The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-18 00:00:00

NI ARCH 18, 1846.

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The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000'
bales, at former prices, including SCO for export.--Shares
were dull and declining, and nearly all lower,
COMMY QIUA RE TI Et
Accounts of Nov. 22 from New Zealand confirm the intelli-
gence of peace having been concluded with the natives.
At an ever ing. tceeting i f several traders, manufacturers,
and others, held in the City, to consider the subject of
peace or war with the United States, the following resolu-
tion was agreed upon, and we believe it is intended to use
every effort to obtain the acquiescence of the most influential
parties, with a view to some memorial to Government :

" Resolved-=That it is the opinion of this meeting that the
country called Oregon, lying between the 42 deg. and 54 deg
40 min. north latitude, and west of the United States of
America, to the Pacific Ocean, and claimed by the Govern-
ment of the United States as belonging to that country, is
justly disputed by the Government of this country.
according to the established laws of nations, both countries
have claims which are not difficult to define, and which might
have been amicably and equitably settled, had the two Govern-
ments set about it honestly and with good feeling. That it
has not been so settled, is to be atrributed to the want
of knowledge, or, something worse, of the different Secre-
taries of State for Foreign Affairs, who have been in power
during the period of dispute, by appointing negotiators who
made diplomacy a trade, and who have a I ecuuiary interest
in procrastination. That Sir Henry Pottinger, when in the
service of the East India Company, displayed such ex-
traordinary talents in the diplomacy, that the Governmint
of India always selectee him whenever great difficulties were
to be surmounted, and he never failed in succeeding be) and
the wishes or expectations of that Government; that it was
from the knowledge of his tried abilities that he was appointed
plenipotentiary to China, the result of which was the opening
of the ports of that country to the commerce of the,world, and
which up to that time had been considered almost impossi-
ble. But even more than this, he convinced that Govern-
ment of the honour and integrity of this country in the
maintenance of good faith in treaties, and cenverted ene-
mies into friends., Tbat it is -the-.opinion of this meeting,
that by Sir Henry Fottinger, if•appointed her Majesty's
plenipotentiary to the Government of the United States of
America, the disputes between the two nations would be
equitably and amicably settled in a few months, and that he
would engender a mutual good feeling between the people of
both countries and thus secure a lasting peace.
The Funds are rather steadier to-day. Consuls 95% to
96% for present transfer, and 96% to % for Account. Ex-
chequer. bills from 355. have been just' been reduced, owing
to sales being pressed, to 28s. premium. Bank Stock for
Account is 2121.
Spanish Five per Cent. Bends have gone down a little,
viz., to 253/4 ; but the Three per Cents. continue at 361 to
361. Portuguese Three per Cents. have been 56. Mexican
are dull, at 31. Brazil Stock is worth 82 to 83. Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. have been 591.
Railway Shares continue dull, and no rally in prices has
occurred.

BRITISH FUNDS.

ONE
O'CLOCK.
.. 96% 94%

CLOSING
PRICES.
953

Three per Cent. Consols Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. .
South Sea kitock
Bank Stock for Account ..

