The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-15 00:00:00

GROUP XLVI.

This committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock; present,
Mr. Bramston (chairman) and the other Members.

NEWCASTLE AND EDINBURGH, AND
DIRECT GLASGOW JUNCTION.

The cross-examination of Jr. Benjamin Green was resumed, and
had reference chieiiy to the gradient from the Carter-tunnel to Jed-
burgh, which the witness stated was about lin 130. The witness
was also re-examined, and stated that the calculations had been
made with the greatest care.

GROUP LIII.
This Committee re-assembled this day at the:usual hour ; present,
the Hon. E. Lascelles, in the chair, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey,
Mr. Hildyard, Captain Dalrymple, and Mr. Rice Clay4on.
SHREWSBURY lIND nvaranvaza.m.
The evidence in favour of this project was resumed, Mr. Barrow,
ironmaster, Tipton, ➢lr. William Parker, lately collector and assessor
of taxes, but now chemist and druggist at Darlaston, being called
to show the accommodation which this undertaking would afford to
their respective places of residence.

Mr. fowler, land-surveyor, Birmingham, stated that he bad in-
stituted a comparison between the number of works lying between
Birmingham and Wolverhampton accommodated by the Shrewsbury
and Birmingham and Birmingham and Wolverhampton, and he
found that the number accommodated by the former was 76, that by
the latter only 34, leaving a difference in favour of the former a ma-
jority of 42. The Shrewsbury and Birmingham had also the advan-
tage over its rival of running the whole length between the two
towns in question, parallel, and nearly on i level with
the canal, whilst the other scheme would intersect it at
right angles 15 times. This company's station at Wolver-
hampton would be much superior to that of the Birming-
ham and Wolverhampton. It was nearer to the town, and easier of
access. It would afford great accommodation to goods passing along
the canal there. The erection of a rival company's station would
cause the destruction of much valuable property, whilst it would not
afford as much accommodation as that of this Company. This line
would give better accommodation to Wednesbury, West Bromwich.
Smethwick, and other important towns lying between Birmingham
and Wolverhampton. This Company's station at Birmingham would Its
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be in sew-street, the most convenient that could be ch?se__..
also
erection would cause very little injury to private property. itw
intended to form a
Junction Company's station, with which it was
Showhill,
station at
union. The competing line would have theiritso central, nor did that
near to the warehouses on the canal, and would be
which was not of so easy access, nor wasviththe Grand Junction, unless
Company propose to form a junction
ton, Birmingham, Wolver.
the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverl?
-m.P even then the accommOda-
liampton, and Dudley, was formed,
that offered by this Company,
tion would be very inferior to the Grand

