The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-07 00:00:00

DUELLING.

Duelling is a matter on which we might defy the
doughty Sir Hudibras himself, were he in the flesh, to
decide " what's what," to the satisfaction of the va-
rious sections into which civilised mankind is subdi-
vided with regard thereto. The most rational rule of
conduct on this point with which we are acquainted
is that pursued by Mirabeau, who, we are told, re-
ceived challenge after challenge from members of the
opposite party. Unable to measure wits with him,
they were anxious to measure swords. But Mirabeau
understood their game, and wisely declined playing it.
To all their invitations he gave a fiat refusal ; at the
same time taking a note of every challenge, with a pro-
mise to meet the challenger ae soon as public busi-
ness would permit. "It would be an injustic,"
said he, speaking of some worthy gentleman who
had sent him a message of defiance, " were Ito expose
a sensible man like myself, by giving a meeting to a
fool like him." We earnestly request general atten-
tion to this. Such a sentiment, if taken into favour,
would prove as effectual a peace-maker as Touchstone's
" if." It is very rarely that a man is disposed to write
himself down an ass : his intimate conviction leans
naturally the other way. How consolatory, then, for
one receiving a challenge thus to fall back on the sen•
timent of his own dignity and of the challenger's unwor-
thiness, of his own good sense and the other':folly. It is
true that every man may not have the courageous charac-
ter of a Mirabeau to support the prudence of such a
proceeding. No matter for that. Having once made
up his mind to adopt it, he may easily find boldness
enough to take the bull by the horns, by showing the
challenge to his family and friends, in evidence of his
opponent's folly, and vaunting his procedure as a proof
of his own good sense. One
willeste do thatpatica frankly,stw'illb a
be
nd in
gained
rndaayn,of peace
which is now so frequently done
theby this—e
tr
ofie
through the sneaking employment of others, as the
Bo.v-street officers could testify, " and if they would :"
and the world, probably his :
private circle most
assuredly—will on reflection agree with him and his
facetious predecessor, that " the better part of valour
is discretion.''—Frascr's Magazine.

TIIE NEW PAROCHIAL ASSESS-
AIENT ACT.-PARISH OF WATFORD.

A vestry meeting of the parishioners of Watford
took place yesterday, for the purpose of determining
whether the parish shouid be surveyed, mapped, and
enclosed, under the Parochial Assessment Act. The
proceedings created a great deal of interest, and the
vestry-room was crowded with the inhabitant rate-payers.
It will be recollected that a great deal of litigation has
taken place between the Vicar of Watford, the Hon.
and Rev, Mr. Capel, and the parish officers, upon the
subject of the Poor-rate, the Reverend Gentleman c,,n-
tending that the rates have not been made upon a fair
and equitable principle, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Parochial Assessment Act, ard that
a proper survey and valuation of the parisd
should be made. The parish officers, on the
other hand, have considered that the valuation
made some time since by a Committee of the rate-
payers was a satisfactory one, and they have declined
taking any steps to obtain a fresh valuation, which they
consider would be entailing an unnecessary expense
upon the inhabitants. The present vestry meeting was
convened for the purpose of taking the sense of the rate-
payers upon the point.
The Hon. and Rev. Mr. CAPEL, the vicar, presided.
The Earl of Essex then addressed the meeting, and
painted eut the inconvenience that was occasioned by
the want of a proper valuation of the property in
the parish, and said that it was impossible for
a fair and equitable rate to be made, unless the pro-
perty in the parish was properly surveyed and valued
by competent persons. His Lordship concluded by
proposing a resolution, that in the opinion of the vestry
it was expedient that the necessary steps should be
taken to have the parish forthwith surveyed, mapped,
and valued.

