The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1863.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Gibbons.)

MODEL DISCOUNTING-MACE V. AIKMAN.

This was an action to recover a butcher's account, de-
fendant being a ship and insurance broker of the City and
Highbury.
Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, called his client, who
deposed to the supply of the various items, which he said
had not been paid for. The goods were, except one live
pig, delivered to defendant's house.
Cross-examined by Mr. Owen—l have had large orders
from defendant for his ships, but I did mot give the meat
to defendant as discount.
A man who had formerly been in the service of plaintiff
proved delivering some of the meat, and admitted that de-
fendant had paid for some of the meat. A former bill was
presented to defendant receipted as discount upon the ships'
accounts.

THE EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamship
Poonah, Capt. J. S. Field, arrived at Southampton yester-
day, at 9 a.m., with the heavy portion of these mails in
charge of Mr. A. Douglas, of the General Post-office. She
brought 54 passengers (viz.. 18 first class, 24 second, two
children, and 10 servants), including M. Blondin end two
friends from Gibraltar. On freight she had four packages
of specie, value £l,OOO sterling, 2,675 bales of silk, 15 bales
of cotton, 4 boxes of valuables, and 200:packages of sundries.
The Poonah left Alexandria on the 19th ult., Malta on the
23d, and Gibraltar on the 27th. Fine weather was expe-
rienced in the Mediterranean and on the coasts of Spain and
Portugal ; across the Bay of Biscay strong westerly winds
and squally, with heavy swell, Passed the Peninsular and
Oriental steamer Pera, with the outward mails of the 20th
for the East on the 26th, bound for Malta.

The usual Egyptian fleet and the French frigate Perdrix
were at Alexandria when the Poonah left that part.
Her Majesty's ships Hibernia, Malacca, Pheabe, Fox-
hound, Psyche, and Cossack were at Malta on the 23d ult.,
and the Trident at Gibraltar on the 27th.
Tne Spanish screw sloop, 2 guns, 130 horse power, was
launched from the dockyard at Carthageno on the 17th ult.,
and would be towed thence to Barcelona to have her engines
fitted. The Gerona frigate and Prosperidad sloop, on the
stocks in the same arsenal, are progressing towards com-
pletion. The steam transport Maya, Commander V. Abial,
from Havannah, with 745 troops for Cadiz, arrived at Vigo
on the 16th ult., where she had to perform quarantine. The
sailing corvette Ferrolano, 30, Capt. E. Acebal, from Car-
thagena, arrived at Cadiz on the 21st inst. ; the screw sloop
Leon, 2. Lieut. Garcia de Tudela, from Barcelona, and the
sloop Alerte. 2, Lieut. S, Martinez, from Malaga, on the
21th. The steam transport San Quintin, 2,Commander Don-
nesteve, left Cadiz on the 20th with troops for Havannah.
The late Spatrish Consul at Gibraltar, Don Mariano de la
Roca, has been succeeded by Don Juan Antonia Arguch,
who has entered upon his consular duties; the Spanish Vice-
Consul, Don Joaquin Gonzalez- Huet, who has occupied
that post during the last 12 years, and been frequenby in
charge of the consulate, has been appointed Spanish Consul
at Cardiff.

