The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-12 00:00:00

THE FOG

The metropolis was this morning enveloped in one of
those disagreeable fogs which have so often excited the
wonder of the foreigner, and rendered London during
the winter months an unpleasant place of abode for
parties afflicted with pulmonary complaints. Of course
it was thickest in the heart of the City, where fora time it
endangered the navigation of the streets and necessitated
the troublesome and expensive use of gas and torches in
conducting the business of the day. Now and then
there were fitful glimpses of daylight, which rendered
the darkness more palpably visible, and people stopped
for a moment to ascertain their whereabouts. At noon
it began to disappear, and shortly afterwards the sun
shone forth with all his congenial warmth, dissipating
every trace of the unwelcome visitor. We have not heard
of any accident resulting from the presence of the fog.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.-FIVE LIVES LOST.

CARLISLE, SUNDAY, FEB. 11.—A dreadful accident
occurred on the Caledonian Railway last night, by which
five lives have been lost.

The mail train left Carlisle for the North at 9. 16 P.M.
It consisted of an engine and tender, a first class carriage,
a second class carriage, a mixed carriage of first-cl iss
and second-class for Perth, three horse-boxes, containing
nine horses for Perth, a first-class and second-class
carriage for Edinburgh, and a horse-box for Beattock.
It proceeded without interruption until it passed the
Rockliffe station, about four miles north of Carlisle, when
suddenly the engine and tender were dissevered from the
train, the latter getting off the rails. The first-class car-
riage for Glasgow also got off the rails. The second-
class carriage for Glasgow, the travelling post-office,
three horse-boxes, the mixed carriage for Perth, and the
Edinburgh first-class carriage, were all precipitated
down the embankment, fifteen feet in height. The second-
class carriage was turned on its side; the post-office van
ran right through it, turning it topsy-turvy, and shivering
it to atoms.

The greatest consternation prevailed among the pas-
sengers, who were rather more numerous than usual.
The night, being moonlight, the guard, the engine-
driver, the stoker, and those who made a sale exit trom
the carriages, immediately set to work to explore the ex-
tent of the disaster. A messenger was dispatched on
toot to Carlisle, and on his arrival Mr. Spiers, the super.
intendent of the station, set out to the spot with a special
engine and a relay of workmen.

In a few hours four men were taken from under the
second-class carriage, quite dead, and a fifth seriously
injured. They were all placed in a luggage-train which
passed from the north soon afterwards, and, with those
of the passengers who consented to return, taken to Car-
lisle. The injured roan had his foot cut completely off.
When he was taken to the infirmary, it was found ne-
cessary to amputate his leg. He died in the course of
the night.

Nlr. Nixon, yeoman of Rae Burn Hill was pitched out
of the carriage in which he was sitting, and rolled down
the embankment into a ditch, where he was discovered
by the merest accident, just before the luggage train left
the scene of the catastrophe for Carlisle.
Mr. Mackinto3b, merchant of Glasgow, and his son,
were a good deal bruised, and were taken to the house
of their friend; Mr. T. Clarke, currier, of the Crescent,
Carlisle.

Mr. Drummond, one of the commissioners of the
Glasgow police, was one of the passengers, but he escaped
without injury.
Other passengers sustained bruises to more or less
extent. We have not been able to ascertain their names.
The persons killed are all evidently, from their style
of dress, labouring men.
The second-class carriage, which is thought to be the
cause of the accident, is supposed to have been of impro-
per guage. It belongs to the London and North-Western
Company.

The officials connected with the Caledonian have been
most attentive to the passengers who were extracted
from the carriages and brought to Carlisle.
Three of the horses were sav ed;t h e rest killed.
Several hundreds of people have flocked to the scene
of the disaster to-day, and when we kit, at one o'clock,
men were busily employed in lifting.upthe trucks and
carriages.

Both !it-rs have hem thoroughly repaired, and no ob
struction is offered to the traffic.
An inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers
will be held to-niorriw.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

