The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-02 00:00:00

SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN.

Kit Wren, us Dr. tipratt familiarly calls our. great
Sir Chris,opher (and it is pleasant now and then to see
a genius in hit slippers), was one of a band of men, the
founders and early fellows of the Royal Society, whose
names are world-famous and memories imperishable.
He lived, too, at a turning-point is English history, and
witnessed events of no ordinary magnitude and im-
portance,—saw the Restoration (and its vice), the burn-
ing of the City, and its rebuilding. He was himself a
" miracle of a youth," a " rare and early prodigy of
universal science;" the possessor of the most ♦aried
knowledge and powers, the perfector of the barometer,
a profound astronomer and mathematician, a profuse
inventor, the architect of St. Paul's, and a good man.
Always at work;—an inventor at fourteen, and a philo-
sopher before that, he produced results with wonderful
rapidity. A reflecting-dial, an instrument to write with
two pens at the same time, a weather-clock, a machine
wherewith to write in the dark, his appointment as de-
monstrating assistant at anatomical lectures in Surgeons'
Hall, learned essays, and Latin metrical essays, may be
pointed to before he was sixteen. At five.and-twenty
he filled the astronomical chair in Gresham College.
Newton said, that of that age of geometers, Wren,
Wallis, and Huygens were "jacili p►incipes;" and of his
150 important architectural works, what do we say
ourselves? We find him a constant attendant at " the
club" in Wadham College, from which emanated the
Royal Society, with Boyle, Hooke, Evelyn, and others,
and always ready to join in what was going on.—
Builder.

SEABORNE MAILS.
(TN :Ignites that the malls are sent from the General Poet-offloo
by the night—and M by the morning--11spatch.)

When made up in Frem what When
PLACES. General Post-oftloe port dia.
due.
London: patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 2 .. 'Liverpool .• April 6
America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 6 Liverpool .• April 14
America (by IT.B.pkt.)/d April 14 .. ,iouthanapt. April 9
Africa (West corist)• • N 14th of the month !Plytawith April 3
Alexandria* • • ...... N 19ik & 30th et mo.I Dover .. April 14
•• .. •• N Daily • • .. ..IDover .. Dail)
Brazil .. • • .. M 9th of the month !Southampt. ,Aprll 16
Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month itioathampt.jApril 16
Callfornia(viaChagret) M 3d & 17 th of month 'kSouthrunpt. Marchi 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth • • !April 3
Constantinople* .. • • N 7th 17th 27th ef mo,Dover .. April 10
Central America .. Mld & 17th Southampt. March 20
Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Frl. Southampt. Ta. Th.tint
ohm ,„ . M 17th of the mouth ,Southampt. March to
France M& N Twice daily ..Dover •• Twicodaily
Greece* N 7th 17th 27th of mo ;Dover • • Aptil 10
Elamburgh N Tuesday & Friday rLendou Toes. gat.
Uolland •• M Wednes. & Satur.'Londen Mon. Thur
Honduras . N 17th of the month Southatapt. March 20
Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead.. Twicsdally
India (via Bouthamp.) M 20th of the aionth)doutliarapt. April i i
India (viaM N nth& 24th efmonth Dover .. April 16
Mediterranean (via
Boutharroston) •• M 10th of the month Sontheznptikpril 21
lieditert ..nean (via
Marseilles) .. N eth&24th ofmonth Dover April 16
Mexico •• 11 2d of the month., ;6onthampt. Apra
Madeira •• •• .. M 9th of the month !Southampt. April 16
Malta* r 7th,l7th,l9th,l7thil Dov
sr April 10
&30th of month \
Naples* .. • • • • N sth 15th 25th of me Dover •• April 2
Papal States* .. •• N Stli 15th 251.11 et mo Dover .. .April 2
Peniniular ••• • If 7th 17th 27th et me Southampt. (April 6
Perm • • • • •• • • 51,17 th ut the month southamet. March 20
Tuscany,
N4th 15th 21.thoftno Dover .• !April Nest Indian 11( 17th of the month Bouthampt. ,31arela 16
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) 119 d of the month ..,Bouthampt. April i
• The malls to those e ountrios thusmarked (*) are conveyed b,
French packet via Marseilles.