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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE." •
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE
There was a fair demand for Cotton at Liverpool 011 Baur._
day. Sales, 4,000 bales, at previous rates. Share* Ire"
steady.
The private accounts received from the United &SAW In r:
commercial point of view are of an unfavourable ,114,
ture, The trade and commerce of the country nbyl.
been much impeded by the war with Mexico, as shipluelt.l
of produce were made with hesitation, and at a risk that
very few parties appeared disposed to encounter, to set
nothing of the increased rates of insurance. The exports of:
Cotton to Europe continued to exhibit a further falling off,
as compared with what they were at the correspendlPg
period of last year.
It appears by the accounts from Canada, that the Go
vernor-General had taken the most active steps to cell out
and embody the militia to its full effective force. Other ray.
litary preparations were in progress at the date of our presen.t
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advices, so that it is pretty apparent that should a colilei°t`
arise with the United states upon the Oregon, or upon
any other question, the colonial frontier will be vi.h.e"
guarded. Volunteers, in the first place, are to u....
solicited to make up the quota of force required. .1'
not a sufficient number offer, then unmarried Men
under forty are first to be ballotted for, then un-'
married men above 40, and if then a sufficient corps bil
not raised, married men of the first-class. The weather had
taken a favourable change after the continuance of rains and
colds, which had impeded very considerably
vegetation;
the temperature had become summer-like. Quebec was ill e;
most bustling state, not less than 281 vessels having arrived
in port, being an excess of 102 over the number en-
tered inwards at the corresponding period of last year. but
The Consol Market opened rather flatly this morning,
still the sales have not been by any means extenslT
although money has continued to be in increased reques.!
owing to the requirements of parties having large arooLITI;
to pay, in the shape of duties, as the financial cinel!'e
arrives more nearly to a termination. After being
done at 951/8, the price for the next settlement Is..
now 951/4 cx. div. A few sales of the Three-and-a-Qoart
per Cents. have been made, at 96% to 97 ; of the Three pr.
Cent. Reduced Annuities at 9514, and of Old South Sea An__
nuities at 9314. The premium upon Exchequer-bills nzla
rhled from lls. to 15s.
FuAndgr thdisdema
morning,
ronfinbgu,sitnhesissbheinasgbetehne tareatnosianogt-elayinfothr ethFeorhealigtai
half-
monthly monthly account. The price of Portuguese Four per
Cents. has rallied from 451,i to 4614, and for the
account to 47. Not a bargain was made to-day in Spanish
Actives, but the Three per Cents. were quoted at 36 The
Dutch Four per Cents. were at 91%; the Braziliane pet
Cents. at 82. The Mexican Five per Cents. have fluctuated
from 27% to 28% ; Grenada Bonds from 201 to 21, the
former rate being now the market value.
• The North Staffordshire Railway scrip has fallen to-day
from 41A to 3% premium, but the 'Welsh Midland is up a
shade. In the other scrip and shares the variations have bees
very trifling; indeed to-day a more than ordinary amount of
_
dealings has taken place in the shares of foreign lines.
Boulogne and Amiens have been done at 11%; Central of
Spain at 1%; Dutch Rhenish at 7%; Northern of Francs
at 14%; and Paris and Orleans at 47%.
CLOSING
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE psIES.
O'CLOCK. 95%
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 95', 96
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 97 961. i 97 10%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10344 10
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. - -
India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. - 20
Ditto, under 1,0001... .. .. .. -
South Sea Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. - 93
Ditto, Old Annuities .. .. .. 93% ex div D 5 4
Console for Opening .. .. .. .. .. 95%14
Exchequer Bills. l%d. 116 d. 16
1,0001... .. - .... 11 15 - - pm. 15
5001. ~ .. - .... II 15 - - pm. 12
Ditto. Small - .... 17 12 - - pm.
ONE CLOSI
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICOB2
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 82 334
Equador Bonds .. .. .. .. .. - 21
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. .. .. .. 21 2034 4
Ditto, Deferred - .. .. .. .. 4 %
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. - 28)4
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 28 27% 28% 16*
Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. .. 16% % V%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. .. -
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. - 48.,
Ditto, 3 per Cent .. .. • . .• 47 47%.
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. • • .. • • 46% % 47_,
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 47 10938
Russian Bonds .. .. .. .. .. 109% 24
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. -b%
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. .. - 37
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 36%
Dividends on the above payable in Lendcn• - 60
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. - 9134
