The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-02 00:00:00

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX NA-

GISTRATES

Oa Thursday a numerous body of the Magist rates
assembled at the Session-house, Clerken well-preen,
for the transaction of the county business. Mr. Ser-
geant Adams in the chair.
The minutes of the last Court were read and con-
firmed.
The Report of the Committee for accounts and
general purposes was read. It recommended that the
Coroner's accounts for holding inquests which had been
referred back for examination to a select Committee
at the Court held on the 10th of October last, be
paid.—Agreed to.
The Report of the Committee of Visiting Justices
of the County Lunatic Asylum was brought up.
The Report embraced a variety of matters relative to
the internal economy of the institution.
The Court then proceeded to appoint Visiting Jus-
tices, in the room of the six gentlemen who retire in

rotat►on.
The Report of the Visiting Justices of the House of
Correction was brought up.
The prisoners amounted to 1,010 ; being 784 males
and 302 females, and 20 children ; all generally healthy
and well-behaved.
The Report of the Visiting Justices of the New
Prison was read. The total number of prisoners was
140-92 males and 48 females—with few exceptions
healthy, and conducting themselves with propriety.
Mr. ARMSTRONG said that the Visiting Justices of
this prison had anticipated the beneficial consequences
likely to result from the provisions of the new Act of
Parliament with regard to prisons. They had already
abolished the system of employing prisoners, of the
baneful consequences of which they had a full exem.
plification.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

The Report of the Special. Committee, to whom it
was referred on the 10th of October, " to inquire inio
the causes of the increase of inquests since the passing
of the statute, 1 Victoria, cap. 68, and to re-consider
the schedule of fees now paid under that statute, and
to report generally," was presented to the Court.
The Report, for the whole of which we cannot
spare room, stated, that from the evidence of the Co-
roners and of Mr. Bell, the increase in the number of
inquests is to be attributed, in their opinions, to four

causes :
" First, to the vigilance of the police ; second, to
the registration of deaths ; third, to the payment of
medical witnesses under the provisions of the 6th and
7th Wm. IV., c. 89 ; fourth, to the fees to the con-
stables."

The Report adds that—
" Considering that the very great increase which has
taken place in the number of inquests since the date of
these Acts of Parliament, the Committee concurred in
the opinion expressed by the Coroner and Mr. Bell,
with reference to the last causes ; but they did not en-
tirely agree with them in the opinion as to the first.
" The Committee, in the course of their inquiry, felt
that it would be more satisfactory to the public if the
duty of giving notice to the Coroners and summoning the
juries, on the occurrence of deaths of a violent or sudden
and suspicious nature, were discharged (within the limits
of the Metropolitan Police Force district of this county)
by the superintendents of police, who must necessarily
Lave the best means of information, within their respec-
tive divisions. in such circumstances, and who, from hold-
ing responsible public stations, would exercise both
vigilance and a proper discretion in ascertaining the ne-
cessity of holding an inquest, which rests at present, in
a great degree, on the judgment of the parish constables,
and a communication to this effect was made to the
Commissioners of Police. The Commissioners had ex-
pressed their willingness to render the services of the
police available in giving notice to the Coroners ; but
that, on their submitting the application of the Commit-
tee to the proper quarter, it has not been thought expe-
dient for the present than the police should undertake
the further duty of summoning the juries.
" The Committee had revised the schedule of fees, al-
lowances, and disbursements to be paid by the Coroners
pursuant to the Act Ist Victoria, c. 68, as settled by
this Court 7th Nov., 1837 ; and they recommend that
the fees and allowances thereby authorized to be paid
to witnesses and constables should be no longer paid to
domestic servants, constables in the metropolitan police
force, nor to parochial constables and officers receiving
regular salaries or wages."

