The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-19 00:00:00

CHOICE OF ASSIGNEES.

Several creditors being desirous thr.: the choice of
assignees should be proceeded with, ,
Mr. PEARSE, the Solicitor, asked the Commis-
sioners whether'the choice should be made now or
,
later in the day ?

It was decided that those gentl::•-•en wishing to
propose assignees should return • two o'clock,
when the subject will be gone int.:. There is ex-
pected to be much competition for :he appointment
of assignees, and four gentlemen, it is understood,
will be named, from whom the choice is to-be made.

THE MAR KETS.-(THIS DAY.)

Wheat—...... Is.
Barley-- .Is.

CORN EXCHANGE.

NEWGATE AND LT:,;
At per MIN.,

s: d. to 8. f.
Beet
I ‘2 4 4 0
lutton
2 6

AI,L M A TtKETS.
the (:areas.;.

V r. tai.
Veal
'3 6 5 0
Pcrk A g 5

CITY I'A.FiKETR, TWO O'CLOCIC

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PLANTATION SOO !,IRS.---111f2r:s. has been rather more
busi.iess doing this week, but in pricer, the,t, is very.little
't-ariation, except in the interior d..-Cl-iptiOU!?, Of :viiich the
present supply pri4.cipally consist!, srA wkich have been
Pohl upon rather easi..r terms; the goci Grooei; a:nl strong
refining descriptions are scarce, cad bring full p:ices. The
parcel of Bsrbadoes offered by public sale Tuesday *rut
off heavily, and bareiy supported last Week's prices.
Delivered lass *eel. frotn West -tuella Docks, 2,5 S I. hbili.
150 tre.

Stock ou hand :in West India Docks (on /sth iast..)
87,564 5,2.55 ter., .
Stock on hand is West India Docks (ot:l7tb November,
ltiV?) 38,770 Wads, S,*''ti 1 trs.
&metal; Stra.aas.—There is nothing doing at present:
irrerttl cargoes have arrived, which are beir.g landed.:
REFIIIXT) SITCAft3. —Although this market has still.the
appearauce of a greet flaw:am, there has been some exten-
sive business done, and g.iods 809. and upwards
have become excc.At,'4ly scarce, iiiivfrg been nearly all
taken out of the in,tket fin coshing, the :1%10 of Which
have this we:* been very liege; of low and Middling
lumps there ;s rather a mere plentiful supply, and although
a few parcels are still taken off far packing to the HAM-
burgh market, rt.:haws ceold ht niiide on a filiade easier
terms. '

Corns. —A public sale of the grocery deseriptions
alerbice) wse ipronght forward yes /el day, awl went off ra-
ther briskly at higher prices ; privati contract, iilthengh
the quantity offered fiy public sale Lila been very small
lately, ther, has been very little done, the transactions (wing
limited to small parcels for the home trade.
Delivered last week from West :Judi.; Docks,. casks 331 ;
bags, &e. 302. , •

Stock an hand iu West India Docks (on 15th natant)
casks 11,708; hags, &c, 73,21'7.
Stock on hand in West India Docks (or. 17th Dec.
18274 casks, 12,504 ; bags; &c. '78,056.
FR LIIT. —Thkre contiaure to be a very e..ztell,ive de-
mand for the eimamon eesciiptiona, still the grocers refrain
from buying more than sufficient for the supply of their
inituettt,,te -cants, :-..‘co at the rvsent low prince, as, from
the evident determination of ti.e to PfN't I:at,
they have hitherto atie u, port.pas:
untiost daily, coutequently, what they nerckased one day
upon' rectum:hie tern they lost. moot, by the next, and
therefore ire intirnideted and fearful ofluying in any stock.
New Cu' rants go off slowly, in very small parcels; fine
new Muscatel]; are scarce, and fully support thei, price';
there is some inquiry for new Sultana; but there are
none retuathing on hand, the price has not varied all the
season sines the first arrival. nsv- Turkey Figs go of
very alowlyi and at reduced prices.
RCM.—There is some increase of bubintss LI this mar-
ket, as cAr Ls regards Leeward'', htit proofs cannot I,e
quoted higher than 2s. 4d. per giiion. p*,
rent: over proof, are 3s. 4d. ; 2*3 per cent. ditto,
and frcrn 30s. to BSe. :'er cent. over proof frol-o 4s. to
41. 4d. per gallon. The total stock of Rum it 20,011 }mow
and 1,517 hhds.

SAraparay...—Bargains apt reported an !CAW '..~,;
viz.-245. 6d. per cwt.
In the Setca maiket there is no alteratioa
COTTON..---Altlai,ugh there is an increase of business at
Liverpool, as cumniunittated by the latest letter:., here
there is no activitv displayed. The arrivals of Cotton*
continue very limited, and this week have only been 800
bales of Surats, 10 from Suiyrna, and 225 front Georgia.
BALM PRODUCE.--The demand for Tallow is again
slack, and the price cannot be quoted higher than 395. 3d.
to .395. 64. per cwt. Contracts for the delivery of Tallow
are understood to have been entered into, for every month
in the nest season, at 38/. per ton. The home produce
will be great this year, and this is another reason for the
heaviness of the market. There is no re-action in Hemp.
Bristles firm, first St. Petersburgh, 12/. 10s. to 13/. per
cwt. Best Okatka 25/. to 29/. per cwt.
INDlGo.—There is some activity in this market, at the
highest premiums on the last Company's sale. At Liver-
pool alsu the demand is brisk.

