The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-17 00:00:00

remainder of the property recovered was here shown to
the Coroner. It consisted of bits of silver and some
small stones.

John Isaacs, Wellclose-square, fireman, of the
London Brigade, said he was at the fire about twenty
minutes past ten, and a whole posse of engines were
at the place in a short time after. The flames were
bursting from the first floor windows in solid jet of
three or four feet. Got the pipe into the passage,
and the water was conveyed up stairs. The fire was
considerably abated in half an hour, and altogether
exhausted in an hour and a half. The sulphurous
smell was overpowering. When the fire was subdued,
he (witness) found in:the second floor back two little
children at the foot of the bed quite burnt. Found
in the third floor back two more children in each
others' arms, and burnt to a cinder. Went to search
for more, and found a female in the third floor front
room, and two more females in another corner of the
same room, close beside her. They had not been in
bed, as the turned up couch in the corner had not
been down. Had no doubt the fire was accidental.
The fire enveloped the house almost instaneously, and
though they knew that some persons were in the
house, they could not for a time render assistance. He
however thought that life in most of them would be
extinct ere the engines arrived.
Sergeant Wm. Leach, No. 18 of the H division,
said that after he had got to the scene of the fire, he
saw a policeman come out of the house, and a female
on the second floor throw her leg over, and fall in a
sort of rolling way over the window. Witness ran
to break the female's fall, but ere he reached she was
on the ground. The female was Julia Holland. She
was lifted up, but died in a few minutes after.
This being the whole of the evidence adduced, Mr.
BAKER, addressed the Jury, pointing out that the
whole evidence appeared to contradict any supposition
that the fire had a felonious origin, and the Jury
unanimously returned a verdict of " Accidental death"
in each of the eight cases.
The Dutchman, Younker, claimed the protection
of the police, as a crowd of 200 or 300 persons outside
were threatening summary vengeance upon him. The
inquiry lasted about five hours.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of December 16.)
SUGAR.—Although importers of British Plantation
Sugar have submitted to a further reduction of 6d per
cwt for low, middling yellow and brown descriptions,
still the trade have purchased with caution, taking only
ample for their present wants ; but good and fine yellow
sorts have been in good demand, and command full rates,
on account of the short supply.
To-day the transactions in the West India Sugar mar-
ket were upon a small scale only, and at prices in favour
of buyers, making the decline for the week 6d on the
best yellow, and is upon all other sorts ; the market
closed heavily, and the total sales for the week are only
1,400 hhds and trs.
This afternoon 81 hhds of Barbadoes Sugar at public
sale went off heavily at a decline of 6d per cwt : fine
yellow selling at 675. 6d to 68s, good 65s to 675, and
middling 64s per cwt.
REFINED.---Today Bonded Crushed was in excellent
request, and cannot be had under 27s for present de-
livery. Loaves are in animated demand, and prices are
improving ; 31s is now the lowest quotation. The home
trade were buyers of Refined Sugar to a fair extent
paying 73s to 73s 6d for Standard Lumps. Dutch
Crushed Sugar more in request at 24s 6d on board in
Holland.
MAURITIUS.--Importers having supplied the market
sparingly this week, have been enabled to obstain former
rates. This afternoon good and fine yellow sorts were
in demand privately at full prices, but inferior and brown
kinds are dull of sale.
EAST INDIA.—An increased desire has been shown on
the part of holders of Bengal to sell this week, and they
having pressed extensive parcels upon the market, have
produced a fall in prices of is to 2s per cwt, the greater
decline being on brown and inferior white sorts.
This afternoon 585 bags Bengal at auction went off
with heaviness and at rather lower rates, viz., good white
at 65s 6d, mid yellow 53s to 53s 6d, damp 50s Gd to 535,
low and mid 40s Gd to 48s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—Holders of Foreign remain firm, and have
refrained from offering any kind of yellow Havannah or
Brazil at auction this week, and privately very few par-
cels are on the market.
To-day brown Brazil was sought after, and 130 chests
old Bahia were sold privately at 18s per cwt ; at auc-
tion 30 cases, 5 boxes, 20 brls Pernambuco, nearly all
damaged, were offered, and sold at 20s to 21s, and badly
damaged at 13s 6d to 18s 6d per cwt, being the full
value.
MOLASSES.—West India at rather lower rates ; good
Demerara at 265. Bengal Molasses taken in at 26s for
good quality, but sole afterwards at 255. per cwt.
Foreign Molasses at 6s to 6s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE.—lmporters of West India have been desirous
to sell this week, and have submitted to a reduction on
former rates of is to 2s per cwt. Foreign Coffee of all
descriptions has been in much better demand this week,
and a fair business has been transacted at full rates.
This afternoon 512 bags Padang, 406 bags Rio, and
795 bags Ceylon, were offered at auction ; Padang sold
at 29s for ordinary pale mixed, brown 28s, sea damaged
23s 6d to 255, being steady rates ; Rio went at 33s for
fine ordinary coloury, being the full value ; Ceylon con-
sisted of good ordinary quality, and sold at GOs to 60s Gd,
being a further fall of Gd per cwt.
CocoA.—The maket for Foreign has become dull and
prices have declined. For West India former rates have
been sustained and the demand has been good. This
afternoon 49 bags Pars at auction were taken in at 30s
per cwt.
TEA.—To-day the market presented a heavy appear-
ance for Tea, and prices further gave way for alt descrip-
tions ; the public sales, consisting of 15,300 packages,
were thinly attended, the trade evinced little inclination
to purchase, and the demand for black Tea was limited ;
green sorts want off heavily. The market has not been
in such a dull state for a long time.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum this
week at rather lower rates, 2s 9d to 3s 8d accepted for
common to good, 3s 9d to 4s 2d for fine, and 4s 4d to
4s 6d for very fine; Leewards rather lower, is 8d to
Is 9d accepted for proof. East India Rum at lower
rates. For a parcel of 100 hhds Foreign Rum a very low
price has been accepted. The demand for low Cognac
Brandy has been extensive at 2s to 2s 2d per gallon.
Best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds at ss, puns 4s
10d ; ditto 1839, hhds 4s 7d, puns 4s 5d ; ditto 1840,
hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; ditto 1841, hhds 4s, puns 3s
10d per gallon. Geneva at is 9d to Is 10d for common
shipping sorts, and fine, adapted for home consumption,
at 2s 6d to 2s 9d. English Corn Spirits at 9s 8d per
gallon cash.
SPICES.—This afterupon 171 cases Cassia Lignea, 2
cases of Nutmegs, and 401 bags Pimento were offered at
auction : Cassia Lignea sold at a further decline of 2s to
3s per cwt ; mid quality selling at 76a to 76s 6d, mouldy
655, broken 60s ; Nutmegs fetched 4s to 4s 6d per lb ;
Pimento fetched 2-id to 2id for mid mixed, being. the
extreme value.
FRUIT.—OId Currants are cheaper, but in the value
of new there is little variation. Raisins have been taken
freely. At auction 1,800 packages Imperial French
Plums partly sold at Si is to 12112 s per cwt, and
cartoons at. 20s to 22s each ; 70 packages Prunes
25s to 33s for i-barrels, 26s for li-barrels, 40s
for chests, and 39s for,half chests • 100 tapnets Faro Figs
at 30s ; 148 baskets Malaga Figs at 26 ; nine casks
Dates were bought in at 455, and 83 boxes Valentia Al-
monds went at 90s for sound. The exportation of Cur-
rants from Cephalonia up to the 12th November, have
been 3,411,209 lbs.

