The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-23 00:00:00

THE SUN,

STATE OF TRADE. The -MAYOR-" The Press."-(Drank with warm
(From the Manchester Guardian.) enthusiasm.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.-Although only a limited Mr. LANCASTER, of the Portsmouth Times, was
amount of business has been transacted in yarns to- called upon to respond to the toast in the absence of
day, it is sufficient to show that prices have a decidedly Mr. Tibbitts, caused by Illness.
upwaad tendency. For almost every description, and Mr. HENDERSON, of the Portsmouth Guardian, also
more especially low to medium qualities, prices acknowledged the compliment, and proposed " Civil
have been paid that were not obtainable last week. and Religious Liberty," which was replied to by Mr.
Anything on hand, or that can be delivered in a Councillor EmAteuEL.
week or two, suitable for India, have been " The newly-elected Members of the , Town
bought up at a slight advance upon last week's Council" was then given from the chair, which was
prices. 20's and 30's water twist are in improved soon after vacated by the warm-hearted and liberal
demand' for Germany, and higher prices are being President ; the hilarity was, however, kept up until a
paid. Our home manufacturers are purchasing to later hour, and the utmost enthusiasm and loyalty
supply their immediate wants only, and grumble prevailed.
much at the prices they have to pay, as they are PRICES OF SHARES
unable to get an equivalent advance for their menu-
fectured goods. The cloth market remains in a quiet IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
ate, if we except low 26-in. printing cloths, both COMPANIES' STOCK.
plain and twilled, which we noticed in our ast as From the Official List.
being in good demand by the Greek merchants on PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.
receipts of their letters on Friday. They soon LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 21.
bought up all the stocks of plain cloth
70INT-STOCH BANKS,
weighing from 31bs. to 31bs. 802., and
everything in twills below 41b., and have en- Name of Company, Dividend Amount .
y.
per of Paid. Price.
gaged production for the next month, in many Annum. Share.
cases at an advance of 33. per piece upon last Friday's --- - -
A s. d. A I. d.
prices. There is a good inquiry to-day after India Australasia........., 245. 40 0040 0 0 -
qualities, bat as yet not much doing. Our home netsheorte American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
trade houses still continue to buy very sparingly, but C.oeyminsoner.o.is..l.o.ii.o...s;ci,.); 'll. per cent. 25 0 8 25 0 0 -
Commercial
5,.. ppeerr cent, .
110000
00 00 2205 00 00 •-•_.
we have no doubt that a continuance of such wea- Colonial. ..
then as we have had to-day would soon bring about Gloucestershire •• •• • • 151 per cent. - - - 1
lonian ........ ••• • • • 61 per cent 25 0 0 25 0 0
a very satisfactory change in their operations. Alto- Londn and Westrainstr 61.. per cent.* 100 0 0 20 0 0 26-
gether, from the very firm tone of our market, and Ditto .... .. - 13 0 0 -
10 0 o -
the unusually small stocks on hand of both cloth and PLorouvdionnoiJaolinsft-proltonncksi....
8611. Pee; Lent': 1005 0° 00 00 42
yarn, we may reasonably expect a steady improve- ipitto, New... •• •• • • Si. perri
cent. 10 0 0 ?(°) g
ment after the holidays. National of Ireland .. 51, per cent. 60 0 0 22 10 0 -
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.-The prevailing tone of the NaptitPtoroNvnecwial
.0.f.E..ng... 6511..ppeerr coeenntt.. 12000 00
00 350 00
00 -
market to-day has been dulness, and little or no desire South Australia ...... 6/, per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 --
UnDloitntoof Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
on the part of the merchants to purchase. In the........• .• 61. per cent. - 210 0 -
wool market prices remain the same as last week, with Union of London,- 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
no inclination by the manufacturers to purchase more Union of Madrid - 45 0 0 40 0 0 -
than they require for immediate use. INSURANCE COI/PA=LS.
, MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.-There is less activity Dividend Amount
to be noticed amongst manufacturers in the hand- Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
kerchief department than for some time past. On Annum. !Share.
the other hand, those houses engaged in the piece A a. d. £ s. d.
trade are tolerably busy, with orders on hand for Albion .........• •• •• at. toe. soo e o so 0 0 80
Alliance Brit. and For. 71148 6d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 21
some weeks to come. The thrown silk market remains Marine.. ••• • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 5X
in an unsatisfactory position, but should the silk crop Atlas .•i 131.6d.50 0 0 8 6 $ 17%
on the continent turn out a short one, as is generally trielltsctaterenelfecniaLl Ile 7e. 6d. - 50 o 0 50 0 7%
spr ct.S; ba. 100 0 0 10 0 0 2a
reported, it will, no doubt, diminish the shipments of county 3l, 100 0 0 10 0 0 62
foreign thrown silk to this country, and thereby assist Crown ....- ; 14s. 50 0 0 5• o 15
the throwsters here. In the raw silk market the Eagle • •••• 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 6%
European Life •• •• •• 4% per cent. 20 0 0 All
principal transactions of the week have been in China Geperat _ paid. 15
- 60 0 5%
silks. Prices as before. GlJbe - 130
Guardian
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.-Owing to the Con- Imperial Fire .....• • • 121 per cent. 50000 (0
0
1
flatted inclemency of the weather, we have had Imperial Life .• ...• .. * 12s. 100 0 0 50 10:
10
50 2215%
) LlnadwemriMrety Marine.... IL sk./4 bs. 100 0 0 20 0 a 37
(although perhaps rather more brisk than last week
another dull market ; still the mills are, for the most Law Life- - :::::::: 11. 16s. 11°0°0 : 0 102 10° o 432
part, running full time. Prices, of course, continue Legal and General Life - ' 50 0 0 20 o 4%
Licensed Victuallers .. - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
low. . London Fire ........ 101. 25 0012 10 0 17%
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.-The attendance in our London Ship ... 10s. 26 0012 10 0 17%
Piece Hall to-day has been slacker than usual, and BlaredilenVlid. &G. .e.n...life 41.1P.epregl, caf! too 001 a 0 0 10
the worsted trade is, in general, somewhat flatter, eatlonal Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 12 0
0 2%
bat prices remain unaltered. There is rather more s1:171. elAfief; ti.per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 --
~ 51. per cent, 50 0 0 2 0 0 210 s.
doing in yarn, at late rates. For the finer descrip- Paean ...••••••••••• -- - _
tions of long wool there is a little more inquiry, and Phoenix L 3L p. sh. & be. - - 142
the staplers seem to hold their stocks with more con- 11. 52. Sobs. 10550toc00k.
00 100
Provident Life........ 54. per cent. - - -
fidence, Short wools are firmer, but not much doing Itock Life ••• • • • ...... ss.
Royal Exchange ...... 61. per cent. 10° 00 2:
in them. Sun Fire - 208
- 210
LEEDS; TUESDAY.-The markets have been rather Ditto Life ............. 611416°:.' -
48
dull since our last report. The manufacturers, how- United 'Tom .... 41. percent. 20 -0
0 4-0
0 ' 4
ever, are well employed by direct orders. Prices viotorinsaLiLfeif.e......• .. 10% pr cut. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
51. per cnt. - 412 6 4%
continue 'without alteration, and stocks low.
DOCILE,.
_ . - 1
EXPERIMENTS in the MARSHES. Name of Company per of Paid. Price.
. Dividend 4imetuut
Wooewicsr, MAY 21.-Major-General Lacy Die
__________ Annum. Share.
rector-General of Artillery; Colonel Campbell,' Su-
perintendent of the Royal Military Repository ; Col. East and West Ina's' 6/ pr cent
205. per sh. 1400 50. de. A 11. d.
.1 ery ,Colonel ru -
Duadae C 8., Inspector of Arll • e t .East Country- . - •
....
cast.
Stock. -
- 142
21
tenders, 'lnspector of Drills ; and Lieutenant-Colonel London
itto
Bonds... 5l. pr cent. Stock. - 119
_
Chalmers, Assistant-Director-General of Artillery, St. Katharine .... St-ock.
Duti ht t Ditto,o
BSp
oct
nor 5crip......, .
.. .
.. .
... ~.
...
... • .
..
42341.1 p.
per Dent.
oceenn4t.. -
members of the select committee; Lieutenant-ColonelSs -0
0 '1
Bell, Royal Horse Artillery ; Lieutenant-Colonel so - -
50 -0
0 50 a 0 Pester, Fire-Master; Major Dupuis, Major Askwith,
-
Captain Wodehouse, Captain Elliot, Captain and Ad- BRIDGES
utant Burrows, Royal Artillery; and Captain An- Name of Company. Dividend. Amount
Berson, Instructor at the Royal Military Repository, Anper of Paid. Price j
num. Share.
assembled in the Marshes at 2 o'clock P.M., to witness .
