The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-24 00:00:00

LEEDS, Nor. 21.

ULL Nov 21.
STOCK ExestANGE.—H The, sales. are—London and Croy-
don, 203/—North British, 24—Armagh, Coleraine, and Port-
rush, I%—Axholme, 7s. 6d.—Derby and Gainsborough, 1%
—East Lincolnshire, 2%—East Coast, 2—Hull and Barnsley
Junction, 20—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 41 —Lon-
don and York, 447-Welsh Midland, 3.

SHEFFIELD, Nov. 21.
STocix EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties,
20%—Caledonian Extension, 336—Grand Union, Notting-
ham to Lynn, 74—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland
Junction, s%—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 3%—Yorkshire
and Glasgow Union, 3.
HUDDERSFIELD, Nov. 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—London and York,
414—West Riding Union, 736—Grand Union, EL 16s.—Hud-
deratield, Halifax, and Bradford Union, 63A—Leicester and
Bedford, 375. 6d.

YORK, Noy. 21.

Szocic Excicertatc.—The sales are—Tork and North Mid-
land Extension, 24—Newcastle and Berwick, 11%—Ditto,
Dalkeith, 514—Ditto, New Carlisle Branch, 21. 18s.--Wake-
field, Pontefract, and Goole, 30 c. n.—London and York,
41. Is. 3d.—Coventry,- Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester,
U. I Is. 3d.—Grand Union, 11,t,—Great Grimsby, Louth, &c.,
4s. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 2 p
North Staffordshire, s—Welsh Midland, 2/. 12s.

BRISTOL, Nov. 21.
STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter,
New, 714—Birmingham and Gloucester, 12-11A—Mhtland
New, 201/2--North Devon, 2—Yale of Neath, 3%-,
Somerset, and Weymouth, 414—Dutch Rhenish, 71,4.

EETER, l.
STOCK EXCNANGK- X
The sales Dare- 2Exeter, Yeovil, and
Dorchester, la p. -North Devon, lA, p.- Central Cornwall,
14 p.-Taw ale Extension, p. IA,
uth Wales, 414.,-South
Devons, Sl-Eastern Counties, New, 63/4 p.-Bristol and
Exeter, Thirds, 81,.
EDINBURGH, Nov. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are--Aberdeen, 6/. 14s-
British and Irish Union, 745. 6d.-Caledonian Extension,
705.-Carnwath and West Linton, 375.-Cornwall and
Devon, 485.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 72-Edinburgh, Glas-
gow, and Dumbarton' 215.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmos-
pheric, 476.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Direct, 408.
-Edinburgh and Northern, 925. 6d.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 365.
-Edinburgh and Peebles, ex new, 475.-Edinburgh and
Perth, 6-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 355.-
Forth and Clyde Junction, 535.-Glasgow and Dundee Junc-
tion. 51s. 6d.-Glasgow and Lesmahagow, 414-Great North
of Scotland, 688.-Great North and South Wales, 12s. 6d.-
Lanark and Lothians, 725.-North British, Carlisles, 665.-
Perth and Crieff Direct, 495.-Scottish Central, 16-Scottish
North Western, 455.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 573.-Stra-
them Junction, 625. 6d.
GLASGOW, Nov. 20.
STOCK EXCI/ANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 6%-Air-
drie and Bathgate, 673.-British and Irish Union, 753.-
Caledonian, 10%-Ditto, Extension, 725.-Caledonian and
Ayrshire Junction, 475. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire
Junction, 605.-Corawall and Devon Central, 475. 6d.-Dun-
dee and Forfar Junction, 445. 6d.-East of Fife, 425.-Edin-
burgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 225. 6d.-Glasgow- and
Belfast Union, 51 s.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, New,
19-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 575. 6d.-Glasgow,
Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 41/2-Great North of Scotland,
675. 6d.-Great North and South Wales, 12s. 64.-Lanark
and Lothians, 69a-Scottish Southern, 425. 61-Scottish
Western, 54.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Janctioa,
425.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 565.

DUBLIN, Noy. 20.
STOCK EXCWANGE.—The sales are—Belfast and Holly-
wood, 24—Bandon and Bantry, 11A—Cork and Waterford,
14—Cork and, Youghal, 21/—Dublin and Drogheda, 80—
Irish North Midland, 11/B—Killarney Junctions, I%—Water-
ford and Limerick, 714—Waterford, Wexford, and Dublin,
114—Waterford and Tramore, 2.

TRANSPORT OF TROOPS BY

RAILWAY.

