The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

YEST=BDA7.

he close of the market :
Riddell
Walker 133 6d
Harvey Wylam(nns.) 123 Od
rl&.mont l4i 9i
Braddyll
Haswell l6l 3d
Lam bton
Lumley
Ru.stiell's Iletton

Scar bor;ugh l4s Gd
SteLvart's ..
,Plu:nuner
Denison 145 3d
Hairtlepool . l6s OJ
Keltloe .. 15s 6d
South Hartlepool ..... 15s 6d
hornley
Cowpan Hartley
' Nixon's Merthyr and
Cardiff -
Sidney's Hartley
Ramsay's Garesfield 23s Od

'373 Sold, 107.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS,
BRISTOL, MAY 24.
SrocK ExciLvanc—The share -market was very inactive
to-day. The only sale reported -was—Caledonian, 19%2.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 24
is-roos EXCHANOK.—The business to-day was rather li-
mited, but prices had an upward tendency. The sales
were—Caledonian, 1234—Ditto, Preference, 87/8 - Eastern '
Counties, 8 15-16—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72U—Leeds
Northern (late L. and T.), 16—London and North- Western,
12234—Midland, 681/2—St. Helen's (Railway and Canal), 70.
MANCHESTER. MAY 24
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted in our share
market to-day was very limited, but prices continue firm.
The sales were—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc-
tion, 10:Y4, dis.—Eastern Counties. 9—Warrington and Al-
trincham, par—Caledonian, 19 11.-16—South-Eastern and
Dover, 21 15-16—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72—Ditto,
Fifths, G 1-16 dis. —Midland, 68%—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, Preferenc 13%
e,
tilitilllNiltiArd, MAY 24.
STOCK EXCHMCGIL —We have no improvement to notice
to-day. The transactions have been very limited, and prices
varied little from those which have been quoted for the last
few days. The sales reported were—Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Stour Valley, 10y8—Shrewsbury and Bir-
mingham (A), 73/8 —South Staffordshire, 1 dis.

THE LATE FIRE ON BOARD TFIS BRITISH QUEEN.
—Messrs. Henry, Clever, Chapman, and Co., of Liverpool,
agents to Lloyd's, have addressed a letter to Mr. Court,
i.ecretarl of the Liverpool Underwriters' Association, in re-
ference to the recent ti-e on board the British Queen, steam-
ship, from which the following is an extract :—"-On examin-
ing the contents of the goods damaged by fire and water, ex
British Queen, steamer, a very important discovery has been
made, which may account for the origin of the fire. In a
box slightly made and secured, containing a saddle and bridle
and a wooden case, was found a bundle of paper -cases, con-
taining filchers for lighting pipes and cigars. The box is
marked No. 2, P, and is now at our office: perhaps the
underwriters would like to have it in the rooms tor inspection
when Mr L'isset, who examined it on the quay, can explain
the condition in which it was found. The bo:e cavil() out of
the ship in a broken state, and the conclusion we have come
to is, that the matches have dropped out, and set fire to
the cargo." A sample of the luci!ers 13 exhibited in the
underwriter;!' room, accompanied by a brass instrument, not
unlike a pencil-case, which was filled with a substance very
similar character to that known by pyrotechnis Is as "slow
match." in
Under these circumstances, the origin of the late
fire
on beard the British Queen may, no doubt, be attributed
to the ignition of combustibles.

The Royal Marines are to be greatly aug.mented
in the number of men from the insufficiency of rolieving
those doing duty in ships of war upon foreign etiO.iouz.—
Kentish ittercury.