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

SIR CHRISTOPIIER WREN.
Kit Wren, as Dr. Spratt familiarly calls our great
Sir Christopher, (and it is pleasant now and then to see
a genius in his slippers), was one of a band of men, the
founders and early fellow, of the Royal Society, whose
names are world-famous and memories imperishable.
He lived, too, at a turning-point i• English history, and
witnessed events of no ordinary magnitude and im-
portance,—saw the Restoration (and its vice), the burn•
trig 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 varied
knowledge and powers, the perfector of the barometer,
a profound astronomer and mathematician, a profuse
inventor, the architect of St. Paul's, and • 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 ho 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 principes;" 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, Ho')lte, Evelyn, and others,
and always ready to join in what was going One—
Builder.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the maile are lent from the General Poet-ettlee
by the night—and M►y the morning--dispatch.]

When made up la
?LAOIS. General Post-office
London:
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due.

America (by Brit. pkt.)N April f ..
America (by U.B. pkt.) N April 6 .. ••ILlverpool
America (by U.S. pkt.) M April 14 .. ..ISouthampt.
&Bic* (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plynionth
Alexandria* • •• •• N 1911 & 30th of mo.' Dover ..
Belgium • . • • • • N Daily .. • . ..IDover
Brazil .. • • .. M 9th of the month !Southampt.
Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month ;Southampt.
California(viaCkagree)M 9d& 17th of month Southam pt.
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month 'Plymouth—
Constantinople* .. • • IN 7th 17th 27th of molDover
Central America M 24 & 17th of men. ISouthampt.
Channel tales N Mon., Wed., &Fri.lSoutkarript.
Chili ••• . M 17th of the month iSouthampt.
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Fran M&N Twice daily .. Dover Greece* .. ••N.7th 17 th 27th of mo Dover ••
Hambnrgh N Tuesday & Friday rLondon
Holland .. • • .. M Wednes. & Satnr.lLonden
Honduras . N 17th of the mouthßouthampt.
Ireland .. & N Twice daily Holyhead .•
India(vis Southamp.) M 20th of the monthßonthiunpt.
IMeditendia (virra aMarseilles) N,Bth& 24th efinonthiDover
Mediterranean (vii
Pouths:r*ton) ••• M 20th of the month iBouthampt.
Meditenalean (via
Marseilles)N a th& 24th ofmonth -
Mexico M 2d of the month.. j
Madeira •• •••• M 9th of the month
Malta* 7th,17th,19th,27th
k 30th of month
Napless •• • • N
bth 15th 25th ofme,
Paal States* •• Nlsllllsth2sthermo'
m •• •• Mi7thl7th 27th ef Rio
Pe
rn .. •• • • 11,17 th of the month
Tuscany* • • • • • • 1.7; Sth 15th 24 th of mo,
West Indies .. •. M' 17th of the month
West Indies (pt
asvanna & N exceassau) M2d cattle month ..
* The mails to those alountries thus Tr"
French packet viol Marseilles.

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ISotathampt. 'April 5
Led (*) are eipavoyed by

