The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-17 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
COLONIAL
Surcan.—ln the British Plantation market rather a
large business has been transacted, at steady pricks; the
sales privately amounting to 850 hhds. The quantity
landed last week at the East and West India Docks was
1,822 hhds 95 tierces 490 barrels. There were taken
for home consumption 1,383 hhds 103 tierces 606 brls.
The stock in the same places is 27,028 hhds 3,890 tierces
6,768 barrels.
COFFEL—The market has given way to a small ex-
tent; 1,400 bags Plantation Ceylon offered at auction
were only partially realised at rather easier rates; but
1,050 bags good ord native found buyers at 27s 6d, being
tbe previous value.
RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the East
:and West India Docks was 929 puncheons 2 hogsheads;
there were taken for home consumption 207 puncheons
234 hogsheads, and exported 113 puncheons 97 hogsheads.
The stock in the same places is 23,876 puncheons
2;928 hogsheads.
RICE.-350 bags at auction sold at 123 for good mid
White Bengal, and at 10 6d to 115 6d for Madras.
SPICES.-80 bags White Pepper at auction realised
Tull prices; ord quality bringing 41 per lb.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is dull at 45s to 45s 3d per cwt on
the spot, and Town 478 6d.
TEA.—The market is quiet. A good consumption is,
however, still to be noted. For the public sales com-
mencing to-morrow about 17,000 packages are declared.
INDIGO.—At the public sales the quotations rule the
same as previously, the advance being 3d to 6d per lb,
compared with last July. Upwards of 4,600 chests have
passed.

73AT 711.A.TOLETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Old Meadow Hay, 313 s to 31 12s; New
ditto, 21 108 to 3/ 8s; Old Clover, 41 to 4/ 15s; New
ditto, 31 105 to 41 8s ; and Straw, 11 4s to 1/ 8s
per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Old Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 31 15s ;
New ditto, 2/ lOs to 31 Is ; Old Clover, 4/ to 41 12s;
New ditto, 3/ 105 to 4/ 6s, and Straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ 10s
per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull.
WHITECIIAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 3/ 15s ;
New ditto, 2/ 10s to 3/ 106; Old Clover, 41 4s to 51;
New ditto, 31 105 to 41 lOs ; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 118 s
per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.

COAL MARKE'I
Date's West Hartley 15s 6d
Buddle's W. Hartley 16s 3d
Chester Main l4s Od
Dean's Primrose
.Hasting's Hartley l6s 3d
Holywell Main lss 6d,
New Tanfield 143 Od
north Percy Hartley 153 6d
Ord's Redheugh
Pontop Windsor ....
Stewart's Hartley
Tanfield Moor
Tanfield Moor Butes l4s ed
Wylam
Wall's End, &c
Bewicke and Co.
Benshane ......
Heaton
Hotspur
Billingworth lss 3d!
Percy Bensh ern lss 3d
B

T.—YESTEADAY.
Eden Main ...... ...... 16s 9d
East Hetton
Hetton
Haswell lBs Od
Lambton
Shotten
Stewart's
Hudson's Hartlepool l5B 6d
Heugh Hall
Kelloe .... 16s Od
South Hartlepool
Trimdon ......... 16s 001
Benson
Seymour Tees
Tees ........... 17s 8(1
Whitworth l4s 9d
Derwentwat(rHartley 16s 0,1
Hartley
15s 9d
Nixon s Merthyr
Skips at market 164.

ANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
IN RE COE AND MANN.
Those bankrupts were described as of Adam-street,
Adelphi, printers and surveyors, and to-day was ap-
appointed for them to pass their last examination, but
no accounts having yet been filed the meeting was ad-
journed.

WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
John Woofridge and William Bowyer were brought
before Mr. Hammill, charged as follows:--
Sergeant Hawkes, 6 N, stated that a number of' de-
predations had lately been committed upon the property
of the trustees of St. Thomas's Hospital, situate in the
parish of Hackney, and of which Mr. Norris, builder,
of Hackney, is the agent. He (witness) on Wednesday
evening last discovered that a quantity of iron palli-
sading had been taken away. Shortly afterwards he
traced and followed the prisoners, whom he perceived go
into a marine store shop with a heavy burthen, and
from which they came out empty-handed. Witness
learnt that they had offered the iron for sale, but that
the marine store dealer having refused to purchase, they
threw down the property upon the fluor of the shop and
left. The prisoners admitted that they were aware wit-
ness was following them.
The prisoners, who made a rambling defence, were
committed.

TAW VALE RAILWAY.
(Tills DAY.)
The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the shareholders
of this company was advertised to take place to day, at
the London Tavern, at twelve o'clock.
At that hour very ftw shareholders were present. The
chairman, Emanuel Cooper, Esq., and two directors
were in attendance, and after waiting for an hour beyond
the time prescribed by the Act of Parliament, and mot
a sufficient number of shareholders being present to
constitute a meeting,
The CHAIRMAN declared the meeting adjourned
sine die.

TIEGISTRATION.-(THIS DAY.)
SOUTH W ARK.
Mr. Fist , the barrister, apointed revise list of
voters for the borough of Soutphwark,to held histhe court to-
day at the Town Hall, at eleven o'c!ock. There were
no objectioca, and only a few claims, and the proceedings
were utterly devoid of the least interest.