The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-28 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—Holders of British Plantation have in some
instances accepted a further reduction of 6d to is on the
lower sorts, and the market is very heavy, only about
300 hhds having been sold. The only transactions
which had transpired privately, consists of about 400
boxes fine yellow Ilavannah, which have been sold (for
export) at 235, being the extlieme value. The quantity
of British Plantation landedast week at the East and
West India Decks _was 635 hhds 19 tierces 205 barrels,
and there were taken for home consumption 1,018 hhds
115 tierces 217 barrels. The stock in the same places is
7,665 hhds 754 tierces and 1,463 barrel.%
COPPEE.—The public sales have consisted principally
of 216 casks 192 barrels British Plantation, 1,312 bags
East India, 30 bags and barrels of Rio. Nearly all the
British Plantation and Rio was taken in, there being no
disposition shown to purchase at previous prices. About
1,000 bags of East India sold at 37s to 40s for fine ord
pale to fine fine ord. Colony Manilla being about on a
pat- with the rates obtained privately, and good yellow
Batavia at 43s to 445.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 186 puns 254 hhds. There were
taken for home consumption 177 puns 29 hhds, and ex-
ported, 74 puns 19 hhds. The stock in the same places
is 10,058 puns, 1,446 hhds.
SALTPETEE.-1,461 bags Bengal, at auction, found
buyers at 25s to 265, and oue lot at 26s 6d for 11 to 54
per cent. refraction, which are barely previous prices.
SPICES.-498 bags Sumatra Pepper, and 103 bags
Pimento, sold steadily, the former at 2/d to lid for ord
to good quality, and the latter at 3id to 3d for good
mid. The Cinnamon sales commenced yesterday, and
have been going off very heavily at 4d to 6d per lb de-
cline, first quality being 3s Id to 4610 d, second, 2s 8d to
3s 10d, and third, 2s 6d to 2s 8d per lb.
INDIGO.—The auctions are progressing well.
TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 39s 6d to 40s per cwt on the
spot, and dull.
TEA.—The deliveries are increasing, and the market
is steady.

THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.—Last evening
meeting of members of the medical profession was held
at the Charlotte-street School of Medicine, Bloomsbury,
for the purpose of petitioning her Majesty for the repeal
of the charter of the Royal College of Surgeons, and to
hear read the opinion of counsel on the case to which
that petition more particularly related. It appeared
from the address of Dr. Collier, who presided, and also
from the petition, that Mr. Dernsott, consulting surgeon
and a teacher of anatomy and surgery of twenty-two
years' standing, had heel refused to be made a member
of the College. The case having been submitted to the
consideration of Mr. Kelly, his opinion (which was read)
was, that he was unable to say that in point of law the
charter could be impeached ; nor was there any legal re-
medy by application to a court of law, or otherwise,
upon the arbitrary or unjust admission or exclusion by
the council Of any individual in the appointment of Fel•
lows under the charter. The Learned Counsel, there-
fore, advised a petition to the Legislature and the Crown.
The petition was signed by Mr. Dermott, not merely on
his own account, but as the representative of numerous
others suffering with him. The signatures of the pro-
fessional gentlemen present were appended as corrobora-
tive testimony of the truth of the statements in the peti-
tion, and the injustice of the case. It was proposed that
a deputation should wait upon Sir J. Graham with the
petition for the presentation to the Queen, when a gen-
tleman suggested that it should be sent through the
Post-office, when Sir James could not fail of seeing it.
After the laughter which this joke created, it was agreed
that a letter should be sent to Sir James, requesting
him to appoint a day to receive the deputation.
PAISLEY.—STATE of TRADE.—Our manufacturers
are now quite busy in getting forward goods suited for
spring and su.mnier wear. Some eery large, rich, and
expensive shawls are in the loom, or in course of prepa-
ration, and all hands employed still at very low wages.
As a sign of the times, one of our most spirited and ex-
tensive manufacturers, Mr. Kerr, of Thread-street, has
this we, It commenced building a very extensive weaving
factory in Scedhills. The mason work is contracted for
by Mr. Robert Orr, and the carpenter and joiner work
by Bailie Piston. These two items alone will cost nearly
2,6001. To this old-fashioned and out-cd-the-way part
of the town this will be a most important matter, as a
great number of hands • will be employed, and a large
amount of money put into circulation.
LIVERPOoL.— SUGAR FROM VENEZUELA. -- The
cargo of sugar which we mentioned a fortnight ago as
having arrived from La Guayra, the admission of which,
as being the produce of slave labour, was for some time
doubtful, is announced for sale next week.---Manchester
Gee, dian.
LYCEUM THEATRE.—This theatre, under the clever
management of Mrs. Keeley, continues to be visited by
fashionable and crowded audiences, the new grand
extravaganza of Valentine and Orson, with its corps of
female warriors, who go through their evolutions very
cleverly, being nightly received with unbounded applauNe.
Sir Robert Peel's Parliamentary dinners are to be
continued every week until the Easter recess. We hear
it is in contemplation to have those official entertainments
on the same scale as last year ; that is to say. the Itigi.t
Hon. Baronet will receive about 40 Members of the
House of Commons at each dinner.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A CLERGYNiAN.—On Sunday the
Rev. Richard H. Chapman expired suddenly, at hie re-
sidence in Marylebone. •