The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-16 00:00:00

Newark are- anxious for the adoption of the line by the
Legislature. It would place Newark in its former position
with respect to the northern and southern traffic, which has
been one of the great elements of its prosperity. Newark
would become, by means of this line, a depot fbr railway
traffic. The inhabitants of Newark are anxious for
the success of the Newark and Sheffield line, and
also for that of the Nottingham and Lincoln,
but they have not the same interest in the latter line which
they have in the two former, Newark is a great agricultu-
ral market.. It is a great market fur malt and flour. Any-
thing that Wonl4 bring Manchester nearer to Newark would
be of advantage to Newark. The more direct the way the
greater the advantage.
Other witnesses were then called, who gave evidence in
favour of the project.

NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW
LEAGUE FREE-TRADE BAZAAR.
(THIS DAY.)

Notwithstanding the price of admission to the Bazaar
has been raised to 2s. 6d., it still ccntinues to be
crowded. The doors this morning, long before the
hour of opening, were besieged by crowds of well-dressed
ladies and gentlemen, anxious to secure an early admission.
Bow-street was thronged with carriages, and the
exterior of the box entrance of Covent-garden
Theatre presented an appearance which reminded the
playgoer of times long gone by, when the trembles were in
their glory. There were placards posted outside the theatre
announcing to visitors from the country that on their pre-
senting their return railway tickets at the box-office
they • would be admitted once to the Bazaar
free. The sales have been, we believe, considerable; for we
observe that in many of the standings all the articles which
were exhibited the first day have disappeared, and others
substituted in their stead. Indeed, it is announced that
every day there will be a change in the articles exhibited
at the standings. Contributions continue to arrive daily,
and so numerous are they that we believe, although the
Bazaar has now been open for more than a week, not one half
of the contributions have yet been exhibited. Among the
recent arrivals is an elegant pony phaeton, manufactured
and preSented by Mr. Richard Andrews, Southampton. It is
a beautifully built little carriage, under duty size. Its colour is
purple lake, with fine blue leather lining. It is marked at
40 guineas. There is also a cargo of coals sent to the Bazaar.
The band and the rock barmonicon ate stationed in the
upper boxes. We mention this fact, because we have heard
many persons express a great anxiety to see the rock bar-
monicon, but they have been unable to discover in what
part of the theatre it was stationed.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000
bales, all to the trade. Prices were I%d. per lb. lower than
before the Great 'Western arrived, and the staple was freely
offered ; 200 bales Surat went at 23/4d. ; and the
rest was American, and sold at 3141. to sd. per lb.—
The shares of established railways were in im-
proved request, but the scrip of the new lines was dull.
Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire, 11% 103/4 ; Black-
burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 5M ; Belfast and Ballymena, 83/4 ;
Belfast and Coleraine, 3 ; Belfast and County Down, 1 ;
Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 13% ; Caledonian, 11% ;
Ditto Extension, 314 4s. ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 7 16s. 3d. ;
Chester and Birkenhead, 53% 3/4 ' • Ditto, Half Shares, 263/4 ;
Churnet Valley, 6% ; •ClitheroeJunction, 2% 3/4 ; Clydes-
dale Junction, 8% 3/4 ; Cork and Bandon, 81/2 %; Cork and
Waterford, 2% % '
; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone 4% %;
Eastern Counties, 19% ; Ditto, New Shares, 414 ; Glasgow
and Dumfries, 245. ; Grand Junction, 22 '8 • Ditto, Half
Shares, 115 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 56 ; Ditto, New Quarters,
48% ; Ditto, Eighth Shares, 20% ; Huddersfield Canal and
Railway, 63/4 7 ; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 714 ; Hull and
Selby, 107 ; Limerick and Waterford, 8% 3/4 ; Liverpool and
Manchester, New Shares, 373/4 38% ; Liverpool, Ormskirk,
and Preston, 435. 6d. 214 ; London and Birmingham, Quarter
Shares, 32% •, London and Windsor, 10s. ; Londonderry and
Coleraine, 33/4 ; Londonderry and Enniskilen, 4% ; London
and York, 4% ; Direct Northern, 314 ; Leeds and Dewsbury,
10 9% ; Leeds and Thirsk, ; Leeds and West Riding
Junction, 101/k 10 ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 159 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 6 ; Manchester
and Leeds, 154 ; Ditto, half Shares, 7014 ; Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 204. 3/4 ; Midland Railway, 161 16212 ; Ditto, 401.
Shares, 2011% rg ; Newcastle and Berwick, 14 M ; Newry and
Enniskillen, 5% •, North Wales, 31% 6s. 3d. ; Corth Wales
Mineral, New Shares, 53/4 ; North Western, 4% ; Oxford
and Birmingham Junction, 33/4 4 ; Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton, 2 ; Preston and Wyre, 2914 ; Runcorn Gap,
Preference Shares, 3414 1/2 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 121 ;
Ditto Quarter Shares, 151,4; Sheffield and Lincoln, 38s. ;
Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 5% ; South-Eastern and
Dover, 411, ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 3,6% '; Scottish
Central, 6% 14 ; Waterford and Kilkenny, 3% ; Welsh
Midland, 41s. 6d. ; West Yorkshire 2% 2 ; Worcester
and Tring, %; York and Carlisle, 214 % ; Boulogne
and Amiens (English), 10%; Great Paris and Lyons, 38s. ;
Northern of France ( English), ; Ditto, Rosamel's,
( English), 21% ; Paris and Lyons, Laffitte's ;(English), 3 2% ;
Paris and Lyons (Ganneren's), 545. ; Verona and Ancona,
425.. 214.
The state of trade in the wholesale markets appears just
now to be tolerably satisfactory, as there is a good business
doing for actual consumption in most of the leading staples.
The arrivals from all parts of the world continue large, and
this keeps prices down, and checks speculation, whether in all
cases the importers are obtaining a satisfactory return
on their capital may admit of some doubt. Among
the Manchester houses there has been a little bustle by the
arrival in town of so many parties connected with the manu-
facturing districts and large provincial cities, to visit the
Anti-Corn-law Bazaar ; and the retailers have generally
experienced a decided increase in their business from the
same cause. The influx of visitors and men of business to the
"great metropolis," is another proof, at the same time, of the
important influence of low fares on railways, as it is undoubt-
edly in a great measure owing to the excellent arrangements
of the League for bringing up passengers at greatly reduced
fares, that the arrivals are so numerous.
The Funds have been slightly flattened by rather an in-
creased supply of stock, but there is no essential alteration.
Consols for immediate transfer have realised 98% to 98%,
and for time 99 to 99%. Exchequer-bills have been again
marked 545. to 565. premium. New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have been 100% to 101, and the Three per Cents.
97% to India Stock has been at 277%.
This is selling day in the Foreign Market, and there has
been very little business done. Spanish Five per Cents.
have been quoted 30%, and the Three per Cents. 42 to %.
Mexican Stock has realised 36%, and Chilian 98%. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 63%. A meeting of the
Portuguese Bondholders is to be called, to censider the con-
version scheme.
The Shares of many of the Railways already in operation
have been rather firmer to-day, and there is an improve-
ment in their value. The scrip of the projected lines re-
mains about the same. Paris and Lyons Shares have risen,
both for Laffitte's and Ganneron's.
BRITISH FUNDS TMIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97% 98
3 per Cent. Consols Anns 99% 98% 99% 99
New 314 per Cent. Annuties lOO% 101
Long Annuities ,Expire sth Jan. 1860... 11%14
Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 ... 11 9-16
India Stock 277%
India Bonds 1,000/ ... 70
Ditto under 1,0001 7O
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 13/41 I%d.
1,0001.
500/. ...

