The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-15 00:00:00

consort perceived her, a speck on the horizon,
astern, and in a sinking state. The one re-
turned to aid the other, and the passengers and
crew had to be transferred in a heavy sea-way. A
young man not liking the prospect of losing all his
goods and chattels transferred to his person his
most valuable kit, and slung about him the nick-
nacks he treasured. Thus encumbered he got into
the boat surging wildly on the angry sea below
him, and reached the ship of refuge. But a greater
ordeal than the descent had yet to be encoun-
tered. The waves hurled the huge lifeboat
against the side of the great vessel, bursting
the timbers and reducing it in a few moments to
a shapeless raft. Ropes by dozens were thrown
to the struggling people, one of which was seized by
the yOung man who wished to secure all. " Hold
on, held on, for GOD'S sake hold on !" cried those
above as inch by inch through his agonised hands
slipped the saving cord. Gradually lie was drawn
up, but Vie weight of his load was more than a
match for his youthful strength, and with a heavy
plunge he fell into the sea. A sailor, stripped to the
waist, sprang over, with the end of this rope in his
hand, in the vain effort to save him. The valuables
e treasured in life now proved the cause of his
: he sank under the load, and disappeared

for ever beneath the raging sea, carrying with him
to his ocean grave the baubles which in the vain
attempt to retain he had sacrificed life and all.
The moral we would draw for the benefit of the
vendor from this story is, Neither weight yourself
nor anybody else with a burden you cannot bear,
and do not in the present emergency forget that
" half a loaf is better than no bread."

COUNTRY MARKETS.
NORWICH: SATURDAY.

There was a fair supply of wheat at market to-dalt
which met with buyers, at about the rates of this dal
se'nnight for all gool dry descriptions. The supply of
barley was liberal, and for the finest malting qualities ex-
treme rates were given; secondary and inferior qualities
ruled about the same as of late. Little doing in other
articles.
White wheat (weighing 631 b), 56s to 58s; old red aitto
weighing 631 b), 47s to 54s ; new red ditto weighing
601 b to 631 b), 51s to 52s ; best malting barley, weighing
521 b to 531 b), 42s to 46s • runs ditto (weighing 511 to 521 b),
42s to 465; distilling ditto' (weighing oOlb to 521 b), 34s to
36s ; oats, 24s to 265; beans, b7s to 39s ; peas (maple), 313 s
to 38s per qr. Flour, 38s Od per sack.

LEWES TER SATURDAY.
We had a fair quantity of wheat, and samples came to
hand in rather better condition. Business was firm, and
good qualities as dear as last week. The show of karlel,
was tolerable, and prices were rather lower than last wee;l'
for all but the finest samples. For oats there was a fear
demand, at rather more money than heretofore. Beans
met a steady demand at remunerative rates.
New white wheat, 50s to 56s • new red, 46s to 54s ; old,
'
white, 548 to 60s ; old red, 50s to 58s per 36 stone. Bar"
ley, for malting, 40s to 45s per qr. ; grinding, 32s to os,
per 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 348 ; new, 24s to 30s per 2*
stone. Beans, old, 53s to 55s ; new, 50s to 52s per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 44s ; seconds, 38s to 42s per 20 stone.

YORK—SATURDAY.
There was a moderate supply of wheat at our market
to-day, samples being mostly of the new crop. Of barley
there was a pretty fair show, and prices declined about 1°
per qr. for inferior sorts; selected lots quite as dear. Ottt°
came to hand sparingly, and sold readily, at a slight WI;
provement on former rates. There were few samples 0'
beans on offer, for which the demand was firm at prices in
favour of the sellers.
New white wheat, 50s to 60s ; new red, 44s to 52s per 36
stone. Barley, for malting, 38s to 42s per qr. ; grinding',
34s to 35s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 24s to 28s per 24 stone,
Beans, new, 50s to 52s per 38 stone. Malt, 70s to 2°'
Flour, 38s to 42s per sack of 2801bs.