The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-24 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE

(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 23.)
SUGAR.—To-day there was an improved demand for West
India Muscovado Sugar for the scale and pan. Merchants
displayed firmness, and obtained full-rates for all descrip-
tions. The total purchases amounted to 450 hhds and
tierces, including a public sale of 100 hhds.Barbadoes, which
fetched the full worth. The market has decidedly a brisker
appearance for home trade Sugar.
REFINED.—To-day Refined Goods were purchased with
caution by the home trade, brown grocery lumps at 63s to
63s 6d, and standard lumps 64s to 64s 6d. Bonded crushed
Sugar is less wanted, but first quality is not to be purchased
under 34s per cwt.
ISIAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was more desire shown
to purchase Mauritius Sugar, and 443 bags at auction
fetched full rates; that is to say, good yellow 525, middling
47s 6d, fine brown 465, middling 425, washed 462 to 508 6d,
and syrupy 46s to 48s.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon white and yellow Bengal
Sugar met with more attention, and fetched full rates, but
brown was purchased with caution, and rather lower rates
were taken. At public sale 3,898 bags were all disposed of;
and at auction 1,125 bags were mostly sold at the former value.
FOREIGN.—TO day 112 cases 2 boxes 1 barrel and 1 cask
of damaged Bahia Sugar were submitted to public compe-
tition, and sold is to 2s per cwt under the valuations ; fine
brown went at 20s, good 18s to 19s, middling 17s to 17s 6d,
low 16s to 16s 6d, very low 155 to 15s 6d, and one lot of
scraping 4s per cwt.
SKEDS.—Hitherto 'very little has been done in either white
or red Cloverseed, speculators having deemed the prices
asked too high, and the consumptive demand having not yet
begun. •Canaryseed was again rather cheaper. Linseed has
been purchased with caution, and prices have assumed a
downward tendency. Rapeseed is wanted, and fetched
former rates, the supply being small. Linseed Cakes are
heavy of sale, and cheaper.
COFFEE.—This afternoon 1,174 bags of Padang Coffee were
submitted to public competition, and taken in rather above
the value, viz., good ordinary brown rather mixed with a
few blacks at 245, sea damaged first class 21s 6d to 22s ;
second, third, and fourth class 18s to 21s; a few lots of sea
damaged and repacked were, however, sold at 19s 6d per cwt.
In Ceylon only a limited business was transacted privately,
but good ordinary pale native was not to be obtained under
48s per cwt.
TEA.--Importers show firmness notwithstanding the heavy
stock of Black and Green, and they still refrain from offering
any at public sale. The quantity taken for home consump •
tion was less in the past than in the former week, and
amounted to 457,8001b5. The quantity arrived since last
Tuesday has been trifling. Congou hrs sustained former
rates, and purchases to a fair extent have
been made by the town and country trade.
In Pouchong a fair business has been transacted. Twankay
is held with firmness, the supply being small, and the trade
in want of it. For Hyson prices do not improve; there has
however been a better demand. In Imperial there has been
more business transacted at about former rates.
Of Gunpowder a large quantity has been sold, but
not at any improvement in prices. The value of good
and fine scented Orange Pekoe is .2s 8d to 3s per lb.
The accounts come to hand from China state that in Twan-
kay, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, Gunpowder (Can-
ton), and Imperial (Canton), no transactions have occurred
to warrant quotations; the quality is reported good. Green
Teas of the new crop are arriving, though prices can scarcely
be quoted, as the market is not fairly opened.
Smcx.s.—For Nutmegs there hoot boost le.* demand, and
rather lower rates have been taken privately. Mee is less
wanted, and former rates cannot be obtained; at auction
6 pkgs were taken in at 3s for middling quality. Ginger is
not to be bad at any further decline in prices, but there are
few buyers to be met with. Of Batavia Tamarinds 102 casks
were bought in at 8s for low quality. Holders of Black Pep-
per are less inclined to realise, and refrained from offering
any at auction, the operations privately having been on a
more extended scale, but not at better prices. White has
been disposed of to a fair extent at 4d to 7d. There are few
buyers of Cassia Lignea. Pimento is wanted, and full rates
are offered, but the market is still scantily supplied. Cin-
namon is held for last quarterly sales' prices, but the orders
have become few for any description. Cloves have been sold
to a fair extent.

