The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-13 00:00:00

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ZIONEY A BET

A ND
rl OAIAIERO I AL INTELLIGENCE,

Two o'CLocK.
The Stock Exchange is closedClTY, to-day by order of
the Committee.
There is a moderate commercial demand for
money, with fair supplies, at late rates.
From the manufacturing districts the reports in-
dicate but little change in the general condition of
trade. There are still complaints that the manufac-
turers of Birmingham are rather slack, and that
the fresh orders being given out are small. The im-
provement of the iron trade in the North of Eng-
land is well maintained contracts for rails are
coming in more freely, principally on former ac-
"surds, and generally the prospects on this branch
of the trade are considered good. The spinners and
Manufacturers of llalifax are well off for orders,
and in full work, but iu other districts there is not
as much activity.
It is reported that the Agra Bank (Limited) is
prepared, on behalf of the late Agra and Master-
man's Bank (Limited), to anticipate payment of its
promissory notes for the final instalment falling due
on the 16th July, 1868, under rebate of the same
rate of interest which the notes carry. The instal-
ment will complete 20s. in the pound with interest
thereon in full.

A
general meeting of the shareholders of the
Standard Bank of British South Africa (Limited)
i 8 fixed for the 27th inst., when a dividend will be
recommended.
An extraordinary general meeting of the British
Shipowners' Company (Limited) is called for the
15th inst., at Liverpool, to authorise the directors,
when the profits of the company permit, to declare
an interim dividend.
The Caledonian and North British Railway joint
traffic returns shows this week a decrease of £257,
compared with the corresponding period of last
year.

The half -yearly meeting of the Bahia Gas Com-
pany (Limited) is convened for the 30th inst.
A seventh call of 10s. is to be made on the A
shares of the Northern Assam Tea Company by the
Ist of may.
The annual meeting of the Singpaore Gas Corn-
-13'15" (Limited) is called for the 28th inst., when a
dividend is to be declared.
The corn market this morning was quiet, and
prices steady.

BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES (SATURDAY).
~ GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
° Per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account 93 1
~,,',7 3 Per Cent. Reduced 92f
„'Ne3 per Cent
mew 2i per Cent. Jan 1894 —
O. 0 per Cont.., an. 1873
Do.
for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2 7-16
~ 1)0 (Red Sea Tele6raph), Arg , 1908 —
-6,-E h3quer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l9 pm
Do.
Do £5OO
£lOO & £2OO l5 B Lnk of England Stock, 4i pn• Cent 21120
Do. Account
A, INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
ndia stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 -
Do. 5 per Cent. Jul, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct 1141
1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7l
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
O.
,i- per Cent., May 1879 —
Do a per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 Do.
do 1882 —
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D,• Deb ado.
per Cent., Aug. 1873
o. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l,000
rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine
•
B rtiaiztiritiaann Republic, 6 per Cent
Ippnedrs,csenpter Cent. 1859
70 xd
Do A
, • -9- per Cent. 185`2
1852
-.'o• do., 18:;8.... 18:;8....
1)°_1-)°. do.,*, 18 ;0 ... —
D° do 1803 —
1)0 5 per Cent , 1865
75 41
Account *
llonos Ayres 6 per Cent —
ro.,12:11)1)1310%
,oi
a. 2:4 pi6PeeprpreeCrrcecoenneet:n..
tt (Deferred
1)0. 6 per Cent., B .
D '7
9 01
~„0., 1867
971
-"°•, 0
, ~
S cri per Cent Buo •p
'£32 paid 66
801
Din' .41bian, 6 per
xd
('4 3 P ‘t• Cent., 1825
1141)ian Principalities 7 per Cent —
t.,D° 8 Per Cent., 1807 731
k:uader New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
gYptian, 7 per Cent — .„00. Second Issue
00. 410 C Bonds —
Do.
Do, £550 Bonds 1864
81} 1
Go
Do. XlOO Bonds
.••.• 83 2}
~,vernment Railway ..... week 5 per Cent 1821-5, ex Coups B9}
00. Account ”
.•
e. Coupons
y_ Ao. Account
tlaatetnala 5 per Cent .
indurasßail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., X 25 p
''iall 5 per Cent 1865
D 0,... Account ~”
74
aJo. 11-49*
49*
~,,_ . arenmana Raiway "1?„1caz 3 per Cent —
D°.uitto for Account —
Do.
1864 — m 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
v
ottevideau 6.per Cent. .. —
s
h imperial 5 per Cent
D° 3 Per Cen. — Do. Deferred
p 1)° Land Warrants (Hectares)
erwrian 5 per Cent. 1865 —
Do Do Account
4f per Cent. (Uribarren)
DO 4i per Cent., 1862 •,., _
1, Account
°rt,,Hgliese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 40}
4-.,;0• do., 1867 —
jinn ".-'O. do., Scrip, £lO paid —
D'ria 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
.he 4i per Cent. 1850
D4l- Cnt 1860
o 8 per
.... e .,
.0,,

