The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 17. 1845.

which have been presented for their improvement
through a continuous series of year!, and with
an expanding market here for their consump-
tion, it has for some time past been in a condition
of decline and depression, both as to its internal
prosperity and its external trade. Now, although New
Holland is the country of phenomena, this interruption
to the onward career of New South Wales is a moral
phenomenon greater than any of the natural wonders
with which either that section of it or the great insular
continent itself can exhibit. Her flocks have immea-
surably increased ; the quality of her wool, and the
manner and condition in which it is shipped fur
European markets prodigiously improved; the price ob-
tained for it (although less at present than it has been
at some former periods), enormously enhanced ;
and the consumption, vast as it is, with few occasional
interruptions, annually extending. The culture of the
vine in some districts has been pursued with so much
success that wine, like wool, may one day become an
Australian staple. The enlarged aggregate shown by
the returns of horned cattle is every way satisfactory,
both as an evidence of the extensive supplies which the
colonists can now reckon on for their own sub-
sistence, and as giving further development to the
lucrative trade they have commenced, and if not
interfered with, will certainly carry on in tallow
and in hides. Then their production of grain,
especially of wheat, has been such as to leave in mo.,t,
years a large excess or surplus for exportation. How
then, it may well be asked with that astonishment which
so generally prevails here upon the subject—how does it
happen that New South Wales is not a paying colony?
That she is in a condition of embarrassment, whilst sur-
rounded by so many sources from whence capital
should be so easily realised ? That she complains of
panics and want of confidence and decay of trade,
of unemployed shipping and unsold stock, who pos-
sesses these abundant means of commanding a
profitable foreign trade with every quarter of the globe ?
That she should suddenly be struck with a species of
paralysis and helplessness, whose career from infancy to
adolescence has hitherto been the astonishment and ad-
miration of old-established nations ? The problem is to
be solved by the same conditions as those which ex-
plain the anomaly of New Zealand's useless fertility.
This latter possession produces a superabundance of
corn, the mother country a superabundance of legisla-
tion, which will not admit the product to be imported
here, except at a rate of duty ruinous to the New
Zealand grower. New South Wales, in like manner
(the evil aggravated in the ratio of her greater remot-
ness from the mother country), is afflicted by the triple
malady of English home monopoly, domestic law making,
and British Colonial Department imbecility. If the
first two of these types of colonial misfortune are, for
the present, irremediable, the third surely admits of easy
remedy. Its virulence is derived from the misinforma-
tion, prejudice, obstinacy, and haughty refusal to acknow-
ledge demonstrated errors of judgment, which are esta-
blished in Downing-street, and only with their expul-
sion from Downing-street, we are every day more firmly
convinced, the revived prosperity and permanent improve.
meat of the colonies will be coincident.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

