The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-02 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—There has been a firm market for British Plan-
tation, and publicly, Bardadoes has realised 33s to 38s 6d
for low mid to fine, and 32s for inferior. Demerara, goo
brown, sold at 32s to 32s 6d, and mid at 33s to 33s 6d.
East India—Mauritius has been heavy, and only a portion
of the small quantity offered by auction found buyers, and
brown was taken in at 275, and some other samples were
sold at 33s 6d. Bengal has .been rather dull of sale also.
Cossipore was taken in at 40s to 41s, fine yellow, less hold
grain, was sold at 38s 6d. to 395. Low yellowish white
Benares at 365, mid to good yellow at 32s to 34s 6d,
and grey at 30s 6d to 31s 6d, ord to good brown
was taken in at 27s to 29s Gd. Madras partly found
buyers, damp common brown to mid yellow, at 28s 6d to
31s. Foreign—Cuba at auction went rather cheaper, low
to good heavy brown, 318 to 32s Gd., and low to good grey
and yellow, 33s to 358 6d. Havana was taken in above
the value, mid to good brown, 33s to 355. and mid good
grey and yellow, 358 to 38s 6d. Pernambuco partly sold
at 35s Gd to 37s Gd for low to good white, and at 34s to
355. Gd. for mid to good bright yellow. Refined brown
lumps have been in request, at 448, and grocery at 40s
to 51s.
COFFEE.—There has been a tolerably firm but an inac-
tive market for most descriptions in the absence of public
sales. Some plantation Ceylon has been taken for export
at full rates privately, and by auction GOs 6d to 62s have
been paid for good mid. Native has been firm at 67s for
good ord, being the previous quotations. Holders have
not pressed sales. Mocha has realised 77s to 80s for good
fair to long berry.
Cocon.—There has been a slight decline, Trinidad sell-
ing at 31s to 32s for mid grey and red. Grenada brought
27s 6d to 31s for mid grey to good dark red.
RlCE.—Madras has been held firmly for parcels afloat.
Bengal has been lower with little doing.
RUM. —The demand has been limited, but there is no
change in prices.
COTTON.—Business has been inactive. Surat has been
sold at 2Rd to 20 per lb.
COCHINEAL.—The latest sales have been in Teneriffe
blacks at 5s to 5s 4d, silvers at 4s 9d to 4s lid, Honduras
silvers, mixed to good pea grained, 4s 3d to 5s id, and
Mexican silvers 4s 5d to 4s Gd. _

TALLOW.—This article has been firmer, P.Y.C. having
advanced to 56s 3d to 56s 6d per cwt, on the spot.
TEA.—The transactions have been more limited within
the last two days, but still a good business has been done
at is 3:ld per lb for common congou.
GREEN FRUIT.—The arrivals have consisted of three
cargoes of oranges from St. Michael, two from Terceira,
one from Fayal, vid Bristol and railway, a cargo of Lisbon,
per steamer. The Fayal, and portiop of the latter, sold
by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at a reduction
of 2s per box. Several cargoes of Messina lemons have ar-
rived, which has caused a reduction in the price. Black
Spanish nuts have further advanced 2s per barrel. Sellers
of Barcelona at 475., the high price of the latter has checked
the demand. The grapes, from Malaga and Almeria are
landing out of condition, sound parcels are in request.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Dec. 2. —Wind this day at noon, E. ; light
breeze, and fine weather. There were 7° of frost last
night.
Coax, Nov. 30.- -Wind, S.W. Arrived—lneomparavel,
St. Übes.

