The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-21 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS.

OXFORD—SATURDAY.
There was but a small attendance at the Corn Exchang
to-day, and trade was dull. Purchasers of prime saulPield
wheat had to pay from is to 2s per qr more, which confiq
the transactions chiefly to purchasers from neeessi 5:0
English barley was very scarce. Oats and beans veers
much asked. for, and more money was obtained. Farliteliu
complain that, owing to the cold nights, the grass Crop
s
many places will be thin.

NORWICH— SATI7RDAY.
ket
The supply of wheat was tolerably good at this 10r-be
to-day, and although the demand was slow prices Inust
9we
quoted fully as high as on this day se'nnight, and in 6,
barivia!
instances were rather in favour of the sellers.
oats, beans, and peas, little doing. The week has hee4o
dry one, hut with cold and brisk easterly wind, and se is
frosts in the early morning. Warm and genial weather
now required.
White wheat (weighing 641 b), 50s to 54s ; old red et;fitt;
(weighing 651 b), 48s to 50s ; new red ditto (vire!gn. hint`
601 b to 631 b), 42s to 47s ; best malting barley (we' 67411)),
521 b to 531 b), 36s to 38s ; runs ditto (weighing 511 b to
30l'
to
34s to 365; distilling ditto (weighing 501 b to 521b),,3; 365
32s ; oats, 24s to 26s ; beans, 57s to 39s ; peas (reaPwl'
to 38s per qr. Flour, 31s per sack.

NOTTINGHAM—SATURDAY. the
There was a fair supply of wheat from the grewer,Phoro
demand for which was slow at about recent rates.
u'ai to
was very little barley showing, and prices were eq of
last week. Of oats the show was small and the t° ancl
the demand proved firm. Beans were in small suPPi
moved off at about ls per or
advance. nor
Old white wheat, 53s to 56s ; old red, 46s to 49s 'ow,
white, 53s to 57s ; new red, 45s to 49s per 36 stone. 01d,
old, 30s to 35s ; new, 24s to 30s per 24 stone. s°llllS'
50s to 53s ; new, 42s to per 47s 38s*stone. •

LEIOES TER—SATURDAY. haSea
The show of wheat was middling. Buyers Pfurcbglef
sparingly, and prices were not much altered. -T
there was not much passing, and late rates were ulainThees.
Oats were in demand, and commanded in high P:held
There was a very limited show of beans, which were
at rather more money.
New white wheat, 50s to 52s ; new red, 4Gs to 49S ;13A--
white, 55s to 56s ; old red, 49s to 52s per 36 stone. 30S
ley, for malting, 35s to 39s per qr. ; grinding, 27s tor
per 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 338 ;* now, 27s to 32° P+ene
stone. Beans, old, 50s to 52s ; new, 44s to 46s per 38 s"„"
Fine flour, 40s to 42s ; seconds, 32s to 35s per 20

YORK—SATURDAY. tll°
There was only a moderate supply of wheat, nude de.•
condition of the samples was good. The tone of 014
inand was quiet, and late rates were paid. Barley a Toil.
small show, and business may be written as st
There was a scanty supply of oats, which sold readi Yoe
late rates. In beans a tolerable trade was done-
_or gr
show was meagre, and the best qualities were is r
higherN. r 36
New white wheat, 48s to 52s ; new red, 4Gs to 49s Pceiiro
stone. Barley, for malting, 37s to 40s per qr. ; gr,inioge•
32s to 34s per 30 stone. Oats, now, 26s to 28s per 2* s'66s.
Beans, new, 42s to 44s per 38 stone. Malt, 64s to
Flour, 35s to 37s per sack of 2801bs.

Foreign Mail Packet List

-419--

MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton......”--,23 13
Ditto, via Marseilles June
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet .• • • un, 4.
-
Ditto, by French packet Ma)
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena A.a.' „o,
china, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton 513 Y
Ditto, via Marseilles 310'
Falkland Islands
''
Gibraltar, via Southampton AO 21
ris 29
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton..—
.May-it 'oB
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton Mai
May 23
Ditto, via Slarseilles .
Malta, Egypt, and Aden 20.
, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseilles .113 Y .3
3fauritius, via Southampton
....... ' JuoJnac- 7.
Ditto, via Marseille.;
Mal
Newfoundland
, un
P0rtuga1....... .
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... .....
United States and British North America by Bri-
,ay 23
tish packet . ••0.6,r
Ditto, by United States packet, via SouthanW"
ton ......
Ditto, via Cork
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry* • •11537, 10.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife .. • • Jllll-
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and May 29.
Ilonduras) og.
aY 31.
Cuba and Mexico
Bahamas. via New York. sglsl
.10Y. Bermuda, via Halifax ...

