The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-08 00:00:00

BILLINGSGATE.

There were full average supplies of most kinds of Fish on
offer, while the trade was steady at about previous rates.

vnirrzcizAPEL.

Although the demand was on the whole inactive, the prices
were supported.—Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d
to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 4d to 43 4d; and Pork
2s 6d to 4s per Sibs.
BREAD.
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from
8d to 81d; of Household ditto, 6cl to id per 41b loaf.

BIDE DIAItILET.
Raw Hides, at per stone of 141bs—Best steers and heifers,
5s 6d to 5s 10d; middling hides, 4s 10d to 5s 4d; inferior ditto,
4s 4d to 4s Bd. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin—Market
Calf, Cs 6d to 8s 6,1; shearlings, 10d to is 3d ; and Lamb skins,
s3dto 25 each. _ _ _

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NAY MARZETS.
SmrrxnELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 105 to 41; use-
ful ditto, 4/ 4s to 418 s ' • fine Upland ditto, 41 105 to 41 155;
Clover Hay, 5/ to 6l 10s; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s;
Wheat Straw, 1/ Hs to 1/ 165 per load. Supply but moderate,
and trade rather dull.

CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay 31 15s to 4/ 48; use-
ful ditto, 41 Gs to 4l 12s ; fine Upland ditto, 4l 14s to 5/ ;
Clover Hay, 5/ to 61 Gs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1116 s ; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ 18s per load. A fair average supply, and
a steady demand.
WIIITECHAPEL—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31- lOs to 41; use-
ful ditto, 4/ 4s to 4/ 8s; fine Upland ditto, 4/ lOs to 41155;
Clover Hay, 51 to Cl lOs ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s ;
Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Both Hay and
Straw moved off slowly, at barely late rates. The quotations
of new Meadow Hay varied from 31 to 4l 2s per load.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FRIDAY.
We have a fair arrival of Wheat to this day's market; the
trade was exceedingly flat, and all descriptions must be noted
ls. per quarter lower. Barley in request, at former rates.
Oats, Beans, and Shelling remain unaltered in value.
Per qr. of 601 b. to the bushel.
EXTRA. Ns w.
Wheat Suffolk, Essex, and Kent........ Red to 56 54 to 55
Ditto ditto White... 60 57 48
N0rf01k............ ...... ..
Ditto ditto .... . .... White... 56 53 54
Lincolnshire and Cambridie Red —. 54 52 53
Ditto ditto White... 56 54 55
Yorkshire Red....... 5 i 53 54
Ditto ditto Whit... -- 57 54 553
Foreign Red..... 55 52 44
Ditto ditto White... 57 54 55
Per quarter imperial.
Barley, Norfolk anti Suffolk ......... ......... ...... 34 31 32
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire 34 20 33
Grinding 28 20
Foreign — 32 30 31
Per qr. of 631 b. to the bushel.
Beans, Small fine 33 96 37
Ticks — 37 35 36

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Oats, Potato and Polar.d —6. •••e• •••—I.
Mea1ing......... 11d. to 13d., Fcreign —d, to —d. pet Stone.
Stalling .................. ........ Ai. to 27g. Od. per Load.
Malt ..... . ........... uarella —,••••••••••••••••••401. fine 43.. per I.ca.d
271.0 s iBl.os. —I. Os. per Last.

