The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-21 00:00:00

THE SHARE MARKETS,

To-morrow evening the Honourable Gentleman
the Member for Manchester will bring under the
consideration of the House of Commons the different
taxes on knowledge, and will move, in separate
resolutions—That such financial arrangements ought
to be made as will enable Parliament to dispense
with the duty on paper. That the newspaper
stamp ought to be abolished. That the tax on
advertisements ought to be repealed. It is more
than probable that Honourable Gentlemen,
who will speedily have to meet their constituents face
to face, will lend their aid in carrying out some or
all of these important objects. It is also certain that
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER will receive the
suggestion more favourably than his prede-
cessor, to whom the gross and palpable in-
justice of any impost appeared to be its
strongest recommendation. We can scarcely conceive
Mr. DISRAELI affirming the propriety of a law which
chargs as high a duty on the bumble appli-
cation of a wretched sempstress or servant maid
out of place, for employment as on the an-
nouncement of the sale of wide-spread
domains, or the organization of Leviathan companies
with millions of capital. We do not mean to say that
the tax on clivertia.menta is not objectionable in every
cat.e. It is, indeed, equally impolitic in all, as crea
iing an impediment to the publicity that is exceed-
ingly desirable. But it is not attended with the same
heartrending results, which render it as cruel as it is
unjust and inexpedient. There are many, alas ! too
many persons, whose only capital is their labour, whose
only aspiration is to obtain that occupation which
will enable them to gain an honest livelihood
To these we refuse assistance through this infa-
mous law. They shall not make their wishes known
unless on payment of a sum which would supply them
with bread for a week, and hence many hundreds,
aye, thousands are driven to the union workhouses,
or to the most heartrending miseries through the
malign operation of the tax on advertisements.
Gladly would we see the other matters alluded
to by Mr. GIBSON abolished, but the adver-
tisement duties are even more pressing ;
and we would gladly accept their repeal as
an instalment of justice daring the present session.
Mr. DISRAELI has a large surplus, and although
there are many claims on him, he might surely make
some concession in a matter which possesses peculiar
claims on his consideration. A boon on such a
point gracefully conferred would have a strong
effect at the present moment, and afford the beat
answer to the prejudiced reports that have been raised
against him. The repeal of the advertisement duties,
and an equitable modification of the income-tax,
would be most favourably received throughout the
length and breadth of the land. There is not a single
constituency in the empire in which they would nut
be hailed with pleasure and gratitude.

PORTUGAL
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

PORTSMOUTH, WEDESDAY MORNING.
Her Majery's ship Encounter (14), Captain Gor•
don, arrived at Spithead this morning from Lisbon,
which she left on the 15th.

The Queen and King had embarked in the war-
steamer Terceira at 7 in the morning of the 15th to
proce-ed up the Tagus as far as Villa Franca, whence
the Court would go on to Coimbra, Leirid, Porto,
and Vienna. returning to Massa and Cintra
about the 15th of May. The Duke of Sildanha ac-
companied their M►jestiea, but the Duke of Terceira
bad not arrived at Li-bon in time, the French war-
steamer Newton not having returned with his. Grace
from Cadiz at the time appointed.
The Tagus packet, with the Peninsular mails of the
7th, arrived at Lisbon on the 11th, and left for Gib-
raltar on the 12th.

The Teviot, with the Brazil mails of the 9th, ar-
rived on the 131,t, and lvtt for Madeira on the 14tb,
at seven in the morning. All well.
Our correspondent feared that few of the mer-
chants would have been enabled to answer their Eng-
lish letters, as the Encounter's leaving for England
on taking a mail had been posted at the British post-
office at two ras , and it was understood she was to
leave in two hours atter that time.

138XTIS8 SIAILWAYS.

Nominal Prices.

RitilWayS.

