The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of April 16.)
SUGAR.—There has been an increased desire shown to pur-
chase West India Sugar, and a further improvement has taken
place in prices. To-day buyers of West India Sngar came
forward with increased freedom ; the demand was brisk for all
qualities for the scale and pan, and the rates given show an ad-
vance on those of Friday of 6d per cwt ; several boards of
Jamaica of the new crop sold at 62s to 55s for mid to good
bright yellow. Of bright. grocery and strong refining sorts the
supply is far from ample for the increasing wants of the trade :
the market closed with a healthy appearance.
REFINED.—The has been a large quantity of Refined Sugar
taken by the home trade since last Tuesday, and, further ad-
uanced rates paid. To-day the demand was good for Refined
Sugar for home consumption ; standard lumps fetched 78s to
78s 6d, and brown 76s 6d to 77s per cwt. West India Treacle
much wanted, and is not to be purchased under 21s 6d.
Bonded Crushed Sugar less in demand, and may be had at
2.5 s 9d. per cwt. for first sort.
naunirrus.—This afternoon a good desire was shown to
purchase at from last sale's rates to 6d per cwt advance ; good
yellow fetched 63s 6d to 64s 6d, middling 61s to 635, low
to 6s 6d, strong grey 6ls to Ws, low foxy brown 52s to 53s 6d,
very low dark 47s per cwt.
EAST 'l.:DlA.—lmporters of Bengal have manifested firm-
ness, and none has been brought to public sale; a good demand
hos prevailed privately, and the rates paid show an advance on
those of the last auction of 6d to Is per cwt. This afternoon
several parcels of Bengal Sugar were disposed of privately at
stiffer rates.

FOREIGN.—The market has a firm appearance for Foreign
Sugar, and none has again been submitted to public competi-
tion For Brown rather higher rates paid ; Bahia at 18s to
19s per cwt; white at 2ls to 23s for common to fine. White
Havannah has been in increased demand, and stiffer rates paid.
COFFEE—The trifling parcels of West India disposed of by
private treaty have been upon rather lower terms. To-day
59s to 60s asked for common and good common Ceylon, but
very few purchasers were to be met with. Mocha dull of sale,
and pr ices are still drooping; 70s to 71s is the value of mid
clean garbled. Other sorts of Coffee were little inquired for
by shippers or the home trade.
COCOA.—Foreign at 29s to 30s per cwt, and holders show
firmness. This afternoon Trinidad Cocoa only partly rold ;
middling red at 50s, good 52s 6d, and middling grey 47s to 48s
per cwt. . . _

. TEA.—The market has a firm appearance for black and
green Tea; importers still refrain from offering any at auc-
tion, and privately a good business has been transacted ;
common qualities, which are the most in request have brought
prices rather above those of the last public sales, and the
better kinds fully maintain the rates established thereat. To-
day common Congo!' met with a good sale at Is OAd to Is OP
per lb, cash, but in other sorts of Tea there was not much
done.

Spiers.—Black Pepper has brought full prices, and the
demand has increased. For Cassia Lignea rather higher rates
paid. This afternoon East India Ginger, from Liverpool,
taken in at 20s, and Barbadoes at 46s to 46s 6d per cwt, being
above the value ; Cassia Lignea at 69s to 70s for middling,
and 63s for good ordinary ; common Sumatra Pepper taken in
at 3d, and one lot better quality 3id per lb.
Mox.AssEs.—For West India prices have made a stand;
Antigua at 27s 6d ; Demerara 25s to 25s 6d, and low Tobago
22s 6d per cwt. Bengal Molasses 15s to 17s per cwt.
RCM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum, good
quality 34 per cent over overproof at 4s ; 22 per cent over
good 3s 6d, 35 over fair 3s 9d, and superior 4s 6d to 6s per
gallons. Leewards at 2s 11/2d to 2s 2d per gallon
proof. Demerara strong qualities at 3s 2d to
as 5d anti in hhds at 3s 6d per gallon. Calcutta
Rum at Is 100 proof with certificate. For Brandy.
lower prices acceptnd for all sorts. Cognac, best brands of
the vintage of 1838 hhds 5s 10d, puns 5s 8d; 1839, hhds
5s Bd, puns 5s 6d ; 1840, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d ; 1841, hhds
5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; 1847, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d, middling
marks 3s 5d to 4s Bd, and low 2s 9d to 3s 4d. Geneva for
exportation at Is ed to Is 9d per gallon ; home consumption
sort is 2s 2d to 33. English Corn Spirits lAls '2d per gallon
cash.

