The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-16 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Tuesday.)
SUCIAR.—The British Plantation Market during the past
week has been extremely brisk ; the grocers have purchased
freely of all descriptions ; from the refiner there has been a
very steady demand, and the price of both brown and yellow
qualities have improved 6d. to Is. ; the private purchases have
amounted to 3,200 hhds. and trs., besides two public sales of
Barbadoes, containing 261 hhds., which went off readily at
prices fully equal to those of the previous sale, mid. and fine
selling at 58s. 6d. This afternoon prices continued very firm,
and goods were extremely scarce ; the grocers were free
buyers ; export descriptions are in demand; fine Hamburgh
Loaves have been sold for packing at 81s., and ord. at 745.,
delivered in a fortnight and three weeks ; double Crushed is
held for 325.

MAURITIUS.—There has been a brisk demand by private
contract, and very low soft brown, which were bought in at the
late public sales at 425., have been sold at 435.
EAST INDIA.—Of Bengal there have been no public sales;
from the grocers there has been a good demand privately for
those subject to the low rate of duty, and previous prices have
been fully supported ; 1,887 bags are announced for auction
on Thursday ; the shippers purchase sparingly of those at the
365. duty, but the supply continuing short former prices have
been supported. . _ _

FOREIGN.—There have been no public sales of any descrip-
tion, but the holders of white Havannah being generally now
sellers at the late reduction has led to a great demand pri-
vately, and the purchases have amounted to 1,800 boxes pri-
vately at 455. to 475. for good, and some at 40s. to 425. for ord.
COFFEE.—British Plantation has been in good demand by
the grocers, particularly mid. and good clean descriptions, and
previous rates have been fully maintained for all qualities.
This afternoon the only public sale was that of 51 casks 10
barrels of Jamaica, which went at steady prices ; low and good
mid. at 102 s. to 111 s , fine ord. 925. to 941. 6d. The total
deliveries of Coffee from the warehouses for home consumption,
for the week ending August the 12th, are 107,056 lbs. of East
India, and 164,929 lbs. of West India.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HottaNDs.—For Rum there has been
a brisk and general demand, and previous rates have been fully
maintained ; the purchases have amounted to 700 puns. This
afternoon Rum was in good c'emand ; a sale of 100 puns.
strong Demerara at 3s. ed.

COTTON. —The prices of East India continue very firm, and
there has been a steady demand principally for exportation ;
the purchases privately have been 750 bales Surat at 3fd. to
sd. ; 100 Bengal, 41-d. to 4id. ; and 530 Madras, 41d. to 31d.
A public sale of 2,303 bales Surat takes place on Fridry next.

On Wednesday afternoon, as a train of nine wag-
gons was proceeding on the railway from Manchester to
Liverpool, the engineer slackened pace, on arriving at the
Barton embankment, in passing over some newly.laid rails.
As is usual on the engine suddenly slackening ita speed, the
waggons came successively more closely in contact with
each other, and a man named David Blair, attempting to
take advantage of this circumstance to get out of the second
into the third waggon, was just in the act of doing so, when
the engine again quickened its pace, and the waggon from
which he was stepping being suddenly drawn to a greater
distance from the succeeding one, he fell between them.
The whole of the succeeding waggon wheels on one side of
the rails passed over his right arm, and when the train was
stopped, and persons went to his assistance, the arm was
found to hare been severed above the elbow, and carried to
a distance of nearly twenty feet from his body. The poor
fellow was otherwise severely hurt. He was subsequently
brought to the Manchester Infirmary, where he lingered
till the following day, when death put a period to his suf-
ferings. An inquest was held upon the body in the course
of the day, when a verdict of " Accidental Death" was
returned.

An inquest was held at the Blue Bell Inn, Barton--
on-Humber, by George Marris, gent., coroner, upon the
bo3y of Catherine Foster, aged 21, who on the previous
Wednesday destroyed herself by taking a large quantity of
arsenic (nearly 3 oz.) It appears she was goaded by jea-
lousy to commit the rash act. She had for some time co-
habited with a young man, and having heard of his walking
with another female a day or two before, she was heard to
say that " she would not trouble him long." No blame at-
taches to the two druggists of whom she procured the
deadly drug, as she was closely questioned by them as to its
intended use, and her answers were quite satisfactory. The
act of suicide was not discovered till two hours afterwards,
when medical aid was promptly afforded, but too late, as
the poison had already made awful progress in its work of
death. She expired in agonies too horrible to describe,
within six hours after taking it. The jury returned a very
diet of felo de se, and the body was interred the same night
at nine o'clock, without any funeral service.—Hull Rock-
ingham.

