The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-05 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL. 14.43. en 4.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—TIIO sales 'are—Blackburn, Clitheroe, and
North-Western, par—Birmingham and Dudley, 5% p.—Birmingham
and Oxford Junction, 9% p.—Buckinghamshire, % p.—Dundee and
Perth, 14% p.—East Lancashire, New (Scrip), I% p.—East Lincoln-
shire, 3% p.—Great Northern (Nos. 1 to 101,000), 6s. 3d. p.—
Ditto (Nos. 104,001 and upwards), 14 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 1% die.
—Ditto, Preference, p.—London and North-Western, 185 ex
div.— Ditto, Grand Junction Quarters, 191% p. ex div.—Ditto, Quar-
ters, New, 12% p.—Lonlon, Birmingham, and Southern Coast, ex
div., and New, 55%—Manchester and Leeds, 32/. Shares (late Ex-
tension), 3 p.—Ditto, Halves (late Liverpool and Bury), s:ji p.—
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Quarters, No. 1,3% p.—
Ditto, ditto, No. 2,22 U ox diva—Ditto (late Great Grimsby and
sanlitiar yD
Drogheda,
ed Chester,a Thirds, New,ss dpias -NS oeuwtrl
Sheffield), 47, dis.—Alidland Stock, 121'4—Ditto, 401. Shares, 5% p.
—North Staffordshire, p.—North Union (A), 217 ex div.—Ditto
(B), 151% ex div.—Preston and Wyre, 35—Ditto, Halves (A), 4%
Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, % p.—West Riding Union, 1%
p.—York and Newcastle, 36%—Ditto, New, 6% p.—Belfast and
iiSPIANCHESTER, MARCH 4.
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SToca EXCHANOL.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 7-16 p.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 9!;,
—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., par c. new—Blackburn, Darwen, and
9-I6—East Lancashire, New
Bolton, 3-16 c now— Buckinghamshire,
(scrip), 1% —Edinbur,gh and Glasgow, Quarters, 20 —Fleet wood, Pres-
ton, and West Riding Junction, 4—Great Northern (Direct North-
ern), Regd., IA
Ditto (late London and York), Reg., % p.—Hud-
dersfleld and Manchester Railway and Canal, Thirds, 1M —Leeds
and Thirak, 1% —Ditto, New, % dls.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Man-
chester, New
Branches Scrip (blue), 3%—Manchester, Buxton, Mat-
lock, and Midland, 5i
- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
(Grimsby 20/. Shares), l34—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 1%
—Manchester and Southampton, 16s. C.—North Staffordshire. 3%
—Oldham Alliance, 5, —..-I'leston and Wyre, 2! IL
-- A —Scotti h Central,
76'—South-Eastern alld. Dover, IS . 4, 13-16—west Riding Union,
l% p.- IV Wald ale, 3-1 b
LEEDS, Maus 4.
STOCK EXCYLANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and
Boston, par—Eastern Counties (York Extension), 108 IL—East Lan-
cashire, 2% p.—Ditto, New (scrip), 3".
P. —East and West York-
Great Northern (late London and York), 7s. 6d p.
shire, 18s. P.-
-Huddersfield and Manchester, 31. 16s. Gd.
.. P.—Leeds and Dews
_Ditto, Branches Scrip (Dale), 334 . p —Ditto, Ex-
tensionsbury, 7 ii. P. 155. p.—Ditto New - '
San, (green),
3,
d. ,Extensions (pink), 20s.
—Leeds and 'flask, I,s is.—Ditto, New, 2s. Gd. dis.— Ditto,
P. a --, p.—Leeds, Wakefield, mid Midland, l
Preference, os. , s. Gd. dis.—
London and Brighton and South Coast, Fifteenths, Gs. p.—Manclies •
ter and Leeds, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 31. 3s. 9d. p.—Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (late Great Grimsby and Shef-
field), 4% dis.—Ditto, Extensions,k N293r. dia.—Ditto, Grimsby Docks,
' astle and Berwic (o tk Shields) 12 •
2% dis.—N ewe , p.—North Bri-
tish, 10 4 P.— late Carlisle Ditto, Quarters ( Branch), 2% p.—Ditto,
tlictensions (scrip), 165. p. —Northern Counties Union, 255. Gd. dia.—
Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, ss. Gd. p._ west Rins Union, 375.
P.— •
Whsrfdale Junction, 23. Gd. p. —York and North Midland, Pre-
ference, 10!g p.

