The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-07 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS.

BIRMINGHAM—THURSDAY.
At this day's market there was a fair supply of whegt ;
best qualities were is, secondary 2s lower. English bar
of all kinds 2s per qr. down. Oats unaltered. Beans all
peas is per qr. cheaper. The millers reduced the retail
price of flour 3s 4d per sack.

BRISTOL—THURSDAY.
On our market to-day English wheat was in moderate
supply, and sold slowly at a decline of fully 2 Malting
Foreign barley quiet, and Is to 2s per qr. lower. ,
barley difficult of sale, and values the turn in buyere
favour. OTinding dull, and is per qr. lower. Notwith-
standing short supplies of oats, the trade ruled dull at to-*
per qr. reduction. Maize, 6d to is per qr. lower. Bean
rather cheaper.

BURY ST. EDMUNDS—WEDNESDAY.
There was a fair shoW of wheat here to-day, which Iva!
principally sold at a decline of from ls to 2s per qr. on tbo
prices paid last week. Thero was a good supply of boll
offering freelyat is to 2s per qr. less money for all descrir
thins. Oats, beans, and peas without alteration in value•

MANCHESTER--T unsnAv. - •
The trade since our last report has ruled exceedingly iTs
active for all articles, with a general tendency towaru,
lower prices. The foreign imports into Liverpool hasi
been liberal of wheat, barley, oats, and flour, moderate
beans, and scanty of Indian, corn. From Ireland the arrl;
vAs of oats have been light, and of oatmeal fair. At,°,l
market wheat was in limited demand, and both
and foreign must be quoted 2s porqr. cheaper. Flour. W.
a slow trade, declined is per sack. Oats gave wayid P'lo
451 b, and oatmeal is per load. Beans and peas were
is. per qr. lower. In Indian corn there was no material
change.

EDINBURGH—WEDNESDAY.
Wheat on the top, 2s Od down average, Os 3d doWn'
Barley on the top, 4s 9d up average, Gs 6d d 00.13:
Oats on the top, 2s 6d down
Beans on the top, is Od down average,er age Oso 8d
dd
Total supply and sales.
Wheat 527 qrs sold 426
Barley
average,
IV
sold 1114
Oats 2369 qrs sold 1524 '
Beans 44 qrs sold 32
Average prices.
Wheat, 60s 2d I Oats, 28s 2d
Barley, 3Bs 8d 1 Beans 52s Od ;r5
Town-made flour sells as follows :—White, 53s 6d ; 13%""
superfine, 52s Od; superfine, 50s 6d; fine, 49s Od.

GLASGOW—WEDNESDAY.
The business during the week has been chiefly for cra;
sum ption, at about previous rates. This day's marketi:
fairly attended. Iu the absence of an active inquiry "Gl,e ;
receded 6d per qr. of 2401 b ; flour, 6d to is per sa_4
barley, beans, peas, oats, and Indian corn each about 6d r
respective boll.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

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MAILS DUE.
lustralia and New Zealand, via Southampton., D3O. f2,.°.
Ditto, via Marseilles Da l'
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British pac ke t . ....... Jan..*'
Ditto, by French packet • Doi. 23
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Deo. "13'
China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton Doo 21'
Ditto, via Marseilles pea 14
traikland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Deo. 14*
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton De". V
Ditto, via Marseilles
• ••
India (Bombay), via Southampton.
Ditto, via itarseilies Dee. ,
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Deo. l''
Ditto, via Marseilles Dee. EL ~
Dee.
~_v
Mauritius, via Southampton•
2
DJO. 1'
Ditto, via Marseilie+.
Newfoundland ... • ..... DO. 19.
Portugal
• •• ••
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... ......
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet. . Dec. 11
Ditto, by United Staten packet, via Southamp-
ton •

Ditto, via Cork
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Deo•
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritlb ....Deo. Im*
Vest Indies and Pacific (except Ba.haluaa and
Honduras) DoC• 14
Baham:e. via New (Irk. Deo 15.
2
Cuba and Mexico 1)eC• 9
Bermuda, via Halifax Dec. 19

THE CASE OF SCUTTLING A SHIP. -A telegrgro
was received by the City police last night from Webb, toi
detective officer, stating that he had arrived in Engia.tbe
with Lionel Holdsworth, the alleged principal i'3
Up
charge of scuttling the Severn, and he will be brought
with the other prisoners at the next examination.

Births.
BASHFORD —On the 3d inst., at 37, Brunswick-A:031;1
Brighton, the wife of Captain C. B. Bashford, 9th
'
Lancers, of a daughter. wo
BLUNT—On the 6th inst., at Ivy House, Barnes, the
of F. W. Blunt, Esq., of a son. eoa'
TEMPLE—On the 3d inst., at Carlton-hill, St. John' -1
the wife of T. R. S. Temple, Esq., of ace'
WILKINSON —On the 6th inst , at 72, Glouncester-ter;er.
Hyde-park, the wife of M. Wilkinson, of a &tug'
Marriages.
FIELD —WELLS —On the sth inst. at at Little Waltham' 0,3 J
Field, Esq., of Blackheath, to. Catherine Mario', 6elejit tie
daughter of Joseph Wells, Esq., of Woodhouse,
Waltham, Chelmsford. it
M'KENzrE —GRAY—On the sth inst., at St. Mark's, fa„igllt
ton-terrace, C. W. B. M'Kenzie, 71st Ilighiaud orl,
Infantry, to Selina Janet, daughter of the late A.

of Trinidad, W.I.

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