The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-02 00:00:00

MARCH '2, 1847.

PRICE SD.

CHARLES COCHRANE, ESQ., AND
THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER.

At a meeting held at the Craven Head, Drury-lane, on
Monday last, Mr. Cochrane alluded to the correspondence
which had appeared in The Sun newspaper, and is reported
in the Horning Advertiser to have said, as follows :—" One
of the letters appeared to be written by a Mr. Bass, of
Brighton, a gentleman whom he knew very well, and who
had treated him with kindne.s. In fact, dressed as he was
at the time, he was supposed to be a Spanish Quaker, and
treated accordingly, and he had certainly enjoyed the joke
very much. He bad however written to Mr. Bass on the
subject of the letter, and that gentleman denied that he was
the writer of it, or that be knew anything at all about it."
The following letters appear in the Morning Advertiser of
this day:—

" TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING ADVERTISER.
"Brighton, 2d Month, 26, 1847.
"Sir,—As I obserie in thy paper of the Aid instant that
my name is made common property between the electors of
Westminster and one of their candidates. I will thank thee
to give publicity to the correspondence which has taken
place between Charles Cochrane and myself; in order to
show the electors the extent of my acquaintance with their
candidate.
" It may be as well to state that I never iu the least sup-
posed he was a Spanish Quaker, but was induced to treat
him with kindness merely from a belief that he was a re-
fugee. I aat, respectfully, &c.,
"ISAAC BASS."
"26, Devonshire-place, Marylebone, Loudon,
" Saturday, Feb. 20, 1847.
Sir 77-4 feel it my duty to forward you The Sun evening

purporting to come from you, and to which my attention
was drawn yesterday evening. Permit me to premise,
that I do not suspect for a moment that you have
written the letter, as I am quite sure you are incapable
of anything so gross or unjust, as your kindness to me,
whilst under the character of a Spanish minstrel, and the
marked acknowledment by me in my work of such kind-
ness, could leave no other, I presume, than agreeable re-
miniscences between us. It is necessary, however, for the
sake of my character, and the future proceedings which I
purpose adopting, that I should communicate with you, and
I shall feel greatly obliged by an answer at your earliest
convenience.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
" CHARLES COCHRANE.
"Mr. Bass, Grove-street, Brighton."
" Brighton, 2d Month, 22, 1847.
"Until the receipt of The Sun newspaper, which thou sent
me, I knew nothing of the paragraph concerning Juan De
Vega. I well remember the circumstance of being imposed
on, and afterwards seeing it ridiculously detailed in thy book,
and in a way which thou must be quite aware would carry
with it anything but agreeable reminiscences.
" To Charles Cochrane." " J. BASS.
" 26, Devonshire-place, Thursday, Feb. 25, 1847.
" Sir,—lt is with great regret that I have read that por-
tion of your letter which appears to indicate impressions on
your mind other than what I could have desired, relative to
my acquaintance with you, under the character of a Spanish
minstrel. I can sincerely assure you of this, that I never
had the most distant intention of doing or saying aught that
might prove unpleasant, and I trust you will bear in mind,
that however much the indiscretion of my conduct might be
apparent to you, the motives were innocent, and I was a
mere stripling at the time.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

" CHARLES COCHRANE."
Mr. Cochrane and Juan de Vega are now established to be
one and the same person. We will, therefore, in a few days,
enlighten the electors of Westminster as to the sayings and
doings of the Senor Juan de Vega, and enable them to judge
for themselves as to his fitness to represent them. We will
also give them a " Biographical Sketch of Mr. C. Cochrane,
candidate for Westminster," to compare with the one printed
in the Morning Advertiser of 17th December last, and since
reprinted by authority at the steam-press of W. H. Cox, 5,
Great Queen-street, and circulated as a handbill among the
electors. Mr. Cochrane seeks publicity—we will assist him
to his heart's content.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 27.

STOCK Excilatioa.—The sales are —Ambergate and Eastern Junc-
tion, % p,—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 934 p.--East Lin-
colnshire, 3 p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Ridieg Junction, es.
92. p.—Great Northern (Nos. 1 to 1eS,000), % p.—Ditto, Nos.
108,001 and upwards, % p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 3'74 p.—
Leeds and Thirsk, 11,4(2 dis.—Ditto, New, 14 dis.—Ditto Preference,
p.—London and North-Western, 185% ex div.—London and
York, New, IA p.—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Exten-
sion), 314 p.—Manchester and Southampton, Fi dis.—Mancfroter,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 314 p.— Ditto, 201.
Shares, 31s. 3d. dis.—Midland Stock, 124—North Staffordshire, 3%
p.—North Union (A), 216 ex die.—Scottish Central, 714 p.—Shrews-
bury, and Chester, New, Is. 3d. dis.—Shropshire Union Railway and
Canal, % dis.—South-Eastern, 39—Ditto, No. 1, 2 p.—Ditto, No. 3,
Consolidated, 2% p.—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, % p.—South Stafford-
shire 'lnaction, 3/sc.—West Riding Union, 38s. 9d. p.—Newry and
W arrenpoint, 11,4 —Dutch RhenlislT, 2% dis.
3 ANCHESTER, FEBRUARY 27.

STOca EXcnatior.—The sales are—Birmingham and Oxford June-
tloa, 9% p.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, Etc., par—East Lancashire, 21,4 p.
—Ditto, 2% c. p.—Ditto, ITew (strip), 1 9-1 s ;L ....Fleetwood, Fres-
ton, and West Riding Junction, 5-16 p.—Huddersfield and Man-
chester Railway and Canal, 31 p. —Ditto, Thirds, % c. p.—Leeds
and Thirek, New, i 4 dis.—Ditto, P ferentials, 1% p.— L;:eds, Dews-
bury, and Manchester, Old EX2CII 011 scrip (green), 14 p.—London
and North• Western, liia-71),itto" • "Nriester and Birmingham),
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire),
1% dis.—Manchester and Southampton, % dis.—North Staftordshire,
3% c. p.—Preston and Wyre, halves (B), % p.—South-Eastern and
Dover, No. 4, % p.— West Riding Union, 1 15-16.—Whitchaven
and Furness, 3 dis.

LEEDS, FsszVART 27.
Srocx Excuarrox.—The- bw-luro of the Exchange this week has
Improved both in extent and flrmne4g, and rather enhanced prices
have been given The most noticeable advances are in Norfolk
Stock, London and Brightons, and Leeds and 'I hirsks. Manchester
and Leeds stock is also better. The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 2s. 6d. p.—East Lancashire, New (scrip), 28s. fid
p. —East and West Yorkshire, 7s. 6d. p.—lludderslleld and Man-
chester, p.—Leeds and Think, 14 dis.—Ditto, New, par
Ditto, Preference, 325. p.—Malton and Driffield Junction, 265. n
p.—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extension), 2% p.—
Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (late Great Grimsby and
Sheffield), 41. las. 9d. dis.—North British, Extensions (scrip), 15s.
6d. IL —North-Western, Bs. p.— Sheffield and Rotherham, 8 p.
Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, ss. p.—West Riding Union, 1% p.
Wharfdale Junction, ss. n. dis.—York and Newcastle (late New. and
Dar. June.), Preference, 4N n. p.—York and North Midland, Pre-
ference, 10;4 p