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fsham. and Exmouth (Daw's line), 3/4 p.—Ditto (Head's),
1 p.—Devon and Central Cornwall. % p.—Exeter and Cre-
diton, 6—Eastern Counties, 22—Bristol, New, 12.
SHEFFIELD, Ocr. 11.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Manchester and Bir-
mingham, Quarter Shares, 15 4—Preston and W. re, 43
South Eastern, No. 2, New Creation, 1214—Sheffield and
Manchester, 1491,4—Y0rk and Selby (501. Shares), 8G—
Derby and Crewe, 514—Derby and Gainsborough, 31A—East
Lincolnshire, s%—Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares,
6N—Leeds and Thirsk, 17—Manchester, Midland, and Great
Grimsby, 6—Nottingham and Grantham, 614—North Bri-
tish, New, 7%—Trent Valley, 18—Wakefield and Harrogate,
s%—Wilts Somerset, and Southampton, 3/. 13s. 6d. for 31st
Oct.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 5.
HUDDERSFIELD, Ocr. 11.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Eastern and
Western, 31. lls.—Grand Union, 3%—Nottingham and
Boston, 414—Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham, 21.175. 6d.—
Tean and Dove Valley, 3/. ls.

HULL, Ocr. 11.
STOCK ExcnANGE.-The sales are-Durham and Sunder-
land, 2934-Blackburn, Damen, and Bolton, I ILA-Cale-
donian Extension, 51. I ls. 3d.-North British (Carlisle),
41. Ils. 3d.-Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 21A- Ax_
home, 785.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 6-Derby and
Uainsborough, 355. p.-Dudley, Madeley, and Ir. n Bridge,
335. P.-Last Coast, 31,4-Caand Union, 3/. 13,. 9d.-Great
North and South Wales and Worcester, 14s. p.-Great
North of Scotland, 4%4-Loudon and Manchester (Rem.),
43g-London and Norwich Direct, 2-Manchester, Buxton,
and Matlock, 9-Nottingham, Erewash, &c„ South
Midland, 71. 75.-Trent Valley Continuation, 24.
YORK, OCT. 11.
STOCK ExcnANGE.--The sales are--Ipswich and Bury,
414 -Midland, New, 31-Newcastle and Darlington Junc-
tion, New (Brat-tiling), SN-North British -(Carlislas),
4/. I3s. 9d.-York and North Midland ExterHion, 29-
Axholme, 7-Cambridge and Lincoln, 6 !4-Coventry, Nun-
eaton, Birmingham' and Leicester, 3%-Inverness and Elgin,
1 lh-Lei,:ester and Bedford, :IL 18s. 9d.-Liverpool, Man.
chaster, and Newcastle Junction, 714-London and York,
6%-Newark, Sheffield, and Boston, 6-North Staffbrdshire,
7/6-Welsh Midlands, 4.
EDINBURGH, Ocr. 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 71. 103.-
A berdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 31. 2s. 6d-Airdrie and Bath-
gate, 51. 95.-Arbroath and Forfar. 251.-Ditto, Half Shares,
151. -Armagh and Portrush, 31. ls.-Banffshire, 21. 12s. Eid.
-British and Irish Union, 4/. 195.-Belfast and County
Down, 31. 55.-Caledonian, 16L-Caledonian Extension, 5/.
7s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton 51. 2s. 6d.-Cambridge
and Lincoln, 5/. 12s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 201.-Corn-
wall and Devon, lSs. p.-Direct Northern, 3/. 55.-Dundee
and Arbroatb, 371.-Ditto, New, 18L-Dundee and Perth,
11/. 10s.-East of Fife, 31. 75.-East Lothian Central, 5/.-
Edinburgh and Bathgate,4l. 12s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Glas-
gnw, 76/. ex news-Ditto, Half Shares, 1314 prem.-Ditto,
Quarters, 19/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 14/. 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh,
Glasgow, and Dumbarton, IL 145.-Edinburgh, Leith, and
Gran ton, 261.-Ditto, Preference. 201.-Edinburgh and North-
ern, 6L-Ditto, Newport, 21. Ils.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 2/. 16s.
-Edinburgh and Perth, M.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 31.
