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talent. To addresses, whether of petitions or remonstrance, from such a source, the 

 parliament will feel it a bounden duty to attend. It is most desirable, however, that those 

 who petition, would calmly consider to what degree the evils of which they complain, may 

 have been attributable to their own errors, and how far relief may still be in their own power. 

 This passage must not be understood as extending beyond the immediate state of our 

 agricultural and commercial concerns ; for as to the abuses and systematic errors of our 

 government, unless they are reformed, no certain and permanent material benefit can be 

 obtained. With respect to an immediate remission of taxes, it will be obviously nugatory 

 to require too much. For example, the malt and beer duties, on which, it would seem, 

 Mr. Coke's opinion deserves most attention. Relief from both cannot be expected ; and 

 it will be more for the general interest that malt should be left free. It may, perhaps, 

 appear, anon, that the long-winded speculations and controversies on our CURRENCY 

 have not been worth the paper on which they have been written. 



Smithfield.'Beef, 3s. to 4s. 2d Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d Veal, 3s. 4d. to 6s. 4d. 



Pork, 3s. 8d. to 5s. Gd Rough Fat, 2s. 2d. 



Corn Exchange. Wheat, 40s. to 65s Barley, 27s. to 36s Oats, 16s. to 32s 

 Fine Bread, the London 41b. Loaf, lOd Hay, 44s to 100s. per load. Clover, ditto, 

 55s. to 112s Straw, 36s. to 45s. 



Coals in the Pool, 32s. 6d. to 37s. 3d. per chaldron. 

 Middlesex, January 25*. 



MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 



SUGAR. The demand for Muscovadoes continued general last week, and considering 

 the small shew of sugars, the purchases were extensive. The prices of strong and colour- 

 ing sugars were about Is. higher ; the other qualities were unvaried. The stock of sugar 

 is nearly the same as last year. The weekly deliveries are increasing. At the close of 

 the market the estimated sales of this day were 1,100 hogsheads and tierces, including the 

 public sale of St. Lucia, which went off at full price. In refined goods the prices were Is. and 

 2s. higher : in the middling qualities there was no alteration : the low goods sold at a 

 small reduction. Molasses were dull at a small decline. Average price of sugar in last 

 week's Gazette, 23s. 6d. Foreign Sugars were small parcels of the late public sale, which 

 were disposed of. Middling white Havannah, 44s., yellow, 23s. 6d. to 28s. Sugar 

 Duties. In an interview between the ministers and West India planters, on Saturday, 

 the Duke of Wellington held out not the slightest hopes that any duties on any sort 

 would be taken off. 



COFFEE. The coffee market was rather heavy last week. Foreign and East India 

 were a shade lower ; Sumatra, 27s. 6d. to 28s. ; low, good, ordinary St. Domingo, 31s. 

 The parcels of Jamaica and Berbice suitable for home consumption went off at full 

 prices. 



RUM, BRANDY. HOLLANDS. The rum market remained from last week : purchases 

 were inconsiderable, the buyers refusing to accede to the advanced prices. Brandy and 

 Geneva were neglected. 



HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW The tallow market has been declining : the prices at 

 6d. to Is. lower ; flax is without variation. Hemp at a small decline. 



Bullion per Oz Portugal Gold in Coin, 0. Os. Od. Foreign Gold in Bars, 



3. 17s. 9d. New Doubloons, 0. Os. Od New Dollars, 0. Os. Od Silver in Bars 

 (standard), 0. Os. Od. 



Course of Foreign Exchange. Amsterdam, 12. 7^- Rotterdam, 12. 74 An- 

 twerp, 12. 74 Hamburgh, 14 Paris, 25. 80 Bourdeaux, 26. 10 Berlin, 0. 



Frankfort-on-the-Main, 154. Petersburg, 10 Vienna, 10. 19. Madrid, 35. 0^ 



Cadiz, 35. Of Bilboa, 35. OJ Barcelona, 35. 0| Seville, 35. Gibraltar 47. 0|. 



Leghorn, 47- Of Genoa, 26 Venice, 47. 0^ Malta, 48. 0| Naples, 39. 04 



Palermo, 119. Lisbon, 43. OJ Oporto, 43. OJ Rio Janeiro, 24. Bahia, 26. 0|. 



Buenos Ayres, 0. Dublin. 1. Cork, 1. 0. 



Premiums on Shares and Canals, and Joint Stock Companies, at the Office of 

 WOLFE, Brothers, 23, Change Alley, Cornhill. Birmingham CANAL, (i sh.) 300/. 

 Coventry, 01. Ellesmere and Chester, 103/ Grand Junction, 284Z Kennet and Avon, 

 27i/. Leeds and Liverpool, 430/. Oxford 665/. Regent's, 22/. Trent and Mersey, 

 (J sh.), 780/. Warwick and Birmingham, 270/. London DOCKS (Stock), 821 West 

 India (Stock), 1887. East London WATER WORKS, 114/.' Grand Junction, 01. 

 West Middlesex, 774^ Alliance British and Foreign INSURANCE, 101. Globe, 164/. 

 Guardian, 274/._ Hope Life, 6/ Imperial Fire, 112/ GAS-LIGHT Westminster 

 chartered Company, 551 City, 190/ British, O/ Leeds, 195/. 



