The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-03 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Information was given by the police at this office, that an
accident of a serious description toek place this morning, at a
bone manufactory in Lock's-fields, by which the life of one of
the workmen is placed in Thinainene danger.
It appeared that at about ten o'clock this morning, a loud
report was heard on the above premises, and a poli.•eman
entering at the moment, discovered that the boiler of a steam
engine, used for grinding bones, had burst with a loud ex-
plosiOn. One of the workmen who happened to be near the
spot at the time was severely injured by a quantity of boiling
water falling over his person, and scalding him in such a
manner that he was obliged to .be conveyed in a state of
great suffering to the hospital, where he remains in a very
precarious condition. At present the precise cause of the
accident has not been ascertained.

BRUSSELS, APRIL 28.—The Mpniteur of this date
and supplement, publishes (i 17 columns) a document which
will be of great use in the discussion which the Chamber of
Representatives has just commenced. It states the favours
which the principal commercial nations of the globe give to
their own flags. The system followed by Belgium is first
stated, and then those of Holland, England, Denmark, Spain,
the United States, France, Naples, Portugal, Prussia, Sar-
dinia, Sweden, and Norway.
THE FEMALE SWINDLER.—This adroit personage,
after staying a fortnight at the farmer's, near Wooler, per-
snaded his wife to accompany her to Scotland, to get her bills
cashed. Upwards of ten days elapsed, when a letter was
received from the dupe, mentioning her being at Inverary,
where she was left by the swindler, without a penny to find
her way home, and swindled out of a silk gown as well. as
the expenses of their
theottrheY:—.l3erivick Warder.

MARKET NE WS-YESTERDAY.
IVIASLIEETS.

SMTTIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 18s to 2/18s ; as 4":
ful ditto, 3/ to 3/ 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 103 to 31
14s ; Clover Hay, 3/ to 5/ ; Oat Straw, 11 6s to 1/
Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ lOs per load. Trade through-
out dull, at barely stationary prices.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/15s to 3/ ;_ We'
ful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, Si 12s to 31165 ;
Clover Hay, 315 s to 4l 15s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 1/8s ; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 9s to 1/ lis per load. A moderate supply, and a
heavy demand.
WHITECHAPEL—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 16s to 31 ;,
useful ditto, 31 3s to 3/ lOs; fine Upland ditto, 31 12s it
3/ 15s ; Clover Hav, 3/ to 5/ 58; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 11
8s ; Wheat' Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 lOs per load. Supply good, and
trade dull.

IVLA RICETS.
SountALL, MAY I=EAT1=EAT
.—Although the numbers of fat stock
here this morning were tolerably good, the general demand
was steady, at prices fully equal-to those obtained on this day
se'nnight Beef, from 2s Gd to 4s; Mutton, 2s 8d to 45 4d;
Lamb, 5s to 6s 2d ; 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; and Pork, 2s 6d to
3s 8d per Blbs. Supply—beasts, 40; Sheep and Lambe,
3,890; Calves, 50 ; Pigs, 45.
RoMFoRD, MAY I.—We had an active demand here to
for most kinds of stock, on the following terms :—Beef
from 2s 4d to 3s 10d ; -Mutton, 2.s Gd to 4s 4d; Lamb, 56 to
6s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork 2s 6d to 3s 8d per glbe-
Sucking Calves, 18s to 27s ; QuarterAold Store Pigs, 16s to
19s ; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each.,
HAILSHAM, MAY I.—We had only _a moderate time-of-
year supply of each kind of stock on sale to-day, while the
demand ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 8d to 46;
Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Lamb,. 5s to 6s ; Veal, 33 4(1
4s 4:1; and Pork, 2s 63 to 3s 6d per Blb3.
I
ARUNDEL, APRIL 30.—Prime Beasts and Sheep' 00d
„-
steadily, at full prices. Otherwise the trade ruled. duo'
Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 50 t°
5s 10d; Veal. 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs.
CluctrEsTEn, MAY 1.--There was only a moderate amoant
of business doin,, here to-day, yet late rates were supported-
Beef, from 2s Gd to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 33 8d ; Lamb, 4510 d
to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 8d per 81bs•
Sucking Calves, 18s to 26s : Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 191;
and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF SRL 11814 CORN,
Fur the Week coded April 27, P4l, made up from the Returns tf!
the Inspector: in the different Cities and roving in Englan,ii apd
Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Y.; fit. Oats ..... 20;. Id.l 3ls. 44
B.trlry 32:. 7.t. IRy ...... 32, 2d Pease 30.5. Od

AVERAGES OF TILE LAST $ll WEEKS.
'weeks ending. WHEAT.
HARLIBIt.i OATS.. l srBYB.l seams. v 10E'
............-• , ..---.,-- A
Mar. 23.... . *, 56 5, 33 1 20 0i 34 1 .31 2 3f %
C 0... .. "....*. 56 5f 2 7 19 8 1 St. 3' 31 2 31 .`fl
April 6 55 51 32 10 10 1t 33 9: 30 11 :31 isi
13 55 1I 35 1 20 1 32 4131 2 52
IQ
27 15561327 , 20 1 • .:1 2i31 4 30_2

