The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-20 00:00:00

No. 14,881.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1840.

FAR. LARDNER'S beautiful Models of the
- Steam-Engine ( including his Sectional Model of Watts'
Condensing Engine, 9 feet in length) have been purchased for
the Polytechnic Institution. Mr. Mangham's Lectures on the
Steam Engine, practically illustrated by the above, and nume-
rous others. Models worked by steam, on Mondays, Wednes-
days, and Fridays, at two o'clock. Chemical and Philosophi-
cal Lectures on the alternate days. The Cromatic Fire Cloud,
Mr. Green's Balo•n, with the Guide Apparatus and Parachute.
Power and Jacquard Looms at work ; Weaving beautiful pat-
terns of spun Glass and Silk (Messrs, Williams and Sowerby,
patentees) ' • Diving Bell and Diver ; Specimens of Daguerreo-
type and Electrotype ; Magnetic and Electrical Experi-
ments, &c.
Admittance to the whole Is. Annual subscribers from
I/. Is. to 3/. 3s. A modified scale for schools.

PRESTON AND WYRE RAILWAY
HARBOUR AND DOCK COMPANY.
Take Notice that an ADJOURNED HALF-YEARLY
GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company
will be held at the Company's Office, No. 11, King William-
street, in the City of London, on MONDAY, the first day of
June next, at One o'Clock. By Older,
May 15, 1843. JOHN POWER, Secretary.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

SECOND EDITION,
SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

(From the London New Price Current of May 19.)
Suown.—Since our last report the grocers have been very
dasirous to purchase West India Muscovadoes Sugar, and trom
the refiners there has been a good deal bf inquiry, the pr;ces
paid are fully as high as on Tuesday last, for good and fine
yellow sorts, but middling and brown kinds have brought 6d
advance ; sales in yellow St. Vincents of the new crop, with
not much colour, have been made at 725, Jamaica and St.
Vincent's strong, middling grey at 70i, and nothing of low brown
quaLty has been sold under 65s per cwt., a►.d at which there
is row none to be had. The alteration in the duties makes it
Is 3d per cwt more on raw Sugar of all kinds.
This afternoon buying was restricted in British Plantation
Sugar, in consequence of the short supply ; there was a good
deal of inquiry from both grocers and refiners, but owing to the
above catre, the purchases amounted to only 130 hhds and
tierces; and buyers were compelled to pay an advance on the
rates of Friday of 6d to is ; grey Nevis sold at 69s to 72s :
there is scarcely any thing of brown quality to be had under
67s per cwt.

STATE OF TRADE.

• MsNettesTert.--There was another gloomy market yes-
terday, and prices of yarn were generally :About 4th lower
than on the preceding Tuesday, with a very moderate
business doing. The market for cloth of all kinds was
also very quiet, and, notwitstanding the extensive turn-out
at Stockport, which has, to same extent, diminished the
supplies of power-loom cloth, the prices of the preceding
week were barely supported.
lIOCIIDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, MAY 18.—
There has been a tolerably fair demand to-day for the
coarser kinds of flannels, while those of a finer description
have not been so much inquired after. Manufacturers are
desirous to obtain a little advance in prices; but the buyers
have generally resisted it, though they have been willing to
give the former prices. There has been a better demand
for wool; prices have been firm, and rather looking up.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, MAY 19.—We have no change
of importance to notice in this day's market. The de-
mand continues very steady, and prices remain firm, with
a tendency upwards. Orders are increasing; and, con
sequently, work is more plentiful. Business in the ware-
houses is an average for the season. Goods of tho middle
and finer descriptions arc most in request.

