The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-28 00:00:00

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC LAITY

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—Your columns have this week contained an
address of congratulation and gratitude to his Eminence
Cardinal Wiseman, purporting to come from the Roman
Catholic laity; I am anxious to state why I, though one
of that laity, refused to sign the address. Seeing how
the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain was pros-
pering, I may well doubt the wisdom of petitioning for,
as I may also question the policy of establishing, the
hierarchy. But be that as it may, when I contrast the
quiescent state of the country as it was last September
with the criminations and recriminations, not unaccom-
panied with danger to the public peace, which have since
prevailed, and still prevail—a state of irritation unfor-
tunately aggravated by other influences, yet all the
direct consequences of the publication of the Papal do-
cument, and certain pastorals ~..ccompanying it—l cannot
join in an expression of thanks to the chief, though, I
am sure, unintentional, promoter of this wide spread and,
to the Roman Catholic body, I fear, lasting mischief.
I confine this letter to this one point, reserving to my-
self, when Parliament shall meet, the further expression
of any opinions that I may then deem it necessary to state.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Stonor, Henley-en-Thames, Dec. 26. CAMuYS.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Lond'in New Price Current,.l}:e..27.)

Stroan.—The market ha; been cl..sed since last Fri-
day, but will re-open on Thursday next with several
public sales. Although no advance is looked for in the
early part of January, still a good home trade demand
is auticipated, as dealers hold small stocks, and impors
are likely not to be generelly equal to the correspond-
ing month of 1850; at all the ports duty has been pail
up to the prevent time on Colonial and Foreign Sugar upon
273,000 tons, against 263,000- to the same time last year;
and stocks are 33,000 tons lees than at that time. The
receipts here of every sort reach 179,000, in 1849 to
200,000, stocks are 58,000, and in 1849 76,000 tons.
The Gaz'tte Average Price of West India exceeds last
year's by as per cwt, and the stock is now 7,700 tons,
against 16,300 in the previous season.
REFINED.—Thert, is more firmness in the Refined
Sugar-market, and supply is less than in the previous
.week; home dealers have been buyers to a fair extent,
and rather higher rates are obtained, with a prospect of
6.33riak demand taking place in January. Sales of brown
Grocery Lumps have been made at 503 6d; Standard
Lumps 51s 63; Tittlers, common to fine, 513 to 543;
double 533 61 to .54s ; Hamburgh Loaves 51s 63 to 553,
and doable 55; 63 to 56;; there is a reluctance to sell fig
delivery at these rates, as a dill'. rence exists of wily 12s
per cwt between the value of standard Lueaps and fair
workieg Sugar, with a consumption exceeding that oflast
year. Wet Lumps are firm in price, and in fair reqnee: at
from 47s to 49; for common to free. Supplies of Dutch
made goods are falling off, and several pare-I; have been
sold at from 50; to 54; for Leaves; there is also a firm
market. Bastard; are operated in with caution, brown at
29; to 32; 63, and yellow at 333 to 37s for low to fine.
In Pieces operations are to a limited extent, bat rate; are
not lower, ruling at from 44a to 453 for fine, and et :374
to 41s for other descriptions. Treacle is yet operated in
with caution, and consumption does no extend, although
pricci have been low for some time past ; there
are sellers of boiled from West India Molasses
at 131 to I4s, Patent 143 6d to 163, and Golden
Syrup at 17; to 19a. The demand does not im-
prove fur Crushed Sugar for export, but as refiners are
obtaining small profits they decline to sell at a reduction,
and require for British 28; 61 to 30s, Dutch 253 to 27;
6d, fine and superior 28s to 29; 63, and Belgian from 26;
6d to 283 6,i; there is no increase in production. Treacle
for export is not much required, but is held for 123 6d to
133; Bastards fur the same purpose are also operated
in with caution, at from 19; 61 to 213, and
Pieces at 26s 63 to 27;. In the market for Loaves there
is firmness, with a prospect of the shipping demand
being more active shortly ; the rates obtained are, fur
Turkey 1 to silbs 40; to 453; Hambro 6 to 7lbs 33; to
343, 10 to 104Ibs 32; 6d to 331, 14 to 151bs 32; ; Tittlers
20 to 301bs 30s 6d to 31s; Prussian 401bs to 451 b; 30; to
30s 63 ; Dutch made Loaves 6 to 101bs 31s to 33;; and
Belgian 10Ibs 30s to 30s 63; offers for several parcels
have been refused rather untkr these rates.
MAURITIUS.—The stock here consists of only 3,465
tons; last year at the same p.q.iod it usually reached
5,460. Importations have been 27,600, against 24,900 in
1849. Home trade deliveries amount to 30,000, and
in the previous season to 31,000 tons. By
private contract small parcels have changed hands,
but buyers show great reluctance to pay any rise
on present quotations, although fdw parcel; of the new
crop have been received, and the clock is nearly all in
the possession of second hands.'i The value of low to fine
yellow may be considered from 37; 63 to 435, brown 32s
to 37e, and refining qualities 36s to 41s per cwt; these
rate; aro 2; to 3; above those existing at this period las
year. The quality of the new crop continues to be au
perior to 1849.

