The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-06 00:00:00

Braddyll's liattoa

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3

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Walls Lod liaswel . ...... 24 :s
Walls Emil Helton 24 3
Walls End Lumley 2l ti
Walls End Landnun ... j 4 3
W. E. North Helton Lyons 21 :s
Walls End Kelloe
.....

Tatified Moor Lutes • i
13 3 Walls End Tliditiley
22 3
West Hanley .........
Wylani ........ ........... ......:10 i Walls End • arrington Tees 20 3
Walls End Hilda. ..... ........ 21 13 Walls Eral Evenwood 2O b
Walls End Killingwartli ... ? 3 Wail s End 'lees ... • 3
Wills End Riddell's. ........ 23 Walls End West Helton
Walls End Belnioid.

(From the London New Price Current of February 5.)
SUOAR.—The grocers have been anxious to purchase
British Plantation Sugar this week, but the market having
been scantily supplied with middling to fine yellow descrip-
tions, which arc most wanted, have much operated against
buying, the market has been cleared daily of such, sad
importers have obtained a further advance of 63, and
in some cases of is per cat ; for brown and low yellow
sorts a good demand has existed, and the prices paid
are generally 6d above those of this day week.
Yellow sorts 85a to 86s ; Antigua fine and good at 83, 6d
to 82s 61, good middling and good 80. 6 1 to 82i ; Domi-
nica with less colour 80a ; Jamaica good middling of fair
complexion and strength 773 to 7th; Grenada and Deme-
rara middling 75s tSd to 765, low middling from the dif-
ferent CJlonies 72a 63 to 755, and good low brown B:r-
-bice and Demerara 71s to 72:.

To-day both grocers and refiners were desirous to pur-
chase West India, but the small and indifferent show, ope-
rated against buying, and the merchants obtained a further
advance, making the rise for the week Is on yellow, and
6d on brown and grey sorts, towards the close of the mar.
ket scarcely a board of calory description was to be met
with ; the sales for the week amount to 1,400 hhds and
tres. The stock unsold is only 4.000 hhda and tres.
RartNED.—There has been an increased desire evinced
on the part of the home trade to purchase Refined Goods
since this day week, aed large purchases have been made
in all descriptions, indeed the market has,been cleared,and
buyer; are now compelled to wait for goods 10 and 14da3s,
some of the Liverpool houses have been operating. the
prices paid are Is above those of this day week.
To-day the home trade were desirous to buy Refined
Goods, but few are to be had for immediate delivery,
and prices have further advanced ; 96s is now the value of
Standard Lumps. Treacle was in fair demand at 353 to
42; ; other articles fully as dear. Not much done in
Bonded Crushed Sugar.
MAURITIUS,—Thi; afternoon the trade were anxious to
purclia e, and 5,705 bags, 335 casks and barrels at public
sale were all disposed of at fell prices, middling and good
yellow fetched 76s to 82s 6d, low middling 72.36 d :o 75s 6
in barrels mid and good bright yellow 755 to 79; per cwt.
EAST INDlA.—There has been a better demand for
brown descriptions of Bengal this week, and large pus.
chases have been mad, at prices fully equal to those of
Friday last. This afternoon at auction 606 bags Bengal
sold at the full value, viz. middling to fine white at 8286 J
to 85s 6,1, damps and washed 79: 6d to 84s 61, damp
brown 53; 6d to 545, washed 49; 61 to 50; 6d per cwt.
FOREION.—For white Havannah holders appear unwil-
ing to submit to lower rates ; middling dry at 32; 6d to
334 ordinary 304 damaged 27s 6d to 313, yellow at 233
6d to 243 for fair average parcels, 23s 61 to 24s 61 for
good middling, damaged 20s 61 to 24s : rates previously
established have been maintained for Brazil, and a fair de-
mand has existed; Rio middling white at 20s to 24E.
MOLASSES.—Prices have been firm for West India;
fine Antigua at 38a 6d to 39;, good 37s 61 to 38s, Deme-
rara fine 345, St. Vincent, low dark 325, mid 333; Antigua
at 37; to 37; 6d for good quality ; Mauritius Molasses and
Sugar, duty paid, 501 to 50; 61 per cwt.
COFFER.—There has been an increased disinclination
evinced on the part of the home trade to purchase British
Plantation this week, and the demand has been limited for
all descriptions, importers having again supplied the market
largely ; prices have further given way 2s per cwt. This
afternoon there was little business done in any kind of
Coffee, but holders were not disposed to submit to soy fur-
ther reduction ; at auction, 1,313 bags and 108 casks Java
were offered, the former sea-damaged and repacked, and
sold at the fell value, viz. 45s to 583, the latttr was with-
drawn.