. ,
1) , Per Cont., 1859
D° 0 per Cent., 1862
bo go- uc ,
i)o.A.n 1 D t b 1864, £lOO Boucle —
£B4 15s. do. .ft
Do ' do.
N. ' 1866 £lOO Bonds
851 Ido £B4 15s. do —
Sardinian, 5 per Cent _ "littlish 3 per Len ... —
Dobo Account
D° Neve Deferred Account
D 0 Passive
1,,i3° Accwant,
—ne °otn. Cert. of Coup. not funded —
T....,
o.Accout
urkash 6 per Cent. —
Do Account
I)
D,.,0 6 per Cent. 1858
° Account
591
. ..
",0 4100 Bonds —
DO 6
per Cent., 1862
"
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° 4100 Bonds 67
Do k I)°- 1863 —
D
° u per Cent 1865 —
Do Acton " 341 4 I
00 Account
o G por Cent., 1865 57
1r
„° 4 por Cent., Guaranteed
D0.4-'° 6 per Cent , 1862
Do n
19}
. per Cent:lB64
4 per Cent. Certificates ....
pr Dividends on the above payable in London.
4 etch Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
~
h
111n.1411 0 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins
bi lan, 4i, per cent., Ex. 25f.
It
citicoletopueurtOont. Ex. 12 Guil _
1,-,o- Accoll4l' _
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5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f.
unt 4Bl
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IPRICES.
T. D° -uo- Account,Y sth May 93; 1
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h." "8 for some time been no secret that Mr.
th°, ,13ig°10 vr, during his residence in Paris, discovered
°rlgival autograph copy of Benjamin Franklin's auto-
putbio".Yal)hY• Mr. Bigelow has since superintended the
delheiltion of this interesting relic, now in press in P.hila-
Ctaf Phia ; and from his preface it appears that it differs
giv:the accepted version, which was published by Frank-
grandson, in many particulars. The copy which
.wass
d la to the printers was an unfinished draft, and beside
4-,l,bag eight pages to the narrative as it stood when that
et:"?' was made, Franklin made liberal changes in the text,
the ess than 1,200 in number. Thus it will be seen that
autobiography as it is now to appear, rom the
Iv aNthr°r'6 own m anuscript, has almost the interest of a now
th The last eight pages, which are entirely now to
treat of the visit of Dr. Franklin to England
for re
. t 1:" 37 to 1762. as agent of the colony of Penn-ylvania,
taa Iv"na' the Purpose of obtaining the Royal assent to an Act
,proprietary estate in common with other pro-
".
e1,3:.11:11110NDSEY BATIIS.—TIae utility of Bermond-
4jub lie baths is shown by the fact that in the year
therig March 21 no fewer than 105,9G9 persons bathed
r
1,1:; and the washing rooms were made use of to 41c;`)9,.hours by poor matrons. The cost of the establish-
ot. (including repayment of a public works loan of
,t3' 109' and £lB4 worth of smoke abatement works) was
pite.„4_• There were received of bathers and washers
orZonttl to the amount of £2,250 13s. ld.—South London