14 to 14%

Aberdeen ... ... all paid!
Amb., Not., Bost. & E.
Junc. .... . .... pd
Bir., Wolv., and Stour
Valley . , all pd.
Birk., Lan., .3‘ Ch. Jct.,
late 331 26/. pd.
Ditto, Chest. & Birk.,
501. ik 251. Cons., all pd.
Ditto, ditto ... 1714 pd.
Brist. & Exet.., KW. pd.
Caledonian .. 501. pd,
Chest. & Holyh. all pd,
Dub. & Belf•Jet.'46/ pd.
Dundlk & Bnni all pd.
Dundee, Perth, & Aber-
deen June. ••• all l
pd.
DDEEiaotsitaolAnsNatii.
L. &a:
D.1(.1.2.)1;:laal.l p.ppdd&d...
E U.
DE
late ss. Eastern
CEr n ..c,21a060115/ s ▪
pd.pd
pAd
Do., do., B. & all pd.
East Lancashire, all pd
D,, Ne,w Qr., all pd
E. & W. India Docks
and Bir. June., all pd
E. & W. Yk. Jnc., all p
Ediub. & Glas., 501. pd
Edir..Per. & Dun. 25/. p
Glis Sz, S. -West., 100/ p
Great Northern, alt pd
D,i. Hales. A def., all p
Do. do. B.lreld
6 Pr. c. all p
W. ~ all p
pd
Great Westn., 100/.
Lanc. & Carlisle. all pd
Do• Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd
Lane. & York., 100/. pd
Do., Quarters pd
Fifths 14/. pd
Do., IV. Rid. Un.
111/ p
Leeds Northern, all pd
Liv.Crsbv &Sthpt.l7ip
il
~Loud.B &ri
aßlar w
S. ci.
.tai.loal 13p I
Lon. & IC:West, 100/. p
DJ. Quarters.s.hl2o.22o2/B.i:pppdpddd
Do. Fifths 121. pd
Do. 101.. M &B (e.) llp
Lou. & S.-West HO/. p
Do. New 50/., 42% pd
3ANNNDlDaieeonnwoww. •
NcnsrßißQayol eh:inoirs
Quarter
8,8
c. 41.
Eet&Os
ztecnD/r.L111%.,
ISANDlDlUidedoov,..ni:Gapl‘n.it .idar
tiNaVe briin(dl
plAd.d
Norflk
Northad ilDe relf(i 1001. pd
Do. New 20% S. 15/ p
North. Coundjn. IA 'pa
.Nort'i British _25/. pd
North Stafford. 17 IA• 13
p
North-Western 19/. pd
N. & S.-W. June. 6/- p
Oxford, Worcester,. &
Wolverhampton 101 p
Scottish Central 25/. p'
Scottish Midld., 25/. pdi
Do. New ~,,.,,..all di
Shrew. & Bir. A. all pod'
Do. B . • •
....... all pd
Shrew. & Her. Old 71. p
Shrewsbu. and Chester
(Nor. W. Min.) all pd
Do. Halves all pd
Do. Oswestry • all pd
S rop. Union ...6 pd
Do. A, B, C, & D fully
pd. un at per cent....
South Devon all pd
South-Eastern 30/. pd
South Wales all pd
S nth Yorkshire and
River Dan 16/. pd
Do. Do. 51. pd
b&e. riLri.kbg3*.y.ilanaal7ll)cli pd
Man.
Stir!. & Dunferm. all p
Stock. & Har. 16/ 28. 3d.
Taff Vale 126/. pd
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway pd
Vale of Neath _l7/. pd
Waterfd. & Bilk. all pd
Waterfd. & Lim. all pd
Waterford, Wex. Wick.
and Dublin 3/. pd
West Cornwall 13/. pd
West London pd
Inc., New. & Ber. 25/. p
Do. & New. Ex. 20/. p
Do. G.N.E. pure. 9/. p.
York & N. Mid. 50/. pd

,6A-6N

10 -10%

121 11% d.

IG% -

17%

20%
21%

- 96
- 20 IA
- 22

4/i
17y,

32
534

12 d.

- 7

-43 A
- 31/Z
-

- 5,4
- 17%

- 53

- 33
- 6i4

-20%
-6%
-15
- 40
- 92
-80
-91 A p
- 74

—G dis.
41 43/4 dis.
184 18%

Business done
to-day.

13% 14 13%

8 —8
10414 1051,4
123% 124
5~-54p
4 P
2 —2%p
91% 92
4 dis.
4 3 dis.
34 —35

314 —23 A
67% 68%,
35 —36

9 - 914

6;e 7

97 95%
20% Y 4

4% %

9% 'A 'A

4% 414 dis.

17% %

82X li 32
55/6

35 —37
11 3 die.din.
8% —BIA
734 7/dlB.
7% chs.

•••
..._ .••
iy, -PA P.

18% -1,9
17% ....-
n -12 Q„

20% Ya
6 3/41 3/4
143% 'A
39% 3/4
92 91)'4
73% Yti 3/4
Pm

%

104%
124 123% %
27 %

-7:14 - -7%
5 - 5Y4,1:.
4 ...... 3 ...

13 —l5
61.4
10 —ll
2/Bd.

Ski% '/• % %

35

% dis.