Mr. W. CAPEL seconded the proposition, which was
supported by Mr. Thomas R9gers and Mr. J. Howard.
Mr. HORNCASTLE, after expressing his opinion that
the proposed valuation was quite unnecessary, and
would entail a considerable expense upon the rate•
payers without any advantage, moved the following
amendment--!' T bat it is the opinion of this vestry that
there is no necessity for making an application under
the Parochial Assessment Act, for a survey, map, and
valuation of this parish."
Mr. F. llysoN seconded the amendment.
Mr. GOLDSMITH said he concurred in opinion with
Mr. Horneastle, that it was quite unnecessary tr put the
parish to an expense of several hundred pounds for a
new survey and valuation of the property in it; the more
especially as in a short time there must be a minute and
expensive survey for the purpose of fixing the tithe
commutation rent charge, and which would be paid for
exclusively by the landowners, and the parish would
have an opportunity of making use of that valuation, if
necessary, as a, copy of the apportionment ,would be
placed with the parish books and papers. --= --- - -
After a good deal of diseuision the original resolu-
tion and the amendment were put from the Chair, and
the amendment was carried by a considerable majority.
It is to be hoped that this expression of the feelings
and wishes of the rate-payers will put an end to the liti-
gation that has so long harassed the parish of Watford.

STEAM AND SAILING VESSELS

The following comparative statement of sailing and
steam voyages across the Atlantic, during 1839, extracted
from a New York paper, will prove interesting :
In the Old or Black Ball line of packets, the average
length of twenty-three voyages to England was 221 days
—one being 18 days ; five, 19 ; six, 20 ; one, 21 ; two,
22 ; two, 24 ; ono, 2,5 ; one, 26 ; two, 28; one, 29 ; and
one, 26 days. Twenty-three voyages from England, ave-
rage, 33 days 17 hours :—the threo Shortest being 22,23,
and 25 days—the three longest being 44, 45, and 48
days. _ _

1n the Dramatic Line, eleven passages to England
were made in 228 days, average 20} days—the shortest
being 17—the longest 25. Twelve passages to New
York, were performed in 369 days, average 30} days—
the shortest being 23 days—the longest 38 days.
In the Sta► line, the eleven outward passages were
made in 266 days, and they averaged a fraction over 24
days each. The shortest was made in 21 days, and the
longest in 28.

The longest homeward passage was made in 45 days,
and the shortest in 27. The eiovea were made in 398
days.

lu the Swallow Tail line, the eleven outward passages
were made in '248 day:, and averaged 22 days and 12
hours each. 'lnv longest was made in 31 days, and
the shortest 17.

The homeward passages averaged a 3 days and a
fraction each. None made less than 28 days, and none
over 45. The twelve were performed in 421 days.
PASSAGES OF THE STEAM SHIPS.—The passages of
the Great Western from England average 164 days
each, and the whole time occupied in making six western
passages were 99/ days. The shortest was made in
13 days, and the longest in 214.
The passages to Bristol averaged 13 days and 9
hours each. The longest was in 15 days, and the
shortest in 121. The six eastern passages were made
io 80 days and 12 hours.
By two of the passages, passengers and despatches
reached Paris, by the way of England, on the 15th day
after leaving New York. They also arrived in London
and Liverpool on the lath day.
THE BRITISH QUEEN.—The shortest passage from
England was made in 14 days and 21 hours ; the longest
in 20 days and 9 hours. The shortest passage hence
was performed in 134 days, and the longest in 224.
The western passages averaged 17 days and 8 hours
each. Those made to the eastward 16 days and 14
hours.

The Liverpool has 18 hours' steaming further to go
than either the Great Western or the British Queen.
The passages to New York averaged 17 dap and 4
hours each. The longest was made in 18 days and 12
hours, and the shortest in 16 day?.
Those to Liverpool averaged 13 days and 16 hours.
The shortest was made in 131 days, and the longest in
17 days and 12 hours. -

