The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-09 00:00:00

G ROL'I' SIX.

ZISIXDGEINIVATEII azan TAUNTON CANAL,
ILELILWAIr, .A.:ar.D PLEIRMOUJit.
VContinued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. WELLS then addressed the Committee in reply, and held that
both the harbour and railway were required by the increased wants
of the district, that the evil e f Mr.. Hall, the engineer, and the
corroborating evidence of I, . u..,itt, that both could be easily con-
-1
structed and within the esti- ates, had not been attempted to be
disproved, and that the oppposition of the Bristol and Exeter Rail.
way, after the great injury they had done to their canal, was both
unfair and uncalled for. Besides, the owners of the canal simply
sought to convert their property into a railway, and considered
they were entitled to some consideration at their hands, inasmuch
as the competition which would taKe place in the event of their
acceding to the Bill, wo,dd not be of an unwholesome, but a partial
competition from Bridgwater to Taunton, for the benefit of the public,
and concluded by calling on the Committee to pats the preamble of
the Bill.
The room was then cleared, and on the admission of the parties,
The Canassax intimated that the Committee were of opinion that
the preambles of the Crewkerne branch, and the Bridgewater and
Tann on Railway, had not been proved, but they were of opinion that
the prom:tibia of the Choi Cau4l Railway had been proved.

The Committee then proceeded with the clauses of the sucocst,ful
Bill, which were agreed to, and they adjourned.

GROUP Y.Y.
WINDSOR, SLOUGH, AND STAINES%

ATMOSPHERIC.

This Committee re-assembled to-day at the usual hoar ; Mr.
Sotheron in the chair.

The engineering evidence was resumed this morning.
Mr. George Treacher, surveyor to the commissioners of the Thames
Navigation Company, was the first witness examined. In his opi-
nion the viaduct proposed to be thrown aeross the Thames. at
Romney Island, would not cause any annoyance to Eton College,
It might be made an ornament, and would make the view more
picturesque.
Mr. R. Glendinning, a landscape gardener, was next examined.
Ile considered that if the view from the colleges were obstructed,
all objection on that score might be removed by judicious planting.
The privacy of the colleges would not be invaded by the proposed line.
Evidence to the same effect was given by other witnesses, and the
Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday.

GROUP XXVII.
This Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Sir C. Lemon
in the chair. - ---

SOUTH MIDLAND.
. _

3Thi
re. 7 ——— -
of the Thrapstone
.affiWeillejrl'sl.enace
ilitysta%rtersautneleadntahismo chairmanrng .
Board of Guardians, corroborated the testimony already given as to
the general and heal advantages of the project.
= Mr. Hudson, M.P., chairman t-f the Midland and Eastern Coinaties
Railway, was next examined—He was, to a certain extent, the
promoter of the proposed line. The oue-third of the capital was
subscribed by the Eastern Counties Company. The original project
of the IsTorthampton Railway afterwards expanded into the presant
scheme, with the view of affording a transit for the traffic of the
g.deiay. Biterliocuvtede, iatnndecaedssisatriyn'eftoroutuheetmfoirdithaleialr rtraailmweayins
eastern part of the kingdom, independent of the London and liir-
mt:hngalivaemanßianidlwe
the metropolis, on the eastern Side.

Cross-examined by Mr. FLOOD, on behalf of a landowner—Was op •
posed to the London and York Railway, which he considered, front
the traffic between Lond n and York, would never pay. The traffic
between Leicester and Northampton would not pay an independent
company.

This evitnes was also cross-examined by Mr. PAGETT, for the
Leicester and Bedford opposing line.
31r. It. Stephenson, the engineer of the line, was then examined on
the engineering points. He was of opinion that the proposed scheme
would he the most eligible one of all those projected for the accommo-
dation of the traffic of the district, and the general advantage.
Adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday.

GROUP XXX.
AYLESBURY AND THAD= JUNCTION.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Rebutting evidence wal then heard at some length on the part of
the Oxford and Cambridge line, and a lengthened discussion ensued
between Counsel as to the line of examination to be pursued.
It being then just four o'clock the Committee adjourned.