TEA.—The market for Free Trade has presented a
more lively appearance this week, and prices have assumed
an upward tendency. To day there was a fair business
transacted in Free Trade for cash, and prices were firm ;
sales in Congou for cash were made at is 61 •0 Is 8d fir
ord and mid, and 1 s 91 to 2s 21 for good and fine :tronq
blackish leaf descriptions. lo the speculative market there
was less activity, and prices gave wiy a little, Is 6.1 d to
Is bid having been taken for Companl's Congou cash; on
'Change there were no sellers, however, under is 6FI ptr
lb. The postponed sale of damaged Tea is fixed for next
Monday.
Cocoa —For West India former rates have been sup-
ported within 61 to is per cwt; Trinidad at 50s to 57s
for mid and fine red, low grey 48s to 491, Prices on the
advance fur foreign ; good red Para filched 41s per cwt.
SPlCES.—Pepper gave way a little, stalky dusty Su-
matra went at 3fel, and fair Eastern 3id per lb. In Pi-
mento holders are firm, and 40 bags were taken in at 3i-d
for good middling quality. Cassia Lignea middling qua.
lity is not to be purchased under 925. Cloves have sup.
ported former rates. Nutmegs arc held firmly. In Cin-
' namon or mace little has been done. For both East and
West India Ginger prices have been steady : Jamaica
went at 803 to 215. for ordinary to good quality; 52 bags
Barbadoes 40s 6d to 45s ; Bengal 17s 6d for mid quality :
white Pepper taken in 91 for middling quality.
Tics.—For Bengal this week prices have given way 6d
per cwt ; by private treaty middling white has been selling
at 13s to 131 6d per cwt, at those rates however some par.
ties will not sell, and bought in the whole of 1559 bags at
public sale at 14s for middling white. For Java and Siam
holders are not disposed to submit to lower rates : at pub-
lic sale, 1387 bags of the former were only partly dis-
posed of at 10s. 61 for midding white, being nearly the
value. Carolina for home use, new quality at 365, and
old 34$ per cwt,
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS —The West India
Rum market has been in a dull state this week. MI
strong sorts have maintained their former value, but or-
dinary kinds of Leeward' are again cheaper, and 2* Gd
have been accepted for proof. East India at 24
3d to 2s 4d proof : 23 puns Rum, from New Yolk,
ls 10d to 2s 8d for 5 to 23 per cent over proof. In Brandy
rather lower rates had been accepted :—Cognac, first
brands of the vintage of 1836 has been selling at 5i 4d in
hhds, and 5; 2d in puns, ditto 1837 hhds 51 2d, puns ar,
ditto 1838 hhds ss, puns 41 101, ditto 1839 hhds 41 10d,
puns 43 Bd, ditto 1840 hhds 3s 101, puns 3s Bd. Geneva
has maintained former rates. British Cern Spirits firm
at los cash.
Orr.s.—For common descriptions of Fish Oils prices
have still a downward tendency. Pale Seal at 321, yellow
and brown 26/ to 29/ l 03; Cod 26115 s to 271; Southern,
ordinary 251 to 251 103, middling and fine 261 to 281 10s.
Cod of a different quality from Halifax sold at 241 to 251.
Dog-fish Oil 221 103 to 231 103; pale Seal Oil, of first
quality, 321 to 32/ 51; boiled Seal Oil 14/ lOs to 151; Cod
Blubber 1015 s per ton. For Sperm prices have declined
41 per ton : good and fine quality at 991 to 1001 103 ordi-
nary, and middling 82/ 10s to 96/ 10s. Headmatter 701
to 85/. In Linseed Oil sales on the spot have been made
at 26s 6d to 26s 91, but for delivery in the next two
months at 27s to 27s 6d per cwt. Rape, prices continue to
advance. Pale at 475, and brown 455. For East India

M PaNING

Cocoa Nut Oil, 38s to 40s paid for good quality. -P,all/
§ 011°6
good quality at 341 5s to 341 10s. For Olive price,
further advanced. Spanish, both for home use and espor',
at 631 to 641, and Gallipoli 68/ to 691. East ledia
See
Oil 42/ per ton.
TALLOW.—Holders of Russian have displayer' &milr!!
this week, on the spot Petersburgh yellow Candle at 4611r1
to 46s 9d. For delivery in the next two and three ment!,..l
46s 6d. For the last three mouths of the year 46s 9d "*:
475. South American 45s to 46s 6d for good and bao
quality. Town Tallow has been in good request.