-- --- -
Ditto Small —
eRIGE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent . 96%
Ditto Deferred
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 36%
Ditto Deferred Stock..~:
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 —
Ditto for the Account .. . 30%
Ditto 3 per Cent... 42
Ditto for the Account 42%
Dutch 2% per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... 97%E98%
PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Aberdeen ... 2% 3%...... to
Birmingham and Gloucester ]OO l3B
Brighton, Lewes, Hastings ... 20
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester 3O ' 60
Caledonian 5 ...... 11%%4 to
Ditto Extension - to 3
Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1% 7% to
Chester and Holyhead
Churnet Valley
Cork and Waterford 1%...... 2./8 to
Coventry and Leicester ...... 11
Pirect Northern
Dublin and Belfast Junction 21/2_ ll
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union
Ditto Extension
Great South and W. (Irish)... 10
Ditto Extension

Great North of England...... 100' 2ol— to
Ditto New ............. 5
Ditto New 2 24% ... to 25%
Great Western BO

Ditto % Shares ... 50 lO 5
Guildford, Fareham, Portma 214 43/4 to 5
Hull and Selby 5O lO7 ...... to
Lancaster and Carlisle... 2O
London and Birmingham ...100 234 to
Ditto 4 Shares .
and Blackwall 16% 8%4... to
London and Brighton 5O ...... 63:y4 ...... to 63
London and Croydon... 13/. 15s. 9d.... 18% %... to
London and South Western 41%...... -
Ditto New 21,4 l3.
,4 . . to

London and York... ..... ...... 2% 4Y6 q... to
Londonderry and Coleraine... 21,
Manchesto and Leeds 73 .....154 153... to 155
Ditto Half Shares - 32
Midland
Ditto New 2 ...... 19% to 20%
Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 123 ...... to 126
Newcastle &Darlington ;iunc. 25 481...... to
Ditto New Brandling
Newcastle and Berwick
Newark and Sheffield
North British ... 10
Ditto, New 1
Perth and Inverness
Rugby, Worcester, and Tring 1
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland , ... 11A 34... .. to
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2 IA: 5% to
South Eastern and Dover ... 33% — ..... to
Ditto New, No. 3 2% 63/4 to
South Wales
Trent Valley and Holyhead ,
Junction
West Cornwall
_ll-4 4% to

York and North Midland ... 50 ......
..Ditto, Extension
FRENCH RA ILWAYS.
Bordeaux and Toulouse ...... 2
Dijon and Mulhouse 2 ... 2% to
Great Northern of France
(Laffitte's)
Jamaica Junction
Lyons and Avignon
Namur and Liege...
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2
Parisand Lyons(Ganneron's) 2 ... .. 3.14 to 3
Paris and Lyons (Calon's)... 2 .... 23/4% to
Royal North of Spain 2 2% to

The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges
the receipt of the following sums :-51. (No. 52,549); and of
two half-notes (Nos. 93,023 and 80,218) for Si. each note,
from persons unknown, for conscience-sake.—Downing-
street, May 15, 1845.