The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-07 00:00:00

SUN,

LONDON,

TEA.-The speculative demand for Congou has abated
this week; the better kinds sustain previous terms, but
inferior can be obtained at a reduction. Sales of low
quality are made at 8d to Sid, good ord sound Sid, rather
bileish leaf to blkish leaf Sid to 10 fl, strong and Pekoe
kinds lid to is 51. In Souchong a good business has been
done, at the same time prices have ceased to advance,
common selling at 9d to 11d, mid to good is to Is 3d, and
fine is 4d to is Bd. Few transactions have taken place in
Oolong, and more desire is evinced to sell, good to fine is
Id to is 6d, inferior 101 to Is. Pouchoug remains in good
request, sound at from 6d to 7id, and there is no increase
of supply at previous terms holders of Green are de-
sirous to sell, and supply is more plentiful than last
week; still large transactions have taken place; prices
for common to mid Hyson rule at is Id to is 4d, good
to fine is 51 to 2s 2d, superior 2s 4d to 2s 10d; Young
Hyson, common 101 to 11d, mid to good is to Is
61, better sorts ls 8d to 2s 2d; Gunpowder, Canton
101 to ls; Hyson kind is ld to 2s, Hyson skin 7d to ls,
Twankay 9i to Is, Caper 91 to 100, and Scented lid
to is 4. Flowery Pekoe continues to find a free sale;
fine and superior at is 8d to 2s 83, and other kinds is 3d
to is 7d. There is a dull trade for inferior Orange
Pekoe, with free sellers at 101 to is, but several transac-
tions have taken ulace in good to fine at is Id to is 8d
per lb.
RICE.-The demand for Java has been better for
cleaning purposes, still moderate terms have been ac-
cepted. At auction 3,352 bags were sold at 10e 6d
to Ils for good sound white, and 9s 6d to 10s 6d for
damaged. For other East India sorts the market re-
mains dull, and previous terms are barely sustained.
Including small parcels at public sale, transactions for
the week do not exceed 3,000 tierces. Prices
for god to fine White Bengal rule at 9s 91 to
10s 6d, mid to good mid 9s to 93 6d, broken 8s 61 to 8e
91, cargo Bs, pinkey Madras 7s 9d to 8s 6d, Ceringa
grain 8s 6d to 9s, pearl barley and Arracan 83 6d to 9s,
and Moulmein 9s to 103 per cwt. Home and export de-
liveries are 300 tons greater than last year, and prices
keep lower. Sago remains in good demand, and the
previous value is well sustained, small pearl realising
153 to 183, large and medium 21s to 245. Sago Flour
is less wanted, and can be obtained at 14s. Farina has
been dealt in with reluctance at 16s to 18s. Of Arrow-
root there is a decrease of supply, with several buyers;
Bermuda is ld, St. Vincent's 3d to 7d, Brazil and East
India lid to 4i, and Tapioca Sid. The supply i 3 less
than last week of all sorts.
SPIRITS.-There is more activity in the market for
Demerara Rum, and several parcels have been• sold
at from is lid to 2s 3d for 30 to 42 per cent over
proof. For East India a good demrnd exists, and
Is 4d is the lowest price proof. Several transactions
have taken place in Leeward Island at is 5d to
Is 6d proof. Operations in Jamaica are much larger
than they were in the preceding week, and the terms
of that period are well sustained for all purposes. Sales
of choice marks made at from 3s 4d to 4s for 35 to 38
over proof, fine 2s 10d to 3s 3d, good mid to good 30 to
34 over 2s 4d to 2s 91, mid 2s to 23 3d, and low 24 to 28
over is 10d to is lid per gallon. A large demand pre-
vails for Brandy; holders have confidence, and obtain
for Cognac best Brandy of the vintage f 1851 43 2d
to 43 41, 1850 ditto 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to
43 lid, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to 5s sd, older 53 7d to 6s 61,
low to mid 2s 4d to 43, and Bordeaux is lld to 2s Id.
Deliveries are again larger than last year, with every
prospect of a continuance. Trade is not better for
British made Spirit; there are selers at 9; 8d to 9s 9d,
net cash; Gin 22 under proof 83 6d, and 17 ditto 93.
In Geneva several transactions have again taken place
at is 93 to is 10d, and fine ditto 2s ld to 2s 4d per gallon.
Sricas.-A greater demand existed for Pimento, and
the previous value is well sustained, although supply is
larger than for some time past. At auction 1,356 bp
were so'd; good mid to good at 4id to sd, low mid
to mid 4}cl to 483, common 41d to 481, and damaged
31 to 4'l s per lb. For Pepper stiff rates continue to be
obtained, supply not being adequate for the demand. At
auction 1,237 bags Batavia were sold at 3-0 to 31d for
good clean light, one lot 311, and one ditto at aid for
very dusty. Privately Penang and Sumatra realised
from 3,1c1 to for clean, and Malabar 313 to 4id.
White is wanted at 81d to lid; there is no increase of
supply. Cayenne met with a slow sale at 7id to is per
lb. Pod is less in request, and is offered at from 38s to
54s per cwt. In Cloves little has been done, still rates
remain at :11d to is 2d for Penang, 7d to 8d for Am-
b yets, and 61 to 64d for Zanzibar. Mace is wanted ;
first sort at 2s Id to 2361; other kinds is t Id to 2s 2d. At
the previous currency there are several buyers of Nut-
megs, and few parcels are at present on the market.
Sales of fine brown made at 3s 2d to 3,3 7d, good 2s 81
to 3s, low to mid 25 to 2s 7d, and limed from is 91 to
2s 4d. The market for Cassia Lignea has a dull aspect,
and prices have generally given way 4s to 5a per cwt.
At auction 25 cases sold at 1103 to ills for pile one and
two of ord quality, and mouldy 94s to 955. Cassia Vera is
cheaper; a public sale of 114 bundles went at 435, and
very thick at 35s to 365. Cassia Buds are wanted at
high t,rnes, but none can be obtained out of first hands.
Tnere has been no public sale of Ginger; several tran-
sactions have taken place privately at prices rather above
those existing previously; African realizing 25s to ,265,
Cochin 303 to 403, good co fine 42s to 665, Jamaica 44s
to 150 e, and superior 1603 to 2205.
FPOIT.-A large business has been done in Valencia
Raisins, but at th reduced rates of 25s to 27s for new.
Sales of Denia have been made at 20 to 223. Currants
have met with a free sale and the market has a firm
tone; the rates paid for naw are from 303 to 363 per cwt.
SALTPETRE.-There is no decided decline this week for
rougb, yet lar4e arrivals have taken place, whilst ex-
porters and home dealers have operated with reluctance
privately. The value of flee Calcutta is 293 6d to 30s 6d,
good mid and good 27a to 295, other sorts 24s 6d to 26s
6d, and Madras 223 61 to 265. At auction 1,275 bags
Calcutta were taken in at 266 s 61 for 131 to 12} per
cent refraction. Deliveries of Saltpetre are nearly 1,000
tens more than in the former season. British Refined
met with a slow sale at 293 61 to 313, and is likely to be
cheaper. Although Nitrate of S )da is more plentiful,
still rates remain at 143 91 to 153, there being a good
demand.
COCHINEAL.-This afternoon a public sale of 110 bags
Honduras Cochineal went at easier rates, silvers at from
3s 8.1 to 3s lid, ord to mid black 43 Id to 4s 31, and
garblings at lid.
INDIGO.-The quantity declared for the public sale of
the 11th May is much smaller than it has been of late,
being 6,171 in A and 1,185 in the B catalogues, total
7,356 chests, showing a fair assortment of middling and
good qualities of Bengal fi; for Russian market, a mo-
derate quantity of ordinary and consuming sorts, an
unusually small proportion of dry leaf Madras (only 530
chests), and about 730 Kurpahs of middling to good
quality, well suited for export.
TALLOW.-This afternoon the public sales of Tallow
went at full rates; 155 pkgs South American sold at 34s
to 35s 93 for mid to good; 46 cks Grease 27s to 325;
300 cks Australian, mutton 35s 61 to 36s 91, beef 34s to
35:, 71 cks Italian 36s to 375.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS;
Lord REDESDALE took his seat on the Woolsack al
Five o'clock.