LLOYD'S SHIFTING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, APRIL 17.—Strong breeze and fine clear weather.
COWES, APRIL 16.—Wind N.E., blowing a gale.—Arrd.
Chariot, Ichaboe, and not the Charlotte as reported.
DEAL, APRIL 16.—Wind N.E. to N.N.E., strong gale.—
Ski. Cookson, Quebec ; Mischief, Calcutta and China ;
Trusty, Quebec. The British Union, for Prince Edward's
Island, and several other vessels; have lost their anchors.
RAMSGATIC, APRIL 16.—The Agnes, Burgess, from Jamaica
to London, with loss of anchors.
PAN SAND HOLE, APRIL 15.—Arrd. Duke of Bedford,
China; Lady Marshall, ditto, windlass damaged, &c.
WEYMOUTH, APRIL 16.—The Mary and Elizabeth, from
Plymouth to this port, drove ashore at Portland yesterday,
during a heavy gale at N.
WHITSTABLE, APRIL 16.—Tile Isabella, from .Trieste to
London, was the vesssel that got on the Spaniard; she has
beat off; and is now on the main, near Warden Point, with
loss of rudder, but making no water. A lugger and a smack
have gone to lighten her.
W.F.Ymounr, Arun, 16.—Sid. Astrea, Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Tyne,
Bosustow, Mauritius ; August, Elmhorst, Honduras for
Hamburgh. Ski. Hotspur, Ruth, and Katherine Stewart
Forbes, Quebec.
Fa.i.mcu riT, APRIL IG.—Wind N.E., 6trong breezcs.—Arrd.
Concord, Hewitt, Ichaboe; Mary Laing, Ellison, Cieufuegos ;
Neptunus, Wissing, Valparaiso. Off, Waterloo, Ichaboe.
SWANSEA, Apnti, 15.—Arid. Arrieta, Ellis, Cuba.
PwwiEr.r, APRIL 15.—1 t is blowing a strong gale at
N.N.E. A large ship with painted ports, no figure-head,
came to anchor at St. Studwell's outer Roads, and a brig
was seen to leeward of Studwell Roads, it blowing a strong
gale from N.N.W. All last night it blew a terrific gale. At
nine A.M. this morning was seen riding S.E. of Studwell's,
rudder gone; at eleven A.M. the foremast and bowsprit went,
and she is now riding a complete hulk. Two P.M. It has
moderated a little.
OFF' EXMOUTll.—Mandengo, Bunting, Jamaica.
CLYDE, APRIL 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Nautilus, St.
John's, New Brunswick.
DUBLIN, APRIL 15.—Sld Bridget, Grace Darling, and Mar-
quis Wellesley, Quebec.
YOUGHAL,'APRIL 14.—Sld. Tottenham, Quebec.
CORK, APRIL 14.—Wind N.W., squally.—Arrd Arethusa,
Forbes, Centenary, Douglas, Providence, Cornforth, M'Lagan,
and Warren, Ichaboe. Ski. R. N., Parker, St. John's, New
Brunswick. Off, Black Prince, Supple, Diamond, Pearce,
John M'Lellan, Coates, and Jos. Cunard, lIPLeod, Ichaboe.
LOWSTOFFE, Amin, 16.—The New Leeds remains on the
beach, and is much damaged.
LIVERPOOL, AI'LIL 16.—Arrd. Lancaster, Hullen, Bom-
bay ; Exeter, Barrett, Ichaboe ; Barrett, Foster, Charleston.
Off, Margaret, Africa. Sld. Doris, Cape of Good Hope; Tarifa,
Rio and Valparaiso ; Ann and Emily, Sierra Leone ; Trea-
surer, Barbadoes ; Superior, Apalachicola; Eben Preble,
Philadelphia; Charles Humbeeston and No Kingdom, New
York ; Shannon, Boston ; Argent and Racer, Halifax ; James,
Montreal. The wreck reported yesterday proves to be the
Euterpe, which is being brought in here by two steam tugs;
she was bound from St. Domingo to this port.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was dull.
Sales 6,000 bales, and to the trade. The article was freely of-
fered. Shares were not quite so brisk though supported in value.
