The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-03 00:00:00

(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 2.)

SUGAR.—To-day the market wail ia a tranquil stAte for
West India Sugar : grocers and refiners operated with cau-
tion, and only 280 libds were sold at prices 6d to is per cwt
under those of last Friday for inferior yellow and brown, but
bright yellow kinds sustained the previous currency. The
total sales fur the week are 1,700 hhds and trc,s.

REFINED.—To-day the refiners, submitting to rather lower
rates, tempted the grocers to purchase more freely. Sales
were made at 74s to 74s 6d for brown, and 75s 6d to 76s per
cwt for standard Lumps. For crushed there appears still a
good demand, but little offering, and prices remain very firm,
the refiners having large contracts for forward delivery to
complete. Loaves continue in fair demand.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was a large public sale
of Mauritius Sugar; the good and fine yellow sorts fetched
very full rates, but inferior brown and grey went off
heavily, and 6d to Is per cwt under former rates ; nearly the
whole, however, was disposed of as follows :—fineyellow at 62s
to 645, good 59s to 61s 6d, good mid 57s to 58s 6d, mid 55s to
56s 6d, low 54s to 54s 6d, fine brown 53s to 53s 6d, good 51s
to 52s 6d, mid 48s 6d to 50s, low 44s to 45s 6d, very low
black 41s to 425, low grey 49s to 50s 6d, mid 52s 6d to 545,
good 55s to 58s, and fine 59s to 61s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was not much
—ouest privately, but 238 bags at public sale were all
in, " rates—fine white at 64s to 67s 6d, mid 61s 6d to
211 fu" - 655, and mid sound yellow 58s to 58s 6d
625, damp 60a

ntio. ns of Brazil Sugar, this week,
per cwt.
afternoon Porto Rico Sugar
FOREIGN.—For all desc;.;
full rates have been paid. /.1.11
sold at stiff rates, fine yellow at 21s, prod 19s 6d to 203,
cluing 19s, 19s, logwood stained 17s Gd to 18s 6d ; privately there
was an increased demand for all sorts. Yellow Havannah
sold at 19s 9d, a small parcel of fine at 21s Gd F. white Ha-
vannah at 29s to 30s per cwt for good quality.
bloLAssEs.—Arrivals of West India have again ,been very
large ; there are sellers at further reduced rates. In East
India Molasses scarcely any business has been transacted.
To-day easier rates, 23s per cwt for Dominica.
COCOA.—For West India prices have still a downward
teUrAcircy Trinidad good red at 444 to 448 6d, laid and god

mid 40s to 425, and ordinary 36s to 37s ; Grenada taken itt
—fine bright red at 41s, mid '37s 6d, and low 34s per cwt..
The market for Foreign is in a very dull state.
RICE.—For Carolina prices are steady.—dressed, duty P3id,;
at 21s to 265, ditto, in bond,lBs to 20s, and ditto iinpo at
rte
13s to 16s 6d per cwt. This afternoon Bengal Rice sold
lls to lls 6d for good white, lOs 6d to lls for first class' so
damaged, lOs to lOs 6d for second, 8s to 8s 6d for third, 7i to
7s 6d for fourth, and 8s 6d to Ils for oil damaged.
CoFFEE.—The market has been better supplied with Wow e
India Coffee of all sorts this week, and importers submitting
to a reduction on former rates of is to 2s
descriptions, has occasioned the home trade toppeirirccwhLefolar lercgel7
For Mocha, prices have an upward tendency.
The afternoon Ceylon Coffee at an advance on fon:net-sates
of 6d to is per cwt; ord ragged went at 535, good ord 551
to 565, very good ord 575, fine ord Plantation sort 615 6d to
6ag, pea berry 81s, sea dam first class 55s to 58s, second deo
47s 565, third do 45s to 51s, fourth do 45s triage, 30s t°
47T 6d 6d. v.:.ry low 17s to 20 and sea dam 30s to 41s per cwt.
Tr. A.—z. market hass, presented a brisker appearance for
nearly every (:,escription of Tea since Friday ; raercbao!s
have shown firmnt.,,ts, and none has been submitted to Pub,l':
competition. To-day a fair business was transacted in '11"
Tea market at firm rate. ; sales of common Congou, ces
were made at I Id, and got.'l common to is Oid per lb..
SAGO at stiffer rates; com.:ion 13s per cwt; large
it
Pearl fetched 18s 6d. Sago 1 ;our at 18s to 19s per 0,3"
Fine Bermuda Arrow Root went. at is 2d to is 3d ; middling
and good 8d to Is. St. Vincent's 6d. Tois les Mois 6d per lb..
RCM' BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The demand has been
brisk for Jamaica Rum, fair quality 30 to 34 per cent orei,r
proof at 3s 3d to 3s 4d, better 33 to 36 over 3s 6d to 3s B°,
good 34 to 36 over 3s 10d to 4s, and fine 4s 2d to 4s 6tl Pert
gallon. Demerara, 3s 3d to 3s 4d paid for 37 to 38 per cet
over proof. Leewards at 2s 3d per gallon, proof strengt'
Ca;cutta at is lld to Is 111 d per gallon proof. Of East India
the home deliveries are not half of what eiey
last year, but for exportation they are much blrgeL'
the stock is 3,806 casks less than in 1843. The mom'
ket for Brandy is in a dull state ; holders experienr'
difficulty in obtaining 5s 3d for Cognac in hhds of the besL
brands of the vintage of 1838, and 5s Id for puns; ditto 1839 f
Ithds 5s Id, puns 43 lld ; ditto 1840, hh,ia ss, puns 4s luoj
ditto, 1841, hhds 4s Ild, puns 4s 9d ; ditto 1842, hhds 4s lov
puns 4s 6(1; mid and good mid sorts 2s Ild to 4s 6d, and 100
and very low 2s 7d to 2s 10d per gallon ; common Geneva at
IS 10d to Is lid; fine fit for home consumption is 23 Sd to
33 6d per gallon. English Corn Spirits lOs 4d per gallon,
INDIGO.—Since the conclusion of the quarterly sale of Es—
India Indigo, there has been an excellent demand for ,all
scriptions for home consumption and exportation ; the ra,teis4
previously established are fully supported. For Spalvs f
Indigo holders submit to a reduction on former rates P

