The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-27 00:00:00

criptions met with more attention, and brought previous rates,
excepting Twankay, ordinary Hyson, and young Hyson, which
went 12d lower for the former, and ld for the latter.
In the speculative market a fair business has been done
daily, and Company's Congou has produced Is bid, cash.
The clearances of Tea from the warehouses are large, both for
home consumption and shipping. For auction ors Tuesday,
3,000 pkgs are declared.
To-day holders of Free Trade refused to sell excepting at a
small advance on the rates of yesterday, the trade were also
disposed to purchase, and a fair business was done, it is diffi-
cult to purchase fair common Congou under is 7d, cash, some
parcels were disposed of for prompt at the rates quoted ; Twan-
kay of common quality may however be had at Is sid. money.
In the speculative market a good deal of business was done,
and Company's Congou closed at Is 7d cash.
RlM—Bengal has attracted more attention this week,
and prices are firmer, by private treaty the purchases have
been to a fair extent, 13s to 13s 3d have been paid for mid-
dling white, and 13s 6d to 14s for good middling, none
has teen offered at public sale, and holders generally are
looking for higher rates. Java has met with a steady de-
mand, and parcels have been disposed privately at 8s Gd to
lls 6d for low to good quality. Carolina has been in good
demand at the rates previouy established.
SPICES.—To-day 130 pkgs Cloves, 16 do Nutmegs and 9 do
Mace, were offered at auction Bencoolen Cloves, of which
the most port consisted, sold 4d lower, viz. at 2s to 23 3d for
good quality but rather small, Cayenne was taken in at is 4tl
for dark. .Nutmegs went at 4s 3d to 6s 3d for middling and
fine being the full value ; Mace went at 5s to bs 3d for good
bright Penang being the full value.
BUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Tho West India Rum
market has been in a dull state this week, and the trifling sales
made have Leen at rather lower rates, but they are so limited
that they are not worth enumerating ; the nearest price for
proof Leewards is 2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon.—East India has
declined in value, and the demand has been dull ; 50 puns
Calcutta have been sold at Is 10d proof, and 100 hogsheads
do. at 2s. The Government contract for 100,000 gallons Rum,
half to be from British posscssiok„has been all taken by Messrs.
Mahon and Simonds at the low rate of '2s Id 3-I6ths proof
strength, being a reduction on the contract of November last
of 93 per gallon. The arrivals have been 300 puns and hhds
since this day week.--Brandy of the vintage of 1836 has been
in fair request for home use, and prices are firm, but other
kinds have met with a slow sale ; the principal part of the
late large arrivals have consisted of new sorts: we quote
Cognac, first brands 1840, puns 3s 7d, hhds 3,4 Pd, 2d do. puns
3s 3d. hhds 3s 6d, 3d do. puns 25 10d, hhds 3s, common
puns 2s Bd, hhds 2s 9d ; first brands 1839, puns 4s 6d, hhds
4s Rd, 2nd do, puns 4s, hhds 4s sd, 3d do, puns 3s, hhds
3s 2,1, first brands 1838, puns 4s 10d, hints 5s : first brand,
1837, puns 5s Id, hhds So 3d; first brands 1836, puns 5s 4ds
hhds 5s 6d ; fine old, puns 5s 10d, hhds 6s; Bordeaux, puns
2s 3d, hhds 2s 4d.—For Geneva a fair demand has prevailed,
2s to 2s ld paid for pale, anti 2e Gil to 2s 8d for fine for home
consumption. —British Corn Spirits have met with a slow sale,
but the distillers are mostly uumilling to enter into contracts
under lOs cash.

OiLs.—For Southern Oil prices have improved a little ; fine
quality 29/ to 301; good 'at/ to 28/ Igts ; ordinary and middling
25/ 15s to 271 10s per tun. Cod 27/, and Pale Seal .32/ 5
to 321 103 per tun. Sperm has brought former rates.
For Lin,ecti Oil on the spot 27s fid to 28s. For delivery
at 28s (id per cwt. For Rape former rate; have been sup-
! ported. Cocoa Nut Oil at 38s to 395. Palm at 33/ to 341 for
good quality.
TALLow.—For Russian Tallow this week prices are firmer.
P. Y. Candle, on the spot at 46s 3d 'to 46s 6d per cwt. For
delivery in the next two months 46s to 46s 3d, and for October,
November, and December next,46s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow
has been in good request.
To-day there was a fair business transacted in P. Y. C. at
46s 6d on the spot, and 46s 3d for delivery in the next two and
last three months of the year.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

.1 Wheat. tints. Be.ab.

