The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-09 00:00:00

LECONITE S TRIAL.

Foelsent•bleatt twice before the 15th and 16th of April, and
been recognised there by Toin, his laundress, and another
person, admitting at the same time that he had no accom-
plice, nor was impelled to the attempt by any political mo-
tive or feeling.
M. Duvergier then rose to defend the accused. He ad-
verted to the honour and credit with which Lecomte had
passed his early years—his military career was honourable,
and he was decorated with the Legion of honour, his ser-
vice in the royal forests, until he sent in his resignation, in
1844, in consequence, of the unkind conduct of his superiors.
lie then urged that it was the resentment he felt that he
wished to gratify, and he had no other or ulterior motive,
for when asked " What would you have done if the King
had been killed ?" his reply was that, he had not thought
of what he should do. He hed no political feelinp, never
read any newspapers in his lodgings ; he was seeking some
honest employment in Paris. There was, perhaps, the idea,
but no premeditation of the attempt before the 'attf.rnoon of
April 15, and for a long time his letters to the King had
been respectfully worded. He then, with much ability,
adduced_all the points in favour of Lecomte being in a state
of mental excitement,, amounting to derangement ou this
point of his fancied wrongs, on which he brooded in silence
until he was literally monomaniac in this particular. He.
quoted the opinions of en emineet practitioner, M. Lel.-u, as
to the positive monomania of Lecomte, ar.d concluded a most
able harangue amidst, a buzz of approbation.
The Procurcur-General made a short reply, denying that
the evidence would warrant any suspicion of monomania ;
to which

THE SENTENCE.
Pant;, THUR9DAY.—The Court of Peers sat until half-past
seven o'clock on Thursday, in order to hear the whole of the
witnesses to be examined, some of whom, however, were not
called, their testimony not being considered as requisite. The
following is the ecinence of those called after our statement
of Saturday;—

M. de Monicault, prefect at Melun, who attended the King
ou the day of the aWmpt, repeated the circum,tat;ces
and added, that on his coming up with Leenmte, Ivhen in
custody, and on his way to Fontsineblpau, Le head him say,
" The King is not wounded ; be is more fortunate than I
am." When they Lad arrived at the prison, L.-comte de-
clared that he intended to kill the Kb,g, awl had come to
Fontainebleau for the pure .so.
Colonel Berry,r, who was also with the Kbig, deposed that
after Leeomte was arrrested, he sail in answer to the clues-
tions of the prt:fect, " I had to complain of the conservator of
the Crown forests. I addressed the intendantcs, and t, a-,
from thence referred to the const•rvator. This was
with me, and I r•Ts,,,lvcd to be reveng:d. I have only one
thing to blame myself for. I p!aeeti n:yself badly, at:drctsret
it. The King has profited it. I ;.hill be blamed, but I
have as much htrart and as much honour as those who will
blame me."

M. Carte, a gunsmith, deposed to l•iaving sold a fowling-
piece to 1-.4.couitc in May or June, 1843. 'Die
idal without giving his name or address. In March, 1844,
Lecomte changed this gun tbr ninth of higher price, ss;.)ing
that he was guard of the forests, and wanted a lighter gun.
The witness identified the gun produced in court.
Mademoiselle Pauchet, a print-seller in the Place du Car-
rousel, gave some evidence of no importance, as to having
seen Lecomte before her shop a short time before the King
left Fon'ainebleau.

M. Duvergier rejoined a few words, and the Chamber was
then cleared, in order that the Peers might deliberate as to
the sentence, which is always done with closed doors.

Lecomte preserved his equanimity throughout, and when
his advocate had finished leaned over the bar and Lordisily
thanked him for his defence ; and on quitting the Court
shook AI. Duvergier by the hand, and bowed twice to the
Court very respectfully.
The pleadings were ended about half-patt three o'clock.
Paws, SATURDAY.—After the Chsuiber of Peers had
heard the whole of the ple4dings yesterday, the Court was
cleated of all but the members of that body, who, aft er
sitting in deliberation for nearly two hours, retuned the
verdict of Guilty against Lecomte, and condemned him as a
parricide to go to the place of execution in his shirt only,
with his feet naked and his head covered with a black veil.

