The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-16 00:00:00

t'Ast INDIA.—The rates previously established have been
fully maintained for Bengal Sugar, and the trade have pur-
chased all descriptions readily by private contract. Foreign
East India Sugar at previous prices. This day Manilla Sugar
sold at market rates ; fins bfdiVti fetched lis to 17s 6d, damp
17s; and Washed 16s to 16s 6d ; low middling sound yellow
taken in at 18s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah at 20s 6d per cwt fur coloury
greyish yellow; white cannot be quoted cheaper; Bahia at
17s per cwt ; white at the previous currency.
Mcn,AssEs.--For all descriptions of West India better
prices have been paid—Demerara at 25s 6d to 265, superior
275, Antigua 265, Dominica 275, and St. Vincent's 27s per
cwt. Bengal Syrup at previous rates.
COFFEE.—Of British Plantation only 2 casks and 27 brls
have been brought to public sale during the week, which
sold readily at stiff rates; fine ordinary Jamaica rather
colory fetched 72s 6d, good ordinary pale.63s to 645, and line
ordinaay ragged 65s 6d per cwt. This afternoon Ceylon
Coffee was in good request, at an advance of 3s to 5s for .13.1'.
sorts ; on good ordinary Ceylon the advance was not more
than 6d per cwt ; good ordinary pale fetched 66s to 66s 6d, tine
ordinary B. P. kind 72s to 75, middling 94s 6d, low middling
89s 6d, tine ordinary grey 78s to 86s, pea berry 89s to 102 s,
low ordinary ragged 54s to 575, black 39s to 58, very low 18s ;
Mysore at 35s 6d to 36s for good ordinary green, 40s for tine
ordinary, and 46s for low ordinary pale : Rio bought in at 56s
for fine ordinary ; and Costa Rica at 575. to 60s. for tine ordi-
nary, and 50s. to 55s for goo : 117 bags Padang sold at 22s 6d
for low, mixed with blacks.-

TEA.—In the early part of the week Tea of all descrip-
tions met with a good demand. On Tuesday, of 17,990
packages submitted to public competition, nearly 6,000 were
sold at and immediately after the sales at previous rates, ex-
cepting for good Congou of the recent importations, which
went ld per lb cheaper. To-day the market was quiet for
Tea, but purchases could not generally have been made in
Congou under the rates of the last public sales.
COCOA.—The demand continues on the increase for West
India, and prices have an upward tendency. Foreign is held
for previous rates. This afternoon Grenade middling red
fetched 48s to 495, and Trinidad low grey 44s to 465. Trini-
dad Chocolate fetched 34d per lb.
Rum,,Bnaiiny, AND HOLLANDS.—Rum 27 to 29 per cent
overproof, common quality at 2s 8d to 2s 10d, 30 to 33 over,
fair 3s Id to 3s 4d, 34 to 36 over, good 3s 10(1 to 4s : in se-
condhand parcels, in all 500 puns have been_ sold at prices
vary from 2s 9d to 4 6d for 27 to 36 per cent overproof.
Demerara at 2s 10d to 2s I Id for 35 to 27 per cent o.terproof.
Leewards at Is Ild to 2s for proof to 5 per cent overproof.
Calcutta at Is 8d for proof with certificate. For Brandy
holders are firm :—Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838
selling—hhds at 5s Ild, puns 5s 9d; ditto, 1839, hhds 5s Bd,
puns 5s 6d; ditto, 1840, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d; ditto, 1841,
hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d; ditto 1842, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id,
middling marks 3s 10d to 4s 6d, and common 3s to 3s 8d per
gallon. Geneva for shipping is 10(1; the value of fine for
duty is 2s 4d to 3s per gallon. English Corn Spirits at lOs
to lOs 24-per gallon, cash.
SAGO.—Good small white Pearl at 23s 6d to 24s 6d, good
mid grey 2ls to 21s 6d, mid brownish 17s 6d; common Pearl
at 13s per cwt. Sago Flour at 18s for mid, and 9s to 13s 6d
per cwt for damaged. Sound Tapioca brought 3id to 4d per
lb; South American Arrowroot at 2id to 4d, and African
24(1 to 341 per lb. This afternoon Pearl Sago at 19s to 19s 6d
for good small white.
RtcE.—Bengal Rice at lOs 9d to Its for mid, and at Ils 3(1
to Ils 6(1 for good mid white. Madras at 9s per cwt for yel-
low. Java yellow at 8s 6d to 9s, and white at 9s 6(1 to Ils
per cwt. Patna Rice at 14s to 15s; the highest price is 17s,
and the lowest 13s per cwt. Carolina, cleaned here, 21s to
24s and 26s per cwt,
Isnico.—East India at an advance of 2(1 per lb on the last
quarterly sale. Spanish has sold steadily at firm rates.
Oms.—Cdd Oil at 33/ per tun, 341 10 to 35/ per tun for
pale Seal. Sperm Oil at 701 per tun for tine British. Lin-
seed Oil at 268 3d to 26s 6d per cwt on the spot. Rape Oil
at 36s for pale, and 35s per cwt for brown. Olive Oil ha
been in excellent demand : Galipoli at 46/, Spanish 431, and
Barbary 42/ to 421 lOs per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil at 28s for
32s for low to fine quality. Palm Oil fine quality at 28s pe
cwt. This afternoon Palm Oil taken in—good at 271 to
271105, mid 261 10s.
TALLOW.—For forward der
candle 41s 3d to 41s 6d are the
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:ivery of Ptersburgh yellow
quotations for the last three
less transacted has been upon
41s per cwt for Petersburg!►
.—American at easier rates.
t, net cask. This afternoon

