The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-12 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

( From the New London Price Current of April 11.)
suatat._There has been rather more demand fur British(
Plantation ; an advance of Gd. on former rates has been oh-.
tained. This afternoon, contrary winds keeping back the
rivals, the quantity on show on the market was extremely small.
For Refined goods there has been an improved request for
shipping ; sales of double Crushed made for immediate:
delivery at 355. 61., and for future at 355. ; the grocers:
have purchased sparingly, and barely former rates have been
obtained, Lumps equal to the standard selling at 765. 6d.,
and others rather under at 755. Bastards have met with a dull
sale at former rates. Treacle continues in good request at
urivaried prices. In Dutch Crushed Sugar we have still nothing
doing, but under 435. Gd. there are not sellers. This afternoon,

there was a brisk demand from the Grocers; 78s. paid for
Lumps that would pass, and the same price for those rather
under the standard. The shippers offer 355. for double crushed
for immediate delivery, but there arc no sellers under 355. 6d.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the public sale of 8,703 bags
went off briskly at an advance on former rates of ls., low brown
sold at 503. a 525., good brown 535. Gd. a 555., mid. and
good yellow 565. a 585., fine 625. a 635., low grey for refining,
535. a 555., coloury for the same purpose, 575. a 59g.
EAST INDIA. --Bengal privately has been in good request
for home consumption at late prices, and there is little offering
for sale. Cochin China at 20s. to 255. for ord. grey ate mid.
white, and 3,500 bags Manilla, at 18s. 6d. to 20s. for fine
brown and ord. yellow. 8,000 bags Manilla are announced
for auction on the 18th April. 500 bags Bengal went at
former prices to Gd. advance, mid. white duty paid sold at 655.
a 663., damps 61s. 6d. a 645. 6d., being the first parcel sold
at the low rate of duty.
MOLASSES.—'There has been very little business doing in
West India, and prices are on the decline ; small parcels of
fine St. Kitt's having been disposed of at 27s , and good De-
merara at 275. The total deliveries of West India Molasses
from the warehouses for home use, for the week ending April
8, were 2,511 cwt.
FORElGN.—Havannah sold at 255. to 265. Gd. for ord. to
good mid. ; the private sales have been 400 chests white Ha-
vannah at 38s. for good, 900 chests yellow at 275. to 275. 6d.
for fair and good quality • besides two cargoes afloat, one of
1,200 boxes old yellow Havannahl for Amsterdam at 255. 6d.,
and the other of 250 chests white Pernams of the new
crop to arrive to be delivered at Trieste at 30s. 6d. 44f
chests 693 bags 76 brls., &c., are announced for auction ow

the 18th, and 1,202 bags 2,673 loaves Lima for the 21st April.
Of Havannah we have received 7,000 boxes less this year,
whilst the export has increased nearly 10,000, but the stock is
1,000 more. There is a fulling off in the import of Brazil
to the extent of 1,770 chests, with an increased delivery of
150 chests.

COFFEE.—The British Plantation Market has been quiet.
the demand for the clean grocery descriptions having becomi,
very moderate ; unclean qualities have sold heavily at 2s. de-
cline. In Mocha there liks been little doing privately, at a
decline of 2s. ; good and fine ordinary clean garbled sold at
675. to 695. At auction this day 198 casks British Plantation, a.
small part only of which were sold at former rates ; Berbicw
middling, 935. 6d. to 945. Gd. ; Demerara was withdrawn ;
156 bags Ceylon at the 6i. duty sold at 70s. for ord. sound ;
799 bags East India, only a small part of which were disposed.
of. Sumatra was taken in at 31s. to 325. Gd. ; good pale at
40s. 6d. ; Samarang sold at 355. 6d. to 395. ; good pale bought.
in at 435. to 445.

COTTON.—The private transactions have been only 100.
bales Surats at 4 d. a s'l-d., and 20 Madras at 44d. per lb.
INDIGO.--Sold 4d. to 6d. discount on the shipping qualities,
and (id. to 9d. on consuming, as compared with the January
sales. Madras at a reduction of 6d. oi? good, 9d. to Is. em
n:id. and ord., and full Is. on low and hurpah.
Rica.—ln Carolina a steady business has been done for home:
use at 325. a 345.; the shippers have paid 225. for some small!
parcels. . . . .

OCHINEAL.—There has been very little business doing'
privately, and the public sales c,f 193 bags Honduras have gone,
off heavily at 3d. per lb. decline in former rates • very ordi-
nary silvers at 6s. to 6i. 3d., middling and good Gs. Bd. to•
7s. 23., fine 7s. 7d. to 7s. 101, low and good black 7s. 3d. to Se.
TEA.—Thc next public sales of Free Trade are fixed for
early in May, but at present to what extent they will be it is
not known. The total deliveries oF all descriptions of Tea*
on which duty has been paid, for home consumption for tiny
week ending April Sth, are 444,100 lbs.
IZum.—Lecward Proof at 2s. 2d., 4 to 8 over 2s. 3d. to 25..

