The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-15 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS

NORWICH—SATURDAY.
The supply of wheat was tolerably good to-day, and for
good fresh thrashed qualities full rates were realised, other
sorts were not so ready a sale. Little passing in barley!
oats, beans, and peas at former quotations. There have
been frequent and occasionally heavy showers during IL'
week, which have done much good to the young and grOVP
ing crops.
White wheat (weighing 631 b to 641 b), 44s to 46s • red
ditto (weighing 631 b to 641 b), 36s to 38s ; best malting
barley (weighing 551 b to 561 b), 30s to 33s ;
(weighing 541 b to 551 b), 28s to 30s ; distilling ditto (veig,ilt,7o;
ing 521 b to 531 b), 24s to 26s ; oats, 24s to 26s ; beans,
to 39s ; peas (maple), 36s to 38s per qr ; flour, 26s to 269
6d per sack. runs ditto

NOTTINGHAM—SATURDAY.
We had a moderate show of wheat to-day, and sarePle°
met a ready sale at recent currencies. The supply of 190:
ley was limited, and the demand proved firm, at little or
alteration in prices. Oats rather over late rates.
Old white wheat, 42s to 47s ; old red, 40s to 44s ; ne
white, 42s to 47s ; new red, 40s to 44s per 36 stone. Pa'.
ley, new malting, 27s •to 35s per qr ; old grinding, 265
28s ; new, 25s to 27s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 25s to 30s;
new 22s to 258 ; old foreign, 24s to 26s per stone. Dean*
old, 40s to 43s ; new, 37s to 40s per 38 stone.

LEICESTER—SATURDAY.
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The market was pretty well supplied with wheat,
the 'attendance was tolerable. Business was firm at 1.;:t
rates. There was not much barley showing, and tho be;
sorts commanded late rates ; inferior the turn easier. ,t'ot
were in small supply, and there was a good demand
prices the turn in favour of the seller.
Old white wheat, 41s to 478 ; old red, 37s to 41$ ; ,1.1 .°/1
white, 41s to 458 ; new red, 37s to 41s per 36 stone. PyiP
ley, malting, 31s to 34s per qr. ; grinding, 27s to 29s per e,
stone. Oats, old, 24s to 27s ; new, 22s to 24s per 24 AO '
Beans, old, 398 to 41s ; new, 36s to 38s per 38 stone.

