The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-09 00:00:00

LONDON MARKETS.

CORN HANGE, Jaw. 9. •
The arrivals of all sortsEX of Grain last week were small, ens
cept of Oats and Flour, which were considerable. This morn.,
ing the fresh arrivals are trifling. Our buyers appear to possesa
snore confidence than of late, and they have purchased Wheat
with eagerness, at an advance of 2s. to 3s. per quarter on the
best qualities, and other kinds are improving ; Barley for malt-
ing is 2s. per quarter higher; Grinding qualities is Is. per
quarter, Beans and Pease also obtain rather more money.
Oats were inconsiderably lower in the course of last week,
but to-day the prices may be quoted Is. per quarter higher
than on Friday last. In Flour no alteration.
ARRIVALS LAST WEEK.—English Wheat, 2,070 ; Bar.
ley, 1,095 ; Malt, 4,271 ; Oats, 7,422 ; Beans, 921 ;
Pease, 512 ; Irish Wheat, —; Oats, 10,660 ; Foreign Oita.
—; Barley, 15,931 quarters ; Flour, 11,882 sacks.
Wheat, Red (old) 368 680 Beans, Small (new) ..,.42s 45s
--IVhite (old) sBs 74s ---- (old) ..-46s 48s
Red (1825) 48s 65s .-- Tick (new) 4os 42a
—.. Fine 564 60s ----- (old) 425 445
—Superfine ....62a 64s —_ Harrow(new) 44s 454
—__.- White ( I 825) ... 52s 56. (old) 46s 48s
Fine 5Bl 62s Brazil(l43 40s
Superfine 6ss 60s Oats, Feed 04s 278
Rye (new) 36. 40s ......... 2fis 29s
Barley.. 27s 31is Poland 26.28 s
Fine (new) 37s 39s —Fine 28s 30a
--Superfine 40s 44. Potatoe 07s 30a
Malt s6s 64s Fine 30s 31s
—Fine 658 79s Scotch 32. 33.
Peas Grey (new) 435 Os Flour (per sack). sss 80s
—__Maple (new)....46s 411 s —_—_ seconds sos 644
White (new)....40s 45s _____ North Country 48s 501
—Boilers Ns 56. Bran 12s lis

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF CIIIAIN,FIIOH THE RETUIIWII
RECEIVED IN THE WEEK ENDING DEC. :11.
Wheat, 61s. sd. ; Barley, 338. Od. ; Oata, 255. Id. ; Rye,
425. 9ii. ' • Beans, Os. 6d. ; Peas, 19s. 7d.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computes'
Jan. 4, 1826, is 38s. lid. per cwt.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, JAN. 9.
The follow•ing ie an accurate Report of the numbers and
prices at Smithfield Market this morning:

CATTLE AT MARK/1%
Beasts ..;.. —.2,7651 Sheep
Calves
To sink the Offish per stone of mt.
Beef 4s Od to as Od I Veal ss (1 to Rs Oil
al ti tton 4s Ott to bs 2d I Pork 4s 4il to 5s Gil
Latnb OA Od to Os Od..
RAT AND STRAW, PER LOAD.
Hay ... ..... 4 £3 10 to £4 IS 1 Clover £4 4s to .f. 5 las
Straw £l 14$ to £1 18s.

46 PLOUGH MONDA Y 15 the first Monday sitter

" Twelfth Day," and it appears to have obtained
that name because it was generally the first day,.
after Christmas on which husbandmeo were
wort to resume the plough. On this day, in
some parts of the country, especially ill the
north, they draw the plough in procession
to the doors of the villagers and towns-
people. Long ropes are attached to it, and
thirty or forty men, stripped to their clean white
shirts, but protected from the weather. by. waist-
coats, drag it along. Their shoulder and arms
are decorated with gay-coloured ribbons, tied in
large knots and bows,and their hats are N nu rtptwil
in the same way.—Blomefield's history of Nar
folk tends to clear the origin of the annual pro-
cessions on Plough Monday. Accidently a light,
called the " plough tight," was maintained by old
and young persons who were husbuotimen, before
images in some churches, anti on Plotigh Monday
they had a feast, and went about with plotigh and
dancers to get money to support' the plough-
light. The Reformation put out these lights;
but the practice of going about with the plough
begging for money remains, and the " money
for light" increases the income of the village ale.
house. Let the sons of toil make glad their
hearts with " Barley-wine ;" let them also re•
irsember to be " merry and wise." Their old at,
quainlance, " Sir John Barleycorn," has had
heavy complaints against him. There is " The ar.,
raiguing and indicting of Sir John Barleycorn; Kitt.
printed for Timothy Tossputt." Thii whimsical
Utile tract describes him as of " noble blood,.
well-heloved in England, a great sUpport to the
-Crown, and a maintainer of both rich and poor."
The tract formally places him upon his trial, at
the sign of the Three Loggerheads, before" Oliver
and Old Nick Isis Holy father," as Judges. The
witnesses for the prosecution were cited usuler the
bands and seal►• of the said Judges, sitting 4' at
the sign of the Three Merry Companions its Bed- •

lam ; that is to say, poor Robin, Merry Torn,
and Jack Lackwit." At the trial, the prisoner,
Sir John Barleycorn pleaded Not Guilty.—[Thert
follows a long and homourouc account of the pro.
. .

gresa of the trial, closing with the verdict of'" Nat
GUilty"—it being added, that " from Otis face-
tious little Narrative may be learned the folly of
~xcess, and the injustice of charging a cheering
beverage, with the evil consequences of a insa
taking a cup more of it than will do him good.")

