The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-22 00:00:00

THAMES.

AN EXTRAORDINARY MIST ,K Bt AN AMERICAN
CAPTAIN. —0 i SJ.,,urday rn,riliog last Captain Junes,
tl,e waster of the American ship Clara, lying in the
Victoria Dack, applied to Mr. Yardley for his advice
and assistance under very peculiar circumaiances. He
was accompanied by a gentleman from the eminent firm
of Anthoriy Gibbs and Son, merchants, aad agents for
the Peruvian Government.

Captain Jones stated that he had for many years
traded between New York and Glasgow, and wben he
paid off his crews at the latter place it was always done
in five dollar or one pound notes. lie had lately arrived
in the port of London, from the Caincba Isles, with a
cargo of guano, consigned to Messrs. Gibbs and Son,
who advanced him money to pay off the crew, and he
received from them a great many 51. Ba k of England
notes. Not being accustomed to thas sort of money, ho
had paid them away to his seamen as five dollar or 1/.
notes, and did not discover his mistake until some time
after he left the pay office, and commenced making up
his accounts.

Mr. Yardley must confegs that he was somewhat
startled at hearing that an old and experienced Ameri-
can captain, and belonging to a people whose care and
shrewdness in all monetary transactions were proverbial,
should have cotnmitted such an egregious error as to pay
away 51. Bank of England notes for 1/. notes.

Toe' Captain said thought the notes represented
five dollars, or 205., and not 51. sterling of English
money.
Mr. Yardley said all our paper noses represented
pounds, not dollars, and our monetary affairs all had
reference to the p nod, or a!iqu )t, parts of the pouud.
The agent said the seamen ought to be compelled to
disgorge the money they received in excess.
Mr. Yardley said the difficulty would be to get at
them. They ware, no doubt, scattered in various direc-
tions. As a matter of common honesty the money paid
in excess ought to be restored to the captain, whom be
was willin to a-sist by every means io his power. He
asked how much Lad been paid in excess?

Captain Jones replied up sarde of 160/.
Mr. Yardley said that was a large sum to lose, cer-
tainly, and he would see what could be done. He directed
police constable Taplin, No. 234 K, an officer tt„hed
to the court, to take the matter in hand, and endeavour
to obtain the restitution of the money paid in excess to
the seamen,

This morning Tap!in, a most intelligent officer, who
has been often entrusted with ivory important mi.sions,
reported that he had been among the sail.trs, and ob-
tained from them in all 1001. of the money over-paid to
them. Others had quitted London, and gone no °Le
knew where, and some bad spent all their wages, in-
cluding the money paid in excess.
Mr. Yardley—You have reoeived 1001. for the cap-
tain, have you!
Taplin—l have, sir. I had some trouble in getting
back the money.
Mr. Yardley had no doubt of it. He was both sur-
prised and gratified at the successful result of the offi-
cer's exertions, and he thJught the American captain
was under a great obligation to him.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended July 22, 1858, made up from the Re•
turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns iu
England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter.

WiIBAT BARLEY 1 OATS I RYB I 882kN9 I PRA 3
I 45s 3d „Os 4d 26s 5d I 30s 8d I 433 3d I 44s 5

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES,

WURAT JIMMY 0 IT3 RYE I BEANS 1 PEAS
43s 91 31s 01 26s 2d 30s lid 423 7d 43s 4

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK
Wheat, 91,232; barley, 1,343 ; oats, 2,731; rye, 93;
beans, 1,357 ; peas, 77 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

About an average time of year supply of beasts was on
offer to-day, and most kinds sold steadily, at fully Mon-
day's quotationi. The show of sheep was less extensive,
and the mutton trade ruled firm, at extreme rates. We
had a steady, but by no means active, demand fur lambs,
which came rather freely to hand, at unaltered currencies
There was a dull trade for calves, the supply of which was
good, at barely stationary prices. Pigs and mulch cows
sold slowly, at late rates.

Per 81bs to sink the offal&
s. d. s. 4.1 s. d. s. d.
Interior Beasti....3 oto 3 2'PrimeSouthdown 4 2 4$
bond quality.... 3 4 3 6:lArgocrse. calves 3 6 4 0
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, dtc. 4 2 4 4 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...2 10 3 213ma1l porkers 4 2 4 4
Second quality ...3 4 3 8 suckling calves 20 0 23 0
Prime arse.-wlled.3 10 4 0 Quarter old pige 19 0 23 0
Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d.

TOTAL SIIPPLT.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 350

Beasts
Sheep and lambs ..
Calves 5lO
Pigs —

MEAT MARKETS.

NEWGATIII AND LEADENHALL.— The demand for each
kind of meat ruled inactive, as follows : - Beef, from 2s 10d
to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 41 ; Lamb, 4s 2d to 5s 4d ;
Veal, 31 6d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 33 0(1 to 4a 01 per 81bs by
the carcase.

SOUTHALL, July 21.—The supplies of stock hero to-
day wero seasonably good, and a fair average business was
transacted, as follows: Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ;
Mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ' • Lamb, is 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal,
3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Pork, 3a 4d to 4s 2d per Sibs, to sink
the offal.

ROMFORD, July 21.—Sheep and lambs sold steadily, at
very full prices ; otherwise the trade ruled heavy :
Beef, from 3s 41 to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ;
Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; Veal, 3s 83 to 4s 6d ; Perk, 3s Od
41 4s 21 per 811ss ; Stora Pigs, —s to—s ; Mulch Cows,
141 —s to IE/ Os ; Lean Cows, --1 to —/; Suckling
Calves, 16s to 231 each.