EAST INDIA.—Tho importations of Bengal this year,
ni to the present time, reaches 29,000 tons, against
3 ,400 last year. Deliveries for home trade purposes
31,000; in 1849 they were 34,000 tons. Present stock
6,800 tons; in the previous season 8,700. Only small
sales have taken place privately, but we have not heard
of any reduction being made by sellers. Prices aro 2s to
41 above this time last year. White &mares can be bought
at 42s to 455, crystalized yellow 39a to 455, white 46s
to 48s, soft yellow 33s to 40e, brown 30s to 325, and like
Mauridus 36s to 42s per cwt. Advices from Calcutta
state shipments of Sugar continued to fall much ander
this.. previous season. The quantity of Madras in
bond here is now 4,600; last year 3,200 tow. The
impOrtations extend to 7,500 tons; in 1849 they were
6,400. Duty has been paid for home consumption upon
6,400 tons, against 7,900 in the past year. Prices,
compared with '18,19,-exhibit an advance of is to 3s per
cwt, the rise being moat prominent on superior descrip-
tions. No transactions worthy of comment have come under
olismation privately; some parcels of soft brown Ilia-
&its are offering at 30s to 325, and y ellow 33s to 365;
the stock is less than a few weeks back. Of superior
ands grainy qualities several parcels arc near at hand.
The ~cock of Penang fslis abort of last year, and, it is
probable, will remain so.

FOREIGN.—The total stock of Foreign Sager here in
boid is now 35,600; in the past season 41,800. Arrivals
reach 50,000, against 62,000 in 1849. Deliveries for
bonze consumption 32,000, and last year only 21,000.
For exportation they amount to 23,000 tons; in 1849
27;000. Many entertain an opinion that arrivals will
continue to fall off from the Havannah in the ensuing
year. Prices of Foreign Sugar are, on an average, 3s
per cwt above last season. From shippers the inquiries
have bort limited, and the home trade are little inclined
to "purchase; still holders refuse to sell under prices
equal to those paid previously, and few samples are
brought forward. The value of brown Maailla is 31s
to 333,'greyish 373 to 385 61; yellow Ilavannah 413 to
455, brown 38s to 40s; Porto Rico 37s to 455; and white
Haeannah, in hoed, 27s to 344 per cwt. 711 principal
part of the flock of Foreign Sugar here is held by spe-
culators, and on foreign account.
MoLAssEs.--krrivals have been 1,000 puns less than
last' season, and deliveries for, consumption are equal to
that time, but stock is 1,700' puns' larger; prices arc
firmer, ruling for low to fine West India at from 15s 63
to -173; East India 12s 6d to 13s; Cuba -and Porto Rico
155 to 16s 6,1; there is also a prospect of a better de-
mand 'eking place shortly.
COFFEE —There is a larger stack here than at this ,
timeless year by 57,000 cwt, and deliveries exhibit a
decrease of 36,000 for home consumption, and 133.0001
ewffor expo! t. On the part of holders of Native Cey-
lon :here is much confidence, and a good business has
bean concluded at rather higher rates, 56s 6d to 57s
having been obtained, and home dealers are now the chief
operators. In Plantation there has been a goiml deal doing,
and prices have advanczA Is to 2s per cwt since this day
week, but for the lower sorts demand is the most active,
and de slers are the chief operators; supply has been fal-
ling off, and the rates obtained have been for good to
fine ord 563 to, 58s, fine tine ord and low mid 59s to 625,1
mid 83s to 655, and other descriptions 66s to 765: the
stock of Ceylon is 7.500 casks more than last year, but
11,000 bags la's; Native is still higher in price than
Plantation. There aro several buyers of Jamaica, and
rather higher rates offered, but few parcels are to
be ebtained, and stock does nut exceed that of last year.
Mucha 11 brought sparingly to market, and there are ec-
verai buyers at rates rather above those existing pre-
viously; clean garbled sorts realise] from 75s to 90s per
cwt; the. stock is 700 bales less than lait year.
Java has' ie,en in good request at .525 to 545, and
stock is chiefly in second bands. Other sorts of East
India are wanted; Madras at 54i to 665, Padang and
Sumatra 478 to 495. Foreign Coffee is wanted, and stiffer
rates are ofnred, but few parcels are on offer, and the
parcels of Costa Rica disposed of were at 52s to 562, and
some parcels of St. Domingo at 493 to 49s 6cl, whilst
flJaeing cargoes of Rio cannot be obtained under 465.
From the continental Inark•As advioes represent Coffee
to be in good request, and prices were on tho advance;
good ord Java was selling equal to 523 per cwt. Tho
chief part of the stock of Coffee here is in the hands of
dealers and speculators.
COCOA.—Although there is less business doing in
West India, still holders are not disposed to sell at lower
ra4e3, there being a smaller stock than last year, and
with a very large consumption; the rates obtained are
from 493 to 56s for Trinidad, and 42s to 483 for Grenada;
of fine red the supply is scanty. Foreign is held with
there is not much doing, but stock
last year; for Bahia and Para the rites
to 325,. and Guayaquil 33i to 3316 d
:ef part of the stock of Cocoa is in

