The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-03 00:00:00

CORN AVERAGES.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended Oct. 29, 1842, made up from the Returns o
the Inspectors in the diffbrent Cities and Towns in England and
Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat 49s. sd. I Oats
Saler 2B: 1 4d. Rya
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AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX. WEEKS.
Weeks ending WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. 1 RYE. I BRANS. I PEAS S.
—.—...- I
29 10 j 33 01 33 7
3' 0 31 4 33 6
30 0 33 0 33 1
31 '7 32 4 33 10
32 7 32 2 33 3
31 7L 32 2 33 7

Sept. 24 54 0
Oct. /
8
15
22 W 0
29 49 5

27 10 ' 18 4
28 5 IS 6
28 8 18 6
28 10 18 0
28 i 1 18 1
28 4 18 5

INIPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS
Wheat sls. 6,1: Oats 185. 41.1 Beans Bd.
....... 641 Rye ....... . . 315 id.' Pease .335. 7d.

DITTIES OW FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat 19i.,04.' Oats
Barley 93 Od. 1 nye

THE MARKETS—(THIS DAY.)
HAY MARKETS.
ShimiriELD.'—COar4e- meadow hay, 3/ to 3/ 15s;
useful ditto, 4/ to 414 s ; fine upland ditto, 415 s to
4/ 103; clover hay, 415 s to 51 10s; oat straw, 11 16s
to 1/ 18s ; wheat straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ per load. The
best clover hay- sold freely, at full rates of currency,
but otheywise the demand was extremely heavy.
.CumnElq.aND.---Coarse meadow hay, Si 5s to .4/;
useful ditto, -4/ 4s to 4/ 8s; fine upland ditto, 4/.los
to 4/ 13s ; clover bay, 41 10s to 51 lOs ; oat straw,
11 18s to 21; wheat straw, 2/ to 21 2s per load.
Supply but moderate, and trade dull, at the above
•
quotations.
WiiriECllAPEL.—Coarse meadow hay, 315 s to 4/ ;
useful ditto, 41 to 4i 5s fine upland ditto, 4/ 6s
to 4/,10s; clover hay, 4/58 •to 51 15s; oat straw,
11 I6s to 1/ 18s ; wheat straw, 1/ 18s-to 21 is per load.
A good supply, and a dill trade. . •
• SOUTHALL-, Nov. 2.
In to-day's ,markE.ts,- we had a large supply of
each kind of stock,. 'which moved off slowly at, in
.
most instances, a decline in the currencies noted on
this day se'rinight, of quite 2d per 81bs, and a clear-
ance was not effected. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 2d ;
Mutton, 3s 4d' to 4s 4d; Veal; 33 6d to 4s 4d; and
Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81b3, to sink the offa'
Supply---Beasts, 128 ; .Sheep, 2,100 ; Calves, 34
Pigs, 35.

ROMFORD, Nov. 2.
Prime old Downs being scarce sold at full prices ;
but in other kind of stock exceedingly little was
doing. Beef, from 3s 2d. to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 4d
to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 4s to
4s 6d per 81bs; Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter-
old Store Pigs, I6s to 20s ; and mulch Cows with their
small Calf, 161. to 191. each.

ARRIVAL OF THE
BRITISH QUEEN

(BY EXPRESS.)

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT, Nov. 3

The Belgian steamer British Queen came into our
roadstead this morning soon after one o'clock. She
has only eleven passengers. She was detained five
days at Fayal for a supply of coals. She appears to
have sustained no damage on the voyage, but brings
a report from Fayal of the loss of the Solway steamer
It is not true.

NINE o'CLocic
The British Queen is under weigh for Antwerp

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING—YESTERDAY.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. The second
saves his stake. Heats, one mile and a quarter.
Mr. Cowley's Adrian, aged (Darling, jun.) 0 1 1
Mr. J. Dixon's Lady Georgiana, 5 yrs 1 3 2
Mr. Hotham's Little Nell, 5 yrs 0 2 0
Mr. J. Day's Curator, 3 yrs
Mr. Hewitt's Rebecca, 4 yrs 2 0 dr
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. Heats, one
mile and a quarter.
Mr. Varley's Tresillia, 3 yr= (Drewett)
Mr.Davies' f by Bran, out of Greenfinch's d,3 yrs
hs Ch-

4 1 1
1 2 dr
2 0 dr

Mr. Raworth,s lance, sy.
Mr. Carter's Linnea, 3 yrs
.3 3 dr
Match—Two miles, Mr. Darling's Perjury-no-object
(Marlow), beat Mr. Williams' Cona.
A Forced Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added.
Heats, one mile and a quarter.
Mr. Collett's Rory O'More, 6 yrs...(Whitehousc) 1 1
J. Day's mby Nimrod, out of Busk, 5 yrs... 4 2
Mr. Higgins' March of Intellect, 3 yrs , 3 3
Captain Pettat's Bugle, 4 yrs

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GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.
Traffic returns for the week ending Oct. 29, 1842
Passengers . £873 7 6
Merchandise 503 5 10

£1,376 13 4

Corresponding week last year ...X1,476 5 4
W. O'BRIEN, Seeretar
Darlington, Nov. 2.
•

,000

about 4C,, acres
not
The Marquis of Waterford has .
of land in the county of Derry, on there
had are
about 800 tenants, but until this season thek..."
been anything done by them, in the way of dra...7ng
their land on any regular system. By advice and en-,
couragement, however, held out to them by Mr.
Beresford, agent to the Marquis, upwards of sixty of
the tenants have been and are thorough draining on
Mr. Smith of Deanston's system, and have already
completed upwards of 16,000 perches of drains; filled
with broken stones.—Cork Reporter.
PRIZE FIGHT.—DUBLIN.--A fight for a small bet,
between two young men, named Philip M'Evoy and
Miles -Waters, was fixed to come off during the hours
of Divine service on Sunday. last.. About 100 per,-
sons from the vicinity of Townsend-street and Moss-
street, assembled for the purpose of witnessing the
affair, in a small field on the banks of the Dodder.
Inspector Durham, accompanied by Sergeant Conroy,
arrived, and arrested the two principals and eight other
men. The prisoners were brought before the Magis-
trates of the College7street 'police-office yesterday
morning, and were each • ordered to find security to
keep the-peace, and in default to be imprisoned for
three day§ in the ItiChinond Bridewell.—Freeman's
Journal.