The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-30 00:00:00

CONTINENTAL PRODUCE.

The arrivals of provisions of various descriptions, from the
different continental ports usually furnishing those articles,
have within these three or four days been of an extensive,
and in some instances, a novel nature. The General Steam
Navigation Company's vessel Caledonia, from Hamburgh,
brought, in addition to 24 oxen, 148 sieves of plums, 24 pack-
ages of horseradish, 10 casks of apples, a large quantity of
butter, peas, potatoes, seeds, and vtirious other articles. This
vessel has also brought 22 packages of fresh meat. This is a
novelty, and we believe the first importation of meat in a
fresh state from the continent for consumption in this country.
The importation of dried hung beef from Hamburgh is car-
ried on to some extent, but the one under notice consisted of
joints from fresh killed beasts, and with the exception of the
very alight smell naturally arising from it being closely packed
for two or three days, arrived in an exceedingly fresh and
excellent condition. It was considered also to be of very
good quality, and will, no doubt, answer fully the expec-
tations of the importers, and probably tend ultimately
to the extensive importation of meat from abroad in
a fresh state. We are given to understand, on the best au •
thority, that the importation of live stock from the continent,
and particularly from Holland, and which has during the
present summer been carried on to a very considerable and
much increased extent, has proved a most fortunate specula-
tion, and realizes a very handsome profit to the parties, who
are .very limited in number, concerned in the trade. The
Batavier, from Rotterdam, brought 61 oxen and cows, 54
sheep, 6 packages of poultry, 137 packages of walnuts, 53
packages of grapes, a large quantity of cheese, butter, seeds,
and a variety of other Dutch produce. The General Steam
Navigation Company's vessel Tourist, from Calais, brought 47
packages of walnuts and other articles; the Belgian vessel
Antwerpen from Antwerp, 11 packages of smelts, &c.; the
Earl of Liverpool, from Ostend, the large number of 61
packages of Belgian poultry, a quantity of eggs, butter,
plants, and other produce. The Ocean, from Rotterdam,
brought 203 sheep, 14 oxen, and 12 cows, two crates of live
deer, another novel article of importation, and for Holland
quite a feature, 17 packages of poultry, 30 of yeast, 30 bags
of walnuts, 27 baskets of grapes, an extensive variety of
butter, cheese, plants, seeds, flower-roots, and an extraor-
dinary large cargo of every other description of Dutch pro-
duce and manufacture. The Countess of Lonsdale, from
Hamburgh, had on board, besides several oxen, 60 packages
of butter, 284 of peas and various kinds of edibles and other
articles of food, he The Rainbow, from Havre, brought no
fruit nor provisions of any description; but the City of
Boulogne, from Boulogne, In-ought 100 skins of walnuts,
4 packages of poultry, and an extensive cargo of the descrip-
tions of French produce and manufactures generally brought
to this country. No further particularly noticeable feature
presents itself in these several importations, excepting that
France, in the neighbourhood of Havre, has discontinued
supplying us with any kind of fruit for the season,
the present supplies, and especially of walnuts, being
confined to the part of the country in the neighbourhood of
Boulogne and Calais, and other parts bordering on Nor-
mandy. The walnuts from France are highly spoken of,
while those brought from Holland cannot, it appears, be
commended. In other respects, however, Holland has in-
disputably been of great service to us throughout the summer
in the supply of every kind of fruit and provisions for con-
sumption by the inhabitants of the metropolis, and indeed
most of the other large and populous towns throughout the
kingdom. At all events we are indebted to our neighbours
in a very great degree for the supply of nuts this season, our
own crop being, in consequence of the damp weather which
prevailed during the latter portion of the summer months, of
a very scanty nature and indifferent quality. The cattle, with
the exception of those by the Ocean, which were landed at
the Brunswick-wharf, Blackwall, and the whole of the fruit,
&c., by the different vessels mentioned, excepting by the
Boulogne, Calais, and Ostend boats, which discharge their
cargoes at London-bridge-wharf, were landed at the St. Ka-
tharine's Steam-wharf, at which place, in consequence of the
improved facilities for the purpose, they were landed and
delivered to their several destinations without the least de-
triment or delay.

