The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-25 00:00:00

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SIMAR.—Tho marietliasl;t;7lquiet for British plan-
Wiwi, but holders have not presscd sales, and prices
continue much the same as before' the boat refining
and grocery sorts supporting the fullest quotations.
Barbadoes by auction, brought 41s 6d and 43s for fine
yellow, and 38, 6d to 40s 6d for low to good. Refined
broan lumps bare been at 50s, and grocery lamps at
50s to 52se

EAST INDIA.-4,919 bags Mauritius only partly sold,
barely maintaining former prices; good to fine yellow
went at 38s 6d to 41s, low to mid at 37s to 38., and
brown at 285 6d to 363 6d per cwt. There were 16,836
bags also put up of Bengal, but only 4,000 sold, and at
easier quotations; white Benare., 39$ to 435; yellow,
like Mauritius, Us to 3ts Gd; and strong, 39. to 45..
Madras, 1,357 bags, went at 31s to 31s Gd for good soft
brown, and at 37s 6d to 41s 6d for good to fine yellow.
FOREIGN.—Cuba has been held at 37s 6d to 39s 6d
for low to mid grey, at 40s to 405 Gd far good, and at
36s to 37s for good soft brown. Porto Rico sold at 38s
to 41s for mid and good yellow, at 41s 6d to 42s Gd for
fine, and at 36s to 37s for low grey.
COFFEZ.—The market has been receding, and with an
indisposition to do business, although holders have scan-
tily supplied it. Plantation Ceylon has been sold at 65s
to 69. 6d for fine fine ord and low, at 56i to 64. for
ord and good ord, and at 62a to 583 for triage; good ord
Native has been sold at 603 to 61s. Madras fins ord
yellowish has been held fur 655. In other descriptions
nothing of interest has bevy passing; prices remain no-
minally about the same.
COCOA.—West India has been quiet. Para has been
taken in et 355, and Bahia and Grayaquil at 36s to
36s 6d per cwt.

Rici—BEngal sold rather lower; good mid white
rather yellowish fs 6d to 103. Madras went at 9s to
91 6d.

SALTPETRE.—SaIes have been made at about previous
rates; 21 per cent refraction realising 27s to 295, and 9
and 91 per cent 26s 6d, but some as low as 225.
Ring —Fuller prices have been paid, and with a good
demand. East India is 4d to is sd, and for proof lee-
ward is sid and is 6d per gallon.
COTTON.—There has been an active market, and at
advanced rates, owing to the unfavourable accounts from
America.

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TALLOW.—There is a steady market at 38s Od to
39s per cwt. for P.Y.C. on the spot.
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24a 6d per cwt ; and Cloves have realised lid to 84d
per lb.
TEA.—The market still continues steady. Congou,
ordinary to good ordinary, 10d to 100 ; Pekoe kind, ;
Twank
is 6d to is 10d b6de ent
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ay, good ordinary to best mid,
9d to 9d ; Pi
—Pon, good ordinary, is 2d to is 4d ; and
Gunpowder, is 2d to 4s per lb.
GRZIN FRIIIT.—Large arrivals have taken place
from all quarters. The market for Oranges has been
depressed, and prices generally are lower ; two cargoes
from St. Michael, and one from Terceira, sold by Keel-
ing and Hunt, at public sale, went at a reduction of 2e.
per box. Lemons in demand, and all the parcels cleared
out of first hands. Seville Sours scarce, and have ad-
vanced 5s per chest. No Spanish Nuts in the market.
Barcelona in moderate demand, and less inquiry for
Bramils.

CHRONOMETIR .3AMES. ROSS S EXPEDI-
TIOL—The Arctic expedition lately returned was fur-
nished by the Admiralty :with fifteen chronometers of
various makers, which„from the t me they left Eng'and
until their return, were rated every day.by comparison
and registers befit of their performance. These journals
have now been received at the Admiralty, and, accord-
ing to them, eight were employed on board the Enter-
prise, and seven on board the Investigator. Tta two
selected, after trials on the voyage, as the standards were
Loseby, No. 113, f.,r the Enterprise, and No. 119 by the
same maker for the Investigator ; and it was chiefly by
these that the vessels were navigated -home, as neither
the low and variable tem' eratures to which they were
exposed, nor the violent shocks the vessels received
from the ice, materially affected their rates ; for the
longitude as indicated by the m was found, on reaching
England, to have been given with great accuracy. Both.
these chronometers were of the mercurial construction,
invented by Mr. Loseby, which has proved so successful
in the trials at the Observatory, Greenwich, for several
years past.
How USEFULNESS IS TO DE ESTIMATED.—The
usefulness of a man is not to be estimated by the length
of time during which he is employed, but by the charac-
ter of the resources, powers, and qualifications, which
he combines, and puts vigorously in operation, while
he is engaged in any undertaking. Some men will be
more useful in an hour than others will in a year.—
Eliza Ccoles Journal.
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.—About 3,000
bales of cotton wee* di:posed of at Havre yesterday, at
Wednesday'seadvarob
advanced rates,
atensd which were very firm. The
the Jonas Pauline, from
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irom Pru
Rio 'Janeiro, arrived at Havre yesterday.
MIDDLE TB,,,LE.—Mr. Bowyer delivered his se-
cond reading on the Uses of the Roman Law on Wed-
nesday last, before a numerous assemblage, including
the Right Lien. Lord Campbell, the Right Hor. Vice-
Chancellor Knight Bruce, the Right Hon. Sir Edward
Ryan, the Archch.iwon of London, Mr. Knowles, Q C.,
Sir R. Comyn, &c. The next reading will be on the
30th inst., at a quarter after seven o'clock.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

