The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-02 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

LEEDS.---Thitre wEIS a full ater..ge (papacy of low
priced g )(ids sold at the Cioth•halis, outurday, but a
very binned quantity tit fine and mid ,le cloilis Were
taken out, but on Tuesday the market was dull for all
sorts. Prices continue shady, awl tne suit k in the Um-
nut.eturerci hands retimu less than usual at this period
of the year. eLious keep town anti country nu) era
at homa. and, in cous4 quencL., dame has laten ltitle tiLue
iu the warehouses tins uch k.

BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There were very
few rules ctftcted in combing %ouls, in a great measure
owing to the high prices asked, which the spinners are
unable to give.- The supply ut wool is also very scanty.
There is no alteration in the yarn market. At present
prices the spinners have no inducement to bring their
unemployed machinery into use. Owing to the nomi-
nation day for 13radtord election being on Thursday,
there was comparatively little done in the piece market.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have had
less doing this week in all descriptions of c:oth, and the
market is scared) so firm as on this day w th. ugh
prices are not quotably lower; and to-day, o gto the
election for this borough, no report on which reliance
can be ba. well obtained. Yarns are steady
in demand and price.

ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER
CARDIFF CASTLE.-BURSTING OF THE
BOILER.

On Tuesday evening last, about balf-past six o'clock,
an alsrosing accident occurred on board the steamer
Cardiff Castle, at Kilmun, the consequence of which, it
is to be feared, will prove falai in the cases of one or
two individuals. Just as the vessel was about to bail for
Glasgow, the passengers were startled by a tremendous
explosien,_ evidently caused by the bursting of the
boiler. As is usual in such cases, the danger was greatly
magnified in imagination by the fears of the passengers;
and the actual risk to which those on board were ex-
posed, was much increased •by the precipitancy with
which many of them strove to make their escape. The
utmost confusion followed upon the report, and the
screams of the women and ()ivories of the men were
dreadful. Many ot the passengers attempted to make
their escape by leaping over the stern of the vessel.
A woman, a Berman;- named Rudolf h, in the excite-
ment of the motnrnt, threw tau, if not three, children
--either her own or under her care—into the water.
By prompt exertion on the part of the captain and
crew, aided by those of the passengers who had retained
their sett possession, all the people who leap &overboard
were rescued, but all more or less injured-either by
scalding or immersion in the water. Tile principal
sufferers were a Mrs. Cullen, 'who of a sai!maker at the
Broomielaw, aild her child, who were both 'severely
scalded. We understand that the recovery of the 'child
is hopeless, and that of Mrs. Cullen doubtful. Dr. Lyon
and the Rev. Mr. M•llounall exerted themselves
vigorously, and aWI great pies: nce of mind rushed into
tlie water to aid the macre' s, while their exa.nple and
exttortationw to, the people not to jump overboard tended
much io allay the contusion and alarm that prevailed.
Mr. Black, iurgeon, Calton, who had gone down in the
forenooti.to Strowau Point, was ;Tomptly at the scene
of the accident, and, aking with Dr. L) on, did all that
skill and inneatifty could suggest for the relief of the
sufferers. The Rev. br. Black, of the Barony Parish,
was thrown with some violence to one side of the vessel,
but escaped without material injury ; and his lady, who
was also on board, di- played admirable presence ut mind.
In mentioning these parties, we may also rater is one
of two ii.cideutal circumstances of a rather impressive
character with which the disaster was accompanied
It appears that the wife of Dr. L:, on havilig died at
Minion, toe coffin containing deceased's body was being
conveyed on board, and had just been placed on a couplk
ot small vessels near the verael's stern when the acci.
dent occurred.. The Rev. Dr. Black was standing along'
With Di. Reid beside the coffin, and the former had just"
prongm-timed the words " in the midst of life we are. in
d4th,'"; as appropriate to the circumstances, when thpi
explosion was heard. Amongst the persons who exerted
themselves iu re-cuing or alleviating the sufferings of
the passengers. we may mention the landlord of the inn,
Mrs. Sinclair, the wife of Mr. Sinclair, of the firm of
Fraser and Sinclair, clothiers in Glasgow, the Rev. Mr.
Anderson, of ilelensburgh; Rev. Mr. PAtersori, of Hut-
chesontown, &e. The captain of the vessel also exerted
himself very much for the comfort of the sufferers. The
passengers were all taken on board the Pilot steam r,
and conveyed to Glasgow, where they arrived about
half-past ten o'clock. We understand the accident was
of such, a nature that no blame can properly attach to
any one on account of it. The explosion was caused by
a tear or tent having taken place iu a certain part of the
boiler, probably caused by some unsoundness in one of
the plates, which had previously escaped detection, as
there was no unusual or extreme pressure upon the boiler
to account for its bursting; and the machinery and fit-
tings-up of the steam-vessels belong, rig to the same com-
pany are celebrated for their substanial and durable
character.— Glasgow Courier.

