supposed that the Chamber of Represen-
tatives, on the occasion of the change of Sovereigns,
will this year vote an address in reply to the speech
from the Throne.

" General Bonin, ex-Minister of War, has arrived
at Berlin. The General will be sent to England to
notify to her Majesty the accession of the new
King. M. de Mauteuffel has resigned his place as
member of the House of Representatives. The
Count of Flanders, Prince Murat, the Grand Duke
Nicholas of Russia, and the Grand Duke of Tuscany
have left Berlin."

A Turin letter in the Independance affirms that
the French :fleet, on leaving Gaeta, will go to
cruise in the Adriatic, "in order to relieve the
Italian fleet of the painful duty of acting against
Garibaldi, in case he should persist in making an
expedition against Venetia."

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST

RAILWAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,--11 am instructed by the Board of Directors
to inform you that the accounts for the past half-
year having been this day submitted to them, they
have decided upon recommending the payment of a
dividend for the half-year of £3 10s. per cent. on
the consolidated stick of the company, making the
total dividend for the year amount to 6 per cent.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Jan. 14, 1861. FRED. SLIGHT, Secretary.

THE CAMBRIDGE PROCTOR AND THE SPINNING-
HOUSE.--Yesterday,in the Court of Common Pleas, Sir F.
•Kelly obtained a rule against the plaintiffs to show cause
why a new trial blaeuld not take place.

TILE DWELLINGS OF TILE POOR.

ROMSEY, MONDAY.

A meeting, convened by private circular, and
attended by nearly all the landed proprietors of the
district, was held in the Town-hall of Romsey this
afternoon, for the purpose of taking into conside-
ration the best means of improving the dwellings
of the labouring classes. Lord Palmerston pre-
sided, an there were also present—the Right Hon.
W. Cowper, M.P., Chief Commissioner of Public
Works ; the Hon. R. Dutton, M.P., Mr. W. E.
Nightingale, Sir George Shee, Mr. Fluder (mayor
of Romsey), the Rev. G. L. Berthon (vicar), the
Hon. and Rev. C. Harris, the Rev. F. H. Tragett,
Mr. Eyre, Mr. Lordan, &c.

Lord PALMERSTON, who was received with great
enthusiasm, in opening the proceedings, said—We
are met here, gentlemen, at the suggestion of our
worthy vicar, to take into consideration the state
of the habitations of the poorer and labouring
classes. The' badness of that condition has been
long, especially in this town, the subject of remark.
I don't know, however, that we are worse off in
that respect than many other towns, but it is our
duty to look to what exists here, and endeavour, if
possible, to provide some alleviation and remedy for
the evil. (Hear, hear.) Some years ago, when the
cholera prevailed generally, a very distinguished
medical gentleman happened to be staying at
Broadlands. At my request he made a medical
inspection cf this town, and drew up a report, of
which a copy, I think, was given to the mayor for
the time being, and which is now in the possession
of the authorities of the town. He stated that there
was a great number of habitations which were not
fit for the occupation of human beings, that they
were destitute of all those accommodations and con-
veniences requisite for a decent dwelling-house, and
that they were positively unhealthy owing to the
want of ventilation and the absence of a sufficient
number of cubical feet of space for each person who
lived in them, I believe that that report was
acted upon, and that a great deal of good resulted.
There was, I think, a committee appointed for the
removal of nuisances, who were very actively
occupied, and who, by their exertions, removed in
some degree the causes of illness which at that
time prevailed ; but of course nothing could be
done, because the functions of that committee did
not include any measures for improving the habi-
tations of the lower classes. Our worthy vicar, who
devotes his mind most assiduously to the welfare of
his parishioners, and who is not content simply with
making provision for their spiritual welfare, but
also directs his attention to their temporal advan-
tage, has been exceedingly solicitous that measures,
if possible, should be taken to improve the condition
of these very bad habitations, of which I trust there
are not a great many, though I believe there are
still a considerable number. We are met here to-
day, gentlemen, to take this important matter into
serious consideration. I have no particular proposal
to make myself, but there are others here who, I
am sure, will suggest some means whereby the evil
may be alleviated. I therefore shall be glad, as you
I have no doubt, will be, to hear their opinions as
to the best means by which it may be possible to
remove the evil, and provide a sufficient and ade-
quate remedy. Having stated the object of the meet-
ing, I leave it now for any person who has matured
in his own mind the consideration of this important
subject to state what has occurred to him in the
course of his reflections.

