The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-12 00:00:00

NEWPORT.

Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s Od to 4s Od ; Lamb,
53 to 6s; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s Od ; and Pork, 3s Od t 4s per 81bs.

W'HITECIIAPZIa.

Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 28 6d to 3s 10d ; Lamb,
4s 8d to s 10d ; Veal,3s Cdto 3s 10d ; and Perk, 2s 6d to 4s Od
per S bs.

BILLINGSGATE.

Turbots, 4s Od to lOs Od ; Brill, Os 10c1 to Is 8d ; Haddocks,
Os 4d to Os 10d each; Soles, Cs 6d to 2s Od per pair; Cod
Fis•.,, 3s Od to 7s 6d ; Whitings, Os 4d to Os 8d each ; Eels,
Os 4d to s Od per lb ; Lobsters, is Oct to 2s 3d ; and Crabs,
Os 6d to 2s Od each; Herrings, 4s Od per 100; Common
Oysters, 6s Od to 12s Od per ushel; Mackerel, Os 44 to Us 8d
each ; Salt Fish, I)Ad to 3d ; Salmon, is 6d to Is 9d per lb.

WEBSTER'S ROYAL RED BOOK F°ll
APRIL, 1851.
,• - .•
- •
er corrtct td
to toe prescnt time. As a proof of the late period doll
to which the corrections are brought, we may statectehLae
the appointment of Sir John Romilly as Master 01;
Rolls, of Sir A. Cockburn es Attorney-General, sod
°
Mr. Page Wood as Solicitor-General, are here recorded
The admirable arrangement of this work renders it fil%
of reference, and as a street guide to our foreign vis'l°-
it will be invaluable.

