The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-26 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

HAY M A RKETS.—, At per Load of 36 Trusses.)
CU '%I BE Itl, A N D.
Supply limited, trade dull, and prices stationary.
£3 10
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .£ 3 5 to
3 10 4 4
klew Meadowadow Hay
3 15 4 0
Useful Old Ditto
Fine Upland Meadow and ttye.grass Hay 4 0 4 4
Clover Hay 4 5 5 3
Oat Straw £1 6to£l 8 I Wheat :traw ... 1 8 110
sMITHFIELD
Clover Hay ss. per load cheaper than last quoted ; prices other-
wise stationary. Supply moderate, and trade veep dull.
C ~d-se ticavy iusviand Meadow Hay 43 oto £3 5
Slew lleadow Hay 3lO 4 4
Useful tild Ditto 3 5 315
Fine Upland Meadow aid hye.grass Hay 4 0 4 4
Cover Hay (extra fine)....£s 0 ..Generally
)at Straw ... /1 4 r-i£l 6 I Wheat Straw 1 8 110

THE ST. SIMONIANS AND OWENITES.—
A controversy, it reetns, has arisen between the heads of
these tbeoriqq, whose ogmas, the world think, are very
alike, but which they themselves pronounce to be very
dissimilar. On tiunday evening last, at the "Temple,"
in Burton-street, Dr. Prati stated that a public discussion
bad been proposed to Ilion by Mr. Owen, to take place after
the new year, at the Equitable Labour Exchange, in
Charlotte-street, in which the thcoret,c and practical
points of the two systems wouA be compared and corns
mented on by each party. The day would be publicly
advertised.
RETRENCHMENT.—Another material reduc-
t;on has taken place in the Quarantine Establishment at
Milford Haven, by order of the Lords of the Council, and
approved by the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's
Treisury, whereby a saving of about 1,5001. a-year will
be iffected. Dr. WMillan, Medical Superintendent, is
appointed Superintendent, without additional pay, vice
Captain Bourchier, R.N., late Superintendent; and
Lieutenant James George, R.N., to tie Assistant Super-
in'endent, without additional pay to what he received as
master of a laztrette. The wages of the remaining mari-
ners employed are reduced from 2s. to Is. 6d. per diem.
Cambrian.

FATHER OF THE HOUSE OF COMNIONS.—
This honourable title is now, it may be said, in atiey ince ;
its last owner was the venerable Mr. Coke, who entered
Parliament nearly 60 years ago as the representative of the
county of Norfolk. The following anecdote of the late
Lord Castlereagh, afterwards Marquis of Londonderry,
in reference to Mr. Cole's marriage, is not generally
known :—" On the night wh..n Lady Anne Coke was
safely delivered of a son, Lord Castlereagh astounded
the House of Commons by calling aloud, the moment
he reached his seat on the Treasury Bench, three cheers
for Mr. Coke, the Father of this House, and his young
child, a demand that was instantly, generally, and heartily
responded to from all the benches."
The weather has become very severe within
the last few days, assuming all the characteristics of
" bitter biting winter." All the mountains in the vicinity
of Dublin are covered with snow, and the weather in the
interior has been most severe and inclement.—Dublin
Evening Post.
There are or are about to be vacancies in the
representation of the following places :—Huddersfield, by
the death of Captain Fenton ; in Kendal, by the death of
Mr. James Brougham ; in Berwickshire, by the death of
Mr. Charles Marjoribanks ; in Morpeth by the death of
the Hon. Captain Howard : and one expected in Leeds
by the appointment of Mr. Macaulay.
A great sensation had been caused at Hayti
by the arrival of the French Government brig Le Cui-
rassier, despatched by Louis Philip, to demand of the
President Boyer, the payment of the twenty millions in-
demnity. It was understood that the French Government
stated that, if the money was not forthcoming, an expe-
dition would be sent against the island.
SHEERNESS.—There is great bustling in the
Dockyard, and touch more expected. Several large ships
are fitting out for sea, and others are in commission. The
Admiral's tender is constantly employed between Sheer-
ness and the Tower of London, in conveying seamen
from London to the former place, for the service of the
Jasseur and other ships, and it is confidently reported
that the artificers will in a few days be ordered to work
six days in the week; all classes in the naval department
are kept very strictly to their duties. Ten shipwrights'
apprentices are to be immediately entered, who are to be
sons of shipwrights, and instructed by their respective
fathers.—Maidstone Gazette.