Mr. COWPER, M.P.,—Having been called upon to
make a few remarks, I think I need not say much
as to the improvements—as to the necessity for im-
proving the dwellings of the labouring classes in
this country. In former times there was very little
knowledge and very little interest taken in the
subject by the public at large ; but, happily, in re-
cent years the inquiries of commissions, the infor-
mation which has been collected by the clergy,
by the medical profession, and by persons who
have turned their attention to the condition of the
working classes, and iu a groat degree the discus-
sions we have had in the newspapers, have brought
us to this point, that it is universally acknow-
ledged that one of the means by which we can best
assist in promoting the welfare of the labouring
classes of the country is by doing something to
improve the dwellings in which they live. The pro-
gress of science and skill has at last raised a stan-
dard of decent habitation which is pretty generally
recognised as one that ought to be attained. I do not
think there is anything in which the progress of civi-
lisation is more apparent than in the changes which
have taken place in the homes and houses of the
people. (Hear.) We know that in the time of
Elizabeth, when there were no carpets, the floors
of even the best houses were strewed with rushes,
and we are told, in some of the contemporaneous
letters that have been handed down to us, that
when a ball took place, and the floors were cleared
for dancing, and the rushes were swept away,
there arose such a stench from the decayed vege-
table matter that even the most enthusiastic and
steadiest dancer hardly ventured to commence the
saltatory amusement until the effluvia arising from
the floors had in some degree abated. (A laugh.)
In modern times we have had great improvements
introduced, not only in the mansions of the great
and the smaller class of private houses, but espe-
cially in the dwellings of the cottagers. We have
had model buildings erected in accessible situa-
tions. In London we have many such models, and
on most well managed estates in the country you
will find that improved and comfortable cottages
have been built. I say again, there are no means
by which the poorest classes can be so well helped
as by improving their dwellings. (Hear.) It is a
perfectly safe method of assisting them. Charity
given profusely will sometimes induce working
men to rely too much on the benevolence of others,
and to relax their own exertions in earning their
livelihood. But in regard to their houses the
matter is entirely beyond their reach. The labour-
ing man has no means of building a house; all he
can do is to choose the best that is presented to him,
and it must depend on persons of capital what sort
of a house he can obtain. But it is wonderful
how much the mere influence of the house he lives
in•acts both upon the mental and physical condi-
tion of the labouring man. (Hear, hear.) If the
house is built with walls too thin, if the outer-door
opens into the living room, so that every time the
door is opened there is a rush of cold air into
the apartment, and the house is liable to con-
tinued draughts, and if the floors are damp, the
occupants become positively afraid of the fresh air
which ought to find its way in for the purposes of
ventilation, and exert all their ingenuity to stop
up every crevice that may exist, and thus expose
themselves not only to colds, but rheumatism and
ailments of a more dangerous character. Then,
again, if the mother of a family has not a proper
place in which to wash and dry the clothes, and is
obliged to carry on that operation in the living
room, the living room becomes untenantable to the
father and children, and they desire to get out of
it as often and as soon as they can. In my opinion,
that is the cause by which one of the greatest curses
of our country, viz., drunkenness, is promoted and
encourage& It is the discomfort of a man's home
which induces him to withdraw from it whenever
he can, and resort to the public-house for comfort
which he cannot get at his own house. It is by
this accidental circumstance that he is led into a
habit of drinking, which he would probably have
abstained from if he had had a more comfortable
home. (Hear, hear.) Then, again, there is no-
thing that more conduces to the morality of a family
than having a decent dwelling-place. It is one of
God's ordinances that the family relationship shall
be the means of preserving the members of the
family from temptation and evil, and anything cal-
culated to make the home uncomfortable and
diminish the ties of family could not be too
much deprecated. (Hear, hear.) It is most im-
portant that the youth of this country should be
educated, but if, on returning home from school a
boy finds that the home influences do not coincide
with the moral lessons he has been taught, there is
a great risk of those lessons being deprived of the
greatest portion of their efficiency. (Hear, hear.)
If, instead of finding peace and comfort at home,
he finds discomfort, annoyance, and irritation, the
most evil consequences are certain to result. (Hear,
hear.) Now, I believe there is no way in which the
wealthy classes of this country can better spend