-.-- I
experiments with the common service fuses, on a plan Charing-cr055........ _ A. a. d. A. s. cl. I
_ - submitted by Captain Boxer, who was also present. Southwrk .. .. .... ~ - 100 0 0 - 15% (
Ditto Nw of 734 p .o. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 16 i
Major Cavalli, of the Sardinian service, who has sub- Waterloo ............ 100 0 0 -
- 334
milted several large pieces of ordnance for loading Dial Old Ann. ofBl. 11. 4-5. Od,
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - SO 0 0 27 ,_
at the breach, accompanied Colonel Dundas to the - 40 0 0 24 6
Vauxhall .... .• • Av. 11. 70 10 3 - 18 t
Marshes. The firing of Captain Boxer's fuses teak
place from one 24-pounder and one 32-pounder gun, WATER-WO/MS. t
at 900 yards range, and from one 8-inch gun, at 1,150 ' . Dividend Amount
yards. Six rounds were fired from the 24.poinder, six Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. 0
rounds from the 32-pounder, and five rounds from the - Annum. "are.
8-inch gun. The mode hitherto adopted in firing the £l.d.£ 8. a. t
common service fuses was to calculate the distance of Nast L0nd0n.......... SI. 100 0 - 166 v
the range or object to be fired at, and saw off the g.reanntc.l...T.e.n..ot.i.e.n. ... .... 41i4p.e1r0c1n.t.
10050 00 0 - 75 ~
77 '
_
length of the fuse which exceeded what would be re. Lambeth
New itzur.L..n.d.n Brdge ............Si. per cut. 100 0 0 - 97 e
1 Si.2ll:erip:cnec..t.t.,loo -0
0
quisite to explode the shell at the required distance. - 55 ,
west Middiese;*.* • . . - 98
Captain Boxer, to obviate the inconvenience which is - its% f
experienced in actual warfare, when having to saw off oAs-zackwr AND cogs conipAariEs. 1
the fuse, which sometimes cracks the composition and
causes the shell to burst before it reaches its destine- Name of Com ,
pany. Dividend Amount t
per of Paid. Price.
tion, suggested a plan of boring a small hole in the Annum. , Share. I
_ ______
fuse at the required length, which is ascertained with X
61
I . s. . A. s. d.
the greatest nicety and at a moment's notice by a British ••••••• • • • • • • • 11. 140 0 0 IS 0 0 14 LI
scale of inches and eighths of an inch, cut with astam Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 u p Brighton .
on the fuse, and the whole of the operation is so simple City of London...** :: :: .... 51. 20 0 0 - - 13
61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 -
that the most inexperienced can perform the operation 'Jontinental Consolldat. 925. 75 0 0 31 50 i -
after once seeing it done. The firing to 'day was ex- tinceuietraiablie •- ..
••••• • • • • • 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 2634 5
31. 50 0050 0 0 69% cellent. and the bursting of the five 8-inch shells was Independent': .... :: ...... 61. 40 00400 0 48 admirable, and just at the moment they struck the London .. ... •..... .. .. - 50 0050 0 0 8 II
50 0 0 50 o 0 18 Dij
bulkhead, at a distance of 1,150 yards from the gun. Dpoitt,oPar-1 Preference:...... -6/. 25 0 0 210 -
In trying the 24 pounder and 32-pounder three of Phoenix • •'.•• . 4341. 50 00490 0 28 W
the shells did not explode, but in no instance was there Rstcliff..... ........ 51. 100 ooso 0 0 75 th
any apprehension of their bursting at the mouth of Uwneistterod
iletneerrcalal
ts.rt. .e.re.d. 78. 6d. 50 0 0 50 0 0 16 1.)
31. 50 o 0 - 6
the gun, or liability in their flight to burst prema- Ditto, New ........ 12s. 50 0010 0 o 49 th
turely and be liable to kill friends as well aefoes. The - In
fuses are also perfectly safe and free from danger to CAN.A.I.S.
Dividendier m
those using them. ,
Names of e Dividend price.
Companies. Names ot
..; ! Iro
companies. 2 per
THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY !xi Annunt. Prig.
ll'
AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.: _. -- - H
(From the Portsmouth Times and _Naval Gazette.)
~ x
Ashtn & Oldh
160197
17211.. •
118130
sMeaccathles..ll.e.ld... 100 21.161105.
31845500
Barnsley.... Benjamin Bramble, Esq., the hospitable ":Ma or ot gßrknk&Abrg 1501 Si. 85
this borough, entertained the town-council and the
Cirmingham et)Oxford.. •• • • 100 20/*.
