The Sun.
London, England, 1838-05-03 00:00:00

COLONIAL MARKETS.

B.P. Sugar sells steadily at former prices, and is very "firm. The
lowest price is 525., middling, 565., best, 645. to 655. Refined is not
securing much business, and the price of fine crushed is 345., Lumps to
pass the standard, 755.. We have no public sales today of Colonial pro.
duce; there is, however, little doing privately. Bengal, Mauritius,
and Foreign Sugar, are steady. No alteration in the value of any kind of
Coffee, and the market is flat. Tea is seeming a fair business at sale
paces. Spices are also steady. Rice is very firm, Indigo continues
to sell at sale prices, and is in fair dernand. Rum is quiet, and prices
this week have not rdtered from those of last. The chief sales for to
morrow are some small ones of Mauritius Sugar, some Mocha Coae-
and some Spices. The sales for to-morrow are all small. The imports
were rather heavy yesterday; and we may say that to-day there is more
business doing privately in most-articles. of Colonial produce.

COAL MAR
Per Too. 8. d.
Adairs l9 3
DPan's Primrose li 0
Ellisan Low d4..in
FeHim; Main li 0
Oa:est-61d • IS 6
Holywell . - "2 0
Pieton
Russell% Eligh;Main ..„--
•!i'oleicl Moor ~, 24 v
Wylard -:i ()
‘Valls End Bell and Brown .„ 24 tt
\Vals End grace - „„,.... 20 0
Walls End Hildtk„ 22 0
Wit:li End ltltidell's
%V itilz 1;lf id Walker "2,4 S
Durham Main 'A 0
Walls Ent Ih-addyll's Iletton 2.3 6
Walls End Hutton ................'.•4 0
ShIN ArTiVeii. slue,'

LICET.—May 2. •
ecr Ton. 11. 4
Walls End latent ~a ...
Walls E.d Iv:obern ...... t:2
.`:
Walls Et' .Cstew.trt,, , ...... . '23 ~"
'Walls. and Hart h:pool 24 41
\Valle End Adelakb '• - 2' ?
Wails Fed Gordon 4,4 "
Walls End Nevin's Tar:Held_ 1S 0
Walls:End Seym,ur Tees ... 22 6
Walis End South
.I)..rnam 22 ci
wads End '''ees
Waßs End Victoria Tees , ild 6
rtlythe l7 9
Brampton Main • l9 0
Walls End iiirtley 4! I
0
Iloward's Netherton Alain ... 18 .
I•l,tilZ,oneoh Coal
Stay olby Main
last market-day, 11.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING 'rue WEEK

XV hoat. I Barley. ! Oats. 1 Beans. Pease.
---...-.... h
rer Quarter. s. to 4. s. to s. s. to s. a, to s. _s.CI a.
Abi n gdou.. . 14 50 30 34 23 30 138 - - -
Andover - 47 52 29 31 25 -- 145 - - -_
Birrnit3ailinni......,-. 06 4B 39 40 16 Sli .- 33 --,
gridpor t ...... . 38 53 32 36 233 so 29 CireCirencester-4 4l 51 27 32 2v23 33 40 _. -
- --
raringdon.--,,,. 333 46 29 50 26 30 - 411 - -.
Guildleal ...-........... 39 54 23 33 20 30 - 16 -
FlAtioy 42 55 1.11 32 23 26 - 41 -...-- ~..
/fere tord - - 40 -- V
High w..rt 11 ...., 42 60 32 42 128 ' :34 - ad .- :- -.
Nlaidellhead ..... 32 59 21 36 20 20 34 '44 34 ag
M0wn9016....—. 46 4i sit 31 22 29 31 40 - - , ft;....ading ----....... at :.7 25 35 ,23 2; 33 42 35 - Sali,bury---.-, 44 81 30 54 ,20 2S 41 46 - -
South:dal:tut; „.._ 45 51 5.5 40 .28 - It: - 42 - -
Stroud ,- 36 44 iS 36 ' '2O ;24 -- 46 -- '-'.
IV,.•lieshory .....- tl'l -35-!2232 -- 40 - . ... Oxbridge ---„ 46 4B 29 52 jl7 28 40 -, 42
Wantage—,,,..-. 32 52 94 31 120253342 33 49 Wm-166144:e --. 3O 90 27 34 21.1 26 16 I ...1t - - Wlr,door 51) ---91 22 r.. 25 - - Worcester..-...... 53 541 32 06 30 .. 32 -,- 46 46 49

