The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-20 00:00:00

SALComma, DEC. 17.—Arrd. Copia, Icbaboe.

CORN AVERAGES.
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GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH „..
For the Week ended Deis. 14, 1814, made up from the Retn7Plie'
In pcctor in the different Cities and Towns in England in 14
per Imperial Quarter. 03 li
Wheat ......... 45s Id I Oats .... •211 lld 1 Beans ...... '" pie
Barley ......... 34s 5d 1 Rye
AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS' 1 '4O
Weeks ending WHEAT. BARLSII OATS. ITN,. 1 ogASL
.......11
---____„_,...... ....................... ...—......................'.............. si 1
Noy. 9 ... ...... ,6 3• 39 I 21 1 34 •; 37 1; 35 16 ......... 46 4 35 P 21 9 34 2 311 ; oii
23,,,,,«.. 45 10 35 321 11 130 11 '24 ' I
30 ' 31
45 4 35 1 21 932 C 9,1
Dec. 7 45 2 34 9 21 10 31 9; 37 5 0
14 45 1 34 5,21 11 32 0, 34 ' 11
IMTZMAL AGORIOATZ AVIRAGIS OT THI !111 wo g
Sr.
..3 10
Wheat......... 455. Bd. 1 Oats .... ..... 21s. P. 8ean5........,
Sarley ..... .... 355. 2.1. 1 Rye .... ..... 325. 624 Pease....•,"--
6i,
DUTIIS OW TOSAIGN CORN. 4,. 0,
Wheat .. ..... 2C.. 0.1. Oats .... ..... 61. Odd 8ear1h...."". 7,
Barley .......... 3s. Od. I Rye ..... .... 10. od.l Pease •••••"'

riCCIe
SIGHT AND HEARING.-39, A lbemarle-streew are'
dilly. Newly-invented spectacles, telescopes, °I; Sir
glasses, microscopes, &c. Patronised by Genera
Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd, Frederick bid
Clayton, Galway, Grosvenor, Morrison, Dyott, 11° D'
son, and Mackenzie ; Major-Generals Sir H. 14 rso
stone, P. Fyers, D. Macleod, Hamilton, and iirerl',Jdr
Lieut.-Generals Sir Henry Bouverie, Sir J. 3110°711
Sir It. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, Lord John Hay ; Acr;,.
Sir George Cockburn, Sir George Mundsy
aD
Martin, Sir James H. Whitshed Sir D. Go''"'„less
Ross. By the use of these newly-invented sPeeLtl-o.ed,
imperfect vision becomes preserved and strteitlliFt:figob.t
and very aged persons are enabled to employ
at the most minute occupation, and can see ',tie they
lenses of a much less magnifying power, nor 1 . alse
require the frequent changes to further hefilesicePaa
newly-invented achromatic waistcoat-pocket •et. hot
and opera glasses. Every kind of telescope °,,nooseSt
site with increasing powers, for shooting, sea P'ltia
and, upon stands, for astronomical purposes, wind the
same celebrated lenses, the powers are so great, a at an
lenses so bright and brilliant, that minute objet der the
extraordinary distance are brought completely tin"
Rill
eye. Sportsmen, tourists, and sea-side victors give°
have a great treat. Their invisible voice conductOriot.
immediate relief to old standing extreme eases 01,0"ose
ness. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, ePtiersoS
and aurists, are not in any way connected with 10)d nor
of the same name in their immediate neighbourho,a;
in any part of the country. To prevent mists"oir
cautious and observe, only to be had at 39, Alberi3
street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. Con'
INGENIOUS SMUGGLING AT PLYMOUTH."""he
.0
traband dealers in tobacco have just been deteeteu,:bicb
attempt to introduce this commodity by a Inodee re'
for ingenuity will bear comparison with any of to,"ntsie
eently discovered. The sailing packet Zebra, ',artier
Lauraines, from Jersey, commenced dischargirigsot•
cargo on Saturday, the 14th inst., at the legal quaYinstli'
ton Wharf, Plymouth. Among other goods in her "Ols
fest were thirteen casks, said to contain pitch' Da 0
article is not frequently brought from the islands, aolls]
the casks weighed only 3-1 cwt., instead of the tfheeo
average, 4 cwt. to 41 cwt., the suspicions of the ° ved
of customs were naturally excited. They, howevertiii
prudently deferred seizing the suspected goods 11,r1 jue
Owner presented himself at the Custom-house.
or
course Mr. Christopher John Arrowstnith, the onlYvPois
senger by the Zebra, came to clear the casks, the/ sar
each found to contain a small quantity of pit"' b 0
rounding what appeared to be a number et briell' •ith
these on inspection proved to bo tin cases, cover
coarse red paint, mixed with fine gravel or sand. bacco.
case had from 3/Ib. to Vb. of unmanufactured t° totA
closely wedged within it; indeed, so closely, that „t tee°,
six or seven men all one day to examine the e°
boo'
of eleven casks. The thirteen casks, each hasilig,;(taee
forty-one cases, containing 1341 b. will probably Pr hol
14 or 15 cwt. of tobacco in all. 'One of the eel Oat
been sent to the Board of Customs. It is supl3°sii, so
the tobacco was made to assume the form of hr''',9k; vise°
facilitate the transport unsuspiciausly from the first the
of deposit after landing. The officers concerned 7burf.
capture are Mr. Rich, landing-surveyor; Mr.
,t'°'
tide-surveyor; and Mr. Ramsey, landing-w
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I.
~I On the 3d inst., at H BRTHSa
alifax, Nov Scotia, the 1.--, f Of C°P'
tain Mellish, Rifle Brigade, of a son.
Wl'
On the 14th inst., at Amherst Ledge, Hammerso3ifh,
Edward Dolhnan, of a daughter.
geloii
On the 16th inst., the wife of Lieutenant Robert
R.N„ of a son,
0 Wife of
On the 16th inst., at Takely Vicarage, Essex, th
the Rev. Charles Clark.; of a son.
the Is o' et
On the 17th inst., at Lewis-crescent, Brighton, •
Captain Vernon, Coldstream Guards,
of a daughter.
‘,„, til
On the 17th inst., at Lynclifield House, near Tatlll4' A
lady of S. Blyth, Esq., of a son.
nichsP.
On the 18th inst., at Epping, the lady of the Ref' 0
Sale, of a son.
On the 18th inst., at Duke-street, Westminster, the If
of J. P. Kay Shuttleworth, Esq., of a son.

