The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-18 00:00:00

THE SUB, LONDON, MONDAY EVENIAG, SEPTEMBER 18, 1865.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Very little business was transacted in wheat in the
country markets held on Saturday. No further change of
importance took place in prices; but as regards old wheat
the quotations were 3s. to 4s. per quarter below the late
highest point. The demand for spring corn ruled inactive,
and the tendency of prices was somewhat in favour of
buyers. The flour trade was dull at barely late rates.
On the Continent the wheat' trade is very inactive, and
prices are drooping. The spring corn trade also is without
animation. At New York the demand for wheat and flour
for export has fallen off.

Very moderate supplies of home-grown produce were
received up to our market last week. The imports from
abroad amounted to 27,289 qrs. of wheat ; 5,092 barley ;
21,897 oats ; 35 beas ; 141 peas ; 13,266 linseed ; 2,632
oilseeds; and 350 sacks of flour.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat from
Essex and Kent were very moderate. A portion of the
supply of new produce was received in good condition ;
but at the same time there were several indifferent samples
on the stands. The trade was devoid of animation ; but as
regards good and fine wheats, prices were firm, and last
Monday's currency was supported. The more important
transactions were chiefly confined to the best samples of
red and white produce, a portion of the supply, owing. to
its inferior condition, being left unsold at the close of
business.

The market was well supplied with Russian and Prus-
sian wheats, but the show of American produce on the
stands was limited. Generally speaking, sales progressed
slowly, and the total amount of business transacted was
but moderate. The prices of this day se'ennight, however,
were steadily maintained. •

Wheat, afloat, was in slow request, at the late decline
in the quotations.

The supply of English barley on sale was small, and
varied considerably in quality. With foreign barley the
market was but moderately supplied. The barley trade,
however, ruled quiet, at about late rates. -
The demand for malt ruled inactive, at late rates.
The supply of oats on sale was moderately good. On
the whole the trade was steady, and prices ruled firm.

The flour trade was quiet, yet prices ruled stationary,
Foreign sacks were in moderate supply, but the market
was scantily supplied with barrels.

Beans were a short supply, yet there was very little in-
quiry for any description. The quotations were unaltered
from Monday last.

Peas, although scantily offered, met a slow sale at late
rates.

CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 34s to 42s
Do., old 42s 478
Do., white, old
D0., new
•• ' Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old s __s
'
Do., now
Talavera, new sos 58s
Rye—
30s 32s
25s 28s
Malting 3os 36s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk
Brown
Kingstown and Ware
Chevalier 64s 65s
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 20s 24s
Potato • 24s 288
Youghal and Cork, black l9s ' 24's
Cork, white 2os 25s
, . Scotch, Feeding - l9s 23s
Beaus—Tick 4OB 42s
Pigeons ..., 42s 45s
Peas—Grey, new
Maple
.White
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b 4OB 438
Suffolk 3os 32s
Stockton and Norfolk
American, per barrel 2ss 30s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of foreign stock cn sale in our own market

to-day was very large. Generally speaking, the quality
both of beasts and sheep was inferior. The trade was
quiet at about last Monday's currency. There were some
good Normandy beasts on offer.

Fresh up from our grazing districts the arrivals of
beasts were very limited. The supply from Ireland was
but moderate, whilst the receipts from Scotland were con-
fined to 18 head. There was a .great scarcity of prime
stock on offer, and the very few choice breeds exhibited
for sale changed hands at full prices; otherwise, the beef
trade was dull, and the quotations ruled somewhat irre-
gular. The top price was 5s 4d, but this value was rest-
. _

lised in only a few instances, the bulk of the primest
breeds on offer, which was really of only secondary qua-
lity, having sold at 5s and 5s 2d per 81bs.

-,The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire, comprised 1,100 head ; from other
parts of England, 300 of various breeds ; from Scotland,
18 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 200 oxen and
heifers.

The supply of sheep on sale was moderate, but the qua-
lity of the stock was very middling. Good and prime
Downs, half-breds, and Lincolns, moved off freely at ex-
treme rates ; otherwise, the mutton trade was steady at
last .Monday's quotations. The top price was 6s 8d per
81bs.

