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, 1856, made up from the Returns of the
In,pectors la the dideraut Cities and Towns in England and Waits

per imperial Quarter.
!MEAT. BARLEY 1 OATS. EYE. BEANO. PEAS
76s 3d 40s 41 2Gs 10d 52s Od 46s 0.1 43s 9d

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.
WHEAT. I BARLrf . I OATS. I RI E I BEANS. PEAS.
72s 11,1 39s 31 25s 5d 48s 8d 41: 4d 42s 6d

QUANTITIES OF OR IIN SOLI► LAST WEEK.
Wheat, 71,360; Barley, 1,689; (Ws, 6 390; Rye. 52 ; Beans,
1,852; Yea., 267 quarters.

MEAT MARKETS.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady,
as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; Mutton, 3s Gd to
4s 104 ; Lamb, 4s 2d to 55 2d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 45 Gd ;
Pork, 3e 8d to 4s Gd per glhs, by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, July 23.—We had a fair supply of stock in
to-day's market, and the trade generally ruled steady, at
full prices :—Beef, from 3s GA to 5s 01 ; Mutton. 3s 10(1 to
5s 2.1; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; Veal, 3, 8,1 to 4s 8d , Pork,
3s 10d to 6d per 811)4, to sink the offal.
ROMFORD, July 23.—The trade was firm, as follows :
Beef, from 3s 6d to ss2d ; Muttou, 3s 10d to 5s 4d ; Lamb,
4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 5s Od; Pcrk, 3s 4d. to 4s
10d per Blbs.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 31 E-cs to 61 OA ; new
do., 3/ Os to 4110 s ; old clover. 41 154 to 6/ 156; new do., 41
0A to 5 Os; and straw, 11 16s to 21 Os per load. A fair
demand.
CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 31 8s to 6/ OA; new
do., 3/ 38 to 4/ 103 ; old clover, 41 15s to Cl 12i ; new do.,
41 Os to i5l Os ;• and straw, 1/ 16s to `2 2s per load. Trade
steady.
WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow bay, 31 3s to Si 106; new
do., 3/ 36 to 4/ 8s ; old clover, 4115 s to 61 16s ; new
Os to Si U; and straw, 11 168 to 2/ 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 1041, 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 18 or 21. The acc,m,,ts from the
commencement, in May, 1855, to the 31st Dec. last,
showed that the donations for investment ainou,ted to
6481. Is., and the donations for preliminary expenses
and annual subscripti,ns t 0,1521. Bs. By the latter sum
were to be met the entire expenses incurred for printing,
postage, advertising, &c., during the two years in which
the society h .d been in the course of formation. amount-
ing to 129/ 6s. Between Feb. last and the present date
the subscription list had been gradually increased : 5131.
15s. had been invested by the treasurer, and the income
for the present year from the interest of that invest-
ment, and from annual suoscriptions (including 201.
per annum from the Archbishop of Canterbury) might
be already estimated at 1801.