IMPERIAL. AGOREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX ver..-XS
Whz•ar ...... ... 55. Si. Oat •......... 20, 0,4 Bean: .31 , 0
',aria. 34.. i A 10.1. Rye
punts ON FORPIGI.I" CORN.
Wheat 174. Oci. i o.4ts .... .. ... Si,: 1.),14 Beans..... „Us; 114,.,*
Barlav 64 Oci. 1 Rye .. ... .... 10*. 6d.1 Pease .. ',JIG.•to`'

•
. DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS. '• •
By the late arrivals from the Mauritiusk, the most pa.l.--f
intelligence has been received relative to a dreadful gale
wind that visited that island in the month or 'Janney, laa"
during which, we regret to say, du Indiaman named th!
Hugh Matthie, 538 tons burden, and two emigrant ships at
two other vessels, were completely wrecked. Among
v
latter was the ship Amity, belongng to Liverpool, a very Pri
vessel, 600 tons burden, with 180 emigrants on board; beside
the crew. The ship, which was quite a new one, sailed fral
Liverpool in the early part of June last, for Bombay,. an
made a splendid passage. From Bonilty she proceeded ~t°
the Mauritius,' with emigrants for the island, which place satl
reached in safetyin the latter partof December, and reinaiael
'
in the harbour, in company with seven other vessels,
the hurricane broke forth. It appears, from the letter°
received, that the storm commenced on the mornil36
of • the 3d of January, and immediately the master;
Captain Wrightson, observed it approaching, he appPed.
the Pert-office to obtain a pilot, in order to run the ship ,_ll`i
the inner harbour, where she would be better sheltered; but
none could be had, they, having been engaged for the ofbei„,
vessels. As the day advanced the wind increased greatl.;
with a heavy rolling sea, and by nine o'clock there iva!4o,
violent storm. The Amity had both anchors out, with 14,
fathoms of cable, in order that she might ride easily, but w
violence of the sea worked her about in a most fearful Olt;
ner ; and frequently, during the night, the waves rushed aloes
the decks, sweeping everything before them. At 11 o'elt
a large hip, which lay at the Amity's stern, commence
firing minute guns and discharging rockets and blue iipb.
for assistance. One of the vessels that left Liverpool at to
same time as the Amity did, unable to bear up against D,
storm, broke away fiom..her anchors, and was burled alille";
the rocks. Two other ships shared the same fate. r-0,,
were driven from their anchors-and were carried with terry
force on shore; and unfortunately,
,these were also laden 01. A.,
emigrants, who had been shipped at Calcutta for the Islaa7,
The Amity weathered the gale until 8 o'clock on the morni
ing of the 4th, when her cables were snapped by the force' vf
a tremendous sea, and in an instant, in sight of thousands
persons, crowded along the coast, she was thrown upon tio'nl
reef of rocks near the inner harbour, where every 0118
board would inevitably have perished but for the judgra-,
and courageous conduct of the commander, Captain Wrigh.,fro
son. Having advised the emigrants to remain quiet, and
act Under his directions, he ordered the masts to be cut al;
which being immediately executed by the crew, had Aeffect of lightening the vessel, and the succeeding waves tbll.l.
her on to a part of the rocks where the breakers WT
the least violent. The storm still continuingf .
was found impossible for some time to .forla-,,'
communication with the shore, but on the first favouray..„
opportunity presenting itself, Captain Wrightson. made 'P.:
attempt to save the lives of the passengers and his roe':
After some difficulty he managed to send a log, line asb°rl
and, by the aid of a few circular buoys, which lie • Ila
brought from Liverpool, he succeeded in having every
woman, and child dragged from off' the wreck safe
though in a deplorable state of exhaustion. The Hugh ;
thie, Capt. Sparkes, was wrecked near the same spot.
was lying at anchor near the Bellßuoy, in the outer bar
with a pilot on board, wl:en the fury of the storm forced-
from her cables. An attempt was made to run her into 4„
inner harbour ; but the running tide carried the ship
with great force on the rocks. Guns were fired for ,
sistance, but it was beyond all human power for the inhtiii
tants to render any help at the time. In this dreaT.o.
to shore,.
state,- with the ship full of water, part of her bottom be2g:
beaten in by the rocks, did they remain for.lo hours
at last, every soul (excepting one man) was saved. .1;•
unfortunate person lost was one of the emigrants, who, it le),
. pears jumped overboard in order to attempt to swim aab.°..o
but was carried away by the sea.and was not afterwards ftta
alive. She had brought over a large number of emigr7e
from Calcutta, and had also a rich cargo of East India 110
duce on board. The last accounts state that the vesseloo,lii
become a total wreck, and her fragments have been -snit'
auction. Her loss, with the cargo, is. computed at 20, in
a portion of which will fall on several insurance compattisat.
the City. • The loss of the other vessels—the Marion, L'i.B.s
Rose; the Malay brig, Capt. Shaw, and the Bordeaux, w 1.1.01 t.
had all emigrants on board, took place under precisely Ilheir
lar circumstances. They were severally. driven from .4j,
moorings, and were cast on the rocks adjoining the harboa...4,
Providentially in these instances not a single life was' SW-
ficed.

