The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-30 00:00:00

THE EXPLOSION'

BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY EVVIINGti;at
Only one body remains unidentfied. It is for
of a young girl about 15 years of age. de for
o'clock
this afternoon search was being inn con-
young woman who before had been report e- The
val escent, but was now alleged to be inissieg:th th
men had nearly completed their search bole'," t the
stairs where it was reported to be likely P' that
body might be found, when it was explailleu, ad.
the rumour of the death was a false one, °ripe and
by
a woman who said that she was a relative', on
who, by the assertion, had succeeded in secure
entrance to the interior of the premises. I,lle hos'
now maintain that the numbers dead, ill tlysle6-
pital, and who have reported themselves con
toy
,ent, or are still out-patients of the hosPiT"three
with the number upon their books—with. toe 0
principals and the traveller, 69. Neverthelese!bea
satisfy the public mind, two other circillnicjoell
spots in the ruins, that were stated to hoce fined
without previous inspection, were being en:a by
up to a late hour. Seventeen bodies,
mutil
crushing, and charred by the action of fire, atilt
0.09;
in gun-boxes, which serve for temporary cell the
they are ranged around a marquee pitched, Which
yard adjoining the place of the explosion, arl" is of
tent, as an illustration of the frailty of life' i
oc
variegated colours, used previously on festive or-
sions, and never again, we trust, to serve such ll' Ph is
pose as that for which it is now employed. such
the condition of the corpses from the influeneel, one
notified, that it is almost surprising how' ll'icose°
can be identified. Certainly in most of tchioethinogr:
identification can only be by remnants of
not, however, in all cases left. Hundreds cloy
f.lOO
sons continue to surround the building, 6°l° ore
for admission to see the ruins. This thda at
allowed to do upon contributing to a box lift"; the
the entrance, and labelled for the benefit urse,
sufferers. These conditions do not, of CO,„ to
apply to the horrible contents of the merge
see which many would be willing to g'/` after
sums. The inquest is to be held to-morrow
n noon. The firm maintain that the calamity geOt
ated in a fire occasioned by an explosion e'e
an
and that the explosions were incidents illufor
The assurance company dispute payinet'
explosion.

plosion •
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THE SCILLY ISLES AMD THEIR

M.F.I{IR. SMITH,

, highly,
This leads me at once to speak of the under
improved tone of morals which have result
"ord
s Mr. Smith's sovereignty. Not only is a drilobe ,}
Strange sailor but thieving is rare in the ex..
jot
and people leave their doors unbolted at 11,00
livingwlt perfect safety. I was shown Suspect
of the only house robbery known fora eAa—r'arGlY
on St. Martin's Island who was ~spa
he was tabooed by his neighbours, u fficievt
spokent to. The proofs had not been 0. a 0
o convict him. All offenders are tried go.
sessions or assizes in Cornwall, but few ,50rices
Pauperism is almost unknown ; and the 0t',.,;• year°
far below the average of any
andill-deservings seem to have been for eitt.' let of
n which I ever investigated the morals—ood bi.rde to
I attribute this in a
English to ~es. are
Mr. Smith's edicts. He permits no person t vide
up his children uneducated, and he has Pr°'ittto
good schools for them. He carries his powel ftor
the family menage, and will tolerate no ellilu teell
a fit age being unemployed. " Tom " havirlexes-
Nig enough at school must set to work. 1- „-iii if
great
*ion if there be au idle boy ex the islands ; I'' aecl.
Miss Carpenter were to establish a Scilly Ilttinit
School, it would infallibly die of inanition tb.rrfa-iii
of the remotest approach to a " City Arab." ;'„'" -the
head of a family disobeys Mr. Smith, whether in
good governance of his family, or the Prese.,t"
management of his land, he gets " notice to, (Cult;
and as every other house belongs to Air. Sin more
I believe
nareextmove is necessarily exile to England. and
about 3,000 inhabitants in all the six. isles, hiy
moral them to constitute the most thor°l2l.re-
r.eigroup in the kingdom ; and my latest 13
sic
i iees and. means of judging enable me to sPie.nof
highlyof of their general intelligence. It is %tea
the real improvement in public morals off tea
by the Lord of the Isles that he put down .°A re•
gling so vigorously that scarcely any is said
tellersl'
main ; and yet I was shown the enormous „i
the
c brgiregs
in former times having made much more .I°'
than tithes.—Once a Week.
