The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-18 00:00:00

-%-ttaNa are dull of sale at 33s to 435. The value of Pieces
A 29 per cwt. Treacle is again cheaper, common
173 6d, patent and Good Syrup 18s to 22s

is 48s to

selling at 17s to .
per cwt. gas presented a firm appearance
FOREIGN.-The market is •iisar since this day week,
for all descriptions of Foreign rs. 4,5.50 public sale, and
only one small parcel has been broug.. Havannali
there is nothing pressing privately. For a.. in the
there has been an improved demand, and an advs..
value has taken place. Prices have been steady for 1.. • ,
and a fair demand has existed fur all descriptions, the private
transactions are 200 chests of white Bahia at 22s 3d, and a
floating cargo of 340 chests of brown for a near port at 19s
per cwt.
Maunmus.-This afternoon there was a good desire mani-
fested to purchase Mauritius Sugar, and 1225 bags at public
sale went at full rates-that is to say, fine yellow at 51s Gd,
good 47s to 50s' mid 43s to 465, very low brown 31a to 324,
low 345, mid 35s 641 to 38s, good strong grey 45s to 465, and
washed 42s to 45s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-To-day there was a large public sale of
13,082 bags of Manilla Sugar, duty paid, and subject to the
duty of 23s 4d per cwt, about half of which was disposed of,
and, as compared with export prices the. advance is is per
cwt ; the home trade were, however, the principal operators
-fine strong grey fetched 465, good ditto 45s to 45s 6d, mid
strong greyish yellow 44s to 44s 641, low ditto 42s 641 to 43s 6d,
ord rather bright yellow strong 43s to 43s 6d, washed 41s to
445, ditto and repacked 40s to 44s 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.-This afternoon at public sale, 57 tierces of
Mauritius Molasses were taken in at 15s per cwt.
RIcE-Bengal is still attracting attention, and at previous
rates there has been a lively demand since this day week ;
the parcels offered privately all found purchasers, and at
public sale 3,000 bags fetched 1 ls 6d to 12s for good mid white,
lls to Ils 6d for mid, lOsfor broken, and 9s to Ils per cwt for
sea damaged; in importers hands there is little remaining
and there is a very good consumption going on. The quan-
tity of Madras Rice at market is not ample for the demand,
and prices are advancing. Java is much wanted. Cleaned
Rice is much in request at 13s 6d to 18s for Patna, and 23s to
28s per cwt for Carolina.
CoFFEE.-To- day there was no public sale of any kind of
Coffee. Ceylon was purchased sparingly by private treaty,
but holders were firm, and good ord was held for 46s 6d to
47s per cwt. For Mocha prices are going down ; sales pris
vately having been made at 59s to 60s for mid yellow, and
at 52s to 55s per cwt for good ord brownish.
TEA.-To-day there was less activity in the Tea market;
7,888 pkgs were submitted to public competition, of which
only 1,900 pkgs were sold, 700 of which consisted of Pou-
chong, at a decline on those of the last auctions of ld to 2d
for Imperial and Gunpowder, lid to 2d for Hyson, and
id to id per lb for Pouchong r but Congou and Twaukay
sustained the former value. Gunpowder Canton kind fetched