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 913¢
INCi
PRICES OF BUSINESS C105,,,c
RAILWAY SHARES.
PAID. DONE AT riu,-,, ---
ONE O'CLOCK. 3%
Aberdeen .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 ..., 3%...... •• • •
Amber., Notting., Boston, and 14
Eastern Junction .. .. .. 2%.... - ••••• • • ' • • 126
Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .. .. 126 •••••• ' •• ' • 2
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2 ••••• • " • • 5534
Bristol and Exeter .. .. .. 75 .. ~ 853¢ .• ...... : IA di&
Buckinghamshire .. .. .. .. 425..... 34 dig. " ••• - 101
Caledonian .. .. .. .. .. 10 .... 11% .. •••• • • • ' 1
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 256.... 1% ••••• • • • • • 204
Chester and Holyhead .. .. .. 22% .... 20% ••••• • • • ' • 63,
Derby and Crewe .. .. .. .. 2%.... 634 %li ...... M.
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2%.... %%•••••* •• 374
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. blt• • • • - ••••" • • •' I
Direct Northern .. .. • • • • 2% •• • • 1%14 ••• • • •
734 24
D
Eastern Counties .. .. .. 141. 163..... 23% 24 23% • •
Ditto New .. .. .. .. 101. 165..... - ••••• • • • • • 1 p
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d. 1p•••• • • • • • • ~ p
Ditto, ditto. .. .. No. 2. a 13s. 4d• %% P•• • • " 1
Ditto, York Extension .. .. 10s. .. .. 1 ••..•• •• • • %
East and West of England .. .. 1% .. .. - .. .. .. .. ..
Edinburgh and Glasgow - .. 60 • ---.,
Ditto % Shares .. .. .. .. 10 .... 17 .. -••• • •• :.',
Ditto New 34 Shares.. .. .. 12% .... 17%. . •
17
Exeter. Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% .... -...
Glouc., Aberyst., & Cent. of Wales 1% .. .. - .. •
.... •
1%
Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425..... % 'db. ..
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 22%
Great North of England . ..100 .... -
Ditto, New .. .. .- .. .. 134 ...• 1434 %. • l4g
Hull and Selby .. .. .. .. 50 ....102% 104 lO4
Leicester and Bedford.. .. .. 225..... % dis. par 34 diff.
Leicester, Tamworth, &c. .. .. 421. .... 1 7i dis.
London an . Birmingham . ..100 .... - •• • • ...• -
Ditto Thirds .. .. .. .. 24 .... 63
London and Black wall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 7%........ • • II
London and Brighton .. .., ... 50 .. . 6434 % .....
London and South-Western-41/. 6s. 10d... 78 .....• •• • • 7115 g
London and York .. .. .. .. 2% • ... 21%•••• • • • • IX
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil . , 234 .... 1N .... •••• • • 1238
Lynn and Ely .. .. .. .. 15 .... - • • .... •• • •
---
Manchester and Leeds .. .. •• 82 .• - - •• • •
Ditto, Fifths .. .. .. .. 3 .... 123434 • ' . 21 P
Ditto Extension .. .. .. 425. .. .. 2% p.. ••• • • • a
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . .. 80 .. •••• • " •
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .. • • NP••• • • • • • 14
Manchester and Southampton - 2 .... 1.'6.. •••• " • ' 147
Slidltrul .. .• • • • • .. ..100 ....147 ... ...... . 31
Ditto, New .. .. .. .. 18 .... 30% 31 ••• • • • 12234
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....122k ...• •• •• •• 46 •
Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... --••• • " • ' 81
Ditto, New • • • • • 1 .... 8% .. • • 24
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .... 24% %•••• • • • ' 26
Norfolk .. .. .. .. • • .. 20 .... 25% 26 •• ••• • •
North British .. .. .. .. • . .. •• - ••••.• • • • • 134
Ditto, Half Shares .. . . .. 8% 22%
.... - ..
:Ditto, Dalkeith . .. .. .. 25 .. .. 6
Ditto, ditto .. - • • • • 5 •• . • - •• • .......
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... 713 ..
North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425. .... 3% P X•
Oxfd.,Worce,ster,& Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 854% .• ••• • '• 153
Scottish Central .. .. • .. 10 .... 15% .......... 234
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% .... - .. " 13
Do., New (do. 33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... - . .- • •
South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 3334 .. .. -:•• • • • • 5
Do., New (do. Ill.) .. No. 4. 2%,.,, 2% (~ •::• • • • • : P
Weit Riding Union • • • • .. 425. .. .. 2% % i 4% P•' -2 -
2
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... - .. •••• • • • • ..-
York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... - •• •••• " • • 32)4.,
Ditto. Extension .. •• . • l5 • .... 33 32% •.• • ' 10*
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.. • 1 -•- 10% 34 .....
FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 1134
Boulogne and Amiens .. .. .. 12 .... 11%. ••••• • • '' --
Bord., Tout., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... - ••••• • • • " I%
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... 1% ..... • Ili
Central of Spain - .. .. .. 2 .... 1%
Dmeli Rhenish .. .. , . .. 6 .. .. 7% ••••• • • • • •
East Inlia,i .. . . .. .. bs. .... % •••• •• •• 154
Louvain and Jemeppe .. • • 4 •• • 1% ••••• • • • " 14%
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 -.. 1434
Orleans and Bordeaux • • • • 6 ••• • - ••"'• •• ' • 471
Paris and Orleans .. .. .. .. 20 .... 479 i .......... .8
earis and Rouen .. .. .. .. 20 .... 38%..........• .5
Sambre and Meuse .. .. .. 8 .. .. - ..........
West Elanders . • • • • • • 6 •• • • 3% ••••• • • • . 4
NINES.
Real del Monte, Unrezistered .. - .... 3% .......... oi

