The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-28 00:00:00

COII.OIVIAL

SUGAR.—There has been is good business done in
British Plantation at firm rates. Barbedoes at auction
has realized 409 to 41s for fine yellow, 37s to 38s 6cl for
good, and 34s to 353 6d for mid. St. Mitt's fair brown,
31s. Nevis good and fine soft brown, 303 to 31s 6d;
Grenada good yellow, 353 to 36s 6d; and good and fine
brown, 31s 6d to 325. Refined was in request; brown
grocery lumps, 47s to 495 per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—Rather lower rates have been accepted
at the auctions, fine yellow brought 353 6d to 36s 6d,
low to good, 31s 6d to 355; and low to fine grey, 30s to
365. Bengal went is to Is 6d lower for soft brown, but
up to the former mark for other descriptions, 10,000 bags
selling, fine grainy yellow at 38s to 393, brown at 30s 6d
to 31s 6d, good to fine white Benares 368 to 395, and
low soft yellow 25s to 265. Madras, 5,000 bags, mostly
found buyers, soft brown, 24s 6d to 25s 6d; and yellow,
26s to 28a per cwt. Manilla, 2,598 bags, was bought in
at 343 6cl to 35s 61 for mid, but washed realized 33s to
33s 6d for fair clayed yellow.
FOREIGN.—There has been a little demand for ex-
port. St. Croix sold by auction at 38s to 43s for mid
to fine yellow. Porto Rico was mostly taken in at
37a 6d to 42s for mid to good, and at 428 6d to 453 for
mid to good and fine and very fine.
COFFEE.—There has been a fair demand,'-and at
steady rates. Plantation Ceylon has been sold at 59s
to 64s for good, 52s to 56s for low mid and mid, 48s to
52s for fine fine ord, and 39s to 48a for triage. A few
marks were taken in at 603 6cl to 75s for fine. Native
was taken in at 453 for good ord, the current sales
having been at 44s to 44s 6it for good ord. Mocha went
at 78s to 78s 6d for mid clean garbled. Jamaica, good
realised 42s 6d to 43s 6d for good ord, 45s 6d to 55s 6d
for fine ord to mid, and 37s 6d to 42s for triage. Costa
Rica, 4,463 bags, mostly sold by auction, at 44s to
46s 6i for good and fine ord pale.
COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 32s to 345, and up
to 364 for good. Para wag token in at 24s 6d. Gre-
nada sold at 28s 8d to 31s 6d for ord to mid, and at 32a
for ord.
NICE... The market has been firm, and Bengal has
been sold at 93 to 93 6d for mid, and 9s 6d to 104 for
good white.
SALTPETIIII—The market has been rather dull. Cal-
cutta 9i to 74 per cent refraction sold at 263 to 26s 6d,
and Madras good 53- to 4 per cent refraction at 255.
SPICES.—Pimento has realised full quotations, mid to
good 4101 to 58d. Malabar Pepper has been sold at 34d
for into grey. White brought Bed to 8,-id for mid. Nut-
megs went at is 5d to 2s 4d for ord smell to mid brown,
and at 2s 6d to 4s 4d for good to very fine. Mace went
at 2s Id to 2s 4d for mid to good. Jamaica Ginger sold
at 403 to 763 for mid to good.
COTTON.—The market has been very firm, and at
auction Madras has realised 4i-1 to 4id, and Cochin
4id to 4id.

TEA.-There is a steady market.
TALLOW.—For P.Y.C. the price has been firm at 37s
per cwt%

GREEN FRIIIT.—The cold weather has operated
against the market, and this combined with limited
public sales owing to the "Jewish holidays," and the
" Derby day," has checked the sale of fruit. Two
cargoes of Oranges from St. Michael, offered by Keel-
ing and Hunt, at public sale, being lauded in bad con-
dition, sold at prices proportionate to quality and con-
dition. The stock of Lemons is diminishing, but the
weather checks consumption, or otherwise the prices
would advance. Nuts of all kinds are in good demand.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY•)

FERGUSON V. SKIRVING AND OTHERS.
Their Lordships proceeded this morning with this
case, which was an appeal against a judgment pro-
nounced by the First Division ot tho Court of Session
in Scotland, in an action of reduction, raised at the in-
stance of the appellant against the defendant, for the
purpose of setting aside a sentence ot the Presbytery of
Dumfries, deposing him from his office of schoolmaster
in the parish of Kirkpatrick-Durham.

CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
No business of importance was brought before any o;
the equity courts this morning.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court was engaged the whole of the morning
with the demurrer paper, which relates only to points of
a technical nature.

PORTLAND, MAY 19.—This being the wed-
ding-day, at Leeds, of J. T. Leather, E'q., the contractor for
the breakwater, the day was ushered in by salutes from can-
non placed for the occasion, and a display of flags on the
prominent parts of the works, as well as a royal salute of 21
guns in honour of the gala day, with three times three
hearty cheers from about 300 workmen, who were regaled
with a hogshead of strong beer. At six o'clock.more than
400 sat down to a substantial dinner at the various hotels.
A select party of gentlemen connected with the engineering
establishment, resident in Portland, tradesmen, and others
connected with the supplies of materials, &c., were present.
After dinner the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were drank
with due honours. The "Bride and Bridegroom" was given,
and most enthusiastically responded to by the chairman and
all present. On Mr. Roberts, of the Weymouth Town
Council, proposing" Mr. John Harvey, the Promoter of the
Breakwater," it was extremely well received and responded
to by the chairman, E. P. Smith, Esq., who expressed
in able terms, the high sense of the estimation in which
Mr. Harvey was held, that he understood a subscription was
shortly to be set on foot to present Mr. Harvey with a testi-
monial, for the great labour and expense he must have been
at in so zealously agitating this great national undertaking.
He would have the honour to subscribe his mite to swell the
amount, and he had full power to say the same for the whole
of the officers of the establishment. The toast was drank
with much éclat. Mr. Roberts, in returning thanks for the
honour conferred on Mr. Harvey, stated he
kfneoltwlonlg that
that a good amount would be raised, well
Guernsey, Jersey, &0., were
made at
sup-
port as soon as a public demonstration had
'Weymouth and Portland. wall inclined to audedentheir
London Tavern y
held a meeting at the
to t annuities from the
gran
clerks, who will re-
The Provident Clerks' Mutual
yesterday, John
AssociationjohnAbel
benevolent department Smith, &:q., M.P.,
determined to give the same
ceive 151. each. It was also
w:-.2, are' happy to find that
widows of
from the alte-
ration the cl3l,oaiwr,e
led, now that it has become
immense advantages to the body
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Ityoi;i six.aesnta.wb
tahmisouexnteetloletnbtreienswtiit'cluotiwons,
ration of the rules in
commercial country.
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John
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to(yesterdayth
e new
uousE-Tax.—Lord Manners has ob-
tained a r
published) of
at 501. ; at 404 and under 50/. ; at 301. and
house-tax et tur:tihaff:Oridiatshmuebi c. ,
.01., in certain districts of
metropolis. It appears that the la
the In rgest number under the several heads were in St. Pancras, in which parish 925
under 40/. ;at 20/. and under^ .
wereo l. rated
and
01. ;
; 2,665 at 40/, and under 50/. ;
and 3,862 at 201. and under
30/. It would seem that in illarylebone there are 603
houses fated 'at 501. ; 1,641 at 401. and under 51/. ;
31 1
,o3nesoe sa:3
1,698 at 004 Alla illlder4ol j and 1,950 at 204 and ull'lfl al- ,

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
CEIES rEn, AND HOLYHEAD.
A special meeting cf this company was held at the
Euston Station yeiterday—Mr. S. M. Peto, M.P., in
the chair—to consider a Bill for making an extension
line from the Chester and Holyhead Railway, and other
purpoEe4.
The advertisement convening the meeting having been
read,

