The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-27 00:00:00

THE SUN,

thong in small parcels realize 4d to 7d, and the supply
la increasing. Green Tea lies Leen epera:e 1 in with
wish rclnctaoce, and the quantity on offer Leiog large
rather lower rates have been taken, medium sorts meeting
with the least attention. Hyson of low and mid quality
can be obtained at Is to In 2d, good and fine is 3d to
23, superior 2s 2d to 2s Bd, common Young Hyson lld
to Is, mid to fine is ld to 2s 6d, Imperial Canton
103 to is, Hyson sort is 23 to 2s 43, Gunpowder
Canton 8d to Is, ord to mid Hyson kind is 2d to Is 73
good to fine is 8d to 38 4d, Twankay, lld to Is Id. and
Hyson skin 10d to is 43. Scented Orange Pekoe met
with a slow sale; good to fine is Id to is 83, ord to mid
9d to is, and holders are disposed to sell. Few transac-
tions have taken place in Flowery Pekoe, although fine
and superior can be obtained at is 9d to 2s Bd, and low
to good is to is 83.
RICE.—To-day East India Rice was much in demand,
and the parcels sold privately were at rates rather above
those of last week; middling and good white Bengal
realised 9s 6d to 10s 6d per cwt.
SPIRITS.—In consequence of rather lower terms
having been taken for interior Jamaica large parcels
have been sold, and 500 puns were disposdd of.
The better qualities are in fair request at previous
terms, and purchases are 300 puns, &c. Prices for fine
to superior 34 to 38 over proof range at from 3s to 4s 2d,
good 32 to 35 over 2s 7d to 2s 103, mid 2s 4d to
2s 6d, and common 27 to 30 over 2s 2d to 2s 3d. There
are sellers of Leeward Island at is 4d to is 5d proof, yet
little business has been done. Several pareels of East
India have been taken at is 3d to is 3id proof, bat at:these
terms holders are disposed to sell. In Demerara a good
business has been concluded : and the sales are 400
puns at 2s to 2s 3d for 32 to 40 over proof. Stock of
Rum rather exceeds that of last season; but all sorts are
lower in value. Brandy sells more freely, and the
market is in a firm position. Sales of Cognac best
brands of the vintage of 185 s made at 4s 2d to 4s 43,
1850 ditto 4s 44d to 4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to 4s 11d,
1848 ditto 5s 3d to 5s sd, older 5s 6d to 6s 63, low to
mid sorts 2s 10d to 4s; and Bordeaux 2s 23 to 2s 4d. A
fair sale exists for Geneua, common at is 7d to is 83,
and fine is 9d to 2s. In British made Spirit larger pur-
chases have been made at 9s 83 to 9e 9d, net cash; and
Gin 8s for 22 under proof.
SALTPETRE.—The good and fine sorts of Calcutta con-
tinue to be much wanted, and the previous advance is
well supported, 27s to 29s 6d having been paid privately,
supply being small. Other qualities are now more in
demand, at from 24s to 265, and are less freely offered
for sale. A free sale prevails for British refined at 29s
to 30s. Nitrate of Soda is held for 14s to 14s 3d, but
operations have been upon a small scale, yet stock does
' not get larger.
INDIGO.—This afternoon a public sale cf 15 serons
Gautemala went at full terms, and realised 3s 4d to 3s
3d per lb.

