The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-14 00:00:00

WOOL.

The public sales of wool, which commenced on Thurs-
day, and will be continued almost daily till the Bth
proximo, have been largely attended by buyers. The
biddings have been very brisk. Fine wools have pro-
duced 2d, other qualities from Id to qd per lb., more
money than at the previous auctions. Scarcely any of
the parcels have been withdrawn, and not a few of the
lots have been purchased for the French and Belgian
markets. In the private market next to nothing is
doing, but higher rates are generally demanded. Last
week the imports consisted of 650 bales from Sydney,
215 bales from Launceston, 236 bales from Constan-
tinople, 50 bales from Alexandria, 215 bales from Bom-
bay, and 20 bales from Calcutta.

TALLOW.
Notwithstanding the very high prices paid for Tallow
since Monday last, both on the spot and for forward
delivery, viz , from 53s 6d to 54e per cwt, the deliveries
have been good. The large quantity brought to auction
on Friday has somewhat checked the demand, and the
nominal top price for Russian today is 53s 6d per cwt.
Town Tallow 133 6d to 54s per owt net cash; Rough
Pat, 3s per 81bs.

Two of the guards on the Eastern Counties Railway
Were frozen to death, during the night, in the late severe
'weather.—Norfolk Chronicle.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE.—We
regret to have to announce another of those dreadful
accidents which are, unfortunately, of so frequent occur-
rence in constructing lines of railway. It is well known
to HIM of our readers that for a length of time past
the road across the Wicket, near the Midland Station,
na3 been partly occupied by a quantity of scaffolding
connected with the works of the Sheffield, Manchester,
and Lincolnshire Railway. On Thursday morning, at
nice o'clock, 40 or 50 yards of the scaffolding on the
right hand side of the road going down the Wicket fell
With a tremendous crash, burying beneath it five men
who were working at the foundation below. A partial
clearance was immediately effected, when it was found
that one of the poor men, named Reuben Knowles, was
literally
smashed to pieces. He was quite dead, and his
The
body was conveyed to the Station Inn, close by.
"-he remaining four men were conveyed to the infirmary
113 speedily as possible, all of them being very much
Mutilated. One of them is so much injured, that there
to no hope whatever of his recovery. On making in-
quirt' on the spot, we were unable to learn any immediate
cause which led to the awful calamity. Since writing
the above another of the sufferers has expired, and the re-
Inalning three are left in a very precarious state.—
Shegle/d fris.
, 1-haurtistiNED SUICIDE.—Last Saturday Mr. Mills
field an inouest at the Angel Inn, High-street, High.
gate, on
Emily Richards, aged 18, a fine looking young
respectably connected, and late barmaid at the
“-ngel Inn. The decased, who lived seven months atthe
Inn, became latterly very depressed. Friday evening
he
t wnt to Hampstead, and purchased two phials of
,Ixeess e
ential oil of almonds, returning at four o'clock,
_ she retired to her bedroom, emptied the phials into
a tumbler, en
d quaffed off the deadly poison. She then
Placed the phials in the drawer of her looking-glass, and
1,13 tumbler upon the bason stand. After which she
stretched herself upon her bed, where she was found
deadtwo hours afterwards. Mrs. Fenner, deceased's
Ztmistress,dest gave her a moat excellent character, and wept
Y during her evidence. Verdict—" Deceased
_.ate r,ey.ed herself, but there was no evidence of her
6' Of mind at the time."
Yessi hereay
d w eath .er very dull, and extremely damp.
the Clyde was very much flooded, The ba-
-14%7°r-is "1Y low, and the streets this morning are de-
ithrain,—,North Britig Mail of Thursday.