The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-05 00:00:00

1301 COUGH HOP MARKET.

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We continuo to be but moderatttly supplied with most
kinds of Hopi. Selected sampled are in moderate re-
quest, at last wetk's quotations. Otherwise, the demand
is heavy, at barely stationary pricest—Sussex pockets,
215 s to 21 18s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 8s to 31 5s ;
Mid and East ditto, 21 12s to 51 17sser cwt.

COLONIAL.
SITGAIL—The market for most descriptions has been
Very firm this week, but not particularly active. The
sales way be said to have been very fair, and in all cases
at fuller prices. West India has been higher by 6d to is
per cwt; low to fine descriptions have realised 33s 6d to
353; and grey, 34s 6d to 38s 6d. Barbadoes has been
at 41s for fine, at 35s 6d to 36s for low. Demerara
brown has realised 34s 6d to 36s for brown, and 48s 6d
to 51s for white. Refined Standard Lumps have been
49s to 49s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDlA.—Privately Mauritius was 6d to IS
higher, good and fine 3 ellow 37s 6d to 40s, mid to fine
brown 32s to 34s 6d, and Ord to fine grey 34s to 38s 6i
per cwt. Bengal has sold steadily- by private contract,
and at auction, 2,747 bags realised 42s to 44s for fine
grainy yellow, 36s to 37s for mid, and 35s for ord. Ma-
dras, 10,359 bags, about three fouths sold, good and
fine at 40s 6d to 413. mid brown 295, and low yellow
30s 6d to 31s. A few lots were bought in at 433 fur fine.
FOREIGN.—Brown Havannah in bond brought 17s to
18s, and Brazil yellow, 18s to 20s per cwt. Bahia, low
to mid brown, 34s to 365, and good and fine yellow
40s 6d to 425.

COFFEE.—The market has been good for all descrip-
tions and fuller prices have been obtained. Ceylon has
been sold at 45s 6d to 46s for fine ord. greyish, at 376 6d
to 38s for good ord, and at 48. to 498 6d for pea-berry
fine ord, grey was held for 50s, and sore parcels of fine
sold at 63s to 84s, 6d. Mocha has been firm. Mysore
fine yellow 606-6(1 to 61s being very full rates. Good
ord Native Ceylon has been at 31s 6d to 32s 6d per CWt.
SPlCES.—Pimento has had a good sale, but rather
lower rates; go&I coarse 21d to 30. Pepper has a
steady sale at firm prices.
COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 36s to 42s per cwt.
TEA.—This article has rather a readier sale, and com-
mon Congou at Ad per lb advance.
Tai.Low.—P.Y.C. is 41s 9d to 42s per cwt. on the
spot, being very du11... For delivery in the next three
months the prices have been 41s 3d per cwt. •
Corrorr.—There has been an active inquiry with an
improvement iu prices.
Rum.—A slight advance has been realised, and more
business bas‘been done. Proof. Leewards Is 4id to is sd;
Demerara, 30 to 38 over, 23 to 23 4d; and Jamaica 28
to 33 over. 2s 10d to 3s 10d per gallon.
RlCE.—Very little has been doing, and the quotations
have drooped. Mid. white Bengal; 9s 6d; and Madras
is 6d to 8s per cwt.

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SALTPETRE.---Calcutta bas been rather low; middling
'grey,. 9i to 7 per -cent; refraction, 25s 6d to 26s 6d
per cvit.

