The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-14 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

THOMAS COURTNEY LANCEFIELD, builder, Au-
gustus-square, Regent's-park, to surrender May 24, at two, and
June 25, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Alsager, official assignee, Birching-lane ; Yenning, Naylor,
and Co., Tokenhouse-yard.
WILLIAM BURTON, upholsterer, King-street, Soho,
May 22, at two, and June 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Ben-
nett, Bloomsbury-Square.
JAMES MICHEL POLAK, merchant, Coleman-street-
buildings, City, May 24, at two, and June 21, atone, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, fficial assignee, King's Arms-
yard ; Maltby and Grant, Broad-street-buildings.
JOSEPH HOWDEN, iron founder, 'Wakefield, May 25,
and June 18, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Frame,
official assignee, Leeds; Willis and Co., Tokenhouse-yard,
London ; Sykes, Wakefield.
JOHN SUNMAN AUSTIN, builder, Bedford, May 21,
at half past one, and June 21, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-
street; Buchanan and Grainger, Basinghall-street, City.
ELIZABETH HAYWARD, innkeeper, Castle Heding-
ham, Essex, May 22, at half-past one, and June 25, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,•
Basinghall-street • Marston, Torrington-square, London.
EDWIN REEVE, fruiterer, I.iverpeol, May 24, at twelve,
and June 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze-
nove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Holme, Loftus, and Young,
New Inn, London ; Booker, Liverpool.
JOHN BAKER, grocer, Romsey, Hants, May 24, at half-
past two, and June 21, at twelve. at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Belcher, official assignee ; Curtis, Romsey, Hants ; Bower and
Son, Chancery-lane.
JOHN PLEDGE, carpenter, Vauxhall-street, Lambeth,
June 25, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Al-
sager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Harpur, Kennington-
cross.

EDWIN FOSTER, tailor, Dover, May 21, at half-past
eleven, and June 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Dods and Linklaters,
Leadenball-street, London.
ELAH BRENNAND, ironmonger, Highgate, May 21, at
half-past one, and'June 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Bartholo-
mew, Gray's Inn. _ _ _ _

EDWARD BROWN, merchant, Birmingham, May 24,
and June 28, at one, at the Birmingham District Court.
Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; J. W. and G. Whateley,
Birmingham.
JOHN TODD, sen., and JOHN TODD, ironmongers,
Bury-street, Bloomsbury' May 28, at twelve, and July 3, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official as-
signee ; Roberts, Bride-court, Fleet-street.
THOMAS HEWETT WESTM ORE, grocer, Worcester,
May 22, and June 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Berkeley,
Lincoln's Inn-fields, Lendon ; Hare, Birmingham.
RICHARD RICHARDSON, gambroon-manufacturer,
Manchester, June 10, and 24, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court. Stanaway, official assignee, Manchester; Reed
and Shaw, Friday-street, London ; Sale and Worthington,
Manchester.

HENRY DRAKE, attorney, tarnstaple, Devonshire, May
28, at twelve, and June 26, at one, at the Exeter District
Court. Hertzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Bernridge and
Toiler, Barnstaple ; Moore, Exeter ; Toiler, Gray's-inn-square,
London.

JOHN WINDOW HARRIS, wine-merchant, Wolver.
hampton, May 24, at half-past one, and June 18, at half-past
twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official
assigcee, Birmingham ; Phillips and Bolton, Wolverhampton,
NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY.

J. Unsworth, butcher, Liverpool.
J. Balls, jun., omnibus driver, Holloway-road, Islington.
H. H. Talbot, Millbank-street, Westminster.

J. Ball, plumber, Union-road, Clapham-rise.
T. Bevins, beer retailer, Regent-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road.
T. Adams, Blackman-street, Southwark.

E. Russell; Oval, Kennington.
J. Baker, grocer, Goudhurst, Kent.
J. Taylor, painter, St. Alban's-street, Kennington-road.
F. J. Foreman, licensed victualler, Seven Oaks, Kent.

J. Harwood, tailor, Hatherleigh, Devonshire.
J. Walker, King's Norton, Worcestershire.
F. R. Williams, St. James's-place, Wa'worth -common.
H. Mopsey, sheriff's officer, Baker's-row, Walworth-common.
R. Blackhurst, auctioneer, Toxteth-park, Lancashire.
H. Ward, blacksmith, Eckington, Derbyshire.
J. Young, auctioneer, Durham.
W. Canner, cabinet maker, Brighton.
J. Sparke, Princes-street, Drury-lane.
J. Dyer, innkeeper, Kingston St, Michael, Wiltshire.
T. Clough, provision dealer, Bradford, Yorkshire.
E. Hodson, clerk, Birmingham.
J. W. Hentig, wine merchant, Hamilton-place, St. Pancras.
E. Coxson, wheelwright, Sonthchurch, Essex.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of May 14.)