43., 9 to 11 over 2s. 5d., 12 to 20 over 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d., 221
to 28 over 2s. 10d. to 35., 30 to 38 over 3s. Id. to 3s. 5d..,
Jamaica 27 to 33 over as. 6d. to 3s. 103, and fine 35 to 3 3
over proof 43. to 4s. Gd. ; superior 4s. 10d.
Tm.t.ow.-The prices have been steady, and for consumr-
tion there has been a fair request at 445. 3d. to 445. 6d. Irir
P Y Candle. For delivery in the months of October, No,-
vernber, and December a good business has been done att
41s. 3d. to 41s. 6d. per cwt.
SricEs.-Malabar Pepper went at 21s. 6il. a 223. for ord'.
The East India Comnan)'s sale of 11,970 'Slags black Pepper
found buyers at an id. a lid. decline on former rates ; Malabar
light and fine half heavy sifted sold at 31-d. a aid., tusift,
half heavy 3;,;(1. a 32td. ; Sumatra sifted light and a half hea cg,
3,1 d. a 31d., unsifted good light and half heavy 30. a 32. 'Ai_
si:ot aid. a 3?.-4d. Cassia Lignea at a reduction of 25., infr ;rior
to good quality selling at 50s. a 60s. Nutmegs went at 44 3. sd.
a 4s. 91 for good seconds to fair first quality. Mace at 4 3. 3d.
a ss. sd. for middling and good second quality. Clover , take
hi at 91d. a 91d. Cassia Buds were taken in at 635. This
afternoon Cassia Lignea at 495. Gd., Cassia Buds a;, GOs.
Bencoolen Cloves partly disposed of Is. 6d a Is. 7d. for good
fair bright. Black Pepper went i-d. cheaper, ligl it stalky
Sumatra at 31., white at 6.4 d., good mid. white 7i d. a 9id.
Seven casks Nutmegs sold at 4s. bd. a 4s. 9d.

The Countess Dowager of Cork will et) tertain a
party at dinner to morrow.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 11.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at
Five o'clock.
Mr. Peck brought up Papers from the Commissioners for
the Reduction of the National Debt.
The Bishop of ELY presented a petition from the Master,
Fellows, and Scholars of St. John's College, Cambridge,
against the Oxford and Cambridge Statutes Bill.
The petition was read at great length by the Clerk.
The RIGHT Ray. PRELATE then presented a similar petition
from the Master and Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge.
Lord GR A NT L E Y presented petitions in favour of Ch urch-
rates from St. Mary's, Guilford, and from another place in
Kent.

The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petition from
an individual against the Leeds and Manchester Railway Bill.
Lord KENYON presented four petitions in favour of
Church-rates, and one from Abergavenny against the Poor-
law Amendment Bill.
The Bishop of HEREFORD presented similar petitions
from parishes in Surrey and Hereford.
The Bishop of LINCOLN presented a petition from King's
College,' Cambridge, against the Oxford and Cambridge Uni-
versity Statutes Bill. The Right Rev. Prelate also presented
petitions to the same effect from Lincoln College, Oxford,
and from Brazennose College, Oxford.
The Bishop of WINCHESTER had several petitions to
present upon the same subject, but was unwilling to trouble
their Lordships with the reading of all the petitions by the
Clerk.
The Earl of RADNOR said it would be impossible to
know what the objects in view of the petitioners were, unless
they were read.
Lord BROUGHAM was also of opinion that in justice to
the parties, they should be read.
The Earl of RIPON did not think that any great
information could be obtained by their Lordships from
having the petitions read in that way.
The Bishop of WINCHESTER was entirely in the hands
of the House, and he would either state their prayer, or have
them read by the Clerk.--( Cries of " Read, read.")
The petitions were then read at length by the Clerk. They
were from Corpus Christi College, Oxford ; St. John
the Baptist College, Oxford; St. Mary Winchester College,
Oxford, commonly called New College ; St. Mary Magda-
lene College, Oxford, and from the President, Fellows, and
SAiolars of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Oxford. The
last petition prayed that if the Bill proceeded another stage,
petitioners might be heard by counsel against the Bill.
Lord RE DE SDA LE presented a petition from the Dean
and Chapter of Christ Church College, Oxford, to the same
effect.

Lord RA VENSDALE presented a petition from Ipswich
agninst the abolition of Church-rates.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented a petition
f. om the President and Fellows of 'Ballo! College, Oxford,
against the Oxford and Cambridge Statutes Bill, and a peti-
tion from Merton College, Oxford, to the same effort.
The Most Rev. PRELATE then presented a petition from
the Warden, Fellows, and Scholars of All Soul's Cullege,
Oxford, to the same effect. And in the absence of the Arch-
blahop of York, who was prevented by a domestic calamity
from attending, the same Prelate presented a petition from
the Provost, Fellows, and Scholars of Queen's College, Ox-
ford, to the same effect.
The Most Rev. PRELATE then, on behalf of the Bishop of
Eteter, who was prevented by indisposition from attending:,
presented a petition from the Rector and Scholars of Exeter
College. Oxford, to the same effect.
The Bishop of LL A NDA FF presented a petition from the
Blessed Mary the Virgin College, Oxford, to the same effect.
The Duke of \WELLINGTON presented a petition from
Woreester College, a petition from the Chancellor, Master,
and Fellows of the University of Oxf,r,l, and a petition from
the Masters and Fellows of Clare hell, Cambridge, to the
same effect.
Lord LI A RD W ICK E presented a petition from the Master
and Fellows of Queen's College, Cambridge, to the same

The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition from
the Principal and Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford, to the
same effect.
Lord WYNFORD presented a petition from \Vadham Col-
lege, Oxf.rd, to the same effect.
Lord DE GREY presented four petitions from places in
Leicester and Yorkshire, against the abolition of Church-
rates.