The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY

COFFEE.-This afternoon at public sale 1,431 bags of
Ceylon Coffee were offered, and all sold upon fully-former
terms-good 67s 6d, good middling 57s to 585, middling
52s to 565, low middling 49s 6d, fine fine ordinary
39s 6d to 40s ad, fine ordinary 38s Gd, damaged 24s to
495, pea berry, sound 60s; Native, good ordinary 29s
6d to 30s, damaged 22s to 25s 6d; 42 casks 151 bags of
Jamaica sold at better prices, fine ordinary 375 to 42s 6d,
good ordinary 34s to 355, inferior 30e to 32s 61, low and
triage 22s to 28s. By private treaty 8,000 bags of native
Ceylon sold at 29s to 30e Gd per cwt.
TEA.-None has been submitted to public sale since
this day week, and privately there is not a large quantity
on offer. In Congou many purchases have been made
in all descriptions, and at prices fully equal to those of
this day week ; ord and good ord sound realises 8d to
9d, but mid and mid Sid to 11d, blackish leaf is to is 3d,
fine and Pekoe flavour is 4d to is 10d, and choice 2s to
2s 2d. Pouchong has been sold to a fair extent at tia to
61d, and better quality at 7d to Bd. There is firm-
ness in the market for Souchong, and several parcels
have been disposed of ; low and middling qua-
lity realizes 9d to is 3d, good is 43 to is Sd,
tine is 9d to 2s 2d. Green is not higher in price; there
is firmness on the part of merchants, and a good business
has been concluded. Hyson of ord quality at 113 to is
2d, middling is 3d to Is 6d, good is 7d to is 10d, fine
and superior 2s to 3s; young Hyson, low to good
ord 7d to is 2d, better quality is 3d to 3s 3d; Im-
perial Canton 10d to is 4d; Hyson is 6d to 3s
3d; Gunpowder Canton is to is 61; Hyson kind
Is 8d to 4e 4d, Caper 8d to Is 6d; Tuanltay ord yel-
lowish leaf 3id to 53, fair to fine brightish leaf 'Gd to Is,
and Hvson kind 93 to ls; Hyson skin 83 to is 4d. Of
Pekoe Teas a fair quantity has been sold, and upon full
rates. Orange of low and middling is held for 9d to
Is 2d, good and fine scented is 3d to 2s 3d, Pekoe black-
ish leaf is to 23, and flowery 13'6d to 3s 3d.
RICE.-To-day East India Rice was in excellent re-
quest, and 4,102 bags 1,495 pockets Bengal at public
sale were sold at Gd per cwt advance, fine white went at
12s 6d, good I ls Gd to 12s, good middling 11s to lls Gd,
middling lOs Gd to 115, low yellowish 9s 6d to 103, and
damaged 5s to lOs 6d. 2,000 bags Madras went at a
similar rise, middling pinkey white at 9s to 9s Gd, ordi-
nary 8s 6d, damaged 6s to 8s 6d.
SPIRITS.-In Leeward Island only a limited business
has been concluded; prices are also on the decline, and
rule at Is. 7d to is 7?-,d for proof. Of East India only
small parcels have been sold at is 43 to is 5d proof with
certificate. In Demerara the sales made have been trifling
at from 2s Gd to 3s for 28 to 38 per cent. over
proof. Of Jamaica only a limited quantity has been
taken for home trade purposes, whilst the export orders
concluded hare been trivial. For Brandy the market is
yet in an inactive state, and there are sellers of Cognac
best brands of the vintage of 1846 at 4s 5d to 4s Bd, 1847
litto 3s 73 to 3s 93. Geneva is wanted by exporters at
Is 9d to Is 10d, and fine fit for duty is selling at 2s 9d to
3s. Corn Spirit is not 'altered in value at present.
SALTPETRE.-Tc-day there was no 'improvement in

the detnandfor rough,-and 1,623 blgs 4 Calcutta nt
auction were all taken in at 26s for good strong grr.y 41
!o 44 per cent., and middling 81 per cenr,.. 24s 61 per
cwt. being the full value.
COCHINEAL.—Prices continue to recede by reason of

