The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-02 00:00:00

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No, 17,120, LONDON,

STT X', AUGUST 2, 1847.

PRICE SD.

rkT ATION A L LOAN FWND LIFE
L I ASSURANCE SOCIETY...
26, CORIVIIILL, LONDON.
Capital X..-500,000. Empowered by Act of Parlitutiont.
Tire Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
,ith respect to life assurances and deferred annuities. The assured
its, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without e.../PPllso or for-
elture of the policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table);
dso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
erects to meet other convenlenciec or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION OF PROFITS. •
The increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors
at the animal meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fifth
,enus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on thG premiums paid on each
policy effected on the profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

- • • -
MILITARY OBITUARY. w.
CASUALTIES BY DEATH IN THE ARMIES OF INDIA, RE-
PORTED SINCE THE DEPARTURE c THE MAIL OF
MAY 20.
ller Majesty's Troops—Lieutenant-Colonel' Sir Wal-
ter Scott, 15th Hussars, on his passage to England , Lieutenant Hutton, 61st Regiment, at Umballa,on the
2el of May; Captain T. Jones, 94th Regiment, at Ma-
dras, on the 28th of May, by a fall from his hors.:
Second Lieutenant P. C. Deere, 21st Fusiliers, at Cavt-n-;
pore, on the 2d of June; Lieutenant Owen, 90th Re-
giment, at Port Elizabeth, on the of April.
Bombay—Surgeon T. Robson, Artillery, at the Pre-
sidency, on the sth of June.
Madras—Major J. Thomas, 2d Native Veteran Batta,-
lion, at Nellore, on the Bth of May; First Lieutenant J.
W. Barwise, Artillery, at Ootacamund, on the 15th of
May; Lieutenant A. C. Cook, 29th Regiment, at Coim-
batore, on the 16th of May; Lieutenant C. Maidman,
24th Regiment, drowned in the late hurricane on his
way to Bombay; Captain E. W. Snow, Deputy Secretary
of the Madras Military Board at Calcutta, on the Ist of
June; Captain A. Walker, Ist European Fusiliers, at,
Ootacamund, on the 4th of June.
Bengal—Brevet. Major G. Shortt, 45th Regiment, at
Kussowlee, on the Bth of May; Lieut. C. H. O. Bridge-
man, 66th Regiment, at Dinapore, on the I lth of May;
Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel R. Codrington.
49th Regiment, Assistant-Quartermaster-General of the
army, on his way to the Cape, on the ; Ensign T.
Jones, 22d Regiment, at Futtehghur, on the 20th of
May; Captain J. W. Robertson, Engineers. at Simla,
on the 23d of May ; Lieutenant and Adjutant R. M.
Franklin, 40th Regiment, at Khyouk Phyoo, in Arracan,
on the 9th of May; Brevet Major J. L. Tottenham, 3d
Cavalry, officiating Judge Advocate-General of the
Punjaub division, at Ferozepore, on the 27th of May;
Captain Grant, 2d European Regiment, at Simla, on
the --
Indian Navy—Lieutenant W. Willis, in charge of pon-
toon boats between Roopur and Philloor, on the sth of
May, by a fall from the turrets of a fort at the former
place.
Ecclesiastical—The Rev H. Boys, assistant chaplain
of the Bengal establishment, at Simla, on the 20th of
May.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE BOMBAY MARKET, JUNE 19.
Since we issued our last summary, on the 29th of
May, the customary dulness at this season of the year
has reigned in our import market, and transactions have
been extremely limited, particularly since the burst of
the monsoon on the 2d instant. We have consequently
very little to report. Upon the supply of rain through-
out the monsoon will mainly depend the demand for
British manufactures on the return of the active season.
The fall in Bombay and the vicinity, to the present
time, has been very satisfactory, but we have no certain
reports from the agricultural districts.
Cotton Piece Goods—We append the sales as reported
to us under this head, the greater part of which were
effected before the close of last month; since when the
local dealers have continued to move about in the inter
vale of sunshine, but their offers have been in most in
stances too low to lead to operations. The sales com
municated to us are the following:

I I I Perms-. Sum the
..4 ~4 Annual irolley Bonus in' nent Re.. Assured
\ I‘e• = ,a...', Pre- taken addition IBonus in duction of may bor.
m
= ''''' mium. out in Assured. Cash. Annual row on
.
Premiums. Policy.
.£ s. 4.4 s (I. X s. d. X s. d;
88 105 11.85
t 34
56
.449454
08 100
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11883387
224183
49
83i.10102
"X 'X s. d.I
1839 1.92 1 101 86 9 3 13 4 9 1395 11 1
61) 1000 7.4 3 4 .
. 1840 143 5 101 '66 8 4 9,19 .1-046 - 2 3
, 1841 133 14 2; 61 17 6 9 9 2 1296 13 4
... I- 1842 111 68!49 10 0 710 4 !247-4 5

