The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-09 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

6%
6%
5W
400

11..131.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
week ending Aug. 6, 1844, is 31s. 11 id. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

140
40
6%
189
1514
27

COURSE OF EXCID
Amsterdam CF. 12 41
Ditto, at sight l2 2
Rotterdam 2U. 12 5
Antwerp 25 90
Hamburgh M.B. 13131
Altona l3 14
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90
Frankfort on Maine l2l

Petersburgh, 3 Us... 37
Berlin
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 952
Trieste, ditto
➢iadrid 37

Cadiz
37
Bilbao 36

Barcelona 36

NGE.—(TIIIS DAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 85
Milan
Venice
Naples 394
Palermo, per oz llB4
Lisbon 544
Oporto 544
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars...£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 10
Silver in Bars 0 4 1

44%
17
14%
33
25

Seville _

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 9.)
SUGAR.—Prices are still going down for grey, brown,
and common yellow kinds of West India Muscovadoe
Sugar. To-day the West India Sugar market presented
quite a different appearance. The demand was brisk for
every description from grocers and resners, and prices
advanced 6d per cwt for all qualities, so that they are
now the same as on Friday last. 500 were sold, making
the total purchases for the week 1,950 hhds and trcs,
and the market closed with a firm aspect.
REFINED.—There has been only a limited demand
from the home trade for Refined goods this week, and
prices have fallen is per cwt, although the market is but
moderately supplied, and the cunsumption still large.
To-day there was little business transacted in Refined
goods for home consumption; brown lumps were sold at
73s to 73s 6d, and standard lumps 74s 6d. Bonded
Crushed Sugar is much wanted, and prices are firm at

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26s 9d to 27s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was a better de-
mand for every description of Mauritius Sugar ; the
large quantity of 12,151 bags at public sale was readily
disposed of at an advance on the rates of the former sale
of is for good and fine yellow, and 6d per cwt for all
other sorts ; fine yellow fetched 65s 6d, good middling
and good 60s to 625, middling 56s to 575, low 54s to
55s 6d, good to fine brown 52s to 53s 6d, middling 47s to
50s, low 43s to 465, good to fine grey 58s to 625, and low
to middling 52s to 57s per cwt.
EAST INDIA. —This afternoon 1,094 bags of Bengal
Sugar were offered at auction: the chief part consisted
of strong yellow (Dobah), which went readily at high
rates; fine fetched 70s to 735, good 68s to 69s 6d, mid
rather soft 60s, damped and washed 66s to 70s, other
sorts went at 60s to 61s for mid white, 58s to 59s for
low greyish, 57s to 60s for damp and washed, 56s for
mid sound yellow, and 53s to 53s 6d per cwt for low,
being the full worth.
FOREIGN.—There has been an increased business trans-
acted in every description this week, and the market has
still a very firm appearance. White Havannah fetched
26s 6d to 29s for low to good quality. Yellow at 19, to
22s per cwt. Pernams and Macaoes at 16s 6d ; Bahia
at 17s 9d, 209 chests on the spot at 18s to 18s 6d; white
at 21s to 24s per cwt for common to fine quality. Porto
Rico at 183 6d to 19s 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.—Few purchases have been made in West
India, and prices are still going down, St. Kitt's of
common quality selling at 21s. per cwt. The arrivals
have again been large. The stock is upwards of 7,000
casks heavier than it was last year. In East India
scarcely any business has been transacted.
COCOA.—he demand has improved for West India this
week. Trinidad good red at 44s 6d to 45s 6d, good
middling 43s 6d, middling 41s to 41s 6d, good grey
40s 6d to 41s, middling 37s to 38s, and low 34s to 36s 6d
per cwt. In Foreign little has been done privately.
SAGO.—This afternoon 303 chests Pearl Sago at public
sale were all taken in, fine small white Pearl at 265,
good 225, middling brown 15s to 16s, and low 14s.
COFFEE.---The dulness in the West India market has

