The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-12 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of April 12.)
SUGAR.—The market has still an improving appear-
ance for all descriptions of Sugar admissible for home
consumption. Importers have refrained from pressing
any kind for sale, and an increas- d desire has been mani-
fested on the part of the trade to do business. To-day
there was-not a public sale of raw Sugar ; a strong de-
sire was shown by grocers and refiners to purchase West
India, and rather higher rates paid, but the scanty
supply at market operated materially-against business :
same of the merchants have withdrawn their stunples
from the market. The advance in prices for the week
Is 6d for brown, and Is per cwt for yellow sorts.
REFINED —A lively demand has prevailed for Refined
Sugar for home consumption this week, and further ad
vaneed rates paid. To-day large parcels of Refin.-d
goods were taken by the home trade and higher rates
paid ; brown lumps fetched 765. and stanlard lumps
77s 6d to 78s per cwt. For all other artices the market
is firm.

MAURITIUS.—To day a good business was transacted
'privately in all descriptions, and the rates paid are 6d
per cwt above those of the last public sales.
EAST INDlA.—Holders of Foreign East India gene-
rally stiel show firmness. Manilla has declined Gd to Is
per cwt. To-day some parcels of Bengal Sugar were
sold privately, and the rates paid were 6d to Is per cwt
above those of the last public sales.

FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah is held with firmness,
but the private transactions this week have been upon a
small scale only, fine at 22s to '23s, good middling and
rood 20s 6d to 21s 6d, and middling 19s to 20s per cwt.
Whi.e has been in request, and prices remain firm. Fur
Brazil higher rates paid.
MoLasses.L-Former rates have been maintained for
West India. Bengal Molasses 15s to 17s per cwt. To-
day Antigua sold at .27s 6d, Demerara 25s to 25s 6d, and
low Tobago at 22s 6d per cwt.
CGFFRE.—Of West India none has .been brought to
public sale, and the triflingparcels disposed of privately
have been upon easier terms; there is a desire on the part
of the dealers, by whom the stock is nearly all held, to
realise, as the accounts fr.-en Jamaica are highly favour
able for the coffee crop. This afternoon the demand was
limited for Ceyl.4l, and 58s to 59s per cwt is the nearest
value of good ord.. In other sorts of Coffee little was
d ne privately ; at public sale 16 puns of Berbice were
taken in at 84s fur middling, and 73s to 75s for fine 'fine
cord ; 50 bags St. Domingo went at 36s 6d for fine fine
ard brown, and 35s for sea-damaged first class, 31s for
secon,f, and 29s 6d per cwt for third ditto.
TEA.—In the value of the better descriptions of black
and green Tea no variation has occurred this week, but
for the lower qualities rather higher rates have been
paid. To day several parcels of Tea were disposed of,
—common sound Congou at is to is Twankay is 3d,
and fine Hyson 4s 4d to 4s sid per ib ; the demand is