lifSontbastpt. April
red (*) ere conveyed by

THE COUNTRY NIA RKETS,
oswoerfe the asked
DX RAT SHIT 'MILD MA RXIT, MARCH 30.-There was
purchaser
steo-nd
way
landarg eh, and i gahptri nacest
ani-
mals were disposed of. The sheep per.. were well filled with
sheep of excellent quality, and those of small soon found buyers.
Fat pigi were plentiful. The supply of fat and store calves
tahgew a''lte show
wance of
fat
of
was large, and the demand was brisk, fuUy maintaining last
week's prices. Beef, 41d to 5d ; mutton, 511 d to 6id ; veal, 4141
to 5d per lb ; pigs, 7s 3d to 7s 6d per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d
per stone of 14Ibs. Hides, lid to lid per lb ; calf skins 2d
to :lid per lb.
UrrixollAM, /Wage's 31.-Wheat 38s to 425; barley 271 to
29s Od ; oats 19s to 245; beans 28. to 34, per qr. Butter 9d
to 90 per 111; eggs 25 for Is.
LOUTH, Ma acii 31.-Wheat 361 to 40$ ; barley 25. to 291;
oats 16s to 20s • beans 26s to 30s per qr.
NawAaa, RCN 31.-Wheat, white 42. to 455, red 381 to
40s ; barley, malting 30s to 325, grinding 25s to 27. ; oats,
245 t., '22s to 245. feed 201 to 225; beans, old 38s to 401 ;
new 32s to 40s; malt, 1.6 s to 60s; tares, 35s to 40a per qr.
BOSTON, MARCH 31.-Wheat, red 33, to 39s Od, white 40.
to 42., superfine 443 to 00s ; barley 26s to 2138 ; oats, 151 to
20.; beans 27s to 31s; peas 27s to 28s per qr.
LYNN, Ala act! 30.-Wheat 32. to 36s Od, fine 38s 40s to
425; barley 24, to 235, fine 23. to 30e; oats ()Os to 00.;
beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr.
MILTON MOWIIR•T, Maacsr 30.-Wheat, 381 to 425;
barley, 26s to 304; oats, 18s to 235; beans, 281 to 349
per qr. Butter 11 dto 12d per lb ; eggs 24 for le.
EIHNISURCIH GRAIN MARXIST, MARCH 31.-There
was a small supply of all kinds of grain in to-day's
market, and sales were slowly effected. The top of wheat
was 3d down, and the average 2d. Barley on the top Is,
and the average 7d up. Oats on the top same as last week,
and the average 6d down. Beans en the top the same es
last week, and the average 84:1 down. Uusold, 81 qrs wheat,
61 grs barley, 140 qrs oats, and 43 qrs beans.
Top of Wheat •.. 6211 b. 471 9d
„ Barley ... 57 lb. 35. Od
~ Oats ... ... 43 lb. 26s 841
„ Beans 67 lb,. 37s Od
EDINRURCIII CATTIA MA ILICIT, MA ICM 31.-The number
of cattle was 794, or 261 more than last week. Top price, tis 6d
to Os Od ; current, 61 (Id ; secondary and inferior, from 5.
to 5. Cd per Dutch stone. A good clearance was elected.
The number of sheep at market this morning was
1,735, being 73 more than last week. Best wedder mutton,
ep price, 51d per lb ; current, 5d to Od; ewes, 4d to 41d.
All sold.
Barrels. Currency.
00 White wheat 00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 stone
11 Red wheat 203 3d to 211 Od
0 Ditto oos Od to Otis OA 00, Od-20 do
0 Ditto
7 Barley l3s 3d to 131 6d
0 Ditto OO, Od to 00s 04 001 0d...16 do
0 Ditto ...00s Od to 00s Od
0 Here OOs Od to 00s Od Os od
146 Oats 10. Od to 10. 6d
58 Ditto ... los 63 to 111 6d 00s Od-.14 do
0 Ditto Otis Od to 00s Oti
24 Pigs. 32s Od to 33s Od 00s Od per cwt
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-
0 barrels white wheat ; 3 red ; 1 barley; 0 lore ; 2 oats ;
2 pigs.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week t
Wheat. 68. Barley, 2.9. Oats, 2,216. Pigs. 210.
Return of Cattle sold for week ending March 27.
Pigs, 645. Sheep, 425. Cows, 95.
Coax.-Ftoar-First 12s tid 141 Od ; extra 14s 63;
seconds, 11 sOd to 12s Od; households 9, to 10. tid; thirds, 7. to 91
per cwt. Oatmeallo. Gd to I ls; Indian meal 7. 6d to 1.9.1; wheat-
meal. 10s to 10s 6-' per cwt. Indian corn 712 s tid to 71716 d pet
•on. Bran 8.5 s to 87s 6d per ton. Hay-Farmers 2J, to 23.; averag..
27. ; dealers 29s to 4'), Od; average 3is per ton. Straw-Farmers
17. 04 to 20. Od ; average Is.; dealers 23s Od to 00. Od
average 00s Od per ton. Bread-Wheaten loaf 6sd to 01;
household loaf
10d 1h bid to 0.1 per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d t.
Per Eggs-4s 4d to 41 6d per hundred. Coale-
Newport 15. Od ; Lydney lbs ; Landore cOs ; Calm,
12s lid per ton. Tallow 371 Od to 380 per c
Whisky, 25 0„ p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Men
-Beef 41d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6/d; veal 5d t.
7d ; pork 44 to Od ; bacon 641 to 7d ; swage. bd per It. Hops
81F4 to 9/ Os per ewt. Bangor slates 2/17, lid to 3/ Os pei ton.
Bark, red 7: to 81 10.1 per ton. Fleece wool 141 to 155 per stem.
Hemp 29' to 31/ per ton. Fish-Scotch herrings 19. to 00.; red
ditto, 24. to 00. per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10! Os to 11/ pc.
ton. Timber-Metnel, 70s per ton; red pine, 31 51; yell°.
ditto, 2/ 15e per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. Hides-.
Market 186 to 255; salted 201 to 26s per owt ; calf skin.
3141 to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 8(1 to 9d ; pink.,
10d to 12(1. Guano-Peruvian. 10i 105 to 11/; lohabw, 8i
to 910. per ton. Tar-Archangel, 19s par barreL

