The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-12 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—There has been an increased demand for all de-
scriptions of British Plantation, more particularly the low and
mid sorts, which have been purchased chiefly by the refiners,
and must be quoted again fully 6d to Is dearer since last Friday.
The transactions amount to about 2,200 hhds, inclusive of 105
hhds 13arbadoes, which sold briskly by auction at 60s to 6Ss 6d
for mid to fine.
Mor.a SSES.—For the parcels sold rather higher prices have
been obtained. About 500 puns have found buyers, chiefly at
23s 6d for Nevis, Trinidad at 23s 6d, Demerara at 26s to 26s
tid, and A rtigua at 26s 6d to 27s 6d.
MAURITIUS AND BENGAL. —The public sales have only
offered 1,017 bags of the former, and 2,504 bags of the latter,
the whole of which found ready buyers at an advance of fully
6d to Is on all, excepting the former descriptions, which
brought the extreme value. Low to fine brown Mauritius sold
at 51:ia 6d to st3s 6d, good to fine white Benares 67s to 68s 6d,
and amid to fine soft yellow (date kind) 57s to 60s ; 872 bags
Maltras sold likewise on public sale at 58s to 61s for low to
good Wight yellow. Some business has been done privately in
nearly Ml descriptions admissible for home consumption at
corresponding prices, but the transactions have not been ex-
tensive.

FOREIGN.—There has been scarcely any demand, but as
holders remain extremely firm, purchases cannot be made
at loner prices. The business reported since our last has
been confined to about 400 chests brown Bahia; for refining
in bond at 17s 3d. Refined Crushed is still held firmly at
26s to 26s 6d. Grocery descriptions continue in good demand,
and a fair business has been done at gradually advancing prices.
COFFEE. -- The public sales have contained 695 bags
Ceylon, 182 packages of Mocha, 1,743 bags East India, and
2,419 bags Costa Rica, all of which went off very heavily, and
were nearly all taken in at about previous prices; mid coloury
Ceylon at 80s to 805 6d; mid to good clean garbled illocha at
70s to 76s ; good to fine ord Manilla at 37s to 39s 6d; good to
fine ord Singapore Java at 32s to 345, fine ord greenish Mysore
(subject to 4d per lb duty) at 80s; and fine ord brown to low
mid coloury Costa Rica at 40s to 70s 6d, but chiefly at 52s to
60s for fine to fine fine erd. Privately few transactions have
taken place, except in Ceylon, of which some parcels were sold
at 62s 6d to 63s for good ord coloury quality. A large parcel
of good ord Padang, amounting to about 1,000 bags, was pur-
chased by one broker at 245. Foreign sorts remain without
demand.
COCOA.-942 barrels and bags Trinidad brought to auction,
only partly sold at 44s to 5J 6d for ord grey to good red; 796
bagsdamageddamGaguaeytaLquil sold also at 19s 6a to 24s for first to
fourth class
Rum.—About 150 puns Jamaica have been sold at rather
higher prices; viz., at 3s to 4s for 32 to 35 per cent overproof
of fair to good quality.
RlCE.—There has been rather more inquiry for Madras.
Bengal has been only in limited demand. The public sales
have offered 16,418 bags Java (imported from Lombock), 674
bags Madras, and 270 bags Bengal ; the firmer were nearly all
taken in at 8s to 8s 6d for low yellowish to mid white mixed
with Paddy ; the remainder sold at lOs to lls for good mid
white Bengal ; Sc to 8s 6d for mid cargo Madras, and 9s 6d
to lOs for low yellowish ditto Bengal kind.
SALTPETRE.—There has been a partial demand from the
refiners, and extreme prices have been obtained for the quan-
tity sold. Nitrate of Soda is held with rather more firmness.
Sricrs.-300 packages of Pepper were mostly taken in at
3d to 3*(l, for good half heavy Malabar. Privately very little
has been done. Pimento still continues in demand. Cassia
ramains without inquiry.
COTTON.—A fair business continues to be done at the prices
of last week..

TEA.—The market is steady, but with rather less doing on
account of the large public sales advertised fon next week.
TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 41s 6d per cwt on the spot.

