The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-15 00:00:00

FISH MARKET.

Good Fish were scarce again to-day, and dear. - net
were as high as 255. ; Soles, good is. to 2s. 6d. and Si' is 4
Fair; Salmon, 9d. to Is. 3d. per lb. ; Cod very scarc°,ocl,
dear, some as high as 153. 16s. and 17s. each ; Lobsters• is.
to 3s. cacti; Whiting, 2d. to 6d. each ; Haddock, 4d. t°
each.

TALLOW MARKET. to ,
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The Market is in in a very uncertain state, owing
news yesterday from St. Petersburgh bringing higher rec.;
The nearest quotation is 625. Bd. to 535. for P. Y. C. both WO".
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. 4.0
Meat of all kinds in good supply, and trade good;
unaltered. Beef 2s. 6d. to 3s. Bd. ; Mutton 2s. Bd. Of.ish
Bd. ; Veal 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. ; Pork 3s. 6d. to 4s. Bd. ; "do
34. to 3s. 6d. Game and Poultry in small supply, sod t,riono
good ; prices rather higher. The following are the qu0tr,.....
of each of the articles, and not per couple or per Pan's.; to
Flares 3s. to 4s. , Leverets Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. ; Grouse ,4%.d,
4s. ; Turkey Poults ss. •; Fowls 3s. to 53 ; Chickens Is. ';d,
to 2s. 6d. ; Ducklings 2s. to 23. 6d. ; Rabbits Bd. to 16' 60,
Geese ss. 6d. to 63. 61. ; Eggs plentiful, at ss. 6d. t°
9d. er 120.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE COLONIAL MARKETS
DURING THE WEEK. sad
These markets have been very quiet during the Wee'-'ego
the business done, as our daily reports will best show, 1165,-014,
very moderate. Of B. P. Sugar 3,000 hhds. have been heat
Raw Sugar has been rather drooping in price. Coffee, "-•
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Cocoa, Spices, Rum, and Cotton have been firm. ',7.--,erief
ports have been light, and so have the exports : the d.
_..e"',,j; to
have been to a fair extent. There is not a very great Mi..-
advertised for next week at present.
THE WEATHER AND THE CR°ll

