The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-21 00:00:00

BANKING DE'

Proprietors' capital .. KW-MO
Rest 3,160,716
Public deposits in-
cluding iiiit•he,itier,
Commissioners of
National I;ebt, Say-
ing's Ranks, and

Dividend Accounts) 1,765,3 4
Other deposi s ...... i2,79:420
Seven Day and other

EMU.. •• .• .. • ••• 1,19f7,079

.133,4%,370

Dated the 20th day of April, 145,

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or -Muscovado Sugar, computed
'from the returns made in the week ending the 18th day of
April, 1854, is 245. 4jd. per hundredweight, exclusive of
the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

( Prom the London New Price Current of this day. )

Sttetsß..—Purchases today were 430 hhds, lte.' including
VI auction 39 hhds 1.10 bags Demerara, which sold at 36(
6d to 38i 6d for good to fine yellow. - •
• • Rinnmsto.---To-daritefined Sugar was in active demand
for borne trade purposes, brown lumps realised 44s to 44s
6d, and low to fine grocery 44s 6d to 49s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—Today Mauritius sugar was in increased
request, and at auction 3,900 bags went at firm prices, low
to fine yellow at 33s to 37a 6d, and mid. to fine grainy 36s
to 39s per cwt.
EAST INDIA. —Madras sold at 41s to 45s ; mid. to fine
yellow, 37s to 40s 6d. Native, 28s 6d to 29s 6d for brown.
Bengal, mid. white Benares at 38i to 39s 6d ; soft yellow,
308 to 33s 6d; and brown 28s to 29s 6d.

FOREIGN.—To-day the rates obtained fully equal those
current previous to the holidays.
MotessEs."-Demand is rather better, and prices have
ceased to decline, low to fine West India realising 15s 6.1
to 17s 6d, . Porto Rico and Cuba 16s 6d to 17s 6d, Bengal
and Mauritius 15s 6d to 16s.

COCOA.—Trinidad, good to fine red realising 37s to 408,
low to mid at 35s to 36 6d, grey 31s to 345. In foreign,
several purchases have been made • Bahia at 26s to 275,
Para 29s to 29s 6d, and Guayquill 34s to 355.
COFFEE.—To-day demand was better for Plantation Cey-
lon, mid to good went at 58s to 645, other sorts 54s to 578,
Brazil kinds 52s to 53i and triage at 46s to 54s for low to
good. Costa Rica sold cheaper, fine to fine fine ord pale
5Ls to 53a;. and 150 bags Porto Rico at 53s to 558, and 32
bales Mocha at 51a 6d for ungarbled.
TEA.—Prices..for ord to good ord rile at llid to ls,
rather blackish to blackish leaf is Old to is 4id, and
strong to pekoe sorts ls 5d to !s 6d. In green, purchases
are rather larger than in the former week, still all quali-
ties can be-obtained at previous prices, supply being
plentiful.

....RD:IE.—To-clay the market for East India rice presented
a, dull appearance. and rates are barely supported.
SPIRITS,-111 Demerara a good business has been con-
cluded, and the currency is firm ; sales of 30 to 42 per
cent over proof ma de.vt 4s 9d to 5s ld. In Jamaica seve-
ral transactions at full prices ; fine and choice sorts 36
to 40 over proof selling at 5s 10d to 6s 3d, -and low to good
32 to 56 over 5s 6d to 5s 9d.

TALLOW.—The inactivity in the market for' Russian,
has been greater than previously, and the decline for the
week amounts to 2s 6d per cwt. Sales of P.Y. candle
of firqt quality on the spot made 64s 3d to (As 641; for de-
livery up.to August at 65s 6LI to 665, and last throe months
of the year 67s per cwt., at which operations have been
Of home melted supply is still on the in-
crease, rates declined to 6.2 s Ott to 63s cash, and several
paree's are left-unsold. On other sorts of tallow there is a
fall of 19 to 2,5, and the business concluded has been limited.
Australian mid to fine mutton at 62s to 65s ; beef 61s to
635. South American 6:14 to 655, and French melted 62,s
to 63s per cwt. In all 9)0 casks were offered at auction,
and withdrawn. Stock of tallow is 6,000 casks more than
last year, and deliveries are 5,000 less.

PARISH OP ST. MARY, LAMBETH.

(THIS DAY.)

ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS.
FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.
The contest for the election of Churchwardens for this
parish closed this evening at five o'clock. At that hour
a considerable number of electors had assembled in the
Vestry Hall. The Rev. Mr. Dalton declared the state
of the poll to be as follows :

Plews
Grey
Stratton •

1,370
1p 326
,
1,148
692

Barnard

The rev. gentleman then declared the election to have
fallen upon the three first-named gentlemen, viz., Messrs.
Plews, Grey, and Stratton. This announcement was
received with the greatest enthusiasm. This exciting
contest was thus brought to a close.