The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

GENERAL LICENSING MEETINGS.

•
LAMBETIL—Since the opening of the South•Weetern
Railway great inconvenience has been felt by travellers
on this railway from the want of a licensed house at the
terminus in Waterloo-road. Mr. John Price, the pro-
priet,4r of the Wellington Arms, imtnediately opposite
the station, has, at an enormous expense, fitted up, and
furnished with all conveniences, an elegant house for
refreshmeut4, &c. Mr. Robinson appeared for Mr.
Price, and satisfactorily proved to the magistrates the
great want of a house of the kind in the neighbourhood.
There was little opposition, and the bench unanimously
grantei the application. A similar application was
made by Mr. Andrews, Sailor Prince of Wales, and
refused.

MARKET NEWS.— (This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Only limited supplies of English wheat have been re-
ceived up to our market this week, and the show of
samples to-day was small. For all kinds, however, we
had a very slow trade, at prices only equal to those realised
on Monday.
The imports of foreign wheat are under 7,000 quarters.
That grain mot a dull inquiry, but without leading to any
change in value.
Floating cargoes of produce were rather dull.
Fine malting barley sold steadily, but inferior barley
was neglected.
Malt sold to a fair extent, at full prices.
We had a dull sale for oats, beans, peas, and flour, at
Mond'ay's currency.

ARRIVALS TTIIB WISTSZ.
Wheat. 1 Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
1,750 1 1,670 4,690 340 1,980
2,420
8,140
4,310 bs.
190
ticks.

English
Irish

Foreign..

6,760 1 8,250

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
Although the supply of beasts was very moderate, all
kinds moved off heavily, at a decline in the quotations of
24 per Mb. With sheep we were scantily supplied, yet
the mutton trade ruled very dull, and prices gave way.
compar•d with Monday, fully 2d. per Blbs. The show of
calves was moderate, and the veal trade was heavy, at 4d.
per Sibs loss money. The few lambs in the market were
quoted at Ga
ond to 7s ld per 81b.. In pigs mostly nothing
was doing, easier terms. Mikh cows were almost
uoroinal in value.
Per 81bs to sink the offal..

e. 4. 5. d.
Enterior Beasta....3 2 to 3 4
Second quality.... 3 6 3 l 0
()Tillie large oxen 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 S 4 1
Inferior Sheep ...4 4 4 8
Second quality ...4 10 5 0
Prime crse.-wiled. 5 2 6 4

I. 4.
IPrimeSonthdown 5 6 510
ilitrgo ors°. calves 3 8 .4 10
IPrime small do 5 0 5 4
;Largo hogs
;mall porkers
Suckling oalves 23 0 30 0
quarter obi 1,10 21 0 28 0

TOTAL SUPPLY;

Beasts
Sheep
Calvee
.....

~ 1,120
2,500
2111
300

FORFIGN SUPPLY
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

200
70
107

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of meat were moderate, and the trade ruled
heavy, at drooping prices.
Per 81bs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d.
Beef, Inferior 210 3 4
Do., raidciliug 3 6 3 8
Do. prime large 3 10 4 0
De., do. small 2 4 4
Pork, large 3 .8 4 2

s. d. s. d
Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8
Do., middling 310 4 4
I Do., prime 4 6 4 8
Veal 3 10 4 10
Pork„ small 4 6 5 2

BOROUGH HOP.
Not the slightest .change has taken place in the value of
any kind of hops—the show of which is tolerably good—
and the demand is wholly confined to small parcels.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 15s to 51 128 ; Weald
of Kent, 31 5s to 5108 ; Sussex, 31 38 to 41 ; yearlings,
1/ 10s to 3112 r, per owt.

COLONIAL.
TEA—The market bass rather heavy appesranee and very
little has been done privately. At public sale full average
prices were obtained for most qualities. Good common
Congdu IR quoted is Old to is OP. per lb.
SuGABS-1101ders of this article continue to demand full
rates
and do not press sales ; consequently business has
,
been limited. At the Dutch company's public sale an ad-
vance of q to 2 guilders took place in most descriptions,
but no corresponding improvement may be quoted here.
In the refined market there is very little doing and prices
ruled at former values.
Corr' es. —The stocks on hand being very limited prices
are fully BO rrported for both Plantation and Native Ceylon.
Large arrivals are, however, shortly expected, when prices
will ro doubt recede. ,
RlCE.—There has been an active demand for all quali-
ties at full rates, and fine 33engals sold readily at a alight
advance.
Runs.—A strong demand, with full rates current.
SPIOES.—There has been a good demand for most de-
scriptions of spices, and full prices are obtained for pepper,
pimento, ginger, and nutmegs.
COOHINELL.—There has been a very limited business
transacted in this article, and aorta have receded about
ld per lb.
SALTPHTRE.—The demand is lees active, with a declining
tendency in prices.
TALLOW.—The market rules very firm dda
l 'nand. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted as
biesTd6p9er cwt.
3a pe Cwt., and for later delivery, 52s to_
With th ft _grto __ s

collected in 2,138 t
ENORMOUS EXPENSES IN BANSSIIPTCY,By a return
just
lion and administratio.2
published appears that of 1,978,325/. 2s. 9d.,
,yes, the sum expended in the collec-
of the assets was no less than

628,229/. 43,

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI.
2' UTIO/V.

