The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-21 00:00:00

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at a duty of Is. 6d. per lb. till July. By Witty mull , _ A
an immense quantity of Bohea was importe4-tkati--I'-'—
believe, some may yet be on hand. At aliqi4nisV.V:-; MT
Bohea tea that cost 9d. per lb. in 1836, was sold by
the merchants in March, 1840, at 4s. 9d. per lb., hav-
ing only paid Is. 6d. duty. If it had been at the on •
ginal duty, 95 per cent., it might have been sold at
20d. per lb., and that might now be the wholesale
price. We were told such stuff as Bohea wouldhot be
imported at 2s. Id. duty, and that the poor would
have a better article.
"Was that immense importation before July a
proof of giving the poor better tea? But what is now
the fact? Why, that instead of about 10,000,000165.
of Bohea tea (as usual) being landed in 1842, only
about 570,000 are imported as Bohea, and the rest as
Congou, Pouchong, or some such change of name,
the article being the same, or, like most other things
of modern manufacture, worse."
The most important fact brought out in the above
letter is the extraordinary falling off in the importa-
r tion of Bohea tea, which has been diminished from
10,000,0001b5. to 570,0001b5. The actual quantities
imported this year up to the 30th of November last,
were, of Bohea (Canton) 478,0001b5., and of Bohen,
(Fokien) 107,0001b5., being in all 585,0001b5. ; the
great bulk of the entire imports for this year of
29,305,0001b5. being imported as "Congou 'to the
amount of 19,300,0001b5. Why is this ? The an-
swer is, that as all teas pay the same duty, the im-
porters class their teas as of the higher qualities, so
that the poor are robbed, and "Congou " has nearly
driven "Bohea" out of the market. Yet a great
part of the teas imported as " Congou," consists of
nothing but "Bohea" under another name. At least '
10,000,0001b5. of the 19,000,0001b5. imported as
" Congou," most probably would be more correctly
classified as " Bohea," and would be so classified if
the duty were taken on the ad valorJm principle.
On looking back to the list sent us by a City house,
of their retail prices before and after the treaty, we
observe that " Bohea" is sold at 3s. 4d. and 3s. 3d. per
lb., while " Congou," with its varieties, rises from a
minimum price of 3s. 7d. up to ss. per lb., the latter
being the tea generally in use amongst the families of
the middle classes. Merchants avoid the blunder of
putting a low-priced name upon their chests. They
have a very sparing supply of "Bohea," but " Con-
gou" they have to any quantity, and this "Congou,"
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too, is disguised by a pleasing variety of qualities and
flavour. Thus we have, first of all, " ordinary
Congou," then " useful Congou ;" next, " good Con
gou, full flavour ;" after that "strong Congou blackish
leaf;" next, "fine Congou, Pekoe Souchong kind ;"
following that comes " finest Congou, wiry blackish
leaf, full rich Pekoe Souchong flavour." This last
grandiloquent combination of unintelligible words
—which, being interpreted, means simply a pound
of good black tea, fit for family use—closes the
amusing catalogue of "Congous." The list then
begins again with " Souchongs, Pouchongs," and
other assimilations to " hongs," until the reader is
lost in a Babylon of names, and reaches the green tea
on " llyson" nomenclature. Now all this artificial
scale of "Congous" has been invented by the tricks
of trade, to enhance the price of black tea. The im-
porters, we presume, are the first inventors, and the
retail dealers improve upon their ideas until poor
" black tea" is expelled almost from society, a victim
of this endless transmigration into the vitality of
" Congous." These examples show the manner in
which the uniform duty of 2s. ld. per lb. has worked
in practice, and how erroneous the opinion is, " that
the poor have thus obtained a better article." They
have got, to be sure, an article with a better name, but
it is simply an old friend with a new face, looking
down upon them from a pinnacle of price which they
are totally unable to reach.
SUN.—The Stock Market did not leave off better
than it opened, and there was a report that pigeon ex-
presses brought the prices of the French funds rather
lower this afternoon. Consols were 933 to 93 3, closing
buyers at the latterprice. The usual purchase was made
in the Reduced Threeper Cent. Annuities at 943 by the
Government broker. Exchequer Bills brought 495.
to .51s. premium ; and Reduced Thiee-and-a-Half.
per Cents., 101 to 3. Bank Stock was 1711 to 172 i.
In the Foreign Market there was no buoyancy,
but Mexican Stock slightly improved, on account of
decree received, it is said, by the Acadia steamer,
directing that one-fifth of the Customs' duties should
be set apart for the completion of the dividend upon
the foreign debt. The Bonds were 303 to 31 ;
Spanish Actives closed at 184 ; and the Three per .
Cents. at 243. Brazil Stock was firmer at 691 ;
Russian Bonds brought 1123 ; and Dutch Five per
Cents., 1001 to 1.
Since the morning the only sales in the Share
Market have been in Great Western at 25, and in
the New at 144 premium. Brighton were 133 to 14
discount. A luta alasia Bank Shares realised 14 prem.
The thmand for Bills of Exchange was about equal -
to that of last post-day, and the rates paid did not
vary to any extent, being these :—Amsterdam,
12 54 ; Antwerp, 12 54 ; Frankfort, 151! 3; Paris,
25 . 873 c. to 921 Hamburgh, 13 113 3; and Trieste
9 59 to 10.

