The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-21 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Muscovado Sugar, from the returns made
in the week ending the 17th of Oct., 1837, is 355. Bd. per Cwt.,
exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable on the Importa-
tion thereof into Great Britain.

Biberich, the seat of the Duke of Nassau upon the
Rhine, is to be made a port, for the first time, and Cob-
lentz, with the consent of Prussia, is to be declared a free
port. The railroad from Mayence to Frankfort has been
at last sanctioned ; and it was expected in Germany that
these various measures would greatly promote the trade of
the Rhine.

Reports were lately in circulation that the cholera
and the plague had appeared simultaneously in Hungary.
There seems to have been one auspicious case at Esseg,
but i►t has not been followed by any serious consequences.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE

( From the New London Price Current of last Evening.)

SUGAR.-We have still to report a brisk and improving
Market for British Plantation ; the deficiency in the stock
and the improved state of the Refined trade that has given the
buyers increased confidence; there has been a good demand
from both the grocers and refiners, and an advance on previous
prices of 6d. to Is. has been established ; sales of dry brown
Berbice at 565. to 575. Demerara and 'I rieidad rather better
at 575. 6d. to 58s. ; St. Kitts, Jamaica, and from other islands
mid. yellow at 58s. 6d. to 615., good 625. to 645., fine 655. to
665. ; of Barbadoes there has been no public sale, but 120 hhds.
will be brought forward on Tuesday next ; the deliveries for
consumption still continue to exceed those of 1836, and last week
were 260 hhds and trs. more than at the corresponding period
of last year ; the arrivals since our last have been 1,817 hhds.
and 395 trs., which are rather heavier than at the same period
a twelvemonth ago, so that by the next returns the deficiency
in the stock will be much the same as on Tuesday last, when
it was 1,041 trs. 11,998 hhds. and 1,091 barrels less than last
year. This day previous prices were fully maintained, but
there was less business doing, refiners as well as grocers pur-
chasing rather sparingly ; the purchases for the week arc 3,100
hhds. and trs.
Refined goods have been much wanted ; there has been a
good disposition evinced on the part of the grocers and ship-
pers to purchase even at an advance on previous rates of Is.,
but the demand has been rather checked by the limited supply
at market; Lumps for the scale have been taken readily at
755. for those rather under and 765. for those passing the
standard; several sales of double Crushed made at 355., at
which there are further buyers, but no sellers under 355. 6d.,
and even very little is to be purchased for immediate delivery
at that price; large and small Lumps have been improved in
value to 725. to 745. ; Bastardshave been taken freely at previous
rates; pieces have sold readily, and the supply of both has become
short. Treacle has sold with spirit at former quotations.
Dutch Crushed Sugar is held for 335. ; there has been some
enquiry, and 325. freely offered and refused. This afternoon
there were considerable enquiries, particularly from the
grocers, and higher prices were obtained, Lumps passing the
standard selling at 775., and those rather under at 765.
Treacle and Bastards in brisk demand at rather higher prices.
MAURITIUS.-This article has participated in the briskness
with West India ; there has been a good business doing pri-
vately at 6d. to ls. advance on previous rates ; and 74ebage,
at auction, sold briskly at a similar improvement-mid. and
good heavy brown went at 535. to 545. 6d., low and mid.
yellow 565. 6d. to 585., good 625. 6d. to 645. Nothing is
advertised for public sale, and there have been no arrivals ;
those remaining unsold in first hands consist principally of mid.
and good yellow descriptions, and of which we have had very
few samples amongst the late arrivals.
EAST INDIA.-For Bengal there has been a good demand
privately for the scale at ls. advance on previous prices; none
has been offered at auction; the stock is now 7,590 bags
against 14,142 bags at the corresponding period of last year ;
in Manilla and Siam there hare been no transactions, the
wants of the buyers having been supplied for the present,
but the supply at market being short there is no disposi-
tion evinced to submit to lower prices ; 517 bags of the
former and 180 casks of the latter are advertised for auc-
tion on Tuesday next, besides 750 bags brown and 358
bags, white Bengal at the 245. duty. This afternoon Bengal
was in brisk demand by the grocers, and 1,700 bags duty paid
at public sale sold with spirit at rather higher prices, fine and
very fine white at 675. 6d. to 705., good 665. to 665. 6d., mid.
655. to 655. 6d., damps, 645. to 695.
FOREIGN.-The market has become very uninteresting;
there has been nothing doing in either ' Havannah or Brazil,
but the supply being short, there is no disposition evinced on
the part of importers to submit to lower prices; for some lots
of low mid. white of the former 38s. has been offered and re-
fused, 40s. being required ; there has been arrivals of 330
chests of Bahia and 2,500 chests Havannah. This afternoon
at auction 197 chests Bahia were brought forward, the princi-
pal part was taken in at previous rates, good white at 30a. a
31s. 6:1., ord. and mid. 255. a 285., mid. yellow 255., fine
brown 20s 6d. to 21s. ; a few lots went at the valuations,
good and fine brown 19s. to 205., mid. at 17s. to 18s. 6d.,
washed 15s. 6d. to 195., mid. white washed at 265.
MOLASSES.-West India have been taken freely at 6d. to
s. advance on former prices; sales of fine Dominica and St.
Vincent's made at 345. 6d. This afternoon West India were
much wanted, and 160 puns. Barbadoes at auction sold briskly
at stiff prices • the sale commenced at 335. for very thin but
bright quality, towards the close the price advanced to 345.
COFFEE.-The market for all descriptions has been uninte-
resting this week; of the clean qualities of British Planta-
tion the trade have purchased reluctantly, and although the
supply has been short, previous prices have been with dif-
ficulty maintained ; for unclean sorts there has been scarcely •
any demand, and a considerable proportion of the quantity
offered at auction has been bought in; 290 casks and 65 bar-
rels have been brought forward, clean mid. coloury Berbice of
the new crop went at 975. 6d. to 1025., good and fine fine ord.
70a. to 935., unclean ord. to good ord. 425. to 60s. ; Jamaica
low mid. and mid. 975. to 102 s. 6d., fine fine ord. 86s. to 965.,
good ord. 68s. to 705.; Demerara fine fine ord. 855., triage
675. to 68s. ; the arrivals continue light, and since our last have
been only 275 hhds. 70 bags ; for auction on Tuesday next
100 casks, for Wednesday 120 casks, and for Thursday 140

casks 10 barrels are advertised. The transactions privately
in the East India descriptions admissible for consumption
at the 6d. duty have been very limited, but holders
continue to require very full prices, and in some in-
stances higher rates are demanded for Ceylon, although
the grocers have purchased very sparingly by private
contract, and only 337 bags have been offered at auction,
which were taken in 2s. above . their value, fine ord.
at 70s. ; for public sale on Tuesday next, 2,650 bags are ad-
vertised, being the same parcel which was 'originally ad-
vertised for this afternoon ; for Mocha there are but few
buyers, and the grocers are the exclusive purchasers, but the
supply being still short prices continue firm ; 28 bales at auc-
tion sold at 555. to 575. for ord. brown and broken quality ;
privately a small parcel of ord. old poddy has been sold at
595. ; for auction on Tuesday, 230 bales are advertised ; for
shipping there has been nothing doing in Sumatra, Semarang,
or Ceylon, and prices remain as last quoted. The operations
privately in Foreign have been very limited, at auction 320
bags African sold rather above the general value, good ord.
pale light and worm-eaten at 38s. ; ord. descriptions of Brazil
are totally neglected, and the coloury sorts are less inquired
after, and there is a better supply at Market, but at present
there are not sellers at any reduction in prices ; for St. Do-
mingo, the demand has been only for small parcels of good
ord. at 4ls This day grocers continued to purchase very spa-
ringly of British Plantation, but prices do not give way. At
auction 87 casks Berbice and 37 casks of Jamaica was offered ;
the former of the new crop of clean quality sold readily at pre-
vious rates, low mid. and mid. at 100 s. a 1035.„ ord. and

good ord. 61s. a 765. 6d. ; the latter went at unvaried prices,
good mid. 1175.-100 bales old Mocha was taken at stiff
prices, fair yellow 85s. a 905.-350 bags St. Domingo sold at
market prices, good old coloury mixed at 40s. per cwt.
COCOA. British Plantation has undergone no change in va-
lue, the demand is still very moderate ; none has been offered
at auction, and the transactions privately have been limited.
There being still no arrivals of Foreign, there has been nothing
doing.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-The importers of Rum
will not sell excepting at fully the rates r x,:viously established,
but there has been very little inclinati • viuced on the part
of the buyers to purchase, and the demana for Jamaica, as well
as for Leewards, has been very moderate, and confined to 250
puns. of the former, at 4s. ld. for 28 per cent. over proof,
4s. 2d. to 4s. 3d. for 30 to 33 over, and 100 puns. of the lat.
ter 7 to 8 over at 2s. 7d., 11 to 12 over at 2s. Bd., 26 over at
3s. sd. ; proofs are held firmly at 2s. sd. ; 375 puns. and 30
• hhds. have arrived since our last. Brandy has been in fair
demand at the prices quoted. The limited transactions in
Geneva have been at previous rates.
Tau.ow.-The demand has been much checked by the
stoppage of an old house (Parsons) in this trade for a
large amount, and who had entered into extensive contracts to
deliver Tallow ; the business doing for consumption has been
very limited, but the unfavourable intelligence received from
the Davis' Straits Fishery has prevented any decline in prices,
and small sales of Petersburgh Yellow Candle have been made
at 395. 6d. to 395. 9d. ; for delivery up to the end of the year
there has been nothing doing, but under 395. 6d. there are not
sellers : for the three first months of 1838 some small sales
have been made at 40s. at which there are further buyers, but
no sellers under 40s. 3d. per cwt. This afternoon there was
an improved demand for Tallow on the spot, and a good busi-
ness has been done at 395. 9d. to 40s. for P. Y. C. ; and 628
casks stranded at auction all sold briskly at 395. to 395. 3d.
&rm.-Pepper continues dull of sale. Siam at auction
were all taken in at 3d. for good half heavy quality, only
3d. per lb. was offered. Pimento at 3d. to 3id. per lb. for
middling and good ; shipping quality rather stalky was bought
in at 3d. For Cinnamon there has been no demand. West
India 'Ginger has been taken sparingly at former rates ; Ja-
maica sold at 31. 15s. a 61. 15s. for inferior to middling.
Rica.-Java at 11s. a 12s. for good and fine, and Bengal
at I Is. 6d. a 12s. for good mid, white. For shipping there
has been enquiries for Carolina at 21s. This afternoon East
India continued in good demand, and 2,620 bags Bengal at
auction went with spirit, mid. and good white at 12s. a 13s.
per cwt.

SALTPETRE.—Prices continue very firm, and there has been
a steady demand, by private contract, at 255. 6d. a 265. 6d.
for fine quality. British Refined is held for fully previous rates.
COTTON.—There has been a revival in the demand for East
India, the accounts from Liverpool being of a more favourable
character. The private transactions since our last have been
1,400 Surats, 4d. to 4d., and 100 Madras, 4d. to sd.
INDlGo.—Guatemala has maintained former prices ; 3s. sd.
to

53. 6d. for low Cortes to good Sobres. -
COCHINEAL.—Previous rates have been fully maintained.
Honduras went readily at 7s. Id. a 7s. 4d. for mid. blacks,
and 6s. 2d. a 6s. 4d. for foxy and small silvers.
METALS.— British Iron continues very firm in price, and in
good demand. In Foreign few sales made, prices unaltered.
English Lead has been in brisk request ; principally for ex-
port, and a further advance of ss. has been established : in
Spanish small sales made at 201. There are several orders
for East India Tin at 78s. for Straits, and 80s._ for Banca, but
there not being sellers at these prices nothing has been done;
and 160 slabs Straits at auction was taken in at 80s. ; for auc-
tion on Tuesday 1,603 slabs Banca are advertised. English
has been in fair demand at previous quotations. In Swedi,h
Steel several large sales have been made at 17/. to 181. Spel.
ter is now held for 131. 15s. to 14/.
OILIII.—The accounts received from the Davis' Straits
Fishery to the 24th September are of a very unfavourable cha-
racter, the catch being only 89 Whales, or 800 tuns of Oil.
The demand for the common descriptions of Fish Oils have
been very extensive and general from the home trade at an ad-
vance on previous rates of fully 61. to 101. per tun;_ sales of
Cod in casks made at 521. ; Pale Seal 541. ; yellow 50/. ;
brown 45/., and South Seal 401. to 441. Sperm is held firmly
at 841. for the best. Linseed and Rapeseed have been in br s's