of Grove-street and Beardsall's-row, and other eastern parts of
EXPLOSION.—On Tuesday last, the inhabitants
the borough of East Retford, were thrown into a state of.con-
siderahle alarm by a loud report resembling that of an im-
mence piece of ordnance, which caused numbers to run into
the street, if possible, to ascertain the cause; and they were
not long kept in suspense, for on getting into Grore.street it
was found that the who'e of the shop-front belonging to Mr
Foord, confectioner, was completely blown out, the materials of
which lay scattered about in all directions. Several of the
windows in the chamber above were broken, and some of them
from two to three inches out of their places. The east wall of
the house, forming the gable, was forced outwards for more
than an inch; in fact, the whole building was so shattered as
in many places to look like a complete wreck. Mr. Foord, be-
sides being knocked down, had nearly the whole of his hair
singed off, while his neck and face were severely burnt ; and
for a while he was left in a state of blindness and insensi-
bility. One of the children was lifted from the floor to the
ceiling above without receiving material injury, save the singe-
ing of the hair from the eye-brows and eye-lashes, and partly
from the head, and a few contusions. The other part of the
family were providentially saved frOm what appeared to be
almost certain destruction. Immediately on the explosion
taking place, the house was covered with soot from the
chimneys, in every part of it. On inquiry this morning,
(Thursday), we found Mr. Foord, although still suffering se-
verely, making a considerable approach to a state of convales-
cence. —Doncaster Gazette.
On the four faces of the column of July
in the Place de la Bastille, are brass plates, upon which
men arc employed in engraving inscriptions. That to-
' t'le:Ce"nele Thatns de
tosjvuaiir
the let. La
vy
(0
ds
arLd s the east will bear—.., La loi du 13 Decembre,
Loi
,1. 9 Mars, 183
I.S3° . Un monument sera consacre a la memoire des
monument sera erige sur la Place de la Bas-
tille."
Francais '•' we't
Ala goi e des3 CAi
to
qui armcrent ct combattirent pour la
defense des Libertes publiques dans les Memorables Journis
2e
des 27, 28, et 29, Judie, 1830." Those towards the north and
south will hear only the dates 27, 2S, et 29 Jnillet. The mo-
nument is nearly finished. The workmen are just completing
the basement upon which the railing is to be placed, and at
the beginning of next week the figure of the Genius of Liberty
will be raised and fiud on the summit.

