The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-05 00:00:00

VirgIONESD AV EVENING, SANITAItit 5, 184•

" Resolved—That the conduct of Robert Dillon
Browne, Esq., M.P., county Mayo, in first addressing
a letter of gross and extreme insult to S. H. Dunne,
Esq., on account of the exercise by the latter of the
undoubted right of every free citizen to comment on
the public acts of public men ; and, secondly, in re-
fusing to N 8 ithdraw the said insulting letter when
offered a fair and honourable retractation by Mr.
Dunne of the only expression used by him which
could at all be construed to exceed the limits of fair
and justifiable comment—is most unwarrantable and
most highly culpable, and that to allow such conduct
to pass without marking it with our strongest and
severest censure, would be tacitly to sanction an in-
vasion of the right of free discussion, and an attempt
at intimidation of a gentleman honourably discharg •
ing what he felt to be a painful but imperative public
duty.
" That we most highly approve of the manly, ho-
nourable, and generous conduct of Mr. Dunne
throughout this affair, and that we consider his cha-
racter as a patriot and a gentleman to stand higher
' than ever in consequence of the course which he has
pursued.
" That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to
Mr. Browne, and that it be also communicated to the
Very Rev. Chairman and the respected secretary of
the late meeting, of that gentleman s constituents in
Castlebar, and also to the leaders of
,that constituency
in other parts of the county."
Mr. E. W. COSTELLOE moved the following amend-
ment :
" That inasmuch as the difference between Mr.
Browne and Mr. Dunne appears to be of a purely
personal nature, the committee would not be justified
in identifying themselves with that dispute."
The amendment was put and negatived.
The original resolutions were then put from the
chair, and passed.
Mr. COSTELLOE again protested against the juris-
diction of the committee in the above matter, inas-
much as Mr. Dunne, on the day in question, pro-
posed the resolution on his own authority, and did
not appear as the organ of the committee ; and fur-
ther, that it appeared to him as a matter of a
purely personal nature, and that, as such, the com-
mittee should not identify themselves with it.
Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the report should be
inserted on their minutes.
The resolution was agreed to.—Rent for the
week, 1601.

DR. HAMPDEN'S APPOINTMENT.
A meeting of the clergy of the archdeaconry of
Ely was held yesterday, pursuant to requision, to
consider the propriety of adopting an address of thanks
to the Bishop of the diocese for his Lordship's re-
monstrance against the appointment of Dr. Hampden.
The Archdeacon was absent " from feelings of deli-
cacy," and the chair was taken by Professor Schole-
field, 33 reverend gentlemen being present. The
address was moved by the Rev. John Graham, and
seconded by the Rev. Mr. Fendall and an amend-
ment, which was proposed by the Rev. Mr. Pullen,
and seconded by the Rev. Mr. Tillard, having been
negatived, the original motion was carried.
A petition against the emaficipation of the Jews
was also adopted.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Mr. Maurice T. West,
surgeon of the Carysfort, 26,- on the Pacific station,
is appointed surgeon of the Grampus, SO, on the same

station.
The Modeste, 18, Lieutenant R. J. J. Cr. Mac-
donald, Acting Commander, sailed to-day for Sheer-
ness, to be paid off. A strange instance of imperfect
information occurred on this vessel's arrival yester-
day. The Admiralty, it is supposed, imagined she
had been commissioned at this port, and ordered her
to disembark her Marines prior to sailing for Sheer-
ness. On being, however, informed that she was
commissioned at Chatham, and that her Marines be-
longed to that division, the order was countermanded.
The whole affair is rather singular, there not being
an instance before of any vessel's disembarking her
Marines before being paid off, their presence being
supposed to be necessary to assist the officers in pre-

