The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-15 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London Mercantile Price Current, Oct. 15.)
B. P. SUGAR.—A moderate business was done in
W. P. sorts to-day at steady prices, amounting t(
580 cks, including 150 cks Barbadoes at auction. 2,295
bags Khaur Bengal were taken in. The Refined market
is dull.
MAURITIUS SUGA.R.—Scarcely any business was done
in this description previously to a public sale of 6,017
bags on Friday, but only a portion was then disposed of,
and that at a reduction of 6d per cwt ; middling brown
to fine yellow at from 52s 6d to G3s 6d, with low brown
at from 45s 6d to t9s per cwt.
BENGAL SUGAR was sold at auction on Friday last, Is
to 2s per cwt under the previously current rates. The
lower qualities experienced the greater decline. Low to
fine white brought from 56s to 645, low to fine soft yel-
low from 48s 6d to 54s 6d, and good brown was taken in
at 47s per cwt. By private contract about 200 tons
Khaur sold at from 44s to 46s for fair to very good.
FOREIGN EAST INDIA SUGAR.—About 1,000 bag-
middling soft yellow Manilla have been disposed of at
19s per cwt, and about 5,000 bags of ordinary damp
brown at 14s 6d to 15s per cwt.
FOREIGN SUGAR.—The holders have not been dis-
posed to realise, unless at extreme rates, which limited
business until Friday, when there was an improve.
ment in demand, and considerable sales made at
very full prices. The reported transactions during
the week are as follow : 1,300 boxes white
Havannah at from 26s 6d to 30s for low to good
quality ; 250 chests fine yellow Trinidad de Cuba at
22s 6d ; a floating cargo of 370 chests white Bahia at
about 235, deliverable at a new port on the continent ; a
floating cargo of 2,800 boxes brown Ilavannah at 20s,
and one containing 440 chests brown Bahia at 18s 3d,
both to be delivered in London ; also a float-
ng cargo of 350 chests Pernambuco, brown
at 16s, and white at 22s 6d per cwt, deliverable in th(
Mediterranean. At public sale, 113 chests Rio brought
from 20s to 22s 6d for ordinary to good middling white,
and from 16s to 18s fcr low to good brown, which are
considered moderate rates, in comparison with other
transactions. _ _

REFINED SUGAR.—In the grocery descriptions a steady
business has been done at rather easier rates. Crushed
in bond for exportation remains at the previous week',
quotation, and continues to find purchasers. In loaves
there has been no alteration.

MOLASSES —There has been but little business doing
in this article, and there is no change of value to report.
SPIRITS.—In Rum the transactions have been rather
limitad, but no alteration of rates can be mude. Brandy
is in full demand, and large parcels probably could be
obtained at ld per gallon under our quotations, but for
small quantities former prices are paid. Delivered for
home use last week 147 puns..
COFFEE.—The market for the British West India sorts
has been been very languid. There has been no public
sale. Some small parcels of B.P. were offered and sold
to-day at auction. Ceylon Coffee went steadily at a
sale of 342 bags. 334 bls Mocha were taken in.
OTHER E. I. AND B. P. COFFEE.—At action 197 bales
Malaba, subject to the high rate of duty, sold at from
39s 6d to 45s 6d, with one lot at 46s per cwt for good to
fine ordinary. In other sorts there has been nothing
doing. Mocha is without alteration.
FOREIGN COFFEE.—Very little business has been done
for exportation, and prices remain unaltered. On Friday
48 barrels superior Rio and 37 casks from Puerto
Cabello were taken in at auction ; the former at 43s to
455, the latter at 50s per cwt fur fine ordinary Plantation
kind.

COCOA.—There has been no public sale. Prices of
both British Plantation and Foreign remain unaltered.
TEA.—Since our last publication no alteration of
prices has occtured, but the demand has been limited :
a public sale is advertised to take place on Thursday
next, for which 37,000 pkgs are announced. Tea duty
paid last week 560,482 lbs.

