The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-05 00:00:00

CORN AVERAGES.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
for the Week ended Dec. 30, 1836, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Englan4 and Wales, per
Imperial Quarter.
Wheat 58s Pd. Oats
Barley '33s I 44. Rye
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS
PRECEDING.
Wheat
Barley 375. 04 I Rye
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat. 26s Bd. Oats
I Barley Os. 4d. Rye

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS TO-MORROW.
B. Brissenden, innkeeper, Tunbridge Wells
M. A. and W. H. Abercrombie, brass-founders, Tottenham-court-
road 2 o 1
R. hild, upholsterer, Oxford-street II.
E. (ale, victualler, Soho
J. Nicholson, carpet-bag-manufacturer, Holborn 1 1
S. Douglas, omnibus proprietor, Poplar

CHOICE AND MANAGEMENT OF HORSES.—SO
much depends on the choice and management of horses that
scarcely any thing was more needed than a correct guide on
this important subject. The author of " Adventures of a
Gentleman in Search of a Horse" has admirably supplied
this in his lively little work under the above title. As a
man of fortune he had ample opportunities of indulging his
taste, and he did this so often to his own cost that it seems
to have determined him on giving the public the benefit of
his experience. The work has already had so large a sale
as to put it beyond doubt that it will become the vade
mecum on the subject to all who are interested in it. It is
full of anecdote, which the pencil of Cruikshank has ren-
dered doubly amusing.
SUCCESS OF ART AT YORK.—In the late ex-
hibition of pictures in the city of York, 43 were sold, for
which 6001. were received ; 315 season tickets were sold,
and 3,486 persons paid at the door for admission. The
success of this first trial of a provincial exhibition has in-
duced the Committee of gentlemen, under whose manage-
ment it was formed, to continue their services another year.
A most destructive fire broke out on Saturday
morning in the flour and grain mills situated in Commerce-
street, Tradeston, Glasgow, the property of Mr. Craig.
The fire is supposed to have originated in the kiln. About
half-past two the alarm was given by the watchman, the
flames having been seen to issue from the premises, and it
was about three before two of the Gorbals fire-engines were
on the spot ; by this time the roof of the mill had fallen
in. The attention of the firemen was promptly directed to
the safety of the store and large granary fronting the Clyde.
The damage must be enormous, and we hear that the pro-
perty was only partly insured.—Glasgow Herald.
" Row" AT THE BIRMINGHAM THEATRE.--011
Monday night our theatre opened for another season, under
the management of Mr. Armistead ;, but we regret to !ay
that the conduct of the mobility in the gallery was anything
but creditable to the shilling playgoers. Mr. Booth and
Mr. W. H.,Williams were announced to appear in the play
and afterpiece ; but in consequence of the snow storm they
were detained on the road, and unable to fulfil their engage-
ment. Under these circumstances Mr. Macarthy, the stage-
manager, came forward and read their engagements to the
audience, and stated the reason of their absence. This at
first gave satisfaction ; but at the commencement of the
farce, in
which Mr. Williams was to have appeared, hoot-
ing and hissing prevailed ; the seats were torn up, and many
of the splendid chandeliers around the boxes smashed to
pieces. At about twelve o'clock the police and watchmen
succeeded, with the greatest difficulty, in ejecting the unruly
audience out of the theatre.—Birmingham Advertiser.
The mail coach from Edinburgh, which should
have been at Stamford on Monday night, was dragged in
on Tuesday afternoon by eight waggon horses, and stopped
there. The business of the posts on the Great North
Road could be transacted only on horseback, and in this
way for three days we have received the mail-bags ; but
the bags themselves in general contained little, showing
that the interruption on the roads was almost general, and
that there was no communication whatever between Lin-
colnshire and the great road at Stilton.—Lincoln Gazette.
For some days past the take of garvie herrings in
the Forth, above Queensferry, has been so great that they
have been selling in our streets at a penny for two quarts-
ful.—Edinburgh Courant.
We hear that the vacant Lieutenant-Colonelcy of
the Royal Ayrshire Militia is to be conferred on one of our
much respected Deputy-Lieutenants, Major Neill, of
Barnwall.—Ayr Observer.