The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-04 00:00:00

NORTHERN RAILWAYS.

(From the Kendal Mercury.)
We stated last week that the Government Commis-
sioners had pronounced the Morecambe Bay scheme
impracticable, and that they had given a preference to
the Lune line as presenting greater engineering facili-
ties, at the same time expressing a strong opinion of the
desirableness of combining, if possible, the advantages
of Mr. Larmer's line at its southern exremity, with a
route past Kendal at the northern end. The Grayrigg
line seems to answer this purpose, and Lord Lowther
obtained leave for the Commissioners to include it in ,
their forthcoming Report. This is all very satisfactory.
We recur to the subject at present to notice the amusing
discrepancy that appears in the Whitehaven papers of
Saturday and Wednesday last. Our old friend, the
Herald, has the following article :
NORTHERN RAILWAYS.—We understand all the
hopes of our Kendal friends as to their line being
selected by the Commissioners, notwithstanding their
late boisterous exultations, are now at an end. It is
the opinion of the most experienced miners that the
Tunnel cannot possibly be excavated in a shorter
period than from seven to nine years. This is a com-
plete extinguisher. The surveyors in consequence
move off to the more eastern, consequently longer lines
by Lunedale, Cold Cail, Ravenstonedale, &c. It is,
of course, needful to ascertain decisively the impracti-
cability of the direct lines before adopting a longer one.
We have increased confidence in our level Coast Line,
as shorter in time, cheaper in first cost, and infinitely
more productive in resources.

The Cumberland Pacquet of Tuesday writes in a
very different strain.
From what we have more than once communicated to
our readers since the:Commissioners employed by govern-
ment to select the best route for a railway communication
between Lancaster and Scotland completed their survey,
they will be prepared in some measure for theinformation
we have now to lay before them, namely, the declaration
of the Commissioners that the Morecambe Bay line, ow-
ing to the circuitous route and the difficulties attending
the crossing of the Lancaster and Duddon Sands, is de-
clared ineligible, and consequently discarded. There is
therefore an end to the hopes of the great mass of the
population of this district, that West Cumberland would
at no distant period be the great railway thoroughfare
between the capitals of England and Scotland. On
Tuesday evening, we perceive, Lord Lowther moved
for an Address to the Crown, to empower the Railway
Commissioners to include in their forthcoming Report a
portion of a line of railway passing through Kendal and
Grayrigg, which will join the north end of the Lune
line. His Lordship's motion was acceded to, and a very
general opinion prevails, we find, that the Grayrigg line
will obtain the preference.
The Herald must have been very badly informed,
when it put out such a statement. The intelligence
of the Commissioners having given in their report might
not perhaps have reached Whitehaven, though it was
known in Carlisle and Newcastle ; but he does not even
mention the fact of Lord Lowther's motion on Tues-
day night, which he might have obtained from the
newspapers. Unwelcome news, it is commonly said,
travels fast, but .our worthy contemporary has in this
instance proved that the rule does not hold good. We
wonder what he will say next week.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

An Irish, round. faced, vigorous-looking bricklayer's la-
bourer was brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged
with having with the corner of his hod broken a pane of
glass in Tower-street.
Mr. Glover, the complainant, said that at half-past nine
o'clock, as the defendant was talking to a person, who
looked as if he also came from over the water, the former
poked his hod through the window. Witness did not
think the man intended to do the mischief, and would not
have charged him before his Lordship if he had not stur-
dily and impudently denied that he touched the glass at all.
The LORD MAYOR—(looking at the list of prisoners
for the name)—What ! Is this man's name Alexander
MgDou,gal ?
Defendant--(quite surprised) —Lard.no, your Honour ;
pooh, pooh.
The LORD MAYOR—Who are you, then ?
Defendant—Why, Tom Kinnedy, to be sure.—( A
laugh.)
The LORD MAYOR—Oh, you're the Irishman from Con-
naught, that broke the gentleman's windows ?
Defendant—Oh, then, is it from Connaught you think
I come? Why, that's worse than calling me Mr.
M'Doogle. By my sowl I never was in Connaught in
all my days, thanks be to God ; its from Kerry I conic.
The LORD MaYoa—Well; why did you deny that you
broke the window ?