.. 106%

. .. 2123

10%
106%
211%

Consols for Account • • • • .. .. .. 96x% % 96
Exchequer Bills. I)6d. I%d.
1,0001... .. .... 35 28 —-- pm. 25
5001... .. .... 30 28 pm. 28
Ditto. Small .• • . 28 —— pm. 28
,ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 82 83 83
Chlßan Bonds, 6 per Cent .. .. .. 9936 9936
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. '.. .. • •
Ditto, Deferred • • .. • . • • • • —4%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 31 31
Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. .. 16;ri 1676
Peruvian Bonds, S per Cent .. • •
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 38 36
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 7,4 78
Ditto, 3 per Cent .. •• ••. .• 56 56
Russian Bonds • • • • .. .. .. 109 109
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. • •
Ditto, for the Account .. .. 26 25% 25%
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 363( 363(
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 36)s 3636
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, Deferred .. . • • • .. .. 13%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 9736 9730
Dutch Two-ami-a-Half per Cent .. 59)6 5914
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 94)6% 14 9431
BUSINESS
PAID. DONE AT CLOSING
ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. • . 2% •• • . 1% 1%
Bideford and Tavistock 1% • • • • •
Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 ....126 •• .. •• .. 1264
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2% % • • 234
Caledonian .. 10 .... 11 10% 10%
Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% •• • . 2 •••• . • • . 2%
Ditto, Extension 2% .... 1% • • . 1%
Cambridge and Oxford.. . • .. 1% %.• ........
Chester and Holyhead .. .. 20 19% • • • • .... • • 1954
Cork and Waterford 1% % .....
54
Cornwall ancL.Gentral Devon .. 2%.... 114 . 11,E
Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter.. 425. .... 11,4 dis
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .... 34 1% .• 134
Direct Manchester (Itastrick's) .... 3% % . • 31%
Direct Northern 2% .. 2 ••• • • .....
Eastern Counties 141. 158..... 21
Ditto New .. 81. 165..... 614 P
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4,1.
Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. % p........
Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... 11,4 .. • . •
East Lincolnshire 114 .... 134 •
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ....
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .. 18
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. .... 1%
Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% 54 • • .......
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15
Great North of England . ..100 .... 215
Ditto, New .. .. • .. 1% .... 14 .. •• • • ....
Great Western .. . • .. 85 ••.. •- •
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 17 16 .••• • • ..
Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 32% .... • • ....
Lancaster and Carlisle 35 •.... 5334 • • ......
Leeds and Carlisle .. .
Leicester and Bedford .......... 225. ••••• • • • • •
Leicester, Tamworth, &c.
Liverpool and Leeds Direct
London an Birmingham . .100 .. ••
Ditto Thirds .. • • .. 16 .... 50%
Ditto Quarters .. • • .. .. 2 .... 27 •• ••
.....
[Ditto Fifths .. • • .. .. 2 .... 2:154 ......
London aid Brighton .. .. 60 .... 63%% ........
Ditto. Consol. Eighths • • .. 40 .... —
Ditto;ditto Fifths .. 20 .... 29% 29
London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 21145! ex d •
London and Faatth. Western.. 41/. 6s. 10d. 76 .• • • 76
Dttto. New Consol. Eighths .. 28 •••• • • • • 43
London and York .. • • 2% •• • • 31‘ •••- • • •
London, Warwick, & Kiddermins. 2% .... 1 .• • • 1
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil • • 254 • 1% ..
Manchester and Leeds .. 82 . • .
Ditto, Quarters .. .. 2 .... 12% . • • 1114
Ditto, Fifths .• 2 •• • • 11% ••••• • • • • 11%
Ditto Extension .. 425. .• • • 3% 3P• • • ..• 3 r
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . —..........
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) 4 .• •• 12 x 4.. • • • 12xd
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 2 .... 9% x 9 %xd
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 •• • • 7% xd•• • • • • 7 %xd
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425....• % p.....• 1% p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 . •
..100 •• • • 1451 U .... • •
iLDitto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....117 ...... 117
Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 'l5 .. • •
Ditto, New .. 1 .... •
Ditto, New, Brandling .. 20 .• .. 37 • •
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .... 1914 19
North British .. • • • . .. 20 .... 25%
Ditto, Half 5hare5......6 .... 9 9%
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. %I%• • • •••,.
..2114
Northamp.,Bedford, &Cambridge 420. dis ••.. •• 134 die
North Kent and Direct Dover • • 2% .• • • 2% •••. • • •
North Stailordshire • • .. • • 425. •• • . 3% % p.„ 3% p
Oxfd., Gosport, Portsmouth., and
425. .... I dis
Southampton
Oxfd.,'Worcester,& Wolverlimptu. 12% .... 12% l 4 • •• • •
Pertk and Inverness • • .. .....
Preston and Wyre .. 25 .... 3i
Rugby and Ilui itingdon 2 .... 1 .
Scottish Central .. .
Scottish Midland .. .... 314
Shrewsbury and Ilinninghatn .. 2%
Sontli Midland .. 425. ...
South and Midlands Junction .. 425.....—
South Eastern and Dovor 33% _
11.., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 214 .... 2% .....
South Wales .. 5 • •••• • • •
Waterftl., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. 154
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 254 ....
•• • •
Worcestr., Barad., Ross, Giou. 425..... 3
York and Carlisle ..
York and North Midland .. al)
Ditto. Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... 46 .. •
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 1 ....
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 10 .... 11 10% ..
Dutch Rhenish , . .. 5 6 .. .......
East Indian .. ss. : . •
Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 16%% % •• • •
Great Western Canada .. .... 3% •
Jamaica South Midland Junction 1 .... 1%
Jersey .. . 1 ••••
••••••••••
Namur and Liege .. 4 .... 3 ........
Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 12%
Paris and Orleans .. 20 .... 51 ...... • •
Tours and Nantes Constituted .. 5 .. • • 71 %•••• • • • •
West Flanders .. 4 .... .•.• • • • •
MINES.

