The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-24 00:00:00

scriptions, common and good common Conga 6
fetched Ild to is 01d per lb.
SPlCES.—Holders of Black Pepper have shown 6!
ness this week, and none has been offered at 501
To-day Cassia Lignea met with more attention at Fu
sale, but a decline on former rates of is to 2s per
good middling 11- lb bundles went at 58s .6d to
mid 56s 6d to 58s, good ord 50s Gd to 51s, half bun"
sls to 545, mouldy
.48s Gd to 53s Gd, eonri
damaged 49s Gd to 54s 6d, sea damagen
broken 47s 6d to 48s 6d per cwt. Of 5n191,
16 casks were offered, and mostly sold at firm 11
good mid brown Singapore fetched 3s 6d to 3s 'd. gv
3s 8d to 3s 9d, fine 5s 2d, mid 3s 4d to 3s sd, low
3s. and worm eaten Gd to is Id ; sound for export
only taken in at is 6d to 2s 2d. Mace, good bright;
gapore fetched 5s 7d, good mid 4s 6d to 45
159c1,1
3i 2d to 3s 6d, ord 2s Bd, and mouldy
Cloves were not much in request, and 41 chests Peu:,
at public sale sold Id to 2d per lb cheaper, and we:,
2s 5d to 2s 7d for fine bold bright Penang, and )
2s 3d for good. Pepper was little inquired for.
SACO has been inquired for, 112 bags at auctifflive,
bought in at 14s per cwt for middling small brown, hi
Sago Flour at 18s to 20s per cwt. Holders remnin,,
and supply the market sparingly. This afrernot4l
Sago 190 chests at auction were all taken in a t 2)
fine small white Pearl, and 21s for fine large
being above the value.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Of Jamsica I
in second hands, extensive parcels have been ts'e:l
the shippers and the home trade, at prices show j
advance on those previously quoted of Id to `si
gallon. The purchases amount to 400 puns at 3!,4.
4s Gd for 32 to 38 per cent over proof, Leesvsl
2s 41d to 2s 5d per gallon proof. Demerara st,3ssico
3s 7d for.choice marks 36 to 41 per cent over. Lilo
Rum at 2s *lto 2s 3d per gallon proof, with cer
The arrivals of Rum are still small. Brandy-Trio
best brands, of the vintage of 1838, hhds at sst 01
at 5s 2d ; ditto 1839, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ;
hhds 5s Id, puns 4s Ild ; ditto 1841, hhds "
4s 10d; ditto 1842, hhds 4s 9d, puns 4s 7d; middlifS
good middling 3s 3d to 4s 6d, and low 2s lid to 1
per gallon; of the last mentioned sort the suPP,lg
become scanty. Geneva fine for home. consun3P4
fetching 2s Gd to 3s .6d per gallon. English Corn'
remain at lOs 2d per gallon, nett cash. fC!
Faurr.:—Grocers have taken several parcels °33'
rants, paying 47s to 49s for Patras, and 419 t0,..40
Zante and Cephalonia. Importers show much n:tl
INDIGO. —An increased desire has been shown -0
chase East India this week. All descriptions 115%p
in excellent request for exportation, and several 4
sold for home consumption. Picked lots are few": 11
profit of 2d to 4d per lb ; at public sale, hoW,Oe"lii
chests were withdrawn at stiff rates • Madras at
2s 4d per lb for low quality. Spanish is wanted,
tendency of prices is upwards ; the market is sP
supplied.
SALTPETRE.—In the early part of the week ,te01)
ket for rough, without any apparent cause, su_ ,tio 0
came dull, and previous rates were with dim
tained. To-day some purchases were made FPO
At auction, 850 bags Calcutta were taken in 14
cwt above the value, 5 per cent refraction good
lowish white at 26s 6d, the remainder, however,
very full rates, and fetched 24s to 24s 6d for Pa'
grey, rather damp 13111 per cent refraction.
OILS.—In common descriptions of Fish Oils fe
tes!
chases have been made this week, and former rs53P
with difficulty maintained. Pale Seal at 351.10000
and Cod 33/ 15s to 34/ per tun. Sperm Oil is bol,
and prices rule high. Linseed is again chesper;i;s,
25s per cwt a good business has been transact
supply is, however, on the increase. Rape Oil et
tf
to 37s for pale,ancl3ss Gd to 36s per cwt forbrosqori
Oil at .4510 46/for Gallipoli, 431 to 441 for SP° 11
Barbary 40/ per tun. Holders show firmness. (a
at 26s to 28s per cwt for good and fine quality' ipsl
Nut Oil at 28s to 30s per cwt. This afternooni/3V
sale 140 tuns of Sperm Oil went at 831 155 to 01
Headinatter 901 to 91/15s ; of 130 tans of S°l2l 1
small part only sold at 29/1 Os to 31/ for good
and 26/103 to 28/ lOs per tun for inferior. 00,
TALLOW.—An , increased desire has been 501'
purchase Russian Tallow; on the spot the delreot
been very good, and an advanced rate paid,
selling at 41s 3d to 42s per ewt for fine clunileiV,
delivery the operations are upon a more exte
at 42s per cwt for the last three months
.!
year. Town Tallow has brought stiffer 0.4v1%!
the market has been r.early cleared at 40s 6d to „ci
cwt nett cash. For other sorts of Tallow prices:i„i
,
improving. This afternoon at public sale St-%( 5i
Wales Tallow sold at 36s to 42s 3d ; Taganr
to 40s 3d ; South American 35s to 39s 6d ; fin
Odessa 40s 3d to 40s 6d ; and East India 425
per cwt.