RlM—Cleaned Rice has been taken sparingly; Carolina
at 21s to 265. This afternoon importers of Bengal Rice sold
at a reduction on last public sales rates of fully 6d ; good mid-
dling white lls, sea damaged first class lOs 6d to 11s, second
class lOs to lOs 6d, third 9s to 9s 6d, fourth Ss 6d. Patna has
declined at 13s to 17s per cwt.
SAGO.—The lower qualities of Pearl Sago at I3s to 15s, the
better kinds at 16s to 20s per cwt; Sago Flour is 20s to 22e
per cwt. African Arrowroot at 4d to 5d per lb, and damaged
Sago Flour at 13s 6tl to 16e per cwt. This afternoon small
Pearl at 13s 6d to 15s 6d, and sea damaged 103 6d to 13s per
cwt ; Jamaica Arrowroot at did per lb.
Isintoo.—The Quarterly sale commenced yesterday, and
was well attended by home and foreign buyers. The .biddings
were very spirited, and the prices fur East India paid show an
advance on those of the last Quartely sale of 4d to 6d per lb :
all consuming descriptions were in excellent request at an ad-
vance on January sales rates of 3d to 4d per lb. To-day
shippers were ready purchasers of Bengal Indigo at the Quar-
terly sale, and the advanced rates previously established were
fully maintained ; indeed, in some cases they are rather
higher.
Oics.—For Olive Oil further advanced rates paid ; Galli-
poli selling at 521 to 531; Spanish 501; Scilly 511; and Bar-
bary 48/ to 491 per tun. Linseed Oil 27s 6d to 27s 9d for
parcels on the spot. Rape Oil, pale at 39s to 39, 6d, and
brown 38s to 38s 6d per cwt. Cocoa Nut Oil at full prices.
Ceylon at 30s 6d to 31s 6d per cwt for middling to fine. Palm
at 23s 9d to 27s for low to fine. In common Fish Oils lower
rates again accepted. Pale Seal 341 to 341 10s; Cod 341 to
341 lOs ; and Southern 281 to 321 per tun. Sperm has sus-
tained the previous currency. This afternoon Rape Oil, pale
at 39s 6d to 40s, and brown 38s 6d to 39s per cwt. Sperm Oil
at 76/ per ton for fine British.
Ta umw.—For Russian Tallow on the spot prices are
dsooping : 40s to 40s 9d accepted for Petersburg Yellow
Candle, according to quality, and 41s per cwt for trifling par-
cels of the primest. For delivery in the last three months of
the year 42s to 42s 6d per cwt, and at the latter rate contracts
have been entered into for the two first months of next year.
South American at 34s to 40s 9d per cwt for common to fine
oivallty. Town Tallow at 40s to 40s 6d per cwt. nett cash.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
STANDARD.—The House of Commons re-assembled
last night. Sir Robert Peel, in reply to a request of Mr.
Wyse, to delay the Irish Registration Bill, offered some
advice upon the subject of the progress of the public busi-
ness, which might indeed have occurred to gentlemen
upon reflecting that ten or eleven weeks of the session
have already passed without the perfecting of any of
the proposed measures most important to the general
welfare. Nov is the season for economising
the time of Parliament the economy of time
comes too late when the time has been idly
spent. Parliament has a great deal of work before
it. There are the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, the Bank
Charter Bill, the Factories Bill, the Local Courts Bill,
the New Poor-law Amendment Bill, this Irish Registra-
tion Bill—all measures of vital interest—besides a
multitude of other measures of greater or less
importance. Now, considering the little that has
been done since the beginning of February, it
is plain that Parliament must mend its pace,
if it is to get through all these measures, or,
for that matter, half of them, before the beginning of
September. As to the demand for delay in the case
of the Irisk Registration Bill it is difficult to Conceive
upon what rational ground it can be supported. The
Parliament and the people both in Ireland and Great
Britain, have had ample notice of the purpose to intro-
duce such a measure in the Royal speech at the open-
ing of the session. Nor can the people of Ireland
pretend ignorance of its spirit, after the intimations
they have had of the resolution of the statesmen by
whom it is introduced to insist upon a bona fide fran-
chise, and to support the interpretation of the law
given by ten of the twelve judges of Ireland. The Bill
can take no elle by surprise. Why then waste the
time of Parliament by delaying it ? Mr. Wise
says, that that the Irish Members are not in
town. Why are they not in town—who at least
cannot they be in town on Friday ? The assizes
are some time since over, and what is there to detain
the Irish Members from attending their Parliamentary
duties ? Mr. Smith, O'Brien is, we see, qualifying
fur the office of locum tenens to Mr. O'Connell during
any period for which the law may claim the latter
gentleman's person. Mr. Dillon Browne, too, seems to
be in like manner preparing to suceeed Mr. Steele for a
time in the office of "head pacificator ;" but these are
not all the Irish Members, and if they were, we doubt
that Parliament ought to take their present occupation as
sio
m may - be disagreeablye
there an excuse. for-the neglect of their duties as legislators.
are,iindeed.r
members
proefstshed by re
e urgent t C
om-
v
per-
sonal if not private affairs on Friday ; but as it
is nut unlikely ,
that they •
rem limit of the their temporary akcrice cannot pro-
'wily be taken into account. The fact is, that the purpose
of the Repeaters is to defeat the Bill by all means, fair
and foul, and thi.i supplication for delay ie merely the