expressing your just abhorrence of the
audacious aid the house of Barings is about to give to
despotic Russia you have (if I mistake not) cited the
excuse which is brought as an argument in favour of
such aid, and have condemned it, but have not shown
the distinctive difference of circumstances wherein
the argument is sometimes good, or wherein, as in
this instance, it is as false as it is atrocious. I refer to
the argument or proposition that "Barings are not
responsible for the purposes to which Russia applies
their aid"—that " one person is not responsible for the
evil which another commits through the means given
him."

Now, Sir, you, and many of your readers, know
full well that this is sometimes true and sometimes
false ; but there is as important portion of your
readers (the honest but illiterate) who may, in the
instance before us, be misled by the vile Mammon-
wrought hypocritical misapplication of this argument.
Let it then be distinctly set out under what circum-
stances it is right and under what it is wrong.
It is, I apprehend, right when it embraces the fol-
lowing characteristics :-
Ist. Whenever the aid or deed be benevolent and
moral.

2d. Whenever the agent is ignorant of, or does not
suspect a bad application.
3d. When the act itself is in compliance with an
imperative duty.
Thus, under the first, if I send or sell my afflicted
neighbour " a little wine for his stomach's sake," and
he drinks it to excess, I am not responsible.
If under the second, I send him arsenic for his rats,
and
and he take it himselfs• I am not responsible, fur I was
ig,

.norant of his intention.
♦nd if,, under the third; I pay my taxes, and " ren-
der to Caesar the things.which are Caesar's," and he
devotes them to bloodshed, I am not responsible, for
I obeyed a Divine command. Or, if in saving the
life of my friend I chance to disfigure him I am not
responsible, for I performed a duty.
Under all such circumstances the principle is "Do
right, leave Heaven to answer for the rest ;" hut re-
verse the circumstances, and a man is responsible fur
the consequences of his deed.
If the druggist knew that the arsenic was for the
purpose of suicide, or (what perhaps is worse) for the
murder of a third innocent party, would not the
villain be responsible ? And, mark you, Sir, that
so fully has the very Legislature of this country
recognized this principle of responsibility, that every
druggist in our land is, I believe, prohibited from
selling poisons except under certain regulations, or
he is held responsible for their misuse.
But what, Sir, are the case and circumstances of
Baring Brothers ?
They are lending money under a false pretence.
They are aiding a despot in his suppression of truth
and butchery of innocence.
They are sending money abroad that their neigh-
bours require at home.
They rob this nation, and render our expensive
fleet necessary, by aiding the very power that fleet is
maintained to keep in check.
They hold up the odious Jesson, the vile example
to a suffering people, that they are not responsible for

the powers they possess and confer.
They force a dangerous = wish into every noble
breast, that if this privilege be allowed to wealth, the
sooner the rich be brought low the better.
.►nd Baring Brothers! hear it ye slaves of /tam
mon and Despotism ! ye do all this for the accursed
selfishness of a little gain.
You not responsible ? No benevolence demands
this aid; no ignorance of the purpose for which it is
wanted palliates it ;;no Divine command calls it from
you. Not one circumstance which frees a moral
agent from responsibility belongs to your case ; but
you stand out before the whole world, once and for
evermore, a blackened voluntary abettor of cruelty
and oppression, hellish in its character, and universal
in its object. —I am, Sir, &c.,
Cheltenham, Jan. 23, 1850.

DALETH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—We observed in your paper of Tuesday last
the report of a case headed " A pair of Miscreants,'
which case was heard before the police magistrate at
Marlborough-street, the forenoon of that day, wherein
John Munden and Nathaniel Lukina were charged
with an indecent exposure. There is a statement in
that report, which we will thank you to correct as
soon as possible. According to your report, the
prisoner Munden represented himself to be a plumber,
residing in Coleman-street, whereas the fact is, he
was only a journeyman in our employ.
The supposition of the prisoner Munden being a
partner in our firm is calculated seriously to
injure us.
We are, Sir, your obedient servants,
BUFFAM AND MUNDEN,
Plumbers, &c., 20, Coleman-street.
Jan. 26, 1850.

CONCENTRATED TINCTURE OF CAPSICUM
A REMEDY FOR CHILBLAINS AND TOOTH.
ACHE.

