The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-24 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 22.
STOCK
EXCHANGE.—We have to report an improved M ar'
ket for shares to-day. A good amount of business has bee°
transacted, and higher prices paid. The shares most in de-
mand were—Midlands, London and North-Wettern, Stafford,
West Riding Union, and Leeds Extension. The sales were
Birkenhead, Lancashire. and Cheshire Junction, 2 dbl.."'
Birmingham and Oxford, 6 p.—Caledonian, Halves, 1 dit
—Dundee and Perth, 30 ex new—Eastern Counties, Y°11:1
Extension, dis.— East Lincolnshire 114 p.---Leeds and
Thirsk," dis.—Ditto, Preference, par—London an
North-kestern, 170—Ditto, Quarters (G. I), 15141,Ph..--
Ditto, Quarters, New,9l/2 p.—Manchester and Leeds,
3(4 p.—Ditto, 321. Shares Ni dis.—Ditto. Fifths (late WI
Riding Union), 14 dis—Midland Stock, New,l% Th—N°rt
British, New Quarters (scrip), 3s. 9d. p.—North Stafford-
shire, 1% p.—Preston and Wyre, 35—York and Newcastle.
Preference, 234 p.—Dutch Rhenish, 3% dis.
MANCHESTER, MAY 22.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire, 2 dis.—Birmingham and Oxford June.
tion, p.—East LanCashire, New, 2'A dis.—Fleet-
Dewsbury, and Manchester, % dis.
wood, Preston, and West Riding Manchester, 1 9-16 dis.—Leedg,
and Lincolnshire, Eighths,,ol/4 dis --North Staffordshire,
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1 9-16 p. —Manchester, Sheffield,

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are—East Lancashire, New, 2 dis.—Ditto, New (scrip), te.
6d. dis.—East and West Yorkshire, 1% dis.—Great North.,
a speculativev i view
prospective
ern, 17R dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 76 dis.—Leeds
and Thirak, New, 514 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 48. dis.—Leeds,
Wakefield, and Midland, 19s. 6d. dis.--London, Brighton.
and South Coast, 51—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares
(late Extensions), 9s. dis.—Ditto, West Riding Union, Tee
6.1. dis.—North British, Thirds, 1 P.—Ditto, Extension
(scrip), 2a. p.—North-Western, 388. dis.—South Yorkshire.
14
Doncaster, and Goole, 15s. dis.—Wharfdale Junction, 1% dia.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAY 22.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—ThesaIes are—Eastern Counties. 1834
—Great Northern, 325. dis.—Newcastle and Berwick, New.
30s. p.—York and North Midland (East and West Riding),
9 Lii P.

HULL, MAY 22.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Blackburn, Cliths-
roe, &c., Preference, 3 p.-Hull and Selby (10 per cent.
guar.), 102-Manchester and Leeds (West Riding Union), %
dis.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 28s. 9d. p.-North Bri-
tish, Quarters, 795. 6d.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), Is. 9d. p.--
Ditto, Thirds, 455.-North Staffordshire, 30s. p.
EDINBURGH, MAY 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 254--
Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 145.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271. ,
Iss. -Ditto, Halves, 15/.-Ayr and Galloway, 1/. 19s. 6d. -
Caledonian, 241.-Ditto, New, 11. 15s. 6d.-Caledonian and
Dumbartonshire, 1/. 145.-Clydesdale Junction, 421. 10s.-
Deeside, 31. 55.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 11. 7s. 6d.
-Dundee and Arbroath, 404-Ditto, New, No. 1, 291.-
Ditto. New, No. 2,301.-Ditto; New, No. 3,4/. 7s. 6d.-Dunde•
and Northern Junction, 14 9s. -Dundee and Perth, 301. ss.
-Ditto, New, lIL-Ditto, Quarters, 21. 135.-East of
Fife, 2/. 55.-East Lothian Central, IL 135.-Edinburgh and
Bathgate, 8/. 103.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 681. 7s. 61.-
Ditto, Heailtvhe,sa,u2d2/G.-raDuittutno:
181.
-Ditto,
Preference, 201,
burgh, ,
-Ditto, New, 2/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, I ls.-Edinburgh ,
and Northern, 16/. 155.-Ditto, New, 2/. 165.-Ditto, New-
port, 61. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, ditto, New, 1/. 145.-Edinburgh and
Perthand
Ayrshire(New,Col.l)44-11*Dii°ttso*--,
NDeitwto,stHocakl,ve4so,4Bsl.o-s.G_lasDigtowtZ :
Halves, No. 1,8/. I 55.-Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 61.35.-Glasgow.
Dumfries, and Carlisle, 51.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 38/.
10s. -Glasgow General Terminus, 12/. 155.-Glasgow and
Greenock, 17L-Ditto, Halves, 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference,
84-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 44-Great North '
ocirthuaßrtreirtsis,h3,l.3ol4Bsl.o36.7.-North ~f Scotland, 24-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 21.
ls.-Ditto (late London and York), 24-Newcastle and
14. Berwick,i. 24/.
6d.-Ditto,lss.
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Quarters (scrip). 13s. 6d.-Ditto, Thirds, 2/. 3s.° 6d.---'
Ditto, Fifths. 61. 155.-Scottish Central, 231. 10 'oh
Scotti
Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish Midland, 19/ 3...-
and Hereford. 10s.-Shrewsbury, Oswe t *-Shrewsbury
155.-Ditto New, U.-Stirling and Dunfermline,
and Chester, 94
Stirling and Midland, 2/. 58.--wish nfertnline. 4/. 1811.--.
10s.-York and Newcastle, 34/. 10 aw and Coltness. 481.
Ditto, Preference, 6/. 103.-D' e 8.---Ditto, New, 141. 105..-
6d.-East Indian, 2s. 6d.--Greiar ct Bombay and Madras, 2s.
Southern of Madras,2s.-Ma t North of India, 35.-Great
dras, Nellore and Arcot, Is. 6d.
GLASGOW, MAY 21.'
STOCK Ex . CHAITGE.-The sales A
are berdeen, 24>4-
Caledonian, New, 365.-Dirrct Bombay and Madras, 2s. 6d.
-Edinburgh and Glasgow. Quarters, 16%-Edinburgh and
Perth (New Co.). 305.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock,- d Ayr,
40%-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 81.-Ditto, Halves, No.and
2. 5%
- Great Northern, 405.-Kilmarnock and Ayr D' irect, 135.
-Manchester and Southampton, 10s. No rth British, Thirds
445.-Scottish Central, 23%.

