The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-18 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 3,691. In the corresponding week in 1860 we
received 1,953—in 1859, 2,645—in 1858, 495—in 1857,
1,208—in 1856, 612—and in 1855, 289 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAO WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Rotterdam
Harlingen
Hamburgh lO .. 1632 ..
Oporto;
-Vigo
Dordt ••• .• ••
Amsterdam
Antwerp ....
Boulogne... . •
Tonning ... • •
Medemblik
Nieu Diep '

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..--. • •

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Total BO3 2,682 206
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs.
1860 378 .. 1,233 .. .. 295 .. 47
1859 4BO .. 2,006 .. 159 ..
1858 lBB .. 105 .. .. 202 ..
1857 526 .. 481 .. .. 201 ..
1856 430 .. 70 .. 112 ..
1855

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There was a full average time of year supply of foreign
stock on offer in our market, to-day, in, for the most part,
good saleable condition. Sales progressed slowly, and prices
had a drooping tendency.
The arrivals of beasts, fresh up from our own grazing
districts, were seasonably good, and of full average quality.
Although the attendance of buyers was somewhat nume-
rous, the beef trade was in a very sluggish state, at prices
barely equal to Monday last. However, the firmest Scots
and crosses realised 4s 10d per filbs.
b`vorn Mnrfnitr, Suffolk, ci,..euttogeentre, we
received 1,400 Scots, crosses, and short horns ; from other
parts of England, 1,000 various breeds ; and from Scotland,

130 Scots and crosses.
We had a fall averagEtnumber of sheep in the pens, and
most breeds came to hand in very middling condition. The
mutton trade was heavy, and prices gave way from 2d to
4d per 81bs. The top figure for the best Downs was 5s 10d
per 81bs. There were about 300 shorn sheep in the market,
and which sold at is per 81bs beneath those in the wool.
The lamb trade has not yet fairly commenced.
Calves were in short supply, and fair request, at full
prices. The primest veal realised 5s 8d per 81bs.
Although the supply of pigs was not to say extensive
the pork trade ruled heavy, at barely last week's quotations
Per 81bs to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 4

Primecrs-wool do.

Second quality do. 3 6 4 0 Pme. Sithdown do
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Large arse. calves
Prime Scots' &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs
Second quality do. 4 2 4 61 Small porkers
Lambs, Os Od to Os Od.

8, d. s. d.
,4 10 6 6
5 8510
4 86 2
5 45 8
4 04 6
4 85 0

Suckling calves, 19s to 22s ; and quarter •old store pigs,
23s to 333.

TOTAL SUPPLY. t FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 3,600 Beasts
Sheep and lambs 19,150 Sheep
Calves
Pigs

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Feb. 20, 1860, and this day,
Monday, Feb, 18, 1861 :

Per 81bs, sinking the offal.
Feb. 20, 1860. Feb. 18, 1861.
s. d. s. d. a. d. s. (1.•
Coarse and inferior beasts .
Second quality ditto 3 8 4 2 6 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. . . . .
Coarse and inferior sheep . 3 8 4 2 3 8 4 0
Second quality ditto . . •4 4 410 4 2 4 6
Prime coarse-woollod ditto . 5 0 5 44 10 5 6
Prime Southdown ditto .
Lambs
Large coarse otilves . . 5 2 5 6,4 8 5 2
Prime small ditto
Large hop; ~ . .
Neat small porkers . .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . . 18,510 19,150
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 21, 1859.---Beasts, 3,317;
sheep, 17,550 ; calves, 87 ; pigs, 300.
Feb. 22, 1858—Beasts, 3,980; shoep, 16,550; calves,
107 ; pigs, 420.

1857.

Stock this day.... 11,350
Price of Y.C. ties 6d to I
--s Od
Delivery last week 702
Ditto from June 1 89,204
Arrivals last week 1,880
Ditto from J une 1 83,574
Price of Town ... . 59s 6d

20,895
53s 01 to,
—8 Od
2,21.5
85,149

9:0
92,862
55s Od

1859.

