The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-31 00:00:00

.111 A IZKETS—( 2 his Day.)

CORN.
The grain trade is quiet, without much change in the
general aspect since last market day.
At Mark-lane this morning there was a moderate at-
tendance, and a quiet demand for most articles of the
trade.

English wheat was held for fully tho terms of Monday
last, but sales progressed slowly.

Foreign wheat.met a steady demand at Monday's rates.
Flour is unaltered in value, but-only limited transactions
have taken place.

Malt sold in retail qualities on late terms.
Barley realised late rates for both grinding and malting
qualities.
Beans and peas sold in retail at late rates.
Oats in steady request, at Monday's rates.
ARRIVALS.

English and Scotch Irish.
Wheat 160 ... —0"
Barley 390 ... ~,
Oats
... ...
Flour :
Sacks 1,720 ... ...
Barrels - ... -- ~,

Foreign.
11,780
980
3,510
590

FOTOUGN ANTI OnT./IN I AT,

SUGAR.. —Tho market is quiet, with a muderato inquiry
for both landod and fteatiug parcels.

COFPEE.—Supplies are not heavy, and for good strong
qualities there is a steady demand at former rates. Inferior
sorts aro dull.

TEA remains without essential change ; purchases are
made sparingly, but steady rates aro paid.
PEPPER maintains late quotations fully. Singapore black
3d to 3id ; white 5d to 6d per lb.

METALS. —The market generally is quiet, but tin and
speller are rather firmer, The former remains quoted at
£B7 lOs cash, for Straits.

OILS remain without appreciable change, and only a
limited business is passing.

TURPENTINE meets a good inquiry, and is firmer
American, 30s per cwt.

TALLOW.

The market is quiet at 43s 3d, buyers ; 42s 6d March ;
43s 9d to 44s last three months.

NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.

Supplies of dead meat are moderate, and rates generally
steady. Beef, 3s 4d to 4s Gd. ; mutton, 3s to 4s 2d ; veal,
4s to 5s 4d ; pork, 3s 8d to 48 Bd.
Poultry sells steadily. Fowls—common, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ;
Surrey, 4s to ss; Surrey chickens, 3s to 3s 6d; geese, 5s
to 6s; turkeys, 7s to 15s; rabbits, tame, 1s 6d.
Game moves off slowly, but is firm. Pheasants, 3s 6d ;
hares, 3s 6d.

Eggs continue scarce and dear.
COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 31 —The market buoyant. Sales pro-
probably 15,000 bales. Sales of the week, 112,500 bales ;
speculation, 12,230; expor', 19,375; import, 85,625;
stock, 396,750. Middling Upland, 71; Orleans, 81 ;
Mobile, 8.

BOROUGH HOP.
Henry Turnbull and Co. report that since Monday last
the trade has continued good at about late quotations,
transactions being principally for immediate consumption.
For foreign hops there is rather more inquiry, the supply
not being so large as of late, and the continental markets
are generally firmer. Yearlings are quiet, but there is
more demand for old hops.

DEATH OF VISCOUNT DE MOIRA.—The Journal
of St. Petersburg, of the 24th inst., announces the sudden
death of the Viscount de Moira, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of Portugal at the
Court of St. Petersburg, on the 22d inst. Viscount de
Moira was many years Secretary of the Portuguese Em-
bassy at the Court of St. James's. His talent and bearing
had gained for him in this country and in Russia a large
number of friends, who will deeply regret his loss.

