The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-17 00:00:00

Yesterday a further sale of teas, imported under the now
system, in the Postboy, from the Cape of Good Hope, took
place at the Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing-lane. These
teas were brought from America, and, after having been im-
ported at the Cape of Good Hope, were consigned to this
country, and entered for home consumption.
The selling broker, Mr. WHITE, having taken his place, he
stated that some of the teas were withdrawn from the sale, in
consequence of the Inspector of the Customs having decided
that some of the teas designated as boheas were congou, and
liable to the duty of 2s. 2d. per lb. In consequence of this
decision, it was necessary to withdraw the lots from 1 to 56,
and also those from 92 to 95, which were objected to as being
of a mixed description, and liable to the duty of 2s. 2d. per
lb. also. If this arbitrary conduct was to be pursuei, the
merchants, and others who had engaged in the China trade,
would be placed in a state of extreme difficulty. It was his
4ecided opinion that the tea in dispute was bohea, and liable
only to the duty of Is. 6d. per lb.. and he should be borne out
in the statement that at the East India Company's sales, many
of the congou packages of bohea were superior to the teas now
offered, but only paid a duty of Is. 6d. per lb. He had a
letter from a wholesale house, of long standing, expressing
their confident opinion that the tea which the Inspector
considered liable to a 2s. 2d. duty ought only to pay a
duty of Is. 6d.
A Member of the trade said there could be no doubt but
that many of the boheas sold at the East India Company's sale
were superior to those now offered, and paid the low duty.
Mr. TWINING said as the teas were withdrawn he did not
consi.'er it necessary that any communication should be read as
to the character of the teas in dispute.
The sale then proceeded. It consisted of 920 chests of
bohea, in congou chests, 197 chests of caper, 130 chests of
hyson skin, 86 chests of gunpowder, and 90 chests of young
hyson. The boheas sold at Is. 7d. to Is. 73-d. per lb. ; the
gunpowder at 4s. Bd. to ss. per lb. ; and the young hyson
4s. to 4s. 10,1-d. per lb., being comparatively high prices.
The stock of tea in possession of the East India Company is
now equal to about one year and a half's consumption, or
40,000,000 lbs. The Company will offer this large quaritit- -
for sale to meet the wants of the trade, it being understood
that not so much tea as was declared for the last sale will
again be offered in one quarter, viz., 9,000,000 lhs. At the
quarterly sale just concluded, about 200,000 lbs. of teas were
refused at the taxed price. Every quality of teas (except
congon kind) sold at lower prices than last sale, congous from
2d to 3d.. tvratikays about 3-1, and hyson from 4d. to 6d.
per lb. The clearances of tea continue to be large ; in the
last week they exceeded 600,000 lbs.

CARLISI.E.—The Commissioners of Customs have issued
directions for permitting tes, to be bonded in this city. This
will place our merchants and dealers on an equality with those
of \lThitehaven, Newcastle, &c., with whom they come in im-
mediate collision. A number of our tradesmen have it in con-
templation to erect spacious warehouse:.—Carlisle Journal,