The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-24 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THE4TItE.

11 Don Giovanni was announced for last night at her
Majesty's Theatre; but iu consequence of the sudden
indisposition of Signor Coletti, who was to have sus-
tained the character of the Don, the chef d'oeuvre of
Rossini was substituted for the chef crcruvre of Mortrt,
and we had Il Barbiere instead of 11 Don Giovanni.
The Rosina of Madame Sontag was as exquisite, as
graceful, as perfect, as ever. The " Una voce poco fa"
was, as usual, a perfect marvel of florid vocalization,
and the Rode's air, in the singing lesson, excited even a
more intense furore than on any former occasion.
Madame Sontag was called on to repeat the last variation
twice, and a magnificent bouquet was thrown to her from
one of the boxes. Immediately after this Lablache as
Bartolo gave his rich and inimitable parody of
" the sentimental and florid style," and at the conclusion
acknowledged the applause a la Sontag, and looked
round at :he boxes as for his bouquet, when Madame
Sontag advanced to him and offered, in the most
gracefully espeigle manner imaginable, amidst
shouts of laughter and applause, the bouquet which
had been thrown to her. Beletti (the Charles
Mathews of the Italian stage) was the most
mercurial and effervescing of Figaros, and Cal-
zolari gave the music of Count Almaviva with great
taste, care, and correctness. The principal performers
were called on at the conclusion of each act of the opera.
Between the acts Carlotta Grisi danced the Truandaise,
which, as usual, was encored; and after the opera we
had Les Plaisirs d'Lliver, with Carlotta Grisi, Marie
Taglioni, and Amelia Ferraris. The theatre was
crowded.

Her Majesty's box was occupied by her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Rent (accompanied by his Serene
Highness Prince Edward of SaxeWeimar), who honoured
the performances with her presence. Her Royal High-
ness was attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and
Sir George Couper. Amongst the company were his
Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick, the Duke
of Wellington, his Excellency th© Russian Minister,
his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Ex-
cellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van
de Weyer, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Ely, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis of Done-
gal, the Earl Spencer, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of
Essex, the Earl of Falmouth, the Countess Flahnult, the
Baroness de Rothschild, the Countess of Lichfield, the
Count de Burke, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Dupplin,
Lord Adolphus Fitz2larence, Lord George Paget, Lady
Fremantle, Lady Quentin, M. de Berg. M. de Krehmer,
Lady Vincent, Lady Palmer, Baron Wachineister, Hon.
C. H. Neville, Hon. A. Wrottesley, Hon. Misses Somer-
set, Hon. G. Barrington, Hon. Claude Lyon, Hon. Major
Needham, Hon. Mr. Willoughby, Sir John and Lady
Campbel', Sir William and Lady Clay, Sir John Low-
ther, Sir Georgo Wombwell, Sir William Abdy,
Sir Thomas and Lady Barrett Lennard, Sir Richard
and Lady Jenkins, Sir Loftus Otway, Sir George
Staunton, Sir M. Shaw Stewart, Sir Henry and Lady
Blake, Sir John and Lady Kirkland, Ludy Fitzgerald,
Captain Sutton, Mr. Gambier, Mr. Megan, Mrs.
Stewart, Colonel Freestun, M.P„ and Mrs. Lockyer
Freestun, Mr. C. W. Parke, M.P., and Mrs. Packe
R-adina Miss Bellew, Mrs. Dennistour, Mr. and Mrs.
Attwood, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Palmer, Mr. C. Barry
Baldwin, M.P., Mr. Holford, Mr. Balfour, Mr. Dash-
wood, Mrs. Francis Walpole, Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. W.
Johnstone, Air. and Miss Norris, Mr. H. Foley, Colonel
Percival, M.P., Mr. 11. Broadley, M.P., Mr. Parnther,
Mr. Hay Drummond, Mr. W. Delafield, Mr. John.
Foley, M.P., &c.

FROM THE
OF LONDO GAZETTE
TUESDAYN .
APRIL 9, 1850.