SPIRITt3.—For Leeward Island Rum 2s to 2s ld per gallon
are the rates insisted upon for proof, but there has been little
business transacted. Calcutta has been purchased with cau-
tion at is lld to 2s proof with certificate. For Demerara
former rates are asked, but there are few purchasers at the
present time. Jamaica has been purchased with cau-
tion by exporters and the home trade, but holders
for the most part refuse to reduce their prices.
In Brandy several purchases were made, and full rates given.
Geneva for exportation has been sold to a fair extent at 2s Id
to 2s 2d for common quality. The value of fine for home
consumption is 2s 6d to 2s 10d. British Corn Spirits are
wanted at lOs 9d, nett cash. Gin at 9s 3d for 17 per cent,
9s 2d for 22 under proof, and at 12s 9d to 13s 6d per gallon
for Malt Spirit, according to quality.
RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice mat with little attention, and
481 bags at auction sold at a further decline in prices of 6d per
cwt, good clean pearly bright white selling at 16s, and one
lot 16s 6d. 41 bags of Java sold at 15s 6d for middling
white rather broken, and first class, sea damaged, 13s 6d. per
cwt, which is rather cheaper.
Faurr.—Although there are sellers of Currants at the
moderate rates of 47s to 48s for new Zante and Cephalonia,
47s to 49s for Patras, and 468 per cwt for old, still the pur-
chases wasde have been limited. The market has a dull ap-
pearance for all descriptions of Raisins, and there are sellers
upon low terms. Figs move off slowly at 34s to 70s per cwt.
The stock of Fruit is unusually large, and there are several
ships yet to come in.
SALTPETRE.—Importers of Rough show mere firmness,
and have refrained from offering any at auction ; buyers have
been more inclined to operate, and purchases to a fair extent
made privately, principally by the home trade, and at stiffer
rates. For Nitrate of Soda the demand has been only for
small parcels.
Hon.—Until the return of the year, it is not expected that
we shall have much doing in Hops; but we hope then to
have more activity prevailing. Prices keep tolerably steady.
On.s.—The business transacted in Cercoa Nut has been upon
a more extended scale privately, but not at better prices ;
Rape Seed Oil is wanted, and several parcels have been dis-
posed of at 37s 6d to 38s for pale, and at 36s 6d to 878 for
brown. Palm has been sold to a fair extent, but not at better
prices. Linseed Oil has been in extensive demand on the
Spot, and advanced rates have been given. For delivery next
year several contracts have been entered into at 25s to 26s
per cwt, according to the period of delivery. Olive is held
with firmness, and a good business has been transacted.
In Cod the operations are upon a more extended scale. Seal
has been purchased with caution, notwithstanding the low
rates that prevail. In Southern purchases to a fair extent
have been made, but not at better prices. Sperm is little
wanted.

TALLOw.—Russian has not brought previous rates, but the
demand on the spot has been brisk. Home made has been
in excellent request at 4.2 s 6d per cwt, nett cash, but the
market is better supplied. For other descriptions the demand
has been good privately, and previous rates are sustained.

[AnviorrtsamENT.]—The Earl of Aldborough and
Holloway's Pills.—An astounding Cure by this miraculous
Medicine after every other means had failed. See extract of
his Lordship's letter dated Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21,
1845. "To Professor Hollowly. Sir,—l beg to acquaint
you that your pills have effected a ewe of a disorder in my
liver and stomach which all the most eminent of tit. &cull at
home and all over the Continent had not been able to effect.
Nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed)
Aldborough."—These wonderful Pills will cure any disease of
the liver and stomach. —Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at
Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand and by all
medicine vendors throughout the civilised world
THE NEW TIMON.--The publication of this poem,
or rather poetical satire, has been hitherto deferred in con..
sequence of the state of political excitement. Some copies,
however, that had been privately circulated among the
author's friends having got into the hands of the reviewers, it
has been determined to publish it without further delay.