Tonacco".There was an extAisive business trans-
acted last month,;sales bengal, tieo hhds. The market
assumed a slightly improved tone, and several purchases
wore made at toll rates, for spinning descriptions, of fine
quality, and for first Class Kentucky sTipa„an advance
'by some 'holders has been named. The market is-firm.
Last adviees-frora New Orleans speak faiourably of
thelmarkerj Sales hid becnlntile.:to some extimt, and•
for ord sorts atie fractkinal advauce: IMports, 65 hhds!
deliveries. r,285 against 817 hhds_in the,correspond-•
ing month of 1847. Stock, 27,7,30 hhds against 29,569
Ideas in,
_Virginia. sales._ hale been::2oo Wide.
'l4arly 'equal quantities of Leaf and Strips. Leaf at.
Aidlo 5d and. Strips at 41d to sid. Kentucky Leaf and
Strips-have constituted the chief-sales of -the month, to-
gether being nearly.- 1 700 hhds, of which 1,126. were
Strips- Manufacturers have in 'some instances' sup-
plied thernselves more freely than 14 wine Moliths"past.
The importation up to'the present'period shoris a wall'
diminution in Strips, compared with* that 0f1847, and
an increase, in 'Leaf. of 1,618 hhds. For exportation
sales • were limited, but - holders appear to 'look
forward . with • confidence- to a ' good 'continental'
demand.. In Maryland sales were - 23 hhds at sd,
to 71d. In Havannah Leaf -a-moderate business has
been done, and the limited sales effected have been
nearly confined to ord and mid sorts, at low Prices ; of
fine stock is almost bare. The general character Of last
year's importations caused. a considerable decrease in the
consumption, but which was more than `replaced by
other growths. Latest accounts 'from llavannah- speak
favourably of the last crop; both as - respects quantity
and quality. _ Havannah Cigars have been in
fair demand, and for ordinary dried' sorts a
few limited sales were made for exportation. Delive-
ries for home -consumption •in 1848 were 929 cases
against 919 cases in 1847 ; stock 2,127-cases, against
2,177 cases in 1848. In Manilla Cheroots a limited
business has been done, both for home trade and for ex-
portation; stock is comparatively small. Sales of Manilla
Leaf: have been confined to.selections by the trade for
immediate consumption. _ In Cuba there has been a
steady demand for -good quality both for home trade
and exportation, at previous prices. Yarn has con-
tinued in request. In Columbian there haS been
less animation, the trade being indisposed to
purchase except for immediate wants, hut holders have
sliown.no disposition to press sales, and previous rates
hare been maintained. 'The introduction of German to
a considerable extent has materially interfered with the
coniumptiOn of Columbian, and is likely to do so as long
as th'e great'difference in prices exist. Brazil has been
at fuller prices, and also German. The accounts of the
crop being unfavourable Negro Head and Cavendish
have been firm.
GREEN Fnurr.—The cold weather has checked the
consumption of Fruit, but as the stock of Oranges is
reduced to a limited quantity, the price is well sup-
ported. Two cargoes, ex " Galatea" and " Pearl,"
fromh St. Michael; sold at public sale by Keeling and
32s to
first quality, realised 35s to 38s, second quality
d 333
per box; Lisbon, 22s 6d per box. Lemons
o ul
case isB4le—for what few aro selling 18s to 19s per
obtaired. Barcelona nuts 43s to 44s per
bag. Black Spanish 55s per barrel. Chesnuts sell
freely. French! dss
without alterper barrel. Spanish
have advance
n• Seville sours are likely to be scarce
this season ; and Seville sweet are selling at an im-
proved price compared to former seasons.

BANKRUPTCY—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FINE.)
IN RE COLENUTT.
-This bankrupt had crrrird on business as a baker at
Ports.ta, an. gpplit d !or his certificate.
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His HoNoua said this was a case in which he cer-
tainly should not grant the certificate immediately; the
bankrupt had allowed judgment to go by default in an
action for which there was not the slightest
ground, but the object in that was to get a judg-
ment to the prejudice of all the other creditors.
The bankrupt had also given it bill of sale,
by- which n considerable property would have been lost
had it not b. cn for the activity of the assignees, who
had sueeeek?ed in upsetting the clri-n, and rescued the

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Lich prtir arls•?n through tha
forms and fictions of the common 14w, which gave rights
to persons under documents based on falsehood. He
(Hu Honour) Would thelefore adjourn the certifteato

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for eighteen mouths. from .the4ato of the fiat; without
protection, unless the bankrupt had beep impritoued for
least three months.

SURREY• SESSIONS-(-TtUS DAY.)

Jolat Rogers, for stealing a loiking-g!a,s, Abu pro-
ty of Suraii 4eynolds, witsseptonced.to.three months
at Brixton.

JameS Willis, an oil offender, w“s tried upon. tvvp in-
'dictmentS:--the first charging him with stealing a pair
of boofs,Alie property of Isaac: Bunt, and the second with
stealing &pair of bgots, the proPerty of Scirriuel Reddielt;
The jury found him Guilty, and it being proved thitt
he had been several 'times summarily convictei, the
Court sentenced him to seven years' transportation.
Thomas Braden, 17;. and Charles Banes, 18, were in-
dicted for dealing,. at ,:Bermondsey, a tarpaulin and a
number of ropes, the property of Jplm.Ehnore..
The prosecutor is a ligliterman a.t Bvrinorilsey, and.
!he property,in question was left, on board a barge for
slier; time by one of his men. On hss return it v.as
missed, and on the same evening the priioners were
s;opped in Gravel-lane, Boutliwark, 'while attempting to
dispoSe of the property.
The jitry found them Guilty, anti
The COURT' sentetic. d each to six months' imprison-
ment at Brixton.
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Robert Carter, . who had br.en twenty times in custody,
was convicted of picking pockets, and sentenced to ten
ycars' transportation.

