The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

....YESTERDAY.

Braddyll's Hetton lss Gd
15s Od
Haswell l6s 6d
Hetton
Keepier
Lambton
Morrison l4s 3d
Russell's Hetton
Shotten
iStewart's

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Hudson's Hartlepool 14s 6a
Heugh Hall
lielloe ... 14s 6A
Denison
Seymour Tees
fees ...... ..........
West Hetton l4s 3d
Cowpen Hartley
DarwentwaterHartley 14s Od
Powell's Duffryn Stm. 20s 3d
Ships at market 106.

DEPLORABLE SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, be-
tween the hours of eight and nine o'clock, an elderly
gentleman of independent means committed suicide by
throwing himself from the window of the fourth story of
a house in East Preston-street, Newington. The unfor-
tunate deceased had for some years laboured under
mental imbecility, and lodged with a relative, being, it
is reported, under the charge of a keeper, who was ab-
sent at the moment when the fatal deed was committed.
We believe he was quite dead when picked up in the
street, the fill having produced a profuse effusion of
blood from the ears.—Edinburgh Evening Post.
ACCIDENT AT THE WATERLOO RAILWAY TER-
MINUS.—An unfortunate accident happened at this ter-
minus yesterday afternoon. It appears that whilst the
twenty minutes past four Richmond train was moving
out of the station, a man, engaged as a plate-layer, not
paying any particular attention to the signals, slipped off
the permanent way, and ono of his feet overhanging the
metals on which the train was passing, the carriages
came across the pour fellow's foot, and injured him in a
frightful manner. A stretcher was procured, and the
~ufferer was removed to the hospital, when it was ascer-
tained in all probability the foot will bo obliged to be
amputated.

ITALIAN AM) AUSTRIAN RAILWAY. -- A general
meeting of the shareholders of this company was held
yesterday afternoon at the London Tavern, for the
purpose of raising funds for the completion of the
undertaking, William Jackson, Esq., in the chair.
The statements made of the prospects of the company
were of a favourable character, and resolutions in ac-
cordance with the objects of the meeting were unani-
mously adopted.

CALEDONIAN RAlLwAY.—Yesterday an adjourned
meeting of the shareholders opposed to the creation of
71. per cent. preference shares in this company, was
held at the London Tavern. Mr. Jacobs occupied the
chair. The objects of the meeting having been dis-
cussed at length, a deputation was appointed to pro-
ceed to Edinburgh to coaler with the chairman (Mr.
Hope Johnstone) and the directors to obtain an adjourn-
ment of the meeting of the 20th inst. A protest and requi-
sition calling an extraordinary general meeting of ;the
company was signed by those present, to be placed in the
hands of the deputation for use if required. About 30
shareholders were present.

SOUTIIAMPTON, MONDAY AFTERNOON,—The Tay
and Avon, Royal West India mail steamers, left this
afternoon. The Tay, in charge of Captain Sharpe, is
bound for Jamaica direct, where she will meet the
Thames and take her mails to Barhadoes. The Thames
will then relieve the Eagle, ono of the Company's station
ships, which is to return home for repairs. The Tay
took neither mails ❑or passengers. The Avon, in charge
of Captain Hast, with mails and passengers, will take
the general route, with a large and valuable cargo. The
Trent, belonging to the same Company, may be expected
homo about the 20th. Tho Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Tagus, Captain Evans, also left this
afternoon, with mails and twenty passengers for
Gibraltar, &c.

THE CORN CROPS OF POLAND.—The destruction
of property, especially of the growing crops, throughout
Poland by the late hurricane has been most serious.
In the province of Lublin alone 150 villages have lost
all their crops, cattle have been killed, woods torn up,
and houses levelled with the ground or unroofed.
Fears are entertained for the approaching harvest, and
a great rise has suddenly taken place in the price of
all sorts of corn and grain, as well as of other field
fruits. It is expected that this will prevent any largo
export of wheat.

itoTtitiatirrim FAIR.—The good sea-faring folks
of ltotherhithe and Deptford were attracted yesterday
by the annual fair held on a plot of ground near the
Lion Tavern and the St. Helena, in the Lower-road.
The skeleton of a whale and the great strength of a
wonderful female, who threw about an iron anvil and
other ponderous matters with the power of a Hercules,
were the great obj9cts of curiosity. Brazier's equestrian
troop, with the fat girl, and Miss Patten, the smallest
dwarf in the world, made up the rest of the wonders.
In the evening there was a good muster of merry visi-
tors. The houses were decorated with naval flags, and
every preparation made to keep up the three days' lair
in the belt style. The Lower-road seemed all life and
activity.
POOR MAN'S INSTITUTE.—On Friday an establish-
ment within the means of the poor man, to famish a
literary relaxation after toil to the most humblr, wasr
opened by Lord Ashley, in Pear-street, Wastn:r.i n'e
one of the poorest of that very poor locality. L•y
con-
sists of a library and large reading-room, furnsrboevciliwlciitahl
periodicals, the daily and weekly newsPaPertfosopitical
newspapers, &c. Lectures are delivered
from
p
,ten.
subjects. The room to be opened daily
The subscription three-halfpence weekly.