The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-14 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended April 14, 1853, male up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales,
per Imperial Quarter.
.. INEEAT. ' I
IBARLEY. OATS. RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
44s 9d 131 s 4d 1188 9d 13 Is 10d I 34s 5d 132 s 10d
THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAGE.

WHEAT. I BARLIY. I OATS. I BYE. I BEANS. I YEAS.
45s Id 3ls 8d 18s 8d 3!s 3d 34s 5d 32s 8d

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.

WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE.
is Od is Od is Od Is Od

BEANS. I PEAS.
Is Od le Od

QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.
Wheat, 88,343 ; Barley, 39,157; Oats, 21,812; Rye, 97 ; Bears

3,62-5"; Peas, 1,339 quarters.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 12s ; clover
ditto, 3/ lOs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 15s per load.
Supply tolerably good, and trade firm.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 8s to 4/ 150 ; clover
ditto, 3/ 8s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load.
Trade steady, at frll prices.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 13s ; clover
ditto, 3/ lOs to Si 5s ; and straw, 118 s to 11 16s per load.
A In. average supply, and a sluggish demand.

MEAT MARKETS.
NE WaATE AND LEADENIIALL.—The general demand
ruled steady, and prices were well supported. Beef,
froro. 2s 8d to 35 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Lamb,
4.8 10d to 68 ; Veal, 38 6d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 2s 10d to
4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase.
SORTHALL;APRIL 13.—The supply of stock being on the
de crease, the general demand ruled steady, at very full
aces. es. Beef, 2s 10d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s ;
mab, 5s Od to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; Pork,
38 to 3s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal.
BOMFORD, APRIL 13.—Beasts and sheep moved off
8+ at an advance in tho quotations of 2d per 81bs.
Sad, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 2d ,
Lamb, 58 Od. to 68 Od ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2; Pork
,
3s Od to 3s 10d per Blbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 19s t()
f :22s each.
LEWES, 3fAucu 29.—Our market ruled stead as
f lllows :--Beef, from 3s 4(1 to 48 4d ; Mutton 48 steady, A to
5 3 2d ; Lamb, 58 4d to 6s Od ; Pork, 38 6eto 48 00d
p ar Blbs.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday night last
at 7 o'clo,ck, an accident occured near the goods station
the ,slidland line, Nottingham. It appears that at
the th Jae in question a man of the name of Potts (one of
the C company's servants) was shunting some carriages on,
the line, when he stumbled and got underneath the car-
riage% the wheels of which passed over his body. He
wati extricated as quickly as possible, and conveyed to
the General Hospital, where every means was resorted
tr) ta, • restore animation, but without effect, as the unfor-
' Auto ,to man died in a few-hoUra afterwards.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.--(THIS DAY.)

TAUNTON.

The committee sat again this morning to inquire into
the cross-petition against the return of Sir Thomas Cole-
brooke, Mr. Mills having yesterday been unseated by
the resolution of the committee.

Mr. Montague Smith stated that the petition was
founded upon allegations of bribery and treating —that
21., 31., and even 10/. had been offered to voters to
vote for Sir Thomas E. Colebrooke, and that a large
breakfast had been given to voters at the house of a Mr.
Smith. The fair sex had also been induced to exercise an
undue influence over the minds of their husbands, by va-
rious presents of money, in some cases so much as
201. and 301. having been promised. One method of
distributing the bribes to voters had been accidentally to
drop sovereigns on the floor. It was on these grounds
that the petition was based. The learned counsel then
proceeded to call witnesses.
Mrs. Peppins deposed that she had been promised 71.
for her husband's vote, but he had said that he would
not sell his vote for 201.

The case was proceeding when our report left.

COCKERMOUTH.
The committee resumed at 11 o'clock this morning.
Sir Walter Riddle proceeded to sum up the case for
the petitioners.