Aberdeen Railway, 5 14 ; Barnsley Junction, 83/4 1/s ; Ditto,
Half Shares, 41/2 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire, 16
113/4 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 4% % ;
Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 5% 3/4 ; Belfast and Bally-
mena, 5%; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpoo, 1414 ; Caledonian,
14 13% ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 93% %; Chester and Bir-
kenhead, 53 50 ; Chester and Holyhead, 13 %; Chester and
Preston Brook, 2%; Churnet Valley, 9% 9 ; Clitheroe Junc-
tion, 4% Cork and Bandon, 5% 6 ; Cork and Waterford,
33% ; Dublin and Galway, ; Dundee and Perth, 5 ;
Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 41/2 4 ; Eastern Counties,
2114 ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 1/. 4s. 1/. ss. ; Glasgow and
Avr, 62 ; Grand Junction, Half Shares, 113 ; Ditto, New
Quarters, 4414 ' • Ditto, Eighth Shares, 183/4 ; Great Grimsby
and Sheffield, 63/4 ; Great Western, 188 186%; Huddersfield
and Sheffield,.B% ; Inverness and Elgin, 40s. 6d. 40s. ;
Lancaster and Preston, Quarter Shares, 63/4 ; Liverpool,
Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% ; London and Birmingham,
236 ; Ditto, 32/. Shares, 45 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 32%
London and Brighton, 6414 ; Londonderry and Enniskillen,
314; ; London and South-Western, 81% 82 ; London and
York, 4%; Direct Northern, 3% 3/4 ; Leeds and West Riding
Junction, 714 ; Lynn and Dereham, ; Manchester and
Birmingham, New Shares, 61/2 ; Manchester and Buxton,
6 5% ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 10 Is. 3d. ;
Midland Railway, 158 15712; Ditto, 401. Shares, 20; Newry
and Enniskillen, 5% ' • North British, Half Shares, 5% ;
North Wales Mineral, New Shares, 6%; North Western, 4/2
925. ; North Wales, 735. 9d. % ; Oxford and Birmingham
Junction, 5%; Sheffield and Manchester, 124% 125%; Ditto,
Quarter Shares, 16% 1/2 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 28s. ;
Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 5 18s. 9d. ; Shrewsbury,
Oswestrv, and Cheshire, 41/2 ; South-Eastern and Dover,
New Stiares, No. 1, 1634 1/2 ; Ditto, No. 3,8% 3/4 ; Scottish
Central, 7%; Trent Valley, 20 193/4 ; Ulster, 501/2 ; West
Yorkshire, 5i 6 ; Wexford and Carlow, 4%; Worcester and
Tring, 5 ; Whitehaven and Furness, 31/2 ; Bordeaux and Tou-
louse (Mackenzie's), 2% ; Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette,
21. 14s. ; North of Spain, 314 ; Northern of France
(Laffitte's), 534 ; Ditto, (Rosamel's), 2% 21. 1 Is. 6d;
Paris and Lyons, English (Laffitte's), 31.21. 19s. • Paris and
Lyons, (Ganneron's), 2% ; Ditto (Caton's), 21. 2s. ; Paris
and Rouen, 431/2 ; Sambre and Meuse, 83/4 ; Tours and
Nantes (Mackenzie's), 3 ; Verona and Ancona, l/. 18s.
There are no arrivals to-day.
The recent extensive pruning of the tariff has rendered
necessary a new arrangement of the whole Customs' Book of
Rates, and this has been alphabetically done in a careful com-
pilation from all the Acts in operation, by the Editor of the
London Mercantile Journal. While upon this subject, we
may remark, that the Custom-house officers who have long
complained that these minutia occasioned them more trouble
than those items from which a large amount was derived, are

