The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-18 00:00:00

ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY.

On Monday meetings were held at Newport and Ryde
to explain the nature of this undertaking, and to obtain
the opinions of the inhabitants on it. At Newport the
scheme was opposed by the promotors of the River
Medina Improvement Company, but. on a division a very
great majority of the inhabitants declared themselves for
a railway.

At the Ryde meeting, only two hands were held up
against the introduction of a railway.
At Ventnor a meeting was held on Tuesday, when a
large majority declared for a railway.
At Cowes on the same day a very largo meeting took
place at the Vine long-room. The chair was taken by
Dr. Hoffmeister, when Mr. Young, the chairman of the
proposed Isle of Wight Railway, addressed the meeting,
as did Mr. Sergeant Gaselee, explaining how the town
would be benefited by the proposed measure, and stated
his readiness to answer any question that might be put
to him, and to give every explanation that might be re-
quired. Having done this to the satisfaction of all
present,

Mr. BARTON, in an able speech, proposed the following
resolution :—" That this meeting is of opinion that the
introduction of a railway into the Isle of Wight would
develope the trade, would largely increase the number of
its visitors, and consequently be highly beneficial to all
classes of its inhabitants."

Mr. MOORE seconded the resolution, explaining the
benefits the town was likely to derive by the increased
facilities for travelling which the railway would intro-
duce ; with it would come additional steam-boats, and
thus connect East and West Cowes, while it could not
injure their present trade. The proposed railway ter-
minus and railway would not be even seen by the yachts-
men and other fashionable visitors. They might ride
and drive about the country as usual, without even
knowing that they were near a railway, as it did not
cross or even come near a public road. There was about
to be a vast increase in house accommodation—probably
more than 100 villas would be erected within one twelve-
month, and a greater facility of communication would be
required. He therefore called on the meeting to carry
the resolution in the most unmistakeable manner. •

On the resolution being put it was carried unani-
mously, and three hearty cheers given.
Mr. C. STOKES proposed the second resolution :
" That this meeting pledge itself to use its best exertions
in forwarding the proposed railway"— which, being
seconded by Dr. CASS, was carried in a similar manner.

On the motion of Mr. YouNG, seconded by Mr.
MICHAEL RATSEY, a vote of thanks was voted to the
chairman.

Mr. BETHELL, having first called the attention of the
meeting to an advertisement in the Times, stating that
the railway was being forced on the inhabitants against
the wish of the grett majority of the inhabitants, said this
was explained as having been got up in 1815, but that
they had since seen cause to change their opinions, and
they now declared themselves unanimously in favour
of the railway.

VERY CHAKACTERISTIC.—We extract the following
curious item from an attorney's bill which came under
our observation a few days ago :—" Being at ,
journey from thence to your residence, when I found
you had suddenly died, I:3s. 4d," —Oarlisle Journal.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
40 all Australasia — 82 14 2
100 all British N. American ...
100 25 Colonial
100 20 Commercial of Lon-
don —
... 4 English Scottish and
Australian — ••• 5,1• 5 3
20 2:1 Loud. Chart. Bk. of
Australia — 64 51 61 t 4
50 20 London and. County ...
50 10 London Joint Stock — 2011;
100 20 Loud. & Westminster ...
100 35 NationalProv.ofEng.
20 10 Do. New . •••
50 22i National of Ireland ...
25 all Oriental Bank of
Corporation —
25 5 Do. New ••• •••
100 25 Provincial of Ireland ...
10 all Do. Nevr ••• •••
5 1 Royal Australu.Bkg
& Gold Importing
Company . .
25 all Union of A.ustralia 714 1 2
21 Do. New —
50 . 10 ...Union of London
40 all Union of Madrid...„

Paid)

301
30
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124
20
20

11
100
100
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Closing Prices
this day.

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30 - 31
29 - 30:1,

(29)
109 - 111
53 55

149 -151
33 - 34

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113 115
563 - 572
27 - 28
14 - 142
251 - 26.