DUTCH and BELGIAN PAPERS.

THE HAGUE, JAN. 9.—Yesterday evening, about 6 o'clock,
by the carelessness of a servant, a window curtain in the hotel
of his Excellency the Minister of Marine, in' the Vorhout,
caught fire. The flames spread with such rapidity that they
could not be extinguished, and the Minister could not think of
saving anything but his family. flhe several engines were im-
mediately on the spot; the conflagration increased in such a
manner that it was feared for some time that the building
Diligentia would also be destroyed. Happily the progress of
the flames in that direction was stopped, and then the firemen
were able to act entirely in order to save at least a part of the
hotel of the Marine deparment. At one o'clock this
terrible fire was subdued, but not till it had consumed the
half of that fine building, containing all the navy offices,
including the whole of the portion occcupied by the Minister.
As soon as the fire was seen from the Palace, the King, with
his aides-de-camp, repaired to the spot, and was soon joined
by
his three sons and Prince Frederick. The presence of his
Majesty and the Princes greatly contributed to encourage the
zeal of the firemen. The Princes displayed great courage, and
exposed themselves in such a manner as to excite the appre-
hension of his Majesty, who did not return to his Palace till all
fears of the further spret ding of the fire had ceased.—Journal
du Commerce d' Anvers, Jan. 11.
BRUSSELS, JAN. 9.—The average Brice of wheat during
the week ending on the 6th of January, was 17f. 71c., and
that of rye, 11 f. 25c. per hectoli're. The i.nport duty,
therefore, remains the same as last week, 37f. 50e. on wheat,
and 21f. 50c. on rye, per 1,000 kilogrammes. The export
duty on both is 25 centimes.
M. Rochussen, the Ambassador at the Netherlands, is gone
for a few days to the Hague.
The wind, which had blown for above a month from the
S.S. W., having turned to the N. E., a great many vessels,
which had been lying in the port of Antwerp for some weeks,
have been able to put to sea.
VIENNA. JAN. 2.—His Majesty the Emperor has decided
that the railway from Vienna to Trieste shall be connected
with that between Milan and Vienna. The new railway will
pass by Coritz, and have a branch to Palinannova.