SUGAR.—To-day the market for West India Sugar pre-
sented a very dull appearance, and the trifling parcels dis-
posed of were at prices rather under those of Friday the
total sales are only 150 hhds and tierces; there is a better
show of samples in the market ; a vessel has arrived with a
cargo of new Barbadoes. The parcels of Bengal and Mauri-
tius offered at public sale were again very large.
REFINED.—TO -day few purchases were made in Refined
goods for home consumption, brown lumps are 775, and
standard lumps 78s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is
wanted at 25s 9d to 26s per cwt. Loaves in good demand ;
Turkey Double Refined 21 to 41bs at 35s to 38s ; Hamburgh
61bs 345, 9to 101bs 30s 6d to 31s, 13 to 141bs 30s; Tittlers
20 to 301bs 26s 6d to 27s ; Prussian 40 a 451 b 26s 6d. Pieces
are wanted at 21s a 235. Bastards yellow at 19s to 20s,
and brown 1736 d to 18s. Treacle in fair demand at 11s. In
Dutch Crushed Sugar not much doing : 22s 6d to 23s 9d per
cwt is the value.

MAtinmus.-This afternoon buyers purchased with cau-
tion, at prices is per cwt under those of this day week ; fine
yellow sold at 64s to 65s 6d, good 62s 6d to 63s 6d, mid 60s to
625, low 58s 6d to 59s 6RI, ord foxey brown 52s 6d to 545,
good 56s 6d, fine 57s to 58s, and common to good grey 58s to
• 63s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-In Foreign East India Sugar little business
has been transacted privately, but holders remain firm. This
afternoon there were four public sales of Bengal Sugar, con-
taining 7,583 bags 6 casks ; white was all bought in at pre-
vious rates ; the few lots of brown and yellow sold went at
' a further reduction of is per cwt ; strong yellow sold at 60s 6d
to 62s 6d, middling rather soft 58s 6d to 59s Gd, damp 56s to
58s, brown 52s 6d to 54s per cwt.
FOREIGN.-To-day yellow Havannah Sugar was sought
after, and a floating cargo of 800 boxes of low quality was
disposed of, for a port in the Mediterranean, at 20s 6d .per
cwt. Maroim Sugar, at public sale, sound all taken in at 22s
to 24s for mid to good white, good brown 18s 6d to 19s, and
ordinary is per cwt, being above their value ; a few lots
washed were sold at 21s to 22s for white, and 16s to 18s for
brown. Bahia were taken in at 18s for sound drown.
MOLASSES.-In the prices of West India there is no alte-
ration ' • Antigua at 27s per cwt. Small parcels of Bengal
15s to Ws per cwt. Cuba Honey was taken in at 19s per cwt.
Cocoa.-Prices for West India rule 2a per cwt under those
of last Tuesday. Trinidad good dark red at 49s to 49s 6d,
middling 47s 6d to 48s, middling to good grey 43a 6d to 465,
very low 365, and good sea damaged 44s 6d per cwt. For
Foreign in small parcels very full rates have been paid. '
COFFEE.-Prices are still on the decline for 'West India,
and rule 2s to 3s per cwt under those of this day week. This
afternoon Mocha good mid yellow, long berry clean garbled
at 82s to 85s, mid green 74s to 74s 6d, fine ord 71s 6d to
72s 6d, broken 52s 6d to 655, sea damaged first class 68s to
69s 6d. Ceylon good ord at 52s to 53s : fine bold middling
coloury at 86s to 86s 6d, fine rather greyish 85s (one lot 79s
6d), pea berry 94s 6d, sea damaged first class 85s, second
ditto 765, third ditto 698, and black 51s; other sorts at 53s
percwt for good ordinary quality, and 47s to 52s for sea de-
maged. Costa Rica taken in at 59s to 60s for fine fine ord,
and 54s for good ord, excepting a few lots which sold at 50s
6d to 52s for good ord, and one lot inferior 59s 6d per cwt.
TEA.-Although there have been further arrivals of Tea,
still merchants show firmness, and none has been brought
to public sale. To-day green was much in demand, but of
the finer sorts the supply is scanty, and prices are still on
the advance. Of black, several parcels were sold at full rates ;
common sound Congou is Is to is Odd, Hyson ord 2s 3d to
2s 6d, and Twankay common is 2fid to is 3d per lb.
RICE.-There has been a much better demand for Bengal,
and the parcels disposed of by private contract have brought
rather higher rates. Madras at Bd6d to 9s, and Java 8s 6d
to 11s per cwt. Cleaned Rice is more in request, Patna at
13s to 17s, and Carolina 21s to 24s and 26s per cwt. To-day
Foreign East India is 8s 6d per cwt.
Bengal Rice at 10s 6d to I Is per cwt for mid white. Yellow
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COMMA. Pimento at rather higher
RUM, BRANDY' AND BOLT kains prices.,y
higher rates. Leewards at 2s 2d. to 2s 3d forica Rum at rather
proof to 3 per
cent overproof, and common almost black at 2s Id per gallon,
proof; strong Demerara, 35 per cent overproof
gallon; Calcutta Rum at Is lid to Is I lid , 2d per
strength. In the better qualities of Brandye r gallon, proof'
few pur-
chases made, but low descriptions have been in
good request by . exporters at 2s 9d to 3s per gallon.
For other kinds prices are drooping, and rule as follows :-
Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 7d, puns
5s sd; ditto 1839, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d; ditto 1840, hhds
5s 3d, puns 5s Id; ditto 1841, hhds 5s 2d, Puns ss; ditto
1842, hhds 5s ld, puns 4s 1 , ld • and middling qualities 3s 2d
to 4s 6d per gallon. Geneva for exportation at Is 8d to is 9d,
and several parcels of fine taken by the home trade at 2a 2d
to 3s. English Corn Spirits at 108 2d per gallon, cash. To-

