The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-02 00:00:00

THE COLONIAL WOOL SALES.

The colonial wool sales, which commenced on the 10th
of February, have approached their close, and the whole
quantity offered has been disposed of at an average ad-
vance, compared with the last series, ranging from id.
to 11d. per lb. Throughout the sales an improving
tendency was manifested, and the attendance of home
buyers from the manufacturing districts was very large
and constant. The proportion purchased on foreign ac-
count was unusually limited. The following is the
quantity the sales comprised :

Sydney ...
Port Philip and Portland Bay
Van Diemen's Land
South Australia
Swan River ...
New Zealand ... •
Cape of Good Hope ••

Bales.
—. 11,219
—. 14,515
—. 1,602
—. 1,006

Total (colonial)
East India and China
German ...
Russian ...
Various

255
5,797

Total

... ... 34,400
... ... 2,690
. . 1,090
... ... 969
... 2,331
7,080

... 41,480

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

To-day's market was very moderately supplied with
English wheat. Although the attendance of buyers was
limited the demand for all kinds ruled steady, and a good
clearance was effected at fully Monday's prices. For for-
ward delivery only a trifling amount of business was doing,
yet the growers were very firm in their demands.
The impor;A of foreign wheat have been very, limited.
Most de3criptions moved off slowly, and last week's quota-
tations were barely supported, except for the finest
samples. In floating cargoes very few transactions were
reported.
Barley—the show of which was limited—sold freely, at
extreme quotations. The malt trade ruled steady, at
full prices.
There was very little doing in oats, yet prices were
supported.
Beans, peas, and flour were a dull inquiry, but not
cheaper.

English ..

Fore

ARRSALS THIS *AEC
Wheat. Barley. I Malt. Oati. Flow.
2,910 3,280 3,780 2,240 1 1,020
9,190
4SO 3,1C0

WHITECHAPEL.

The general demand for all kinds was steady, as follows 2
Beef, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; real, as 4d to
4s 4d; pork, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per 81bs by the carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
Our market is very firm, and prices have further ad
vaned from 2s to 4s per cwt.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y. )

LONDON, March 2.—Wind at Noon, N.N.W., light
breeze, and dull, cloudy weather.
FOLKESTONE, March I.—Arrived—Amanda, Porto Plata,
for Hamburgh.

DEAL, March I.—Arrived—Albyn, Penang ; Syria, Cal-
cutta ; Lady Bruce, do. ; Baretto Jan, Singapore ; Launna,
Cape of Good Hope ; Lady Helda, Demerara ; Mehemet
Ali, Shanghai.

PLYMOUTH, March I.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Euro-
pean (s), Coast of Africa ; Lady Peel, New York, via
Newport.
FALMOUTH, March I.—Wind, W. Arrived—Madonna,
Bahia, for Gothenburg ; Mazeppa, Charleston, for Ham-
burgh. Sailed—Oriental, Newport and New York.
OFF DARTMOUTH, March I.—Toronto, Mauritius; Enter-
prise, do. ; Achilles, Guadaloupe, for Havre.
LIVERPOOL, March I.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—Earl
of Liverpool, Africa ' • Underwriter, New York ; Abera-
mon, China ; Firefly, Buenos Ayres ; Pelot Fish, Pernam-
buco ; Annie, Maranham ; Camillus, New Orleans ; Levia-
than, do. ; Ocean Queen, do. ; Lady Russell, Mobile ;
William Hatchcock, Apalachicola ; China Savannah ;
Sackem, do. ; Elize, New York. Sailed—lnternational,
New o;leanf ; Empire, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Anna Hender-
son, Calcutta ; Diagaum, Bombay ; Daniel, Hayti ; Shang-
hai, New Orleans ; William Rathbone, New York ; New
World, do. ; Conqueror, do. ; Kalamazoo, do. ; Liberia,
St. John's, N.B. Off Port—Duncan, Calcutta; Vermoni,
New Orleans ; Beethoven, Windermere, Peter Foulkes,
John Wood, Rhune, Amette, Gilbert, Bucephalus (sup-
posed), and Robert Barfour.
BRISTOL, March I.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—George,
Demerara. Sailed—Florenoe, Africa.

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HULL, Feb. 28.—The Amazon of this port, Shields, for
New York, has been docked, having been on shore.
—March 1. Sailed—St. George, Grceuland.
SHIELDS, March I.—Sailed—Salisbury, Manimain ;
Moslem, Calcutta.
GLOUCESTER.—Arrived—Bessel, New York.

WEST WORCESTER ELECTION.—The election of a
knight of the shire for the western division of this
county, in the room of General the Hon. H. B. Lygon,
raised to the peerage by the title of Earl Beauchamp,
took place yesterday, at the Grand Stand on the Wor-
cester race course. At half-past ten o'clock, the high
sheriff, Charles Noel, Esq., opened the proceedings.
The Hon. W. Coventry then proceeded to put in nomi-
nation Henry Lygoir, Lord Viscount Elmley, as a fit
and proper person to represent the division in Parlia-
ment. Sir Hungerford Lechmere seconded the nomina-
tion. The customary question having been put by the
high sheriff, and no other candidate being put in nomi-
nation, Lord Elmley was declared elected. Lord Elmley
then addressed the electors, thanking them for the high
and honourable position in which they had placed him
as their representative—a position of which he was
justly proud, and which he hoped he duly appreciated.
The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the
sheriff.

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COLLISION ON THE GREAT NORTHERN LINE.-011
Saturday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, as
one of the up trains was proceeding from York to Lon-
don, a waggon train ran into the carriages. Luckily
the approach of an accident was observed by the railway
official, and although the shock was rather severe, only
two persons were injured ; one a gentleman, who was
very.severely cut on the left eye, and a young child
whose front teeth were forced out, and face slightly'
damaged.