The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-06 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, WEDNISDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1844

the Hon. Sidney Herbert, in which that gentleman stated '
that he regretted the Board of Admiralty could not
assist him, but at the same time enclosing a sum suffi-
cient to convey him to Liverpool, whence he might find
a vessel that would take him back to his native place.
Applicant went to -Liverpool, but after remaining there
for a considerable time, and being unable to attain his
object, returned to London. He arrived here this day,
and he sought of the Magistrate to assist him, being
without money and friends.
Mr. COMBE said his better course would be to apply
to the workhouse.
The applicant, whose appearance bespoke great desti-
tution, declared, in the most earnest manner, that he had
not tasted a morsel of food for the last forty-eight hours,
and that he was unable to walk from weakness.
Mr. CONDE observed that he could as easily have ob-
tained a ship from Liverpool as from London to New-
foundland. The worthy Magistrate, however, directed
that he should have an immediate supply of food.
Mary. Hartwell, aged 20, was charged with breaking
three panes of glass at the Clerkenwell workhouse.
Smith, the porter, proved the offence, which indeed
the prisbner herself admitted. Both her hands were
bandaged, having been cut and mangled by the glass.
Mr. CONDE—Why did you break the windows ?
Prisoner—Because I was refused relief or admission this
morning, when I applied for it at the workhouse.
Mr. COMBE—Who refused you ? Prisoner—Mr.
Cooksoy, the overseer. He said, " What does a prosti-
tute like you want with relief ?"
Mr. Harriet, the master of the workhouse, said the
prisoner had been formerly an inmate of the workhouse.
The board had obtained several situations for her, but
she left them all. She was a very bad character.
Mr. Comm—But let her be as bad as she can be, still
if she be destitute she ought to have relief, and has a
right to demand it. The refusal of relief may force them
to become prostitutes.
The prisoner said that when she applied she was in
very great want.
Mr. Harriet said he could not say whether or not she
was refused relief, but he knew the windows were broken.
Mr. CosinE directed the overseer to be sent for.
In about an hour afterwards the master returned into
Court, and said the overseer was so busy in discharging
the duties of his office, that he could not attend before
the Court. Tlie reason assigned by the overseer for not
relieving the prisoner was that she was so insolent.
Mr. COMBE fined the prisoner 35., the amount of
damage done, or a week's imprisonment. .
Five pounds were sent to Mr. Combe yesterday for the
use of the poor box of this Court, by an anonymous con-
tributor, the receipt of which we were requested to ac-
knowledge. .
James and Alfred Stroud, respectable looking trades-
men residing in the Southwark Bridge-road, were
charged with assaulting Mr. Bradley Thornhill, a corn-
dealer, living in Gray's Inn-terrace, Gray's Inn-road,
under rather singular circumstances.
The prosecutor deposed that on the 27th ult., he ac-
companied the defendants to the Old Swan Tavern in
Holloway. On their way thither, they stopped at several
public houses. When they, reached the Swan, the de-
fendant Alfred asked him to play at "four points";
witness did so; he was very drunk,:and lost all the money
he had on his person 71.; he subsequently recollected
having given the defendants a 20L bill, and an acceptance
for 36L To the latter document he affixed his name,
butin an hour after, reflecting on what he had done, he
snatched the 361. acceptance out of the hand of Alfred,
and tore it in pieces. Alfred then knocked witness down
and kicked him until his face was covered with
bleed, and his sides sore. Witness endorsed
his name to the 201. bill at the instance of James, but
was so intoxicated at the moment as to be quite uncon-
scious of what he was doing. The fragments of the
bill were picked up-by a friend of the defendants, and
carefully put together, so as to form a whole. Witness
obtained the 20L bill from the defendants by means of a
ruse since the assault.
Evidence was tendered to show that the prosecutor
had himself challenged the defendants to play with him,
that the money was fairly won from him, that he was
not drunk, and that he had struck the first blow.
Mr. COMBE said he would not undertake to decide
the matter then. It seemed to be a very nefarious trans-
action, and it was evident that the prosecutor was
drunk at the time he lost .the money. He would bind
over the defendants in two sureties of 401. each to an-
swer any charge' that might be preferred against them
at the setsions.

