The Sun.
London, England, 1816-04-01 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

Co=il EttIIANC7.; 1.---We had but a very few at--
tiv:ll,with Wheat this morning from iissex and Kent, in con-
seq.ience of.which One samples were taken elf readily at an
advance of Rs. per quarter front this da) week. Fine Oats
were in demand, and Is. per quarter dearer. Barley was alio
inquired after, and sottl at an advance of Is. per quarter.
Malt was nearly unsaleable In Pease, Beans, aud other
Linda of Grain, there is no material variation
Foreign M'heat, -4.7 A. 555,
Fine - 755. —s.
'1,..1414.5 Wheat - ,446. Mk.
Fine ditto - - - 71's. —S.
ltya - 235. SO:,
Fine ditto tile. —s.
Barley - ens. /4s,
Fut,- ditto - - - --s.
ditto ' -
lalt • 6os, 55‘.
Fine ditto, - (its.
tti,ltitePrasekhoilers) 31s. :Y is.
- - , ---s.
(hey - g 44, ;334,

Fine Grey Pease - —s.
Tick-cleans, -
Old ditto . - - 994, 3 Si.
I TiOk Bean 29:.
Old -ditto '- - 395.
Feed Oats - - 151. Irs-,
Fine (IWO -
,19s.
Poland ditto - - " 18s. 005.
Fine ditto' - - tns..
Potatoe ditto '27i.
Italie Seed 261. 971. Per last.
Flonr §§S.
Seconds - 435. 604

timaltpliN4u, I.—This day's Market had a
iSeastA, and tiro bilow • 431- came fa-
orbeiofespetts .:*ai tolerably ;our? ; Mtittim and Veal • sup.'
"ported-llist,priees; Beef and Pork were dearer ; add the trade
in geovv}l was somewhat brisk. l'he sales in the Ilay-market
pretty ; and Clover obtained laSt.ptices
lniiifidlun in price. We annex a C'Urrect atatantunt of tha
prieLs numbers

To sio4 the Offal, per stone of 811).
Ilevf, 3s. 941. to As. Gil. Mutton, 4s. ...M. to bs. Lamb, OS.
pit; two g. ud. treat, 4s. sd. to th.thi. Murk, 4s. 0.1. to IN: 0(.4

Masts, 21.10. SiNep, 15,700. Calves, Ic9. a:I4U.
HAY-NIMM:

Hay, 21.;0%. to hl. ss. Straw, 11. Bs. to ?..1. Os. Outer,
41. Os. to 41, 10s. -

KING'sTniATRE,---" ISelvaggi- was perronn-
ed, lot the first time this season, on Saturdity;
This opera, the eilt hest display of the talents Of
the compoiter Liverati. was received on its pro-
ducti,in with high applause, and its performance
List night btrengthetted the feeling of its excel-
, The opera was strongly stippoMll : Fodnr,
in the invitee Princess, Geni in the Chief, Le
Vasseniin the Spanish Geueral, Ratcpielles in tfie
son of the Chief, and 1113da'ine Marconi in Gott-
.salvo. Fodor. %vas t xeclient throughout ;
• tptellas sung with tflat inerrosing imrivetticnt elf
voice which' we predicted ; anti Marconi exhibited
great powetito•and wits greeted with warm pltltidlts.'
VOCAL CONCEIAT.—Messfs: BA RTLRMAS,C. and
W. KNYitiTT, Mid GRP.ATOItEX, gave theit:distin.;
gnithed Subscribers fifth dclicions treat on Fri-
dsy -last by a finely contrasittl selection of pieces'
from the Old Anti New Schools. • .

NATUANI4L MARCHANT, Vol. R. A.7--,We have
not noticed any account of the death of thin Gen-
tleman, whose talents in Isis art render tt tribute
to his .mernory hut a due homage to genias.
was undoubtedly one of the hest sculptors of gems
that this count ry ever prolinced— tie was origi-
nally a papa of Use late Mr. BIRCH, a very distin-
goisheslArtist of thv same desCriptioa. U‘attlill•
614 tor:MAD its a Seal engraver, he visited Rouse,
where lie "resided.many years, and, formed his taste
upon the. best mod& is .of antiquity in ronse
(pence, he acepiired a high yeputation, and his
works were eagerly purchased by the Most intel-
ligent-Conia;isseurs and Noble Patrons. His me-
rit, after his return to this country, excited the
notice of the _Royal Academy, .of which he was
eleeled, a Membec. Ile was a native 'Of Sussex,
anti had res'ehed' the age of 1.1, much respected
from his.amialile qualities in, private life, as well
its for his professional merit. Hu died on Sunday
se'nnight, at his apartments in Somerset House.
The Miss Scheer, 'whose Wise Men flattering"
was encored with such enthusiasm -et the last Co-
vent-Garden Oratorio, is an 'articled pupil of Mrs.
DtctoNs,

Mr. (hunt; and Rowe, Masters of the
Royal Navy, are appointed Assisting-Master Al-
teutlaots at Portsmouth,with a salary of 2201. per
itsagoin. They are to execute those whieh,
in a time of.‘var, were performed by Six,
teucliog Masters.

