The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-20 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY')

CORN-EXCHANGE—FRIDAY'.,The supply of English Wheat here was very 111137 e
owing to which, and the fair attendance of dealers„,%!,,'§
demand for that article was steady at fully Af°ll7,lod
quotations. Foreign Wheat, free of duty, was I,lll#
request, and previous rates were steadil supporteu• Bare
quantity of English Barley was not yet the .
was dull, without any variation in price. large,Foreign
ley was plentiful, and the distillers supplied thonse'cier
with the best sorts at previous rates. 'The best teak,
Malt was in request, but other qualities were jos
Owing to the contrary winds, the arrivals of Osts,
small ; yet buyers held back, in anticipation of good
rivals. Other Grain as on Monday.

ARRIVALS. pita
Wheat.
1,690 qrs. 113,13ar5IgYtirs- I 0at,.5il I 9'542..
lErulish
- 3,160 qrs.
Foreign.

Malt. 1,270 (16.
SMITECIMELD. iv of
For the time of year we had A fair average suP,P, "s he
Beasts, both as respects number and quality, vill"ewiere
Beef trade was firm, and Monday's quotations „.0
steadily supported. Scarcely a single head of forelea
stock was offering, while the receipts from het
were were small. Sheep, the supply of which was good'iv
a sluggish demand, yet we can notice no alterati°llteo
prices. In Calves very little was doing, yet the rt
lanot
remained stationary. Pigs ,were a dull sale, htl" -91
cheaper. 'Mitch Cows sold heavily at from 161 to
each.

Per 81bs. to sink the effaL tOS•t.
s. d_ to s. d. g.
Inferior Beasts* ..... .... 210 3 I Second eivalltyditto $ t• 4 04
Second quality ditto... 3 '2 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 '7, 4
Prime large Oxen...... 3 8 4 2 Southdown Wethers 4 ' •.... 6
Prime Scots, &c...„.. 4 4 4 6 Ditto out of the wool "... 9
0 4
Large coarse Calves... 3 4 4 0 Large Hogs 3
Prime small ditto 4 2 4 4 Small P0rker5.......... 3 5O $
Suckling Calves, each 18 0 30 o Quarter old Pigs,eacbl6 0 0
0
Inferior Sheep - n
SUPPLY AT MARKET. rig" Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves. I 58i
1,3,,9 5,130 : HS
2711WG.A.T11 AND LEADZNELAZI",„,,siId
Tlwre was a large supply of Meat, yet the au"'
Was steady, at full prices.
At per stone, ey the Carcase.
a. d. to s. d. sr., 'll6 tc'
31. di
800-, inferior 2lO 3 0 Mutton, inferior .....•- 6 3
-- mid,lling ..... - middling.... 3 . 310„
- prime large
- prime small ...... 3 8 310 Pork, large... ...... ...... 2 8 4
3 Veal ........ ...........".. 3 4 4 4 -man ...„••

IIOILOUGN HOP ItIAREZT. but
.
The supply of Hops on offer in this market jot
limited, yet the demand is in a sluggish state! 6' for
week's quotations. Holders generally are looking
ward to higher rates.
COLONIAL

kJ i°

SUGAR,—This has been a quiet week in Sugar an"hi.
produce generally, and the Colonial markets close tio
evening for the holidays, not re-opening until the re,
January. British Plantation has been in moderate I'd
quest at full prices, and the sales to last evening' nf"-e-s
ssoisi(ei alsretol,:;soperhlcidens.t.
lAiigthearucfitiironmildoaonhdlidgsoondifsbint'd76o,od,
to Is for low ; good yellow went at 62s 6d to 64s 6u,
at 558 to 568 6d per cwt.
BEFlNED.—Standard Lumps have been at 73a Per °Wt.
withdrawn,
INDIA.—Most of the Bengal put up bec6l
but some Khaur at auction realised 42!ee0
to 43s for low heavy &Imp brown. Mauritius hal"„0,
bnreo:loenic,ta,etds,
ob:tto24.s9osb6agdsp:fr tehwtene.w crop sold at full PP—od
fine yellow at 665, good mid at 578 to 57s 6d, and g°
C
}EE.—British Plantation has been dull, and
casks, 119 brls, 21 bags offeled by auction were taken:j
at 51s to 52s for fine ord grey Berbice. gw°t.,
ord
has been sold privately at 51s to 51s 6d Pere at
but the demand at present is limited ; 1,4;6 b3g: t•
auction nearly all sold, but is to 2s Per „-Icto
lower, good ord pale 50s to 51s 6d, fine ors°9 id
5:3s 6d, and a few lots Plantation sort 69s ford low" 111?,
and 63s to 71s for pea berry. In Mocha 630 bales at
cases were taken in at 75s for mid pale greenish ana
68s for mid yellowish. There have been only 173 bag
Bahia sold by auction at 20s 6d to 265 6d for sea as-
maged. at
Cocoa.—British Plantation has been sold privately
full quotations ; and at auction 81 bags Brazil went
35s for sound.
Ilust.—Th
l,ere has not b
peen mucpperh doonly Partlying. ld
isl
SPICES.--680 bags Penang sa
lid to 2d per lb. Some black has been taken in a X
per lb. Pimento is quiet.
at lis to 12s per cwt' ,
If Zuticl
fuller
Tal:ersi v; a
;low
ttoheiraeidiswhaitgeood demand for
BenPl
TEA.—There is a steady market. Common sou ‘.!
pCe(rmibro.o 100 to Ild, and ord 'Twankay Is 3d toerlsevi4:
TALLOW.—r. Y. C. firm at 40s 6d to 408 9d p
on the spot.

