The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-17 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING.

The splendid New York and Liverpool packet-ship,
Sheridan, Captain De Peyter, has just arrived, bringing
New York papers to the 28th. She brings also nine pas-
sengers, and made the voyage in twenty days. She
brings intelligence three days later than the last arrival,
but it is without interest.
STATE OF TRADE.

AstiEs.—We still continue to quote Pots at $4 62k, and
Pearls at $5 14. The market is very dull, and purchasers
demand a reduction before operating.
CorroN.—The market to-day was comparatively inactive
until two o'clock, and prices had a drooping tendency ; then
a few speculatois entered the market, and upwards of five
thousand bales changed hands at very full rates. One list of
2,200 bales being taken at a higher rate than has been ob-
tained before this season.
FLOVR AND GRAlN.—There is no change.' All the markets
continue very steady and uniform. Here Genesee is held at
$4 75 as 4 814.
WHISK:EL—Drudge is held at 23c., but we hear of no sales ;
barrels are firm at $5 14.
PROVISIONS.—There is so little doing in every article under
this head that the quotations remain quite nominal. We
have no alteration to report.
BEESWAX.—We notice trifling sales of prime yellow at 29A c
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE
$l,OOO Indiana 25 yr bds
2,000 N. Y. si's, '6l
2,000 Ohio 6's
2,000 Kentucky 6's
11,000 Illinois 6's, 70
25 Nor. and Nor. R R.
50 Mech. Bkg. Ass.
20 North Ame. Trust
150 Farmers' Loan
50 Ohio Life and Trust
100 Vicksburg Bank
25 Mohawk RR
125 Long Island RR.
225 Harlem RR

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THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S
HEALTH.
LONDON, FEB. 16, 1844.
Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his
compliments to the Editor of the Times newspaper.

It will save the Duke some trouble if the Editor will
be so kind as to announce that there is not one word of
truth in a paragraph of the Times newspaper of this
16th inst., headed " The Duke of Wellington." The
Duke has not been in better health for the last twenty
years than at present. He was not on horseback on
Wednesday. He went to and returned from the Horse
Guards on foot through the streets, followed by his
groom with his horse, which was not mounted, on
that day. _

*• * The paragraph was copied from an Evening Paper, and
is manifestly one of those vile fabrications-by which the press
is occasionally duped. We cannot, however, in this case
regret the error, as it has elicited from the illustrious Duke
so gratifying an assurance upon a point which must be one
of interest to all.— Times.

[The information upon which the paragraph in
question was founded, was communicated to us by a
party, on whose veracity we place the utmost confi-
dence. He had received it from two informants who
had, as they stated, witnessed the occurrence. We
have made inquiries, and are satisfied there was no
intention to deceive us, but that a mistake as to
identity of the person has occurred. We are much
pleased to find the paragraph unfounded as to the
Noble Duke, in whose long continued health we shall
sincerely rejoice.—ED. Sun.]

DREADFUL CALAMITY. - LOSS
OF FORTY LIVES.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
HAVERFORDWEST, FEE. 15.—1 write to inform you of a
most melancholy and awful catastrophe, which occurred
yesterday at Landshipping (a village about five miles from
thisorhtu place),n
were at work in a coal-pit, belonging to Sir
M.P., but having penetrated too far under
the bed of the river, the earth gave way, and an irruption of
water was the consequence ; thus 40 souls were hurried un-
fjonOativeen m when no less than 40 lives were lost. The un-
fortunate
Bart.,
a r t
prepared into eternity ; many of them were men with large
families. (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
.awful calamity has occurred at the Lndshipping
Pembrokeshire the sea has broken in and
,
CdrooAlwit very
drowned •
39 persons.

SPORTING IN
(RECEIVED
BETTING AT MAN

CHESTS
15 to 1 agst Merry Andrew (t)
16 to 1 agst Sir Robert
18 to 1 agst Pharaoh
20 to 1 agst Freedom (t)
22 to 1 agst Pagan
No other
HEE

TELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.)
rCHESTER-FRIDAY.
:It CUP.
25 to 1 agst Tacita
30 to 1 agst What
30 to 1 agst Y. Lochinvar
40 tb 1 agst Rowland

change.
30 to 1 agst Ford's lot 27 to 1 agst T'Auld Squire
6 to 1 agst Ugly Buck 30 to 1 agst Loadstone
15 to 2 agst Rattan 30 to 1 agst lonian
16 to 1 agst Leander 30 to 1 agst Voltri,
16 to 1 agst Orlando 35 to 1 agst Vat colt
18 to 1 agst Cockamaroo 50 to 1 agst Lancet.
_ The rest as before. Betting flat.
OAKS.

12 to 1 agst Princess (t) 1 14 to 1 agst Barricade
12 to 1 agst The Bee " 120 to 1 agst Barbara filly
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—FRIDAY.
THE OAKS.—First Ties.—Fidelity beat Kitty Bolton—
Garter beat Faultless—Jessie beat Smart.
Second Ties.—Faultless beat Garter—Jessie ran a bye.
TDB CUP.—First Ties.—Cruiskeen beat Dalgetty—J et beat
Foremost—Ferrand beat Simoom—Duncan beat Knight
Errant.
Second Ties.—Duncan beat Cruiskeen—Ferrand beat Jet.
THE DERBY.—First Ties.—Dragonetti beat Garrick--
Auber beat Juggler—Viscount beat Donnybrook—Captain
ran a bye.
FORT STAKES.—First Ties—Vale beat Gate—Dolon beat
Jewess—Colonel ran a bye.
HEREFORD MEETING.—FEB 13.
THE CUP (16 Dogs) was won by Mr. W. Raester's Jeze-
bel—Mr. T. Davis's Daybreak ran a bye.
HEREFORD STEEPLE CHASE--Tnunsrav (CON-
CLUDED.)
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. Three miles.
(8 Subs.)
Mr. Clarke's Little R0bert............ (Mason) 1
The following also ran, but fell, and were " nowhere" :
Mr. Evans's orester—Mr. Evans's Nottingham—Mr. J.
Bosley's Philosopher—Mr. C. 13. Evans's Flight—and two
others.
A Sweepstakes of 1 soy. each, with a Cup added, llst each,
were won easily, in two heats, by Mr. Griffiths's Ungrateful
(Patrick), beating Mr. A. Quintin's Fairy Queen and seven
others.

THE FARMERS.—This class of individuals little
think how cunningly and fast the landlords are tying their
hands behind them, with the pro-corn-law petitions ; but
they will, when too late, discover the artful trap which was
laid for them, and exclaim, "Save us from our friends."
INCOME-TAX.--It is a positive fact that surveyors
and some others, have not vet been compensated for their
vast anxiety and labour in the performance of their duties,
under the Income-tax Act, for the first year, which ended
April last. This is not the best way to stimulate them in a
continuance of energy, nor rewarding public duty.
The distress and want of employment among
the poor of Sunderland continues to exist to as great an
extent as at any period during the late general stagnation of
trade. This fact is rendered indisputable by the returns of
the relieving officers of those chargeable to the parish for
their entire or partial support. From the last report, we ob-
serve the number of poor in the Union Workhouse was 262,
and the out-door poor 5,302, making a total of 5,564 of the
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fpreautphearnismone-ten .
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the en-
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is of
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lamentable state of things, when a sum of money exceeding
15,0001. per annum is absorbed in such a town as Sunder-
land by the poor'-fatealone.=—Newcastleeldvertiaer.