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London, England, 1837-04-25 00:00:00

o limited, that if sales were forced, prices would decline ma-
t erially. Of British Plantation 43 casti.-s were offered, but of
a sort which is not suited to the wants of the dealers, conse-
equently low prices were offered, which the holders reluct-
e Indy- accepted; fine ord. foxy Jamaica 70s. to 725., ord. 455.
I :o 50s. per cwt. ; 3 lota fine ord. grey Demerara sold at 795.
t 81s. per cwt. ; good clean coloury qualities continue in dc-
a tawl, and support former prices.
The Market continues very dull, and scarcely a transaction
, Las occurred worthy of notice; the prices are unaltered, but
iin the absence of business must be considered nominal.
The total deliveries of Coffee from the warehouses for borne
consumption for the week ending April tit are 156,163 lbs. of
„East India, and 177,243 lbs. of West India. _ _

CGCOA.—The private sales to netice last week consist of a
parcel of Brazil Cocoa at 38s pee cwt.

218 bags Guayaquil sold steadily at 31s. a 32s per cwt.

The total deli;'eries of Wcst India Cocoa from the ware-
lhouses for home use for the week ending April 22, were
16,8801b5.

COCHINEAL —135 bags Honduras by auction on the 18th
inst. sold, Silvers, dark and foxy 6s. a 6s. 7d., black 7s. Id. a
Is. 3d. per 1b.., being 3d. per lb. lower. On Friday 35 bags
Honduras were put up to auction, and sold without alteration
in prices, Silvers 6s. to 6s. 3d., and a few ord. blacks 6s. lld.
to 7s. 4d. per lb.
TALLOW is quoted at lower prices, 445. to 445. 3d. per cwt.
for present delivery, and the last four months of this year,
41s. to 41s. 3d. There is very little disposition to make con-
tracts, and the demand is confined to the actual wants of the
trade.

By public sale 360 skins South American on Friday, the
first lots, 435. 6d. ; and afterwards declined to 425. 6d.
per cwt.
Ona-By public sale 50 tuns Southern Whale Oil sold at
351. to 361. per tun. Galipoli dull at 561. per tun. Linseed
Oil has been sold at 27/. per tun.
COTTON.-The Market still continues dull, and sales con-
fined to only 520 bales, chiefly Surats, at :lid. to sd. per lb.,
and a small quantity Bengal at 3-d. to 4i-d. per lb.
TEA.-The total deliveries of all descriptions of Tea, on
which duty has been paid, for home consumption for the week
ending April 22 are 454,755 lbs..
Selairs.-About 350 puns. Leeward Island have sold at
from 2s. sd. for 5 over proof to 3s. 3d. for 36 over, and a
small parcel of Jamaica at 2s. 9d. to 3s. 9J. for 9 over to 30
over. A small parcel of Jamaica Rum 37 over proof sold at
4s. 2d., and a large parcel of Demerara 34 over proof sold at
3s. ld. per gallon. Yesterday a parcel of Demerara 40 over
proof was sold at 3s. 4d, and another parcel 32 over proof at
3s. to 3s. Id.
Istmoo.-Since the sale a few chests have been taken
out of the Market at cr about sale prices. On Friday 31 se-
tons Guatemala ord. Cortes taken in at 2s. Bd. to 3s. 9d. per
lb. Madras Indigo has been enquired for since our last, and
an advance of Id. to 3d. per lb. on sale's prices has been paid ;
other sorts are not. enquired for. The total deliveries of In-
digo from the warehouses for home consumption for the week
ending April 22 are 22,210 lbs. of East India.
FRUIT.-Nothing doing except in Currants, Patras 745. a
765., Zante and Cephalonia 675. to 68s. per cwt. Low de-
scriptions of Raisins are ha demand for shipping, and Red
Smyrnas would be taken readily if there were any to be had.
TODACCO.-There was a considerable public sale on the
21st, consisting of 229 hlls. Kentucky, 188 hhds. Virginia ;
the former was nearly all taken in at 2s'-d. to 3kal. per lb. ; the
Virginia Leaf was taken by the trade at 3-id. to 4ad., and the
Stemmed 54d. to 6kd. per lb. ; 12 cares Havannah Segars
Bs. 9d. to 9s. 9d. per lb.
JUTE.-By public auction on the 19th inst. 300 bales Jute
partly sold at 141. 10s. per ton.
Paovistoxs.-Dutch Batter has declined to 965. to 935.
per cwt., but the demand is very general in consequence of the
scarcity of Irish ; the prices of the latter may he quoted at
100 s. to 102 s. for prime quality, and 965. to 935. for inferior.
Bacon firm, and Waterford Sides landed have brought 48s. to
49a. ; Middles 425. to 465. per cwt. Lard in request at 68s.
to 725. per cwt.
SPICES. -On the 21st inst. 515 bags Pepper sold about id.
per lb. higher, good heavy 31d. to 3 d., greyish and inferior.
31d. to 3d. per lb. 121 barrels and 3 casks Jamaica White
Ginger, the ord. sold at 5/. Bs., thesfair 9/. 95., and the fine
10s. 19s. per cwt.
HIDES.-Salted New South Wales Hides sold at 2.3 d. to
3kel. per lb.
IZICE.-By private contract several parcels of East India
have been sold 61 per cwt. higher,Bengal at 12s. 6d. to 135. 6.1,
Java 10s. to 103. 6d. ; and at Auction on Friday 235 bags
Java Rice, in band, damaged sold briskly at 7s. a 9s.
per cwt. By pulilie auction this day 2,541 bags Java were
offered ; the first parcel consisted of pad clean quality, and
found buyers at 1 Is. to 113.. 61. per cwt., rather inferior
brought 10s. 6d.: and ord. 9s. 61 per cwt.

