The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-15 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
There has been little of any kind fresh up sir.ce Monday, and
the trade is very slack for every article, at no variation from
Monday's prices. The millers report a very heavy trade for
flour this week.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
There was a very largo supply of Killed Meat, both '1 own
and Country ; the demand was dull, and prices unaltered.
Beef, 2s. Bd. to 3s. Bd. Veal, 3s. Gd. to 4s. 6d. Pork,
3s. 84. to 4s. Bd. Geese ss. to is. 6d. Hares 3s. to 4s.
Ducks 2s. to 3s. Wild ditto ls. to Is. 6d. Partrithres 2s. to
2s. 64. Rabbits, tame, Is. to ls. 3d. Teal 3d. to Is. Wid-
geons Is. to Is. 6d. Pige, ns is. to ls. 9d. Gold Plover 6d.
to 94. Snipes 15. to Is. 64. Chickens 2s. to 3s. Black
Gams 4s. to 45. 6d. Guinea Fowls 2s. 6d. to 3s. Gd. Turkeys
SA. to 12s. Larks is. to ls. Gd. per dozen. Eggs 6s. to Bs.
Per IP.

BILLINSGATE MARKET.
The supplies were moderate, and there was a fair demand ;
Oysters 20s. te 48s. per bushel ; Turbot 4s. to 215., Cod 2s. 6d.
.to )51., Soles 10d. to 3s. 6d.:; Whitings 4d. to 10d.; and Had-
docks wa. to 2s. 6d.
TEA MARKET.
There was a good business doing in the wholesale trade—
prices were very firm, but not higher. The tendency, however,
was to advance, and the general impression that much higher
prices will lava to be given before the article takes a turn.
Many of the bAders will not sell at present prices.
TALLOW MARKET.
There was a tolerable business in this market, and prices
were steady at 48s. 6d. to 48s. Pd.
COLONIAL MARKET.
There was a little improvement in the demand for Colonial
produce, and prices were very firm. British Plantation Sugar
not so lively, but prices the same, 595. to 68s. 1220 bags
Al villa sold at about 16s. to 175., but it was an inferior parcel.
Bice is firm and part of 4000 bags Bengal sold at about 11 s. 6d.
for go ml middling white. The Coffee market was firm ; good
ordinary green Padang 695. to 705., and ordinary pale Jay. 765.
Low middling British Plantation sold at 80s. to 85s.

LIT ERAT URE.

LVNISFO YLE ABBEY. 3 Vols.
Dolman, London, 1840.

There arc many tame and heavy scenes in this
novel, and not a few dialogues which, instead of as-
siming the progress of the story, serve only to em-
barrass and retard it. The author, however, has
a good idea of character, and hits off its broader and
more strzngly defined peculiarities with much spirit
and felicity. But he should beware of diffuseness,
and learn to retrench, for this it is that gives point
and effect to narrative. The opening of Innisfoyle
Abbey is full of promise, and describes a meeting of
some Irish Protestant fanatics—of the Sullivan arid
M'Ghee school—whom an intolerant bigot, the Rev.
A luezar Amishaddai Ouzel undertakes to enlighten
on the subject of the errors of Popery. The Rev.
Gentleman's discourse on this theme, though meant
to be a burlesque, is in reality little more absurd
than one of Parson M'Ghee's sermons and ad-
dresses ; and convinces us that the author
thoroughly understands the characters of the zealots
whom he holds up to deserved ridicule in the per-
son of the godly Mr. Ouzel. But the spirit and
comic burnout of this commencement is not kept up ;
the tale soon after flags ; and it is not till the
third volume, which contains many stirring
scenes, that it revives to animation. We think the
author would show to more advantage in a series
of short tales illustrative of Irish manners, than in
one long, unbroken, three-volumed narrative.

STERLING'S POEMS.
London, illoxon, 1840.
A republication of some poems, including the
" Sexton's Daughter," which have appeared front
time to time in the pages of '° Blackwood's Magazine."
The chief poem in the collection we noticed some
months since in The sun, in terms of praise ; and
are glad to find that Mr. Moxon has seen fit to
reprint it. We have no doubt the volume will be
popular among the admirers of sterling, unaffected
poetry.