The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-12 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current, Aug. 11).
SUGAR.—We have to quote an advance this week of 6d. to
Is. on all descriptions of British plantation, and the market
has beon very brisk. Barbadoes fine at 635. a 645., good 625.
a 625. 6d., mid 60a. 6d. a 611. 6d. Yellow Jamatcas have
been sold at 655. There has been a revival in the demand for
refined sugar. Lumps passing the standard selling at 735. a
745., those rather under at 725. a 725. 6d. ; double crushed at
31s. 6d. Hamburg loaves weighing 101bs. arc worth 355. a
365. on board.

MACRITIUS.—The prices have improved 6d. to Is. ; very su-
perior yellow •f favourite marks at 645. 6d. to 655. 6d., fine
595. 6d. to 615., middling 565. to 575., low middling 533. to
545. 6d., ordinary to good gray 535. to 575., low and good
brown 475. to 50s. 6d., fine 525. to 535.
EAST INDIA.—The transactions for shipping in Bengal, sub-
ject to the high rate of duty, have been only to a limited ex-
tent. Those admissible at the 245. duty, fully previous rates
have been paid, very soft brown 433. This afternoon Manilla
found buyers at their full value, good dry brown at 17s. 6d,
a 18s., ord. 16s. 6d., washed 14s. 6d. a 15s. 6d.
MoLAssas.—.West India are rather dearer and in good de-
mand, Demerara of good fair quality have been made at 305.,
Dominica fine 31s. _

COFFEE.-This afternoon British Plantation, all unclean,
went off without spirit, but former prices were supported.
Demerara ord. and ragged at 60s. 6d. a 705., Jamaica low
mid. ragged 98s. Mocha continues firm in price, at 765. a
82s. for common green and mid., and 745. for inferior mixed.
Sumatra at 28s. for very ord. The public sales brought for-
ward consisted of 1,573 bags Havannah, and 970 bags Rio;
of the former about half sold at very low prices, fine coloury
at 375. a 405., fine fine ord. and low mid. 481. 6d. a 525., re-
mainder was taken in fine ord. coloury at 465. ; of the latter
rather more than half found buyers at full 2s. under former
rates, good and fine ordinary at 375. to 40s.
Cocon.-British Plantation has been in improved demand,
and prices have advanced Is. ; Trinidad sold readily, ordinary
and good middling red at 365. to 445., good ordinary gray
375. 6d. to 395. Foreign has been in steady request, and bet-
ter prices have been obtained. Para went at 295. to 345. 6d.
for ordinary and good. This afternoon Foreign continued in
demand, and Brazil at public sale sold at previous prices, fair
and good red at 31s. to 345. 6d.
Rest.-For all descriptions of Rum there has been an ac-
tive demand ; Leewards, proofs at 2s. Id., 1 to 3 over proof
2s lid., 4 to 5 over 2s. 2d., 6 to B,,over 2s. 3d., 10 to 12
over 2s. 4d., 13 to 15 over 2s. sd. to 2s. 61. The sales of
Jamaica Rum amount to 230 puncheons, 28 to 29 over proof
at 3s. 6d., 30 to 31 over 3t. 7d., 32 to 33 over 3s. Bd., 34 to
35 over 3s. 9d. to 3s. 10d., 36 to 37 over of good quality 31.
11d. to 4s. 2d., very superior 4s. 3d. to 4s. 6d.
tea.-East India has been less in demand, and prices have
given way 6d. ; Bengal went at 12s. to 12s. 6d. for fair and
good middling white ; Carolina at 18s. to 19s. 6d.
SALTPETRE.-In British refined there continues to much
business doing at 295. lid. to 30s. ; Calcutta at auction were
bought in at fully former rates, refraction 41- to 3 at 24a. 6d.
to 2i, refraction 20f at 225. per cwt.
SPICES-For Pimento the buyers have been compelled to
pay k advance for small parcels, went at 21d. to 31. for ordi-
nary and middling, and to 3,1- for very good quality. Fur
Nutmegs former rates ate required. Cassia Lignea is held
firmly for last week's rates. In Mace, Cloves, or Cinna-
mon, few transactions. Jamaica Ginger went at 31. 15s. to
8/. for low and good quality. This afternoon Black Pepper
continued in brisk demand. Malabar middling and good
heavy at 811. to 4d. Cassia Lignea dull, at 525., only 50s.
was offered ; Mace sold at ss. 10d. for middling seconds.
INDIGO.-East India have been much inquired after, but
there is little offering in the market, the holders not being ge-
nerally inclined to accept the offers of 3d. to 40 per lb. profit
on the last quarterly sale,

Several quarrels have taken place during the last
week, among the Burdettites. Two of that party fell out
in the yard of an attorney of this town, when one of them
seized the other and tore his band very badly with his teeth.
Another instance happened at the White Swan—one of
Burdett's party had a dispute with Mr. Pottow, the land-
lord, whom he bit very severely on the thigh. Sir Francis
Burdett's friends have marshalled themselves into a very
large procession, and are at the moment we are writing
this, parading the town : they have an abundance of music,
flags, banners and devices of all kinds, to attract attention,
and to gain applause ; but the spirit of the people is not
with them. They are obliged as they pass along. to cheer
themselves, there is no demonstration of joy on the part of
the people in the street, or those who look out from the
windows : it seems as if none were interested except those
who compose their ranks ; their procession is a large and
splendid one, but it is not popular.— Wilts Independent.
There are now four steam-vessels plying regularly
on the Danube.

The following extract from Daniel Defoe is as ap-
plicable to the present condition of a great body of London
mechanics as if it had been written yesterday :—" We are,"
says this shrewd observer, "the most lazy diligent nation
in the world. There is nothing more frequent than for an
Englishman to work till he has got his pocket full of money,
and then go and be idle, or perhaps drunk, till it is all
gone. I once paid six or seven men together on Saturday
night, the least 10s., and sonic 30a., for work, and have
seen them go with it directly to the alehouse, lie there till
Monday, spend it every penny, and run in debt to boot, and
not give a farthing air to their families, though all of them
had wives and children. From hence comes poverty, wish
charges, and beggary."