The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-19 00:00:00

BILLINGSGATE,

The supplies were moderately good, and prices much about
the same as last quoted; trade good. Turl,ot, 51. to 3?s. ;
Cod. 3s. to lOs. ; Smelts, 58. per doz. ; Jack Pike, 9d. to ls.
per lb. ; Oysters 245. to 60s. per bushel ; Lobsters, 6d. to 3s.
; Soles, 9d. to 4s. per pair; Salmon, 3s. to 4s. per lb.
TEA :7,,ALE_TinaD DAY.

There was a good attendance of the trade, and though the
importers were firm, pt ices cannot be quoted higher ; but the
principal holders being determined to buy in rather than yield,
consequently there tAati not much business done. If the con-
sumption of Tea goes on, the buyers must yield.
COLONIAL MARKET.
Not much done, and prices unaltered. B. P. Sugar sold
steadily at previous rate,. Java Rice still dull. 1,700 bag,s of
Saltpetre sold at last prices.

MONEY and COMMKRCIAL NEWS

CITY TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIT/D./POOL COTTON MARYST, TUESDAT.—The sales
this day amount to 2,500 bags, chiefly Americans, of
which 500 bags are for export.
Arrivals this morning—French and Halifax mails. the
latter by the Spey, sailed on the 29th January—ship let-
ters from tlv.t Cape of Good Hope, 13th Dsiceraber; Cal-
cu:ta, Ist of October.

By the Halifax mail we have received papers to the 28th
of January.

The Legislature—Nothing of importance has trans-
pired in the past week.
Fire at St. John's.-0,1 the 21st inst., a fire took place
in German-street, by which five dwelling-houses, with
their out-buildings, were destroyed.
The Provincial Legislature meets on the 28th inst.
The weather has set in cold. Boston harbour is now fro.
zen over strong enough to travel upon.
incendiaries at Jamaica —By the schooner Ariel, at
New YGrk from Savannah-la-:tiler, we learn of a destruc.
tive fire attributed to the negroes, by which property to
tic amount of 15,0001. was lost.

. _
At an Annual Mi.,cting of the Halifax end Union Ma-
rine Insurance Company, hell or, Tivsdav aid Wednesday
last, a dividend of 20 per cent. by each of those Companies
for 18 months upon the Stock paid in was declared.
We have received New Brunswick Papers to the 26th
January.

The- Weather.—On Thursday morning we were visited
by a regular old fashionable snow storm, by a strong gale
from the eastward; during the night the wind changed to
the we Award, and blew with much violence from that guar.
ter. This morning the weather is beautifully clear.
Tuesday next, the 28th inst., is the day appointed fur ti:e
meeting of the Leg slature of this province:

Cape of Good Hope Papers have been received to the
15th Decomber.

In reference to our remarks last week in the false
statement imposed upon the Times by some party or other,
respecting the decline of our foreign tra,le, we have beard
it Suggested that the apparent increase shown by the Cus-
tom llotr,;e Returns, may have arisen from the great quan-
tity of Coffee hoarded in bond, and shipped again for Great
Britain, an ingenious method of importing Foreign Coffee
as from a British possession. But that this is not the causo
of the diff,!rence appears from the amount of the duties
co:leeted at the Custom-house, • Cape Town, for the years
1837-1838 :

in 1838, the amount collected was... £30,817 13 10
In 1837 25,721 15 9