The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-08 00:00:00

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LONDON
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1842.

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hp' 112 e debate on Mr. T. DUNCOMBE'S motion last night
tho''scontinue the Standing Order, which precludes the.
Itt4Ple froth petitioning against any tax proposed for the
lit% lee of the year, demonstrates unequivocally that the
qx,4lltrY is to be tyrannized over by the strong govern-
, ,11,.f.1. -. of the Tories. Sir ROBERT PEEL, it appears, had
1'74,11-, knowledge of the existence of the regulation,
~C other parties, because there had been no occasion
", -. ler to it for many years, had forgotten. His atten-
.,4 :ilict `vas called to it by Mr. C. BULLER, after he
~8 proposed his measure, when he signified his inten-
,lit t° enforce it, and refused to wait a reasonable time
's,',llifly9ll4.: he urged the House to agree to his resolutions.
not his fault that they were not adopted before
"N:- Secretly, therefore, did he propose his plans,
4'" of the rule of the House, which would allow
,11414(10etition against his tax after he had proposed it;
~.the llis has he undeavoured, without allowing
0e
tax
a chance of appealing, to fix on them an in-
:' I,e `lt'c , not only for this year, but for three years, for
:,,41.8, or even for ever.
,i..."•1et,"" 'Wight he resolutely maintained the Standing
f .V.t is a convenient instrument for tyranny. It
;,otitkiled, as Mr. MACAULAY and Sir J. HANKER, a
ltltt'2bserved, in troublesome times, and for a temporary
-',hit• ll'ew of the people have ever heard of it. Its
'Sp:litkiste nce is a trap, in which any oppressor may
N a!e people. The general ignorance of its exist-
,t:"evs that it comes seldom into use. It is plainly
;4:41,ti8 , and ought to be expunged.
114 e was originally framed to insure the supplies
ltt I)teel ' !Y(114.. , at a period immediate)y subsequent to the
Lie
n- Half the nation was then opposed to the
P,5lg•G
4-«)4 Government and and determined to embarrass it.
:4N,:" Sir R. PEEL had little to say in favour of the
Iteept that it is a Standing Order, and has long tt.
IL.I standingto Order, he would not allow it to be re-
'Wt 4 Its majority stood by him, and he carried his
4,1:e toY 167 to 136, the minority being sufficiently
11t,ensure the repeal of the Standing Order at no
t...,: To ‘'_aY.
"kt —4'. buscomnE all the speakers on his side gave
44% an •
Nk NI, just praise. We know no Member who has
Nif,, urroly distinguished himself in the cause of the
-t,
44:34, 1,41 e is bold, honest, straightforward, and judi-
fik ktii hough his motion was lost, it has served even
!Z.. :trtrult:l,the income tax itself to exhibit the Tories in
~1111. t)., light of the determined opponents of public
i..1_110,1;,,,
,titetst the exposure is complete, it gives us great
• ,Ito:Ilt to reflect that we have throughout opposed
tc.
, ..it. 4.1' PEEL'S proceedings as oppressive and
'.1.0_ 'We have not—like many individuals,
4;758 " contemporary journals, and like some
T.l4ed- °l* Parliament been seduced, by the
:004, :civantages of the tariff, to accept as
,LlTfitat 's whole financial scheme. From the
~4,161,-, We stigmatised his conduct as arbitrary
sttil.ktjt.; We have said over and over again that
40 kiu% riff much better than it is, the mode of brill: .
it:7:l7,ttli krd, coupled with the income tax, consuiliEg
teatNute interests it meddles with, and forcing
4 threat of resignation, is so oppressile a

• and unconstitutional, that it ought to be rejected. We
have now the satisfaction of knowing that a great num-
ber of Members of the Rouse of Commons are of the
same opinion, as the speeches and votes of last night
testify, and we hope from that House a conviction will
spread through the country that Sir ROBERT PEEL is a
plausible, but dishonest politician, who is undeserving
of public confidence.
We have the satisfaction also of knowing that such
an opinion is fast gaining ground. The agriculturists
of Ayr, as well as those of Lincolnshire have con-
demned his tariff and his income tax. In fact, his
scheme pleases no class, and is supported by his own
followers as a pis oiler. It is a mere emanation of his
own self, well in accordance with no public opinon, and
therefore as unfit as the crotchets of Mr. OWEN, or the
dicta of Mr. FEARGUS O'CoNNoR, to become the law ol'
the land. He has, however, a large majority to support
him, constituting what is called a strong Government ;
and he is able, greatly to the satisfaction of some of our