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Mal 2,
There was a large demand for Cotton at this day'S market, and
though the article is offering snore freely, our last quotations were natty
sustained. The total sales amount to 5,000 bags ;-4,200 American,
5.1 d; to 7id.; 150 Surat, 4,1. to 4id.; 200 Maranham, 7d. to 9d. ; 150
Egyptian, By. to 12J.; 200 Bahia 7,1,d. to Stl. ; 100 Pernams Sid. to
9d.—Total 5,000 bags;

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
Drat, MAY 2, seven 1.01. Wind S.s.E., light airs, with thunder a❑
lightning.—Sailed the outward bound, on their re,pective voyages. Also
came down from the River mid proceeded, the Union, Wiight, for Ba-
thurst ; Wilton Castle, Canney, Jamaica; an.l Vulcan, Patrick, Tobago.
Powirsmorru, MAY Wind Sto S.E., fine.—Saik'd the Samson,
Sturges, for New York; and her Majesty's ship Lilly, for Rio Janeiro,
The Newby, Williamson, in turning out of the harbour this morning.
ran into her Majesty's hulk Blake, and the former lost her bowsprit
and jib-boom.

PLYMOUTH, MAI I.—Wind S.—Arrived her Majesty's ship Jupiter,
from Barbadoes; and Concord, Martin, from Palermo.
FALMOUTH, MAY I.—Wind S.E. to W.S. W., fresh breezes witkrain.
—Arrived the City of Londonderry steamer, from Gibraltar—left the
ioth tilt., Cadiz 14th, Lisbon 17th, Vigo 20th, and Corunna 28th.
The Vesta, Cattermole, from Charleston for Breman, sailed on the 20th
February; on the Ist of March, in lat. 29 16 N., long. 64 W., lost her
ruddor. Arrived off port, the Ugelair, flout Messina; and Mary,
from Leghorn.. Vessels spoken with—The schooner New Jane, of and
for Plymouth, from Gallipoli; out fifteen days, on the 15th April, off
Cape St. Vincent's; the ship Isabcila, or and for New• Orleans, 29th
April, nut three days; and the schooner Industry, of Brixhman, from
St. Michael's for London, out forty-five days, by the City of Londonderry.
Livratrom., MAY ;2. Wind S. \V., light. Sailed the John Bentley,
Robertson, for Quebec; Ceres, Blanchard, for Savannah; Orpheus,
Bailey, for New York; Ellen, Tapp, for Calcutta,

DOVER, Jiver 2.—Arrived off; the Burgomester, Schmidt, for the
Havannah ; Glenalvon, boyes, for Sierra Leone.

His'mos, MAY ‘2.-,-Arrived off the Vulture, Gilbert, •from Rio
Jantho; Johanna, Garland, from Baltimore.

Sm.comat,,, MAY 2.—Arrived the Feronia, Jarvis, from Cadiz. Ar-
rived off, the Water-Lily, from Jamaica; Hersey, Marcia, from the
'Ulm:- Gambia.

BRISTOL, MAY 2.—Arrived the James Constant, from Bordeaux.
MILFott», MAN- 2,—Arrived the Hebe, Thompson, from Smyrna.
Sumps, Mar Arrived the Argo, Cable., from Danzig.
DUBLIN, Mar I. Arrived the Garonne, Richardson, from Cadiz.
CORK, APKIL 30.—Arrived the Maria, Calcutta, and Stentor
(transports), from London. Arrived off, the Don Juan, Butler, from
Ha rbadoes.

The Mary Catherine, Powdell, from Newcastle, was cm shore near
Alexandria, March 23, and full of water.

The Wen, from London, (ell over at St. Übes, Ist Wt., and being
very leaky, was condemned.

A COMPLIMENT.—Sir Geo. Walton had his flag
or broad pendant flying at Spithead, when a nobleman in the neigh—
bourhood sent his gamekeeper with half a fat buck. Sir George sent
back a suitable message of thank; but the keeper begged the stoward to
inform the Admiral that he expected a complement for himself. " A
complement, does he ?" said the Admiral—who was more economical of
his money than of his powder--" then he shall have one : go and tell
the captain to salute him with five guns when he leaves the ship."--
Brenton's Life of St. Vincent.

