The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-29 00:00:00

" T. S. RAFFLES, Stipendiary Magistrate.
:( Liverpool, Dec. 23, 1862.

" "
HY. HARRIS, }
It. B. BAKER, Nautical Asseszors•

TOTAL WRECK OF A LIVERPOOL SITU'

LYTHAM (NEAR PRESTON), FRIDAY NIGIIT.
During a gale of wind and heavy surf the barque
Brazil, of Liverpool, bound from Bangor to Maine'
U.S., with deals, being disabled off the Lancashire
coast by loss of sails, was observed to he driving to
leeward of her course, and to strike heavily on the
Salthouse Sandbank at six o'clock this morning'
At daylight information of the wreck was brought
to Lytham, and the lifeboat of the National Life"
boat Institution stationed there was thereuPen
launched, without delay, to her assistance. On
nearing the vessel they perceived the crew attempt'
ing to leave in their own boat, as they did vet
observe the approach of the lifeboat. Owing to tile
heavy surf that was running, their boat was is 5
sinking condition when the crew, numbering 13
men, were taken from her by the lifeboat. Ibie
ship's boat went down immediately afterwards, and
tke poor fellows had the narrowest escape of their
lives. The vessel has since become a total wreck._

This valuable lifeboat has during the past twit ur
three months saved 14 men from the American
ship Annie E. Hooper, of Battimore, saved the
schooner Ceres, of Arbroath, and her crew of five
men, and brought the derelict sloop Mart, of straw
raer, into port, and saved 13 men from the barque
Brazil, of Liverpool. Total, 32 shipwrecked Po'
sons saved from a watery grave by the Lytl
lifeboat.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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LEICESTER—SATURDAY.
Our market was by no means plentifully supplied
Alta
wheat, there being only a moderate sprinkling of red 3s.
white sorts. A firm trade, at fully is per qr. advan'3"6
—Old white wheat, 58s to t3O ; new, 46s to 503 per g,
stone. Old red, 505 to 53s'per 36 stone. Barley Inaltl/1
'
new, 34s to 388 per qr.; grinding, 28s to 31s; ol.d oats'
28s to 325; new oats, 21s to 25s per 24 stone. •-ealjo
new, —s to —s ; old, 42s to 44s per 38 stone.

NORTHAMPTON—SATURDAY.
New wheat, 46s to 51s ; old, 50s to 565. Barley,
to 39s per qr. New oats quoted at 24s to 27e ; I°'
o to
to 34s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 39s to 425; new, 32s
38s. Peas, 36s to 44s per qr.

NOTTINGHAM SATURDAY.
There was a moderate show to-day, and the contliti?li:
variable. The demand steady at is to 2s
per qr. advan'd,
Barley in fair oiler, and last week's rates
were mailattall2o.
—White wheat, from 46s to 63s ; red wheat, 40s to bats
Barley—malting, 34s to 42s ; grinding, 288 to 30s. 144
old, at 25s to 31s Od ; new, 22s to 265. Beans sold at
to 45s per qr. Flour, 4ls to 445.

YORK— SATURDAY.
Tho show of wheat was barely an average for the season'
The demand proved steady, and prices is higher. Bitie
in middling supply, and a fair demand. Oats a fair sa '
and prices tending upwards.
205 to 241
Wheat, red 44s to 48s Oats .
to 40
42.,
White do .50s to 56s Beans e
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Barley .30s to 36s Peas ..* *—s to 4O
Malt, 64s to 66s per qr.,; rye, 39s per qr. ; flour,
to 42s per sack.

NORWICH—SATURDAY.
There was a fair supply of wheat, but the conditions'aa
very moderate, and prices advanced is per qr. for all 'I, et:
scriptions. Flour the turn in favour of the seller. 1304.
in limited offer, and prices were fully as dear. Little
grain to be seen.
:
White wheat. 48a to 514 I Red wheat 44s to 4S
Malting barley 36
.36s to 37s Chevalier barley 33e to ai
I
Distilling do . 28s to 30s Oats.. 24s to 20
Flour, 34s Od to —s Od per sack from the miller.

