The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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YORK— SEPT. 14.
At this market to-day wheat was in tolerable supply,
comprising a fair number of new and old descriptions, but
no advance in price. Barley met with a quiet sale, and
late rates advanced is per qr. Oats, with a brisk demand,
were the turn higher. Beans were steady, at fully last
week's prices,
Wheat, red ....... 56s to SOs Oats.... ........ 26s to 28e
White do .568 to 64s Beans ......... to 50a
Barley .34s to 40s I Peas t —a
Malt, 70s to 72s per qr. ; rye, 34s per qr. ; flour, 4ls
to 43s per sack.

CAMBRIDGE—SEPT. 14.
A moderate supply of wheat to-day. With a quiet de-
mand, prices for old and new qualities were fully as highas
last week's rates—white, from 52s to 625; red, 48s to 565.
Barley a steady inquiry, making 36s to 38s, grinding 30s
to 325. Oats variect from 23s to 30s. Beans were sold
readily at late rates, from 36s to 40s per qr.

NORWICH.---SEPT. 14.
The attendance of factors and farmers to-day was large
and wheat was in good supply, principally of the new
crop, which realised Is to 2a over the prices of last week;
old sorts also Is dearer. New barley in moderate supply.
Little doing in oats, beans, or yeas. Flour la
White wheat 62s to 64s I Red wheat ........ 68
Malting barley 45s to 47s I Chevalier barley.4l sto 61s
New d 0......... 37s to 39s I 0at5.............. 26s to 30s
s to 44s
Flour, 40s Od to —s Od per sack from the miller.

LEICESTER—SEPT. 14.
A fair supply of wheat to• day. Trade firm, and late prices
advanced 2s per qr for new wheat. White wheat, 52s to 63s
—red, 448 to 56s per 36 stone. Barley was in very good
show, grinding, 30s to 33s ; malting, 37s to 40s per qr.;
oats, 25s to 348 per 24 stone. Beans were scarce, at 36s
to ; new, 36s to 46s per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 44s I Seconds, 40s I Thirds, 36s per 20 stone.
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NORTHAMPTON—SEPT. 14.
At this corn-market the supply of wheat was middling,
but tho demand firm, at Is advance—from 36s to 50s for
old, and 53s to 58s for new. A healthy trade in barley—
malting 36s to 38s, grinding 28s to 35s per qr. Oats in
moderate show, and prices improved—quoted at 24s to 35s
per 24 stone. Beans, old, 35s to 46s ; peas, 36s to 445.
Rye, 37s to 42s ; malt, 70s to 74s ; flour, 42s to —s per
sack.

' A PATRIOTIC MARYLAND LADY.—In making the
surveys for the intrenchments to be made on the northern
and eastern sides of the city, the engineer officers came to a
lovely spot near Bladensburg. A pretty cottage stood on
the brow of a hill, r urrounded on all sides by shrubbery,
grape vines, orchards, shade trees, a superb lawn, a beau-
tiful flower garden, &c. It was, indeed, a little paradise. It is the residence of a lady and her daughters, whose;hus-
band is now away fighting in the service of hia country.. The line of the intrenchments as surveyed, passed directly
over this spot. The hill commands the surrounding
country for miles, and therefore is the proper spot for a
battery. But the officers saw at a glance that if a battery
was erected there it would be necessary to cut down every
tree in the orchard, to clear away all the shrubbery, and to
make the dit3h for the parapet in the flower garden. In a
word, the military works would completely demolish the
place, and render it a desert. The officers made several sur-
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There was no other hill in the neighbourhood possessed the
necessary military qualifications. Calling upon the lady,
therefore, the officers explained, in the most delicate man-
ner, the object of their visit, and the military necessity which
doomed her beautiful grounds to destruction. The lady lis-
tened in silence. Tears rose to her eyes. She arose, walked
to the open window, looked for a moment upon the lovely
scene, and then, turning to the officers said, " If it must be
so, take it freely. I hoped to live here in peace and quiet,
and never to leave this sweet spot, which my husband has
beautified for years pest; but if my country demands it,
take it freely; you have my consent." Then offering re-
freshments to the officers,. she said no more on the subject.
In the war of the revolution,. in 1777, a lows w South Caro-
lina brought to General Marion the arrows with which to
set fire to her own house ; but surely the devoted patriot-
ism of this Maryland lady is deserving of no less praise.—
New York limes.

BIRTHS.
BURGESS.—On the 10th inst., at Dorset House, Woolston,
Southampton, the wife of Lieut. Burgess, R.N., H.M.S.
the Eagle, of a daughter.
SYKES.—On the 14th inst., at Clapham-common, the wife
of Major Cam Sykes, of a son.
SOTHERA.N.—On the 13th inst., at Beulah-hill, Upper
Norwood, Mrs. Henry Sotheran, of a son.

FROUDE—
Chelsea, MARRIAGES.
WA RRE.—On the 12th inst., at Trinity Church,
J. A. Prolate Esq., to Hanrietta, daughter of
the late John Ashley Fronde,
Es 1., M.P.
SIBLEY— CARDEN.—On the 14th inst., at West Moulsey
Church, Septimus W. Sibley, Esq., of New Burlington-
street, to Clara Fanny, second daughter of Sir R. W.
,ulsey, Surrey.
Carden, of Wimpole•itreet, and West M,

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DEATHS.
BEALE.—On the 12th inst., at Cheshunt, Herb, J. Beale,
Esq., aged 59.
BROOK.—On the 131 h inst., suddetly, at Hampstead, Mr.
John Heniy Brook, of Oxford-street, Islington, aged
30.

Cowl,En.—On the 9th inPA., at 88, Leeson-street, Dublin,
Joseph Cowper, Esq., aged 76,
DAminEn.—On the 11th inst., at Bishopston, John L.
Dampier, Esq., only son of the late Major Dampier.
JEFFREYB.—On the 13th inst., at Hastings, Arthur
Jeffreys, Esq., of Canterbury House, Sydney, New South
Wales.

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