The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-16 00:00:00

MARYLEBOIVE.

John Lane, a tall military looking man, about 46
years of age, was charged on his own confession, with
having been concerned in a murder.
Transom, 226 S, said at ten o'clock this morning
the prisoner came to the station-house in Portland-
town, and said to me, " I have something particular
to communicate to you." I asked him what it was ;
and as soon as he was able to speak, for he seemed
quite overpowered by his feelings, he said, " About
18 years ago I was engaged in a smuggling affair at
Eastbourne Sussex, and in the affray one of the
coast-guard was killed. I think he was shot. I was,
with others, employed in keeping back the coast..
guard while the smugglers were taking away the
casks of spirits. I made several attempts before to
confess, but was afraid to do it. _

Mr. BROUGHTON (to prisoner)—What is your
answer to this charge which you have made against
yourself? Prisoner—l meant to have told Lieutenant
Hall the whole of the particulars in the year 1842,
but I could not find him. _

_
Mr. BROUGHTON—Have you anything more to
say ? Prisoner—All that I have said is true, Sir,
I was employed in the affair, and I believe one of the
coast-guard lost his life.
Mr. BROUGHTON—After such a lapse of time, how
is it that you have now come forward to make this
confession ? Prisoner—All I can say is, that if I
could have met with Lieutenant Hall, who belonged
to the coast-guard himself, I should have told
him all.
Mr. BROUGHTON—How many were tried for mur-
der ? Prisoner—l don't know that any one was
tried for it.

Mr. BROUGHTON—How do you know that any-
body was killed ? Prisoner—On my way to my
work, at Eastbourne, I met two of the Coast Guard,
and heard from them that a man had lost his life.

Mr. BROUGHTON—Are you aware that if you were
engaged with others in an unlawful act, and by which
a man was killed, that you are equally guilty with
the party who actually fired the shot which caused
death ?

The prisoner made no answer. He seemed much
dejected, and the impression upon the mind of most
of those who were in court was, that he was not in a
sane state of mind.

Mr. BROUGHTON—Have you anything more to sas?
Prisoner—Her Majesty's most gracious pardon is all
that I crave or look for, and it was offered soon after
the murder was committed.

Some additional particulars were gone into, and in
order to afford time for Inspector Chambers, of the S
division, to institute inquiry respecting the affair, the
prisoner was remanded till Tuesday next.
WANDSWORTH.

To-day having been appointed for the re-examina-
tion d the coachman, who was charged on Friday last,
before Mr. Paynter, with stealing a letter and ob-
taining a large sum of money by threats of exposure,
the Court was crowded with the curious, who antici-
pated most extraordinary and delicate disclosures.
At half-past ten o'clock the accused party was

placed in the dock before Mr. Paynter, and the police
sheet containing the following entry was placed be-1
fore him :—" James Hurray, aged 37, a coachman,
charged with stealing, from a letter-box on the pre-
mises of Mrs. Susan Collins, of Lavender-hill, in the
parish of Battersea, a letter, the property of John
Trotinan, of No. 11, Hugh-street, Eccleston-square,
Pimlico ; also with obtaining money from Mrs.
Susan Collins or family, of Lavender-hill, in the said
parish of Battersea, by means of threats of exposure."
The parties signing the charge sheet were John Trot-
man, 11, Hugh-street, Ecclesten-square ; police con-
stables John Johns, 69 F ; James Parrott, 71 V ;
and sergeant Burstal. The property found on the
prisoner was stated to be seven 101 Bank of England
notes, seven bank receipts, a pocket-book, some
letters, four sovereigns and a half in gold, some
silver, also the envelope of the letter named in the
charge. _

The accused, whose face and head were frightfully
contused on Friday last, now appeared to be some-
what better, but was evidently still suffering from the
effects of excessive violence.

Mr. Trotman, accompanied by Mr. Games, was the
only party attending on the part of the prosecution,
and Mr. Gillian), of Blrtlett's- buildings, again ap-
peared for the prisoner.
Mr. Games opened the proceedings, by tating that
be was not in a condition to go into the case that day,
as a most important witness was in that awful con-
dition that her attendance that day would be utterly
usAess.

Mr. PAYNTER observed that, so far as the letter was
concerned, he had considered the charge of stealing it
almost complete, and very little more evidence was
requisite to send it for trial.
Mr. Games said from what had appeared in the
press, the public were lel to believe thlt there was
some other charge pending against the prisoner ; and,
as there was some foundation for that supposition, it
WO3 his duty to ask for a further remand.
Mr. Gilham said, on the part of his client, he had
no objection to a remand, but he required that the
prisoner should be admitted to bail.
Mr. PAYXTER remarked that he had no hesitation
in adopting that course. In fact, there was so much
money in the possession of the police, that he was
almost induced to take his own recognizance=, but
that he must have bail for form's sake.

Mr. Gilham said, the worthy magistrate had alluded
to the money now in the possession of the police
belonging to the prisoner; he must say that he gene-
rally found the police but too eager to take what
money might be found on the prisoner, no matter the
nature of the charge, and this money was( often de-
tained to the serious inconvenience of the prisoner or
his family. In this case there was no pretence to say
the money found on the prisoner was not his property,
and he did not understand why it was detained.
Mr. PAYNTER observed, there was a shadow of
extortion existing, and probably the greater part of
the money had better remain in its present hanch.
lie had no objection to the prisoner having 5/. or 101.
Mr. Edward Parzons, a builder at Wandsworth,
then tendered his own bail in 401. for the re appear-
ance of the prisoner, and was instantly accepted, the
prisoner being then set at liberty.