J 01-IN THOROGOOD has been confined in
the Common Gaol of Chelmsford since the 16th of
January, 1839, for not paying a Church. rate of ss. Gd.
In consequence of his lOng confinement, his business has re-
ceived so much injury, that his friends propose a public sub-
scription, for the purpose of saving his affairs from utter ruin.
and as a testimony to him and to the country that they sympa-
thize in his sufferings, and honour the principle of religious
liberty, which is violated in his person.
Subscriptions to be paid, in London, to Roger Lee, Esq.,
Treasurer, Clapham Common, and on his account at Messrs.
Rogers and Co., bankers, 29, Clement's-lane ; to Mr. Robert
Lesley, 15, Northampton-square ; and Mr. James Dinnis, 62,
Paternoster-row.
In the Country—To John Copland, Esq., Chelmsford;
Joseph Sturge, Esq., Birmingham ; Sheppard Ray, Esq.,
Ipswich; and Mr. John Childs, Bungay
SUBSCRIPTIONS SINCE LAST ADVERTISEMENT.
Staffordshire Potteries Religious Association, per
Mr. Ridgway £lo 0 0
Friends at Royston, per Sir. Butler 8 12 6
Friends at Boston, by the Rev. Messrs. Morgan
and Malcomb
Friends at Coventry, by the Rev. Mr. Sibree
Mr. Greenhough and Friends
Friends at Thetford
George Hadfield, Esq., Manchester .... 2 2 0
Robert Phillips, Esq., ditto
G. G. Day, Esq., St. Ives
Messrs. Prentice and Citherall, Matchester ... 1 1 0
A. Griffin, Esq., Portsea
Mr. George Pickup, Cheethana
1 0 0
Rev. Mr,, Gadsby, Mancheste:... ..... . 0 10 0
A despised and persecuted Paisnitive Methodist in
Wiltshire, per Mr. Sturge 0 10 0
Mr. Whitworth,. Manchester
From 379 Friends at Louth, per Messrs. Masterman
and Co.
Friends of Civil and Religious Liberty at Rugby
Southampton Reform Association
Friends at Upminster 2 8 6
Richard Smith, Esq., New Bond-street 1 1 0
A Friend at Yarmouth. per Mr. Copland
William Lucas, Esq., Ilitchin
William Lucas, jun., Esq. do
Mr. J. Sharpus, do.
Mr. B. Tatham, do.
Mr. J. Lucas do.
Mr. Joseph Lucas, do. ...
The Rev. Thomas Swan, and a few Friends, in Can-
non-street, Birmingham .. .....
The Religious Freedom Society, Aberdeen
Friends at Bideford, Devon
Rev. W. Knibb
One who honours the integrity of John Thorogood 2 0 0
A Lover of Christianity, per Rev. H. L. Adams,
Newark
Mr. Brooksbank, Long-lane 0 ?. 6
A Cheese weighing 1011bs., from t few friends at Macclesfield

Polytechnic Institution, 309, Regent-street.

MO BE WON, 2,555.720 FLORINS.—The
DRAWING for the GREAT SALE, by SHARES, of
the Seignory of TREFFEN and EIGHT VILLAGES, at the
value of 2.5.55,720 florins will take place irrevocably on the 27th
inst., in Vienna, by the authority and under the guarantee of
the Austrian Government.

