The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-17 00:00:00

FALKIRK SECOND TRYST.

MONDAY.—This great market commenced on Mon-
day last, the 13th inst.
The weather underwent a most agreeable change on
Saturday, and has continued, so that the cattle appeared
in the market under every possible advantage.
Monday being the day set apart for the sale of sheep,
about from 26,000 to 28,000 • were in the market, and
sales commenced briskly in the early part of the day;
and towards the evening it may be said all were sold.
Amongst the lots brought for sale, we may State that
Mr. Sillers, from Sunderland, disposed of a very.fine lot,•
consisting of 1,000 white-faced Cheviot. wedders, at
11. 1 ls. This was the top price of the market; his blabk-
faced wedders sold from a to 11. ls. 'Mr. Scobie,
from Sunderland, sold a very fine lot of 600 white-faced
Cheviots, at 1/. 10s. to a gentleman in Cumberland;,
his Cheviot ewes from 16s. to 00i:; and a Superior lot
were disposed of at 27s'. Messrs. M4Farlane and Mitchell,
Argyleshire, sold 600 wedders at 225. ; 300 ewes at 1 ls. ;
and 600 of the cross breed at 20s. per head. Mr. Bean,
Liverpool, had a superior lotof 1,100 whitefaced ewes,
from three to five years old, reared by Mr. Reed, Inver-
ness-shire. They were sold early in the day at about
18s. per head. This lot of ewes %% ere allowed to be the
finest in the market. Mr. Harris sold a fine lot of 156
blackfaced wedders at 235. 6d. per head. About the
same number of the cross breed'at 955. 3d. Mr. Murdiel .
and Mr. Cameron, and Mr. Scott from Hawick, had also
several large and very fine lots disposed of at about the
above price i.
A considerable number of Highland ponies weere also
exposed in the market, a part of
There seemed a demand ' for good draught homes."'
good horse, say about six years old, brought about °
to 301.
and made a
e,
On this day a fine hare broke cover,
dby a pack
1- ollowe
which
fine run through the Tryst around,
iced fOr about a
of Highland collies. Puss took the lead
~- attention to all:
mile, affording fine sport, and attracting
men
belonging
t(:
quarters of the market, until ) S.oloAdL. .
cold and cloudy, Dv
eerne 117 earried
wounded.her
TUESDAY.—The morning was no interruption
kept up, .
~,
threat-
ening rain, but the day having
off in triumaph,lifter having 'been s 0
was offered to the market.:n
all .about 1,000, chiefly of..
Several lots of sheep,
sao3datt'llfrotonl(ll.atO 1111/4. h2ts!
duriWere 'in the market on Men-
Aboutnine score of rams_l'rices from ;2/. down to it ,
day, but few sold.
black-faced
obtained
i mow had a lot of forty-six short- ,
3 Mr. Cutlibertson, East Lothian, the_
ftaacieededwebdedyeerrss, remaeligne dt(.i.dn
feccionb-sisting of twenty, were sold to Mr..
pick of which,
flesher, Glasgow, for 27/. Weight about
Allan Gilmour, ,
horned Mr.
Ailieotlisl' nowt, fed G 'us"
9
fifty Dutch stones.
Mr. MethueniasoevNso, foldar
211.10 t
Mr. Johnof the Fifeshire breed to Mrs.
G
Watson, 'Thomson,' Whitefield-farm,- Cu A
par-nius,
sold a lot of the Angus-shire breed. fed by 'Ltird Mans-
field, to Mr. Roan, fresher, Paisley, for 21/. This was a
fine lot, averaging about forty-four Dutch stones.
Mr. John-API\ eil had six scores of the West Highland
breed. Argyleshire ; fifty stots were Sold to Mr. 'l.l."l'itrk;,
England, for a. 6s. ; twenty queys at 14. 10s. ; and
twenty do. at 2:1.

As usual, there were a great number of horses—sales
dull ; but the prices for good draught horses 'liept up.,
A number of Highland ponies were readily bought 'at
from rd. to Cl.'

On Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at
the East India House, when Christopher Webb Smith,
Esq. was appointed a provisional members of the Council
of India ; and James Henry Crrswford, Esq., who to 4
his sest in the Council of Bombay, on the coining, away
of Sir James Carnac, but who will vacate the same on
the assumption of the Government by Sir William Hay •
Macna,ghten, was re-appointed, a provisional mem*4:
Council at that Presidency,