The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-17 00:00:00

bury, and that the Oxford line is in a forward state. The
station works, which have been reduced to the smallest
scale consistent with efficient traffic accommodation, are
commenced, and the directors heipe that tho railways
will be ready for traffic by the spring of 1850.
" The directors, impressed with the necessity of eco-
❑omising the expenditure of capital, and desirous of ac-
celerating the completion of the works, have decided to
lay down single lines of rails from Claydon Junction to
Oxford and Banbury, respectively ; providing, however,
a double line for an adequate distance at each important
station, and putting down the electric telegraph fur the
service of the railway.
" The terminus of the line already authorised to
Oxford, not being so eligible in point of position or
cost, as the directors would desire, measures are now
being taken to endeavour by arrangements with the
Great Western Company, and otherwise, to provide a
better terminus, and to effect a junction (with the re•
quired accommodation for exchange of traffic) with the
Oxford and Rugby Line, north or Oxford.
"The directors have taken steps for closing and set-
tling all outstanding liabilitit s for those expensive and
unfortunate contests which followed the introductio❑ of
the broad gauge into the Buckinghamshire district.
"By the company's special Act, auditors have to be
appointed at each half•yenrfy meeting. Richard Carter,
Es q , offers himself for re-election. Edward Cobb, Esq.,
has signified his wish to retire, and the directors recom-
mend that Major-General Mac James should be elected
to supply the vacancy."
A resolution was also agreed to, giving the cordial
!banks of the company to the Rev. W. R. Fremantle
•or his gratuitous services as chaplain of the company.
Thanks were voted to the chairman of the company,
and the meeting broke up.

NORTHAMPTON AND BANBURY
RAIL W AY.—(TH I S DAY.)
The ordinary halt-yearly meeting of the proprietors of
this company was advertised to take place to-day at the
Euston Hotel, Ruston-square; the chair to be taken at
three o'clock. At four o'clock, there not being a
sufficient number of shareholders present to commute
i meeting, the meeting was adjourned. But'at the sug-
gestion of a proprietor, for the information of the
,hareholders present, the debtor and creditor account
was read, which showed that the receipts were 27,8491.,
,nd that, after all expenses had been paid, their was a
balance in the hands of the company, including the
.um of 17,0001, lent to the London and North-Western
Company, of 26,9801. 12s. 6.1.
Mr. JEFFREY deprecated the course that had been
oursued by the diremurs and trusted that the London
and North-Western Company would not allow the
;hareholders to be fleeced out of their money as they
•iad been. It' the directors would allow him to call the
next meeting, he would undertake that a meeting should
oe made.

The DEPUTY CHAIRMAN said that the directors were
most anxious to have a meetirg, and it was not their
:ault that one had not befn made.

BANK OF ENtiLAND.
(From this night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, fer
the Week ending on Saturday, the 11th day of August, 1849.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes i55ued........ 27,4-8,875

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 13,37:,306
Silver bullion • • • • • • 276,569

:4 2 7 , 6 4 8 , 8 7 5

I £ 27,648,875
J. R. ELSEY, Deputy-Cashier.
1849.

Dated the 16th day of August,

BANKING D
Proprietors 'capital.. 14,553,000
Rest • • .... .. 3,312,800
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-
ings-bank s, and Di-
vidend accounts) • • 4,712,703
Other deposits • ..... 9,953,425
Seven day and other
bills ...... • 1,117,461

EPAB,TII.BN T.

[Government Henri-

ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,282,877
I Other securities .... 9,:,51,310
Notes •.• . • •••• • .. 8,902,720
Gold and silver coin.. 911,982

:£33,6 18.839

I £33,648,889
J. R. ELSEY, Deputy-Cashier.
1849.

Dated the 16th day of August,

COURSE OF EXCHA
Amster lam 12 2%
Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 1
totterdam 12 2j
Homburgh ......M.B. 13 12%
idtona•• •....... •• •• •• ---
Paris, 3 days'sight .... 25 4214
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 623,
harseilles • . .......... 25 6r%
. 25 621,
Frankfort on Maine.... 121%
Patersburgh, Sll..lible .. 36%
Vienna, effec. fig ...... 12 18
Trieste, ditto—. •..... 12 18
fladxid • ....... 50
darcelona •• •• •• •• •• ••
Seville.. •• •••••• •• ••

LNGE.-(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar— •• •• •• •• •• ••
Leghorn ........ • • ...• 31 40
Genoa •• • ....... •• 26 65
Allan •............. •••
Venice........ • • • • ....
Maples .............. 40%
Palermo, 121
Messina 121%
Lisbon.. • • .......... 53%
Oporto ••.. • • _• • ...•
itio Janeiro
iluenos Ayres .. ••.. • •
New York, 21 days'slght
Philadelphia .... • • ....

