The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-06 00:00:00

LEiLDS, FEE. 5

iiTOCE Ekon/amis.—Tim sales are—Newcastle*:,and Darlington
Junction Extensions, 10 p.—York and North Midland Extension
(East and West Riding), 9 p.— Huddersfield and Sheffield, 21—Leeds
and Dewsbury, 17 % cash—Ditto, New Shares, 21'. Is. p.—Leeds and
Thirst:, 10% —North British, New, 7 lA—Ditto, New Carlisle Branch,
31. U.—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, New, 71A p.—London and
York, 4%—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 3s. 6d. p.—Direct North-
ern, 2—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 51. Is.—West Riding
Union, 61. 66.—Clitheroe Junction, Is. 6d. p.—Lancashire and North
Yorkshire, 4s. p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 7s. p.—Lei-
cester and Birmingham, 2s. 6d. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midland, 355. p. —Northumberland end Lancashire Junction,

15s. dis.—Korth St;ffordshire, 3%p.—.North Western, 2 p.—South
Midlands, 2% p.

HULL, FEB. 5.
STOCK EXCHANGB.—The sales are—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bol-
ton, New, 2%—Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, &c., 2% —Axholme,
21. 9s. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 41s.—Bull and Barns-
ley Junction, 335. 6d.—South Midland, 41. 12s.—Shrewsbury and
Birmingham, 31. Bs. 9d.—Shropshire Union, dia.
SHEFFIELD, Fas. 5.

Srocx Excifasol.—The sales are—Grimsby aid Sheffield, Ex-
tension, 31. Os. 6d.----Ditto, Railway and Dock, 4 % —East Lincoln-
shire. Sheffield and Lincohishli e, 41 2s.— Sheffield and Lin-
colnshire Extension, 83( —South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 2%
West Riding Union, 61. Is. 6d.
YORK, Fla. 5.

STOCK I:ICH...NM—The sales are—Grand UTIION, IL 12L—Ips-
wich and Bury, s—Leicester and Bedford, 11. 11$. W.—London
and York, 41. Ss. 6d.—Newcastle and Berwick, 21% —Newcastle
and Darlington Extensions, lON —North British (Carlisle Exten-
sion), 21. ILs.—North Kent and Direct Dover, 2% —York and North
Midland Extension, (East and West Iti.ling), 10.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Do. 5.
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STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales arc—Manchester, Buxton, and Mat-
lock, as. p.—North Staffordshire, 3 p.
BRISTOL, Fas. b.

STOOK EXCHANGIL—The sales are—Caledonian, 148—D1tto, New,
4—Newcastle and Berwick, 22}i—South Devon, 36%—Taff Vale
New, 3%.

EXETER, FEB. 5

Srocx Excluxos.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, 88—Ditto.
sew, 126—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, dis.

GLASGOW, Fitz 4.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin,
36s.—Airdrie and Bathgate, 475. 6d. - Ayr and Dumfries Junction,
40s. 6d.—Bridge e( Weir, 41s.—British and Irish Union, 635. 6d.—
Caledonian Extension, 55e.—Caledonian and Ayrshire Junction,
36s —Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 475. 6d.—East
Indian Railway, 255. 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern (Newport), 235.
—Edinburgh and Perth, 76s.—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 45e.—
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 761.—Ditto, New, 271,6—Glasgow,
Kilmarnock, and Ardrossae, i3s. —Glasgow and Dundee Junction,
40s.—Great Indian Peninsular, 105.—London, Bristol, and South
Wales, 21s. —South Midland, 4—Stirling and Dunfermline, 455.

PERTH AND INVERNESS ♦ND
ELGIN JUNCTION RAILWAYS.
The Bills for these railways will be prasented to-sight.
We regard these as, perhaps, the most important Bills from
Scotland for this year, as they will extend railway commu-
nication to a large and most important section of the country,
which is at present wholly unsupplied. The Perth and In-
verness line is a continuation of the Central line, opened up
by the Caledonian and Scottish Central, and places the whole
north of Scotland in the most direct communication with the
south, of which the nature of the country admits. The dis-
tance from Inverness to Perth, by the proposed route, is
130% miles, and the following table, prepared from an era•
niination of the plans, in comparison with those of the Great
North of Scotland line from Aberdeen to Inverness, places
the superiorities of the Perth line, as regards public accommo-
dation, in a very clear light :

Distance by Distance Difference in
the Perth and by favour of the
Inverness. 1 Aberdeen. former.
Miles Yards Miles Yards Miles ;Yards
1. From Perth to Inverness 130 990 196 1,481 66 491
2. From Perth to Nairn • • 116 770 I 181 774 64 4
3. From Perth to Forres
and Findhorn ...... •• • • 126 171 1,654 45 1,654
4. From Perth to Burghead 131 1,650 165 334 33 444
5. From Perth to Elgin and
Lossiemouth • • . 138 253 160 26 21 1,533

• •
The amalgamation of the Perth line with the Inverness and
Elgin 'Junction, which proposes to carry branches to Find-
horn, Burghead, and Lossiemouth, the three chief ports on the
south side of the Moray Firth, enables the united companies
to supply accommodation to the public in the most effective
form, as the whole traffic of the counties north and west of
the Moray Firth will in this way be concentrated on the line,
and forwarded by the most direct route to the south of Scot-
land. It is of importance, in considering the rival claims of
these lines and the Great North of Scotland scheme, to keep
in view that the traffic of the northern counties, both in pas-
sengers, merchandise, and stock, with the towns and markets
of the south, and not with the coast districts between Elgin
and the Firth of Tay, with which the Aberdeen line pro
poses to establish a connexion.

RUTLAND ELECTION.—There is not likely to be any
contest for this little agricultural county, although a requi-
sition is being got up to George Finch, Esq., who, when M.P.
for Stamford, was, by some journals, styled a "chaffinch,"
inasmuch as, on one occasion, the Honourable Members left
the House whilst Mr.. Finch was speaking. The present
candidate is the Hon. G. J. Noel, second son of the Earl of
Gainsborough, and brother of Viscount Campden, who is pre-
vented, by illness, from again offering himself. The Hon. G.
J. Noel is, we hear, on his way from Rome, to be present at
the election, which is expected to take ace
withittloaugfbt,
days. The resignation of the Hon. W. H. awnaTi;ree_oader
by some, to be a particular sign of the times- •"be gathered
would stand no chance here ; but if anythi:g can
think they would
from the opinions of the agriculturists,Ar R. Peel's party,
• son, let,
rather elect one of that class than one
as no one knows how_to buy, or take—in fact, the
whole agricultural bodY is at a stand_
Gvid Trieste and Ostend, WBS
brought from the latter port direct to London-bridge-wharf,
General Steam Navigation Com-
on Wednesday last, by. the
The Indian ''i-- "
pan,'
'3 fast and favourite steamer Triton.