The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-18 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Civil Tribunal of Boulogne-sur-;!tier lately
gave a decision of great importance to travellers. A
gentleman named Shewell brought an action before
it against the E!stern and Continental Steam Packet
Company, to recover damages for a carpet-bag and
its contents, some of which were bank-notes, which
had been placed on 2il September last on board the
company's steamer the Princess Clementine, and
which was subsequently lost. The plaintiff proved
the delivery of the bag to one of the company's men,
and its subsequent disappearance ; and he gave reason-
able proof that it contained bank-notes. Under these
circumstances, the Tribunal condemned the corn-
piny's agent at Boulogne, Mr. Bernard, to restore
the bag and its contents, or to pay 2,0641. damages;
and it did so, notwithstanding the company declares
in its printed tariffs that it will not be responsible for
losses of more than 250 f., unless articles of greater
value be previously declared.
It has been stated that the masters and second-
masters of the steamers the Ville de Marseille and
Ville de Grasse, which ran into each other in No-
vember last near the Isles d'Hyeres, off Toulon, and
caused the death of several passengers, had been
brought to trial before the Tribunal of Correctional
Police of that city. An account of the commence-
ment of the trial has already appeared. The affair
was brought to a close on Thursday, by the acquittal
of the two captains, MU. Combes and Gazan, and
the condemnation of the second of the Ville de Mar-
seille, M. Bousquet, to a month's imprisonment and
501. fine, and of the second of the Ville de Grasse, M.
Allies, to 15 days' imprisonment and 25f. fine.

GERMAN V.
The Germanie Diet held its last sitting before the
vacation, at on the 12th. It passed by a
large majority a resolution, that the Constitution of
Frankfort can only be revised in conformity with the
dispositions of the supplementary Act of 1819, and
under the express reservation of all the rights of the
Diet.
A letter from Stuttgart of the 10th says :—.41 The
French Embassy has invited the clergy of the Ca-
thelic Church of our city to celebrate divine service
on the 15th, but as that is a Sunday, and Assumption
day, the clergy have replied that it is impossible to do
so this year on the 15th, but they have offered to
perform a service on another day."
A letter from Vienna, 9th, states that M. de Hul-
semanns, the Austrian ambassador to the United
States, will not leave for his post se soon as was at
first expected. The French Government follows
with great interest the proceedings of the Customs'
Conferences, and has charged its agents to send cir-
cumstantial accounts. The French ambassador at
Vienna has received orders to declare that the French
Government was disposed to enter into negotiations
for the conclusion of the treaty of commerce and
customs.
The Emperor of Austria has given orders for the
re-organization of the army. The infantry of the line
is to be composed of 62 regiments, each divided into
four battalions, and also a battalion of grenadiers, and
a depot battalion. The total number of men and
officers in each regiment will be 5,964.
By a recent decree, the alloy of silver money with
copper, in the
Austrian Empire,
wfiixtehdthaet loper
cent. of the weight, and the
excep-
tion old coins,
of the Marie Theresa crowns, which are used
in the trade with the east, are to be recoined.

-VENTILATION AND LIGHTING THE

LIOUSE OF COODIONS.
