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

COLONIAL.

St/GAR.—There has been a very good market for British
Plantati.,n, and, with rather large sales, advanced prices have
been realised. At auction liar badoes has realised 53s for fine
yellow, and 49s to 51s for mid. The consumption is good.
REFINED.—A large business has been done. Standard
Lumps have been 68s 6d to 69s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—P,SOO bags Bengal nearly all sold ; fine
grainy Dobah kind 61s; fine Benares white, 57s 6d ; mid,
54s 6d to 55s ; mid yellowish white, 53s 6d to 54s ; and yellow,
49s 6d to sus. Mauritius has been held firmly; fine is 50s
to 555; yellow 403 to 475; and brown, 35s to 40s per cwt.
FouElGN.—White Havannah has been at 40s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE.—Not much has been done in West India samples,
the supply of other sorts being abundant. Ord to mid Ja-
maica has realised 41s to 86s per cwt. Ceylon has been dull
of sale, and is to is 6d lower, good ord pale 45s 6d, and low
435. Plantation 50s to 755. Singapore Java, 1,570 bags,
partly sold at 36s to 39s 6d per cwt.
RITIII.—A contract for 101,000 gallons, half East and half
West India, will be taken this afternoon. Proof Leeward
has been is 10cl to is lOid per gallon, and Calcutta is 9d to
Is 94d. _ _

RlCE.—Bengal has been higher, and a good deal has been
done, low to tine white Mr° 13s 6d per cwt.
SPICES.—The-demand for White Pepper is fair, and -11/._,.1
to 5,1 per lb has been paid, being fuller rates; Black, 21/8d
to 2%d per lb. Pimento has been brisk, at 3d to 31Ad per lb
for mid.

Cocoa.—British Plantation has heel rather lower, the
supply being larger.
SALTPETRE—The demand is but limited.

TOBACCO.—The market was quiet last month. Sales about
500 hhds. Kentucky was more in request than other sort.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 40s to 40s 3d per cwt on the spot,
being rather brisker, owing to the lower stocks and good
consumption.
TEA.—Not much is doing, and prices are rather drooping.
Low to good common Congou is 9d to lod, and common yel-
low leaf Twankay about is 2d per lb. Hyson, fair to common,
2s 4d to 2s 6d per lb.

FLANDERS and HAMBURGII MAIL.
BRUSSELS, A uo. 6:—The Monileur Beige of this date pub-
lishes the statutes (with his Majesty's approbation of them) of
the Joint Stock Company of the iron railways from Tournay
to imbine. The capital is fixed at 12,500,000 francs,
which may be increased for executing branches. The
capital is divided into 25,000 shares of 500 francs each.
The Company is to. be governed by a board of nine
members. For the first time they are—Messrs. Robert and
William Kinnard, Paterson, Gladlir.e, Mozley, Mackenzie,
Barry, Bullot, Tercelan Sigart, and Bruneau, who have taken
for themselves and others the whole 25.000 shares, excepting
1,000 shares taken by Mr. John Pierce Kinnard, and 100 by
Mr. Thomas Rhodes.

The King presided yesterday in a Council of Ministers.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess, who left Vienna on the
29th to proceed to the Rhine, is accompanied by the Archduke
Frederick, who goes to compliment Queen Victoria, in the
name of the Emperor, on her arrival in Germany.
BRUSSELS, AUG. 5.—M. Nothomb will return to Brussels
at the end of this week. He has passed the principal part of
his absence in Luxembourg with his family. It is believed
that he will shortly go to Germany as his Majesty's repre-
sentative at the Court of Berlin.

SECOND:S.II.IEs.—( THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary JAMES )
FIELD. AND ANOTHER V. MEADER.

The plaintiffTinthisaction are brewers, and the defendant
was landlord of the Ship Tavern, Essex-street, Strand. The
action was brought to recover the sum of 101. 15s. 6d., the
balance of an account to which defendant claimed a set-off of
91. 15s. 6d., and paid IL into court.
The case occupied the whole of the morning, and the ques-
tion was whether the defendant was bound to pay for the
writing of the names of the plaintiffs on the sign-board. The
case entirely rested on the credit of the witnesses. The
plaintiffs' agent swore positively that he only gave an order for
work to be done to the amount of 21. ss. On the contrary, the
painter deposed that he was in the habit of working for plain-
tiffs generally • that he was told to do anything defendant
ordered, but defendant said he would not give any orders. The
agent then said he must do anything wanted, and he did so, arid
was paia by defendant by order of Sivewright.
Witnesses were called and recalled on each side to bear out
the alleged conversation, still leaving the case in the same
doubt. _ _