COTTON IN THE WEST INDIES.

The subject of growing cotton in Jamaica is occu-
pying the attention of the colonists and the press a
that island. In speaking of this matter the Colonial
,Stamlord, of the 13th December, says as follows :
" Where are we to look for cotton ? This is be-
ginning to be a question easier asked than answered
among the men of Manchester, who are now almost
entirely dependent on the United States for that
commodity; and they begin to think that it is time
to consider what they should do if, from any
supply, which is not unlikely to be the case in a very
cause, that country should cease to furnish a sufficient
few years. Hitherto they have turned their eyes to
India only, as lik!y to furnish what may be short in
the future supply from the States. India scums to
have as yet been considered the only country in
which cotton is indigenous to the soil, from whence
an unlimited supply could be procured if the
cost of carriage were not so enormous for
,he want of roads, principally, over which
so bulky an article as cotton can be carried. The
East India Company have been fostering its cultiva-
tion for some time, hut are about to abandon it par-
tially after the present year; therefore, unless the
manufacturers set about cultivation on their own
account, no cotton fit for the finer sorts of fabrics can
be procured from India. We, therefore, hail with
great pleasure the manifestation of a desire to
cultivate cotton in this country, which we are
quite certain can he clone to a much greater
profit than in any part of the Sates. We have
been told that there is cotton now growing within
five miles of this city, which was only planted in
August last, the lateral branches of which are said
to be larger and stronger than the main stem ever
becomes in the most favoured of the southern states.
Add to this that it is perennial here, but requires
replanting every year there. We have seen in the
hands of Mr. McGeachy some stems and pods of cot-
ton picked in the neighbourhood of Mobile, and along
with it a sample, picked at random, from an old tree in
St. Andrew's. We have narrowly inspected both, and to
the best of our judgment the St. Andrew's sample is
rery much the best, being a much purer white, as well
as finer in taxture and longer in staple, than the Ame-
rican, though, perhaps, not quite so strong. Strange
to say, too, the American cotton which Mr. ill'Geachy
brought over seems exactly the same variety as the
indigenous cotton which grows wild about the road
sides here, and lives for eight or ten years at least
without any cultivation whatever; in fact, we believe
the tree from which the sample of native cotton to which
we allude was pulled is fully that age, and has now a
circumference of fifteen and three-quarter inches in
the main stem; it is growing close to a fence near
a gate, and has never had the slightest care bestowed
upon it. Such being the case then, there is surely
great inducement for parties who have the means to
cultivate this great article of commerce ; it is far from
an expensive cultivation, and requires no costly build-
ings for its collection or preservation. The principal
thing, we believe, is to pick it clean, and pack it
dry, which would be a matter of easy accomplish-
ment, on the south side of this island, at all events,
where there are some 150,000 acres of land well adapted
for cotton cultivation. With all these favouring cir-
cumstances, however,
we much fear that there are
objuetntvetoryenfetewr
iorfltooutrhatora
planters wh
n
rpgaer
part oili-1 enough'
the country. for yoothehravneemweasynsetesmuffio-f
cultivation. We are led to expect the advent of cer-
tain American capitalists, who
it is said will enter
largely into mining
notandeo
w ha
unntcottonddnrge,,
growingthaeyrehuu tto bos speculations.
ca unoldr:hi oai
hire,
,es.
Let them come, in God's name ; there is ample room
locationsa id
anyve
i
" It is, we fear, needless for us to call the attention
of the Manchester manufacturers to Jamaica as a field
equallyfor the convenient and
it is of no use to send
iinexhaustible.agents to purchase cotton at Bombay, because there
support
Tohfey cottonsay
are no roads by which it can be carried to that port ;
and for that reason the cost of carriage from the
interior is much greater than the original cost of
production ; but they say if the company will make
roads, and thus render the cost of cotton at the
shipping port as cheap as at New Orleans, the
western manufacturers of Manchester will soon have
agents there, just as the wool merchants of Wakefield
and Leeds have in every district of England. Now,
here all the objections are already obviated. As
far as the south side of the island is concerned,
we have sufficiently convenient roads to carry
any quantity of produce of any kind that can be
grown upon it, to commodious and secure shipping
places, without any heavy expense. The Manches-
ter men have heretofore done us great injury,
and owe us in consequence some reparation, which
they will perhaps give if they find that their
own interest will be promoted thereby. But
we do not put much faith in the idea of ob•
tabling aid from that quarter. 'We rather
look with hope to the advent of the American
gentlemen who are said to be about commencing
both mining and cotton growing on a large
scale, with capital entirely their own. Prom
them we look for an example of that go-ahead energy
of which misfortune and grinding poverty have for
the time deprived ourselves, and if they will, as we
think likely, bring with them a number of intelligent
free black and coloured people from the States, the
example of these may be of as much service to the
indolent and idle among our own population as the
capital and enterprise of their employers will un-
doubtedly become to the community in general."

