The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-28 00:00:00

JAMAICA.

The Kingston Chronicle of the sth of August, in
reference to the mode in which the amount of com-
pensation to the slave proprietors in Jamaica is to
be paid, observes :—" The extreme scarcity of
specie which at present exists in this island renders
it imperatively necessary that the amount of com-
pensation to be paid to us should be paid in a coin-
age solely for circulation here. It is now scarcely
possible to procure change of any description, and
the awkwardness of the Spanish coins, which form
the basis of our circulation, is considerable, from
their not being divisible into sums smaller than five-
pence. To remedy this evil, and to prevent specie
from finding its way out of the country, either as
coin or bullion, three measures are necessary : first,
to let the sum we are to receive for compensation
come here in silver and copper coin ; secondly, this
coin must be somewhat depreciated in value, to
prevent it being melted down, and exported as bul•

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lion; and thirdly, the withdrawal of foreign money
from circulation, and coining the new in a peculiar
manner for the Island use alone. As the share of
the compensation fund which will be appropriated to
this island will be above seven millions, the propor-
tion of it to be paid here will afford a sufficient cir-
culating medium for use, while the sub-division into
pence and halfpence would serve to teach the
negroes the value of money, and its uses. Although,
from the prejudices of the negroes, there may be at
first some trouble in compelling them to take copper
money, and give up their favourite fivepennies, yet
they soon w ill find the necessity of so doing, while
the convenience that smaller money will afford to
individuals in towns, in the purchase of trifling
articles for the daily use of families, will counter-
balance the trouble of teaching the value of small
rnoney to the country negroes. It will be impos-
sible for the new money we here contemplate to
circulate in conjunction with the small coin at pre-
sent in circulation; they would clash too much.
That at present existing (with the exception, per-.
haps, of gold coin and Spanish dollars) must there-
fore be withdrawn as coin, although it would retain
its value as bullion, while the new money, being
valued at a somewhat higher rate than the market
price of silver, there would be no temptation to ex-
port it. We trust that the influx of this amount
of coin, and the settlement of that question which
has been agitated so long—with the certainty that
the settlement of it will produce—will infuse fresh
activity into commerce, and cause Jamaica to as-
sume the prosperous and cheering appearance she
formerly was possessed of, but to which she has
for many years been a stranger. We sincerely
hope that this may be the case.'

M. Adolphe Brongniart read a paper at a re-
cent meeting of the Academie des Sciences in Paris, de-
scribing an organic fossil lately discovered in Greece by
M. Virlet. This fossil body is a vegetable, which was
found in large quantities iu a manly stratum under a spring
of fine clear water, in the Isle of lodrama, in the Devil's
Archipelago, opposite the gulfs of Selonica and Volo ; it
is highly characteristic of the lignites of the third forma-
tion, and wherever it has been discovered it has always
been in this state. The only places in which it has
been found in Europe ate Cornato, in Bohemia, and Erring_
hen, near the Lake of Constance ; but it is very common
in South America. The divers specimens brought ovtr
afford ample means of studying all the ports of the plant ;
it is easy to recognize its relation to the coniferous class,
and its resemblance to the juniper tree. The leaves are
long and obtuse at the extremities, and the branches which
bear them are long and slender, and the berries are in
bunches of three or four together, and of an oblong glo-
bular form, about the size of a common nut, consisting of
IS or 20 shells, disposed in six different ways. By these
characteristics will be recognized a taxidium nearly resem-
bling the t!tidioin distichum ; the name which M. Brong-
niarf proposes to give it is the' taxidituil European].

SUGAR.—The Sugar Market has been very heavy all
the week ; the estimated purchases are 2,000 Mids. and
trs. ; since the decline of Is. we stated in our last publi-
cation, no further reduction in the prices has been sub-
mitted to. The Refined Market continues neglected ; a
few parcels of fine crashed have been taken at 355. a
355. 6J. ; i❑ low goods no sales are reported. This
afternoon Refined Sugars do not appear to be in very
active demand, neither the grocers nor melters having pur-
chased this week, except in very small quantities, and the
offers for the fine descriptions for export being 6d. a Is.
under the prices demanded, the Refiaers continuing rather
firm at 355. a 365., while the offers mostly are from 345.
a 345. 6d.
MAURITIUS SUGAR.—The public sales of Mauritius
Sugar this week, 7,260 bags, found buyers, and although
in some instances prices were lower, yet generally these
sales went off better than was expected at about Market
prices, very low brown nearly black 515., low to fine
brown 545. 6d. a 575. 6d., yellow 58s. a 63s
EA'a INDIA SUGAR.—There are few or no sales of
East India Sugar ; there are some inquiries by private
contract, but only at lower prices, which have not been
submitted to. This day, by public sale, 1,840 mats
Siam Sugar, the greater part damp, sold from 20s. a 255.,
a reduction of Is. 6d. a 25.; 130 baskets Java were
offered, of which about 70 were sold at from 245. for low
to 275. for low yellow, being fully 2s. lower, and but few'
buyers.

