The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-18 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—At a reduction of about 6d per cwt, there has
been rather more disposition to purchase British Plan-
tation. Barbadoes by auction has realised 38s 6d to 40s
for fine yellow, 37s 6d to 38s for good, 35s 6d to 36s for
low, and 34a 6d to 358 for mid to fine brown. Trinidad
sold at 335 6d to 34s for mid and good brown, and at
34s 6d to 358 6cl for ord to mid yellow. Demerara, ord
yellow went at 34s 6d.
EAST INDlA.—Bengal, about 3,500 bags offered pub-
licly mostly found buyers, good mid to fine white Benares
40s 6d to 425, low to mid 388 to 40s, and good and fine
soft yellow 36s to 375. Mauritius went at 38s to 39s for
fine yellow, 31s to 34s for ord to fine brown, and 40s to
41e for grainy yellow.
FOREIGN.—Maceio was taken in at 38s to 40s for low
to good white; Havannah mid to good yellow went at 37s
to 39s 6d, St. Croix at 41s to 44s for good and fine
bright yellow; Porto Rico ord to mid yellow 35s 6d to
37s 6i, good and tine 385 to 41. 6d, and brown 34s to
35s 6d. Bahia was taken in at 32s 6d to 34s for low to
good brown, and at 345 6d to 368 6d for mid to good
grey. Pernambuco was taken in at 34s 6d to 363 6d for
ord, and mid yellow at 338 to 345 6d for low to mid
brown, and at 35a for good. These rates are generally
under those of last week.

COFFEE.—A Lair business has been done, and prices
have been tolerable well supported. Native Ceylon
has been rather lower; ord and good ord at 378 6d to
38s. Plantation Ceylon went at a decline; low mid
and mid 50s to 565, fine and five fine ord Grey 44.
to 495; pea berry 53s to 58 and 675. Porto Rico was
taken in at firm rates; good to fine ord, 42s 6d to 49s 6d.
Co,ta Rice sold at 55s to 595. Mocha went at 65s 6d to
67s for mid, and 88s for fine yellow long berry. ,Jamaica
low and mid sold at 495, fine fine ord at 45s 6d, and
triage at 35s per cwt.
Cocoa.—Trinidad has been sold at 38s to 39s for mid
grey, and at 43s to 44s for red.
RlCE.—Prices have ruled lower; Bengal good mid and
good white 9s 6d to 10s, and fine 10a to lO 6d.

SALTPETRE.—There has been a decline of 3d to 6d
per cwt. Calcutta 29s for 2i per cent. refraction, and
25s 6cl for 6i per cent.
SPlCES.—'There has been very little doing.
COTTON.—There is not much doing.
TEA.—A moderate business has been done.
TALLOW.—Prices have ruled steady at about 37s 6d
to 37a 9d per cwt on the spot.
GREEN FRIIIT.—The demand continues good. The
sale of West India Pine Apples is brisk—the mode-
rate price assisting consumption; 20,000 sold, at pub-
lic sale, by Keeling and Hunt, went at prices similar
to those obtained last week. Lisbon Oranges are
lower ; the continued importations of Lemons from
Lisbon prevents any advance is the article. More busi-
ness doing in Barcelona Nuts, holders having given way
in the price.

SECONDARIES'.--(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
MANN V. CARTER.
This was au action to recover the sum of 6/. 14s. 3d.,
for wages.
Mr. DUNCAN appeared for the plaintiff, who is a jour-
neyman plasterer, and the demand was fur extra hours,
at 6d. per hour. There was no interest in the facts,
but de&ndant's attorney said that had the action been
brought in the County Court his client could have proved
payment and set off, but as it was he was debarred, as
the plea was only one of general issue. He would, how-
ever, apply to a judge to deprive the plaintiff of costs.
Verdict for the amount claimed.
This was the only ea,e trip d.

