The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-09 00:00:00

PROM HAVANNAII.

Great complaints are heard of hard tiples among the
commercial men in Havannail, and among* the planters
pecnniary clistre43 la, represented as great, and almost
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Hew storms visited the island of Cuba about the
middle of June, which continued three or four days,
vihich are reported to have seriously injured the tobacco

The great feature of the Stock Market is still the
Harlem Stock, v hich fell 4:1; per cent. to-day, in conse- ,
quence of the continued sales of certain parties, and the
rumour that " the great operator" was in the asylum.
Delaware and Hudson fell per cent. ; New York State
5,1-'s, 1862, 2 per cent. ; New York s's, 1858,1 per cent.;
Ifohawk Railroad improved f ; Long Island h- ; Illinois
6's ; Kentucky 6's I-.
It is understood that Governor Carlin, of Illinois, has
refused any longer to receive the bills of the State Bank
of Illinois in payment of taxes due to the State in 1842.
They have become so depreciated as no longer to be
available for State purposes, and the Governor is to
blame only for not having rejected them on the first
failure of the bank. The refusal now will probably
render them altogether valueless.
The state of affairs in New Orleans appears to be simi-
lar to that which-existedincnitadelphia after the second

failure of the United States Bank. 'The people have not
yet learned that it is better to have no bank paper than
to suffer the existence of a depreciated circulation. The
papers are teeming with plans and expedients to stem the
current of discredit which is sweeping the insolvent banks
'o deserved destruction.

RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
$2,000 New York 1860 9l
5,000 New York s's, 1858
2,000 Kentucky Bonds 721
8,000 Illinois Bonds lB

1,000 Indiana Bonds hBO 22
25 shares Merchants Ex. Bank 92
50 Mohawk R.R.
100 Harlem EX b6O 16
60 Delaware and Hudson 4 mos 84
100 Long Island R.R.50
50 Stonington R.R.
SECOND BOARD.
1,550 shares Harlem R.R.
50 United States Bank 1

STATE OF TRADE.—We cannot notice any material
improvement in trade. Sugar—Prices have remained
tolerably steady, but with a slow movement. Sales 400
hhds. Porto Rico at 4c. to 64c. per lb.; 250 New Orleans
34c. to 4-Ic.; 75 St. Croix at 71c. to Sic.; 120 hhds. and
brls. St. afartin's at 4c.; 400 boxes brown Cuba at Sic. to
6ic.; 101 white at 7Ac. to Bic.; 100 brls. brown Brazil
at 41c. At auction-150 hds. New Orleans sold at
31c., dark coloured ; 40 Porto Rico at 4fe. to 47,e. Tal-
low—Sales of good Northern at Bc. per lb. Tobacco—
About 100 hhds. Domestic Leaf have been sold for ex-
port, generally at 3e. to 5c.; 100 bales St.. Jago were sold
at 16e., short price, 4 months. There is but little West
Indian Tobacco here, and that mostly new crop. Nothing
of consequence has been done in manufactured. By sue-
' don —37 bales Cuba were sold at 13c. to 151 c.; 4 bales
Tara at 19-,i-e.; 17 bales St. Domingo at 12ic. to 12ic.,
all cash. Wool—There has not been much inquiry ;
15 bales Ohio, a mixed lot, common to half or three,
quarter blood Merino, was sold to a manufacturer at
261 e. cash.
CATTLE MARKET.—There were plenty of cattle
market to-day. We mean that there were enough for
the demand. At least 300 beeves, sheep, lambs, COWA,
and calves remain unsold. Beeves ranged from 85 to
cows and calves from 520 to S3B, sheep Si 25e. to
;T.44, lambs from titl to S 2 to 73c. The quality appeared
to be very good.

SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION,
NOMINATION.

The nomination of candidates took place in the Town-
hall, on S.'aturday. Every part of the hail was • densely
crowded, the friends of the Liberal candidates being
about two-thirds of the number present. A great deal i&
interruption took place trom the Tory side, although the
majority of the Liberals did their best to secure a hear'.
ing for all the speakers.
The Bribery Act was read, arpidst mach laughter and
ironical cheering.
Mr. oliN SADLEIR MOODY proposed Hnniphrey St:
John Midmay,Esq., as a candidate to, represent them in
Parliament. He alluded to Mr. Midtuay's connexion
with the county, his being a member of the largest coin-
mercial house in the world (Baring's), and his sound
Conservative principles, as the qualification; which en-
titled him to their support.
Captain WA RD seconded the nomination.
Mr. J. U. KEELS proposed Lord Ntigont as a fit and
proper person to represent the town. His Lordship's pre-
vious conduct in Parliament, and his sacrifice of personal
advantages to his principles, was a guaranter that he
would endeavour to achieve for them the blessings of real
reform.

