The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-26 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, NOVEMBER 25.
STOCK EXCHANGE.--The sales are—Bristol and South
Wales Junction, 134—Caledonian, 233/4—Manchester and
Leeds Extension, 3/. 2s.—Midland, New, 31—Ditto, ditto,
Zl. 18s. 9d.—Ditto, Quarters, 32—North Staffordshire, 3% P.
—Taff Vale, 1334—Vale of
,N Bath, 18s. 9d.—York and
Newcastle, Preference, 5 p.
LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER 25.
STOCK Exmliolcr..—The sales are—Chester and Birken-
head, 51—Dublin and Drogheda, 124 dis.—Eastern Counties,
22%—Lancaster and Preston, Quarters, 144—London and
North-Western, 193—Ditto, Quarters, New, 12% p.—Ditto,
Quarters (G. J.), 20% p.—London and Manchester and Bir-
mingham, Quarters (B), 714 p.—Midland, 40/. Shares, ex
new, 6% p.—Ditto, New, 414 p.—Newcastle and Berwick,
133/4 p.—North British, Quarters; ex int. 23/4 p.—Ditto, New,
18s. 9d.: p.—Preston and Wyre, Preference Halves (A),
314 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4, % p.—York
and Newcastle, Preference, 5 p.—York and Selby, Prefer-
ence, 914 p.—East Lancashire, 4% p.—Ditto, New, No. 1,
p.—Ditto, No. 2, ex add. sh. 414 p.—Huddersfield Canal
an'a Railway, ex int., 4% p.—Ditto, Extension, 1%
Leeds and Dewsbury, 12 p.—Ditto, Branches (blue), 7743 p.—
irm tp
Ditto, Extensions (green), 15a p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2%
dis.—Ditto, New, dis.—Limerick and Waterford, 13% dis.
—Liverpool and Bury, 3%
B p:—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
DBCheshireDumfries,
firn ige sh,p.—Liverpool,
Junction,
.and Oxford Junction, 63/4 p.—Glasgow and
1% p.— gam and Dudley, 5% p,
i
iverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junc-
tion, l 4 dis.—London and York, 1/t dis.—Ditto, Direct North-
ern, 14 dis.—Newport, Hereford, and Abergavenny, dis.
—Newry and Warrenpomt, 214 p.—North Staffordshire, 34
p.—North-Western, p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham
(A), 19 p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, Bs. 9d.
dis.—West Riding Union, 11, p.—Leicester and Bedford, 14
dis.—Manchester and Southampton, Ils. 3d. dis.

SHEFFIELD, Novastßau 25.
STOCK EBCITANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties,
23—Ditto, York Extension, 1% p.—East Lancashire, New,
No. 2 (late Ormskirk), 41. 3s. 6d. p.—Great Grimsby and
Sheffield, 41. di&—Ditto, Extensions, 30s. dis.—Leeds and
Thirsk, 2 dis. —Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 1 p.—
Newcastle and Berwick, 13 p.—North British, Quarters (late
Carlisle), 21. 12s.—North-Western, 7s. p.—Sheffield and
Lincoln, 17s. dis.—Sheffield. Rotherham, and Goole, 3s. 6d.
p.—West Riding Union, 1% p.—Manchester and South-
ampton, 10s. dis.

HULL, NOVEMBER 25.
STOCK EXCHANGE. -To-day but a small amount of business
has been transacted, and stocks have varied in value, accord-
ing to the inquiries made for them. The sales are-North
British, Half Shares, 161,4 ex int.-Ditto, Quarters, 785.-
Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 19s. 3d. p.-Ditto, Thirds, 2/. Bs.
-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 23/-East Lincoln-
shire, 11s. 6d.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 4s.
die.-Ipswich and Bury, 295. p.-BI;Iton and Driffield Junc-
tion, 17s. p.-North-Western, Bs. p.-North Staffordhire,
31. 14s. p.-West Riding Union, 3/. 13s.
York Extension, 3
YORK, NOVEMBER 25.
STOCK EXCIIAN GE. -The sales are-Eastern Counties,
1120sr.k-aNndorNthe-NlZde. 125.-North-Western, and Driffield Junction, 2/. 195.-Newcastle and Berwick, 33%
SA-London and York, 21. 3s-Malton
-North British, Quarters, 31. 16s. 6d.-Ditto, Extension, IL
yo rk Rotherham,and
Northl ce 3Mid-
land, Preference, 11/. 6s. 3d.
EDINBURGH, NOVEMBER 24.
STOCK EXCRANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 181. 12s. 6d.
....Airdrie and Bathgate, 4/. Bs.-Arbroath and Forfar, 28/.-
riefl4er-enScehetyle4l-d,
Ditto, Halves, 15/. 55.-Armagh and Portrush, 6s. 6d.-Ayr
and Galloway, 1/. Bs. Gd.-Belfast and County Down, 38.-
British and Irish Union, 2/. 35.-Caledonian, 231. 15s.-
Ditto, New, 2/. 2s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 2/.
