The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-31 00:00:00

BOROUGH HOP.

As our accounts from the plantations are still unfavour-
able, the market is firm, and in some instances higher
prices have been paid for fine hops. The duty is about
50,0001. Last week's imports were very extensive—viz.,
77 bales from Ostend, 431 from Ha mburgh, 51 from Ant-
werp, 15 from Rotterdam, 20 from Boulogne, and 8 from
Amsterdam. Mid and East Kent pockets, 121. Os to
161. Os; Weald of Kent, 11/. Os to 141. 12s ; Sussex,
11/. Os to 131. 13s per cwt.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
The supplies of home-grown potatoes on sale here are
large, and in good condition. We have no foreign quali-
ties on sale—last week's imports being only 6 baskets from
Rotterdam. The demand is steady, at from 4s Gd to
Gs Gd per cwt.

WOOL.
The public sales of colonial wool held since Monday last
have been well attended, and prices have ruled firm, in
every instance. The following quotations have been
realised : —Sydney—llandwashed sheep's, is 2,1 to is 8d ;
clean ditto, is 3d to is 9(1; clothing, is 7d to is 9d
combing, is 8(1 to is 90. New Zealand—Clean sheep's,
Is 3(1 to is &1; grease, 8d to 19 id. Adelaide—Scoured
sheep's, is 3,1 to is 6d ; clean ditto, is to is 6.1 • lambs',
4tl to is 8d; mixed, 10,1 to is 2d; lama:ged, 10dto Is 3d.
Ciipe—Clean sheep's, is ld to is 41d ; damaged, 9d to
is; grey, dr.c., 8d to ls. Portland B ty—Clean sheep's,
is 4d to is 9d ; other kinds, 8,1 to is 3d. Port Philip—
Clothing, is 5d to 2s 01 ; clean sheep's, fine, 2s Od to
2s 31d; grease and locks, 101 to ls ; lambs, is !id to
Is lld ; skin,- 9d to is ; grease, 8d to lid ; slipe, is Od
to is sd. Launceston—Clean sheep's, is od to is 8d;
lambs', is 4d to is 10d ; grease, 8d to 101. Several par-
cels of foreign wool have changed hands at 3d to is 8(1 per
lb. Last week's imports were large—viz., 140 hales from
Freemantle, 95 from Champion Bay, 1,760 from Melbourne,
850 from Sydney, 1,120 from Algoa Bay, 93 from Ham-
burgh, 3,645 from Geelong, and 1,546 from Portand Bay.
English wools are in improved request, and rather
dear. The following are the current rates of English :
South-down hoggets, is to is id; half-bred hoggets,
to ls • ewes, clothing, lid to 110 ; Kent fleeces, is to is ld ;
combing skins, 10d to 19 ; flannel wool, lld to is ld ;
blanket wool, 8d to 1800 ; and Leicester fleeces, lld to is
per lb.

SEEDS.
There has been less business doing in linseed, and sales
of Black Sea have taken place at 62s to 63s per quarter.
Samples of new rapeseed in good condition have made
their appearance ; whilst new trefoil has been on offer.
Canary seed has f.,4:.11en in value 2s per qr.
ramie. wrpte, por Watt 14. u. 2o• alarraway .... •• 42 ; 48s
Swede 21s 38s coriander......•• • . 10• iss
,iustard, 8r0wn.... 103 13s Hemoseed, per quarter 41-s 44s
White, new...... 14s Linseed, Eng. sowing.. 74s 76s
Fires,Winter, new.... Os 04 Os 0 Crushing .. •. • 62, 64s
O1(1... • . • .Os OdOs Od Baltic •••••• •• 62s 6,
;)anary, per quarter .. 45. 48: Odessa
€Bs
dye •• • • • . 26: 3Os Lonveed Cake• 64s
pr. •ton
Mover. Red Enc. (cwt.) —s s English .. • 10' Nll 10. t White • • --e —s Foreign,per ton 951 11' 5s
Foreign Red...... —s —l4 Rape Cakes, pr ton 6 15- 7bs
White.... —s —s Rapeseed, New, prlst 38,0, 40 Ps
Trefoil, new........ •• •• •• •• —3

TALLOW.
We have very little change to notice in prices since
Monday last To-day P.Y.C. en the spot is firm, at 668 6d
to 67e per cwt. We have very few sellers for forward
delivery. Town tallow, 64s 6d net cash.