serving order.
Rear-Admiral H. Prescott, C. 8., Superintendent
of this dockyard, having gone on leave, his flag was
struck on board the Excellent this morning.
Wind S.S.E., moderate breezes and fine weather.
The services of the late Lieutenant Prosper Am-
brose are deserving of a more lengthened notice
than we were enabled to give on Monday. He en-
tered the service as a volunteer of the first class, on

board the Meleager, and served under those gallant
and distinguished captains (now Admirals of the
Red), George Cockburn and Charles Ogle, employed
chiefly in the Mediterranean, from the 16th of June,
1796, to April, 1797 ; in the same rank in the Cap-
tain, under Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, in the
Mediterranean, from the last-named date to April,
1798 ; midshipman of the Hyena, under the Hon.
Courtenay Boyle, in the Channel and Mediterranean,
from 1798 to 1799 ; was midshipman and master's
mate of the Sheerness, under Captain Carden, in
the North Sea, Channel, and Mediterranean, and
served with the army in Holland and in the
expedition to Quiberon ; was afterward master's
mate of the Guillaume Tell, Captain Elphin-
stone, employed at Minorca; subsequently in the
same capacity in the St. Joseph, under Admiral
Earl St. Vincent, Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, First
Captain Sir T. Troubridge, Captains T. M. Hardy,
W. Woulsey, George
,Eyre and James Carpenter,
employed in the Channel from January, 1800, to
May 1802 ; was Admiralty midshipman of the
Phosbe, under Captain James Keith Sheppard and
the Hon. S. B. Capel, in the Mediterranean, from
the 28th of May, 1802, to the end of February, 1806,
in which he was present at the battle or Trafalgar,
and burnt two Spanish ships—the Rayo,iof 100 guns,
and the Monarcha, 80, and saved the Bahama, 74 ;
he was repeatedly engaged in the Phosbe's boats
against batteries and in cutting out; was midship-
man and master's mate of the Endymion, under
Captains E. D. King and the Hon. S. B. Capel, in
the Mediterranean, from the Ist of March, 1806, to
the 4th of October, 1808, and commanded the Ann
gun boat at Gibraltar, and was repeatedly engaged
with the Spanish gun boats in protecting our mer-
chant shipping; forcing the passage of the Dar-
danelles ; and was repeatedly engaged in the boats
of the ship and on shore at the capture of Prince's
Island, off Constantinople. Rear-Admiral Capel
recommended Mr. Ambrose to Lord Melville, Lord
High Admiral, and Lord Minto, for his good conduct
during a servitude of six years under his command.
This, however, did not promote him, and he became
a supernumerary of the Neptune under Vice-Admiral
Sir Alexander Cochrane and Captain Charles Dilke,
employed at the Leeward Islands, from the 13th of
October, 1808, to the 18th of February, 1809, and
was in command of the gun-boats at the capture of
Martinique, in 1809 ; was Acting-Lieutenant of the
Port d'Espagne, under Sir George Pechell and Colin
Campbell, also at the Leeward Islands from the 19th
of February, 1809, to the 9th of February, 1811, and
was Acting-Commander of her for some time, with
the rank of confirmed Lieutenant from February to
October, 1810 ; Lieutenant of the Tweed, Captain
Symonds, employed in the North Sea from Dec.,lBlo,
to the 11th of Dec. 1811 ; of the Egmont, under
Rear-Admiral Sir G. Hope and Captain Bingham,
employed in the North Sea and Western islands
from February, 1812, to the 29th of May, 1813;
lieutenant of the Guildford, employed at Portsmouth
from August, 1813, to February, 1814 ; agent for
the transports, three years on the north coasts of
Spain and Africa removing slaves from Senegal and
Goree, and recommended for promotion by Rear-
Admiral Penrose ; agent for transports in the years
1824-5-6, and employed in various parts of the world;
on the 9th of June, 1826, whilst serving as agent for
transports on board the Maria, he received a severe
hurt in the right leg whilst returning stores at Dept-
ford, from which he had been a great sufferer, and
lame ever since ; Admiralty agent from the 2d of
November, 1840, to the 31st of December, 1845 ;
being a total service of 49 years in the navy, for 37
of which he held the rank of lieutenant, and held cer-
tificates of the most gratifying character from every
officer under whom he had served.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Her Majesty's frigate En-
dymion, 44, Captain the Hon. George F. Hastings,
came in from the eastward this afternoon ; she left
Antigua on the 9th of December. After anchoring
inside the breakwater she saluted with 17 guns the
flag of Port Admiral Sir John West, which honour
was duly acknowledged at Devonport.
CHATHAM, JAN. 3.—The Columbia, steam sur-
veying-vessel, vey Captain William F. Owen, of 100
horse power, arrived this afternoon, and is moored
alongside the Tartar bulk. This vessel has been em-
ployed for the last five years on the North American
station. She is to be paid off without disturbing her
bulk-heads or internal fittings.

