The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1847.

activity in the market, whilst the refiners have been more
inclined to realise, and submitted to lower rates for all
descriptions of goods; but the home trade have operated
with caution. Although the cousuption is very ,arge, yet
prices rule high in comparison with those that
exist for Raw Sugar, and the refiners are
making preparations to produce an increased quantity.
The operations in Bastards have been upon a small
scale only, and there is more desire to sell, as the stock
is accumulating. Pieces have been in excellent request.
Bonded Crushed Sugar met with less attention for ex-
port, and there are sellers upon reduced terms ; only a
moderate business has been transacted for immediate or
forward delivery ; prices are, however, encouraging to
the refiners, and, in consequence, they are producing
an increased quantity. In Treacle several purchases
have been made. Wet Lumps moved off slowly. Dutch
Crushed Sugar has been only in moderate demand.
Belgian is little wanted. For Loaves made free under
bond the export demand is not quite so good, but the
supply being small of all sorts we have very little varia-
tion to notice in the value.
Maumee-ea.—Merchants continue to be ready sellers,
as the arrivals: are not all in for the season, whilst
there is a heavy stock here, much exceeding that of last
year up to this time. There are sellers by private treaty
of all sorts, and at prices rather under those that
existed previously, but grocers and refiners have Operated
with caution.
EAST INDlA.—lmporters of Bengal Sugar have been
anxious sellers, and having abundantly supplied the
market, produced a decline on previous rates of is per
cwt ; the demand, however, has been good, and the
whole offered at public .ale, amounting to 4.193 bags,
found buyers. Of Sugar there is a large stock here.
FOREIGN.--Since our last report holders of Foreign
Sugar have been eager sellers, and abundantly supplied
the market. Although they submitted to a reduction
on former rates of Is percea, still only a limited demand
has been experienced from the home trade, whilst ex-
porters and our refiners working under bond bare
operated with reluctance. The quantity brought for-
ward has been greater than for some time, and exceeded
the wants of all parties. At auction 953 bags of China
were sold.
COFFEE.—Of West India none has been submitted to
public competition since our last report, but privately
there are sellers of all descriptions at a further decline
in prices; the home trade, however, operated with re-
luctance, whilst the stock is accumulating, and West
India is still dearer than any other kind of Coffee. Plan-
tation Ceylon is offered rather under previous rates; still
the home trade have operated with caution in all sorts by
private treaty, and the pa,cels offered at auction amount-
ing to 2.000 bags were only in part sold. Ceylon is
cheaper than any other kind of Coffee, and the con-
sumption is in consequence by far the greatest. Mocha
is little wanted, and prices tend downwards. None has
been oti, red at auction, whilst by private treaty only
small parcels have been sold.
TEA.—Prices have not improved for black Tea, es
there is yet a large supply, but the demand is on the
increase. Iu green many purchases have been made,
but there is a heavy stock, and ready sellers at former
low quotations : the common and middling sorts are the
most pressed for sale. There has beenliparlieeedseasirree.
evinced to operate in Pskoe Teas, low as
None has been pffered at auction since our laq report,,
whilst, during that time 15,000 pkgs have arrived, and.
duty was paid on 460,460 lb. • -
RICE.— To-day the market had a very dull appearance,
fer alt kinds of Rice, and there were sellers upotereduced
terms. White Bengal of low to fine qttality can be ob-
tained at 21s. to 22s 6.1, and yellow 20s to 20s 6d pr
cw*.

SPIcEs.--To-day,. at F.dalic sale, 590 bags of Surat
Pepper were sold at - rat I: er • lower •rates,
clean black at 2fl to 24ki. fine ditto 22d to 211, and :sea
damaged 2id to 2il per lb. .
cOCUINEAL.—This afternoon there was a better de-
mand, and 59 bags of Honduras at public e:de wire sold
at 4s 81 to 5§ Id fur ordinary to good silvers which is
the full. value..