41. 50 Peak Forest. 78 , 31.18 a. 70 •
officers of the corporation at the George. oventry...• 100, 251. 210 Regent's....
Among the 33 11, Os 1834 8U
guests were-Derby • •... 100. 61. 63 Rochdale...• 85 41. * eo% of
Ellsmre&Chsll33, 56c. 41 Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130
The Vicar-the Rev. J. P. 11.1‘Ghie, who'sat as his ,3randJunetnllool 5/. 86 Do.Lk Fd St 12 SI. p. c -
Worship's chaplain. Grand Surrey i 100 21. Os. 30 Stffrd&Worc 140, 281. • 410 bo
Gran
ham lon ; 100 11. 10 s .
_254u
SevernsS
th rnne
rw bar
abi
du rnray. : :
114255 I
210511..
300- aw.ei
Magistrates-Alderman Jones, Major Travers,
Kennt Irc Avn 39 7e. 6d,
Captain Sayer, Mr. Grant, Mr. Gillman, and Alder- ri:/einelcist.tetcf.vr. ,100 2/. 32% Wye Rail.] 26 31. 93. -
man Scale. Alderman Orange. Councillors-Owen, p,llOOOO 21/1; 362(61 Wirwiick&}
100
Stigant, Capt. Sadler, R.N,, Levy, Solomon, Ems.
r,,,e,i,,e4Tbrio ;he.
18432
74011.
5418034 WNarwaptinoclgtn.i.} 41. 63 co
nuel, Ford, G. Sheppard, Galt, Gauntlett, Burt,
mernontgarmeryte:se 10000 IL*
.....- prl
Burrell. Trimble, H. J. Hogg, Miall, Horsey, Smith,
Meitnalwbry. 100. - 100 31. 42
ily
Cox. Woods, Taplin, Nance, Dummer, Childs, wporicramtri•n /41
g 3 73 31. 42 uPn
- wins & Bi:ks - 145. Horner, Jolliffe, Bilton, Davey, White, Galsworthy, a eta
Cevandcr, Anderson, and Ross. Superintendent of LIST OF SCOTTISE CorsPANzES' InticEs be.
_
Police-Mr. Leggett. Guests-George Bramble, -Dividend Amount
Esq., Mr. Wood, Sze. .
Name of COrnpany. per of Paid. price. the
Annum. Share.
The following were the toasts :- .
,_......--.--.._ ___.
;14 perter cent.nent. rOarciO• 1 ----:-'l4OO 'ld' 0 17: Snblelui
By the MAYOR-" The Queen," (National Anthem
00 0 o 100 ' 0 0
311.8312 :
by the company) ; " Prince Albert, the Prince of Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company
Wales, and the restof the Roy al family;" the "Bishop
~p;Cliaytlydectesoofdnlialeansigtßtoawanker..an!
66/44 per
pp es cent.
rr cent.
eonn tt
211000 000 000
1200 1
og
000
of the Diocese," acknowledged by the Rev. J. P.
M'G-hie. ;ounnercial Bank •• •• , 71. per cant. 500 . 0 0 100 0 0 161182 i II„n
v.'astern Bank
Edinio.& Glasgow Ban.k 61. per 5 0 0 5 0 0 Si. 28 dir
By Major TRAVEES-" The Mayor." . (Several
rounds of cheers.) His Worship returned thanks. Exehangeßnk of Scot. 4/.. per cent. 100 0050 10 0
By the MAYOR-" Admiral Sir Bidden Capel and Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent 10 0 0 70 0 114 •
the Navy." (Three times three. National Bank 334 percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 45 cli,
) Captain' SADLER, Northof Scotland Bank 41. percent. 20 0 0 50 0 3% pli
R.N., returned thanks. North British Bank - - -
" Lord Frederick Fit land the, Arm- ~ Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1-3-134 :
(Niue times nine.) z. c arence J• Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0050 0 0 90 -
Major TRAVERS acknowledged Western Bank •••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72% "1' the toast. Alliance Fire and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2034 . '
" The Members for the .county." (Three times B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 010 o - ]
three.) Mr. sTIGANO acknowledged the toast. dritish Guarantee Ins. 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 15u Id ant
" The Members for the Borough." (Three cheers.) Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 o 70 00. 13 •
Colonial Life ...... ~ - so 0 0 loolt. 38, cep
Mr. Cou.ncillor I in acknowledging the toast, my of Glasow Life.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 20 0 21. 9s son
said he did not knojwlTYlaildlnburgh Life Incur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20% h•c,
be couldwy be
was called upon to re- to o o 'Ol5 o - "''
East of Scotland Life.. -
spond to it ; for
favour !-(Cheers.) Thou nhothsay anything in their a
always sup- Enef
c.iseil..sclnots,ureatanwreLgSfe. 51. per
ocent. 50 0 0 217 6 2% ME
per ent. 100 00' 10 0 0 - Wri
ported Sir Francis Baring gand Seir hGadeorge Staunton Enna. Co. of Scetlnd•• Si. per cent. 100 0010 0 0 - ,
to say that th y had Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. percent. 10 001 0 0 111. 12s Rol4
fan (Mr. Levy) was bound
perfo , Mercruitile Life ... .. 334 per ct. 10 0 0 lO 0 155. 9d.