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ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.—The following i 3
copy of a report furnished by the society's boatmen %'teu
excellent secretary, Mr. Charlier :—" At a quarter-Pato
last night a man named Bristow, 5, Marylebone-lane,:tho
,
to say he had heard that a woman had jumped 0n
oat
bridge; but he was so drunk nothing clear could be gobbot,
of him. Parsons and Bull without delay went in a Dr,
and after a short time picked up the body, quite dew," bid
Woolley came over and attended the case. A woman nos
been seen about the Serpentine in the evening,
had been especially on the abut, both in the boat and , ber,
ing among the trees, but without catching sight oilevo
After this case had been disposed of, at half-Past.e to'
o'clock, Bun caught sight of another woman, hastenlner io
wards the bridge. Aided by the moonlight, be kept beim
view until he overtook her. On asking her where shebso
going, she burst into tears, and To the bridge- I she
had nothing to eat for two days.' Mrs. Williams, seeiltio,
was a deplorable oLject, attended to her present neae,ssthe
and gave her something to eat. I then sent her to
soso
police-station for the night. Dr. Woolley went Nvith,Ffy
and got her lodged in the Brompton station, it bonbiefsr6l,
late to go to Vine-street. Parsons is now gone to ^-jilo
and thehtint.
borough-street with her. Her name is Maria Jon,esthiug
home. Slept last in Charles-street, Drury-lane-
was found on the first case to identify her." ,
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SUPPLIES FOR THE CAPE.—The Charles -„„-
freight ship, John Hocking master, sailed from Ports'&01110'
yesterday morning, with 1,400 bags of bread for the„,.„o.
missariat Department, Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Purr
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT WOoLWICII.—YesterdSPI32 Er
ing, at a few minutes before one o'clock, a fire of a r/
rious character broke out in a large range of Premis-es
ftei
longing to Mr. Sampson, a tallow-chandler and 13' ,rbe
carrying on business at o. 97, High-street, Woolwich' dO9
tire was not extinguished until Mr. Sampson's propett-1/
reduced to ruins; and, unfortunately, be was insured tortoise)
250/., not one-half of the amount of his loss. The Pr,eed.b/
of Mr. Dear, No. 96, a grocer, are also severely indeu's, ere
water and removal; and those of Mrs. Penny, No. ";d
similarly damaged. The total loss is roughly estimate
1,5001. The origin of the fire is unknown.
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FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH- .•w --131/00
RAILWAY —As the 6 r.nr. up-train was proceedill,,g.ol
Southampton to London on Thursday night at the °lwitho
rate, between Fleetpond and Farnborough, the driver 0 hie
engine, the Cyclops, observed a man walking on the 111; the
about 60 yards ahead of the train. The driver shut „eogiae
steam and opened his whistle, but to no purpose, the „eria
ran into him, and the train passed over the body, ae;siog
the head and horribly mangling and dividing the rem- die
portion of the body, The down goods-train reachingected,
spot ab ut the same time, the mangled remains wereeo,,ll
and taken by the goods-train to the nearest station, plaa
field. It was impossible to identify the body, but ae,t,,h'„,r
wore a smockfrock he is supposed to be a farmer's 'au"- 80
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ROYAL
MARlNES.—Sergeant Major • Pita
tl
Long, of the Chatham division, has been appointed a reivitt
lieutenant in this corps, and placed on the half-pay little'',
a view of being attached as adjutant to a dockyard bated
Bandsman Lewis, of the Woolwich division, is aPP°
Drum-major of the Chatham division.
rated
THE ARMY.—In consequence of the unpreee-rtritr
tranquillity of Ireland and the wish of the Corninal'"flaia'
Chief to have a strong available force in the vicinity e'
don during the Grand Exhibition, it has been deeratd
,
visable by the authorities to withdraw the 17th Lancer;
4th Light Dragoons from Ireland. The 17th i
tioned at Woolwich until August, when they will ba,..-000
on to Canterbury, and the 4th Light Dragoons near
until the same time, when the latter will march for Etna
A squadron of the Queen's Bays left Newcastle-1113°,01e
upon Monday last for Norwich and Ipswich, to %,-ring'
troops of the 11th Hussars, who will pass through IC°"t re,
ham en route for Sheffield and Barnsley. The prefar„4oo
duced force of cavalry will be in future the maximum
necessary for Ireland.
EASTER, TERM.—Yesterday the lists of arreercoor
the common law courts of the ensuing Easter Term' trestl
mencing on Tuesday night, were exhibited. The %we
are very trifling, and, compared with former lists, the
courts are less than one. The county courts have, 7310011
brought about the diminution. The arrears number colV
122. In the Court of Queen's Bench the number i 3 'rare
sisting of 1 special case for judgment and 37 for is for
ment, while of new trials there are only 8, of which 1 „iest
judgment, another for arrangement, and 6 for argnsbl.
In the Court of Common Pleas the lists are of a renicgti
character, containing only 7 matters—there is I °Veil
rule, 2 new trials, 1 case for the judgment of the,,terP
relating to the electric telegraph, and 3 demurrers most'
for argument. In the Court of Exchequer there are 61.,
tl
ters-3 rules on the peremptory paper, 13 demur% 'Ol
special cases, 8 cases standing for judgment, andiLlt ,
trials. To obtain a rule for a new trial some time P., 740W.t...
to delay a cause for 18 months or two years; but thr.
seem, from the clearance made by the learned judge% the
in future a rule obtained in one term will be argued
next following.
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THE PROPERTY AND INCOME-TAx.—The vv-oersy
ment Bill was on Thursday printed to continue the PIA,
and income-tax for the further period of three years.
positions under Schedule D may be continued.
TlO
ELEGANT WORKS OF ART FOR THE EXIOI3Z srtr
—A numerous collection of the ingenuity of the BritiP,tlis
man of. the value of 2,500/. was yesterday forwarded frA°,o-00
establishment of Mr. Mechi, of Leadennall-street. '-ed 0!
the principal ware a magnificent lady's work-table foil se
papier nzuchee, the exterior beautifully inlaid with Pet' re,
gold, and on the centre, in the same material, is a cornea
presentation of Balmoral. The interior is lined with Sr
velvet and white watered silk, while therein tasteful Yoe(
ranged are the paraphernalia of the work-box, the gretelle
portion in elaborately carved ivory.'There is also a bog;:ii, tb
board decorated with buhl work and inlaid pearl,
cue and mace ornamented in a similar manner and e"tlnill
deserving attention. The remainder of the collection
sists of a great variety of highly decorated as well
work-boxes, dressing-cases, writing-desks, Brc., ,
t°
Russia leather, with razor-cases and strops, some
latter in velvet, with novel and chaste counter-slink 5411010'
The contents of many are of massive silver, and are, :" '
with innumerable convenient articles for the tai,el ire
The decorative portions are intended to show thaticieSgb
not behind our continental neighbours in light
elegance and taste.
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LOWESTOFT.—In the year 1841, the °

