The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-29 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the Week ending July 26, 11342, is
375. Oid. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain.

GC; URSE OF EXCHANGE.—(THIS DAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 74 Gibraltar 46
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 8 Genoa ...................95 85
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venire
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 60 Palermo, per oz 120
Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90 Rio Janeiro 26
Frankfort on Maine... 1514 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37 Buenos Ayres
Berlin— 7 New York, 21days sight 464
Vienna, effec. A. 3 M 957 Philadelphia... 46
Trieste' ditto ... 958 PRICES oe eumaorr, PICA OS.
Madrid ... . 364 Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9
.... . _. ..

Cadiz 36 IPortu-gal Gold C0in...3 17
Bilbao 36 New! Doubloons 0 0 0

Barcelona
Seville ... 36 !Silver in Bars ..... 4 11j

COAL MARKE'.
Ships arrived since
~ tl. e. d.
Atiair's
31orrison's Hartley
New Tantield Moor l3 1 Walls End Caradoc 0 9
Old Tanfichl l3 1) Walls End Heugh Ha 11.... 0 0
Ord's ltedheugh l4. 6 Tennant's Hartlepoo' l9 6
West Hartley."... IS t, Walls End Barrett to 3
Wylam
Wads End Nordiumberlatid 17 ()Walls End South Durham le 6
W K Braddyll's Hatton
Walls End Harwell. ......
Walls End Hetton it 410 ' Walla End West detton .... 17 0
Walls End Lambtoit ' , '2O 3 Howard's Netherton Main 17 6
Walls End Morrison

7.-(THIS DAY.)
last marict.day, 17.

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ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(THIS DAY.)
IPSWICH.

