The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-07 00:00:00

HAT MARZETS.

SMITHFIELD.-Coarse meadow Hay, 3/. to 31. 155.;
useful ditto, 4/ to 4/. 4g. ; fine upland ditto, 4/. ss. to
41. 10s.; Clover Hay, 4/. 4s. to 51. 10s.; at Straw,
1/. 16s. to. 11. 18s. ; Wheat Straw, 1/. 18s. to 21. per
load. Supply but moderate, and trade rather dull.
CUMBERLAND.-Coarse meadow flay, 31. ss. to 41.;
useful ditto, 41.45. to 4/. 65.; fine upland ditto, 4/. Bs.
to 4/.125.; Clover Hay, 41. 4s. to Si. Bs.; Oat Straw,
1/. 18s. to 2/. ; Wheat Straw, 2/. to 2/. 2s. per load.
Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at about late
rates.

WHITECITAPEL.—Coarse meadow Hay, 3/. to 31.155.;
useful ditto, 4/. 4s. to 4/. 6s ; fine upland ditto, 4/. ss.
to 41. 10s. ; Clover Hay, 41. 85. to 51. los. ; Oat Straw,
11. 16s. to 1/. 18s. ; Wheat Straw, 11. 18s. to 21. per
load. A good supply, and a heavy inquiry.

(From the London New Price Current of December 6.)
SUGAR.—Although the demand has been limited fur
British Plantation Sugar both for grocery and refining
purposes since Tuesday last, still importers have shown
firmness, and have obtained full rates for good and fine
yellow descriptions.
This afternoon there were two public sales ; one of
100 hhds Barbadoes, and the other 352 hhds 2 tres and
118 brls St. Lucia ; the former went off at full rates and
all sold, fine yellow at 67s to 70s, good mid and good 66s
to 66s 6d, mid 64s to 65s 6d ; the latter went off quietly
at a decline of 6d to Is, fine yellow went at 675, good 59s
to 61s ed, low and mid 57s to 58s, ord to good grey 53s
to 575, low to fine brown 53s to 565.
REFINED.—To-day the Refined Sugar market was
firm, and the home trade were purchasers to a fair
extent ; Standard Lumps could not be obtained
under 74s 6d per cwt. ; there is a great dis-
parity between the price of refined and raw Sugar.
Treacle of good and fine quality is more in request ; 29s
paid for best old make, and 27s to 30s for golden syrup,
but inferior sorts are dull of sale, common at 21s 9d to
22s per cwt. Fine Bastards and Pieces at former rates.
Bonded crushed Sugar at 26s 3d to 26s ad for the best.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon 1,792 bags. 6 casks de-
clared for public sale were postponed, the darkness of the
weather preventing the samples being properly seen.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon three public sales of
Bengal, coresisting of 5,493 bags 36 hhds were ,postponed,
owing to the foggy state of the weather. For a parcel
of Manilla of fair and good brown 17s to 18s 6d paid pri-
vately. For 100 hhds Foreign Muscovadoes 19s paid..,
Foamole.----Tc-da,y there was no public sale. Brown
Brazil is wanted, but the market is without a supply ;
white in request at fully former rates. A favourable
opinion is entertained towards yellow Havannah Sugar,
notwithstanding the advanced period of the year; holders
supply the market sparingly, and there are several
orders unexceuted ; 2ls 6d paid for average parcels, low
quality cannot be obtained under 20s 6d per cwt. Float-
ing cargoes are wanted, but there are none offering.
MOLASSES.—This afternoon the demand was steady
for West India ; 67 puns St. Lucia at auction sold at 25s
to 25s ad :, 100 puns St. Vincent's were disposed of pri-
vately at 25s 6d to 26s 6d for fair and good.
COFFEE.—The demand for West India Coffee con-
tinues on the increase, and the business transacted has
been to a fair extent since this day week at firm rates. • .
This afternoon there was a fair desire shown on the part
Of the home trade to purchase Coffee, and holders are firm;
at auction 107 casks 11 bags Berbice, and 150 bags Ceylon
were offered, the former sold as follows—good mid at
100 s to 102 s, mid 92s to 975, fine and fine fine ord 61s
to 12s 6d, good triage 80s to 84s, being the full value ;
the latter went at former rates, fine ord 67s 6d, ord to
good ord 62s to 645. Privately some parcels of East
India were sold, Padang at 29s to 31s 6:1, Sumatra 25s 6d
to 26s 6d, Company's Java 45s to 495, and Singapore
35s to 37s per cwt. This afternoon 31s 6d to 33s paid
for ord to real good ord Rio, and 31s to 32s 6d for St.
Domingo.
COCOA.—Prices are firm for British Plantation, and
the demand has been good. This afternoon 250 mats
Cocoa Berry Husk of fair quality were offered at auc-
tion and all withdrawn, the price at which it was held
being 13s per cwt.
Tea.—The market for Tea has been in a dull state
since we last wrote. To-day there was increased inac-
tivity in the Tea market, and so limited have been the
purchases made since the conclusion of the . public sales,
that it is difficult to quote prices ; they are however
again lower, and is 4d to is 5d is th value of common
sound Congou, cash. •
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—For Leeward Is-
land Rum, merchants are more disposed to sell. Jamaica
of good and fine quality at full rates, but common on ra-
ther lower terms ; 26 to 32 per cent 0. P: mid quality
at 2s 9d to 3s 2d, 30 to 34 over good mid
3s 6d to 3s 10d, 34 to 36 over good 4s to
4s 2d, 34 to 36 over fine • 4s 4d to 4s 7d
per gallon ; strong Demerara at 2s 9d to 3s per
gallon. Calcutta Rum is dull of sale, is 3d to is 7d is
the value with, and is 2d without, certificate. For
Brandy we have to report a healthy market. Cognac,
first brands of the vintage of 1839 selling at 4s 7d for
hhds, puns 4s 5d ; 1840, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; 1841,
hhds 4s ld, puns 3s I Id, and low sorts 2s to 2s 4d per gal-
lon; Geneva at is 8d to is 9d for common, and fine at 2s 6d

