The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-03 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
'Last week's arrivals were small of English Grain, good
llrish Oats, and considerable of Foreign Wheat. New
heat sold with tolerable freedom, at last week's prices,
"d rather more doing in Foreign, Barley was Is. per
'lllarter lower. Beans and boiling Peas maintained their
Vallaue. Gray Peas were Is. per quarter cheaper. Oats
at la
81')/v1Y, and new Irish declined Is. Flour was dull
t week's reduction.

Whe2, m ratcis am BOARD OF SPIT
`White
(old) 464 !4s. Beans, Small (new) ......... -s -S.
(old) 52 58i ---- (old) 35 Ms.
""".-......... Red;lB42) ."..
50:. *s4s. -- Tick (new) 26 28s
‘.....-------,___ Fine - -s.. -s. - (old) 3'l• S2s.
.......7-"-.- Superfine sis `6s. -- Harrow (new) 30 .!25.
------- White (1842) .. . 523. 535.
""--"--•-•- Fine s s Rrank -5....;...
"."------- Super fine 58s. 60s. Oats, Feed 16, 21.
ii----Forefenfree .465. 605. -- Ne a ...... ....... -s • -s•
Ye-
'lO4 .. .. ....................... 38s. 4 sas . - Poland "15.25 s
265. Ws. New
s'•---. Grinding 'Rs 30s. - Potatoe 24 .2fis.
,_ Malting 30s. 325.
Malt s(s, 60s Scotch 25,275.
1,1"---_ " Fine New Ms. I Os Irish 143. ... 17, 21s.
,ease, Grey, New 58s. 506. Flow .Town (per sack) ...463 488.
"--...... Maple New . SOS. a, - Seeonus 4,15. 425.
."---- White .325. :As. --- Nwrth Country ....38. 40..
`•••-••••• Boilers .385.40;, Bran 7s Bs,
SMITHFIELD.
.11 The supplies were large, and the market dull, particu•
itry for the large and coarse sorts of Beef and Mutton,
~,,s• 'prime barely maintaining our last quotations. In
Offal and Pork the trade was much the same. For
tha bs the demand was partly over, and Pigs were on
ea.deeline. Beasts, 3,982 ; Sheep and Lambs, 27,800 ;
ves, 111; Pigs, 615. Beef, 2s. 10d. to 4s. 2d. ; Mut-
-2) 2s. 10d. to 4s. 2d. ; Veal, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; Pork,
* Bd. to 4s. Bd. ; Lamb, 4s. to 4s. 4d.
TEA MARKET.
, There was only a limited business transacted, but
the value of low second Congou cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
Tic The demand was good for Russian 'fallow, and holders
Cde-fiml. P. Y. Candle on the spot 48s. 3d. ; New and
4• -1
9d.4ea7ssh' . per cwt. ; and Town Tallow was 495. 6d.

OIL MARKET.
wal:issh Oils were firm, and in good request. Cod was
„ old at 35/. per tun. Linseed Oil in request at 345.
per CAI.

PORTUGAL.
.-PALmounf, OCTOBER I.—The Tagus steamer, de-
r-,Ted by head winds, arrived here this afternoon, from
.r,!braltar 22d, Cadiz 23d, Lisbon 26th, Oporto 27th,
Igo, 28th ult. She had 11 cabin passengers, and a
!further supply of 30 oxen. The Formidable and Be-
Ange remained at Gibraltar, and the Lynx at Lisbon.
4-he Montrose left Lisbon for r the southward, on the
4
74th. In lat. 47 14, ion. 7 20, passed the Teviot West
India steam-ship, steering S.ll .W.
The following letter gives the only news of interest
from Portugal
L ISRONI SEPT. 26.—1 t is tedious to be dwelling
IP"z_ petually on the same theme ; but the distressing&
rileial state of the country is still the source of aux-
-3T to every. one. The bank has just concluded an-
otimer loan with the Government of one thousand con-
-1114 (225,0000, part of which will go immediately to
I_,et the more pressing emergencies of the State.
?e claims of Colonel Rose, on behalf of the British
:tolieerB who served in the Peninsular war, are likely
1416,, immediately liquidated. The amount of them
X'4 contos, the halfof which the Government proposed
.*:,4):1 in the extinct paper currency, which bears
kibq' ein time market, and scarcely any purchasers, of
4tthe2o, per cent. This offer was, of course, refused.
.urre„ law passed in 1834, all debts contracted in that
ta prior to its abolishment, were to be made
orYeable in coin, at a discount of 20 per cent. ; there-
in they have no right to swerve from that law, and,
fore, sequence, he ought to receive one hundred and
to IY-four contos of reis in metal, which is equivalent
.One hundred and sixty in currency, at the legal
810 above-mentioned.
In regard to the tariff nothing has been decided.
The Chambers are closed, and closed are all the
trnergies of the nation. It is now demonstrated how

