The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

AIAXCHESTER, OCTOBER 31

STOCK Excnastoz.—The sales are—Ambergate, :7ottinglirm, and
Boston, ' 1-16 p.—Birtninglianl and Oxford Junction, 4 p.—
Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 1% dis.—Bostori, Stamford, and
Birmingham, 1-16 p.—Eastern Counties, 221,1—Ditto, York Exten-
sion, 1% p.—East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Liverpool, Oimskirk, and
Preston), 3% p.— Edinburgh and GlaSgo:Yy Halves, 9 p.—Fleetwood,
Preston, and West Riding, % dia.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield,
&c., dis.—Huddersflekl and:Manchester RailvraY am: Canal, 2% P.
—Ditto, Extension, 13-16 p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and BUM:heater,
New Branches, 1% p.—Ditto, Extension, % dia.—Loudon and 7.;0r0.1-
Western, New, 14% p.--London, Manchester, and Birmingham,
Quarters (A), p.— Ditto, ditto (C), 7'. p. —Manchester, Buxton,
and Matlock, 1 c. p. —Manchester and Leeds, Extension, 1 p.—•...;orth
Staffordshire, 2 p.—Oldham, Birkenhead, &c., 15-16 dis.—Preston
and Wyre, 33 Ditto, Halves (A), 414 p.—Ditto, ditto (B), P.
Royston and Hitchen, Ys p.— Shropshire Union Raih-ray and Canal,
5-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 14 p.—West Riding
Union, 1% p.—Whartdale (late North-Eastern), % dis.—York and
Carlisle, 21. E dis. s.

LEEDS, OCTOBER 31.
STOCK Excuanaz.—The business of the various share markets
continued to improve during the early part of the week, and activity
was the general characteristic. A sudden fall in the funds, arising
from rumours of foreign political differences, checked the advancing
tendency of the markets, and yesterday a flatness was observable
which caused anticipations of lower prices; in several instances this
expectation has been realised, but our market has recovered again
to-day, and a good business has been done. Special general meetings
have been held of the Midland, York and North Midland, Newcastle
and Darlington, and North British Railway Companies, which have
all passed off very satisfactorily to the shareholders. The Preston
and Wyre people are negotiating with the Manchester and Leeds,
and the Ambergates are said to have declined the first offer of the
Eastern Counties. Nothing has transpired in reference to Birming
barn and Oxfords. The sales are—East Lancashire, No. 1, New,
314 c. p.—Ditto, ditto, No. 2 (late Liverpool, Ormskirk, &c.), 334 p.
—Huddersfield and Manchester, 2 9-16 p. Ditto, Extensions, 16s.
p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 3 13-16 p.—Ditto, Branches, 395. p.—
Leeds and Thirsk, 4c. dis.—Ditto, New, 2 dis.—Manchester and
Leeds, Extensions, 20s. p.—North British, Quarter Shares (late Car-
lisle Branch), 595. C. n. p.—Ditto, Extension (scrip), 16s. p.—North
Staffordshire, 2 p.—Wharfdale Junction, 21s. dis.—York and New-
castle, New, 12M p. —York and North Midland, Preference, 6% p.
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 2s. dis.—North Western, 2s.
6d. dis.—West Riding Union, N. Bs. 6d. s.—York and Carlisle, 21-4 dis.
HULL, OCTOBER 31.

STOCK EXCKANGE.--To-day 'prices have improved slightly upon
yesterday, and the small amount of business done is owing to the
scarcity of all kinds of stock is the market. The sales are—North
British, Quarters, 935. c. n. —Ditto, New Quarters, scrip, 17s.—York
and Newcastle, Preference, 34 p.—Ambergate, Nottingham. Boston,
&c., 2%—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 19s. 6d. dis.—Leeds and
Dewsbury, Branches, 335. 6d. p.—North Wales, 15s. 6d. p.—North
Staffordshire, 38s. p.—Shropshire Union, 2s. dis.— West Riding Union,
31. 12s.—Leicester and Bedford, I6s.—Leicester and Birmingham,
2s. 9d.

