The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-30 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

The supplies to-day were large, and the demand was g43:0419,
Rices much as before. Hay, Sos. to nos. ; Clover, iv
to 1308. ; Straw, 325. to 38s.

SPIRIT MARKET.
• Mon
Not much passing in this department in Any descliP, to
Proof Leeward Rums, 3s. ld., good Jamaicas, 4s. 13°,-..
4s. Od. ; fine, ss_ 6d.; Brandy is unalteTed. British Corr
Spirits, 10s. 2d. ;Geneva, Is. 1 Id.

DRIED FRUIT MARKET.
The imports of Foreign Fruit are now large. There
no great extent of business doing. Prices of Raisins droop,
but those of Currants continue firm.
SPIC S.
To-day there were public s E alesA ofLE Cinnamon, in Mincing;
lane, amounting to about 1,200 bales, of firsts,
thirds. Very large portions were bought in, and that no
sold went at about 3d. per lb. higher on an average than and
mace,
prices of last sale. Very small parcels of Cloves,
Nutmegs were sold also, at about previous rates.
DRYSALTERY MARKET.
Brimstone is held very firmly in London at from 10/. to.
ss. In consequence of the warlike views of the East, staTili
seconds,
.05
prices are obtained for eastern produce. Indigo rer
fetches a profit on the late sales' prices of about ld. Pe
Jamaica Logwood is still high.
TALLOW MARKET. s 0.
This market is very flat, and the price of P. Y. —• I
6d. to 555. 9d.

COLONIAL MARKET.
indeed,an,
This market has become at length very quietvet/
is now securing but a very slender business, and nuverest,
little is advertised inward. Altogether it is without intoduce
and the public sales to day were too' few and small to Pr sells
any alteration in prices. British Plantation Sugar 655.,
slowly at the prices of last week, say from 495. 6d. tn their
according to quality. Refiners ask high prices Ora,ellovi
goods. To-day we had public sales of 1,300 boxes 13oss
Havannah Sugar, which fetched about 215. to
ba does
according to quality, and 130 hogsheads Bar went
13 for
sold at from 545. to 68s. Coffee :-170 casks .
'1,`,0.§.
steadily, at prices say 60s. for good ordinary, and ."
middling. Cocoa :-200 bags B. P. sold at 30s. Colon'
quality inferior. These were all our public sales of oar
produce to-day ; and by private contract there are n° trts are
tions of any magnitude or importance. The IrnP°r NW;
heavy. The public sales for to-morrow are 2,000 bag!, co'
ritius Sugar, and 1,095 bags Manilla; 400 bags 13ra:el r, 6.1
fee, 150 barrels and bats of B. P., 3,000 bags o:nh'ice °-
boxes Cassia Lignea, and some small quantities of
Pepper.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Ocl.l9‘asY!
A most animated demand was felt for Cotton at t'",l
market, and an enormously large quantity was Parteifeler'
fully 15,000 bags having been sold. Speculators, if sons
,s
were the largest purchasers, they having taken 2,001, 0';
and 7,000 American. The prices of this day Weepern
readily obtained. 3,000 Surat, 41c1. to sd. ; 300
and Ceara, fid. to 91d. ; 150 Egyptian, WO. tc)
11,550 American, 51d. to 9d. ;—Total 15,000. _ _A.

nest
Friday week the inhabitants of Great Dti
Beds, and the neighbourhood, were greatly alarmed tP;
which broke out in the rick-yard of Mr. Riseley,
tiodiegb
bridge in that village. The flames spread through the obi° t
with great rapidity, being much aided by the wia.cete 5,1
drove them partly to the dwelling house. Expresses ••• uicelf,
for the Bedford and Eaton Socon engines, which were but 'n
brought to the spot, and several other engines arrived'a stsc
a short time the whole of the outbuildings, with Wet dee;
of hay and corn were burnt to the ground. Gracia t rge
wdaitthiondsifficwneltrye
tchoemnhinitutseedholbdyptrhopeerstypectators, ci,l of
was preserve ,iort
evertQ
t, jo
cattle were removed with safety, with the
a fat calf which was burnt, and a pig, which aaight °ltt
atomoßunedt.fordongaoTlh.
Thursday
ye
jparmopeesrt
the flames. A man was apprehended the same tare talZo
suspicion of having set fire to the same, and the 'be
wbo b.'"" fire. 0
last week been in custody on suspicion of settingplisatiebe
property was
Mr. Riseley's farm, at Barford, underwent an Oa and
at Barford before F'. Pym, Es G. P. Livius, Es,rupon
Rev. J. H. B. Mountain. Hcle"was also examined up d, be
other charge of setting fire to a haystack at 'l' charge
longing to Mr. Bodger, of Southill ; and upon ,to chargo
nsi,nsured tfA or to
ha
was committed for trial. We understand that a tn.,,,eetit'ga
of arson will be brought against him. At the same_Thedoo
fellow was bound by recognizance to appear at thexe., trete,
Sessions and answer to a charge of stealing Pails' as on 6.0
the premises of Mr. Riseley, whilst his property wnblisb
At the request of the Magistrates we abstain from P
the evidence against Meakins.—Herybrd
SNOW.—The mountains of West Cumb„,ehrorsdal,
early this season put on their winter garb. On I s Pfy
the giant Skiddaw, and the neighbduring mountao'nthat
lands, wore each their cap of snow. We perceiv
rts
of test
showers of snow have lately fallen in different Fbae hal is
kingdom, and in some places where even
_le case ,o.
was unfinished, which, we believe, is also 7,,„aed :10
the neighbourhood of the mountains above
was
cloPtr
In the afternoon of Saturday week, therei srlisich
days,
of snow in the neighbourhood of Newcastle, few
00,,
tinued three or four hours. Within the last' the t 1
arts ° a
there have been falls of snow in various p
Befonneriand wet
s tia- 000
Ireland present a most winterly aspect. Snow has
s„,here'
the atm° r thong
dom. The mountains in some parts of both c°Als° fall
in Edinburgh, and so piercingly cold was
with iod,
the ponds in the neighbourhood were coverned
Northopb" athele'
the border, too, and the Cheviot-hills, i
vated grounds with hid," mantle of snow.'
winter has commenced his hoary reign by c
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