Another witness, named Becker, gave testimony on the
same subject.
lleroux, a groom, stated that on the 15th of April he was
talking with Mdlle. Pauc!iet at the moment when the Kiog
was Paving for ',attain, !death A shower cane on, and two
persona, Reverchon ;;nd Becker, took shelter with him. Wh
they were talking about the King's departure, Mdile. Pauchet
remarked a man who appeared to be listening., and who wa,
turning over some prints es an excu.e, for being near them
They were struck with his ,gloomy apect. The witness is
certain that this man remained until the King left, and he
and his friends thought from his manner and appearance that
he had no good design, and if he had been by his side on an
occasion of the King's passing by, he should have watched
him very narrowly.
M. Liot, the director of the Fontainebleau diligence, de-
posed to Lecomte's having, on the 15th of April, engaged a
place in the name of Lebrun. M. Hubert deposed to the
same effect.

The execution will take place on Monday at an early
hour, unless the King's mercy be extended to the condemned
man, who bore the passing of his sentence with the same
firmness and tranquillity that characterised him throughout
the whole proceedings.

Pichard, a journeyman wheelwright, was with Lecomte
in the diligence to Fontainebleau, hut merely deposed to
seeing a parcel in his possession, which must have been his
fowling-piece.

THE WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.
The Royal Mail steam-packet Tweed, George Parsons,
R.N. Commander, Lieutenant Davis, RN., Admiralty
agent, arrived at Southampton on Sunday at noon, bringing
the unusual number of 138 passengers. The Tweed has
been much retarded since leaving Bermuda by fogs, and ex.
perienced also eight days' rain.
She brings on freight 52,000 dollars on account of the
Mexican Government, 386,140 on merchants' account, 9,000
pineapples, a number of turtle, 269 ounces gold dust, 216
serons cochineal, 33 bales indigo, 29 cases of cigars, 15 of
tobacco, 70 boxes :,uccades, 61 barrels potatoes, 32 cases of
plants, 24 bales jalap, 5 boxes of old gold and silver. She
also brings mails of the following dates—from Tampico,
April 22 ; Vera Cruz, May 1; Havannah, May 10 ; Nassau,
May 13; Bermuda, May 21 • Honduras, April 20; Deme-
rara, May 5 ; Trinidad, day 6; Grenada, May 10 ; St.
Thomas, May 15 ; and Jamaica, May 9.
The Company's ship Tay sailed on the 11th of May from
Havan all for the Gulf, and the Trent; was at Bermuda.
Her Maje Sty's ship Rose was at Vera Cruz; the Vindictive
and steam-ship Hermes, at Bermuda; the Pique also there,
but homeward bound.

