The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-24 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES,

Versailles, L.B lO7 50... 107 50... 113 75
R.B 275 ... 275 ... 275 ... 275
Rouen - 640 ... 642 50

Orleans. 620

-,...
... 622 50.

622 60

Strasburg to Bale 203 75... 203 75... 202 50... 202 50

We have received information from a quarter on
which we can entirely rely, that it is not the intention
of her Majesty's Government to propose any alteration
in the Corn-laws. The anxiety of the public during
the last week to learn the policy of the Government
renders this information of peculiar interest and im-
portance. We may be permitted to add, that no such
intention has at any time existed on the part of Minis-
ters since the close of the last session of Parliament.—
British Queen.

We understand that Sir John Pirie, though solicited,
refused to act upon the Committee of Inquiry into the
management of the British American Association.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
COURSING.
NORTHLEACH MEETING.—The Northleach Cup was
won by Mr. F. Herbert's Fly ; the Farmington Stakes
by Mr. Lawrence's Lovely ; and the New Barn Stakes
by Mr. Agg's Agility.
ALNWICR NEETING.—The Prize was won by Mr.
Dand's Tomboy beating Mr. Haggup's Lady Prudhoe.
ANNAN MEETING, DEC. 16 AND 17.—The Queens-
bery Stakes (16 dogs), were won by Mr. G. Ramshay's
Lady Gray, and the Douglas Stakes by Mr. Thomson's
Teddy.
CHAVANAGE (BRISTOL) MEETING, DEC. 16.--The
All-aged Stakes were won by Mr. Pring's Burgundy, and
the Puppy Stakes by Mr. Melis's Merlin.
WORKINGTON MEETING.—The Cup (24 dogs) was
won by Mr. Postlethwaite's Ben Brace.
HORNBY MEETING.—The Sweepstakes were won by
Mr. Maxwell's Swift.
MULGRAVE MEETING, DEC. 19.—The Cup (16 dogs)
was won by Lord Normanby's Dr. Syntax; his Lordship's
Fly ran up.
WEAVERTHORPE, DEC. 21.—The All-aged Stakes
(8 dogs) were won by Mr. Fowler's Phaon, Mr. Jeph-
son's Brenna running up • ' the Puppy Stakes (8 dogs)
were won by Mr. Fowler's Prince.
BRICWORTH STEEPLE CHASE, DEC. 22.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 50 added, 11st 101 b
each; four miles.
Ekins' Duenna, llst 101 b (Frisby) 1
Mr. Elmore's Lottery, 12st 10Ib
Mr. Langham's Buffoon, llst 101 b 3
Won easy.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY.
DERBY.-25 to 1 agst Aristides (0-50 to 1 agst
Sir Valentine (0-1,000 to 15 agst Everton (0-1,000
to 15 agst Lucetta c (0-1,000 to 15 agst Clara c (t)-
1,000 to 15 Jamal (t)-1,000 to 15 agst Humbug (t).

FILIAL PIETY.—In the Insolvent Debtcrs' Court,
at Cork, last week, Andrew Coughlan, a very old and
infirm man, applied for his discharge. One Michael
Coughlan was sworn, and deposed that he had arrested
the insolvent and brought him to Cork. The Corn-
missioner—What relation are you to the insolvent ?
Witness—He is my father. And did you arrest your
own father ?—I did, when I was paid for it.—The
witness retired amid a murmer of execration. The
insolvent was discharged.—Dublin Journal.
TORQUAY.—The veteran Reformer, Alderman Sir
Matthew Wood, &c., arrived here for the winter on
Saturday last.— Western Times.