much relieved by the abandonment of the duties on 430 petty
articles, and seem to be of opinion that now their atten-
tion is less diverted from the important sources of
revenue, they will be much better able to protect
these. Under the new system, "Custom-house frauds,"
may doubtless be still occasionally perpetrated, but we are
not likely to hear of their being conducted on so gigantic a
scale as heretofore, and to the disgrace cf a commercial
country like this, which would be supposed to have the best
possible arrangement in the collection of duties.
The Stock Market is firm still, and there seems to be some
confidence in the maintenance of prices, Consols being 991%
for Money, and 99% % for Account. The premium on
Exchequer-bills has been 575. to 595. New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. are rather flat, at 101% to %, on account
of one or two heavy sales that have been made. Bank
Stock is worth 209 to 2101/i.
The Foreign Bonds are quiet, but steady. Spanish Five
per Cents. have advanced to 31 and 311%, and the Three per
Cents. to 41 and 411/8. Portuguese Cenverted have been
6614 to 67. Mexican are 1,4 per cent. higher, being 36N to
37f%. Dutch Two-and-a-I-calf per Cents. have been 63M.
Railway Shares have been very buoyant, and in several of
them there is a tendency towards improvement.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
KAY MARKETS.

SMITATIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 4/ 15s ; use-
ful ditto, 4/ 16s to 5/4s ; fine Upland do., 5l 5s to 5/14s ; Clover
Hay, 4/ lOs to 6l; Oat Straw, I/ 18s to 2l; WTheat Straw,
2/ to 2/ 2s per load. A moderate supply. Trade throughout
firm, at full prices.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 16s to 4/ 16s ;
useful ditto, 4/:l7s to Si 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 10s to 5116 s ;
Clover Hay, 41 8s to 5/ 188; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ ls ;
Wheat Straw, 2/ 2s to 2/ 3s per load. Supply rather
limited, and trade somewhat brisk.
WIIITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 16s to 4l 158;
useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 51 8s; fine Upland ditto, Si lOs to
5/ Iss ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6/ 3s; Oat Straw, 1/ les to 2/ ;
Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. Both Hay and Straw
sold steadily, at the above quotations.
.MEAT DIA Xt.ICETS. .

SouTtrAu„ AiTitt, 167—Although the supply of Beasts
and Sheep was seasonably extensive, we have to report a
steady demand for those kinds of stock, at an advance of 2d
per Sibs. Otherwise the trade ruled inactive at previous
quotations. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s
to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d • and
Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Nearly the whole of the
stock found buyers:
ROMFORD, Amur, I6.—We had a pleasant trade here to-
day for most descriptions of stock at our quotations. Beef
from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s Bcl
to 6s ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s 8d
per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s ; Quarter-old Store
Pigs, 16s to 19s ; and Milch Cows, with their small Calves,
16/ to 19/ each.

Madrid papers of the 9th inst. have been received, but
they are without interest. In the Chamber of Deputies
the report of the Committee on the new electoral law
was read, which entirely accorded with the Government
scheme. A good deal of business was transacted on the
Bourse.

BRITISH FUNDS 'PHIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 2091',, 21014
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 98%41/s%
3 per Cent. Consols Anns 991w%
New 314 per Cent. Annuties
Long Annuities ,Expire sth Jan. 1860 ll 7-161 A
India Stock 276
India Bonds 1,000/
Ditto under 1,000/ 74
South Sea Stock —
Ditto Old Annuities
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account
India Stock for Account
Exchequer Bills. 04d. 11A d.
1,0001.
500/
_ . . 57 59 pm.
__ ....

In the Three per Cents. 102 millions were done, and
90 millions in the Five per Cents. The former closed
at 35 cash, and 35i at 60 days, and the latter at 251
cash, and 261 at 60 days. Coupons are quoted at 28*
for the 25th of May. Passive Debt, 84, at 60 days.
Vales Reales, 10i cash at 60 days.

HAILSIIAM, APRIL 16.—The supply being rather limited.
the demand was better than for some time past and prices
were somewhat on the advance. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ;
Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s
10d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per Blbs.
ARUNDEL, APRIL Is.—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton,
3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; and Veal, 4s to 4s
6d per 81bs. Supply moderate, and trade firm.
CHICHESTER, APRIL 16.—We had a better demand for
most kinds of stock, at improved quotations. Beef, from 3s
2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s
8d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 10d per Blbs.
Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s
to 18s; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calves, 161 to 18/
lOs each.

A religious discussion took plaee in the French
Chamber of Peers on Monday, relative to a petition
presented from ninety-three inhabitants of Marseilles
against certain doctrines professed in the, College of
France against the Catholic religion. The debate was
conducted with much more acrimony than that which is
going on in the House of Commons; and it is singular
enough, that the object for which the religionists in the
two countries contend is of the most opposite character.
In France, the Catholic Church is considered in danger,
and Count MONTALEMBERT, said " M. QUINET, one of
the teachers, had published a work in contradiction with
history, the Catholic religion, and real Christian phi
losophy, and when such doctrines were used, was it to Le
wondered at if the heads of families got alarmed for
the instruction of their children 2" and another Peer
accused the Government of being the cause of the scan-
dals on religion. After some remarks by the Minister
of Public Instruction, disapproving of the course pursued
by certain of the professors, the Chamber rejected the
petition, and proceeded to the order of the day. The
Chamber of Deputies, on Tuesday, was occupied with
the Savings' Banks Bill, to which much opposition is
made. The chief clauses are, to diminish the amount of
weekly deposit ; to lower the maximum that any one
depositor could hold ; and to enlarge the time of notice
of withdrawal. The latter clause is proposed with a view
to prevent any derangement of the finances by a sudden
withdrawal of deposits in case of a money panic.
We have accounts from Zurich to the 11th inst., but
we find nothing in them of fresh interest. Long discus-
sions had taken place, but, with the exception of recom-
mending a general amnesty, nothing had been decided.

