The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-24 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-FRIDAY.

Since Monday the arrivals of Wheat of home produce have been
but moderate, though of fair average quality. The stands were by
no means heavily suppli, d with samples of that grain, yet so inactive
was the demand for it, that prices were almost nominal, and a clear-
ance was not effected by the factors, Upwards of 18,000 quarters of
foreign Wheat have arrived this week, and been landed in bond.
Very few transactions took place, either in free or under-lock par-
cels, at late rates. The quantity of Barley was somewhat on the in-
crease. The first qualities were quite as dear, but all other kinds
were much neglected. The supply of Malt was not large, yet it was
fully equal to the wants of the buyers. In prices we have no altera-
tion to notice. Oats were very scarce, and selected parcels produced
a tribe more money. Beans, Peas, and Flour as last advised.

En.4lsh

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Harley.
4,690 qrs. 3,810 qrs.

Irish ........ I -
Foreign .• •• .. I 11,130

Malt, 8,100 qrs.
SMIVHFIELD.

Oats Flour.
3,920 qrs. 4,670 sky.
6,6`,41
4,860

The arrivals of Beasts up to our market to-day being on the In-
crease, and the attendance of buyers by no means numerous, the Beef
trade was somewhat inactive, yet Monday's quotations were SUP-
ported in every instance. From Scotland we received 300 Beasts
and 420 Sheep; and from Holland 34 Oxen and Cows, together with
20 Sheep, the latter in very middling condition. Wills Sheep we
were, the time of ear considered, fairly supplied. Prime old Downs
were in steady request, at full prices. In other kinds, comparatively
little business was transacted. From the Isle of Wight 203 Lambs
came to hand per railway ; while Irom other quarters, the receipts
of that description of stock were tolerably good. On the whole, the
Lamb trade was firm, at fully previous quotations. Calves were in
short supply, and stuggish demand, at barely stationary prices. The
Pork trade was dull, at late rates. Milch Cows heavy, at front
151 15s to 171158 each, including their small Calf. Sucking Calves,
ISs to 30s; and Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s each. Beasts,
752 ; Cows, 147 ; Sheep and Lambs, 5,400 ; Calves, 190 ; Pigs, 210.
_ NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

Our markets were again lairlystipplieTl7lll,;7l7a7l of Meat,
which moved off slowly, at but little variation in prices.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.

Notwithstanding our market during the whole of the present week
has been very scantily supplied with fine Hops, both in pockets and
bags, the demand for them has fallen off, and prices are with diffi-
culty supported. There are several large parcels of old and inferior
Hops on offer, to effect sales of which lower rates must be complied
with. The accounts from the plantations state that the bine is pro-
gressing tolerably well.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES
(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee No. 1.
This Committee met to-day, at twelve o'clock; Mr. Struts
Chairman.

THE WEST RIMING UNION.

Mr. Plitt appeared in support of this Bill. Mr. G. Webster and
Mr. Gregory opposed.

This was an adjourned ease, the fo-mal proofs having been put In
a few days prior to the recess.

Mr. GREGORY made several allegations against the plans and
sections. A few of a trifling character were sustained, while the
more important were declared not to have been sustained. One
allegation was, that the plan was not correct, inasmuch
as it did not agree with the scale on the plan. It
was, however, admitted by the opponents that the plan itself was
right if measured by a proper scale, the latter being incorrectly
made ont.

Mr.;Pairr called an •iagitieer, who stated, that if the plan were to
be measured by a scale correctly drawn, it w0u1.,. be found to be per-
fectly correct. The inaccuracy of the scale was occasioned by its
having been drawn with the hand alter tho plan had been printed.
The Committee decided that the allegation had not been sustained.