2d per lb.
OiLs.—Prices for Southern Oil rule lOs to 2C/I°
per tun under those of this day week; good cluali,s
,s! 291 lOs to 304 middling 271 15s to 28/ 15s, a"
Imo- dark 26/ 15s to 271 ss. For Seal Oil 35/ t°
35/ 103 :)er tun accepted for pale. Cod is held for 33/10,,
to 341. liclders of Sperm manifest firmness, 841 to B."'
per tun being paid for prime British ; at auction 5 tun!
fetched 831 for Oil, and 88/ for Headmatter. Linseed
Oil 25s 6d to 25s 9d per cwt. Rape Oil is plentifith
36s 6d to 37s accepted for pale, and 35s 6d to 36s for browg'
Palm Oil at 27s to 28s per cwt for good and fine qualji.,tl"
Cocoa Nut at 288 to 30s per cit. Olive Oil at 44/ to 401
Gallipoli, 42l to 43/ for Spanish, ?Ind 401 to 411 per tun B"
Barbary.
TALLOlV.—Although there are seller..' of Russian Tall°r
on the spot upon rather lower terms, the purchases n',!
have been trifling at 40s 9d to 41s 3d per cwt Or P.Y.Canut"i
For delivery there are sellers at 41s 9d to 42s for the Issr
three months of the year, being 3d to 6d per cwtllo,l,
former rates ; Town Tallow at 40s per cwt nett cash.
afternoon South American, and South Wales were offere
the former partly sold at 35s 8d to 39s 6d, and the latter lw
36s to 39s 6d per cwt.