RlCE.—Bengal, mid white at 12s to 12s 6d, low mid
118 to lls 6d, fair. yellow 9s, sea damaged white 7s 6d
to lOs 6d ; one lot very fine sound bold clean white, re-
sembling Carolina, 225, and damaged 19s; privately seve-
ral parcels have been disposed of at 11s to 13s for low to fine
white. Java, low mid and broken white at lOs to Ils, sea
damaged 8s to 10s, 1,000 bags Madras good bold yellow
lOs 6d to lls, and sea damaged 5s to 9s per cwt. Caro-
lina at 25s to 30s, and Patna 1.5 s to 21s. Rice Meal at
6s to 7s, and Rice dust at 4s to 5s per cwt.
SALTPETRE.--To-day buyers of Rough came forward
more freely, and the public sales of 3,729 bags Calcutta
went off with better spirit at full rates, and sold 121
per cent refraction, mid damp white at 25s 6d, 12 per cent
very low damp grey 255, 94 per cent ord damp grey 25s
to 25s Gd, 9 a 81- per cent. low damp yellowish white
258 6d 9 a 6i per cent low damp grey 25s to 265, 4 per
cent fine white, small crystals rather damp 26s 6d to
275, 71 a per cent. middling damp grey 25s 6d to 26s
per cwt, the principal part was taken on Government
account.

TALLOW.—There has been less activity in the market
for Russian Tallow this week. Merchants have sub-
mitted to a reduction on former rates of 3d per cwt. On
the spot 48s have been the current accepted for P. Y.
Candle of first quality, at which there sellers for delivery
up to the end of the year. For spring months at 48s 3d
per cwt. South American of common and mid qualities
at 42s to 445. To Nn Tallow at 48s 6d to 49s per cwt,
nett cash.

This afternoon there was a fair business in P. Y.
Candle on the spot at 48s to 48s 3d, but for delivery
there was little passing ; 48s 3d is asked for spring
months. South American at 41s to 50s 3d for low to
fine quality.
OILS.—Cod Oil 31/10s to 321. Pale Seal 40/ to 40110 s.
Southern, good to fine 38l lOs to 414 common and mid-
dling 361 to 37/ 10s; at auction 16 tuns of Oil by the
Hudson Bay Company were sold, good quality at 351155,
middling 33/ ss, and comp on 23/ lOs to 28s lOs
per tun. Sperm has been in good demand, and 75/ to
79/paid for large parcels of British. Linseed Oil 30s 6d
on the spot ; for delivery at 30s, but few sellers
thereat; Rape Pale at 41s to 41s 6d, and Brown
at 40s to 40s Gd per cwt. Palm is wanted, and 32s to
33s paid for large parcels of good and fine quality.
Cocoa Nut Oil at 38s Gd to 40s per cwt. Olive Oil has
been in brisk request. Gallipoli, 53/ to 53/ lOs ;
Spanish, 50/ to 511; and Barbary, 491 to 49155 per tun.

THE BLASPHEMOUS PUBLICATIONS.—The Govern-
ment has at length determined upon taking the neces-
sary steps to put down the nuisance in Holywell-street,
which for some time past has scandalised every right-
minded person passing that thoroughfare, and the
continued existence of which was felt to reflect dis-
grace on the rulers of a Christian country. Mr.
Maule. the. Solicitor to the Treasury, has received
instructions to proceed against the men Patterson. arid
ltvall, and the police are at present engaged in
procuring such evidence as shall bring home a case to
these oflenders against public morals and public de-
cency. Mr. Maule's principal clerk had a long inter-
view with Mr. Hall, the chief Magistrate at Bow-
street on Thursday afternoon, upon the same subject;
and we hope that the next time we have to notice this
matter, it will be to inform the public that the abomi-
nationhas been put down.