The prisoner's guilt is proved by his own confession, and that
confession a written one. Therefore it would have been idle
in me to have attempted to defend the prisoner.
The prisoner then pleaded Guilty to this and another in-
dictment, and was removed in custody from the dock, judg-
ment upon him being deferred.
William Christie then surrendered to take his trial on a
charge of misdemeanour, inhaving obtainedmoney under false
pretences. The same counsel as in the last case appeared for
the prosecution and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the traverser,
who pleaded "Not Guilty" to the charge.
The ArronNE-r- GENERAL stated the facts of the case,
which were simply that the defendant was a Custom-house
agent, and had landed from the William Jolliffe, Calais
steamer, certain cases df clocks and other goods, and entered
them at the Customs for less than the amount which he
charged to and received from the parties to whom they were
consigned, and put into his own pocket the money, the diffe-
rence of the duties.
Thomas Cope examined by Mr. JARVIS—I am a clerk in
the Long-room of the Custom-house. The person who gave
me the declaration now handed to me signed it " James
Christie."
H. Peet examined—l am a clerk in the Registrar's-office,
and make out the blue books They have on the outside the
name of the ship, master, and other particulars. The book
now in my hand is made in the usual way. It is sent to the
landing waiter to examine goods, &c. In the year 1842
parties could land goods at any quay they pleased. The
officer generally kept to one quay for about a month. When
the landing waiter has made his entry in the blue book it is
returned again to the Registrar's-office. I know the hand-
writing of James Christie. The defendant was a Custom-
house agent, and James Christie is, I believe, his brother, and
may have acted in the capacity of his clerk.
Gross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—The surveyor and
landing waiter must agree in their valuation of the goods.
In some respects the valuation is arbitrary.
George Mitchell—l am a clerk in the Registrar's-office,
and the blue book now produced is in my handwriting.
Thomas Noble—l am a clerk in the office of the Receiver
of the Custom-house. I received the duty on these cases,
311. Bs. 2d. It is entered " 31/. 8s 2d., W. Christie," but I
cannot tell who paid me the amount.
William Wilmot—l am the receiver of the grand receipt.
I received a Treasury note for the 311. Bs. '2d.
Mr. CLARKSON submitted to the Court, that not one tittle
of the evidence hitherto adduced affected his client. The
sight-entry was not brought home to the defendant—there
was indeed nothing to implicate him in any nefarious trans-
action, supposing such transaction had occurred.
The COURT over-ruled the objection, and the " sight-
entry" was then put in and read, which gave the marks of
the cases " A. Z." " H. S. 6," " G. and C. No. 4," per William
•Jolliffe, Captain Middleton, from Calais.
Critchley—l am a watch and clock-maker, and have
been in England going on for nineteen years. Germany is
my native country. I have known the defendant ever since
I have been in England, and I have employed him as Cus-
tom-house agent ever since the death of his father. In the
early part of April, 1842, I received advice of a consignment
of clocks and a bill of lading. I did not preserve that bill of
lading. In April, 1842, I employed defendant to clear three
cases of clocks. The papers put into my hands are Mr. Chris-
tie's papers in reference to these cases. I saw Mr. Christie
himself about the clocks and the cleaning of them. I paid
him the money myself for so doing. I have no recollection
whether I paid him in gold or notes, but as sure as I stand
here, I paid him the money. • I always received the bills re.
ceipted when I paid the bill. I did not open the cases myself;
but sent them forward to Anthony Zippel, to Mr. Brunel, and
to Mr. Gantril. Zippel lives in Oldham, Brunal in Edgbas-
ton-street, Birmingham, and Gantril in Wolverhampton.
Cross-examined— I never paid duties in advance to
Christie. When cases arrived for me, Christie informed me,
and I paid him duties as they were due. I left all arrange-
ments to him, because I had no reason to have any doubts
about him whatever. I cannot state the particular time of
the day it was when I paid him the money to clear those
clocks. I never had the cases in my possession. When I
paid the money to Mr. Christie for duties, I directed him,
when they were out of charge of the Customs, to forward
them to the carriers for conveyance to my consignees.
Anthony Zippel—l live at Oldham, and am a clock
maker. In May, 1842, I received from Mr. Critchley
a case of clocks marked " A. Z.," and containing 305 clocks.
Ignatius Brunal—l am a clockmaker, living at Birming-
ham. In April, 1842, I received a case of clocks from. Mr.
Critchley. This was on the 11th of April, and the case was
marked "H. S., 6," and it contained 106 clocks.
Thaddeus Gantril—l live at Wolverhampton. On April
the 22d, 1842, I received a case of clocks marked "G. and
C., No. 4," and containing 253 clocks.
The various official books from the Custom-house, proving
vessel, date, arrival, manifest, duties chargable, duties paid,
and other minute particulars, were here put in; as was also
the evidence of various parties from the Custom-house, to
prove the usual course of proceeding in that establishment.
This evidence was purely of a technical character, necessary
to maintain the chain of testimony, but of the most dry' and
uninteresting character possible. With this evidence the
case for the prosecution closed.
Mr. CLARKSON then addressed the jury for the defendant,
contending that the case of fraud was not brought home
legally to his client ; and that such was the negli-
gent way in which the landing surveyor checked
the landing waiter, and the landing waiter the Custom-house
agent, that no regular system could be looked for in any pro-
ceedings of that establishment. That there had been a fraud
he admitted; but he denied that there was any proof that
his client had defrauded either Critchley or the Crown. The
Learned Counsel having gone over the merits of the case,
then proceeded at considerable length to the law bearing upon
it, and submitted to the Bench that the obtaining of money
under false pretences—the gravamen of the charge—was not
legally substantiated.-
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied on the law, and
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS summed up, directing the jury that
the two first counts of the indictment were not supported by
the evidence, and that they must therefore confine their at-
tention to the other portions of the indictment, and the evi-
dence, as they might think it affected them.
The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, found a verdict
of Guilty against the defendant.

