The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 23.
The arrivals of all kinds of Grain last week were consider-
able. This morning the quantities of Wheat, Barley, and
Beans, from Essex and Rnt, were good; but there are not
many fresh arrivals from other parts. Prime Wheat was much
sought aftef this morning, and obtained an advance of Is. to
2s. on the prices of this day se'nnight ; other qualities have also
met with a trifling improvement. Barley continues heavy. at
last week's prices. Beans remain without alteration. Boiling
Peas fully support the terms of this day se'nnight, as well as
Grey Peas. There is but little nclination in our buyers to pur-
chase Oats, and this article remains without variation from last
Monday's quotations.—Wednesday next being Cdristmas-day,
no market will be held here.
Wheat, Old, 96s 465. Pease; White ...........23s 28s
New 30s 48s Grey 26s 27s
Rye 16s 23s Beans 24s 30s
Barley 00s 34s Oats 15s 26s
Malt 40s 56s Flour 303'40s

AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
Wheat, 38s. 10d. ; Barley, 29:;. 3d. ; Oats, 18e. 6d. ; Rye,
325. Od. ; Beans, 255. 10d. ; Peas, 28s. M.
The Average Price of Pzown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the Week ending the 18th day of
December, 1822, is 30s. 4d. per cwt.
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SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEC. 23.
Although this being a market day before Christmas, it proved
very short of all descriptions of Cattle, and more particularly
in Oxen ; the prices of all kind of meat are lower this morning
owing to most of the Butchers having purchased their stock for
Christmas last market day.—No alteration in the price of Hay.
(To sink the Offal, per stone of 8113.)
Beef 2s 4d to 3s 4a Veal
Mutton 2s Od to 2s 8d `Pork
Lamb Os 0(1 to Os Od.
CATTLE AT MARKET.
Beasts 9,200 I Sheep and Lambs 18,750
Calves lBO Pigs
lIAY AND sTit,aw, PER LOAD.
Hay £3 Os to £4 Os I Clover £3 lOs to £4 5s
Straw -11. 8s to £1 16s.

QUALIFICATION OF TRUSTEES OF TURNPIKES.
—A. professional gentleman of Newark, having
taken the opinion of the Attorney-General on
the question of qualification arising upon the 62d
and 64th sections of the new General Turnpike
Act, has obligingly sent us a copy of it for the
information of our Readers :
COPY OF OPINION.-"This question is not free from diffi-
culty ; but upon the whole my opinion is, that the persons
actually named and appointed Trustees by the local Act, and
who are qualified according to its provisions, do not fall within
the enactments of the General Turnpike Act, and may there-
fore act after the first of January, 1823, without taking the oath
prescribed by the General Act ; and that they will not he liable
to the penalty imposed by the 64th section for not having taken
such oath."

Much curiosity was excited a few weeks ago
by the mysterious appearance of a stranger, habited in the
Highland garb, who, with a voice possessing great power and
sweetness, arrested the attention of the promenaders on our public
walks, by the dulcet notes which he poured forth in a variety of
Scotch and other airs. This stranger, we understand, is named
CHARLES ADAMS, and a native o Inverness ; which informa-
tion, as well as that which follows, we have obtained from a gentle-
man who met with him in Maidencastle-wood, and took him to his
house. Adams had but lately returned from the Continent,
where he had been for the last seven years, in the capacity of
valet to Captain Adams (no relation), who died some little time
ago at Venice, and who, it will be remembered, accompanied
the late Queen to Jerusalem—of which celebrated city the valet
gives a very interesting account, as well as of Rome, Venice,
Vienna, Verona, &c. &c. Deprived of a home by the death of
his master, he determined to make his voice subservient to his
bodily wants, and he accordingly set out on his return to this
country in the character of an itinerant vocalist. His experi-
ment was successful ; and he soon found that he needed no other
notes than his own to pay his way back to England. He tra-
velled the whole distance on foot, till he reached the northern
shores of France, where he embarked, and having crossed the
Channel; resumed his pedestrian journey at Dover. He was
thus far on his road to Inverness when he attracted the notice
of the inhabitants of Durham. Our informant describes him
as a modest, intelligent young man, apparently about 26 or 27
years of age, of a fine commanding figure, which was particu-
larly observable when he threw off his tartan cloak. He had a
journal of his travels, and a variety of drawings, both of which
he said he intended to place in the hands of Sir Walter Scott,
on his arrival in Scotland ; and he related several interesting
anecdotes of the late Queen, &c. &c.—( Durham Advertiser,
Dec. 20.)
EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTS OF THE LATE STORM.
—Lord MONBODDO assures us, that the proper progressive mo-
tion of mankind is upon all fours; and a Padua Doctor we know
lately incurred serious popular dipleasure by the adoption of the
same notion. The late tempest, however, appears, from the
following paragraph, to have obtained a degree of success in re-
viving the quadrupedal instinct, which neither the Lord nor the
Physician could ever have hoped to achieve :--" The hurricane
of Thursday evening last, which has been productive of such
serious consequences in almost every part of Ireland, visited this
neighbourhood with very alarming violence. Every house suf-
fered in some degree—several were nearly stripped of slates,
which were flying about the streets in all directions. Many per-
sons were thrown !down by the storm, and not a few were seen
walking on their hands and feet in order to avoid falling."—
( Mayo Constitution.)
Butchers' meat has experienced a material ad-
vance in price in these towns ; beef and mutton
are sold at 6d. per lb. The " Christmas " dis-
play is certainly very fine, and may vie with that
of any town in the kin&dom.—PortsmouthPaper.