The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-09 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current .of February 9.)
SUGAR.—Prices have still an upward tendency for West
India Muscovadoes, and there has been a good demand
ront the grocers for all descriptions since this day week ;
he refiners have been buyers to a fair extent, and the total
quantity disposed of during the three market days has
(mounted to 1,100 hhds and tierces, at prices is higher for
colory, and 6d tor brown and grey sorts. Antigua fine
ind good yellow together has been sold at 83s 61 to
543 6d, good middling and good 803 61 to 82a 0.1,
Dominica with less colour 803, Jamaica good mid
ling of fair complexion mid strength 77s to 78m, Grenada
‘ndDernerara middling 753 6d to 765, low middling from
he different Colonies 72s 6d to 755, good low brown
:ice and Demerara 71s 6d to 725; fine strong yellow is
girth 85a to 86s, and any extra quality would fetch be-
rond that price.
_ _ _

To-day there was a good deal of inquiry from the grocers
for British Plantation, more particularly for coloury sorts,
and the refiners were desirous to purchase, but the market
:wing scantily supplied with samples, checked buying ;
'wady all on show, however, amounting to 450 Wads and
tierces, found ready buyers, and the prices paid generally
6cl above those of Friday or both brown and yellow sorts.
REFINED. —ln Refined Goods prices are is above those
If this day week ; Standard Lumps at 95s 6d to 965;
Tittlers and Hamburgh Loaves fine 103 s to 105 s, good
97s to 101 s, brown lumps ord and fine 93; to 95s per cwt.
In Treacle the operations have been to a fair extent,
common at 34s 6d to 353; Patent 363 to 373,
best old make 39s to 40s, and golden syrup 41s to 423-
Pieces, fine 83s to 88s, mid aid good 77; to 82s. Bastards,
good and fine sorts have realized 663 to 73s for large par-
cels, and low and middling sort; 56; to 645. Bonded
Crushed Sugar at 32s 3d to 323 6d; Loaves 10 and 14Ibs
at 363 6d to 383, and 61bs 40; 6d to 41s; the supply is
small. For Treacle 14s 91 for present, and 153 for for-
ward delivery ; pieces 22; to 26;. Bastards at 17s to 203
cwt, Dutch Crushed Sugar at 30; 9d on board.
To-day the home trade were anxious to purchase Re-
lined goods, and standard lumps fetched 963 to 96s 61.
Treacle secured a fair sale. Bastards and Pieces sold
Freely at full prices - in Bonded Crushed Sugar under
32s 3d there are no sellers.
r MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the demand was active,
,nd 6,102 bags at public sale were all disposed of at prices
iqual to those of Friday last; low yellow went as 72; to
723 61, mid 76s to 775, good mid 783 to 73s 6J, good and
fine 79s to 833 6d, low mid to fine brown 57s to 71s.
EAST INDIA.—Tcis afternoon the public sale; consisted
of 5921 bags, 102 boxes Manilla, and 1276 bags Siam,
at which buyers evinced little disposition to do business
of the former a small part only found buyers, but holders
refused to give .way in prices, low mid yellow and good
:mid grey fetched 223 61 to 245, being former rates : the
litter bought in at 24; 6d to 263 6d. for low to good mid
white, being the full value.

