The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-12 00:00:00

BAN K OF

(From last nig
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7
the Week ending on Saturday,
ISSUE DEP,
X.
Notes i55ued........ 26,690,315 I

£26,630,315

Dated the 10th day of August, 11

BANKING D:

Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000
Rest ...• ••• • • • 3,599,152
Vublle deposits (in-
eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-
ings-banks, and Di-

vidend accounts).. 2,888,3G8
Other deposits •• •• • • 9,968,628
Seven day and other

bills.. .............. 1,109,914

£32,119,062

Dated the 10th day of August, 1

MARKET INTELLIGENCE
(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 11.)
SUGAR.—To-day the home and export demand was
less active for Raw Sugar, and for most sorts a slight
decline in the value took place. Supplies of Colonial
were also upon an increased scale. West India Mus-
covado was only in limited request either for the
scale or pan, and in some cases holders submitted to
a decline on yesterday's rates of 6(1 per cwt. The
purchases are 240, making 2,140 hhds, &c. for the
week.

RErrgED.—To-day refined goods met with a slow sale
for home use; the value of standard lumps is 53s 6d, and
brown grocery 52s 6d to 535. per cwt. For Bonded
Crushed Sugar prices are fully as high.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was less
in request, and 6,094 bags at auotion went rather cheaper,
but nearly the whole sold.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoon three parcels of Bengal
Sugar, amiOnting to 4,554 bags, were submitted to sale,
and nearly all sold, generally upon full termr. Of Ma-
dras 1,550 bags were sold, at a decline of IS.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public-dale of Foreign
Sugar ; whilst privately little business was done, and
some holders are sellers upon rather lower rates.
MOLASSES.—ThQ market looks firm for West India,
and deliveries are still exceeding arrivals. Purchases to
a fair extent have been made.

COFFEE.—This afternoon at auction 203 casks 12 brls.
and 623 bags of Cuba for exportation only were all sold,
but upon very low terms; fine mid bold colony fetched
555, good 48s to 50s, mid 42s 6d to 455, low mid
Sys to 41s 6d, fine fine ord 33s to 3Ss, fine ord
27s 6d to 325, good ord 25s to 275, ord 23s 6d, pea berry
40s to 455, damaged 22s 6d to 31g. Of Plantation Cey-
lon 636 bags and 24 casks went is to 2s lower, middling
sold at 475, low mid 41s 6d to 45s 6d, fine fine ord 37s to
39s 6d, fine ord 35s to 36s 6d, ord and good ord 27s to
29s 6d, and damaged 23s to 335.
TEA.—TO-day there was more demand for both Black
and Green Tea, but holders were unable to obtain better
prices.

SPICES.—To-day at public sale 243 bags African Gin-
ger, duty paid, were taken in at 30s 6d for middling
rather small ; 4 cases Mace sold at 2s Id to 2s 3d for
middling and good middling; 329 bags Malabar Pepper
taken in at 2id for half heavy grey; 18 bags Bombay
Cinnamon, ordinary thick 6d; 140 bags Long. Pepper
sold at 225; 42 packages Pod taken in at 68s.
RICE.—To-dly the demand was less animated for Rice,
but prices are not lower. At auction 1,064 bags of
Madras duty free sold at the former value; fine pinkey
white realised 11s 6d, and damaged 9s to 108 6d, but
3,000 bags Manilla were taken in above the value; 227
bags of Java sold at 15s to 15s 6d for fine bold white.
The public sales of Rice announced to take place next
week consist of 6,000 bags of Arracan, 1,000 bags Ilia-
dras, and 1,000 bags of Bengal.
SPIRITS.—For Jamaica Rum the demand has been loss
active for all purposes this week, and a slight decline in
the value is apparent. The sales only reach 150 puns.
Demerara is less wanted, bat prices remain much the
same as on this day week, and only 50 puns have been
sold at 2s 8d to 2s 9d for good quality 33 to 35 per cent.
over proof. Leeward Island has been dealt in
with caution, and prices are on the decline. East India
met with a dull sale, and is 5d to is 6d is the.
value of proof. The deliveries of Rum are on the
increase. Bar Brandy there is an active demand, and
for new kinds prices have an upward tendency. A
farther increase is also apparent in deliveries. Cognac,
best brands of the vintage of 1846 is held with firmness
at 4s 9d to 4s lid, and 1847 ditto at 3s 10d to 4s per
gallon. Of Geneva several parcels have been taken for
exportation at is lid to 2s, and fine for home use is in
fair demand at 2s 6d to 3s per gallon. For British made
Spirits there is a firm market with a good trade at former
rates.

INDlGo.—There is a steady home and export demand
for East India, and prices rule rather above those of the last.
quarterly sale for all kinds. Holders displayed firmness,
and few parcels are on offer. Spanish is held for fully
former rates, and a fair demand exists ; there is also a
decreased supply.

