The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-25 00:00:00

WOOL.

The public sales continue to progress steadily, at tko
opening advance of 2d to 20 per lb. Tke following prises
have been realised : —Van Diemen's Land—Clean sheep's,
is 7(1 to 2s Od ; lambs, is 6d to 2s lid ; skin, is Oid to
is so ; grease, lld to is Id. Sydney—Clean sheep's la
E-1 to 2s lid ; lamb's, is 7d to 11 91 ; slipe, is Gd to is
Gad ; grease, to Port Phiip—Clean sheep's,
Is 70 to 2s 5d ; lambs, is 3d to is 9.1,d ; locks, is Oid
to is 9o; skin, is lid to is 90 ; grease, is 00 to is 4d.
Adelaide—Clean sheep's, la 7d to is 10 ; skin, is 4d to
is ; grease, 9id to 11d. New Zealand—Clean sheep's,
is 80 to is 10d ; grease, is Od to le 2d. Cape—Clean
sheep's, le 0.1 to 2s Old ; lambs, is 314 to is ; skin, is
to is 5d ; grease, Bid to is 41. d. Italian—Sbeep'e, is lid
to is 81d. Peruvian—Sheep's is Old to is 9d. Australian—
Clean sheep's, is zso to 2s 6d ; lamb's is Sid to 2s 31d.
South Australian—Clean sheep's, is 81d to is 10i ; lambs,
is Bid to is 74 per lb. Tbe demand privately is active, at
very full prices. Last week's imports were 327 bales from
Port Beaufort, 43 from Antwerp, 105 from Alexandria, 63
from Hamburg, 4 from Boulogne, and 18 from Ostend.
The following are the current rates of English wool :
Down tegs, is lid to is 3id ; hoggets, le 24 to ls
31 ; do. wailers, is ld to Is 24 ; Nent, fleeces, is 2d to
la 2kd • combing skin, lld to is 2d ; Down ewes, is 2d to
,
is 3d ; Leicester fleeces, is to le lid; flannel wool, le ld
to is 21d; blanket wool, 94 tole ld per lb.

AN EAGLE SHOT IN WINDSOR PASE.—A. short time
ince Cole, one of the Royal keepers of Windsor forest,
shot a fine eagle near Virginia Water, which be presented
to her Majesty. It is M present in the custody of Mr.
Hassell, of Eton, to whom it has been sent to be stuffed,
previously to being placed in the royal museum at Bal.
moral. The bird is a beautiful specimen of the bearded
or sea eagle. It is a very rare occurrence for 111 bird of
this class to be seen so far south.
FIRE IN lIATTON GARDEN.—On Saturday night a urn
broke out on the premises of Messrs. W. and . Baker,
carvers and gilders, &c., No. 56, Hatton-garde n. The
flames were not extinguished until about two hours after
the arrival of the engines, and a considerable amount of
damage was sustained. The following is Mr.Braidveood'e
report :—" No. 56, Hatton-garden, Messrs. W. and J.
Baker, carvers, gilders, kc.—Back workshops all de-
stroyed, timber sheds and deals seriously damaged, and
back windows scorched ; contents and bnildinge insured
in the Westminster office. Ditto ditto, Mrs. A: Nickiemx
—Furniture damaged by remo-ral ; insured in the Sun
office. Ditto ditto, No. 55, Mr. J.Fordham, emery and
glass paper maker—Back premises damaged by fire, and
contents by water ; insured in the Phcenix office. Ditto
ditto, first floor, damage by removal and water insured
in the Phcenix. Ditto ditto, Nos. 2 and 3, Mr.
M'Combe—Damage to premises and contents, by fire,
water, and removal ; insured in the Piscenix fire-office.
- /Co. 57, Hatton yard, Mr. S. Josephs, furniture dealer
1,8'5 t,"5 ,-L-Siruilar damage ; insured in the Sun office, No. 12,
62,797
,3M
85,142
216 2 ditto, Mr. J. R. Harrison, bricklayer—Back windows
62,308 j G 2,916 demolished and furniture damaged by the removal ; in.
6d 5U 6d sured iu the County fire.office."