The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

We learn from Birmingham that the utmost activity pre-
vails in various quarters of the town in prosecuting the works
of the Stour Valley line of railway. From the shaft sunk at
the old wharf, the tunnel extends to King Alfred's-place ;
and in the grounds of Bingley House, so long the residefre
of the Lloyds, the lease of which is bought by the company,
another shaft is now being sunk; whilst considerable pro-
gress has been made from Tindall-bridge in excavating a
line of communication towards Bingley House. In Sumner-
street and Hill-street an extensive gap has been made by
the taking down of several houses; and in Navigation-street,
Pinfold• street, and the vicinity, so many houses are vacated,
that it is said nearly two hundred families have been forced
to remove, causing a complete stagnation to the business of
the small shopkeepers round about. It is stated that within
a month no less than 1,400 men, in addition to those already
employed by the two railway companies, will be put to work
in Birmingham.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock • • • • • • • • • • • • 193 194
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 8G 85%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 87 66%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 87% 58 878
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 • • 9 1-16 8 15-16
India Bonds, 1,0001. .. • • • • • •
Ditto, under 1,000/. • • • • 3 p
South Sea Stock .. .• • •
Ditto, New Annuities • . • • .. 85%
Consols for May 27 .. • • • • • • • • 27 86% %
Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d.
1,000/. .. ...• 2 dis par
5001. .... 2 dis par
"Ditto, Small .. • • ...• 2 dis 1 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Cidlian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .• • • 91
Granada, 1 per Cent. .• • • • • 20
Mexican, 1846, 5 per Cent .• • • 20%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. ..
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • 35%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 39
Ditto, Deferred .. • • • . 11%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent. .. 115 f. —c.
Exchange • . .. • • • • . 25f. 65c.
Dutch Two-and•a-Half per Cents. 58 %
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Amber., Notting.,Boston, &EastrnJn. 2%.... 1% to
Eastern Counties . • • • • • 20 • • . 19 .... to 18%
Ditto, York Extension • • • • 614 .. • • 5U .. • • to
East Lancashire .. .• • • .. .. 17 .. • . 16% .... to '—
Ditto, New .. .. • • • • .. 7% .... 7%.... to
Ditto, ditto New Seep 1% 1%%.. to
Edinburgh and Perth • • • • • -• 2 .... to
Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester .. 2% I% •••. to
Great Northern .• •• . • • • . 3% 2% 3.. to 2%
Ditto, London and York Extension 2% 2 .• •• to 1%
Great North of England • • • • • • 100 ....230 .. ••to
Ditto. New— .• .. • . 5 .... 59 .... to
Great Western .. .. • • • • .. 65 .• . .115. ••to
Ditto, Half Shares .. •• .. 50 .. • . 68
. . .
• • to
Ditto. Fifths .• .. • . . • .. 20 .. • • 26%14 ••to
Ditto, New • • .. • • • • .. 4% ...• 7%%.. to
Hull and Selby • • • • • • • • . •• 50 •• . • 102% .. ••to
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds •• 14 •• • • 9% •••• to
Leeds and Bradford .. .. •• 40 .. • • 83U% .. t•
Leicester and Bedford •• • • •• I 6s. .... dis. to
Leeds and Thirsk .• • • • . 22%.... 18% to 17%
Do., do., Preference, 6 per Cent • • 3% .• • • 4% 3% to 4
-Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junct. 2%.... 1 .•.. to
London and Blackwall • • 161. 13s. 4d. • ... • to
Ditto, New, No. 1 .. 5 .... 5% .... to
London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 50 .. 61%N .. to 51
Ditto, Consolidated Eighths . • • • 10 •• .. 11% to •
London and North- Western • . .. 100 ..172.g, 173% to 172
Ditto, Quarters .. • • L. and B. 7 .... 22% .... to
Ditto ditto New .. • • • • • 2 .... 11,4%.• to
Ditto, 401. Shares .. M. and It. .. 40 .... 66% .... to
Ditto, 101. Shares .. M. and It. (0) 1 •• •• 6 .... to
London and South-We.iteru 411. 10d..•.• --• .... to
Ditto, Scrip .. • • .. • • •.--5 •• •• 474 •• • • to
Manche.tor and Leeds . .. 82 ••••100 •• .. to

Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .. • . —7l. 45... • • % p.. to % p
Blanchester and Southampton 2 .. • • 1 • to
Midland .. • • • • • • • .100 • • 115% .. • • to
Ditto, New .. • • • • • • 36 .. .. 39 • .. to
Ditto, New .. .. .. • . 2 .. • • 414 %• • to 4
Newcastle and Berwick .. • . 20 .... 25%1 % to
Ditto, New • • • • • .. 5 •• • • 7%14.. to 7
Norfolk .. . • .. • • .. 100 . .. ••to
Ditto, Extension .. • • .. 10 •• . . 9% •••• to 10
North British .. .. 25 .. • . 31% .... to
Ditto, Half Shares .. 1234 .. • . 15 .. • . to 14%
Ditto, Quarters .. . • .. 2yi 3%. .. to
Ditto, Extension .. .• %.. • • 1 . .•• to
Ditto, Thirds .. .• • • .. • . 1 .... • ••to
North Staffordshire • • .• • • ••5 • • 735 6% to 7
Ditto, Scrip (late Churnet & Blythe) 2 .... 335 .... to 3
North Western .. .. . • - .. 4 .. . • 1% .... to
Preston and Wyre ... - • • . 25 .... 35 .... to
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate • • 8 .. 41i% .. to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) • • 3% •• • • 3% •• .. to
Ditto, ditto (B) • • .• .• -.. 3 .... 2% ••.. to
Shropshire Union . .. .. • • 425.....1% % dis. to
'Oath Eastern and Dover .. .. • .33/.25.4d. 363 to
Ditto, New (do. 30/0 No. 3 .. • • 15 •• • • 15 .. • • to
Ditto, New (do. 151.) No. 4 .. •• 5 • • s►fi.. ••to
York and Newcastle .• .. .. .. 25 ••• • 34 .• • • to
Ditto, New .. .. • • .. 10 • • 133 t.•.. to
Ditto, Preference • . •• .. • . 4 .. • • 6% •.•• to
York and North Midland .. 50 .... 8135 .... to
Ditto, Extension .. .. 25 .. • • 40►% .. ••to
Ditto, Preference .. • • • • 2 ..•. 1034 .. • • to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo. Belgian .. • • • • • 4 • - 3 .. •.to
Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Constituted) 4 •• • • 1% .... to
Central of France (Orleans & Vierzon) 12 .. • • 15% .... to
East Indian .. • • ss. . • % .... to
Madrid and Valentia ... . • . • 2 .. • • 9i .. •.to
Namur and Liege .. .. • • •10..• • 4 34 .... to
Paris and Lyons
Sambre and Meuse .. • • • • •• 12 5% .... to

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NEWMARKET RACES.
(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

A handicap Sweeps of 10 soya. each, for three and four

yrs old., D. M.

Vert-Vert

Don. Caesar

Present

Mouseling 4
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three yr old fillies, out
of mares that never bred a winner of more than 50
says. at any one time. B.M. (6 Subs.)
Bridle
Filly by Hetman Platoft; out of Macremma
Filly by The Doctor, out of Ravelrj 3
The Newmaiket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft ; for three
yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. The second to
save his stake. D. M. (23 Subs.)

Cossack
1
War Eagle 2

Six ran. Won by a length.
Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h ft. Last half of Ab,

M. (3 Subs.)

Piccinino ................................ . ........... walked over
Sweepstakes of 100 soys. each, h ft, Bst 41b each. T.Y.O

Reminiscence

_walked over

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDOW, APRIL 23.—Wind S.E.—Light airs and dull hazy
weather.
CORK, APRIL 20.—Wind. S.W.—Arrd. Catherine, Wit.
liams, Callao; Freeman, Done, Boston. Ski. Gasper, New
York; Ella and Inconstant, St. John's, Newfoundland. Off
port, Juliet, Dunlop, Havannah, and sailed for London.
DUBLIN, APRIL 21.-IVind N.W.—Arrd. 20,. llugh,
Fletcher, Trinidad ; Garonne, Antigua.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was heavy.
Sales 4,000 bales, including 500 American on speculation.
The value of American was quoted %d. per lb. lower, and of
Brazil and Surat %d. per lb. lower than last week. There
were 2,500 bales American sold at 614 d. to 7%d. per lb., and
Surat realised 4d. to 41,4 d per lb. In Railway Shares there
was nothing new. Business was still dull, the heavy shares,
however, being best supported.
The Overland Mail brings advices cf a favourable com-
plexion in some respects, but not such as are calculated to
encourage the expectation that the Eastern Markets will offer
yet, for some time to come, an opening for increased imports
of manufactures. The pacific policy of Lord Hardinge,
should events favour its development, may do much to
create a more extended, permanent, and less fluctuating
demand; but it is to railways all are looking for the grand
impetus to civilization and prosperity. The Honourable East
India Company had almost drawn to the full extent et
the three Presidencies of its intended remittances for the
financial year ending April, and the exchange, consequently,
was on the advance. Although shippers from England take
care to send forward excessive supplies of goods, the exports
of produce from India are large, and the frequent wars have
caused'a greater local expenditure, and diminished the sur-
plus revenue available fur remittance to England.
By the Overland Mail we have acounts from South Aus-
tralia ofJanuaiy 14th. The colony seemed to be prosperous,
and mining industry was prosecuted with considerable vigour
and spirit.
Van Diemen's Land dates of Jan. 6. notice the festivities of
Christmas as having been observed with as much ardour as
in England, although the heat was at eighty degrees. Ac-
cording to an estimate just made, it appears that the annual
rentals for houses in Hobart Town amount to 96,400/.
The Funds have been decidedly worse to-day, and it
appears that money stock has been suddenly pressed on
the market, for ,we have a decline from 87, the first
price this morning, to 86%. Time bargains are effected at
a reduction to 86% %. Exchequer bills have been quoted
2s. discount to par. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. are 88 to 87%; and the Three per Cents., 86 to 85%.
Bank Stock is worth 193 to 194.
The Foreign Bonds have been dull. Spanish Three per
Cents. are 3534: and this has been the only bargain in Pen-
insular Securities. .tilexican Bonds are at 20%; Grenada,
at 20; and Chilian, at 91. French Five per Cent. Rentes
are 115, with the Exchange at 23: 65.
Railway Shares have been depressed in value, and sales
are more difficult.