The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-02 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LoNnoN, JAN. I.—Wind pleasant breeze from Southward
and Westward, and fine weather.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 31.—Acrd. Sumatra, Rowell, Sumatra.
Off port, Nautilus, Thomas, Mauritius.
CowEs, DEC. 31.—Acrd. Donor. Dawson, London, for
Trieste, with damage to bulwarks, &c., having been in con-
tact with a brig off Beachy.
BROADSTAIRS, DEC. 30.—The American ship Pioneer, from
Amsterdam, ran ashore on the Long Sand yesterday, but was
assisted off.

RYE, DEC. 30.—The Frances Western, Frederick, from
Fecamp to Worksworth, came on shore on the 29th inst.,
about two miles to the westward; crew saved.
SHOREHAM, DFc. 30.—The Virginie, French fishing smack,
picked up at sea, on the French coast, two hogsheads of wine
with the following marks near the bung—" JFFPF I BBF."
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 31.—The Epaminondas, hence to Mo-
bile, has put back with damage, having been in contact off
the Calf of Man, with the Westmoreland, hence to Bahia,
which bore up for Whitahaven, leaky, &c. The John Walsh
of and from this port, to Drogheda, sunk yesterday with two
of the crew, off the Calf of Man, having been in contact with
the Eillby, for New Orleans, which has put back to this port
with loss of head, cutwater, &c.

„.—.
LIMERICK, DEC. 26.—The Friheden, from Drontheim, put
into Scheld Val on the 22d inst., with loss of sails, bulwarks,
and stancheons ; part of cargo thrown over and leaky, after
being aground at the entrance of that harbour. The cargo is
much damaged.
WHITBY, DEC. 30.—The Thetis, Tell, of Yarmouth, in put-
ting to sea last night got in contact with the Jenny, of this
port, and both received damage. The Jane, of North Shields,
which sunk in Robin Hood Bay on the 24th inst., has be-
come a wreck.
BEAUM.IRIS, DEC. 26.—The Sarah and Mary, Edwards,
which was on Lavar Sands, has been got off and put on the
beach to repair.

SUGAR DUTIES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlB.,—The Gazette of Friday quotes the average price
of British sugars at 355. per cwt. Uncertificated Manilla
sugar, of a like quality with the British, can be
bought for 21s. per cwt.; in other words, the British
sugars for which the consumers in this land of mo-
nopoly pay 355. per cwt., would not command more
than 21s. per cwt. in the markets of the world. We
are consequently paying the sugar producers 14s. per
cwt. for their sugar more than it is actually worth—
such is the effect of the recent alteration in the sugar
duties. The public pay in addition to the 14s. per
cwt. duty, which legitimately goes to fortify the
revenue of the country, 14s. per cwt. more, which
goes into the pockets of the West India proprietors.
It should be remembered that each shilling of
excess in the price of sugar is equivalent to 250,000/.
per annum. Who benefits, let me ask, by this
enormous spoliation ? Not the consumers, for they
have to pay it ; not the brokers, for they charge a
commission upon what they sell, and they would
naturally rather take their commission upon two cwts.
the consigned sugar, and would
than one • ' not the merchants, for they charge com-
on two hundreds than on
rma itshsei
ro fao haver managingcommission
one • not the shipping interest, for the shipowners
would rather employ two ships than one ; not the
planters, for they would be gainers if all monopoly
were knocked on the head, and they could go to the
cheapest market for their provisions, their hogsheads,
their puncheons, &c., and for their labour. These
are the various hands through which the sugar
passes, and it is palpable they derive no advantage
from the sugar monopoly. Who does, then ? But
one party remains, and that is the indolent proprietor,
who resides in this country, and revels in the luxuries
of the Court- end of London ; he it is, whether he be
Lord or Commoner, who needs our 14s. per cwt.
beyond the actual value of his sugar, to defray his
lavish expenditure, to pay the interest money on his
pawned estates, and to make marriage settlements for
his daughters. Will the British nation submit to
co
take themselves
u pt their
ac off
accounts this swindling cajolery, whether Sir Robert Peel or
Lord John Russell be at the head of affairs ? No;
let the proprietors, who are of no earthly use here,
a
howthe they
irrespemcatiyv,erern estates,emberaing
and
make
that there exists already a law for insolvent debtors.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
St. Omer, Dec. 31,1845.

B. S. R.

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fire broke out on a farm occupied by Mr. Turley, of the
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in the fold yard, and as the wincl.was blowing a hurricane
at the time the greatest fears were entertained that the fire
would extend to the rick yard, which is filled with the pro-
duce of the last harvest. Happily, however, the wind blew
directly from the rick yard and the house, otherwise the
whole must have been entirely consumed, large flakes of fire
having been carried over the farm several fields' length.
Immediately on the discovery of the fire, messengers were
dispatched to Worcester and to Witley Court for fire-
engines, and the Phoenix and Birmingham Fire-office
engines from Worcester, together with the engine from Wit-
ley, were soon on the spot. All efforts, however, to stay the
progress
of the devouring element were i
entirely useless, the
fury of the wind overpowering everything, and, n the course
of a few hours, reducing the whole range of outbuildings, to-
gether with their valuable contents, to ashes. The scene
when the fire was at its height presented an awful spectacle,
the country round being illuminated for many miles. Amongst
other property destroyed was a large quantity (nearly thirty
hogsheads) of new cider, by the bursting of the barrels. The
fire is supposed to have been caused by the snuff of a candle
falling upon some loose straw in the stable. It seems that
one of the boys on the farm had been into the stable where
the fire originated to look after the horses, and it is thought
that while there the snuff from his candle must have fallen
upon the ground unperceived by him.
THE GUN TRADE, BIRBIINGHAM.—Not long since
an order for 40,000 stand of arms was received in this town
from Government, in consequence of which, and other orders
of a similar character, the gun trade here is in a state of high
prosperity. Most of the guns ordered, it is said, are to be put
in store at the barracks at Weedon,

YIONEY and COMMERCTAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 6,000
bales, 2,000 of which were on speculation. The market was
very firm, and with an upward tendency. The Shares of the
old Railways were not so much dealt in, but Scrips were
lively.