(From the London New Price Current of July 5.)
SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India Sugar submit-
.ing to further reduced rates, makingthe decline for the week
is per cwt, caused buyers to purchase more freely, and
GOO hhds were disposed of, including a public sale of 102 hhds
11 trcs of Barbadoes, went off with heaviness, and at prices
Gd to is under the sale held on Tuesday; fine yellow fetched
65s 6d, good 60s 6d to 635, and mid 58s 6d to 60s per cwt.
The total purchases for tke week are only 1,500 hhds and trcs.
REFINED.—To-day further reduced rates being accepted
for Refined goods induced the home trade to purchase largely
at 72s Gd to 73s for brown, and 74s to 74s 6d per cwt for
standard Lumps. Of Crushed Sugar there is very little offer-
ing at present; large sales are still making for forward deli-
very. Loaves are wanted, and in some cases stiffer rates paid.
MAnurrtus.—This afternoon there was a large public sale
of 8,058 bags 86 casks Mauritius Sugar; merchants were
17p anxious to sell, and accepted prices Is per cwt under those
228 of the last auctions; nearly the whole, however, was disposed
169 of upon the following terms, viz.—low brown at 44s to 475,
95 , middling 47s 6d to 48s 6d, good to fine 50s to 51s 6d, low
3788 yellow 52s to 555, middling 55s 6d to 57s 6d, good 58s to 61s,
243( good to fine grey 55s 6d to 60s, and inferior 53s to 55s per cwt.
11% EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Manilla and Java Sugar were
21 offered, the former at rather lower rates, fine grey at 19s,
,9,,„ good 18s to Iss 6d, middling 163 to I6s 6d, good yellow
2'0.'7, 18s 6d, low dark brown 13s 6d to 14s Gd, washed 13s to
4.1 i 17s 6d ; the latter went 6d to is per cwt cheaper; good grey
50 sold at 18s to 19s, damp 17s to 18s Gd, sound white of mid
1ii6r.3% quality 21s 6d to 235, damp and washed 20s Gd to 21s 6d
,x,'`,L per cwt.
FOREIGN.—This afternoon 311 boxes of Cuba and 590
boxes of Havannah Sugar were submitted to public compe-
titioa ; Cuba of white quality was taken in at 30s to 30s 6d
for good, and 27s 6d to 29s 6d for middling; yellow sold
at easier rates, fine at 20s 6d, gOod 19s to 19s 6d,
and middling 18s to 18s 6d; yellow Havannah went rather
below the late rates, but the whole found buyers, good at 19s
to 20s, middling 18s to Itis 6d, low lis to 17s 6d, damaged
178 to 19s, slightly damaged 188 to 208 41 per cwt.

MOLASSES.—West India, at full prices for the better, 1
at lower rates for inferior sorts ; Montserrat at 20s 6d, P,:
Kitt's 22s to 235, and Antigua 25s to 275; Demerara take 6
in at 255, and Montserrat at 22s per cwt. Prices are 5s to w
per cwt lower than they were last year at this period. 13,t•
gal, in small parcels, 16s to 17s per cwt for good qua"'
Honey lower.
SA.Go.—Common at 12s to 13s 6d. Sago Flour at 01
to 20s per cwt. This afternoon Sago partly sold at 12s 6d t°
13s 6d for small mid white Pearl, and Ils 6d to 12s for broO,
ditto, being cheaper. Bermuda Arrowroot at 5d to is lid'
Tapioca at sd.
COFFEE.—There has been less inclination manifested 61„
the part of the home trade to purchase West India Coffee tlg
week, and importers continuing to supply the market fresh'
has produced a decline on former rates of is to 2s per ow'
Mocha at a decline on last week's rates of 2s to 3s per
This afternoon Ceylon Coffee was wanted, and 1+,51
bags 4 cases at public auction were mostly sold at
after the sales ; Plantation sorts went at full rates, ""
other kinds rather dearer; good ordinary pale fetched au.,
to 51s, real good ordinary 525, and fine and fine t°
ordinary 61s to 655, low middling Plantation 74s to L"
middling 80s to 87s, good middling 88s to 935, pea berrYs
96s 6d, triage 428 to 475, low 21s, and sea damaged 475
85s; 70 bags of La Guayra were taken in at 46s for middlim
coloury.