beginning of the foul play. The party prctre it Ireland
have reeson to be contented with the fraudulent struc-
ture of the Irish constituency in the majority of the
counties, for though they have not upon the registry
as many unqualified persons as they could wish,
they are successful to the extent of keeping
a multitude of qualified persons off from it,
which serves the double purpose of securing their power
and establishing a plausible show of grievance, in the
reduced and diminishing number of Irish electors. We
hope that no consideration of difficulty, however, will
prevent Ministers from passing this Bill, which
is as necessary to Ireland on the ground
of constitutional policy, as in social, and,
if we may say so, material policy, it will
prove beneficial. Nothing, indeed, but such a Bill
can save the Irish constituency from paactical extinction
in many counties. The fraudulent system cannot main-
tain itself finally, but it can last long enough to drive
all Lona fide electors from the registry. The Times,
we see, intimates an opinion that this Bill
ought to be given up, lest it obstruct the
business of the session. This, however, were the
worst possible curse. Something must be done
in the matter, and the more promptly and peremptorily
it is done, the less waste will there be of the public
time. A good part of each of several successive sessions
has been squandered upon it to no end, for this very
reason, that it was too easily given up. This good effect
(the only one) has followed so many discussions and
postponements, that the subject is now thoroughly
understood. The Ministers can carry it if they please,
and we sincerely hope that it will please them -to do so..
GLOBE.—" The promotion of Mr. Kelly to the place
of Solicitor-General was," says the Post, "generally
expected by the Bar.": In this expectation there was an
almost universal concurrence. The profession looked
to Mr. Kelly's superior qualifications as a lawyer—the
Tories to the extraordinary sacrifices which Mr. Kelly
had made for the Government. In both these gene-
rally-recognised qualifications for legal office, Mr.
Kelly's superiority over Mr. Thesiger was univer-
sally allowed. By selecting an inferior man, the Minis-
try has disappointed the lawyers ; who, irrespective of
party considerations, have a commendable satisfaction
in seeing the honours of their profession conferred on
confessedly eminent legal superiority. The par-
tisans of a Government naturally expect that
great sacrifices in the support of the administra-
tion should be recognised by the Minister, and
rewarded, in due course, in the distribution of the
patronage of Government. The passing over of Mr.
Kelly in favour of Mr. Thesiger, although not altogether
unexpected, has therefore caused a general expression of
disapproval in Westminster Hall; while among the ex-
pectants of appointments to office, in, return for zealous
exertions and expensive sacrifices for the Ministry, the
observation is heard:—" If Kelly has been thus treated,
what hope have we that our claims will not be disre-
garded, and our hopes terminate ui disappointment?"
The blundering explanations and lame excuses of the
Government Journals—while they imply a knowledge
of the general satisfaction which the selection of Mr.
Thesiger for the office hrd produced—instead of mend-
ing the position of the Government only increase its
difficulties, by strendthening the dissatisfactions already
prevalent. To soften the asperities which prevail, the
Herald yesterday offered two con sideaations—sufficiently
extraordinary. The firft relates to Mr. Thesiger's
call to the bar, which is stated to be of an earlier
