The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-20 00:00:00

OOLONXAL

Suoeu.—This hasbeenaquiet week in Sugar
produce generally, and the Colonial markets close 10
evening for the holidays, not re-opening until tv:.W
re.
January. British Plantation has been in moderar„c
quest at full prices, and the sales to last eveningLA-01
sive are 1,250 hhds. At auction 100 hhds Than 6ti
sold is to 2s per cent. higher for mid and good, !Pe
to is for low ; good yellow went at 62a 6d to 648 v '
at 55s to 56s 6d per cwt. r
REFlNED.—Standard Lumps have been at 73s P6-beett,
EAST INDIA.—Most of the Bengal put up has °, 64
withdrawn, but some Khaur at auction realised 4#13e0
to 438 for low heavy damp brown. Mauritius has ;cis,
neglected, but 249 bags of the new crop sold at full Pr',oo‘l
fine yellow at 665, good mid at 57s to 678 6d, and
brown at 50s to 50s 6d per cat. a 5
COFFEE.—British Plantation has been dull, -,..110 iR
casks,' 119 brls, 21 bags offered by auction were tio`ood
at 51s to 528 for fine ord grey Berbice. Ceylon' te
ord has been sold privately at 51s to 51s 6d Per„ at
but the demand at present is limited ; 1,476 134'00
auction nearly all sold, bat is to 2s per os r
lower, good ord pale 50s to M s 6d,
fine oroid
538 6d, and a few lots Plantation sort 69s for lovi
and 63s to 71s for pea berry. In Mocha 630 baled at
cases were taken in at 75s for mid pale grecnish Aan
688 for mid yellowish. There have been only 17- bcly
Bahia sold by auction at 20s 6d to 26s 6d for sea
maged.
ocquooAta.—tioßnrs ; itisahnd Plantation
titatniocntiohnasBbl bags
eensoll3drporiava:l) Agitt
foil
35s for sound.
Rum.---There has not been much doing. at
SPICES.— ,680 bags Penang pepper only par-Y1 old
lid to 2d per lb. Some black has been taken in at -
per lb. Pimento is quiet.
RR:E.—Privately there is a good demand for /31.144
at fuller rates ; low to mid white lls to 12s per evi,,ina
TEA.---There is a steady market. Common 4cl
Convou 10id to 11d, and ord Twankay Is 3d to P 1
per lb.
TALLOW.--.-P. Y. C. is firm at 408 6d to 403 Ptr eift
on the

---
We are authorised to state that the statenlbeeel
which appeared in our paper, that two cows hau
run over near the Andover-road staticn, on the Sot'
Western Railway, is without the slightest foundatiov.

LtMBURGH AND DUTCH MAILS.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
11,OTTERDAM, DEC. 13.—This morning two boats from
.seltuonde, laden with flax, crossed the Meuse to this
.eitY, without the ice at all giving way. It has been ob-
thereved that the river, from this city to Fyenoord on
th_ ?PPosite banks, has been passed by horses, so that, if
tee e Trost continue some days longer, we may expect to
tl, zit fair on the river. The ice is from 14i to 16 inches
1.2.? c• (Similar accounts of the severity of the frost are
"7,ived from Dordrecht, Gorinchem, Deventer, &c.
The thermometer at Amsterdam on the 16th, at noon,
w!ls at 34 degrees Fahrenheit, and a thaw had set in, but
5 Ithout having yet affected the ice, which was from 14
').6 inches in thickness.
have
PETERSBUROII, Nov. 30.—The Imperial Family
teat, resolved to return to the winter palace on Tuesday
Which is some days sooner than was intended. The
re,n palace of the Duke of Leuchtenburg is quite
Will It is thought that the Grand Duchess Maria
ttrit emove to it next week, and the Duke of Leuch-
Trg is expected from Munich before the holidays.
ktee, campaign in the Caucasus for this year is ended,
bow the troops are gone into winter quarters, where,
b ever, they will not enjoy much repose, as they must
whconstantlo y on their guard aainst the mountaineers,
pmchoose the winter for their boldest enterprises, and
ts the most difficult marches with extraordinary ra-
the Y, surprise the forts in the garrison, and plunder in
tett, 1110 st daring manner the peaceable tribes. This
ezitiaign has by no means answered the expectations
Spgtained from the groat force assembled in the
g• General Nedhardt, the commander-in-chief
k°vernor, has repeatedly solicited his recal, which
Dee.De probably granted] him. --Hamburgh Papers,
13.

14111 Debt Cent., ••••••••• 0000000 .••••••••
".thschild's Loan, Five per Cent.. ......
..elun of Thirty Millions Four per Cent............. 99si
Three per
----Thirty-seven Millie's, ditto . 77%
..... I P 334
••••••••t •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 103
I.4an of City, 1843, Four per Cent. 1133
102
&clay of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent —
tank of Belgium, Five per Cent... .....»....««..» 5.
...sue of
.......
--Brussels Papers, Dec. 18.

