The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-25 00:00:00

RAILWAY SIKAII,E MARKETS.

g4rsToL, Aram 23.
STocX ExCuatica.—The sales are—Briitol and Egeter, New, 9%
—C3jetipitian, 514 —Midland, New, 30.
Stock ExcNntrWOCE.l-BTTes-all°!;—TTNEGlasioAZlni23fri. es, and Car-
lisle, 16s, dis.—TialiCashirf) n 4 North Yorkshire, 195. dis.—North
Torkshire, 5 p.--Ditto, Halves (Hawick), 2% p.—Northumberland
and Lancashire, 18s. 6d. dis.—West Riding Union, 1% p.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23.
STocir ExcuArtoz.—The slow progress making in the decision of
the great public questions continues to influence the Share Market;
within these few days, however, rather more activity has been shown
than of late, and good stocks have improved, Scrips begin to ap-
proximate hi value to the snips enacted to be returned on a wind-
up, and premiums are still maintained on the depozit of a few
favourite schemes. To-day there is a decided advance, and an tin,
willingness to sell at the present prices. The sales are—Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, % p.—Birkenhead and Holy-
head Junction, 70s. 4111.—Birmingliam and Gloucester, Quarters, 31%
—Cambridge and Oxford, % dis.—Chester and Birkenhead, 201.
Shares, par—Derby and Crewe, 231. 6d. p.--Eastern Counties, 22%
Ditto, Perpetual, No. 2, 61. IBs. 4d.—Ditto, York Extensions, 18s 6d.
p.—Edinburgh. and Northern, 3 dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, % dist
—Grand Junction, 215 ex d. and n.—Ditto, Quarters, New, 24 p. ex d.
—Grand Union, dis,—Qoola and Doncaster, 16s. sils.—Hudiers-
- *l3d $llOlOl4, 2% p.— Ilaneaster and Preston, 10% p. —Liver-
pool and Bury, p.—Ditto, New Shares, 1% p.—Liverpool and
Leeds Direct, 4s. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, p.
%
London and Birmingham, 223—Ditto. Quarters, 26 p.—Ditto, Fifths,
22% p.—London mid Manchester (Item.), % dis.—London and York,
11,y dia. —Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 7% p.—Man-
chester and Leeds, Fifths, 8% p. —Ditto, Sixteenths, 9% —Ditto, Ex-
tensions, 1% p.-51anehester, Midlaud, and Great Grimsby, % dis.—
Midland Stock, 145—Ditto, 401. Shares, 11% p.—Ditto, Fifths, 1 p.—
North British, Carlisle, 34 p.—Northumberland and Lancaster, 175.
dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% p.—North Union (A), 20834—Ditto
(13), 14234 Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 34 p.—Sheffield and
Manchester, Qaartere, No, 2, 31 p.—Ditto, Quarters, No. 3, Is. die.—
Shropshire Union and Canal, 1 d is.— South Eastern, No. 1 (at 18 die.).
a p. —Ditto, No. 2 (at 16 2-3 die.), p. ex d.—Ditto, No. 3, Conso-
lidated, 34 p.—Ditto, New Halves, es. dia.—West Riding Union, U.
Bs. 9d p.—Newry and Warrenpoint, 4 p.—Ulster, 834—Dutch
Rhenish, IBs. 9(1. p.—Paris and Strasburg Constituted, % p.
MANCRESTER, Aratt. 23.