THE C. ONTICTS SALE AND M'COY.—Yesterday,
Mr. Sheriff Hill, Mr. Sheriff Cubitt, and D. W. Wire,
Esq., Under-Sheriff, proceeded to the Home-office, to
intercede with Sir George Grey, on behalf of the con-
vict M`Coy, who, with Thomas Sale, now lies in New-
gate, under sentence of death, for the murder of Mr.
Belleharnber. The grounds upon which the Sheriffs
hope to obtain
j a commutation of M‘Coy's sentence are,
that he was 19strunicntal in bringing his brother cri-
minals to justice—that the case, as regarded him, was
more favourable than as it regarded Sale, and that Sale
had, on Monday morning, made a statement which
tended materially to exculpate l‘Coy from being
.a
prineipal in the first degree. In the absence of Sir
George Grey, the Sheriffs were received by Mr. S. N.
Phillips, the Under-Secretary of State, with whom they
remained in consultation three-quarters of an hour. Sir
George Grey being from town, Mr. Phillips promised
that the representations of the Sheriffs should be for-
vvardNl to him immediately, and the answer forwarded
to tile Sheriffs without delay.
The inauguration of the railway from Marseilles
to Avignon is fixed for the 9th.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES•
1N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
PANPZS' STOCK.
From the Official List,

PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.

LONDON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 4.
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Dividend
per

Name of Company.

Annum.

Amount
of
Share.

astralasia ..........
.Iritsh9lorth American
Ceylon
;orumerclal of London
Iloloni al .. .........-
Gloucestershire • •• • •
lonian ........ • • . •
Londn and Westminstr

X s. d.
40 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0

51. per cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
51. per cent.
151 per cent.
GI. per cent.
61. per cent.

25 0 0
100 0 0

London Joint-Stock ...
Provincial of Ireland • .

61. per cent.
81. per cent.
8/. per cent.
51. per cent.
61. per cent.
5/. per cent.

SO 0 0
100 0 0
10 0 0
SO 0 0
100 0 0
20 0 0

Ditto, New......
National of Ireland ..
Nat. Provincial of Eng.

_
Ditto, New.........
South Australia ......
Union of Australia....

61. per cent,

25 0 0

U ion of London.
Union of Madrid .....

61. per cent.

