The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-01 00:00:00

COUN7.RI 115.

LIVERPOOL—FEB. 28.
With a moderate attendance of dealers to-day wheat has
met a fair consumptive demand, holders remaining firm at
last Friday's prices. Flour 6d lower, and more inquired
for. Indian corn scarce, and American is lower. Earle)",
beans and peas declined is per qr.

WAKEFIELD—FEB. 28.
The show of wheat to-day was moderate, and business
limited—prices rather in favour of buyers. Barley dull;
but unaltered in price. Beans, oats, and shelling rather
slow, at late prices.

Averages for the week :
Wheat 1,695 qrs., at s9s 91.1
Oats
Barley... . 850
Peas
Rye — —a —d
Beans l2 ... ...... 42s llid

EXETER—FED. 28.
Wheat, white 7s 6d to 7s 9d I 8ar1ey...... 3s 10d to 4s 3,
Ditto new .Os Od to Os Od Oats .. 2s 9d ye 3s 3°
Flour, fine, 45s to 47s ; seconds, 43s to —s per sack.

CATTLE.
The market to -day was moderately supplied with stock'
Trade still dull.
1 id
Fat beef,p score,9s6d to 10s6d Ewes, per lb .... 6d to 6,A
Pork carcases, 9s 6d to 10s 6d Wethers, d 0...... 7d to ~
Lambs, per lb —d to —d. Fat calves, d0...61d to I"
Rough fat, 3id per lb.

BRISTOL SUGAR—FEB. 28.
We have done a fair business in our sugar market thio
week, and prices have been well supported. Demeraraisli
38s to 425. Refined goods sell freely at stiffer prices.
rum nothing doing. Treacle still slow in coming forty
itr"
and quite as dear.

COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.—The two great
national theatres on one side, a churchyard full of
mouldy
h
but undying celebrities on the ether, a fringe 0f ouseS
studded in every part with anecdote and history, a colon..
nade often more gloomy and deserted than a cathedri4
aisle, a rich cluster of brown old taverns—one of tile°
filled with the counterfeit presentment of many actors long
since silent, who scowl or smile once more from the cativaas
upon the grandsons of their dead admirers; a soniethiligll '
?"
the air which breathes of old books, old pictures, 0
painters, and old authors ; a place beyond all other plsceo
one would choose in which to hear thechmes at niiduightui
a crystal palace—the representative of the present— villitil°o
peeps in timidly from a corner upon many things of
past ; a withered bank that has been sucked dry by a fei°_,
nious clerk ; a squat building, with a hundred columns 11"'
chapel-looking fronts, which always stands knee-deep Iv:
baskets, flowers, and scattered vegetables ; acommondcentrewhere
keantlaewnhaer'
whichtinhteokindly f
Nruaittusroefshthowe eerasrthheroftcelfinceeasrtlygiefhtso,
row thoroughfares; a population that never seems to sleep,
pfpoeortswaayns_d thsue
ceharliisesct
Covent
and that does all in its power to prevent ot ers sleeping; i`
place where the very latest seu
fasts jostle each other on _
garden market,
marakgeat,z: is
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BIRTHS.
B° the 26th ult., at Welham, near Melton, the
Liueut.• Col. Boyle, of a eon, stillborn.
117.wiEY:fTe33.—C-f° On the 25th ult., at Bishopsteignton, Devon' tilde
wife of Alexander G. West, Esq., Commander R•N''
a son, •
WYATT.—On the 23d ult. at at Woolwich the wife of bile
J. H. Wyatt, C.B , Military Train, da daughter..„
YOUNG.—On the 27th ult. at Hastings, the wife of W.
Young, Esq., of a daughter,

JAMES—CURTIS.—On theMARRIAGES 27th ult , at Putney, Rich" ard
James,johnEcsuqr.,tios,f
Elslington, to Mary E theredge, d Aught er
Moss—CusT.—On the 27th ult , at Upton Church/ cbthee
shire, the Rev. J. J. Moss, to Louisa Mary Anne, 'r'
eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General the lion. S
Cust.

DEATHS.
BENTHAM.—On the 24th ult., at Barton Fields, Center'
bury, Vice-Admiral Benthm, aged 74.
COBB.—On the 27th ult., at Margate, John Mitch
Cobb, Esq., aged 59.
DOBSON.—On the 25th ult., at Mere Hall, Edwd- 1)6176°11'
Esq., aged 29. of 16,
HEISCH.—On the 27th ult., Frederick Heisch, Esq.' ed
America-square, London, and Henfield, Susses'
ag"
50.
HILTON.—On the 27th ult., at his residence, 30, oSfenrci'
square, Adam Hilton, Esq., of the Stock Exellitgel
aged 73.
THomrsoN.—On the 26th ult., at Wimbledon, Allwonl
Thompson, Esq., aged 70.
WAINWRIGHT.—On the 26th ult., at the Rectory,
Burnell, llropshire, the Roy. H. Wainwright, 8°-
63.

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