SHIELDS, Dec. I.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—William
Skee, Cronstadt. Sailed—Adrian, New York; Elizabeth
Hamilton, do. ; Philip, do. • Adeline, do.
HULL, Dec. I.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Urania, Richi-
bucto ; St. Jacob, Quebec.
GLOUCESTER, Dec. I.—Arrived—Alas, St. John; Revel,
Quebec ; Rover's Bride, do.
WEXFORD, Dec. I.—The Teign, of Torquay, from Glas-
gow, was ashore on Tacomsham Strand; does not appear
to be much injured, t at lies badly ; crew saved.
HULL, Dec. I.—The Woodhouse reports having been
in contact with a sere steamer ; supposed to be the
Marshall, from Hamburg to this port, which has not yet
arrived.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. I.—Wind, S.S.E. to E.S.E. Ar-
rived—Morning Star, Ceylon. Off port—Agricola, Syd-
ne, N.S.W.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. I.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Eagle.
London for New Zealand ; Baudywine, New York, for
Havre. Sailed—Sir Thomas Gresham, Adelaide ; Hope,
Coast of Africa.
WAINFLEET, Dec. I.—The Helen Maria, of Bath, St.
John's, N. 8., to Hull, is on shore at Theddlethorpe, and
discharging part of her cargo ; expected off this night's
tide. The Equator, Quebec to Hull, came on shore at
North Somercotes, but got off with the tide.
BRIDLINGTON, Dec. 2.—(per Elec. Tel.)—The Sir Ed-
ward Hamilton, from St. Petersburg, is on the rocks on
the north side of Flambro' Head, and likely to become a
total wreck.
GRIMSBY, Dec. I.—The Glory, from Carlsund to Lon-
don, put in here to day with damage, having run down the
Orion, from Agger Canal to London ; crew of the Orion
saved and landed here by the Orion.
MALAGA, Nov. 21.—The Columbus, from Torevieja to
Frederickschaid, put in here, Nov. 21, making much water,
and will have to discharge to be hove down and repaired.
PARIS, Dec. I.—The Don Juan, arrived at Havre, re-
aposrutsahkeanvinbgrigp,asaspedpa,
rNenotvly. lA6m.,
eirniclaant: 440 f N.
olountg2.
0047
taWns.:
with six windows painted on stem, round-house standing,
masts, tackle, and boats gone, two anchors and a patent
windlass on board; appeared to have been previously
boarded.
SWANSEA, Dec. I.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Henrietta,
from Cuba.
CLYDE, Nov. 30.—Wind, W. Arrived—Robins, from
New York ; St. Mango, Picton ; Bannockburn, Quebec ;
Gem, Ibrail.
LOWESTOFT, Dec. I.—Wind, S. Arrived—Neptunus,
from Frederischald, for London, with bows and bulwarks
damaged, having been in contact with the Elizabeth Noore.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 1.--Wind, S., strong. Arrived—Na-
varino, from Singapore ,• Lamorna, Alexandria.
BRISTOL, Dec. I.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Tonquni
from New York; Titania, St. Michael's. Sailed—Porto
Nova, Africa.
PETERHEAD, Nov. 29.—Arrived—Venus, from Cron-
stadt, for thindee.
SUNDERLAND, Nov. 30.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—
Anna Cat. arina, from Quebec. Sailed—George Canning,
for Carthagena.
TAGANROG, Nov. 12.—The S. N. Nicolo, Marooff, with
444 chetw of wheat for the Tuscan brig Fausto ; and ti.e
S.N. Nicolo Aivchaffsky, with linseed for the Belgian brig
Petronella —have sunk ; the former is a total less, but
about 70 chetw of linseed have been saved from the latter.
DUNDEE, Nov. 30.—The Vesta, from Cronstadt, for this
port, which got on shore on the Abertay Sand, Nov. 28,
has become a total wreck.
LEGHORN.—The Innocenza, of and for Naples, from
Marseilles, was lost off the island of Giglei, Nov. 19 ; crew
saved.
RAMSAY (Isle of Man), Nov. 30.—The Baltic, from Miri-
michi to Liverpool, which.was stranded north Of this place,
Nov. 25, has been put on shore, having had bowsprit and
foretopmast carried away, and lost anchor and chains, by
collision in the bay with the Woodbine, which has put in
with loss of bowsprit, foremast sprung, and other damage.
The Baltic has commenced discharging cargo.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, 10.30 A.M.
Wind S., moderate, and fine.
Arrived—Genevieve, from Pernambuco ; John Bunyan,
Bombay ; Penninghams, Alexandria.
Put Back— Edward Johnstone, for Mobiba, having been
in contact, off Holyhead, with the Wansfell, from Bombay;
and Diana, for Africa, with loss of mainioom.
(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN
DEC.NDTELE 2, 10
TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, A.M.

