The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-18 00:00:00

DERBY SMITHFIELD.—Juxa 15.

Our market was well supplied with fab beasts to-day.
The hot weather is very unfavourable for slaughtering, and
the demand was flat, a considerable number being loft un-
sold. The number of sheep was largo, of good quality,
but prices unaltered. Several lots of lambs, the greater
part of them disposed of. An average show of fat pigs, and
prices lower. Fat and store calves again plentiful.
The following were the quotations :—.lseef, bid to 61 I ;
mutton, 61 to bid ; lamb, 8d to 8A 1 ; veal, Gd tc —d per
lb. ; pork, sil to —d per lb ; rough fat, 16 0 i to Os
per 141 b. ; hides, 214 to 31d per lb ; calf-skins, 4d to 58
per lb.

TDB COMMISSION of LUNACY ON SIR
_HENRY MEUX.

DISAGREEMENT OF THE JURY.

The jury retired at three o'clock, and shortly after five
o'clock they came itito court, and tho foreman said they
could not agree as to the period of Sir Henry's insanity.
Th• commissioner consulted the counsel, and it was
arranged to take a verdict to the effect that Sir Henry
Aleux was now of unsound mind, but the time be became
so, the jury know not.

THE FLEET OF LORD LYONS.—This magnificent fleet
is cruising off the island and going through many evolu-
tions. At about 11.30 p.m. last night a heavy cannonade
was heard, wh ch at first alarmed many if the natives,
but it proved to be a sham battle fought by the fleet,
bearing N.N.E. of the island. The firing WWI quick,
and lasted titl a little after midnight. Some of the
broadsides were so heavy that houses were actually
shaken from the effects, and several people fancied it
wee a shock of earthquake.—Matta Daily News,
June 11.
UNITEESITY INTELLIGENCE.--In a convocation held
at Oxtord yesterday morning the Rev. Frederick Tem-
ple, of Billiol College, the now head master of Rugby
School, received the degree of doctor of divinity. The
Roll degree day is Friday, the 25th inst.
NEW SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.---The Jersey papers
announce that the arrangements for laying down the
submarine tilegraph cable between Portland and the
Channel Islands are competed, and that a telegraphic
oJnimunication between England and those islands will
be established in the course of a month.
THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN ISLINGTON.—The
body of the young man has been identified. He was a
solicitor's clerk. His name is henry Robert Hodge,
and he resiied with his parents in the New North-road,
Islington. He bad been absent from home two day's
prior to the identification of the body. The inquest is to
be held to-morrow,
DEATH OF DR. BUNTING.—The Rev. Jabez Bunting,
D D., died on Wednesday at his residence in Myddle-
ton-square, Pentonville, having attained the 80th year
of his age, and the 59th of his ministry.
THE GALWAY MAIL STEAMER.—LivERPooL, June 17.
—The following is posted in the Under ariters' Room :
—" Galway, June 16 —lndian Empire, from South-
ampton, got on St. Margaret's Rocks, while in c ;urge
of pilots, but came off without damage, and will proceed
at her appointed time for Halifax. The pilots have been
committed to gaol for wilfully running the ship on a
hidden buoyed reek."
THE FARES TO MANCHESTER.—The London and
North-Western Compan announce that, "from and
after the 21st of June," their fares between London,
Liverpool, and Manchester, will be assimilated to the
Great Northern.
DESTRUCTION OP viz BARQUE HENRY JONES BY
FlRE.—Yesterday a report was received at Lloyd's,
from the receiver of wrecks at Southampton, of the loss
of the barque Henry Jones, c f Caernarvon, by fire,
while on her voyage from Liverpool to Coquimbo, with a
cargo of 530 tons of patent fuel. The cause appears
clearly to have been spontaneous combustion.
BURNING PAPER MONEY.—Toe amount of the Rus-
sian paper currency just publicly burnt at St. Peters-
burg is twelve millions of silver roubles.
Mr. Hodge, of (Glastonbury, Somersetsbire, Orsini's
testamentary executor, has left Genoa for England, by
the long sea mute, on board the British steamer Tone-