The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-29 00:00:00

nesday last, generally 3d. to 6d. per lb. since which
the sale has gone off very unevenly, tho proprietors
taking in more than usual to support the prices,
which they were enabled to do from sa;zu.r. so fteely
at the commencement of. the sale, yet the prices
must still be stated at the reduction we have men-

tionei ; 9,700 chests have this evening passed the
sale. To-day's sale went off with great briskness,
and nearly as high as at the commencement.
Wool..—Sales of Wool by public auction, on
Wednesday, October 22 :-166 bales New South
Wales Wool, 7fd. to Is. 4d.; 224 bales Van Die-
men's Land -Wool, withdrawn ; 15 bales German
Wool, Is. to Is. 10-0.; 49 bales Spanish Wool,
Bd. to Is. aid. ; one bale Vigonia Wool, rd.; 976
pockets South American Wool, 34-1. to 4id. On
'FhuNday, 23d October :-122 bales on account of
the Australian Agricultural Company, the first re-
turn of Saxon and French sheep sent out by the
Company, 2s. 6d. to 7s. per lb. Colonial Wool
Is. Id. a Is. Bd. 377 bales Australian Wool, 9id.
a Is. 43d., damaged 4id. to 6id.; 101 bales Spanish
Wool, %rashed after the manner of German Wool,
Is. to 1,. 7d.; 79 bales Sparlish Wool, Bd. a ] Ild.;
22 bales ditto in the greave, Gd per lb. On Friday,
262 bales Australian, 7d. a 25.; 97 bales, I\l'Arthurs
ls. a ss. The sales of Wool lately have beers 'ex-
tensire. German Wools are lower. --
CoTToN.—Cotton advanced d. a id. at Friday's
public sales. Of 4,300 Swats, 2,500 bales sold.:u
the advance stated, and the holders are exceedingly
firm. About 5,000 bags sold during the week, prit;-
cipally Feast India description's. To-day-568 Car-
thatena, nearly all taken in.
MINING INTELLIGENCE.--Sates at Redruth last
week.—Quantity of Copper Ore sold, 2,058 tons ;
average produce, 7i. Quantity of fine Copper, 143
tens I cwt. Amount of sale, 11,166/. 7s. Average
gotndard 1141. Os.

Ou.s.—Oils continue iu good demand, and the
late advance is maintained.

:SALTPETRE.—There is no alteration in Saltpetre.
GLASGOW MARKETS, oc7.
(From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.)

In the early part of the week the transactions n
RAW SUGARS were veri limited, owing to the
holders demanding an advance of is. on last week's
prices, which tbe buyers were not disposed to sub-
mit to ; yesterday there IA as a fair demand, and an
advance of 6d. on the better descriptions was gene-
rally realized, while Brown and Low Middling qua-
lilies .sold at former rates. The sales of the week
amount to 425 Iduls. and tierces,

A public sale of 130 tierces of Jamaica COFTEI;
was brought forward : the whole was,: withdrawn
with the exception of fi tierco, ; these, with 55
tierces of Jamaica by private contract, were taken by
the Grocers : Ordinary 285., good Ordinary 31s.
(id. a +OA., fine Ordinary good Middling 64)E.,
and fine Middling 72R.
A small lot of PMENTO was Sold at 80,
The salesnuide in Jamaiez Rum have been limited ;
small parecls were taken by the Trade at 3a. 64.;
about 100 puncheons of Leeward were mkt at 2s.
lid. a Sd. for Proofs.
The demand for COTTON CC:talon% steady ; 18,e
packages have been disposad of (including 416 hale
damaged Surats by auction), and no alteration iii
prices can he quoted. , The particulars are 7 Sea
Island, I Id.; .868 Bowed Gaorgia, t•;; t:. a 70.;
8 Orleans, 81; 37 Pernambuco, frec: 1.; .3e Deme-
rara, fid. a bed:; 9 stained ditto, 6i.(1. ; 111 West
India, Nrd,.
.1". 74. .327. Surat, ; by alto-
fion, 416 Burals (damaged), at. I• 16 a 30.; 15i:
V4uptian, Sd. a hid.
th.e sales made in Dy'woo a et 9 tO;IS Hon-

duras Logwood, .at ; and tonii, Jaata
FtStic, at Bi.
Far A 51.111.; there ht been r, considerable inquiry
300 barrels of Montreal Pot, brand 1828, were so;ii
at aos. 6d. ; 100 barrels, 1827, at 305.; 50 Peark,
at 315.; and the holders are new demanding 21s. far
New Pots.