INCENDIARY FIRE AT OFFTON.
Scarcely a night passes without intelligence reaching
this town of a fire in the neighbourhood, and so accus-
tomed are the inhabitants to hearing the cry of. " Fire"
sounded in their streets, that, upon the first alarm;
hundreds may be seen hastening towards the spot
•-4,^ro it is supposed to be raging. On Wednesday
night last, about seven -- 04
sounded in St. Mathew's, and the fears of the inhabi-
tants dwelling in that part of the town wanted no
confirmation, as the western horizon was illuminated
with that vivid glare which clearly told that there
was an awful conflagration, and, as many thought,
at no great distance. It was at first supposed that Bram-
ford was the ill-fated place, as an alarm had been given
the night previous of a fire there, which happily proved
to be false. On reaching Bramford, however, the flames
stillhsn appearedatß gtaynham,
lenh to be some considerable distance off, and it
ascertained to be on the premises of Mr.
Offton. The Hadleigh and Needhain.
eras
engines were the first on the spot, and had succeeded in
getting the fire under, and preventing:the flames reaching
the dwelling-house, which stood at no great distance, by
the time the ;engines from Ipswich arrived. As the
Suffolk Fire Office Engines were passing through
Bramford, some miscreants endeavoured to put them on
the wrong track, by directing them to the left of Bram-
ford. To this, together with the distance, and the state
of the roads at the time,
may be attributed the late
arrival of the Ipswich engines. The buildings destroyed
a valuable blood horse, worth 1501., with a
consisted of a double barn, stable, bullock-shed, turnip-
pigs, perished in the flames,
although the most' praiseworthy efforts were made to
rescue them. The shrieks of the poor animals were truly
hspooiteWusoeu;ns 86dtc. oah;feaarrr.owThetwelvefire Ivas
first
discovered
by a
ser-
vant girl, who was left in charge of the farm, Mr. and
Mrs. Raynham being from home at the time. A large
number of the neighbouring peasantry were present,
and appeared to vie with one another in their praise-
worthy exertions to extinguish the flames. The stock
was insured in the Sun, and the buildings in the Suffolk
Fire-office. The damage is estimated at 1,0001. We
understand Mr. Baynham had some threatening letters
sent him about two months since, and an effort was
made some time ago to fire the stacks, but without
effect.—lpswich Express.

'THE LATE FIRE AT MANCHESTER.—AIthough
some days may perhaps elapse before the amount for which
the several firms are insured can be ascertained with accu-
racy, we have succeeded in obtaining, from an authentic
soukce, what we believe will be ,found to be a correet state-
ment of the loss to each of. the insurance-offices by this un-
expected calamity. The statement is as follows :—Alliance,
17,000/. ; Imperial, 13,8004 ; Atlas, 9,0004 ; West .of England,
9,000/. ; Phoenix, 8,0001. ; MancheAter, 8,000/. • Scottish
Union, 8,000/. ; Sun, 6,000/. ; Norwich Union, 6,000/. ; Cale-
donian, 6,000/. ' • Royal Exchange, 5,000/. ; County, 5,000/. ;
North British, 5,300/. ; London, 4,000/. ; Globe, 3,000/. • and
Leeds. and Yorkshire, 2,ooo4—making a total of 116,100/.
The Liverpoolloffice is said to have had a policy on the pre-
mises in question, up to Christmas last, for 8,100/., but the
Directors having then determined not to insure what are
termed " wood-lined" warehouses, the renewal of that policy,
with a larger amount upon other similar risks, was declined.
—Liverpool .Albion.
SUDDEN DEATH Or A GENTLEMAN.—On Monday
afternoon an inquest was held in the drawing-room of the
late residence of William. Simons, Esq., - No. 1, New Grove,
Mile-end-road; on the body of that .gentleman, who was
found dead in his bed-room on the morning of Saturday last.
Priscilla Anne Fox, a domestic servant in the family of de-
ceased, deposed that her master, who was seventy-eight years
of age, on Friday night retired to rest at his usual hour,
being in his accustomed health and spirits, which were unu-
sually good considering his very advanced years. On the
following morning, witness went to call him to breakfast,
and on knocking at the door and receiving no answer, she
entered the room and found him apparently asleep, but on a
closer examination, she discovered he was quite dead. Mr.
New, a surgeon, was sent for,. but pronounced life to be quite
extinct. He attributed the sudden death to a general decay
of nature, and from the placid appearance of the corpse, he
had no doubt deceased had expired whilst, asleep. The de-
ceased had occupied the important and responsible situation
of clerk to the committees of buying and warehouses at the
East India House for many years, and had retired for the last
fifteen years upon a superannuation allowance of 800/. a-
year. The jury returned a verdict of "Natural death."
THE ANTI-LEAGUE.-7--At length the Anti-League,
alias the " Association for the Protection of National Indus-
try," has ventured to do a bold thing. After weeks of pri-
vate meetings—meetings kept as carefully a secret from the
public as if the parties had been preparing for the commis-
sion of some- terrible act of high treason—the agricultural
clique of persons acting under the inspiration of the Dukes of
Richmond and Buckingham, have screwed their courage to
the sticking-point, and held a meeting with open doors ! But
in what way have they gone to work? Not in a manly,
honourable manner, by coming openly forward themselves.
They hired a number of working men to take the most pro-
minent part in the proceedings, hoping thereby to bring over
the labouring classes to their side, and then make them the
blind instruments of carrying into effect monopolist purposes.
How much of the money which has lately been raised in the
counties, was expended.in bribing the Spitalfields weavers
who played so distinguished a part in the drama which was
last night performed in the Freemasons Tavern, we have no
means of knowing; but no one who was present can doubt
that the sum must have been very.large. But what, it will
be asked, was the result ? Did the ingenious device succeed ?
There never was a more signal, as there could not have been
a more deserved, failure. So complete was the discomfiture
of the artful dodgers who attempted this experiment on the
intelligence of the working classes, that we may safely ven-
ture t
noto predict
thus
have done themselves immortal honour by showing that they
were They at once saw through
easily
it will
7l t one b never er
gulled. be
lled repeated.. The working classes
the deception which it was intended to practise on them, and
with becoming spirit resolved not to be made the cat's-paw
of an insolent, aristocracy. They mustered in large numbers,
.r *lnd the blow which, the monoygliats intended for the
"c 9644 t 4 fall with terrible effect On tkieranlYo.—,Adverawr.