To Great Britain
France
North America
Foreign Europe ...
Red Sea, Bombay, and
• the Gulfs

The Annual Report, with tables of rates, &c., may be hair at the
ottee br sny of its branches in the country ; or, on appli4tlon. will
Ue forwarded post free. '
F. FERGUSON' CAMROUX, SecraWy.

imptitiAL LIFE IN
CORNHILI

SUR ANCE COMPANY
L, LONDON.

DIRECTORS.
HENRY JAMES PRESCOTT, Esq., Chairman. •-•
GEORGE FIELD, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
James C. C. Bell, Esq. Daniel Mildred, Esq.
Michael Bland, Esq. James G. Murdoch, Esq.
Charles Francis Cobb, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq.
Andrew Colvile, Esq. Henry Pearce, Esq.
George Henry Cutler, Esq. George Reid, Esq.
George Hibbert, Esq. William R. Robinson, Esq.
Thos. Newman Hunt, Esq. Newman Smith, Esq.
FOUR-FIFTHS, or 80 per Cent., of the PROFITS will he as-
sirned to policies every fifth year, and may be applied to increase the
suin insured, to an immediate payment in cash, or to the reduction
and ultimate extinction of future premiums, as shown in the follow-
ng example:—
PROFITS to POLICIES of 25 YEARS STANDING, entitled to
participate in the Bonus declared in 1846.

at Sum
Entry. Insured.

Annual
Premium

Cash paid on
Bonus surrender
added. of Bonus.
£ s. d. £ a. d.
451 5 0 174 12 3
451 5 0 193 12 2
451 5 0 236 18 7
151 5 0 284 0 6
51 5 01 a 3.5 9 11
51 5 0( 384 12 5

Or PremAnd an-
reduced nual re-
to. turn of.

In. Yds. r. a. r. a.
5,900 pieces gray shirtings ... 4O 38 4 2t05 10
3,660 bleached shirtings 36 40 5 1— 7 6
400 bleached jacconets 4O 20 2 8— 3 4
100 ••• 5 12
300 ........ 42 2 6
100 ••• 4 8
1,500 gray Madapollams 33 24 2 2
200 gray Madopollams 45 312
200 bleached Madapollams 31 2 1
300 gray sheetings 36 48 612 6 14
120 gray drills..
200 gray drills 6 4
900 bd. mulls, No. 4to 10 7; 20 46 6 1
300 ditto (lappets) 4O 10 4 12
300 ditto Jamdanny ditto 3 1— 3 2
3,000 prints, neutral sets 24 28 3 0
500 plain Turkey red cloth 24 28 710
Cotton Yarn—The sales since the departure of la,t
mail consist of about 280 bales of gray mule twist, and
100 bales of water, 3001 b. each, as follows:
Mule, No. 20, at 6i to Fi annas; No. 30 at 7 to 7i
annas; No. 40 at ii annas; and No. 50 at 9f to 9i
annas per lb.
Water, No. 20, at 7 annas, and No. 30 at 7i- to 8
annas per lb.

In other counts nothing has been done, nor are we in-
formed of any transactions in dyed yarn.
Woollens continue quite neglected.
Metals. —lron—For British bar there is a slight specu-
lative inquiry on the part of dealers, who, in the early
part of this month, took 150 candies at 334 rupees per
candy, and subsequently purchased 1,194 candies ofll4,
square, and round), usual assortment, at 34 rupees per
dandy of 746ilbs, which is the highest price that has
been obtained since the last season opened. The stock
of this article is now very low.
Swedish Bar—Very dull of sale, and the price purely
nominal.
Sheet Iron—There has been 4 ale dr 400 bund:cs,
large sizes, at 6:1 rupees par cikt. f
Hoop—We notice a sale of 1,400 bundles, at .54 rui ees
per cwt.
N,;„, -- nave IA • . .
as before quoted.

Nails—An assortment of 40 cwt., rose, has bee❑ sod
at 18 rupees per cwt. •
Copper—The sale consists of 200 cwt.. of brazier's, at
59r. per cwt., and of 150 cwt. of tile, at 518 r. per evvi.,
showing in the former a decline, and in the latter an
vance, upon our quotations last mail; and 60 cwt. of belt,
t 60r. per cwt. •
. _ _

In lead, steel, and spelter, nothing has been done, and
in the absence of inquiry quotations are nominal.

