The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-24 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLI GENCE.

LIVERPOOL, MARCH 22—The Market having been
well supplied this week with British Plantation Sugar
by late arrivals, more business has been done ; the
sales amount to upwards of 800 hhdt. at steady
prices ; besides which 850 bags good white Bengal
Sugar have been taken by the Grocers at 755. 6d.
per cwt. In Foreign Sugar nothing done. Of
West India Molasses 50 casks Demerara only have
been sold at 27•. 601. per cwt. The demand for
Coffee continues to he confined to the home trade,
for which purpose a limited quantity of Jamaica
has been taken at former rates. Cocoa, Pimento,
and Ginger dull. The business done in Rum eon-
sists chiefly of common Lewards under proof at
2s. Id., and 2 to 5 0. P. at 2s. 2d. to 9s. 3d. per
gallon.
Our Cotton Market has been more animated
this week than tin• some time past ; a brisk demand
from the trade commenced on Tuesday, which has
since continued, and an advance of about id. per lb.
upon our last quotations has been established in the
prices of American descriptions; in other kinds
there is no alteration, except Egyptian, the sales of
which have been at :!-d. per lb. decline. Yesterday
there was sold by auction 280 Demerara and Ber-
bice, which went off steadily at 71d. to Sid. for in-
ferior to fair ; 84d. to 9id. for good fair to fine.
The sales by private contract consist of
6540 Bowed at. sd. to 6id. (50 at 7d. to 70.) ebialh
at 51(1. to 6,-td. for middling fair to good fair.
1'750 Orleans atsd. to 7id. (10 at
3720 Mobile and Alabama at sd. to 6d. (160 at 6fd.
chiefly at bid. to 5i-d.
400 Sea Island at 12d. to 16d.
250 Stained ditto at '7d. to 11d.

1280 Pernambuco at 7i-d. to B+4l. (36 at Si-(1..)
1380 Maranham at 7f d. to Bd.
270 Bahia at 771,.d. to 7d.
2260 Egyptian at 60. to 9d. chitty at eid. to 6i4t.

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SO Demerara at Bd. •
30 Bahama at 6id. to '7/d.
220 Surat at 34d. to 4/d. (10 at 4.4 d.)
60 Bengal at 4d. to 40.
Making a total, including those sold by auction, of 18,470
bags, of which 2,000 bags American and 1,300 Egyptian
have been taken on speculation. The arrivals are 18,775
bags.
There has been but a limited demand since our
last for Tobacco, without any alteration in prices.
Carolina Rice has sold more freely, about 220 tees.
having been taken at 17s. 6d. to 19s. per cwt.-
There has been a steady demand both for Wheat
and Oats, and a small advance in prices has been
obtained on each description, with rather less dispo-
sition to sell, except at some further improvement.-
Sowing Flax-seed goes off slowly for the Irish mar-
ket : the sales this week are 500 tees. New York at
475. to 485., and Philadelphia at 435. 6d. per hhd.-
Clover-seed has been rather more inquired for : the
sales are 160 bags French at 58s. 6d. to 615., a few
bags Dutch at 58s. to 595. 6d., and 20 bags white
Dutch at 725. to 78s. per
.cwt.-Quercitron Bark
continues scarce, and for the middling qualities there
are orders, but no sellers at prices proportioned to the
finer kiwis-American Tar finds buyers on arrival :
3,000 brls. Carolina have been disposed of this week
at 1 Is. 6d. to 12s. 9d. per brl.-Turpentine is rather
dull of sale, about 600 brls. have been sold at
1 ls. 9d. for middling, and 13s. lid. per cwt. for
good quality.-,The demand for Ashes continues
limited, and in some instances rather lower prices
have been accepted : the total sales are only 200
brls., consisting of 170 brls. Montreal Pot at 30s. 3d.
to 30s. Gd. for new, and 28s. 3d. to 295. 3d. for old,
with 30 brls. Pearl at 295. 9d. to 31s. 6d. per cwt.
The business done in Dyewoods consists of 300
tons Campeachy Logwood at 71. 10s; 100 tons
Spanish Fustic at 71.; 80 tons small Nicaragua
Wood at 71. to 71. 7s. 6d.; 15 tons solid, at
141. 10s. per ton, and 20 tons Camwood (the price
not named.) Indigo, Cochineal, Luc Dye and
Safflower remain neglected. Shumac remains
without alteration; the sales are about 400 bags :
Sicily at 10s. 3d. to 10s. 6d. and Verona at 7s. 6d.
to Ss. per cwt. Madders and Madder Roots are in
limited request. No sales reported in Brimstone.
Of Saltpetre the sales are about 400 bags at 245. to
2,5. Gd. per cwt. Olive Oil continues to be offered
freely on arrival, and some sales of Malaga have been
made below our quotations : the stocks on hand are
however reducing, and holders of Gallipoli have been
less anxious to press sales than last week. Palm
Oil and Tallow are a shade lower, and both rather
dull of sale. There has been but little done in
Hides : 200 good dry Monte Video Cow and Or
have brought 12/td.; 600 Valparaiso Bid. to 91d.,
and 350 salted New York sid. per lh,

