The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-05 00:00:00

BOROUGH HOP.

Our market is firm, and fine East Kent pockets am
worth 10/. lOs per cwt. The show of samples is very

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

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some cases the rates accepted were rather under those of
Friday. Transactions were 360 hhds, &c.' including at
auction 301 hhds Barbadoes which went Gd per cwt lower,
brown selling at 31s Gd to 32s 6d, low to good yellow 33a
to 375, and 37s Gd to 338 per cwt.
R EFINED. —To-day Refined Sugar was operated in with
caution for home trade purposes, and a decline took place,
brown lumps selling at 445, and low to fine grocery 44s 6d
to 49s per cwt.
TALLOW.—The demand is on the increase both for specu-
lation and consumptive purposes, and prices for Russian
have advanced. P. Y. candle on the spot, of first quality,
selling at 66s to 66s Gd, and 67s to 69s for delivery,
according to periods, at which important contracts have
been concluded during the last few days. An active demand
for home melted and Gss is the currency for cash. In other
sorts of tallow there are larger operations, Australian mut-
ton at 61s to 665, beef 53s to 613. South American 593 to
6 is, and French melted 61s to Gss per cwt. Stock of tallow
is 13,000 casks more than last year, and prices rule 13s to
14s per cwt above.
OILS.—A much better demand has been experienced
for linseed oil both for shipping and home trade purposes,
and an advance has taken place, 563 9,1 to 37s per cwt.
having been obtained for present delivery. Rape, pale
44s Gd to 455, and brown 435. Cocoa Nut sells more
freely. Palm 44s to 47s for mid to fine quality. Seal
pale at 411 to 421, other sorts 37110 to 401 per tun. Cod
at 391 lOs to 401. An improvement in the demand
for Southern. There is more desire to operate in
sperm, and the downward movement has ceased,
good to fine quality now selling at 1051. to 1081.
Olive-531. to 541. for Gallipoli, and 49!. to 52/. for other
sorts. In American Spermacitti a larger business has been
done at is 3d to is 4d. Lard oil is wanted at 53s to 55i
per cwt.

PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
about 4 per mille discount (according to the last tariff),
which, at the English mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per
oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.07 ; and,
the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.00,
it follows that gold is about 0.28 per cent. darer in
Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the
price of gold is 4224 per mark, which, at the English
mint price of 3/. 178, 100. per oz. for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 13.31 ; and, the exchange at Ham-
burg on London at short being 13.34, it follows that
gold is 0.06 per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in Lon-
don. The course of exchange at New York on Lon•
don for bills at 60 days' sight is 109 i per cent., and, the
par of exchange between England and America being
109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is no-
minally 0.17 per cent. in favour of England ; and, after
making allowance for charges of transport and difference
of interest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the
importation of gold from the United States.
MELBOURNE MINING COMPANY.--An action in the
Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, brought by a share-
holder in the Mtlbourne Gold and General Mining Com-
pany, against one of the directors and trustees, to re-
cover a deposit of 11. per share on 50 shares, on the
ground that the conditions of the prospectus had not been
tulfiled, was successful. A bill of exceptions, however,
was tendered by the defendant's counsel, and a new
trial is to be bad before a special jury.
GEOGRAPHICAL CLUB.—The members of this club held
their last meeting for the session on Monday, at the
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Trafalgar, Greenwich, Sir Roderick Murchison in the
chair, supported by Lords SlieffieldaenodgrOa
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annual grant of 500/. to the Royal Geographical
was also voted by the House of Commons on the same

evening.
CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.--Yesterday the corn-
miss.oners assembled at Guildhall, Deputy Peacock in
the chair. The commissioners were some time occupied
in considering the course to be pursued with regard to
property needing, in the opinion of the medical officer of
health, works of drainage, &c., to be done in cases where
the owners of premises cannot be found, and in cases
where the tenants arc of the lowest description, and pay
no rent to any one. Many of the commissioners objected
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to lay out the public money n the improvement of such
property, and others of them were of opinion that the
necessary orders must be carried into execution as the
oily means of providing against or remedying the evils
of disease. Ultimately, at the suggestion of the chief
clerk, the case was adjourned for ap week, in. order that
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further nvestiption may be made. The contractor was
paid a snond instalment for repairing the Fleet sewer ;
the whole of the repairs will, according to the statement
of the surveyor and engineer, cost the sum of 8,0001.
Several improvements, one of which was the importantimprovement of widening Chancery-lane at the southern
end, were agreed to, and, after the transaction of other
Incidental bueinears, the court adjourned.