COUNTRY MARKETS.
Ptjje
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
to
Per Quarter.l s. to s. a. t s. E.' to s. a. LO
Bath
Blandford 56 60 28 31 24 27 48
Bridport to ""
Chard 51 62 28 32 1,21 24 140 5, 111
Gloucester 56 r 4 28 371 20 28 48
Ezver
Guildford 68 7! St 37 32 36 146
56
Newbury 52 nt 27 26 19 32 42 50 0
Reading 4-4 72 18 4 20 28 j 42 52
Salidniry 32 82 27 93 •25 !40 5t
Mu-borne CO 62 30 38 24 28 41 11 41 SS
Shepton Mallet 54 63 30 3821 26 41 "'t
Uxbridge 37 43 21 21 --
W,,rininster.„ 44 ez 31 43 25 j'
‘Vinchester 60 64 '
few,' i I 56 CO 30 32 22 26 ; o
LEEL) CORN MARKET.' , 70i.
Wheat, Norfolk and Stidhlk, 60Ih. ..... . ......... 6.. 6 3
5'4. 10 „;
York. and Lincoin. 601 b. ..........
Barley. Norfolk and Suffolk
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ................
25+ t• tt0°°:336:1...-
- Grinding
Beans
Oats, riot ............................ • :13865i. tt°°
—Mealing, 1' or. --d. to—d Eng• 1▪
1141. ta 13, 14 good
• Ss. to Os. I
< ceiling
DEVIZES CORN MARKET• d•
, Per Sack. s. 2. a. d.I Per Quarter. dto a
eint Wheat 3O 0 to 31 610at5... ..............
Second 2B 6 29 6 Beane (per sack)... it: 0 46 0
Third
Barley •e7 0 38 6 Bread (perganoi.).
It lias now been decided upon that a brevet
en
will
take place on the 10:h inst., in honour of the chr4,t°t_oclis
r tbe
of the Princess Royal. Ti e same day fixed t
uugrueutation of the Royal Marine force. whdli
Captains and twelve First Lieutenants will rect.-tilts tltst
missions, notices having been received Woolwic
effect.—Corresponden, •,( Morning Post. hetion
I B. 71t5 LA B THEATRE.—The intr°"e
of r a trig fts has g.ven a phasing variety t° well
ccrts, and the numerous body of singers has been
trained. The old -qui! •• ;„ Ft--P`2. , its
was sung on Thu- gay with great precision sod efttgh
,:radation of vi.iees ex,ei ~;iy thetaili ''
g'i the
was encored without di,sent. Koenig, the P 1
re.rest
cornet-a-piston, is unquestionably the best that li
played in public the powers of that instrument. ior
The lovers of C:c fine arts will regret t°
`ti`
that Minesi, whose talents as a pen and ink drsugir'oo
man we hare so often commended, is nuw suffeforrl hest
two aril maladies—old age and poverty. For
there i 5 no cure ; for the tatty'. there is hope wh;: evtrl
vol,nce exists, and that it does so in the metropoiltrot it
days c xperience off rs convincing proof. Wei. your of
may be fully exercised in the reset t instance in ttasiallf
a very deserving artist.—Morning Herald [Vie,e-on
bt
concur with our Contemporary ie the appeal rtlgu,sti his
half of Mr. Minesi. His advanced age, no less
,ta'!ii to
acknowledged talents and amiable disposition, eihviini
be
benevolent consirieret;on of the people amens
has so long resided. ,rhoodsr
SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL "--
SOCIETY.". jog"'
the
service Governors of the Seamen's Hospital Society' our
tution which had rendered astonishing 5
to P. girt
tabled or diseased seamen, assembled ut their rOOO9 °lyres'
William-street, fur the purpose of receiving tle,rbege;
Report : John L.bouchere, Esq., in the chair. Hill
port detailed the eff.rts made by, the benevolee% ;dor"
the Association to enable Managers to extend t:
to lb°
tigee. To induce continued and extended supP°l: olio°
institution, the Committee of Management 41.'0'60010
attention to the important tact that too eOlallendaliati
rc
required to insure to sailors of all nations nnt";,/ents °;r,
ception into this establishment, in sickness, scc'
distress ; and that, Com its commencement, inpil 51"
had been instrumental in relieving, through In-l‘
and otherwise. 53 471 patien 8.
ro (IS gild
