The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-23 00:00:00

CANTON.

lIONG-KONG, JuLY 24.
TheltranEactions in our import market during the past
month have been considerable, chiefly owing to the low
rates at which goods were selling.
Cotton—The imports have been moderate during the
month, and prices have fluctuated considerably, Bom-
bay quoted for old T 5.8 to 7.5, new T 7.9t08.7; Bengal
fino T 8 to 8.5; Madras T 8 to 8.4. The sales are re.
ported at 22,000 halos. Stock, 24,400 halos, against
85,000 bales in 1849.

Cotton Yarn—Quotations are: Nos. 16 to 24, 25 dolls.
to 26 dolls.; Nos. 28 to 32, 26 dolls. to 27 dolls.; Nos.
38 to 42, 27i dolls. to 29 dolls. About 600 bales have
been plsced.
Shirtings—ln the finer kinds there is a slight improve-
ment. Grays quoted 2 dolls. to 2 dolls. 50o.; white,
2 dolls, to 2 dolls. 90c. The sales are estimated at
55,000 pieces of gray, and 13,500 pieces of white.
Woollens—Spanish stripes are in tolerable demand,
quotations 900. to 1 doll. 0.5 c. About 2,400 pieces have
been quitted. Long ells quoted assorted 7 dolls. 40e.;
scarlet, 7 dolls. 65c. to 7 dolls. 95c. The sales amount
to about 3,000 pieces in all.
Cumlets—English, 20 dolls. to 22 dolls.; Dutch, 16
doll:. to 21 dolls.

Iron is in better demand, but quotations much the
same as last month: Nail rod, 2 dolls. 50c. to 3 done.
10c.•'' bar, 2 dolls. 10c. to 2 dolls. 70e.; boor, 2 dolls. 90c.
to 3 dolls. 20c. Sales about 5,500.
Tin Plates, 9 dolls. to 9 dolls. 50c.
Turkey Opium is dull, at 480 dolls.
Cochineal, 120 dulls. to 145 dolls.

Tea—Of the new crop of congotr, 280 to 290 chaps,
and musters of about.so to 60 chops more are in the

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.
The committee appointed at the last meeting of this
company to consider the future composition of the
board of directors, and to recommend to a special
general meeting of the company, to be held on the 2d
of October next, such gentlemen as they deemed
suitable for the directory, have decided upon recom-
mending 24 gentlemen, 10 of whom are members of the
present board, a like number of new members to supply
the places of retired directors, and four directors by
agreement for guaranteed and leased lines. The 10
old directors to remain in the direction are, Messrs.
H. lluuldsworth, S. Brooks, G. Wilson, R. Gill, E.
Harper, W. -Marshall, W. Stewart, H. Wickham, W.
Rand, and C. H. Jones. The directors by agree-
ment for guaranteed and leased lines are Messrs. J.
Andus, J. Beaumont, J. Radcliffe, and W. Hornby.
The proposed new directors to supply the places of
those who retire are Messrs. W. Rawson, J. Brogden,
and W. Evans, of Manchester ; M. E. Mowatt, M.P.,
London, and J. Mellor, of Liverpool; Mr. J. Botterill,
of Leeds ; Mr. T. Barnes, of Bolton ; Mr. J. Thorn-
ton, of Wakefield ; Mr. Hargreaves, jun., of South-
port; and Mr. S. Fieldon, of Todmorden.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.
On Friday a deputation of the directors of this
company, with Captain Huish, the general manager,
visited Chester to consider and decide upon the site to
be adopted for a proposed new station there, it having
been resolved at the last board meeting of the direc-
tors that, in order to free themselves from the annoy-
ances and litigation to which they bad been lately
exposed by the other companies at the joint station,
they should build a new one for their through traffic,
and that the Chester and Holyhead, and Chester and
Birkenhead Companies shall be invited in free of
charge. Plans and estimates for this purpose ere
being prepared. The present station, forming a cen-
tral point for all the lines meeting at Chester, is con-
sidered to be one of the largest in the kingdom. The
cost of its erection has been defrayed by four com-
panies, and it is nearly 1,000 feet long, and has every
convenience.