The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-31 00:00:00

LONDON AND BLACKWALL

RAIL WA.Y.
The half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of this
Company was held yesterday at the London Tavern,
Bishopsgate -street.
The Secretary (Mr. Kinnaird) read the Report of
the Directors, which informed the Proprietors that
the traftic on the railway had very greatly increased
since the last meeting. Considerable reductions of
expenditure had been effected, and there was a good
prospect of a dividend being announced at the next
meeting.
A very tedious and irregular discussion ensued upon
a motion that Mr. Rennie, a Director, who had retired
(in consequence of differences between him and his
brother Directors respecting the connection of the
Board with the iron steam-boats) should be re-elected.
The re-election of Mr. Rennie was negatived, and
Captain Mangles was elected in his place by a majo-
rity of 43 to 37.
The Report was adopted almost unanimously, only
three hands having been held up against it.

THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT MESSRS.
MAUDSLEY'S, THE ENGINEERS.—Mr. Carter the Coroner
f•r Surrey, held an inquest on Monday at the Duke of
Sussex, Gibson-street, Waterloo-road, respecting the
death of Roderick M'Leod, aged fourteen, who was
killed at Messrs. Maudsley's factory in the Westminster-
road on Saturday last. It appeared that on Saturday
last, about a quarter before eight, the deceased was en-
gaged in cleaning the planing machine, which was at
the time under the control of a young man of the name
of Ayling. The machine was at work on a cylinder, and
it was stated it could not be properly cleaned unless when
it was in motion. The deceased just before the accident
was cautioned by Ayling, who observed he was leaning
on the rest ; Ayling turned round for an instant to place
a tool, which he had been sharpening, on a rack, when
he saw the deceased's head between the cylinder and the
rest, which must have been caused by his looking over
to see if his work was done properly. The back of his
heed was dreadfully shattered. He did not live above
five minutes afterwards. It did not seem that blame was
attached to any one, and the jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental death."
Foo-r RACE.—At the return crivlcc?.t match, which
tool; place last week at Eton between the ofileers in gar-
' rison et Windsor and the Windsor and Eton Junior
Club. a foot race, for 51. a side, was got up between En-
sign Smith, of the 15th Regiment of Foot, and an Eton
pedestrian, who, upon a former occasion, had beaten the
well-known runner the Antelope." The race, the dis-
tance being 100 yards, came off on Saturday in the
Long-walk, at Windsor, and attracted considerable inte-
rest. At starting Mr. Smith had a slight advantage in
the lead, but after the first ten yards the Etonian got up
even, and for upwards of 65 yards the two wera breast
and breast. Mr. Smith then gradually gained upon his
opponent, and won by two yards. The distance was
gone over in eleven seconds. Mr. Smith then challenged
another runner named Swaine, of Eton, to run 100 yards,
giving Swairie the advantage of a two yards' start. The
match came off there and then, and was .won by Swaine
by less than a yard.
A salute of twenty-one gtsns was fired at Ingress
Abbey, the seat of Mr. James Harmer, as her Ma-
jesty passed down the River on Monday.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

Front the London 'sere Price Current of August 30.)
SmAn.—There haS been an increased disinclination
on the part of the trade to operate in West India Masco-
vadoes Sugar sin* this day week, and for either grocery
or refining purposes the demand has been very limited,
and importers have submitted to a further reduction of
6d per cwt.
To-day buyersW British Plantation Sugar came for-
ward more freely.; from the grocers there was a fair de=
mand, and for refining purposes the purchases were on a
more extended scale ; importers were less disposed to
sell, and obtained prices fully equal to those of Fri-
flay for i all descriptions ; the purchases, including
the public sale,. amounted to 500 hhds and trcs.
The trade decidedly entertain a better opinion of the
article, and the Sugar market closed firmly.
This afternoon a public sale of 115 hhds Barbadoes
Sugar went off rather briskly at full prices ; fine yellow
fetched 65s 6d to 67s Gd, good 63s 6d to 655, mid 62s 6d
to 63s per cwt.

