The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-25 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

HAY NLATIZETs.
SMITIIFIZLD.—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 31 165 ; Clover ditto
31 5s to 31 15s ; and Straw, 11 lOs to 11 14s per load.
A full average supply and a heavy demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 318 s to 41; Clover ditto,
31 5s to 41 14s; and Straw, 11 12s to 11 Ms per load.
Supply but moderate, and trade firm.
WHITECHAFIL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 31 15s; Clover
ditto, 31 5s to 51; and Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 14s per load.
Trade dull, at the above quotations.
MEAT MATCHETS.
LEWES, MAncti 23.—We had a very slow inquiry here
to-day, at barely stationary prices : Beef, from 2s 6d to
43 2d; Mutton, 3s Gd to ss; Veal, 4s 4d to 4s 8d; and Pork,
4s to 4s 6d per 81bs.
No other reports have come to hand.
ra-z1VG.a.713 AND LEADENHALL.
We had a very dull trade here to-day on the following
terms :—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ;
Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 33 4d to
4s 10d per Sibs by the carcase.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Ifareli 25, 1847, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. BARLEY. BARLEY.' OATS. I I
RTE. REINS. I PEAS.
PRIGS • • I 1 758 10,1 ils ltd 311 3d 66s Sd 1 51s 11 d i7s 2d
The Duties on Foreign Grain are new suspended.

FIRE AT THE WESTMINSTER FRENCH PROTESTANT
CllURCH.—Yesterday forenoon, shortly after the commence-
ment of divine service in the Westminster French Protes-
tant Church, Bloomsbury-street, St. Giles's, the congregation
was thrown into a state of considerable alarm, by a report,
being raised that the sacred edifice had taken fire. It ap-
pears that for some few minutes a strong smell of burning
wood was experienced, but nothing particular was thought
of that circumstance, until dense bodies of smoke commenced
issuing from under the flooring boards. It then became ap-
parent that a fire was burning under the floor of the Wilding.
The service was immediately stopped, and several persons
having procured buckets of water, they were discharged upon
that portion of the church on fire. At the same time intel-
ligence of the outbreak was sent to the engine stations.
Numerous engines of the brigade quickly attended, and the
firemen, upon removing some of the flooring boards, found
that the joisting, &c., had become ignited, owing to a defect
in the hot air flue used for warming the building, and there
is no doubt that had the outbreak taken place at night, after
the church was closed, that it would have been destroyed.
As it is the damage is not very considerable. One of the fire-
men was left to watch the spot and the service was resumed.
THE ARMY.-DEATH OF COLONEL LINDSAY, LATE
OF TILE. 78T11 HICUILANDERS. —lntelligence has been re-
ceived of the death of this distinguished officer, which took
place a short time before the departure of the last mail at
Kandy, in the island of Ceylon. He entered the service as
Ensign in 1794, but was for some years subsequently em-
ployed in home and minor services. In 1811 he proceeded
to Java, and was present in the actions of the 22d of August
and 16th of September. In the latter he commanded eight
companies of the 78th Highlanders, and for his conduct on
the field received a medal. In 1814 he served during the
campaign of Holland, and took part in the bombardment of
Antwer. His commissions were thus dated—Ensign,' July
3, 1794; Lieutenant, August 22, 1794; Captain, November
22, 1801; Major, January 4, 1810; Lieut.-Colonel, Nov. 25,
1813; and Colonel, July 22, 1830. Although retired from
the army for some years, he was specially allowed to retain
his rank.
REPORTED CONFESSION OF PLATT'S, THE MURDERER.
—During Monday it was currently reported that Platts, who
was on Saturday last convicted of the murder of Collis, at
Chesterfield, had freely and unreservedly confessed to having
been a direct party in that horrible tragedy,. It will be re-
collected that there were three individuals concerned in it,
Matta, Morley, and a person at present unknown ; and that
Morley died before the body of Collis was discovered, and, of
course, before Platts was taken into custody; no clue having
yet been obtained as to the name of the third man. 'We
immediately instituted an inquiry into the truth of the
statement respecting Platts' reported confession, and we are
inta-med that, in the presence of several magistrates, Platts
made a statement which, although of a very rambling de-
scription, left on their minds no doubt whatever of his guilt.
We are not enabled to say more at present; but it must be
very satisfactory to the public to know that the verdict of
the jury has been so early admitted to be just. Platts' con-
duct during his trial showed an almost entire insensibility to
the position in which he was placed ; and we understand that
since then his behaviour has not materially improved. We
believe the execution is fixed to take place on Thursday
week, April I.—Derby Mercury of yesterday.
LOSS OF A rRENCII GOVERNMENT STEAMER.-
We learn from Captain Guird, of the French brig Irma and
Thomas, arrived at this port yesterday from Senegal, that
the French Government steamer Charade was wrecked off I
that port on the day he left, and from 25 to 30 of her crew I
were lost.— Charlton Courier, Feb. 25.