194 - 20
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64 - 66

150 - 152
149 - 151

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1051 - 1063

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done

FOREIGN.
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Prices BusinaLf.
Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. 1.1116 ifi.)
this day.
....."4
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5 3 BelgiauEastn. Junct. , 1 2
20 all Central of Franee(Or- ,
leans & Vierzou ... ...
20 all Charleroi &Erquelin 14 15
174 all Demerara — ...
20 6 Dijon and. Besangon 3 -31 p
20 8 Dutch Rhenish ll 1 d
20 all East Indian 9 94 p
5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 24 —2i p
20 4 Gd. Junct. of France 2 —2 xd
20:3 101 Gt. Western of Canada
Shares 1 —l4 p ni
... ... Do. Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 ...
. . Do. Bds. (2d i55.)1862 ... ...
i 0 14 Luxembourg.. 7 74
10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 5
5 lA Do.
5 11 Do. (Canal) 1 14
20 5 Lyons & Mediterran 8 —lO p
n
20 44 Madras - 34 p
331 29 Maria Antonia — ...
10 10 Do. New — •.•
20 all Namur & Liege (with
interest) B4 9
20 all Do. (ex interest) 6/ 74
16 all Northern of France 354 364 351 6
20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds
(fray. B. &Ams. Shs.) 15 154 151
10 all NorwegianTrunkPref ... ...
20 11 Orleans & Bordeaux ... ... •
20 10 Paris and Lyons l6 —164 p
40 28 Do. Bonds n ' ...
20 all Paris and Orleans
20 all Paris and Rouen 3B 39
20 all Paris and Strasbourg 33 331
20 4 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. 5 —54 p
104 2i Quebec &Richmond i 1 p 31 i
20 all Rouen and Havre 2l 22
20 all Sambre and Meuse ll4 114 114 i 4
20 4 Southern of France 4i 5
20 4 St. And. & Quebec(A)
... ...
20 17 Tours and Nantes ... ...
20 2s. Upper India Scrip
84 all West Flanders .. . .
10 4 Do. 51 per c. Pref la 4p 2O 9 Western of France l2 124
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MINES. /
1 an Agua Fria
10s. all An to Californian
10 2 Australasian 6 7 PB4 9 61) 1.1 8
20 5 Australian 9 —lO 10 14 1
1 all Australian Cordillera Id 4 d 1 414
1 all Australian Freehold. 4
Ap— l P 1i 1
1 all Ave Maria — • P 1 ; 8
1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par
—l. p i 11 ,
1 all British Austrin. Gold 11 p A
2 4
20 13.5 British Iron B4 —94 9.
35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued
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at £5 pm 4 41
30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 2 3
20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey ... x
1 all Carsons's Creek 1
40 all Cobre Copper 4ll 424 42 ,5 k
5 1 Colonial Gold 3l —41 p 5 ;
• . 14 Copiapo 7 71.
5 all English and Austin 2
all Copper Srneltg. Co l— 4 d 43 i 4
20 General — ... 14
1 all Golden Mountain par —ld 14 4
3 all Great Polgooth ll —l4 p
1 all Lake Bathurst i „A p 14 1
1 all Liberty i lip 24
1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold
Quartz Crush. Co l—4d 4 1 i
1 all Nariquita.. .. ... ..... 1— 4 p
10 9 Aexicau&S.Amcricn. 4f q
1 all New Granada - 1— 4 p
p
1 all Nouveau Monde th —2h 34 2 1
1 all Port Philip
1 all Quartz Rock i i p la
50 all ahymme Iron ' 21 23
90 lOi Santiago do Cuba ... :
1 all South Australian ...••
11 ip Vi
10 7 Tin Croft — 12 101
281 all United Mexican K.- 104 10 94
1 all West Mariposa......., 4 4 li 4
1 all Yuba 4 4 p 14 -..

