The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-20 00:00:00

COURSE OF EXCHA

Amsterdam .......... 12 ON

Ditto, threemonthS.. 12 2
„tette rdara .... ••.. • • 12 2U
25 5734
Brussels.. •• • • 25 5734
Elamburgh .• •• • M.B. 13 10%
iltona • • • • •• • • • • • • • • ••
-aris, 3 days'sight .. • . 25 35
Ditto, 3 months .... 35 55
Curseilles ............ 25 5734
110urdeaux......... •
Frankfort on Maine.... 120 4
terlin • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Vienna, effec. flo •••• • • 11 56
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 19
Peter sburgh, Sit. Rble.. 3J 36
YEadzid .• •• •• •• •• •• •• 45%
CaJiz • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 50
aarceloas
Seville.. •• •• •• •• ••

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Sept. 20.)
SUGAR.—To-day there were ready buyers of West
India Sugar; but the reduced supply caused operations
to ba confined to 575 hhds at stiffer rates. The pnr-
chases for the week are 2,965 birds, &c., and prices
cl,,sed 6d, and in some cases is per cwt above those of
Friday last.

lIEYINED.--Today Refined Sugar was operated on
with more freedom for home trade purposes, and prices
closed firmly, brown lumps at 493 6d to 50s. Previous
rates are well supported for Crushed Sugar, and de-
maids active.

MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the public sales of 3,508
bags Mauritius Sugar went off freely at fully former
rates, and all sold, fine and good yellow at 383 6d to
41s, mid 37s to 384 ord 363 to 36s 6i, grey from 35s to
395, fine and good brown 34s 6d to 35s 6d, ord 29s 6d
to 31s 6d, washed and syrupy yellow 33s 6d to 38s.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at auction 1,626 bags
Bengal all sold at stiff rates, mid yellow like Mauritius
realized 37s to 38s 6d, ord white Benares 393 to 40s,
damp 38s 6d to 40s, and mid small grainy yellow 40i
to 41s.

FOREIGN.—To-day at public sale, 475 cases 81 boxes
Bahia Sugar withdrawn at high rates, ordinary good
white in bond at 23s 6d to 253 63, and good yellow 225.
The private operations for the week are 750 tons Java at
235, 14,000 chats Havannah, brown 22s to 22s 9d, yellow
233 to 24s 6d with a small proportion of good 25s to
25s Gd; 1,500 chts brown Bahia 193 6d to 20s; 10,000
mats Manila 36s 6d to 37s 6d; 10,000 chts white Ha-
vannah at 30a to 335, but chic fly at 325, and some parcels
of Porto Rico, the particulars of which have not trans-
pired.

C(COA.—West India continues to be much wanted,
but holders requiring a further alvane.., tended to
check business. Of 596 bags Grenada at auction a part
only told; bright red at 463 to 483, and dark 42i to
45., but 48 bags of Trinidad went off freely at 48s
to 493 for good bright red, and which is an advance on
last week's terms of is per cwt. The stock is 1,700
pkgs less than at this time last year. Foreign is wanted
at the former currency, but holders demanding an al-
ranee checked business, and at auction 203 bags were
taken in at 303 for Bahia, and African at 27s per cwt.
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was a lively demand
for Coffee, and rather higher rates were obtained for all
sorts. Privately 4,000 bags Native Ceylon sold, and
prices closed at 48s 6d to 493 fur good ord. At auction
16 casks 22 barrels Jamaica were disposed of, fine at
983 6 1, good 85, fine fine ord and low mid 54s to 58s,
ord 463 to 475; 182 casks 78 bags of Plantation Ceylon,
mid and good at 63s 6d to 70s; fine fine ord 54s 6d to
58s, ord 49: per cwt.
MOLASSES.—There continues to be a good demand
for West India, and stiffer rates are paid : Trinidad
selling at 14s 6d to 153, Antigua 15: 6d to 16s, St. Yin.
cent 14s to 14s 6d, and Lucia 123 to 13s 6d per
cwt. About 600 puns were sold. Other sorts are more
in request, and the price paid for Mauritius are lls 6d
to 12.. Of Madras 63 casks at auction, went at 12s to
123 6d per cwt. _ _

TEA.--Previous rates are demanded for Congou, at
the same time, however, town and country dealers ope-
rate with caution, ord and good ord 1 lid to 1 lid,
medium is to lid, and the better sort is 2d to
Is 7d per lb. There appears to be a good demand
rather under these terms. Green has geneaally sus-
tained the late currency, still the market is in a quiet po-
sition. Scented and Pekoe Teas are not offered at lower
terms, although few sales were made. At auction 8,100
packages were sold, of which 5 000 consisted of Congou,
and only 1,200 packages found buyers.
RICE.—To-day, sales were upon a small scale in East
India, and prices are rather lower. At auction 631 bags
Bengal went at 9s to 9s 6d for ord small dusty white and
mid at les per cwt.

