The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-24 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended July 24,185 G, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
EARLEY. 1 OATS. "E.
I "A"
463 01. 1 PEA'
76s 3d 405 41: 26s 101 52s 01 43s d
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.
WIYEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS.
723 111 395 31 25s 5d 489 81 445 4d 425 61
QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.Bans e
Wheat, 71,360; Barley, 1,168; Oats, 6.390; Rye, 02 ,
1,852; Peas, 287 Quarters.

MEAT MARKETS,
NEWGIATH AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady,
as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 346 d to
4s led ; Lamb, 4s 2d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 3s to to ;
Pork, 3s 8d to 43 6d per Sibs, by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, July 23.—W0 had a fair supply of stock in
to-day's market, and tho trade generally ruled steady, at
full prices :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Iliutton, 3s 10d to
5s 2d ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; Veal, 3s Sd to 4s Sd ; Pork,
3s 10d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal.
B4OMFORD, July 23.—The trade was firm, as follows :
Beef, from 3s 6d'to 582 d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 4cl; Lamb,
4s Sd to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 8d to 5s Od; Ycrk, 3s 4d to 4s
10d per 81be.

HAY MARKETS:
SMITIMELD.-01c1 meadow hay, Si 5s to 6/ Os; new
do., 3/ Os to ands ; old clover, 4/ 1 21100 6/ 15s ; new fair
Os to 510 s ; straw, 11 16s to s per load. A
demand.
CUMBERLAND.-010: meadow hay, 3/ 8s to G/ Os; new
do., 31 38 to 41 10a ; old clover, 4115 s to 61 12s ; new do.,
41 Os to 510 s ; and straw, 11 16s to 21 25 per load. Trade

steady.
WIIITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 31 3s to 5110 s ; new
do., 31 3s to 4/ Ss ; old clover, 41 154 to 61 15s ; new do., 4/
Os to 51 0; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 Os per load. Trade
dull.'

CLERGY PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—Yesterday the annual
meeting of the members of this association was held at
79, Pall-mall ; the Bishop of Oxford in the chair. The
report stated that the object was to raise and administer
an auxiliary fund to assist the poorer clergy in the pay-
ment of the premium to insure for themselves an allow-
ance of 21. a week when disabled by lengthened sick-
ness ; or, secondly, to render assistance towards the
assurance of a deferred annuity, not exceeding 104/. per
annum, after the age of 60 or 70 ; and, thirdly, towards
insuring an endowment, not exceeding 2001., for a child
on attaining the age of 1.8 or 21. The accounts from the
commencement, in May, 1555, to the 31st Dec, last,
showed that the donations for investment amounted to
648/, is., and the donations for preliininary expenses
and annual subscriptions to 1521. Bs. By the latter !um
were to be met the entire expenses incurred for printing,
postage, advertising-, &c., during the two ye.ars in which
the society had been iu the course of formation, amount-
ing to 1291. 6s. Between Feb. last and the present date
the subscription list had been gradually increased. : 513/.
15-8, had been invested by the treasurer, and flee income
for the present year from the interest of that invest-
went, and from annual subscriptions (including 20/.
per annum from the Archbishop of Canterbury) might
be already estimated at 1801.