to 2s 8d per gallon. British Corn Spirits at 9s 8d per
gallon cash. To-day large purchases were made in low
sorts of Brandy at 2s Id to 2s 3d per gallon. Rum is
dull of sale, and good sorts of Jamaica are held firmly,
but alt other kinds are looking down ; is Bid to is 9d
is the value of Leewards.

SPICES.—This afternoon 589 chests Cassia Lignea and
3,042 bags Pepper were offered at auction ; the former
went heavily and at a considerable decline in prices, the
reduction as compared with the last auction amounts
to 6s to 'B3 per cwt, real good coarse 1 to 2 lb
bundles sold at 88s to 89s, good mid 85s 6d to 86s,
mid 79s 6d to 82s low mid 72s 6d to 745, broken ends
74s to 76s 6d, broken 69s 6d, mouldy 69s to 75s 6d, and
sea damaged 3ls to 69s ; the demand for the latter was
very limited, and the whole of the sound was taken in at
3d for good brown Sumatra, damaged sold at 2id to 2d,
being id to id per lb cheaper.
RxcE.—The demand for Bengal Rice has been brisk
by private contract since last Tuesday, and prices have
advanced 3d to 6d per cwt. Carolina, best quality at 30s,
and other kinds at 25s to 28s. Patna at 15s to 21s.
Rice Meal at 5s to 7s, and dust at 4s to 4s 6d per cwt.
To-clay Bengal Rice was at lls 9d to 12s for middling,
and 12s 3d to 12s 6d for good mid to good white.
This afternoon Carolina, from Boston, sold in bond,
mid new at 17s 6d to 18s, and good mid old 15s per cwt.
SAGO.—This afternoon 637 boxes Sago, 50 bags Tapi-
oca, and 200 jars Guava Jelly were offered at auction ;
Sago sold at 15s 6d to 16s for middling ; 12s 6d to 13s
for low middling, and lls for very low ; Tapioca 6d,
and Jelly 6d ta Bd.
FRUIT.—At auction this afternoon 60 pkgs Prunes
sold at 353 to 36s ; 420 pkgs Imperial French Plums
went at 9/. to 9i. Is for cartons, 91. lOs for half cartons,
and 101 for qr-cartons ; 436 pkgs Muscatel Raisins sold
at 80s to 90s for boxes; and 90s to 100 s for half-boxes; 211
pkgs do in layers sold at 75s for boxes, 80s for qr-bxs,
55s for damaged ; 504 drums Malaga Figs were bought
in at 40s ; 90 butts 130 crtls old Patras Currants were
taken out at 45s to 48s for butts, and a small lot of caro-
Weis sold at 48s ; 15 butts 5 crtls old Zante do part at
45s for crtls, and 74 buts 41 crtls Cephalonia were
taken out.
SALTPETRE.—The market has been in a dull state for
rough, and prices have further declined 6d to I s.
CocnmEaL.—This afternoon the public sale of 274
bags VI R 4 postronee, :he heavy state of the weather pre-
venting buyers from inspecting the samples.
INDIGO.—The market fur East India has presented a
firm appearnance during the past week, and merchants
have offered their goods reluctantly.
TaLLow.—For Russian Tallow since last Tuesday,
prices have advanced 3d per cwt ; on the spot 48s have
been currently paid for P Y Candle from the scale, and
48s 3d per cwt from the warehouse. For delivery at
47s 9d to 48s up to the end of the year, and at 48s 3d to
48s 6d,for Sprinc, months. South American is firm in
price. North American melted at 47s 3d to 48s 9d per
cwt. Town Tallow at 48s 6d to 495, nett cash.
To-flay a fair business was clone in P.Y.C. on the spot.
at 48s 3d. and the market closed firmly. Public sales 0;.
South A inerivan are cleeltir,d :or Frida%.
OILS.—For common descriptions of Fish Oils further
reduced rates have been 4ccepted. Cod Oil at 311 to