12s. 6d-Forth and Clyde Junction. 51. 65.-Glasgow and
Ayrshire,73l.-Ditto, New Stock, 211. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and
Belfast Union, 4L-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 45L-Glasgow
and Greenock, 22/. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock. 10/. 158.--
Ditto, Preference, 21. 55.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Les-
mahagow, 61.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, Q.-Great
North of Scotland, 4/. lls.-Great North and South Wales,
11. 145.-Inverness and Elgin, 11. 145.-Kilmarnock and
Ardrossan, 8/. 155.-London and Hounslow, 2/. IN.-Lon-
don and Windsor, U. 95.-London and York, 71.-SlA.nk-
land and Kirkintilloch, 331.-Newry and Londonderry, 2/.
165.-North British. ex new, 261.-Ditto, Halves, ex
new, 71. 55.-Ditto, Fifths, 7/. Ga.-Ditto, Carlisles, 5/. 2s. 6d.
-North Wales Mineral, New, 6/. 55.-Perth and Crieff,
31. 103.-Perth and Inverness, 3/, ss. 6d.-Scottish Cen-
tral, 141. 155.-Scottish Midland, 61.-Scottish North
Western, 31. 65.-Scottish Western, 2/. 195.-Shrewsbury,
Oswestry, and Chester, 71. 55.-Shrewsbury and Hereford,
21. 95.-South Midland, 91.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 6s.
-Tean and Dove Valley, 31. 12s. 6d.-Wishaw and Colt-
ness, 58/.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS, BRIGHTON, AND HASTINGS
JUNCTION.—This is a most excellently conceived plan. The
great thing with junction lines now is to embrace a wide
area, and achieve the object at the least expense possible.
To do this there must be good surveying, good engineering,
and good judgment, as to which way the railway is to throw
out its arms, so as, in fact, to embrace the whole district.

We write at the moment from recollection, both of the pros-
pectus and the locality, but of this we are sure—that through
such a country two Siamese lines, if we may use the phrase,
the Brighton and Tunbridge Wells 22 miles, ant the Hast-
ings and Tunbridge Wells 26 miles—must succeed and pay.
As we have said before, this comes of good surveying and
good engineering.—(From the London Mercantile Journal, of
October 7, 1845.)
THE TUNBRIDGE WELLS, BRIGHTON, AND HAST-
INGS JUNCTION RAILWAY.—This is the title of a new project
for making a direct railway from Tunbridge Wells to Brigh-
ton on the one hand, and to Hastings on the other, thus
giving to the inhabitants of the latter town, in addition to
the rapid means of exchanging courtesies with its fashionable
rivals, the great advantage of the most direct line of com-
munication with the metropolis by a junction with the pro-
posed direct line from London to Tunbridge Wells. Of the
many new schemes at present before the public, this appears
to be peculiarly worthy of favourable consideration, inasmuch
as it is not only in accordance with the direct principle, but at
the same time that it adopts this most rational principle of
great public highways, carries it out consistently with sup-
plying, throughout the entire district traversed by the pro-
jected lines, accommodation to one of the richest and most
populous portions of the country. The line from Tunbridge
Wells to Hastings will be about twenty-six miles in length,
and in its course will touch the towns of Frant, Wndhurst,
Lamberhurst, Etchingham, Hurst. Green, Robertsbridge,
Whatlington, and Battle, its proposed terminus being at the
western extremity of Hastings. It is also proposed, we
understand, to extend the advantages of this line to the inha-
bitants of Wincheleea andßye, by a branch from a point near
Battle. By a glance at a map it cannot fail to be perceived
that, by formation of this line, at a point taking up the
course of the direct line about to be made from London to
Tunbridge Wells, there will be completed a continuous rail-
way to Hastings, which, when its proposed harbour and -
docks are constructed, must become _ the most convenient

packet station in the Channel, on the route toPa:HB,;Y-
Dieppe and Rouen. This Company's Brighten line will, we
observe, take a direct course, passing Mayfield, Rotherfield,
Uekfield, Little Horsted, to Lewes, wheie it will unite with
the line from that town to Brighton—its length being about
twenty-two miles. That the whole project of the company-
is a good one there can be no question.—Railway Paper.
LONDON AND DUBLIN APPROXIMATION RAILIVAY.-The
prospectus of this Company will be found in our advertising
columns of this day, and we can scarcely do our railroad
readers a greater service than to point out the principal
features which distinguish this line from others which daily
appear in the public journals. The importance of a direct
line of communication from London to Holyhead, has long
occupied the public attention ; the benefits that would be
derived from such a ready mode of communication it is
almost needless to dwell upoa, and the undertaking from
this circumstance alone has excited a very general interest
throughout the country. The difficulties of overcoming the
natural obstacles of a mountainous country, such as are pre-
sented by the northern portion of the Principality, have
hitherto appeared of no ordinary character, and have been
deemed by many well-informed and practical persons almost
insuperable. The achievements of science, however, aided
by the industry of -man, have rendered this b mid and enter-
prising project not only feasible, but comparatively easy to be
accomplished ; and we rejoice to find that the scheme
for attaining this very desirable object is supported by
one of the most influential committees we have ever
seen appended to a prospectus. Mr. Rastrick is the engineer,
a gentleman of undoubted talent and established reputatien,
and we have the greatest confidence in his selection of the
line, and the ability with which it will be carried out. It is
to be observed that this is wholly independent of any other
line, and as it is designed for public convenience, it is entitled
to public support. The saving of the distance between the
two capitals of England and Ireland will be between sixty
and seventy miles, and, in point of time, at least of two
miles. The delays upon the route will be less frequent than
upon the existing lines, which, from their crowded state,
often occasion interruptions to travellers from necessary
stoppages. Accidents, in all likelihood, will be fewer from
the same cause, and there is little doubt that all the pas-
senger traffic to and from Ireland will be secured to the Com-
pany. There must also be a Very large portion of mer-
chandise and stock constantly passing along the line. This,
in addition to the former, must prove a source of great profit
to the shareholders. The facilities afforded to the merchant
and trader, in the transit of goods of every description, wil'
secure to this Company an immense revenue from their cat

riags alone.
THE IRON TRADE.—DUDLEY, SATURDAY.—The
last of the quarterly meetings of ironmasters of this district
was held in Dudley to-day, when the prices determined upon
at Birmingham on Thursday were fully confirmed. Some 0(
the masters were inclined to make a further advance, but the
more prudent resolved to abide by the present rate of prices.
It appeared to be a general opinion that if a further advance
took place the miners and ironmen would require a corre
sponding advance of wages, and, taking alt matters into con-
sideration, that such a proceeding would be decidedly in-
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SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.—MT. Hartwey, who has
for some years been employed by the Horticultural Society
in making collections for their gardens, at Mexico and Gua-
temala, has just been sent out to California, which was ex-•
plored for the same purpose some years since by the late Mr.
Douglas. The fate of this last traveller was very tragical,
for on his return home by way of Sandwich Islands, he
there fell into a pit dug for catching wild bulls, in which
there happened to be one, when the infuriated animal gored
him to death.
BRAINTREE FAIR.--This important fair was held
on Thursday and Friday last, and as respects the supply of
stock
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saanrde
otfhethbeuisninnestssfa,l,oottrie, rabtlleiechaac-
-
eraoenter. The number of sheep and lambs exceeded the supply
of any former year, nearly 20,000 being penned; there was
also a fair average number of bullocks in the fair; ani the
whole were in very excellent condition. Of horses
there was a full supply, including a larger number
than usual of very superior cart colts. The attendance,
too, of respectable buyers was numerous, especially on
Thursday, and large purchases were made at good,
indeed at considerably advanced rates, which contrasted
favourably with the low prices produced by the panic on the
taritf in 1842. Friday morning was wet and unfavourable,
and consequently there was a smaller attendance of buver.,,
but still the rates of the previous day were well maintained,
and a considerable deal of business was transacted. The
supply of hops, generally an important feature at this fair,
was, owing to the backwarkness of the season, smaller than
was ever seen there before; in fact, the picking not being
over very few conk' be bagged in time to send to this mart.
For those that were pitch,d, from 8/. Bs. to 91. per cwt. was
asked, bat few sales were effected at this rate, many being of opi-
nion, notwithstanding the unfavourable reports from some of
the large hop-growing districts of the kingdom, that these
prices will not be maintained. This was the first fair held
since the alterations at the Hyde Farm, and the making of
the new arrangements; and a correspondent states there
were complaints amongst some of the large dealers that the
space purchased and fenced in for the stock is much too con-
fined, for should the fair increase at the ratio it has done for
the last twenty years, it will soon be literally crammed.
The space allotted to the horses, lie says, was much com-
olained of as insufficient; and he adds, a hope is expressed
that the new proprietors of the manor will purchase more of
the ground for the purpose before it is occupied by buildings,
which would render the enlargement of the fair far more
difficult and expensive.—Essex Herald.
On Tuesday next (to-morrow) the new district
church of the holy Trinity, in the parish of St. Ebbe, in this
city, will be consecrated by the Bishop of Oxford.--Orford
Journal.