The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-09 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL.

• NEw You; Mmum 27.
Business at New York was improving. Stocks
fkrmly maintained their, previous value. -Money con-
tinued easy. Exchange on London, 110 ; Paris, 5.11.1
to 5.11 i.

•
AsliEs.—.-The market was without change and inao.
'Live, at 36 25.

BItEADEITLItIrS.—FIeer-The market;- nntivitlstanding
some arrivals down the river, continued steady, with
sales of 5,000 to 6,000 brls., included in which wore
common 'to good choice state at $9 to $9 37, and fe -
vourite ditto at $9 37 to $9 50 ; • common and good
brands of Western, $9 81; Ord extra Genessee at $ll 50
to $l2 75. Canadian waa.. in good.Aletnand at $9 37
'to $lO 75, with sales of about 2,080 brie. Southern
was in good demand, with sales of about 1,200 brls.,
medium to good grades at $9 •12 to $9 94. "Rye
Flour—The sales embraced 100 brls. superfine at $7.26
to $7 37. Meal was unchanged.,' Wheat,-Sales of
3,200 bushels good white Southern were made at $2 28
to $2 301 Genessee was held above the views of buyers.
A. lot of very handsome Mount Savage Maryland prime
white was on-the market, and held at $2 25.
Rye-
Sales of 2,000 bushels Canadian were made at 133, at
60 days. Corn was active, and sold freely at a decline
of about -le. per bushel: The sales embraced about
60,000 bushels at 96c. to 97c. for white, and 98c. to
984 c. for yellow.
PROVISIONS.—Pork.—The sales embraced about 1,060
barrels old mess,. delivered in May at.sl4 541; and 1,000
ditto new ditto ditto at $l5 50 : and about 314 barsqla
good new prime were sold at $14.t0 $l4 12'; about 200
boxes.bacon sides, short middles, were sold at Bc. Cdt
meats—Sales of 250 packages were made, *lucking
hams; at Bc. to 9c.; and shoulders at Clic. to sic. Beet
was unchanged, with sales .of 200 barrels country mesh.
COTTON.—The market was steady, withsales.of about
1,000 bales, chiefly kir domestic consumption. Dealers
were still anxiously waiting news from Europe. '
- FREIGHTS.—Owing to the non-reoeipt :of steatnerls
news] engagementi were at a stand, and very little of
moment -was 'doing,' while ves'sels`for'LlVerpool wets*,
asking higher rates for corns 4d4: in bulk.. Cotton was at
5.32 d. to 3-16 d., while provisions and flour were
.129-
ininal ; and 400 barrels rosin were engaged Ist Is. od.
To Hamburg, 50 tons measurement goods were engaged
at 30i.

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ARRIVAL' OF THE HERMANN.
' SOUTHAMPTON; SATURDAY.,
The Hermann,- with advices froM New York to
the 24th. ult., arrived off Cowes this evening at fide
o'clock, and after despatching the Englishrp4 by
a small steam-boat, proceedeaVii to Bremen.
The arrival of the -.Africabringsliews to the Trtli,
three days later, which will be found above.

