The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-04 00:00:00

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SMITIMIELD.—Moadow hay, £4 Os to .£5 ss; clover,
£5 Os Od to 16 6s Od ; and straw, .E 2 Os to £2 lOs per load.
A fair demand.

GUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, .£4 Os to .£5 5s Od; clover,
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WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 5s ; clover,
.£5 Os Od to £6 Gs Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load
Supply moderate.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1866. 1865.
Great Western 80,720 78,848
North Western 129,281 126,977
South Western 26,840 27,721
Brighton
Midland
South Eastern 29,262 32,001
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter 7,716 7,810
North Eastern 76,209 73,463
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,782 20,508
Great Eastern
London, Chatham, and Dover
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are, with a few
exceptions, of a favourable character. On the
Great Western there is an increase of £1,872, on
the North-Western of £2,304, on the Brighton of
£39, on the Midland of £2,931, on the Great
Northern of £1,922, on the Lancashire and York-
shire of £2,135, on the North-Eastern of £2,746,
on the Manchester,'Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,274,
and on the Great Eastern of £414; while the South-
Western shows a decrease of £BBl, the South-
Eastern of £2,732, the Bristol and Exeter of £94,
and the London, Chatham, and Dover of £345.
Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co., in their
weekly circular, make the following remarks respect-
ing the profits 'on the American and English Rail-
ways :—" Much having been said in disparagement
of the prospects of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway during the progress of its construction, we
have been induced to compare its actual doings
during the first year of its existence with that of
established railways in this country, and for this
purpose have compiled a table, which reveals the
startling fact that, not even our best lines, such as
London and North Western, Great Northern, Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, and Midland, have taken so
large a proportion of gross earning to coat of roads
as the Atlantic and Great 'Western, whilst in the
cases of the Brighton, and the South Eastern, the
receipts are just about the same as those of the At-
lantic and Great-Western, the cost of each of the
first-named being about fifteen millions against ten
millions expended on the latter."
Notice has been given by Mr. Coleman, the
liquidator of the Bank of London, that all accept-
ances of the Bank of London to the draughts of the
Bombay City Bank will be paid in full, with inte-
rest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, on the
17th inst.

The Warwickshire Agricultural Society held its
annual meeting for the award of prizes for hedging,
draining, and ploughing, yesterday, at Wellesbourne, on
the property of Sir Charles Mordaunt, M.P. In addition
to the usual prizes, the society, with the view of bringing
out the best ploughman and the best plough this year,
offered two special prizes of £2O and of £lO for the best
atido
c second best
`Thirteen ploughmen,and the class was open to All
England.
cometitors presented themselves,
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and the work done was unusually good. The first prize,
£2O, was awarded to Messrs. Ransome's ploughman,
James Barker, and the second to a ploughman in the em-
ploy of Mr. Ball. There was some good ploughing in the
boys' class, and a lad of 16, iu the employ of George Robins,
Esq., of Stoneleigh, won the first prize with ono of Ran-
some's ploughs. These are the largest prizes that have
been offered by any local association for some years, and,
as might be expected, were severely contested. The awards
were generally approved, and the splendid ploughing of
Barker attracted great attention.
TILE ItINDERPEST IN NORFOLIC—Daring the past
month (September) only one case of cattle plague
was recorded in Norfolk. The following ludicrous, but at
the same time satisfactory, report has been forwarded to
the Privy Council-office by ono local inspector :—" Sir,—I
beg to report that we have no more cattle plague or Rin-
derpest in my beat. Our local committee met on Tuesday
at the clerk's office, and agreed to discontinue the inspec-
tors; there are several who have sent in their resignations.
There never was such a disease as Rinderpest among sheep.
There are very few beasts to have it in my neighbourhood.
Shall not have to trouble you with any more of these re-
turns."