THE FOLLY or AVARICE.—A very strong proof of
the fully of farmers holding their corn in expectation
of realising enormous prices, has just been communicated
to us by a gentleman of this town, who is well acquainted
with the circumstances here represented. It appears
that recently a farmer, in the neighbourhood of Beverley,
commenced thrashing some wheat, for which, nine
months ago, he refused 70s. per quarter, and alter
labouring from seven until eleven in the morning, he
succeeded in obtaining four quarters seven bushels of
corn, and the enormous number of 3,250 mice. The
loss sustained by this farmer ought to operate as a
caution to thoso similarly engag,d, that those who
hoard their grain whilst so many thousands are starving
for the want of food, may eventually become serious
losers.—Hull Advertiser.

BIRTHS.
On the 28th of March last, at Bathurst, River Gambia, the
lady of Thomas Francis Quin, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 15th inst., at Geneva, the wife of T. E. Preston,
Esq., of a son.

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On the 17th inst., at Yarmouth, the lady of Nathaniel
Surtees, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 17th inst., at Brixton-hill, the lady of Thomas
Thornton, Esq., of a son, still-born.
On the 18th inst., at Edinburgh, the lady of A. H. Wyk,
Esq., of a son.
On the 20th inst., at East Ham House, Essex, the lady of
Frederick Francis, Esq., of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 19th inst., at All Souls' Church, Langham-place,
George Leslie Lee, Esq., to Eliza Anne, only daughter of G.
A. Brown, Esq.
On the 19th inst., at Colwich, John Thompson, Esq., of
Tamworth, to Mary Magdalene, daughter of William Han-
bury, Esq., of Moreton House, Staffordshire.
On the 20th inst., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, William
Curtis Hugman, Esq., of Great Ormond-street, to Elizabeth,
second daughter of William Binns Wood, Esq., of Blooms-
bury. square.

DIED.
On the 24th of January last, at Melbourne, Port Philip,
John Wyberg Shaw, Esq.
On the 18th of February, at sea, on board the Gloriana,
Alethea Duke, the wife of Major Edward Bond, of her Ma-
jesty's 39th Regiment, aged 28.
On the 26th ult., at Canterbury, Captain William Williams,
paymaster of the 16th Lancers.
On the 19th inst., at Cheltenham, Louisa Decree, the wife
of Colonel James Jones, K.H., unattached.
On the 20th inst., at Ringwood, George Henry, eldest sots
of Captain F. A. Griffiths, LA., aged 21.
On the 20th inst., Mary Ann Lamb, aged 83.
At Gilton, Barnstaple, Rebecca, second daughter of Cap•
in Ridgway.

London: Printed and Published by idURDO YOUNG, of No. 111.
Strand, Printer, at The Sun Othee, No. 112, Strand. In the Precinct
of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex. Monday, May 94,
1847.

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GUILDHALL, 20th MAY, 1847.—The COM-
MITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS will meet
At Guildhall on WEDNESDAY, the 26th day of May instant, at One
t,Clock precisely, to receive TENDERS for a LEASE for 21 years,
B,°nl Midsummer next, of a HOUSE, No. 6, on the south side of
`;,,tarY Axe, near Houndsditch.
conditions for letting the said House may be seen by apply-
ing at the Office of Works, Guildhall.
THOS. SAUNDERS, Comptroller,