LONDON SOCIETY for TEACHING
THE BI:UND TO READ.—(THIS DAY.)
The sixth ann.'versary meeting of the above society was
this day held at the Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover-
square. The chair was taken at twelve o'clock precisely, by
the Rer, the Lord iiishop of Winchester. The room was
filled to ove;.flowing IV a most respectable audience, elm-
of ladies, who appeared to take
posed almost eZelusiv*lY
great interest in tlit.'snroccedings of the Society.
by the Secretary, it appeared that
the progress of the society From the report reams
,Nis highly satisfactory. The
And the number of pupils
school-rooms had been enlarged,
at present in the schools had increstigOd to 62. Of this num-
' ber 14 were adults. The total ,umber of pupils re-
ceived at the society's schools since the commencement
of the society had exceeded 5001. The income of
the society during the past year from all sources
had been 1,8761. 12s. 4d. The expenditth-e during the same
period amounted to 1,7421. Es. 6d. At the coNwnencement of
the ineeting, the children sang in excellent styie an anthem
ottli Psalm), and subs,quently Mendelssohn's .Hymn of
Praise. The Right Rev. Chairman then called upon yeme of
the scholars to read some portions of Scripture, the portions
selected were 1 John, 3 verse, Mark 13. The ma aner in
which they performed their task was certainly most surprising,
and bore out in some degree the truth of the assertion of one
of the peakers—namely, " that the intellects of the blind,
when cultivated, had far outstripped their brethren in the
race ;" for many persons possessing the sense of sigh, and
who had even received what might be teroed a hbersii edu-
cation, would find themselves immeasurably distanced by
these blind children in the art of reading correctly.
The business of the meeting haying been brought to a
conclusion, thanks were voted to the Right Rev-.. Chairman,
and the meeting broke up.

ADDRESS OF THE BRITISII RE-
SIDENTS IN PARIS TO THE KING OF TILE

FRENC

A most nwnerous meeting of British subjects took place, on Wed-
nesday, in the great room of Lawson's Bedford Hotel, in the Rue St.
Honors, Paris, to vote a coogratulatory address to King Louis
Philippe, on his late providential escape from assassination.
Amongst the gentlemen present we perceived the Duke of Mon-
trose, Lord Gray of Gray, Lord Defies, Lord Cantalupe, Viscount
Dillon, the Earl of :Gifford, Barry Baldwin, M.P., Sir J. Doveton,
Sir Denham Jephson Norreys, M.P., General Sir I'hineas lityal, the
Right Hon. Ilenry Ellis, General Wright, General Sir Al.exandei
Dull; Admiral lioneyman, Lieutenant-Colonel Saunderson, of thienadier Guards; Colonel Hunter Blair, Captain Colleer, R.N.1'31
O'Qernian Mahon ; Archdeacon Keating, Archdeacon Wart urton
Rev. F. Saunderson, Captain Hankey, &c.
On the proposition of the Right Honourable IL Ellis, secondwd bj
Colonel Saunderson, the Duke of Montrose was unanimously re
quested to take the chair.
The _Noble CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, observed that be
was deeply sensible of the honour of presiding over:so numerous and
respectable a meeting, on the occasion of voting an address to the
King on his late miraculous escape. ills Majesty was too deeply
loved for kis late danger not to call forth the sincere sympathy
Hot only of all French people, but of the foreign residents in Paris.
lie considered the preservation of hie Majesty's life of the utmost
imp?, tance, not only to France, but to the whole of Europe, as pre.
seining the be-t guarantee of the continuance of peace. Long, there.
fere, might lie held his present high position ! And when at last,
in the course of nature, he was called en to depart from this lite
might he leave all ill order and peace, ready and prepared for hi:
succi-ssor.--i Hear, hear.)
The Right Honourable H. Ems then moved that the following
dress be adopted:—
" May it ple,ss your Majesty,
" We, the undersigned British subjects now in Paris, beg leavt
to approach your Majesty with the expression of our sincere congra
tulations on the providential escape of your Majesty from the atro
cious attempt made by a reckless assassin op your sacred person
Most heartily do we unite with the people of France in recognising
in the fortunate escape of your Majesty, the continued protection 0
Divine Providence; and we trust that this exprevsion of ,sympath:
and respect, coming from British subjects, may find a favourable ac
ceptance with your Majesty, the preservation of wliose life we,
common with your loyal and devoted people, feel ,to be most impor
tent is the well-being of France and to the general peace of Europe.
This address was then voted by acclamation, .and a vote o
thanks having been passed to the Noble Chairmai t, the meeting
separated. The address was in a few minutes signed by severs
hundred names.

