The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-26 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY).

CORN EXCHANGE.
The supply of English Corn this week is short, q Ire
hut of
foreign good. There is very little Flour arrived•
trade
weather having been fine since Monday, the Wheat
not
has in consequence become dull, and the buyers will '
give last prices, but the factors are unwilling to give waY•
oaf+
Barley, Beans, and Pease, continue as last quo'etl•
re is
of good quality support Monday's quotations,
more lively
not much doing. The Flour trade has been
than of late, but the top price remains unaltered•
lMt the

ARRIVALS.
1 ' Barley. Oats. ,„11,,°,,urlcs.
450 qrs. 2,150 qrs. c."--
- 3,600 ....--hrli.
550 12,150

Wheat.
220 qrs.

English
Irish
Foreign I 9,700

Some attention has been drawn to-day in the
city to the failure of a large corn-dealer and agriculturisg
in East Lothian, but it is not of recent occurrence, ha
Yin
taken place more than a week ago, and is in fact of °
sort of interest on this Exchange, as the creditors roil'os
:
chiefly on the spot, or in the north of Ireland.
amount of the failure is estimated at 100,0001. ; but 7
the party is possessed of a good landed property, the crel
tors will not, it is supposed, suffer very materially in thee II
The Dutch steam-boat has brought letterB
di'
from Hamburg of Wednesday last. The rate of
count, it appears, had risen there to 4i and 5 per centl
which is very unusual, and implies an indifferent state v;
credit. It is said that a good many failures have OCCUI
in the north of Germany among persons connecte4 witf
the trade in coin ; and to this, prdlaahlv, the difficulty °
obtaining accommodation in Hamburg is principally
be ascribed, though there might also exist a scarcity
money on account of exportation of silver to Russia, whit'
has been going on pretty extenalvely throughout the sumrne.r.
There have been more visiters than usual tiiiisa
summer to view the Alenai Bridge—a spill torn, We'll.-
hope, that domestic tours are taking the place of that tiol
versal itch for foreign travel, in which John 13.111 he!,
spent, of late years, so much of his money with I'l.l
little taste, and got laughed at for his pains.
We learn from Stockholm, that the prohibi"
C,con to distil brandy in Sweden, in consequence of 111,
effects of a long drought upon the crops, is to be taken °1:1
in the beginning of September, the corn having recov,'"
a promising appearance after recent showers. It is n%
stated, whether the prohibition to export any corn eceP-
wheat is to cease at the same time.
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The Indicateur of Bordeaux contains a letter
ethoenvpina
from Eauze, which states the distress of the inhabitants of
that place and the neighbourhood to be so great, that they
are obliged to suffer their wine and utensils to be seized
to take it fur sale to Condom. •••
A • C.llll'
Sunday or two ago, at March,
bridgeshire, the following was actually given out by the nf
portr:
ficiating Clergyman, to the amusement of a large
of the congregation :—" The prayers of the coug.regatin,k
xaets'EauTzielew(:iffilltiaeurys' tiltleiswaidndee,j'inbeteinnl
are desired for Joins Bold., who has long bee°
sn 3 s'.
and very declining state."—Boston Gazette.
Mr. COLIN MACKENZIE, who, we 1. ts
4.1 e%
was one of the Commissioners for investigating the Briti3n
has teen appointed' to
Claims on the French Government,
relieve Mr. MATTnEws, the Consul-General at Lishot,.
who has repeatedly explossed a wish to return to Ettglan:,,
It will be recollected that Sir HENRY CHAMBERLAIN 1.
.`,l.
received this appointment, but was unable to proceed
Lisbon, owing to the accident that terminated in his deatt •
;lent
SIIOAL OF WHALES.-A correspon—
writes, although the number rather staggers belief, ell
about ten days ago a shoal of whales (upwards a 400 I f
number) came ashore on the west coast of Lewes, sninefi.
which were from 40 to 50 feet long.—lnverness Jour',"
•
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On Tuesday Sir C. PAGET, the Adrntra
this station, sailed in the Pearl for England, but
it?!
obliged to return to Cove again on the same evening, tote
gale of wind from the southward being unfavourable to
getting round the Land's End.—soutlarn
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