The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-15 00:00:00

DIRECT GLASGOW JUNCTION.

The cross-examination of sir. Benjamin Green was resumed, and
had reference chiefly to the gradient from the Carter-tunnel to Jed-
burgh, which the witness stated was about lin 130. The witness
was also re-examined, and stated that the calculations had been
made with the greatest care,

GROUP LIII.
This Committee re-assembled this day at the:usual hour; present.
the lion. E. Lascelles, in the chair, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey,
Mr. lithlyard, Captain Dalrymple, and Mr. Rice Clayton.

sunEwsnuny AND niILIIZNGHAIII.
The evidence in favour of this project was resumed, Mr. Barrow,
ironmaster, Tipton, Mr. William Parker, lately collector and assessor
of taxes, but now chemist and druggist at Darlaston, being called
to show the accommodation which this undertaking would afford to
their respective places of residence.
Mr. Fowler, land-surveyor, Birmingham, stated that he had in-
stituted a comparison between the number of works lying between
Birmingham and Wolverhampton accommodated by the Shrewsbury
and Birmingham and Birmingham and Wolverhampton, and he
found that the number accommodated by the former was 76, that by
the latter only 34, leaving a difference in favour of the former a ma-
jority of 42. The Shrewsbury and Birmingham had also the advan-
tage over Its rival of running the 'whole length between the two
towns in question, parallel, and nearly on a level with
the canal, whilst the other scheme would intersect it at,
right angles 15 times. This company's station at Wolver-
hampton would be much superior to that of the Birming-
ham and Wolverhampton. It was nearer to the town, and easier of
access. It would afford great accommodation to goods passing along
the canal there. The erection of a rival company's station would
cause the destruction of much valuable property, whilst it would not
afford as much accommodation as that of this Company. This line
would give better accommodation to Wednesbury, West Bromwich,
Smethwick, and other important towns lying between Birmingham
and Wolverhampton. This Company's station at Birmingham would
be in New-street, the most convenient that could be chosen. Its
erection would cause very little injury to private property, it was also
near to the warehouses on the canal, and would be near the Grand
Junction Company's station, with which it was intended to foriN:
union. The competing line would have their station at
rSh nu
which was not of so easy access, nor was it so central,
cn
Company propose to form a junction with the Grand Junction,
Wolver
the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton, Birmingham,
the accominoda
hampton, and Dudley, was formed, and eventthlg
Company
lion would he very inferior to that offered by C pond:id:Betas:

GROUP LW.

XEXCESTEN. AND 33IN.DTINGSLAIK, WITH A
BRANCH.

took place with respect to some clauses
The Committee re-assembled this morning at the tisal
Committeeotlr.
that
conversationlAtic;iteshualtdorty)een proposed to be introduced into the London and
,b,calof f
decided th
tilounseass,
itanodrigtliiieiallyecsToooidi of
ne
dftohio.eet i
itehre
Birminghamw (Coventry to Nuneaton branch), which ended in the
haat Rail-
lubcel ehdalofn
of
rid
landowners la st,
The case
even the promoters of the LeiceSter and Binning
the
etlßulirial
opponents of
.Ilitte,oonici
the Bill, addressed the Committee
wayirl.ia3vli.npg
at ce' .il
lisi erable length.

GROUP L VII.
houses tit ; Mr. Baring in the chair.
THE LONDON AND EXRIVEENGHADIE (AYLES.-
nurzy RA.3CLWAY PURCHASE).
The clauses of this Bill, which is unopposed, were gone through and
passed.
THE LONDON AND EXIELNUNGHAM GRAND
/UNCTION, AND VIILNCHESTER AND
nartzniNGuanc RAILWAY AMALGAMA-
TION.
This Bill was then proceeded with.