increased this week, but importers have refused to sub-
mit to any further decline in prices. This afternoon
there was only a limited demand for Ceylon Coffee, but
holders manifested firmness: Plantation sorts were nearly
all taken in at the full value—low mid grey Demerara
sort at 765, fine ord palish 65s to 65s 6d, a few lots of
pea berry fetched 74s to 85s, and sea dam Coffee 60s to
69s 6d ; of other sorts a part only found buyers at
former rates—good ord at 54s 6d, very good ord 55s 6d
to 565, sea damaged 51s to 535, and triage 36s to 40s 6d ;
a few lots of sound Plantation went at 67s to 70s.
Mocha met with little attention, and 106 bales at public
sale were taken in much above the value—good middling
yellow long berry clean garbled rather mixed at 73s
per cwt.
TEA.—The market generally has an improving ap-
pearance : the deliveries are going on largely, and ar-
rivals falling off : importers have refrained from offering
any at auction, and at present none is declared. To .day
a good demand exited for Tea, and prices generally
have an upward tendency ; sales of common congou
congou made at lid to 114 d, and good com is to is id
per lb cash.
SPICES.—There has been a much better demand for
Black Pepper this week, but at present prices cannot be
quoted higher. To-day at public sale 122 cases 218
bags bold Malabar Ginger were sold, but at lower rates ;
good and fine fetched Bps to 85s, middling 51s to 635,
and fair 40s to 50s per cwt. 141 bags of Bourbon
Cloves were taken in, good at 10d to 10:4d, and ordinary
at 9d per lb; 9 casks of Nutmegs from New York were li
bought in at 2s 2d to 3s per lb.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There has been a
good demand for Jamaica Rum since this day week, and
rather higher rates have been paid for all descriptions ;
33 to 35 per cent overproof at 3s 6d to 3s Bd, good mid-
dling and good 3s 10d to 4s 6d, and high flavour 5s 3d to
5s 6d per gallon. Leewards at 2s 4d to 2s 41d per
gallon. Demerara, 32 to 37 per cent overproof
fetched 3s 2d to 3s d. Calcutta advanced Id per gallon.
Orders are rapidly increasing for every description of
Rum. Brandy at 2s 10d to 2s Ild per gallon ; other
sorts are held with more firmness, and the operations
are upon a more extended scale. This afternoon at
public sale a parcel of Jamaica Rum, 36 per cent. over
proof sold at 4s 3d, and a parcel of white 27 per cent
over proof at 3s 10d per gallon. There is much excite-
ment in the Rum market.

RlCE.—Bengal has been in a tranquil state this week,
middling white selling at I Is, and better sorts Ils 6d to
to 12s per cwt. Java at 8s 6d to 9s for yellow, and 9s
6d to Ils for white. Madras at 8s 6d to 9s 6d per cwt.
for yellow. Cleaned Rice has been taken sparingly ;
Carolina at 21s to 265, and Patna 14s to 18s per cwt.
INDIGO—The market has a firm appearance for East
India Indigo ; all descriptions are still much wanted,
and several parcels have been taken for exportation and
home consumption at fully former rates, indeed for
picked lots 2d to 3d, and even 4d per lb advance has
been paid, and the market has again been nearly cleared.
OlLS.—There has been a better demand for Cod Oil
this week, and, in consequence of the small stock, buyers
have been compelled to pay 341 to 341 lOs per tun.
Seal, pale at 351 to 351 10s: Southern at 261 10s to 311
per tun. Sperm, fine British at 851 to 861 per tun.
Linseed Oil, 25s 3d to 25s 6d per cwt. Rape Oil at 36a

6d to 37s for pale, and 35s 6d to 36s per cwt for brown.l
Palm, selling at 27s to 28s per cwt. Cocoa Nut, 28s to I
30s per cwt, and holders show firmness. In Olive Oil a
good business has been transacted. This afternoon at
public sale 11 pipes 69 hhds Ceylon Cocoa Nut Oil were
sold at 2815 s to 291 ss, and 100 tuns of Southern at 23/
10s to 31/ per tun, being cheaper,
TALLOW.—Prices cannot be quoted lower for Russian
this week, although there is a large supply of all descrip-
tions of Tallow. This afternoon at public sale 205 casks
New South Wales Tallow sold at 36s 6d to 41s 9d, and
185 casks North American melted 40s to 41s 6d per cwt

