The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-11 00:00:00

MARKET INTELLIGENCE:

IMPEItIAL PARLIAMENT.

( From the London New Price Current qf .31iy 10.)

HOUSE OF LORDS, May

SuCan.—Today. the assortment at market of West India
Sugar was pret'y good; buyers evinced little inclin .ion to do
business, although the merchants were dispose to meet
them, and the demand both for the scale and pan
was limited, the purchases not exceeding 220 hhds
and tres, and the prices accepted were 6d to Is under those of
Friday, making the decline since- Tuesday lae, when the
market was at italighest 28-to 3s per cwt. . The inactiv.ty in
the' market is chiefly eansed by the continued large arrivals of
West India, Mauritius, anti Bengal Sugar.
"Yew Jamaica Sugar to-day was sold at fuilows—strong
grey at 62s 6d, low yellow 63s 6d to 6-49, mid bright 64s 6d to
635, ge0d_663,.t0 67seund. flub, 63s to- 703 per ewt.
Rariman.—Tn-day the home trade operated with caution
in refined goods ; the refiners were desirous to sell, &nd li'e-
cepted 83s 6d per cwt. for standard lumps. Treacle was taken
sparingly, and lower rates were atteepted—common selling at
275, patent 28s to 30s, and Golden Syrup 31s 6d to 324 61 per
curt. Pieces met with a slaw sale at 61s to 735, being cheaper ;
but Bastards were in fair request at the rates quoted above.
la Bonded Crushed Sugar a few sales were made at 25s per cwt.
Mau limes. —This afternoon importers were desirous to
sell, and the trade operated with caati,m, 5,679 bags at public
sale went off heavily, and prices hirther gave way Is to Is 6tl
per cwt, the whole of the Sugar, however, found purchasers;
tow yellow went at 39s 6d to 60s, in'd 61s to Ns lid, good
bright 63s to 6.55, and fine 67s to 68s per cwt.
East INDlA.—lmporters of tten.gat Sugar hate been anxious
to realize, and having brought forward large parcels have de-
pressed prices 6d to la fur white and strong yellow Forts; 16
demand however ha sb.e en good, and most of the. Sugar offered
has been disposed of, hut brown and soft yellow kinds have
moved off slowly, Is to Is 6d under last Tuesday's rates. Manilla
at 16a titi to 17;for good brown. Java, at 17s to I9s 6 for
to fine grey. Siam, at 20s to 21s for common and mid whit)
and at 17s to 20s for low to fine yellow.
FoastGx.--Holders of yellow Havannah remain firm, seal
have refrained from offering any at public sale; by private con-
tract a good demand has existed. Holders of Brazil have been
more inclined to sell, and have .submitted to a reduction on
previous rates of 6d to Is per cwt for brown, and 6d for white
sorts, this however has led to a fair business. Ituttia, white
at 225, and brown at 17s.
Morassaiss.—We.4 Indian Molasses have met with less at-
tention, and only a small business has been transacted ; holders
have obtained fat rates.
Corexa. —The demand privately has been limited for West
India Coffee, the trade tAing only ample for their immediate
xants, thinking that as the market will shortly be bettet stip-
plied that they will be enabled to purchase on more advan-
tageous terms. This afternoon there was no public sale of
Coffee, and by private contract few purchases were made; those
ranks that are- disposed to sell have been compelled to take
easier rates. 75s is the value of good ordinary Ceylon, 76s for
fine ordinary. Company's Java. The arrivals of Bast Intha.
Coffee have been 13,000 bags since this day week. The St.
Vincent Planter has arrived from Jamaica with 267 tres and
141 barrels Coffee. _ _

Their Lordships met shortly before, five o'clock.
The Bristol Floating Dock Bill was read a second time.
Several Bills on the table were advanced a stage.
The Victoria Park Bill passed through Committee,
and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday.
The Exchequer 131116.13 M (100,0000 passed through
ComMittee; and was ordered to be read a third time on
Thursday.
The Kensington and
.KnightsbridgeOpenings.Bill also
passed through Committee; and was. ordered to be read
a third time on Thursdo'.,
- • -SUNDAY- THAVVid ON, CANALS.
Lord iIATIIMITON gave notice that he would on
Friday present petitions on this subject, 'and that he
would take the opportunity of asking her Majesty's
Ministers whether it was their intention to take any
step upon the suggestion which he ventured to offer last
year, that a permissive (not a compulsory) Act should be
passed to enable the director's of' canals, if they thought
proper, to make reffulatit%ns ibr jirhvctitiH Sfinday
traffic on their MUM& _ _

The Copyright Bill was read a second time.
A Message from the Commons brought up Boecke's
and Fierville's Naturalisation Bilk; lireAtherby Lind
Boroughbridge Roads Nth litat Other priyttte
which were #;!:Verally read a first time.
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.