The Committee re-assembled this morning atl 1 o'clock,
P. M. Stewart, Esq., ill the Chair.
Mr. Charles Steward was called, and examined by Mr.
AUSTIN—I acs an attorney at Ipswich. lam one of the
Blue party. Mr. Hunt was the agent to Lord Desart and
Mr. Gladstone at the last election. No other person acted
in that capacity. I heard Mr. Hunt say that it was the de-
terinina.t,ion of the candidates that no money whatever was
to be spent illegally. On one occasion I saw Mr. Hunt
at. Deck 'a Rooms, but the rooms were not used for the
p arpose of the canvass, they were merely used for casting
up the poll on the day of election. I understood that Lord
Desert and Mr. Gladstone were concerned in the ar-
rangements of Mr. Hunt. I did not canvass with
either of the candidates. The principal parties at-
tached to the blues canvassed the town. The , op-
posite party were attended in the same way. I was
a great deal at the rooms called the " Little Carl-
ton." There was no one there with any authority with
reference to the election—not in the least degree. I was
placed there merely to receive communications. Mr.
Hunt kept the account of the canvass. If I wanted in-
formation I sometimes applied to Mr. Bristoe. Mr.
Cobbald or Mr. Churchman had no authority from
me to act, neither had Mr. Bristoe. I con-
sidered I acted under the orders of Mr. Hunt.
If I exceeded those orders I considered that I
exceeded my duty. On the election day there was not
a heap of gold on the table. I paid the out voters. The
account handed in yesterday is correct. No other ex-
penses occurred. Mr. Bristoe . and Mr. C-jobald had no
authority to pay money. They werq in the room at the
time money was paid, but they came in voluntarily, and
all the communication I ;lad with them was for intorma-
tion. They attended. to give me intim-illation, to prevent
my being impc)sed upon, There were but 20 out
voters. I always consideted travelling expenses to be
legal, or I should not have paid them. I did not
pay an illegal charge that lam aware of. There was no
previous contract with those voters that they. should be
paid. There was no sum arranged when it was de-
cided that they were to be paid. Some of them made larger
t demands than they received. I consulted Mr. Cob-
bald as to what would be it reasonable amount. Thosie
stuns were not given with the most remote view ',A) t'6
vote which was recorded at the election. I d not con-
sider that I was bound to pay them, but i thought k was
just and fair. I paid them as part of the ordinary expenses
of an election. I paid young Pack 7s. 6d.; the reazcla Was
that he had not been in actual employment tnore than
two days. That had nothing to do with the vote of the
father. If he had been employed the 'whole time, he
would have been paid the same as the others. I paid
Greaves' SOD. He was fit to perform the dtitisen of a
messenger. I had no idea that I was then making a
corrupt payment, or I should not ,itttie done it. I gave
no authority to order the breolit‘asts at the King's Arms,
nor did I pay for any. 1 truer had any authority to do
so. No application 'Nas even made to me to pay lbr
jolifgpagetlt, fosructhheases
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By Mr. Kinglake.—l have lived in Ipswichm;a.ik xcypeaa;s..
It is the first time I have been engaged in the capacity
of making payments. My capacity Was to
°lents tinder Mr. Hunt's: directions ; to Communicate
with, and arrange the booths. I had to engage
the band, as well as pay them. As far as I know, every
payment at the election was made through m
hands. Mr. Hunt did not interfere at all with`
the. appointment of the messengers. I did not l
consult him about it. I did not communicate their
names to him. I don't remember that..l made any corn-
luttuigatioq to ]fir. Hunt about the 4I
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the bill. Ido not know who paid the band. I paid the
money to Mr. Bianchi. I settled the amount the band
was to receive. It was 391 19s, I cannot tell hoW many
persons were in the band. I did not keep my , book of
appointments. I paid Mr. Bristoe 305., as he said
a man had applied to him for an appointment
in the band. The man's name was Burman. I did not
see the band play. I do not know whether Burman
played. I should believe that he did not. Mr. Bristoe
told me that he had paid Burman's son 30s. to play in
his stead. I believe a man• of the name of Creasy led
the band. Creasy came to me with a man of the name
of Naunton. I did not make any arrangements for
Creasy's having the band, but I believe be had it, as.
Mr. Bianchi told me had. The week before the election
I saw Mr. Hunt, and I told him that Mr. Wason was.
going to give a breakfast at the Admiral's Head, and .I
wished to know if he (Mr. Hunt) intended to adhere to
his determination, that no breakfast should be given by
the Blue party, and he said he did. Mr. Hunt gave me
a check to send to Mr. Jacobin for the payment of his
bill for seeking out certain voters in London. The
other 100/. which Mr. Hunt advanced was for the pur-
pose of paying travelling expenses, &c. The term
" loss of time" was not mentioned. • I paid about
70/. or 801. at Deck's Room on the Saturday.
I paid Mr. Berther, a hatter, 901. in one day.
and 10/. on another for the payment of the special cur.-
stables. There were about 100 appointed on the day of
the nomination. There were nearly 200 altogether.
They were not " runners," as they were appointed for
protection. I believe the constables were not voters. I
told Mr. Berther not to appoint a voter, as I thought
they would be liable on a scrutiny to have their names
struck off the poll. The men were paid ss. a day. I
have a list of messengers. I have received a notice to
produce it. Ido not protawe it. It is in Ipswich.
I have the book in which I entered the names of the
persons I paid money to for travelling expenses. I pro-
duca it. One of the names is Cockle, and I paid him
41., as he is the master of a dredging-vessel. He came
from Chelmondiston, about six miles from Ipswich. He
had to remain in Ipswich that week, and to pay his men,
and that was the reason he had 4/. William Fulham I
paid 3/. to, as ho was out of toen at the time. He lives
at Ipswich. I. wrote to him to say his legal
travelling expenses would be paid, and he came
lie was sixty-nine miles from Ipswich. He was staying
at Aveley. I thought 3/. was a very reasonable sum.
I paid Mrs: Hines 31. for the model of a ship which was
in the procession, Lind was decked with ribbons. Mrs.
Hines' husband was a voter. I paid a man 41., for his
expenses from Petworth, in Sussex. The money paid
for the hire of the ship was considered a fair charge,'
as it was liable to be spoiled in the crowd ; and
such a model, I understood, cost about a. or a.
I paid W. Round 4/. for coming from London. He is
the same man that received 151 at the last election for
his vote. I knew this at the time I paid the 4/. I don't
know that he has a house in Ipswich, but I should sup-
pose he has, as he is a voter. Mr. Bristoe spoke to me
about breakfast. I told him that neither Mr. Hunt or
the candidates would sanction anything of the sort. Sly
impression is that Mr. Bristoe said that he and other
friends would order breakfasts on their own account, as
the other party were doing so. I dined et the Crown
and Anchor with the Blue party.
By Mr. AUSTIN—We each paid for our dinners. The
messengers were employed in going of errands and dis-
tributing bills. The reason so many constables were en-
gaged was, that at the last election, at which Mr. Wason
and Mr. Rennie were returned, he Blue voters were
very roughly treated. I directed that none should be
voters. •

