The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-07 00:00:00

PRI DAY

THURSDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day.
Rain fell frequently.
FRIDAY.—The clouds were broken during the afternoon,
otherwise the sky was overcast; cumulus, cirrocumulus, and
cirrostratus. Rain fell during the evening.
SATURDAY.—The Sky was for the most part covered with
clouds till the evening, when at times it was cloudless. The
day was cold.
ELECTRICITY.—On April 28, at about noon, and on May 1,
at about 9h. P.M, weak positive electricity was shown.
The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 53.0 g ; and the mean
reading at 9h. P.M. was 48.3 Q; the mean readings at the
Royal Observatory for the same times were 51.68 and 47.74
respectively.
The reading of the barometer at the beginning of the
week was 2918 in., at which reading it continued till the
26th; then increased to 30'03 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 2t7h ;
continued at about this value till the 28th ; began to decrease
a little before noon on this day ; was 29.38 in. by 3h. P. M. on
the 30th ; and increased to 2913 in. by the end of the week.

THE CO UN TRY MARKETS.
LOUGHBRO', MAY 6.—This market was well attended to-
day. Wheat is lower; barley Is higher; oats and beans firm.
DERBY SMITHFIELD .MARKET, MAY 4. The supply of
fat beasts to-day was again large, the quality generally good,
with a fair attendance of purchasers, without any quotable
alteration in price. The show of sheep was also large (most
of which were out of their wool) ; the demand was brisk, and
a good clearance was effected. There were several lots of
lambs penned, which were readily sold. Fat and store calves
were again plentiful; fat pigs about the average. Beef, 41d to
5d ; mutton, 5d to 6d ; veal, 4d to 41-d per lb ; pigs, 7s 3d to
7s 6d per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of 141bs.
Hides, 11d to Od per lb; calf skins, 2d to 3d per lb.
UPEINGHAM, MAY s.—Wheat 38s to 41s; barley 25s to
27s Od ; oats 19s to 245; beans 30s to 33s per qr. Butter 7id
to 8d per lb ; eggs 26 for ls.
Lotrx, MAY s.—Wheat 35s to 395; barley 25s to 28s;
oats 168 to 19s ; beans 26s to 30s per qr.
NEWARK, MAY 5.--Wheat, white 44s to 455, red 38s to
40s ; barley, malting 28s to 308, grinding 23s to 243 ; oats,
245 t., 22s to 235, 225 t., 20s to 21s; beans, 32s Od to 335;
malt, OUs to 00s ; tares, 35s to 40s per qr.
BosToN, MAY s—Wheat, red 34s to 39s Od, white 40s
to 425, superfine 44s to OOs ; barley 00s to COs ; oats, 17s to
21s; beans 29s to 335; peas 25s to 27s per qr.
LYNN, MAY 4.—Wheat 30s Od to 36s Od, fine 38s to
41s; barley 24s to 265, fine 28s to 30s; oats OOs to OOs;
beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr.
MILTON MOWBRAY, MAY 4.—Wheat, 37s Od to 41a;
barley, 24s to 2Ss; oats, 18s to 225; beans, 28s to 33s
per qr. Butter 8d to 9d per lb ; eggs 24 for is.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, MAY s.—We had in the
market a good supply of grain to-day. Sales for wheat and
oats ready, but barley and beans rather dull. The top of
wheat was Is and the average 3d down. Barley on the top
6d up, and the average the same as last week. Oats on
the top same as last week and the average Id down. Beans
on the top ls, and the average 7d down. Unsold, 127 qrs
wheat, 53 qrs barley, 101 qrs oats, and 20 qrs beans.
Top of Wheat 65ilb. 45s Od
„ Barley •
5511 b. 33s Od
Oats ▪
4411 b. 23s 6d
Beans 66ilb. 35s Od
EDINBURGH CATTLI MARK/T, MAY s.—The number
of cattle was 702, or 46 more than last week. Top price, 6s 9d
to Os Od ; current, 6s 6d ; secondary and inferior, from 58 6d
to 6s Od per Dutch stone. A clearance was effeeted.
The number of sheep at market this morning was
2,028, being 629 less than last week. Best wedder mutton,
top price, sid per lb ; current, 51d to Od ; ewes, 4d to 44d.
Lambs, top, 22s ; current, from 20s to 21s a head. At the
close a clearance was not effected.

CORK, May 5.