carried out their promises, or he y+not National Fire and filfe SI percent. 10 0 0 1, 0 0 225.6 d
the borough.-(Hear, hear.) .Sir
Frrmedtheie duty, to North British Intim -5% pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 25
'a Bring had North & West of Scot. 61 per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 - onl
thrown a heavy expense on the rataenpealyers, b., first Scottish Life and Gear. * -
- i
sending a large number, of men here to w' 1,"
,ns of the Scot. Mas. and Gen.Llfe - 00015 0 -
increase the . sittirrdunieninernee. 8%!. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235.0 d you
then discharging them, by which the guardians ' "4
United De A
Standard Life ...... •.. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 43 0 9%
into- to 0 0 1 0 0 165 Od to tl
poor had been compelled to considerably P• ssurance 51. per cent.
poor-rates for their maintenance. Indeed, the ill-t
INISCEIZANEOUS.
rests of the borough. had been disregardedl in every _________
the
he(Mr. Levy) same of Company, per Amount
was very ,mpany.
way by Sir Francis, though c
per of Paid. Price. Ith
(Cheers.) In. Sir George IStaunton -.--:____ Annum. Share.
sorry to say it. -(Cheers.)
.-...... ing
.texican Mint.. 21. ss. 50 0 0 -
they had a•representative not in any way more faith • ------
p _. - Auction M • A. s. d. A. a. d. T
..anada ..... .._....,•11 1111.0„. 111
gio
00 3100
00
00 g
nursg
25 time
. nau Shares *
ful to his duty as a Member of arhament.7-(Hear, e„„triubma/h...... ,
tagio.„, -eznetatert
r Canada nond
hear.) He (Mr. Levy) would ask, " Where was Sir
St Percent, • Per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 50
-___ 2
_lO 0 -.. the I
George when the question of the window-tax was be-
He (Mr. Levy) had uee
I Gen. Revegntrlnv*eii. 50 o rir.
fore 'the House ?"-(Cheers.)
1111 y Navi
P. cent,loo 0 0 100 0 0 94
100 0 0 1100 o 0 -
89 .
that
ee
always supported both Members, and he, theruefeore
91 10re,
15 00' 14 0 25%
, -
%rinuitatble Reversienry si. the more regretted their neglect of duty--(Hear, ar,
London Institution ... .Si,
•S earn Navigation 11 8
heat)-he, however, hoped the attention of their 'BARE
' Members-that of Sir Francis Baring particularly- Hassell Institution..., - - 78 15 o -
Peninslr& Orient atm 8 Ye
would be drawn to the charge of inattention to the in-
Reversionary Int: Soc. 1. per cent. 50-0 0 :: : 0 i- Mr.
. terests of the borough, and produce the effect so much Royal Mail Steam..... ,t%L.pr cent. 100 0 0 100. 0 0 1
61 IS 4. p. c. l
25 o 0 60 91 applic
South Australian
to be desired-a decided alteration for the better. 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 59
Van Dieman's Land _ 100 00122 0 0 19 meral
By the MAYOR-" The Magistrates for the 0i - hearil
C )11 I) ty."
