The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1344.

hold, what you would cast off? Either your wings
or your teeth; and, loathing this bat-like nature,
be either a bird or a beast. To die wavering and
uncertain, yourself will grant fearful. If you must
settle, where begin you ? 'Tis dangerous deferring
that whose want is deadly, and whose opportunity
is doubtful. Is there any impediment which
delay will abate? Is there any which a just answer
cannot remove ? If you had rather waver, who can
settle you ? But if you love not inconstancy, tell
us why you stagger ?" Laud, however, continued
to stagger in his conscience until the hour of his fall,
having no better stay to support him than his "analogy
of the faith." In other respects he was unhappily
too strong, with the " High Commission Court,'
the " Star Chamber," and the hangman to silence
adversaries. But how much better would it have
been both for his happiness and his fame, if Laud had
been only honest. Conscientious scruples might have
prevented his subscribing the Articles, and then he
would have turned his considerable talents to account in
some secular pursuit. True, he would not have been
Archbishop of Canterbury ; but neither would he have
lived in the miserable and disgraceful state described by
Hall, nor would he have brought, as he did, his master's
head and his own to the block. There is no
danger of a repetition in our day of Laud's ex-
travagances and cruelties, or of their terrible
retribution ; but we believe that there is already
much of the misery of uncertainty which he
suffered, tormenting many conscientious but weak
men, in the orders of the Church, all arising
from the want of a clear understanding of the real
import of the Articles of the Church, or rather of
the meaning in which they themselves subscribed
them. This course of suffering the Oxford
statute will remove at ence and for ever, for
nothing can be clearer than the language of the
Articles themselves ; and if men take them in " the
natural sense," they are their own sufficient ex-
positors. Sordid persons, of course, will creep in
who will swallow anything with any explanation, but
they never suffer much in conscience; there are men
ingenious enough to reconcile anything to their per-
sonal interests. We will be warrant for Mr. Newman,
for example, that he will find an ambiguity in the pro-
posed declaration (to be interpreted according to the
analogy of the faith), as plausible as any that Doctor
Pusey can find in the Articles.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 20.)