Co&i.—For British Plantation no improvement in price
For Foreign, rather lower rates are accepted privately
Bahia at 28s 6d to 29s 6d per cwt for fine bright red.
afternoon Grenada Cocoa taken in at 42s per cwt for
bright red.
TEA.—The market has a dull appearance, -and the lion
purchases made in black and green Tea have been uponl,.
ther lower terms. To-day some parcels of Tea were forc:
off for cash ; the trade generally are not inclined to purc°'
more than present wants require.
SmEs.—The market for black Pepper has. again bee
a quiet state, and the rates accepted are rather under tp,
of this day week. Of white Pepper some parcels have nr,'",,
disposed of, but at easier rates. With Jamaica Ginger wo
market has been better supplied, still prices 0,,
ruled firm. East India is still wanted, and fetch full ran
This afternoon African Ginger at 55s to 57s for middling, ailio,
53s to 53s 6d per cwt for sea damaged. Bengal withdrs
Nutmegs fetched 2s 4d to 2s 7d for middling bold. 13eir
coolen Cloves taken in at 10/cl per lb.
RICE.—In cleaned Rice several purchases made at 12,4894
to 16s for Patna, and 21s to 26s per cwt for Carolina.
afternoon the market was in a quiet state for East India nloo
Madras at a decline on former rates of 3d to 6d per cwt go,
yellow fetched 8s 6d to 9s, middling 8s to 8s 6d, low 7s ,„ii
and sea damaged 6s; Bengal fetched lOs 6d to lls 6d foria
and mid white, lOs 6d for repacked, and lOs for sea daynnS
being about the former value. Java fetched 8s for mid Yv
low, and one lot of low 7s per cwt. •
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.--JaM aknB Per a Rum, - fir
cent 0 P, part faulty, has been sold at 3s 4d per gallon:. m-1,1
wards at 2s 2-id per gallon proof, and good brown dittari.
2s 3d. Demerara at 3s to 3s 4d for good and fine sorts. ;o,
cutta Rum at Is lid to is Hid picot', with certi&LL
navannan Ruin taken in at Is6id for 11 per centunder
but since sold ; the price, however, is not allowed to transrl
For Brandy prices rule as follows :—Cognac, best bran
„di
the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d; ditto 1839, ltip
5s 2d, puns ss; ditto 1840, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s Ild;
1841, 'ids ss, puns 4s 10d; ditto 1842, hhds 4s 9d, PIO
7d ; mid to good mid 3s to 4s 6d, and low 2s Bd` to 2s
per gallon. Geneva, for shipping, at is 9d to is 10d; fill„08,51
home consumption is 2s 6d to 3s 4d per gallon. Erin
Corn Spirits have fetched former rates. .
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INDIGO.—The quarterly sale of East India Indigo will
,01
mence on Tuesday, the quantity declared' being lf,;0.
chests ; the demand has been very limited for all dn'el
tions this week, but, at present, prices cannot be quo
lower.
not.
OlLS.—Linseed4
Oil at 25s 9d to 26s per cwt on the 570
Rape Oil is not much wanted, pale at 38s, and brown 40
per cwt. Olive Oil is again cheaper. Gallipoli 040
Spanish 46/ to 471, and Barbary 451 to 45/108 per tun. ;al.
firm, fine quality 28s to 29s per cwt. Cod, 33/15s to 344 fus.
Seal 351 lOs to 36/, and Southern 301 to 33/ lOs per ell
Sperm Oil is still wanted, and the advanced rates of last
are well supported. This afternoon Southern Oil at 31101
33/ 5s for mid to fine; Sperm 801.15 s to 831 10s;
Cocoa Nut Oil taken in at 30/.
TALLow.—Prices cannot be quoted higher for Itussien„
low this week; on the spot, P.Y.C. has been fetching *tad
to 41s 6d per cwt. ; for delivery in the last three montp
the year at 42s 6d to 42s 9d per cwt. Town Tallow attioS
41s 6d per cwt, nett cash ; in other descriptions of ll ll
there is no variation to notice. This afternoon 397 Pill:10
hhds of South American at auction were only partly 0°,,,d1
37s to 40s, 140 casks New South Wales 37s 9d to 4.
per cwt. t

