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London, England, 1846-10-10 00:00:00

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rather lower rates. For Twankay the marint.iitts. du 7:'
appearance, and prices are lower. Scented Caper has betel
purchased with more freedom. For Scented Orange;Pelthe
there are not many buyers. Hyson is little wsmtpcl-;-
prices are drooping. Cit Ivy erial and Gunpowder several 'S AA
parcels have been sold, owil:,; to merchants further reducing
their prices. Of Green Tea there is a large quantity press-
ing for sale, and of Black there is a fair quantity at market.
RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice was in dull demand, and 788
bags 84 pkts at auction were taken in at reduced rates, viz.,
good white at 19s, and ordinary 18s, but the damaged sold at
12s 6d to 17s 6d per cwt.
FRUIT.—For new Valentias there has been a good inquiry
—no arrivals this week up to this day, and the whole of the
present stock being in speculators' hands who appear to he
selling some at 465; several parcels are daily expected. For
New Currants there continues a large demand. New Mus-
catels rating so low in price with the coalmen description
attracts much attention.

SPICES —Tc-dav at public sale 199 brls of Jamaica Ginger
were sold at 1/ 19s to 9110 s; 6 cases of mouldy Singapore
Nuttnegs 3s ; 80 bags of Pimento 34d to aid for damaged.
Hops.—The demand has been less active, and having a
large quantity at market, there are sellers rather under pre-
vious rates, New /did Kent pockets being obtainable at 611
to CI 15s, Weald of Kent 41 12s to 5/ss, Sussex pockets 412 s to
4/ 14s per cwt. The Duty for the Kingdom is backed at
200,0001 to 220,00/. At the Worcest.,r market a good busi-
ness has been done in Hops, but in some cases prices have
sliittiy given way.

Spirtti;.—To• day then: was a large busin.sq transacted in
Jamaica Rum at from 3s 4d to 4s 6d. Calcutta was purchased
v lilt freedom, and brought higher rates, 26 to 2s Id
being paid for 200 casks proof strength. Of Leeward Island
some parcels were sold at 2s 5d proof.
winco.—To-day during the progress of the sale 105 chests
were withdrawn, 727 chests have passed the sale. The bulk
of this quanti.y was of ordinary quality, only fit for home
consumption, and sold with rather more spirit than on the
preceding days, at prices ranging from the last sale's prices
to 3d advance. Proprietors have bought in '298 chests. The
total quantity that has now passed the sale amounts to
7,065 chests, of which 3,436 were withdrawn, and 1,260
bought in, making the quantity actually sold 2,369 chests.
The total quantity withdrawn now amounts to 4,065 chests.
SALTPETRE.—To. day Rough was more sought after, but
business of moment was prevented privately by stiffer rates
being asked. For English Refined the demand has been
active, and prices are firm. Nitrate of Soda is little wanted,
and can be obtained at 16s to 16s 3d per cwt.
WOOL—The arrivals continue to be large, the chief part
Spanish, Cape, and Colonial. Prices rule firm for all descrip-
tions, but there has not been much business transacted since
the termination of the public sales.
Oils.—There was a lively demand for Seal Oil, and prices
have risen 20s to 40s, the Lome trade are the principal
operators; merchants are sanguine in their expectations as
to the future position of the article; although there is a fair
stock here, pale has been selling at 311 to 32/, straw 291 to
301, yellow 27/10s to 281 10s, and brown at 261 to 27/ per
tun. In Cod a good business has been transacted, in conse-
quence of rather lower rates being taken. For Seathern the
market has a firm appearance, all sorts have been sought
after, and full rates are offered, but there is only a moderate
quantity on offer. Sperm does not improve in value; the
demand has been good, but the market is still well supplied.
There are further arrivals of Fish Oils. Linseed has met
with less attention, and prices have assumed a downward
tendency: the market being well supplied, only a limited
business has been transacted on the spot at 24s 6d to 24s 9d,
and for forward delivery few contracts have been entered
into, although there are sellers at 25s to 25s 3d per
cwt. Rape Oil has been in good demand, and quo-
tations are firm at 34s for pale, and at 33s for brown.
Although the stock of Palm Oil has been further increased,
vet the demand has been brisk, and advanced rates are paid.
-For Cocoa Nut the inquiries have been numerous, but not
much is to be had, and prices are rising. Olive is wanted,
but no further advance in the value LAS taken place ; the
parcels sold were, however, at steady rates. American Lard
Oil has been selling at 371 to 404 and the supply is small.
TALLOW.—The arrivals continue to be upon a small scale,
and are less than they were last season by 7,422 casks, and
the stock is smaller by 4,474 casks; the deliveries, however,
exhibit a falling off of 8,297 casks, but which may be ascribed
to the immense quantity of home made Tallow used this sea-
son. Russian on the spot has been in active demand, and
prices are still rising. A good deal has been done for forward
delivery. Of home made the market been nearly cleared at
43s 6d to 44s per cwt nett cash, and the consumption of this
sort is still the largest, it being the cheapest. Other
kinds of Tallow have been much in request, and prices are
advancing.

STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE
BURGHS.—DEATH OF MR. GILLON.
We regret to have to record the death of W. D.
Gillon, Esq., of Wallhouse. Tbis melancholy and un-
expected event occurred on Wednesday morning; and
the tidings have thrown a deep gloom over the extensive
district in which the deceased's name was so prominently
before the public as a candidate for the honour of serving
them in Parliament. The lamented gentleman's poli-
tical opponents unite with his supporters in deploring a
calamity which thus deprives society of an useful member
and inflicts an irreparable loss on an amiable and highly
esteemed family. As a public man, Mr. Gillon had long
been admired for the liberality of his views and the
manly independence of his character, whilst his private
life, his extensive hospitalities, and generous social quali-
ties, justly endeared him to a large circle of neighbours
and friends.

It supposed that this painful event will prevent fur-
ther serious opposition to the election of Mr. J. B. Smith
as representative of the Stirling Burghs. The personal
esteem in which Mr. Gillon was held by a large circle of
local connexions is believed to have been the only ob-
stacle to perfect unanimity among the Liberal electors
of all classes in behalf of Mr. Smith, whose superior
qualifications and p re-eminent claims to a seat in Parlia-
ment were frankly acknowledged by Mr. Gillon himself,
and the great bcdy of his supporters. Opposition, in-
deed, in any other instance, we believe would be hope-
less. The Edinburgh Whig clique cannot possibly
select another candidate whom the supporters of Mr.
Gillon would prefer to the distinguished ex-Chairman of
the Anti-Corn-law League, aed ex-President of the
Manchester Chamber of Commerce ; nor do we think
they will have the folly to betray their own weak-
ness by making such an attempt. The Whig
ekctors of the Stirling and Dunfermline Burghs are
numerous and powerful, but they are likewise staunch
free-traders, and incapable, we trust, of succumbing to
metropolitan dictation ; and we do not believe one of
them was induced to withhold his support from Mr.
Smith by any other consideration than that of personal
attachment to Mr. Gillon. Indeed, it is scarcely possible
that any of them could oppose Mr. Smith from other
motives, inasmuch as the perfect unanimity of political
sentiments displayed in the respective addresses of that
gentleman and Mr. Gillon showed the two candidates to
be without difference of political opinion. That Mr.
Allison cannot succeed to the support afforded Mr.
Gillon is clearly manifest. The gentlemen who were
prepared to repose confidence in the latter, on account
of his long experience and tried services, can scarcely
be expected to repose similar confidence in a young, un-
tried, inexperienced man ; more especially when another
long-tried candidate offers himself to their preference.
Under these circumstances it may confidently be hoped
that the harmony which it is so essential should exist
among Liberals of all classes will no longer be disturbed
in these burghs on occasion of Lord Dalmeny's retire-
ment; but, on the contrary, that the unanimity which
pervades all parties in regretting Mr. Gillon's untimely
death will be equally extended to the important event
affected thereby. The political friends of Mr. Gillon
cannot, on the occasion more suitably evince their re-
spect for his memory than by testifying that the " high
respect" which he so recently proclaimed towards Mr.
Smith operates as paramount inducement to them to
transfer to Mr. Smith the political confidence and sup-
port they were prepared to have rendered to Mr. Gillon.
—Edinburgh Chronicle of this day.