WHITEHALL,
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Francis Twig;,
of Burslern, in the county of Stafford, Gent., to be a
Mater Etraordinoaly,
(i)nßtDheNHAiklci CourtE, of
Chancery.
OFFICE APRIL 22.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Sergeant- Nlajor Thomas
Hassell to be Quartermaster, vice Porter, retired, April 12.
Corps of Royal Engineers—First Lieutenant Charles
John Gibb to be Second Captain, vice Miller, retired;
Second Lieutenant Francis Horatio De Vere to be First
Lieutenant vice Gibb, April 16.
BANKRUPTS.
William Walden, brush manufacturer, Park-place.
Mile-end, to surrender April 30, at eleven, and May 31,
at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stans-
feld, official assignee; Finney, Furnival's inn.
Samuel Browning, nurseryman, Farringdon, Berk
hii e, May 2, at halt• past one, and June 1, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell. officiel assignee, Cole-
man-street; Wh;t?, Eyre, and Co, Bedford-row.
James Poole and Walter Poole, builders, Booth-street,
Spitalfields, May 2, at two, and June 6, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole.
man-street-buildings; Holmer, Cheapside.
John Richard West, block and mast-maker, Mill-wall,
Poplar, May 4, at half-past M
one, tied y 25, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee,
Guildhall-chambers; Stevens and Satcbell, Queen-street,
Cheupsicle.
David Williams, victualler, Bang
or, Carnarvon, May 3
and Jane 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Turner, official assigner), Liverpool; EvanF, Liverpool.
William
'barman, builder, Hulme, Lancashire, May
9 and 31, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court.
Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Slater, Manchester.

INEQUALITIES OF TEE LAND..TAX.—On Monday
the committee of the commissioners of land-tax, for Mid-
appointed at a general meeting of the commissioners,
dheldle
ex
at, the Sessions House, Clerkenwell, on Tuesday, the
26th of March, to take the necessary steps to induce the
Government to introduce a measure into Parliament, decla-
ratory as to the powers of the commissioners to equalise the
land-tax throughout the county—held a meeting at the
board-room of the Holborn division, in Red Lion-square,
when it was determined that a deputation should immedi-
ately wait upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in further-
ance of the purpose fur which they were appointed, and the
deputation was nominated. _ _ _

THE SWILLEY ROCKS.—A strong push is about t
be made by the Welsh and Lancashire Members to induce
the Government to lend their assistance to remove these
natural obstructions, which render the navigation of the
Menai Straits so dangerous. All the ports and the marine
insurance offices should join in this effort.—North Wales
Chronicle.
A GALLAIN.;T VENTURE.—On Thursday two eight-
oared out-riggers fouled each other near Ifiley-lock,
ti hen
both boats were upset, and their crews, consisting of 18 per-
sons, were thrown into the water, which was very high, and
running rapidly at the time. Three of these could not swim,
and were saved by Mr, Hamber, of Oriel, who was in one of
the boats, and swain to their aid, and with great presence of
mind, and with almost superhuman strength and
1 brought them all three safely to land.—Oxford Chronicletact,.

THE NATIONAL REFORM CON-
FE HENCE.
The first meeting of the National Reform Conference
was held yesterday in Crosby-hall, Bishopsgate-
street. The hall was crowded long before the proceed-
ings began with delegates from Reform associations
from all parts of the country. On the platform were
assembled many of the leaders of the cause, among
whom were Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., Richard Cobden,
Esq.. M.P., Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Sir J. Walms-
ley, M.P., W. J. Fox, Esq., M.P., Alderman Kershaw,
M.P., Colonel Thompson, M.P., Laurence Heywortb,
Esq., NI.P., J. B. Smith, Esq., bd.P. George Dawson,
Esq., Charles Gilpin, Esq., T. Williams, Esq., M.P.,
Feargus O'Connor, M.P., &c.
