The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-28 00:00:00

HARTLEPOOL, DEC. 21.—The Triumph, Kane, of this port,
got on shore during a gale last night; crew (except a boy)
saved.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 26.—Wind N.N.E.—SId.
Hocken, Sierra Leone.
BRISTOL, Dec. 27.—Wind N.N.E.—Sid. Margaret Pollock,
Pye, .New Orleans; Agnes Gilmour, Anderson, ditto;
Broom, White, ditto.
GLOUCESTER, DEC. 27.—Arrel. Solons, Maley, St. John's.
Sld. 24th, Solway., 11PLelland, New Orleans.
SWANSEA, DEC. 26.—Wind E.—Arrd. Sarah Wintb,
Harris, 'Valparaiso.
Coax, Dec. 23,—Ski. Champion, Corben, St. John's,
Newfoundland.
PORTSMOUTH, Ditc. 27.—Tile Najaden, Gulbranes, from
Santas to Hamburgh, arrived here yesterday, leaky, &c. The
Alarm, Long, sailed hence yesterday for Jersey, and was
towed back to-day dismasted.

Gentoo,

MARKET NEWS.-(TIIIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE.-I%IONDA Y.

Since this day se'nnight, up to Saturday evening, the re-
ceipts of all kinds of grain of home produce, as well as flour,
for this market were on a very limited scale; while from
Scotland the arrivals were of a very trifling nature ; but from
Ireland nearly 10,000 quarters of Oats came to hand in good
condition. The imports of foreign Wheat, Barley, Oats, and
Beans were moderately good, but by no means extensive.
Fresh up this morning the supply of English Wheat was but
moderate, yet on the whole, as no market was held
here on Friday last, owing to its being a holi-
day, the stands were fairly supplied with samples
of both red and white. Still, however, we have
to report an active demand for all descriptions at an
advance in the quotations obtained on Monday last of from
2s to 3s per quarter. At this advance the dealers were eager
purchasers, and a good clearance was rapidly effected by the
factors and others. With free Foreign Wheat the market
was scantily supplied ; in fact, the quantity of that article on
sale was 9maller than for many weeks past. Holders, there-
fore, were very firm, and would not sell except at higher
figures. We quote, therefore, selected parcels 3s, other qua-
lities is to 2s per quarter higher than last week. For
Wheat under lock there was a good demand for Irish
account, and the rates, in consequence, improved
from is to 2s per quarter. The transactions amounted to
about 7,000 quarters. All other bonded grain, including
Flour, was held at higher rates, say fully is. per quarter and
barrel. The show of Barley, both English and foreign, was
by no means adequate to meet the wants of the dealers.
Fine malting parcels were is per quarter higher, while the
value of grinding and distilling parcels was that sum dearer.
With Malt we were scantily supplied. All kinds moved off
readily at extreme quotations. The show of Oats being
small, the Oat trade was firm at a rise in the quotations of
6d per quarter. In Beans a good business was doing, at
rather higher rates. Peas moved off readily at, in some in-
stances, ls. per quarter more money. Flour firm at the late
advances.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
Xheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier 76s to 773
lied, New.. • • 65s to 69s Oats—Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 683 78s Lincolnsh., Feed. 29s 3ls
Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe • • 33s 341
coin, lied... • • 62s 68s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White ••• • • • 673 73s Black . .• • . 27s 29s
Irish, Red.... •• • • 60s 62s Cork, White .... • • 26s 338
Ditto, White —— • • 623 63s Scotch, Feed. .. • • 32s 348
Rye—Old •••••• • • • • —44 s Beans—Tick ......... 423 47,
New. •••••• • • • • • • 46s 50s Pigeons .. • • 50s 558
Barley—Grinding ... • • 37s 40s Pease—Grey......... 463 49,
Malting . ........ 45, 528 Maple . .......• .. 48s 50,
Chevalier .... —• • 503 523 White — —54 s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ....... • . 56s 588
folk ....... ..... 573 68s Flour—Town-made... 56s 60s
Brown ... —.•• • • • 583 60s Suffolk
Kingston and Ware 743 753 Stockta & Norfolk 46s 48,
SMITHFIELD.
Owing to the cold weather the imports of live stock from
abroad since Monday last have been on a limited scale, viz.:
109 Oxen and Cows and 1,085 Sheep from Harlingen, toge-
ther with 42 Beasts and 600 Sheep from Boulogne. At the
outports about 300 head have been landed, in very middling
condition ; while by sea, from Ireland, 10 Oxen, 240 Sheep,
and 40 Pigs have come to hand for this market in, compara-
tively speaking, full average quality. The simply of foreign
stock on show to-day consisted of about 80 Beasts and 500
Sheep, in very bad condition ; yet the whole found buyers,
at extreme currencies. With home-fed Beasts we were
scantily supplied, while the quality was very inferior; how-
ever, as the attendance of buyers was good, and the weather
favourable to slaughtering, the Beef trade was somewhat

