The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

POULTRY.

Turkeys, 4s 6d to lOs Od; geese, 5s Od to 9s; goslings,
Gs to lOs ; ducks, 3s Od to 5s Od ; ducklings, 3s to 5s Od ;
tame rabbits, is 3d to is 9d ; wild do, is Od to is 4d ;
pigeons, is to is 3d each ; Surrey fowls, 8s to 10s Od ;
do. chickens, Gs to 8s ; barn door fowls, 4s 6d to 7s per
couple. English eggs, lOs to 12s ; French do., Gs to lOs
'Od per 120 • Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 4d ; English
is 2d to 1s 8d per lb.
BILLINGSGATE.
Salmon, Os Od per lb; soles, is to 5s Od per pair; cod,
2s 6d to 15s Od ; brill, is to 10s' • mullets, 2s to 5s ; doreys,
3s Od to 9s each ; turbot, 5s Od' to 20s each ; whitings, 3s
to 12s ' • haddocks, 4s to 20s per dozen ; fresh herrings, 8s
per 120.

NEWPORT.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s ad to 5s 2d ;
veal, 4s 0.1 to 5s 2d; and pork, as ad to 5s Od per 81bs
by the carcase.

WIIITECHAPEL.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2d; veal
4s Od to 5s 2d ; and pork, 3s Gd to 5s per Bibs by the carcase

BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
714. to Bd. ; of household ditto, 6d. to 7d. per 4lbs. loaf.

HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 2fd to 3d. • 64 to 72 lbs, 3d
to 31d ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to aid ; 80 to 881135., 31a. to 4d ; 88
to 961b5., 4d to 4id ;96 to 1041bs. Od. to Od. Horse
hides, 9s to 10s Od ; calf skins (light): 2s to 4s ; full, 6s 6d ;
polled sheep, 12s 6d to 14s Od; half-breds, lOs Od to 12s Od ;
downs, 7s 6d to 9s 6d.

HAY.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £1 4s to £5 lOs; clover
£5 5s to £6 12s 6d ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load.
Trade inactive.
CUMBERLAND.—Ifeadow hay, £4 4s to £sl2s 6d; clover,
£5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load.
Trade quiet.
WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs; clover,
£5 5s to £6 12s 6d;
Trade heavy. and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load.

PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S POSITION IN CONGRESS.
—The New York herald says :—ln olden times,
when Satan was endeavouring to increase his power,
he took the Son of Man " up into an exceeding high
mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the
world, and said unto him, All these things will I
give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me.' "
But the Son of Man, looking over his shoulder
and seeing the cloven foot sticking out beneath
the Roman mantle, at once realised the charac-
ter of the person before him, and that he was
promising that which was not his to give.
Satan, finding that he could not tempt him,
went around boasting of the secrets which ex-
isted between himself and the Son of Man, at the
same time doing all that he could to defeat the
mission of the latter in this world. Thus it is
with Thaddeus Stevens, the radical chief in the
present Congress. He has pointed out to
President Johnson the vast plains and popu-
lous cities which he may rule if he will but fall
down and worship the Radical idol. But the cloven
foot is discovered beneath the Congressional man-
tle, while the developments in Congress reveal the
fact that Stephens is promising those things which
are not his to give. The Radical chief, finding him-
self detected, at once goes to work to cover up his
tracts, and boasts of the mighty secrets which exist
between himself and the President. What those
secrets are he does not propose to reveal, for that
would defeat his purpose and destroy his hold upon
his party in Congress."
MR. BALFE is expected immediately from Madrid.
M. GOUNOD is, wo understand, so intent upon
the composition of his new opera) " Romeo and Juliet," in
Paris, as to be unable to conduct the performance of his
oratorietta, " Tobias," in London on Tuesday.
THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.--Since Sunday last
the weather at Braemar has been generally calm,
with keen frost at night and bright sunshine during the
day. The depth of snow in consequence has but very
slightly diminished ; and from the blocked state of the
roads, and the general heavy fall of snow over the entire
district, deer have been driven to seek shelter on the low
grounds, and have become audaciously bold in their in-
roads, even venturing into the stackyards, and breaking
up the farmers' turnip pits in quest of food. Hares,
rabbits, crows, &c., driven from their ordinary haunts by
cold and starvation, have also become unusually numerous
and ravenous iu their attempts to procure provisions.