50 0 0
40 0 0

Prica

CANALS.
, E
,
Names of 1 Dividend) Names of t Dividend
Price.
'Companies. 1 per I Companies. per Price.
R Annum. kg Annum.
--- - £ --
1
1 £
-,
A.shtn& Oldh 97151.55. pct 70 Macclesfield. 100 - 15
Barnsley .• • • 160; 121. 180 Neath ••• • • • 100 201. 340
3rknk&Abrg 1501 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 200
Birmingham 351 41. SO Peak Forest. 78 31. 40
Coventry .... 100 251. - Regent's ••• • 33 I/. 4s. 18%
lierbv ..... 100 61. 63 Rochdale .. • • 85, 41. 54
Ells r re&Chs 133 41. 51 Somrset Coal 1501 71.10 e. 130
E:e A ash ... 100 321. - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. -
iirandJunctn 100 5/. 80 Stffrd &Wore 1401 281. 275
GrandSurreyllool - 30 ShrewsburY•• 1251 151. -
urrand Union 100, 11. 10e. 21)2 Stourbridge..
145 201. 305
7rantham • . 150 121. - Severs andl
26 IL Ss. 30
Kenai & Avu 39 7s. 6d. 5M Wye Rail.,3
Lee.bs& Livrp 100 341. 505 Warwick& /,0 51. 66
1).
Leicester ... • 1401 101. 75 Binning. j '
:
Leicstr &Nt 83' 4/. 36 Warwick& i
- 4E
Loughborogh 142; 701. 530 Napton..
Monmouthsh 100' 81. - IVorestr &1 78 21. 39
Mntgemrysk 100 51. - Birming. 3
1 MeltnMwbry 100 101. - Wilts & Brks 67 1L 11

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Name of Company.

Albion ..••••••••••••
Alliance Brit. and For.
DUO Marine. • • • • • •

British Commercial .
Cleriel,Med.&Gen.Life
C3unty • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Eagle • • •• •
Eng. & Scot. Law ••••
European Life ••• • • •
Family Endow= t Soc.
Freemasons' . • • • • • • •
Gi°Le
Guartilan • • • • • • • • • • • •
Imperial Fire • • • • • • • •
imperial Life • • • • • • • •
Indemnity Marine • • • •
Law Fire • • • • • •
L.w ife•• •• • . ••• •
Legal and General Life
wndcn Fire •••• • • • •

London Ship •.•• • • ••
Marine.. • •• • • • • •• • •
Med. Invlid& Gen. Life
'National Lea.o Fund • •
National Life.. • •
Palladium Lite ...... • •
Yells:An . • • • • • • • • • •• • •
l'ocenix • • •
otector Life.......
Provident Life • • • • • • • •
Rock Life • • • • • • • • • • • •
Royal Exchange
Sun Fire • •

Ditto Life .•• • • • • .• •
Universal Life.... • - • •
Victoria Life .

I.IST Or SCOT!

Name of Company.

Dividend
per

Annum.

31. 10s.
6 per cent.
61. per cent,
13s. 6d. pr sh.
7s. per share
51. per cent.
31.

13s.
6s.
51. per cent.
5% per cent.

41. & bs.
51. per cent.
61. per cent.
51. per cent.
12 per ccnt.

11.8 h. & bs.

U. ss.

4%1. per ct.
51. per cent.
8!. per cent.
51. per cent.

Amount
of
Share.

£ 5. d.
500 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0
4 0 0
20 0 0
Stock.
100 0 0
500 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0

at.p.et.&bs.
54. per cent.
11. ss.
4s.
51. per cent.
61. 10s.
11. 6s.
10%1. pr cat.

20 0 0
100 0 0
5 0 0
Stock.

100 0 0

'ISM CODIPAN:

Dividend
per

ommarcial
East and West India ...
Fast Country
I.3ndon • .....

Annum.

11. per cent.
81. per cent.
81. per sent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
71. per cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
71. per cent.
61. per cent.
71. per cent.

61. per cent.
81. per cent.
81. per cent.
121. per cent.

[Ol. per cent.

51. per cent.
51. per cent.

51. per cent.
71. per cent.
51. per cent.
51. per cent.

51. per cent.
5341. pr cent,

51. per cent.
6 pr cent.
51. per cent.
Si. per cent.

Amount
of
Share.

Paid.

Doc:

X s. 4.
50 0 0
11 0 0
5 0 0
5 6 8
5 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
5 0 0
5 0 0
2 12 6
All paid.
4 0 0
3 0 0

36 10 0
50 0 0
10 0 0
5 13 1
2 10 0
10 0 0
2 0 0
12 10 0
12 10 0
15 0 0
2 0 0
2 10 0
6 0 0
2 0 0

Dividend
_ per

1 0 0
10 0 0
0 10 0

Annum.

