The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-27 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com•
pnted from the returns made in the week ending April 24
1d49, is 25& 10d. per cwt.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, April 27.)
suGAL—To- day the.ze was little df sire evinced to
make purchases in West India, although lower rates were
eccepto I. The slles amounted to only 260, making fur
the week 1,588 hhds, &c., and the decline in prices
during that time has been 6d to Is per cwt.
REEINEp.---Tu-dity there was litte desire shown to
operate in Refined Goods by home dealers. Prices
closed at 493 6d to 50s for brown grocery Lumps, and at
51s for standard. Bonded Crushed was dealt in with
caution at 29s 6d to 31s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon three parcels of Mauri-
tius Sugar were submitted to public competition, amount-
ing to 164 casks, 8,825 bags: the wholo found buyers,
but at a reduction on former rates of 6d per cwt for
grocery sorts, whilst refining fully supported the former
value) good to fine yellow went at 38s 6d to 410, low to

middling 36s 6d to 38a, ordinary to fine brown 33s 6d to
364, grey 36s to :394, and washed 33s to 403 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the market was well
supplied with Bengal Sugar, and the quantity offered at
public sale amounted to 7,012 bags; a small part, how-
ever, only sold at rather lower rates, strong white went
at 45s 6d to 48s 6d, yellow ditto 41s to 455, soft 36s 6d
to 395, low to fine white Benares 38s 6d to 425. Of
Madras, 1,371 bags were nearly all taken in; soft brown
at 31s 6d to 32s 63, low yellow 345; but a few lots of
superior sold at 40s to 41s.
FOBEIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign
Sugar, and privately the purchases made were small.
For the week the sales are only 1,500 chests white Ha-
vanntkh at 355, 1,000 of yellow duty paid, at 4ls to 435,
and a cargo of brown Bahia at 18s 6d in bond.
COFFEE.—This afternoon an increased desire was
evinced to sell Native Ceylon Coffee; at public sale
1,360 bags were offered, only a small part of which sold
at rather lower rates; goo ordinary of the new erop,
but badly garbled, went at 30s to 303 6d; rather better,
31s 6d; and damaged 27s to 30s 6d. Of Rio 400 bags
were taken in at 29s 6i, for good ordinary brown there
' buyers at 28s 6d per cwt.
Cocoa.—The market is still sparingly supplied with
West India, and as there are several buyers, prices are
well supported for all sorts; Trinidad, red is worth 403
to 465, and grey 38s to 42s per cwt. None has been
offered at public sale. For Foreign the rates asked are
27s to 30F.

MOLASSES.—There is a fair demand for West India,
and the market is firm. We quote low to fine at :rom
17s to 21s 6d, and only a modera'e amount is on offer.
East India Treacle 15s 6d to 16e per cwt. Fur Honey
higher rates are again obtained.
TEa.—No improvement has taken place in the value
of black, still operations have been a more extended
scale this week, and full rates are obtained. Congou
has been sold to a fair extent, low to good ordinarny at
71d to 84d, mixed blackish leaf Bid to 10d, blackish leaf
lld to is O'd, ditto strong Is Id to is 3d, superior and
Pekoe flavour Is 4d to is 10d. She parcels of &met:tong
sold were at 8d to Is 10d, and fine at 2s to 2s 9d. In the
lower sorts of green large sales have been made, but
upon former terms; there is also a better demand for
middling and superior sorts, still there are ready sellers
at last week's valuations. We quote Gunpowder,
Canton made, at is 4d to Is 7d, Hyson kind
Is 8d to 4s, Imperial Canton is to Is 4d, Hyson
sort Is 5d to 2s 10d, Young Hyson 10d to 2s, fine
2e 6d to 3s 3d, Hyson ordinary is to Is 2d, better sort
Is 3d to Is Bd, good to fine Is 9d to 3s, Hyson skin
8d to is 6d, Twankay 5d to 7d, middling to fine 8d
to ls, and Caper 8d to h 6d per lb. There has been
little desire evinced to make purchases in Scented or
black leaf Tea, and sellers are willing to accept former
low rates, and the supply continues plentiful.
SPICES.—To-day a public sale of 110 boxes of Cassia
Lignea went at stiff rates; first sort fetched 100, mid
seconds 95s to 95s 6d, fine thirds 90s to 925, broken ends
91s, slightly mouldy 923, sea damaged 86s, loose and
broken 89s 6d; 7 cases nutmegs sold at 2s 3d to 2s 6d
for slightly mouldy, and at 2s 9d for better sort; 3 cases
Mace, mid and good mid 2s 3d to 2s 4d per lb.
Today the market was more freely supplied with East
India Rice. The public sales comprized 3,795 bags, and
1,000 ate, they went off at fully former rates, and nearly
all sold: Bengal, good white at 103 to los 6d, good mid
9s 6d, ord 8s 6d to 9s, very fine cargo 9s, good is 61,
damaged 6s to 9s 6d, Arracan sound plump yellow 7s 6d
to Bs, yellow Penaug 7s, damaged 6s to 6s 6d: Madras
pinky white taken in 9s 6d per cwt.
Saco.—To-day the demand was not brisker for Sago,
and 500 boxes of pearl at auction sold at 19s to 19s 6d
per cwt for good greyish white small pearl; these are
rather lower rates.

