The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-20 00:00:00

RAILWAY MAPS,

The Messrs. Day, the eminent lithographers, of
Gate-street, Lincoln's-inn-Fields, have just issued
three maps of England, Scotland, and Ireland,
showing the lines of railways constructed and in
course of construction, as well as those proposed by
the bills of session 1864. The different lines are
all clearly shown by means of colour, and those on
the narrow, broad, or mixed guages nicely distin-
guishA. The maps, each of which is executed in
capital style, will b© found highly useful daring
the ensuing Parliamentary campaign.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

A very moderate supply of English wheat was received
fresh up to this morning's market, The trade for all
qualities was in a sluggish state, at Monday's decline in the
quotations of is to 2s per quarter.
The chew of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was
by no means extensive. All descriptions, however, moved
off slowly, at about Monday's currency.
Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, at late
rates.
With barley the market was moderately supplied. Good
and fine malting qualities were firm in price, but inferior
descriptions met a slow sale, on former terms.
In malt a fair business was doing, at previous quotations.
The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. Gener-
ally speaking the demand ruled inactive, yet no quotable
change took place in prices, compared with Monday.
Beans and peas ruled firm in price, and a moderate busi-
ness was transacted in both articles.
The flour trade was quiet, nevertheless previous quota-
tions were supported.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat Barley. Malt Oats. Flom.
English 240 I 210 I 1410 I
137 500 520
Irish
Foreign 5,610 11,080 7,470 1630 sks,
6220 brls

WHITECHAPEL.
The supply of meat on sale here is tolerably large, and
the trade is in a sluggish state, as follows :-
7 Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 6d to 43 4d; veal,
Zs 8d to 4s 6d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per Blbs by the
carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
The supply of hops on sale here is very moderate, and
,he trade rules firm, on higher terms.

THE RAINFALL OF 24 YEARS.—It used to be a
standing joke with the comic periodicals that it
always rained at Chiswick flower show, but last year appears
to have been an exception to the rule—at any rate, the quan-
tity of rain recorded to have fallon at Chiswick during the
12 months was below the average. In 1841 the rainfall
at this point. of observation was 30.97 inches ; in 1842,
22.27 in ; in 1843, 25.48 in ; in 1844, 21.34 in ; in 1845,
23.33 in ;in 1846, 27'71in ;in 1847, 15.65 in ; in 1848,
28.34 in ; in 1849, 22.84 in ; in 1850, 13.28 in ; in 1851,
20•79 in ; in 1852, 32 55in ; in 1853, 24•37 in ; in 1854,
18.92 in ; in 1855, 24.38 in ; in 1856, 22.72 in ; in 1857,
21.06 in ; in 1858, 15.78 in ; in 1859, 25.54 in ; in 1860,
30.08 in ; in 1861, 19.48 in ; in 1862, 25.64 in ; and 1863,
20.32 in. The smallest rainfall of any cno year in this
period of nearly a quarter of a century was thus in 1868
and the largest in 1852. The driest month in the 23 years
were November, 1858, and January, 1855, when only o.lin
of rain fell in each month, while the wettest month in the
24 years was November, 1852, when a rainfall of 6.20 in was
recorded.

EUGENIE, EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH, was born
at Granada, the city in which Catherine lived until
she left Spain for England. The circumstance may ac-
count for the deep and affectionate reverence in which the
Empress is said to hold the memory of her romantic
countrywoman. Catharine's autographs are very rare;
but the Empress, chiefly it is thought by the bounty of
Isabel the Second, has contrived to obtain two
or three notes written by her from London, and
a few other royal and imperial letters relating to her and
her affairs. Among these other papers is a note from Henry
the Seventh to Fernando and Isabel, about Arthur and
Catharine, of the highest value, the existence of which has
been carefully concealed by the Spanish Court for three
hundred and sixty years. This letter, which enables us to
live again through that singular time, leaves no doubt
whatever that the Prince and Princess of Wales were
actually living at Ladlow as man and wife.
PATRAS, Jan. 6.—Accounts from the Mecca stae
that a British bark, called by the Greeks Cogland,
was wrecked some time ago (nearly two months, it is be-
lieved) at Cape Malea, and only one sailor, named John
Smith, saved. The authorities at Naoli have seated that
the said John Smith was sent to the Piraeus with orders to
present himself to the Consul there, but it seems he never
did so, and no further information as to the ship and cargo
can be obtained, although every possible pains have been
taken to find out what became of the Mier.