SUGAR.—To-day middling to fine yellow descriptions
of West India Sugar were in excellent request, and
fetched rather higher rates, making the advance for the
week is per cwt, and of such there is not sufficient at
market to satisfy the wants of the grocers ; inferior
sorts, of which nearly the whole on show consists,
were purchased steadily, and the offers made to lower
rates were rejected by the merchants. The total pur-
chases amounted to 660 hhds, including 100 hhds 6
tierces of Barbadoes at auction, which sold at very full
rates ; indeed fine was rather higher, and fetched 68s,
good 63s to 63s 6d, good midding 60s 6d to 625, middling
56s to 60s, low 575, very low soft 52s to 53s 6d per cwt.
The total quantity sold for the week is 1,960 hhds and
tierces. The market closes firmly with Sugar admissible
for home consumption.
REFINED.—There has been an increased desire-mani-
fested on the part of the home trade to purchase Refined
Sugar this week, a good demand has prevailed for all
descriptions, and the rates paid are rather above those
of this day week, the supply has again been small, and
stocks in the hands of town and country grocers
are light, added to which, Refined is much cheaper
than good and fine descriptions of Raw Sugar.
To-day the Grocers purchased Refined Goods with in-
creased freedom, paying stiffer rates—brown lumps
fetched 725, and standard lumps 73s to 73s 6d. Of
Crushed Sugar refined in bond there is very little offer-
ing, and the Refiners are demanding 30s 3d to 30s ad.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon 1,145 bags were brought
forward, and sold at and after the public sale at very
full rates—good yellow fetched 59s to 61s 6d, good mid-
dling 58s, middling 55s to 575, and low 53s 6d per cwt.
The quantity disposed of privately- for the week is 4,000
bags.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was no public
sale of Bengal Sugar, but by private contract several
parcels were disposed of at firm rates. The quantity
sold during the week by private contract amounts to
14,000 bags, at prices varrying from 503 to 70s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—In consequence of the principal continental
ports being closed, there are very few orders for any
description of Foreign Sugar for exportation, and our
refiners working under bond arc mostly supplied for the
press-nt. There has been no public sale of yellow Ha-
varnish, and by private contract little business has been
transacted, still the offers made at lower rates are rejected,
kind 21s to 2156 d per cwt is the value of average parcels.
White is not to be had upon easier terms. With Brazil
of all kinds the market is sparingly supplied ; the de.
mond privately has been only for small parcels at 18s
to 19s for good and fine brown, 17s to 17s 61 for infe-
rior, and at 21s to 24i far common to fine white ; none
has been offered at public sale. In other kinds of
Foreign Sugar little has been done.
COFFEE.—There has been little inclination manifested
on the part of the home trade to purchase West India
Coffee this week, hut importers having supplied the mar-
ket sparingly, any material decline in prices has
been prevented. By private contract small par-
cels of Berbice, and of the lower descriptions
of, Jamaica, found purchasers, and the rates ac-
cepted were rather under tho.ye previously quoted.
This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met with more attention,
and 365 bags at public sale sold at an advance on former
rates of is per cwt, common pale ragged fetching 50s to
slfi, good ord pale 525, good ord celery 53s to 538 6d,
fine ord dark colory 53s 6d to 545, sea damaged 48s to
50s 6d, and triage 15s. By private contract the trade
purchased more freely, paying 51s 6d to 52s per cwt
for good ord.
TEA.—There has been more activity in the market
than there was last week ; merchants have shown firm-
ness, and none has been brought to public sale. Congou
has been in excellent request ; the better kinds fully
sustain the former currency, common has been fetching
104 d to 11d, rather coarse to rather strong 111 d to
Is ld, blackish leaf to blackish leaf rather strong
Is 2d to is 4d, gcod strong blackish leaf is 4id to
Is 6d, fine is 7d to is 9d, Pekoe flavour is 10d to 2s 6d.
TLe supply has fallen off of Tea worth from is 2d to
is 7d per lb. Twankay common at is 3d to is
the better sorts are wanted, brightish leaf at Is 4d to
Is 9d, superior kind at 2s to 2s 4d. Pouchong at 6d
to 10d. The supply is scanty of Scented Orange Pekoe,
and there are not sellers of fine under/ :3s 4d.
Hyson common at 2s 6d to 2s 7d, fair to
good 2s 8d to 2s 11d, superior 3s to 4s 6d.
Young Hyson is still much wanted, and prices rule as
high as ever, 3s to 3s 6d paid for Hyson kind, and 2s 2d
to 2s 6d for Canton and 'rwankay sort. Gunpowder at
2s 4d to 2s 9d fur Canton, and at 3s 2d to 4s 8d for
Hyson kind. Imperial at 2s 4d to 2s 9d for Canton and
Twankay kind, and at 2.2 10d to 3s 6d for Hyson sort.
Caper, at is to is 4d per lb. Fur Hyson Skin there has
been some inquiry.
MOLASSES.—There has been a considerable increase
in the demand for West India of all descriptions this
week, and the large quantity of SOO puns found buyers at
very full rates ; that is to say—at 20s to 23s 6d for dark
St. Kitt's to middling Antigua and St. Vincent's.
COCOA.—Foreign is much wanted, and in consequence
of the scanty supply, buyers have been compelled to
pay a further advance in prices ; at public sale 81 bags
of Bahia were sold, good bold red at 355, sea damaged
32s per cwt. The demand has been good for West
India by private contract, fine red Trinidad has fetched
49s to 51s, good 46s to 48s, low to mid 42s to 453, and
Grenada 41s to 475, per cwt.
SPlCES—Sumatra of good quality has fetched 28d to
21c1; Malabar 3d to 31d, and 1,776 bags of Penang were
mostly disposed of at and after the public sale at lid to
2id for good light rather dusty and stalky, 2d to 2i-cl
for first class sea damaged, and at 2d to lid per lb
for second class. For Pimento the demand privately
has been only for small quantities at 3ici to 44d per lb.
Of Cassia Lignea by private contract the parcels disposed
of were at 52s to 54s 6d for ordinary to good ordinary,
55s to 55s 6d for fine ordinary, 56s to 58s for low mid-
dling, 59s to 60s for middling, 613 to 64s for good mid-
dling to good, and 65s to 66s per cwt for fine, being an
advance on the rates of the last auction of 2s to 3s per
cwt. Cinnamon is plentiful Government ; seconds 3s 7d
to 3s 10d, and private thirds 2s 8d to 3s per lb. Holders of
Ginger show firmness, and supply the market sparingly
with all descriptions. The parcels of East and West
India sold privately were at full rates ; at auction 200
bags of Malabar fetched I9s per cwt for good fair bold
rather wormy. The good and fine bold kinds of East
India and Jamaica are wanted. Ia Mace little business
has been transacted. Cloves are not offered upon lower
terms. For Nutmegs a good demand has existed at 3.s
to 3s lld for brown, and 4s to 4s 6d per lb for fine.
RUM, BRANDY, AND lIOLLANDS.—The business trans-
acted in Leeward Island Bum has been upon a small
scale only this week, and prices are still going down; only
80 puns have been sold at 2s 3d per gallon, proof strength.
Demerara is rather cheaper, 3s Id to 3s 3d having been
accepted for 120 puns, 29 to 35 per cent overproof. Ja-
maica common is 3s 6d to 3s Bd, middling 3s 9d to 3s