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign
Office, Downing-street, at three o'clock on Saturday after-
noon. The Ministers present were the LORD CHANCEL-
LOR, the Duke of WELtiNctoN., Earle IaATIMRST, Duo-
LEY, and ABERDEEN, Viscounts MELvILLE and PALMER..
WON', Lord ELLENaonoucti, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Mr.
Secretary If oixissoN, the CHANCELLOR of the Excite..
QUER, and Mr. HERRIES. The Ministers sat in delibera-
tion till half-past six o'clock.

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Arch-
bishop of YoaK, and a great lumber of the Bishops, as-
sembled at Queen Anne's Bounty Office, in Dean's Yard,
Westminster, on Saturday morning, and continued sitting
upwards of an hour.

The Lards of his Majesty's most Honourable
Privy Council held a meeting on Saturday morning at the
Council-office. The Lords present were, the Master of
the Rolls, Lord NEXLkY, and the Right Hon. H. ELLIOT.
The case of '4 SUTHERLAND V. PATTERSON (from Lower
Canada) was the first case of appeal for their Lordships'
consideration. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Sergeant
SeANKIE, a.ud Mr. Sergeant BOSANQUET, were heard by
their Lordships on the above case till half-past one o'clock.
The case of " STEPHEN V. POINGDESTUE" (front Jersey)
was the next case which was brought before their Lord-
ships. The other causes, as set down on their Lordships'
list, were these of " WHITE V. BUCHANAN" (Lower Ca-
nada), " THIERRENS V. HOOYSTADT" (Demerara), " LAW
V. DAWSON" (Demerara). Their Lordships separated at
half-past four o'clock.

FASIIIoNABLE ARRIVALS.—Lord and Lady
Manners, at their house in Great Cumberland-street, from
their seat, Yoxford, Suffolk ; Viscount and Viscountess
Galway, at Kirkhatn's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from
their seat, Selby Hall, Notts ; Mr. and Lady Georgiana
Bulkeley, at Mrs. L. Fox's, in Piccadilly, from their ,eat
in the New Forest, Hants; the Duke and Duchess of Nor-
thumberland, from their seat, Alnwick Castle; the Mar-
quis of Lothian, in St. James's-square, from Scotland;
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dawson, at their house in Manchester-
square, from their seat, St. Leonard's Hill, near Windsor;
Charles Fisher Burton, Esq. ant! family, at Nerot's Hotel,
Clifford-street, from Brighten ; Mr.. Walker and Ladies,
at ditto ; G. W. Pole;, Esq. at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs.
Streatfield, at the. Hyde Park Hotel, Hyde Park-plaee,
from Belle Vue, near Seven Oaks ; Mr. and Mrs. Corbet,
and family, at ditto, front Acton Regnald, near Shrews.
bury ; the Dean of Ossorv, at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-
street, front Brighton ; Captain Dolphin, at ditto, front
Gloucestershire; Mr. and Mrs. Harris, at Fenton's Hotel,
St. James's-street, from Cumberland ; James Udney, Esq.
at ditto, front Paris ; Mir. and Miss Falwasis, at the Bath
Hotel, Arlington-strmr, from France ; Captain and Mrs.
Dewhant, at ditto, from Lisbon ; Lord Graham and Lady
Hughes, at ditta, from a tour ; Captain and Mrs. West,
at ditto, front Bath.

DErARTURES.—The Earl of Radnor, for
Longford Castle, Wilts; the Earl of Chesterfield, fir Lord
Lonsdale's seat, in Leicestershire; E. F. Clifford, Esq. and
friends, from Nerot's Hotels; Mrs. Wallace and Ladies,
from ditto ; Captain and Mrs. Pemberton, from Regent-
street, for Paris; James Kempt, Esq. from Fenton's Hotel,
for Brighton ; Henry Lane, Esq. from ditto, on a tour ;
James Sparkes, Esq. from the Royal Hotel, St. James's-
street, for his seat in Kent ; Captain and Mrs. Serle, from
the British Hotel, for Clifton; William Sutherland, Esq.
from ditto, on a tour.

GREAT FIRE AT HAVANNAH.—We learn
from Captain Tat.aor, that of the I Ith instant a large
fire occurred at Havannah, outside of the gates, which con-
sumed about 600 hours. It is also stated eleven lives
were lost. The fire was put out by the exertions of about
200 French seamen,—New York Paper, Feb. 25.

The subscription for the survivors of the ca-
lamity at the Brunswick Theatre is still under 3,0001., a
sum far below the wishes r,f the coraroittea, and the wants
of the claimants.