The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE. AI &liKETS.

LrvEnrooL, MAY 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The Share market was rather better to-
eay, the business doing larger, and prices were a shade hi,gher. The
La
sales are—Eastern Counties, 8 —East Lancashire, is ew, 8,11
Ditto, Q inners, Great Northern, 94—Ditto (A), 5!
caster and Preston, 1 p.--Ditto, 'llllTc-quarter Shares, —Ditto, n-
o,
Quarters, 1314 Great Western, Quarters,:6! —Lancashire and
Yorkshire Fifths, dis.—London and North-Western, 130—Ditto,
New Quarters, % p.—Midland, Halves, 10% dis.—North British,
New Preference, ls. 3d. p.—North Staffordshire, 4N di3.—Shrews-
bury ant Chester (N. W. M.), Iqi dis.—Ditto, New 13/. 6s. 8,1.
Shares, %—Oswestry and Chester, 6% dis.—Ditto, Preferei.C.!, gua-
ranteed 8 per cent., 153,x—South-Eastern and Dover, 2174 —Ditto
(No. 4), 6/. ISs. 9d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension,
E.l't3tricidhlaasned),,
3g27.anteed 6 per
cNeons d
t 850
and. North
BIRMINGHAM, MAY 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Thsre were sellers of Eastern Counties at
8%, London and North-Western, New Quarters, at 3y4 p., North
Staffordshire, at 4% dis., and Shrewsbury and Birmingham (
at 5% dis., but these prices were net to be obtained. Birmingham,
and Oxford Junctions were done at 25%.
YORK, MAT 18.

STOCK EXCHANGE —The busineSs transacted to-day was as fol.
lows :—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 4/. Is. 3d
HULL, MAY 19.

STOCK EXCHANGE.— The transactions to-day were as follows :

hall and Selby, guaranteed 10 per cent., 93%—Midland, 501. Shares,
103 i dis.—North British, Preference, 218.—N orth- Western, 8% dia.—
York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension No. 1), 6 dls. —York and
North Midland, 3I!.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ➢IAY 19.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The follow:nz, 'are to-day's transactions :
North British, Thirds, 3/. I6s.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20M

GLASGOW, MAT is.
SToca EXCIIANGE.—The business done in the Stock Exchange to.
day has been as follows :—Arbroath and Forfar, 41. ss.—Cale•lonian.
Preference, 111A—Edinburgh and Northern, 10 --Glasgow, Kilt-liar.
nock, and Ayr, Halves (No. 1), 61. I Is.—Ditto (No. 2),61. lig.—
North Britizh, Preference, 2:s.—Scottish Midland Junction, 119ey.

POISONINGS : THEIR PREVENTION.—The horrible
frequency of murders by poison, indicating a far more
extensive and dreadful prevalence of the practice than
has been or can be detected (for most of the cases
brought to light appear to be found out by mere ac-
cident), suggests the necessity for imposing, if pos-
sible, some check on the continuance of this ap•
palling depravity. Many suggestions have been
thrown out for this purpose, but the best of them
seem
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iatnsnhrotdie medr
swee,who
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chemists,
drugs
guard
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practitioners,h pneo entryip saroge naysie,nnisntti
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to otypeeupprt
one farther would be tenfold more efficacious. It
requireshould
name
andth that t
residenceevery
ar
partyciu alluded
entity to
to
to whom
being should
ho sold poison, and that, on any
asked for, or the call for small qumtiries being frequently
repeated, he should send a letter stating the date or
dates and facts to the overseer of the parish in which
the applicant resided. This would ba very little trouble,
and the expense of postegs is now so trifling, that it
ought to interpose no obstacle to the furnishing of this
important information to quarters where the least de-
parture from the ordinary health and mortality of the
locality must be noticed. If this were done, families
would not perish in succession, as in the re cc-nt atrocious
instance at Guestling, where a woman hasibeencommitted
for trial, as the poisoner of her husband and three sons;
and even a single auspicious death, where it was fore-
known that poison bad been purchased, would excite a
wholesome suspicion, and immediate investigation of the
cireunhlances. And the very fear of there having been
such inteheence given,'muet have a strong deterring
influence and general effect on the wicked beings pre-
dhposed to the commission of such monstrous and un-
natural crimes. The plan, to our minds, would be un-
attended by any serious impediment, and we would re-
spectrully sugg, st it for public consideration. It might
he advisable to modify what are called Burial Societies,
which appear to offer sore temptations to murder, and
limit their operation to the assistance of members in sick-
ness.—T/e Literary Gazette.
'We understand that the magnificent estate of Chief-
den, near Maidenhead, late the residence and property
of Sir George Warrender, Bart., with all the costly effects
has been purchased by Messrs. Farebrother and Co. for
his Grace the Duke of Sutherland,