The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-16 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

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SIIGAR.—There has been rather a duller market for Bri-
tish Plantation, and prices have receded. Barbadoes has
realised 33s Gd to 37s for low mid to very good, 31s to 34s
for ord brown to fair grey, and 38s 6d to 39s 6d for good
crystalised. Jamaica grey and mid grocery brought 34s
to 35s and ord to good brown 32s to 335. East India—
Bengal went steadily at 38s for good white Benares,
at 42s Gd to 43s for white Cossifore, at 34s to 38s
ior low to fine grainy yellow, and at 335 for brown.
Mauritius went at a slight decline; good and fine
yellow 36s to 37s 6d, mid to good 34s Gd to
358 6d, good brown to fine yellow being taken in
at 32s to 33s Gd, and ord to very low at 27s to 29s Gd.
Madras sold at 35s to 39s for mid to fine bright yellow.
Cuba was mostly taken in at 32s Gd to 38s for low brown
to good yellow, and Porto Rico chiefly found buye r low
rs at
40s to 42s for good and fine grey, at to 38s 6d fo
to good yellow, and at 39s to 39s Gd for fine. Liay.unah
*Was withdrawn at 37s to 395 for mid to good yellow, and
at 32s to 34s for low to good brown. Pernambuco sold at
348 for some small parcels.
COFFEE.—The market was very firm, and with a good
demand, early in the week, but prices have since become
rather depressed. Plantation Ceylon has been sold at
578 to 58s 6d for fine ord, at 60s to 70s for low to good mid
coloury bold, and at 48s for good ord native. The latest
sales, however, are at 59s to 60s 6d for low mid grey plan-
tation, and at 48s to 48s 6d for good and real good ord
native. Mocha was taken in at 50s to 625. Jamaica sold
at 43s to 545. Rio mostly found buyers at 43s to 458 for
sound, and Costa Rica went at 52s 6d to 55s for the sound,
and at 46s 6d to 52s Gd for the sea damaged.
COCOA.— This article has been supported. Trinidad has
realised 31s to 35s for ord grey to good red. G
35srenad 6s
a
brought 29s to 34s for low grey to mid red, and to 3
for good red.
RICE.—The market has been heavy until yesterday,
when an improvement occurred.
Rum.—There has been an active inquiry at rather higher
prices.r/c Ea.—Pimento has been in good demand, mid having
realised 6d. Singapore pepper has been sold at 4d to
4d, and mace at 2s to 3s per lb.
SALTPETRE.—There has been a good demand, and Cal-
cutta lOilbs. refraction has realised 26s Gd to 275.
TEA.—There has not been much doing, but common
Congou brings lid per lb.
COCHINEAL.—This article has been dearer.
COTTON.—Not much has been done. Surat sold pub-
licly at 3id to W,d, and Madras at 2'„ld to 3d per lb.
TALLOW.—The market has been in an excited state, and
54s Gd has been paid on the spot, and 63s 9d for the end of
the year.
GREEN FRUIT.—More business is doing ; the grapes by
the last steamer from Lisbon proved of good quality, and
a parcel sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale realised
high prices. Lemons have been without alteration, but
as the stock is light an improvement may be looked for.
No inquiry has existed for Barcelona nuts, the crop of
Black Spanish is said to be short, and the invoice will rule
high in consequence.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXECUTION OF LOPEZ. The
exiled Cubans commemorated the anniversary of the
execution of Lopez and his comrades at Havanna, in the
Apollo Saloon, New York. Scrolls, banners, mottoes,
sentiments, music, and speeches, occupied several hours
—the whole meaning of which may be condensed in a
brief sentence—independence for Cuba and hostility to

Spain.