a small scale only at 40s 9d to
vcllow candle of first quality
Town Tallow is 42s per cwt

North American Melted Tallo'

Odessa Beef Tallow at 40s fid

✓ sold at 358 to 398 9d, fine
:o 40s 9d, South American at
in Lard at 35s per cwt.

34s to 395, and North Amerii

COURSE OF EXCHA
Amsterdam CF. 12 6
Ditto, at sight l2 4
Rotterdam 9 U l2 6,
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona l4 0
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
13ourdeaux
Frankfort on Maine 122
Petcrsburgh, 3Us 361
Berlin 7
Vienna, arm it 331 955
I rieste, ditto
Madrid 361
Cadiz
Bilbao 36
Barcelona
Seville

[NGE.—' THIS DAY.j
I Gibraltar

Leghorn
Genoa ...
Milan

Venice
aples
Palermo, per oz llBl
Lisbon 531
Oporto s3i
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres —

NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, FEB OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars.-£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons-- 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4
Silver in liars 0 4

RECEPTION OF MR. O'CONFELL AT TILE HOUSE
CommoNs.—The approaches to the House presented, this
afternoon, a most animated spectacle, a large crowd of per-
sons having assembled, evidently for the special purpose of
witnessing the arrival of Mr. O'Connell. The Hon. Member
reached the vicinity of the House at about half-past four. On
being recognised, he was greeted with tremendous ap-
plause, and so completely surrounded by the throng of
his admirers, that he had great difficulty in making his way
to the entrance-door. Altogether his reception was most
enthusiastic. The Duke of Wellington, who arrived shortly
after Mr. O'Connell, was greeted with clamorous shouts of
dirapprobation, mingled with partial cheers.
DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL EDWARD STIRLING
DIcKsON.—We have to record the decease of another veteran
flag officer of the Royal navy, Vice-Admiral of the White,
Edward Stirling Dickson, which event took place on the
28th of January.
DEATH OF VISCOUNT SIDMOUTII.—On the 15th
instant, died, at the White Lodge, Richmond Park, in the
87th year of his age, Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth.
He was twice married; first to Ursula Mary, daughter
and co-heir of Leonard Hammond, Esq., by whom
he has left one son, William Leonard, the present
Viscount, married to Mary, daughter of the Reverend
John Young, by whom he has eleven children ; and
four daughters, 'Mary Anne Ursula; Frances, wife 'of the
Hon. and Rev. George Pellew, Dean of Norwich ; Charlotte,
wife of the Rev. Horace Gore Currie ; and Harriet, wife of
Thomas Barber Wall, Esq. HiS Lordship married, secondly,
Marianne, daughter, and at length heir, of William Scott,
Lord Stowell, and widow of Thomas Townsend, Esq.,
by whom his Lordship left no isssue. More than
twelve years before his death, Lord Sidmouth resigned
a pension of three thousand pounds per annum, which
was secured to him by law, and which he might have re-
tained to his last hours; but which, feeling that from
altered circumstances he no longer required it, he
thought it right to relinquish. He had gradually with-
drawn from all public employments, and almost even
from honorary office. From the High Stewardship
of Westminster he retired three or four years ago, and
latterly retained only the situations of one of the Elder
Brethren of the Trinity House, one of the Governors of the
Charter House, one of the Benchers of Lincoln's Inn, and
Deputy Ranger of Richmond Park. lle was Speaker of the
House of Commons from May, 1789, to March, 1801 ; First
Lord of the Treasury, and Chancellor of the Exchequer,
from March, 1801, to May, 1804 ; Lord President of the
Council, 1805 • Lord Privy Seal, 1806 ; and Secretary of
State for the home Department, from 1812 to 1822.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

