The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-28 00:00:00

FREEM

N R Y

" That the sum of five guineas be paid from the
funds of this P. G. L. in aid of the subscription now
raising for the purpose of presenting to Brother
Oliver a masonic offering,' as a mark of fraternal
regard and of grateful acknowledgment of his in-
valuable services in the cause of masonry."

PRICE OF SUGAR.

EFFECTS OF MONOPOLY.

LONDON, Ou•r. 28, 1842.
The following average prices of Brown or Alusco
vado British Sugars, exclusive of duty, will be pub
lished in the Gazette of this evening :

s. d.
West India 34 8 per cwt.
East India 35 74
Mauritius 29 10
The total average price of the three descriptions is
345. 2-id. per cwt.
The actual weights of Sugar sold on account of the
importers, in the week ending the 25th inst., accord-
ing to the returns made upon oath by the Sugar bro-
kers, in compliance with the Act of Parliament, and
on which weights the above prices are computed, con
sisted of 27,272 cwt. West India, 7,669 cwt. East.
India, and 13,625 cwt. Mauritius.

About 500 cwt. of dark unsound Mauritius, 350
cwt., same quality, of East India Sugars, sold in the
same week.

The total quantity of Sugar bought by the public
in this market, in the week above mentioned, was
48,566 cwt., amounting to about 84,000/. ; the con-
sumers might have bought 48,566 cwt. of foreign
Sugar, of better quality, at 17s. per cwt., amounting
to 41,2001. They have, therefore, paid the monopo-
lists, over and above the real value of the Sugar, no
less a sum than 43,8001.; and when the sales at Liver-
pool, Bristol, and Glasgow are taken into the com-
putation, nearly double that money. Can the Go-
vernment or any body else be surprised, after this
statement, at a defalcation in the Sugar duties ? Last
quarter the amount of these duties fell off nearly
200,0001. ; the commencement of the present quarter
promises no better result.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
The Public Securities exhibited this afternoon no
new feature, and prices closed steadily at about the
rates given in our Evening Edition, viz. Consols, 934
to 93i ; Exchequer Bills, 595. prem. ; India Bonds 48s.
premium ; Reduced Three per Cents 93 ; and New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1014. Bank Stock was
at 165 k, and India Stock 253.
The Foreign investments were in as limited request
this afternoon as in the early part of the day, the ad-
ditional transactions being in Spanish Actives for
Account at 1731, in the Three per Cents. at 214 ; in
the Portuguese New at 371 ; in the Colombian at
204 to 21 ; in Brazilian at 641 • in Dutch Two-and.
a-Half per Cents. at 52f to 52:i, and in the Five per
Cents. at 1001.
Shares were brisker this afternoon, and in a few
instances slightly improved quotations were obtained.
Santiago de Cuba Mining Shares were at 25 pre-
mium ; Australian Bank at 121 to 12} premium ;
National Provincial of England at 1 premium ; and
British North American at 6f to 5f discount. The
atter were to- day marked with the additional Si. per
share paid up. In Railways, Great Western New
were 111, the Fifths, 4; the Birmingham Quarters,
22k, the Thirds, 27k; the Paris and Rouen, 21 to
21 ; the Eastern Counties, New, 11; and the Nor-
thern and Eastern Scrip, If to 2 premium; Brighton
closed at 134 dis.

The intention was intimated in our Evening Edi-
tion to ascertain the particulars of the Hudson's Bay
imports by the ship just arrived: these are now sub-
joined. Bear, 524 skins; fisher, 1,131; lynx, 5,167;
beaver, 10,500 ; marten, 24,196 ; musquash, 257,800;
fox, silver, 99 ; cross, 312 ; red, 643 ; white,
92 ; mink, 5,474 ; otter, 3,131; wolf, 10; wolverine,
39 ; and swan, 19.
(From The San of Last Night.)
The second Hudson's Bay ship, laden with the va-
luable products from the Company's establish-
ments, has arrived, very much to the satis-
faction of the merchants in the fur trade, who
regulate their transactions by the supplies received,
and who will now be in possession of the details ne-
cessary to enable them to judge as to future
operations. The previous vessel from Hudson's
Bay is said to have brought a deficient supply of
some, but a larger quantity of other skins ; and, for-
tunately, the diminution is said to be in many in-
stances upon such skins as are in full supply
here. The recent fair at Leipzic, though
favourable to various articles of manufacture,
does not appear to have given satisfaction to
the fur trade, the sales not having been suffi-
ciently extensive or remunerative. As the Hudson's
Bay imports are of importance, we shall endeavour
to ascertain further particulars.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool was tolerably
brisk yesterday, and in a few instances an advance of
id. per lb. was realised. The sales were 5,000
bales, 2,200 bales of which were on specula-
tion. In Railway Shares a fair business was
done, but still without any improvement in
prices. Edinburgh and Glasgow were 46+ ; Grand
Junction, 173; Liverpool and Manchester, 174; Bir-
mingham, 1801; Brighton, 364; Great Western,
New, 581; South Eastern, 22k.
All the vessels which left Liverpool the day before
yesterday had to put hack.
The purchase on account of the Savings' Bank has
again been repeated, 10,0001. having been taken by
the Government broker in the Reduced Three per
Cent. Annuities at 93k. Consols for present transfer
have realised 934 to 93-3-, and for Time the same. Ex-
chequer Bills are 575. to 595. pm.; India Bonds, 48s.
to 50s. pm. ; NOW Three-and-a-Half per Cents. realise
1014 to 102 ; and the Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
Reduced, 1004 to 1003-; India Stock is steady, but
not quite so high, being at 253 ; Bank Stock realises
165-i to 166+, and Long Annuities are worth 12+
to 12 5-16ths.