Liberal friends, who are enamoured of such a Govern-
ment, to laugh to scorn all respect for public opinion,
and plant his foot firmly on the neck, while his
hand dives doep into the pocket of the nation. His
conduct in maintaining an absurd Standing Order, be-
cause it serves a tyrannical purpose, showing, as Mr. C.
BULLER remarked, less respect fin- the public than was
shown by Lord CASTLEREAGH, reveals at once his
odious design. He is resolved to make the strong Go-
vernment thp master and tyrant of the nation.

Mr. WAKLEY is a very intelligent, practical man of
business, who, when he speaks of every-day matters,
with which he is familiar, deserves all the attention
with which he is pretty sure to be listened to ; when,
however, he discusses themes which, if not beyond his
capacity, are at any rate beyond the range of his
sympathies, he convicts himself of egregious folly,
and causes us to regret that he is not gifted
with that "still tongue," which—as the Psalmist has as-
sured us—" maketh the wise head." On Wednesday night
the Hon. Gentleman took upon himself the office of poetical
critic, his sole recommendation to which—and he evi-
dently thought it a very great one—was his utter in-
competency to the task. But he did more than this.
He presumed to sneer at what he called, the " avarice
of literary men. He taunted them with paying their
devotions exclusively at the " shrine of pelf," and abused
them in good set terms for not being satisfied with such
pecuniary rewards as Milton got for his "Paradise Lost."
Authors, he seemed to think, should be content, as of
old, with their garret and a mutton-bone. It was for
publishers to grow rich, and for literary men to starve.
It was their vocation—the very thing they were sent
into the world to do ; and the legislative measure that
should order otherwise, was mere cant—mock-sentiment,
which all rational folks should treat with the scorn it de-
served. Now, who is he that argues in this heart-
less, flippant manner ? The very man who has
himself driven for years a thriving trade in small lite-
rature—who, for years, has lived almost exelu••
sively on the weekly profits of the Lancet, to which
he owes all his fame—such as it is—and all his
success in life ! The disinterested and lofty indifference
to vulgar lucre which Mr. WAKIEv so eloquently re-
commended to other literary men, he has certainly not
exemplified in his own case. He may preach, but he
has yet to practice. Empty praise has not satisfied him;
lie has preferred the solid pudding. It was well enough
to be the chief writer in the Lancet, but far better to be
the weekly recipient of its profits. Had Mr. WAKLEY
generously and disinterestedly refused to take money for
his own literary exertions ; had he rejected with lofty
disdain the pounds, shillings, and pence that the Lancet
poured weekly into his shy, reluctant pocket ; and con-
tented himself with the consolation that " virtue is its
own reward ;"—had he himself acted in this manner, we
might have allowed some little weight to his sneers at the
" avarice" of authors ; but when we find him driving a
thriving trade by his own literary wares, and yet denying
the same privilege to less fortunate authors, we are
astonished at the cool audacity that dictated his invec-
tives. But Mr. WAKLEY, it seems, is not only a
moralist, he is also—Heaven bless the mark !—a critic !
Nay, more. He is a poet as well, having
already tried his hand at a " very respectable poem ;"
and, moreover, declared it as his firm belief, that he could
spin such lines as WORDSWORTH writes, " by the mile."
God help the man compelled to wade through " a mile's
of the Middlesex Coroner's poesy ! He may depend on
it, that it will be the longest and most wearisome jour-
ney he ever travelled. An Irish bog is bad enough ; but
what is an Irish bog compared to the dull, dry, leafless
desert of Mr. WAKLEY'S imagination ?

