The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

In railway shares the business has been rather extensive.
The half-yearly meetings, and in most cases their favourable
results, give a stimulus to operations. The late further reduc-
tion of fares on several of the leading lines has evidently bene-
tited traffic and the directors themselves bear testimony to the
,uecess of the experiment by the revenue accounts they have
!aid before the shareholders. We noticed the fact the other day
of the further concessions proposed to be made by the Grand
Junction Company in this respect, and the Birmingham and the
Brighton Companies by their late meetings confirm the view
4enerally taken of the success of low fares. The body of manu-
facturers have long complained of the want of a spirit of libe-
rality by railways iu their charges for the carriage of goods,
and those connected with Manchester have organized a com-
pany for the purpose of furthering their own views of the sub-
ject. The parties who support this scheme state that their own
transit of goods will pay 4 per cent. upon the required capital.
A display of competition of this description in other quar-
ters where attention is not given to representations respecting
excessive charges might prove equally beneficial to the public.
The value of the best shares in the market was well supported.
Birmingham maintain the late rise, London and York have
-lightly improved, Brighton continue firm, and South Midland
have not declined. A number of new schemes have appeared
lately, and the scrip in several instances issued bears a con-
siderable premium. Foreign shares have been steady, and the
bargains in them have increased within the last few days.
A correspondent, who appears to be well versed in the gene-
ral features of the present railway mania, gives it as his opinion
that much of the fever would abate if the recent enactment
imposing a penalty upon the publication of the names of parties
as belonging to Provisional Committees who have not signed
the registration papers were enforced. The object of this Act
(the 7th and Bth Victoria, c. l 10), is to protect the public
against deception, and to give them a legal remedy against
the parties registered, and, therefore, imposes a penalty
r,ot exceeding 20/. upon the promoters of the Company
who omit the registration, while the solicitor is also
liable immediately he is appointed. Such is the
slovenly manner in which many of the Companies have
thought proper to attend to this important proceeding, that if
steps were taken to make parties liable for the neglect, it is
understood that a very large sum of money would be recover-
able. People seem to be little aware of the immense amount
of responsibility incurred by temporary connexion with public
companies; and in tall cases where names are published with-
out authority, the individuals aggrieved should immediately
take the proper proceedings to relieve themselves from the
legal consequence provided by the recent Acts for regulating
km:it-stock companies. This is intended as a general warning,
for the practice is now very common of advertising the names
of respectable merchants and others as committee-men and
directors without authority—a system continued even after the
parties so advertised have disavowed their connexion with the
schemes put forward. It will be seen, under these circum-
stance, how necessary it is that scrupulous reeard should be
bad to the possession of a regular authority and a regular regis-
tration before the lists are advertised.— Times.

THE MURDER AT PENZANCE.—The execution of
Benjamin El isoa, for the murder of Mrs. Seaman, will take
place at Bodmin, on Monday next. It is understood that the
unhappy convict has made a full confession of his guilt. His
conduct since his condemnation Ills been very resigned, and he
engages much in prayer, in which he is assisted by the worthy
ehayettiti of the gaols—Plymouth Journal.

(.) and C {CIA Pi WS'

(F.-om The Sun of Saturday Evening.) „An
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 8,7 A
bales, 2,000 being on speculation. The market cloy
steadily. Shares were much the same. vele
The Herald brings news of April 9 from Sydniiy. itt,
was not brisk. Exchange on London, 5 per cent. discoo le
Freight for Wool, 11Ad. to I%d. per lb. The Sydney pe'..P4
had held a large meeting on the subject of the New Zeal°,
conflict, and it was the general opinion that energetic Me),
sures alone could preserve our footing in that colon.Y. Ai
collision is said to have occurred at Kororarika boost- t
Johnny Hackey and the Europeans, during an outbreak 41
the Bay of Islands, in which a number of persons slie
killed ; but we are glad to learn that two vessels, with Olt
troops, had sailed from-Sydney. The New Zealand 11.4°0,
had stopped, there being a deficiency of 2,500/. Peounl3l,lo
assistance, by means of public subscriptions, was Wt of
afforded to the unfortunate settlers, who were driven ou
their homes.
The Funds are rather heavier to-day.
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ONE CLOSI .4
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. flaCt.
A
99)
3 per Cent. Reduced
3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 9834 99% , 141
New 314 per Cents 102%% 273
India Stock 272 271 69
India Bonds, 1,0001
Ditto ..-
under 1,0001.•..
Consols for Account
49
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d 5O 51 49 Pin. 49
Ditto 5001.
Ditto Small
oso9
ONE CL fag.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 13`..
174
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 1711, 36
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 18.37 35 4 36
.....
Portuguese 5 per Cents
_.
Ditto, Converted
64
Ditto Account
....
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto. Account ..... ... .....
Ditto 3 per Cent. •.
Ditto, Account .... 38 451,i
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 451
.62:j /
j 4
Dutch, 2% per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certific 99 /4
PAID.
PRICES OF
ft AMWAY SHARES
Armagh, Coleraine, and ABTEr Sol:Jr:1;10g. CO
2ij
Portrush l% 2%
Birmingham and Ox- 4!12
ford Junction
Bristol and Exeter
Do. New ... ........ 2
Caledonian
2,1 i
Ditto Extension
22
Chester and Holyhead... 15
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. ili
and Leicester 1 ...... 13/4 ............... sh
Cornwall
Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast Junc. 2% 8%% A
Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% 2% 204
Eastern Counties 141. 165...... 205/g:3/4% ......... 7 p
Ditto New 41. 16s. - ,
'.astern Union _ .. 3,1
•