SPICES.—In Pimento several purchases have been
made by private treaty, and prices are firm at 6fd to
643 for mid and good quality. None has been offered
at auction this week. Jamaica Ginger is wanted, and
former rates are well supported, the supply also
continues to diminish. At auction 133 bags were
sold at 51 10s to 81 103 for good to fine, and at
31 13s to 51 for ord to mid. Export sorts are more
in request, and stiffer rates are paid. At auction
1,018 packets realized 17s to 15s 6d for good bold
rough, and damaged 17s to 17s 6d. The value
of African and Barbadoes of sound quality is
32s to 375. In black Pepper large sales have been
made privately, and prices are on the advance with a dim!.
Dished supply. Sumatra clean black realised 3id to
31d, low and inferior 2-7-id to 3d, and Malabar at 311
to 30. At auction only 1,768 bags have been offered
this week. White sells more freely, at from
5d to 91 fur common to fine. Mace is wanted,
and rates are on the advance, ruling at 2s 6d to
2d 10 for mid and fine, and at 2s 2i to 23 4d
for inferior. Nutmegs are in good request, and prices
at e firmer; brown selling at 3s 6d to 4s for fine, other
sorts 2s 6d to 3s 4d, and limed at 2s 8d to 2s 10d for
first sort. For Cassia Lignea rates rule at 98s to
108 per cwt as supply is scanty, but few inquiries
have existed this week. Cassia Buds are operated
in with caution at 1008 to 105 s. There is
yet little doing in Cinnamoo with free sellers at late
rates. For Cloves the market is firm, and demand
more active, Penang at 10d to is 4d, Ansboyna 8d to
9d, Bourbon and Zanibar at i6fd to 7d. To day at
public sale 6 casks Dutch Limed Nutmegs sold at 2s 81
to 2s 9d for good.
COCIIINEAL.—The supply at market has much dimi.
nished this week, whilst buyers have been rather more
disposed to operate, and transactions to a fair extent
have taken place privately at firm rates. At auction
only 13 bags Teneriffe have been offered and sold at
3s lOd per lb.
FRUlT.—lmportations of New Valencia Raisins have
been upon a large scale since this day week, and there
is
at6ico,
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further
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decline.wr ei t willingh
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ato
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anadnsadarlemest are limited, whilst
Currants 70a fur
the market
but f eiws buyersfirm
completed at from 378 t o 43s per cwt fybo re m
orders
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have
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been
arts offered at a reduction,
SALTPETRE,.—Pervious rates are firmly supported for
Rough. A good demand Exists privately from shippers
tandy. home
were tdaekaelne r ei in, wahti2lB7t,,p6rdicetsor2uBle.
forat 51:1;to 28s for
,rgocoondtqurae:
low to fine Calcutta. At auction 560 b
fraction. British Refined sells freely at 29s 6d to 30s
per
ess t• Nitrate of Soda 13a 6d to 14s per cwt.
INDIGO.—There Las been less activity in the market
atdor3a:.
9d foro
goodu mid.e
Ihe quantity declared for the Bth of next
t
for East India this week, still holders remain firm and
operations to a fair extent have taken place at an ad-
vance on the last quarterly sale of 3d to 5d fur
Bg
3dperreallibzedfo3rs 4dM
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auction a
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t now 15,298 chests. Of Spanish some parcels
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SPIRITS.—The market is yet quiet for Leeward Island
Rum, and is 4id to is vne t hb ie s n
sold privately and at stiff rates.
5d is the value whils the supply
is limited. East India has been operated in with cau-
amount of business done has been of little moment,
Lion at is 3d to is 3id proof. In Demerara the

and 2s to 25 3d is the value of 30 to 40 overproof,
Jamaica is not offered at lower terms, still only small
sales have been completed, fine 33 to 28 over proof at
3s 6d to 4s 6d, good 30 to 35s over 2s 10d to 3s 6d, and
low to mid 2s 54 to 2s 9d. In Brandy a good deal has
been done. Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1848
at 4s 8i to 4s 10d, and 1849 ditto 4573 to 4s 9d.
TALLOW.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow
went at a further advance; 300 packages South Ame-
rican selling at 35s to 383, low 33s 3d to 34s 9d, grease
30s 6d to 31s 3d; 630 cask of Sydney 36s to 38s 9d, in-
ferior 35s to 35s 9d per cwt.
_ _