„ .
Madame Bertrant, an innkeeper at Lannon, served Le.
comte with a breakfast on the 16th of April, but the whole
of her evidence amounted to Lecomte's having said that he
did not think the breakfast a very good one. The daughter
of this witness gave similar testimony.
M. Vigorelli, an inhabitant of Fontainbleau, near the
Chateau, stated that he saw a man on the 16th of April, at
about nine in the morning, who had his face turned towards
the Parquet d'Avon, and who appeared to be watching.
Hen°le, a corperal of the First Hussars, deposed that he
had seen Lecomte in the morning before the attempt in
company with another person, but he could rot swear that
they were talking together. He had previously seen him
three or four times alone. When he disappeared, after the
witness saw him for the last time, he went towards the bati
ment de Survivances.
Lecomte here observed that what the witness bad stated
was improbable He would hardly have exposed himself in
a place where he could be recognised, as he was so well known
at Fontainebleau.
Vioal, a hussar, gave similar testimony to that of Henole,
as did also Dartus, another hussar. All these men spoke
pesitively as to the identity of the prisoner.
A washerwoman, named Foin, declared that she had seen
Lecomte at Fontainebleau, at the door of the Cadraebleu,
in 1845.
This was denied by Lecomte, but the evidence did not ap-
pear to bear upon any point of the case.
Roucy, an employi at the chateau, deposed that he had
met Lecomte in 1845, in a road near Fontainebleau, but could
not say at what period of the year.
Cara, an upholsterer, who was formerly in the army with
Lecomte, deposed to some acts of violence on the part of th.
prisoner wherein the service, and added that he was brave
bat brutal.
Another witness, named Gres, gave some evidence without
' the slightest interest.
M. Hebert de la Grave knew Lecomte when Secretary of
the Inspection of Forests of Villers Cotterets in 1830, and
also in 1832, when under the orders of the witness. He
described him as of au eccentric, taciturn, hombre, violent,
and vindictive character,severe to his subordinates, and rest
less under the authority of hie superiors, owing to his exces-
sive .pride and self love. lie lived alone, witnont friend or
companiol, but his co• duct was regular, and his exactitude
and prolti7 were irreproachable. He was considered an ex
cellent. marksman.
M. Savoie, an inspector of Crown forests, said he never
bad to complain of Lecomte. His intelligence was limited,
but he always did cheerfully what the witness commatnied.
He liked to live alone, and held no communication with his
subordinates, except on matters of duty. His probity was
unquestionable, and nothing could have induced him to vio-
late his duties.
M. Le Grid, who had given Lecomte leave of absence in
in 1833 for illness, was called to give evidence to the state
of his mind. It had been said that this witness had declared
Lecomte to be deranged. He deposed that the mind of Le-
cnmte was in a state of excitement, and that he needed re-
pose; but he had never imagined that he was insane. M.
Duvergier asked the witness whether, as the superior of M.
Lecomte, he had net ordered him to be severe towards his
interiors. The witness replied that he had ordered him to en-
force the rules of the service, but to be moderate.
If. Jallon, a physician at Orleans, deposed to his having
attended Lecomte whilst labouring under an affection of the
chest. He had given him a certificate as to his state of health,
in order that he might obtain leave of absence. In answer to
a question from the president, this witness stated that he had
found no trace of insanity in the prisoner, nor had he ever
thought of looking for any semptons of the kind. AN UNFORTUNATE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEEMAN.
M. Lecoufle was the next witness examined, but his evi- —The proprietor of a local newspaper, who figured somewhat
dente was immaterial. largely in new railway schemes during the recent mania,
Samson,' guard in the Crown forests, deposed that he had having been a provisional committeeman in many of them,
served under the orders of Lecomte, but had never been on has had numerous applications made to him for sums of
good terms with him. Had heard him, when speaking of money for which the companies have become liable. The so-
both the present and the old:Royal Family, mutter words be- licitors' letters containing applications for payment he pub-
tween his teeth which he could not distinctly make out. Indies in hie journal, with the following heading in large
The evidence of the next witness, Lelievre, merely went to type :—” The Money-hunting Vagabonds Gazette; or. Pro-
the fact of his having known the prisoner in 1839 and 1840, visional Committeeman's Chronicle."
and of their having taken their meals together at Fontaine. ALARMING FlRE.—Shortly before eleven o'clock on
bleats. Lecomte had once asked him his opinion as to the Saturday night, considerable alarm was created in the im-
capitalisation of his pension, when he had told him that his mediate vicinity of the Victoria Theatre in consequence of
claims were not well founded. the sudden outbreak of a fire on the premises termed the Ge-
M. elarrier de Bois d'Hyver, inspector of forests, deposed neral Tom Thumb Concert and Refreshment Rooms, in the
that he had frequent intercourse with the prisoner during the Lower Marsh, Lambeth, nearly facing the theatre. It ap-
laat four years. He considered him as a man of a very violent pears that whilst the ball-room was filled with company an
and proud character, morose, and taciturn, and capable of alarm was raised that the upper portion of the building was