20
17i
20
20
20
20

204
110
20

2 1d
11 li
2à - lid

ii -- 15

3p
2 2 d
3 4 p
p -
—14 p
2i 3 p

2 —li d
P
11 —14 d

..• -

.d
10i 11
2
2
ld p

-

8 - 8i

34i .7- 34i

... -

7i -- Sixd
16i -- 16ip

41 43
32i 33
2 4 p
id par
19 20
par— 1F

1 -
9i - 10

.- • .

- 6
Id

4 = 3id

231 1

7i 81

lh
9i i

5
9i i

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
„ Leasing Closing Prices Business
Stir. Paidl ItAILWAT9. Coming
. this day. this day.
IA all Bedford and Ln.&N.W.
Bletchley
St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 101 103 1023/4
50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 51 52
St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr.
6p. cent Gt.Northn 143 146 145
25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian.
Neils. Direct.
2; all Do. New Do. —
25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Clt.Westn. 30 32
100 all lirtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
Railway & Berw..
50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 108 110
25 all Do. .3/4 Shares Do ......... 54 65
123/4 all Do. Shares Do 263 273/4
12i all Lon.diGreenwlS.Eastern l3i 143/4 133/4
20 all Do.PreferencelDo 25 —26
St. 100 'Lowestoft gr.l
4 per cent...iNerfolk
St. 100
,Do. 6 per ct...iDo —
53, all 'Maneh.l3xton.Ln.&N.W.
and Matlock & Midld. 21 3
50 all Middlesbro' & Stcktou &
Reilcar Darlingt.
100 all 'Miclld.Bradfd ;Midland... 99 101
50 all ;Northern and'
Eastern sp.c.lE. Count.. 60 62 60
50 all Do. 6 per ct. !Do —
50 all Do.Fixedsp.clDo . _
25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &I'S . W
&LndiYk
123/4' 12 Do. ?; Shares. Do —
St. 100 IRoyan.&llit.lGt.Northn 142 145
St. 100 IDo.Shepth.St. Do 142 145
25 18iShef. Roth. & Lancash.&
Goole g .5. p. c Yorksh.•l d
12 93/4',3. Staffordsh.. Mrl.l..ele.fin 2 lid
50 all WearValleygr Stockt. &
6 per cent Darling. .
25 all Do Do 3oi --31} 011
St' 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Wostn 9B 100

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
40 all Australasia B3 85
40 all British Colonial Bank ... ...
and Loan Company
50 all British N. American ... ...
20 2 Chrtd. link.of India,
Austral., and China ,id idis
25 5 Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia. 1,1 idis
100 25 Colonial
100 20 Commercial of Lond ... ...
20 10 English Scottish and
Australian Chrtd ll id
20 15 Loudon Chrtd. Buk
of Australia i 1 p
50 20 London and County ... ...
50 10 Loudon Joint Stock ... ... 2GI G i
100 20 Lond.andWegtni?nst ... ...
100 35 National Provincial
of England
20 10 Do. New — ...
50 22i National of Ireland ... ...
20 all New South Wales
...
25 all Oriental Bank Cor
poration
100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 491
10 all Do. New • ...
5 1 Royal Australn. Bkg
and Gold Imp. Cb id— par
25 25 South Australia — ...
25 all Union of Australia 73 75 75
2. Do. Now % 8i
50 10 Union of London
40 all ,Union of Madrid I ... ...
MISCELLANEOUS.
5 5 I Aubin t,octi and Iron .. . .
25 ri Australian Agricult. 40 42 40A 40 lA
20 12 Australsn.Pcitic.Mail ~. ...
10 8 Australn. Royal Mail ... --...
10 2 Berlin Water Works.. .
...
50 38. Brit. American Land •65 70
5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg.
and Reduction Co ...
...
100 32i Canada Company _.
5 5 Crystal Palace li -_2..
p 6i
5 2 Do. New li li
4 2 Crystal Pal. of France! ... ___
20 3 Eastern Steam ..
... _
..
25 20 ElectricTclegraph(A), 17 1.6
25 15 Do. (B) ' 12 11
1 1 Electric Tel. of Irel ... l5 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ..
. ..•
20 18 General Screw Steam . .
. •
20 7i Irish Beetroot Sugar . ... •••
all Nat. NNacttilePLlSdsteaLamnFd!l. .ii .ia.
2i
20 6 3flagdaleua St. Navig. „ •• •
101
Australasian.,.
21 — ii;
2 IN. S.W. Coal & Inter-
-1 all N, B, A. Nusatyi
1 A Do. New ........... ....
505 allail Ppeeenliiißsluia% La,r
20 10 Nrtli.ofEurop—eSteam
ctiMicinlitalri. ..a. -- 1113—
r5l 39i
50 25 Do.
2 I all !Portland Iron Co i :.• -- •••100 6O Royal Mail Steam ..- •••
1 1 all iScot.Austral.lnvest li —lc
25 25 South Austral. Land 35 ---- 1
all (Submarine Telegraph hd 1)53ar,! 15
100 28 Van Diemen's Land 114