4"STAL RECULATIONS.,-- Receiving-houses bare
live°Pened at Lenton and Beeston, and the free de-
kehrldias been extended to Chilwell : these houses are
are'led by messenger. A receiving-house has been
orille,tl at Ratcliffe, which receives letters by the seven
hoe't Stamford mail. On Friday last, receiving-
') 4a were opened at Carrington and Arnold : these
eeses .
te4,B will also be supplied by messenger. Prepare-
Epbeare being made for opening a receiving-house at
toCrstone, and to extend the free delivery to Calver-
ll'd 4aother receiving-house will be opened at East
thee pgford, to be sent from the post-office at Bingham :
.ices 'ree delivery will extend to Newton. These regula-
'otte7eihil be a great advantage to our country friends.—
ecZ ant Revlro.
tow., 7,34°N COUNCIL.—At a meeting of the Common
esep:eu, yesterday, the report of the Finance Coeamitee
~Peteelaing baths and washhouses for the poor was pre-
e* It recommended that 5001. be granted out of the
iteei., 'lnnis to aid the establishment of baths. On the
tt '011" That the Court agree with the Committee,"
NI% Lawrence mos ed that the report lie on the table.
In
division, after discussion, the original motion was
kilned by 49 to 41. A motion to reduce the proposed
k)ar to 200/. was, however, subsequently agreed to by
Ives ge majority. On the motion of Mr. R. Taylor, it
cote referred to the City Lands Committee to open a
10,,tnanication with the Commissioners of Woods and
Atieests, in order to ascertain on what terms the Fleet
en could be purchased. The Court then adjourned.
Scottlrcl Jeffrey has contradicted, in a letter to the
Witstr4aa, the statement that he subscribed 1,000/. to-
the erection of a free college. He has not sub-
Aezetl.rianything, he says, to that undertaking.
nage Nona TEFUL THlEF.—Thursday information
44'ven that Mr.Lovett, of 2, Newman-place, Newman-
(skit', was robbed, on Monday evening, of a silver watch,
1%4 "'s name, Walker, London, No. 120), three gold
Psr, (one with motto, " Forget-me-not"), and a silk
tette' Containing 71. 10s. in gold. The thief is described
ago being man whom Mr. Lovett first saw six weeks
etepregging in a public-house, and received into his
tte4°Y out of compassion, but who absconded on Monday
tiseettg, after robbing him of the property above-men-
DtA,
mtis FROII THE INCAUTIOUS HANDLING OP A
tt,.,;.-un Tuesday a young man named Joseph Moses,
l'ottlmener in the service of Mr. Borgin, market-gardener,
til, e-nTilaro, lost his life by the accidental discharge of a
tate. appears that the deceased was about to dis-
eel) ge the piece at some birds on a hedge, but upon his
ingtabion calling out that his mistress was approach-
tae tZendetwouring to conceal it, drew the barrel of the
mwards him, and the lock having come in contact
'tore "tuise hedge, the discharge lodged in his left side,
cve effects of which he died on Wednesday.
4adtte OMAN KILLED BY A POLICEMAN.—On Wed:-
tlitee' afternoon the following fatal occurrence took
e• 554 the lodgings of James Clark, police-constable,
I,teter,efr the C division. It appears that Clark having
::°roligC home after attending as a witness at Ma:rl-
- -eh Police-court, had a violent altercation
'Bl,\Afe respecting some family disagreements,
a'e',Lo Weee the wife's mother interfered, takine part
ei.e-ftughter when Clark took her by the shoulders
fee reel her a violent lent push, from the effects of which
nee teed backwards and fell headlong down the stairs
that Le first floor landing, and sustained such injury
,fle shortly after expired. In the course of the even-
e d. !ark surrendered himself at the station-house.of the
tlelvlsion in Vine-street, Piccadilly. He was mune-
6''Y taken into custody.
1191ZABONABLE LIBERALITY.--The Duke of Norfolk
t given 100/. to be distributed in coals, bread, and
teilleY amongst the deserving inhabitants of St. Mar-
'l'in-the-Fields, and on Thursday morning the names
of te
enose desirous of participating were taken down, that
ties might be made into their cases. In this parish
le; (I_,istributions of one cwt. of coals and potatoes and
have been made this winter.
le!kil OF TEE HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—
,condition of the cotton stocking manufacture,
ero-toer wrought or wide cut-ups, is by no means im-
leetted; consequently, the workmen in the southern
teit tlf the county, and in the eastern part of Derby
'sell are Buffeling severely from the united causes of
tlietawNes. and scarcity of employment. The drawer,
'atee;;too,, and shirt branch continues in a most
keel 'tole condition. The cotton glove branch is in a
made tolerable condition ; most of the plain gloves are
hell with with India rubber welts, which have become
Ne 3' generally used. Some of the warp gloves have
tile„ 4