. COLONIAL Paobuca.—Very numerous arrivals
have taken place, within these few days, from the Ca-
nadian ports, and form an important item in the supplies
of grain and provisions from North America. The fol-
lowing are the latest which have taken place:—the Con-
rad. from Quebec, brought 2,923 barrels of fl,ur and
100 barrels of oatmeal; the Douglas, from Montreal,
2,765 barrels of flour and 9.671 Dumas of wheat ; the
Hubert Stride, from Qat b c, 2.259 barrels of fl ,ur, and
ocher productions ; the Adelaide, from Montreal, 7.525
ae.hels of barley and 1,383 barrels of flour; the Chap-
Man, from Montreal, 1,353 barrels of flour and 9 000
bushels of wheat; ,the Jane, f.om Montt eal, 1,510 qra.
of w heat, 772 barrels of flour, and 500 barrels of Indian
corn meal ; the thulium, trout Clut bee and Montreal,
6,438 barrels of flour and 7,983 bushels of wheat ; the
' Mout. mutt, from Montreal, 2,637 barrels of Baur, 560
barrels of oatmeal, 9.525 bushels and 345 bags of whi-at,
63 kegs of butter, and 55 of hams ; the Cave, tr.:al
Quebec, 4,490 barrels of flour, 79 barrels of oatmeal,
189 kegs of lard, and 262 barrel: and 12 half barrels of
pork; th. Celeste, from Montreal, 501 melts of pork'
and 2,778 barrels of flour ; the Char!, s Jones, from
Montreal, 1,509 barrels of floor, 162 kegs of butter,
1,300 quarters of wheat, and 168 b‘areis oatmealofr th e
the Isabella, from Montreal, 3.215 barrels
()I
0 fl b'u
arr:ls of
Eliza Pith-, from Montreal and Quebec,
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flour, and 391 bags of wheat; the Lea,r4ll;:i of4lu Sour; the
Hebe, from Quebec, 4;566 barrels NI, at r real,
12,425 bushels of wheat,
andblre9ois6Bol beflalautr,r,
the whole the
25 barrels of
oatmeal, and 23 barrels of Indian 1n h
produce of Canada, and most ot
large t e vessels had,
ot inw ood
ad.
quantaies
dition to these supplies of food,
tl. ep.•ra fr rata% as,
goods of various kind., including
the production of that inch province of North Ameriyca.
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VATAL ACCIDENT. —On Saturday afternoon an
~ _.t, the Loudon Hospital, ou the body
of was /It" 4.
k aged four years, who was run of William H. wine ,
On Thursday afternoon, deceased,
over by a cart.
whose mother is a laundress living in Wentworth-strect,
Whirechapel, was swinging behind a waggon m Osborn.
street, when a man exeutimed, .. Oh, y
km 3 °ling ra.,cal."
Deceased let go of the waggon and attempted to
run
away, in thsact of doing Whin he was knotAted down
The man pulled up,but the w.he.enlboy
a horse in a cart.
of
the cart Went over the child's head.
He was taken to
Mr. Profit's surgery, who found an extensive fracture at
the base of the skull, and he died in a few minutes. Ver-
dict—Accidental death.
Tall POTATO DIS2ASE—ALAum. A week or two
ago, a gentleman in the north. rti part of the country.
w hilt searching amongst his potatoes, found one at each
diseased, root which he considered
ea:edhem lhiee hmuerrintLidenorci to
thea
neighbouring gentleman, to
circumstance, who immediately called his gardener, and
a similar appearance was found. The gardener, how-
ever, soon explained that the cause of their fears was
only the set, a circumstance which in their theoretical
knowledge of gardening the two gentleman had over-
looked, and their 'alarm quickly subsided.—Ipswich
Express.
COUNTY OF Lon Tn.--In this and the surrounding dis-
tricts the crops of all descriptions aro truly luxuriant.
As yet, the potato in vigour and bloom discredits the
vaticinations of the panic mongers. Some few fields of
white wheat about Dundalk have been attacked with red
gum—but they constitute mere exceptions to the general
evidences cf a bountiful harvests-rNewry Examiner,