The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-29 00:00:00

EFFECT OF MONOPOLY.

Table showing tte ez-duty price .f West India-Sugar in Mina.
ing.lane, and comparing the same against that of foreign sugars :
London, April 20, 183 g.
Per *irk

The Gaiette of Friday eight queteethe avernepriee of

British rlantation Muscovado Sugar, exclusive of
duty, at

811 s. 7id.

They actual quantity sold in the week ending the 23d inst., on
which the above price is computed, consisted of 837 hhds. and 8
tierces by private contract, and of about 245 casks of Barhadoes
sugar by public auction. The sales of the former, if taken by
themselves, would truly indicate the gradu depreciation in sugar,
but as the prices of the latter, which are of the new crop and of
fine quality, are combined with them, we have at once the cause why
the Gazette quotation of last night exceeds that of the 19th
by 3d. per cwt.
During the two or three days the wind remained fair, several
ships arrived in the Thames from the West Indies, laden with up.
wards of 4,200 casks of Sugar ; allowing that 1,100 hhds. and tn.
may have been delivered from the Docks this week, the imported
supply will increase the stock of West India Sugar in this port by
3,000 hhds. and trs., and we hope that on Saturday next we shall
be able to announce a similar addition, it being well known that
many more ships close at hand will enter the River with the earliest
south-west wind. 16,300 mats of Sugar from the Mauritius have
been reported ; an abundance from Bengal also. These extensive
supplies, and the reasonable expectations of further large arrivals,
appear to have lulled, in a great measure, the apprehensions of
scarcity previously entertained by Sugar buyers; both grocers and
refiners have, consequently, been extremely cautious in their pur-
stases.

Manillasugars, raised by free labour, may be quoted at from 225. 6d.
to 255. per cwt., being about 15s. 6d. per cwt. less than the average
price of West India Sugar.
There are no sales of Refined Sugar for exportation manufac.
tured from British Plantation to report this week.
In our Sugar article of last week we demonstrated that if it were
not for the mischievous effect of the monopoly enjoyed by the West
Indians the nation might be supplied with Sugar equal in quality
to Double Refined at 60s. per cwt. There can be no question that
the consuming powers of the country would be stimulated by such
an easy price to an extraordinary degree—and that the revenue on
the article of Sugar would be speedily increased from fir.
to seven or eight millions per annum. Why, in these times of
need, the Government neglects to avail itself of this legitimate and
unexceptionable mode of providing for the exigencies of the public
so vice, is quite enigmatical.

COFFEE.—Good ordinary quality of British Plantation Coffee
may be purchased on previous terms, but unclean torts are difficult
of sale. The at rivals via the Cape or Good Hope are large. 1,600
bags of Brazil Coffee were bought in yesterday at from 555. to 60s.
per cwt. On the whole the Coffee Market may be quoted dull and
lower. The duty protce'ing British Plantation against the cempeti-
tion of Coffee raised by free labolft in St. Domingo, is equivalent to
250 per cent. ad valorem.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(TI 111 DAY.)