CORK, MARcu 31.

THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE.—Amongst the re-
cent communications received by Mr. G. Wilson, as Chair-
man of the League, the following letter from Lord Kinnaird
will be read with interest :-µ Roasie Priory, March 25,
1652.-My dear Sir,- I shall be obliged by your again en-
rolling my name as a member of the Anti-Corn-law League;
and glad indeed, am I to see the position the League has
assumed at the present important crisis. Experience has
shown what I always maintained, that the Corn-law is a
landlord's, and not a farmer's, question ; and the landlords
are surprised that the farmers, who have been told that they
must be ruined by the repeal of this law, should turn round
and ask for a reduction of rent. But lam satisfied that, in a
very short t ime, the farmers will find that they have bene-
fited as much as other classes in the country by the with- 1
draws! of what was, after all, very much a nominal protec-
tion,
as it has led to a proper adjustment of rent, and di-
rected attention snore especially to the best means for in-
creasing the production of the land. I believe proprietors
are rapidly coining round to see how desirable it is that the
question should be finally settled, and are averse to being
parties to putting their hands into the packet of the poor
man for the purpose of adding to their rent-roll. It is quite
evident that the present Government are playing a double
game to obtain votes at the next election ; but if the coun-
try declares against protection, it is also evident that the
faithfully, hINNAILD.-Ueorke Wilson, .3q.,
leaders are quite prepared
_to.
,throw their
. deluded
i followerst,
over.-]oursotation of gold at Paris
(according to the new tart y, which,
is about 2 per mille preen. ).,"ai‘tiloontia lsAy Anti-Corn-law IT.ehaeguqe.u:
tariff
standard gold,. gin' 1205! d 2
2. ;I) per
d ounce
the ex-
changefor
London at short being 25.35, it follows
Minte an price
ex oc
exchange
a3n/ .g.
cii.7(B) i
at Paris o
that
s from Ilamburgh the price of gold
at the English
in Paris.
Byadviwcehich, at the English Mint price of
gold is about. 0.51 per cent. dearer in London than
is 430 per mark, - •
at llamburgh on London at
of 13.7 i ; and the exchange
that gold is 0,46 per cent.
short being 13,84, it follow:
burgh The course of ex-
-31. 17s. toil per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
dearer in London than in Ll m ,
change at New York on London
between England
11n per centand the par of exchange .
~ it., it follows that the
and America being 107 23-40 par cer.
tor bills at 60 days' sight is
exchange is
of interest and
but, alter makingallowance for difference
rat© leaves no profit on
charges of transport, the present ra
the importation of gold from the United States. .
nominally 0.42 per cent. in favour o. f England
Tit IRISH Fli There is nom' In Crook-
haven lIERIES.-..-
ho
(says the Cork Constitution) a French fishing-vessel
of forty-tour tons burden, with a crew of twenty men, who
with her nets have tried the
of Cork. In five
direct, being quite laden. ,sLe
nights, and with very indifferent .
has taken no less than 50,000 tine fish, all of which are
trted the mackerel fishery on the coast
salted on board in bulk, and she is about leaving for France
the source of great wealth to the Cornish, Plymouth, and
Brighton beats; they are exceedingly large fish, and sell
are so extensively This wint‘r mackerel fishing is
well in the English markets, and are in fact the fish that
exported to foreign markets, very different
from the small summer fish usually caught by the hook and
line. The English Channel boats find them in quantities
about the coast of Cornwall and Devonshire in January,
February, and March; but this Frenchman has giv, n proof,
if plow were required, that they abound in immense quan-
tities on the Irish coast, as it is within thirty miles of Cape
Clear that she has been so successful.
THE REVENUE OF TWE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
-Yesterday a return to the House
showing that the revenue,
.of ;the c.0u,.. of --,
.b .uankruptcy %fp
79,704/. 3a. bd. ; ' mil' -te effiriei-viei-e ,13;,)80/. js• I°d•
The deficit on the income was 14,1864 3s. 4d. On the 31st of
of Lords was
December hut the Batiksuptcy Fund gccout, was
1,270,5 M Ba. Zd, it,o4. printed,
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