The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-28 00:00:00

GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.

2,500 16sOd Bath 2Ol. sh. 16/. pd '23
5,000 British
5,000 15a/tiriews.er4t.../ Ditto Provn.cial 2O/. sh. 19 pd 25
928 5/ lOs Birmingham 5O/. sh. 98
t,250 221.0 s Bristol
_.._. ...

2:250 3/ lOs Brighton ..
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750 3/ lOs Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 18/. pd if
2,471 4i per cent. Brignton Geuerai 201. sh. all pd 17
4,000 6/, 10s. Continental Consolidated 751. 6211. pd 105
1,000 101. City of London lOO/. sh. all pd 195
1,000 61. Ditto, New lOO/. sh. 60/. pd 114
1,000 3/.os. Equitable .... 5O/. pd ."26
100100 2} per cent. Imperial
800 51. per cent. Isle of Tnai,et 251. sh. 201. pd 18
2,350 Cl. per cent. Independent 'lO/. 3h. all pd 50
9,000 41. per cent. Phoenix 501. sh. 391. pd 29
1,000 4.1. per cent. Ratcliff 1001. sh. 801. pd 614
4,000 South Metropolitan 5Ol. sh. 19/. pd 111
8,200 4/.per cent. United General 5Ol. sh. 461. pd 36'
240 5/. per cent. Warwick
400 5/. per cent Wakefield 25/. sh. 22
2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered ......, 5O/. sh. 58
6,000 12s. Ditto New 5(l. sh. 101. pd 11
720 51. per cent, Yarmouth 201. sh. 18/. pd 0
WATER WORKS.
1,800 10s. Birmingham 25/. sh. 25/. pd 20
1,434 61. East London lOOl. sh. 166
5,500 21 lOs Grind Junction Average 411 13s. 4d. sh. 67i
2,000 21. Kent 100' sh. 45
372 101. Liverpool !tootle 220/. sh. 3:.:0a
1,500 2110 s New River London Bridge Water Ann 62'
6,486 21 lOs Manchesto and Salford lOOl. sh. 551
1,000 4 per cent, S, nth London 100/. sh. 104
8,294 41. West Middlesex Average 63/. I2s. 9d. sh. 190
1,360 1114 s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001, eh. 35

LUCIFER MATCHES, BRANDS OF
DISCORD, AND TORCHES OF ANARCHY.

(From the Charivari.)
Monarchies, generally speaking, and those of the
present time in particular, are immoveable—eternal.
That is, of course, an axiom
The wonder is, that these colossal edifices, which
are so firmly wedged together, shake at the least
shock ; that these mighty, redoubtable, inviolable po-
tentates tremble at every thing, no matter what, so
that the line of the parody may be seriously applied
to them—

" de crains tout, cher Abner, et n'ai pas d'autre crainte."
From this hare-like nature proceeds the disposition
to discover in the most ordinary acts of common life
signs of plots and desperate attempts, and in imple-
ments generally considered the most inoffensive instru-
ments which may become " Governmentalicides" in
the hands of mad frctions. Hence the continual
tremblings of august weaklings, who always fancy
(since the foolish affair of Alonzo Salvandy) that
they are cutting capers on the brink of a volcano.
Thus for nine years our system of unanimous suffrage
is exposed to ceaseless qualms, shocks, and teeth-chat-
terings. Thus it gaily floats down the river of life,
frightened even at its own shadow, which is, indeed, the
most reasonable cause of fear.

It has been successively terrified by every article of
moveable furniture which is used by civilized nations'
Plots and designs have been grounded on canes,
switches, halfpenny knives, fishing-tackle, hats, grey,
black, white, and red, bullet-moulds, even when cold,
broomsticks, roasted apples, thimbles, frying-pans, &c.
Now, who would believe it ? There has actually
been found a foreign potentate, who, following our brave
system, has gleaned in the field of cholic and fright to
an indescribable extent.

This potentate, the King of Sardinia, Savoy, Cyprus,
and Jerusalem, trembles before—a match.

Nothing is more true. His Majesty Charles Albert
does not think himself strong enough to guard off a
bundle of matches, to resist the shock of a flint and
steel.