money than by improving the dwellings of the
poor. No doubt many cottages are in a satisfactory
condition, but still there are in all large towns and in
every rural district a certain number of dwellings
in which a proper state of decency, of propriety,
and of self-respect cannot by possibility be attained,
in which health cannot be preserved, and in
which the whole moral atmosphere of the family
is tainted and deteriorated. (Hear.) I believe it is
pretty well understood by enlightened landed pro-
prietors that they have resting upon them the duty
of providing, as far as they can, that the persons
dependent upon them shall be well lodged, and I
don't think it will be found in most of those cases
in which complaints have been made that the cot-
tages belong to persons of capital. The evil gene-
rally arises where cottages, either in town or
country, are held by persons of small means, who
have not sufficient capital to enable them to im-
prove old or build new good houses at the begin-
ning, and, consequently, neglect a duty which their
position ought to require them to perform. I think
that the best means by which that difficulty can be
overcome is by the formation of a society, consisting
of kind-hearted persons, who will join in a sort of
joint-stock undertaking, and by subscribing shares
endeavour to put themselves in the shoes of persons
who, having small means, are yet possessed of cot-
tages unfit for decent human habitation. If we agree
to form such an association, I think I can foresee
many great benefits that will result, and at very
little sacrifice to those wbo are willing to enter into
the undertaking. If such a society were formed, the
first business would be to hunt out with great keen-
ness all the worst habitations ; following their
scent, they should then endeavour to detect the
most offensive portions of the town. They should
seek the open ditches and gutters, the places where
noxious gases are emitted ; they should follow a
picturesque eye and see where the cottage roofs are
most dilapidated, because, however well they may
look upon canvas, they are most repugnant to the
eye of a philanthropist. Having discovered the
worst portions of a town, they should endeavour
either to purchase the property or take possession
of it upon long leases. Then, if there are houses
which are discreditable to the neighbourhood and
the town, and in such a bad state of repair that they
cannot be improved, they should at once be pulled
down. But if the foundations are good and the
outer walls are sound, the mocha operandi should
be to convert the tenement from one of discomfort
into one of comfort and health, by closing in the
doors of the outer porches, by properly distributing
the rooms inside, and by providing bedrooms for
the decent accommodation of both sexes of the
family. Then the floor must be changed from a
brick floor into a boarded one, the walls must be
whitewashed, and a good grate provided, capable
of giving the greatest amount of warmth and
cooking power at the smallest expenditure of fuel.
(Hear, hear.) By these means a cottage may be
changed from a really bad, unfit, and improper
place of residence into one which the most benevo-
lent person might fairly wish to see provided for a
decent respectable family. The way has already
been trodden by many societies, one of which is the
Cottage Improvement Society as Hastings. The
society has now been in operation for three years
and a half. It has a capital of X 12,000, in shares
of £lOO each, and has obtained possession of 100
houses. It has not built any, but has merely taken
existing houses and improved them. The gross
rents they have received have been about 11,1 per
cent, on the total outlay, and the net rental, after
paying rates, taxes, and insurance, has been about
81 per cent. They have paid every year since
they started a dividend of 6 per cent., and have
laid by a reserve fund amounting at the present
moment to £2OO. At Red-hill there is another
society, which has been in operation for three
years, and, in addition to an accumulating fund,
has paid its shareholders a dividend of 5 per cent.
The society at Windsor has also paid a per tentage
upon its operations. In London the society esta-
blished in the Strand have directed their attention
to the renovation of old houses rather than to the
building of new ones, and they have realised a net
profit of about 4,1 per cent. The experience of
these societies shows that it is not, as people
fancy, a hopeless thing to get a fair interest
for money laid out in this manner. I may de-
scribe to you what the London society has done.
At Tindal's•buildings, near Holborn, they expe-
rienced great difficulty in obtaining possession of
the property. Before it came into their possession,
Tindal's court was known as one of the worst nests
of fever in the Holborn district ; but such a change
was produced by the improvement whic.th the society
effected during the last year that there was not a
single case of low fever there at all. Another point
to which I ought to direct your attention is to pro-
vide lodging-houses for single men. In ordinary
cases it is found that a man living with a strange
family takes up the room that is wanted for others,
and he is generally driven to the publichouse. There
is one thing to be avoided in establishing these
societies. Care must be taken that the staff is not
so large as to swallow up the profit. I think we can
fairly establish this good work without any great
sacrifice, or without embarking in it any consider-
able amount of money. What we have to consider
is not merely a scheme of pure benevolence and
charity, but a proposal which, by an investment of
our money, will give us a fair interest, and enable
us to effect a vast amount of good. (Cheers.)
Mr. Dutton, M.P., the Rev. E. L. Berthon, and
Mr. Taylor having addressed the meeting,
The MAYOR moved the appointment of a com-
mittee for the purpose of forming a company, under
the Limited Liability Act, to carry out the objects
of the meeting.

The motion was seconded and unanimously
agreed to.

The proceedings were then brought to a close by
a vote of thanks to Lord Palmerston for presiding.

