The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-09 00:00:00

CHARGE.

Within the last few days before the Crane left
several purchases of bullion had been made for ex-
port, and the value both of silver and doubloons has
advanced.

4! IRE AT CLERKENW ELL.—This morning., shortly
before one o'clock, a fire of unusual fierceness was dis-
covered by police-constable Nicholls upon the extensive
premises known as the Princess Royal, in St. John's-
street-road, at the corner of Corporation-row. When
first perceived, the flames had obtained a strong hold of
the bar and parlour, and they were bursting through the
fanlight. Fortunately one of the fire-escapes, which
was stationed in the vicinity, was taken in front of the
flaming premises, and two females and a male were taken
down the same. Several engines soon arrived, the sup-
ply of water was ample, and the firemen made great ex-
ertions ; but their efforts were in vain. The interior of
the building was entirely destroyed, and oven the walls
are in a tottering state. At one time it was reported
that a young man had perished, but it was subsequently
believed that he had not returned home when the fire
commenced. The origin of the calamity is unknown.
SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER.—Yesterday after-
noon, just about dusk, as a policeman of the M division
was going his round in Sparnck's-row, near Maze-pond,
in the Borough, he saw a bundle lying on the ground,
which he found to contain the body of a newly-born
male child. As the body was quite warm, the officer
thought there might yet be life in it, and he conveyed it
to Guy's Hospital to ascertain the fact ; but upon exami-
nation by the surgeons, it was pronounced to be quite
dead. From its appearance it had not been long born,
and the mother had not evidently been attended by any
professional person.
A PANTHER KILLED BY A GIRL.---The La Grange,
Texas paper, gives the following ineident, which oc•
curred near Douglas, Nacogdoches county :—A panther
came into a house in which there was no person but a
young lady and her little brother. The young lady,
being very busy attending to her little household affairs,
did not see the panther until he had entirely got into
the house; but so soon as she discovered him she seized
holdlof him and called to her little brother to bring the
axe. After waiting some time for this weapon, still
holding on to the panther, the young lady then told her
brother to bring her a smoothing-iron, with which she
soon succeeded in putting the intruder to death. The
screams of the heroine during the encounter were heard
by some of the neighbours, who went immediately to
learn the cause; but when they arrived they found her
the conqueror, and viewing with much composure the
lifeless body of the frightful intruder.
HERRING nsum.—There has yet been no ap-
pearance of herrings on the coast of Skye, or in the
lochs by which that island is so much indented. The
season may now be looked upon as entirely lost to the
poor disappointed fisherman. Should herrings appear in
the dead of winter, the quality of the fish would be so
inferior, that it would in no respect remunerate the
trouble of securing. Few seasons have been so very un-
favourable for herring fishing in the Hebrides as the
now expiring season of 1844. The " take" has been in
some bygone seasons very limited, and in consequence
has been complained of ; bat when there is no " take"
at all, the condition of:the poor fishermen is by no:means
an enviable one, as under these circumstances they and
their families must live on credit, which is now almost as
difficult for them to procure as it is to procure the ca-
pricious fish, which would leave them alike comfortable
and independent.—Ross-shire lndpendent.
The French Princes on Monday gave the spectacleot.
of a stag-hunt to the Arab chiefs in the forest f s
Germain. The Kalifa of Constantia followed the dogs
close, and his horse at last run off with him ; the rider
endeavoured to pull him in, but the bit breaking, the
animal went off, and did nut stop for three-quarters of an
hour. The Princes, fearing some accident, sent to seek
the chief, and the Duke d'Authale went to sleet him.
The Kalifa was found coming back in safety. Being.
asked how he liked the hunt, he replied that " it was ex-
ceedingly fine, and worthy of a king."
STATE or TRADE .—The improvement which'
we noticed in this market last week was fully sus-
tained yesterday, when the demand both for yarn
and goods wa
bas
con onsiderable ; and the market being
edingly are stock, purchasers were compelled
in some cases, to give, for immediate delivery, an advance
0130. to Id. per pound on yarn, and of 11d. to 3d. per
piece on 40-inch shirtings. Many contracts for future
delivery have also been made at full previous rates.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JAN. 6.--
The market has been better attended to-day than is
usually the case at this time of the year, and pieces have
been sold at a small advance. Vkrl ol continues in good
demand, and the dealers are asking better prices.—Man-
cheater Guardian..
The Foundling Chapel, which has been the source
of attraction for the last eighty years, is now closed on
Sunday evenings, and an afternoon service has been
substituted.

fie would, however, if the jury wished it, forward
their declaration to the Secretary of State.
This suggestion was adopted, and the whole of the
jurors signed the paper, one of them, at the same
time, remarking that our gaols were half' filled with
1 offenders against the game-laws.
Before separating, the jurors directed their fees to he •
banded over to the widow of the murdered man ; and
a hope was expressed that the trustees of the Earl of
Coventry (now an infant) would secure her and her
family from want.

