The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON) SATURDAY EVEIS
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SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY).
THE SNOW STORM. WRECKS ON THE COAST.
.2 • r, tity'D ..-.M.lltt ton l' --0-
Anything more filthy than the streets of London yes- The arrivals yesterday furnish a sad catalogue of losses BRITISH RAILWAYS.
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terday it would be difficult to imagine. The thaw of and wrecks on different points of the coasts during the '
Closing Prices Basiness done
Thursday continued in the city throughout the night, recent heavy snow storm. The sacrifice of human life SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. Stir. Paid' RAILWAYS. this day. this day.
although in the suburban districts the effects of frost and property has been most considerable, and it is feared - -
were in the morning plainly visible, the foot pavement that the full extent of the havoc is yet to be learned. ITALY. St. 100 Aberdeen ....... ......, 194 -- 201, 20
being often covered with sheets of ice where water had The fall was accompanied by a severe gale of wind from 20 B'Arnhg. Nottng. Bost.
/ -
.
dripped from the roofs of the houses, and it is worthy of E.N.E., and it is computed that along the east and north- RIOTS AT AOSTA. 50 all ‘Belfast 1 a Eastn&
BallyJunc.m.... 4
ena •• • - • 5 4
••
remark that throughout the night it continued to freeze east coast-Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, &c.-up- The Intendant-General of the province of Ivrea le all IBirning. Wolverh. &I
upon the ground while it thawed on the roofs of the wards of fifty vessels were driven ashore, many of the in a proclamation dated from Aosta, 30th ult., an, Stour Va11ey.........1 9 - 94
houses. In the morning, at 11 o'clock, the thermo- crews perishing. nounces that in consequence of the bravery of the 31 23 Birkenhd. Lanesh. &i
Cheshire Juliet_ .. 11 - 9 d
meter at the porter's lodge, attached to the Horse A terrible loss occurred on the Goodwin Sands in the troops, the insurgents of the communes of Cham- 27e all Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
Guards' entrance to the enclosure of St. James's Park course of the severe night of Tuesday last. The unfor- porces and Ponte Basso in the valley of Aosta have - £5O & £25 Cons._ 18 -a- 19
54 -44 a
marked 30 degrees Fahrenheit, at the same time that it tunate ship was a foreigner, and her name has not been been dispersed and have laid down their arms. 22 18i.D0., £2O, . .
25 30 ;Blyth & Tyne original
was thawing rapidly in the heart of the city. In conse- ascertained. The wreck was discovered at daybreak 'Upwards of 200 have. been made
.prisoners. The
I X 25 (iss. at £45).... ••• -. ••• i
Proclamation closes with the following words : "In-
quence of this thaw the roadway along the Strand, by the luggers which were on the look-out, but nothing . . St. 100 'Bristol & Exeter_ ... r- 97
habitants of the province of Ivrea! From the bot- si- 100 IC ' donian .. . Oi - 514 1 511 50/ 11 50i
Fleet-street, and other crowded thoroughfares, was could be seen of those belonging to her. Several bodies
tone of the valley of Aosta, I invite you to raise with 50" all I(Chester & 'ilo' Holyhead 14 -16 ( 14a
covered with melting snow, mud and water to a consi- have been washed up between Ramsgate and Sandwich, me the national cry : The Constitution for ever! 50 all :Cork and Bandon.... 14 -15
elerable depth, through which omnibuses, cabs, and and it is believed that they formed a portion of the
ether vehicles made way with difficulty, splashing up crew of the ill-fated ship. A corvel-built boat, some 1643 -AV
The King for ever !" •According to a letter in the
2020 alllo 'Cork,
!Cornwall
& Pass 1 ••• - •••
Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, the number of in- IDublin&BelfastJunz - --
mud and water in their course, to the infinite annoyance feet long, has been washed up on the range of coast, as surgents at Verres amounted to a thousand. They
255 all Dundee Perth &Aber-
of pedestrians. There were, however, thoroughfares, also a piece of a vessel's quarter-boat, having the words, had occupied that place, and forced the authorities deen Junction 8- 9
such as the City road, where the snow remained hard " Vrouw Neetye K and V" painted thereon. Lower to yield obedience to them, threatening violence in 25 all Do. New .......... ..... - •••
,and firm, case of resistance. They caused the arms of the 25 all L'&astE.,.&nglmn (X 25 L 4l - 4i 4 t
L. & D.)
national guard to be given up to them, tore down
down channel, some few miles to the westward of St.
The number ef omnibuses running was considerably Alban's Head, a vessel called the Emma, belonging to 18 all 'Do (-018 E. & 11.) ••• •••
'less than on Thursday. This was also the case with Ipswich, was caught in the snow storm and gale of wind thetoflagofthe Constitution, and after subjectine. , all !)EasternC 4. ".
12s - 121' 12*
all kinds of indignities burnt it, crying', 20
100 EistelnUnouonn'iA22.; Counties......
352- 42 "
cabs, so many horses having been thoroughly jaded and of Tuesday, and went over, the whole of the crew it
" Down with the Constitution ! The King for ever!" St.