THE ROADS AND COACHES.--The -11,,einee
pathways in and near the metropolis have become e 1 :chic
dangerous for travelling from the recent fall of sun
stied
from the low temperature at which it fell, has pre,i'li'eg
is
thick and firm surface of congealed:ddaiaeyaueng.iroTodufrrctvv,;etripitioStiosottil:
t4le outskiirdtesnwtsasococnuNlrr'eedd.nesodanyTyueer
severe ace
of Hawkins's Homerton oainibues WAS, on account the
falling of his horses, the breaking of the r6lts'
slipperiness of the foot- board, thrown off the cot° :eeisi
the Hackney-road, near Shoreditch Church, anusir„-e I°,
a !Y 're contus.on. Tho Hackney, Lea 1-3n"-„101
travelling.\Valtlt ainsto wArtoLdds werenear also
E,i
Edmonton
lba dm and dang,:cl-50':
are in a very bad state ; the effect of the recent 1111,„ at°
been increased by the late snows. All the e4";°,
coaches have come to town with additional horse
greaterola obstacles are presented on the high r toy,
Ponder's End and Waltham Cross. The greater II: 01'
the long stages have hence had to turn off the
el
by Edmonton Church, and pass through }:nu,'
ile Sit.%
and Theoheld's Park. The Cambridge mail sour h eig"'
have during the last week run through this Park
horses, and the roads are in a worse coodition tnin
been known for many years. All the mails arrived 13' riool,
for the firs' delivery at the Post effice ; those iron.' a of lbd
Liseoln, and Ipswich being thu latest. The guar rolitc
D.Nonport moil announced that the snow ha; al tti
to some depth in parts of Sitli,bury-pliant. b, u"a'
I western coaches were too late for arrival by t;00"Pr,
trains. In Essex the soars appears to have Wien beep`
ratively light, but in some parts of Kent there h'i!oacc,,,
considerable fall. At Wye, in East Kent. a 11'5 ,et""
twelve miles from Faversham, and at Sittingbctur.ipbo'
snow was above the middle of the horses. Near ,f,jriod, lay
a short distance on this side of Canterbury, t"-
' ant r
London, a machine was on Wednesday in enee 1101,9
in clearing the roads for carriages Onl3rixton'.3eoeYs,
the road from Kennington to Vauxhall-gate, the It V'
nience is severely belt by the omnibuses and earriol
It
.
Regent's Canal remains open for navigation- 00g
WALSALL ELECTION.—The Tories
r tbir„e°
(ken Mr. Charles Wilkins, who delivered tW,° ';°,
orations to small numbers, in a room at the ve.csite),
rs
(the head-quarters of Mr. Gladstone's. colonitt't
which no one was admired without a ticket ; an",:tbstt,'
the audiences were tolerably well packed' r'r
ing this, one operative, at the conclusion, Old to VI:.
kins he had told them nothing that they had coal, colt), :If
and asked him to explain certain facts conneeteu All ,•",'‘
eltmished trade of the country and its causes• h leof
Wilkins vouchsafed in reply was, " Fear (-3°Ql' -?e or;
trious, and there's plenty in the country." ‘„gu'l
stand that the staple of this itinerant oratoe'e 113r6-; sPe-ef
personal abuse of Mr. J. 13. Smith—of which Qn'tititei°t
men, we are sure, will suffice to give our reader9bi,t Oro:
its quality. Taking the initials of Mr. Szpits:uretjus,
" John Benjamin," the learned gentleman 1,310 ',rre,
tickle his hearers by coarsely designatieg 411°,,et
Bone Smith." His mission seems to have L'ecn,i-t sic its
and it is said that some of Mr. Gladstonea trienLverst.
a little ashamed of the sty le of the barrister's
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elc.quenco.—Manchester :Paper.
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AN ANTIQUE CURIOSITY.--A ve-
massive ring, of pure gold, was found a few f (s„,s
the borders of Rockingham Forest, in the pares
thighs's, near Rockingham. It is doubtless ° elisr7;
