The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

SALTPETRE.—To-day there was net more desire
evinced to operate in rough, and at auction 500 bags
were taken in at 27s 6d to 28s per cwt for 5i to 34- per
cent refraction, and these are full rates.
SPlCEB.—Rather higher rates have been paid fir
Nutmegs, and the parcels offered at public sale, amount-
ing to 40 pkgs, found ready purchasers—middling brown
went at 2a 9J to 2s 1 Id, good mid and good 3s to 3s 5.t,
fine 3s 6d, to 3) 7d, and one lot of very superior
4s 7d per lb. Mace is wanted; 15 cases at auction
went at 2s 4d to 2s 5d for mid, and at 2s 6d to 3s 7d or
good. The better sorts of Cloves have been in good ,le-
wand at a small advance, and 11 cs Bencoolen at public
sale realised from Is 7d to 2s Id for good and fine; com•
mon sorts are, however, less wanted, and 80 bags
Z azibar were taken in at 8d per lb. Black
Pepper is not to be obtained at lower rates.
At public sale, a part only of 4,313 robins and 2 03i
bags of Aleppy found buyers at from q to 21d for
middling and good half heavy black, Malabar, good 31
3id. White met with more attention, whilst
243 chts and 300 bags at auction sold at 6d to 8i
for good and fine Tellicherry, and at 4id for middling
Singapore. There are several buyers of Pimento, the
value is from 4d to 4d. In Cinnamon there has been
little business concluded. Ginger is not much wanted
by exporters, and at public sale 237 packeages Jamaica
went from 413 s to 71 per cwt.
TALLow.—Only a limited business has been con-
cluded in Russian on the spot, and prices have
*till a downward tendency. There are sellers of
fine P.Y. Candle at 38s 9d for 39s per cwt.
Home melted is cheaper, but at s7s t•) 37s 6d
nett cash, sales to a fair extent have been made. For
other sorts of Tallow nether lower rates are acceded to,
and the quantity on off-r is yet large. The public sale
of 1,384 pat kaltes South American went at 34s to
36s 6.1, and 25 casks of Sydney at 34s to 36s 6I
per cat. Rough Fat is still 2s Id to 23 lid per stone
of 81b3.

OILs.--There are sellers of Linstei Oil for delivery up
to the close of the year at 25s to 25s 3d per cwt, still
few contracts have been eratred into. Oa the spot a
good home trade has ben experienced, and several par-
cels have been sold for export. The
,rates paid are
25s 6d, and iu some ea es 25s '9d per cwt ;
Rapeseed 0,1 met with less attention, and more desire
Is evinced to sell ; pale at 37s 6d to 384, and brown at
36s 6d to 375. For Odra the market remains
firm. Gallipoli at 421 to 43/ per tun, :and other
sorts at 391 to 41/ 10s. For Cocoa Nut Oil
sellers are ready to accept 33s to 35s per cwt.
for lair to fine quality. Palm has been much inquired
for, and the trade are compelled to pay 31i to 31s 6d for
good and fine quality. On the part of holders of Sperm
there is firmness, and holders ask 791 to 80/per tun. None
has been offered at auction. Seal—Pale at 32/ to 33/,
straw and tinged 29/ lOs to 31/ 10s, yellow and brown
27/ to 29/, still only small sales have been made. Cod
271 to 2715 s is the value. Southern Oil, at auction 264
tuns were all sold; fine at 29/ 15s to 301 15s, good 291
to 291 10s, and lo,v to mid at 261t0 281 per ton.

MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN Asmust.--Yester-
day the half-yearly court of the governors of this charity
was held at the London Tavern, Capt. Nelson in the
chair. From the report which was submitted by Mr.
R. Geddes it appeared that the resources of the institu-
tion had suffered in common with others having the like
charitable objects in view. The income during 1848
amounted to 5,3691., and by rigid economy on the part
of the committee the expenditure had fallen short of that
amount. There was at present the sum of 5,1614 10s.
invested in the funds iv the names of the trustees, and
the building account was rapidly progressing. Several
very handsome donations and legacies had been received
during the past year. After the transaction of some
routine business, the meeting proceeded to the election
of ten boys and six girls, from a list of 35 candidates
for admission into the asylum. The poll closed at three
o'clock, when the names of the successful candidates
were called over. A considerable number of the boys
and girls of the asylum were in the room during the
proceedings, and attracted much attention by their neat
and orderly appearance.
THE CONVICT ‘VILSON.—The murderer in Kirk-
dale Gaol, even now that the dread sentence of death
has been passed upon him, remains the same unconcerned
being as before. He is as cheerful as he has been at
any period since his committal ; and, restricted to the
prison diet, he eats heartily, and sleeps well. At his
request, the clothes that originally belonged to him
(those in which the murders were perpetrated) have
been obtained from Bridewell, and these he is per •
witted to wear. With singular perversity he still main-
tains that be is innocent, and that the authorities have
got the wrong man. The day after condemnation he
dictated a letter to his father; but none of his family or
relatives have been to see him from the day that he was
brought to prison up to the present time. He exhibits
no symptom of repentance, and it is thought that the
same obduracy will attend him to the last. There is a
strong but morbid desire on the part of many of the
public to see the prisoner, and with this object yester-
day morning several well-dressed ladies and gentlemen
applied at the gate for permission to attend the church
in gaol. The application was of course refused. With
the same view,
with applications for orders to see through Kirkdale
several of the magistrates are heseiged
Gaol; but even if admission be obtained, none of the
visitors are allowed to see the capital offender. The
execution, which will take place in the usual course
in three weeks, will, without doubt, be attended by thou-
sands ;
even yesterday, 'the lane near to the gaol was
thronged by parties who appeared to have no other ob-
j ect in view than to loiter and gaze upon the place
where the scaffold will be erected.—Liverpool Albion.
FREARS or A FURIOUS BULLOCE.—Yesterday
afternoon one of a drove of oxen, being driven from
Smithfield to Carnaby-market, when near the end of
Hatton-garden broke away from the herd, and made off
,at a rapid pace up Holborn and down Gray's Inn-lane.
The beast selected the footpath for its flight, greatly to
the alarm of the numerous pedestrians and shopkeepers,
knocking down several persons who were severely
bruised and contused; an immense crowd of boys and
men, accompanied by dogs barking and yelling, followed
at his heels. In the King's-road he knocked down a
vendor of earthenware named Callum, residing in Agar-
town, St. Pancras, whom he severely gored, tossing the
poor fellow's goods, which were all destroyed. Ile con-
tinued his flight through Brunswick-square and Judd-
street ; in his career several other persons were knocked
down, and Mr. Tregoning, of Burton-crescent, so severely
injured that no hopes are entertained of his recovery.
He pursued his flight to Tottenham-court-road, where
he was secured and lodged in Richards's slaughter-
house.

WANTED A NAME l—A letter with the following
address, and bearing the postmark of Kingstown,
Jamaica, came through the post-office last week :
" Mr. and
who keeps first Lodging house low
fiat right hand side first lane above Old Steeple leads
through from Overgate to Nethergate Dundee Scotland
N.8."--Dundee Courier.
Genius, like the sun upon the dial, gives to the
human heart both its shadow and light.—Eliza Coves
Journal

