The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-10 00:00:00

MR. ALISON'S ESSAYS.
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ESSAYS, POLITICAL AND
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RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, APRIL 9. _

Srocz EXCHANGE.—There was but a small amount of bu-
siness transacted to-day, and prices remain unaltered.
LIVERrOOL, ArluL 9.

STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market has been dull tr-
day, and the amount of business done was limited. The
transactions were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Fifths, 1054 dis.— London and North-Western, 104,A c.—
Ditto, New Quarters, Bs. 9d. dis.—Midland, 351 A—Ditto,
Halves, 271% c. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 18k—Ditto
(No. 4), 41. Ss. 9d.—Belfast and Ballymena. 16g.
MANCHESTER, APRIL 9.

STOCK Excumais.—Business on our Stock Exchange
was dull today, and prices had a tendency downwards.
The transactions were as follow :—East Lancashire, 73/4
Caledonian, B—Ditto, Preference, 51.4—Lancashire and York-
shire, 321. (late Extension), 121 A dis.—Ditto, Preference, 6
per cent., lltA—London and North-Western, New Quar-
ters, 11,i dis.—Ditto, Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarters
(0), 1A c.p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quar-
ters (No. 2), VA—Ditto, Eights, 1% Ditto, Preference,
6 13-I(+—North Staffordshire, 10 11-16 dis.—South-Eastern
and Dover, Thirds (No. 4), 4 7-16.
BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 9.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market continues ex-
tremely dull. The only transactions to-day were—London
and North-Western, New Quarters, 1% dis.—South Staf-
fordshire, 4 dis.

YORK, Amu. 8.

STOCK EXCHANOR.—The transactions to-day were as fol.
low :—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 121/2—Ditto (G. N. E.
Purchase), 11A Great Northern, 0,,.
GLASGOW, APRIL 8.

STOCK EXCTIAZTGE.—The transactions to-day were as
follow : Glasgow and Greenock, Preference, 61. ISs.—North
British, Scrip, 51.

IMPORTS OF CORN AND OTHER GRAIN IN 1849.
—According to a return just published, the total quantity
of wheat and wheat flour imported into the United Kingdom
in the year ending January 5, 1850, amounted to 4,835,280
quartets, of which 4,765,233 were from foreign countries and
160,047 from British colonies; the average price of wheat
during the year being 445. 3d. The quantity of foreign
barley and barley-meal imported in the same year was
1,359,855 quarters, the average price being 275. 9d. The
total quantity of oats and oatmeal imported was 1,307,901
quarters, of which 1,283,834 were foreign and 24,070 British
colonial ; the average price was 17s. 6d. Of ryemeal 246,843
quarters were imported; 246,822 from foreign countries, and
21 from British colonies, the average price being 255. Bd.
The quantity of peas and peameal imported was 236,525
quarters, of which 221,705 was foreign, and 14,820 British
colonial ; the average price being 31s. 2d. The total imports
of beans and beantneal amounted to 458,651, all of which,
with the exception of one quarter, was foreign; the average
price being 30s. The quantity of Indian corn and meal
imported was 2,277,224 quarters, 2,274,624 being foreign, and
2,600 British colonial. The imports of buckwheat and
buckwheat meal amounted to 627 quarters, all but one
quarter being foreign. In bere or bigg 843 quarters were
imported. The aggregate quantity of grain and meal of all
sorts imported in 1849 amounted to 10.753,755 quarters, the
largest proportions being supplied by Denmark (1,320,571);
Prussia (1,364,694); Russia (northern ports, 343,124, ports
within the Black Sea, 577,633) ; France (1,025,009); and
the United States of America (1,834,000).