The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-16 00:00:00

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MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
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SMITHFIELD.-- Meadow Hay, 2/ Ss to 31165; (-Lover ,
3_/ 8s try 4t :Gs ; and Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 16e per toed.

A full act,rage supply and a heavy demand.
CUMLEIMAND.-11eadow llay, 9/ 8s to 41; Clover &t
it:
3/ 5s to 41 14s; and Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 16e per 1°
Tr.de dull. at the above quotations.
WtitmcnArxn.—Meadow hay, 21 55 to 31 165; Gl,°ll
ditto, 31 -81 to 51; and Straw, 1/ 10s to 1/ 14s per
1-41"
Supply good, and trade dull.
4.ONXATa.
St:GAL—Only about 80 casks British Plantation .0
been sold, including a few crystalised Demerara, by
without change in prices. The public sales have contal' L
5,763 bags 491 casks Mauritius, 6,650 bags 80 chests BeDisri
398 bags Madras, 310 baskets 472 bags Penang, l'Eu.nt.
cases
ea ow
nearly all of which sold at steady prices, enfoo
ing the low brown qualities, upon which a further reductions
ofßritish 111111
ot 611 to is was submitted to. The quantity of nneics
tation landed last week at the East aid West Indisl"7„o
was '217 hhds, and there were taken for home consinnPae,
283 hhds 17 tierces 41 barrels. The stock in the WO P-
is 1,647 hhds '278 tierces 516 barrels. folio
COF'FEE —1,509 bags Ceylon and 466 bags EastI goOd
were chiefly taken in, excepting a few lots of ord to Os
,be
ord native Ceylon, which sold at 43s to 455, being 01
higher. lot
RUM.—The quantity taken in for home consungai°lla 36
week at the East and West India Dock= was 216,,P%-tb•
hhds, and exhorted 123 puns 87 hhds. The sta.
eft 0--reiga
same places is 7,879 puns 1,248 hhds. The stockstock
is 282 puns. clllllOl/
Ruac.— 2,000 bags Bengal at auction were
above the value.
SALTPETRE.-1,480 bags Bengal realised full prices' Doold
SricEs.-366 bags White and 300 bags Black Per -
at full rates. 01
TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 51s 31 per cwt. on the or-
Town 53s per cwt.
TEA.—The market has been steady.

IRISH WASTE LAND IMPROVE.
bIENT SOCIETY.
TO THE LDITOR OF 7HE SOLV: pfthe
Sia,—By the report in The Sun of last night' 011
half-yearly meeting of proprietors of this society, "soda
Saturday last, it is stated that the liabilities of the arid
amount to 12,4611. 18s. Id., whereas the amount aPP:tito
at the foot of the accounts, and read by me to the m
of the
viz., 12,4611. 15s. 3d. (not 12,4611. 18s. Id.), is that
society's assets, after 'deducting its liabilities. Ur'ssfe
The error in thus substituting "liabilities" fore isVP
being calculated to create much prejudice against thDApd
I rely ou your candour to insert this communicati°l3C.

am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
rebe
FREDERICK FRY, Sec' j
The report was taken from a Sunday Paper.--(Dm'

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CONDEMNED CONVICTS.— for day fixed "argoder
execution of Welch and Matthews, who are at presen'edor
sentence of death, for murder, in Morpeth gaol, is cad
day next. Welch maintains the same hardened fre.cifo
impenitence which characterised him on his 001,11 Cdr
Matthews is much depressed in his mind, takes litlo tlidtj
but contemplates his fate with more calmness thr.nizi. 3011,
while he is more attentive to the instructions of his °r-
adviser. The execution will take place in front of th:000
at Morpeth, at eight o'clock in the morning.J
Journal.,sterat
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WAPPING.--.6"
Are Olt
morning, at a few minutes after one o'clock, aiEe 04
one time threatened very serious consequences to 'asp
property, broke out at No. 1, King Edward-strest.lmber
ping, in the occupation of Mr. James Millar, hab_7oll...
The flames originated in the shop, and had obtaineu.noOP
strong hold before they were discovered that the 4,10 40:_,
were obliged to get out of one of the windors• boiss
gines promptly attended, and plenty of water eror
been obtained, the firemen set to work, but the, 01.
able to get the fire extinguished until the whole of ire
lat's stock in trade was consumed, the lower part of .1' bl
miser burnt out, and the upper portion severely Wu
fire and heat.
of
one