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SOUTHWARK LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC 1;6
TION, Bonouren-noAD.—Thursday evening 81/11
mination of the elocution class took place befor
Smith, Esq., and a very crowded audience, in u'etbe p
of the above institution. The following was
gramme of the evening:—Scene from
from " The Fire Worshippers, " " The SLiO
scene from the School of Reform extract front ,--
ford's " Rienzi," scene from iown and C",:a4t4
Lay of Lurley," " The Song of the Shirt." ~ppo
perance Meeting," scene from The Critic.
Wes ner,eelt
necessary to state that the above scenes and 0/
were given in a manner which does great creolo 16;
the reciters and the institution. A few reen'f,,oli
made by Mr. Smith, which we regret we were e'; S4Y.
catch, owing to our distance from the chair, b,„11-
appeared to give general satisfaction to the collid 7,0
HIRING OUT NEWSPAPERS.—The penalt
offence is 51., by the Act 29 Geo. 111., c.
paragraph having appeared in several newsPaPebrii:
the last few weeks, it is well to inform the Pu.,,e ,
especially that part of it who, by pleading "'00:4,
Act, have endeavoured to evade their just debt, A'ol
no longer in force, as may be seen by referrine
and 7 Wm. IV., cap. 75, which repeals "so Oleo sir
29th Geo. 111., cap. SO, as in any way relate'
papers."
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HE LEVIATHAN TELESCOPE. The vs?
science will be happy to learn that the Earl of 17,14,i
succeeded to his utmost expectation in poliehint'epriO
poli
culum for his Leviathan Telescope. He e°l2l°lA Ite!
Friday last, the 16th inst., at two o'clock, and 6,
entire surface, six feet in diameter, cornplete, 0 f.d
0/
at eight o'clock. The railway was already 011 or
veying this unparalleled reflector to the tube
~Y
and in the course of the ensuing week the fin',.f
Lion of this magnificent structure will be Pe' JO
Tipperary paper.
n o°,r;teu
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ISLINGTON.-----n
afternoon a very destructive fire broke out is t.A Oaf
erected house, situate No. 40, Downhatn-rot,',int
Rosemary Branch, Islington. When first r'e-rhiy
flames were raging with great fury in the Olaf!,
the building. Three parish engines were V 44701
scene, and were followed by three others u` o'4
the London Fire Establishment, with those to ,bero)
of England and County offices. There vras stivispi
supply of water instantly procured, and theersbe rbit4
Wbitecross-street engines took advantage (31, of ''V
and threw great streams upon the fire, in sP"10,- tin,
it extended from floor to floor, and at last bro A‘Ad
the roof, all of which were entirely consurnete fr :,00
however, the firemen succeeded in staying the 0-$,O
progress of the conflagration, but not until t oesv;
were totally burnt out. The two adjoining lI°A Alf
39 and 41, Downham-road, have their roofs 01,14 el
in consequence of a continuous hollow tiltTerebilil
running through the whole block of houses' 1,6111.,/
stroying all the good effects of the party ,i ofP"
building was the property of Mr. J. Marsh"
_4O,
gate, and is insured in the Phrenix.office. „Nog',
NEWLY-INVENTED SPECTACLES, "Isrg 50#
OPERA GLASSES, .MICROSCOPES, &C.-31te4.20;
B. Solomons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-s"iott,r4
dilly, have succeeded in effecting a most,,.s„c;es,losl:,
provement in Spectacle and Telescope i'"TrooPy,
the greatest transparent power. The e%bt_Ar4
advantage derived from this invention ig ~ age" e,
becomes preserved and strengthened and, vet) brit'
ber 01 1
sons are enabled to employ their sight et so it
candle light at the most minute occupation, porei;jll4,
with those Lenses of a much less rnagnifYittberjr;)
will they require the frequent changes tn,,"" WI j
as the Spectacles now in common use. AToljet Or
vented Achromatic Waiscoat-pocket Teie a.tii.sfed
the " ei
Opera Glasses which are invaluable at se
bilisej
nn the race-course, as well as at the theatre. 01
kind of Telescope for Shooting, Sea purposes, cel' Ote
stand for astronomical observations with th.tiiiiieeDiti.;
Lenses of the most clear transparent brim se. of,
powers are so great and the Lenses so brigay d:,'
liant that minute objects at an extraordin'of;;;ls
4
are brought completely under the ertrier Leo 1,,.
Tourists, and sea-side visitors will indev"„r esist:i
great treat. Their invisible Voice Condne:of n... 69 sr:s
mediate relief to old standing extreme ase" tiewl-ds'
OP r 4
Caution.—Messrs. S. and B. SolornonAs* uhtb
_„11,40,"
Aurists, are not in any way conneete" 10.hrief..,,,v
of the same name in their immediate netPolistv,
nor in any part of the country. To prev_Ae° go 39'
cautious, and observe.—Only to be WI, Ootem
marle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the Yer"