We have seen several letters from India, in which the 1
loss of the army in Affghanistan is directly and indig-
nantly attributed to the disgraceful conduct of General
ELPHINSTONE. Without the whole evidence before us,
we cannot presume to express a decided opinion ; but if
the facts stated in'the Bombay and Calcutta Journals be
correct, then never did British officer more disgrace
himself, and inflict a more grievous injury upon his
country. "It would seem," says the Cakutta _English-
man, of the 12th of February, "that the feeble ELPHIN-
STONE quitted the cantonments contrary to the advice
of every officer with the force, and we only regret that
SHELTON or ANQUETIL had not the moral courage to
place him in arrest, when his recreancy became too ap-
parent to be no longer doubtful. As it was—our very soul
sickens to think of the degradation—the force—a force of
more than 5,000 British troops—actually marched out un-
der the protection of the Envoy's assassin, and submitted to
1 his conqueror-orders when to move and when to halt, and
I..,ere murdered and plundered under his eyes and
au, 'vices. Then came the yielding up of the ladies, and
the , virtual self-delivery up of ELPHINSTONE himself ;
ani, w, \at shows the besotted nature or the man, although
! this ARC IAR KHAN rode with the force while the pillage
and murch, T were going on, he had not the pluck to give
orders to se kze and shoot him, but obeyed him like a slave
amid all the i'lavoc of which he was plainly the instigator."
Our own asto. nishment was certainly great when the
news arrived thk ~t AKBAR KHAN was in direct commu-
nication with Gen eral ELPHINSTONE during the slaughter
of our troops in ..the Khoord Cabool Pass, and that al-
, though he had not' a thousand followers with him, no
attempt was ma de .to secure his person. Only the
I
greatest incapacity ever exhibited on the part of the
1 Commander of suc.ll a force can rationally account for
4 its entire destruction. Considering the defenceless con-
dition of the city of Cabool, we do not see how it was
pos,lible for it to resist the attack of a British army 5,000
stronj, driven by hunger' to absolute desperation, pro-
vided the officer in comrna nd of it enjoyed the confi-
dence of his troops. But th,:s it appears was far from
being th a case with General IILPHINSTONE. The very
1 privates thought him no better ,than an old woman, for
1 whose in :aptu-Aty they were to he sacrificed. Again,
we quote from the same article in the Englishman :
Dr. Br-flow, says, that even while holding the cantonments
General 111ph: netone's conduct was despicable as an officer, and
calculated) only to disgust the men; and he instances the cave
of his haling se: It out 400 of the 44th, ald a like number of the
37th, to take son se guns at the village of Pahmaroo, when they
carried the place , and held it for twelve hOurs against twenty
times their own ne tmber, when, because no support was sent to
them, and their arc Inanition was failing, they had to spike the
guns and retire. otr re --entering the cantonments they audibly
, expressed t heir disgu et, ar. d swore never to fight under such a man
again. Bi:ydon say: t, that `cite Affghans were such COAards that
they n ever dared to appro.cti within a thousand yards of the
walls, until Eiphins tone's con duct had rendered our men sulky.
But under a worthy leader, ho ''w soon that originally fine force
would have crushed the rebelli:sn ; and had they been well
comma nded, even at the last, they would have triumphantly
made ‘ •ood their retr eat to Jellala bad ; and yet all have been
sacrifice 'd to the miser able incompettmey of that one man!
Whe n Tutting • the encampment at Cabool, General
ELPHIUSTONg' abandoned his guns, treasure, and the
whole of the at. amix eition of the troops, with the excep-
tion of a fel v roe tna s a man. So infatuated was he that
he seemed Ito con. rt. destruction. No bediamite ever ex-
hibited half the pu siilanimity that he is reported to have
done. But how I 'rik-htful even to contemplate the im-
mense mass of hut tun 1 misery which the incapacity of
this one Ina) i occasi( metl! To give a faint conception of
it, we quot e the ft llovn.ng extract from a letter from
Jellalaba 1, publishet. 1 in the Bombay Tunes of the Ist of
March :—.