The commission appointed last session to receive evidence
on the relative merits of the broad and narrow gauges has
sat several times, but the information obtained has, with one
exception, possessed very little, if any, interest for the public
generally. The exception to which we allude is that of the
evidence given at the sitting of the commission on Wednes-
day, when Sir Willoughby Gordon, Quarter-Master- General
of her Majesty's forces, was examined relative to th 3 facili-
ties afforded by railways for the transport of troops. The fol-
lowing is a condensed report of the General's evidence :
For the last three years and a half, ending the 30th of
June, there were conveyed by railway 212,000 persons, of
whom 9,600 were women and 11,000 children, without a single i
accident being reported—a security previously unknown by
any other mode of conveyance for troops. Has no preference
for the broad or narrow gauge. Knew nothing of their com-
parative merits. Had never any want of accommodation on
either. All the railway companies were anxious to meet the
views of the Horse Guards. had as much accommodation
as if the railways were under his own direction.
By the CIIAIR3LAN—In case of war, could the railways be
made available for the defence of the country? Witness—
Certainly. The effect of the rapidity of the railways was
such that they could do as much with a small army as could
have formerly been done with a large one. The break of a
gauge would diminish these advantages. The practical in-
eonveniencewould be similar to that of a ferry. Great in-
convenience would result crwii iiint of Cover. I know .the
stations at Paddington and at Slough, and am enabled to
speak of them. The break of a gauge at Slough would cause
great inconvenience from the delay that it would occasion.
It would be very inconvenient to unpack the baggage and
ammunition after they ha been once stowed away. The
effect to cavalry would be ;he same. When cavalry were
removed, the horses were plas.e,4 in boxes lightly nailed up,
and they came out of them r.Trer a journey of 100 miles per-
fectly fresh. 'The removal i'rif infantry, which might be ac-
complished in nine hourstrbx ,railway, would require 17
marchings, to effect the same distance. The expense by rail-
way is less. With regard lo cavalry, the horses cost no more
than if they were in stable,.the only expense is for the men.
The CHAIRMAN—Do )e:iu, think the Government should
keep a portion of the railway stations for the carriages and
boxes for the horses? Witness—ln time of war it might be
desirable to have a stack of;,,virriages and boxes at the dis-
posal of the Government. Hi my opinion an uniformity of
gauge would be advantageous. It has been suggested that
in case of an insurrection there would be a danger that the
railways might be broken up. Ido not think that could be
easily done. If such a thing was expected, patrols might be
stationed on the line; the military would take care to pro-
vide against anything of that kind.
The CHAULIIAN.—What would be the effect of lines of rail-
way along the coast in a military point of view. Wit-
ness—During the last war we had large bodies of
troops along the coast in Kent, Sussex, and Devonshire, at a
great expense ; but now we could concentrate our forces at
one point. When the last war first broke out we had troops
in Essex, Norfolk, Northampton, and so on northward. We
had, besides, large bodies of troops in Kent, Sussex, Hamp-
shire, and Devonshire, which were all separate corps, and
could not be moved without great labour and expense. In a
similar state of things it would be much better to concentrate
them at a central point in the interior, to be conveyed to the
coast as might be required.
The CHAIRMAN.—Then you think this point should be a
focus, with radii diverging to the coast. Have you formed
any opinion where that point should be fixed? Wit-
ness—l,
have not. That would have to be decided on. '
There might be more than one point. The Martello Towers,
which it was at one time suggested should be sold, might be
very useful in repelling the approach of hostile steamers.
this closed General Gordon's examination.

RAILWAY SURVEYING.—On Sunday night, or
rather on Monday morning., the gamekeepers in the employ
of George Savile Foljambe, Esq., of Osberton-ball, Notting-
hamshire, were alarmed by seeing lights in various direc-
tions. 'Under the expectation of capturing a gang of poach-
ers, the keepers bore down, and came upon a whole troop of
surveyors, employed for one of the Lincoln and Retford lines
of railway. One party presented their pieces ; the other
levelled their surveving-poles, with the flag at one end and
shod With iron on the other, like so many foot-lancers. Now,
did not strict truth forbid it, there would he here a fine field
for filmy to describe the battle that ensued; but it so hap-
pened that the gamekeepers, finding the other party the
stronger o
assinf the two, and also that they were not poachers,
but treSpg by night to make a survey which their
master pad forbidden by day, thought that discretion was
the better part of valour, and they quietly beat a retreat,
leaving the midnight surveyors, with their bull's-eye lan-
terns, chains, poles, and theodolites, in quiet possession of the
field.—Doncaster Gazette.
HUMAN VERSUS Rona POWER. Considerable
sensation was created last week in the neighbourhood of
Airgrie, by the appearance of a large carriage drawn by no
less than three hundred men. In the front of the carriage
a person was stationed, who seemed to direct this mighty
Juggernaut, and on its nearer approach it was found to con-
tain an anvil block, weighing seventeen tons, which was on
its way from Monkland Ironwork, to Gartness Ironworks,
krone of Naysniith's steabi-hammers about to be erected
shore. The carriage weighed three tons, making twenty
tons in all ; and as it had to be let down a steep and rather
awkward road, it was found necessary to apply intelligent
power f.n• the purpose. We understand the Monkland Iron
Company are making a large addition to their malleable iron-
works at Calder Bank, for which they have ordered an en-
gine of abOut 200-horse power, and which will materially
increase their power of production of rails, plates, &c.—Edin-
burgh Post.
ST. IVES.—No pilchards have been taken since cur
last report. The season draws to a close, but we hope to
secure a few thousand hogsheads more before finally with-
drawing the seins. Up to this time about 10,000 hogsheads
have been landed from the seins this season, which, at 505.,
will amount to just 25,0001., a tolerably fair sum to realise in
a few weeks.—Penzance Gazette.
Between Hove and Brighton a great number of
candl plapot• position, imitation of wax) have been
4: rwoltle. h, and sold at hl. each by the finders,
112-fiaftelii--the weight, six to a pound. One man
pickea uii„thirty-three in a few minutes. A vessel, it is sup-
` red, laden with t, •
P° cern Bcc., has foundered off the coast.--
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STocK EXCIANGE.—The sales are—London and Croy-
don, 201/s-111anchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 103% p.—
Midland, 142—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 19—Leeds and
Bradford Extensions, 371,E—Leeds and Dewsbury, 20 c. n.
—Newcastle and Berwick, 12%—Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton, 151/2—London and York, 41. 6s. 6d.—Bos-
ton, Newark, and Sheffield, 3%—Direct Northern, 2
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 4k—West Riding Union,
63/4—East and West 'Yorkshire, 2s. dis.—Grand Union, ss.
p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 17s. p.—Lancashire,
Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 2s. 6d. p.—Leeds and York,
ss. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 10s. p.—North Staffordshire,
WA—North Western, WA—Nottingham and Boston, 18s. p.
—Wakefield aid Harrogate, 15s. p.—Welsh Midlands, 2%2—
York and Carlisle, 3.