The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

cords, which marked the sides of the course, were densely THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
packed with every known and unknown specimen of man The following is the official statement of the quantities of
as he is found in the peopled wilderness of civilisation— corn, &c , received in the port of London from the ports in
the rough, the smooth, the knave of ready finger, the Essex, from the 18th June, 1849, to the 23d June, 1849,
labourer of the corny hand, the well dressed idler, who both inclusive :
lives on his own means, and the yet better dressed idler,
who lives on others, were there, and among
them those who lave sport and manly exercises for
their own sake. As the men started themselves,
of course a few minutes were spent in flints,
bat when they did go, it was an unmistaken clipper.
Th© Yankee, who, par parenthese, is a native of Connec-
ticut, dark, wiry, muscular, and handsome, as "an
Apollo of the forest," numbers twenty-nine summers,
while the Londoner confesses to twenty-four, which we
think an " outside figure." The first had taken his
breathings on the Malvern Hills, in Worcestershire, and
latterly nearer town, under the eye of Charles Weslhall.
Reid had been attended to at Huuntlow by Kitchener,
the Hampstead Stag., under the superintendence of the
well-known William Sheppard, of Birmingham. And
now they leave the scratch, Seward leaving by the tithe
of a yard; at 100 yards they were abreast, at 200 Reed
shows slightly in advance, at half-way he improves his
position, at 250 the glme is up, Seward cannot live with
his competitor, and gives a slight symptom of falling off;
at 300 yards there is no mistaking it, Reed takes
Seward's ground by running almost full in front of him,
and ten or a dozen yards a head, and finishes a most
exciting spin by coming in fourteen or fifteen yards a
winner. The time was variously taken at 51, 52, and a
fraction short of 53 seconds.

- _ 300. -
. 68 - 238
443 - -
7301 20 75 -

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Colchester
Harwich ............
Leigh
Maldon

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CHELMSFORD JUNE 22 —Our market was to-day t
attended, owing, in some measure, to the hay season, an,
supply being not very large, the best wheats fetched ful
more money, with, however, a rather limited busi

All kinds of spring corn met a dull sale at late prices.
Wheat, white, old 46s to 5,5; new 45s to 525; red, old
42s to 46s ; new, 41s to 45s ; barley, 28s to 30s ; chevalier
29s to 33s ; grinding 24s to 2cis ; oats 18s to 21s ; malt 54s
to 56s ; chevalier 54s to 58s ; peas, partridge 33s to 355;
white 30s to 345; dun 32s to 345; beans, tick, cew 27s to
30s ; old 285 to 31s ; harrow ticks, new 28s to 315; old
30s to 325; mazagan, new 21s to 265; old 26s to 28s per qr.
COLCHESTER., JUNE 23.—Wheat, white 48s to s=s; red 44s
to 48s ; barley 26s to !.28s ; beans, mazagan 26s to 28s ; middle
and email 28s to 32s ; peas 30s to 34s per qr.
HADDINGTON, JUNE 2t.—The following are the prices of
grain at our market to..day :
Wheat. Barley. I Oats.
... 52s Od 28s oat 223 6d
... 48s 4d 25s id `..os 8d

