The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-21 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND.

Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Arse is of
the 'Bank of England, from the 23d day of Marc)., 1844,
to the 15th day of June, 1844, both inclusive, pulolished
pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 Will. IV., cap. 98.

LIABI LITI ES. ASSETS.
Circulation £21,327,000 Securities .....
Deposits 13,483,000 Bullion 15,1'03,000

£34,810,000
11, Downing-street, June 21

£37,8a6,000

1844.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of June all.)
SUGAR.-Today a brisk demand existed for West India
Sugar for refining and grocery purposes, and merchant-3 in
some cases obtained prices they could not previously gest; pri-
vately, so that the decline for the week is not snore
than 6d per cwt, the purchases were 1300 hhds, includ-
ing three public sales, one of 100 hhds 10 ties of
Barbadoes, and two consisting of 231, hhds 68
trcs and 29 brls St. Lucia Sugar; Barbadoes sold at a;bout
former rates-fine yellow at 64s to 66s 6d, good 62s to €3s Gd,
mid 60s to 61s ; the latter mostly sold at full market ;kris es ;
good yellow at 58s to 60s, mid 's6s 6d to 575, low 55s 6d to
565, niid grey 56s to 575, ord brown 53s 6(1, and da naked
545 Gd to 58s per cwt. The total purchases for the we ..k are
4,310 hhds and trcs.
REFEIED.-To• day there was a much better demo: id for
Refined goods for home consumption, and higher rates were
paid, large sales made at 75s to 75s 6d for brown, and '!6s to
76s Gd per cwt for Standard Lumps. In bonded Cr ushed
Sugar a good business has been done, the Refiners hal e sold
up for a month forward at 25s 9d to 26s per cwt. Loaves arc
in good demand.
AlAumrrus.-This afternoon buyers operated with cnu.tion,
and 2,275 bags at public sale were only partly disposed
but holders remained firm, and obtained full rates ' - low yellow
fetched 56s to 575, middling 58s to 59s 6d, good 608 6d to
Gls 6d, fine 635, good brown 54s to 555. middling 53s per cwt.
=EAST INDIA.-This afternoon there were three public sales
of Foreign East India Sugar, consisting of 11,327 lrigs of
Manilla and 564 bags of other descriptions; of' the forsner
a small part only found purchasers, at rather lower
rates, fine dry grey went at 19s -6d, good las 6d
to 19s, washed. 17s 6d to 19s, damp 18s 6d to 195. low
dark heavy brown 13s to 14s 6d, the remainder
was taken-- in and withdrawn. Singapore Sugar
partly sold at 18s 6d to 19s 6d for sound, and 17s to 18s 6d for
damp and washed. Bengal Sugar was in limited demand ;
2,615 bags were offered at auction, 532 bags consisted ofDobah
sort, and all sold at 62s to 63s 6d for good yellow, 61s to
623 Gd for damp and washed, and 56s to 58s for middling
damp yellow, being the full value; of other descriptions a
small part only found buyers at easier prices, fine white at
62s 6d to 635, good 625, middling 61s to 613 6d, damp and
washed 60s Gd to 625, good sound yellow 60e, damp 59s 6d
per cwt.
Mor.assEs.-This afternoon 153 puns of Nevis Molasses at
public sale, 81 puns St. Lucia, 20 puns 25 hhds Calcutta, and
100 puns of Madras were offered ; Nevis taken in at 235, St
Lucia 235, Calcutta at 18s, and Madras at lEs per cwt.
FOREIGN.-This afternoon at public sale 449 chests 27 brls.
of white Bahia were all taken in at stiff rate-fine at 23s 6d
to 255, good 22s 6d to 235, mid 21s to 225, slightly damaged
21s to 21s 6d, damaged 19s to 20s; 220 chests brown ditto
were nearly all bought in-fine at 19s to 203, good 18s, mid
17s Gd, and damaged 16s 6d to 17s, a few lots of sound sold at
17s 6d to 18s Gd fur mid to good, being very full rates ; 842 bags of
Pernambuco fetched 23s to 23s 6d for good, 22s for mid, 25s
for fine white, and 20s to 24s 6d for damp and washed ; 118
boxes of white Havannah were taken in at 28s 6d to 29s for
good white, and 26s for washed.
COFFEE.-There has bcen a considerable increase in the
demand for all clean descriptions of West India Coffee for
home consumption this week. This afternoon several parcels
of good ordinary Ceylon Coffee were disposed of privately at
48s 6d to 49s per cwt. Of Manilla 539 bags were submitted
to public competition-sound was taken in at 47s 6d to
48s for fine ord pale, and sea damaged first class at 43s to
445, second 41s to 425, ditto filled from loose 43s to 44s per
cwt, being above 'the value. With West India Coffee the
market was largely supplied; good mid at 116 s 6d to 121 s,
mid 86s to 975, fine to fine fine ord 65s to 775; Demerara,
mid 70s to 755, low mid 66s to 67s 6d, fine ord 56s to 60s, and
triage 388 to 47s per cwt.
COCOA.-Foreign is not offered upon lower terms. This
afternoon little desire was shown to purchase British Planta-
tion Cocoa, and 185 brls 129 bags at public sale were all
taken in and withdrawn, good red at 43s per cwt.
SricEs.-This afternoon black Pepper met with little at-
tention. Malabar ,good heavy fetched 3ad to 34, sea da-
maged first class 3id to 3id, second class 3ild to 3id, third
class 2id, sea damaged and repacked 3d to 3bd. Pimento
is wanted, and.l92 bags at public sale sold at 3jd to 31,d per
lb for middling, being the full value.
TEA.-To- day few purchasers were made in any descrip-
tions of Tea, but merchants generally would not take lower
rates, and common Congou is not to be purchased under 10id,
and Twankay at Is 2id per lb cash. Pnblic sales will be
shortly declared.
Rum, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.-For Jamaica Rum, good
and fine sorts are the most in request; fair quality 33 to 35
per coat. over-proof at 3s 7d to 3s 10d, good 32 to 34 over
rather high' flavour 4s to 4s 3d, and 33 to 36 over fine 4s 4d
to 4s 6d per gallon. Leewards at 2s 2d proof strength of
Demerara small parcels fetched 3s id to 3s 4d for strong qua.
lity. Calcutta at ls 1 ld per gallon proofstrength with certificate;
holders still refuse to take lower rates. Cognac best brands
of the vintage of 1838-hhds at 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ;ditto,
1839, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; ditto, 1840, hlids 5s 2d, puns ss;
ditto, 1841, hlids 5s Id, puns 4s lld ; ditto, 1842, hhds 4s 11d,
puns 4s 9d, mid and good middling qualities 3s Od to 4s 9d,
and low 2s 8d to 2s lld per gallon; Geneva for exportation
at Is 9d to is 10d, fine for home consumption is 2s 4d to 3s
per gallon. English Corn Spirits at previous rates. To-day
Calcutta Rum at is llid per gallon, proof.
RICE.-In Bengal previous rates are fully sustained, mid-
dling to good middling white fetching lls to lls 6d; at auc-
tion 1,000 pockets 300 bags were disposed of lls for middling
white rather dusty and broken, and lOs for bold siftings
rather yellowish. Foreign East India Rice is held with
firmness, and yellow sorts are wanted at 8s to 9s per cwt,
but white kinds have been taken sparingly at the previous
currency. Cleaned Rice is wanted, Patna at 13s to 165, and
Carolina 215.t0 26s per cwt This afternoon Bengal Rice met
with a good demand, good white at Ils 6d to 12s, good mid-
dling 11s to 11s 6d, sea damaged first class lls 6d, second
lOs 6d per cwt.
SAGO has met with more attention, and rather higher
rates have been paid. Sago Flour at 19s to 20s per cwt.
GuArso.-The market has been in a dull state for this ar-
ticle; the stock is large, and prices are going down: 71 to
81 is the value of African, and 101 to 11/ per ton for the genuin,r
Peruvian