FOREIGN.—Holders of Yellow Havannah still display
firmness at 243 for fair average parcels, 6d under that figure
the Refiners are disposed to buy largely : 23s 6d to 2436 d
for middling and good middling, and damaged 20s 6d to
243. For White holders are reluctant to submit to lower
rates, and bought in nearly the whole of 820 boxes at
public sale at 31s to 34a for low to good quality but gene-
rally soft; a f.:tv lots were however disposed of, good mid
dry at 32s 6d to 335, ordinary 30s, and damaged 27s 63 to
31a per cwt. Brazil has realized full prices.
MOLASSES.—West India have feeen in brisk request,
and rather higher rates have been paid for the lower
description. Antigua of good and fine quality has fetched
37a 6d to 395; Demerara, fine 343, good 325. St.
Vincents, low and middling dark 32s to 333, and ordinary
Berhice 32s per cwt.
COFFEE.—Prices continue on the decline for British
Plantation, the demand being limited and the supply large,
the market has presented a dull aspect since this day week
for all qualities. This afternoon the home trade purchased
,with more freedom of both East and West India, and
holders for the most part appeared unwilling to sell at
former rates: at public sale 2,094 bags Ceylon, and 500
bags Java were offered; one sale of the former consisting
of 1,000 bags was principally taken in is above last
.seeks rates, viz , good ordinary even pale at 71s 63 to
72,, the small part sold went at 723 6d to 733 for fine or-
dinary green, and one lot superior 78s 61, sea-damaged
fetched 703 to 753, Triage 26; to 275, damaged 23; 64 to
255. The other sale went at prices 6d to is above those
of last week. good ord brown fetched 70s to 70; 6d, low
ord mixed 673 to 68; 63, and the whole sold. Java was
taken in above the value, viz. at 60s for
.good and foxcy
green ; privately, however, several parcels were sold at
56s to 58s for good ord pale and green. The Ceylon
bought in at the above sale has since been principally sold
at buying in prices.
TEA.—There has been an increased desire evinced on
the part of the trade to purchase free trade descriptions
since this day week, and prices have further improved.
The public sale of 2 500 pkgs washed and kiln-dried
Tea, duty paid, wetat off at high prices, notwithstanding
he bad condition and indifferent quality. Congou sold
at 23 9fd to 3s lld ; Souchong 2s 93 to 3; 81; Orange
Pekoe 33 Old to 3s 0. d ; Twankay 3s 41; Gunpowder 33
6d to 3; 81; Hyson 3s 31-d to 33 83 per lb.
To day the market for Free Trade presented a firm ap•
parance ; there was a good demand for cash 'week for
•actual consumption, and rather higher rates were paid ;
it is difficult to purchase Common Cong, u under is 7d
per lb. In. Company's Congou a gcod many purchases
were made at is lid cash, and 13 81 with short prompts,
at which rates the markets closed firmly.
Cocoa.—For West India holders appear unwilling to
submit to lower rates, and bought in the principal part of
746 bags and barrels Trinidad at public sale at former
prices, the small portion however sold went 6d to Is
cheaper for the lower sorts, 503 to 58; were the quotations
for middling to fine bold red, and ordinary grey 48s to 493
per cwt. _

• RlM—Bengal has barely maintained its former value,
by private treaty mild whito has been selling at 133 to
13s 3d, at those rates however some parties will not sell.
For Java and Siam holders are not disposed to submit to
lower rates : at public sale, 1387 bags of the former were
only partly disposed of at lOs 6d for middling white.
Carolina for home use, new quality at 365, and old 34s
per cwt.
RUM, BRANDT, and HoLLANDs.—For West India Rum
prices have suffered no further depression. 2s 6d is the
value for proof Leewards. East India is held for 2s 3d to
2s 4d proof: 25 puns Rum, from New York, at auction
were bought in at higher rates than the market will afford,
viz. is 10d to 2s 8d for 5 to 25 per cent over proof.
For first brands of the vintage of 1836 has been selling at
5s 4d in hhds, and 5s 2d in puns, ditto 1837 hhds 5s 21,
puns ss, ditto 1838 hhds ss, puns 43 10d, ditto 1839 libels
4s 10J, puns 4s 81, ditto 1840 hhds 3s 10d, puns 3s Bd.
Geneva has maintained former rates. British Corn Spirits
firm at 103 cash. To-day proof Leewards were offered at
2s 6d per gallon.
SmEs.—This afternoon 3,453 bags Black, 191 bags
white Pepper, 1,442 bags and 550 pockets East India
Ginger, were offered at auction : Black Pepper was prin-
cipally taken in at aid. to 3/1,1. for ordinary Eastern, being
rather above former rates. White mostly taken in, mid-
dling mixed dingy at Bd. Ginger sold at full prices.
Oms.—There has been but a limited business transacted
in common descriptions of Fish Oils either for home use
or export; still holders display firmness, 321. to 321. lOs
:9 the value of pale Seal, 271. Cod, 251. to 28/ 103 for
Southern of ord and fine quality ; at public sale 22 tons
Cod of indifferent quality from Halifax sold at 24/ to 25/,
4 tons of Dogfish Oil 221 103 to 231 10s, 6 tons pale Seal
Oil, of first quality 321 to 33/ .ss, 12 tons of boikd
14l 103 to 151 6 tons of Cod blubber 101 53 for
ton. For Sperm prices gave way 4/ per ton ;
good and fine quality from Boston and New York at 991
to 100/ 10s, low and tnidsili. g 82/ 105 to 96/ 103. Pri-
vately. first quality is not to be bad undec 1021; ordinary
Headmatter at 70/ to 851 ; far Linseed Oil, parcels on the
spot at 26,. 3,1 to 463 6d ; Rape has further improved. 47s
to 4Js 6d ; brown 463 to 463 6d. East India Cocoa Nut
at 313 to 40s for good quality. Palm has undergone no
variation. In Olive prices have further iMpriVed ; Spanish
at 64/, and Gallipoli at 681 to 69/.

