The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-16 00:00:00

GR OUP XXXIX.

TEICBSIEJIND LEEDS EXTENSION.
The Committee assembled this morning at twelve
e'c ock—Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair—when
th( y proceeded with the consideration of the short Ex-
tension Branch of the Thirsk and Leeds line, which is
about two miles in length, and is intended to unite
Durham with ihe Bishop Auckland Branch, for which a
Bill was obtt.inted last session.
Mr. Brawn described the engineering qualities of the
line, the principal feature of which is a double bridge
acr"ss tho river, over which there are to be two Toad-
/Va.'s, 04Ye above the other—the upper one for railway
pn. poses, and the lower one for the ordinary traffic of
the district.

STANDI,..NG ORDERS COMMITTEE.
ilCilf'S'E OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.)
he following Bills were decided to have complied
with the standing orders :
Liverpool Gas.
Bastern.Counties Railway (Maldon, Witham, and Brain-
trec Railway Purchase.)
JUar, cheater, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland Junction
lailvvay Deviations.
11..ir: Lothian Central Railway.
rJston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway.
Pet,rboroug;h and Thorney Line.
Ch ..1-d Canal and Railway Extension.
The following Bills were postponed till Thursday next:
Sco'tir.li Midland Junction Railway (Amendment and
I,:mneh to Laurencekirk.)
Eas4 Lincolnshire Railway.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Landon New Price Current of June 15.)
F '_IGAR.—To-day merchants manifested greater firm-
nes,, and there was a considerable falling off in the
amount of sugar offered for sale, whilst buyers operating
with increased freedom, produced an advance in the
nine of all kind of both slave and free-labour.
There was an extensive demand for West India Musco-
vad t of all kinds, and for every purpose, whilst the
rat. ; paid exhibited an advance on those of Friday of 6d
per cwt. A public sale of 150 hhds of Earbadoes Sugar
went off with briskness, at a *lse on the quotations of the
las' auction of Is per cwt.
1? EFINED.—To-day prices further gave way for Re-
fill. d goods, brown Lumps selling at 59s to 60s, and
Standard Lumps 60s 6d to Gls per cwt, but at these
rat( 3 the home trade were induced to take several par-
cels. Bonded Crushed Sugar is cheaper, but at 33s a
good business has been done in first quality.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was no public
sale of Mauritius Sugar, but privately several parcels
were sold at prices 6d to Is above those that existed on
this day week.
EAsT INDIA.—This afternoon a good business was
doi e privately in Bengal. and white sorts fetched an
advance on the prices of Friday 6d to is per cwt. None
was offered at public sale.
FO REIGN. —To-day there was no public sale of Foreign
Sug but privately exporters and the home trade were
Inky rs to a fair extent, paying stiffer rates.
rFFEE.—This afternoon .Jamaica Coffee did not meet
with much attention, and 3 casks 79 barrels Mountain,
at public sale, were sold rather under valuations.
EA. —All descripticns of Congou can easily be ob-
tallied privately upon previous low terms, still the pur-
chases made have been of little moment, and there is a
plentiful supply. The market for Green is in an inac-
tive state, and the tendency of prices is yet downwards,
whilst there is a large quantity on offer. Scented Teas
have bees operated in with caution, and lower rates are
excepted, whilst the supply is on the increase. At public
sale 15,000 pkgs have been offered, of which only 1,800
were sold at easier rates. Importers are sustaining
heavy losses upon the importation. of Teas.
there wase a further diminution in the
demand for East India
of Madrasßice, were offered At public sale 6,001 bags
; a ' part only sold, ;and at prices
shoeing a decline on those of Friday of is to is 6d
per cwt.
STeIRITS.—The market for Rum has presented a
brisk er appearance since our last report,
To daand p
eral
prices
zodsb eov
bayf assumed an upward tendency,
Rum, To-
hay were made in all sorts of
were compelled to pay 3s 2d to 3s 3d for profs reres
~rarcic, 3s for East India, and 4s 7d to 6s 3d for low to
mar fine Jamaica.
odne '[hors_rto-W00f..-11he trade have flehanifesteffiderlitetlde
oparite at the public sales w
day last.; the Colonial declared beer:trig lances lm.
hay. been anxious sellers, and accepted prices lid to 2d
per lb under those of the previous auctions. Other sorts
of Wool met with little attention, and rather lower rates
are taken.
o:La.—Prices coatinue to give way for all descriptions
of Southern Oil, as there is a good supply, but 70 tuns
at public sale were all disposed of. There has been little
Usi 'less transacted in Cod Oil. Seal has been operated
igwith caution, although there is a desire on the part of
merchants * meet the trsde. For Sperm the market
haa a: gull atc,..ikit, whilst the supply is good, and mer-
ohavVtdesirous to realise at 841 to 861 for fair and
du-% y, but faw contracts have been concluded since
aiit 1a.4-ieport. The arrials of Fish Oils hate been to