Amount
of
Share.

41. per cent.
6/. pr cent.
11. per ch.
5/. pr cent.
4/. per cent.
5 per cent.
4%1. pr cent.
2/. per cent.

I Mt° Bonds • • • • • • • •
st. K atharine .. .. •• ••

Ditto Bonds. • • • .. • .
outhampton • • • • • • • •

Paid.

X s. d.
Stock.
Stock.
100 0 0
Stock.

Stock.

50 0 0

Price

120
44%
214
14%

WATER=

'ORICSi

X !. d.

4%

Price.

164%

13s. 6d
N. 3s
9%
1 'As.

Price.

70
118%

50 0 0

Dividend

Name of Company.

per
Annum.

( 25

Amount
of
Share.

Paid.

Birmingham. •• •• •• ••
East London..•• •• •• ••
Grand Junction •• •• ••
New Rivr Lndn Brdge
Vauxhall • • • • • • •• ••
West Middlesex . •

X 5. d.
25 0 0
100 0 0
41 13 4
100 0 0

X s. d.
25 0 0

Price,

21. 10s.
31.
21. 10s.

151.15e.prent.1

100 0 0
63 12 9

170
82
84
55
104
118

GAS-LIGET AND CONE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price.
Annum. Share.
X. a. d. X. a. d. I
I/. 40 0 0 IS 0 0 17%
Ditto Provincial•. • • I/. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 24
Bristol .. . ...... ..... 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - -
Brighton •••• • . • ..... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - 19
City of London .. •• • • 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 290
Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share' #2 0 0 39 5 0 54
Ditto, New
Equitable. •.•••• . • • . . 455. pr share' 50 0 0 50 0 0 ' 38
Imperial ••..••• • • . . • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 80%
Independent ......... 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 1 64
London.• .... •• - .... 2341. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 40
Ditto ••••••• • • • • • • . 61. per cent. SO 0 0 50 0 0 48
Phoenix . •... • • ...... Si. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 0 35 %
Ratcliff ••• • • .... •• - 51. and bns. 100 0 0 90 0 0 SO
United General •• • ... 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 17
Westminster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - 58
Ditto, New -••- • .. 12a. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 ii
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
X. s. d. :X. a. d.
Hungerford • • • • .. - • • - - - -
Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. - 632 12 $ -2%
Ditto Nw of 7% p. c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Waterloo •••••• • • • • • • - 100 0 0 -5%
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. ss. 4d. - 60 0 0 30
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 28
Vauxhall •• .. ... Av. 11. 16s. 70 10 0 - 27%
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- - -
X. s. d. X. s. d.
Australian Agriculturl - 100 00130 0 0 20
Anglo-Mexican Mint., 11. 4s. 10 00i10 0 0 17
Ditto, Hal fShares.. - - 210 0 -
Canada ... ••.• • ..... 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 30
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - I - -
City Bonds.. • • ...... 3%1. pr cent. - - -
Comp . Cppr Mars Eng. 51. percent. 100 0 01 70 0 0 -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c• SP bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 100
Equitable Reveralenry 4361. pr cent. 100 0 0 195 0 0 90
Gem. Steam Navigation 11.8.. 15 0 0 14 0 0 233.
London Institution . • • - - - 9
Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 583,
Reversionary Int. Soc. 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 97
' Royal Mail Steam • • ••3%1. pr cent. - 80 0 0 -
South Australian ..... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
• Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 23 0 0 4
! Universal Salvage •. • • - 25 0 0 b 0 0 '''''

