The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-23 00:00:00

COAL MARKET.-YESTERDAY.

Huddle's W. Hartley.. 145 9d Lyons lBs 9d
Carr's Hartley
Davison'sWestHartley 15s Od;Haswell l9s 9d
Dean's Primrose ...... 15s OdKeepier
East Adairs Main.... 13s 6dil,ambton
Hasting's Hartley l4s 9d Morrison lBs Ad
Holywell Main
New Tanfield l4s Od Stewart's
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Original Tanfield 145 Od Benson
Ord's Redheugh
Ravensworth's W.Hart 145 6d Cassop.
South Pontop .. ...... 13s 3d Heugh Hall
'Canfield Moor
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Townley 145 6d Kellee l9s Od
Walker's Primrose ... 13s (id South Kelloe ... 19s Od

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Wylam
West Hartley
Wall's End, &e. Seymour Tees
Bell and Brown lBs Od South Durham lBs Od
Clarke
Clennell lss 6d Whitworth l6s Od
Gosforth .
Hedley
Hedworth
South Killingworth
Eden Main . l6s 9d Sidne) 'a Hartley
Belmont l9a Od Killingworth l7s Od
Braddyll's Hatton l9s OJ Ships at market, 151.
East Hatton

CITY ELECTIONS-(THIS DAY.)

FINAL CLOSE OF Ti'lE POLL.
CASTLE BANNARD WARD (8 inembers).—The poll
closed finally this day, the numbers being—for Hicks
(deputy), 83 ; Muggeridge, 86; Bailey, 84; Hoppe, 81;
Carlin, 81 ; Adlard, 79 ; Farrar, 78 ; *Barber, 66 ;
*Parker, 25. The first eight were consequently re-
turned. The candidates having severally returned
thanks the wardmote was dissolved.
CRIPPLEGATE WITKIN.—The polling was resumed
this morning, and finally closed at twelve o'clock, when
the numbers were announced: as follows :--Smith
(deputy), 61 ; Brals, 51; Iloole, 61; Brown, 60 ; Lart,
60 ; Cash, 54 ; Bt nnock, 56; Dewar, 60; *Wilson, 33.
The first eight were declared duly elected and the ward-
mote was dissolved.

LYNN ELECTION.
(From the Lynn Advertiser.)
LYNN, FRIDAY EVENING.—The Hon. E. H. Stanley
was this day duly elected a Member for Lynn.
The Honourable Gentleman was opposed by a Chartist
Darned Dixon, but at the last moment the latter declined
geing to the poll, although the Mayor announced the
show of bands to be in his favour.
Mr. Stanley was not present. Ho is travelling in
America.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY.
CHESTER Cur.-10 to 1 agst Scot's lot-12 to 1 agst
Dawson's lot-12 to 1 sgst Green's lot-33 to 1 agst
Cossack-40 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume (t 150 to 1)-40 to
1 agst The Tartar (t 50 to I)—offers of 50 to 1 each
agst Fugleman, Hetman Plati,ff colt, Backbiter, Eller-
dale, and Blucher, and 1,000 to 15 sgst any other. 500
to 74 agst Chanticleer, and 1,000 to 10 agst Geraldine,
were the only bets laid; 2,000 to 25 was afterwards
offered against the latter.
DERBY.—OnIy one bet booked, 500 to 10 agst Old
Dan Tucker. Offers to take 5 to 1 about Flying
Dutchman, 45 to 1 about Strongbow, and 1,000 to 15
about Magician.
HUNTING APPOINTN.ENTS.
Her Majesty's stag hds., Tues., Chobham Common;
Thurs., Maidenhead Thicket; Sat., Iver Heath-1 1.
Pytchley hds., Tow., Bot4,hton House, near Ketter-
ing; Wed., Winwick Village; Fri., Cransley; Sat.,
Brockhall-104.
Earl Fitzwiltiam hds., Tucs., Kennel; Thurs., Barn-
well Vold-10.
Duke of Rutland's hds., Tues., Cold-harbour; Wed.,
Staunton Hall; Fri , Bloxholm-10i.

SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 22.—The American steamer
United States, Captain W. G. llackstaff, arrived off
Havre on Wednesday night, the 20th inst., after a pas-
sage of l4i days from New York. She had constant
head winds during her pas►age. The cargo consisted of
554 bales of cotton, 333 tierces of rice, 186 bundles of
whalebone, some barrels of apples, and 37 packages of
specie, 24,0001. sterling. She will load for New York,
and is to leave Havre for that port on the 31s t , calling at
Southampto❑ on the Ist of January. The Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Pacha,
Captain John Weeks, with the Spanish and Portuguese
mails, is expected here on Saturday or Sunday. The
Indus, Captain Soy, with the heavy portion of the East
Indian mail, may also be expected to reach Southampton
by Sunday, the 24th inst. The Erin, Captain Russell,
is looked for next week from Constantinople, which port
she was to leave shortly after the arrival of the Tagus,
Captain Evans, sent out from Southampton to relieve
her. The Jupiter, Captain Meehan, sails cn the 27th
inst., with the mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz,
and Gibraltar; and the Sultan, Captain Brooks, on the
29th, for Gibraltar, Malta, and Constantinople. The
Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship Severn, Capt.
Vincent, is to take out the West India mails of the 2d
proximo. The l)utch barque Latalie, Captain Neilson,
54 days from Surinam, with sugar and coffee; the
American barque Chancellor, Captain Walker, 54 days
from Buenos Ayres, windbound ; and the English
schooner Pegasus, 30 days from Patras, with currants,
windbound, arrived off Cowes this morning.
Tins CITY KITCHEN.—On Thursday a meeting of
the committee appointed to carry into effect the bene-
volent intentions of the sub!cribers to this excel-
lent charity, was held at their rooms in Friars-
street, Blacktriars, for the purpose of making,
arrangement for the distribution of coals and pota-
toes to the poor, whose numbers are very great, and
whose claims upon the aid of the supporters of the in-
stitution are undeniable. Alderman Wilson was in the
chair. It was determined that two dozen tickets should
be issued to each of the subscribers, and that the first
issue should be made on the let of January, when each
subscriber should be supplied with one dozen of tickets,
and that the second issue, which was to close the distri-
bution, should take place in a more advanced period of
the season.
THE KOH-I-NOOR.—This famous diamond (the
largest and most preciousjii the world), forfeited by the
treachery of the sovereign at Lahore, and now under the
security ot British bayonets at the fortress of Goind-
ghur, it is hoped will, ere long, as one of the splendid
trophiec of our military valour, be brought to England
in attestation of the glory of our arms in India. The
mischievous superstition attaching to the possession of
this unique aad invaluable diamond might be utterly
crushed by this retributive consignment, and our august
Queen, herself the brightest example of female sove-
reignty in the annals ot England, would be appropri-
ately adorned with a jewel of analogous value to that of
the loyal estimation so universally assigned to her in the
hearts of her subjects.—Delhi Gazette.
RITES Or POSTAGE TO AMYRICA•—The Gazette
of yesterday contains the official announcement of the
reduction of the rates of postage between Great Britain
and the United States. All letters are in future to Le
free from the cost of transmission across the AtlanCe,
and will only be chat geablo al ill, late' due iron the
port it which they reach either country.