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General.,- nebinstonet began treiti.ing with the base and
treachero us villain who) had murdered the Envoy. Four days
after wart Is
our trot ,pa
country ; t} At th
.
our
29th) a treaty was signed, to the purinoso that
wer e to giv e up the military possession o! the
e Gene) •al was to order the officers commis:L.
lug th't diff
erent station s to give up their gums. treasure, ma-
gazines,. &t ~
and that h °stages were to be given for the fulfil-
ment of th e terms of the treaty. The troops at Cabool were
to rqtire immectiat 'el)', notwithstanding the rigours of an
Afighatt • winter, at td the inability of our gallant sepoys to
don",
a.nd it. This , infamous and ignominious treaty was sent
t o General Sal e, .commanding at Jellalabad, but he re-
' tLI ed to .:sign it. His re ply was sent on the evening of the 9th
Irsatant the day the a ne ssenger arrived. We heard nothing
more ti 11 the arrival of . Dr. Brydon, wounded and a fugitive,
ors the ; afternoon of the 1 3th inst. His tale announced that
our we rat predictions hat t been verified. The ground was
covered with show (in son to places three feet deep), and the
cold wr s intense. Akbas Khan did not fail to take a barba-
rian's at (vantage of the now 1 'rostrate foe. After the first march
the who lie .'ine was marked b y
and mur Jere, t. Thousands O the dead and dying, the wounded
f the barbarians stripping the de-
fenceless ; and ..ourdering cam, 'e who offered resistance, were
s)varmir, g aroun, 1 our now disp. Irited troops. Each day brought
a fresh •sdernand +tom an ewen.'y drunk with the blood of its
victims.
On ' the third mar. ell Lady . S'ale ws..s wounded by a match.
lock 1 ,all, and, to core ,plete the humiliation and disgrace,
Akba r Kt tan demand ed that the ladies st:ould be given up as
prise 4e, The gall( tli. t Gem.Tal consented, and they were
mar.drecl, b ack by the ea tit lting enemy to Cabool. The husbands
r'''insed t o abandon their 1 Ayes, and returned with them. This
' .ras a da y of humiliation... another was to be destine to whole-
sale bute fiery. The mud, . lay over the Haft-Kotul, a lofty
. and almost impassable on account
mountain , difficult of ascent.
of the dep th of snow at the • summit. On this the treacherous
enemy cot teentrated a large force, and attacked our troops,
,re all, except the Europeans, tin.
who, benu tubed with cold, 1,1
the native troops perished, and
able to use t their arms. All
some thous ands of camp follow, ers. Women were seen throw-

ing away their children, while groups were huddled together on
the snow-drifts, howling with pain.
Here is a picture of human misery, such as the unas-
sisted imagination never painted. Mothers, from the
intensity of their sufferings, and their absolute despair,
flinging away their own children amid the snows
of the Cabool mountains and groups huddled to-
gether, and howling with pain ! But when the
first burst of mingled grief and indignation is
over, it may be some consolation to know, that had an
officer of ability been at the head of our forces at
Cabool, we would now have been as much the masters of
that country as we were in 1839, when we placed the
Shah SCOJAH upon the musnud. It was British incom-
petence in an officer, not British valour or discipline in
an army, that succumbed to the treachery and blood-
thirstiness of the Afthans.
Dr. BnyDoN's letter, giving an account of the whole-
sale slaughter of the troops, and his own miraculous
escape to Jellalabad, will be found in another column.
It will be read with painful interest.

There is not much political news in the French
Journals of Tuesday. On Monday the Chamber of De-
puties was occupied with the Bill for supplemental credits
—an occasion which never fails to elicit from Members
a vast number of random statements, remarks, opinions,
and suggestions. As something is wanted for almost
every branch of the public service, so every fresh de-
mand is sure to elicit a spurt of opposition which ends
in smoke, as the sums are invariably voted. Thus M.
Macs UIN on Monday volunteered an eulogium upon
French diplomatists, although no person had said a word
against them, and maintained that whenever they dis-
played less tact than the English, the cause could be
traced to the Foreign-office. lle was very anxious to
know what the Persian mission had been about. M.
GUIZOT said that the object of the mission to Persia
was to inform the SHAH that his old ally, France, was
still alive and merry, and that from the tenor of
M. MAGuist's observations, he could see clearly
that French diplomatists were not much in the habit of
communicating their instructions to hits.. M. TufEns
blamed the Government for not making a safe and well-
sheltered harbour at Algiers, capable of holding, besides
merchant vessels, twenty-five ships-of-the-line, which, in
the event of a war with England, would be of immense
importance. Ile assured the Chamber, that whatever
England might say she was exceedingly jealous of the
conquests France was making in Africa, and that no
sacrifices were too great to establish the power of
France on an imperishable basis on the Mediterranean
It was that that would snake France the arbitress of the
East. Marshal SOULT assured M. TIMERS that the
harbour at Algiers was in the progress of
construction, and that another was to be con-
structed at Stora, near Philippeville. The Minister
of Public Works complained of the many expensive
legacies left them by M. TRIERS' Cabinet, such as the
harbour at Algiers, the walls of Paris, and others, which
pressed severely on the country. The ex-Minister rose
to defend himself and his colleagues, but half-past six
o'clock having arrived the Chamber adjourned.
PARIS BoußsE, AraiL 4, HALF-PAST FOUR. - The
Market continues without much business doing. For Cash,
Fives have risen 15c. ; Threes sc. ; Belgian Fives h; Ditto
New *; Spanish ,14- ; Nearlitan sc. ; Roman 1. For the end
of the month, Fives and f hrees have declined 15c.