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31110 s„ pale Seal 39/15s to 40/, and Southern 341 to
361
Straw and brown Newfoundland Seal at 311 155
•tuu.
10s, and Newfoundland Cod at 98/15s to 311 lOs pel Oil
Sperm Oil at 76/ to 801 for British. Cocoa Nut
at 40s Gd to 41s percwt. Linseed Oil at 3ls ad to• 31s
at
6d ; for delivery 30s 9d to 31s per cwt. Rape, pale at
41s 9d to 425, and brown 40s 6d to 41s per cwt. Oli've
Oil 531 for Gallipoli, 50/for Spanish, and 48/ 15s to , t9l
for Barbary. Palm at 30s to 335 6d for Common tO fi aC,

SUGAR DUTIES. •
gs at
The Jamaica papers give the proceedin
the opening of the Legislative A.serohlYl °II
the 25th of October. • Petitions had beer. Pr'
sented to the Assembly from the parishes of ~1.
David's and Westmoreland against the present hga rY,
burdens ; and it was supposed that the tax upon ri a'
estate would be considerably reduced. The 60Ye 1.-
nor bears testimony to the tranquil state of the colon Y!
and it is allowed that the complaints about the w;u I;
of labour had gradually subsided. The most impor-
tant statement, however, is that, owing to the large.
increase in the exports of the staples this year, 011(11
the anticipation of still further increase in the ainount;
of the coming crops, that the agriculturists of
Jae.
maica are willing that the Government should deal
with the sugar duties, merely securing
amount of protection. This statement is made in
the Morning Journal of the 3d November, with an-
addendum, that the question was expected to for T,
the subject of discussion in the Assembly, and that
the debate should should take place the result would be
a certain
published in a separate column, under the heady"
of
siness of the House." On referring to that aufa
. our Contemporary, we find '4, the appointment 0
'' er
Committee to mernol•ialise the Queen not to give e
sanction to the admission of foreign sugar to the home
dire r-Ilt,'n t
consumption, without establishing such A
duty as will give due protection and encouragernr,o.
to the sugar growers of the British West India collie_
vies." That Committee was appointed in conseque u,
of a message sent down by the Governor
Stanley, in which the Secretary of StAte says thate
"In abstaining from proposing alteration in, !en
sugar duties, her Majesty's Government' have
foltbe
mainly influenced by the present circumst viccs.e of
olitiont. e
West Indies, in reference to the recent aE'
slavery, and by the apprehension lest by stirnu:
from Lora
production of sugar in countries in which cetiould
nhues to exist, the evils of slavery in those couritrie'.s (Le
One aggravated, and the trade in
this message the Morning
,"Here we may be permitted to
may he proper to meet the views slaves ens u'. aged.
Journal rows!'
_t
inquire how farenit
of the Gl9veri'trr,),•,,
staveia.,v.tinglithi.
by demanding not the continuance of the Preise'' duty
crinzinating duties, but the imposition of' suco 3 ..0,."
onT foreign sugar as will afford us fair
Pr°teer' Ou'rid
where is evidently a disposition to yield the gl. ,ew
hitherto occupied in this respect, and to take pi.
vat-
position. Mr. Thomson's motion will bring ',,,„—e-se the
ter under discussion in the House, and deteri--wiat.
course that will be pursued on this important la. e-i-
-" It is a question which materially. affects the a .i.iire
culturists, and they are called upon- to glee it mature
consideration. This movement in our liegine„-ii.-n-v,
will be regarded with interest in the mother e--sitio'n
and the Government will perceive that the disPeraet,i.
exists to meet their views, in so far as it i 5 13- e
cable to do so." tell °I
The origin of all this movement is the disFA to as
Lord Stanley of the 28th of May, in ansvreeeeo,
address from the House of Assembly to the; t the
against the admission of foreign sugar into 6'5
mother country. After stating that he lieu i•--d. e I
address before her Majesty, his Lordship A,;' ride)
have to request that your Lordship (Lora '''' utlhe
would direct the attention of the AssemblY t° o
tariff now under the consideration of Parliamell'c'osCl
far as relates to the important articles of suet her
coffee, and that you would point out to that' tains
Majesty, although desirous of relieving the that' far
the,
classes of her subjects, by a material reductitsts of
duties on coffee, has not disregarded the jute—, that
the colonial planter." His Lordship then stAt'-,ed to
" although the duty on foreign coffee is prol)°' „111
be lowered to Bd. per lb., vet this rate of dut.Ys sf.
give to colonial coffee a larger protection that 'O,-,..
