The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Although only a limited supply of home-fed beasts was
on offer in today's market, the demand for all breeds was
in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. The best Scots
sold at 4s 10d per 81bs, ''With sheep we were tolerably
well, but not to say heavily, supplied. The mutton trade
was in a most inactive state, and, in some instances, the
quotations gave way 2d per 81bs. The general top figure
for clipped sheep was 4s 8d per Blbs. Lambs—the supply
of which was moderate—met a slow sale, at from 6s 4d to
7s 4d per Bibs. We have to report a dull inquiry for calves,
on former terms. In pigs and milch cows, very little was
doing, at late rates.
Per 81bs.to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8
Secondquality do. 3 10 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, etc. 4 8 4 10
Ursa. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 4
Second qualitydo. 4 8 5 2

s. d. s. d.
Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8
Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0
Largo orse. calves 4 4 5 0
Prime small do 5 2 5 4
Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Small porkers 4 2 4 6

Lamb5....63 4d to.7a 4d.

Suckling calves, 170 to 248 ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 26s each.
TOTAL SUPPLY
Beasts
Cows l3O
Sheep and lambs 5,480
Calves ......
rigs ... . 250

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 550
Sheep and lambs 92 )
Calves
Pigs

MEAT MARKETS.
NEW (SATE AND LEADENRALL.—These markets are fairly
supplied with meat, and the demand is somewhat heavy,
as follows:—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 6d to
pork, 3s 2d to 48 8d per 81bs by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, April 6.—Our market to-day was fairly 4s 6d ; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and
sup-
plied with stock, yet the trade was inactive, at barely last
week's prices:—Beet, from 38 6d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 8d to
6s Od ; lamb, Gs 4d to 78 2d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od; and pork,
3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81b9, to sink the offal.
ROMFORD, April 6.—Prime st ,ck sold steadily at full
quotations. Otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state on
rather lower terms. Beef, from 35 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton,
3s 10d to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s 6d to 78 2d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 2d ;
and pork, 39 6,1 to 4s 6d per 81b8 ; suckling calves, 16s to
20s; quarter-old store pigs, 20a to 265; and milch cows,
£l4 108 to £lB each.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 2s to £1 108 per load.
A moderate supply.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od; clover,
£4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, 414 s to £1 lOs per load.
Trade inactive.
WHITZCHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4los ; clover,
£4 Os to 10s 0d ; and straw, 41 28 to £1 10s per load.
Slow trade.

The Wreck of the Golden Age.

instituted by direction of
the Boardesterda oyf the
Trade official
to
circumstances attending the
into
intqhueirey irc i
wreck of the Golden Age concluded at the Greenwich Police
Court, before Mr. Traill, magistrate,Y
and Captains Harris
and Domett, nautical assessors.
There was no additional
evidence taken, except a written statement made by Capt.
Pack, and which was a mere repetition of the facts already
reported.
Mr. Traill having cited decisions in several cases showing
that the maaser, notwithstanding a pilot was on board, was
responsible for the proper management of the ship.
Capt. Harris reviewed the contradictory statements made
by the various witnesses, and said that in his opinion the
ship's chain had broken close to the anchor, otherwise it
would have been impossible for the vessel to have dragged
her 11 miles without its being felt by those on board. Taking
it to be the fact that the ship was properly anchored, and
knowing, as his nautical experience taught him, that the
captain was held responsible for the management of the ship,
he thought that more than ordinary responsibility rested
upon the master of the ship in the present case, by reason
of the pilot having been seized with a fit. The deep sea
lead ought to have been ordered to be used, for although the
hand lead was said by the pilot to be ordered to be used, it
was not used after 10 p.m. preceding the morning of the
wreck, and, if used, would have been useless with the ship
in 17 fathoms and on a dark night. The watches set, and
termed "anchor watches," there being five of 1 hour and
25 minutes' duration each during the night, be believed to
be a perfect misnomer ; and he come to no other conclusion
than that the wreck of the vessel was attributable to the de-
fault of the master in not supplYhlg the omission made by
the pilot, and ordering the deep sea lead to be used during
the watches so set, So far as the present inquiry was con-
cerned, the master alone was responsible to the Board of
Trade, the pilot's conduct being left to the decision of the
Trinity House authorities.
Captain Domett having expressed his concurrence in this

opinion,
The magistrate and nautical assossors retired for a short
time, and on returning into court,
Mr. Traill said the case was a very bad one, and they had
decidod upon suspending Capt. Pack's certificate for 12
months.

THE CENTRAL ARGENTINE RAILWAY,-.-The ad.
the English
ad-
vices from Buenos Ayres) by packet just
arrived are, as usual, very satisfactory, peace now prevailing
throughout every portion of the Argentine Republic. The
inaugural ceremony of turning the first sod of the Groat
Southern Railway was to take place the first week in March,
and preparations were being made to render it worthy of the
greatness of the enterprise. All the land to the South of
Buenos Ayres is rapidly improving and rising in value, on
account of the prospect and advantage which this great
railway from Buenos Ayres to Chascomus holds out. The
!Ward to the formation of a
people were anxiously looking '
company in England for carry g Out the very important
line from Cordova to Rosario.