antiquity, and presents two inscriptions in Sfrarencoter:lsi
ters, in a remarkable state of preservation. 1 s
is as follows:—" Guttu: Gutta : ,Madras: AdTba rion
the inner—" Udros Udros : Thebal."l :0
Which is in the possession of Mr. Dexter, v":",-;:be r9ksi,;(
Middleton, is supposed to be what is called an 0'1;1 io
or magical ring, and to have beer, worn ass el:of
preventive charm, as was common in early to'Pe',l"- too
peceiition and ignorance. We shall feel 0014;esots(' is
our readers to explain the meaning of these "-I„elentils
sentences, which, although they do not seen, I° It sie
any known language, have doubtless some °cc° Or
ration —Northampton Herald.
tlire
There is a vacancy in the East India
caussd by the death of Mr. John Thornhill; gta-prl9t:ts°
alread; three candidates in the field— Colonvi agel-
Bengal army ; Mr. \V. H Plowden, °I P„ce.°
place:; and Alejor- General Archibald Rolsert9iilr"
1 E WEATHER IN PARIS-1:1'1f ,o 5 e gfiledri
During the last few days the wea'hcr bas be pet 0
ally colder, and yesterday morring the frosts do'filorif
sn ere. At four o'clock the thermometer 0
6 2- Io,hs below zero of the Centigrade scale, orb 0 bi r,
zero of Fahrenheit; at nine it was no higher i6l
$
23 F. ; and at mid-day did not get beyond 3 00'
The atmosphere in the day showed a tendeneY ttlbg-ostift.sl
during the evening a fall came down, but soS ver .A.,1631
FATAL ACCIDENT AT CHERBOUTIG. ,
accident occurred at Cherbourg a few daY' 'isctehe r ibis
sailors were passing over some planks, laid kat° Or" '
land of the line to the quay in the dockyard'il ,serloo
temporary bridge turned over on its side, old ail
'here
te:itpe.rietasatheEpouitinnltlo the wwer. Some of their ecnir-ad hie
smoedmiaetnelsytrupelugniignegd in after thenti'onss gisioffe
in the water too -
same. time. Just at this moment the Plank% the 'Essea
slipped from their ropes, and fell on the wen -; 00' WO
On the roll being called over six men were 04- bad -
it is supposed were drowned. Three. corpses
found.
• ~ors°
REGISTER STOVES, .3 ft. widen, let•
e;
Poles for Window Curtains, Is. 3d. per foot. l'els.ter 5" 009
84.1. per inch ; elliptic stoves, 4d. perreg:f ore9sar-eters
lons. ; brass poles for'
with bright fronts, bright and black bars, broni°,),
window curtains, a :n
ee' 3 ;)9t,
Is. 3d. per foot ; 2 inches, Is. ed. ; 2 inch Loh '"
inches long, with ends, rings, and brackets, comr-ry sr
Catalogues gratis, containing the price of rve',;,,tre;t.
ironmonoerv.
ItIPDON and BURTON, Wells-elect' t9l6n.
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BIRTIIS. hire-
On the 3.1 init., at the Rectory House, Del: oli' 0, °l*
the wife of .xiajor Hutchinson, `..lotli Ileginient'col2o
Lo
On the 3d itist., at Bow-lane, city, Mrs. 'nu
daughter.

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or,Dr of
ilf 411RIXD•
On the 30th ult., at St.-Mary's, Islington, Illtitride
Elizabeth,,, third eaughter of th• late ,Matthew riiista
IA ..•
"Oluz)intbhner3.3-square.
at St. Thomas's Church, Siel,sT tli'll.
p.eard, Esq., of the Surveyors'-offlc•e, Costons ii°uo;ci, rfi•
i‘larY Ann Weavers, of Lucas-street, Cernroerial-r only 'd
. On the 3d inst., Wilmot Seten, Esq., to Maria'
vino daughter of the late A. S. Ramsay, Eaq' a•
D/RD. sti V frit°.
On the lbth ult., in Upper Stamford-street, -.—a°4oes „hell
Katz, Esq., sly geon, lite of Lime-street-square, LA'4O,
On the 3d in,t., at Whitehall-p'ae, the RigILL ' iOO
a
Hes,ley, Lord Henley. eilet: 1W
Ann, - aas
On the 26th tilt., at Cambridge, Mary
Rev. T. W'rbster, Vicar of Oakin,,ton, and Factor
1
tolph's, Cambridge, aged 59. " - uO,-f
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