THE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.

An extraordinary general meeting of the proprie-
tors of the Polytechnic Institution was held yester-
day afternoon in the premises, for the purpose of
receiving from the directors a report of the present
position and future prospects of the institution.
The Rev. J. B. Owen occupied the chair. The
minutes of the previous meeting having been read
and confirmed, the report of the directors was read.
It stated that they had purchased the leases,
stock, and fixtures of the late Polytechnio
Institution for the sum of £4,000. The
small amount of share capital subscribed had
enforced on the board the greatest economy in
making the alterations and repairs. The directors
having only one-half of the shares subscribed had
done their utmost to bring down the outlay. There
had been incurred for the repairs and alterations of
bu
£5,013 11s. Bd.; for gas apparatus, fit
tinge,
&c., £366 Os. Bd. ; for wages, legal and
other d
views,
'
expenses, &c., up to opening, £1,875
10s. 3d. The total on capital account in re-
opening the building to the public had been
£12,255. The number of shares taken was given
at 1,010, representing a capital of £lO,lOO. The
sum of £5OO had been received in donations, and
£2,000 had been lent to the institution partly
on a guarantee given by certain shareholders. and
partly on the security of the leases. The total
capital account received had been £12,908125. 6d.,
which left £653 9s. 11d. in hand when the whole
of the uncalled capital was received, but against
which there was owing £1,500 on the loan before
mentioned. The current account, the report went
n to• say, had not done much towards placing the
Institution in a satisfactory position. In the
seven weeks ending Dec. 31, 1860, the sum of
£BO2 had been earned, against the sum of £Bll
expended. Of this £3O might be considered inci-
dental to the opening season, and therefore the
expenditure might fairly be put down at £7BO, and
it was to be remembered that November was the
least remunerative month in the year. The directors
believed that a greater excess of receipts over
expenditure might be anticipated, and the two
weeks of the present year confirmed that opinion
to an extent which justified them in believing that
the institution was growing in public favour.
Either the shares at present subscribed for would
require to be fully called up without loss of time
to meet outstanding claims, or other exertions would
be required. The directors hoped that, seeing success
had so far been attained, the proprietors would
dispose of at leant 200 more shares, which would
enable the institution to be carried on with advan-
tage to the public and the shareholders.
Mr. E. MA vitew having explained in detail the
figures in the report, it was adopted.