MISCELLANEOUS.
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100 35 Australian Agricult 3102807, 503
323 Canada . [270 2°'
St. all Copper Miners of Eng ...
25' all Do. Preference .
5 5 Crystal Palace France
20 1 Eastern Steam
1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir —
15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat —
100 50 General Screw Steam ...
Shipping Company
20 23 Irish Beetroot Sugar
10 2 Netherlands Land..
50 all Peninsular & Oriental ..: 89
100 60 Royal Mail Steam
I's
25 25 South Austral. Land 79 70 18
5 2 Univeral Emigration
and Colonization —
100 29 Van Diemen's Land 140 30
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MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT GARDEN. se el
Large supplies of both fruit and vegetables were irns,
to-day ; yet the demand ruled steady at full quotal'°,,es,
FRUIT.—Pine apples, 3s 6d to Os Od. ; hot-house g;,s-ce,
2s 6d ; Hambro ditto, is to is 6d per lb ; apples, de' e,
45 6d to 7s 6d ;" cooking ditto, 3s to 6s per bushel ; is,
4s to 8s per half sieve ; lemons, is to 2s Od ; new °lirs.riot6
6s to lOs per 100 ; filberts, 10d to is per lb ; cc)"
755. to 80s per 1001bs.
VEGETAIII4ES.—Cabbages, 8d to is ; 2s 0"
Brussels sevi:*".
is 6d to 2s Gd per half sieve ; greens,,ls 3d to ta
dozen bunches • ' cauliflowers, 8d to 2s per dozen ; Cya
80s to 145 s per ton ; turnips, 2s to 2 6d ; carrots, bundler
4s per dozen bunches ; celery, 8d to is 3d per ,rs pe
spinach, is to 2s per half sieve ; onions, is 6(1 to, L Stlyi
half sieve ; leeks, ld to 2d per bunch ; shallots, Ou "-so
garlic 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, is to is 6d per score
.in; alo;
salad 2d per punnet ; horseradish, is to ls per
/3
parsley, 2s to 3s per dozen bunches.

BREAD. rot °
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis il'reg.
7d to 7,,,,d; of household ditto, 5d to 6id. per 41b boaL

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Duke,
Geese, 6s Od to 8s Od ; Turkeys, 4s to 16s each ;
is 6d to 2s 6d; tame Rabbits, 12d to is 6cl; wild Tti top t
to is; Pigeons, 4d to Bcl each; roasting Pigs, 45 30
each; Surrey Fowls, 55 Od to Os Od; ditto Chickensetowle;
to 5s Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s 6d to 5s Ckl per flares'
•
Pheasants, 3s Od to 4s Od; Partridges, is Od to 1s 6d, 20 0(
2s 3d to 2s 9d; Leverets, 2s Oct to 3s Od; Woodcocks' 1.0,1,
to 3s Od; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to ls; ()a t°
6d to 10d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 1s 9d; Widgeoe-t oa
is 3d; and Plovers, 4cl to Oct each. English Eggs, lv,titter,
12s Oct; French ditto, 8s Od to 12s Od per 120; freshy
10d to ls id per lb.

NEWPORT.
Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4cl to 4s 4'-'A ; ire4'
2s 10d to 4s 2d; Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per 8113 s.

.P305rk6c,1;23 6d. to 3s 10d Per
WHITECHAPEL. 343;
Mutton, 33- 2d t° 4810'
irebyßathle,eef3csafrrooceialto. 2s
454 d2dt;o

BILLINGSGATE. fob
Turbots, 3s 6d to 8s Od ; Brills, is Gd to 5s 04;6
2s Gd to 7s Od each; Soles, 6d to `2s 3d per pair; is
to is per lb ; Lobsters, 8d to 2s Od ; Crabs, 6cl tto Va!
Whitings, 2s 6d to 5s Ocl per dozen ; Haddocks, 4-deogger
Doreys, 2s Od to 6s Od; Mullets, Od to Os each ; al Pe
Oysters, 9s Od to 168 Od; Natives, 34s Od to 31'5 doyen:'
bushel; Mackerel, 10d to is each; Smelts, is Od Per mjjoni
Scate, 4d to 7(1 per lb; Shrimps, is 6cl to 2s 3d Per'ise(
Bloaters, is id to is 4d per dozen; Fresh Herrings'
to is 6d per dozen.

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HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to 2d; 541 h "
to lid; 721 b to 801 b, 21d to 2id; 801 b to 881 b, 2d god
881 b to 961 b, 3d to 3,1,d; 061 b-to 1041 b, 3iltd to •(,`;.1;
hides, 5s 6d to 6s Od• milf skins, light; is Od to 28 ts and
full, 3s 6d to 5s Od; polled sheep, 6s 3d to 8s Od;
Half-breds, 5s 4d to 6s 6d ; Downs, 3s 10d to

HAY MARKETS. Glover
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 °8; r
ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 120 r
A full average supply, and a moderate inquitT;4s ; cloirS.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to V, lo"
ditto, 3/ 15s to Si Os ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 16$ p-
Trade steady, at full prices.
WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 0° ;
erelo°Licae:
ditto, 3/ 15s to Si Os ; and straw, 1/ 58 to 1/ 110
Supply good, and trade dull.