The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-06 00:00:00

THAMES- OFFICE.

John Christopher Miller, a stoker on board the Hull steam-
ship Wilberfurce, was brought before Mr. B•LLANTYNE yes-
terday, on &charge of stealing a carpet bag, containing wear-
ing apparel and linen, the property of Mr. Thomas Jennaway,
a gentleman residing at Lambeth. The prisoner, on being
asked if he had any defence to make, said he hadbeen advised
by Mr. Hodgson, of Wapping, his attorney, not to say any-
thing then, and Mr. BALLANTTNI committed him to Newgate
for trial.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From th. London New Price Current of last Evening.)

SU3AR.—The advices received from several of the West
India islands being of a very unfavourable character, the ne-
groes refusing to resume their field labours at the present rate
of wages, by which cause the crops i: was feared would suffer
materially, has produced much animation here in the Bri-
tish Plantation Market, for the demand has been very exten-
sive and general from grocers as well as refiners, and an ad-
vance on previous rates of is 6d a 2s has been obtained
for brown and yellow descriptions, making the rise from the
lowest point of the market 4s ; sales of dark grey St. Kitts
have been made at 52s 6d, low yellow Jamaica 54s 6d, good
mid with some colour 57s 6d ; for a board of nearly fine 63s 6d
has been refused; the lowest price of brown is 51s. At auc-
tion 119 hhds 7 trs Ba-badoes sold with animation, at an ad-
vance on last sale's rates of is to is 6d, fine brought 64s 6d to
655, good 62s to 63s 6d, mid 61s to 61s 6d, one lot ord 583.
30s id was the last average price, viz. on the 2d of October,
on the 3d of the same month in 1837 it was 34s 21d, and on
the 4th in 1836 43s 74d.
This afternoon the transactions were again extensive, both
Grocers and Refiners coming forward freely; the purchases
amount to 1.200 hhds and tierces, at prices again 6d higher,
making the advance on all kinds this week 2s, and the sales
4,000 hhds and trs.
For Refined goods a brisk demand has been experienced for
home consumption, and an advance on previous rates of Is
has been obtained ; Lumps equal to the standard have brought
765, and rather under 74s a 74s 6d. From shippers there had
been a good deal of inquiry, and some parcels of doubts
Crushed have been sold at the advanced price of 345, at which
it is difficult to make further sales. Treacle has sold to some
extent at improved rates. Alt kinds of Bastards at improved
rates. Pieces have sold briskly at the prices quoted. In
Dutch Crushed Sugar no sales to report.
MAURITIUS.—Grocers as well as refiners have purchased
very freely, paying an advance on previous rates of is, and in
some instances Is 6d ; at public sale 3,436 bags sold with
animation, ord to good mid brown at 44s a 48s, good to fine
495 a 51s, low mid yellow 52s to 54s 6d, mid to good 57s a
60s, fine 60a 6d a 63s 6d.

EAST INDIA.—For Bengal there has been a good deal of
enquiry from the grocers, 'but the demand has been checked
by the short supply at market, and buyers have been com-
pelled to pay a further advance of Is ; at auction 1,397 bags
150 chests have been offered, the former sold at 66s for fine
white, 65s for good, 61s 61 te 62s for ord soft, and 54s 6d to
58s for yellow; the latter went at 51s to 52s for low mid yel-
low. 6,054 bags Manilla at public sale went rather dearer,
low mid yellow brought 22s 6d to 235, mid brown 2ls 6d to
225. Siam is held firmly.
This afternoon at public sale 1,105 bags Bengal sold at pre-
vious rates, fine white at 65s 61 to 665, good 64s to 64s 6d,
bright yellow 61s 6d, damps 59s to 62s 6d per cwt.
FOREIGN. —ln yellow little or nothing has been done, ex-
cepting 1,050 boxes yellow Havannah at public sale; for this
description there is a good demand. The above sold at full
prices, from 26s to 28s 6d for low to fine yellow.
This afternoon there was less demand for yellow Havannah,
but previous rates were supported, mid to good sold at 26s a
28s. White is in better request, 453 !Axes at auction sold at
6d to Is advance, mid to good strong brought 36s 6d to 41s
per cwt.
MoLAssEs—For West India an advance of Is has been ob-
tained the purchases amount to 400 puns, Antiguas good at
275. 6d, St. Kitt's 265. 6d.

TEA.—At the Tea Sate on Wednesday the demand conti-
nued very limited, only 3,500 pkgs. out of 8,000 which
passed the chair having been sold, but yesterday importers
meeting the buyers on rather easier terms, making the re-
duction on last sale's rates lid a 2id per lb. upon all
description!, with the exception of the Imperial and
Gunpowder sorts, which have maintained their former cur-
rency, caused buyers to purchase more freely, particularly of
Congou at is 34d to is 101, and 8 000 out of 14.000 pkgs.
which passed the sale were actually sold. The latest rates
paid are as follows :—Congou, fair common is lid a is 2d, mid
coarse Is 3id to Is 31d, rather strong Is 4d a I s 4,1 d, blackish leaf
kinds up to I s 10d ; Gunpowder ord to fine 2s 10,id a 4s I d ;
2s Sid a 3s; Twankays, common at is 3id a is 3id, Hy son kind
Is 7id a is lOid ; Hung Miley is 61 a is 9d ; flyson, fair
2s 25 a 2s 31d, good 2s 6 1 a 2s7+d ; Young Hyson, mid Is
Bid a is 9fd, good to fine 2s a 2.4 4 d; Hyson Skin, ord
la 2id, good, Is 31-d a Is 3d ; ring Yong In 3d a is 6d; Pe-
koe 3s a 3s 1 lid ; Orange Pekoe, fine scented 9s a 2s 31d, good
Is 3d at is 101 d ; Flowery, good 3s 3.lfd a 3s 4d, black leaf
Is 9d ais 1 ; Caper Is'Oid ais 2d; Souchong is 91d a
2s 91d up to 3s 4d; Bohea subject to the 2a Id alt bought in
at 10d, Caper at Is 9d, and Souchong at is 71d a 2s 3d;
Black Leaf Pekoo is 85, Pekoe 3s 2d,
and Co4ngous from
Is aid a is 105 ; Hung Muey 2s a 2s 4cl; Orange Pckoe 9d.
To-day there was a I demand at the public
sales, princi-
pally for Twankays at Is 3.0 a Is 3:id for but mid; 6,500
packages out of 13,000 which passed the chair have found buyers
at the prices quoted above.
The total quantity passed the sale is now 66,000 pkgs, of
which 24,000 have been sold ; the remainder has been taken
in and withdrawn by the proprif7tors.
CorrEc—The unfavourable advises from Jamaica and other
islands • as way tended `. . relieve the' British Plantetion
market which has prevailed for the last
throehe ,rocers have purchwed very
t or fro
fm our thatw e heavinesseks
for t