Star.
London, England, 1826-09-30 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

LONDON, Sznamiza 29.

The stagnation in the Colonial Market continues excessive, occa.
dosed, as it is generally believed, by the slow progress made in
effecting sales of the Foreign Corn lately arrived in this country,
and by the uncertainty of the English Corn Laws ; it ought, bow.
ever, to be fairly stated, that the speculation in forcing up the prices
of many articles has, in some measure,- occasioned this reaction, as
the orders from the Continent, being limited to prices below the
present market rates, they cannot, for the present, be executed.
On.—The Oil Market continues in a very agitated state, and from
the late highest price a decline has taken place. Southern Oil, which
had been 381. sold at public sale on Wednesday at 351. Greenland
Oil, which had reached 381. was offered at 361. for arrival from the
present Northern Fisheries. Gallipoli from 501. declined to 481.
Spermaceti is still nominally 621. bet that price is not new offered.
Suaaa—The Sugar Market has been exceedingly heavy ; the
purchasers from Tuesday till yesterday, inclusive, are not 1000 'Ads.
and there appears such a stagnation in the trade, that the prices
from the late highest rates may be stated at a decline of Is. 6d. to 2s.
per cwt. The Refined market continues in a very depressed state.
Hors--Hops are again lower to-day. Sussex, 70s. to 80s. Kent,
SO% to 90s.—Duty, 265,0001.
Haase, FLAX, AND TALLow—The Tallow Market is still subject
to great fluctuations ; the yellow Candle Tallow had reached 595. 6d.
and this afternoon 391. in one instance, we believe, 38s. 9.1. In
Hemp or Flax there was no material alteration.
Cocoa—By Public Sale yesterday 230 bags Brazil Cocoa sold ;
the good quality 425. and 425. 6d.
Imam Prrovistons—Bacon is without alteration; Butters continue
heavy on mount of the favourable weather.

Tosacco—At a late hour to-day a parcel of middling Virginia was
taken for Export at 44d.
Corrox—The Cotton Trade has greatly changed this morning ;
the market which had been previously heavy became brisk, on ac-
count of the favourable accounts from Liverpool and Manchester.
The prices are this morning it to id. per lb. higher; and Cottons
of the late India House sale have been disposed of at this advance.
The sales to-day up to a late hour were about 1000 bags, chiefly
Egyptian.
basso—The demand for Indigo continues considerable; on
Wednesday 400 chests, chiefly of the middling quality, were re.
ported to be disposed of ; the prices were little varied. The accounts
from India yesterday still state a great deficiency in the Indigo crop.
Coma—The two public sales to-day, 574 casks Jamaica and
Dutch went off heavily, and generally ls. to 4s. lower; middling
Jamaica, 741. and 755. low middling. 665. to 70s. fine ord. 60.. to 65.
Dutch good ordinary, 60$. to 655. By private contract, fair quality
St. Domingo, 50s.

Pheasant shooting begins on Monday.
It is affirmed that the learned Abbe /Coach, who is
employed in the Library at Pisa, has just discovered-in
the charters of a Capuchin convent, fifteen of the lott
Books of Livy'a Roman History.
We understand that the acquittal of Armstrong, who
who was tried at Stirling on Thursday se'nnight for the murder of
John Boyd, near Falkirk,in April last, produced a great sensation
lamong the inhabitants of the latter town. On Saturday morning
last placards were posted up in the most public places, announcing
that" the inhabitants of Falkirk, viewing with horror the acquittal
of a murderer, a crime against which all nature cries aloud, and as
no shedder of blood shall live here, notice is hereby given to the •
criminal, that if he doestnot leave this place in twenty-four hours,
he shall be banged on the spot." But their expression of indignation
against the crime and the person whom they believed to be guilty,
did not stop here; for having prepared an effigy of the man, it was
displayed at the Croat about six o'clock in the evening, after having
carried it through the streets. It represented a murderer with a
knife in his hand, a rope about his neck, and a white cap on his
head. A barrel was then prepared, filled with combustibles, .nd a
young chltnney-sweep having ascended to the place where the effigy
was suspended, cut it down and handed it to some of the mob,
who consigned it to the flames, and afterwards di-p1 tyed it
upon a pole while burning. Many hundreds of all sorts of
people assembled in a few minutes to witness the mock emelt-
don, and they appeared to express as much satisfaction while the
ceremony went on as if they bad really believed that a murderer
was punished; indeed, the loud shouting and turbulence of the
crowd brought to the memory of many prevent the Porteous mnh
at Edinburgh. They dispersed, however, without committing the
smallest outrage otherwise, and every one seemed pleased with this
public expression of contempt. APNab and M•Laren, two of the
four who were supposed to be implicated, went about the streets
during Saturday afternoon, reading the advertisements, and after-
wards visited, and deliberately examined the spot where the bloody
deed was done. It is remarkable that the evidence of AP Laren,
which was considered the most direct, WAS never taken in Court.—
We understand that, in consequence of the Jury having acquitted
Armstrong, several of the special constables of Falkirk have refused
to act for the future in that capacity. (ha Monday last, M' Nab
again appeared on the streets, but was immediately avoided by a
band of women, who in a few minutes drove hint out of the tows,
• with Billingsgate imprecations and showers of stenes.—Fulkirk pope

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