The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-12 00:00:00

quarter or 20 minutes to 7 o'clock. It was not light,
but hazy, but I could see the vessel when she was;
within about a quarter of a mile from us. After the
collision we backed astern clear of the wreck, and
laid by her. My son went off' in one of the boats
and took four men off the wreck. When the boats
returned to the Ceylon we proceeded up the river
passing to the northward ant eastward of the
wreck, between her and the Humble shore, with
plenty of water. The Ceylon draws IBft, of water.
William Clark Thompson—l am second engineer
of the Ceylon, and had charge of the engines yes-
terday morning from 4 o'clock. As near as I can
recollect, about half-past 6 o'clock I received orders
to stop and reverse at full speed. It was not over
a minute before they were reversed at full speed.
I never felt any shock either before or after I re-
ceived the orders, and did not know of any colli-
sion till afterwards. The engines were reversed close
upon 10 minutes. Before I received the orders we
were making 47 revolutions, and that would take
us about 74 knots per hour. We generally make 56
to 58 revolutions at full speed. When going at 72
knots it would take nearly a quarter of an hour to
stop her way altogether after her engines were
stopped and reversed.

The Coroner said he thought that sufficient evi-
dence had been given for the purposes of this in-
quiry as to the cause of death of the two unfortu-
nate men. A more minute examination into the
nautical bearings of the case might be required by
the Board of trade, but they had now nothing to
do with that.

The jury were of the same opinion, and a verdict
of Accidental Death was returned.

It may be well to mention here that Captain
Reader, of the brig Redesdale, received a severe
contusion of the head (as will be seen by the
medical evidence above reported), instead of his
ribs being fractured.
The Coroner's inquiry occupied over five hours
to-day.

IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING.

DUDLEY, SATURDAY EVENING.

The closing meeting of the ironmasters of South Stafford-
shire and East Worcestershire was held here this evening.
The aetual business of quarter-day had been so nearly ex-
hausted at Birmingham on Thursday, that the attendance
here was even smaller than at Wolverhampton, and the
engagements entered into for manufactured iron were to a
limited extent only ; but the feeling was quite as good as
that evinced at the preceding meetings, and, as most of the
works are well supplied with orders to occupy them at least
until the middle of the quarter, there is no anxiety as to
the future; indeed, it is now believed that the quantity of
finished iron sold this week has been larger than was be-
lieved even at the close of the meeting at Birmingham ;
probably the transactions have been greater than on any
January quarter-day since 1857.

There was a little business reported in pig-iron at this
meeting, the rise in the price reported at Wolverhampton
being obtained without difficulty. For cinder-pig there is
not much inquiry, but good hot-blast iron commands £3
7s. 6d. a ton. The make of " pig" has increased since this
time last year ; at that time there were 110 furnaces in blast
in this district (that is exclusive of Shropshire), now there
are 121 in and 67 out of blast, but it is understood that
others are to be blown in.

The coal trade in this neighbourhood is brisk ; the colliers
are all in full work, and it is in contemplation to open fresh
pits on the western side of this town. There is a good deal
going hence to the London market.

The various manufacturing trades carried on in this loca-
lity, and on to Brettel Lane and Brierly Hill, are doing a
fair stroke of business for the year; and about the district
generally there are more signs of animation than for several
years at this season. Labour is well employed ; and the
appearance of this town this evening is such as to afford
some proof that the large population about it is in the en-
joyment of a fair amount of prosperity.
The traffic on the Old Birmingham Canal is increasing,
it intersects the busiest part of the district, so that the in-
creased tonnage is corroborative of the reports that the trade
is improving.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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NORWICH—SATURDAY.
The supply of wheat at to•day's market was good, but
the condition of many samples was moderate; still last
week's rates were supported for all descriptions of quality.
There was a fair supply of barley, and in some instances
more money was made for both malting and distilling sorts.
Flour supported last week's prices. .
White wheat. 48s to 51s Red wheat 44s to 48s
Malting barley ... 368 to 37s Chevalier barley 33s to 35s
Distilling do 28s to 30s Oats.
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24s to 28s
Flour, 34s Od to —a Od per sack from the miller.

LEI C E STER—SATunDAT.
At to-day's corn market the show of farmers' wheat was
only moderate, and many of the samples came to hand in
indifferent condition. Out-door work is going on steadily
in this neighbourhood. There was a fair demand for wheat
to-day, and prices must be written is per qr. over late terms.
Old white wheat, 58s to 60s ; new, 47s to 51s per 36
stone. Old red, 51s to 54s per 36 stone. Barley, malting,
new, 34s to 38, per qr. ; grinding, 28s to 30s ; old oats,
27s to 308 ; new oats, 21s to 25s per 24 stone. Beans,
new, —8 to —s ; old, 42s to 44s per 38 stone.

NORTHAMPTON--SATURDAY.
There was a limited supply of wheat at this corn market
to-day, the bulk of the samples being in poor condition.
For all fine, dry sorts there was a good demand, and prices
were is per qr. higher. There was not much inquiry for
common runs, and prices remained stationary.
New wheat, 46s to 51s; old, 50s to 565. Barley, 28s
to 42s per qr. New oats quoted at 20s to 27, ; old, 28s
to 35s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 39s to 42s ; new, 32s to
365. Peas, 34s to 44s per qr.