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MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of Jan. 4.)
SUGAR.—Business in the raw Sugar market was re-
sumed to-day. There was firmness on the part of West
India merchants, and the home trade were desirous to
operate. For both grocery and refining descriptions a
brisk demand was experienced, whilst the rates
obtained were fully equal
atodvance those
was current
obtained.
to the holidays, but no
The quantity sold amounted to 860 hhds, &c.,
including 123 hhds of Barbados at public sale
which went off with fair spirit, and at full rates—
very fine yellow fetched 465, fine 42s 6d to 43s 6d, good
middling and good 32s 6d to 41s 6d, middling 386 to 395,
low 38s 6d per cwt. The market for all kinds of raw
Sugar has a firm appearance. For public sale this week
300 cases brown Bahia, 600 baskets of Java, 256 boxes
yellow Havannab, 258 baskets 50 cases Penang, and 400
bags of Mauritius are declared.
REFINED.—To-day all kinds of Refined goods were
much sought after by the home
,trade, and stiffer rates
w
were offered; the supply was scanty—brown grocery
lumps fetched 52s 6d to 53s 6d, standard lumps 54s to
54s 6d ; Tittlers 543 to 60s; Hamburgh Loaves 55s to
645, and Wet Lumps 51s to 535. For Bastards
the demand is more active at 27s to 345, and
Pieces are in good demand at 35s to 475. In the Treacle
market there is yet little passing, and a desire is shown
to sell at 17s to 23g. Bonded crushed Sugar is wanted,
and as the supply is small prices are firm, and rule at
30a to 31. lot. lira, ui,d at 29. 6,i rur secuud soil- For
Loaves made here under bond the export demand is
active, and prices are on the advance.
• MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was an active de-

maid fret r refiners as well as grocers. Two parcels,
amountiacc •te 7,663 bags, 239 casks, and 48 barrels, were
submitted' to public competition ; the chief portion
consisted of
brown and inferior sorts of yellow
,
and grey. The whole sold at and after the sale, and
,d were equal to those that existed
the
,rates obtains
holiday 's; fine yellow selling at 39s 6d to 435,
before the .
mido 36s to 375, low 34s to 355, fine
good 37s sa 1,,,501130s to 31s, middling 29s to
brown 32s to 3,:5'
th)sOtwo
39sand middling grey 33s to
29s Gd, low 27s to ,
nage damaged 6d, syrupy 25s to 40s,
36s Gd, good and fiat... ahged 28s to 425.
net wTtsoladttention to-day, and
washed 32s to 465, drnt.
EAST INDlA.—Bengal ,re at prices equal to
of all sorts several parcels w, ,Action 114 chests went
vish strong yellow.
those previously current. At , •
at 33s to 33s fid fur middling gr.,. extent, were made
Madras is wanted, and sales to a fair
whilst the rates obtained, are large to ilt-Ose that pre-
viously existed.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sae of Fore.:"
Sugar, and privately there was little passing,. althou:.ll
holders were willing to take previous low rates. For'
the purpose of refining under bond, 200 chests of low
brown Bahia were sold at 16s 6d per cwt.
COFFER.—This afternoon there was little desire
evinced to operate in Native Ceylon, and the sound of
700 bags at public sale was chiefly taken in at 33s for
good ordinary; a few lots were sold at 31s 6d, which is
is lower, the damaged found buyers at 23s 6d to 30s,
and round pea berry 36s to 38s 6d. Plantation of mid-
dling and good quality met with a brisker demand,
and realized very full prices, but the sorts under the
denomination of middling were dealt in with caution,
and declined is in value. The parcels offered at public
sale ware all sold, and amounted to 647 bags and 97
casks. For auction 18 casks, 2,600 bags Ceylon Coffee
are declared.

