The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-07 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXC HAN GE.—(MONDAI3
Our letters from the leading provincial markets, '„1
on Saturday, state that a g
' ood business was transact
in ‘Vheat, at, in most instances, an advance ie
qnatations of is per quarter. Fine foreign N"e,l
were held for more money. Barley and Oats clolibird
hands freely, and the currencies had an ire- if
tendency. Very little was passing in other article°,
we except Flour, for which the inquiry was extensi°o
Advices from New York, to the 26th ult., rerlegolo
the export trade in Flour as heavy. In Grain very "ro
was doing. Holders of wheat in the continentally
continue firm ; but Flour is offering, in most
French markets, at a decline of one franc per sack- tr
Very moderate supplies of English grain 10.
ceived up to our market last week. From abroad
tht
imports amounted to 11,386 quarters of Wheat, 6"I
Barley, 11,410 Oats 15 .lyres, 336 Linseed, '
R6peseed. 35 sundry Seeds, and 4,468 sacks of Vilto‘
From Essex and Kent the receipts of Wheat fresbo
to this morning's market, coastwise, were sonsevibalo
excess of those reported on Monday last, and there 'y
a decided improvement in the quality of most desefil
Lions. By land •carriege the arerietals from Norfro
Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, &0., were small. The 9101.
semples being on the increase, and the attendeacei)
both town anal country buyers proving small, the delels
for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was less 11011 A
However, selected parcels sold at full rates of currt°l`;'o
but the middling and inferir parcels, though we 01120
call them cheaper, were slow in sale. The offers. hrpt
the East coast to ship Wheats were mostly too 10
admit of speculation, hence very little business
transacted for future delivery.
On the whole, the display' of foreign Wheat &Oho
chiefly ex granary, was good, but the scarcity of go
qualities, most of the late supplies having come fro
westward, was complained of. Such, therefore.fit
held at extreme quotations. In the middling 1313°00
ferior kinds only a limited business was doing, 0
figures. Very few floating cargoes were on sale+ of
cargoes of most of the ships arriving at Fallo
having been disposed cf.
We had a fair quantity of light foreign
show• ' but that of English was comparatively 11Am,
Most kinde, especially malting parcels, moved off rtes
and full prices were paid in every instance. I°
Malt, the supply of which was large, ruled dulls
we have no change to notice in its value.
if 1°-
The French Oats were much out of condition, sllso
total supply of that grain, English as well as foreign/01
small. The trade ruled steady, and, in some inito
prices were the turn in favcur of sellers. AO
There was a alight improvement in the dernallse
both Beans and Peas—the receipts of which were Sloof°'
rate—and late rates were fairly supported. India!' vjg
without attention, yet holders of floating cargoes
firm.
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The Flour trade was stea'iy, at last week's quota'
The nominal top price of English was 40i per 281
French Flour was offering in great abundance.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Lei Id
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier •• • • v-- ,
Red, New.• .. 35s to 423 Oats—Yorkshire and
Ditto,Wnite, New 38s 50 Lineolnsh., Feed. 163 0
::
Norfolk and Lin- Potato . .. 181
coin, Red..... 33s 42, Youghal and Cork, 1
Ditto, White.. •• .. 36s 42s
Irish, Red.— •. —s —s Corkß,lWachik White..... .••• :: 156: ,
Ditto,White.... • . —s —s Scotch, Feed. •• •• 2°l f
Rye—Old ...... ••• • • . 23s '2ss Beans—Tick ....• —• • 221 I
New. ••••••• • • • .. 24s 26s Pigeons .... 2!.. 0
Harley—Grinding .•• • • 19s 23s Peas—Grey ..•• ••• • • • !''Z,
Malting .——• • •• 21s 26s Maple . ........ • • w',", f
Chevalier .... ••• 283 31s White... ——— • • 2r, f,
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ....• • • • • F,",", ~
folk •••••. • • • • • • 433 48s Flour—Town-made .• • •'''' '
Brown
.., „ „ .... 403 42s Suffolk ———.. •• 26;
_ 11
Kingstonand Ware 473 51s Stoektn & Norfolk 2.i-
SZZDS. ,2
. .