Such of our reade.ra as attempt—stern in the pursuit
" Second Report from the
of kn,,)wlEdge--to master the
Select Committee on Ventilation and Lighting of the
House [:if Commons]; together eit.h the ePeceeedins
of the
tnittee, Minutes of Evidence Appendix, and'
°dee,"!Com
will find it a tough job. I: fills' 670'. -paees., the
greater fe-r.t of it, as, humbly, it seeineth to Is the
merest veratage and twaddle that ever nation
4 to, Pay
for printing. Lots of sack, and cnly he'p(irth"
bread. On one point nearly all the witnesses, with the
excepaon of those that might be depended on, are
agreed, and that is the want of the first necessary and
condition for life in the new House of Commons. The
inquiry farther proves, what is useful to be known, that
we are still floundering in ignorance of this subject, and
that opinions diametrically opposite, and in some cases
dangerous to deadliness, are entertained by men who
have the confidence of large numbers of persons. The
Committee were evidently posed. They worked hard:
seine of them put pertinent questions, and tried to get
at principles; but with small results, and the conse-
quence is a report which leaves the real question very
nearly where it was, excepting by negation. They are
able to say that the " Committee desire to give it as
their opinion that the failure of ventilation of the House
of Commons, at the commencement of the session, can-
not fairly be imputed to any radical defect in Dr. Reid's
system, because the House was hastily occupied, with
an infinity of arrangements incomplete; and the light-
ing, from which the greatest amatit of mischief arose,
was neither contrived by Dr. Reid ne: under his control."
They are of opinion that much improvement would be
effected by an enlargement of the openings, both for the
supply and discharge of air; but the only recommenda-
tion that they make, " in the present conflicting state of
opinion," is, as regards future management, that " the
entire responsibility of ventilating and lighting the
house, and its appendages, should be confided to one
competent person, under the direction and supervision
of the Board of Works; and with a view to secure
proper attention to any complaints that may hereafter
arise, a committee should be named, at the commence-
meet of each session, to confer with the Board of Works
upon any measures that may appear necessary to remove
such complaints." Of our own opinion of the costly and
complicated machinery introduced at the new Houses to
fight in some cases against nature, and with no chance of
success, our readers are aware. In closing our notice,
we must say we have no sympathy with those who talk
about partially pure air, and improving the vitiated air
by the admission of fresh. Oace breathed, it must be
got rid of, and, in order to get rid of it, it must be
allowed to go off at once while it is in a condition to
ascend: cool it and it will remain by you until it has
again been warmed.—Builder.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Aug. 17.)
SuGAR.-This ntiernoonthern was a good demand for
.
West India
bring
plentiful,
Sugarme for home consumption, but supply •
prices Current on Frreidh ants were compelled to accept the
4y. Operations are 776 hhds, &c.,
includin, at • ~, auction 443 hhds V tr.; and 72 bids Barba-
does
, Which went at steady prices.; in some cases there was,
however, a small reduction for bettor sorts-fine yellow
went at 37f3 ad
low 31s
mid to good 353 to 373, mid
32s 6cl to 34s 61,
good 293 to 29s 6d, an,lisate' 32i,
fine brown 303 to 303 6d,
ord to good.arainy yellow 34s to 393 6i for
100 brls yellow
334 61, brown 30s to 313 6rde-n2'44h hgd°s°7itmreislosfotemerara
cry:cot...And went at the full ; value, good to fins yellow at
373 6d to 41s, and mid 353.
REFINED .-To-day many Purchases were mada in
Refined Sugar for home consumption,
were obtainable at 43s 61 to 445',p ntion, still brown lumps
to fins grocery
a
443 6d to 463 per cwt. The export and low
Sugar is good at former rates,
demand for Crushed
gALTRITItta.-This afternoon
Manritiu
operated in with more freedue,nanntdahtheevur3steizt auction
obtained
Sugar was
were equal to last week, b
6,662 bags wore disposed of; fine yellow realized
to 363, low to good 31e 63 to 34sonidttlin,. to 34,t 61
~fine brown
233 to 31s, and ordin try t/ fine grey 28s to 35, p 4, t
EAST INDIA.---This afternoon the public sales of oc;'
bags Bengal Sugttr went at full rates, lose to middi:_o
white Benares at 34s 61 to 363, good to Rae 363 Giic.g_
40,?, damp ?.rid w!,.1-niti 333 to 39;, ordinary to good til'cu..
Mauritius 30; to 33"; 61, i::.lti ordinary grainy yellow 34" i
61 to 353. Of Mactra-s ncne ,6'31 onnd at auction, but
several Parcels were sold' ztrivi...n-ly at full valcatina.
