The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-28 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, JULY 27.
STOCK ExcHANGE.—There was a much more active
market today; prices, however, remain about the same.
The sales are—Great Western Quarter Shares, 2 dis.—Mid-
land Stock, 103—Taff Vale, New Shares, IA dis.—Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, Preferential Shares, % p.—South Devon
Preference, 9 dis.

LIVERPOOL, Jut., 2r.
STOCK EXCHANGPL—The market is again lower,
wad but little business doing. The sales are--Great Northern,
9 dis--Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10/, Shares, Prefe-
rence, % p.--Ditto (late West Riding Union) Fifths, 41. Is.
3d. dis--London and North-Western, 51/i p.— Ditto, New
Quarters, 174 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
101. Preference, 10—Midland Stock, 101—Ditto, New Halves,
634 dis.—North British, New Thirds, 38s. 9d. dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 3 c. dis.—York, New-
castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 34 p.
MANCHESTER, JULY 27.
STOCK EXCHANGL—The sales are—Birkenhead. Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 7 9-16 dis.
Caledonian, Preference, 9-16 p.—East Lancashire. Preference,
Quarters, 5-16 p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding
Junction, 5L 14s. 3d.—Great Northern, 8 15-16 dis.—
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 101. Preference, 6 per cent., 5/g P.
—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover,
No. 4, 3 dis.
BIRMINGHAM, JULY 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North British, Thirds,
365. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham ( B), 68s. 9d.
dis.—North Staffordshire, 2 dis.—Shropshire Union, 56e. 3d.
dis.—South Staffordshire, 314 dis.
YORK, JULY 26.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was
as follows : —Great Northern, 61. 3s.—North British, Thirds,
2%--York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (late New Ber-
wicks), 11%.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JULY 27.
STOCK EXCHANCL—The only sale was—North British,
Thirds, 375. 6d.

GLASGOW, JOLT 26.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 27—.
Ditto, New, 335. 6d.--Ditto, Preference, 563.—Caledonian
and Dumbartonshire, 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern, 17—
Edinburgh and Perth, 17s. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle, 614—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 70—Ditto,
Halves, No 1,
7.l4—Ditto, No. 2. 71. 85.—Great Northern,
61. Os. 6d.—North British, Thirds, 535.—York, New
and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), WA.

EXPENSES OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.—The
following is the expose des niegfs of the proposed decree,
presented by the Minister of Finance, for paying the ex-
penses of the Chief °tithe Executive Government, President
of the Council of Ministers:—" The National Assembly, by
decree adopted in the sitting of July 4, fixed the salary of
the President of the Council of Ministers at 10,000 f. a
month during the existence of the powers conferred on
him by the decree of June 24 preceding. But, inde-
pendently of this personal allowance, the expenses of
administration arising from the Secretary's depart-
ment, and the private bureau of the Chief of the
Executive Government, to which must be added the
expenses of printing publications and subsciptions,
have to be provided for. These expenses, which are in-
herent to the exercise of the extraordinary powers con-
fided in General Cavaignac, and which could not pre-
viously have been provided for in the budget, now
demand a special vote of the Chamber. They are esti-
mated, as appears from the subjoined return of the per-
sonnel and materitl, at 15,000 f. a. month. I come, citizen
representatives, by orders of the Chief of the Executive
Government, to submit these expense to you, and to de-
mand the necessary authorisation to pay the first month,
about to become due. Such is the object of the decree
which I have the honour to propose to you to adopt."
The return referred to is as follows :—" Personnel.—
Cabinet of the Secretary-General and redaction
—An employe, 300 f. ; five employes, at 2501.
Publieity.—Chef de Service, 500 f. ; tour translators,
at 2501.; two copying clerks, at 2501. and 2001. Huis-
siers and garcons de bureau,—One hwissier, at 1801.. four
at 100 f.—three.—three garcons `de bureau, at 83f. 83c. Total,
4,2581: 32c. Materiel.—Subscriptions to French and
foreign newspapers, 2001.; publications, impressions,
the
Moniteur, placards, 10,0001.; carriage expenses of
employes of the secretaryship, 3001.; different expenses,tot
2141. 68c. Total, 10,7141. 68c., and general total,
15,0001."

AN INTELLIGENT NEGRO.—A negro, while under-
going an examination at Northampton, Massachussetts
on being asked if his master was a Christian, replied
"_No, Sire he's a member of Congress."—American Paper