Thy best parcels of C4,v7rBeed command a st'
sale, at prices quite equal to those obtained on BP
last. In the inferior qualities we have very few if
actions to notice. Canary steady, and several P 5
have changed hands on speculation, at is to 2i
quarter more money. Foreign Cakes are easier to
chase. In other article.; we have no change to reP
iurnip,White, per bush. 104 to 12s Carraway •• • •• •• . • 3.".,
Red sad Green.... lls 12s Coriander •• .. •• •• 17,
Mustard, Brown ••• • .. 0. 12s Ilempseed, per quarter 31:
White, new •... 650 d 890.1 Linseed, Eng. :owing• •6'
eares,Winter 4s Od 4s 6d Crushing ........48
Old ..............3s Od 4s Od Baltic 441
Canary, per quarter • . 41s 4S s Odessa 460
[lye grass.. ... • • ... 24s 30s Linseed Cake,pr. toa—
Clover, Red Erb. (cwt.) 4Au 60; English • ... 71 es
White 41s 568 Foreign, per ton 6' 58
Foreign Red.... 408 eOB Rape Cakes, pr ton 4109
White.... Bis 578 Kapeseed,New, prlst 2510 s
rrefoil 17s 229
SIVIXTEMICELD.

The arrivals of fore;gri Stock into London 10'it
were again cxtensive—the total supply amountlls!
2,218 head. During the corresponding period in 1$
we reveiwd 1,151; in 1849, 1,061; and in 1248,
hest!. Nearly the whole of the foreign SheeP
rtached us out of the wool.

IMPORTS LNTO LONDON IN TEE PAST WEEK• pit
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves.
Hamburgh 3l ... 110
Harlingen 2lB ... 121
Rotterdam l2O ... 932 ... 188
Antwerp
Ostend.— . . 285 ...
Amsterdam 3l ... ... 8
Calais ...

...• ••• - ••• -- '•',,,,:',,

Total ... 400 .. 1,547 ... 232 •••
The yearly comparison of the weekly Wiper"
under:— fie
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. /
1850 272 737 142
1 i 49
526 ... 777 92 ei
Only 300 head have been landed at the variousll'
port-, mostly from Holland; but large importstioloo
anticipated, especially as a further reduction in freigot
the result of increased competition, is pretty gelle
locked forward to. pio
The following were the imports of Stock into the "'of
Kingdom during the first two months of the P
present year:
185
Oxen
Cows ... 1,107 1,46!
C&ves 1.681 2,64 av
Sheep ... 3,375 „. 14,75°
Lambs... ... 1 ...
Pigs .•• 100 45'„ 1
We hear of no transactions in Spain on Engit
count; and we may 'assume that speculators, frowol,
heavy losses sustained last year, will refrain 001
ratingti
this season. (Id
Th number of foreign Beasts and Sheep in ttrad
market was by no means large; but there was rather—.of
tensive supply of large Hogs from France. Full trir"obt
time-of-year supplies of home-fed Beasts came fre,d,
hand, in excellent condition. The favourable ch 017,10
the weather, together with the falling off in the lupe
ties of Meat on sale in Newgate and Leadenkel"g"
duced rather more firmness in the Beef trade, and %or,
clearance was effected, at prices fully equal to th°:#o7
tained on Monday last. The primest Scots sold et.,"
3s 6d to 3s 8d per Sibs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, P,tof,
and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,400 Scots' 'fp
horns, Esc.; from other parts of England, 600 of IcolY
bref ds; and from Scotland, 350 horned.and polled 01
0[
With Sheep we were seasonably well, but not 1„"oer,
heavily, supplied. Most breeds were in moderator",
at last we, k's curret2cy. The best old Downs. in the sib'i
sold at 4s 6d to 4s 8d; out of the wool, 3s 10d to 44pefofl
A large portion of the supply was composed cf ei(
tits. Lambs, the supply of which was small, motes
elti
dimly, at unaltered quotations—viz., 55 to 65 P,,erd'r
No arrivals look place from the Isle of Wight.
only a limited inquiry for Calves, hut no: chauge
ticed in their value. The York trade ruled dull,
figures.