Large supplies and limited demand. Of 200 •-bgs 'Mexi-
can offered at public sale, a small part only sold at 33 Gd
to 3s Sd fur silvers, and at 3s Gd to 4s Id for blacks,
hich rates are Id lower for the former, and 2d for the
latter.

tinrcEs.-Te-day at public sale 207 bags Pimento sold
et stiff rates—good went at 3Z-d, mid and good mid aid
to 3113, low 371 d to 3il.
Im:sm.-I'o-clay during the progress of the sale 463
chests were withdrawn. 616 chests ha.Vo pa,zsed. The
demand continues to be good for consuming qualities
2nd ordinary and middling :hipping sorts at about the
last sale's prices; good and fine, however, being
comparatively neglected, are chiefly withdrawn or bought
in at 3d to 4d discount. Kurpahs continue to be in fair
demand at about 2d advance, and Madras is chiefly
bought in at ld to 2d advance. Of the quantity which
has now passed the hammer, 5,394 chts, 1,331 have been
withdrawn, and 1,059 bought in, leaving 2,074 sold>
TALLow.—Russian on the spot is offered upon re-
duced terms, still the dealings have been limited by soap
makers as well as chandlers, whilst the rates accepted
are 43s 9d to 44s for fine P.Y. candle, and at which hol-
ders are inclined to sell. Only a moderate amount
of business has been concluded for delivery in the last
three months of the year at 42s 9J to 435. Home made
is offered upon reduced terms, yet, on the part of the
trade, little desire has been manifested to operate, whilst
the supply is plentiful ; the value is 43s 6d to
44s 6d nett cash. Other kinds are dull of sale, whilst
there is no decrease in the supply. An impression
exists that prices will further recede, as large arrivals
may be expected this season. The stock is much the
same as last year, but prices are from 4s to 5s per cwt
lower. Rough Fat is readily offend at 29. 6d. per stone.
OlLS.—Cocoa Nut is little wanted, and the stock is
much larger than it was a few weeks back, whilst buyers
still operate with caution by private treaty. At public
sale 50 tons fine Cochin were taken in at 455, and
101 hogsheads Ceylon at 43s per cwt, being above the
value. Of Fish Oils arrivals are upon an enlarged scale,

and in consequence of a falling off in the demand, sellers
are willing to accept reduced rates for all descriptions.
None, however, has been submitted to public sale this
week. Pale Seal can be obtained at 241., yet the
purchases made have been immaterial. For other
sorts the market has a dull aspect. Southern is not
much required, and prices 'are on the decline.
Holders of Cod are willing to make a further concession
in the value, yet the amount-of business concluded has
been small at 241 to 24155. Sperm met with little atten-
tion, and there are sellers of good and fine quality at 74/ to
761. The supply yet exceeds the wants of the trade, and
prices tend downwards. Lard Oil has been dealt in with
caution, at 42s to 465, whilst Ground Nut Oil is dull of
sale, at 37s to 37s 6d per cwt.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME ClRCUlT.—Hertford, July 14.