BRAINTREE CHURCH-RATE

CArE

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, FRIDAY.
Lord Derman, at the sittine of the Court of Queen's
Bench, delivered judgment, rhea was a ease which had
come before the Court on demurrer to a prohibition di..
rected to the Ecclesiastical Court of the Bishop of Lon-
don, requiring him not to proceed further against the
'plaintiff for the recovery of a rate imposed on the pride-
oners of Braintree, in Essex, by the Churchwardens alone,
notwithstanding the vote of the vestry, by which a rate was
refused. This had raised the question whether the Church.
wardens had the power to impose such rate against the
declared will of the inhabitants in vestry assembled.
In debating the question, the law or doctrine that by
the custom of England the inhabitants of a perils
were bound to repair the fabric of the church had not
been disputed. The question which now arose was
whether the Churchwardens were empowered to hr.
pose a rate at all events, and had authority to impose
it, and might, if they neglected that duty, be compellable
by ecclesiastical censures to perform it ? If they did not
possess such a power, and vet were subjected to such a
liability, there would be, so far as the churchwardens were
concernedea wrong without a remedy; an argument in it-
self strong against the rule contended for in this case, since
such a state of things was abhorrent to the law of England.
The wrong was the neglect of the parishioners to afford
funds for the repairs of the church ; but the remedy to that
evil sought to be enforced by those proceedings in the Et:-
clesiasticel Courts was one which would in itself be a
wrong upon the Churchwardens, since its object was to
make them tax their fellow.parishiowers, without it being
at all clear that they had any power to do so. It was said,
on the one hand, that the denial of the right to regulate
those matters by ecclesiastical authority alone involved the
most dangerous consequences to the Church, while, on the
other, it w,s asserted that the power of the Ecclesiastical
Court to compel the Co urchwardens to perform a duty to
which their legal /sewers were inadequate, would involve
them in consequences of the most serious and extraor-
dinary kind. It was confessed that they were bound by
law to repair the fabric of the Church, and yet it ices
equally clear that, without the consent of the parishionais,
or without the power in themselves to impose a Church.
rate, they were left without the means to perform the
duty thus cast upon them. That argument would be
entitled to great consideration, subjecting, as it did, the
Churchwaidens to great personal liability, and, possibly,
to great personal inconvenience, when they were destitute
of the funds necessary to the support of the fabric of the
Church, and were unable to supply by their own autho-
rity any of the wants of the Church, to the supply of
which the Chureh-rates were legally liable. If there
were no Church-rates to repair the Church, and yet the
Churchwardens were liable to actions for any injury
which pessengers might sustain from the falling of the walls
of the Church, they would, in fact, be liable to repair the
Church out of their own private property. This was too
great an injustice to conceive them to be subjected to by
the provisions of the law. If there was any general praz-
tice for them to make advances for the repair of the Church,
it was clear that the law never could intend that they should
not be entitled to demand payment. If it was otherwise,
the law would be liable to be charged with manifest op-
pression and injustice. If the liability really did exist, its
existence would tempt the Courts to imply a vested right
in the Churchwardens of England to tax the inhabitants,
in order to obtain that reimbursement which would other-
wise be denied them. But there was no instance in the
law of the Churchwardens possessing any such vested
right ; while, on the other hand, numerous au-
thorities established the proposition that the Church-
wardens were liable only its respect of the money
which they actually had in their hands. The
principle of the ecclesiastical law with respect to the
duty of these officers was, therefore, qualifiacl by the
supposition of the parishioners having provided them with
adequate resources. The burden of establishing the lia-
bility was, in the present instance, cast upon the defendant
in prohibition. Now, how was that liability discharged?
The law required it to be clearly demonstrated that
a tax was lawfully imposed before it would allow that tax
Ito be levied. The power asserted here to tax the parish-
ioner was not clearly established. Such a power was not
shown to exist by the words of any statute, by the common
law, nor by custom. Nur was there anything to show that
a Church-rate could be properly imposed upcn the inhabit-
ants of a parish, except by the inhaleitaets in vestry assem-
bled. The expression in Gibtom'a Codex was, that a
church rate might lawfully be imposed by the Church-
wardens, together with parishioners assembled in vestry;
but in that author there was no declaration that it might
be imposed by the Churchwardens alone, without the
consent of tire parishioners. And though it was
distinctly laid down by the Lord Chief Justice North,
that the parishioners were punishable for not
repairing the Church, he never stated that the Churchwar-
dens were bound to make those repairs with funds of their
own, or that they had the power in themselves to tax the
parishioners for such a purpose. If such a power existed in
the Churchwardens it was impossible to suppose that it would
not have happened to be called into exercise before the pre-
sent day; that it would not have happened that a Church-
warden might wish to impose a rate where a rate had been
altogether refused, or one of an insufficient amount had
alone been gray ted. But it might be supposed, however
improbable was the supposition, that during the great
contests between the people and the episcopal power in this
country, when the parishioners had refused the rate, the
Churchwardens had taken part with the parishioners. Even
that supposition would not advance the argument for the
defendant in prohibition. The pariah Church must have
been left without repair; and if the Churchwardens were