DARING BURGLARY.—Between the hours ottlfe
and two yesterday morning, a burglary of a datiegoorr,
took place at Mr. Kirby's, the White Hart Tavern, .Legote°
row, Newport Market. It appears that the burglars of
an entrance by getting over a low wall in the re,er le, r,
premises, and from thence; after forcing open a r9ll tow,
into the parlour, the door of which was locked, and led thr,
bar. To overcome this obstacle, with a centre bit 010
bored no less than forty holes in one of the pelleis'„:iti
enable them to take it out, and allow one of the 4,71,
pass to the other side, from whence he forced the PlAcite°'„,
let his companions into the bar, which they 11„nporr,
After breaking open the till, from which they too'
of Cl. in shillings, they took several pounds of cigsret dig
a cupboard, and drunk a quantity of wine, after thew eel
took their departure without causing the least alarm
theinmates.
o 0
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—About three o'oloc-, Al#afternoon of the 12th inst., as William Sothrom clods fa
Quay, of Sunderland, was proceeding through dive
the pathway leading from Sunderland to Hylton ben
was violently assaulted by two men, and robbed of sod
bag containing twenty sovereigns and a half soyereta
201. I Is. in silver, the property of Messrs. Hutton ap
Claxheugh Paper Mills. gent
A WOMAN KILLED BY MER HUSBAND.---teolo of
day last an inquest was held at Newcastle on the "r), sql
woman named Ryan (the wife of a railway labour-00e
had died from the effect of blows given her by her
was sill;
in a dispute that arose between them. The inquest, tooted
journed till Thursday, when a verdict of " Mans a
was returned.
be fe'
GOVERNMENT AND THE CEMETERIES.-----f 3 ul
as generally stated, that one of the new sanat°l7,-ue,
of Government is to positively prohibit, by sta.„npuloiss_,
further burials in the crowded grave )-ards n•fherv-idue
districts, a very great change will take place in eries, lass;
land near large towns, of sufficient size for anle` e handreu
moth as the difficulty of findin land distant tore value, it
yards on all sides from bousesgof 501. Eer dunl re °lel
have not, near London, more than
very great. In fact, the Woods Forests -eCla
teries in their power.
into the
andone or tWO eite6
CITY WINE Dubs.—The investigationthe
extraordinary defalcatiors in the office of Mr. Fen°lllBll3B
late collector of the City wine dues, baying terminate" f
detectien of a long system of p!under, and the nff"f tbst
reward of 1001. for the apprehension and conviction 0 Lot
individual, Mr. George Telson, who, together with igr'vreii
for c
and a few other gentlemen of the Corporation made the
exertions to elicit the truth, has given notice of motion t the
following effect :—" That the resolution of the Court ?Ltor
23d of October, 1815, vesting the appointment of the Cob4o
of the City dues on '
wines, in the London-bridge App
r eree,'
Committee be rescinded, and that the officer be eles_ut
the whole Court, subject to the standing order in Priyis
the annual election of officers." The deficiencies mot: 106
are given to understand, to an enormous sum; 10l Alder
collector used to perform the duties of the orirof the °IBC&
man Ansley, when that Alderman was princiPeorzioNG Of
PARIS AND BOULOGNE RAILWAY. "o.os, SUSILI
THE LINE FROM AMIENS TO ABBETILLE.--P3,--„f the Arnie
EVENING.—The inauguration of the first
and Boulogne Railway took place to-day. 'melee e-d
vice between Amiens and Abbeville cotris,l
„ilea aP
morrow ; and six diligences of the Messageries Abbe;
Laffitte will perform the remaining journey betwe f,tit th_
vine and Boulogne every day with great rapidity, until for.
opening of the second part of the railway, which is ;wed e;
the month of August next. Mr. Charles Laffitta ?cowl°
the inauguration, which has been attended with ,1
success. sosiotir
We understand that the trustees of the 001_4
Gallery have purchased a small and very interestingly yrs;
by Raphael. This well was brought from RAY lrfaloternl44
since by the celebrated collector, Sir Marks it
Sykes, who died about twenty-five years ago, and 'es 01"
it to his widow, who dying lately, her representitb
to the National Gallery, along, we are infortnekbe 111.1;
cartoon of the same subject by the same master. is jest is not very intelligib,e. A knight in full armour _naive
asleep, and on either side of him a female figure is 30'
, is
One of these, from the attributes with which sae eon
dewed, would seem to represent Religion; the oth eckoo
an olive branch in her hand. The picture, though ,!,,e beet
an early one of the master, and even supposed to gasses ft
executed before he studied under Perugino, yet
~P° repro
great deal of that grace of line, and sweetness an'i
of expression which distinguish his later works.
FRAUD 3 ON PERSONS PURCHASING Hoso' onefrof
terday's Police Gazette contains an account of t,he„"itere,e,pie
which individuals have been duped into bliPnbt, siorine
unknown persons for large sums, when in reality Istsfrill
were valueless. A Mr. Hagan, of Agnes-street,
road, on Saturday attended a sale in a livery-stab,e,;erseeh'-ot
Chester-street, Kennington, when he got into oe",,,"tati,di'l
with two men. One of them, dressed as a greorkt-to-er
the other was a gentleman, who wished to buy o,!,aiP„ot
horse, and had been endeavouring to make n01(1
thirty guineas, but having disagreed his master los 11,
sell it to the gentleman at all. The other, whose `1,`,0 bey
that of a gentleman, said he was anxious to obtain turdoie,d
and offered Mr. Hagan a commission if he would
fur him, to which he assented, and after lookicg at "hot 17,0
they adjourned to a neighbouring public-house, W"
Hagan paid the man who personated the groom hoot AOl
his master. It subsequently turned out that the PtieffeAo.
not at the utmost worth more than 61. or 7/. The e` nt•Sb34,
of a similar character was practised on Mr. Henley, -ertb
pard's-lane, Brixton, who paid 271. for a horse liqW,,Arttid
by two men, who stated that the owner would nobioro4
it to an omnibus proprietor, and after getting P°11,6,
the money appointed to meet him at a public-lijet'
he was to pay them 41. more, but of course they cuu"
their appointment.
il
FATAL CAB ACCIDENT.—An inques.4. wee 00 tb
_,
yesterday by Mr. Bedford, at St. George's HosPill".a
aep
body of Hannah Mitchell, aged 41. The decease
ad be 111
fancy toy dealer in High-street, Knightsbridge,. ,eell
nine and ten e'clock on tLe night of last Saturday "00%01
deceased was crossing the Knightsbridge-road, w,neildeibleai
run over by one of tiansom's patent cabs, and the "seoee:v
passed over her chest. She was picked up 00_%41
state and conveyed to the above institution, whir opts''
pired on Thursday last, front suffocation caused bi
hemorrhage. Verdict, "Accidental death."