Tin Plates—We have heard of a sale of 200 boxes, at
15 3.l6ths rupees per box.
No other transactions that we are aware of have
taken place, with the exception of a sale of 40 cwt of
small brass nails, at 55r. per cwt.
Cochineal—There have been several arrivals of this
article, and the price has declined to 3:,-Ir. and 3ir. per
lb., at which, however, holders refuse to sell.

Saffron—There has not been any inquiry for this
article, and the present quotation of 12r. to 16r. per lb.
is quite nominal.
Beer—The market has been well supplied, and the
price for " Bass" and " Allsopp" has been reduced to
65r. per hhd,, at which about 1,000 hhds. have been sold
say 600 hhds. of Allsopp and 400 hhds. of Bass. Ten-
nant's is quoted at 45r. per hhd., and of other brands
there is none in the market.

Spirits—Without any change in prices, which must be
considered nominal, as there have been no sales, nor is
there, we believe, any inquiry.
Marine Stores—The only alteration that we have to
notice under this head is an advance in the price of coal
tar, 80 barrels of which have been lately disposed of at
Br. per barrel; there has been a good demand for it, and
very little remains in first hand.
Sundries—Red lead has experienced a decline in value,
200 cwt. having been sold at 121 r. per cwt., being a fall
of Ir. per cwt.
White lead is without change.
Orsidue—A parcel of 4,0001b5. has been sold at 21r.
per lb.
Bottles are lower in value. Present quotations are—
Annas. Annas.
• ... 14 to 16 per dozen
• ... 8 to 9
EXPORTS.
Cotton Wool—Between the 20th and 28th of May the
purchases consisted of about 1,600 bales of Broach at
90r. per candy ; 600 candies of Oomrawutty at 85r.;
2,400 bales of Dhollera, 80ir. to 82r. ; 400 candies
Compta at 76r. per candy ; but holders have been com-
pelled to warehouse for the rains, and pay four months'
rent, they advanced their demands aurae rupees per
candy, the present quotations being—

Quarts
Pints

Boroornacra%aintdtySur.a.t.
R8955uPte0e83.6
licohmolpleta (new)ra 84 to 85
... None.
Very few and trifling transactions have, however, had
effect at these rates, and, as the stocks on the spot arc
little if at all short of 100,000 bales, we look for prices
receding.
Opium—Very little has been done in this drug, and
the price is similar to our last quotation, say from
1,075 r. to I,loor. per chest, according to quality. Trans-
actions are restricted by the difficulty of meeting with
good, and the extreme caution of purchasers. The ex-
portation to China this season has been—

Chests.

From December 1, 1845, to May 31, 1846,
the shipments were ... ... ~,
in this
From Dec. 1, 1846, to May 31,1847, they were 11,443
Showing a deficiency this season to the end
of May of ... .
...
...
... 5,130
Coffee—There is very little at market, and prices are
quoted at an advance.
Sheep's Wool—There has been nothing done
article.

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.ything like Eght months to Thu
were, for the time, completely useless; this has naturally
been the cause of considerable derangement, and will,
doubtless, be productive of a corresponding effect here.
in adding to the previously existing dulness, altheuat
sufficient time has not as yet elapsed for this to be mani—
fested, the past week having been completely taken up
with the mails inward and outward, to the almost total/
exclusion of general business; and we have, conse—
quently, but little change to notice in any branch of
trade.

Indigo—We have nothing new to report in the
pros.-
poets of tb-e-crop, the plant being generally abundant
and healthy in most concerns throughout Lower Ben/.5a1,
and as far up as Tirhoot; in Jessore and Kishnagur,
however, it is stated to continue backward, and will, con-
sequently, require late rains and moderate inundation to
realise the favourable expectations entertained by many
p=arties. About Benares and the neighbourhood tho
koontics are looking well, but from Shahabad, we have
received coznpluinta of the want of moisture, no rain
having fallen up to the 27th tilt. Under these circum-
stances we see no reason to change our opinion that
prospects are in favour of a full average season.
Exports of the season up to date are as follows, viz:—
Chests. Fy. mds.
... 20,852 79,351
6,010 22,104
962 3,270
10 36