GROUP XXXV.
EAST COAST.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. Shelton was also cross-examined to the same effect by Mr.
Webster and other Learned Counsel, for different opponents of the
Bill. Accidents some times occurred from the form and situation of
the present bridge. The obstructions and Impediments would be very
much leis by tte bridge proposed to be erected by this railway com-
pany than by the present one. The company had only paid up 51.
per cent. on the capital, and would require to have another call before
they could go to the House of Lords.

Re-examined—lf the new bridge were built vessels of large burden
could go up to Wisbeach, which could not at present go further up
than Sutton-bridge. The railway would greatly facilitate the im-
provement of the large tract of land lately recovered from the sea,
and called " Victoria County." Upwards of 4,000 acres of that tract
were now embanked. Sutton-bridge is h► a dangerous state. Vessels
which could not go above the bridge pay the same toll to the corpo-
ration of Wisbeach, but. vessels of 500 tons burden could go to Wis-
beach if the new bridge were built.
Mr. Reilly, of Lynn, a draper, was examined in support of the Bill.
At present the shortest way way from Lynn to Manchester and the
manufacturing districts was through London.

Mr. it. Pileher, late Mayor of L} nn , stated that he presided at a
most respectable meeting at Lynn, at which resolutions in favour of
the measure were agreed to . Ile was himself in favour of it.
In cross-examination the witness said there had be u a meeting of
shareholders at Null, at which it was resolved that the company
should be dissolved. lie believed that at the meeting to be holden
on the 15th instant, there would be a resolution in favour of winding
up the affairs of the concern. In the meantime the directors were
obliged to go on.

The Cniiaszaif said that It was the Impression of the Committee so
far that the evidence was more against the preamble than in favour
of it.

Other witcesses ware afterwards examined in favour of the Bill,
when a discussion of some length ensued as to the competency of the
opposing counsel to an examination of the deeds and other docu-
ments which had already been admitted in the Standing Orders'
Committee ultimately.
Mr. WEBSTEtt was heard in an objection to the deed, on the
ground that the parties thereto, having undertaken originally to
form a line of much greater length, and requiring a much larger
capital, would be released from obligations by their agreement, if
the lesser line were adopted.
r. COOK said that the objection was of no value, inasmuch as
the deed gave the directors power to abandon any part of the line
which they considered unnecessary or unprofitable.
Mr. WEBSTER next objected that the subscribers to the agreement
were not sufficiently designated.
After a few words from Mr. Coax in reply,

The Committee decided that it was not necessary to argue these
points any further at present. They would consider theni.

The evidence in support of the preamble was then continued, and
the Committee adjourned at four o'clock till Monday at twelTe.

GROUP XXXYII.

The Committee met at twelve o'clock to-day. Present, Lord Sey.
mour (chairman), Lord Ebrington, Lord Edward Hill, Sir Ralpt
Lopez, and 3lr. F. French.

MIDLANDS (E LS „CAR. AND wonsn 0
ROUGH. :3RANCRES).

