The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TO'CLOCK.~WELVE
LIVERPOOL COTTON 111AILKET, MARCH 10.-011 T market'
still continues flat and dull, without the least indication of im-
provement. The supply to-day was abundant, yet no decided
reduction was submitted to, and the sales consisted of 2,500
hales. ; viz , 200 Surat 35 to 4; 60 Egyptian, 7a ; 20 Bahia,
7; and 2,220 American, 4 to 65.
LivEaroor. Swains MARKET.—A moderate number of
Shares changed hands during this day, but, prices in several
instances ,SOMeVI hat lower than last quoted. '1 he sales com-
prised London and Birmingham, 173 ; Do., Quarter Shares,
5V5; London and Brighton, 354: Eastern Counties, 94 ex.
div. ; London and South Western, 585 ; Great Western Fifths,
912* Grand Junction Half Shares, 90.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 10.—We can-
not report any improvement in the state of our market to-day.
Our sales are—London and South Western, 585 ; Manches-
ter and Birmingham, 285; Manchester and Leeds Half Shares,
314; Manchester and Liverpool- District Bank, 103 ; Man-
chester and Salford Bank, 101/8.
There is but little dispOsition to deal in the Home Securities
at present, and the market continues flat. Consols are 89h
Money, and 895 a for the Account ; Exchequer Bills, 30s. to
335. premium.
Messrs. Reid, Irving, and Co. having accepted the agency
for the payment of the Spanish Dividends, has given more con-
fidence to the holders of these securities, and the Active Stock
advanced soon after the commencement of business to 255, but
has since receded a little, and may now be quoted at 245 255 ;
Deferred, 12% t/2 ; Passive, 511- 5 ; Portuguese Five per Cents.,
335 34 ; Ditto Threes, IN 205; Mexican Bonds, 371 • 385 ;
Colombian, 245 z ; Brazilian, 66 67.
There are no later arrivals to-day from any quarter, and no
news of the least interest has transpired.
The Wrest India steam-ship is now overdue some days; her
ivll is anxiously looked for.
The only arrival from the Continent this morning is one
Dutch, mail leaving one French and one Flanders due; their
non-arrival is attributed to the state of the weather.
The Dutch Five per Cents. came 101 9-16, and Two-and=
a-Half 52 1-16 5., Exchange on London had declined 25 cents.
fer cash, being quoted at 12 125.
PRICES Or SHARES 'FLITS DAY AT ONE.
It A ILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
London ane Brighton ......... 50 ...... 3555 to
London and Blackwell ...... 25
Manchester and Leeds .......... , . 70 ...... 77
Midland C 'unties lOO - to
C•lorth Midland ...100
South Eastern and D0ver......... 48

HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS DAY)
The House sat to-day to hear Appeals. The Peers present
were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell,
and the Earl of Dartmouth.

HAMILTON V. HAMILTON.
Mr. GORDON resumed and concluded his arguments in this
part-heard appeal on behalf of the appellant.
The Somerrott-GENERA t. followed on the same side, and
bad not concluded when our Evening Edition went to press.
Mr Peniberton and Mr. Kelly appear for the respondents.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY )
(13,fore the VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.)
His Hosour. was occupied during the whole of the morning
with hearing unopposed petitions and short. causes.
(Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRA3I.)
ARUNDALE V. BOWTER.
His HoNotta was occupied during part of the morning in
heating this case, his judgment in which he deferred till to-
morrow.

CONSISTORY COURT (THIS DAY)
(Before Dr. LUSIIINGTON.)
SNOW V. SNOW.

This was a suit for separation, proineted by the wife against
the husband, 119bert Snow, on.the ground of cruilty It.
appeared that the marriage was contracted in 1832, and that
even in the honeymoon a ceurac of ill treatment and cruelty
commenced on the ptrt of the husband, which continued down
to the 21st of November, 1841, when the parties being in
Paris, attack was made by him on the wife, orso vio;ent a
character a 3 to place her life in peril, and obliged
her to apply to other parties for protection. It
was on these grounds that the suit was instituted. Sir
Herbert Jenner Fust and Dr. Haggart, were the advocates for
the wife, and Dr. Adams for Mr. Snow. Some doubt was
expressed w:lethcr the wife had not debarred herself of her
remedy, by returning to a partial cohabitation with the hus-
band tter the acts of cruelty referred to in the libei.
Tll6 decision of the Coust had not been.given when we went
to press.

