The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-21 00:00:00

INDEX TO THE "TIMES."

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Who has not been wearied and irritated, at some time
other
Or other, in searching the file of The Sun, the Times, or
:)
daily journals, for some article or report of the
mate of which he had but a very indistinct notion 1 and
h,
ow often has the task been given up in despair ? At
length an " Index to the Times" is announced, which
promises to remove the difficulty in regard to the file of
that journal altogether, and to ast.ist in tracing articles
In other newspapers. Mr. Foster, the prujector, has,
pe are informed, had great experience in the kind of
labour necessary to produce such a work, and has been
.1311 aged on a leading London weekly journal for more
than a quarter of a century. He has completed an index
4
"q the Times from July 1,1857, to the present time. The
laethod of working is this—in reply to an application, and
Tor a very moderate fee, he will transmit, by post, the date,
rage,. and column at which the article required will be
i°alld, if it has appeared in the Times, instead of west-
‘l2g time and patience over huge newspaper files, the
Person who has availed himself of Mr. Foster's aid, will
1t once turn to the page where what he requires will be
found. The idea is novel, capab'e of being worked at
40411 outlay—printing the Index would be a costly affair
for
the public, by giving it a fair support, will insure
or themselves the continuance of a work, the useful-
-4a as of which is undeniable, We may mention a fact
'llustrativa of the utility of this work,—having occasion
to refer to a case pending in one of our law courts, and
not recollecting the date, we challenged Mr. Foster to
Prove the practical usefulness of his index. He referred
to his index, and answered us by giving us the date, the
Page, and the column of the Times in which we found what
We sought, thereby saving, what to us is 1140t0 valuable,
as much trouble and time, which, to a certain extent, is
our capital.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Le quantity of English wheat on sale in to-day's
'get, coastwise and by land carriage, was very limited,
t the general quality of the samples was good. Selected
I..rcels were in fair request, and Monday's prices were well
auPPorted. In other kinds only a moderate business was
doing, at late rates.
The imports of foreign wheat are 5,920 quarters. In
most kinds the transactions were on a very moderate scale,
at Monday's currency.
Floating cargoes of grain off the coast were firm in price.
Fine barley was scarce, and in steady request, at full
prices. Grinding and distilling sorts ruled dull. Over
'20,000 quarters of foreign have arrived.
We had a dull trade for malt, and late rates were barely
supported.
Oats were steady, at fall quotations.
Beans, peas, and flour supported Monday's currency.
ARRIVALS THIS WESK.
Wheat. Barley. ' Malt.
1,350 i 50 1,140

aglish ....
Irish ........
Foreign ..... 1 5,930' 20,430

Oats. Flour,
30 880
720 --
2320 sk..
18,410 brls

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
Por the week ended May 21, 1858, made up from the Re-
turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns is
England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
"HEAT I BARLEY OAT& RYE' BEANS I PEAS
443 lid 359 Od 25s 81 35s 7d 403 93 421 ld