2'~•eo

Per Quarter:, s. to s. s. t 6. S. to S. S. to s.
Oath '6o 70 :10 40 1.5 35 41 50
Blandfortl--; 58 t 4 29 33 25 27 41 47
Britlport (c
51 62 24 30 18 24 40 44
Gloucester..— 156 iis :itl 10 28 46 50
Exeter
Guildford .-- CS 71 j 33 37 32 86 46 50
Newbury 33 70 26 35 118 33 34 4,4
Reading 53 71 21' 27 22 30 42 50
Salii,bury -- 5:2 64 :7 .82 j2O 26 40 5,
Sherburne 5l 61 25 30 24 18 41 43
SneptotiMallet t 6 62 30 36 !S 24 140 44
Uxbridge --i —i 37 43 ,21 24
Warminster i 45 64 29 40 24 26 44 54
Winchester 69 64
feovil 56 60 28 32 :24 26 42 50

to
44 50

40 42
33 41

VI 4R
!'.B 49
38 48

9 0 42

LEEDS CORN MARKET.'
Wheat, Norfolk and Stitti,lk, (01b.
York. amt Lincoln. 601 h.
.1
Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk , Its. to 375.
Yorkshire and Lincolnaltire 123. to 3,5. .7.
--- Grinding
Beans 63lh. lsi. to 465. 7.4s
Oats, Potatoc
—Mealing, kor. —d. to—d Eng. 11M1. to 13ii. per at'sne
;healing
DEVIZES CORN MARKET.
Por Sack. a. d. a. d. Per Quin ter. a. d. a. d.
First Wheat 3:2 6 to :16 0 Oats '0 0 to 28 ,
Second f,) 0 30 0 Beans (per sack)... 18 2 25 0
Third
Barley gB 0 35 6 Bread (pergallon). I 3 _ t

CHELTENHA
Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d.,
Wheat 7 0 90 i Beef
ttarley. 3 6 4 0 Mutton
Oats 3 0 3 9 Veal
Beans .. 5 0 7 0 Pork
Pease 7 0 8 0 Lamb .....
Hay 41,105. to 5!. Os. Od. per ten.
CANTERBURY MARKET.
Wheat, white--- 60s. to els. ......... Old-.........-s. to -3.
red--...-y.-_ 513. to 605....... Old-.......... -s. to -s
Bailey, Malting, '2Bs. to 345. ...-- Grnding.. -s. to -.3.
Oats -....-----. 245. to 235. —. 01.1.-........ -s. to ....s.
Beans. ..—. 31s to 4a. —. Old--.......... -s. to s.
Pease ....,.........-----... 425. to --s. ....... 6 reY -........ 333. to --s.
CHELMSFORD MARKET.
Wheat, White 6B to 71 I Oats
Red 53 63 Pease, Gray
Barley 38 116 White
Chevalier lti 37 I
Deans, 'rick
Grinding
EDINBURGH CORN MARKET,
Wile.. Barley. oats. 1 rease. means.
First 736.0d. 336. s
lid. 3ls. 84. 4?.. 0,1. 48; 06
Second ill 0 30 0 20 0 41) 0 90 0
Third
Average price of Wheat 'V. .). 81.
PRICES OF PROVISIONS, •tC.
Beef, per ,s.. ..-..... Us. sd. toos.Bd.Fresh Butter, lb. 15.0.1. to Is, 3i
Mutton ..................., 0 6 (1 8 Salt Ditto,--...... 1 0 1 1
Veal ...-....-....—.. 0 8 010 , 0
Ditto, per els t.... 93 0 112 o
PorK---..----........., 0 5 0 7 Ecs, I;er (... 0 0 9 Larno, per gr. .........12 0 13 0 o.3tStralv, k1b5.p1.),.. 6 6 9 6
fallow, ewt......„-40 0 42 0 Wheat 8itt0...... 7 i 9 6
2uartern L0af.,.,.,,, UBl 0 9 Barley Ditt0..,,., 4t; 7 0
rOtatoes,l,llb. -- 041 00 I Hay, 1.er5t..y....... 0 0 1 0
EDINLURGH MEAL MARKET.
Per Sack of 280 lb. Imp, Per Stone of 141 b. Imp.
First Oatmeal
Second ditto._
Ceasciasal 1 2 0 Pearemeal
Pot Barley from 30s. to 503. per sack.

M MARKETS.
Per 15.

d. t. d,
6 ;
6 7
7 8
7 8
0

2••2 to
40 42
4:1 46
Z 43 41

CORNWALL MARKETS.
(Calculated at '24 gallons to the bushel.)

