The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-01 00:00:00

CANALS.

Names of E Dividend Names of
Dividend'
Companies. per Price. „.,. Companies. 0 Price.
,
e Annum. Annum.
.0
Ashtn Oldh ;97 71. 113 Macclesfield • 100 21. 10s. 50
Barnsley.. • • 160 121. Is 0 Neatk ...• • • 100 161. 3to
litrknk&Abrg ,150 Si. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 106 201. ' 185
Birmingham 40 41. 8554 Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 70
Coventry.... 100 251. 208 Regent's ...• 33 1/. Os. 18%
Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale...• $5 ' 41. 50%
Ellsmre&Cbs 133 355. 41 Somrset Coal 150 7/.los. 130
GrandJunetn 100 4r. 7931 Do.LkFdit 12 61. p. c. -
Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 1 32 Stffrel & Wore,' 49 281. 410
Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Shrewsbury-1125 15!. -
Grantham - - Stourbrldg... '145 201. 290
Kennt An: 39 7s. 6d. 5% Severn andl
26 V. Os. 24
Lancaster . 100 41. 32% Wye Rail.
Leolssr.Ltvrp 100 241. 300 Warwle.k&
Leicester .... 100 51. 66 Birming. J 100 41. 64%
Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 4831 Warwick&
Loughborogh 142 70/. . 510 Napton.. 100, 31. 42
Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr &) 78 31. 43
Mntg.finrysk 100 - - Birming.
MeltnNl wbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks. 14s. s 7%
MIST Or SCOTTISE COMPB.NXES' PRICEE
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
s. d. s. d
B ink of Scotland
British Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 193
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank
Clydesdale Bank •••••• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13%
Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 167%
Eastern Bank .••••• • • 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 9
Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 5%
Exehangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 9%
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14%
North of Scotlandßar.k 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3
North British Bank
Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 131
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 88
Western Bank •••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71.
Alliance Fire and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20%
B. Accord. Lifeand Fire 20 0 0 0 10 0 -
dritlsh Guarantee Ins. 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 143 6cl
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
Colonial Life ... 50 0 0 1 0 0 IL 3s.
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 26 0 0 2 0 0 21. 10s
Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 20
East of Scotland Life lO 0 0 016 0 -
Eng. lc Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 60 0 0 217 6 234
Hercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Instil'. Co. of Scetlnd•• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. percent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. Ifis
Mercantile Life
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 225.6 d
North British Insur.
North & West of Scot 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 -
Scottish Life and Guar - 20 0 0 0.11 0 Bcot..Mas.an4 Gen. Life , •• 0 0 0150• -
Scottish Union 'nae 541. iv cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235.6 d
Standard Life...........5i. per cent. 50
.0 0. 4 5 0 9%
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 15s 9d
NIZSCZILMANZOITS.
Dividend Amount '
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
41. X. I. d.
knetion Mart........
21, ss. 60 0 0 25
Australian Agtieulturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 11
knglo-Mexican Mint,. IL 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
Ditto, Half Shares.. 210 0 -
Canada •61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 32
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. 89
flity Navigation . 91
Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 p.c.&bs,2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Eqnitable Reversionry 5/, pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106
Gen.SteamNavigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 273 e
London Institution ... 78 15 0 -1118 sell Institution.... 26 5 0 -
Peninslr&Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 80
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 98
Royal Mail Steam•• •• 61 18. 4. p. c. 100 0 0 60 0 0 5931
South Australian ... •• 11. per share. 25 0 0 215 0 0 19
Van Dieman's Land.. 100 0 0 , 29 0 0 131

Sir Harry Verney transacted business yesterday
with the Commissioners of ItNilways, at their office
in the Board of Trade. _

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COTTON CULTIVATION IN THE WEST INDIES.--
BlaNaimsrEn.—On Tuesday a meeting of spinners and ma-
nufacturers was held in the Clarence Hotel, by adjournment,.
to take into consideration a plan (by the medium of a joint
stock company) for the cultivation of cotton in the West
Indies. A sample of West Indian grown cotton was exhibited,
which the chairman stated to be long, strong, and worth Is.
per lb. Mr. Hacking read letters from Messrs. J. Bright,
M.P., the Right lion. T. M. Gibson, M.P., W. Brown, M.P.,
J. Kershaw, M.P., G. Thompson, M.P., expressive of
various opinions on the propriety of forming joint-stock
companies to promote the growth of cotton. Mr. Cross was
addressing the meeting in favour of the cultivation of cotton
in the West Indies when our parcel left. Amongst the
gentlemen present we observed Sir E. Armitage, Messrs. H.
Ashworth, W. R. Callender, E. Ashworth, F. Warren,
Alderman Morris, Rev. Dr. Pennington (an American of
colour), &c.
WOODS AND YORESTS.—The total amount paid out
of the revenue of the Woods and Forests to the Commis-
sioners' law agent in Scotland during the four years ending
Match, 1850, is stated in a recent return at 7,1391. 16s. 1 ld.,
of which 4,134/. 19s. 7d. is for professional services, and
3,004/. 175., 4d. oatlay and actual expenses. The number
of suits in respect of which tmoluments have arisen is 189. •

• POLICE INTELLIGENCE..
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. -
Mr. John W. Edwards, surgeon, St. Martin's-lane.
was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having
used a certain instrument. with intent to procure abdr-
don.

Mr. Hutchinson said he attended to prosecute on be-
half of the Medical Protection Society. The' prisoner
was charged with having used an instrument and drugs
to procure abortion, in the case of a female who was in
confessedcom m o nl commonly,
he a sh a
court, and it was suspected that the prisoner practised
itd would
received h e
moneyproved
eventhat
he the
himselfsam e offence
had
from ladies of title for performing the same operation.
Elizabeth Hobbs, a respectable loeking woman, was
called. She said she was the wife of James Hobbs,
Praed-street, Paddington, and went out to service. Last
Tuesday three weeks, the 12th of July, she went to the
prisoner's house, in St. Martin's lane, and told him that
she suspected she was in the family way, and that this
would be very awkward if it were so, as she bad to go
to a place in a few days. The prisoner asked her if she
was a married woman, and she replied she was. The
prisoner examined her and pronounced her to be enciente.
lie said if she would give him 51. he would make it all
right. She told him she could not afford, 51., and then
he said he would do it for 21., and told her
to bto home and gather as much of the money
as she could. Next day she went to him, and
gave him 55., promising him the balance of 355., our a
her first quarter's wages. The prisoner was satisfied
with these terms, and he told her to place herself on a
sofa with her face from him. She did so, and she saw
him with an instrument like a pencil in his hand, which
he had previously taken from a desk in the room. She
had only a glimpse of the instrument. The prosecutrix
then described the operation she underwent in which
the instrument was used. She felt only very little
pain
• , and she then went home. On Tuesday she went
again to the prisoner's house, and underwent precisely
the same operation. On Saturday she paid him a third
visit, and a repetition of the same operation occurred.
The prisoner told her he had now done all that was no-
cossary, and he gave her a box of pills. Other particu-
lars were mentioned. To induce her to submit to the.'