The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-25 00:00:00

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Irish .... —
Foreign 3 i 27,750 1 3,610 (

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

We had a very middling show of beasts in to-day's mar-
ket, both as to number and quality. Most breeds moved
off slowly at about Monday's currency. The supply of
sheep was tolerably good, and the mutton trade ruled in-
active, at about stationary prices. Lambs, the arrivals of
which were good, moved off heavily, but we have no
change to notice in the quotations. The veal trade ruled
heavy, and prices were with difficulty' supported. In
pigs very little was doing.
Mulch cows were dull, at from 111. to 191. each, includ-
ing their small calf.
Per 81bs to sink the offal,.
s. d. s. d. s. d. 4 a.
Interior Beasts.... 3 6t03 10 PrimeSonthdown 5 0 5 4
Second quality...A 0 4 2 liLarge crae. calves 3 8 4 6
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 81Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Prime Soots, &c. 410 5 2iLarge hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 10 4 0(8=11 porkers
Second quality ...4 2 4 61Suckling calves 23 0 30
Prime crse.-wlled.4 8 4 101 Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0
Lamb, Is 8d to 5s Bd.
TOTAL SUPPLY. l MINION SUPPLY.
Beasts •• • • 992 Beasts • ..... .......• .. • 122
Sheep and lambs •• • • 10,200 Sheep and lambs • • 520
Calves ..........•• 490 Calves...". ••.. • • 400

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
About an average business was transacted, as follows :
for Blbs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d.
Roof, inferior 3 2 3 4
Do., middling 3 6 3 8
Do. prime large 3 10 4 e
De., do. small 4 2 4 6
Pork, large 3 6 4 2
Lamb, 4s

a. d.
Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 10
Do., middling 4 0 4 6
Do., prime 4 8 4 10
Veal 3 4 4 8
Pork, small 4 4 4 8
d to 5s 2d.

BOROUGH HOP.
As the plantation accounts are morefavourable the duty
has been done at 200,000/. Our market is heavy for all
kinds of hops, and prices are rather drooping.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 5s to 61 6s per cwt ;
Weald of Kent, 313 s to 5/ 5s ; Sussex, 3/ Os to 5/.

COLONIAL I
TEA.—The market has been dull, the trade having only
bought for immediate wants. Common congou brought
84d to 9d per lb.
SUGAIL.—An improved tong has been perceptible in the
market in conseeptenoe of the confirmation of the report
that the Russian Tariff would be reduced. Tho rates to
be levied are, 3 roubles on raw sugar and 5 roubles on re-
fined per pood; purchasers for exportation have, however,
deferred their operations until the result of the Dutch sale
now proceeding aro known; fine strong brown West India
realised 455, low to good mid. white Bouares, 40s (id to
4!•s Gd; soft yellow date kind, 433 6d to 44e 6d ; ordinary
brown, 39s 6d ; good mid greyish to fine grainy, 403 Gil to
49s per cwt. Havana good to fine brought 483 per cwt.
The refined market has been firm, but there has been only
a partial inquiry from grocers. English crushed realised
39s to 40s, and brown lumps at 563 Gd to 57s per cwt.
COFFEE.—The market has been firm, and at the recent
public sales all descriptions went off readily, at full prices.
Plantation Ceylon triage realised. 52s to 565; fine old to
low middling, 59a 6d to 61s ; middling and good middling
62s to 688 ; and red berry, 70s to 783 per cwt. Mocha pale
greenish clean-garbled, 718. Rio has been dealt in to a
considerable extort, at firm prices; mixed to good old,
41s Gd to 45s ; fine ordinary, 463 Gd to 48s.
COCOA..—There is no alteration to notice in this commo-
dity. Prices rule firm for the finer qualities.
RICE. -The demand for the low qualities has been
active, and a large business has been done at full rates.
White Bengal, however, slightly declined, viz., about 3,1
per cwt for some qualities. Good middling white, 103 (id
to lls • middling 103 to 103 6d ; Madras ord yellow, 93 to
to 9s 611 , • low, 88 6,1 to 98.

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RUM.—There has been an increased export demand for
the common sorts, for which high prices have been ob-
tained. Leeward, 2s 3d to 2s 4d; mid to flue Jamaica,
3s 10,1 to 4s ld per proof gallon.
SncEs.—Pepper has met a steady demand, at about
previous prices. Singapore good black 134, ought 5d ; grey,
44id ; white Singapore 7d to 74d. per lb. Cloves have
boon dull at previous rates. Ginger has been in demand
at fully former rates. Jamaica ord to good mid 495. to
985; good, 101 s to 122 s per cwt; and African 21s Gd to
255, being about 61 under late rates.
COCHINEAL.—There has been large sales of this article,
principally of the inferior sorts, and prices have declined
about ld. per lb., while the finer qualities maintain their
price. Honduras silver, 3s 7d to 4s td ; blacks, 5s 2,1 to
5a Gd ; Mexican black, 4s to 4s 6,1; Teneriffe silver, 3s Gd
to 35 lld ; blacks, 4s ld to 4s 7d.
SALTPETRE has been firm at previous values.
TALLOW.—A further decline has taken place, and
P.Y.C., on the spot, is now quoted 51$ to 51s Gd, and last
three months 49s per cwt.
GREEN FRUIT.—West India pine-apples have arrived.
15,000, par Prospero, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public
sale realised, good prices—thedemand for the article being
great. Lemons advancing in price ; no stack remaining.
More inquiry for Barcelona nuts.

SHIP AGROUND.—Loss OF LIFE.--An American ship,
the Forest Oak, with a cargo of timber for Price and
Co,, of Gloucester, has met with a mishap in the estuary
of the Severn at Sharpness Point. The vessel had
brought a cargo of nearly a thousand tons of deals from
St. Stephen's, and was entering the Gloucester and
Berkeley ship canal at Sharpness to proceed to Glou-
cester, when, having started too early on the tide, she
struck. She was being towed by two steamers, and
when she struck on the :and bank she heeled over,
throwing her deck cargo overboard, and some of her
crew with it. One poor fellow, who was drowned, was
picked up some time after in a "putt," a large wicker
basket used to catch salmon. The matter is under in-
vestigation. _

On Friday morning last, a Mr. Charlton, a professional
harlequin, who appeared at Drury-lane in the last
Christmas pantomime, died in the Whitechapel work-
howe, leaving his wife and children in a very miserable
condition. The circumstance was recorded in The Sun
the same evening, and it immediately attracted the at-
tention of some of the gentlemen forming the committee
of the Fielding Fund, now in process of creation from
the proceeds of the late amateur pantomime, for the
prompt relief of distressed literary and theatrical persons.
A member of the committee personally visited the
wretched residence of the poor people, and within con-
siderably less than four-and-twenty hours of the publi-
cation of the paragraph, an arrangement was made for
the decent burial of the ill•fated harlequin, the immediate
necessities of his family were provided for, and steps
t4lmi for the judicious administration of a little pc-
ri( al( relief, until they should have an opportunity of
earnteg sufficient to maintain themselves.