The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-06 00:00:00

SEEDS.

Prime Clover Seed—both English and Foreign—is in
good request, at full prices. In other qualities, next to
nothing is doing. Canary Seed is quite as dear as last
week, but all other articles are much neglected.

Turnlp,White,perbush. 10s to 12
Red and(3reen...• 118 12s,
?dastard, Brown• ••• •• 98 12s
White, new
• .463erquarter •. 4:870: idd
44106°2 ddds
▪ ••• g s .. 243 3os
C a ne &or ylrda:ps.
Clover, Re€llfn,. (cwt.) 32s 48a
White • ..• • . 32s 48s
Foreign lied.... • • 308 468
White.. •• 28s 48s
Ireton •••• • • ...... 17s 22s
SMITHFIELD.
Notwithstanding that the weather on the continent has
been comparatively mild for some time past, the imports
of foreign stock into London, last week, were small—the
total supply having been confined to 1,555 head. During
the corresponding week in 1850, we received 507; in
1849, 1,142; and in 1848, 1,225 head.

Carraway •• • 31s 33$
Coriander ...... ••• • •. 15s 18s
Ilempseed, per quarter 34s 35s
Linseed, Eng.'iowing.. 54s 56s
Crushing .... • 408 43s
Baltic •. . . 38s 44s
Odessa .. ... •• . 42s 46s
LinseedCake,pr.l,ooo—
.. .• .81 5s 91 Os
Foreign, per ton 615 s 71 5s
Rape Cakes, pr ton 3/ 15s 410 s
Itapeseed,New,prlst.2sl Os 2710 s

. ,
IMPORTS INTO LOWDON IN nIII PAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 49 ... 234 ... ••• 177 ...
Antwerp — ... 50 ... 81
Ostend...
Dordt ..
11arlingen
Nieu Diep

Total
The yearly comparison of the weekly imports is as
under:—

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1850 132 ... 302 ••• 73
1849 ..... 121 ... 1,003 ... 13
1848... 153 1,032 ... ... 35
Scarcely any imports of foreign stock were reported
at Hull or elsewhere. The arrivals from Ireland were
only three Pigs; but 110 boxes preserved moat came to
baud from Buenos Ai res. The returns issued by the
Board of Trade give the following importations of fo-
reign stock in 1849 and 1850:
Month ending Dec. 5, 11 Months ending DfC. 5,
1849. 1850. 1849. 1850.
Oxen
Cows ... 2,151 ... 2,306 16,955 ... 19,647
Calves... 842 ... 1,681 12,643 ... 18,409
Sheep ... 18,312 ... 17,718 116,757 ... 121,395
Lambs.. 142 ... 14 3,006 ... 5,842
Pigs_ 565 1,502 2,454 6,612
Frc.h up to this morning's malicA, the arrivals of Beasts
from our own grazing districts were large for the time
of year, and of full average quality. Notwithstanding
the favourable change in the weather the Beef trade was

Beasts.
4,082

in a very sluggish state, at but little alteration in prices.
The cx:reine value of the hoot Scots—most of which
were in excellent condition—was 3s 10d rer 81b,
From Lincolnshite, Leicestershire. and Northampton'
shire, we received about 2,000 Shorthorns; from Ncrs
folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, 500 Herefords,
Scots, &c.; and from other parts of England 1,000 of
various breeds. We were tolerably well, but not to sq
heavily, supplied with most breeds of Sheep. AlthougD
the demand for that description of stock was tolerabli
firm, tbe highest figure for the best old Downs was 41
4d per Sibs; and a total clearance was with difficult,
effected. Prime small Calves sold at full prices. in
other kinds of Veal very little was doing. In Pigs 11!'8)
to nothing was doing, at late rates.

Per Sibs. to sl
s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts..... 2 8 210
Second quality ••• • 3 0 3 2
Prime large Oxen.. 3 4 3 6
Prime Scots ...... 3 8 3 10
Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 6

i'rime small ditto .. 3 8 3 10

3,uelilin.z Calves ..IS 0 24 0

Lambs •• ••—•• •• 0 0

0 0

Ink the offal.

I. d. to ed
rnfertor Sheep .. .. 3 2 3
Second qual. Sheep 3 8 a 1
C)arse-woolled ditto 4 0 4
Southdown Wether 4 2 4
Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0

Largo Hogs •• .. 2 8

Small Yorkers .... . 8 4
0

Quartar old Pigs ..16 0 20

TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
I Sheep. I Calves. 1 Pigs
1 22,420 160 1 210
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts. I "e".
I Calves. I rigs.
286 1,561 116
NEV7GATZ AND LEADENHALL.
Since our last report somewhat larger supplies of Porlg
have been received from the country; but those of Beef;
Mutton, and Veal, have been small. Prime Beef aoo
Mutton are in fair request, at full prices; otherwise tbl
demand is heavy.