Wheat. Barley. Oats.
s. d. to s. d. s. d. to S. d.fruro •— It 78— 0 3 $ 0 2 8
Helstene
St. Austell 0 75 0 3 6 0 2 5
Bodmin 0 8 9 0 4 0
. 0 5 9
:,iskearcl 6 6 7 6 3• 36_ 0 '2 8
Launceston 0 8 0 • 0 33 0 3 0
Camelford 6 8 7 8 3 6 4t, 2 4 2 8
Penzance..... l6 6 7 4 4 0 4 4 2 4 3 s
MINING INTELLIGEW CE. Tons.CwQrt
Quantity of Copper urea sold at Redruth Ist week... 2,159 21 0
Average Produce
........ 7%
Quantity ot tine Copper
..... 155 8 0
Amount of sale, 13.215 .13s. Od —Average ittartrlara low 4. 5.1

71,i
_,...... .. 155 8 0
Average standard, 1231.41 Cd.

EXTRAORDINARY FACTS.--In the course of
an inquest held on Tuesday before Mr. Wakley, M.P.,
at the house of Correction, Coldbath-fields, on the body
of a prisoner who died therein, the chief turnkey, in
answer to a question from a juror, said that the prisoners
sent there inva'isbly denied their guilt, even after they
had been tried and convictet4. Mr. Wakley said it was
generally supposed that all persons convicted of an ottinte
were guilty, but, from his own experience, ia a t.se, the
facts or which had sever been made public, but which he
would then shortly relate, he was convinced of the contrary.
About two years ago a surgeon residing in the Camberwell-
road, was, with his groom, charged with stealing from a
dwelling-house adjoining his own a quantity of furutture, on
which charge he was tried at the Surrey Sessions two days
after being taken into custody, found guilty, and sen-
tenced to twelve months' hard labour in the House of Cor.
rection for the county, and his groom to three months.
He (Mr. Wakley) hearing of tee case, and believing the
charge to be unfounded, Instituted inquiries at the Home
Office, where he was informed that the charge had been
so fully established as to render all attempts to obtt'n
a mitigation of the sentence fruitless. He, however, per-
severed, and, waiting upon Lord John Russell, requested
him to allow the Attorney-General to fully investigate
the whole case. His Lordship kindly acceded to his
request, and the result was that the charge was found
to be a gross conspiracy, and the gentleman and his
groom were consequently set at liberty. The facts were that
the house was let to a foreigner, who had gone abroad,
having previous to his departure authorised the landlord,
if he yews not back within a certain time, to take away the
furniture. The foreigner not returning, the landlord, as
empowered, removed the goods, and subsequently the
charge as above stated was made against the surgeon. The
surgeon, in contequenca of such an unfounded charge being
Made against him and the sentence passed upon him, went
out of his mind, and was removed to Bethlem Hospital, from
whence, after an order for his
wlibaserbroatiounghtStaudp
abgeenningtoivtehn
having regained his reason, he
Surrey Sessions at the instinee of the panne prosecutor
charged with forging a will. The charge being apparent'Y
proved 20 as to leave no doubt of his guilt, he was rentenoed
by the very Chairman who presided at his former trial to
seven years' transportation, in pursuance of which sentene
he was conveyed to the hulks at Woolaich, His friends
again bestirred themselves, and several Members of Par.
lioneat, among whom were Sir De Lacy ran~Mr.
Leaader, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Hawca, &c., tie., interfered
in his behalf, but were told at the Home-office that his
ga"..ga was so clear that nothing could be done for him.
He (Mr. \V.) then again exerted himself, and succeeded
proving that the witnesses in support of that case, as
and
there the e roots: uno -t
twl
otler
grossly
si
scy the
perjured
other,
themselves,had, at t.he
then a second time liberated, and c..
the slightest grounds for theaccusatiimones.dirTelicet stuorghiesohnowosaes
from the hulks to tbauk him fur his interference.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF GAs AT STOCK-
ngAxnoanturoef,
oroocaorr.r—edA titoextphloosimman
nouf;ageatso,ryofofa
Mr. Charles
ai arM
Heaton-lane, Stockport, on Friday evening. It appears
that a leak had taken place in the service pipe, which sup-
plies the mill with gas; and on sonic of the hands going
down with a light to the lower story, where the pipe
enters the mill, a considerable quantity of gas having
escaped,-a most terrific explosion immediately took place.
So loud was the report, that it xas heard all over the
town, and for nearly a mile beyond it, and the utmost
consternation was excited in all parts of Stockport,
some attributing the report to an earthquake, and all
being seized with an undefined sort of alarm and appro.
heTiow. The building, which is four stories high, was
shaken in the most violent manner ; nearly every windon,
was shattered to atoms ; all the lights were extinguished ;
a great deal of the machinery was disarranged ; and the
effect was described by the hands who were at work in the
upper stories as similar to their being lifted up about two
or three feet and then thrown down again. So far as we
have heard, no lives were lon'
bees sustained by the hands in
the
mill
whd was severely hurt. The shock, except by one boy,
was felt more or leggin
all the buildings near to the
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