AMERICAN SOCIETY.—If a gentleman with wb°l3l
you are engaged in altercation moves his hand
towards towards his breeches pocket, or behind his back, you 11111,,
smash him or shoot him at once, for he is either going 1
draw his six-shooter, to pull out a bowie knife, or to 011°0
you through the lining of his pocket. The latter practic".
is considered rather ungentlemanly, but it has been st)/31°;
what more honoured lately in the observance than
in
breach.—Russell's American Diary.
VOYAGE OF AN IRON-CLAD.—The following;is
an extract from a letter, dated on board the Passaic,
Fortress Monroe, Nov. 30, 1862 :—" We have arrived Ile'
safely, and I hasten to transmit an account of the fir
t
voyage of the second Monitor. I have already telegraph it
about the two bolts starting in our boiler. It rtu3clßetilt
necessary to shut off steam, and we were towed UP. -
the trial was over the experiment fairly tested.
suppose you know that, beside the apparatus for firing
our great gun and the small hole in the turret, t/lAeea
were other principles involved in this ship which nee,ij2
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application to show their value. They were t
water-tight nature of the turret. 2. The arrange '-:110
for using the compass. 3. The sea-going qualities a
the
ship. In regard to the first, it will be remembered that t
leakage of the original Monitor's turret was found to be
„,„0
serious inconvenience. Water forced itself under the
castle of iron,' and in a heavy sea, when these IoW craf
are almost ' buried in the deep,' it was thought that thlg
feature would be fatal to their success. A new invented,
was devised to remedy the difficulty. It has w°l.,'l-0;
and now the turret is waterproof. There is even n° Line
the little channel made to carry off the inevitable le4't,'
as there is no leakage at all. The second principle O
grand one. It enables a sailor to steer the heaviest iron'
clad by the aid of a looking-glass. You know that to cvno
pass can perform its functions within such an iron prisoii fey
a turret. The magnetic needle acts sluggishly and '3 ity
less, pointing never correctly. There was another diftle°
to overcome. It has been removed in a beautiful 111°
ner. The reflection of the compass's movements is ecurre):eg
to the helmsman through a mirror, the compass itself bet °o
raised far above the deadening influence of the iron 11°1140
In battle the compass is remeved, it being only essentialtv.
sea. The third principle tried is the general ses-ql,lOO
qualities of the new Monitors. Being water-tight, svamv-e0
alone water could always come, they are safe. If w_so.•
reached the top of the turret they may wash over, but
not drown anybody. The steadiness of the craft is won.dorar
ful. Moving through the roughest tide, she is as free I
sv
rolling as one could well imagine ; with fine engines
might steam round the world, We are ordered to Nirtift,
ington. What is the business on hand for us it is not
sayis
goodif I knneewws.
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Births.
DEAN.—On the 26th inst., at 15, Ampthill-square, Mrs.
Dean, of a son.
RHODE.—On the 27th inst., at Ryd© Lodge, Lower Nor:
wood, Sutroy, the wife of John G. Rhodes, jun., of
son. ,
ROBERTS.—On the 27th inst., at The Waldrons, Croyti°l3'
Mrs. Henry C. Roberts, of a daughter.
Marriages.
Esq., of Victoria-road, Islington,
BOLTON—MrELEn.—On the 26th inst., at Stint PhiliP'°'
Dalston, Beresford St. Clair, second son of Bolton 13oltoy,
Floyd, M A., incumbent second daughter of Wm. Miller, India-ovu
only Church,d au g
hter Castleot
and Park-road Villa, Dalston Esq., of the
FLOYD—WIIITEHEAD,— On . Triniti
enSttaoletycbraisdtg-lee,Htahiel,
tßoeßve.tsay.b()Zin:
to Charlotte Etlis,tbc:
the 25th inst., at Holy
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Ithiaolllato Mr. John Whitehead' Of u
ham.

BARER.--On the 24th
hiD6te.,a t of
Win, Baker, Esq., aged 83.
BA.RKER.-011ire/
the 24th inst, at Swinhay, Gloucesters
av
Mr. Thomas Barker, late Clerk in the office of the C°
atht Greenwich, Julia, relic
missioners of Police, Scotland-yard, aged 52. ,ar.
GARDINER.—On the 26th inst.,Brighton, Charles v
at
diner, Esq., aged 74.
PHILPOT.—On the 26th inst., at 2, Norfolk Villas, 13''3'5‘
water, Win. Philpot, Esq., aged 79. ~ „ at
PALIN.—On the 25th inst., Thomas Wm. palin, DE`l'
Hammersmith, aged 72: lairOf
SLANEY.—On the 25th inst., at Hatton Hall, Shrolo
Wm. Henry Slaney, Esq. Filly
WEST.—On the 26th inst. ,at 51, Gloucester-street,
lico, John James West, Esq., aged 58.
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Aliddleem— Monday, December 29, 1862.

r the casualties which befol the ship when in tow of
the Lioness steamtug, and the damage resulting
therefrom, I cannot hold the master responsible. I
cannot close my report without animadverting on
the conduct and evidence of the mates, who all hold
certificates of competency. The log, as written by
the first mate, was most negligently kept, and almost
wholly useless for thepurpose of this investigation ;
and the evidence of all the officerrt of the ship evince
either great indifference to or ignorance of their
duties. Their statements were most conflicting/
and in truth, the impression produced on the mind
of the court was, that little or no reliance cold
be placed on their accounts of the transaction
into which we were inquiring. In pronouncing the
judgment of the court, I have taken into considera-
tion the previous character of the master, who or
pears to have been for 10 years in the service of ono
house, without meeting with any casualty; and I
have also borne in mind that he did his best to es-
tricate his ship from the danger in which he hod
placed her. But, taking all these circumstances
into consideration, I feel bound to suspend his at'
tificate for three calendar months from the date of
this report.—l have, &c.,