SHEFFIELD, OCTOBER 31.
STOCX EXCIANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and
Boston, 25. p.-Great Grimsby and Sheftield, 51. 1 Is. 6d. dis.-Hud-
dersfleld and Manchester, 2% p.-Midland, 401. Shares, 11 p.-North
Staffordshire, 11. 19s. p.-West Riding Union, 1/. Bs. 6d.
NEWCASTLE-UPON -T Y.NL, OCTOBER 31.
S•rocx EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian, I dis.-Man-
cheater, Leeds Extension, 1 p.- Newcastle and Berwick, 11% p.-
North British, Quarters, 2% p.-Ditto, Extension, 16s. 6d. p.-North
Staffordshire, 38s. p.-York and North Midland, 6% p.
YORK, OCTOBER 31.
&rock Excnazion.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and
Boston, 2/. 165.-Direct Northern, 1% cum new-London and York,
I% ex div.-Newcastle and Berwick, 32% -North British, 35% -
Ditto, Half Shares, 16%-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 3%-Ditto, Exten-
sion, 11. 1 Is.- West Riding Union, 3/. Bs.-York and Newcastle,
41% -Ditto, New, 171.65. cum new-Ditto, Preference, 3% p. -York
and North Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 18% cum
new-Ditto, Preference, 7% p.
EDINBURGH, OCTOBER 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 171. 2s. 6d.-Airdrie
and Bathgate, 41.5x.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares,
151. 105.-Armagh and Portrush, 12s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, I/.
7s. 6d.-Belfast and County Down, 35.-British and Irish Union,
35.--Caledonian, X 231. 10s.-Ditto, New, 21. 45.-Caledonian and
Dumbarton, 11. 65.-Clydesdale Junction, 33/,-Cornwall and Devon
Central, 11. 16s. 6d.-Decside Railway, 21. 7s. 6d.-Direct Northern,
11. 155.-Dundee and Arbroath, 371.-Ditto, New, 241.-Dundee and
Perth, 231. ex new-Ditto, New, 71. 17s. 6d.-East Indian Railway,
16s. 3d.-East of Fife, 11. 45.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. 10s.-
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 711.-Ditto, Half Shares, 191.-Ditto, Quar-
ters, 181.- Ditto, ditto, New, ISL-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton,
191.-Ditto, Preference, 201. N.-Edinburgh and Northern, 141.-
Di t e, Newport, 3/. 4s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 11. 195.-Glasgow
and Ayrshire, 68/. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 361.-Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 171. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 71. 125.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle, 11. 17s. p.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 11. 13s. 9d.-
Glasgow and Garnkirk, 401.-Glasgow General Terminus', 9/. 10s.-
Glasgow and Greenock, 161. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 81. 155.-Ditto,
Preference, 81. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, IL
129. 6d.-Great North of Scotland, 11. 18.-Larne, Belfast, and Bally-
mena, 10s. 3d.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, 1/. 3s. 6d. -Lon-
eon and York, 11. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Half Shares, 11. 155.-Midland and
Eastern Counties, 155.-.:Te-,-castle and Berwick, 261.-North British,
Z:61.-Ditto, Halves, 16/.-Ditto, Quarters, ex new, 31. 1 ls.-Ditto,
New Quarters, scrip, IL 10s. Gd.-Ditto, Fifths, 61. 10s.- North
Staffordshire, 41. Is. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, In-Ditto, New,
91. 155.-Scottish Central, 201. 10s.-Ditto, New, 111.-Scottish
Grand Junction, 10s.- Scottish Midland, 121. N.-Shrewsbury and
Hereford, 55.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 51.-Stirling and
Dunfermline, 11.-Stirling and Midland, 21. 168.-SLrathern Junc-
tion, 2/. 165.-Wishaw and Coltness, 471. 10s.
GLASGOW, OCTOBER 30.
S'rocrt EXCIIINGE.-The sales are-Airdrie and Bathgate, 865.-
Ayr and Galloway, 265. 6d.-British and Irish Union, 425. -Caledo-
nian, New, 455. 6d.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 365.-Direct
Northern, 345.- Dundee and Perth, 23%-Ditto, New, 575. 6d. p.-
Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 165.-East of Fife, 20s. 6d.-East
India's Railway, 16s. 9d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 191.-
Ditto, ditto, Quarters, 181.-Edinburgh and Northern, Newport, 595.
-Glasgow General Terminus, 9%-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr,
Valves, 71. 125.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 335. 6d.-Glasgow,
Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 28s. 6d.-Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monk-
land Junction, 315.-Great Indian Peninsular, Gs. 6d.-North British,
35% -Ditto, Quarters, 685.-Ditto, New Quarters, scrip, 30s. 6d.-
Stirling and Dunfermline, 205.-Strathem Junction, 525. 6d.