THE BRIDPORT ELECTION
COMMITTEE.

The General Committee of Elections met yesterday at thre
o'clock, in Room No. 3, present—Lord Granville Somerset
Mr. Loch, and Mr. W. Patten, to fix the members of a Selec
Committee for examining the petition presented to the Sous
against the return of Mr. Baillie Cochrane for the boroug]
of Bridport.
The Committee so appointed is to be constituted as follows
—Mr. C. Wood (chairman), Mr. B. Escott, Sir W. Somer
vine, Lord C. Hamilton, and Lord Dalmeny.
These Memb( rs will be sworn to-day, and will meet to
morrow at eleven o'clock for the dispatch of business.
Mr. B. Cochrane, it will be remembered, carried the repro
sentation by the small majority of 1, and after the announce
merit of the Mayor it was very confidently stated among th,
friends of Mr. Romilly, the opposing candidate, that amts
take bad been made in the poll-books, which, if Correcteu
would have turned the election.

We observe that a second volume of Lord Broughatn:l
"Lives of Men of Letters and Science, who flourishe
during the reign of George III.," is announced to appear
few days. It will be published by Mr. Colburn. The volum
will comprise the lives of Dr. Johnson, Adam Smith, (wit.
au analytical view of his great work), Gibbon, Sir Joseph
Banks, Lavoisier, and D'Alembert.
Mr. J.,nes, carver and gilder, of this city, has in bti
possession a canary bird, gifted with the power of articulating cliser'4
several words. Mr. Jones had the honour of presenting the bird t
her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle, on Wednesday west
when her Majesty expressed herself much pleased with the feathers'
curiosity.—Both Chronicle.
SIR JOHN Ross.—lt is understood that this advents'
rous voyager has been reinstated in his office of Consul at Stock
holm, for which place he left England yesterday. A short time agi
Mr. Buchanan, his solicitor, applied to the Court of BankruptcY
a sword presented to the bankrupt by the King of Sweden might. D
given up to him. Th, Court could not make any order on the point
'
but left it to the discretion of the assignees, who have acceded to ,
request.
IHE " No HousE" OF MONDAY.—The names of Mr
Lockhart and Lord John Chichester were by mistake °Mitt;
among the list of those present, which appeared in our Tuesda
impression.
Yesterday. morning some thousands of brent ge°s4
passed this town, about a mile at Sea. There was a Continuolif
stream of them for at least two hours ; and their course was from
east to west. Our fishermen say that their passage is indicative of
stormy weather. Porpoises were also seen planing about the Ch
stli
Pier at the same time.—Brig/Von Gazette of Thursday.
ANCIENT BORNs.—A correspondent to a mornin,.g,
paper announces that in excavating the ground at Goulstone-saug,r)
Whitechapel, tbr the large tank for the tint model establishment
public baths and washliouses, the workmen came to a stratum d
the horns of cattle, covering an area of at least fifty feet square, 1!„
vary ing from three to four feet in thickness. How, when, and re./
can this large deposit of horns have been made ? They are g 0
rally of a large size, and do not appear to have been broken We.,
they were deposited. It must be long slice, probably centuries, 7:4„
they can have been thrown aside in suck numbers as valueless.
discovery is all unfortunate one for the committee who are construct:
ing the baths and washhouses, as It necessarily adds consideraWl 0
their expense in snaking the tank.
sdh
heaat kt pn ed re ed
A SMALL FATE.—On Thursday morning a vestry
meeting was held in the vestry-room of Christchurch, Blackfrirf;,
read, to make a Minister's rate ; the Rector, the Rev. Mr. Mapietf.,
