The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-16 00:00:00

MARKETS-YESTERDAY.

LONDON WOOL MARKET, TllESDAY.—Business in colonlit
wool has been only to a moderate extent. Nevertheless the ini-/
provement realised last sales has been established. English wool
has been quiet, but firm. „1

BOROUGH AND SPITALALFIELDS POTATO MARKET,
TUESDAY.-The supplies of potatoes have been moderate. The
trade has been quiet, at our quotations. English straws, 1205. to
130 s. ; regents, 755. to 110 s. ; Scotch regents, 755. to 110 s. ; rocks,
70s. to 755. ; and French, 60s. to 70s. per ton.
METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, TUES-
DAY.-The supply was moderate, and the trade was dull, at the
following quotations :-Prime meadow hay, 755. to 82s. 6d.;
inferior ditto, 60s. to 70s. ; Rowen, 50s. to 85s. ; prime clover,
110 s. to 120 s. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 055.: prime second-cut
clover, 100 s. to 1103. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 903. ; and straw, 265.
to 30s. per load.
LONDON PRODUCE MARKET, TUESDAY.-The sugar mar-
ket continues quiet, but prices are firm, owing to the decrease
in the stocks on hand as compared with last year. Arrivals
limited. Brown to middling yellow Natal,"3ls. to 86s. ; new
Porto Rico, 325. 6d. to 355. Tea hasremained depressed, and the
auctions have gone flatly. Coffee has been steady in value,
though the inquiry has been limited for both native and planta-
tion. Rice without change.
LONDON TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.-The tallow market is
firmer, at 465. 6d. buyers, for Y.C. spot and month. For future
delivery, however, the market is quiet, April to June being
455. 6d. ; and 465. 6d. for last three months. Linseed oil firm, at
325. 3d. London ; 325. Hull, spot ; 325. 3d. month. English brown
rape, 425., buyers, spot, and month. The auctions of Spanish
indigo are progressing with increased spirit.

LONDON METAL MARKET, TUESDAY.—The market hat
ruled inactive. Tin spelter and lead are unchanged in value, but
Chili copper is firmer at £6O ss. to £66 10s. for bars.
LIVERPOOL COPPER MARKET, TUESDAY.—Market steady
and unchanged. Bars, 661 to 66} ; ores, 13 to 13i.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.—Market steady.
Sales, 10,000 bales, of which 2,000 on speculation. Import of the
day, 10,000 bales.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET TnEsDAY.—.Floin' quiet and
unchanged. Wheat flat and declining. Corn and French flour
steady.

CORK BUTTER MARKET, TUESDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 1355.
seconds, 130 s. ; thirds, 105 s. ; fourths, 82s. • fifths and sixths not
quoted. One hundred and twenty firkins in the market. Mild-
cured—firsts, M.; seconds, 139; thirds, 1225. Four firkins in
the market.

PARIS FLOUR, TIIRSDAY.—FIour, current month, 57; April,
57 ; May, 57'50. Rape oil, current month, 115 ; September.
December, 105.
AMSTERDAM, MARCH 14.—Banca tin, 71/. Rape oil, Mardi,
41; May, 44-i ; October, 42k. Linseed oil, spot, 331 ; spring, 331;
Autumn, 35.

BERLIN, MARCH 14.--Rye, ]larch, 441 • April-May, 441. Espe
on, May, 13/, August, 13 5-16. Spirits, April-May, 14'22 ; June,
14'22 ; Autumn, 15.

HAVRE, MARCH 14.—N0. 12 Sugar, Si. Muscorado, 7i.

EVIL SPIRITS IN IRELAND.—At the Cork Assizes ib
woman named Elizabeth Higgins, has been indicted
for having falsely pretended that she had the,
power of exorcising evil spirits ; that the
house of Thomas Coleman, Ballycrana, near Midleton, was
" airy," by which she means that it was haunted, and
alleged that she had the power of driving spirits away
and that, by those fraudulent pretences, she unlawfullY
obtained from Ellen Coleman sixpence, some potatoes,
and several articles of clothing. The prisoner went to
Coleman's house while her father and mother were away
and persuaded the girl to give her the articles mentioned
in the indictment. She took from her pocket a bottle
in which there was a green branch, which appeared to
be the charm. The judge held that no false pretence wag
made out, and the prisoner was acquitted on that charge.
She was, however, convicted on another charge. In the
course of the case the judge said that if the witness Ellen
Coleman was taken as a specimen of the inhabitants of
the neighbourhood of Midleton, the only conclusion that
he could come to was that there was such Arcadian
simplicity there as would render it a most enticing and
enviable district to live in.

BIRTHS.
TALBOT—Cn the 14th inst., at 10, Great George-street,
Westminster, the Hon. Mrs. John G. Talbot, of a son.
WHITCOMBE— On the 14th inst., the wife of Fred. S. Whit-
combs, Esq., Haverstock-hill, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.
HOWE—WARD - On the 10th inst., at Carlisle, Charles
John
Howe, MA., son of the late John Howe, Esq., of Stan wit,
to Bessie, second daughter of Samuel Ward, Esq., Eglin-
ton-terrace, Dublin.
SEYMOUR- HALL—On the 15th inst., at Hillingdon, Captain.
John Ifobart Culme Seymour, 82d itegt., to Mary Eliza,
the only daughter of Richard Hall, Esq., of linfjpgdos
Furze.