First
Second

Beans.
333 Od
31s 6d

Third ... .. 42s Od j 21s Od I 176 6d j 303 01
Total quantity of Wheat in market 256 qrs., 255- sold
Do. Barley do. 54 qrs., 44 sold
Do. Oats do. 278 qrs., 270 sold
Do. Beans do. 29 qrs., 26 sold
KIRKALDY, JUNE 23.—The following are the quotations
up to this date:—
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas,
First 51s Od 276 Od 2ls 61 —s Od —s Od
Second 48s Od 25s Cd 19s 6d —s Od ...1 Od
Third 44s Od 23s 01 18s Od —s Od —s Od
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ASCENT OF MR. COX WELL'S WA
BALLOON FROM BERLIN.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
On Tuesday, the 19th, Mr. Coxwell ascended for the
second time from the famed Kroll's Garden, and illus-
trated, by a miniature bombardment, his method of de-
stroying a town, or dispersing an army en route. A
very large assemblage of spectators, among whom were
princes, ministers, and other persons of distinction, wit-
nessed this extraordinary exhibition, and testified by
long• continued cheers their admiration of the ascent,
and the subsequent display of fireworks in mid air. On
the occasion of Mr. Coxwell's first ascent, on the 11th
inst., so great was the collection of persons in the park,
that the police, numerous as they are in Berlin, proved
insufficient to maintain order. When General Wrangel
arrive d to inspect Mr. Coxwell's apparatus, he was saluted
by the mob outside the garden with a shower of stones,
and as republican cockades were displayed, the military,
were called out, and a disturbance expected. This, how-
ever, was fortunately prevented, and in order to avoid
a repetition of excitement, Mr. Coxwell was prohibited
to ascend again, under a heavy penalty, and was obliged
to discharge the gas from his balloon, in compliance with
police injunctions. Fresh arrangements having been
made by the President of Police for the better preserva-
tion of order, the intrepid English aeronaut was allowed
to ascend again, when all passed off quietly with much
eclat. The ascent of this large balloon (which has not
inaptly been styled on the continent the " War Balloon")
from a capital in a state of siege, too, is certainly a bold
and novel feat, which keeps up the character of British
enterprise, and does honour to the courage and scientific
ability of Mr. Coxwell. The war balloon has two cars,
and the aeronaut descends a rope ladder to his battery,
after the manner of Lieut. Gale, of Cremorne celebrity.
It is stated, on good authority, that Mr. Coxwell's ser-
vices were to have been brought into requisition in the
Rhine provinces, had the disturbances there not been
suppressed. As to the applicability of the balloon for
purposes of warfare, some experiments are about to take
place before the Prussian Government.

