The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-03 00:00:00

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, Dac, 12.

The upward 7,,-.‘ndency which has existed in the Stock
Market for the last fe7 days continues, a further Improvement
being perceptible in the 01es of most descriptions to-day, and
a fair extent of business has ~;:rain been transacted. The ad-
vance realized to-day was in United States Bank Stock
per cent., the closing price being 120 ; in Delaware and
Hudson per cent. ; Kentucky Bank 11; ;;North American
Trust Co. ; Mohawk Railroad 1 ; and Ps.terson Railroad
1 per cent.
The rate of Exchange on London for the packet leaving
to-morrow for Liverpool rates at 0i a 10 per cent. premium,
the former rate being chiefly for Southern bills; the amount
of business transacted has yet been moderate.

On Friday afternoon an inquest wns held at Hull,
orr the body of Jackson Buckton, who had been in the
errre;loy of Mr. Bettison, brewer, and came by his death
Iron: the etTects of carbonic acid gas, through having preci-
pitated bimseif into a porter vat, about fourteen feet deep,
which had not bee: opened since last April or May. The
bright liquor had all i,een drawn off at that time, but the
residuum was kept there, as usual. The entrance to the
vat was only just large enough for a man to creep in at, and
the residuum of the porter always generated carbonic acid
gas. It was customary to let down a candle into these
-rats before entering them to test their state. This deceased
had always, it appeared, done before, and he had been four-
teen years in Mr. Bettison's employment. He had been
in a desponding state for some time past in consequence
of an illness which had laid him up. He was a man of in-
temperate habits previously to this illness, but had not been
;leen in a state of intoxication since his return to work. He
lac' been observed to be in more than ordinarily low spirits
the day, before his death. The jury returned a verdict of
4' Temporary Insanity."
An inquest was held yesterday, at the London Hos-
pital, on the body of a man named Katen, whose death was
occasioned by inhaling the fumes of burning charcoal. It
appears that deceased was employed as a watchman on a
portion of the ground now clearing in the neighbourhood of
the Commercial-road for the construction of the Blackwall
railway, and that about three weeks ago he had lighted,
early in the evening, a fire of charcoal in a temporary shed,
in which there was no chimney or other place for ventila-
tion. Shortly afterwards he had gone to sleep, and in the
me;-ning was found in a state of insensibility, with some
portion of his body burned, his clothes having caught fire.
Be was carried to the hospital, where he lingered till Sa-
turday las!? when he expired. Verdict—" Accidental
Death." Th,; deceased has left a widow and a large family.
Be was formerly a tradesman in good circumstances.
DESTRLITION Or SHEEP.—In the neighbour-
hood of Maidstone, last Sunday morning, two greyhounds
sallied out, attacked several flocks of sheep, and left, wher-
ever they went, not a few killed and wounded in the field.
The dogs themselves eventually perished under the blows of
the incensed parties, whose loss is serious ; and in the sto-
machs of the animals was discovered a quantity of mutton
;nixed with wool.
Air. John Van Buren, son of the President of the
United States, was in Greenock for a short time, on
Friday last. " Prince John," as the New York Herald
calls him, proceeded to Port Glasgow to see the British
Queen steam-ship. He left Glasgow on a visit to our
northern metropolis on the following day.—Greenock Ad-

vertiser.
The Hertfordshire peasants are notorious for their
want of urbanity. A lady, while on a visit to a friend re-
siding in the country, had, during her rides on horseback
in the neighbourhood, become perfectly aware of the
boorishness of the peasantry. One day, when riding un-
attended, she came to a by-gate of her host's park, which
bad not a lodge. A chubby boy was swinging to and fro
upon it. She ventured to beg that he would hold it open
while she passed. To her utter amazement, he did so I
Delighted with his complacency, she gave him a shilling,
observing, " It is quite clear, my lad, from your civility, that
you are not a native of Hertfordshire." The reply was
this, " Thee'rt a liar—l be I"