The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-06 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Londun New P,ice Current of March 5 )
Svc a R.-The ratespreviously established are fully sustained
for West India Sugar ; grocers and refiners have been de-
sirous to purchase all descriptions, but. business has been
checked by the very small and indifferent assortment at market-
To-day there was little business transacted in the West India
Sugar market, and the purchases are not worth enumerating,
but the supply being still scanty, merchants were enabled to
obtain former rates. •

REFINED. —The home trade have been free purchasers of
Refined Sugar, paying stiffer rates. Dutch Crushed Sugar at
23s to 23s 64 per cwt paid. To-day several parcels of Refined
goods were taken by the home trade, standard Lumps at 78s
6d to 795, and brown Grocery 77s to 77s 6d per cwt. Pieces
and Bastards are much wanted, but the supply is small. Bonded
Crushed Sugar sells readily at 26s 6d per cwt. Loaves much
in demand.

Ma arrius.—This afternoon bright yellow and strong re-
fining qualities sold at a decline on former rates of 6d to is per
cwt ; fine yellow went at 675, good 64s to 655, middling and
good middling 61s to 63s 6d, strong grey 60s tid to 61s, low
58s to 59s 6d, and fine brown 58s to 593 per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 1,509 bags Bengal were
offered at public sale, nearly the whole damaged ; good sound
white sold at 67s 6d to 683, middling grey 625, middling yellow
61s to 635, low b 9,, white damp and washed 651 6d to 66s 6d,
yellow ditto 57s to 62s 6d, good damp brown 56s 6d per cwt,
being rather under former rates.
FORZIGN.--Yellow Havannah Sugar, fine at 22s to 22$ 6d,
other descriptions at 20s to 21s 6d per cwt ; white Havannah,
good taken in. at 28s to 28s 6d, middling 26s to 27s 6d, and low
24s 6d to 25, 6d ; damaged fetched 21s to 25s 6d per, cwt.
Brazil has sustained the previous currency. Java Sugar at
rather higher rates for brown, but white qualities went rater
cheaper. -
MoLAsses.—For. West India higher rates asked-;' good De-
merara at 26s 6d, and Antigua at 28s per cwt. , Bengal Mo-
lasses at 18s to I9s per cwt.
COCOA.—West India at rather higher prices ; Trinidad fine
54s to 565, good 50s to 535, middling 48s to 495, and low 45s
to 47s per cwt. Para taken in at 28s 6d for good fair red ; two
lots sold at 293 per cal. This afternoon Trinidad sold at 46s
to 46s 6d for low grey.
Ricz.—ln cleaned Rice a good deal has been done at 14e
to 17s for Patna, and 21s to 26s per cwt for Carolina. This
afternoon Bengal Rice at 21s for good middling white; sea
damaged fetched 93 to 11s 6d per cwt. Privately some parcels
of Eaat India Rice were sold.

SAGO.—This afternoon Sago is in less request : good large
Pearl at 181 to 18s 6d, !diddling taken in at 17s, and small
brown at 15s to 16s, being the full value. Tapioca only part
sold at 5d to 7d per lb.
COFFEE.—The business transacted privately in West India
Coffee has been at full rates, but the supply at market is not
sufficient for the increasing wants of the trade. This after-
noon the demand privately was brisk for Foreign Coffee,
and prices are still on the advance, St. Domingo sell-
ing at 31s to 32. and Brazil 31s to 34s per cwt;
some merchants will not sell at these rates, owing
to the excited state of the Harnburgh market. East
India Coffee met with less attention, but former rates were
sustained. 3,016 ,bags were submitted to public competition
and partly sold. Batavia, fine ordinary mixed pale 42s to 445,
good ordinary mixed pale 32s 6d to 335, ordinary3ls to 31s 6d,
*a damaged first class 303 6d to 375, second class 28s to 295,
third class 22s 6d to 263, fourth class 21s
,; Singapore Java,
gOod ordinary pale 38s 6d; a small part of the Batavia was
taken in at 38s 6d to 395. Of Ceylon, by private contrast some
parcels were sold at 68s for good ordinary.
TEA.—Since this day week the market has presented a
lively appearance ; the trade have been eager purchasers of
black and green tea : large parcels have been taken by specu-
lators, and prices have again advanced Id, making the rise, as
compared with last public sales rates, ld to lid per lb. To-day
2 Pekoe Ouchain, 30 Hyson, 1,204 Young Hyson, 590 Sou-
chong, 223 Imperial, 380 Gunpowder, and the biddings were
brisk at the sales for all descriptions of Tea, and the advanced
rates established in the private market were fully sustained for
Congou and Twankay ; Gunpowder and Young Hyson went
aS stiff rates, but Flowery Pekoe must be considered 2d per
11? lower.
RUM,'NRANDY, AND HOLIANDS.—For all descriptions of
Hum prices have further advanced. Jamaica at an ad-
vance on previous rates of Id to 2d per gallon ; in second
hands 700 puns sold at 3s to 5s 6d for 30 to 36 over proof of
ldw to fine quality ;Calcutta, proof with certificate, is 10d to
13 101/0 paid For Demerara and Leewards, prices have fur-
ther improved, the former at 2s 10d to 3s 2d for 30 to 38