ItEriNED.—To-day the demand was good for Refined
Sugar for home' consumption, and there were not sellers
at the rates of Friday. Standard Lumps fetched 775,
and Brown grocery 74s to 76s per cwt. In Pieces and
Bastards severaLpurchases were made at the rates
quoted above. 1:-.. Treacle a fair business was done at
previous prices, Piitt4,6... led crushed Sugar sells freely at
25s 6d perew t for; F tit„,44llt. tither articles are unaltered,
•.. , jlt, IN —"WS ; lA*OOll 13Vtlil 1 Siva. was 'ite'
fliir reqest, and till W' ts‘iltite at auction were sold at
Gd per wt advance , id Aite fetching 66s to 66s 6d
per cwt`,
Macs ws.—This,,,ttitertwou, there was a better. da-
mind, jva 1,064 bails ftt auction were sold at steady
3,
rates ; IQ ',brown a -Ips to 52s 6d, mid 53s to 54s 6cl,
gaud 5/4, 'mid gre3 ' yellow 58s to 595, mid rather
bright :.{Js 6d to 60s , gbod mid Gls 6d to 62s 6d, and
31
fine 65. i togfis per c . • 4
.;
,14.
FoaEIGI.--This afte)?loonith.ere were re* pur-
chasers of kinds of If" eign Sgar, but the smill and,
indifferent assortmentlitinatketrather tended to restrict.
' business : at public sale 1189,chestsItTo half-elieqs White
and 328 chests brow'' a ' yellow.-liahia ; the white sold
at an advance on rt m rates 'of Gil to., is per cwt—'
mid greyish whitt s ing at 22s to'22sj:td, - ord
20s Gil a 21a;td, ve# hiw 19s a 20s, damaged .P7S 6d to
19s; ' other-, wts 'ilotr ,nearly a pglcen in ,4bpve, the
value--mid yellow; ,t L 1244 KilSs, fine brown.l6s 6d
lt,
to 17s, good' 15s 01,6 common grey 18s' per cwt ;
since the salea-howeilier,,,the chfef part has been sold a
shade under those Oiltes.4,::';-; : . - .
AlpLAssEs.--ForVreitp India Molasses stiffer rates
have been pt;id. 33erttnee of mid quality 25s Gd; St.
Vinent's mi 4 27ton'iiiiba good 30s, Barbadoes 31s
to 31s Gd, A go,. 6c1004 fine 30s -to ‘3ls per cwt.
Bengal Syrups 23ktv 245. Foreign Molasses 8s to Bs3d.
TEA.—The...( aria lilas been in a dull' state for Tea
since, Tuesday
a; c • ast.-: To-Jay the important
,public Sales
6.1
of Tea comedliC tin' kresenceof a large attendance
of the town tritle, and from the country several parties.
were present.:' The merchants generally manifested
fir :mess at thpse sales, and withdrew and bought
in large parcels' at stiff' rates ; but the trade evinced
! little desire tc? (*erste, and the demand was limited for
black. Tea, andkreen sorts moved off slowly; those par-
ties that were dispose to sell were compelled to accept
prices ;d to ,kd undo those of the market for Congou,
td for Twankay, al 1d -per lb for Hyson and Young
..flyson. .r. .--;,"., - , - - '
C (*FEE. —4vor ' on est.lntlia Coffee having sup-
plied the martwt s ng ,e- privented prices from
deelinlng, burAirbe trii ;et a pen in a veirditll state.
. Thit al ternnan th hOiAllirade Rtitchltsed With more
1
freeddin of all4eserlptiotisadf-ICoffee ; tit public sale 121,
bales Mocha sail 1 s,,Tamaica were offered, the
ft aluer sold at, the ev currenci—fine ord green,
clean garbled 'at 7 Gd t, '7Bs 64 i the latttr went at
steady rates, did at4o6ft-til to 410 s, 104 nlid-.1014 to
)
103 s 6d. fine ON 84 to s2s, go.o.dt
.0-rd -67:s to 745,‘ and
ord 574 per mt.. :1,11 't .- -,, --
COCOA . --If 4 Brilk s At ta 10;1,1m-tees have suffered
a declinecof Gcl io Is i"er c.o6:"Foreign is nekleeted., This
afternoon 'Trifildad t It s i):1 lieftw. request; 68. iris at
public sale sokket
.3i:it t 0.40 for gVOCWo,fine red, being
rattler ttbiJVC fomferv..-.tes.
SrwEs.--Cailliii. Bigtfea, go-id 1111 D (pull at 9.1 s 63 to
965, ...IA hood mid: t-'4l32si'W.mid 88416.1 to 89s, 6d, ord
..79s 6'd to 82s 6krbtoten 4'l; 'to 78s 6d, and mouldy 72s
'to Sls pot cwt. White Piper rip-341 to 6-td for low to
i gliii4 rind : bln;F, 110 vei* 4014 brOugh t full prices
-..;uria..eorn.ra-rat.:414:14)-oninvg golitdoith4-tu all;-hfloti
bar ord 3d to 30, mid 3i-d, good and fine 3d to 4d per
lb. For Cinnamon the prices paid have been 3d to 4d
per lb - above those of the last quarterly sale. This
afternoon at public sale 301 bags Pimento were sold at
full rates, middling at 2-d to 3d, low middling mixed 2/34
to 21d per lb.

