The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY SH ARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 8.
STOCK Excitiarais..-The share market to-day has been
brisk, at advancing terms. The following were the trans-
actions:_Blackburn (late Blackburn, Clitherow, and West
Yorkshire),
9-'6 ; East Lancashire, 1934 • Edinburgh and Glasgow, 38a ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 87'; ditto, Fifth shares, 31/8 dis. ;
ditto, 161 F. shares, 1-16 die. ;d
North Western, 125 434 c. ;
Leeds Northern (late Leeds
and Thirsk), 17:14).Loudon an
7%; Caledonian, 29 8%; Eastern Counties, 19-d
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Preference Shares, lli;
Midland, 783%; North British, 9 7-16; North Union A
,
(guaranteed by London and North Western and Lancashire
and Yorkshire) 262;
South Eastern and Dover, 23% %;
Great Southern and Western, 50%.

kANCHESTER, Nov. 8.
STOCK EXCRAso2.—Prices, though easy, were rather
firmer than on Saturday, but there was not much business.
Dovers, 23 11-16 • Caledonian, 28 9.16 ; Leeds, 87%; Os-
westry Prefs., 1734 ; Blackburn Prefs., 26%; Sheffield, 32- ;
Great Luxembourg Halves, 4%; Midland, 7934.

LEEDS, Nov. 8.
STOCK EXC4ANGE.—BusiReps has only, been done to a
very limited extent on 'Chan this morning. Leeds Nor-
therns, 17%; York and North Midlands, 27% ; North
Midlands, 844.

BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 8.
STOCK ExcnANGF..—There was a fair amount of busi-
ness done here to-day at Saturday's prices. North Staffords
were done dis., and South Staffords at % dis.

SUDDEN' DEATH OF AN OLD VETERAN WHO SERVED
WITII DUKE.—Patrick Lowe, a pensioner from the
52d Regiment of Light Infantry, (which corps formed
Part of the Light Brigade during the Peninsular War)
expired on the 3d inst., aged 84, at his residence, Strand-
street, Enniskillen, after a few minutes illness, of disease
of the heart. He was in every respect a fine old soldier,
and wise present at every battle and siege during the late
war, Under the Duke of Wellington. Ho formed one of
the e Forlorn Hope" at Badajos, where ho personally
captured the Governor of that fortress, and for which
he obtained a large reward; he also Was present at
Waterloo, and had a medal iwith 13 clasps, which he
aaver wore, as he considered himself wronged in not
getting a fourteenth one. lie did not long survive his
illustrious commander. An inquest was held on the
body, when Dr. Peile, 91st Regiment, gave it as his
opinion, from previous knowledge of the deceased, that
he died from "Disease of the Heart." Verdict:—" Vi-
sitation of God."—Fermanagh Mail.
THE PRINCE OF WALES'S MODEL GUN.—The new
Master-General, Baron Raglan, having determined upon
presenting tho young Prince of Wales with some gift
upon his birth-day (the 9h of November), has ordered
a model of a G-pound fieldpiece to be mounted for the
purpose. It is upon a scale of two inches to the foot;
length, 10 inches; bore, 61 tenths; weight of powder, 2
drachms; weight of meta, 61b.; and on Tuesday it was
proved at the Royal Arsenal by a double charge of pow-
der as well as a Minis rifle ball, which fitted the bore.
On the body of the gun is engraved the Queen's initials,
"V. R.," surmounted by the crown, on the ,t chase of
flight. The coronet and plume of feathers aro most
beautifully executed by Mr. George Whiteley, of the

Dial-square.
PETITION AGAINST SIR R. GORE BOOTH, M.P. FOR
COUNTY SLIGO.-It is rumoured that there will certainly
be a petition against Sir R. Gore Booth, OH the ground
of treating.—Mr. Charles Towneley, the present mem-
bsr for Sligo, is also about to receive warning of his seat
in Parliament being petitioned against.
RAILWAY TESTIMONIAL—OR Wednesday evening
last. at a meeting of the principal officers of the North
Staffordshire Railway, held at the Stoke Railway offices,
a splendid silver tea service and purse, value in all 651.,
was presented to Mr. Cooper, on his retirement from the
service.