The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-05 00:00:00

CATTLE MARKETS.

SOUTHALL, WEDNESDAY.—At this market to-day there were
fair average supplies, at a steady demand. Finest beasts make
65., second qualities ss. 6d., useful qualities 4s. Bd. to ss. 4d.
The demand for sheep was slow, and prices quoted were equal
to last week.

LEEDS, WEnNEsDAY,—There was a good supply of fat cattle
and sheep at this markot to-day, and prices were rather higher
than last week. Beef, 71d. to 81d. per lb. ; mutton, Bd. to 9d. ;
small wethers, 91d. Number of beasts at market, 594 ; sheep,
3,500.

WAKEFIELD, WEDNESDAY.—There was only a small show
of fat beasts of good quality at this market to-day, and dealers
quickly cleared their pens, at a slight advance on late quota-
tions. There was an average show of mutton, but only a limited
demand, and rather lower prices were submitted to.

EDINBURGH, WEDNESDAY.—There was a better supply of
fat cattle at this market to-day. Demand was fair for good
good quality, at last week's prices. Clearance latterly difficult
to make. Top price, 10s. ; secondary, 9s. to 9s. 3d. ; inferior,
Bs. Store cattle of inferior description slow trade. MRch cows
anything but brisk sale. To-day's was the dullest market for a
long period. £22105. and £26 given for mulch cows. Sheep, ls.
to 2s. up. Top price for mutton, 9d. per lb. Pigs good sale.
Prices in favour of buyers. Young pigs at 10s. to 14s.

LIVERPOOL, COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.--This market
opened dull to-day. Americans a shade easier. Probable sales
10,000 bales. Closing Report.—This market is very quiet to-
day. American cotton is very freely offered, and prices are -id.
easier than on Friday. Other sorts are without change.

CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—Offs.
cial report.—The supply is improving at this market to-day, and
a fair business was done, at very stiff prices.

CORK BUTTER MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—Ordinary firsts
1465. ; seconds, 1375. ; thirds, 121 s. ; fourths, 107 s. ; fifths, 935.
sixths, 635. 425 firkins in the market. Mildcured, firsts, 1525,
seconds, 1465, ; thirds, 130 s. Five firkins in the market.

SCHOOL BOARD FOIL NORTHAMPTON.—TllO list
of candidates nominated for election to this Board has
been issued, and contains the number of thirteen, out of
which eleven are to be elected. It comprises eleven
Churchmen, three clergymen of the Church of England,
eight Dissenters (including the Mayor of the town), one
Dissenting ;minister, three Unitarians, one Unitarian
minister, two Secularists, and two, Wesleyans. The
election takes place on the 13th of January.
A FRUGAL WIDOW.—On Saturday last a widow,
who follows the occupation of a charwoman, deposited in
one of the branches of the Yorkshire Penny Savings Bank
the sum of thirty-seven pounds, five shillings, and one
penny. The deposit consisted of one sovereign, £32155. 6d,
in 899 silver pieces, and 0 9s. 7d. in 981 copper pieces.
She was induced to put her money into the bank in con-.
sequence of her house having been recently broken into,
when some of her hard-earned savings were stolen.— York-
shire Post.

SCHOOL BOARD FOR NEWC STLE-UNDER-LYNE.
At the monthly meeting of the Town Council at New-
castle-under-Lyre yesterday, a resolution was passed,
unanimously in favour of making application to the edu-
cation department for authority to form a School Board
for the borough. Mr. Edge in bringing forward the
motion estimated that there were 1,600 children in the
town, to whom it was necessary to apply the compulsory
clause of the Act.

THE WAR.—On Tuesday evening a general meeting
of the Committee of Sympathiers with France was held at
toe Cannon-street Hotel, for the purpose of finally arrang-
ing the proceedings at the meeting in the large hall of the
hotel to-day. The chair was taken by Mr. Merriman.
There was considerable discussion as to the selection of
speakers to be invited. The resolutions and memorial
prepared by the committee for adoption at the meeting
were decided upon. One of the resolutions was as follows:
" That a public meeting of the inhabitants of the whole
metropolis, under the presidency of some eminent states-
man, be convened without delay at Exeter or St. James's
Hall, and that the foregoing resolutions be submitted to it
for confirmation and transmission, by a deputation, con-
sisting of the chairman, members of the committee, and
others, to the Bight Hon. W. E. Q-ladstone, M.P. along
with the memorial." •

INUNDATIONS AT. ROME:—The Turin Gazette
says that the inundation of Rome is an event which or-
dinarily takes place during the rainy seasons. It may be
said that no year passes without the Tiber overflowing,
and when some parts of the city which are lower than the
bed of the river are not completely submerged. The
cause of these frequent overflowings of the Tiber may be
attributed to the same thing as that which gives rise to
the overflowings of the Arno, with which Florence and
Pisa are now threatened—the improvident thinning of
the surrounding mountains and hills. When Rome is made
the capital of Italy it will be necessary to take into
serious consideration the replanting of the woods, and the
securing of the maintenance of the new forests by laws as
severe as those by which the Romans preserved from
destruction the ancient woods, which were declared to be
sacred. Besides this, it is evident that it will be advisable
to inaugurate, without loss of time, a work similar to that
which has been carried out at Florence, to excavate a
canal to be drawn from the waters of the Tiber.