The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-17 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
week ending, May 13, 1845, is •28s. lop. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im•
portation thereof into Great Britain
Dividends, &c., in our nest.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
COAL riTARKET.

Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Adair's Main,
14s 6d ; Carr's Hartley, 17s; Chester Main, 15s; Dean's
Primrose. 14s 6d ; Hasting's Hartley, 17s; Holywell Main,
168 6d ; Nelson's West Hartley, 19s 6d ; Original Tanfield,
14s; Old Pontop, 13s Gd; Ord's Redheugh, 14s; Ravens-
worth West Hartley, 16s; Smith's Pontop, 13s fid ; Taylor's
West Thrtley, 16s; West Wvlam, 15s 3d ; Wall's-end hi'.da,
16s; Killingworth, 15s 9d;* Walker, 15s 9d; IVharncliffe,
15s9d ; Braddvll's Iletton, 18s; East Iletton, 15s9d ; Has-
well, IBs 6d ; Hetton, 18s 3d ; Lambton, 178 9d ; Pemberton,
16s; Russell's Hetton, 17s9d ; Stewart's, 18s ; Caradoc, 188;
Hartlepool, 18s ileugh Hall, 16s ; Kelloe, 17s ; Adelaide,
17s 6d ; Barrett, 16s ; Eden Hartlepool, 17s ; Gordon, 15s ;
Roddymoor, 163; Seymour Tees, lis ; Tees Hetton, 14s Gd ;
Ander's Grerestield Coke, 28s ; Clavering's Coke, 25s ; Der-
wentwater Hartley, 15s Gd; Hartley, 16s; Lewis's Merthyr,
2183 d; Llangennech, 21s; Powell's Dutrryn Steam, 22s.—
Ships arrived since last day, 54.

(From the London New Price Current of May 16. )
SUGAR.—To-day the West India Sugar merchants mani-
fested firmness, and obtained full rates for all kinds; a good
demand prevailed from grocers and refiners, 660 hhds, &c.,
being disposed of, making the total sales for the week 2,210
hhds and trcs, and the market closes firmly.
REFINED.—Today Refined was much sought after by the
Home trade, but the scanty supply prevented a large busi-
ness; a further advance in pi ices took place, standard lumps
selling at 695, and brown lumps 67s 6d to 68s per cwt.
MAunfTws.—Although the market has been abundantly
supplied this week, still previous rates have been sustained
for brown and inferior sorts, whilst on middling and good
Grocery, of which the supply has principally consisted, the
fall in prices has been only 6d to Is per cwt, but fine fetched
full rates, and of the quantity offered at auction, amounting
to 17,585 bags, nearly the whole was actually disposed of.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon, with Bengal Sugar the
market was better supplied : four parcels, amounting to 5,626
bags, were offered at auction, and the principal part sold at
steady market prices, middling white 49s 6d, low dingy 46s
to 475, damp 42s ed to 48s 6d, Bally Khal, syrupy, fine grainy
yellow 50s 6d, good 44s to 48s, low mid 38s Gd to 41s, ordinary
brown 335, washed yellow but grainy fine 51s to 535, and
inferior ditto 40s to 42s 6d, brown 33s 6d, date good
sound yellow 41s 6d, middling 40s to 40s 6d, low 39s
damp 35s to 435, washed 36s to 395, ordinary sound date 36s
6d, damp brown 32s 6d to 33s 6d, very low 31s to 325, fine
sound strong yellow 53s to 555, middling and good 41s Gd to
445, damp 39s to 545, low ditto 37s to 38s 6d : 66 bags Ma-
dras went at 3ls Gd to 41s 6d for low damp brown. There
was an extensive public sale of 27,335 bags of Manilla, with
certificate, in bond ; the whole was disposed of at very full
rates. _ _ _

FRUIT.—The demand for Currants has increased consi-
derably, and an extensive business has been transacted ;
Patras at 47s to 50s, Zante and Cephalonia 46s 6d to 475.
In Raisins a good business has been done, Valentias at 40s
to 425, Red Smyrna 37s to 40s, and very fine 42s to 435.
FOREIGN.—BraziI is still much wanted for exportation,
and from our refiners working under bond, the demand has
been good—the operations are two floating cargoes of brown
Pernams, one at 21s 6d for delivery at a near port, the other
at 21s 9d for refining here in bond : 300 chests Bahia on the
spot at 21s 6d to 22s for brown, and at 24s to 25s for white,
and 4,200 bags brown Pernams 22s per cwt. In yellow
Havannah merchants insisted upon further advanced rates;
300 boxes of soft quality sold at 25s 6d per cwt; white is
held with firmness at 32s to 39s per cwt.