Oas.—The market has assumed a firmer appearance for
common descriptions of Fish Oils—Southern at 31/ to 32/ for
fine quality, and one lot, rather dark, 301; Seal has met with
more attention, pale at 34/ to 341 10s; Cod at 331 lOs to
34/ per tan. Sperm at improved rates, fine British
selling at 771 to 78/, and other sorts at 75/ to 761
per tun. Rape Oil sold at 38s 6d to 39 for pale,
and 37s 6d to 38s per • cwt for brown. Linseed Oil
at 25s 9d to 26s per cwt on the spot ; for Palm, higher rates are
paid ; fine quality fetching 283 to 28s 64 per cwt. Cocoa Nut
29s to-30s for good and fine. Prices are still drooping for
Olive ; Gallipoli at 491 to 501, Spanish 47/ to 48/, and Bar-
bary 46/ to-461 lOs per tun.
TALLOW.—Russian has advancad 6d to 9d per cwt this
week; on the spot' 41s 3d to 41s 6 paid for P Y Candle of
first quality. For delivery in the last three months of the
year at 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt, Town Tallow at 39s 6d to
40s per cwt nett cash. American rather above former rates.
This afternoon South American Tallow at 32s 3d to 40s 6d,
New South Wales at 34s 6d to 41s 3d, and Odessa at 40s 3d
to 40s 6d per cwt!