RlCE.—Since Tuesday, even rates have ruled for Ben-
gal in the private transactions, which have been moderate
in extent. The demand for Madras has been rather dull
during the Reek. Of Siam 500 bags low white sold steadily
at auction at from 9s 6d to lOs per cwt for ordinary to
middling white. Carolina has met a good demand for
home consumption, and former prices are firm. No
particular business has been done in Java description,
the holders requiring higher prices. A cargo of 7,000
begs is expected to arrive shortly. At public sale, 147
boxes Pearl Sago sold, duty paid, at 14s Gd per cwt for
low quality.
SPICES.—As the large parcels of Cassia Lignea lately
arrived will soon be offered at auction, the trade defer
their purchases, for the execution of orders, until
the sales take place, so that business pri-
vately has been suspended. Business in all kinds
of Pepper has remained quiet. On Friday there was an
auction of 380 bags Malabar which were all taken in
above their value, namely, at from Sad to 3/d per lb for
good half heavy to good heavy shot kind. The holders
of Pimento have asked very stiff rates, which has limited
the transactions.
FRUIT.—Nov Vaienein Raisime are moth wanted, in
the absence of arrivals. Of new Muscatels two small
cargoes have arrived, and aro being sold at the quota-
tions. Of new French Fruit the following descrip-
go§ were disposed of at public sale ;--inape-

rial, in cartoons and half ditto 110 s to 126
Quarter and eighth ditto 115 s to 130 s. QuarleArt
boxes 655, and eighth boxes 75s per cwt• re
auction, also, 38s butts, 48 caroteels, and 26 barrels fine
new Patras Currants, all slightly or badly.daniage:2
brought front 44s to 48s. A cargo, consisting of 1'
sold
butts and 80 caroteels, out of condition, partly
damaged 41s to 435, with some sound at 45s per evil'
Privately fine new Currants bring 47s to 49s per ewt•blio
SALTPETRE.—Private transactions since the Pui"ets
sale have not been worthy of public notice ; the haleo
are firm in their demands for the full rates. Thep r rice
are
of Nitrate of Soda has been nominal, no sales of iatoes
having been effected. For British Refined there h,
been a moderate demand at former rates. ooedt
INDlGO.—Yesterday and to-day the demand was
and the prices of desirable shipping sorts fully o'7;
tained, but consuming qualities have occasionally Po
rather lower. To this day 4,872 chests are act! 5
sold, 823 chests have been taken in, and 3,098 the
withdrawn, leaving 4,179 chests for sale.
After the public sales of East India, 181 serous of
c.
Spanish were offered, and partly disposed of at are -d
tion of about 4d per lb from former rates ; eat°
sobre 2s 8d to 3s 4d per lb. Os
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon 413 bags 11°11-11wits
were offered at the public salts. A fair proportion,
ti es,
disposed of at a decline of 2d per lb on the low qua
and Id per lb on the good. Utters
TALLow.—This market remains steady. tbe
from St. Petersburgh to the sth of October, rePrt
sale of 5,000 casks in the current week at 103 t°

rbls. Exchange 38 9-32 to 5-16. SO
Ou.s. —A parcel of British Sperm sold last wee
911 10s, fur Oil and head-matter.