Defendant—Bruck the windy I Look your Honour.
By the contints of this blessed book (lifting up a piece of
dirty blotting paper, and giving it a hearty smack with his
lips), I never touched his windy or himself either.
The Loan MAYOR-..YOU had touched it though, and
smashed it.

Defendant--No, your Honour, my had never was guilty
of such a thing, any more nor meself. Fy should my
had do it? We were walking quite along the street when
the gentleman comes up, and I had my had on my right
shoulder and the windy on my left, so how could they come
together ? Wasn't I bethuxt 'em ? So, says he, "Fy did
you break my windy ?" So I tould the gentleman very
civilly that neither him nor his windy nor me were ever ac-
quainted with one another.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Glover—You spoke to me in the rudest manner, or
you should not be here now.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, Mr. Kennedy, what money
have you got to pay for the damage ?
Defendant—Money God help rnc, your Honour, I
hav'nt got any money at all but the had that he says bruck
the windy. But by the blessed pin in your Honour's hand,
it never bruck anything yet. Paddy Gahagan bring.it in,
and let his Honour judge for himself.
The LORD MAYOR—No, I shall not pass sentence upon
the hod. I have not the least doubt about your breaking
the window.

Defendant—Why then if I did, God knows it was un-
knownst to myself, your honor.
The LORD MAYOR—Are you in employment?
Defendant—No faith, your honour. I was just going
to look for work, my hod and myself, whin the gentleman
came across me with his windy.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, how do you intend to pay
him ? I dare say he'll be satisfied to take two shillings
from a poor fellow like you.
Defendant—By dad he shall have a day's work out of
my poor bones if he likes, and the devil a bit I'll as to ate
or drink.—( A laugh.)
Mr. Glover—l shall not take any thing for the damage,
my Lord.

Defendant—By dad I'll work for a whole day, from
morning till night for you, Sir, at the top of your house, or
under the bottom of it, its all one to me.—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—No, the gentleman forgives you,
and you ought to be very grateful to him, and beg his pardon.
Defendant—So I do, your Honour. God bless and pre-
serve himself and yourself, but upon my sowl neither me
nor my had bruck the windy, after Laughter.)
TILE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE AUXILIARIES.--A man
of good address, but in a tattered condition, named Henry
Dewhurst, who stated himself to be a claimant for the sum
of 80/. for pay as Sergeant-Major in the late service of the
Queen of Portugal, under Major-General Bacon, applied
to the Lord Mayor, in consequence of a report that his
Lordship. had expressed his readiness to receive subscrip-
tions in aid of the distressed Spanish and Portuguese
Auxiliaries, and stated that he had served two years, and
was, as hundreds of others were, in extreme destitution.
The LORD MAYOR said it was true he had consented to
receive subscriptions in aid of the numberless poor objects
who were claimants upon the Spanish and Portuguese Go-
vernments, and he earnestly hoped that the appeal might
not be in vain. He had received a most excellent letter
from Mr. Charles Cochrane, of Devonshire-place, Berke.
ley-square, the wain friend and advocate of the distressed
Auxiliaries, on the subject, and a check for fifty pounds,
as that gentleman's contribution, and he hoped that an ad-
justment of the claims would speedily take place. He could
not think of disposing of any part of Mr. Cochrane's mo-
ney until arrangements were made for its distribution.
The applicant said that as the hay-making season was
at hand he and many others would be sure of employment,
and all he came to ask for was the means of satisfying the
immediate cravings of nature.
The Logo MAYOR, after looking at the poor man's tes-
timonials, directed the assistant-clerk to give him some-
thing from the poor-box. The applicant speared to be
very grateful. He said, on leaving the Justice-room, that
he and hundreds of other claimants who wore starving
about the streets of London, were looking to Parliament to
interfere to save thorn front utterly perishing.
The Loan MAYOR-_I know your deplorable condition,
and I trust that the generous public will take your case
into consideration. I really believe that the destitution
and misery extend to so many that public sympathy is ac-
tually afraid to contemplate your relief. I heard Mr
Cochrano describe the condition of the unfortunate auxilia-
ries, and evidently with a determination to avoid the charge
of exaggeration in his statement, and certainly the cases
seemed to me to be well worthy of the advocate who has
given so substantial a proof of his sincerity.

