The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-10 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

BRISTOL, FEB. 4.—The Temple, of Bristol, bound
for Rottenborough on the 28th ult., upon signal made for
convoy, hastily slipped her cables, and ran, leaving on
shore her chief mate, Mr. Samuel Watton, and a great
number of her best hands. She soon after dropped her
anchor near the Blue Rocks, where she now lies waiting
for sailing orders: the mate and men whom she left be-
hind have entered on board a King's ship.
The St. Stephen, of Bristol, chartered from Rotten-
borough, was spoken with on the 27th ult. off Cape
Dictation, by a pilot who offered to bring her round the
Cape into Fetter Sound ;but a stiff breeze springing up off
Constitution Island, her officers and crew held a council,
and their decision was to reluse the offa, and she bore
away for Reform Harbour, where she now rides with
anchors out fore and aft; hands sound and healthy, and
all well. _ _

A put u p policya s a generalw was
letters toh
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marqueßritannic,
re-
stricted to the English flag, at and from Rottenborough,
with liberty to look into Gulf Expenditure, and there to
chase, capture, and man, and to touch, stay, and refit at
Point Reform, and thence to Fort Retrenchment and
Prosperity Harbour.
This risk was a great favourite with the underwriters;
for, as the vessel was well known at Lloyd's to be of Class
A. 1, staunch and well-manned, and laden with a well_
assorted cargo of sound goods, almost every one crowded to
take a hire on her; upon which the house of Skulker,
Hole, and Co., of our city, opened a policy upon another
vessel bearing the same name, upon one of the old war
risks, viz., lost or not lost, at and from Rottenborough to
the Slave Coast and Port Poverty; with liberty to
go backward and forward for all purposes, and under any
flag, and to carry simulated papers : and though this house
employed another broker, they artfully put up the policy
at the same office, whereby several persons were induced
to take a hire who did not understand the disadvantageous
adventure they were insuring, but supposed they were on
the first named Britannic ; but who since, upon finding
that the vessel last insured was leaky, her bottom foul, her
hull much infested by rats, her crew weakly and showing
scurvy, and the vessel altogether unseaworthy—have struck
out their names, and demanded a return of premium.
At our last market pigs were looking up ; l'rernau's
bonds are falling off; the stock in hand both of bacon and
freemen having, during the last dark weather, become very
rusty. In consequence, many of the great holders of the
latter stock offered their's to sale at a reduced price; but
though the article was much inquired for, very little busi-
ness was done in it, none being saleable unless warranted
pliable, a warranty the brokers were very shy of giving.
No one would venture to make time bargains, for the
dealers look forward with great anxiety to the settling day,
and consequently these bonds found very few buyers.
Some talk of a scheme for inducing every freeman to re-
deem his own debenture, but nothing is yet fixed on. It
is, however, certain, that the great proprietors who attempt
to keep this stock will find a loss resulting, and they had
better get out of it on the host terms they can make.
We have been fully supplied during the week with
flummery by private manufacturers ; but it was stale, and
weak in quality, and had an acrimonious and corrupt
Knell, and is consequently flat.
Indigoes are little in demand, the blue trade being ex-
tremely dull of late. Indeed, except a recent solitary
order for colouring a few flimsy coarse fustians, the great
wholesale dyers have not had any employment for the last
six months.

Prime loyalty canvas, fit for King's stores, is freely
taken up ; but some lots of a spurious and damaged article,
under that name, hang so heavily on hand, that it is
thought they must be put off at an inferior price to the
Alms-houses or Charity-schools, or exported to make tent.
for the troops of the Russian Autocrat, in his intended in
vasion of Poland, for which service they are very suitable:

A strong feeling in favour of Parliamentary
Reform is exhibiting itself in the Isle of Wight, which
abound• in nominal representatives, without possessing
any real ones.