100 1D0.., do. 8.... '
• t:
• 27 -29
25 84 IDaNewA(lateThirds) ••• -__
64
64 2
worn out by their previous exertions that it was found perishing. The wreck has since been observed by the
The visited all the shops, and took what they could
61 - 63
. impossible to bring them again into the streets without Coast Gua. rd men, floating with her stern upwards. She a't. 100 :East Lancashire
convenient) lay their hands on. On the approach
the intervention of a day's rest. The omnibuses which was beyond recovery, however. S. t. 100 lEdinburgh & Glasgow 62
I u 3A ,Eclinb. and Peebles.. ••• - •• •
did run, were drawn generally by three, and sometimes As before noliced, the eastern coast suffered most se- of the troops, they retired to Chatillon, where
the Syndic, the Intendant of Aosta, the judge, and 'et 100-lEdinb.Prth.&Dunde's 21 - 23
,four horses, and a large proportion of the cabs by two. verely, From the Shears in the Levin to high above offiber in command of the carabineers went out to 10 1 'ForthandelydeJunc. ...
Some of the omnibuses, probably owing to the difficulty Yarmouth, the most formidable weather was expo- meet them, and furnished them withk slat they
St.st. grOj
,(G4laresaloNwottBh.eWrnessttekra e:i . -..... •:
4 sl4 82.
they experienced in procuring passengers on the two rienced. Between the latter port and the well-pro- wanted, in orderd to prevent tletior sacking
ninoghtarintowb,unt.
St. 100 Do., A. Stock - 61 59 a
previous days at the advanced rates, dropped from 9d. tested harbour of refuge at Lowestoft, more than a
sTohoenyaaf
tcecre accepted, ,
acted
nothing. promised
At St. Vincent, the st. 100 !Do., B. Stock - 130, 1g;
to 6d, the whole distance. Still, however, the number dozen vessels are reported to have been driven on
national guards was disared, and the diligence sstt.. 100?) GGit..eaSttiNi.v&esWthersnt.. (Ire: ) Luz
CBl - 82 el. g 801 1
of passengers was extremely limited, As upon the pre- shore. The snow fell in dense quantities, which with the
for Chatillon was stopped. At Ciombavas, their 12 11 Irish Sonth-Easters' . ... -
98
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Tious day, few private vehicles were to be seen abroad, severe gale which was blowing, rendered the movement number had swelled to 2,000. They took the road 50 all Lancaster &Carlisle 93
Yesterday there was a slight fall of sleet in the after- off the coast most dangerous. Amongst the disasters
to Aosta, always pursued by the troops. Men 164110 Do., Thirds lji - ILpi
62i
34 3
noon, followed by fog, with heavy rain, about 7 o'clock, was one which has excited much sensation, from the fact
St,
171 D u Fifths .°
71 - 7 d
were constantly joining them from the mountains, , 0.,
The wind during the day was nearly south-west. that had there been a life-boat near the spot of the ca- until the troops dispersed them. 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un. ... - ... (1
There is a rapid thaw to-day, accompanied by showers tastrophe, the whole of the crew, who were drowned, The Piedmontese th-cette, of the 2d, publishes 50 all Leeds Northern l3 - 134
,of sleet and rain, and the state of the thoroughfares is might have been preserved. She was the brig Abraham the law authorising the Government to collect the 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt -_-__ - e.
73 8
even worse than yesterday. of Portsmouth, from the Tyne; and during the storm of
budget
egsewt iotfhilnBst4h.e liTtetsmlaiindister down
ofi nFtitea
Finance
eo provisional i of
fur
-1
Some interruption to the general course of mercantile Wednesda she was driven on shore a short distance to 31[10a
100a181,i
LLLi.nnuaddo..BTnii.ii&bo.ißat.l&asetskh.esvcnsadill:
95
...." r7p
97 6
at. 100 London &N. Western 1-001 - 101.1 101 i 1
business was occasioned by the late arrival of mail trains, the southwardy of Gorlestone-pier. The poor fellows on ther authorised to Issue Treasury Bonds to the
amount of twenty millions of francs durinc, the 20 12 Do. Fifths - 4 p
but not nearly to the same extent as on the two previous board immediately took to the rigging. They were ob- •
~ ••
days. The railway traffic was far from being fully re- served from the beach, but with the trifling means there ••• - 76 754
presentl year, until the taxes shall have been° col- 10 IDo 16t.Sli M&8...0 Par - P
1
looted. 124 24 Do. Eighths
St. 1.00 London tlg S.Western 74
Burned, ae will be seen from the following account of the at hand-for there was no life-boat, nor the usual apps- 13 - 12 d
50 424 Do., £5O
state of the various lines. ratus to preserve life-and the heavy sea that was run-The ice on the Serpentine in Hyde-park was .ester- fling and sweeping over the wreck, nothing could be done EDINBURGH GRAI.N IVIARKET.-Jan. 4.
