The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-05 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT GARDEN.
The supplies of vegetables were good to-day, particularly
of Turnips, which are very fine. Trade was more lively.
The only novelty in the market were new green Peas,
which were 12s. per sieve. Plants, 4s. to ss. per dozen ;
Asparagus, 9s. to 12s. per hundred; Celery, 6d. to ls. 6d.
per bundle; Onions, Is. to 2s. per sieve ; Carrots, 4s. to
3s. 6d. per dozen : Brocoli, 3s. to 3s. 6d. per bundle;
Turnips, 3d. per bunch; Oranges, 6s. to 9s. per hundred;
Lemons, 83. to 10s. ; Apples, 6s. to 20s. per bushel ; Rhubarb,
3s. to 3s. 6d. per bundle; Cucumbers, 4s. to ss. per brace;
Cabbages, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per dozen ; Spinach, 2s. to 2s. 6d.
rer sieve ; French Beans, ss. to 7s. per hundred; New Pota-
toes, Is. 6d. per lb.
HUNGERFORD MARKET.
There were fair supplies of most kinds of articles, which
usually appear in this Market to-day, and a fair business ap-
peared to he done. Fish-Turbot, 7s. to 20s. and 255. ; for
very fine Soles, Is. to 4s. per pair ; Cod, 2s. to ss. and 10s.
and 12s. each ; Lobsters, Is. to 4s. each. Butchers' Meat in
good supply and demand-Beef, 7-id. to Bid. ; Mution,
to BAd. ; Veal, Bd. to 9d. ; Pork, 70. to 81d, per lb. Ve-
getables were dear, owing to the present high price of Wheat.

NEWGATE `AND EEADEN-HALL.
Town and country-killed meat were in good supply, and
trade tolerably brisk. Prices much as last quoted. Beef
2s. 103. to 3s. 10d. ; Mutton 2s. 101 to 4s. ; Veal 3s. Bd.
to 4s. Bd. ; Pork 3i. Bd. to 4s. 103. ; Irish 3s. 2d. to 3s. Bd.
Game and Poultry were in but short supply. The demand
was tolerable, but prices were higher. The following are the
quotations for each, and not per couple, or per pair :-Geese
4s. 63. to Es. ; Chickens Is. 6d. to 25.; Fowls 2s. 63. to
ss. ; Wild Ducks 2s. to 3s. ; Teal ls. 6d. to 2s. ; Widgeons
Is. to Is. 6d. ; Leverets ls. Gd. to 2s. 63. ; Hares 3s. to
3s. 6d. ; Turkeys 4s. to 12s. ; Partridges Is. 63. to 2s. ;
Pheasants 3s. 6d to 4s. 6d. ; Woodcocks 23. Gd. to 4s. 63. ;
Rabbits Bd. to ls. 3d. Eggs in dull demand, and prices
lower; for 120 the price was 7s. to 10s. Gd.

CITY FISH MARKET.
Supplies to-day were to a fair extent, and prices much as
yesterday. Trade lively, owing to the cold weather.
Turbot 7s. to 20s. and 255.; Soles ls. to 3s. 6d. per pair ;
Cod 2s. and 3s. to Bs. 10s. and 15s. each ; Lobsters 10d. to
3s. 6d. per pair ; Whitings 3d. to 6d. each ; Haddocks 6d. to
Is. each, and both the latter descriptions scarce.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL JAN. 4.—Wind, N.N.W. moderate.—Came down
from the River the Dandy, Mayhew, for St. Michael's; Bra-
ganza, steamer, M‘Leod, Lisbon ; Ann, Coke, Leghorn. Put
back and remains the William Bryan, for South Australia.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4 —Wind W. N. W., squally.—Arrived
the Elizabeth. Cook, from Jersey ; Favourite, Gandle, do. ;
Walberton, Gilbert, Dublin; Victorine, Le Feuvre, Cher-
burg; Ariadne (steamer), Prians, Guernsey ; Gulf of Pavia
Wills, Cadiz. Sailed the Chili, for S.Anderland. Passed by
the Swedish barque Akogman, Brudberry, Gothenburg.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Wind W.--Arrived the Gazelle, Bu-
chanan, from Dublin ; Margaret, Weeks, Newcastle ; Royal
Adelaide, steamer, Dublin. Sailed the Brothers, Deacon,
for London.