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

ROUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took, the Chair at Four o'Clock.
The Lords' Amendments to the Chester and Holyhead
'Railway Bill were read and agreed to.
Mr. WODEHOUSE presented fourteen petitions from
places in Norfolk against the corn•laws.—(Laughter.)
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Douglas,
complaining of the :3•stem of licensing adopted in the
Tsle of Man, and praying for inquiry into the subject.

SUN-DAY TRADING.
Mr. COPELAND presented a petition, signed by the
shopkeepers of Clare-market, who were engagedlin Sun-
day trading, praying the House to take steps to abolish
Sunday trading.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented petitions from Kent
against any alteration in the corn-laws.
DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.
Mr. THORNELY presented a petition in favour of
this Bill.

Petitions against the Bill w•ero presented by Mr.
PLUMPTRE and Lord ASHLEY.

Mr. DENNISTOUN presented a petition from the
Provost and Magistrates'. of Hamilton against the Scotch
Prisons' Bill.

Mr. WALLACE presented a similar petition from the
Corporation of Greenock.

Mr. WORTLEY presented several petitions from va-
rious places in the West Riding of Yorkshire, signed by
upwards of 20,000 persons, praying that the House
would pay no attention to the Anti-Corn-law League in
their endeavours to repeal the Corn-laws.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the church-
wardens and other inhabitants of St. Clement Danes
against Sunday trading ; and a petition from the con-
gregation of Brunswick Chapel, Dover-road, against
the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.