active, at an advance in die quotations of 2d. per Bibs., the
primest Scots readily producing 4s. 6d., and at which a good
clearance was effected. The Beasts were principally derived
from the northern and midland counties. The numbers of
Sheep were very scanty, owing to which the Mutton trade
was firm, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond last week's
prices. In Calves a steady business was doing, at extreme
rates, while Pigs were in good demand at somewhat en-
hanced currencies.

Per 8119 s. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. I. el. to s. d.
inferior Beasts •... 3 6 3 8 Second qualityditto 4 2 4 4
Second quality ditto. 310 4LO Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 410
Prime large Oxen.. 4 0 4 2 Southdown Wethe,. 5 0 5 2
Prime Scots .... •. 4 4 4 6 Ditto out of the wool
Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 2 Large flogs ...• •• 3 8 4 6
'Time small ditto .. 4 4 4 8 Small Porkers .. •• 4 8 410
zuckling Calves ..18 0 28 0 Quarter old Figs ..16 0 19 0
nferlor Sheep .. .3 10 4 0 Lambs .. •. •••• •• 0 5 0 0
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Sheep, I
Calves. Pigs.
I
17,280 55 290

Beasts.
2,640

NEV/GATE AND IMADENNALL.
Notwithstanding the supplies of each kind of meat on
sale here in the past week were large, a very extensive busi-
ness was transacted at extreme quotations. A good clear-
ance being effected on Saturday, the actual supply on offer
to-day, was small, owing to which, and the present favour-
able weather, the demand was steady, and previous rates
were well supported. About 800 carcases of foreign Beasts
and Sheep have been disposed of since our last.

TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN
RUSSELL, M.P.
LETTER IV.
My Lord,—ln calculating the advantages which Ire-
land would receive from the adoption of a well-considered
plan for the reclamation of waste lands, it is necessary
to take an average of the size which it would be desirable
to assign to each farm ; the actual size is a question of
secondary importance, for even in Great Britain the
most profitable size of farms is an open question. In
reclaiming land here I preferred, an,' I have yet seen no
reason to alter my opinion, to have them about 250 acres
in extent, with a few of .50 acres, and the latter chiefly
as an inducement to the honest and industrious labourer
to look forward to the time when he may become a
farmer himself. Say that the 3,000,000 acres of waste
land were to be divided into farms of about 250 acres,
with one in ten of 50 acres ; there would be scattered
over Ireland above 12,000 individuals of intelligence, of
enterprise, and of skill, giving employment, reckoning
only four to each 100 acres (and more could be profitably
2mployed in the reclamation of waste land), to above
120,000 heads of families, exercising a moral and social
influence which no one is able to appreciate better than
your Lordship, and benefiting the public revenue to an
extent which it would exercise the ingenuity of your
Chancellor of the Exchequer fairly to appreciate.
If it should be said all this is doubtless most desirable,
but it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to be ac
complished, my answer is the statement of the fact that
I, a very humble individual, hare effected a similar object,
and carried the reclamation of waste land here to such
an extent that it has been considered worthy of notice
by the Edinburgh Review ; yet I have experienced
obstacles with the view of deterring me from proceeding
which assuredly n ould never be offered to those under-
taking similar work under Government auspices. An
improver in New Zealand would undoubtedly be sub-
jected to a more dangerous opposition, but hardly to a
more constant one than I met with for the first half-
dozen years from the idleness of the sheep farmer, seeing
his occupation departing—the ignorance of the factor,
fearful of detection, and the apathy or worse motive of
the trustee, certain that such changes must increase his
trouble. The narrative of this opposition would excite
much laughter, and will be published at the proper time;
this, however, is not the place, and it is only now
alluded to for the purpose of impressing upon your Lord-
ship's mind the fact that Government would have a much
easier task than that which has been accomplished b,
an individual.