H014.-There has decidedly been more inquiry for
Hops ; but the arrivals as yet of new have not been
sufficient to enable the dealers to do a large business.
It is calculated that nearly 60 pockets of the new crop
have been brought to market, from Mid Kent and Sus-
sex, and sold at the following rates :-Kent pockets at
120 s, Sussex 105 s to 112 s per cwt. The duty is estimated
at 150,0001. Picking is going on freely.
RICE.-Holders of Bengal are firm, and prices have
further advanced ; common white at lOs 6d to lOs 9d,
middling lls to Its 6d, good and fine 12s to 13s, and
yellow 9s 6d to lOs per cwt. Java low white at lOs to
lOs Gd, middling to fine lOs 9d to 12s 6d, yellow 9s to
9s fid per cwt. Patna at 15s to 21s. Carolina at 26s to
30s per cwt.
i-day Bengal Rice was in excellent request, and 11s
to I is 3d readily paid fur mid white ; indeed, the supply
at market is not ample for the demand.
Rum, BRANDY, AND 11OLLANDS.-ThlpOrters of Ja-
maica Rum having submitted to a reduction on last
Tuesday's prices of 4] to 5d for common, and 3d per
gallon for good and fine qualities, has occasioned a large
demand ; but the home trade have been the principal
operators ; Os 6d to 4s for 30 to 36 per cent over proof
of good quality, and superior at 4s 6d to ss; very ordinary
cloudy 28 to 31 per cent over proof :3s, and fine of a. peculiar
flavour at 5s Id to 5s 3d for Russian market ; Leewards
at is lldto 2s for proof. Demerara at 3s to 3s 2] for
fine quality 30 to 34 per cent. over proof. East India
Rum is rather cheaper, only 100 puns have been sold,
at the low daty at is to Is Bd, and at the high duty ,
at is 5d per gallon. Brandy at the following rates:-
Cognac of the first brands of the vintage of 1837, hhd
5s 2], puns 5s ; 1838, hhds Gs, puns 4s 10,1; 1839, hhds
4s sd, puns 4s 3d; 1840, hhds 3s 10d, puns 3s 8d; 1841,
hhds 3s 9d, punS 3s 7d per gallon. Geneva at is 10d per
gallon. British Corn Spirits Os 9,1 to 9s 10] per gal. cash.
To-day the Ruin market was dull, and prices rather
lower for inferior kinds of Jamaica; 2s 9d to 2s 10]
accepted for 23 per cent over of very dark quality, and
Os to 3s 2.] for 28 to 31 over, but good and fine clean
sorts maintained their former value ; proof Leeward
common 1 s I'l (1, good 2s per gallon.
OsLs.-For all descriptions of common Fish Oils since
our last report, prices have advanced ; lOs to 15s for
Southern, and lOs per tun for Cod and Seal Oil.
Southern, fine pale quality, at 35/ 5s to 351 15s,
good 341 to 341 10s, mid 33/ to 331 15s, common
32/ to 321 15s, and black 301 to 311 lOs :
Cod at 321 10s, pale Seal at 37/ 10s, yellow and straw
colour 331 lOs to 36/ 10s, and brown . 321 5s to 331
per tun. Sperm is in good request ; British of but
mid quality, went at 80/ at 811. ; privately the best de-
scriptions have been selling at 831 lOs to 841 per tun.
Linseed Oil at an advance of is per cwt ; 31s 6] on the
spot, and for delivery at 31s to 31s 3d per cwt.
Rape pale at 41s 9d to 425, and brown 39s 9d to
40s per cwt. Cocoa Nut Oil, first quality, 39s to 40s
per cwt. Palm at 30s to 32s Gd per cwt. Olive has
advanced ; Gallipoli at 55/ lOs to 56/, Spanish 51/ to
52/, and Barbary 49/ lOs to 50/per tun. This afternoon
14-butts 69 hhds Cocoa Nut Oil at public sale went at
30s to 39s 3d per cwt, being cheaper.
TALLOW.-The accounts received from Buenos Ayres,
stating that the large quantity of 8,000 casks Tal!ow had
been shipped for this market, has operated against the
demand for Russian, and the market has been in a
dull state. To-day the trade operated with caution, and
prices have still a downward tendency ; we quote old
P. Y. Candle on the spot 47s 3d to 47s 6d, new ditto 47s
9d, and for delivery at 473 9] to 48s per cwt. Prices
are not lower for South American ; at auction 343 pipes,
16 hhds, 100 seroas, and 2 brls were sold- fine quality
at 46s to 47s 9d, good 44s to 455, mid 43s to 43s 9],
common and grease 37s to 42s 6d per cwt. Thirty-eight
casks East India went at 46s to 47s 3d per cwt.