ABERYSTWITH, OCT. 25.—The weather for the
past week has been exceedingly stormy, accompanied
with heavy rain, also the sea in the bay running very
high; we have not been visited for many years with
such a storm, and continuing for so many days. On the
morning of the 23d, the schooner Three Sisters, Davies
master, of this port, belonging to James Davies, Es q
(Green), ran for this port, with loss of standing jib,
topgallant sail, and bulwarks ; being late on tide, she
grounded on the north side of the entrance or the
harbour. The life boat was in immediate attendance,
and put on board extra men and ropes to steady the
vessel. In consequence of the heavy floods in the
river, caused by the rains, the boat was unable to get
oyez the pier ropes ; therefore a line was fired by the
cannon on the pier used for such occasions to the vessel,
and a communication was thus obtained. During the
evening tide she was hauled off into the channel, and im-
mediately filled. Every exertion is being made to get her
discharged and removed. Upon inquiry we find she is
from Pentowyn, for Liverpool; cargo, china clay. During
the afternoon a brig and schooner were observed on
shore to the north-west, about six miles distant from
this port ; both were running for the Dovey, although
nearly low water. The schooner, being some distance
ahem o 7 th© brig, grounded at the mouth of the river
Dovey, and went to pieces ; crew saved by the life-boat.
The brig, seeing the distressed situation of the schooner,
let go her anchors and rode out the gale. Yesterday,
the 23d, signals of distress and assistance were observed
flying on the masts, and great praise is due to the extra-
ordinary exertion and manly conduct of Willoughby
Miller, Esq., solicitor, who collected a boat's crew, and
extra sailors, and put off to the brig, although the sea
was running high and a stiff breeze of wind at the time;
in about two hours, after great exertion, theyreached the
brig in safety, and were received with a hearty welcome,
for the crew were completely exhausted, and unable to
do duty, and the vessel making water. Mr. Miller
having left five men on board to assist the crew, the
brig soon got under weigh. The wind having shifted and
become fair, she proceeded on her voyage. On the re-
turn of Mr. Miller, he stated the brig was the Emerald
of Scarborough, about 600 tons burden, wheat laden,
from Odessa, for Liverpool. At daybreak on the morn-
ing of the 23d a barque was observed drifting for the
shore about three miles and a half south of this port.
Immediately the life-boat was manned, and horses put
to the carriage and sent overland to the barque to render
every assistance. Before they reached the spot, the ves-
sel drove up the beach so high that the boat was not re.
quired. Upon inquiry we find that she is the Tamer-
lane, about 700 tons burden, Captain Ackland, from
Liverpool, for New Orleans, cargo rock salt, with the
loss of chains and anchors, and likely to become a total
wreck. During the day two large vessels were in sight
outside the Patches, and during the lull of the gale they
set sail and stood out for the Channel.
PRISONERS' CONFESSIONS.—A long discussion took
place at the recent Quarter Sessions for West Sussex,
between the chaplain of the prison, Mr. Longshaw, and
the visiting magistrates of Petworth House of Correc-
tion, respecting the course to be taken by chaplains of
prisons relative to confessions made by prisoners to the
spiritual
heads of prisons. It appears that a man named
James Steer is now waiting his trial at the assizes,
having been apprehended by a bench warrant, signed
by Lord Denman, on a charge of conspiring for the
purpose of obtaining from Percy Burrell a large sum of
money, to prevent an unnatural offence being charged
against him. The prisoner, it appears, made a confes-
sion to the chaplain with a view to restitution to a
person whom he had formerly injured, and the chaplain
carried the confession out of the prison in order to carry
the wishes of the prisoner into effect. A letter written
by the prisoner, and passed by the chaplain, was detained
by the governor, and the whole affair then came under
the notice of the visiting justices, who reported their
opinion to the Court that the chaplain had been guilty
of great indiscretion. The chaplain contended for the
inviolability of the confession, and maintained his
right to carry out the penitential resolutions of a pri-
soner in the way of restitution, without becoming the
accuser of the penitent, or what would amount to the
same thing, making the confession known to the visiting
magistrates, since they would be bound to carry the law
into force. The whole court was against the chaplain,
Mr. Sergeant D'Oyly, the chairman, and the other
magistrates, holding that the chaplain, was bound to
divulge nothing, but that if he desired to use such con-
fession out of a prison he must first submit it to the
visiting magistrates. The chaplain said he had acted
conscientiously. This was a spiritual matter, and he
owed obedience only to his spiritual superior, the bishop
of the diocese, to whom he was willing to refer the ques-
tion. Tho chairman thought the chaplain, by accepting
office in the gaol, owed obedience to the visiting justices
and the prison rules. It was at length arranged that
the subject should stand over for consideration till next
ession, the chaplain agreeing to act on the opinion of
she visiting justices, should another such case occur.
THE LATE GENERAL DUPONT.—The widow of
General Dupont has, in consequence of the announce-
ment in Madrid of a subscription for a monument at
Baylen, " to commemorate the surrender of General
Dupont and 22,000 French troops to a Spanish army,"
addressed a letter to the Paris journals, in which she
says--" It is not true that on the battle field of Baylen
that 22,000 French laid down their arms before General
Castanos. Not more than 7,000 or 8,000 men, including
the field hospitals, which contained nearly 1,500 sick,
7,000 or 8,000 men, most of them young conscripts, worn
down by the climate, by hunger and disease, and who
had only been under fire once before, sustained on the
field of Baylen the whole force of 20,000 enemies. of
which the elite of the Spanish army formed part. In
fine, General Dupont did not yield to the cruel necessity
of capitulating until he had no more than 2,000 men in
line able to stand up; when, despairing of being joined
by two divisions, on which he had every reason to rely,
and on the point of being assailed by a new Spanish
corps, coming upon him in the rear, and thus placing
him between two fires."

BUDDING THE ORANGE. - The Bermuda Royal
Gazette points out how a lemon or bitter orange tree
can be cut down and converted into a sweet orange tree.
The tree has to be cut across at about eight feet from
the ground, and sweet orange buds inserted into the most
succulent of the branches of the stock. This operation,it
adds, has been prosperously practised in several gardens
during this season, and it is easily accomplished, provided
the trees be well manured, dug about, and kept perfectly
free from grass and weeds.