Mr. TALBOT then rose to address the Committee.
Ile said he was about to introduce a novelty
in the proceedings in the shape of a short speech.—(A
laugh.) He thought the case hal been so fully and ably
discussed by his Learned Friend, Mr.Austiu, that he had
little for him (Mr. Talbot) to do. He should, therefore,
confine himself to the new matte. which had arisen since
his Learned Friend addressed the Committee. He was
happy to say that those cases which had been stated at
the outset, as involving the Honourable Member whom
he represented, had ended in total fabrication.
He was glad to say that his Learned Friend, Mr. Kings-
lake, had put in a disclaimer much to his honour, but
he could not extend that compliment to the persons who
instructed him, and who directed his Learned Friend,
Mr. Phillips, to cross-examine as he had done. Why
was Mr. Hunt asked if he did not know that candidates
always disclaimed bribery ? That question was put to
insinuate that these Honourable Members whom he
(Mr. Talbot) represented went down with professions
contrary to their interest. It would have been con-
sistent if those Hon. Members had paid a large sum into
their bankers' hands, far above the usual charges of an
election. But there was nothing of the sort. He con-
tended, with his Learned Friend, that no acts of corruption
whatever had been traced to the Hon. Members. With
regard to the question of agency that had altogether failed,
by the course of eviderice which had been just adduced.
They were told that Mr.Bristoecanvassed with the sitting
Member. What was the evidence, that Mr. Bristoe had
been with the party for half an hour. Then it was said
that Mr. Bristoe recommended the band ; but the evi-
dence proved that there was nothing of the kind, as the
band was recommended by Mr. Bianchi. The Learned
Gentleman then ran through the evidence. and contended
that there was not a tittle of proof to shew that Mr. Cooke,
Mr. Cobbald, or Mr. Bristoe, were agents to the sitting
Member. A gentleman goes down to canvass a town, taking
an attorney from London, telling him that he would nut
sanction any illegal expenditure that he would sooner
lose his election, us it was a course he abhorred ; and
that person to whom he had given such orders
goes beyond them. Was that gentleman by law
to be answerable for those acts 1' He said it
was contrary to all principles of law and justice.
He would shortly allude to the matter of treating. It
did not become him to speculate what amount of treat-
ing, if proved, there should be, to constitute in the
minds of the Committee a sufficient ground to
vitiate an election ; but he would say that a smaller
mouse from a greater mountain was never s2cn,
than this attempt at proof of treating, and treating
to such an extent as to render an election void. With
respect to the tickets issued, only let them compara
this to the Herford case, where thousands of tickets
were issued before the teste of the writ, and not for break-
fasts—not for a small party—but for a whole town, and
at ss. each. A man might have taken them to a baker's
shop, and ordered five shillings' worth of bread, and
instead of putting down five shillings put down ft ss.
ticket, and he took away the bread His Leatneti Y'riehtl
Mr. Phillips asked why they did nut bring the publicans
to prove that the sitting Mr tabers hadnothing to do with
the treating. Why it was not for him (Mr. Talbot) to
bring them the onus probandi *as not upon him but
upon. his Learned Friend. Why did they hot
call them. They had doubtless tkalained them
but they did not den to call them. He
wanted to know whtte the law was that prevented a
man of means giving a breakfast at the time of an elec-
tion, and, if a person did so, where the law was which
made the candidate answerable for it, lie (Mr.
Talbot) once canvassed his native county, and he
called upon a Right Bon. Baronet, and, as he was
leaving the hall, he observed that tables were laid
out with ronntis of beef uporr them and coffee cups.
He asked what it meant, when he said my tenants
are fond of you, and they are all going up to the poll
to-morrow, and so I have invited them to breakfast with
me first. Would lie (Mr. Talbot) be justified in saying
..his shall not take place ? If he had done so he thought
his destination .could have been the horse-ponds'-‘--
(Laughter.) He then came to the matter of travelling
expenses. He would not discuss the law on this subject,
but he said that the law was certainly unsettled and
in doubt on the subject. But they had the fact
that when Mr. Steward and Mr. Hunt paid their ex-
penses, they believed at the time that they were legal,
and there was not a suspicion or intention that they
would lead to corruption. There had been no previous
contract, there had been no intention whatever to com-
mit acts of bribery or corruption. Looking to the whole
of this case, he felt there was nothing of which the Hon.
Members could be ashamed, and he hoped that the Com-
mittee would bear them up by their decision in that
feeling.
It being announced that the Speaker was at rayera
the Committee adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow,
when Mr. Phillips will reply.

