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, 38 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 lOs Od ;
do. chickens, Gs to 8s ; barn door fowls, 4s Gd to is per
couple. English eggs,
Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 4d ; English
is 2d to is 8d per lb. lOs to 12s ; French do., Gs to lOs

BILLINGSGATE.
Salmon, Os Od per lb • soles, is to 5s Od per pair ; cod,
2s 6d to 15s Od ; brill, is to lOs ; 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 6d to 5s 2d
veal, 4s 01 to 5s ; and pork, 3s 6d to 58 Od per Blbs
by the carcase.

WHITECHAPEL.
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 81bs by the carcase

BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
71d. to Bd. ; of household ditto, 6d. to 7d. per 41bs. loaf.

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HIDES ANI) SKINS.
Market hides 56 to 61 lbs, 2id to 3d. • 64 to 72 lbs, 3d
to ;72 to 801bs, 3d to 3id ;80 to 881'135., 3d to 4d ;88
to 'Albs., 4d to 41-d ;96 to 1011bs. Od. to Od. Horse
hides, Os to lOs Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s ; full, Gs 6d ;
polled sheep, 12s 6d to 14s Od; half-breds, 10s Od to 12s Od ;
downs, 7s 6a to 9s 6d.

HAY.
SMITHFIELD.-11loadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; clover
£5 5s to £6 12s 6d ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load.
Trade inactive.
CUMBERLAKD.---Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s Gd; clover,
£5
Tra 5s to .
ie£t. 6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load.
de qu
WHITEcHAPEL.--Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; clover,
Tr£s 5s to £6 12s 6d; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load.
ade heavy.

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
spmtan finding g
boasting was not his to give.
could not tempt him,
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of the secrets which ex-
raeotni
aroundi promising that
that wrluc h h
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. Re has pointed out to
President Johnson the vast plains and popu-
lous cities w'rule if he will but fall
down
and worship the yhem Radicala idol. But the cloven
foot is discovered beneath the Congressional man-
tle, while the developments in. Congress reveal the
hthose things which
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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
in London on Tuesday.
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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 in their attempts to procure provisions.