The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-18 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD. - Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs ; clover,
do., £3 15s to £5 ss; and straw, £1 ss. to £1 10s. per load,
A fair demand.

CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £1 12s ; clover
do., £3 lOs to £5 ss. ; and straw, £1 Os to £1 10s per
lead. Trade steady. ,
. -
IlrnrrEcnAPTlL.-11feadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs; clover,
do., £3 10s to £5 Bs. ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 10s per load.
Supply good, and trade rathirdull.

The Brighton Guardian announces the death of
Miss Elizabeth Meyrick Coningham, the only daughter of
the member for Brighton. The young lady, who had just
completed her 17th year, expired in Kemptown, at an early
1.-ar yesterday morning, of dirktheria, after an illness of not
more than four or five days.
NEWSPAPER MORTALITY.—The proprietors of
the Birmingham IVeekly Press announce that, after Satur-
day next they will cease to publish that paper. The Press
was established about three years ago, and was one of the
ienhteoapexinsetwenspcaep. erTs -ah-ehih the repealllciriningict of stamp tehrecusrtyamipvadsuatybscoarllbeeda
into the Weekly Press about seven months ago.
THE LATE DINNER AT MARYPORT.—Mr. Adair
has received the following, letter from Mr. Howard, of
Corby, expressing regret at being unable to attend the late
dinner given to the trustees of the harbour :—" Corby
Castle, 22d Oct. 1858.—Dear Sir,—Pray have the kindness
to convey to Mr. E. Tyson, the chairman at the late fes-
tival, the expression of my regret and disappointment at
not being able to attend the dinner given to the Trustees of
the harbour of Maryport, at which he so ably presided. The
Elizabeth Dock will indeed prove to be a worthy memorial
of the zeal and devotion of the trustees to the interests of
navigation and commerce, and it was a happy idea to com-
memorate the anniversary of an event so calculated to ad-
vance the prosperity of Maryport end the surrounding dis-
i trict. As a mark also of personal respect to the trustees, I
should have had much gratification in attending the ban-
quet.—Believe me to remain, dear sir, your faithful and
obedient servant, PHILIP H. HOWARD. To Mr. Adair."
CAPTURE OF A WIIALE.—A whale was captured
a few days since by Commander Willcox, of the Coast
Guard, Lieut. Hardy, of her Majesty's cutter Wellington,
and Dr. Burke, Mayo Rifles. Its whereabouts being ascer-
tained, in the large insulated harbour of Innislyre, close to
the anchorage of the Wellington, four boats smartlymanned,
proceeded to the undertaking-, and, having taken up dif-
ferent positions, the gallant marksmen, by a well-regulated
cross rifle fire, succeeded in driving, after much pulling
about, the object of their destruction (as it now and again
rose to the surface to breathe) into the long estuary ter-
minating at Eastleaffy, under the old ruins of which, after
an exciting chase of five hours, it was finally despatched in
shallow water, and consequently towed to and hauled on the
beach under Innislyre Coast Guard Station, when it was
found to be a specimen of the grampus, measuring about 20
feet by 12 in circumference. Its gallant captors presented
the crews with the profitable carcase, requesting that it
should be towed up to the harbour of Westport, where, no
doubt, it now lies, an object of great curiosity before its final
break up.—.DuNin Freeman.