The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-16 00:00:00

disturbances ?.t, Barcelona, in order that Esparterci
nlay find an excuse to sign a treaty of commerce
with this co'antry to punish the Catalonian manufac-
turers--or rather the Catalonian smugglers, who are
b
Efar .`the more
.important and influential body.
ither 'we or they must be human fiends ; for the
Fe, °Pie who could project . and attempt so diabolical a
"esign, or they who could invent such a scheme and
aseri6e it to another nation, are out of the ordinary
ruh 'of humanity."
MONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE.
II Ile ten towns of Manchester, Liverpool, Notting-
fart!, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford, Holin-
4°,rtn, Blackburn, and Rochdale, have already fur-
kicbed 12,7521. towards the Great League Fund—
aich is above one-fourth of the sum required.
The expected trade with China, in serges and ker-
!
In),
evo has
n hive a stimulus to that department of trade
Dire.
WAn Anti-Corn-law' meeting of the inhabitants of
est Hackney and Stoke Newington was held yes-
Vay evening, when Mr. Sydney Smith, and the son
:Leolodel Thompson, addressed the company, among
oln were many ladies.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
In reference to the fires and loss of life which are of
eekly occurrence in this large city, it is considered
fat there ought immediately to be organised a regu-
1. " brigade for the protection of life from fire."

NAVAL AND MILZTART.
rThe operations upon the wreck of the Telemaque
e been discontinued, the winter having set in.
ve en"sel contains artir expresses
cles of g o mld hiself confident that the

LAW AND POLICE.
t, The house of Correction contains at the present
ti The
1,137 prisoners ; the New Prison, 96. The
nsumption of bread in the first is 4,223 cwt. per
Itatal
m, on which, by the system of contract, 3s. 6d.
saved upon every cwt. more than formerly, great
nefit accruing to the county.
LITERARY AND SCIENT/PIC.
The epilogue and prologue to Terence were spoken
the, alumni of Westminster School yesterday
going. The principal subject of the former was the
I,7theboys' Hall system, with passing hits at the
—'"csine-tax and Corn-laws.
COITRT-PASHIONAIII.E.
T•
he Prince de Broglie arrived at Manchester House
Viscount
last, with diSpaches from Paris.
viscount and Viscountess Folkestone are expected
17:n Longford Castle, Wiltshire, at Gorhambury.
k _rd Lovaine and. Lady Susan Percy are now on
7sit to Lord and Lady Prudhoe, at Stanwick Park.
li!.‘ord and Lady Willoughby D'Eresby and Miss
T• he
gill-remain on the Terrace, Piccadilly.
Dowager Countess of Charleville will pass.the
ter at Brighton: The Earl of Charleville has ar-
`y f•
ir 77d.in Dublin, from Charleville Castle, Tullamore.
Charles and, -Lady Cecilia Desvamx are ex-
tred to remain at Tunbridge Wells until the close of
‘'e month.

ZITISCELLANEOUS.
There are now upwards of 300 streets in the
esitern parts of London without names affixed.
to4luong the species of birds now being forwarded
4itihe Zoological Society, is one from Western Africa,
ed pulih, a kind of mocking-bird. So exquisite is
site, that to call an orator or poet by its name, is
qs,'ciered the highest compliment.
s.‘,.:L'ne Messiah will be repeated at Exeter Hall on
"laY, the 23d instant.

ARIA-ET NEWS.
(THIS DAY.)