7 -

MARKET NEWS.--(YESTERDAY.)

HAYMAX/LBTS.
SurrHFlELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 les to Si ; ttea-•
ful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 8l 12s to
3/ 16s ' • Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 51; Oat Straw, 116 s to 1/ 8s ;
Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. Both Hay and
Straw moved off slowly, at about last week's quotations.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/15s to 3/ 5s ; useful
ditto, 3/ 6s to 3/ 12s; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 14s to 4/ ;
Clover Hay, 3/58 to 4/158; Oat. Straw, 1/7s to 1/ 9s ; Wheat
Straw, 11 8s to 1/ 12s per load. Supply very moderate,
and trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 3/ ;
useful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12a to
3/ 16s; Clover Hay, 3l to 5/; Oat Straw, 11 8s to 118 s;
Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. A short supply, and
a sluggish demand.

COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—Very little business is doing in British Planta-
_lon, only about 150 hhds having been sold at previous prices,
but the market is firm. The public sales have contained
3,484 bags Bengal, 342 bags East India (imported from Sin.
gapore, subject to 32s per cwt duty and five per cent), 740
boxes white Havannah (chiefly damaged). All the Bengal
was sold, but went off heavily at 62s 6d to 70s for good yellow
and fine white Benares, and fine grainy yellow (Dobha kind)
at 68s 6d to 70s, being for the better sort of white, in some
instances, 6d to is cheaper. The Madras sold comparatively
at high prices, viz., at 54s to 61s 6d for strong low brown
to low greyish yellow. All the sound Havannah was taken
in at 24s 6d to 28s 6d for low to good white, being rather
above the value ; the damaged brought rather higher rates
than were previously obtainable, wiz., 21s to 25s 6d. There
has been very little business doing privately, no transactions
having taken place worth reporting ; holders generally, how-
ever, remain extremely firm, and purchases of Foreign Su-
gar cannot be made at lower prices. A cargo of white Macao
has been disposed of afloat. The quantity of British Planta-
tion landed last week at the East and West India Docks was
155. hhds 1 tierce. The stock of British Plantation in Lon-
don is 5,882 hhds 673 trcs, against 10,700 hhds 1,408 trcs at
this time last year. The stocks of Mauritius and Bengal are
lower.
COFFEE. 746 bags Ceylon, and 566 bags East India
(chiefly Singapore Java), offered by auction, were all
taken in, the former at 66s 6d to 69s for good ord pale tO
very good ord coloury quality, being rather cheaper, and at
which prices there were net purchasers ; and the latter at 40s
for good ord coloury Singapore Java, and ord Batavia at 30s.
Privately, a small parcel of very fine Pedang sold at 345,
which is a very high price, but at which there are not
further buyers. The consumption has increased this year.
The stock of B.P. in all the docks is 2,406 hhds, 1,775 brls
and bags, against 3,833 hhds 2,055 brls and bags on the Ist
March, 1843.
Ittm.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 76 puns 134 hhds. The stock in
London is 13,237 puns 2,795 hhds against 18,780 puns 5,014
hhds at this time last year.
SALTPETRE.—Of 350 bags at auction all was withdrawn at
24s for 20 per cent refraction, being about the comparative
value. .

SPICES.-1,517 bags Black Pepper and 289 chests Cassia
Lignea at auction, the former only partly sold at 3d to 3Ad for
good ord Sumatra, and ord at 20 to 2id, all the latter found
buyers at 57s to 66s for good ord coarse to good mid quality,
which are about former rates.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 40s 6d to 41s per cwt on the spot, and
Town at 43s 6d per cwt.
TEA.—The public sales have gone off with spirit, and prices
are fully maintained.

