The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-25 00:00:00

MARK LANE.

The fresh arrival of English wheat to this morning's
market was small. Generally speaking, however, sales pro-
gressed somewhat shwly ; nevertheless, Monday's advance
in the quotations was well maintained.
Thera was a fair show of samples of foreign wheat on
offer. In most descriptions a moderate retail business was
transacted, and the currencies ruled firm.
Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request at
full quotations.
For barley there was a steady demand, and late rates
were well supported.
The malt trade was steady at quite previous quotations.
Good and fine oats met a steady sale at full currencies,
but inferior qualities moved off heavily at the late decline.
Beans and peas changed hands at the extreme prices of
Monday.
Flour sold freely, and the quotations had an upward
tendency.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Iklalt. Oats. Flour.
English•••• •• .. 3t.,0 70 ; 960 780 I .2,,0 Back
Irish •• -
Foreign.. •• ~.. 14,280 1,4.0 1 27,110

sacks
2,5(.0 bls.

BOROUGH HOP.
Tho busine.4s doing in our market is very moderate, and
is mostly confined to good and fine samples of last year's
growth, at late rates. The plantation accounts are, on the
whole, favourable.

WIIITECHAPEL.
The supply of meat is seasonably extensive, for which
the trade rules heavy, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; lamb,
4s 8d to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 4s
10d per 81bs by the carcase.

THE ,BONAPABTES AN
IC D HE
"CROWN
OF MEXO."

On the occasion of the death of Joseph Napo
leon Bonaparte, elder brother of the first Emperor
Napoleon, a notice of his life, entitled " Quelques
Mots sur Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte," was written
by the present Emperor of the French, which may
be found in vol. ii. of his worke, at p. 415. The
following extract acquires especial interest, from
the peculiar attitude which France occupies just
now in relation to the United States and Mexico
" Joseph saw his brother for the last time at
Rochefort ; he proposed to deliver himself, in his
stead, to the English, who, deceived by the resem-
blance, would ',suppose they were conducting the
Emperor to England, whilst he might pass quietly
to the United States. Napoleon refused, and the
two brothers bade each other an eternal adieu
or ; ono
the
departed for St. Helena, and the other f
United States and America. Here commences for
Joseph a new life, which will
escape the political
be variously esti
mated, since it cannot entirely
eeeze near Phila-
feeling by which France is dividpeeer yen to this day.
He fixed his residence at Poi.ntd
I delphis, where he soon acquire
ftrohme influence and
an illustrious
i the: esteem which are derived r
-mple and prepossessing
namef an ample fortune, si
P
a 13
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large generosity.
manners, h
'e
was
living tranquilly on the
" While Jo.. e, thinking only of the well-
shores of the Weis •.
d d
wht: srizineg
itlmt he le
being of those
ceived a proposition as s as was touch-
ing. A deputation of Meajeses came to offer
him the crown of Mexico. The former King of
Naples and Spain replied to the deputation nearly
in these terms :—" I have worn two ero7nsi and
would not take a step to wear a third. No:hing
can be more flattering to me than to see men, wht:;
when I was at Madrid, were
willing
to recognise
my authority, coming to-day to seek me in my
exile to place me at their head ; but I do not believe
that the throne which you wish to elevate anew
can secure your happiness. Every day that I pass
upon the hospitable soil of the United States only
serves to convince me of the excellence of republi-
can institutions for America. Cherish them, then,
as a precious gift of Providence. Stay your intes-
tine quarrels, imitate the United States, and seek
among your own fellow citizens a man more
capable than myself to play the great part of Wash-
', iugton?

Her Majesty has been pleased to present the
Rev. J. A. Miller, one of the curates of the parish church,
Windsor, to the vicarage of Isle-Brewers, vacated by the
death of the Rev. Dr.l,Volff. The presentation, we believe,
has recently come into her Majesty's gift, the adjacent
estate baying been bought for the Prince of Wales.
LEEDS, 24th: is nothing new to report as
.
to the condition and prospects of the woollen cloth
trade here, to-day's markets in both the halls being
rather quiet, and the purchasers indicating that the
same feeling pervades both the home and the foreign
demand. About a late average amount of business
was done in light Meltons and Tweeds, with quite
as much in velvets and heavy goods, and also in
plain cloths. Both wools and cloths keep steady
in price.