The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-12 00:00:00

BILLINGSGATE.

Turbots, 2s Gd to 203 ; Brills, 3s Od to 10s each ; Salmon,
2s ad to 3s 6d per lb ; Cod Fish, 3s Od to 7s each ; Soles,
6d to 2s 6d per pair; Eels, 6d to Os per lb; Lobsters, Os 6,1 to
2s 6d; Crabs, fid to 3s Od ' • Whitings, 3s Od to 12s per doz. ;
Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ' • Natives, 48s to 503 per bah;
Mackerel, 10s to —s per 100 ; Smelts, Os Gd to 3s 6,1 per doz. ;
Skate, 6d to Oil per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6(1 per gallon
Bloaters 5s 03 to 81 01 per 100 ' • Fresh Herrings, Gs 01
to Os per 100; Scotch do., 01; Sprats, Os Oil to Os Oa per
bushel ; Doreys, is to 5s each ; Haddocks, 4s to 12s per
doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, Od per lb ; i rawns, 3s Od to ls;
Mullets, Gd to 2s Gd each ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Halibut,
61 per lb ; Flounders, is 61 to Oa Od per doz. ; salt fish,
2d to 8d per lb.

BREAD.
The prices of wheate❑ bread in the metropolis are from
Sid to 10d; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 4 lb loaf.

HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3/d to Od ; 641 b to 721 b,
to 4d; 721 b to 801 b, 4,1 to oa ; 801 b to Bilb, 44 to 4}(l ;
881 b to 931 b, 4fd to 4id ; 96113 to 1041 b, 43d to 41,1; 1041 b
to 1121 b —d to —d ; upwards, —d to —d ; Horse hides,
6s Od to Oa Od ; calf skins, light, 2s 01 to 33 Od ; ditto,
full, 6s 64 to Oa Od ; Polled Sheep, 8s Od to 9s 6d ; Rents,
7s Od to 8s 6d ; Half-breds, 7s Od to 8s 6d ; Downs, 5s 9d
to 7s Od Sheorlings, is ld to is 2d; Lambs, 2s 6d to 3s 9d.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITNIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 41 4s to 51 15s ; clover do.,
41 10s to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 8s por load.
A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.
CIJUBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 5s to 51 15s; clover do.,
41 lOs to 6' 12s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load.
Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at late rates.
WHITF:CIIIPEL.—Meadow hay, 4/ Os to 51 14s ; clover
do., 41 83 to 61 15s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 8s per load.
Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull.

Tin LONDON liosrmt.—The 116th anniversary fes-
tival of this noble institution was held on Thursday
evening last at the. London Tavern—his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., in the chair. The
total amount contributed was announced as 2,2001.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A Gutr, AGED ONLY FOUR
TEEN.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. William Carter, coroner
for East Surrey, held an inquest in the board room of
Newington Workhouse, Walworth-common, on the body
of Martha Leach, aged 14, who was found drowned on
Wednesday last. .The jury returned a verdict of tem-
porary insanity.
A naeeting of :the committee of the governors of the
Wellington College was held yesterday morning at the
new Palace of Westminster, to make arrangements for
the ceremony of laying the first stone of the college by
the Queen on the 3d of May. Present—the Earl of
Derby (chairman), the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole,
the Rev. G. R. Gleig, and Mr. Cox.
MINING INTELLIGENCE.—The Mining Share Market
continues in a dull and depressed state, with but little
business doing, and' with a preponderance of sellers.
Many dividend mines show a downward tendency.
Bassets, notwithstanding the important discovery of the
new north lode, have receded from 410 to 370 ; Buller,
EGO to 570; South Frances, 335 to 340.-3 fining Jour-
nal of this day.
FiriEs.,—On Thursday morning a fire broke out on the
premises of Mr. W. H. Blackmore, cotton and waste
manufacturer, Harris's-yard, near Whitechapel Church.
There was a good supply of water from the mains of the
East London Company, but the flames could not be
subdued until the warehouse was burnt out and the roof
destroyed. The engine-house was also much injured,
with the kilns and stabling adjacent. The buildings
were insured in the Sun office, but the contents were
not insured. A fire also occurred on the premises of
Mr. John Wilson oil, colour, and Italian warehouseman,
43, Strutton-gronnd, Westminster. The front and back
shops, the fixtures, and the, back rooms on the first, and
second floors, were seriously burned, and the rest of the
premises and.their contents much damaged by water and
smoke. Th-eloss is-covered by insurances in the Royal
Exchange and Wotan 3 irk: i i ,