1,198 4,148

the Europe mail on the
'utal
••• 29,032 108,909
generally experienced when one
Feom the iffiio---_ „ EX POETS.
slackening
produce markets
101 l inis the
being
or our last issue up to the receipt of
remained inactive, the
dis-
patched and another hourly expected having case been in some measure increased by the in
returnls
of the numerous home ward- bound vessels enume-
rated in our last, almost all of which will have to dis-
charge the greater portion, if not the whole, of their
cargoes. Sugar was almost the only staple in which
business continued to be transacted at all freely, and
even in this a few hundred bags appear to have been the
extent of sales, which, however, are apparently as yet
only restricted by the moderate supply of suitable quali-
ties, arrivals of the new Benares continuing unusually
light for the advanced period of the season. In saltpetre
the business done has been moderate, the inquiry for all
parts being languid, and purchasers showing a disposi-
tion to await fresh arrivals. Rice continued almost en-
tirely neglected for all parts, until the receipt of the late
account of the reaction at home, since which there has
been more inquiry, although we believe but little has as
yet been done, whilst shipments to the Mauritius have
been rendered almost impracticable by the extreme rates
demanded for tonnage (about 3.8 rupees per bag). Silk
has continued in moderate inquiry, the unprecedentedly
low rates current here and the facilities offered
to speculators by the export warehouses having
induced a few purchasers to come forward ;
still, however, the demand has not been either extensive
or general, and, the market being fairly supplied, there
has been no symptoms of any advance in price. In silk
piece goods scarcely a single transaction has transpired,
business continuing completely at a stand, and prices all
but nominal. The large purchases previously made in
shellac and lac dye having almost cleared the market,
and induced holders of what remains to show great firm•
ness, but little has of late been done in either article ;
the inquiry, however, continues. In safflower we have
nothing new to report, arrivals having continued moderate,
and found a ready sale at fully previous rates, say 40r. to
42r. per maund. The hide market remains quiet, the
business done having been moderate, and at about pre-
vious rates. In jute but few sales have been reported,
but in those prices have been fully maintained. Linseed
is in moderate inquiry for America, but for the European
markets business in all seeds continues at a stand. Cot-
ton has been arriving pretty freely, and the greater por-
tion having been purchased in the up country marts for
shipment on arrival, there has been an extensive inquiry
for tonnage, the scarcity of which has alone kept ex-
ports on their late moderate scale. In this market we
are not aware of any parcels having changed hands.
There has again been some speculative transactions in
opium, in consequeence of which, notwithstanding the
absence of shipments, the advance quoted in our last
has been maintained. The season is approaching its
close, only two sales remaining to come off, one of which
is advertised for the 14th instant, and the other for the
12th proximo.
Exports from the Ist inst. up to date, have been as
follows, viz.:— North
Great Britain. America.
Saltpetre ... ... ... umunds 1,647 ... 0
Sugar 18,662 ... 0
Rice ... ... ••• 9,012 ... 0
Silk ... . . „. ... 349 ... 0
Corabs
••. pieces 4,000
89
Choppas anci. Bandannas ... 7,000 1
Shellac
.., ... ... maunds 323 ... 0
Linseed .- .- .- --
.. ... ...
o ..• 193
Safflower ...
• • • 413 ... 0
Jute ••• ••• ••• 7,152 ... 0
Cow and Buffalo Hides ... pieces 12,651 ... 2,500
Rice to Mauritius ... . . maunds 2,000 ... (1
Cotton to Singapore and China, 2,439 bales, or 8,712
mond&

IMPORTS.
But little change has taken place under thiSl.l4lead
during the week, with the exception of a sligtt icsction
io copper, both •itup4etcrs f.trid dealers appeuqng equally"
disposed to refrain-tro:n operations for the present; the
former relying _9n, prospect of shipments to thiS
country contintiling on the decline. and rendering e
4iftAirtion'itiglil eft! Yrtli Cred4VlW t !lb gibity-:"
and the limited arrivals of produce from the interior...
which, however, may probably not 0.,1y induce, but
actually necessitate, their refraining from eniering sots
large transactions.
In piece goods not the slightest alterati m has taken
place, a moderate business having again been done a ith-
out change in value of any descriptions ; the same may
be said of the yarn market, in which but little has b, en
done, holders, generally speaking, demanding an ad-
vance for mule twist a hich buyers will not as yet submit
to; in red yarn, however, a fair amount of sales is re-
ported; the lower descriptions of coloured and printed
goods have in some measure maintained the improve-
ment noticed in our last, but the better descriptions
continue comparatively neglected; Turkey red goods
have attracted more attention, and there has been a fair
business doing in them of late; in woollens we have na
further improvement to notice. The metal market con-
tinues in a most unsatisfactory position, the advance in
value at home and great disproportion between the
prices current there and bete having as yet apparently
been productive of no effect on dealers ; the further re-
duction in the value of tile copper, as quoted in our last,
brought forward a few buyers, and it has regained the
decline; in other descriptions a fair business has been
done, but unaccompanied by any improvement in prices;
ircr. maintains its value, but there is but little doing;
spelter has been placed pretty freely at from 10 Com-
pany's rupees la. to 10 Company's rupees 3a. per maund.
There has been but little doing in beer, but Bass's and
Alsopp's are firm at about 85r. per hogshead.