This aftemotin 645 casks Ceylon Cocoa Nut Oil at
public sale partly sold at 37s to 39a 6d per cwt.
TALLOW.—Prices continue gradually to improve for
Russia tallow.

This afternoon a good demand prevailed for P. Y
Caudle on the spot and for deliver, prices were firm al
47s to 47s 3d per cwt.

THREE BOYS SHOT.—The little town of
Yeovil has recently been thrown into a state of great ex-
citement, by a report that a man named Hodder bad shot
three boys, which turned out to be too true. It appeared
that Hodder, who is 72 years of age, has recently married
young female aged 17, and a number of the boys of the
!own bad been in the habit of greatly annoying him by
cptthets intimating that he had dyed his hair before mar-
riage. This annotance so irritated the old man that he
discharged his loaded gun at a party of the boys who were
engaged in this occupation, and three of whom were
wounded, one of them, named White, seriously. Hodder
has since been in custody, and has undergone ene exami.
nation before J. Newman, Esq., and been remanded to
',wait the result as regards White, who, we understand,
lies in a dangerous state.—Exeter Post.

An extraordinary chase and capture of a fox
took place on Saturday, the 30th ult. A hound and a
cur, the property of Mr. Joseph Harrison, of Brownrigg,
unkennelled a fox in Melfell, a large plantation of 370
acres, the property of H. Howard, Esq., of Greystoko.
After running for two hours the cur returned home, but
the hound continued the pursuit. Reynard at length
broke cover, took away through Gowbarrow Park, to the
Lake of Ullmater, and sought refuge on the boathouse
lauding, the dog " Ratler" close to him, though quite
exhausted. Old reynard then leaped into the lake as a
last resource, where he was taken by a boat, after a chase
f three hours. He weighed fifteen and a half pounds..
Carlisle Journal.

THE WIND.—On Sunday afternoon, during one
of tnose violent gu is of wind with which the metropolis
has at repeated intervals for the last three days been
visited, a somewhat ludicrous scene took place OR Black-
friars-bridge. About three o'clock the wind appeared
to be more particularly felt in this immediate spot, pc_
d..strians maintaining their equilibrium with the utmost
difficulty, and hats, bonnets, and shawls flying in all di-
rections, and several of those necessary appendages
—more particularly so at this inclement season of the
year—having parted from their rightful owners, and
passing over the bridge with the velocity of lightning,
were to be seen gliding with the tide for a moment, when
they as suddenly disappeared beneath the surface of the
water, to the great discomfiture of their losers. Among

some of the unfortunates was a fashionably-attired Pel/
who was wending her way over the bridge apparently lo ff,
great caution ; one hand was enveloped with het:: I,
and
the other employed in firmly grasping`her veil, 'tett
was attached to a costly velvet bonnet. hen' 13°e'; of
she had gained the centre of the bridge, a sudden gus- ,
wind obliged her to let go her hold of the veil for
is
pose of securing the lower part of her clothing, and, l0"0
twinkling of an eye, away went bonnet,
which was attached a profusion of dark shilling ringlet;
over the bridge, into the bosom of Old Father Thinsra,r,
the great dismay of the lady, who now stood with a bat
lees head, and who, before the utifortunate ;oecurrenco;
had the interesting appearance of a miss in tier teel;
but was evidently a female of at least 45 years of 2ge'kot
veil, :and c*Pft;
may be imagined, many of the bystanders stood ag.,.;
whilst othm were almost convulsed with laughter., vs"d:
however, more compassionate then the rest, put his!' hand,
kerchief around her head, :Ind having called
was conveyed to her residence, a coacui 6