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Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs. imp., 26s to 26s 6d.
GLASGOW, JUNE 21.—Provisions—Cheese, 345 to 40s Od
per cwt • retail, 4id to 5d per lb. Skim milk, Os Od to Os per
.cwt. dountry fresh butter, 9d to 10d per lb; Irish pow-
dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, Bid
to 9d. Country eggs, 9d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 5s tad
per hundred, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 21 6d per pair ; ducks.
2s Od.
BERWICK, JUNE 21.—Wheat, 42s ; barley, 24s lid;
oats, 18s 5-id ; rye, OOs Od ; beans, 00s Od ; -peas, 00s Od ave.
rage per imperial quarter.
KELso, JUNE 22.—Wheat, old, OOs to 00s ; ditto, new, 335
to 385 6d ; barley, new, 16s Od to 195; ditto old, Os Od to
Os ; potato oats, Os to Os Od ; ditto new, Ms to 14s 6d ; coin-
mon oats, 12s to 13s 6d ; ditto new, Os to Os Od ; pea. 22.
to 25s Od; beans, 22. to 24s per boll of six imperial bushels.
HAWICK, JUNE 21.—Wheat, new, 34s Od to 39s Od; ditto
old, OOs Od to 005 Od ; barley, new, 17s to 21s ; potato oats,
14s Od to 15s 6d ; common oats, Ils to 14s Od ; peas, 236 Od
to 253 Od ; beans, 23s Od to 255 Od per boll of six imperial
bushels.
STIRLING, JUNE 22.—Wheat, foreign, 20s to 26s Od; ditto
home, Os Od to Os Od; ditto ditto new, 23s Od to-24s ; barley, per
boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 18: (Id to 20s Od ;
oats common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 11s Od to 14s Od ;
ditto Flernish,.os Od to Os Od ; ditto "ditto. new, Os' Od;' malt
distillers, 35s Od to 38s ; ditto brewers, 37s Od to 39s • beans,
per boll, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new, I3s Od to 14s 6d; peas,
1550 d to Os Od ; flour, new, per sack 36s to 375 ; ditto common
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ditto, 25s Od to 26s 6d ; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Od;
ditto new 26s Od to 28s ; ditto per peck of 71bs, Bid to Os Od ;
fresh butter, per lb. 8d to 10d ; eggs per dozen, 6d to 7d ;
hay per ton, 42s to 41s.
PERTH, JUNE 21.—Wheat, 40s Od to 45s Od; barley, 221
to 25s Od ; oats, 16s to 19s ; peas and beans, 23s Od to 26s Od
per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 26s to 28s.
FALKIRK, JUNE 21. —The supply of grain in this day's
market was 323 bolls; wheat at 21s 6d to 25s Od per boll ;
barley, 00s Od to 00s Od ; oats, 14s 6d to 16s Od; beaus, 16s Od
to 17s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
Last evening Mr. Bunn took his annual benefit at this
theatre, on which occasion he received the aid and sup•
port of the most celebrated members of the profession,
both histrionic and vocal. Verily the bills spoke truly
on this occasion when they announced an extraordinary
combination of talent, and that which increased the
pleasure of the evening's entertainment was, there was
not a single absentee or sufferer from " indisposition"
among the whole of the artistes who volunteered their
services on this occasion. The performances commenced
with the popular vaudeville of Hold your Tongue, Madame
Vestris, Miss Coleman, Aliso H. Gilbert, Messrs. C,
Mathews, Selby and Parselle, each sustaining their ori-
ginal parts with unwonted ability and success. The re-
ception of Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews was
very enthusiastic, and the vaudeville went off to admira-
tion. Mrs. Cowley's Belle's Stratagem followed; it is
indeed a very long time since we were so much
gratified as we were on this occasion. We had one
of our own English comedies supported by first-
rate English talent. Messrs. Cooper, J. Wallack, G.
Cooke, F. Vining, Mrs. Nesbitt, Mrs. Glover, and Miss
Mordaunt, sustaining the leading parts of the comedy
with great success, and each receiving unbounded ap-
plause. At the conclusion of one of the acts of the
comedy Mr. Bunn was loudly called for. He came for-
ward, anti handsomely acknowledged the compliment of
a call. Une Reunion Musicale closed the entertainments.
Verdi's beautiful romacza " Nell' Opera Giovanna
d'Arco " . was splendidly given by Signora Parodi.
Nothing could exceed the brilliancy and finish of her
execution of this romanaa ; at the conclusion the ap-
plause was tremendous. Jetty de Treffz delighted the
audience with one of Mr. Bunn's songs, and " Una Vir-
gine," from; Donizetti's La Favoritt, was given by Gar-
doni with much effect. " The Light of other Days" was
beautifully sung by Pischek ; and C. Braham delighted
the audience with his father's favourite song " The
Death of Nelson." Our old friend Harley, too, also
appeared, his name appearing in the programme
of the concert. He gave us " Oh, dolce doll
concento" and " Johnny Bond." The Lablaches gave
the " Buffo duetto," from II Matrimonio Segreto,
with great effect. The magnificent duetto from
Norma, "Di Contenti," was superbly given by Parodi
and Giuliano; and Miss Poole also delighted the audience
with one of her best ballads. Space will not allow us to
further enlarge on the great number of beautiful pieces
performed by the other eminent artistes. The whole
went off splendidly.

—YESTERnAY.

LBaelmlbton Primrose
Belmont
Hetton
Haswell

lEa Od
14s 9d
15s 3d
16s 3d
16s 6d

LYCEUM THEATRE.
Amateurs ..and Actors, one of the earliest and most
popular farces of the late Mr. R. B. Peake, was revived
last night at the Lyceum, where (that is to say, at the
old house) it was first produced in 1818. In the con-
struction of this farce there is much that is primitive,
and the principle of equivoque is carried to an extreme.
Nevertheless there is a great deal of humour and smart-
ness in the dialogue, and some of the jokes are exceed-
ingly good, while others are rather reckless. In the
writings of the late Mr. Peake there was this charm,
that the author always seemed thoroughly to enjoy the
work of composition, and the wildest sallies appeared
like the utterances of a free and genial spirit. In point
of construction he will not bear a comparison: with the
more modern authors who have formed themselves on
the French school, but for jovial hearty English " fun "
there aro not many who can compete with him.
The hustling provincial manager is played with the
same bustle as ever by Mr. Harley, who acted the cha-
racter thirty years ago, and the eccentricities of the
country actor, Wing, which were once so ably set forth
by poor Wrench, are now embodied with much grotesque
comicality by Mr. Roxby. A Mr. Hurlestoni made
his Milt last night in .Jeffrey Niuffincap, the character
created and immortalized by Wilkinson. He seems
possessed of somo humour, and at any rate is not obtru-
sive and extravagant. At the fall of the curtain he was
loudly called for by the audience.