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E SOUTHERN MAIN DRAINAGE.--A
her of excavators in the employ of the contractor for 'car
pleting the main drainage south of the Thai:l3oll3N ntiaue
menced operations in Deptford Broady ay, and will
Creek. o,
their work along Church-street to Deptford “'
mense amount of earth has already been cleared out.
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SNARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) BRITISH. POSSESSIONS.
Paid., Closing 1 Business -- -
______4, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railway's.
-- - - -- - , Price. i Done.
-,-,
During
ii CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
the last few days a very limited amount Share Railways. Paid.l Closing Business Price.
Price. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence (a 1 80 82
Leased at 6 per cent. )
Of business - is Bom„Baroda&Centlnd
has been transacted in the markets for , I all 164 17
12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. gu. 5 percent
Foreign and colonial produce, and in several in- I and Eastern Junction 10 664 118 Do. Addit. Capital A 614 11 d
stances r. 18 Do. Do. B 9 11 15 d
r„ P ices have shown a downward movement. 50 Belfkiat and Ballymena.. all - - 205 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 51 51d 51. 4
theirle° has been steady, but the dealers have deferred 13.14 Bin, Wol., and atr. Val.
_a_ll
778
7985 204 Do. New all - -
Stoek, llir.. La., and Ch. June., 10010 Do. Preference
operations until the result of the public sales 25 , Blackburn , all 114 124 100 f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich / 100 - _
t 0 he to-day is ascertained. Sugars have de- 25 Blythl and Tyne all - - (6 p. ct. lals. 1 Aug., 1872 )
100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - -
heldea-- 10 ' Bost. Slefd.& Mid. Coun. all 6 8
190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 - -
been Lied 6d. to ls. per cwt and for coffee there has Stock Bristol and Exeter I 100 98 100 99 1
a *, 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1.3 0. 4d i p
moderate inquiry ; only the superior kinds Stock Caledonian llOO 885 89 884 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - -
Of p 50 Cork and Bandon I all - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 11 Id 1
lantation Ceylon realised former values. Rice, 20 Central Gude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -
20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all -- -
20 Cornwall all 5 64 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 75 11 11 d
18Piee8, and fruit have been in fair demand, and a
10 I Do. A I
,artre • 175 Demerara - -
b business has been transacted in the new 10 Do. B A roves. no div.l t all - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 11 1 d
until6p.c.per an.' all - -
I,Cr°,P3 Of currants and raisins, the quality of both hasbeen pd.toß. Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 99 100 991
20 Do. 1' Shares Ext 5 - -4/
being 50 Dublin andllelfast June.; all - -
ng extremely good. Saltpetre and tallow have 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc., all ,7/ 84 20 Do. Jubbulpore ssd 1 d •
Stock East Anglian 1100 1 144 t 5 100 D 0.45 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - --
rasLe_twWith a fair inquiry, but the latter article has Stock Eastern Counties I 100 ' 555 565 100 Do. 44 p. c. Debentrs. a 1 981 999
~ge n less firmness. P.Y.C. on the spot, and for Stock Eastern Union A Stock I 100 35 39 20 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 18 20
Sto. 1 Geelong Corporation € 1 100 - _
401..._ Stock Do. do. B Stock' 100 25 27
ward delivery being quoted 575. 9d. to 58s.
.., , 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds)l 84 - - ( per cent. Bonds
Per cwt. Stock East Lancashire lOO - - Stocky Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 37 365 6 4
20 East Suffolk - - . 100 Do. 6 per cent. Fret lOO 92 94
Itt the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday rather lO Do - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Dcbentr all 714 724
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 77 79 77 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .... all 80 82
more activity prevailed, 10,000 bales having been soldloo Do. do. 1867 .... all 70 72
Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 271 284
tit about previous values. Rather less firmness was Stock Furness - - 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 5 1 1 d
aPParent in the Railway Share Market, and burl- Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 96 98 20 Do. do
te. 10 Great North of Scotland all - - 20 f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 248.