THE REMNANT OF A FORMER AGE.—Died, ttt
Ilfracombe, on the Bth inst., Mrs. Robina Craig Millar, daugh-
ter of the late celebrated Dr. Cullen, of Edinburgh, aged N.
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THE DUKE OF BORDEAUX.—H.IS Itopd Highness,
attended by several members of his suite, arrived at the
Ship Tavern, Woolwich, at five o'clock P.M. on Wednesday,
in his own private carriage, drawn by post horses. His Royal
Highness and suite dined and remained during the night at
the Ship Tavern, and at ten o'clock A. m. yesterday proceeded
to the Royal Arsenal, and visited the foundry, laboratory,
and carriage, and other departments, ever which he was con-
dncted by the authorities and heads of the various establish-
ments. At a quarter before twelve o'clock the Duke of,
Bordeaux visited the Ordnance Hospital, and afterward.
the riding establishment, under the charge of Captain Wing-
field ; the Royal Horse Artillery, and their stables and bar-
rack-rooms, under the charge of Lieutenant-Colonel Cobbe.
On leaving the Horse Artillery-square, his Royal Highness,
accompanied by Major-General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.B ,
Brigade-Major Cuppage, and several officers, entered the
mess-room, and partook of refreshments. The Duke of Bor-
deaux afterwards visited the library of the non-commissioned
officers of the Royal Artillery, the guard-room, and one of the
barrack-rooms, and then proceeded to view the rotunda and
repository grounds. On entering the rotunda his Royal High-
ness was accompanied round that interesting establishment by
Colonel Paterson, and seemed greatly pleased with the models
and specimens of arms contained in it, and at half-past one
o'clock proceeded to the dockyard. Captain Sir Francis Col-
lier, C. 8., and K. C. H., Captain Vidal, of the Styx steam
vessel, and Commander Smith, and several of the heads of the
departments, accompanied the Duke of Bordeaux over the exten-
sive naval depot. The first place visited was the machine-rooms
for planing and turning brass and iron, and the powerful mills
for rolling and perforating iron of considerable thickness.
His Royal Highness also visited the model and fini,h-
ing lofts, and appeared to be very conversant with the nature
and uses of the various objects on which the workmen were
engaged. After leaving the machinery department the Duke
of Bordeaux preceeded to the slip on which the Royal Al-
bert, first-rate ship-of-war of 120 guns, is in progress of con-
struction, and remained about ten minutes admiring the mag-
nitude of the dimensions and large timbers in this splendid
vessel. On leaving the Royal Albert his Royal Highness
went on board the Sulphur, fitted up as an engineer depot,
under the charge 'of Commander Smith, and appeared
gratified on inspecting the drawings of a number of the
young men under instruction in the principles of steam-
machinery
as adapted to naval purposes. The Duke
of Bordeaux afterwards inspected the keel of the Samson,
a fine first-class ,eteam-vessel, recently laid down, and
the new dock in, which the Sydeoham is undergoing re-
pair. After a abort inspection of the smiths' shop, his
Royal Highness went on board the Warrior hulk, and exa-
mined the manner in which she is fitted up fur the accommoda-
tion of about 600 eonviets employed in the dockyard, and ap-
peared surprised to witness the superior cleanliness of every
part of the vessel, and with the table of allowances of victuals
to that unfortunate class. On leaving the convict-ship Captain
Vidal drew his Royal Highness's attention to the boat in which
Captain Ross returned from his memorable North Pole expe-
dition; The Duke of Bordeaux partook of some refreshment
with Captain Sir Francis Collier previous to leaving the clock-
yard, and returned to London with his suite shortly after three
o'clock. His Royal Highness had every attention paid to him
during his visit consistent with his incognito as Monsieur le
Due de Bordeaux,.

LAW INrnir-i'T T "PNTCTO
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QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
BIRD V. JONES.

The plaintiff in this case was an attorney, residing at Ham-
mersmith, and the defendant. the Secretary to the Hammer-
smith-I3ridge Com;atiy. The act:nn was brought to recover
compensation for an alleged assault and false imprisonment.
The plaintiff, it apueared, vc as on Hammersmith-bridge on the
day of the Thames Regat, a, and insisted on going within a
certain portion of the footpath which had been enclosed and let
out at 2s. 6d. per seat to persons to view the regatta. He went
over, and defendant followed him ; an altercation ensued,
which terminated in the defendant. giving the plaintiff into
custody on a charge of assatt:t. The Magistrate be:ore whom
the case was heard, dismissed it, and the plaintiff then brought
his action. The cave was tried before Lord Denman, at the
last sittings after term, and the verdict was for plaintiff,
damages BM
Mr. THESIGER this morning moved for a rule to show cause
why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had, on
the ground of misdirection of the Learned Judge.—Rule granted.

THE QUEEN V. GRIIISIIAW.—QUO WAYMANTO.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for a rule calling on the
defendant to show cause why a quo warranto should not issue
calling upon him t. show by what authority he claimed to ex-
ercise the office of Coroner of the borough of Wigan. It ap-
peared that, according to the Act of Parliament, the person
holding the office of Coroner was to hold it during good be-
haviour. In the year 1836, Mr. Rogerson had been appointed
Coroner by the Town-Council. In November, IS-12, a change
had taken place in the Town-Council, and in consequence of
that change, the Council had removed Mr. Rogerson, and sub-
stituted Mr. Grimshaw in his place. Both these gentlemen
had continued to exercise the office since November, 1842.
It was true that her Majesty had by letters patent granted a
Court of Quarter Sessions to the borough of Wigan, but the
appointment of Mr. Rogerson had been made before the date
or that patent. Mr. Rogerson had been in office more than
six years, therefore no quo warranto could be obtained against
him, and lie could not be removed except by a quo warranto.
—Rule nisi granted.
CROWNER'S QUEST LAW"-THE QUEEN V. W. HANNON'