MARRIED. • 110
On the 7th inst., at St. George's Church, Lishoilt—soghw
Tonson Evanson, M.D., to Lady William Montagu, A
of James Du Pre, Esq., of Wilton Park, 13uckingli3T-
Oa the 12th inst., at the Minster, Beverley, J. rick, Esq., of Hull, to Anne, only daughter of
11'
Esq„ of Beverley.
Elliott,
of
On the 17th inst., at St. Pancras, William Timbre
hte
Esq., of Kentish-town, to Margaret Ann, eldest tisugro"ugh-
George Frederick Abraham, Esq., of Great Marlton'
street.
On the 17th ipikt., at Tottenham Church, Henry Nelr'ght° of SontiMiv'k, Bussex, to Arabella Marianne, eldest dati
of the late John Molt, Esq., of Tottenham.

DIED. i a rice
On the 11th inst., at Belmont, Bath, John Unis"--' ,
of Boughton House, Cheshire. °
On the 13th inst., at Newby-place, Poplar, Diarths, Rife
J. B. Gordon, Esq.
dilogb'
ter of Sir CharleA Wager Watson,On the 13th inst., at liaatlngs, Jemima, the eldest pBO,
cqr,lll)4dgeshire. ft" On the '1_,`,,11 inst at Bath, Dame Catherine-, 'relict 0
-,
la f Sir ,
..e George Glyn, Bart., of Ewell, Sum"; . rviliog
' On the 16th inst., at Brighton,_ Enna, youngest su'Essos.
Bart., of Wratting '
nDtrhueryl,6l.:hs inst
f.
daughter of the Rev. W. Walford, of Hatfield revere',
_,B,
Drthl
./ 1:),
Thal—
On the 16th inst V'
,at rwittou, near Gloucester,
,BRiaocskinhaearttol.and, the only daughter w
Lewis, Esq., aged, ;;ii . of
110-
On the 141 A inst_., James Ward Harper, youngest
4,14111 Yes Bird, Esq of Kidderminster. uar.
On the 17th inst., in Charlotte-street, Bedford-s 4
Catherine, the wife of Henry Langley, Esq. , tit: MO
On the 17th inst., Elizabeth, eldest daughter 01 P.
Chappell, aged 18
the . Idest
On the 17th inst., at Ramsgate, Elizabeth,
daughter of the late iev. John Manley Wood.

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No. Strand, Printer, at The Sum Office, ."°*. of
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in tie Cow
it.lll4l9l9lFariday, Deosabor 20, 1844.

rt A)
MARKET NEWS.—(YESTERm—
HAT MAEXICTEI. 4/1511
SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 135 1.0
Useful ditto, 41 16s to 5/ 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 5,`,0;90
51 lOs ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61; Oat Straw, 11if
11 14s ; 'Wheat Straw, 1/ 15s to 11 16s per load. SliP`
but moderate, and trade rather dull. 051;
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 15904" to
Useful ditto, 41 16, to 5155; fine Upland ditto, 5',701
51 12s ; Clover Hay, 4110 s to 51 17s ; Oat Straw', 'loiitt
to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 15s to 11 183 Per
A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. ,i 10;
WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12, toto
Useful ditto, 4/ 15s to 514 s ; fine Upland ditto, 5,10 to
5/ lOs ; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 1‘ I,oa.
1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 141 to 11 16s per load.
throughout inactive, at our quotations.
MEAT MAILICETS. 6010
SOUTHALL, MCC 18.—We had rather an et,,03
supply of fat stock here to-day, both as to nutn't
quality. Prime qualities were in good request silo
prices, but, otherwise, the trade was heavy. Beef' ‘l3
2s 10d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d `90.0
and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Supply
1,100 ; Sheep, 1,629; Calves, 4 wasig 51.
ROMFORD, Die. lb.—There a full averse! lot
of-year supply of stock here to-day, yet the t11',9 6/1;
steady at our quotations. Beef, from 3s to rporl4
Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4,1 ; Veal, 36 4d to 4s 2d ; alnOsi
3s to 3s 6d per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 189 t!,,„0
Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20, ; and Web 1-1"
with their small Calf, 161 to 19/ each. vuttOrl
LEWES, DEC. 17.—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ;
3s to 4s 4s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s ; and Pork, 35
36 8d per 81los. Supply good and trade firm.

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