COCHINEAL.—This afternoon Cochineal met with a
free sale, and the previous advance was well supported.
At auction 35 serous Mexican silver realised 31 Id to
3s 3d per lb.
PROVISIONS.—Prices have not advanced for Irish But-
ter; the demand has, however, been good, and imports
were only 3,700 firkins for the past week. The value
of Carlow, Conmel, and Kilkenny is 74s to 82s,
Waterford 67s to 745, Cork 76a to 78s, Tralee
64s to 655, Limerick 66s to 70s, and Sligo
66s to 703 per cwt. Dutch met with ready
purchasers, and a further advance has been obtained
for best sorts; inferior and middling rates, however, re-
main nearly the same as quoted in our last Price Cur-
rent; Friezland fine has been selling at 100 s to 104 s,
Other sorts 723 to 90s; Holland, fine 783 to 84s, inferior
64s to 68s; Kemper, fine 84s to 88s; Groningen 70s to
749, other sorts 62s to 665; Edam and Leer, good to fine
643 to 749; and fine Kisl 94.3 to 100 s per cwt. Arrivals
were only 5,640 csks for the past week, and the market has
been nearly cleared. A free sale exists for English at
70s to 1003, and Fresh at 8s to 12s per dozen lbs.
Bacon is at present not cheaper ; operations, however,
are on a smell scale, and th:,re is a plentiful sup-
ply ; Irish small can be obtained at 42s to 465,
Leavy 403 to 435, and Ilamburgh szeal)l,3 40s
to 421 ; imports were 2,530 baps fur the last week.
In Middles many purchases have been made—lrish Bale
realised 41s to 423, Tierce 40s to 423, Hamburgh 40s to
41s, and American Bale 41s to 425. Trade is brisk for
Barrelled Provisions, and rates rule firm—lrish India
Beef at 107 s 6d for prime, Mesa 77s 6d to 803, Pork
62s 6d to 665, and India 1103 to 112 s 6d per tierce. In
Hams purchases are trifling, with sellers of Irish and
English at at from 45s to 603. Lard sells more freely,
and rates have become firm—lrish Bladdered is 50s to
565, keg and firkin 44s to 503, and Hamburgh 45s to 55a
per cwt.
TALLow.—Prises at present have undergone no fur-
ther depression for Russian on the spot; sales are, how-
ever, limited; fine old yellow Candle at 35s to 35s 6d,
and new 36s to 36s 3d per cwt. Operations are im-
material for delivery, with sellers at 36s for next
two months ; and at 37s 6d to 37s 9d for three
last months. Town melted is in good request,
but can be obtained at 36s 6d to 37s for prime. Pre-
vious terms are barely sustained for other sorts; the
parcels offered at auction were, nowever, nearly all sold,
is 200 casks Australian Mutton, good to fine 35s 6d to
36s 6d. Beef, low to fine 33s 9d to 35s 3d; 500 pkgs
South American 34s to 35s 6d; and 43 csks Italian 35s
per ckt.

OlLS.—Prices have declined for Seal; several parcels
in consequence have been sold privately. At auction
47 tuna were disposed of, pale at 311 10s, tinged 301 5s
to 301 10s, straw 291 155 to 301, and brown 281 15s. Cod
is cheaper, limited transactions having taken place at
301 15s to 311. Southern can be obtained at a reduc-
tion, but few buyers are to be found, and 311 to 331
lOs is the value of low to fine. Sperm is in good request
at 841 to 85/ 10s, and holders are firm. Headmatter is
still quoted at 92/ to 95/, and is scarce. Of Palm several
parcels have been Bold, and good to fine realised 266 to
26s 6d per cwt. Prices are not better for Rapeseed Oil,
still a good business has been done, pale at 31s, brown
30s, and refined Foreign 32a to 32s 6d; there is, how-
ever, no decrease of supply. Transactions in Olive are of
little moment, and a desire isiexpressed to sell; Gallipoli
43/ to 431 10s, and other sorts 42/ per tun. Cocoa Nat con-
tinues to he wanted, and prices rule firm; Ceylon and
Cochin 32s to 353, Sydney 29s to 38s per cwt. Of Gin-
gelly Oil, sales ham been made at 301 to 301 5s per tun.
Lard Oil is offering: at 44s to 455. In Linseed, many
purchases have been made both for shipping and home
trade purposes; prices are firm, and rule at 26s on the
spot.

