The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-23 00:00:00

been sold at 8' to Us and 120 s for ord to one. Ceylen
is in improved request, and still creepY. up. Privately,
Plantation descriptions hZve been sold at 1;0s to 965, and
at auction. fine ord and. mid greyish havi4 realised 63s to
80s, and good ord pale 48s to 48s 6d per cwt. About 6,000 bags
Padaug have been offered publicly, and sold well, good ord
greenish mixed at 28s to 28s 6d, and good ord brown at 28s
6d to 29s per cwt. Cotnpany's Java, good. bold sound even
yellow has , realised 525. There were 1,000 bags low good
ord St. Domingo sold at 335, and 173 bags La Guayra were
mostly taken in at 72s for good mid, and 404 for brown. Rio
has been sold at 30s to 32s for ord, and at 54s for middling
coloury.
COCOA.—There has been a fair demand for West India.
Trinidad has realised 44s to 50s per cwt.
SPICES.—BIack Pepper has been in brisk demand, Sumatra
at 2%d to 2%d, Penang at 2%d to 2id. Malabar has
realised 3%d to 31 d, and Eastern 2%d to 2%d per pound.
Pimento sells readily at 3d to 3%d per pound. Cassia Lignea
has been sold at 54s to 65s per cwt.
RlCE.—There has been a decline in the value of East India,
the demand being more limited. Bengal has realised 14s to
18s per cwt.
Taw:Av.—P. Y. Candle is in demand at 41s 3d to 41s 6d
per cwt.
TEA.—There is rather a better market for this article and
Congou is a little dearer. ,
COAL MARILET.
Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Holywell Main,
16s 6d ; Ord's Itedliengh, 15s ; Taylor's West Hartley. 17s;
West Hartley, 17s : Wall's End Hartlepool, 18s 6d; Wall's
End Kelloe, 18s; Wall's End Adelaide Tees, 18s ; Derwent-
, water Hartley, 15s 6cl , Morgan's Stone Coal 23s 6d. Ships
arrived, 3. 1

(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 22.)
SUGAR.—Today importers of West India Muscovado
Sugar were mote inclined to realise, but submitting to a
slight reduction on former rates, tempted buyers to come
forward with increased freedom, and a large business
was transacted in every description for the scale and re-
fining purposes. At public sale 273 hhds 57 tierces and
63 barrels of St. Lucia, were all sold, but at a decline on
former rates of 6d per cwt, good yellow selling at 49s 6d
to 50s, good middling 495, middling 47s 6d to 48s 6d, low 46s
to 46s 6d, good grey 48s 63, middling 47s to 47s 6d, low
453 6d to 465. 145 hhds of Barbadoes went rather
cheaper, but the whole sold, fine yellow at 535, good 51s
6d to 52s 6d, middling 49s to 51s, and low 48s per cwt.
In all 970 were sold to-day, making the total sales for the
week 2,410 hhds and tierces.
REINED.--To-day several purchases were made in
Refined Goods by the home trade, brown lumps at 66s
to 66s 6d, and standard 67s to 68s per cwt. Of Bonded
Crushed Sugar there is yet very little offering for sale.
Manarrius.—There are ready purchasers of all
qualities, and the rates offered are fully as high as they
were on Friday last, but privately little is to be had,
and none has been submitted to public competition. Fur
auction on Tuesdsx 7,000 bags are declared.
EAST INDIA.—In brown Bengal an extensive business
has been transacted, and higher rates are paid; indeed
the market has been nearly cleared at 37s to 395, and
better quality at 40s to 42s per cwt ; the home trade
have been the chief buyers. White is much wanted,
and stiffer rates have been given. Of the genuine
Dobah sort there is yet little to be had, and
for such high rates are offered. Of Madras none has
again been brought to public sale, much inquiry has pre-
vailed, and the few parcels on offer by private treaty met
with eager buyers at prices showing au advance on those
of the last auction of Is 6d to 2s per cwt. Holders of
Foreign East India have confidence, the stock being re
duced to 61,583 bags, &c., which is 89,526 bags, &c.,
less than it was last year. Manilla is held with firmness.
Java has supported the former Value, but there has not
been much business done.
. FOREIGN.—The accounts come to hand from the va
rious Continental markets being highly favourable for
Foreign Sugar, cause hotders here to have confidence,
and none of any description has been brought to public
sale. Yellow Havannah has been purchased with more
fr6edom, and the sates given are fully equal to those of
this day week. Brazil is much wanted by exporters and
our refiners working under bond, but the quantity at
market is still small, although buyers are willing to pay
stiffer rates. Porto Rico is wanted at 258 to 26s per
cwr, but there is little to be had. All other sorts of
Foreign are wanted, and stiff prices are offered, but few
parcels are to he met with.
MOLASSES.—The demand has been active for all
descriptions of West India, and prices are still going up.
Bengal Trea3le is wanted, but there is little to be had.
TEA.--An increased desire has been manifested to
purchase all descriptions, and for Black prices have
assumed an upward tendency, but in the value of Green
there is little improvement to notice at present. Mer-
chants manifest firmness, and still refrain from offering
any at public sale.