THE PROTECTION MOVEMENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Neither you nor your readers must for a mo-
ment suppose, because you think proper to give long
reports of League aggregate meetings, that the free-
traders are the only parties throughout the country who
possess the power of eloquent speech—of "thoughts
that breathe and words that burn." No sensible man
will deny them the best of the argument ; but for elo-
quence and research—oh! and for originality of thought,
too, and invention, they are far indeed behind the wise-
acres of agriculture. I have been reading the copious
report you published of the League meeting in Covent-
garden Theatre on Wednesday last, and I cannot help
remarking, that though the speeches of Cobden, Bright,
and Fox are plain, straightforward, and earnest, yet they
possess none of those remarkable points in which Punch
so delighteth—points of brilliancy, like those which
emanate from the real diamond, and distinguish it from
its counterplrt, paste. Why don't these orators strike
out something new—something equally startling and
beautiful as the facts with which "Jockey of Norfolk,"
Peel's new Dean of Westminster, and (which brings me
at once to the reason of my addressing you), one Mr.
Robert Everard, of Spalding, in this county, delight to
interlard their speechesq I have just read in the Lin-
colnshire Chronicle a report of a meeting held last week
in the above highly intellectual town, and which, being
in the centre of this division of Lincolnshire, I have no
doubt had collected together all the brilliancy and talent
of that clever races of people who, at the last general
election, evinced their shrewdness by rejecting a Hand-
ley and electing Turnor! This Mr. Robert Everard
was the " great gun" of the meeting—" the star of that
goodly company"—and a few of his "sayings" I take the
liberty of forwarding to you, from which your readers
may conceive what, if his party were in power, his
" doings" would be.
Mr. Robert Everard, in the plenitude of his pity at
Lord Morpeth's lathes, in joining that wicked conspiracy,
the League, tells the meeting that "he would call their
attention to the words used by Cataline, the celebrated
Roman, who said, that • when men of unblamable cha-
racter became familiar with the arts made to corrupt
them, they soon resembled and fell in with them.'''
There, think of that, " uneducated" Cobden and " un-
learned" Bright ! Are there no grammar-schools in
Spalding ? or (it being holiday-time) was there no
school-boy from the second form to tell this erudite
habitant of the Fens that Cataline was notorious, and
not celebrated ; that nothing of the kind ever fell from
his lips, or flowed from his pen ; and that the stricture
which Mr. Robert Everard was evidently " cudgelling his
brain" to remember, was spoken of, and not by, Catalina?
We next find that Mr. Robert Everard, having got
out of his depth in the classics, next tries his hand on
"dry land" (dry enough, in all conscience !), and in the
middle of a calculation as to the produce of a farm of
300 acres, gives utterance to the following piece of un-
meaning and unintelligible nonsense:—" The best culti-
vation would produce sixteen coombs—(of what, I
should like to know ?—there is no doubt what produces
coxcombs)—and taking the medium price of wheat at
515., and the price of oats at two-fifths the price of
wheat, the gross proceeds of such a farm would amount
to 1,960/. per annum." Now, it seems to me, that if 16
coombs per acre is meant, the produce would be 12,2401
per annum; or, if only 16 coombs for 300 acres, it
would only be 40L 16e. What lie "data at two-fifths
the price of wheat" has to do with the matter, no one
can possibly conceive.
But Mr. Robert Everard—(ever-hard, indeed !)—is
not, like Michael Cassio, "a great arithmetician ;" for,
a few lines afterwards, he calculates that, "with rents
reduced 33 per cent., land, which now lets at 40s. an
acre, would then be 375. !1" Great consolation, cer-
tainly, for the landlords, although, unfortunately, th,t
" according to Cocker."
I apologise for troubling you at such length, but,
looking upon The Sun as the only luminary beneath
whose searching rays the false awl wicked bread-taA