anitseable to the Spiritual Court for the non-repair of the
Church, and at the same time enjoyed the power of taxing
the parish towards the necessary expenses of such repairs,
nothing could have been more simple, direct, and com-
plete than the proceedings which might then have been
taken against the Churchwardens. The rate must then
have been imposed. But instead of taking that course,
so utterly free from, objection, the Bishops adopted a new
and unheard of species of authority, under the name of a
commission, to levy rates, and they did this to secure the
performance of a duty which, it was now argued, they
might have compelled the Churchwardens, by the ordinary
process of law, to perform. If the mere necessity for do-
ing an act could create the machinery by which it was to
be done, that commission would have been perfectly
lawful. But it was not lawful; and if the Bishops could
have attained the object in view through the enforcement
of the sole authority of the churchwardens, and
against the will of the parishioners, as it was
not asserted could lawfully have been done, the
scandal of an unconstitutional attempt would not have been
incurred. At that time, as well as the great epoch of the
Reformation, the subject underwent frequent discussion,
but in no instance was the existence of the power broadly
asserted by any of the learned text writers on ecclesiastical
subjects. The Court had most carefully examined all the
numerous cases cited in argument, but had 'found them for
the most part to bear but imperfectly on the question,
and did not feel it necessary to make comments on them
beyond those which had been made in the course of die-
cussiOn at the bar. There were, however, one or two cases
which were exceptions to this rule, and which did re-
quire a moment's notice. There were the cases of
Maynard v. Bland, and a case decided by Sir W. Wynne,
from the Consistorial Court of Peterborough. In the
latter case, it appeared that the vestry had been called
together, and had refused to make a rate, and the law
was laid down by Sir W. Wynne to this effect--that un-
der such circumstances, if the parishioners did not make
a rate, the Churchwardens, had a right to make it them-
selves. In the present case, which had come before Dr.
Lushington, that declaration of the law was commented on,
and the learned Judge said that, sitting where he did, he
felt bound by the superior authority of Sir W. Wynne, but
at the same time he commented on it in such a mariner as to
show that, in his opinion, it was not to be maintained in
point of principle. The question thus undecided had now
come befare this Court, and amounted, in fact, to neither
more nor less than this--Could an ecclesiastical judge make
the law ? If the conclusions of such a judge were made from
reasons and principles, they were liable, of course, to be con-
sidered in argument, and to bare their proper force estimated
and determined. But it must be confessed that a doctrine
so novel and important' had never been promulgated with
so little effect to conciliate opposing arguments. The
point thus arbitrarily settled was not discussed at all—nei-
ther reason nor authority was vouched in its behalf, but
tho whole proceeding bore the appearance, and perhaps
truly, of being a proceeding of an ex-parte kind. With all
the respect that wasjustlydle to the venerable person from
whom that judgment had proceeded (Sir Wm. Wynne),
this Court felt bound to declare that it did not appear to
be justified in principle or to rest on a well settled basis
of recognised authority. It had heen supposed that
in a previous case Lord Stowell had expressed a simi-
lar opinion ; but upon inquiry, that did not appear to be
the case. The conclusion, th, refore, at which this Court
arrived was, that the Court Chris,tian had been in error
in overruling the defensive allegation put in by the parish-
ioners, to the effect that the rate was a nullity, as it had
been made against the wishes of the majority of the vestry,
and had been made by perfons who had no authority to
mite it. The Court Christian, therefore, in proceeding
to give
judgment to enforce a rate illegal in its formation,
h had clearly exceeded its jurisdiction, and prohibition must
be awarded. This disposed of the first point in the cases
Then came the second point, which was, that even suppoa.
ing the rate to be invalid, still a prohibition ought not to
issue, because this was a matter on which the Court Chris-
tian had exclusive jurisdiction. This Court was thus
called upon to state the principle of the proceeding by
prohibition. That principle was in itself clear, though
the application of it might sometimes be difficult. It was
this—if any inferior Court entertained a suit which app
peered in the outset on the face of the libel itself, or by
any of the subsequent proceedings, to be beyond its juris-
diction, the Courts of Westminster Hall had the authority,
and were bound by duty, to interpose. His Lordship re.
ferred to several cases as establishing this proposition.
The argument, therefore, that in ecclesiastical matters the
Ecclesiastical Courts had alone jurisdiction, and the
common Law Courts had none, was founded in error,
andr re.
.The
question then was, what defects had authorised
quired the Co its cf Common Law to issue write, of pre.
hibition. They must be in every case. of such a nature as
to show a want of jurisdiction in a par.tticulaieCourt to oecide
In whatever stage
the particular matter brought befoirrie.di
jurisdiction was made ma-
of the proceedings that want of
aSub'ect, the Courts of
nifest, either by the Crown orji
interfere.j The erroneous
Common law were bound to
one of these
construction of an Act of Parliament was_
cases: the imposition of a tax without lawful authority was
another; such a tax must a Churc
not only without theh-rate be considered
which was made by parish officers,
concurrence c: the parishioners, but in defiance of their
declared refusal to make the rate. This was not an irregu-
larity which might be waived or cured, leaving the prin.
cipal matter complete in substance, although somewhat
informal in circumstances. It was
reasons
invalid as a
,rh its felt
Church-rate. For these reass their Lordships
bound to say that the Court below had ex
for.cceo the pedl
juris-
diction, and that judgment must now be given
tiff in prohibition.