Lambs were in request, and the limited supply on offer
realised higher prices. A few choice breeds sold at 8s
per 81bs.

There was a fair demand for calves, and prices ruled
firm. The top price was 5s 6d per 81bs.
The pork trade was firm at fully late rates.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

s d s d a dad
Crse. & inf. beasta...3 4 4 0 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 10 6 2
Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime s'thdown 00.6 4 6 8
Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0 Large coarse calves. 4 4 5 0
Prime Scuts. .4c....5 2 5 4 Prime small d0......5 2 5 6
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 6 5 0 Large hogs ...4 2 4 8
Second quality do ..5 2 5 8 Small porkers 410 5 2

Lambs....os Od to 04 Od.
Suckling calves, 19s lo 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 251
,0 30$ each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 6,240 Beasts.... 4 l9O
Cows .. Cows. .. .. . ....
Sheep and lambs 28,470 Sheep and lambs 14,980
Calves 316 Oa ves 3l:
t'igs 3.2 Pigs —
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
aniciitted 1;o25, 089 liaid., Injhd cokieipondii4 -Oceetn,
1864, we received 14,303 ; in 186$,- 15,217; in 1862
11,620 ; in 1861, 12,148 ; in 1860, 11,722 ; and in 1859,
9,893 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK

Beasts.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.

Antwerp —
Boulogne --
Bremen.
Copenhagen-- --
Dm*.
Dunkirk
Gothenburg • 31 -. 133 ." -- ... 11 ...
Hamburg - 3305 .- -- ... -- ...1148
Harlingen lBO .. 2228 ... 60 .. 37 ~ 271
Medemblik B5 .. 1932
Oporto
.150 ... --
Ostend
Rotterdam 1242 .. 5674 . -- .. 548 .. 358
Twining 1779 .. 3357 .. 449 ..
Vigo 202

200 ... - ... -
262 ... - ... -
110 ... - ... --
128 ... - ... -

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Total 4376 ...17,799 509 597 ...1808
The yearly comparison of weekly impbrts is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1864
1863
1862
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Sept. 19, 1864, and this day,
Monday, Sept. 18, 1865.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

Sept. 19,
1864.

S opt. 18,
1865.

s d s d s d sd
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4 to 3 8 3 4 to 4 0
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 4 10 5 0
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 5 4 5 6 6 4 6 8
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 0 4 8 4 4 5 0
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 2 4 8 4 10 5 2
Beasts 6,690
Sheep 24,230
Calves
Pigs ' 630 _
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 21, 1863.—Beasts, 6,650—
sheep, 27,180—calves, 390—pigs, 440.
Sept. 22, 1862—Beasts, s,96o—sheep, 25,370—calves, 842 1
—pigs, 480. 1

to a close on the 23rd ult., are progressing steadily. Good
and fine wools'fully support the rates of last sales, but in-
ferior qualities exhibit a decline of about id. per lb., as
compared with the same period. In English wools about
an average business is doing, and prices are decidedly firm.
The import of wool into. London last week was 3,670 bales
from Sydney, 730 Melbourne, 1,012 Adelaide, 2,482 Algoa
Bay, 1,141 Port Natal, and 459 bales from the Cape.
Current prices of English wool per lb.

sd s d
Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 8 1 9
Half-bred do 1 114 2 0
Kent fleeces
South,Down ewes and wethers 1 84 1 9
Leicester do
Sorts—Clothing
Combing

Advertisement Agents and Public Companies

At the last sitting of the Lord Mayor's Court, before.the
Recorder and a Common Jury, Messrs. Allen and Garbutt,
the well-known advertising agents, of Sing William-street,
sued tho United Warehouse. Company (Limited) to recover
£320, the balance of an account for advertising the com-
pany in various newspapers.

Mr. Talford Salter (instructed by Mr. Snell, of George-
street, Mansion-house) appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr.
Philbrick (instructed by Messrs. Sheppard and Reilly) re-
presenting the defendant.

It appeared that the whole bill for advertising the. com-
pany was £460, out of which £l4O had been.paid, and the
question in the cause was as to the liability of the defendants
to plaintiffs. There was no dispute as to the orders for the
advertisements, but an issue was raised as to whether the
liability was not personal to ono of, the gentlemen inter-
ested in the company. In the course of the case a letter
received from the secretary was handed to Mr. Garbutt,
and was-read by Mr. Rowley, the deputy-registrar of the
Court. From this it appeared that the letter was written
upon the company's printed papers, and it requested the
plaintiffs to advertise the quotations of the shares, &c., in
the newspapers in which plaintiffs were advertising the
company's business.

Mr. Philbrick itchnitted that he was' quite surprised at
the letter, and did -not expect the production of such a
document, •

. His Lordship had not the slighest doubt that the learned
counsel was surprised_ by the letter, and asked how the
case could be defended further.

Mr. Philbrick admitted that he could not proceed, and
his lordship directed the jury to find for the plaintiffs for
the full amount:.

Verdict for the plaintiffs for the amount sought to be
recoyered..

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

The market continues strong at id. to ad. over
last week. Sales, probably 20,000 bales.

The coupons of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway, New' York division, Second Mortgage
Bonds, and of the Pennsylvania division, First
Mortgage Bonds, will be paid on the Ist of October,
at the rate of 4s. per dollar, at the Consolidated
Bank.

The directors of the English and Australian Cop-
per Company have received advices from their
manager, dated Adelaide, July 27. The quantity
of coal at Kooringa Was 1,3961 tons ; at Kapunda
869 tons ; and at Port Adelaide Works all the
furnaces were out for stock taking and repairs, but
would be lighted again about Ist August. At Koo-
ringa there were three furnaces at work. Since'
date of last advices about 61 tons of copper had
been shipped.
PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO CHAUCER.—It is pro-
posed to purchase' by subscription and to preserve, as a
memorial of Chaucer, the Talbot Inn, in the Borough
High Street. The testimony of admiration thus proposed
would be so far imperfect that it would be hard to prove
any portion of the structure in question to be so old as the
time of Chaucer.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT OF MR. GORDON ALLEN, THE
BARRISTER, TO COMMIT SUlClDE.—Yesterday after-
noon a painful sensation was created in the Inner Temple
amongst the benchers, owing to a report being raised that '
Mr. Gordon Allen, barrister-at-law, had attempted to
destroy his life by cutting his throat. Tho unfortunate
gentleman, who, it will be remembered, took a prominent
part in the proceedings against Mr. Edwin James, has for
some time been noticed to be in a very desponding and
unsettled state of mind. He occupied chambers at No. 2,
Dr. Johnson's-buildings, in the Temple, and yesterday
afternoon he was found in his office with his throat cut.
Medical aid was promptly called. in, but such was the
languishing state he was in that his instant removal to
the hospital was deemed indispensable, and Assistant In-
spector Harris and Police-constable Henderson removed
him to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he at present re-
mains without the least hope of recovery.
THE TORPEDD.—Mr. Donald M'Kay, the well-
known American shipbuilder, is at present in this country,
and is in close communication with the Admiralty on the
subject of torpedoes. It is the intention, we understand, of
the authorities to entertain seriously the question of having
on hand a stock of these destructive missiles, with a view
of laying them down, in the event of a war, in the diffe-
rent channels leading into our harbours, thus leaving our
fleet to a great extent free to proceed to sea.—Army and
Navy Gazette.
PERIGORD TRUFFLES.—This precious cryptogam,
the nature of which is but little known, though every one
is practically acquainted with its singular appearance and
peculiar flavour promises an abundant crop this year, after
an almost total failure last season. The heavy rains that
fell in the month of August after the prolonged heat in
France have aided wonderfully in the development and mul-
tiplication of this root. The truffles already appear at the
surface of the ground, and, though still in an embryonic
state, begin to emit that peculiar odour for which they are
distinguished, and are now rapidly developing themselves,
as the tubercle increase in size.—The Grocer.
DEATH OF A POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH
UTTERING BASE COIN.—It will be remembered that Police-
constable Warren was committed for trial to the Reading
Borough Sessions, for passing a Hanoverian token as a sove-
reign at one of the stalls at Reading races. He was bailed
out, but the disgrace hanging upon him so preyed upon his
mind that he died on Thursday last.—Berks Chronicle.

