The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-21 00:00:00

MARKET .NEWS.--(THIS DAY.

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CORN EXCHANGE-PRIDAY.
Up to our market this week, coastwise, the arrivals of
English Wheat have amounted to 2,040 quarters, chiety from
Essex and Kent, and in improved condition. By land car-
riage and sample the supply fresh up to-day was small ;
nevertheless, owing to the immense quantity of foreign Flour
reported-7,580 sacks and barrels—the demand for all de-
scriptions was dull in the extreme, at almost nominal quo-
tations, and a total clearance was not effected. From abroad
2,120 quarters of foreign Wheat have come fresh to hand.
Selected qualities were dull, but mostly held at fully late
rates. In the low and middling qualities scarcely any sales
were reported, and they were considered the turn lower.
The show of Barley was principally composed of Monday's
unsold samples. Even the finest malting qualities were very
dull, and prices of all kinds were with difficulty supported.
Malt, the supply of which was moderate, sold slowly, yet the
quotations may be considered steady. We were tolerably
but not to say heavily, supplied with Oats, which moved off
slowly, at the late decline. Indian Corn, Beans, and Peas
very dull. Low qualities of Flour were offering at Is per
2801bs less money.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Refined has been in good request at 42s for brown.
EAST 1 NBlA.—Privately very little has been done. Mann;
tius is firm, and Bengal has been steady. At auction abou
"If of Mo') bags found buyers, line grainy white, 493 t°
508 6d; good and tine yellow ditto, 40s 6d to 438 6,1 ; low,
34s 6d to i 73; and ord and fine white Benares, 40s to 41
l'iladras was dull, at previous rates, and only a small part °
4,500 bags ,old at 30s to 33s for low and mid soft yellovr.
FORMON.—Pernambuco has been sold at 34s 6d to 37s ibr
ord to line brown; 37a to 41s for low to fine yellow; and 410
to 43s for mid to good white. Manilla, 918 bag',
bought in at full prices, viz., 38s 6d for sound.
LOFFEN—The average effect produced by the alteration ill
the duty upon Foreign Coffee has been to produce a rise et
about .28 per cwt, while Colonial samples have fallen proP°l::
tionably. So little has been done, however, that prices may
almost be regarded as nominal. Good ord Native Ceylon hes,
been at about 4"-is to 45s 6d, and Plantation has been 25 '
tog
3s cheaper; low mid and mid has been taken in at 539,„
555; some parcels of good and fine ord have been sold at 4_7.:
to 455, and mid at 545. Costa Rica has been taken in at No
fmoridmainddagn
to 663 for fine fine ord, and low mid colory and good and till:,
ord at 47s to 52s 6d. Madras was bought in at 583 to .0
goodnlid"bia°srYreaalnisdeda6tBss°tos f7o2rs and good .
odod
brownish has been taken in at 80s.
thCe odca omAa. —g e Td raienl iltilnagd
abt a4s3bs eteon4t7askpe taken rin at 5Cs for dark grey,
Ries
descriptions, and Bengal at 8s to 8s 6d. little
.—Madras has been sold at 7s 6d to Ss per cwt for low
good6d, ord. Moc_rd
SPICES.—The market has been steady, with Yell -,1,5ad
offering publicly. Sea damaged Malabar Popper basree'`..
120,
3d to 31/2d per lb. Jamaica Ginger sold at 703 to
,A
acc,rding to quality. •
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A...wßooT, &c.—Bermuda has been sold public ar
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1:31. oi s bas realised 31/2 P-
RUM, &c.—This article bas been inactive, neither bile
pints, c.
S &LT .. PETRE.— The demand has been limited and at I°Wer
rates.

COTTON. —There has been a dull market.
TEA .—Pnces have not varied much, but the llsales big;
been small, and at auction a good deal was bought i
previous rates. About 1,880 packages were purchased.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 37s 3d to 375 6d per cwt on thecrin.
GREEN FRUIT.—The stc ck of oranges being diminished 700
Improved the price, Two cargoes et St. Michael's, 3Al:tonal
boxes Lisbon, sold by Keeling and Hunt, went at all
on the former, and Is per box lower for the latter, the c1t1,40
being inferior. Lemons sustain the advance in prices f_ivg
of all kinds are held firmly, an increased consumption .u°
in
expected in the spring. The Budget makes no alteratitbe
wheroe
the duty on Fruit, although upon some articles, ‘.O, ifts
duty levied is disproportionate to the value, a redact,'
expected.