(From the London New Price Current of March 5 )
SUGAR.—The rates previously established are fully sustained
for West India Sugar ; grocers and refiners have been de-
sirous to purchase all descriptions, but business has been
checked by the very small and indifferent assortment at market.
To-day there was little business transacted in the West India
Sugar market, and the purchases are not worth enumerating,
but the supply being still scanty, merchants were enabled to
obtain former rates.
REFINED. —The home trade have been free purchasers of
Refined Sugar, paying stiffer rates. Dutch Crushed Sugar at
23s to. 23s 64 per cwt paid. To-day several parcels of Refined
goods were taken by the home trade, standard Lumps at 78s
6(1 to 795, and brown Grocery 77s to 77s 6d per cwt. Pieces
and Bastards are much wanted, but the supply is small. Bonded
Crushed Sugar sells readily at 26s 6d per cwt. Loaves much
in demand.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon bright yellow and strong re-
fining qualities sold at a decline on former rates of 6d to is per
cwt ; fine yellow went at 675, good 64s to 655, middling and
good middling 61s to 63s 6d, strong grey 60s 6d to 61s, low
58s to 59s 6d, and fine brown 58s to 59s per cwt.
EAsT INDIA.—This afternoon 1,509 bags Bengal were
offered at public sale, nearly the whole damaged ; good sound
white sold at 67s 6d to 68s, middling grey 625, middling yellow
61s to 635, low b9s, white damp and washed 65s 6d to 66s 6d,
yellow ditto 57s to 62s 6d, good damp brown 56s 6d per cwt,
being rather under former rates. _ _ _

Havannah Sugar, fine at 22s to 22s 6d,
other descriptions at 20s to 21s 6d per cwt; white Havannah,
good taken in at 28s to 28s 6d, middling 26s to 27s 6d, and low
24s 6d to 25s 6d ; damaged fetched 21s to 255. 6d per cwt.
Brazil has sustained the previous currency. Java Sugar at
rather higher rates for brown, but white qualities went rather
cheaper.
MOLASSIS.-For West India higher rates asked; good De-
raerara at 26s 6d, and Antigua at 28s per cwt. Bengal Mo-
lasses at 18s to 19s per cwt.
Cocoa.-West India at rather higher prices ; Trinidad fine
54s to 565, good 50s to 535, middling 48s to 495, and low 45s
to 47. per cwt. Para taken in at 28s 6d for good fair red ; two
lots sold at 29s per cat. This afternoon Trinidad sold at 46s
to 46s 6d for low grey.
Ricz.-In cleaned Rice a good deal has been done at 141
to 17s for Patna, and 21s to 26s per cwt for Carolina. This
afternoon Bengal Rice at 21s for good middling white ; sea
damaged fetched 9. to 113 6d per cwt. Privately some parcels
of East India Rice were sold.
SAGO.-This afternoon Sago is in less request : good large
Pearl at 18i to 183 6d, middling taken in at 17s, and small
brown at 15s to 16s, being the full value. Tapioca only part
sold at 5d to 7d per lb.
Corrax.-The business transacted privately in West India
Coffee has been at full rates, but the supply at market is not
sufficient for the increasing wants of the trade. This 'after-
noon the demand privately was brisk for Foreign Coffee,
and prices are still on the advance, St. Domingo sell-
ing 'at 31s to 325, and Brazil 311 to 34s per ewt;
some merchants will not sell at these rates, owing
to the excited state of the Hamburgh market. East
India empf,„„
sustained. :3,016 bags were submitted to public competition
and partly soli. Batavia, fine ordinary mixed pale 42. to 441,
good ordinary mixed pale 32. 6d to 335, ordinary3ls to 31s 6d,
slea damaged first class 30s 6d to 375, second class 28s to 295,
third class 22s 6d to 265, fourth class 21s ; Singapore Java,
good ordinary pale 38s 6d; a small part of the Batavia was
taken in at 38s 6d to 395. Of Ceylon, by private contract some
parcels were sold at 68s for good ordinary.
TICA.-Since this day week the market has presented a
lively appearance ; the trade have been eager purchasers of
black and green tea : large parcels have been taken by specu-
lators, and prices have again advanced id, making the rise, as
compared with last public sales rates, ld to lid per lb. To-day
28 Pekoe Ouchain, 30 Hyson, 1,204 Young Hyson, 590 Sou.
chong, 223 Imperial, 380 Gunpowder, and the biddings were
brisk at the sales for all descriptions of Tea, and the' advanced
rates established in the private market were fully sustaihed for
Congon and Twankay ; Gunpowder and Young Hyson went
at stiff rates, but Flowery Pekoe must be considered 2d per
lb lower.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS..--FOr all descriptions of
Rum prices have further advanced. Jamaica at an ad-
vance on previous rates of Id to 2d per gallon ; in second
hands 700 puns sold at 3s to 5s 6d for 30 to 36 over proof of
low to fine quality ;Calcutta, proof with certificate, Is 10d to
Is 101 Ad paid For Demerara and Leewards, prices have fur-
ther improved, the former at 2s 10d to 3s 2d for 30 to 38
per cent over, and the latter at 2s op to 2s Id proof strength.
For Brandy the market has a firm appearance ;
we quote Cognac, best brands of the vintage
of 1838, hhds at 5s 11d, puns 5s 9d; ditto, 1839, hhds 5s Bd,
puns 5s 6d ; ditto, 1840, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d ; ditto, 1641,
hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d ; ditto, 1842, hhds Os 3d, puns 5s ld ;
mid marks 3s 8d to 4s 6d, and low 34 to 3s 7d per gall. Geneva
for shipping is wanted at Is 10d to Is lld ; fine for duty is 2s
41 to 3sper gallon. English Spirits 10s 2d per gallon, cash,
and 10s 3d for single puncheons. To-day 2s Id to 212 d paid
for proof Leewards, 3s to 3s 3d for fair and fine Demerara, 3s
3d to 3s 9d for Ord to mid Jamaica, and Is 10d to Is lld for
proof Calcutta.
SPICES. -A lively demand has existed for Cassia Lignea,
and prices have advanced Is per cwt for the lower qualities.
This afternoon the market for Pepper was quiet; Sumatra
sound nearly all taken in at 3d for good light ; sea damaged
sold at 2d to 3d ; a few lots of sound sold at aid ; white
partly sold at snd to sad for mid rather mixed. Pimento mid
at 3d to 3Ad per lb ; four cues of Nutmegs sold at 3s to 3a 7d.
Nur 00.-Madras at 2s' 9d to 3s 6d, being an advance on
the last quarterly sale of. 2d to 3d per lb. Bengal at a small
advance; the sorts most in request have been those from 3s to
3s 9d. The demand for Spanish Indigo is on the increase,
and prices are advancing.
Ons.-There has been an increased demand for all descrip-
tions of common Fish Oils. Cod has advanced to 33/ to 331 10s
per tun. Pale Seal at 341 103 to 35/, and Southern at 321 to
35l per tun. Sperm Oil at 681 per tun for British. Linseed
Oil at 27s to 27s 3d per cwt on the spot. In Olive Oil
rather higher rates given for better qualities ; Gallipoli 461 to
471, Spanish 421 to 42/ 10s, and Barbary 411 to 411 10s per
tun. Cocoa Nut Oil has been in request. Ceylon fetched 30. 6d
to 31s per cwt. Rape Oil at 35s Scl to 36. for pale, and 34. 6d
to 35s per ewt for brown. Palm Oil firm ; fine quality is 28s to
28s 6d per cwt. North American Lard Oil bought in at 42/
per tun.
• T&LLow.-In Ike Russian Tallow market prices have im-
proved. On the spot 40s Cid to 41s per cwt paid for P.Y.
Candle of first quality; for delivery 41s 6d to 42s paid for
the last three months of the year. South American fetched
35s 6d to 395, and very low soft 31s 9d to 32s 6d ; second sort
St. Petersburgh Yellow Candle 37s 3d to 39s 9d, and Italian
37s 2d to 3.9 s 9d. Town Tallow 40s 6d to 41s nett cash. .