chiefly for the lower descriptions of Tea. Very few
parcels are offering for sale.
Cocoa.—Trinidad, good red at 52s to 545, middling
50s to 51s 6(1, low 47s to 495, and grey at 45s to 51s pa.r
cwt, according to quality Foreign at 29s to 30s per cw:.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica Bum again
rather higher ; good quality, 34 per cent over-proof ut
4s, ditto 22 per cent over 35.6 d, fair 35 over 3s 9d, and
a small darcel of fine rather high flavour 5s to 5s Gd
per gallon. Leewards proof 2s 2d per gallon, gond
held for 2s 2i-d. Demarara strong qual.ty at 3s 3ti
to 3s 6d. Calcutta Rum is 10d proof with certificate.
Brandy not so firm—Cognar, best brands of . the vintage
of 1838 sellieg, hhds 5s Hid, puns 5s Btl ; 1839, hhd
5s Bd, puns 5s 6d ; 1840, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4(1 ; 184',
hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; 1842, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d,
middling marks, 3s 5d to 4s Bd, and low 2s 10d to 3s 4d.
Geneva, for exportation at is 8d to is 9d per gallon ;
home consumption sort is 2s 2d to 3s. English Corn
Spirits lOs 2d per gallon cash.
SAGO.—Lower qualities of Pearl Sago at 13s to 15s;
better kinds at I6s to 20s per cwt. Sago Flour is 20s to
22s per cwt. African Arrowroot at 4d to 5d per lb ;
and damaged Sago Flour at 13s ed to 16s per cwt.
.Rice.—Bengal middling white I Is to lls 3d, and good:
midding to good 115 6d to 11s 9d per cwt. Java of low
quality at previous rates. Madras yellow at 9s to 9s 3d
per cwt. Cleaned Rice is difficult of sale. Patna at 14
to 18s, and Carolina 215 to 263 per cwt.
INDIGO.—Fine shipping descriptions of Bengal ar,
much waived, end the pries offered show an advance n
those of th last qearteriy s ale, of 4d per lb.
OILS.—For Linseed. Oil pee, s have advanced 6d to 9d;
27s 6d to 27s 9d per cat paid tor large parcels on the
spot. Rape Oil, pale at 39s to 39s 6d, and brown 33s to
38s 6d per cwt. Cocoa Nut Oil at 30s to 325. Cod is
34/ to 341 lOs ; Pale Seal 341 Ss to 341 10s, yellow
and brown 281 to 331; and Southern 28/ to 321
for Sperm Oil the market has a firm appearance, fine
British 75/ to 761 per tun. Olive Oil has brought furiher
advanced rates, Gallipoli 524 Sicily 501 10, to 511,
Spanish 49/ lOs to 504 and Babary 481 lOs to 491 per
tun. This afternoon Gallipoli fetched 521 to 534 Spanish
50/, Sicily 514 Barbary 481, and Levant 481 par tun.
Palm Oii at 23s 9d to 27s for low to fine. Ceylon Cocoa
Nut E.iil at 30s 6d to 31s 7d per cwt tor mid to fine.
TaLeow.—For Petersburgh yellow Candle for for-
ward delivery prices have advanced, and the operations
are to a large extent at 42s to 42s 3d for the last three
months of the year, and at 42s 6d per cwt foi the two
first months of the year. On the spot rather lower rates
accepted; Petersburgh yellow Candle at 40s to 40s 9(1,
according to quality, and's:mall parcels at 41s per c. t.
Town Tallow at 40s to 40s 6d poor cwt, nett ctsh. This
afternoon South American Tallow at 34s to 40s 9d
per cwt.