During last week the quantity of English Wheat received
for our market, coastwise as well as by land carriage and
sample, was small, and of very middling quality. The
receipts of all oth,r articles of home produce, including Flour,
were, comparatively speaking, trifling, if we except those of
Malt, which exceeded 6,000 quarters. The arrivals from
Ireland and Scotland were chiefly confined to a few cargoes
of Oats. The imports from abroad comprised 23,940 quarters
of Wheat; 4,717 ditto of Barley; 3,135 ditto of Oats; 857
ditto of Beans; 587 ditto of Peas; 1,943 ditto of Tares;
1,450 ditto of Linseed; 45 ditto of Mustard Seed; 93 ditto
of sundry other seeds; 2,148 sacks, and 100 barrels of Flour.
The principal portion of the Wheat reached us from the near
continental ports and the Black Sea. The Flour came to
band chiefly from France. Rather extensive supplies of Fo-
reign Barley and Oats are shortly expected from the Conti-
nent, as the canal navigation in Holland has become free.
Although the supply of English Wheat fresh up this morn-
ing was somewhat on the increase, compared with that re-
ceived on Monday last, it was extremely small, even for the
time of year; and it proved quite adequate to the wants of the
millers and others. The attendance of buyers being small,
and atpressare of Foreign Wheats for sale being experienced,
the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was ex-
tremely heavy, at a decline in the quotations paid on Mon-
day la,A of from Is to 2s per quarter, and at which a total
clearance was not effected. The general quality of the
samples was much affected by the prevailing unfavourable
weather. The quantity of Foreign Wheat on the stands was
larger than for many weeks past. As most of the leading
importers were anxious sellers, the dealers purchased with
extreme caution. All kinds must be quoted from is to 25
per quarter beneath the prices of this day se'nnight-
Large samples might have been had even lower.
With English Barley we were fairly supplied, but the quan-
tity of foreign was somewhat limited. Malting samples
were mostly held at full prices. Grinding and distilling
sorts ruled Is per quarter lower, with a very small amount of
business doing. The supply of Malt was considerably in
excess of the demand. To sell, lower rates must have been
submitted to, but so few sales were concluded that in some
instances the currencies were almost nominal. The arrivals
of Oats from all quarters have continued on a limited scale
since we last wrote, nevertheless the demand for that article
was in a very inactive state. Fine sound Corn must be
quoted at late rates. The middling and inferior sate'
plea were quite 6il per quarter lower than last week.
There was scarcely any demand for Beans, the prices of
which must be considered the turn in favour of the buyers.
All kinds of Peas were dull in the extreme ; in prices ne
actual change took place. Indian Corn and Meal coal'
mended little or no attention. The best town-made Ear
sold at last week's prices. Foreign qualities were offered at
rather lower figures.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.... • • 598 to 6"
Red. .....• • • 40s to 48s Oats— Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 46s 5I Lincolnsh., Feed. 173 2"
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, Red..... 42s 46s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, 'White.-- 453 50s Black . ...... 15s 20,
Irish, Red ...... • • —s —s Cork, 'White ... • • 17s 21:
Ditto, White...... —s —a Scotch, Feed... • . 21s 2::
Rye—Old ............ —g s Beans—Tick

New............. 28s 30s Pigeons ...... 36; 38,11
Barley—Grinding..... 24s 26s Peas—Grey 3os 30‘:
Malting . ........ 29s 30s Maple . 340 P:
Chevalier .... ... 30s 32s White. .. ...• •• • • 28s 300
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ..... • 3ls
folk • ..... • ..... 57s 58s Flour—Town-made 39s 4::
Brown ......• • ... 51s 523 Suffolk .... ..
Kingston and Ware 58s 59s Stocktn &Norfolk 31s 3'.
smrvarznial.
- -

Somewhat heavy. imports of foreign Beasts and Calves
have taken place into London since this day se'nnight ; hat
those of Sheep have been comparatively small. The mild'
ness of the weather on the Continent—the naviga'ion of the
principal ports having become entirely free in Holland."
leads us to the conclusion that, notwithstanding the lovr
prices ruling here, we shall have increased supplies from
abroad for some time, hence. Letters from Oporto state
that about 400 Beasts have been purchased on English se"
count. IMPORTS INTO LONDON.

From Beasts. Sheep. Calvet. Pigs.
Rotterdam ... 325 ... 77 ... 112 ...

Antwerp
Ostend l6 .. 171 ... ...
Harlingen 239 ... 861 .. 33 ~. 4

Total 580 ... 609 ... 215 ... 4
Corresponding

week in 1848.: 40 ... 200 ... 20 ...