Mr. 'TOPE, in opening the merits of these branches, prefaced his
remarks with observing that the Bill comprised, besides these lines,
powers to enlarge the station at Wasborough, and hoped in any
case the Committee would at least pass the Bill on that account.
The Worsborough, which was the principal branch, was a line of
five. miles' length from that place, with an easy descending gradient,
and came into the Midlands trunk line, not far from the Dartlield
station. The Elsecar branch passed through a mineral district,
and fell into the Worsborough rail, abctit a mile before that
joined the Midland. At Elsecar and at Worsborough there were
large Iron-works and collieries which wrought the Silkstone bed, for
both of which commodities, iron and coals, there were ready
markets, both north and south, along the Midland line. But these
works, to which railway accommodation would be of
so great moment, h; d no facilities of communication,
except by canal, which extended east and west, and partly to the
southern district, although by a circuitous route, and the tranship-
ments from the tram-roads and re-transhipments were very incon-
venient, and sources of loss. This canal company would have op-
posed them on their own merits, but that they knew the day of canals
was gone by, and therefore they had allied themselves to the South
Yorkshire Company, who had arranged either to amalgamate with the
canal, or to guarantee their existing dividend. The South York-
shire in this way proposed to take into their own hands all the
water communication between Barnsley and Doncaster, affecting, In
fact, by that arrangement the navigation down the River Don to
the eastward. But the proposed lines before the Committee, in-
, eluding the Swinton and Lincoln line, passed throughout their length
alongside of the canal, leaving the public to choose the mode of
conveyance which suited them. As for the accommodation proposed
by the South Yorkshire, he thought it was rendered unnecessary by
the Barnsley branch to Pennistone and Worsborough in that district,
and by the Swinton and Lincoln to the east; the north and south
being accommodated by the Midlands Company.
Mr. Graham and Mr. Brown were examined, and gave evidence of
the traffic in iron and coals, and the advantages arising from the
facilities offered by the proposed lines:
Mr. F. Swanwick, joint engineer on the Midland Railway,
stated in his evidence that the branch to Worsboreugh was
from five to six miles long, to Elsecar three miles,
and the extension which proceeded tinder the Midlands and
joined the Swinton and Lincoln, one mile and seven furlongs.' The
gradients on the Elsecar and Worsborough were easy, the steepest
being one in 101 for five furlongs, and the estimate for completing the
Worsborough branch was 72,5321. ; the Elsecar branch, 43,6651.; the
Extension to the Swinton and Lincoln -Railway, 24,3141.; and the
enlargement of the station, at Masborougli, 9,4991.
Mr. Alexander was called to give evidence of the land value, and
this closed the case for the promoters of the lines.

IVZIDLAN 11, EartivirszEY, Slizrrxtzn,

r.oEWSZURY, 1.17.11115, AND SItiIDFORD.

The formal proofs and returns were given in to the Committee,
but as most of the witnesses were from town, not anticipating so
speedily the discussion of the project, the Committee adjourned till
twelve na Monday, when they will proceed to consider the merits of
this line.

GROUP XL.
7.,E7ZDS AND WORM

The adjourned Committee resumed this day (Friday) at twelve
o'clock, and strangers were admitted about five minutes after, when
Mr. Stafford O'Brien (chairman) staled that it was the intention of
the Committee to proceed with the case, thus overruling Mr, Mild-
yard's objection of yesterday.
Mr. Bateman, engineer to the company, underwent a cross-
examination by Mr. KNOWLES and Mr. Atmoan% on the part of
private individuals, and by Mr. ROBINSON respecting the difference
of the curves on the several competing lines. The Hon. Chairman,
however, and Lord Norreys intimated to the Learned Gentleman
that it was hardly fair to elicit remarks disparaging to the York
and North Midland from Mr. Bateman, who was not called by that
company, hut by the Leeds and York Railway ; and suggested,
therefore, that his interrogatories should have reienuce only to the
Leeds, York, and Midlat,d Junction Railw tys.
To Mr. Bans Es - Witness replied that he had had experience in
conducting works which presented much greater difficulties than any
on the proposed line, In fact, until last year ite had refused all rail-
way' engagements, because he pretiared the more difficult branches
of his profession.
Mr. HARDT then called

31r. Miller, civil engineer, wlin had been on all three of the pro.
posed hues, and conceived that Mr. ilateman's was decidedly the best
The gradients were worse, but the curves and tunnels better than
those of the other lines.

Mr. Cubitt, engineer of the London and York Inc, confirmed the
evidence of the previous witness in favour of Mr. Bateman's scheme.
The next witness called was Mr. Riehar.lson, who produced a peip
tion from Leeds in favour of the proposed line, signed by about 12,000
inhabitants.
This closed the case of the Leeds and York.

The Committee then consented to ,go into the rebutting evidence,
when

Mr. HOPE, on behalf the York and North Midland, called a grazier,
who afforded more merriment than Information, but certainly gave
the North Midland a good character.

Mr. Bailey, superintendent of the cattle station at York belonging
to the North Midland, attributed the mischief caused to cattle to the
circumstance of the drovers putting too many into one truck, and not
to the neglect of the company.
Mr. I.lirkenshaw, civil engineer to the York and North Midland,
denied the correctness of the statements with regard to the delays on
that line, and was further of opinion that they had been blamed for
the irregularities of other Hoeg, though certainly the new works at
York, under construction since last 3 ear did in some measure tend to
occasion delay to the trains.

