The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-03 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the "London New Price Current of July 2.)
SUOAR.—The transactions were extremely limited in
the British Plantation Sugar market on Wednesday and
Thursday last, but importers would submit to only a reduc-
tion on previous rates of 6d, and in some instances of is
per cwt. On Friday there was rather more life in the
market, and prices underwent no further change ; at
auction 20 hhds Tobago sold at 63s 6d to 64s for low mid.
This afternoon the biddings were languid at the public
sale of 130 hhds Barbadoes Sugar ; the whole however
appeared to be sold, and at prices within 6d of those of the
last sale, fine fetched 67s 6d to 68s 6d, good mid and good
65s and 6d to 67s per cwt.
The demand by private contract was limited, the pur-
chases not exceeding 380 hhds and trs, at prices generally
on a par witil those of Friday, in some instances a slight
reduction was submitted to, for good bright Antiguas 66s
a 66s 6d having been accepted, 64s fir St. Kitts with less
colour, and mid greyish Jamaica 64.
REFINED.-In the prices of Refined goods little change
has occurred ; of the ordinary descriptions there continues
a scarcity, and prices range much higher in proportion to
the fine qualities of which there is a very good supply.
The prices of Crushed and Loaves may be quoted rather
lower, the former having been sold in small parcels at 33s
61 a 345. In Pieces and Bastards prices are the same.
Dutch Crushed Sugar 32s 6d is the price deliverable in
Holland, and 33s 61 per cwt deliverable here. To-day
there was not much doing in Refined goods ; 81s is th
quotation for standard Lumps. Crushed made from Fo-
reign Sugar has been sold in small parcels at 33s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.-Prices have undergone no change since
we last wrote. At auction 3,239 bags sold as follows,
middling and good yellow at 63s to 64s 6d, strong greyish
yellow 64s to 655, low brown strong 58s to 595, strong
greyish brown 62s to 62s 6d. This afternoon 600 bags at
auction sold at steady prices, mid to good yellow at 63s to
65s 6d.

EAST INDlA—Bengal in the middle part of last week
sold rather cheaper at public sale; prices are now equal to
those of last Tuesday : at auction, 3,880 bags principally
sold—good white at 66s 6d to 67s 6d, middling rind good
middling, 65s 6d to 665, damps and washed 64s to 663.
Of Manilla, middling yellow went at 21s 6;t to 225,. good
23s to 23s 6d, ordinary to good brown
21s 6d to 2'..,5,
washed 203 to 223 6d; the bulk was tak,,,,, by
peers.
Java, good dry white at 293, low to fi
~e yellow was taken
in at 23s 6d to 265. the sh;
.
P'Alic sale of Brargal, but
This afternoon there was no
ags 694 cases Manilla were
5,077 bags Siam, and 11,359 b
offered, the principal part of which four ,a buyers, the
former at a reduction on previous rates be is 6d, low mid
soft to good dry white •Arent at 26s a 25s 6d, damps 25s 6d,
a 288 Gd, washed 24., a 283 ,
6d -,, ine latter maintained pre-
vious prices for tide better Zescriptions, but ordinary sorts
went rather c%10p....;er,
-, low soft brown sold at 19s 6d to
20s 6d, mid _o
1 good dry yellow 21s 6d a 23s 6d, washed
20s 6d a". 21s 6cl per cwt.
Fc,Rr.oN.-1n yellow Havannah the transactions have
oeen. truly 200 boxes at rather lower rates, 27s 6d having
been accepted for good quality; white is rather cheaper.
r.,43 boxes white Trinidad de Cuba have been offered at
pubic sale, all of which were taken in at previous rates,
mid to good mid strong greyish at 35s 6d to 365, mid
rather soft 345, washed 32s to 335. Floating cargoes are
offering, white Brazil at 31s a 325, and yellow Havannah
at 27s 3d per cwt.

