The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-11 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.;

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Mr. ALLNUTT moved that the terms of the agreement
come to between the Directors and the North Kent Railway
Company be confirmed by the proprietors present. He
thought it was a very good offer, and one that ought to be
received by the meeting.
Mr. BELL seconded the motion.
Captain GROVER inquired if any deposit was to be paid on
the purchase-money.
The CHAIRMAN answered in the negative, and said he be-
lieved the Directors of the Railway Company had no power
at present to apply their capital to .the purposes of the present
agreement.
Captain GRovEnconsidered that a deposit ought to be paid.
It had been done so in other cases ; in the cases of the sale of the
Regent's Canal, the Andover Canal, and recently Charing-
cress-bridge, on which 10,0001. was agreed to be paid.
Without some guarantee from the railway company, be most
decidedly objected to the confirmation of the agreement. He
would be satisfied with five per cent. on the purchase. money;
let them pay down 15,0001. as adeposit, to be forfeited should
they fail in obtaining the Act for the Company through any
neglect or omission on their part. He would therefore move
as an amendment that a deposit of five per cent. be
paid in the sum of 300,000/. as a guarantee.
Mr. CHAFFERS seconded the motion.

A desultory discussion took place, in which the CHAIRMAN
stated that the Directors were satisfied with the highly re-
spectable character of the two gentlemen who represented
the Railway Company, and did not press the payment of a
deposit, seeing that these gentlemen objected to it, and when
it was shown that according to the Registration Act the
Directors of the Railway Company had no power to take any
portion of the deposits of
_the shareholders fur such a purpose
at present.
The amendment was then put from the chair and nega-
tived, and the original motion, confirming the report of the
Directors for the sale on the terms named, carried by a large
majority.
The meeting then broke up.

OPENING OF THE PORTS.—MANCHESTER, Nov.lo.
A requisition is in the course of signature, calling on the
Mayor to convene a public towns meeting, to memorialise the
Government in favour of opening the ports for the free ad-
mission of grain and all kinds of food.
GREAT PEDESTRIAN MATCH FOR 501. Yes-
terday the match made for J. Byrom, to run four miles of road
under twenty. two minutes, came off near the King's Arms, Aoton.
bottom, in the presence of a large number of spectators. Byrom
has acquired considerable fame, and was the favourite in betting.
Byrom started at a rattling rate and covered the first mile in five
minutes and nineteen seconds ; the next mile was performed Pr]
five minutes and a half, a rapid pace being continued; and the
third mile was reached in five minutes and ten seconds. Finally,
the feat was accomplished easily, the four miles of road having
been run over in twenty.one minutes and four seconds. A good
deal of money was pending on this race.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT LEWlSHAM.—Yesterday
afternoon, between three and four o'clock, a destructive fire broke
out in the farmyard belonging to Mr. John Duncan, licensed
victualler and farmer, situate at Russia.green, Lewisham. It ori-
ginated in the centre of a large stack of rowing, whence it ex-
tended to a couple of ricks of hay. The alarm having been
promptly given, not many minutes elapsed before the parish en-
gines fiom Lewisham and Greenwich arrived. These were
quickly set to work, but owing to the very inflammable nature of
the stock, the fire travelled with great rapidity, and two stacks of
clover standing on the ground also became ignited. The fire stilt
progressing, a messenger was dispatched to London, requesting the
aid of the brigade engines, and Mr. Henderson, the foreman of the
district, dispatched the Southwark-bridge-road engine to the spot;
and as soon as Mr. Connorton became aware of the outbreak, he
also started to the scene with the West of England engine and fire-
men. The neighbours and police exerted themselves most man-
fully, and by throwing buckets•of water upon, and by covering a
rick standing under a long range of buildings, the same was pre-
served from destruction. The firemen laboured until past six
o'clock, when they at length obtained the mastery over the Eames,
The damage done is very considerable, the stock of rowing being
consumed. Twe ricks of hay are partly destroyed, and two stacks
of clover are extensi% ely injured. The fire,
it is supposed, arose
from spontaneous ignition. FortunatelMr. Duncan was insured Fortunately
hi the rhasaix Fire.otUce.

TELLY MALRZETIII.
Sairrinrizz.D.—Meadow Hay, from 31 10s to 513 s ; Clover
ditto, 4l lOs to 61; Oat Straw, 11 16s to 1/ 18s ; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 18s to 21 per load. Trade steady, at about last
week's quotations.

CIIPLiERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 51 5s ; Clover,
ditto, 4110 s to 61; Oat Straw, 1116 s to 1118 s ; Wheat Straw,
1/ 18s to 2/ Is ',per load. A fair average supply, and a firm
demand.

WRlT=Hamm—Meadow Hay, 31 10s to 51; Clover, ditto,
41 105 to 6165; Oat Straw, 11 16s to 1/ 18s; Wheat Straw,
1/18s to 21 per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull.
COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—British Plantation has been firm. Bengal good
to fine greyish yellow has been sold at 53s Gd to 56s 6d for
Dhobah kind. Barbadoes Molasses have been taken in at
23s to 23s Gd per cwt., and brown Bahia Sugar has been sold
(for refining in bond) at 22s per cwt.
COFFEE.—CeyIon low good ord mixed bas been chiefly
bought in at 48s to 49s 6d per cwt. Mocha has been mostly
sold at 64s 6d to 70s for good mid clean garbled.
SALTPETRE.—BengaI, 1,359 bags only partly found buyers
at-25s to 27s 6d for 11 to 4i per cent. refraction, being
about the prey ious value.

TA ow.—P.Y.C. is 42s 3d per cwt., on the snot, and
Town 44s per cwt.
TEA.—The market is firm, and the deliveries are good.

SOUTHWARK-BRIDGE COMPANY
(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of the Pr'oprietors of the South-
wark-bridge and Steam-boat Pier Company was held to-day,
at one o'clock, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to
consider and determine on the propriety of selling the pro-
perty in question to the North Kent Railway Company for
the purposes of a terminus.
Charles Price, Esq., presided on the occasion.
The CHAIRMAN briefly opened the business. He said that
for some time past several railway companies had appointed
deputations to wait upon the directors respecting the purchas-
ing of the bridge. The directors had at last come to terms with
one, the North Kent Railway Company, and the conditions
would be learned from the report, which the secretary would
now read to the meeting.

The Secretary then read the report, the substance of which
was, that a negotiation had taken place between the Direc-
tors of the Bridge company and Sir Isaac Lyon
Goldsmid and George Whitmore, Esq., on the part
of the North Kent Railway Company, for the sale of the
bridge, steam-boat pier, &c., for the sum of 300,000/. Se-
veral other railway companies had made offers since June
last, but some of them had abandoned their schemes, and
others had fallen off. They (the Directors) had, however,
at last closed with the railway company in question, and the
Directors recommended the proprietors to agree to the terms
proposed, namely, 300,000/., the purchase to be contingent
on the railway company obtaining their Act; the purchase
to be then at once completed.