- ........
PAI P•.••.•••

Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 3%...... .• •
Uuited Mexican .. .. .. 281.25. Slid.. 4 ... ..... ..

20%
6% p

1734
215

321 i
33%
%
1 die
23(

1 Ms.
124
11.4

16%
3%
2y,
1% p
1 dis

143
2% P
13

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY

LONDON, MARCH 18.—Wind N., moderate breeze, and hazy.
DEAL, MARCH 17.—Wind N.E. to E.N E.—Arrd. William Hyde,
Steward, New Zealand; Sappho, Dunlop, China; Carib, Heaton,
China; Agnes, Burgess, Jamaica. Arrd. Zephyr, China. Sld.
Psyche, (lover, Hobart T,,ven ; Lady Clarke, Lawrence, Madras ;
East Anglian, Stevens, Ceylon ; Bolivar, Smith, Bombay ; Matilda
Luckie and Prostan, Berbice ; Janet Willis, Willis, Demerara;
Ellen Miller, Demerara; Drud, Thomas, Barbadoes ' • Franklin.
Sawyer, New Orleans ; Spring, Editagton, St. John's, New Brunswick. -
Two cases of gum have been picked up in the Queen's Channel, one
marked 9. SM. Ell., and the other 9. SM. FD—N 15, and
landed here.
DUNGENESS ROADS, Marren 15.—Asrd. Batavia, Pronk,Hatavia,
for Rotterdam.
SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 17.—Sid. Tay (et.), Sharp, West Indies.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 17.—Wind ntoderate.—Arrd. Rebecca Jane,
Valparaiso, sld. Dec. 12, and from Pernambuco Bth tilt ; Swallow,
Steel, La Gnayra ; Bell, Crutchfield, Tobaseo, and not from Tampico,
as reported y esterday. sld. Oberon, Tastier, Africa; Tay, Brien,
Africa ; Orphan, Urquhart, New York ; Slmunga, Patten, New
York; Mary, Kilian, Yarmouth Roads. Very little cargo of the
Frances Spaight, wrecked at Table Bay, would be saved without Ca-
rnage. Off pert, Guatemala, James Stewart, --.
DONAGIIADEE, MARCH 14.—The John and Samuel, Vent, was on
shore at Lame during the late gale, received damage to her bottom,
and has discharged her cargo. The Henry, Christie, was on shore at
Port Medoff about the same tinse.
LERWICK, MARCH 10.—A Prussian schooner, Agrell, master, last
from Aggersund, has put into Busta Val (west side of the Shetland)
very leaky, with loss of sails and bulwark, and most discharge.
PETERHEAD, MARCH 14.—Sid. Dublin, Mackie, Greenland.
BRISTOL, MARCH 17.—Wind N .W., fresh.—Arrd. Englishmen,
Dyer, Africa. Put back, James Daly, for Africa.
SWANSEA, MARCH 17.—Arrd. Alderman Pin,, Penrose, Cuba.
OFF nARDSEY, MARCH 15.—Culdee, China.
CLTDE.—Arrd. Margaret, King, Trinidad; Robertina, Stewart,
—. Sid. Empress, Valparaiso ; Trident, Miller, Trinidad.
DUBLIN, MARCH lA.—Sid. Catherine, Btuteld, St. John's, New
Brunswick ; Perseverance, Calverson, ditto.
WEXFORD, MARCH 15— SW. Hibernia, Hayes, St. ohn's New
Brunswick.
Colts, MARCH 15.—Arrd. Delhi, Young, Callao.
LERWICK, MARCH 12.- SW. Anne, Dean, Nary, Dring, and Jean
Robertson, all for Greenland.