MONEY 4 AAKET.
aiueof
SECURITIES, Governmentsa K
No improvement has taken place under this head, nor,
taking the late advices from home into consideration, do
we see any reason to look for any, at all events, until the
continual drain of about 3,000,000r5. per month to clear
the opium purchased at the Government sales ceases for
is
iscit heueccewouoquotations.
season.ltiiEtgtNnoTs .
ditto,AT L.l:le.
according
ceo
oF rGOVERNMENT
OidepressionnygE RNt3olin E N
Tv
securities continues, as will be seen from the annexed
TThrnaiurndmsfdberietrtFsoive P.
e.. 1. CeCo.'s Ha Four •n
t
s.
TOCK, &C.
RS. Rs.
••• 5 0 0 to 6 0 0 prem.
••• .. 4 8 0 to 6 0 0 dis.
4 8 0 to 6 0 0
per Cent.. ... 13 80to15 0 0
Siccx R. ditto ... 15 8 0 to 17 0 0
Bank of Bengal shares, 4,000r5. 2,600 to 2,660 re. pm.
Union Bank I,ooOrs. nominally at a discount
Agra Bank
Oriental Bank
N. W. Bank of India
. present there
Ditto
Freights.—When we last wrote the rate of homewird
tinned up to the arrival of the Bombay express on the
4th; the favourable advices of rice brought by
that op-
portunity, however, checked this, and the
appears every prospect of these being ::
1,
550
000
0:0 rr:oB6
Liverpool.i
d2ol2lui61ro000:0too
21 .117
087850
amount
noriangteQfhtaodn
nraagtehe r a
previously downwarda v
ail
atbelnedfeonrc)G•
Britain,,drweeamhtiacnhdc faon-
China and Mauritius having further reduced the limited
about the rates now current, Itooisttoodo:t 21 32n quotationsos
o: f
,as .2.
and for the being
g v 50 08,
aNyoe.; New 0
London. maintained.
Istaulmtpet shippersr..e. have veshoadt
otBo
.£ s. d. £s. £
s
Sugar ... 8 10 0 to 8 15 0 wt.
Rice ••• 8126t0 8 15 8 stoB 10 0
Hides ... 617 6 . 7 8 BtoB 12 6
Lo 0 5
Jute 6to 6 10 0 14 cwt.
••• 5176 to 6 0 5 5t0510 0— 5 bales.
Shellac 6 0 0 9100t0915 815 to 9 0 0 4 hhds.
to 0 0
Lac llye 6 nominal. 50 cubic feet.
10 oto 7 0
Indigo &
silk-piece 7 10 oto 8 0
goods
Silk

10 cwt.

T
Rice
...o
chloriu
Rrist.3s. 6
to 3 8
per bag.
Measurement Goods 50 0 per ton.
To China.
4.c dolls. to 5 per bale.

ANCIENT PXODIGIE9 ; BOW EXPLAINED. --.. No
reader of Roman history need be told of the fre-
quent recurrence of what were termed prodigies,
and which were accepted and set down as prognos-
ticating some sudden misfortune or success in arms.
Both Livy and Pliny mention the appearance of twn
suns, views of armies fighting in the air, showers of
milk, blood, stones, frogs, &c. ; all of which werecon-
two to
these
suns
been observed in England
con-
sidered as predicating some dire calamity.
pro-
gress of science, however. has been fatal Thealleged prodigies. More t; and
than once have
aoodprinovseudchtoa be only
as to reflect the
caused by the cloudsimbaegineg
v
fires, fighting armies, &c. seen°i n
the
airl,uamrein
known to hues
by the nof ofonamatee, s northern lights,istano eo, of
raumrourka
by some
showers asheas't &c., resulted resulted from the operation
of a volcanic eruption
quality in the air, giving the water a whitish colour; and
e
those of blood have been proved to be only the red spots
left upon the earth, or on
enemy to
by the butterflies
indeed, haseirfliesewhich
hatch in hot or stormy weather.
Herein,
scienceateh
16.1 e.,OUttith,
superatitiou4.—Eco
p e •
. .