TAlLoas' BENEVOLENT INsTrTurioN.—The half-
yearly meeting of the members of the Institution for the
relief of aged and infirm tailors, was held on Monday at
the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street ;
Avery took the chair, and called upon Mr. Harrison to
read the Report. It stated that the Committee felt much
satisfaction in adverting to the fact that the election of
that day would place five more candidates upon the pen-
sion list of the Association, making the entire number3o,
supported at an annual expense of 9361. They did not at
their last annual meeting contemplate so soon an addition
to their dependents, but the increased liberality of the
members had warranted them in expending a further
sum for the relief of their needy fellow-workmen. They
had pleasure in stating that the Asylum at llaverstock
11111 was near completion, and hoped that by February
next it would give good accommodation to those persons
whose misfortunes had entitled them to the general
sympathy of the trade. At the annual dinner, Mr.
llc=ley presented to the Institution the sum of 5001.,
Mr. Hutton 100/., Mr. Hall 1001., and the collection
altogether amounted to above 2,0001. The Committee
presented their thanks to the Marquis of Salisbury for
laying the first stone of the Asylum, and to other dis-
tinguished 'persons who attended' on the occasion. On
the motion of Mr. Chambers the Report was adopted,
after which several resolutions were passed, and five
pensioners were elected.
It is stated that the executors of the late Marquis
of Hertford, having failed in convicting Suisse in the
Central Criminal Court, have commenced a-civil action
against him for tso,ooo/. On Saturday a Judge's war-
rant was issued for his apprehension. The bail that
would have been required is 160,0004

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT, Aug. 30.

Mr. Commissioner HARRIS sat to-day for the pur-
pose of hearing applications to bail. No less than
the unprecedented number of 94 cases had accumu-
lated since the last sittings, which have namely ter-
minated more than a week ago.
The Learned COMMISSIONER informed the parties
in waiting that the hearing of the country bail would
be deferred till to-morrow.