Mr. F. COOPER seconded Lord Nugent.
Mr. LEr•EYRE proposed G. W. Hope, Esq., Under Se-
cretary of State for the Colonies. He charged the
Liberals with practising a deception on the candidates,
in representing to them that there was a prospect of thiir
success.

Mr. G. HUNT seconded the nomination.
T. L. HAWMAN, Esq., proposed George Thompsoi
Esq., a gentleman who was known, not only .as the frien
of civil and religious liberty, but the advocate of the taus
of humanity,- and the promoter of the happiness of hid
fellow-creatures all over the world.

The nomination was seconded by Mr. W.LANKESTEI4
There being no other candidate, HUMPHREY ST. Jon*
MILDNAY, Esq., came forward to address the electors:
He acknowledged that the other (the liberal) party ha 4
introdued great measures ; and that many of them wet'
distinguished by their talents and high character ; but
-us a party, he could not support them. The conduct or
Sir Robert Peel, since his acceptance of office, had ini
creased his confidence in their policy. His introductioq
of an Income-tax was a proof of his honesty. The tal
was forced upon him by the nets of his predecessors, an
the state in which they left the public finances. Wit
respect to the Corn-laws, he complained that members
of the Anti-Corn-law League had attempted to use i
public question, which required calm discussion, as a
means of rousing the passions of the people, but he ac-
quitted any gentleman present of such conduct. The
mischief caused by the mode of working the average
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under the old law, was remedied by Sir Roberi Peel'
Bill. Whatever might be the mischief of the Corai
laws, they did not prevent us from competing successl
V
fully with other nations in their own markets. .
very last news from America was, that in 'con„
quence of the tariff fixing the duty oa in" orts at. -"
per cent. only, the manufacturing
u.a.
silt .tetzp.antileps
ini-ieeri
dismissing their workmen,
the Corn-law, with th
workshops. He thought If
American tariff of -.20 per Cent, against us, enable
us to compete with America in her own markets
there was not much to despair Of. With regard t,]
Southampton, he thought the Government had no.
treated the claims of the town to be the packet. station al
it deserved, and ho hoped, before they met again, the
packets; would take in their mails from this pole. Ile
thanked them for the kindness he had met with from alt
parties during the canvass, and hoped, whatever the re 4
salt, they might all shake hands on the termination of
the contest --(Cheers.)
Lord NtmENT was received with immense cheeringj
He was glad at last to meet his opponents in the strtigglei
for an honourable post. Mr. Mildmay, front his re 4-! I
deuce near them, and the associations connected with
the name he bore, was a most proper person to solieitt,
thew sufil'ages; but there were other and very different:,
recommendations required for a candidate. Mr. mild
may avowed himself favourable to the present Govern--
Ment. • Some of the principles avowed by Sir It. Peel!
were strongly opposed by some of his supporters ; tol
which section would Mr. Mildmay give his adherence ?
—those who would advance towards a less restricted'
commerce, or those who denounced the recent measures,
of Sir Robert Peel as acts of political tergiversation and:
treachery to themselves P Ile trusted Mr. Hope, who
might be considered the representative of the Govern- •
ment here, would not neglect to inform them what the
principles of the Government were, and whether, in the
probable event of Sir Robert bringing in next year a
Bill to upset his present Corn-laws, Mr. Hope would
pledge himself to support him. Ile appreciated the diffi-
culties which Sir Robert Peened to encounter, but he
wholly disapproved of the Income-tax.—(Cheers.) He
believed the deficit might have been met by a return to
the principles of free trade, more rapid than Sir
Robert Peel was disposed to advocate.—Mear, hear,
and cheers.) His Lordship expressed his conviction
that himself and his colleague would be returned if there
were no bribery, and he stated his belief that there would
be bribery. He referred to the presence of Mr. Croucher,
an eleCtioneering agent, in the town, and to his having
been in company with voters who were known to have.
been bribed on previous occasions, He also stated that
he had heard that one of the polling places was appointed
at the premises of a man who had threatened that he
would not vote unless it were so appointed ; he was to
receive .2Q2, for the use of his premises. Ills Lordship
also reierred to the fact that several parties, whose names
were in the Minutes of Evidence published by the Elec-
tion Committee, were canvassing
Mildmay. for Messrs. Hope and

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Annourkcements occasioned great uproar amongst
egg, Tory party. Messrs. Mildmay and Hope subse-
quently disavowed all knowledge of Mr. Croucher, and
stated that if there were bribery it would be against their
Lilies and directions. Lord Nugent upon ibis acquitted
the candidates of being concerned in corrupt practices,
larosik;
and expressed himself satist,ied with an explanation of the
roiir„,„7, officer: with respect to the appointment of
pollen
Esq., after referring to the Noble Lord's