The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-01 00:00:00

MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE OF A YOUTH.

Yesterday an inquest was taken by Mr. Baker,
at the Adam and Eve, Homerton, on view of the
body of a male person, unknown, about 20 years
of age, who is supposed to be respectably connected,
and who,shot himself with a pocket pistol in Hack-
neyfields.
William Chickley, butcher, No. 7, Church-place,
Marlborough-row, Hackney, said that on Saturday
evening last, about 9 o'clock, he was crossing the
pathway westward in the Hackney-fields, when he
heard some footsteps behind him, and at the same
time he heard the report of a pistol. He looked
towards the spot, and then saw deceased on the
ground, at a distance of about 30 yards from him.
He went up to the deceased and saw him lying on
his bank. He observed that his shirt was on fire
near the lower part of the chest. He was dead.
Witness called out "Police _ _ _

Police-constable Smith, 160 N, produced the pis-
tol, which was of Birmingham make, and had no
name on it. He extinguished the fire on the shirt.
There was a wound about the size of a halfpenny,
near the spot where the fire was.
Police-constable Davy, 266 N, said that the de-
ceased had on a black Oxonian coat, a black vest,
corded trousers, and the usual under-dress. He
was about 5 feet 7 inches in height, had dark brown
hair, and was pitted wit h the smallpox. He searched
the deceased, and found on him a piece of paper, on
which were a Latin and a Greek quotation.
The Coroner stated the Latin quotation to be :
" The cause lies hid, and is well known. The times
have been most hard and ungrateful to me."
Witness also found a valentine, which was ad-
dressed to Mr. Stevens, No. 39 (the remainder of
the address was torn off)—from which it was sup-
posed that the cause of death was some love affair.
The Coroner directed Mr. Rawlandson, the
summoning officer, to keep the documents, as they
might lead to the discovery of the deceased's rela-
tions.

The surgeon proved that the shot was in the body
of the deceased.
Verdict—" That the deceased shot himself with
a pistol, but in what state of mind he was there
was not sufficient evidence to show."

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXTiIIA.NGE.

The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market
to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, were very limited,
and the show of samples was consequently small. In the
demand, however, no impro►ement took place, yet Mon-
day's prices were supported. Rather over 12,000 qrs. of
foreign wheat have come fresh to hand this week. Good
and fine qualities realised full quotations, but all other
kinds were quite neglected.
Floating cargoes of grain were dull. Fine barley sold
steadily, other kinds slowly, on former terms. Malt changed
hands to a moderate extent, at full prices. Oats were the
turn dearer ; but beans, peas, and flour met a very slow
inquiry, at Monday's quotations.

ARRIVALS TIM WEEK
Wheat. Barley. I Malt.
1,140 2,630 15,450

English._
Irish

Oats. Flour.
970 1,080
600 --

Foreign lt 12,650 13,360

1,370 aka
3,340 2,190 bls

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Although only a moderate supply of beasts was on sale
in to-day's market, the demand for all breeds ruled inac-
tive, at Monday's currenoy. We were but scantily sup-
plied with sheep, which moved off slowly, at unaltered
quotations. The extreme value of the best old Downs was
5s 6d per 8 lbs. Prime entail calves were very scarce, and
6d per 8 lbs. dearer. Inferior veal met a slow inquiry.
Pigs and milch cows sold heavily, at barely stationary
prices.

Per 81be to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d. I s. 4. o. d.
Interior Beasts... 3 4to 3 oPrimeSouthdown 5 2 5$
Second quality.... 3 8 4 °tone ergo. calm 310 4 6
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Prime small do 410 5 6
Prime Scots, 40. 4 6 4 8 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 310 Small porkers 4 8 5 2
Second quality ...4 0 4 2 Suckling calves 18 0 26 0
Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 5 0j Quarter old pigs 20 0 26 0
FORBIGN Burma,.

TOTAL SUPPLY:

Boasts 9OB
Sheep and lambs 2,81.5
Calves 215
Pigs 3OO

Boasts
Sheep and lambs 200
Calves l5l
Pigs

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
About an average business was transacted to-day, as
follows :

Per Blbs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d.
Beef, interior 3 0 3 4
Do., middling 3 6 3 8
Do. prime large 3 10 4 2
Do., do. small 4 2 4 4
Pork. large 3 6 4 4

Mutton, Inferior 3
Do., middling 3
Do., prime .4
V0a1.... 4
Pork, small 4

d. s. d
0 3 4
6 4 0
2 4 10
0 5 0
6 5 2

BOROUGH HOP.

Our market is fairly supplied with nearly all kinds of
hops. Good and fine qualities are firm, and quite as dear
as last week. In other kinds very little is doing.
New Mid and East Kent pockets, 82s to 120 s ; Weald of
Kent ditto, 58s to 80s; Sussex ditto, 54s to 75s per cwt.