The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-22 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S 1114.R.EETS.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.--ISlQadow hay, £2 Os to S 5 10e Od ; clover
do., £3 10s to £slss ; and straw, £1 10s to £1 180, per load.
A dull trade.
CUMBERLAND.— Meadow hay, £2 O■ to £5 10s ;
clover, £3 10s to £s■ 15s Od ; and straw, £1 10■ to £2 Os
per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our
quotations.

WHITECHAPEL. -- Meadow hay, £2 Os to fiS 10g Od ;
clove!, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; sad straw, £1 103 to £1 18
per lead. A fair demand.

COLONIAL.

TEL—The market has been very steady, and prices have
shown no change of importance.
SUGIR.—A moderate amount of business has been trans-
acted in the better qualities, and late rates have been fully
maintained. In the refined market there has been a steady
demand for dried goods.
COFFEE.—OnIy a United business has been transacted,
previous rates being obtained for good and fine descriptions
of Plantation Ceylon. The stocks on hand, compared with
those of the same period of last year, show a falling off of
about 200 tons.

lticx.—A few small parcels of East India have been sold
at about late quotations, but the market generally has re-
mained very inactive.
SALTPETRE.—No sales of importance have been recorded
and quotations are inactive.
TALLOW.—More activity has prevailed, with a fair
demand for consumption, and prices have tended upwards.
P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 60s. ; April to June delivery,
575. 6d. ; and last three mouths, 58s. 6d. to 58s. 9d. per
cwt.

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.

THIS DAY, J.
Ardrossan, S.W. ; fine I
Ayr, S.S.W. ; dull
Birmingham, S.W.; fine
Brighton, N.W.; fine
Bristol, S.W. ; fine
Cambridge, S. ; fine
Cardiff, W. ; fog
Carlisle, S. ; dull
Chatham, W.N.W., fresh;
fine
Deal, W. ; fine
Derby, N.W. ; fino
Dublin, S.S.W. ; fog
Dumfries, S.W. ; fino
Dundee, N. 8.; fine
Edinburgh, S.W.; dull
Glasgow, S.W. ; mild
Gravesend, W.; fresh and
frosty
Harwich, S. ; frost

.N. 22, 9 A.M.

Holyhead, S.W. ; light
breeze, and clear
Inverness, S; frost

Kingstown, W.S.W. ; foggy
Leith, W. - dull
Limerick, calm ; fine
Manchester, S.S.W. • dull
Milford Haven, S.V. ; fine
NewcastleoaTy-ne,S.W.; fine
Newmarket, W. • fine, frosty
Norwich, N.E., fight ; frosty
Perth, W. ; damp
Peterborough, N.W. • froet
Port Glasgow, W.S.ii.; fino
Southampton, S. ; fog
Waterford, N.E. i "111 d
West Hartlepool,S.W.jle Y
Weymouth, N.Wg ;IV. , ;cloudy
ge
Wolverhampton, .
York, S.E.; fine
1
risAlMlrdBtNripesicielleNjiseA'r.,NN:l,..fiVefi.n.We . ; fine
Paris, S.S.'W ; cloudy
St. Petersburg, W. ' • foggy-
Stockholm, W.S.W. ; clear
Strasbourg, W. ; cloudy
Toulon, E.N.E. ; fine
Turin, calm ; fog
Vienna, W.N.W. ; clear

CONTINENTAL S.:
Brest, S.S.E. ; cloudy, fog
Brussels, S. ; cloudy
Cherbourg, S.W. ; foggy
Copenhagen,N.N.E.; cloudy
Dunkirk, S.S.W. ; rainy
Havre, S.W. ; cloudy
Leghorn, E.N.E tine
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Lsic, W. ; cloudy., ;now
Lisbon, N.N.E.;
Lyons, N.; fine

TirrE EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS AT BIRMINGHAM

___Je very important congress of the friends of education is
to assemble to-morrow at Birmingham, under the presi-
dency of Sir J. Pakington, Bart., for the purpose of urging
upon the Government the great necessity of affording as-
sistance to the laudable movement now on foot for the pur-
pose of extending Ragged Schools, and thereby conferring
the blessings of education upon the poor neglected and
destitute children of Great Britain. Tho philanthropic
movement is to be attributed to the untiring
exertions of Mr. Charles Ratcliff, of Birming-
ham, whose valuable efforts in the cause of promot-
ing education amongst the poor are so well known and
acknowledged. Most important results are confidently an-
ticipated frem the conference, especially as upwards of 200
noblemen and gentlemen of wealth and influence have given
their support to the praiseworthy undertaking. Amongst
the most prominent names we find those of the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, Earl Ducie, Sir John Pakington, Sir Arthur Elton,
Sir John Ratcliff, Sir Thomas Winnington, Monckton
Milnes, Esq. ; Mr. M. D. Hill, Miss Mary Carpenter, Sir
Archibald Alison, Dr. Candlish, D.D. ; Sir E. Wilmot and
Lord Lyttleton. •
TrIE COINAGE.—The Mechanics Magazine calcu-
lates that the total number of coins of gold, silver, copper,
and bronze, now in circulation throughout the British Isles,
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