The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-17 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MARcn 16.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—We have to report a very depressed
market to-day, with but a limited business done at the fol-
lowing quotations :—East Lancashire, New, 61,E dis.—Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 36 —Great Northern, 8 dis.—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, Halves (late L. and B.), 12 dis.— London
and North-Western, 129 Ditto, Fifths, 6 p.—Ditto, Quar-
ters, New, 2 11-16 c.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, 101. Preference, par—Midland Stock, 99% c.—North
Staffordshire, I die. —Sonth-Eastern and Dover, 231,E ex dir.
—Ditto, N 0.4, 61s. 3d. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick
(N. and B.), No. 2, % c. p.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase),
p,

MANCHESTER, MAnctt 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bolton, Blackburn,
&c. No. 1, 11% c. dis.—East Anglian, Preference (6 per
cent.), 3 7-16--Eastern Counties, 13%—East Lancashire,
New, 61/2 dis.—Laucashire and Yorkshire,!Fitths,:s/4 dis. cum
div.—DitLo, 321. Shares, 7 dis.—Ditto, (West Riding Union),
3 5-16 dia.—London and North-Western (Manchester and
Birmingham), Quarters (A and B), '2% p. —Ditto (C),
p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference,
1-16 n. dis.—North Staffordshire, 1 dis.—South-Eastern and
Dover, 23%—Ditto, No 4, 3 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick, Extensions, No.:, % p.
BIRMINGHAM, Marten 16.
STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 13
—London and North-Western, New, 3 p.—Midland, 100%
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 51s. 3d. dis.—Birming-
ham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 3 dis.—North Staf-
fordshire, 1 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (13), 535. 9d.
dis.—South Staffordshire, 2,16 dis.
LEEDS, Alkiteu 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, New,
6% dis.—Great Northern, 8 dis.—East and West Yorkshire,
814 dis.—Great Grimsby, 18% dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 20%
dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, par
—North British, Thirds, 30s. 6d. dis.—Ditto, Carlisle Exten-
sion, 7s. 6d. dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, &c., 335.
dis.—York, and Newcastle, Preference, 2s. 6d. p.—Newcastle
and Berwick, New, 10s. p.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MARCH 16.
STOCK EXCHANGI.—The sales are—Newcastle and Car-
lisle, 100—North llritish, Thirds, 295. dis.—North Stafford-
shire, 20s. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E.
Puit.L.ets),
EDINBURGH, l!rf.sarcrt 16.
Srocse Excmuson.—The sales are—North British, Thirds,
81s. 6d.—Ditto, Quarters, 80s.—Scottish Centrals, 281. 10s.
—Edinburgh and Northern (Newport). it—South-Eastern
and Dover, 251.
GLASGOW, M.r.ncit 16.

STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 'Now, 215.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 801,2—Ditto, Halves, No. 1,
6—North British, 31a. 6d.

TPIE BLACKTIBATII CHARTIST‘MIETING.—Printed
bills were circulated in 'the early part of the week an.
nouncing that the inhabitants of the borough of Gteen-
wich, Woolwich, and Deptford, wero to meet on Black-
heath on Wednesday, the 15th inst., to congratulate the
Provisional Government of the French Republic, and
stating that several of the leading Chartists would be
present to address the meeting. The police force at the
dockyard (Woolwich) and at the various stations were
kept on duty during the afternoon in case their services
might have been required, but there did not appear the
least necessity for their being called out, as the meeting
proved a very lame affair, and more like a hoax
than a reality; the number present, including special
constales, scarcely amounting to more than from
800 to 1,000 persons. The principal speakers who
were expected never made their appearance, and
long after the hour named for the meeting the parties
present were playing at leap-frog, 'pushing each other
into the pools of water, or throwing clods of earth for
frolic and amusement. Ono or two persons attempted to
address the meeting when they found the leading Char-
tists who had been expected did not arrive, but the
disappointed meeting scarcely paid any attention to
them, and left the ground, declaring it would be a long
time before they proceeded on such a fool's errand again.
Highly to the credit of the workmea of the factory and
the Woolwich dockyard, there were not more than two
or throe present at the meeting, and an excellent plan
was adopted at Messrs. Penn's and other large establish-
ments, of enrolling the workmen as special constables
for the protection of the property, and by that means
many persons were absent from the meeting who other-
wise might have been present to gratify their cariosity.
The Chartists held another large meeting in the
Lecture-room, Newcastle, on Tuesday evening. The
only practical measure taken was the adoption of a me-
morial to Sir George Grey, praying him to spare the
lives of the two unfortunate men, Thompson and Dow-
son, left for execution at the last Durham assizes for the
murder of a gamekeeper in Raby park. Everything
passed off in peaee and quietness.
LIVERPOOL, THIIRSDAY.—The following notice
was issued today:—" The Mayor and magistrates are
in possession of information which induces them to call
upon all persons, not already sworn as special con-
stables, to attend at the Sessions-house this day as early
as convenient,"