APDOUGAL'S TARTAINS.—Mr. Donald M'Dougal,
one of the most enterprising men of an enterprising race, to
whom may be attributed the introduction of tweeds
and tartans as ordinary articles of, at least, English
apparel, and whose beautiful specimens of these
articles, exhibited in London at the Exhibition,
have been the admired of all observers, has recently added
largely to his manufactured stock of tartans at his ware-
house .n Inverness. We strongly recommend all tourists in
the Highlands, whetner sportsmen, antiquarians, or plea-
sure-seekers, to visit when at Inverness the royal tartan
warehouse of the manufacturer of tartans to the Queen and
Royal Family. As an exhibition of one of the most impor-
tant products of British industry, it is well worth a visit,
and those who ascend the mountains or traverse the moors,
or cross the lakes of Caledonia, would do well to clothe
themselves in the damp-defying fabric the tartan.
MUSICAL FETE AT MULGRAVE HOUSE —Yester-
day, by the liberality of Viscount Ranelagh, the military
musical festival lately held in the Gardens of Chelsea Hos-
pital was repeated in the grounds of Mulgrave House, on the
banks of the river, between Parson's-green and Fulham. The
bands of the six Household regiments, with that of the
Royal Artillery, played in concert overtures and selections from
the Camp of .Nilesia, Le Prophete, and other favourite compo-
sitions, with great effect. The company was rather select
than numerous, owing in part to the clouded sky of the early
afternoon. The committee of the Hospital for Consumption
are anxious by these entertainments to raise funds sufficient,
so that the works already co,i,menced for building the east
wing of the insti utiou may be carried on without delay to '
their completion.

THE DIETROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY COMMlT-
TEL—Yesterday Mr. Sergeant Wrangham opened the case
for the companies in a long and able speech, with which the
Learned Counsel had only progressed half way when the
Committee rose, to re-assemble this day at twelve.

THE GREAT CHES. TOURNAMENT.—According to
agreement, Messrs. Staunton and Williams sat down onWed-
nesday morning to play their seventh, and, it was expected,
concluding game. They commenced playing at eleven
o'clock A.M., and at ten P.M. the game was yet undecided.
Yesterday morning the players renewed the contest, and,
after four hours' more play, the game was drawn. Mr. Wil-
liams, we believe, had at one period a winning position, but
a somewhat weak move of his—very excusable, considering
the exhausting length of the contest—was immediately taken
advantage of by his antagonist, who, by sacrificing a piece,
obtained the power of giving perpetual check and drawing
the game. They are to play again on Monday next. Mr.
Staunton has challenged Herr Anderssen, the winner of the
first prize, to play a match of twenty-one games for a hun-
dred pounds. Herr Anderssen, as we are told, accepts, on
condition that, as he is obliged within a short time to return
to his duties in Germany, they shall play five days in the
week; and that either player failing to attend without suffi-
cient cause, shall be considered to have lost a game.

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THE CHINESE JUNK.—Last evening we as-
sisted, to use the French term, at the grand Chinese fes-
tiv-.1 on board the Keying, near the Essex-street pier, and in
justice we must say we were highly pleased with the whole
of the performance. The scene on board was brilliant in
the extreme, the immense junk being illuminated from stem
to stern with thousands of variegated lamps and a great
variety of Chinese lanterns, which gave the whole a most
unique appearance. The entertainments consisted of a
variety of Chinese performances, vocal and instrumental,
also the mode of attack and defence adopted in the flowery-
land ; the whole concluded with a ball on deck in our own
style, conducted by Mr. H. Cooper, and accompanied by an
excellent band under the direction of Mr. Harroway. We
recommend all those who wish to pass a delightful evening to
visit the junk and spend a night with the Chinese.
The. gross LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY REPORT.--We
showing an have received a copy of the report of the directors of this
half-year of 1850.
company, to be laid before the meeting of shareholders on
Thursday next. It is a long and elaborate document, and
will doubtless be regardehdasaabeseanti2s,,fia:c,t6Bo397ll-..,
re-
venue for the half-year
&c. in bothhas
"been in the
tolfiewgholocds tr- ffic. The balance, after
Deducting in-
crease
rotvaegre,t hreenctosr,r. corresponding poi,nd.6ing
c“ses, the in-
crease
passenger, has
ebeennd 42,
30
7, 07616. 1
in,
be divided on the original
afterpaying a
stock, is 85,391/ , which, dividend of 1/. 165.,
_3 „81/., will leave a surplus to be carried to
paying all preferable claims, to
amounting to c, ,
the next account of 2,3101.
The Enarriuge of Lord Edward Howard to Miss
Talbot was fixed to take place yesterday (Wednesday); but
owing to some cause, probably the Arundel election, it has
postponed for a few days. It is said that after the
marriage the newly-married couple will reside some time in
been
retirement at Arundel Castle, preparatory to taking a Conti-
nental tour.—Brighton Gazette.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—The whole of the houses
in Stafford-place, Stafford-row, &c., extending from James-
street, Buckingharn-gate, to the Gun Tavern, at Pimlico,
are now in course of removal, in order to effect the contem-
plated improvements on the south front of Buckingham
Palace. It is intend dto throw the carriage road and foot-
way which now runs close up to the palace further south;
the space now occupied by them to be laid out as an ornu;-
mental 411111001 y enclosed with an iron palisade.