The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-05 00:00:00

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10 a.m.
None of the mails hare yet arrived. The snow is up-
wards of a foot deep, and it still continues snowing.
We have just heard that a serious accident occurred late
last night on the railway at St. Helen's. Several lives are
reported to have been lost, but the rumour wants
authenticating.
Wind, E.N.E., moderate.
Arrived—The Witch, from Bahia, after being ashore on
Crosby Beach.
There aro four American shies, and two East Indiamen
outside the bar awaiting clear weather to come into port,

(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.30 A.M.
Wind, W.N.W., half ebb, cloudy.
Arrived—Leonne, from Gravelines.
Sailed—Menai (s.), for Calais ; Antoinette Carard, Mel.
bourne; Aldred, Mauritius.

DEAL, Thursday, 9.15 A.xt.
Wind, N.W., light, and foggy.
No arrivals.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
?'or the Week ended Jan. 5, 1854, mei° tip from the Returns of tt e
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale,-,
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. RTE. BEANS. 1 PEA 9.
73s Oct 39s 4,1 25s 47s 53 1463 Od 508 3d
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.
_WesAT. BARL,.Y. I OATS. I I
RYE. BEANS. 'mks.
718 93 39s 8d 25s Cd 44s 5d 49s 2d 5lB 10d
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I PEAL
Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od

QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.
Wheat, 76,785; Barley, 102,471; Oats, 21,738; Rye, 75 ; Beans,
5,727; Peas, 1,906 quarters.

HAY MARKETS.

SIEITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31+5s to 51 10; ; clover
ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 109; and straw, 1117; to 212; per load.
Trade steady, at extrema quotations.
CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 10; to 5/ 12s ; ' clover
ditto, 4/ Os to 6; 6s; and straw, 11 16; to 21 4s per load.
A fair average suppl ,-, and a steady demand.
WHITECHAREL.-21eadow h 3/ 5s to 5/ 8s ; clover
ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 10;; and straw,ay Xll 16; to 212; per load.
Trade tolerably firm.

MEAT MARKT:TS.
NEWGA.TE AND LEADENHALL.—The .general demand
ruled steady at this market to-day, at very full prices.
Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ;
Veal, 4s Od to 5s 03 ; Pork, 3s 2d to 5s Od. per 81bs, by
the carcase.
SOUTHALL, JAN. 4.—The supplies of stock on sale
to-day was limited, and a steady business was transacted,
as follows : Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to
58 2d 2 • Veal, 4.3,Cd to 58 Od ; Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per
81bs. to sink the offal.
ROMFORD, JAN. 4.—The general trade ruled firm, and
prices were on the advance at this market to-day,
as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4.3 to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d
to 58 44 ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d
per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 22s to 28s each.

EXCHANGING MONEY AT THE POST-OFFICE.—Notice
was issued yesterday at the General Post-office :—"The
public are requested to examine at the time of receipt
the money handed to them at this office, as no question
as to the right amount, the goodness or weight of the
coin, or the goodness of the bank notes, can be enter-
tained after the money has been removed from the
counter at the window." This notice has been issued in
consequence of the many tricks that have been at-
tempted by parties complaining that they had not re-
ceived the right change, or that some of the shillings
they had taken were not good.
DARING ROBBERY.—Yesterday information was given
of a daring robbery committed at the ale and beer-house,
s'gn of the Hope, situate directly opposite to the door
of the Worship-street Police Court. A number of
smartly-dressed fellows, known as companions of swell-
mob thieves, had been observed hanging about the pas-
sages of the police court, and two or three of them went
over to the beer-house, and to the bagatelle-room up
stairs, upon pretence of amusing themselves by playing a
game. The result showed, however, that they contem-
plated a more serious game than the mere bagatelle, for
it was afterwards discovered that while some watched
the motions of the persons in the bar, others of the
Party entered the landlord's bedroom with a skeleton
key, ransacked the place, and carried off a silver watch,
with gold chain, and a quantity of apparel, about 151.
worth of property altogether. The rogues even rum-
maged about the bed, and searched various other places,
eve
apparently in quest of money and plate, in which, how-
r, they were disappointed.
EAST GLOUCESTER ELECTION.—The High Sheriff of
Glow-iestershire received the writ for the election for the
eastern division, consequent on the death of the Duke
of Beaufort, on Tuesday, and has issued a proclama-
tion fixing the nomination for Monday next, at the
Shire-hall, Gloucester, and the poll for the following
Thursday at the undermentioned places :—Gloucester,
Avening, Besley, Carapden, Cheltenham, Cirencester,
Minchinhampton, Northleach, Stonehouse, Stow-on-the-
Wold, Stroud, Tewkesbury, and Winehcomb. The
poll is to open at eight in the morning, and closes at five.
There will be several polling-booths at Cheltenham and
Gloucester. There appears to be no doubt that both
candidates will go to the poll, and the greatest interest
is manifested in the result.
THE ACCIDENT AT THE SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS--Yes-
terday Mr. A. Giles, engineer, and other gentlemen,
were engaged in examining the amount of damages done
by the falling of the shears on Tuesday morning. They
discovered that about 120 feet of the north-east wall of the old dock has given way, carrying with it the shears,
and doing considerable damage to the legs, but not much
to the machinery. The wall to which the accident hap..
pened had, it appears, been always of a tender descrip.tinn• It is estimated that the repairs of the whole will
be attended with a cost of about 10,0001. or 15,0001.,
aA
full nd will occupy a space of several months to replace.
A• Giles, report of the accident has been prepared by Mr.
and will be laid before the directors at their
LoTdienng, Which takes place to-day, at their offices in
ThE LONDON BRIDGES.—The passenger who stands
darany of our bridges, and looks down on the
befLE waters rolling their foetid freight beneath him, has
ore him a
rolls to a d picture' in little of much of that life which
Lights fro through the streets of this metropolis.
the gioo ere and there rather enhance than relieve
the laciny character of the scene—the reflections from
stea.naer'Ps of the bridge beyond, the lantern in the
public-horw' rays from the windows of the river-side
lurid upon es, and the blaze of the forge, glaring red and
of some infet paingY stream, and giving the idea rather
ing another li_! process going on than one of toil forg-
conjures lip z 7: .n
the chain of industry. The mind
monotonous beat9reams of commerce. Even the dull
of-fact a sound bing of the steamer's paddles, so matter-
ing now ; and it YeitY, has another and a boding mean-
tide against fa chills you to hear the surging of the
gurgle, thick aenide ettoking,
Fancy listens to the drowning
Zed hither from of the wretch who has
a. little courage would 0 Piroud, tyrannical world, which seeking oblivion whatrl" have beaten to his feet -no matter to re' to sleep a moment, and wake
of suicides passes before hen the long melancholy train
for the hour. The the imagination a fit pageant
r
n commerce ; gan-ibler the spendthrift, the broken
the sensualist who has outlived his
'appetites ; the weary, toil-worn wife • 'the out t, vic-
tim of her I)
smiled in a belnit3'e.'7ll?, perhaps, but few months ago,
care-mad on the of
I
p enty, and stands now ragged and
fro the
_cheerless prospect, and regards the stream of
4",-,`,`_;',"u(!•.Peverty that flows by, how' like are the two !
eZactiunelbaerdrr The one flowing to the stormy
tortrniy,—Hollic 00,2vnim.

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