Barrels. Currency.
0 White wheat 00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 stone
9 Red wheat ..21s 01 to 00e Od
0 Ditto
~..00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 do
0 Ditto ......... 00s Od to 00s Od
55 Barley ......... 12s Od to 12s 10d
0 Ditto ........ 00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-00 do
0 Ditto ........,00s Od to 00. Od
0 Bere. ........ ...00s Od to 00s Od Os Od
104 Oats ......... ...10s 6d to 11s 4d
0 Ditto ...... 00s Od to 00s Od 10s 10d-0 do
0 Ditto
..... 00s Od to 00s Od
10 Pigs .......... 28s Od to 32s Od

00s Od per old

Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-
0 barrels white wheat ; 0 red ; 25 barley; 0 bere; 2 oats,
5 pigs.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week
Wheat, 80. Barley, 1582. Oats, 1264. Pigs, 11.
PRICES OF BUTTER.
CANT. CURRINCT.
First quality
Second quality
Third quality . 70s Third quality 6ll
Fourth quality
Fifth quality
Sixth quality 3os Sixth quality
Return of Cattle sold for week ending May 1.
Pigs, 267. Sheep, 347. Cows, 80.
Coss.—Flour—First 121 6d to 13s 6d; extra 141 6d;
econds, lOs Od to 12s Od; households 9s to 108 Od; thirds, 7s to 9s
per cwt. Oatmeal 10s 6d to 111; Indian meal 7s 6d to 830 d; wheat.
meal, 9a 6d to lOs 6d per cwt. Indian corn 715 s to 7115 s per ton.
Bran 87s 6d to 929 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 26s to 00s; average
00s; dealers 30s to 40, Od; average 00s per ton. Straw—Farmers
161 Od to 24s Od ; average 00s ; dealers 31s 05 to 001 Od ;
average 009 Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf bid to Od;
household loaf Sid to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
10d per lb. Eggs-4s 4d to 41 6d per hundred. Coals—
Newport 15s Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landore 00s ; Culm,
123 6d per ton. Tallow 37. Od to 38s per cwt.
Whisky, 25 o. p., bar 9d per imperial gallon. Moat
—Beef 4id to 7d; mutton 5d to 6}d; veal 5d to
7d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per lb. Hops
8181 to 910 s per cwt. Bangor slates 2117 s 6d to 3/ Os per ton.
Bark, red 71to 8110. per ton. Fleece wool 141 to 15s per gene.
Hemp 291 to 341 per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to 003; red
ditto, 24s to 001 per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 111 per
ton. Timber—Memel, 703 per ton ; red pine, 31 53 ' - yellow
ditto, 21 15s per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. Hides—
Market 18s to 255; salted 20s to 26s per owt ; calf skins
Sid to Od per lb. Potatoes, white tad to 9d ; pinks
10d to 125. Guano—Peruvian, 101 lOs to ill; Ichaboe, 81
to 9l Os per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, UAY 6.
STOCK ExcuaNGE.—There was an improved feeling ex-
hibited in the
.share market to-day, and a good business
has been done at improved prices. The sales reported were—
Midlands, 70 —Ditto, Six per Cents., 142 —London and
North-Western, 123%—South-Eastern and Dover, 21T;—
Taff Yale, Quarters, 34.
LIVERPOOL, MAY G.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market opened well
this morning, but soon became fiat, and closed heavily.
The transactions were as,follow :—Caledonian, 205/s—Eastern
Counties, 9ys c.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7:3-t —Ditto,
201. F Shares, dis.—London and North-Western, 124%
—Ditto, New Quarters, 5 ,(2 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 4;6 p.—
Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, 34% —Midland, 70%
—York and North Midland, 25%.

MANCHESTER, MAY 6.
STOCX EXCIIANGE.—There has been a fair amoant of
business transacted to-
day, without material alteration in
prices.—The sales reported were—Caledonian, 20%—East
Anglian, 6 per cent, 3,5--Eastern Counties, 95%s—Manchester
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, New Preference, p.—Shrews
bury and Chester, Preference, -
157/B—Midlands, 7014—South-
Eastern and Dover, 21 11-16—Blackburn, Preference, 20
—East Lancashire, Fifths (second issue), 53—Shrewsbury
and Birmingham (A), 7%—Leeds, 20/., 3/4 dis.—Warrington
and Altrinchani, 1-16 dis.—London and North-Western, 123%.
BIRMINGHAM, MAY 6.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The share market was more than
usually buoyant to-day, and there was a good demand for
Midland and Shrewsbury and Birmingham shares. The
transactions were as follow :—Leeds and Bradford, 102%
Midland, 70%—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 7 1/i
Ditto (B), 5%.

