The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-13 00:00:00

EDINBURGH GRAIN--MAY 11.

To• day there was a fair supply of grain, which sold.
at is per qr under last week's prices.
Wheat on the top Os 6d up average Os 9d down.
Barley on the top 3s Od down average Os 2d down.
Oats on the top Os 6d up .......average Os 4d down.
Beans on the top 2s Oct up ..........average is 4d up.

Average Prices.
Wheat 37s 5d I Oats.
Barley 3os Od Beans 3ls 9d

Total Supply and Sales.
Wheat........ 1311 qrs Sold 1081 qrs
Barley... 553 qrs Sold 248 qrs
Oats
Beans lO7 qrs Sold 107 qrs

Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 38s Od ; extras; 3Cts Od ;
superfine, 34s Od ; fine, 32s Od.

Foreign Mail Packet List,

111 AILS DUE.,

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..May 19.
via Marseilles May 13.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. June 5.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 19.
via Marseilles May.l3.

Falkland Islands
-... .

Gibraltar, via Southampton May 12.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via. Southampton May 19.
via Marseilles May 13.
India (Bombay), via Southampton
via Marseilles May 21.
P0rtuga1..........
Malta, Egypt, and Adcn, via Southampton May 12.
via Marseilles May 13
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo ..
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet May 19.
by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet May 13.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe June 10.
Bahamas, via New York
Mexico ....May 30
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I may 14
California. and British Columbia..

THE BUILDING TRADES OF BIRMINGHAM.—The
strike has not yet terminated. On Wednesday'
evening the committee of the Master Builders' Association
received deputations from the operatives in each branch.
At the commencement of the business the masters inti-
mated their readiness to comply with one demand made by
the men, as to their leaving off work at 4 o'clock on Satur-
day. The carpenters were offered 263 6d per week, their
demand being 275. The delegates, atter consulting with
their fellow workmen,announced that this offer was not ac-
cepted, and an intimation was given that as the masters had
conceded so much they might as well give the other 6d.
The mascns desired to commence work at 7 in the morning
instead of 6, but the masters were unwilling to give up the
principle of all the trades beginning work at the same hour
—they therefore offered the deputation 6d. extra for the first
hour of the day, from 6 to 7, with the option of bcginnieg
at either hour. Tbis offer was declined. The bricklayer,'
were offered 28s. per week during the eight summer month,'
(they asked for 305.), and their present rate, 275. per week,
during the four winter months. This offer was also refused'
as was also one made to the plasterers of 265. 6d. a week.
The labourers were offered 18s. per week, which was ac-
cepted, With regard to overtime the offer was, from half"
past 5 to 8, ad the usual rate of wages; after that hour tieie
and a half. These terms were refused. The carpenter°
have instructed their delegates to refuse any offer that doso
not include the full demand.

A PRETTY PLAIN HINT.—An Irish baronet 110
hit upon a clever idea for the prevention of agrarian out-
rage. Ilia bailiff was threatened, whereupon he inforned
the tenantry that, in the event of the bailiff being killed
he should raise their rents by the amount of a life annuit>
to his widow. This is nearly as good as the device of an-
other landlord, who, threatened with death for claiming
some rent, called his tenants together and read out his will,
leaving his entire property to a Scotchman. Ho under'
stood his countrymen, and is alive yet.