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demand, arid prices have advanced 40s. to 60s. ; the foro.._d
sulling: briskly at 325., and, the latter and 425. for pale, an.
n
40s. for brown. Olive is held for an advance of 40i. per
n tu
For Palm the advanced price of 31/. to 31/. 103. is n-
For
auction 200 hhds. Ceylon Cocoa. Nut Oil duty paid su.d
at 331. to 331. ss. per tun.
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From the 7th to the 14th 16 racltct entc"
Boulogne, with 621 pl .se:ntrers, 18 took thr.ic aPtot"e
with 891 passengers.
The crop of potatoes in the neighbourhood of
Manningford, Woodborough, Urchfont, and Lavington is so
abupdant this year, that the hest red kidneys are now selling
from 3s. 6d. to 3s. per- sack, and the commoner sorts at
2s. 6d. per sack, delivered at the place where grown.
On Saturday last a Scotch officer of police arrived in
Belfast, and gave information at the police-office, that a per-
son mimed John Laird, lately a confidential clerk in the ern:
ployment of Messrs. Dunlop, of Leith, who had embezzled
sums to the amount of 4501., and subsequently absconded,was
reported to have come to this town, and engaged a passage,
to the United States. The constabulary went in search, an..
in a short time they succeeded in tracing Laird to the
Bel
fast Hotel, Ritchie's-dock, where they captured him, ttrao-
'
gether with a female named Euphemia Bain, who bad
yelled with him and passed as his wife. It was found tbat
he intended proceeding to Charleston, and for that pur-
pose had embarked his luggage on board the Arapokel,
then in the river, for that port. The circumstance of that
vessel having been detained for a day or two proved very
fortunate for the ends of justice, as the fellow would other-
wise have had such a start of his pursuers as would have ren-
tiered detection impossible. Only 701. of the plunder b.as,
been recovered. He and his paramour were last vigw.
il'
transmitted in the custody of the Scotch officer to Glasgo
—Belfast Northern Whig. the
THE WEATHER.—During the last fortnight
weather in this quarter has been delightful. The coldness
in
natural to the present season begins to be slightly felt
the mornings and evenings ; but the air, while The brigbt
e sun Is
up, is of a mild and agreeable temperature.
bly
sunny days we have lately enjoyed, have been agree a
followed, during the last week, by fine moonlight nights.
In consequence of the clearness of our atmosphere, the
istinetlY
whole progress of the lunar eclipse on Friday was d
seen by the inhabitants of Edinburgh and neighbourhood ;
while we learn that in various other parts of the country
the sky was so obscured by clouds as to render it scarab'
visible. Notwithstanding, however, the excellence of the
weather, it is easy to perceive that the face of the countrY
is gradually losing its rich, animated appearance. The lanes
and roadsides are now strewed with and yelloW
leaves, while the trees and hedgerows are beginning }
assume that bleak and naked aspect which reminds es
approaching winter. In all circles, too, there are preparai
Lions making for the cold, long nights. The shops an`
warehouses arc stocked with their winter goods, and variods
signs are abroad that the frosty season is already antici-
pated.—Scotsman.
GLASGOW.—The state of fever stands to-day
(Monday), as follows :-216 patients in the Royal Infir-
mary this morning; 90 admitted from the 9th of October
to the 16th ; twelve lines lying over for admission this