eeeeesemererse
IMPERIAL PA RLIAgEII
ROUSE OF COMMONS. Fla: ei
.
NEW POOR-LAW.
(Continuer) from our Second Edition of last eiglit'/-44
Mr. lV ARLEY :n secoediog the motion, beige),
ieave to express his eu. prise that the Noble b°rd'ejtO
Secretary for the e;olonies, should have poP°l-
- House a Bill of such vast importance withoutue_e
plaining to them fu.ly and efficiently the
which the prepo,itioa was m ide —(1-leer, hear') dee.
Bill proposed by the Noble Lord consisted of toer,
tinct. portious—tee first part was to continue the C 0
mission for ten years, and the second portion t;le
provision framed for the purpose of giving to ti e Coot'
mlssioners such powers as they thought they might is
quire.—( Hoar, hear.) The House was per ill feedi 0
the dark as to the prj Ithe
Imp es upon which
first proposed. When the Bill was originally Prep
bit
by Lord Alihorp, he believed it was seconded bY4r,
grounds 1,70
Hon. Friend, the Hon. Member for Kilkenelikeed
Hume) and he said he believed the very object ""..
principle of the 811 l was to make a distinction beto_:i
vice and profligacy among the poorer
those who were reduced to a state of destitutica IPtio
misfortune. It that were the principle °f
Bill who was there who would dare to con dare
If such were its principle, who vrould d‘r%ifis
Abe tetaala
say that it was obnoxious to
r.A. Englishmen—who would dare to say that nit by
injure either the rate payer or the pauper? -at
Hon. Friend was not allowed to remain log 1100
error. Even that night, when the discussion al or'
the introduction of the Bill, he was undecei/e 'obis
then the Noble Lord, with that manliness sod,
populatioe,
spirit which alwaes characterized ~him, eve* welt; 0
wee in error—lie then unhesitatingly avowed sca,-,.iplet
the princip!e of the law; and what was that Prin-ii
—a principle which had been openliav'n'or
the British House of Commons by the first
thlgly is
of the .Queen in that House—avowed unblusar~Ol sod
the great empire of England, boasting of its bf its
navy—of its military and maritime power, a°",eltl'
it
mercantile and commercial resources. He beg' lir
flop,
attention of his Hon. Friend to the declaraoblis
cause it wls calculated to remove from tilm,sl)
mind everything in the shape of delusion and:efrO°'
caption. The Noble Lord said he differed atuc-her
his Honourable and Learned Friend the to
Teignmouth, who thought a distinction ourte,,-
itr
made in favour of merit. He (Lord J. Russell) th7e to
most unwarrantable that any Board should Pre,te;ooo
say who was meritorious. All the public could roe,
shape of relief was to adhere to the wise and g°°; so°
vision of the Act of Elizabeth, that CO 1011,rcrells
should be allowed to star ve.—(Cheers.) Th°l'et,ebeelf
came from the Liberal side of the Houseee",k; eor
and a laugh from the Tories.) He that motegli'inear'
suited Todd's " Johnson's Dictionary," for al% Oa'
ing of the word " liberal," and he found it 14;0
as meaning " magnanimous, generous, and the °L,`,
to parsimenioese.—(Cheers and laughter fr°'"teso.
Tories.) But what could be more arsitneei(le.
this Bill ? Its object was that the poor 611°°.
starve—that they should be shut up in Pri°°"rffel
they should receive the least possible quantity °6o'#'
sufficient to sustain life—that they should in it)*
once a fortnight, And that they should be elot",eit thg
dress bearing the stamp of degradation, only "")-• 11e
should not be allowed to starve.—(Heare her,;gb)''
had never been a party man—(Hear, ands r'''-tf
be had never fastened himself to the wheels of I°.-°Oll,l,
(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Faction bad °e h. ars'if
the curse of this country.—(Ciies of `.`
Ile had never tied himself to support 3°Y 1,--i°o'.l°lll-0
whatever their professions might 130 "et
say this, that if Ministers expected the suePer",,°, s
public, they must not ask the House to assent poor
a Bill as this.—( Hear, hear.) In the name tb.4:eil
ebllF:est
and the working people of England, he was r-
this occasion to make an earnest anneal to t°,Ceseb.
Conservative party.—(Cheers on the. Tory, 80 ibis
ter on the Ministerial side.) He prayed t° 011
that great party would now come forward in „,itl l
:tresOki
on behalf of the working men of England• leueeeref
aristocracy of the country were - the natural lee-
) •
the people.—(oh, oh, responded to by cheer°. 00
continued the Hon. Gentleman, there weisisigegbdi
cheer and a simper on the Liberal side.---Vi :tun
The great commercial body and the meou'idioil,';
called for a repeal of the Corn-laws. They
was true, for a reduction of the price of bread, "(0tos;
well knew that wages must always be relativoe
pll
cheering on the Conservative benches, and ore. 01:
if dissent from a .few Members round the 1"°-‘04‘bl
tleman.) He knew that opinion might not be agr
to all—he saw that it did not please tho