On the motion of Mr. BIGGS, of Leicester, seconded
by Mr. WALTERS, of Newcastle, Sir J. Walrnsley,
M.P., took the chair, and Mr. Thomas Begg, Secretary
to the National Reform Association, was appointed se-
cretary to the Conference.
Sir JosiltrA WALMSLEY then rose and said, in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the conference he should
not hesitate to take the chair and to explain the objects
of their meeting here. It would be quite unneces-
sary for him to trouble them with the principle
of the association, but he must say for himself,
that he felt greatly honoured by being elected to preside
over such an assembly, every member of which sat as a
delegate from a great constituency. The first object of
the conference would be to devise the best means of
giving a proper impulse to the public mind, and to ma-
ture a system through which the wishes of the people
might be best forced upon the attention of the Legisla-
ture. It was well known that the National Association,
though in the operations which it had so far conducted
it had met with the utmost success and the
general approbation of every part of the country
to which it had penetrated, was yet in its infancy. The
members of the National Association hal hitherto been
determined by the accident of residence, but only those
who had had experience of the fact could properly esti-
mate the activity and intelligence of the supporters of
the association in the provinces. This was the great
reason why the present conference had been called to-
gether. He invited the conference to the utmost free-
dom of speech; there would be no restraint, he hoped,
imposed on them. The first obj e.ct, he thought, woujd be to
appoint an executive committee, and though he had ho wish
to prophecy what their deliberations would be, he might,
perhaps, be permitted to point out a few of the leading
points on which they could touch. He could not insist
too much on local efforts.—(Cheers.) A few men like
Mr. Tillet, of Norwich—(Cheers)—who would work
in each county as he had done in Norfolk, would do an
infinite amount of good to the cause. He hoped that
they would personally take this hint. Local efforts,
directed to the alteration of the existing state of
things, where they were inimical to the cause of
reform; to melding and purifying the registration; to
the selection of men in their several districts best qua-
lified to carry out the objects of the association in Par-
liament at a future election; and to a more stringent
supervision of the present Members., would be of great
advantage.,—(Hear, hear.) He would not detain them
from the business of the conference, but would conclude
by thanking thorn for the attention with which they had
listened to him, and also for the support which both he
and all the members of the committee had always met
with in their visits to the provinces.
Mr. PARRY proposed the first resolution, which was to
appoint a business committee, consisting of seven indi-
viduals, to deliberate upon the order and manner of pro-
ceedings of the conference.
Colonel Tuomesow came forward, amid loud cheering,
to second the resolution. Ile hoped that, from their
long acquaintance, there could be no doubt of the sin-
cerity and satisfaction with which he came forward to
second that resolution. They had all lived long enough to
know the process by which public affairs had been settled
in this country—a country which, though not quite
free, was yet making great progress in freedom, a country
in which they could meet and discuss without far any
matter which they might wish to settle. He congratu-
lated the meeting on the hands in which the Government
was at present placed; for though not very ready to
lead the way, they were quite willing to follow when
they saw a sufficient number had gone before. They
were, as Homer said, the light troops in advance, but
they were the heavy troops who come behind.—(Cheers
and laughter.) They (the conference) ought to be
thankful then that they had such a force as the Ministers
at their backs. The Ministry would of course be ready to
excuse the zeal of a meeting like the present, because it
knew that they were only going in advance of what
they themselves would be ready to do when the proper
time came. They had had sufficient evidence that
earnest, quiet agitation was the way to carry
out reforms in a country like this. They
had plenty of encouragement to go for-
ward,
and they could look back on nothing which
could disquiet them. All they had got to do was to
procure a sufficient quantity of public opinion on their
side, and in a very short time they would have to con-
gratulate themselves on a harvest as abundant as any
which had gone before. He was persuaded that the
strength of the country was on their side. Men were
wiser than they had been before, and all classes in the
country were going on in the right direction fur
their cause. If he looked back for twenty years, and
saw how dangerous end how different the character of
a reformer was than to what it is now, he could not but
wonder. In these days reform was fashionable; even the
very Tories were reformers now for the fashion's sake,
and they dare no more venture abroad with their ancient
prejudices, than they dare venture in the wigs and
queues of their ancestors. The cause would go on, and go
on, and go on, until their children would look back upon
the men of the present day and say, " those men did
not let the machine stop is their day, but gave it a
push on." There was one subject upon which he would I
only just touch, and in doing so he should be very sorry
to hurt the feelings of any person present. It was the
great schism which was now taking place in the
national Church, and he could not disguise from
himself that a great portion of that Church,
of which he had never professed himself anything but a
member, was hurrying them back as fast as possible to
Papacy, holy water, and other things from which they
had long escaped. In conclusion, he would heartily en-
courage them to proceed in the course in which they had
already begun.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Hume, M.P., begged to say a few words to the
meeting. He was most gratified to be able to
see such a conference as the present. He believed that
the course which they were taking was the one best cal-
culated to effect their objects. The Honourable
Gentleman then touched at some length upon the
difficulties which had stood in the way of reform,
financial and political, when he commenced his career
in 1818, and contrasted them with the present state
of the public mind, and with the increased facili-
ties fur agitating such questions in the present day.