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY,)

LONDON, JUNE 15.—Wind N.E., light breeze, and het sultry
weather.

DEAL, Jun 14.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Acrd. 13th, Melds.
Driver, Boston ; Melieina, Wilson, Rio Grande ; Princess Royal.
Cuba. Arid. from the River and sld. 13th, Athenian, Poynts, Ur
dras ; Princess Royal, Lemme, Rio Janeire ; Susan, Flood, Dor-
chester, New Brunswick ; Charles, Fleming, Pugwash; Buen.A.inigo ;
Westward ; 14th, Harmony, Sutherland, Labrador. Sld. lath, Tinl°.
Leon, Dreyer, New Orleans.
PORTSStOUTB, Rua 13.—Wind S.S.E. 14th; E.N.E. go B•
Sid. Sid. 14th, Margaret Evans, Tinker, New York; Wellesley, TOllO4,
Madras and Calcutta.
Cowes, Jura 13.—Wind E.S.E.—Acrd. Salisbury, Colby, Matangal:
OFF Faudoirrn, JUNE 12.—Arrd. Francis, Sharp, Pondichonl:
Symmetry, Mackwood, Ceylon ; Mina, Brightman, rataseni"
Colony, Rio Grande; John Holland, New Orleans.
JERSEY, JUNE 13.—The Marie Louise, which sailed for Labrador.
30th ult., has put back dismasted.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 14.—Arrd. Larpent, China ; Sarah, St. Doming_
..,,c*,
Std. 12th, Maria, Brabander,-.St. Thomas; 13th, Eleanor BILIPu
Jeffries, Shanghae ; Eu, Williams, Lima ; P. Dean. Dean, Pte'
L 3 dia, Jones, Antigua ; :Susquehana, Philadelphia t
Swanton, Boston ; James Mann, Morrison, Quebec. 14th, Alice M na
• Crishna, Spence.
Williams, Port Philip ; Oak, Penne, Calcutta .
k • Robert A. Parks.
Mauritius; Charlemagne, Fales, New Tor Island..
The thigh
Kenny, New York; Albatross, Mill"tatek to her boats, on'
Wallace foundered at sea. The crew too
people on board, and
with the of which was picked up the Elizabeth Atkinson was
taken to Quebec. The wreck of
in Tritannia steamer, Boston, left lit just,
United Stake'
_..
f Drewfonndbuid. The Calcutta •
seen on the green banks i2Ab. and likely to be a total wreck.
reported to be on shore aLe
ion. 54, and was amongst them for Ma
15;led here from Boston, fell in with ice-
The Britannia (steamer).
as,
hbeorugiss.sthl3ltnhs,t.a,rrd•.