This afternoon 32 chests 3 barrels Babia were offered
at auction, and sold at 20s to 24s for low soft to greyish
yellow.
MOLASSES.—The limited business, as in West India, has
been at rather lower prices, fine Antigua has been sold at
351 a 365, and fair Nevis and St. Lucia at 32s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE.—lmpotters continue to supply the market
freely with Coffee admissible for consumption at the 6d
and 9d duty. There were offered at public sale this after-
noon 2,450 bags from the Cape, 1,476 bags Ceylon, 327
bales Mocha, 103 casks Jamaica, and 1,700 bags Java. The
whole of the sound of the Cape Coffee was taken in much
above its value, viz., good ord mixed to fine ord colory
Bahia at 60s to 635, but principally at 64s 6d to 65s ; the
sea damaged (about 300 bags) went at stiff prices, first
class at 52s 6d to 60s 6d, second class 52s Gd to 54s 6d ;
one lot of superior sound fetched 765. Ceylon were all
sold 6d above former value, good ord at 102 s 6d to 103 s,
fine ord 103 s Gd to 105 s 6d. Mocha all found
buyers at 4s advance, common green went at 104 s 6d to
1055, fine yellow up to 1345. Jamaica was principally sold,
mid qualities at and above 120 s went 2s cheaper, and sold
at 120 s to 1235, a superior mark was taken in at 160 s.
Java was imported direct, and the sound (which formed
the bulk of the sale) was taken in at rather lower prices,
good ord pale at 785 6cl to 795, excepting three lots of
better quality which sold at 80s 6d to 83s 6d ; a part of the
sea damaged found buyers at T3s to 74s per cwt.
Cocoa.--In British Plantation former rates have been
supported ; at public talc 150 bags Grenada sold at 45s 6d
to 49s 6d for middling and good red. Foreign sells more
freely ; at auction 340 bags Para went at 33s for ordinary,
and 35s 6d to 37s for middling and good middling red.
TEA.—There was a fair muster of the trade at the
public sales which commenced to-day ; the quantity brought
forward amounted to 19;938 packages, or 1,416,3001b5. ;
there, was more spirit in the biddings, and 3,900 packages
':ere actually sold, out of 11,300 passed; the principal
part was taken by the home trade ; prices as compared
with the last sale show id to ld advance for Twankay, Id
to lid for Hyson, and id to ld for low Congous.
RlCE.—East India at prices 6d a is under those of
the last auction ; the greater decline is on Java; Bengal
good middling and good white sold at 14s 6d a lbs mid
13s 6d a 14s, very ord Its a 12s 6d, low white Java Its a
Its 6d, yellow Ils a 12s, and low white Madras 12s 6d
per cwt. This afternoon 1,400 pockets Bengal at auction
sold at steady prices, good mid and good white at 14s to
14s 6d per ewt.
BUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.--BUM has sold freely,
and prices have further improved ld for strong qualities.
The transactions in Leewards have been 500 puns proofs to
3 per cent over at 3s 7d a 33 Bd, 4 to 6 over 3s 9d a 3s Iod,
7to 12 over 3s lld a 4s Id, 14 to 16 over 4s 2d a 4s 3d,
18 to 20 over 4s 4d a 4s Bd, 22 to 25 over 4s 10d a 5s 2d.
Of Jamaica 340 puns have sold, 26 to 29 over at 5s 10d a
5s 11d, 30 to 34 over 63 a6s Id, 35 to 38 over 63 2d a :td,
extra fine 6s 6d a 6s 8:1. Brandy at former rares.J In
Geneva little doing.
TALLOW.—P. Y. C, on the str`,,, at 47s 6d; for New
Tallow dAverable in the last tire© months, 47s 6d. To.
day there was more drjing, 46s 9d a 47s paid for the last
three months, and !tis 6d on the spot.