BATHING IN THE SERPENTINE.—We have p 6"
ceived a communication from a director of the Royal Moon,.
Society, referring to the recommendation of the jury, in "Ze
livering their verdict in the case of James Davey, fort t"
Society to employ an additional number of men. In ie
communication the director says :—"There is not, I fearlessly
assert, an establishment in Europe more perfect or in betteror more efficient order than the receiving-house of the Roy
Humane Society in Hyde P ark, and the activity of its super'intendent, and likewise of its boatman, which is best test
by the promptness with which, in three minutes, he foul
the body, having, in the meantime, picked up another Ells!
who was drowning. A daily report of the estimated numu%
of bathers is made to the secretary, and I have ascertaine.
from him that by a careful and moderate computation theta
exceed 270,000 during the last and the present month ; 115.
that during this period thirty-one cases have been resa
and fifteen taken to the receiving-house, where they were sttris
cessfully restored from apparent death ; still, however touest
it is to be regretted, only three of the casualties have I t
proved fatal since the bathing season has commenced-_,.
know that the institution cannot exceed its present experts
and more particularly in Hyde Park, which already eosteA
yeri large portion of its income. If we look at the crovit
state os' the river Thames, the wonderful increase of trns
by steam, and the numerous accidents, too many of wil,l4.'r
have been fatal, we shall find ample room for the Moey
ment of more men ;mid boats by the Humane Society-TitsJ
is indeed a fine field
or the Institution to carry oat to
objects, and cheerfully wOuld the committee endea.votsr.
do as much on the Thames no it has done on the SerpentlsiO
if the public, whose safety alone is concerned, would eta"
it to do so."
SALE OF WEST INDIA PINE APPLES AND LIVE1
cer
TUltTLE.—Thursday at two o'clock a public sale took Pt.v.
by Mr. Keeling, at No. 9, Pudding-lane, of about 5,000 b,11:
eye pine apples (these making about 20,000 which have u`,lo,
disposed of during the last few days), and 40 live turi,;.,
brought by the Walter Scott, in 28 days from .New Probe
dence, with 150 tins of undressed turtle, from Hondtjas'
,400
first class of pine apples, nearly 2,000, were sold at 2))40
varying from 3s. to 7s. each, and the second and third DI j
from 6d. to 3s. They were all in very good condition, s'iit
realised about 6001. The live turtle was knocked down
from is. to le. 3d. per lb., and the undressed turtle at 56. Lied
lb. The sale-room was crowded, and among the purcliP—
were several large fruiterers, tavern-keepers, &c.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT AND MIRACULOUS Esc.B
—On the 20th inst., as a youth of the age of twenty, jo 1":0
&ploy of Mr. Chandler, of Hoddington Manor Farm, Was 1.,
the act of harnessing a team of horned cattle, in by
master's field, one of them, a powerful brute, suddenly bt.
came resti.",e, and bolted, when the lad in his efforts 5
overtake him a 2 fortunately became entangled in the end o{
the iron trace, to which a hook was attached, which 10;7;
encircling his ancle 11xed itself in one of the links of t.n.
trace, and in this positiolz the poor fellow was dragged vii•!,
great velocity for some considerable distance, until his 0:1,
arrested the attention or his master, who, with arnazin9
presence of mind and courage;. boldly rushed to his resol:
and, with great difficulty, sue ceeded in releasing the PoS
fellow from his iron bondage, by seizing the infuriet7
animal by his horn and nose, and .thus preserving the b°,„
from inevitable destruction had not this timely assistao‘i
arrived when it did. Little injury '0 as done to the PI: 0
fellow, beyond a few bruises, and being- "almost frightened
death.— aeltenham Examiner.
THE LATE ATTEMPT AT MURDBft AND .JUIC
ON WANDSWORTII-COMMON.—Upon inquiry' At the Nandi
worth and Clapham union on Thursday, the reporter We,
tained that Amelia Alfred, the young woolen who, to
Monday evening last, made so determined an atten3Pti.oo
destroy herself and two children by plunging into A "`;;I
pond on Wandsworth-common, still lies in the imfirmari
t°
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a very precarious state. It is a rather singular o,re er
stance, that the man French, with whom Alfred it
habited, went on Wednesday morning to the union to —llO
his father, who is inmate of the house. At that tiraeLee
was wholly unacquainted with what had occurred, bat l'imoot
he heard the facts he hurriedly left the house, and 1.0

been seen in the neighbourhood since. a °ll
DISTRESSING SUICIDE.—An inquest was 1101 he
Thursday afternoon, at the Queen's Head Inn, Brompitonf,,—;
fore John Hinde, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Mr e. P),;
Coniston, who had destroyed herself on Tuesday 'Wilde,
by throwing herself into a well. It appeared that 0046
ceased arrived at her sister's residence in Garden ,-450`,
Brompton, on Sunday last, from Limehouse, at which 111,
the deceased's husband resides, and who is a. blackstd,
The deceased appeared to be in great distress of
caused by her husband's ill-treatment, and she told her
sister, Mrs. Cannard, that she was obliged to leave
husband, for she could not remain with him any loco
that he did not know where she was, as she left hi tU g
on the bed in a state of intoxication. On Monday, 4:lw:nd
the whole day, the deceased was exceedingly melanch(
on Tuesday morning, being missed, search was may IC, e
she was found to have thrown herself down a well on the
premises, which was 140 feet deep. The body was gpt
by the assistance of some men of the Royal Engineers, Iringhe
sent for the purpose by Sir Frederick Smith, the colon( IL P
was quite dead. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."

SIX POUNDS of TEA, and upwards, sent, carriage free, to
part of the Kingdom, at the Wholesale Price, on receipt of a TO
Lance, or Poet-office order.
Black, 2s. Bd., 35., 35.4 d., 35. Bd., 45., 4s. 4d. 4s. id., be.
Green, 3s. 4d., 3s. ed., 45., 4s. 4d., Si., 55. 4d. 65., 7s.
Coffee, 9d., Is., Is. 2d., ls. 4d., Is. 6d., Is. Bd., 15.10d..2$ c%
G. T. MANSELL and CO., Wholesale Tea Dealers, 2, 33,#;00
LERSBURY CIIEAPSIDE. Agencies will be given to res pt°'
parties

BIRPHS.
On the 25th ult., at B ury- court, Mrs. Henry Hilly of
daughter.
On the 29th ult., at Belford, Northumberland, the 101 4
W. Brodrick, Esq., of a daughter. .
-ile.
On the 30th ult., at Dalston-terrace, the lady of - ,
Williams, Esq., of a son. et
On the 30t1) ult., at St. James's, Bermondsey, the Id°
George H. Drew, Esq., of a son. of
On the 30th ult., the wife of the ReT. Dr. Saunders'
Charterhouse, of a son.
On the 30th ult., in Mansfield-street, Portland-pLicep 11°.
William Bodkin, of a son. Ile.
On the 31st ult., at Willen Vicarage, the lady of t.ho
George Phillimore, of a daughter. e 00
On the 31st ult., at Dartford, Mrs. Charles Colyer„ c• 121„...,

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