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

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 8.
STOCK ExcumfaE.—The share market to-day has been
brisk, at advancing. terms. The following were the trarns-
tuitions :—Blackburn (late Blackburn, Clitherow, and 1Y eat
Yorkshire), 7; Caledonian, 29 85A3; Eastern Counties,ol2a
9-16; East Lancashire, 19v, ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, -9 ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire,7 • ditto, Fifth shares, 31A die.;
ditto, 161 F. shares, 1-16 dis ';
Leeds Northern (late
.Leeds
and Thirek), 17- r
-•,4 ; London and North Western, 125 414 ;
Manchester. heffield, and Lincoln, Preference Shares, 11L ;
Midland, 79';',1; ; North British, 9 7-16 ; North Union
.A
(guaranteed. by L
-°n"ri and North Western and Lancashit-e
and Yorkshire), 262; South Eastern and Dover, 23% 3/4 ;
Great Southern and \Western, 50,A.

MNCI:JESTER, Nov. 8.
firmer than
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices, though easy, were rather
on Saturday, but there was not much business.
Myers. 23 11- ; eiledonian, 28 9.16 ; Leeds, 87%; Os-
; tlackburn Prefs., ; Sheffield, 324 ;
Great Luxembourg tialves, 4; Midland, 7914.

LEEDS Nov. 8.
STOCK EXClTANGt—Busi'ness has only been done to a
very limited extent on 'Change this morning. Leeds Nor-
a;en York and North Midlands, 271,i4 ; North
Midlands, 8:!,(1.

BIRIIINGHAff, Nov. 8.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a fair amount of busi-
ness done here to-day at Saturday's prices. North Staffords
were done at 43 die., and South Stail'ords at y dis.

SUDDEN
DEATH OF AN OLD VETERAN WHO SERVED
WITH THE DriKE.._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 ins'., aged 84, at his residence, Strand-
street, Ennitlillen, after a few minutes illness, of disease
of the heart. He was in every respect a fine old soldier,
and vvas Present at every battle and siege during the late
war, under the Duke of Wellington. He formed one of
the "Forlorn Hope" at Bealajw, where he perronally
captured the Governor of that fortresa,, and for which
he
obtained a large reward; he also was present at
Waterloo, and had a medal with 13 clasps, which he
never wore, as he considered himself wronged in not
getting r, fourteenth one, He 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." Verdiet:—" 'Vi-
sitation of God."—Fermanagh Mail.
'rnE PRINCE OF WALEs's MODEL GUN.---The now
Master-General, Baron Raglan, having determined upon
presenting the young Prince of Wales with some gift
ePou his birth-day (the 9th of November), has ordered
a model of a 6-pound fieldpiece to be mounted for the
purpose. It is upon a Scale of two inches to the foot;
length, 10 inches; bore, 6i tenths; weight of powder, 2
drachms; weight of metal, 611.; and on Tuesday it was
proved at the Royal Arsenal by a double charge of pow-
der as well as a Mink! rifle b4ll, which fitted the bore.
On the body of the gun is engraved the Queen's initials
"V. R.," surmounted by the crown, on the "chase of
flight. The coronet and plume of feathers are most
beautifully executed by Mr. George Whiteley, of the
Dial-square.
PETITION AGAINST SIR R. GORE BOOTH. M.P. FOR
COUNTY SLIGO.—IL is rumoured that there will certainly
be a petition against Sir R. Gore Booth, on the ground
of treating.—Mr. Charles Towneley, the present mem.
b r for Sligo, is also about to receive warning of his seat
i 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 officos,
a splendid silver tea service and purse, value in all 651.,
was presented to Mr. Cooper, on his retirement from the
service.