2s Id ; Hyson kind 3s 441 to 4s ; Imperial Canton kind
is 113/4 d to 2s Id ; Hyson kind 2s 9d ; Pouchong, low to
good 4d to Sd ; Hyson, fair to good 2s 614 d to 2s lld ; and
Congou common 10d per lb. For public sale to-morrow 8,000
pkgs of Tea are declared.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-In Jamaica Rum the
business transacted has been extremely limited, there being
very few shipping orders, and the home trade buy with
caution ; 3s 3d to 4s is the value of common to good 28 to 36
per cent 0. P., 48 2d to 5s for fine, and 5s 3d to 7s
per gallon for high flavoured sorts. The transactions
in Demerara have been trifling at 2s 9d to 3s 2d
for strong. Calcutta purchased with caution, there are
sellers at is 9d to is 9id with, and at is 8d without cer-
tificate. There are sellers of Brandy on further reduced
terms. Cognac, best brands, of the vintage of 1838, Ws
48 10d, puns 4s 8d : ditto 1839, hints 4s 7d, puns 4s 5d : ditto
1840, hhds 4s 7d, puns 4s 5d : ditto 1841, hhds 4s 6d, puns
4s 4d: ditto 1842, hhds 4s 3d, puns 4s Id : ditto
1843, hhds Is Id, puns 3s 1 Id ; ditto 1844, hbds 3s 1041, puns
344 Bd, middling and good middling of the various vintages
2s 8d to 3s Bd, low 2s 6d to 2s 7d, and Bordeaux 2s 6d to 2s
7d per gallon. Geneva is is 9d to is 10d for common export
sort, and fine fit for duty 2s 4d to 3s per gallon, but there has
been little business done. English Corn Spirits readily com-
mand lOs 2d per gallon cash.
SPICES.-To-day Nutmegs met with little attention at a
decline of ld to 2d per lb. Penang, fine bold brown selling
at 3s Sd to 3s 9d, good 3s 6d to 3s 741, good mid 3s 2d to 3s 3d,
middling 2s lid to 3s Id, ord small 2s 8d to 2s 10d, mouldy is
11 d to 3s 4sl, worm eaten is to is 7d, Singapore, fine bold 3s Bd,
mid 3s 2d, mouldy. 3s, and worm-eaten is 3d : Mace went at
a decline of 2d-Penang good at 2s 4d to 2s 6d, mid 2s 2d to
2s 3d, inferior 2s, Singapore 2s : 3 chests Penang Cloves sold
at 2s 3d for fine, and is 10d per lb. for good.
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24s 9d to 255, and for the last six months of the year at 25s
3d to 25s 6d per cwt. In Rape little passing, pale fetching
36s 6d to 375, and brown 35s 6d to 36s per cwt. Palm has
a good demand, fine fetching 26s Gd to 26s 9d, good 25s to
265, and low to middling 23s to 24s 6d per cwt.
in Olive u good deal doing; Gallipoli 411 lOs to 42/ in bond,
Spanish 40110 s to 411, Scilly and Barbary 391 to 401, Luccn
in jars Si lOs to 61, and Florence in half-chests 18s to 945.
Holders of common descriptions of Fish Oils manifest firm-
ness, pale Seal 31/ to 31/ 10s, yellow and straw 27/ lOs to
30/, brown 261 to 271, Cod 29/ lOs to 301, and Southern low to
fine 261 to 29/10s per tun. Of Sperm several purchases have
been made at film rates, British 83/ to 85/, American 80/ to
82/ per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil dull of sale. Ceylon at 28s Gd,
and from Sydney at 24s to 25a Gd per cwt.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
ROYAL ASSENT.
Their Loaships met at Four o'clock, for the purpose
of giving the Royal Assert, by Commission, to certain
Bills.