BY A. TURNBULL, M.D.
At this season few diseases are so general as chil-
blains, and the plans that are generally employed for
their removal are seldom attended with more than
very slight advantage to the sufferers.
It is a disease that attacks most generally females
and delicate children, and those of a languid circulation.
The very numerous and various medicines which hare
been from time to time employed, prove very clearly
that no very effective or successful plan of treatment
has hitherto been found. Such is the present state of
treatme-t both of chilblains and toothache.

My plan ( f treatment is simply to saturate a piece of
sponge or flannel with the concentrated tincture of cap-
sicum, end to rub well over the seat of the chilblains
until such time as a strong tingling or electrical feeling
is produced. This medicine possesses an extraordinary
power in removing congestion by its action upon the
nerves and circulation.

This application ought to be continued daily until the
disease is removed; relief will be experienced on the
very first application, and frequently there will be a total
removal t.f the disease after the second or third. This
of course depends upon the severity of the cosy. This
embrocation when rubbed, never produces excoriation it
the skin is not broken.
The manner of using it for toothache, is by putting a
drop or two of the tincture on coitor, and applying it
to the part affected— the relief will be immediate. The
following is the formula:—
Tinctura Capsici Concentrata.
13, Capsici Baccarum,
Spiritus Vini Rect., 3xij.
Macera per dies septem et cola.
It may also be made with advantage by displacement.
16, ➢lanchester-square, Jan. 17th, 1850.
—From the Medical Journals.

DESTRUCTION OF THE SEAT OF THE DUKE OF
MONTROSE BY FINE.—We are informed that the pic-
tures, including that of the " Great Marquis of Mon-
trose," are saved, and all the family records also.
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.
—Yesterday the Lord Mayor gave a splendid banquet to
the corporations of Hastings and Rye and a select party
of his immediate friends. The dinner, which was pro-
vided by Messrs. Ring and Brymer in the most sumptuous
manner, was served in the Egyptian Hall, in which were
assembled at six o'clock about 180 guests. The usual
loyal and national toasts having been drunk, complimen-
tary toasts, adapted to the occasion followed, and were
enthusiastically received. The entertainment was en-
livened by the vocal exertions of Mr. Hobbs and his
assistants, and the band of the Coldstream Guards, led by
Mr. Harper on the trumpet, performed frequently
throughout the evening. The Mayor of Hastings pro-
posed the health of the Lord Mayor; and the Mayor of
Rye proposed that of the Lady Mayoress. The guests
were all evidently delighted with the brilliant and hos-
pitable reception given them by the Chief Magistrate of
London.
LOQUACITY AND RESERVE.-.--The ideas of a great
talker differ very much from those of the reserved man
—the former being superficial and comparatively value-
less while the latter (generally vented in proverbs) are
truthful, impressive, and profound. The language of
the former skips along as easily and gracefully as the
greyhound, while, on the contrary, that of the latter
proceeds slowly, lumsily, and heavily onwards, like the
ponderous and unwieldy elephant. He finds it difficult
to give utterance to his thoughts, which rush forward to
the portal of his mouth in such crowds that they in fact
block it up. Whom ar you meet with a man of this
kind, give him time, and do not mistake his tedious tar-
diness for ignorance or imbecility of mind. In nine
cases out of ten he has lived in solitude, and because he
has not been habituated to conversation, his tongue
grows so rusty that, when he does venture into society,
no one will wait till he is drawn out, and therefore his
reserve continues to increase. Do not contemptuously
turn your back upon him but listen, and he will, in all
likelihood, repay your civility with interest. The eagle
is a solitary bird, and his voice may be harsh, but still
he is an eagle nevertheless. Do not imagine that he is
dead or asleep, but be more attentive to natare. The
gun is silent until its note is one of triumph ; the tiger's
fatal spring and. terrific roar are simultaneous ; the vol-
cano is silent' liPkire an eruption; and all nature seems
dead' before the tornado and the . earthquake. Nature
employs, silence to concentrate her energies, that the
effect may be more appalling and sublime. As iron, by
long exposure to the action of fresh water, has a rusty
exterior, but is iawardly improved in quality, so the rust
of the reserved man is only superficial, while his ideas,
over which the stream of time has passed, are susceptible
of a higher polish, and sink more forcibly into the mind
of his hearer. The diamond is a rough, dull stone,
when first brought from it; rocky bed, yet it receives
from the lapidary a brilliancy, almost capable of dispel-
ling the gloom of night.—Eliza Cook's JournaL
THE STATIONERS AND PAPER MANUFACTURERS'

PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The eighth annual bill of this
society took place at Willis's-rooms St. James's. on
Wednesday evening, and was very fully attended. The.
company numbered nearly 400, amongst whom were
many leading and influential members of the trade. The
efficient arrangement of the secretary and stewars, both
in the musical and supper departments, appeared d
to give
general satisfaction, and dancing was kept up with much
spirit till a late hour.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the week ended Jan. 20, I850:—C. and H. Main Line,
1,0211. 15s. I Id.; Mold, 821. 2s. 7d.; steam-boats, 721.
13s. 6d.—Total, 1,1761 12s.