has for years been slowly, but surely, receding, '4)l/i
noxious dew," I hope you will give my remarks a Pile
in your columns. They will there certainly meet
eyes of the people—they will show something like t!!_i
average value of the protection principle and its talenn;
advocates—and they may induce the satirists of Aitb
League to award to Mr. Robert Everard a niche in
temple of public ridicule beside the Duke of Cart/.
powder and Professor Mangle-wurzle.
I am, Sir, your constant reader, and a subscriber
the League, although

A TENANT FARMER'
Stamford, Lincolnshire, Dec. 22, 1845.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEl.l'
CITY, TUESDAY EVENINO•
TIMES.—It will be seen that, notwithstanding the
warlike tone of the American President's message, tbs
Funds have risen to-day. The market, however, is i°,,
complex position, which renders it a very imperfect teor,
of the general feeling on this subject. Sales, not only
English, but of foreign stocks, railway, and other se
curities, of all kinds, have been proceeding systeras
tally for five or six weeks past ; and, as a very's%
proportion of these were speculative sales, or sales o_o
with the intention of reinvesting at a lower price. Of
is found suddenly a scarcity of the article when wanli
for delivery or for re-purchase. The return of Sit,
Peel to power seems so exclusively to have eeentleir
the attention of capitalists as to have prevented lu
thinking of anything else, and a more agreeable feek,
ing on the score of public credit has been diffused '4
observing that the late abstraction of bullion from t"
Bank of England has arisen, not through its exrle
Lion to the continent, but for a domestic purpose-7
supply of the Scotch and Irish banks. Money, ef:,o
Stif
these has never been any real scarcity, is now oafs,
as confidence returns, more freely on all sides ; tinuo,
all are for the moms nt more inclined to buy publito
curities than to sell them, they follow the course
..m.
is usual, under such circumstances, to all markets.
full effect of the doubtful relations which have arisen
tween :this country and America will probably not
_j
seen until the message has been read and consider;
among capitalists generally. For the present the we
state of the market, as above described, prevents snit"
action.
The position of the English securities continues
..scr
ceedingly promising for the speculators who have ~,ert
rated for the rise. 'rite advance in Consols was sw"
one per cent. on the actual bargains of the day.
In the Foreign Market prices were well sup Pot
The announcement from Messrs. Baring of the suer ,
sion of the remittances by the Buenos Ayrean Gor..erlied
ment on account of the dividends of that stock ea Ass
no alteration in its value. Spanish was steady, As
also Mexican.
There was not much business transacted in the Forei4
Exchanges to-day. The rates for bills upon Amstert
Paris, Vienna, and Trieste, were rather higher than
post. Hamburgh remained about the same.
The premium on gold at Paris is 111 per re-. 0
which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10itte
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
43 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at suot,
being 25 57k, it follows that gold is 0.57 per °
dearer in London than in Paris. 4331
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/.175. 171;
per ounce fur stendaeci gold, gives ea exclianite 01.13041
and the exttange Hamburgh on London sit„.rer
being 13 10/, it follows that gold is 0.69 per aerd•
in London than in Hamburgh. the
One of the morning papers in citing the will °f sad
late Mr. Irving, the head of the firm Reid, Irving'peet
Co., has described his personal property as sworn 'lvo
30,000/. ; the real amount, however, should have well.
300,0001. Of the large estates, whieh he was soAig
known to possess, no mention is of course made itllll—
