The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-24 00:00:00

CORN.

The trade generally continues firm, the largo demand
for the continent which takes off a considerable propor-
tion of recent arrivals off the coast,-giving confidence to
factors. The home demand, however, is quiet.

From the provincial markets quotations show an occa-
sional advance of is. to 2s. in wheats on the week, but
without much activity in the trade.
From the Baltic shipping ports rates come firm, and from
France the last accounts to hand mention that purchases
were still going on.

At Mark-lam, this morning there was a fair attendance,
and a moderate demand for most articles of the trade.

The moderate supplies of English wheat were taken off
steadily at the rates of this day week, and for best samples
rather more was asked.

Foreign wheat was well held, and for Russian and
American, the supplies of which are reducing, and the
prices of which are relatively moderate, slightly higher
terms were necessarily paid.

ry
Flour moved off steady, at quite late rates for both ex-
port and foreign.
Malt was in fair supply, and sold strong, withoat change
in value. .

Barley realised late currencies for both grinding and
malting kinds.

Beans moved off slowly at steady rates for English,
Egyptian hanging on hand.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The supplies of fat stock on sale to-day were about the
same as last week, and trade ruled quiet.
Of beasts there were 3,390, including 592 from the
Continent; 420 from Scotland, 100 from Ireland, and
2,280 from the various English grazing grounds.
The beef trade ruled dull, and prices for secondary sorts
were easier.

Of sheep there were 17,050, including 1,400 from
abroad. The demand was slow, and rates about as before.

TALLOW.

The market is quiet, at late rates. Stocks this day,
31,882 casks; arrived last week, 1,232; delivered last
week, 2,151.

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 24.—Market opens very dull ; a farthing
lower. Sales probably 8,000 bales.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Wall-Street Journal)

WE RAILWAYS AND TELEGRAPHS OF THE WORLD.

In 1866 the total length of railways opened for
public traffic throughout the whole world amounted
to 87,578 English miles, and are divided among the
various nations as follows :

Miles.
United States of America 32,742
Great Britain and Ireland
Germany (including Austria)

France
India

Italy
Spain
Russia 2,815
Canada
Belgium 1,618
Sweden
Switzerland
Holland.

87,578
The cost of the 13,476 miles of the English railways
up to the present time amounts to £455,000,000,
while the 13,392 miles of railway in Germany cost
only £96,752,000. The 9,142 miles of railway in
France cost £280,000,000.
The total length of the telegraphic lines through-
out the world is upwards of 178,056 English miles,
consisting, on the average, of a triple line of wires.
The following is the length of the lines in the vari-
ous countries, and according to the latest returns :
1866. Germany
1866. Russia 22,992
1866. France 18,694
1866. Great Britain and Ireland 16,297
1866. Turkey
1863. Italy
1865. Sweden
1861. Belgium 1,0b9
1866. Switzerland
1865. United States of America 52,957
1865. Canada

167,974
To this must be added the two Atlantic cables, the
total lengths of which are about 4,317 English
miles (3,754 nautical miles), and the total length of
the other submarine cables amounts to near 5,765
miles.

ERIE RAILWAY Manx ROAD.—In the New
Jersey Legislature, on February 4th, Mr. Taylor
introduced in the House a bill to authorise the Erie
Railway Company to construct a branch railroad
to the Hudson River south of Fort Lee. The com-
pany may build tunnels, docks, piers, &c., and
establish ferries to New York and carry oil over
this branch road.

By telegram from San Francisco, under date of
February 4th, we learn that work on the Central
Pacific Railroad, east of the Sierra Nevada moun-
tains, is progressing rapidly. The weather is fa-
vourable, and the grading of two sections is nearly
completed and ready for rails. A new 40-ton
locomotive has been safely transported across the
summit. Sufficient motive power and material are
east of the Sierras to complete the contemplated
one hundred miles track in time for the connection
to be made at the summit.

Signor Mario is said to have retrieved his credit in
Russia by his singing, but still more by his acting, in " La
Favorite."

Mr. Dion Boucicault hae, it is said, purchased the
Sal)limier° Hotel, Leicester •square, for the purpose of
converting it into a theatre. • _ _

Mr. Mapleson's season of Italian Opera will open
at Drury-lane about the end of March.

Lortn H. SEYMOUR'S WILL.--On Saturday a
number of solicitors connected with the London charities
attended before Mr. Marshall, the Chief Clerk at the Rolls
Chambers, to make claims to share in the large bequest of
Lord Henry Seymour to the London charities. Out of 172
claims by hospital and other institutions only 31 were ad-
mitted by the Master of the Rolls under the terms " hos-
pice" mentioned in the will. The hospitals had appealed
to the Lords Justices, and their lordships held that all
places where patients were admitted to reside would come
within the denomination of "hospice." The case was sent
back to the Rolls for the certificate to be varied, and the
first sitting took place on the present occasion. Mr.
Greatorex appeared for the charities admitted in the first
schedule. The Chief Clerk gave directions on the matter
to facilitate the first distribution. There would be no
appeal to the House of Lords.