The Earl of Derby, we understand, has given up his
intention of going to town this season.•—Manchester
Guardian,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

(LLOYD'S.)

VESSELS SPOKEN WITII.—Her Majesty's ship Blenheim,
bound to the Cape of Good Hope and China, March 19,
lat. 1, N., long. 19, W., had spoken the day previous
her Majesty's ship Blonde, bound to China; Kestrel, Li-
verpool to Cape of Good Hope, and William Money,
Green, London to Sydney, New South Wales, March 20,
lat. 2, N., long. 20, W. ; Mary, Somerville, Liverpool to
Calcutta, same ci,y; by the Duke of Bedford, Bowen, ar-
rived off Penzance,

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals.—Duke of Bedford, Bowen, from Bengal, off
Penzance, sailed Jan. 13, St. Helena, March 9; Hiron.
delle, Leslie, from the Cape of Good Hope, off Hastings,
sailed Feb. 14.

Arrivals at Calcutta.—Prince George, Chilcott, Feb.
13, from Sydney and Madras ; Florist, Andrews, 24th,
from New South Wales; Governor Doherty, Robinson,
25th, from Moulmein ; Freak, Smoult, 25th ; Syria,
Currie, and Lucy, Wallace, 26th; Symmetry, Saville;
Adrastus, Day, all from the Mauritius; her Majesty's
ship Wellesley, Sir J. G. Bremer, 29th, from Madras ;
George and Margaret, Golightly, March 2, from Maori.
tius ; Hindoo, Mawson, sth, from Liverpool ; Ranger,
Prondloot, Bth, from the Cape; Susan Crisp, Fleming,
from Mauritius; Allerton, Chatterton, 9th, from Liver.
pool and Bahia; Isabella, Dickenson, 11th, from Maui-
tins ; Adams, Miils, from Rangoon ; her Majesty's ship
Larne, Blake, 12th, from Trincomalee and Madras; John
Cree, Boyd, from Glasgow; Eagle, Patterson, 14th; Wm.
Galles, Sully, 15th, from Mauritius; Flowers of Ugie,
Anti and, 15th, from Liverpool.
Departures from Sangur, Bengal.—Somersetshire,
Jackson, Feb. 20, for London ; Donna Pascoa, Hallock,
for London ; Buteshire, Currie, 22d, for Greenock ; St.
George, Williams, for Cape and Bristol; Sir Robert Peel,
Auld, 23d, for Mauritius; Mount Stuart Elphinstone,
Jolly, 24th, for Cape and London ; Lady Raffles, Hight,
26th for London ; Earl Grey, Bell, March 6. for Liver-
pool ; Mary Mallaby, Haynes, for Mauritius ; El vira, Gill,
8-h, for Liverpool ; Argyle, Cowan, for Bristol; her
Majesty's ship Conway, 9th ; Zenobia, Oven, 10,h, for
London; Bland, Callan, for Liverpool.
Arrival; at Madras.—Harrison, Talbert, Feb. 27, from
London; Hindostan, Redman, 28th, from London ; An-
dromeda, Coltish, March 11, from New South Wales.
Departures from Madras.—Lord Lowther, Yates. Feb.
28, for London ; her Majesty's brig Algerine, Mason,
25th, for Trincomalee ; Lady Flora, Ford, 26th, fur
London; Persia, Stevens, March 1, for Colombo; Amelia
Thompson, Dawson, 14th, for Penang and Straits ; An-
dromeda, Coltish, March 10th. for Calcutta. The Ilm-
dosian to sail April 28, fur London; Harrison loading
fur London.

31AliKE INTELLIGENCE.

COAL MARKET.
Ships arrived SIBCC last market-day, 11.
s d
huddle's West Hartley tlJ
0
Ch,sier
Carr's Harthy l) 0
1-lolywell Alain l5 b
Ord's Itedhugh
Pontop Windsor IS 0,
Townley l7 6
Wylam , l9 Zi
Walls End Be s icke and Co, 20 0
Walls End Clarke and Co l7 1i
Walls End Gosforth 2O 0

Walls End Killingwortli 1.5 -.4
Walls End Riddell's
Walls Endllraddyll'slictton :::1 0
WabsEnd Haswell 22 6
Walls End Hato.... , i2 0
Wz9s End Lambton '22 3
Walls End Pemberton
Walls End Stewart's ,2 3
Walls intl Wintwell
Walls End Hartlepool 2'2. ,3
W.lis End Adelaide, 2l 6