Less speculation is going on in the Spanish Bonds,
which do not support the extreme advance of yes-
terday, the Actives being at 17i to 17k, and the
Three per Cents. at 21. There is some talk of a
new loan being intended. Portuguese Bonds are
rallying again, so that as one goes down the
other is rigged up. The New Fives are
37i to 38k, and the Converted 32 to 32i ; Mexican
Bonds are worth 321 to 32k, which is barely the pre
vious value. Russian Stock is at 1121 ; and Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., owing to the slight de-
cline at Amsterdam, are rather heavy here at 521.
There is but a limited sale for the Railway Shares,
but the prices obtained are good. Great Western are
19 ; New, 111 ; Brighton Loan Note;, -A ; and South
Western 17k to 17i premium. Edinburgh and
Glasgow are 3; Brighton,l3k; Northern and Eastern,.
8 ; and South Eastern, 27i discount.
No business in Banking, Mining, or Miscellaneous
Shares to-day.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 26.—Our
market to-day has been dull and inactive. The only
transactions are :—Manchester and Birmingham, 19} ;
North Union, 64 ; Manchester Assurance, 91.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH, FUNDS

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. ........ 93 Ditto Bonds ..- 48 pm
3 per Cent. C0n5......... 931 Ditto Old Annuities ...
3P per Cent. Red.........10Q Ditto New Annuities...
New 3P per Cent... ...... 101 i Ex. Bills, 1,000/ 2d. 59 pm
New 5 per Cm:, — Ditto 5001...... 59 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... opm
Jan. 1860 ... ...... 12 5-16Eank Stock for Acct.
Oct, 1859
Jan. 160 P23 Consols for Acct....... 93L
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent. ... ;Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent — ;Ditto, New Ditto 37i
Brazilian Bonds... 64i Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres6 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent. ... 112 P
Utilian, 6 per cent. — Ditto, Metallic -
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, fi per cent. .
Ditto, 1824 'Ditto, Deferred--
Cuba Bonds, € per cent 79p French, :> per cent. .- f. -c
Danish, 3 per ent — 'Exchange
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. i French, 3 per cent —f —:.
Mexican, 5 per cent..... 32} Dutch, 21 per cent. . ... 52i
11itto, 6 per cent. 16:37 :Data. *) ne- ~.rte..
.. .. IGUi
Peruvian, 1825,6 per et. 1

SHARES
Eastern Counties (23 pai i)
•
Ditto New (-- paid)
Ditto Debenture, ( paid)
Edinburgh a,..1 Glasgow (50 paid) ...••• ••, 47i84
Great Western, (65 paid)
61
; ,itio New Shares 5O paid ............
London and Brigh 36
to:. (50 raid)
Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid) ...... ••• 10
London and Birmingham ( 90) • •
Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) 47t
Ditto Thirds (-- I,aid)
London and South Western (41/ hs 10d pd)
59
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
Paris and Rouen (18 paid) „, , ... 223
South Eastern and Dover (50 •
paid)... ...... 223-
Ditto Scrip (15 paid) ..................... 16i

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
THE CASE OF THE REV. DR. OLIVER.—The fol-
lowing Resolutions, unanimously adopted by the
recent Provincial Grand Lodge, will be hailed with
general satisfaction by the fraternity :
" Present the Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt,
M.P., and a very numerous assemblage.
" That this P. G. L. entertains the warmest feelings
of gratitude towards the Rev. George Oliver, D.D.,
late D. P. G. M. for Lincolnshire, for his unwearied
and successful efforts to promote the best interests of
Freemasonry in general, and in this province in par-
ticular, and for the unequalled talent, research, and
industry displayed by him as a masonic writer."
" That being duly impress-!d with a sense of his
great public, private, and social virtues, this P. G. L.
cannot but deeply lament the loss of the very valuable
services of Brother Oliver as D. P. G. M., the duties
of which office he for many years discharged so as to
gain the veneration and esteem of the brethren gene-
rally, and to call forth repeated marks of approbation
from the P. G. M."