The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-22 00:00:00

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

WH,Ls.—The will of Field Marshal the Right Hon.
Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., has been proved in London
under 80,000/. ; also have been proved the wills of Sir
Edward Sherlock Gooch, Bart., M.P., for East Suffolk,
50,000/. ; Charles Walker, Esq., Seymour House,
Jubilee-place, Chelsea, and of New Inn, formerly of
Old Jewry, 100,000/. ; Miss Elizabeth Mary Miller, of
Apsley Manor House, Hants, 30,000/. ; William Cox,
of Dorchester, 14,0001. Miss Ann Dupree, of York-
place, City road, has made a curious will, and amongst
other legacies has bequeathed to the Friendly Female
Society 300/., the interest to be distributed to poor single
women of good character, or widows above 40, having
bad sight, and who are hardly able to work, being Eng-
lish Protestants ; to the Rev. Mr. Hetherington's Cha-
rity for the Blind at Christ's Hospital, 5001. ; Aged
Pilgrims' Society, 3001. ; society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, 300/. ; Asylum for Idiots, Park
House, Highgate, 3001.
CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST A SUPERINTENDENT OF
POLICE.—TYNEMOUTH, Saturday Night.—Great excite-
ment has prevailed in this borough to-day, caused by the
disappearance of the superintendent of police, Mr.
Robert Mitchell, who is charged by the watch committee
of the corporation with fraud and forgery. In conse-
quence of some information received by them the com-
mittee had held some long sittings, investigating Mr.
Mitchell's accounts, and en Thursday night they sus-
pended him ; be immediately left the town, and has not
since been heard of. At the conclusion of the inquiry
on Friday night they discharged him, and authorised stock tkis
day
the police to apprehend him if he returned to the town. I • .•
Shields has been exceedingly unfortunate with superin- I Price " Y. C
tendents of police, for the late superintendent of police Deliver!' last week
in South Shields is now undergoing a term of imprison- f.A)irrittovafrom June 1....
ent in Durham Gaol, for frauds committed the Ditto 4011112411111weeet.
police mount, 91 that town. ' Price Of TcWu ts.

Only moderate supplies of potatoes came to hand last
week, coastwise, and by land carriage. The imports
amounted to 41 bags from Harlingen, 713 do, and 200 tons
from Rotterdam, 12 bags from Dordt, 120 do. from Ham-
burgh, and 1 basket from Amsterdam. The demand is
steady, as follows :
York Regents,' 90s to 12Gs per ton ; Kent and Essex do.,
908 to 112 s; Lincolnshire 80s to 1100; Scotch do.,
90s to 105 s ; ditto cups, 1006 to 110 s ; Diiddlinge, GOs
to Ws; blues, 90s to 100 s.

WOOL.
We have rather an active demand for all kinds of Eng-
lish wool, and prices have an upward tendency. Foreign
and colonial qualities continue firm, at full quotations.
Last week's imports were 213 from Rabat, 756 from Algoa
Bay, and 154 from the Cape.
The following 'are the current ra E
tes ofEnglish wool ;-
Down tags, is sid to is 6id ; Down ewes, is 36d to ls ;
half-bred hogs, is 4id ls 5d ; half-bethers, la aid to
is 4d ; Kent fleeces, is 4d to ls 5d rodceser do , s4d
to is 6d ; combing skins, is to is 4d ; blanket wool, 10d
"-
is 2d : flannel wool, lldisd to
t. is 3d ; and old skin,s
is 6id per lb.

SEEDS.
The demand for linseed is moderate, at stead
ca es in the
There wait an increased inquiry for linseed ky prices.
early part of last week, but the sudden change
.causes the
market to close heavily. Rape and oilseed!' are in fair de-
mend, at fall prices.
Turaip,wnite,per bush. 201 to 21s—
swede •201 2ls
Mhat.ard, BrOWn ••• • • • 213 22s
White, new••••.. los 12s
Tares,Winter, new ....5s Gd Gs Od
Canary, per quarter .. 703 76,,
Rye grass (new) •• •• • • 24s 34s
Clover,RedEng. (cwt.) Ges 76s
White us
Foreign Red...... 70, ./51
White.... 68a 803
Trefoil, new.......... 288 323

CarrawaY • • ...... .... 44e Mis
C0riander............ 22s 243
Rempseed,per quarter 425 465
Linseed, Eng.sowing.. 68$ 70$
Crushing •••• •• —5"
65'
.. 501 6Os
Odessa ......•• • 623 62s 6d
Rattle .. —.• ••LlUSeedCake pr. toe—
English •• •• • ' 101 Os 101111151 lOs
-I
o d
Foreign, porton
11
15s 61 1503
Rape Cakes • Pertoo 5 325 841
Rapeseed, Pr 4r•' ' • ..• •
•

TALLOW.
Our market is muck less active than lut week, and
priced area shade lower, although the supply of tallow is
limited. To-day PY.
58s 6d nett cash ; rough fat 3s 2td
per Bth!. C., on the spot, is quoted at 58s 3d
per cwt. Town tallow

LSS2. 185 •
411.322 44,303
58e 6d.
1,569 2,289
410,312 61,625
343 464
06,504 62,613
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tem,
t.
473 d 511 64

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