date than that of Mr. Kelly ; and on this ground "it
would have been a slight to Mr. Thesiger had Mr.
Kelly been appointed over him." Mr. Kelly was
known as one of the most rising men of the outer bar,
and as such was engaged in heavy causes, the " tackling"
of which was confided to his caution and skill ; while
Mr. Thesiger's practice was principally confined to
the Palace Court and to the Quarter Sessions, beyond
which his name was but rarely heard. That Mr.
Thesiger has worked his way up to a very respectable
position iii the superior courts, and that his popular ad-
dress has mode him a favourite at Nisi Prius, is not dis-
puted. In Banco, where the legal knowledge of the
advocate is most required, and glibness of tongue is
less in request, Mr. Thessiger does not possess an
estimatiou worthy of being compared with many
men much his juniors in the profession. Besides, if
this argument be worth anything, its throat was already
cut by the selection of Sir W. Follett in 1834.
The second suggestiou of the Herald is, that Mr.
O'Connell—who in this, as in everything else, seems to
exist for no other purpose than to increase the " diffi-
culties" of Sir Robert Peel's Government—Mr. O'Con-
nell prevented Mr. Kelly from getting the Solicitor.
Generalship!—" Knowing," says the Herald, " that
Mr. Kelly had been retained on behalf of Mr.
O'Connell and his fellow traversers to conduct
the proceedings about' to take place in the House
of Lords, as their leading counsel, Ministers
would feel a great delicacy in depriving them
of such invaluable assistance as that of Mr. Kelly. This
This must inevitably have been the case, had Mr. Kelly
been promoted to the Solicitor-Generalship." Only
think of the " great delicacy" 'of Ministers ! Rather
than deprive O'Connell and sis fellow traversers of
the " invaluable assistance" of Mr. Kelly, in their
appeal to the House of Lords against the decision of
the Court of Queen's Bench (Ireland), in a Govern-
ment prosecution, Ministers have actually deprived
themselves, as a government, of Mr. Kelly's "in •
valuable assistance" as one of their principal law
officers ! The appeal, in which Mr. Kelly's " in-
valuable assistance' is to be afforded to O'Connell and
his fellow traversers, is known to be contingent on
other decisions, upon proceedings which must inter-
vene. If ever required, it must necessarily be at a
future and a considerably distant period ! Such an
explanation cannot fail to satisfy every one that the Go-
vernment must be sorely pressed for excuses in defence
of their appointment, felt to be indefensible on tenable
grounds. The reason we assigned some days since for
the probable preference of Mr, Thesiger to Mr. Kelly is
believed to ba the true one. When, on being; appointed
Solicitor-General, Sir Thomas Wilde's seat for Newark
became vacant, it was declined highly important to the
Tories, that the Government law-officer should be op-
posed, with every means and appliance, to prevent his
re-election. Mr. Thesiger was selected as the best man
for the purpose, with a distinct promise that he should
be Solicitor-General under a Peel Ministry, on the first
vacancy after Sir William Follett was otherwise
disposed of. A desperately hard fight was sustained,
and a heavy expense incurred. Mr. Thesiger claimed
the fulfilment of the pledge ; and is Solicitor-General.
To patter about Peel's purity-of-election principles,
which would not allow him to confer office on Mr. Kelly
because of his connection with bribery at Ipswich, is
ridiculous. Was not Sir James Scarlett made Chief
Baron, with a peerage, after the Norwich exposures ?