CROWN SlDE—(Before Mr. Justice Coirarear).
John Hayes, 21, was indicted for feloniously setting
fire to an outhouse, the property of Joseph Gear, with
intent to injure him.
Mr. Ryland prosecuted. The prisoner was defended
by Mr. I'. Chambers.
The circumstances under which this charge was pre-
ferred were of rather an extraordinary character, for,
although the prisoner was only arraigned upon one
charge of arson, it came out in evidence that he must
have been the author of three, incendiary fires almost
simultaneously. A great number of witnesses were
examined for the prosecution, the evidence being, as is
usual in such cases, entirely circumstantial, but their
concurrent testimony left no doubt of the guilt of the
prisoner. It appeared that between seven and eight
o'clock on Sunday evening, the 18th of June, just about
the time when the inhabitants were returning from their
different places of worship, the neighbourhood of Water-
ford, a village a short distance from Hertford, was
alarmed by the sudden outbreak of three fires, one at an
outhouse belonging to the prosecutor, a second at
Waterford Mill, occupied by a Mr. Squire, and a third
at Waterford Hall, in the occupation of a gentleman
named Dorrington. Speedy means were, of course,
taken to allay the conflagration; but this was not
effected until a considerable amount of damage had
been done. The evidence against the prisoner went to
show that just before the fire broke out he was met by
a labourer named Parish close to Gear's cottage, and
he lost sight of him for a moment, and he observed him
again very shortly, apparently coming from the out-
house in question, and Parish had not got more than a
quarter of a mile from the spot when he heard the alarm
of fire, and saw the place burning. The prisoner was
then traced for some distance by several witnesses, till
he arrived at Mr. Squire's, where a cow-house was fired,
and here, as in the first case, immediately upon the dis-
covery of the tire the prisoner was seen creeping
stealthily under a railing away from the spot. Not con-
tent with the mischief he had already effected, it would
seem that the prisoner proceeded directly to Waterford-
hall, where he set fire to the back of the premises, but
the fire was fortunately extinguished without any serious
injury being done by it. The prisoner then, it ap-
peared, retraced his steps by a circuitous route; but the
hue and cry being raised, he was pursued and taken
into custody, and conveyed by Inspector Dunn, of the
Hertford police, to the lock-up in that town, and, on
his being told that he was charged with causing three
fires, and among them that one at Gear's, he replied,
that was all right. It transpired in the course of the
evidence, that the person who had fired Mr. Squire's
premises must have passed through the backwater of
the mill stream, and on the priioner's person being exa-
mined, it was found that his shoes and stockings were
completely saturated with water, and the foot prints
close to the fire also tallied exactly with the shoes
worn by the prisoner at the time of his apprehen-
sion. These facts, and some other minor circum-
stances, left no doubt whatever of the guilt of the
prisoner ; but the most singular part of the transac-
tion appeared to be, that it was not suggested that
the prisoner had any motive for committing such acts
as those imputed to him, and that there was not the
least between him and the parties whose pre-
mises he had fired, except in the case of Gear, with
whom he had only had a slight quarrel two years be.
fore. It likewise appeared that the prisoner was in
regular work, and bore a good 'character in the neigh-
bourhood.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. RYLAND said there were two other indictments
for arson against the prisoner, but
The COURT intimated that it would bo unnecessary to
proceed with them.
The Learned JUDGE then addressed the prisoner, and
said ho had been convicted of an offence which was un-
happily of very frequent occurrence, and which called
for exemplary punishment. If he had been charged with
setting fire to a dwelling-house he should certainly have
transported him fbr life, but as it was, he must expect a
severe sentence. He then ordered him to be transported
for fifteen years,

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Abingdon, July 15.
James Weybury, Aged 33, was indicted for the man-
slaughter of Edwin Wiltshire, Y4let to General Sir
Alexander Mackenzie.

The catastrophe out of which the around of indict-
ment arose occurred at tho Shrivenhana station of the
Great Western Railway, on the afternoon of the 10th of
May, when the up express train erne into fearful colli-
sion with a horse box and cattle truck, which had been
put on to the main line from a sliding at the above-
mentioned place. Eight passengers were killed, amongst
whom were Captain flair, the inspecting com-
mander of the Coast Guard at Penzance, Rev. Mr.
Phillips, and Rev. Mr. Sandys,
Mr. Carrington' with Mr. Skinner, conducted the pro-
secution, and Mr. Williams defended.
The whole facts having been so recent ly before the
public it is not necessary to repeat the ua. We may
state, however, that Weybury, with Willoughby, a
labourer, placed the horse box and cattle truck partly
on the main line, is order to get another t .ruck under a