The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-23 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS,

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 4/ 45.; clover do.,
3/ 103 to 5/ ss; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ lOs per load.
A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.
CIIMBERLAND• —Meadow. hay, 2/ 12s to 4/ Ss ; clover
do., 3/ 10s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ lOs per load.
Both hay and straw were in fair request at our quotations.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4/ 4s ; clover
do., 3/ lOs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 108 per load.
Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dill.

FAILURE OF THE MAINE LAW IN AMERICA.—Mr,
Joseph Barker, who for many years advocated temper
ance and the Maine Law, and who emigrated to Arne.
rica seven years ago, and who is so well-known as a sin.
cere friend to all moral and social reform, has addressed a
letter to Mr. S. Watson, of the bank in Leeds, on the
subject of the Maine Law. Mr. Barker, who may be
judged to be a complete authority on this subject, says
in his communication, which is dated March 30, 1857 :
" The Maine Law is a failure in America, and nothing
but moral suasion will make a people sober, good, and
happy, either here or in any other country.''—Maiiches-
ier Examiner.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN THE DAYTIME.—On Friday
morning last, between 9 and 10 o'clock, as a youth about
15 years of age, son of Mr. Cope, draper, of Cock•street,
was proceeding from his father's residence at Penn to
school, in company with two other boys, ho was met
near the cemetery wail by a young man, about 18, who,
putting a pistol to his mouth, threatened that if he did
not give up his watch, he would blow his brains out.
The affrighted boy drew from his pocket a gold watch
which was suspended round his neck by a gold chain, at
which the fellow made edeperate snatch, and set off
across some fields. He stopped, however, after proceed-
ing about a dozen yards, and again levelling the pistol,
threatened to blow out the brains of either of the boys
who attempted to follow him. The robber has not yet
been apprehended.— Wolverhampton Chronicle
METROPOLITAN . BOARD OF WORKS.
—The usual
weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, in the
Council Chamber, Guildhall—Mr. J. Thwaites in the
chair. The ordinary financial statement showed a total
general balance in favour of the board of 60,0001. The
president informed the members that he had received a
communication from the vestry of Lewisham, announc-
ing the election of Mr. James Brook as their representa-
tive at the metropolitan board. A large amount of
public business was transacted, which, however, pre-
sented no points of particular interest.
SALE OF THE PROPERTY OF LEOPOLD RRDPATIL—On
Thursday, at the auction mart, a further publio sale took
place, under the hands of Mr. Marsh, of the freehold and
reversionary property of Leopold Redpath. The amount
realised by the sale was 17,4201.
DEATH FROM FIRE.—On Thursday afternoon Mr. Bed-
ford held an inquest on the body of the infant son of Mr.
Gronor, of Camden-house-road, Notting-hill, who was
burnt to death on Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Gronor
were on the balcony of their drawing-room, having left
the infant in its cot in the back-room, when a chintz
curtain blew against a lighted candle and set fire to the
room. When the cries of the child alarmed the father
and mother the room was in a blaze. A boy named
Henry Pusey, about 14 years old, saw the flames issuing
from the bedroom, and asking the servantwhere the child
was, rushed upstairs, brought it down, and laid it on the
mat, but it died directly it was taken to the hospital.
The coroner remarked in most eulogistic terms on the
courage and intrepidity of the boy. The jury unani-
mously endorsed the coroner's remarks as to the bravery
of Pusey Verdict--Accidental Death.