The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-13 00:00:00

SUGAR INSURANCES.

A Correspondent makes several observations on the
charge for insurance of sugar, which, he'says, has a
tendency to injure the port of London, charge
from Jamaica to London being 50s. per cont., to
Glasgow 355., .and to Bristol or Liverpool 30s. The
reason assigned for the difference of premium to Lon-
don is the Channel ; and our Correspondent,
.remark-
ing that, on an average, vessels bound to- London and
Bristol would keep together till 30 or 40 miles S.W.
of the Land's End, observes that we have. only to cal-
culate the amount of risk from that point to London
or Bristol, to judge if the premium to the former be
overcharged or. not. Now, it seems the, insurance
paid on sugar from Bristol to London is, at most, 12s.
per cent., and that this sugar must exactly traverse
from Bristol to the point where the Jamaica vessels
parted company, and then traverse N London the
ground taken by the London vessel. From the dan-
ger of the Channel, the premium is then apportioned
as follows :—namely, 3s. 6d. to the point where the
Jamaica vessels parted company, and Bs. 6d.--tVence to
London. According to this estimate, the premium
from Jamaica to time point referred to being obtainM
by deducting 3s. 6d. from 80s., is :IGs. Gd., and if 85.
Gd., Le added to this for the risk of theClannel, the
premium to London ought only to be 3s. •We do
not by any means design to vouch for the correct-
ness of the calculation, but as it seems to he worked
out with some care, we state it without comment.—
Morning Paper.

Mr. Andrew Roxburgh, manufacturer, accompa-
nied by Provost Henderson and Bailie Blnith, repaired!
on Wednesday to Taymouth Castle, to present a shawl
to the Queen, as a mark of profound respect for the
kindness she had manifested in so liberally patronising
the manufactures of Paisley, and to show her Majesty
the degree of perfection to which the manufacture of
shawls had been carried. Next moraine- they obtained
au interview with the Marquis of Breadalbane. Such
access at such a time could not, probably,- have been ob-
tained by any private parties, but the manes of the Pro-
voft and One 0( the Magistrates of Paisley proved effec-
tual. The deputation, having made known their object,
was most courteously received, and, as the Noble Mar-
quis was going; out with Prince Albert, he yeferred them
to the Marchioness. The Provost accordingly sent a
note to that noble lady, and was admitted to an audience,
when he was informed that her Majesty bud been
graciously pleased to accept of the shawl presented, and
it was accordingly delivered to the Marchioness to be put
by her into the hands of the Queen. The 'shawl pre-
sented is a splendid eight-quarter one, made of' the finest
wool and silk. It is quartered—that is, it is divided into
four quarterly departments, each of the same pattern,
but of a different ground co:our—the four colours being
black, scarlet, Royal blue, and avanturine. .The pattern
Is of great richness, taste, and beauty, and has been ma,.
nufactured for Messrs. Harvey, Brand, and Co., under
the superintendence of the Messrs. Roxburgh, of Paisley.
The deputation left the Castle about one O'clock on
Thursday, and had the good fortune, in.oue of the ave-
nues, to meet her Majesty, who graciously acknowledged
their salutations. We may notice, and we do
sloiadw
th
pleasure, that several of the Noble Ladies whd_flst_t. as-
sembled to meet 'the Queen at TaydripthithestCo.f.-‘l,iliocint
Wednrsdny, wore shawls, some of. t
12. of the Forth at this
were of Paisley manufacture.—Pat kir Arlvrtiser.
Qu BEN SF ERRY.—The
7tAhie visits of Royalty.
place has been long henoupraesd3B:".ietli
The earliest on record were those of argaret, e Queen
eow.ed
and rude magnificence. ie
of Malcolm Canmore, who often made use of it when her
court was at Dunfermline ; and it was she who gave it
the Royal title of Queen
argai•pert'isvillie'egrer:i(,,mi
a burgh of
andsimple splendour
bst
on the then small village
tie
regality. But these were the
days of
Binks, a
l"
her lying rock
immediately on the wes.t the burgh, %,7ts
landing-
place : and on the burgh seal, accordingly, we find pour.
trayed the !links and Royal boat with..the, Queen on
hoard, and three sea-mews as her aerial attendants. At
this early period, also, another Royal Personage visited
this place. Prince Edgar Atheling, the brother of
Queen Margaret, was pursued by Willian4 the Conqueror,
and, sailing up the Forth, landed at a rock a furlong
further west, which was called from that circumstance
tort Edgar. The rock remained in all:its rudeness and
roughness for many centuries. indeed,,-it is only about
30 years since it was hammered and ehiselleddown, and
a commodious quay and breakwater erected on its site.
In this improved state it was honoured i-O'Years ago, as
the place from which his Majesty George IV. embarked
after his visit to Scotland. But, besides thiipier, there
are four others, which were all erected or improved at
the saute time as Port Edgar. The one at Newhulls, on
the east of the burgh, is the general landing-place, and
it was here that Prince Leopold landed from the north,
after his and the nations hopes were blighted by the
death of his consort, Princess Charlotte. And it is this
slime quay at Newhas that has now become the scene of
hovel visit that is more interesting by far to
Edinburgh Erening Courant.
We are proud to he able to record the following
anecdote coiniected with her Majesty's reception. We
give' it not on rumour, bet on most respectable authority,
such as we can in every respect rely upon. On her
Majesty's returning from the visit to Edinburgh Castle,
a Noble Lord in irttendanec, whom we could name, in-
quirts( how her Majesty was pleased ? The gracious
reply was, ,d I inn delighted with the country and the
people. I did not think there was such a spot in my do-
• • s ; and I shall not fail to pay Scotland a visit again
in a differtnt style."—Stirlina Journal. •
NEW Om:sit:vs.—There will shortly be started from
Paddington some omnibuses upon a new : plan. They
are to have three compartments, besides an outside, for
Bd., 6d., and 4d. fares, and are to carry 18 persons, and
to have live doors, two on each side and one behind.—
Railway Magazine.
The Harbour-masters gave notice yesterday to the
I captains of steamers that in future they would only'
.1 i at.
allowed to run at half speed in the i
upper pool, that
any violation of this regulation, or any racing between
rival steamers would be seriously noticed, and , the
m
offenders sum l
summoned before the Thames-pollee agis-
Oates.