SALTPETRE.—To day there was only a limited de•
mand for rough. The public sales of 2,254 bags went
off quietly, and nearly the whole taken in at former rates;
Calcutta 5 to 4i per cent refraction at 295 to 29s 6d, and
9i to 6i per cent at 28s to 28s Gd per cwt.
INDIGO.—The purchases made in East India have
been extremely limited fur all purposes this week, and
there are sellers in some cases rather under the rates of
the last quarterly auctions. For the Bth of next month
the quantity declared for public sale is 8,363 chests.
There has been little desire shown to make sales in
Spanish, and sellers are willing to accept rather lower
rates.

SPIRIT3.—Tho operations in Leewafd Island Rum
have been again of little moment, and for the week do
not exceed 200 puns at Is 31d to Is 4d, and fine brown at
Is 4id per gall. East India has been dealt in with

cautron; at -Is 2id to Is 3d proof. Demerara,
28 to 40 per cent can be purchased at is 10d to 2s 2d.
For Jamaica the value of 20 to 28 per cent over proof is
2s 4d to 2s 7d; 29 to 32 over 2s 8d to 2s Ild; 33 to 36

over 33 to 38 4d; superior 3s 6d to 4s 4d. For Brandy
the demand has been active, and the tendency of prices
is to advance. We quote Cognac best brands of the
vintage of 1845 at 5s 6d to 5s Bd, 1846 ditto 5s 21 to
53 4d, 1847 4s 2i to 4d 4d, 1848 at 3s 6d to 3s 81, in-
ferior sorts 23 3d to 3s 4d, and Bordeaux 2s to 2s 2d.
Only a limited demand exists for Geneva; ord at is 9d,
and fine at 2s 3d to 3s 3d. The value of British made
Spirit is still 9s Bd, and for Gin 8s 3d to 8d 9d for 17 to
22 per cent under proof.
COCIIIIIEAL.—At auction 19 bsgs Mexican silvers
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sold at 3s 8d to 3s 9cl; 39 bags Teleritfo at 3s 9d to
4s 3d for silvery black, but IC9 bags were nearly all
taken in ; Honduras slivers at 3s 10d to 4s 4d, black
good 5s to 5s 2d, and Mexican black 4s Icl to 4s 2d per lb.
TAT Low.—To-day the market- was firm for Tallow,
and there is a good demand. At auction 453 packages
Sydney were suld at from 33. s 9d to 38s 3d ; and 852
ditto South American, 34s to 393 for low to fine.

