The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-06 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

HAY MARKETS.-(A1
JAST.

t per Load of SfiTrus,:eF.) .
'AILS'S.
I' X: s. -P,. s•
Clover Hay 4 'Ur' '; 6
.Oat Straw I to 1.14
"Wheat Ditto 1 11 1 18

£. a: X. s.
Lowland Mead !Jaya 10 to 4 5
Upland Ditto 4 5 5 5
Rye-grass Hay 4 5 a 5
New Meadow Hay 315 415
Meadow Hay sa. per load lowe
Clover Hay and Straw no alter
a dull trade.

er than last quoted; in prices of
•ation. A moderate supply, and

SMITH:

£. s. £. s.
Lowland Mead. Hay 3 3to 4 0
Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0
Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0
New Meadow Hay 3 15 4
Supply good, trade dull,

:FIELD.
.f. a. X. s.
Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 5 1
Do. extra tine 0 0 6 0
Oat Straw 1 8 110
Wheat Ditto l. 10 113
l, and prices stationary.

CITY MARKETS.

PLANTATION SUGARS.—The deficiency in the
stock of Sugars in the West India Docks has this
week increased to 15,269 casks, notwithstanding
which, there haS been but little business done this
morning up to two o'clock, but where sale's have
been effected the previous prices have been fully
sustained. A Public Sale of 126 hhds. Barbadoes
went :off briskly at very full prices: qnality good
prices from 655. 6d. to '7ls. 6d.
FOREIGN SUGARS have been inquired after, but
very little business done.
REFINED SUGARS.—Large and small Lumps ap-
pear at present to be the only description of goods
in which there is any businesS doing. Yesterday
and tosday buyers of these qualities appeared rather
active in the Market, and have given an adiance of
about Is. per cwt., while good qualities are scarcely
saleable at a very disproportionate prices.
COFFEE.—One small public , sale has been
brought forward this ,mOrning, Consisting of a small
and irregular lots of. Plantation, which being sold
without certificate, afford no criterion of the market,
as the prices obtained Were several shillings under
those of previous sales.; inconsequence a few lotS
good coloury La GuaYra sold at 41s. to 425. .
FRUlT.—There is a fair 'and increasing demand
for fruit; but in consequence of the prices of several
descriptions having gradually declined without any
apparent cause. The buyers come into the Market
with such extreme caution, that it is difficult to in-
duce them to purchase more than. they have
orders for, unless at a further decline. Valentia
Raisins, which were last week sold by Public Sale,
a 625., have been since' sold a- 605., and are now
offering at a still lower price. A Public Sale of
,Bunch Muscatel Raisins, French Fruit, &c. is adver-
tised for to-morrow.
SPICES.--The demand for several descriptions of
spices continues pretty brisk, notwithstanding a large
quantity is to be sold next.week by the East. India
Company. Mace, nutmegs, and cinnamon,
with purchasers at the late advance; of the lastmens
tioneci, shipments are freely made for the Continen-
tat markets, as well as of pepper ; the deliveries'
from the warehouse are large; pimento is on the
advance, the fine sorts fetching from 10/d. to •104-d.
The demand for Rum is increasing,, and as the
stock of the finer article is becoming scarce, prices
may be expected to be higher.
SALTPETRE.—The stock of this article is low,
and in the event of •a war in the East, a consider-
able rise must ensue. Some large parcels 'have been
taken at from 245. 6d. to 255. per cwt. The deli-
veries from the warehouse last' week. amounted to

1,037 cwt.• Business is expected to he slack until
the result of the Company's Sale of 500 tons is
•
known. _

WooL.—The imports of sheep's wool, from Ham-
burgh continue to be unprecedently large. :In the
week ending last night, there have bccn entered not
less than 297,5031b5. The consumption of foreign
wool in this country has, of late, been so mach in-
creased irl.sorne of the manufacturing districts, that
the quantity used, as compared with British wool, is
as ten to One. The demand for wool 'generally is
not so brisk as of late; but no material reduction in
prices can be noticed.
RUSSIAN continues.. dull, at.
the lowest prices. The imports were very, large,
last week, viz. 38,005 cwt.. The deliVeries from
the warehouse 'were only 5491 cwt. Hemp . is
rather on the advance, but. Flax continues depressed.
Bristles are rather more in demand, especially the
finer descriPtiOns; •
Hoes within the last week have become heavy,
at a reduction of from 2s. to 2s. 6d. per cwt. - The
supply of: Kent and Sussex has been pretty large:
Kent Pockets are from, 84s. to 1055.; and Sussex
Pockets from 745. to B'2s. per en i. Duty is still
called 140,0004 The accounts frOm Worcester
and other hop 'distrietS state, that a similar decline
had occurred as in London.

TOBACCO.—The stock at present consists of
24,500 hhds. Virginia, 837 Maryland, and a large
quantity of other descriptions. The market is ra-
ther flat, but no decline of consequence has occurred.