SwreETai.---To-day only small parcels of Rough
Saltpetre were sold by private treaty, and 672 bags Cal-
cutta at auction went rather cheaper; good yellowish
6 per cent. refraction sold at 255, and middling grey 6i
per cent. 25s to 25s 6d per cwt.
CocHINEAL.—This afternoon at public sale 50 bags of
Honduras blacks were sold at 3s 8d to 5s for low to
good, which arc full rates.

OlLS.—This afternoon prices were further depressed
for Sperm Oil, and 100 tuna at auction sold at 691 lOs
to 70/. Of Southern 20 tuns went at 201 10s to 25135.
60 pkgs Cocoa Nut sold at 38s 6d to 40s.
TALLow.—This afternoon at auction 467 casks of
New New South Wales were sold at 42s to 455, low
37s 9d to 41s 6d; 342 casks of Tagonrog 43s to 445;
150 casks old P. Y. Candle 43s 6d to 445.

Viscount Palmerston receives a large circle of
Parliamentary friends at dinner this evening, at his
Lordship's residence in Carlton-gardens.
Lord Gormanston, accompanied by the lion. Mr.
and Mrs. Preston, arrived in town on Thursday morn-
ing by the steamer Antwerpen, Captain Jackson.
APPROACUING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.---We
believe we can now announce the preliminaries to have
been arranged for the marriage of Lady Janet Fitzgerald,
only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, and
Mr. G. W. J. Repton, M.P. for St. Alban's, son of Mr.
George Stanley and Lady Elizabeth Repton, and grand-
son of the late learned Earl of Eldon.
THE CAPTOR OF Hulme, the indi-
vidual who apprehended the " King of Munster" at
Thurles, was the superintendent of a station on the
South-Western Railway, and for several years was ono
of the railway guards between this town and Man-
chester. He had previously observed O'Brien near the
station, but did not attempt to apprehend him until he
was wi4in the walls and had taken his ticket for Lime-
rick. O'Brien made no resistance, but suddenly changed
colour, and complained that the affair had not turned out
what he had been led to expect. The captive having
been safely lodged in gaol, Hulme made application for
the reward of 6004, which was readily granted. His
person, however, had since become so objectionable to
the insurgents that his life was considered to be in dan-
ger, and it was therefore deemed prudent to remove
Hulme to England, and accordingly he same to Liver-
pool on Wednesday, on his way to London, with a letter
from the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland to Sir George
Grey, for the payment not only of the reward, but for
the procuration of a situation, it not being held safe that
he should remain in Ireland under any circumstances.
On passing through this town, on Wednesday evening,
village,
by railway, OR his way to Leek, his nacre
Hulme was recognised by several old acquaintances
and
friends, and congratulated upon his signal success .n
—Stockport AdreOser.
quent as sae the
SHOP-FROST ARCHITECTURE.
opportunities, and great as seems —to
the part of the occupiers of shopst be
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render thorn solicitude,thera as
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striking and attractive as possible
in pointelty of decorations
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This is certainly IV& owing
as many are got tip regardless
to the excess of economy,
such
cular merit for their design.
of expense.generality of tradesmen
Nevertheless is the case; nor is it at
if not their money, the requisite
universally begrudge,
architectural design. So long as the greatest
all to be wondered at when the
space for
..
surface of window is made a sine qua non, it is hopeless
to look for propriety of architectural character', either as
regards front of house, or architectuisal decoration in
shop front. The whole of the lower part of the elevation
becomes in appearance a mere gap, without piers, or any
visible support to the mass above, which produces an
effect as if the glass sustained the whole weight.—
Builder.
MODERN GLASS PAINTINGS.—Those, says Mr.
WiDlitOD, which have been executed within the last
twenty years, are very interesting to all who hope to see
a real revival of the art. It would, no doubt, be unjust
to include all those works under one common condemna-
tion, yet truth compels us to admit that even the latest
of them, taken collectively, are far from being satisfac-
tory, or worthy the cost which has been expended on
them—except so far as they may be considered to have
been the means of improving the skill of the painter and
the taste of the public. They are, for the most part,
servile and faulty imitations of other examples; and,
like imitations in general, are apt to magnify all the de-
fects of their originals without seizing upon any of their
beauties. These evils are, I apprehend, in great mea-
sure owing to the narrow view which is usually taken of
the subject; according to which the merit of a glass
painting depends on the chance it possesses of being
mistaken for au old ono by ordinary observers. But a
standard such as this is calculated to foster only a low
style of art.—Builder. _

PARLIAMENTARY GRANT TOR WORKHOUSE
SCHOOLS.—The Committee of Council on Education
having resolved, as appears from a Parliamentary docu-
ment just issued, to devote 30,000/. out of the Parlia-
mentary grant for the salaries of the teachers in work-
house schools, the Poor-law Beard, in March last, drew
up a circular to be sent to the guardians of the various
unions, which was submitted to the Lords of the Trea-
sury, and their Lordships were pleased to approve of the
same, and of the course the Poor-law Board proposed to
adopt in regsrd to the grant in question.