The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-20 00:00:00

CORK, Auo 18.

Barrels. Currency. A
O White wheat OO3 Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 st°°-
O Red wheat 17s Od to OOs Od OOs Od-20 do
O Barley OO3 Od to oOs Od 00s Od-16 do
64 Bere

H Oats
122 Ditto IUs 4d to 'Os 10d lOs 4d-14 do
0 Ditto old OOS Od to 00, Od
0 Pigs oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od per at
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:—
0 barrels white wheat; 0 red; obarley ; 31 bere ; 3 00'
0 pigs.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week
Wheat, 29. Barley, 447. Oats, 1,387. Pigs, O.
PRICES OF BUTTER.
CANT. CURRINCT.
First quality
61°
Second quality
Third quality
Fourth quality
47°
Fifth quality
Sixth quality
Return of Cattle sold for week ending Aug. 9.
Pigs, 437. Sheep, 390. Cows, 83.
CORK.—Hour—First 126 Od to 13, Od ; extra 13s 6d
seconds, lOs 6d to I Is 6d; households 9s to lOs Od; thirds, 65 tc'.
per cwt. Oatmeal I 1 s 6d to 00s; Indian meal 6s 6d to 7s Od; whe.,'t;
meal, Ps 6d to 105 per cwt. Indian corn 61 Os to 61 105 Od r a
ton. Bran 67116 d to 72s per ton. Hay—Farmers 245 to 325; aversgr;
00s ; dealers 405 to 006 Od; average 00s per ton. St: aw--F&rgu,t,34,
104 Od to 215 Od; average OUs ; dealers 32. Od to 00s i
average 005 Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 5d to
household loaf 40 to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, Su,,
9d per lb. Eggs-3s 10d to 4s Od per hundred. CA'l",'
Newport 145 Od ; Lydney 155 ; Landore 00s ; CtlaT,!
12s 6d per ton. Tallow 385 Od to 39. per cwt
Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 9d per imperial gallon. Telt,
—Beef 5d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6d; veal *"
6d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per
Hops 6110. to 010 s per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3155 P 7.
ton. Bark—Barbary 7t Os to 8/ Os ; Valonia 151 to 01; Freec:
61 Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 15s per st.ii°l
Hemp 29/ to 32/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 19s to 00s ;
ditto, 265 to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 111 l'y
ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 10. • ' Y!1100
ditto, 2/ 156 per ton; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. 111",%,
Market 21s to 30s; salted 22s to 305 per owt ; calf 5.1'"
3d to 30 per lb. Potatoes, white bd to 7d; Minion!!
00d to 00d. Guano— Peruvian. 11/ 10s; ichaboo, 8/ to 910'
per ton. Tar—Archangel, 191 per barrel.

RAILWAY SHARE.: MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Atm. 19.
STOCK ExcuANGE.—The market continues in a depressed,
state, and prices tending downwards. Great Western, Origil3B'
Shares, were done at 79 ex div
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as,f,°,ol..
low : —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 48 Midland, 40-1)1,"j
Haves, 211,4 dis. South-Eastern and Dover, 214—York
North Midland,

MaNCEIESTER, AUG. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day was better, PriFe.s.
had a tendency to rise, and business was more extensoi
than yenterday. The transactions were as follow : E¢2,l
Lancashire, 131.. Great Northern, 16%—South-Eastern.2,i,fo
Dover, 21%—London and North-Western 118—Ditto,
Quarters, 3% p.—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, Qu,t
ters (C), 2 p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 48 i—lilanchesr
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 113/4.
BIRMINGHAM, Aus. 19. os'e"
STOOK ExcriaNsu.—There has been a marked ifriPr re
ment in our share market to-day, The following 11‘
8
among the closing prices: -London and North-Western, '
—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Preference, 101/B.—.Birillip'
ham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 10.

DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION.—Yesterday morn
ia
ing, shortly before one o'clock, a conflagration was ragingr
the Brompton-road, near Knightsbridge-green.
west
of
engines belonging to the Brigade, with that of the west"no
England office, started to the place in question, and arto
arriving there the firemen found the premises belongiqi.e..
Mrs. Allum, a confectioner, situate at No. 3, in the bet
mentioned road; in a blaze from the base to the roof. .
engine of the parish, with another from the barracks, ban 3
previously arrived, they were worked most vigorously "
strong body of the Royal Horse Guards, but the fire bad :is
tained such a firm hold that the water thrown upon it 113-ole
not the least visible impression, and very speedily the 1,;
of the upper portion of the property belonging to Mr. 01.04
bertson, a bookseller and stationer, was also one but of
mass. Plenty of water having been obtained, the wholes
the engines were worked with full vigour for several 11%0
a before the flames could be extinguished, and not before
tiile
premises where the fire commenced were burned down, d to
stock in trade, furniture, and wearing apparel reduceorty
ashes, and the major portion of Mr. Cuthbertson's I:T°t.te/
consumed. The cause of the fire is unknown. The 10"—the
had retired to rest when a policeman discovered ~d
kitchen in flames. Fortunately he succeeded in 3rOUS",7
the residents, but in order to effect a safe retreat sotneooe
them were obliged to jump out of the back windows' j'reo
of them, however, received any personal injury. The suer
were all insured.
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AN AMIABLE WIFE.—A commercial clerk, --v.ocl
at 23, Rue de Is Fidelite, lately robbed his emploYer„ lbs
disappeared. A warrant was issued against him, an..(4,soe,
police having learned that he had ventured to return puss,
went to the noose early in the morning of Saturdel•
opened the door to them, and saying "I expected Y 438
proceeded to dress himself. Having retired to a corner 0,,,Ej
room his wife, who though much affected made great e.:„a
'to appear calm, joined him and addressed him in a low 're
earnes: tone. The police heard her conclude with the et
mark—" You have no courage; I am only a woman, en%aLl
I —." The man by w,y of reply smiled sadly at her, toe
then went and kissed his chil 1 who was lying sleeping eioll
cradle. He then seized a large kitchen-knife witic“,fiee
lying near, and before he could be irevented plunged it t
into his breast. He fell to the ground bathed in bloot• bot
surgeon who was called in declared the wounds mortal, bed
ordered him to be removed to the hospital. The Wry°
man gasped " Do not touch sue; let me die here."
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AUSTRIAN TYRANNY.—The newspapers ann°;frfrilt
that Madame Anna Zerr, who made so successful a toil
at the Royal Italian Opera a few weeks since, as the Qi bet
of Night, in II Flauto Magic°, has been deprived ° bees
diploma as one of the singers at the Palace, and has olia
prohibited from appearing at the Vienna Opera, because teaassisted, while in England, at a concert for the benefit
Hungarian refugees.—Literary Gazette.

BIRTHS.
OF A SQL
On the 16th inst., the Marchioness of Kildare, Po-hliO• 03-
On the 15th inst., at Waresley-park, Huntingdonshire,
Lady Caroline Duncombe.
On the 12th inst., at Panthoel, Carmarthenshire, the
of Colonel Trafford.

OF A DAUGHTER. ,sreo
On the 17th inst., at Endsleigh-street, Tavistock-sq"
the lady of Jacob Mocatta, Esq.
On the 18th inst., at Queen's-road, Regent's-Ork'the
wife of T. T. Campbell, jun., Esq.
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MARRIED. fe
On the 19th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-W(41101P
Hon. Frederick Byron, second sou of the Right yev,
Lord Byron, to Mary Jane, second daughter of the late '3'
William Wescomb, of Langford Es ex. self'
On the 13th inst., at Stoodleigb, Devonshire, th°
Robert Baker Carew, rector of Bickieigh, in the sante cu-,;(0
to Augusta Elizabeth, youngest daughter of T. Pilule"
jun., of ih.
On the RitaStoodle ingst., at St. James's Church, Westraio_tiedr:
Charles Keeling, third son of the late Rev. J. Scholeto,
Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, and rector of Barteghter
the-heath, Warwickshire, to Sarah Maria, youngest daug
of the Rev. George Evans, of Cheltenham.
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lED.
On the 15th inst., at CorD
ston, near Bath, Samuel 13°'
chelr, Rober,
Onlo the 15th ins'., at Prerton, Sussex, age(' a
Blackett, eldest son of the late R. B. Walker, -r-Scl"
Curzon-street, May-fair.
At Torquay, on the 17th inst. Peter Peter llenwood, Es`l"
On the 17th inst., at laling,ton, Mr,. E. Watherston. ~„
aged 19, chador,'
On the 15th inst., at Carmarthen,
Augusta, third daughter of D. Pry therch, Esq.

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