The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-26 00:00:00

NEW EDITION OF WHITE'S SELBORNE BY BEN-
NETT, HERBERT, &c.
On Monday the 21st inst. will be published, with Thirty Addi-
tional Illustrations, after Harvey's Drawings, beautifully printed by
Whittingham, in Bvo., price 18s., cloth extra.
THE NATURAL HISTORY
and ANTIQUITIES of SELBORNE.
By the Rev. GILBERT WHITE, M.A.
With the Naturalist's Calendar, and Miscellaneous Observations,
extracted from his papers.
A New Edition, much enlarged, with Notes,
By EDWARD TURNER BENNETT, Esq., F.L.S., &c.
Secretary of the Zoological Society, and others.
London : Printed for J. and A. Arch ; Longman and Co. ;
Baldwin and Cradock ; Hatchard and Sons ; R. Scholey ; J, G.
and F. ltivington ; Whittaker and Co. ; J. Duncan; J. Capes:
W. Almon ; E. Hodgson ' • J. Bain; W. J. anti J. Maynard ; J.
Bohn; J. Vanvoorst; and Houlston and Son.

but the market has become extremely inactive ; from tl e
shippers there has been no request, and the demand
by the
lla-
grocers has been only to a trifling extent. In Siam or
small
nilla there has been little done, 275. a 295. paid for some
parcels of the former, but importers still refuse to sell on
easier terms, and a cargo of the latter has been sold at r
These have been arrivals, amounting to 7,850 bags, the chef
part Bengal. This afternoon the public sale of 1,175 l ags,
all of which were taken in at previous rates-Bengal good and,
fine white at 345. at 365. 6d., mid. 325. a 335. Gd., damp 323.,
ord. Bombay 245.
for late
FOREIGN.-All descriptions of Foreign are st..l acid
prices, but there continues to be very little business doing;
Brazil or white Ilavannah not a transaction has taken place,
and the business done iii the yellow qualities of the latter has
been only 100 boxes, at 295. fur good mid. The arrivals this
week have 24f chests and 78 barrels Brazil.
MOLASSES.-The Market for West India remains in a lan-
guid state, and prices have given way as.; fur a parcel of flue
Demerara 28s. has been accci ted.
This afternoon West India continued dull of sale, and 21(
puns 25 blids. new Barbadoes offered at auction, all of which,
were taken in at full prices, very fine at 30s. a 315., the 014
offers made were at 265. Gd.
Run, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-There has been no
busi-
ness done in Jamaica Ruins this week, there being only tivo,
or three parcels remaining in the hands of the importers, and
the prices asked fur them as high as formerly ; the trans:ti°lc-.
tions in other descriptions have been at fully late rates,
in some instances Id. advance paid ; the sales have been
200 puns. Lcewards, proof at Sc. 7d. 2 to 3 over 2s. Bd., 5 to
7 over 2s. 9d , and a parcel of very good brown Demerara
to 3 per cent. over at 2s. 9d., and 30 over 4s. Bd.; the government
contract for 75,000 gallons has been taken by Ruck, son, an
Co. at Id. under market prices, but oil. above the last con-
tract, 55,000 gallons at 2s. 7+d., and 20,000 gallons at 25. in.
s.l6ths ; the market for all descriptions is very than ; the ar-
rivals have been only IS puns. this week. Brandy has been 111
fair request ; prices in France are now above those of this
market. Geneva has been in very limited demand. For Bri-
tish Corn Spirits the sale has been very extensive, at the late
advance.
Wool.-The English and Foreign Wool Market, like most
others, continues in a dull state, and a reduction on late prices
of Id. a 2d. has been submitted to for the former, but all kinds
of the latter are still held firmly by the importers.
C0C.0.1.-There has been nothing done either by Private
contract or public sale in British Plantation ; the government
contract for 40 or 50 tons has been taken at about 405. f°l.
Guayaquilla.
Taaeow.-An improvement has taken place in the Tallow'
Market this week ; for parcels on the spot there has been as
very brisk request for consumption, and the price has advanced
to 465. for Petersburg Yellow Candle of the first quality ; the
deliveries for the first three days have been 1,300 casks ; there
have been no arrivals, and the quantity remaining in the ware-
houses undisposed of is small. For forward delivery the busi•
ness done has been at 445. Gd. a 455. for the spring montVe
and 455. for the end of the present year.