in the chair. Mr. Churchwarden Powell said, they were required is
pay the Rector the sum of 601, annually ; that last year the fill'eu
was made at three-eighths of a penny in the pound, 301. of "vr_ Ie
remained to be collected. Besides this, there was a
hand ; therefore a rate of one farthing in the pound would be Orgs
dent for the ensuing rate. Mr. lio:rson then moved,
farthing rate be made, which, being agreed to, ten of the inhabitem"
then signed the deed, and the rate was declared to be duly made.
tOMMEMoRATI,,N OF hItAKSPERE's ButTEI-DAL
The celebration of this interesting festival took place yesterday 10's
Stratford-en-Avon. A meeting of the Royal Shaksperean Club W. n
held in
concert toolfitc,stinceorreinidifilirn:mg,,lDicyr.wTaalemson to the chair. At twelve o'clocitL
beueflt and
givent three
Collegiateetehoe,clok a di churchnner g
.octfl, t'—
honour of the occasion by the old club, tookpa:
..,lt:.".:sdr.tobhryeddcoihtitmrhelreesoht:
ttrieieleniintuotoybsaeklycehrilasu:br
E.
astqß.t,uhtaerti o'clock
placereat the
of
dal
lbyootuurrirei:;aprrdliodf:ts.
hundred members, among whom were the Mayor of Stratford,
Phillips, Esq., M.P., W. IL Harding, Esq., J. It. West, E 507,,,",
Granville, Esq., J. B. Freer, Esq., D. Galton, Esq., R. J. .ARY,
T. . Thomson, M.D., W. 1). Hunt, Esq., It. Greavee, Esq
W. Rusaaan, Esq., E. D. Ford, E
E sq., W. C. Lucy, Esq.,Esq., `
Flower, Esq., &c., &c.
FISHMONGERS' AND POULTERERS' INSTITUTION.
Yesterday evening a special general meeting of this charity was bey,
at the London Coffee House, Ludgate-hill, Mr. Spriggins in the chef
At the last audit of the accounts there remained to the credit or „A.
institution 3,0501. stock, and 681. 7s. cash. Since then 1,034/. 35•
had been received from various sources—including subscripti7
22.5/. 65. 6d., and donations 4571. Ss. Gd. The expenditure, hovre/t7Ol,
had reduced this amount to—stock, '2,6601., cash, 2621. 6s. 2d• ; tots'
2,3121. Os. 2d. The expenses included 5051. paid for the purchase
a piece of freehold ground, on which it Is intended to erect AITA
houses for decayed fishmongers and poulterers. This land is situ* ';;
at Wood Green, near Ilornsey ; and the almshouses, of which it is id
be the site, will accommodate twenty-four parties. It is intended
expend in their erection 3,0001.
DETERMINED SUICIDE BY A FEMALE.—Yesterday
afternoon, Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Brown Bear, nilLir
row, Knightsbridge, on the body of Matilda Mildon, aged twenty-t—,.
The deceased was the wife of a beotmaker in Grosvenor-market. 1"0/
the last three weeks she had been very desponding, the calls? ,04
which she would not divulge. On Satur lay afternoon last she ott'
oa an Intimate friend, with her baby in her arms, and in the coarse:
conversation she alluded to a young man whom she knew, who hi
drowned himself in the Serpentine on the day previous, and said tit
thought it was a very good place to go and drown herself. Abe
,10
half-past three o'clock she asked her to take care of her baby
she took home some work. She left the house, and in about hauL,
hour afterwards she was seen running across the Serpentine-b 1 141.
in Hyde Park, followed by a police-constable, who. from
manner, suspected she premedit steel self-destruction, but before ;0
could reach her she threw off her bonnet and shawl, ascended
parapet of the bridge, and flung herself Into the water. An +o,7i
was instantly given, and the boats of the Royal Humane Soc,liir
were quickly on the 1
spot, and the body was found in about !.'n,
minutes, and conveyed to the receiving-house, where every mew
were used to resuscitate her, but ineffectually. Verdict, *. Tempolll.,