Tri Tolic.c o not much doing, prices are improv-
ing. Good Old Leaf Sid. a 6d., and New Leaf
and Strips 44d. a 6d.
TALLOW iS Selling steadily at 425.
. • .

For Fish thus there has been a considerable de-
mand, and rather extensive sales made at lEq. 10s.;
the bolders are now demanding 191. a 201., and Pale
Seal 21/. a 221. per tun old measure.
During the week there has been a number of ar-
rivals from Ireland, with New GRAIN, principally
Oats. A retail business has been done in farmels'
samples of Wheat, at a reduction of 2s. a 3s. p,..r
boll. Other descriptions have been in limited re-
quest, and prices are in a great degree nominal. Oats
have met a dull sale, at a reduction of Is. a IF. (Id.
per boll. There ha.s been a disposition to press sales
of Barley and Bere, particularly ordinary malting
and grinding qualities, which have been sold fully
Is. cheaper. Beans and Pease steady.
CALCUTTA MARKETS.---M.ty la.
(From the Calcutta Exchange Price Current.)

Our market, generally, has heed dull during the
past week, and the sales effected have been on a very
li ;Ai ted scale.
COTTON—Remains without interest, and the few
transactions in it entirely confined to Native dealers.
GRAlN—Continues in fair inquiry, and steady.
Orwal—No sales have beeu reported in this (lur-
ing the past week, hut shipments are going on iu it.
PIE©E GOODS—Without improvement.
SALTPLTRE—The business done in this, since our
last, has been very considerable, and prices continue
steady.
SUGAR—In active inquiry, particularly the finer
qualities.
SILK—NO sales have been reported in this during
the week..
OTHER SORTS OFBENGALPRODUCE—In moderate
demand.

CHINA PRODUCE —Generally heavy, and unsale-
able in entire inroiees.
COFFEE—We have heard of no sales in this since,
our last ; very little Mocha in the market.
GUIiS-1n very limited inquiry.
SPlCES—Generally, demand very moderate, but
steady.

RATTINs—A.goad deal neglected.
INlETus—Copper and Lead in moderate demand,
and firm. Iron, stock increasing, and prices a shade
lover—Speller, heavy, and looking down—Block
Tin, on the decline—Tin Plates, steady.
UROPEAN Goons—ln consequence of the late
large importations, and this dull season of the yea:,
the market continues in a languid state, and no spe-
culative demand.
FREIGHT To LONDOS-Still rates at 4/. to 61. per
ton, and Light Freight very' scarce.

drapon Lard in pursuit of them, was
despatnhed. DONALD, a Highland
. i
CL7/tIOUS ANIWDOTE.—AS thirty t-lti.ttl-
Luder.„ were making their escape after the hauls of Col.
:I:lptiptpaledcoain:;:l7;a:dfgiiitniitsbi:ptinuittulYetLhefearerara,
udesptrieettinbthliengb,odle.vs,trbt'lleidSisht:
veer inliigishstititaienodfA t:
27ir abniimliiielltets.::,wla)koeNnA. FindingLDfane i fancied thati'im thei' however
r long;PetrlePll:s'
some use to him, auti.tr.rr.,,e,
ei fiattleiloyddrraeg‘oov n
to cut the straps. Finding
the boots, however, themselves too tight, owin7, to the
reselling ofthe poor fellow's feet, and loth to leae, tbea,
imhinii him, DONALD -thought fit to take both leg 4 and
boots along with him. On be trudged with his plunder,
wrapped up in hi: plaid, and Corning to a house in Glen.
a'criston, he learned that the SO Highlanders bad already
taken possession of the barn ; and in order to secure a little
refreAment to their exhausted bodies, told the Landlord to
allow nobody to approach the barn, or if he did, they would
hoot the intruder whoever he might be. DON A 1 D raise;_
ing to be alone, asked
" if he might be allowed tolay Lim-
,4,l, down i. the vow's ata,' below her b,real...t., that he, might
there sleep a wee, and be imepit warm,' which wzos granted
hint. In the morning the party in the barn took their :Its.-
psi-hire as fart as they pnaciblY (*.raid, azd IlosAt.n follow-
,v.l not far bebisui them. When they Were 10,-lv off, the
maid of the house went to the byre to Bee what bad ho.
„me of the piper, but immediately returned in great dis-
tErs4, breathless,, and almost ape eehless—" Ohm', Ohon ' '
slid she---" the Lord Lae a core o' us—the cow bas entail
th e pipe r a'
but the legs," for DONALD had found means
I
during the night, to extract the legs front the boots 4n4.1
left them in the cvw't, it4,,,,t3t4rling jocrt;ttl.