The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Shaftesbury.
The following were the Bills to which the Royal
Assent was given:—The Consclidated Funds Bill; the
Stamp Duties Assimilation Bill, and the Constables
(Scotland) Bill.
Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure.

The House resumed at Five o'clock.
The Customs Duties Repeal Bill was read a first time.
PAROCHIAL SC HOOLMA STERS—SCOTLAND.

Lord KINNAIRD presented a petition from Perth
praying for an increase of the salaries of parozhia
schoolmasters in Scotland. .

Lord INHARNCLIFFE presented several petitions
to the same effect; and also a petition for legislative in-
terference to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors on
the Sabbath.

Lord BROUGHAM presented petititions from places
in Scotland, complaining of the low salaries of the la-
rochial schoolmasters. His Lordship took that oppor-
tunity of explaining that in the observations which he
made last night he cast no imputation upon the character
of Captain Reynolds.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
Lord MON TEAGLE presented a petition, signed
by two thousand persons, amongst whom were two
Catholic bishops, praying for the establishment of pro.
vincial colleges in Ireland for the education of the middle
classes.

COAL MINE EXPLOSIONS.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY was very desirous
of asking his Noble Friend (the Duke of Wellingtan) a
, question, which he conceived of great importance. The
question was, whether he might now move, or should
move at a future time, for, a copy of the report of the
commission sent down by her Majesty to inquire into
the state of the mines in the North of England,
as regarded precautions against explosion. He con-
sidered this report of the utmost importance, for he
thought that some means should be taken, if it were
within the present reach of scier,ce, to prevent the
terrible consequences of these explosions. It was felt to
be of great importance in that part of the country with
which he was connected and of the commercial body of
which he was a humble member that these reports should
be pubiahed as soon as possible. He trusted, therefore,
that the Noble Duke would have no objection to greet
the papers for which he moved.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he felt that
this was a metier which necessarily concerned the in.
serest of the North of England. lie had no objection to
give the reports which his noble friend had asked, and
believed they were of a very highly interesting charac-
ter. Her Majesty's Government were anxious that the
statements made in tho ,e reports should be as satisfactory
and complete as possible. There was some slight dif-
ference in the report to the several-parties employed by
Government to investigate these affairs, and a little de-
lay therefore was necessary in order to give the in-
formation which these reports contained, in a form
-which would be advantageous to the public.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that the re-
ply of the Noble and Gallant Duke was so sati6factory
that he was bound to comply with tho ste:gestions which
had been made. The trade with which he was connec-
ted had grievously suffered during the last seven months,
but he believed that the report of the distinguished
scientific men who had been engaged by Government
would tend largely to do away with the evil.
The Earl of ROSLYN begged to ask the Noble and
Gallant Duke, whether any measures were in contem-
plation with respect to the banks in Ireland and
Scotland ? Great anxiety had been felt, in conse-
quence of the intimation contained in the P peech from •
the Throne of some intention to change the Bank system
of Scotland, and this, combined with the intimation in
the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet last session, had
led the parties interested to fear that some alteration war
intended which would materially affect their interests.

The /ample of Scotland looked with natural anxiety for
information on the subject of this paragraph, because
their interests of every description depended almost
entirely upon the banking system which had
been so long and so successfully established
in that country. The people of Scotland apprehended
that great difficulties and evils would ensue by injudi-
cious interference with their system of banking; and it
therefore could not be said that he had taken an improper
liberty in soliciting the attentjon of the House to this
most important subject, and in putting the question
which he ventured to put to the Noble Duke, as to
whether he was at present in a condition to state the
general nature of the alterations which the Government

proposed to make in the banking system of Scotland?
And if the Noble Duke was not prepared to answer that
question, perhaps he would have the goodness to state
when the measure was likely to be proposed?
The Duke of WELLINGTON eas not at all sur-
prised to hear that so much anxiety was felt in Scotland
on this subject, but it was really not in his power to give
the Noble Lord any definite or precise information upon
the paragraph which appeared in her Majesty's speech.
Ile might, however, remind the Noble Lord that the Right
I run. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury, in reply to a
question put to him the other evening in another place,
stated that he would take the earliest opportunity after 1
Easter of laying the whole of his plan before Parliament
and the country.—( Hear, hear.)
The Earl of MINTO did not concur in the views taken
by his Noble Friend on the subject of any alteration in
the banking system of Scotland. He could see no reason
why the people of that country should not bear a propor-
tion of the burdens which bad been thrown upon the peo-
ple.of England in the time of their forefathers, and which

lad been Incurred for the joint-benefit and advantage of
he inhabitants of the United Kingdom of Great Bri-
ainand Ireland.

The Earl of ROSSLYN hoped that when the mea-