Ditto Small
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 423/
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 36% 3714 37
Ditto for the Account 37%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto Converted
Ditto for the Account
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 3ll/4
Ditto for the Account.
Ditto Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent
Ditto for the Account.
Dutch 21% per Cents
Ditto for the Account.
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended April 12,1845, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat • . •. • • 46s 3d I Oats
Barley .• • • . • 32s bd I Rye.

• • 20s 9d I Beans •• • • •• 355 bd
•• 30s 6d I Pease .• •• 36s 5d

AVERAGE

;S OF THE LAST SO

WEEKS.

PRICE OF SHARES... 2A; ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE
Aberdeen
Armagh, Coleraine,Portrush 1
1353%1A to
31/8M... to
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 8 138
Ditto. UAW Shares ......... 3
and Lincoln ...... 7105%
Bristol and Lxeter
Cambridge 41/4 to
84y to
Caledonian
91,214% to
Chester and Holyhead
Churnet Valley
Coventry, Bedworth, and Nun-
eaton
CornwCoventry and Leicester ...... PA
... to 11 314%... to
all ... .................. -• 3
/2 %
55/8%... to
Diss, Beccles,:and Yarmouth 11/2 3lh to
L'irect Northern .. .......... .. 2%. 334 to 4
Dublin and Belfast Junction 21 101/2
Dublin, Belfast,and Coleraine 21,4 3
Dublin and Galway ............ 2% ...... 54 % to
Eastern Counties ..... .......... 25 ...... 21141/4
Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. I. 318 ll
Ditto, ditto, No. 2.
Eastern Union .................. 15
Ditto Extension ............ 11/2 414 to 4
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ...... 63
...... 20224 203... to 201
to 62%
Ditto New 14 5hare5......... 2% 614 -.. to
Ely and Bedford ............... 1
Great Grimsby and Sheffield... 234
Great South andW. (Irish)... 5
2% ...... to
2014 to
Ditto EXtension ........... . 2% ,:l
15y, 15 to 15%
Great North of England 100
Ditto New ..................... 2
Great Western .................. 80 ••••••187
Ditto % Shares ............. .. 50 ...... 10655, ‘
~0 V. 2 to
Gui1df0rd,HHaur11Nvaicnhd..5.F.e.1a.b.r.ye.h....a..m......,...P.....0..r..t:.n.a..5.....
5201%
I°ll/2 to 103
Ditto Quarter Shares
Ditto Half Shares ..........•• 2 ....., 24% to
Inverness and E1gin............ 1 „ ... 2
to
Lancaster and Carlisle... l5 - ... 401 to
London and Birmingham • -100 ......235
Ditto Thirds .................. 2
341/25,8_ to :33%
46 ..... . to 451/
Ditto s% Shares ..............• 2,
to
,i• /2 to 82%
to L
Londonon do n andail d . BBlrai cgkhwt
oanll. .. .. ..
............ 15V,
643 A
i 4
1/2
London and Croydon... 13/. 15s. 9d. ••• 18
London and Greenwich.•• 12/. 15s. 4d... 10% to
Loudon and South Western.. 41% B2 „, 1 ,
LoDnditotno Nanedwy..0.r.k........ .......................
22% l 6
lA** • —4% to
Lynn and Ely .................. 2% 714 to
1/e —
Lynn and Dereham ............ 1%
Mancheitei and Leeds .......^
32 73 „„
3 .....
Ditto Half Shares ...... - ...... 66
Manchester and BirmiLgham 40
Ditto Quarters ............... 4
Midland ...........................100 l5B ...... to 159
Ditto New ..................... 2
Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 ll7 ...... to 120
Newcastle & Darlington Same. 25
Newry and Enniskillen •••••• 21A 5)/2%... to
Newark and Sheffield .•• ••••• 1 1/2 ~. . .
North British ............... ... 10
Ditto New ............... . ..... 1 .. ... 5%3/4 to
Northern and Eastern ......... 45
30
Ditto Scrip ....................
North Wales ..................... 114
Norwich and Brandon ...•••••• 10 ...... 17
Ditto, New . ................... 1
Richmond and West En d Jun c. 1
Rugby, Worcester, and Tring 1
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% .:14; to
South Eastena and Dover ... 33 % ...... 42% to 421