0.
e. d. 14)i
Inferior Sheep 36 4
Second quad. Sheep a 1? 4
Coarse-weolled ditto 4 "; 4
Southdown Wether 4 o 0
Ditto Nut of the wool 0 0
Large Hogs ......
Small Porkers .... 3 8 qi
Quarter old Pigs .. 16

Per tuba. to sink the offal.
a. d. to s. d.'
Inferior Besusts..... 2 6 2 8
Second quality •• ••2 10 3 0
Prime large Oxes,— 3 2 3 6
Prime Scots .. •• • • 3 6 3 8
Large coarse Calves 3 4 a 8
l'riracsingll ditto .. 310 4 0
zucklin:, Calves ..18 0 24 0
Lambs .. •• •..... 5 0 6 0

TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. OP
Resists. 1 Sbenp, I Calves. I 460
4,110 I 23,110 law
FOREIGN surrLy.
rut
Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. I
16.
I
421 950 69
NEAVGATE awn LEADErnvix- tolei,
Notwithstanding that the arrivals of country' of,
we have not the slightest imPrev,eyeli
meat for these markets have been comparatively rod/
Must be oonsidere"
inactive, at barely late rates.
tdournionge tehien
e,
At per stone ~ 0,
wtheeekdemand, which
I' the Carcase.
B. d. to s. d. O. 11;"" 9 f
iieef,inferior•• •• • • 2 2
6
- a
4 Mutton, inferior .. 2 ° 3 4
middling •• •• 22 8 middling., 2 10 Isi
__. primelarge .. 210 3 0 ____-prime •• •• 3
,S, $
_-prime small •• 3 2 3 4 Pork, large •• .• .... 2 0 1 '
Vsal•• •• •• •• •• •• •• 3 0 4 0— small •• ••.• •• 3 9
Lamb, 4s 8d to as 10d.
13°R0VGXE AND sprraimszamA tOO.
Since Monday last, very extenstve supplies of l'°'-d b 1
have come to hand for these markets coastwise elifell%
land carriage, but we are without any arrifsllool°
abroad. For all kinds the demand is exceedingly
and prices are with difficulty supported. ret Togs
Per Ton.
....0 to /.
Yorksh. Regents. 70s to 90s Kent Shaws
Scotch Regents.. 60s to 75s Essex Shaws
Ditto Caps
60s to 70s Kent Regents.... "m
to
,'
Lincoln & Cam- Essex Regents... """ to - 0
bridge
50s to 70s Kent &Essx.Mid. --9 to 0,
French Whites -a to -s Kentish Red Kid. ----5 -a
Lincoln. to
Lincoln. Shaws -s to - 8 Chats
310= 170'€L HOP rsaatamr. SW'
The show of samples having been on the increeseacto4'
our last, the demand for most kinds of Hops is very i'?..,d sr:
and prices are with difficulty supported. The folloW' 115064
factors' prices ; -Mid. and East Kent Pockets SO:At:to 5"
Wield of Kent ditto, 753 to 84s ; Sussex ditto, 0"
per cwt.

WOOL. derin;
By private contract wo have scarcely anJ, .014 d
for Wool, and most low qualities are offering awc-oucl°,l"
reduction in prices. Last week's imports into 1"
wero 114 bales from Bombay, 110 from Legb..lo4l/1
from Sydney, 79 from the Cape, 31 from lign fro'
1,004 from Islay, 102 from Mogadore, and '-
Algea Bay.

TALL OW. 0100
Since our last report, the demand for Tallow, both 6'14
spot and for forward delivery, has fallen off, and Pr':.„ot
quite 3d per cwt lower. To-day P. Y. C. on tbea,pe
quoted at 40s per cwt; Town Tallow is 38s 6d 0
tfAi.cet/
cwt net cash; Rough Fat, 2s 21,0 per 81b. The r:Net
last week was confined to 1,296, whilst the in3Por`wilric'
1,269 casks. Our St. Petersburgh letter states that'
ruled firm.

