The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-26 00:00:00

MARKETS.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.-Very few samples
of English wheat were on sale. The trade was very dull, and
prices were 3s. per quarter lower. A similar reduction took
place in the value of foreign wheat, for which there was very
little demand. The supply of barley was moderate. The trade
wasfirm, and prices were 6d. per qr. higher. Malt was inactive,
at about late rates. For oats there was a healthy demand,
and prices were fully ls. per qr. higher. Beans and peas were
firm, and ls. per qr. dearer Flour was steady, at late rates.
Arrivals : English-Wheat, 5,736 qrs.; barley, 106 qrs.; malt,
14,063 qrs.; oats, 345 qrs.; beans, 261 qrs.; peas, 193 qrs.; tares,
11 qrs., linseed, 61 ; rapeseed, 60 ; maize, 83 ; sundry, 396 ;
flour, 14,143 sacks. Scotch-malt, 375 qrs. Foreign-Wheat,
43,747 qrs. ; barley, 10,756 ; oats, 58,077 ; beans, 126 ; peas, 8,346;
tares, 20 : linseed, 2,940 ; rapeseed, 2,655 ; maize, 11,620; sundry
32 ; flour, 14,253 barrels and 2,023 sacks. Exported-Wheat,
1,630 qrs. ; barley, 1,010 ; oats, 42,835 ; peas, 4 ; rapeseed, 5,352 ;
maize, 70 ; and flour. 2,365 cwts.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY -The sup-
ply of beasts was large. The trade was dull. The general top
quotation was ss. 4d., but many good serviceable animals were
disposed of at 4s. 10. per 81bs. The market was well supplied
with sheep. Sales progressed slowly. The extreme quotation
for the best Downs and half-breeds was ss. 6d. per 81bs., but
many sales of good breeds were effected at ss. per 81bs. Lambs
have been dull. Calves and pigs have sold slowly. Beasts have
sold at from 3s. 2d. to ss. 4d. ; sheep, at from 3s. 4d. to ss. 6d. ;
lambs, 6s. 4d. to 6s. Bd. ; calves, 3s. 10d. to ss. 6d. ; and pigs,
4s. 6d. to ss. Bd. per 81bs. by the carcase. Total supplies-
Beasts, 4,690 ; sheep and lambs, 28,360 ; calves, 449,' and pigs,
100. Foreign-Beasts, 1,750 ; sheep and lambs, 7,700 ; calves,
385 ; and pigs, 35.

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.—The supply of
cattle, sheep, and lambs at this market to-day was about the
same as last Monday. The demand for each was fair, at full
prices for cattle. Sheep sold dearer. Lambs were without
change in value. Prices : Beef, 6d., 7/d., and Bd. per lb.
Mutton, 7d. to sid. per lb. Lamb, 7d. to 8/d. per lb. There
were at the market 1,803 cattle, and 11,590 sheep.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.—The supply
of meat has been moderate. The trade has been steady, at
our quotations. Beef, from 35.4 d. to ss. Od. ; mutton, 3s. 10d.
to ss. 2d. ; lamb, ss. Bd. to 6s. Od. ; veal, 4s. Bd. to ss. Bd. ;
pork. 4s. Od. to ss. 4d. per Blbs. by the carcase.

LONDON TRADE REPORT, MONDAY.—The tallow market
is quiet, at 465. for Y.C. on the spot. Stock, 35,094 casks against
26,367 casks last year. Town tallow, 435. 3d. nett cash. Oils
have remained steady at late rates. Sales of Spanish indigo have
gone off at a decline of 3d. to 4d. Straits tin, £120; copper
regulus, 13s. 3d.
LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET, MONDAY.—
There has been little inquiry for Colonial produce to-day, and
the tendency of prices is again in favour of buyers. War articles
are undergoing a reaction in value. Saltpetre is lower, and 295.
has been accepted for a parcel on the spot ; 28s. 6d., landing.
Sugar has been very little inquired after, and values are nomi-
nally lower for parcels on the spot and afloat. Rice has met
with more inquiry, but values are unaltered. Hemp is un-
changed, at £34 for St. Petersburg clean. Coffee has met with
little inquiry, at the late lowest point.
MANCHESTER COTTON MARKET, MONDAY. —This market
remains very dull, but prices are no worse since Friday. In
consequence of the steadier tone with the reduction in values,
buyers have been induced to give orders previously held in abey-
ance. There is, therefore, not that total absence of business
which was the case for a week after the declaration of war. All
our large buyers still keep aloof from entering into fresh con-
tracts, even though prices are temptingly low.