perior white Benares went at 42s 6d to 435, middling
and good 39s to 40s 61, fine yellow, like •Mauritius 403
to 41s 6d, good 39s to 39s 6d, middling and good soft
35s to 37 6d, and grainy white 44s to 47s 61. Of Madras
200 bags sold at 30s 6d to 32s 6d for brown of soft
quality, and at 33s 6cl to 34s for low yellow, which are
rather lower rates.
FOREIGN.—There has not bees a more active demand
for Foreign Sugar for exportation, and the rates taken
have been rather under those current on this day week.
By private treaty only a cargo of yellow Ilavannah
has been sold at 23s for fine quality, for the Baltic,
one of brown at 20s, and half a cargo of superior yellow
at 23a 6d per cwt. For home trade purposes the trade
has been limited. On the part of refiners working under
bond little desire has been evinced to operate in any sort.
MoeassEs.—P, ices are still on the decline for all sorts
of West India, and the purchases have been only 250 puns
since this day week; fine Antigua at 18s to 18, 6.1, and
fair Trinidad at 16s per cwt. East India Treacle can be
purchased at. 153 to 15s 6d per cwt.
COCOA.—West India—Of 250 bags of Trinidad offered
at public sale a small part only sold at 39s to 42s for
grey, and at 40s to 49s for red, and 300 bags Grenada
388 to 425. Foreign Cocoa has been operated in with
caution, and a desire is evinced is sell at from 26s to
28a, as thole is a large quantity held by importers.
TEA.—None has been offered at auction since this
day w' ek . For Congou the rates paid are fully equal to
those current on this day week, and the demand conti-
nues good, especially for low and mid sorts. Purchases
to a fair extent have been made in green, at the rates of
this day week.
COFFEE.--Today Native Ceylon Coffee was in excel-
lent demand by private treaty, prices are still on the
advance and rule at from 38s to 393 for good ord. At
auction 38 bags went at 38s 6d per cwt. Plantation
was dealt in with greater freedom, and the public
sales of 180 casks 900 bags went at an advance on last
week's rates of 2s to 3s per cwt, mid and good mid went
at 56s to 635, low mid 53s to 555, fine fine ord 48s to
525, fine ord 44s to 475, and good ord 393 to 43s per cwt.
The market has a firm aspect.
RlCE.—There has again been much inquiry after
common sorts of East India. The supply is smaller
and shippers are yet the chief operators; cargo
Madras has been sold at 78 3d to 7s 6d, pearl
barley 7s 6d to Bs, pinky white 8s to 9s, low Bengal
8s 6d to 95. The better sorts have met with a fair
sale at full rates, and 3,300 bags at auction were partly
sold at lOs to lOs 6d for good white. On the part of
holders of all descriptions (there is firmness. Cleaned
Rice has been in lively demand, and :prices keep on the
advance ; town dressed Carolina selling at from 23a to
28a, Patna low to fine 123 to 20s, and American cleaned
Rice 21s to 23s per cwt.
Serearrs.—There are free sellers of Jamaica Rum, and
the market is well supplied. The value of plain and mid
quality 28 to 33 per cent over proof is from 2s 2d to
2s 9d, better sort 32 to 36 over 2a 10d to 3s 3d, and
fine 3s 4d to 4s. East India has been dealt in with
caution at is 3d to Is aid proof, but upon these
terms there are not free sellers. The market for Lee-
ward Island has been in a quiet state, and the small
parcels sold were at Is 4id to is 5d proof, and
there is a fair amount on offer. In Demerara
a good business has been done at 23 to
2s 3d for 30 to 40 per cent. over proof.
l'he demand for Brandy continues active, and in the
market there is much firmness. We quote Cognac best
brands of the vintage of 1841 at 3s 10d to 4s, 1847 ditto
4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1846 ditto 5s 6d to 5s Bd, 1845 ditto
at 5s 8d to 5s 10d, inferior marks 3s 4d to 3s 10d,
and Bordeaux 2s to 2s 2d per gallon. Geneva
is firm at is 9d to Is 10d for shipping sort, and at 2a 3d
to 33 3d for fine adapted for home trade purposes. The
value is still 9s 8d for British made Spirit, and 8s to
Ss 6d for Gin 17 to 22 per cent under proof. '
COCHINEAL.—To day the quantity offered at auction
amounted to 50 bags of Teneriffe. The former only in
part sold at 33 3d to 3a 9d for black, and silvers 3s 4d
to 3a 6d, whilst the latter was taken in at 3a 10d, these
are rather lower lower rates.