The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-30 00:00:00

GLASGOW, Aug. 28.

STOCK ExcuaNGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Pre-
ference, 51s.—Eastern Counties, 1441—Glasgow, Kilmar-
nock, and Ayr, Halves, No 1,6/. us.—Ditto, Preference,
64s.—..Great Northern, 71. 6s. —North British, Thirds, 38s.—
York; Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Preference), 8

What is generally deemed the final Government
proposition' of the session was last night moved in the
Howse of Commons, namely, the " appropriation
clause;" the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved that
such clause be inserted in the Consolidation Fund Bill.—
Advertiser.

COLLISION AT SEA.--.KINGSTOWN, AUG. 28.--On
the 27th inst. the American ship St. Lawrence, Brown
master, bound to New York, and the schooner Cosmo.
politan, of Liverpool, William Maxwell master, bound
to Bonny, in Africa, general cargo, when off the Mizen-
head, at four o'clock, P.M., were both on the port tack,
the schooner being a quarter of a mile or less on the
weather quarter of the ship, wind S.W., blowing strong.
The ship hove about, the schooner up" helm, 'but a col-
lision instantly took place. The schooner was run on
boarOiy the ship striking her on the bow, carrying
away all but the mainmast. The crew scrambled on
board ,the ship, except one seaman, who was struck over-
board and drowned. The ship immediately made sail
for Liverpool, having injured her cutwater and lost her
jibboom. The ship arrived in Kingstown this forenoon,
and landed the crew of the schooner, who, although not
members, were relieved by the agent of the shipwrecked
Mariners' Society and forwarded to Liverpool. •
SUICIDE.—Last night Mr. Mills held an inquest
at the Railway Tavern, Hampstead-road, upon the body of
Emma Sarah Maria • Greggs, a housemaid in the family of
Mr. Loman, silk merchant, Regent-street., aged twenty-six.
Deceased lived upwards of six years in Mr. Loman's family,
?'itowis-place, Haverstock-hill, where she formed an at-
: •otnent tor a young man who paid her attention, but sub-
sequently his affections to another. This so
threatened moind that she latterly became quite dejected and
rose from bed,t destroy
herself. Last Sunday morning she
dress over her head
into the garden, and fastening her night
Deceased destroead, flung herself into a pond. Verdictf
her state of mind yl:i'il herself, but there was no evidence of
hen she committed the fatal deed."
TIGER SMITH.
Bengal: Native Infa—tr aptain Thomas Smith, 15th
aura Tiger Smith, who was sen-
tenced to four months'n "Y'p,tiisonment and bard labour in the
House of Correction, fion't
Mr. Bishop, of Bond-
street, was liberated on Thursdayeiraudinmgorning, but was lame-
t—John Bull.
dlately afterwards arrested fordb
The Lord Chancellor has teen pleased to appoint
Assistant Clerk of
Mr. Robert Crosby to be se
Affidavits in the Chancery .a.elicdoanvd•
oortsiat the gentlemen,
death of Mr. Wm. Thodey Smith, sit.°ltlice, Vacant by the
before whom all affidavits, deelarati
nre now made, under the late Acts 'aV
afnrinatkns
Messrs. Samuel Anderson, John Jeffersonrliament., are
Crosby. . , and Robert
TEMWBATHER AND CROPS.—After some weeks of
very unsettled weather, the heavy atmosphere gradually
drew into large masses of thunder-elnuds traversing the
country in all directions, and in some places emptying them-
selves. it was feared, very injuriously to the crops. within
these two days, however, they have gradually cleared away;
frosty nights and bright sunshine during the day have suc-
ceeded, and it is now ascertained that the damage has been

much lees than was anticipated. On all hands harvest
operations are going on briskly, and with the exceptioh of
the potatoes very favourable accounts are brought in both of
the
quality and yield of the crops throughout North Derby-
shire.—.Derbyshire Courier.