CITY IMPROVEMESTS.—TRE NEIV STREET FROM CARET-
STREET TO FETTER-LANE.—Yesterday the plans and sec-
tions of the new street proposed to bo formed by the
Metropolitan Improvement Commissioners from Carey.
street to Fetter-lane, were deposited at the office of the
Clerk of the Peace, SOSBions•house , Clerkenwell, and at
tofParliament.
a s wide as Fleet-street, with ith largestraight
ogeesth e d required
es
ign
shows h y t
h the
.t
itAics
the otherintended to con-
houses on either side. The street
line, and it is stated that it is intended to extend it to
Farringdon-street on the east, and to Long-acre on the
west, passing through Clare-market, to effect which the
course. There is no
line will soon be sold.
street must take a semicircular
doubt but that the sites on th
Amlikely
ong the purchasers, it is
Cor-
poration will appear, as the that the Scottish
ilsiug
14.1 r
a aa..a _ 0 . governors are desirous of
11%0 1u 11A.av
2ozu 1 ,4;..,
0 .g g o thoruhfax
____

METROPOLITAN AND GENERAL FREE-
HOLD LAND SOCIETY.

Last evening a very fully-attended meeting of the
directors and shareholders in the Metropolitan and
General Freehold Land Society was held at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The chief business of the
evening was to ballot, for the ninth time, for 80 rights
of choice of allotments on the estates possessed by this
successful society--40 for those members who preferred
the rotation list, and 40 from the ballot section.
Shortly after the hour appointed, eight o'clock, the
chair was taken by J. G. Philps, Esq.
A great number of new shares having been taken up
among the gentlemen present, and the usual routine
business having been transacted,
The CHAIRMAN rose, and said it gave him very great
pleasure to witness such a numerous attendance that
evening. In opening the business of the evening, it
might be as well to inform the meeting that it was the
intention of the directors to alter the number of rights
of choice to be balloted for that evening from thirty,
the number originally intended to be drawn, to forty—
(cheers)—and it was the intention of the directors to use
their utmost exertions to greatly increase that number on
the next meeting of the shareholders. Gentlemen, said he,
at this enterprising time it required something more than
a bill thrust into the hand by the perambulating adver-
tiser, or animated sandwich, as he has been facetiously
termed by one of our greatest writers—it required
something more than this to induce the public
to attend a meeting of this description. A society,
in order to become worthy of the support of the
public, must have existed for a time long enough to be-
come entitled to that support ; it must be well and
widely known both as regards respectability and security
beyond the mere handbill or advertisement. Englishmen
at this time of day reasoned before they attended a
meeting of this description ; they wished to ascertain
what had been done and what wasi ntended to be done,
and having done so, in order the more fully to be satis-
fied, they determined to attend a meeting and judge for
themselves whether such society was worthy to be con-
sidered as a safe and solid undertaking. It was with feel-
ings such as he (the Chairman) had just expressed that he i
beheld the very full and respectable attendance n
that
room that evening. It showed most
this society did possess that ingredient con
Which lusively that
to the support of the thinking portion ofcthen d
etitl meblicit.
Gentlemen, one of the many benefits of freeholiciland
societies was that it greatly extended the franchise, and
for this one fact alone they deserved the most extended
support. He (the Chairman) firmly believed and
trusted that they would go on extending the franchise
till the voice of every one would be heard and the power
of every one felt. A movement few had contemplated
had now taken place, and that movement he could at-
tribute to nothing but the spirit of fairness which pre-
vailed in freehold land societies, and in no society more
so than in the Metropolitan and General Freehold Land ,
Society. (Cheers.) It was not in the nature of men,
generally speaking, to attend at meetings of this desorip.
tion without the hope of getting something— (laughter)
—and he trusted that the greater part of those present
that evening would not be disappointed. The great
spirit of commerce had now entered into freehold land
societies- -that commerce which caused a spirit of emula-
