The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-08 00:00:00

COAL MARK E'

...-YESTEEDAT.

Bate's West Hartley... 13s 6dWalker
Buddle's W. Hartley.. 14s Odi Eden Main
Davison'sWegt Hartley 14s 3d i Lambton Primrose
East Adairs Main..... 12s Od Belmont lss Od
Hartlepool W. Hartley 14s Od Braddyll's Hetton . 158 6d
Ilasting's Hartley l4s (kwdell . 15s Od
Holy-well Main ........ 14s Od'Haswell l6s 3d
North Pontop ..... ..... 118 Od Hetton
New Tantield l2s 6d Lembton
North Percy Hartley.. 13s 6dlMorrison l4s 3d
Ord's Redheugh
Tantield Moor
Townley l3s OdiStewart's
Wylam
Wall's End, &c Kelloe l4s 6d
Acorn Close
Bewicke and Co.
Brown's l3s Gases . 15s 9d
Gosforth ..... . ......... 14s 3dl West Hetton . 14s 9d
Hedley
lledworth
Killingworth l4s Od Ships at market—.. 93.

[ADVERTISEM INT •] —Unprecedented Cure by Hol-
loway's Pills.—Thomas Symonds, formerly of Chatham
Dock) ard, residing in Gravel-lane, Southwa rk, had
been unable to do his work for three years. Elis lunge
were supposed to be effected, having a dii,tressing
cough, with feet and legs swelling, besides 'which he
could scarcely ever keep anything on his storm ach, and
was generally so weak and ill as to barely have power
to stand; yet in three months this poor man acquired
almost a new constitution by taking Holloway's Pills,
and is now become so strong and well as to be! able to
undertake the laborious duties of a carpenter on board
a vessel about sailing to New South Wales. l'hese in-
valuable Pills are sold at Professor Holloway-'s Estab-
lishment, 244, Strand, London; and by all dealers in
medicines.

SALE OF A CHOICE COLLECTION OF N WATKE-
COLOUR DRAWINGS.—A sale of a choice collection of
water-colour drawings by English artists took pl lace yes-
terday at Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson's auction-
rooms, Wellington-street, Strand. The collection con-
sisted of about 100 drawings, which, although small,
were of the highest finish, and fetched remarkatbly high
prices. The following were worthy notice :—`.Che Val-
ley of Guirchino, in Switzerland, by Gastineau; sold for
10/. A small landscape, by De Wint; sold for 41. 10s.
" A Fen Mill," by the same artist; sold for 9 guineas.
" Walton Bridge," by Barrett; sold for 5/. 12s. .6d. " A
View on the Thames," by Girtin; sold for 9 guineas.
" Verona," by Prout;one of his finest drawings; sold
for 51. A Calm, morning, by Cotman; sold for 54/. l's. 6d.
Venice, a fine drawing by Callon; sold for 8 vuineas.
" The Page," a small drawing by Cattermole, in .his best
manner; sold for 4 guineas. "An interior, Vespers,"
and the companion, " The Confessional," two fine draw-
ings by L. Hayne; sold for Si. 4s. "Windermere," a
charming little drawing, by D. Cox; sold for 4/. 1.45. 6d.
The other drawings by Westall, Pyne Turner, Hunt,
Nash, Richardson, &c., were equally interestin;t, and
sold well. In addition to the drawings there were some
fine proof engravings sold at good prices.
FRAUDS IN THE BAILING TRADE.—A Bill has teen
brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Pa ,nkes,
Mr. R. Spooner, and Mr. Henley, to provide more effec-
tually for checking frauds in the sale of bread and other
articles of provisions. In future the weight of every
loaf of bread is to be marked on the outside undar pain
of a 40s. penalty. Bakers selling or exposing fo r sale
bread deficient in weight will be fined ss. for every ounce
that is found wanting, and so in proportion. map ectors
of weights, and constables, may be empowers d by
magistrates to enter and search the shops of bake rs and
provision dealers, and to seize bread deficient in fiveight
or not duly marked. The same penalties will be levied
on fraudulent vendors of meat, cheese, butter, ,bacon,
pork, &c. The Act will take effect from the Ist of
October next.

REVENUE LANDS.—The collectors and comptr oilers
of the Customs department at the several ports and
places throughout the United Kingdom have rtveived
directions to prepare and transmit to the Commisaiioners
the following account, viz., a return showing the! rents
payable to the Customs and Revenue for lands off pre-
mises of every description within their respective. ports,
specifying the periods at which the rents are pays We.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENG LAND,
JULY 6. —The annual meeting of the fellows .)f this
college was held this day, for the election of three mem-
bers of council, in the room of Mr. Briggs, Mr. Liston,
and Mr. Morgan, who all died during the past year,
when Mr. Skey, Mr. Stafford, and Mr. Bransby 0 ioper
were elected. Afterwards upwards of one hunth ed of
the fellows dined together at the Freemasons' Hall ; Sir
Benjamin Brodie, Bart., presided.