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

PRICE OF
The highe3t price of Bread in thi
Loat, Good Bread may be had at ii

' BREAD.
te Metropolis is 10M. for the 41b
id,

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PRICES OF SEEDS.
Per Cwt. Per Quartet.
New English Red C10ver...555. 901; St. Foin s. 48; 66
Old Ditto Uitto -s. -3. -s Rye Grass -s 40s. 44:
New Foreign Ditto ...-s. 565. 30; Pacey Grass s. -s. - 3
Old Ditto Ditto -s. -s. -s. Linseed, for feeding-s. 4‘;s. 52=
NP N White Clover sos. 655. 70s. Ditto, for sowing ...... --s. 545. 56.
Old Ditto Ditto -s. -s. --s. Ditto, for crushing...-s 425. 46s
New Trefoil -s. Ns. 30s. Canary -s 70s. 80s
Old Ditto -s. 12s. 225. Hemp -s 33; 40s
Trefolium -3 2fls 30; Per Bushel.
English Carraway -s. s:s. 565. White Mustard...lls. 04. 14,, itd,
Foreign Ditto -s. 50s. 56s Brown Ditto lss. Od. 19s. Ocl
Coriander -s 20i. 25. Tares ss. fid 7;. 6d.
Rapeseed, English fine (per Last) 26/.311. Foreign 261. 281.
PRICES OF' LEATHER.
Per lb. d. to d Per lb. d. to c!,
CropHldes,36 to 401 b. each 11 In Horse Hides, German... 12 22
--4 n 50 12 16 ----------- Spanish . 3 24
--50 60 ..... l3 18 Calf Skins,3o to 401b.(doz) 15 s 2
Bull. Hides - 10 50
Butts, V,triol ...
- Engl:sh ... 15 24 ----- 70 100 'lB 22
- Foreign
/ oreign Hides - small- . 2O 22
Dressing Hides ...
------- --Shaved.- 13 17 Basils.... ....... ..... ..... - 6 11
Be; Saddlers' Elides.- 15 161 Bellies
Horse Hides, English ... 11 i'i Shoulders
Call Skins, if rounded 2d. to 4d. por lb. more.
PRICES OF HOPS.
Farnham Pockets (per cwt.) Ol Os. 01. Os.
East-Kent Pockets.
Ditto Bags 3/. los. 01. Os. to 4/ 4,
Mid Kent Pockets 3l. 10s. 4/. 10s. to 5' 12'
Ditto Bags St. 10s. 01. Os is 4.. Os.
Sussex
Os. 3/. 3s. to 3f. 10..
...

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Yearlings O/.
Old olds
Old Duty estimated at 225,090/.

PRICE OF OIL.
RapeOil,brown, per ton, 061.1Cs.—Refined,3-1.115—, inseed' lOs
Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill (1000), 131. Os.—Rape ( ake, per t0n,17.
PRICE OF TA 4.LOW SOAP, B.cc.. per 1121).
Town Tallow ............
Od
555. 6d. Yet • w Soap... —s.
Ye‘low Ru55ia............ 51s. Cu. Mottled
........... —s. Od. Curd
White . _s. Oct.
—s. Od. Graves ..... 14s. Oct.
Soap Ditto 41s. Od. good Dregs..
Melting Stun
Ditto Rough
RICE i• F RAW FAT, per stone of 84%
Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Meters) 3s. I)4d.

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PRICE OF CANDLES.
The price of good Store , andles in the Retail Shops is as folios,. s
Candles, per dozen, Ss. Od. ; inferior, -.s. od. ; Mould', Us. 6J.
Sixi;ence per doze discount for cas'i.
COAL MARKET.
s, d
Adair's
Chester
Hebburn Main 23 0
Leazrs Main l6 0
Ord's Itedhugh
Pontop Windsor
Tantield Moor ....
Tantied Moor Butes 26 t'
Willingion 23 t
Wylam
Walls End Brown's ..
Ditty, unscreened ......
Walls End Gosforth .... 23 6
Walls "nd Heaton
Walls End Hilda 22 6
Walls End Hotspur
Walls End Killingworth
Wills Enl Percy B nshain 22 3
Walls End Perkins. 2l 9
Walls End Belmont
,hips arrived sinec

s. d.
Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 24 6
Walls End Haswell 24 3
Walls End Het,on - 24 6
Walls End Lambton ....
Walls End Russell's Hetton 24 6
Walls End Stewart's
Walls ,:nd Whitwell
kValls End Hartlepool 24 9
Walls End Coundon 23 6
Walls End Cornforth 23 Ii
Walls End Evenwood 23 3
'Valls End Norwood gain
Aalis End South Durham e3 3
Walls End Tees Hetton 21 6
Walls End Tennant .... 24 6
Walls End Tees
Nails End WestHetton 23 S
Walls nd est fees
Hartley 2O 8
Victoria Main IS 0
last market-day, 4.