We are authorised to state that the statementwhich
run over near the Andover-road staticn, on the South-
appeared in our paper, that two cows had been
Western Railway, is without the slightest four o2'

4AMBURGH AND DUTCH MAILS.
(RECEIVED TIIIS DAY.)
ROTTERDAM, DEC. 13.—This morning two boats from
sSehnonde, laden with flax, crossed the Meuse to this
eitY, without the ice at all giving way. It has been ob-
erved that the river, from this city to Fyenoord on
the opposite banks, has been ps.seed by horses, so that, if
e frost continue some days longer, we may expect to
see s fair on the river. The ice is from 14f to 16 inches
thick. (Similar accounts of the severity of the frost are
reenited from Dordrecht, Gorinchem, Deventer, &c.
The thermometer at Amsterdam on the 16th, at noon,
Wan'at 34 degrees Fahrenheit, and a thaw had set in, but
Without having vet affected the ice, which was from 14
to 16 inches in thickness.
I ST. PETERSBURGJ, Nov. 30.—The Imperial Family
"ve resolved to return to the winter palace on Tuesday
next_, which is some days sooner than was intended. The
re"' palace of the Duke of Leuchtenburg is quite
cadY. It is thought that the Grand Duchess Maria
Will'remove to it next week, and the Duke of Leuch-
tenburg is expected from Munich before the holidays.
'!..he campaign in the Caucasus for this year is ended,
”ct tho troops are gone into winter quarters, where,
be ho ever, they will not enjoy much repose, as they must
constantly on their guard against the mountaineers,
who choose the winter for their boldest enterprises, and
I)lake, the most difficult marches with extraordinary ra-
pidity, surprise the forts in the garrison, and plunder in
c most daring manner the peaceable tribes. This
campaign has by no means answered the expectations
entertained from the great force assembled in the
8136 Pg. General Nedhardt, the commander-in-:thief
Dad governor, has repeatedly solicited his recal, which
11l ! . probably be
se 13

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BnuasELs, DAC. IV.
Actua Debt, 2}6 per Cent., .............
Rothschild's Loan, Fire per Cent
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per
Three per
Thirty-seven Milli ns, ditto ...... 77%
(18411) lt,fl%
Loan

. of City, lEtl3, Four per Cent. lee
183-2 let
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent —.
Malik of Belgium, Five per Cent ..............» 59
'Ague of 1841...........» —
--13flossels Papers. Doc. 18.