Ma. ALLCROFT'S CONCERT.—AIr Allcroft's an-
nual concert Ives given on Monday evening in Exeter-
hall. As usual it was a sort of " Concert Monstre,"
consisting of more than forty vocal and instrumental
pieces, sung and played by a host of performers, whoae
bare names would be too much to enumerate; but
WO may mention that the list included Miss
Catherine Hayes, Miss Birch, Miss Raluforth,
the Hungarian vocalists, Miss Poole, Miss Bassano,
Mr. 11. Phillips, Mr. 1-7: Russell, Mr. Leffier, M. Thal-
berg, Herr Ernst, M. V- ivier, and other noted Eames.
The pieces were well selected for the entertainment of a '
popular audience • but a concert which, from its nature,
must necessarily be got up
with little or no previous
rehearsal, cannot be characterised by novelty. The
performers, however, were well acquainted with what
they had to execut., and the audience received their
efforts with much favour.
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, JAN. 15.—The
market to-day has been very fair indeed, arising from
the speculative activity of the cat m-market, and from
the
general lightness of stocks in all departments. The
amount of business done has been very small in conse-
qun-iee, even Compared with the preceding week. All kinds
of heavy cloths and domestics still hang heavily on hand,
and are still unremunerativo. For lighter cloths there
is considerable inquiry, and if the manufacturers and
buyers could agree upon prices a fair amount of business
could be done. All numbers of-yarns are quiet, but very
firm.

Uritish •• •• • .. •• •• ..

Ditto Crovincial....
Brighton •. •• •• •• .•
City of London ......
OontincntalConsolidat.
Equitable - ....
trn peri:^.l • • .... • • • • • •
Independent .........
Ditto .• ••• ••
Do., Parl. Preference
Phosnix ...........

11. Bs.
51. per cent.

• 101.
923. pr share
50s. pr share'
3/. per cant.
61. per cent.

X. s. d.
40 0 0
20 0 0
20 0 0
100 0 0
75 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
40 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
50 0 0
1100 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0

Z. n. d.
18 0 0
20 0 0

150 0 0
31 5 0
b 0 0 0
50 0 0
40 0 0
b 0 0 0
50 0 0
2 10 0
49 0 0
90 0 0
50 0 0

230
30
27
69
62

RataHlT ......
United Genered
We itnainater Chartered
Ditto, New •

Gl. per cent.
4%1. per et.
51.
Is. Gd.
3/.
12s.

28%
75
14),.
46
8%

10 0 0

1 C.ELIVALS.
a,i 1
{Z '
Names of ~ (Dividend' ,4
Dividend Names of I
per
ursa.
Companies. I A '
Anpnum.er I Price. Companies. A A Price.
u.: 1 I nn
---- t-
£I X
Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 113 Macelesfiell . 100 21. 10s. 50
Barnsley.. • • 1601 121. 180 Neatk ...• • • 100 161. 340
lirktils&Abrg 150, 5/. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 185
Birmingham 35 41. 83 Peak Forest. 781 X ISs. 70
Coventry.... 100, 25/. 210 Regent's • ... 33 1/. 2s. 18
Derby, ••• • • 1001 61. 63 Rochdale.... 88 41. 5034
Ellsrnre&Chs 133 565. 41 Somrset Coal 'my 7/.los. 130
Erewash .• • 100 321. - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. -
IrandJunctn 100151. 84 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 400
Grand Surrey 100 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 126 151. -
Grand Union 1001 11. 10s. 24 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 300
Grantham .. 150 - - Severn and 1
Kennt & Avn 39, 7s. 6d. 534 Wye Rail. j 26 21' 4:/s. -
Leeds& Livrpiloo 301. - Warwickdo
Leicester .... 'l4O 3/. 6334 Rirming. J 100 41. 63
Lezestr &Nth 83, 41. 45 Warwick&
Loughborogh 142 701. 650 Napton..i 100 31. 43
Monmouthsh , 100 81. - Worestr &"1
Mntgemryslslloo - - Birming. j7B 31. 42
MeltnXiwbry, 100 - - Wilts & Brks -14 s. 9
ro:HT OP SCOTTIS3 COMPANIMS' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- -
X s. d. X s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 230
'7aledonian Bank
City of Glasgow ;lank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12%
Clydesdale Bank ••• • • • 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13%
Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 1100 0 0 172
Eastern Bank .. ••• • • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 8%
Elinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 6/. is
Exehangeßnk of Scot 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 22
isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
Tational Bank 634 percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1534
North of Scotlandßank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3
North British Bank' • • - - - -
Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 133
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90
Western Bank - ... ••• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75
Aberdeen Fire and Life 7341. pr cent. 12 10 0 20 0 2
B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 -
Aritish Guarantee Ins. 4/. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 14s 6d
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. pez cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 73
Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 19%
East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 93.6 d.
Eng. & Scot. Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 -
Elercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Ensur. Co. of Seetlnd 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 lOs
Mercantile Life
National Fire and Life Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s. 6d
North British Incur 5341.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 24
North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1
0 0 -
Scottish Life and Guar. --20 0 0 011 0 -
Scot. Mtl9. and Gen. Life - 0 0 015 0 -
Scottish Union Inarnce. NI. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235.0 d
Standard Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 9%
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 0 0 14s Od
MISCEI.I..A.NEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---_- - --
X. s. d. X. s. d.
Auetion Mart.. ••• • • • 2/. ss. 50 0 0 - 25
Australian Aericulturl 11. 100 0030 0 0 16
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 48. 10 0 0 12
10 0
Ditto, Half Shares.. - -
Canada ............. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 / 0 0 26
- -
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. percent. -
91
fifty Navigation .. • • - - -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c. 14195, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 94
Equitable Reversleary sr. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 103
14 0 0 2534
Gen.SteamNavigation 11.8$. 15 0 0
London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 -
- 26 5 0 -
Russell Institution • • • • -
Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 80
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 'lBO 0 0 92
Royal Mail Steam •• • • 61 18..4. p. c, 100 0 0 60 0 0 -
South Australian..." 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 29 0 0 2