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The House sat to-day at Four o'clock.
ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the
Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill, the Church En-
dowment Bill, the Poor-law Amendment Bill, the
Counties and Boroughs Bill, the Duchy of Cornwall
Assessionable Manors Bill, the Roman Catholics Penal
Acts Repeal Bill, the Metropolitan Buildings Bill, the
Piccadilly Improvement Bill, the Insolvent Debtors' Bill,
the Railways Bill, Turnpike Trusts (South Wales) Bill,
the Controverted Elections Bill, the Woods and Forests
Bill, the County Coroners' Bill, the South Sea Company's
Bill, the Savings' Banks Bill, the Slaughtering of Horses
Bill, the Clerks to Attorneys Bill, the Tralee Harbour
Bill, the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, the Mar-
riages (Scotland) Bill, the Spirit Licenses Bill, the
Grand Canal (Ireland) Bill, the Arms (Ireland) Regis-
tration Bill, tilt Protection of Purchasers (Ireland) Bill,
the Charitable Donations and Bequests (Ireland)
the Grand Jury Presentment (Dublin) Bill, the Middle
Level Drainage Bill, and several other private Bills.
The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Earl of Dalhousie.

Their Lordships resumed business at Five o'Clock.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from
the Protestant Operatives Society of Dublin, against the
repeal of the penal laws affecting Roman Catholics.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a peti-
tion from Newcastle, complaining of the present law
of settlement as affecting Irish persons settled in
England. The petition set forth the case of an
Irishwoman, who was married at Newcastle to a
native of the same part of the Uuited Kingdom,
and who having lived with her husband seventeen
years, was deserted by him. The parish authorities
transported her and her four children, the latter having
been born in Newcastle, to Ireland as Irish paupers.—
(Hear, hear.) The Noble Marquis hoped that the mea-
sure announced in the other House by the Secretary for
the Home Department respecting the law of settlement
would extend to such cases as this.—(Hear, hear.)
COMMON-LAW COURTS BILL (IRELAND).

Lord WHARNCLIFFE called the attention of the
House to the Commons amendments on this Bill, to
which he recommended their Lordships to agree.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that by the com-
mon law, the appointment of the prothonataries and
other officers was vested in the judges. In some cases
in England and Ireland, prescription had superseded the
common law. Some office in the courts of law in Eng-
land were held by women.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.)
It would be most unwise and unjust to deprive the
Irish judges of a patronage which was possessed by
the English judges.—(Hear, hear.) He would oppose
the recommendation of his Noble Friend (Lord Wharn-
cliffe), and would vote that the House should not agree
to the amendments of the Commons, which would give
the appointment of those offices to the Lord Lieutenant.
Lord CAMPBELL was greatly pleased with the ob-
servations of his Noble and Learned Friend on the
Woolsack. He (Lord Campbell) had moved an amend-
ment on the third reading of the Bill, to which their
Lordships agreed without the slightest opposition. The
Lord Chancellor gave the amendment his most stenuous
support. The Lord President of the Council did not
oppose it, but he asked their Lordships to give him
time to consult the law officers of the Crown, as to
the effect of the amendment. The Bill was
sent back from the Commons with amendments,
which superseded his amendment, and gave the patron-
age of those offices to the Lord-Lieutenant and not to
the judges, who ought to possess it—making thus a de-
grading distinction between the Irish judges and the
English. He put it to their Lordships whether the
judges or the Lord-Lieutenant were best qualified to
determine who was the fittest person to fill an adminis-
trative office in the courts of law. In this case he had
the support of the Lord Chancellor, who was
looked up to by the Government and Noble Lords oppo-
site as a sort of oracle.—(A laugh.) It was very well
that this was not a Bill of his (Lord Campbell's.) If it
had been so, he could not have expected the same sup-
port.—(Very great laughter.)
The Earl of WICKLOW thought that their Lord-
ships ought on such a question be governed by the opi-
nion of the Lord Chancellor, although the representa-
tives of the Government were professedly opposed
to it. The President of the Council recom-
mended the House to agree to the amendments
of the Commons, out of respect to that House.
He wished to treat that House with all possible
respect ; but he must in this case put it to their Lord-
ships to consider that the House of Commons now—at
this moment—was merely an assemblage of a few sup-
porters of the Government, who remained in town for
the dispatch of Government business.—(Hear, and a
laugh.) The present was not one in which it would
be wise to aggrieve the Irish judges, or to give the
Irish people any reason to think that the united Parlia-
ment was not disposedto do justice to Ireland.

The Earl of 11ADDINGTON said that to hear the
speech of his Noble Friend (Lord Wicklow) one might
think that the amendments of the Commons affected
vitally all the great questions at issue between the
parties which distracted Ireland. But in fact there was
no discussion raised upon the subject by the Irish Mem-
bers in the other House.