i
going to great extremities when thwarted. On one occasion on fire, This caused a general turn out ofe the
,nretteens,,ianes
in particular, he remembered his coming to him in a great for some time the greatest confutsitoon prevailed. l d
work. There beingi an
passion and asking him if he meant it as an insult, merely promptly attended, and were set
placing his name on some official paper below another name abundance of wtatt:er
masterysupi "by the Lambeth mains, the
over the destructive element.
which was written on it. He (the witness) had replied that firemen soon, o
nothing was further from his intention, which Lecomte ought The flames, ghowe7er, were not extinguished until that
to have been aware of, as he saw him write the name tit a portion of the premises where they commenced was burnt
great hurry just as he was about to mount his horse. The out, and the contents consumed. The whole of the lower
answer, however, did not pacify him, and he appeared much part of the building, more especially the ball-room, is se.
e i xcted. On another occasion he had given way to much riously damaged by water. It is unknown how the fire
violence
on the occasion of having 20f. of his pay stopped for originated,
some breach of duty. Lecomte eves, however, a man of great CONSEQUENCES OF CRIME.—In the Bristol Batik-
energy of character, and capable of mastering his temper ruptcy Court, last week, W. J. Dunsford, surgeon, passed
when he thought proper. his last examination. This person was the defendant in an
The prisoner denies the assertion of this witness. and said action for trim. ccs , brought by a gentleman with whose
that he had,him self admitted
,that the punishment inflicted brother Dunsford WAS in partnership—each partner receiv-
on him was unjust. ing about 1,5e0/. a year Irons the business. The conse-
-51. de Lahure, conservator of forests, deposed that he had quences of the defendant's guilt convey a striking moral
seen Lecomte for the first time on a tour of inspection at lesson, A verdict, with 5,000/. damages, is returned against
Villers-Cotterets. He had received a satisfactory account him. He is obliged. to relinquish his business, to part pith
of his activity and intelligence, but was told that he was all his effects, to forfeit his position in society and his brit-
severe towaros iis inferiors. He had taken hint aside, and limit I rospects in lite, and, ruined in pocket and reputation,
made some observations to him on the subject, which, if he to submit to a degrading examination into his pecuniary
remembered right, were properly received. His conduct, matters before the public. The partner of his guilt, after
however, did not alter, and he had consequently proposed to being separated from her husband and her children, is
the Intendant-General to stop from him the usual annual legalk divorced from the former, and left without ap. s-
gratification. He had of erwards ordered 20f. to be stopped sinility of obtaining a home with her seducer, who (to ag-
from him in consequence of his disobedience to an order gravate' the fearful catalogue) is a married man. What ac-
given him by his sub inspector. In consequence of this, cumulated misery and distress have thus resulted from a
Lecomte had addressed a letter to the administration, de- single crime I—Somerset County Gazette.
inanding the settlement of' his retiring pension. He had
pre-
heard nothing more of him until in November last, when. TEE Asco'r RACE CUPS.—The prize annually
sented be- his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, and
passing near the Palais Royale, he was insulted by him in the Royal Hunt prize, were last week submitted by Messrs.
the grossest manner. He did not at first recognise biro. Hunt aril Roskill, of Bond-street, the successors of Messrs.
lie bad since frequently•met him, and had every time re. Storr and Mortiiner, to the approbation of her Majesty the
ceived the mist outrageous insults. He had in consequence Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, at Bucking-
complained to the Prefect of Police, who sent a ponce officer haul Palace, when those illustrious persons were pleased to
to accompany him, in order that he might know him. On express their approval of the designs and workmanship Of
the next occasion of his being insulted the police-officer pur- both of them. The prize given by the Emperor of Russia is
sued him, and discovered his residence in the Rue Colysee, this year superior in the weight of the silver and tie design'
'He had been summoned to appear before the police authorn to that of last year. It consists of a group, St. George
ties, and since that period he had ceased to annoy him, al- destroying the dragon. St. George is a patron saint of
though he had met hini frequently. Russia as well se of England, therefore the subject is
MaTheologue, Miler Secretary of the Civil List, stated that appropriate. The group is from a design by Mr. Bailey,
in November laet Lecomte came to his office to inquire the R.A., or at least modelled under his inspecting eye. It is
fate of his last application to the King—at least, he supposed more than usually spirited, treated with novelty of design.
so far. He did not know him, and that the witness could and most elaborately exquisite in the workmanship. A
no, have told him, or any one else, that an unfavourable candelabrum, with thirteen lights, forms a sylvan canopy
minute had been made upon it when it was laid before his over the figures. The inscription is the same as that on the
Majesty.
The erisoner persisted in affirming that the witness did prize of last year es--
