The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-17 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NORWICH— SATURDAY. of
At this market to-day there was a limited supply
wheat, and prices ruled about is per qr. higher than iss"
week A large supply of barley, and a general dulness per-
vading the trade, prices for malting qualities gave Wa/
about is per quarter, while to dispose of other qualities*
still further decline was acceded to.
White wheat (weighing 631 b), 68s to 70s ; old red altt°'
(weighing 631 b), Ms to 63s ; new red ditto (weighing
521 b to 631 b), —s to —s; bast malting barley (vreig“aro.'
521 b to 531 b), 50s to 52s ; runs ditto (weighing 511 b to 54`"1,,
46s to 48s • distilling ditto (weighing 501 b to 521 b), 363
40s ; oats, '24s to 26s ; beans, b7s to 39s ; peas (maple),
to 38s per qr. Flour, 44s Od per sack.

NO T TINGIIAM—SATURDAY.
There was a moderato show of wheat to-clan ttia
condition of which was not first-rate. There 1,01,i
tolerable demand, and all dry sorts were is per qua the
dearer There was a pretty good supply of barley, but "
demand ruled slow, and prices, except for the finest clouel;
lities, were rather lower. The quantity of oats ou off
was middling, and there was a steady demand at Pric„;.,
equal to those of last week. Beans declined is per '3
Peas dull and receding. eor
Old white wheat, 68s to 73s ; old red, GOs to 67s ;,1'
white, 66s to 74s ; new red, 58s to 63s per 36 stone. uad,
old, 32s to 38s ; new, '24s to 32s per 24 stone. Beaus' °i
54s to 58s ; new, 44s to 52s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 450
to 9Gs per sack.

LEICES TER SATURDAY.
At to-day's market the show of wheat was hardly
large as usual. A fair share of business was transact,
,
and prices 2s per qr. higher than last week. Superior sorr
of barley in moderate demand at late prices. Rather 101
doing in oats, at last week's prices. Beans a dull trade,
Is per qr. less money.
New white wheat, 68s to 70s ; new red, 60s to 685;
white, 70s to 76s ; old red, 66s to 70s per 36 stone. lig
ley, for malting, 42s to 50s per qr.; grinding, 32s to „,.1
per 30 stone. Oats, old, 32s to 40s ; new, 24s to 30s per
stone. Beans, old, 56s to 60s ; new, 46s to 50s per 38 st°ll
Fine flour, 48s ; seconds, 44s to 46s per 20 stone.

. ket
There was a IimitedYORK—SATURDAY supply of wheat at this rusr-
to-day, and the demand was steady, at an impioverflell.
on late rates. In barl.y a limited business was la t 0
it_t;
reduction of is per qr. A healthy inquiry for oats,
prices. The supply of beans was fair, at rather to
sire'
rateNs. 36
New white wheat, 56s to 64s ; new rod, 48s to 58s per
stone. Barley, for malting, 36s to 40s per qr. ; grindiur,f
33s to 34s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 24s to 28s per 24 stue•
Beans, new, 50s to 54s per 38 stone. Malt, 68s to 71*
Flour, 45s to 47s per sack of 2801bs.

Foreign Mail Packet List.
-4-

MAILS DUE.
Australla and New Zealand, via Southampton Deo. '2°'
I*.c•
Ditto, via Marseilles Dec'
Brazil and Capa Verde. by British packet. ..... .• • --
a* 0.2
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Deo. 28.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Dec 2°,"
Ditto, via Marseilles . .....Pea
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dec,
2
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton.
•
Ditto, via Marseilles ..
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton . 2.1:34;
Ditto, via Marseilles
Dee. '
Mauritius, via Southampton
ec.
Ditto, via Marseille 3. D
Dee' 1,9.
Newfoundland
JAIL
Portugal

Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United btates and British North America, by Bri- 40
tish packet
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton

Ditto, xia Cork ..... 14,
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Dec.
%Teat Coast of Africa, Iladeira, and Teneriffe ....Dec"

West Indies and Paciflo (except Bahamas and 0
Honduras) PO' 10e
Baham'..4, via New York. Jan'
,2 9
Cuba and Mexioo .
Dee.
ill
Dee' Bermuda, via Halifax ...