MORMON PILGRIMS.—On Saturday last about
thirty individuals left this port by the mail packet for Liver-
pool, en route to the New Jerusalem "of Mr. Joe Smith,
the Mormon impostor, in the far west. Mr. Kelly, late of
the Rhean, near this town, and his family, embark for Liver-
pool this day, and sail thence on Friday, on their way to
, 'auvoo.—lllona (Isle of Man) Herald.
ATTEMPTED INCENDIARY FIRE AT MESSRS. GRIS-
SELL AND PETO'S.—On Saturday morning it was discovered
that an attempt had been made to set fire to the premises of
Messrs. Grissell and Peto, situate in Guildford-street, York-
road, Lambeth. The premises occupy nearly the whole ex-
tent of Guildford-street, from the tork-road to Pedlar's-
acre, while the depth is about 300 feet. The side next to
the York-road consists of nine large four story houses, while
a still greater number of houses abut on the place on the
opposite side. Within the premises about 150 men are em-
ployed. The attempt to fire the place is supposed to have
taken place some time in the course of Friday night, as
when the men left off at half-past five o'clock, to all appear-
ance everything was in perfect safety. The spot fixed on
was in a corner of the yard adjoining the workshed, which
is 150 feet long, by 60 in width, containing several thousand
pounds' worth of property. Against this portion of the pre-
mises a fire was regularly built up, consisting of shavings,
chips, and pieces of wood, and which no doubt was lighted
by some combustible missile. From some unexplained cause
the fire only extended partially through the layer thus made,
but the flame arising from it charred the outside of the shod
to a height of about six feet and about two in width, and,
with this exception, doing no injury. A reward of 200/. was
offered to any person who would give such information as
would lead to the :discovery of the offender, but up to the
present time no clue has been obtained.
THE THAMES TUNNELL.—Yesterday, at one o'clock,
a general assembly of the Proprietors of the Thames Tunnel
was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for gene-
ral purposes, Mr. Hawes, M.P., in the chair, when, from the
Report, it appeared that the number of passengers who had
passed through the Tunnel, since its opening, was 2,038,477,
producing 8,478/. 2s. Bd., and the shopkeepers had paid 460/. ;
while it had been found that the water in the Tunnel came
from the land springs and not the Thames, but which the
engin, er expected would quickly cease. The accounts up to
the 31st December being received, and it being stated that
there would be a saving of 1,0001. the next year, and that on
the anniversary of the opening of the Tunnel there would be
a fancy fair, the meeting brae op.

PRICES OF SHARES

IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE
*►ND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK.

LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 5•

Dividend
per

Annum.

Amount
Names of Corn- of Paid. irrice.
pantos. Share.

' Canals.
Ash ton and 01 dh am...

4 per cent.
41.

£ s. I.