probate of the will.
rtio
The President's message, irrespective of that po_no
which relates to the Oregon territory, and which is; •
or less important so all classes of readers, eentaireol
greater number of topics interesting to the coeirsedocr
and monetary circles of London than any similar
ment that has appeared for several years. ss i/
The declaration respecting the tariff is, sis -sr 00
goes, thought satisfactory, since it shows a disPl) tbs
to a more liberal policy than that represented ebl
tariff of 1842. The illustration of what is meant is
revenue duty, as distinguished from a protective 0,13;,...
considered so clear and well put as to be worth qui:l,U 50$
" It becomes important to understand distinet,'Yw.hicb
is meant by is revenue standard, the maximum of a. 0
should not be exceeded in the rates of duty imPnse of be
is conceded, and experience proves, that duties rboiev
laid so high as to diminish or prohibit altogether or dr
portation of any given article, and thereby legen e
de-
stroy the revenue which, at lower rates, woulde tler
rived from its importation. Such duties ex Tp/ for
revenue rates, and are not imposed to raise >n 01/
7
the support of Government. If Congress levy in pre'
for 4
for revenue of 1 per cent. on a given article, it Al'duce a given amount of money to the treasury, 11-_,lfss'
incidentally and necessarily afford protection or tf,
tage to the amount of 1 per cent. to the home Daunt P
turer of a similar or like article over the 411110
the duty be raised to 10 per cent., it will Pr fiol
rotec
greater amount of money, and afford greater p
If it be still raised to 20, or 25, or 30 per ceDdide
if, as it is raised, the revenue derived from it is faun
ndir
increased, the protection or advantage ale%%ii,xo
creased ; hut if it be raised to 31 per cent., and ifrteect
that the revenue produced at that rate is less "-,,eiteil'
per cent., it ceases to be a revenue duty. The roar
point in the ascending scale of duties at which i6i6,„,t,
taint d from experience that the revenue is grew b.OlO
the maximum rate of duty which can be laid for the Gc•
fide purpose of collecting money for the support 01 jet,
vernment. To raise the duties higher than that
and thereby diminish the amount
not for
is to
them for protection merely, and
01 ofndgu,
ttyh eonn, aas
given CongCong Congress
article, and
Dd th graduallyenreio.nnr.uc rereeiasyseein:tel:ree
ears:,
that w point,itb
sbtyansudcahrdi.ncriveahseen
tohfeydgnotyh,et)hweydare
diminished er de'
n
increase the duties, the revenue is
the
athned,rasevethvea;
stroyed, the act ceases to have for its object raising
of money to support Government, but is for ,pre teas'
merely."
Mr. Polk expllevy ains that it does not follow from
rho
above definition that Congress is always to co_ of
highest duty which articles will bear. The adop
opt,
the revenue standard therefore, will still leave 1,11.
wide margin, so that the exact principle of future u'';o
of
t
eaten,
fications remains undetermined. Indeed, thr
the whole of this portion of the Message, a great were
caution has been noticed, as though the Presicle!e two
unwilling to compromise himself with either of '
great parties of the States. TO'
The recommendation of the " Constitutions!
paper
power which shall keep the pubic money wi°l°„lieseer,
power to snake loans or discounts, or to is.sllibeglr'
currency, shows that the Sub Treasury scheraetif re'
into °selection by the Democrats, and eubeeQugn-
pealed by the 'Whigs, is again, in r lea
ipeiple at '
be adopted, if the President's advice be acted on. 4 the
By the financial statement made in anticipation v the
Secretary of the Treasury's report, it appears this:jael
receipts during the fiscal year ending the 13th 0:1,,os
last were 29,769,133 dolls. 56c., and the expert 0.
29,968,208 dolls. 98c., including 8,588,157 dolls. 2,
plied to the payment of the public debt.