R-EFINED.—For all descriptions of Refined goods vices
improved, standard lumps readily fetching 87s to 87s 6d, good
and fine Titlers 87s to 90s, middling to good brown lumps 84s
to 86s, low ditto 83s to 83s 6J, and there is nothing of patent
goods to be had under 87s per cwt. Treacle patent and the
best old make selling at 34s 6d to 375, and common at 345.
Pieces, fine sorts, 73s to 745, and very fine 755. Bastards,
common sorts, at 59s to 625, other kir.ds at 63s to 655. For
bonded crushed Sugar, first quality, 34s 9d is paid, and 34s 6d
fur second quality. Loaves,: 10 lbs, at 383 to 33s 6d, and 14 lbs-
-37s to 37s 6d. Treacle at 141 Bastards at 18s to 20s, and at
228 to 275. Dutch Crushed Sugar at 32s 9d a 33s here, and
31s 6d on board at Amsterdam.
To-day prices are rather higher, standard lumps fetching 87s
Gd to 88s; nothing of brown goods under 83s
per cwt. Treacle
at 34s to 375. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 34s 6d for first qua-
lity. Loaves have dropped to 36s 6d to 38e for 10 and 14 lbs.
MA U s.—This Afternoon the trade evinced ranch desire
to do business; and 6,260 bags at public sale were ail disposed
of with avidity, at 14ices Gd ter Is above those of Friday ; good
yellow went at 70s lid to 71s 6tl, good middling 69s to 70s, mid-
dling and low middling 67s Gd to 63s Gd, fine brown 66s 6d to
675; two lots very low dark 57s to 57s 6d per cent.
EA ST INDIA. _Bengal of common quality has been much
sought after by private contract. Good white sorts have been
in steady demand; fine white at 72s to 725 6d; middling to
good, 695 to 7ls 6d; damps and washed, 603 to 71s 6d; 15
casks low bright brown fetched 57s per cwt. Manilla has
maintained its former currency. In Java former rates rule.
la Siam prices remain firm. This afternoon Bengal was in
good request by the grocers, and 600 bags at auction sold
readily at stiffer prices; middling yellow fetched 63s to 68s 6d ;
soft, 67s to 67s 6d; damps and washed, 67s to 68s 6d per cwt.
This afternoon few purchases were made by private contract in
Brazil or yellow Havannah, but prices underwent no variation.
In white. however, a fair business was transacted at the rates
quoted. At public sale 230 bags Santa Menlo', and 10 chests
Bahia were offered; the former sold at fair rates; viz. good
!elite but damp, 29s to 31s ; washed, 27s 6d ; the latter taken
in at 24s for grey.
Col EE.--iaritish Plantation of clean quality has maintained
previous rates, the supply being very short, and the few parcels
offered have found buyers ; a large quantity, however, could
only be disposed of, but at lower rates ; unclean sorts have
sold heav Iy, although offered 3s a 4s under previous prices.
This afternoon the home trade showed little desire to buy
my kind of Coffee, and by private contract but few purchases
were made, there are. however, no sellers at any further tie-
dine, good ordinary Ceylon is not to be had under 891, and
good Java 675. The market for Foreign is quiet, few sales
were made privately in either Brazil or St. Domingo; at auc-
tion 1,576 bags Havannah imported direct, and 166 bags St.
Domingo were offered, the former of sound quality was all
taken in at full prices, viz. floe coloury small berry a little foxy
52s 6d to 555, fine bark 58s, mixol pale 595, sea damaged went
at 41s Gd to 51s, being its full value ; the latter was taken in at
43s Gd to 44s for good ordinary mixed little broken.
OlLS—Southern Oil at 231 lOs to 241 lOs for middling to
fine quality ; Cod at 28/ to 25/ 103 ; Seal, pale, at 25/ lOs for
first quality for arrival, and on the spot at 261 per tun. Sperm
951 to 991 for first quality ; Linseed Oil at 24s 9.1 a 25s on the
spot, and 25s 3:1 a 25s 61 far delivery next two and three
months ; Raise, pale, at 33s 6d, and brown 35.4 6d ; Ezst India
Cocoa Nut Oil to 38s ; Palm at 341 to 34/ 10s per tun. In
Olive prices are firm.
TEA—The market for Free Trade Tea was very quiet all
last week, and parties who were disposed to realize were com-
pelled to submit to rather lower rates.
The monthly Tea Sales commenced yesterday.
I'o-day the Tea Sales were suddenly brought to a conehr-
sioo, by the withdrawal of nearly all that remained for sale;
the merchants gene, ally were determined not to take the late
reduced rates for Blacic Tea, and the trade on the contrary
were Ira disposed to pay even those prices, excepting in a few
instances, the small parcels disposed of were again at rath •r
lower rates. Green kinds met with a dull sale ; Twankay was,
however, again all bought in fully up to last sale, but the small
quantity of other kinds disposed of was at rather lower quota-
tions.

