The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-18 00:00:00

SIJN; LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, lEE&.

MARKETS—This Day

MARK-LANE.

The trade for wheat in the country markets held on
Saturday ruled quiet. Good and fine samples were firm
in price, whilst inferior produce sold at late rates. The
demand for spring corn ruled somewhat inactive, but with-
out leading to any quotable change in prices from the pre-.
vious week. The flour trade was steady on former terms.
On the Continent the corn trade generally is quiet, at
about stationary prices. At New York the trade for wheat,
flour, and maize has ruled heavy on rather easier terms.

CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 39s to 46s
Do., old 46s 51s
Do., white, old ~. 54s 59s
Do., new
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s
Do., new
Talavera, new s2s 60s
Rye—
Barley—Grinding
Malting 33s 40s
Malt--Suffolk and Norfolk
Brown
Kingstown and Ware
Chevalier
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 20s 24s
25s 29s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l9a 25s
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 2os 24s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons "'43s 48s
Peas—Grey, new
Maple
White
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b 438 45s
Suffolk 32s 34s
Stockton and Norfolk
American, per barrel 26s 31s

ADJOURNED INQUEST.
The inquiry was resumed at Dover on Saturday
last, before the borough coroner, on the bodies of
Miss !Meta Baines, Mdlle. Koenig, and M. Frede-
rique M. Derrocq, three of the unfortunate five who
were drowned through the collision between the
mail packet Samphire and the American barque
Fanny Buck, off Dover, on Wednesday night.
Thomas John Northover deposed,--I am an ordi-
nary seaman of the Samphire. On Wednesday
night, when she left Dover for Calais, I was sta-
tioned on the forecastle to look out for any sails or
lights near the ship's course. The captain told me
to keep a good look out, and the mate did likewise.
About 20 minutes after leaving the pier I sighted
a sail 40 yards off, bearing on to the Samphire's
portbow, and I reported it. The, captain answered,
and called out, " Hard-a-port." Seeing the vessel
close en us, I jumped down from the forecastle to
save my life, and the barque directly struck us, and
I was knocked down. I assisted in lowering the
boats, one of which upset from the passengers crowd-
ing in. We picked up all the passengers except
one; he was a very heavy man, and wore a thick
cloak. We threw a line to him several times, and
he grasped it, but as we were hauling him in he let
go and fell into the water. Capt. Bennett jumped
overboard and tied a line round his waist, but that
gave way and the man was drowned. I heard no
'voices on board the barque, and saw no one. The
barque had a very dim, small, green light, but our
lights were burning brightly, and might have been
seen ten miles off.

Robert Malpas deposed,-1 am an able seaman on
board the Samphire. On Wednesday night I was
placed on the bridge to look out. The weather was
dark and misty. I kept a good look out. I saw a dim
light off our portbow, and before I had time to cross
the bridge to report it to the captain the vessel struck
us. The sail was at the same moment reported by
the forward watch. By the captain's order the
steamer was stopped. I then went aft to help to
lower the boats. Several passengers crowded in as
we lowered it; but the foremast runner hung up,
the boat half filled with water. I rowed after the
bark to come back immediately, but found it had
gone on without stopping to save our lives. We
then took our passengers to the shore. I have been
in the service six months. Previous to that I was
in the Royal Navy, and was on board the Bombay
when she caught fire and was destroyed by the an-
niversary of this very day. I heard no one hail
from the bark. The bark's light was very small.
Henry George Boyce —I am an able seaman of
the Samphire, and was at the helm on the night in
question after the steamer had cleared the pier. In
about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour the cap-
tain called out " Hard-a-port, hard-a-port," and I
put the helm hard-a-port. In a minute or so the
bark struck us, the collision knocking me and the
second mate over the wheel. I helped to lower the
" dingy," but it was upset by the passengers
crowding into it. I and others were sent under
water. The ." dingy" was lost, and on getting on
board again I lowered the second " dingy." The
passengers crowded into it and several fell over-
board. Captain Bennett ordered me to come with
the boat and pick up the passengers in the water ;
but those in the boat prevented me, fearing they
would capsize the boat. We then rowed for the
shore, having just thrown a lifebuoy to one man in
the water. Captain Bennett gave orders for one
boat to be reserved for the ladies; but the gentle-
men crowdedin and prevented their doing so.
John D. Lordlohle, a Belgian, sworn, deposed—
lam an over-sea pilot, and I shipped on board the
Fanny Buck on the 10th inst., at Helvoetsluys
pilot station, to pilot her from Rotterdam to Car-
diff. We passed down Channel on Wednesday
night, at 10 o'clock, the South Foreland light. The
wind was northerly, and it was middling clear. The
bark had every sail set, and a green starboard light
and a red light on the port. The bark had three
men on the look-out in the forecastle. The watch
reported a light on the starboard bow about an
hour afterwards. We still kept our course, but the
watch hailed the steamer. In a few minutes the
steamer ran into us on our starboard bow, and the
bark heeled round on the port-side. Finding that
the bark was stove in close to the water's edge I
steered for land. I heard screams from the steamer;
but we did not heave to, as ,we feared our own ves-
sel was going down.
By Mr. Edwards—l have been at sea 50 years.
The bark's lights were not of a large size. I saw our
lights up after the steamer was reported. The reason
why we kept our course is that as we were on the
starboard tack it was the duty of the steamer to
keep clear of us. At the time of the collision there
were seven men on deck.
By Mr. Knocks—l am not a certificated pilot.
The captain was sick, and down below ; but the
mate was on deck. I could see the North and South
Foreland lights, but not the Dunkirque and Calais
lights. I saw the chief mate take the lights, one
after the other, into the pantry and trim them. I
also saw them filled with oil at sunset. We had two
small boats, but did not launch them. We reserved
them for ourselves in case we wanted them. Five
minutes after the collision the barque had made no
water, but in half an hour she had made 18 inches.
She now only makes five inches an hour.
By Mr. Fox—The moment before the collision I
was on the poop. lam certain that lights were ex-
hibited outside the bark, and that the green light
was not the binnacle. I did not take any precautions
to avoid the collision, although I saw it was inevit-
able, because if I had altered my course I should
have been responsible for damage done. I thought
the steamer would sink, as I heard screams, and
from the damage she appeared to have sustained ;
but I did not heave to, nor send a boat to their
help.
One of the crew of the bark was tendered as a
witness to corroborate the pilot's evidence, but he