TESTIMONIAL TO COLONEL TAYLOR, M.P.

On Saturday afternoon a number of the members of the
Conservative party met to present a testimonial to the
the Right Hon. T. E. Taylor, M.P., in consideration of
his long and zealous services to the party as " whipper
in." The Right Hon. J. W. Henley, M.P., presided on
the occasion.

The testimonial was in silver, and was composed of a
plateau, a seven branch candelabrum, and two desert
stands. The inscription was :—To the Right Hon.
Thomas Edward Taylor, M.P., by his political friends, in
appreciation of his long and faithful services to the Con-
servative party."
The Chairman said : Colonel Taylor, I have been re-
quested, on behalf not only of those who are here present,
but also of some 600 other gentlemen, to ask you to do
them the great kindness to accept at our hands this small
testimonial of our opinion of your great deserts. In a
matter of this kind the testimonial must not be reckoned
merely according to its pecuniary value. We ask you to
accept this as a memorial of the political struggles through
which we have passed, and as a pledge of the respect and
affection which we entertain towards you, and it reminds
us of the good fight which we have waged together in
many a battle. I shall not, on my part, conceal that I
feel it a great honour to have been called to perform this
office, because it enables me to be the means of expressing
to you the feeling of regard and affection which we all en-
tertain towards you. I beg now to offer you the testimo-
nial which has been prepared in your honour.
Colonel Taylor said : Mr. Henley, my lords, and gentle-
men—l assure you lam very sensible of the great honour
which I am now receiving at your hands, and I feel very
deeply the kindness which has dictated the presentation
to me of this magnificent testimonial. Mr. Henley alluded
to the fact that we have both been ahout thirty years in
Parliament. I believe that we both belong to that small
number of men who during that period have sat uninter-
ruptedly for the same constituency. I have represented
my county for upwards of twenty-nine years, and for more
than half that time it has been my privilege to act as
"whip," at one time with Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, and
afterwards with my friend Sir William Joliffe, now Lord
Hylton. lam conscious of the responsibility which the
office involves, but that I have not been wholly unsuc-
cessful the attendance on this occasion shews. In 1868,
for the first and only time in my life, I became
seriously ill, and when I got about again I
felt that I was not up to my old work. It
then became matter of consideration whether I should not
best promote my own health and the interests of the party
if I made way for some younger man. At that time Mr.
Disraeli was pleased to offer me a high and honourable
place, involving not nearly the same amount of work, and
Mr. Noel became my successor. As regards to party, it is
true that we are now in a considerable minority, but
we still number 265 in the House of Commons, and what
adds to our importance is that we are a close, compact,
and united party; whereas the "tyrant ma-
jority, " which stands opposite to us, with a
majority which may be counted at 130, is split up
into sections, which do not, and will not, alirays pull
together. In all the battles for counties lately we have won
handsomely. We have run our opponents very hard in large
cities like Norwich and Bristol, and in the small places
we have met with a good degree of success. With re-
spect to the future, too much attention cannot be given
to the subject of working men's associations; and a care-
ful attention to the revision of the register may help us to
increase our numbers. I trust that our organisation in
the future will be found to work better even than in
the past. I return my heartfelt thanks to the personal
and political friends who have invited me to accept
this magnificent testimonial, and I tender my thanks
also to those who have done me the honour to attend here
to-day.
Mr. Disraeli, whose rising evoked much cheerifig, said :
I am glad to have the opportunity of expressing my grati-
fication at a time when such an appreciative tribute in
connection with such important services is being rendered.
to Colonel Taylor. The office which Colonel Taylor occu-
pied for so long a time is one which requires energy, com-
bined with great judgment, perfect temper, and also com-
plete firmness. It is the possession of these united charac-
teristics which has enabled him, under very disadvan
tageous circumstances, acting with a minority of the
House of Commons even when we were in, office, to bring
about results many of which were satisfactory, and to all
of which we can look back without shame.

On the motion of the Earl of Abergavenny, a vote of
thanks to the chairman was cordially adopted, and Mr.
Henley briefly expressed his acknowledgments.

THE LATE NORWICH ELECTION.—The petition
presented by the Conservatives against the return of Mr.
Tillett, M.P. for Norwich, will be tried before Mr.
Justice Byles. . _

THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.—It is understood that
Mr. WC. Torrens will, in the course of the present week,
ask her Majesty's Government whether the statement
received by telegraph from the United States, that the
late Lord Clarendon had refused to re-open negotiations
with the American Government in reference to the Ala-
bama claims, is true ; and, if so, whether the correspon-
dence bearing upon such refusal will be produced?