The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-05 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SurrrivlELD.—Meadow hay, 31 N to 4/ 8s; clover,
31 10i to 51 103; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 103 per lovi.
A fair average supply, and a m Berate demand.
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CumBERCAND.J-ileadow bay, 2 18i to 4/ 83; clover,
51:15s to 5/ 83 ; and straw, 11 63 to 1/ 10a per load.
Supply good, and trade less activ•.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 83 ; clover,
3/ 153 to 51 103; and straw. 11 Ga to l/ 10s per lead.
Trade tolerably firm; at late rates.

FIRE IN ST. LUKE'S.—Late on Thursday night a
terrific fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Strickland,
picture-frame manufacturer, Gee-street, Briok•lane, St.
Luke's, which continued to burn for some hours, de-
stroying property to a considerable amount. Several
of the adjoining house.; also sustained much damage.
SUNDAY BANDS.—The season for the playing of tbe
Sunday bands in the parks is to be brought to a c'o:e
on Sunday next, and the committee have issued a more
than usually attractive programme for the Regen6's
Park. It is remarkable that though the bands have

drawn many thousands of person; together Sunday
after Sunday, they have never produced the slightest
confusion, and the police courts have not had a charge
from them--thug proving the beneficial ieflueooe of
innocent recreation on the character of the people.
THE GREAT EASTERN.—A correspondent of a contem-
porary says :—As our difficulties in India, I fear, will
not be got over so speedily as we imagine, and many
more troops will be required, could not the finishing of
the Great Eastern be expedited, her trial trips made,
and, if satisfactory, taken up by Government fur the
conveyance of troops to India f She might start with
men from England, pick up more at the Cape, Mauri,.
tius, Ceylon, or wherever they were not required. Afttr
the suppression of the insurrection in India she could
carry a whole army at once to China, and grievously
astound the celestials, and bring them to their senses.
THE ALLEGED RUSSIAN INTRIGUES IN INDIA.—A
Polish correspondent of the Frankfort Journal says it is
strongly suspected in the kingdom of Poland that some
of the officers and soldiers who have recently been dis-
missed from the Russian army with one year's pay have
gone to join the mutineers in India. " Certain it is
(the writer says) that the Russian Government Las for
the last three years been systematically exciting the
Chinese, Persians, and the heirs of the Great Mogul
against Eugland."—Boeieh, Paper.
SHIPS CHARTERED BY HER MAJESTY'S EMISRATION
COMMISSIONERS.—Yesterday Her Majesty's Emigration
Commissioners accopted the Stamboul for Adelaide at
151 6s. 9d., and the Irene for Moreton Bay at 151. 9s.—
the former sailing from Plymouth, the latter from Bir-
kenhead ; each ship to be ready for passengers on such
day, between the 10th and 20th October, as may Le fixed
upon by the commissioners. They wisl not, we are in-
formed, require any vessel next week.
ANCHORS FOR THE GREAT EASTERN STEAM SHIP.—
Ooe of the set of anchors for the leviathan steam ship
Great Eastern, building on the Thames, arrived here
(Liverpool) on Wednesday, and is now lying at the
Georges Basin, near the landing-stage. It weighs 6
tons 19 cwt, 2 qrs., and being of Tr, tatan's patent is
equal to an ordinary anchor of 10 tons. The largest
size used in the British navy iv 41 to 5 tons, but of the
ordinary description. The manufacturers are Messrs.
Wood and Co., of Saltney Ironworks. " Trottnaia's
anchor" is on the swivel principle, and was st lscted by
Mr. Brunel from a host of competitors as the one calcu-
lated to give the greatest security, combined with other
minor advantages. The largest ships afloat have 'nut•
man's archors—the Cunard Company's steam ships, the
Peninsular and Oriental Company's, the Australian
Companies, H.M.S. Himalaya, &c., doe., and to the
number these is now to be added this monster ship.—
Liverpool Times-
FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS IN INDIA.
—His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, with
his accustomed liberality, has forwarded to the Lord
Mayor, as president of the committee for the relief of
the sufferers in India, the handsome donation of 1001.
A communication has also been received ir ,nt Sir James
Melvill, Secretary of the East India Company, enclos-
ing a private donation from that gentleman, and assur-
ing the committee that their exertions meet with the
cordial sympathy of the directors. An impression is too
prevalent in some quarters that the entire onus
and responsibility of alleviating the great amount
of distress existing amongst all classes, whether servants
of the company or not, will rest with the company. It
must be obvious, however, that there will of necessity be
a very large class of our fellow-countrymen either
wholly or partially ruined by the recent calamitous
events in Bengal, whose claims fir c onpensatien could
not be entertained either by the di. ectors of the com-
pany or by the Government.
BARNET GREAT STOCK AND lIORSE FAlR.—Yester-
day this celebrated cattle fair commenced, and, as usual,
attracted an immense number of graziers and others in-
terested in live stock. The cattle fields extended over a
very large extent of land, and were well supplied with
stock. Wales contributed largely of black cattle and
Welsh ponies ; from Scotland there were groat herds of
polled beasts and island runts ; Ireland sent some droves
of well bred colts, and our home produce completed Vie
mart. With milch cows there was a good ehow of well
bred beasts, which found purchasers at 18 to 24 and 26
guineas each ; ditto down calving, 16 to 20 and 22
guineas ; inferior bred ditto, from 6
12/.
to to
101. ; Welsh
beasts, 9/. to 14/. a-head; heifere, /.. ; S
steers, 121. to 17/. ; ditto runts, 8/. to 101. ; home bred
heifers, 10/. to 151 ; ditto yearlings, 51. to 8/. ; and halt
fatted beasts, 12/, to 181. Business was transacted
slowly, but high prices were made. In the horse mar-
ket there was a flue show of cattle, and an active ea'e
was carried on. Carthorees, young and well seasoned,
and adapted for London purposes, made from 45 to 60
guineas ; ditto, for agricultural work, 30 to 40 guineas ;
cart colts, 25 to 40 guineas ; nags, 25 to 45 guineas.
The droves of Irish colts were of first-class quality, and
unbroke animals were selected at 30 to 40 guineas ; and
others made 20 to 28 guineas. Among Wel h ponies
there was a brisk and amusing butieese ; these I.lliputian
animals were huddled up in large roves, and, wild aed
unbaltered, were, when selected by a purehas.r, seized
upon the Welsh ho: sedealer and hustled out for view.
The breed among this class of ponies has of late years
much improved, and they obtained prices varying from
Bto 12 and 16 guineas each. The fair continues to=day
(Saturday).
THE TELEGRAPHS OF THE WORLD.—Of overland and
submarine telegraphs there are completed and in pro-
gress of construction at the present time :
United States (overland)
South America (overland) 1,500 ~
Europe (overland)
India (overland) 5,000 „
Submarine (Europe and America). .-• 950 "

Total 78,350 ~
—New Yo Her“