The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-12 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

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(From the London New Price Current of Jan. 12.)
SUGAR.—Buyers of West ludi I Sugar have come forward
with increased freedom this week, and a further advance in
' prices has taken place for every description. In the private
market this week, Berbiee, low greyish brown sold at 575, mid
grey 59s to 59s 6d, Demerara low yellow, 58s Gd, Caria-
cou, a mixed parcel at oSs, Demerara low middling
and middling 61s 6d; Jamaica fine and fine mid, 665; the
range of prices is from 57s to 69s per cwt. To-day stiffer rates
being asked for West India Sugar, together with the indifferent
assortment at market, rather tended to operate against business,
still on the whole the demand was good, and prices closed is
per cwt above those of last Friday.
REFINED.—There has been an active demand for Refined
Sugar of all descriptions for home consumption this week, and
higher prices bare been again paid. Treacle has sold readily ;
boiled from West India Molasses at 21s, patent 22s to as, best
made 26s to 27s per cwt. In bonded crushed Sugar large
sales have been made, and prices are still on the advance.
To-day stiffer rates were paid for Refined goods, and the
Grocers purchased largely ; brown Grocery Lumps 755, and
standard Lump, 75s Gd to 76s per cwt. Bonded Crushed
Sugar is with difficulty to be had at 26s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—.This afternoon there were ready buyers of
Mauritius Sugar, and 1,875 bags at auction sold at former
rates—good middling yellow at 635, middling 59s 6d to 62s 6d,
low 57s to 58s 6d, middling grey 58s 6d, fine yellow 66s to
675, midd ing to good brown 54s Gd to 565, and low foxy 50s
per cwt._

EAST INnia.--All descriptions of Bengal Sugar have met
with ready purchasers this week, and prices have further ad-
vanced 61. per cwt. In Java Sugar sales to a fair extent have
been made privately at 18; to 21s per bwt. Holders of Manilla
Sugar are firm. This afternoon Bengal Sugar, fine white
68s 6d, good 66s 6d to 67s 6d, middling 63s 6d to 64s 6d,
middling yellow 60s to Cgs 6d, low 57s 6d to 58s, damp brown
50s to 51s 6d, and sound 54s per cwt. Batavia bought in at
14s 6d for low dark brown, and at 14s per cwt for washed.
FOREIGN.—Holders of this description of Sugar are firm,
and none has been offered at auction. To-day a cargo of old
white Havansiah, not yet arrived off the coast, was sold at the
low rate of 25s far fair average qualify, to be delivered at
Trieste.

AiOLASSES.- For West India, prices have advanced 6d. per
cwt ; Demerara, good at 26s to 26s 6d ; Antigua, good 26s 6d
fine 27s 6d ; Dominica 2-is to 255, fine Barbadoes at 29s per
cwt ; Bengal Syrup at 17s to 18s 6d per cwt ; Foreign Mo-
lasses 6s to 7s per cwt.
RUM, BRANDY, AD HOLLANDS.-For Rum of all descrip-
tioris prices are still on the advance. Jamaica 32 to 34 per
cent overproof, fair quality at 3s to 3s Id, good 33_to 35 per
cent over 3s 5d to 4s per gallonr Demerara at 2s 8d to 2s 93,
fcr rather cloudy 34 to 36 per cent overproof, and really fine
2s 10d to 2s lld per gal. Leewards ls 100 per gal paid for proof.
Calcutta Rum proof, with certificate, Is 7d to Is 7id, and fine
Is 8d per gallon. In Brandy prices are again higher for every
description. Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1838 selling
hhds at 5s Bd, puns 5s 6d; ditto, 1839, hhds 5s 3d,
puns 5s 3d ; ditto 1840, hogsheads Sc 3d,
puns 5s Id; ditto 1841, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s 11d;
ditto 1842, hhds 4s I Id, puns 4s 9d, and inferior sorts of
Brandy 2s 11 da3s 6d per gallon. Geneva, shipping sorts at
Is 103 to ls 11d, fine pale 2s 4d to 2s 10d. Hamburgh Gin
common is Is 6d to Is 7d per gallon; British Corn. Spirits
at Cs to lOs 2d cash ; Scotch and rish Grain Spirits 10s
to lOs 23, and Malt Spirits 12s 6d to 13s per gallon. To-
day Leeward Island Rum sold at Is 100 proof; Jamaica 2i
per cent overproof fetched 2s 10d for common quality. Brandy
at the rates quoted above.
COFFEE.-The home trade arc much in want of clean de-
scriptions of West India Coffee, and the supply being scanty
and far from .amp!e for their wants, they were compelled to
pay further advanced rates. Mocha has been only in limited
request, at full prices,
This afternoon Ceylon sold at a further advance of Is per
cwt : good ordinary pale went at 63s 6d to 645, good ordinary
coloury 65s 6d, fine ordinary 67s 6d to 68s, and fine and fine
fine ordinary Plantation sorts 69s to 77s per cwt. The home
consumption Coffee market has a firm appearance.
COCOA.-For West India further reduced rates have been
taken. Trinidad good red at 50s 6d to 52s 6d, good middling
to good dark red 47s to 495, middling bold grey 44s to 45s 6d,
good 46s to 46s 6d, fine 50s, and sea damaged 41s 6d to 45s 63
per cwt. Sea damaged Guayaquil first class good grey went at
245, second class 22s 6d to 235, third class 20s 6d to 21s, and
fourth class I9s 63 to 20s per cwt.
TEA.-A fair demand has prevailed privately for nearly
every description during the week, and the rates previously
established have been maintained. To-day prices were firm for
Tea, but there was not much demand, the trade for the most
part waiting for the sales declared for next week.
SPICES.-For blabk Pepper rather higher rates have been
paid ; White goad and fine at sid to 7d, and inferior at 4 to
5d per lb. Pimento common is 2d, and better sorts 2,7,-cl to
aid per lb. Cassia Lignea is held with firmness. Nutmegs
firmer. Cloves rather lower. Bengal Ginger at 69s to 79s for
bold scraped ; Jamaica, 4118 s to 1215 s for low to good bold.
RICE.-Caroline Rice cleaned here at 26s for first, 24s for
second, and 216 per cwt for third quality. Patna at 13s to 17s
per cwt. Madras Rice fair yellow but broken at 8s to So 6d,
low mixed with Paddy 7s 6d, low white 8s 6d, damaged first
and second class at 6s 6d to Bs, third class 4s, good order repacked
es to 8s 63. sweepings 5s 6d to 6s 6d,common white 8s per cwt.
low white at 8s to 8s 6d, and mid mixed 9s 6d to Mt. Bengal
low broken white les to 'Gs 33, middling hold lOs Ed to I Is,