2540
a 3114
LDnoci. ,11701.
c..0..i e.ra...in..e. 1..0.
_.- ?..d
day so cut up and incumbered with hillocks of snow as towards rescuing the unfortunate creatures. They con- Wheat on the top 2s, and the average 3s 5d up. Bar- 25 all Lududrry. & Ennisk. :,•,: ,
..._.-
_:.....
St. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lineln. In 204 ,20
entirely to destroy the pleasure of slating, and conse- timed clinging to the rigging for more than three hours, ley on the top is 6d, and the average is 6d., up. Oats
81 44 Do., Man. &Lin. Uri. •• • --- -(1
quently very few persons-probably not more than 300 when at last nature gave way from the intense cold, and on the top ls, and the average is 7d, up. Beans on
St.B 100 Midland ,3 355,9 i --604 604 60 A
.1 •
--were to be seen upon the ice in this park. In St. they were seen no more. About a mile to the south the top 6s down, and the average is 3d up. St. 100 Do. Birming. &Derby •-•
.... ........... ......... I , ••• - ...
James's-park the number of persons on the ice was more ward of the scene of this fatal casualt, another loss Top of Wheat 6l lb 84s Od 50 4V Midland°. West.(lr.)
Y
- Barley 571 lb 41s Oa 25 174 Do. 4 Shares .......... ... - ...
than half that amount. In Regent's-park the gates of occurred. The collier brig Eliza, Mr. Conolly master - Oats - ••.
the inclosure were kept shut, but some few persons bound to Hartlepool from the Thames, was carried - Beans 67 lb 54s Od St. 100 Newmarket_ ... 54 -56
climbed over the railings to get to the ice. The Long ashore by the boisterous gale, but happily, the crew Total Supply and Sales.
Water in Kensington-gardens had on it a goodly sprink- succeeded in preserving themselves. Wheat BOl qrs sold 690 qrs
Barley 1784 qrs sold 1176 qrs
ling of skaters. 6051
17754.41N:,D;ceovnywp. But.iAdz•ybEEeraxgut.lszesnkilsiitiolfendus. izr,?,di -__ p43aird 3
237 ---
32V 28
In the vicinity of the mouth of the Tees the colliers Oats 1278 qrs sold 1176 qrs 6 - 8
Yesterday the floating ice on the Thames, which and coasters suffered most extensively. As in the Beans 197 qrs sold 183 qrs & Rostrevor
during the week completely stopped the navigation, had more southern districts, the easterly gale brought in Average of wheat ea 3 14 10 10-12ths
entirely disappeared, and the result was that the numer- a tremendous sea with the fall of snow, late on Tues- Ditto of Barley , 2O 0 0-12ths 20 all Newry Warrenpoint
48 -
50
ens fleet of coal barges and lighters which had been laid day evening. A fleet of coasters managed to run into • Ditto of Oats
0103:
NNNNooomilit•..fttehhllliakDß..cie..ivo.t.uoi.sn.llia.:.iiNcisoi.u....i.n.:
• 8 - 10
Ditto of Beans ..... ... 2 8 4 6-12ths ..• ..-.... "o
tip frost-bound were enabled to move again. In the Hartlepeol with safety, but more than twenty were 16 11e Do., No. 2....
afternoon tide a fleet of nearly 200 craft, which passed driven by force of the storm ashore, thegreater bulk of Up to the hour of going to press, the Provincial 88 alBl
Doe.,
i AB
GuaranteedDefeia•e 611 -
,Z.ii
under London-bridge coal-laden, each carr • which it is will ofthis • had not been
ying large fires
in their fore part to warm the men engaged in working were in ballast, and others deeply laden. Amongst • • -
them, attracted considerable observation. In the diffe- them were the French ship Beta, from London ; the MINING INTELLIGENCE. 50 all North London.. ...... so -.. 52
2100 11.71 NNso.t&ietahSd.
rent docks the ice is rapidly disappearing, and, should Joiner from Banff ; Merchant from Maldon ; Jess from -•
10 10 N. &S. Westin. June. 11 d - par
the thaw continue, the labourers, who have been unem- Gravesend ; Maria, from Hastings ; Citizen, from Mal- (From the Mining Journal of this day.) 20 ally North
Vart eanssat( tile City.irnl is.il.lai 3 ir
enP:
ri
-86.4 -- ":
I i d
10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, i
• ployed for several days past, will resume their work, don ; Rebecca Elizabeth, from Newcastle ; Isabella, and Leicester •••• - •••
A larger amount of business has been transacted tiffs
The masses of ice on both banks of the river, which are from Rochester ; Oak, from London ; Isabella and week than we had to report uon last ; but, excepting St. 100 Oxford Worcester ,S 1
WolverhamptOn 34 - 33 341
left by the tide and take the ground at low water, are Sarah, from London ; Echo, from Shields ; Antelope, a few first-class dividend mines,p the chief transac-
-20 2.2 Portsmouth I
not sensibly dhninished. The waterside labourinapopu- from London ; Victor, from London ; Mary, from tions have been in small speculative shares. • Among
St. 100 Scottish Central - - 93
these, Mollands have been largely dealt in, at St. 100 Scottish Midland ,5 5 - 58.