Tin WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The
weather for the last week has been most favourable to the
growing crops ; the genial warmth of the atmosphere and
the frequent showers of rain have had a very delightful
effect upon vegetation in general. The wheat, which is
now almost universally in ear, bids fair to afford an abund-
ant harvest, and, notwithstanding the frosts of last month,
the barley and oats are in good condition. The turnips
and potatoes look as fine as they have been for many years
past, the present weather being favourable to them. Hay-
making is proceeding with as the weather will admit, but
the farmers arc generally disposed to await the growth of
the under grass, the earlier produce being very thin, and
gone prematurely to seed.—Dorset Chronicle.
THE MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER'S GRAND
BALL TO THE QUEEN, AT GROSVENOR HOUSE, was one of
the most splendid fetes ever witnessed in this country. On
her Majesty's arrival she was immediately conducted by
the Noble Host and his Lady to the temporary pavilion or
ballroom, which was singularly elegant, and the taste
displayed excited much admiration. The sapper and
refreshment rooms were separated from the ball-room by
curtains in unison with the lining and walls of the pavilion,
and on her Majesty proceeding to the Royal supper table,
these curtains were removed as by ri,ogic, displaying to the
noble and admiring guests. tab1,,,0 spread with viands of the
most costly and choice description, and affording accom-
modation for 800 persons. Mirrors were placed at each
end of this noble tent, which was brilliantly lighted. We
understand Mr. Benjamin Edgington, of 208, Piccadilly,
and 1, Duke-street, Southwark, had the erection of these
much admired rooms.—./Ifornintl Post, June 2L
EXTRAORDINARY AND AWFUL CASE OF
SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday, at half-past eleven an in-
quest was held before Mr. Wakley, at the George Inn,
Sunbury, on the berry of Mrs. Hart, a widow lady, whose
death occurtit under very awful and singular circum-
stances, The husband of the deceased was a farmer
in respectable circumstances at Sunbury, but on
Monday last was found suspended by the neck to one
of the beams of his barn and quite dead. The inquest
was held on Wednesday last, when a verdict of tem-
porary insanity was returned. Some.parties at that inves-
tigation wished an inquiry to be made as to the con-
duct of the wife, who, it was alleged, had caused the
unhappiness in the deceased's mind, but the Coroner
refused to do so. The funeral of the deceased man
was attended by his widow and some friends to Sunbury
Church, and whilst the service was being performed
she fell down a corpse. Mr. Bloxam, a surgeon, was
called in, but his services were of no avail. He was of
opinion that the deceased died of disease of tho heart. The
Jury returned a verdict of " Died by the Visitation of God."
On Saturday Mr. Wakley remarked upon the very extra-
ordinary nature of the case, and the application that had
been made to him to go into the wife's conduct, and said
he was extremely glad he had not acceded to it, Such in-
quiries he never had gone into, and he never would. They
only tended to feed the appetite of public curiosity at the
expense of a family's happiness, which might be lost for
ever; and besides they had nothing to do with the legiti-
mate object of a Coroner's inquest. The remarks made
by Mr. Wakley seemed fully to accord with the feelings of
all who heard him.

SUSPECTED MURDER AT BiRMINGHANI,
A young man, named William Kite, aged 20, and a navi-
gator by trade, was found dead on Sunday morning, tinder
very suspicious circumstance, in Anne-square, adjoining
the Parsonage ground, Birmingham, where Mr. Ninter
was murdered. It is said that two men have been appre-
hended on suspicion of having murdered the unfortunate

PENNY POSTAGE.—Mr. Hastie, M.P. for
Paisley, in a letter to Robert Bisset, Esq., provost of
that town, acknowledging the receipt of a petition in fa-
vour of a uniform penny postage, says, " I understand a
short Bill will be introduced, reducing the rate of postage
in the united kingdom to a uniform one of one penny, to
commence on the date specified in the Bill, and leaving it
as at present, in the option of the writer to pay the post-
age or not, as he thinks fit, on posting his letter. This
will be a more simple mode than the one proposed by
stamped covers, and obviates the inconvenience that would
attend the distribution and sale of them throughout the
kingdom, while it saves the Government the expense of
the cover ; but the greatest benefit to be derived from it
will be the more certain and due delivery of a letter that
had money to receive for it than would be the case (espe-
cially in London and all large towns) were it an uniform
paid postage."---Leeds Mercury.
THE LATE EXPLOSION AT EIVELL.--An
inquest was held on Monday on the bodies of the two men
killed by the explosion of Sir Henry Bridge's powder mill
at Ew&i. Nothing definite could be ascertained as to the
cause of the calamity. One of the witnesses attributed it
to lightning. As far as could be discovered no blame at.
tached to any person. Verdict—Accidental death.