In the neighbourhood of London this morning there
dense fog, which enveloped the metropolis. At nine o
sae
we had the nocturnal fog of a very dark November daPt sy
in several of the houses and shops we saw gas burning, lock)
if it were night. At the time we are now writing (one orto,
the fog partially continues, and our day-darkness retool°
relieved by any gleam of sunshine.
We subjoin some of the reports relative to the harvest
have reached us to-day : • Oil
The operations in the harvest fields have proceeded °lee.
neighbourhood with great rapidity during the present %00
The weather has been favourable; and considerable bro
of land have been wholly cleared of the produce in vell1
sera'
condition. The northern counties require a fine •bler
autumn to give them security, and it is more than reo
that they will be so favoured ;land, should the westbrad
respond with our hope, the whole of the crops will beefaia
at a much earlier period than certainly might havez
cipated at the close of the last month.—Doncaster Ga ;Lie
The harvest has been going on prosperously in the nod'
bourhood of Tiverton, and many farmers have nearly firt tee
The wheat crop in the good land is above an averageeoge
barley is not quite so good as anticipated, but above an ev7,70.0
crop. Oats are a great crop, and fine samples.4'
Devon Journal.
Thanks be to the Giver of every Good, since our last oft
lication we have had a continued succession of the tee
weather possible for the gathering in of die harvest, Tee
great bulk of it in this neighbourhood is safely housrcl• of
crops are exceedingly plentiful, and there is eve.-: pro of
abundance for man and beast. At Clipstone (the Du. de
Portland's) the white corn harvest was finished on Tung
night, and we see many Irishmen returning towards
again, the labours of the season havie: come to an en'.
Nottingham Review. arlf
The corn harvest in this neighbourhood (Arnold) is ilegots
brought to a conclusion. On Monday, when the last trag7bie
load of wheat was driven off an eight-acre field, near teetsja
village, such was the anxiety of the village gleaners to °wore
wheat, to make furmenty at the coming feast, that on the
being opened, a formidable rush took place, and 382 Per;oo
•
were immediately canted in the field.—lbid. A cone
SCOTLAND.--The weather is still changeable, an-, ions;
ratively speaking, little has been done in harvest opera-elle
The crops are understood to be tolerably fair, so that if geeer
weather were to follow, allowing them to be brought ted:- je
pleteenaturity, would be safe ingathering to the stack-Yarto eel•
this neighbourhood wages last Monday were only dd• t each
per day, with two meals of victuals, and ls. 2d. Wit"ttlion for
provision—most certainly not an adequate remuneratirecs'
the toil and severe work of shearing during a long d, the
day. In Berwickshire, Roxburgh, and Northumberls° weeln
farmers almost uniformly give 125., 135., and 14s. Per °f tb°
with three meals per day.—From a Correspondent °
Edinburgh Courant. 00/
The rain which, as we noticed in our last, bad falletivibele
cut interruption during a great part of Tuesday and the
of Wednesday, continued to descend in torrents on
nesday night and throughout the following day. Thee thrYa
and its tributaries were consequently in high flood, II; resre';
still remain much swollen. Much injury it is to b to OP
must have been done, not only to the growing corn Web tlif
in the stook, by this unseasonable fall of rain; °lwo tbgt,
amount of this injury must be very materially lessene",eedsa
cold dry breezes of Friday and Saturday, on which lab,
there was also a good deal of sunshine. —Kelso Chronici; ge•
In the earlier surrounding districts, barley has pre pee
nerally commenced, and even some fields of oats bsci-i,
cut down, while many others are ready for the sickle' 101'
later districts, however, the reaping of oats will not, patber
de.rstand, be general in less then a fortnight. The ft
still continues unsettled. Since our last, we have ba,"„- dn'
dry days, but yesterday (Monday) was wet. The Pig";ide'
the,past•week, have'been so frosty as to.blacken e°
rably the potato crops. —Perth Chronicle. •
IRELAND.--The weather still (Thursday aftceneellie lasC
tinucs favourable. There was a moderate fall of 01thcr
night, but it was succeeded this mornin b warmer /5, ee-erei
than we had in June. Our accounts frgomythe ieteri°'vidif
upon the whole, very satisfactory. The farmers are Tie:
clearing the corn fields, and although in some places it 0
rick, for instance—wheat is reported to be, a short cr°P', are
abundant in other districts. Oats, barley, and pot3teet,
described to be at least a full average. Another eee'aee..."
weather would, we think, leave very little corn outstan'i
Dublin Evening Post.
0061
Yesterday morning, a distressing accident Oh at lb
in Centre-street cotton-mill. Ellen Murray, g girl ,eabol
ye.trs of age, employed in the carding-room, while gelntraean
her usual occupation, was caught by a belt and carrie
ranted
one of the drums several times, before her fellow-w rage
could render her the slightest assistance. When diseebeeieg
from the machinery she was found dead, both her legs The
broken, and her head almost st parated from her body' till '1;
remains of the poor girl were kept in an adjoining r°°,r, to b-
coffin was procured, being in too shattered a condit'e
otherwise removed.—Glasgow Argus. at the
Yesterday a Coroner's Inquest was taken eoorte-
Northumberland Arms, Goodge.street, Tottenhan",„aare-
road, en the body of Susan Probert, aged 40. It
from the evidence that the deceased was a married %f see ear
and lived at No. 47, Goodge-street. She was not (-), foci''
habits. On Monday last, about twelve o'clock, she wa
in her r. oin in a state of insensibility. There rtAas:.,edies,
b the on the tabla near her, which ;l as empty. `'a her, e:
gentleman attended, who stated that he could not bloh.tr, sh.
she would die instantly, and he could do nothing forvoatiat"--
gradually sank, and died in three hours after.
" Natural death, brought on by excessive drinking.
o'clock,
Yesterday afternoon, about half-past t‘v° r „„sFat:e
the Water Lily, a Greenwich steamer, in making be,_ ;terror
dawn the river,
.was put by to the southward by anolh"giii.ho r
coming up the stream, and got athwart hawse of tbee.Cliorc
tier orshippiag, about 100 yards below Rothcrhith an
and carried away her mast, which carne down vdthbere,
crash, flag and all ; the funnel at the same time ass as Wel--
other damage sustained by the vessel. The eatscerTetes €O,
in a state of alarm, but alter a detention of aWI au' ett'rd
steamer with st,rne dialculty got clear, and o'cro,,r;id
athwart the tide for a short time, she was 'eerc f ti.e
proceeded en her voyage. The aoesprit of one 0
in the tier was braken by tbe colliaion. 00' e
THE WORKING CLASSES AT COLCilester te°,„
The largest public meeting remembered in Cteeet-Plact,
place on Monday evenin last in the New loot
Among the speaktrs were several delegates from iltieics ee-00
Braintree, Halstead, and- Coggeshall 'Werki"gd a 00'1'14
ciations. At the front of the platform was 6", arid pen
banns r, on which was painted the Polish, Frenen, jog eyed
loaves of bread, with their different sizes and vacrt °Pqee
Mr. Wm. Canfield, cooper, being called to the tie
tlia
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the business of the meeting at considerable 1,en3g,00
n 0 ;
sperpseotntattopnreswenats was
nnaneismti
unanimously
sdaeate ptedil, turbance
dearlyci43;4 g"..va
Birminghamumberof
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elnerirg, and the meeting separated without
sa On
the slightest accident.
Should the wind blow strong from .!,libee tlev:lo*rest
Thursday next, it is anticipated that the tide r
that has occurred this year.