The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-01 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The quantity of English wheat on offer in to-day's mar-
ket was very limited. As the attendance of buyers was
but moderate, the amount of business doing in all kinds
was comparatively small ; nevertheless the trade was con-
sidered tolerably firm, at full prices.
We had only a limited inquiry for foreign wheat; but
no alteration can be noticed in the quotations.
Floating cargoes were quite as dear as last week.
Barley was in good supply, and fair request, at full
currencies.
In malt very few transactions took place on former
terms.
Oats ruled steady, at extreme rates.
Beaus, peas, and flour were dull, but not cheaper.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Barley. Malt.
3,530 “1,910

English ..
[risk
Foreign ..

Wheat.
2,180

10,360 I 4,400

Oats. I Flour.
100 I 890
2,490
11,040

240 sks
12,950 brl

WHITECHAPEL.
Each kind of meat moved off slowly, as follows :
Beef from 3s Od to 4s Os ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; veal,
4s Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d per 81bs by the
carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
Our market is very dull to-day, at drooping prices.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, March I.—Wind this day at Noon, S. to
S.W. ; light breeze, and fine, clear weather.
MARGATE, Feb. 28.—Wind, N.W. by W. Arrived—
Adolph, from Leith, for the West Indies ; Ida, Shields,
for Civita Vecchia.

DOVER, Feb. 28.—Wind, W. Sailed—Haabet, for
Christiansand.

PLYMOUTH, Feb. 28.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—H.M.S.
Duke of Wellington, from Lisbon. Sailed—Himalaya
(s s 1, for Malta.
FALMOUTH, Feb. 28.—Wind, N. Arrived—Jane Morri-
son, from New York, with pumps choked, loss of bulwarks,
short of water, and fuel and part of cargo thrown over-
board ; Elizabeth, Berdianaki.
SHIELDS, Feb. 28.—Wind, N. Sailed—Dumsdale, for
Jamaica ; Burlington, New York ; Brothers. Quebec.—
The Sincerity, of Southampton, which struck on the Herd
Sand on the 27th Feb., has broken up ; her materials,
with part of cargo (pit pops), have been washed into the
harbour.
BRIDLINGTON, Feb. 28.—The Harkaway, from Hartle-
pool to Shoreham, and the Lochaber (sch.), of London,
were in collision ; the former lost her bowsprit, and the
latter her mainmast. _ _ _

CUXHAVEN, Feb. 24.—The Caledonia (s), for London,
has put back with severe damage to her engines.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Wind, S.W. ; moderate, and fine.
No arrivals or sailing'.

QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 27.
Wind, S.W. ; strong.
Arrived—Gebroeder, from Vienna ; Hannah Hicks,
Tenez ; Mary Eleanor, Odessa ; Napoleon, Alexandria ;
Agnes, Ibraila ; Emilia, River Plate ; Halcyon, Odessa ;
Heroine and Island Queen, St. Michael's.

(Br SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.52 a.m.
Wind, W. ; tide, nearly low water ; fine.
No arrivals.
Sailed—Thomas Mitchell, for Calcutta ; Seine, Bou•
logne ; Gem, Genoa; City of Rotterdam, Dunkirk.
DEAL, Wednesday, 9.14 a.m.

Wind, N.W. ; light, and hazy.
Passed—Frances Henty, from London, for Portland
Bay ; Heath, London, for Port Natal ; Wiltshire, London,
or Palermo.

DEATR OF LIEUT.-GENERAL JAMES HAY, C.B.—
This gallant and venerable officer, colonel of the 79th
Highlanders, died at Kelburne, near Longford, on Fri-
day last.
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation. of gold at Paris is
about 3 per mille discount (according to the last tariff),
which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10&d. per
ounce for standard gold,,,gives an exchange of 25.091 ;
and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being
24.971, it follows that gold is about 0.48 per cent.
dearer in Paris than in London. Bir advices from Ham-
burg the price of gold is 422 per mark, which, at the
English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10161. per ounce for stan-
dard gold, gives an exchange of -13.3 ; and, the ex-
change at Hamburg on London at short being 13.21, it
follows that gold is 0.42 per cent. dearer in Hamburg
than in London. The course of ex-A thange at New York
on London for bills at 60 days' &tight is 109 per cent.,
and, the par of exchange between I?;ngland and America
being 109 23-40 per cent., it follo vvs that the exchange
is nominally 0.58 per cent. against England ; but, after
making allowance for charges of tr. a .rasport and difference
of interest, the present rate leas' es no profit on the
transmission of gold either waj between the two
countries.

SUPPOSED MURDER IN LITEII POOL.—On Monday
night one of the police inspectors o n duty discovered the
body of a female in Lark-lane, ne: i r Liverpool, respect-
ably-attired, lying in the middle I)f the road. It was
found upon examination that the roman had been shot,
but there was nothing to indicate that she had com-
mitted self-destruction, and it is 1 i elieved that a murder
had been perpetrated. Efforts ate being made to dis-
cover the relatives of the decease LI and the QAUNO of the
royateri9u3 death.