The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-09 00:00:00

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SMITHFIELD.
; Owing to so many families having left town, the demand at
Id was v.•ry languid for a 3 descriptions of Beef, Mutton,
Veal and Pork ; and Monday's prices were barely maintained.
Beef 3.4 d to 4s 44 ;iMutton 4s to 43 10d ; Veal 4s 4d to 5s 4d ;
Pork 4s 4d to 5s 4d; Lamb Ss to 5s 8d ; Beasts 530; Sheep and
Lambs 10,580: Pigs 612 ; Calves, 461 ; Hay 70s to 105 s ;
Clover 85s to 1153; Straw 38s to 42s per load.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
Turbot, ss. to 10s., 155., and 20s. ; Good Salmon, Is. to
is. 6d. per lb. ; Lobsters dear, say 104. to 3s. ; Soles, 6d. to
3s. per pair ; Whitings, 3d. to 64. and Bd. each ; and Haddock
Bd. to Is. 2d. each; Oysteis rather cheaper.

TEA SALE. -
Business progressed steadily at full prices, and about two-
thirds of the quantity put up, found ouyers. About 15,000
packages had passed the sale up to the time of our leaving the
room, and out of these about 10,000 were sold.

CHURCI-1-ItATES.—The Tories of the parish of
Edgbaston, the charict in which the most numerous and
wealthy of their party in the borough of Birmingham re-
side, chose the present moment of fear and alarm at the
last disturbances, to bring forward a Church•rate, and so
secretly was it managed, that the Liberal party had but two
day's notice before it come on on Wednesday evening.
Before a show of hands was called for, one gentlemen, a
Dissenter, offered to pay one tenth part of the rate himself,
and another gentleman, a Member of the Church of Eng-
land, offered to pay double the amount of his proportion
of the rate, if they would not press a compulsory rate.
This, however, was not accepted by the Church party.
On a show of hands the Chairmain declared the majority
to be decidedly with those who opposed the late. The
supporters of the rate then demanded a pall, which it was
mutually agreed should be kept open for two days. At
the fina) close of the poll, the numbers were-.. Against
rate, 263 ; Fur the rate, 247. Majority against the
rate. 16.

FRANKFORT, AUG. 3.—No apprehensions are
at present entertained here or at Vienna that the termina-
tion of the dil&renees in the East will be left to be de-
cided by arms. The question is already in the bands of
the diplomatic Government, which will endeavour to bring
it to an amicable conclusion. It is to be feared that the
war of protocols will break out again.

A few days since, a young man was killed by
lightning, in the church of Epfig, in the Bas Rhin, while
the bells were ringing to drive away the storm, according_
to the common superstition prevalent in many parts of
France. This new proof of the danger arising from the
practice has induced the Prefect of the department to issue
an ordonnance strictly forbidding it.
RUN ON TOE SAVINGS' BANK AT SIIEF-
FIEI.D..—This useful institution here, yesterday, we under-
stand, piid about 1,2001. to timi:l depositors; an amount
something less will be required to-day; but notices have
been given, we, belive, for the withdrawal of 2,000/. more.
We fear this cons?quenee of Chartist agitation will prove
deeply injurious to many persons who have' by industry
and economy become possessed of a little property .
Sheffield Iris of Tuesdal.

ENGLISII OPERA.—We were so well enter-
tained at this house on Wednesday night, with the E❑glish
adaptation of L'Elisir d'Amore, that we no longer regret
the cuming close of the " Opera". par eminence, and have
begun to doubt whether our native English talent, aftt r ali,
is so imnienurably lower than continental capacity. Miss
Rainforth. and Balfe, with Frazer, were certainly never
beard to greater advantage than on that night.
MEETING OF TIIE CHARTISTS AT NOT-
-N,,ttinghrtm, Monday evening.—A meeting of
the Chartists was held this evening ( Monday) in the
Market plaoe to determine upon the keeping the National
Holiday at the time agreed to at the first period or not.
A meeting of the 'Mew:Yes, from the various places in the
county, had been previously held in the morning. A resolu-
tion was unanimously agreed to not to begin the sacred
month till they hear further from them.

TRIAL of TIIE REV. J. R. STEPIIENS.--We
understand that Mr. Stephens has received notice, that his
trial will take place at Chester on the 14th inst. for the
indictment which was found against him there at the last
assizes; and it is said that Lord John Russell has been
suhpcenaed to produce any correspondence which may have
passed between him as Secretary of State for the Home de.
partment, and any other parties, regarding the fire at Mr.
Jowett's mill. The trial of M‘Douall is, we understand,
also fixed to come on at Chester on the same day. Ste-
phens will also be tried at the Liverpool assizes for using
seditious language at Leigh, for which he was committed
from Manchester.—Manchester Guardian.
CURIOUS DEFINITION OF ICE.—When a boy,
a native of the Ent Indies (where it must be remembered
there is no ice), Bon a visit at the',
onse of a friend in
Edinburgh, he was shown water in a basin that bad bf,cn
fr, zon in the night. On being asked what it was, he said,
It is water fallen asleep."