LEEDS, TIMM, .a 2 WLIDLAND TUNCITZON.
Mr. Rointssots opened the ease by giving in the preliminary proofs.
The Committee then adjourned till Monday.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at the usual hour for the dispatch of public
business ; presemt, the Earl of .thaftcsbury (in the chair), and Lords
Kenyon and Ilawar.len.
MALDON, WITHAM, AND BRAINTREE RAILWAY.
This case, which came before the Committee on a previous day,
and was adjourned at the instance el the agents, was again resumed.
The usual evidence having been gone through, and the certiticate
of the Accountant-General of tl.e Court of Chancery having been pat
in, in proof of the payment of the second deposit on the capital,
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY IHVIThitCd that the Committee were of
opinion that the promoters of the Bill had in every instance complied
with the standing orders, and that the Bill had passed that tribunal.
Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Dyson and Co.
MIDLAND (SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH) RAILWAY.
This case, which had been adjourned from a previous day also from
want of proof of compliance with Lord IVharnelille's order, was
again resumed, and, after a lengthened hearing, the Committee de-
cided that the Bill had passed.
Parliam Messrs. Burke, Pritt, and Co.
These two entwere
cases which came before their Lordships,
-a7ishieits, only
who adjourned at five o'clock.
ar3

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
This Committee re-assembled to-day at the customary hour.
YORK AND LANCASTER.
Standing orders not dispensed with.
GLASGOW AND DUNDEE.
The Committee gave a similar decision in this ease.
CALEDONIAN EXTENSION.
Allowed to proceed.
EDINBURGH AND HAMILTON.
Standing orders not dispensed with.
STAINES AND HENLEY.
Not t.llowed to proceed.
NORFOLK RAILWAY (YARMOUTH EXTENSION).
Standing orders dispensed with.
NOR FOL K RAILWAY (THETFORD AND REEDII.I3I BRANCH)
Not allowed to proceed.
WEST LANCASHIRE.

Allowed to proceed.
WARWICKSHIRE AND LONDON (HAMPTON AND BAN.
Allowed to proceed on certain couditions, the natarc of which we
could not ascertain.
I OTTENHA3I AND BARNET.
Standing orders not diDlspensed with.
RECT NORTHERN.

Allowed td proceed.
OXFORD, SOUTLIAUPTON, GOSPORT, AND raßTsmorTd.
Not allowed to proceed.
LIVERPOOL AND BURY.

All,wed proceed.
LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN. (BASINGSIVFX AND

