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

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

brisk, at advancing
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 8.
STOCK ExceriaroE.—The share market today has been
trans-
actions :—Blackburn (late Blackburn, Clitherow, and West
Yorkshire), 7 5L
- 'lid ; Caledonian, 29 83it ; Eastern Counties, l2a
9-I_6 ; East Lancashire, 1934 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 38i ;
and Thirsk), 17%;
terms. The following were the
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 87 ; ditto, Fifth shares, 31/8 dis.;
ditto, 16/. F. shares 1-16 dis ; Leeds Northern (late Leeds
Manchester, Shetaeld, and Lincoln, Preference Shares, Ili;
Midland, 753 z
4 ; North British, 9 7-16; North Union A
(guaranteed by London and North Western and Lancashire
"-maiden and North Western, 125 434 c. ;
and Yorkshire), 262 ; South Eastern and Dover, 23% %;
Great Southern and Western, NIA.

MANCHESTER, Nov. 8.
Swat
-tut:LAW:lE.—Prices, though easy, were rather
firmer than ori Saturday, but there was not much business.
Dovers, 23 11.16 ' • Caledonian 28 9.16 ; Leeds, 87%; Os.
westry Prefa.,l73/4; Blackburn Prefs., 26%; Sheffield, 32i;
Great Luxenabourg Halves, ; Midland, 79%.

STOC LEEDS, Nov. 8.
r
-,=lClTANGE.—Business has only been done to a
very limited extent on 'Change this morning. Leeds Nor-
thrns, 175 A ; York and North Midlands, 27% ; North
Midlands, 8%.

BIRMINGHAOI, Nov. F.
STOCK ExcmiNGE.—There WAS a fair amount of busi-
ness done here to-day at Saturday's prices. North Staffords
Were done at 4% dis., and South Staffords at 3/4 dis.

SUDDEN DEATH OF AN OLD VETERAN WHO SERVED
WITH TUE DURE._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 inst., aged 84, at his residence, Strand-
street, Enniskillen, after a few minutes illness, of disease
of the heart-, Ile was in every respect a Line old soldier,
and was present at every battle and siege during the late
war, under the Duke of Wellington. He formed ono of
the " Forlorn Hope" at 13adajos, where he personally
captured the Governor of that fortress, and for which
he obtained a large reward;
.he also was present at
Waterloo, and had a medal with 13 clasps, which ho
Lever wore, as ho considered himself wronged in not
getting a 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
he died from "Disease of the Heart. Verdict:—"
deceased, that
Verdict:—" Vi-
sitation of God."—Fermanagh Mail.
THE PRINCE OF WALES'S MODEL GUN.—Tho new
Master-General, Baron Ragan, having determined upon
presenting the young Prince of Wales with some gilt
upon 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, 6? tenths; weight of powder, 2
drachms; weight of metal, 61b.; and on Tuesday it was
proved at the Royal Arsenal by a double charge of pow-
der as well as a Minie rifle ball, 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 plum, eof feathers arc most
beautifully executed by Mr. (Teorge Whiteley, of the
Dial-square.
PETITIoN AGAINST SIR R. GORE BOOTH, M.P. FOR
COUNTY SLIOO.—It is r.umoured that there will certainly
be a petition against Sir r.. Gore Booth, on the ground
of treating.-2,1r. Charles I owneley, the present wom-
b er for Sligo, is also about to receive warning of his seat
in Parliament heieg petitioned ['gainer.
RAILWAY TEETIMONIAD.-TOO Wednesday evenirg
last, at a meeting of the priecipal officers of the North Staffordshire Railway, held at the Stoke Railway offices,
a splendid silver tea service and purse, value iu all G 51.,
was presented to Mr. Cooper, on his retirement from the
service.