The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-05 00:00:00

SDA Y E YEN ING, SEPTEMBER

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, SEPT. s.—Wind N.E., moderate breeze, and
fine.

DEAL, SEPT. 4.—Wind E.N., strong.—Sld. Fraw
Charlotte, Valparaiso ; Raja, Batavia; Rowland, Rio;
Lydia, Ceylon ; Brougham, South Seas ; W. Jones,
Valparaiso ; Portland, St. John's.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—Wind N.E. by E., moderate.
—Sld. Grasshopper, Ichaboe.
PENZANCE, SEPT. 2.—Sld. Resolution, Miramichi.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 4.—Sld. Clio, Miramichi; William IV.,
Newfoundland.
HULL, SEPT. 3.—Sld. Aurora, St. John's, New Bruns-
wick ; St. John, Quebec. 4. The Active, Wright,
sailed hence for Hamburgh 17th ult., and it is feared it
lost, with her crew, as some of her papers have washed
ashore near Nordeney. The Venus, of South Shields, for
Hamburgh, was spoken Ist ult., lat. 54, ion. 2, leaky, by
the Vixen, arrived here.
WIVENHOE, SEPT. 4. The Thomas and Mary, of
Goole, from Lynn to London, got on the Gunfleet yes-
terday morning, in thick weather, but came off on the
flood, after beating heavily, and was brought in here
this morning, with cargo partially damaged.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 4.—Wind E.S.E., fresh.—Arrd.
Olive Branch, Savannah. Sld. New Magnet, China ;
Jessy and Exeter, Ichaboe ' • Parker, Demerara ; Cata-
lina, Havannalt ; Hautie, New Orleans ; Britannia
steamer, James, and Mars, Halifax. Put back, Jubilee,
for Archat, with rudder damaged, and sld. again the sth.
Orr Coax, SEPT. I.—Robertson, Calcutta.
BLYTH, SEPT. 4.—The Arab steamer, from Leith to
Newcastle, ashore on Seaton Rocks, still remains, and is
not expected off for some time.
CLYDE, SEPT. 2.—Arrd. Amanda, Mooney, New-
foundland. Sid. Packet, Trinidad. 31. Off, Foyle,
St. John's ; Derwent, Quebec.

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The Birmingham Art-Union is proceeding with
great activity. The ballot will take place about Christ-
mas, and many works of the highest order of art will be
for the selection of prizeholders, and, as it ought to be
,with these institutions, a pair of the highest class en-
gravings by Goodell, Esq.—The Civic Processions on
Lord Mayor's-day--are distributed amongst the sub-
scrilyars at the time of payment, thus ministering to the
improvement of national taste, and consequently of our
manufactures and commerce.
NEW CONVENT IN LONDON.—For the first time
since the Reformation, the order of the sisters of charity
has been established in the metropolis. Eight nuns and
one novice from the nunnery in Baggot-street, Dublin,
have lust arrived here, under the patronage of the Right
Rev. Dr. Griffiths, Roman Catholic Archbishop of
London, and the Roman Catholic nobility. They have
temporarily taken up their residence at No. 32, Queen-
square.
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at length begun in good
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—The works in the vici-
nity
daily employed in the
Exwick fields—immediately opposite the terminus of the
Bristol and Exeter Railway. An immense mass of rock,
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near the town of Dawlish, was blown up on Thursday,
with a charge of 1601bs. of gunpowder, in the presence
of a vast concourse of the inhabitants of the neighbour-
hood, who had assembled to witness the operation.—
Western Luminary.
CULLOMPTON.—The vicar of this place, the Rev.
W. Sykes, met with a serious accident on Friday even-
ing last. Having set down some friends he had been
driving in a pony phaeton, the opening of the door of
the house frightened the ponies, which suddenly started
off, and crossing an open gutter, the suddenness of the
jerk threw him out of the carriage. Mr. Sykes kept the
reins in his hands, which brought the ponies round upon
him, and they unfortunately trampled upon him, causing
some severe contusions in the head and face. The Rev.
Gentleman was taken up quite insensible, and for several
days was in much danger. We are happy to hear he is
now in a fair way of recovery.-- Western Luminary.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON HIGHGATE-HILL.— Yester-
day Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Whitting-
ton and Cat, Highgate-hill, on the body of Samuel
George Rogers, aged 35, who, with four other persons,
was knocked down and injured on Sunday night last by
the phaeton of Mr. Joseph S. Murphy, agent to Messrs.
Parsons, St. Paul's-churchyard. Mr. Murphy, who was
dreadfully injured, was brought into the Court in
the custody of the police. Dlr. John Bird, of the Whit-
tington and Cat, said that while in his bar on Sunday
night last he heard a great outcry on the hill. He ran
out instantly, and saw a horse plunging about in a phae-
ton, and the deceased and other persons lying in the
road. The horse reared and struggled until it broke the
phaeton in half ; and after it had galloped off he had an
opportunity of going to the assistance of the deceased and
the other persons. Deceased he found quite insensible,
and bleeding profusely from a cut on the head. He had
him taken into his house, and attended by a surgeon.
There were four persons then lying in front of his house,
viz., Mr. Murphy, the owner of the horse and chaise; Mr..
and Mrs. Bynell, the uncle and aunt, andßebecca Meade,
one of the cousins, of the deceased. The uncle and
aunt were still lying in the house, unable to move
away in consequence of the injuries they had received.
Deceased soon died. In reply to a question from the
coroner, Mr. Murphy stated that no one saw the acci-
dent, and that there was no breeching on the horse. Mr.
Thomas Duckworth, of Finchley, said that Mr. Murphy
dined with him on Sunday, and left him quite sober
about eight o'clock. The mare was free from vice, and
Mr. Murphy was in the habit of driving it. Mr. Murphy
having been cautioned not to say anything to criminate
himself, said, that after leaving Mr. Duckworth he went
on quietly until he reached the Highgate-gate, when the
mare shied at something in the road, and galloped on
furiously. He was soon thrown out, and became insen-
sible front the effects of the concussion. The jury in-
formed the coroner that the road was dangerous at the
spot where the accident happened. The injured persons
must have been walking in the road when the horse
rushed along, and the footpath being two feet high they
could not get on it before the horse ran against them.
It would have been almost impossible for them to escape.
The jury, after an hour's consultation, returned a verdict
of " Accidental death." Mr. Murphy gave 5/ to the
deceased's widow, and promised to make her a present
of a further sum. He was removed in custody.
FALL IN THE PRICE Or BREAD IN THE METROrO-
L/S.—ln consequence of the favourable accounts received
from the agricultural districts of the promising state of
the harvest, the price of wheat at Mark-lane has fallen
this week Is. to 2s. per quarter in first quality, and 4s.
to ss. per quarter on second qualities. The best Kent,
Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk wheat is at 395. to 56a. per
quarter ; flour, fine, 40s. to 455. ; and seconds, 395. to
•
40s. per sack. The bakers yesterday, in the Black-
friars-road, the New-cut, Westminster, Whitechapel,
Minories, Bishopsgate, Tottenham-court-road, and other
populous parts of the metropolis, have reduced the 41b,
loaf to 64d.

