The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-26 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR —There is not so much offering, and prices are
well supported. The quantity of British Plantation landed
last week at the East and West India Docks, was 201
hhds, 47 tierces, 59 barrels ; there were taken for home
consumption 930 hhds, 76 tierces, 177 barrels. The stock
in the same plac3s is 5,566 hhds, 791 tierces, 951 barrels.
COFFEE.—No auctions are taking place, but the market
is very flat. Privately, Plantation Ceylon is the only
quality wanted at present.
RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West Indian Docks was 551 •lens 146 hhds, there were
taken for home consumption :3 puns 8 hhds, and exported
61 puns 171 hhds.

SAGO
S FLOUR.—At auction 520 bags were taken in at
203 to 20s 6d for good.
SALTPETRE.—BengaI, 2,471 bass at auction mostly sold
at 29s 6d for fine, 1i to 2i per cent refraction, at 27s 6d to
28s 6d for mid and good 4i to 74 per cent., and 26s 6d for
common 7 per cent. refraction.

TALLow.---P.Y.C. is 47s per cwt. on the spot, and town
4.9 s Gd.

TEA.-The market is firm.

HAY HAP,KETS,

SMITHFIELD.—Meado ir hay, 3/ 3s to 4/ 14s ; clover
ditto, 3/ 103 to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 163 per load.
A moderate supply, and a steady demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; clover
ditto, 3/ 8s to 5/ ss; and stray!, 1/ 83 to I/ Ns per load.
Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 51 to 4/ 143; clover
ditto, 3/ 103 to 5/ 5s ; Ind straw, 1/ is to 1/ 14s per load.
Trade steady, at full prices.

NOVA SCOT' 1 MINING AND COPPER SMELTING COM-
PANY.,—Letters receivei from Messrs. Petherick and
John Hitchens. whom they dispatched to ascertain the
value of the property tht...v had conditionally purchased
on the Bay of Fundy, convey a very unfavourable re-
port respecting the deposit of copper ore said to exist
at Indian POint. These gentlemen state that although
ore has been found there it has no commercial value.
They were continuing their investigations, and would
remain at Indian Point until the arrival of Mr. Adam
Murray, who had reached Halifax on the 15th inst., and
was proceeding to join them, when be would be called
upon to verify his report upon which the company was
formed. It is understood that a meeting of the share-
holders will be summoned immediately on the arrival of
the next steanier from Hal;fax (a fortnight hence), for
the purpose, should this adverse intelligence be con-
firmed, of dissolving the company and returning the
amount paid with the deduction of a sum for expenses.
Meanwhile the directors have received a letter from Mr.
Aylwin, with whom the agreement for the mines was
entered into, absolving the company from all claim on
his part.
NOUVEAU MONDE COMPANY.—Tbis company state
that they have received advices from their superintend-
ent, Mr. Clement, dated Mount Ophir (California),
28th February, in which he says that his confidence is
increased every foot that is driven at the mines, all the
veins showing well for gold, and that he expected the
machinery would be ready for crushing in three weeks.
THE PRODUCE OF RECENT FORGERIES.—The com-
mittee of the London Bankers' Association have issued
a circular, from which it appears that the members of
the association have recently been defrauded, by mews
of forged cheques, &c., of no less a sum than 2,1301' .
in Bank of England notes ' • and it is supposed that
nearly double that amount has been paid in gold and
other moneys. The notes consist of nine for 1001. dated
10th May, 1852 ;_ five for 1001. datcd sth January,
1853 ; four for 50/. dated 6th January, 1853 ; nine for
201. dated 7th June, 1852 • five for 201. dated 7th
January, 1853 ; fifteen for 101. dated sth July, 1852 ;
and twenty for 51. dated 2d July, 1852. Publicity
having been given to the numbers, the committee have
offered a reward of 5001. for the apprehension of the
utterers of the forged instrument.
Mits. STOWESTOWS.—On Thursday morning
Mrs. Stowe
and party
afternoon,
expected to re-
nn
a
left, Edinburgh for Aberdeen, where
they
were entertained at a soiree the same'wh
night they visited Dundee, and CifY
turn to this city in time to be present
a
meeting in the Music Hall this at an Anti Slavery
lins also consented to attend banquet in connexion
evening, Mrs. Stowe
a
with the Total Abstinence q •
~-ciety on Tuesday
when adtkesses •
, will be delivered]; evening,
the Rev. Mr. Beecher. On Ty Professor Stowe and
party will leave Edinburgh for hursday morning the
maim, there fora shop;; time tit London, and after re-
towns of England,ey will visit the principal and probably
land. Professor Stowe's en cross the Channel to Ire-
turn to America* by the end engagements require him to re-
Mrs. Stowe and the Rev. .
of May, but we believe that
departure till October. Their
Beecher will not take their
to Scotland in twc present intention is to re-
turnthe Highlands till or three months, and to remain in
if September or October, in order to re-
establish,expected, she has possible,had 1.8.
Stowe's health. As might be
quarters, but she will be manye toy kind invitations from all
accept but few of them.
We may add that a
of Shaftesbury, letter has been received from the Earl
stating that but for important
haveengage-
ments he would h . been happy to attend the banquet
pia her!) last Tuesday eTenin. —4okt/wt.