SHERIFFS' COURT.---(THJS DAY.)

Both the Learned Secondaries sat this day, Mr. Potter at
Basinghall-street, and Mr. James in one of the chambers of
the Guildhall ; butthe proceedings in either Court were of a dull,
tedious, and unimportant character.

JOINT STOCK RANKS.
Australasia 4O ...... 53 to
National Provincial of England 35 15a tp
PRICES OF' IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 9.
3 per Cent. Consols
.88k rßank Stock
Three and Half Stock 97i 'Grand Canal 5t0ck......... 5t0ck.........-
Ditto Reduced ... 88i Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... -
Ditto New 1830... 94 Ditto 4 per cent ...
31 per Cent. Debs.

HALF-PAST ONE

No intelligence of either the French or Flanders mail.
There has been scarcely a bargain transacted in the Stock
Exchange all the morning. Spanish Active Stock does not
maintain the advance. It it now quoted at 244; Mexican
Bonds, 3:1; Deferred, loti; Colombian Bonds, 244 ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52; Ditto Fives, 103,1 ; Consols
are s9b Money, and 89i for the Account; Exchequer Bills are
lower, they are now quoted at 30 prem. ; India Bonds 8 prem.
The Share Market is flat, with but little doing. Great
Westerns are 88 ; London and Brighton, 35b ; ditto Blackwell,
114; Manchester and Leeds, 77 ; North Midland, 704 ; South
Eastern and Dover, 26.

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, 89i ; Colombian, 24i 1; Mexican,
37i 38h ; Spanish, 24% Markets firm, and little doing.
QUARTER TO THREE.
We have had various inquiries again as to the West India
mail-steamer, which was reported a day or two since to have
arrived, but has not yet been beard of. It is true, indeed, that
the Forth is mentioned in the New Orleans papers, as having
arrived out safe, and that there would be some delay in her re-
turn to this country, but the Solway was to bring on the advices.
Considering that the whole plan of operations is of such mag-
nitude, and can yet scarcely have been set in motion yet, we
are of opinion that there is every reason to be easy upon the
point of the steamer's non-arrival.
DUTCH EUNos.—Aeurranneu, MARCH 8.
.8.
113(511ii8.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Amon Syndic,4% per cent 9•21,4 92%
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent
Commercial Company, 40;4 per cent l5 ' 157
• Ditto (1835 and 1837) b per cent. ...... 110 jrON
Loan ie37, 5 per cent. 9
Exchange on London, One month....
lino months
iiamburgh, One month 35 56%
Two monthe 33 31%
Dutch Papers, March 8.
CLOSING PRICES
BRITISH FUNDS.
_ _

Bulk Stock — 'lndia Stock,...
3 per Cent Red. Ditto Bonds 8 pm
3 per Cent Cons B9 (Ditto
Old Annuities ...
38 per Cent Red 99i Ditto New Annuities...
New 38 per Cent
New 5 per Cent.. _ Ditto 5001......... 31 pix
Long Annuities :.oexpirii Ditto Small 3O pm
Jan. 1860.......... Bank Stock for 0pg,...
Oct 1859..., ..... (India Stock for Acct....
Jan. 1860. .... ..... 12,1 Consols for Acct B9l
FOItEIGN FUNDS.
. .

