The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-24 00:00:00

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FROM THE DAILY PAPERS Or YESTERDAY.
(From the Globe.)
That the frame of the Solicitor-General for Iceland's
Bill gives quite " groundwork" enough for the attain-
ment of whatever is honest in the ostensible object of
Lord Stanley's, is certain. That it will give no
" groundwork" for what is dishonest in the views of the
party who hallooed his Lordship on in the project which
this will have superseded—is equally certaiu. That party,
therefore, will find, as they have found befcre, that the
guidance of ex-Reformers is rather apt to lead them into
treat scrapes. The strength of Conservatism is on the
defensive ; they are properly the party of Resistance.
To act on the offensive in this dashing style belongs to
those who have more confidence of popular force. L
can only commit the Conservative party in closer con-
flict with that force than the Fabian policy of their wiser
chiefs would think of adventuring. They have enough
to do to defend old ground, without seeking to
occupy new; and whenever they take the field in this
way, and assume the offensive, they combine and arouse
forces against them which they should seek rather to divert
and divide. Party passions, as continually happens, are
too strong for party policy, when we find the Tories (as
lately) following Lord Brougham in Canada—or Lord
Stanley in Ireland. They fancy that all the advantage of
these reckless talents has accrued to their side : and they
find at last they have only helped them to indulge their
humours at their expense. It is Aufidius and his Vol-
scions following Coriolanus to Rome—and back again.
(From the Courier.)
From the party warfare of personal slander and the dis-
gusting and unhallowed inroads of party writers upon the
privacies of domestic life the Courier has held scornfully
aloof; or it has noticed only the more strongly to protest
against the use of weapons as infamous and unrecognised in
all decent society, as would be the stiletto and skulking thrust
of the midnight assassin abhorrent from the habits of an ho-
nourable soldier of Wellington. It is not without loathing,
therefore, that we recur at all to the filthy out-pourings of the
Ministerial press in a sense so revel ing, and now only be-
eause the fire continues unslackened, as if the ammunition
of the foulest calumny and most malignant hatred were
inexhaustible of supply. The special leader in this coarse
and revolting career is, par excellence, the convicted
I morning slanderer of Queen Adelaide, who, having been
disappointed of one illustrious victim, is only the more
ravingly stimulated to the search of another. The one
most fiercely fixed upon and unrelentingly pursued is the
King of Hanover, a Prince of the Royal House of Bruns-
wick, of which her Majesty Queen Victoria is the graceful
head ; and the venom of tke viper becomes only the more
deeply rancorous and concentrated as the personage per-
secuted chances to be more exalted of station.

THE MARKETS.