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1847. 1848. 1 1849. 1 185-___.% 1.••••••••—_,91
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Stock this day •....• 11,392 6,365 28,049 30.8,58,„ 400 u-nd
d 6d 368 9a vw ,t, 9016
Price of Y. C. ....
f,t04941:612 t0525'28C6d't,:0398050d 37801 I•9rs
Delivery last week .. 899 1,161 ; 899 .1.'61; B!'qu-69
Diet„ from Julie 1.... 73,691 9:`,795 ' 87.764 B°,`,"; ",-,46
Arrivals last week . 7 1,378 1,470 ,el,-," 940°
Ditto from June 1 ... 74,458 89,569 108,282 88,"'
Price et' Town • .... • 538 Od 644 Od Co 6d 38A Cd

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MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.)

A second portiortOftle deiigti,ful criticism on
Soothe)" opens the April nutnber of Blackwood.
Vilritten, as it ie, in it c.cni:4l arid eclectic spirit, it e‘i-
deuces a full appreciation of the powers of the departed
scholar, whose genies was ree.arkahle rusher for design
than executi‘di—voluiLin,,us though its Offu,d,ris Nvere
in most Of the eepe.Ttme.nt% of literature. tier.cr it is
that the reviow,r is forced to acknowledge " the
dr,quas, epicv. romances. h,stort,s. novels, hli:graphie,,
poems, sod bunks f ail descrip,ittas, which he at di:-
fereitc. tithes pr4-c...,•,-.1, lr is tp-y,,t,d our power out our
space to erran,r,t .." Amorg these, we nr:y reinatk
that a literar3 hi.rnry f Eok;land wt.s not tl.e lettsi, -
tenlious orojcw; and Souther intended also at one
time to ten the sirina6 of th, awnastic ord.-r,. The
critic LI derides sora,wl-4a,,, and di t urnleerTedly,
the t.ri a.tie nittre rut, ced b)S• tithe) in most of his
coti,posiciura,t:. the luii upon it is
" o

" On the French Revolution,' the
book which bappenvn to he nearest at hand, end rcs, ived to
Write out in the metre of Thalej)..: the very first passage that
the eye fell upon. Political discussion looks strange enough
In verse, but into Thalaban verse it arranged itself dire:tiy.
Here it is:—

"You would not cure these evils by resolving
That there should be no more monarchs,
Nor miukters of state,
Nor of the go•pel ;
No interpreters of law;
No general officers;
No public councils.
You might change th-3 names ;
The things in some shade must remain."

