The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-28 00:00:00

THE MARKETS. _(THIS DAY )

HUNGERFORD MARKET.
Moderate supplies, and a fair business; prices steady. Vege-
tables scarce and dear. Cod, 4s. 6d. to 153. ; Turbot, Bs. to
30s. ; Soles, Is. to ss. per pair; Lobsters, Is. to 4s. 6d.
Beef, 7d. to 80. ; Mutton. 70. to Sid. ; Veal, Bd. to 9d. ;
and Pork, 7d. to Bf. per lb.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
The supplies short, and prices high. Turbot Bs. to 30e. ;
Cod 4s. to 20s. ; Soles 10d. to 4s. 6d. per pair; Lobster
Is. to ss. ; Oysters scarce and dear; Haddocks 10d. to 2s;
and Whiting, sd. to 10d.
HAY MARKETS.
Demand dull, supplies fair,: and prices stationary. Hay, 55ss
to 85s. ; Clover, 90s. to 110 s. ; Straw, 325. to 40s. per load.
TEA MARKET.
A fair business, and prices very firm, but rather higher
for low priced descriptions, The public sale is postponed to the
17th February.

SPIRIT MARKET.
The only novelty in this market is a reported decline of 3d.
per gallon in the price of Rum, in consequence of the great
quantity coming over.
INDIGO SALE.
This sale is finished. The quantity sold nut' of the 6,682
chests put_ up) was only 1,820; 2,680 were) withdrawn, and
2,180 were bought in. Prices, as compared with the last pub-
lic sale, were 3d. to 6d. lower for good and pure Bengal ; 6d.
and 9d. for mid., ordinary, and mixed qualities, and 3d. and 4J.
for ordinary Madras.
COLONIAL MARKET.
A moderate amount of business done, and prices are very
steady. British Plantation Sugar. 563. for low brown, 61s.
for yellow, and 68s. for fine ; 2,600 bags Mauritius, 2,500
Manilla, and 300 of Bengal, were put up and mostly sold at
about 17s. 6d. to 58s. No Coffee at public sale. The stock
of this article is low ; but there is a good deal expected. 2,103
bags Saltpetre, mostly unrefracted, sold at about 235. Spices
received but a moderate business, and prices pretty steady.

TIIE SPORTING TAILOR.—This hero of a
shopbeard in Cheltenham is, or was, so passionately fond of
the hounds, that he was in the habit of constantly starting on
foot, from the kennel to cover, with Lord Segrave's hounds,
quite regardless to distance ; but what is still more extraordi-
nary, from his fine wind and speed, as well as perfect know-
ledge of the country and the line which the foxes usually take,
lie has very seldom been known to be many minutes in making
his appearance at the conclusion of the best runs. He has
hunted thus five days a week on foot with Lord Segrave, and
has met the Duke of Beaufort's hounds on the sixth On one
occasion he walked from Cheltenham to Berkeley (twenty-six
miles) and found the hounds gone to Haywood, ten miles fur-
ther, to which he proceeded • he was rather late, but saw a
good run nevertheless ! It appears, however, that the sporting
tailor is not at home on horseback ; otherwise opportunities
must have occurred of enlisting himself in the service of the
field. Indeed, we are told that Lord Seagrave more than once
offered him a good situation as earth-stopper ; but his answer
was in true unison with the actual love of the chase, that, as
hg could not stop earths a-nights and hunt a-days too, he must
decline the offer."

MYSTERIOUS DEATH.--An inquest was held
yesterday at Ealing on the body of a young woman, name un-
known, which was found in a pond near that place, with marks
of violence on it. Deceased had been seen in the village on a
day previous, when she complained of having been robbed and
ill-treated by a strange man. She was respectably dressed,
and her linen was marked "A. IL, No. 6." A verdict of
.• Found dead" was returned.
The Marquis of Northampton gave a splendid
fete at Castle Ashby, on Thursday last, when the Countess of
Elision, Dowager Lady Rendlesham, Lady Sophia and Mr.
Tower, Lady Louisa Fitzroy, Hon. C. G. Scott, and upwards
of 100 of the nobility and gentry of the country
were present.
There were two theatrical divertisements, the first adapted from
Cinderella, in which the Lady Marianne Compton took the
part of the fairy Gossamerella, and seemed indeed, from her
beauty, the creation of fairy land; and tableaux cleans from
Marino Faliero, the doge and his wife being sustained by the
Earl Compton and Lady Marianne Compton. At the Conclu-
sion there was a ball, when dancing did not terminate until
early on the following morning.
CARNIVAL AT VIENNA.--A Vienna Corre-
spondent mentions that the Carnival Las opened in that city
with great brilliancy. A grand ball has been given by the
Count de Saint-Aulaire, the French Ambassador, at which
Prince de Lichstenstein and Prince Metternich were present.
Another was given by the Russian Ambassador, which was
honoured with the presence of the Archdukes Francis, John,
Charles, and Maximilian, and the Archduchess Sophia. Prince
Puckler Muskau was introduced by the Prussian Minister.
THE WORLD.—The world is a theatre—mar"
kind the performers; chance disposes the play, fortune dis-
tributes the parts, fools move the machinery, and philosophers
are the spectators. The boxes are for the rich, the pit for the
powerful, and the gallery for the people ; beauty bears about
the refreshments, tyrants sit at the pay places; folly makes the
concert; those who are abandoned by fortune snuff the candles;
time draws the curtain ; and the drama is called " the perpetual
sameness."

The Lords of her Majesty's Treasury have agreed
to allow 2,000/. towards a new Post office for Aberdeen.
CIIAItGE OF ASSAULT AND INTIMIDATION
AGAINST FOUR OPERATIVE COTTON SPINNERS.-011
n-sday four operative cotton spinners, late in the employ of Mr.
George Clerke, of Portland-street, were brought before Mr.
Maude, at the Borough Court, on a wa-rant charging then'
with asEaul'ing and intimidating Samuel Perkins, another
spinner, who is at present in Mr. Clerk's service. The cause
of the disturbance was some reduction in the amount of wages
which has lately been paid in Mr. Clerk's establishment. 31,r,'
ordered each of the prisoners to find two sureties in loz.
each, to answer the charge at the session.—Manchester Chro-
nicle.

We t ated some time since that a young French-
man, named Lebeau, who had been living in the style of a gen-
tleman of large fortune, had been arrested at Spa, on a charge
of having P mong other robberies, broken open a box belonging
to ;:n English gentleman, named Campbell, who was residing
the same hotel, and stolen twelve gold guillaumes and several
five-franc pieces. Lebeau, who, after the robbery, had been
successful at a gaming table, offered the Police Magistrate by
whom he was arrested a bribe of 4,000 f. to allow him to escape,
and also to restore the money which his had stolen from Mr:
Campbell, and to give I,ooof. to the poor. This was refused,
a few days ago he took his trial before the Court of Assize
at Liege, on the charge of Mr. Campbell and several others, for
robberies at various hotels at which he had put up. He was
sentenced to six years' solitary confinment, with labour—Par"
Print.

GOLD WATCHES, £7. 7s. each. Highly'
finished Horizontal Gold Watches, jewelled in four holes; with
enamel dial, hand to mark the se,•oruis, &c. Seven Guineas
each. These elegant little Watcles will be found excellen
time-keepers, and a printed warranty is given with fixed term
on which they will always receive r.ny attention required.
T. COX SAVORY,
Watchmaker, Jeweller, arid Silversmith, 47, Cernhill (Seven
doors from Gracechureh-street), London.
N.B. Second-hand Watches ~:.,:.chased in exchange.