SiI',7II4ARY OF NEWS

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POREIGAT.
On Tuesday evening their Majesties, the King and
Queen of the French, received the Prince de Ligne,
Ambassador from the Court of Belgium, the Chan-
cellor of France, M. de Humboldt, and the Envoy of
the Pacha of Egypt.
Satisfactory accounts have been received from Al-
geria. The Governor-General remained in the Lower
Scheliff, with his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumale,
taking advantage of the magnificent weather with
which he has been favoured for the last three weeks.
He is pursuing the course of his operations against the
hostile tribes.
Considerable excitement prevailed at Barcelona on
the 16th, in consequence of the recent decrees issued
by the Regent. The Ayuntamiento having drawn all
a protest against the levying of the contribution of
12,000,000 of reals, as nontrary to the Constitution,
the Captain-General replied that Barcelona being in 3
state of siege, he could not receive any representation
from the civil authorities.
The Cologne Gazette states from Vienna, that the
b
projected convention between Austria and Saxony, for
the construction of a railroad from Prague to Dresden,
has been concluded.
A Madrid journal mentions the discovery of a coal-
mine in the:province of Guadalajara, fourteen leagues
from Madrid.
MONEY- TRADE-C 01VIIVIEXCE.
An Anti-Corn-law festival took place at Coalbrooa
dale on Wednesday last, when from 300 to 400 per,
sons were present, among whom were many ladies'
R. R. Moore, Esq. delivered an eloquent speech.
PUBLIC IMPROVEIVEVNTS.
A number of National schools are in course eree.
a
tion in Bethnal-green parish, and a large buildiPg for
the education of 500 children at Stepney.

ECCLESIASTICAL.
There are at present 300 candidates for Church pre-
ferment on the Government books in Ireland'
LAW AND POLICE. sl3 rich'
The rule-book in the office of the Queen tne the
Dublin, has had stamps extracted from '"
amount of 7001.: the parties are yet undiscovered.
Robert Edwards, a private in the 6th Foot/ WA
charged at Union-hall with stealing 0, gold vol,
value 50 guineas, and other articles of
Mary Allen as an accomplice is the robbery, 'the
prisoners were remanded till Lieutenant Sullivan'
party robbed, can appear. jewellery;

- -
CCEITYLT-7PAS.7IIOIIMBIJO. 1
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield
their plan for passing the winter at Rome ; they Phsl7
teed direct to Naples, and remain abroad six, orntves.
The Hon. Sydney Herbert left the Adroirs'yra.
terday on a visit to the Dowager Countess of e
broke at Wilton House Salisbury. Xes'
Mr. Charles and the 'Misses Grenfell left tow •
terday for St. Leonard's. t the
Mr. Parnther has returned to Grafton-stxee- f
season. in•rays-
The Earl and Countess of Sefton left 13..,e'5.-ses.
have altered
square on Thursday last for St. Leonard's-on-lug- few
The Earl of Clanwilliam left Belgrave-square
a
days since for Somersetshire.
The Earl and Countess of Mexborough. ,wl, 0l ante'
nog
tain a party at Mithlay Hall, Yorkshire, in
•i
week. . _

—...
!MISCELLANEOUS. e b
Handers oratorio of the Messiah was Perf°rlll d
vester-
the Sacred Harmonic Society at Exeter-hall
day evening. Miss Towers, a pupil of Sir G'-dSrlir,triarot:
made her debut on the occasion : her voice is a stn iy
Messrs. Bloor, of Old Bond•street, have rec7tii
completed an elegant dinner-service of Derby h
ware for her Majesty. was $
The father of Haydn, the great
MUSiCiark'
wheelwright in a sequestered village, and or
t°
the village church.
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DA:"
DEC.fiop e vs 2,
e 41.1—, Vkri 24.—Wind
Harrison,d Quebec.
ehbte
LONDON,
ca.irs‘illinne.
Demerara;
OFF MARGATE,W., g ..,
DEC. 23.—Superior, Da.OßternerY'
RAMSGATE, DBC. 23.—Arrd. Hiram, SElle''''' for
On'
Pernambuco ; Caroline Arnold, Hamburg'', for
vannah ; Armenius, do., for Port au Prince. „,:y vtr '
.
.L DEAL, DEC. 23, . A, f' t S.W. , F. id., lir.V" .
Mont-
moderate.
—Arra" Jamaica, Ceylon ; Toronto
real ; Herald, Belfast, out six weeks ; Mary llatba*
fur
Shields, for Suez. Arrd. from the River, 6t)rge'
Cape of Good Hope ; Franklin, Rio Janeiro; Gra.
ham, Sierra Leone ; Eliza, St. Vincent. ri.re-
DOVER, DEC. 24.—Arrd. Felicia, Hallman --'
men, West Indies. and
a SWANSEA, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Sarah, Maria' -
Ann, Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Wind N. N. Nir. ;,„t°;
W.S.W.—Arrd. Anne Laing, London, for Jatna'--
Dianay London,.for Berbice; Sna ' , kbolra,
p opts Stoc
for New York. Arrd. off, Scotia,P Rotterdam, for
New Orleans.
Co WES, DEC. 23.—Arrd. Great Northern (steamer)
Londonderry, for London, to repair engine ll°
.•
has
Ark, Flanders, from Richmond damage,
to Portsmouth,
come into the harbour with considerable
having been struck by a sea in lat. 46, long. 30,
to
and
must discharge. The Urania, from St. Croix
Flushi
• ng, has come into the harbour to discharges
being
leaky, and decks swept, having exPerience
heavy gale. rd•
LIVERrooL,DEc.23.—WindW N.W.,fresh.--A,r
Cumberland, Power, Maranham, left 16th ult.;
__,,eti'
Delano, New Orleans, sailed 24th ult. ; NiagaT,
Cole, ditto ; Europe, Furber,_ New York;MP':
Quebec. Arrd. off, Magnet, Quebee i 14°81°4 ned
The Montrose, hence to New Orleans was abode . _
17th ult., in lat. 50, ion. 17, with eight feet water
lit",
the hold, crew saved, and arrived here in the Aral-
KINGSTON, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Energy, Querndoa
CORK, Dxc. 21. Arrd. Wm. Delaney, 14° se. ;
for the River Gambia, with loss of bulwarks', log
Terpsichore, Waterford, for Newfoundland, wit'
of sails, &c.
CARDIGAN.—Arrd. Triton, Rees, Quebeclo Dila,
OFF LEITH, DEC. 21.--Gilmour, Drymme'
housie.
NEWPORT, DEC. 22.—S1d. Era, Pernam btle%eslop,
PWLIIIELI, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Hannah' Ptrn
Quebec, with loss of roundhouse, galley. boat' 'Q"...ebe€l
FOWEY, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Royal Adelaide, a
leaky, with loss of bulwarks, &c. G'—
I.,ovit
MILFORD, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Monkey' `
Jamaica. Silatuil
TYNEMOUTIJ, DEC. 23.—Arrd. Jane and
and Friendship, Newfoundland. Laurie,
FaustouTH, DEC. 22.—Arrd. Telegraph'
Rio Janeiro, sailed Oct. 29. ti. newell,
DEAL, DEC. 20 TO 22.—Arrd. Hercules' '-`°r las ;
and Lord Oakley, Quebec Harriet,gondo .
; e hoie,
Oscar, Aftrica; Symmetry, Richibuctoi las Peiroi
Hull for Mobile ; Norden, Stockholm for Rio Jalrldon ;
Wilhelmina, Catharina, Tigilatjah, for Araste
Ann, Falcon, St. Thomas, for Hamburgb• Bever for
OFF DOVER, DEC. 21.—Ospey, James,
Dunkirk. 41,.,,,dcbi•
GRIMSBY ROADS, DEC. 21.—Carlton, 3,-..--- ,1 'to
YouGHAL, DEc. 20.—The Ellen, from Live,rr-but
Cork, struck inside the Olack Rock yesterday,
was assisted off, and into the harbour.

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RAILWAY RETIJIti v,- „„ re'
• the su—• io
We extract from the Railway Ma ozone t Orlls_,l
C Greg,
fee
ceived on the principal Railways 0. ntll 11— for
tor the week ending on the day of the er."
~.„,ifeci
...
to each. The return includes the money I.`"and Me.
passengers,
ger!Lparcels, carriages, horses, mails,
chandize
Total' j.
Week Miles 4 . is. 0
ended Name of Railway. opened. 091 13 4
Dec.l7 Birmingham & Derby Junct. 48 .I_oo 17 '
16 Birmingham and Gloucester 55 '-- 9
26
Brandling Junction 25 3 19 la
17 Chester and Birkenhead ...• l5 187 4
18 Dundee and Arbroath ...
• i ,
17 Edinburgh and Glasgow ~
18 Eastern Counties
17 Glasgow and Ayr 40 570 1,2, 10
17 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 22k 6,949 17 4
17 GrandJunct., Chester&Crewe 113 1 0 256 r. II
17 Great North of England
15 Great Western -
Hayle lB
17 Hull and Selby
Lancaster & Preston Junction 201 3,655 14 4
18 Liverpool and Manchester 3l 13,857 2 4
17 London and Birmingham ll2l 519 7
22 London and Blackwell ......
17 London and Brightea ..
46 , ••••• 10
Ditto Shoreham Branch .••••• 51 215 19 11
31
20 London and Croydon lOl do ,
22 London and Greenwich 4,453 15, 5
18 London and South Western ..• 93 576 : 7
16 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 10 2,04 i'„ 1
1
17 Manchester & Birmingham
17 Manchester and Leeds
17 Midland Counties ..
17 Newcastle and Carlisle ......
15 Newcastle and North Shields 7 1, 0
249 9, 1
•
18 Northern and Eastern . .
17 North Midland
16 North Union
• 215
17 Preston and Wyre l9l 7
s 5
17 Sheffield and Manchester...... 1 1,527 0 d
22 South Eastern
17 Taff Vale
18 Ulster
24 , Ao
17 York and North Midland 2B ' '''

'BOO 9 10

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At Wells, near Ling, where the staff of a reg port
of hussars is stationed, two soldiers who were s'e oi
cising with their comrades fell down, alldrter 0
them having shown some clumsiness, the 7:4,,ec 00;
command (the Chevalier de L—) had, fiftY s':l3 et"
flicted upon him. When the punishment was at 7-blol'
the man went up to the officer and struck hirn 11, biro,
The officer instantly drew his sword
At this moment there was a general murmur th,ene'
in so I,
and killearodll
the ranks, and the exasperation having h6'e°-- ea 04)
ral, four of the soldiers fell upon the officer, an
zette.
their sabres cut him in pieces.—Leipsic Ga

...„•MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
" CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Ntion Market at Liverpool was brisk yester-
day, and prices were steady. Sales, 6,000 bales.—
Paris and Rouen Railway Shares were rather better,
but others were in poor request. Tho market was
heavy. Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters, brought
41. 18s. 6c1.; Grand Junction, Half, 94 ; Birmingham
321. Shares, 33k; and Paris and Rouen, 24k.
Monday will be a close holiday at Liverpool.
There ore no arrivals to-day, and the produce mar-
kets are closed till the 3d of next month.
'The return of the Promissory Notes payable on de-
mand, in circulation in the United Kingdom during
the four weeks, ending the 10th instant, as compared
With the previous statement to Nov. 12. gives the
following results :
,Circulation.—Bank of England, Nov. 2 £20,104,000
Dec. 10 18,841,000

Decrease 1,263,000
Joint-Stock of England .Nov. 12 3,196,964
Dec. 10 3,001,590

195,374

~ Decrease...
Vhartered Private, and Joint-stock of
';England
Nov. 12 2,891,865

Increase.. 199,363
tank of Ireland
Dec. 10 3,138,000

Decrease 24,000
Private and Joint-ito_•k o':lreland, Nov.lo 2,126,829
Dec. 12 2,104,885

Decrease 21,944
Bullion in Bank of England... Now 10,511,000
Before

Increase .
1 , The Stock Market still wears rather a firmer ap-
Pearance, on account of the large purchases, 75,0001.
altogether, made in Consols by the Bear party
in changing their accounts, a little after
' the recent decline upon the strength of the
Barcelona affair, and which had led them
rTither to oversell themselves. On the other hand,
the heavy sale of 80,0001. to 100,0001. Reduced Three
Per Cents., made by the Government broker, in con-
,,nexion.probably with the finance accounts, or for the
Bank of England, has been quite recovered.
This . morning an investment has been made
in them to the extent of 6,7001. supposed as
1•1$-ual- to be for the Savings' Banks. The increasing
• ainettnt of bullion in the Bank serves to buoy up the
Bull party. Consols for the opening have realized
,93i to 93k. Exchequer Bills have been worth 50s.
to 625. premium; and India Bonds, 465. premium.
, ' teducedThree-and-a-Half per Cents. are 101. Bank
I Stock has been firm at 171. The Canada Debentures
`are 1* to 11 premium.
Being the daybefore Christmas, and such " glorious
Weather," few of the speculators in foreign stocks are
Present in the market. Spanish Actives are 181 to
181; and the Three per Cents. 24 to 24k ; Dutch Five
Per Cents. of the New Loan, are 98.1. _

The Railway Shares continue dull, but prices are
nominally supported. Brighton are 13i, and Northern
id Eastern 94 discount. Great Western New are
In Northern and Eastern Scrip 5, and Paris and
aleuen 5 premium. Edinburgh and Glasgow New
are at par._
There has been no notice from the Mansion-house,
recommending a holiday on Monday, and the public
13ffices will remain open as usual.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
R • ILWAYS. Paid. Per share.
Rdinliurth and Glasgow BO — to
Ditto New
London and Nrighton
Northern and Eastern

Ditto Scrip..
nkrisand Roma ....... . ...... 20 ...... 25
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 22.

Three per Cent. Consols....
Ditto, New, 1830

.. 100&

'CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.)
'Joseph .Dooley, a lad about 19, was charged with
tnbbing bii master, Mr. Charles Paul Bridet, jeweller,
Of King-street, Clerkenwell, of trinkets to the value
°f 1001., and stealjng a valuable pair of ear-rings.
From Mr. Bide 6 testimony, it appeared that the
rlsoner has been apprentice to the prosecutor for the
st six years and a half ; that during the last six
t3lonths articles to the above-mentioned amount have
:been missed from the shop and counting-house. A
few days ago a pair of cornelian ear-rings, richly
counted were stolen from Mr. Bridet's own
'rawer. Suspicion at length fell on the pri-
/iOner ; a person was appointed to watch in the
vounting-house during the night, in which
1)114 —lamp was left dimly burning. Last night
between eleven and twelve, the watchman heard a
false,, and '3oon after observed the prisoner gliding
4,rong the desk ; he gave the alarm, however, before
he had time to plunder, and he was at once taken into
Custody. The police-constable, on opening his boxes,
found the identical pair of ear-rings which had been
Trussing, as well as some precious stones, and some in-
struments used by lapidaries, the property of his master.
Mr. Wakeling, who conducted the prosecution, re-
;lneated that the prisoner should be remanded, as he
had no doubt but he should be able to trace the rest of
the stolen property to the prisoner.
He was remanded till Friday next.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
DEC. 23.—Arrived the splendid steam-ship Great
A orthern, from Londonderry in six days, to repair
damage to engine. She is rigged as a first class
frigate,
and has all the appearance of one, having 20
Ports on each side : she is 1,515 tons, 350 horse-
15(iwer and is fitted with the screw-propeller. Her
I,llaneli stands just abaft her mainmast, and the top of
It is about the height of the cross jack-yard ; the
steam is only used in calms and contrary winds.
The Danish barque Urania, from St. Croix, for
L •vleusburg, which arrived last night, is come intohar-
ur to repair damage ; also the American brig Ark,
hinders, from Virginia, for orders, with loss of bul-
Warks, &c., both vessels having experienced dreadful
weather in the Channel, while it has been so very
fine here.
The Kelmaurs, Captain Smith, which arrived at
this.port on the 16th, from Batavia, for orders, is still
(letained in these roads, the crew having refused to
Proceed further on the voyage.
a The Hamburgh barque Elizabeth lately put into
his port in a very leaky state, on her voyage from
Singapore to Hamburgh, has landed her cargo, and
°n Tuesday was placed in the Thetis dry-dock to
undergo the necessary repairs.
The French schooner More is on the Carpenters'
~

„ The Dutch' galliot Goede Trouw is repairing off
le Salterns stage ; and the Dutch galliot Antony is
'an Hansen's slip for the same purpose.
The Peninsular Company's steamer Little Liver-
FOol, having been repaired, has been launched from
°LI White's slip, and on Thursday proceeded out of
harbour.
The English brig New Holland, which was sold
'4!t week under a decree of the High Court of Ad-
tniralty, is now fitting out, and nearly ready for sea.

SINGULAR SUICIDE.
(Frotn the Shrewsbury News of this day.)
Yesterday week afternoon an inquest was held in
the large room at the Rodney Inn, Coalbrookdale,
before John Hinton, Esq., Coroner, and a highly re
4Pectable Jury, of whom the Rev. W. Yate was fore-
Ulan, over one William Maybury, a youth of eighteen,
Who had placed his head under a forge-hammer, for
the purpose of self-destruction. David Williams, an
elderly man, employed at the forge, deposed that on
the previous Wednesday, he and his fellow workmen,
11110 were the deceased and his father and brother,
had
done some work for one William Jenks, an en-
tmeEr, for which he had given them two gallons of
41e, over which they spent their evening in the forge,
andhad drank some six quarts at ten o'clock ;
"l at the deceased was " fresh," and very random, and
took several liberties with one John Salisbury, a young
stn who was with them, such as biting him by the
nose and the like ; that the witness chid him, as
did likewise his father ; that he shed tears, and
uttering something, suddenly turned round, seized
t"gate" which disengaged the water that moved
he machinery of the hammer, set the forge to work,
and immediately threw himself upon the anvil. The
:atntner struck several blows before they could stop
Thought tha deceased a very daring young man.
Jahn Salisbury corroborated the evidence of Williams,
and• said that on hearing the forge go to work, he
from
round, seized the deceased, and pulled him
Rai under the hammer quite dead, his head being
gushed to pieces.
After some further evidence, the Jury, consulted
I 1 °out twenty minutes, and returned a verdict of
"Temporary Insanity."

tANQUET TO COLONEL TYNTE.—On Friday, the
‘Ctil instant, a splendid banquet was given by the
'afficers of the West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry,
their rgallant and esteemed commandant, Colonel
Ynte, at Pattison's Hotel, Taunton. The Earl of
"rnarvon presided on this occasion. Among the
guests assembled were the Right Hon. Earl of Car-
4,arron, Colonel Tynte, Lord Porchester, and the
' V.on. R. Neville, M.P. for Windsor. The splendid
'ase and salver presented to Colonel Tynte, the former
by the officers, and the latter by the non-commisioned
officers and privates, ornamented the room ; as also
t
candelabrum and salver, given to Captain Maher
Y his military colleagues. Upwards of sixty officers
Were present on the occasion, and the toasts and
Neches were numerous and excellent.

MARKET NEWS

(THIS DAY.)

COVENT-GARDEN.

The supply of Christmas decorations here to-day,
was unusually large, hence the market exhibited a
a very gay appearance. In most kinds of vegetables,
a fair amount of business was transacted; while the
sale for fruit was steady at full prices. Potatoes were
abundant, but the inquiry for them was extremely in-
active, at barely late rates. Potatoes from 3s to 4s
per cwt; Turnips, 2s to 2s 6d; Carrots, 3s 6d to ss;
Coleworts or Greens, is 6d to 2s 3d ; and Leeks, is to
ls 6d per dozen bunches ; Apples, ls 3d to 3s ; Pears,
4s to Gs, and Onions, is 6d to 2s 6d per half sieve;
new Oranges and Lemons, 8s to I Os, and Walnuts, 10d
to is 4d per 100; Brocoli, Gs to I ls, and Celery, 12s
to 16s per dozen bundles; Endive, is 6d to 2s 6d per
score ; Savoys, ls to 2s, and red Cabbages, 2s to 7s
per dozen heads ; Mushrooms, 10d to Is Gd, and small
Salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; Turnip Radishes, 10d to
ls per dozen hands ; Horse-radish, Is 6d to 3s per
bundle; Spanish Nuts, 2s to 3s; Barcelona, 3s to 3s 6d;
and Chesnuts, 3s to 3s Gd per peck.

ITEAVGATE AND LtAMENHALL.

Scarcely has ever such large supplies of game and
poultry been exhibited for sale in these markets as
was the case to-day ; yet the best descriptions sold at
rather high prices, the inferior sorts being a mere
drug. Turkeys produced from 5s to, in some in-
stances, 35s ; Geese, 5s to 8s ; Capons, 5s to 15s ;
Roasting Pigs, 4i to 9s; Rabbits, 4d to is 6d ; Hares,
is 10d to 3s 6d ; Partridges, is 3d to 2s ; Woodcocks,
2s to 3s 6d ; Pheasants, 2s 6d to 4s ; Grouse, 2s to
3s 3d ; Ptarmigan, ls 9d to 2s 6d ; Snipes, ls to 2s ;
Teal,4d to Is ; Wild Ducks, is to 2s; Widgeons, 10d
to is 6d; Plovers, 6d to 8d; and Pigeons, 6d to 10d
each. Fowls, 5s to 9s ; Chickens, 2s ad to 4s ;
and Ducks, 3s. to 5s per couple. Fresh Butter, is 3d
to is 5d per lb; Eggs, 8s to Ils per 100. Notwith-
standing the immense supplies of superior meat on
sale for Christmas consumption, we had a very firm
demand, and higher prices were realised by the sales-
men. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 6d to
4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 3s 6d to
4s 6d per 81bs. by the carcase.