SPIRITS —lmporters of Jamaica Rum manifest.flehi-
neas; and insist upon previous-rates for all descriptions,
but, the home and export demand has fallen off, and only
a limited business has. been transacted since this day
Week. Leeward. Islaud islreld for 3i 4,1 to 3s 5d proof
strength, but, few parcels have.been sold,- and the stock is
ieccuinulating.:::...Bast lipdia has been operated in with
caution. For Demerara of strong quality the demand has
been limited, but 4s to 45..8t1 pergallon are the rates insisted
upon, although there is a large supply. -There' are fur--
tii r arrivals of Runt; st.:ll tile Aitock. is yet less than it
we:a,last year. The deliveries are ripproving; still for
home consumption or exportation they do not come up
to those of the prov,lous year, whilst quotations are
higher-by Is 6tl to 2s .per gallon. Prices of all sort,
are hlghly remunerating to the importers. That the
importation will be greater this year than in the previous
one, there is every appearance, and an impression
exists that present price. cannot be sustained.. Holders
of Brandy are unwitting to further reduce their prices
although the stock is large, and arrivals being. near at
hand, but exporters, as well as the home trade have
operated with caution in all sorts. The home deliveries
ere, however, still exceeding those of last year. Geneva
is wanted fur exportation. For. British Corn Spirits the
demand is very good at the late advanced rates of 1 Is 6d
for English, nett cash ; Scotch and Irish Ils 5d to
lls 6d.
INDIGO.--The quarterly sale of East India was brought
to a close this day. The quantity declared was 14,340
chests. For.some. time previous to the opening Of the
sale the extreme distress prevailing both in this country
and on the continent, caused .by the scarcity and
extraordinary high prices Of food, and the
consequent eerangement of the Money Market,
threw such a .;loom on commerce generally that
all transactions were stopped except for the abso-
lute wants 'Of consumption. The prospects there-
' fore for such a large sale were most gloomy, and it was
evident, that to effect sales to. any extent a material
decline must be submitted to. The attendance both of
foreign and home buyers was unprecedentedly small,
..
and although proprietors gave strong support try with-
drawing and buying in largely we do not remember
so uneven and flat a sale: during the first three days
prices Were Most irregular, and varied from 4d to
6d disconnt on the February sale for 13,..mga15, and 3d to 5d
for Madras and Kurpahs, but siecethen buyers appeared
to have mere confidence, and the sale proceeded with a
. betterfeeling at, in some instances, a slight improvement
in prices; this was psr:.icularly the case for the small
quantity of good -and fine shipping qualities left in the
catalogue,.the bulk of those sorts having been withdrawn.
The proportion of Madras was large, and th.. assortment
rath_r better in ittalitY than usuol; the demand, however,
appeared liMited to the ordinary and low sorts at and
under 2s 3d, and .for a few lots of very fine quality; the
remainder was neglected, and chiefly bought in or
withdrawn. Korpahs sold heavily at an average dis-
Count of 3d to 4d, except for a small proportion of fine
quality, Which' realiied very high_ prices. Of the glint.-
tity put up 7,019 chests were withdrawn and 1,786
bought in, leaving 5,547 actually sold, of which about
1,000 arc supposed to be for home consumption, and the
remainder for export or resale.
TIIpESZTINE.—Ecitikh is little wanted, and there are
sellers at lls 6d per cwt, although there is but a mode-
rate stbek here. . Spirits are offered- at a further reduc-
tion, still few buyers are to be met wish. Of American
there are further arrivals. Tar is less wanted and easier
to buy. • .

Uns. —With S;mthern Oil of all qualities the market
continues to be largtily supplied, and merchants having
Ibeen -willing sellers, prices suffered a further depression
of ttOs per tun; nevertheless, the home demand has been
good, and exporters have taken a fair quantity. At
puhlit sale 70 tuns all found buyers. Th'e arrivals con-
tinue on the increase, and will keep so for some time.
Seal of all kinds has been operated in With caution ;
although • there are sellers at a further reduction
in the value. Sperm is not much wanted ; whilst the
supply is good, and a further fall in the value ensued.
The stock of Fish Oils is much larger than it was a
month back, and thero is every prospect of t”e importa-
tion this season being greater than it was in the pre-
vious one. Palm is not much wanted by exporters or
the home trade, and prices are on the decline. By pri•
vale treaty only a small quantity has been sold. Rape
Seed Oil bas fallen in value, and the purchases made
have been limited at 34s for brown, and at 35s for pale,
whilst there is a plentiful supply. Cocoa Nut is little
wanted by exporters or the home trade, but in conse-
quence of the scanty supply, prices keep high, fair and
tine quality in small parcels fetching 48s to 50s. There
are hoWever arrivals near at hand, and lower rates may be
expected to prevail shortly. Lard Oil is in fair demand
at 44s to 48s. The business transacted in Olive' has
been trifling by exporters and the home trade ; whilst
merchants are willing sellers, and the stock is on the
increase. _ Linseed Oil has been- extensively dealt in by
the home trade.

Temolv.—The demand for Russian on the spot has
been brisker, and as improvement in the value took
place, nevertheless Soap-makers as well as Chandlers
are not inclined to purchase more than their immediate
wants require. For home a good demand exists ; but
there is a desire to sell for forward delivery. Other
kind of Tallow met with rather more attention, and
have slightly improved in value.

