The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-04 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.—SATURDAY.
COVENT-MA.2.I)EN.
The supplies of both fruit and vegetables were rather ev
tensive, yet. the trade was steady, at mostly full prices
tatoes, from 2s 6d to 4s 6d per cwt ; Young Onions, 2s -.a
to 4s 9d ; Coleworts or Greens, 2s 3d to 45; Turnips, is "d
Is
to 2s 9d ; Carrots, 4s to 5s 6d ; and Leeks, 8d to 2h
per dozen bunches ; old Onions, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Spina! !
Is 9d to 2s 3d ; Apples, Is 3d to 4s ; Pears, 6s to las,
and Brocoli sprouts, is 6d to 2s 3d per half sieve ; AsPargusi
3s to 8e ; French Beans, 2s 6d to 441; Oranges, 6s to 10; NI
Lemons, 6s to 12s per 100.

strziazurou.a.
There was about an average supply of Fish, while
demand for it was comparatively steady, at full quotation'
In all other articles only a moderate business was doing.
NEW GATE AND LEADENNAIA.
We had full average supplies of both Game and Poultry
while the demand was slow, on the following terros•i,
Fowls, is 6d to 4s ; Chickens, is 3d to 2s; Ducks,-
to 2s 3d ; Geese, 4s to 6s; Pigeons, 4d to 10d; Tug.
keys, 4s to 9s ; Rabbits, 6d to is 6d.; Hares, is ~.
to 2s 9d; Partridges, is to 2s; Pheasants, 2s 6d to •1:!
Wild Ducks, is 6d to 2s; Teal, 9d to is 6d; Widgeons,f
to is 3d; Snipes, 6d to Is; Woodcocks, 2s to 3s 3d; Plov
er
3d to 6d, each% and Larks, is 3d to is 6d. per d?zest
Prime Beef, Mutton, and Pork commanded a ready swet,
late rates. All other kinds of Meat met a dull inquirtica
Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 35 8d; "ei",;
3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s Gd to 4s 2d per 81bs, by
carcase.

NEWPORT. And
There was but a moderate supply of Meat, yet the dais—
was inactive, at barely late rates.
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BILLINGSGATE.
The supply of Fish was rather extensive, tglt
vet the trai°6i
steady. Turbots, 8s to 18s ; Cod-fish, is
6d to 7s ' • Bterst
to 2s 3d ; Hallibut, 4s to 7s ; Haddocks, 2d to 6d ;
8d to 3s 3d ; Whitings, Id to 3d ; Crabs, 6d to 3s;
Is to 3s; Gurnets, 6d to 1s; Plaice, 3d to to each; golesl 641
to 3s per pair ; Eels, 4d to 8d per lb ; Flounders, Is to La 8,;
per dozen ; Oysters, 8s to 54s per bushel ; Red Hening*
to 40s per barrel ; Mackarel, 3d to 6d each. •
NITHITECHAPEX..
Each kind of Meat was in moderate supply, and a slilgel
inquiry on the following terms :—Beef from 2s 4d to 35 -
ki
11
Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; and
2s 6d to 4s per 81bs.
BREAD.

The prices of Wheaten Bread in metropolis are -
Sid to 9id; of Household bid to 8d per 41b loaf.
NUDE 211.8.1t3LET if
;s*
Raw Hides, at per stone of 141bs—Best steers andhs
5s 4d to 5s 10d; middling hides, 4s 8d to 5s 2d; inferior
es
4s 2d to 4s 6d. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin—gfiati
calf, 6s 6d to 7s 9d ; long woolled sheep, 5s 6d to 6s 0;
do, 3s 6d to 5s 3d; lamb skins, is 3d to is 6d; and shoals"
4d to Bd. each.

