The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-16 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending December 12,
1848, is 225. o%d. per cwt.

TRADE or ODESSA.—The following review of the
trade of Odessa for the month of September is from the
focal journal of that port:—" During September, the
export commerce of this port increased very perceptibly,
thanks to the multitude of foreign vessels that arrived.
The total value of exports from this port during Septem-
ber amounted to 1,898,766 silisr roubles. The chief
articles exported were 205,407 chetwerts of wheat, 5,355
ditto of linseed, 6,971 puds of wool. Neither rye nor
tallow have been exported. The price of grain has been
comparatively firm, and in that of soft wheat, rye, and
oats (the two latter for internal consumption) there
was a very evident rise, which maintained itself also
in October, so that at the present moment the price
of grain is a little higher here than it was at the
corresponding period of last year. Tho highest
price of soft wheat is seven roubles fourteen copeks;
hard wheat, 6 71; rye, 4 28; oats, 4 57. The stock of
grain here has also considerably increased by arrivals
' from the interior; there are now in warehouse more than
800,000 chetwerts of wheat, and 25,000 chetwerts of
rye, barley and oats, which is more than the stock
of the same period last year. The value of the
imports from abroad has risen here during September to
613,587 roubles for merchandise, and 328,527 roubles in
specie, making a total of 942,414 silver roubles. And
there has been forwarded to the interior to the value of
270,666 roubles of foreign merchandise. The arrivals
of vessels during September were 260, and the sailings
97. Since the commencement of the year there have
been 827 arrivals of vessels here, and 650 sailings.'
HAS A CAT NINE LIVES ?---A most extraordinary
circumstance lately occurred in Bedford, which has
given rise to much discussion and speculation. It ap-
pears that Mrs. Balfhead, of Harpur-place, had three
kittens, and it was thought proper only one should
be kept ; accordingly orders were given that
two should be forthwith drowned, and two were
drowned, says our informant. The dead kittens were
then buried in the garden. Six weeks afterwards
a kitten was seen to come out of the ground on the
spot where the two unfortunates had been buried, and
it was immediately recognised as one of those identical
victims! To remove all doubt about the matter, the
ground was turned up, and only one dead kitten was
found in the hole. It is supposed that it was a case of
suspended animation, and if so, it is the most protracted
case of the kind that has come to our knowledge.
events, the cat is alive and well, but much smaller Alertall
than
its brother, who did not go through the process of
prowning and burying.—Bedford Times.
FIRE IN THE LONDON D y ocKs.— esterday (Fri-
day) about 3 A M., the fireman on duty at the London
Docks discovered smoke in dense bodies pouring forth
from the ship Columbus, lying in the North Quay, which
at once satisfied him that a fire was burning in some part
of the vessel. It being known that the ship's cargo con-
sisted of saltpetre and sugar, the most lively apprehen-
sions were entertained lest the flames should extend to
these articles, which are known to be of such a combusti-
ble character. No time was therefore lost in getting
the floating and land engines round the quay and along-
side of the ship, when it was ascertained that the flames
were burning amongst the sails between the decks, at the
after part of the vessel. To reach the fire was a work of
considerable difficulty, but by strenuous exertions on the
part of the Dock Company's servants the engines were
kept at work until the water penetrated those portions
where the fire was raging, by which means they suc-
ceeded in getting it extinguished. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
CHRISTMAS lIOLIDAYS.—The directors of the prin-
cipal railways have perfected arrangements, by which
the public will be able to avail themselves of the double
journey tickets during the entire Christmas holidays.
The issues on the 23d or intervening days will be avail-
able up to the 26th, and on the 30. h up to the 2d of
January inclusive. The Christmas day time tables on
most lines are the same as Sundays.

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MEMORANDA 041._cA 115USICIAN.
BY GEORGE J. :AI MANN.

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GLUCK.

Jean Jacques Rousseau, himself a natural as well as a:
scientific musician, held Gliick's genius in high venera-
tion, and so sensibly penetrated was he with the many ex-
quisite beauties of his al its
performance that, although previous to
performance he had cynically denied himself from attend-
ing the day public representation, he never obsessed.
himself from the theatre even for a single night when i
was performed. He everywhere pronounced his admi—
ration of the work, and, in confutation of the doctrine of
those enemies of Gliick who declared that he was imply
deficient in creating melody, would strenuously affirm
" melody issues from every pore," and more than once
publicly asserted " Gluck's genius has clearly de-
monstrated the falsity of my former opinion that it was
impossible to set good music to French words."