The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-07 00:00:00

AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS.

Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. 1 RYE. BEANS. I PBASS

May 27 6l 10
June 3 (3 6
10 64 0
17 63 1'
25
July 2 64 3

25 1119 7
•cR t 19 7
2t; 8 20 6
26 JO 21 6
27 h 21
27 7 22 4

33 7 32 1
33 6 32 3
31 2 33 1
36 10 i 33 9
31 7 31 4
32 3134 9

30 11
32 5
3i 7
32 6
33 '1
35 ,6

IMPERIAL AGGREGATE ANTERAGIs OF THE SIX WEP.K
Wheat 6 f.. 7,1 Oats ',Os 10,1.1 Scans... ...... r9k. sd.
Barley 263. 10(1.1 Rye
..d,lPease... ...... ti2= 10d.

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.

Whcat.“ 93. Od -. I Oats - ..... 9. 6d
Barley lO3. Od. 1 Rye

THE MARKETS.—(T HIS DAY).
COLONIAL MARKET.
The transactions were of a limited character, but prices were
steady. The sales in West India Sugar were 300 hhds. and
trcs., but no further seduction took place. Coffe heavy, and
Ceylon a shade lower. Bengal Rice brought full prices.
Cassia Lignea firmly maintained, and thee demand for export
good. Saltpetre very faricte,A,nAdßsKtiffEpTr.ices are paid.
Holders were not disposed to realize under late prices, and
buyers are waiting the result of the public sale next week.
TALLOW MARKET.
Yellow Candle Tallow on the spot remains at 485., and for
delivery in the last three months of the year, 495. 3d., but very
little business was done. Some small parcels of South American
Tallow of good quality sold at full prices.
WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
The supply was moderate, the demand good, and prices firm.
Clover, 21 lbs. to 51. 10s. ; Hay, 21. Ss. to 41. 4s. ; New Hay,
31. to 31. 10s. ; Straw, 1/. 12s. to 11. 16s.

ERRATUM.—In the letter inserted in our Paper of
Tuesday respecting Bean's attempt, signed by H. W. Hawkes,
the words " their uncles, John Jones and William Jones,"
should read "their uncle John James and William Jones."

MINING SPECULATIONS.—On Tuesday a general
meeting of the subscribers to the Queen's Mining Company,
was held at the office of Mr. Stainsby, No. 44, Finsbury.
square, when resolutions were come to for winding up the
affairs f the Company. The cash account to the sth inst.
showed the expenditure to have been 704/. Is. 11d. The ore
sold had only amounted to 1731. 16s. ed., and the balance in
hand from the last call was 156/. 4s. 7d. A meeting of the
preprietors of the Rose Down Mining Company was also
held at the same office, when, in consequence of the unfavour-
able report of Mr. Johnson, who stated that on examining the
work, no SUCC2FS could be expected without new machinery, an
outlay which could not be expected from the Company, resole.
tions for dissolving the Company and disposing of its property
were come to. The expenditure from November, 1839, to
May, 1842, amounted to 1,9251. 3s. lid., during which time
the ore sold amounted to 490/. 3s. 10d., and there was a ba-
tance of 681. 15s. 2d. against the Company.
BODY FOUND IN THE REGENT'S
CANAL.—Yester-
day morning, shortly before nine o'clock, the body of a 'man,
apparently about thirty years of age, was found floating in the
Regent's-canal, near Bonner's-fields, Bethisal-green. He was
attired in a very respectable suit of black, and the suppo.
sition is, that he must have committed self-destruction. No
card of address or anything else was found upon his person
which could lead to his being identified. The body was re-
moved to the City of Paris public-house, where it awaits a
Coroner's inquest,
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