The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-11 00:00:00

BALLINASI.OI: FAIR.

A correspondent, writing on the 6th inst., says,
" The sheep fair is now over, and the prices for good
stock cannot, after all, be complained of: in inferior
sheep, however, there was a great reduction. The
numbers exhibited were only about 7,000 less than
last year. This day there was a good display of
horses, and some brought high prices." The follow-
ing apparently carefully-computed statement of the
result of the sheep fair is given by the correspondent
of the Mercantile Advertiser:—
" BALLINASLOE, OCT. 6.—1 have succeeded in ob•
taining the most accurate information of the sheep
fair on Tuesday and yesterday. I shall begin by
contrasting the returns of the last and the pre-
sent year :

" Number sold the 4th and sth October, 1841 69,438
" Unsold ;',061

" Total
" Number sold the 4th and sth October, 1842
" Unsold . 12,177

" Total
"The final results will not be recorded until tho
end of the week, as further sales of sheep, of an in-
ferior description, will take place up to Saturday.
Top wethers and ewes, in very good condition,
brought nearly . last year's prices. Air. Robert
D'Arcy, of Woodville, Loughrea, sold 1,300 wethers,
at prices varying from 4ls. to 515., and he states that
he is as well off as he was from last year's sales, but
I am not aware of another instance of the kind.li e
rea-
lised James Smyth, of Loughrea, sold 1,600 she For
200 top wethers he obtained 51s. 6d. each.
for the same description,
unahso2n,
6sdold 200
Hugh O'Loghlin, jun., of Gort, sol 10s0. e.wels\i:i
lised last year,
'22s. 6d., and 100 ewes at 20s. a head. 1.1
ewes at 21s, ; last year
at home 295. Mr. Butler, of 13 e expected
s fear a2rooh e
,INr'hetehsearisnea lasttge2n9tsie;man
realised about 335,
he realised 255. to 265, for the
sent home 200 sheep. Fromsame description. He
informed as to the results parties wllo are well
yesterday evening, the following of the sheep fair up to
twined :—Top wether 5 owing report has been ob=
2s. under last year • '6l_ Is. 6ci. to 405.-Is. 6d. to
6s. do. To , inferior do., 34s to 26
P ewes, 34s to 9 * 265.-3 s. to
ferior de" 265. to 18 * -98.-33. to 4s. do.; in,
is held this da
irf-3s. to 6s. do. The horse fair
of horses on they. There are a considerable number
high Kround, and for those of a good de-
scriptionmand for such. prices are expected, there being a de-
results of the Much apprehension prevails as to the
cattle fair to be held tomorrow, and
the holdersfear they will have to part with their
stock at a
last reduction of from 2/. to 3/. a head under
year's prices."

The Univer:, Paris paper, of Saturday, has the fol-
lowing :—" 'We have received from Macao the fol-
lowing news, dated 19th April :—The English are
marching upon Pekin. They are at this time at.
Nankin. The expedition consists of 18,000 troopas.
40 ships of war, 70 transports, and 20 steam-boatk
Messrs. Daguin and Privas, the French Missionarivs,
have entered the interior of China. They arrived on.
the coast in the Government frigate L'Erigone."
COURAGE, NOT TO QUIT TIM COUNTRY.-4 en
England was threatened with invasion by France, a
certain Corporation agreed to form a volunteerearps,
on condition that they should not be obliged to quit
the country. Their proposal was submitted to Mr-
Pitt, the Premier, who facetiously observed, that be
had no oliection to the terms, if they would pennit,
him to add, except in case of invasion.
TEE NEW TARIFF.--Amongst the novel import
under the new tariff, we had this week an importation
of 137 live geese from Norway. They were in _,
ably good condition, and were readily disposed of at
3s. 6d. each.—Newoastle Chronicle.