The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-04 00:00:00

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS .
OLD COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.) 0 William Piper, aged 40, described a a chemist, plo 04
guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing, so
pots of cold cream and other goods valued 51. 165 011
property of William Phillips Hughes, and other*
was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT,) id
The Court was engaged the whole morning,
Mint cases, which presented no feature of interest*

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS•
(THIS DAY.)

MiTddhleeretbc
roumaniryenGeeenedthraisl Lersnsiionng'sbfeofor threme
r?seonrnol,7o6ol
Adams, Assistant Judge, and a full bench of Magis'""dot
at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green. The CAll":
contains the names of 83 prisoners. ,
Charles Cook and John Jackson, two young bq",
were found guilty of two distinct oases of lornw4'
sessions, were brought up for judgment.
The officer of the House of Correction BUM" .400
they had both been summarily convicted fox' tne •
offence.
;
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS said it was no use
p 165-115-11.g ;O t
00-
over slightly; they had better be sent
to Po!:,
in"
Prison. The sentence of the Court, thereforei 'bottl
they be transported for Seven years for each offence),
to commence at the same time.

.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN. o' LONDON, BRIONTON, AND SOUTH COAST ' RAIL-
Traffic for the week ending Feb. 1:
Passengers ...
... xg,127 2
Goods ... ... ...... ... 1,842 15 lo

Total ... £4969 ,17 !
Corresponding week last year... 6,t 1
37 17 7

FINE ARTS.
THE ART JOURNAL.
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Advancing upon the bold course whion "-obis
sketched out for himself, the editor of this A, to
to
pictorial work finds occasion in *the present nuglw:cei'
indicate sti‘l more clearly than heretofore the e_.'oo
lence of his very brilliant enterprise. Adding hp
more to the engraved representations of pictsrel•orls
longing to the Vernon Gallery, in Briggs's p
and Peruvians," and in Ward's landscape O'
Tabley Park"—the Art Journal contains an Ott ,to
representation of Hollins's- ‘. Funeral Montan"' And
Mrs. Thompson," at. Great•Malvern. Four larg,t; god
spirited "Examples of tbe_Artists of German'', 4'
an ideal picture of " Constancy," as one of the. Sri
virtues, are the principal among the wwctscl):
the magazine being, in addition to the ones
,ft"i• 01
mentioned, furnished with a multiplicity of lbos.
great merit and a very diversified character.
trio
illustrating the works of Ralf and Rembrandt s-
us as being especially cotnmendable.
THE L E AUK

CIF. AND EPISTLES
Parts up to XI. Longmans and co.- poir
Thank, to the co-editorii, the Rev. Messrs. ;jog
son 'and Conybeare, this daring 'serial is w pregte—ith
admirably towards its completion, embellisbeift'iap
the oriental sketches' pencilled' b the band of
WY. 11 Bartlett. , Y
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SIIAKSPERE. An Ediiiim Supeivited by
Phelps, Esq. Parisi., 11; and 111',..400!
Numerous as the editions of the -great dr'-- ,r.
have been, especially of late years, we• hail tiroot►
pearance of the one here lying before us Whine
sideration as one of the very etwapesti and, elLitighed.
taken into account, ooe of the. very best yet Pl!`":,-verf
'1 he notes and introductory observations are la -
respect entitled to aclaiiratiO4. -