Slate
The QUESTION SETTLED.—The Illinois
Journal says : —" There has been some questi°ll to
to which city in this State should rank ne%;;;oo,
Chicago in size. Quincy has claimed the Pesi„ooil
and so also has Peoria. Springfield is the se:ii'ree
city of Illinois, and the votes polled in the ',t43
cities named, at the last election, deroonsvi-.'n-g,
Ting-
the fact. The vote was as follows :----SErniti•
field, 3,119 ; Quincy, 3,080; Peoria, "I;eitcl
It thus appears that Springfield is thirty-nineof
of Quincy, and one hundred and three allie"to0
Peoria. In addition to this, it may be state' is'
over four hundred persons whose names were regd.
tered on the poll books did not vote last Tues,i de'
These figures settle the mooted question, au-
dare Springfield the second city in Illinois.
The Nation, in oneof its articles, remarks t',;-stial
"As a rule no person should overtax his ,7010'
average strength. To this rule, however, the 0-rooS
mon sense of mankind admits very nur°,-01
exceptions. Physicians in times of g, "roof
sickness, nurses, watchmen, and night wori.o in
soldiers in battle or on forced marches, sa""ges,"
storms, firemen, lawyers trying important 011;003
these are only a few cases out of many ln.Lo t°
duty, frequently and imperiously requires '."-tbeir
exert themselves beyond what a due regard t° A s,l6°best physical condition would admit. There at' get,
other cases in which there may be no especial cw-re of
of overtaxing the strength, but where the nato,bet
the occupation absolutely requires a greater n'fiTcjet
of hours' labour than would be desirable.
eiri
0.0800
this head may be included ordinary dome
ployments. A woman, for example, must ts5DO,OO
of her family, often without much regard t° olr.ea
of labour, for a man's breakfast must be e°
before he can eat it."

Births.
ngoon, the wif° Of
Capprrelf
COLLIER—On the 14th inst., at Cedar Villa Sutton,tiale,
} ibiaLrDr
Ei si
tt
se
—r - aot -n1
the , ol fs t a
udi
tau, gaht t eRr
a.
the wife of C. F. Collier, Esq., of the ' w-
Middle
c°- ,
E. Childers, of a son. •
Marriages. „,irCbc
BARTON—COLLIS—On the 13th inst., at FortuoY .c.,," of
N. C. Barton, Esq., R.N., son
Ropohill, Lymington, a of C. C. Lloyd, eof
_ .iits, to Jane __. rector
daughter of the Rev. Al A. C. Collis, D.v.,
Dee,
Queenstown. ...
LEWER—SHAW—On the 13th inst. S if. rgaretll rif,
,att. 1 3 rtd e
Kent, Alfred Leaver, Esq., M.D., Royal Horse ,orset,
son of E. Lower, Esq., lerl Hall,-.Wiinbora,„. Pella
to Bessie, mildest (laughter of YCol. H. J. Shawl '°ll 1
of the Herbert Hospital, Woolwich.
Deaths. 0 li• C.
BOWDEN—On the 13th inst., at Clapham-NOMII'
Bowden, Esq., aged 68. t Der,
,
BLACKFORD—Oa the 11th inst at 33, Charles-strls.
keley-square, the Lady Isabella Blackford, aVd, stolo
BRADLEY.—On the 7th inst., at Wollesoy-ronaiirajleif
Newington, of consumption, Thomas Earnsbaw P,oolli
aged 46. He has left a wife and seven children '
unprovided for. R.I.P. llillii
CuEsirAm—On the 14th inst., at the Hoe, dye
Dowager Lady Chesham, aged 74. boll'
LUCENA—On the 12th inst., at Barbaro, near Canter
Lonloa.
J. L. Lucena, Esq., of the Middle Temple, ---
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Bliddleem—blonday, December 17, 18e6.