INPERi AL PARLIA.ME NT,

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The•LORD CiIANCI74,LOR took his seat on the
Woolsack at Five o'clock.

• Lord KENYON presented petitions in fa7our of
rates from places in York. • .
Lord II AREWOOD presented similar petitions from
places in York.
Lord 1.1.A.1i.)01‘T presptcd petitions against the
from Mountaneilick, and from the parish of
Grange Gorman, in
of RIPON presented petitions against the'
abolition of Church-rates from reverni places in Yorkshire.
Lord ELLEN BO ROUG II presented a petition Iron•
a parish in Warn :a. against the Ministerial plan for the
abolishing Church-rates, and suggesting that the rates
should still he collected ; but that that portion collected
from Dissent ers.shonld be used for the liquidation of thy
National. Debt.

Lord MELBOURNE presented petitions tio►n Yot
shire against Church-rates.

Lont.BA.N DON presented a petition against the Irish
Municipal Bill from four thous;:nd persons, menibers.of tint
Consc:rvative Societies in Cork.

Earl LINCOLN ;4:1:1 others from the Commons brought
up t:lo Vt7orcester Cattle Minket Biii.

The of LI,AADAFF presented a petition from
his diocese .against the abo:itiun of Church-rates.
Petitions ..%ith a similar pr.tyer were presented by Lord
LYNDHURST, from the parishes of Stradbroke,
and numerOus others in Somersetshire ; also from Shrop-
shire, and the co;mty of Buel;ingliarn.

Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented similar peti-
tions from various places in his diocese.
The Blshop of GLOUCESTER prtvented pc•
titlons from Old Sulbury, the Deanery of Frame, and other
parts atilt; County of Gloucmer. The Right Re v. Pre-
late also presented a petition from the Pk siciaus resident
and
practising in theUniveriity of Cambridge,. relative" to
the practise adopted under the Poor-law Amendment Act,
calling upon medical practitioners to give tenders of the
terms on which they would undertake to cure the poor. The
petitioners represented that the practice was injurious to the
medical profession, and prejudicial to the interests of the
pour themselves. The only ohject the petitioners had in
view was to preserve the respectability of their profession
and to advocate the cause of humanity.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the
Mayor and Aldermen of Kingsten-upon-Hull, in favour
of the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill. Also petitions
in Lyon.; of the abolition of Church-rates, from
Warrington, Redruth, Maryport, Brentford, Plymouth, Tod-
rnordon, Wordsworth, Long field, Perth, Eppin;l, Paisley,
Monmouth, and several other places. The Noble Lord
also presented petitions from Chundeig,h, Warwick ; from
the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of Boston,
Caruarvon, and from places in Monmouth and Lanark, all
opposing the principle of the Ministerial plan for the aboli-
tion of Church-rates, but some of the petitions prayed their
Lordships to consider the details of it. The Noble Lord
then presented a petition from the operatives of Glasgow in
favour of the Recovery of Small Debts (Scotland) Bill.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented peti-
tions in support of Church-rates from various parishes in
Kent.

Lord ROLLE said that he understood a petition had
been presented to that House from Barnsthple, and thrt,
very improper means had been used to obtain signatures to
it—for instance, a schoolmaster had given his boys a holy-
day. to afford them an opportunity of signing it. He would
ask Lo:d Brougham if he had presented it ?
Lord BROUGHAM could not say if, amongst the
large number of petitions he had presented, he bad pre-
sented one from Barnstable.

Lord ROLLE said he had merely mentioned the cir-
cumstance in order to show that improper means had been
adopted to procure signatures to the petitions.
Lord BROUGHAM said that if it was any consolation
to the Noble Lord, he (Lord Brougham) had presented
upwards of a dozen petitions which made the same state-
ment as to the improper mode adopted of procuring sig.
natures to petitions on the other side of the House.
The Earl of GLENGAL presented a petition from a
parish in Dublin against the Irish Municipal Bill.
The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE presented similar pe-
titions from a parish in Dublin, and from Newry.—(Loud
cries of " Order of the Day.")
IRISH MUNICIPAL BILL.

On the motion of Lord MELBOURNE, that the
paragraph in the Lords' Commissioners speech on the
opening of Parliament relating to Municipal Corporations
(Ireland) Bill was read by the Clerk.
Lord MELBOURNE said it became his duty to move
that their Lordships give a second reading to the Bill
then upon the table for the regulation of Corporations
in Ireland. The great attention which the subject had received
in former years—the great familiarity which their Lord-
ships must have with all its details, rendered it unnecessary
for him to state at any great length the provisions of the Bill.
Their Lordships were aware that the Bill was for the pur-
pose of abolishinr, and abrogating the present corporations
existing in Ireland ; and it was to substitute an improved,
as they (the Government) thought, system of government.
(Loud cries of hear, hear.) The towns contained in
the schedules were nearly the same as were contained
in the former Bill. There were 47 towns in all, and they
were inserted in the Bill on the principle of population—no