His Majesty says, that if he tolerated in his states
this innocent combustible, his crown might be singed,
and that a match might make fearful innovations on
rights which he does not bold by the unanimous wishes
of the marmots.

Above all his Savoyard Majesty has bristled up
against matches chemically prepared, matches called
" German," doubtless because they are manufactured
at Paris, Rue Quincampoix.
The little bit of fulminating powder which stands at
the end of these matches has appeared a mighty focus
of incendiarism, threatening to make a fry of monarchy
and kingdom altogether. This bit of powder has been
formidable enough to be destroyed by an august and
powerful sovereign.
His Majesty Charles Albert has hastened to fortify
himself against such frightful peril. He has resolved to
reduce his subjects to flint and tinder, in conformity to
the traditions of the ancient monarchy.
He has consequently fulminated a decree against ful-
minating powder.
This memorable and incombustible edict, dated the
23d of August last, peremptorily forbids the sale and
use of all kinds of chemical matches within the compass
of the vast domains subject to the Savoyard sceptre
(18 leagues long by 12 broad).
A terrible penal clause secures the working of this
sublime measure for monarchical safety. Offenders will
be punished by the confiscation of the fulminating arti-
cles ; and further, it will be lawful for the Magistrates
to inflict the punishment of imprisonment in the propor-
tion that may be deemed meet, which, according to the
laws now in vigour, may amount to imprisonment for
life. Perpetual chains and dungeons for the crime of
matches! Here are paternal justice and inex-
haustible mercy !
The fact is, the unfortunate Savoyards are to have no
fire at all.

This energetic prescription of a cheap and prompt
mode of enlightenment cannot fail to put his Majesty
Charles Albert in a good position with his neighbour the
the French system, and the other co-systems, who are
such eminent friends of light.

THE MARKETS.-(YESTERDAY.)

PRICE Dr BREAD.

The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 10d. for the 4:b
Loai, Good Bread may he had at fld,

PRICES OF SEEDS.
rer Cwt. Per Quarter.
Kew English Red Clover...sos. 84s St. Foin
Old Ditto Ditto —s. —s. —s Ryc Grass s 40i. 44s

New Foreign Ditto 60s. 63s racey Grass —s. —3. -
Old Ditto Ditto —s. —s. —s. Linseed, for feeding—s 4,s 52.

New White Clover ...455. 555. 655. Ditto, for sowing —s. 51s. 56.
Old Ditto Ditto —s. —s. —s. Ditto, for crushing... —s 42s *6,

Ne a Trefoil
Old l).tto `22s. Hemp —s 33: 40

Trelolium —s —s —s.

Per Bushel.

English Carraway —s. 545. 5Ss.. White Mustard...lls. 14s. ~c 1
Foreign Ditto —s. 50s. 555. Brown Ditto '7s. M. 21s. I'd
Coriander —s 403.25 s Tares ss. 6d. Bs. 63

Rapeseed, Engli,h tine ;per I,4st) 30/. 3'?l
PRICES OF LEATHER.

Per lb. d. to d Per lb. d. to 0.
CropHldes,3oto4olb.each 11 13i Horse Hides, (erman., 12 22
--V 50 12 16
——5 O ..... ... 13 18 Calf Ski n 5,30 to .t .11s. (dim) 15 '22
Bull Hides .............. 10 13 --40 50 ...... ... 18 24
___

Butts, V triol 17 —so 60 . 21 23
Engl.sh. .... 15 24 I-- 70 100
Foreign
ereign Hides
Dressing Hides 11 14 'Kips
. _

----Slaaved... 13 17 'BaSils..„
Be, Saddlers' Hides... 15 10-1 Bellies
Horse Hides, English ... 11 1 Shoulders
Call Skins, if rounded 2d. to 4d. por lb. more.
PRICES OF HOPS,
Farnham i-Geltets (per cwt.)...... 0. Os. 01. Os. to 0/. Os.
East Pockets.
Ditto Bags "/ 10. 0/ 10, to It, 4,
Mid Kent Pockets 3l. 10s. 41. 10s. to 5' 12".
I)itte Bags '3 10s 0 Os t. 4.. Os.
Sussex '3' 0,0/ Os to 3 5,
Yearlings Ol. Os. 31. Os. to 3/, 10
Old ()ids - IL 15s. to 2,10 s.
Old Duty'estimated at 230,0001.
PRICE OF OIL.