BOW-STREET.-( THIS DAY.)

Robert Boyll and Augustus Schinidt were brought up
for final examination before Mr. Henry, on the ct:arge of
stealing a great quantity of schedules from the Insolvent
Debtors' Court.
It appeared from the evidence that on the Bth of De-
cember last, between three and four o'clock in the after-
noon, the prisoners were observed upon a staircase
leading to the room in which the records of
the court were kept; and to which the public had no
right of access. The prisoners upon being observed
ran away, and the housekeeper, suspecting ,there was
-otnething wrong, went up to the room and found that
a great many schedules and other documents had been
abstracted from one of the presses. Upun searching
the room ho discovered a blue bag, containing no less,
than thirty-nine schedules. As other schedules had
been, on former occasions, stolen from the room,
he gave information to the police ; and Schmidt
VN as taken into custody on Wednesday week
last. It appeared that on that same night Boyll went
to Schmidt's lodgings and burnt a great many papers
there. Boyll was afterwards apprehended and brought
up for examination; when he was remanded to this day.
Mr. HErirty inquired in whom the property was vested
and what was the value.

Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, who prosecuted by direction
of the Commissioners of the Insolvent lle►:turs' Court,
said that the documents were not the property of any
person, and by the: Act of Parliament it was not
necessary to state to whom the schedu'es belonged, or
what the value was—it was enough that they were
public documents.
The prisoners were fully committed for trial.
As they were being taken out of court, Schmidt
leaned over the partition which separated the passage
from that body of the court, and struck a woman named
Rubinson (whose husband was mentioned in the course
or the evidence as being suspected of having given
information) a violent blow ou the head.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY)

Albert Williams, a well-known associate of thieves, wsb
brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having
stolen four live fowls, the property of Mr. George Blake,
wire worker, No. 88, John-street, Tottenham-
court-road.

The prosecutor stated that on Wednesday morning
last, on opening his shop, he found that the lower part
of the shop front had been broken open, and four live
fowls stolen from a case inside. From information he
subsequently received, he went yesterday to Mr. Green's,
in Pancas•street, and found the three fowls in his pos-
session. In answer to his inquiries, Mr. Green informed
him that he bought them of the prisoner for 2s. 31. The
fowls produced were the same us those stolen from
his shop.
Mr. William Green, cowkeeper, 4, Pancras-street,
Tottenham-court-road, said he knew the prisoner by
sight. O❑ Wednesday morning last the prisoner came
into the shop and asked him to buy a fowl. Witness
asked him what he wanted for it ? The prisoner re-
plied ho would sell it for one shilling, but, as ho had
two more at home, he would sell the lot cheaper if wit-
ness would purchase them. Knowing the prisoner's
family bred fowls he consented to purchase them, and
gave the prisoner 2s. 3d. for the three.
Sergeant Fryer, 15 E, said he took the prisoner into
custody about six o'clock this morning. On being told
the nature of the charge against' him, the prisoner said
he purchased them of a boy in Tottenham-court-road.
He then took,him to the station.

Constable E 44, having proved seeing the prisoner
close by prosecutor's house on th• morning of the rob-
bery, he (the prisoner) was committed for trial.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

