The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—We had a fair amount efbusiness transacted
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to day, and pr'ces had an upward teinencY• The sales are
Lancashire, 174—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 3% C. dis.ast
Ditto, 321. Shales, 7 k dis.—Ditto, Halves (Huddersfield and Shres-
bury), 12% dis.—Ditto, Halves (London' and Bary), 11% Wws—
London and Nort'l-Western, 128—Ditto, New Quarters, 2% p.—
Ditto, Fifths, 51. 6s. 3d. p.—Ditto, Quarters (0), p.—Midland,
Halves, 121. Bs. 9d. dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
Eighths, 4%—South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4),61. 13s. 9d.—York,
Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension, Nos. 1 and 2), 6 dis.
MANCHESTER, JUNE 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day, were :as follow :
Marchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, PreterenCe,
ii —Man-
chester and Grimsby, 201. Shares, 12 7-16 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 14% dis.—Midland Railway Consols, 68%—North
Stafford hire, 54—South-Eastern and Dever, Thirds, 6 11-16—East
Lancashire, Quarters, 44—Ditto, New, 174—London and North-
Western„ New Quarters, 2
Union, 4 7-16 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (321., late Extension),
7 3-16 dis. % p.—Lancashire and West Riding

BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 18.
STOCK RimAwoz —The only transactions to-day were—North
Bridsh, 6 per cent., Preference, par Shrewsoury, Preference,
p.—Shropshire Union, dls.—Great North of England Pur-
chase, 3%. _ _

YORK, JUNE 16.
STocs. EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol
low :—(reat Northern, x.lo—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20%
Ditto (Xewcastle Exteas oa), 14—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase)
4/. 3s. 9d.

FLOATING OF THE BRITANNIA
TUBULAR BRIDGE OVER THE MENAI
STRAITS.
BANGOR, MONDAY EVENING.—The launch of this
mechanical monster is now no longer conjectural, Mr.
Stephenson and his staff of engineers having fixed Tues-
day, at half-past five o'clock, when the tide will in every
way favour the intention. Bangor, two miles from the
tube, is fail of visitors, so are Conway and Beaumaris.
A great rush of trains and travellers is expected to-
night and to-morrow from Liverpool and Manchester.
Amongst those who arrived this morning, and inspected
the stupendous works, are Lord Vivian, Lord and Lady
Clonmel, Colonel Douglas Pennant, Lord Mostyn, Arch-
deacon Froude, Sir Francis Head, Sir Richard Bulkeley,
Mr. Locke; M.P., Mr. Brunel, Mr. Guppy, and several
of the authorities of Carnarvon, Chester, and Beaumaris.
The whole Bret of the straits presents
a scene of the ut-
most animation, and the greatest anxiety is evinced as
regards the success of the grand operation. Mr. Ste-
phenson, Captain Claxton, and the assistant engineers,
' Messrs. E. and L. Clark, and Mr. Wild, are on
the works unremittingly day and night. Several
thousand tickets have already been issued to the spec-
tators, who will be on the top of the tubes, and on the
adjoining heights along the coast. To-day there is a
sott southwestern wind with every probability of its
continuing to-morrow, and in that event it will ma-
terially assist the motion of the great voyager. The
eropes
dtehda,t
cover
to
rt,
stowapace
it
ace aolto
fifteenng on the
miles.
quar-
ter of a mile long are strung at the pier heads along the
straits, on which are suspended every variety
of flags.
The entire width of the straits at this point is 11,000
feet, and the depth at high water over which the tube
will have to be moored between ten and twelve fathoms.
A.special tier of seats on the.Anglesea side has been
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which,
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floated
nbiges
3,000 tons. Multitudesopfrotghree
progress
sre walking to-day, inside, out-
side,oan
troeotor
se retreat,
tchoeo I
piers and
to
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quiet
sultrinesstube
in.i s
aoyngthiveesp
will be Mr. Stephenson, Captain Claxton, Mr. Edwin
g imported alto-
Clark, and Mr. Wild, thus occupying a position of peril,
if peril there be. The
i inquiry OR all hands, wherever
you go in Wales, or ato whatever train you step, is
" Have you seen the tube bridge?'' in Welsh " pont!
pgiebtahlelr,"
itnhtoougthhethlaenwgouradge"frtuombe't'hiesfbaecit of such a noveln
piece of mechanism being first constructed in the princi-
pality. Every available car and conveyance in the dis-
trict is engaged, and provisions are being stored in as
though for the victualling of an invading army. The
most accurate registers are kept in connexion with the
state of the tide, and the ti▪ de table for the month tends
to show that the day fixed is most favourable for the
operation. To-day its hei▪
ght, at 7h. 46m., is 17.4; to-
morrow it will be 18.4; and on Wednesday it will be
19.3, the highest. The entire operation is expected to
be over by eight o'clock, exactly 11 minutes after which
the tide suddenly turns. The two end tubes nre nearly
finished, as well as the grand central tower. A number
of gentlemen's yachts and small boats are plying up and
down the stream, between the kidge and pangor.