.libber threads thrown in the exact manner that
gullet. reds lace, ds were thrown into warp when large
lilB.‘ hole stripe patterns were in fashion, from 1814 to
eliki The silk hose trade is in a lingering, though de-
the 'tate; this equally applies to the knotted as to otl then `tin hose branch. There is no visible improvement
° :silk glove branch, and many good hands have 1
4)..8 weeks out of employment. The bobbin net trade
'eseat° ',gloomy, especially in the' fancy line. Improve-
'evertheless,ess, progress, and, amongst the rest,
eitne attention is paid to the ground of the net; ape-
have been partially traversed—that is, for a
tettehimtstance and back again. The speculation in new
net' ilea has been so extensive, that, we are assured,
Il,rss than 150 wide frames are now upon the stocks.
Nodke7„iB no visible alteration in the warp lace trade.—
Review.
tkrittnntract has just been confirmed, between C. G.
al' tj q•, clerk of the peace, Chelmsford, and Mr.
kkk,-,37,e the managing director of the Irish Steam-
aed 67„%sorapanies, to convey Irish paupers to Dublin
the et7rit for 255. 6d. each, the same contract as with
ellPO4;lnty of Middlesex, being a saving of 4s. 6d. each
reeedm'e old contract. Heretofore all have been con-
he 0° Cork, thereby entailing an injustice upon those
Ltee ilved in or near to Dublin, and in a thousand of in-
-7444;8, 'lastly had to travel upwards of 100 miles, there
ndy° Conveyance. Instead of being fed upon bread
stlest-le'ese solely, the rations are hereafter to be on a
liberal scale.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
'1...,::241tR0L1S DEATHS IN THE LONDON HOSPITAL.
114 i t evening Mr. Baker held no fewer than four in-
'4l°t,! at the London Hospital, on the bodies of persons
tllet:ad died in that establishment. The first two were
rilit-hq Jane Harvey, aged six years, and Mary Ann
oe:' aged six years and a half, who, as too frequently
tareka of this nature, had been left during the tempo-
441.„"3ence of their parent, in a room where there was
cloth' and commenced playing with it, and igniting their
ee the; were so severely burnt all over their bodies, that
We, following day they both expired. 'I he third case
hell! the body of Emma Hanson, aged three years,
nveett",,as so dreadfully scalded by her father accidentally
tree:thing a saucepan of boiling broth which had been
st`e-Ared for his supper, that she also died shortly after
itia-hmalisSioli to the hospital. The last case was that of
o'tabled Henry Smith, aged thirty years, a coal-
_ef 4 a, who, whilst exercising his laborious occupation
s
Thili":lPPing" coals from the ship's hold, received in-
%eV injuries which terminated fatally. The jury, in
tee4e, returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
44eto-eita,?w Scnom..—The Rev. C. T. Vaughan,
44 's'
- St. Martin's, Leicester, was elected on Wed-
This Y to the office of Head Master of Harrow School.
seei gentleman was a distinguished and favourite
titleelt,r of the late Dr. Arnold. He obtained, whilst re-
isai— at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1836, 1837,
X 11; and 1840, the Craven University Scholarship, a
l'erie°4arship of Trinity College, and two Porson Greek
,; also the University prizes for the best Greek
ember best Greek and Latin epigrams, an.-1 the first
ge "el.'s prize for a Latin prose essay ; also the Col-
elttelltizes for Latin and English declamations ; also the
eou'eaa medal ; and finally a Fellowship of his own
teatLge• From the universal testimony borne to this
mad e.111,1n, it is coefidently to be expected that the old
Nati l'inguished institution, over which he is called to
e, will flourish under his auspices.
eoati, MAILS.—In accordance with the recommen-
Ntv`Z and through the exertions of Mr. Churchill,
qeee-ej°,l' to the General Post-office, the Postmaster-
tley a' has given instructions for the establishment of a
Weietlail between London and Shrewsbury, by means of
and
tQ
„ in addition to the existing arrangements, letters
ase,;:ewspapers from London, Birmingham, Wolver-
erpen°, Shiffnal, and Wellington, will be received at
4isp-w3uarY at seven o'clock in the evening, and will be
fer
4,4llelisd from thence at seven o'clock in the morning
Cee, wns in the line, except London.— Wolverhampton
Night-TioN TO JURORS.—At an inquest held last
than
tobefore Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, no fewer
°a then3f the parties who had been summoned to serve
time Jury were absent, and after waiting for 'some
lvtliidt;:t"te ziesaid that it was too bad that gentleman who
should be kept waiting, together with the
tuee:sea, because of others who refused to attend to the
Pee,q,uti9, and he should fine the whole of them in the
tooe-urln .0f 20s.
opini Several of the jury present appeared to
this o