SPA-FIELDS BURIAL • G uND.—The recent award as
to the question of the existence of this w ell-known place of Interment
as a nuisance has had the practical *fleet of almost closing the
ground. Yesterday there was but one funeral took place, and for
several successive Sundays the averagq has not exceeded three or
four.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS .
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was a fair demand for Cotton at Liverpool on Satur-
day. Sales, 4,000 bales, at previous rates. Shares were
steady.
The private accounts received from the United States in a
commercial point of view are of an unfavourable na-
ture, The trade and commerce of the country had
been much impeded by the war with Mexico, as shipments
of produce were made with hesitation, and at a risk that
very few parties appeared disposed to encounter, to say
nothing of the increased rates of insurance. The exports of
Cotton to Europe continued to exhibit a further falling off,
as compared with what they were at the corresponding
period of last year.
It appears by the accounts from Canada, that the Go-
vernor-General had taken the most active steps to call out
and embody the militia to its full effective force. Other mi-
litary preparations were in progress at the date of our presfnt
advices, so that it is pretty apparent that should a collision
arise with the United States upon the Oregon, or upon
any other question, the colonial frontier will be well
guarded. Volunteers, in the first place, are to be
solicited to make up the quota of force required. If
not a sufficient number offer, then unmarried men
under forty are first to be ballotted for, then Un-
married men above 40, and if then a sufficient corps be
not raised, married men of the first-class. The weather had
taken a favourable change after the continuance of rains and
colds, which had impeded very considerably vegetation;
the temperature had become summer-like. Quebec was in a,
most bustling state, not less than 281 vessels having arrive"
in port, being an excess of 102 over the number en-
tered inwards at the corresponding period of last year.
The Consol Market opened rather flatly this morning, but
still the sales have not been by any means extensive,
although money has continued to be in increased request,
owing to the requirements of parties having large amounts
to pay, in the shape of duties, as the financial quarter
arrives more nearly to a termination. After being
done at 951/, the price for the next settlement 15
now 951,4 ex. div. A few sales of the Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have been made, at 96% to 97 ,• of the Three Per
Cent. Reduced Annuities at 951/, and of Old South Sea An-
nuities at 9314. The premium upon Exchequer-bills lies
ruled from lls. to Iss.
A good deal of business has been transacted in the Foreign
Funds this morning, this being the settling-day for the half
monthly account. The price of Portuguese Four Per
Cents. has rallied from 451 to 4614, and for the
account to 47. Not a bargain was made to-day in
.qpiarlg;
Actives, but the Three per Cents. were quoted at 36114. 1"
Dutch Four per Cents. were at 91%; the Brazilian
Five per
Cents. at 82. The Mexican Five per Cents. have fluctuated
from 271/ to 28%; Grenada Bonds from 201 to 21, the
former rate being now the market value.
The North Staffordshire Railway scrip has fallen to-dap
from 41/3 to 33/ premium, but the Welsh Midland is up a
shade. In the other scrip and shares the variations have been
very trifling; indeed to-day a more than ordinary amount of
dealings has taken place in the shares of foreign lines.
Boulogne and Amiens have been done at 11%; Central of
Spain at 1%; Dutch Rhenish at 7%; Northern of France
at 14%; and Paris and Orleans at 47%.
BRITISU FUNDS. oNE CLOSTNI/
O'CLOCK. •• PRICES.
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95% 95
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 97 96% 97 96
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10% log
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 lo
India Bonds, 1,0001. .. ••
Ditto, under 1,0001... _ 20
South Sea Stock ..
Ditto, Old Annuities .. 93% ex div 93
Consols for Opening .. 955
.• 95% %
Exchequer Bills. 1 lid. I%d.
15
1,0001. 11 15 pm.
5001. -. .... 11 15 ma. 15