give him such an answer. " Ludorum Ascotoniensium memor
u Mme. Cochois, who keeps the house in which the pri- Quibus ipse interf c
soner lodged, deposed tint Lecomte was in the habit of using Regina Vitoriaisset
Utter language, frequently asserting that all the Parisians Hospes
were thieves. fluffier, one of the waiters at the lot in Mens. Jun., 1844,
g-
house, stated that Lecomte was rarely visited by any one, Solenne certamiuis equestris prcemium,
except a M. Braceseicle a clerk in the dice of the Minister Instituit
of Foreign Affairs. That he kept very good hours, and never Nicolaus,
Totius Russise Imperator."
slept from home. This testimony was confirmed by another
servant of the house. The royal hunt prize, which will be run for on Tuesday,
51. Bracewich stated that he had heard Lecomte declare consists
that all Frenchmen were cowarde, the Parisians thieves,is very fine, and reminds the beholder of Landseer's best
and Louis Philippe a scoundrel; but this was said in such . The composition very correct. The animals are
a tone that no one could believe he meant serious] y what he full of and the workmanship fine., June 6.—
said. FOUR PERSONS POISONED.--11' EXFORD, ,
neighbour-
was last witness examined on the part of the prosecution in this neig
- lace t About four
(From a Correspondent.)—l am sorry to infor.m 3
most melancholy occurrence took P
was a Madame Wuttelle, who keeps a reading-room, and . .
K. 1 a whole family of
who steed that Lecomte came there to read the journals, 0.0 that a
, hood yesterday, by e•hicvhicifnouitrynovfes
miles from this, in the . men, two
and she did not remark anything particular in his conduct consisting
of three young
the name of Cullen, consis of theirs sual
or manners.
sisters, an . 1 11 and the three un
The Court then proceeded to hear the witnesses for the b came serious y i , . g
ywee.re lost
prisoner.
e da died. Also a poor woman and child,
breakfast, sdtirathb
men in the course of the .
Y of the breakfast as charity, and
The first called was M. Boyer,
who deposed that Lecomte to whom they gave a portion
eoiurt,mothe,, after partaking
lived with hint from November, 1843, till June, 1844, and
n jsidpere.d
.that the
that he was very steady and quiet during the whole of the yesterday, and made a post mortem exaud-
iwigasthoeuproyor woman died. pr. James Furlong,' of
p the,,;s breakfast,i,
iii
g ‘vasciwitilale d
time. lie gave a long statement of a duel in which he (the rtt lhaiit.ssi otmioi ovvorifnhi the bodies, and
latniaslyse the oatmeal from which
witness) was second to Lecomte, whe, after having received
made.,result of acei irrennter;ilhyacwo
his adversary's fire, discharged his own pistol in the air.
wassset on the bodies of the unfortunate people.
but as our active and
The next witnesses were M. Carrier and M. Arnouit, who intelligentsa3c,obrlognearn.y
more
'orarevearts
pßr.esHeir,i: ~., is just now
The other persons are
were both asked whether they knew that Lecomte,b,
..a,,f,,t_e_f holding an in
the 27th of August, 1845, took a journey from Paris 1 .ne I forbear
f
STABBING ON TOIVER-lIILL.
I understand, recovering.
DEng:RATE CaSE OF
tainebleau, where they then were? but both gave a negative
answer.
,crrhested on Tower-hill
vo Sunda • morning, It being seven o'clock, the Court then adjourned until a
Sunday at an. early hour, considerable alarm was
next day. never lost
Cheapside, being stabbed by
. in .consequence of a man named
lie the whole time paid an (11
During the whole of this. 1i0.n.; sitting, Lecomte
Thomas Stead, aged thirty years, of No. 30, King. street,
that he was on his way
his composure and sang flint
'.ding ; was always ready to two foreign sailors. It appears
usdivided attention to the, pence,
r interrupted a witness, home with a companion, and while
velanteer explanations, but never
v, at twelve o'clock
this clay, . passing through Posten-row, Tower-hill, they met two
Peelle, FRIDAY EVENING.—On.
was much as on I
precisely, Leconte was brougnt into the court, escorted, as i drunken sailors, who began abusing them. A fight at
was more '
before, by four gEnsdarrnes. flis appearance length ensued, and in the struggle one of the sailors inflicted
the previous dav, unless, perhaps, that his cheek two deep stabs on the person of Stead, one on the breast and
flushed. Thy prO4eedings again opened with the apple nominal i the other in the left groin. An alarm was raised, but the
of the Peers. ' two ruffians escaped netnre the arrival of the police.
M. Duvergier, who defended Lecomte, turned to him as 1
a few words, the CONVICTS FOR GIBRALTAR.—Mr. Masterman„ in
he took his seat, mud, after speaking
, ac • charge of the convicts in the Warrior hulk, lying off the
cased took a paper from his pocks:, which handed to his .he h Dockyard at Woolwien, eanni, eed sixty of that unfortunate
counsel.
. class on board the Tteetie hired e(,nvict ship, to convey them
111. Hebert, the Procureur-General,
then addressed the to Gibraltar to assist in the works or that imp,alanf fortress.
Court, recapitulating the main psis of the evidence, and , They have no military escort, as several keepers go out at
insisting on the long premeditation of the crime, and that . the same time.
the purchase of the short-barrelled gun was trot to use on ConossEux.—Arrangements are being made at this
horseback, for he had at than noineut no horse, nor was he gigantic establishment to illuminate the dome and summit of
any longer garde forestiar. Its purpose, then, was to ahoot i the building, this evening, with upwards of thlity coltinnas
at &If KIM& and. althorn?), h. .a....:,..1 :.___. s. ._ a • . . -it .....- i.. I._ JP al —t 1— 1 I_. •1- _1