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MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 4.—We
have had a more active market, and prices have an up-
ward tendency. Barnsley Junction, 34 ; Churnet
Valley, 2+ ; Dublin and Belfast, 3i,• Harwich, 2 7-16 ;
Lancaster and Preston, 39} ; Leeds, Dewsbury, and
Manchester, 4 ; Manchester and Leeds, Halves, 53+ ;
Manchester and Leeds, Quarters, 11+; Manchester,
Bury, and Rossendale, 6 3-16 ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 50i; Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters,
5 5; Manchester and Buxton, 21- Preston and Wyre,
17+; Preston and Wyre, Guaranteed, 25+; Sheffield and
Manchester, 85 85 ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quar-
ters, 13 ; South astern, 381 ; Boulogre and
Amiens, 2j.

sion, if there could be any doubt of the defendant being
in an intoxicated state?—The inspector said he was
beyond all question drunk—extremely so.
Mr. HAnnwicx said he believed the statement of
the police-sergeant, and should, therefore, fine the de-
fendant 40s.
A friend of the defendant immediately paid it, and he
was discharged.

UNION-HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Ann Waters and Jane Roberts were charged before
Mr. Cottingham with stealing a diamond pin from Au-
gustus Palfroi, a foreigner.
The complainant, who spoke English imperfectly,
stated that on Tuesday he arrived from Hamburgh, and
the same evening, as he was walking along Fleet-street,
he was accosted by the two prisoners. They spoke of
being in his country, and made themselves so agreeable
that be was at length induced to accompany them over
the bridge to a house near a theatre. At the time he
entered the house he had a valuable diamond pin in his
neck handkerchief, which was admired by the prisoners,
who desired him to be careful of it, or he would
lose it. One of the prisoners (Roberts) then pretended
to fondle with him, and for that purpose clasped her
hands round his neck. Immediately afterwards he
missed his diamond pin, and accused the woman of
taking it. She, however, denied it, and on his threaten-
ing to call the police both the prisoners threatened him
with their vengeance ; but he gave an alarm, a police-
man entered, but the diamond pin was not found, they
having had ample opportunity of getting rid of it.
Mr. COTTINGRADI said that it was a very audacious
robbery on a foreigner, and that he should remand the
prisoners, in order that the case might be completed
against them.

RETIREMENT of LORD STANLEY.
No little excitement and conjecture were occasioned
in the House of Commons this afternoon, in the first
instance by the unexpected motion for a new writ for
North Lancashire, in the room of the Right Hon.
Lord Stanley, who has accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds! In answer to a question, however,
from Mr. T. Duncombe, Sir Robert Peel
stated that Lord Stanley would still continue
to hold the seals of the Colonial Secretary. It
is presumed, therefore, that the Noble Lord will be
called up by a patent of creation to the House of
Peers, in the lifetime of his father, the Earl of DERBY,
in order to lead in the Upper House. Notwithstand-
ing the explanation thus afforded by the Premier, the
motion for this new writ appeared to cause consi-
derable sensation among the Members prevent in
the Commons. We will not stop to state with what
feelings we should have learned the announcement of
this Noble Lords' retirement from office altogether,
but we own to some curiosity for news from the other
constituent of the political siamese twins, whose union
under the names of STANLEY and GRAHAM has always
appeared to us at least as extraordinary as the physical
alliance of their duplicate prototypes.