and good lls 6i per cwt. Java at the former currency,
SAGO.—Ordinary Pearl at Its 6d per cwt ; 13s to 13s 6d
for good middling large Pearl. Sago Flour 18s. per cwt. St.
Vincent's Arrowroot at bd to 10d. Tousles Mois 6d to
61x2d per lb.
INnrco.—The purchases made have been upon a small scale
in el descriptions for home use and exportation, and prices
rule Is to Is 3d under those of the lust quarterly sale for
Bengal, and 6d to 10d per lb for other sorts. In Spanish
Indigo prices have still a downward tendency.
Ons—Linseed Oil at 27s 6d to 27s 9d per cwt on the spot ;
Rapte Oil at 36s to 36s for pule, and 35s to 35s 6d per cwt.
for brown ; Cocoa Nut Oil at easier rates ; Palm good to fine
28s to 29s 6d per cwt. Olive Oil has been in good
request, and former rates are fully supported. Sperm
Oil, British at 68/ 15s to 721 for low to fine, and very
inferior at 66/ per tun. Cod Oil is 321 lOs ; Pale Seal
36/ 10s. Southern Whale at 361 15s to• 37/ for good, and
Northern 3415 s per tun. This afternoon Sperm Oil went at
70/ to 721; Southern at 34l to 371 5s ; Newfoundland Whale
at 291 to 351; of Seal at 34l 15s to 351 for tinged, at 34/ lOs
for straw, and 2915 s to 32/ for Brown. Palm bought in at
26/ lOs to 28/.

TALLOW.—The trade have punchased Russian Tallow with
caution on the spot this week, and prices have a downward
tendency. P. Y. Candle of first quality 41s to 415 3d per
cwt ; for delivery in the next two months, 41s ; for the last
►hree months of the year 41s 6d to 42s per cwt. Town Tallow
at 40s to 40s 6d per cwt, nett cash. American at rather
lower rates. This afternoon South American sold at 303 9d
to 41s 6d, New South Wales 40s to 4ls per cwt.

COURSE OF EXCHA
Amsterdam
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam .........`2 U l2 71
Antwerp
Rarnburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 75
Ditto, 3 months 25 95
Marseilles ..... . 26 5
Bourdeaux 26 5
Frankfort on Maine 122
Petersburgh, 3 Us.
Berlin
Vienna, effec. 11. 3 M 959

NGE.—r THIS DAY.)
!Gibraltar .. .......
Leghorn ... .... 30 90
,Genoa ... 26 5
'Milan . 31
Venice
Naples
Palermo, per oz 11 Efr
'1 isbon
Oporto 524
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days sight 464
Philadelphia 4e
PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz.
Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin.. 3 17 5
New Doubloons .....0 0 0
New D011ar5....• • ...... 0 4 9,1
Silver in Bars... ..... 0 4 11i

Trieste, ditto '11) 0
Madrid
Cadiz 36i
Bilbao ... 36
Barcelona
Fevllle

COLONEL SI ODDART ALIVE.—We understand that
what may be considered authentic intelligence has
reached town, to the effect that Colonel Stoddart is still
alive, and at large, though strictly watched, by orders of
the Khan of Bokhara. It is stated that he has been
employed by that Prince in the drilling of his troops.
We also learn, through the same source, that Captain
Conolly is dead ; but whether he has fallen a victim to
imprisonment and disease, or been put to death, is not
positively ascertained.
DEATH OF LADY BURDETT.—We deeply regret
to announce the death of Lady Burdett, which took
place this morning in St. James's-place, at twenty mi-
nutes past eight.
MAILS FOR SYDNEY.—A contract has been entered
into by her Majesty's Government fair the conveyance of
mails, monthly, from the United Kingdom to Sydney.
British newspapers will be forwarded tree of postage.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 11.
(Sittings in Banco.)
CLARKE V. KENDRICK.

