The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY

Plantation met with a limited demand, and the
pubic sales of 166 casks and 157 bags went at rather
' lower rates, whilst a part only found buyers, good mid-
dling and good at 563 to 60s, mid 523 to 545, low mid-
dling 48s to 50s, fine to fine fine ord 44s to 471, and
triage 378 to 435. Of Costa Rica 1,420 bags were
,tiered,
a small part only sold, but at full rates, fine fine
ordinary 52s to 535, low middling and middling 54s to
58s 6d; 101 csks Porto Rico taken in at 46s 6d to 47s
for good ordinary, and 156 bags Madras at 605 for fine.
The market for all sorts of Coffee closes with a dull
aspect.
COCos.—This afternoon Sat public sale 180 - bags
Trinidad Cocoa was taken in at 445 to 47s for low and
good red, and common grey 41a to 42a per cwt; these
are rather lower rates.
ertoe
operateTE—TA.inT°e- TEA.—Today therethe was
publicst r
sales;
e l u c thaenlcdee therbeyofg r e
er tadive
disposed to realize, and submitted to a reduction on
former rates of Op to ld per lb for Young Hyson and
Gunpowder;
but black was nearly all taken in at pre-
viousquantity declared was 15,726 pkgs, of
passed and only 3,000 actually sold. The
which
terms. The
12,060
value of common and good ord Congou is 1 lid to is
per lb.
Rica.—There is a better demand for East India,
and by private treaty several transactions have taken
place at rather higher rates, Bengal selling: at 9s to
11s ed forwhite, broken 8s 6cl to 8s 9d; Madras, pinkey
7s 9d to 836 d, Coringa grain 8s 9d to 9s 6d, cargo 7s 6d,
Arracan 8s to 8s 6d, and Manilla white 9s to lls 6d per
cwt. At auction 2
.546 bgs Bengal were disposed of at 9s to
9s 6d for mid white. Cleaned Patna has been in good
demand at from 10s 6d to 14s, fine 15s to .17s, town
dressed Carolina 22s to 28s, and American 16s 6d to 17s
6d per cwt. Of Sago several parcels have been sold at
19s to 22s for small pearl, and Sago Flour is wanted at
15s to 15s 6d. In Tapioca operations have been upon a
more extended scale at 2d to 5d per lb. Arrowroot has
been selling at 4id to Od for St. Vincent's, Bermuda is
to is 3d, and East India lid to 3d.
SAGO.—To-day at public sale 293 bags small pearl
were taken in at 22s for fine.
SPICES --Today at public sale 50 bags Bourbon
Cloves taken in at 6id, and 100 as China Preserved
Ginger at 9id to 9id.
SPIRITS,—Prices are lower for Leeward Island Rum,
and transactions have been upon a small scale at is 6d
to is 7d proof. East India has been operated in with
caution, and is to be obtained at is 5d proof. Demerara
is offered at a further decline, and only limited trans-
actions have taken place at 2s to 2s 3d for 30 to
40 per cent over proor. For Jamaida the market
has a dull aspect, and settlers aro willing to
accept for choice marks 35 to 38 per cent over proof
3s 10,1 to 4s 2d, fine 3s 5d to 3s 9d, good mid to good 33
to 35 over proof 2s 10d to 3s 4d, low and mid 30 to 33
over 2s 4d to 2s 9d; for Brandy there are free sellers of
Cognac best btands.of the vintage of 1850 at 4s 4d to
4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1848 ditto 41 8d to 4s
10d, 1847 ditto 5s 4d to 5s 6d, and inferior sorts 2s
6d to 4+. G,neva is is 7d to is 80, fine is 9d to 2s.
SALTPETRE.—Tp-day Calcutta Saltpetre met with
little atteLltun, and at auction 632 bags were all taken in
at 24s 6:1 to 25s for mid grey 17i to 10 per cent retrac-
tion, these ate barely former rates.
INDlco.—This afternoon at public sale 51 serons Gua-
timitia ludigo went at firm rates, and realised from 4s
to 4s 7u IGr low Cortes to good Sabres.
CocHINEAL.-1 his afternoon at auction 39 bgs Cochi-
neal were oily in part sold at 33 2d to 3s 4d fur ord
Honduras silvers.

