The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-19 00:00:00

MEAT M63IKETE.

SOUTHALL, DEG. 18.—Our market to-day was wel►
supplied with each kind of fat stock, in which very bile
business was transacted, at barely stationary prices.
Beef from 3s to 4. Od; Mutton, 3s 24 to 4s 2d; Veal,
3s to 3s 6d; Pork, 3s.to 3s Si per Blbs, to sink the offals.
ROMFORD, DEC. 18.—We bave experienced an unusu-
ally dull trade here this morning on the following
terms:—Beef from 2s 10,1 to 4s Od; Mutton, 35 to 4s 2d;
Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 8d per 81bs.
7zackling Calves 18s to '23s; and Quarter-old Store Pig:,
16i to 20s each.

HAusaem, DEc. 18.—Even the primebt stock, fit for
Chriamas consumption, was very dull, and prices were
unusually low. Beet, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3$
6d to 4s 4d; Pork, 3i to 3s 6d per 81bs.
ARUNDEL, DEC. 17.—Generally speaking, the trade
ruled heavy, at our quotations. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s;
Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 2d; Pork, 3s 4d to 3a 8d per 81bs.
CHICHESTER, DEC. 18.—Our market is Leavy, at
drooping prices. Btet, from 3s 2d to 4s; Mutton,!3s 4d
to 48 2d; Veal, 3s 8d to 38 10d; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 6d
per albs; Quarter•old Store Pigs, 17s to 20s each.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Dec. 12, 1850, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Citiesand Towns in ENgland and Wale,
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. HAREM! OATS. RTE. I BEANS. I TEAS.
PRICE .. I 29s 9d 24s 3d 117 s ld 215 i iid 127 s 11 d 129. 5'

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
inEAT. silaxi. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS,
Is Od is Od is Od Is Od is Od is 04
QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK.
Wheat, 95,612'; Barley, 101,813 ; Oats, 18,730 ; Rye, GO; Beans,
6,114; Peas, 1,683 quarters.

TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOLY-
mica, AND LivExpoor.—The Electric Telegraphic Company
are now extending the telegraph from Chester to Holyhead,
and they purpose to make it available for the immediate
transmission of shipping intelligence to Liverpool, by a com-
bined working of the old system of semaphores and the elec-
tric apparatus. The subject has been laid before the Liver-
pool Dock Company, and is under their consideration. The
plan is to render the telegraph available in lieu of part of the
present semaphore communication along the coast, and the
following is the system proposed by Mr. Edwin Clarke, the
eminent engineer :—The present semaphore station at Holy-
head to be connected with the electric telegraph station in
that town, and the present stations at Cefn Du and Point
Lynas being retained, but the semaphore at the Puffin
Island to be abolished. By this means signals received at
Point Lynes can be transferred to Holyhead, thence by elec-
tric telegraph to Liverpool. Instantaneous communication
between the two ports will thus be insured, and the delay
consequent on the bad position of the Puffin Island sema-
phore altogether avoided. It is likewise proposed that the
Ormeshead should be connected with the Conway station, to
which it is adjacent; the semaphore stations at Llvsfaen
and Prestatyn to be abolished, but the one at Hilbre Island
to be kept in communication with Liverpool, as hitherto.
By this means signals from vesiels at sea could be instanta-
neously transmitted to Liverpool from any of these stations.
The wires would have to be carried from the Chester and.
Holyhead Railway to the Ormeshead and Holyhead sema-
phore stations.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AT BERMONDSEY AND PECK-
HAM.—Yesterday morning, between five and six o'clock, a
fire broke out in the Rose and Crown Tavern, Salisbury-
lane, Bermondsey-wall, which was attended with a serious
destruction of property. The premises belonged to Mr. Ladd,
a licensed victualler, and owing to the inflammable character
of the stock in trade the lames travelled with such rapidity
that the various inmates had the greatest difficulty in effect-
ing a safe retreat. The engines of the parish and London
establishment promptly attended, but the flames by that
period had seised upon every part of the premises. Plenty
of water having been obtained the engines were worked with
full vigour for some hours, when the firemen at length suc-
ceeded in subduing the flames, but not until nearly every-
thing in the premises was destroyed and the building gutted.
Ihe total loss it is believed will exceed 1,0001. Fortunately
the owner was insured in the Monarch Fire-office.—A short
time previous to the above fire taking place another one hap-
pened in the premises of Mr. J. Leaning, fancy bread and
biscuit baker, in High-street, Peckham. The inmates having
been aroused, they succeeded in making a safe retreat from
the burning property. The engines of the parish, West of
England, and London Brigade quickly attended, and the fire-
men having set to work they got the flames extinguished,
but not until considerable damage was done to the premises
and their contents. The origin of either fire is unknown.