OILS.—To-day Srrni Oil declined in value. and 100
tuns at auction sold at 761 153 to 781 for British, infe-
rior and low 651 to 72/ 15s; 177 packages Nut Oil talc( ti
in 27115 i, and 60 packages Cocoa Nut were withdrawn.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took hi seat upon the Wool
sack at Five o'clock.

The Earl of HARROWBY presented several pc ti
dons against the sale of Beer Act.

The-Bishop of DUIZIIANI presented several petitions
with a similar prayer—also a petition from aurham,
praying for the abolition of the duties on paper—also
a petition from Newcastle praying for the introduction
of some measure to force proprietors of coal mines
to adopt more effi !lent measures to prevent explosions
in mines. Also a petition from Nottingham in favour of
the Bill for the prevention of seduction.
The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition from
some place in Scotland against railway travelling on
Sunday.
PRISONERS REMOVAL (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE,
this Bill was read a third time.
PETITIONS-

The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL presented several pe-
titions from different congregations of Dissenters in Eng-
land and Ireland, and from the inhabitants of various
places, in favour of the Bill for the Prevention of Trading
in Seduction.

The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from
several shopkeepers in the metropolis against Sunday
trading.

The Earl of EGLINTON presented several petitions
against the repeal of the navigation-laws.
Lord STANLEY presented several petitions with a
similar prayer. Also some petitions from various land-
owners praying that the free importation of foreign corn
might be prohibited. It was his intention to give to the
measure the most uncompromising opposition, and he
trusted that no threats and no anticipated difficulties
would prevent their Lordships from throwing out the
Bill, as they could not prevent him from seeking to
throw it out by ever.: means in his power.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented several petitions
in favour for the prevention of seduction. He would
postpone the second reading until Monday fornight.

LY.
Lord BEAUMONT asked when the ',papers relating
to Sicily would be produced. The horrors of Messina
had been surpassed by the horrors of Catania. The
place had been given up to plunder and sacked, and the
route of the troops had been marked by burning houses.
He had understood that the property of English and Freed'
subjects, although situated in the centre of the town, had
been respected, which proved that these horrors must
have been perpetrated, if not by the orders, at least with
the connivance of the Neapolitan commanders. He
wished to know if the Government had received any in-
formation on the subject.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, who rose to answer
the question, was so inaudible that not even the purport
of his observations could be caught in the gallery.
Lord STANLEY c enplained that the answer that the
papers should be produced in a day or two, was the
same that bad been given to him ten days ago. He must
say, with regard to the statement of the commission of
atrocities, he never saw more vague reports than those
sent by the British Consuls in Sicily.
The Earl of ABERDEEN had expected to find the
papers on the table immediately after the recess.
Lord EDDISBURY said the utmost deligence: had
been used in preparing the papers, and that they were
laid on the table as soon as possible.
The Earl of ABERDEEN wished to have the papers
relating to Piedmont produced forthwith. The war in
the north of Italy was at an end, and the papers should
be produced forthwith.
After a few words from Lord EDDISBURY,
Lord BROUGHAM protested against the charge
which had been made against General Filangieri, of
conniving ,at the commission of atrocities; no general
could command the effervescent spirits of a victorious
and exasperated army and prevent the commission of
atrocities.

The Earl of MINTO denied ithat the statements of
the atrocities committed at Messina had been ex-
aggerated, as had been stated by the Noble Lord
(Stanley). The British Consul, Mr. Barker, had taken
great pales to verify his statements, and they were not
to be put down as unfounded on the strength of those
stivemen.s on which the Noble L.)rd had relied. Ile
6(1 seen the statements of British officers describing the
advance of the Neapolitans on Catania as marked by the
burning of the house s, and the murder of women and
children. The city of Catania, one of the finest in
Europe, had boon wantonly destroyed, but the property
of the Btitith and Maltese in the city had been re-
specteJ, although situated in the midst of the town.
The General therefore possessed sufficient command
over his troops to cause property to be respected, yet
he gave up the city to pillage for two days.
Lord BEAUMONT had not thought there could
have been found a Noble Lord to speak of
those scenes of horror so lightly as the Noble
Lord had done. He trusted that the reports alluded to
by the Noble Lord (Minto) should also be produced, and
he moved for the copy of memorandums presented to
the Neapolitan Government in 1814, the letter of
Lord Castlereagh of 1816, and the correspondence of
A'Court LA 1815 -and 1316. His object

