The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-08 00:00:00

E MARKETS.

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CORN-EXCHANGE, Dr.c. a. •
The boisterous state of the wind last week occasioned chef
supplies of all kinds of Corn to be small this morning ;
was, -good fresh arrivals of Wheat, Barley, Peas, and.
Beans, front Essex, Kent, and tinfitik, and few Oats
front .the Northern Ports and Ireland ; prime thy , samples
of Wheat have readily obtainer] the piqces of this day SOnnight,.
but other qualities are dull in sale, though not lower.
thnitinues plentiful, and has further declined iu %%dim Is. per
quarter. Beans Imo sold very, heavily, and have expericoced
a decline of Is. per quarter. Barley nearly maintains lastqw,...
cations. Grey Peas are very dull in disponi, and • full bk„ •
per.quarter cheaper; goad dry Oats maintain last week's rate.; •
but other sorts are heavy in sale and rather cbliaper in Flour
there ie no alteration. nye is advanced considerably, owing ti,
so.much being used as a substitute foi cone. •
If heat, Red 4os 64s Pease, Whit' ..... . 42s
White 44s tills Grey ;s4s
Rye - ZiOs 33s Beans ails 403
Burle~lly o2s 2lis Oats • • 90s 21:s
alt —a Flour 4os Ns
111/117A2.9 LAST Wrtli.%,
-English itrheat, 2,252—8ar1ey, 942--Oats,
1,877—•-RYO, 0--Beans, 443—Peas, o—Foroign Wheat, 0—
Irish Oats, 4,9:l6—English Flour,
.4,002 sacks.

ATURAGE PRICE or CORN IN 'war...our) AND WALES,
IN THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 2
Wheat, 151 s. 4a. ; Barley, 208.8 d. ; Oats, 21s. 01. •; Rye,
31s. 10d. ; Beans, 375. 3d. ; Peuß 348, Od.
T ,he Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the Week ending the 3tl day of
December, 1323, is 34*. 1141 per cwt.

. 8111T1IFIELD ICIARKET, Drc.ll.
There were a great number of Oxen at market this morning,
but few amongst them of superior quali!y ; good and- fat Onti
were in demand, and obtained a high price, but inferior sorts
were scarcely saleable; Sheep were not in so great a number as
on last Monday. It is expected that on next Monday there will
be a great show of Cattle. Tiui prices of all descriptions of Cat.
tle may be quoted nearly the same as on this slay se'nnight,.
though a higher price is demanded: • .
To sink the Offal, per stone of 81b.
Beef 2s 011 to :ts tki Veal ......... Od to 5s 01
Mattan 2s ltd to 30 8d Pork ...... Js 01 to 4* I.:1
Lamb Os Ot to Os Ad.
HAY ART) STRAW, PER. I,OAP.
hey £4 lOs to £5 Os' Clover £s Or to £6 Os
Straw £1 Rs to £2 2s. •

AORDINA R V PRESCNTIMENT ANI) FOR,
TUNA Tit; RSCAPE.

..,out twelve o'clock on Saturdity night 110,
at tip: family of Mr. Elsegood, Apothecary. of Park-str:.set,
Cirosvetior-square, were preparing to retire torest„ Airs, ast,rei. cl
hearing it noise in the street, desired Mr. Elsegned to lock
at and see whore the fire was, which she was sure was in the:
mediate neighbourhood, us a tire engine hull stopped almost
'tick own door. 411 r. E. looked from the window, :ind *hat a chariot which had stopped ut the house De xt
had caused Mrs. 'Elsegood's alarm. The famly
retired. About half.past two o'clock yesterday
.iong.suffocat Mr. Elsegood was awakentet strong sensa-
f ion, and was immediately convinced that his
an was toil of smoke. He
.jmnped out of hed, opened`,e:dour of his chamber, but closed it immediately upon j.' iv.
.ng the staircase in flames. Mrs. EigtgOOd was by this th.it, in
strong hysterics. With a heavy chair Mr. E. broke through a nailed up door, which communicated with the edjoiningtoom in
which st,spt four of his children and maid-servant. o escape was the next point to be considerml, when he fOrtunately rem.
lected that three years before he had tram presentiment provided a rope with a noose, as a mode by which to save himself in
case of fire. The want did hut forerun his need. Vastening
this round the waist of the servant, he lowered her first from the
roof of the house into the street, and in succession threeChilclren
cud Mrs. Elsegood. Fttstening the end of the rope to a I:,fter,
lie next prepared to descend hirnbell, and lied gone down
sonic feet, when recollecting that he had left ae 6p-box, rem.tin_
big deeds, papers, and cash, on the parapet, he reascendod,
cured it, end readied. the round in safety. Then finding that
one of his children was trussing, he flew to his ~letp, think! t.; e:
door open, and the child standing inside, having ruG down the
burning staircase without any other injury than the burning of
its cap and the singing of its hair. A servitt.t who slept in thn
kitchen was next extrusited. Fly prompt exertions the tire t,-,!s
almost immediately got under, bin a very flne littl'who slept in
the shop is missing. must have been fully dressed With tioi
exception of his hat, and the shop dour having been opened
from the inside, leaves room to hope that be has escaped; but
the cause of the tire and of his disappearance remairia a mystery.
We arc starry to add that Mrs. Elsegood remains alarmingly

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