The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-23 00:00:00

MARK-LANE.

The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our
market to-day was very moderate. Selected parcels were
in steady request, at lull prices; otherwise the trade ruled
inactive, at Monday's currency.
There was a good supply of foreign wheat on the stands.
The trade, generally speaking, was quiet, yet no change
took place in prices, compared with Monday.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates.
With barley the market was well supplied. Good and
fine malting qualities moved off freely, at extreme quota-
tions; otherwise, the barley trade was quiet, at late prices.
Good and fine old malt sold steadily, at full quotations.
Inferior and new produce met a slow sale, at late rates.
There was a fair average supply of oats on the stands.
On the whole, the trade ruled steady, at full currencies.
Beans and peas were in slow request, at late rates.
In flour sales progressed slowly, yet no change took place
in prices, compared with Monday.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English .. 650 240 720 1,570 340
Irish
Foreign 1,920 970

- 2,430

60 aka
3,100 brls

BOROUGII HOP.

Our market continues firm, and all descriptions of hops
fully support last week's quotatiens. Prices range from
90s to 200 s per cwt,

WHITECHAPEL

The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade
rules inac.ivo, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ;
veal, 3a 81 to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 3d per Ms
by the carcase.

COLLISION OFF DUNGENESS.—The Robin Hood,
800 tons, from London to Hongkong, with a general cargo,
came into collision with another ship off Dungeness on
Monday night, at 11 o'clock. The captain and crew took
to their boats, and the Robin Hood soon disappeared. Part
of the crew were picked up and taken to London, the other
part were landed at Dover, and were received at the Sailors'
Home. No lives were lost.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—During the
week ending Nov. 19 the visitors have been as follows :
On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 8,405—0 n 'Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, students' days (admission to the public 6i), open
from 10 a.m, to 4 p.m., I,29B—total, 9,703—fr0m the open-
ing of the Museum, 4,953,305. Patent Museum—Number
of visitors for, the week ending Nov. 19, I,3o2—total number
since the opening of the Museum free daily (May 12, 1358),
869,461.
EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY ADVENTURE.—It
has often been said that there is a special providence
which takes care cf drunken men, and the incident we ap
pend would seem to add weight to the assertion. We yes-
terday published a telegram received from Liverpool the
previous night, to the effect that a man had been thrown out,
or had fallen out of the express train which leaves London
at 5 o'clock for Liverpool. Immediately the fact was known
it was telegraphed to Liverpool, and on the arrival of the
train there five men occupying the compartment spoken of
were taken into custody. Their names were—James Mur-
phy, William Reynolds, and Joseph Mantel, seamen be-
longing to the ship Commodore Perry, the property of
Messrs. Baines and Co. ; also another seaman named James
Burnes, and a sergeant in the Royal Artillery named James
Cowperthwaite, on leave of absence from Sheernes. Cuw-
perthwaite made a statement to the effect that when the ex-
press left London there were in the same compartment of a
second class carriage with himself, the four men mentioned,
another man, said to have got out at Crewe, and Edward
Apter, the man whom we supposed to have been killed.
This man seemed to be about 21 years of age,and was drunk.
Soon after leaving London he began showing his money,
which was in an old-fashioned red leather purse. Murphy
told him not to be a fool, but to put his money back.
Tho man appeared to be very careless about it, and answered
that it was "all right." They then had some drink, of
which Apter partook. Shortly after this Apter jumped up
and said he wanted to get out, as he was at Euston-square.
Murphy took hold of him by the collar and pushed him on to
the seat, telling him to sit still, Apter again got up, and
staggered against the door of tho carriage, which flew open
and he fell out. At this time the train was going at 40 to
50 miles an hour, and it was of course supposed that he was
killed. The line was searched from Rugby for a consider-
able distance, but no trace was found of the missing man.
The result of the search was telegraphed to Liverpool, and
all the men there in custody were kept under surveillance.
Murphy, who appeared to be most intimately associated
with the occurrence, began to be very uneasy at his position.
The oddest part of the story has yet to come. By the train
which arrives in Liver pool at eleven o'clock the missing
man presented himself safe and well with scarcely a scratch
to show. Ilia account of his• extraordinary escape has a
very ludicrous aspect. He remembers distinctly having
been in the railway carriage, but everything else is a blank
until ho found himself awaking from a damp sleep in the
ditch at the bottom of a high embankment. lie supposes
that he awoke about ten o'clock, but his sleep must have
lasted much longer. He managed to find his way to the
next station, and went on to Liverpool at the first oppor-
tunity.