THE C 0 UN TRY MARKETS.
DIRIT SsetTnentLio 1111 A-cm,; MARCH 30. There was
a good show of fat beasts to-day, and high prices were asked ;
the attendance of purchasers vv.' laige, and most of the ani-
mals were disposed of. The sheep pens were well filled with
sheep of
were
plentiful. The supply of fat and store pelves
quality, and those of small soon found buyers.
F
was large, and the demand was brisk, fully maintaining last
week's •
prices. Beef, 4id to 5d ; mutton, sid to 6,}d; veal, 4}d
to 5d
bciper lb , pigs, 7s Sd to is 6d per score. Rough fat, 3s 64
per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid to lid per lb ; calf skins 2d
to 3id per lb.
UTPINGHADt, MARCH 31:—Wheat 38s to 425; barley 278 to
29s od ; oats 19s to 211; beans 28s to 34s per qr. Butter 9d
to 9&d per 111; eggs 26 for Is.
LOUTH, MARCH 31.—Wheat 36. to 401; barley 25s to 29.;
oats his to 20s; beans 26s to 3Na per qr.
IslswAae, MARCII 31.—Wheat, white 42, to 455, red 38. to
405; barley, malting 30s to 325, grinding 25s to 27s ; oats,
245 t.. 22s to 245. feed 201 to 225; beans, old 38s to 40s ;
new 32s to 40,; malt, 66s to 60.; tares, 35, to 40s per qr.
BOSTON, MARCH 31.—Wheat, red 33. to 391 Od, white 40s
to 425, superfine 44s to 003 ' • barley 26s to 29s ; oats, 151 to
20s ; beans 27s to 31s ; peas27e to 28s per qr.
LYNN, MARCH 30.—. Wheat 32s to 361 Od. fine 38s 40s to
425; barley 245 to 255, fine 28. to 30s; oats 001 to 00s;
beans Os to Os,
_ fine Os to Os per qr.
.MBLTON MOWBRAT, MARCH 30.—Wheat, 381 to 42.;
barley, 26s to 30s; oats, 18s to 231; beans, 28s to 34s
per qr. Butter 11d to I2d per lb ; eggs 24 for Is.
EDINBURGH GRA IN .MARICXT, 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 on the top the same es
last week, and the average 8d down. Unsold, 81 qrs wheat,
61 qrs barley, 140 qrs oats, and 43 qrs beans.
Top of Wheat .. ... ... 6211 b. 47s 9d
.. Barley ... ... .. 57 lb. 35s Od
1. Oats ... ... ... 43 lb. 26s Bcl
.. w Beans ... ... ... 67 lb. 371 Od
EDlNzineois CATTLI MARKET, MARCI 31.—The number
of cattle was 794, or 2til more than last week. Top price, 6s 6d
to Os Od; current, 6s Od; secondary and inferior, from 5s
to 5s 6d per Dutch stone. A good clearance was effected.
The number of sheep at market this morning was
1,735, being 73 more than last week. Best wedder mutton,
op price, Sid per lb ; current, 5d to Od; ewes, 4d to 4id.
All sold.
Barrels.
Currency.
00 White wheat 00s Od to 001 Od 00, Od-20 steae
11 Red wheat 2os 3d to 21s Od
0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od 001 Od-20 do
0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od
7 Barley l3s 3d to 13s 6d
0 Ditto oos Od to 001 Od 001 Od--16 do
0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od
0 Sere . ........ -Ms Od to 00s Od Os Od
146 Oats .......... lOl Od to 105 6d
55 Ditto ... lO. 6d to 11s 6d 001 0d....14 do
0 Ditto . •...,00s Od to 00s Od
24 Pigs 32. Od to 33s Od 00s Od per old
Quantity sold at the Highest Priam—.
0 barrels white wheat ; 3 red ; 1 barley; obe re; 2 oats
2 pigs.

CORK, 141Auca 31.

.(inantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week :
,
Wheat. ". Barley, 21'9. 11)ats, 2,216. Pit,, 210.
Return of Cattle sold for week ending March 27.
Pigs, 645. Sheep, 425. Cows, M.
Coar.—Flour—First 121 6d to 144 Od ; extra 14s 6d;
seconds, 11 sOd to 12sCkl; households 9$ to 1016 d; thirds, is per cwt. Oatmeal 10s 6d to 11$; Indian meal 7s 6d to 7,9 I; wheat'
meal, 10s to 10s 60 per cwt. Indian corn 712 s 6d to 717 s 6d per
ton. Bran 85. to 87, tid per ton. Hay—Farers 20s to 235; average
27,; dealers 29, to 401 Od; average 33s per ton. Straw—Farmers
171 Od to 20s Od; average 181; dealers 23, Od to 00.
average 001 Od per ton. Bread—
uesten loaf 64d to 01;
household loaf bid to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d 14
tOd per lb. Eggs-41 4d to 41 6d per hundred. Coals--,
12
Newport 151 eggs —4l
Lydney 151; Landore 00s ; Calm,
1 641 per ton. Tallow 371 Od to 38s per cw.
Whisky, 25 0. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Mew
—Beef 44d to 7d; mutton 5d to 64d; veal 53 P.
7d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon tid to 7d; sausages bd per lb. Hops
818 s to 9/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 2117 s 6d to 3/ Os per ton.
Bark, red 71 to 1;/ lOs per ton. Fleece wool 14s to 15s per stones.
Hemp 29/ toll/ per ton. Fish—Scdch herrings 19s to 004; red
ditto, 24s to 00. per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10! Os to 11/ pe,
ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton; red pine, 315 x; yello*
ditto, 2/ 151 per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. Hides—
Market 18s to 255; salted 20s to 26s per owt ; calf skin.
Sid to Od per lb. Potatoes, white bd to 9d ; pink.,
10d to 12d. Guano—Peruvian, JOl. 10. to 111; Ichabos, 81
to Wos per ton. Tar—Archangel, IN per barrel.