,OTTON CROP OF THE UNITED STATES.—
By the Stephen Whitney, which arrived at Liverpool on Mon-
day last, New York papers have been received to the 13th
instant ; and it appears from the New York Price Currpnt of
that day, that the arrivals of cotton at the different southern
ports continue to be very large. The receipts, up to dates
averaging about the Ist of May, aro no less than 1,825,103
bales !_exceeding, in seven months, the amount received in
the whole of the most productive year previously on record,
namely, that ending 30th September, 183.4, when the arrivals
in the ports amounted only to 1,801,497 bales. If the same
proportion of the crop as in that year. should be received in the
last five months of the current year, the whole will exceed
2,100,000 bales. But though the receipts at the Ame-
rican ports have been so much larger than on any former
occasion, the exports to this country have not as yet
reached to the same extent as in 1838, being only 714,635 bales
against 783,500, at the corresponding date in that year. The
total exi arts, however, are larger; the deficiency, as regards
Great Britain, being more than counterbalanced by the in-
creased shipments to France and the north of Europe. If we
may judge from the indications afforded by the statement in the
New York Price Current, the cotton manufacturers of the
United States are by no means in a flourishing condition.
During the year ending September 30, 1839, the consumption
of cotton in the United States was 276,000 bales ; but, in the
present year, notwithstanding the great abundance and very
low price of cotton, the manufacturers appear to have taken
only about 137,000 bales in the seven month?, during which
the principal purchases for consumption are usually made._
Manchester Guardian.
A number of voting pheasants, of the size of
partridges, are now to be seen in various parts of the Wrekin
—Shrewsbury Chronicle.

PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUR
ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c. are.

LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 2.
Number Dividend Price
o per CANALS. per
Shares. Annum. Paid. Snare
1,766 7 percent. Ashton and Oldhans-Average97l.lBs.sh. 120
1,082 41. Ashby...e.le.Ze..sh Ax.vrage 1131.8 h. 7•2
1,260 Basingstoke 1001.5 b. 5
1,005 5/. Brecknock and Abergavenny 150/.01. -
8,0801.16 th .91 Ga. Birmingham, I-16th share 41. & 711. 2151
4,000 ...... ... Ditto and Liverpool Junct WM sh. 100 pd 26
600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton .100/ 91s. all pd -
400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater 1001. sh . 101
500 411. Coventry 1001. sh, 670
4,545 Croydon. Average 31/.2s 10d. sh . -
2,060 f 5/. Os. Dudley .„,„ 100/.sh. 99
600 131. Derby 1001. sh . 1:'8
10,000 4 per cent, Danube and Mayne 411.135. 40 .pd
3,5751 41. Ellesmereand Chester...Aver:4e 1331.0 h.
231 621. Erewash 1001.8 h.
1,297 SOL Forth end Clyde ....Average 4401.165. eh.
11,680 10 Grand Junctior 1001. sh
1,849 j 11. Grand Union 1001. sh.
1,500 ... ...... Grand Surrey lool.sh.
..s.
0,0001 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl.
3,996 Grand Western 1001.3 h. all pd
600 13/.125. ad. Glamorgansh ire, Aver, cost 1721. 138.4 d.
749 10i. Grantham 150/, sh.
6,838 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 571.65. 60. Si,.
100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd.
5,328 It. ss. Kennet and Avon, Aver. 391.185. 10d. sh.
2,8971 301. Leeds and Liverpool 1001. oh.
544 15j/, Leicester l4Ol. sh.
1,897 5/, 10s. Leicester and Northampton Aver F3l. 10s,
2,400 101. . Monmouthshire 100/.sh.
150 10/. Melton Mowbray 1001. sh.
500 251. Blesses, and 'swell 100/. sh.
000 I/. 10,. Macclesfield 100/. sh. all pd.
247 171. Neath 1001. sh,
,400 4/. Peak Forest Aver..ge about 781. sh.
,418 12s. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/.165. Bd. sh.
,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh.
500 8/. Shropshire /251 sh.
800 91. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh.
3,600/. 4j percent Ditto Lock Fund Stock ........121 10s. sh.
700 401. Stafford and Worcester 1401. sh .
500 16!. Shrewsbury 125/. sh.
300 91. Stourbridge ........... 1451.. h.
3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on-Avon es verage 791.95. 90. sh.
533 161. Swansea 1001. sh,
3,762 11. 15s. Severn and Wyc and Railway AT 35/. sh.
.600 f sh. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, * share 100/. sh.
8,149
1,0005h.2 16/. Warwick and Vxmliagham ... ...... 1001. sh.
,0801 sh.
950 15s. Warwick and Blaptcrn lool.sh.
6,000 4/.os. Worcester and Birmingham Av. 78/.81. sh.
5,000 255, Wilts and Berko Average 671. 10s. Sd. sh.
800 6., Wyriev and Essington 1251. sh
.26 .• Wisucitcn lO5/. all.
905 11. Wey and _.run
DOCKS.
1,000
h,l 3p• c. 1 3 Commercial .,1001.5h,
East and West India .....Stock
3.232,3101/. 606.p.ct. London ..........5t0ck
Ditto Bonds
2,209 3/. 6i. sd. Bristol
68,324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts
1,352,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock
500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds
230.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years
. .... Deptford l'ier 201. sh. 201. pd
BRIDGES.
1,600 los. Hammersmith 5O/. sh.
7,231 Southwark, Old
1,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 71 pc cent. 50/.sh.
e,OOO Waterloo lOOl. sh.
5,000 225. 00. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81. CO!, psi
5,000 19s. 3el, Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40!, p 4
00,0001. 5/. per cent. Ditto 8011113
5,848 17s Vauxhall Average 70/. 10s. 3d. sh.
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
2,000 2/10s Albion
50,00 U 16 per cent.]
and 15s. Allianceßritisn &Foreign 100/. sh. I 1/. pd
60,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 51. pd
4,000 11. per sh. Atlas 501. sh. 5/. pd
1,20045 h. 5/. Birmingham Fire 0501. sh. 55/. pd
20,000 4/. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd
12,000 6/. per cent. British Commercial 504 Os. 5/. pd
5,000 5/, per cent. Clerical & Medial Life, NU sh. 2/10s pd
4,000 2/ 150 County 1001. sh. 10/. pd
80,000 ss. Eagle 50/. sh. 51. pd
200 [2g3rb'sti Economic Life lOOOl. sh. 250/. pi
2,271 225. per cent. European Li i c 00/. sh. all pc/
50,000 2s. Ditto, New "01. sh. '2l. pd
1,000,0001. 61. per ct Globe Stock
20,000 5/. Guardian lOO/. sh. 271/ pd
40,000 s. 00. Hope 50/. sh. 54 pd
2,400 5/. 7s. 601. Imperial Fire 5001. sh. 50/. pd
7,590 9s. Imperial Lite 100/. sh. 10/. pd
13,159 4/. percent. Indemnity Marine 100/. sh. 84 pd
2,020 3/ 103 Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd
3/. Ditto Life 50/. pd
10,000 Itis. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd
s,ouu 10s. London, Fire '251. sh. 12/. 103. pd
3,900 10s. London, Ship .51. sh. 12/. 10s. pd
1,000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh.
500,000/.
30,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Life Yll. sh. 2!. pd 9.17 s
50,000 41. per cent. Protector Fire 00/. sh. 21. psi 19s 00
10,0,10 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters 1(01. sh. 51. p 0 54
2,50(1 1/. Provident Lite 100/. sh. 10/. pd 18
00,000 53. Rock Life 00/. sh. 14 pd 7
80,2•20/ 51. per cent. Royal Exchange Stork... 203
6,000 5 per cent. University Life lnes, sh. 51, pd 5
50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. Si. pd 7;

