The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-25 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, APRIL 23.

T')e Right Honourable Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord
Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common
Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed Henry Wil-
cocks Hooper, of the city of Exeter, Gent., to ba one
of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknow-
ledgments of deeds to be executed by married women,
under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and reco-
veries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of
assurance, in and for the city and county of the city of
Exeter, also in and for the county of Devon.
BANKRUPTS.

Richard Silver Smith, ironmonger, Southsea, South-
ampton, to surrender May 6, at eleven, and June 5, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official
assignee, Basinghall-strect ; Linklater, Charlotte-row,
Mansion-house; Hodgson, Birmingham.
Adolphus Blumenthal, wine merchant, John-street,
Crutched Friars, May 5, at one, and June 6, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cu,nnan, official assignee,
Birchin-lane; Valiance, Tokenhouse-yard.
Cnarles Snelling, hosier, Gracechurch-street, May 19
and June 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nichol-
son, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Innis, Bilker-
street.

Richard Brown, auctioneer, Old Broad-street, May 7,
at half past twelve, and June 6, at twelve, at tho Court
of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Vincent and
Randall, Castle-street, Holborn.
John Pearson, innkeeper, Kingswinford, Staffordshire,
April 30 and May 28, at twelve, at the Birmingham
District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham;
Bcddington, Dudley.
Robert Alexander, grocer, Maesteg, Glamorganshire,
May 7, and June 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Franklyn,
Bristol; Bevan, Bristol.

George Sayce, grocer, Heywood, Lancashire, May 7
and 28, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Deardon, Man-
chester.

Margaret Meikle, pawnbroker, Liverpool, May 14 and
June 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Roby, Liverpool.
PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from returns made in the week ending April 22,
1850, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon
on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
From the British possessions in America 265. 31d. per cwt
From the Mauritius ... ... 265. 6id. „
From the East Indies ... 28s. Bfl. „
Average price of the three foregoing de-
scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as
above, and exclusive of duty ... 275. lid. „
By authority of Parliament,
Him BICKN ELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company.
Grocers'-hall, April 25.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, April 25.)
SUGAR.—To-day only a small business was concluded
in West India Sugar, but holders were firm and would
not sell but at full former rates for all sorts. The sales
are 189; making for the week 848 hhds and tree. There
were several buyers at a small decline.
REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was in large de-
mand for home trade purposes, and prices closed firmly,
Grocery lumps at 48s to 51s per cwt. The export de-
mand for Crushed Sugar is not better.
MAIIRITIIIS.—This afternoon Mauritius was dealt in
with greater fredom, and the parcels sold privately are
at 6d advance. At auction 2,056 bags wese disposed of;
good to fine yellow at 39s to 405 6d, ord and mid 37s to
38s 6d, and fair to flue brown at 34s to 36s 6d.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the parcels of Bengal
Sugar offered at public sale were 4,691 bags, about one-
half was taken in, and the remainder sold at 6d to is per
cwt advance ; Benares good white went at 42s to 43s ;
low and mid 39s 6d to 41s; good and fine soft yellow 378
to 395, fine grainy yellow 43s 6d to 448, ord 38s to 39s
per cwt. Madras was sold to a fair extent privately at
full rates.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign
Sugar, but the parcels sold privately were at full rates,
and the home as well as the export demand is getting
better. A cargo of brown Pernambuco was sold at
18s 9d; and 100 chests low brown Bahia at 35s per cwt.
AIOLASSES.—To• day Molasses were rathei more in de-
mand, and the tales are 200 puns at 158 to 16s for St.
Rats and Trinidad.
s ti(ff3°k.r "".—This afternoon Native Ceylon being held for
rates caused the private operations to be of
iito).
moment, and at auction 200 bags of ord
quality
to 71s, good midgs
to find ready buyers, and at auction 144
taken in at 425, Plantation con-
tinuesother sorts 473 to 5
casksbags 282
awentn goodat full rates;
to 61s,
finemid rse4aslisteod
567255,
's commonej and good ord 43s to 465,
16 bales went at 6GBP toa 7erry 573 to 60. Of Mocha
triage 41s to 455, and
Java
63 for common to good
clean garbled; but 91 bagsmysvoarewere taken in at 46s for
the 82411 Public sales of 88 pkgs
old Dutch; and 40 cases at 45s for good ord.
COCOA.—To-day