- iu• 12
Ditto. Small .... 17 12 —— P
pm.
ONE CLOSIga
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES-
Brazilian Bonds, b per Cent .. .. 82 82
Equador Bonds .. .. ~.. .. si
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. .. •..
... 21 20% 21
Ditto, Deferred .. •
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 6 per Cent .. --
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 28 27% 28% 2336
Ditto, Deferred
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent.
..•
. 834
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
.. • .
--
Ditto, 3 per Cent .. .. • • 47 40,
47
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. .. .. • . 46 % %
47)0
. ,
Ditto, for the Account .. .. 47
Russian Bonds .. .. • • .. .. 109% 109)6
4 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent
.. ..
254 Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. _
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • . 36% 37
Dividends on the above payable in London. 60
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent ~.
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 91_
PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT rEICES'
ONE O'CLOCK. 3%
Aberdeen .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .... 3% .........•
Amber., Notting., Boston, and I,i
Eastern Junction .. • • • • 2% ••• • •• • •• • • 126
Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 . • ..126 ..
.• . • •
•• • •
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2
Bristol and Exeter ... • • .. 75 .... 85% .. • • - ,i dia.
Buckinghamshire .. .. .. .. 425. .... % di5......• A 10%
Caledonian .. .. .. ••.. 10 .... 11% .... .•• • " %,
Ditto, Half Shares .. . • .. 2% .. . • 1% .• ••
•••• • • • 20%
Chester and Holyhead .. .. .. 22% .... 20k ........ • • 6%
Derby and Crewe .. .. .. .. 2% .... 6% %li •• • •
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2%.... %% .•.• • • • - 3s
Direst Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 5% .... .... ...... 1%
Direct Northern .. .. • • • • 2% —. • 1% %•••• • ' • ' 24%
Eastern Counties .. .. .. 141. 165...., 23% 24 23% • • ~h p
Ditto New .. .. .. .. 10/. 165..... ••.••• • • • • 41
p
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4,2. 1p••.• • • • • • • iL p
Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. %% P••• • • • 1
Ditto, York Extension .. .. 10s. .. .. 1 ........ ..
36
East and West of England .. .. 1% .... ..........
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .... —..••• • • • • • 17
Ditto % Shares .. .. . c .. 10 .... 17 ..
Ditto New % Shares.. .. .. 12% —.. 17% . 17)6
. ..... . • • 134
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% .... ... .
Glouc., Aberyst., & Cent. of Wales 1% .. .. —....... . • •• le Goole. Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425... % dis.• •.. •
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 22%„ • ..... „..f.:°'
Great North of England . —lOO .. „ _
.........., 219
Ditto, New .. .. . . • • • 1% •• •• 14345 .... • • 11%
Hull and Selby .. .. • . .. 50 .• ..1023¢ 104.. , „
Leicester and Bedford. .. .. 225..... Ni dis. par, % dila'
Leicester, Tamworth, Fic. .. .. 425. .. 1 % dia.
London an I Birmingham . • .100 .... — ........ —.l'7
Ditto Thirds .. .. .. .. 24 .... 63 .... ... 631
London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d.
..7% -7%
4%