DRUR Y -LANE THEATRE' „ted
The grand spectacle of Azael, the • Prodigal, WAS retor
here last evening, and the audience were even more nec-
stiioalsit.ic tibbaengtf. h)regyeowuserseploenndtohuernoifghthteofi
ts
second act surpasses anything that has ever been a" „erfec,
on any stage. Its performance last night excited i!revert
furore. The house was crammed to saffocatiolosills
part, and the audience was one of the meet la to concludingor iscaleilleLttbede,
ever assembled within the walls of Old Drury, 81%0 NO
palmiest days. Among the elite of the aristocracy' o
ne,
visited Drury-lane to witness the performance of ,e,EiP
—Marquis d'Aaeglio, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl AboYilriesatt
of Strathmore, Earl and Countess of Gleegall, fy fisner
Canterbury, Marchioness of Aylesbury, Earl ° JO"
borough, Lord Ernest Bruce, Sir Henry Web atoll,
Captain Pierpoint, Hon. Cal. Gre;', Countess of lisfrA Ftsticis
Lady E. Sanford, Quintin Dick, Es ‘I P 1.41."
q., , •
Gordon.

b°
THE LATE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL Kir4G.fthe lets
been communicated to the relations and friends o
rs of the
lamented Lieutenant-Colonel King, that the 016c„eist to llie‘
14th Light Dragoons hared resolved to erect a ta"..i
memory in England, with the following ins'.l3g,Cow.
"Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant-Colonel Nino, 00
panion Of the Most Honourable Order of the 134
sad
commanded the 14th Light Dragoons during t sad di
part of the Punjaub campaigns of 1849 and 1850;rested
bf
at Lahore on the 6th July, I e5O. This tablet was Oral"-
his brother officers as a testimony that the many e, VIe
which had endeared him to numerous friends at be so;
appreciated by those who witnessed his gallant The °Ali;
while commanding the regiment in the field. e ghee,
commissioned officers and privates of the 14th Iv% renial7
erected a monument over Lieutenant- Colonel Nicnteilett,
at Lahore. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Jr• egi°l,l
the officers of the sth Dragoon Guards (in vr"—esr),
Lieutenant-Colonel King served for eighteen Yerwteal
also erected a tablet to the memory of the late 1-41 in obi
Colonel King, as a testimony of the high estimatinli d a°
his character was held by them as a soldier en
comrade.
bYlisthe
One of the workmen who was seriously injurybieb
•
naptha explosion in Salford last Friday, b./ expired
tba
Hodgetts, manufacturing chemist, lost
following day, making the second victim to the call ?still IS
MONEY MARKET—The quotation of gold tot Fria
about 3 per mule discount, which, at the EngliShioas as jt
of d/. 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, g •Toodoa
change of 25.10; and the exchange at Paris ouo'per oes
short being 25, it follows that gold is O'4 frog:
gear
dearer in Paris than in London. By advises the sm-j:
burgh the price of gold is 423 per mark, which, a di
rd
lish Mint price of 31. 17s. per ounce for gal 3at 0311;
gives an exchange of 13.3%; and the exchanges that gob,.
burgh on London at short being 13.5, it folnjosburg t
is 0.53 per cent. dearer in London than Aon for b1.n15 0,11
The course of exchange at New York on 1,°11.70f otnu'LL,
60 days' sight is 110 per cent., and tha„lt,4o per tis
his life,cei.miri.
between England and America being 109 per ce,;ll"k
it follows that the exchange is norninallY (.',3 for w-dele
favour of England; but, after making alloW.an,:nresenited
ence of interest and charges of transport, 'ate
leaves no profit onithe importation of gold front
States.
0 Dlfr •
ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING RELISI. etla Oith
TUTION IN THE METEOPOLIS.—Yesterday a ir
members of the above association was held at -11):15'-r11.
in Trafalgar-square, St. Martin's-lane, for genereil fOr,P;
The report stated that the society was institute ,7, se!,;4l
muting the relief of destitution in the metreProirones
improving the condition of the poor, by meal: e- then'
and district visiting, under the superintemit„c with the
Bishop of London and his clergy, in coneei,°:apper.t
association, and to which it affords assistance and
,et eet•cis,
encouraging depositors by an allowance 01. fivejar then
sums depted, up to 40s. During tbe PaD'a 2815 H
posits of the poor, so aided, were 36 Bocieties
positors, and the amount 13,6661.
„is CORIIIIrO-01
DEATH OF GEORGE THOMSON, '—,.,-onapliShet;ol'
DENT or Bunws.- This venerable ant",-"i- is, at t"" jje
expired yesterday, at his residence in Leith Links, le winter 1
vanced aged of ninety-two. During the who For secreall,
010
had been confined to the house with-oiling Hot;
weeks past his health sensibly declined, oeoesl.o biteve of
solicitude to his family and friends. ilia machtniugb
however, remained unclouded to the last. Thoulgh
$
his eyes had begun to fail, objects of art a,,tndeces•r"l'd,
imagination, and even within a few days o"—br friend'