In the paragraph relative to the entertainnlEl:
given by the Lord Mayor on Tuesday at the hislisiQL.
house, it was mentioned by mistake that Mr. Crew :0
tended professionally as a singer. Mr. Crew was aniallb
the guests of the Lord Mayor.
SIGHT AND HEARING.-39, Albemarle street, rice::
dilly. Newly •invented spectacles, telescopes, °Pesir
glasses, microscopes, &c. Patronised by Generals tpr,
Edward Paget, Sir •Evan Lloyd, Frederick Igal?;t•
Clayton, Galway, Grosvenor, Morrison, Dyott, R° hip-
son, and. Mackenzie ; Major-Generals Sir H. BIP,";9;
stone, P. Fyers, I). Macleod, Hamilton, and Wein2o,
Lieut.-Generals Sir Henry Bouverie, Sir J. Macdoarou
Sir R. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, Lord John Hay ; Aclr?!'
Sir George Cockburn, Sir George Monday, S'r,of
Martin, Sir James H. Whitshed, Sir D. Gold, to.
tow-
Ross. By the uie of these newly-invented spel-„etio
imperfect vision becomes preserved and strengta%ht
and very aged persons are enabled to employ their no
at the most minute occupation, and can see with .0114
lenses of a much less magnifying power, nor will to
so
require the frequent changes to further helps.; "nes
newly-invented achromatic waistcoat-pocket telesc°,gfer
and opera glasses. Every kind of telescope of la Via,
size with increasing powers, for shooting, sea Fo,rl),,tlle
and, upon stands, for astronomical purposes, With
the
the
same celebrated lenses, the powers are so great, l'n", aft
lenses so bright and brilliant, that minute objects 6- the
extraordinary distance are brought completely undecill
eye. Sportsmen, tourists, and sea-side visitors .01
have a great treat. Their invisible voice conductalei&f.
immediate relief to old standing extreme eases 01:„.00
ness. •Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons oPtwooo
and aurists, are not in any way connected with a Pa pot
of the same name in their immediate neighbourhoa g be
in any part Of the country. To prevent mistaketaw
cautious and observe, only to -be had at 39, Albea3
street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel.

BIRTHS.
On the 25th ult., Mrs. Daniel Bax, Regent-street, Ply/
dilly, of a son. ftS
So
On the 27th ult., Mrs. John Brown, of Vassall-roed,
Brixton, of a son. "•• 0
I,sid''°

On the 29th ult., in Doughty-street, Mrs. Georg°
of a son. 1-g°ve,
On the 29th ult., at Fountain-terrace, Cambervc°l
Mrs. H. Koebel, of a son.
On the 30th ult., Mrs. P. S. Ormiston, of a son. age'
On the 30th ult., in Lansdown-place, Brunswirk'sSts:
Mrs. enry Ogle Holmes, of Muckleford, Dorset, of a &il; )10,
On the 30th 'ult., at Devonshire-read, Wandsffort
Warmington, of a daughter.

MA RR IE D. 01°1
On the 30th ult., at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields9_,S. eide
Henry Wyatt, Esq., of Harrington-square, to Mani'
daughter of Henry Wild, Esq., of St. Martin's-lane. 04'
0'
On the 30th ult., at Trinity Church, Gray's Innal,oll
to I°:,
Tomkinson, of Cheadle, Staffordshire, surgeon, 0 plo.'
youngest daughter of the late G. Hubbard, of the sini
solicitor. W
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At St. George's Church, Hanover-square, Charli 41 ~ Se
Doyle, Esq., to Margaret, only daughter of the late
Campbell. Gear'
On the 25th ult., at Woodchester, Glouceatersbir(e.lholott.
H. Holland, Esq., of Dumbledon, to the I,lo;ifford•
Dorothy Gifford, eldest daughter ofthe: late Lord (-7
er_sguel:i
On the 30th ult., at St. George's Church, Han°vD•shoP p
Mark Saurin, Esq., youngest son of the late Lerd,,Alis O
Dromore, to Margaretta Sutton; eldest daughter v•
Rev. John Jones, of Fenian, Cardigan.
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DIED. bo
On the 24th ult., at Niee, in the 21st year c)f. 1 ai.-71'
William Armstrong Martinez, Esq., only son °f Wolielzl3ol.-
Armstrong, Esq., and grandson of Sebastian Goni— ,
tinez, Esq., of Belsize Park, Hampstead. ' FrOic'''
On the 22d ult., Maria, - only' daughter of the late
Y.
Rufford, Esq., of Prescot House, Stonrbridge: - . , ill, RA
On the 27th ult., at Brunswick-place, (pity"
d the
Henri Moore, aged 93. - ow
On the 26th ult., at Alveston Jesse geria9_,..„l/" 67. ife
Rev. Charles Holbecb, Vicar ofFarnborough_i R.:— the if
On the 27th ult., at Frogual, Hampste2td, Kunns,
_.
of W. the erp,uson Esq
On 27th ult., in Green-street, Lady George gurrgti• ,A.
On the 28th ult., at Baldwin's-court, Cloak-
Beach, aged 38.

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