COFFEE.--ThiS afternoon Berbice Coffee was in excellent
request, and 163 casks 63 barrels at public sale were all sold
at full rates for unclean, but clean kinds went Is to 2s higher;
52 casks Jamaica sold at stiffer rates, middling at 88s, low
middling 78s 6d, fine ordinary 53s 6d to 55s 6d, good ordi-
nary 46s 6d, and Triage 35s to 455. Of Java 2 casks 17
barrels 6 bags went at 45s for good quality. 16 barrels Rio
45s to 49s for fine fine ordinary. 137 bags Bahia taken in at
35s for 'fine ordinary. 80 bags Plantation Ceylon went at
70s for fine fine greyish, and Pea berry 81s, which is the full
worth. 667 bags of other kinds of Coffee went at 23s for
good ordinary brown Padang, 21s 6d for sea damaged, and
at 28s to 28s 6d per cwt for middling sound brownish Ba-
tavia, being rather cheaper.
MOLASSES.—The demand has fallen off for West India this
week, and only a limited business has been transacted. Ben-
gal Treacle is held for 16s per cwt, and it is getting more
into consumption amongst the grocers ; it is cheaper than the
Treacle made here from 2s to 3s per cwt. Of Bengal Tama-
rinds 227 casks at auction went at 12s 6d per cwt for low
quality.
Cocoa.—This afternoon 68 bags of Trinidad Cocoa at pub-
lic sale were sold at 39s 6d to 41s for ordinary, and at 44e 6d
per cwt. for middling quality.
TEA.—Holders manifested firmness, but no improvement
in prices. Cougou was in good demand, common selling
at 94 to 91-cl, and good common 10d to mid per lb, cash. In
Twankay several purchases were made upon former terms.
Pouchong has been purchased with more freedom at 4d to 9d.
At public sale yesterday 4,839 pkgs Tea were offered, 2,100
of which sold upon former terms, excepting plain and
scented Orange Pekoe and low Scented Capers, which went
4d to 2d per lb cheaper.
Rti3l, BRANDY, AND HOLLAND& —There has been a much
better demand for Jamaica Rum this week; good and fine
qualities have fetched full rates, but low and mid kinds are
rather cheaper; in all, 250 puns sold, fine 35 to 36 per cent
over proof of favourite marks at 4s 3d to 43 6d, good 33
to 39 per cent over 3s 8d to 4s, fair and mid 30
to 36 per cent over 3s to 3s 4d per gallon. Leeward
Island has been in excellent request upon former terms, and
350 puns have been sold at Is 7d to Is 7i4 per gallon proof
strength. Demerara sustained the former value, and 100
puns sold at 2s 6d to 2s 8d per gallon for 30 to 34 per cent
over proof. A considerable increase has taken place in the
demand for Calcutta, and prices have become film ; the large
quantity of 550 casks sold at Is 5d per gallon proof with cer-
tificate. Brandy in good demand, but holders are prevented
from obtaining any advance in prices in consequence of the
heavy stock. Geneva is not much wanted, is 7d to Is 8d is the
value of common sort. English Corn Spirits 10s 2d per gal.
cash, but the distillers are more inclined to sell at that rate.
Rica.—This afternoon the market was much better sup
plied with Bengal Rice ; four parcels, amounting to 7,056
bags and 845 packets, were offered at public sale, and the
whole was readily disposed of at very full market prices •
fine bold clean white went at 12s, good but rather dusty 11;
6d to 12s, good middling ditto II s to II s 6d, middling ditto
lls per cwt, low ditto lOs 6d to II s, low small broken very
dusty lOs 6d to lls, sea damaged first class lOs Gd to Its 6d,
second class 10s to lls, third and fourth class 5s 6d to 103
per cwt.
Srims.—This afternoon the market was much better sup-
plied with Pimento, 1,117 bags were offered at auction, but
the whole sold with much better spirit at full rates ; good
mid went at 270 to 3d, and mid 23/4d per lb. 8 chests Ben •
coolers Cloves taken in at 2s 2s, and six casks of Amboyna at
Is 2d to is 3d. 89 barrels Jamaica Ginger sold 31 15s to 9l;
60 boxes Ginger Powder 35s per cwt ; 473 bags 3 cases 2
barrels African Ginger sokl at 49s to 545, inferior at 42s to
435, and sea damaged 41s to 475. 86 cases of Cassia Buds
were withdrawn.
SALTPETRE.—This afternoon Saltpetre met with little at-
tention, and 562 bags of Calcutta at public sale were taken in
at 26s for good strong grey, 414 to 3% per cent refraction,
being rather above the value ; a few lots of unrefracted were,
however, sold at 24s 6d per cwt.

