The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-17 00:00:00

LEEDS, NOVEMBER 14.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The activity of the share trade has
continued with very little relaxation since the issue of our
last week's circular, and higher prices have been maintained
until to-day, when we note a little decline in some stocks.
Dewsburys close about 151/i, after having reached 161/2 at
yesterday's meeting, but Huddersfield and Manchesters are
firm at 6p. Ormskirks continue very strong, closing at 614
p. corn new. It is said that Birmingham and Oxfords, and
Birmingham and Derbys are to be paid off at 10 p., with
some other little advantages on the completion of the lines.
York and Newcastle, York and North Midlands, and Ber-
wicks, are still in good favour, and change hands freely.
South Westerns are dull, as also are Midlands and London
and North Westerns. The East and West Yorkshire Com-
pany have had an offer of par from the Leeds and Thirk,
which they do not seems disposed fo close with, and have
postponed the question of amalgamation entirely for a few
months. North-Westerns have been easier, as the expected
arrangement with] an existing company is not completed,
but have rallied again to 16s. p. As this line must eventu-
ally be taken up, we do not expect much lower quotations
for them. The sales are—Birmingham and Oxford Junc-
tion, p.—East Lancashire, No. 1, New, 6 p.—Ditto, No.
2 (late Liverpool, Ormskirk, &c.), p.—Huddersfield and
Manchester, 6 p.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 41/2 p.—Leeds
and Dewsbury, 15% p.—Ditto, Branches, 81/2 p.—Ditto' Ex-
tensions, 114 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 10s. dis.—Ditto, New,
par—Manchester and Leeds Extension, 11% p.—North
British, Quarters (late Carlisle Branch) 575. p.—Ditto,
Extension (scrip), 21s. 6d. p.—North Staffordshire, 31/8 c.
p.—Oxfo'rd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 5% dis.—
Wharfdale Junction, Bs. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid-
land, 13s. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, ss. dis.—Malton and
Driffield Junction, 13s. 6d. p.—North Western, 3/4 p.—West
Riding Union, 41. 2s.
HULL, NOVEMBER 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—To-day our market has been very
scarce of stock, or a large amount of business would have
been done, as large buyers were active. East Lancashires,
Leeds and Dewsburys, Leeds and Thirsks, and Blackburn,
Darwen, and Boltons, were particularly inquired for, and
have improved in value accordingly. The prices of all stocks
dealt in close firm. The sales are—North British, Quarters,
82s. 6d.—Ditto, New Quarters, scrip, 225. 3d. p. —Ambergate,
Nottingham, and Boston, 2%—Blackburn, Darwen, and
Bolton, 11—East Lincolnshire, 32s.—Leeds and Dewsbury,
15% p.—Malton and Driffield Junction, 14s. p.—North-
Western, 13s. p.—North Staffordshire, VA p.—West Riding
Union, 41. 2s.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NOVEMBER 14.

gram EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 14 dis.
—Ditto, New, dis.—Eastern Counties, New, 73.‘p.—East
Lancashire, No. 2 (late Ormskirk), p.—Edinburgh and
Northern (Newport), 2%. p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction, :A dis.—Newcastle and Carlisle, 1121 h
scrip—Ditto, New, 6 p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 11/ p.—New-
castle and Berwick, 1314 p.—North British, 14 p.--Ditto,
Quarters, 565. p.—Ditto, Extension, 225. 6d p.—West Riding
Union, 31s. p.
SHEFFIELD, NOVEMBER 14.

STOCK EXCNANGE.—The sales are—Great Grimsby and
Sheffield, Extensions, 31% dis.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 17s.
dis.—Manchester and Lincoln Union, 16s. dis.—Midland,
New, 434 p.—North British, Quarters (late Carlisle), 2% p.
—North Western, % p.—Sheffield and Lincoln, 16s. 6d.
dis. —West Riding Union, 2 p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid.
land, 14s. 6d. dis.