: lation are already enduring great privations, the frost Hartlepool • Teesdale, from London • and Swedish6o
unfortunately throwing the majority out of employment. brig aria, from London. The names of the prices varying from 8s to 15s, 12e 6d to 15s be-
ing the closing prices. In addition to the 2 ozs. of St. St. 11°000
EASTERN COUNTIES, others have not as yet been ascertained. Ano- gossan, which yields from 14 dwts of gold per ton, Guaranteed Stock 55 - 60 574
fd , 24 - 2dis
Yesterday morning the mail train from Norwich and ther vessel called the Dapper, which sailed from and which it is said can be raised in large quantities at 10 10 Shrewsby. & Here
Sphor.e,wis,.buzys&.
\Bviersmtng: 55 -
Cambridge, due at 4.15 a.m., arrived in London about West Hartlepool on Monday, encountering the a trifling cost, the mine is nearly paying its way, as a 264 all Shrew sl...)2•.s..Cmlrsterr
14 - 16
an hour and a half behind its time. Unfortunately, copper mine, and in comparison with many other mines (Nor. !" mith)) 7_ 8
storm, put back, and endeavoured to run into the port
however, no other train has since been able to pass of a purely speculative character, the price is considered......--
3120
for safety. Unhappily, she got upon the rocks, and far below what the prospects warrant.'
beyond
Ely in that direction. The Norwich upmail almost instantaneously capsized. Her unfortunate crew In the Bullion Market,-Dollars, 5s Oad per oz. Bar
~. Do. A, B,C, &D, fully
train, just referred to, passed through a cutting about U ion ' l3l
2210034 aalll6l
Shropshire
Halves,p
ssiwi irees i •yn ' .. . .
clung to the rigging ; but before the life-boat could silver, Scs 14d per oz standard • ditto holding 5 grs gold, - paid up at per cent. ••• - •.•
five miles in length, extending from Thetford to Haring, reach the poor fellows, the whole of them, with the ex- 5s Lid per oz standard. Bar' gold, 77s 9d per ox 50 all South Devon l3 -
at 12 o'clock on Thursday night, leaving all clear be- ception of the master, Mr. Spenceley, and a seaman, standard. Spanish doubloons, 78s 6d to 78s 9d per St. 100 South Eastern 5. 84 - 534 58k 94 84
hind it ; but shortly after its passage another storm of dropped off oz. Columbian ditto, 77s 6d' Fine cake, 565. 2
and were drowed. Near the same spot wasper oz
eard par oz. 20 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 3 3 -23 d
snow came on, falling to an average depth of four or another wreck-that of the Arve ; she also, in attempt- Business in the gold mining shares this week has been 20 SDo ...... ........ - 5
flve inches-the wind, however, drifting it rapidly into ing to make the harbour for shelter, struck upon the almost again suspended. There is scarcely any demand ; 20 2.2 rod:lkea:. Darling.,k 27 -_-_ io
this cutting so as once more completely to block it. lJp rocks and went to pieces. After much exertion, the and, on the other hand, sales are. not generally pressed.. L..u. all
164 Stockton & Hartlep ... - •••
The tendency of prices is dwindling, except for Agua Fria
to last night the mast strenuous exertions were made to crew were saved. . St. 100 Taff Vale. - •••
shares, which are steadily supported. Great dissatis-
5120t5.
100280. - ...
remove this new obstruction, but it was found necessary . The frightful losses which took place at Shields, where faction has been expressed by the shareholders of the
together to suspend the traffic on that portion of the eight vessels were dashed to pieces on the rocks beneath Great Nugget Vein Gold Mining Company at the con- 11)DTheoa: Thames
ei 1.
es Of . shades
No
Haven.
ii). ; ;
c.
kH 1
. . . ... . . . .