forded by the existing law." Then follows the I,P.biell
graph above quoted, explanatory of the reasons,e7pt o
had hitherto induced her Majesty's Goveroreauties•
abstain from proposing any alteration in the sugAr, jadia
So now the murder is out, and the Wes' with
_ , „f
planters are preparing to set their house in or of fni
becoming grace and resignation. This dilatet. Bii
Lord Stanley to the Governor of Jamaica to sir
fellow to his dispatch of the 2d of March last' 41 the
Charles Bagot. The latter was preparatorY.t. corn
111
introduction of a measure which would ~oada,
into British ports from the United States, fie ;1 the
at a maximum duty of ss. per quarter, an other
former is to herald the introduction n.,,,,A.1111 noW
measure for removing the prohibitorY' '111";;;d ad-
levied on the sugars of Brazil and tut.,--Ntother
mitting them for home consumption in ,'"-„g• tie 3 te
country. These are all encouraging prognih—or
le who
the friends of free trade ; but it is for ,4-• ,
,put
voted against the reduction of the SO,O „,,,r 'ltietion
proposed last session by Mr. Lo.bouebere 0 --(re :) to
in favour both of foreign and plantation stil_° f:ul'ing
Bill
square their conscience so as to support tile ' "ith the
ill to alter the said duties in acCordan,ee N:
of the
newitr light that has dawned upon the v'''`v- of f°-
1 est Intlia agriculturists. If the adore •er °f
reign sugar to home consumption, in the sun
. 1842, would have. stimulated the production 0
oil rage"
in countries where slavery exists, and so elle,: --.w the
the slave trade, it will be- difficult to show Ja°,,,suse,
same effect will not be produced from the saluelovble•
in the summer of 1843. The whole trick is P_°. ii-ruieat
In every one thing they do the present Ge,.`'°'olo the
steal more or less from their predecessors wilus ve for
drove from office. The only sweetener th.Orthe hope
their change of opinion in regard to suer isli re VA
of some promises being extracted from
the isstOli of
ing the amelioration of their slaves by the
indeed,.'r that
Sir Henry or Mr. Ellis. It is stated, I, -wth
the new scale of duties has been agreed pore,
sea
Brazil. To crown all, Lord Stanley avoly.%o„, age
h his colleagues to be disciples ot liuslaf_oo obe
his successors in office. Whether those succ!c:,,,s tate,
Lord Sydenham or Mr. Labouchere be does icrsysp soh
but one of them it must be, or both. In a I st, stoat
to Lord Elgin, of date the 30th of Ju'l
Ate sti'lef°L;
Secretary. of State for the Colonies 113"--ent' fate -
lowing bold ministerial avowal in favour -
trade :
"Dispatch, July 30, 1842•
uilders! r,,lheilsl
"Her Majesty's Government having
the task soon after their accession to office °l,,res; lig''', .
the laws by which the commerce of the lgoite,ou coo
add
dom is governed, feel it to be their duty theto e!! aul
with equal care the regulations bearing UP° erie•ne'
of the colonies, and having in view the e%,:13i, 1, ro,
which has now been obtained of the legislabLaof hi'
meted by the late Mr. Huskisson and 010 ' its, re!
successors in office, and being satisfied witbt to. /114
effee,
sults, their object has been tobgive fuller 0
spirit in which that legislation was conceivedia' 1 i besd
What will the poor ghost of a Post say to
misdoings ? Chronicle.
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EXTRAORDINARY MATRIMONIAL if ill- 1'
love affair in Dublin that appeared thisA'''fve:::— 41
,„ bar
papers will find something to do for,t'ent,
The gallant Captain of the 84th Ilegc: Alis
came over from Chatham at the desire (3'
Had.
u Captain
theto beh oumrarfirixeedd.
when The dtrheessefsairwe(ifoc, •naivei
the
,the slip, and went off with an e' a I
faoppears her fawthh
rtune. It is said that Captain ig
OeHlr
ehfetr
hferirenfidfstibatdhoduissancanr,
jidepoo-uctnui,
institute a suit for breach of promise of Oa--
aga_inst Miss H—g.—Linzerick isr
BREARING UP OF THE DROUGHT • SC°l;•,'
—The first really copious rains which N h
a'w
lei 34:c0
day last. The previous day was very, rt"S'Y' t an
in the last quarter of the moon,
which was realised in abundance frf)ra, ann,.th
indcates I've 'et, 1.
hour next morning, when rain set al -1 it
strong east wind, and continued without inte,rw:
sionlor nearly fourteen hours. All the rivers
914
next day flooded to a great degree. The 1.3)(i.f 6
Earn overflowed all their banks, but fortunate • h
this season little field damage can be done.
country mills will now be abundantly supp
uj
for several months had only had one or tw° h' )
working in the twenty-four.--Perth
ied,

