The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-21 00:00:00

Mr. OLDHAM expressed his hope that the Court
would grant 1001. to defray the necessary expenses
which must be incurred on the occasion. He felt
confident that the point would he conceded without
opposition. A very full attendance might be calcu-
lated on, since the attractions of the vocal performers
would he aided by the patronage of the Duchess of
Clarence, who had condescended to give the weight
of her influence to the cause.
The motion was acceded to unanimously.
The report of the committee on the petition of
Christopher Tennant was then read. It related to
the beneficial effects which London would experience
f7ornt the proposed Clarence rail-way, for a connexion
between the river Tees and the coal districts in the
western !,art of the county of Durham. The report
detaiLu the reasons for which the committee were
inclined to favour the bill, and gave the following
statement to prove that the consumption of coals in
London had of late years been increasing :
In the year eru:ing the sth of January, 1802, the im-
pottation amounted to 882,839 Chaldron*
1810 980,372 ditto
1820
1524 1,435,195 ditto
1827 1,558,810 ditto

A motion was grounded on this report, recom-
mending.that the representatives of the city should
he requested to` support in Parliament any measure
having for its object an increase in the supply of coals
to Lohdott.

Mr. DIXON said it had bLen represented to the
Court, that the petitioner could suggest a plan for
getting rid of the combination in the coal trade of
the metropolis; but it now appeared that his object
was to support a rail-road, for the .further supply of
coals,—a proposal quite different from that which
they were led to suppose was in contemplation.
Mr. STEPHENS concurred. He thought that the
Committee had been drawn aside altogether from
the original proposition; and he therefore considered
it expedient to refer their report back to the Com-
mittee, as they had heard the petitioner on a rail-road,
and not on the subject of the existing combination.
Mr; ROUTH state(l,that Mr. Ten►ant was asked
whether he could produce anv evidence respecting
the combination, and had replied that he could not.
Mr. Alderinan WOOD was of opinion that the
Committee had a night to call upon the representa-
tives for Londoq,to support the bill in question. He
had thought that it*as before the House under the
name of the " Stockton and Darlington Railwsv
Bill." It was clear that this measure would meet
with much opposition in another quarter, and he
therefore deemed it advisable that the Corporation of
London should petition the House of Lords in its
favour.

The report of the Committee was received, and
agreed to„—After which, the Court was dissolved at
a quarter after four o'clock.

THE MARKETS.

SOUTHALL MARKET.—March 19.
izattisi play's supply having been limited, and the buyers
ntanerous, each kind of meat commanded a brisk sale, at
the following prices per atone of filb. to sink the °Eats':
Beef 3s. 10d. to ss. 6d. Veal ss. Od. to 6s. 6d.
Mutton - 4 0 5 Y I Pork 410 6'o
The foregoing quotations are best Beer and best Mutton, with
Pork, 2d. per stone higher than those of this day se'nnight, at
which Veal and inferior Beef and Mutton were stationary.