X-siiiiy-de:la-Zouch-av

Basingstoke
Breckneck & Abergay.
Birmingham, 1-16 t h sh.
Do. and Liverp. June
Chelmer & Blackwater
Coventry
Cram ford
Dudley
Derby
Danube and Mayne
Ellesmere and Chester
Erewask •••••••
Forth and Clyde
Grand Junction
Grand Union
Grand Surrey
Grand Western
Glamorgansh., ay. cost
Gloucester & Berkeley
Grantham ..
Huddersfled ..... .....av
Kennet :-.ad Avon ...av
Lancaster
Leeds and Liverpool...
Leicester
Leicester & Northamp.
Loughborough ........av
Monmouthshire
Montgomeryshire .....
Melton Mowbray
Mersey and Irwell
Macclesfield
Neath
Oxford
Peak Forest av
Regent's (or London)..
Rochdale av
Shropshire .
Somerset Coal
Do. Lock Fund Stock
Stafford and Worcester
Shrewsbury,
Stourbridge
Stratford.on-Avon...av
Swansea
Severn & Wye & Rail
Trent & Mersey, 14 sh
Thames & Mcdway..av
Warwick and Binning.
Warwick and Napton
W.,rcester & Birming
Wilts and Berks ay
Wisbeach
Wey and Arun

per cent.
41.
401.

[on 'O o

-
11/ IS 4

81.1 b.
71.
IL ss.

SI 12s. Sd.

158.
11.10 s.
341.
101.

3%
170. tid.

10/.
6 percent.
28
151.
20.!.
1/. 10s.
15/.

ioo O o

[oo —o
o

All paid

321. 10s.

101.
81. 10s.
41.
11. 41.

3 per cent.
4 per cent.
4 per cent.
4 per cent.
31. 10s.
5 per cent.
5 per cent.
I 3 per cent.
4 per cent.
4 per cent.

Docks.
Commercial
East and West India
London
Ditto Bonds
Bristol ai
Do.Bnds,var. amounts
St. Katharine
Ditto Bonds
Ditto Bonds
Southampton

Bridges
Hammersmith
Southwark, new Subs
Ditto New of 7% pr c
Waterloo
Ditto Old Ann. of Si
Ditto New ditto of 71
Ditto 80nd5.......
VauxhalL av

100 Q 0

Stoik
Stock

147 9 0

Stock

50 a 0

50 0 0
63 2 8
50 0 0
100 0 0

per cent.
1/. Os. Bd.
18s. Id.
per cent.
I/. 7s.

70 10

)08.
4 percent.
6 per cent.
6 per cent.
13s. M. pr sh

500 0 0
25 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
250 0 0
250 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
1000 0 0
20 0 0
20 0 0
20 0 0
Stock
100 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
500 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
20 0 0
50 0
20 0 0
100 0 0
5 0 0
Stock

Assurances.
Albion
Alfred Life
Alliance Brit. and For
Ditto Marine
Atlas
Birmingham Fire........
British Fire
British Commercial
Cler. Med. & Gen. Life
County
Eagle
Economic Life .....
European Life
Ditto New •
Freemasons
Globe
Guardian.
Hope Life
Ditto Fire
Imperial Fire...
Ditto Life
Indemnity Marine
Law Life
Legal and General Life
London Fire
Ditto Ship
National Loan Fund
Palladium Life .....
Protector Life
Provident Life
Rock Life
R yal Exchange
Sun Fire .........
Ditto Life..
University Life
Universal Life
Union Fire and Life
Joint Stk Banks
Australasis
Ditto New
Brit. North American
Commercial of London
Colonial
London & Westminstr
Ditto New....... .... .
London Joint Stock
Metropolitan
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto New......
National of Ireland
Nat. Provincial Englnd
Ditto New
Gloucestershire
Union of Australia
Union of London.
Gaslight & Coke
Bath
British
Ditto Provincial...—
Birmingham
Birming. & Staffbrdsh
Bristol
Brighton
Ditto General
City, of London
Ditto Ne:-
Continental Cu.:solid
New
Equitable
Imperial
Isle of Thanet
Independent
Phoenix
Ratcliff.
South Metropolitan.....
United General ......
Westmins. Chartered..
Ditto New...
Water Works.
Birmingham
East London
Grand Junction av
Kent
Nw Riv Lon. Bridg An
Manchester and Salford
Vauxhall, late S. Lond.
West Middlesex .av
Yrk Buldg Co.Les.Prop
Iron Railways.
Birmingham & Derby
Binning. & Gloucester
Bristol and Exeter
Cheltenhm & Gt. West
Clarence
Eastern Counties
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Ditto New
Grand Junction....
Great North of Englnd
Great Western
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Fifths
Hull and Selby .......
Leeds and Selby
Liverpool & Manchestr
Ditto Half-Shares
Ditto Quarter-Shares
London and Brighten
Ditto Loan Notes
London and Blackwall
London and Greenwich
London and Birmingh.
Ditto Quarter-Shares
Ditto Thirds.......
London and S. Western
London and Croydon
Manchester and Leeds
Ditto New Shares.—
Manchstr and Birming
Ditto Extension
Midland Counties
North Midland
Do. )i.Sh., iss. 10 dis.
Northern and Eastern
Ditto Scrip, iss.
Paris and Rouen
Stocktnin & Darlington
South East. and Dover
Ditto New, iss. 25 dis.
York and N. Midland
Ditto New Shares
Mines.
Albion Copper
Allen
Anglo Mex., iss.sl. p.m.
Ditto Subscription
Bolanos
Ditto Scrip
Brazil. Imp. 61.5/. p.m
Do. Mocaub. & Coe. U
Do. St. John Del Rey
British Iron
Candonga.
Ditto Registered
Cobre Copper
Copiapo... .......
Columbian, iss. M. p.m.
General Mining
Hibernian
Imperial Slate Compy
Mexican
Mining Co. of Ireland
Real del Monte, Unreg
Ditto Loan Notes
Rhymney Iron
Santiago de Cuba
United Mex., iss.2l. pm
Ditto Scrip
Ditto New Scrip