o

Yesterday the annual meeting of the friends and,
supporters of th:s truly philanthropic institution
way held at the London Tavern ; the Duke of
Northumberland, K. G., president of the society,
in the chair. The meeting was numerously and in-
fluentially attended, and amongst the principal
gentlemen. present we observed :—Admiral • Earl
Talbot, Admiral Sir Thomas Cothrane, Admiral
Deacon, Gen. Blanchard, C 8., -Capt. Hall, RN.,
Captain Halsted, R.N., Captain Plane, Capt. Bul-
lock, R.N., Capt. Lean, R.N., Capt. Sulivan,
R.N., C. 8., Capt. Roliertson, Capt. Grant, Capt..
S nephe rd, H. C. S., deputy-master of the Trinity-
h.nise, Capt. R tven, R.N., Capt. Redman, Capt.
Wasbingt )n, R.N., F. RS., Mr. Thomas Baring,
M. P., Mr. Thom is Chapman, P. R. S., Mr.' Mon-
tague Gore, Mr. Williatn Cotton, Mr. J. D. Powles,
Mr. Edward Hurry, Mr. B. Hebeler, Prussian
consul general, Mr. A. W. Robarts, Mr. John Wil-
son, Mr. H. J. Vardon, Capt. Ellerby, T
r pity_
house, Mr. Joseph Reynolds, Captain Lanaberb
Perrott, Capt. Ward, R.N., &c. _

Tho noble CIIAIRMAN opene I the proceedings by
expr:ssing his gratification at the great success
which had attended the important operations.of the
institution (Firing the past year, and after dwelling
in appropriate remarks on the facts disclosed in the
report, called on the secretary (Mr. Lewis) to read
the annual report.
The SECRETAtY (Mr. It. Lewis) then read the
annual report :—" Dur;ng the past year new life
boas had been built by the institution fur Drog_
heda and Dundrum Bay in Ireland ; and for Dun.
geness, Padstow, Bidefold, Weimer, and Hornsea,
on the Eugli-h coasts ; whilst ethers are in course
of construction for Apiclow, Lahore, Kiltnore,
Youghal, and Ballycot'on in Ireland, for Camber
in Sussex, for Seaton Carew in Durham, and for
Penmen in the Island of Anglesea. Boats were
also ready to be furnished to Westport and to Wick-
low in Ireland. Life-boat carriages and boat houses
had also been built for all of the above stations
which i equit ed them, the total number of life-boats
belonging to the society now being 58. The life-
boats belonging to, and in connection with, the in-
stitution, ha i since the last report saved the crews,
consisting of 126 persons, of 16 wrecks, and had
proceeded to the assistance of many other vessels in
reply to signals of distress. From the return of the
wrecks and casualties which occurred on the coasts
of the United Kingdom during the present year,
presented by the Board of Trade to Parliament, it
appeared that the total number of wrecks an that
period was 1,153. The loss of lives from shipwreck
during the same period was 521. Although this
number was considerably less than had occurred in

previous years, with the exception of the year 1855,
when the number was 469, it was yet lament-
ably large ;
,and the committee felt persuaded
that in future years, if the present vigorous
exertions that were now being made were sustained
and increased, this loss of human life on our coasts
would be still further considerably reduced. The
number of lives saved from shipwreck had been
unpt ecedentedly large, 2,243 ship wrecked persons
having been rescued by life-boats, shore-boats, and.
other means. During the past year the institution
had awarded 21 silver medals, and 48 honorary
testimonials inscribed on vellum. It has also voted

4621. in pecuniary rewards to persons who had
saved the lives of 473 persons from wreck. Since
the ei-tablishnient of the institution in 1824, 79
gold medallions and 577 silver medals for distin-
guished services had been voted by it for saving
life, besides pecuniary rewards, amounting together
to 10,1211. From the financial statement of the
income and expenditure of the institution during
the past year it appeared that 2,6371. had been
expended in the building, repairing, fittings, and
exercising of life-boats, 1,053/. on life-boat car-
riages, 6901. on life-boat houses, 4901. on rewards
and medals for saving life from shipwreck, these
being the principal and legitimate objects of the

Ttine total eipenditure having been
5,7101., while •he receipts of the society, exeusive
of the grants of 2,216/. 13s. 2d. from the Board of
Trade, had been '2,767/. The I.abilities of the in-
stitution for life-boat.z, carriages, and beat-houses
were still 2,7601. The committee drew attent•on
to the three gils of a special character during the
past year to the institution. The first was that of
1601. 175., the cost of first-class-life-boat, contri-
buted by some members of the Royal Thames Y. C.
This life-boat had been stationed at Walmer, near
Deal. She had already rescued during a dark tem-
pestuous night, on the sth Jan. last, 15 persons
from the barque Reliance of London. The second
was that of 1501., being the value of a life-boat from
a previous liberal contributor to the institution,
Mrs. Ann Wood, of Eltham. This life-bolt was
stvioned at Hornsea, near Hull. The third was
that of 1801., being the cost of a first-class life-boat,
her gear, and life-belts for her crew, from Mr. W.
M'Kerrell, of Hillhoute."
On the motion of Admiral the Earl TALBOT,
seconded by Mr. M•NTAGUE GORB, the report was
unanimously adopted. _ _ _

Various res9lutions, pledging the meeting to re-
newed exertions on behalf of the truly benevolent
objects of the institution, thanking the Board of
Trade', the Coast Guard, and the Local Life-boat
Committees for their -valuable co-operation with
the institution, were moved and seconded by Admi-
ral Sir T. Cochrane, Mr. Win. Cotton, Capt. Wash-
ington, R.N., Mr. J. D. Powles, Mr. T. Baring,
M. P., Mr. Thos. Chapman, F.R.S., Capt. Halsted,
R.N., and Capt. Raven. The usual complimentary
thanks having been given to the noble chairman,
and the same having bean briefly acknowledged,
the proceedings, which were of an unusually lute-
resting character, closed.