HAYMARKET& 31 • °V
SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 15s to Loa.to
ful ditto, 31 5s to 3/ 103 ; fine Upland ditto, 31 'Tao
3l 16s ;` Clover Hay;_ 3/ 5s to 51; Oat Straw, 161 to l'uo
Wheat Straw,' I/ 8*: to 1/ 105 per load. The be-4_12,7a
sold somewhat freely at full prices, but•otherwise the defo'")
was in a very sluggish state. etol
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2118 s to 3/ 81; Old ;
ditto, 3/ lOs to 3115 s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 165
to 'Polo
Clover Hay, 31 to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1175 to 1/ 95;
Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 12s per load. Supply moderately
and trade comparatively steady. $1 I
WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 105 tp
12.4
useful ditto, 31 5s to 13/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, ai 4,780
31 15s ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 515 s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to lop
Wheat Straw, 1/ Ss to 1/ lOs per load. Both hay and 1
moved off slowly at late rates.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.---Fnitat got
The factors showed great firmness in demanding IV
prices for Wheat at this day's market, which caused s ,rto
trade, but we enhance our quotations is. per quarter•inoir
Barley trade is dull, yet last week's prices are fully tioal
tamed. Oats and Shelling are without material Alta"'
but Beans are sold a little better.
Per Per qr. of 601 b. to the sig a
OLD. 65 so
Wneat, Suffolk, Vase; and Kent Red....... —to a 56
Ditto ditto White... 62 ;
N0rf01k..................„....„„„ Red 55 ss 0
Ditto ditto White... 56 0
• 46
Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red....... sfi 0
Ditto ditto 0
Yorkshire Red
Ditto ditto White... -- 5' •
Foreign Red 64 5€4
Ditto ditto ..... 56 63 ielr 0
Per quaver
0
Barley, Norfolk 30
Yorkshire d Lincolnshire 50 0
Grinding
Foreigs e3s tbTO"
Per qr. of 631 b. 40 ,0
Beans, Small fn. 3l .5.L5 ti)
Ticks ........... ....... 31 01'
Foreign
Oats, Potato ai,d Poland "'stogy'
Nealtn? 10.2. to 11d., Foreign —d, to LemS
....... to 25i. Pc: 4,0
M tit
R tpeseed
01$11.
CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION S ° 0400
At the late meeting of- this Society, at the Frefhe fee
Tavern, the following, we understand, were anion no oppffif
lutions agreed to ; but somehow or other they did 11°!,,otliP
in the papers :---Itesolved, That the rook, by.destreYl7,
le'
unprofitable consumer of grain, the grub, is scare :A-led
than the Dukes of Richmond and Buckingham e„,n'L 00g9
the appellation of the farmers' friend, and thereol? a tbs
decidedly to be encouraged. That rook-shooting the
eating of rook pies are altogether incompatible With root'
couragement of the rook, and that accordingly the coat'
ment ought to be discountenanced, and the, dish resvosb
by all members of society. That rookeries are an,„_ in,tirer,,°
blessing, as well to the farmer and agricultural o'4 to
to the landowner, and that all existing rookeries ong.; prl
maintained in the full enjoyment of their rights anu.:okerf,
leges ; this resolution, however, not to extend to the;.f.-7„,
ib
in St. Giles's. That this Society views with great a:otrarver,
ravages annually committed by the sparrows In '__'l#o,"
time, and recommends that prompt measures be takeil opyr.
persons interested in agriculture for the suppression sUstio
rows. That with this view the boys in the several y,';ets,
be encouraged to take and destroy as many sparrows
fatyre
with their eggs and young, as possible and that at Iio?
dinners of the Society and of its branches one or taer:o
sparrow-puddings be placed upon the table. Tha,t 1,/
history teaches that butterflies lay eggs,
hatched, become grubs. That butterfly hunting,. cote
being a salutary and wholesome exercise toyout/4.105/ co;
ducive to the extirpation of grubs, and be promete?,.e.
ingly ; and that, to ensure its promotion, a Comntl"'societi;
reference thereto be forthwith appointed by the pfet;
That although 7s. or Bs. a week is a very liberal 3 to
for a labourer with a wife and family, did quite es °0 7•
03
enable him and them to live in clover on the eaTea;plef;
although a comfortable asylum in sickness,
ment or old" age has' been provided for him
workhouse; yet, as mistaken, on these PP',
pily prevail among the agricultural
,populn.tiOnr,..
taken notions there is some., reason to, suspePti,"rigftbs
sionally' led to the *burning of ,wheat-ricks, it is
that an advance of three farthings weekly be ars;
wages of such labourer. That landloids And 611110 IP
used and unprotected, and are the most-Patriotic
terested classes of the community. That the nlartbatt;
interest enjoys exclusive and unjust privileges,- Slllolo7c,i.
want ~c 1 h.
vio,„
corn-law abolitionists are narrow-minded, selfielh4 *
ing individuals. That these resolutions be Print tile
ST. ANDREW'S.—STONE COFFINS F°T;r41):051,14
workmen employed in clearing out the foundatl„rocco.
old wall between the pends and the harbour;werejt(lo, to'
with their operations, they, discovered two stone
...t,preeetb
pletely filled With human bones, in a high state lige Odot
tion. The coffins appear to have been placed „ccien,t fe6
foundation of the wall, which is of a very r:re
they are of a very rude structure, and, are su'ter t Est
below ground. The workmen expect to disefsa 3.°0•
they proceed, which is not improbable. TheP'l,eo3n;er
distant from the ancient college and chapel of Pt-or.
AMERICAN DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE(".„ /Aide '0
pard, late of England, committed suicide at eti;asii,icologoti
few days ago. Mrs. Loring French also comet a 01).Af
the same place, on the same day. Mr. We l' hiill' tb•
late of Ireland, Counsellor-at-Law, destreY
'
Boston, on Monday night. M. Messemer, 1?.71,7g0b mod}cornet-a-piston, from France, was assassinates his ler
the Ist instant, but is expected to recover find b$
Judge Turley, of Nashville, has been c tit
Turner, for offering an insult to a lady;Mr rionlej:oo4'.
Mayor of Nashville, has been caned by ger',
Richard Pulhemus was murdered near Freehriar, iir• so
on Friday, and a neighbour of the decease °, 'bolieir‘o,l
has been arrested on suspicion. Mr. L 00344400. !bole
from England, was killed in a quarrel with at,. ot!,
and M'Leod, at New Orleans, on the 2.1c1 bot.
Texas, on the 10th ult., Judge Hansford becatr"
murdered by Mr. Moseley and his son-in; "
13•01tere'ts'e r°l
judicial view of a lawsuit,was adverse to their
...311es
ALARMING INCREASE OF SMALL
wages of this disease are making such pregre,_stsiooj of 1.,
parishes of London that the parochial authcon„,i)::loo
nard's, Shoreditch, have deemed it ne e 3.7 aditf4
printed notice upon the subject, cautioning4istioa.;oor
penalties
of children on the subject of vtle_`;ipable
penalties to which they are liable in cases of c
ro f;
o
during the presence of small- pox. of 'l3° eltdrC,
BELLS IN FRANCE.—The Archbishopiettetorsgeoi
has published a long and interesting pastor„e for,
bells, from which we extract the folio
Belisle ..y,d
There is a diocese of France, that of in 0
200 steeples have been rebuilt or newly consn'iniage..,o4 A,
vided with bells of all sizes ; there is not,s'of bell
raine that has not recovered its former peelo, jthew' P. 4
the towers of the cathedrals of Paris, I,Yje set's, :7.00, of
tiers, Strasbourg, Naney, Rouen, Amiens' WTeirsti!,o
dome, are still to be seen the Celebrated of
clarlbed
so much to their renown. • The steeples 01 Do--
Nantes, Chartres, and Rodez have been lat.e_igthey i
ja
peals of bells far superior to those of .w to *in
despoiled." ft;ol3ss
ANOTHER FIRE AT NAVSNSI3naablieP /.10 ef°
morning, a straw stack belonging to Mr- __aped.. -an os
this place, was set on fire and totally Coof.,oenid:c/itoelota
is entertained that this was the act of
understand that the footmarks of a inep_r_ the traec; belie
stack across an adjoining field, but taw'
thelt w
footmarksoul d se e m
frinomcretahs
that he was disturbed, or, seeing it blaze
of the floe' I
and took to running. An accurate copyreu_f:_sstay!e
been taken, and it is hoped that this f_ t!.O-1
to the detection of the offender.-136'st :16th iteglo,lool6,r,,t
eincgircausmthsteanicnecoenf
dithze_dicsite:i_irr;bo,,ebPrp;,l
James Carroll, a recruit of the for the oer Pr-
committed to our county prison, Nenat',.', Doe
John Ardell, at Borrisokane, on the 2uts
--Nenagh paper..