Or'
BIRTH& WiNct
On the 3d of December, 1846, at Valparaiso, Chill, the gift
Thomas Gray, of a daughter. _,, foo'
Chalk- J
Ott the 10th inst., at ltyde, the wife of the Rev.
_,A. fp. i
of a son. " OOP—
On the 10th inst., at Ellenbank, Dundee, Mrs. Jam— - 00%,
daughter. ..A./ of
On the 10th inst., at Glyn Garth, Anglesey, the ..."' 4.,
Beaver, Esq., of a son.
virC
ry
On the 11th inst., at Hanswell Hall, the lady of Moor
of a son. a• ron`ll`6
On the 11th inst., at Kensington, the wife of Charlet' ---• . ;
.1
SO
Esq., of a
On the 11 daughterns. ,1,01,
th it., at Woolwich, the lady of Captain 1.1"
...P
Artillery, of a daughter. A. 09 l''''
On Ow 12th inst., at Grove-lane, Camberwell, Mrs. is,
of a dauter. • Olt. °
On the 12th lust., at Western-terrace, Brighton, th
Sahon, E*q., of a son.

Al AR litED. Ire. Dl
On the 11 11 inst., at St. John's Church, Paddington, - to
0 -
in
of Ogleworth-park, to the Vicomte le VAliner. bringt° ;011
On the I Ith inst., at ,:ae, D V
orsetshire, Viscount voa
Miss Dainer, eldest daughter of the lion. Colonel And Ur°'
Dainer.

DIED. sop O,
24
ari*
In February, off Suez, on her return from India,
Wire of Cap (EMI J. C. Starkey, Madras N. I. I.IIIA-440
On the 25th ult., at Rome, William, son of the late lie..._,si jaw
On Ist inst., at 111 tutor Rouse, Dublin, the JIM Wiuu"—
01/48
C er, aged 49. Catilarine'
On the 9th inst., at Claygate, near Esher, Surrey, f tile
al). B. Baker, Esq. JAW°
On the 12th inst., Mary, relict of John Smith, Escl*,
Grange-road, Bermondsey, aged 70.
On the 12th inst., at Castle-hill, Reading, W. Hewitt, E.. 64.;,
On the 13th inst., Mr. John Bush, of Bell-yard, Temple

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