THE POTATO CROP IN IRELAND.—The discovery 1(
'within the present week of an isolated instance or so of
Unmistakable disease in the potato crop has given a new
lease of life to the alarmists and forestallers. There is 0(
unquestionably no doubt that during the last few days
Potatoes very much tainted with the blight have been
exhibited for sale in the Dublin markets, the fact of
Which has created a perfect panic among the factors and 1,
dealers, but beyond this range there is no feeling but one s
of confidence in the general safety of the crop, which, s
it is still confidently believed, will, despite the predic-
tions of the croakers, be amply sufficient to banish all S
notion of another season of scarcity. 5
STARVATION OF A SEMPSTRESS.—Yesterday an in-
quest was taken by Mr. Baker, at the Cannon, Cannon-
street, St. George's-in-the-East, on the body of Eliza
Moseley, aged 45, who died on Sunday morning last
through privation of the necessar es of life, at 7, Duke-
street, St. George's-in-the-East. Elizabeth Tiediman, 1
who occupied the room in which the deceased resided,
Said that the deceased worked at trousers-making for a
slop-seller. She was paid sixpence a pair, and could not ]
Make more than one pair a day. She had not made
application to go into the workhouse. In march last
She was in St. George's Workhouse, where she remained
about 12 days. She left it because she was not allowed ,
enough to eat, and she stated that she would never ask
for admission again. Her chief living was a cup of tea
and a little piece of bread and butter. This was all she
had day after day for weeks successively. They told
her at the workhouse that if she applied for relief they
Would not give it her, and that she must come into the
house. Deceased paid 9d. a week for her lodging. She
had some brothers and sisters, but who did not assist
her. Her brothers are coal-whippers. Verdict—
" Natural death."
PIRATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.—The Netherlands
galliot Anthony, of Dordrecht, Capt. W. J. Neppenis,
which arrived at Falmouth, on the sth inst: from Galatz,
Brain laden, for orders, has reported to his consul, Mr.
11. R. Broad, that on the 10th ult., at eight o'clock in
the morning, when about eight miles from the Island
of Majorca, they discovered a suspicious-looking open
boat making towards them from a creek on the shore, 1
Which, on nearer approach, they rscertained to be filled
With men, a great number of whom endeavoured to con-
ceal themselves from view in the bottom of their craft.
On coming within hail of the galliot they hoisted the
13Panish flag, and shouted, in broken English, for her to
heave to. Captain Neppenis, having no doubt as to the
suspicious character of the visitors, lost no time in pre-
Paring for a defence, in case they should come up with him,
by loading a swivel gun he had on board, and likewise
arming his crew, consisting of eight persons, with well-
loaded muskets, with which his vessel was supplied.
Fortunate) the the wind, which had all along been favour-
able for her course, freshened considerably, and the
galliot being a tolerably fast vessel of her class, she gra-
dually increased her distance from the stranger, who
Made great efforts to overtake them, and, finding the
Chances diminishing, subsequently put about for the
shore. The Anthony, it may be mentioned, was the
same vessel which was boarded and plundered by a gang
of Greek pirates about three months previously in the
Archipelago, when Captain Neppenis was seriously
Wounded. in defending his vessel, after being surprised
In cabin by the intruders, who had previously taken
n h
and battened down the crew.
SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS.—A
resident of Melbourne, writing to a contemporary,
!aye—l should like to inform some of the manufac-
turers of Britain of the way the Americans are sup-
Plantingu them in the Australian market, owing to the
superiority of their goods, they being so much better
adaptedalinl to work than those sent from home. Their
Mellrs,T shovels are sold by all the hardware dealers in
twice urne ; so are their picks, and the miners will give
one,
the price of an English tool for an American
steel, to their excellence. The shovels are cast
s ea, ver much curved in the handle. The excellence
Zre Working tool to the miner is a great object, and
don't mind paying for it. The American wood
chopping axes, their hand hatchets, claw hammers, and
1113'11Y other
_ tools, are prepared and bought in preference
to -English ones of the same make. There is an
,ex-
traordinary. opening for wood stoves, such as are used
'o`.l_ the States or Canada. There has been a few Ameri-
can in the market, which have sold readily for 181. to
2/ each. Such stoves I have seen sold in America for
117•'_1°.8 They are admirably adapted for this country.
wood is worth 101. per cord, and any kind of cooking
They
that will economise fuel is a desideratum.
the
case
might be put together, then packed in a case, and
stove filled with oaks, which are now worth 13s.
Plc bushel.