YORK, NOVEMBER 14.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties,

York Extension, 334—London and York, 21. is. 6d.—Malton
and Driffield Junction, 23%—North British., Halves, 16%_.
Ditto, Quarters, 41. 2s.—Ditto, Extension, I/. 16s.—North
Staffordshire, 514—North Western, 13/4—West Riding Union,
4L 2s.—York and Newcastle, New, 19% cum new—Ditto,
Preference, 61. 145. 6d.—York and North Midland, Exten-
sion, 41%—Ditto (East and West Riding Extension), 22
cum new—Ditto, Preference, 11/. Ils. 3d.
EDINBURGH, NOVEMBER 13.
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STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 18/. 7s. 6d.
-Airdrie and Bathgate, 4/. Bs.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.
-Ditto,- Halves, 151. 55.-Armagh and Portrush, Bs. 3d.-
Ayr and Galloway, IL 10s.-Belfast and County Down, 3s.
-British and Irish Union, 2/. 35.-Caledonian, 241.-Ditto,
New, 21. 45.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 11. 95.-
Clydesdale Junction, 341.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 1/.
155.-Deeside Railway, 2/. 17s. 6d.-Direct Northern, 1/.
155.-Dundee and Arbroath, 371.-Ditto, New, 241.-Dundee
and Perth, ex new, 251. 55.-Ditto, New, 101.-East Indian
Railway, 155.-East of Fife, 1/. 10s. 6d.-Edinburgh and
Bathgate, 2/. 155.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 761.-Ditto,
Halves, 201. 155.-Ditto, Quarters, 19/.-Edinburgh, Leith,
and Granton, 22/. 55.-Ditto, Preference, 231.-Edinburgh
and Northern, 151.45.-Ditto, Newport, 31. 188.-Edinourgh
and Perth, 1/. 18s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 691. 10s.-
Ditto, New Stock, 381.-Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 7s 6d.-Ditto,
Halves, 81.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2/. Bs. 6d.-
Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 13s. 9d.-Glasgow and
Garnkirk, 401.-Glasgow General Terminus, 9/. IN.-Glas-
gow and Greenock, 161. Its. 6d.-Ditto New, 8/. IN.-Ditto,
Preference, 81. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 1/.
155.-Great North of Scotland, 21.-Larne, Belfast, and Bally-
mena, 103. 3d.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, 1/. 3s. 6d.
-London and York, 21. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 1/. 17s. 6d.
--Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastle and Ber-
wick, 341.-North British, 38/. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 171.-
Ditto, Quarters, ex new, 41.25. 6d.-Ditto, ditto, New, scrip,
1/. 13s. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 71. IN.-North Staffordshire,
51. 2s. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, 181.-Ditto, New, 91. 15s.
- Scottish Central, 201. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 10/. 17s. 6d.
-Scottish Grand Junction, 11.-Scottish Midland, 131. 10s.
-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10s.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry,
and Chester, 41. 135.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 1/. 135.-
Stirling and Midland, 21. 135.-Strathern Junction, 31. 15s.
-Wishaw and Coltness, 481. 10s.
GLASGOW, NOVEMBER 14.

STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 181.—
Caledonian, 231/2—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 30s.—
Dundee and Perth, New, 97k —East Indian Railway, 14s. 9d.
—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 201/2—Edinburgh and
Northern, 143/—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves,
7/. 18s. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 47s.—Glas-
gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 325. 6d.—Glasgow, Air-
drie, and Monkland Junction, 42s.—Lanark and Lothians,
445. 3d.—Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 3s. 3d.—Manchester
and Southampton, 25s.—North British, Quartets, 80s.
Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 335. 9d.—Scottish Central, 201.
—Stirling and Dunfermline, 28s. 6d.—York and Newcastle,
Preference, 6%.

THE RELIEF WORKS in IRELAND.
The following is a statement of the number of persons
employed on public works for the week ending the Bth
of November, 1846:
Carlow

Kerry '
..• ••• ... 8,912
Limerick •
... ... 18,282
Tipperary 9,718
Waterford . . 3,110

Dublin ... ... ...

Kildare ... 240
Kilkenny ... ... 270
King's County ... 1,066
Longford 2,134
Louth ... 2,452
Meath ... ... 4,576
Queen's County 209
Westmeath ... ... 1,425
Wexford ... ... 1,929
Wicklow ... 67

Antrim ... 520
Armagh... ... 107
Cavan ... ... 1,379
Fermanagh ... 349
Monaghan ... 289

Galway ... ... 14,714
Leitrim ... ... 3,548
Mayo ... 13,149
Roscommon ... 20,106
Sligo ... ... ... 6,823

Clar© ... ... ... 23,899
Cork :... ... ... 10,566
Cork City ... ... 199

Total

... ... ... ... 150,268

FEARFUL CATASTROPHE.—A number of workmen
were engaged on Saturday in shoring up and making
secure the shattered remnants of the Wheatsheaf public-
house, and Mr. Moore's toy-shop, Nos. 25 and 26,
Rathbone-place, Oxford-street. The excitement conse-
quent upon the falling of the two houses in Middle-row,
.
and the spacious building the Old Jewry, had scarcely
subsided, when the inhabitants of the locality referred
to were dreadfully alarmed by the sudden and loud
crashings of timber, followed by an immense fall of
brickwork, &c., and succeeded by dense volumes of
dust. Mr. T. W. Bye, with his wife and two females were
in the bar at the time; and Mrs. Bye fainted away, but
was rescued through the presence of mind of her husband,
who carried her in his arms to the house of an opposite
neighbour. Immediately after the first creaking of the
timbers the two barmaids precipitately ran up stairs, in
order to save some little valuables belonging to them,
but they were met by such a mass of falling rafters and
bricks that they were compelled to make a hasty re-
treat. While this was going on in Mr. Bye's house, hi 4
neighbour, Mr. Moore, was paralysed by the whole of
the basement story of his house giving way. He and
his family had a narrow escape, and they are all but
totally ruined by the calamity. Mr. Bye's house presents
a melancholy wreck. In the rear may be seen nearly
twenty-seven tons of what appears to be rubbish; but
perhaps the greatest thing to be lamented is, that buried
underneath are some of the finest originals of the first
masters. Amongst others is that of Lord Lovell and
the Duchess of Somerset. The district surveyor, Mr.
Baker, has been actively engaged in superintending the
safety of the neighbourhood, and has already condemned
five houses in the same locality. Mr. Bye's exertions
will be long remembered by his neighbours, and de-
servedly so. He has been a member of the vestry, and
filled some of the highest parochial offices; and to the
discharge, perhaps, of his public trust may be attributed
the presence of mind and nerve he displayed on this
alarming occasion.