The last question is, what amount of expenditure
should be calculated upon to carry out my plan
with sufficient energy to be beneficial in the profitable
employment of the Irish labourer, for this is the para-
mount consideration. The expense of reclaiming waste
land here is rather above than below 101. an acre, and I
have already furnished your Lordship with an exact
detailed account of the items forming this expenditure.
It would not, I think, be prudent to calculate upon a
lower average expenditure for Ireland, and the total
sum which Government would require would of course
depend upon the amount of assistance which the present
landlords would require, and also the amount of assist-
ance which would be required by those who purchased
the land which Government had bought under the Act
of Parliament, and also it would depend upon the period
when the money advanced by Government would be
returned.

At per sione, by the Carcase.

s..d. to s. d. ' s. d. to s. ,I.
Beef, inferior...... 2IC 3 0 Mutton, inferior .. 3 6 3 8
middling .. •. 3 0 3 2 ' middling.. 310 4 2
prime large .. 3 4 3 6, prime .. •. 4 4 4 8
prime small •• 3 6 3 8 i Pork, large..-- 3 8 4 2
Veal.. .... •. 3 8 4 8 1 Bin sll .... ••.. 4 4 4 8
Lamb. Os Od to Os Od.

Taking all these circumstances into consideration, and
that the reclamation of 3,000,000 acres of waste land
would cost about 101. an acre, or 30,000,000/., I think
that one-third of that amount, or 10,000,000/., would be
sufficient on the one hand, and on the other that Govern
mad, ought not to calculate upon a less outlay. It
would, however, only be a loan, and a loan upon the very
best security, for my principle is that not an acre should
be touched which could not be reclaimed with profit,
and the Commissioner who recommended the reclamation
of any land which entailed a loss would be deprived of
his situation, as having proved himself incompetent to
the task.

BOROUGH AND SPIMALPIELDS.
Coastwise, the arrivals of Potatoes for our market, during
the past week, have been small; but from France, eight ves-
sels have arrived with 469 tons on board, in good condition.
The best samples move off steadily; other kinds slowly, at
our quotations, which rule as under;—York Regents, 140 s
to 160 s ; ditto Shaws, 120 s to 140 s; Lincolnshire and Cam-
bridgeshire Regents, 120 s to 140 s; ditto Shaws, 120 s to 13Gs ;
ditto Kidneys, 100 s to 120 s; Kent and Essex Regents, 150 s
to 1808; ditto Shaws, 120 s to 140 s; ditto Kidneys, 130 s to
140 s; French Whites, 1103 to 140 s per ton. At the cor-
responding period, in 1845, York Reds wet e selling at from
31 lOs to 61; and York Regents, 3/ lOs to 7/ per ton.
BOROUGH HOP IVIA.RILMT.
With the exception of the finest coloury Hops, in pockets,
commanding a ready sale, at full prices, the demand is in a
sluggish state, at barely last week's, quotations. Sussex
Pockets, 3/ 12s to 41 ss; Weald of Kent ditto, 41 to 418 s;
Mid and East Kent ditto, 415 s to 6165. In the past week,
200 bales of Hops have arrived from New York, but the
sample is by no means good.
WOOL.

