The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-09 00:00:00

ties in determining who has been the cause of this
sad occurrence, a. nd will assist them in bringing to,
justice and making amenable to the laws of the
country :he perpetrator of that foul deed. It was
only last wbek I v,vas called upon to hold a similar
inquiry. Scarcely had the ink time to dry when I
am again obliged tt 3 be present at such an investi-
gation. Who is thk 9 cause ? Why is it that in the
broad noon daylieit crime of this terrible nature can
be committed ? I I.`rvst you will show that such
offences cannot be cc,,m,:tlitted with impunity, and
that, as in the former cas .9, I will, at the close of
this inquiry, have the cael,l.icholy satisfaction of
signing a warrant for the comalittal for trial of the
assassin. You will now, geotlem,tn, view the body,
when the investigation will be proceeded with.

IF ONDE.R.I'UL E,SUA PE OF THRBB' SEA-
ALEN NEAR WIC.X.
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Wick was thrown into the Brea test alarm on
Monday evening by the report th at a boat had
swamped in approaching Pulteney, harbour, and
that the crew were perishing. Provik ientially they
escaped. Three of the crew of the c. Upper Eliza-
beth, of this port,. Captain Gawn, his brother, and
a seaman named Coterillf left the yeses.l at anchor,
waiting the tide, and proceeded in their small boat
in the direction of Ole harbour. The eve,iing was
mild, but, as usual, at occasional heavy 50.4 arose
ne-, r the harbour, and ,it so occurred that wheal they
were about 100 yards off, one of those sudden.
surges arose, and striking the boat immediately
swamped her. The crew were at once precipitated
into the sea, and the cry of alarm was raised. Two
of them succeeded in get•thag hold of the swamped
boat, and a third caught an oar, to which he clung.
Captain Gawn, one of he tw o clinging to the boat,
left her for a short time, wk'th the view of endea-
vouring to swim to shore, b ut a successior of heavy
of his and he
seas showed him that the attenapt was sure, if
kth
per-
sisted in, to end in the sacri.9.ca life,
er sea
swam back to the boat. Sea .Ift
ea ntime they were
imperilled men, and in the
drifting fast towards the shore, where there was
a perpetual land surf, and the crtt.‘l:ntY of destruc-
tion. Meanwhile a great crowd h. 51,4 gathered onking with a
the quays, and prompt efforts were m.a.
view of rendering assistance to the droN4. ning men.
The pilot boat, manned by three pilots, reo wed out a
short distance, but returned for further Ix "'IP. A
small boat, bravely manned by two of the cl *ew
of
the Alarm of Portsmouth, Charles Gibblefa and
Walter Freeland, accompanied by Alex. Corn.u‘cx,
cooper, boldly dashing through the surf, which .fx es-
quently threatened to overwhelm the crew, reacht4,
the men just in time to save them. The pilot boat-.
and another followed, but by the time they had.
reached the scene of the accident, the men were on
board the Alarm's boat. But the danger was not
over. It was no easy matter for the three boats to
enter the harbour, as sudden rolls of surf came pouring
in upon them. With great difficulty, however, they
all got safely in, and, tQ the relief of the hundreds
who anxiously witnessed the scene, and applauded
the heroic conduct of all concerned, particularly
the three who rescued their drowning fellows, alt
got safely inside the quays. The seamen could not
have been less than a quarter of .nn hour floating
on the sea. Their boat was soon after drifted
ashore on the north side of the bay. Captain Tudor,
R.N., has given 7s. 6d. to each of the three men
who manned the Alarm's boat; but their heroism
demands something more substantial, and we hope
the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the
Board of Trade will each express approval of their
heroism—Northern Ensign.

COUNTRY MARL L:tA:

I,

BIRMINGHAM-MAT 8.

There was a short supply of English wheat, which sold
slowly at is per qr under the currency of this day week.
Oats, beans, and peas unaltered, The millers lowered the
retail price of flour 3d to 4d per sack.

NEWARK
There was a fair amount of
to-day; business dull, and f
prices were supported.
White wheat new, 60s to 63s
Red do. sss to 51s
Old white 6os to 63s
Red do. 46s to 56s
Barley, malting 32s to 39s
Peas,....

1-MAY 7.

wheat and barley at market
Few sales made, although /ate

Barley, grinding 298 to 31e'
Oats, old, . oos to 35;
New dt.' 23,A to 27a
Beans.... 458 to 478
Beans, new 448 to—a
:88 to 54s

PLYMOUTH-MAY 6.

The market was tolerably attended, with a fair demand
for wheat and flour at about the last week's rates, White
wheat, 62s to 66s ; red, 63s to 64s per qr ' • French do., 60s
to 62s ; American, 58s to 63s ; Spanish, 74s to 76s ;
Rus-
sian, 60s to 625. Barley at previous rates-34s to 3Sa per
qr for malting; grinding, 28s to 30s; oats, 22s to2Bs; and
beans, —s to —s; flour, 43s to 44s 6d."