Exchanges at Gibraltar were quoted as follows:—London,
90 days' date, 49k to 50 ; Paris, do., 5f 28c; Marseilles, do.,
5f 29c ; Genoa, do., 5f 29c to 30c; Madrid, 8 days' sight,
par; Cadiz, do., par to if prd;-Seville, do., par; Malaga,
do., par to Ipm ; Barcel9na, do., Pm ; Almeria, do., dis ;
Valencia, do., par ; Alicante, do., par.
The following British merchant steamers had arrived ont
at Gibraltar :—August 20, the Morocco, Captain G. Lang-
lands, five days from Liverpool, for Genoa, &c., and the
Windermere, Captain J. Barrett, 6f days from Cardiff;
21st, the Sydney Hall, Captain T. Waite, eight days from
London, and 11 from Lisbon, for Tangier, &c., and the
Crimean, Captain W. Bain, six days from Liverpool, for
Palermo, &c.; 23d, the Britannia, Captain J. Mullett, 7i
days from London, with Government stores, &a., for Gib-
raltar; 24th, the Pera, Captain T. Jamieson, four days eight
hours from Southampton, with mails for Malta and Alex-
andria; 25th, the Tom John Taylor, Captain E. Child, six
days 16 hours from Cardiff; 26th, the Louisa Crawahay,
Captain D. Miller, 26 days from Newcastle, and 2f from
Lisbon, in ballast for Constantinople ; 27th, the Scotia, Cap-
tain E. Hanby, 12 days from London, for Malta and Con-
stantinople.
The British schooner Cicerone, Captain J. Tolman, from
Newport, with iron for Brindisi, arrived at Gibraltar on the
26th ult., with loss of main and foretopmasts, &c., and
would repair damages before proceeding on her voyage.
The following sailing vessels, with cargoes of coals, had
also arrived out at Gibraltar :---From Liverpool—The
schooner Philanthropist, E. Jones. From Newcastle—The
brigantine Jessie, J. Williams. From Cardiff The
schooner Alert, W. Beauclark ; the brigantine Lady Port
Hill, W. Curtis ; the schooner Rosina, R. Rees ; the bri-
gantine Lawriston, T. Clarke; the schooner Emerald, J.
Bovey ; the brig Grace, T. Williamson ; the brig Runny-
mede, H. Anderson ; and the brig John Wishart, J. Cruigs.
The schooner Sarah, T. Cowling, with bar iron for Smyrna,
from Cardiff, had also arrived.
Tho schooner Picton, J. Jones, of Portmadoc, from Liver-
pool for Genoa, and the brigantine Majestic, Owen Lloyd,
of Portmadoc, from Cardiff for Naples, all well. were spoken
on the 26th ult., under Cape Spartel, by the brigantine
Lady Port Hill.

MARKETS---This Day.

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MARK-LANE.

The arrivals of home-grown wheat fresh np to our mar-
ket this morning were very moderate. Good and fine qua-
lities moved off steadily, and Monday's currency was well
supported. The demand for inferior parcels was by no
means active, yet no change took place in their value.
There was a full average supply of foreign wheat on the
stands. 'I ho amount of business transacted was very mo-
derate ; nevertheless, prices ruled firm.
Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request,
at late rates.

The supply of barley on sale was small. Both new and
old qualities, however, moved off slowly at late prices.
Malt was in fair average demand at full prices.
With oats the market was well supplied. Good and fine
corn sold slowly at Monday's quotations, but that day's
rates were difficult to obtain for inferior produce.

No change took place in the value of beaus and peas.
The supplies on offer were small, yet the trade was very
quiet.

Both in English and foreign flour sales progressed slowly
at late rates.

Foreign.— 8, =ARRIVALS THIS VEER.
Wheat
Barley. Malt. Oats. Flow.
English...— 1,070 ICO 440
Irish.. -
130 2,040 6,210 300 sks.

Alarming Colliery Accident.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Monday Night.—lntelli-
gence has just been received of a most alarming
accident having happened at Burradon Colliery,
about six miles from Newcastle, in which pit it will
be recollected that about three years ago 90 men lost
their lives by an explosion of fire damp. The pre-
sent accident resembles in its general features that
of the Hartley calamity, but we hope without the
fearful loss of life that then occurred. About one
o'clock to-day, while the engine was working, the
winding machine balance-weight became detached
by some defect, came crashing down through the
engine-house, smashed the machinery, and broke
the two winding ropes. The two ceges having
thus nothing to hold them fell to the bottom, com-
pletey cutting off all communication with the men
below. There were between 100 and 200 men and
boss down the pit at the time. If the cages in
falling have destroyed the bratticing, which can
only be ascertained by inspection, for which no
means at present exist, the peril of the men is fear-
ful to contemplate, as in that case the ventilation
will be destroyed. Hopes, however, are entertained
that all yet remains intact, and that the rescue of
the men is only a question of time. Preparations
are actively making to get the crab ready so as to
reach them. There is a communication between
this pit and the neighbouring one of Seghill, but
before it can be made available substantial stone
stoppings must be removed, and some degree of
hesitation is felt as to touching them, as they play
an important part in the ventilation of the mine.