CHARGE OF BILL STEALING FROM AN
UNDERGRADUATE AT CAMBRIDGE.
On Monday a case was heard at the Cambridge
police-court. Henry alias "B iffy" Cornwell was
charged with stealing a bill of exchange for 121. 103.,
the property of Mr. Charles Heath, an undergraduate
of Emanuel College. The evidence, which was some-
what lengthy, went to show that on Monday, the 7th
of January, the prosecutor, with some of his familiars,
were at a notorious house known as " Brooke's," or
" The Thatched Cottage," in Barnwell, and that the
prisoner was also there. The latter entered into con-
versation with Heath, and asked him whether he
wanted to borrow 51. or 101. Heath wavered, hesi-
tated and declined, but finally agreed to meet the
prisoner at the same place, and afterwards at " The
Fountain," a public-house in St. Andrew's-street, to
talk the matter over. To " The Fountain" the pro-
secutor was accompanied by two other undergraduates,
and it was agreed that 101. should be advanced by the
prisoner to the prosecutor, upon the latter's giving him
as security a bill at three months, for 121. HQ.
second arrangement was also made with another un-
dergraduate for an advance on the same terms, and
the prisoner went out and returned with the bills
ready drawn. Heath read the one given him to sign,
and found that it was drawn at two instead of
three months. A more cautious friend who was with
the prosecutor advised him not to sign the bill till
he got the money, or at any rate to have 101. 10s.
as consideration if the bill was allowed to stand at two
months. This Cornwell agreed to, and the bills being
signed, he took them away to get " his friend" to

discount them, saying the acceptors would not be
called on under three months. IN made an appoint-
ment. to hand the money over that evening, but failed,
and after sundry evasions, pulled out some oats, and
said it was very difficult to obtain money, so he had
taken some money and some oats for the bill. There,
was a good deal of laughter in court while the
prosecutor was giving his evidence which was in-
creased by a suggestion that there was probably
some "chuff" with the oats. The prosecutor said he
did not know how that might be, but he knew he had
had plenty of "chaff" since. In answer to the
prisoner's attorney, the prosecutor said the oats could
not be for his " pony at I3rooke's," as he did not
keep one there. He did not lodge there, and de-
clined to answer a further question in reference
thereto. It further appeared that Cornwell had
passed the bill with another to I\.lr. Francis Ridt,n,
a brewer, in payment of an account he owed him
for beer, which he is in the hibit of selling in
booths, at fairs, ezc. For neither of the two
bills then obtained bad the prisoner given one
penny consideration. After hearing legal gentle-
men on both sides, the bench decided that the. property
in a bill is vested in the drawer, so long as it is in his
posscs,ion, and that. the charge of faony could not be
sustained, the ease was consequently dismissed.
'There was a similar charge against the prisoner at
the instance of Mr. William Cavendish Murrell, also
an undergraduate, but this wal withdrawn on the
understanding tlptt an indictment will be pursued at
the a::sizis for obtaining the securities under falle
pretences. The prisoner was then discharged.

MARKET IN T ELL' GEN CE.
(From the London New Price Current. Jan. 15.)
SUGAB.—To-day brown find inlet ior sorts of West
India Sugar were held fur fill rates, whilst not much
desire was evinced to operate; bright grocery and strung
gi ceery kinds, however, werel in excellent Armand, and
former ruts were fully itiplinrted. At auction IFO
6 trey Barbz.dueb were t:11 sold at f, Cin 39s to 42s 6d f
middling to fine yellow, and low et 37s 60. Of St. Lucia
278 hhus 8 tcc, 65 brls chi lly found buyers; fine yellow
tit 40i to 40s 6,4, othkr sorts 37s to 378 6 1, and brown
36s to 36s GA per cwt.

REFINED.—Tu•day Refined Sugar sold fecely f
home grade purposes, and prices arc stall on the advance,
whilst brown Lumps realised 50s 6d to 51s per cwt.
Bonded Crushed Si4ar is still much wanted, and 30s
to 31s is the value 4 f British. In Loaves a good deal
has been done, and fivv sellers of 101 as Hambro' under
34s per cwt.