RESCUE rxoir DROWNING.—On Thursday, the
boatmen of the Royal Humane Society effected, at the
Serpentine, the rescue of a female who had precipitated
herself over the bridge in Kensington-gardens, and who
did not once rise to the surface. It was at least four
minutes before she was recovered, Mr. Charlier, the
secretary, happening to 'be present. On the arrival of
the boat (which takes nearly three minutes to man it
and pull it from the boat-house to the bridge), the drag
was thrown three or four times before she was found ;
hence at least four minutes had expired before she could
again breathe atmospheric air. She was placed in a
warm bath, and Mr. Wo,,lley, on his arrival, bled her, as
she suffered much both from congestion of the brain and
chest. She was conveyed to St. George's Hospital,
where she is pronounced out of danger. She proves to
be a servant out of place, lately come from Reigate,
Surrey.
DEATH OF A CONVICT BY DROWNING.-011 Thurs.
day afternoon, about two o'clock, a convict of the War-
rior hulk, named Turner, while at work unloading timber
from a London trading vessel, overbalanced himself and
fell into the river. A waterman's boat was promptly on
the spot, and every exertion made to save him, but he
disappeared almost instantaneously at the stern of the
vessel. The same convict fell into the river about
twelvemonths ago in a nearly similar manner as the pre-
sent, which has proved fatal, and it was with the greatest
difficulty he was saved the first time.
DEATH OF A TERY OLD SOLDIER.—On Friday
last, Alexander Duncan died in this city, at the great
age of 111 years. He was a native of the parish of
Cairney. Ile enlisted in the army in 1777. and was dis-
charged in 1803, returning to his original craft oftkia.
shoemaker, and drawing his pension for 43years.
age, yet he was able to step about until though his appearance bespoke the frailties
he bad com-
months of his death. For some years.a ter .
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occasions he failed not to drink
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tain from him any interesting reminiscences of his long
military life.—Aberdeen Journal.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCR.—On the morning of
Wednesday, the 23d ult., whilst a number of men, em-
ployed at the repairs of the road between Tomdown Inn
and Glenquoich, were engaged in excavating a gravel
P. it the bank suddenly fell in, in consequence of which
a young man, named Angus Macmaster, was killed on
the spot, and a younger brother so seriously injured that
he expired on the second day after the accident. Such
was the consternation and confusion of the whole party,
that for a length of time doubts existed of the elder
brother's fate, and nearly a quarter of an hour had
elapsed before his mangled remains were dug out of the
gravel. Dr. Gwynne of Fort Augustus was immediately
summoned to the spot, and rendered every assistance in
his power to the survivor; but his friends being desirous
to remove him to his father's house, near Fort William,
a spring cart was procured, and he was conveyed to
Letterfinlay, where he breathed his last early on Satur-
day morning. They were both young men of excellent
character, and a third brother (the overseer of the part,Y)
was within a few feet of the fatal spot at the time the
accident happened.—lnverness Courier.
THE CARLTON CLUB.—The whole of the premises
in Pall-mall, situate between.the Carlton Club and the
Duke of Buckingham's mansion, have been razed, the
site occupied by them being required for the enlarge-
ment of the club-house. It is intended to raise that
building another story ; an entirely new frontage is also
to be erected, the estimated cost of the improvements
being 22,0004