The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-11 00:00:00

FALKIRK TRYST.

The tryst for cattle and horses opened on Tuesday.
The weather throughout the greater part of the day was
all that could be desired, but towards five in the after-
noon loud peals of thunder, followed by heavy showers
of rain, broke over the ground, and had the effect of
almost wholly preventing the further transaotion of
business. The supply of the different varieties of stock,
though not so large, was, in point of quality, equal, it
not superior, to that of last September market. There
was a pretty good show of short-horns, but the supply
of polled Irish, Ayrshire, and West Highland cattle
was below the average. The scarcity of pasture in
the earlier part of the season, and the fact that the
largest tryst takes place next month, may, to some ex-
tent, account for this deficiency. So far as prices are con-
cerned, first-class animals generally sold readily at last
year's prices. For some kinds, however, prices advanced
10s., while for others they receded to the same extent, as
will be seen from the undernoted sales. There was a fair
show of draught and carriage horses, for the better class
of which good prices were obtained. There was a large
supply of second class draught horses, a large number of
which were sold at prices considerably higher than those
of last year. Very few ponies were on sale, and the
majority of these were of very inferior quality. One or
two picked animals brought from 121. to 151. For ad
kinds of stock sales were dull, and the market to the
close was generally considered a stiff one. We subjoin a
few of the sales :-Horses-First class draught animals
were sold at from 451. to 551. ; second class, gsl. to
40/, ; harness horses, 301. to 501. Inferiors, of which there
was, as usual, a large supply, were sold at all prices,
according to age and quality. Amongst a large number
of dealers present, those who had the largest stock were
Messrs. J. M'Kinlay, A. "Tull!, W. G;lfein, W. Leggat,
and J. Warnock, of Glasgow ; Messrs. J. Henderson,
T. Ainslie, J. Steel, and A. Wilson, of Edinburgh ; Mr.
Walker, Stirling ; Mr. Hamilton, Haddington ; and Mr.
W. Miller, Linlithgow, &c. Mr. M'Kinlay sold five
draughts at the average price of 50 gs., a pair of fine
grey carriage horses at 1001, and a number of draught,
from 351. to 401. Mr. Gillen sold nearly thirty at prices
ranging from 351. to 551. Mr. Yuill sold a pair of
draughts to go to Ireland at 92/ , a pair at 941., and ten
at from 301. to 401. Cattle-Mr. Sinclair sold 80 West
Highland heifers to Mr. Phillips, Laighpark, Milngavie,
at 12/. Mr. M'Dooald, Monichie, sold 50 ditto at 111.
5.. Mr. Mitchell, Blairvockie, Lochlomond, sold 40 at
10/. ss. Mr. M`Kay, Csleggorie, Mull, sold a lot of
three year old Highland soots at 121. A lot of two year
olds were sold by Mr. M'Donald, Ross-shire, at
101. 10s. For West Highland animals, prices, coin-
pared with last year, were admitted to be back about
10s. Of Irish cattle, Messrs. Tiermin, salesmen, Glasgow,
sold to Mr. Crawford, Perth, 22 three year old bullocks,
at 16/. ; also a lot of two year old heifers, at 9/. 12s. 6d,
Mr. David Smith bought 30 two year old Irish bullocks
(first rate), at 141. 17s. Gd. Mr. D. Anderson, Kirk-
caldy, bought a lot of three year old ditto, at 151. 7s. Gd.
Mr. Crawford, Perth, also bought a lot of one and two
year old do., at 101. 108. Mr. Wm. Ritchie, salesman,
Edinburgh, bought a lot of two year old do. at 131. 7s.
Mr. Anderson, Kirkcaldy, bought another lot of two
year olds at 121. ss. The better sorts of Irish cattle sold
well, but the inferiors were scarcely looked at. Prices
for first qualities fully equal to those of last year; inferiors
back in price. Mr. Mather, Glasgow, sold a lot of Teeis
water half bred cattle at 19/. 10s. Mr. Lockhart sold
a lot to Mr. Todd, Leith, of the same breed, at 171. 10s.
This description of cattle sold at prices equal to those of
last year. For Ayrshire milk stock prices ranged from
101. to 16/. ; picked animals brought as high as 171.
For the better sorts there was a brisk demand, at last
year's prices. Mr. Stewart, Strathaven, sold a fine pair
at 301. ; six, at 151, 103. ; seven, to a Mr. Mainslie, et
121. 10s. ; and four, to Mr. J. Martin, Edinburgh, at
141. Mr. Young, Strathaven, sold two very line ad-
rnals, one at 171. and another at 201. ; six at 151. 154.,
and a number at 101. and upwards. Mr. Liddell, Denny,
sold a large number at from 151. to 171. There probably
never was at any previous Tryst such a large turn•out
of the card-sharping and thimble-rigging fraternity. We
saw upwards of a dozen bands of these blackguards ply-
ing their nefarious traffic in the very centre of the mar-
ket-ground, but, so far as we could see and learn, they
fingered very little money. The make-up of "covers,"
" drawers," and " bettors," was so complete that several
members of the police force were deceived, and failed to
recognise the "legs" till they were pointed out excliant.-
ing money to carry o❑ the deception. The officers stripp«l
two or three of the rogues of their thimbles and peas, but
as soon as these were gone cards were produced, and the
trickery was carried on as earnestly as before. The heavy
custom dues can surely afford to pay a body of detec-
tives from Glasgow and Edinburgh to co-operate with
the rural police in keeping the ground free of these fe -
lows. Were this done the traffic would very soon be
extinguished.-North British, Daily Mail.

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