The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-16 00:00:00

GREAT WETEttA RAILWAY.

The following is the conclusion of this meeting, which
had not terminated when our report left yesterday:—
The adoption of the report having been moved and
seconded, an anicnaed discussion followed, in which a
varieiy of topic. connected with the accounts, the branch
lines in course of construction, the economical working of
trains, the principles on winch tares should be regulated,
the safety and stability of the permanent way, arid various
other topics connected with the interests and manage-
ment of the railway were made the subjects of comment
on the part of the proprietors, and of detence in explana-
tion by the directors and officers of the company. By many
of the proprietors it was urged that the general conduct
of the coinF any's affairs was extravagant ; that too many
trains were ru❑ upon the line; that the speed of the ex-
press trains t specially, was needlessly great, and danger-
ous to the solidity of the permanent way; that the return
ticket system ought not to have been done away with in
the local traffic; and that the direction wanted an infusion
of new blood into it by the admission of fresh members.
The directors concurred in the necessity for an economi-
cal administration of the company's affairs, and assured
the meeting that, at the earliest opportunity, Mr. Cross-
ley, one of their auditors, iu whose seal for their interests
they expressed confidence, should have a seat at the
board offer:d to him.
An amendment, proposed by Mr. STANFORD, having
for its object the investigation of the company's affairs
by a committee of proprietors, with a ♦iew for the pur-
poses of retrenchment, was withdrawn in consequence of
the turn which the discussion took.
The report was then unanimously adopted, after which
resolutions were passed iipproving of the dividend of 3
per cent. fur the half year; authorising the creation of
10,000 501. preference shares of the Berks and Hants
Railway, and the allotment of so many of them among
the shareholders of the London, Newbury, and Bath
Direct Railway as may be requisite; approving of the
discontinuance of the separate list of proprietors required
by a resolution passed in October, 1838; affixing the
seal of the company to a petition to the House of Com-
mons, against the present system of assessing railways
for parochial rates; and re-electing the three retiring
director..

Thanks were voted to the chairman and directors, and
the meetitz separat#,d.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

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BIRMINGHAM, Fs'. 15.—During the present week, owing
to the decline in London and Liverpool, our millers will not
buy, except at lower rated; consequently very little wheat has
changed hands, holders being generally firm. Rather more in-
quiry for barley. Fine oats meet a fair sale, at quite as much
money, but secondary qualities are much neglected. Beans
held for firmer prices. At this day's market, although the
supply of wheat from the farmers was short, the trade ruled
dull, at a reduction of Is per qr. Barley held for last week's
currency, but little progress could however be made in sales.
Oats maintained their value, with but little inquiry. On beans
the turn was again in favour of the buyer. In peas nothing
doing worth notice.
BaxaTor. FEB. 11.—The market has been largely supplied
with Er.glil wheats, barley, as well as coastwise and foreign;
the arrivals of oats, principally from Ireland, were to a fair e 5
tent. The trade in wheat, particularly foreign, has been Teri
much circumscribed and depressed. We note English Is 611,.,1°
2s; toreign, fully 2s per pr. lower. Flour, is per sack, and 6d
to Is per barrel cheaper. The malting barley is dull, and prices+
even of fine qualities, are at a reduction of fully Is, and middling
descriptions la to 2s per qr. Grinding parcels are ls to 2s per
qr. lower. Oats, beans, and peas, without improvement ja
demand or value. Wheat—English new, 425, 46s per im. qr.;
foreign white, 50s, 531 per 460 lbs. ; ditto red, fihe qualitielt
471, 60s, per 480 lbs. ; ditto, ditto, ordinary ditto, 445, 465 pet
480 lbs. ; ditto, hard, 403, 43s per 480 lbs. Barley—English
malting, 3 is, 34s per imp. qr. Oats—Devon and Welsh, 14"
16s per imp. qr.; Irish white, 18s, 195 per 320 lbs. ; ditto black,
15s, 16s per imp. qr. ; foreign none. Beaus—English, 331, 361
per imp. qr. ; foreign, 31s, 32s per 480 lbs. Flour—Engliol
seconds, 365, 37s per sack ; American, &c., sweet, 26s 64
27. 6d.