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 Ktnnaird
will be read with interest:—" Rossie Priory, March 25,
1852.—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 1 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 time, the farmers will find that they have bene-
fited as much as other classes in the country by the with-
drawal 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 more especially to the best means for in-
creasing the production of the land. I believe proprietors
are rapidly coming 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 pocket 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
d to throw their deluded followers
leaders are quite' prepare
..,
li
declares against protection, it is also evident that the
Yours faithfully, KLNlNAlli.o.—(aeorgo Wilson, •• sq.,
over.—.•
MONET ET.—The quotation of gold at Paris
MARK
to the tariff )which,
at prem. (accoruieg new,
is about 2 per mills_
Mint
price of 3/. 17s. 10id. per ounce for
at the English Di
National Anti-Corn-law League."
gives an exchange of 25.22; and the ex-
changestandard gold, London at short being 25.35, it follows
t 0.51 per cent. dearer in London than
that gold is about
Hamburgh the price of gold
from
in Paris. By
which,advices
at the English Mint price of
ie 430 per mark, .
standard gold, gives an exchange
31. 1-75. load. per ounce for
Hamburgh on London at
of 13 7h . and the exchange at
at Paris on
short being Y
being 13.8 i, follows that
os The course of ex-
changedearer in London than in Ilam uri..•
but, alter between England
110 per cent., and the par of exchange
it follows that the
and America being 107 23.40 per
celit"favour of England;
exchange is nominally 0.42 per cent. int.
interest
and
at New York on London for hills at 60 days' sight is
o_
leaves no profit on
thargea of transport, the present rate
the importation of ' the United States.
gold from
in THE IRISH FISEIERIES.--There is now
Crook-
haven (says the
with her nelat.saklitan:-e allowance
tried d the
Cork Constitution) a French fishing-vessel
of forty-four tons burden, crew of twenty men, who
mfoarckdeirteertenssceeryo
, with a _
fishery on the coast
of
Cork. In five nights, and with ver indifferent weather, she
has taken no less than 50,000
liney fish, all of which are
di
salted on board in hulk, and she is about leaving for France
the sourcerect, being quite laden. Tkis winter mackerel fishing is
of great wealth to the Cornish, Plymouth, and
Brighton beats ; they
are exceed.ngly large fish, and sell
well in the English markets, and are in fact the fish that
are so extensively exported to foreign markets, very different
from the small summon 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 proof were required, that they abound in immense quan-
titles on the Irish coast, as it is within miles of Cape
Clear that she has been so successful. thirty
THE REVENUE Or THE COURT Or BANKRUPTCY.
—Yesterday a return to the House of Lords was printed;
showing that the revenue of the Court of Bankruptcy was
79,7941. 3s. gd. ; and the chargeB were 93,9801. 6s. 10d.
The deficit on the income was 14,186/. 3s. 4d. an the 31st of
December last the ...844ruPtc,7 rut! Accout WAS
147tW1D:,-81.1d. ltoci.

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