55.-Clydesdale Junction, 341.-Cornwall and Devon Central,
1/. 155.-Deeside Railway, 31.-Direct Northern, 11. 18s. 6d.
-Dundee and Arbroath, 39/.-Ditto, New, 27/.-Dundee and
Perth, 251.-Ditto, New, 101.-East Indian Railway, 12s.
-East of Fife, 11. 10s.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. 155.-
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 761.-Ditto, Halves, 211. 108.-
Ditto, Quarters, 191.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 20/.
IN.-Ditto, Preference, 211.-Edinburgh and Northern, 151.
2s. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 3/. 18s.-Edinburgh and Perth, 11.
155.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 691.-Ditto, New Stock, 381.
-Ditto, Quarters, 171. 78 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 81.-Glas-
gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2/. 138.-Glasgow and Dundee
Junction, 11. 165.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 41/.-Glasgow
General Terminus, 91. 178. 6d.-Glasgow and Greenock, 16/.
12s. 6d.-Ditto New Stock, 8/. 53.-Ditto, Preference, 8/. 53.-
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 1/. 135.-Great North
of Scotland, 1/. IN.-Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 12s. 6d.
-London, Bristol, and South Wales. I/. 3s. 63.-London and
York, 21. 75. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 1/. 17s. 6d.-Midland and
Eastern Connties, 155.-Newcastle and Berwick, 34/. 155.-
North British, 37/. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 161. 155.-Ditto,
Thirds, 3/. lls.-Ditto, Quarters, 3/. 18s.-Ditto, ditto, New,
scrip, 1/. 12s. 6d,--Ditto, Fifths, 7L 10s. -North Stafford-
shire, 5/. 7s. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, 191.-Ditto, New,
101. -Scottish Central, 19/. 103.-Ditto, New, 101.-Scottish
Grand Junction, 155.-Scottish Midland, 131. 155.-Shrews-
bury and Hereford, lls. 3d.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and
rniline 11 101.-Stg-
chotor, 44 190.--stixlipg wad 1444 i.-

ling and Midland, 21. 10s. 6d.—Strathern Junction, 31. 15s.
—Wishaw and ColtnesF, 48/. 10s.
GLASGOW, NOVEMBER 24.
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STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ayr and Galloway,
28s. 6d.—Caledonian, New, 45s.—Caledonian and Dumbar-
tonshire, 38s.—Direct Bombay and Madras, 7s.—Dun-
dee and Arbroath, 39%—Dundee and Perth, New, 101.—
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 201. 18s.—Ditto, Quarters,
18%—Glasgow General Terminus, 131.—Glasgow, Kilmar-
nock, and Ayr, 68%—Ditto, Halves, 71. 19s.—Glasgow,
Dumfries, and Carlisle, 53s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and
Ardrossan, 32s.—Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction,
425. 6d.—Great Southern of Madras, Ils. 6d.--London,
Bristol and South Wales, 235. 3d.—Madras, Nellore, and
Arcot, 3s.—Manchester and Southampton, 278.—Midland,
Halves, 6%—Scottish Central, 19/.--Stirlingshire and Mid-
land Junction, 50s.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 7%.

THE LANDED ARISTOCRACY.
(From the Times.)
The question has been frequently asked—and it calls
for an answer—what the country gentlemen are to do in
the next, and probably the next two or three sessions.
Whatever is meant by " the country gentlemen," they
certainly seem just now rather out of work. The natural
class so called—they who risk their necks in keeping up
with the hounds, and their fortunes in experimental
agriculture—have latterly been a little put out in
matters of government. A county magistrate is nut the
thing that he was. As for tke political body which still
rejoices in the designation of " the country party," it
has still less to do than the class which it professes to
represent. It is not yet a twelvemonth since Mr. W.
