The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-09 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 ; clover, £3 108
to £6 Os Od ; and straw, 8s to £1 163 Od per load.
Trade dull.

CUMBERLAND.—MerviOw hay, £2 50 to £5 Os ; clover
do., £3 108 to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
A slow demand.

WHITECHAPEL.---Meadow hay, £2 2s to £5 Os; clove],
£3 108 to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 18s per load.
Trade heavy.

DEATH OF THE REV. SIR HUGH MOLESWORTH,
BART.—The sudden death of the Rev. Sir Hugh Henry
Molesworth, at the early age of 43, is recorded in the
Western Morning News of Tuesday. He was the ninth
baronet, haying succeeded his cousin, the late Right Hon.
Sir William Molesworth, the distinguished statesman, on
the 22d of October, 1855.

ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE.—The Secretary of the
Liverpool Mercantile Marine Association has received the
following letter from the Admiralty relative to the recent
public meeting in Liverpool in connection with the Royal
Naval Reserve :—" Admiralty, Jan. 6, 186 Z.—Sir,--Hav-
ing laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
your letter, enclosing copies of certain resolutions passed
at a meeting held at the cotton sales-room, Liverpool (S.
R. Graves, Esq., in the chair), with reference to the pro-
posals for the enrolment of officers of the merchant service
in the Royal Naval Reserve, I am commanded by their
lordships to convey to you the expression of their satisfac-
tion that these proposals have met with the cordial approval
of the shipowners and officers of the merchant service. I
am to acquaint you that my lords feel assured that they can
always rely on the hearty co-operation of the merchant
marine in all measures which it may be their duty to adopt
for the benefit of the public service.—l am, &c., yours
most obediently, W. G. ROMAINE. Ben. J. Thompson,
Esq., 20, Water-street, Liverpool.

FlRES.—Yesterday morning two fires, attended
with great loss of property, broke out, one on the premises
occupied conjointly by Mr. A. Edwards, a surgeon, and
Mr. W. Martin, a tobacconist, situate at 21, Union-street,
Somers-town, St. Pancras, and the other in the house of
Mr. Hinton, coffeeshop-keeper, and beer retailer, 2, Bedford-
terrace, Old Ford-road. The first fire was discovered by a
police-constable of the K division. Two engines of the
parish, five of the London establishment, under the direction
of Captain Shaw, the superintendent ; Mr. Fogo, the fore-
man of the B district, and Engineer Perryer were soon on
the spot, as well as the escapes, but, in spite of their exer-
tions, they were unable to subdue the fire until Mr. Ed-
wards' and Mr. Martin's property were nearly destroyed.
Mr. Edwards was insured in the Phoenix Fire-office, but
Mr. Martin was uninsured. The fire, it is sapposed, was
caused by the gas escaping from the burners on the ground
floor. The fire at the house of Mr. Hinton was found out
by one of the inmates shortly after the premises were closed
for the night. Those living in the house succeeded in reach-
ing the street without receiving any personal injury. The
Royal Societ3 's escapes, the two engines of the palish, and
four belonging to the London Brigade, with a strong muster
of firemen, quickly attended. They were, however, unable
to extinguish the flames until Mr. Hinton's premises were
burnt down; but, fortunately, they were insured in the Im-
perial Fire-office. The cause of the fire could not be traced.

A WINDFALL.--A shoemaker at Brentwood has
received an intimation that his wife, as the lineal descen-
dant of a gentleman who died recently, is entitled to an in-
heritance of a cool million.

The Germanic Diet, on the 4th inst., held its first
sitting in the present year. It was occupied only with
communications of trivial interest.