The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-11 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of May 10.)

SUGAR.—In the home consumption Sugar market there
has been less business transacted this week, importers having
been more desirous to realise, and lower rates are accepted
for all descriptions. To-day the demand was very trifling
for West India Sugar : prices are still drooping, and rule is
per cwt under those of this day week for brown and low yel-
low, and 6d per cwt for bright sorts. The total purchases for
the week are only 740 lihds and trcs.
) REFINED.—To-day the grocers were tempted to buy Re-
fined Sugar more freely, in consequence of further reduced
rates being accepted ; brown Lumps selling at 775, and
standard Lumps 78s per cwt. The market is firm for bonded
Crushed Sugar at 25s 9d to 265, at which a fair business is
doing.
M-Aunmus.—Low yellow selling at 59s to 60s 6d, middling
61s to 62s 6d, good 63s to 64s 6d, tine 65s to 66s 6d; good
brown 57s 6d to 58s, fine Ms Gd to 595, ordinary to middling
grey 58s to 625, good to fine 62s 6d to 64s per cwt.
LAST INDIA.—This afternoon the demand was limited fur
Bengal Sugar, and 2,004 bags 4 boxes at public sale were sold
at rather lower rates; fine white at , 65s 6d, good 63s 6d to
655, middling 61s, low 59s 6d to GOs 6d, middling yellow
58s Gd to 595, damp and washed 57s 6d to 64s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—There has been a good demand for white Ha-
vannah Sugar by private contract this week, still no advance
in prices can be quoted ; yellow is held with firmness, and
rather more business has been transacted. For Brazil full
prices are paid. White Bahia sold at 22s 6d, 20 cases brown
18s 6d ; Bahia, middling grey 235, good brown 18s, and Pa-
rabia soft white 21s per cwt.
MoLAssEs.—Prices are maintained for West India, and a
good demand has prevailed ; Antigua at 275, and Trinidad at
25s 6d to 27s 6d ; privately good Demerara 25s per cwt.
Bengal Molasses at 15s to 17s per cwt. Honey went rather
previous prices : Cuba were taken in at 19s.
TEA.—lmporters submitting to rather lower rates buyers
have been induced to come forward more freely. To-day a
good deal was done in Hyson, and the rates paid are Id to 2d
per lb above those of the last public sales, common fetched
2s 2d to 2s 4d per lb ; in other sorts of Tea purchases to a
fair extent made, and common and good sound common
Congou cash is to Is Ottd per lb.
Cocoa..—For Foreign previous rates paid. For West India
prices are on the decline. Yesterday Trinidad good dark red
went at 49s to 49s 6d, middling 47s 6d to 48s, good grey 44s
to 465, middling 43s 6d; very low 365, and sea-damaged
44s 6d per cwt. . . _ _ _

COFFEE.—Although further reduced rates have been accepted
for West India Coffee of all descriptions, still buyers operate with
reluctance, and the public sales Jamaica of the new crop went
heavily, 2s per cwt under last week's price. This afternoon the
demand for Ceylon Coffee was brisker by private contract ; good
ordinary 49s to 51s per cwt; 60 bags fine ordinary grey
Plantation were taken in at &is. Mocha is to 2s cheaper,
good ordinary green went at 73s 6d, Triage 48s to 665, black
14s, and low sound brown 50s ; Singapore Java sold at 55s
to 57s for fine ordinary brown pea berry, and 46s to 50s for
sea damaged ; New Jamaica sold at 87s 6d to 91s 6d for mid-
dling, being Is to 2s per cwt cheaper.
SPICES.—BIack Pepper has been less in request this week,
but holders have refused to submit to lower rates. This
afternoon Cassia Lignea sold at a reduction on former rates of
2s to 3s per cwt ; country damaged 52s 6d to 533, mouldy
59s to 59s 6d, stained by cockroaches 58s 6d, broken ends
575, loose and broken 51s 6d per cwt ; ground Bombay
Ginger, of good colour, but deficient in strength, partly sold
at 39s to 40s ; 30 bags bold Bengal taken in at 24s ; China
preserved Ginger taken in at 2s to 3s per lb.
