The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-03 00:00:00

POULTRY.

Turkeys, 5s Od to lOs Od; geese, 6s Od to 10s; goslings,
s to Os ; ducks, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; ducklings, Os to Os Od ;
tamo rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od ; wild do, is Od to is 4d ;
pigeons, 9d to 1s 4d each ; Surrey fowls, 8s to 12s Od ;
do. chickens, 7s to 10s ; barn door fowls, 5s Od to is per
couple. English eggs, 8s to 10s ; French do., Gs to 9s
Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh butter, 1s Od to is 4d ; English
1s 4d to 1s 7d per lb.
BILLINGSGATE.
Salmon, Os Od per lb ; soles, 2s 6d to 5s per pair ; cod,
5s Od to 15s ; brill, 3s to lOs ; mullets, 2s 6d to 5s ; doreys,
2s Od to lOs 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 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 2d ;
veal, 5s 0.1 to Gs Od; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s Od per Blbs
by the carcase.

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

HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides 56 to 64 Ibs, 24d to 3d. ' • 64 to 72 lbs, 3d
to 31d ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3-id ;80 to 881bs., 3id to 4d ; 88
to 961b5., 4d to 4-id ;96 to 1011bs., Od. to Od. Horse
hides, 9s to 10s Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s ; full, Gs 6d ;
polled sheep, 12s 6d to 14s Od; half-breds, 108 Od to 12s 6d ;
downs, 8s Od to lOs

HAY.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 15s; clover,
£5 5s to £6 15s Od ; •and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load.
Trado heavy.
CUMBERLAND._Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 17s 6d; clover,
£5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load.
A fair demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 15s; clover,
£5 5s to £6 17s ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load.
Trade slow.

A tlantic and Great Western Rail way.

Mr. J. M'Henry has written the following letter
to a prominent gentleman of Philadelphia :
The Atlantic and Great Western I
Railway Offices,
No. 5, Westminster-chambers, }
Victoria-streat, Westminster, S.W.,
Loudon, January 3, 18GG.
Dear Mr. Dougherty-4 see that the opponents of the
Atlantic and Great Western aro endeavouring to make a
diversion in favour of the Pennsylvania Central by the
old cry of " British capital," which, I fancy, has been
been long since played out.

Sir Morton Peto was in the United States, with other
friends, as my guest, and is in no manner responsible for
my movements, social or financial. On the contrary, I
am responsible for all of his.
I intend to make the influence and operations of the
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company reach into
Philadelphia and into Pittsburg, connecting both these
cities by an unbroken communication with Chicago, Cleve-
land, Buffalo, St. Louis, and Cincinnati, and am fully pre-
pared to meet any opposition, fairly conducted.
My views of the future of railways and their manage-
ment are very different from most of the railway people in
America.

I know there is traffic for double or treble the existing
mileage. I know my lines will be very prosperous, and I
am sure that the Pennsylvania Central and Philadelphia
and Erie will, at the same time, be more prosperous than
ever. Business begets business, and even now the dor-
mant traffic of the great 'Wost is tenfold the active.
Give the Western Status a sure, a speedy and a cheap
transit at all seasons for their produce, and the present
prosperity of tho whole country will be paled by the
future.

For nearly 50 years my family have been not obscure
residents of Pittsburg and Philadelphia, and I have now
investments in Pennsylvania exceeding those of any other
single proprietor.

I yield, therefore, to no man in pride of the State,
and am determined to make my position useful to it, and
honourable and profitable to myself. I have been the
means of spending 30 or 40 millions of foreign capital in
and about ,Ponnsylvania without doing Pennsylvania
any harm, and I claim the privilege of spending as much
more to open up the Western and Central counties as a
part of a system of railway Communication which, in ex-
tent, construction, and management of its traffic in goods
and passengers, shall be unequalled in the world.
Vested interests, with their usual selfishness, may not
like to be disturbed, but they will find in the long run
that they aro more frightened than hurt ; that they must
yield in any event to the greater interests of the whole
State; that Pennsylvania does not belong to any corpora-
tion, and that I shall succeed in my plans. I am, dear
Mr. Dougherty, most faithfully yours.

JAMES MEENIIY.

Daniel Dougherty, Esq., Philadelphia.