The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-21 00:00:00

'IIIE SUN, LONDON, AIONDA EVENIA G, OVEMBER 21, 1864.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The country markets held on Saturday were very quiet
for all descriptions of produce. Selected parcels of wheat
were firm in price ; but, as regards inferior qualities, the
tendency of prices was somewhat in favour of buyers.
Good and fine barley and oats fully supported previous
rates, whilst other articles changed hands at late quo-
tations.

On the Continent the wheat trade is firm, at full prices,
and in the value of spring corn very little change has taken
place. The export demand for breadstuffs at New York
continues firm,

Up to our market last week the arrivals of English pro-
duce wero but moderate. The inapor s from abroad
amounted to 20,107 quarters of wheat, 3,500 barley, 24,258
oats, 5,484 beaus, 1,700 peas, 30 tares, 16;733 linseed,
13,622 rapeseed, 16,372 maise, 41 sacks, and 7,726 barrels
of flour.

Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of home
grown wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, were less ex
tensive than on Monday last. Although the show of
samples on the stands was very moderate, the trade, both
for red and white qualities was in a sluggish state; never-
theless a Lair clearance had, at the close of bu,iness, been
effected, at the rates current o❑ Monday last. The condi-
tion of the produce exhibited for sale was but middling.
The trade :for foreign wheat was very quiet, and the
amount of business transacted both in Continental and
American produce was small. In prices, compared with
Monday last, no alteration took place.
Floating cargoes of wheat, maize, and spring corn we re
in slow request at late rates.

The barley trade, with the exception of the finest malt-
ing produce, which sold readily at extreme quotations, was
very inactive, but without leading to any quotable change
in prices from Monday last. The show of samples on the
stands was tolerably large.
The demand for nearly all descriptions of malt ruled
heavy, at about previous rates. Old malt of good and fine
quality chiefly commanded attention.
With oats the market was welt supplied. About an ave-
rage business was transacted in most descriptions, and prices
ruled firm.

Beans were in small supply, yot the trade was in a
sluggish state, at about previous quotations.
Yeas changed hands at the rates current on Monday last,
but the inquiry both for English and foreign produce was
somewhat restricted.

The flour trade was quiet, on former terms. The supply
of barrels on sale was small.

for most descriptions of wool, Prices, however, are lower
than at the close of last sales, owing to the fall ia the pri-
vate contract markets, the reduction being, on the average,
ld per lb. Scoured Cape wool and grease wool from nearly
all quarters is without material change in value from last
series. The arrivals aro 79,269 bales, comprising 20,507
bales from Sydney ; 13,347, Victoria; 5,340, Adelaide; 248,
Swan River ; 1,891, Tasmania ; 9,514, New Zealand ; and
28,422 bales from the Cape of Good Hope. The total quan-
tity of wool to be offered at these sales will approximate
90,000 bales. In English wool, privately, an increased
amount of business is done, and prices have, in some in-
stances, slightly improved. Advices from Melbourne state
that a few parcels of the new clip had been exhibited for
sale, and that shearing in most districts was making rapid
progress.

Current prices of English wool per lb.

s d
Fleeces —South Down hoggets ........ 1 11
. .

a d
2 0
2 2
2 1
2 0
2 2
2 01
2 lA

Halt-bred do
Kent fleeces
tottth DJWII ewes and wethers 1 11
L Ace. wc r do.
Sorts—Clothing'
Combing

1861

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day.
•

The November session of the Central Criminal Court,
and the first of the present mayoralty, was held to-day.
There are 97 prisoners for trial—namely, 82 males and 15

females in custody, and two who an out on bail. There
is one charge of child murder. that of the unhappy young
woman who destroyed her illegitimate child in Lambeth

by cutting its throat, but the prisoner is not yet committed
to Newgate• -- Among the more serious charges is one
against a young woman, named Elizabeth Thomp-
son, of having attempted to murder her child
while suffering under delirium tremens. Another is
the case of the young man, Frederick Saunders, who
stands charged with feloniously shooting.at his brother-
in-law with attempt to murder him ; and there are several

cases of wounding with intent to murder and to do grievous
bodily harm. There are also a rather unusual number of
cases of bu-glary. The charges against Mr Hammond, the
surgeon, and two females residing with him, of having
assaulted and imprisoned his wife, under circumstances of
a very extraordinary character, will also have to be dis-
pssed of at this session ; but at the same t me the applica-
tion was made for a postponement at the October session, it
was intimated that there was a probability that the parties
might come to some arrangement. Among the other cases
of interest is that of nary Horsiall, who, although a
most illi erate persen. had managed to obtain admission to
a highly respectable establishment at Blackheath, and,

under the representation that she was the niece and heiress
of Mr Horsfall, Succeeded in victimising the tradesmen in
the neighbout hood to an enormous amcunt, and contrived