The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-24 00:00:00

would destroy his political influence than destroy
the generous and noble sentiment of forgiveness
which is more or less spread abroad among the
Northern people. He goes on to prophesy, it If
I should be denied that extension of life,
Providence will raise up to the work some
younger and abler man to whom these facts
will be of great assistance." The facts to which
he alludes are lists of property destroyed by
the Confederates in their invasions, and he de-
sires to press the payment for these damages " out
of the confiscated property of the conquered belli-
gerents." That Thaddeus Stevens is honest in his
views, and not influenced by mean motives, we can
readily believe, but we consider that he has been
so hot a partisan, that he has lost the faculty oa
these questions, of judging wisely, moderately,
and fairly. He then adds—" I trust it will not be
supposed that I have abandoned the determination
to procure small homesteads for the freedmen, to
be furnished by the rebel masters whom they con-
quered at our request—homesteads earned by the
late slaves and annexed to their masters' estates.
Let them now be severed by partition."
There has been no prediction of the price of
stocks on the London market telegraphed by the Cable
since Thursday last—at least none has been published
by the papers here. From this we infer that the
news agent has found out himself what the rest of
the world know long ago, that if he knew before
the market opened what the price of stocks would
be, all he had to do to make an enormous fortune was to
speculate the day before an i keep his information to him-
self instead of sending it over the Cable. He has, there-
fore, we trust, been operating vigorously during the past
week, and, we have no doubt, is by this time able to retire
from business and travel. There is something absurd in
having a man of such parts engaged in making up despatches
for the papers. He telegraphed three or four days ago,
by-the-bye, that " there was an intense and painful feel-
ing of anxiety throughout Europe" about the fate of the
Emperor Maximilian. Now the news agent knows as
well as we do that outside the small circle of Maximilian's
relatives and personal friends—that is, about 400 people
out of 200,000,000—n0t a man, woman, or child in Europe
has eaten less, laughed less, or slept less on account of
Maximilian, or would feel more than than a little touch
of disgust even if they heard he had been burnt alive.
Therefore; when the news agent telegraphed this he tele-
graphed what was not true; he put the newspapers to
heavy expense ; he tried to impose upon the public, and
he neglected his legitimate business.—The 2Vation.
The Evanville Sentinel, a Democratic journal of
Indiana, has nominated R. Lee for the next Presidency,
and Mr. Johnson has been making a careful speech-
making tour to Raleigh, and intends making another to
Boston. These two facts would seem to indicate a scarcity
of available condidates in the Democratic party, which in
in very marked contrast with the abounding and super-
abounding plenty that exists among the Republicans. Ur.
Johnson's chances, which we suppose aro indefinitely
greater than they were a year ago, he is perhaps
not
diminishing by his journey. His speeches are rater
amusing here and there, but nothing like so exciting as
these of 1866. They want the old energy and wild f
hitting, and conform more closely to the law
peeches, which is that they strongly incline to 1";,
twaddle. This is the true vein :—" When looking bsct"
forty years ago, and returning here to-day, I begin °
inquire where are those I left behind? In the language
of poetry itself,
' The friends of my childhood, where are they ? I.
Echo answers,' Where ? ' Some have emigrated and
gone to other lands, Some have complied with the
orable and irresistible call, and have passed to that undis-
covered country from whose bourne no traveller returns.
I again ask,
'Friends of my childhood, where are they ?'''
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Mr. Seward's performances were likewise quite judicious'
and "the country is happy," though we confess-In°_,
never content—to a wish that the Associated Press a/I':
the special reporters would be a little less particular abenb
taking down every word for print. Still, the exact truth

is best, we suppose.
The Pennsylvania oil region has been within the
past two years almost wholly devastated by fire. More
than 70 great fires have occurred in the neighbourhood of
the oil wells. These conflagrations, feeding upon one °
the most combustible substances known to commerce, arie
of an appalling character. The latest occurred in the ""
lags called Petroleum Centro ; nearly the whole of tile
little hamlet—or a collection of about fifty houses—W3s
destroyed.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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NORWICH—SATURDAY.
At our market to-day we had a small supply °L
and samples changed hands at rather higher rates•
passing in other articles.
White wheat (weighing 631 b), 70s to 74s ; red Wito;
(weighing 631 b), 626 to 68s p 45 Od
or gr. Flour, s to 46s °4
per sack. "Little

NOT TINGHANI—SATURDA.Y.
At our market to-day there was a steady demand f
Oats
wheat, and sales were made at former rates. 6,13 ts
supplies of barlßeeyans wero on offer, whic
ho turn in pricesh sold at full pin favour orices. f
at fu
buyers. Nu material change in peas.
Old white wheat, 70s to 75s ; old red, 65s to 72s ; o'4
white, 67s to 74s ; new red, 64s to 68s per 36 stone. 03t(1:
old, —s to —s ; new, 28s to 36s per 24 stone. Beans, 0..,
—s to —s ; new, 48s to 50s per 38 stone. Fino flour, 'lO3
to 50s per sack.

LEICESTER SATURDAY. of
At this day's market there was a limited supply
wheat, and a firm trade, at rather higher prices. Bari/
sold at about late rates. Oats and beans sold at prev/011°
prices.
Now white wheat, 66s to 72s ' • new red, 60s to 67s ;
white, 68s to 74s ; old red, 64s to 68s per 36 stone. Bar-
ley, for malting, 42s to 48s per qr. ; grinding, 30s to 36$
per 30 stone. Oats, old, 34s to 37s ; new, 30s to 33s per 21
stone. Beans, old, —s to —s ; new, 45s to 49s per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 51s ; seconds, 43s to 47s per 20 stone.

YORK—SATURDAY.
There was a fair quantity of wheat at our market
to-day, which sold at fully late prices. In barley little
doing. Oats at late prices. There was a slow demand for
beans, and late rates were obtained.
New white wheat, 64s to 70s ; new rod, 56s to 64s per 36
stone. Barley, for malting, 38s to 40s per qr. ;
grid
35s to 37s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 26s to 305 per 24 stono°'.
Beans, new, 45s to 48s per 38 cme. Malt, 68s to
Flour 47s to 49s per sack of 2801hs.