Ditto Extension . ... 11/ 314% 83,,
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto New 14 Shares... 21/2 lO3/4 ..• 539
Ely and Bedford
Great South. and West. .-,
(Ireland)
Ditto Extension ' 2% 11%3/4 ...........
..„.
iteatNorth of England-100
Ditto New
233
Treat Western BO
___

Ditto, Fifths 2O
,3ruildford, Fare'rn,Ports. 2 % ... .. 3
Hull and Selby
Do. Half Shares
Leicester and Bed!jrd... 225.
.ondon and Birninghin (stock) 250 253 56
Do. New Thirds
Do. Quarters
London And Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d. 111 %1% 79,/
London and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. yd. 114 134 P
Do. New l3s 4d 1 4 ....... •.. •• 8:t
Lund. & S.Western 411 6s 10d B3 AB2 ......... 10
Do. New
London and York 21% 5%%3/4
London, Salisbury, and ' 23i
Yeovil ...... ........... 2%...... 2% • 8
ynn and Ely ...... .....• 2% B% 714 8...... • 4,1 i
Lynn and Dereham l% 4% 5% 4%.•• 0,
\ janchester and Leeds... 76 203 204 64A
Vanche:ter and Birmin. 40
Do. Quarters
Do. New Quarters ... 2
Nisnchester, Buxton, and 1/4 P
Matlock 225....... 714 63/4 7.......i7.,
llidland 100 177% 37A
Do. New
Hicllsnd,Birm., Derby... 100
Neweas,h- arid Berwick 11,4 .2414% 25 24 25 3,v
Newry and Enniskillen. 2% ••••• 2,6•••••• ......... 5131/
North British
Do. New
North Wales
Norwich and Brandon... 14
Do., New ... ..... ..... 1 - 61,114 79
Oxford and Worcester._ 2% 7IA% ............2
ferth and Inverness ... 2%
Portsmouth Direct 2V 3% 4...........• 37
Preston and Wyre
2
itue,by, Worstr. & Tring 1
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland l%. ... 2 ...............
Shrewsbury and Trent
Valley Union 22s.
Shrewsbury, Hereford,
and North Wales 23/4 3IA% 314
31
South Devon 2O ... 31 4... 5
South Midland 22s.
south Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d — ... ......... ... 189 A
Do., No. 1 8
D0., No. 3
South Wales 2%...... 514 ............... 19
Trent Valley 2 .... . 19 ...... ••
Worcester, Shrewsbury Old
and Crewe Union ..... 1%..... 3%1/4 ............ 30
Yarmouth and Norwich. 20
York and Carlisle
cork and North Midland 50
Do. Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 11
Boulogne and Amiens... 6 - A
Dutch Rhenish
Great North. of France
(Laffitte's)
21;,.!
Do. do. (Rosarnel's) 2
Namur and Liege
Faris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2
Paris and Lyons, Gan- 24

neron's, — _ •
2
Paris and Orlean,
Paris and Rouen ..
Royal North of Spain ... 2
Sambre and Meuse
West Flanders

SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN
MARINERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY., ce
The adjourned general meeting of this society took Pa 00
Friday, at the London Tavern for the purpose of receiviakeo
report of the select committee of three gentlemen, sub:ter:of
to the institution, who were appointed in June last to es
cod
the account?. There was a numerous attendance of the, !'r J,
mittee and general subscribers, amongst whom were
Cockburn, Bart., Earl filanvers, Major Oliphant, Lo'l'hest
Cholmondeley, Hon. Captain Maude, R.N., Captain
Admiral Young, Sir G. Westphal, Dr. Burnet!! ftnev'estY
Laing, Captain Lamont, R. N. E. Brewster, Esq., B.
hell, Eq., J. Leeks, Eig., J. T. Pratt, Esq., Lieut. Lane,
Rev. J Stonestreet, &c. _iced
Sir George Cockburn, Bart., having been unanimouslY,
to the chair, rebe
The SECRETARY read the report, which was of conee

length, but with reference to the matter of account in cl"P150
and which led to the investigation, may be embodied io go a
words. On the retirement of the late Secretary there 0., to
debit to the account of somebody of the sum of 280 L 097101
the funda of the Society, and the matter in dispute was:n(10o
of two persons, the sub- treasurer or the late secretary, re
indebted, each charging the deficiency on the other. I""oitit
port presented on the present occasion, which was get uP toe
great care, and after much labour and protracted invest
on the part of the gentlemen who undertook the arduous "dot
completely set this disputed point at rest. The report statei 'be
the Committee found, from the great laxity that pervaddifll'
manner of keeping the accounts generally, the greatest
culty in arriving at any definite or accurate result, but they, ":0,
obtain the result that the late Secretary was exonerated irvo
all claim on the part of the Society, and that the accettutfdd
who had on a former occasion exhibited the account' 11:e° port
have charged the deficiency to the sub-treasurer. The —fiielt
further recommended that the office of sub-treasurer, !we
was gratuitous, should be abolished, and that in future lure.should only be a treasurer, and that the secretary should b
spnusible for all vouchers and books of account. s
led
Earl Ma.stvEita, in moving that the report be receive
adopted, said that although he was a member athe CO
tee for a considerable time, he had not much tended ; 0..
when he heard that there was something wrong in tut j the
counts of the society, he determined at once to torsi,* , in..
most rigid investigation. He was happy to find that thar:..A,
quirt' had ended in so satisfactory a report as that prese._";-0
and that the whole proceedings were about to terminate in
satisfactory a manner. deed
w`
The motion having been agreed to, the report was or
to be printed, and circulated genes ally amongst the subser
to the institutio, with the alance-shee.
Thanks weren then votedb to the threet gentlemen of the tgineeel
committee who had so efficiently performed the duties assiffor
to them in the production of so satisfactory a report; ler.
which the meeting proceeded to elect twenty-one new me"; too
on the committee in the room of those who in the las bera
years had to retire by rotation. Amongst the new rnejlog.•
erected were—The Hon. W. Ashley, B. B. Cabbell,
S rJ. Flower, 13art.,111. P., Rev. C. Lane, E. Brewster,;e:
F. Malcomb, Esq., J. Leeks, Esq , Lieut. Lane, R•N•,.et,, to
Resolutions were afterwards passed, pledging the Sorci
_i;tieb
continue its exertions in aid of the laudable objects fo
it was formed, and thanking the auxiliary branches 10
country for their effieient aid.
On the motion of Eatl MANvEcts, the thanks of the °i s.
in g were voted to the chairman for his excellent and ceonurined
tory conduct in the chair, and the chairman having r t
thanks, the meeting broke up.

NA'

MR. D'ISRA.ELI's " SYBIL ; OR, THE Two '
,10,
TlON."—This work seems to be making even a.gregter,
pression on the public than its predecessor " Coomgs* (Ob
third edition has already appeared. We need not safin
serves the Examiner) that there is a vast deal of cleverOce,g
this work, and much that does justice to a subject '6lll
rods
must all take up practically, sooner or later. No one whote goo
the book can fail to admit the many passages of
beautiful riling which it containscourage it evlocAeni"„glf
disposition to take part with the weak ; its right a!''!,. opt!
sYmpathies; or the masculine sense and liberal splo,,raeli
which it denounces many social evils. Where Mr. 1) "'awe,
.hits. lull home, without a swerve of exaggeration or oairicwould
is in hii sketches of the knaves and Julies of party. 'lnes, ill
here be difficult to praise him too much. In force of I°7o here
fid lity, in temper, in boldoess and witty sPirlts bews,
without a rival. His Lord Alarneys and Sir avof orsce
Captain Grouse and dear little Poynsett,' his Ladies r'ra,rapert
and St. Julians, and his and our oldfriends, Tadpold a"
10
are inimitable." There 10
KILMARNOCIL—STATE OF TRADE.-- , ost
more demand for the labour of our artirms, ard large
whole of them now are in a comfortable condition•
print works, carpet works, and woollen factories are odg
lull hours. It is considered that there are good gr..°ve eiter
indulging a hope of a continuance of this state of actiandle°6l
turn in a sustained demand for our manufactures. ;lie,
WeaVerSalld'BeWerscomplain of low prigo.-4:11/r Ql7