MONEY and COMNIERCIAL NEWS
CITY, THURSDAY EVENINO.

Several purchases in the various Stocks in anticipation of
the payment of the dividends to-morrow, and the reduction in
the rate of discount by the Bank of England, have caused a
further rise in the price of Consols, which left off at 906 91
for Money, and for the Account ; Bank Stock, 1666 1676,
and Exchequer Bills, 35 37 p.em.
Foreign Bonds hive not advanced in proportion to the Eng-
Ish Market. It used formerly to be the case, that at this pe-
riod of the year, when money is generally very abundant, that
a portion of it found its way as investments in these securities,
but of late the real value of them has been too well under-
stood, that they should be preferred to our own funds. Hence
they appear quite neglected, and dealings are chiefly confined to
the regular jobbers in the house, and the hangers on at the
various coffee-houses in the immediate vicinity of it. The
last quutations are Mexican, 40i 401; Portuguese Five per
Cents. 36 366 ; the Three per Cents., 21 216; Colombian,
271 6 ; Spanish Five per Cents., 408. 406, and the Three per
Cents., 25 256. The closing prices of Danish were 806 816 ;
Belgian, 103 104 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., b2i
526 ; the Five per Cents., 100 1006; and Brazilian, 676 656.
There was more inquiry for Railway Shares. The princi-
pal alteration has been in the Brighton, which has improved to
364 37 per share. London and Birmingham were 84 86 ;
Great Western, 286 f 296 ; the Half Shares, 15 156 premium ;
Birmingham and Gloucester, 56 58 ; South Western, 60 61 ;
Gosport, 60 61 ; North Midland, 69 71; the New Shares, 34
356 ; Blackwell, 111 12; the New Shares, 10 per share; South
E stern and Dover, 22i 21i ; and Eastern Counties, 14 14
d scour' t.

The latest accounts from Calcutta state a considerable rise to
have taken place in the rate of exchange upon England, which
Ras negotiated .or the March mail at from 2s. lid. to 2s. 2d.
per rupee. This appears to have been brought about by the
Company adopting this course, for the purpose of putting an
end to the system of making advances on produce to be ship-
ped, and which, in its operations, was acting most injuriously
on the legitimate trade betweea the countries, by enhancing
the price of produce in Calcutta, by an increased demand there,
and I,,wering it here by excessive importations, and obligation
to realize, whereby, in the majority of instances, the lost which
was naturally incurred had to be borne by the lenders, if the
proceeds were not equal to the sum lent.
(From Tire Sun of Last Night.)
The advance which has taken place within the last few days
still continues, and Consols are now 90 for Money, and
WE 91 for the Account; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1006 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 99A A ; Bank
Stock 166 for Money, and 167 for the Account; Exchequer
Bills 35 37 prem.
Foreign Stocks are lower, with very little doing. Portuguese
Five per Cents., 36A; the Three per Cents., 21 for the Ac-
count ; Peruvian, 17; Spanish Five per Cent. Active Bonds,
25 25i; the Three per Cent. Stock, 24& 25; the price of the
Dutch Five per Cents., 104
Railway Shares are firm, and the prices rather higher than
yesterday. Great Western, 93} ; New Shares, 641 65 ; South
Western, 60 61 ; North Midland, 70i; and Brighton, 36i 36k.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

The following notice has to-day been issued by the Bank of
England : " April 7, 1842.
" Resolved, that the rate of interest on bills of exchange
and notes, discounted at the Bank of England, be four per cent.
from this day."
The effect of the above has been already anticipated on the
Stock Exchange, by the rise which the funds have un-
dergone. And although the rate of discount has been for
some time under 5 per cent. for the first description of com-
mercial paper, yet numerous instances have occurred of ad-
vantage being taken of the Bank rate, to charge the same.
The announcement will therefore now oblige the country banks
and diseounters generally, to reduce their rates proportionably,
and thus to a certain extent give relief to a large portion of the
commercial interest.