there has been iittlo doing, but holders
-reduction, and require ior Hyson of
3d to is sd, mid is 6d to is 93, good
6d per lb; You Hyson Is 2d to

2s, Canton ditto lid to Is Id, Imperial is 4d to 2s, Can-
ton 13 to is 20. Gunpowder is 4d to 3s 63, Canton
Is Id to is 3d, lllsen skin 11d to is Id, Twankay
Is to is Id. Hyson kind Is 14rd to is 221, and
Caper 13 20 to Is 40. There are several buyers rather
under these rates. In Black Tee the am(,unt of business
transacted has been small, at the same time merchants
are not disposed to press sales, as there is every
prospect of an improved demand taking Owe
shortly ; the value of common good ord Congou is
Is Old to Is lel, but mid to but raid rather strg
Is lid to is 2d, blackish leaf is 20 to is 3d.
blackish leaf rather strg to strg is 4d to is 60, blackish
leaf Pekoe flvr Is 60 to Is 10d; Ning Yong is 7d to
Is 103, Souchong ord is Id to is 4d, fine to finest is 61
to 2s 43. Other Tess have been dealt in with caution,
still prices are firm; flowery Pekoe at 2e to 4s, black
leaf Pekoe is Id to is 23, Orange Pekoe is ld to is 31,
good to fine Scented is 6d to is 10d per lb.
RICE.—Oa the part of holders of East India there is
firmness, as a better demand is expected to take place
shortly; there is in consequence only limited parcels on
offer by private treaty. The prices demanded for broken
and common white Bengal are 9• to 9s 9d, mid 103 to
lOs 6d, good mid to fine lOs 9d to 12s 6d, picky Madras
8s 6d to 9s 6d, cargo and pearl barley 8s to 8s 60, and
Arracan 8s 9d to 9s per cwt. Offers for several parcels
have been made rather under these rates. Of all de-
scriptions arrivals this year are 12,700 tons here, against
20,800 in 1849, and deliveries for all purposes amount to
17,000, and in the previous season 22,000, the stock is
20,770, against 22,610 tons last year, whilst prices
are low compared with the average seasons. Cleaned
Rice, although not much in request, is firm in
price, town made Carolina 20s to 265, Ameri-
can 19s to 20s, and low to fine Patna Its to 18s.
Sago is quoted at 19s to 235, and a better demand is
looked for; the stock is 530 tons, and in 1849 it was
370; imports are 628, against 878 last season; for all
purposes deliveries are 860, and last year 1,050 tons.
Of Sago Flour the quantity here is 249 tons, and last
season 43; imports amount to 156, and 1849 to 67,
whilst the total deliveries are 50, against 200 tons last
year.
SricEs.—There is not much business doing in black
Pepper, but the market is firm, and large orders are ex-
pected. The value of Malabar is 3jl to 3d, and
Sumatra from 3id to 31d, indeed at these rates
some parties will not sell. There have been im-
ported this year 66,000 bags, against 43,000 is
1842; home trade deliveries are 28,000, and in the
past season 32,400; for exportation they amount to
35,300 bags. Holders of Pimento have more confidence,
and require from 5,-13 to 51d; at present there arc few
buyers.
FRUIT.—The market has a dull appearance fur Cur-
rants, stacks are large, and prices have a downward ten-
dency ruling at from 40s to 443 per cwt for low to fine.
Valencia Raisins are not cheaper, and stock is moderate,
but the market has become dull at 38s to 395. Muscatels
are plentiful, and offered at from 40s to 455, but dealers

appear to be well supplied. Figs are not lower, still
saes are small at 44s to 701 for Turkey Pulled. Of
French Plums few parcels art yet in the market, and
rates rule high from 41 ti 10/. Prunf-A are in fair de-
mand at 27s to 325; but Sultanas arc dull of sale at 5Ss

to 605. Almonds are ❑ot much wanted, and there are
sellers of Jordan at 6/ 15s to 9/.