. BIRMINGHAM MARKETS, D4c.' 18.
CORN illaaxsrx,—At this day's market we had a good
supply of all descriptions cf Grain, am! there was a brisk
demand at the same prices as ou this daysennight...-L-
Wheat, Os. Od. to 10s. 2d. per 621b5.; Barley, 675, Od,',
to 4,24.; Malt, 569. to 645.*; Pease, '44s. to as. per int,
perialtin.ater; Beans, 15s. Od. to 20s. .per bag, ten score
gross; Out. 3s. Bd. to 4s. per 891 b. ; fine. 'Fictir,-13111.
to 625. ; seconds, b6s, to bBs. per sick of 280Ib.
1:111cIti NU SDI VI R ds4o unrket 'w4l<
!arg.-4Y .r4plied with fine Cattle, witiclv.-1 lerallY sold at
bighv pries tau last week.—T3,-*! :t: Afut-
ton, bd. to CV, per ;b, ~snl,Nn ,1';') "6 'to .9e. ud.
small Porkers, Iss •

—AAinCeoVstEeltxtrrainSrEdil'nfaPryN 11;T: 1:774 11Pu.1:11".rett it2:ian;
Wig exhibited in the b"•••••-e List week,
in Mr. actin;~r t' the trisi
did not terminate till
an.: it i.
pesred in tile last edir.ion id The 4;41 ti,, 3ame ey,ning.
The Reporter used Hardit,g's hitt)it,-/And, snd trahsulitted
his notes, as fast are way filled, to the I.:inting-
office, to b. there copied by another perr,n, nausttr.of the
same system, who thus distributed the speecl.es to the
compositors in a few toittes after they wire out of the
speakers mouth,

-noble ',la
dinthrguitheri have been at -Gnwlwood during
the vit,it have killed a voist
rt pi?en,ants. It is s,;:; that not
fetv,r than ,t;f. I.;t,i, have beet) killed e,apa? •
in the courm Ef the•wsek. A ear: of p
C;"°l"cci ;n chiellest3r oue :iay.
45f,4N11 I.lfer. i t•—itats arc; at
preseait more mirt.o.oh in this part ,f coanty then.
they have been tententher far roa77 YVAIS, 0:4 Wedstee-
day last 12l were kilitsl out sOlie the pre,
petty of Mr. Robert Dillon, of ftettr:iri, Magee.
it is remarkable that they were nil of the ,-,,, and
that not one that wa, ;n the- stnek esnaped
Belfae ChrOniele.

We can ttale, upoi, good Zlir
Tlionop No,'" :-Cied to get up meet-
on tho Catholic question ; nu the contrary, we know
be advised those who applied to him to desist from it. We
also know that the Hou. baronet never bad the most rerulte
idea of forming a Brunswick Club in the county, having
declined to belong to the one formed in London, as lung as
July last.— Taunton Courier.

The supplies of nearly all kinds of Grain this week are
good, with a considerable quantity of Flour. The trade
for Wheat continues extremely dull, and Wheat may be
purchased at 2s. to 4s. per quarter reduction from the
prices quoted on Monday last. Barley, except very tine,
is nearly unsaleable. Beans and Pease are both heavy in
disposakbut unaltered in value. Oats remain at last quo-
tations, with a limited demand. There has been scarcely
ally trade fur Flour this week.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour.
English 3,050 qrs. 10,950 qrs. 9,700 qrs. 12,600 sacks.
Irish 6,850
Foreign .... 18,850 ' 600 2,900 ----

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended Dec. 14, 182 R, made up from the Returns
01 the Inspectors 1k the diftrent Glues and Towns in England
and Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat....—....725. 4d. Oats !.)ss. ed. I 395. Ild.
8ar1ey—........375. 6d. Rye 435. 7(1. 1 41s. ed.
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES Of the SIX WEEKS PRECEDING
Wheat,.,,—,..745. sd. 1 Oats 265. Od. I Beans-- 41s. Od •
8ar1ey—.........395. 8(1.1 Rye 435. 64 1 Pease— 435. Id.

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DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
Ott. I Oats is. 9d. Beans- Ss. Od.
4d. Rye ss. 6d. I Pease - ss. Od.

SMITHFIELD MARKET.
At this day's market, which was not so numerously
supplied as from its proximity to Christmas, and the great
number of 'Yeasts (say from 1600 to 2000) driven away
unsold on Monday, was anticipated it would have been,
the best Beef sold somewhat briskly at an advance of
about 2d., Veal heavily at a depression of from to 4d.
to Etd. per stone; Mutton and Pork were in tolerably brisk
demand at Monday's prices. The unfavourable state of
the weather for slaughtering, is said to have induced many
salesmen and graziers to keep back their best and heaviest
Beasts till next Monday, in hopes of a favourable change.
PRICES PE* STONE OF SLIM. TO SINK THY OFFALS.
s. d. toe. d. a. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0
Second quality ditto 210 3 2 Prime small ditto... 0 0 0 0
Prime large Oxen 4 2 410 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots. &e 4 6 5 0 Prime small ditto.., 5 4 5 8
Inferior Sheep 2 8 301 Large Hogs ..... 4 8 5 4
Second quality ditto 3 2 3 6 ' Small Porkers 5 4 5 8
Coarse.woolled ditto 4 0 4 81 Suckling Calves 12s to 365. each.
SouthdownWethers 4`l 50, qtlarternll 73 tu:a.:, eat ;I.
rri.7, AS PER 4..-Lakk'S STAT.soitsiT.
Be.A.,t,t, I Sheep. Co
,233 i 1ve.,.. r
120igs.