a state of uncertainty affects commerce. In Oporto,
British shipping is accumulating, and no freights to be
had; the regular London and Liverpool traders
have either to remain in the Douro many weeks
for a few pipes of wine, or to leave almost in
ballast. The same remark is applicable, at
the present moment, to this port. The wine-mer-
chants will not, of course, subject themselves to pre-
sent duties, when a few months hence the duties may
be lowered in England. It is true, they can allow
the wine to remain in bond ; I).at that incurs expense.
The English and Portuguese merchants and ship-
owners are suffering, while the two Governments ap-
pear to take matters very easily, and without seeming
to be aware of the injury they are inflicting, by cre-
ating hopes which may never be realised; why not
decide the question at once, by either altering the
tariff or relinquishing the idea ? The British mer••
chants here appear quite disgusted with the proceed-
ings of those in power, their reiterated complaints,
the depressed state of commerce, the outcry of the
masters of vessels that they cannot obtain freight,
ought surely to arouse our Envoy from his slumbers,
and induce him to urge the immediate fulfilment of
the amendment in question, the delay of which is so
detrimental to the British trade and interests ; but so
long as the unfortunate system of procrastination is
acted upon, it is scarcely reasonable to expect a better
state of things.

OPENING OF THP: SPECIAL
COMMISSION.

STAFFORD, SUNDAY MORNING.-At a quarter-past
four yesterday their Lordships and suite reached the
railway station, where they were met by Earl Talbot,
Lord Lieutenant; Hartshorn, Esq., Deputy Lieu-
tenant; the High Sheriff, John Edwards Piercy,
Esq. ; the Mayor and Aldermen in their robes ; Sir
Charles Clerk and the Rev. Dr. Coldwell, in robes ;
Colonel St. George, Captain St. George, Hand,
Esq. ; the Under Sheriff, and a large number of the
gentry of the county. The roads were crowded with
spectators. Sir Nicholas Tindal, Sir James Parke,
and Sir Robert Mounsey Rolfe having robed at the
station, where a suitable apartment was prepared,
they entered the Sheriff's carriage, and the proces-
sion, marshalled by Mr. Thomas Bruton, the governor
of the gaol, and Mr. Dibbs, his deputy, wended its
way to the Court-house, which was also crowded. As
soon as the Judges reached the Court, Mr. Bellamy,
Clerk of the Assize, read the Queen's writ, under
which the Spepial Commission was issued. The
Sheriff then handed the precepts to the Bench, when
the Chief Justice adjourned the Court till Monday,
at ten o'clock. _

Just as their Lordships were leaving the Court,
Mr. V. Lee rose to make an application for the ad-
mission to bail of Arthur O'Neill, who was brought
up under a habeas corpus. The Chief Justice said
lie.would hear the application in chambers. Mr. Lee
renewed his application in chambers. The case was
discussed, and. Chief Justice Tindal and Baron Rolfe
were inclined to grant the application, but Baron
Parke differed. The three Judges then consulted
the Habeas Corpus Act, and after nearly half an
hour's deliberation, decided that they could not enter-
tain the application, as the Commission had opened.
Another application will be made to-morrow (Mon-
day) to allow O'Neill to traverse to next assizes. • If
tried this Commission his trial will not come on before
Wednesday. Mr. Lee will defend him as far as exa-
mining witnesses, but he himself will addres s the
Court in defence of Christian Chartism.
PRISONERS TO BE TRIED.—North Staffordshire—
High treason, 1 : arson, 7; inciting a riot, 7 ; riot and
assault, 3 ; cutting and maiming, 1 ; housebreaking,
59 ; riot and demolition of property, 84 ; stealing pro-
perty during the riots, 41 ; demanding money by
intimidation, 17. South Staffordshire—Riot, -26 ;
riot and assault, 25. Total, 272.
Prisoners are being daily brought in from Burslem,

Longton, Hanky, Stoke, Tunstfill, and Newcastle.
A troop of the 3d Dragoon Guards arrived here
yesterday, and other detachments are also stationed
elsewhere. Mr. Roberts, of Bath, defends the pri-
soners generally.