SPlRlTS.—Arrivals of Rum continue under the pre •
vious year, and home as well as export deliveries are
Nod to that time. The stock of West India is now

19,420 puns, &e, and in 1849 it was 25,330. Of East
India it amounts to 4,940, and last season to
6 500 puns, &c. Leeward Island is yet in small
supply, and rates aro firm at is 8d to is 94 proof;
at present there are few buyers. East India in sm:2ll
parcels realized 13 6id to Is 7d, and there are not free
sellers at these rates. Although not much has been
done in Jamaica by shippers or b,,m© dealers,
holders will not sell at a decline. The value of plain and
mid quality 30 to 33 over proof is 2s 8d to 23 11.1, good
middling to good 30 to 38 over 35 to 34 Bd, and fine
3s 9d to 4s 6d. The rates demanded fur Demerara
are 2s 61 to 23 10d for 33 to 40 per cent over
proof, and a good demand i 3 expected to take place
shortly. Of Brandy the stock exceeds that of
bast year, and dealers operate pith caution
Holders ar© desirous to sell Cognac best brands of
the vintage of 1850 at 4.s 41 to 4i 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 101
to 53, 1848 ditto 4a lid to 5s ld, 1847 ditto 5s 41 to 5s
61, 1846 ditto 51 101 to 6', and infericz sorts 3s 41 to
4,6 i. Geneva is selling at is 7d to Is 81 fir common,
and flue at Is 9d to 2 British male Spirit in good
demand, 93 Rd to 93 9d per gallon.
INDIGO. —There are still few buyers of East India
for any purpose, and if parcels were to be pressed upon
the market, last rates would not be supported, as deli-
veries continue to fall off, and are now 28,600 chts for
home use and exportation, against 33,009 in the previous
year; imports are 26,300, in 1849 they were 32,700, whilst
the present is 26,750 chests, and last season 29,090
chests. 'ln Spanish little has been done; and a public
sale of 360 srns is declared for.the 14th of January. Ar-
rivals for the year 2,980 srns; and in the former 2,340;
deliveries for all purposes amount to 2,464, and in 1849
to 3,000, whilst the stock is 910 and last season 400
seron S.

TALLOW. —There has been more disposition to operate
in Russian on the spot during the last few days, and
prices are firmer; fine new Yellow Candle realizing 37s
to 37s 3d per cwt. For delivery operations are however
❑pon a limited scale, there are sellers for the three first
months of next year at 36s 6d to 375. The rates quoted
for the latter part of 1851 are 381 GI to 393, but few
parties are disposed to operate. In home-melted a
good deal has been done, but the price is stil 37s net
cash. Ocher' sorts find a more ready sale, and at stiffer
rates, there is also a diminished supply. Of Colonial
and Foreign the stock exceeds that of last year by 6,500
casks ; and imports are larger by 4,500, whereas there
is a decrease in deliveries of 1,000 casks, and prices are
Is to 2s per cwt under 1849.
Wm.—There are few buyers of Linseed Oil, with
sellers at 32a 6:1 to 32s 9d on the spot, and at
32s 9d to 33s per cat fur delivery, but the market
is not expected to remain long in a quiet state, as
there is a largo consumption in this country and
America. Rape Oil is operated in with caution,
prices also tend downwards, ruling for brown at 35s 6d to
383, pale 37s 3d to 37s 6d; and Foreign 38s to 388 3d.
For Palm the demand is on the increase, and prices
rule firm, fine at 29i to 293 6d. A more active demand
prevails for Cocoa Nut Oil; Ceylon at from 29s to
31s; and Cochin 303 to 325; the stock is less
than a few weeks back. Olive is not cheaper,
there is. however, still little doing, but a brisker
demand is anticipated shortly, and rates rule firm 411 to
441 per ton. Seal Oil met with rather more demand, and
the market is firm,' ale at 37/ 10s to 381, straw and tinged
351 10.3 to 371, yellow and brown 341 to 351 ss.
Holders of Cod demand 381 103 to 391; there
are, however, few buyers; with sellers for
arrival rather under these rates. A fair demand
exists fur Southern at from 341 to 374 and sup-
ply is limited. For Sperm Oil there are few buyers, and
841 to 861 is the value; the market will be well supplied
shortly. There are few buyers of Headmatter, with sel-
lers at 941 to 981 per tan.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 21st day of December, 1850.
ISSUE DYPAILTKIE NT.
X.
Notes 23,729,730

Government debt •• 11,015,100
Other securities .... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 14,678,063
Sliver bullion • • •• •• 51,667

£28,729,730

23,729,730
31. MAESTIALL, chief Cashier.
Dated the 26th day of December, 1850.

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