MAURITIUS.—This aternoon Mauritius Sugar met
w;tli att-atkon, and at public sa'c 2 255 bags went at
flit ates to a small advance for the better setts; fine
and superior yellow sold at 41s to 43s 6d, mid and good
38s 6d to 40s, low 37s ti 38s, washt d 33s 6 f t . 395, and
a few lots of low dark brown 29s to 30s per cwt. By
private treaty some parcels were sold.
EAST INDra.—This afternoon. Bengal Sugar was in
brisk demand, and the parcels offireti at public sale,
amounting to 9,900 bags, nearly all sold at lull rates, in
fact superior sorts realised higher prices—white Benarcs
from 40s 61 to 42s 6 l, strong yellow 445 to 44s 6d,
whPe ditto 45s to 46-, s(f. yellow 34s to 368 Gd, better
sort 37s to 39a 6d, and brown 32s to 33s 6d. Madras
sold well at stiffer rates for the better kinds—soft brown
from 29s to 32s Gd, yellow 33s t 35s Gd, grocery 368 to
395, end strong colory 43s to 445; whilst the quantity
offered tt tiuction, 9,000 bags, nearly all fiund buyers.
FonEacal.—Tc-thay there was no public sale of
Foreign Sugar, but by private treaty purchases to a fair
exte7,t ae e ma-'e, and f 'timer terms wete well sup-
por ei; whilst holders display firmness.
MoraassEs.—For West India there are several pur-
chasers, and stiffer rates are offered, but business of
moment has been prevented by limited supplies. The
value of low to fine is from 15s 6d to 18s 6d. E.st
India has been purchased with great freedom at 14s 6d
to Iss, and there are not generally sellers.
COFFE.E.—Tbis afternoon there Was little disposition
evinced t t operato in Native Ceylon Coffee; holders are
more disposed to realise, whilA sales have been made
by private treats at 63s to 63s 6.1, which is a decline
of nearly 2s. At auction 1,612 bags were taken in
at 65s per cwt. For Plautation the market is quiet,
and 204 raiks 588 bags at auction went at a reduction
of from 3s to 4s, and biddings were languid; fine told at
775, low mid and raid 695 to 745, fine aid fire fine ord
64s to 635, and good ord 608 to 638. Of Mocha 24 bales
vverit at Sls Gd for good yellow, which is a reduction of
2s ti 4s per cwt. Since the public sa'es of Ceylon Coffee
business has been done in Native at 63s Gd to 648.

Coca/I.—ln %Vest IntEa large purchases have been
made at an advance on turner rates of 2s per cwt ;
Trinidad red realised 44s to 503, grey 42s to 445; and
Grenada 42a to 445, whilst speculators I are been operat-
ing. There has been an active demand for Foreign, and
higher rates are paid; Para has realised 33s to 345, and
Gimyaquil 35a per cwt.

Black, operations have been again upon a
large scale, and at a further advance in prices, but ordie
nary sorts continue to meet with the most attention.
The value of common and good ordinary Congou is
101 to I Id; medium sorts is to Is 2d, and other kinds
Is 3d to is 10d. Oti low kinds the advance from the
lowest point of the market is from 2id to 3d. Green
has been in brisk demand, anti a further improvement
in the value is visible, whilst on the part of holders
much firmness is apparent, whilst Twankay, Hyson,
and Young llyson met with toe greatest attention.
For Scenic t Tea orders continue to get arger, and prices
exhibit a further advance. No public rate f Tea is et
pre3eut declared, and by private treaty a less quantity
is offered. Deliveries for home trade purposes hose
been upon a large scale since our last report.
Srierre. —There is at present no advance to le cord in
the value of Jamaica Rum, still a much better demand
has been experienced. The purchases hare realised 600
puns at 2s 8d to 2s 10d for 29 to 33 per cent. over-
proof, at 2s lld to 3s 2d for 34 to 36 over of
geed quality, and at 3s 3d to 4s for smell parcels
of superior. Demerara has bceu in much better
demand, and prices are firmer. In all 400 puns
have been sold; 29 to 32 per cent. overproot realised
Is Ild to 2s Id, 35 to 40 per cent. overproof good and
fine 2s 2d to 2s sd. East India met with greater atten-
tion, and 400 hogsheads have been sold at is 3id
proof. In Brand, a good deal has been done, and
prices remain firm; Copia-, best brands of the vintage
of 1848 at 45 8d to 4s lid, and 1847 ditto at 5s 2d to
fissne4datpe2rBg3adllotno.3s 3d,Ge andneva
is quoted at is 9d to Is 10,1,
British made Spirit at 9s 6d
per gallon, but not much desirehasbeen
aeviincicieni,dto
operate. To-day a good trade was concluded
and there were few sellers of proof Leewards under is 5d
per gallon.
Sreees.—To-day Pimento met with ready purchasers
by private treaty, and stiff rates areatp6aldl,perAltb.Auction
96 bags went at 6id, and damaged
lIICE.—To-day there was a plentiful supply of East
India Rice at market, whilst, less desire was evinced to
operate, still lower rates were not twee led to. Of 7,520
bags offered at auction a small part only sold; fie() white
went at lls to lls 6J, low 9s, damage' 6s 6d to lOs ;
the chief part was taken in at 12s for white, and at 9s
for cargo. A parcel of St. Vincent's Arrowroot fetched
10d to Is.
INDlao.—There has been a good demand for East
India, chiefly f'or home trade purposes, whilst prices tend
upwards, and the value is 3d to 4d per lb above the rates
of last quarterly sale, and at which there are not free
sellers. For public competition en the 12th of next
month 10,457 chests are already declared. Purchases
to a fair extent have been made in Spanish, and at rather
higher terms.
SALTPETRE.—To-day several parcels of rough were
sold by private treaty at stiffer rates. At auction 320
bags of Calcutta went 63 per cwt higher, and realised
27s 6d to 28s for 5 per cent refraction of good quality.
OILS.—In consequence of the market having been
more freely supplied with Sperm Oil a slight decline in
the value is apparent, still a good demand exists. At
auction 140 tuns were sold at 821 to 831 10s, and
Headmatter at 861 13s to 88/ ss. Southern is
rather cheaper, as there is a more plentiful
supply, but at auction 150 tuna were sold at
311 to 341 for low to fine. Cod has been purchased with
caution, and prices have declined to 30/ to 30/ 10s. There
has been more disposition to operate in Seal, and
prices are firmer. Sales of pale have been made at
291 lOs to 30/ 103, straw and tinged 351 to 38/, yellow and
brown 321 to 341 per tun. In Linseed large sales have been
made by home dealers, whilst many shipping orders
were completed: prices keep on the advance, and
rule at 31s 9d to 32s per cwt. on the spot. For
delivery largo contracts have been concluded at prices
ruling from 31s to 335, and there are not free sellers.
Rapeseed Oil is not much wanted, and there is a better
supply ; pale is quoted at 41s 6d to 425, brown 41s, and
pale Foreign at 44s 6d to 453, still no decline of mo-
ment is expected to occur. Extensive sales have
been made in Coca Nut and at higher rates,
whilst the value is 34s to 36a for fair to fine, and specula-
tors are still operetng. For Palm there is a firm market,
and a good trade exists, whilst prices rule at 32s ed to 333
fur fine, and there is not a more plentiful supply, whilst
there is a further increase in consumption.
TALLOW.—The demand for Russian on the spot has
become active, and prices have advanced 9d to is per
cwt. Sales of fine Y. Y. C. have been made at 39s 3d
to 39s 6il, and there are not free sellers. For delivery
in the last three months of the year a
good deal has been done, and prices have opened at
40s 3d to 40s 6d, at which there are not free
sellers. Home melted is quoted at 41F, subject to usual
allowances for cash payments, and a more active de-
mand exists, whilst the supply is not so plentiful.
Other sorts of Tallow are in greater demand, and
prices are still on the rise. At auction 343
casks Sydney were sold r t ass 6d to 38s 6,1;
100 casks Odessa Sheep 37s 3d to 37s 6d; 1,400
pkgs South American 34s 6d to 383; 5 eks Gibraltar
Tallow 34s 3d per cat For Eviction the epututity of
Tallow declared is 1,000 pito, and there is yet a much
larger stock than at this time last year, but prices rule
lower. Rough Fat it quoted at 2s 2d per stone of 81bs.

MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris is
12 per milk, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s.
10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25.45; and the exchange at Paris on Loudon at short-
being 25.421, it follows that gold is 0.10 per cart.
dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hain-
burgh the price of gold is 435'1 per mark, which, at
the English Mirt price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.104; and the ex
change at Hamburg!) on L Anion at short 'being 13.114.
it follows that gold is 0.40 per cent. dearer in Lou-
don than in Ilamburgh.
THE MACKEREL FISH ER Y.—Upwards of 100
boats are now in a .tual virt,rk, but tie fishirg during the
past week has not been succ,ssful. The fish sent from
here to tie zr,otropolis on the 4th inst.., and which cost
here between 235. and 26-4 per 100, wore sold at a 1 as
of 7a. per 100, there being no demand fur View VD.
Plymouth Times.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
IPSWICH, JAN. 15.
With a ra,:derate supply of both wheat and barley at
this day's rnalket, they were sold at a slighht reduction
upon last we,k's prices. Beans and peas also rather
cheaper.

PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER.
Wheat, red 4os to 41s Beaus, old
Do., white
Barley, malting 26s to 27s Oats ...
1),.)., select
Do., grinding 23s to 24, Malt . oos to 00$
Beaus 26s to 27s Flour, per sack.. 00s to 00a

AVERAGES FOR TUE WEEK ENDING JAN. 12.
Wheat 1,242 quarters at 44s 2d.
I3arley
Oat,
8e,...us
I'e a s .... . ....... 89 „ 28s 3d.
1:1,p .
HULL, JAN. 15.

Messrs. Trolor and Bright's circular states: —The
weather has been exceedingly severe since this day week,
and the ground is now well covered with snow. Imports
are light, and business operations much contracted. To-
day's market was well attended by farmers, who brought
a good supply of wheat, which met slow sale at is under
the currency of last market day. Nothing doing in
foreign. The transactions in spring corn are limited,
there being few samples from ship-board, and granaried
parcels are held for more money than buyers are disposed
to give. Grinding barley meets a fair retail sale, and
good qualities are not plentiful. For fine malting there
is also a little better feeling. With a good demand lin-
seed fetches Is more money, but cakes continue slug-
; their present low price seems tempting for the
speculator. Nothing new as regards rapeseed. Rape
calte maintdin their last noted improvement, and there
are 1107.° none afloat. Bones fetch 87s 6d to 92s 6d as in
qeqiity.
The following are the present prices of grain;
B. 8.
Wheat, English, red 38 to 40
Do. white 4O 42
Dantzic and Ko-