1850.

1852. 1853.

1454

Stock this day • • • • "
t::263556'6.:9,11:1 :337385?
ao-lc!0:13084.82/do3d%
Price of Y. O. .... {
1,254 1,55
Delivery last week .• 982 1.184 729
Ditto from June 1.... 10,221 1 ,623 8,037 12,556 8,6-'6
'to 5118801°7:1)241)6053034:6 ol 18r
Arrivals last week.. i 985 323 247 1,113 779
Dittofrom •une I ....1 9,658 7,718 : 9,941 7,613 6,3u4
I
Price of T0wn...... ;Ai Od 1394 6,d 393 6d 1.23 9d 674 Od

RADCLIFFE RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
ARRIVALS.

WILTON CUP.—Typee, Skinner, Little Fawn, De-
formed, Baron Osy, Ploughboy, D. 0., Gamelad, Jetty
Treffz, Julius Agricola, Professor Buck, St. Andrew,
an•l Einelia colt.

FOR OTHER RACES.—Helena, Moss Rose, Revelllb,
Syvagea, Spencer, and Nelly Hill.

LATEST BETTING.
WILTON CUP.
Even on Typee, laid to money.
3 Lc) 1 agst St. Andrew.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY).
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords Amendments to the following bills were
considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Car-
marthen and Cardigan Railway and Cardigan Harbour,
and Eastern Counties Railway (Purchase of Railways,
&c.) Bills.

THIRD READINGS.
The Earl of Harrington's Estate, and Lord Wil-
loughby de Broke's Estate Bills were read a third time
and passed.

Tile following bills were ordered to big considered :
Horny°ld's Estate, Park's Estate, Peel's Estate, and
Staveley's Estate Bills.
Stocker's Divorce Bill was read a second time.

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
Lord PALMERSTON, on moving the second read-
ing of this bill, said, health to the labouring population
was existence itself. While they were in health they were
enabled to perform work useful,to themselves and bene-
ficial to the country. The requirements of society in
later days all tended to compel men to live together
in large masses, and therefore precautions for pre-
serving the public health were rendered all the more
necessary. Tue noble viscount, after describing the
formation and functions of the General Board of Health
established by Act of Parliament in 1848, said the functions
of that act would expire at the end of the present ses-
sion. He reminded the house that they were on this
subject dealing with the interest of millions of their fel-
low-subjects—the moral, commercial, and local interests
of their fellow-countrymen. He did not wish to excite
alarm, but the truth ought to be known, and the truth
was that that formidable epidemic, cholera, had .been lin-
gering in various parts of this coun try for the last twelve
months. Every one remembered its ravages at New
castle last year; it had been very severe at Glasgow and
other places, and there was too much reason to believe
it had now made its appearance in the metropolis. He
repeated, he did not wish to create alarm by this state-
ment, but the contrary; tor terrible a disease as the cho-
lera was, there was no disease that yielded more
readily to medical treatment, if taken in its early
stages. (Hear.) But there must be direction to govern
that treatment ; and one of the most efficacious, he be-
lieved, would be found in a house to house visitation.
He therefore trusted the house would consent to con-
tinue the Board of Health with the amendment which
he believed the present bill would introduce. He pro-
posed that the Board of Health should be under the con-
trol of the Secretary of State for the Home Department,
who, in his opinion, as he might say, as Minister of the
Interior, was peculiarly fitted by his office to look after
the general health of the country, and who would be in
his place in Parliament to answer as to any questions
014 that subject that might arise. (Hear, hear.) As to
the persons composing the present board, they had all
placed their appointments in his hands. (Hear, hear,)
He felt bound to state this, in justice to those gentle-
men, because a very considerable amount of clamour
and prejudice had been raised against them in the dis-
charge of a very important and difficult duty. (Hear )
Lord SEYMOUR, in rising to oppose the second
reading of this bill, said he was actuated by no
feeling of opposition to the Government ; but the
Board of Health Act being on the point of expir-
ing, this was a proper occasion for reviewing its ope-
ration. He did not deny that there ought to be
a Board of Health Act, but• the value of such an act
must depend upon the manner in which it was adminis-
tered, and he was now prepared to show that the board,
as it at present existed, had not worked for the public
advantage. This was no new opinion of his ; because
while in office, he repeated it to his colleagues on every
occasion that offered this act, couplad with the
Nuisances Removal Act, enabled the Board of Health
to interfere with every trade in the country, and such
a power ought only to be entrusted to men who would
act with great caution, great judgment, and great for-
bearance. The Board had two powers entrusted to them,
namely, to advise as to the best sanitary measures to be
adopted, and seeoudly, to administer the existing law
with justice and discretion. He was prepared to show
that in neither of these cases had the present Board
given satisfaction. The noble lord then proceeded to
enumerate a number of instances where the advice of
the Board had either proved mischievous or abortive,