COURSE OF EXCH.
Amsterdam CF. 12 6
Ditto, at sight l2 4
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i
Antwerp 26 0
Hamburgh \I.B. 13 15
Altona l3 15
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70
Ditto, 3 months 25 95
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 26. 0
Frankfort on Maine 1226

LNGE.L—(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar —
Leghorn 3O 65
Genoa 25 95
Milan —

Venice
Nap1e5........
Palermo, per oz ll7
Lisbon s3i
Oporto s3i
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres —
NewYork,2ldyssiOt
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons., 0 0 0
New Doliars 0 4 94
Silver in Bars 0 4 1

Petersburgh, 3 Us... 36i

Berlin ..

Vienna, etree. ti. 3 M 956
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36i

Cadiz ;.36
Pilbao 36

Barcelona 36
Seville —

THE WILLS FORGERIES.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Baron GURNEY, Mr. -Justice WILLiAms,
and Mr. Justice 11.14tmE.)
(The examination of Edward Keine, continued from. our
Third Edition of last night.)
Examination resumad—Mr. Fletcher asked me if I
could procure another surety, and, as I thought there
was no risk, I consented to procure a surety to join with
Miss Stewart and Griffin. The duty paid Has 451. I
prepared the bond. I afterwards prepared another affi-
davit, the first one being insufficient. I prepared the
second one from instructions received from Mr. Fletcher,
and afterwards from Mr. Barber. I accompanied Mr.
You, with the administrairix and Fletcher, to the Sur-
rogate. I afterwards accompanied Fletcher and the lady
to the Prerogative office. My brother-in. law was to be
the joint surety. The lady signed the bond. Griffin
was not there. On the 3d o: August I paid the duty,
and therefore should say the bond must have been com-
pletely exe•lite.l before tha da'e. I brought my bi other-
, in-law to the office, and saw him execute it. I lod.:ed
the cl,,curnents slip the clerk of the seal. . He. then sent
to me, and objected to the sufficiency- of the affidavit.
The registrar declined to receive the first affidavit. A
letter was written to the administintrix on the subject,
and requiring further instructions. I again saw Fii
and received instructions to prepare the second affidavit.
Fletcher a yid he understood there was a box in the pos-
sesion of the clergyman of Great Marlow, and the
clerk of the seal directi.d that application should be
made, to ascertain if the box contained any will.
Fletcher said he understood there was no will. The affi-
davit was drawn and again objected to, and Mr. Fletcher
sent Mr. Barber. He was informed what was required,
and from him we received instructions. This is a draft
of the affidavit objected to by the registrar, and after-;

wards perfected in red ink. These are the written ill
structiona Lreceived.from Mr. Barber. The draft of the
ariHavit is signed by E ieaeeth eittevavt awl 'llion-las
Grittin. 1 required the , 7./ i.t• to tho
draft, because it was a peeeeer ca c, and iri order thei,
the parties might be cognizant of the facts, and because
the registrars will not in general look at draft affidaeri_ts•
Fletcher brought back the affi:lavit signe.l appl.'ovew
I submitted it to tho clerk of the seal and the registrar,
I received it back with the objections from time to times
and at length it was perfected. Application.was made
to the adininistratrix to apply to the clergyman of' Grell
Marlew in order to ascertain if there was any will. (The
letter of Mr. Pott to Mrs. Stewart on this subject, vtlue;
was found at Barber's, was put in and read.) Fletcher
called again, and was informed of the circumstances, sos"
promised that - application ehould be made.. On a pre'
vious occasion he had said he would send his solicitor?
Mr. Barber, a very shrewd clever man. After that Mr'
Barber called. The circumstances were explained to
him, and he said he would furnish us with the necessary
instructions. Mr. Pott said he was haPPi..,tee
see a professional man, and asked who DI
Fletcher was. Mr. Barber said he was a man °
high respectability and large prospects. Mr. Barbel
called a second time and brought the written instruction
and the letter, with the burial certificate. The affida.lll
was then prepared, laid before the registrar, and svor11:
This is the affidavit. There were also some certificaw'
of baptism brought by Mr. Barber, and annexed to
affidavit. (The certificates of baptism were put in an
t
read. One was the baptism of James, the son of Hobert
and Jane Stewart, 1761, and the other of Elizabeth,
daughter of Robert and Jane Stewart,: born 1765. Bed;
were from the parish of Marylebone. The affidavit%
Elizabeth Stewart was then put in and read state:
that It 'l4:
that Elizabeth Stewart had not heard of her brother AC
death until she heard of it from a Mr. Jones, who I's'
come home with him from America.) I never boll
Fletcher mentioned by any other name than that °
Fletcher. . The elderly woman .and Griffin caes,,,e
~
together to swear the affidavit. I do not remember
that Barber came upon the occasion of the swearing the
affidavit. The administration was rent to Mr. Barber.
Cross-examined by Mr. GREAVES—Fletcher acCif
panied the old lady the first time she came to the
I have been speaking rather from what is my ordirl
practice in cases of administration than from any re°°,
lection of what passed. The affidavit was read over ~'
Griffin. He appeared to understand it. He asked °_6l
questions. There were many persons present when Oe
affidavit was sworn. The clerk of the seal is the attesting'
witness.

Cross-examined by Mr. WuxiNs—l did not see slif
thing of Barber until after the second affidavit wesr;
quired. I should not have supplied Fletcher rails',
security if I had not believed him to be a respeCts" 0
man. The transaction appeared to be conducted ill IL
proper manner. I did not go to Mr. Barber's officeo9' •
Cross-examined. by Mr. Janus-Giving a bond
mere matter of form.
At the conclusion of this witness's examination, 81141
Court was adjourned till this morning.