AN EXTRAORDINARY SHOT.—One day
last week Mr. Sanders, of Bideford, was amusing himself
with his gun on the marsh in the vicinity of that
and, discevering a large covey of linnets, he fired at it, and
at one snot killed 129 birds,—North Dtvon Journal.
THE SHORT TIME BILL.—We are credibly
informed that the inspector has given the silk manufac-
turers at Manchester distinctly to understand that his
opinion of the Act is, that it allows them to employ
workpeople, under eighteen years of age, not more than
twelve hours a day, or sixty-nine hours in any one week ;
the younger hands not more than ten hours each day, or
Sixty hours in any one week ; and that the education
clause does not in any way affect them, nor was it in-
tended to do so by the Legillature..—MaccleafieldCourier.

BRIGHTON, Dtc. 2b.

This morning the Palace chapel was open for Divine
s'rvice. The Rev. Dr. Everard read prayers, and the
Rev. Mr. Wagner preached, takirw, his text from S . Paul's

let Epistle to Timothy, iii,, 16.
Their Majesties, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester,
and the Royal suite, attended Divine service in one Of tl e
private apartmems of the Palau. Prayers were read hy
the Dean of Hereford ; after which their Majesties received
the Sacrament from the hands of the Bi.hop of Worcester
The Marchioness of Westmeath was the Lady in W titir.g
the Queen, and Lord James O'Brien the Lord is Wait.
ing on the King.
At two o'clock vest,•rday, the King, accompanied by
the Marchioness of Westmeath (Lady in Waiting to the
Queen), left the Palace in a close carti,ge and four, with
two outriders, proceeded on the West. Cliff to Hove, theme
to near Shoteham, and returned to the Palace soon after
`our o'cl,,clr.
The Quee❑ and Duchess of Gloucester did not appear in
.üblic.
The Princess Augusta has considerably improved in
health during the last two days. Her Royal Highness will,
it is confidently hoped, be able to join her Royal relatives
in the course of a few days.
Sir Stratford Canning, who is still staying here, had
the honour of visiting the Duke of Gloucester yesterday
afternoon, as did Mr. Holmes.
The Hon. Misses Monson and Lady Charlotte Bury
are amongst the latest fashionable arrivals.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Conyngham, Marquis
and Marchioness Cholmondeley, Hun. Mr. and Nl's.
Greville, Hon. Mrs. Monson, General Sir 1. and Lady
Champagnie, and Lady Charlotte BAT)+, yesterday after.
noon had the honour of visiting their Majesties.
The invited guests at the Royal table on last evening,
exclusive of the suite and household, were—the Duke of
Gloucester, Major-General Dickens, Lieutenant. Colonel
Sir John Smith, Captai❑ Dickens, Colonel Sir George
Teesdale, Colonel Wynward, Lieutenant• Colonel Sir J.
Eustace, and Colonel Sir T. Downman.
The Countess De Salis has succeeded the Duchess of
Hamilton as one of the Lady Patronesses of the next
Almack's ball.
Miss Gibhins gave a morning concert yesterday, at her
residence in Regency-square ; to which several of the
nobility and gentry of the place were invited, including
the Duke and Duchess of St. Albans, Lady and Miss
Tierney, Sir Andrew Barnard, Lord James O'Brien. Lady
and the Misses M‘Mahon. After which the company sat
down to a splendid dejuene.