The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-16 00:00:00

THE INDIGO TRADE.

Yesterday the East India Company's periodical sale of in-
digos commenced at the India House, and a more than ordi-
nary interest was attached to the result in consequence of the
very large quantity of indigos declared for sale. There was,
therefore, a full attendance of persons interested in the manu-
facturing and other departments of trade in which indigo is
consumed. There were also present many buyers for expor-
tation.

The quantity declared for sale, including the East India
Company's and the licensed trade goods, not less than 10,367
chests, of which 5,613 chests were declared by the Company,
and 4,754 chests by private merchants, the quantity announced
for the private trade being greater than was ever before re-
collected. The following are the descriptions of the indigos
declared, viz., 1,195 chests of Company's Bengal, and 8,909
chests of Licensed. Brazils, 117 bales of Licensed Madras, 65
chests of Java, 26 chests of Manilla, 23 chests of Kurpah, 19
chests of Oude, 9 chests of Pondicherry, and four of Brin
lapatain.

As soon as the Presiding Director had taken his seat it was
announced that 1,280 chests were withdrawn from the sale.
Mr. Wilkinson, on behalf of the trade, took occasion to
complain that, after the manufacturers and others interested
had come from different parts of the country, as well as from
abroad, and had had the trouble of inspecting indigos declared
for sale, any should be withdrawn.
A Proprietor stated that the importers of indigos had an un-
doubted right to withdraw their property from the sale if they
thought proper. They certainly had a right to do what they
liked with their own property.
The Presiding Director explained that it always had been
customary for the Company to allow the owners of private
trade indigos to withdraw their goods from the sale if they
thought fit, and, he considered no opposition would be offered
to such a course being continued.
Mr. Wilkinson considered that after the indigos had been
inspected no withdrawals ought to take place.
The sale then proceeded, and it opened with much heavi-
ness in consequence of the quantity to be offered : but it is
fully expected that much more will be withdrawn' as the sale
proceeds. Of the Company's Bengal, 556 chests passed the
sale during the day, which were taxed at from 3s. 6d. to
ss. 6d. per lb., and fetched from 3s. 7d. to 6s. 3d. per lb.
The prices realized established a decline of from 4d. to 6d.
per lb. in the quotations obtained for shipping and consum-
ing qualities at the last sale in April.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.-Last week, as Mr. E.
Hobson, agent of the River Dun Company, at Swinton, as-
sisted by several other persons, was in the act of landing a
crate of pots from a vessel lying in the River Dun Cut, at
Swinton Warehouse, the roller of the crane slipped from the
wheel out of the gear, let the crate fall into the river, and the
fly wheel of the crane struck Mr. Hobson violently on the
side of his head, knocking him down and fracturing his skull.
He remained in a state of insensibility till Friday, when he
died. An inquest was taken before Mr: Badger, coroner, and
a respectable jury, who, after examining several witnesses,
and inspecting the crane, which they found in a very dange-
rous state, and unfit for the situation in which it was placed,
returned a verdict of accidental death, with a deodand of 201.
on the crane.—Doncaster Gazette.