THE NEW NAVY REGULATIONS'
On Monday the Ist of April, the new regolatiOt
established by Order in Council, dated the Ist of le
nuary last, relative to the alterations in pay of, to
following naval ( fficars, came into operation; fib
which day comm( dores of the second class arc to hove,
in addition to tht-ir pay as captains, either 11. or iv'
per diem, according to orders of Admiralty :---
Per liOn
Captains of ships of the line, excepting flag-ships 03
Captains of line-of-battle, guard-ships of the ordinary and 0
other su: h establi hnients 46 0
Captains of regular flag-ships and of fourth rates .38 f
o.
Ali other Captains 3O ?
Masters £l6 6 8 in line.of-battle ships, and #l4 in all other
d Masters 5 9 4 ditto and 5 ditto.
Clerks 4 6 4 ditto and 4 ditto.
Master of the Fleet, 161. sd. per day.
The following important regulations, extracted. fr3lll a recent number of the United Service Gazette, sr4 0
included in the new code for her Majesty's service
sea, and which have been promulgated by the Adra.;,
ralty at the several ports.:—.

RATES OF 811IPS.
10
First Rates.—To comprise all ships carrying. 1 -,,t
guns and upwards; or whose complements consist '
950 men or more.
° Second Rates.—To comprise one of her Majest otil
yachts, and all ships carrying under 110 guns I:10
not less than 80; or whose complements are an
950 and not less than than 750 men.
Third Rates.—To comprise her Majesty's otl
yachts, and all such vessels as may bear the &Ig,
pendant of any admiral superintendent or captain 5,4
perintendent of one of her Majesty's dockyards; top"
all ships carrying under 80 guns and not less tv
oti
70 ; or whose complements are under 750 and
less than 620 men.

Fourth Rates.—To comprise all ships carrying life:
der 70 guns and not less than 50; or whose comp
ments are under 620 and 'not less than 450 men. 0
Fifth Rates.—To comprise all ships under 50 Bun,
and not less than 30; or whose complements are
der 450 and not less than 300 men.
ing
Sixth Rates.—To consist of all ships earrS
captain..

DENOMINATIONS AND RANKS.
The officers of the navy are to be divided into tWO
;
branches—viz., a military branch and a civil branci,, i
and to be styled, respectively, officers, subordio
officers, and warrant officers.
The military branch is to include flag officers, cos
tnodores, captains, Commanders, lieutenants, ,as`;•
of the fleet, masters, mates, second masters, mianlit,
men, masters'-assistants, naval cadets, gunners,
swains, and carpenters.
rat
The civil branch will comprise the director-gene
os
of the medical department, who is to rank with,
after, commodores.
Medical inspectors of hospitals and fleets to rangy
with, but after, captains under three years' seniority`{
Secretaries to flag officers commanding in c„1171
4,-puty medical inspectors of hospitals and fleets, i.
of whom are to rank with, but after, commanders.,&
Chaplains, secretaries to junior flag officers ";ir
commodores of the first class, surgeons, parnastebue
and pursers, and naval instructors, to rank with,
after, lieutenants and masters. •
t Assistant-surgeons to rank with, but after, tril-es.
Clerks to rank with, but after, masters'-assistant'"
Clerks'-assistants to rank with, but after, eade.tsiej
The officers of the two branches are to be apps'
as follows :

By commission (military).—Flag officers, ceow-of
dores, captains, commanders, lieutenants, masters
the fleet, masters, mates, and second' masters. of.
By 'commission (civ.l).—Medical inspectors ‘.,
'
hospitals and fleets, secretaries, deputy medical 105,
spectors of hospitals and fleets, chaplains, surge°
paymasters, pursers, and assistant-surgeons.
By order.--N veal instructors, midshipmen, —let
ters'-assistants, clerks • naval cadets, and clerks'-e°
tants.
d
By warrant—Gunners, Boatswains, carpenteT.O• 'engineers. -

