The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-12 00:00:00

BILLINGSGATE MARKET.

Supplies good, and trade brisk.—Turbot, ss: to 21s. ; Cod,
3F. to 12s. ; Solei, 6d. to 4s. per pair ; plentiful, 2s. to 6s. ;
Oysters, 245. to 60s. per bushel ; Salmon, 2s. 6d. to Si.
per lb. ; Mackerel, 6d. to ls.
HAY MARKET.

Moderate supplies, but a good demand; prices much as
before ; Hay, 70s. to 90s. ; Clover, 803. to 1 lbs. ; Straw, 345.
to 445. per load.

COLONIAL MARKET.

This market was again greatly neglected, owing to the ex-
citement prevailing in the tea department. We have heard of
one board only of British Plantation being sold, and that was
low brown at 555. A mixed parcel of 2,400 bags Mauritius sold at
40s. and 60s. ; and a mixed parcel of Bengal realised about
former rates. All of these parcels did not sell.
TEA MARKET.

The market was in an excited state, and higher prices were
asked. Many parties are inclined to regard the last news as
not founded in fact, and some very heavy wagers have been laid
that such is the case. But little business doing, and all parties
looking anxiously for the mail from Canton.
TALLOW MARKET.
P. Y. C. very quiet at 51s.
BRIMSTONE MARKET.

Since the statement made by Lord Lyndhurst in the House
of Lords on the subject of the monopoly, the market has become
quiet, and the nearest price for good seconds on the spot was
121. 10s. We understand that the Company's Agents will not
sell at that price.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

COVENTRY RACES. -WEDN ESDAY.

The Craven Trial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added from

the Fund, for three and four-yr-olds. Once round and a
distance. Ten subs.
Mr. Massey's b g Tubalcain, 4 yrs, Bst 41b Marlow 1
Mr. Treen sch c Fitzroy, 3 yrs, 7st 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Fame,
4 yrs, Bst 41b ; Clara, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; Protector, 3 yrs, 7st ;
and Fitzambo, 4 yrs, Bst 71b.
Betting-6 to 4on Treen's two ; and sto 2 agst Tubalcain.
A good race, and won by nearly a length.
Handicap Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, for any horse, with 30
added from the Fund. One mile and a half. Seven subs.
Mr. Treen's br c Fitzambo, 4 yrs, lOst 21b. Treen 1
Mr. Matthew's b g Master Teddy, 4 yrs, 9st,
.... 2
Mr. W. Lacey's br f Viola, 4 yrs, 9st.
3
Four others not placed. A fine race.
The City Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added from the Fund,
for horses not thorough bred. Mile and a half. Eleven subs.
Mr. Maley's ch m Bellissima, 5 yrs ... (Mr. Sadler) 1
Mr. W. Jones's b h Bolivar, aged, 12st
Mr. Matthew's b g Master Teddy, 4 yrs, lOs 41b
Eight started. Won easy.
A Silver Cup, with 10 sovs. added for the second horse, and
a subscription of three sovs. each, was won by Mr. Drew's
Young Forester (Crickman), beating Mr. Collins's Catamaran,
aged, Mr. W. Walter's Goldhurst, 6 yrs, Mr. B. Collett's Ju-
venile, 4 yrs. and ,Mr. Stevens's Rosa, 4 yrs, in four heats, the
third of which was a dead heat.
The Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added, was won
by Mr. Bunney ns Duenna, aged (Barker), beating Rust,
Cigar, Cannon Ball, Eva, and The Melton Lass, very cleverly.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin and Sheriff
Faulkner arrived in town on Wednesday evening by the Liver-
pool Railway, on business of importance connected with the
Irish Corporation Bill.
M. Meyerbeer has been made a Chevalier of the
Order of St. Ernest by the Duke of Saxe Gotha, on occasion
of a grand musical composition made by him for the opening of
the theatre of Gotha. .