THE LONDON GAZIETTF.

(THIS EVENING.)

DOWNING- STREET, MAY 22, 1847.

AWFUL EFFECTS OF A THUN-

DERBOLT.

At this early season of the year we hardly expect to
hear of thunder, much less of any serious damage from
its ffects, yet it has paid us some flying vi-its for the
last week or two, and on Friday was atteneed with the
most frightful results. On Friday afternoon, Mr. and
Mrs. Humble, of Quarry-cottage, Idle, were with Mr.
Ryland, of Bradford, sitting in their: dining roam, and
were just remarking upon the distant thunder that had
occurred a few minutes befize; when, in an instant, a
crash appeared to be tearing down the side of the house,
and smoke and flame filled the room. Mr. Ryland im-
mediately opened the door opposite the fire-place round
which they had been seated, and, followed by Mr. and
Mrs. Humble, reached, through tuccessive doors, the
hall entrance, on the other side of the house. Hardly
knowing how or what they had escaped, they hurried to
the kitchen, which they found enveloped in sulphurous
vapour, and strewed with ruins, but the servants, like
themselves, most miraculously saved. On returning to
the dining-room, their own escape seeme I perfectly in-
credible. They had been seated about the middle of the
room's length; the lightning had penetrated at a lofty
corner cupboard at one end; and, in its passage to the
window opposite, had carried its upper door over them,
and deposited it on the fluor between them and the
window; the lower door was thrown against the fire-
place, chairs near the cupboard were thrown down, a
piece of solid mahogany torn off one, and thrown to a
distance; plaster torn front the cupboard sOle, and from
the ceiling adjoining; the window (reaching to the
ground) was bent outwards both in the upper and lower
sash, and almost every pane blown far out to the lawn.
The cupboard, whence the electric fluid had thus en-
tered the room, saes immediately behind Mr. R) land's
chair; and its passage was, almost of necessity, full in
the face of Mr. and Mrs. Humtic. How they escaped
is a mystery indeed. As they stood at the window look-
ing at the wreck, yet still scarce able to breathe from
the suffocating fumes, a most brilliant and perfect double
rainbow spanning the lawn, had something in it like the
promise of the first. •
In the kitchen, the lightning had taken diagonally
down a side-wall; then bursting out some yard of plaster
just above the floor, seemed to have escaped directly
across to the window, which was entirely smashed. Pre.
cisely in its course was the younger servant, a child of
twelve years old, cleaning the hearth-stone. In the
same direction utensils of tin and copper were thrown
to the window. Behind her, the crockery-frame fell
from the wall; yet she, too, escaped, and that through
the great fall of ruins which must simultaneously have

taken place at the garden door, through which she ran.
The elder servant, who had been standing by the
window, escaped by another door into the yard. The
escape, both in parlour and kitchen, was the more mar-
vellous, as they are neither of them of great dime isious

IRELAND.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE LORD-LIEUTENANT.