"Wise men will apply their remedies to vices,
Not to names;
To the causes of evil which are permanent,
Not to t be occasional organs
• By which they act,
And the transitory modes
In which they appear.
Otherwise you will be wise historically,
A fool in practice !"
Afaeetious dialogue, " The Peaceful Lieutenant
and his Friends," treats de omnibus rebus, &e., in a vein
of agreeable satire, though the " confab" of these same
nautical gossips appears to us to be somewhat spun out
to the limits of garrulity. What the particular merit of
the 'Contribution about " Michael Angelo and the Friar"
we can nowhere discover. The only truly poetic line
in the whole contribution is the one here itelicised—
" The thoughts
That bear me company the livelong day,
Through my thin sleep look in epic me still."
The other metrical piece in the number, being a trans-
lation from the German, called " The Flowers' He-
eeenge," we remember to heve met with previously. Sir
Edward Bulwer Lytton continues his charming novel
'with unabated evidences of humour, wit, and wis-
dom—rlashtd at moments with an agreeable me-
lencholy—the story gradually unfolding its tortuous
involvement. Leonard Fairfi, Id promises to be the
hero of the narrative, and we have a suspi-
cion that, lady us she is, the little Violante may
Prove towards him what Pauline was to Melnotto, and
Leonora to Tessa. In an admirable argument carried
on by the Parson and actor Riccabocca in the presence
of Lenny, the author refutes in a masterly manner the
old blunder, tint Lord Be con ever made such a non-
sensical assertion as that, " knowledge is le.vver."
Here is a glarious passage from the more sententious
part of the contribution to Blackwood by the great poet-
novelist :
"At this day, there is a vast increase of knowledge spread
over all society, compared with that in the middle ages; but
is there not a still greater distinction between the highly
educated gentl-man and the intelligent mechanic, than there
urea then between the baron who could not sign his name
and the churl at the plough ? between the accomplished
statesman, versed in all historical lore, and the voter whose
politica are formed by his newspaper, than there was be-
rep. the legislator who passed laws against witches, and
rree burgher who defended his guild from some feudal ag-
'eTtls'`'n? between the enlightened scholar and the dunce
othfe oYeihtheaacie there was between the monkish alchemist and
yesterday ? Peasant, voter, and dunce
this Century are no doubt wiser than the churl,
burgher and blockhead of the twelfth. But the
f-""ernan, statesman, and scholar of the pre,ent age are at
beast quite as favourable a contrast to the alchemist, witch-
hil_r_ner, and baron of old As the progress of enlightenment
_us done hitherto, so will it over do. Knowledge is like
capital: the more there is in a country, the greater the dis-
parities in wealth between •.ne man and ,nother. There-
fore, if the working class iecrease in knowledge so do the
other classes;
• . and if the working class rise peacefully and
legitimately into power, it is not iu proportion to their own
knowledge alone, but rather according as it seems to the
edge of the other ordrs of the community. that such
augmentation of proportioeeal power is just, and safe, and
Wise.e
Leonard seems in a fair way to acquire both fortune and
celebrity. An interesting review of Mr. Wright's very
cUrien, " Narrative of Sorcery and Magic" follows the
'eighth iostalment of the " Varieties of English Life."
r the entertainment of those unacquainted with the
.°ld fables anent the loups-garous, we quote the subjoined
Itceodote:--
"It is asserted by a serious and intelligent writer of the
tuna that, in 1188, a gentleman, looking out of the window
L
his chateau in a village two leagues from Apchon, in the
fountains of Auvergne, saw one of his acquaintances going
she hunter, whilst occupied in the chase, was attacked be a
ufierce she-wolf, and. after firing at it without effect, struck it
with his hunting-knife, and cut off the paw of its right tore-
n, Whereupon it immediately took to flight. The hunter
""°l, op the paw, threw it into his bag with the rest of his
game, and soon afterwards returned to his friend's chateau,
taM told him of his adventure—at the same time put-
ting; his hand into the bag to brine forth the
" paw in confirmation of his story. What was
ir surprise on drawing oat a lady's hand, with a gold
tingateeru one finger ! His friend's astonishment was still
when he recognised the ring as one which he had
164 ),hia owe, wife; and, deecend;:ng hastily into his
ler 73' ne found the lady 'a arming herself by the fire, with
seizedight arm wrapped in her apron. This he at once
The , and found to his horror that the hand was cut off.
wolf laLetv confessed that it was she who, in the form of a
to " attacked the hunter ;in due time she was brought
In trial, condemned, and burnt at Riorn."
de the fourth paper of the enthralling series on " Mo-
a;r•ladoSettlatoef Trials,"
we have a succinct account of the
e "ma put forward by Alexander Humphreys to the
in"Thnated Stirling—a tale which has justly been de-
e Romance of Forgery." The last article
Hated
for April is an elaborately-compiled chapter
o_n. the late Ministerial orisis, under the significant title
T, the "Latter Days of the Free-trade Ministry."
e_nreughout it the writer, displaying here and there the
"miner of Archibald Alison, reveals the dawning hopes
and self-satisfied dogmatism of a thoroughgotug Pro-
tectionist.
Seldom have we seen a greater number of
Paradoxes comprised within an equal compass, or put
forward with a more barefaced effrontery or a fatuous
arrogance.
The argument of the publicist, however, de-
serves more than a mere casual reference, being put to-
gether in parts with very considerable ingenuity. From
.1!i at We have observed, it will be sufficiently obvious
lat Blackwood, as a literary organ, still maintains its
uancient pat as the chief of all the monthly periodicals.