BIRTIIS.
On the 2d inst., at Streatham, Mrs. Wodehonse Iti.rett, a "
daughter.
(lontinth;:k3itinsl,q at
fGrove-road, St. John's-wood,
Nl*
the 1,0
On the 3d inst., in' oMontagu-square, the lady of MelYil
of
son, EN., et a son. —„----- ------"'

MARRIED.
Saffron Walden,
On the 29`h ult., at Walthamstow Edgar Joon. E illtilalr
EN., of the same place.
to 111arv, widow of the -late Lewis A scar
On the its inst., at Marylebone Church, Mr. W. J. 61,
brow, of Upper George-street, Portman-square to ft(11),
daughter of the late James Charlton, Esq., of fieshato.
thumberland.

DI FD.
On the 3d inst., in • Portland-place, the Right }lon. ,he
Countess of Munster.
On the 30th ult., Benjamin Smith,.Esq., late of the Of
mis•ariat. ,I,
At his seat, Bellamont -forest, county of Cavan, in Rehr,
Cl.arles Coote, Esq , Deputy-Lieutenant of the ctrunti. ~,
On the 23d ult., at Ferrybridge, Y..rk-hire, t'se Rev. 11'"
Liam Il,chardson, 13. D., Chili lain of Sherburn Hospital, Dor
ham, and Fellow of llagdalen Coll, ge.
Brixton, L
On the 23d ult., at Streatham-place, ouisa, the
wife et James IN ewell, Esq.
On the 26th ult., Elizabeth, relict of the late Mr. John Yea'
man, of Whitby.
On the 29th ult., at Bath, Rachel,
W eldest daughter of tho,
late Rev. James aller, D.D., late Vicar of kensirigton, Oa
Archdeacon of Essex.
On the 30th ult., at Turnham-green, Stephen Leach, Eft
London ; , • tecl ,In,l i's,t. .1 e:', by 1111111)0 VOL P, 0 • !iii
No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strands 1
the County of BLdtilesex, Wedneachty, December 74 042'