The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-11 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of May 11.)
SUGAR.—To-day a considerable increase took place in th
demand for all descriptions of raw Sugar for home consump-
tion, whilst exporters came into the market with more free-
dom, and purchases were made by speculators, brewers, and
distillers. The result was, a rise in the value of all kinds
took place ; in fact, some parties have withdrawn their Sugars
from the market.
REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was in excellent request
by the home-trade, and advanced rates were paid. The
business transacted was larger than for some time. Bonded
Crushed Sugar sells more freely, and at stiffer rates.
EAST INDra.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was in brisk
demand, and prices advanced 6d per cwt. Privately several
parcels were sold, and 1,514 bags at auction all found buyers.
Of Madras 2,193 bags were only in part sold, owing to
holders asking an advance on former rates of is per cwt.
2Jauturrus.—This afternoon there was an extensive de-
mand for all sorts of Mauritius Sugar, and 9,878 bags 84
casks at public sale were all disposed of at an advance on the
rates of Friday of 6d to Is per cwt.
Foaeußr. To-day there was no public sale of foreign
Sugar, but by private treaty a fair quantity was taken by
shippers and the home trade, and the rates paid were rather
above those that existed previously.
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was a better demand for
Native Ceylon, and merchants succeeded in obtaining stiffer
rates for the parcels disposed of by private treaty. There is
but a small quantity on offer. Plantation however is little
wanted, and tor such the tendency of prices is yet downwards.
TEA.—Although there are sellers of Congou even rather
under former low rates, still all descriptions have been ope-
rated in with caution by the town and country trade, and the
market is plentifully supplied, especially with the medium
and better sorts. There are few buyers of Pouchong, although
further reduced rates would be taken. The good and tine
qualities of Green have been in good request, but holders are
willing sellers at previous quotations, and there is a fair
quantity on offer, but the low and middling sorts are heavy
of disposal ; the supply is yet plentiful, and the rates
accepted are again in favour of buyers. In Scented Teas
little has been done. The merchants are complaining of the
low rates at which Tea is selling, and at which it is not to
be wondered.
.DICE.—To-day there was less desire to operate in East
India Rice, and privately only a moderate amount of busi-
ness was transacted, although there seller upon rather lower
terms : at auction 650 bags of Bengal were only in part sold.
SPICES.—To-day, at public sale, 19 casks of .Jamaica
Ginger were sold—mid at 75s to 80s, ord and good ord 52s
to 555, and sea damaged, of better quality, 95s per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—Rough has been in excellent request ; and
1,442 bags at auction sold at a rise on the rates of the last
public sale of 6d to 9d per cwt. English Refined has been
much in demand at 31s 6d to 32s per cwt.
HOPS.—The market has an improving appearance for all
descriptions of Hops, in the better sorts large purchases have
been made, and at rather tigher rates; whilst in the lower
kinds a fair business has been done, and in some cases at
better prices.
ofSmarrs.—To-day many purchases were made in all sorts
Rum, and prices range as follows :—Leeward Island, proof
3s 2d to 3s 3d; East India, ditto 2s lld to 3s; Jamaica, 28
to 37 per cent over proof at 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; and Demerara,
4s to 4s 6d, at which holders are firm ; indeed some will nut
take these rates.
Immcio.-112e quarterly sales of Indigo commenced to-day.
Before the opening and during the progress 1,143 chests were
withdrawn from the two catalogues A and B. 824 chests
have passed the sale.

CO(;HINEAL.—Thfs afternoon prices further declined 2d per
lb, and the parcels offered at public sale were only in part
sold.

Ou.s.—For Southern Oil, further reduced rates having been
submitted to, occasioned the demand to be good for all de-
scriptions, but the supply is en the increase. At public sale
45 tuns were all sold. There has been little passing by pri-
vate treaty, and 25 tuns at public sale only fetched 331 for
pale, 26/ lOs to 271 for yellow, and lower prices are looked
for, as the accounts received from the Seal Fishery continue
to be highly satisfactory. In Cod only a small amount of
business has been concluded. Of Sperm there is an increased
quantity offering for sale, and prices are on the decline, the
demand having been limited. The stock of Oils has been
further increased, and there are several arrivsls near at hand
of all descriptions.
TALLow.—Although home-made Tallow can be obtained
on the spot at moderate rates, still the trade operated with
caution, and there is a plentiful supply. For Russian the
market. is in a dull state, the town and country trade only
purchasing sufficient for their immediate wants, whilst
merchants are free sellers. For delivery in the last three
months of the year there has been only a small amount of
business done. All other kinds of Tallow are heavy of dis-
posal, and can be obtained at further reduced rates.
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COURSE OF EXCH.
Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 9
Ditto, at sight 12 6
Rotterdam .......2.U. 12 9%
Antwerp. ...... ....... 26 40
Uaniburgh ......M,B, 14
" • • ••
Paris, 3 days' sight .. 26
Ditto, 26 40
Marseilles •• •• •••• •• • • 26 50
Bourdeaux ••• • • •• 26 45
Frankfint on Maine.... 124
Petersburgh, 3 U 5....
... • • • '•
Vienna, effee.f10...... 10 I G
10 16
Trieste, ditto.• • • •• •• •••
Madrid ••..••• • • • •• • 4„1
Cadiz • • : • • • • • • • •
Barcelona •• • ..... •• ••
5evi11e....... •• •• •- ••

