The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-30 00:00:00

lIAY.

SMITHFIELD—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s ; clover,
£4 03 to £•i lOs Od.; and straw, £2 to £2 6s per load.
A slow inquiry.
C U MBERLAND —Meado w hay, £3 Os to £1 58 Od; clover,
£4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 6s per load.
Supply moderate.
WitcrEcliarEL—Meadow hay, £3 to £1 53 Od ; clover
£4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £2 to £2 6s per load
Demand inactive.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day,

Market steady. Sales probably 12,000 bales or
more.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUD.

Australia and New Zealand, via Sonthamptos......Tune 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles ...........June it.
Ditto, via Panama ••
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video June 1.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape Verds. by Brazil paoaet June 1.
Cape of Good llope. Ascension. and at. lielena June .7,
China, Penang-, and Singapore, via Sou. hanipton—J one 3
Ditto, via Marseilles
•
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton • May 29.
India, via SoutnAmpton May hi.
Ditto, via 3farseil es
Malta, Egypt, ~z 3. ........ .
JIL Nlay
Mauritius, Cape of Goad II pe, and Natal, via

Southampton
DM), via Slat*: el les June t 3.
Newfoundland
Portugal .......June 1
Ditto, by private ship to Oporto .
Ditto ditto to Lisbon
United States, Canada, California, &0., by British
packet 'May 3).
Ditto, by United States packet
Ditto ditto (New York.
Ditto ditto (New York)
Ditto ditto (Baltimore)
Ditto, by Canadian packet May 31.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffc Ju to 3.
West Indies and Pacific ,except Mexico and Baha-
mas)
Cub t and Mexico . May 29.
13111143M5, via New York
Bermuda, via Halifax

The Pi ogrks of Lyons, speaking of the agricul-
tural situation, says :—" The state of the crops is
generally satisfactory, and the last news from the
departments is excellent. In the North the wheat
gives reason to expect an abundant and very
early crop. In La Vendee and Brittany, except
in a few places, the fields are of good promise,
the winter-blades are fine, and the oats and barleys
look well. A communication from the Bas-Rhin
says : Here the wheat and barley promises a fair
yield.' From the Vosges : Tne Autumn shoots are.
superb ; and, contrary to what was expected
from the mildness of last winter, few noxious plants
have sprung up in the fields.' From Bourges :
The grain in general has a fine appear-
ance.' From the Landes, Gard, and Lot-ct-
Garonne, in the South, the accounts are equally
favourable. Only in a very small number
of departments are the provisions bad.
The intelligence concerning the vines is not
less satisfactory. In the East, South-east, Centre,
and especially in a number of the Southern depart-
ments, the vineyarls have a magnificent aspect.
Nevertheless, the premature presence of oidium
has been noticed in the Lot-et-Garonne and the
Var ; but only a few plants have been attacked,.
and the sulphureting process has been commenced
with a view to check the progress of the malady.
In all these districts the forage is of excep-
tional abur dance, favouring the maintenance
and increase of the clieptets (unions of farmer's for
the better sale of their produce), which in France,
have hitherto escaped the typhus that has made suet;
ravages -in'England,,Hollan,l, Belgium, and a part
of Germany."
THE DISEASE AMONGST THE GROUSE.--Out
Kirkmiehael ebrrespondent writes that, notwithStanding
the clamour which has been raised in many parts of Scot-
tish moors regarding the disease amongst the grouse, the
prospects in the Kirkmichael district aro highly encou-
raging to sportsmen, who may look forward with confl:-
*deuce to a good 12th of August. The cases of disease ob-
servable are very few, and gamekeepers and shepherds
agree in stating that they have often seen more in the
month of May, especially after a severe winter and spring,
such as have boon experienced this year. In the Kirk-
michael strath the hatching of grouse is almost general.
The average number of eggs in the nests is from nine to
twelve.—Durdee Advertiser.
DISSENTERS AND COLLEGE FELLOWSHIPS.—When
the bill which the House of Commons' read a second time
yesterday was first proposed in 1861 it was supported by
but 101 votes, and was rejected by a majority of 56. Last
session there was, a majority in its favour of 2:!. Yester-
day the majority was exactly doubled, and whereas the
opponents of the bill had yesterday but one vote more
than in 1861, the supporters of the measure were within
two votes (200) of double the number (101) recorded in its
favour in 1864. _ _ _

forty-two itth Conservative members held a con-
ference on Tuesday afternoon in the " Tea Room" of the
House of Commons - General Dunne presiding —and dis-
cussed the probabilities of the coming Ref.' '° Bill for
Ireland. A general feeling was expressed in opposition
to any lowering of the franchise either in counties or
boroughs, while the extension of the boundaries of small
boroughs was advocated in preference to the anticipated
plan of grouping with other towns. It was resolved that,
in furtherance of these views, a deputation should com-
municate with Lord Naas and have au interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
THE REFORM DEMONSTRATION AT MANCIIESTEF.
—On Friday there is t..) ba a meeting cf delegates from the
various branches of the National Reform League at Man-
chester, and on Saturday afternoon there is to be a great
open air meeting of all classes of reformers. Both the
Union and the League are to unite in matting the demon-
stration successful.