Mr. BALLANTINE, for the defendant, urged that it was
highly improbable that the painter would, if he swore falsely,
do so for the defendant (who, in all probability, would never
have the necessity of again employing him) when he was in the
employ of the plaintiff ; besides, the defendant left the house.
but the board remained, and still would, until the house eras
out of the plaintiff's trade. It was, therefore, clearly a work for
their benefit, and being paid
,for by the defendant, he was en-
titled to deduct the amount.
The plaintiff's solicitor said, that on the evidence of his wit-
nesses the plaintiffs were entitled to a verdict, which the jury
might safely give, and if the witnesses had sworn falsely, they
might be indicted for perjury.
• The SECONDARY recapitulated the evidence, and commented
on points which might possibly reconcile the contradictions, but
after the jury having for. the third time had the painter in the
box, the Z-4contiary said it really became a question who spoke
the truth ; the evidence was irreconcilable.
Verdict for the defendant.

LONDON AND COUNTY JOINT-STOCK BANK:
Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors
of the above bank was held in the board-room, No. 71,
Lombard•strcet, City, William Hawes, Esq., in the chair.
The report of the directors, read by Mr. R. P. Nicholls,
the secretary, stated that they had declared a dividend
on the capital stock of the Company of 5 per cent.;
tree of income-tea. The business of the bank continued
to increase steadily, and the balance, 1,695/. 175., now pro-
posed to be placed to the guarantee fund, would, with the
surplus of the last half-year of 2,5541. 15s. 6d., and in-
terest thereon, make an increase to that fund for the year of
4,4411. 10s. 6d. In announcing the termina• ion and settle-
ment of the law proceedings in which the company had been
engaged, the directors called the attention of the proprietors
to the improved prospects of the company, and to express
their opinion that the cessation of those proceedings, and
the release of a large sum so long unemployed for profitable
investment, would, at an early period, justify a satisfac-
tory increase of dividends to the proprietors. The loss
arising from the law proceedings would not exceed the sum
now placed to the credit of the guarantee fund; and it was the
intention of the directors, at the next meeting, to submit for
the consideration of the proprietors a resolution to apply that
fund, or such part of it as might be required, to its liquidation.
The report having been adopted, and a dividend of 5 per cent.
declared, the balance-sheet was read. It stated the gross pro-
fits of the year to amount to the sum of 33,796/. 9s. Ild. A
vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman and the /direc-
tors, and the meeting separated.
NIGHT BALLOON ASCENT FROM CREMORNE HOUSE.
—Last night Mr. C. Green made his 306th ascent in his
" Albion " Balloon, from Cremorne House, it being the second
night aerial trip this season. On the occasion there was a very
numerous company in the gardens, and an additional variety of
amusement was provided. The balloon was placed in the front
ground, nearly adjoining to King's-road, and a strong barrier
was erected to prevent the immense throng from approaching
too near the men employed in arranging the preparations for
the ascent. 7 his was to have taken place at ten o'clock ; but
in consequence of the necessity of taking every necessary pre-
caution against an accident, it did not occur till nearly a
quarter to eleven o'clock. By this time, it being intended to
have a pyrotechnic exhibition after the balloon had reached an
eleiation of about 2,000 feet, a wooden frame work, about
five feet in diameter, was attached to the car, with which
was connected the apparatus to which the various fireworks
were fixed. About 4 cwt. of sand, in bags, the grappling-irons,
the barometer, &c., were also deposited in the car. Mr.
C. Green then gave the word that he was ready, upon which
he immediately liberated himself, the band playing " God save
the Queen." The ascent was slow, and, for several hundreds
of yards directly perpendicular, the leronaut being greeted with
the loud cheers of the company. Having attained the altitude
intended, a beautiful display of fireworks took place. An illu-
mination, successively, of white, pink, and green colours was
presented, which was followed by a discharge of Roman candles.
A change occurred, which caused the frame-work to revolve,
leading to a discharge of various-coloured stars. The whole
concluded by a loud report, accompanied by a shower of silver
fire. The balloon was carried in an easterly direction. Sub-
sequently a youth named Herbert made an ascent is a small
I balloon, amidst a discharge of fireworks, the height he reached
being about fifty feet.

RAILWAY Comm TEES.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The Select Committee appointed by the House of Lards to
inquire into the subscription contract of the Lonlon and York
Bill met at 11 o'clock, in Room No. 2 of the House of Lord;.
The first witness called was Mr. John Haines, who appeared
on the deed as of the Treasury Chambers, for the sum t•f WO/.
This witness was under examination when our report left.
He was examined before the Commons.
The Chairman of the Lords' Committee is the Marquis of
Clanriearde.