The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY /IA Kt.; MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Jaen. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day was much the
same as yesterday. The only alterations in prices were—
Great Western, Quarters, 11% dis.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 4.

SToCI EXCHANGIL—But little business was done in our
share market to-day. The transactions were as follow:
Birkenhead. Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1614 dis.—Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, Consol., Halves, 22 die.—Ditto, Fifths,
714 dis.—London and North-Western, 111 Dia-, New
Quarters, I3s. 9d. p. —Ditto, Fifths, p. —Ditto, Quarters
(C) lt, p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Quarters
( No. 1), 71A1? per cent. 1853, 814—Midland, 434—Ditto,
Halves, 227,4 die. North Staffordshire, 9% dis. York,
Newcastle, and Berwick (G, N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till
1850, 4d dis.

MANCHESTER, JAN. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market was animated to-day,
and prices firm. The following are the quotations :—Cale-
donian, Preference, fixed 7 per cent., for 5 years from Aug.
21, 1848, and 6 per cent, afterwards in perpetuity, 7 13-16
—Eastern Counties, 714, —East Lanca-shire, 12—Lancashire
and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 201. 374 dis.—London
and North-Western, 110 L, c.— itto, New Quarters, divi-
dend after July, 1352, :-t1 p.—Ditto, Manchester and Bir-
mingham, Quarters (C ), 114 p.— London and South-
Western, 61. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Prefer-
ence, 7:12 n. North Staffordshire, 9 15-16 dis. South-
Eastern and Dover (No 3), 301., 19!.4 —Ditto (No. 4),
Scrip, € 9-16.

BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— The transactions t^-day were as
follow:—Midland (Bristol and Birmingham), 6 per cent.,
I'4lA—North Statior&hire, 9.34 dis.—Shrewsbury and Bir-
mingham (A), 73/4 dis,_

YO
STOCK EXCHANGE.—TheRK,
transactions to-day were as
follow : —Great Northern, 7%—York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick, 16-!* —Ditto, Newcastle Extension, 114—York and
North Midland, 18—Ditto, Pre erence,
GLASGOW, JAN. 3.
follow
STOCK E YCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves (No. 2),
82s. 6d. Edinburgh and Batbg ite, 53/4 Glasgow and
Greenock, 13 —lllonklands, 60 Ditto, guaranteed 6 per
cent., 14th.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 29th day of December, 180.
DEPARTMENT.

X.
Notes issued.... •• • • 30,238,310

X.
Government debt .. 11,015,100
Other securities •• •• 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 15,961,233
Silver bullion •• •• • • 277,077
X 30,239,3 10
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 3d day of January, 1850.

£30,238,310

BANKING DEPAZZIKEN T.
Proprietors 'capital.. 14,553,000
Reg • ... •••• • • • 3,119,500
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts).. 10,559,491
Other deposits ...... 9,364,105
Seven day and other
bills • • 1,021,951

11Govemment securi z.
-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,350,880
Other securities •• • • 11,478,064
Notes • ••••• • • • • 12,011,550
Gold and silver coin.. 777,853

£38,618,347

£38,618,
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 347
,50.

Dated the 3d day of January, 1

THE BATH ATHEN/EUM.—The 25th anniversary
of the Bath Athenaeum was celebrated by'a soiree on the
3d inst in the banqueting-room of the Guildhall, and the
noble saloon was completely filled with company long
before the hour named for the chair being taken, as it
was well known that Mr. J. A. Roebuck, M.P. for Shefa
field, and late Member for Bath, would attend. Some
resolutions were proposed, having reference to the sub.
ject of national education, and especially to that portion
of it which related to intellectual culture. The first re-
solution having been moved and seconded, Mr. Roebuck
addressed the company at considerable length, He said
there were two parties on the education question: those
who held that the Government ought to educate the
people, and those who were advocates for the voluntary
system; and he having commenced by undertaking to
explain, but yet not discuss, the arguments on both sides,
confined his address in a great degree to that purpose;
towards its close he entered on a detailed contrast of the
past and present state of the working classes, pointing
out how much their morals had been raised by institu-
tions like the present, and he afterwards demolished the
argument that mechanics are the only producers of
wealth, and concluded his address by observing that,
" the good man was he who did his duty, and doing it
WAS not afraid." A vote of thanks was awarded to Mr.
Roebuck hj acclamation, after which the meeting was
addressed by Mr. Hancock, Mr....A.rchard, Mr. T. W.
Saunders, and Dr. Stevens.
VIENNA.—Dr. Pischof 's acquittal, which has given
great satisfaction to the generality of the population of
this city has been celebrated by a grand entertainment
given to the learned doctor. Vienna, however, being
yet in a state of siege, the speches were greatly subdued
on the occasion. Indeed, it is feared that the doctor
will have to leave Vienna.—Jewish Chronicle.
On Christmas-day two flocks of wild geese were
seen winging their course towards the Scottish border,
a foreboding of severe weather, according to the opinion
of our " oldest inhabitant ;" the first, fifty in number,
passed over Whitehaven, about eleven in the forenoon ;
the second, little short of 200, between three and four
in the afternoon.—Cumberland Parquet.