MAYNOOTH.

rnE SUN, 1,614110N,' WEDNtStSAt MbIiNING, MAY 11, 1842.

IN:doxtE-TA X.
Mr. H. F. BERKELEY presented a peiitiork from
the solicitors of Bristol, praying that the.3l. might he
exempt from the operation of the ..Incorno-tax ; also
a petition from Bristol, praying for an alteration in the
present system of levying the duty on railway passen-
gers ; also a petition from the same place, complaining
of the alteration in the Colonial law, wherebl the ex-
portation of biscuits and other articles was list to the
British manufacturer.
Mr. DARBY presented a petition praying for tio
reduction in the duty on the importation of foreign cattle.
Mr. FERRAND. presented a petition front Ashton-
under-Lyne, praying the House to take some Measures
to prevent the truck system in the manufacturing

districts.
Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from tin indivi-
dual in Manchester, praying that all protectiou in con •
sumable articles might he abolished ; also a' petition
from the Wesleyan Methodists of Manchester, ',praying
for a total repeal of the Corn-laws ; also a petition from
Manchester, praying that the duty on phosphorus might
,be taken off. .

. . EDUCATION:
Mr. OEMSBY GORE presented a petition in favour
Church Education in Ireland.

nErEAL OF THE UNION.

Mr. J. O'CONNELL presented petitions from Water-
4d. Kerry, and other, places, in favour of a repeal of
;he Union, universal suffrage, and vote by ballot.
POOR-LAWS.

Ath.bIiNCOMBE presented a petition from aprivate
Complaining .of the operation. of the New
Poor-law. • .

Sir 11. DOUGLAS presented a petition from Liver-
pool, praying for inquiry into the system of education
pursued at Maynooth.
TI-01 TAME

Mr. HAWIN presented petitions' from the county of
Surrey against various provisions of the tariff:
Captain PECHELL presented petitions from Chiches-
ter and Worthing, against the importation of cattle.
Mr; gI.i.MMING BRUCE presented petitions to the
same eiTedi

last evening, to appoint a Committee to inquire into he
existence of bribery at the elections referred to, was
without ..precedent;,,, but when, under extraordinary
circumstances an extraordinary 'proceeding; had been
adopted by the House, the llonourable• 'Gentleman
would find it _impossible to discover a precedent, where,
under like circumstances, the Ilouse had refused to
suspend the issuing of the writ, until the inquiry
direeted to be instituted had been terminated.

lie apprehended,. therefore, that according to all former
precedent, and certainly according to reason and com-
mon sense, it 'would be preposterously absurd to issue a
writ to a place which was under an accusation of bribery,
that accusation being so far sanctioned by the House,
that a Committee had been appointed to inquire into
its truth.

Colonel SIBTHORP supported the motion. If there
were an inquiry into bribery and corruption, it ought to
embrace every case that was known to have occurred.
Why, it was said that the Noble Lord, the Member for
the City of London—he did not know for how many
places b,sides—had been returned by nine dead men.—
(Laughter.) He had heard a great deal too on the subject
of bribery at St. Alban's.—(Hear, hear.), He hoped the
Hon. ;Member for Carlisle would take the sense of the

House.
Mr. JAMES opposed the motion, on the ground that
no writ ought to be issued whilst the inquiry as to
bribery was still pending.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no
division took place, and on our re-admission to the gal-
lery we found
Mr. P. HOWARD on his legs, deprecating the refusal
to issue the writ for a large commercial town like Not-
tingham, upon the eve of a question of great commercial
importance— namely, the tariff. _He would not persevere
against what he considered the opinion of the House--
(Hear, hear)—but he was anxious to cuter his solemn
protest against suspending the liberties of the people
without proof that there was ground to do so. He
thought the House might, without stultifying itself,
adopt the proposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman, the
Member for Montgomery.
Mr. F. FRENCH believed that the Right Honourable
Baronet had acted upon an erroneous supposition in re-
fusing to ngree to the issuing of the writ.
Lord J. RUSSELL said, he could not agree to the
issue of the writ in the present uncertain state of affairs.
At the same time, it would be unjust to take this borough
first.
After a short discussiOn between Sir R. Peel, Mr.
French, Mr. Roebuck, and Mr. Wynn,
Mr. HOWARD withdrew his motion.
NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Sir T. FREMANTLE, it was
agreed that the Speaker should issue his warrant to the
Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to issue a new writ for
the county of Londonderry, in the room of Sir IL Bate-
son, who had accepted the (thee of Steward of the Chil-
tern Hundreds.
fir. G. BANKES presented a petition from the island
of Portland against a removal of the duty upon foreign
stone. He should give notice, therefore, that he should
move, at the proper time, that the duties on the importa-
tion of foreign stone should not cease, but continue as
heretofore.