Ditto New, No. 1

..... 17

to

2:"
.11i
:::::
68
zig . ! .. ..
.. tt oo 871,11
Ditto New, No. 3
South Wales
Trent Valley • ..,, 2 ... .. 20%•••••• to
Waterford and Kilkenny 1
...... 41% to 4
York and North Midland ... 50 ......105
Ditto Scarboro'Branch 2O ...... 44 ...... to
Ditto, Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.

....... ......
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette 2 ...... 24A --
Great Northern of France
(Laffitte's) ...... . 4
I, %.• • to
Do. Do. (Rosamel's) .
2 ..... 2 h%.•• to
Great Paris and Lyons.., 2 ..... 2 ...... to
Louvain and Jemeppe ..... 2 ..... 4 j 34 ...... to 5
Orleans and Vierzon ......... ..
Orleans. and Bordeaux .
12% 13 to 123/4
Paris and Lyons (Laffitte)
North of Spain
2 ...... 3%; ..... to
Par!sand Lyons (Ganneron's) 2 ...
Tours &Nantes (Mackenzie) 2mA... to
Paris and Orleans. .......... 20 ...... 48 ..... to
Paris and Strasburg... .... ''' 2
...... 2% ...... to
Royal 3 N 4• • • to
Sambre and Meuse ...
...... gax,.. ... to
Manchester and Birmingham,
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE APRIL 16.—The sales
2
are :—Edinburgh and Gla'ow, 'New' Quarter Shares, 614 ;
sols, 401. Shares, 20; North British, New Shares, 5% ; South
Eastern, 42% ex div. ; Ditto, No. 3 83/4 5/8 ; York and North
Midland, Half shares, 49% ; Belfast, Ballymena, and. Carrick-
f!rgus, 5%.. t Birkenhead; Manchester,' and Cheshire Junc-
tion, 15% 11%; Blackburn Burnley, and Accrington, 94 ;
58% • Midland Railway Con-
sols,
Darwen, and 'Bolton 57 ; Caledoman, 14 ;
Cambridge and Lincoln 93/4 ; Bolton, Junction, 434
premium;9-16 Churnet Valley, 9% 9; Direct Northern, 3%
and Preston, 3s %
; Dublin and Galvva 5y4 ; -Huddersfield and Manches-
ter It.ailway and Canal,Y'4/8 - Huddersfield and Sheffield
Junction, R A :4! T
''. /id ; —se Dcw'sbur),• and Manchester, 4%;
Leeds and West Riding iunction 7M ; Liverpool, Ormskirk,
4 13-16 3
A ; ondon and Y'ork 4% IA ; Manchester and
Buxton, 5% ; Newark and Sheffield, 63/1 ; North Western,
5 IA ;
.Preston and Wyre Extension,3l4
2% .4 ; Trent Valley, 20 . 3 prem. ; Sheffield
; London Worcester, Oxford and Rugby,
and
,Lincolnshire Junction, 28s. ; Southport and Euxton,
West Yorkshire, 64/
/o ; Wh'itehave and Furness, 3 ; Paris and
Lyons, Ganneron's (French) 2% ; Ditto, Calon's, 2% ; Union
Bank of Manchester, 10%. '
Ditto, Continuation, 5 4 pFem. ;

TUE SALFORD CHARTER.—By a defect in this
charter, the mayor and chief magistrate of Salford cannot
either hear or issue warrants or summonses.—Liverpool
Chronicle.