IN..
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MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS, SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
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CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHA rtES AND STOCKS.
During the last few days there has been very I I i ' Closing ! Btuilna
Share( Railways. Paid. I Price. I Done.es
little business transacted in the Foreign and Colo-
nial Produce Markets. At the public sales of tea, 50 Belfast and Ballymena all ---
however, rather more animation has prevailed, and stockli3l4 11311rni.W, 11l ' andai ar.JVunaml. 1001 8181 3
the finer descriptions have realised fully late rates. g Ili li
Ya ct tblunrldi
Tyne
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Sugars were in limited request at about previous 10 Bost. Sleaf. Knc3lid.Co. all 6.1 • 7
Caledonian Bristoland Exeter
quotations. For coffee there was a moderate inquiry, stock
cet
and prices generally remain steady. In rice, spices, yo) ("aorrliclarthen & Cardigan alla -__ -
and saltpetre, the dealings have only been for im- 20 ( !co rk,altildrocir, d,tolT"assage all -
20 Cornwall ...
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mediate requirements without any material change
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in values. The tallow market has been dull, and to Do B , until 6pc Peran.l i all - -
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slightly reduced rates have been current for pre- 50 Dublin & Belfast ..Innc.l all -,
sent delivery, P.Y.C. on •the spot being quoted 00025_ Dun., Perth, &Ab..lunc
15(1101
16 4s
k East Anglian
69s 6d to 59s 9d, 59s 9d to 60s for March delivery, Stock astern
Counties
stock 100 37 100 511
39521 52
stock Eastern Union, A
and 57s 6d for last three months. stcek Do do Bdo 100 25 27
About £1,400,000 was paid yesterday in cash, stock Ea%) Zvgiclate EU3ds. lg
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stock, and Exchequer bills, to the credit of the Ac- stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 86 88
stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 110 23 29
countant-General in Chancery at the Bank of Eng- 10 Forth &Clyde Junction all - -
I land, for deposits on account of the various rail- stock Furness - -
stock Glas:.r. and S. Western 100 115 117
ways, and the projects for which bills will be 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all - -
stock Great Northern lOO 112 113
introduced to Parliament next session. stock Do do A stock
There is a steady demand for money in the Dis- stock Do do B do
stock Gt. R. &W. of Ireland 100 1114 1121
count Market at previous rates; but at the Stock stock Great Western
stock Do Str Val gun. stock! 100 61 64
Exchange loans sere in increased request, and the Irish South-eastern - -
quotations range from sto 6 per cent. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 10 1174 1171 118
stock Loudon and Blackwall 100 60 II
Increased animation prevailed in the Liverpool stock lon., Bright.. .k S Coast 100 116 118
stock T ond Chat. and Dover 100 50 51
Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were again stock 1:011e& ni: Western 100 991 1001 100.1
a shade higher. The sales were 25,000 bales. stock Lond. & sth. Western lOO 945 051 95 i
25 L'derry & Coleraine - -
About 50,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from 25 L'rierry & 14:finis/alkyl all 810
the Bank of England yesterday for transmission stock Man. net t Lincoln
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to America. 50 Maryport and Carlisle all
124 Do do 1 shares all 7 -
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The Bank of Belgium has advanced its rate of stock Midland
discount from 4to 5 per cent . 6.4.0. Do new N
& 1.
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stock Do rming. Derby 100 107 109 P
To-day the final instalment of 10 per cent. is 505 Slid. Gt. W. of Ireland all -.....
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shares .
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due on last Canadian 5 per Cent. Loan of 25 Mir Kent ..
£2,800,000. 10 Do, Cray ..... .. all - -
100 Newcastle and Culisle all - -
A call of £l2 per share, amounting to £840,000, 10 Newry & Armagh, def .. 9 7 6 d
20 Newry. Warnpt. & Ros. all - -
is due to-day on the Royal Portuguese Railway, stock Norfolk.
and of £l, or £46,154 on the London and Blackwell stoseok INorth
CliortNisti:s Union ....
100 6-54 6-8' d 654 I
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Railway, New Shares. stock Tor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoek 100 - -
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stock D- A stk ; A recs no 4.
The half-yearly meeting of the City Bank has until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 - -
been held this morning, when it was stated that the stocksec Nth°. laasttoeernk -:Berwick 112 104 .1:?5 1" 44
gross profits for the past six months amounted to 25 Dodo, 4.N.E. purchase 16134 P ..1) •P
stock Do Leeds ........ ...... 100 634 44
£38,736 10s. 4d., of which it was agreed t o appro- stock Do Yort,
priate £9,000 to the payment of a dividend at the st.cir No
D_rtohnLonew don ..
rate of 6 per cent. per annum, £24,548 to the 19.18.4 North Staffordshire l7l 25 24 1 151
10 N. and S. W. Junction all 91 10
liquidation of the current expenses, and a full 12 Not. &Grantham Rail ll 81 81
allowance for bad and doubtful debts, £4,563 ss. 10_
raebles ........ - -
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Portsmouth
for rebate on bills not yot due, leaving a balance of 10 Rhymn ey.............. gol
115-
117-
stock Scottish Central
£625 ss. 4d. to be carried to the credit of profit and stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 34 341
loss account. The chairman, Sir R. W. Carden,
stockstoc chDroo Scot. Mid. stock lOO 861
5827}
nshire Union
stated that the loss incurred by the failure of 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 6 7
stock South Devon
Messrs. Streatfield, Laurence, and Co. amounted stock South Eastern ......
to £17,220, but it had been wholly written off, and stock
E4OC South