-14 1-el
'' was Stock Great Northern lOO 1014 1024 1025 ( guaranteed 5 per cent.
quiet.
Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 85 87 204 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 131 14 14 5
Itirhe Marco Polo was announced yesterday from Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 130 132 201 Do. New
e
lbourne with £232,000. By the advices received Stock
Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 1001 106635 108633
634 4 100 t Do, Bonds Lay. 7
' 6'witb 1 all 100 103
It Great Western
appears that the following gold ships are en route Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk l2 65 60 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O
Isar • 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - - 100 Do. do. ''/3 without opt all 100 103
this country-viz., the Dover Castle with 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 195 200 198 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do
312,7 ,
t 64, the Yorkshire with £117,884, the British 16i Do. Thirds , 141 151 161 p p Stock Madras, guar., 45 p. c. 100 82 86
;16 151 161 p 32 Stock Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 - -
1613 4 Do. New Thirds
trident with £131,068, the Dirigo with £74,628, Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire; 100 96 865 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 100 Et 3 90
Stock London and Blackwell.; 100 63 66 965 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. all - - d
Slid the George Marshall with £119,252. Stock Lon„Brig,hton &S.Coast 100 112 113 1121 13 20 Do. Fourth do.
~..k rather large amount of gold, viz., about Stock London & North Westn 100 93 94 931 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bends 100 -
12-00, was sent into the Bank of England 4 Do. Eighths
Yesterday. Stock London& South-Westn lOO 93 04 031 4 20 i Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 16 --d
25 L'derry & Coleraine - - Class ACapitl.Share..
L The applications for money in the discount mar- 25 L'derry & Enniskillen ' all 7 8 .. Do. do. andL d 0...
Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 354 351 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 1 - - d
'et have increased, as usual at the close of the 10 Metropolitan - - d .. Do. do. Land d 0... )16
Stock Midland lOO 1054 1054 1055 20 Gude (Limited) ss -
,tillarter, but as the available suPPlies are very ex- Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 84 86 20 Scinde
teas:
we, and the October dividends will be speedily 50 Hid. Gt. West. (Ireland)! alt
--
__- 20 Do. New LI g 12 15 1 d
real: 25 Do. Shares2o Do. Punjaub
used, the effect of these additional applications 100 Newcastle and Carlisle.i all - - 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo Ft,h,..; 15 14 1 d
25 New., Aber., & Herefd i all 94 104 91 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - -
In be merely temporary. Rather more firmness 10 Newry & Armagh (act.), 9 - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 - -
'' re
Ported Ported in the rates of accommodation, but the 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros
laooll
56-
58
564
Stock Norfolk FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
ik'.4llk minimum remains at 21 per cent., and choice 50 North. Counties Union , 35 34 I d -
Stock North British i 100 160 604 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 44 :41
utile are readily negotiable at that quotation. Stock Nor.Dev.RailizDk. Stk 100 --- 20 Ardennes all -- pl
TO 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 1 4 d
-daY a call of £1 per share, or £40,000, is due Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div.
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all i 1
011
the North British Border Union Guaranteed Stock Do: B Stock - - 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all - -
10 Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 891 891 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 24 24
Railway Shares. 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 15- lf d d 100 Copiabo - -
The 100 44a 4
10 Ditto Extension
D meeting of the Cape Town Railway and . Stock Do. Leeds
Stock Do. York lOO 74 721 20 Dutch Rhenish
. °elc Company took place to-day-Mr. H. Watson Stock North London lOO 103 105 20 Eastern of France ....„ all 261 271
hi a2O North Staffordshire l7l 44 n d 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - p
the chair. The report was satisfactory as to the North-Western - - 20 Grand Rum. Guar .5 p.c. 6 - -
Dr'gress of the works, the contractor being now 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 74 8 20 Great Central of France all - -
employed Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 31 33 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs.. all 71 71 71
r„ Played on several points of the line. The bill in
La 10 Peebles
20 Portsmouth - -
all 13 15 20 Italian Junction ..,.... 16 - -
20 Lake Constance & Bale all - -
aneery, filed by Mr. Raymond, had been dis- 10 - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - -
10 Rhyniney
kissed. The accounts showed-Receipts, £68,188 • Stock Scottish Central lOO 114 117 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 - -To
Sad ' Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock; 100 25 26 255 20 Ditto New 8 24 25 121 5
Payments, £40,594, leaving a balance in favour Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 80 82 20 Lyons and Geneva - -
o Shropshire Union ! 100 - - 331 Maria Antonia all - -
C)fttle company of £27,500. The report was adopted. 10 Do. do. New - -
At the half-yearly meeting of the Ottoman Rail- iStlOek Sittingbourne & Sheer.' all 34 25 d
Stock South Devon I 100 48 15 20 Namur and Liege all 85 81
l't Stock South-Eastern lOO 764 774 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Prof.