Saco.-13s is the lowest price of sound pearl. This after-
noon Sago met with less attention, fine small pearl sold at
20s 6d per cwt, Sago flour taken in at 21s per cwt. Jamaica
Arrowroot at 8d per lb.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HonnAsms.—Leewards, proof to 3 per
cent over sold at 2s 2d to 2s 3d, and common proof almost
black 2s Id ; Jamaica 3s 4d to 3s 5d paid for 20
puns 26 per cent over proof ; Demerara strong
quality 35 per cent overproof at 3s 2d; Calcutta Rum
is lld to is Hid for several parcels, proof strength;
Of the low qualities of Brandy many parcels have been dis-
posed of for exportation at 2s 9d to 3s per gallon, but the bet-
ter kinds are difficult of sale, and again cheaper.—Cognac,
best brands of the vintage (4).838, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 5d ;
ditto, 1839, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; ditto, 1840, hhds
5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; do., 1841, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; do., 1842,
hhds 5s Id, puns 4s 11d; and middling qualities 3s 2d to
4s 6d per gallon. Geneva for exportation at is 8d to is 9d,
and several parcels of fine taken by the home trade at 2s 2d
to 3s. English Corn Spirits, at lOs 2d per gallon, cash.
RlCE.—Cleaned Rice is not much wanted, but in prices
there is no alteration. This afternoon Bengal Rice sold at
lOs 6d to lis for mid white, and 9s fid to lOs fur first and
second class sea damaged, being rather higher.
INDIGO.—East India has met with less attention this week,
but holders will not sell excepting at the advanced rates pre.
viously quoted. With Spanish the market is still scantily
supplied.
Oils.—ln common descriptions of Fish Oils prices have
still a downward tendency ; Cod Oil is 341, pale Seal 331 10s,
and Southern 251 to 291 per tun. For Sperm a good business
doing ; 75/ to 76t per tun paid for fine. Linseed Oil 26s 6d to 27s
per cwt on the spot. Rape Oil 39s to 39s 6d for pale, and 38s for
brown. Palm is plentiful; 27s to 27s 6d per cwt is the value
of fine. Cocoa Nut at 28s to 325. Holders of Olive are firm ;
Gallipoli, at 521 lOs to 534 Sicily, 52/, Spanish 51/ to 511 10s,
and Barbary 50/ to 50/10s per tun. This afternoon, Palm Oil
taken in at 26s to 27s for good and fine quality.
TALLOW.—For P.Y. Candle, for delivery, prices have de-
clined 6d per cwt, 41s 3d to 41s 6d having been accepted for
the last three months of the year, on the spot at 408
to 40s 9d per cwt. Town Tallow, nett cash, at 39s 6d to
40s per cwt. American Tallow upon rather lower terms.
This afternoon New South Wales Tallow sold at 38s 6cl to
39s 6d. South American 34s to 39s ed, low 28s to 33s 6d,
scrapings and pumpings 3s to 19s. Italian 39s to 40s per cwt.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.

