The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, EVENING, MAY 26, )1862.

MARKETS-THIS DAY.

MARK-LANE.

The whole of the country markets, held on Saturday,
were very dull for wheat, and a fall of ls. to fully 2s. per
quarter took place in prices. The spring corn trade was
devoid of animation, and sales, in most instances, could only
be effected by submitting to lower terms.
On the Continent, the corn trade has been inn most in-
active state, and the quotations have had a downward ten•
dency. At New York, owing to increasing supplies,
wheat, flour, and maize had given way in price.
Limited supplies of English produce were received up to
our market last week. The imports from abroad were
25,272 quarters of wheat ; 11,910 barley ; 15,842 oats;
2,200 beans ; 746 tares, 11,260 linseed ; 4,458 rapeseed ;
1,110 maize; 87 sundry seeds; 53 sacks and 6,463 bales of
flour.
The fresh arrivals of English wheat to this morning's
market were much restricted, and the condition of the
samples, generally speaking, was by no means first-rate.
Owing to the fineness of the weather, as wall as to the
favourable accounts which have been received concerning
the crops, the trade was very dull for all qualities, and it
was impossible to transact business except by submitting to
a further reduction in prices of from is to 2s per quarter.
A considerable portion of the supply was left unsold at the
close of the market.
The show of foreign wheat was large, a considerable
proportion of which consisted of superior qualities, suitable
to the London millers. All descriptions sold heavily, and
compared with Monday last a fall of is to 2s per quarter
took place; but where sales were forced, ex ship, the latter
figure was more general.
Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, and the
quotations had a downward tendency.
In the value of barley no quotable change took place.
The better qualities were steady as to price, but low foreign
parcels were difficult of sale.
The malt trade was inactive at last Monday's quotations.
For the time of the year the show of oats was by no
means extensive. Good and fine samples moved off steadily
at full prices, but inferior parcels met a dull market at
barely late rates.
With beans and peas the market was very moderately
supplied. The demand for them, however, was far from
active, nevertheless the quotations ruled firm.
In all kinds of flour a limited business was transacted on
rather easier terms.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE!.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old —s s
Ditto, white, new 554 56s
Ditto, old s —5
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s s
Ditto, new
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 2BB 29s
Malting 36s 42s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s
Brown
Kingstown and Ware s6s 708
Chevalier 66s 25s
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 21s 268
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black ... 194 268
Cork, white l9B 24s
Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey . ~... 35a 368
Maple
White 375 408
Boilers 378 40s
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 3.4 42s
Stockton and Norfolk . 3Bs 395

to 2s 4d ; pieces and locks, is to is sd. Port Philip—Clean
sheep's, is 6d to is 9d ; scoured, is 9d to 2s 2id ; lamb,
is 8d to 2s 2d ; pieces, Is 2d to is Sid; grease, is ljd to is
2id. Van Dieman's Land—Clean sheep's, is 9d to is lld ;
lamb, is 9d ; pieces and locks, is 2d. Adelaide—Clean
sheep's,. is 4d to is 63d; handwashed, Is 4d to is bid;
grease, 71d to is 2d. Cape—Clean sheep's, is 5d to is 9d ;
scoured, Is Id to is 111 d ; handwashed, is 21 d to is 4d ;
lamb, is 2i to is 6}d; pieces, 101 d to ls ; grease, 7d to 10Id
per lb. Privately, the English wool trade is dull, and the
quotations have a downward tendency. Last week's im-
port was' large, viz., 3,487 bales from Sydney, 1,958 Hobart
Town, 3,502 Geelong, 3,461 Port Philip, 3,899 Melbourne,
2,286 Adelaide, 1,941 Algoa Bay, 219 Cape Town. and 200
Port Natal.

1 the northern ports in foreign bottoms has been with-
drawn. This will be highly beneficial to shipping.
"At Japan matters appear more tranquil. Mr.
Al.cock, the British Minister, has vacated the post,
permanently it is supposed. Colonel Neale, one of
the secretaries to the embassy at Pekin, succeeds.

" Shipping continues scarce and much wanted;
in fact, trade is restricted in consequence.
" SHANGHAE.-Our neighbourhood is still in-
fested by the Taeping rebels, but from the vigorous
measures adopted by Admiral Sir James Hope they
are kept in check from advancing in force upon the
city or settlement. Every few days, however,
accounts reach us of small marauding parties plun-
dering some unfortunate village or farm which may
have previously escaped their rapacity. Immedi-
ately it is known in what direction they are, armed
parties sally forth to attack them, almost invari-
ably with success, and for the time being drive the
murderous rascals away, sometimes with heavy loss
on their part but rarely much damage to the troops
In this harassing work great credit is due to Capt.
Holland, R.M., and the marines of her Majesty's
ship Imperieuse, who have in the most indefati-
gable manner scoured the country in all directions
for many miles around the settlement, succouring
the industrious inhabitants, and giving the rascally
Taepings a taste of British prowess.
" On the morning of the 3d inst. a combined
expedition of English and French naval and mili-
tary forces started from the settlement to attack
the rebel camp at Wongkadza, which has been the
head-quarters of the marauding parties devastating
the western environs of Shanghae. The expedition
had been in contemplation for some time past, and
only awaited further reinforcements, which were
obtained on the arri al of the sth Bombay Native
Light Infantry from Hong-Kong, All the avail-
able troops and blue jackets from the ships of war
in the harbour were mustered and marched out on
the day mentioned, equipped for active service, and
the prospect of a warm engagement. That night
the whole force bivouacked at a rendezvous a few
miles from the camp, which was 12 miles west of
the settlement.

" On the morning of the 4th they marched on the
camp, driving in the outpost of the enemy, and
about tea a.m., stormed the intrenchments, which
were of a very formidable character. The rebels
showed fight, but evidently the great body of them
had escaped by the rear. There was a sufficient
number, however, to do some damage to the attack-
ing force, for we learn that two or three men on
our side have been killed raid several wounded.
Among the latter is Dr. Escott, of the Snake. The
camp was soon taken by storm, and the rebels, who
fled beyond the entrenchments, were attacked in
the rear by some Imperial troops, with consider-
able loss. The fortifications were as far as practi-
cable, destroyed, and the entrenchments rendered
untenable. It was conjectured that the retreat-
ing rebels would retire upon Tsing-poo, when
in all probability their progress would be inter-
cepted by Colonel Ward's troops, who were to
have attacked the camp in the rear. That
further fighting had taken place was supposed
by our informant, who heard heavy firing in the
afternoon as he started to return to the settlement.
On his way he met some Imperialists carrying
heads of Chun Maos to their camp, one man having
fifteen strung up by the hair. In addition to the
foregoing we learn that Admiral Sir James Hope,
seeing so little accomplished in consequence of the
main body of the rebels having fled, accompanied
Colonel Ward with a party of his men, told off to
attack a second position of the enemy. They had
scarcely come within gunshot of this post when the
insurgents seeing only Chinese troops advancing,
made a rush at them, and the Imperialists retreatet
without effecting their object. In the skirmish a
stray bullet wounded the British admiral in the leg,
which necessitated his returning to Sik-a-way for
medical assistance. The whole party is expected to
return to the settlement to-morrow."