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ppr cent over, and the latter at 2s Okd to 2s Id proof strength.
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For Brandy the market has a firm appearance;
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Cognac, best brands of the vintage,
o 1838, hhds' at 55 11d, puns 5s 9d; ditto, 1839, hhds 5s Bd,
os 58 6d; ditto,,lB4o, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d; ditto, 1641.-,'
Olds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d; ditto, 1842, hhds 55 3d, puns 54_, Id ; _
mid marks 3s 8d to 4s 6d, and low 3s to 3s 7d per gall. Geneva,
for shipping is wanted at Is 10d to is lld ; fine for 44
.is 21_
4d to 3s per gallon. ' English Spirits 10s 2d per gallon, cash,
and 105 3d for single puncheons. To-day 2s Id to 2s 2d, paid
flf proof'
Leewards, 33 to 3s 3d for fair and fine Demerara 3s
3to 3s 9d fer ord to a
mid Jamaica, and Is
,10d to Is lld for
pool' Calcutta. '
I Sezczi.—A lively demand has existed for Cassia Ligneas
aid prices have advanced ls
,per cwt . for the lower qualities.
This afternoon the market for Pepper was quiet; Sumatra
sdund nearly all taken in at 3d for good light ; sea damaged
sold at 2d to 3d ; a,few lots of sound sold at 3Ad ; white
partly sold at 5d to sid fot mid rather mixed. Pimento mid
at 3d to 30 per lb ; four cases of Nutmegs sold at 35 to 3s 7d.
Itinino.—Madras at 2s 9d to 3s 6d, being an advance on
the last quarterly sale of 2d to 3d per lb. Bengal at a small
advance ; the sorts most in request have been those from 3s to
35 9d. The demand for Spanish Indigo is on the increase,
and prices are advancing.
; Oita.—There has been an Increased demand for all descrip-
tilms of common Fish Oils. Cod has advanced to 331 to 33/ lOs
per tun. Pale Seal at 34/ lOs to 354 and Southern at 32/ to
35/ per tun., Sperm Oil at 68/ per tun for. British. Linseed
Oil at 270 to 27s 3d per cwt on the spot. In Olive Oil
rather higher rates given for better qualities; Gallipoli 46/ to
4 Spanish 421 to 421 10s, and Barbary 411 to 41/ 10s per.
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t n., Cocoa Nut Oil has been in request. Ceylon fetched 30s 6d
t 3ls per cwt. Rape Oil at.3ss 9d to 363 for. pale, and 343 6d
t 355 per cwt for brown.. Palm. Oil firm ;-fine quality is 28s to
2 s 6d, per cwt. North American Lard Oil bought in -at 421
per tun.

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' Tau.ow.—ln the. Russian Tallow market prices have im-
ptired. On the spot 40a 6d to 41s per cwt paid for P. Y.
C tulle, of first. quality; for delivery-41s 6d to 42s paid for
the last .three months of the year. South American fetched
3 s6d to 395, and very low soft 312,9 d to 32s 6d ; second sort
SS. Petersburgh Yellow Candle 37s 3d to 39s 9d, and Italian
3
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s 2d to 39s 9d.. Town Tallow 40s 6d to 41s nett cash.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. •
MANSION-HQ V S,s. •
iliesterdain lad, about 15 years of age, in the service
of Joseph Witney, of Heneao-e-lane, chimney-sweeper,
was brought before. Sir Peter 'Laurie, upon the chalge of
having embezzled the sum of one shilling; 'which he had
received for cleaning• a chimney in the house. of Mr.
Puff, of Leadenhall-street. • ,
In-: the progress of this investigation Sir Peter Laurie
ascertained that, the prisoner had cleansed the chimney
by climbing. instead of having done. the job, as required
by Act of Parliarnent, with the machine.
• Sir PETER LAURIE—How happens it that this boy .was
allowed, to work himself up the chimney with his knees
and elbows, directly in the, teeth of the • statute, which
was intended and calculated to do. so much- good ?
Why was not the machine used'?--The complainant said
the chimney could not be properly swept with a ma-
chine, and he therefore permitted the prisoner to,tro-,up,_
bnklie had learned from the prisoner previoasly that he
was twenty-one years old, the age at which people were
'authorised to ascend.
;Sir P. LAutuE--TwentY-one ! Why, he is no more
tNtenty-one than he is thirty-one years of age. Any
body would see at once that he was not more than 15.
The complainant—He assured me he was past the age.
The prisoner---Never, your Lordship. Master never
asked me any age, bat sent me up without saying a word.•
The complainant considered 'himself hound to take the
prisoner's word,. which certainly was passed, or there
should have been no climbing. Beside's, the prisoner
had received Is. Gd. for the work...