8. 11
Peas, while and yel. 25 28
Do. grey
Linseed. Black Sea 44 46

nigsberg 46 48 Do. Petersburgb7 ... 38 43
ro!n EMU ia 11 and Do. Riga& Archngl. 38 —4O
liamburgh
Danish, Holstein, & Per toll.
Friesland 3l 36, Linseed cakes, Hull ...6/ 17s 6d
hus.zdari and Odessa 32 361 Do. fine foreign
Oats, English .. l2 14 Do. inferior foreign bl Of
Do. t • 10 1 z Rapeseed ..
Do. Friesland l5 16 Rape cakes . 80s Od to 82s
Do. Russ. & Odessa 12 I,l,Tares, English 005
Barley,malting 22 2,11D0. foreign 20s --30 S
Do. grinding........ 19 21 Guano 6l to 91 MI
Beans 26 30tBones, do ...... 00s Od to 90s Od
Do. foreign
Coax, JAN. 11.—Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s 6d ; extra 15a ;
seconds, 1 is to 12s 6d ; households 9s to 10s 6cl; thirds, 6s to 85
per cwt. Oatmeal it's to 1086 d; Indian meal 7s to 7s 6d ; wheat •
meal, lOs to 10s 6d per cwt. Indian corn 135 s to 137 s 6d per too.
Bran 3/ is 64.1 to 3/ lOsper ton. Hay—Farmers 25s to 355; average
30s; dealers 34s to 38s Od; average 36s per ton. Straw—Farm''
IBs Od to 30s Od; average 245; dealers 32s Od to Oos Od;
average 0..3 Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6/d;
household loaf 5d to 51d per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
103 per lb Eggs —ssBdto 5s 10d per hundred. Coals
Newport Iss ; Lydney 17s ; Landore 15s ; Best Neath
Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 39s Od to Oos per cwt.
Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef 31d to sd; mutton 3d to sd; veal 4d •to
Od ; pork 31d to 4d ; bacon 6d to 71d ; sausages 5d per
lb. -Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 31 2s 6d to 31 5s per
ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 815 s; Valonia 141 to 01; French
71 5s ; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per stone.
Hemp 32/ to COI per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 18s to 19s ; red
ditto 245 to 26s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9, Os to 11/ Per
ton. Timber—Memel, 851 per ton ; deals, first quality, 18si
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 13s to 205;
salted 13s to 20s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 3d per lb.
Potatoes, white 8d to 9d; Minions lld to 124; Guano--
Peruvian, 11/ 10's; Ichaboe, 91 per :ton ; Tar—Archangelf
19s per barrel.

it NI A, tal Ale SkiAltl mARKETS.
BRISTOL, JAN. 15.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was firm to-day. Tha
transactions were as follow :—Great Western, Quarters,
JO% 501.,. 211/2 dis.—North Staffordshire,
91/2 dis.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 15.
STOCK ExcuANou.—Business t• day was very limited,
and prices are somewhat lower. The transactions were so
follow :—Last Lancashire, Preference, Quarters, 71. 6s. 3d.--"
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 7% Ws. c.—r4tto, Fifths
(W. R. U.), 6% dis.—London and North-Western, 115::
New Quarters, 1% p.—Ditto, Fifths, 13/3 44%
—Ditto, Halves, 22%%—Ditto (Erewash Valley), 60%,"'"
Newcastle and Carlisle, 881/2.
MANCHESTER, JAN. 15.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been very firm Ana
steady, at fair prices. The transactions were as follow
Caledonian, 8 7-16 c. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 27;
Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, Is. 3d. Per
share—Lancashire and Yorkshire (Manchester and Leeda
1001.), dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 7% dis.—Ditto, 321. Oil
Extension), dis. --Ditto, (West Riding Union), 6 11,1
dis.—Dit:o, Preston and Wyre, 411 A—London and North;
Western, Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 1 9-16
p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Preference, 8%"
Ditto (Slitield and Lincolnshire), 4—North Staffordshire'
dis.— South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6%.
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 15.
STOCa EXCHANGE.—Our share market was better to-c 10::
The transactions were— Shropshire Union, 3A dia.-513°4a
Staffordshire, 31. lls. 3d. dis. ex in.
YORK, JAN. 14.
Spocx EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were 26
follow : Caledonian, 1114—North British, Halves, 476'"
York and North Midland, 18%.

GRAND TRUNK AND S TAFFORD AND PETER-
BOROUGH RAILWAY.—Yesterday the winding-UP (I the
affairs of this company was proceeded with by the Mas-
ter in Chancrry Brougham. From the report of .the
official manager, Mr. Turquand, and Mr. Gedye, solici-
tor to the estate, it appeared that the subscription
agreement was signed for 16,535 shares, and tbeS
37,4571. was received by the provisional committee. A
rt turn of one guinea per share, aad a further return of
28. 6d. per share out of the 21. 2s. deposit had been paid
hack to the shareholders, but during the payment of the
second instilment it was discovered that a fraud bad
been committed on the company by the presentation 0f
1,5001. of scrip, which had been improperly obtained
by some party from one of the scrip books withal
payment of any deposit, and that the return of one
guinea per share had been made thereor, amountil
ti 1,564/. It was also discovered that the return
one guinea, and of 2s. 6d. per share, had been mane
on 200 shares, which had been purchased by the direr'
tors and tors with the funds of the that I"" amount bad been received by the secretary, who can-
noti
be found. About 1,500 shares were
among the provisional committee, on which Lbet,'.,
paid deposits to the extent only of 8691. The g°11"0
nil expenses of proceeding as far as standing °oleo
was 15,3021. The liabilities arc found to amount
be
1,6911., and the assets, including 1,664/. sought to
recovered from the directors on the spurious ice P'
and from the secretary to 2,492/. ; the balance at the
bankers received by the official manager being 4..d0
Two calls of ss. per share respectively have been rib.
on the contributories, to pay off the liabilities, and f
(xpenses connected with the process of winding-up
affair&