GE.-( THIS DAY'
Gibraltar..
Leghorn ..... 30 SO
Genoa • • 20 50
Milan .. • ....... • •
Venice ...... • • • • • • • •
Naples .. •••••• • • • • • • 39%
Palermo, per 0z........ 119
Lisbon.... •• • • • 53%
Oporto • • . • • 534
Rio Janeiro ••••• • • • • • 2634
Bahia . • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Buenos Ayres ..
New York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia

PRICES OF BULLION, PEE oz
Foreign Gold ia bars .. £3 17 9
New Dollars ••. • • • 0 4 9%
Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .• 0 0 0
Silver la bars .... •• • • 0 4 10%
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I'HE LONDON GAZIETTF,
(THIS EVENING.)

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MAY 10, 1847.
Notice is hereby
given, that no tickets to view the Royal
Pictures by
Winterhalter, in St. Janaes's-Palace, will be
issued from this Office after Thursday next the 13th instant;
and that, on and after Monday next, the 17th instant,
tickets may be obtained, under the same regulations as the
order to view the State Apartments in Windsor-Castle, upon
application to
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mall Paul East and;
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Mr. Moon, printseller, No. 20, Threadneedle-street;
Mr. Mitchell, libarian, No. 33, Old Bond-street;
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Vis
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DOWNING. STREET, MAT 8, 184'
The Queen has been pleased to appoint '.Francis Corbet
Singleton, Esq., to be Auditor-General of Accounts for the
province of South Australia.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint William
Morrison, Esq., to be Colonial
Hong-Kong. Surgeon for the island of
OEFICE OF ORDNANCE, 111 Av 8.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.---'Gentlemen Cadets to be
Second Lieutenants.—Henry Peel Yates, vice Anson, pro-
moted ; Murray Fraser Ferrers, vice Gordon, promoted ;
Henry Andrew Thrupp, vice Stubbs, promoted ; Charles
GEodrwdaornd,
vice Lovell,
vice Boothby, promoted; Alexander
promoted j John Williams,

Mr. VERNON SMITH said that it would be much
better for the lion. Gentleman to withdraw his motion,
and bring it on upon another day. Whether the
vote were carried or not, it would be well
that there should be some discussion upon
the subject, and some expression of opinion, he believed
that these repeated changes of the law were very in-
jurious, and that the existing law was was peculiarly
objectionable.
BANKES said that if the Government would
promise to take this Bill into their own hands and
amend it he would withdraw his motion, but in the
absense of this intimation he should feel it his duty
to persevere. He did not, however, under present
circumstances desire to throw any obstacle in the way
of the business of the House, and should therefore be
contented with fixing an early day for the second
reading, when the discussion might take place. He
should, therefore, move now for leave to bring in a Bill
for the repeal of the first clause of the Poor Removal
Act.
04Mr. HUME did not clearly understand the object of
this proceediug. He remembered that this clause was
brought in as a sort of compensation to gentlemen of
landed property—(Laughter)—and he, one of these,
came forward to move that it be rescinded. He did not
think that they should accede to the proposition of
the Hon. Gentleman, he should rather hope that Go-
vernment would object to the Bill altogether, and he
trusted, therefore, that the sense of the House would be
at once taken on the Bill, so that it might be got rid of
at once.

Mr. CHARLES BULLER happened to be in the
position of Chairman to the Committee in question,
and he was placed in considerable difficulty, in con-
sequence of the extraordinary diversity of opinion
which prevailed in it. (Laughter.) There were
not merely two conflicting opinions—(Laughter)—but
the greatest variety of opinions.—(Laughter.) An en-
deavour had been made to bring the Committee to a
decision by a motion that the Bill should be re-
pealed altogether; but to this course there
was an almost universal objection. Then
it was moved as a general proposition that the law of
last session shots but it was here found that all
the :Members were for amending it each in a par-
ticular and different way.—(Laughter.) He must
say that the Hon. Member for Dorsetshire had taken
the more manly way, and that which was most
likely to assist the Committee in coming to a conclu-
sion on the subject. He had brought forward his Bill
for the expunging of the first clause in Committee,
and when they had it in this practical shape before the
House they would know how to deal with the question.
He therefore most heartily thanked the Hon. Member
for Dorsetshire for having brought forward his motion.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
BELFAST MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
On the motion of Mr. ROSS several returns were
granted of the amount of the property purchased by the
Belfast Corporation, and of the mode of expenditure
of the money they had received.
.LOAN (DISCOUNT ON INSTALMENT) BILL.
On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the re-
port on this Bill was brought up, and agreed to without
discussion.

HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed.

POOR RELIEF SUPERVISION (IRELAND)
BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
SERVICE OF HEIRS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The report upon this Bill was brought up and
agreed to.
POOR REMOVAL (ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND)
BILL.
The report upon this Bill was also brought up and
agreed to.

CROWN (CHARTERS') SCOTLAND BILL.
The report upon this Bill was also brought up, and
agreed to.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
HOUSE OF COMMONS COSTS TAXATION
BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered
to be reported to-morrow.
TURNPIKE ROADS (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
The other orders of the day having been disposed of,
the House adjourned.