The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-30 00:00:00

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE.

Sugar.—A steady moderate inquiry prevails on the spot,
and rates are firm. Refined sugars, although not to say
active, meet a somewhat better demand, and are steadier
in price.

Molasses—Not a great deal doing, but rates very firm
and deliveries of fair extent.

Rum—Small sales only are practicable, but the currency
is maintained. Demerara, proof, is 814 to is 10d; Lee-
ward Islands, is 8d to is 9d; East India, le lid to is Bd.
Rice is dull at the recent decline for white Bengal. Soft
grain is less active, but not quoted lower, the proportion
of these description 3 in stock being light.

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, July N.—Sales probably 10,000 bales.
Market better demand and rather steadier.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lords Justices.)
BELLY V. BUTTON.- JUDGMENT.

The Lords Justices delivered judgment to-day in
this case, which related to the ownership of the
Sporting Life newspaper.
Their Lordships agreed with the Vice-Chancellor
in holding that the plaintiff was entitled to one-
half share of the newspaper, and that the sale by
Mr. Hutton, the elder, and Mr. Hutton, the
younger, was void as against the plaintiff. But they
held that the plaintiff must take the half share
subject to the lien of Mr. Hutton, the elder, in
respect of two sums of £212 and £2,000, with
interest at 7i per cent. per annum thereon, and
in respect of any balance which might be due to
him on the taking of the partnership accounts.
The costs of the suit, so far as they were in-
creased by the allegations as to the sale by Hutton,
the father, and Hutton, the son, to be paid by the
defendants. The defendants' other costs to be
added to what should be found due to them on the
accounts. The costs of the appeal to be given.

The village of Hunsdon, near Ware, was on
Tuesday visited by a fire which at one time
threatened to destroy the whole place. The fire
broke out about eight o'clock in the morning in
the workshops of a builder, and rapidly extended
to the dwelling-house in front and the cottages
adjoining. A scanty supply of water was obtained
from the village pump, and brought in carts from
a pool which the long drought had not exhausted ;
but the progress of the fire was only stopped by
the pulling down of some cottages. Five or six
families are deprived of their homes, and some of
all their worldly goods, by this unfortunate occur-
rence. The fire is believed to have been purposely
caused.

THE HEAT AND THE HARVESTERS. —The dryness
of the ground and the excessive heat of the past few days
have rendered it almost impossible to work during the
height of the day. In the North and East Ridings, there-
fore, where harvest is now in full swing, the men com-
mence work at daybreak and work till ten a.m., for the
purpose of avoiding lout or five hours of the midday sun,
completing their labour in the cool of the evening. Mon-
day and Tuesday were two of the hottest days of the year,
giving 91 deg. and 92 deg. shade, and 125 deg. and 127
deg. sun readings.

MISSING SHIPS.--The Tecumseh, from Liverpool
for Boston, which was spoken on the 14th of March in lat.
46 N., long. 23 W.; and the Elizabeth, which sailed from
New York .for Queenstown or Falmouth OA the 17th Of
?Aught haw ngt binee been heard of.