At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. I
i!eef,inferior...... 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior .. 2. d. to 3
262.
-- middling 242 6 - middling.. 210 3 if.
primelarge .. 2 8 3 0 - prime •• .. 3 8 3
- prime small .. 3 2 3 4 Pork, l arge • . .. 2 6 3
Veal.• • • •• •• 3 0 310 - small .• ••.... 3 8 4

BOROUGH AND spaTaxxxmlms.
Since Monday last nearly 5,000 tons of Potatoes bit/
come to hand coastwise and by land carriage, in excel' '
lent condition. The continued low prices of bread, to
gether with the prevailing mild weather, keep our Wl'
kets in a very inactive state. The demand is decided
heavy, at our quotations. Last week's imports were 621
tons from Rouen, and 63 tons from Dunkirk.

Per Ton. Per Too,
Yorksh. Regents. 85s to 100 s Essex Shaws 65s to 8
Scotch Regents COs to 75s Kent Regents.... 70s to or„
Wisbeach Sc Cam- Essex Regents... 70s to 8'1;4
bridge
Foreign ..
Lincoln. Shaws —s to s Cambridge ditto 70s to 8" •
Kent Shaws 6ss to 80s Chats
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
Although holders of really fine new Hops are toler
ably firm, the amount of business doing is small, at laV3
rates. Inferior qualities are almost nominal, with °
large supply on offer. Factors' prices, Ti°''
ready money—East Kent pockets, per cwt 31 123 t°
6/ 5.); ditto bags, 31 8s to 51 103; Mid Kent pocket°,
215 s to 51 10s; ditto bags, 21 to 4/ ss; Weald of Ken
pockets, 31 to 31 18s; ditto bags, 21 to 31 83; Sasses
pockets, 2110 s to 3/ 12s.

WOOL.
The imports of Wool into London last week were coati;
fined to 48 bales from Smyrna, 22 from Hatnbro', 6°;
from Taganrog,and 22 from Buenos Ayres. By priv,ini
0
contract, we have to notice a steady demand at 1,
prices; but the small sorts of Colonial Wools, togethe'
with the uncertain prospect of arrivals, render it sowei
what doubtful whether the next public sales will be he,l
till March next. Several parcels have changed hands ,
shipment to the continent.
TALLOW.
Although only a limited business has been transacted
in Tallow since Monday last, prices to-day have sdn,
vanced 3d to 6d per cwt, P.Y.C. on the spot bell!?
quoted at 37s 3d to 37s 6d per cwt. For forward dell;
very there is more doing. Town Tallow is 37s per C
net cash; rough fat 2s ld per 81bs. Our St. Petersburt
letter states that prices were well supported there; 2,otv
casks had changed hands for August, at 1061 to 1
roubles cash, and 1141 to 115 roubles with hand mond'
viz., 10 per cent.

1847. 1848. 1849. 1850.
_iLitij
Stock this day .....• 20,987 21.247 35,392 46,396 51,,491
Price of Y. C. •• .•[ 518 6d 44s Od 42s Od 38s Od to 37!60
• to Os Od to 45s Od to Os Od 38s 6d to3i'd6
Delivery last week .. 2,153 327 2,609 2.142 1,i90
Ditto from June 1.... 57,424 61,971 62,937 58,718 51". 0
1
Arrivals last week •-• ,216 659 3,260 1,348
.28d
Ditto from June 1 ... 67,788 75, t 62 90,696 79,641 '
.0g 10
Price ef Town •••• .. 51s 6d 49s Od 45s Od 48s Od ••'"