YORK—SATURDAY.
The show of wheat was seasonable, and the condition
the samples varied. The demand was fair, and late rale
supported. The show of barley was small, and the trN,
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moderate at about previous rates. There was a thin nigiu'
ling of oats, which commanded rather more money.
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New white wheat, 42s to 46s ; new red, 39s to 425,,,r,
36 stone. Barley, for malting, 30s to 32s per qr ;
26s to 28s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 20s to 24s per '24 sto
Beans, 38s to 40s per 38 stone. Malt, 58s ; rye, 28s
qr. Flour, 28s per sack of 2801 b.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—The annual re"
port of the administration of this central repository for
examples of science and art states that the general condi-
tion of the pictures and drawings is most satisfacterP
Mr. Rodgrave, the Inspector-Genoral 01 Art, is able to re-
port that the national collection of water-colour painting°
gradually increases in importance. Several purchases hav
been made in the past year, and the collection has been
riched by the gifts of water-colour paintings from the 103'.
T. Raven, Mr. R. Sasso, jun., and the Rev. J. Sheepshanks'
A further development of the system of loans has taken
place in this class of art through the liberality Of 311'
Walter, M.P., who has sent a collection of 57 picturos
the old masters, principally of the Dutch school. 11111°1
have been exhibited together in one of the rooms contigneu4;
to the Sheepshanks Gallery. But in the new galleries t
whole water-colour collection will be arranged chroneleV
cally ; it will form a most interesting and instructive kir
torical series. A number of valuable additions have 1)0°0
made to the arts collections. The principal purchases of tl/'
year have been ft Spanish "retable," or alter-piece, a 170rf
of great size and importance, of the date of the first hal',
the 15th century, originally in a church at Valencia, n°
destroyed ; a casket in coloured enamel, the work of
Limousin ; a missal-case in gold, ornamented with tran'i
lucid enamel, said to have been formerly the property f
Henrietta Maria, consort of Charles I.; a candlestiel' -f
Henry 11. ware ; the Syon cope, a remarkable examPle Ito
early English needlework; and a collection of objet,
illustrative of Spanish work in the 15th and 16th centari
Among the gifts of the year should be mentioned a Gelletre-
tion of ;articles, such as watches, needlework, wearing Nt
parel, &c., illustrative of the manners and tastes of the lie,
and 18th centuries, presented by the Rev. R. Br°°;o
The regular collection of objects on loan continues al
to be well supported. Many valuable and interesting °
jects have been contributed by Mr. Gladstone, 3S.F,
others. Considerable progress has been made in the sr;
rangement for the systematic interchange of reproducti°d,
of works of art with foreign Governments. An unclerstan i 0
ing has been come to with the trustees of the Brito
Museum in relation to the purchase of works of art ; 01°410
which belong to classical epochs are to be considered as
especial province of the British Museum. The nece-sio
works which have been going on at South Kensington n-
caused some inconvenience to visitors, but this is 'lO
avoidable while the new buildings are in progress ; -tl
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present rate of proceeding about eight more years aril üb.
required to carry out the plan of buildings which was slid
mitted to the select committee in 1860. Attention is
the
to the approaching loan exhibition of miniatures, an",,,,g,
exhibition (likely to be annual) of stained glass and
lish mosaics. The visitors to the Art Library hav°„l.ocl
creased in number. All the collections have been illarr°,:e
in the course of the year. The responsibility for the ligb`lito
and custody of the museum at night increases wit
growth ; the organisation and arrangements for prev°ll:bie.
accidents and remedying them are as complete as Pnssinoo
The cost for the consumption of gas for the museum in
is a shilling a minute. The attendance of the Publineo;
Easter week (1864) was 27,518; Whitsun-week, 16V" his
Christmas week, 35,984 ; the whole year, 653,069. pt
number much exceeded that of any previous year, except
that of 1862, the Exhibition year, and 1863, when 01011:to
ding presents of the Princess of Wales were shown, an
tracted 229,425 persons in 17 days. The inner eirc' ij9
metropolitan railways will have a station within 200
ryo °
of the museum, to which there will probably be a C°
passage of communication.

Birth,
f Vetv •
CIIADS.—On the 11th inst., at Colchester, the wife 0,- „alr
tenant-Colonel W. J. Chads, 64th Regiment, of a °—
ter.
FANE.—On the 12th inst ,at Fulbeck, the wife °"• °
1 f -
Colonel Francis Fano, 25th Regt., prematurely'
daughter. co'
LICHFIELD.—On the 12th inst., at Shu borough, the -
tess of Lichfield, of a daughter. g 4h 14°
RoLT.—On the 10th inst , at Limpsfi ld, SurreY:
of the Rev. H. G. Rolt,. of a son. °
Marriages. tone;
HINCKLEY—INGE.—On the 11th inst at St. Chill to Ifir;
Lichfield, Arthur Hinckley, Esq., inst.
Stowe 74 130
riette, daughter of the late Rev Charles Ingo, "
Hill, Leicestershire.
WATICLNS—MORGAN.—On the 11th inst., at J.A.,-b7
the
Admiral T. V. Watkins, to Georgians Elizalitore
youngest surviving daughter of the late Thomas
Esq., Llangadock, Carmarthenshire.
Deaths. JOStiee
BEDDALL.—On the 12th inst ,at his residence: 70.
Finchingfield, Essex, Thomas Beddall, Esq., l'ge 000
CRISP.—On the 12th inst., John Wiseman Cris'',
Meadow, Norwich, aged 63. Carii4l
CURTIS.—On the 9th inst., at Stepney, Mr. Georg
e
aged 68. neorg
GORDON.—On the 10th inst., at Scarborough, '
Gordon, LL.D., aged 38. stiE 5
GosTLING.—On the 10th inst., William Gostling:
Lansdown-place, Bath, aged 66. „a 5'3
TYLEE.—On the Bth inst., at; Rome, Major-0011e
late of the Indian Army, aged 58.
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