Miles boasted, of course with some degree of truth, that
" the country party" had a prevailing voice in the
Legislature. A brief review, however, of what has
been done in the Legislature during the last twenty years
gives great importance to the question, what is the
country party to do ? The country party has in its
day taken a very decided and vigorous course against
Roman Catholic emancipation—against a reform of the
House of Commons—against the emancipation of the ne-
gro—against municipal reform, and against ecclesiastical
reform—against liberal educational measures—against
concessions to the Dissenters—and, to pass over some
minor affairs, against the repeal of the corn-laws. Its
opposition has not been unprofitable, nor entirely un
successful. Unquestionably we should have gone very
much farther, and fared very much worse, had it not
been for the Conservative drag. It has saved us from
not a few excesses and errors. It is evident, however,
on a very cursory view of the period, that on the whole
the battle has gone against the country party; and still
more evident, that nearly all, if not quite all, the ques-
tions to which the country party devoted its attention,
are now settled for an indefinite time. All the classes
and interests of the realm seem to have taken out new
leases from the State. After much bargaining and liti-
gation, the terms are now settled, and are not likely
soon to be disturbed. No suitor appears in court. We
were promised a revival of the question last mooted, viz.,
the corn-laws; but the unfortunate plaintiff finds his case
hopeless, for his grievance has vanished. If any subject,
is disposed of—for the present, at least—it is agricul-
tural protection. What, then, is " the country party"
to do? The difficulty is aggravated by the fact that
the country gentlemen and the country party remain
in their original integrity and splendour. Nay, it admits
of a question whether the former, at least—whether the
landed aristocracy of England—are not more thoroughly
established, more influential, more admired and wor-
shipped, than they were twenty years since. At any
rate, the gloomy predictions as to the speedy desolation
of the circle in Hyde-park, which a brilliant writer in
the Quarterly pronounced on the passing of the Reform
Bill, have been the reverse of fulfilled. Go where you
will, into country or town, never were the aristocracy in
such feather as now. Never were their houses, their
equipages, their yachts, their amusements, their enter-
tainments,in such splendour. What is still more to the
purpose, never did they show so much energy and
talent. Many of them derive enormous revenues from
an almost direct partnership in gigantic mercantile,
manufacturing, or mining undertakings. Many are able
statesmen, or distinguished for eloquence, poetry, or
science. They are mutually connected in a great family
compact, not to use that term in an invidious sense, of
unexampled extent and power. They are connected also
by intermarriages with all the wealthy, able, and enter-
prising in the country. They are not only respectfully,
but cordially and eagerly invited to contribute
their names and their talents to almost every
kind of public institution or design. They are most of
them men of business, and able to prove at either desk or
council-table, platform or committee, that their capacity
is equal to their rank. What is more than all, or rather
the proof and token of all, is, that they seem to have
survived the more carping and malignant forms of envy.
If the merchants and manufacturers of this country have
a weakness, it is in aspiring too eagerly to the acquaint-
ance and standing of the aristocrcy ; not in any wish to
lower the class to which they are themselves too anxious
to rise. Such are some of the features which constitute
a description of natural ascendancy which the world
cannot equal. That such a body will do a great deal
is most certain, for such powers cannot lie in abeyance.
Hence the greater importance of the question, " What
will it do?" The dozen peaceful revolutions which have
given alternate terror and repose to the last twenty
years have been accomplished, happily, without damaging
the aristocracy. We will not now inquire how
this has been done. In France the ecclesiastical esta-
blishment and the aristocracy perished at a blow. The
nobles and the clergy were guillotined or banished. In
other countries the pride, the corruption, the ig-
norance, or the idleness of the privileged classes
cut them out of all share in the social progress, and
made them the victims, instead of the controllers, if not
the authors, of reform. In the British empire there has
tort been that good understanding, that friendly inter-
mixture, that cordial co-operation of classes which has
prevented the most successful triumphs of the one from
being the unqualified defeat of the other. The baffled
have not met with either ruin, injustice, or insult. The
most exploded causes have had their locus penitentice, the
severest Parliamentary defeats have had their compensa-
tions. The unhappy victims of each successive revolu-
tion, instead of wandering over the earth as exiles, or
going over to the camp of the stranger, are found in a
few short months oblivious of their wrongs, in the un-
diminished enjoyment of all their private, and, perhaps,
even their public, dignities and prizes. Such at least is
the case at this moment. The tremendous reverse of
last session, which was to have been the end, if not of
the world, at least of the British aristocracy, has passed
over harmless. It swept the skies like the tail of a
comet, and collision, conflagration, or deluge, was most
confidently anticipated. The comet went by, and we
are where we were. It is true that another calamity has
intervened. But what is the lesson of that mysterious
visitor ? It tells us how much more powerful
Heaven is than man ; and how much more a few ani-
malcula can effect than the most important legislative
systems or repeals, and the most powerful combinations
of man. While the minds of all are intent on the pro-
digy, our own quarrels are forgotten. What, then, are
the landed aristocracy to do ? The first of all their
offices, privileges, and powers remains almost unscathed
by the storm. They have now more call than ever to do
that which lies at their own doors, and which none can
do so well as they. The improvement of the labourer is
their first duty. An Augustan age begins, and if our
villages need not keep pace with the transfiguration of a
metropolis, they may at least pass from penury, disease,
dirt, and moral degradation, to abundance and health, to
cleanliness and comfort, to order, purity, and religion.
It is in the power of the most wealthy aristocracy in the
world to elevate the sons of the soil, and the ancient in
stitutions of the country, though ever so much tampered
with, still leave it in the power of the landowner to give
the labourer employment, and poverty relief. The
almshouse, cruelly disguised and depraved as it has lately
been, is still open to the inspection of the magistrate,
and the interference of the agricultural representative or
the hereditary lawgiver. The aristocracy can at least do
this. If they only ask, they will not be denied the im•
provement of the poor. Their estates, their villages
their dependants, their local position, their prestige stil
are theirs, and are all they require for the undertaking