The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-28 00:00:00

lEPARTMENT.

Government securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 13,136,440
Other securities •• .. 21,806,194
Notes • • • •
Gold and silver coin • • 700,222

Z 43,676,621
3fIRSTIALL, Chief Cashier.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of March 27.)
SUGAR..—To-day there was a fair business transacted in
the West India sugar market, and stiffer rates were paid for
all kinds, making the advance since last Friday 6d per cwt ;
the quantity sold amounted to 300, so that in all 1240 hhds
and trcs have been disposed of during the week ; the market
closes firmly for all kinds of home trade sugar.
REFINED.—To-day refined goods were taken sparingly by
the home trade, and prices are not so firm, brown lumps, ac-
cording to quality, selling at 63s to 645, and standard lumps
64s 6d to 65s per cwt.. Bonded Crushed Sugar is sparingly
dealt in, and 34s 9d to 35s is the value of first sort for forward
delivery.
MAURITIUS.—AII descriptions have been much in request
for grocery and refining purposes, and the rates obtained are
fully equalto those previously quoted, indeed in some cases
they are Gd per cwt above, although the market has been
abundantly supplied, and the Sugar brought forward has
again consisted chiefly of the better kinds. Privately several
parcels have been disposed of.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon two parcels of Bengal Sugar
amounting to 1,769 bags were offered at public sale, and
sold at full market rates. Of Java 903 baskets duty paid
with certificate were offered, a superior parcel, and sold for
Refining at high prices.
FonEurg.—To-day at public sale 223 packages of Savanilla
Sugar were sold at the full value. The principal transactions
privately during the week have been 500 chests of brown
Havannah at 18s, and a floating cargo of fine yellow, but the
price has not transpired.
MoLAssas.--3:here has been a much better demand for
West India, and the business transacted. has been greater
than for some time; the rates paid have been rather above
those that previously existed. In Honey there has been a
good deal doing, but upon rather lower terms.
TEA.—Although rather lower rates have been again taken
for Congou of all kinds, still the trade purchase only ample
for their immediate wants. Pouchong has been sparingly
dealt in, but little reduction has taken place in the value.
Twankay has been in good request, but not at better prices.
For Hyson prices rule low, still there are few buyers to be
met with.
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of any
kind of Coffee, and the amount of business transacted pri-
vately was small in all descriptions. The value of good or-
dinary pale native Ceylon 46s to 478 per cwt.
RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice met with little attention, and
2,182 bags at auction were nearly all taken in at about the
former value.
Snags—To-day, at public sale, 567 bags of White Pepper
were only in part sold at rather lower rates ; 140 cases of
Bengal Ginger went at 27s to 298 for middling flinty home
consumption kind, 25s to 26s for low, and 24s 6d for sea
damaged, being lower prices.
SPIRITS.—Vor Demerara Rum rather lower rates having
been taken this week, tempted buyers to operate with more
freedom. The market has a dull appearance for Leeward
Island. Calcutta is not to •be obtained upon lower terms.
Jamaica has been sparingly dealt in. Brandy has met with
less attention this week for all purposes, but holders evince
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HEM:EY-ON-THAMES REGATTA.—The admirers of
aquatic sports will be pleased to hear that arrangements have been
made for this exciting regatta, which will come off in Henley-reach.
The event this year will be on a magnificent scale, the qualifications
for contest for the Hundred Guineas' Grand Challenge Cup, eight
oars, being subject to the usual conditions. The Cup now held by the
St. George's Club will in future be called "The Ladies' Challenge
Cup." It is of sixty guineas' value, and will he rowed for in an
eight-oared boat, by any college or amateur slab. The District Chal-
lenge Cup, value fifty guineas, is to be struggled for in four-oared
boats, bTyaiilyes, flm Windsorcluho,orresideirt ai,id Oxford.belogiligto any town on the bauks
of the Thames,
ACCIDENT TO A RAILWAY TRAIN AT PADDINGTON.
—On Wednesday night an accident occurred at the Paddington ter-
minus of the Great Western Railway, which, although fortunately
unattended wills loss of life several carriages were rendered unser-
viceable, and a few passengers sustained slight injuries, in conse-
quence of the down mail having come into collision with a train of
empty carriages. it appears that the porters were forming the
early morning trains, and for that purpose the Pollux engine was
employed to propel the empty carriages across the down line.
This engine mot having sufficient power, a messenger was dis-
patched for the assistance of a more powerful locomotive, and to
stop the mail, but not having sufficient time, the mail train had
started before the carriages could be got clear off the line. The con-
sequence was, that the Hydra engine, belonging to the snail train
came into violent collision with them, breaking two first-class car.
riages, two second-class, and two vans, and causing serious injury
to the engine, which was thrown off the line. The guard of her
Majesty's mails received an injury in his head, but proceeded to
Cheltenham. A few of the passengers sustained bruises. After an
hour's delay, the line was cleared, and the train proceeded, propelled
by the Pilot Engine.
, Middlesex, the smallest county but one in England,
is richest in railways, having an annual income from them of
960,4431. ; Lancashire stands for 593,515/. ; Surrey for 191,0181. ;
Durham for 171,0191. ; Derbyshire for 104,204/. 1 • and Yorkshire for
93,5197. The total amount of railway income in 1843 was, for Eng-
' land and Wales, 5,417,G09/., and Scotland, 181,3.337. ; since which
' period a material increase must have taken place. At the dote in
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were without railways.
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