this town amounted to 4,832; the resitlt of the ea,,d t-t./
the seven enumerators' districts, as taken on the ....sefi°'
shows the present number to be 6,658, giving an inc- P;„
1,826, or nearly 38 per cent during the past ten yearD.o ad"'
that portion of our town denominated the Beach, tf:"„g,
—inhabited houses, 218 ; uninhabited, 2 ;
Alales, 582 ; females, 533; total, I,lls.—Norwich Or' rid
THE FISHERY.—ST. IVES. --The boats "ore
Tuesday night were very successful generally. 012 eta°°
nesday morning they landed from 100 to 4,000 d°',, off'
kerel per boat, which sold at Bs. and lOs. per hundred sate
score; per steam for Bristol.—Pilchards—A few daVesdi;
a shoal of pilchards was seen by some fishermen unijoriso
with, near the shore.- Portloe - Mackerel Fishery--„ay
the past week the drift boats have taken about 6u "s
kerel, which sold at Falmouth market, at Bs. 6d• PDcer°,
The ground reins have brought ashore 2,100 OIL perwhich were mostly sold at Mevagissey market, at -
120.—Cornwall Gazette.
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FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT THE. ORO-uedia.-4
OFFICE.—On Thursday an inquest was held by Mr• ",oa9 vf
in the theatre of the Charing-cross Hospital, on the: ird
William Houghton, aged 42, who was killed at the iffaclf°A.
Ordnance-office, in Pall-mall, under the following wilofir,
circumstances. A new wing is in process of constrll°.„"o
the establishment, and on Tuesday last the deceased ;Olt
the top finishing the work. To save himself a fevr„„iffoi_,l°
walk round, he attempted to get from a wall to the ace 19:,
ing, a height of about three feet six. In some way
slipped from the scaffolding, and he fell with terrific Viyh:
first on the wall, and then to the stone pavement blDo et
loAr
distance of 70 or 80 feet. As soon as he could be rall
he was carried to the Charing-cross Hospital, when; P.
found that the skull and both legs were fractureu4•
lingered in an insensible state till the evening, when tbdi"
pired. The coroner said it was incredible the denser fed
class of persons ran to save a second or two of time or Der
yards' distance, and hundreds of lives had in this WAY
lost. Verdict, " Accidental death."
THE CHALK FARM FOOTWAY TO PRIMROSE'Aiiti#
PARK.—At the last meeting of the North London 'OP,
Enclosure Society, on the 10th inst., at Chalk Farm'. of
Frances in the chair, letters from the Commissioner peg'
Police were read, declining interference in the above (114er
'tion, although they have the power to do so, and have of
cised such power in similar cases. Since such meetink, tba
ever, the Southampton Paving Trust have writteu
secretary of the Anti-Enclosure Society, assuring bilnht the
not only will they renew their efforts to pave and lig,' f tb°
footway in question, but effect, if possible, the removal 'd
well-known staircase outside Chalk Farm, which 1,'„8 t°,
origin in the window-tax, or division of the builo1;01.
evade such pick-pocket scheme. Votes of thankeit°; a
_4°'
Stanhope, and the Society for Improving the Cun°l-ilyiev
the Labouring Classes, for additions to the
unanimously given. s
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line to Tilbury, was declared proved, after consideraw.
vestigation.
ULSTER UNION RAILWAY.—The of its
Bill, for making a railway from the Ulster Railway, ti,:spcil
prearnhie Ar
magh, to the town of Caledon, county Tyrone, with 17-
to the Ulster Canal, was proved,
Pa;
EXHIBITION OF MODERN FRENCH ART -- Dade
LAND —We are informed that arrangements are beintno„,,,°°",
to bring all the works of modern French art, now,°-:.-11.-
in the Louvre, to this country for exhibition and sate'
Builder.

81RTES.
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the lady On the 7th-inst., at Stoke, Devonport, the wife 0-r ,
L. Massingberd. 03
On the 2d inst., at Trefrie, near Maebynlieth,
R. D. Jones, Esq.

OF A DAUGHTER.
On the Fth inst., the wife of AIL ed D. I3arstco
Trinidad-place, Is!in,gton.

• MARRIED. _ rcr, bi
On Thursday, the 10th inst., at Bloomsbury nCo
the Hon. and lies. 11. Montagu Vill“ MA.,A•Autil-
Esq., M.D., of 24, Montague-place, Russelksquare,,l3otgriff
of the " Botanic Guide to Health," founder of Medical
daughter
0
in England; &c., &c., to Mrs. S. Alexandre, &lug,'
the late William Cartwright, Esq., of St. Paacri±.....

de°
DIED
On the 10th inst., at St. Leonard's-on-Sea)
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Spencer.
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off ports--
On the 4th inst., on board the Fortitude,
Ile,
Captain John Christmas, aged k Sal on :he 3d inst., at Coblentz, the Hon. Frederic
fifth son of the Earl and Countess of Mexborough• f Bair
On the 6th inst., George Pemberton, Esq., F.R.S.7°
bridge-house, Surd I d'
et an , aced 66.
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