The following ships of war were lying at Sacriticios:—
Cumbe:land, 56; Potomac, 56; Raritan, 56; Falmouth, 24;
John Adams, 24 ; Somers, 14. These vessels were waiting
in anticipation of hostilities being likely to commence at the
Rio Bravo, when it is the intention of the American corn..
motlore to attack St. Juan d'Alloa and the fortifications at
Vera Cruz. The Mexicans are spoken of as being hourly en-
gaged in adding to the strength of that fort, and it is thought
unlikely that the squadron would be able to take it if a

spirited Jefence were made.
By this arrival we have our usual files of West India
papers, and extract the only news of interest The following
account of the weather, from the Jamaica Dispatch, is very
distre sing:—
"We are enabled to add but little to the unsatisfactory
intelli nee which we were obliged to communicate to our
English readers by the lest mail. The drought continues
without abatement throughout the island, and the crop of
next year is in a most precarious condition; that for the
present year may be considered as reduced by more than one-
half. In St. Ann the drought has been so severe, and the con-
sequent want of water so great, that the stock havexlied in
large numbers, and in some of the inland districts a pail of
water for domestic purposes catJuot be obtained
.under 4s In

St. Ma: y, usually a very wet parish, the progress of sugar-
making has ceased for want of water to put the mills in ope—
ration. Indeed, if rain does not soon come to our relief, the
state of the country in its lowland districts will be melan-
choly. At present, however, there seems but little prospect
of a change of weather. The month of May has already
advanced towards its centre, and although it is the month in
which we are accustomed to be blest with those periodical
rains which tend so much to fertilise our soil, we have as yet
no indication of any relief from the oppressive drought.
which has now continued unabated fur six months in some
parts of the island." _