THE PRECIOUS METALS.—Within the last month
or six ‘N ...As. there have been some large exports of
Bullion, &c.; to this fact may be ascribed the re-
cent decline in the exchanges. The. daybefore yes--
terday there were entered for _Calais not less than
250,000 oz. of Foreign Silver, and 8,000 oz. of
other Silver. The balance of trade, bath as regards
France, Holland, and Russia, has, it is said, been
against us-
• Cortots.—The whole sales of Cotton last week
were under 1,500 bags. The holders of Surats do
not appear inclined to sell under 4d. to any extent
for inferior qualities ; ordinary • to good is firm at
from 30. to 4yd. ; Egyptian at Bd., duty paid ;
Demerara at 7-21 d. per lb. The demand is not nearly
so brisk as it was sometime since.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.
• WAKEFIELD, Nov: 2. '
We bad a fair arrival of all descriptions of Grain, but a
thin attendance of buyers, at this day's market. :Fine dry
samples of New Wheat sold sloWly at the rates of thii day
se'nnight, but to effect sales of the middling and inferior
descriptions lower• prices must be submitted to. Fresh
Old Wheat is more in demand. The arrival of Barley is
large, for which the demand is not great, and last week's
prices are scarcely supported: 'For 'Oats and Shelling
there is but little 'inquiry, and we note no alteration in
♦aloe. New Beans are heavy sale, and ls. per quarter
lower. Nothing doing in Rapeseed. .
Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, Red 50s. to 525. finesos.
White.... 545. to 580. tine:6os..

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3655U5-1:.: fine
ee
545.58.
'l3s. to 345. fine 365.
--- Lincolnshire
Yorkshire Wold Ils. to 335. fine 31..
Beans, Small 54e..t0 575. fine 595.
Tick ..... .
......... 15s. to 48s. fine 50s.
Oats, Poland and"i ... t;; ............
& • 20s. to 278. fine Ns.
---- Friezland and Small lBs. to 245. fine 265.
---- Mewling ............... .... ........... 12d to 12NA per Stone.
Shelling ........................... 29a. to 325. —s. to
—s. per Load.
Malt ....................................... 345. 425. fine 465. pet Load.
Rapeseed .. ....................... 201. Os. 22/. Os. 24/. Os. per Last.

NORWICH, Nor. a
We had a fair supply of Wheat at market to-day, which
met rather a dull sale at last u-eek,,
prices. The late ad-
vance in the price of Barley caused a large supply to-day,
which met a heavy sale, and towards the close of the mar-
ket a redUction of Is. to 29. per quarter was complied
with. No alteration in the prices of Oats, Beans, or
Pezise. Flour remains steady in price and demand.
Wheat (per qr.) ... 455. stis. 606. Beans (per qr.)
Barley
Oats .98 963 295• Flour, fine (per sack) 41s. 435.

COMMON- COUNCIL,;, -

. .
A•Court of Common Council was yeiterday held
at Guildhall, fore the purpose of resuming the con-
sideration of the various clauses of the proposed
watch act for the ensuing year. '
'On the' clanse'appointing superintendent watch-
men heing,proposed,,, •
Mr. Alderman WAITJIMA.N submitted to, the Court
that they had no legal authority to pass such a clause,
the Act of Parliament vesting the power of making
regulations of this kind in the Aldermen, Deputy,
and Common Council of each Ward respectively.
The Locum TENENs called the Worthy Alder-
man's attention to a proviso in the Act; limiting the
power of the authorities of the_wartis to the passing
of such regulations, orders,&c., as were not at variance
with those of the Court of Common Council.

Some- discussion avi ng enstied on_ this question,

The RECORDER, on being applied to, gave it as
his opinion that this Court had the power, under the
Act, of making the regulations contained in the
clause under consideration.

After some further discussion, the question was
put, and the clause agreed to.
On the next clause being read, directing the sta-
tions of the watchmen to, be decided by lot, and
changed every night, and the watchmen to traverse
their respective heats four times in every hour,
Mr. DIXON strongly objected to it. Burglaries, it
was well known, were seldom discovered until. the
following day. Now if the regulations here recoin,
'mended were adopted, how was it possible to ascer-
tain what watchman 'had been on duty when the
crime was committed.? And being unable to'ascer-
tain that fact, you lost a powerful check on the con-
duct of the watchmen.
Sir PErEit LAURIE' also objected to the clause,
and repeated several of the arguments which he had
urged against it on a former day. Under the old
system, if you had only one suspicious watchman in
the ward, you might station him in that part of it
which was least exposed to depredations; whereas,
under the proposed system, this one individual being
constantly shifted abopt,'could expose every part of
the ward in turn, supposing him colleagned with
thieves, to their attacks. The ' worthy Knight
moved as an amendment,. that the regulations res=
pecting the stations, &c. of .the watchmen be left to
the local authorities of the respective wards.

