The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-12 00:00:00

CORN AVERAGES

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH corth,
For the Week ended May d, 1842, made up from the Returcs ,f
the trispector4 in the ditferent Cities and Towns in Englan. al d
Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat CDs. Sd.l Oats ... ...... Ws. 9d.1 Beans al Sd
Barley 27s. 4j. 1 Rye
AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS.

RYE. BEANS. PEASE
.------------ ..---...-- .......-....—.
April 1
8 5B 2 16 2 19 11 33 10 21 7 29 4
15 59 10 26 11 19 2 52 6; 50 11 31 5
22 5B 1 27 3 19 3 32 11 3.) 9 31 2
29 6l 0 27 6 19 1 3l 7HI 6 3% 1
May 6 6O 8 27 4 19 8 33 3 31 8 20 7
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEPIC
Wheat 59: B.t. Oats ........ 19a
Ocl.l Beans
Barley,. 26a. 114 I Rye
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat......... 13s. Od. I Oats
s. 0
Beans 10, 68.
1
Barley los. Od. Rye

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
COLONIAL MARKET.
There was a moderate demand, and full rates were paid for
all articles. The imports were not large. Raw Sugar sold
slowly, and former rates were barely sustained for Last or
West India. Rice rather more in favour; Bengal 9s. to Ils.
per cwt. Coffee sold slowly ; Ceylon good and fine ordinary
at 755. 6d. to 795. Cocoa met a fair sale.
TEA MARKET.
There were few buyers, and former rates were barely sus-
tained ; arrivals continue large.
TALLOW MARKET.
Russian Tallow firm in price, but in limited demand at 475.
on the spot, and 48s. 9d. for delivery up to the end of the year.
WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
There was but a moderate supply of Hay and Clover, fine
qualities were in request, and fully realised the highest prices.
}or the middling and ordinary sorts a better demand. Of
Straw the supply was good ; trade brisk at the present quota-
tions :—Clover, 9./. 19s. to 5/. Bs. ; Hay, 21. to 41.4 r. ; Straw,
1/. 12s. to 1/. 16s.

COAL MARKET.
Ships arrived since last market .day, 116.
. d.i s. ri.
Aaair's
Can's Hartley
Nelson's West Hartley l7 , Walls End Lambton
New Tantield Moor l3 6 Walls End Morrison' IS 0
Old Tanfield l3 6 Walls End Russell's Hetton 20 6
Pontop NN indsor ... .
West Wylam l5 9' Walls End Whitwell l9 6
Wylam ..
Walls E. d i,ewic.e arid C.. 19 0 Walls End kiartlepol ' U 6
Walls End Clark and C 0.:... 16 6; Walls End Adelaide .. . l9 9
Walls End Heaton l9 3; Walls Er.d Bowburn
Walls End Hilda lB 0; Walls End Brown's Danery 19
Walls End Hotspur
Walls End Killingworth
Walis End Ncwmarch l7 3, Blythe
Walls End Nor humberland 17 3 Cowpen
Walls End Wharncliffe l9 31 Hartley lB 6
W. E. Braddyll'sHottun ... 20 6i Howard't Nesherton Main 17 6

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 12.—Wind this day at noon, N.
DEAL, MAY 11.—Wind S.E., light.—Arrd. Fortune,
Africa. Arrd. from the river and sld., Trial, Sydney; Bonne
Mere, Berbice ; Ruby, St. Kitt's ; Minerva, Nassau. Arrd.
Chamois, from Buenos Ayres.
DUNGENESS, MAY 10.—The Kate, Palmer, from Sunder-
land, struck on a rock near this port, but came off next tine,
apparently without much damage.
OFF: HASTINGS, MAY 11.—Anglesea, Hamburgh, for
Port-au-Prince.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 11.—Wind, S.S.E. to W.—Arrd.
H.M.S. Comus, left sth ult„ and Bermuda 2 let, with $214,000;
Lord Lowther, London for China. Sld. Berkshire, Bombay.
Cow Es, MAY 11.—Arrd. Commercio Arrigrota, Havannah ;
Talma, Winsor, Mantanzas.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind light and variable.—Arrd.
her Majesty's ship Buzzard, Africa.
FALMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind S. fresh breezes.—Arrd.
Samaritan, Ancona; Sovereign, Mason, Tarragona; Order-
nenung, Liverpool, for Amsterdam, with ,loss of foretopmast
dnring a gale, sth inst.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 11.—Wind S. S.W. to N.W.—Arrd.
Royal William, Francis, Samuel Hicks, Bunker, and Great
Western (steamer), Hoskin, New York, left 28th ult. Sld.
Royal Mint, Jamaica; Calista, Honduras; Coronet, Wilming-
ton; South Esk, St. John's New Brunswick; Ocean Queen,
Quebec. An iceberg was passed sth inst in lat. 45, lon. 40,
by the Great Western (steamer), arrived at Liverpool.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, MAY 11.—Sld. Inglis,
Bombay.
DOVER, MAY 11.—Arrd. off, Active, Wolf, Bahia, for
Stockholm.
KINGSTOWN, MAY 10.—Arrd. Argyll, Brown, St. John's.
CORE, MAY 9.—Arrd. City of Cork, Barrett, Barbadoes.
Sld. Xarifa, ditto.
LEITH, MAY 9.—Sid. Robert Munro, Montreal.
BRISTOL, MAY 11.—Sld. British Queen, New York.
Hum, ROADS, MAY 11.—Arrd. Jane Lowden, London to
Miramichi, with loss of foretopmast.

GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY,
Traffic returns for the week ending May 7, 1842:
Passengers £9o9 7 6
Merchandise 415 8 2

£1,324 15 8
IV. O'BRIEN, Secretary

Darlington, May 11.

REPORT FROM THE GENERAL
COI4I3IITTEE OF ELECTIONS.

Lord Granville Somerset reported from the General Com-
mittee of Elections, that having regard to the number of
Election Committees which may be sitting, they had selected
the following days for the appointment of the Select Commit-
tees to try the matter of the petitions complaining of undue
elections and returns for the following places :
Kinsale and Stafford Borough—Monday, May 23, at half-
after two o'clock, from Panel No. 3.
Barnstaple and Belfast—Monday, May 30, at three o'clock,
from Panel No. 4.
Waterford City and Athlone—Wednesday, June 1, at three
o'clock, from Panel No. 4.
Sunderland and Dublin—Monday, June 6, at three o'clock,
from Panel No. 5.