THE BRAZILS.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 7.—Her Majesty's packet Crane,
Lieutenant Lewis commander, has arrived direct with
mails from Rio de Janeiro this afternoon. Her dates
are Pernambuco the I 1 th, and Bahia the 16th of
October, and Rio the 26th of November. She brings
on freight about 36,0001., and four passengers, includ-
ing Captain Willis, late of Her. Majesty's ship Frolic.
The exchange at Rio was 25.
There is no news of importance by this conveyance,
matters remaining in stain quo at the seat of Govern-
ment. At: Maceio there had been some little out-
break of the ordinary Brazilian character, to check
which a new President, Senor Lopez Gaeta, and a
considerable number of troops, had been dispatched in
the Regeneracio corvette, with two brigantines, and
two steamers, and it was expected that the province
would be speedily pacified. i
The English brig John Dalton, from Sydney, was
driven on shore in a gale of wind, on Cape Negro,
the 16th of November, and the mails which were
transmitted the next day to Rio de Janeiro, are
brought to England by the Crane.
Her Majesty's ships Frolic, Viper, and Spider,
were ordered to proceed to render assistance, and by
the latest accounts before the Crane sailed the vessel
was expected to be got off with little damage. A lady
passenger, reported to be called Stevens or Stevenson,
had been unfortunately drowned.
There were at Rio when the Crane left—Her Ma-
jesty's ships Alfred, Collingwood, Dolphin, and Cres-
cent; the French corvette Coquette, and the Ameri-
can frigate Raratan and corvette Boston.
The Express packet, from Falmouth, arrived out
at Rio de Janeiro on the 18th of November, and her
Majesty's schooner Cockatrice sailed for Portsmouth
the 11th eodern.
According to the Rio Mercantile Journal of No-
vember 23, business in imports has been dull in the
extreme during the week, particularly as regards the
most important articles, such as flour, piece-goods,
and wines.
The arrivals with cargoes consist of 2 vessels with
coals, 1 with deals, 1 with fish oil, 3 with flour, 1 with
jerked beef, 1 with lumber and dry goods, 5 with salt,
1 with wax and oil, 2 with wine, 1 with wine and
sundries, and 4 with sundries.
In coffee the business had been moderate during
the week, and prices had been fully supported, second
good and first ordinary being quoted, the former
100 rs., the latter sOrs. in advance of the previous
price. The sales of the week may be estimated at
20,000 bags. Of these there were exported-5,253
bags to Antwerp, 3,535 to Baltimore, 3,017 to Bos-
ton, 4,104 to Bremen, 1,673 to the Cape of Good
Hope, 3,932 to Falmouth, 3,260 to Hamburgh, 2,860
to Malta, 1,625 to Marseilles, 8,598 to New York,
2,064 to Philadelphia, 20 to River Plate; in all (16th
to 22d) 39,941 bags. Shipped since Ist instant,
103,463 bags.
The quantity of sugar arrived was 437 cases of
Campos, and 240 bags and barrels of Pernams ; the
sales for export were about 1,500 barrels for the River
Plate, and for consumption about 160 cases. Ex-
ported-1 case to Africa, and 19 to the Cape.
In hides considerable activity has prevailed during
the week, in which the market was cleared. 16,500
heavy, old stock, were taken at 170r5.; 11,300 as-
sorted, heavy, medium, and light, at 19Ors. ; and,
this day, 6,250 at about the same price, establishing
our quotations of 180 rs. heavy, 195 rs. medium, 205
to 210 rs. light.
A fair amount of business has been done in
freights, at about previous quotations. Large vessels
have been taken somewhat below the current rates.
In the Money Market discounts have been steady
at 7 per cent.
In exchange, part of the transactions usually ef-
fected for the packet took place prior to the departure
of the Cockatrice, since when the market has been
flat at 25} to 25 upon London. Altogether about
80,000/. has been negotiated, of which 25,000/. at
25i, the remainder at 25d., the closing quotation this
day. Upon Paris 80,000 f. has been passed at 373
and 375, principally at 375. The business upon
Hamburgh has been trivial, at 700 rs.
Stock steady at 73, at which several sales have
been effected.