The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-04 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE I,IAItKETS.

LIVER, SEPT. 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—ThePOOL sales are—Birk enhead, 1. —avlloa
shire, and Cheshire (late C. and B.), 14—Caledonian,
terence, 7 per cent., to p.—London and N,n-th-Western,'
e
c.—Ditto, New Quarters, lA p.—Manche,si;er, S
Lincolnshire, Eighths, 61,4 dis.—l%lidland St ocic, 821/2-41,,
llalves, dis.—North Staffordshire, 41/4 d_is.--Shreirsb
York, IC"
Oswestry, and Chester, New 101., 18s. 9d. d is.—
castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase),
BIRMINGHAM,
STOCK EXCHANGE.—More business than is usual col
midl3r
Saturday was transacted to-day. The sales are-
89—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), EL 3s. 9d. '
Ditto (B), 4 1-16. heffield,,

EEDS, SETT 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— L
Most of the shares are quoted a diC'
to-day. The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, And 1311ci6r;
ton, 71a. dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 4s. p.—Lancas
and Yorkshire, Preference, Bs. Leeds ar. d Bradford,
cl 3
North British, Thirds, 111-/, dis.—p.— North Sta;Tordshirei 4
—North-Western, 8 dis.

RK, SErr. .
STOCK EXCHANGE.—YTO he businessl transacted to-dsvi
e'
as follows: —Great Northern, 71. 3s.—Midland, NT 1,,1h" a 1.
9d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. "r-
tAt n.

GLASGOW, SEPT. 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.--The sales are--Glasgow aGene,crll
A.
Terminus, 73/4—Glasgow. Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 1131vwes';i30
1,6/. 4s. 6d.—Ditto, Haves, No. 2, 6%—tilasg°7•tis.h,
Greenock, Halves, 71A—Gre“ Northern, 7,A—North r'
Thirds, Si. 14s. 6d.
EDINBURG:I, SEPT. 1. SDI
STOCK Excif.t.mo E.—The soles are—Edinburgh
Northern, 15/. 10s.—Ditto (Newpo.rts). 61. 17s. 6d...Grree:
Northern, 71. 4s.—North British, 19; 15s.—Ditto,
41. 6s. 6d.—Ditto, Thirds, 51. 14s. 6d.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TY-NZ., SEPT' 2' CO'
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are-14,ewcastle and, 96,
lisle, Scrip, 107—North British, 20—Dito, Thirds,
-4**lA
6d.—North Staffordshire, 4 dis.

•
MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY
General—Wallis, ewhaven. .6
Lieutenant-Generals— Sir D. Xirnines, K.C./L;
L'Estrange, 61st Foot, Mid Rock, Yorkshire.
Major-General—E. Walker, K.H. k
Colonels—Chambers, 25th Foot, Ceylon; Fre el
Wilts.
Lieutenant-Colonels —W. Ross, Unattached,
Grimstead; Obins, half-pay 53d Foot.
Major—O'Connor, 25th Foot, Madras. lgtb
Captains—Holder, Bth Foot, Poonah ; Grant,
Foot, Hong Kong; Gardiner, 32d Foot, en route fro;
Meerut to Ferozepore; Stewart, 61st Foot, Mill e°
Amos, hall-pay, 40th Foot; Buchan, half-pay 83"lipsf
Macdermid, half-pay 100th Foot; Breynton, hs.;11;
Independent Cos.; Bray, half-pay York Light
Weeks, half-pay Glengarry Fencibles, Bath; stl/
Unattached.
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Lieutenants—Stirling, 60th Foot, Dublin; Nas-'vst;
Foot, Cape of Good Hope; Pilfold, 96th Foot, „ore
Diemen's Land; Dick, Ist West India Regiments
Coast Castle; Habertield, Royal Marines; Trotteti
of
tired full pay 9th Veteran Battalion; Rhodes, halfl
19th Foot, London; Miles, half-pay 43d Foot. prie
Cornets and Ensigns—Tyndale, half.pay 4th vot,
goons; Lloyd, 76th Foot, Zante ; Gray, 76th *ii°
D;
Zante; Atkinson, retired full pay 3d Veteran Battollo
Boyd, half-pay 80th Foot; Evans, half-pay stil
Brigade.

Paymaster—Cormiek, 3d Dragoons, timballs•
Surgeons—Dr. Campbell, Ist Life Guards, uell,
N,8.; Dr. Alexander Smith, Staff; J. H. 131101'"
Staff, Cape Coast Castle. It
Veterinary Surgeon—Browne, 3d Dragoon Gnu
Nottingham.