I's'6 --
la

67% 1A..%
35%

3
4 3 dis.
20 —22

..• - --- .
4% 4 dm

8% 3 X

95 %

183% IA
18 1778
11% 11

33's

22% 21%
35

18.1,4
61/2 6 die.
258 23% die.
2534 25%

18% sA,

245, 7A,

PREF=
Aherdaen all pd
Do. No. 2, 7 per et. 3%
Caledonian. 101. all pd
Ches. &lynd. all pd
Dunnee, PPr.dir Aberd.
Junction all pd
E. Ang.(3/ 106)6 pc. all
Do. (50 7 per et. all p
Do. (7/17s) 7 p. c. 2 p
Eastern C ,unties Ex.,
sp. c., No. 1 all pd
Do. No. 2 all pd
Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10
Eastern Union Scrip,
Guar. 6 per et....a1l p
Do. 101. Deb. Sb. all p
East Lancashire, 6 per
ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd
East & West Yorkshire
Junction, sths all pd
Edin., Per. & Dun. 5 %
per cent. all pd
Glas.& S.W. Con. 100/.
GI. North. p. c. all pd
Do. 5 p c. red. sc. 9% p
Great South. & West.
(Ireland) Btbs all pd
Gt. West. (Berke & H.
Ex. 5 per cent.) all pd
Gr.W. fixed 4% 100/. p
Do. Do. —BO4 pd
Lancashire and York.
shire, F. pd
Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p
Lee is Northern, 6 per
cent. No. 1 l3/. pd
Do. Do. No. 2 17/. pd
Do. Do. No. 3 51. pd
Do. Qrs., 1848 ...91. pd
London & Brig. guar,
5 per cent. ...100/. pd
Do. Pr. 5 p C. Stk. 100/.
Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all
Do. N.Gr. 6p c 100/. p
Lon. & N.W. (Cov. &
Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd
Lou. & S.W. New 5/. p
Lon. & En. % Sb. all p
Man.. Shelf., & Linen.
Qr. Sh., No. 1...a1l pd
Do. New, 10/. ...all pd
Do. 6/. ............ 3/. pd
Mid. Con. 6p e S 1001.
Do. Con. Brie. & Bir.,
6 per cent.... 1001. pd
Do. Erewash Val. 1001
Do. Leic. &Swanning.
8 per e. Guar. 100/. p
Do. Preference -.51. p
Norfolk Exten... all pd
Do. Gr. pct. allp
Do. Wavny. Val. 2/. p
North British ...51. pd.
North Stafford....all pd
Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 15/.
6 per cent 10/. pd
Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all
Shrews. & Ches. (N.W.
Min.) 8 per c....a1l pdi
South Devon all pd
..
St.-Est 4 % p C. 10/. pd
Bth. York. 4 p e gd. 201:
Stock. & Hart. gd. 5p c
until July 1,1856, all p
Waterford & Kilkenny,
6 per cent. 3/. pd
York, Newc. & Bor. Gt.
N. of E. Pun „,all pd
Do. Do 5/. pd
York & N. Midland H.
and S. Parch. 101. pd

,SNCE SEA:
I'i % die.

MIL
1 dis.

•
..• ••
85,i3 -• 8
- 18

5 -5%
3% -3%

1 I%p
% 74 p x.d
13 —13%

13% -14%

3y& -3%

14% - 15
1%- 154 p

8,4- 8%

83A3 77

1% Pm
% pm x.d

14% %

1 - 1

3% -3% p
11% -12

10% - 11%
13 - 13%
5/8 - IJ

139 - 141

lAdi& par
19 —2O
5%
1
5

dis— • p
10 10%

123
61%

5 4V

15% - 16
L 3% -14%

... ...

LINES LEASE:

--- --
B--Dlfo..&wiltoeuht.,,aailil
ppllLempomno..&PaNni.: ,
2-8- :
21;sz
IBBto-ndejaney.ss
Railways. I Lea6ng Nominal Prices.
------ .......------.----...........---..
BBiirri&wOoixf.u.,scag.op6aa.padei:ll
Do. without, all pl Do. .. 28 —' 29
Gt. Wes.t.n... 29% —u- e.
guar....... all p& Do. .. . ... 29% 30%
......
LGDRDDeI oeft:du.i...EFQ;sr.uat.ctal.f.lr.:rita
led.ss.t.l.:.,D,piaaaideallilili,nitri)
‘5,DDD1id:13),...40nr...wd...
........
...... 1
22..t5.
Buckinghash. all pILon.&N.W 17% A., .
Clydsdale Je., all p Caledonian 45 —''
E.Lin.,
jill
uacrieitil te'psl .e
lDb3,k,,a. h 35 35%
laszli
Ipdip Gyy tkk...l::Nrwt..;
108 ...
Forest... 22% pd Gt. Westrn. 3% —. 4% P
7" 1521150703
..
Lon. & Grenw., all S. Ecistern.. 12% 12%
26
Lowe.toft., ua. 4
per cent...a gll pa Norfolk .•. 16% 17%
Do. 6p. et.. all p Do. ....
Midclksbr' & Red-
car, 6p. c., all p Stktn&Dar ..• ..:
N. & li., sp. c., all E. Counties 60 —62
.uo. 6p. et., all p Do. ...... .•• •••
Do. New...all pd Do. ...... ... •••
Presto. &Wyre, 1 L.& S WI
... ...
all paid 1 &La•&Y J
Dodilves, A, all p Do. . ..... ••• -- •- p
Read., Guildt., and 1
Reigate .., all pd S. Easterp.. NU —23 9 22 %8 2%
Roy. & Hit., 6% . Gt. Northn. 8%
Do. Shep. Ex., all Do.- ...... 8% 87/49
8%
Shf. Rth. & Goole, ,
51). c.. 18.11.6 p Lan. k Yke .• '— •••
S. Staffdsh., 9% i MirlitClean .1% .—.l die.
WearVal.6 pc. at: Stekti Dar ... •••
.... p.. -0. ...... ..• *-- ..,
it.. 2..... all pc,! Do. ...... 29% 30%
Wilta&gtivi all p qt, ifigtav 'O7 41° IR