(21,042
52s di tol
—s Od

1,579
50,601
547
90,079
548 3d

33,417
60sOlto
—a Od
1,557
61,721

181
85,087
618 9d

POLICE INTELLI9.ENCIE—(This Day).

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

HOUSEBREAKERS RECONNOITERING. PREVENTION
BETTER THAN CURE.—Three rough-looking fellows, named
George Prestagne, John Davis, and William Cook, alias
Brown, were charged before Mr. Beadon with loitering in
Sackville-street for the purpose of committing a felony.
Sergeant Joy, 96, said that this morning, a little before
one, he saw the three prisoners standing together at the
corner of Vigo-street and Regent-street, and having
watched them for some time, saw Davis and Cook leave
the other. They then rejoined and had some conversa-
tion, and walked together abouthalfway down the street,
where Davis looked down several areas, and then
went into the doorway of No. 16 or No. 17, and
then joined the other two. He continued to
watch them for some time, and saw them walk up and down
the street three or four times, each time making their stand
point the same house. On taking them into custody they
said they had only just come from Paddington, notwith-
standing that he had been watching them for half an hour.
He knew them as convicted thieves and frequenters of a
public house called The George, the well-known resort of
thieves. On one of them he found a cap which was used
to replace a hat by way of disguise.
Mr. Beadon said it was quite right they should be taken
into custody, as there was no moral doubt they were thieves,
but the evidence was scarcely strong enough. They were,
however, very luckily prevented from doing anything, and
must be discharged.

A SOLDIER CHARGED WITH STEALING A WATCH.—
William Robinson, a private in the Coldstream Guards,
was charged with stealing a gold watch from the person of
a German, named Condon, residing in Wardour-street,
Soho.
Mr. Albert interpreted.

The prosecutor deposed that he felt a tug at his watch
while leaving a cigar shop in the Haymarket, and at once
gave the soldier, who was with some companions in plain
clothes, into custody. He found his watch chain hanging
down, but the watch gone.
Mr. Beadon put soma questions to the prosecutor, and,
in answer to them, he stated that he believed the watch
was either taken by the soldier or his accomplices, but that
he would not swear that the soldier took it.
Upon this, and Mr. Beadon having received a good
character of him from his sergeant, the soldier was dis-
charged.

ille OXFORD "ESSAYS AND RE-
VIEWS."

The following reply from the Archbishop of
Canterbury has been received by the Rev. W. R.
Fremantle, of Haydon Rectory, in reply to an ad-
dress bearing upon the " Essays and Reviews."
Lambeth, Feb. 12.
Rev. Sir,—l have taken the opportunity of meeting
many of my episcopal brethren in London, to lay your
address before them.
They unanimously agree with me in expressing the pain
it has given them that any clergyman of our Church
should have published such opinions as those concerning
which you have addressed us.
We cannot understand how their opinions can be held
consistently with an honest subscription to the formularies
of our Church, with many of the fundamental doctrines of
which they appear to us essentially at variance.
Whether the language in which these views are ex-
pressed is such as to make their publication an act which
could be visited in the ecclesiastical courts, or to justify
the synodical condemnation of the book which contains
them, is still under our gravest consideration. But our
main hope is our reliance on the blessing of God in the
continued and increasing earnestness with which we trust
that we and the clergy of our several dioceses may be
enabled to teach axd preach that good deposit of sound
doctrine which our Church has received in its fullness, and
which we pray that she may, through God's grace, ever
set forth as the uncorrupted Gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ.-1 remain, rev. sir, your faithful servant,
Rev. W. Fremantle. J. B. CANTITAR.
I am authorised to append the following names
C. J. Ebor. R. D. Hereford.
A. C. London. J. Chester.
H. M. Dunelm. A. Llandaff,
C. R. Winton. R. J. Bath and Wells.
H. Exeter. J. Lincoln.
C. Peterborough. C. Glocester and Bristol.
C. St. David's. W. Sarum.
A. T. Chichester. It. Ripon.
J. Lichfield. J. T. Norwich.
S. Oxon. J. C. Bangor.
T. Ely. J. Rochester.
T. V. St. Asaph. S. Carlisle.
J. P. Manchester.