The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, AUG. 26.

STOCK ExcHANGE.—The wiles are—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, Preference, 1,4 p.—Ditto, Halves (A), 3% p.—
London and North-Western, New Branches ( Blue), 2% dis.
Ditto (Huddersfield and Manchester), unpaid up, 7% die.—
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1,
6 dis.—Ditto, Eighths, 6 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 9 15.16
dis.—North Staffordshire, 4% dis.—South-Eastern and
Dover, 25%—Ditto, No. 4,7%.
BIRMINGHAM, Ana. 28.
STOCK EUNANGIC.—The sales are—North Staffordshire,
4 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 61. Is. 3d. die.
HULL, Auo. 28.
STOCK Excniacon.—The sales are—Hull and Selby,
Halves, 48% ex div.—North Uritisb, Extension (Scrip),

UNIVERSITY or CAmmums.—The following gen-
tlemen have been appointed the select preachers in this
university for the academical year 1846-9.—October,
the Hulsean lecturer; November, the Rev. Dr. Mill,
Trinity College, rector of Brasted, gent; December,
the Rev. Charles Anthony Swainson, M.A., fellow of
Christ's College; January, the Rev. Edward Hoare,
M.A., Trinity College, incumbent of Christ Church,
Ramsgate; February, the Rev. William Selwyn,?.lll.A.,
St. John's College, prebendary of Ely and vicar of
Melbourne, Cambridgeshire; March, the Rev. C. Deal-
try, St. Catherine Hall; April, the Hulsean lecturer;
May, the Rev. D. Stewart, M.A., Trinity College.
NATIONAL BRAZILIAN MINING COMPANY.—Yes-
terday a meeting ofproprietors, adjourned from the previous
Monday, was held at the London Tavern. Mr. Deputy
Conley presided. A supplenientary report of the Committee
was submitted to those present. It was to the effect that a
satisfactory arrangement for the future direction, subject to
the approbation of the shareholders, had been entered into.
The chairman, Mr. Collett, having stated that he would
probably be absent in Ireland during the autumn, Mr.
partly had consented to take his swat at the.board as
a director. The Committee considered that thanks were
due to Mr. Collett for his past services, and recommended
that a sum not exceeding 5601., including the 1501.
already paid to him, should be awarded to him for the same.
In answer to a question from a proprietor the chairman
stated that Mr. Collett was the only gentleman who had
received payment.; As a director, for his services; but that
Mr, Oxenford had received since 1842, 2501. per annum as
acting manager, independently- of his services as director.
After a conversation, a series of resolutions were passed to the
effect that the resignation of Tdr. Collett he accepted ; that
Mr. Hartley be elected as director in his stead ; that the
thanks' of the shareholders were due to Mr. Collett, and that
the sum of 350/. be awarded to him.—Mr. Collett, in ex-
pressing his acknowledgments to the proprietors, said that
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he was willing to accept 2001. of the amount in shares in the
luotffioenra-
were then passed, by which the meeting accepted the resig-
nation of Messrs. Irving and Read, with th •ea best thanks for
past services, and elected Messrs. Corra
the office of auditors until M nextay - y and Garrawav to
.—The last resolution
gave the directors power to receive 41. per share on the un-
marked shares, iu default of payment of which the shares
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were to be forfeited. The proceedings then terminated.
• INCENDIARY FIRE. Sunday evening a fire
broke out in a barn containing
Mr. Woolley, of some wheat at the farm of
Wilmington, about four miles from Bath.
The flames soon extended t
with the barn, was completeol a adjoiningtd. building, which,
3 es roye
Several A straw rick and
large wheat rick were also
destroyed.other ricks
were in imminent danger, but saved by the timely arrival of
the engines and by the vi • gorous.exertions of the villagers.
The barn had not been opened for three or four days, and it
is supposed that some combustible must have been thrown
into the window. kis difficult to conjecture the cause of
the vile act, Mr. Woolley being a good master, and bearing
an exemplary character in the neighbourhood. He happens,
however, to be a poor-law guardian. The damage done is to
the extent of about 500/. The buildings were insured in the
Sun and the stock in the Farmers' Insurance-office.
An " Irish Row" occurred at Leicester on Sunday
. night. .It arose out of a quarrel between 4an Irish reaper
and a shoemaker. It is estimated that nearly 100 Irishmen
took part in the fray. A strong body of police .were dis-
patched, to the scene of the fight in Abbey.SlXef;, and 37
men and two ;women were taken. into custody. A lergeant
of police was severely wounded in the thigh by 11,44,51t1e, and
another was struck on the face with' "a brick: Virieitis wea-
pons were taken from the prisontrg, or picked up atter the
I fray. "
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