TEA.—This day 1,000 pkgs of Assam Tea were
brought forward, about half the quantity being the low
and useful descriptions. 200 chests fine middle class
superior leaf, but little injured in transit, and 70 chests
highest class, very superior wiry flowery leaf, all realised
full prices—Congous 74d to is 4d, Souchong and Campoi
9d to is 91d, Pekoes is 4d to 3s 2d, among these were
some of the growth of the season 1847, and about 1,000
chests more are on the way; the manufacture and mani-
pulation continue to improve.
SPICES.—This afternoon Pimento met with little at-
tention, and 92 bags at auction sold +d cheaper, good
middling went at 3d, middling aid to aid, and damaged
2d to 3d. 1,000 bags are declared for sale.
SPIRITEI.—TO-day importers of Leeward Island Rum
were sellers upon lower terms, still the purchases made
were trifling, at is 6i4 to is 7d proof strength. East
India is dull of sale, and can be obtained at is 5d to is
6d, proof according to quality. Jamaica is not much re-
quired by exporters or the home trade, and there
is a desire to sell fair and middling quality 30 to
36 per cent over proof at 3s 6d to 3s Bd, and
good to fine 3s 2d to 4s 4d per gallon.
With all sorts the market is plentifully supplied.
Brandy is held with firmness, and the deliveries exceed
the arrivals:—Cognac, old landed of the vintage of 1844,
hhds 5s 6d, puns ss, new landed, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d;
1845, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d; 1846, hhds 4s 6d, puns
4s 4d, inferior sorts 3s 5d to 4s 6d; the vintages of 1840
and 1841, 4s 4d to 4s 8d for 10 to 12 per cent under-
proof. The price of British Corn Spirits has been re
duced to lOs 3d per gallon.
RICE.—To-day holders of East India refused to sub-
mit to any further reduction in the value; on the part
of exporters and the home trade, however, little desire
was shown to make purchases by private treaty. We
quote Bengal, low white at 106 6d to 1 ls, middling
lis 6d to 12s, good middling and good 12s 6d to 133 6d,
fine 14s to 14s 6d; Madras pinky white 9s to 9s 6d, and
cargo 8s to 8s 6d per cwt. For public sale 5,000 bags
of East India are declared.
TALLOW.—The inactivity in the market for Russian
has increased, whilst on the part of holders an in-
creased desire has been shown to sell, and prices have
declined to 44s 9d to 45s per cwt on the spot. From
soap makers and chandlers the demand has been
limited, an impression prevailing that prices will
further recede. For forward delivery few buyers are
to be met with, and there are sellers for the last three
months of the year at 445. Home made is little re-
quired ; there are sellers at 46s 6d to 47s 6d nett cash,
whilst the supply is large. With other sorts of Tallow
the market is plentifully supplied, and there is a falling
off in the amount of business concluded. At public
sale a part only of the parcels offered found buyers.
Ou..s.—Holders of Fish Oils have confidence, and the
market has an improving appearance. The arrivals
have been of little moment since this day week, and
none has been submitted to public sale. Cod met with
attention, and several parcels have been sold
at 251 5s to 251 lOs per tun. In Seal a good
business has been concluded, whilst prices are on the
advance. For Southern of all kinds much inquiry has
existed. In Sperm only a moderate amount of business
has been concluded, still holders manifest more firm-
ness. For Linseed Oil prices are depressed by
large parcels from the country having been forced
upon the market ; the home demand, however, has
been good, and exporters were induced to make
purchases to a fair extent. Rape Seed Oil is held with
firmness, the supply being small, and a fair business
has been concluded. Olive is in good request, still on
the part of holders there is a desire shown to sell, although
the stock is by no means large. For Cocoa Nut the
market is in a quiet state, and 60s to 63s is the value of
fine quality. Palm is not offered at any further re-
duction.

THE CORN TRADE.
The weather has been changeable during the week ;
up to Wednesday night the air was dry and frosty ;
Thursday, a great deal of rain fell in the neighbour-
hood of London, and showers appear also to have
been experienced in other parts of the kingdom. Since
then the thermometer has sunk to near freezing
point, but the atmosphere has been very moist. These
changes in the temperature are decidedly unfavour-
able for grain in stack, and until the weather becomes
more settled no improvement can be expected to take
place in the condition of new corn.
In the early part of the week much firmness was
shown by holders of wheat; but within the last few
days rather more anxiety has been manifested by
sellers to realise.