F
THE LATE FIRE IN FETTER•LANE.OII eirif
Mr. Payne opened an inquiry, which occupied °,
four hours, at the White Hart Tavern, Fetter
touching the origin of a fire which occurred at P,.°;541$
King's Head-court, in the immediate vicinity, gg''
after one o'clock on the morning of Wednesday Is
The proceedings appeared to excite the liveliest ins
and the room was crowded almost to suffocation. 10
first witness called was Ann Ayres, who depose'seer
she lived at No. 9, King's Head-court. A littx wste
one o'clock on the morning in question she was gl
by a person in the house, and, on getting up, sheAlof
ceived masses of flame issuing from the top of ttoser
shutters of No. 17, in the same court. By the tiw,;,ool
—The premises were occupied by Mr. The,prtlis
a machine ruler. Some person entered 550
house and went up and down between the
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and an upper apartment several times wt
go.
lighted candle, and witness then perceived ° 00
light in the first floor. By the jury—No one 04;400
the premises, but men were at work there on the Preoll
evening as late as half-past eleven. The gas illsedeer
laid on on Monday last, and the fire occurred on_r 250,
day. George Walter, City police-constable ri&bs
deposed that he was on duty at the time the fired. 0'
out, and was shortly afterwards on the spot. A"'"geff
tered the premises end knocked at the door of
_..ne
room, in the event a there being any lodgers te,'"fisgs
them. There was a considerable quantity of seggeogs
about the floor and behind the shop door. ur,
Garrick, in the employ of Mr. Thompson, exanollitipg
Was on the premises from eight on Tuesday 01°.siss
till twelve the same night. There was an sePross.
there also, but witness was the last person in the e... 00
By the Coroner—Witness had lived with Mr. Thellgcod
upwards of fifteen years, and during that time there
_so
been two fires on Mr. Thompson's
_premises previettly
that now under investigation. Thomas Foster, dr
gineer of the Fire Brigade, was next examined. °4
posed that he arrived at the scene of the fire at twe-ia
minutes past two o'clock, and the house was theo
flames from the first floor upwards. Witness saw 9 Jai
of fire proceeding from a gas pipe in the cellar, and O
see that the meter was off whilst the fire was burning pp
through the floor of the parlour. About half-past ~,
the morning he went into the cellar, and found teto
Ivesconveyed bags of shavings. The metallic sereice-pipe' es
conveyed the gas from the main-pipe to the meNowe
lying on the floor, whereas the meter itself was
all to pieces. Mr. Jury, the surveyor, stated that 001.1
Thompson was insured in the Imperial-office for 8 or
but it had not yet been ascertained what amount °fePos•
perty had been destroyed. After some furtber.....,ledveal of
tion, the Coroner said there appeared to be gunn
mystery about the case at present, and as it way tbe
portant matter to the public at large, as well as ,11
parties who were immediately concerned, he sheTfince,
ad
journ the investigation for more satisfactory ev—
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The inquiry was then adjourned accordingly.
Saturday OIL;
GLASGOW ANNUAL REGATTA.-011 Satur--. has
annual regatta took place on the Clyde, a little aw-sgs
Hutcheson's-bridge, under the distinguished Patr°nther of the Lord Provost, Sheriff Alison, and several °its
influential gentlemen connected with the city. Des,4rin the inclemency of the weather, for occasionally the fell heavily, both banks of the Clyde were prettY,_„
Chic °f
lined with spectators, among which a good spriolrillie
the fair sex was observable. We noticed also imeklled
windows of the houses fronting the Clyde were 01) with onlookers. The racing throughout was kept
ttf
with great spirit, and, in fact, several of them were Kre
keenly contested. This, however, cannot be 961 a
~ro•
them as a whole, on account of the boats not beiogerace
perly matched, thus giving, in most cases, the prefer_so,
to the light boats. The prizes competed for were Pr;go
valuable, such as the Members' Cup, and the Chaii.lesr.
Cup, two chaste articles, and the workmanship (Avid
Walter Baird, jeweller, Argyll-street. The and
match excited a considerable degree of interest, so
„.nret
won by little more than a boat's length. The Pclid
were much enlivened by the attendance of the Pi
5-flelon°
baud of the 27th Regiment, kindly granted by
Johnstone.
va able
GOVERNMENT ARTESIAN WELL.--This • -1:11.. tho
work has been commenced in the meadow opPonibe
Queen's Rooms, on the Mill Dam, Portsmouth•
coy
shalt has been sunk, and the workmen have just
ao
menced boring. Orders have been issued to °Pa' to
expense in its construction, but to use every olegleb•eet
obtain an abundant supply of water. Its primary.
is to provide for the possible contingency of a jog
e.
Hampshire Guardian.
nish'
[AD VER TISEMEN
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—Cure ofaDisordared-S t°
puls.
Weakness, and General Debility, by Holloway's ,0 bad
Mr. Mlienzie, of Stornoway, a retired officer, ivi"wid,
spent many years in warm climates, was afflieteu_lsiat,
disordered stomach, indigestion, and theliver cowl,
his odes'
which completely debilitated his system. I°
various
Yours to renovate his constitution, he visited the var--
t
watering places, and obtained the advice of almos.teenvceig
European physician of celebrity without exper
relief. Under these circumstances Holloway's pins
were recommended to him, and to the astonishment
of
. heallehm by
medicine.—Sold by all
all who had witnessed his previtoussugffoeir
regular course of this inestimable
Holloway's Establishment, ab
ninggathhreoulighr
stored to the most buoyanta
Druggists, and at Professor
244, Strand, London.