tion to exist in the bosom of the poorest as well as of
the highest in the land—that commerce which induces
the poor-iboy to spend his last 2d. to purchase a link in
order to assist them in threading their way through a fog
—(laughter) -he thinks he has made a good investment
of his capital, though you, for whom he made the pur-
chase, may think otherwise. Now, when commerce had
done all this, was it to be wondered at that it should creep
into their society ? It might have occurred to some one pre-
sent to ask himself what benefit he would derive from
being present at this meeting ; he would tell those who had
thought so that, by joining this society, they were placing
upon themselves the necessity of providing means to ob-
tain that which they would one day find to be the best
investment they had ever made. Gentlemen, during the
past year we have had 600 drawn rights. (Cheers.)
That he (the chairman) considered something more than
nothing. (Cheers.) He advised those shareholders who
might be so fortunate as to obtain rights that evening to
hold tight, and property that was at the present time
worth only 3 or 4 per cent., would in a very short time
realise at least from 10 to 12 per cent. In addition to
the 600 drawn rights, the society had marked off 200,
and the simple fact of so doing very plainly showed that
the remainder stood a very good chance of soon obtain-
ing theirs. Their subscribed capital amounted to 15,0001.
—(cheers)—and he only hoped the society might continue
to receive the same amount of support as hitherto, and
they would have nothing to complain of. He begged
to thank the meeting for the patience with which
they had listened to the few observations he had felt
it his duty to make—(cheers)--and he would resume his
seat by assuring the assembled shareholders that no
exertions would be wanting on the part of the directors
to further the general interests of the society. If any
gentleman had any question to put to him respecting
the society he would have great pleasure in answering
him to the best of his ability.
Mr. WEST, with the permission of the chairman,
would like to make a few observations. With respect
to the estate of the society situated at Barnes, he had
great pleasure in informing the meeting that the whole
of the drainage work had been completed. It had been
very up-hill work for one of the directors, and he hardly
knew how the society generally would be able to thank
him. Nothing could be safer as an investment for saving
than this society. They had had larger sums deposited
with them, and by this means they had been enabled to
purchase property which would greatly benefit the whole
of the shareholders. It was a well-established fact
that there could not be a safer commodity for the in-
vestment of money than land. The estate lately pur-
chased by the society at Barnes was, in his estimation,
quite equal to the estate situated at Stoke Newington,
the property of the National Society. The manner in
which the roads had been laid down had been the ad-
miration of all who had had the good fortune to see them,
and those who had not he advised to lose no time, but
go at once and satisfy themselves of the truth of his
assertions.

The CHAIRMAN then called for the appointment of
three scrutineers, and said he would prefer having the
names of three gentlemen who had not officiated before
in that capacity, as fresh names in the detailed proceed-
ings of a society like theirs always looked best. (Cheers.)
11,1 r. Jesse Turner Mr. Crofts (of Croydon), and Mr.
Thomason (of Wandsworth) were then appointed scruti-
neers, and the seals on the ballot-box having been veri-
fied and removed, the balloting for the eighty rights
of choice then took place. At the termination of the
drawing,

The SECRETARY announced the numbers as follows :

804, 791, 803, 798, 2943, 3127, 800, 810, 2385, 2576,
2886, 1643, 2418, 802, 2863, 2880, 808, 2078, 3029, 2737,
2911, 820, 805, 679, 815, 2470, 2468, 2908, 788, 813,
2952, 2020, 2443, 811, 2225, 1942, 814, 2444, 726, 790,
801, 807, 1647, 816, 678. 727, 2876, 2669, 729, 799, 2131,
3020, 730, 818, 320, 819,.3035, 2767, 797, 789, 3019,
2446, 809, 817, 2499, 677, 319, 806, 2484, 680, 796, 3104,
728, 2203, 3157, 812, 2581, 2358, 2028, and 2838.
A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman,
who briefly acknowledged the compliment in a neat
speech, in which he passed a high eulogium on the assi-
duity of Mr. White, the secretary. The proceedings then
terminated.