POSTAL R NS Receiving-houses have
ECULATIO.
j;"4 OPened at Lenton and Beeston, and the free de-
terY has been extended to Chilvrell : these houses are
ellPPlied by messenger. A receiving-house has been
,I);hed at Ratcliffe, which receives letters by the seven
(}4leLe,ck Stamford mail. On Friday last, receiving-
Casts wereeopened at Carrington and Arnold : these
t.°148 will also be supplied by messenger. Prepare-
-11:"13 are being made for opening a receiving-house at
ttPnPerstone, and to extend the free delivery to Calver-
rAeother receiving-house will be opened at East
te ldgford, to be sent from the post-office at Bingham :
free
delivery will extend to Newton. These regula-
.o
„will
be a great advantage to our country friends.—
ottinyhern I?evie'c-
-o(tizktatoN Corns-cue—At a meeting of the Common
Ttileilt yesterday, the report of the Finance Commitee
eh-Tee-11-ling baths and washhouses for the poor was pre-
city funds to aid the establishment of baths. On the
tac •
tl°° " That the Court agree with the Committee,"
ta.vvrence moied that the report lie on the table.
division, after discussion, the original motion was earsio
e 49 to 41. A motion to reduce the proposed
ttiVt t m>o was, however, subsequently agreed to by
-rgejority. On the motion of Mr. R. Taylor, it
Y 8 • referred to the City Lands Committee to open a
Forests, with the Commissioners of Woods and
I),.°;reYtat in order to ascertain on what terms the Fleet
-j3ciLL could` be purchased. The Court then adjourned.
leord Jeffreyh contradicted, in a letter to the
eco, as •
et„ `faun, the statement that he subscribed 1,0001. to-
Jl;Las the erection of a free college. He has not sub-
l-t'°ed anything, he say
HIE.a, to that undertaking.
• T r —Thursday information
, UNGRATEFUL
glYen that MieLovett, of 2,Newman-place, (m; g, 'was robbed, on Monday evening, of a silver watch,
ase.rer's name, Walker, London, No. 120), three gold
: (one with motto, "Forget-me-not"), and a silk
ss ise, containing 71. 10s. in gold. The thief is described
Bgo-.)'°, 'mg man whom Mr. Lovett first saw six weeks
semtuegging in a public-house, and received into his
ssee‘.°7 out of compassion, but who absconded on Monday
ing after robbing him of the property above-men-
tioheti.
bee,
vee -.n rnmit THE INCAUTIOUS HANDLING 07 A
se--On Tuesday a young man named Joseph Moses,
rokrdener in the service of Mr. Borgin, market-gardener,
coma tteoh__
,41101 lost his life by the accidental discharge of a
tha4t appears that the deceased was about to clis-
s,,el'ee the piece at some birds on a hedge, but upon his
jei,n calling out that his mistress was approach-
te-n '44 endeavouring to conceal it, drew the barrel of the
eeth'43,a'ards him, and the lock having come in contact
herr, t,°e hedge the discharge lodged in his left side,
I`tae effects' of which he died on Wednesday.
nesda,KILLED liY A POLICEMAN.-0.11 Wed];
Vite,J afternoon the following fatal occurrence too
t:kt the lodgings of James Clark, police-constable,
acl the C division. It appears that Clark having
2,l'ei 0," home after attending as a witness at Marl-
eith le-street Police-court, had a violent altercation
tingwos,•ife respecting some family disagrements,
vrith e."e`eh the wife's mother interfered, takine art
4,nd ese; ',Yaehter, when Clark took her by the shoulders
she r her a violent push, from the effects of which
from e,-,:eu backwards and fell headlong down the stairs
144 .eae first floor landing, and sustained such injury
,s,'"" shortly after expired. In the course of the even-
-0°,4.‘-'lark surrendered himself at the station-house of the
diii'lVision in Vine-street, Piccadilly. He was inime-
;"ely taken into custody.
EASONABLE LIBERALITY.—The Duke of Norfolk]
4 given 1001. to be distributed in coals, bread, am
tj,,tice., amongst the deserving inhabitants of St. Mar-
'.)B-in-the-Fields and on Thursday morning the names
ttt
it those desirous of-participating were taken down, that
hvtleiries might be made into their cases. In this parish
4'l distributions of one cwt. of coals and potatoes and
have been made this winter.
TOO! Or THE HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—
Whetccondition of the cotton stocking manufac.mtur
p,,e, her wrought or wide cut-ups, is by no means
1et,,.."1; consequently, the workmen in the southern
444: of the county, and in the eastern part of Derby
Itele ire Buffeting severely from the united causes of
IhZages. and scarcity of employment. The drawer,
Isai"ic'ont and shirt branch continues in a most
is,retable condition. The cotton glove branch is in a
bade tolerable condition ; most of the plain gloves are
piste With India rubber welts, which have become
general! y used. Some of the warp gloves have