• MARKET INTELLiGENtE;
( From the LcAndon 'Mr) Price Current of Jaly
SUGAR.—Thett has been at increased d'esire; bh the
part of the trade; to. purchase British Plantation Sugar
this week from the grocers the demand has been ex-
tensive both for brown and yellow descriptions, atid the
retihers hYtVe been purchasers to a fair etttent importers
breve manifested firmness, and have obtained last week's
prices both fur yellow, brown, and grey descriptions.
To-day the rates previout4 established were fully
sustained for West India Museovadoes Sugar, and
rood business was transacted, especially in bright yellow
descriptions.
IturtNED.—Prices have declined 6d to is per ewt this
week for refined Sugar, the quantity making being large;
there has, however, been a fair business trantacted. In
Dutch crushed &gar sales bare been made at 24s 3d to
24s 6d on board in !Wand:
To-day there was a steady IntaiiiesS dohs, b Refined
Sugar for home use ,; Standard Lumps 7Gs to 76s 6d ;
bonded crushed SugOtr less in request, sellers at 25s 9d
to 26s per ewt,-. in other articles no variation.
MsktrlllTrrws—The market is firm for this descrip-
tion:of Sugar, at firm prices. Thls afternoon 8,827 bags
at public sale were all sold, and at full rates, but there
Was not much spirit in the biddings,—good to fine yel-
low went at 64s to Os 6d, mid 61s to 635, low 59s 6d to
60s 6d. mid to good brown 555 to 58s per cwt.
tNblA.—This afternoon the public sales con..
slated of Manilla, Java, Penang, and Bengali
very low brown at 13s, damps, lgs 6d to Ids tid, washed
12s to 13s, but the better ttwtt fetched full rates ; a part
oily, bowevek' st.li 1 line dry brown at 16s 6d to 17s,
4ni4 I4s tt> 14s 6d; Penang went at 9s 6d to 106 for dabs;
la a, low brown 13s to 13s 6d, washed white 20s ;
Bengal fine ;white at 68s, good 676 to 67s 6d, mid and
good mid 65s to 66s 6d; in bond good white 40s, mid
38s to 395, low 36s Od to 871 damp and washed 34s to
39s per cwt.,
FORtltN.—This afternoon holders were firm ; 31 brls
of Bahia at auction were sold at full rates ; good strong.
grey at 21s to 21s 6d, mid 19s, and yellow 16s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE.—The market for British Plantation has pre-
sented a firm appearance this week ; the demand has
been good for all the middling and superior descriptions,
which have brought fully former rates ; inferior kinds
have met with a fair sale at the previous currency.
This afternoon Coffee was in limited request only by
the home-trade ; 1469 bags East India, and 73 bags
Dutch Company's Java were oiTered at auction ; the
former nearly all taken in at lower rates, viz. common
Sumatra mixed with blacks at 25s to 265, and good ord
Padang 29s 6d ; the latter went at 47s for good ord,
bning a shade lower. Ceylon sells s:owly :by private
contract ; good ord at 73s Gd to 74s per cwt.
TEA.--Since our last report the trade bare beeu.de-

FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1842.

