The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-23 00:00:00

AN ACT OF GALLANTRY.

In the files of British American papers which
have reached us we find the following account of
an action worthy of the name of Cochrane. The
hero of it, the Hon. Ernest Cochrane, is youngest
son of the Earl of Dundonald. He distinguished
himself greatly by his bravery in the Crimea, by
his gallant daring as aide-de-camp of Sir H. Jones,
in the attack on Sebastopol, and by saving the
lives of two persons he won his lieutenant's rank.
We subjoin the account of the Halifax newspaper,
which shows that he possesses all that chivalrous
courage which has made the names of his father
and mother historiCal

" MELANCHOLY EVENT,—III common with the
whole community we deeply regreat the sad event
which occurred-on Tuesday, June 29, casting a deep
gloom over our city—the sudden and untimely death
of Mr. John H. M'Nab. As our readers are aware;
amongst the celebrations in honour of the Queen's
coronation, a yacht race was appointed to take place
at 12 o'clock—au incident in the day's rejoicings
that was looked forward to with a great deal of
pleasure by a large number of our citizens. The
race started in fine style, the weather being consi-
dered particularly favourable; but scarcely five
minutes elapsed when one of the boats, struck by a
sudden squall, was seen to capsize, and sink almost
immediately. The contest was instantly abandoned,
and. the different yachts! as well as all other boats
in the vicinity, hastened to the scene of the disaster.
Those in Mr. John Wallace's boat, on coming up,
shoved off their boom to the first person they neared,
who saved himself by clinging to it ; at the same
moment a rope was thrown to another young man,
who grasped it and was hauled in. The two young
men thus saved were midshipman belonging to the
Indus. Another gentleman, Mr. Hardinge Stewart,
of the Commissariat Department, was picked up,
greatly exhausted, by Mr. Fishwiek, who happened
to be near in a small boat. While this was takin'
place, Mr. S. A. White's boat also reached the scene,
and by the exertions of Mr. White and Mr. Jacob
Miller the remaining two of the five who were on
board the yacht when she was struck, were taken out
of the water. These were the lamented deceased,
Mr. N'Nab, and the Hon. Ernest G. L. Cochrane'
(son of the Earl of Dundonald), whose noble and
heroic conduct throughout the affair is the theme
of everybody's praise and admiration. On finding
that the boat was sinking, he first with great pre-
sence of mind called upon his companions to clear
themselves from the rigging, and then asked if
they all could swim. Mr. M'Nab answered that he
could not. 'Then keep by me,' said Mr. Cochrane,
and I will save you.' Full ten minutes elapsed
before assistance reached them, during all which
time, and though all but exhausted himself, he
never let go his charge. When the boat reached
them,the persons in her could see nothing of Mr.
M'Nab, and it was only on hauling in Mr. Cochrane,
then in an insensible state, that they found he still
retained a firm hold of his companion, although
unfortunately he was unable to keep his head out
of the water. Mr. M'Nab was taken on board the
Indus, and every effort made by Dr. Donville and
other medical gentlemen to restore animation, but
all too late—the vital spark had fled. He was a
universal favourite, and his loss will be long felt
and deplored by his fellow-townsmen: With his
bereaved family we sincerely sympathise. It is
impossible to listen without emotion to the accounts
of Lieutenant Cochrane's noble conduct by those
who witnessed it, and the extent to which he risked
his own life in attempting to save another's; and we
believe that nothing would more gratify numbers
of qur citizens than to have the opportunity of
manifesting their feelings in the only way possible,
by contributing towards a testimonial of a suitable
character to mark their appreciation of such an act
of real heroism."

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

COVENT GARDEN,

The supplies of fruit have been only moderate, of vege-
tables large. Generally speaking, the trade has ruled
steady, as follows :

FRUIT.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Pine apples, perib 5 oto 7 0 Cherries, per lb.. 0 4to 2 0
Colonial do., each 1 oto 2 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 3to 1 6
ii rapes, per lb 30to 8 0 Cobnuts, per lb 1 3to 1 0
Foreign do 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Melons, each
Peaches, per doz 6 oto 12 0 • Figs, per doz 4 oto 6 0
Nectarines, per dz 6 oto 12 0 Strawberries p ptl 0 4to 0 8
Apples, per hf. sv. 1 3to 1 9 Gooseberries hfsv 2 6to 4 0
Pears, per d 0..... 1 3to 1 6 Currants, per do. 3 oto 4 0
Oranges, per 100.. 60to 10 0 Plums, per do.
Lemons, per 100 .. 3 6to 7 9 Greengages, pr do. 1 oto 2 0
Apricots, per doz 2 oto 3 0 Raspberries, pr ptlo 4to 0 6