The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-10 00:00:00

THE CORN TRADE

In the remarks of one of the leading firms in the corn
trade a e find much that is calculated to reassure us
upon the subject of an inadequate supply of 1, od, and
it appears from the statement of Messrs. Surge that
" during the past month wheat has nearly recovered
the depression which had taken place at the letter end of
January, and our quotations are within 35. per quarter
of the highest point since harvest, with an improved
demand on the part of our millers, but with a liberal
supply from the farmers up to the Ares, nt time. The
long cominuance of the frost has, however, so delayed
agricultural operations in the field, that they are now
busily engaged in the preparation of the land for spring
sowing, and must be so for several weeks to come; we
therefore anticipate a considerable falling off in
their deliveries, probably until the end of next
month ; although so considerable a quantity having
been brought forward the last fortnight indicates more
must have been thrashed than there was sold durir, the
frost. As there are sales making for France from the
east coast, and few arrivals of foreign, except from America, are expected to take place before the opening of
the Baltic, this also adds to the probability of our pre-
sent rates being at least nearly maintained for some
time to come. Though the opinion we ventured to give
in our annual circular has been controverted in some
quarters:—namelv, that if the demand for the continent
did not take off the supplies which otherwise would
come to England, our present prices would bring
forward a sufficient quantity to meet the wants
of' Great Britain, if shipping could be obtained
to transport
it :—.we we see no ground up to the
present time to alter this opinion, notwithstanding the
rest advance in some of ports;
the foreign shipping on
the contrary, this we believe will be found to bring for-
ward to these ports from the interior, especially to
Odessa. an unexampled quantity as spring advances, and
it is the opinion of some well-informed parties that,
even in France, there is yet a considerable stock of wheat
held by the graneurs, which will be more freely sold as
harvest approaches. The prices of wheat in some of the
fereign ports are as follow i—Dantzic, 583. to 655. ;
llamburgh, 60s. to 655. ; Odessa, 445. to 593. It is
too early to form an opinion of the prospects of
the coming crop of wheat, but though rather
backward, we think the general appearance is
by no means unfavourable for a productive season.
while there is every reason to suppose that the breadth
sown is unusually great. The stock of English barley
now on hand is probably little more than will berequired
for the purposes of seed; but the imports of foreign will,
we expect, be much larger than at one time was antici-
pated,'• and we think the present prices will hardly be
maintained. 'rho high price of oats has so greatly les-
sened the consu:nption, that though the imports during
the past month into Gloucester have been very trifling,
and the supply from our farmers small, there have been
quite sufficient brought to market to meet the demand,
and as a liberal supply is expected from the Baltic into
the eastern ports during the spring and summer, it is
probable that those in Ireland which are not suited to
mealing purposes will find the best market in
Gloucester and other ports on our western coast."
We take these extracts with the more satisfaction
because there are so few parties in the corn trade not
more interested in writing up prices than in seeking to
moderate them, and because we have every hope that
the experience of the writers has guided them to a
sound conclusion. The facilities offered by the per-
mission to import food in foreign vessels have no doubt
improved our prospects.

Auursr or CATTLE " BUTCHERS. "
—On Saturday
night last Mr. Brett, sub-inspector of police, Bandon, pro-
ceeded with a party of police to Russell-hill, in the parish
of Knockavilly, and, from information which he received as
to the intended slaughter of three cows of a man named
Howse, he and his party ensconsed themselves in the furze
bushes on the ground, and lay in wait. About half-past
one o'clock, A.M., one man went into the field and recon-
noitered, and, having found that the cows were there, gave
a low whistle, which soon brought up three others, his
accomplices. Mr. Brett was sitting in a ditch hid by the
furze, and the first fellow, on the three others enter-
ing the field, sat down immediately under where Mr.
Brett was, and took out a large knife, which he commenced
whetting on a stone which he carried with him. The other
three followed the cows for the purpose of getting them
together into a corner; the cows ran, and the lads after
them, Nvben, unfortunately, cows and butchers tumbled over
the police, who were lying in ambush, and this prevented the
slaughter of the poor animals. The police arrested the three
men, the fourth having taken to his heels. Knowing their
man, they took no trouble in pursuing him, but in an hour
after quietly took him out of his bed. They searched his
house, and found a gun, with a supply of powder and ball,
and also some articles which were taken out of one of the
houses lately robbed in the neighbourhood, and which have
been identitied.—Cork Constitution.

FORGED .13:1iVOTE3 IY GLASGOW.—An in-
genious fraud was detected in this city yesterday. The
fraud consists in the conversion of the word five into tw-nty,
thereby making a five pound note pass for a twenty pound
one. This has been practised on some of the notes of the
Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank. The directors and managers
of that Bank have already taken prompt steps for meeting
and frustrating the fraud, and some parties, we learn, are in
custody. The Government stamp on the back of the note is
the best proof of its integrity. We recommend a careful
examination of it. We believe that the vitiation of the Go-
vernment stamp is a capital crime. So any delinquents
touching it are putting their necks in imminent jeopardy.—
Scotch Reformers Gazette.
Colonel Pennant, M.L., had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday.