The Sun.
London, England, 1817-06-30 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sia,—The statement I,ippeared in The
Obv..reer yesterday, and the illoroing Papers of
this day.; respecting the accident (JO 1)04 ti)
1: ichnwn&i Stearn Kehl, is a grOss exaggeration :
I received no iniury vvitatever on the occasion, and
Dave wily time at peseta to bay, you will have a
Affitlavitof the Facts'to-morrow, for the ins
formation of...the
lam, Sir,

Your very bumb)e 'Servant,
• •,:••• , • HENRY ARNOLD.
RiCismonil Steam Yacht, half-past}
one, June SO, 1817.

, , CORN •EXCHANGE, JUNE 30.—We ball a raid..
dling supply of Wheat this morning front Essett
and Kent, tine samples of which, in the early pan
of the day, sold at lust Monday's prices, hut
tOtvards'the close the sales were exceeangly
indeed, no sales could be made, and there i 3 is
large quantity left unsold : the ,same remark ay.
plies to all sorts of grain—so mach so, that we
consider the prices the same as this day weeli.
'excepi where the sales are forced, when they are
lower. •

Foreigo Wifetat - Gas. 7175.
Finn ttitto - 1104. 145§.
English NVlivat - 9113. 80't•
rote ditto 1345. 1355.
Old ditto - • --s. —5.
Rye , 48s. 58,.
Foie ditto tick. —s:,
iKrluy ••• • - - 4os.
r.rittu ditto - - 5:33. 4ios.
Malt - - - fibs. 70s.
Fine ditto. - r - 824. 87s.
NVliite Pease (boiirts)tifis. 7Ot.
- stir. 71%.71.5.
Chug re4se Otis. 51s.

Fine (hcy Pcase 5Rs.
Tick lteitits - - 445. 6.15.
Old ditto - Is. ass.
Sinai? Tick Beans 52, 68s.
Old Jittst - Os. 73'5.,
Feed Oats - - tt 27*.
Fitzeditto ISRs.
Poland ditto - - gas. *Ss.
rim. ditto - 4g*. hos.
Pit its . dirt t - -30 s. C7s.
Secd 601. 61 per 1:10..
nut: - 155.,
SrOilkl4' luhs. 111.1*..

BRIGHTON, JUNE 29 —Dotin4 the last seven
days. tint pockets twee conveyed .170 passengers
for Frappe; whilst the returns of travellers from
the Continent wkhin the same period Insie beets
compara..tively few. Last the
,Lord Wel-
lington wicket was to proceed on her voyage with
upwards cat 50 persons. They had got into the
long-boat to be Conveyed to the vessel, and as the
boatmen -were launching her oil the beach, the
stern of the boat sunk in the gravel, end expoSed,
the whole patty to I.he fury of the sea-breakers.
.which soon tilled the boat with- water. Their
Situation was pitiable for although every assist-
ance was instantly afforded, none of them escaped
without a' severe &smelting. Fortunately they
recei‘ed no other injury, and were all safely con-
ducted to their homes, Lord and Lady liAttutoo-
Tort were among the number of • departures, anti
several other Ladies, who encountered this no-
walcome salutation of Neptune.

Usefulness of the hedgehog, or Urchin.—This
little anitital, the Object of persecution, not oniy
to idle boys', but, t 6 the farmer and gamekveper,
ott account of its supposed mischievous propen-
sities, is, in fact, one which the agriculturists
should endeavour to preserve, as it is the most
effectual destioyer of snails, worms, and in-
sects, on which it ahnost entirely subsists,...
A garden, in which a hetle.ehog is kept,
will, in the course of two, or three nights, L 4
entirely treed float slugs ; and that enemy to
fruit, the Milipetle, is a favourite food to
he London Gardeners are so aware of this as
often to purchase hedgehogs to put in their
grounds,. The 'opinion that the Urchin sucks
Cows, is too absurd to require ,retutatton:---
The mouth of this animal is too small to lay
hold of the teat of a cow, even if it could be hw.
liesed by any reflecting person that site Would
suffer its sharp bristles to touch her, and
if ever it has been found eating poultry of
game, as has by some been asserted, they must
previously have been killed by rats, weitzels, or
some none ferocious vnintal than he nrchin,whoso
litlaoltl ta
itsitedl it::r those ottat,..ket:tleness and timiditY, who is
and whose sole mode of de-
fence, is' the rolling itself tip in a ball, and op_
posing its strong ptickles to the enemy. This
statement is the moult oft WO yearsobservation on
the nature unit mode of life of the hedgehog,
and is given itt the hope of rescuing a harmless
and useful creature front the general abhorrence
iu which it is held, and the unmerited treatment
it meets with.

ArtEraTßll Suictoe.—Early on Friday morn-
ing, a young Vf ()man, dr. sled in a reit bngui am{ it
cottage bonnet, was observed by s•nne haytunkets
in a field not tar trom the fifth bridi;e, to thinkr
herself into the Paddington COW. One of the
men reached the spot in about two minutes, unit
rescued her from her impending fate. She wag
conveyed to the house of a Mr. };LLIOTT, anti
turned nut to be a young laity, teacher at a ladiint
nuttory lit the New-reekt, Maly-le-borate.