BRAZIL Woon.-At public sale 85 tons, branded w;:th the
national stamp, have been offered, nearly all of which found
buyers, first pile round straight and bright 85/, a P 6/. 55., se-
cond pile round and straight 75/., third pile var'osus sizes 501"
fourth pile sugar damaged 71/. Iss. a 721., fl.r,th dO. sugar d -
triaged and various sizes taken in at 35/. "J. 40/ , and sixth de'
dry stained at 64/. a 65/., splinters went at 21/..a 40/. ; 11 tons
returned from Antwerp partly found buyers at 84/. 159. a 851'
for first quality.
OILS.-All kinds of Fish Oils are held for fully late prices,
but there has been very little request for any kind, the hem°
buyers continuing to take only just sufficient to meet their
im-
mediate wants. Some parcels of pale Seal have been sold g
571., and Cod for arrival at 501. For consumption there /gas
been a steady request for Sperm at former rates. Linseed 011
has been in extensive request at 38s. on the spot, and 395. (-311'
%
a 40s. for delivery up to June next. For Rape the market 1,1
quiet, and the prices have given way to 535. 6d. for pale, an
525. 6d. for brown. Palm has declined to 335, ; the stock her",..
is light, but the demand moderate.
COCIIINEAL.-There continues to be a brisk demand by pri-
vate contract, and 20 bags Honduras at auction went briskly' at
I a 2d. advance, low and good silvers selling at 65. 7d. 5
7s. 3d. per lb.
LAc DVE.-This article is dull of sale, but the holders are
not sailers at any decline on late prices.
COTTON.-There is still isreat languor in the Cotton- market'
shippers and the home trade purchasing with extreme cautionil
all mid dling, good and fine descriptions of East India are be'
for previous rates, but the ord. qualities, of which there is It
large quantity pressing on the market, may be purchased 0n
lower terms. The sales arc 30 Bengal at 4d., and 370 Pa-
rat at 6d.
TURPENTINE.-In Rough no transactions have taken pla,c,
and the price asked for the next parcel to arrive is 185. °"'
Spirits have been in steady request at 84s. a 85s.
RICE.-East India Rice continues in demand. At pu-
hlie
sale this afternoon 2,002 bags East India sold ssa full Price'
mid. and good mid. white sold at 15s. Gd. a IPas.
based
SALTPETRE.-This afternoon the buyers of Rough puree-s
with much caution ; 2,020 bags, which
were. intended for anc:
tion, have been postponed until Tuesday ; and two parcels
brought forward to public sale amounting to 3,857 bags, °“„d
three lots of which foun
nrd buers at 6s. for middling grey:,
peer
15s. to 20s. for low ssefracyted andc, reacked ; the reman
was all taken in et rather lower prices.p Madras middling grel,,,
,
refraction 5214-at 245., Calcutta mid. and good grey unrefr"
ted 255, a 265., good grey refraction 61- to 8 265. to 27a''
good and fine white refraction 21 to 6,3- t 0.7 s. Gd. 28s.
INDIGO.-The public sale of 40 serons Guatemala went at a
decline of 2d. a 3d., Cortes and Sobres of ord. and mid. qua'
lity selling at 4s. 3d. a ss. 7d. per lb. Letters from Calent',
to the 22d July have been received, at which times the crop
estimated at 100,000 to 110,000 inaunds.
Hoes.---The official duty has been declared, and al
200,332/. las. 11V ~,
~ old duty 148,071/. 13s. 2d. 4°-
348,404/. I 2s. 2d.
SILK.-The operations this week in the Italian and 3eSto
India Silk Markets have been extremely trifling, and prig
have a downward appearance.
NITRATE OF SOUA.-Nothing has been done ; a cargo pal
arrived off the coast bound for this port. sast
COFFEE..-.The operations in the export descriptions of l'
India continue to be on a very limited scale, and have bed,
confined to small parcels of Ceylon at the 9d. duty, good Oir,a
at 455., and common Sumatra at 355. ; in Mocha then duty
been scarcely a transaction ; Ceylon admissible at the 6d• oqle
is held firmly for the last week's rates, but there has been i'd
request this week from the grocers, 695. it 70s. has been en
ea
privately for some small parcels of good ord. ; there have "-the
no public sales, and 800 bags at the 6d., and eOO bags at or
9d. duty, which were intended to be offered at the aucti°3
day, have been withdrawn. 13ri"
This afternoon there is still little life in the market for
cud
Plantation, and the parcels offered at public sale, aw,°-,olsl
ing to 177 casks and 140 bags, only a portion of which f° at
buyers at former rates, Berbice new mid. and tine rin
•
89s. 6d. a 995. ; Demerara mid. 78s. a 86s. t at
SpicEs._FOr Pepper there has been a good reqnes pi.
steady rates ; sales privately of common Sumatra at 3id oier
mento exceedingly dul.l of sale, but is not offered on
terms, 3-. 31d. paid for mid. There has been some ealci
(1 es
after Cassia Lignea, but at present little business has Ii
done. Nutmegs are difficult of sale at the late decline' The
Mace or cloves there has been scarcely anything done.
