The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-20 00:00:00

RAILWAT SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 18.
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The share market has rallied to-day from the law„, 00,,,
sion, and closes very strong, at an improvement of "- go"'
to two per cent. on yesterday's prices. The daY'5,4104
tions are reported as follows :—Aberdeen, 16 ; 13,2 t • 6fi
(late B.C. and W.Y.) Preference Six per Cent., 21:
donian, 343 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 841,0'1',4K„
Fifth Shares, 3a dis. ; Lancaster and Carlisle .11•1,)"`
12 c. prem. ; Leeds Northern (late Leeds and Til Pr_
London and North-Western, 125, f, ; dittoosW„
Shares, 4:1 prem. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Line 7
314 Midland, 761 80, ; North British, lus„'rive'
South-Eastern and Dover, 244,1, 4, g, ; Royal Ina
1, 1-16, a c. prem.

MANCHESTER, DEC. 18.
STOOK EXCHANGE.—Chester and Birkenhead'
Blackburn, No. 1, n; Lancashire and Yorkow-j TV'
Manchester, Sheffield; and Lincolnshire 31i ; New
13 7-16; South-Eastern and Dover, 24i, 5-16.

BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 18.
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STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been velittle
done in Railway Stocks during the presen week, 3:0 PI if
few sales which have occurred have been of shares.lio
ways in the immediate neighbourhood. The (I,ecirsy 0,4
the Lords Justices, declaring that the Shrewst rigt
Birmingham Company have not lost any part of the
reserved to them by the 12th section of the Biroa":viit:
Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Act, legally or ti eel
bly, has not yet produced any very material 013'''‘,/,eci
the Shrewsbury stock, although it might have beett,eibr „4
that it would go up. Shares have, however, elig"lo°`;',,
vanced, and further improvement is anticipated. ./vlO
the closing quotations this afternoon were—B. irrali"
and Oxford (calls duly paid), buyers, 304 ; 134 g ,
,;
Wolverhampton, and Dudley, buyers, 364 ; sell% 11e,,1
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley,
10 ; Midland (Birmingham and Derby), buyer' ~e,
North Staffordshire, buyers, 4h- dis. ; Oxford, "")(1
and Wolverhampton, buyers, 54 ; Shrewsbury 3',jsi°";
mingham, buyers, 67 ; sellers, 68i • Shropshire„rs,
sellers, 2/. 18s. 9d. dis. ; South Staffordshire, 1:01.7;re0
sellers, dis. The heavier descriptions of stock It"
quoted, and there were few sellers in the market.

BRISTOL, DEC. 18.
to- 171
STOCK EXCHANGE.-At the Stock Exchange for
there were no transactions, which may be accounted
the uncertainty as to the Administration.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLACKWALL. —On S3l.,hill:vi
evening, Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held a lerit cll,e ,t
inquest at the London Hospital, on view of the
George Settles, aged 49 years, a forge foreman, late
the service of Messrs. Mare and Co. the extensil APl'
steam-boat builders, of Blackwall. 'The deces4e:t 06,
other workmen were engaged in the smiths' shOP 'boo'
New Orchard-house, on Thursday afternoon last'
four o'clock, while the steam hammer was at work, f,,geo
a man named Henry Stone, was directed by the delve,
to "gag up " the hammer, to prevent its moving. aii
were seven men at work in this part of the factorPe
the deceased was standing on an iron plate when °lie?
or iron pin, 2 feet 6 inches in length suddenly °:i'irt°
out, and struck one end of the iron plate, 0e
tilted over, and before the deceased could get out
way, his left leg became jammed and crushed 119,7011,e'
ponderous mass of iron, which weighed nearly
The deceased had no control over the machinery
~,"t the
worked the steam hammer, and was only foreman 08,
forge where the accident took place. The brother °
deceased, a practical man, informed the court that I,l° d
examined the steam hammer, and found that it wa'sore
of repair. The geg was worn and incomplete, as
° oer
also parts of the hammer. He thoug ,rht that his I)hde
had died from the want of timely medical aid, for ',fe0
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ceased had bled to death. It was wrong to o°lFtifica
poor fellow in such a condition so far from them 31:, stir
tory to the London Hospital, without calling in, as,C
geon to stop the flow of blood from the wound, pro'
might have saved the deceased's life, or, at least, tlie
longed it considerably. Mr. Alfred James Dale'
house surgeon, said the deceased was admitted Olt Three'
day evening, shortly before six o'clock, and died in vi,tee;
quarters of an hour afterwards from severe hwmorr":p°
The right thigh had sustained a compound fracture, 101
the bone was extensively shattered. If the deceaseuodi
lived the limb must have been amputated. The rieccei
certainly died from the excessive loss of blood, aLiasica
had no chance rendered him of surviving the exLiewli'°
injuries he had sustained. The haemorrhageace'
been stopped with all possible haste after such an eS'
dent, as otherwise he would consequently die fi.°ll re'
haustion. The jury, after considerable discussi°Toet
turned the following verdict :—" That the deeeaso‘ier to
his death accidentally, and we request the corooseo
write to Messrs. Mare and Co., of Blackwall,
ing to them the necessity of their work being PTit i 5
supervised by some competent person to see that
in order. Also, as to the necessity of a medical
being called in in cases of accident to their worknc/

BIRTHS.
OF A SON. ifi°
On the 10th inst., at Hadzor, Worcestershire, tha
of Capt. H. Galton, 50th Regiment.
OF A DAUGHTER. tOgl
On the 11th inst., at Braybrooke Rectory, No
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shire, the wife of Lieutenant J. B. Field, R.N.

MA.
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On the 16th inst., at All R
SainßlEDts', St, John's-NO 9,OA.,0A.,
0001 Of
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Barnes, youngest son of the late Major-General
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to Lucinda Matilda, only daughter of W. Percivw
George's-street, Hanover-square. Fejloo:„ .
~ R. H. On the 16th inst R H Wilkinson, Esq., &Pl'
King's College, Cambridge, to C. A. Caroline, only
rt•
ter of the late Lieutenant-General Vicomte Obe

DIED.
On the 18th inst., on Richmond-hill, J. Ewing'
toot
of 18, Park-crescent, aged 69.
On the 18th inst., at No. 11, Walton-villas, 13rril
_if
after a long illness, Peter Borthwick, Esq., agecjilfiefd-inc''
On the 17th inst., J. R. Griggs, Esq., of
• e aged 54. Goocirld de
On 17th inst., at 60, Torrington-square, Ann
relict of E. Bridger, Esq., of Finsbury-circus. John of
On the 11th inst., at Barley, Herts, the BAWL. of tb
Cartaret, of King's College, London, and curaw
—.left
place. E
Win°v'm-
On the 16th inst., Edith, the wife of Mr. B.
late of the Poultry, aged 78.

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