RapeOil,brawn,pe; ton, 36/.los.—Refined, inseed 'll, 25/. Os
Lin,eed vil Cake at the Mill (10410), 131. Os.—Rape Cake, per ton,7/.

PRICE of TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b.

Town Fallow s3s. fd. Yel w Soap...
Yellow Russia sls. (Id. Mottled
White
Soap Ditto ...
Melting Stull ..... ...... 40s. ed. ,;ood Dregs ... ss. Od.
Ditto Rough _..... 26s. ed.
PRICE F RAW FAT, per stone of 81',.
Price of ('allow (as stated by the Tallow Meters) Qs 11%d.
PRICE :,'F CAN i/LES.
The price of good Store i andles in the Retail Shops is as follows :
Candles, per dozen, 85. Od. ; inferior, .s. od. ; Moulds, 9s. Gd.
Sixpence per dozen discount for cash.
COAL MARKET.
s. d.
a, d
Adair's
Carr's Hartley
Holywell Main 2O P Walls End Lyons 22 3
Leases Main l7 I, Walls End La:ubton :A 0
Ord's Redhugh
Pontop Windsor
Smith's Pontop l9 0 Walls End Stcwart's 24 0
Townley IS 6 Walls End Hartlepool t.l 0
Wylam.

WaPs Ehd Bell and Brown 21 01Walls End Clarence Hetton 21 6
Walls End Clarke and Co 11) 3 W Ils End Gordon ,3 9
Walls End Dunn's l7 1 '.Valis End South Durham... 2.; 6
Walls End Hotspur
Walls End Killingworth
Walls End Belmont
Walls End,Westfletton ,)O 0
Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 23 3 Howard's Netherton Main 20 0
ships arrived since last market-day, 3G.

(From the London New Price Current, of Sept. 27.)

SUGAR.— West India Muscovadoes Sugar has been taken
very sparingly by the grocers, although the merchants
have submitted to a reduction on former rates of Is, and
in some instances Is 6d per cwt. For refining purposes
the demand was very limited in the early part of the week,
but yesterday the purchases were on a more extended scale,
the private purchases for the three days have been only 750
hhds and trey ; Trinidad grey and bright brown mixed at 61s;
Jamaica and St. Vincents, of a darker colour, but with more
grain, 61s 6d to 625; better for the scale, 63s ; very good An-
tigua, with much colour, 65s ; Ba rbadoes, fine, brought
67s tid to 68s; good middling and good, 66s 6d to 676;
middling, 65s to 65s 6d ; and one board low middling, 645.
This afternoon Barbadoes, middling to fine, brought 653
to 67s 6d per cwt.
REFINED.—The purchases in Refined Goods in the early
part of the week were on a small scale for home use ; stan-
dard lumps are now fetching 80s to 806 6d, and brown
lumps 78s to 79s per cwt; crushed is offered at 34s 6d per
cwt. Treacle—the best old make has been sold at 35s 6d
and common from West India at 30s 9d to 31s per cwt.
MAURITIUS. —This afternoon the buyers evinced more
inclination to do hu,iness at a public sale of 3,926 bags,
the whole of which were sold at full prices, excepting the
lower kinds of brown, which are easier, fine yellow went
at 65s 6d to 665, good 64s 6d to 65s 6d, good middling
63s 6d to 645, low middling and middling 62s to 635,
middling dry grey 61s to 61s 6d, good and fine brown 603
to 61s, mid and good mid 57s 6d to 59. 6d, ordinary 553
o 565 6d.