THE FRENCH. CHURCH, THE FRENCH
ARMY, AND THE FRENCH PEOPLE.
(From the Times.)
To an Englishmace English bora and English bred,
there is nothing mere inexplicable than the tact of a
great nation, that has long enjoyed a considerable
degree of freedom, and with it a very high degree of
honour and prosperity, suaislenly resigning itself to a
vulgar Eastern despotism. Our wonder is as great as if we
were assured that a respectable neighbour had assigned
himself over, body and soul, to the spirit of darkness,
or that one of our most distinguished statesmen had
taken pay of a foreign Power. What sort of fascination
can there possibly be in perjury, violence, and robbery?
What can there be to love in hail--a-million bayonets, to
admire in the grossest duplicity, to approve in a rapid
succession of the most arbitrary and cruel decrees, or to
respect in the profanation of religion to give a false
sanction to these deeds? Can selfishness be so attrac-
tive, and cupidity so sublime? We naturally ask what
Franca can be about to fall down and worship the brazen
image with so much unanimity and zsal? But we are
grieved to say that our columns this day supply a living
example of the power of tyranny to fascinate a certain
class of m:ndi. The collector of the Faggot of Sticks
from France, in the course of his rather unprofitable ex-
plorations, wandered into the Elyse', and was adroitly
laid hold of by the embryo despot, went under his wing
to a review, received his hospitalities, and came away
overpowered by the ,condesceesion of a man who lived in
a palace, who went about with a splendid staff at his
heels, and who could review a large army whenever he
pleased. Sir Francis was evidently awestruck by the
near contemplation of semi-imperial majesty, for ho
already perceived the whole emperor bursting
out from the presidential slough. Thus duly im-
pressed, the worthy Baronet is astonished to find,
on his return to this country, that while he is surveying
the rapid developmerit of the imperial plot with ecstatic
admiration and profound self-abasement, he stands
almost alone in these dignifying emotions. It is his sole
" mission" to illustr ate in hie own person the effect of
brute power on the less masculine kind of understand-
liras. In this prostrate mood he is very naturally
astonished to find the press of this country venturing to
speak out about Louts Napoleon just as it speaks out
about every other potrson or thing on the face of this
earth; that is, without any reserve. Accordingly be
writes to expostulate :—How can you venture to speak
thus? Are you not afraid to provoke his Imperial Ma-
jolly and his faithftil subjects? You really bad better
be quiet, or yen will, feel the weight of his displeasure.
Besides, he is the very man for France, and Heaven has
doubtless sent him to restore that unfortunate country.
Such is the homily which our friend with the Faggot is
reading to us, and, through us, to the people of this
country.
With all due respt ct for imperial grandeur, for impe-
rial hospitalities, fat half-a-million bayonets, for a sham
constitution, and art oppressed nation, we beg to reply
that we feel a still h igber respect for our own position as
the free press of Ear ape. Newspapers, in our humble opi-
nion, are quite as -respectable institutions as emperors,
and much snore so than a man who, having been elected
to be President of a Republic,. and having sworn before
Cod to preserve it, crushed it, and re; up a despotism
in its place. If one man may itisue decrees, another man
may put forth opinions, and milt opinions ere the only
m resiaieg correctirils of wrong decress. The nations of
Europe have their respective positions and influences,
some of them by no means to our taste; use allow it, or
rather we cannot help it; but we certainly think that we
are fully entitled to the free exercise of our own, which
been
r ve e
t freely
um spoken is. have bn to speak the truth.. The AutocTats of
.Russia and
inAmi-
cx
this country,
and have been obligedre to swallow the ono bitter
pill in their hs.en d
Why is the Auto-
crat of Prate° to be spared ? Europe is a
society of States,
esprit mood, and in t hat society we have
mutual relations. France eVCIT in its most extra-
upon Ler. Sir Francis
this country,
y bound, reacts
asntdillihm;sorce in' its ordinary
.utstate reacts on
country,
,mabsteminor'y' has
if he thinks the aa:nglish gentlyon the
follies of the Revolution
iness.iss ore
thevde.yfaied him
eecentricities
of the Provisional Government. 'lfanhe will refer to our
own columns of tba t year, he will find that, while depre-
cating actual inter, y
Thrence, we immediately noticed, i
noticed with
cur usual freedom, the Socialist character
of the Revolu-
tion,' and the abstra day of the schemes with which it
ryas associated. B at, we repeat, why is Louis Napo-
leon to have free p lay for his bayonets and we none for
our pen? Way is
.be to fill cur metropolis with exiles,
dragged from thou- beds without a cricae, and thrown
into -dungeons, and thrust at the point of the bayonet
from their native shores, and we to beware lest