The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-05 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS.

HIILL—JAN. 3.
A. very small supply of English wheat to-day. Holders
indulged no affected modesty in their asking's. A brisk
business done at fully 4s advance on last Tuesday's cur-
rency. The show of foreign more limited, and all kinds
fully 4s dearer. Barley has advanced smartly, and is very
scarce. Oats attract attention from their relative cheap-
ness. -Beans is to 2s dearer. Peas move upward. Malan
corn participates somewhat in the general improvement.
Grinding barley fully 2s in advance of the lowest point
of the past month. Lirl,seed is per qr. dearer. Linseed
cakes 10s per ton dearer. Rapeseed cakes in more request.
Bones fully support quotations, and promise to be dearer.
s. d
[Peas, gray and black 48 to 50
ILinseed, Black Sea 52 to 53
Ditto Petersburgla 44 to 51
Ditto Riga and Arch-
angel
Ditto Konigsberg and
Memel 4O to 44
Per Ton.
tins. c.,Hullll)/ Os Od tooo/ OOs
Ditto fine for. 9/ 10s Od 101 Si
Ditto inf. for O/ Os Od to 0108
Rapeseed OOl Os to 001 Os
Rape cakes 130 s Od to 00s
Tares, English OOs to 00s
Ditto foreign
Guano 4l 9/ to 101 Os
Bones llss Od to Os Od
Rye Meal

s a
Wheat, English, red 83 to 86 ]
Ditto white B5 to 881
Dantzie and Konigs-
berg
Pomeranian and Ham_
burgh
Danish, ll'olstein, and
Friesland 7O to 76
RusairAn and Odessa 63 to 70
Oats, English
I:Jitto Danish
Ditto Friesland
Ditto Russian 26 to 28
Barley, malting
Ditto grinding 35 to 38
Beans
Ditto foreign

Peas, white and yel. 52 to 601

IPSWICH-JAN. 3.

There was not a large supply of wheat to-day, which sold
readily at a further advance of 2s to 3s per qr. upon last
week's prices. Barley in good supply, which was not so
easily disposed of as of late ; but an advance of 14 to 2s
per qr. was realised. Beans and peas scarce and dear,
PER QTJARTER. PER QUARTER.
Wheat,' red (old) Bus to 84s Barley, grinding 36s to 40s
Ditto.(new)
Ditto, white (new) 83s to 88s Peas ... 51s t0.54s
Ditto (old)
Barley, malting ... 44s to 49Alour, per, sack

AVERAGES FOE. TEE WEEK ENDING DEO. 31, 1853.
Wheat
Barley
11l 42s 4d
Oats —
/A 00s, Od
Beans
Peas 35 „ 56s Id,

COAL MARE
Prices of Coal per ton at t
8.

r.—Jezt. 4.
close of the market ;--
Walleend, &c.

Davison's West Hartley 25 0 s. d.
Hasting's' Hartley .. ... . ..25 0 Lambton 35 0
Longridge's Wst Hartley2s 0 Lumley 33. A
Tanfield Moor Butes 25 C Russell's Hetton 35 0
Walker Primrose • 26 0 • Stewart's 35 0
West Pelew 26 0 Plummer 34 0
Wylata -.. 26 6 Cassell) 34 0
Wallsend, &c. Heugh Hall 34 0
Gesforth 34 0 Kelloe 35 0
Hedb.ty 33 0 South Hartlepool 35 0
Northumberland E. '25 (1 Tees 35 .0
Riddell '34 0 Adelaide Tees . 35 0
Killings Worth E. ,.25 0 South Durham , .33 8
Eden Main 34, 0 Cannel . 3O 0
Belmont' • 3l' 0 Watney'sAnthracite....,.3B 0
Braddyll . 34 b Gwien Cae Gurwen 38 0
Hetton 35 0 Perkins' Anthracite 36 0
Haswell '5 ' 0 Morgan's Stone 38 0
Ships at market 115 I Sold B3.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BIRMINGIAM, JAIL 4.

STOOK EXCHANGE.—This market has been very dull to-
day, mid quotations generally have a downward turn.
Great Westerns closed at 823, and Manchester and Shef-
fields at 211.

MANCHESTER, JAN. 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— The Share Market was dull to-day
at lower prices.

SEABORNE MAILS.

(N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post•ofe,
by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.]