Norfolk line, and the trains therefore went no further Tynemouth Castle, and manylives sacrificed, have already duct of the London board, for issuing shares at the ex- and Railway 2a 24 ,
than Ely ; access to Norwich and Yarmouth throughout been made known. A correspondent writing from that orbitant rate of 255. premium, when the orders of the 20 17 Vale of Neath l4 - 15 ilk
the day from the metropolis being obtained by the port on Thursday night states that the wind was still Sydney directors were, they should be put on the 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 54 - 64
London market at 10s. premium. The large sum 50 all Waterford&Limerick 2527
Eastern Union line, via Ipswich. blowing hard from the E.S.E., with a high tempestuous 20 14 West Cornwall.. 8 • 84
of 8,438/ , under the head of London charges,which,
The Newmarket branch still remained closed, although sea breaking over the bar. Various papers from the it appears,' has been swallowed up in commissions ••• 1 West
CErndstoafl
pLaolandeon
hopes were entertained of re-opening it this morning ; vessels wrecked have come ashore. Some of them are for pushing the shares, when the gold mining mania 20 all Wacnscit Loyndon " ..: --
and the same was the case with regard to the St. Ives seamen's discharged tickets. One was identified by the was in its furor, has in a great measure tended to in- 10 51s. Wmbledon&Croydou ... - •••
aid Huntingdon branch lines the traffic to and from name of Geor e Flitts uon it. A love letter was also crease this discontent. The shareholders of the Nouveau ea 100 YorkNewetl.&Berw. 62 - 63 62
Wisbeach being carried on through, March. Between. picked „ , Monde, likewise, complain of the deficiency of accounts 25 20 Do. Extensions. 9 -84 d
up, signedg " Ed. PHillburn," addressed to My
traffic up to last night was entirely suspended, with a to the schooner Eliza, which was lost with all hands, satisfactorily, at the same time no detailed statements --
slight prospect of being resumed this day. The oldest pilots belonging to the port scarcely remem- are forwarded. From the Anti-Californian Company it FOREIGN.
is likewise reported that, on the 28th of October, they The number of men employed in clearing out the her ever witnessing such a great destruction of property 10 7 Ant &Rotterdam * - 2 d
were preparing to get up the steam, yet, on the 17th of
Various snow drifts on this line since Tuesday has at one time. The wreckage lies strewed along the har-5 3 BelgianP East. Juliet. 1 - li
20 8 Beziers to Graissessac 4 - 2 d
amounted to about 1,000, paid. at the rate of 3s. per hour, and a strong body of armed police, with drawn tNhiosvhemasbetra, no accounts are despatched as to whether
day, k.en place ; and. whilethis absence of infor-
swords, is in attendance to protect the salvage. A tele- mation from the scene of operations continues, coupled ii.)
a.. 1.1 Ccratril-eallooif&ltalz ii; . . -..... i. 6
GREAT NORTHERN. graphic message from Shields, received last night, states with the recent disclosures, and the investigations that 174 all Demerara 'clue
13
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The through traffic upon the main line up to last are about to follow, it cannot be anticipated that public
that in the course of yesterday morning another vessel 20 10 Dijon and
visa on ' • •• •P
night was still impracticable, although great progress went on the rocks, and became a total loss. She was 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 9 2a -21 d
confidence will rally until some decided results come. to
hand. 20 all East Indian 3l -34 p
had been made in clearing the block so as to admit the the Hannah, and was bound to London from Hartle- 20 2 Do. Extension ad -4 P
Passage of trains between Peterborough and Grantham pool. The crew, it is believed, were saved. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula k - 1 p x. e
20 10 Gd, Junct. of France 24 - 3 P
yesterday afternoon. At the same time operations were At Sunderland the snow storm and gale were most ee ... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada
advancing between Grantham and Newark so as to en- destructive in their consequences. The sea broke in COVENT GARDEN.
NebStirs,vao :Inas
antnnsad(.
iloßonds....
par 4 4 ... . .
.- :3 4. d 6
Courage a hope that the through traffic upon the main upon the harbour with much fury. Several coasters 20 8 Gt. Central of France - P
line • might be resumed this morning. About 700 men Owing to the frost the show of vegetables here to-day
were driven ashore in attempting to make the port, the was limited, and prices advanced to some extent. In fruit
had been employed day and night in removing the snow, very little was doing. 204 204 Gt.
Shares 2 ld 194
number reported being seventeen. They are the Mar- ,
under the superintendence of Mr. S. Clarke, the gene, garet of Sunderland, Content, Albion, William pack et, ditto colonial,
apples, English, 4s Od to Os Od each ;
~, Do. bonds (2 i55..)1862 ::: - •• •
ct•oo o;isi a. 1,
foreignls Od
ditto, is
is3cl
to ca2chs ;0
p hot-houseer ib .
agprparss:
Canada, Mary Clark, Robert and Mary, Ellen Cook, 6s 0i12004
all 4 Hamiltono6 es Toronto Ad - par
ral manager, and Mr. Walter Leith, superintendent of
the line, both of whom, it is expected, will have to re- Good Intent, Medina, Jane Isabella, Friends of Whitby, 4s to 8s per bush ; pears, 2s to Sc per dozen ; lemons, l'&) 5
ID,ak.e per cent _ ...
Coast. Basle ... - •••
main on the spot for some days to come. The through and several other. Providentially, all the crew sue. is Od to as ; oranges, 4s Od to lOs per 100 ; almonds, 2s ..:
-4. DLuoc,
traffic to York was yesterday, as on Thursday, carried ceeded in reaching the shore in safety. to 3s per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bush. •• cob-nuts, 00s to per cent. pref.
140 s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per' bushel • fiberts, 20 15 r_-_,llexvnbouper
dg
kit.
.c.&.
rr: .