AlThl:wQeodroantoititmee4eeaajS;ACttriTLe 1 33UtillR YTtiEeX3daTE:SION.)
•

LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. j Price
Annum. Share.
--
..£ s. d, £ s.
Bank of Scotland - 100 0 163
Royal Bank of Scotland G/. per cent. - 100 0 157
British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 224
Commercial Bank - 100 0 161
National Bank 6/. per cent. -. 10 0 15
Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 92
Western Bank .. • • - 50 0 80
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 71,E
Clydesdale Bank.... • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 13%
Eastern Bank .••• • • - 51. per cent. - 10 0 11
Caledonian Bank - 210 4%
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. - 5 0 6%
City of Glasgow Bank. 5/. per cent. - 10 0 1314
Scottish Union Ins• Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 245.
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent.. 100 0 0 10 0 14%
Engin% Co. of Scetlnd- Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9%
North British Insur. • • 51/ /. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cont. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18%
-Min. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. perc. 50 0 0 50 0 0 76%
Ditto, 14 Shares.... 78. Gd. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18%
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 16
Glitsgw & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70%
Glagw & Grcenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 .211 paid. 19
0 isgw & Ganikirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40%
Dundee & Arbroth Ran. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39
Standard LifcAsssrnce. 51. per cent. 150 0 0 1 2 10 0 9
CANALS.
.; I ~ Dividend
Names of e. ;Dividend Price. Names of P •
;... per Price.
Companies. .4 per Companies. 4 .
M Annum. 7., nnnum.
£1 £
Ashtn& Oldh 97,51.58. p c 70 Nionmouthsh 100 81. 160
Ashby-d-la-Z 1131 41. 170 Jlntgornrysh 100 51. 98
Barnsley.... 160 121. 180 3laceleslleid . 100 - 38
Basingstoke.. 100, - - Neath ..
Brknk&Abrg 1501 51. 85 Nottingham l5O 12/. -
Cromford...• 1001 141. 150 Peak Forest
Dudley lOO. 41. - Regent:B -.. 33 1/. 58. 23
Derby .. •• • • 1001 Cl. 73 Rochdale ...• 85 41. 77
Ellsmre&Chs 1331 41' 65 Shropshire - 123 8/. -
Erewash •• • 100. 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130
Forth & Clyd 1001 41. - Do.Lk Fil St 12 61. p. c. 11
GrandJnnctn 100 71. 95 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 300
Grand Union 100 1/. 10s. - Shrovsbary.. 125 151. 230
Glamorgnsh ~172 13%1. 210 Stourbridgo.. 145 201. 280
illstr&Brkly; 001 - - Strtitd on Av 79 1/. 10s. -
Grantham • •1150 121. 100 Severn and}
26 1/. 83. 32
Hudderslleld. 57, - - Wye Bail.
Kennt & Awl 39' 7s. 6d. 10% .Trnt & Mr-/ 505030/.
Lancaster .• • 471 I/. 10s. - 1 soy, IA sh. _
Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - -
Leicester ..• • 140 10/. 105 IWorcstr &
78 21. 44
Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. GO Birming.
Loughborogh;l42l 701. 650 'Wilts & Mks G 7 11. 11

BANK OF ENGL
(From last Night's Gazette.)
to Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday-, the 2d day of May, 1846.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
otes issued •••• • • . • 27,072,295

ND.

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securities .. . • 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 11,279,130.
Silver bullion

£27,072,295

27,072,295
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 7th day of May, 1846
BANKING

oEPARTMENT.

Proprietor? capital• • l 4,553,001
Rest 3,36,540

Government securi-
ties (including Dead

Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners, of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts).• 2,57R,451
Other deposits • • • • • • 15,780.330
Seven day and other
bills • • • • 96.5,730

•
Weight Annuity).. 13,303,065
Other securities • • 17,901,148
Notes ..
Gold and silver coin.. 661,418

.£ 38,271,101

£38,274,101
MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 7th day of May, 1846.

COURSE OF EXCHAI
Xinsterdam ......C.F. 12 10
Ditto, at sight • • ... 12 7
Rotterdam 11. 12 1014
Intwerp . • ............ 26 20

IGE.-(YESTERDAY.)
Gibraltar.. • ... . • • . .
Legh0rn..............30 75
Genoa .. •••••.. • • • • • .. 26 15
Milan
Venice .
Naples •• .• •• 39%
Palermo, per 0z....—. 11914
Lisbon.. • ....... 52%
Oporto ••.. • • 52%
Rio Janeiro • • .•• . • • 23%
Bahia .

Hamburgh ......M.B. 13 15%
I'aris, 3 days' sight .. .• 25 85
Ditto, 3 months...... 26 10
Marseilles •• • . ...... 26 15
Bourdeaux.... ..... ... 26 15
Frankfort on Maine.... 123
Petersburgh, 3 U 5......
. •• . • .
Vienna, effec. no. ••• • • 10 11
Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 12
Madrid • • ...... 36 IA
Cadiz • • •.. : .. 36
Barcelona • • • • ...... • •
Seville.. ... • • • • • • ..

Buenos Ayres ........
New York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia .......... --
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold in bars ...e3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars ••.. • • • • 0 0 0
Silver in bars ...... • . 0 4 11