EAST INDIA.—For Bengal of good white quality with
colour, previous rates have not been supported by 6d per
cwt.; fine white fetched 715., good 68s 6d, low to mid-
dling 65s to 66s 6d; yellow 62s (id to 64s 6 J, and damaged,
&c.. 62s to 67s per cwt.
This afternoon there were two auctions of Manilla, con-
sisting of 2,753 bags, the whole of which found buyers at
easier prices; low middling yellow went at 22s to 22s 6d,
low brown 203 to 20s 6d, very ordinary soft 19s to 19s 6d,
damps, 193 to 21s 6d, and washed 18s to 20s 6d per cwt.
FOREIGN.—For yellow Havannah holders have obtained
25s 6d to 26s for 200 boxes mid ; for a cargo off the coast
27s is asked. White at 44s to 44s 6d for good, and 100
do. of fine picked at 46s per cwt, which is again rather
higher. Brazil at 20s to 21s 6d for low and fair quality ;
31s paid for 150 chests good white.—At auction 5 barrels
and 14 chests brown Rio sold at 22s to 23s per cwt.
COFFEE. —For British Plantation a fair demand has pre-
vailed, particularly for fine ordinary and clean qualities,
which have brought rather higher prices, middling and
other kinds have maintained the rates previously established;
Jamaica low ord 76s 6d to 84s 6d, good ord 943 S to 100 s,
fine ord 106 s to 109 s, fine fine ord 11 ls 6d to 1123,
low mid 114 s to 116 s, mid 117 s 61 to 118 s 6d, and
good mid 135 g. The high rates asked for Mocha cLecks
business, and a small part only of 100 bales at publ c sale
found buyers at 105 s for fair ordinary greenish quality ;
3 bales of good yellow brought 118 s 6d. Java is held
firmly. There are several buyers of St. Domingo as well
as Brazil, the former is held for 48s to 51s, and the latter
at 47s for low good ord, 48s for good ord, and 495 to 53s
for fine and fine fine ord quality.
OlLS.—Linseed Oil declined to 24s 6d, most of the
crushers now to refuse to sell under 24s 9d per cwt. In
Rape prices are still advancing. Cocoa Nut at 43s to 44s
per cwt. Palm 38s 9d to 39s per cwt.
TALLOW.— In the three first days of the week a good
demand prevailed on the spot, as well as for delivery
towards the close of the year, and prices advanced
to 50s for the forcer, and 493 3ti a 49s 6d for the latter ;
but yesterday the chandlers evinced less inclination to
do business, and rather lower rates were accepted, still a
fair business was transacted for immediate use in P. Y. C.
at 498 tad a 60s for first qua'ity.

RUM, BRANDY AND HOL ..ANDS.—The home trade con-
tinue to purchase very cautiously of Jamaica Rum ; holders
have accepted lower prices for Leewards, proofs at 3s 31d
a3s 4d, 4to 6 per cent over proof 3s 6d a3s 7d, to
12 over 3s 8d to 4s, being a reduction since our last of
14d a2d per gallon. Brandy has experienced a fair sale,
end prices very firm. Geneva has been less in request.
SPICES.—The better qualities of Cassia Lignea is to 2s
higher; low middling coarse quality fetched 61s, good
middling 65s 6d to 66s 63, and one lot fine thin quill 71s 6d
per cwt. Pimento at previous rates, ordinary and good
ordinary coarse shipping quality went at 3d to 3-Id,
and fair middling 3Rd to 34d per pound. Pepper at
qd to. 3Rd for dusty Brown Penang ; Sumatra clean
even aid to 4d, and fair mixed with stalks 3id per lb.
Nutmegs arc dull of sale for export, a small part only of
420 pks Jamaica Ginger at public sale found buyers at
80s to 160, fot -niddling- to good white.
This afternow.i the auctions of Black Pepper consisted
of 1,878 bags Malabar, and 434 bags Eastern, the whole of
which was sold at steady prices ; the former brought 4d a
4di mid half heavy rather grey, and the latter 3Rd a 4d for
good heavy, a few lots inferiorfaV per !b.
RlCE.—This afternoon the demand was very limited for
Bengal. 2,000 bags were offered at public sale, the whole
of which were taken in at easier prices, viz. good white
at Isis ; there were not buyers above 14s 6d per cwt.