- From the port of Spain we have nearly similar accounts;
so serere and prolonged a dry season has not been known,
and the usual planting operations have been altogether sus-
peneed.
The Barbadoes Siandard gives a most unsatisfactory ac-
count of. the weather in that i•land. Serious drought pre-
vails in many parts. On some estates all progress with the
crops is stopped for want of water. Fires may be descried
in all quarters ; the hills on the Maravals and St. Juan's
side are completely illuminated at night. Great distress
from want of water. is also anticipated by the. cocoa planters.
At Grenada much rain had fallen.

Mr. Doyle, her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Mexico,
came as a passenger by the Tweed, and Mr. Adams, who had
filled the same post at Lima.

MARKET NEWS- (VLSTERDAY).
CORN-EXCEATTO
• During the past we; is. the vriv its of ell descriptions of
grain of home produce, especia ly those f Wheat, Farley,
Beans, and Peas, lia.e beeu a very limited scale effeni
Ireland and Scotian' scarcely any Coin has o met • hand;
while from ebroad the receiets have ken ve:y verity.
From Essex, Kent, Suffolk, and ca,ibri,4:..hire the rriyi.l3
of Wheat fresh up were trill ng, conseeteeitly the sh .w of
samples of that article was mien . In tine early pail of the
morning holders were firm, and would not sell ea C t at
somewhat higher rates. However, es the ewe • not
submitted to by the dealers, %%trete attendance was tolerably
numerous, we can notice no alteration in the quotations ob-
tamed on Monday last; yet the demand was very steady,
anti previous rates were well sumo+ ted in every instaece.
The show of free tereign Wheat was trifling. Selected l tercels
of both red and white moved f freely, at eite,m; t• nee=;
bin. the middling end inferior kinds were much nerd. vet.
In Wheat under lock so little was doing that prices were al•
uiost nominal. From all parts we curia:tee to receive muss to *r-
ing acceunts respecting the appearance of the grain crops.
Notwithstanding the show of Basler, both English end
foreign, was only limited, the Barley trade «as es an ;Tht
active state, yet last Monday's prices were supported in
• most trimseciions. The show of Malt was fully eitegnate to
meet the wants of the dealers, who purchased eery sparingly,
at late rates; and a clearance was not effected. The a rivals
of Oats having been very smell since our last report, the
number of samples was again trifling. Fine dry Corn was
quite as dear, but other qualities were neglected. The quan-
tity of Beans on 'offer was small ; nevertheless the demand
was inaciive, at late rates. In Pea•e—t he supply of which
was unikually small—very little was doing, at late rates.
The Floor trade was very dull, but prices were not lower.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
Arhcat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevaller— • • 63s to 650
Red, New.... 44s to 58s Oats—Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, Old.. 49s 63s Lincolnsh., Feed. 23s 24s
Norfolk and Lin- Pot atoe
coin, Red... • • 44s 50s Youghad and Cork,
Ditto, White ••• • • • 498 598 Black . 230 24s
Irish, Red.... •• • —s —8 Cork, White 22s 273
Ditto, White.. .. • • —s —5 Scotch, Feed 26s 295
itye—Old ••• • • • 328 33s Beaus—Tick 303 363
New.— • • • . 318 33s Pigeons
Barley—Grinding..... 258 27s Pease—Grey. :• 4.321: 348;
Malting . 293 32s Maple 335 363
Chevalier • • 333 34s White..... • ..... 373 388
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers
folk • • .... 55s 59s Flour—Town-made... 505 53s
Brown . 518 52s Suffolk •
'Kingston and Ware 62s 633 Stocktn & Norfolk 41s 42 I
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
Wheat—Dantzle...... 53s to sfs Beans .. . 305t0310
Ilamburgh
Barley ••• • • ••• •• 20s 24s Flour—American • 26s 27s
Oats- —New •• . . 248 258 Baltic .•••.• • • • • • 27s 2sl
Feed ••• • • • 19s 20s
SIVIXTEPIELD.
During the past week the imports of live stock from abroad
consisted of 30 Oxen and Cows, together with 450 Sheep,
76 Lambs, and 4 Calves, from Rotterdam ; as also 202 Sheep
frem Flushing. From other parts no arrivals have taken
place. We had on offer about 40 foreign Beasts, and 100
ditto of Sheep, the demand for which, though the quality
was tolerably good, was in a sluggish state, and prices were
not supported. The limited import of stocks must be chiefly
attributed to most of the Dutch and other continental
graziers waiting that period when both beasts and sheep
will be admitted into our markets free of duty.
The bullock droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, consisted of about 2,000 Scots, home-breds, and
short-horns; from the southern districts, 120 short-horns;
from the western arid midland counties, 400 Hereford!, De-
vons, runts, &c.; from other parts of England, 350 of various
breeds; and from Scotiand, 200 horned and polled Scots.
It will be seen from the above, that we had a large number
of beasts on sale, owing to which, and the continued warm
weather, the Beef trade was in a very depressed state, at a de-
cline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs., and a clearance was not
effected. The general quality of the stock was remarkably good.
For the time of yw, we had a full average number of
Sheep on offer. Prime old Downs were in fair request, at
full prices; but all other kinds moved off slowly, at low
rates. From the Isle of Wight, 231 Lambs came fresh to
hand, while the receipts from other quarters were good. The
Lamb trade was brisk at an advance in prices of 2d per
Blbs. Calves—the supply of which was moderately good—
moved off steadily, at full prices. In Pigs very little was
doing, at late rates. •