H OUSE OF LORDS.

Lord DEN3IA s, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took
his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'Clock.
THE MARQUIS OF NORAIANBY'S PROTEST.

The Marquis of NORMANBY moved that leave be given
to Peers to sign, on Monday nest, the protest of the Marquis
of Normanby against the decision of the House, negativing the
resolutions proposed on the subject of Ireland.—Agreed to.
COLONEL VERNER.

The NOBLE MARQUIS then said, that he had to address one
word of explanation to their Lordships on the subject
of a mistake which had been made in the usual vehicles of
public information in giving a report of his speech
of last night. He had been represented as saying that
the dismissal of Colonel Verner had not been his own act,
but had been the act of the Lord Chancellor (Lord Plunkett).
Now what he had_ said was, that the allegation against him,
that he had dismissed Colonel Blacker and Colonel Verner, was
incorrect. That the dismissal of Colonel Blacker had taken
place during the Government of the Marquis of Wellesley, but
that with regard to the dismissal of Colonel Verner,
he (the Marquis of Normanby) took the whole responsibility
upon himself. He had afterwards commun cated on the sub-
ject by letter with the Lord Chancellor (Lord Plunkett), who
entirely approved of the course which he had adopted.
THE CHARLEMONT HOUSE PETITION.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH asked the Noble Marquis
(Normanby) when he intended to present the petition which
he had stated to have been agreed on at a meeting at Charle-
mont House, respecting the imaginary grievances of Ireland.
The Marquis of NORM ANBY had never stated that the peti-
tion was in his custody. It was in the custody of his Noble Friend
the Marquis of Clanricarde, who had left town that morning. Ile
had no doubt, however, but that his Noble Friend would pre-
sent the petition immediately that he returned. The petition
would probably be presented during the course of next week,
when the Noble Marquis could satisfy himself as to the respec-
tability of the petitioners.
During ens discussion the LORD CHANCELLOR entered the
House and took his seat on the Woolsack.

POSTPONEMENT OF THE BISHOP OF EXETER'S

MOTION.
The Bishop of LONDON said that in consequence of the
indisposition of his Right Rev. Friend (the Bishop of Exeter)
he had been requested to state that that Right Rev. Prelate
would put off the motion of which he had given notice for that
evening to Friday next.
POOR-LAW—MOTHER AND CHILD.
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Lord DENMAN rose to request their Lordships' attention
to a subject which had occupied a great deal of space in the
proceedings of the other House of Parliament—had also
been made the subject of discussion in the other House
of Parliament. There had been standing upon the Orders
of the other House for several days past this notice,—Mr. Fer-
rand to put the following question to the Secretary of State for
the Home Department : " That as Lord Chief Justice Denman
has declared it to be the unanimous opinion of the judges of the
Court of Queen's Bench, that there are come cases in which
it is necessary to break in upon an Act of Parliament, and upon
that which may have existed from nll time;' and has also de-
clared that 'it is the mother who is the proper party to have
the custody of all her children under seven years of age, and
that it is not for the benefit of the mother, but for
the protection of the children ;' and that he thinks
that • the judges onght to crush the first attempt
to depart from that principle, and it is of the highest impor-
tance that it should be considered the undoubted law of the
land,"—whether ;he Goverment intend to insert a clause in
the New Poo-law Bill, for the purpose of prohibiting the sepa-
worcafahtasinioeowfiojotrfuhksmehtoihocutiehgseher and child, if they should become the inmates
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contrary to statute, and to the written laws of the land. This
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by the judges. The subject had been discussed ; are
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