A PIRATE, OR PRIVATEER, SEEN OFF THE
WEST INDIA ISLA NDS,

A letter received from St. John's, Porto Rico, states
that the British sloop Sea Flower, from Hayti, reports
having been overhauled 28th June, 25 wiles west of
this island, in the Mona passage. by a fast sailing
schooner of about 125 tons, armed With a long brass
gun (18-pounder on a pivot), and two small guns on each
side, manned by 60 or 70 white men, speaking all lan-
guages ; showed no colours, but had on deck a blue flag,
with a red square on it. The Sea Flower was detained
for a day and a half, was robbed of 24 coils of cordage,
and the captain's coat was stolen by one of the men. A
ship and a brig heaving in sight, the sloop was cast off,
and the schooner made towards them. She was sup-
posed to be either a pirate or a privateer.

THE BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUION.
(THIS DAY.)

The seventh annual general meeting of the friends and
subscribers to this valuable charity, founded for granting
pensions and giving relief to aged and decayed members
of the various building trades and their widows, was held
this day at the London Tavern,
business.
Mr. purpose of receiv-
ing the report, and upon other
Mr. A. G. HARRIS, the secretary, read the report,
swhich r s wasn highlythr ee
deaths—making satisfactory,
and
been
dea en dot wfueolt:cahl
total
that,
two electionsuosf.t.heT institu-
tion ue pen-
sioners, the past year, there ha
commencement paidtl) fufon:d funds
pensions
i;
nviz.,s sincel4 the males,
co
tion amounts to 1,3941. The annual ball held at Winsiltliitsu';
Rooms, again superintended by the hen. secretary, Mr.
Joseph Bird, realised a profit of 136/. 54. 6d., being an
increase over the preceding year of 151. 19:. re-
port, after stating that W. Lee, Esq., M.P. for Maid-
stone, had consented to act as President for the year ensu-
ing, and that the directors had deter Billed to reduce the
corn necessary to be collected previous to the building
of almshouses, from 5,0001. 2,5001., concluded by ex-
pressing a hope that eff ,rts will not be spared to increase
the funds of the charity, and thus to make it one of the
foremost among the many noble institutions which adorn
this land. The subscriptions and donations received
during the past year amounted to 1,2061. 188. The
directors have added to the funded stock 7001. Three per
Cent. Consols, and the building fund has been increased
by 400/,, snaking the total amount 4,3501., divvied as
follows, viz , 3,0501. to the relief fund, and 1,3001.
building fund.
The adoption of the report was carried win, dis ; and
after the usual complimentary votes of thanks to the
committee, and to Mr. G. Bird, the treasurer, the
meeting separated.

S lIARE MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

RAILWAYS.

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t•aturday.

THE BETN, CONDONE MONDAY gVNING, JULY Sly 1854.,

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