'till DUIC YORKi9 ROYAL, MILITARY
FOR :tii,e-arliV'atteN.!,tiT. rag „Ult./111MS OF.
ItEthi LAR AUMY, • .
' This noble eilifice stab discoVered to be on fire
at half past 4 o'clock yesterday titorning. Chelsea
and its neighbourhood were immediately alarmed
by the druths beating to arms; the children soon
appeared on the paradegrottud,..anme with their
clothes. on, others bolding them in their handl;
they were formed into
,a line and -mustered. We
have the Pleas4re of announcing that there was not
one of them missmg. After this accessary -pretatt-
tion had been-taken, It wakoicertained that writs
the seknoi.rOotn that was on fire, which Is in the
centre of the building. On opening the door the
flames burst out. At five o'clock the engines had
arrived .from town, hut there was a scarcity•df •
water. By the exertions of the-firemen, )(Tatty
of the foot ;Nerds, the' 'pensioners of the, Hospir.
tat, end the johabitants of the neighbourhood,
however, it • was got under by eight o'cloCk.-,-,
There was such a quantity of smOke in the chapel •
which adjoins the school-rmim, that they were
obliged to break in a part of the roof to let it
evaporate ; 'fortunately the school ream had no
conneCtion with .the wards where ti e children
sleep, for if, it had they must have been suffocate's'
before the alarm was given.
The fire broke nut in the school-rOom, „where
preparations of.scouring, &c. had been made at a
late hour, , for an assembly of the whole sehool,
alter chapel, for a distribution of the prizes that
hail been adjudged to seVeral'of the chil ate i. It.
Waf occasioned by some ashes _anal earta.!('S heitig
• *pa in a %Anode)]. caul-Nklittle, which taking five in
the fliglttcaught the wainscoat.
Too notch .
of t liffritution for the' preSerVed
nitiongq the children, and. they are to. be highly
cononvntled for the swift attention .with which
they- obeyed the' call of the driim, by forming
thetaSClVeS 'int() a litie on the parade ground. No
lives were lost, or did any pet son meet with,o
accident. Chelsea was crowded during the day
With spectators.
Flisitoyal Highness the 'Doke of YORK, who
has constantly taken the most active itgerest in
time Institution, arrived at half past ten o'chiek,
and continued nutd one' o'clock, to superintend
the arrangements throughout the building, neoes •
hardy created by .this accident. • ..

LORD LYNEDOCEL—At three o'clock .yestrrday
afternoon this Nobleman's house, No. 2, Graf-
ton-street, Bond-street, was discovered 'toSe on
fire. The engines which were returning' front
Chelsea were immediately in attendance„ The
firemen soon discovered, that it proceeded from
a fine of a chimney leading from the firSt to this,
second Wdor, 'which 'communicated - wii4i some.
wood work. .They immediately palled down jlos.o
flue, and extinguished the tire, wit bout its L►asrin
;done any more injury than having burned 'a sinall
part -of the floor of the second Story.: The Noble
family were not at home. - • ,
PRSRUCTIVR kites.---A dreadful and destructive
:fire took place on Tuesday week at Beverlee, iq
`the parish of Greasley, near NOttingham.' It :was
Occasioned by,the very culpable practice of firing,
a chimney, , in ,order to clear it
.of soot. By
act et imprudence no less than 14 houses, besides':
;several Tarns. corn stacks, ike, were set.
and t 17116uineii. 'The Wind Wow ing,iStrohtt. pr t'li
time, every exertion to 'stop the progress of the,
flames proved ineffectual.

AgIIICULTURE, &c.

MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH.

A'start has• taken plaCe in the corn market,
,andst.progressive rise may soon be looked ler, but
unfortunately for the landeti interest, it will come
teniateto benefit either occupier or landlord, the
.gratn•having been fo'rced tly hard necessity into
the merchants' granaries ; conseqUently no pfiblio
benefit can be derived towards alleviating the ge-
peral distress. I)etnands for exportation of, Wheat
to the southern 'provinces of France continue ;
and there is snme difficulty in completing' the car,
goes, from the crop of last year not proving so
productive as was looked for, The young' plants
of wheat look kindly; except thole drilled on
light soils, which, in some districts, the sharp
frosty winds
,have considerably itkped, sea.
son has proved line for the latter Peas and Beans.
The fitllOwedlauds work generally well for• Oats,
and Barley Aso. Turnips anti Coleseed -being
cot off, anti the grass kept bark by. the
„cold „weather, ref:anise is had of neeessity,to the
,llay-stacks in all the grazing counties, where the
price of that article is daily, advancing. The Win.-
ter Tares and forward Rye have heen much cut off
,hv the frost.. The young Clovers and Ray Grass, •
though backward, have a promising appearance.
Clover Seed continues low priced, troth the large
importations of it still allowed !,.mo tfallaud,,
,Our Dairy-men make similar complaints of •the.
quantities of Cheese anti Butter which arrive from
the saute quarter. Tire 141nek-tbasters On the
Sussex anti Wiltshire DoWns have' had bt4t an in.,
different lambing down, owing to the severity of
the weather, anti the scarcity of succulent food.
Lean stock is rather lower, ,of most kinds....
The Meat markets 1114 somewhat better in all at'-`
"tides, except Pig Fmk. The Wolol 'Market '4,
nearly stationary at last month's,Orices:

SHOCIUNQ CIRCUMSTANCP,...-011 the 256 tilt.
an inquest was taken by JAmes MAi!tnert,
one of the Crironers of Derbyshire, at LadyshaW.
bottom, in the parish of Glassops, on the bodies
i. of Mary, D.iniel, Elizabeth, and Rachel Brad-
bury ; the eldest aged 18, Daniel and Elizabeth
(twins) 14, and Rachel 11, the children of Peter
Bradbury,' of Ladyshaw• bottom, labourer, who,
at eight o'clock on the 24th ult. gave to ettelr'of
his children a stroni dose of White arsenic,
thinking it was cream of tartar; the three yonmzeit
died about noon on the same day, awl' the eldest
at midnight tollowlog, utter every exertion had
been used, but. in vain, to counteract ,the fatal
effects of the poison, when the discovery nee
made : the father had also taken,tt quantity of the
poison himself along with his children, but is ex.
petted to recover.