FOREIGN SUGAR.-The purchases by private contract
are in second hand parcels of Havannab, at prices Is. to
2s. lower ; mid. white 335., very good strong 345.
At the public sale this week, 785 boxes white, 1,363
boxes yellow Havannab, and 30 boxes Bahia were all
taken in except 60 boxes strong white, which sold at
335. 6d. a 34..
COFFEE.-1 he Coffee Market has been very heavy all
the week ; the British Plantation descriptions were Is. to
2s. lower. The sales of Foreign and East India were
at a reduction of about 1... 500 bags pale ord. Brazil sold
at 625. ; no purchases of Sr. Domingo reported ; 200 bags
fine ordinary Havannah coloury sold at 68s. 6d. ; good
ordinary brown Sumatra 565. 6d. and 575. ; Mysore
pale ordinary 765. ; good ordinary Jamaica sold at 935.6 d.
and 945., middling to fine middling 106 s. a 118 s. ; fine
and fine fine ordinary Dominica 955. a 975. This day
our Coffee sales have been extensive, consisting of 480
brls. Porto Rico, good ordinary brown to fine ordinary,
which realised from 695. a 71e. 6d. ; 165 bags ordinary
coloury St. Domingo sold at 66a., which is Is. 6d. lower;
519 bags Havannah, fine ord. mixed 555. a 58s. 6d., ord.
triage 51s. 6d., good ord. brown 61s. 6d. a 635., good
ord. coloury 645. a 665., about Is. to lower than
previous transactions ; 316 bales Mocha were all taken
in considerably above Market prices ; 1,092 bags East
India, consisting of ord. to fine ord. Sumatra and Sama-
rang were taken at 565. a 59i. 6d., being Is. a Is. 6d.
cheaper than the last public sales, and we must quote a
greater fall on good to fine ord., even Batavia, which
were sold at 61s. a 699. per cwt.
COCOA.-At public sale 420 bags Brazil were all taken
in at 28s. 6d. The Government contract for 40 tons is
reported to he taken at 275., or a shade above, but the
actual rate has not transpired. The late sales of British
Plantation Cocoa have gone off at a further reduction of
3s. a 4s. per cwt.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HoLLANDs...--The extensive ar-
rivals have induced some of the holders to give way;
purchases may be made at a reduction of Id. per gallon,
particularly in the Jamaica descriptions, of which several
small parcels have been sold at the decline. In Brandy or
Geneva there is no alteration to notice.