EDUCATION AMONG} J lITI4E N.—A Psirliamentary,3l-
- -jeist 'published shOws that, in Herefordshire in
.1851rthere were 422-coroners' itiquestak;itilfldt, 46T-
and in 1853, 527 ; thekthe,average.number af juryrntg
in" each ease was 12 ; and that in the three years_ apt
ipecitled, '195; 294, and 112* jurors Were ini able to sign
,their names. - M
Ceiteriihire, where, in 1851, 422 inquests were
.liel4;
in 1852,- 466 ; and in 1853, 527,; Ivltife--in 'the first-
' mantionesl year, 1;260 ; in 1852, 1,188 ; and, in 1854
875 jurors hada park opposite their names. 1n,1854,
One of the fiie'cOroners "for Gloucestershire was ill anti
pe:419...t9 . tt.end to ..his duties; tso ,that 'the' rettiiiii ill
regard to that year, are incomplete. In the. borogh4
lerefOrd-duruig 1851, 1852;- and .1853, there were a 14.-
they 56 inquests; end the gratifying fact 'apOears thatifi
the jurors were able to write., .L.i • "
--buitsTrio OF A LoCOI.IO IVE MEN lEJVltia?'
—Os-Thursday morning,' about 'half-past-lib-E. o'elock,
over upon
number of necia were, engaged near the.railway station At
Fialtbecheeilu'itithilrifvn
Greenock; in getting one of the locomotives into gginff
condition; to be-ready for one of the earry trains', wken
the, cylindrical barrel of the engine burst.. A You,ng
named Frederick Lang, a cleaner, was 4,4lletMtnq
og
the fop-of the locomotive,' and waSiu.
kfitter, and: Alexissidek
the .top„Of 'Acme...hot slag,: which had
from the furnaCe, h was so .evf.reiiirjurectthakize
e ;loco n4ntivei
was to the inernaarb where he lies in
and, Mrlnil:,.lvriaddx,,
se dangermis. state., Joha:Duni°P
two cleaners ; John Davids?„l-0
M'Cattlgh-ali, labOnier, were a}l more or Jess- scalciegl,
the peer fellow Ilaeg• which.wat bomb
almapatatoitcrh:itiseewini-;jwdediL9 veir;:uumiehein.;nr-treiideiti., Nis°l;seiFeipi°la.lktiAliiociaa
can be obtained of the' acciderii./Vorth. -1/4iti.d- Mail
.
ystuggynx•—,thl•Thilradtiy, A. 13-0011; Mr.' John Milli
thi, waster of the ship Lord
' bi6nat before the magistrates of this
~„rO„gK..•.-on his own preiions cm,
c'7,mq,ances attending
.tiae
,deatb of 9ne pf ibis *few: -F out
inatitttritee. Were dn. the bench, when )Robert Gustavus
Burnett, the kt ;
e ward ; JOhn- Coppell the seconif
John Johnson, a seaman .944 Pia *s WAWA ilea;
man, were examined:" ".Their evidencee was to the affect
tbat.the vessel sailed froin on.the'2ith
of Tovem-
ber. On the 28th, four days after sailing, the vessel
made a des' of weer, when the men requested Me cap!
tain to return to C+llan. On le.s refusing, they all struck'
work, excepting tame seaman. The captain, mate, second
mate, steward, and a passenger navigated and pumped
the ship. On the 29th, 'at eight in the morning, the
master ordered that son e clothes tied to the clew .garnet
should be t iken down. The deceased refused, saying*
that he would not take them down ;
.he did sot put them
there. The night before there' had been a consultation
by the officers, after which a musket, a revolver, and a
blunderbuss were loaded as a preservat-on for their owu
lives, and of the ship, aid cargo„againstthe insubordi-
nation of the men. The captain ordered the musket trt
be brought to him on the refusal of Orders, saying that he
woggput.a shot .into himg-=and fired,- Deceiasect7Wro;
Dawson, Was shot, and died instantly. The crew sub-
sequently returned to work, and had
_been good men
darbig-the'iroyage after this circumstance. The wit-
nesses thought the act justifiable.., .The second mat.e, ad-
mitted that the crew had not shown the least hostility
plrevionsli; for did they interfere with the natigatison of
the ship ; and ,they had no arms. After a patient
.in-
vestigation of four hours the court committed Mr. lkifini•
getrt67lTOdMin gaol to take his trial on a charge of wil-
ful murder, to be preferreshaOainst . him, at 11141 next
assizes, but would take bail in 5001. for himself anc 1 2501.
each for two other approved persons.

2.7iortiCkS "
ro4art the aisnageiniet of Mr. Bookstone.

THIS EVENING,

Will be presented THE SECRET AGBRT. Principal characters
y Mr. Buckstone and Miss E. Chaplin.
To be followed by a new Ballet, in which the Spanish Dancers
will appear, entitled Till EVENING FESTIVAL.

After which, a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW HAY
MARXET SPRING MEETING, 1855,
To cereluila with THE GALICIA.N FETE.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CEAELEE KEAN.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed LIVING TOO FAST.
To be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal
character by Mr. C. Kean.

To conclude with (first time) a Romance, in two acts, entitled
THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO; or, King, Queen' and Knave.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,

Will be
Perfurcued the Drama entitled TI MYSTERIOUS
STRANGER.
To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES
or MOTHER GOOSE, with flume ons highly-coloured Illustrations.