The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-18 00:00:00

MEAT rtiIiRMETS.

SOUTHALL, APRIL 17.—Prime Beasts, Sheep, and
Lambs commanded a steady sale, at an advance of 2d per
Sibs., otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state,
yet prices were well supported. Beef, from 2s 8d to
3s 8c1; Mutton, 3s to 41: 4d; Lamb, 5s to 5s 8d ; Veal,
38 to 3s 6d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs, to sink
the offil.

RONFORD, APRIL 17.—Our market was firm to-clay,
and the quotations had an upward tendency. Beef;
From 2s 3d to 38 8d; Mutton. 3s to 45 4d; Lamb,
5s to 53 10d; Veal, 35 2d to 3s 6d; and Pork, 31 4d
to 33 8d per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 185 to 24s ;
Quarter•old Store Pigs, 16s to 21s ; and Mulch Cows,
with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each.
LEWES, APRIL 16.—The general demand was firm,
at very full prices. Beef. from 2s 10d to 35 10d;
Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 8d; and
Pork, 3s 4d to 3i 8d per Blbs.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended April 11, 1850, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eagland and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. I I
BAILEY. OATS. I BIM BEANS. I PEAS.
PRICE .. 138 s 5d I 22s Ild 155 3d I 20s 8d 235 8d 1265 3d

DUTIES ON FOREIGN COIN.
%HEAT. 1 EASLEY. I OATS. I ATI. I BEANS. I TXAS.
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THE NEW PRINTING PRESS AT PARIS.—Mr. Gray,
of the North British Advertiser, has visited Paris expressly
on purpose to see this machine, and the result appears to be
not only BR order to M. Worms, the inventor and patentee
in England aF, well as elsewhere, for the first of its kind, to
print the North British Advertiser, but a confident belief on
the part of Mr. Gray, that a new era in printing is opening
on us through its aid, the one great peculiarity in which,
besides a concatenation and simplification of various other
processes, is " letterpress printing in the web." From Mr.
Gray's interesting detail of its construction, we gather a few
more precise particulars than those already given. The ma-
chine does not separate the sheets when printed—as they are,
on both sides, almost simultaneously—but only partially
divides them, so that the folder's work is greatly facilitated,
as it also is by a crease produced for the folding. The web
is carried off as it went on, only in any required length or
portion. The stereotype mould consists of several layers of
paper and paste, the latter thickened with a little Spanish
whiting. The type form stands on a hot iron plate, and
partially dries the mould, which is then laid within a hot
semicylinder, where it is dried into a semicylindrical form in
two or three minutes, and has another and concentric semi-
cylinder fixed above it, so as to leave a uniform thickness of
semicylindrical space, which is filled in with the fluid metal
after the mould has been placed in the casting trough—
another half cylinder. Two of the stereotypes are of course
placed edge to edge on the printing cylinder, from which to
print. To obtain an end view of this machine, says Mr. Gray,
take a half crown piece, and with the point of a lead pencil
make eight circles on or round it, at a short distance from
each other. On the first. to your left, write "Roll of Paper,"
—on the second' First Form of Types,".—the third " First
Impression Cylinder,"—fourth "Second Impression Cylinder,''
—fifth " Second Form of Types,"—sixth and seventh "Cut-
ting and Creas;ng Cs linders,"—and eighth " Receiver."
Thii rough idea, as Mr. Gray remarks, gives the whole of
the end view, minus the inking apparatus, which is not new.

THE FORCE or HABIT.—The Duke of Cambridge
was the chairman lately at some country meeting—it was
either a Burial or a Teetotal Society, we are not certain
which,—when a resolution was put into his hand. His Royal
Highness immediately rose, and, with his usual good
humour, said, "Gentlemen, the next Health I have to pro-
pose—." It was only after innumerable coughs, and nud-
ges of the elbow, that the Duke discovered his mistake.
Punch.
It is an old saying, that " self-praise is offensive."
In regard to the breath of calumny, the public nose appears
to In lttia diaigatOw Eliza Cook's Journal.