The signs of the times were cheering for the cause of
reform. Let them look at the colonies, and they would
see the Government giving to the Cape :of Good
Hope all that he (Mr. Hume) had asked for England.
He had been amused to hear that speech in the House,
in which it was said that every Englishman
should carry out with him on going abroad
the institutions of his country, because it
struck him at the moment that it would be necessary
for him to go abroad to enjoy those liberties to which
they were entitled. Now, for the modes ope-
randi, he hoped he might be allowed to throw out a few
hints to the Committee as to what had been done. He
would recommend them to record, as had been
done by himself and others before the Reform
Bill, the ill-doings of the House of Commons.
Let the votes of each Member on each division be re-
corded in lists distributed over the country, so that each
constituency should know what its members were doing.
Then the committee should look out for some man in
each constituency to form associations to keep continually
before the eyes of every man, voter or not voter, the
great and important points of the politics of the present
day, and cf the course which each Member took
upon it. Let them join political and financial
reforms
together, and he could
vet doubt
that they would, in a slow end snro course, carry
reform,
anal force the present system to give way to
one morp calculated for the present state of affairs. He
hoped that the committee would bear in mind this one
principle, to offend no one; that they would take '
care to show that the changes contemplated would
be for the adantage of all classes, and he could only say
that he should be very happy to afford them every assist-
anon in his power, whether by suggestion or otherwise.
The Hon. Gentleman sat down amid loud cheering.
The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which was
carried unanimously, and the gentleman selected retired
to consider on the proposition to be submitted to them
for conducting the business of the conference.
In the meantime the CHAIRMAN said he would call on
the Members of Parliament present to address the Con-

ference.
Mr. CouDEN said that, as he was engaged on a Com-
mittee in the !louse of Commons, he hoped the confer-
ence would allow him to le ive fo)r the present and ad-
dress them to-morrow.—(Cheers.
Lord DUDLEY
T congratulated himself upon
haring the honour to such a meeting as this.
When he considered that it consisted of gentlemen from
all parts of the country, ho felt that it was one which
any man might felicitate himself upon being present at.
After the addresses of the two veteran Reformers who
ltsd gone before him, there was little left for him to say.
Some of their enemies bad cried out that the objects of h
their association were visionary, but e did not think so
when it was considered that it had forlehsorb, bear.)jectthe
equalising the burlens of taxation.—.
the year 1832 Mr. Cobbett undertook to
denv,nstrate that by the Stamp Act the poor Loan paid
f ,rty times as much as the rich man, and such was the
state of things at the present day, which this movement
wished to remedy. Parliamentary reform was the first
step to this, and he thought the plan proposed for this was
en, which could not fail of success. Such en object
c•-uhf not fail of exciting the support of every thinking
inqu ; and he had no doubt that this association would
go in increasing until it was enabled to carry out the
great measure of Parliamentary reform.