London and Brighton .. 50 .. . 64% 34 y 64,
London and South-Western-41i. 6s. 10d... 78 .. •• • 78
I,ondon at,d York .. 23, .... 2 1%
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 234 1%
Lynn and Ely .. .. 15 „ 100
Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 ....
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 3 .... 12)6% ... • ... • Ir.
Ditto Extension 425. .. • • 2% P••— •• " 80 F 2
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 80 • • p
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• •• p•• •-• • • "
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... . .....
Midland .. ..100 ....147 ••• •• 31
Ditto, New .. • • • • 18 •• • • 30% 31 ••• '• 122%
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....12234 ...... •• "• 46
Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... •. •• • • •8%
Ditto, New . • • I .... 814-- ••• • '• 24%
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 ...• 24% 34 •• • • 26
Norfolk .. • • .. • • • • .. 20.... 25% 26 -•• • " --
North British .. .. • . 22% ... ••• • • • 11%
Ditto, Half Shares .. 834 ••• • • --
=Ditto, Dalkeith .. 25 .... —.. • ••• • • 6
Ditto, ditto .. .. 5 .... .. • ....• •• • ' 7'136
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... 71)6 ... ••• • • • 4 P
North Staffordshire .. • • .. 425..... 3% 4.%, P 8%
Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptu. 1234
.... 8)4)6 ••• ** 15%
Scottish Central .. ... 10 .... 15% ••• • ' ' 2%
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2)6 .•• • " 13%
Do., New (d 0.331. 6s. Bd.) No. 2. 10 .... •• • • ~..
South Eastern and Dovor .. ••3334 .. - •• " • 2
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 234 2)4 % •• •• ••24 P
West Riding Union • • • • .. 425... • . 2%%%,36 P • • " 2
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5
York and North Midland .. 50 .... •• • • 32%
Ditto. Extension .. • l5 .... 33 32)6 ••• • •
'' 103
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... I•• • - 10% ......
FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 1136
Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 12 .... 11% . •• • • _-
Bord., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... •.... ..• • • 1%
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... 1% ... •• • 1%
Central of Spain •. .. 2 .... 1% •• • •
Dutch Rhenish .. .... 7% •• • •
East In iia.i ss. .... •• •• •
Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . 1% ......•• •• • • 14%
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 14)4 • • •••• " 10
Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 • . •••• •••• • ' 47%
Paris and Orleans 20 .... 47% •••• • • • 38%
Paris and Rouen .. 20 .... 3a% •• . •• •• • • 5
Sambre and Meuse .. .. 8 ••• • •• 4
West Flanders . 6 .... ..-• ••• • • •
MINES. 3%
Real del Monte, Unregistered —3% .. ••

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JUNE 15.—Wind N.E., light breeze, and hat aultri
weather.
DEAL, JUNE 14.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Ars.o . 13th, maid&
Driver, Boston ; Melioina, Wilson, Rio Grande ; Princess Royal,
Cuba. Arid. from the River and sld. 13th, Athen k an, Poyntz,
dras ; Princess Royal, Lemme, Rio Janeiro; Sus a n, Flood, D°l.'
chester, New Brunswick ; Charles, Fleming, Pugwai h ; Buen Amigo'
Westward ; 14th, Harmony, Sutherland, Labrador. ;,81d. 13th, Tim°.
leon, Dreyer, New Orleans.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 13.—Wind S.S.E. 14th ; E E.SY'
Sld. 14th, Margaret Evans, Tinker, New York; V ellesley, Toiler,
Madras and Calcutta.
Cow's, JUNE 13.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Salisbury, i 3 olby, Matanzas'
Oee FALMOUTH, JUNE 12.—Arrd. Francis, She.. Cp, Pond-W.O1v
Symmetry, Mackwood, Ceylon ; Mina, Brightm n, Patagonia:
Colony, Rio Grande; John Holland, New Orleans. solar,
JERSEY, JUNE 13.—The Marie Louise, which sail e d for Lahr
30th ult., has put back dismasted.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 14.—Arrd. Larpent, China ; Sar h, St. Domillgit
Sld. 12th, Maria, Brabander,;St. Thomas ; 13th, R leanor Russell;
Jeffries, Shanghae ; Eu, Williams, Lima ; P. De. ti 1, Dean, Pa
Lydia, Jones, Antigua ; :Susquehana, Philadelphia • United States'ad
Swanton, Boston ; James Mann, Morrison, Quebec. '1
4 th, Alice Maud,
Williams, Port Philip ; Oak, Pennel, Calcutta ; Cb Jahns, SPear-ke,
Mauritius ; Charlemagne, Fales, New York ; R o bert A.
_riflign
Kenny, New York ; Albatross, Mills, Staten Ulm lii 15. The
_„,
Wallace foundered at sea. The crew took to her Wats, v",,
of which was picked up with the people
WA'
taken to Quebec. The wreck of the Elizabeth Atkinson
d Sae Calcutta
seen on the green banks of Newfoundian • _
total wreck.
a board, and
reported to be on shore at Metis, and lately
stOonb, :fa
with
The Britannia (steamer), arrived here from:o t
Amens x them for four
ice-
bergs sth inst., in lat 46, lon. 54,
hours. 13th, arrd. Britannia steronel:
andßoWston, left 1 9 t Inst.