The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-08 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

LOUGHBOROUGH, MARCH 7.—At to- day's market we have
bad a supply of all grainawheat, and barley, each is lower.
Other descriptions of grain as last quoted.
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, MARCH s.—The show
of fat stock to-day was decidedly good, and higher prices
were asked; the attendance of purchasers was large, ard we
thought the demand was somewhat improved. The supply
of sheep was also good ; the trade in the early part of the
morning was very inactive, but there were only a few lots left
on hand unsold. Fat and store calves were pletinful. Fat
pigs about the average. Beef made from 5d to bid per
lb. ; mutton, sid to 6d ; veal, 5d to sid per lb. ; pork,
75,6 d per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of 14lbs. Hides,
lid per lb; calf skins 2d to aid per lb.

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BOSTON, MARCH 6.—Wheat, red 27s to ,as Od, white 36s
to 395, extra 41s ; oats 103 to 16s ; beans, 18s to 2.5 s ; peas 21s
to 25s per quarter:
LYNN, MARCH s.—Wheat 30s to 345, fine 36s to
40s ; barley les to 20s, fine 22s to 26s per qr.
NEWARK, Maness 6.—Wheat, white 41s to 425, extra 44.,
red 36s to 375, extra 38s ; barley, malting 24s to 265, seed 275,
grinding Os Od, foreign Os to Os; oats,; feed 1611 to 18s,
seed 20s to 233 ; beans, 25s to 265, seed 27s ; peas, white and
blue 28s to 30s, seed 34s ; spring tares, 36s to 40s per qr.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, MARCH 6.—Wheat— The
quantity of wheat brought forward to-day was 842 qrs, being
128 qrs less than last week. Top price is down, and the average
5d up-96 qrs unsold. Barley—The quantity brought
forward was 377 qrs, being 9 qrs less than last week.
Price on the top 6d, and the average Is 2d up-55 qrs
unsold. Oats—O this kind of grain we had 1,081 qrs
brought forward, or 181 qrs less than last week. The top price
the same, and the average Is 7d up-67 qrs unsold. Beans
—The quantity of beans to-day was 257 qrs, or 70 qrs more
than last week. Price on the top the same, and the average
ed up-10 qrs unsold.
Top of Wheat ... 64i1b. 43s Od
„ Barley ... 59ilb. 26s Od
„ Oats ... •.• 45i1b. 22s Od
„ Beans 66i1b. 30s Od
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 6.—The supply of
cattle this morning was 518, being 256 less than last week.
Demand good, and prices the same as last market. Top price,
7s ; current, 63 to 6s 6d ; middling and inferior, 4s 6d to 6s
per:Dutch stone. The supply of sheep this morning was 1,817,
being 45 less than last week. Sales were slowly effected
at about last week's prices. Top price of best mutton, 54d
per lb ; current, od. to 5d ; inferior, 4d to -lid. Nearly all sold.
DUNBAR, MARCH s.—Wheat, weighing 64ilbs, brought
365, and prices to 2.15. Barley, weighing 551bs, brought 20s,
and prices to 00s. Oats, weighing 42i lbs, brought 19s, and
prices to 13s 6d. Beans and peas, weighing 001bs, brought
335, and prices to 265.
CORK, MARCH 6.—Flour—First 12s Od to 13s; extra 14s;
seconds, lls Od to 12s ; households 9s to Ils Od; thirds, is to 84
per cwt. Oatmeal 10s to 10s 6d; Indian meal is to 7s 3d ; wheat-
meal. lOs to 005 Oct per cwt. Indian corn 132 s 6d to 135 s per ton.
Bran 3112 s 6d to 3115sper ton. Hay—Farmers 25s to 353; average
32s ; dealers 32a to 38s Od; average 363 per ton. Straw— Farmers
19s Od to 25s Od; average 225; dealers COs Od to 00s Od;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf tid to bid;
household loaf 5d to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
10d per lb Eggs-3s 10d to 4s lid per hundred. Coals—
Newport 15s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 15s ; Best Neath
Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per cwt.
Vcrhisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef 4d to 6d; mutton 4d to 6d; veal Od to
Od ; pork 44 to Od; bacon 64 to 74d; sausages 5d per
lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3/ 5s pet
ton. Bark—Barbary 71 5s to 8/ 51 ; Valonia 14/ tool; French
71 53; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per stone.
Hemp 321 tooo/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 16s to 171; re d
ditto 20s to 22s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9' Os to 11/ pet
ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton ; deals, first quality, les;
second quality, 16e per 100. Hides—Market 14s to 20s;
salted 15s to 21s per cwt ; calf skins 2.td to 2d per lb.
Potatoes, white 8d to 9}d; Minions 12d to 13d; Guano—
Peruvian, 111 10s; Icbaboe, 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel,
191 per barrel.

A SUBSTANTIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—Capt. Cook,
and the crow of the British barque Sarah, have been the
objects of special attention in New York during the past
fortnight, for their noble conduct in the rescue of the
passengers and crew of the packet ship Caleb Grimshaw.
A purse of 8,600 dollars was made up among the mer-
chants, and distributed as follows to the officers and crew
of the Sarah:—To the captain, 5,600 dollars; chief mate,
750 dollars; second mate, 400 dollars; carpenter, 350
dollars; to the steward and able seamen, each 125 dol-
LarKs;ingto
ordinary u
ary7izg,
seamen. and apprentices, each 100 dollars.
Feb. 6.
BRITISII COLONIAL BANK AND LOIN COMPANY.--
The ninth annual meeting of this company was held
at the offices in Moorgate-street on Wednesday,
Mr. Stuartb in the chair, when a report was pre-
pented,w
theirhich
said
beliefaidth h
the directorstata material
mhaateadthl es atisfaction
of stating improvement
had taken place in the condition of the Australian
colonies in the course of the last year, and
that the property of the company, in common with all
other property in these colonies, had risen in value. The
directors recommended the shareholders to declare a
dividend of two per cent. The directors very much re-
gretted to say that the suit in Chancery to which they
alluded in their last report had been decided
against the company, thus occasioning a dimi-
nution in the value of the property of the com-
pany to the extent of 4,582/. 10s., in which amount was
included the sum of 1,312/. mentioned in the report
of last year. The accounts showed the amount
of the capital to be, shares, 164,2051 ; liabilities,
5,027/. 135.; profit and loss, 2,7551. I Is. Id.; together
171,980/. 4s. ld.; which waq thus accounted for:—
Preliminary expenditure, 5001. ; loans per Sydney
books, 164,955/. 13s. Id. (of which 126,550/. 19s. 6. d. are
foreclosed); cash, 4,1711. Bs. ; bills receivable,
2,3611. 2s. 10d. On the profit and loss account the re-
ceipts (including a balance of 3,3941. Bs. 6d. from the pre-
vious accounts) amount to 8,946/. 6g. 2d.; and the expen•
diture (including the last year's dividend of 2,881/. Is. 11d.)
6,190/. 15s. ld., leaving a balance of 2,755/. I Is. ld. After
considerable conversation as to the practicability of re-
ducing the expenditure and selling the surplus property of
the company, and also as to the advisability of endeavour-
ing to merge the company into some of the other Aus-
tralian companies, the report was adopted, the dividend
declared, the directors authorised to take such steps as
they should deem advisable to pay off the loans duo by
the company, and a vote of thanks given to the chair-
man and directors; the meeting then separated.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF OF LORDS, March 7.

The DIIIII CfrIFT.T.OR took hiS scat on theWool-
ia,:k .hortly before Five o'clock.

NEW PEERS.

Lord LoNzooortot7“it enri Lord Ovr:ar,,NE took the
oaths and their accts. Lord Londe borough was intro-
duced by Lord .Fol',y and Lord Eddisbury, alit?. Lard
Overstone by Lord Portman and Lord Campbell.
THE CASE OF THE REV. MR. DOBBIN.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said he had re-
ceived a letter from the Rev. Mr. Dobbin, stating that
the letter which he had recently read to their Lord-
ships was a forgery. The Rev. Gentleman did not,
however, deny that he was the writer of the first letter
which he had read to their Lordships, calling upon
him to substantiate the statements he had made in his
place in their Lordships' House.