MEETING WITH CREDITORS OF ' el veral
Mr. 'GRANT acknowledged the toast and proposed RAI LWAY. -A conference of the CaledonianTHE ...ALEDONIAN supp
" The Lady ikl
e.ayoress," which was mostgallantly re-with their credit
pant' - -- °
ors was held in the Star speed
Hotel, ceieed with nine times nine and one cheer more. George's-square, on Friday. Captain Plunkett,the Ji
The MAYOR. acknowledged the compliment, and ,
sided, made a statement relative to the position of whot pre-
tion ;
pony s affairs. The secretary, Captain Coddington, readthe
ra-
proposed
series of resolutions, binding the creditors to
Mr. JONES acknowledged the toast. , delay the pro-
secution of their claims during the current and also next
" The Chamberlain,' ackn l d cl
ow e ge by Mr. session of Parliament, in order that time might be afforded to Thi
BILTON.
the directors to complete negotiations with the guaranteed neighb
By Mr. GEORGE SHEPLIERD-J, The Town Clerk." companies. The resolution was seconded by Mr. A. Mor- observ,
Mr. LEVY returned thanks on behalf of Mr. John rison, writer. On the suggestion of Mr. Robert Lamond, elongai
Howard, absent through illness. - writer, the members.of the board retired, when Mr. Finlay, apparel
of Easterhill, was elected chairman. A discussion ensued, inlolin v
By Mr. LEVY-" The Vice-Chairman." '
which resulted in the addition to the resolution of a proviso itOur.;ll
Mr. HENRY FORD returned thinks, and ;proposed that none were to be bound by it unless all the creditors savweint(
s, Prosperity to the Trade of Portsmouth.• " i agree. The board, after consideration, agreed to the addi- only 31
Mr. GALT acknowledged the toast. tiou, and the resolution thus amended received the unani- of the ,
Alderman SCALE proposed the health of par. 5.... mous assent of all the creditors present. After the appoint-, happen
edged. Leggatt, which that officer, a k
0 clow. went of a committee to co-operate with the board, and a vote time,vi
edged. 1 . , of thanks to the chairmau, the meeting separated.-Glasgow Newcw

.
I _ I:MMUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
a.•
A 11. d.
East and West India... 6/. pr cent. .£
Stock.d. - 142
.East Country - 21
London - 119
Ditto Bonds ...• •• .. 41. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine .......• 4 per cent. Stock. - 81
Ditto. Scrip . - - 85 0 0 --
Ditto 80nd5......... 4%1. pr cent. - - -
Southampton •• -- •• 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 I 0 -
BRIDGES
Dividend. Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Antinni. Share.
£. A.Charing-cross ........ - s. d. s. d.- - 15
Southwrk , - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto Nw of 734 pc. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Waterloo ............ _ 100 0 0 -3%
Dia) Old Ann. of 81. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 27
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 24
Vauxhall .... ..• Av. 11. 70 10 3 - 18
WATER-WORZS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Skare.
---
4
East Londort.••• •• - £s. d. s. 4.
•• 81. 100 0 0 - 166
Grand Junction ...... 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 75
Kent.......... • - 77
Lambeth ••• •• ............Si. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97
New Rivr Lndn Brdge , 21. 10s. - - 55
Vauxhall .. --•• •• - I M. per cut. 100 0 0 - 98
West Middlesex . . . 161.0 x. pr cm., - - 115%
049.5-LIGIIT AND CON 33 COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount ,
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. , Share.
-, -.
A. s. d. A. s. d.
B:itish .. ••••..• • • • .. 11. 140 0 0 1$ 0 0 14
Ditto Provincial.. •• 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 20
Brighton .....• •• • • ... bd. 20 0 0 - -
City of London ...... 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 I -
'.lontinentalConsolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 i -
!..;quitable........ -.. 50s. 50 0 0 50 00 I 26%
Imperial ............ 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 6934
Independeut ....... • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 48
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—.EETING WITH ,BEDITORS OF THE CALEDONIAN
th
RAI LWAY.—A conference of the Caledonian Reailway Cum.
pang with their creditors was held in Star Hotel,
George's-square, on Friday. Captain Plunkett,
sided, made a statement relative to the position of who
pre-
sided,
affairs. The secretary re
, Captain Coddington, e cora-
series of resolutions, binding the creditors to delay theed a
pro-
secution of their claims during the current and also nest
session of Parliament, in order that time might be afforded to
the directors to complete negotiations with the guaranteed
companies. The resolution was seconded by Mr. A. Mor-
rison, writer. On the suggestion of Mr. Robert Lamond,
writer, the members.of the board retired, when Mr. Finlay,
of Easterhill, was elected chairman. A discussion ensued,
which resulted in the addition to the resolution of a proviso
that none were to be bound by it unless all the creditors
agree. The board, after consideration, agreed to the addi-.
tiou, and the resolution thus amended received the unani-
mous assent of all the creditors present. After the appoint-,
went of a committee to co-operate with the board, and a vote
of thanks to the chairmau, the meeting geParated.--Glasgow
DogY Mail. ,