I (From the London New Price Current of May 5 )
SUGAR—In West India Sugar the advance since Friday
amounts to 6d a Is per cwt : the quantity disposed of is 400
hhds and tierces ; for low grey Berbice 67s was paid, 71s
for fair middling yellow Jamaica, 67s for low yellow De
merara, and mid and good 68s 6d a 725; the lowest point
of the market for dry brown Sugar is 65s per cwt.
The stock of British Plantation Sugar is now 7,171
hhds and trs, which is 8,508 less than last year at the
same period. The stock of Mauritius is 47,900 bags,
being 64.808 less than last year. The stock of Bengal is
34,753 bags, which is 2,760 less than last year. The de-
livery of British Plantation Sugar for the last week was
1,704 Kids and tts, being 417 more than during the same
time last year. The delivery of Mauritius was 9,305 bags,
being 1,C07 more than last year. The delivery of Ben-
gal was 3,694 bags, being 1,313 more than at the corre-
sponding week last year.
REFINED.--Standard lumps are fetching 85s, and the
lowest price of patent goods is 84s per cwt; Pieces and
Bastards are in active request, the latter of common is
fetching 59s to 62s per cwt. A good demand exists for
Bonded Crushed Sugar at 355; Loaves and other articles
arc fully as dear with a good sale.
MAUNITIUS.—This afternoon the biddings were animated
at the public sales of 8,865 bags, the whole of which was
disposed of at an advance on the rates of Friday of Is ; fine
yellow fetched 71s to 72s 6d, good 70 to 70s 6d, middling
to good middling 68s to 69s 6d, low yellow 67s to 673 6d,
good a fine brown 64s 6d a 665, middling 63s a 645, very
low 59s to 60s middling grey 66s 6d to 675.
Eater INDlA.—Manilla has been in brisk request by our
refiners ; but the shippers have purchased sparingly : at
auction 10 693 bags, 494 tree, 360 cases, and 424 barrels
were all dispesed of at and after the sales, and was chiefly,
taken by the former; low and soft brown qualities went ra-
ther cheaper, but all good kinds brought full former rates.
This afternoon 1,515 bags Bengal, and 700 mats Ma-
nilla were off red at public sale ; the former sold with
much animation at prices fully equal to those of last week,
'viz., at 693 to 72s 6d. for middling to fine white ; the lat-
ter fetched 225 to 22s 6d for good and fine brown, being
full prices.
FoastoN.—Yellow Havannah at former rates; a small
floating cargo of 660 boxes has been disposed of at 2543 d
to 2556.1, deliverable at Antwerp. White 325. 6.5 to 36*
for middling to good quality. For white Brazil prices
arc rather lower, 26, 6d having been chiefly accepted
for good middling. new quality. Brown aid yellow
kinds command full former retes. A small cargo of white
Perabia has been sold fur Amsterdam, at about 26a per cwt.
MOLASSES—For \Vest India prices have improved 6d to
Is; Demerara low to good quality at 32* to 355; St.
Kitts 343; Antigua fine 36s to 375; Barbadoes 376 6d a
386 per cwt;
CocoA --Prices continue to rule high for West India;
Trinidad of the new crop good red went at 62s 6d to 633,
midling dark red 60s 6d to 61s 6d, mouldy 58s,
good to fine grey 593 6il to 60s, fair red Grenada 58s
per cwt.

