The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-24 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

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SMITHFIELD.— Meadow HaiciTE;i:ii 14s ; Clover ditto
3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; and Straw, 11 lOs to 1/ 14s per load. Supply
good, and trade rather dull.

CUMBEECLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 16s; Clover
ditto, 315 s to 41 14s; and Straw, 1/ 101 to 11 15s per load.
A full average supply, and a steady demand.
IVHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 31 15s ; Clover
ditto, 31 8s to 41 18s; and straw, 11 lOs to 1/ 14s per load.
Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at our quotations.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended June 24, 1847, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eagland and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I BYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
R PICE .• I 9ls 7d 52s Id 33s 8d 76s lld I 57s 5d 563 10d
The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE ON BOARD A
STEAMER.—Yesterday afternoon a most desperate at-
tempt at suicide, and which is expected to prove fatal,
was made by a bookbinder, living at No. 8, Great Earl-
street, Long-acre, named John Hodgson, aged 58, who
it seems had latterly been in a very low and desponding
state of mind, and at about half-past one in the after-
noon he was returning from the City on board one of
the penny boats that ply from London-bridge to
Hungerford, and as the vessel arrived at Waterloo
bridge the unfortunate mar. made a desperate rush to
the side, and precipitated himself into the water. The
boat was, however, soon stopped, and the unfortunate
man man rescued, though in an almost lifeless state,
the house usweassuargileon, but remains
but
gone on his
admission.
He was
removed to the Charing-cross Hospital, and p
it
II: the cvaerreyo
precarious
Mr. Ste g
gsatalitet. Life
FATAL ACCIDENT ON TIIE RIVER. —yesterday
---- esterday
afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest
at the Albion
Tavern, Upper East Smithfield, on view of
the body of
James Weller, aged thirty-seven, a boatman in the
employ of the Custom House. On Thursday afternoon,
the 17th instant, the deceased was engaged to row a
female searcher to the James Watt,
a
in the river off the St. Katherine 1)ock Steam Packet
steam-vessel, lying
Wharf. He had landed the female
when, in returning to his boat, he on board the vessel,
his head against the side of the slipped, and struck
rendered insensible, and immediately disappeared under
steam-vessel. He was
the Rater. Search was made
for him, but he was net
recovered until the following
his body was discovered by Tuesday morning, when a waterman in the paddle-
wheel
of the Shannon steam-vessel,
Alderman-
stairs,
Upper East Smithfield. lying off
verdict of "Accidental death." The jury returned a _

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MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
Morgan Janes. a sturoy young fellow, was brought
11, fore Mr. Bingham, charged with annoying Sir John
Burgoyne, at No. 2, Brook-street, by importuning him
tor alms, and also assaulting the police in the execution
of their duty.
It appeared that the complainant was returning from a
party About one o'clock this morning, and was about
entering his residence, when the prisoner pushed himself.
before him, and asked for money, stating that he was a
poor Welch lad out of employ, and starving. Cow'
plainant told the prisoner that if he was so destitute as
he described, he should apply for relief at the work!:
house. The prisoner then made use of abusive language+
and accused complainant with taking a bunch of rosea.
from him. The prisoner at length became so excessivell
insolent, that he sent his servant for a constable, and ga"
him in charge.
Police-constable 174 C, said he received charge
prisoner, and on their way to the station he (prisoner)
threw him down, and kicked him violently. witeeecl
then procured the assistance of another constable, an
conveyed him to the station.
Police-constable 46 C, corroborated the evidence of
last witness. of the
he
The prisoner denied begging of complainant, who, hed
stated, had taken a bunch of roses from him, and refused
to pay for them. He admitted striking the constable,
but not kicking him in the manner described.
Mr. BINGUADI committed him to the House of Cor-
rection for one calendar month, with hard labour.
Ldward Fur, the man who was brought before Mr.
Bingham on Tues'tay last, charged with attempting te,
extort money by infamous threats, and the particulars of
which examination appeared in this journal of that clef,
was again placed at the bar for final examination. .
There being no further evidence in addition to that
which has already appeared, the depositions were taken,
and the prisoner fully committed to take his trial at the
ensuing Old Bailey sessions.