Austrian, 5 pei: Portuguese, 5 per cent. 591
Belgian, 5 pei cent Ditto, New Ditto 34
Brazilian 80nd5........., 66/ Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres. 6 per ceat -- Russian, 5 per Cent....,,
6 per cent ... Ditto, Metallic ...... .
Colombian, 6 per cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent„.e 244
Ditto, 1824....... ..... Ditto, Deferred.... .
Danish, 3 per cent French, 5 per cent. —e.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange
Mexican, 5 rer cent.... 384 French, 3 per cent —c
D_tto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 2i per cent. . 52
Peruvian,lB2s, cper et. Ditto, b per cent. ... . 1023
SHARES.
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) 9j
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... 421
Great North of England Railway (100 pd) 86/
Great Western Railway 65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) ... 611
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) . :":5
London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid)... 114
London and Greenwich Railway 120 61
London and Croydon Railway (T;unk) 124
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... .. 77
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
North Midland Railway (100)
Ditto Thirds ( paid)
South Eastern and Dover (48 paid) 26
York and North Midland (50 paid) ...... 921

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LosrnoN, Maness LL—Wind this day at noon S. to S. W. -
WHITSTABLE, Mallen 10.—The St. Lawrence, from London
to Malta, has been assisted itt here leaky, with loss of anchors
and cable, having been on the Maplin Sand.
DEAL, MARCH 10. Wi N. W., moderate.--Arrd,
Fostei4ois Nassau.
Lfrmaost ntihgehrtiavnedr,tAhisshmeao'rnfoinrgßiti°l illiam
lew:A heavy gale from S. S. W.
to S.S.E., but moderated at 11 'A. At. 'I he Fort William,
from London to Bombay, drove; and is reported to have
lost two anchors and chains, and is being supplied. The
Caesar from Ostend to Newport, drove ashore near San-
down Castle, with loss of anchor and chains, but is expected
to be got off to-night. A brig, name unknown, is riding at
anchor, with mainmast gone; another brig has brought up
outside the Goodwin Sand, dismasted. The .ISee from Whitby
to Newport has lost two anchors and chain,. Zodiac, Caridahre,
Mulgrave, Emigrant, and Inverna, rode out the gale, and
rerrian well with the rest of the Outward bound.
OFF NORTH rORELA NH, MARCH 10. —The Millman,
Blayne, dismasted.
ltsmsoare, MARCH 10. —Arni. Royal Frederick, London
for Topsham, with loss of bowsprit and anchor.
DOVER, MARCH 10.—The Nottingham, Courtman, from
Yarmouth to Belfast, was driven ashore and totally wrecked
this morning during a hurricane at S. ; crew saved. The
Maria Cruz, from Santander to London, and the Marie, from
Dunkirk to Lcon, arc totally wrecked at Dungeness; two of
the crew of the former drowned. There is a dismasted brig in
the offing, in tow of the Royal George steamer.
HASTINGS, MARCH 10.—The Flower, Court, from London
to We3mouth, was driven ashore this morning, and has be-
come a wreck ; crew saved.
LITTLEIIA AUTON, MA lien !O.—The Economy, Barnard,
drove from her anchors in these roads during a heavy gale at
N. W. this morning and sank ; crew saved. The Sylph,
Meehan; from Shields to Jersey, brought up off Telpham
)t-erteiday at 10 r.m. ; the master and mate came ashore for
provisions. The vessel is not to be seen this morning, and it
is supported that she drifted or parted, and gone to leeward.
SHOREHAM, MARCH 10.—The Sylph, Corlanshay, of
Jersey, was boarded this afternoon by the crew of the life boat,
who had not been on board ten minutes when she upset and
sank ; a little boy was the only person on board. It appeared
that she had been run aboard of during the gale.
Bitic tiTos,lllAlecit 10.—A piece of oil turpentine, marked
B L M L No. 13, also hall a piece of brandy, No. 38, 1' G,
have been picked up.
Livnaroor., Mancir 10—Wind W.N.W., very fresh.—
The Rapide, from Bahia, and Santos, from Bilboa, got in con-
tact in the 'liver this morning. The former lost bowsprit, and
the latter cut nearly to the water's edge. The Friendship,
Davis, from Newport, grounded on her anchor last night off
Woodside, and filled. Arrd. Irlam, Morphew, Barbadoes ;
Papineau, Allen, St. Domingo; Madonna, Miller, Bombay.
Foote, MAR 9.—The Juliana, Welsford, bound to Exeter,
is on shore in Studland Bay, but expected off.
. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 10.—It came on to blow hard last
night, at eight o'clock, from SS. W., and shortly af'crwards
increased to a hurricane, which continued till early this m,rn-
ing, whet it suddenly shifted to N.W., and blew most furiously
till seven A. 31., when it moderated. 'limo Kasihka,
M•Clure, bound to , I amaica, drove on to the
Landhead, and beat violently; but was assisted off
this morning leaky, and into the harbour; will discharge to re-
Lpair. The Jane and Betsey, Griffiths, front Yatmouth to
iverool, has been on shore on Noman's Sand. The George,
Stone, from Sunderland, is on shore on Nornan's Sand,
.and bilged. The Gun, St. Allard, is on shore to the
eastward of Ryde River, and full of water. The
Duff, Sweatman, broke adrift, and ran on board the,
Union.
collier,and
till the
didher
latter.
some ;damage,
at,get: cd.
r,
oavnetdh entnonogmobtansfato,rudal
and
a
revenue cutter, carried away her bowsprit
then drove foul of the British Queen, and received some damage,
and ultimately secured. One man and boy only on board.
The whole of the other ships in the different roadsteads are
riding with two anchors down, all well. Off Port, Laura
and Louisa, Rempard, Rig Janeiro.
MILFORD, MARCH 9.—A brig, apparently north country
build, waterlogged and abandoned, drifted on shore at Sheep
bland to-day, and went to pieces. Had a white streak, and
halt ports painted. Cargo timber. Pawl plates are marked
Sunderland.
YARMOUTH, MARCH lb.—The Rosa, Furman, from Shields
to Southampton, has been assisted in, dismasted, having been
run on board of in the Road,.
ALDBOROUGH, MARCH 9.—The Newcastle, of Aberdeen,
got on the outer shoal to-day, but came off without a'sistance.
Several barrels of porter, some beans, and a quantity of wreck
has drifted on shore.
GREENOCK, MARCH 9.—The Culdell, Campbell, which
sailed
N.
edhe‘nve.,
three26th Frenchult. for Mauritius,barques,
ohvaos,pbruitgsb,arakii,dhaanving
Englishbeen
on shore on Areklow Banks.
B,uxnAst, MARCH 10.—During a heavy gale last night
f
barque were driven out of the al. .