Cocoa:—With Foreign the wants of the trade are not
yet supplied, and the supply has again become small ;
prices are firm, and rule at 36s to 41s per cwt. according
to quality. Pritish Plantation has 1-p:.en purchased with
increased freedom, and the rates obtained are fully equal
to those or this day week.

COFFEE.—This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met with less
attention, and 892 bags at public sale were mostly taken
in at 48s for good ord pale. Of Costa Rica 3,810 bags
were offered, and chiefly sold at stiff rates ; fine fine
ord coloury at 59s to- es, and second class 40s to 47s ;
132 bags Itlanilla sold at 41s 6d to 42s 6d :Cr fine ord
green, 41s 6d for repacked, 35s for sea damaged, which
was the full worth ; 76 bales Mocha went 2s above.
Rica:—To-day the- market presented a flat appearance
for Bengal Rice ; 3,261 hags. were offered at public sale,
after 500. bags-had tleen disposed of at 12s Otl to 15s for
good middling pearly white, being a decline on the rate&
of the last auction of 4s to 5s per cwt.; the remainder was
all withdrawn, the broker not being inclined to tell any
mere at the reduced rates.

SPIRITS.--For Jamaica Rum of all qualities prices
remain firm; and sales to a fair extent have been made ;
the quautity.suld has been 150 puns. Leeward Island
has met with less attention, and prices are not so firm.
Demerara has laren in fair • demand at former rates.
Calcutta has been purchased with caution, but holders
have refused to accept lower rates. For Brandy

there has been a lively demand, and a furtheir
advance in prices has taken place. Geneva has been in
good demand for export, and prices haVe advanced to
Is lld to 2s, fine fit for duty has been selattp.); at 2s 3d
to 2s Bd. The market is very firm for British Corn
Spirits, and the supply is not large ; lOs 2d per gallon
is the value, nett cash.

INDroo.-IThere haa been more activity in the market
for East India, :but the heavy stock, and the favourable
accounts of-the forthcoming crop prevents any improve-
ment in prices from taking place:
SPICEB.—This afternoon at public sale 608 bags
Malabar Pepper were chiefly. sold at the full worth,
heavy brown at 3.1 d, sea damaged first class 3p, se-
cond class 344, third class ad, Tar damaged 2il to
30. 3 barrels of Cayenne is Bd, slightly damaged
ls. 11 barrels of Jamaica Ginger taken in at 91 for
good quality. .
SALTPETRE.—To• day 94,i bags of Madras Saltpetre
were submitted to public competition, and sold at rather
lower rates, that is to say, at 23s 6d to 245 for good
white, 13 to 12 per cent refraction.

OlLS.—This afternoon at public sale 30 tuns of Sperm
Oil were withdrawn; 50 tuns of South ern sold at 25/103
to 27/ 5s for low to fine; 100 barrels of Palm 24a to 29s
per cwt for low to fine.

TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 60 casks 100
skins of Ibrail were sold at 40s to 40s 6d, 484 casks of
Odessa 40s 3d to 40s 6d, 410 casks of Australian 37s 6d
to 41s 9d, and 445 packages of South American 36) 6d
to 40s per cwt.

LATE FIRE IN ALDERMANBURY.
INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE CORONER.
Thursday, at noon, a jury of the inhabitants of the ward of
Cripplegate Within were empanelled before Mr. W. Payne, the
City Coroner, at the school-house, Philip-lane, Alderman-
bury, to inquire into the cause of the late fire on the premises
of Messrs. Bradbury and Co., Manchester-warehousemen, of
Aldermanbury.
The investigation, from its novelty, excited considerable
interest, several of the Common Council of the ward, together
with the Civic authorities, being present.
The CORONZIL, on taking his seat, said he would take the
liberty of statingv as the present was rather a novel pro-
ceeding, why he had called them together.. Latterly the
number of fires in London • had eims:derably inireased, and
when they took into consideration that nothing' was, so fear-
ful as fire, they would be of opinion with him that when
they had the power to inquire into the causes of such fires,
nothing could be more important to the public at large than
that the cause should be closely investigated. The ancient
authorities showed that in olden times it was the prae.ice of
the coroner to inquire into all burnings within his district, and
that power still belonging to the coroner, although fallen into
desuetude, he thought they would be of opinion with him that
it was most important that it should again be brought into
force. In " Hoi ne's Mirror of Justice" the duties of the
coroner were clearly laid down. and among those duties the
coroner was to inquire of all burnings, .whether they were
caused by felony or mischance. If they were of opinion that
they had been set on fire with a felonious intent, then it was
their duty to inquire and ascertain who the party was who
was guilty of that felony. It was clear, therefore, in the
olden time, that part of the coroner's duty was to inquire
into all burnings ; and he need not say how necessary it was
to revive it at the present time. No one had the power to
inquire into the cause of a fire—not even a magistrate,
unless a patty was in custody charged with causing it. The
persons living in the neighbourhood of a fire were always
most anxious to know hoW it occurred, and he thought the
public would think that he had done no more than his duty in
causing a jury to he sumrnound to inquire into the circum-
stances of the late fire, who also might, by any suggestion
thrown out, prevent, in a great measure, fires being so nume-
rous. He had directed a number of persons to be summoned
to give evidence as to the cans of the recent fire in Alderman-
bury, so that they might come to a proper verdict, whether it
was cau,ed by accident or otherwise.
As everything connected with this novel and most important
proceeding must be of interest, the following is the Corm of
oath administered to the jury :—" You shall well and truly in-
quire, on behalf of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, how a
certain house and premises. in Aldermanbury, were lately
burned, and a true verdict give according to the evidence ; so
help you God."
Asher Cousins, a packer in the service of Messrs. Bradbury,
Greatorex, and Beall, proved discovering the fire, about twenty
minutes before eight o'clock on Monday night, in the cellar
under the packing-room. The smoke was coming up through
an iron grating; arid on his going into the cellar, which was
used for keeping boxes and papers in, he saw a pile of paper
on fire. He tried to put the fire out, but was unable. No
one was in the cellar when he went down. The witness at
great length explained the relative positions of various gas-
lights on the premises ; and stated that it was usual to light
them by means of wax tapers, and not paper.
Several witnesses, employed by the firm, whose evidence
went to show that the fire originated beneath the grating in
the packing-room, and immediately underneath a gas-light in
that room, but no one could tell who lit that gas-light en the
evening of the fire, having been examined,
Mr. Braidwood said, having heard the evidence, he was of
opinion that the fire originated from a light dropping through
the grating amongst the paper in the cellar.
Mr. Beall, one of the partners, said he recollected that about
half an hour before the fire occurred, he lit one of the gas-
lights with a piece of paper, which he threw upon the floor and
placed his foot upon.
After a most patient investigation into all the circumstances
of the case, the jury returned a verdict " That the fire was
caused by accident."
The jury returned a vote of thanks to Mr. Braidwood and
the men under his direction, for their laudable exertions on the
night of the ire in stopping the progress of the flames.