day Calcutta Rum was much sought after, and the Dobah
Company have sold all they had at is lid proof. Leewards
proof 2s 2id to 2s 3d, 9 per cent over 2s sd. Demerara 36
to 37 over sold at 3s 2d to 3s 4d. Jamaica at 3s 3d to 5s for
26 to 37 over. .

_
Ons.—Linseed Oil at 26s 9d to 27s per cwt on the spot.
Rape Oil, brown at 38s to 38s 6d, and pale 39s to 39s 6d per
cwt. Olive Oil is much wanted. Gallipoli at 521 lOs to 53/,
Sicily 521, Spanish 51/ to 51/ 10s and Barbary 50/ to 50l lOs
per tun. Palm bought in at As to 27s for good and fine
quality. For Cocoa Nut Oil 28s to 32s is the value of common
to fine. Sperm Oil firm ; 751 to 76/ per tun paid for British.
Pale Seal is 3315 s to 331105, Cod 34/s, and Southern 251
to 29/ per tun.
TALLow.—There are sellers of P Y Candle for delivery in
the last three months of the year at 41s 3d to 41s 6d per cwt.
on the spot 40s to 40s 9d per cwt accepted. Town Tallow at
39s to 40s per cwt, net cash. South American Tallow at 34s
to 39s 6d for mid to fine, 28s to 33s 6d for low, and 3s to 9s
per cwt for scrapings and pumpings. New South Wales
fetched 38s 6d to 39s 6d for good and fine, and Italian at 39s
to 40s per cwt. To-day P Y Candle on the spot at lower
rates, 40s to 40s 6d being accepted. For delivery 41s to 41s 3d
are the quotations for the last three months of the year.
INDmo.—Holders of East India remain firm. Some small
parcels of Spanish have brought stiff prices. This afternoon
Gnatemalo Indigo taken in at 3s 8d to 4s 3d per lb for mid-
dling and good.
Saco.—At rather higher rates, 13s is the lowest price of
sound Pearl. Fine small Pearl at 20s 6d per cwt. Sago Flour
taken in at 21s per cwt. Jamaica Arrowroot sold at 8d per
lb. This afternoon Pearl Sago sold 2s under former rates,
good ordinary small brown Pearl at Ils to 12s per cwt.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(THIS DAY.)

Amsterdam CF. 12 6

Ditto, at sight l2 4
Rotterdam 2U. 12
_6i

Antwerp 25 95
Hamburgh ➢I.B. 1314#
Altona .
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 85

Marseilles 25 90
Boardeaux 25 90
Frankfort on Maine 122:
Petersburgh, 3Us 36i
Berlin 7

Gibraltar

Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 90

Vienna, effe€. fl. 3 M 954
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 363

Milan
Venice 47
Naples 39
Palermo, per oz ll7
Lisbon 5314
—1

Oporto
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
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Buenos A
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Philadelphia - -
PRICE&OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9

Cadiz
lilbao 36
Barcelona 36
Sevilla

Portu—gal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 91
Silver in Bars 0 4 111

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
NEW WRIT.

Lord MARCUS HILL moved that a new writ be
ordered to be issued for the election of a burgess to serve
for the borough of Kilmarnock, in the room of Mr. A.
Johnstone, deceased.—Ordered.
Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Toxteth,
near Liverpool, against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
Mr. WYSE presented a petition from the Art-Union
of London, praying that Art-Unions might be legalised.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented petitions from Pres-
byterian congregations of Bangor and Ballygilbert, near
Kilmore, in the county of Down, in favour of the Dis-
senters' Chapels Bill.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition
against any alteration in the law of mortmaia.
SHEFFIELD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND;