The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-04 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

NEW YORK, SEPT. 17.—The brief interval which has
elapsed since the departure of the mail steamer from Boston,
leaves little to be added to our advices by her.
'We are hourly expecting the steamer of the 4th inst. from
Liverpool ; and on the eve of her arrival little or no businesi
on foreign account is doing.

Exchange on England-continues nominally at 9% to 10,
but is very dull at that. On France it may be quoted at
5.23%.
The general market for produce, money, and stocks, re-
mains without any material variation since our last.
Cotton—The market remains inactive, without any alter-
ation in prices.
Flour•-.-Western Flour is dull. 1,000 barrels Genessee (part
from store) sold at 4 dolls. 75c.—other sales were made at
4 dolls. 8114 c. and 4 dolls. 87%c. ; Ohio and Michigan,
4 dolls. 75c. to 4 dolls. 81c.—the receipts to• day, via North
River amount to 16,344 barrels. Georgetown and Baltimore
is held at 4 dolls. 75c. to 4 dolls. 87% • Richmond City Mills,
6 dolls.—other Southern brands. 4 Lids. 62%c. to 4 dolls. 75c.
4,000 bushels Barley sold at 60 cents. ; 8,800 ditto North
Carolina ; Wheat, 95 cents. ; 2,800 ditto inferior Wheat, 81
to 85 cents.

Ashes—Pots are quitefirm, and all offering at 3 dolls. 81/2c.
are readily taken. Pearls are in mode.rate request at
4 dolls. 25e.

150 States Prison barrels of Whiskey sold at 231 A cents.,
and 83 ditto superior at 23% cents.
Provisions are steady, with a moderate demand.

LIBERAL TRIUMPH AT LIVERPOOL.—The free-
traders of Liverpool, in addition to the accession to their own
numbers made in the registration now finished, have struck
off no fewer than 1,150 monopolists, whose names were ille-
gally on the roll. This makes the seat now secure for two
free-traders at the next election.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, OCT. 3.—The sup-
ply of wheat is liberal, of other grain extremely limited.
Yesterday and to-day we had heavy rain, which must retard
the latter part of the harvest. The market commenced by
factors asking an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter, but this
could not be obtained, and in the end a moderate business
only was transacted, at the prices of Friday last. For old
wheats and new wheats is. per quarter cheaper. Barley very
scarce and dear; some samples of new cold at from 355. to
375. per quarter. Beans Is. to 2s. higher. Oats id. to t cl.
per stone. Shelling better sale. Malt is held for an ad-
vance of is. to 2s. per load.
HONEY-TAKING IN INDIA.—A swarm :of bees had

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fixed their abode on the ceiling of a verandah, and in due
time, when the honey was deposited, we wished to collect it,
but were for some time at a loss for means. Hearing, how-
ever, that there was a gardener who possessed a peculiar art
of doing it unhurt, he was sent for, and desired to bring down
the honey. He took some of the plant called toolsly (black
ocymum) and rubbed it over his body, face, arms, and
hands; he then chewed a little, and held a sprig of it in his
mouth. With no other than this apparently slight defence,
he mounted a ladder, a large dish in one hand and a sharp
knife in the other; and though as thinly clad as his class
usually are, with thousands of bees swarming about his naked
body, he with the greatest sangfroid cut immediately through
the upper part of the comb, where it was suspended to the roof,
and receiving the whole of it in the dish, brought it down
without having suffered from a single sting.—Madras
Athenccunz.

THE MID-LOTHIAN RIFLE CLUB.—The splendid
silver jug, weighing 47i ounces, belonging to this club, was
shot for by the members, in Hillhousefield Park, on Satur-
day, and gained by Wm. Renton, Esq., 7, Mettle-laile.—
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Edinburgh Fast,