NEW STRAND 'THEATRE.
A new and very lively little farce, by Mr. Charles
Selby, was produced last night. It is called Chamber
Practice, and turns on the embarrassments of a brace of
law students, who are troubled by the presence of female
relations when they are about to give a treat to some
fair milliners, and are moreover harassed by the pursuit
of bailiffs. The principal personage, however, is a " red
jacket" of the Temple, who is ready to assist the 'em-
bryo barristers in tiny dilemma, and is charmed, even to
a revolutionary furor, when he sees a barricade of chairs
and tables placed against the door of the chambers to
stop the bailiffs' incursions. This is one of the charac•
ters which Mr. Compton playa to perfection, and the
good humour with, which he delivered the "tag" con-
tribud in no small degree t the applause at the fall of
the curtain. Mr. Selby waso loudly called, and bowed
from a private box.

ADELPHI THEATRE.--••MiSS Woolgar, a lady whose
merits as a most versatile and accomplished actress we
have often had occasion to notice, takes her benefit at
this theatre to-morrow evening. The programme of the
night's performance is extremely attractive, and we trust
it will secure for the beneficiare a " benefit" in the most
practical sense of the term.
ROYAL e
ntGARDENS,
last nig V h
tA wereUX tAhLeL g
emoofn
com-
pany the
Wellington,eo En
the Duke of Cleveland, the Earl of
of Munster, Lord Adolphus Fit Ize arence, General Woo'f,
the Marchioness of Douro, the youthful Ladies Ramsay,
daughters of the Marquis of Dalhousie, Lady West, ikr•
JAMES WARD AN ARTIST.—ID this age of won-
ders, when each new year teems with discoveries in art
and science which awaken our warmest admiration, we
are gratified in being enabled to record thdeintersl ua•
mllied too
intuitive genius soaring above the yreju
claiming
kindred
obscure origin, and, by intrinsic merit, d
'et James
with the polished classes of educate
hasocsninazy.
sisted by
Ward, the ex-Champ.ion of England,
artist in the Most
the slightest instruction, become an
and unqualified sense of the term.
Ibis last pro-
runre
tinn,
" The Setting Sun," dipping his bri▪ lliant orb
in the blushing wave, forms as chaste a portraiture of
nature as ever emanated from the most masterly pencild
The horison, and happy distribution most the varie
coloured clouds, display a boldness of outline which the
tearless hand of truth could alone have ventured to
depict. The perspective is in adrnifable keeping. The
foreground is also beautifully relieved by the distant
coruscations emitted from the departing god of day,
while the presence of a small boat, resting near the
bank, forms an interesting object in this faithfully deli-
neated sketch of nature. In tact, the chiora-oseuro, or
happy blending of light with shade, is perfect ; but the
really trausending excellence of the painting will be dis-
covered in the hitherto unapproached and felicitous tone
of colour pervading the whole picture. We have never
before seen realised, even in the works of Turner or
Danby, splendid as their productions are allowed to be,
that peculiar warmth of colouring which indicates the
concentration of brat and light; but immediately the
eye rests upon Ward's picture, an idea is conveyed that
the sun is basking in the borrowed refulgence of some
concealed agency, so perfectly transparent and tire-
emitting an orb does it appear! Most heartily do we
congratulate Mr. Ward upon this extraordinary work
of art, illustrating the poetic lines of Anacreontic
Moore—
" How brilliant the sun looked in sinking!
The waters beneath him, how bright."
—Liverpool Courier.