The Journal de Bruges states that a disease is
destroying the chickens of the district iu great numbers.
One proprietor near the town lost 37 in a few hours. The
cattle plague is also raging in the province.
Tom MOORE'S BESSIE.—The grave has now closed
over the last of a poet's household, says the Athe-
tueurn. The widow of Moore rests by her husband's side.
The voice of sop& ialt4 long been silenced in the little
bower of Sloperton, whore she who once listened lived on
the memories of the old sweet echoes :
In future hours, some bard will say
Of her who heard and him who sang the lay,
They are gone ! They both are gone !
The papers which have announced the death of Mrs. Moore,
early last week, have agreed in misstating her age, which
they set down at 68. As she married Moore in 1811, this
would imply that she was only 14 when she married
the bard, who was then in his 33d year! The difference
between their ages was by no means so great. Another,
and a graver mistake, is the repetition of the malignant as-
sertion of " the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker," made by
him almost before Moore was buried, that the poet was a
husband who cared little for his wife ! This assertion gave
great pain to Mrs. Moore, and was resented by Lord John
Russell. The "Right Hon. John Wilson Croker" only aggra-
vated his unmanly offence by sneering at Moore's widow
as "Lord John's interesting victim." All this malignity
was the fruit of well-nursed wrath, which was excited
by the fact that 50 years before Moore had omitted to
name Mr. Croker in the notes to Anacreon. Setting aside
the terrible affliction of the loss of all their children, the
home of Tom. Moore and Bessy was a happy one, Because
his journal only records his fittings abroad, and barely
alludes to his home except in notice of some labour there,
and thankfulness that he had leisure to perform it—be-
cause he sang lightly of
Brilliant short pleasure that flashes and dies,

men are apt to forget that the poet was a solid scholar, and
that his knowledge of patristic literature was more real

than his acquaintance with Fanny of Timmol. It has
also been said that Moore seldom or never alludes to his
wife in his poetry. He was not publicly usurious, but all
his allusions are in exquisite taste, and a hundred passages
in his diary are testimonies to the worth of his admirable
wife, and to the high estimation in which he held her.
" Then come," he says, in his metrical invitation to Lord

•
Lansdowne to dine atSloperton,—
Then come—if a board so untemptiing hath power
To win thee from grandeur, its best shall be thine :
And there's one, long the light of the bard's happy bower,
Who, smiling, will blend her bright welcome with mine.
THE HOUSE OF COMHONS.—It appears that of
the 196 new members who have been returned to

Parliament, the a ---;;;ni;hes 35, while the navy supplies
only five. The class of country gentlemen has received
an accession of 47 members ; while the merchants have
added 26 to their numbers, but the manufacturers only fife.
Three of the new members are bankers, and four are or
were brewers.. The medical profession has added a mem-
ber to its strength, while the lawyers have increased their
numbers by 21. A yeoman farmer of celebrity, a distin-
guished author, a learned university professor, and a well-
known Irish newspaper proprietor will make their first
appearances in the ensuing Parliament. The railway in-
terest will be assisted by a gain of three civil engineers,
two railway chairmen, and four contractors for public
works. There are also six members who have been in the
diplomatic service of the State. There are no less than 30
gentlemen who previously sat in Parliament, and who,
after some years of retirement, have again sought and re-
ceived the suffrages of "independent electors."

The Banfshire Journal notices a roe hunt at Advie :—On
Friday last, Mr. Munn, accompanied by a number of tenants
in the district, and the party from Tulchan Lodge, had a
day's roe-hunting in the Knockfrink plantation. After
beating for some time with good success, the party resorted
to an elevated spot on the margin of the wood, where they
met with a kind reception from Mr. and Mrs. Munn, and
fohnd an excellent luncheon spread "among the bonnie
blooming heather." Mr. Bass, M.P., in proposing the health
of Mr. and Mrs. Munn, expressed a wish, which was
heartily concurred in by all present, that they may long be
spared, and may often return to visit the Highlands. After
ample justice had been done to the luncheon, the party re-

,urned with new vigour to the chase, which they continued
,ill about five in the afternoon, when, on reviewing the

work of the day, they found the result to be as follows

7 roe deer, 21 bares, end 2 brace blank game.