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

A CORNISR WRECK IN 1861.

A correspondent of a contemporary says—lt may,
perhaps, interest some whether they stand a chance
or not of falling into the hands of wreckers, to learn
what they may expect if they should have to try
the experiment on the coast of Cornwall.
No heavier surf rolls upon Great Britain, nor is
there a more inhospitable shore than that from
Hartland westwards. The day before yesterday 1
was standing at sunset on the breakwater of Bude.
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-
bier's" boat, unable to approach. In 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 a fire engine.
We reached the cliff. It is now dark. From the
surf, in the recoil of the wave beneath the cliff,
here some 70 feet high, Brown cheerily answers,
6, 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 knowinc,
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
ycu 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 oven the cliff. We feel, for we can-
not see, the dripping, battered, cheery little fellow,
who, after shaking like an ola 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. s. d. sd.
Pineapples, perlb 3 oto 5 0 , Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Colonial do., each 1 oto 3 0 ' Filberts, per lb .. 1 3to 1 6
Grapes,per lb 1 6to 4 01 Cobnuts, per lb 1 6to 2 6
Foreign do 1 oto 2 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 u
Melons, each
Peaches, perdoz 6 oto 12 61 Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 0
Nectarines, per dz 4 oto 10 0 , Strawberries pun. 0 0 to 0 0
Apples, per 4 sievel 6to 3 0; Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 0
Pears, per do .... 2 oto 5 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Oranges, per 100 00to 0 01 Plums, per do.
Lemons, per 100.. 4 oto 8 0, Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Apricots, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr pt 0 oto 0 0

VEGETABLES.

Greens, dz bunch 2 oto 3 6 Shallots, per lb .. 0 Bto 0 10
Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 6 Horseradish, pbn 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 i 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 3
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 0
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 01 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0
Spinach, hf.-sv 0 oto 0 0 1 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0
Brus. sprouts, h.s. 0 oto 0 01 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 01 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0
French beans, h.s. 1 oto 2 9 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 01 Seakale, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0

TEE NEW AUSTRIAN LIBERTY.

(From the Wilts-hire Independent.)

The letter of Mr. Darby Griffith, which will be
found below, shows the sort of liberty which is en-
joyed in Hungary at a time when the Austrian
Government is boasting of the constitution it has
granted, and of the happy condition in which it has
placed its subjects. Shame that it is so, and greater
shame that Englishmen should be found ready to
palliate such conduct. Were the hon. member for
Sheffield to take up the cause of Captain Cavaliero,
or at any rate to inquire into it, perhaps his eyes
might be opened to the still continued perfidy of
the Austrian Government, and to its base injustice
to those under its control. Possibly, too, he might
cause justice to be done to a British subject, for
surely Austria would listen to one who has been so
hearty a friend and apologist. But whatever the
member for Sheffield might do, the member for
Devizes has done good service in bringing so hard
a case before the public, and the Foreign Minister
would do well to make it the subject of inquiry of
the Austrian Government :

"TO THE EDITOR OF THE WILTSHIRE INDEPENDENT.
" Pesth, Sept. 25, 1861.
" Dear Sir,—lt may perhaps interest your readers
to have a genuine specimen of Austrian govern
ment operation, just as it has come under my own
personal observation at Vienna and at this place,
fresh from the Mint, as I may say, and with the
true stamp of arbitrary and irresponsible govern-
ment fresh upon it.
" Captain Cavaliero, a British subject, born in
London of a naturalised British father, having en-
tirely preserved his nationality, and bearings British
passport, has been in command of some of the best
vessels of the Danube Steam Navigation Company
for the last six years, from Vienna to Orsova. No
a semblance of complaint as to the discharge of his
professional duties has ever been or is now alleged
against him. Nevertheless, he has, within these
two days, received notice to quit their service im-
mediately from his company, and when he naturally
asks for the reason of such a proceeding, he receives
no explanation in any avowed and ostensible way,
but it is whispered to him in private by the officials,
that the Government have expressed a wish that
he should no longer be employed in Hungarian
waters, and the company comply with the wish of
the Government.

" Captain Cavaliero is married, and resides at
Pesth, and therefore his arbitrary removal for no
even alleged fault is an act of great injury and op-
pression to him. But the case extends further in
its consequences than this primary statement alone
expresses. Captain Cavaliero is well known on the
Danube as a good, efficient captain, and other pro-
prietors of steamboats on the river would be ready
and glad to offer him a command, who would pro-
bably be less obsequious towards the Government
than the company above mentioned. Well then, in
case, when he is discharged by the former company,
he shbuld take service with another, is the Govern-
ment going to repeat this paltry persecution—to
prevent an able and honest man from earning his
bread ; and in case of the second company not yield-
' ing to dictation, is Captain Cavaliero going to be
arrested by gen,iarmes on board of his steamer, and
sent out of the country, in guise of a criminal, for
such a reason ? I apprehend the Austrian Govern-
ment would think twice before they resorted to
such an extreme step towards an innocent man ;
'rut in that case, what must ba thought of the pal-
try meanness of a Government which,