Cociiimr.at, maintained former currency, and 105 bags
were all sold, at and after the public sales—namely, Mexican
black fine at 5s 8d to 5s 9d, middling to good 5s 4d to 5s 7d ;
Honduras low silvers 4s lld to ss, middling 5s Id to 55 2d,
good middling 5s 3d; Lima fine bold silvery black 5s 6d to
5s 10d, and good 5s 6d to 5s 8d ; 6 bags of Garblings realised
2s 2d to 2s 10d, and inferior is 10d to 2s per lb.
011 S.—This afternoon prices further gave way for Southern
Oil, 70 tuns suction sold at 25/ lOs to 291 lOs per tun for low
to fine quality.
TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 675 pkgs of South
American Tallow were sold at 30s 3d to 37s 9d ; 399 cask.
of New South Wales 34s 3d to 38s 9d; 61 casks and 91 skins
of Cape 39s 6 Ito 43s 9d; and 150 casks of P.Y. Candle Tal-
low 37s 9d to 38s per cwt.

THE CATASTROPHE AT GREAT
YARMOUTH.

In our last communization on this subject, we stated that
no further proceedings would be taken until an answer was
received to the memorial addressed by the coroner's jury to
the Home Secretary. On Thursday the following letter was
received by the foreman of the jury (Mr. S. Palmer) from
Mr. Wilshere, M.P. for this borough, to whom the memorial
had been sent

" Hitchin, Wednesday, May 14.
" Dear Sir,—l find from a letter this moment received
from the Home-office, in reply to one which I had written,
that Sir James Graham had given instructions to Mr. Cubitt
to go to Yarmouth and examine the bridge. It will not
therefore be necessary for me to have an interview with Sir
James, which, however, had been fixed for three o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. lam exceedingly glad Sir James has
acceded to the wishes of the memorialists : whatever may be
the report of the engineer, the public will at all events be
gratified at the attention shown to the application. In haste.
—Yours truly, " W. WILSHERE.
" To S. T. Palmer, Esq."
After the interview referred to, it is expected Sir James
will send an official communication, addressed to the Coroner
and jury, stating when the engineer will arrive. The above,
it will be perceived, is not literally an official announcement,
though it is so virtually.
Notwithstanding the above communication, it is at pre-
sent by no means certain that Mr. Cubitt will proceed to
Yarmouth to investigate the state of the bridge at the time
of the accident. The nature of Sir James Graham's com-
munication to Mr. Cubitt was, we are informed, to request
that gentleman to proceed " immediately" to Yarmouth.
This Mr. Cubitt's numerous engagements, consequent upon
his extensive practice as a civil engineer, rendered impossi-
ble ; and he accordingly wrote to the Right lion. Baronet,
informing him that some time, probably ten days or a fort-
night, must elapse before he should be able to ge down. Mr.
Cubitt had not yesterday received a reply from Sir James
Graham, and it is, therefore, at present extremely uncertain
whether Mr. Cubitt will go at all, or whether some other
engineer will not be appointed who can proceed to Yarmouth
at once.

YARMOUTH, FRIDAT.—A I.tter has this morning been
received from Sir James Graham, of which the following is
an extract :
Whitehall, 15th May, 1845.
Sir,—" I am directed by Secretary Sir James Graham, to
inform you with reference to my letter of the 13th inst., that
Mr. James Walker, a civil engineer of eminence, will arrive
at Great Yarmouth en Tuesday morning next, for the pur-
pose of inquiring into the circumstances connected with the
falling of the Suspension-bridge over the river Bare."
(Signed) S. M. PHILLIPS.

'bllt News

—Norf

MR. DOUGLAS JERROLD.—On the recent visit of '
this gentleman to Birmingham, the workingjewellers pre-
sented him with an elegant gold ring, with an onyx stone in
the centre; and in an address expressed their admiration of
his talents, and their gratitude for his literary advocacy of
their own class. The scene took place in the Polytechnic
Institution.