The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-15 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

MANCHESTER, SEPTEMBER 14.
STOCK EICHANGE.-The sales are-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, r/B dis.-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 11s. Gd. dis.-Cam-
bridge and Oxford, par-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 9-16
p.-East Lancashire (late Blackburn and Preston), 8 p.-Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 71-Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford, 2% p.-Hud-
dersfleld and Manchester Railway and Canal Extension, 9-16 p.-
Manches-
ter,Kendal
2% p.-Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, % dls.-
I.ondou,
Manchester,
ster, aßirmingham, Quarters (It), 8 p.-London
Windermere,% dis.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and
and Yorkz dis.-Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 7 4 p. -Ditto, Ex-
tension, 2 p.-Manchester and Southampton, %
c. dis.-North
Western, p.-Oldhatn, Birkenhead, &c., dis.-Preston and
Wyre, alves (13), 5-16 p.-Ditto, Sixths, 51 -Sheffield and Man-
chester, Quarters, No. 3, par-Shropshire Union Railway and Canal,
dis.-Trent Valley, Midlands, Re. p.- West Riding Union, 2%, p.
LEEDS, SEPTEMBER 14.
STOCK EXCHANCE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex-
tension, 31s. p.-East Lancashire, 8% c. p.-Great Grimsby and
Sheffield, Docks, 40s. c. tbs.-Huddersfield and Manchester, 1% c. p.
-Huddersfield and Sheffield, G c. P. -Leeds and Bradford, 44% p.-
Leeds and Dewsbury, 2%-Ditto, Branches, 21 c. p. -Leeds and
Thirsk, c. dis.-Newcastle and Berwick, 123 c. p.-North Bri-
tish, half Shares, 5 p.-Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 545. Gd. p.-York and
Newcastle, New, 91. 18s. 9d. p.-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham,
12s. dis.-Clitheroc Junction 1 dis.-Grand Union, 15s. dis. s.-
Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 16s. dis. s. -Lancashire, Yorkshire,
and North Eastern, 28s. dis. -Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 14s.
dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 1 Is. 1118.-London and York, 10s. dis.-
Melton and Driffleld Junction, 12s. p.-Manchester, Buxton, Mat-
lock, and Midland, 265. p.-North Staffordshire, 34 p.-North
Western, Is. Gd. p.-Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 12s. die:-
Shropshire Union, 3s. 6d. dis.--West Riding Union, 4/. 13s. s.
HULL, SEPTEMBER 14.-
Srocic EXCRANGE.-The sales are-Boston, Stamford, and Bir-
mingham, I Is.-East Lincolnshire, 12s. 6d.-Leicester and Bedford,
10s. 9d.-North Western, 225. 6d. p.-Shropshire Union, 3s. 6d. dis.-
West Riding Union,

SHEFFIELD, SEPTEMBER 14.
STOCK ExcuenrcL.—The sales are —Great Grimsby and Sheffield
Extensions, 19s. dis.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, Os. dis. —Sheffield and
Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, Is. p.—North Western, Is. 6d.
p.—Shetlield and Lincoln, Bs. dis.—Ditto, Extension, 14s. dis.
YORK, SEPTEMBER 14.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are —Eastern Counties, York Ex-
tension, 2 IA —lpswich and Bury (Cambridge and Ely), 11( —Leicester
and Bedford, I Is. 6/I.—Leicester, Tamworth, &c., 2—London and
York, 2—Mallon and Driftleld Junction, 2% Newcastle and Ber-
wick, 27.4—North British, 37%—Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 3/.
18s.—North Staffordshire, s%—Sheffield, Rotherham, &c., 2—West
Riding Union, 41. I Is. 6d.—York and Newcastle, New, 10% —York
and North Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 12%.

HEREFORD MUSIC MEETING.
HEREFORD, SATURDAY.--The meeting of the three
choirs of Hereford, Gloucester, and Worcester, for 1846,
has now closed, and has proved successful beyond the
most sanguine expectations of all parties interested.
The collections for the charity for the relief of clergy-
men's widows and orphans have exceeded considerably
those of former meetings, and so well has the festival been
attended on each day—the first concert proving the only
exception—that it is expected that the receipts will fully
defray the expenses of the professionals, fittings-up,
advertising, &c., &c. Should this turn out to be the
case it will form a novel feature in the history of these
festivals, for hitherto them has always been a deficiency
in this respect, and the stewards of the Meeting have
been called upon to make up the difference out of their
private purses. Hence it is, that gentlemen have always
been very reluctant to undertake the duties and respon-
sibilities of the stewardship of these meetings ; and the
highest praise is due to the half-doten gentlemen who
have so nobly taken upon themselves these responsibilities
on the present occasion. The stewards of the meeting just
closed are the Venerable the Archdeacon Vickers, the
Rev. R. L. Frier, D.D., Rector of Bishopstone; the Rev.
W. Hassell, Rector of Nuroh Dewchurch ; Joseph Bur-
ley, jun., Esq., M.P. for Herefordshire; .Robert Puls -
ford, Esq., M.P. for Hereford ; and W. Lacon Childe,
Esq., of Kinlet-hall, Salop, Of course it will be readily
understood, that tho accounts of the festival cannot as
yet have been made up, but there is reason to believe,
that while a very considerable sum will be realised for
the Clergy Widows and Orphans' Charity, the expenses
of the meeting will be defrayed (or nearly so) by the
receipts for admission tickets to the cathedral, concert-
room, and ball-room. -Yesterday, as was anticipated
would be the ease, proved the crowning day. The Mes-
siah is a sure card—if we may speak thus irreverently
of this great work—in the provinces. It is the first
point of attraction with the young, and the old gladly
avail themselves of every opportunity afforded them of
listening to this well-remembered oratorio. The fine
old cathedral—though at present in a sadly dilapi-
dated condition—was crowded by a fashionable and
most attentive company. With regard to the execu-
tion of this immortal masterpiece of Handel yesterday,
to be brief, it was as near perfection as the fallibility of
human powers would admit of. The chief parts were,
as a matter of course, allotted to the leading vocalists
and instrumentalists ; and, well acquainted as they are
with every bar of the music in the oratorio, there were
but few points at which the most fastidious critic
could carp. Altogether the oratorio, which was given
entire, went off admirably. The choruses were not so
massive as those commonly hoard at Exeter Hall, 'or at
the Norwich or Birmingham festivals ; but they were,
nevertheless, sufficiently full to give a grandeur and so-
lemnity to the music which never can be attained in
any place so well as in a cathedral. There were only
one or two slight hitches in the many choruses of this
oratorio ; but the " Hallelujah," " And the glory,"
"The Lord gave
and the con-
et"hi
uFedowi rnogur
word,"
ou su,'s'
"Their‘ll
"Worthy
oouwrntedh,
yl ksiesgsothhneeee pto,
:at m,
were given
with most impressive grandeur and effect. The MessiaYz
formed the whole of the morning's 'performance, and
was not concluded until four o'clock in the afternoon.
At its close the company proceeded to recruit them-
selves for the evening's concert, which was again well
attended. The first part of the concert consisted of
Mendelssohn's music to Midsummer .Night's Dream ; the
Earl of Morningten's favourite glee, " 0 Bird of Eve,"
admirably sung by Miss 1340111 Bil a 13,91 by, Alum,