PAWLS OF BULLION, FEZ GZ,
Foreign Gold in bara X 3 17 9
l'ortngal Gold Coin •• 0 0
iSpanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0

New Dollars ...... 0 4 10
3llverin bars ...... • . 0 4 115.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New PriceC;;enVii
SUGAR.—To-day prices ruled firm for West India
Sugar, and a good business was concluded, but chiefly
by refiners. At auction 11 hitch 6 trcs Jamaica were
sold, middling yellow at 38s 6d, low 375, and good
brown at 36s per cwt. The quantity sold amounted to
420, making for the week 2,450 hhds, &c. In prices
there is scarcely any variation as compared with those
current on Friday last.
REFINED.—To-dayformer rates were well supported for
refined goods, and home trade d. alers were desirous to
make purchases; indeed the supply of lumps from 49,
to 50s per cwt is not sufficient tor their wants. The
market for Bonded Crushed Sugar remains in a firm
position.
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whole sold at full rates ; fioe yellow went at 39s 6d to
41s, middling and good 38s to 395, low 36s 6d to 37s 6d,
fine brown 35s to 365, inferior 31s to 33s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This etterifoon Bengal Sugar met with
little attention, and 1,500 bags at public sale sold at full
rates; fine and good white Benares went at 40s 6d to
434 6d, middling 39s 6d to 40s.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was not a more active de.
mend for Foreign Sugar by private treaty for home use
or exportation, still holders here firm, and for bonded
parcels full rates were asked. At public sale 300 chests
Bahia were offered, and sold at 17s 6d to 28s 6d for brown
and middling yellow. Of Porto Rico 278 hhds 125 brh
duty paid went at 38s to 39s for ordinary yellow, and at
40s to 42s per cwt for better sort.
COFFEE.—This afternoon a fair demand existed for
Plantation Ceylon Coffee. and full rates are paid. A
public sale of 42 casks 370 bags went at from 47s 6d to
57s for fine fine ordinary and middling. The market for
Native has a quiet aspect, but sellers will not accept less
than 36s 6d per cwt. for good ordinary.
COCOA.—A decrease is visible in the demand for West
India this week, and prices have given way fully is per
cwt; the market also continues to be well supplied with
the lower sorts. At auction 424 bags of Trinidad
were only in part disposed of at 38s to 40s for grey,
and 40s to 45s for fair to good red; 100 pkgs of Grenada
went at 36s 6d to 40s per cwt. Piices are not expected
to rule much lower, although the stock is far greater
than at this time in the former year. Foreign met with
little attention, and is offered at 26s 6d to 28s 6d per
cwt; there is also no falling off in the stock, and lower
rates are likely to exist.
MOLASSES.—No further decline is visible in the value
of West India, still the business concluded has been
limited by private treaty at from 16s to 19e for low to
tine. East India Treacle met with a slow sale at 15s to
16s per cwt. and a reduction is expected to take place ;
there is a fair supply. For Honey better prices have
been obtained.

Congou operations have been upon a larger
scale this week, and stiffer rates have been obtained for
all sorts; a further advance is also likely to take
place. Sales of common and good common have
been made at Sid to. 9d, mixed blackish leaf
9id to 10id, blackish leaf lld to is Op, ditto
strong is Id to Is 3id, fine and Pekoe flavor is 4d to
Is lOd per lb. Green is held with firmness, at fully
former terms, and the business concluded has been of a
satisfactory nature. There are not ready sellers upo❑
the rates of this day week, for the lower sorts the de-
mand continues to be the most active. At public sale
21,300 pkgs have been offered this week, and 4,000 pkgs
found buy ere.
RICE.—To-day East India rice was held for full rates,
but .here was less business concluded by private treaty.
At auction 1,571 bags of Bengal only in part sold at 1 is
for fine, and at lOs to 13s 6d per cwt for good white.
SAGO is not mueh wanted, and the business concluded
has been rather under former rates, still there is not a
larger quantity on offer. At public sale 407 chests were
sold at 19s 6d to 20t 6d for good and fine greyish pearl
Sago Flour is in scanty supply, and prices rule firm at
from 20s to 21s per cwt.

SrlcEs.—Pim-ento continues to be wanted, and former
rates are readily offered, but few parcels are to be
obtained by private treaty, and there has been no
public sale. The value is from 4d to 4id per lb. For
Cassia Lignea the market is firm, and there are
several purchasers at 94s to 100 s per cwt according
to quality, but the supply is small of all sorts. The
market remains firm for Cloves, and a fair business has
been concluded; Bencoolen at is 4d to 2s, Amboyna is
to is 2d, Buurbon and Zanzibar lid to Sid per lb.
For Cinnamon the demand is better, and merchants
display firmness ; for Ceylon of first quality they
obtain 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; second ditto 28 8d to 4s,
and third ditto Is to 2s 10d. Black Pepper
realized full rates, and by private ireaty operations have
been upon a more extended scale ; Malabar shot at 3id
to 3id, heavy 3d to 31d, inferior 2id to 2id, Sumatra
clean 2id to 20, and inferior lid to 2id. The
value of white is from 4d to 9d, and there are not many
buyers. Pod Pepper is further depressed in value, and
at auction 184 bags went at 31s to 88s 6d per cwt for low
and mid. In the market for Ginger there is less activity,
but prices have varied little from this day week, although
there is a more plentiful supply. Of African 240 bxs
and 1,192 bags at auction were sold at 36s to
37s 6d for middling and good middling . 30 pack-
of shipping Bengal were taken in at 95s ; 22
boxes Barbadoes at 36s for mid small, but 130 pkgs of
Jamaica were all sold at 3/ 13s to 71 18s for ord to good.
Nutmegs are still wanted. At auction 11 cases of Sin-
gapore went at from 2s 5d to 2s 8d for ord and mid, and
at is 4d to 2s icr broken and small. The value
of better kind is from 2s 10d to 38 10d per lb, and
tha market has a firm aspect. Sales to a fair extent have
been made by private treaty in Mace from 2s to 2s 9d,
ant! three cases at action realized 2s 3d for mid quality.
To•day at auction 130 pkgs of Jamaica Ginger went from
41 7s to 5/ 10s, and better sort 6/ to 81 5s per cwt, these
are about former rates.
,SALTPETRE.—Holders have confidence, and less freely
sup. Plied the market this week, whilst former advanced
Pity, are well supported. still less demand has been