SHEFFIELD, Fez. 13.—The following is the inspector''•
return :

Qrs. Bls. X 8. d. X is. d.
Wheat
Oats
Beans l5 0 ... 29 10 0 119 4 ditto

Best household bread, 6d; seconds ditto, stl per 41b.
BoszoN, FEY. 14.—Wheat, red 40s to 445, white 48s; 05t1'
new lls to 21s, old 00, ; beans, new 27, to 31s, old 35s Per
quarter.
SLEAFOE.D, FEZ. 12.—Wheat, white 46s to 48s; red 441 t*
46s ; barley 26s to 28s ; oats 14s to 18s; beans, old 00s to Me
new 31s to 33s per quarter.
GIUMSIY.—Return; of Sales to Feb. 12—Wheat 199
quarters, 4311 10, (average 433 4id); barley 300 euarterss;
402/ 16, (average 26s 10d); oats 179 quarters, J 261
(average Ils
At.roe.D.—Averages for the week ending Feb. 12—Wheat
44s lid ; barley 25s 8d per quarter.
MARKET RAsare, Fats. 13.—Return of sales up to Satur-
day last—Wheat 260 quarters 0 bushels, 5631 16s 6d (average
42s 7d); barley 26 quarters, 301 Its Cid (average 23, 6d);
oats 200 quarters, 130/ 10s Od (average 13, ()id).
Louise, Fait. 14.—Wheat 38s to 48.; barley 23s to 285;
oats 14s to 17s; beans 33s to 38s per quarter.
LYNN, Fist. 13.—Wheat 40s, 44s to 461, fine 48s to 501 s
barley 25. to 28s, fine 29, to 30s per quarter.
OAXIIA3t, FEB. 12.—Wheat 44, to 485; barley 24s to 295;
oats 15s to 235; beans 33. to 43s per quarter.
UrrlNGhast, FEL 14.—Wheat 45, to 50s; barley 251 t!
303 ; oats 15s to 22s ; beans 33s to 42s per quarter. Butte,
12d to 13d per lb ; eggs 22 for 11.
MELTON MOWAR.•Y, FEZ. 13.—Wheat, old 48s to 51s, new'
46s to 49s ; barley 28s to 30s ; oats, old 24s to 265, new 181 t°
21s; beans, old 4os to 435, new 32s to 36s per quarter. Butter
14d to 15d per lb ,• eggs 20 to 22 for ls.
Gartessorto', Feu. 13.—Wheat 43s to 501-386 quarters,
9231 19- (average 47s 10.1-d) ; barley 26s to 31s-10,5 quarters'
299/ 9s 6d (average 29. lid); oats 15 quarters. 121 153 (lie'
rage 17a); beans 8 quarters, 111 12s (average 19s).
New-ARIL, FEE. 14.—Wheat, white 49, to 525, extra 00s, red
46s to 495; barley, malting 29s to 325, grinding 25s to 171'
oats, new 15s to 18s, seed 24, to 27s ; beans, old 32. to 355, oef,
00s to 00s ; peas, blue 38s to 425; malt 54s to 56s ; SPei°°
tares 44s to 48s per quarter.
EDINBURGH, Fax. 14.—The quantity of wheat brought
forward to-day was 778 qrs, being 65 qrs less than last wee,l.
.
Top price was 84s, and the average 2s 2d up-62 qr. unto"
The quantity of Barley brought forward was 966 qrs, being
43 qrs more than last week. Price on the top 2s down, and Sm_.,
average 3d-167 qrs unsold. Of oats we had 1,418 1,1"
brought forward, or 145 qrs more than last week. Top Prtc.
Is down, and the average Id up-311 qrs unsold. The el..
tity of beans to day was 313 qrs or 14 qrs less than last week'
Price on the top 2s up, and the average Is Id-127 qrs unsold.
Top of Wheat 6341 b e4s Od
... Barley ... 57ilb 31s Od
Oats 231 6d
... Beans ... 65ilb 355 °d
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EDINJWItGIi CATTLE MARKET, FEB. ',l.—The supply
cattle this morning was 567, being 29 more than last week.
Sales were tardily effected. Top price 7,9 d—current, 6s 611
to 7s—middling and inferior 51 to 6s tid per Dutch stone._
The supply of sheep this morning was 1,645, being 562 leo_
than last week. The demand good, and all sold at from 15 t"