FROM CAPE HATTIEN.—By the brig Eolus, Capt.
Hillier, fifteen days from Cape Hayden, we learn that the
Haytiens had taken the pilot boat Virginia, formerly
of Hampton, Virg., but at the time of her capture she was
under the Dominican flag; at the same time they burnt
another schooner, both being in the harbour of Santiago.
The schooner Commodore Warrington, of Philadelphia, was
recently bought at the Cape by the Haytien Government, to
be added to their naval force. The account of the battle
between the Haytien and Dominicans at Matayaga is con-
firmed, but the loss on the part of the Haytien is said to be
trivial—only two pieces of light artillery and a few prisoners,
taken from a small skirmishing party.—New York Journal of
Commerce.

THE QUERN v. CLINTON.—At judges' chambers
on Monday, Mr. Justice Platt, having gone over the facts of this
case, said that it appeared to him very doubtful whether under the
treaty a merchant committing forgery of a bill of exchange in the
United States with the intention of providing for it at maturity,
and coming over here aninw revertendi, and, therefore, not a fugi.
five from justice, could be taken and given up to the American
government. ' Being fugitive," meant being so at the time when
the law was to be put in force. If so, then it would appeared
that the word " committed" meant committed after the treaty.
It seemed to him, therefore, that he could only order that
this man be discharged.—The prisoner was accordingly dis-
charged.
ROBBERIES AT THE ERECHTREIUM CLUB- HOUSE.—
The proprietors of this establishment, No. 8, York-street, St.
James's-square, having within the last few weeks missed several vo-
lumes of Withers's works, an examination of the library was deter-
mined upon, when it was discovered that no fewer than thirteen va-
luable books had been stolen. Each of the volumes was bound in
red morocco and gilt. No suspicion is at present attached to any in-
dividual. _

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BIRMINGHAM ON TUESDAY.
—We regret to state that an accident occurred at Birmingham
yesterday evening (Tuesday), which terminated in the death of Mr.
Simmonds, the highly efficient and much-esteemed secretary of the
Birmingham Insurance Company. It appears that yesterday of
ternoon Mr. Simmonds, in company with Mr. Mills, a cabinet
maker, residing in New-street, went out for the purpose, as is sup-
posed, of enjoying a ride,and that about seven o'clock in the even-
ing the carriage in which they were seated, and which was drawn
by a spirited pony, was observed passing along Suffolk.street at a
rapid race. When near the bottom of a hill in that street the car-
riage overturned, and the two gentlemen were precipitated into the
middle of the road, where they lay until they were raised by parties
who came up to their assistance. It was then found that Mr.
Simmonds was quite insensible, and that Mr. Mills, although not
so severely injured, was only able to state where he resided. A
conveyance was procured, and the two gentlemen were at
once conveyed to the residence of Mr. Mills. Surgical attendance
was promptly rendered, but without the desired effect as far as re.
garde Mr. Simmonds, who expired (it is presumed) shortly after
the accident occurred. Up to this hour (10 P.M.) Mr. Mills re-
mains in a state of insensibility, but it is expected will ultimately
recover. Owing to the hour at which the accident occurred, and
the distance from the residence of the parties to the spot, we are
unable to furnish our readers with an account of the origin of the
accident

BITING OFF A WOMAN'S FlNGER.—Arthur M'Gill,
a. private in the 65th regiment, and servant in the employ of Captain
Black, paymaster of that corps, was brought before the county ma-
gistrates at Rochester, on Monday, charged with assaulting and biting
Harriet Scartifleid, the wife of a fisherman residing at Chatham.
She stated that as she was passing through Watts-place, having a
child in her arms, she saw the prisoner lying on the pavement with
his hands bound, which some men had been compelled to do in con-
sequence of his riotous conduct. Ha bit her foot, and then jumping
up he knocked down the constable and others who were attempting
to secure him, and then also knocked her down, and seizing her hand,
Virus it into his mouth, and bit off the top of her forefinger, which
he took out of his mouth and threw at her. Her medical attendant
had told her that he fears the must undergo amputation. Captain
Black, who was present during the investigation, described as
one of the mildest of men, except when he had been drinking. He
said he had, when at Dublin about four months since, thrown him-
self into the Liffey, and, being a Catholic, had been to his priest, and
promised not to drink again. We was fined 51., which his master
paid for him ; and the magistrate ordered two sovereigns to be given
to the poor woman Scartaileld.