Mr. TICKNER seconded the amendment. By
continually changing the stations of the watchmen,
von showed them that you suspected them to be
rogues, whilst, at the same time, you placed them
in a situation which prevented the possibility of their
being discovered, if they were really guilty..
Mr. FAVELL supported the original clause. By
rendering a watchman unable, until the very moment
he was going on duty. to tell Where he was to be
stationed, you put it out of his power to apprise his
colleagues, if he had any, where they might reckon
upon his assistance. It had been • said, upon a for-
mer clay, that watchmen sometimes received money,
and that there was nothing improper in that. There
was certainly nothing very criminal in so doing; but
still the.practice had this effect,--if one man gave a
watchman half-a-crown for attending particularly to
his premises, so much extra time and attention as
the watchman bestowed upon these premises in rer
turn for the half-crown, must be taken from the
other premises on his beat, from the owners of which
,he received no extra payment.. By the proposed
plan, this system would be put a stop to. In short,
the balance of argument weighed decidedly in favour
of arrangement by ballot
Mr. Alderman WAITHIVLiN saw no objection, if
he met an old servant ,whom he had observed alwayfi
attentive to the faithful discharge of his duty, to his.
giving.him half-a-crown; and thvt was all•he meant
to say on aformer occasion. The worthy Alderman
then proceeded to argue against the proposed clause,
and supported the amendment:.
Mr. E. TAYLOR, in allusion` to the arguMent of
the worthy Icnight (Sir Peter Laurie); thought it:
would not be quite fair always to inflict his-one bad
watchman on the inhabitants of the same beat.
After some further observations from several Mem.;
'bets of the Court, The question was put, when there
appeared—
For the amendment, 53 I For the original clause, 48.
Majority for the amended clause, 5.
The next clause proposed that the ordinary watch-
men should be two hours on duty and one hour off
during the night. A
Mr. JONES moved, as'an amendment, that the pe-
riOd of watching he divided into two equal portions,
and that the men should take the early and late du-
. ties alternately each: week.

Mr.. Alderman VENABLEs seconded the amend-
ment, which would be attended with a saving of
7,0001. or 8,000/. a -year to the city.
Sir PETER I.,A.rum, expressed himself delighted at
having made converts to his view of the question;
even at the eleventh hour, Ike warmly supported
the amendment.

Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN did not, see why his
worthy friend (Sir Peter) should assume all the
credit of.the conversion to himself; and not allow any
to the other individuals by whom the rejected pro-
positions had been opposed. He (Alderman Ilraith-
man) also supported the amendment.
..Mr. Deputy DAW expressed his surprise at this
amendment being introduced by his worthy friend
opposite, and still more 'at its being seconded by the
worthy Alderman, as it was wholly inconsistent with
the resolutions on which the new bill had been framed:
Mr. TICICNER disapproved both of the original
clause and the amendment, and recommended that
the question should be left, like the last, to the local
authorities.
The amendment was ultimately negatiVea, and
another to the above effeet,agreed to. -
The consideration of the remaining clauses was
deferred to a future day. " •

THE ARMY.

Lieutenant-•deneral the Sir William Luniley,
it is understood, he appointed Colonel of the
6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of .Dragcions, vice .tarl of
Pemhroke, deceased.

DetachMents belonging to the Ist, 40th, 40th,
Regiments of Infantry, arrived in town yesterday, froM Li-
verpoool, on'route to Chatham.
• " A detachment 'of the 89th Regiment of Foot arrived in
town yesterday, from Liverpool, on route to Canterbury.
A detachment of the 12th Regiment of Lancers arrived
in town yesterday, from Liverpool, on route to Norwich.
A detachment of the 95th Regiment of Infantry march-
ed yesterday, from Westminster; for Portsmouth.
A detachment of , the SOth Regiment, of Foot embarked
yesterday on board a canal boat, at Paddington, for Liver-
pool, on route to the Isle of Man.
The sth (Northumberland) and the 50th (West Essex)
Regiments of Foot, which recently left England, are sta-
tioned in Dublin.
The Depot of the 19th Regiment of Infantry has moved
from Cork to Kinsale.
The.69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot, which
recently performed duty in the Tower, is now stationed at
Mullingar..
The Depot of the 72d Regiment of Infantry is stationed
at Armagh.
The remainder of the 9th Regiment of Infantry embark-
ed on the 3d instant, at Devonport, for Liverpool.
Detachments of the 12th, 42d, SOth, 94th, and 95th
Regiments of Foot, embarked on the 30th ult. at Cork, for
Gibraltar and Malta: -

CHEAP FRUIT.—This has been one of the
cheapest fruit years ever known. A laurffiaMe instance of
what Lord Castlereagh would have called " the dreadful
effects of over-production," occurred in ,our market ou
Saturday last. A countryman had brought a quantity of
apples for sale ; but the supply far exceeding the demand,
the poor fellow was doomed to stand all day without dis-
posing of his fruit. Night approaChed, and beginning to'
dree the" weary homeward gate," he vas fairly posed bow
to, get quit of hischarge; but at length, going to an, ostler
of his ampiaintance, he said," here, Torn, I've four paniers
of; apples, I can get nobody to buy them or even, take them
as, a grfi ; and if tbou'll nobbit tak them off my hand, thou
may have them for nothing, and I'll give thee a pint of ale
into the tiFgej,o,',' „The ostler, nothing loth, carried off
•the fruit, an the man joyfully paid the pint of ale for be
happy release.—Westmoreland Advertiser. .