Private letters from the various manufacturing districts pre-
sent but gloomy accounts of the state of business. Prices,
which have for some time been below a remanerating point,
not only show no improvement, but a tendency to decline still
further ; and at Manchester, the market was so overstocked
with yarns, that the competition to execute sofre small foreign
orders, caused a pr ce to be taken lower than had been known
before. The extent of the quantity of goods in the manufac-
turers' hands, has had a very injurious effect on the home mar-
ket also, many large wholesale houses in this city,
declining to purchase, except for immediate want,
under the apprehension that on each succeeding day they
will find their neighbours supplied at rates lower than they had
bought. at. This state .of affairs has caused many of the smaller
establishments to decline business, and one instance, among
many, similar, can be mentioned of a house winding up after
being but ten months in business, with a loss of nearly five
thousand pounds, three of which arose solely from the deprecia-
tion in the value of their comparatively trifling stock.
_ _

Intelligence is anxiously looked for from the West Indies,
especially from Jamaica, owing to the late accounts of the bad
feeling existing among the negroes, as well as the want of re-
mittances.

PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 5.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 9Bll f Grand Canal 5t0ck.........
Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto Debs. 6 per sent...

Ditto New 1830......... 98 Ditto 4 per ceat
3i per Cent. Debs.
LtvErtroot COTTON MARKET, APRIL 6.—The sales to-
day were about 4,000 bales. There are no changes to notice in
the prices of any of the descriptions. Exporters took about
.00 bales American.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 6.--The market
was rather brisk, and closed firmly. Eastern Counties Deben-
tures, 101. I Is. Bd. ; Ditto New, 4/. 7s. sd. to 4/. Bs. Bd. ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 48i to 481 ; Grand Junction, 185
to 186 ; Great Western, 93 ; the Half shares, 64i to 65%;
Fifths, 10i ; Lancaster and Preston Three-Quarter Shares,
; London and Birmingham, 174* ; London and Brighton
United Company, 361; Manchester and Leeds, 81*; the
Quarter Shares, 44; and North Union, 724.
MANctiasTaa,`TOOK EXCHANGE, APRIL 6.—Our market
has been very firm to-day. Manchester and Birminghams
have advanced 20s. per Share, and are much inquired for.
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 49*; Lancaster and Preston, 27;
Manchester and Leeds Half Shares, 35* ; Bank of Manches-
ter, 56.

CLOSING PRICES
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bulk Stock .. 1671 'lndia Stock
3 per Cent Red 9O Ditto Bonds
,
3 per Cent Cons 9Ol llitto Old Annuities ...
3} per Cent Red 9.9i 'Ditto New Annuities...
New 3i per Cent
New 5 per Cent.
'Bank
Stock
kk
ffoorr
AAccectt.......216471
Long Annuities toexpire ! Ditto Small
8.16 India
for Acct 37 pm
tan. 1860 ..... ....,
.
91
Oct)"'. 118$651: "..".
::
::F: FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 pet Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 pet cent lO4 Ditto, New Ditto 36k
Brazilian Bonds. 67h Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres. 6 per colt . Russian, 5 per cent 113
Chilian, 6 per cent.... Ditto, Metallic ...... .
Colombian, 6 per cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent 2sh
Ditto, 1824.......... ..... 27i Ditto, Deferred..., 126
Danish, 3 per cent ... French, 5 per cent. —4.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange f --c.
Mexican, 5 per eent.... 40k French, 3 per cent Bl . —c
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 2k per cent.. 52a
Feruvian,lB2s, ti per et. 17h Ditto, 6 per cent„. .
SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby Railway (100 pd) 55
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) 564
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid)
Ditto Debentures ( paid) .... .......,. ...101 lls 8d
Great Western Railway (65 paid) 93k
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) ... 65
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) S6h
I.:itto Loan Notes ( 5 paid)
London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid) 126
Ditto New Shares ( paid) 9l 19s 2d
London and Greenwich Railway pd) 6k
London and South Western -
61
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk)
131
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... sat
Northern and Eastern (45 paid) .... 41i
North Midland Railway (100)
70k
South Eastern and Dover (48 paid) ...... . 26