The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-12 00:00:00

A CORNIBII WRECK IN 1861.

A correspondent of a contemporary says—lt may.
perhaps, interest some whether they stand a chance
or nit of tallin4 into the hands of wreckers, to leari,
what they may expect if they should have to tr 3
the el: eriment on. the coast of Cornwall.
No heavier surf rolls upon Great Britain, nor i:
there a more inhospitable shore than that from
Hartland westwards. The day before yesterday 1
was standing at sunset on the breakwater of Mule.
The waves were dashing heavily on the rocks. A
noble lifeboat had just been successfully exercis-
ing her powers against the upright walls of
water. The crowd that had watched her were
dispersing, when a small schooner and a sloop
in the offing showed signs of approach. The
danger signal was hoisted. The wind off shore
made entrance in such a sea impossible.
"By Heaven," said the harbour master, " the
sloop is coming in. In an hour Captain Brown will
be drowned." Inside the breakers lay the " Hob-
bler's" boat, unable to approach. It creeps the
sloop till her sails shake in the wind. She drives
now slowly to the northwards. The sun is down.
We just see her, rise on the surf, then heel over,
then fall on her broadside under the opposite cliff.
Roller after roller tumbles in heavily; now she
rises and then dashes down into the foam. We, who
have watched with pride the lifeboat, felt a sore
aching, as we saw the little 60-ton sloop doomed.
The two sturdy fellows who for an honest but
painful livelihood unceasingly navigate these rude
seas in their ricketty craft seem to deserve ano-
ther fate.

The lifeboat cannot approach the reef. " A
rocket might save them !" It is a mile round
the bay to the opposite cliff Away run the crowd.
Hoyle, chief boatman of preventives, is not yet out
of the lifeboat, of which he is captain. He jumps
ashore. A cart is soon at the station-house ; the
rockets and their apparatus are put in ' • the crowd
follow as you of London might follow afire engine.
We reached the cliff. It is now dark. From the
surf, in the recoil of the wave beneath the cliff,
Isere some 70 feet high, Brown cheerily answers,
" Ay, ay ;" and is then submerged under the next
breaker. Will she hold an hour as she crunches
against the rocks ? We lie down or strain over the
ricketty edge. " Keep back," say the knowing
ones, " lest the cliff give way." Away flies the
rocket, lighting up the caldron below. The captain
and his mates are clinging to the masthead. " Have
yeu the line ?" is shouted. Cheerily but yet
more faint, " Ay, ay" reaches our straining ears.
The block is fixed. The hawser is hauled out; a
few more anxious moments and Hoyle and his chief
mate Daingher cry again, " Stand back," and
Brown is lifted over the cliff. We feel, for we can-
not see, the dripping, battered, cheery little fellow,
who, after shaking like an old Newfoundland,
rushes to the cliff edge, to help in hauling up his
mate," Joe of Clovelly."
The excited crowd gives half-choking hurrahs,
and retires inland. Scarce one hour from the ill-
fated entry of the sloop has completed all.
In the morning, at daylight, most of us return to
see washing away by the incoming tide the
shivered timbers of the luckless sloop. Brown, the
industrious and ruined seaman, is there too, and
takes a last look at all his hard-earned savings ; his
life only spared, he must begin all again.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

COVENT GARDEN.

Our market continues to be fairly supplied with both
fruit and vegetables for the time of year. Generally speak-
ing, the trade has ruled steady, as follows :

FRUIT.

s. d. s. d.
Pine apples, perlb 3 0 to 5 0
Colonial do., each 1 0 to 3 0
Grapes,per lb 1 6 to 4 0
Foreign do 1 Oto 2 01
Melons, each
Peaches, perdoz 6 0 to 12
Nectarines, per dz 4 0 to 10 0
Apples, per 4 sievel 6 to 3 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100 0 0 to 0 0
Lemons, per 100 4 0 to 8 0
Apricots, per doz 0 0 to 0 0

s. d. sd.
Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb .. 1 3to 1 0
Cobnuts, per lb 1 6to 2 6
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 o
Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0
Figs, per d0z..... 0 oto 0 0
Strawberries pun. 0 0 to 0 0
Gooseberries hi sv 0 oto 0 0
Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Plums, per do. .. 4 oto 5 0
Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Raspberries,prpt 0 oto 0 0

VEGETABLES.
Greens, dz bunch 2 oto 3 61 Shallots, per lb .. 0 Bto 0 10
Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 6 j Horseradish, ID bn 1 oto 2 0
Savoy do., pr bh. 0 2to 0 4 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4
Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 0 Celery, per ditto 1 6to 2 0
Brocoli, per bun. 1 oto 1 3 Beet, per doz. .. 1 oto 1 6
Potatoes, per ton 80 to 110 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0
New ditto, pr ewt. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0
Peas, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms.p pun. 2 oto 2 6
Turnips, dz bunch 3 oto 5 0 Artichokes, pr dz 0 6to 0 10
Carrots, pr do 3 6to 5 6 Cabbage lett,score 0 10 to 1 3
Cucumbers 0 6to 0 9 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 C
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0
Spinach, hf.-sv 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0
Brus. sprouts,h.s 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Onions, hf. sv 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0
New Do., dz bun 1 oto 2 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0
French beans, li.s. 1 9to 2 91 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 01 acakale, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0
NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.

Turkeys, 4s Od to 7s Od; poults, Os Od to Os Od each;
geese, 4s Od to 78 Od ; goslings, 4s Od to 7s Od ; ducklings,
2s Od to 3s Od; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 8d
to is 2d ; pigeons, Os M to Os 10d each ; large Surrey fowls,
5s Od to 12s Od; chickens, 3s Od to Os Od; barn-door fowls,
3s Od to 5s Od ; capons, Os Od ; • hares, 2s Od to 4s Od ;
grouse, 2s Od to 3s Od each; pheasants, 2s Gd to 5s Od ;
partridges, Is Od to 2s ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; snipes, Os
Od to Os Od; teal, Os Gd to 10d ; wild ducks, is Gd,to 2s 61;-
widgeons, is Od to 2s Od • plovers, is Od to Os Od each;
guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to Os Od
each; Ostend fresh butter, lldto is id; English, is Od
to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 10s Od to Os Od ; French do.,
8s 6d to 9s Od per 120; leverets, 2s Od to 3s 6d each.