' Willing to wound,
But yet afraid to strike,'
makes a cat's paw of a subservient company, and
gets them to no for it the dirty work it is ashamed
to effect avowedly in its own person ? I should add
that there is no pretence for saying, and it is not
pretended, that Captain Cavaliero has ever taken
any part in political matters. Some time ago the
captains were called on to sign an engagement that
they would have nothing to do with that subject,
and would never enter into any political conversa-
tion with passengers. This engagement, I need
not say, he has honourably kept, and it is not
even alleged that he has infringed it. No,
sir ; the offence of Captain Cavaliero is of
a more indelible, although of an involun-
tary nature. It simply is, that he is an English-
man. No doubt the mere presence of an English-
man in a despotic country is an unconscious rally-
ing point to all the aspirations for national freedom
existing in any part of the world, and it is this
congenital original sin which Captain Cavaliero is
now expiating by all this injustice and injury. And
this is the government which is now enacting the
part before Europe of a formal adoption of the
forms of a constitutional government in the esta-
blishment of a Reichsrath, the sitting of which I
attended two days ago in Vienna, in all its appa-
rent order and respectability ; and you wonder
that the Hungarians are not ready to put implicit
faith in the constitutional promises of a Government
the most ordinary principles of which, and pri-
marily the liberty of the subject, they see daily
violated before their eyes.
" I wish to add that Captain Cavaliero knows
nothing of, and is therefore not responsible for, the
contents of this letter; but as the recess deprives
me of the opportunity of making this statement in
Parliament, I trust you will excuse my resorting to
your columns in the statement of a case affecting a
British subject, involving so much meanness, injus-
tice, and oppression.—l am, sir, your obedient ser-
vant, " C. DARBY GRIFFITH."

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London News.)

The will of Charles Hoar, Esq., of Lenfield, Bex-
ley, near Maidstone, Kent, was proved in London
on the 13th ult. by the son, Edward Hoar, Esq.,
and the daughters, Emma and Clarissa Hoar,
executors, the personalty being sworn under
£16,000. The will bears date the 24th of Feb-
ruary, 1860, and the testator died on the 20th of
August last. Mr. Hoar acted as treasurer to the
Kent Law Society for the long period of 23 years,
and, as a testimony of respect, the society presented
to him two handsome articles of plate; these together
with other silver presentation plate, he has be-
queathed to his son Edward. The testator has left
to his relict an annuity of £2OO, and an immediate
legacy of £lOO. To his sons and daughters liberal
bequests are bestowed, and there are several
legacies to relatives and friends. £lOO as a charit-
able gift is bequeathed to the West Kent Infirmary
and Dispensary, and £5O to the Bluecoat Charity
School at Maidstone. Mr. Hoar has left the residue
of his estate equally between his son Edward and
his two daughters, Emma and Clarissa.
The will of Thomas Housman Higgin, Esq., for-
merly of New Lodge, Dunadry, Antrim, but late
of Clifton-villas, Maida-hill, was proved in London
on the 30th ult. The executors appointed are
Edward Higgin and Thomas Higgin, Esqs., the
sons of the testator, and, together with the Right
Rev. William Higgins, D.D., Lord Bishop of Derry
and Raphoe, are also nominated trustees. Mr.
Higgin, who was the manager of the Belfast and.
Ballymena, and the Ballymena and Portrush Rail-
ways, died possessed of property which he has left
entirely to his relict and amongst his family. To
his relict a life interest in the whole of his property
is bequeathed, and she takes all the furniture, p_ltte,
carriages, and other effects, absolutely. On Mrs.
Higgin's decease the property is directed to pass
to the testator's unmarried daughters ; but, in the
event of their having previously married, it is then
bequeathed amongst all his sons and daughters,
share and share alike. The will and codicil bear
nl_Bvs7l,az on the 27th of March last.
and the testator died at his resi-
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Lodge, Brook-green, Hammersmith, was proved
last month in the London Court, and probate
granted to Michael Forrestall, Charles Crawley,
and Horace Rymer, &qrs., who are nominated
executors and trustees ; the personal property being
sworn under £20,000. This gentleman died pos-
sessed of a handsome fortune, consisting of both
real and personal property. He was a member of
the Romish Church, and has been very liberal in
his bequests to several of its charitable institutions,
societies, schools, and clergy; indeed, so lavish has
he been in this respect that nearly half of his per-
sonal estate has been bestowed upon them. We
can only mention a few, our limits precluding us
giving them in detail. To the Society for the
"Propagation of the Faith," of which Cardinal
Wiseman is patron, the sum of £2,000 ; to the poor
schools, of which the Hon. Charles Langdale is pre-
sident, £2,000 ; to Allhallows, Dublin, £2,000.
There are numerous minor bequests to the Catholic
clergy in and around the metropolis. The testator
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has bequeathed to his relict a life interest in his
real estate and in the residue of the personalty.
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THE " INDIAN OIiDER."—To those of our readers
whose loyal and patriotic feeling s may. have been warmed
by the recent institution of this order, it may not be unin-
teresting to observe that a venerable and. gallant nobleman
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of the late 25th Light Dragoons> now an octogenarian,
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