'3'. proprietors to-day, Sir M. Stephenson in the Stock South Wales
Cha Stock SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 60 65 20 po. New Shares - -
ir, the report stated that the works were 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 91 101
20 i Staines, Wok., & Wok.. all 6 8
20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 351 364
l'rngressing satisfactorily, and that it was expected 25 IStockton &Darlington. Darlington. all 354 365
IA 25 Do. do. 1855 9 - - 20 Paris and Orleans_...... all 55 57
°Pen the first 40 miles out of Smyrna by' next 25 Do. do. 1858 9 - - 20 c Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) 113 3 24 d
- Stockton & ilartlepool 168 1 - - 1 gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... )
4Pring• The chairman dwelt particularly on the
vast Stock ,Taff Vale lOO I - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 8 - -
extent of the traffic likely to be brought on Stock po. Preference, 100 - - 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - -
i• 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 20 Royal Danish all - -
the Jane when completed, and of the great interest stock, Vale of Neath lO9 60 66 621 5 Royal Swedish - -
tak 10 'Victoria Station & P:m 75 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - -
Of en by the Turkish Government and the people 20 Sambre and Meuse all 61 7
Stock A. Kilkenny 100 - -
10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 81 94
Sityrna in the completion of the railway. The 50 Waterford & Limerick all - -
20 West Cornwall
4counts showed a balance in favour of the corn- to :W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all - - 84 West Flanders
Pa 5 1D0.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference
nY Of £25,163. Very little discussion took place, 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 31 311 20 W. & N.W. of France all 23 24 •
and the report was agreed to unanimously. SDo all 7 7 , 20 Western of Austria ..
and- -
20 West; London - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - -
The transactions in the market for public securi- 10 Do. let Class all - - 6 Wiesbaden - -
ties 20 Do. 2d Class - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref.... all - -
}lB.l, have been limit to-day, but the quotations 20 Zealand all -
e been well maintained, Consols being 952- 1 for PREFERENCE SHARES.
_ _
money . paid.i Closing Busines2 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
1110 and account. The satisfactory position of - -
Railways. - -
areaetary affairs, and the influx of gold at the Bank Price. Done. Clawing Business
• , Share
- -__--- Share Securities. Paid. Prices. Done.
la favour of values, and although a little weak-
• 25 Blythe and Tyne IC per --- --
Can.Govaip.c Ja. & July 100 1125 1135 1135 5 -
Hess 18 sometimes recorded the market exhibits a c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 51 - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 111 113
Ste„ A 1 Stk; Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 1(11) 95 97 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 111 113
-„,"Y appearance.
.1.11 120 Do. do. do. Shares - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1104 1114
The New 21-2 per Cents. are marked 79i ; India Stock Cal don RIO, 41 per cent 100 100 102 101 - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - -
12.10 Do.eQuar. Shares, No. 2. 10 - - • - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 100 101
lock has advanced to 218 i ; ditto New is steady, 65 Cork A. Bandon, 54 p. c. all - - - D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 100 100 101
at inn all - - - D0.4).ce.i.1888 and up 100 100 101 1001 5
Exchequer""lll ; and the Scrip is firm, at 100! to 101 • 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent.
, el Dun. Perth,az Aber. Jun all 51 64 - NovaSco.4aGov.6 p.c. S Z..