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kWaanledsßlver.liu.i LI 62
64
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the establishment was now in a very favourable 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok al: 6 8
25 Stockton tr, Darlington all 415 421 42
position and had gained great popularity with the 25 'Do do' ll 10 11 p 214
general public. stock TafT Vale . - -
stock Do Pref. 'No I lOO - -
A meeting of the Commercial Bank of London 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - -
has also taken place to-day. The available balance r 5 utlstoer .. -
20 2 31n
was £17,109 ;it was therefore resolved to pay a 11c1(11 VII.Lo of Nea. th
67 69
dividend at the rate of 8 per cent., free of income 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 115 114
tax, leaving £4,592 for rebate on bills not yet due, 8'157 Waterfordater :LifinlikereinckY IVI --
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and £517 for addition to the current half-year's 20 West Cornwall
20 West London all - -
account. 10 Do lst class - -
20 all - -
The Market for Public Securities has been rather stockWDenicaerit'leapao.o.l tiall:4:
flatter to-day, the improving tendency noticed yes- and Rail . 100 - -
stock West Midland-Oxford 100 47 49 47
terday not having been maintained in the face of stock Do. Newport 100 42 44
the continued flow of gold to America and the gene-
stock Do. Hereford 100 82 84
rally unfavourable position of monetary affairs. PREFERENCE SHARES.
Consols are therefore rather lower, namely, 91 1 Sharel 1 Closing Business
Railways. Paid Price. Done.
for money, and 91-'1 92 for the account. The New
Threes are flat at 911 1, the Reduced at 911 a; the 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per
c. ref. (issued at £so all - -
P
New 21 per Cents. remain at 76 ; but Exchequer stk Brle. & Exet.4 n.et.stock 100 - -
,
Bills have receded to Bs. to 7s. discount. India 5 2O Do. do. do. Shares l4 - -
stock ICaledon £10,44 per cent 100 101 103
per Cent. Loan is steady at 1001 1,- ; but Bank stock !Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 - -
Stock is heavy at 231.
stoc66ll !Cork & Bandon, 51 p. a all - -
20 (Cornwall. 5 per cent.
I TF)ll.Perth&Aber.Jun.
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9,63 101
Very few dealings are recorded in Foreign Secu- Class A 7 .Izsp.c 1
cities and prices show no change of importance. 881001 Do. do. Class B 8 p.c lOOl 112 lg
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 70 to 701 ; ditto, 1858, stock- Zo• Codiotitqaxa.asCp7. cl,lloc...
i 100 110 112
66 to 561 ;and the 4 per Cents. are steady at 1013 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110
•; stock Do. New 6 per et. stock. 100 124 126
Sardinian at 821 ; Mexican at 211 ; and Brazilian stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 108 79 81
stock Do. 5 per ce,,t. guar... 100 - -
41 per Cents. at 854. stock Edin.&Glas. 5-p.c. shares 100 112 114
92
In the Railway Share Market the chief busi gsttooccil: E• tt)ino.. ItgtehniunS.qtpD.c: 101 90
- 77
mess transacted has been in connection with the stock 'Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - .
stock IGlas & S West c" a. 5 p.c. 100 - -
hal.f.monthly settlement ; little variation of im- seck 'Great Northern, sp. ct.! 100 116 118
portance has taken place in prices, but in some stock IPo.sp.c.Redm., 10p.c.pml 100 112 114
stock iDo. 41 p. a do. do. i 100 104 106
instances there is a slight improvement. Lance- 100 Do. isip.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm' 80 86 88
10 Gt. h. of Scotld. Ist pf.l all - -
shire and Yorkshire, North-Western, North stock r Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 411 100 98 100
British, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South- t p. ct. pref. stock
50 Great West. (Berke and
t Eastern have advanced ss. ; and Caledonian, and Hants) Ext. SP. ct 6 7 100:
Bristol and Exeter, los. ; Great Western have de- stock Co.
o Redeemable.eeemable,4l p.ct. 190 98 o
4P. ct. 100 89
clined ss. ; and Midlands, 10s. stock Do Irredeemable, do 100 90 92
stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref 100 101 103 101
No business of importance was entered into in
1 17
8 Do. Ilirm. Pref. Shares. all 10 105
the Foreign and Colonial undertakings. Great r lii,tc;. z: Tipe. sz.t.Bx all 4 181ipt.sh. !
104 11
1 Luxemburg' realised 61 ; Antwerp and Rotterdam,
6; East Indian are steady at 98. stock ,Do Birmy
.guar. stock 100 76 78
263 I Do. Chester gua. shares all 204 214
1:31 iDo. do. do.
2 iDo do do
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares stock Lan. .&Yorli 6p. c. stock lOO 1381 140
continued very inactive, without any material stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.)
stock - --
change in values. Bank of New South Wales have Lon.& Brig.s pc.gu. No.l 100 116 118
stockstoc rr))00..
g.supa.. a 6
p. a No. 2 100 116 118
improved ss. ; London Chartered of Australia ss. ;
Crystal Palace Stock remained steady at 30. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 116 118
stock Do. do. 41 per cell'.
5 IDo. do. 41 p. c. shares all - -
BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES, stock Do. 7p. ct, Pref. stook lOO 153 156
Sank Stock
stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '65) 100 69 71
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 914 4 4 stock lon. Chat. and Dover.. 100 89 91 89
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 914 4 ± Nuneaton, sp. ct..... 100 116 118
New 25 per Cent. Annuities 76 stock lon. & S.W, 7n. ct. stock 100 150 155
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 4th Jan. 1880 - stock Do. 44 per cent lOO - -
' Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.. 16 1-16 2s. 6d. Do. (Priem. perpl anus
- -
India Stock. of 2s. fid. all
218 121 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all - -
.. et
Ditto 6 per Cent
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 100 - -
Ditto 6 per Cent.
Ditto 55 per Cent loo} stock Do. 31 per cent
10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 1 4 P
Ditto Debentures, 1858 954 1 12 'Jary:,ort Az Car., 4p. C. all - -
Ditto Bonds £l,OO l3 10 dis 124 Do. 44 per cent. all - -