.• 9 - 91 N
on by means of the Lincolnshire loop line, the Edinburgh Higher up to the northward, near the Holyhead 80s to 100 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to Is 6cl.' per 100.
21s==fhym :.=.;iditllt.7= 3
Do.
Canal)
ii _ 2
I -1.1
Do. (Railway)
54 - 6 GS
fast train, due at King's-cross at 9.30 ,_.11:1., arriving at Islands, many other losses occurred during the storm. .
12-30 p.m., being three hours behind its time. Near Warkworth, five vessels were cast ashore, and, it greens, 6s 0,1 to 7s Od per doz. bunches,- red cabbages, 2s to 10 5 De. 6 p cent.
The entire coal traffic of the line has been suspended, is feared, will become wrecks. Sc Od per dozen ; potatoes, 85s to 170 s per tow ; 20 12 Lyons a; area ... _
...
but the company hope shortly to resume it. In addition to the above, a telegraphic message was turnips, 4s Ocl to 5s Od; carrots, 78 Od to 8s Od per dozen
bunches; cucumbers, Os 6d to is Oil each ; celery, 9d. to 33i! 29 Maria Antonia - - - 2
is 6cl per bundle ; spinach, 3s Od to 3s 6d per sieve ;
received last evening from Belfast, announcing the loss
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.
At a late of the Yorkshireman steamer, Captain Morecombe, on onions,;, 6s Oil. to 10s Oil per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s
Madras.
of Fran" 32- - 43.; 33 24
Melbourn
hour on Thursday evening the Trent Valley
rem • the rocks to the northward of Donaghadee, on the per doz. ; leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; 20 all Namur. & Liege (with - -
line.-
amed blocked with down-trains waiting at Bir- small salad, 2d to 3d perpunnet; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od interest .. ..
mingharn and night of Wednesday. She was bound to the above port.
, up-trains brought to a stop at Stafford per bundle • mushrooms, Os 9d to 2s Od per pottle; parsley, 20 all Do. (ex intere ... -
1
with little chance of arrivin in London until• The crew and passengers were saved. 2s Oct to is Od per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, is Od to Northerns " - 221:6 ' 1:2114
g yesterday, is 6d per bundle. Fortunately, ho It is apprehended that on the arrival of many of theßds„ waver, greater progress was made in •
clearing the line than had been anticipated, and in thelo' 10 Do. New •..::: ::: -- :
1i5.1.1.1).....:: 11. d --
-par
mails from the small ports, which have been detained by NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
course of the night a train arrived at Euston-square, Turkeys, 4s Od to 15s; Geese, 4s 6d. to 7s Od each ; Ducks, 10 all wegianlank Prof 7.i - .8.
the stoppage of the cross roads by the snow, this already Paris and Lyon •
long list of casualties will have numerous melancholy 2s 6d to 3s Od• tame Rabbits is to 1s 6d • wild ditto is . 20
4 parisCaen&Gherbrg. 422
s .... Li -14 ,24 4
all Paris and Strasbourgi 30 - 30/ 29a 304 294
bringing in the mails and passengers previous' detained to is 6(1. ;Pi eons, sd. to 10d each; roasting' •' Pigs, 4s6d to Os 401a10 alll DDF.
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a Orleans
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at Stafford. Yesterday, shortly after 12, the north mail additions, each; Surreyg Fowls, 5s Od to 95 Od ; ditto Chickens, Os Od 204°20i 444 p
train arrived, having been detained two nights at Lan- - -... -... _ to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s 6d to 4s Od per couple; 20 All Paris and_ Rouen
caster, where the post office clerks had to sleep in the Capons, 8s tolls Od ; Chickens, 2s Od to 3s Od per couple; 20
ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF SEVERAL LIVES ON Pheasants, 3s Od to 4s Od; Partridges, is 6d to 2s Od; Hares, 20
mail tender, suffering accutely from cold. After leavin Lancaster, the greatest difficulty was experienced in TEE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. 3e Od. to 4s Od; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s ad 104 104 Quebec & Richmond 3- 1 d
forcing a passage along the line to the junction at War- eat. 6tod3tos 69d J.; Grouse, eD,
Ducks, is
tos 23sdadt;o Snipes, poeds,; 94
itdogieson6sd?
9Tdeatlo,
2200
la2ll
Royal Rouen
di
rington. The Holyls-ead line was so far cleared as to It is our painful duty to state that one of the results is Od; and Plovers, 6cl to is each. English Eggs, lls Od to 5 2 Royal Swo ish. - i d
of the late excessive fall of snow has been a collision 12s 6d; French ditto, lOs 6d to Os Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh 20 all Sambre and Mouse- 8 - 84 84 1
admit of the passage of trains. On the between two trains on the Eastern Counties Railway, butter lls 6tl to 13s Od, and English 12s Od to 15s Od per 10 6 Do. 54 per cent. pref, • -
..,
Midland line 20 2 S.E. of France..