,s Bills remain at 235. to 265. prem. Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 99 101 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 109 110
ad • Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 110 113 - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 108 110
, 'unless in the Foreign Stock Market continues stock Do. do.. Class C 7 pc lOO 105 108
v0..._- Vict•Gov.6l3.c.Jan&July 100 - -
1,..'Y quiet, and prices are tolerably well maintained. Stock E Coun. Ex. 5 p et. No.l 100 111 113
Stock Do. do. - Do. do. April & Oct. 100 1101 1114 1115
togrkish 6 per Cents. are 84 to 85 ; ditto New, 69 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 126 128 MISCELLANEOUS.
Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 82 84
° i and the 4 per Cents. are 1021 ; Mexican is Stock
Edin.&Glas. spa slur 28 100 - - 1 Closing
rale._Share i Miscellaneous. Paid. - I Business done
r, at 231. to 231 ; Sardinian, at 86?-, to 87 ; andJ I Price. 1
stock
Egnole'rfi, gua.il uSn..l ND.' 11-00°° 9073 9725
Spanish, at 461 ; ditto Deferred is fiat, at 341 ; and *Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 14 15
etch 0 Stock Glam. &S West. .2 a. 5 pc. 100 112 114 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 200 220
- Q-1 per Cents. are steady, at 66. Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 117 119 25 Australian Agricultural 19 29 31 294
'rile transactions in the Railway Share Market Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 10904
106
111 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 4 1
hope Stock Do. 45 p. c. do. do.loolo Berlin Water Works ... all 44 5
been
Itof a rather limited character. Prices, 100 Do.sp.c. Redm..s pc. pm. 80 84 86 86 50 British American Lard V, - -
Ovsey_ 10 , Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt. all - - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38
11; 'r, have exhibited more firmness. Caledo-
..Ev,
W . have Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 100 - - 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 18 20
p. ct. pref. Stock ... 20 Do. C .
advanced ss. ; North Western and South Stockl all 144 154
50 Great West. (Berks and 100 Canada Land 321 109 114
R.,,„„eStern, 10s. ; and Bristol and Exeter, and I Dants) Ext. 5 p.ct.... _
_6_ - - 985 10 Chan Islands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9
I •
go -'44), North 'Eastern, £l_ Ediulaurel, and Glad- wit Bs: iiiee,Aeeeeritwee,tay. ct- 12 97 ell Stock, cop.Min.otEinz.&Smltg all - -
2a Do. Yreterence 74 per ct all 24 25
ClSri, and Norfolk, have declined 10s. Stock I Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 89 91 5 Crystal Palace.
Stock Do. sp. ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 1004 5 Do. Preference all 41 55
ii, 'he dealings in the Foreign and Colonial Mar- 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 91 104 Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 100 102
10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 25 Do. New
''';t2 have been very circumscribed. Lombardo- 10 par 4 p
inleti shares all 17 18 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all 14 11 14
Etn realised 121- -41 ; Great Luxembourg, 71- ; 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 91 105 20 GLlronScrewCol.(Lim all - -
Stock Do. Binning. guar. stock 100 73 75 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - -
r,4Bt Indian declined to 991. Grand Trunk of 265 Do. Chester guar.shares all 19 20 1 Great Shin (Limited).. all Id par
Canada advanced to 361 361, and Great Western of 135 Do. do. do - -
20 Do. do. do.
Canada to 14 141 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 139 141 20 London Discount 5 14 11 d
1-. Stock Do.Barnst SUS 3slodpc 100 - - 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 11 14
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
11110. w Stock Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No 3 100 - - 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 5 4
...No. 2 100 - - 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - -
ilk 71 very little activity ; prices, however, are a Stock Do. ref., sp. c.
...No.
Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 41 54
•I'ade firmer. London and Westminster have Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - 25 National Discount C 0... 5 14 1 d
141„,_ 3 Do. do. 44 p.rr c. shares 41 - - 10 Netherlands Land all - -
b_VroVed to 501-, 7-, ; Australian Agricultural to 29i ; Stock L on.& N. vir.Cov. &Nun- SDo 8 p.c.Pref.,iss. at idle all i 1
4 Sea Telegraph to 151 4 ; Van Diemen's Land eaton, sp. ct. - - 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 - -
1 ei,„ • Stock' Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 4
-nail steady at 141 I-. 1 late 3d shares lOO - - ' 1 Oriental Gas
121 Londondy & Cole, 4 she. all - - 1 Do. New Shares lss. i d 5 p
thi,„ -- 125 Londondy.& Ennis 5 sh. all 84 91 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 - - -
ar, "lin rUbTDI THIS DAY AT OWE O'CLOCK. 10 Ditto B 4 - -
rdr c Stock Man„Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 120 123 1221
liew n ent. Consols Annuities - -
Itidi 4i Per Cent. Annuities
aStock - - 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 75 80
( Do. 4 per cent .. ...... all - - 60 Do. New l5 9 11 24
Dittobitt„, 1859, 5 per Cent.