TALLOW.-We noticed a decline of 2s. in the prices,
owing to the misunderstanding among the speculators,
and the favourable accounts of the Whale fishery; the
Market has since become more firm, and the prices evince
a little inclination upwards. By public sale this day 630
casks St. Petersburgli Tallow 455. 6d. a 455. 9d., all sold.
latastr PROVISIONS.-The arrivals since Monday have
been of Foreign Butter 1,168 casks, of Irish 2,685 firko,
and of Bacon 100 bales. Fine Friesland Butter at the
quay we quote 82s. a 84% per cwt., and for Irish the
sellers in general are firm in demanding the advance in
price stated in our last, particularly Cork and Limerick ;
however, there is no lite or animation in the trade ; pur.
chases are made merely to supply immediate wants ; 743.
on board is asked for Cork of good assortments, 765.
landed; and '74a. 6d. on board for Limerick, and 765. 6d.
a 775. landed ; until their is an accumulation of stock
(which may be looked for ere long) there will be very lit-
tle fluctuation in present prices. For new prime small
singed Waterford Bacon there is a little demand just now,
and as it arrives sales of such description are pretty freely
effected at 40s. a 425. per cwt., as to its quality and re•
pute of the shipper, and at 395. a 40s. on board for par-
cels now shipped ; at 355. for heavy, and 38s. on board
for sizable, it is stated sales to some extent have been made
by a first-rate Waterford shipper for next three months'
shipment. Bladder Lard is in request at 575. a 60s,
per cwt. as to quality, and although the demand for Hams
is limited, fine small Limerick are saleable at '741. per
cwt. Fur Bale and Tierce Middles, Beef, and Polk, prices
are much the same as quoted in our last of Tuesday.
TEA.-The Market is very firm. Boheas ,are at the
cost pi ice of 2s. ; several breaks of Congou and chop; of
private trade bear a premium. Some transactions have
also taken place in Twankays and Hysons at an advance
on sale's pi
RICE.-Rice is steady, but in some instances 6d. lower ;
2,410 bags good white Bengal sold 14s. 6d. a 15s. 6d.
By public sale this afternoon, 479 bags Java, mid. and
good' white dusty sold at 10s. a I Is., 100 bags fine Ben-
, gal 17s. a 17a. 6d.
SALTPETRE.-About 1,500 bags Saltpetre, good rough
white Calcutta, 2 to 34 refraction sold 3Ss• a 38s• 641.
British Refined is now quoted 425. 6d. By public sale
this day '7BO bags Saltpetre, of refractions between 4i
and 91; the latter sold 365. 6d., which is 6d. a Is. lower;
the former found no buyers.
Wooc.-Several arrivals have taken place of Wool from
New South Wales since our last publication. Nu altera-
tion in ti e Wool Market, but the manufacturers appear
convinced that no reduction in the prices of Wool can be
entertained, and are, therefore, asking and obtaining an
advance upon their manufactured goods.
SricEs.-Pepper continues firm, ordinary dusty half
heavy sold 411.1. a 4 d., good half heavy 41d. and 4id.
Pimento continues dull, and still rather declining, ordinary
to middling has been sold 4id. and 4id. By public sale
this day 333 begs good light Batavia Pepper sold at
former prices. 10 bags white were withdrawn ; 200 chests
good and fine Cassia Lignea sold at 83s. a 845., being 2s.
lower than private contracts of last week; of 1,195 bags
good Bengal Ginger only 50 were sold at 365, 61, the
rest held for that price; 48 packs of Cloves were offered,
ordinary and good Awboyna, all were bought in at 12.1. I
a 16d. per lb., or 955. per cwt. ; 9.1 :;heats Cissia Buds
were likewise taken in by the proprietors ; 156 chests
Pearl Sago, bought in from 225. 6(1., for ordinary, to 29e.
for middling quality.
Hors.-The Hop Market has been brisk at full prices.
The estimated duty has fallen to 148,0001.
INDIGO.-The accounts from Calcutta state the weather
has been so boisterous, that it would considerably affect the
expected supplies of Indigo to Europe ; these reports have
as yet had no effect on the Market prices here ; the trade
is still languid. By public sale this day 87 serons Guate-
mala Indigo, 3s. IJ. a ss. 104., all sold, full prices.
FRUIT.-The inquiry for Currants continued at the
end of last week, but the letters from the place of growth
early in the week induced the holders on that day t"
withdraw their parcels altogether from the Maiket, the
accounts being very unfavourable for the new crop, ex-
tensive damage having been done by the;i late storms; the
prices named are 765. for Zante, and 795. for Patras, and
at these prices considerable business has been done, the
chief business, however, being in the Zante fruit; the
holders at present do not offer their parcels very freely.
CorroN.-Toe Cotton Market continues in a very de-
pressed state at the decline in prices which we stated in
our last publication. The sales are, 60 Boweds, fair
10id. ; 20 Bengal, fair 74d.; 10 Madras, fine Sid. ; 120
Surat, ordinary to middling 6.1 d. a 71d. ; 1,070 ditto,
public sale, very ordinary to good ordinary 64d. a 6id.
At Liverpool the demand for Cotton continues on a most
limited scale, and the sales to-day do not exceed 500 bags
at yesterday's currency. It is now evident that unless the
speculators go on with their purchases, the Market prices
mustt„octidelslinEeA.L,
&c.-By public sales this day 10 bags
Honduras Cochineal 9s, 10d. a 9s. 1 Id., rather higher;

HULL MARKET.—Sept. 24.
Wheat, Old —s. Ms. 565....... New —s. 465. 521.
Foreign —s. 50s. 545. ln bond... —s. —s. —s.
Oats, Poland —s. 18s. 20s Old
Small or Feed.... —s. 16s. ISs
Foreign —s. 168. 18s
Barley, Norf. & Suf.... —6. OOs. 00s. Linc. & Wold —s. ON 00s.
Foreign
Beans —s. 365. 38s. Foreign —s. OOs. 00s.
Pease, White... —s. 00s. Ms. Grey —s. 325. 345.
Taros —s. 00s. ON. Foreign —s. 00s. 00s.
Rapeseed. in bond none.

DEVIZES CORN MARKET —Sept. 26.
Per Sack. s. d. s. d Per Quarter. s. d. s. d•
Best Wheat 27 0 to 28 6 Barley 25 0 to 29 0
Second 25 0 26 6 Oats lB 0 25 C.
Thirds 23 0 24 0 Beans (per sack) 18 0 22 0
1315 Sacks of Wheat sail 25 9 Flour (per bag).. 40 0 44 0
at the average of Bread (per gall). 1 2 0 0

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS
AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET.

(From the London Gazette.)
ON MONDAY, Sept. 30. N. n.
P. Wright, bookseller, High-street, St. Giles's
DIVIDEND.
T. G. I'anson, woollen-draper, Aldgatee t 12