Difference ... 540 more. 409 more. 195 more. 4 mote
On the whole, the supply of foreign beasts in to-day's mar'
ket was tolerably good ; and there was a slight improve"
meut in its general quality. The number of Sheep from
abroad was again limited, but that of Calves was seasonably
extensive. Each kind of foreign stock met a very dull
inquiry, and prices had a downward tendency, without ef-
fecting a clearance. There was a considerable increase 01
the supply of home-fed beasts on offer this morning, Cour
pared with that exhibited on this day se'nnight. A veil
small number was beneath the middle quality. Notwith'
standing the attendance of both town and country buyers
was good, the Beef trade was exceedingly heavy, and to
effect sales a decline of from 2d to, in some instances, 4d per
8 lbs was submitted to by the salesmen. The extreme
quotation for the best Scots did not exceed 3s 10d pet
8 lbs. At the close of the market several droves left unsold.
The present value of live stock here will be best under-
stood, when we observe that this morning Beef was selling
at from 4d to Bd, Mutton 44 to lid, Veal 6d to Bd, and Pprlc
4d per 81bs beneath the prices obtained in the corresponding
period in 1848. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire we received about 1,300 Scots and short horns,
from the northern districts, 800 short horns ;
from the
western and midland counties, 900 Herefords, runts, Devon*.
&c. ; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds,
and from Scotland, 100 horned and polled Scots. We have
to report the arrival of a full average number of Sheep—t"
return showing an increase in it of about 3,000 head—owill
to which the Mutton trade was in a very dull state, at a faff
in the currencies of quite 2d per 8 lbs. The primest old
Downs sold from 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 8 lbs. We were well
supplied with Calves. Prime small qualities of Veal moved
off steadily, at full prices; in other kinds next to nothing
was doing. Very little business was transacted in Pigs, 14
last week's prices.

Per Sibs. to sink the offal.
5. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts"... 3 0 3 2
442cond quality •• ; 4 3 6
Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8
Prime Scots ...... 3 S alO
Large coarse Calves 310 4 4
Prime small ditto .. 4 6 410
"tickling Calves ..18 0 24 0
Inferior Sheep .• 3 4 3 6
TOTAL SUPPLY
Sheep.
I 19,180
FOREIGN
I Sheep.
520

s. d. to s• cl;
Second qual. Sheep 3 3 4
Coarse-weolled ditto 4 4 4
Southdown Nether 4 $ 410
Ditte eut of the wool 0 0 0
Large Hogs .. 3 4 4
Small Porkers .... 4 4. 4
Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 iv
Lambs .......... 0 0 0 v
AT MARKET.
Calves. I Plgs•
94 13$
SUPPLY.
I Calves. I Pigs.
46

Beasts.
3.616

Beasts.
3bti

DrIEJVTGATE AND ZNADENN
Considering the state of the weather experienced since our
last, the arrivals of country-killed meat for these marko
_,,,e
have been tolerably good, viz., 180 carcasses of Beef, OUv,
ditto of Mutton, 380 ditto of Veal, and 3,600 ditto
Pork. The supplies on offer slaughtered in the metro.
polis have been but moderate; yet the general demand bog
ruled inactive; at barely stationary prices. From 115111;
burgh three baskets of Meat have come to hand;
about 200 carcasses of foreign. Meat, killed in London, bsl'
been disposed of.
. . _

At per stone by the Carcase. d.
e. d. to s. d. d. to 11. to
iieet,inferlor...... 2 4 2 6 Hutton, inferior •. 2 8 9 0
- middling .... 2 8 210 middling.. 3 14
- prime large .. 3 0 3 9 prime 4 0 4 6
- prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 3 2 i 6
Veal •. • . 3 8 4 8 - small •••• 3 10 4

BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS.
These markets continue to be very scantily supplied Nvw:
home grown Potatoes—the quality of which is by no meal'
good ; but the foreign supplies are again on the increase'
Since Monday last we have received at the waterside 50
bags f. om Rotterdam ; 32 tons from Calais ; 82 ditto frail
Dunkirk; 250 bags from Antwerp; 246 sacks from Havre;
393 tons from Ostend ; 428 tons from Rouen ; 75 baskets
from Oporto ; 200 tons from Dieppe ; and 35 ditto foal
Gravelins. This somewhat heavy supply has produced
dulness in our markets. The best samples are mostly bel'
at full prices, but most ether kinds are lower to purchase'
Yorkshire Regents, 100 s to 150 s per ton; Newcastle, 803 to
110 s ; Scotch, 100 s to 1395; ditto Cups, 90s to 100 s ; French
Whites, 90s to 105 s; Dutch do., 85s to 100 s; Belgian d"
80s to 9bs per ton

tsO4‘.OITGEI HOP MARKET.
The supply of most kinds of Hops pressed for sale being
somewhat on the increase, the general demand is in A veil
inactive state, and last week's pi ices are with difficulty suP;
ported, notwithstanding the brewers almost generally 110';`,
light stocks. Sussex pockets, 21 4s to 21 ISs_i W eald of Ken
ditto, 21 108 to 31 6s ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 3i 33 to 64
per cwt.

