The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-02 00:00:00

Wheat,

Barley.

Oat,.

Beans.

O atmeal

33 to 35
33 36
28 22

1
41berdeen 60 to 70 128 to 30 15 to 91 —to
Befwick : 25 43 15 22 It 17 21 24
Coldstream ' 4o 5i 22 24 17 19 28 31
Cupar (Fifel `t 48 65 26 91 18 29 22 26 I
Dunbar ' 50 64 22 CO 19 21 27 20 37 38
Elgin '7O 72 3;) 31 22 25 38 50 1
Inverness I GO 70 29 31 22 23 42 331
Kelso ~.....- . 7.0 47 17 23 16 18 30 30'
Kirkaldy ,546029352025 25 48 I 43 Perth ;606739 40 .25 15 41 44
—.—
Cr Tho stzo of the measure varies thoug out the country.
HADDINOFON CORN MARKET.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beat a Pease.
First ..104 Od :5; Od 3118 04 I 45, Od —s i'd
Second 69% nd 281 I d 24,
Od CO; Od .—. I d
Third LO.t (k 1 26s Od 23s Od 2ei 0,1 —s I d
,Average 2/. 18s. ed 9.l2ths.
GLASGOW CORN 1111 EKET.
Wheat, per'94olb. s. d. s.d. Oats, per 2f4lb. s. d. s. d.
British, old., ...... .... 330 t 035 0 Irish
—.—... new .... ..... British l7 8 190'
Cen.sda, free ' 0 . 0 Beans, per 2(011,.
Irish
Barley, per 32011,. . Scottish
English ....... . ... ....... 250 27 0 Pease,Seottish
Scottish ' 230 250 Oatmeal, per 1!.01b. 166
Irish ........... ..... 4..- 22 0 23 0 Flour per 28011, 44 0
t DAL/LEITH CORN MARKET.
I
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans,
67s Oa 33s 6d 22; 4d 4'23 Od 42s Od
58s Od 27s 6d 22s Ed 394 Od 39i 05
Cs Od Lie Od 13a 42 33s 61 33s 61
BDINBUREI/1 CORN MARKET.
1 Wheat. Barley. Oats. deans.
715.0 d 345. ltd. 318. 04. 425. Od.
tin 0 30 0 ‘..6 0 ea e
50 o 28 0 20 0 3; 0
..verage price of Wheat
PRICES OF PROVISIONS, AC.
Beef,per to. .:.......,.. Us. Ed. to 02.8 d. Freshßutler, It. Is Od to le. Iti
A1utt0n...................., 0 5 0 7 Salt Ditto.--.., 010 011
Yea 1.....—...............— 0 7 010 Ditto, per csst....S6 (1 PO 0
Pork.— 0 5 0 7 Eggs, per d 05.... 0 9 1 0
Lamb, per qr. ........ 3 0 4 0 OatStraw(kia.)... 7 C 10 0
fallow, cwt......... 30 0 42 0 Wheat Ditt0...... r 0 11 43
Quartern L0af..... 005 010 Batley Ditto ........ 7 0 9 0
otatocs.l4lb. —... 0 0 0 5 Hay, tier5t........ 0 10 1 0
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET
Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. • Per Stnne o 1 141 b. tint,
First Oatmeal
Second ditto._
FilrleymeAl. ... ..... 1 10 0 flarlep...eal ....... ............ 0 1 10
Pelset- sal I 8 0 Pelsemeal 0 1
Pot Barley from 30s. to *s. per sack