I must now leave the subject, confident that in your
Lordship's hands the best path will be pursued, although
apparently more difficult in the outset. I greatly fear,
that unless measures of energy are taken with respect to
the waste la❑ds, the winter of 1846-1847 will be as
fearful as the present. I have recently read Mr. Shar-
man Crawford's letter to your Lordship, and am indeed
well pleased that there is not a single sentence in it
militating against the principle of the plan I have pro-
posed—on the contrary, we agree in the most important
points, that the landlords in Ireland are primary liable
for the support of the population bred upon their land,
and that in consequence of the extraordinary pressure
now existing, Great Britain is bound to assist— mind only
assist—the landlords in getting into a better state. If
such sentiments were entertained throughout Ireland,
your Lordship's duty would be far more easy than it is
likol3 to be, for another landlord seriously proposes to
locate 50,060 families upon the waste lands in Ireland,
plan which might possibly suit individual proprietors
who are desirous of clearing their land, but it would not
minister to the comforts of the people so located, while
it would be the certain parent of future evil.
I have the honour to remain, your Lordship's very
obedient and faithful servant,

The imports of Wool, since Monday last, have been con-
fined to 116 bales from Taganrog, 17 ditto from Antwerp,
and 5S ditto from New York. As is almost invariably the
case at this period of the year, the demand for all descrip-
tions of Wool is in a very inactive state; nevertheless, we
can notice no alteration in value.

To the Right Hon. Lord John RusGRIY WASON.seIIB M , M.P.

DEATH OF JOHN EGAN, ESQ., J. P.—lt is with
feeelings of deep regret we have to announce the decease
of the highly esteemed and respected gentleman whose
name stands at the head of this obituary, and whose de-
mise took place at his residence in Tuam on the 12th
ult., at the patriarchal age of 90. For half a century he
held the commission of the peace for the county of Gal-
way. We are given to understand that his large estates,
situated in the counties of Galway and Roscommon, to.
gether with funded property to a considerable amount,
have been bequeathed to his grand-nephew, G. Egan,
Esq., of Dublin.—Freeman's Jouinal.
PEMBROKE Docx.—An accident of a most fright-
ful:character occurred at the Royal Dockyard on Satur-
day, the 12th instant. One of the workmen, named
Griffiths, ascended a ladder to oil some of the wheels
connected with the steam engine, when the cogs or teeth
of one of them fastened in some part of his clothes and
pulled him in between them. Those near him heard a
sudden jerk in the whole machine, and in a few seconds
they saw the appalling spectacle of his body dropping to
the floor, while his head was suspended aloft on the in-
strument of his destruction. The teeth of the wheels
were so close and unyielding, that the poor man's neck,
passing between them, cracked the larger of them all
through. Such a frightful occurrence the oldest in the
yard had not seen before. It is said that poor Griffiths
had
learnrepeatedly
warnedfate.toWhat
cautious.more from
children.—Cam .
lamented, he has left behind him a widow and eight
i n i
o Opposition
duringe i circles I et
the
e that
ensuing the
most prominent
conceded to Lord Lincoln. The report,
session will be conce .
we imagine, must
the seats opposite to the to those who will occupy
be considered to have reference rather
otfhtebellouseof
to
Minis-
terial
benches than
It is ru.meonutrpedlace.
Commons disposed to treat
Technically, and as
Govern-
ment in a spirit of party hostility.
ex-Ministerialists, the
that of su .
friends, can have no other intention than . .. p
antyh em portionea s measures r eosf
Cabinet, as
porting the Liberal policy of the present
_..e Opposition, Lord Lincoln and his
Lord John Russell supported the great measures of
Robert Peel. But intentions change with events, and •
Stitt'.
the present doubtful state of the political firmament,
such a rumour as we have referred
taken in conjunction with the curious position of Lord
,Ministers Lincoln in reference to the constituency of Manchester,
will provoke speculation as to the relation in which he
may possibly stand towards
party.—Chronicle. to
inisters, especially when
and the Liberal
DI ORTH LINCOLNSHIRE ELECTION.
--LINCOLN,
MONDAY.-There is no longer any doubt that the
Liberal candidate (Sir M. J. Cholmeley), who has at
length come forward to succeed Lord Worsley in the
representation of the Lindsey division of this county,
e ill be unopposed. Lord Worsley has represented it
for many years, and in 1841, when the Whigs were so
generally beaten, his Lordship stood at the top of the
poll, leaving the Hon. Mr. Cost some thousands
behind.
It would therefore be idle of the Conservative party to
get up an opposition, considering the many adverse
circumstances under which they would now labour. The
election is expected to take place in the course of next
week.—Leicester Mercury.
THE LATE STORM AND INUNDATIONS AT ROME.
Letters from Rome of the 12th state that the disasters
occasioned by the overflowing of the Tiber had caused
so much distress, that the Pope has appointed a com-
mittee to open a subscription for the poor. The Pope
has already contributed s aum equal to 20,000 francs
from his privy purse.
In consequence of the decease of the Rev. Mr.
Tredcrolt, an old and highly-esteemed friend of the
Richmond family, the gaieties at Goodwood have been
upon this occasion confined to the immediate relatives of
the Duke and Duchess. Lord William Lennox joined
the family party last week.