- - -
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. —The beneficial effect of the Con.
tagious Diseases Act, 1860, among the military has resulted in
the formation of an association for its extension to the
civil population. A meeting of the committee took place
on Wednesday last at the house of W. T. Milford, Esq.,
M.P., 12, Cavendish-square, W. Present—Mr. Skey,
F.R.S., Major General Downing, Sir 11. Thompson, Dr.
Tilbury Fox, Mr. Ernest Hart, Dr. Vintras, Dr.
Inglis, &'. ' The secretary announced that steps
had already been taken to form branch associa-
tions in many parts of England and Ireland--Bath, Ox.
ford, Brighton, Dublin, Belfast, Colic, Cheltenham, Clifton,
Kidderminster, Exeter, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Read-
ing, St. Leonard's, &c. Sir John Pakington had written
to approve of the association, and to express his opinion
that it would do very much good. The sub•committee
appointed to draw up the "laws " of the association sub-
mitted their report. The subscription is fixed at half a
guinea a year. The secretaries were instructed to draw
up a report especially as to the objects of the association
and the information received from time to time in reference
to the prevalence of enthetic disease in different parts of
England and the present working of the Contagious Diseases
Act in the navy and the army, and this will be made
public as soon as possible.
THE FEVER IN ESSEX. —A well-informed correspondent
writes to us concerning the fever at Terling :—" Up to the
present time there have been about 240 cases, with 22
deaths ; while there are many cases wanting but little to
turn the quivering balance between life and death.
Lord Rayleigh has willingly offered to provide a
convalescent home for children, and it is already
in progress ; and when in work it will help to
diminish very materially the existing overcrowding,
until more effectual means are brought about. Real
working nurses are sadly wanted here. The first case of
the real outbreak occurred, not at Terling-place, but at what
is called `The Dairy Farm,' in the immediate vicinity.
This case was quickly followed by scattered ones through-
out the parish, which, at the time of the last census, had a
proportion of 902. Nor was it possible, so far as I could
ascertain, to trace the first scattered cases to the
source of infection whence others have tried to trace
them, viz., the Dairy Farm. The first fatal case was that of
a woman, who, from accounts gleaned from ber husband, had
h no communication with the tainted spot;' but her
illness (and the case was one of the earliest) commenced
after a long and exhausting walk upon a soaking wet day.
And this state of things may, I think, be readily explained
by the frost, thaw, and subsequent percolation of water
from the surface through ground charged in many places
with the excreta of typhoid fever patients; true, these
excreta had been more or less treated with chloride of lime,
but privies open to the air above, and bounded below by no
barrier save a gravelly soil, are treacherous reeeptaClea fOt
such matter."—Britis4 NediMll9Prna4

PREFERENC

Great Northern, 5 per cent.,

!E SaARES.
11l

FOREIGN RAILWAY:.
Great. Luxembourg', 9 3-16
Eau Paulo, lien., gua. 6 per cent.,l9

FOREIGN MINES.

Cape Copper, 9
Chontalea Gold and Silver Mining, Urn., 4,
Don Pedro, North Del Itey, 4
Port Phillip, 11

BANKti.
Anglo Egyptian, Um., 171
Australasia, (51
Bank of New Zealand, 13
Chartered ,kler. or India, London .Ind China, 27121
Imperial Ottoman, 91 a
London and estininster, 071
National of Australia, 5 1
National Provincial of England, -
Ditto, d and 3d issue, 39
Union of London, 32i

2411SCELLANEOUb.
Anglo American Telegraph, 191
4.1.gt0-M exican ➢lint,
Atlantic Telegraph, 49/
Ditto, 8 per ceut., 1" 61
Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loin, gua. by Egypt. G0vt.,901
lore-street Warehouse, lira., 11
Gen. Credit and Discount, 'lin— 5 1
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 21
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1070. issued 90, 376
London Financial Association, lira.. 7
London and Provincial Marine, 11
Nation r. i Discounts ornpany, 111
rest and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 41
Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 74 1

RECOGNITION OF A GALLANT ACT.--The directors
of the Peninsular anl Oriental Steam Company
have resolved to present a handsome gold chronometer
with a chronograph, worth 100 guineas, to Captatn Kuhn'
the commander of the corvette Venita, of the Prussian
Navy, as a token of their gratitude for services rendered
by him to the passengers and crew of their steamship
Singapore, after the wreck of that ill-fated vessel in
August last. The chronometer, which is of beautiful
workmanship, and an excellent specimen of its branch of
art, has been manufactured by Mr. Jones, 338, Strand.

THE PHYSICIAN'S CANE AND COAT.--The gold-
headed cane, formerly carried by physicians, was long
believed to contain some safeguard against infection. There
is a collection of such canes in the College of physicians.
One of the last physicians who bore the gold-headed cane
was Dr. Baillie. The last man in London who is believed
to have worn the scarlet coat, flap waistcoat, and frilled
sleeves, was a quack doctor, who lived in the corner of
Salisbury-square, and who might be seen any day pacing
the pavement in front of ' is establishment until ho took to
his bed and died vi atom() Ql4 age.—Leisurf Dour.