'IIIE LONDON JOURNALS. .1

DAILX
Ratracts from the Morning Pvers, Jon. 9, 1 Rti.

[Tin TIMIS.]
Attempts are making, as might be expected,
to prove that all is right with regard to the re-
leiitiq notwithstanding the eirorinotitdefaleation
of the quarter just expired. It would be so if
thildeficit had amounted to 10,000,000/. instead
of 1,200,0001.) as the Treasury statements make
it; or if the deficit on the whcde year had been
*000;0001. instead of 240,000/., as announced
bridinifiters, although we prove from their own
documents that the deficiency on the
year was not far short of 2,000,0001. instead of
240,000/. There is no doubt whatever that the
distress of the commercial world, or the doubt
cud terror arising -from it, must have locked up
considerable sums which might otherwise have
found their ivrty into the Exchequer; but is not
that distress itself to be placed to the debit side of
Abe country ? Are we so certain that it has
wholly disappeared, or that it will not visit
!lit during any portion of the ensuing quarter ?
While looking over the items connected with the
Consolidated Fund, we would beg leave to ask
for infomation, What inference is it lawful to
bound upon the increase of EXChequer Bills to
be provided for out of the growing produce of
that fund ? It appears that the surplus of this
quarter over the charge has not exceeded
2,081',000/., while that of the corresponding Oar-
ter of 1824 amounted to 3,517,0001., exhibiting a
decrease of 1,426,000/. in the surplus of income
over charge. But against this diminished sur-
plus there must be set the sum of 3,631,9831. ap-'
lineable out of the income of the quarter to the
supplies of the year : a deficit, therefore, of
means as compared with services, results from
that operation to the extent of 1,551,0001. which
mast be filled up
.by some expedient or other.
The expedient' resorted to is an issue of Ex.
chequer Bills to' the same amount, which are
to be paid out of the produce of the quarter
en which we are now entering, as the said pro.
since comes to hand. And that sum of 1,551,0001.
ot Exchequer Bills is not the only burden
of the kind upon the receipts of the ensuing
quarter : there is, according to the printed state-
ments (if they are made to be understood)
Another mass of Exchequer Bills, to the extent of
4,023,000/., already charged against the quarter
just ended, and replaced by an equivalent issue,
which is provided for and to be paid out of the
produce of the quarter now commencing. Thus
We. ire anticipating the resources of the next
quarter to the amount of the above two issues of
Exchiquer.Bills, viz.—
, £4,023,651
1,551,103

£5„74,654;
and the large sum of nearly 5,000,000!. is already
mortgaged, constituting an important excess over
the anticipation of this time twelvemonth. The
Sinking Fund, says our City article, is to be em-
ployed in getting rid of this floating debt. We
see no objection to such a use of it, and are only
mortified that it is not of magnitude sufficient to
produce a more rapid and sensible Influence upon
the public burdens.

[Ma PUBLIC Lunoca.)
ft is almost superiluous to say, that the Ham.
burgh Papers, whiCh arrived last night do not
contain a single allusion to the Proclamation
of the Emperor Constantine. As they were
published here weeks sifter the period when
it is said to have occupied every one's attention
at Berlin, their silence disposes of the matter,
and gives it. a conspicuous place amongst the
many ridiculous reports that have been circulated
of Constantine since his successsion. Let us sup-
pose,however,that if this intelligence were correct,
we only ask, what hopes could any reasonable
man found upon the assurances of a Sovereign of
so impetuous a character as Constantine ? if
were true, the report at least of his hesitation to
ascend the throne must be evidently false, as he
roust have given the alleged assurances of his in-
tention to tread in the footsteps of his brother,
before he could possibly have received those ad
vices from St. Petersburgh, which, it has been
said, Induced him to overcome liis scruples. The
newt; from the Russian capital, in the Homburgh
Papers, cornea down to the d alt, at which
time the Empress Maria was slowly recovering
front the effects of the severe shock she hind
bank' by the death of her son. To tranquilize
the Itinperor Constantine, on the subject of her
hcalthl site resolved to send Michael to Warsaw,
which 'appears the more mysterious, as lie had
arrited but live days previously from tha same
city;'and as it is, naareover, stated, in the same
article, that Constantine was expected almost
immediately at St. Petersburgh. These incon.
gruities are the more remarkable, as they seem
to have- been copied from the Russian Official
Paper and to adapt them to the standard of
common sense, we must suppose that some con-1
ditiOns were proposed to Constantine, which he
was required to subscribe to, before his recogni.
tiou'reteived the assent of the Imperial Family
sad Court.