The prisoner said he .had received Is. 6d. for ascend-
ing, but he considered .himself entitled to what he got
for sweeping a chimney with himself. Whatever he re-
ceived for sweeping with the machine he regularly
handed' over to his•master. . . •
!Sir P..l.4.tram—lt is worse than slavery in. the West
Indies, to send him up a.chimney, and must not suffer,
sq excellent an Act or Vailiablent to be violated:with:

impunity. I hope this does not often happen.
Complainant—Oh, dear! not at all.
The prisOner—l. have been With -,Mr. Witney three
weeks, and have be,n up the flue three ..times since
have been employed by him..
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Sir PETER-LAURIE—The Act inflictsa penalty of lOr.
upon the party who allows a person, Under years of
age, to climb a chimney, for the purpdse 9t, sweeping it.
I discharge the prisoner,, on'the charge Hof embezzling;
but I direct. that the, person, whose chimney lie has
climbed, 'he stinitnoucl befere me on.,Thursday next,, to
answer (or thuss.etting the law at defiance. • I trust that
the. public will .givo me assistance- in enforcing the oto
servance of this most necessary.
The summons was accordingly issued.
Several boyi,'Who'stated that they' travelled to London,
from various parts of the country, to' seek. employment,
were brought up, charged Withhaving;,in gang, .taken
bread out or. a baker's shop.
Sir PETE* LAURIE said it .was. well known through
the country -that sums of money. were, sent by benevo-
lent individualS,for the poor-boxes, at- the poliee,offices,.
and that sort of intelligence was .sure to bring up vast
numbers, upon the speculation of distress. •
Mr. Goodman: Sta(ed :that as many as: thirty-eight
country people had been before the Lord Mayor, on the
preceding day pleading destitution. The increase of ap-
plications of this kind were so frightfully great of late,
that it was quite impossible to deal with them.
Sir I'. LAURIE trusted that in the Amended Poor-law
Bill some "provision would be made to meet the .evil
which entailed such expense and trouble upon the City
of London. He sent,the boys to the union..: -
About, a dozen girls were afterwards brought up,
charged with. having broken the windows of the union,
and also thownnlows of. the Mansion-house. They said
their object was to get admission into Bridewell.
Sir P. LAURIE: refused to send them to Bridewell, but
ordered a , couple of Officers to *0 them to Peekham.
workhouse. - - . .

It is now the constant practice of the refractory
,of
both sexes to break the windpws of the Manttion-house.

• • WORSHIP:STREET
.
• Thomas Burton,an old soldier, who stood :charged
with having: attempted to obtain various sums from
•different 'individuals, under: the pretence that he was
their forgotten relative, just returned from abroad, was
placed, bcfo Bingham for final: examination.
The &eta-of the
,case have already appeared, and it
may hnssgo It led :that: the only instanco in o
.which he
Actually succeededdninbtainingoznon4y-Wasfroin young
Married woman named Caroline Williams, upon whom
he played off a slight variation from his usual stratagem,
and pretended that he was charged with the delivery of

sundry valuable presents from her brother, who was a
soldier in Canada, and that they were then lying at the
Custom-house. The evidence in the above case having
been completed,
Mr. BROUGHAM inquired whether any additional cases
had been discovered.

Ilaywood, the summoning officer, said, that among a
great number of defrauded individuals who had seen
him in prison, he was recognised by an old army sur-
geon upon he had called in prosecution of
.his. swindling
scheme, and promised to present him with a. parrot
which he had brought from abroad, but the gentleman
in question was himself too old a soldier to be so easily
imposed upon, and he sent him off to practise his arts on
persons of greater credulity.

- The prisoner here handed ".up a written paper to the
Bench, in which it was stated, that he had received
several gun-shot wounds in the head, which rendered
him at times unconscious of what he was about.
Mr. BINGHAM observed that it was rather unfortunate
for the prisoner that he had prepared such a document,
as it furnished indubitable evidence of his being the
same person who had committed a similar series of au-
dacious frauds in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. He
had received a letter that morning from Mr. Henry
Dobson, of Broadwood House, near Liverpool, stating
that a person answering the exact description of the
prisoner, and whose bead was scarred from alleged
musket• wounds,
_ had defrauded numerous persons in
that part of the country by means of the same artful
device which he had practised in the metropolis. He
should order both the documents to be preserved and
produced in evidence at the Central Criminal Court, to
which he should commit the prisoner for trial.
The depositions of the several witnesses were then
completed, and the prisoner was fully committed.