They are also to obtain the following money gains:-100,000,
85,000, four at 50,000, 40,000, 20,000, and five at 10,000
florins.

Price for a Single Share 1/. Purchasers of Ten Shares will
receive a Red Share Gratis. The Red Shares must win pos-
sitively rt least 1/.
All gains are paid, without the smallest deduction, a fort-
night after the drawing, to the holders of the gain tickets, and
an authentic bulletin of all gaining numbers sent to every Pur-
chaser.

The amounts may be remitted in Bank of England notes or
bills on London.

Apply for Shares and Prospectuses (post paid) at
HENRY BEER and Co., Bankers, Paris.

TO BE WON, 2,875,000 FLORINS.-
The NINETY-EIGHTH DISTRIBUTION of
MONEY GAINS into FRANKFORT BONDS, guaranteed
by the free City of Frankfort-on-the-Maine, will take place
irrevocably on the 11th and 12th of June, and contains follow-
ing Money prizes :
1 of 1,800,000 Florins.
Florins. Florins. Florins.
2 of 290,000 5 of 40,000 20 of 10,000
2 of 100,000 10 of 30,000 30 of 15,000
4 of 50,000 15 of 20,000 100 of 1,000
And many smaller ones, the lowest of which is 81. 6s. 4d.
There are no Blanks.

All prices are paid without the smallest deduction a fortnight
after the drawing, and an official bulletin of all gain numbers
sent to every Bondholder.
Price for a whole Bond 101., half a one 5/., ten Bonds
together 95/.
The amount can be remitted in Bank of England Notes, or
any other was.
Apply for bonds, Prospectus, and further particulars, (post-
paid) at HENRY BEER and CO., Bankers, Paris.
ECONOMIC

The reduction on the rates of the April sales is as follows :
Congou lid to 2d, Hyson 2d to lid, Caper 31 to sd, Impe-
rial and Gunpowder 2d, and nearly all other kinds 4d per lb.
Twankay weie all taken in at the rates of that period. Out of
the quantity put up, amounting to 19,609 packages, the small
quantity of 6,2.00 were actually disposed of, the chief part sent
here on consignment; 3,400 of the quantity sold consisted of
Caper. Prices left off as follows :—Soachong middling to
good wiry blackish leaf Pekoe flavour at 3s 10 to 3s 2id ;
Congou, but middling rat er fresh mixt leaf 2s 3d to 2s
bat middling full brightish if ra old lit Inn lid 2s 4id to 2s 5d ;
Flowery Pekoe, good mid ra old ra flwry If 3s 2d to 3s 2ad ;
Orange Pekoe, mid wiry lf, ma...sir-burnt 2s laid to 2s 11 d ;
Black leaf Pekoe, but m d blkish If ra old and full little Pekoe
fla 2s 9d ; Capers 2s lid to 23 2id; Twankays all bought in at
5d to 23 bd.
This afternoon Company's Congou is firmer, and sales made
•
at 23 4d for cash; but in Free Trade there was very little
money under 2s 3d, and Twankay 2s 4d a2s per lb.
no sellers, however, of common Congou for
business
• - have been rather firmer, first quality realizing
wrote, prices .
or P. Y. Candle on the spot since. we. last
49s a 49s 3d ; for delivery in the last three months at 49s 3d
a 49s 6d per cwt ; South American at 45s a 48s for goad to
fine quality.
This afternoon small purchases were made in P. Y. Candle
on the spot at 49s 3d for the first quality ; for delivery in the
last three months a good many contracts were made at the rates
quoted above.
R m, BRANDY, AND HODLANDS.—lmporters Of West
India Rum have refused to sell excepting at former rates, but
the demand has been very limited since we last wrote, the sales
not exceeding 150 puns, the chief part strong Demerara, at
53 8d per gallon. Proof Leewares are not to be had under
3s Sal ; In Cognac large purchases have been made as follows,
viz., first brand.* of the vintage of 1836 at 5s 5d a Os 7d in puns
and hhds, ditto 1837 Os 3d ass 5(1, ditto 1838 Os Id a Os 3d,
ditto 1839 4s lld aOs hi. Geneva for export at Is lld a
fine quality 2s 4d a2s 6(1. British Corn Spirits 9s lld per
gallon.
To-day small parcels of proof Leewards were sold at 3s Sd
par gallon. In Jamaica nothing done.