t (~I: ,Loan Scrip, .5 per cent - - 50 Rhymney Iron
1, `ember for Account (Oct. 11)
titi 'Niter Bills, £l,OOO, 11d .. 26 3 Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 103 104 100 Royal Mall Steam 6O - -
° 45w 23 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 5 f p Stock Scot. Austrln.lnv.(Lim.) 100 115 125
liti" Stock Do. Lela. & Hit.pref. st. 100 93 95 25 South Australian Land. all 34 36
1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. allasll j I
It_ 411 OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 10 NewportAber,&c.pret.s I all 94 91
..-Psaic,,„ , p. C. redeem, at sp.c. n m 1 Do. do Registered
20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can
P -
D per per Cent. . 231 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. C. with
106 ore iliPmPa'. Laa.l .. 285 14 15 141 111 14
Pasd;,..7 Account
b.`maa, 5 per Cent -
s 140 - - BRITISH MINES.
paav_,Account
Ditto
3 per Cent - -
Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - Share Mines. -
Paid. \ Closing Baldness
Ditto
New Deferred, 3 per Cent. - Stock North British, spercent 100 110 112 Price. Done.
Ditto
Account -
'r ."itto Passive - - - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.101 34 41
1, , . ... ...... 20 British Iron
Vistl 6 per Cent - Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - 10 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) 1 420 430
D. 10 Account
Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 96 97 - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 155 160
unto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
bli Dividends on the above payable in London. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 l3 - - - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 544 46 50 474
ugh Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent... 66 ' 121 Do. York,,r, 1846 - - - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 135 141
25 Do. H.& S. Purch lO 84d - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 12.1.8 11 14
TWO O'CLOCK. 20 North Staffordshire all - - -G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 91 4 1
Consols, Money - Lady Bertha
Ditto Account (0ct.).... .... 954 .1 - Margaret (uny Lelant) 10.6.7 53 55
Stock Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... 100 123 126
Stock Do. Irredeem., 24 gua. 100 114 118 - North Frances (Mogan) 10 55 64
Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 98 100 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 9
- N.Wli'l Basset (Illog,an), nil. 8 9
Crl 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 85 - -
- Par Consols (St. Blazy),l 11 12 13
Mint -a NELS JUNCTION RAILWAYS.-A few weeks 84 Scottish Central, new_pit,
100 all --__ -__ - Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 43 46
44,0 We ventured some remarks on the progress of the great Stork Scottisho3 N.-Eastern deb .
p fstock 100 74 76 - Sortridge Cons. aiin.Cod 6s 4 I
of scheme from Burnham, in the Bristol, to the port Stack Stock Do:A olerdeen.gu.a.6pc. 100 120 124 - SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 11 230 235
exte.,,°,,°le, in the English. Channels. The Somerset Central Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 118 122 - ,Soath C. Brea( Mogan). 2 24 3
b ~,,..2 from Burnham to Bruton; it is there met by the 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 105 104 -IS WhealFran.(lllogan) 18.18.9 145 155
5 (Tamar Silver and Lead
thc:,-,..7 Central, which has its terminus at Poole. In fur- 10 Do. Fixed 44 percent. all - -
-. +ince of this 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Mining Co 44 24 3 31
paiiie& -
Ann., 1.0 6) all 235 24 10 !Tin Croft 9 41 5
otki met at Yeovil on Saturday last with their respectiveloo 101 103 - Tin
Cr
40 - -
that alb, and though the meeting was private, we are assured lstis. 100 101 103 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 4
Net‘i but one feeling animated all-namely, the speedy cora- Stock Do DDoo.l.44xpeedr4ctepnte.
Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - _ - West Basset (Mogan). 14 20 21
-tit °t,ll of the entire line. For eighteen long years the bring- Stock Do. 45 per cent lOO - - -W. Caradon (Liskeardc. 10 140 145
de,‘..,,Lu3 Channels within two hours of each other has been Stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua lOO - - - Wheal Basset (Illogan). 54 160 170
all 28 29 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 80 90
't fe-`°Ping. The remarks of LorclPalmerston at Broadlands 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c.
W d . Do. B 6 per cent ... all 321 331 - Wheal Edward (Cal 5.).. 6 If 1 I
itlt to ays since, on turning the sod of a broad gauge lead-
_.-!
215 Do. C 6 per cent all 32 33 - Wheal Kitty(U.Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12
and ~Southamp,ton, are appropriate to the perseverance
Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, - Wh '1 Mary Ann (Merihe) 8 33 35
•tetirlicy displayed in this scheme. The Bristol and 6 percent.- all 150 53 - Wh'l Trelawney (Lick.) 41 271 281
11,._ r. v 7. 1..,.„ ..411 ~„f n third line (to accommodate the FOREIGN MINES

IaieII4NNELS JUNCTION RAILWAYS.—A few weeks
n
4-e We ventured some remarks on the progress of the great
of tl°llal scheme from Burnham, in the Bristol, to the port
txte°°le, in the English, Channels. The Somerset Central
13011da from Burnham to Bruton; it is there met by the
til-eLet Central, which has its terminus at Poole. In fur-
psn-°4l, ee of this great object the directors 'of the two co!n-
ota,`,,e4, 'net at Yeovil on Saturday last with their respective
tlia'au3) and though the meeting was private, we are assured
Pleti,,"llt one feeling animated all—namely, the speedy cpre-
lilt ',II. of the entire line. For eighteen long years the bring-
devjue Channels within two hours of each other has been
f The remarks of Lord Palmerston at Broadlands
4; elkys since, on turning the sod of a broad gauge lead-
tfid-0 Southampton, are appropriate to the perseverance
.r.ef,l'°l-icY displayed in this scheme. The Bristol and
it, 471' We learn, will put a third line (to accommodate the
ho VLuge) from Highbridge to Bristol, there falling into
l'iluldlancl Railway—a company composed of directors
gati'a ve long seen and known how to appreciate a narrow
im continuation from Bristol westward. Nothing so
coal t for the west has yet been accomplished; but ac-
hed it will now be.—Sherborne Journal.
ti ItIGIN OF THE JUDGES' BLACK CAP.—The prae-
dem:' our judges in putting on a black cap when they con-
-4 criminal to death will be found, on consideration, to
la"&„„- % deep and sad significance. Covering the head was
Ifie-44enh t mourning of mourning. " Hainan hastened to
°u s nd having his head covered." (Esther
12 ,
the
„:1 In like manner Demosthenes, when insulted by
I],,lu,,,Pillace, went home with his head covered. " And
_ j• . wept as he wentup, and had his head covered ;
his all the people that was with him covered every
(2411 R-4 head, and they went up, weeping as they went up."
la,Zarauel, xv., 30.) Darius, too, covered his head on
1:e-Vag the death of his Queen. But among ourselves
fu 'd traces of a similar mode of expressing grief at
ov rall• The mourners had the hood .‘‘ drawn forward
Inge the head." (Fosbroke, " Encyc. of Antiq.," p. 951.)
is etPd„ the hood drawn forward thus over the head
they;;' Rart of the mourning habiliment of women when
lif°"ew the corpse. And with this it should be borne
u.Lllind tha, a mourn back as the time of Chaucer, the most
11-01 colour ofng was black. Atropos also, who
clodt _lle fatal scissors which cut short the life of man, was
blttehit'u in black. When, therefore, the judge puts on the
dare eag, it is a very significant as well as solemn proce-
the -; ..te puts on mourning, for he is about to pi onounce
plitt!orfeit of a life. And, accordingly, the act itself, the
ig sic4,' en of the black cap, is generally understood to be
ounce„ant• It intimates that udge is about to pro-
he no merely registered or sue,pposititious sentence ;in
tn,„°4l7. formula of condemnation he has put himself in
swims g
for the convicted culprit as for a dead man. The
„swum' is then left for execution, and, unless mercy exert
,"I:l,:evereign prerogative, suffers the sentence of the law.
