The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-12 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

---- -
SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od , nevt
do., £1 16s to £4 Os; old clover, £3 10s to £6 Os Od ; new
do.,
£3 los to £5 Os; and straw, £l;36siotos £l_o2 2is6poesr
Os; new
A slow trade.
CUMBERLAND...—OId meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 0, , new
d0.,d0. x£3llolB to x 5
65t014
end straw,
actlriaewlo:zeil 16s to £2 2s per .
,
Trade dull.

:17 .—Old meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os ; new
d—ol.£lllncH I
IE6stoAPLOs; old eiovel, £3 10s to £6 Os ; new do.
£3 10s to £5 0s; and straw. £1 IGs to £2 2s
per load.
Both straw and hay sold heavily at our quotations.
COLONIAL.

TEA..—The dealings have been very limited, and prices
have remained without change of importance. SSUGAR.—OnIy a moderate business has been recorded,
and prices have shown a slight downward movementl
Refined descriptions have also been a shade cheaper.
_, COFFEE —The operations have been to a fair .
x, tau',
and prices have generally tended upwards.
RICE.—For the better
qualities there has been rate demand, and late rates are generally
well
maintained.
inactive,
SALTPETRE,—Business has been exceedinlogut previous
Y
and the few bargans entered into were at about
rates.
T.A.LLow.--The market has been moderately active, and
_... on the spot is
. a mode-
,
prices have slightly improved. P
3d per cwt
"(fled 488 6d to 48s 9d, and last three months 50e to 50s

I "An important modification," says the Constitu-
tionnel, " will be made on the 15th, in the illumination of
the Place de la Concorde and the Champs Ely sees. In •
stead of the coloured oil-lamps hitherto used, the munici-
pal administration has determined to make trial of a new
mode of gas illumination. In the Place de la Concorde the
usual gas lamps will be replaced by bouquets formed of un-
polished glass globes. The vases of the fountains will also
be surrounded with gas lights. The number of these
globes of fire on the Place will be about 2,000. Row' of
similar globes will run from one lamp-post to the other, all
trophies
pthhiee
sC
deckedhamp with Champs Eliyths ee s.
flags
andAtshi
jogrhtteiintweritvh gasp
there
ing the Emperor's monogram and the Imperial. Eagle. The
fountain at the Rend Point will be splendidly illuminated
,represent-
will be
with gas, and the circuit round it will present eight arcades
tastefully ornamented and brilliantly lighted. The total
number of lights will not be less than 122,000."
ENGLISH OFFICERS IN THE CHINESE SERTICE.—
The official correspondence has been published concerning
permission to officers and men in her Majesty's service to
take employment under the Chinese Government, for the
purpose of re-establishing Imperial authority upon the
Yang-tze and commercial security upon the
inner waters.
and for the suppression of piracy. The organisation of such
a force having been intrusted to Mr. Lay, the Inspector-
General of Chinese Customs, he applied for the sanction of
her Majesty's Government. It appeared that there :s no
longer any ordinance in operation enjoining neutrality upon
the Queen's subjecte, and the Admiralty consented to grant,
leave of absence to. any officers whose services may not be
required. Permisst n Was accordingly given to Captain
Sherard Osborn and Mr. Lay to accept service under the
Chinese Government ; and the Queen's licence was obtained
and is to be granted to such other officers as Captain Osborn
may select. Mr. Lay's application was also for leave to
enlist British subjects to serve in naval and military opera-
tions, but this Would require an Order in Council. The ser-
vice will not be considered as service in the Royal Navy as
regards pay, time, s motion, or pension for wounds,
___