Monday afternoon, just as the Nymph Woolwich
steamer was proceeding on her trip, and was abreast of the
hulks, a drunken stoker, or fireman, who had just been
discharged from her Majesty's ship the Kite, fell over-
board, and, notwithstanding every exertion was made to
save him, both by Captain Cunningham and his crew, ho
sunk within about 50 yards of the shore. Captain Cun-
ningham seemed exceedingly hurt at the disaster but his
conduct was most prompt and praiseworthy. The Nymph's
paddles were immediately reversed, and a boat lowered, but
►n doing so the bow tackles of the boat became entangled,
and she immediately filled with water, and Charles Strea-
tham, the cabin-boy, was immersed in the stream ; the poor
boy sustained himself by swimming until he reached a rope
of the Nymph, and he was hauled on board. The whole
of the passengers on board testified their highest satisfaction
at the conduct of Captain Cunningham and his crew. The
deceased, whose body is not yet found, was a native of Dub-
lin, and unmarried.

Four privates of the 2d battalion of Colditrearn
Guards were tried by a District Court-Martial at the Port-
man-street barracks, on Monday last, for mutinous conduit,
drunkenness, Etc. They were found guilty, and the great-
est offender was sentenced to receive 150 lashes, which
punishment was inflicted on Tuesday in the barrack-yard.
previously to the regiment mounting guard at St. James's
Palace. The culprit bore his punishment without a mur-
mur. The other three were severally sentenced to ail,
four, and three months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
The Abbe Calas, vicar of Fauch, in the Tarn, has
been brought before the Tribunal of Correctional Police Of
the district for insulting a:Magistrate. On the 4th of June,
after vespers, a dispute arose between two of the inha-
bitants respecting the municipal elections, into which the
vicar entered with some warmth. The deputy-Mayor jute!'
fered, but not being listened to, he exposed his scarf as the
emblem of his office, which, however, the excited Abbe
treated with contempt, and shook his prayer-book in his
face in return. For this he has been condemned by the
Tribunal to pay a fine of 50 francs, with all the costs.
At the assizes of the Upper Garonne on the Sa
inst., Bardinia, a smuggler, was tried for assaulting $'
Oliva, a merchant of Toulouse, with intent to kill him. He
was prompted to this act by the sight of a large sum °`,
money that M. Oliva happened to receive in his presence,
and he inflicted several severe but not fatal wounds on his
head with a blunt instrument. The facts of the case were
clearly proved, and the prisoner was condemned to hard
labour at the hulks for life, and to wear an iron collar round
his neck.

The Hanoverian army has hitherto worn a uniform
scarcely to be distinguished from that of the British artill,
with whom the Hanoverians have on so many glorious oc-
casions fought side by side. The uniform is dear to the
Hanoverians, and it seems to be matter of very general re-
gret, both among the officers and men, that his Majesti
King Ernest has determined on abolishing it, and substi
tuting that of Prussia. Since his arrival in Hanover it hei
been observed that his 'Majesty has never appeared in pub-
lic in the Hanoverian but always in the Prussian uniforts.
The Queen of Hanover and the Duchess of CambrOge
have both done all in their power to prevail on his Majesty
to consent to retain the present scarlet uniform.

CRUET FRAMES, Plated with Silver Edges, .and
Seven Cut Glass Cruets are offered, price Two Guineas each,
variety of Patterns. Epergnes with one rich Cut Glass 0,5';
price Five Guineas each, or, with four arms supporting Four Dive.-
beside the Centre, Seven Guineas each. The three Show Roo"'"
are fitted up expressly for the display of a large assortment of Si-
VER PLATE, and Plated Goods. T. COX SAVORY, Work'
ing Gold and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, London.

B 11? TR S.
On the 12th inst., at Nottingham-place, the lady of Fredtri4
Huth, jun., Esq., of a son.
On the 13th inst., at Bruce-grove, Tottenham, the lady of
Dodds, Esq., of a son.
On the 12th inst., at St. George's, Tombland, Norwich, Mrs-
John Blake, of a daughter.
On the 12th inst., the lady of Thos. L. Walker, Esq., archit64
Great Russell-stret, Bloomsat the Recburoy, of a son.
he Rel.
On the 17th ult.e, try, Rugby, the lady of t
J. Moultrie, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., Mrs. Henry Smith, of Fottess-terrace, icor
tish-town, of a son.

ARRIE.
At St. Pancras Church,M
on the 15th inst., William Mellor m-M:igthile'
Esq., of Shelton, Staffordshire, to Miss Eliza Goodman, °I
Gothic Cottage, Kentish Town. iisfiett,
On the 10th inst., at Ospringe, the Rev. James Hughes
iiter-
by his father, the Rev. C. H. Hallett, of Higham, near ;,otteS
bury, to Mary Frances, daughter of Lieut.-General Sir I'l
G. Montresor, of Ospringe House, Kent.