The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-03 00:00:00

NEWPORT.

Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d , mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ;
lamb, 08 Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and pork, 30
6d to 48 10d per Sibs, by the carcase.

WHITECLIAPEL.

Beef, from 38 to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; veal,
33 10d to 4e 10d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs by the
carcase.

BREAD.

The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
bid to id, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf.

HIDES AND SKINS.

Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d
to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ;
881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d; 961 b to 1041 b, 414 to 5d ; 1041 b to
1121 b, 4id to did. Horse hides, 9s Od to lOs 6d ; calf skins,
light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os
Od to Os Od; half••breds, 8s Od to 9s Od; Downs, 6s Od to
7s Od; lambs, Os Od to Os Od.

COAL I\l
illoes of Coal per Ton
B.d

t the close of the market.
Walls_ End.

Byass's Bebside West
Hartley ...19 0
Cowpen Hartley 19 0
Holywell 19 0
Walker Primrose 16 9

Hetton 23 0
K eipe r G ran ge 22 3
lieugh Hall 22 3
li elloe
Hartlepool 23 0
Rid 2l 9

t, 30 ; sold, 29,

BLACKBURN. —The Relief Committee have just issued a
retina showing that during the last month they had ex-
pended in general relief £ 398 183 7d against £433 18s 7d in
October, together with £4B 4s 2d in clothing, £lB 17d for
school pence, and £ll 8s for management, making in all
£777 7s 91. The number of persons at present relieved by
the committee is 1,876, whose average income per head, in-
cluding earnings and relief, is is B,d. The return also
shows that the committee find employment for 293 opera-
tives, and pay the school pence of 540 children whose parents
ere recipients of relief. The estimated weekly loss of wages
to the 6,373 persons at present out of work is 4780.
ASHTON- UNDER-LYNRUNION.—At a meeting of the
guardians of this union, on Thursday, it was stated that the
total number of persons relieved during the week was 12,114.
at a cost of £754 93 1d being a decrease as compared with
the previous week of 2,7 persons and £t4 Os Gd. A letter
was read (signed by David Schofield, of Cotton-street), ac-
cusing Mr J. Galt, one of the medical officers, of not having
attended him daring illness because he (Schofield) had voted
for the Conservativca during the late municipal election.
It appeared that Schofield had, since the alleged non-
att.ndence of Mr Galt, been attended by Dr Gardiner,
who, it was said, had reported that Schofield had been
lost for went of medical attendance. After come discussion
it UPS determined that Mr Galt should be requested to at•
tend at the next board meeting.

PRESTON.—The cotton-trade report issued for
this week stated that there are now 11,586 operatives work-
ing full time, 885 at the rate of five days per week, 539 four
3,161 three, 719 two, and that 10,534 are entirely unem-
ployed. The number of factories stopped is 25, same as last
week. Relative to the unemployed, there are about 70 less
this week than lest. The guardians have on their books
for the Preston union 295 cases, consisting of 7,682 per-
sons, who have been relieved at a cost of £471 15s 3d. As
compared with last week there has been a decrease of
43 cases, 42 persons, end £1 152 61 in the expenditure,
At present the guardians have in their service 517 able..
bodied men; they have also 165 persons, unfit for out-

door labou-, engaged in oakum picking. The Preston
Relief Committees have on their books 2,428 cases, com-
prising 9,031 persons. As compared with last week there
has been a decree of 124 cases, and 406 persons.