Learned Member for Dublin, but he was 1-I.V:d
that the truth should make that Honourabire tettl
ber groan.—(Continued laughter.) Them iet:. et v-,,
well knew that wages must be relative--thee tidal
be relative to the amount of food in the mark,eit",osee'
the amount of the demand for labour .--k,"'„,01111
cheers.) He would make his appeal to the 1-4,7 Ai,
tive party. The Liberal party, on that sub)
sir
attached- to the Noble Lord—they gave me to
deuce to the Noble Lord ; and they had oeraS
for confiding in him, for the Noble Lord never tie
.010.'
them,h and he would boldly tell them in that co IV
pis object was to prevent the poor from Itsrvbirie 1;f
oor-law Commissioners published a ItertLer
cember last. The Noble Lord, with that oile,test„
condescension which every now and theo, ttei;
Ministers, wrote to them an obliging and Ilek;
telling them that their period of ofce had tle-prj io
pired—(he did not see the note, he only 0%6'0-
purport of it)—and that the time for the Gerthelet,-,
was nearly out ; and the Noble Lord ask° 001_,dir
they could. not write a Report, showing that tbLe't
to receive their salaries for ten years more. 'eolost,,y
exert their ingenuity, they were told, to the °- fib;
let them see what they might effect in the wAYkosrlf
tration. These gentlemen did set to Ic°r:lect:,.lol
number of hands were employed, many of the
not because they were remarkable for their Pflipsr"„-
but for their cleverness. The ingenuity of the,°,:,;(l
having been exercised, a Report was concoeou,:. P:g,
sented to the Noble Lord, who said he thong""froftl;
had been made out. Oa that case a 13111 vf6:6 SOffe'
and sent to Ministers. The Bill was framed ieb.ty,ne
set House, and the Noble Lord, with all helni'6loo.;
sented it to Parliament. The Report of tho „r•Wrol
sioners, in the first instance, showed that, of e°"„tioli e
thing could be so effectual for the due admielint„-rs s{l%
the law as the continuance of their own il''''„"ls;#,ot
that they might, therefore, be continued je PAI
ten years more, or, in fact, for ever. They 5111 §eie" •
the Bill would relieve them from all the enebtft-ibeei
oie
f the
pparsesseenvtersyysßteomar;d that
of
f Guardians,it
plush the objects of the Legislature. That vias. s'• r
a country which boasts of its freedom,
foresight ; but had it any parallel on record?..6llo
ever before heard that public men were to
port with reference to their own conduct, e°
that they ought to continue in receipt of their °s
o. Oa
And yet that bad been done in the present cr fb
the Report, so framed, had been presente'rotieed
Noble Lord. One of the points most chareete;eceiej.
the Report was a.complaint that paupers it",helei.
relief did not display a spirit of gratitude.
that Hon. Members knew well how PoePers
fined in the union workbouseshow -they weenela,So,
how they were treated. And was it not, be t.:„0.0
marvellous that human nature, under the cireew-ore -0
should show no gratitude ? No, the pattr,r% 14e,
senseless and thoughtless as to be ungratefw. CP"'
(Mr.Wakley) denied that their gratitude vinLterl.,b°o
for—heth denied that it ought to be e%P' e
ern ; and he would say more--tbat thoo: priorip
did expect gratitude from them did °Foerk:oo
themselves qualified to carry out the ,414,"the
Were they poor slaves? Had they lost eve'' they
_Englishmen because they were poor? and v°l
-Is Ned'
doctrine to be maintained in a Christian to °I
(Cheers.) Because they were poor were ti,e/t 1,11,
orifice every right they possessed as indePe°;lld •Pred
It was said they bad no gratitude, but he wh°,-- oef,c:110
what right did they receive relief? 13y a
on them by Act of Parliament —a right hatPc
same as that by which the richest man ti be hoop
held his lands. gratitude enied that they 511°111-h r°
on to show heir g for that relief., .1 weittehed,
law Commissioners had referred to the u°P:t so
Inquiry before the Commission was ed.": # -3t#
, and they rely that that Committee mode ° oleo
for the amendment of the law. It was far
say that the Administration of the 43d Eli°lll‘ c ell-„fir
been in every instance just and discreet' of
n istration of that law ha,l been in a variety pot ;fl.
stances in the highest degree objectionabl' we,' to
as regards the poor, but as regards the r; a on ot,
But while he admitted that, he was not °I:0'10%1
o
support the proposition for its
stated r°,
How was it that while it was
hands that the poor- rates had increased, °aro,' ;Pot
had been made to the increase of Pr°rotiot ft
population ? neither did they take into per AO .0
they had expended 300,0001. or 400,000 h
yearP Deer
on a sin le Commission, and 100,0001 a beta Ct 4
single lady. `Vixen by their new laws theY tea 0
perated the millions of England, tied vibenelei
raised up a spirit tl!at‘atde the natioll 0,0010
then said that they were a restless and 'LI had b
people. He would now show the HOUSe *Pia