The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

TA.X.ZO'.

Advices from St. Petersburgliieach down to the 17th
instant. 4 500 casks of Tallow had sold at from 105 to
107 i rouh!cs. Soap qualities were quoted at 102
roubles. The shipments wero progressing steadily, as
n ill be seen by our a a'ement at foot. Since our last re-
port enly a moderate business has been transacted here,
but we have no matefal change to notice in the quota-
tions. To-day old I).Y C. is selling at 36s 6d, and new
37s per cwt. For forward delivery a few contracts have
been made at 37s 61 per cwt. Town Tallow in good
supply, at 35s 3i to 35,5 6 1 per cwt net cash; rough f t,
2s per B'bs.

1846. 1847. 1818. 1819' 1850.
----
Stock this day ••.. • • I 9,'41 12,359 13,783 25,580 24,288
Price of Y. C.
41s 6d 475 Od 41 9d 395 Od to 36s 62
• • ..
to Os 0,1 to Os Od to 05 Id Os Od ;to :575 Od
Delivery last week • . 1,717 1,759 2.902 1,301 1,783
Ditto from June 1.... 10,623 12,143 18,5 <6 14,161 14,9:9
A.-rivals last week • 74 1,317 1,611 374
Ditto from Juno 1 ... 9,559 16,703 21,,08 14,276 13,583
Price of Town ...... 430 61 CO, 61 , 47s 63 40s 01 , 3Ss Od
STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSB
1849. 1848. 1547. 1646.
Tallow dispatched Casks. Caik.. Casks. Cocks. Casks.
from Croustadt to
July 31, O.S. 18,713 20,470 43,438 38,307 19,389
In shir.s loading and
liOlters 1',313 15,177 9,261 11,742 8,549
Total loaded *if, 2d ----'--
Aug., O.S. ...... 32,056 35,1447 52 x. 99 50,049 27,938
Loaded afterwards.. •• • • 82, 83 76,w 05 81,315 5,285
Total at the close of
tile navigation.... 113,1 i 2 129,504 131,861 i 113,223
London ••••• • • • • • 7,762 0,774 21,113 17,788 5,353
Liverpool .• .. 8,225 '2,327 7,710 7,514 3,593
Bristol ...... • . . 1,31 7 68 2,131 1,580 1,317
Other Engliih ports 1,280 2,847 4,9113 3,5:2 3,105
Ireland . • • • • • • • • • 583 1,731 2,518 2,163 3,013
Scotland • ...... 813 3,182 2,617 579
Germany ..• 815 3,059 1,761 1,937 1,976
France 2i9 1,713 1,166 113
18,71:3 20,370 1 43,438 I 38,307 19,369

EASTERN COUNTII.

[4:.S RAILWAY.

STRIKE OF THE ENG.

NE-DRIVERS.

The trains that have been discontinued in consequence
of the strike of the engine-drivers and firemen are to be
placed upon the line again to-day, and the Eastern
Counties traffic will be worked precisely as it was hef ore
the unfortnete dispute between Mr. Gooch and the men.
It is to be hoped that the result of the "strike" upon
the Eastern Counties Retitle ay will ba a lesson to the
drivers and firemen throughout the kingdom Seven days
since between 80 and 90 engine-drivers were receiving
good wages, and the same number of firemen an ave-
rage pay of 4s. per day. Some fines having, as they
state, been lsvied upon them in an arbitrary manner, they,
either led away by evil counsel, or in the presumption
of their own fancied power to coerce their employers,
demand the dismissal of their superintendent, as a con-
dition of their continuing to work the traffic. So con-
fident were they of their ability to "shut up the line,"
that the formality of an appeal to the directors against
Mr. Gooch's alleged te rannical conduct Ras not gone
through, and it was conceived that they had simply to
send in their printed notices in a lump, and the
dismissal of a locomotive engineer of irreproachable
private character, c f great experience and high
staading in his profession, would follow instanter
and as a matter cf course. The experience
of a week has shown them what a clever and de-
t rmined locomotive superintendent can, when suppor ed
by his directors, do to check asystem of dictation which,
it submitted to, wou'd eventually prove as injurious to
the men as it is intolerable to the masters. Not a single
old engine-driver or fireman will be taken into the ser-
vice of the company; and we believe there is not the re-
motest chance of any one of them obtaining employ-
ment upon any line in England. T e men can scarcely
expect that combination, in its most offensive spirit on
their par►, should ❑ot beget precautionary measures on
the part of the carious railway companies, who may
ph ad the recent outrageous attempt at dictation, and the
presumed concomitant in=ubordinatJ disposition of the
mete, as a reason for refusing to employ them. With
no " trade" to fall back upon, the majority of the old
drivers must either emigrate at the expense of the ge-
neral,b ely, or fall into the class of labourers. From
the receipt of 21. 10. i. per week they will descend at once
to that t f 15s. or 183., and with the uncomfcr.able re-
fl,..ction that the " change for the worse " has been the
consequence of their own fully.
We hear that some of those evil spirits," who live
up3n or delight in combinations and conspiracies, are
urging the policy of a general strike among the engine-
drivers and firemen of the country, in order to compel
the Eastern Counties Company to take back the old
men. We trust and believe that the madmen who may
advise such a course will meet with the treatment they
deserve.— Al ning Herald.