Lending,"
first of a series of articles on the " Law of Money
'encling," by Mr. Alexander Palling, a barrister of the
-lcer Temple, appears in the number for the present
month. Among beverdi papers devoted to the conside-
ration of financial subjects, the pi incipal are--"Sugges-
"ns as to the Banking Priza Essay," " Observations
~711 tte proposal of Government plid Treasurers in
11vings' Banks," and on the "Financial Condition o
tue Scotch Banks;"-and eti -,iccourr...of the recent pro-
c"tlings in the National Bank f ;Ireland.

COLLECTED EDITIOA 'OF THE WORKS
The
oF DOUGLAS JERROLD. Part IV.
presvut number of this her%utit'ul edition of Jer-
rold's wor ks contains ehtipt,rs 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and
rt of 28 of the admirable story St." Giles and St.
Unes.'

THE STRUGGLP..S AtAD ADVENTURES
OF CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE. By
Albert Smith. Part VII.
This re-publication of Albert Smith's best novel con-
tinues regularly. The illustrations by Leech to this
part are admirable.

THE IRISH LINEN TRADE.—The latest accounts
from the United Statee—where, on 4 4 bleached linen and
other goods, sales have nut covered more than first coit—
have had a depressing effect on the markets throughout this
province since our last notice. In yarns the business done
as been comparatively trifling, and stocks are becoming,bv
y, as manufacturers are riurchave hasing only to meet imme-
diate wants. The clo,h markets been exceedingly dull,
oat a slight, though general decline in prices. There is to be
n per cent. added, on the Ist of May, to the present duties
British goods in Havannah.- Banner of Ulster.
Tug HULL SEAMEN.—About 150 seamen belong-
Ing to Hull, who have not yet obtained employment on the
terms
sought for by them, proceeded to Sheffield some days
like, where they endeavo :red to excite public sympathy
and to obtain pecuniary assistance. In both endeavours they
I;PPear to have been successful, and on their return home
they paraded the streets, preceded by a
(ittler a week's stay)
band of music, aicd carrying models of ships, and banners,
h such inscriptions as these —"Assist your tars," " We
Want but justice," "Treat Us as men." P•ominent in the
of cession two or three waggons, loaded with upwards
" a ton of bread, ham, and beef, which a board borne by one of the seaman's committee annouoncnedtob be
Wednesday ‘a,
e.pcvreeusienngt
frogst, the shopkeepers of Sheffield."
WeSe substantial tokens of sympathy were. tn•-cassen
3' about 50 persons, sailors and their families, at
_.a tea
1111 eeting at the Sailors' Institute. Addresses were_dellyered
,jtioacveral individuals, and by Mrs. Oliver, a sailor's widow,
of c,,lftg'd the women of Huh to rise in a body. as the wo
theffield had done, to obtain a repeal of the Mercantile
e the Bill. The meeting terminated with three cheers for
e Queen and three groans for Mr. Labouchere.
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.—TiIe US Uri half-
loneavrlY meeting of the proprietors of this railway was held
Aer.ridaY, at one o'clock, within the company's offices, at
5t,,,`11, Air. Dundas iu the chair. The chairman made a
"!nierit in regard to the present position of the company,
,rh_tature prospects, and its relations with other companies.
Ni:livaeveral items in the report of any consequence were re-
to hod by him seriathn, and a variety of details submitted
of tray NVhat there had been a considerable general Ecrease
Per
efUduring the half•year now pas% A dividend of It.
sortee4t. on the consolidated stock was then declared, and
,tvoreutine business having been gone through, the pro-
s' gs ternainated.
in UIcIDE FROM BLACKPRIARS-BRIDGE.—Last even-
ab"t nine
eplv o'clock, a man of respectebie appear rice sud-
intoW'fonnted the parapet of Blacktriars- bridge and plunged
Itrufe Water. In his descent the unfortunate man's head
ins,,,,,`` against the third abutment froin the Surrey shore. An
tets-,as Thed boats pat off, but nothing was to be
him persons who were close to him describe
" about 40, dre.s,,d in Week, with white cravat.
4,44,4'41"rY fo Ibl erelrnan, EF.,q., is appointed Fwancial
rIC S t.
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