Per Bibs. to sink the offal.
a. 4. a. d. a. d to s. d
kiferior Beasts ••• • 2 4 2 6 Second quality ditto 3 6 3
3acend quality ditto. 2 8 3 2 Coarse-woolledditte 310 4
Prime large Oxen.. 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4
Prime Scots .. .•. • 3 8 4 0 Ditto out of the wool
Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 6 Large Hogs ...... 3$ 4
Prime small ditto .. 4 11 410 Smell Porkers .. . 4 8 410
:Am:l:ling Calves .18 0 29 0 quarter old Pigs .. 16 0 19 2
Inferior Sheep • • • 3 2 3 6 Lambs .......... 5 0 6
SUPPLY Al :MARKET.
•
Feasts. Sheep. I Calves. Pigs.
3,204 2!;,•210 163 280

BOR.OUtiat EPITIII.3IEMEM.S.
The supplies of Potatoes from Scotland and most parts of
England being on the increase, the demand was excessively
heavy, at drooping prices. York reds, 100 s to 180 s per top ;
ditto Regents, 50s to 90s; Scotch reds, 80s to 1003. Inferior
and stale parcels may be purchased as low as lOs per ton.

BOEOUG2I EOP M.11.312.11MT.
There being no decrease in the fly in our principal districts,
the demand here still continues eteady, and previous
are well supported. The principal purchases have.been made
for speculative purposes. Sus,,ex pockets, 10s. to
Weard of Kent, 12s. to 71. 75.; Mat And East Lent,
Cl. to 81. 15s. rates