---
MR. W. E. GLADSTONE.—We understand that a re-
quisition was forwarded to this gentleman en Saturday last, signed
by many of the leading members of the Conservative and Liberal
parties in Wigan, requesting him to allow himself to be placed in
nomination as a candidate fur the borough, 111 the place of the Hon.
Mr. Lindsay, who has resigned. It is generally expected that Mr.
Gladstone ,A ill accept this invitation, and that he will be returned
without oppobition.—Liverpool
THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.—The East and West
India Dock Company, and the Company of Mercers, have eat h
awarded the sum of one hundred guineas, as has also the bankers,
Messrs. Hoare and Co., of Fleet-street, in aid of the funds for the re-
erection and enlargement of the City of London National Schools,
waking a total for that purpose of nearly 5,0001.

MARKET NE'WS -(THIS DAY.)

CORN. EXCHANGE-WEDN ESDAT.
The arrivals of English Wheat for our market still continue on a
moderate scale. *ihe stands wee scantily filled with samples, hence
the demand was again steady, at fully Monday's quotations. Free
Foreign. Wheat, the supply of which was uncommonly small, moves
oil steadily, and prices were well supported. Corn under lock a
slow inquiry. The best 3taltlnv Bark; was quite as dear. In other
kinds very little business was transacted. Malt, Oats, Beans, Peas,
and Flour were unaltered in 'value.
ARRIVALS.
Wheat. ; Barley.
799 qrs. I 510 qrs.
1(1,490

• Oats Four
820 qrs. 71.1 k,ks
2,460 -
€9O -

English • • • • • •
Irish ..
Foreign

Malt, 670 Qrs.
Val 'TEC IiAP EX.
We had\A fair average ;supply of cacti kind of Meat on sale here,
while the demand waiin a sluggish state, at barely stationary prices.
Beef', from 2s 8d to 3s 84:1 ; Mutton, 39 8d to 4s bd ; Veal,
43 10d to 58 rid; and Pork 3s 10d to 5s per bibs by the carcase.

SIXTH REPORT FROM THE SE-
LECT COMMITTEE ON RAILWAY BILLS
CL A SSIFIC ATION.
Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Select Committee
appointed for the Classification of Railway Bills accord.,
ing to the resolutions adopted by the House, aid wile
are empowered to report from time to time, that they
had further considered the several matters referred to
them, and had agreed to report as follaws :
Your Committee recommend that the Midland Railway
(purchase of Oakham Canal) be removed from Group No.
35, and placed in Group No. '29.
Your Committee further recommend that the 3lorecom')e
Bay Harbour and Railway Bill be added to Group No: 40.
Your Committee else recommend that the .Mouniouth.
shire Railway Bill be removed from Group No. 47, and be
placed in Group No. 48.
Your Committee also recommend that Groups No. 50 an,
No. 53 be altered, and that Group No. 50 shah' comprise tht
following Bills: • ,
Manchester and Birmingham COntinuatieu,:a.md Welsh

J unction.
Shropshire Union and Canal (Newton to Crews), with
Branches.
And that Group No. 53, shall comprise the folk/Wing
Bills:
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley.
Birmingham,Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley (Dudley line).
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley (Stour Valley line).
South Staffordshire (Junction).
South Staffordshire Junction (Bilston and Prestfield Branch).
South Staffordshire Junction (Willenhall and Bloxwich
Branch).
Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction.
Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester.
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction.
Shropshire Union and Canal (Shrewsbury to Stafford).
Shropshire Union and Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton

line).
Shrewsbury and Birmingham.
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junc-
tion.
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junc-
tion (No. 2).-
Your Committee recommend that the following Bills be
referred to a distinct Committee:---
GROUP No. 56.
Eastern Counties Stations Enlargement.
London and Birmingham, Camden and Euston Stations En-
largement.
London and Blackwall.
East London Extension.
Enfield and Edmonton.
Eastern Counties (Tottenham and Barnet).
London and Croydon (Thames Junction Canal).
Eastern Counties (and Thames Junction Branches).

