The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-18 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was rather an increased supply of sheep and
lambs, but not of beasts. The trade bought cautiously,
owing to the weather, but the favourable accounts from
Newgate and Leadenhall made salesmen firm in their
terms for prime stock, but secondary sorts were depressed.
Of beasts there w0re.1,265, from Scotland, from various
parts of Ireland, and from abroad, 3,910. Prime English
beef maintained its value, but several qualities and foreign
were lower. Of sheep and lambs the proportion of foreign
was 5,090; the trade ruled heavy for mutton, but bast
qualities were not purchasable on lower terms; lambs
sold slowly.
Of foreign calves 136 arrived. The trade was more
active, and ruled firm.

Pork unaltered. 30 foreign pigs at market.
Totil offered—Beasts, 3,910 ; sheep and lambs, 27,310;
calves, 145 ; pigs, 290.

Quotations—Beef, 58 2d; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s ; veal,
3s 4d to 5s 6d ; pork, 3s to 4s Gd ; lamb, bs 8d to 7s.

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE.

There is very little passing, and quotations remain
without much variation.

&MAlL—Refined in fair demand, and firm. Raw sugars
quiet, but well held. The quantity landing is heavy.
COFFEE. Some small sales of good qualities of Ceylon
have been made at full prices.

TEA.— Pending the auctions, which commence to-mor-
row, there is little doing beyond the inspection of
samples.

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, May 18.—Sales probably 12,000 balm. Mar.
ket held firmly.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE,

The Government Departments will be closed on
Saturday next, it being officially announced that
her M tjesty's birthday is to *a celebrated on that
day, the 23.1 inst.

The corps enumerate.' b:3low were inspected at
Woolwi.2ll oa S itarday by the Co:n.nandant of the
Gar. Lon, M3jor-Gen. E. C. Warde, C.B. :--Tho
Coast Goard )yal Artillery, at 10.30 a.m. ; tha
;loyal Engineers, at 12 noon ; tha Military Store
Staff C wp., at 2.30 p.m. ; and the Military Trit;n,
at 3.3 J r dn. The General was to-day to proceed to
Maidstone, and insp,ct, the depot of the Royal Horse
Artillery. •

her Ai ijesty's screw storeship Industry, Staff
Connuander Pulkiughorne, arrivel at Spithead on
Saturd y morning from MAlta and Gibraltar with
obsolete and returned stores on board, and also as
supernumerari.2s a few seamen and marines inva-
lided home from her Majesty's ships on the Medi-
terranean station. The latter were disembarked
from the Industry at Spithead by the steam tender
Sprightly, and the Industry afterwards sailed for
Woolwich.

PROTESTANT MEETING IN TIIE CITY.—A. meeting
of laynon, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, was
held this afternoon, when resolutions were unanimously
passed condemning the bill of Mr. Gladstone to disestablish
the L ish Church.

TILE MURDER IN NORTON FOLGATE,----The unfOl,
tuuate woman Grossmith has sunk under the injuries sho
rece:ved, and expired this morning.

THE OUTIIAGE IN THE CITY.—The two boys
charged with atta►npting the murder of a woman in Seath-
ing-lane were placed before the Lurd Mayor to-day, but
the injured woman not bAug able to attend, they were

again remo,wled.

His ROYAL HIGHSESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.
—The following address to the Queen has just been
adopted by the Vestry of Clerkenwell on the subject of
the recent attempt upon the life of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Edinburgh :—" May it please your Majesty,—
We, your loyal subjects the Vestry of the parish of Saint
Jaites and Saint John, Clerkeuwell, beg most respectfully
to express to your Majesty our feelings of horror and
indignation at the bass and cowardly attempt to assassi-
nate your son, his Royal Highness the Duke of Edin-
burgh, and humbly to offer to your Majesty our most
sincere and heartfelt sympathy. We beg to express our
astoni,thnient that an individual could be found in this
vast empire base enough to perpetrate so foul an act,
and our de:•out thankfulness that it pleased Divine
Providence to watch over and protect his Royal
Highness ; and we earnestly pray for his speedy and
complete recovery. We feel confident that this event will
toad to increase and strengthen the national attachment of
your Majesty and the Royal family, and we avail our-
selves of this our first opportunity of assuring your Ma-
jesty of oar unfailing loyalty and devotion."

KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.—The Council have
elected the Mv. Dr. Barry, head master of Cheltenham
School, to the offico of Principal. Dr. Barry was fourth
Wrangler and second Smith's Prizaman, seventh on the
first-class of tho Classical Tripos, and formerly Fellow of
Trinity College, Cotubridge.

A REWARD FOR BRAVERY.—The National Life-
boat Institution has presented to Mr. Quigley, Coast-
guard, Whitby, its silver medal and an inscribed record
on Tull uin for having during winbor descended by a rope
the cliffs sAith of the harbour, 390 ft. in height, and thus
saving the lives of four persons, being the master and
crew of a schooner wrecked on the rocks, out of reach of
lifeboat and rocket apparatus. The master had a broken
leg, but was safely landed. Nine other men who aided in
the exploit ar,) suitably rewarded. The vessel went to
pieces, and but for the prouipt action of the men referred
to all must Lave perished.
ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINRURGIL—The suns
contributed towards the rebuilding of the Royal Infirmary
of Edinburgh now amounts to upwards 0f.£50,000. Among
the recent contributions Was ono of £.1,000 by Mrs.
thiclutnan, Moray-play: Edinburgh, in addition to her
former autp..cription of Ll,OO. •In acknowledgment of this
liberality be inauagers of the iatirwary have resolvA to
dedicate a manorial ward in the new hosp:tal to the
memory of Mrs. I3uchanan's late husband.

WORCESTER StNIMER MEETING.—Lord Coventry, I, ord
Westmorland, Colonel Forester, and Mr. G. Payne are the
stewards of the fOrthcoming races at the "faithful cities'
The principal events close on June 2.
WINCILESTER, 1869.—Admiral Rous, Lord Portsmouth,
Mr. Chanibe,rlayne, ani Mr. Pryor have accepted the
stewardship of these races next year.

A veterinary certificate, signed by Mr. IL J. Cart
Wright, of Wolverhampton, M.8.C.V.5., of the ages of
the following horses, the property of Captain Barron, has
been officially lodged :—Fidelia, b f., 3 yrs; Souveuanco,
eh f, 3 yrs ; Ptouesae, bf, 3 yrs and Batcatnier
ch c, 3 yrs.