STANDARD.—We confess ourselves wholly at a loss
to account for the vote of the House of Lords last night
upon the Dissenters' Trusts Bill. The purpose of this
Bill is to confirm the usurpation by Socinians of chapels
and other trust property designed for the use of
Christian Dissenters ; and it was carried in a House of
Lords containing twenty-six Lords Spiritual, by a ma-
jority of forty-four to nine ; the only Bishop, in fact,
present, was the Bishop of Exeter, who is always at his
post when the interests of religion and humanity are
concerned ; and who last night proved that they who
charge him with being a too High Churchman,
and too lenient towards the Tractarians, offer him
a great injustice when they insinuate that he
is indifferent to the rights of Christian Dissenters, or
slow to protect even those who decline the administra-
tions of the particular Church to which he belongs, when
they appeal to him as brother Christians, and members
of the one great Catholic Church, to which all who sin-
cerely accept the Gospel without mutilation or addition
equally belong. The other Bishops were at " a charitable
festival." Charity is a good thing, but we cannot help
thinking that the affair might be postponed when the
Bishops were wanted to resist a wholesale scheme of
Socinian usurpation. The only imaginable effect of
the Bill upon the material interests of Dissenters is, as
we have said, to confirm the present usurpation of
Christian church property dishonestly occupied by Soci-
nians ; but we see in it a prospect of future litigation, that
will fill the four inns of court with gladness. Every
tenet of every preacher will be watched with a more
than theological jealousy, to guard against the estab-
lishment of a prescription in favour of an erroneous
doctrine. And as the only effectual security against
such prescription, legal proceedings will be taken as soon
as the teacher deviates a hair's breadth, or seems to de-
viate from the creed of the founder. Ejectments upon
the text will be substituted for ejectments upon the
title, and erroneous doctrines will take the place of non-
payment of rent, and non-performance of covenants. I'Ve
all know what a Socinian is: he is a person with just.as
much Chyistianity as a Turk, but much less reli-
gion. But we must not suppose that the change from
real Christianity to this sad heresy is ever made ho-
nestly, and at once. No, like other departures from
truth, it is made slowly and furtively—hence the neces-
sity that will, arise of closely watching teachers and trus-
tees, and bringing them to their duty by lawsuit after
lawsuit. And this notable Bill is to quiet possessions
and to prevent litigation. If ever it pass we shall see how
that will be. Meanwhile, we exhort the Christian Dis-
senters to be up and doing ; they have more than once
shown their power to influence the Legislature, and have
influenced it upon occasions (as we must think) much
less worthy than the present. They need not feel jea-
lous of the cordial support that they will receive from
Churchmen, for the most ingenious discoverer of bad
motives will be at a loss to find any motive for Church-
men moving in the matter, except a regard for our com-
mon Christianity, and a respectful sense of the value of
a Christian ministry which, though dissenting from our
Establishment, acts as its faithful auxiliary in the cause
of religions
GLOBE.—The Times pursues its argumentom ad homi-
nent to the country gentlemen, on the question of this eve-
ning.—" Country gentlemen are dreading more and more
the growth of the manufacturing population. They see at
their very doors, and within the limits of their old domi-
nions, the rapid increase of an empire beyond the reach
of all direct influences, and daily more and more es-
tranged in feeling. Their attempts to control are de-
feated ; their advances are rejected ; their teachingde-
spised.Do they wish to widen the Rulf, and augment into
inveteracy the indifference or hostility of this rebellious
mass ? They will most assuredly do so, beyond all re-
medy, if they now refuse to protect the labour of the
weak and dependent, and that for the most despicable
of all possible reasons, vise because they would
thereby endanger the existing protection of their
own wealth. How long do they suppose protected
wealth will co-exist with unprotected labour ? How
long will the landowner get his twenty shillings'
premium on his quarter of wheat, while the factory
woman is working from half-past five in the morn-
ing to seven in the evening every day of her life ?
It was neither candid nor statesmanlike in the
eiamitent
wasagainstagenerous amount
impossible to say where
o
protection was to stop. Not to protect so large a class
of Premierprotection,
because e c Parliament
must be as dangerous as to protect it. The
alienation of
the multitude cannot but be costly. Scarcely
any price, in
reason, is too great for their affections. If some difficulties
attend a social remedy, more must follow its omission. A
people will perhaps make troublesome demands on the
kindness of rulers; b t h
NY at rAople can be more trouble-
some, more formidable - • Limn that which feels its government
to be colA, t
indifferent, and worthless ?" There would he
some consistency in this line of argument on the part of a
corn-protectionist ; and the Times, we suppose, thinks
itself at liberty to be all things to all men. On the part,
however, of the professed advocate of an open corn trade,
there is something curiously hollow and worthless in this
appeal to the agricolous apprehensions. long,"
says the Times, " will the landowee7
;get his twenty shil-
lings premium on ,
y his ni
of wheat while the factor
woman is
nuig from half-past five in the morning
tf.) Seven in the evening every day of her life ? " Of
course this argument is not at all addressed to the
selfish feelings, like those of the cold-blooded (them-
pions of the Ogre Millocrats. There is something
eminently generous in erecting a new "protection,"