The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-08 00:00:00

PRICES OF BRMSEI FUNDS

Bank Stock- 215% 215
3 per Cent. Reduced Anna.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% 3 %
New 314 per Cent. Anna......... 99 991,4
Gong Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o 7)6 7 7-16
India Bonds, 1,0004_ 55 p
Ditto under 1,0004--
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. I%d.
1,0001.
5004
Small. ..

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .... —
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 11,E per Cent. —
Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons 1414
Ditto, Deferred :3%
Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coupe —
Ditto, Account
Russian Bonds

CLOSING
PRICES.
216
97%

47 p-
-46 p
CLOSING
PRICES.
105%
3%

9&li

991,i
7 7-16
55 p
55 p
107 IA
96%

47 p

Ditto, 4% per Cent
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto, Scrip l4 p par
Sp...matt 5 per Cent. 1840 E 2034
Ditto ................ .. ........1841 1914
Ditto, Passive 5%
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent 301,4
Ditto, Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent. 12 Guild —
Ditto 4 per tient. Certificates
Ditto, Account

14%
35i
303/4
115

101%

14
20%
191,E

5 ft
381/3
301,4
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RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

597 i
93
93,4

Sheffield became the scene of much excitement on
Wednesday evening, in consequence of a report which
spread through the town with amazing rapidity, that a
dreadful collision had taken place on the Sheffield, Man-
chester, and Lincolnshire line, and that several persons
were killed. We are furnished with the following par-
ticulars by a gentleman who was in one of the trains at
the time of the collision :—The passenger-train, in which
the damage occurred, left London at 7 A.M. on Wednes-
day morning, and was due at,Sheffield about 3 P.M. Con-
siderable delay occurred on the line in changing car-
riages, and so on. The Sheffield passengers changed car-
riages at Retford, and the train that brought them on to
Sheffield consisted of nine carriages and the break van,
.
which was improperly placed the centre of the train.
The train arrived at Reighton junction, where there is a
bridge, and on leaving the bridge the line takes a curve,
where there is a siding. On reaching the bridge, and
getting upon this curve, the passenger-train drew up, in
consequence of a luggage train of the Midland Company
being in waiting there. It appears that the duty of the
guard was to have returned about 300 yards, in order to
have made a signal of caution after stopping his train.
He did not do so, and before the train had stood five
minntes, another luggage-train of the Midland Company
came dashing on behind, and in consequence of the bridge
and curve the passenger train was nut perceived until it
was too late; the luggage train came on at a reduced
speed, and ran into the passenger train with a fearful
crash. The scene that ensued is described as terrific;
numbers of the passengers had jumped out on hearing
the train coming, and were fortunate enough to escape
uninjured, whilst those that remained in were all more
or less hurt. We have ascertained that nearly all the
passengers belong to Sheffield, and that 17 are injured,
many very seriously about the body and legs. One
woman, named Shepherd, of Division-street, received a
severe gash down the forehead, which laid bare the
skull, and several others were more or less wounded and
bleeding from the head. It was some time before the
exact amount of the casualties could be ascertained,
owing to the shrieks of the women and the disorder that
ensued in searching after relatives. None of the passen-
gers were fatally injured. Among the non-residents in
Sheffield were Mr. and Mrs. Hensel', of Grove-street,
Garside, Manchester, very severely shaken in the con-
cussion. Tho damage done to the train was compara-
tively small, though several of the carriages were broken,
and one had its end knocked in by the buffer of the pas-
senger train. The passengers were induced to re-enter
the train, which then proceeded on to Sheffield, where
medical aid was procured for the numerous sufferers.
Reighton junction is a few miles from Sheffield.

SALE OP INTERESTING AUTOGRAPHS.—OnIVednes.•
day the sale of an interesting collection of autograph letters
took place at the rooms of Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, Wel-
lington-street, Strand. They consisted of the correspondence
of David Garrick and other distinguished actors, actresses,
and dramatic authors; the secret correspondence of Charles
I. with Captain Titus, &c., planning his escape from Carla-
brook Castle, &c. Six lots of the correspondence of David
Garrick produced 71. 55.; a draught for 601., drawn by Oliver
Goldsmith in favour of D. Garrick, with a promissory note of
R. B. Sheridan for 1001. to Garrick, 31. lfGos.
r five
letters from
; letters
from Addison to Ambrose Phillips, 5/. 195.; four
Sir R. Steel to Phillips, 21. 123. ; letters, documents, and
papers relating to the Byron family, 211. The unpublished
correspondence of King Charles I. and Captain Titus, Etc.,
during the imprisonment of the monarch in Carisbrook
Castle, and also some autograph letters from King Charles
H. to Captain Titus, &c., several letters from Henrietta
Maria, Queen of Charles 1., several from Charles IL and
Catherine his Queen, together with a bead purse which be-
longed to Charles 1., and an elegantly formed chalice carved
out of boxwood, with numerous cups therein, cut out of the
solid wood, and forming one lot, produced 1322. 4s.
1 ipally Iroonfs
IargeEXTENSIVEI EMIGRATION.—On Saturday afternoon
TeigrHani Highlands, hl and st
41,
~il party
,helenfut mubrearnotfonneaprileyr2hl
by the
and
steamer Clarence fur London, where they are to embark for
the Australian colonies.
during the embarkation Mr. Sheriff Gordon was present
for their comfort n of
ethe party, and directed measures
to be people in duringthe prime of They
appeared gene-
rallytook with them a great of life, male and female, and
variety offarm •
1, 14 rglt Advertiser. unpleraeuts.—liditi-

AT

asing Business
14111warl' CompaLe nies. Paid. Nominal Prices. done to_doy.
Barks andllants
Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 34 1 p.
Bir. and Oxford
Junc.,callsduly
paid, or with a
guarantee •• DO .. all 2$ —lO
Do., without a
guarantee .. • . all 27 —29
Birm., WoL , & •
Dud ~calls duly
paid, or with a
guarantee •• DO .. 15 1 •-• 10 p
Do., without a
guarantee •• Do • • • • 15 7 9
Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 17%
Clydesdale Junc Caledontan all 43 •- 45
E. Lin., Guar. 6
per Cent. •• G. Northern all 33 3334
Gloucester and
Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 134 —2% p
Hull sad Selby Yk. &N. M. all 103 105
Do. 34 Shares Do .. all 5134 5234
Do. % Shares Do .. all 23 —24
Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 101 101 111
Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. - all 11 1134 x.d x.d
Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 2334 2434
Lowestoft, Gd, 4
per Cent. .. Norfolk all 14 15
De., 6 per cent De .. •. all ..
Middleabro' and
Redcar, 6p. ct Stocktis Dar all ' .0
N. & East, 5
per Cent. E. Counties . all 55 57 5634
Do. New .. Do .. 43 4 6 p
Preston and t L. &N.
WYre &La.Bs Y.. 1 all
Do. 34 SharesA Do .. 1034 1 9 p.
Read., Guild.,
and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 11% -•• 21% 11%
Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 6% 8 1134
Do. Shep. Ex.. Do .. 2 p.
ghef., Roth. and
Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. & York 13 11 6 ..
South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 1134 334 1 dls.
Wear Val. 6 per
Cent. gun. Stout& Dar. all 25 —26
Do. do. .. Do .. all
Do. do. •• Do .. .. all •• ••
Wilts, Som., &
Weymouth .. 4t.. Western all 4534 46

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