The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-21 00:00:00

MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.

Mr. O'Brien has addressed a letter to Mr. John
Francis Maguire, M.P., enclosing a subscription
towards the fund worthily set on toot for the erec-
tion of a monument in memory of the late Father
Mathew. Small as the opportunity was, the ex-
chieftain of Young Ireland has something to say
to attract the attention of his admirers, and accord-
ingly the "flunkeyism " of his countrymen (the
phrase is the Cork Examiner's) furnishes a theme
for bitter censure :

"I confess (he writes) that it pains and humi-
liates me to perceive the readiness with which my
countrymen award honorary distinction to the re-
presentatives of English dominion in this country
wi hout considering whether by their personal
merits or by their connection, past or future, with
this country they can rightfully claim a title to
couple their names with the institutions and memo-
rials of Ireland. I was amused by finding in a Cork
newspaper which reached me lately an illustration
of this tendency in the name given to a building
appropriated to the insane, which is called The
Egliuton Lunatic Asylum.' " Now, though lam
not jealous of the association of names which I find
in this particular case, I protest against the practice
which has hitherto prevailed of leaving unhoncured
the memory of the most illustrious children of our
own soil, while we bestow compliments, often empty
because undeserved, upon every delegate who may
be sent for a time to administer among us the do-
minion of England. Impressed with these feelings,
I have recently witnessed with much satisfaction
the erection of a statue at Limerick to the memory
of O'Connell, which will, I trust, be soon followed
by the construction of a memorial in honour of
Patrick Sarsfield."

Country Markets.

LIVERPOOL-Oa. 20.

The business transacted was only of moderate extent.
Fine qualities of wheat scarce, but at full prices, and ld.to
2d per 701bs less money for inferior qualities. Good flour
maintained its value. Barley, beans, and peas in fain
request, and maintained their value. Oats and oatmeal
more inquired for at Friday's decline. Indian corn in
good request for feeding at 37s 9d per qr for prime Galat%
and Odessa, and 38s 3d to 38s for mixed and yellow
American, and 42s to 43s for prime white.

HULL— OCT. 20.
For the time of the year supplies of English wheat are
well kept up, and markets generally are dull ; fine wheat
Is and inferior 2s lower. Foreign excessively dull and
neglected. Barley if very fine meets fair sale, while grind-
ing qualities are dull. Beans in demand, especially dry
new. Linseed cakes easier at IC/. 15s.

Wheat, English red, 48s to 518 ; white 56s to 60s; oats,
29s to 32s ; barley, 42s to 46s ; Indian corn, 398 ' • linseed
cakes, Hull, 11/ Os to / —s Od; ditto, foreign, 8115 s to
10110 s ; rape cakes, 615 s al to 61 los ; guano, 81. to 151. ;
bones, 140 s Od.; flour, —s to ---s; tares, —s to —s.

LEEDS—OcT. 20.
There was a large show of wheat, with a slow trade, And
little disposition to buy, except at 2s decline from Friday.
Barley a slow sale. Beans down. Oats and other artiolts
as before.
Average prices of grain—Wheat, 56s 9d ; bailey, 4.1 s
111; oats, 2(is ; beans, 47s
.8d ; peas, 45s 54,1 i
rye, --s. Od.