A BRACE OF MAGSJ%IEN, Ott
SHARPERS, OUTDONE.
On Wednesday last about noon, as Mr. John Harris, It
respectable Suffolk farmer, was standing on the north
side of St. Paul's, and silently contemplating the beauty
and grandeur of that splendid edifice, his attention was
somewhat arrested by a person of respectable appeal"
ance, who stood close to him, and who, evidently address-
ing him, exclaimed, "Eh, Loord, beaut it be a foul
building." Mr. Harris replied in the affirmative, itud,
the fellow at once asked him if he had not come es'
of Suffolk? This question was also answered in the
affirmative, and the man instantly said that he woofnative of that county, and talked about different
pug
it with much apparent freedom. He then prePs'
walk as far as Hyde Park-corner, to view the statue of
the Duke of Wellington, which, he said, he understood
from some of his friend in town, was well worth seeing.
and Mr. Harris having no particular engagement, and
having previously seen the statue, said he had ne
jection to accompany him that far. They aceordiligi
walked together to Hyde-park-corner, and having ern.
some time in gazing at the statue, they bent their coil"'
along Constitution-hill ; they next viewed Buckingh.tl3
Palace, the Horse Guards, Westminster Abbey, and 1.1
House of Lords and Commons. and ultimately erusshe
Westminster-bridge, to go to the Borough. In ct d
London-road Mr. Harris's acquaintance recoil:oV fte
some refreshments, and took Mr. Harris into the
of York public-house close by ; there they had so
of
ale, and were joined by a third person. The subjeut,,e
the danger of carrying large sums of money üb°e"ll tu.e
person in London, from the great number of g
reat
who congregated in its streets, was started, and by ge.
ingenuity and tact the sharpers, for such they were, is
:seeded in learning from Mr. Harris that he bad ur,„11,, of
person thirty-five sovereigns and five 51. notes.
of-
the fellows, the person he had met in St. Paul's °lied
fered to put a similar amount of money in a bag Pr.°' re.
Mr. Harris agreed to do the same, and leave all in his are.
The proposition appeared so fair and so disinteresteated
the part of a stranger, that Mr. Harris at once uellsllo
to comply with it, and a canvas bag was produced.
_4ll
stranger counted out those which appeared to he 1/.
sovereigns, and five notes, which seemed to be for
de.
each, and, having put both into a green silk Purse' his
posited the latter in the canvas bag. Mr. Harris se
turn did the same, but the instant he placed his Ptitrhot
in the bag he was seized with a strong misgiving bold
he was about to be done, and fortunately seized his et
--eg
of the bag itself. The parties made a great effort to go
it away from him, but he kept fast hold, and one oft ble
exhibited a second bag, and exclaimed that it was ring
one which contained the money. The object of ha tl-0
the second bag was clearly to ring the changes as rof
as Mr. Harris placed his money in one, and instea his
the bag with the money, they would carefully place in
one containing a few pence, or farthitigs• r
baps, and pieces of paper. Mr. Harris was fortunstened
not thrown off his guard by the production of the se yin
bag. He carefully grasped and held the first, and boh-ea
disengaged himself from his new associates, he
give into the street to look out for a policeman to glvelace
parties in charge. They, however, were out of thelge-
nearly as quickly as himself, and scampered off - de
ent directions. On seeing a policeman Mr. Harris nl_seer
him acquainted with the circumstance, and the °ffiook
having ascertained that the thieves had started,etrate
him to the station-house, where he gave a most ace-e--
description of them ; they are the same parties who uc•
ceeded a few days before in the City tricking a ec".3trlf:
man out of a large sum of money. In the present
their
stance, however, they were not only disappointed in
object,. but obliged to submit to a loss ; tor in the gee;
purse in which the thirty-five counterfeit sovereigus
there
the five " Bank of Elegance " notes were placed,
were also eleven good shillings; so that, instead nilosll3ogf
his 501., which, by the way, he was within an ~aegd-
oing, he was a gainer by the a:tempt of eleven ahu"no
and sundry treats in the course of the day.
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MASQUERADE AT VAUXHALL.—Last evening, at!',
Ale most extensive preparations to render the occsl°:
attractive, the gardens were thrown open, having htle'._
decorated' on a very splendid scale. The perforniancfs
were commenced by a representation of the scenes
the circle, where Madame Caroline and other talent:,
artistes of the troupe exhibited the usual succession ,_t
the menage. The more especial fun of the masquerene
then commenced, and although the weather had been,
somewhat unpropitious during the day, the gall rd
were thronged by a motley crowd. Three well train
of
bands furnished harmony to the various grog's :,.
dancers, and their inspiring strains seemed to ft!"1"7.
