The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-14 00:00:00

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STATE Or TEADE.---MANCHEEITER, 'TM/MEAT.-
There is no particular change in the market since Tuesday.
The low prices now-current induce the German buyers es-
pecially to give more orders; the consequence is, we have
rather an increase of business at low rates.

TROOPS AND DISPATCHES• FOR TIM CAPE OF
GOOD HOPE...SOIITHAIYTON, TIMESDAY, MARCH 13.-

We are happy to find , that our suggestions relative to the
employment of the Peninsular, and Oriental Company's
steam-ship Singapore are about to be acted }Ton by the War-
office and Admiralty authorities.. The Singapore is to leave
Sodthampton foe the Cape on Saturday, and will take out
detaChments of 'troops and Government dispatches. The
Singapore will depart hence on the same day as the screw.
steamer Sir Robert Peel starts from Plymouth. The latter
will 'convey the contract mails t but the superior size and
power of the Singapore render it probable that she will reach
the Cape at least ten days before the Sir Robert Peel, which
is a very small screw-vessel of only 350 tons, and is placed on
the line asnsubstitute for the• Bosphorus.. Ship letter- bags
will, doubtless be taken out by the Singapore, and merchants
preferring.the'quickest route fox' their advices should address
their letters specially "per steamer Singapore via Southarcp-
ton." The Singapore has on board about 600 tons of, coals,
with all hei• 'stores ready for the voyage; and is being rapidly
fitted fbr the reception of the troops, which, we are informed,
will arrive at Southampton by railway for embarkation on
Saturday. • - .
REPEAL Or THE WINDOW TAX.-.—Yeliterday . a
phblic vestty of the inhabitants of the extensive parish of
St. Mary, Whitechapel. was heldin the vestry-room adjoh-
ing the church, Mr. H. freeman, the senior churchwarden,
in the chair, to consider what steps should be adopted with
reference to the window-tax. Resolutions cor.demnir g any,
longer continuance of the tax, or the substitution of a house-
tax in lieu thereof, and dernanding its total, immediate, and•
unconditional repeal, were carried unanimously. Last even.'
ing a very numerous meeting of the ratepayers of Lambeth
was held in the vestry-hall, S. R. Taylor, Ifsci.,in the chair,
at which a petition to tne Howe of Commons for, the un-
conditional repeal of the window-tax - was' unanimously
adopted, to be presented and. supported by the Members for
the borough.
"ALAS, Pool Guoer!"—When 'Garrick performed
'in Goodman's-tlelds, the stage Was what might he called a
rapid descent•to the pit, and was very difficult te'walk on.
As fate would• have it; it- was the practice of all the ghosts
to appear in real armour. The dress of this most august ,
personage had, •one. night, in honour of Garrick's Hamlet,
been borrowed. from. the Tower, and was somewhat stiff.
The moment the King of Denmark that " used to was" made
his appearance at the stage door, unable to keep his balance,
he rolled doWn to the lamps, where he lay exposed to fires
somewhat too lasting, until'a wag in the pit drew the atten-
.
tion of the other performers to the pitiable object by crying
out,, "The, Ghost .will burnedr
ACCIDENT. FRO( GAi.—Ap accident of a very
serious nature occurred last evening in the manufactory of
Met.srs. &Neill and Duggan,' Dame-lane Dublin, from the
escape of gas from a fracture in one bf the pipes.' It appears
that man was engaged in examining the pipes, anti having,
approathed the damaged part with a candle, the gas, which
had been escaping for some time, immediately exploded,
driving Ile doors to the ceiling above them, and shattering
nearly every window, on the premises, and in other rtspects
.causing serious- :damage. Dreadful alarm was created
amongt the persons employed in the workshops, but owing
to the fact that a door in, the, warehouse was lying open at
the time, by which large portion of the gas escaped into
the -itreet,injury" personal inju of MA, consequence was sus.
tained. Were it not for this fottlinate circumstance it is
certain the consequences would have been fearful, as there
were upwards of eights' persons at-the time engaged on the
prethise?.— &sunder s's News Letter::; •

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THEa;BtiLE Mt rappidity , c r—"'Tie
the *marble arch has been
with which
. .erected. on the spot-where Cum,
beriand Gate stOod'at the top
:Of,Oxford=stiaet, is quite 'aa-
' tonishing: It ii'tinkv all but finished,' and, being: nearly de•
Auded.of ita Scaffolding, thetihepublic have -a fair opportunity Of
/*Conning an opinion of its. effect., The Site selected for ' the
final•restinwplace of this unfortunate arch, appears to us not
to have been happily chosen. A work, of such beauty, and
Constructed of -,such. fine material, ought,,we think; to have
a noble approach to:it, .either by an avenue of trees or by i
lineOf :elegant ,building;, but ,as .at present placed it seems
ConlPlately isqlsted and.nccotMected with any
object which
might harmoniouSly combine with it.' In 'Oxford-street it
cannot be seen to adyantage because the spectator is too close
'Upon it; and vieiied front Hyde' Park ita appearance is very
much injured by the houies on the opposite side of the street,
'which seem actually to' abut upon it. The only: tolerable
view is obtained'from the further end of Great Cumberland-
,'street (no impOrtant .thOroughiate), where the houses, con.-
fining the, sight ,on.either. side,.direct it full upon the arch.
It ieprobahle there are, but few eituationain LondOn where
this beautiful structure could ' be. appropriately placed, and..
in St. James's Park;
due effect, storey's Gate,
was at one time suggested for its position. We are rather
inclined
,to think it would have looked better there than
'where it "now stands; fronting, as it would have done, one of
the principal entrances' to the instrepolia.=—Serald.
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ACCIDENT 'AND Jar -QSSI OF: LOB AT THE 'CRYSTAL
PALACV..... On Wedoeaday morning, between seven and eight'
o'clock,. as *miacile..aged:inan was employed in Painting the
windows in., the, roof of the Crystal 'a lace, the board on
which be was standiog shifted ; he lost his equilibrium, and,:,
falling, ukin the glass work, his. weight caused the frame to
give way, When, he fell on the top of a table standing on the
floor with Sikh force. that th,e.__.table Was aashed to pieces. -11 e
Was remOvidHospital, but he died during.
Wednesday nigh St. Georges
An altirniing fire brOke out in 'Norwich on Sunday
evening at the printing-cffice of the Norwich Mercury. For-
Innately,
the steam-engine and machinery were but little
btit aconsiderable quantity of the damagestroed.
The proprietors were insured. -The supposed about
2,000/. Ipswich £xpr'ss.