!Ow
CORN-EXCHANGE-FRIDAY.
\qv e have had very moderate arrivals of English
rt pat since Monday, and the stands here to-day were
hoeunsequence scantily supplied with samples; still,
th jever, as the attendance of buyers was very scanty,
41; idernarid for that article was inactive, without the
4,ntest alteration in prices. Only about 3,000 guar-
Foreign Wheat have come to hand this week.
witrithe best parcels-we had rather more inquiry, but
ki,'lout any improvement in the quotations. Barley
(15,' out
were again very dull, and the rates had a
\illward tendency. In Oats, Beans, Peas, and
our, next to nothing was doing.
NI; ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour.
jc ........ 2,210 tr.. 11,620 qrs. 3,530 r 4,620 :acts
ore, .. ..........
g 4 ..... 040
SMITHFIELD.
had on sale here to-day a full average number
krftists, the time of year considered, while its gene-
-13,,.(10a1ity was very superior. The. primest Scots,
tr,frlc'ns, and Herefords, for Christmas consumption,
.freely at Monday's quotations;.. but the
littl.thng. and inferior descriptions commanded
444'„ attention. From Spain we received 11 beasts,
till, ?on). Scotland, 179 horned and polled Scots. The
Nti,.4l...tiner of Sheep was fully adequate to meet the
Cali. 'of the dealers, yet late rates were supported.
Prcives, though rather numerous, sold freely, at im
1v44t4 currencies. In Pigs a fair amount of business
19/Llnne. Cows sold slowly, at from 15/ to
'4Ol. including their small Calf.
TIM STONE OF aLES•p TO SINK THE OF.FAdLt.or.
d.
hkeik di t° 441Inferier Sheep ...... 3 4 3 6
krit,,;,',quality ditto"- 3' 6 310 Second quality ditto... 3 8 310
lay 0 *** 4 0 4 2 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 4 0 4 4
Sc.f,en 4 4 4 8 Sololidown Wethers 4 4 4 6
l')ltiihettbars Caves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs 'I 10 4 4
"'kkii 'roan ditto .., 4 8 4 10, Small Porkers . ...... 4, 6 4. 8
nt Calves, each 16 0 31 01 Quarter old Pigs, u 21 0
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
sag., Sheep Calves. I Pigs
414
4,730 271 316
rS'WGATE AND X.BADIINHALL.
dap e had a large supply of meat on offer here to-
prt'' which met a slow inquiry, at the following
thr, Aper stone, by the Carcase.
a. d. tos d a d. to s d.
inferior.. .30 3 2, Mutton, inferior 32 3 4
... ....... 3 2 341 middling 1 6 3 8
tug, 3 4 361 prime 3lO 4 2
41 Urine
41e 5ma11...." 3 8 310, Pork, large . ..... 3 8 4 2
... •••.......„......40 4 21 —small 4 4 4 6
BOROUGH HOP MARIEET.
trirnsilring the whole of the present week, the demand
ttl,,;"e best Kent bags has ruled firm, at full rates of
IviiiielleY; but otherwise, the trade has proved dull,
Armt, large supply'of ,Hops on offer. East Kent in
,?ts, 5/ lOs to 6/ lOs ; Mid Kent ditto, 51 5s to
54'litto in bags, 4/ 10s to 51 5s ; Sussex, 4/ 10s to
s; Parnhams, 8/ to 10/ ; Old Hops, 3l to 4/ 10s.
heSQG~COLONIAL.
ti a very limited business continues to
N .4e in British Plantation, at about the prices of
!,(4)\\,'eek. The transactions only amount to about
'N
\;o hhds, inclusive of 100 hhds Barbadoes brought
tO tinn, which mostly sold at 60s to 69s for low
tftc,r:rY fine quality. Molasses.-200 puns Bengal
11141::1 in public sale were all taken in at 26s for fair
the but afterwards chiefly sold at 255, being about
IN:,sniparative value. There has been scarcely any
4d privately for West India.
tftliAtßirius.-375 bags brought to auction (chiefly
4te new crop) sold at 63s to 68s for good to very
tlarlnng yellow, and low to good brown at 45s to
(1114:, which is rather cheaper, but being so small a
Bell„tit.Y, it affords very little criterion of the market
tirs-'lGA.r...—The public sales have been very exten-
istVrnounting to 11,000 bags (nearly one •half con-
NI3 of brown Khaur), which went off very
at a '", but about two-thirds were disposed of
1114t441hq after the sale at a further decline, in most
94;nes of fully ls; low to very fine white brought
kid i° '
68s 6d, mid to fine greyish yellow, 55s to 60s,
ilta, ;1w to fine brown 43s to 545. Privately some
(Dhobah) have been sold at about correspond-
hu";.t_es• For Foreign there has been scarcely any
44W10' for any description for exports, but for Re-
i)ctit in bond there has been a partial demand, and
°I'oic:111e prices have been obtained. 100 chests of soft
1/3s nand yellow Bahia old importation) sold at
!,lio4ncl 1,900 bags low to mid brown Manilla at 17s.
N o • °a;gs Manilla all found buyers (chiefly for re-
Nfig in bond) at 18s 6d to 20sc
for fine_eat o
‘tish greyish yellow, being comparatively 11
continues, in good demand, and an
advance.
t'ol4at 6d has been obtained ; fine quality having been
Ilha26s 6d, and at this .price there are further pur-
'en),',,ts; Grocery- descriptions remain only in limited
4pt,d"'l, although rather lower prices have been ac-
, ck,t„
tttlietly*l'Et•-207 casks, 98 barrels British Plantation,
a, } terbice, 2,351 bags Ceylon, and 32 bales Mo-
„,)10„14ve been offered, which mostly sold at 89s 6d
fo's for mid to good mid •Berbice, 84s 6d to 95s
Cliita;„fine ord pale to mid colory Ceylon, British
ow-,,011 kind, good ord pale to fine ord: colory
ihrbig„,7llditto, 61s to 625, and mid to good mid clean
'atte,' Mocha at .71s to 80s, being for the
to description, • and the Berbice fully '2s
to I: Rinwer, but other sorts can only be quoted is
l/tivat'd lower. There has been scarcely any demand
1,4441,11 • for any description admissible for home con-
11tn large parcel, consisting of about 3,500
ben,e ord coloury Singapore Java has been sold at
Pg4l,,Allg a further decline of fully ls. Foreign sorts
neglected and almost without inquiry; 575 bags
N' erana St. Domingo, and 455 bags Sumatra, the
335k08014 at 31s 6d to 32s 6d, but mostly at 325,
""g Ord quality ; good to fine ord Eio at 31s to
vlttl 041 (124 s 6d tu 25s for good ord brown Sumatra,
'N-4 lot ord at 23s 6d, all of which are pre-
c,el3rices.
I:trinid°4."---Six hundred and forty-three brls and bags
,", 20 d,
.and 394 bags Para, most sold—the former
the 6(1 to 33s for ord grey to good mid red, and
poll(; ter n,t. 30s for fair quality. .
rting.
o transactions have taken place worth re-
k6llct
uu In--3,163 bags Java 1,940 bags Bengal, and
rnip gs Madras, have been offered; nearly all the
'Os t-or Parcels found buyers at and after the sale at
41 to 11s for ord to mid Java, and Ils 6cl to 12s for
a~ldr4,B'°°d white Bengal, being rather dearer. The
all taken in at lOs 6d to lls for mid to
d'iollailt3". Privately, only a limited business has