the votaries of St. Vitus with inexhaustibledvigowuisr,
Under the able management of Messrs. Ryan an appears
on whom the mantle of the departed SiloPs°ll kept till
to have fallen, the gaiety of the night vats
morning had long superseded the brief reign
majesty. 41st
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SCHOOL.--The
blio
versary of this institution was celebrated by ap
Puton-
dinner yesterday at the White Conduit Tavern, -en ,
ville. The great and growing interest taken by the boaY
of licensed victuallers in this praiseworthy charity WI!
of
lunar
evident in the very large attendance on the presene
t
and occasion,oom maomd
commodious
ignagl
iteoryn eoafr.l6yt
hle,4soo
alo persons. nwsa.
ladies. Mr. I. C. Wood presided, and was supported
by Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P.; Sir W. Clay, Bart..
M.P.; Colonel Wood, M.P.; Mr. T. Duncombe, M.P.
s . lhe de wa rigt
Mr. Alderman Johnson, Mr. C. Cochrane, and many
other friends of the institution. The number of chil-
dren of both sexes now wholly maintained and educated
in the society's school, Kennington-lane, Lambeth, 13
117. After the usual loyal t,,asts, the Chairman pro-
posed "Prosperity to
ct hreefuLirileetypillaesnteed d Victuallers'wuistehf uclolym
f.co or ntSsdc
thuoco School,"
and declared his conviction that it would be impossible
children,to find
an
andinstitution
more inure
a
The cheerful and healthy appearance of the children.
who were introduced into the room during the proceed-
ings, lent so much force to the chairman's appeal that
the total subscriptions announced during the evening
amounted to 2,0291., including a donation from the
chairman of 521. 108., Mr. C. Cochrane, 211., ace. The
meeting having been addressed by Lord Robert Gros-
venor, Mr. T. Duncombe, and the other gentleman
above enumerated, separated at a comparatively early'
hour. Mr. Toole officiated as toastmaster, and did hie
best to maintain order, a task which the vastness of the
audience, and the consequent difficulty of bearing the
speakers, rendered one of no ordinary difficulty.
ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
An accident, which had well nigh been attended with the
most disastrous consequences, occurred on the above
railway on Monday afternoon. As the express train.
which reaches London at half-past 4 o'clock, was ar
proaching Reading at its extraordinary speed, and when
near the Roebuck Inn, about three miles distant, thes,sbh.
box attached to the engine, a new one, came off,
which
an, Wuw"
caused the upsetting of the ordinary luggage-v
fortunately was placed immediately behind the tender.
Strange to say, however, none of the carriages were
thrown off the rails, though from the suddenly-etarded
velocity of the train the numerous passenge. rs were
thrown into confusion, and as may be imagined the
greatest consternation prevailed. As soon as the train
could be stopped the affrighted passengers alighted,
when it was found that not one had sustained the slightest
injury, but all counted their safety a miraculous eseePe•
Immediately after the occurrence the first thing neee.s
saly to be done was to give the usual warning signals 111
consequence of the near approach of the up-train on the,
same line, which arrives at Reading at 10 minutes past
4 o'clock, An engine from the Reading station was
once sent for, but the express train was delayed upwar",
of an hour. The embankment on the up-line adjacent,
to the spot where the I:ccurrence took place is close to
the Thames, and had the carriages been thrown off the
rails, they must have been precipitated into the river.
An inquiry has been instituted into the cause of the ac-
cident, which was entirely owing to the fall of the Oh'
box from the enine, and great blame is attached to the
authorities in toe engineering department. Men have
since been employed in repairing the line, which was

torn up in a frighiful manner.
IMPOSITION.—This week a respectable-looking 011
man, who pretended to be a lecturer on " Philology "
r'-
the powers of the human mind," called upon several pi"
ties in town, representing that he had engaged A public
room, and intended to deliver a course of lectures on the
above topics. A number of persons bought tickets, but
en their arrival at the room in which the lectures were
announced to be delivered in, they found that they hag
been duped out of their money, the room never haling
been taken for such a purpose.—Glaagow Post.
FISHMONGERS' AND POULTERERS' INSTITUTION.,
Yesterday Lord Morpeth laid the foundation-stone of
an asylum for aged and infirm fishmongers and PO'
terers, at Wood-green, near Hornsey. The cerenaoof
was performed with the usual observances, and was wit"
nessed by a large and respectable assemblage, invited to
celebrate the occasion. A very handsome defamer in
celebration of the event was given in a pavilion erected
on the grounds, and the amusements terminated With
dancing.
The well-known and celebrated clarionetist Btu
man, of European reputation, died suddenly at Mania:o4
last week, in, his 64th year.