1 Annow.—Dealers have operated with caution in
Russian uu the spot, and prices tend downwards; flue new
)t how Candle is to be obtained at 38s Gd to 38s 9d per
cwt, and old at 38. 6d to 383. For delivery operations
are upon a an .11 scale, and new is clfard at 393

to 39s 31 for last three mouths of the year.
flume melted is obtainable at 375, net cash,
still the drmsnd has beet, less than previously. Of other
sorts supply is exceedieg the wants of sealers. At suc-
tion 530 casks Australian were only in part sold at 35s
to 36s 61 fur Beef; and Sheep 36s to 38s, these are
rather lower rates. The quantity declared for sale is
1,000 pkgs.
()ans.—Price continue on the decline for Southern Oil,
and there are few buyers. At 90 tuns went at 281 5s to
29s 5s fur mid to fine. Seal is cheaper, and operations
have been upon a limited scale—pale at 321 10s to 331, and
other sorts 291 to 521 Cod is held fur 371 to 37/10s, but
few purchases have been made. The rates demanded for
fine Sperm are 861 to 871; and operations are upon a li-
mited scale. Ileadmatter in small parcels has been selling
at 221 to 94/ per ton. Prices aro still going down for Lin-
seed Oil, 32s 3d to 32s 6d basting been accepted on the
spot, and 33s per cwt for delivery; still transactions
have been limited for all purposes, and there is a plentiful
supply of Oil. Rape Oil is not much in request, and can
be obtained at a further decline—brown selling at 31s
6d to 325, pale 33s to 33s 6d; and Foreign Relined 345.
At auction 170 casks East India went at 31s to 31s
3d. Palm is not cheaper; sales, however, have been
limited at 28s to 28s 6d for fine. Olive Oil has fallen in
value ; and operations are to a limited extent—Gallipoli
at 39110 40/, and other sorts 371 105 to 311 108 per tun:
Cocoa Nut cannoi again be quoted cheaper ; but of 200
pkgs at auction a small part only sold ; good to fine i
Cochi❑ and Ceylon at 29: 9d to 32e per cwt. Of East
Incia Ground Nut Oil, 28 pkgs sold at 29/ to 331 ; 220
ditto Teel Seed, nearly all taken in at 32s ; 150 cases
Poppy Seed Oil 34s per cwt.

IMPRIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the
Woolsack at Five o'clock.
YE ITIONS.

The Duke of ARGYLE, in rising to present several
petitions from different places in Scotland against Papal
aggression, drew the attention of their Lordships to
the fact that he had stated that Papal aggression had
excited quite as great a sensation of indignation in
Scotland as in England; that statement had been con-
troverted, bat he thought the petitions which he was
about to present would be sufficient answer to that con-
tradiction. The petitions were upwards of 100 in num-
ber, and emanated from all parts of Scotland, from
Caithness to the most southern boundary of
Scotland. One of thew petitions was from Glasgow,
and was signed by 556,000 persons; upwards of
2,000 of theee signatures had been otained at the
Royal Exchange of Glasgow. Another petition was from
the prover, tit.d town council of Edinburgh; another
numerously signed petition was from Greenock; and
a. other petition was from 600 of the it udents of the
University of Glasgow.
The Earl of MIN TO bore witness to the existence of
a strong feeling throughout Scotland against the Papal

Lord CAMPBELL presented several petitions against
Papal ego ession.
Lord WALSINGIIAM presented a petition from the
hard of guardians of a union in Norfolk, pra)ing for
the t,tal abolition of the law of setthm.nt, and for bub-
jecting all property liable to income-tax to the poor-
rate.

The Earl of STRADBROKE (who spoke with his
back to the gallery, aed was, consequently, nearly in-
audable) was understood to object to the principle of
union rating.
Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the soli-
citors of Lancashire, against the Bill for the registration
of deeds and mortgages, in the prayer of which he did
not concur, although he thought the petition offered
some valuable suggestions. He moved that it should be
referred to the Select Committee on the Bill.
Lord CAMPBELL admitted that on the subject of
safeguards against forgery the petition offered some
valuable suggestions, of which he should avail himself;
but he hoped their Lordships would not be induced by
this petition from pushing forward the Bill with
vigour. With regard to the objections made
to the institution of a metropolitan registration-
office he was convinced that they must either have one
metropolitan registration-office or give up ,the measure
altogether. The country solicitors were getting up an
opposition
to the measure, which would be effectual un-
less all parci( s concurred in supporting a measure which
was beneficial to all the possessors of property.
Earl TALBOT presented several petitions against
Papal aggression, and also a petition against free trade.

