MAURITIUS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 218, 20 August 1862, Page 4

MAURITIUS.

We {Argiia) are iudebted to Messrs. It. Towns and Co. for tlie fallowing later commercial intelligence from Mauritius:— IRELAND, FHASSR AND CO.'a TIOHOPEAN OIUCI7T<AR> ''Mauritius, July 8. " The transactions in our eh*-.:- market during the past month have, as usual r ; t this season, been altogether unimportant. Only one cargo lias left tor London, and the few shipments that have been imule to the colonies, have consisted chiefly of sugars bought up some time ago on speculation, but which the absence of any demand has rendered it impossible to resell to advantage. „. . "We quote nominally :—^ acuum—Finest white crystals, 7 do! to Sdol per 1001b French ; middling, 6dol 50c to 7dol; cargo description, fidol 90e to Cbl. Grey—Fine refining (none); mi.l.lling,"4dol 75c to siol 25c per 1001b French. Yellow — Fine fufet counter, 6dof to (idol 25c [kt IMlliJiYonch ; good, sihA 75a to odol; Tsiiddliiiir, sJol 50c to fldol 75j. Syrup —Fine >ellow, fidol to sdol 2.'0 nor 1001b French; middling, brown and yellow, 4dol 25c to 4d0175u; low, do, 4dal to 4dol 25c; grey, Sdo) to 4dol. '' Our exports uj> to the Ist instant - amouutcd to :— ■■ ! 18-31-1862 1860-1861. II). lb. United Kingdom 81,600.700 185,435,001 France 50,335,203 23,227,255 Cape 12,594.142 8,841.376 Australian colonies 63,033,076 41,072,187 Other places | 2,561,913 ■ 5,271,685 21i3,12"»,683 | 208,8d8,084 Besiiles wliich, prol.-nHy fior a 2000 to 3000 tons of the old crop still remain in fctoiv. "Tho inanufiici-nro of -uirnr has commenced on one or two estatos, :i:nl \ri!l bo general throughout the ishtii:! by liie end of the moutli. A few small parcels of the new susars have already arrived in town, but w« do not expect to see ihe ranrket "fairly supplied until the middle of August. Planters still expect that the crop now commencing will be the largest ever produced iv the island—-say from 1-10,000 t0.150,000 tons. " No mits for-pui'ohase nppear to have l»en received as yet, and if, us therefore: difficult to furm an opinion as to thii prices at which the market will open, but it h generally expected' that th>.'y will by low, and we are inclined to think that »>me good may perhaps be done during the coming season iv shipment* to Europe. " Clearances since Jun- 1. — June 3, Eujrcne, for Auckla;)-. nnd Sydni'.v, '4fis7 lugs sutrarj, June 13, Sfc. Majrims, for OtiiKO, 5,291 bags sugar;. June 14, General Windhaw, for Mutbourhc. 8,319 bitjs su^ar; June 30, Meteor, for Adcl.ii 10, 4,. roi) bftjjs sugar. "Vessels Loading.—Aiaelri, for Sydney ; Sea«hel], for Melbourne, fur orderd.

Fox Hunting in a Cellar.—-During a run.of the foxhounds at Caator, on the2oth instant, reynard took refuge among a quantity of bottles in h gontleinau's cellar. The huntsman (Carter) at once called his hounds, and down .rushed a number of young doga and rather uncerernouiously knocked Carter (who had hold of the fox with one hand and the CJindlestick in the other) completely.-over, putfinpr out the caudle &ud leaving.'them all in' the dark. To complete the confusion, the gin, hearing a greut .noise and b(;coniing frightened; locked the do r, and shut the huntsman with hi 3 hounds in full cry after the fi>x down in the dark cellar without any means of exit After somu persuasion the girl was induced to open the door, and up carae Carter/ the hounds, and the fox the' two former none tke'woi'se for their singular run, but poor reynard quit© out of breath, iv fuctdei'uoct.— Stamford „:»*•—.»»-•*,.,-„*.„,.—,.„..-...: ;. ■