The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-21 00:00:00

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RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, FEB. 20.
STOCK 'EXCHANGE.—The market to-day was Lather better
than for a few days past, but the only sales that have been
effected were at a slight decline in price Great Western,
Quarters, closed at 151 A—Midland, 43 lA—Bristol and Exeter,
Thirds, 914 dis.

LIVERPOOL, Dm. 20.
STOCK ExcmtamE.—We have had a very trifling busi-
ness in our Stock Exchange to-day. Prices generally have
shown a tendency to decline, and the market closed heavily
at the quotations. The transactions were as follow :
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 71, dis.—London and
North-Western, 1081,4—Ditto, New Quarters, Us. 3d. c. p.
—Ditto, Quarters (C), 13s. 9d. p.— Midland, 43 c.—Ditto,
Halves, 24% dis.—S't. Helen's (Railway and Canal), 20—
Ditto, New Preference, 6 per cent., 1001/4—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick (G. N. E Purchase, 6 per cent. till 1850),
5% dis.

MANCHESTER, FEB. N.
STomE EXCHAMGE.—Our share market was dull to-day,
and prices had a downward tendency. The transactions
were as follow :—East Lancashire, 10 % n. Lancashire
and Yorkshire, Fifths, 74 dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union),
6,4 dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarters, p.
—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 11-16 n.
p. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference,
7 5-16 c.—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshife),
BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 20.
STOCK EXCHANGB.—The share market was extremely
quiet to-day. The only transactions were—London and
North-Western, New Quarters, 1,4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 3/4 p.—
North Staffordshire, 1034 dis.—Sonth Stffordshire, 3% die.

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YORK, FEB. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were as
follow : Great Northern, 6/. 6s. 3d.—York and North Mid-
land, Preference, 6—North British, Preference, sX—York,
Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Extension), 10t,i.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
We have received files of papers from the Cape to
the 22d of December.
The following official correspondence had been
published, which by no means satisfied the colonists,
whose position towards the local Government remains
unaltered :

"GOVERNMENT NOTICE.
" Colonial-office, Cape of Good Hope,
Dec. 12, 1849.
"His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified
that he has this day received a private letter from Earl
Grey, of the 3d October, ackuowleding the receipt of all
his Excellency's communications regarding the convict
question up to the 2d of August ; ald informing him
that he will receive final instructions in regard to the
convicts on board the Neptune, so soon as his Lordship
shall be apprised of the arrival of that ship at the Cape
of Good Hope.
" By command of his Excellency the Governor.
(Signed) "J. MONTAGU, Secretary to Government."
Shortly after the publication of the above in the
Gazette, the following notice appeared in an Extra,
acknowledging the receipt by Earl Grey of his Ex-
cellency's dispatch of the 24th May, which is equally
unsatisfactory and calculated to convince the most
incredulous that it is extremely absurd to expect jus-
tice from the hands of the Colonial Minister :

"GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

" Colonial-office, 13th Dec., 1849.
" His Excellency tho Governor directs the publica-
tion, fur general information, of the following dispatch,
dated the sth September, from Earl Grey, being a reply
to his Excellency's dispatch of the 24th May to his
Lordship upon the convict question. His Excellency
desires it to be notified, that he received this dispatch
by the,Victory late last evening, after the receipt by him
of Earl Grey's private letter per Devonshire, alluded. to
in the Government Notice in this day's Gazette.—By his
Excellency's command.
(Signed) "J. Mormian, Secretary to Government.'