Consols for Account, Feb. 7 921 214 4 stock Slid. Con. 6p a stock.. 100 - -
India Stock for Account stock DaCon.Bris. & Bit a p.c. 100 137 139
' Ditto 6 per Cent. for Account .. 100/ stock Do. 41 p. a pref. stock.. 100 102 104
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 15:1 - -
stock Do. Leis& Hit. pref. st.l 100 95 97
D tto £5OO 7 8 dis
stock Nortlk sp. c. Ex. st.lB4B' 100 - -
Ditto Small - -
FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 - -
Branilian 6 per Cent
stock 'North British, sp.a .. 100 111 113 •
stock Do. New, gua.. .5 p. c.... 100 110 111
Ditto 45 per Cent, IS6O
Mexican 3 per Cent - -
Ditto Account - -
New Grenada Active, 35 per Cent.
2 stock N-East.Cons.Pret. 4p. c. 100 93 95
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. stocklßs3
.. 441
17 Do. do.
do 8.13.4. 4 i p
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7 and '9 415 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 - -
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St .. 104 5 121 I Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 - -
Ditto 45 per Cent.
Sardinian 5 per Cent. . 825 to North Staffordshire.... all 23 24
Spanish. 3 per Cent - -
Ditto Passive - -
Turkish 6 per Cent
stock Scottish North-Eastern
• • 31 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 - -
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Dividends on the above payable in London. stock Do. 7p. a pref. stock 100 130 133
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 63 10. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 11
10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all - -
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK, Ann., 1.0.6)
stock Do. 44 per cent. lOO 102 104
Consols, Money '..
Ditto Account 914 4 stock south Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 91 93
stock Do. 41 per cent. 1 100 100 102
- stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua.! 100 85 88
WIND AND WEATHER _REPORT. 25 Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c..' all 27 285
4. 25 Do. B 6 per cent all 82 334 331 3
THIS DAY, JAN. 15, 9 A.M. 25 Do. C 6 percent all 324 331
stock Wated & Kilkny. 6p. c lOO 41 48
Ayr, N.B. •; frost Kingstown, S.S.E. ; blowing stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stkl 100 124 125 1244
Birmingham, N.E.; dull strong stock Do. 2d do 100 120 124
Bradford, S.E. • frosty Leeds, S.E. ; frosty stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 100 102
Brighton, N.W.; fine Leith, N.E. ; dull stock IDo.Perpet. 6p.a pf 1866 100 123 126
Bristol .E. ,• frost Limerick, N.W. ; cold stock Do. till 1869, Ist is. 100 116 120
q -
4 Cambridge, N.E.; cloudy, Londonderry, E. N.E ~ strong l"4 Do. do. 2d is. 75 -
frosty Manchester, E.S.E.; squally
Cardiff, N.W. ; frost Middlesborough, S. ; dull LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Carlisle, E.S.E. ; frosty Milford Haven, E. ; frost -- --
,
Chatham, E.N.E., fresh; fine Newcastle on. d . Tyne,E • windy n Railways. Paid
Cork, E.N.E. ; fine Norwich, W., light; fine •' Leasing (,Closing Business
, Co. s. I Price. Done.
Deal, E.S.E. strong Perth, N.E. ; dull Bedford and Bletchter, all Ln & 1%,17W .. -
Doncaster, N'.E.; frost -Peterborough, E.S.E. ; hard Bockinghamshire .....1 100 Ln & N.W 98 100
Dublin, • fine
Dumfries :kW. ; stormy frost Chester & Holyhead.. i 100 Do.
Port Glasgow, E • dull Do. do. 54 per cent.! 100 Do. 125 127
Dundee, W.; fineE.,
Sheffield, S.E.SII ; dull Do. do. 5 per teat. 1 100 Do. 113 115
Edinburgh, S.E,• dull Clydesdale Junction..i 100 iCaledonin 102 104
Falmouth, E; he a Southampton, N.E. ; frost
ale Stockton on Tees, N.E.; dull E.Lincolnshiregfip.c.i
Colchester, Stour Val.i all IE.U.&R C 16 17
Glasgow, B. : duuavY 6 100 iGt.North.,l3s 137
Sunderland, E. ; dull E.Union,Harwich Shs, all E.Counts. 15 45
Goole, "w, B.
Le
Do. Woodbridge ...1 100 - -
Gravesend,akefield, S.E. ,• dull
S.E.SE, strong ; Waterford, W. •; dull Gls.BarrA Nells,Drct.l 100 !C4,lcdonin - -
frosty Do. New -
Holyhead, E., stron breeze ; Hartlepool,WWeeystmuth,
N.E. N. .
cloudE . ; frost
y - -
I;Har
cleartlpool.Dek.& Rail. all 'Yk.N.&l4r - -
Hull, E.N.E. cloudy Whitehaven, N. ; 'frost Hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N. Md. 110 112
Wolverhampton, N. 8.; dull Do. 5 Shares ....... all o.
Inverness, W. ; frost all Do - -
York N.E. frost
--------7------... ; Do. 4 Shares
Lanc.& Carl. gua.s P.C. 100 Ln.Az N.W 206 210
THE DUNDRY MURDER.-- LondonDo.lre f
e&reGnrceeenwich 100 .olyast ••
115 164 Yesterday the two
prisoners, Charles and Matthew Wedmore, the former Lon.,Tilby.A Soutend. 100 eto & Co. 89 91
-
deserter from the Marine Artillery, and the latter a a
Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 orfolk ~ -
Bristol Do. 8 per cent lOO o. - -
quay lumper, were brought before the magistrates :at Mane., Buxtn. & Matk. all LNW&M 35 34
Bourton, charged with the brutal murder of their aunt and Mid.e ncße rsatdoefokrd Prefer-
-1 0 Midland 97 99
the attempt to murder their uncle, George and Sarah
Waterman, aged persons, who had been living in a solitary N
cottage at Dundry. The old man is now better. The ma- Newmarkt.,BuryEx I
guaranteed 5 p. a
Doort(lion.:Eastu.ts p.c. 5. 5. 6 E.Counts
all ID
o.
!Do.
gistrates' court was well attended during the day by a Do.. Fixed r r
epeenr cent.-..
all 'Do ..
large number of the respectable inhabitants of the neigh- North Western
56 58
- -
- -
all Midland 154 154
bourhood, by whom tho aged pair were much esteemed. Preston and Wyre. /all 1-dIzIWI
:Az . -
The woman Harriett Francis ,at whose house the fellows Do. 4 Stares A all D L.Yk
o. - -
stayed on the night after the murder, and with whom it Itoystn.Hitcl A.
' 1., &Sh ep 100 GU N th .. or . 135 137
seems some of the stolen property had been left, was appre- Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 IT.Brasseylo4 106
Do.
headed on the charge of having it in her possession, but Do. 1 1
she has since been liberated. Evidence to the same effect .11.91.1, Sta ffordshire .. all IM'Clcan.. 11 115
as that which we have ahead blished having ben given T''
ypu wlitratb;L,ndsdnsom_erset.. 100 Gt West. 90 92
az ...roydn. all L.& Brgtn 71 81
the ~,;- , .• ,„ 2 ~.. 4.4.1 They are --- °