OILS.—In Linseed Oil sales have been upon a limited
scale tor all purposes during the week, and rather lower
rates are taken. Thera are sellers on the spot at 32s 6d
to 323 9d, and for delivery at 31s 6d to 31s 9d per
cwt, as production of Oil is larger. Of Rape-
ser d Oil many parcels have been again sold,
pale at 37s 61 is 383 6,1, and brown at 36s to 375.
There is no advance for Olive, still a good demand pre-
vails; Gallipoli at 421 to 421 10's, and other descriptions
40/ to 411 103 per tun. Palm is in improved request, and
there is a further advance, fine realising 293
to 29s 6d per owt. In Cocoa Nut a good
business is still doing ; supplies have dimini. bed
and rates lule fiim ; Ceylon and Cochin fair
and fine at 30s to 325, and Sydney at 21iis to 295. In
Seal opera ions are to a limited extent only, and rates
are not so firm, pale saing at 371 to 371 10s, straw
yellow and brown 331 to 36/. In col several pur-
chases have been made at 35/ per, tun. Southern
Oil in small supply, and much wanted at from 33/ to
321 for common to fine. To day at public sale 520 casks
Cocoa Nut Oil partly sold, Ceylon 293 64 to 3 ls,.Cohen
303 6d to 32s 6d, 50 tuns American Sperm taken in at
80/ 10s to 811.

PRICES OF SHARES.
From the Official List.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.
LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20.

JOINT-STOCK 111XEMS.

Dividend
per

ASCOUR t
of
Share.

Paid.

Alinam.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD CO Ull7'.

Michael MWonald, John St. Leger, and Martin St.
Leger, who were convicted before illr. Justice .ral-
feurd, on Wednesday, upon two indictments for al-
saults upon police-constables, were brought up for
judgment, and the first•named prisoner was sentenced
to be kept to hard labour for ten months, and the
others for one year.

Robert Archer, 21, and Francis Davis, 20, were
indicted for stealing 357/. 145., the property of Alfred
Greenland.

Mr. Parry prosecuted, Mr. Robinson and Mr. M.
Prendergast defended the prisoners.
The circumstances of this case have been given
very recently in the police reports. The prosecutor
was in the service of Messrs Sanders and Co., cheese-
mongers, Collingwood-street, Southwark, and on the
15th of August he was sent to the ieuthwark branch
of the London and Westminster Bank with a large
sum of money, consisting of notes, gold, and silver,
which he war to pay in on their account. As he was
going through a pass"ge tn-ar Sc. Saviour's Duck he
vs as assailed by the prisoners and another man, and,
after using a good deal of violence towards him
they succeeded in getting the bag from him and
then ran off, Archer carrying the bag. An alarm was
raised, and the prisoners were takt n into custody
after a chase for some distance, and the bag and its
contents were fortunately recovered. The third man
succeed in making► his escape.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both
prisoners, and they were sentenced to be transported
for fifteen years.

NL W COURT.
(Before the COMMON-SERGEANT.)
James Cole, 24, polisher, was indicted for ;stealing
is o bank notes of the value of 201., a bank note for
51, two cheques of the value of 61/. ss. Bd., and 20
sovereigns and some silver, the moneys of Peter
Thwaites, from his person.
Mr. Robinson prosecuted, and Mr. Parry defended.
Mr. ROBINSON, having stated the case, called
Mr. Peter Thwaites, a fruiterer in Covent-garden
market, living in Broad-court, Covent-garden, who
stated that on the 9th of August, between five and six
o'clock in the evening, he went into the Mercers
Arms, Covent-garden, having the money named in
the indictment in his pocket in a bag. He called for
a glass of bitter ale, and whilst drinking it saw the
prisoner and some other men there, and also a woman.
One of the men got into conversation with him, and
he finally paid for some gin for the party. One of
them said he had lost a bottle of wine, upon which he
paid for one, but had no sooner partaken of some
of it than his senses left him, and he knew nothing
until he found himself at home and his money gone.
The witness, on cross-examination, said that he had
been walking about during the day, but had not taken
enough to make him at all drunk.
John Harlow, a lad belonging to the market, said
that, seeing the prosecutor, the prisoner, and other
men with him, and thinking he was in danger of being
robbed, he went round and informed Mr. Laacs, the
younger, the prosecutor's partner. When he came
back he met the prisoner running down Long-acre
with two other men. When they got to the corner of
James-street they jumped into a cab, and upon young
Mr. Isaacs seizing it, prisoner and the men jurnpei
out at different sides and ran away.
Mr. Henry Isaacs deposed to being fetched by the
last witness, and said that as he passed along he saw
the prisoner and two other men running along; one
of the party said, "Is the money all right ? ' and the
answer was, "Yes." They then got into a cab,
which witness stopped, and the men then got out and
ran away. Witness followed the prisoner, and,
seeing a policeman, he beckoned him, and they both
followed and finally caught the prisoner, who had
run into a water-closet of a house close in the neigh-
bourhood.

The police-constable said that when he found the
prisoner he was very much out of breath, as if
with running. He denied that he was the man they
wanted.