WOOL.
It is, we conceive, no longer a question whether the price
of English Wool will be shortly enhanced. The public 1010
of colonial, at which 22,000 bales will be offered, have heal
largely attended in the past week. The whole of the samples
yet brought to the hammer (about 4,500 bales) have sold
briskly at an advance upon the quotations paid at the pre'
ceding auctions of from lid. to quite 2d. per lb. As 00
stocks in the manufacturing districts have been reduced to A
very low ebb, and as the manufactUrers themselves ba°.!
large orders on hand, and which it is somewhat difficult
execute in the given time, we should not be surprised to hes',.
of a further improvement in the value of the finest staples'
Privately, the market is firm, at higher prices. The ira"
ports since Monday last have consisted of 20 bales from .tbe
Cape, 28 ditto from Spain, 30 ditto from Ostend, 128 di",n
:
from Hamburg, 50 ditto from Sydney, 36 ditto from Buell(/'
Ayres, and 100 ditto from Odessa.

TALLOW.
After some extensive fluctuations, arising from the beef
stock, our market has greatly recovered itself since Moot,
last. Although the deliveries during the past week hate
not exceeded 2,067 casks, the price of P.Y.C. on the spot
to-day has advanced to 40s 9d and 41s, being 26 per ovi_
higher than on the above day. For delivery of new Tao;
in the last three months 42s 3d is demanded. Town Tall°,b,
is 41s 6d per cwt nett cash ; Rough Fat 2s 3d per Si ,
Advices from St. Petersburgh, to the 31st January, state Os!
the Tallow trade was flat, at from 124 to 130 roubles fe:
Ukraine deliverable in June. A few parcels of conuo°
Tallow had sold at 116 to 117 roubles.

INSOLVENT MEMBERS.—The Bill brought forward
by Mr. Moffatt, to provide for the recover of deb"-
,
y
from persons having privilege of Parliament, and for tbe
exclusion of insolvent Members from the House of C°l3;
mons, was issued on Saturday. It is to be read a sec'?" f
time on Wednesday. There are ten clauses in the BillL
a similar character to the provisions contained ill t"-
Bill of last session. The preamble declares it to be ex;
pedient that the privilege of Parliament should Ilet b,t
used to protect persons unwilling to satisfy their .111%
debts from the claims of their creditors. By this feetla
sure it is proposed to give power to a creditor who hay
judgment to apply to the court out of which it issued to
to
fix a day for payment, and, in default of paye3ellt'in.
enable the cri ditor to get a vesting order from the .
solvent Debtors' Court, and after six months the elect wer
of the Member to be deelared void, and another feernic,
1) be elected. Where all the creditors are paid and sad
fled within six months, the privilege of the party is .
be retained.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BARON SWINBUL1:001
We regret to learn that letters have been received f.,_ris
Germany, announcing the death of the above GAII7IO,
Baron, last surviving bro•her of Sir John Swieburthe
who died at Innspruck at the close of last month, in
..,1 0
82d year of his age. He was Chamberlain for Infs
ears to the ex-Emperor of Austria, and was crest:, i
Knight of the Order of Maria Theresa, in
of his military pervious coapidersos.

111 no ob

sufferers

AY.)

. 59s to 600
d

i'. 173 21.
. 21s 20

15s 202
• 17s 21!
• 21s 25'
• 260 342
36s 30
30s 332
340 35'.,
28s 32
310 312
39s 44;
.'
▪ 32s 34
k 31s 331

nd Calve
light; bet
The mild..
ion of the
Holland
g the lo'
(plies front
orto state
nglish

Pigs.

4 MOO
lay's mar'
improve'
heep from
3easonabll
very dull
rithout
ef-
!crease ill
ing, coal'
A veil
Notwitir
try buyers
ry, and to
:es, 4d pet
extreme
;5 10d Pet
eft unsold.
est under-
-as selling
and Porlc
-esponding
and Cam-
ot horns;
from the
,s, Devon*
is breeds;

We have
heep—tb°
id—owing
e, at a fat;
imest 01d
were well
eal moved
o nothing
a Pigs, at

d. to 6. d'
3 a 4
4 4
44 10
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(4
4 4
4
6
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Pigs.
I i$

Pigs.

since oat
le marketo
Beef, avv,
ditto 0'
e metro.
mated hog
nu Halo;
Land ; an
lon, hal'

. d. to 1. 6,
8 9'-
1 41!
0 1
2
110 4

3. h
plied with
no meacs
increase.
erside 50
itto froro
a Havre;
5 baskets
litto frotst
oduced
)stly held
purchase.
tle, 803 t°
3 ; French
lgian

ale being
in A veil
ulty sup'
,
^ally bola
d of Kant
3s to 61.

the price
blic sales
rave been
e samples
rave sold
t the pre•
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uced to 11
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fficult to
d to hear
t staples'
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from the
L2B ditto
800

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