was to ascertain whether or not we had abandoned our
engagements to Sicily, and if it should appear W 2 had
done so, nothing would prevent him from bringing for-
ward a motion to give the House an opportunity of ex-
pressing, an opinion on the subject.

The Marquis of LANSDO WNE said that papers had
been already presented to the House, but there could be
no objection to collecting and reprinting them.
The Earl of MINTO said these papers were necessary
to enable their Lordships to understand the nature of
our obligations towards Sicily.
The motion was agreed to.
GOLD COAST.
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On the motion of the Bishop of OXFORD certain
returns, relating to missions on the Gold Coast, were
ordered.

PETITIONS.

Earl FORTESCUE presented several petitions,
praying that no more licenses might be granted to beer-
houses.

The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from
Greenock, against the repeal of the Merchant Seamen's
Act.

NAVIGATION LAWS.
Lord STANLEY moved that a return be, from time
to time laid before the House of the petitions presented
for and against the navigation-laws.
SANITARY BILL FOR LONDON.

In answer to a question from allouLE LORD,
The Earl of CARLISLE said that the Commissioners
of Sewers had some most important sanitary measures
under their consideration, among others, a measure
for the supply of the metropolis with water, and for
preserving the Thames from further pollution. He
trusted Le should shortly be enabled to submit a mea-
sure for doing away with the burial of the dead in the
metropolis.
Lord REDESDALE rose, and was
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SrEARER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

NEW WRIT FOR SHEFFIELD.

On the motion of Mr. TUFNELL, a new writ was
ordered to issue for the borough of Sheffield in' the room
of Henry George Ward, Esq., who had accepted the
office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds.
Mr. IlEYWoßrii presented a petition from Leicester
in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr. HENRY presented a petition from Churchtown,
Lancashire, in favour of a diminution of the number of
beer•shops, and complaining of their evil tendency.
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT presented petitions from
places in Wiltshire in favour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. CL AY presented a petition from Hull in favour
of the Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr. MOSTYN presented petitions from several parts
of Wales against the alteration of the Law of Marriage
Bill.

Mr. COWAN presented petitions from Edinburgh and
other places in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr. GOULBURN presented several petitions in
favour of the diminution of the number of beer•houses ;
also several petitions from Middlesex and Huntingdon
against the Marriage Bil►.
Mr. J. S. WORTLEY presented petitions in favour
of the Bill; also a petition from the Committee of
Supply of the County of Bute against the Lunatic
Asylums (Scotland) Bill.
Mr. G. THOMPSON presented petitions from Gla-
morgan and other places in favour of arbitration in the
case of international disputes.
Mr. COBDEN presented several petitions in favour of
the Clergy Relief Bill, and also petitions in favour of a
reduction of the national expenditure from different
parts of Yorkshire.

Mr. HUME presented petitions from Fife against the
Marriage Registration Bill; also a petition fron Montrose
against the Scotch Lunatic Asylums Bill ; and peti-
tions in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill.
TREATMENT OF IRISH PAUPERS AT CORK.
Mr. STAFFORD wished to know whether, with re-
gard to the statement which it appeared from one of
the papers that the Hon. Member for Cork had made
last night, that the corporation of Cork had voted one
hundred pounds to transport all their paupers
to England, the Right Hoaourable Gentleman
the Secretary of State for the Home Department had re-
ceived any information of such illegal conduct on the
part of the Cork authorities.
Sir G. GREY had received no information whatever
on the subject.
Mr. FAGAN had stated that the authorities of Cork
had voted 1004 to cart sill the paupers out of the place.