The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-24 00:00:00

COUNTRY MA RKE TS.

COLCHESTER—SEPT. 21.
This market was fairly supplied with wheat to-day, and
the trade was firm, at fully last week's prices. Alaltivg
barley in demand, and prices advanced is to 2s per qr on
the quotations of last week. Beans and pas in favour
of the seller.
Wheat, white 649 70s Beans, 31azagan...-386 483
red .60s 68s Middle and 5ma11..449 483
Barley ... 3Bs 46s Peas, white 383 429
Oats grey ••• 365 423

CIIELISISFORD—SEPT. 20.
There was a larger supply of wheat than usual on sale
to-day, and as no great demand was made prices declined,
a reduction of is per quarter on the best and 2s on inferior
being submitted to. There was a fair amount of transac-
tions in Spring corn, at late rates.
Wheat, old white....sBs 72s Peas, Partridge 405 420
new ...Os 75s
old red 5.6 s 66s 8,,' 36 4 #
new. 61s 70s ili iiiit neg . 34s s 3g:
Dun—. ..... bBs 41
Barley.... 26s 3.58 dit o, new....--s --
Chevalier tie 53s Beans, Tick, 01d......40s 45s
Grinding 6s 32s new.... 390 t
Malt.. 665 74s Harrow ricks.42s 460
Chevalier 68s 76i
Oats .•• 2os 268 mazaganne.w....= te
s

ABERDEEN—SEPT. 20.
Prices for all descriptions of grain nominally the same al
last week. There was a brisk business done, with a good
attendance. Flour is clearer.
White wheat 58s Od to 63s 0d)
r 621 b ift bushel.
Red wheat 50s Od to 58s Odi
Potato oats
Common oats 22685 s 06dd ttoo
330088
00ddl
40/13
Bere 35s 6d to 36s 6d t gq
lb V bushel.
Barley 35s 6d to 36s 6d r
‘'‘'
Oatmeal 20s 6d to 21s 6d iil boll of 2801 b
.... 11 bushel.

Flour, fine 48s Od to 50s Od sack of 2801 b

KIRKCALDY—SEPT. 21.
Small supplies of wheat at our market to-day, which
sold at is higher than last week. A few bags of now bar-
ley and one parcel of new oats.
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First 678 6d 3 s 6d 3.!.8 6d
second 66s Od I 36s Od --s Od
Third -s Od ' —a Od —s Od

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

&saran& and New Zealand, via Oct. 20.
Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 14.

Ditto, via Panama
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Oct. 4.
Ditto, by Prench packet Oct. 22
Cape Verds. by Brazil packet ...... . Oct. 4.
Cape of Good Hope. Ascension. and St. Helena Sept. 27.
China, Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton Oct. 3.
Ditto, via Marseilles. ....
Falkland Islands Oct. 4

Gibraltar, via Southampton. .. Sept. 27.
India, via Southampton *Oct. 3.
Ditto, via Handl es
Malta, Egypt, (Spa Sept. 27.
Ditto, Marseilles Sept. 27.
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via
__

Southampton - Oct. 20

DM), via 31areetles
Newfoundland ....... ........ ....... Sept. 25.
Portugal Oct. 4.

Ditto, by private ship to Oporto .
Ditto ditto to Lisbon
United States, Canada, California, &e., by British

packet

.Oct.

Ditto, by United States packet
Ditto ditto (New York)
Ditto ditto (New York)

Ditto ditto (Baltimore)
Ditto, by Canadian poet Sept. 27.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerin.... „Oct. 3
West Indies and Pacific ;except Mexico and Baha-
mas)
Cab ► and Mexico ...Sept. 2,8*