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS DUTIES.—Some retUT? cl[
ink,United amount of Excise and Customs duties received 'no
United Kingdom during the years ending the sth of Jalnltid
1842, 1843, and 1844 (in continuation of Parlionen'r
paper No. 45, of Session 1843), have been printed, on thep
tion of the Hon. John Stuart Wortley, M.P., for thee 01,
Riding of Yorkshire. As regards the Excise duties, 'f.,
that the amount charged in 1843, in the whole of the 'loos
Kingdom, was distributed as follows :—viz., on nee ifoi
(amount of sales), 284,5554'; on bricks, 363,3751. ; Irs',4os
glass, 83,4541.; on plate glass, 65,909/. ; on crown
394,52/. ; on German sheet glass, 112,498/. ; on green 13;
123,5851. (making a total amount, on glass alone, of 779,0;•11;
on hops, 243,7961.; on licenses, 1,021,082/. ; on
4,827,950/. ; on paper, 678,888/. • on post-horses (aniew-e"
of
duty), 10,198/. ;on post-horse licenses, 4,400/. (in neit"ol4,
the two preceding items does Ireland figure at all);&301',
soap, 1,081,337/. • on soft soap, 67,349/. • on spirits, 4,-; 011"
(viz., 3,025,253/4 in England. 1,025,52'9/. in.. Scotland' I)'
only—thanks to Father Mathew-852 4821. in Ireland:,
on medicated spirits and sweets, 970/ ; on British ne0561.;
tured sugar, 4,8431. (on 3,843 cwts.) ; *one vinegar, troing
and on game certificates in Ireland (3,756), 11,831L;10" d°:
altogether for the past year a grand sum total for er tinl"
ties alone amounting to 15,471,831/. We have nettb
nor space at present to institute a comparison thebetsv eats
Excise duties received in 184,3 and those received in, IA vit
1841 and 1842, excepting that in the following ert'e:_horsec
auctions, bricks, glass, hops, licenses, malt, P°s'
fo
,
spirits, and vinegar, the difference of duty between
two extreme periods, in favour of 1841, but of course t,,s
is utterly insufficient to warrant any interference 2ards
merely mention the circumstance en passant. ASTeyijo
the Customs duties, the total amount of duty received lilvest
ytt. 1843 wiia 22,630,609/. against 22,096,26.31. In to'
1842, and 23,606,124/. in the year 1841.
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THE LATE INCENDIARY FIRES.—A highly
;set
spectable correspondent states it to be his opinion that re
of the recent fires which, their origin not having been Pr°tba
have been attributed to incendiaries, have occurred freli'tbeif
reprehensible practice of labourers smoking whilst et'orts
work, and at the same time relates two facts which P. ilbo
support that supposition. Not long since a labourer
was thrashing in a barn for a farmer residing not ten
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from this town put a tobacco pipe which he had been ettiis'
into his waistcoat pocket without having completelY_A tio
guished the ashes therein. He had not long resumed 00
flail, when, turning round, he perceived his apparel te.':iiotit
fire, and with difficulty succeeded in extinguishing Al $
igniting the straw on the floor. It is a singular fact tsar tb.
second instance occurred upon another farm, occupied.woli°
same person, very recently. On that occasion a el„
, '"„"p
was smoking in the stack. yard, whilst carting hay, '-d„ Ol
some ashes from his pipe, which set fire to the hay, a-00:
~
for the timely discovery would in all probability horebis'
sioned considerable destruction of property, a cause for tli'
would very likely, in quarters where the liberality of se
master was not known, have been found in lowness efL for
or the new poor-law. Ample necessity is above sh,°:(lsr
the strictest orders on the part of masters against tynifor°
gerous practice onmoking upon their premises.—C'l'
Chronicle.
eliele3 NEWLY INVENTED SPECTACLES Deafness R
Telescopes, Opera Glasses, &c., 39, Albemarle-streetioice
cadilly. Deafness Acoustic Instruments—lnvisible tot
Conductors when fixed in the cavity of the ears erdeogef
perceptible, they enable individuals at an advance dor'
and of forty and fifty years' standing, of extreme dto
ness, instantly to join in general conversationlitirelh
catch the sound of a distant low speaker at '1„,
theatre, &c.—lt pours the conversation into the e'Pitoot
such an extent that in most severe cases deafness,cocb
be observed. Also original Ear Cornets, Ft ear
German, and Spanish Artificial Ears and Improved tlis
ing Trumpets of every description. Immediate)
Newly Invented Spectacles are placed before iron tbo
vision that mist and dullness which appear befo!ttpcf;
eyes is removed, every object becomes clear and disspd
so that the most aged defective sight becomes bright 1
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brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and
ginal state. Also Achromatic Waistcoat Telescope'g
Opera Glasses. Every kind of Telescopes °flarg . and
with increasing powers, for Shooting, Sea purPcTe%ele,
upon stand for astronomical observations, with t.„
08;40c1;
brated Lenses of the most clear, transparent brio 00
the powers are so great and the Lenses so brigl.' toc°
brilliant, that minute objects at an extraordinarY
are brought completely under the eyes.—Sporiselen'ttet
rists, and sea-side visitors will indeed have a grest ft
Caution.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticialloo 0;
Aurists, are not in any way connected with aPe f 0
the same name in their immediate neighbourheoudes
in any part of the country. To prevent wilt,
cautious, and observe,—Only to be had at 39,
street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. Of
g OP '49
ADVERTISEMENT.—A MAN'S HAND SM.-k-11,r
MACHINERY CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S CIINTS'o,
PlLLS.—James Watkin, an engineer, residing in • tif
street, Borough, had his hand and wrist broke ,per
steam-engine, was eight months at the htisp!ts4; 011
they proposed to amputate it, which the pan" .0. !If:0
not submit to. Several pieces of bone came of
sides the formation of three abscesses on the bac
hand. The wrist was perfectly useless, as likevicl.
elbow joint, which had become quite contraereie
this deplorable state he commenced the use of Pis,
traordinary medicines, which effected a perfect ,0 ca Er?
about nine weeks. Sold at Professor Hollovrel be Pie
blishment, 244, strand (where advice maY ih(ottg
gratis), and by almost all vendors of medicine
out the civilised world.