The following are the official i eturns of the ex -
ports of Bullion from the port of London for tLe
week ending Thursday last : oz.
Silver Coin to Calais
Silver Bars ditto
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 Si:Gibraltar .. . 46
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 9 Genoa
Antwerp l2 Si Milan
Hamburgh M. B. 13 14 Venice
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 26 0 Palermo, per az 120
Ditto, 3 months 26 5 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 26 5 Rio Janeiro 25
Frankfort on Maine ...1521 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3 Us. ... 37 Buenos Ayres
Berlin
Vienna, effec. fi. 3 M lO 1 Philadelphia 4l
Trieste, ditto lO 2 IrarcEs OF BULLION, PER oz,
Madrid

Cadiz
Bilbao 36

Portugal Gold C•in 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0

Barcelona
Seville ... 36

New Dollars .... • • ...... 0 V 9
Silver in Bars ..... 0 411

IRELAND.
SHOCKING MURDER NEAR DUBLIN.
DUBLIN, DEc. 19.—At an early hour yesterday
morning the body of a man was found in ambiluornisinign
lime-kiln, at Miltown, near this a
extremity
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was made by a boy, named Patrick Tynam,
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morningi He stated t
to the
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im-
mediately adjoining his master's premises, for the
purpose of warming a quantity of brewer's wash for
the cows over the fire with which it was filled. There
was, at the time, no appearance of daylight, and he
perceived no trace of any persons near the kiln. After
giving the wash to the cows, he again went out of the
stables, when he immediately perceived a strong
smell f burning flesh proceeding from the kiln. He
thatinto stohnoi efi or
fire,
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dem-
ployer's atdonneckesmight occurredil a
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accordingly hastened towards the door of the kiln, on
opening which he was horrified at beholding the body
fahlilmen
of a dead man, with the throat frightfully cut,
stretched on the top of the burning mass. Assistance
was instantly procured, and the corpse taken from the
fire, in which, from its appearance, it could not have
been lying many minutes. The boy asserts positively
that not more than a quarter of an hour elapsed be•
tween his first and second visit to the kiln, and in the
interim he heard no noise and saw no persons passing
near the place.
The remains have not yet been identified. They
are those of a young man, apparently about twenty.
five years of age, five feet seven inches in height, and
with lass black curled hair. He had on Oxford-
grey trctuers, red striped cotton shirt, and shoes, but
the remainder of his dress appears to have been stolen
or lost. When found, the body Was lying on the
right side, which was partly discoloured from the
smoke. The fingers of the right hand, and the right
foot, are much burned, but the head and trunk ap-
pear to have sustained but little injury from the fire.
The wound on the throat extends from the windpipe
to the right ear.

Dr. lkilearthy, Coroner of the County Dublin, was
in attendance during the day, and signified his inten-
tion of holding an inquest on the body at eleven
o'clock next morning. A party of the City police and
constabulary were also early on the spot, but, not-
withstanding the most active inquiries on their part
during the day, no traces that could lead to an expla-
nation of the fearful deed have been discovered. The
general impression among the speetators is, that the
murder had been committed at some distance away,
and that the body was afterwards conveyed to the
lime-kiln with the intention of having it consumed
before any discovery could take
_place. The spot
where the deceased was found is not far from the
place where Garlibardo, the Italian boy, was murdered.
An inquest was held this day, and the inquiry is
now in progress. A man who works in a factory in
the vicinity has been arrested upon suspicion. It is
said that the deceased was a tailor, and that he has
been recognised by some persons in that trade.

TILE MAURITIUS.—This colony is in a Most unsa-
tisfactory state. Everybody complains. Since the
emancipation of the slaves the colonists have great dif-
ficult), in obtaining labourers. Those who come from
India only engage for a year, and their expenses are
paid out and home. At the end of their year most of
them return to their country, taking with them the
money they have earned, and the consequence is that
the circulating medium is gradually leaving the colony.
—Galignanis Messenger.
DRY MEASURE.—The measure when used by the
proprietors of fruit-stalls is different from any other.
It is formed by battering the sides of pewter pots,
and occasionally placing leaves in the bottom. A
balance, made from the bottom of a small candlestick
and the lid of a large saucepan is well adapted to the
dealings of itinerant vendors.—Puuch.