The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-26 00:00:00

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST VEEIC.

From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
ailarlingen
araburgh .. 87 .. 564 ..
r.,"'
,alaie - - • •
°Porto l3l ..

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Total 543 2,627 142
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1858•..... 561 3,294 .. 255 ..
18,57
30 984 .. .. 39 ..
1856
375 .. 742 .. .. 102 ..
18RP 247 100
F ......
621 693 .
'853
This being a holiday market very few buyers were in at-
tendance.
The show of beasts was limited ; nevertheless, for all
kinds the demand ruled heavy in the extreme, at almost
nominal quotations.
Prime sheep were scarce, and in request, at extreme rates.
Other kinds were very dull.
There were no calves in the market, and scarcely a &ens-
ue,. tion took place in pigs. The show of foreign stock was
at/tilted.

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The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire, amounted to 800 shorthorns and
saes ; from other parts of England 200 of various breeds;
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a Scotland, 130 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland
• Oxen and heifers.

Per Blbs. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Z 14.2.3. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6
prime
quality do. 3 8 4 2
large oxen 4 4 4 6
r,inis Scots &c. 4 8 4 10
& inf. sheep 3 4 3 10
-vcond quality do. 4 0 4 4

Suckling calves, —8 to —s
6...8 to
...._s.

s. d. e. d.
Prime crs-wool do. 4 6 4 8
Pme. S' thdown d 0.5 0 5 4
Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8
Prime small do 4 10 5 2
Large hogs 3 6 3 10
Small porkers 4 0 5 0
and quarter •old store pigs,

asts TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
e
1 620 Beasts 2OO
paep; *
..
Calves
5,240 Sheep
g, OO
vvel
190 , Pigs
4 statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Dec. 27, 1858, and this day
konday, Dec. 26, 1859.

Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
Dec. 27, 1858. Dec. 26, 1859.

8 d. g. d. B. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . . . 3 2to 3 613 2to 3 6
eleep
p . lid quality ditto 3 8 4 o'3 8 4 2
eillue large oxen 4 2 4 6 4 4 4 6
e Scots, &c. . . . .
L..afte and inferior sheep . . 3 6 310 3 4 310
tiond quality ditto . . . . 4 0 4 6 4 0 4 4
IPlng coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 6 4 8 4 6 4 8
LIT 111:3 Southdown ditto . .
0 0 0 010 0 0 0
iftl•ge coarse calves . . . 3 2 4 0 4 2 4 8
time small ditto
irge hogs . . . . . •2 10 3 4 3 6 310
eat small porkers • . . . 3 6 4 2 4 0 6 0
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs 360
'SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec. 28, 1857.---B(
sheep and lambs, 9,720 ; calves, 85 ; pigs, 150.
Dec..' 29,1856.--Beasts, 3,113; sheep and lambs, 15,700 ;
.yes, 81; pigs, 110.

190
Lsts, 2,673;

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of meat here to-day are tolerably good.
0173 Primest beef and mutton sold steadily, at full prices
y
"erveise the demand is heay.

s. d. s. d
Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6
Mid. do 3 Bto 4 2
Prime do. 4 4to 4 6
Veal 3 Bto 4 4
Small pork

Per Blbs. by the Carcass.
s d. e, d.
etior Beef 2 Bto 2 10
prn`,. d 0..... 3 oto 3 4
bc7dargedo. 3 6to 4 0
44:8111alldo. 4 2to 4 4
to pork.. 3 6to 4 2

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

I,ox, Dec. 24.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
Pwith rain.
°I,R, Dee. 25.—Wind, W.—Arrived—Juno, from
WoUndland.
CLy
htt.""nli, Dec. 24.—Wind, N.E.—Arrived—Jane Dog-
"lnu New York ; John Pearse, from Newfoundland.
Pi; °ltlsmouni, Dec. 24. Wind, S.W. to S.S.W.—Ar-
holds-Otto, from Maracaibo, s hort of provisions ; Isabella,
il'orto Rico ; Phcenician, from London for Sydney
44°I)e, from London for Bombay, with loss of jibboom.