THE DUNDRY MURDER.--Yesterday the two
prisoners, Charles and Matthew Wedmore, the former a
deserter from the Marine Artillery, and the latter a Bristol
quay lumper, were brought before the magistrates :at
Bourton, charged with the brutal murder of their aunt and
the attempt to murder their uncle, George and Sarah
Waterman, aged persons, who had been living in a solitary,
cottage at Dundry. The old man is now better. The ma-
gistrates' court was well attended during the day by a
large number of the respectable inhabitants of the neigh_
bourhood, by whom the aged pair were much esteemed.
The Woman Harriett Francis, at whose house the fellows
stayed on the night after the murder, and with whom it
seems some of the stolen property had been left, was appre-
hended on the charge of having it in her possession, but
she has since been liberated. Evidence to the same effect
as that which we have already published having ben given
the prisoners were formally committed for trial. They are
strong muscular fellows, and were apparenty insensible of
e peril in which they stand. They aeared supremely
indifferent to the proceedings, and, although they were un-
defended by a professional man, declined to ask any of the
F.tetnesses any questions. They were at the conclusion of
7, hearing cautioned in the usual manner, and when asked
__ they had anything to say, respectively replied in the
41%ative. They were committed on both charges. The
Inn,
inquest will be resumed to-day at the Dundry
'The ju before Bruges; Fry, Esq., coroner for North Soraeraet.
deeeaaed will be buried to-day at Dundry.

Share

Docks. Paid. @losing Business
Price. Done.

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L0nd0n.....,,,,,
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100 99 101
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