The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-17 00:00:00

COLON 'AM.

UGAR.—The market for British Plantation has Been toler-
ably firm this week, with fair sales; at auction Barbadoes has
realised 54s to 54s Gd per cwt., and Saint Vincents, 49s for
middling strong grey, and 46s 6d to 475, for good brown.
REFlNED..—Standard Lumps have been firm at 65s to 66s
per cwt.
EAST INDIA. —There has not been a large business
doing, 604 bags Bengal sold at 52s to 53s for mithiling
yellow, and at 51s for low middling; 435 bags Mauritius
sold at 51s for good middling sound yellow, and at
36s 6d to 37s 6d for low dark brown.

FORElGN.—Havannah was taken in at 44s per cent.
COFFEE.—A moderate business has been done in Planta-
tion. Jamaica has realised 80s for mid, and 6ts for
fine ord. Ceylon has been offered rather freely by auction,
nearly 6,000 bags being put up, but which only partly
sold, ord pale native, at 46s 6d; good ord at 47s
to 47s 6d, and Pea-berry at 70s to 80s. 3,538 bags Singapore
Java were taken in at about the former value,fine ord pale at
40s, and good ord at 36s to 375. 8,380 bags Padang nearly
all cold at fair prices, good ord brown at 23s to 245. Mocha
has realised 55s 6d to 56s 6d. Costa Rica has been taken in
at 43s to 48s.

SPICES.—BIack Pepper has been taken in at 2%d to 3d
per lb for the sound, while the damaged has realised 2%d to
23/4d per lb. White Pepper has ranged from 31-Ad to 5%d
per lb. Jamaica Ginger has been sold at Ms to 59s per cwt.
Rum.—Leeward proof has been sold as high as 2s; Id, and
Jamaica, 33 to 38 over, at 3s 6d to 4s 6d per gallon.
SALTPETRE.—BengaI 81, and 5i lbs refraction has been
sold at 25s to 265; ai,d Madras at 26s for 5 per cent refraction.
COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 37s 6d to 50s per cwt.
TALLow.—P.Y.C. has been in fair demand, at 41s 6d per
cwt on the spot.
INifico.—The sales are proceeding tolerably well. The
quantity sold is 4,565 chests.
WooL.—The biddings for colonial continue brisk.
TEA.—The public sales have been going off rather slowly.
Yesterday 11,500 packages passed, of which 4,500 only sold.
The few Congous sold brought previous full rales; 11,400
packages will pass to-day.

BAN KR U PTCY—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
IN RE EVANS, AN INSOLVENT.
William Evans, of West Ham, omnibus proprietor, applied
this morning for his interim order.
Mr. Cooke opposed him for two creditors, Mr. Blagden and
Mr. Israel Alexander, the well-known coach proprietor.
The insolvent, in examination, admitted that he' had paid
a large amount for law expences and fines, and since the
filing of his petition, had paid 5/. at Guildhall, which he had
borrowed of his friends. The debts in his schedule were
272/., he also owed 30/. for ditty; he had omitted to put that
down, as it was owing from 1840, when he disposed of his
busine.,,s to Mr. Alexander.
Mr. Cooke submitted that it made the debts over 3001, and
that the petition must be dismissed.
The Court concurred, and immediately dismissed the peti-
tion.

DREADFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON TIIE GREAT
WESTERN RAILWAY.—(THIS MORNING.)—We have to an-
nounce another of those frigittful accidents which of late has
been so frequent upon our different railways, attended, we
regret to say. with loss of life to the unfortunate engineer.
It appears from inquiries made, that the up-train left Pad-
dington at eight o'clock, and reached the West Drayton
station at half-past eight : here a quantity of luggage
was taken in and some passengers. Immediately after
the departure of the train, a more than usual
quantity of steam was put on, the train being some
minutes behind the usual time. The engineer, George Vasey,
was about to decrease the power, when the funnel of the
boiler exploded, the fragments of which flew in every direc-
tion, with one amazing and fearful discharge of steam.
The unfortunate Vasey was struck by some of the pieces of
the funnel, which, combined with the overpowering quantity
of steam, threw the poor fellow off the engine on to the train
rail. The engine was stopped, however, by the' men,
on the instant of the accident taking place, which
prevented him being cut to pieces after failing. On
being taken up, the unhappy man presented a shock-
ing spectacle ; he was blackened and scorched, and the
trout of his skull was mutilated in the most skocking
manner by the part of the funnel which struck against him.
He was alive when taken up, but expired before reaching
the West Drayton station. The greatest excitement pre
veiled in consequence of the number of passengers in the train,
but the catastrophe was confined to the melancholy death of
the unfortunate engineer, upon whom an inquest will be held.
The accident is attributed to the quantity of steam incauti-
ously put on.
THE GERMAN HOSPITAL AT DALSTON.—On Wed-
nesilay the hospital established by voluntary contributions
at Dalston, near London, for the admission and relief of sick
and diseased natives of Germany and other persons speaking
the German language, was opened under the auspices of his
Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, as. the repre-
sentative of his father, the Duke of Cambridge, the president
of the institution, who is now absent on the continent. The
institution originated at a public meeting held in June last at
the London Tavern, and so rapidly have the benevolent in
tentions of its founders been carried into effect, that a suitable
building has already been procured and converted into a
commodious and completely furnished establishment, com-
bining the advantages of an hospital and sanatorium. The
establishment comprises a committee-room, two female wards,
apartments for a resident physician and house-surgeon, dis-
pensing surgeon, assistant secretary, matron and nurses, six
sanatory rooms for persons of a superior class who are able
to pay fur their accommodation ; two men's wards, bathing-
rooms, a chapel, dispensary, and all the customary offices. It
is capable of accommodating thirty-two or thirty-four in-
patients.
EUTERPEON SOCIETY.—The members of this
choral Society gave a grand concert last evening at the City
Lecture Theatre, Milton-street, Fore-street, in two parts;
the first, consisting of selections from Rayon's oratorio, The
Creation; and the second a miscellaneous selection from some
of the best authors. The Misses Turner, Miss Chambers, Mr.
Field, Master Field, and Mr. F. Smith were the professionals
engaged, and acquitted themselves in a praiseworthy manner.
Mr. W. Blagrove was the leader, and Mr. Holdernesse the
conductor. The numerous and respectable audience fre-
quently testified their approval of the exertions of the So-
ciety, and separated seemingly gratified with the evening's
entertainment.

DEATII OF A RELAPSED TEETOTALLER.—Yester-
day Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Cumberland Head,
City-road, on the body of William Sawyer, aged 45 years,
who was found lying in the street on the morning of Mon-
day last. Police-constable G 226, deposed that about half-
past five o'clock on Monday morning, he saw deceased lying
on the pavement in Cowper-street, St. Luke's, in a state of
intoxication, but sensible. He inquired of him where he
lived, and was told by deceased at 49 in that street. Wit.
ness knocked at the door, and was told by a person from the
first-floor window that the man bad lodged there, but had
left some time.. Witness conveyed him to the station-house,
where he remained until the evening, when he was- taken to
St. Luke's workhouse. John Smith Bacon, master of the
workhouse, stated that when deceased was admitted he was
in a horribly filthy state—his clothes, which were only rags,
had completely oaten into his flesh from blood and dirt. He
was clean: ed and placed in a warm bed, but died in the
course of the night. On examining his rags subsequently,
and which were obliged to be cut to pieces for the purpose,
two sovei signs and a half in gold, 16s. in silver and copper,
with a silver watch and guard, were found embedded in the
filth in which the clothes were enveloped. Mr. Courtney,
surgeon, said he had made a post moriem examination—
found excessive disease of the liver, arising from excessive
and habitual drinking—the coats of the stomach were in-
flamed. Witness attributed death to these causes. Ver-
diet—" Natural Death, accelerated by excessive drinking."
Deceased was most respectably connected, and had resided at
Red- hill, near Reigate. He had been some time a teetotaller,
but had relapsed into bis former vicious and intemperate
otturges. •