FALMOUTH, JAN. S.—Wind W. to W. S. W., strong breezes.
—Arrived the Royal Adelaide (steamer), Ley, from Dublin.
Sailed the Pigeon packet, Lieut. James West, for India,
with mails ; Cawson, Boyce, Trieste ; Northumberland,
Nixon, Newcastle.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 4. —Wind N. W., fresh.—Arrived the
Hesperus, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Christian,
Crawford, Bay Chaleur; Mary Jane, Newfoundland ; Jo-
hanna, Rotterdam; Venilia, ditto. Off port Charles Eyes,
from Chili; Phcenix, Antigua.
CREEK, JAN. 3.—Arrived the Justitia, Clarke, from
Smyrna ; Devon, Morris, Venice ; Virginia, Boyd!, Pa-
lermo ; Sworni, Gilman, Marseilles.

COWLS, JAN. 4.—Wind W.—Sailed the Adolphe, Waller,
for London.

RAMSGATI, JAN. 4.—Arrived off the Maria Sophia, from
Gothenburg. The Mungo Park, Anderson, from Shields to
Malta, put into the harbour yesterday, and must discharge
part of her cargo to stop a leak.
MARGATE, JAN. 4.—Arrived off the Matilda, Perkins, from
Bordeaux ; Hebe, Robinson, ditto.
CORK, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Hercules (steamer), from
London.

WATERFORD, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Sultan, Read, from
London ; Rapid, Miller, ditto.
POOLR, JAN. 4.—Arrived the Unicorn, Gill, Leghorn.
BRISTOL, JAN. 3.—Arrived the Avenger, Henderson, from
Newfoundland.

HULL, J. 3.—lt blows hard from the W. S. W., and
every appearance of a bad night. Arrived the Julie, Harmin,
from Wismar.

DUNGENESS, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Grace Darling, Crockett,
from Perth; Darcy, Phillips, London.
SHEERNESS, JAN. 4. Arrived her Majesty's ship Russell,
from Portsmouth.

KINSALE, DEC. 31.—Arrived the Ocean, Mifflin, from Ca-
diz, with loss of fore topmast, sails, bulwarks, &c.
HAvaa, JAN. I.—The John Wood (steamer) has been on
fire, and it is feared the cargo has sustained considerable
damage.

LCANAIADOCK, JAN. 3.—The Frederick, Durant, from
Nantes to Bristol, stranded near Llannelly, has been got off
and towed into that port, apparently not much damaged.
MILFORD, JAN. 2.—The body of a man, with a gold watch
and 28 sovereigns on his person, supposed to have been the
master of the French vessel wrecked in the mouth of the
Haven during the late gale, has been washed on shore.
CAMFBILTOWN, J&N. 2.—The Jean, from Londonderry to
Glasgow, in taking West Loch Tarbert, got on a reef of rocks,
but is expected to be got off.
BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 3.—The Janet, Beats, from Alloa to
Dunkirk, put into this harbour to-day, very leaky, with cargo
shifted, bows stove, and other damage, having been struck by
a sea.

HOLYHEAD, JAN. 3. —The Star, Farren, which got on shore
at Roscolyn Creek, has been got off, and arrived here.
CORK, JAN. 2.—The Pennsylvania, from Bremen to Balti-
more, was spoken with 28th ult., in lat. 48., long. 7., by the
Venus, Carr, arrived at Cork.

ANTWERP, JAN. 2.—The Thomas and Martha, Ransom,
from Newcastle, is reported to be in the Scheldt.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—The case of Mr. Tay-
lor was resumed yesterday, when upwards of half a dozen
witnesses, professional and non-professional, relatives and
strangers, gave it as their most decided opinion that Mr.
Taylor is insane. The alleged lunatic is to be examined at
to-day's sitting.
THE PRESS.—The total number of newspapers
which passed through all the Post-offices in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1837, was forty-
two millions.

MR. STEPIIENS.—The Edinburgh Conrant,speak-
ing of Mr. Stephens's arrest, tells its readers that " there
can be no doubt of the propriety of this proceeding." The
propriety, we apprehend, will be deemed pretty generally
extremely questionable.
ALTERATION OF BANK HOURS IN INVER-
NESS.—We understand that, from the first day of this
year, the offices here of the Bank of Scotland, British
'Linen Co., Commercial Bank, and National Bank, are to
continue open till 3 o'clock, and then strictly to close for
money transactions.—lnverness Courier.
O Tuesday se'nnight, a banksman employed on
No. 5, B shaft, at Clay Cross, had a most singular escape.
He was in a cabin close to the pit, and on hearing a call
from below, ran to make answer, when his foot struck the
catch—an iron lock to keep the railing in its place—and
he was precipitated down the shaft, which is 137 feet deep.
In his descent be fortunately had the presence of mind to
grasp the gin-rope, and, by sliding down, reached the bot-
tom in safety,—Derby Mercury.