(From the London New Price Current of June 23.)
SVC/Alt.—ln the British Plantation market considerable
excitement 'has prevailed during the past week. It not
being the intention of Government to make any alteration
in the duties on Foreign Sugars this session, caused both
grocers and refiners to be eager buyers of both brown
and yellow sorts of West India : the purchases for the three
market days have amounted to 2,500 hbds, &c., and they
would have been on a larger scale if the market had been
better supplied e, the prices paid were 2s to 3s above
those of this day week.
At the opening of the West India market this morning.
both refiners and grocers were very anxious to purchase,
and there were some inquiries for Scotland and Liverpool;
the great deficiency in the comparative stocks caused
the merchants again to ask advanced awes, which
they succeeded in getting, and throughout the day the de-
mand etas goad for both brown and yellow descriptions ;
all on show was Naught up, and the prices paid are is a Is 6d
above those of Friday. The purchases amounted to 350
hhds and trs, and would have been to a greater extent if
there had been a better supply ; one part was taken for the
outports. Brown Sugars left off at 71s 6d to 72s 6d,
low and middling yellow 73s to 74s 6d, good to fine 75s to
78s, and below 71s there was nothing to be had at the
close of the market.
REFINED.—To-day the grocers were deairaus to pur-
chase Refined Goods of all sorts, but few were to be met
with, and advanced rates were again given ; standard
lumps were disposed of at 97s to 98s. Tittlers and Ham-
bro' Loaves of good and fine quality 1003 to 102 s,
and common brown lumps at 94s to 95s ; under 94s
nothing in Refined Goods is to be had. Treacle has
risen to 39s to 40s for common, and 40s 6d to 42s for Pa-
tent and the best old make, and the trade are still much
in want of the article. Pieces and Bastards sell well, and
prices are rather higher ; nothing is to be had of the latter
under 67s per cwt. Vended Crushed Sugar . is. in steady
demand at 34s 9d to 35s per cwt. Loaves are fully as
dear and wanted.
This afternoon the trade were anxious to do business,
and 6,870 bags at public sale were all sold to teady buyers,
at piiccs is 6d to 2s above those of Friday ; fine yellow
fetched 76s to 775, good 74s 6d to 755, middling 73s to
74s 6d, low middling 72s to 72s Bd, fine blown 71s to
71s 6d, middling and good 69s to 70s Gd, very low 61s 6d
per cot.
This afternoon 2,067 bags Bengal were offered at pub-
lic sale, and ail disposed of at an advance of 2s; fiue
white fetched 79s to 79s 6d, good 77s to 78s, middling
and good middling 75s to 763 6d, Sugar drainage damaged
74. s to 75s 6d, damps and washed 74s 6d to 78s 6d, low
washed brown 59s to 59s 6d per cwt.
FOREIGN_-The market for Havannah Sugar has been
quiet since our last report, at a reduction on former sates
of 6d to Is; 24s for fair quality, and Havannah Musco
vados far refining here at 22s Od for middling yellow, and
23s for good quality. Brown and white sorts of Brazil
at previous prices; yellow Havannah at 245, Brazil white
at 25s to 265, and yellow and brown at 21s to 22s per cwt.
MoLassits.—West India at 1s 6d to 2s advance; Bar-
badoes of fine quality at 41s 6d to 425, Demerara and
Montserrat low and middling 37s to 38s, Dominica good
38, to 395, Trinidad ordinary 36e 6d to 375, and very in-
ferior St. Lucia at 345.
RICE.—For Bengal there has bean no improvement in
the demand, and but few purchases have been made by
private contract, the merchants, however, have displayed
more firmness, and have refused to submit to lower rates,
but at auction 680 bags sold at 12s to 12s 6d for middling
white, and was rather cheaper. Java is not to be purchased
on easier terms, but there has been little passing privately,
and none has been offered at auction ; some parcels
have been received. For Carolina a good demand has
existed for home use at 34s to 36s per cwt. This after-
noon prices underwent no variation for East India Rice,
but there was little passing by private treaty; at auction
208 bags Bengal sold 6d cheaper, fine clean white went at
12s 6d, good but dusty Ils 6d to 12s, mixed and broken
Ils per cwt.
Ceesee.—For clean descriptions of British Plantation
there has at length been a somewhat better demand fur
home consumption, but more particularly for mid and good
sorts, and previous rates have been maintained; but for
unclean kinds there are yet few buyers, and prices continue
the decline.
This afternoon there was a fair demand for Coffee for
home consumption ; the public sales consisted of 2,012
bags Ceylon, 200 bags Padeng, 238 bags Java, 230 bags
Mysore, and 326 bags Rio from the Cape ; the Ceylon was
nearly all disposed of with fair spirit at the rates esta-
blished at the close of last week, but in some cases prices
are 6'l lower, goad ordinary mixed went et 79s 6d, good or-
ninary pale 80s to 81s, good ordinary green 81s 6d to 82s,
fine 82a 6d to 83s 6d, triage 27s 6d to 38s : Padang was
taken in ,good ordinary at 425 Gd ; Java was taken in at
58s 6d for good ordinary pale, being its full value ; Mysore
sold at 54s to 57s for good ordinary ; Rio was taken by
the shippers at 39s 6d to 45s for ordinary and fine ordi-
nary, being rather cheaper.
TaeLow —For Russian tallow the demand has been
good un the spot, since this day week, from both ch indlers
and soap-makers; and having had no arrival of moment, the
merchants have been enabled to obtain a further advance
of 3d. per cwt. P. Y. Candle has been disposed of to a
fair extent at 52s to 525. 3d. for first quality; South
American has been sought after by the soap trade
The &liveries from the warehouses have increased; still
they do not come up to those Of last year during the same.
time. The stock is now only 2,000 casks larger than at
this period in 1839. For delivery in the last three months
a good many contracts have been entered into, and pr ices
have further improved, no sellers of P. Y. Candle under
535. per cwt. Town Tallow has sold well at the quotation.
This afternoon the operations in P. Y. Candle were to
a fair extent on the spot at 52s 6d. For delivery in the
last three months several purchases were made at 53s 6d
per cwt.
TEA.—There has not been much life in the Tea market
since this day week, still upon the whole a fair demand has
exis.ed for nearly all sorts of Free Trade for actual con-
sumption.
To-day the market was inactive for Free Trade Tea,
but prices were for the most part steady ; in some cases,
however, rather lover rates were accepted for cash. Com-
mon Congou is 2s, and Twankay 2s Old to 2s Id per lb.—
In Company's Congou scarcely anything was done; no
sellers, however, under 2a OW calk The Charles Grant
has arrived at Plymouth from Tong Keo Bay, with a full
cargo of Tea ; the letters she brings are not of so late a
date as those previously come to hand.
This afternoon the market closed very quiet for Free

Trade Tea, and prices arc again rather lower. Common
Congou for cash left off at Is l I d to 2s; Twankny 2s ;
Company's Congou has fallen to 21 cash, and there were
few buyers on 'Change. The John Marsh, Earl of Bal-
carras, and the Thames, from China with Tea are daily
expected.
Spiess.—For common sorts of Pimento prices have
been maintained ; at auction 80 bags sold at 2id to 3d for
low and middling quality.—Black pepper has maintained
previous rates. Cassia Lignca at full former rates; mid-
dling at 70s, good middling, 73s to 733 6d. low ord
63s 6d. Cloves at late rates. For East India Ginger
prices have not given way. This afternoon at auction 253
bags Pepper sold at 31d to 3id for good Eastern..
R- BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—For Rum IR"