PETITIONS.

The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND presented a
petition against the grant to Maynooth.
The Earl of FEVERSHAM presented a petition from
a place in Yorkshire to the same effect.
Tne Earl of RODEN presented two petitions from
places in Warwickshire to the same effect.
The Earl of DERBY presented three petitions from
the city of Ross against the endowment of the Catholic
clergy.
The Earl of RODEN presented petitions from the
female inhabitants of Tyrone (3), Londonderry, and
Donegal, praying for the establishment of inspectorships
of nunneries.

TheLA WEarOIFofEmVIINDEroNCE (SCOTLAND)
second
BILL.
reading
of
moved he
this Bill.
;,:Lord LYNDHURST said he regretted that this Bill
did not go far enough, and did not allow plaintiff and
defendant to be admitted as witnesses, as was provided
by the Bill which passed last session with regard to Eng-
land. The new system had worked most admirably,
and he was happy to state this on the testimony of
Learned Judges, who like himself had at first doubted
of it. The verdicts of juries were mach more sa-
tisfactory under the now system than under the old. '
He thought that, with those good effects before them,
they were additional arguments for assimilating the
practice throughout the United Kingdom. He had
already given notice of an amendment which he
meant to propose when they went into Com-
mittee, to extend the jurisdiction of the Bill, and he
hoped that before they went into Committee the Noble
Earl would consent to adopt these amendments.
Lord CAMPBELL supported the second reading of
the Bill with the greatest pleasure, although he regretted
that it did not go further than it did, and he hoped
that his Noble and Learned Friend would not abandon
his intention to propose the amendments of which he had
given notice.
The Earl of MINTO said ho should certainly not op-
pose the amendments which were proposed to be in-
serted by his Noble and Learned Friend opposite.
The Bill was then read a second time.
The Disabilities Repeal Bill was read a second time
on the motion of Lord LYNDHURST.
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed:
The Linen, Sec., Manufactures.
The Loan Societies.
The Poor Relief Act Continuance.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Tho SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Amendments to the Droitwich Junction Canal
Bill were c msi,!ered and agreed to.
The following Bills were read a third time and
passed:—
Deesid.3 Railway.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
M.rthyr Tydtil IVaterwoiks.
Tap following Bills were considered and agreed to:—
Cork Improvement.
Shillingford, WallinMr.
Macclesfield and Buxton Read.
Tyne Improvement.
lingford Bridge Bill.
PETITIONS.
gford, and Reading Road, and Shit-
Mr. HASTIE presented several petitions from various
parts of Scotland against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. W. MILNEs p
resented a tition Worn the Wake-
field Mechanics' Institute,praying for tb o repeal of all
taxes on knowledge.
Mr. FR EWEN presented a petition fropiEasex against
the Maynooth grant.