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

H OUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met to-day for the first time after the
Easter recess.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'Clock.
Lord LYTTELTON presented a petition from the
clergy of the city of Worcester against the union of the
sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. His Lordship said he
wished to inquire whether' her Majesty's Government
intended to propose during the present session any alte-
ration in the law of settlement, or in the law of rating ?
Lord WHAR NCLIFFE said that a Right lion.
Friend of his had introduced a measure into the House
of Commons with respect to the law of settlement. The
Government had no intention to introduce any Bill on
the subject of rating.
The Marquis of NORMANBy presented a petition
from za Presbyterian congregation in Athlone, in the
county of Meath, praying their Lordships to pass a mea-
sure to legalise Presbyterian marriages ; also a petition
from the minister and congregation of Morpeth, against
the Dissenters Chapels Bill.
Lord DENMAN presented a petition from a respect-
able congregation at Nottingham, in favour of ihe Dis-
senters Chapels Bill.
DEBTOR AND CREDITORS' BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that as a Noble
and Learned Friend of his who felt great interest in this
measure was now absent from London, he would suggest
to his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Cottenham) that
it was desirable to postpone the second reading until
Monday next, when his Noble and Learned Friend would
probably be present.
Lord COTTENHAM concurred in the postponement.
The further progress of the Bill was accordingly post-
poned till Monday next.
Lord DENMAN presented a petition from fourteen
congregations in Staffordshire against the enforcement
of oaths in defiance of religious scruples.
Lord CAMPBELL presented twenty petitions from
Presbyterian congregations in the North of Ireland,
praying for legislation on the subject of Presbyterian
marriages.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition in favour
of the Dissenters' ChapelS Bill.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition
from a number of the inhabitants of Cheltenham and
the neighbourhood, praying that the Cheltenham and
Gloucester Railway Company might be prevented from
running their trains on Sunday.
Tho petition was ordered to be referred to the
Committee.

STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES IN IRELAND.
Lord WIIARNCLIFFE laid on the table a corrected

list of the appointments of stipendiary magistrates in
Ireland, which contained the appointment of Mr.
O'Brien. The reason this gentleman's name was not
inserted in the last list was, that he had not reported
himself as having arrived at the station to which he had
been appointed, and therefore it was considered that
his appointment was not complete.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said he understood
that Mr. O'Brien had been lately removed to another
part of the country, and therefore, on a future occa-
sion he (the Marquis of Normanby) should think it
necessary to make a few observations on the subject.
FORESTALLING MARKETS.

Lord MONTEAGLE moved the second reading of
the Forestalling, &c., Offences Abolition Bill. The object
of the Bill was to abolish certain almost obsolete statutes
with respect to forestalling markets in Ireland.
The Earl of RADNOR said that it had been at-
tempted to put these laws lin force within the last few
weeks. He held in his hand a circular which had been
issued by Mr. Charles Legreave, mayor of Winchester,
cautioning persons against forestalling, engrossing, and
regraiting markets, and threatening prosecution against
persons committing such offences.
The Bill IT as then read a second time.
Their Lordships adjourned till Thursday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SrEARI:g took 64). Chair at the ttual hour. -
The South Ewitertl, Canterbury, Ealmgate, and Mar-
gate Railway Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Manchu-ter and Birmingham (Macclesfield and

Poynton branches) Railway Bill was read a third tide
and passed.
Several Railway Bills were postponed till Thursday,
in consequence of the Reports not baying been laid on
the table the requisite time.
An BON. MEMI3ER presented a petition against the
Charitable Pawn Societies - •

Mr. HOLLAND presented a petition from Hastings,
praying for a measure for the speedy recovery of small
debts.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from several Pres-
byterian congregations of Ireland, complaining of the
present state of the Presbyterian Marriage Act ; also
a petition from Alfred Moore, to the same effect. The
Hon. Member moved that the latter petition should be
printed, and gave notice of his intention to bring the
subject under the consideration of the House.
Mr. WATSON presented a petition from Newry,
praying that the Bill for the recovery of small debts
might be extended to Ireland. . .

MASTEHMAN presented a petition from cer-
tain parts of London against the Charitable Pawns
Bill. '

Captain PECHELL presented a similar petition from
the neighbourhood of Brighton.
Mr. ROSS presented a petition from Belfast, praying
for no interference with labour in factories.

Colonel POWELL presented a petition from a parish
in Wales, in favour of the Local Courts Bill.

Mr. HODSON HINDE presented a petition from
Newcastle-upon-Tyne against the Charitable Loan So
cieties Bill.

Mr. THORNELY (in the absence of his Hon. Friend
the Member for Stockport), gave notice that on Tuesday,
April3o, his Hon. Friend (Mr. Cobden) would move for
a Committee to inquire into the effect of protective duties.
upon the national revenue.
Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that on the next order
of the day for the House going into Committee of Sup-
ply he would put a question respecting the kinds o
timber used in the dockyards.
Mr. HUME moved for several returns relating to the
expenses of civil and military establishments in the
Levant.