The Marchioness of Londonderry's balls will
be given every alternate Wednesday until Easter. The ar-
rangements for these entertainments are on a scale of unusual
elegance.
DEATH OF LADY TYNTE CALDWELL._Her
Ladyship died at the hotel in Sackville-street, Dublin, on Fri-
day last, after a short illness. Her Ladyship was the wife of Sir
John Caldwell, Bart., of Castle Caldwell, county Fermanagh.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF MURDER
AGAINST A WHOLE FAMILY.—On Wednesday an inquest
was held before Messrs. Gell and Higgs, at the Red Lion,
Prince's-street, Westminster, on the body of John Gates, aged
68, whose death took place under most extraordinary circum-
stances. It appeared that on Friday evening the deceased,
who lived at No. 7, Pye-street, Westminster, was sitting with
his wife, when he suddenly jumped up, and said he would go
to bed. He had not been there above a quarter of an hour
when he was seized with a fit to which he was subject, and his
wife, who had all the time been sitting in the room, observed
what appeared to be vitriol on his face. She states that she
missed a bottle containing some vitriol at the same time, and it
has not since been found. The deceased died on Monday.
The surgeon considered the case so suspicious that he could
not come to any conclusion as to the cause of death, the upper
part of the face, eyes, and ears being much burnt. The mother
and family had been taken into custedy, but were liberated to
await the coroner's inquest. The deceased could not tell how
he came into the state he was in. The inquiry was adjourned
in order to make a post mortem examination of the body.
FATAL OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.—On Wednes-
day forenoon, a little girl, named Elizabeth Hazel, only four
years old, living with her parents at 25, Lambeth-street, White-
chapel, was in the act of running across the road when a Black-
wall omnibus, No. 5,412, passing at the time at a moderate
pace, knocked the child down, and the wheels passed over her
body, crushing the right thigh in a frightful manner. The
little sufferer was conveyed at once to the London Hospital,
Mile-end, where every assistance was rendered, but she died a
short time after her admission. No blame appears to attach
to the driver of the omnibus, who is a sober steady man, and
appeared much affected at the unfortunto circumstance

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The annual dinner of one of the best of the
benevolent institutions with which, under Providence, London
abounds—we mean the benevolent Society of St. Patrick—will
take place, as usual, on the 17th of March, the patron saint-
day of Ireland. The late Lord-Lieutenant, the Marquis of Nor-
manby, will take the chair, and will be supported, inter alios,
by the Marquises of Downshire and Headfort, the Earls of De-
von, Desart, and Fingal' ; Lord Lurgan ; Lord Shelburne and
Lerd Milton, as representatives of the Lansdowne and Fitzwil-
ham properties; the Hon. Henry Westenra, Mr. Hume, Mr.
Ashton Yates, and other gentlemen connected by birth and
property with the sister country.

- COVENT- GARDEN THEATRICAL FUND.—The
coming anniversary Festival, which is to take place on Wed-
nesday next, in Freemasons' Hall, is spoken of as having greater
attractions than any which has been celebrated for many years
past, to which end the Secretary and Committee of Manage-
ment are at present laudably and indefatigably exerting them-
selves in providing all available talent in the musical depart-
ment, which, as formerly, will be under the direction of Sir
G. Smart, who will preside at the pianoforte. The following
distinguished vocalists have already promised their valuable as-
sistance :—Madame Vestris, Miss 111 aria B. Hawes, Miss Lu-
combe, Miss RaPriforth, Miss H. Cawse, and Miss P. Horton.
Mrs. Anderson, pianiste to her Majesty, and Mr. N. Mori,
will nerform a duet on the pianoforte and violin, anti Mr. Sedg-
wick. some popular air with variations on the concertina ;
Messrs. H. Phillips, Harrison, Borrani, C. Taylor, Hudson,
and a host of talent besides, have volunteered their services, so
that a musical treat of no ordinary kind may be confidently an-
ticipated, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will be
in the Chair, and will be supported by several Noblemen and
Gentlemen eminent in the political, literary, and theatrical
world, who have signified their intention of being present.
DESTITUTION AMONGST THE WORKING
CLASSES.—On Saturday last, a baker, in Calton, thinking that
his beggar customers were on the increase fell on the following
plan to ascertain the number who visited him in one day ;—He
put 100 small biscuits into a basket, and gave each beggar one
as they came in. He opened his she') at seven o'clock in the
morning, and by six o'clock in the evening only 36 biscuits out
of the 100 put into the basket in the morning remained.
Amongst those who got biscuits were fourteen boys and girls ;
E ur blind men, led by dogs; the others appeared to be trades'
people out of employment.