The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-29 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITIIFTELD.—OId meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 Ss; new
do., 31 103 to 41 4s; old clover, 31 103 to 51 lOs; new do.,
41 103 to 51 5s ; and straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ 10s per load.
A moderate supply and a firm demand.

CUMBERLAND. —Old meadow hay, 3/ 03 to 41 88 ;
now do., 31 lOs to 41 4s; old clover, 31 lOs to 5/ 513; new
do., 41 03 to Si Os; and straw, 11 63 to 11 lls per load.
Both hay and straw sold readily, at our quotations.
WHITECITAPEL.-01,1 meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 8s ;
new do., 31 lOs to 4/ 44; old clover, 31 103 to 51 10s ; new
do., 41 5s to 51 ss; and straw, 11 63 to .1/ lOs per load.
Supply moderate, and trade firm.

COAL MARKET.—AUG. 23.
Prices of Coals per ton at the close of the market
s. d,) Wallsend, &e.
Holywell ....... ....... l6 0
Canfield Moor l4 6
Birchgrove Graigola 2l 6

s d
Braddyll ltS 9
Russell's Iletton 16 9
.Iftswell la 0
Wallsend, &c, keoru Close l6 9
Riddell l5 C Cassop l7 6

South Hutton 17 D Haugh Hall 16 6
Whitworth l5 3 Pees lB 0
Ships at market, 37 ; sold, 34,

Mn. JAMES PLATT, M.P., ACCIDENTALLT SIIOT.-
-Yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, about a quarter
past one, James Plitt, Esq , one of the members
of Parliament for Oldham, was accidentally shot on
the moors at his estate near Greenfield, Saddle-
worth, and the wounds proved fatal in little more
than an hour afterwards. The circumstances at-
tending the fatal occurrence are of a very distressing
character. It appears that the honourable gentleman,
ofho recently returned to Weinoth Park from the
discharge of his Parliamentary duties, went out yoi-
terday forenoon, about eleven o'clock, to have a day's
shooting. He was accompanied by his intimate
friend Josiah Radcliffe, Esq., the Mayor of Oldham ;
Joshua Radcliffe, E-q. ; John Radcliffe, Esq., and
other gentlemen. After they had been shooting about
two hours the party came, in the pursuit of sport, to a
gully in the moors, which the deceased gentleman was the
first to cross. Mr.Josish Radcliffe, the mayor, was follow-
ing about six yards distant,carrying his gun in a horizontal
position. In taking the leap over the gully he stumbled
a little, and the trigger caught his leg, causing the gun
to go off, and the contents to lodge in the calf of Mr.
Platt's right leg. The wound was immediately bandaged
by one of the party, and the unfortunate deceased gentle-
man was carried into the gamekeeper's house, which
was not a very great distance, at Ashway Gap. But
he never rallied ; the shock was too great for his weakly
constitution ; and although there was little loss of blood
from the wound, and the bandage was as efficient as could
have been put on by the most skilful of the pro-
fession, Mr. Platt died at about hale-past two o'clock.
Immediately on the accident taking place, an express
was sent to Oldham for Mr. Thomson, the family sur-
geon, but he was not at hand, and Dr. Murray and Mr.
Lialkyard at once proceeded to the spot, but they were
too late to render any assistance. The lamentable fatality
has thrown a gloom over Oldham, and plunged wavy
of the leading families of that district in the dkeneoPwe4n
distress. The worth of the deceased is
where it has been most displayed ;
of
that concerns the prosperity of the towtn aro
peopleprogress
Oioharn will regret, will the friendsl o
agpeogof 31, of a
and the bfdreigetnds of all
gene-
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popitzieoTu
s created in the vicinity of the East and
the outbreak of a very destruc-
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West India ec • •
fire, at the extensive stores and manufactory of
Mes,re. Duncan Dunbar and Sons, shipowners, situate
in Orchard-street, Blackwell, adjoining the east de of
the Est India Docks. The property covered a large
area LA ground on the banks of the Bow Creek, compri-
sing a large range of lofts and sheds, boat-houses, sail
and rigging stores, spar sheds, and other erections.
They were almost all filled with stores belonging to the
firm's fleet now at home, and a quantity generally kept
in reserve. The fire broke out in a portion of an old
shipbuilding yard, formerly part of Mr. Mare's yard,
and a strong N.E. wind prevaillog the flames soon
gained rapid ascendancy, and extended to Messrs. Dun-
bar's establishment. The buildings being ehiefly of
wood, the firs swept along them with incredible fury
tend assumeda most fearful aspect. The Thames Iron
Shipbuilding Works, which are near, at once
a telegraphic message to the chief brigadeset°afrrteiomn
thein
Watling-street, and in the meantime an
bow
Creek, wasg
in
Trinity House depot, at the corner of
embers brought
being
the w
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overln consequencetheEat
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p il, Captain Tait, the
and 'dicing the shipping
enginesg to Lo3ar
into °pew-
dock-master directed several
upon this threatened poi in some
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het
el the rdwoecrke
was thrown
lion from the dock, the hosebiewiidigy toafkwenateorver the dock
wall, by which means a great
upon the burning property. Other engines, and those
of the London Bridge, arrived in quick succession, and
were got into active play. Notwithstanding all their
ff irts, however, the fire continued its fearful course for
nearly two hours, and was not checked until the whole
of the premises were consumed. Up to a late hour last
evening a great mass of the ruins continued smouldering.
Among some articles in the sheds was Mr. CosWell'a
ear" balloon, which of course was bt rUtI