sirous to purchase, merchants have manifested firmness,
and have refrained froth any at public sale ; black de-
scriptions have' been in good request, and in green seve-
ral purchases have been made; the prices paid have been
rather above those of Friday. last.
To-day, several purchases were made in Tea, and at
firm rates ; common sound Congou cash is Sid to is
qd, and good common is 9d to is 91d
.per lb cash.- No
public sale is yet declared, and the quantity of Tea on
the market .is barely ample for the demand.
• MOLASSES.—West India have been more in request,
and a good business has been transacted at full rates ;
Bengal Syrup at 225. 6d to 23s 6d per cwt. Foreign
Molasses at 7s to 8s per cwt.
Cocon.--,--This afternoon the demand was limited, and
361 bags of Trinidad at auction went at a decline of is to
Is 6d per cwt, common red selling at 335, mid to good
34 to 35s 6d per cwt.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS—For Jamaica Rum
prices have suffered a decline of 3d per gallon this week,
30 to 36 per cent over at 4s to 4s 4d. Leeward: proof
common quality at 2s, better proof to 8 over 2s id to
2s 3d. Calcutta Rum at lower rates ; at the high
duty selling at Is sd, and at the low duty at is 6d
to is 9d peS gallon. Calcutta, subject to the low duty,
bought in at is 9d to is 91d per gallon for 15 to 25 per
cent. over. but since sold at Is 6d proof. Cognac of the
best brands of the vintage of 1837, hhds 5s Id, puns
4s lld ; 1838, hhds 4s 11d, puns 4s 9d ; 1839, hhds
4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; 1840, hhds 3s I Id, pins 3s 9d; 1841,
Midi 3s 10d, puns 3s 8d per gallon. Geneva at is led '
:for shipping sort. English Corr( Spirits at lOs cash.
INmco.—The important quarterly sale of East India
has concluded. This afternoon 152 sums of of Spanish
and 21 chests East India were offered at auction ; the
former all sold at full rates, and the latter went at steady
prices.
Riess—This afternoon East India was in much better
request; the public sales consisted of 2,732 bags Java,
and 2,965 bags Bengal; the former all sold at an advance
cf 3d per cwt, good mid white fetching lOs 6d to lid,
mid 10s, low 9s to Os 6d; tare latter went at a similar rise,
good mid white fetching lOs Gd to I Is, and mid lOs to
10$ 6d per cwt.
SPICES—This afternoon 95 chests of Cassia Lignea,
and 450 bags of Malabar Ginger, were offered at sue
tion ; the former went at a further advance of is per
cwt, mid fetching 87s to 89s 6d, and mouldy 77s 6d per
• cwt. Tee latter fetched full rates.
TALLOW.—The demand for Russian Tallow is
. reviv-
in.., and holders of the stock here are firm ; on the spot
48s have been paid -for P. Y. C.- For delivery several
contracts have been entered into, but at rather lower
rates ; 48s'6d accepted for the last three months of the
year, and 48s 9d for Januarr, February, and March
next. South-American, fine quality at 46s Gd to 47s 9d,
good 45s 6d to'46s 3d, common to mid 43s to 45s per
cwt. Town Tallow at 46s 6d to 47s per cwt,-nett cash.
To day a fair business was transacted in P. Y. Candle
at 48s on the spot, and at 48s 6d for delivery. Of South
American 269 pipes 67 pulls and 15 hhds were dis
posed of at public sale at 44s Gd to 47s 9d fur mid to
fine, and conunon at 42s 9d to 43s 9d per cwt.
Ouss.-s-The market for Linseed Oil has been in a dull
state this week, and prices have declined 9d per cwt ;
30s .6d have been accepted for parcels on the spot. Rape
Oil has further given way ; pale at 44s 3d, and brown
at 43s 9d to 44s per cwt. Olive Oil is in fair requet. Gal-
lipoli 36/, Spanish 50/ to 52/, and Barbary 49/ to 50/ per tun.
Palm at 301 to 33/ per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil at 39s to 40s
for the best. Pale Seal Oil has declined lOs per tun, but all
other sorts have brought full rates ; Cod Oil at :32/,
Southern good to fine 331 to 34/ 10s, mid 321 to 321 15s,
and low 311 to 311 15s, Pale Seal :371 per tun. The ac-
counts received' from Davis Straits Fishery are very un-
favourable. Sperm Oil is held with firmness, and at 841
a good business has been transacted in the best BritiSh.

PERIAL PA RUA MENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

lIOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships assembled at Five o'Clock.
On the motion of the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, the
South Australian Bill was read .a third time, and passed.
The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition from
Dunfermline, praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
The NOBLE EARL also laid on the table a Bill relative
to the Corn-laws, which was read a first time ;and
ordered to be read a second time on Thursday next.
The Poor-law Commission Continuance Bill Was read
a third time, and passed.
The Court of Chancery. Offices Abolition Bill was
read a third time, and passed.
The Earl of CLANCARTY, pursuant to notice,
begged to put a question to the Noble Lord the Presi-
dent of the Council. He wished to know whether it was
the intention of Government to sanction the appropriation
of any portion of the education grant for Ireland for the
establishment and endowinent of agricultural schools in
connexion with the schools of the Board of Educa-
tion in that country, and if so, whether such
endowment would be limited according to the principle
laid down in the seventh Report of the EdOcation Com-
missioners.

Lord WHARNCUFFE said that it was not the in-
tention of the present Government to withdraw any
portion of the present powers of the Education Commis-
sioners in Ireland.
SUDBURY DISFRANCEIISEMENT BILL.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said, that looking
at the present state of
.public business, and considering.
the late period of session, he did not' think•it.--Pogible fur
their Lordships to bring this Bill to a satisfactory
natioth He begged, therefore, to more that the order
of the day of the second -reading of the Sudbury Dis-
franchiSement Bill be discharged. •
After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the.ino-'
tion was agreed to. . .
(LEFT SITTING.)