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of May 8.)
SUGAR.—To-day there was more desire to purchase Raw
Sugar for home consumption, and merchants were less in-
clined to realise. The quantity of West India Sugar acid pri-
vately was 200 hhds and fres at full rates, and in some cases
rather above. The marketoeloses more firmly for Sugar sub-
ject to the 14s duty.
REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were purchased with
caution by the home trade; the value of brown lumps is 653
to 65s 6d, and standard lumps 66. to 66s Gd per cwt. Bonded
crushed Sugar is dull of sale, and 32s 3d to 32s 61 per cwt
taken for first quality.
MAuerrins.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was pur-
chased with more freedom, and 6,011 bags at auction were
all sold at full rates, viz. middling to fine yellow at 48s
to 51s, grey ditto 478 to 51s, good brown 465, low 445, washed
yellow and grey 47s Gd to 51s, syrupy 47s to Ms 6d per cwt
—nearly the whole consisted of midding to fine yellow sorts.
EAST Isnis..—This afternoon at public sale 155 bags of
Bengal sugar were in part sold at full rates and fetched 54s
to 56s for tine white Benares, rather grainy.
FOREIGN.—In consequence of the extensive public "sale of
Java Sugar, hi Id by the Dutch Trading Company, -having
gone oil' better than was expected, holders of all descriptions
of Foreign Sugar here have more confidence; they refrained
from offering any at auction, and the quantity on offer by
private contract is less than it was.
FREIT.—For Currants there continues a good demand, and
the prices quoted fully maintained. Some large parcels of
Valentia Raisins of fine quality having been sent to this
market from the outports for sale, the low and inferior sorts
are a complete drug, almost unsaleable.
Mot Asses.—The new sorts of West India are much wanted,
and full rates offered. Bengal Treacle sells more freely and
at better rates.
COFFEE.—.This afternoon there was little desire manifested
to operate in Mocha Coffee, and 215 bales at auction were
all taken in at the full value. Of Plantation Ceylon 2,155
bags at public sale were nearly all taken in rather above
ufuprutuhefurramdanevrtecre has takenmsthe
rehapslabcee in the
rvgaelbuuesoi!
butethoenrgEoAu.—No
value.
ness transacted in all descriptions. Pouchong is wanted, and
the parcels sold were at firm rates. Twankay is held with
firmness. Hyson has been largely dealt in, common at 2s to
2s 2d, but middling to good 2s 3d to 2s Bd, fine to very fine
2s 9d to 4s. Of Imperial and Gunpowder the parcels dis-
posed of were upon fully former terms. Pekoe Teas are little '
wanted, and prices are still on the decline.
RICE.—To-day the market was much better supplied with
amounting to 6,21?8. bags and 299
the trade
pockets,
and the whole sold at an advance
Bengal Rice,
were desirous to operate,
vere submitted to public competition :
Id t full rates Cloves
t auction were so a . .
and 100 bags a
6 chests 1 bag were sold at. full
are still wanted. Of Mace
on former ratestboufr6pclarepeerlsCwt.
SPICES.—This afternoon Malabar Pepper met with atten-
tion,'at the reduced rates of 5%
to
Ruat have been-enable. to
Spinal—Holders of Jamaica
but them ka4 been a
rates. 87 bags of Nutmegs-din the 6 spheerlllbw.ere only in part sold
Obtain any further advance in prices,

good business transacted. Demerara. is wanted, and tie
parcels sold were at fully former rates. Calcutta has met
with little attention, and prices are not so firm. Leeward Island
has been sparingly dealt in, but former rates are maintained.
Although Brandy can be obtained upon further reduced terms,
al shippers and the home trade have cperated with caution
TlNis week, and the stock has been further increased, but the
deliveries are getting larger. Geneva is dull of sale, and
there are sellers of common export at Is lid to 2s, and fine
at 2s Gd to 3s per gallon. English Corn Spirits are little
wanted.

OiLs.—There has been a much better demand for Linseed
Oil this week, and an advance on former rates of 6d to 9d
per cwt. For Rape Seed Oil, further reduced rates having
been taken, many parcels have been disposed of. Cocoa Nut
Oil has met with little attention. Palm has been in good
request, still prices do not advance. Olive has met with
little attention.

TALLow.—There has been a better demand for Russian on
this week; and buyers have been compelled to pay a slight
advance on former rates. For forward delivery there are
sellers upon rather lower term 3. In American and New
South Wales a good business has been transacted on the
spot, and holders have obtained rather better prices.
Town Tallow is still plentiful, and a large business has teen
transacted.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
INDIAN DISPATCHES.
The Ga:ete of this evening contains the above dispatches,
received at the India House, which have already appeared
in The Sun.