THE FORGED EXCHEQUER )3LO
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AND PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. of
SIR,—I beg, through you, to call the attentilef
parties capable of making the inquiry, as towe is
a surmise on my part, that Prince Louis Napeleeta•
a victim of the Forged Exchequer-bills' ConsPil ;0
in order that Englishmen, after the King 43,,' its
French shall have left our shores, may make ?
appeal to him to remit the sentence on the Prinesor
In the first instance, in order to support ref tot
position, I believe it is an undoubted feet opt
itapello entered into the contract for the engefe, co.
of the steam-packet (with the proprietors) whi°llll;d
veyed Prince Napoleon and his party to the sn°'
France. opti
I was in London at the time of this mad ettolt
and in the immediate neighbourhood of the
ti
1-Iced
Exchange. I perfectly recollect that the news elbsble
just after the close of business ;—is it not Pr°, bpd
there was some delay in the arrival of the newfiboto
that it was intended to have arrived in business or
and created a panic of which the Forged Exeuelito4
bills' Conspirators purposed to take adv-antegeitheir
make a grand rush in order to recover some °
immense losses ?—that Prince Napoleon Was fell
pletely ignorant of the scheme of which 11° I
victim, and was led to believe that a strong Psi'c'les
ready to receive him on his landing on the sh°olo
France, and that he is to this moment ignorant lbeif
real object for which the conspirators made hill '
ready tool ?
It has been the surprise of all parties how 130 10
100
a sum of money could have been got rid of as that ,
tfrili
by the Forged Exchequer-bills' Conspirators. i
also be recollected, that when Louis Napoleon e°
party were secured, an immense sum of mould
found in their possession. If this money was rtbe.,
the proceeds obtained on the deposit of some ° 00
10
forged Exchequer-bills, a great portion of the boo
fully accounted for, and also the means explained
be
,he party obtained possession of a sum said t°
been nearly one hundred thousand pounds. 0.1
tr-'ll
If it can be proved that no real conspiracy el 1)0
in France to aid the mad attempt of the Prince's
that he is the victim of a set of forgers and St° if 0
change speculators, I think it highly probabletwold
appeal were made to King Louis Philippe, he 100
remit the sentence on Louis Napoleon in corer) a.
to the reception given him on his visit to EnFlap.
I am, Sir, &c., E.
Ilfracombe, Oct. 10, 1844.
THE CUSTOMS.—A diversity of practice APPeifil
to have prevailed in remunerating tidewaiters o_B Ar
on vessels allowed to discharge their cargoes bef(l'ioioll
after the legal hours of business, when such Perfde b.,.1
is granted, on special application being ei .„g u'
merchants on the occasion of a vessel lealttlholr
being under contract or demurrage, or at *tl,,
quest of the dock companies or wharfingers "`" now
influx of shipping after the prevalence of efhe eS"
winds, and consequent pressure of buguengs'idi
pense,for such over-time attendance being, ; e-h
sions, borne by the parties making the applic,tl";ll such;
the Board of Customs being of opinion that '°Seald,„"
eases a charge at the rate of sixpence an huur,:roost
made, instead of a shilling, as has hitherte,,:rg beY°".„
stances, been the case for a tidewaiter %Wl:de
the hours fixed for the attendance of waterr" •desvait6"'
and that when the services of a see°°;dteired borijr
on the same vessel, shall be co
cessary to assist in keeping an account of the 00!
veries, his over-time be also charged at the 59.10,
orders have been issued to the officers at the severalaea
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ROYAL ETIQUETTE.—The author of "
Frances Burney, or, by marriage with a Fro% be
grant, Madame D'Arblay, complains bitterly Ihile
Memoirs of the severe fatigue she underwent noc:
Court lady. Her employment was personal ette„%ifeu
on Queen Charlotte, to assist in robing, and 910
replenished her Majesty's snuff-box. It is 00 001
etiquette to sit or cat in the royal presence ;
not pass the royals on the road, nor any room
°l3" stsil
they are, if the door be open ; if met you raoo,,
still ; in retiring from their presence it must bell
ward ; if they enter you must immediately rise, fo'ir
to the wall, leaving the centre of the room for tiles 00
elusive use ; you must not address them uniesfisiOi
spoken to ; if a royal personage condescends t° ps,
subject, he brings with him what guests he Plea
teas entire control during his stay of the malaslei";bodi
princes are of ancient institution, all these me shield
doubtless a sage and politic meaning. They are -Sole;
intended to maintain the personal dignity of thed,"
reign, to present him being indecorously expos per
taken unawares, so as to betray weakness, or the Vat 0
ante of restraint on his will and pleasure. sbl46
princes are no longer considered divine or imPeity Ai
heL
nor perhaps wish to be—for the assumption m°_,-0 tf'o
been irksome—they might perhaps be relaxed j 1
British Court, as they have been on the Continee'ey di'
Boor factory girl suffered more than Fanny 13,°°„,,
.rom their observance, sometimes ready to ary.ro 11" i
hunger and long-standing. Yet she says it
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cruelty or hardness of heart in the Queen, who ".,„00t,",
and considerate, that inflicted this suffering, but " OVA
thought and experience of her situation. The se°2„eus
is the cause of nine-tenths of the misery througo".,riOr;
world—want of reciprocal knowledge between sdniti
and those dependent upon them—New
Monthly Revkw.
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