NEW POOR-LAW.
Sir WALTER JAMES gave notice, that on an early
occasion he should put a question to the Right Hon.
Secretary for the Home Department as to the truth
of the statement, that there was in operation any
system of denying out-door relief altogether, except in
eases %here a certificate should be signed by the em-
ployer of the labourer, which was said to prevail in the
counties of Nocrf(b)luklainTd Suffolk.
OF QUESTS.
Mr. 0. STANLEY," seeing the Right Hon Baronet
the Home Secretary in his place, begged to repeat a
question he had put to the Right Hon. Gentleman, at an
early period of the session. with regard to the
prison of the Court of Requests at Birmingham,
and also with respect to the prison of the Court of Re-
quests at Kidderminster, which was stated to be badly
constructed, while great complaints were made by the
prisoners of the diet, which was only bread and water.
He wished to know whether any inquiry had been
instituted with respect to the prison at Kid-
derminster ; whether the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman, as Home Secretary, had felt satisfied
with the correspondence with the authorities at
Birmingham, as to the state of the prison there, and if
he had instituted any inquiry into the state of the prisons
of the Courts of Request in other parts of the kingdom.
He wished to know, likewise, whether the Bill brought;
into the other House of Parliament (the Abolition elf
Imprisonment for Debt. Bill) would do away with these
prisons ?.
Sir J. GRAHAM said with respect to the prison of
the Court of Requests at Kidderminster he had thought
it his duty to send down an inspector, for the purpose
of making if' report, which he understood had been
completed, but he had not yet received it. With
respect to the prison at Birmingham he had not as
yet received a satisfactory report. The proper course
to be adopted in such a case was to apply to the Court
of Queen's Bench, for the Secretary of State had no rower
to interfere. With reference to the question of the
Honourable Gentleman on the subject of the
County Courts Bill, he had to state that there certainly
were provisions in the Bill which would remove these
objections. But there was before the other House a
Bill which went to the abolition of imprisonment for.
debt altogether, and if that passed into a law, it would
altogether remove the necessity of legislating on this
subject.
EMIGRATION TO DEMERARA—WEST INDIAN.
LOAN.
Mr. HAWES seeing the Noble Lord the Secretary for
the Colonies in his place, wished to ask him if it was
true that her Majesty's Government had received from
the Legislature of Demerara an ordinance for the pur-
pose of raising a loan for the promotion of immigration
into the colony, which ordinance was accompanied
by another, voting a civil list for a number of years; but
this ordinance was contingent upon her Majesty sanc-
tioning the first ordinance. He also wished to ask whe-
ther any measures had been adopted with regard to emi-
gration for India, and he trusted there would be no ob-
jection to lay before the House any documents connected
with the subject.
Lord STANLEY said the Hon. Gentleman had been
correctly informed as to the terms for the vote for an
emigration loan for Demerara. He had received that
ordinance by the last mail. He stated to the colonial
authorities that it appeared to him that the Bill had
been passed in great haste, only two days having elapsed
between the time of its introduction and the time of
its passing, and that as it was clear sufficient time
had not been afforded for the colony to express
its opinion on the subject, he should postpone
submitting' the ordinance to her Majesty, until the
colony had had an opportunity of expressng its opinion.
All the papers relating to emigration to the West Indies
had been laid before the House with the exception of
one dispatch, and that he had no objection to lay before
the House. With regard to emigration from India, a
correspondence had been going on with the Governor-
General on the subject ; and he could state that a mea-
sure, requiring that a certain number of females should
accompany every batch of emigrants from India was
at present under consideration ; but the question had
not been decided as yet, because great difficulty
existed in prevailing on respectable females to ac-
company their husbands in these emigrations ; and
if it were insisted on that a -certain number of females
should accompany each batch of emigrants, the class
of females who would so accompany them would not be
likely to conduce to the reputation of the country for
morality.—(A laugh.) With regard to the ordinance
for the civil list it certainly depended on the other
ordinance, but the civil list related to the year 1847, so
that there was ample time to take it into consideration.
FEES TO CLERKS OF THE PEACE.
Mr. B. ESCOTT wished, in order to prevent mis-
apprehensions, that the Right Hon. Secretary for the
explicitlyghtrelated to a totally state that the Bill to
whichllurri e
dif-
ferent class of fees than those to which he (Mr. Escott)
hDeenpaardtment
alludeds volualsdt
ni
had alluded, and the receiving of which was at present
illegal.
Sir J. GRAHAM agreed that the fees to which the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman had alluded were illegal.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
On the motion of Sir G. CLERK, it was agreed that
the House, as its rising, do adjourn till Monday.
MEDICAL PROFESSION.
Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to a question from an
Hon. Member, stated, that he should certainly intro-
duce the Bill for the regulation of the Medical Profes-
sion during the present session. Whether he should be
able to pass it would be another question.--(A laugh.)
ABINGDON ELECTION.
Mr. CHRISTIE, seeing the Solicitor-General in his
place, wished to put to him a question. It would be in
the recollection of the House that the Government had
introduced a Bill for the disfranchisement of the
borough of Sudbury on account of bribery. He
wished to ask if it was true that, at the recent electron
for Abingdon, the newly-elected Member had at his
chairing distributed 501. among the crowd from a
bag of money in his lap ? The following account
of the chairing had appeared in the newspapers.
(Here the Honourable Gentleman commenced read-
ing a description of the, chairing of the Solicitor-.
Genera It stated that the procession started from
the Town Hall, which consisted of a brass band, with
twenty pensioners. The Solicitor-General sat in a chair
ornamented with flowers and ribbons ; the chairing of a
Member was considered important, for it was customary
for the gentlemen who were elected to take a bag of silver
Money with them, which they distributed among the
crowd: One' gentleman, Mr. Mabberley, distributed
1201. in this way, Mr. Duffield not more
than 701—(A laugh)-and the Learned Solici-
tor-General threw away but 50/. It was amusing to
see the old women holding out their aprons to receive
the money which the Hon. and Learned Member, like an
elegant gentleman as he was, threw away.—(A laugh.)
There was a great deal of scrambling, scratching, shout-
ing, and fighting, such a scene took place as baffled all
description, and Oils terminated the Abingdon election.)
—(Much laughter.) lie (Mr. Christie) believed that
the words of the late Act of Parliament did not
apply to the custom of " scramble-money," but one could
see that with a little arrangement it could be converted
to the purpose of direct bribery. It could not, at all
events, tend to exalt the purity of election ; and he
therefore begged to ask the Hon. and Learned Gentle-
man, whether it was true or false that he contributed, in
the wanner he had just described, to promote the purity
of Parliamentary election ?—(Hear, hear.)
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that a very in-
correct and, he believed, irregular practice had been intro-
duced into that House of putting questions not relating
to matters before the House, or with regard to Bills with
which Members might be charged, but upon matters
wholly foreign to it, and occurring in a different place,
and which might excite the curio:ity of Hon. Members.
The lion. and Learned Gentleman, it was true, gave
him notice of his intention to put this question so long
ago as yesterday week, but circumstances prevented
him (the Solicitor-General) being in his place
at the time for asking questions. He had, however,
hoped that the opportunity afforded the Honourable
and Learned Gentleman in the interval for reflection,
would induce him to consider what extreme impropriety
there was—(Oh, oh !)—in putting a question of this
description. lie certainly should not give sanction to
the practice which had been introduced ; and, therefore,
he begged leave most distinctly, at the same time with-
out any want of respect for the lion. and Learned Gen=
tleman, to decline answering such a question.
Mr. CHRISTIE said that the liOn. and Learned
Gentleman could take what course he liked, either to
answer or not the question which he -had put ; but