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Your paper of December 31st has bees
placed in my hands, containing two articles relating,
to the Rector of Morpeth, in one of which an erroes;
ous statement occurs, which I beg you will allow 0
to correct.
It is said—" Towards the Dissenters in the tol;
. . . . the Rector and some of his curates boa
always deported themselves in a way greatly to offele
their feelings, treating them as schismatics without w
slightest chance of salvation, and regarding the bar
tism of their children by dissenting ministers as sib°.
lutely invalid and inefficacious."
Ido not believe that Mr. Grey or any of ,
curates ever wilfully offended the feelings of Disse,
ters. lam quite sure that none of them ever of
pressed or entertained the opinion that Dissenters
precluded from salvation. The baptism of Dissenter
has always been considered as valid and efficacine.t
The subject of dissent is scarcely ever alluded to 1; -
the pulpit at Morpeth • many Dissenters are in th
habit of frequent attendance at church ; and chavitei,
ble distributions are made without reference to re'
gious opinions.
I have asked several Dissenters whether the state,
ment I have here made is true, and have been anti n
swered in the affirmative, with strong expressions "
respect for Mr. Grey's character.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
ONE OF THE CURATES OF MORPET°,
January 4th, 1851.
P.S. It is not true (as stated) that Mr. GreY W
educated at Oxford, Cambridge is his university.
[lt must be a matter of inexpressible relief to the
, t
numerous body of Dissenters in Morpeth to have if
from so authoritative and infallible a quarter as ``o°oi
of the Curates of Morpeth," that Mr. Grey or AO
his curates never expressed or entertained the opiai0fl
that Dissenters are precluded from salvation, and tb.,
the baptism of Dissenters had always been 0013110
dered as valid and efficacious. The current opitti°
of the town among many, Churchmen as well nb
Dissenters, collected from expressions Whiem
have fallen from time to time from ti
rector and some of his curates in the Pc
pit, has certainly been the reverse of 01
They will also be glad to learn that " the subject Ot
dissent is scarcely ever -alluded to in the pulpit
Morpeth." It certainly used to be far otherwise;
and we hope that this is an indication of a reet 8
friendly feeling on the part of the clergy towards 03
many really exemplary and estimable persons yllf,
have the misfortune to differ from them—pere°P-
who have been bred in the principles of noncoufor'
mity, and who could not reasonably be expected t 0
abandon those principles on the inauguration of a net::
and still more offensive mode of worship ja
Church than that from which their forefathers Be
separated.—ED. Sun.]

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Unknown to me a paragraph having latel
appeared in the London and country press, in whit 0e
it was mentioned that I had taken Gore-house '0
residence of the late Lady Blessington) in antleipatiee
of making an hotel of the house and opening
grounds in the style of Cremorne, I beg to state, OP
Editor, that such never was my intention, the
nouncement being altogether premature, having ool_
taken possession of that property on Wednesday l 5
Jan. 1, 1851. It will be my study to devote tur"
establishment entirely for the display of the gear°od
nomic art, where I am now making preparations ,
accommodate thousands daily at my Symponium of r
Nations. With the highest consideration, I have t'e
honour to remain your most obedient servant,
A. SOYEits
Gore-house, Kensington-road, Jan. 4, 1851.

CHAPEL, PRINTING-OFFICE.—" Is there any °the
authority than Creer'sPress for the statement that printivg;
offices are called chapels? Whatever may have been tb,.
case, at present the word chapel' is applied to the persoe;
or companionship employed in the office, not to the once
itself. Moxon, in his 2'fechanick Exercises, vol. ii., a'nf
4to, 16.3, says : Every printing-house is by the custom
time out of mind called a chappel ; and all the workmen
that belong to it are members of the chappel ; and the oldest
freeman is father of the cbappel. I suppose the style Nat
originally conferred upon it by the courtesie of some grey
0
churchman or men (doubtless when chappels were in ~
veneration than of late years they have been here in Ent"'
land), who, for the books of divinity that proceeded five, -
printing-house, gave it the reverend title of chappeL'
Notes and Queries.

SOIREE OF THE PRINTERS' DRAMATIC SOCIETY
—The first soirie of this society was held on Saturday event
ing last at Anderton's Hotel, and was attended by ab°7
70 persons (including a fair proportion of ladies), chiefly TT„
;
connexion with the printing profession. Mr. W. H. lII'
presided on the occasion, and after the company had partake
eciof tea, and a desert had been placed on the table, that gentl
man rose and described the origin and rise of the society, 818
explained its object to be to assist the funds of the charitable
institutions of the printing trade from the proceeds of snit;
teur dramatic performances. To commemorate the eticce`i
of the society, it had been determined to hold this socie
meeting. The party were entertained throughout the ever.n'
ing by the vocal and dramatic efforts of a number of ama-
teurs, male and female, in a style which, in many instance*
would have done no discredit to regular professionals. Some
madrigals and glees were well sung, and altogether the vocal
department was very creditably sustained. Several aPPrt);
priate sentiments were given during the proceedings, an"
vote of thanks to the chairman for his kindness ing presiding
brought to a close a pleasant evening's entertainment.
At
THE EXPENSES OF THE BIRKENHEAD
the Knutsford Quarter Sessions an application was made by
Mr. Case for 3001., the amount for incidental expenses i"
curred in sustaining an extra force of military and police+.
while executing certain warrants at Birkenhead arising out
of the late disturbances.—Local Paper.

The Spectator suggests that the foreign visitors in
England may consider themselves fortunate that the May
meetings of Exeter-hall will take place very opportunely
for their amusement during their stay in London.