The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-27 00:00:00

900 Madras sold at 6d. for ord., 61d. mid., qd. a 81-d. fair,
74d. good fair.
700 Bengal sold at sid. a 60. for mid., 64d, a 6,1 d. fair.
700 Surat, much mixed, 6d. a 6id. for !intl., 61d. a 6id.
fair, 7fd. gOod fair; being at rather higher rates, and the whole
might have been sold had holders been willing to accept them.
The buying was chiefly for eixport.
Since writing the above 600 Madras have been sold at sale's
prices up to 7d. for very good.
The advances in the prices since Friday last are id. per lb.
on Surat and id to id. on Madras.
Smelts-559 brAgs Pepper at public sale fully supported
the late advance, good Malabar 4111. to 48d. 114 bags Pi-
mento sold on Wednesday at 48d. to 4-44. for ord. quality.
350 chests Cassia Lignea, likewise at public sale, sold rather
mixed and false packed 575. 6d. to 583., more even 58s. to
58s. 6d., broken 51s. 6d. to 555. 6d. ; also 248 bags good
bold Malabar Ginger 455. to 465.
This day 430 bales black Pepper at public sale, mid. Mala-
bar former prices.
Tae TuAnx.—Permits are no longer necessary.—Extract
from Tret.sury Minute of 29th Jan. 1836.—" Upon a full and
mature :-..-onsideration of the whole of the papers, and of the
evid^-nee on the subject, my Lords are of opinion that they are
;May justified in hazarding the experiment in abolishing the
survey and permits in the tea trade. My Lords trust that
this relief may be granted to the trader in tea without any
danger to the revenue ; but should it unfortunately appear,
contrary to the anticipations of my Lords, that the smuggling
of tea be hereafter found to have been facilitated, and be carried
on to any great extent, in consequence of abolition of such
Excise restrictions, my Lords will Teel it to be their duty how-
ever reluctantly, to direct a recurrence to the use .of permits.
My Lords are also of opinion, that it will be expedient to re-
serve 'co the department of Excise the right of occasional and
unexpected visits of inspection of the. stocks and premises of
the dealers " In conformity with the above, orders have been
issued by the Board of Excise to their officers in the country
not to seize any teas that may be received-4ithout
RICE.—Four hundred tons are reported for Portugal this
week.

WooL.—There is no new feature in the Wool Market, the
business is confined to small orders for immediate use, at firm
prices. About 300 bales Colonial Wool have arrived off the
coast this week.

TIMBER DUTIES.—The report of what was str.ted in the
newspapers by Lord Lansdowne on Monday night is. incor-
rect—the duties may be altered this Session. .
LAC' DYE, SAFFLOWER, &c.-77 chests Lac Dye, mid. and
native, mark R NPR CRI&DTLO 124 d. 'to '
being on the whole about Id. higher. 63 chests. Shellac,
mixed reddish orange, 61. 35., and small shivered dark red,
V. 10s. to 5/. 11s. ; blocks Si. Is. to Si. 45., tonuer prices for
the free, but higher for the blocks. 2l }`:ales Bengal Saf-
flower. ordinary and middling, 51. Is. to 61. 101. ; good and
fine, 71. to 81. 2s. 6d., being fully ris. higher.
SILK.—The East India Com;,any's sale of 2,000 bales Ben-
gal Raw Silk commenced bn Monday, and finished yesterday ;
the sale was nurnerrAisly attended by the trade and 'others,
and there WaS Much competition throughout : the prices on
the first d".'y advanced, according to the quzlity, about 10 per
ecPt, on the former sales, and this rise has since been fully
established ; it will be seen that the great advance is in the
finer and better 'descriptions, none refused. There is mure
activity in the Silk Market, and much general confidence is
evinced by the trade.
IRISH PROVISIONS.—There has been a considerable business
done this week in Bacon by the speculators, 465. to 475. for
shipment. Yesterday a good deal of real of business by the
trade at 475. to 48s. landed. Butter market dull. Bladderd
Lard 575. to 60s. on board per firkin ; 535. to 545. onboard.
Pork middles 425. to 445. on board: India Beef 1325. to
1355. Prime Mess 955. to 105 s. India Pork 120 s. to 1255,
Mess 755. to 80s.