DUBLIN, MAY 22.—Yesterday being the day appointed
ror the removal of tbe•body of his late Excellency from
the Castle to the family buryinglilace, at Besborough,
county Kdkenny, immense numbers of the citizens eon-
gregated tege her in the streets through which the pro.
pssion was to pass. At half-past two o'clock l ra.cisely
the procession left the Castle chepel in the order pre
4cribed by Sir William Betham, Ulster King at Arms.
The hearse was a light open vehicle, cenetructed for the
,ccasion, surmounted by a canopy of black, and orna-
mented on the sides with armorial bearings. The horse
were covered with mourning, clothes, to which were
appended escutcheons bearing the arms' of the Poresonbe
teraily. It was naturally an object at attraction, and so
great was the crowd that pressed forward to view it, a
body of policemen were stationed at the door of the
,tab!es to allow only a few persons in eta ,
Mutes were stationed at the grand and private
entrances of the Chapel Royal. The first coffin was
raised upon a trestle near the d00r.,. It was very massive.
seven feet long, two feet in depth, and two and a halt
eet wide, consisting of an inside shell, made. of cedar
,vOA, lined with white satin, and ceshioned with a
pillow of the same material. The seemed was a pen-
dereus leaden coffin, the whole each sed in ae solid
mahogany case, covered with rich crizesen velvet, the.
edges studded with a treble row of very rich gilt 'laity,
and the handles, side plates, and other mountings solid
and massive gilt brass. The pulpit, communion table,
reading desks, and the organ gallery, were hung with
l?tele. At either side.of the coffin banners were suspended,
upon which were painted the armorial bearings or the
nouse•of Ponsonby, together with those of the illustrious
trder of St. Patrick, of which the late Ea; was ex officio
Grand Master. A few persons only were permitted
to visit the Chapel Royal. A public and formal funeral
procession should not interfere with, or obstruct the
seclusion and sacredness of the domestic sorrow, and
the Dean very properly restricted the admission to a
few, lest the immediate family and relatives might be
intruded upon in those moments of grief and meditatiot'
,which afford a mournful consolation to the afflicted
heart, ere the remains of him whom they honoured arid
revered were removed for ever from teeir eyes. The
windowS in the different offices of the Castle were filled
with spectators—and save upon the entry of the Vice-
roy into Dublin, when he came accompanied by all the
pride, pomp, and circumstance of royal splendour—we
have not seen such a concourse of persons in the streets,
nor the windows of private houses and public buildings
so densely crowded. Essex-bridge was almoet blocked
up by carriages and passengers, and those who found it
impossible to make way through the multitude in that
locality, were obliged to go round by the Metal-bridge,
or drive hastily upon cars down to Carlisle-bridg., in
order to reach the procession from the north side of the
river. The conduct of the populace was respectful and
becoming; and we did not hear of any accident except
the fall of a cavalry officer from his horse, in the
Lower Castle-yard, and some trifling injuries sustained
by a child near the Great Southern and Western Rail-
way, from coming in contact with a restive horse, but
no serious damage was done in either case. At half-
past two o'clock the procession left the Castle. At this
moment the guns from the Wellington Testimonial cem-
menced firing sixty-six rounds in minute time, the num-
ber corresponding with , the age of the late Viceroy.
The fine-toned bell of the Ravel Hospital pealed forth
its solemn knell at the same time. The course taken
was through the Upper Castle-yard, down Cork hill,
through Parliament-street, and from thence onwards to
the railway. Amongst th,ase who lett their cards with
the Chamberlain and joined the precession, were—
. The Chief Justice, Baron Pennefather, the Master of
the Rolls. the First arid Sencnoen)d,
Sirße Randolphmembranc south,
the Talbot, Sir Thomas WM-.
the High Sheriff, the Hon. Major Southwelle Sir
George Morris, Colonel Lewis, Morgan J. O'Connell,
M.P., the President of the Queen's College of Belfast,
Sir Thomas Usher, Master Litton, Dr. Kennedy, Sir
John Power, the Hon. Mr. Plunket, Major Deane,
Right Hon. Sir J. Kennedy, Hon. Patrick Plunket, the
Dean of Armagh, Sir George Cockburn, Sir J. Dom-
brain, Major Cottingham, Rev. Dr. Wilson, Hon. St.
John Butler, Si Nicholas Fitzsimon, Sir Thomas Es-
monde, Dr. Corrigan, Sir Robert Kane, Lord Arran,
Colonel M'Gregor, Rev. Dr. Lloyd, Sir J. K. James,
Bart., Lord Charlemont, Sir Henry Marsh, Sir Henry
Meredyth, Sir Philip Crampton, Dr. Stokes, Sir Thomas
Staples, Judge Keatinge, Sir Richard Lengrishe, Chief
Justice of the Queen's. Bench, Justice Ball, Attorney-
General, &c., &c.
The streets were lined by the Royal Artillery, the 4th
Light Dragoons, 13th Light Dragoons, the 17th Lancers,
the 3d or buffs, the lath Light Infantry, the 2fith Came-
ronians, the 68th Light Infantry, and the depot of the
7th Fusileers. The bands of the 4th Light Dragoons,
the 13th Light Dragoons, and the 17th Lancers a!tended
at the CA,tle at two o'clock, and played the usual solemn
sirs, which impart to such an occurrence as that of which
we write, much of the moral and beneficial effect %, filch
it is calculated to have upon the public mind. One of
the best points of view from which the procession was
witnessed was from the King's-bridge near the railway.
The glittering arms of the infantry, the nodding plumes
and brilliant lances of the cavalry, and the showy equi-
pages, forming a strong contrast to the melancholy sym-
bols and trappings of death as the precession moved
slowly and solemnly on, presented features of mournful
interest to the spectator, as he locked upon them from
the peaceful placid river. The private carriages of his
Excellency's faraily,which were conspicuous in the group,
were the most elegant and most suited to the solemnity
of the scene. The coachmen and footmen were dressed
in deep mourning, and the absence of all ,appearsnce of
ostentation and pomp in the equipments contributed
greatly to render the ceremony impressive. We cannot
omit referring to the very excellent manner in-Which
the bands discharged their part of the fluty. The sacred
music which they played, chiefly " The Deael.March in
Saul" was well chosen and admirably. executed.
When the funeral cortege arrived at theterminus of
the Great Southern and Western Railway, tke.baled of
the 13th Regiment formed under the covered way, and
continued to play the solemn air of " The Dead March
in Saul," while the necessary preparations were being
made for the transference of the coffin, &c., to the hearse
intended for its reception, which was fixed upon one of
the railway traffic carriages.
The private carriages of the household, as well as the
mourning
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At a quarter before four, the special train was set in
motion, and moved along to Carlow, where horses were
stationed
to convey, were also fixed upon similar machines.
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The directors of the railway were in attendance, most
to their ulti-
mate destination,
anxious in every way to promote that order and deco
rum befitting the solemn occasion—Sir D. Roche, Bart.,
George Roe,
Esq., High Sheriff; Edward M`Donnell,
Esq., Deputy Chairman ; Haughton, Esq. ;
Thomas Mooney, Esq ; R. R. Guinness, Esq. ; as also
the engineer-in chief-, Sir John Macneill.
The new terminus in progress of erection, was ailed
with persons anxious to obtain a view of the proces4on,
and-every facility was afforded, through the courtesy of
the Messrs. Williams in erecting temporary platforms to
accommodate the public in this respect,
so far as the
limited space afforded.
The conduct of the funeral reflected much credi
upon Mr. Williams—it was inevery way befitting
occasion.