This case was tried at the London Sittings after last
Michaelmas Term, and a nonsuit entered for the plain-
tiff: The plaintiff it appeared had discovered a mode of
cleansing and enamelling cast-iron hollow ware, particu-
larly saucepans, to be used for culinary and che-
mical purposes, so as not to be injured by fire,
for which he took out a patent. The invention
turned out to be a highly useful one, and the defendant
having interfered with the rights conferred by the pa-
tent, the plaintiff brought his action against him. On
the trial an old patelit, dated 1799, and granted to a per-
son named Hinckley for the same purposes, was produced
by the defendant, under whom he alleged he worked,
and a verdict was given in his favour, the plaintiff being
nonsuited. It was proved, however, at the trial, that
the saucepans produced by the plaintiff were far superior
to the others produced under Hinckley's patent, and that
the materials employed were different.

Mr. MARTIN now moved for a rule to set aside the
finding of the jury, and for a new trial.
• Rule nisi granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

ROBBERY OF TIIE EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK
WAREHOUSES.— For some time it has been suspected by
the managers of the East and West India Dock Com-
pany that some of their servants connived at certain ex-
tensive robberies committed upon the premises, and po
licemen were appointed to watch in coloured clothes
about the neighbourhood. Yesterday two men, named
Samuel Harmer and Joseph Neal, were put to the bar,
chaged with having stolen a large quantity of tea, the
property of the Company, and John Blachet, Thomas
_Redmond, Sidney Johnson, and George Green, servants of
the Company, were charged with having been concerned
with them in committing the plunder.
Mr. Richard Williams, principal warehouseman at
the premises of the Company, at Fenchureh-street and
Crutched Friars, stated that he saw Harmer enter one
of the warehouses in the afternoon of Wednesday with a
bag, and return with the bag in a different condition
from that in which it was when he went in. The pri-
soner had no business in the place at all, and was stopped
by a policeman who had received instructions on the
subject.

I'V. D. Davis (policeman H 36) stated that at twelve
o'clock, as he was watching at the Crutched Friars gate
of the warehouses, he saw the prisoner come out with
a full bag, and followed him to a public-house. After-
wards he again saw Harmer come out of the warehouse,
with another bag on his shoulder, and asked him what
he was carrying, to which he replied, "All right, Sir."
Witness asked him his name, and he said it was Henry
Weedon, and that he resided at No. 8, Gee-street,
Clerkenwell. Upon being questioned further, Harmer
said he would answer no more questions, that it was no
good, and that his name was Samuel Harmer.

In answer to questions from Sir PETER LAURIE,
Mr. Williams, the warehouseman to the Company,
said, that cards were issued out to the brokers, who
were allowed to sample the teas. In the bag taken by
the policeman from Harmer there was a great quantity
of teas i❑ a loose state, and but few portions i❑ paper.
It was evidently not legiti:nately deposited. The man
admitted that he had no card, acid it certainly was im-
proper to admit him to the premises without a card.
Mr. Williams stated that the case of Jose'lll Neal re-
sembled that of Samuel Harmer.

H. C. Barber, police-constable, H 11, stated that he
saw Joseph Neal come out of the Company's ware-
house with a large bag on his shoulder, and followed him
to the Golden Lion public-house, in Goodman's-fields.
The prisoner, whose wife was in the parlour, put down
the bag on the table, and witness at once seized him, and
charged him with having stolen the Company's teas.
There was another bag in the room, containing a small
portion of tea, and two coats for altering appearances.
Witness afterwerds perceived a third b:,g, which con-
tained about sixty pounds weight of tea. An attempt
had been made by a man who was known to the wit-
ness to take away fte latter bag.
The bags containing the tea were produced. The
quantity was very great.
The evidence against Blacket, one of the Company's
servants, stated that he had been watched and seen in
communication with Harmer and Neale, and a memoran-
dum book was taken by violence from him, in which he
had made entries which evidently referred to the profits
arising from the system of robbery thus pursued. Blacket
denied that he knew either of the two strangers who
had returned from the premises with filled bags.
Redmond and Green were also observed to be in com-
munication with Harmer and Neale on the premises,
while Johnson constantly waked towards the look out.
Mr. Pelham appeared for the prisoners, who were all
remanded for some days.