The Earl of Erroll's grand dinner on Sunday
next, in honour of her Majesty's birthday, will take place at
Grillon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, instead of the Clarendon,
where Lorol John Russell's banquet will be given.
The depot of the 12th Regiment of Infantry,
stationed at Brecon since last summer, received a route on
Vednesday for Gosport., which was countermanded on Thurs-
day by another for Glasgow, for which place they commenced
their march via Chester and Li.erpool, on Monday, when they
were relieved by two companies of the 45th.— Candn iall.

- - „
--THE WEATHER, &c.—We are happy to state
that the reports of the weather from all parts of the country
are all favourable more or less so. There appears to have
fallen a great deal more rain in Ireland as well as throughout
Scotland than we have had in England, although we have had
enough, and perhaps a little to spare. In the West of England
there has been comparatively little rain, and the appearance of
that part of the country we arc informed is extremely luxuriant
and beautiful. All the crops are promising. Thunder storms
are noticed by several of our country contemporaries, in whose
vicinity the lightning has done some damage, both to property
and animal life. We are, however, glad to find but one case,
that of a ploughboy, in which the electric fluid proved fatal to
human life.

SINGULAR CASE.—An aged female, named
Betty Brooks, who resided at the Hag End," Haulgh, near
Bolton, was interred last week, at the parish church, Bolton,
and, by her own directions, in a very singular manner. Her
husband died in 182.5, and from that time up to the period of
her death, she has taken great care of his clothing. His two
coats were regularly brushed every morning, and his shoes and
clogs polished as often as was necessary to clear them from
dust. The pillow, too, upon which his head rested in the
hour of death, was an especial favourite. By her orders, the
shoes were placed at her feet, in the coffin ; the coats were laid
under her body, the pillow under her head, and a clog under
each arm; and in this manner she was interred. Manchester
Guardian.
The Leeds Times of Saturday has published one
of a series of letters from the pen of Colonel Thompson, whose
dissatisfaction with Mr. O'Connell, and those who concur with
that Hon. and Learned Gentleman, is undisguised. The Gallant
Colonel affirms that The Irish tail' has sold the English
people ; and a huge English tail of different denominations,
has either joined, or hopes to do it by-and-bye. All further
progress of Reform is at an end for this tide. The tide must
odown again, and after that, we must see what comes next."
A MONKEY SEA-SlCK.—Here (on board a
and unearthly
Dover packet) I was aroused by the
cries I over heard, and they proceeded most dismal
ed from a small personage,
a fellow traveller, a monkey. returning from England to the
Continent. His master, an Italian boy, had laid himself down
in the fore-hold, and tied this wretched beast to the leg of a
teat on the deck, and as the sea broke owe: the side, Monsieur
Singe shrieked and covered his mouth with his India rubber
hands. From Dover till we arrived
a t Calais this monkey was
ill. He tried to throw
away his tail in despair ; and of all the
discordant yelling I ever heard his exceeded it. He koked like
a monkey sinner in a future state. Even the people belonging
to the steamer could not bear it, and they covered him rith a
piece of tarpaulin.
THE ANCIENT CONCERTS.—Monday after-
noon the rehearsal of tae seventh performance took place
under the direction of Lord Burghersh. His Lordship has
made a fine selection from the works of Handel, Haydn, Gluck,
igma, Pergolesi,
Weber, Palestrina, &c. The singers en-
gaged are Grisi, Stockhausen, Caradori Allan, Nau, Miss
Masson, Rubini, Tamburini, Bennett, Harrison, Hawkins,
Young, Stretton, and Phillips. The rehearsal was very fully
attended by the distinguished subscribers and their friends.
The concert (the last but one) this evening will be honoured
by the presence of the Queen Dowager and Prince Albert.
The dog which has been often spoken of as an
especial favourite of the late Lord William Russell is a large
animal of the Swedish sheep dog breed, and among the numerous
pictures in the house in Norfolk-street are several portraits
o Shim.
DEATH BY LlGHTNlNG.—Yesterday afternoon
this town and neighbourhood was visited with a thunder. storm,
which, though of short duration, has nevertheless been attended
with most distressing consequences. A young man, named
Proudfoot, was struck with the electric fluid while engaged in
ploughing in a field, and killed upon the spot. One of the
horses was also killed, and the other much injured. A fellow
servant who was ploughing in the same field, on seeing him
fall as if struck with a cannot-shot, ran to Lis assistance, and
was horror-struck to find a blackened and lifeless corpse.
Jody presented a shocking Spectacle, and from his hair being
much singed, and his bonnet being found at some distance
with the crown blown out, it would appear that the lightning
struck him on the head,—Kelso chronicle