insanity:" 0
EXTRAORDINARY SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning
OW
milted a very singular act of self-destruction. The deceased as t
was ._.
woman named Pike, residing at No. 21, Green-street, Stepney. - De
'O.
ago. She had ever sauce been in a low
P, Who died about three 111°-, d,
of into
Yesterday morning her father, a very aged man, whose breal".o
widow of a captain of a merchant ship,
and desponding state '
was usually prepared by his daughter, missed her on coming d°
tt
stairs, and on making search for her he found her in the wateriA
in the yard, quite dead. tShe had only her nightgown on.
_.....

On the 26th of February, BIRTHS
wife of S. Bibby, Esq.,
On the 18th inst•, the Su;ir.i.
Rind, 71st Bengal Army, ef a son. O.
On the 14th inst., at North Audley-street, Grosvenor-square.
TssiloSoree, the lady if Captain
~,, tliAl
curate of Leytonstene, of a daughter.
iglee oont„ of
thea
Rev.sott. Henry
/Mauna
On the 18th inst., in Upper Harley-street, the lady of E-
H. Evans, pe-,e
PePYs, 150, of a son.
ade!
On the 19th inst., at Artillery-place, '
Finsbury, Mrs. M. ...-
of a son.
On the 19th inst., at Hanover-terrace, Regent's-park, the W 0 of
Arthur Powell, Esq., of a son. ipso
On the 19th inst., at North Creaks Rectory, the lady of the
and Rev. Thomas R. Keppel, of a son. of
Ott the 20th inst., at Holly-terrace, Highgate, Mrs. Beaumont'
a daughter. fOA( •
On the 20th inst., at Nightingale-terrace, Woolwich-common,
_......
George Renwick, of a son.

MARRIED. by
On Thursday, the 16th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Leicester, of
the Rev. Richard Fawssett, M.A., Captain Henry Butler, eon of
Colonel the Hon. Pierce Butler, M.P., to Clara, eldest dauglitt`
John Taylor, Esq., of tl e Newarke.
,On the 20th inst., at Olney, Bucks, Charles Talbot, Esq., to
fifth daughter of Mr. Samuel Baker, all of that place.

DIED.
On the 22d inst., in Old Brea street, William Eccles,
surgeon, aged N.
On the 9th inst., at Leamington, Elizabeth Catherine, eldest Wilt.
ter of Captain and Mrs. William Harris, of Yealmpton, Devon. ,04.,
On the 18th inst., Ann, eldest daughter of Nicholas Rebinsou,
merchant, Sudley, near Liverpool.
On the 18th inst., in Cloudesley-terrace, Islington, Fanny, relict
the late T. Stirton, Esq.
On the 2lst inst., at Brixton-rise, William Mason, Esq. age ~ 112.ad0
On the 21st inst., at Bedford-place, Kensington, Lady'Syrel,.'"
relict of the late Sir Christopher Sweediand.
On the 22d inst , in Sudbury-park, near Harrow, William A
—ttree'
Esq., R.H.A., F.R.C.S.,
On the 22d inst., at Hastings, Frederick Richard, eldest surriCl4
s a
On of the late Colonel Crewe, aged 22.
the 22d inst., Altred liyren Tegg, of Pembroke College, ns
youngest son of the late Thomas Tegg, Esq. of Cheapside, aged
On the 22d inst., at Highbury-grove, Harriet Yearn, relict of
late John Fermi, Esq.
On the 234 inst., at Ladbroke-villas, Notting-hill, Dandeson Coat'
Esq., secretary of the Church Missionary Society, aged 6$
—O4

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