Mr. W.J. Fox, M.P., congratulated the meeting upon the
great step which was now being taken towards a social
revolution. That some such revolution was wanting
was evidont from the fact that the veteran Reformer to
ws y„ r. .se lucid ststemeit they had listened with such
• ration, had never once filled any employment
he public service—merely because he had not
.1.4k0t born in one cf those small cliques which
';•>.
• \• itour.d to think that the British empire was to be
by them alone. Let them look at history past
eseat, and they would see the strong necossity
/ , Ape change.. If they looked at the political
8 • •
er of every man sprung from th 9 middle
4 - 0,6 amen—At the career of Burke, Canning, Peel, and. even
'at h e prespects- of Disraeli—all showed the aristocratic
exclusiveness of the present system of government.
What great objects then this association had before it!
But every man must put his shoulder to the wheel—it
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nothing could be done wit'lont combination. If all
the friends of the people having seats in Parlia-
ment were to combine togethr even for only
one session they would form a body which would make
the leaders of parties quail. These were the steps
which he had called a social revolution, which would
harm none, but would elevate and advance the interests
of all.—(Cheers.)
The committee then returned, and laid its
propositions before the conference, which appointed
Sir J. Walmsley, M.P., President of the Conference ;
Mr. Tillet and Mr. Bigg, vice-presidents; and Mr.
Beggs, secretary; and providing several minor technical
regulations for conducting the business of the Con-
ference.
The propositions were unanimously agreed to by the
meeting.
Mr. KERSHAW, M.P., moved, and Mr. HEYWORTH,
M.P., seconded, the first of them, which was expressive
of the sense of the necessity of Parliamentary Reform,
and invited the people to become members of the asso-
ciation, and was briefly enforced by Mr. J. Williams, M.P.
Mr. G. DAwsoN, of Birmingham, moved the second
resolution, which recommended the appointment of lec-
turers, and the direction of the energies of the associa-
tion to the agricultural classes, in a speech which was
greatly relished by the audience; and Mr. TILLETT hav-
ing seconded it,
Mr. HOUGHTON, of Upton, near Aylesbury, who was
introduced as one of the largest agriculturists in the king-
dom, and who stated he was probably the largest land-
owner and occupier in England, observed that it wasim-
possible to grow wheat at a low price and to pay a high
taxation. He never would stop until he had free trade
in everything as well as in corn.
Mr. PARRY, of Norwich, moved, and Mr. WATERS, of
Newcastle, seconded the next resolution, empowering
the council to issue tracts and publications in support of
their views.
Mr. HYDE, delegate from Berkhampstead, who had
before uttered some exclamations from the body of the
meeting, got on the platform and excited much laughter
by declaring he knew more of the questions of taxation
and of agricultural feeling than any man in the kingdom,
as well as by some eccentricities of speech and manner.
He then made an attack on " the great cotton lords of
the West Riding for holding back from the association."
It was a question of breeches pocket against conscience.
—(Cheers.) Those gentlemen had come down with
their hundreds and thousands for the repeal of the corn-
laws, which would benefit themselves, but they did very
little for the association.—(Cheers.)
Mr. G. Tetosirsoel, M.P., made a general onslaught
on the officers of the army and navy, who were called
"animated walking clothespegs, to show off the skill of
tailors," " Belgravian mendicants, living on the earnings
of the seamstress," "pouring out their cruel con-
tempt on the poor labourer in his fustian jacket." He
hoped the day would soon come when a man seeing one
of them in his red or blue coat would turn to him and
say. " Go, and be honest—go work."—(Loud cheer:.)
The conference adjourned shortly after four o'clock
till ten o'clock to-morrow (this) morning.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London IVeu, Price Current, April 23.)
SOGAIL—To-day there was a fair demand for the best
refining and grocery sorts of West India, but previous
rates were fully supported. For inferior and brown
there was not much inquiry ; lower terms were not
taken. The public sales of 200 hhds 3 trcs Barbadoes
went at full terms, and rather above fur superior sorts ;
good and fine yellow realised 393 to 425, and low to mid
36s 6d to 38s 6d per cwt. The total sales to-day are
580 hhds and trcs.