Tne CHAIRMAN said,—Gentlemen, I shall have oceste
siou to address to you a very few remarks. That e9r''
Lion of the Bill relative to the Birkenhead extension
having been abandoned, at least for this year, in conse-
quence of certain arrangements entered into between the
L ndon and North-Western and Birkenhead and Che-
shire Junction Companies, in which arrangements,
need nct say, your interests have been duly consulted,
the arrangements of the Bill may now be said simple' to
consist of two heads—one of which authorises the crew'
tion of preference stock in lieu of the present debentures
of the company—such preference stock being gua-
ranteed by the London and North-Western Company'
It will be found also that the Bill prohibits the issue of
the preference stock for any other purpose than the Un,
ice
dation of the debenture debt, which has been created
under the powers of the company's various Acts of Par:
liament. I reed not, lam sure, point out to you that
the simple fact of the London and North-Western Ball
-
way having consented to endorse our preference aloe':
will enable us to raise money at a lower rate of interest
than we could do upon our credit only; and to show be
how great the importance of any such saving must
to us, I need only remind you that a reduction of I per
cent, on the interest of our debt will effect •
saving of 10,0001. a year. Therefore, it °Pi
pears to me, that the measure must coning%
itself to you as a most judicious arrangement ° f
the part of the board, combined with an sot
great liberality on the part of the directors of the Lon'
don and North-Western Company.—(Cheers.) Gee;
tlemen, you are aware that we have met with great
difficulties ifficulties and opposition in Parliament, from en, 6t,
tempt made by the Shrewsbury companies to ootato
running powers over your line. I am happy to be od"
abled to say that the attempt has been frustrated, on.
that the evidence which they adduced in suport ef ther
policy was of such a character as to inducep the tiro;
man and committee to come to the conclusion that tes°-t
companies had no reasonable ground of complaint again
I have always informed 3 on, ever ants
us.—(Cheers.)
have bad the honour of presiding over this compaph
it is our policy to keep in the closest and strictest ee''
ance with the London and North-Western Company'
We feel that whilst they possess so large a portion
our capital, that such must continue to
be our Pli,ed
the very object for which they became connettia
with the line being to secure the
possession a'•
through traffic with Ireland over their line. I sal thatso long as that company continues in close convex;
with LIF, soilong must we pursue that policy wit" tie
hesitation—not only because it is due to that comp
that that we should do so, but because we feel that there I
no other course to pursue consistent with your interests'
and there is no other system so calculated to develop the
resources of our line. I feel lam bound to say so
because over since I have had the honour to be COre
nected with the company, I have found nothing but ae..,
consistent course of liberal conduct pursued towards:.
by the London and North-Western Compaq',
(Loud Cheers). With regard to our second pefere7;
stock, in order to preserve us from loss by jot°
it at a disadvantage, we are indebted to tbat enstlee
party for a temporary loan, and no doubt when the
approaches for repaying the money we shall be enspild,
to issue that stock on better terms than we hori cow
I may take this opportunity of saying that the develop
ilystrr,
ment of your traffic is proceeding most steadily s
er
tisfactorily, the last week, as compared with the Coq
01,
ponding week of last year, showing an increase of P,
and the aggregate of increase on the half-year s• °aso3h
pared with the corresponding period of last ,ye
amounts to the present time to 7,oool.—(Cheers')
ods
about ten days we expect to commence an active g°oo
traffic with Ireland ; and we are led to believe, it" to
the report of our engineer, that the line the
Carnarvon will be ready for inspection bY.4011
Government engineer in about ten days, 00
we may expect to bring a large tram° dal
the line from the slate and stone quarries of 'tee
district. Wiih respect to the quarries at Bangor' the
" seem," or rate of orders, is three months beY°lteing
supply, so that at the present moment we cannot
thebe
supplies that are required over the line. I shall
happy to give any shareholder any further informatics
0
he may require, but I must remind you, that s°
business is concerned, the meeting is convened far kice
special purpose—that of considering the Bill to Ism
I have alluded.
The Bill having been read, a brief conversatiell.ll:
sued, from which it appeared that the debenture ',
t deg,
which it was proposed to replace by the the new
test
amounted to 1,084,000/., and it was expected the
it might be raised with the guarantee ?ler 4
London and North-Western Company, at 3; rto
per cent. The shareholders would have hereafteued,
determine the terms on which it should be iss tee
but if they attempted to limit the shares, by gislinan
company the option of paying them off, the ella egg At
stated it would necessarily raise the rate of interest
veyee
which they could be issued. The chairman wonleensie-
consent to the share register being open to the Ps.i3ene.
tors without a special vote of the shareholders stinting
selves on the subject; but he had no hesitation in St ear
that whereas the six directors appointed by 0_3120 on
party were bound to hold 20 old shares each, a`theeeby
the aggregate, they possessed upwards of 1,000, nc, Of
showing the confidence they had in the company
don and
course, the six directors appointed by the Lin° osess
e
North-Western Company were not called.upen to P$
3.40
e 1°
any large qualification; they represented the gr
which that, company had in this. 0014
The Bill waN unanimously approved, and a n, Combs
vote of thanks having been given to the chairman'
meeting separated.