The LORD CHANCELLOR— There were few of
them there since the Bill went back.—(A laugh.)
The Earl of HADDINGTON said that there were
Members for Ireland in the House quite enough to raise
debates, if they thought the people of Ireland cared a
straw whether the Judges, or the Lord-Lieutenant, should
have the patronage.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE considered the
question of great importance, as was every question re-
specting the administration of justice in Ireland ; and it
would be exceedingly mischievous to place the Judges
of Ireland in a worse position than those of England.
Their Lordships then divided,
Contents
Non-contents
Majority _ —9

The amendriient- of the Commons was accordingly
agreed to, and the Bill was passed.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter to Four
o'Clock.

THE RAJA OF SATTARAH.
A messenger from the East India House appeared at
he bar with certain correspondence relating to the Raja
of Sattarah.—Ordered to lie on the table.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Sir R. PEEL said—l rise, according to notice, to move
the adjournment of the House. I propose that the
adjournment shall be to a somewhat distant day, and I,
therefore, move that this House, at its rising, do adjourn
till 'I hursday, the sth of September.
Mr. SHELL said he presumed the Right Hon. Baronet,
instead of proroguing Parliament, had moved the
adjournment till that day, in reference to the
case of Mr. O'Connell. The Right Hon. Gentle.
man had, doubtless, felt that it would be a great
injustice, if six months hence it should be announced by
the judges that the imprisonment of Mr. O'Connell had
been illegal—that he would have been illegally impri-
soned for this long period. It seemed to him to fellow
as an irresistible inference, that though the injustice
might be less, it would still be most signal, if his impri-
sonment should have continued for three months from
the 30th of last May, and it should appear that the ver-
dict had been unfairly obtained from a jury both sectarian
and hostile. Under these circumstances he ventured to
submit to the consideration of the Right Hon. Gentle-
man whether, as he had himselt admitted that the
matter was one of great importance, and must be treated
as one of no ordinary doubt and of some difficulty—it
would not be the best policy, at all events whether it
would not show more generosity and wisdom, instead of
waiting to ascertain whether the lawyers should have
succeeded in picking the lock of the Richmsnd Peniten-
tiary, at once to unbar the prison doors and give
back Mr. O'Connell to the Irish people ? Convicted
as he had been by a sectarian jury, he thought
the matter called for consideration. The Right
Honourable Baronet had introduced an act for re-
gulating the management of Roman Catholic charitable
bequests and donations. He thought the measure a
great improvement on the old system ; it substituted a
much better board of management for the old one ; it
mitigated the old principle of ascendancy. But mark
The Right Hon. Baronet had introduced into that board
five Roman Catholics, and he had done so on the special
grounds that a mixed jury of Catholics and Protestants
ought to administer the charitable bequests in Ireland.
Did it not appear to follow from hence, that in all ques-
tions where the feelings of Catholics and Protestants
were concerned, the jury should be a mixed one ?
CHear, hear.) The Noble Lord, the Member for the
ity of London, had solemnly declared, in his place as
leader of the Opposition, that the trial of Mr. O'Connell
was an unfair one, a declaration from which he had ne-
ver receded. That he thought a reason why the subject
should be considered. The Right Hon. Bart. appreciated
fame ; he was sensible of the value of true renown, he
passed every day the statue of Canning, and
looked upon Westminster Abbey, and he must know
that a time would come when his merit in the great
transactions in which he bore so conspicuous a part
would be tried, not by the Members of the old lobby or
the new one, but by a different test—when it should be
said that his great political antagonist, the great leader
of the Catholic people of Ireland, was convicted by a
jury exclusively composed of Protestants, under circum-
stances the most suspicious, when it should be said
that he still by force kept him in gaol, notwithstand-
ing those circumstances. Whatever other materials
the commentator or historian might find in the conduct
of the Right Hon. Baronet for commendation, history in
this particular part of his conduct would pronounce him
i
guilty of a great contradiction. But he still had it in
his power to furnish history with a lesson of generosity
and magnanimity, by throwing aside all feelings of vin-
dictiveness, and healing the wound with the same weapon
with which it was made. What had they gained by Daniel
O'Connell's imprisonment? The proclamation suppressed
the monster meetings : after the verdiot the repeal rent
fell ; but from the moment sentence was pronounced the
rent rose, and that great national contribution increased