Mr. Sergeant MURPHY presented a petition from the
city of Cork praying for the eholiti,ea of ministers' money.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Colonel SALWEY gave notice that on the 20th in-
stant he should move for the appointment of a Select
Committee to inquiry into the military Knights of
Windsor.
Sir W. CLAY gave notice, on behalf of Lord Robert
Grosvenor, that on the 22d instant the Noble Lord
would move the repeal of the attorney's certificate duty.
Mr. HENRY BERKELEY gave notice that he would
bring forward his motion on the subject of the ballot
this. day fortnight.
Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice of his intention to
move certain amendments to the Property and Income-
tax Bill, on the bringing up of the report.
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY gave notice of amendments
to the Improvement of Towns (Ireland) Bill.
Mr. GRANTLEY BERKLEY gave notice that he
should bring forward his motion relative to the sugar
duties on the 22d instant.
THE IRISH STATE PRISONERS.
Mr. ANSTEY, pursuant to notice, wished to ask the
Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary for the Colonies,
the question with reference to the treatment of the Irish
state prisoners in Van Diemen's Land. These prisoners
had been allowed tickets of leave, and, acting under
the impression that this privilege gave them
the right of travelling about wherever they
pleased in the :colony, they paid a visit to Mr.
Smith O'Brien to congratulate him on his release
from the severity of his punishment under the sanction
of a ticket of leave. Now it seemed this had been con-
sidered a violation of the law, and the three prisoners
were carried before police magistrates, before whom the
question of right was fully argued and sustained, but
the law officers of the Crown being of opinion
that they possessed no such right, a compromise was
effected, and the cases were dismissed, upon the under-
standing that the prisoners would not quit their allotted
districts again without leave. This result, it appeared,
had offended the Governor, and he bad not only repri-
manded the magistrates, but revoked the tickets of leave,
and sent the prisoners into confinement again. Now the
question he wished to ask the Under-Secretary of State
for the Colonies was, whether he bad received any in-
formation from his Excellency Sir William Denison, the
Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, on the
subject of the recent withdrawal of tickets of
I leave formerly granted to Messrs. M'Manus, O'Doberty,
and O'Donohne, and the removal of those gentle-
men, for certain terms of imprisonment, to
the penal settlement of Port Arthur: whether
the measures in question were adopted at the
arbitrary command of the Lieutenant-Governor, and in
contravention of the decisions of the proper magistrates
upon the cases of alleged infraction of discipline stated
by his Excellency in justification of such measures;
and whether the correspondence on these subjects would
be laid before the House?
Mr. HAWES said, with regard to the statement of
facts which the Hon. Member had indulged in, be bad
no observation to make at all, be cause he could
neither affirm nor contradict them. It was perfectly
true, however, that the tickets of leave had been with-
drawn, and for the simple reason that the prisoners had
wilfully viola'ed the known regulations under which
they were granted—indeed, one of the prisoners had
left his district in direct opposition to the ex-
pressed orders of the Governor, and the
Colonial office, therefore, saw notbir'g whatever in the
conduct of the Governor which called for censure in any
way. He might add, that if the Hon. and Learned Mem-
ber would move for it, he was quite ready to lay before
the House the dispatch which bad been received from
the colony on the subject.
Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that on the 'first supply
night, he should move a vote et' censure on the Governor
by way of amendment to going into Committee.
SEWERS RATE.

Sir B. HALL rose to ask Viscount Ebrington, from
how many and what districts of the metropolis the
sewers rate of 61 in the pound, recently ordered, is col-
lected; what sum that rate will produce; whether the
several rates are to be expended in the districts from which
they are cullected ; what new works are proposed, and
whether sueb:works are to be completed before the present
Commission expires; and, if not, what portions will be
completed; and whether any part of the extraordinary
amount about to be levied is to be applied to payments
of existing liabilities, and, if so, how much is to be so
applied?
Lord EBRINGTON said he had some difficulty in
answering the question which had been put to him. With
regard to the first question he had to state that the
rate was only levied in eight districts. Certainly the
rate would be collected and expended in the same dis-
tricts in which they were collected, and as to the works
being;executed:bcfore the present Commission expires, ho
could not understand that question, because the present
Commission would expire at the end of the present sea.
sion.