The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-01 00:00:00

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Feb. 20 Arbroath and Forfar ••••••••• •• • • • • 261 :64
19 Chester and Birkenhead. •• •• ••" •• 433 507
It Dublin and Drogheda. .. • .
23 Dublin and Kingstown
21 Dundee and Arbroath .•••••••• •• • • •• 288 253
Durham and Sunderland .•• •••••• •• • •
20 Edinburgh and Glasgow . 3,112 2,746
21 Eastern counties and North Eastern.. 8,010 6,374
20 East Lancasihro • • • 641
14 Eastern Union • • • . •• •• •••• • • 424
20 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr •••• •• 1,9:13 1,842
20 Glasgow and Greenock.. 875 764
Gravesend and Rochester.. •• •• •• •• ••
20 Great Southern and Western •••• • • •• 1.060
21 Great Western. &c .• ••••• • • • • • • 14,145 14,978
14 Ipswich and Bury 357
20 London and North Western, &c..• • 33,224 34,583
21 London and Illackwall • • 688 689
20 London and Brighton ....... ..... 4,500 4,104
London and Croydon ••
21 London and South Western , ........ 4,955 4,896
Manchester, Bolton, an 4 Bury ...:..
20 Manchester, Leeds, and Ilull Assoc • • 7,030 7,008
2 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 1,686 1,496
14 Maryport and Carlisle ............. 549 433
20 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... 15,477 14,859
20 Newcastle and Carlisle .............. 1,483 1,660
Newcastle and Icorth
20 Newcastle and Berwick •• • ...
21 Norfolk •1,3-•6 1,170
20 North British .• •• •••••••••• • • • • •• •• 1,149
22 Paris and Rouen .•• • • • • 5,610 5,643
20 Preston and Wyre•• •••••••••• •• •• •• 530 575
19 Shrewsbury and Chester
20 South Eastern and Branches •••• • • • • 5,299 5,275
• 637 - -
19 South •Devon.. ••• • • •• •
20 Taff Vale •• • • • •
673 646
21 Ulster .
4 4,626
20 York and North Midland. •• ••••••••
20 York and Newcastle . .............. 6;69937 6,110

DISTRESS AT MALTA FROM HIGH PRICES, AND
THREATKNID FAIIINIL—The avidity with which all grain
is bought up at Malta, chiefly for the wants of Great Britain,
at prices which the poorer classes have not the means of
Paying, added to the circumstance of the further exports
from Egypt having tren stopped by Government, and those
from the Russian ports in the Black Sea by the frost, threaten
to be productive of much misery at Malta. We have seen a
letter from this island of a recent date, stating as:follows :--
" Matters are coming to a very pretty pitch in this island.
There is only about one month's consumption of wheat in
the place 1 People in the country are starving ! I A re-
spectable inhabitant of Gasel Zebbug states that the poor are
boiling the heads of the clover for soup 1 In England all
the ports are open for the introduction of grain of every
description, free of duty; the Government should follow the
sameiexan,
example here, and ought instantly to takeoff the duties
on pulse until the approaching harvest, otherwise the most
direful consequences must ensue."
CLOSE OF THE BOROUGH COURT OF REQUESTS.—
On. Friday the Commissioners of this Court sat for the last
time, their functions being superseded by the new Small
Debts Act, which comes into operation on the 15th of March.
The offices of the court were closed on Tuesday last, with
the exception of the receiPt and payment of suitors' money
and the issue of executions, which will confirm. I,the 10th
of March.
REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—On Fri-
day a general reduction in the pricecheap
of breadbakers
took pkers
lace
throughout the metropolis,olis, hose de t
selling the 41b loaf at being a reduction of one half-
in the loaf. In the City and West-end the best bread
Penny es
avcra from lOid• to lid. the 41b. loaf. Common rye or
browngbread *ells at 7d.