Fonmoti.-To_day duty paid parcels of Foreign
Sugar attracted little notice, but rates art sustained.l
Floating cargoes are, however, wanted, end three of yel-
lo,r L.T.tvanDah have been sold at 204 to 22s for numbers
11 to la None was su-omitted to pu')lic ~:ile.
Ilot..is3ts.-71(:'e is no decline in the value of West
Indirt, bat purchases have boon on 5 limited scale. Bar-
barloes nad Antigna at 143 to 151, St. gitt's 0-'l(i Luria
123 to 13-, 6d; there is alio a fur,her korea-te of sopp.
Bengal and Maarifiu3 can be obtained at 123 to 123 6d,
FooFto Rico and Cuba 13s. 61 to 15t, yet fore buyers are
hI with. Prices contince under last year, Mthongh
,ram,ariii
.2,000 tons less, and deliveries 1,000 larger.
West In ;s are more plentiful, and lea &mane, exiitS,
India 73
__a can be obtaieed at 233 to 40, and East
Jarnaicit Lal3t 31254 p,q• ca. Honey keeps in good demand,
50s to Co, per'eto d 0.,, C.aha 32s to 403, and Narbonne at
Cocoa,. Per
4 rates,
ther woe Although West India can be obtained ra
• r previous
favourahle yet o and consumption remains
scalp; Tri,,idad pPratio7ls have been upon a limited
to mid red 32.; grey3d to c'm be obtained at 293 to 32e, low
eautiona6a
and Grenada 2f.ts at 0345 6d, good to fine 353 to 403,
operated in with per cwt. Foreign bus been
24s 61 to 254, rig 24. there are sellers of Blaitt at
COFFEE.-Thts ernoo' and
Guayquil at 303 per cwt.
fir Plantation Ceylon Coffee
via,-- a greater demand
were obtained. . At auctione'aaral rather higher rates
were nearly all dispilsed 6r:23 casks and 107 bags
to 883 6,1, fine 663 to 69, 6i superior went at 754 6d
593 to 655, middling 563 trrA middling to
good
55.1 tO 562, fine to fine fine •ordis,t:' low middling
', , P 43 i to 48, and pea h,-,rry 67,77 50s to 533 a
tr.n.._, t . -to 778. . • ,
enevy 75 c.w.,g went at viff ^
s,lsulictito Ot Te
at 633 6.1 to 67.; 61. fine erd 6,1 tor seleln green
good ordinary 453 to 493, and pea. berry 6315:, tow to
cwt,in 7,Zativ.! CettlOn little was done ri°,7°3 64
per
and none was oft:red et auction ; holders are, how 1,,
firm, and will no z/:!1 ood.o.rdinary under 44s ever,
firm,
Tea.--Cont.tou hero contniat,,a to be operated in wit
caution; still, lower rare' have been refused; the better
(pantos are still !east in request, clad of such sup*
ebi.fly co re
PriC,3 for lox to good ord range at 7il
to Bid, rather blackish!leaf to blschi:h. leaf 93 to 10id,
strong Pekoe 'kinds lid to 15 61. Fine and good
Sonch mood demand at 14 13 to
eng are yet in
is lekt; supplv continues sto,ll, but inferior is
plentiful ; thesis ----------
- - with sellers at
8d to ls. In
mid areand few buylerF:,,i
o erations are
common ' 1
small at 8d to 11d; but ° °I
grePwanted at Is
superior sorts a
to 13 81 Several purchases trade in clean
Pouchong at 5d to 7d, and have been
firm
a _
__._
___
ance. Orders have increased formulot lens a
vr
~,P;'.aler.
fine Gunp a
diem Flyson, and young '$ sane °dreviously
established being well
supported
the rates ~.
Green Tea there Canton
is %ported, but for_
Prices rather incline downwards,uiet market, an.d
the supply
augmenting. The following
are the currant