The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-20 00:00:00

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SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is without
alteration. About 600 hhds have been sold at previous
prices. The public sales have been rather numerous, con-
sisting chiefly of 5,692 bags Bengal, and 27,335 bags Ma-
nilla (with certificate). The Bengal chiefly found buyers at
about previous rates, excepting for the low brown
and inferior sorts, which must be quoted rather
lower. The Manilla «as all sold, and was nearly all
purchased by one broker (supposed to be for exportation),
at 22s to 235, but mostly at 22s 6d for low to good mid grey-
ish yellow (clayed), and a few lots at 23s 6d to 245, being
comparatively about the value for export of this description.
The only transactions which have transpired worth reporting
consists of about 500 hhds. Ilavannah Muscovado (imported
rid Ilalifax), which have been sold at 225, being above
the prices previously obtainable. The quantity of British
Plantation landed last week at the East and West
India Docks was 302 hhds 18 tierces 121 barrels, and there
were taken for home consumption 1,171 hhds, 93 tierces 243
barrels. The stock in the same place is 8,998 hhds 1,693
tierces 2,00[ barrels.

COFFEE —220 casks 63 barrels (chiefly Berbice), and 667
East India at auction were nearly all disposed of, the Berbice
at an advance of fully 2s to 3s, good and Padang at 235, and
good ord mixed Batavia at 28s to 28s 6d, which are rmer
prices.
RE3L—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 415 puns 318 lilids. There were
taken for home consumption 233 puns 37 hhds, and exported
71 puns 107 hhds. The stock in the same places is 8,597
puns 2,077 hhds.
Eli:E.-7,056 bags 845 pockets Bengal sold briskly at
rather higher rates—viz., at 10s 6d to 12s for ord small and
broken to good and white.
SALTPETRE-552 bags Bengal was all taken in at 26s for
4i to 3i per cent. refraction.
SPICES.-1,117 bags Pimento at auction found buyers at
2id to 3d for mid to good mid quality, being a shade dearer.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 38s 6d to 39s per cwt. on the spot,
and town 41s per cwt.
TEA.—The market has been quiet, but the deliveries are
good.

RAILWAY CON) MITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)

Group S.

This Committee, which stood adjourned since May 4th, reas-
sembled this day at twelve o'clock, in room 'o. 15. Mr. Stuart
Wortley in the chair.
After a lengthened private consultation, the Committee de-
cided upon further adjourning till Thursday, May 29.
The cause of this adjournment is, that some of the Bills cam.
prised in the group are not in a proper stage to come before the
Committee, and those that are ready, being competing schemes,
cannot be argued till the whole group of Bills is before the Com-
mittee.

Group X.
LONDON AND YORK LINE.

This Committee met in Committee-room No. 8 to-day, at the
usual hour; Lord Courtenay in the chair.
Previous to any evidence being entered upon,
Mr. BURKE, solicitor, on behalf of the Sheffield and.Lincoln:Lino.
said he had an application to make to the Committee before they
proceeded further. He would beg to be allowed to call attention to
what had occurred yesterday previous to the adjournment of
the Committee. He at that time stated that these were
certain parties here who had beets attending this Com-
mittee from day to day since the commencement of its
sitting on this group, but who had reason to fear that, from the
great length of time which the project now before the Committee
would occupy, their case would not be heard for a long time to
come. The project now under consideration of the Committee was
a direct north and south line, and therefore was totally distinct
from that in which his clients were interested, which was an east
and west line, and therefore the merits of it could have nothing
whatever to do with the north and south line. On those grounds,
then, he would beg leave respectfully to suggest that the east and
west, or Sheffield and Lincoln line, should be taken out of this
group, and referred to another tribunal, with a view to having it
disposed of in something like reasonable time.
The CHAIRMAN would wish to know in precise terms what the
nature of Mr. Burke's application was.
Mr. Beaus said it was this—that the parties interested in the
Sheffield and Lincoln line intended to apply to the House to request
that the Classification Committee might either send the Sheffield and
Lincoln project to another tribunal, or appoint a Committee for
itself, in order that it might be disposed of in something like reason-
able time; but the parties did not think it would be respectful
to this Committee to make the application to the House, without
first intimating that such was their intention, and to solicit the
sanction of the Committee for their so doing.

The Committee, after a short consultation, announced through
t heir Chairman that this was a subject in which they would not
feel themselves justified in interfering in any way, or expressing
any opinion whatever. The Sheffield and Lincoln line was one of
a group that had been referred to them, and therefore
they should go on with it in its proper course.
Mr. T. England was then called, and his examination resumed
as to the cost of conveying wheat, &c., from Boston to Wakefield
w; the co tereiefirOrATai ~
of 2s. per ton ;
this was exclusive of other charges, amounting to 10s. per ton
more. The saving to be effected by conveying such produce by
r.ilway would be, in his estimation, Bs. 11d. per ton. The London
ana York line nould afford great facilities for such traffic to the
whole of Yorkshire.

The witness was cross•examined by counsel on behalf of the
competing lines, with a view to ascertam whether these lines would
not afford facilities equivalent at least to those offered by the
London and York ; but the witness said he conceived the latter
would be more generally useful.
Mr. Charles Chaplin representei about 30,000 acres in the county
of Lincoln. Has considered the different railway projects now
proposed to be made throughout that county, and conceives the
London and York scheme to be the one which would be the most
generally advantageous to the public, though there were other lines
which would run closer to his residence.
Mr. Turner, M.P.—Has large estates near Grantham. This
witness was asked but one question, namely, whether he was in
favour of the London and York line ? and having answered in the
affirmative, he was not cross-examined.
Mr. Sheppard, corn-merchant at Boston, deposed as to the
extent of the internal grain traffic.
The CHAIRMAN hoped that some evidence would be elicited from
this witness differing from that the Committee had already heard
in reference to the traffic of the country.

The Counsel who cross-examined him said he believed he
would, and then proceeded to elicit answers, to the effect that
great losses had often been sustained by him and others in
the corn trade, by the deterioration which corn coming
from foreign countries to Boston sustained, from the fact
of there being no facilities for the quick transit to the interior by
railroad of the corn, and thus it often remained too long a time on
board ship, which was the cause of the loss. The proposed
London and York line would supply this deficiency, and also
afford means for the back carriage of coals.