The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-18 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

MANCHESTER, MAIM 17.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bol-
ton,
1,4 p.—Blackburn and Preston, 4%—Chester and Manchester
Direct, 275. dis.—Churuet and Blythe, % dis.—Eastern Counties,
York Extension, 11.16 p..—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding,
par—Goole, Doncaster Sheffield, &c., sa p.—Grand Junction, 213%
—Grand Union, Gs. Gd.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension,
par—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, % C.—Hud-
dersfield and Sheffield Junction, 6% p.—Lancashire and North York-
shire, Bs. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, par—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Man-
chester, 6% p. c.—Leicester and Bedford, % dis.—Liverpool aft
Bury,
PNreesn,lkla
p.—Liverpool,
wtO2chestero.udSouthport, C)nnilk'
Inpd.—Pfnthd Preston,
and
2 p.—Liver-
pool,Yor
k,
I Li-oVrer,
I p.--Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 1 p.—Manchester and
Birmingham, 77 c.—Ditto. Quarters (A), 7% p.—Ditto, ditto (C),
11-IG p.—Manchester and Leeds, Extension, 3% p.—Manchester,
Midland, and Great Grimsby, M dis.—Manchester and Southamp-
ton, 4s. p.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 1 d!s.—North Stafford-
shire, % c.—North Western, % p.—Preston and Wyre, halves (A),
4 p.—Ditto, ditto (B), 1 p.—Preston and Wyre Extension, % dis.
—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 1% p.—Sheffield and Man-
chester, Quarters (No. 3), 2% p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire,
dis.— South Eastern and Dover, 36%—'[rent Valley Continuation
and Holyhead Junction, 1% ;dis.—West Biding Union, 13-16 p.—
Direct Northern, % dis.
LEEDS, Marten 17.

STCCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—London and Brighton, 64
Loudon and Croydon, 21% cash—Manchester and Birmingham, New
Quarters (C), 6% p.—East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 3%
p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 5 p.—Leeds and Bradford, 504
Leeds and Dewsbury, 6% p.—Leeds and Think, 7%—North British,
New Carlisle Branch, 21. 854—Goole and Doncaster, 6s. p.—London
and tortsmontb, 31. 4s.—London and York, N —Boston, Newark,
and Sheffield, 225. 6d.—Direct Northern, 11. 19s.—Liverpool, Orms-
k irk, and Preston, 2 % —West Riding Union, Q. 14s.—Ambergate, Not-
tingham, and Boston, 15s. dis.—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c.,
7s. 6d. dis.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 17s. 6d. dis.—Cll-
- Junction, 12s. dis.—Graid Union, Bs. Gd. dis.—Lancashire
and North Yorkshire, ss. dis.—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 7s. 6d.—
Leeds and York, 20s. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, Gs. die.—
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31s. p.—North Staf-
fordshire, 3% p.—liorth Western, 18s. p.

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HULL, MARC--11 17.
STOCK EIGUANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Danven, and Bol-
ton, 51,6 —North British, Carlisle, 495. 6d.—East Lincolnshire, Iji
East Coast, 16s.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 285.—Leicester and
Birmingham, 145. 6d. dia. —Leicester and Wainfleet, 39s.—Liverpool
and Leeds, 44s.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 31. 17s.—North
Staffordshire, st. 17s.—South Midland, 3/. 9s. 6d.—West Biding
Union, 4%.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Dream 17.
STOCK Excnerroz.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 21%—Leeds
and Thirsk, ),6 p.—North British, Halves (Carlisle), 14 p.—West
Riding Union, 2% p.
SHEFFIELD, MAxen 17.
STOCK EXCHA NOE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex-
tension, I', —Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, scrip,
s—Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, 2/. 4s.—Ditto, Railway and
Dock, 4% —Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby Direct,
1/. 4s.—Manchester and Lincoln Union and Canal, 11. 19s.—Slief-
field and Lincolnshire, 2% —Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and
Crews, 12s. 6d.—South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 21. Bs.
YORK, Marten 17.

