The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-20 00:00:00

Ships at marks,. 18.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, DEO. 19.
STOC/C EXCHANGE.—The share market was very fiat
to day. The alterations in price were—Great Wester"
Quacers, 11% dis.—Ditto, 171. Shares, 73/4 dis.
LivEttrooL, DEC. 19.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to •daiwas rather better'
and prices higher. The transaclions were as follow ;"
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, .17 dis. Ditto (10
C. and 11. ), 6 per cent. tid 1850, 13 —Lancashire and York'
shire, Fifths, c. dis.—London and North Western, 111 c'
Ditto, New Quarters,lis p.—Midland, <l6lA, Ditto, Halves'
213f4 dis.—North Staflinilshire, 9% dis.—York, Neweasl,nlB'
and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 Per cent, till 11W'
41. 6s. Cd.

MANCHESTER, DEC. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE. -The transactions to-day were If
follow :—London and North-Western, Manchester and Bir"
mingham, Quarters (C ). 1 5-16 p.—Lancashire and York'
shire, 58—Ditto, Fifths, 63/4 dis.—Ditto, West Riding 119,i°11i
634 dis. —Eastern Counties, 7 Ditto, Preference, 674 ,
Lancashire, 11 9-16 n.- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolr
shire, Preference, 8 3-16 North Staffordshire, 9 11-16 (Ili'
—South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6 7 16.
BIRMINGHAM, DEC. IU.
Si OCK Es. CTIANGE.— The numerous transactions of yeste!:
day have been succeeded by another dearth of business, 13
the share market. London and North-Western maintains.„
the price at which they have been quoted for the last le;
days, and were done at 111. South Staffordshires,
ever since the last spe..ial meeting of shareholders have 0•11
a downward tendency, were transacted at 4% dis. In s
•
other railway stock the quotations to-day may be said to b°
mere reflections of the London list.
YORK, DEC. If.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were
follow : Caledonian, 115%A—Great Northern, 7!B—York es
North Midland, Preference, 6'4—North British, 111. 3s. 94'

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GLASGOW, DEc. 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE. The transactions to-day were fig
follow : - Edinburgh and Bathgate, s,i—North British, Scr'P'
5% —Glasgow and Greenock, 12.

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Weekly News.
MONET MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris le
12 Fee milk, which, at the Eaglish Mint price of 31. 17°
10 rl. ./
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange 0,,
c
25.45; and the exchange at Paris on London at sh°,:
t eing 25.421, it follow that gold is 0.10 per cent. dearer
:,
in Paris than in London. By advices from llamburgb
price of gull is 437 per mark, which, at the Eught s
le
Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard go,„'
gives an exchange of 13.11; and the exchange at 114 R.;
burgh on London at short being 13.12+, it follows
gold is 0.57 per cent. dearer in London than in 0011/‘
b 'rah.
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BIRTHS
On the 15th inst., in Prospect-place, Holloway, Mrs' T.
M. Wood, of a son.
On the 17th imt., in Lonsdale-square, Mrs. E. Margetts'
of a son.
fir.
On the 17th inst.' in Park-place, Hackney, the wife of
J. H. Cummins, of Bread-street, Cheapside, of a daughterij,
On the 18th inst., at Canonbury, the wife of the Rev'
Allon, of Union Chapel, Islington, of a daughter. rp of
Oa the 18th inst., at North-end, Hampstead, the Nci—
T. H. Street, Esq., of a son.
W 1
On the 18th inst., in Victoria•road, Kensington, the •
of Mr. W. 0. Young, of a daughter.
Ref'
Oa the 18th inst., in Portland-place, the wife of the
C. L. Royds, of a son.