A lad named Gilbert proved that on the same
evening as the robbery %tag committed he picked up
the two cheques in the street near %here the prisoner
had passed along in his flight.
Mr. PARRY contended that the case was merely
one of identity, and not sufficiently clear against the
prisoner. _ _ _

The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was
sentenced to seven years' transportation.
The prisoner, who is a well-known character, was
tried at these sessions in July, and acquitted on a
charge of stealing a gold watch from the person of the
well-known pugilist, the Tipton Slasher.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

William Downes and James Brown were charged
with the following offence:—
Joseph Smith, of Leigh, in Lancashire, cotton-
factory operative, at present stopping at Sparrow's
coffee-house, Euston-square, said on Wednesday,
about half-past eleven o'clock, he saw the prisoner
Brown near Pimlico Palace, and asked him the way
to London-bridge. Brown said he was going that
way, and would show him. When near Westminster-
bridge complainant was about to take a boat to Lon-
don-bridge, when the prisoner Brown said he would
stand a glass of ale for good fellowship's sake. Com-
plainant went into a house and bad some ale. Downes
came in and drank with them. Downes and Brown
pretended to toss for a dinner, and afterwards they
invited complainant to a skittle-ground. Brown asked
him if he had any money. Complainant replied, he
had none to spare for skittles, but at last he pulled
out some money, and was induced to play at skittles
with Downes, and he lost the money. Brown then
said he would play Downes, and win all the money
back if complainant would find more money. Com-
plainant took several 51. notes and a 101. note from
his pocket. Brown then offered to toss Downes fur
101., and the challenge having been accepted, Brown
lost. The two prisoners .then took him to another
house, and Downes and Brown pretended to toss for
201. Downes won, and Brown got 151. from him
(complainant), telling him that he owed Downes 51.
Downes and Brown afterwards left the house, and
complainant followed to look for them, but could
not find them, and he then told the police what had
occurred.

The complainant said, he had come up to London
to receive a legacy, and the money he vs as sharped
out of was what he had received. When he first met
with Brown he had Al. 53. in his possession. He
had only drunk a glass of ale or so, but after drinking
the ale he felt quite bewildered.

Police-constable Mould, 123 C, apprehended
Downes at the George skittle-ground, Drury-lane.
Downes had three 5/. notes and other money in his
possession. Brown was also taken into custody, in
the Broadway, with four sovereigns in his possession.
The prisoners were both well-known "skittle-
sharps." They were remanded till Thursday next.

EXPERIMENTS at PORTSMOUTH.

Ciptain Cheds, C. 13 , of her M.,jesty's ship Excel-
lent, at Porte.ineWb, recently made a series of experi-
ments which pr,-!v- d satisfactorily that shot could be
made to tee e !A considerable diverging course than
going in a direct line to the object they were directed
against, and that the result could be depended upon
with great certainty, by adopting certain simple
means to effect the intended divergence. The expe-
riments were made with 32-pounder end 68-pounder
solid shot, the shot being prepared for the purpose by
having a hole bored on one side of about an inch and
a half in diameter, which is afterwards filled with a
plug made of wood. The extraction of the metal
from one side of the shot alters the centre of gravity,
and the direction of the shot, when fired according as
the wooden plugged side i 5 placed upwards or down-
wards, or to the right or left when loading the gun.
The result of the experiments with 32-pounder shot,
plugged as described, showed that when fired with the
usual service charge of gunpowder, 101 b., with the
plug placed to the right of the gun, and the piece of
ordnance directed against a target in the usual way, the
shot wir n fired diverged to the extent of 50 yards to
the right of the target; and when the plug was placed
to the left side of the gun, the divergence when fired
was 50 yards to the left of the target. On placing
the plugging side of the shot downwards in the gun,
the shot w hen fired fell 400 yards short of the target,
and when the plugged side of the shot was placed up-
wards in the gun, the shot when fired ranged 400
yards beyond the target. Nearly the same result
was obtained in a number of experiments. The ex-
periments with the 68 pounder shot, bored and
plugged in a similar manner, give more extraordinary
results, as the plug when placed downward in the
gun fell 600 yards short of the object aimed; and
when the plug was placed upwards in the gun it went
COO yards beyond it. When the plug was placed to
the right it diverged betwixt 60 and 70 yards before
it reached the distance of the target, and the same
distance to the left when the plug was placed to the
left. Several members of the select committee left
Woolwich yesterday morning fur Shoeburyness, to
carry on experiments at that range with the shot
prepared in the same manner as the experiments were
made with at Portsmouth. Thirty-six of the 32-
pounder shot to be fired at Shoeburyness have holes
made on one side 1 inch in diameter, and to such
depth as would withdraw one pound weight of the
metal of the shot. Thirty-six shot have been pre-
pared by boring holes two inches in diameter, and
extracting two pounds of metal from each, and a num-
ber of 68-pounders have been prepared by boring
holes 21 inches in diameter, and extracting four
pounds of metal.