TAIDE OF SHEFFIELD.--It r-efh
affords us much ,--o
sure to be al:de to state that the general revival (1
staple trades cf Sheffield, to which we have of latailh":t
sionally referred, continues A'iadily to progress, ana .70
men of extensive observation and experience regard "0...
the commencement of a period of unequivocal c001133,f-
-cial prosperity. The spring-knife trade, which has °tea
fered from the late depression with almost untnitigacti..
severity, has at length regained a fair measstre ofnslire
vity. The operatives in that branch of industrY, "pet-
to this Let, have issued a placard calling a public ga:Foi
ing of the r body, with a view to an organization, ha;:the
for its object an advance of [ricer. " The object c"ccie.
meeting (says the placard) will be to take iuto cool I,
ration the best means cf improving our condition. J'ie
a wel!-known face, that from great depression of Pilo;
and for want of proper thow4ht and action, we have .
been able t.) maintain a prop r position in society. d
We also fully bAieve that from the increasing ,iptoan
et
for our goods, an effort only need be made on our pie
to obtain that realunerat:on for our labour which'
so justly deserve."—Sheffield Times.
FRENCH. GRAIN.—A la .I‘. rge proportion of - rit
vessels which have, in consequence of the inclell3soft
wrat!,er and adverse winds, be n able t) reach the Po
of London from foreign ports, have been laden ";of
grain and flour, the produce of France. The arriirsii 0,0
tnis kind have included several from Dunkirk as we. of
from the principal shipping ports of France, and lire
some it t-rest and importance.

&RMS. th°
On the 10th inst., at Hazlewood Castle, Yorkshire' .
Hon. Mrs. Vavasour, of a son. Wife
On the 10th inst., at Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, the
of J. Leigh, Esq., of twin daughters. rAelltr.
On the 12th inst., in Chapel-street, the wife of A--:
nant-Colonel Vansittart, of a daughter. the Wild
On the 13th inst., at New West-end, Hampstead,
of W. M. Wilkinson, Esq., of a son. rflotteer
On the 13th inst., at the Manor-house, Lechlade, --„er.
tershire, the lady of George Milward, Esq., of a daugP",,,,a•
On the 13th inst., in Thurloe-square, Mrs. T. Richaru.-
of a daughter.
~,„,,ao6'
On the 13th inst., the wife of Mr. T. C. Savill, of Ci-
street, Strand, of a daughter.
A Wi
'fe ef
On the 14th inst., in Clarges-street, Piccadilly, ti—h
-
W. A. Loch, Esq., of a daughter.
--------;
• MARRIED. Opens, fill
Oa the 11th inst., at Terling, Essex, the Rev. T. jaLti
Higbwood Vicarage, Writtle, youngest son of the late ificir
Ovens, Eeq., of Artigarvan-lodge, county of Tyrone, °George
Pamela Sophia Lyon, only child of the late Captain.
. '
Francis Ly.,n, R.N. •
an.,.1 , D.
On the 12th inst., at Trinity Church, Gray's Illa-r,e .001 i
H. Harris, E.sq., of her Majesty's Customs, to Ffinulr'e.
daughter of W. Horwe'l, Esq., of Mecklenburglf-aqua

On the 10th inst., at Criothbfam Surrey, C. E. Featotr
E•q., of Doctors'-common aed 70. et°r
On the 11th inst., at Brsi, ghtgon, the Rev. E. Bullock,
of Hambledon, Surrey, aged 76.
On the 11 th inst., at Torquay, aged 41, Sophia
Coulee,
wife of the Rev. T. P. Bridge., of Danbury, Essex. gel;
On the 11th inst., in London,' William Alexander, 7011::;41
son of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Fothergill, of ling
Yorkshire, aged 21. ..ter
racOzltshliengl2to:llll,iangste.d,
71‘41r.. Daniel Fielding, of Cloudeslei
'ft J.
on the 12th inst., at Cawsand-house, near DevonP°
g
Bellamy, Esq , aged 78.
On the 12th inst., at Weston-lodge, Derbyshire, ed
sole,
the Hen. and Rev. Alfred Curzon, brothel. of Lord Scar_Dr
ertoo
rector of Kedleston, in the above county, ands
Twycros., Leicestershire. wife of th°
On the 2th inst., the Rectory, Mary Anne,
11,;v. A. Murray, rector of North Waltham, Hants. „got
On the 13th inst., at Bognor, Sussex, Alexander TT
Schomberg, Admiral of the Blue, aged 76

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