, *arks painted yellow inside, and painted ports, was passed, CASE OF MRS. SHUTTLEWORTH.
i 9th inst., by the 'Etna, Storey, arrived in the Downs. ! We have received a letter from Dr. Quail, in which
DUBLIN, DE:c. 26.—The sloop Robert, of Killough to Drog- . that gentleman most indignantly and most emphatically
heda, was totally wrecked near Ballystown, this morning.
SHL lEDS, DEC. 55.—The Enterprise, from Liverpool to denies the statement of the Rev. Mr. Rowlett, as
Newcaslle, got on the Herd Sand this morning, and remains;
quoted
.by Dr. Millingen in his letter, that Mrs. Shut-
crew saved. ' tleworth was "covered with ulcers and vermin" when

that Reverend Gentleman called upon her. He also de.
vies, in strong and indignant language, the truth of the
statement made by the Rev. Mr. Rowlett in his affidavit,
that " Mrs. Shuttleworth was, at the time of her arrest,
accompanied by a medical man whom she feared;" and
states, as a proof to the contrary, that Mrs. Shuttle-
worth, as soon as she became aware of the intention of
certain persons to incarcerate her in a madhouse, com-
manded him (Dr. Quail), in the presence of a third
party, to take her beyond the jurisdiction of England,
in order to secure to her the enjoyment of her personal
liberty. Dr. Quail denies the truth of the statements
made in the certificates of the "skilful persons," and
declares that he could not get a copy of those certificates
either from the keeper of the asylum or from the
Lunacy Commissioners, nor did he know what the alle-
gations contained in them were until they were read
in Court by Sir John Bayley, when it was too
late to reply to them. lie more particularly denies the
allegation that the unfortunate lady was " dirty and in-
decent." The assertion of Dr. Millingen, that the ap-
plication for a habeas was not made at the request of, or
by the authority of, the patient, is flatly contradicted by
Dr. Quail. He states that on the day of Mrs. Shuttle-
worth's arrest he reached Dr. Millingen's asylum, on
foot, about an hour after Mrs. Shuttleworth had arrived
there, on which occasion he had an opportunity of
speaking with Mrs. Shuttleworth, when she requested
him to use every effort to effect her deliverance. We
do not publish Dr. Quail's letter in extenso, because it
alludes to certain matters which will probably, ere long,
form the subject of Parliamentary or of judicial inves-
tigation, and so long as there is a chance of such inves-
tigation being instituted it would be unfair to attempt to
create a prejudice by exparte statements.