First
Second

First
tiscond
Third

200
19 0
.22
186

Pease.
421 Oti
36 4
94 0

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 1.
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four
o'clock.
STApHOPE AND TYNE RAILWAY.
On the 'potion .of Mr. LIDDELL, the Stanhope and
Tyne Railr9ad bill was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Coventry,
signed by .7;300 persons, stating that they viewed
with feelings of deep indignation, the plan
proposed by Sir Robert Peel for the alteration
of the Corn-laws, and praying for their total repeal.
Mr. ELLIS presented petitions from Bethnal Green,
and several other parts of the metropolis, praying for a
total repeal pf the Corn-laws.
Lord DUNCAN presented a petition from the whole-
sale and retail dealers of Covent-garden, praying that
some measpre, might be' adopted for throwing open
Waterloo and Southwark Bridges.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented five petitions from
the Ministers and Members of the Remonstrant Congre-
gation of Ballymoney, in the county of Antrim ; of Holly-
wood, Dronlore, Killinchy, and Newtownards, in the
county of Down. These petitioners, after referring to
the practical evils whiCh must necessarily arise from the
late decision of the Judges on the subject of marriages
by Presbyterian Ministers, pray that your Hon. House
will pass a law. rendering valid all such marriages which
have already taken place in Ireland ; and also a law with
reference to future marriages, founded on the basis
.of
religious liberty, affording equal advantages to all
sects, and conferring on Ireland an assimilation and
equality of privileges in this respect with England
and Scotland • they also pray for a system of regis-
tration of births, deaths, and marriages. Also
one petition, from the .Minister and Congregation of
Ramoan, in the county of Antrim, in connexion with the
General Assembly,'praying- that all marriages heretofore
celebrated, or which may bo hereafter solemnized by
Presbyterian Ministers between a member of their own
sect and a member of any other sect, shall be declared
valid in law ; and one from the minister and congrega-
tion of,Renvcra, county Down, joining in a like prayer,
and also praying for a system of registration of births,
deaths, and marriages.
Captain TAYLOR presented a petition from Meath,
,
praying that;in any alteration of the Corn-laws a suf-
ficient protection would be afforded to Ireland.

Mr. ;JOHNSTONE presented a petition from Lanark.
against the measure proposed by Sir B. Peel, and pray-
ing for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. The lion.
Member also; presented a similar petition from Ayr.
PRIVATE BILLS.

Mr. STANSFIELD then moved, pursuant to notice,
that the Chairman of Committees on opposed
Private Bil*, should be always chosen from the
selected Members,. and also that the chairman of such
Committee should be empowered to order the attendcnce
of short-hand writer:, at the expense of the parties pro-
moting the Bill, if requested by the majority of such
Committee.

At the suggestion of Lord J. SOMERSET the Hon.
Member withdrew the latter part of his motion, and the
former part was agreed to.
An 110 N. Mimeta presented a 13etition from Scot-
land, praying that a measure for the amendment of the
disturbances in the Scotch Church, similar to that
brought in by the Duke of Argyll in the House of Lords,.
may be adopted._ .

icir. WALLACE presented a petition from Paisley,
signed by 3,4147 persons, stating that the Government
proposition would not relieve their distress, and
praying for a more extended alteration of the
Corn-laws ; 'also a petition from the St. George's
Emigration Society of the same town, praying that a
wise system of emigration may be adopted.
Sir C. NAPIER presented a petition from certain
naval officers, praying that all masters and mates of,
merchant ships should be subject to examination before
their appointment.
Mr. E. TEN TENT presented two petitions from the
county Lsown,'On the subject of Presbyterian marriages.
CORN-LAWS..
Sir A. LEITH HAY presented a petition from Elgin,
praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-
laws.

Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a .petition
from the Anti-corn-law Association of Quecnshcad, in
the West Riding of the county of York, signed by the
Chairman. The petitioners stated it as their opinion
that it was highly unjust to tax the food of the poorest
for the benefit of the richest class in the world.—(Hear.)
They viewed with indignation the measure of a sliding
scale ; and they prayed that the House would not waste
its valuable time—(Hear, hear)by going into the con-
sideration of any measure short of total repeal.—(Hear.)
Mr. VlLLlEpSpresented a large number of petitions
against the Government measure relating to the laws On
corn, and praying for an immediate and total repeal• ;
among them were petitions from a • Friendly „So:
Cletyin Cheshife, Loin the inhabitants of Manchester,