-Ditto,
os ,
nie,at:4,
STocx ExerfAxoB. Chester, Mold.
p.-Blackburn.
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and _
278.-Blackburn, Dar wen, wen and Bolton, 4 dis.
Chorley, and Liverpool,__
Sze., 245. 3d, dis.-Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, 263. dis.-
11h7sCel:eslisi.ire;Jliuirnkcetinol
-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway
6d. p.-- Direct N orthern,
Lit Lancashire, N 0.2, % p.-Essex and
York Extension, A p.-East
and Duinfries, 165. dis.-Goole, Don-
-168. 3d. dis.-
-Chester and Manchester, 225.E.s dis.-Derby-weD,
caster, Sheffield,
'1
dis.-Hudderstield and i..heffield Junction,
and Canal, Extension,
2% p.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 14 p.-Liverpool and
Bury, 6% p.-Liverpool _ and Leeds Direct, 53. dis.-Liverpool, Orms-
Liverpool,
kirk, and Preston, 78. p. -Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and
Southport, fi dis. c.-London and Manchester (Remington's), 365.
Suffolk, 3,c . dis.-Glasgow
dis.-Ditto (Rastrick's), 1% dis.-London and York, 15-16 dis. c.-
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland,t par-Manchester and
Birmingham, Quarters (A), B%naDlt_o. :ditto (B), 8% p.-Ditto,
ditto (C), 7% p•-Manchester a_anc!telTingharn Continuation and
Welsh Junction, 18s. 3t1.7d1 . I_4l_ i hs er and Southampton % dis.
-Midland, Consolidated (401.), 1i A P.-Northumberland and Lan-
cashire, 168. 6d. dis.-North Staffordshire, 403. p. c._
Wyre, Halves .(B), % P.-Sheffield and Lincoshire J
Preston and
dia.- Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters \I- unction 4
(0. 3, par-Sh '
and Birmingham, 13-16 dis. c.-Shropshire union,
Railwayewsbury
Canal, 185. 9d. dis.-South Eastern and Dover, Consolidated and
par-Ditto, Halves (No. 4), 65.3d.-West Riding Union 28 ( o'
3),
LEEDS, Aram 23. , 5. 9d. p.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern
tension, 188 p.-Manchester and Leeds Counties, York Ex-
, Extension
chester and Birmingham, New Quarters (c), 71. le. , 1% p.-Man-
field and Sheffield, 2)6 p.-Leeds and radford, 26:41' P.Hudders-
Dewsbury, 114 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 5% aid.Ne 4 P.-Leeds and
wick, 81.; p.-North British, 514 p -Ditto, Quarte:Zstle and Ber-
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 6 dis.-A:g:' 2% I).-
tingham, and Boston. 275. die.-Buckinghamshire (late tlet gate, Not-
6d. dis.-Leeds and York, 1% dis.-London and York, 1 dlugbY)' 18g.
and Manchester (Rem.), 345. dis.-Manchester, Bnuong•--London
and Midland, Is. dis.-Mldiand and Thirsk Junction 1 ..,8 Matlock,
umberland and Lancashire Janet),
dis.-Welsh
dig._ dis Nal;).orrthd.-
NorthSt
Stafford-
shire, 2 p.-North Western,
dB5. d Midlands 258 11
. 6 Yorkshire ahnd' • I g.--
West Riding Union,
31.
2sHULL, APRIL 23. Glaggo Union, 305. d.
'he sales are-Blackburn r,
STOCK EXCIIANGE.-1
1. l
355
_d
..-41rWen and Bol-
ton, 2%-North British, Car is e, • 3 Amber • '
li, Coleraine and P &ate, 'Nottingham,
and Boston, 255. Gd.-Arina.
Glasgow, Damfrica; onrush, 12s. 6d.-East
Lincolnshire, 145.-
i-le 235.-flurd Carlisle, 335. 6(1.-
Grimsby, Louth, and Horneas
nw‘ o'rth, -Os. -London
and Barnsley Junction,
235. 9d. -Leicester and Tal_em?.),
195.-3-d London and York, 30s. 9d.
-Londom and Manchester (1:
ttin ham and Ma Northampton, Bedford,
and Cambridge, 2431‘r° b and Hunthigdhsnfielol; 263•-North Staf-
fordshire, 41. 38. 6d.-
Rug OW Union, 2i °-' --'4.-South Midland,
% dis.-Yorkshire and Glas,g_ . s.-Leeds and Carlisle, 243.
sfiEk 11 NW". ti,PILIL 23.
STOCK EXCIIANGE. -G
-The sales are rimsby andSheflield
6d.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, , 5-Ditto,
Extension, 11. 3s. _ma _ eflield, 101. 13s. 9d.-
Derby• borough 13s. -ai chester and Li (a ii 1 and
and Gains borough,
1m
an lt4
Ile It non
Canal, IL 3s. Gd.-"ting Td Buxdton Jiatield, 14
1 -Sheffield and
Lincolnshire, 193. 6d.-Shefile , , Leek, Potteries, and Crewe,
31. 35.
128. 6d.-West Riding Union, .
YORK, APRIL 23,

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The - aales are—Grand 'Union (Nottingham
....
to Lynn), 9s. 6d.—Leicester and isedford, 78,„,,,
.-1 _ ondon and York,
1% —Newcastla and Berwick, 1,-,84..-ISre'reasu.a and Darlington Ex-
tensions, 8 IA —Nprth Bridal, uo.4.iste r-.4tiniloii, .11. "14i.—North
,Kent s;nd Direct' Royer; 1.4—Welsh 311diand, I/.
4s.—York and
NoahMidlandNew (Eait and West hiding), 8 .
Clf,A64olArs Assn. 2a, ",
STOCK EXCHANGE:._.The sales are—Airdrie and Bathgate, 40s.
—Banffshire, 19s. 6d.—Caledonian, 10%—Caledonian Extension, 275.
6d.--Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 275. 6d.—Caledo-
,,z
,
a ht: and Meat Nation, 116s.—Bast Indian Rodlyrar, 9s. 6d.—

THOS. LIGHTFOOT, A. and C. G.
Accountant and Comptroller-General's-office,
Stamps and Taxes, April 20, 1846.

COMMERCE.

Mr. Clayton, in his late speech in the Senate of the United
States, read the following comparison of the commerce of
countries, in proportion to their navies :

C.
om.mer- Vessels
cial ton- of war, all No. of No. of
nage. classes. Guns. Men. Remarks.
England .... 2,420,759 671 16,242 40,000 98 steamers.
France .. • • 625,769 348 8,816 29,095 61 do.
tin. States .. 2,417,002 76 7,352 8,724 5 do.

Russia .... 239,000 126 10,394

18 steamers,
many con-
tracted for.

95,375 73 754 at least 67 gun-boats.
2 steamers,
Sweden •• .. 118,118 397 1,407 at least 377 gun-
boats.
132 gun-boats.
3 steamers.

Denmark .

Holland ... • 214,284 132 1,544
Turkey • — 31 1,902
Egypt • — 20 1,460
England has 647 guns to each 100,000 tons of commerce.
France.. • • 1,030 do. do. 100,000 do.
Un. States 100 do. do. 100,000 do.
Russia .• • • 3,467 do. do. 100,000 do.
Denmark 877 do. do. 100,000 do.
Sweden .. 703 do, do. 100,000 (10,
Holland .. 777 do. do. 100,000 do.

"'SIR JOHN Ross.—lt is understood that this adventu-
rout voyager has been reinstated in his office of Ceitsut at Stock •
holm, for which place he eft Englend yesterday. A short time ago
Mr. Buchanan, his sulicitrir, applied to the Court of Bankruptcy that
a sword prespted to the bankrupt by the King of Sweden might he
given up to him. Thl Court could not make any order on the point,
but left it to the discretion of the assignees, who have acceded to the
request.
GRAVESEND AND RootIESTER RAILWAY.—The fol-
lowing are the traffic returns for the week ending the 18th of April,
1646 :—Bassengers, 11,046; amount received, 8631.0 t, 14.