en-Ig?‘lDirectanNewdoFueirnon, 1N1.075. gun.-
14-Leleestrer and
-ISewsZTleao•-trkThNEoexrttsalhenesosfloarnE,
Bedford, %-London and York, 3%-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midland, 3%-Newcastle and Berwick, 19
Easternt
oSL"cynng.)C,Eoixun:stil.
Darlington Extensions, 9% -North B • --Newcastle
and
Wish, 26-Ditto, Carlisle Ex-
tension, 2%-North Western, 2 -I,v_l ._ .Riding Union, 5-York and North e su. Midland, 11. U.-West
Midland Extension, 30%-Ditto,
New (East and West Riding), 9%.
BRISTOL, Marten 17.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and Exeter, New,
OA-Bristol and South Wales Junction, 2 1-16-Caledonian, 11;4.
EDINBURGH, 111Aacit 14.
STocX EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Banffshire, 200.-British and
Irish Union, 425. 6d.-Direct Northern, 435Edlnburgh and Glas-
gow, 7Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 195. &1.-Edinburgh
and Northern, 805.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 2 . E
25 - Edinburgh and Perth,
425.-Great North of Scotland 435.-North British, Extension to
Dalkeitb, Si. Is. -PertGL h W
and Inverness, 255.
ASGO, 21Aacit 16.
Stool ExcuAtiox.-The sales are - Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin,
275. 6d.-British and Irish Union, 4Gs. 6d.-Caledonian Extension,
375. Gd. -Caledenlata and Ayrshire Junction, 38s. CA.-Cornwall
and Central Devon, 255.-East Indian Railway, I la. 9d.-Edinburgh,
Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Hamilton Direct,
305.-Glasgow General Terminus, 101.- Glasgow and Belfast Union,
335.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 71%-Glasgow, Kihnarnock,
and Ardrossan, 435.-Inverness and Elgin, 205.-Kilinarnock and
Ayr Direct, 421. 6d.-Lanark and Lothians, 445.-Lesnudlagow,
38s. 6d.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, 145.-Perth and Inver-
ness, 28s. W.-Perth and Crieff, 295.-Scettish Central,- New, vsi -
Scottish Midland Junction, 41.-Scottish Southern, 36s.South
land, OB.-Stirling and Dunfermline, SO,

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EZDESTRIANISM.
SEVEN -MILES PIDESTRIAIf MATCH, FOR 801.
The admirers of what brother Jonathan would call " tall
A SIDE.
...
• . . rah treat yesterday, in witnessing the com-
petition of George radsini7 (of Hammersmith), and Charles
theldldaybowdasesigrleedr,ioatnisd, thetil the
Walking," hau a -'l3l
crowd itnmens?i the ground allT
thatht
Powell (of Hampton `Pick).
atmospheric temperattire just what weal be wished by the
men engaged in such an arduous Struggle, are i.:31.5ms which
Tuesday', the 17th of ;arch,
none who went abroad on
can dispute. At Bedfont, then, starting from about the
thirteenth mile-stone, towards the twelfth, in the direction
of Hounslow; at twenty minutes to four the start took
place, Powell receiving half a minute's advantage. Of
this stipulated privilege he Made 116 yards, ere his antago-
nist strode away from the starting,point. The first mile was
turned by Powell about 60 yards in adVante tit • Bradshaw ;
but here we must note an error of the Hampton ilitini who
walked beyond the terminus line some four yards, thefeirjr
losing eight. The time of Bradshaw's first mile west 8 mi-
nutes 12 seconds ; that of his competitor 8 minutes 22
Walking and seconds, giving margin for his extra ground covered by mis-
osetosetne7nioouesiadtointhviisewm,
take. And here a word about " time."
trun-
ningion. mltt\trcehheasv
esene especially
ompttr p ybusttifithaea;
of furnishing the public with a fair and candid statement,
and thus, aided by a trusty chronometer,
close ebae rY/4WD'
and an unprejudiced mind, we g.
we
BRADSHAW. the speed :
POWELL.
rn. B.\ _
Ist
an mile
0,1 d3d 8 'lst mile
16 412 d and 3d
.
4th and sth . 16 42 4Sh and sth l6 5d
A.A. 8 19
6th it 8 ii v.., aleitrfrf
7th ... - 8 1917th
----
. ~e.. 8
. .
" . (seconds not taken.)

58 131

58 0
' It should be observed that' this was extraordinary time,
and that while we cautiously avoid understating it, we
have a guess that it was a "short mile." Fairer walkers,
toe and heel, than both the men, it has never fallen to our
lot to behold. The victor was all his friends could desire,
and the defeated man lost no credit for honesty or gameness.
In the third mile up some blockhead turned his cart into the
road, so as to cause Powell to swerve, and leave his straight
course, but, nevertheless, his chance was out, Bradshaw
walking in, within himself, a clear first by some forty yards.
The betting at starting was 5 to 4 on the Hammersmith hero,
but so soon as they were off it sunk to evens. At the fourth
mile, when Bradshaw came up to his map, the odds weht up