THE DUTY OF A GENERAL.--A commande ode
'1
be self-collected in a battle, calm under a 01.,tge
darts or the whistling of artillery ; but to prove his nirio
he is not called upon to charge windmills with the ell'lrh biS
madness of Don Quixote, or to slay 800 enemies with do
own hand, as recorded of Aurelian and Richard Cs 3- fpi
Lion. Charles of Sweden and Attila loved figlit,ii3asooo
fighting's sake ; for the certawinis gaudia, as Cass'°..,- p9'
writes ; "the rapture of the strife," as Lord Br.° -0 be
lates the passage. Yet a brave general is not obliged t
the
a vulture snuffing blood like the truculent Xing ,°.„,frsgs
Huns. He can maintain his reputation for persons' c; foes,
without jumping alone into the midst of an army °f
as Alexander did from the walls of Oxydrace ;
a host of many thousand with 330 men, as Charles„,
did at Bender; or of placing his foot first on the 13-
tble
ladder in emulation of the extreme daring of the 0(31.21s„-g
Of
Bourbon, under extreme circumstances at the stornl7,oo
Rome. Charles I. lacked moral courage, but be ,w.:-d•g-
craven physically. His bravery in the field and cs";iol,3l
nity on the scaffold went far in atonement of his P°;,.#B•
weaknesses and shortcomings.—Dublin University flag— fir
EADVERTISEMENT.I —HOllOWay'S DySPOP.,Sia:use
digestion, Flatulency, Heartburn, Biliousness,— .1-„orsJ
Want of Appetite.—French philosophers trace the,Ther•
feelings of the mind to the state of the stomach, and
is much wisdom in the speculation. The storaseb.
or resisli.
human body is more than the kitchen to the domestic Ow
blishment ; be it ever so slightly disordered, the Nvb°l:the
ternal economy is deranged. The young may 01111 e
simile and disbelieve the tremendous sacrifice incbg'ibel
exacts from its victims. The day will come when "nzer
will lament over their dyspepsia, as thousands str°,7e-
than themselves have done, when it will be for the'r„b"°ltio
fort and happiness if they will remember. these PrZ:fo..
words and hold in readiness Holloway's pills a caw.
guard.

Births. •
CONSTABLE— On the 17th inst., at the Royal Agn-ertetiraVi•
College, Cirencester,ta,
o f a tdhaeu
Atii-
ATniu . KNEY—On the 18th inst, at Somerville? Lady
lu mney, of a daughter.
wife of the Principal, tmw -
AT vr read,
STENHOUSE—On the 19th inst., at 65, Finchley ,--e -
the wife of T. Stenhouse, Esq , of twin daug
hors. oi,
WIELAND—On the 17th inst. at .at 37, Marlborough",olo.
N.W., the wife of Major Wieland, of Harefield, of a °
Marriages. peter%
HARnisoN—HowsoN—On the 17th inst., at 5t.,,„,.p ss?
Levenshulme, William Harrison of Barrow-l°,: 'T,;O"
eldest son of Win. Harrison of Ed worth Par", rertioe?
ter, to Rose, youngest daughter of the late I\r"' /1°"--
of Skerton, Lancaster.
maSoPlirtil 11
PEsnato
n/i—square,
aArietN,EGLeLoTgOen
Bt.h
Perry,
elryith,
tiunsEt.,mat MarY -
u,g.:ol,:ittoretis:t
daughter of the Hon. H. Parnell, of 13, " '
square.

COMBS—Deaths.
Henry Ocnomthbee,l7th inst., at 23, Talbot-terrace' Ba °
DElEloßtse—l, Esq., agd 81 rsyttter,
war,
BAILNA ii
rO. I 13.
often li 53
at
ihm inst.,
agaetdsB,
(i3.eresford-street, W3l-
-
GRlGovelLalLEtiiin°K—ningth,so-crlo,lstsh,
aignesdt .
36M. r Thomas Peeks, Ahern
Hotel, Cockspur-street, Manager' of the Great No
gO, nßitehheardlsGthrevinilltel, Esq, goose,
MICHELMORE—On the 14th inst., at Berry Pomeroy .
Totnes, Devonshire, Thos. Michelmore, Esq./ aged - e
MAcß.BSD.,EaNg—edOnwt.he 16th inst., at Colne House, Earl's Clii;
Essex, Sidney Jane Marsden, wife of Lt.-Col. gars e '
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.Milford Cottage, near

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