MIDSHIPMEN AND MATES.• , . 01
So soon as a midshipman shall have passed such 0
examination as to qualify him for a• lieutenancy'
the Admiralty may from time to time direct, he 5,...„0
if of approved character, be entitled to receive "io;
the Admiralty, if in England, a commission as nler
but if abroad, he is only to receive from a
conunal'u
in-chief or (in certain cases) from his own captimn,ter
commanding officer, a commission as acting
until he shall have passed the Naval College in f„opf
land the regulated examination ; but an,acting 0
is to be deemed eligible to receive an appointtnentigli
acting lieutenant.;
.and should he continue long en° togy
abroad to qualify him for higher acting appointive ty
he is to be deemed eligible to receive them also ; bff
confirmation of the whole, however, depending /of'
passing the Naval College within such period
his return to England as shall be regulated by
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. to
The total complements of sea-going ships
consist Nf—first-rates, 1,000 or 950 men ;• se't,n;
rates, 850 or 750 men; third-rates, 700 or 620 I°so
fourth-rates, 500 or 450 men ; fifth-rates, 360 ores
men ; sixth-rates, 240 or 200 men ; sixth." 30,
(steam-ships), 200 or 175 men ; sloops,lso, 1401 100
110, or 80 men; sloops, (steam-vessels), 145 'or, 60
men ; gun-brigs, schooners, and cutters, 70 or
men ; ditto (steam-vessel), 80 or 60 men.

BIR7'HS. • e
On the 4th inst., at Kingston-hill, Mrs. George
St
smith, of a son, still-born.
On the 7th inst., Mrs. George Willock, Vicarage-1'1°1:i Kensington, of a daughter
On the 7th inst., at Wester Coates House, Edinburgh' ti°
lade of Lieutenant-Colonel J. Low, C. 8., of a daughter-er.
On the 9th inst., the lady of Francis Pigott, Esq., of
field-heath, of a daughtel. 11'
On the 10th inst., at Doughty-street, Mecklenll -14
,
square, Mrs. Henry Heald, of a son.
_....-""

MARRIED. obv
On the 10th of February last, at the Cathedral, 9°oo
J. D. Invererity, Esq., Bombay Civil Service, to %sit
Martha, eldest daughter of John Pollord WilloughhPber Q'
Chief Secretary to Government, and Provisional 11
Counlil.
ul,
On the 9th inst., at Bangor, Carnarvonshire, 3.11'
Bromfield, of Whitchurch, Shropshire, solicitor, tve p
e'
Anne, daughter of the late Stephen Worthington, •
Liverpool.
of F
On the 10th inst., at St Stephen's Walbrook, r o
G. Ferman, Esq., Glasgow, to Louisa, eldest daughter
Adams, Esq., Finsbury-square.

• DIED. -
On the 15th ofJanuary, at Macao, John LeathleY,lirV
wr
On the 30th ult., at Nice, Richard Octavius Ward,
Cainptain in the R0y,.1 Hussars. . .4 ror
the sth inst., at Bath, Captain Chambreßrabaz°'-
Idt
sonby Alcock, of the Bengal Engineers. cobbo
On the -inst., at Ipswich, the Rev. Francis
Rector of Hemnley, Suffolk. i.•
late
Knowles, the Bth inst., at Maidstone, Mary, relict of the
Knowles, Esq., of Wanstead, Essex. Ore"
On the Bth inst., at Buckingham-place, Fitzroy-6g - "
Mrs. Mary Eales, widow of the late T. Sales, Esq. of the'
On the Bth inst., at Sedcup, Kent, John, only s°l2 4
late Joseph Park, Esq.
el exit'
On the 9th inst., at Clapham, Surrey, Isabella,
daughter of the Rev. J. B. Reade, of Stone, ,eile iir
On the 9th inst., at Leytou, Essex, Stephen Pierre
fart son of the Rev. C. J. Laprimaudaye. "atisre'
On the 9th inst., at Spencer-street, Northampte.6—
Charles .13F,__!, Esq., aged 88. .
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