10d, good 3s lld to 4s 3d, and fine 4s 4d to Gs per gal-
lon. Calcutta RUM, a large parcel offered at 2s 2id per
gallon proof strength'; the stock is chiefly in the hands
of one house. For Jamaica prices are 9d to Is, and for
Leewards 5d to 6d per gallon higher than they were
•n the 20th of December last year. The low
and middling descriptions of Brandy have met with
more attention, and for the best sorts a very good de-
mand his existed. Cognac, best brands of the vintage
of 1838, hhds 5s 2d, puns ss; ditto 1839, hhds 4s 11d,
puns 4s 9d; ditto 1840, hhds 4s I Id, puns 4s 9d; ditto
1841,hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d; ditto 1842,111id54s 7d, puns
4s sd; ditto 1843, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d common
2s 8d to 2s I Id, and mid to good mid 3s to 3s 10d ; Bor-
deaux common 2s 6tl to 2s 8d per gallon. If holders
would accept prices Id under those quoted for the vintage
of 1842, the market would be cleared. Geneva is wanted
by exporters; sales made at is 10d to is 1 Id, and for
arrival at is 9d to Is
_10d; fine, fit for duty, 11::s been

selling at 23 4d to 3s Gd. English Corn Spirits at lOs 2d
per gallon, nett cash.
SAGO.—TI:ere has been a good buiness transacted in
Pearl Sago by private contract, and the tendency of
prices is still upwards. At auction 76 boxes went at

26s for fine small white Pearl. Sago Flour is wanted.
Farina or Potato Flour is much in request. Of Tapioca
at auction 25 barrels were taken in at 5.i-d per lb for Rio.
RicE.—There has been an increased demand for
Madras, and by private contract several, parcels have
Leen disposed of, yellow fetching 8s 3d to 8s 6d per cwt.
Java is little wanted at present, but holders are firm, and
none has been offered at public sale, yellow is held for
9s to 9s 6cl, and white 10s to 12s per cwt. Bengal is
much wanted, low white fetching Ils to Ils 3d, mid
lls 6d to 11a 9d, and good to &to 12s to 12s 6d per cwt.