morning.
A great sensation has been occasioned in the town
and neighbourhood of Swindon, by the discovery of aerie 0
of felonies, charged to have been committed by Mrs• ik,
the wife of the Rev. Dr. Moen:, a Dissenting Minister. 1
that place.—Devizes Gazette.
On Monday, at the Police Court, there were on
hundred and forty prisoners booked to be brought befor.de
the Magistrates, of which number eighty were discharge
having been found in the streets drunk, and unable 7 e
take care of themselves, and were conveyed to Bridevv
for safety—a considerable portion of the remainder were
fined five shillings for being drunk, and in default of PO:
ment to be committed for short periods ; and the rest sent
to the House of Correction, chiefly for petty thefts, P"kces
picking, stealing meat, &c., from the market-stalls, on
turday night, many of them in a state of intoxication at the
time. What a mass of misery, destitution, and degrada-
tion is produced by the vice of drunkenness in one day •

Liverpool Telegraph.
ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 7.—The first public trio'
of the iron railroad to Zarskoji Selo is made to-day. It is
five versts in length, and begins in the midst of the city'
near the church and parade of the Seminow regiment of the
Guards. The price of two rubles and a half for seats in
o
the first and second carriages is considered to be much to
high for such a short distance. A private trial of the tw°
engines lately received from England was made on Tuesday"
Though but a short notice was given, and only to the P°lice'
many thousand persons had collected to see this novel sight'
Many persons crossed themselves at the sight of these gigan-
tic machines, as if they had been demons. The Governor,
Count Essen, and the Director of the Police, General Ha..
kots, expressed their entire satisfaction to M. Gersper, ,vb°
will not, however, be able to fulfil his promise to complete
the railroad on the 13th of October, because he wants flows'
The expenses to the 3d of October are 3,726,618 rubles,
and the receipts for the sale of 17,500 shares and some con-
tingencies only 3,508,244 rubles. The Directors haceiraPin
plied to the Emperor for the loan of a million and a ha" "
rubles which has been promised them ; and the Director:
hope to complete the road with this sum, but not 01 the
beginning of next spring.—Prussian State Gazette. „s
On Friday last, as the family of John HumPhre7d;
Esq., of Upper Clapton, accompanied by some frieutaa
were returning from Chingford, at which place they Pp_
been rusticating, while waiting in the last lock for the op
eied
ing thereof, the boat's head, which was very sharp'
in a shake in one of the piles, and as the water lowered Doi.
the opening of the sluices, the stern filled in consequence h
aithoug
the head still remaining fixed at the top of the lie,
Mr. Humphreys, jun., who foresaw the consPequence, en
deavoured, but in vain, to shove her off. sProvidentiaoly_!
however, begot the sluices stopped. The boat now h.nrl
nearly perpendicularly, with but the head out of the via'
en'
and the whole party, consisting of five ladies and two gOOO
sett. _
tlemen, were immersed in the stream. Mr. 11., jun' sod,
regained the head of the boat, and, by immediately
.descesuc..
ing along it towards the stern at great personal risk, is,
ceeded in rescuing three of the ladies ; the rest weTeip t
rescued by the timely assistance of some millers, but a
a very exhausted state. marl4f
The improvement in the Liverpool cotton--- 0,
on Monday did not produce much effect here yesterdaYr,ds•
the prices of yarn were generally tending dewl for
There
was, nevertheless, considerable inquiry, chie rates
the German and East India markets, but mostly at
which the spinners were unwilling to accept. The 'ldes,
for goods, too, with the exception of one or two art
continues in a depressed state. There was a rather the
proved demand yesteKlay for 27-inch printing clothebiti
manufacture of which has been greatly diminished
the last few months.—Manchester Guardian.
almostA
The grain harvest in this county is °OW where
closed—indeed it may be said to be finished every dfar..
except in the very highest parts of the district ; ee This
mers are now in the height of their potato harvest.
crop appears uniformly abundant and of excellent qu_Ps, It
and as frost is now felt pretty severely in the inornlntio
will be well that the potatoes be secured with as little Sri,
as possible. We observe that on some farms, the.e
order
ment of cutting off the thaws has been resorted to, re,
to facilitate the ripening process—of its success or
Ayr
we will be happy to receive and publish accounts.
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