I%lk, tubber threads thrown in the exact manner that
riff tilreads were thrown into warp lace, when large
lillatltole stripe patterns were in fashion, from 1814 to
The silk hose trade is in a lingering, though de••
the 11; state; this equally applies to the knotted as to
kYth hose branch. There is no visible improvement
glove branch, and many good hands have
tote,„*.etite out of employment. The bobbin net trade
tames gloomy, gloomy, especially in the fancy line. Improve-
late, ' nevertheless, progress, and, amongst the rest, '
tittle
riattention is paid to the ground of the net; spe-
hhert!.have been partially traversed—that
is, for a
kash."lalance and back again. The speculation in new
„sllat Ica4a has been so extensive, that, we are assured,
111. than 150 wide frames are now upon the stocks.
katie visible noalteration in the warp lace trade.—
A Yearn. Review.
I' 11rlt:°fltract has just been confirmed, between C. G.
:Jar °t
, clerk of the peace, Chelmsford, and Mr.
the' managing director of the Irish Steam-
,ll,4 .;,otiapanies, to convey Irish paupers to Dublin
`as e-,l3rit for 255. 6d. each, the same contract as with
)41ity of Middlesex, being a saving of 4s. 6d. each
/eyeildtbe old contract. Heretofore all have been con-
l.t° Cork, thereby entailing an injustice upon tinise
k_kt k) 1k
(„:ed in or near to Dublin, and in a thousand of in-
hlahy had to travel upwards of 100 miles, there
aid \II° conveyance. Instead of being fed upon bread
Nar• :"leese solely, the rations are hereafter to be on a
IN•tr'Meral scale.—Chelmtford Chronicle.
ilititOUS DEATHS IN THE LONDON HOSPITAL.
1111,e313t; "'ening Mr. Baker held no fewer than four in-
• h 4,t the London Hospital, on the bodies of persons
,"105,:4,° died in that establishment. The first two were
;)Itt• -I:4 Jane arve aged six years, and Mary Ann
„11CuIaged six 'ear3s., end a half, who, as too frequently
try nature,3 had been left during the tempo-
,,',4s.-"ence of their parent, in a room where there was
and commenced playing with it, and igniting their
• th:',Were so severely burnt all over their bodies, that
"tts day they both expired. 'I he third case
~..11()(): the body of Emma Hanson, aged three years,
-ttr ~41,80 dreadfully scalded by her father accidentally
NP:t ~,r1,111"' a saucepan of boiling broth which had been
ri for his suPper, that she also died shortly after
tott;illiasion to the hospital. The last case was that of
Of Ilaceed Henry Smith, aged thirty years, a coal-
tl4"Per ising his laborious occupation
N wh.t who, whilst exercising re i
• IPping" coals from the ship's hold, received in
eseh injuries which terminated fatally. The jury, in
l-/Aset returned a verdict of " Accidental. death."
14,4"t-,,4)1e0w Scnooe.—The Rev. C. T. Vaughan,
Z°,' St. Martin's, Leicester, was elected on Wed-
"aisit''''`o the office of Head Master of Harrow School.
tell,l entlrnian was a distinguished and favourite
aide°f the late Dr. Arnold. lie obtained, whilst re-
,'he." at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1836, 1837,
~,'',11,,6411.1(1 1840, the Craven University Scholarship, a
'ize -4.81'4) of Trinity College, and two I'orson Greek
N▪ ati! his° the University prizes for the best creek
ile best Greek and Latin epigrams, and the first
3 prize for a Latin prose essay ; also the Col-
(-,''‘,Iske
rer,lPb for Latin and English declamations ; also the
'all(11 medal ; and finally a Fellowship of his own
Ree p
-.4tl,zh rem the universal testimony borne to this
-114 di-4,4n, it 18 confidently to be expected that the old
Presietaiguished institution, over which he is called to
tit; will flourish under his auspices.
4,,ati, „It Mates—In accordance with the recommen-
L'ere'e- and throueh the exertions of Mr. Churchill,
ti(letiel..,", to the General Post-office, the Postmaster-
"wlljch ItY to"' has given instructions for the establishment of a
ail between London and Shrewsbury, by means of
40ri in addition to the existing arrangements, letters
~''talt,tewsPapers from London, Birmingham, Wolver-
')hr'`"", Shiffnal and Wellington, will be received at
.
fisliakh up at seven o'clock in the evening, and will he
gt all t frem thence at seven o'clock in the morning
`4l,o„lc7ils in the line, except London.— Wolverhampton
hg }.):?I'T TO JURORS.—At an inquest held last
(.7'41 wle Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, no fewer
then of the partici: who had been summoned to serve
tittle jury Wore
, he 8a absent, and after waiting for some
let that it was too bud that gentleman who
Wit-
11,41,1 d .Bhould be kept waiting, together with the
Peter tons, becaure of others who refused to attend to the
ileneitenseaud he should fine the whole of them in the
Ntettirfo°.th?B.
,Se.veral of the jury proent appeared to
opinion.