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B IRTHS. - - the
jf
Oil
On the 22d ult., at Stuttgard, in Gernisz° l''''
C. Berton, Esq., or a son. 'l'ls Y,
On the 25th ult., at Villette Lodge, Gue•liebore• Toir*
of Henry Eden Jones, Esq., of a daughter, still ireja
•On the 27th ult., at the Marquis of Bristo's, P... 11‘f .
Brighton, the Lady Georgians E. C. Grey, of ilis°"oitbs
On-the 27th ult., at Great Missenden, the fill hoof
boors'
W. J. Burgess, of a son, who survived only le 011'
~ . . DIED. ..zewingte' ,i,
On the 21st ult., at Holland Lodge, A. w.- °lilt-
burgh, George Glen, Esq., late of Bronipton-Nivioni ,
latOenof°\Lltt2l 10
laistamulpt.t,ona,t
sßusrisgehxt,oang„edth3e7..chsr 00.
On-the 28th .ult., at 11,1 Frederica .0. 4010
a; one, _.- Gil ~,.
ney, the son of' Lieutenant-Colonel and air& „lore'
00,
On the 29th. ult.,-at Woburn-place Russell 0
~o,i, , to
claughter,of the late Henry Goodman:Esq. oopoThe IA
On the 20th_ult., in New Bond-stree, gr'ijet of t 0
On the 29t4,7eu1t., •at Cheshunt, Sarah, re 10
Francis Salkeld, Esq., aged 80. r of)fr.
'On the 29th ult.i Marie Louise, the dau Oita vire
Cahais Smith, of Hyde Vale, Blackheath. 4 Vets
Esq., of
3iseuttel-pult.e,zßetegere,iittte.pearidestab„dso23"._._
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