The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-23 00:00:00

sound common 10d to 1014, and Twankay is ld to 15 2cl
las r lb.
SPICES.—This afternoon Malabar Pepper net wish
little attention ;at public sale 835 s cr. ParllY
sold at easier rates, ,aid went at 3 a tot heavy ;
2i-d to 3d for sea damaged first class, lid ter
s,a-.nd class, 2ld for ditto, and repacked. 430 bags
Malabar all damaged were sold at pod prices, first class
at akd to 3id, second class 2itd to 3d, third class 2id to
2i-d, ditto, and repacked 3d ;of white 107 cases of 're'
lichery were taken in at 9d for bright coriander, being
above the value; three lots damaged sold at 6s 8d per lbi
The quarterly sales of Cinnamon will not take place eat'i
the 4th November.
RCM, BRANDY, AND HOLLINDS.—Jamaica Raul ia
wanted by shippers and the home trade : prices rule
firm for all descriptions, and 350 puns have been dis.
posed of, 28 to 34 per cent over proof, fair quality at 4s
to 4s 4d : 32 to 36 over; fine 4s lld to ss; and suprrita.,
5.. 4d to 65 per gallon. For Leeward Island the !make;
is quiet., and prices are still drooping : the sa4s are
on.y 120 puns at 2s 4a to 2s
qtl ,
stteng:i,. boiler per gall'm under forrusr rat's'
lnierara sold a 3s 5d to 3a; 7d, tot 32 If°
37 per cent over proof. Calcutta at 2s 3d nr''°.
with certificate. The stock of all sorts of Rum is diaa,:
nishing, and is considerably less than it was last season
at this time. Holders of Brandy remain firm ;_ 4
Ceguec.;
best brands of the vintage of 1838, hbds 5s Id, puns s'
; 1839, hints 4'. lid, puns 4s Sd ; 1840, blids 41 10';
pu s 4 8d ; 1841, libels 4s 9d. puns 4s 7d ; 1842, "as
4s 6d, puns 4s 4d, low 3s to 3s 3d, and mid 36 4d 1.0,33
10d per gallon. For Geneva Is 9d to is 10d per eh°o
accs.pted. For English Corn Spirits prices are sdil
tained To day prices were firmer for Leeward bit
Ruin, sales being made at 2s 4id to 2s 5d proof.
muica is held with firmness.
FRUIT.—To-day buyers of Valentia Raisins came
forward more freely, and cleared the market at 509 per
cwt. Currants were in good request, new Patrol :
47s to 495, and Zante ditto at 47s per cwt. For PP
prices remain firm.
st
COCOA.—For West India prices are sustained, but
present little is to be had ; the market will in a few 'at%
Iss better supplied. At auction 10 brls of St. Vincentd
went at 30s to 365. Foreign is firm in price and in-gee
detnand. Id
RicE.—Tosclay some parcels of Bengal Tice were sii°
privately at stiff rates ; there was no public sale. ua;
rolixia cleaned here is higher, and fetching 23S 102 r /,
per cwt. Patna is 13s to 17s 6d per cwt. This Lute, ,
noon 133 bags of Rio Tapioca at public sale were take
in at 4id to 5d per lb.
SALTPETRE.—The demand is improving for Dlglish.
Refined, and prices rale firm at 29s 6d to 30s per
with rough the market is still sparingly supplied,imeling
cutta at auction 10i to 111 per cent refraction; nui„..,'"
grey at 25s to 25s 6d, 44d per cent, for good VI
26s 6d, and washed 235. This afternoon common t.
was not to be purchased privately under 24s 6d persoaeevrio
Ism/co.—Since the conclusion of the sale suee,„.
parcels have been disposed of for shipping and h,,,10
consumption, but at no improvement in prices.
small parcels of Spanish disposed of have been at PO"—
rather under those that prevailed a few weeks back. r,
TURPENTINE.—The demand bas increased censiueo
ably for Spirits, and advanced rates paid ; large Par°, is
have been disposed of at 27s to 28s per cwt ; upon 'Per,
terms some parties will not sell. In rough several Pay
chases were made at 7s to 7s ad per cwt ; the supply
only a moderate one.
COCIIINEAL—The supply has been large and a fe`--,,00
decline in prices of Id to 2d per lb has occurred ; !rasa
these terms there has however been a good husalp-rs
transacted, and the parcels offered at auction °-
nearly all disposed of. 0,4
OILS.— Common descriptions of Fish Oils ure,;,,
much wanted at present, and holders are much l,0,e"„--eto
to press sales ; for Cod prices have declined 321 ',,"„-re,
33/ ; and Pale Seal 351 to 351 5s per tun. South to
however, has sustained the previous value, 2°litys
33/ having been obtained for low to fine WI- to
Sperm, fine British, has • been fetching oth locl
911 per tan. Linseed Oil has been taken sparingl);' (fyer
owing to the increasing supply, the crushers au°,ed,
sellers at 23s 6d to 23s 9d per cwt. Rape is still wau,"o,o
and prices rule firm, pale at 36s to 36s 6d, and br:lier
35s to 35s 6d per cwt. In Olive there has been 411
more business transacted, at 44/ to 451 for GalliP`wh'op
to 431 for Spanish, and 391 to 401 per tun for to
Cocoa Nut at 27s 6d to 30s per cwt. Palm 26s e'
27s per cwt. American Lard Oil 42/ to 451 per ton., 1,4
TaLLows—Prices have ruled firm fOr Russian Tallated
and there has been an increased business trause,%s
on- the spot. New P Y Candle has been fete'.,,
41s 3d to 41s 6d,. and old 41s per cwt. For deliveris'ij
gooi business has been done, and 41s 3d to 41s 6dl
for the next two months. .Town Tallow at 42s t°4-; ct•
nett cash. Other sorts have been in increased req"...80
and stiffer rates given. For public sale on Friday'
and
casks South American, 230 casks New South WelWale';se ,of
East India ; 150 barrels of North American ; 41 Wl'
Italian Tallow are declared.