- - •
Miss Fanny Wyndham leaves town on WednesdAv,
for Edinburgh, having accepted an advantageous engagement from Mr.
Mitchell, to perform with his Italian troupe in that city, and. the princi.
pal towns of Scotland. Mr. Mitchell's success in Ireland has been of the
moat satisfactory character.

The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Bouverie Primrose, late
the Hon. Miss Frederica Anson, has been passing the honey:noon at
Warrenwood, the beautiful scat of the Eatl of Rosebery, it-1 Hertford.
shire. The young couple are to reside chiefly at Edinburet, where Mr.
Primrose has an official appointment in:the Post-office.
The Earl of Durham's extra Aide-de-Camp on
board the Hastings is Captain Ponsonby, of the 7th Ftaileers. Ensign
Cavendish, of the 59d Foot, son of the Clerk Marshal of the House-
.hold, has been appointed Aide.de-Camp to the Gi,vernor.General, vice
the Hon: Captain Harry Gray, of the same corps, who, we understand,
does not proceed to Canada.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the City
of Paris puliilic-house, Bishop Bonner's-tields, Bethnal-green, before Mr.
Baker, the Coroner, and a respectable jury, on the body of John
Brookes, aged 34 years. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that
the deceased, who was keeper to a gentleman of fortune, at present in-
sane, on Mw .day evening, after 'securing, or placing in safety his
charge for the night, left the house, and proceeded to his own resi.
deuce, and, having changed his clothes for an older suit, left home,
and was not seen alive again. At an early hour hit hat, with his ad-
dress written on a piece of paper in it, was found under one of the
bridges of the Regent's canal, and, on a search being made, his body was
found close to the spot, No reason could be assigned for the deceased
destroying himself, further than that a few days before a distress was
put into his house for a very trifling sum, and articles taken away for
its amount, The circumstance, it appeared, though the amount of the
debt could not be of the slightest object to him, gave him great uneasi.
ness of mind. The Coroner remarked that there could be but little
doubt that the deceased had committed suicide ; yet, as there was na
evidence before them of the fact, he would recommend them to return,
a verdict of " Found drowned'!—Verdict accordingly.
THE GREAT MONTGOLFIER BALLOON, An
experimental trial of this immense machine was made yesteeday on the
borders of Epping Forest, in the presence of the construr-cor and several
scientific gentlemen connected with the undertaking, for the purpose of
trying the effect of a newly-invented furnace, by which the balloon is
to be filled with heated air, instead of the imperfect open brasier used by
Montgolfier, Pilatre, Rozier, and others, l:.1 the original ascent from
Paris some years since, By means of invention, the possibility of
any spark coming in contact with ttre machine during its inflation is
entirely avoided ; and although at one period of the experiment the
temperature was raised to 20() degrees, not the slightest appearance of
danger was visible. So powerful were the means used to obtain the
necessary degree of rarefaction, that the vast machine was completely
filled in eight minutes, and had then an ascending power of 1,2001b5.,
Oxilusive of the furnace and car, the latter of which alone weighs when
adorned 3001b5., and is 15 feet long by 8 feet wide. Three persona as.
tended to a considerable height, but were restrained front leaking an
4004 excursion, it being intended only to ascertain exac.lty the capabi-
lities of the balloon. All persons present. expressed themselves ex.
tremely gratified by the perfect `.llcCess of the experiment. The first
ascent isefilied to take plat:; „n the 15th of May, from the Surrey Zook).
gkcai Gardens,
Whets',..ne builder, and two other gentlemen well versed
aerostation., •
will ascend,
of Ila}loon fixes great interest to the new publica.
T.';tE GREAT MONTGOLFIER LiALLOON.---The
Mason, under the title of the "
.N.ronatitica."
and of accidents attending the fire
tairolivaolfefmtrh.isi4sackie
bltmclooonitiainsha,cdeocpueinidtsconft
otchethae-c,c.anittsie of the scientific details in this book,,
the very curious descriptions and anecdotes which abound in its pages,
with the clever and striking lithographs, renders the " .Eronautlea"
the most interesting book published this season. .
The Earl of Wilt" antl family atrived at. their new
residence in Groavener.square, formerly the, abode of the late Earl of
Bridgewetee, ibr,the season. The Noble Earl has been visited by no.
ercilziary domesti calamities, having lost five lovely children within X
c
few years,