The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-30 00:00:00

COLONIAL

SUGAR—The marfcett;;Wriiia Plantation has not
been quite so active, and prices have ruled rather lower
this week. The sales are about 1,350 hhds, including
145 hhds Barbadoes, by auction, which went heavily
at 56s to 56s 6d for low yellow, and 64s to 64s 6d
for fine.

REFlNED—Standard Lumps have been 74s to 74s 6d
per cwt. East India, 2,056 bags Bengal sold at 56s to
66s for low yellow to fine white, and at
;
503 to 66s for damp and washed and 3,243 bags
Mauritius partly sold at 61s to 63s for fine yellow, 53s
to 54s for low, and 47s to 52s 6d for brown, 306 baskets
Java sold at 19s to 20s for grey.
FOREIGN.-31 chests 18 brls Bahia partly sold at 17s
to 23s per cwt., 587 boxes 18 brls Cubas realised 27s to
28s for good white, and 20s to 20s 6d for good sound
yellow, and 1,292 boxes llavannah went at 31s to 31s 6d
for fine white, and 19s 6d for mid.
COFFEE.—The market has been dull on the whole.
At auction 26 casks. Trinidad were nearly all taken in
at 62s to 63s for fine ord, and at 50s to 52s for ord, and
78 casks, Jamaica sold is to 2s, lower ord at 525, and
fine ord at 71s to 735. Ceylon has been held rather
firmly, but not much has been done ; 967
bags at auction were mostly taken in at

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54s to 56s fir ord to good ord pale, the rest selling A.
57s for fine ord, and 31s 6d to 40s for some low 1111-
sorts. There were 1,452 bags Havannah sold at 435,,,
to 44s 6d for fine ord, and 39s to 41s for good erd ;
bags Brazil partly found buyers at 40s to 50s for 'l,i%
fine ; and 165 bags East India at 26s for Padang;
25s 6d to 26s for Batavia.
Cocoa.—A moderate business has been done in rr-rir''i;
dad at 40s to 465, and in Granada at 42s 6d to 466
per cwt. A"0
RlCE.—Public sales of Bengal have gone off at
12s for mid to good mid white, and 6,009 bags u
partly sold at is 6d to lOs 6d for mid and good white;;
SPICES.—In Pimento a moderate business has 11,
done at higher rates. Pepper has been rather du
to
common Batavia sold at 2kd to 3d per lb, and M4lll
at 30 to 3id per lb.
Rum.—The demand has been rather active again' IP

at higher prices generally. re'
COTTON.—The sales have been limited at about $
vious rates.
TEA.—Prices ruled firm this week, with a steadico
ness doing. Public sales are expected next week. •,.1
mon Congou is lld to Hid, and ord Twankay 13
_ _ .

to Is 3d per lb.
014
TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is stcaiy at 41s 3d to 42s Pet
on the spot.

LLO YD'S SHIPPING.—CT HIS Di n:
LONDON, AUG. 30.—Wind, N.E., light breeze, and 6101 r
DEAL, AUG. 29.—Wind, E.S.E.—Arrd. Robert, N;eit
ford, Scobel, Havannah, for Antwerp ; New York,;011
York, for Hamburg. Sld. Countess of Westmorood,
Pernambuco ALady Seaton, Montreal; Statua, West° fot
OFF DUNGENESS, AUG. 27.—Ap0110, Matanitts'
Hamburg.
OFF HASTINGS, AuG. 29.—Oriental, Calcutta. 0
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 29.—Arrd. Gipsy, London,
the South Seas ; Prince of WaleF, Do., for Calcuttik
Cowas, AuG. 29.—Indus,Africa. , •gyi
SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 29.—Sld. St. Ann's anu.--e
Quebec ; Montrose (steamer), Lisbon. ad
OFF THE START, AUG. 25.—Favourite, JJ.-113
for Bremen ; Condor, Havannah, for Hamburg. void
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 29.—Wind E.—Sld. Locbli
Florence, Quebec. 511
FALMOUTH, AUG. 29.—Wind, E.S.E. moderate.'
Jane, Pictou.
ebee:
PADSTOW, AUG. 20.—S1d. John and Mary, `4 n ,11 elo
BRISTOL, AUG. 29.—S1d. Dochfour and Dail

Quebec. CO°
GLOUCESTER, AUG. 28.—Acrd. British Queen,
Miratnichi. 1)0
DARTMOUTH, AUG. 29.—The Malibran, BeecLio
discharged part of her cargo in a barge, in order t°
on board ballast.
1
DUBLIN, AUG. 28.—Arrd. Wave, Wheeler, St. 10
New Brunswick. Se°
CORK, Auc. 27.—Sid. Woodbine, St. John't;do
Brunswick. Off, Letherland, Freeman, China ;
St. John's, New Brunswick.
MARYPORT, Ana. 28.—Arrd. Sally, Ditchburn,
John's, New Brunswick. hsbpb
LEITH, AUG. 28. Arrd. Rebecca, Longford. le -
ABERDEEN, AUG. 27.—The Lena, from 1)313t%.0id
Liverpool, leaky, and with pumps choked, in r1121„0
for this harbour grounded on the bar, and re'
Sid. Heroine, Ichaboe.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 29.—Wind E., moderstl.flfir
Sylph, La Guayra ; barque Pursuit, ld. Of
tina, Lima ; Thomas Arbuthnot, Calcutta • As! per
Latham Islands ; Messenger, Brazils ; Elizabeo,totto
nambuco ; Furamena, Ceara ; Jane Augusta, Co
River ; Royal Mint, Jamaica ; Mary Ellen, 1111""Alli.
Fanny, Hampden, and Caspian, New Orleans ; tipe;
ante, Savannah ; Scotia, Baltimore ; Adams, eg/siclo
Persia, Boston ; Grampian, St. John's, New Brous"
Tweed, Miramichi.
AMERICAN NEWS

(EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOW
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING, 4
By the arrival of the Boston and Halifax 11°401
Mail steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Lott, At IhiSfroto
last night, at ten o'clock, advices are received ,6;),
New York to the 15th inst. inclusive, Boston
and Halifax 18th.
The Caledonia brings 45 passengers, and thetiv
has experienced head-winds all the passage,
1,"11g0 ttY
a very fair run. The Britannia, which to'. -11
mails 4th August, arrived at Halifax on the 17tb'
day preceding the departure of the Caledonia-
_calf
The papers by this arrival appear to be exec'',
barren ; in fact, there may be said to be n°,oolo
except commercial, and even that presents DO je
of interest. °1
;
KEY WEST, JULY 17, 1844.—About the 22d -nson
French ship Louis XIV, Jugefils, master, ran LW°
Florida Reef, just this side of Indian Key. Sh°l,”os.lfiii
New Orleans, and had in 2,030 b ales cotton, 13 "-„e-li
bacco, 600 bags coffee, and 50 tons lead. About (7,40'
the cargo has been brought into this port by our trooli,d6
and stored in the fire-proof warehouse of F. A. m-witl'4"
The remainder is on board the ship, which is en* is IF
sight, coming into port. It is said that the carg°4
injured, nor the ship very materially, because rut°
on the reef before a strong wind and sea, ske v'°4
so far out of water that she could not pound. Or
On Sunday, the 21st inst., the schooner Select,t, joell
Lewis, of and from New Orleans, bound for Bar,
with provisions, ran upon the reef and bilged.,
cargo and materials have been saved by the rdr`"„
and brought to this port. b 0
Upon the case of the cotton ship Rothschild th5to
bun an arbitration, and the arbitrators have sgr-13111
give the wreckers one-third of ship and carg°' the
they have not made their award in form, becausedior
do not agree upon the details. The wreckers are „ea or
tisfied, and allege that only two out of some se.
eight ever consented to arbitrate at all.
Whether the award will be finally ratified is tat ig,st°
The ship is ready to receive her cargo, or the 'tie 51#
as the case may be, and proceed en her voysg
having been tem repai red
JULY 30.—Theporaril Louis XIV. has arrived, and is
C°s:4
signed to F. A. Browne. She leaks considerablY; 150
the tobacco is damaged with salt water. A li,ceolscet
been under her, and found her false keel gonell'j
and her copper and planking somewhat chafe e%'
for
board of survey has ordered her to be hove out
amination. Or ss ieso
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS.—The hv e,,, -
Picayune of the 2d inst. says:—" So far as we eaT lead'
two fatal cases of the yellow fever have occur V 7
city, but both persons contracted the disease Oyes&
Cruz. Several physicians with whom we have In th_ jeir
inform us that they have met with no case
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private practice, and as yet the Charity Hosts'
of the disease." pub f
GREAT POSTAGE MEETING AT LOCKPOD-: lines 0
dissatisfaction is universally expressed along t,eative
communication traversed by the expresses, r,e'etes Of;
the recent interruption to the progress of the le.eiisev;
riers, made by the railroad conductors in oheulstsosb
the orders of the Postmaster-General. Tbrhe Pub'
and deep sense of injury which pervades ''.otetreri
lie mind, in consequence of this odious liohtsS,
ence on the part of the Government with the!'plibi,
individuals, is beginning to make itself heard 210 0001141
meetings composed of citizens of all parties. Peeedioti,
mous is the sentiment in reprobation of the prfthe alto
of the Postmaster-General, who, in contempt oi toes
considered decisions of the Federal Courts, Bs„serptet:;
execute the laws in accordance with his own 'lllol°
tion of their requirements, that not a single voice
in advocacy of his course. 15.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, A"'
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGN•
11,800 New York State Fives, 1858 ..............
8,000 Ohio Sixes, 1860 ...................... .... 104,
5,000 Ohio Seven's... ...............................
6,000 Kentucky Sixes ...............................4
5,000 Kentucky Fives, p. in New York ........ 4
1,000 Indiana Bonds ............................
80 shares Fulton Bank ........................... 11 1
90 do. Union 8ank..... . .....................
150 do. United States . Bank ................ ... . 41
100 do. Vicsburg Bank .....................
60
051
100 do. Farmers' Trust ..................... u 1
°6
10 do. Mutual Insurance Company•••• 140
40 do. United States Insurance Compaq 95
*'
175 do. Canton Company ..................... ...
7 do. New York Insurance .....................
52 do. Aub. and Roch. Railroad ............ titer
100 Harlem Railroad ........................
At the board this morning Norwich au
.rd hod f4'ol.
R.R. declined lf ; Canton Co. and Long 1.5„ sises
; and Harlem and Reading R.R. li-
vanced *, and Stonington.R. R. Kentucky
s'lict
United States Bank closed at yesterday's skitOorwie.. S
At the Public Board Canton Co. and
Worcester R. R. declined lf
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