(From the London New Price Current of November 1.)
SUOAR.—The market for British Plantation Sugar has
at length assumed a more lively appearance, and the mer-
chants have obtained an advance on this day week of is
for the former, and 6d for the latter sorts. The Refiners
have been free buyers, at an advance on previous quota-
tions of 6d per cwt : of coloury and strong grey kinds the
supply is rather small. At auction, 100 hhds Barbadoes
sold freely, common kinds at an advance on last sale's
rates of 6d per cwt ; the better qualities maintained pre-
vious prices, middling to good middling fetched 64s to 65s
6d, and good to fine 66s to 683 per cwt.
This afternoon the demand was very good both for the
scale and refining purposes, and rather higher prices were
obtained, making the general advance for the week is per
cwt, and the total sales 3,200 hhds and tierces.
REFINED.—There has been an improved demand for
Refined Goods for home consumption, and a fair business
has been transacted at prices on a par with those of tnis
day week ; standard lumps have been sold currently at 77s
to 783, and brown lumps at 75s 6d to 76s 6d per cwt ; the
supply of goods is rather small. For Crushed for imme-
diate delivery 34s 3d to 34s 6d has been freely paid, there
are not further sellers under 34s 6d, and several purchases
have been made for delivery in two or three weeks at
34s 3d per cwt ; some parcels of Loaves have been dis-
posed of at 37s 6cl to 38s for 141bs, and 1011 as at 38s 6d to
393 per cwt. Treacle in small parcels have fetched
13s 6d, and 13s 3d has been paid for delivery in a few
weeks. Dutch Crushed Sugar is held far 33s 3d to
33s 6d, deliverable at Amsterdam, but there are still few
buyers.
To-day the grocers were free buyers of Refined goods,
and prices are rather stiffer; standard lumps are selling at
78s per cwt, Crushed in bond continues in demand, and
fetch 34s 6d, and the supply is small. Loaves are more
plentiful.
MAURITIUS.—A better disposition has been manifested
on the part of Grocers as well as the Refiners to do busi-
ness; middling yellow sold at 625, low middling 59s 6d,
good brown 37s to 58s, and 51s to 51s 6d for very low
dark brown.
EAST INDlA.—Bengl has been more sought after by
the home trade, and white qualities have been disposed of
to a fair extent by private contract, on former terms;
dingy yellow fetched 63s 6d, middling dingy white 64s 6d
to 655, damps 583 6d to 64; per cwt. Java good brown
went at '213 to 21s 6d, fine 225, fine strong grey 24s 6d
to 255, good 23s 6d, middling yellow 92s to 22s 6d
washed 21s 6d to 22s per cwt. Manilla low and good
brown at 19s 6d to 21s, good yellow 235, low and middling
21s 6d to 22s 6d, washed and damp 20s to 21s 6d, towards
the close of last week 1800 bags were disposed
of by private contract, at 22s 6d to 233 for good
middling yellow ; Siam at 27s 6d for fine, 24s to 27s
for low to good white, yellow 225, and damps 24s 6d to 25s
per cwt.
Foamots.-370 boxes good yellow Havannah sold pri-
vately at 26s 6d: Brazil good white at 21s, and middling
24s 6d per cwt ; at auction, 27 chests sold at 23s 6d to
24s 6d for low and middling white and middling to good
brown 19e to 21s.
This afternoon Pernambuco good mid white sold at
26s 6d to 975, mid 23s to 25; 6i, soft 24s to 24s 6d, gocd
and fine soft yellow 20s 6d to 22s ; Babia mid greyish ;dote