East and West India Ginger Mnrket remains in a lalt'ar ,
ben
state, and 1,200 bags of the former at auction were
as,
in, good mid. Bengal at 265. 6d. ; Malabar was withdro,;iiite
This afternoon there were offered at auction 30 bq. with'
Pepper Pepper and 5 casks 1 bag Nutmegs, all of which were
were withdrawn. sago
SAGO.-At public sale this After:loon 50 hoses Pearl 6(1.
found buyers at low prices, fine white at )se. a 6d, a 16ar;.„:1!
PROVISIONS.-The Irish Butter Market has been extr„eoifi-
dull all the week, and our present prices can only be '1;0
derod as nominal. Of Foreign the supplies have 50016
heavy, much greater than has been the case for hale
time past ; there has been little demand, and the prices
fallen to 100 s. a 102 s. for best Friesland, and 945. a 1025• for tit'
and Holstein, being a reduction since the last week of 4:*ar ,d is
Scotch has declined in value 25., and dull of sale.
held firmly at 765, a 78s. for Waterford bladdered, and i,ess
70s. for firkin, but at present there has been but little bn'
done.
c 5
FRITIT.-At the close of last week considerable busill_atras
done in new Currants at the reduced prices, the fine net
at 745., however, being taken most freely-a parcel 0:
orisl
French Fruit, sold as follows, viz., small boxes In P
French Plums at 905., cartons, half and quarter cartosru,
to,
Spa boxes do., at Si. to 13/. ; chests and half chests
Clies-
at 38s. Since the public sale this afternoon, barrels for Vs'
Raisins have been sold at 385., and boxes, at 40s. ,
lencia Raisins there is still a steady demand at thei°ars been
price, but for Fruit generally this season the inquiry
rather limited,
EIGH C L 0 Cviostj
on s
to strike the Hours and Half-hours, Five Guineas each.
...a
in elegant cases, about 7;1- inches high, suitable either to
bracket or mantel-piece, and are Warranted, at T• Lpotoo,
\TOBY'S, Working Goldsmith, &c. &c., 47, Combine .1 the
N.8.-A pamphlet containing drawings and a detailed 1,5;031,,
prices of Silver Plate, Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, &c• iicaticP
hail gratis, or will be fora arded in answer to a
f
B 1 ITTITS. n
On the 24th inst., in Eaton -place, the Countess or nelibigbi -
a (laughter. ffi''
At Shelton', Cambridgeshire, the lady of Sherlock 'Willi*,
of a
On n.
rd G°'"
rr
tile 03(1 inst., in Devonshire-place, Mrs. Rob. Ford
of a daughter.
On the 19th inst., at Rotterdam, the lady of the Res.daelit ,er.:
Steven. Minister of the Scotch Church of that city, of a
On the 231 inst., at Shrewsbury, the lady of the Re v• P'
•
nedy, of a (laughter.
It I
On the 17th init., at Farnworth, Lemcashire, the 31"Icf
Henry Lee, Rector of Stoke 13\rVultrns,,
ENsoqr.t,haomplltaolisistheairtie,icoooty
Lancaster,
daughter of Richard
r Peter
Lancaster,
On the 24th inst., at St. Michael's Church, Corahill, aft
use, of Myddleton-square, Clerkenwsll, to Sarah,
daughter of
Williams, of Cornhill.

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On the 21st inst.,DIED. oar)
at APdey House, John lkfugford, thirt/L
valet and butler to his Grace the Duke of Wellington, agell.„.7j,r
On the 24th lust.,d ' '
street, Hatton-garde age 74, Mrs.
Elizabeth Wincuff, of pot
On the 11th inst„. at 70 pother
ford, Eg th.place, Marylebone, John • jotiA
--(1•9 of Morn.., . '',.r°r berland, aged 64, late do' his
to the 13eer. , ..Ln ,in ~.orthurn
eld.. • ..ge of Rutherford, who is succeedeh in the claim IV
....It son, John Rutherford, Esq.
On the 21st inst., aged 61, Mary, wife of Mr. S. Roberts, of tile
Imperial Fire Office, St James's-street.
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