One of the most destructive conflagrations that has
occurred in Edinburgh fora considerable period took
place early on Wednesday morning, at the station of
the Caledonian Railway, in Lothian•road. The sta•
tion consists of a range of three buildings, the one to
the north being the 'tetripbrary passenger shed, and
the one to the south being the passenger shed of the
new station, which has been for some time in the
course of construction. The fire originated in one of
the trucks attached to the goods train from Carlisle,
which reached the Edinburgh station shortly after
two o'clock in the morning. The work of destruction
was so rapid that it could not, we believe, be properly
ascertained whether the ignition of the truck arose
from friction or from a spark from the.engine ; but it
it is conjectured that the latter was the more probable
cahse. The goods in the truck were of a, light des-
cription and easily consumed, And as the truck was
situated in the midst' of others similarly loaded, the
fire extended with, such alarming rapidity that it
speedily communicated to the goads shed. As this
erection was composed almost entirely, of wood, and
as it was' filled with .a large quantity of goods of an
inflammable nature, it was soon in' a. complete blaze.,
lighting the horizon for miles around;
Informationhavingrbeen sent to the head police-
office imtnediately after the fire was discovered, Mr.
Wood, superintendent of the fire brigade, accompanied
:by a large number of the "'len- underlais pharge, was
preient In, 'a short time, with fOur engines, all of
Which were set to' work without a memcnt's &lay:
fire, however, had got such a control over the
goods' shed that the efforts of the:fire brigade were,
for a .considerable period, of very tittle avail.; and,
•eventually, thg flames came in. contact with the pas-
s'etiger-Alied to th-e-Wo"thWard;betWeen which and the
*,,ods 4h&l Ade- was only a 'slight
,partition. The
lire' next extended to the .passenger shed tb•the South- ,
~liittrti,Taind'tlie air entering thaiiheds :acted just
Many-pairi sorlagloWiln-fanniqlhe flames
that the station appeared as if one entife t;lieA 'of fire.
`The' baiireen six
and'seved bat not -until almost *gale of
the goods shed was destroyed, a great portion of the
southern passenger one;and about 100 feet of the north-
ern one, As the last of these . sheds' was composed
almost' entirely of Won, the injury-done 'to it con-
sisted only of the' deStructioh of the- boarding along
the roof; and the displacement of a number of the
iron rods and beams by Which the roof was suspended.
A detachment of the 21st regiment from Edinburgh
Castle were present,, and aided materially the fire
brigade in, working the engines, as well as in
pre-
serving order.
The damage done must be enormous, owing to the
hrge- quantity 'of goo& destroyed, consisting among
other thing of 'a great number of boxes of tea, several
packages of Manchester manufactured goods, bales
'of provisions,' &c: 'Nine third;class pusSenger car-
riages have alsb been' burned, and six trucks. , We
also understand that the' splendid travelling carriage
lately built for the company in Greenock, has suffered
to some extent, the sides of' it being- blistered by the
heat of the.fire, and otherwise injured. The officials
of the company estimate the damage done at between
6,0001. and 7,00011-but it-is said that this will not
nearly cover it.' • •

'COLLEGE OF 'PRECEPTORS.—At the third annual
meeting of this body, held yesterday, at their rooms, in
Bloomsbury-square, Mr. Turrell; president in the chair,
the report stated that on the 28th December, an official
communication had been received from the Attorney-.
Generals office, stating that the charter of the College
of Preceptors, a draft of which 'had been submitted to
the Board of Trade, had been referred to the attorney
and solicitor-general by the Council office, and request-
ing that the usual fees of twelve and eleven guineas
should be forwarded to them. Such was the actual po-
sition of the charter question. The efforts of the college
were already known and acknowledged, not only in
Scotland and Ireland, but in New Brunswick, Prince Ed-
ward's Island, and on the Rhine and Ganges, East and
West Indies, as well as in the new world of Australia. The
expenses of obtaining the charter would be 500/., and
towards this sum the council had only to acknowledge
1501: 13s. 6d. They had to regret that this fund was
as yet so inadequate, as without the charter they could
givo little of a national character to the institution, but
with which they could imprint upon a well organised
body of men that mark of genuine professional dignity
which was long, both publicly and privately, due to
those who, as well informed and conscientious teachers
of youth, undertake the charge of rearing and training
them for active life here and for eternity hereafter.—The
remainder of the proceedings consisted of the election
of offict.rs and other routine business, and the Rev. Dr.
Wilson having been called to the chair, a special vote
of thank; was passed to Mr. Turrel, who retires from
the presidency of the council, which he held for three
yeats. A subscription for the Charter Fund was then
entered into by the gentlemen present, and amounted
to nearly 1001.
IMPORTANT DEClSlON.—Yesterday, at the West-
minster County Court, D. C. Moylan, Erg., the Judge,
decided that plaintiffs had no right to examine defen-
dants as witnesses against themselves.
Hop INTELLIGENCE.—WORCESTER, JAN. 3.—We
have nothing to report' with regard to business in this
market. Nothing doing: We are requested to correct
the statement made in our last by inserting the follow-
ing, an error having taken place in casting up the books:
—The number of pockets of hops weighed from De-
ceruhr 25, 1847, to December 25, 1848,—New, 13.799;
old, 2,162; sold by auction, 277. • 'Total, 16,238, Wor-
i caster Journal.