The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-16 00:00:00

COAL MARK ET.-YESTERDAT.

Buddle's W. Hartley 16s Odßelmont
Chester Main l4s Od,Braddyll's Hetton l6s 6d
Hasting's Hartley l6s Odlßell
Holywell Main
New Tanfield 143 Od Lambton
North Percy Hartley.. 15s Od Russell's Hetton
Ord's Redheugh
Tanfield Moor
Tanfield Moor Butes... 12s 6d Caradoe l6s 3d
Townley l4s OdiHeugh Hall
Wall's End, &c. rinidon ... 15s 6d
Brown's
Benson
Gosforth .
Hotspur
Hilda l4s 6d! Parson's Graigola 2ls Od
Riddell's ... 14s 6(1 Ships at market...l4s.
Lambton Primrose ... IL's 9i

TWO EXTENSIVE FIRES, AND
LOSS OF LIFE.—(THIS DAY).
Shortly after two o'clock this miming a fire broke
out on the premises of Mr. Penman, cabinet maker,
Myrtle-street, Iloxtor. No time was lost in obtaining
every assistance, and police were dispatched to the
engines of the Brigade and West of England and County
Companik a; a speedy arrival of those bodies took place.
but such was the rapidity of the extension of the flames
that only a short time elapsed before the whole of the
Workshops, together with the workmen's tools, were
completely destroyed. On Wednesday night a like
accident occurred on these premises, but was very
quickly extinguished, from what cause could not be as-
certained. Mr. Penman is believed to be insured in the
Sun Fire Company.
Another fire, attended with loss of life, happened at
the residence of Mr. Watkins, haberdasher, 45, Mile-
end-road. The flames spread most furiously, and, not-
withstanding ready vssistance was afforded by the fire-
men of the London Establishment, under the manage-
ment of Mr. Superintendent Braidwood and Mr. Ergo,
the foreman of the A district of the London Establish-
ment, very shortly the shop, stock, and every other
valuable were destroyed. The firemen, after the fire was
arrested in its progress, ascertained that a lad was miss-
ing, for whom they made diligent search. Water in
both inritances was well supplied. The premises of
air. Hartly, hatter, was also damaged. Both parties
are insured; the former in the Sun and the latter in the
Legal Insurance Company.

CLERKEN WELL.—( T HIS DAY.)
Frederick Bradley, a broker's man, was charged with
stealing acme gold bodkins, the property of Mr. Edward
Simmons, jeweller, of Southampton-row. It appeared
that, on the 7th inst., the prisoner was put in possession
On the prosecutor's premises under an execution on a
a distress, and remained until Tuesday last, when he
Was withdrawn. That evening he had a quarrel with
his wife, of so violent a nature, that a policeman was
called to quell the disturbance. To him Mrs. Bradley
accused her husband of having robbed Mr. Simmons,
and in proof ef the ',accusation gave up the bodkins in
question, which she said formed part of the property of
*hich the prisoner had charge.
The policeman went to the prosecutor's shop, and there
saw Mrs. Simmons, who, upon hearing the circum
stances, said that she could not identify the articles, and
that she would not have any thing to do with a
Wile's prosecuting her husband. But Mr. Simmons, sub-
sequently, upon the examination of his stock, found that
other articles had been subtracted from the stock during
the time the distress was in the house. He had lost
from one case several bodkins like those now produced,
and he did not doubt that these were his property.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that he found the
bodkins with a quantity of old nails on a dust heap,
but not on the prosecutor's premises. He appealed to
the chief clerk, and other officers of the court, as to his
character.
The MAGISTRATE thought that the evidence was
rather weak, as the prosecutor's wife refused to identify
the property. But if Mr. Simmons chose to prosecute
he would hold the prisoner to bail in his own recogni-
zances of 301., to appear to answer any charge that might,
be brought against him. Ia the meantime, he recom-
mended the prosecutor to make search and inquiries
about the other missing property.

MILDRED VERNON, A TALE OF PARISIAN SO-
CIETY.—AS the station of the writer of this work will
naturally draw attention to it, and readers will be cu-
rious to know something of its contents, we can inform
them that it is a book quite out of the common order.
It may be characterised as a comparison of French and
English society at the present day. The ep,graph
in
the title-page, from Byron, applies to the English
in
Paris, and not to the French people. The work is in
direct opposition with the generality of English preju-
dices. touching Foreigners in general and French people
in particular, and gives a picture of French society both
for good and evil. The political portion of the work
tends to show that France can hope for nothing under
any regime, unless her aristocracy sincerely a put their
shoulder to the wheel "—that they had that responsi-
bility once, that they lost it by their own fault, and that
they now have it again, and had it also under Louis
Philippe.—Evening Paper.
" The Beehunter ; or, Oak Openings,' by the
author of " The Pilot," " The Last of the Mohicans,"
&c., 3 vole. post Bvo., is published this day by Mr. Bent-
ley, New Burlington-street, and may be had of all book-
sellers. Also " Amymone, a Romance of the Days of
Perieles," by the author of " Azeth;" " Sadness and
Gladness," by the Hon. Adela Sydney; " Harold, the
Last of the Saxon Kings," by Sir Edward Bulwer Lyt-
ton, Bart.. second edition; and " The Rival Beauties,"
by Julia Pardoe, author o: " Confessions of a Pretty
Woman."
ROSHERVILLE GARDENS.—Although the tints of
autumn begin to warn the visitor of the fleeting year,
this delightful retreat still offers attractions to the florist
as well as to the pleasure-seeker. From an announce-
ment in another column, it will be seen that a combina-
tion of the former entertainments upon the gala nights is
to be given next Monday, and as the weather is so in-
viting, we doubt not but that the attendance will amply
reward the exertions of the spirited proprietor.
DONCASTER.—Copious particulars of the four days'
races, with a Portrait of the Winnner of the St. Leg ,r.
will appear in Bell's Life in London, September 17,
Bell's Life is published in time on Saturdays to be sent
by all the mid-day railways. A sixpence enclosed to
Mr. Clement, jun., 170, Strand, will ensure a copy by
return of post. The regular sale of Bell's Life exceeds
27,000.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—TraffiC for
the week ended Sept. 9, coaching traffic, 1,708/. 13s. 81;
Steam-boats, 199/. 14s. ; Parcels, 721. 4s. ; Goods and
1261. 76. 7d.; Total, 2,1061. 19e. 3d.