SEABORNE MALLS.
slgnities that the mails aro sent from the General Post-office
the morning--dispatch.)
by the night—and M by

When
made up in From what
:LACES, General Post-office port din- When
London: I patched. due.
-----------.1—.....--„.. —.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N May 7 .
.. ...Liverpool .• May 10
America (by U.S. Pict) N;3laY 18 .. •• 'Liverpool .. I
I May 12
America (by U.S. pkt.)M May 14
.. Southampt. May 7
Africa (West coast)" N 14th of the month Plymouth May 3
Alexandria* ........ N 1941 a & 30th of mo. Dover .. May 18
.. .. .. N Daily .
Beim Dover .. Daily
.. .. M 9th of the month Sonthampt. May 16
razil
Buenos Ayres .. .. 31 9th of the month Southampt. May 16
California(viaChagrer)M 2d & 17th of month Southampt. May 5
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. May 3
Constantinople .... 2117th 17th 27th of mo Dover
.. 51ay 10
*
Central America .. NI 2el & 17th of num. Southampt. ;May 5
Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Seuthampt. Tu. Th. Sat
Chili .. .. .. . M 17th of the month Sonthampt. May 5
France .. .. &I & N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedally
Greece* • • • • .. Nlthl7th27thormo Dover ..'May I°
Hamburgh .• .. N,Tuesday & Friday London .. Taos. Sat.
.. .. MWednes.
Rolland .. & Satin'. London .. Mou.Thur
Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the mouth Southampt. May 20
Ireland .. •• M& N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead • • TwlcodallY
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. May 20
India (viamarsoillea) N Bth& 24th ef month Dover
.. May 16
I'
Mediterranean (via 1
,
Bout/um-A.0•• M2oth of the month Southampt.
I' I May 20
Mediten m I mean (via
Marseilles) • • •• N Bth& 24th ofmonthl Dover • • !Ma,' 16
Mexico • • ••M2d of the month.. Soathampt. 'May 5
Madeira • • • • .. II 9th of the month 'SouthanaPt•lMay 16
Malta* .. .. 1 1t11,17th,19th,27th , } Dover May 10
I &30th of month i
Naples* .. .' " Nsth 15th 25th ofme Dover •• May 2
Papal States* ..
.. Nisllllsth2sthefmo'Dover •• 'May 2
Peninsular.. .. .. M 7th 17th 27th of molSouthampt. May 16
Perlin".' .."' •• M 17th of the month I Southampt. 'May 5
ThsiVest Indies— :: ..
1 i 5.
..t hlsth 25th ofmoiDover • • May 2
West les ndi
(except Ax. ~. i rth of the month ISouthampt. May 20
Havanna & Nassau) 51 id of the month .., Southampt., May 5
* The mails to those eountri thus marked (*) are convoyed by
French packet Via M I's
arselll.,

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.—The an-
nual meeting of this society was held on Wednesday at Exeter
Hall ; Lord Shaftesbury in the chair. The meeting was nu-
merously and influentially attended. The report stated that
the entire receipts of the year, ending March 31, 1852,
amount to 108,449/. Os. 10d., being an increase of 5,1184
18s. 2d. on those of last year. The receipts applicable to
the general purposes of the society have amounted to 56,683 L
Bs. ld., including 34,100?. 19s. free contributions from auxi-
liary societies. The amount received for Bibles and Testa-
ments is 51,765/. 125. 9d. The issues of the society for the
year are as follows :—From the depOt at home, 805,181;
from depots abroad, 349,461; total, 1,154,642 ; being an
increase of 17,025 over those of last year. The total issues
of the society now amount to 25,402,309 copies. The ex-
penditure during the past year has amounted to 103,9301.
9e. 10d. The society is under engagements to the ex-
tent of 52,341/. 2s. 7d." On the motion of the Bishop
of Winchester, and seconded by the Chevalier Bunsen,
the report was unanimously received. Other resolutions
having been passed in connexion with the objects of the so-
ciety, the meeting separated, after a vote of thanks to the
Noble Chairman.
MONEY MARKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 4 per mills prem. (according to the new tariff ), which,
at the English 151 int price of 31. 17s. 101,d. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.27 ; and the ex-
change at Paris on London at short being 25.421, it follows
that gold i 4 about 0.61 per cent. dearer in London than
in Paris. BY advices from llamburgh the price Of gold
is 430 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
of 13.7 i ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at
short being 13.81, it follows that gold is 0.46 per cent.
dearer in London than in Ilamburgh. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is
1091 per cent., and the par of exchange between England
and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the
exchange is nominally 0.33 per cent. against England. The
present rate does not admit of the shipment of gold either
to Or Irvin the United state&