Th VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
24e Ny.. Nottingham, standing south-east, Oct. 30, 25 S.
8,, Malcolm, from Valparaiso for Liverpool, Oct. 31, 24
A The wAL
') Is 8 `.merican ship Radiant, standing south-east, Nov.
,tll,_ a
:1_29 NV.
ow Volunteer, steering south, Nov. 13, 4 N., 27

1h Ganges, Nov. 21, 1t N., 32 W.
21 Anna
L6l Ist „ Margaretta, from Newcastle for Genoa, Dec.
4:he It;') u W.
sikg,„,Fnilust from Newcastle, Dec. 13, 44 N.. 10 W.
41 W. mid. brig, showing white flag, No. 9,617, 16 N.,

Ms•
WRIGHT.—This favourite comedian, once so
1—,411 at the Adelphi Theatre, expired at Boulogne on
aY Morning last, after a long and severe illness.
torifiTIFICATION OF THE MIIMBLES.—The im-
the...4t Work of the defence of the Mumbles, commanding
veir,:aadatead at Swansea Bay, has been undertaken by Go-
Ilefeb.l4,ettt) and the first steps for the erection of an efficient
Nu7y° Work have just been taken. A battery of heavy
corimr to be erected on the Lighthouse Island, which is
111414; etelY inaccessible to an enemy. the water at half-flood
dill biding it with a strong current. The cost of this work
4rom £6,000 to £B,OOO.
1144.` ,tewspaper published not long ago a tale of
cruelty about a man who had procured an iron
Which he kept his wife. The statement was gene-
the ni:lrenlated and believed. It excited the indignation of
titer and tears of the tender sex. It appears now, how-
q th.: the only foundation fur the iron ca,re story is the
gentleman purchased a set of steelbhoops for his

t4REEP AND HORSES POISONED.—At Firbeck,
;110,4 Ti?khill, Mr Singlehuret, farmer, hassustained a
besidesserious loss by reason of having upwards of 40 sheep,
lei.
that horses and cattle, poisoned. .It was at first
tt(P°Bed that they had been killed by electricitdurinneg.gt,he-
boZili sv.!lieh raged with great force over the leyae.
N 1 ~°°"l 04 Wednesday morning last ; but from 8.
co
84 .--eel), horses and cows having died suddenly. sitns-
t4lP`reatigation 'has been made, which leads incon e e
itl. to the belief that they have all been poisoned by rap
ti,,,Zlneh had been forwarded to Mr. Singlehurst frown
alliti.:P.u°l as manure, but was used as food for cattle. A Istot.7,als of the cake shows that it contains mineral poison.
tiffswri`itytanding the heavy loss. alread.y entailed upon the
l
ttluirskt feared that this will be increased by severs
+Nell , as both sheep, horses, and cattle are affected to
A ell s
an Ss
that they are not expected to recover.
~,3,
1, t__TUAS-DAy IN THE WORKEEOUSEs,—Yester-
-14 th-e Lug the anniversary of Christmas, the poor, noc alone
tilt: I:eetropolis, but throughout the Eingdom, w!!!eei
ahn _
I,llb,;'_glt the means of parochial taxatio.n, or of private_s .
.d.
tie, "% benevolence, made participators in the usual fe! tivln_
tilmaqopted by the English nation in commemoration
.i
tile feNtent. Among, the gratifyino• features of the report is
te_ act that there will be found, as compared with the cor-
l:Ponding period of last year, a vrst decrease of pauperism.
I,4%B:le:iota every parish and district this is found to be the
iikr!lttiel in the few instances where the contrary exists, the
oth v'Ple is so trivial is to be scarcely worth mention. .4-n"
tii,etr,3oint is, that in most of the parishes there is a. feeling
it.4l';ll'B Poor, in consequence of Christmas-day. falling on a
,I;IY, should not be denuded of any extra indulgences,
kl.,EtterefOre in most instances additional allowances are
and and the festivities kept up in most of the workhouses
ko" nious this day (Monday). The entire returns are
o:_c_liatisfactory, and the diminution of poor is no doubt
tike of
on increased commercial prosperity, affording a
alb; of
tike,e greater employment to the industrious and poorer
14 a, notwithstanding the recent dispute ill the build-
t trades.