lent
OPENING or CORNIIILL.—The wooden pall was
which has been in progress some weeks in Cornhll4o
finished yesterday, a junction thus being formed The
the wooden pavement at the east end of the street of
thoroughfare will be, to-day, opened for the pessage
veh
DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.— -- Bl—,lGOO
4:triiiisol
OcT. 20.—A very respectable young man, named '"
Westley, now lies in the General Hospital, in this tfei.
in a most awfully mutilated state, occasioned by an '-the
dent which happened to him on Tuesday last, 00
,hst
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. It appears '-ro
Mr. Westley was a pupil to Mr. Baylis, civil engineci,r,l
the above compan), On the Tuesday morning, be „"pr
occasion to come from the Camp-hill station to the
9.
minus on the Derby line to attend his office in LaVioe
street, and for that purpose he got on an engine with.,
driver, and started off at an ordinary pace. On arris; d
however, at the ticket platform, within half aln
°f es
this town, the unfortunate gentleman caught hold hes
engine railing, and was in the act of leaping down, I`,Dcl
the propelling wheel caught him by the right leg his
thigh, and swung him round several times, crushingtoro
limb in the most frightful manner between the
and the engine. The driver, on beholding Mr. vv,e-id
iu this terrible situation, became literally paralyselleels
tried to stop the engine, but could not until the 011
had passed over Mr. Westley's left leg, and libee
severed it from his body. On the unhappy taall,„
the
extricated from the wheels, he was conveyed won'
landing, and immediately attended by Mr. Pryce, bet
geon, who rendered every assistance in his poive.,,r, jet
the injuries were found to be so extensive as to
his removal to the hospital necesssary. On his Tool
there, the principal surgeons were sent for, and Alwe
ell
decided that amputation of both legs should imme •
take place, and the melancholy operation was
Mr. Westley is only twenty-one yeats of age.,
esteemed, and most respectably connected. Ms -
%Pf
resides at Queen's Cross, Dudley.
[AISEMENT.]—A NEVER-FAILING ItE)1 AS-
FOR ALL CASES OF SCURVY, SCORBUTIC HuMOVI3'O,
SCROFULA, BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND ()INTO aS to
EXTRAORDINARY CURE.—Henry Hill, now a fol
Lord 8., was lately discharged from the Duke boric
service in consequence of his having large el air
blotches all over his hands and face, to his griesibv
'figurement. For twelve months he was treated
nj the
master's medical attendants, but to no purpose ; s'"9 dir
case was at last declared incurable, and be °gibe
charged. The poor fellow then, as a forlorn big!'
c.rumenced using Holloway's Pills and Ointment, !so lett
effectually eradicated the disease from his blood, 1-001'
than three Weeks. Sold at Professor Ilollowekli it°
blishment, 244, Strand (where advice may "-ear
gratis), and by almost all respectable vendors of
eine throughout the civilised world.

BIRTHS.
son' t,
On the 18th inst., the Countess of Chichester, of a aseo
On the 17th inst., at Dowlais House, Lady Charlotte ,
of a daughter.
in 6
co
On the 21st of August, at the Hudson's Bay -s,
establishment of Norway House, British North Amer' g,
lady of the Rev. William Mason, of a daughter.
(n the 3d inst., at Xerez de la Frontera, the lady
Dubose, Esq., of a son, still-born. clor
On the 9th inst., at Snaresbrook, the lady of Henri
.diutre'
man, Esq., of a daughter.
On the. 18th inst., at Endsleigh-street, Tairistoci,:o7
Marianne, the wife of Thomas Bateman, Esq., of Yor
On the 16th inst., at Darcey Hey, near flalifOi
shiro, the lady of J. Priestly Edwards. Esq., of a sou-msse'
Oa the 18th inst., the lady of Francis Baring
Esq., of Ram psbeck Lodge, Penrith, of twin sons. of T.
On the 19th inst., at Loampit-hill, Kent, the wife
Kemp, Esq., of Abchurch-lane, London, of a son.
,itos,
On the 19th inst., at Nelson House, Stoke Newillb-
lady of George Gabain, Esq., of a daughter.