collection of fine old inte when shown biro. bich,„.
were examined and admired with a discriminawre 0003,
cultivated taste pre-eminently qualified hini vole is gi
Mr. Thomson's early connexion with the poet ..I,,ngs,
versally known, and his " Collection of ScottisW,Arittee
which many of Burns's finest pieces were origintill'a cello
has been before the public for more than tbees'
His letters to the poet are incorporated vritb,- ntber
editions of Burns. His kindness of heart anu,,„:" Oen"-
lent qualities will long be remembered by u-
. 100301
Scotionan. f tie%
A CHEAP OUTFIT.—On the evening ° 000 $
last, a person, apparently a mechanic, entered 02. oboe'!;id
shop in Leeds-street, Liverpool, and requested t? U:bia•
good overcoat. One of good texture and feeble fit so_"A
was at once exhibited, and on trial was found ter ottoirsa
rately as if made to measure. The coat was tigh,tilnooelo:lo
round the person of the latter, and everYthinaynnioeu.d: osa
save the payment of the money. At the -.5 ova Per
necessary act was about being performed tbist cni to
entered the shop and requested to be shown a; aoicit„,not
As he appeared hurried, the shopkeeper terdeat
supply his want; but judge what his asteell'ad the" dr
have been when he turned round, and diseorAer"naietii.os
other very agreeable and liberal customer Ito; ce!„111020,,i
parted, without even the usual parting saluta'anea, ,
with him a fashionable top-coat, for which I:IL but4it°
to pay. The outfitter rushed out of the 5",-,re'anir-taieer,
discover no trace of the gentleman who bad m" d cas-bse
8ac0n...401
_,/
his coat, and only returned to find that his
had also taken leave with a box of shirt collars, 'Veer
been placed on the counter for his inspection!
Mercury.
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nig0111$;;t S,
THE
YORK PACKET-SHIP refrpool
LIVERPOOL, THURSDA.T.—We regre t exceediegL 1;1% boe
sad disaster which has befallen the New York th°
packet-ship Yorkshire, a vessel which for 01,0orte
ice
been successfully employed between the tw",.,;-,30t
transit of goods and passengers, a large Eorfe-ft LiCecore'
was under the care of Captain Bailey. Sul auarP ten
on her last outward voyage on the 311th of .4 aloe; sat.
mended by Captain et hearman. After baying ot h. blos#
very heavy weather, she was compelled to P 1.4
make for Liverpool. While running.for that 110 /30' ore,
of rudder, she was obliged to run into 11°1Y1 out , hag°
anchor there. After doing so she parted ant7nrlitorisrsof•
but floated off with the next tide. Tw?„-to tbeA uunr
been dispatched to Holyhead to tow her ',-14 ea
The Yorkshire had a large and valuable freig
nersouli
her of emigrant passengers. lifi°orf Olt
INTERESTING ASTRONOMICAL FACT'''. nt italp-
raatie-ft the -cued
were born at the same place, at the same - boo
After an age of fifty years, they both died', end one sat to
spot, and at the same instant, yet one bad Ilcible? orical*
days more than the other. How was this P°5 00 e ce.tentr
keep our friends in suspense, the solution turn.ot ciye
but,. with a little reflection, a very obvious tovinr sap:
the
navigation. A person going round the esor ld
.us °wet Goa
west, loses a day, and towards the east, he gal cap °I.. rood
posing, then, two persona born together at the be perioirest,
Hope, whence a voyage round the world roe Yards the
.. fir
in a year; if one perform this constantly OWstatiolta'it he
in fifty years he will be fifty days behind tbe ds the ells
'4l
habitants; and if the other sail equally towar
tbereollough
will be fifty days in advance of them. Open' other, tO°..
have seen one hundred days more than that twain*" sad
were born and died in the same Place latitude*
ment, and even lived continually in the Bain"
reckoned by the same calendar.
BIRTHS.
por-
ttaArr
OF A SOK. trail
Upper On the 17th inst., at Berkeleya
Abe Of
square, the wife of G. S. Lean, Esq. silly',
On the 18th inst •B lt treet ~
~ • o on-s
Dr. Cotton.

DOW)
OF A DAUGHTER._
_too
On the 18th inst., at Bron3pton, La Com
de Pradel.

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MARRIED.
On the 18th inst., at Hove Church, Brighton, the
William Montgomry Beresford, son of the late OvenoarYs VW,
Beresford, Esq. of Learmount, Londonderry, to ""
daughter of J. 'Turner, Esq., of Brighton.
On the 9th inst., aged 62,,,u51it
01E14 eon.— ~0
0
Frederick
Hyde, of the 4th King's Own, fourth
ire,
late i
• ohn Hyde, Esq., of Hyde-end, Berks. 1. 00511
On the 16th inst., at Summer-hill, Pendleton, --$
John Hargreaves. Esq., aged 58. Clift°l3'
at Reading, Berke, fV,
On the 17th inst. in Belgrave-square, Thomas
k 3fr'
Esq., of Lytham-hall, Lancashire. t'e‘Par-'
On the 18th inst., at Portland-terrace, Regen
Thomas Guy, aged 87. 10 Pefollt
On the 14th inst.,
Martha Catherine, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel N:oot,
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