2s a head above last market. Top price of the best mutton 61
per lb ; current 5d to sid ; middling and inferior, from 3o°'
to 41d.
GLASGOW, FEB. 14.—We had fair arrivals coastwise and
from Ireland; from abroad they consisted of about 775 qua
ters of wheat, 710 sacks and 872 barrels of flour, 6 quarters of
Indian corn, and 28 quarters of rye. Business since our lest
was scarcely so lively as during the previous week, yet prices
kept firm, with a moderate consumptive demand for most arti-
cles. This day's market was thinly attended, and there 101
little inquiry for any description of grain or meal. Wheat and
flour have to be written 6d lower per boll or barrel. Bgrieici
beans, and peas were 3d to 6d per boll cheaper. Oats *-n4
oatmeal a slow sale at a decline of 3d to tid per boll or log
respectively. Indian corn and meal neglected.
DUNZsit, FEE. 13.—Wheat, weighing 64Ibs, brought
54s Od, and prices to 425; barley, weighing 571bs, broof
30e 6d, and prices to 22s Od ; oats, weighing 451bs, brought
22, 6d, and prices to 19s Od ; beans and peas, weighing ma*
brought 31a Od, and prices to 29s Od.
CORK, Fax. 14.—Flour—Firsts 14s 6d to 15s 6d; extra 16„1;
sceonds 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; households I la to 13. ; thirds 80 to it's
per cwt. Meal—Oatmeal 11s to lls 6d; Indian meal 83 ;
meal Ils per cwt. Indian corn 7/ 12, to 8. pe:: ton. 1311:
at per ton. Hay —Farmers 33s Od to 40s Od; average ,
dealers 45s to 47s ; average 00s Od per ton. Stt aw—Farre,e
14a Od to 28, Od ; average 21s • dealers 26s Od to 31)51,A54.
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 7d to 4:
household loaf 6d to 6id per 41b. Coals—Newport 17"
Lydney 18s ; Landore 17s; best Neath Culm 16s per t°.
„".
Tallow 46, 6d per cwt. Whiskey, 25 o. p., 6s Od per istlr„ii
rial gallon. Meat—Beef 4d to 7d; Mutton 5d to tikd
bid to 7d; pork 4d to sid ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6tl Pr
lb. Hops 61 10s per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3151 Pcs
ton. Bark—Barbary 61 to 71; Valonia 111 to 131; Fret'
61; English 61 per ton. Fleece Wool 10. to 12s per stoo:4,
Hemp 35/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 18s to 00s; r r
ditto 253 to 27s per barrel ; Newfoundland 11/ to lei 105 Pe3/
ton. Timber—New Memel 4/ 105; old scarce ; red Pille„„(1
15s ; yellow pine 31 per ton ; deals, first quality, 20'; .
11s to
quality 17/ per 120. Hides—Market Ils to 16s; salted
les per cwt ; calf skin, 2d to 21d; market 2d to 2id per
Guano—Peruvian 101 lOs ; Ichaboo 91 per ton. Pollees 4
White 10d to 12d; Minion, 18d to 00d. Tar—Archangel
185 per brl.

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BIRTH. T
On the 14th inst., at Gloucester-square, the wife of -•
Kay Shuttleworth, Eeq., of a son.

MARRIED. t 0
On the 13th inst., at the parish church of Ketripstou. b
of
Rev. James Bush, jun., M.A., to Augusta, only daughter
R. Newland, Esq., of' Kempston-house, Bedfordshire

DIED,

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On the 13th inst., at Green-street, Grosvenor-square,
Willan. Esq., aged 77.
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On the 3th inst., at Encombe terrace, Wandsvor
Mrs. Mackintosh, aged 85. celillo
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