The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-11 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 7,580 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 10,204 ; in 1856, 5,069 ; in 1855, 6,518 ; in 1854,
8,002; in 1853, 11,417; in 1852, 8,202; and in 1851,
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST 'WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Harlingen.
Medemblik
Bremen
Tonning
Dordt
Frederickstadt 2lO .. 29 .. 10
Hamburgh 9..
Antwerp - .•
Boulogne 2..
Oporto lOO ..

...-' • •

""'"' • •

••
6 ..
6 ..

.......
• • ..... .

- • •

'-' • •

102

Total 954 5,919 80 525
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :-
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
[857 1,473 .. 7,794 .. 64 .. 649 .. 324
[8.56 2,220 .. 2,069 .. .. 381 .. 379
1855 1,983 .. 3,992 .. 273 .. 270
1854 2,296 .. 5,373 .. 233 .. 100
853 2,445 .. 8,047 .. 537 .. 383
852 1,707 .. 6,252 .. 362 .. 339

The advices at hand from the north of Europe state that
great difficulties are still experienced, notwithstanding a
liberal importation of hay, in finding food for both beasts
and sheep, which, consequently, continue to be shipped to
England in very poor condition.
There was an extensive supply of foreign stock in to-day's
market, but its general quality was very inferior. The trade
ruled heavy, and prices generally were lower.
About an average number of home-fed beasts was on
offer, in very middling condition. From Ireland the supply
was very large, even for the time of year. The primest
Scots, short-horns, &c., were in moderate request, at last
week's currency—the top figure for beef being 4s 8d per
8 lbs ; otherwise, the trade was heavy, at a decline in the
quotations of 2d per 8 lbs.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton..
shire we received 2,600 short-horns ; from other parts of
England, 500 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 72 Scots ;
and from Ireland, 1,000 oxen.
The total supply of sheep was moderate, and we observed
little or no improvement either in weight or condition. All
breeds met a dull inquiry, at a reduction in the quotations,
compared with Monday last, of al per 8 lbs.
Although the number of calves was by no means exten-
sive, the veal trade was heavy, at 2d per 8 lbs. less money.
Pigs were dull in the extreme, at 2d to 4d per 8 lbs.
beneath late rates.

Per Blbs. to

ink the offal.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 8 3 0 Primecrs-wool d 0.3 10 4 4
Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 Pme. S'thdown do. 4 6 4 10
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 4 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 6 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 2 8 3 0 Large hogs 3 0 3 8
Second quality do. 32 3 8 Small porkers
Suckling calves, 18s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
17s to 225.

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 5,726 Beasts 1,147
Sheep 21,330 Sheep 1 4,300
Calves .. 141 Calves lO9
Pigs 350 Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Oct. 12, 1857, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 11, 18.58.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
Oct. 12, 1857.0 ct. 11, 1858.
s d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 3 8 4 4
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep . .
Second quality ditto . . .
Prime coarse-woolled ditto .
Prime Southdown ditto
• .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . .
rime small ditto

3 0
3 10

Large hogs . . . . . . 4 0 4 6 3 8
Neat small porkers . .. . .4 8 6 2 4 4
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Oct. 13, 1856.---Beasts, 5,368 ;
sheep and lambs, 17,910 ; calves, 125 ; pigs, 528.
Oct. 1.5, 1855.—Beasts, 5,227; sheep and lambs, 26,180 ;
calves, 341; pigs, 410.

A very moderate business
at about last week's quotati
request, at very full prices.
very little is doing. Other
Cakes move off slowly, on for.
Turnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s
Swede
Mustard, Brown Bs 12s
White, new l2s 15s
Tares,Winter,new 1280 d 13s Od
Old —B —s
Canary, per quarter 86s 90s
Rye grass, new 22s 268
Clover, Red Eng., et sos 58s
White
Foreign Red 4Bs 56s
White 56s 68s
Trefoil, new ... 208 22s

has been transacted in linseed,
ions. Rape-seed has been in
In clover-seed and trefoil
seeds rule about stationary.
iner terms.

Carraway ... . 40s to 43s
Coriander l2s 14s
Hempseed, per qr 40s 44s
Linseed,Eng.sowing fBB 708
Crushing
Baltic —s —s
Odessa
Linseed Cake, p. t€i—
English 1010 s 11 2s Gd
Foreign, p. tonlo Os 11 5s
Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 lOs 6 5s
Rapeseed, p. qr 6ls 68s

BOROUGH HOP.
We continue to have a steady demand for new hops, at
very full prices, but old and yearling qualities are nominal
in value. New hops are selling as follows :
Mid and East Kent pockets 7os to 112 s per cwt.
Weald of Kent do. s4s to 68s „
Sussex do. 48s to 60s „
Farnham 84s to 95s „
Country 60s to 75s

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT.
ALLEGED MISCONDUCT OF THE HIGH BAILIFF.
Mr. H. J. Wood filed affidavits this morning calling for
an inquiry into the conduct of the high bailiff of this court.
These documents set forth that upon the 30th of June last
a plaintiff took out a distress warrant against a person who
had failed to comply with the order of the court. The levy
was not made till the 12th of July, when it was immedi-
ately paid out. Upon the 13th Mr. Ives ap-
plied for his money, and was informed that there was no
return. On the 16th he again applied and received the
same notification. On the 19th the poor man again called
at the court, and upon being again told that there was no
return, he said " the money was paid on the 12th, and my
landlord will distrain on me to-morrow," whereupon a
clerk in the court (with that peculiar sang froid for which
county court officials are so noted) said, " Oh ! we have no-
thing to do with your troubles." On the 20th, Ives' land-
lord distrainod upon him, and then a summons was
issued against the high bailiff. On the 22d Mr.
Ives received a letter stating the return was made ;
he could have his money. Now when these affidavits
were filed this morning, our reporter was surprised to find
them taken as a matter of course, and, in fact, the
Registrar informed Mr. Wood that they --ere very
common. The powers of a County Court judge are very
large, and he is almost irresponsible. If these affidavits are
so common, and these complaints of such frequent occur-
rence that they elicit nothing from the Registrar (who has
the ear of the Court) but a curl of the lip and shrug of the
shoulder, then it is high time a further inquiry was made,
and the evidence taken pro rem. in open court. In some cases
poor persons borrow money tocarry on the cause, and depend
upon the result to pay their debt. In the present instance
Mr. Ives depended upon this money to pay his rent.