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0 0
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5 0 0
5 0 0
55 0 0
50 0 0
5 0 0
210 0

10 0 0
5 0 0
250 0 0
All paid
2 0 0
3 0 0

36 10 0
2 10 0
2 10 C
50 0 0
10 0 0
5 13 0
10 0 0
2 0 0
12 10 0
12 10 0
2 10 0
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100 0 0
200 0 0

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40 0 0
20 0 0
77 10 0
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20 0 0
20 0 0
20 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
75 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
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30 0 0
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100 0 6
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50 0 0
50 0 0
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41 13 4
100 0 0

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100 0 0
63 12 9
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100 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
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20 0 0
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100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
50 0 0
10 0 0
16 13 4
12 15 4
100 0 0

32 0 0
41 6 10
13 15 9
100 0 0
50 0 0
70 0 0
70 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
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20 • 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0

5 0 0
15 0 0
100 0 0

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5 0 0
6 5 0
2000

40 0 0
40 0 0
50 0 0
200 0 0
25 0 •
20 0 0
20 0 0
10 0 0
7 10 0
25 0 0
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17 10
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10 0 0
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10 0 0

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25 0 0
20 0 0
100 0 0
20 0 0

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20 0 0
55 0 0
20 13 0
50 0 0
10 0 0
60 • 0
25 0 0

lOper cent.
)oe.. per eh.

14
301. per sh.

soon
2500
40 0 0

Literary.
Londn,with Sin. Ticket
:London University
Russell
King's College
Miscellaneous
Anglo Mexican Mint
Australian Agricultur
Brit. American Land,

16 0 0
18 9 0
19 0 0

75 0 0
100 0 0
25 0 0

10 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0

Canada
Upper Canada Bonds
Copper Miners' Comp
Gen. Steam Navigation
Iberian Mercantile Co.
Ditto Property
Met. Wood Pay., iss.
Mex. and S. American
New Brunswick (Land)
New Zealand ......
Penins. & Orien. Steam
Royal Mail Steam
Reversionary Int. Soc
South Australian
Thames Tunnel
Van Diemen's Land

50 0 0

20 o 0
100 0 0
75 0 0
3L 5 0
28 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0
3000
30 0 0
80 0 0
25 0 0
48 0 0

10 0 0

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100 0 0
100 0 0
70 0 0
80 0 0
100 0 0
2300
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100 9 0
100 0 0
75 0 0
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12 • 0
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100 0 0
,100 0 0
1 50 0 0
25 0 0
1 50 0 0
10 0 0

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32 0 0

70 0 0
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100 0 0
100 0 0
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45 0 0
15 0 0
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50 0 0
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13 10 0
190 0 0
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150 0 0

21 0 0
25 0 0
15 0 0
75 0 0
7 10 0
7 10 0
40 0 0
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55 0 0
20 0 0
10 10 0
3 0
50 0 0
7 0 0

150 0 0
50 0 0
10 0 0
1 40 0 0

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;COTTISH CUM:
FEB. 28, 1
Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank
British Linen Compny
Commercial Bank
Glasgow Union Bank
Western Bank ......
Central Bk. of Scotland
Caledonian Insurance
Hercules Insurance.
North Brit. Insurance
Insurance Co. of Scotl.
Edinbuilrh Lite Insur.
Scottish Union Insur
Standard Life Insur
Dalkeith Railway
Edin. and Glas. Railwy
Glasg. and Green. Rail.
Dundeeand Arbr Rail.

100 0 0
2.5 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0

10 0 0
30 0 0
35 10 0
32 10 0

'ANIE

S 0 0
14 0 0
1 10 0
5 0 0
3 0 0
7 0 0
75 0 0
2b 0 0
50 0 0

100 0 0
20 0 0
' 50 0 0
20 0 0

s' PRI,

10 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
12 10 0
1 0 0
2 10 0
50 0
50 0
0 0
25 0
25 0 0

WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. we*
SIR,—I was much surprised on a recent visit to to
minster Abbey to find that fees are still exacted. This see,
most extraordinary, when we remember what passed ofl
House of Commons upon the subject during the last seA:st
when Sir Robert Peel stated, amidst general cheering, tile
in appointing Dr. Turton to be Dean of Westminster,
only request he made of that Rev. Gentleman was, that
would exert himself with the Chapter to procure free a
mission to the public to the body of the Abbey."
et notha
A whole year has been permitted to pass, and y
has been done ! We may now, however, hope for b,ttly,r
times, as his Royal Highness Prince Albert has been gradi°S.
pleased to accept the office of patron to the Society for
C
taming Free Admission to National Monuments and Works°,
Art." The present condition both of Westminster Abbc
and St. Paul's is disgraceful.
I am, Sir, your humble sinwant,
AN ENEMY TO CHURCH ABIOS'