arid rn'tulling cap expressively indicates his doom.-IVotes
Queries.
chit "WISE WomAN."—On the 12th inst. died, at
latenvington, Frances Harris, a very aged woman, who for
witell Years imposed upon the credulous by her reputed
_craft, until the magic implements containing her
" Were destroyed at the request of the Rev. Lord
‘,."7_holiy_ Hervey and Lord Alfred Hervey. Her exact age
Cerimof not be ascertained ; but it appears from the parish reps-
Often argrave that she was baptised in 1763, and she has
to stated that she well remembered walking three miles
131,,t,',1_01u/:ch in pattens to be christened. She was therefore
Probably 103 years of age at the least.—. Bury Post.

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LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Leasing 1 Closingi Business2o Australian
Railways. Paid.
Co.'s. Price. Done. 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 15s 1d }p
35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27} - --
-
0 I 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 10 11
Bedford and Bletchley all Lu & N.W .. . 5 Do.L and and Mining Co. all - -
Buckinghamshire .... 100 I,n & N.W 96 98 1 Clarendon Consols Min-
Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 49 50 ing Co. of Jamaica - - d
Do. do. 51 p. ct. .... 100 Do. 123 127 40 Cobra Copper all 47 48
Do; do. sp. ct. - Cepiapo
Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 102 104 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 16 7 8
• all 4 i
Colchester, Stour Val. 1
all all E.U.&E Cl 6 17 2 Fortuna all 3} 31
E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.o 1 100 Gt. North. 143 145 20 General all 22114 231
E Union,HarwichS'hs all E.Counts. - - 3 Linaresl2
Do. Woodbridge . - 100 - - 5 Lusitanian ' 2 1 d
Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonin - 1 Mariquita all
Do. New lOO Do. - - • 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 p
Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. - - 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead
Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br - - Mining and Smelt.... all , 6 8
Hull and Selby
Do. 1 Shares all Do. - - 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 1 1 d par
Do. 1 Shares all Do. — 28.2.81 United Mexican 10 21 21
London&Greenwich
Do. Preference
Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. 92 94 JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et lOO Norfolk .. - - - - I
Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. - - Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing Business
Manc.,Buxtu. & Matk all LN W&M 22. 21 Prize. Done.
Mid. Bradford Prefer- pm -
ence Stock -
Bury x 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50
Newmarkt -- -
" . E 155. 6. E.Counts. } ip
guaranteed sp. c. • 10 Australasia all 80 82
Northn. & Eastn. 5 p.c all Do. 56 58 25 Bank of Egypt all 201 211
Do. do. 6 per cent. . all Do. - - 100 Pank of London 5O - _
Do. Fixed 5 per cent'. all Do. - - 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - _
Preston and WyPe. all LI" W 1 - - 46 30 British North American all - -
& L.Yk. 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &o 16 } p
Do. 1 Shares A all Do. - - 100 City 5O 62 644
Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 138 142 100 Colonial 25 - - •
Shrewsbry& Hereford all T Brassey 9i 10} 10 20.11 Cora. Bank of Canada all - -
South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean , 10} 101 100 Commercial of London 2O 15 21
Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West.: 91 93 20 Eng , Scot., & Aug. Ch all 154 16}
Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&l3rgtn, - - 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all - -
20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 21} 211
50 London and County - -
DOCKS. ----- 50 London Joint Stock - -
100 London & Westminster 2O - - 50.1 i
Share Docks. (maid 20 Do. new lO Closing Business 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 - -
- -
Price. Done. 50 National Bank 25 - -
- 2 O 2O New South Wales -•-
S tock C0mmercia1............ 100 .- 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all 391 404 391
Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref . Min. 100 - 20 Ottoman Bank all 17 18
Stock East and West India.. • 100 - 100 Provincial of Ireland
Stock London lOO - 67 61 10 Do. New all - -
Stock St. Katharine lOO - 25 South Australia - -
Stock Southampton lOO - 25 Union of Australia all 474 484
Stock Victoria ... • 100 1
102 104 50 Union of London l2 - - 26 i
to Do New ...... a 2 - 100 Unity Mutual 6O = -
abeasase. . 1