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Mr. FINCH presented two petitions to the same effect.
Mr. AG L lON BY presented a petition from Cumber-
land against the present distribution of the merchant sea.
men's fund.

Mr. BENJAMIN WOOD presented a petition from
Christchurch. StirrPv. against Church-rates.
Mr. WM. MILES presented twe petitions from two
parishes in Sornersetshire in favour of Church Extension.

Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY presented a petition
from Cheltenham against any grant of public money for
Church Extension.

Sir R. FE USON presented sel:Tel petitions from
places in Nottinghamshire to the same effect.
Sir GEORGE STR ICKL AND presented a petition
from the Protestant Dissenters of Boroughbridge, also
to the same area, and also praying for the abolition of
Church.? ates.

Mr. 11UIVE presented seventeen petitions against the
Copyright Bill, one of which was from the Coffee-house
keepers of London, which stated that in the opinion of the
petitioners, coffee-shops, temperance, cheap publica-
tions, and knowledge were preferable to gin-shops,
drunkenness, dear publications, and ignorance ; and
as they considered Sergeant Talfourd's Bill was
calculated to promote the latter, they prayed the
House to reject it; also a petition from Lanarkshire
in favour of Universal Suffrage; various petitions from
Dissenting Congregations in Middlesex against Church
Extension ; and a petition from Birmingham in favour of
the People's Charter,
Sir CHARLES KNIG UTLEY presented petitions
from various parishes in Northamptonshire in favour of
Church-rates.

M. T. DUNCOM BE presented a petition from the
Master Chimney Sweepers of the metropolis against the
Chimney Sweeper's Bill ; also a petition from the Chairman
of a public meeting, praying the (louse to address her
Mejesty to pardon persons convicted of political offences ;
and a petition from Birmingham, in favour of the People's
Charter.

Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition, signed by 2,738
beerseilers and other inhabitants of Finsbury, praying that
the House would afford equitable protection to persons en.
gaged in the trade, by making the laws affecting all re-
tailers in beer alike—that every house selling exciseable
liquors by retail should be considered a public-house—that
the license to be granted in every case should be an Excise
license, and that the Magistrates should determine when
additional licenses should be granted.
Mr. T. PARK ER presented a petition in favout of
Church Extension.

Mr. B RoT BERTON presented a petition for the re-
peal of the Corn-laws.
The Shrewsbury Cemetery Bill was read a second time.
Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition from Cumber-
land in favour of Church Extension.