The banners used on the occasion were most his late
Excellency's Arms, &c. They were executed by Mr.
Phillips and Mr. Clapperton, under the superintendence
of Sir William Betham.

hmore,
OUTRAGES.
A correspondent of the Eneniug Mad writes as
follows, under (hie, Turlou
violent mob from Galway attacked the meal carts
going cut near Turkughmore, on TuesdaY, the 11th,
and plundered Feveral tons of 11-'4l ;
May 20 :—" A
on the
18 h again, the mob were rn,.,.t atidacit.us, going
into the town, and in 'pre3ence of t,'',, milttary escort, at-
tacking the car:s.The principle parties were woriteu and
.bo:is, with bags and knives, and they are 1)e,e()92124 60.
dextaons at their trado, it i, very clifiletitt, to tivaue
them. The convoy had a kind of a slcirmillitug fight to
sustain for upwards of ten miles, in the course of which
some ratios were appveheuded and others wounded by

the esolrt, but still a considerable quantity was taken.
A very much I irger force will be indimpensanle to main-
tain the communications; and particularly now that this
new syst,:m gill require such considerable imports every
fortnight, Governin2nt must keep the roads open at
whatever cost. The country is becoming very much
driturbed, several additional regiments must be_sent to
preserve the peace."
ROBBERY OF A MAIL (AR.—CAIIIRCIYEEN, MAY 17.
—lt is to me a most painful task to have to acquaint you
that the in-coming mail car to this town was robbed this
morning, about one o'clock, at Bowler's-hill, about a
mile to the west of Kells, by two armed men, and six
bags of letters taken; and though the police and others
are out in search of the robbers, I greatly fear they will
not be traced. Unfortunately there were no passengers
on the car, and the driver not being armed no resieance
could be made.—Cork Examiner.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—The accounts from the
provinces this morning are feaeul beyond all former pre-
cedents. Fever is rapidly on the increase, and, it is to
be fearer', will continue to increase with the advance of
summer. _ _ _

^ln the Kilkenny Union more paupers have died within
the last three months than during the preceding five
• years.

In the parish of Ca,tletnain there have h.?en 420 deaths,
of these upwards of 300 were caused by famine. In this
locality there was a landlord clearance in the month of
April, by which 128 individuals were rendered house-
less and homeless.

In Ktlmain, county Cork, the mortality presents an
increase of 300 per cent, over that of last year ; and
here, too, the disease is to be seen at work every day.
In Kilcreest, county Galway, there has been au in-
crease of 1,400 per cent.
In Ardfort there have been 910 deaths, of which 416
were caused by famine.
Instances such as the foregoing could be accumulated
without number or end. One more will suffice for the
present. In Crookhaven, Coik, the Southern Reporter
says, the people in the neighbourhood have perished—
are perishing still from sheer want of any kind of nu-
triment. There are deaths from pure starvation. A
woman, whose father and family died of hunger, has
prolonged her own miserable existence on dog's flesh.
She has drunk dog's blood ! ! Merciful Providence !
why should these horrible expedients be slowed by
Christian men?