RlCE..—Tliis afternoon Bengal was in limited request
only, and 1,678 bags at public sale were chiefly taken in
at rather higher rates, viz., low middling white rather
dusty 13s to 13a 6d.
INDIGO.,—Since our last there has not been much busi-
ness doing in East India, prices established at the quarterly
sales have been fully maintained, and at which small par-
cels have been disposed of principally for export.
SALTPETRE.—This afternoon 2,038 bags Calcutta at
public sale met with a fair demand ; nearly all was sold,
and former rates were maintained, refraction 84- to 6 per
cent sold at 25s 6d to 265, 5 to 4 per cent 26s to 275, 21
per cent 27s 63 per cwt.
COFFEE.—AII clean descriptions of British Plantation
have been in much better request for home use since we
last wrote, and prices have assumed a firmer appearance.
This afternoon the public sales of Coffee, admissible for
home consumption at the 6d and 93 duty , were very im-
portant, and consisted of 1,651 bags Ceylon, 49 bags 209
hales Mocha, 220 bales Mysore, 4.213 bags Java from the
Cape, 267 bags East India, and 84 casks 130 bags British
Plantation ; they were well attended by the trade, who
evinced a better disposition to buy. The Ceylon was all
disposed of with spirit, and at fully former rates ; good
ordinary went at 91s to 91s 63, fine ordinary 92s to 933,
fine fire ordinary 943; Triage 37s to 35s 6d. Mocha was
all disposed of at fair prices; good middling brownish at
1265, fair green clean garbled 117 s 6d to 118 s, ordinary
brownish 114 s to 117 s, Ist class sea damaged 5/ 113 to Si
12s, second ditto 97s to 99s ; Triage 455, very ordinary
black 22s to 265; Mysore was taken in at 70s for fair
yellow. Of the Java the principal part of the sound
quality was taken in at higher prices, viz. fine yellow at
80a; the parcels sold were at very full rates, v:z. fine
pale at 683 to 70s 61 The East India sold at steady
rates. The British Plantation was all unclean, and was
taken in ; middling Berbice l 11s, and ordinary Demerara
100 s per cwt. The demand for Coffee fo: home use is
decidedly on the increase. Foreign little sought after.
OILS.— Common descriptions of Fish Oils at a reduction
on former rates of 103 per tun for pale Seal and Southern;
by private contract 261 to 261 103 has been accepted for
the former of fine quality; at public sale 180 tuns of the
latter only partly found buyers at 241 to 24/ 15s for good
and fine quality. Cod 23/. Sperm Oil 101/ to 1021 for
first quality. Linseed Oil at 23s 6d to 233 9d on the spot.
Rape 363 for pale, and 35a for brown. Olive is held
firmly, Palm at 341 to 341 lOs for first quality. Cocoa
Nut was withdrawn at 41s to 42s per cwt.
Tar-Low.—ln Russian Tallow holders have accepted
49s 3d to 49s 6d for small parcels of first quality ; this is a
tall since last Tuesday of Is 6d to Is 9d. For delivery in
the last three months, under 49s 6d there are no sellers ;
at public sale 89 skins, 161 casks, 90 hhds Tallow (from
Ibrail) were nearly all taken in at 47s 3d to 49s 93. For
South American of good and fine quality 45s to 47s is the
nearest quotation.
This afternoon the market was very dull ; 495 to 49s 3d
is the nearest quotation on the spot for P Y Candle of
first quality, and 49a 3d for delivery in the last three
months. At public sale 93 casks South American only
partly found buyers at 45s to 463 for good quality.
Rem, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.--West India Rum has
maintained its former currency ; proofs are not to be ob-
tained under 3s 93, the stock unsold being light; flue
Jamaica is scarce, and fetch 63 6d to 6s 7d per gallon.
East India 10 per cent over proof in small parcels fetch
4s. For Brandy prices continue firm; Cognac first brands
of the vintage of 1836, is selling at 5s 63 in hhds, and in
puns 5s 4d, do 1837 in hhds 55 4d, puns 55 2d, do 1833 in
hhds 5s 2d, puns ss, 1839 puns and hhds 4s 10d to 5s per
gallon. Geneva for expert at Is 11 dto 2s, and the home
trade continue to pay 2s 4tl to 2s hd for fine quality,
British Corn Spirits at lOs per gallon.
To day the Rum market was very quiet ; proof Lee.
wards are not to be had under 3a 9d per gallon.
Srices.—Tbis afternoon the public sales consisted of
273 bags Pimento; and 1245 bags Pepper, the former
was sold at late rates, viz. at 3d to 3id for low middling
mixed, the latter partly sold at 3id to 43 for good light
Sumatra, and vary dusty at 3:1-d per lb, being rather
easier.

TEA.—The transactions in Free Trade Tea were limited
last. week, and chiefly confined to cash parcels, the holders
however generally remained firm, and refused to sell ex-
cepting at prices equal to those established at the last
monthly sales, but some parties being desirous to realize
were compelled to submit to rather lower rates, and ac-
cepted 23 317 d for small parcels of common Congou for
cash, and 2,4 l for Twankay ; )esterday however the trade
evinced more desire to purchase, a fair amount of business
was trans Acted, prices improved and are no-v equal to those
established at the last monthly sales for Congou and Twan-
kay, the former for cash in large parcels selling at 2s 41d
for common, and mid blackish leaf kinds at 2, bd a 25 5/dp
the latter at 2s bd to 23 Wrd per lb ; at these rates many
parties were not aisposed Co sell, in consequence of its being
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reported that Government were in possession of important
news from China; Hyson, Imperial, and Gunpowder sold
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more freely at the ratite established at the sales.