RAILWAY SCALE OF MANNERS.—We have ill
been struck with the difference of manner assumed by rod
way officials towards different people. Shut your On ate
you can tell from the tone of their voices whom t.rhaeie
eor
addressing. The following examples will best psr,
meaning. The railway potentate is calling upon ",
sengers to get their tickets ready. He calls:—to the
your
Class (fortissime): "Tickets, tickets • come, telleicato,
tickets ready."—To the Second Class (forth) ,rt CIO
gents. ; get your tickets ready, gents."—To the r"-Aease;
(piano) : " Get your tickets ready, gentlemen, if you
tickets ready, if you please, gentlemen."—Punch. fi
A CAPITAL SPEC.—A great deal of money... sour
be made by taking extensive premises in the City toe
rooms, and selling nothing but the Norfolk SouP,.:teand
pence a basin. A pinch of curry costs about a fartu'l ott
as hot water may be had for almost nothing, th,er,Pr° ceot'
every basin of Noi folk Soup would be at least lou r or"
This seems a more premising undertaking just noW
the Railway. Punch.
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EXTRAORDINARY BIRTHS AND EXTREME S-
—On Tuesday last, a poor woman named Guest, 'A— E
e'ss
No. 4, Foreman's-buildings, Wilson-street, FinsbutY,,,', bf
delivered of three children, viz., two girls and one die
the pariah doctor, a Mr. Hall, of Paul-street. It seeuicing
husband is a shoemaker out of employment, and' h 3
parted with most of his furniture, they have not
bed, or any decent article for use. Some of their por u state
hours are aiding them by their pittances, but their gr.
requires more enlarged aid in this critical peri4mrir
Loosely, butcher, Long-alley, will be glad to receive sub-
!ions. sl
Edward Cane, Es -7• ted SPecl

,q., has been appoin. dbirleo
Commissioner of the property-tax in the room o_,ioaer
Ross, Esq., appointed to the death-vacancy of a
of Customs.

BIRTHS.
10°f
On the 18th of October, at Colombo, Ceylon, the
the Rev. J. D. Balm, of a son.. On the 21st inst., at Monument Cottage, Edgbas-
r
lady of T. W. Belles, Esq., of a son.
i" On the 21st inst., at Bedford-place, the lady of I''
Hallett, Esq., of a child, still-born.
Oa the 21st inst., at the Vicarage, Crowle, Lin
sb
the lady of the Rev. W. Duncombe, of a daughter. ,liorsl
On the 21st inst., the lady of William Carr, Esq., 0'
Cottage, Blackheath-park, Kent, of a son. on.
On the 21st inst., at Chigwell, Mrs. G. Burford, of a 5
ni
On the 22d inst., at Camden-town, Mrs. Finder? '"
daughter.
th°
On the 22d inst., at the Royal-crescent, Notting--hi I!
lady of John Fenton, Esq., of a daughter. ISO
On the 23d inst., at Abbey-road, St. John's-wood, the
of Henry Darley, Esq., of a son. C.
On the 23d inst., at Clapham-common, the lady ofJohn
Andrew, Esq.,'of a daughter.

MARRIED.
Rob°
On the 19th inst., at Tintagel, Cornwall, Charles 00
Bree, Esq., to Frances, eldest daughter of Sir Aug
Brydges Henniker, Bart., of Plashwood, near Stools
Suffolk, and of Newton Hall, in the county of Essex, ~/311
tx
On the 16th inst., at Bandinan House, Perthshire, K°
fl,
Pigott, Esq., of the Royal Scots Greys, to ElirsDe
third daughter of J. D. Nairne, of Dunsinane.

DIED.
On the sth inst., at Vevey, Switzerland, John Baker, ere,
On the lZth inst. at South-parade, IVaketithi, Yoa'sw
W. Harrison, Esq. aged 80.
r ORA the 15th hut. the Rev. John Brown, M.A., Vicar tOt.
Mary's-,Leicester.
On the 18th inst., at Twyford, near Winchester 01111
Beckley Roberts, son of Major-General H. Raise 0:0 %co,
Oa the 20th inst., at Judd-place East, Y
.eviroad' ''''
Cecilia Dolan, aged 49.
Aaer
On the 20th inst., in Blandford-aqua, Li-
dale, Esq., M.D.
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