DEAL, APRIL 27.—Wind E. N, E. ; 28, N. E.—Arrived
the Sir John Falstaff, Hall, from Gottenburg, and sailed
for the Cape of Good Hope; Nshaltnia, Veasta, Amster-
dam, and sailed for Batavia; Neerlands, Jude, Amster-
dam, and sailed for ciitto. Arrived from the River and
sailed the Scsostris, Ramer, for Sydney, New South
Wales ; Waterloo, Robinson, Quebec ; City of Roches-
ter, Grainger, ditto; Asia, Richards, Bermuda ; Flo-
rence, Davies, Madeira; Magdalen, Teneriffe.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 27.—Wind S. S. E. to W. ; 28,
S. E.—Arrived the Sarah Ann, from Dungarran Sailed
her Majesty's ship Pantit?oon, and Eagle, Donkin, Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 28.—Wind N. E.—Sailed the Eng-
land's Queen, for Quebec; Calcutta, Ross, Sydney, New
South Wales; Lynhu, Brawse, Cape of Good Hone.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 26 and 27.—Wind variable. Ar-
rived the Tagus, M'Leod, from Gibraltar, sailed 13th
instant, Cadiz 191], Lisbon 221, Oporto 23d, and
Vigo, 24th.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 27 and 28.—Wind N. N. W.—Ar-
rived the Diligent, from St. Michael's ; Arrogant, Midlid,
Tarragona. Sailed the Crusader, M'Minn, Bombay ;
Britannia, Burridge, Bahia; Leonora, Harrison, Deme-
rara; Saladin, Simpson, Havannah ; Alex. Robertson,
Brown, Monte Video ; Lucilla, M'Lellan, Virginia ;
Bowditch, Thompson, William Brown, Buscom, and Shak
spear., Cornell, New York ; Diligence, Nichols, Algiers;
Medora, Turner, Philadelphia; Anna Liffey, M'Donald,
New York; Ann, Crossman, Quebec.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire
had a large party to dinner on Friday, at their residence
in Hanover-square. Amon.. the guests were Lord and
La'y Cowley, Hun. Miss Wellesley, Viscount and Vis-
countess Bridport, Hon. Miss Hood, Hon. Captain and
Lady Mary Hood, Viscount Powerscourt, Lady Compton,
Sir John and Lady Jane Walsh, Mr. H. Drummond, Mr.
Cholmondeley, &c.
The Duke of Argyll, Lord Steward of her Ma-
jesty's household, will give a grand entertainment to a party
of thirty noblemen and gentlemen, at the Clarendon Hotel,
on Thursday the 23d May, to celebrate her Majesty's
birthday. The dinner will be given in the grand banquet-
ling hall, built by the first Earl of Buckinghamshire.
Last week the infant son of Lord and Lady
Mahon was christened at St. Jeorge's church by the name
of Arthur Philip. The ceremony was performed by the
Lord Bishop of Exeter, and his Grace the Duke of W.-1.
lington stood sponsor in preon. The other sponsor was
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Kerris,m, Bart., M. P.
The party, comprising the principal memiaers of the family,
afterwards proceedtd to the residence of Earl Stanhope, in
Stanhope-street, where an elegant dcjeune was prepared.
THE GREAT NUNNINGTON ESTATE, NEAR
TO Yoek.—The splendid Estate in the North Riding of
Yorkshire, the property of Sir Belingham Graham, Bart.,
with the ancient mansion, shooting-box, mannvial rights
and privileges, and a little principality, producing five
thousand pounds a year, is about to change hands. It
is announced by Mr. George Robins, to be sold the first
week in June. The tenantry are all affluent, it is free
fr:un tithe, and the poor-rate is very low. A singularly
desirable opportunity is now presented to the great capital-
ist, to escape from the funds at an exceedingly high price,
and secure a rental that mug necessarily be greatly in-
creased whenever the event that will reduce the funds takes
place. The purchaser is besides secure of a Seat fur the
North Riding of Yorkshire.

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REPRESENTATION OP EXETER.—III reply to
the Tory reports which have been so industriously spread
—to the effect that Mr. Divett intended to resign the re-
presentation of Exeter—we can state on very good autho-
rity that our indefatigable and excellent representative Mr.
Divett has been often beard to express a determination that
no circumstances shouldever induce him to resign the repre-
subsation so long as he continued to he honoured with the
unrestricted confidence of the constituents, and had strength
to exert himself to do justice to their interests. We hope
that this is a sufficient answer to the Tory rumour, and now
the Tories may do as they please—but the sooner they
withdraw Lord Courte:.ay's name front the canvas, the bet..
ter for Sir W. Follett's security and peace of mind.-_
Western Times.

LANDED PROPERTY.—The season for auctions
has been protracted by the long-continued winter. Judg-
ing from our columns, it is now progressing, through the
instrumentality of Mr. George Robins, at a " railway
pace." He has to transfer, during the next two months,
estates of great value in Yorkshire, Northumberland, Lin-
colnshire, Derbyshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Hants, South
\Vales, Scotland. &c. &c. &c.—to say nothing of one sale
of Ally thousand acres of land in Virginia, close to rising
towns, large markets, and a railway passing through it, to
the several depots for the sure disposal of its produce. It
is to be divided into small lots, to secure to all those who
would emigrate, a brilliant prospect of independence, al-
though possessing at present very moderate m, anq Thc.
abmeoco of all taxes it ffsirds a ivciy picture at I:. mediate
good fortune.