1)00
MOTIONS IN TUE NEW. SESSION.—The order. Of
of the House of Commons contains exactly 50 opn.?SO'
motion, on an equal variety of subjects, by dar6,r,enc: b corn'
hers, to be brought forWarti during the session, Which
mences this day.
lAr
The motion of Mr. Mitchell, in the Hon" ° f C
which
mons, will include an inqniry into the proceedings 8011'
took place in relation to the appointment of the present
citor of the Customs.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday
mated at 4,000 bales, comprising about 3,000 American,'
200 Pernam and Maranham, at 8/3. to 80.; 100 EgfPc;
tian, at Sid. to Sid.; 100 Bahia, at Bd. to 813:1 and 60‘
Surat, asso. per lb. The market was quiet, bu.,
steady, at previous rates.—Railway Shares catinuea,
firm, at further advanced prices.
The American letters were delivered this merning;
The immense arrivals of gold dust from CO/Willa rarg
were eeti-
the principal feature, takes with the extraordinary
.:sac
of the discovery of silver and lead ;mines: - •SPenular,,,°l3,
was naturally very rife upon this,.andi as a docal-wr"7.
observes—
" It will be perceived that quotations for GoverninVl.
and regular interest-paying State stocks have not
.varfe_.,
during the past month; but stocks of the delitiquel!',
States, and those of incorporated companies of doubtful
character, have advanced considerably. The most ef;
traordinary feature of the existing speculative on%
meat in the stock market, is the enormous hale
of prices for the must worthless securities, Wunar
really good stocks have varied but- a small
cent. Speculations in stocks usually take this earl!
but the riso in prices, during the past six menthe, "al
all the fancies, has been greater than has bees knout
for years, while good stocks have - been comparative a
stationary. It must, however, be admitted, that all sou°
sate dividend paying stocks are high enough. GOve
merit and State stocks, at present prices, pay but a 1133 ig
rate of interest ; but those who have no confidence ,
any fancy stock, prefer a more moderate rate of interew
if the security is undoubted."
Business at San Francisco was dull, but the een
was against active business. The quantity 0f t,°,o
dust exported from California was altogether, in '-
years and six months, about 70 millions of dolls'
A silver mine had been discovered at Monterey. , 0
Advises of Jan. 13 have, via the United Steam 'ld
received from Jamaica. The cholera had disaPP,B6llo
almost entirely. Not less than 20,000 souls are In"
have perished by it.
big e•
The Funds continue rather heavy. Prices have vee-es
follows:—Bank Sicelr, 214 215; Three per Ce,nt;,;(oe
duced, 971 I; Three per Cent. Consols, 96/ ;
Account, 961 1 ; Three-and-a-Quarter per
981 i; Exchequer- bills, 58 61.
Foreign Securities are quiet. The opening P 11,2;
are—Belgian Four-and-a-Halt' per Cent. Bonds, 9°,; v
Brazilian Five per Cent. Bonds, 90 92; Brazilian P6i,
Five per Cent. Bonds, 88 90; Buenos Ayres Siz roe
Cent. Bonds, 50 53; Chilian Six per Cent. Bondi' .111
106; Chilian Three per Cent. Bonds, 64 66; Deln g.
Three per Cent. Bonds, 77 79; Danish Five per Cenlie
Bonds, 102 104; Dutch Two-andqt-Half per
Cl
tiv76.
Bonde, 58} t; Dutch Four per Cent. ettito
cates, 91 911; Equador Bonds, 3/ f; Gre°4l;
One-and-a-Half per Cent., 17 18; Deferred, 3,„0-
Mexican Five per Cent., 1846, 33/ 1 • Peruvian
and•a-Half per Cent., 1849, 81 82; Deferred, 361 "ur
Portuguese Four per Cent., ex. div., 33 34; 11/014
sian Five per cent., 112 114; Ditto Feee.and-e' kres
97-1- 974; Spanish Five per Cent., i• Ditto '11',40,
per Cent., 38 1; Passive, 31 1; Venezuela Ttvo.sn"
Querter per Cent., 30 32; Deferred, 11 f. „di;
The nearest prices for shares are the following,ll
will be seen that they are scarcely so good, thongi";oo
comparatively high :—Caledonian, 101 i;
Preference, 541; Eastern Counties, 6/ 7; Great
tern, 871 881; Great Northern, 171 181; Great NorT,oo.
Preference, 121;131; London and Brighton, 47i; tt
don and Blackwell, 61 71 ; London and 0,"88;
Western, 130 131; London and South-Western, tio
Midland Counties, 551 56; North Staffordshire, 7i 1.„-tle
South-Eastern and Dover,24l York, Novll
and Berwick, 201 „t' York and North Midland, 115
Boulogne and Amiens, 9 1; Northern of Frennt-961
3
Orleans and Bordeaux, 41; Paris and Orleans, 4;
Paris and Rouen, 271 281; Rouen and Havre, 111
Tours and Nantes, 514: Sambre and Meuse 311'
TWO O'CLOI.I7
Console „.. 96} -
Ditto Account ... ... 961 1

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS I.)
1111.1 r ClO4
SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/8s to 31 wog
3/ Os to 41 Os ; and Straw, 1/ Is to 11 75 Per
A full average supply, and a dull trade. 31 1 Ail
CI3MBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 2. 8a --
to _,I
Clover, 3/ Os to 4/0s; and Straw, 1/ la to 1/ Bs Per
Supply tolerably good, and tradedull.
81
pt.-
15_2
WHITECHAPEL. --Meadow Hay, 21 Si to
'
Clover 310 s to 4108; and Straw, 1/ Os to 11 71 pet
Trade heavy, at last week's prioes.

COLOkllki. held'
SuoAlt.—The market for British Plantation 1ve5,,,406
and last week's prices were barely supported. 01
1,450 bags, sold with spirit, but at rather easier rates.
6,200 bags Bengal offered nearly 5,000 sold. Bens
at 6d to is decline, but Date kind went 6'oll
rates, whilst the lower sorts of Khaur werevidlo
in at the extreme reduction. 6,100 bags "" 0,•••#
partly sold at the decline tabove noted. Vreilibli
A floating cargo of cloyed Manilla, in bags, solcid. Ises
6d. The quantity of British Plantation landed bko
week at the East and West India Docks was 2"%0r
2 trcs 24 brls. There were taken for home 023600
firm 1,050 hhds 90 trcs 277 brls. The stock in the
places is 6,376 hhds 639 tree 769• brls. 0300
COFFEE.-267 bags plantation Ceylon sold at
.bilk
Is decline on previous rates, from 53s to 58s; 180
good ords native brought 478 6d.
0
RUN continues in good demand. The quantity lei
last week at the East and West India Docks 131:0
8 hhds. There were taken for home consumpt._l°,"
puns 8 hhds, and exported 118 hhds. The WO
same places is 13,849 puns 1,199 hhds.
RICE.-337 Pinky Madras went 3d lower,
8s to 8s 6d, 50 bags Carolina was taken et 185. admit
SPICES.-483 bags good halt heavy Malabar were"—
in at 3id per lb.
INDloo:during the past month has been in fair:deolajl/Di
for home consumption, and several parcels have 0b117.-80
hands on speculation; 790 terms Guatimals have abort
offered during the month. For those in first heal io
was considerable competition at an advance of 2"firiet
upon previous sales, this has given the market 6., eta
tone, and holders are not so willing sellers as thq
two or three weeks ago.
TALLow.—P.Y.C. 376 9d per cent. on the 113°-'
Town 39s 6d.
std
TEA.—The deliveries for consumption continue s"