MAIIIIITIIIS.—This afternoon the quantity of
Mauritius Sugar submitted to public sale amounted to
32 casks and 8,795 bags. The trade operated with
much caution, and a small part only sold at about pre-
vious rates. Yellow went at from 34s to 41s, brown 28s
to 33s 6d, and grey at 33s 6d to 37s per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day refined Sugar was operated in
with caution for home trade purposes; still, brown gro-
cery Lumps were not to ba obtained under 48s per cwt.
The market is quiet for bonded Crushed Sugar at last
week's rates. 10-day at public sale 250 boxes Sugar
Candy were taken in at 57s to 58s for brown. To-day
at public sale 100 puns Cuba Molasses were taken in
at 15s 6d, being above the value.
EAST INDIA. —This afternoon the parcels of Bengal
Sugar submitted to public sale amountel to 12,713 bags;
about 10,000 sold, but at a reduction of 6d to is per cwt,
and the biddings wore languid; low to fine white Be-
nares went at from 36s to 39s 6d, soft yellow 31s 6d to
36s 6d, brown 28s to 30:, strong yellow 37s 6d to 41s,
white ditto 42s to 46s 6d.
FORElGN.—Although rather lower terms have been
acceded to for bonded sorts, still there has not been
much improvement in the export demand. The private
purchases are three cargoes of white Havannah at 30s to
325, one of yellow at 20s lid, and one of brown Bahia
at 18s per cwt. There is still only a small demand for the
purposes of refining under bond,and the supply of Sugar
at market is larger than in the former week. At auction
759 chests white Havannah were taken in at 28s to
31s 6d for mid to fine ; 595 boxes yellow 17s 6d to 20s
for ord to fine, and 164 bags low brown at 15s. For
duty-paid sorts the market has presented a quiet aspect,
and prices are rather lower ; there is also a larger
quantity on offer. At public sale 740 hhds 300 barrels
Porto Rico were only in part sold ; good to
very fine yellow at 39s to 42s 6d, low to mid-
dling 36s to 38s 6d, good to fine brown 34s
to 353 6d; 52 cases Babia were taken in at 36s to
37s for brown, and white at 40s; 132 chests mid yellow
Havannah 333 6d to 395. Of Java, 1,216 baskets 3,247
bags were only in part sold at 39s to 42s 6d for,mid to
fine strong grey, and at 38s 6d to 42s for damp and
washed.
MOLASSES.—Prices have declined for West India, and
the sales are chiefly confined to 200 puns Demerara at
13s 6d to 14s per cwt, a part landed last year. The
value of better sorts is from 15s to 17s. There are
sellers of Bengal at 13s to 13s 6d, and Mauritius at 128
to 12s 6d; still few buyers are to be met with.
COFTEE.—To-day there was a fair desire evinced to
operate in Native Ceylon Coffee, and at public sale 979
bags sold at 46s to 46s 6d for good ord. The market
for Planta:ion has a quiet appearance, and at auction 107
casks 400 bags went at moderate rates, but the chief
part sold; low to good ord at 42s 6d to 45s 6d, fine to
fine fine ord 46s to 49s 6d, low mid and mid 505 to 545,
and better sort 55s to 60s.
Cocoa.—British Plantation is offered at a reduction
on former terms of 3s to 4s per cwt, yet operations
have been limited, and of 430 bags Trinidad at auc
tion, a small part only sold ; low to good red, of the
new crop, went at from 38s to 435, ord and mid grey 35s
to 375; the chief part was out of condition and of inferior
quality. Of Grenada 200 bags were taken in at 36s to
38s for good and fine red. Only trifling sales have been
made in Foreign, and 27s to 29s is the value. This af-
ternoon at auction 408 bags Bahia Cocoa were taken in
at 30s for fine red.