760
700
7gL

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
25,000 S per cent. A gric. and Cum. of I reland2s/. sh. 10/. psi
5,000 Australasia 4Ol. sh. 401. pc! 62
16000 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 5Ol. sh. 101. pd 13
10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/. sh. 10/. pci 23
31,000 6 per cent. London and Westminsterloo/ sic. !ed. pd 21
60,000 5/. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 101. pd 13
3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 100! sh. 20/. pd 50
25,000 Liverpool lOO/ sh. 10!. pd 21;
50,1100 71 per sent. Manchester and Liver-'j 50/.811. 15/ pd 12
pool District
20,000 7 per cent. Manchester. WO/. sh. 25/. pd 27
20,000 .... ..... Provincial Bank of I relandloo/. sh. 25/. psi 44;
50,000 National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 174/. p 4 ii
10,(1100 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 100/. sh. 35/. pd IS
10,001) Ditto New lor. sh. 10/. lid 10,
10,000 Gloucestershire 50!. sh. 101. pd 30
6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. 5!. pd 9
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
2,500 16s Od Bath 2O/. sh. 16/. pd 22
5,000 British 4O/. sh. 16/. pd 21
3 ,„,1„ r 5/.percent.l Ditto Provincial 20/. sh. 19 pd 25
hand Bs. 65.5
928 5/ lOs Birmingham 5O/. sh. 93
1,250 2/ Os Bristol 2O/. sh. 26:
2,250 3/ 10s Brighton 2O/. sh. 11'
750 3/ 10s Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 18/. pd 9
2,471 4i per cent. Brighton General 201. sic. all pd is
4,000 71. Os. Continental Consolidated 751. 621 /.pd 110
1,000 101. City of London lOO/. sh. all pd 195
1,000 6/. Ditto, New 100!. sh. 751. pd ILO
4,000 31.05. Equitable 50/. pd 03
10,000 2f per cent. Imperial
800 51. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. sh. 20/. pd 181
0,1350 6/. per cont. independent 3O/. sh. all pi 50
0,000 41. per cent. Phoenix 501. sh. 39/. pd 301
1,000 4/. per cent. Rateliff" 1601. sh. 801. pd 63
4,000 South Pivtropolitan 50/. sic. 191. pd 17
9,000 4/.per cent. United General 5O/. sic. 47/. pd :35
240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 50
400 5!. per cent Wakefield
2,000 4 Westminster Chartered
8,000 123. Ditto New 5(l. sh. 104 pd 11
750 per cent. Yarmouth '2Ol. sh. 10!. pd
WATER WORKS.
4,800 10s. Birmingham °V. sh. 25/. pd 20
4,134 71. East London
5,500 I i Grand Junction Average 41/. IMs. 4d. eh. 456*
2,000 21. Kent 100' sh. 44-1,
:372 10!. Liverpool Bootle 920/. sh. 527 -
1,500 2/ lOs Ncw River London Bridge Water Ann 591
6,480 21 lOs Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. 571
1,000 4 per cent. South London 100/. sh. 1041
0,294 411. West Middlesex Average 03/. 12s. 9d. sh. 102
1,360 1/ 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001. sh. 35