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doyen lbs.
trek also proceeded both ways and which has been attended with the loss of four lives,
, but ticketa for this line and injuries to several of the survivors. At present but BILLINGSGATE. . 20 6 Southern of France,.
were only issued at Euston-square conditionally, The little certain is known of the matter, except to the offi- Turbots, as Od to 25s Brills 2s Gil to 7s each Salmon
same precaution was also taken
Scotlandveiththe Northern cials of the company on the spot, but following3s 6d to 08, per lb; Cod Fish, 6eod to 18s Od each; Sole
now
traffic, passengers for Carlisle end account willx n
booked to the Warrington Junction, The number of
being only be found to approach the truth pretty Gd to 3s per ppeair ;'Eels, 10d to is 2d per lb ;
,Lobsters, is tos'
20 10 Do 5,i, per c• Pref . i i a
Huish and others ,closely:- 3s Od ; Crabs, 10d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 6s to 9s Od per doz.;
20 10 Western of France,: 5 -___, : t
men employed' in clearing the various snow Between Thetford and Harling-road, where the acci- Doreys, 3s Od to lOs ; Mullets, 10(rto 3s each; Common
1G 4 West. of Switzerland ai
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drift , dent occurred, the line has been for some time impass-228004 2a
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rts tn lenweddisaekrSsQ7u.i.el3b e.
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20 2 Wiesbaden -
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under the superintendence of Captain Oysters,.
Mackerel,l.2s Od 4o
t1.0680s Od;
e r; Natives,m
eV,: td6tdot
051ss Or
idlopzer.
officials of the line, is said to have amounted to upwards dein consequence of the drifting of the snow ; and on Skate, 10d to Od per lb;lNhrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d perPgallon'• 54 - 40
Thursday it had been so partially cleared as to admit the
of 1,500, entailing, of course, a serious expenditure on passage of traffic along one line. It was the use of this Bloaters, ls 6d to 2s 6d per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Oil
the part of the company. .
Thursday, to Os Od per 100 • Haddocks, 88 to 13s per doz ; Plaice,
odniseaslitnere
nfoerwbtoothbeuprealantdedd.own traffic which led to the 8(1 to is 3d each ;' Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s 0(1 20 IL2iNZeaEsIau(LI.E,.A...s..E..D.. ....
FIXED RENTALS.
GREAT WESTERN. to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4d to is Od. each ; Halibut, cLocinsaine Closing Prices Business
A. passenger train left Cambridge at 1.35 p.m. on 8(1 per lb.; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d per lb. ; Prawns, 2s Oil to Pans. this day, this day.
This line remains perfectly free in its traffic opera-
tvph_rroe.cee
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ical o'clock)
w arrivedards o
no n
the t hseam singleelin
line was
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an
line ; passed Ely in safety, and in due time (about 4s Od. per lb. ; Flounders, la its 2s per dozen ; Sturgeon, Shr. Paid
__ltAtLw.tT__S.
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tions •
, trams yesterday arriving and departing without6d per lb.; Pike 6d per lb.
50 all Bedford and La•&N.Mr.
and though
any material deviation from the time-table.ens tei oo
nn :
aquig a number of labourers for the clearance of the BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from: Bletehley...• I _
St. 100 Buc 1 103
each traint was drawn by two powerful engines, lld to 114 d; of household ditto, 10d to 104 d per 4lb loaf. kgliamsh• re &N.W. 16i -
setrell-EASTERN.
CollOwisilonigiso all Clydesdale Jc. Ca edon ~,. 51 - 52
This line is also free from obstruction, owing to the hey were neither of them roceedina at a NEWPORT. St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr.
inaensd•
exertions of several hundreds of labourers employed in very swift pace -
they ca,
withto th e a accumulation
m osmost
terrible o f
shock.snow,6 p. cent Gt.Northn 140 - 143 140
clearing it, and who were paid 3s. per day, with bread The foUre in*veal, 4s Od. to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 10d. to 5s0(1 per Blbs. • 25 all Glas. Barr. & Cakicnian.
Neils. Direct.
and cheese and beer. The trains arrived and departed of many feentg, mounted into the air to the height WHITECHAPEL. Do . ••' - •••
25 all Do. New ...............
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regularly. utterly valueless. 0;.. reaching the earth again were Beef, from 38 2(1 to 48 4sl ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 101 ; 25 all Glstr.asDn.FalGt.-arestn. 30 -32
came in collision, and
under these the carriages Veal, 4s 0:1 to Sc Od ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 101 per 81bs. by 100 all Ilrtlpl. Dk. en. New.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOIITSI COAST. jammed into another likeile second-class carriage was the carcase.