TEA.—There aro ready sellers of Black, rather under
former rates, and the supply continues to get larger ;
town and country dealers also continue to operate
with caution, and an impression exists that a further re-
duction will take place. The value of low to good
ordinary Congou is 94 to Sid, Medium kinds 10d to Is
Id, and better sorts is 2d to is 8d per lb. With Green the
market is plentifully supplied, and sellers are willing to
accede to rather lower rates, still dealers operate with
caution, as a further reduction is looked for, more espe-
cially for low and mid sorts. Scented and Pekoe Teas
are not much required, and can be obtained at a :light
reduction, as supplies are more plentiful. At last public
sale 13,900 pkgs of Tea were offered and 5,000 were sold.
SPicEs —To-day Cassia Lignea was not offered at
any further reduction, but the demand was not better;
of 615 chests offered at auction a small part only sold.
Pile one at 85s, Piles two and three 76s to 795, and out
of condition 68s to 72s per cwt; of Bourbon Cloves 50
bags were sold at 71d, and damaged Sid per lb. 4 cases
of fair Nutmegs were sold at 2s 7d. For Pimento the
market is quiet, and 257 bags were taken in at 5d to
sd; these are rather lower rates.
SPIRITS.—In consequence of a further reduction
having been acceded to for Leeward Island Rum, rather
more business has been concluded. The sales are 300
puns at is 3-id to is 4d proof,
manaddeloiwn
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over proof prices vary from 2s 2d to 2i 6d, 30 to 36 over
ord to good,2s 7d to 3s 2d, and fine 3s 4d to 48 2d. In
Brandy operations have been limited for all purposes.
Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1849 4s 4d to 48 6d,
1848 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1847 ditto ss to 5s 2d,' inferior
sorts 2s 8d t) 4s 2d, and lower rates are likely to prevail
shortly. The market is dull for Geneva—ls 7d to is 8d
for export sort, and 2s 3d to 3s 3d for fine. There is
still no sale for British made Spirit at 9s 5d to 95 6J
proof, and for Gin 7s 10d to 8s 4d for 17 to 22 per cent
under proof.

CociuNEAL.—This afternoon the public sales of Co-
chineal went off at Id to 2(1 per lb decline, but 227 bags
were all sold at from 33 7d to 4s 2d for low to fine Hon-
duras silvers.

desire
evinced
SAcLed to operate
in Saltpetre. o-day there we
aAst muchl3gblie sale
bags Calcutta went at ed per cwt under former rates,
2'694
and a part only sold at 24s 6d to 26s per
cwt for 14 to
141 per cent refraction, and not refracted at 24s to 26s
per cwt.
RICE.—To-day East India Rice met with little atten-
tion, but lower rates were not acceded to. At auction,
the sound of 699 pockets and 2,747 bags Bengal was
nearly all taken in at 9s to lOs for middling and fine
white; a small parcel of inferior sold at 8s per cwt. -
INDIGO.—Only a small-amount of business has been
concluded in East India during the last few days by
shippers or home dealers, but lower rates are not
taken. The quantity declared for auction is now 10,412
chests. For Spanish the market has become quiet, and
the public sales of 150 serons of Guatemala tnis after-
noon, went at rather lower rates from 2s 4d to 4s 3d
per lb.
Ons.—Purchases t) a fair extent have been made in
Linseed Oil for exportation, end a good home demand
has been experienced, whilst the rates paid are 32s to
323 3d per cwt on the spot. Only limited pur-
chases have been made in Rape Soed Oil ; a de-
sire is evinced to sell pale at 39s to 40s, and
brown at 37s to 38s. Opinion is unfavourable with re-
spect to Olive Oil, and prices rule at from 441 to 461 per
tun. For Palm Oil the rates paid for fine and good are
30s to 318 per cwt. With Cocoa Nut the market is
plentifully supplied, and there is no improve-
ment in demand. Of 600 packages at auc-
tion a small part only sold. at 311 to 34/
for middling to fine. In Cod operations have been
limited, but there are not sellers under 341103
pertun.
e,__, m.t with fnv any nur-