Bahamas, via New York Oct. 9
B .:rmuda, via Halifax

The Pall Mall Gazette is a rod in pickle for dis-
honest authors. Nu cookery can disguise from the keen
scent of the critic the re-hash when served. Spina,
sauces, garnish, and other tricks to dish up the cold joint
in a new form will not pass muster with this tyrant. All
are ruthlessly swept away, and the source of the suppli
exposed in the fiercest glare of light. Tho thin disguises
attempted by Mrs. Henry Wood were seen through at
once, and others much less transparent removed. Last
Monday's number of the Pall Mall contained a soya°
critic on " Circe," by Babington White, which is now re-
published from Miss Braddon's magazine, Belgravia. 1311 t
it is not the faults of this book that has mainly
excited the wrath of the critic. " Circo " is de-
dared to be a mere robbery, little more than a transla-
tion from " Dalila," by M. Octave Feuillet in 1853'
Miss Braddon immediately wrote to the editor, stating
the discovery of the theft had fallen like a thunderbolt °
her senses. Then in her haste she announced a resolution
which she may have cause to repent—', As the worker of
precious metals will never refuse for his honour's sake in
take back the base stuff he may have sold, unconsciouslil
for gold, so I should wish at once to publish my willing-
ness to return the amounts paid by my subscribers for
those numbers of Belgravia in which Circe' has usurped
a place." This is artfully worded, but if it means that
Miss Braddon will re-purchase the numbers of her maga-
zine containing !' Circe," she opens a fine field for "Bird
of Prey." Should she return a shilling for each number
which may be picked up over the country at loss than hell
that, she may soon have her knowledge largely increased
by a practical experience of all varieties of birds of prey.
It would perhaps have been wiser in Miss Braddon l°
have taken no notice. For her letter has raised the ques-
tion—Who is Mr. Babington White ? The following letter
we give in full :
" WHO IS MR. BABINGTON WHITE?
" To the Editor of the Pall-Mall Gazette.
"Sir,—lf Miss Braddon has recovered from the shooU
of the 'discovery of the theft from M. Octavo Emilia,' she
will perhaps be good enough to tell us who committed that
theft. In a tolerably largo acquaintance with professional
litterateurs I never yet found any one who had met 1,11.*
Babington White. Several persons, however, who ought
to know, have assured me that, as Mrs. Prig remarked of
Mrs. Harris, `there was never no such person,' and that.
Circe' was really written by a certain lady novelist of
considerable popularity. However, Miss Braddon must
know, and it concerns her that there should be no such
mystery in the matter.—Faithfully yours,
"A MAG.'s MAN.

Miss Braddon has received much sterling-coin in 0%."
change for much bad morality, some trash, and aWI
great deal of morbid and sensational stuff, so that the ba-
lance, being largely in her favour, she can afford in silence
to let tho Pall-Mall rail.

On Friday evening Miss Braddon presented her
compliments to the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, and
informed him that the letter that appeared in its columns
as coming from her was a forgery. The editor add'
some remarks, but we think he ought to explain
whence the letter came. Miss Braddon is a fBir,
object of attack so long as the attack is fair ; but
the editor of the Pall Mall has no more right t°
publish spurious letters, signing people's names, than gis°
Braddon has to purloin novels from the French. The one
requires at least as much explanation as the other.

Births.
BATHURST—On the 21st inst., at 33, Devonshire-streett
Portland-place, the wife of Charles Bathurst, Esq., of

son.
COLES —0 a the 22d inst., at Madeira Villa, Ventnor, 01°

wife of Captain Cowper Coles, R.N., of a son.
DIGBY— On the 21st inst., at Chalmington House, DorElett
Mrs. Digby, of a son.
Marriages.
FOSTER —STURGES—On the 19th inst., at Trinity Churelv
Paddington, Richard B. C. P. Foster, Esq., of Grey'S'
inn, only son of Lieut.-Gen. T. Foster, R.E., of Clove;
land-terrace, Hyde-park, to Mary Jane, elder daugh,•te
of S. Sturges, Esq., of Westbourne-terrace, Hyde-par'
GIRTON—HANSON—On the Feast of St. Matthew, at Nagy,,
stead Parish Church, S. J. Girton, Esq., of Islington, -
Isabella, fourth daughter of the late Benjamin Hatoo'
Esq., of Hatnmersmith.
Deaths.
ALEXANDER—On the 21st inst., at Straw Hall, Carlow,

W. Alexander.
BASER—On the 20th inst., at Tho Mount, York, George
Baker, Esq., aged 71.
CARTER—On the 18th inst., at 10, Albion-street, H 3 de-

park, Mr. Wm. Carter, agOd 74.
FORSTER—On tho 18th inst., at Bryn Eglwys, Carnal-11i
Robert W. Forster, Esq., late of Mersea Island, BO'
aged 58.
FISHER—On the 21st inst., at Cambridge, T. IL Visher'
Esq., aged 79.
PRICE —Onithe 20th inst., at Leeds, W. Price. F.R.C.011
formerly of tho Royal Navy, aged 82.
URQUHART —On the 20th inst., at Bembridge, Isle of Wig"
John Urquhart, Esq., Surgeon Royal Navy.
WILLMOTT—On the 20th inst., Mr. Joseph Willniott,
Cooter's End, Harpenden, Herts, aged 56.

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London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREW',
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Viz SUN Office, N.° 112'r
Strand, in the Precinct of the Ss voy, in the Coady
14iddleen.—Iuteclay, September 24, 1867.

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