The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-25 00:00:00

SOUTHALL CATTLE MARKET.—Dec. 23.

The supply of Beasts, Sheep, Calves, and Porkers, to this day's mar-
ket was moderately good. There was a moderate attendance of town
and country buyers, and the trade was dull, at the following pries
per stone of Sib, to sink the offals :
Beef
Mutton 3 2 4 4 1 Pork .
Beasts, 27;; Sheep, 2 01-_-9 ; Calves, 40; Pigs, 50. A 3 4 4 4
small portion of
the supply loft the market unsold
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RUMFORD MARKET.-.•Dec.:23.
s. d. to s. d. v. d. to ~ (1.
fleet 3 4 4 8 I Veal
Mutton 3 4 4 4 Pork ... 3 2 4 u
Suckling Calves, 12s. to 265. ; Quarter old Store Pigs, 12s. to ISs.
Mitch Cows, with their small Calf', 14/.os. to 161. Os.
Supply moderate, and trade rather dull.

HAILSHAM MARKET—Dec. 23.
Beef 3s. ed. to 4s. 6d. Veal 4s. 01. to 4s. ta
I Mutton 3 4 4 4 Pork " 3 4 3 6
Supply good, and trade very dull
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CHICHESTER MARKET—Dec. 23.
Beef
Mutton 3 6 4 6 1 I Pork... ........ —.. 3 4 3 111
Supply of fat stock moderately good, and trade rather dull.

•
TIIE FROST.—To-day the ice is sufficiently
strong on the Serpentine River, in Kensington-gardens, and
also on the ornamental waters in the Green Park, St.
James's Park, and the Regent's Park, to allow of the
agreeable pastime of skating. Numbers avail -themselves
of the opportunity to enjoy this, favoitilte amusement.
Kensington-gardens present a very animated appear
ante, the margin of the glassy surface of the water being
thickly studded with groups of ladies, who seem highly
delighted at the gaity of the scene. Between 2 and 3,
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon four boys narrowly escaped
drowning, by the ice breaking in with them on the orna-
mental water in St. James's Park. They providentially es-
caped without further injury than being excessively fright-
ened, and a good ducking.

As usual, at this festive season of the year, the
shops of tradesmen in all parts of the metropohl display an
abundance of good things. The extraordinari' fat .beef
and mutton purchased from the proprietors at the cattle-
show is the subject of admiration, but few persons are dis-
posed to buy.
A correspondent has furnished us with the following
account of the longevity of a family in Hastings, of the
name of Phillips :—lst, 86 ; 2d, 83 ; 3d, 82 ; and the 4tb,
80. Total, 331.-c:Two men and two women, brothers ana
sisters.—Brighton, Gazette.

DESTRUCTION OF BANK NOTES BY RATS.--".
Last week Captain Trinidade, of the Pais Pen:an:olli,
into this port, received the sum of 501. from one of out
merchants, in notes of the Bristol Old Bank, which he de'
posited in the locker of his cabin ; but on his goinc, to the
place on the following day, he found that the whole had
been mangled, and partly consumed, by the rats with which
the vessel is infested.—Bristol Mercury.

Wednesday morning, between nine and ten o'clock,
the following lamentable and singular accident occurred in
the family of Mr. Coniston, a respectable silk-dresser, living
at No. 13, Silk-street, Fore-street. It appears that Mr.
Coulston's eldest son, a promising youth of between 11 and
12 years of age, was striking a metal button with a hammer
f9r the purpose of knocking the shank off, when, happening
to hit it slantingly, the shank flew off upwards, and struck
him in the right eye so violently, that it completely
bedded itself in the ball. The child was thrown into 3
state of the most excruciating agony, and on surgical aid
being obtained it was deemed advisable immediately to re.
move him to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he at re-
sent remains in a dangerous state. The shank of the button
was, with much difficulty, extracted from the eye, but the
sight is for ever destroyed.

-The small-pox is at this moment so prevalent
Canterbury, that the magistrates have issued notices 01
punishing persons who expose infected individuals in the
public thoroughfares.—Kentish Gazette.
Measles and scarletina are at this time extretnell
prevalent in Kendal, and have terminated fatally in a great
many instances.

A Railway between Greenock and Glasgow is pro-
posed.
THE " SEA-FED" ENGINE.--This is the naive
which Mr. Galt, in a letter last Saturday, gives to big
invention for propelling vessels.

(ADVERTISEMENT.)—PLATED HASH DISHES,
with strong silver edges and handles. A set of four Plated IlasP
Dishes and Covers are offered for Ten Guineas. The handles take
off the Covers, so as to form eight Dishes when required.
T. COX SAVORY'S, Working Silversmith and Jeweller, 47,
Cornhill, London.
N.B. A variety of Second-hand Silver Watches may be seleciej
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