Day when mad. up From what
COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port duc in
Office, London.* Dispatched. Englan I
- -
America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each Mon.
America (by United Sts.
packet) ..........N Jan. 15 ... Liverpool ... Jan. 7
America (by U States
packet) .... •• N Jan. 17 .. •....... Southampto Dec. 28
Australia (via South-
ampton) .....• ....MJan. 4 ...... • • .... Southampto Feb. 4
Ditto (via Marseilles) N'Jan. 8. .. Dover ......
Ditto (via Cape of Good
Hope) ...... • • ....N Feb. 4 ...... Liverpool Uncertain.
Africa (West Coast) ..N 23d of the month .. Plymouth .. Dec. 28
Alexandria..........N 8,9, 24, &30of m. Dover .......Jan. 16
Alexandria.... ......M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton4Jan. 4
Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month Seuthampton ;Jan. 1
Belgium ............N Daily.. Dover ...... iDally
Brazil .......... ..M 9th of the month.. Southampton!Jan. 16
Buenos Ayres ........M 9th of the month.. Southampton Van. 16
Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of-the month Plymouth .. Arrived
Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton
Cape do Verds ......N ,9th of the month.. Plymouth .. Jan. 1
Ceylon (see India)
Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth "Arrived
Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. !Southampton ,Tu.Th.Sat.
hi 2d &17th of month SenthlunptoniJan. 1
China (see India)
Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 ofm. Dover ...... ),Jan. 10
Constantinople ........ 4th 8620th of mon. SouthaMpton Van. 4
Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover ...... Twieedally
Egypt (see India)
France ........ M& N Twice daily Dover ...... Twicedally
Gibraltar ..........M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. SouthamptoniArrived
Greece (see India)
Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southamptonjan. 1 •
Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London
Havannah ..........M 2nd of the month Southampton Jan. 1
Holland ............M Daily .. Dover
Honduras .... M, 17th of the month. Southampton Jan. 16
India (viaSonthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. SouthamptonlJan. 21
India (via Marseilles)3l Bth&24th of month Dover ......
lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver......
Ireland & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead .. Twlcedaily
Lisbon ........M 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton Jan. 16
Madeira M. 9th of the month Southampton Jan. 16
Madeira ...... N 23d of month Plymouth .. Dec. 28
Malta (see India)
Malta ....., ........N 7,17,19,27, 30 ofm. Dover I
Mauritius (see India) rTaa. 10
Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth Arrived
Mexico .... ..M 2nd of the month.. Southampton'Jan, 1
Naples ........Nhtblsth2sthofinon. Dover .......Jan. 2
New Granada ......M 2d & 17th of month Southampton Van .1
New Zealand By private ship .. Various portslUncertala
Papal States ........N sthlsth2sthofhaon. Dover Jan. 2
Peninsula ..........M 7thl7th2Bthofbaon. Southampton 'Arrived
Peru 2d & 27th of mon. Southampton Jan. 1
Port Natal ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth !Arrived
Sicily —...........N sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover Jan. 2
Tuscany 5 thlsth2sthofmon. Dover 'jam 2
Venezuela M 2d& 17th of Month Sonthamptonjan. 1
Van Diemen's Land (see
Australia) ..
West Indies 2d& llth ol Month SouthamptenJan. 1

* When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the mails will be
dispatched on the following day, with the exception of the India vie
Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be dispatched the e
day preceding.

GENERAL TRADES UNION OF ENGLISH MASONS.—
It is now upwards of twenty. years since the masons of
England formed themselves into a general and national
trades union. Its head quartere shifted at stated periods,
all over the principal towns in the country ' - at one time
in London, at another in Liverpool, or in Manchester,
and, we believe, at Birmingham.
,The number of mem-.
bers we have heard computed at 8,000. The rate of
subscription is Gd. per week, or 265. per annum—a rate
sufficient to insure a man's life for 1001. sterling ; or
at least any man's life but a mason's. In addition to
this there has always been a local union in London,
founded on somewhat different principles ; but we never .
heard of its being the cause of a regular organisation
among the masons, or of a severe strike. It was far
different, however, in the other case. The general union
was not in existence eighteen months before its progress
was signalised by a severe and protracted strike of the
London masons. At length there was a general strike
throughout the trade. It was kept ,up for nearly twelve
months, and ended as strikes usually end, by producing
much injury to both sides, and leaving the subject mat-
ter in a worse position than it stood in at first. —The
Builder.

[ADVERTISEMENT. ]—A LIEUTENANT OF DRAGOONS
CURED OF RHEUMATISM BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT
AND PILLS.—This officer, who is in the Dutch army,
states that Holloway's Pills and Ointment have cured
hies of rheumatism, which appeared to be incurable, as
neither sea-bathing, vapour-baths, nor preparations vaunted
as sure remedies, did him any good, and the treatment of
the doctor, after several months' trial, was without sue.
cess. At this juncture he commenced taking these Pills
and rubbing the Ointment into the complaining parts
twice a day, which effectually i
cured him n the course of
six weeks. The truth of this statement can be vouched for
by Mr. J. B. Stratman, of Bois-le-Duc.—Sold by all drug-
gists ; and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244,
Strand, London.

BIRTIIS.
Or A 80N.
On the 2d inst., at Marine•parade, Dover, the wife of
Lieut.-Col. Farrant, K.L.S., late H.M.'s Charge d'Affaires
in Persia.
On the Ist inst., at Castlewigg, near. Whithorn, N. 8.,
Mrs. Grant,yife of Capt. Grant, Indian Navy.
OF A DAUGHTER.
On the 31st ult,, at Green-street, Lady Adelaide Cade-
gan.
On the 2d inst., at Hans-place, Sloane-street, the wife of
H. S. Collins, Esq., of H.M.S. Funous.

MARRIED.
On the 3d inst., at St. James's, Notting-hill, the Rev. J.
Gaitskell, M.A., St. John's College, Cambridge, to Emily,
second daughter of P. J. Green, Esq., of Boyne-house,
Notting-hill, formerly British Consul for the Morea.
On the 31st ult., at Chatsworth-place, Glasgow, Mr. J.
Lindsay, to Ann M`Gregor, daughter of Mr. W. Gow, of
Livelands, Stirling.