Railway
No obstru • ction along the line, traffic being carried on Many of the labourers the slides of a telescope. HIDES AND SKINS. 50 all Hull & Selby YeaN.lld. 109 - ail
as usual, and as Passengers jumped off, and Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d to Od; 641 b to 721 b, 241 25 all Do. a Shares Do ......... 544 - 554
those who did so escaped without in ur
i y. On each of to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 311 to 30. • 124 all Do. 1 Shares. - 28
LONDON AND BO the engines was a driverand 134 - 144
On this line UTH-WESTERN.
the stokers is killed. stoker, and of these one of 881 b to 961 b, 34d to 30d ; 961 b to 104.1 b, 341 to 4d ; 1041) 124 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern.
to 1121 b 4cl to 4d. , Horse hides, Gs Od to Os Od; calf skins, 20 all Do.Preforence Do 244 -25 i
being everything goes on as usual, the trains The bodies of three of
g tolerably the labourers with light, 2s Od to 3s 61; ditto, full, 6s Od to Gs 6d; polled St. 100 Lowestoft er•
punctual in their arrival and departure, and three plate-layers, have been found,'a carpenter sh p 7 Clto 9s 6d; Kents, 68 6cl to 73
91; Half-breds, 4 per Norfolk ••• 93 - 95
dreadfully mu- en- 's '
1' tilated ; and it is reported that another is •
missing. 6s 6d to 78 9cl; Downs, 4s 6cl to 5s 9d. St. 100 Do. 6 per et..- Do -
- -
5i all Manch.Bxten. Ln.&N.W
; nuuL--She Several of the labourers also received contusions,HAY
No MARKETS.dock & midicl- 2/ - 3
-13 g) the firem rtlY before three o'clock yesterday morn-passengers were hurt. Three or fourand Ma
carriages were SMITHFIELD.-Meadow hay, 31 5s to 51 128 ; clover 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton &
West of En er' and engines of the London Bri destroyed. So soon as
gland bodies gade and totally the account reached ditto, 41 Os to 61 lOs • and straw 1116 s to 212 s per load. Redear . ...... Darlingt.
._
fire in the lower es were called to a very alarming Shoreditch, Mr. Richardson, the active superintendent A limited supply, and a steady demand. 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland.- 99 _ jeji.
meet and Co Patt of the premises of Messrs. Hem- and Mr. Cooper, of the out-door goods department, I CUMBERLAND.-Meadow hay, 31 8s to 51 12s ; clover 50 all Northern and
authentic r Co,
hailers, 73
etun__„ The Cornhill. According to the started for the spot by special train, accompanied by I ditto, 41 Os to 61 6s; and straw, 1118 s to 21 4s per load. Easternsp.c.lE. Count 6O - 62
shop were
partly dest shop partition and stairs of the Mv,Stokes, the indefatigable locomotive superintendent Supply but moderate, and trade firm. 5 all Do. 6 per ct..'Do -
by fire and water royed, contents damaged severe' of he distr'et. By reat exertion the line was cleared, 1 WHITECHAPEL.-Meadow h 31 •3s to 5/ 8s • clover 5s all Do.Fixe,(lsp.c Do ... -
damaged -_
".
by smoke, and upper part of the premisesy so as to allowl of theg passage of
traffic in an hour and a I ditto, 4/ 4s to 6110 s ; and straw,aY'll 16s to 2.12 s per load. 2-i all Prest. &Wyre L. &a. W.
hours • 1
previous' a Ins&Ln&Yk _
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Insurance unknown." A few half. An inquest will be holden on the bodies, and we ! Trade steady, at extreme quotations.
'Webb, akin ca.s fire occurred on the ' next. The loss ' 1 12 Do. Shares. Do _ _
but little damageg e-rnaker, Bath premises of Mr. shall sul further particulars in our
S 100 IRoystn.&llit.lGt.Northn 140 - ea 3
was Occasstreet,ionedcompany
.H OF ST. MARY, ISLINGTON.-The assessors 5-- 100 Do.Sheptleet. 143
Lyons, gto th V.1w1•.m.wa•awq.•.1.M11.g•!.1.,0.!....f W. 1.1•••.• lof the parish of St. Mary, Islington, have made their 2 - isg Shef. Roth. & Lancash.d:
yons, the silk "co dit' e monthly account from report, Yorksh ,_ d
n ioned" • I and state the rateable property of the parish to Goole g .5. p.e
than on any former in that city was larger -On Wednes- .be 384 70 ffordsh.. MrMOloan 2 _
balm, weighing occasion, the A FOUR-POUND LOAF FOR FIVEPENCE. _ , , 51. net, having increased in the past year 12 94 S. Sta lid
also 632,0001b. The total being 3,596 day the churchwardens of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, ! 18,175/. The population of the parish by the last census 150 all WearValleygr Stockt. &
ia_ has been, extraordinarily 'amount for the year distributed 325 four-pound loaves to the poor inhabitants was 95,154, and the parochial officers estimate its in- I 6 per cent ... Darling,
...
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951 w_tighing 6,06,901 b, arge, namely 35,060 by a recommendatory ticket, at fivepence each loaf, thus - crease to be at the rate of between' . 6,000 and 7,000 1
1 25 all Do.. .......... De 3O - 31
St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westre 97 _ 99
1 reducing the price to ono-half paid to balms. 1a- ear.

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1854,

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