The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-31 00:00:00

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THE COAL TR ADE.—A large fleet of Colliers, which
have been detained by long-continued southerly winds,
left the Tyne, Wear, Seaham, Hartlepool, and the Tees,
on Saturday. Some people estimate the fleet at 900
sail. More than 300 vessels left the Tyne. They have
a fine spanking westerly wind, and have the prospect
of a quick passage. Freights are about 10s. 6d. per
ton to London, and 161. a keel to Hamburg. This is
a very busy and prosperous " fall" for the shipowners,
and having got over the heavy averages caused by the
severe losses of last winter, in some clubs amounting
to 25 per cent. on their capital, they are in " high
feather," and, except amongst a few rabid Protectionists,
free trade is as popular in the coal-pits as in the Ex-
change at Manchester. Shipping is a very precarious
investment ; but the very large capital put into vessels
of heavy tonnage by north country owners during the
past 18 months, shows that they have the utmost con-
fidence in its permanent prosperity. The Shields ship-
owners and their seamen seem to have got thoroughly
embroiled with regard to " manning clauses," and other
regulations put in force by the Seamen's Union. The
owners are opening offices, and employing long-shore
men to engage non-union seamen ; and they have an
agent in Scotland to bring up Scotch sailors at 61. a
month. The Tyne men are threatening to strike, which,
if they do, will bring the owners to a "dead lock," as
the north country seamen are in a union 10,000 strong,
and the strike would be an infinite source of embarrass- SAVING LIFE AT SEA.—At a meeting of the com-
ment just now. mittee of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners'
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CONVlCT.—Between half-past Royal Benevolent Society, on Friday last, at their
three and four o'clock in the afternoon of Friday last, a offices, Hibernia Chambers, London-bridge—present
convict named John Quishley, while employed with the Lord Haddo, Captain Sweney, Hon. Captain Maude
, other convicts of the gang to which he was attached at Captains Barlow, Smart, and Dixon, R.N., Lieut. Col-
the saw-mills at Woolwich Dockyard, would persist in quhoun, R.N., and Rev. C. B. Gribble—a letter was
stepping on the smooth iron travelling carriage for con- read from Capt. W. W. Chambers, of her Majesty's
ducting large pieces of timber when required to be cut steam-frigate Desperate, commending in the highest
by a circular saw three feet in diameter, although he terms the daring conduct of Mr. John Ward, the boat-
was repeatedly cautioned against doing so, and told by swain of that ship, who, at the imminent risk of his life,
the sawyers to go round and not over the moving car- jumped overboard, and successfully brought on board
riage. The disobeyance of the orders given to the con- (though both were in a most exhausted state) a seaman
vict ultimately cost him his life, as when walking on the who had been thrown into the sea by the topmast, top-
travelling carriage the iron tackets in his shoes caused sail-yard, topgallantrnast and yard going over the side
him to slide when near the saw, while it was making 380 in heavy weather. This being the tenth man that
revolutions per minute, and in an instant one of his legs Mr. Ward had been the means of saving, it was re-
was cut off below the knee, and a large piece of hone cut solved unanimously to present him with the society's
out of the other, besides other injuries to the hip, which silver medal. The sum of 31. was also awarded to two
was literally sawn open. Dr. Browning was in imeie- pilots and a fisherman of the Firth of Forth, for saving
diate attendance, and the convict was conveyed to the the lives, at considerable risk, of two lads upset in a small
hospital ship for convicts, where Dr. Burns, the surgeon, boat near Inchkeith, N. 8., the sea at the time being very
amputated the leg above the knee, but the other injuries stormy, with a strong westerly gale. The two lads had
were so severe that the convict sunk under them, and been upwards of an hour clinging to the boat's keel ;
died the same evening about four hours after the accident one of them had to be torn by main strength from his
took place. hold, his limbs and hands apparently set in the death
VALUE OF LEAN STOCK.—At the great fair of Ewell grip. When brought ashore their clothes had to be cut
on Saturday last there was a larger supply of lean stock off their bodies, so far gone were they, but by the usual
than has been known for years, and, although many appliances they were happily restored. Timely relief
sales took place, prices receded very considerably. The was afforded to twenty-three widows, orphans, and aged ,
best descriptions of store beasts were sold at from 11. to parents, and forty-seven ship-wrecked fishermen and
21. per head less than at any preceding fairs during the mariners, to the amount of 1551. 16s. 3d., and amongst
month of October. Young cattle, also, from one to the latter one poor fellow, who had the misfortune to
three years old, experienced a slow demand at a con- have been twice wrecked since June last, was awarded
siderable reduction in prices. Sheep also went off 31. to help to replace his sea stock of clothes. 174 des-
slowly wethers at a decline of from 3s. to 4s. per head, titute shipwrecked persons were also forwarded to their ,
wether lambs 2s. to 3s. ditto. Ewes were in good de- homes by the numerous agents of the society scattered
'nand ; nevertheless prices receded from ss. to 6s. per all round the coasts. The late disastrous gales are
head, many lots being sold at 235. each, the very top thus drawing very heavily upon the funds of the institu-
lots at 30s. Ewe lambs, 15s. to 20s. each. Mitch and tion, but the committee have every hope that a benevo-
in calf-cows and heifers kept up both in prices and de- lent public will not suffer them to withhold their relief
mand, and were nearly all sold. The horse fair was , from the objects of its care for the want of the neces-
dull, except for cart colts, which went off freely at 181. I sary means.
up to 351. each ; some very superior cart horses made 601 ETON COLLEGE.—The Rev. Dr. Goodford is making
guineas each. Welsh ponies, 71. to 81- each. The pig various alterations at Eton College : in two years, we
trade was dull at declining prices. The sudden fall in believe, "The Dames" are to be defunct, and in future
store cattle and sheep is attributed by some to the re- the scholars' roping are to be furnished by the masters
duction of prices in the fat stock markets, but some of instead of the students. The charge for board is also to
the principal graziers consider the primary cause is the include breakfast and tea, two meals hitherto supplied
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~wetness of the pastures, as extras.