SHEFFIELD, Meacu 4,
Srocx EXCIANGE.
-The sales are-Ambergate. Nottingham, and
Boston. par-London and Brighton and South Coast, 555 g -
chester and Lincoln Union, 1 des.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire (Grimsby and Sheffild), 12/. 10s. Shares, Ti d1.5.-West
Riding Union, 2 p.
NEIVCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Msacn 4.
STocx Exclusov.-Tho sales are-Edinburgh and Northern, 38s.
9d. p.- Ditto, New, 255. 9d. p.-Newcastle and Berwick, 1254 p.-
Northern Counties Union, 245. dis.-North British, 10%
p.-York and Newcastle, Extension, p.
Ditto,
Extension, 15s. 6d.
HULL, MAacu 4.
STOCK EXCIIANGII..-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex-
tension, % p.-North British, Quarters, 895.-East Lancashire, New
(scrip), 154 p.-London and York Extensions (scrip), 2%-West
Riding Union, 385. P.
EDINBURGH, MARCH 3.
siveK ExcgANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian, New, 58s, 6d.-
Direct Northern (scrip), 618.-Dundee and Perth, 34% -Ditto, New.
2254-East Lothian Central, 555..-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves.
22-Ditto, Quarters.
19% -Elndburgh, Leith, and Grantor', 20%-
Ditto, Preference, 21-Ditto, New, 664.-Ditto, Quarters, 175.-
Edinburgh and Northern, 1754-Ditto, New, 87s. 6d.-Ditto, New-
port, 654-Ditto, ditto, Now, 584.-Edinburgh and Perth (New), 595.
-Ditto, Halves, 19s. 6d.-Great North of Scotland, 545.-Great
Northern (late Direct Northern), 844.-North British, Quarters, 9Gs.
6d.-Ditto, New, Quarters (scrip), 285.-Ditto, Thirds, 75e.-Scot-
ash Central, 22%-Scottish Grand Junction, 295.-Scottish
land, 24%.
GLASGOW, MAltcu 3.
STOCK EXCUAIME.-The sales are -Caledonian, New, 555.-Cale-
donian and Dumbartonshire, 495. 6d.--Dundee and Arbroath, New,
No. 3, 51. 25.-Dundee and Perth, 351.-East Lothian Central, 555.
6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 2154-Ditto, Quarters, 1954 -
Edinburgh And Perth (New Co.), 655.-Ditto, New, 225. 6d.-Glas-
gow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 641.-Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 81. 115.-
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 6% -Great North of Scotland,
563.-Great Southern of Madras, 2s. 9d.-Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct,
405.-Manchester and Southampton, 235.-North British, Thirds,
765. 6d.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 285.-Scottish Central, 22% -
Scottish Grand Junction, 28s. 6d.-Scottish Midland Junction, 24%
-Stirlingshire and Midland Junction, 475.

FOOD IN BELGIUM.—A letter from Antwerp, of
the 28th of February, informs us that the price of bread has
again risen. On Friday the price of wheat was 33f. 55c. per
hec., of rye 22f. 72c., oats 91. 79c., hay if. 95c., and straw sf.
80c. The price of bread of second quality was 50c. per killo-
gramme, and that of rye bread 30c.
SAVINGS BANKS IN IRELAND.—A return of the
amount of deposits in the Irish savings banks has just been
printed by order of the House of Commons. The returns are
made up to the 20th of November last, and contain the fol-
lowing comparative statement of the amounts due to the
banks of the several provinces on that date and on the cor-
responding day of 1845. The total amount of deposits ap-
pears to be for
1845. 1846.
Leinster £1,078,309 12 4 ...... £965,315 2 2
Ulster
Connaught 131,156 5 9 140,782 19 11
Munster 1,045,584 1 3 ...... 1,107,280 3 8

Gross Total. 52,876,388 10 7 ......£2,882,166 3 9
The balance on the surplus fund account were, in the
total, in 1845, 11,023/. 3s. 3d. ; 1846, 10,9151. 2.3. 2d. The
separate return for Dublin (included in Leinster in the
above table) shows the amount of deposits to have been on
the 20th of November, 1845, 635,851/. 35.; and in 1846,
485,1161.25. Bd.
DEATII OF LIEUT.-COLONEL. WALCOT, R.A.—
This officer, who for some time past has been in the enjoy.
ment of retired full pay as a lieutenant-colonel, died on the
28th ult., at his residence in Hampshire. He entered the
Royal Artillery in 1802, and while but a junior officer, saw
some distinguished service, including the Peninsular and
Waterloo campaigns. He was attached to the army under
Sir John Moore, and took part in the Corunna campaign. In
1815 lie accompanied the army sent against Napoleon, under
the Duke of Wellington, and commanded a company of artil-
lery at Waterloo. Colonel Walcot's commissions were thus
dated :—Second lieutenant, Dec. 20, 1802 ; lieutenant, Sept.
12, 1803 ; captain, March 23, 1809 ; major, Aug. 15, 1822
and lieutenant-colonel, Jan. 10, 1837.
The Marquis of Sligo arrived at nuance's Hotel, Upper
Belgrave-street, yesterday.