In the City this morning there is but little business doing.
Indeed the attendance of the merchents is very thin. As re-
spects the balances of the private and the Irish Stock
Bankers of the metropolis, we have every reason to be-
lieve, from the infformation just communicated to
us, that for many years past, such large amounts
have not been left in hand, on customers'
account, as was found to be the case last night. The appre-
hensions entertained in some quarters of a scarcity of capital,
in consequence of the large deposits that have been paid up
on new railway schemes, appears to have entirely vanished,
for money is now really plentiful, so much so that dis-
counts upon first-class commercial paper can be done at 31,1
per cent.
The Consol Market has been rather dull to-day, at from
94% to 9478 for the Account. There have not been any sales
of importance made. Exchequer-bills have touched 295,
premium, but they are now a little lower. The Reduced
Three per Cents, have receded from 951 A to 95. Bank
Stock is at 204, and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. at 971/4.

The Spani'sci Three per Cents. are in request, at 3914 ex
div., and the Five per Cents. have been sold at 29%. The
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have improved from 9334
to 941%; Brazilian Five per Cents. are worth 811 , and
Mexican, 32 hi.
The Railway Share Market has been firm this morning.
The demand is comparatively trifling, but where bona fide
transactions have been entered into, a better range of value
has generally been realised.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .204 204
3 per Cent. Reduced
New 3% per Cents 9714,6% 971
Long Annuities toexpireJan.lB6o 101, 1014
Consols for Account .. ......
Ditto 5001.
...

Ditto Small

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK
Brazilian Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Deferred 173/4
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto. Account ..............
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account 29%
Ditto Deferred 173/4
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account 394 39 ex div
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent ..... 96%
Dutch, 2% per Cent .
Ditto Account
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 933/4 944

CLOSING
PRICES
8 1 1-4

321,4
17:%
4134
58

583/4 cc div
29
17:

96%

60 ex div
9414

PRICES OF BIIS/NESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SNARES PAID' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Banff, & Elgin 2%
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush l%
Aylesbury and Theme.. 1%
Belfast & Count 7 Down 2% .....
Bideford andTavistock... 1
Birmin. and Gloucester. 100
Ditto New 17,4 — ..... ....••••
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction • 2 —
Birmingham & Leicester
Direct 42s. — ... •
Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 22s
Bridgewater & Minehead 425. ... ..
Bristol and Exeter 7O
Ditto, New
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... .. ..
Bristol and Liver. June . 21/2......
Buckinghamshire
Caledonian
Ditto Extension ...
Cambrian & Grand Junc 42s
Cambridge and Lincoln 114 3%1/2 3
Do. New
Cambridge and Oxford.. l A —
Canterbury and Dover.. 1 A —
Central Kent 2%......
Chelmsford and Bury ... 13,4 -
Chester and Holyhead... 15
Chester and Manchester 425.
Cheltenham and Oxford 2
Clydesdale Junction
Cork :Blackrock, and
Passages
Cork and Killarney ... 21,4
Cork and Waterford ... 1% —
Cornwall
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir.
and Leicester ll4
Dartm o u t h , Torbay, and
Exeter
I )erby and Crewe —
Derby, Gainsbro', and
Great Grimsby ... 1%......
Derby, Uttoxeter, and
Stafford
Direct Manchester
( Remington's)
Ditto (Rastrick's) 514...... 454% .. ,
Direct Northern
Direct Norwich
Dublin and Armagh
Dublin and BelfastJunc
Dublin, Belfast, and

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1•• .....

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85

114 p
1534
3%

... 3
.. 2%

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171%

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..
21,‘

Coleraine
Dublin and Galway..... 4
Dudley, Madely, and
Broseley
Dundalk & Enniskillen 21A
Eastern Counties 14/. 16s 2217.2%
Ditto New 61. 16s.
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1.......6/. 13s. 4d.... 1 p
Ditto ditto. No. 2... 4/. 13s. 4d... % p
EastDereh'm andNoech 1
Eastern Union 25 .. ...

4'

22%
P
P
% P

Ditto, Quarter Shares 33A —
Ditto Extension
Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 ......
Do. Exten'n to Norw'h 21%
Do., Camb. and Ely.. 21 ......
East Lincolnshire
East & West of England 1%......
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
Ditto 114 f Shares ... 5
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... 17 .
Ditto, New ... 7%
Edinburgh & Northern.. 114 — , ,
Edinburgh and Perth... Ph_ .
Ely and Iluntingdon ... 5 ...... 6%
Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2% —
Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% — ...
Exeter. Dorchester, and

31%

Weymouth
Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset 2%
Glouc.,Abelystw ith, and
Central of Wales 1%...... 1% ..,
Goole and Doncaster .. 425.
Grand Junction 100
Ditto Half Shares 5O
Ditto Quarters 25
••
Grand Union l% 2l
Great Eastern &Western 214...... ........ ..
GreatGrimsby and Shef•
field
Great South. and West.

(Ireland)
Ditto Extension ...... 12% —
Great Munster 2% ...... ......... .....
Great North of Scotland 2 %...... .
Great Northof England..loo
Ditto New 5 —
Do. New .... - ........ 2 ......
,3reat Western BO 165 163 ... ..... ,

114 p

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.. 2 2 %