From our Scotch advices it appears that quite suffi-
cient wheat had come to hand to satisfy the demand.
At Edinburgh, on Wednesday, there was, in addition
to a good show from the growers, rather a large
foreign supply, and purchasers were consequently
enabled to buy on quite as easy terms as in the week

before.
Our Irish letters state that the markets bad con-
tinued to be indifferently supplied, the farmers having
brought forward but little grain of any description.
The arrivals of wheat coastwise into London have
again been small.
In quotations of flour no change has occurred ; the
bakers seem to have sufficient for immediate use, and
being generally unwilling to hold much stuck, the
article has met a very slow sale. American has been
held firmly at the full prices of Monday; which
have, however, been paid with some degree of reluc-
tance.
We have again to report a good arrival of barley
coast-wise, and having in addition several parcels on
the market, the surplus of previous supplies, the
quantity offered has been plentiful. Notwithstand-
ing the reduction which has lately taken place in the
value of this grain, the maltsters and distillers have
manifested no disposition to purchase freely. Even the
,4 I finest samples, though comparatively scarce, have been
very difficult of disposal, and secondary sorts nearly
unsaleable. On Wednesday previous prices were
pretty firmly insisted on, but afterwards the anxiety
to realise increased, and on Friday rather less money
was in some cases taken. The operations in grinding
" barley have been of very little importance, and prices
have undergone no change since Monday requiring

notice.
1,4 The value of malt has, as usual, been influenced by
that of barley ; and though we do not alter our !lon-
' tations, the turn has been decidedly in favour of the
purchaser.
'% The receipts of oats coastwise and from Ireland
rather fall off than increase.
Beans of home growth have come forward rather
Lee. sparingly, and though there has not been much doing
in the article, previous rates have been well supported.
Egyptian beans have also been held at quite last
Monday's currency.
Indian corn has been held with great firmness, hut
we have heard of no bargains in parcels on the spot.
Rye flour and Indian corn meal have met with some
attention at previous terms.
By the Britannia steam-ship we have advices from
the United States of very recent dates. The weather
appears to have continued unusually mild, and in the
middle of December the inland navigation was still
open. This had allowed of supplies coming down
from the interior to the leading shipping ports to a
much later date than in ordinary years, and at New
York the stock of flour (which at one period had
been reduced into a very narrow compass) had again
increased to about 400,000 barrels. The demand
had, meanwhile, been comparatively trifling, and
prices had consequently receded.
The advices from the principal Baltic ports state
that the shipping season had closed, most of the rivers
and watercourses having become blocked up with ice.
The supplies from the farmers having, however, been
small, prices had not suffered any material depression.
From the Mediterranean the accounts are of very
little interest. A ,letter from Marseilles of the 27th
of December informs us that the tendency of prices
had, since the close of the preceding week, been down-
wards ; still fine Polish Odessa had not been offered
below 425. per quarter free on board. Very littlei
had been done for export, but some purchases had
been made by buyers from the interior.-11Thrh-lane
Express.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE CIIURNET VALLEY TUN-
NEL, NEAR LEEK.—About
four o clock yesterday
(Friday) morning, a fatal accident occurred in the works
of the Churnet Valley branch of the North Stafford-
shire Railway. A number of the workmen were blast-
ing in the tunnel,
.when an unexpected quantity of rock
and soil fell, killing a man named David Smith, and
severely injuring two others. These three were got out,
but the fallen rock had so closed up the entrance to the
arks, that the other men coulrl not be retwhed. When
our informant left Leek, the greatest anxiety was felt
about the fate of the poor fellows still immured in the
tunnel.—Staffordshire Mercury.