Your Committee, having now disposed of most of the
Railway Bills referred to them, have arrived at the considera-
tion of the various railways which it is proposed should ter-
minate in, and in the immediate vicinity of, the metropolis.
After mature deliberation, your Committee have resolved,
before classifying these Bills, to call the attention of the
House to their more than ordinary importance, and the very
serious effects which they are likely to produce in various
ways on the condition of the metropolis.
Your Committee are of opinion that this is a subject
which, for many considerations, it would be expedient to re-
fer to a Royal Commission, and have directed their chairman
so to report, and at the same time to state the grounds on
which they have come to this conclusion. They crave
further instructions in this matter. _

The Railway Bills to which your Committee more imme-
diately refer are as follows
Easteni.Counties (Tottenham and Farringdon-street).
London and South-Western (Extension to London-bridge).
South-Eastern (Waterloo-road to Greenwich).
East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction.

Charing-cross Bridge.
North Kent (City Extension).

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

MANCHESTER, MARcu 17.

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Manchester and Bol
Direct, 275. dis.-Churnet and lllythe, dis.-Eastern Counties,
York Extension, 11.16 p. -Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding,
--mTahleid"Perses'atoe-n,
par- Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c.. % p.-Grand Junction, 213%
-Grand Union, Gs. Gd.-treat Grimsby and Sheffield, Ext,nsion,
par-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, % Hud-
dersfield and Sheffield Junction, p.-Laucashire and North York-
shire, tis. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, par - Leeds, Dewsbury, and Man-
chester, 6% p. c.-Leicester and Bedford, % dis.- Liverpool and
Bury, New, 2% p.-Liverpool, Ontiskirk, and Preston, 2 p. - Liver-
pool; Preston, Manchester and Southport, 34 p.-14,11(1011 and York,
1% p.--Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 1% p.-. Manchester and
Birmingham, 77 c.-Ditto. Quarters (A), 7% p.-Ditt.,, ditto (C),
6 11-16 p. -Manchester and Leeds, Extension, 3% p.-Manchester,
Midland, and Great Grimsby, 14 dis.- Manchester and Southamp-
ton, 4s. p.-Northumberland and Lancashire, I d!s. - North statiord-
shire, % c.-North Western, % p.- Preston and Wyre, Halves (A),
4 p.-Ditto, ditto (11), Ip. - Preston and Wyre Extension, % dis.
-Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, Iyi p.- Sheffield and Man-
chester, Quarters (No. 3), 234 p.- Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 34
dis.-South Eastern and Dover, 36% - 'trent Valley Continuation
and Holyhead Junction, 1% dis. - West Riding Union, 11-16 p.-
Direct Northern, % dis.
LEEDS, Mxacn 17.

STOCK Exert/aim-The sales are -London and Brighton, 64 -
London and Croydon, 21% cash - Manchester and Birmingham, New
Quarters (C), 634 p.-East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 3%
p.-liuddersticld and Manchester, 5 p.-Leeds and Bradford, 50 -
Leeds and Dewsbury, 6% p.-Leeds and Think, 7%-North British,
New Carlisle Branch, 21. Bs.-Goole and Doncaster, 6s. p.-London
and Portsmouth, 31. 45.-London and York, 3►q -Boston, Newark,
and Shetheld, 225. 6d.-Direct Northern, 1/. 195.-Liverpool, Orrns-
kirk, and Preston, 2 1/4 -West Riding Union, 41. 145.-ArtiberrAte, Not-
tingham, and Boston, 15s. dis.-Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c.,
7s. 6d. dis.- Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 17s. 6d. dis.- Cli-
theroe Junction, 12s. dis.-Graad Union, fis. Gd. dis.-Lancashire
and North Yorkshire, ss. dis.- Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 7s. 6d.-
Leeds and York, 20s. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 6s. dis.-
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31s. p.-North Staf-
fordshire, 3% p.-North Western, 18s. p.