of,
BIHS.
On the 2d inst., at LintoRT
n-place, Countess Corl.l° lig,
of
daughter.
On the 27th of June, at Hastings, the wife of Pr'
le, of
a son. So's

On the 28th ult., at Fitzroy-square, Mrs. Henry
(if
a daughter. the 1), '
On the Ist inst., at Wennington Hall, Lancazhire, of
of W.A. F. Saunders, Esq., of a daughter. lscl,
On the 2d inst., at Langley Lodge, Lewisham, the el
the Rev. S. E. Forster, of a son.
n the 4th inst., at Carlton-villas, Maida-vale, the isi of
I. M. de Leon Esq.
i of a son. itate,
On the 3d i nst. , n Friday-street, Mrs. Frederick P e,
a daughter. I+lr9.
On the 2d inst., at Grove-place, North Briztoo.
sot"
James Fletcher, of a son.
On the 4th inst., at Norwood-hill, Surrqt liiri.
Wrench, of a son.

MARRIED. , Ses've,
On the 18th ult., at SL Pancras Church, 472 h, Grof,ge
eldest son of John Willing Warren, Esq., °r ;,-1613°''
Kentish-town, to Zilla Rosalie, youngest daughter
joie,
Houghton, Esq., of Kentish-town.
On the 2d inst., at Christ Church, Miry
is.leh°,ll,e'pr
Radford, Esq., to Charlotte Ella, youngest daug-
late R. Richards, Esq

DIED. PtSify
HeEnarr3l7sttuhrisronicko,rnaginedg,7alt. his residence, Blackb:a•.ba' 0
r,', e•
On the sth ult., at Cobourg, Upper Canada, xre-e ,g
ifil
coed son of J. Ilodgson, of Kennington.
On the 24th ult., at Marseilles, John, the eldest still!
vrf
son of John Montgomery, Esq.,‘Benvarden,lrelardr.
On the 29th ult., at the Cottage, Croydon, .°4
Wright, surveyor, aged 85.

LondOn: Printed and Published byiilUll--11,.' 11!
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sus OieeP, .-211
Strand, in the Preoinot of the Savoy, in th4Fl,'"-
Micklligaz, Monday, July 8, 1544.