CHURCH-RATE SEIZURES.
LEICESTER.

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On Monday, seizures for Church-rates were made upon the
Proprietor of the Leicestershire Mercury ; Mr. Baines,
(known for hia imprisonment for Church-rates); Mr. Winks,
(ToivnXouncillor); and eleven other parishioners of St.
Martin's, Leicester. The property taken amounted to more
than three times the amount of the rates demauded. It will
be sold by auction," n the Torn Hall, on Alouday next.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVI4.:NiNG, MARCH 11, 1842

TILE HURRICANE OF YESTER•
D

AY.
FATAL OCCURRENCE.—The storm which set in on Wed-
nesday night, and which towards yesterday morning increased
to a perfect hurricane, has, in addition to the-serious damage
done to property in the north and north-western suburbs of the
metropolis, to a large extent involved the loss of human life.
About half-past three o'clock, when the storm was at its height,
the family of Mr. Atkinson, an independent gentleman, re-
siding in one of two newly-built houses in St. James's-road,
Holloway, were_ alarmed by hearing a tremendous crash, ac •
companicd with violent shrieks, proceeding from the rear of
the dwelling, which consisted of a bed-room, covered with a
zinc roof, communicating with the house, in which apartment
a young lady, on a visit to his family, named Feast, and Ann
Taylor, the servant, slept. Mr. Atkinson rushed in the direc-
tion of the chamber, and burst it open. He still heard the
stifled screams-of one of the females beneath the rubbish, and
saw the hand of one appearing above it The entire of the
roof had been burst in near the centre by the falling of a stack
of chimnies eight feet high, and which had been blown from the
summit of the house on :o it. He raised an alarm, and with
the assistance of the police, the rubbish was with
great difficulty removed, %shim the body of Ann Taylor was
discovered perfectly lifeless, with her chest completely crushed
in upon Lcr heart. by the whole mass forcing the centre beam
of the roof upon her. Death must have been insL•ntaneous.
Miss Feast was also apparently dead from suffocation, and had
received severe contusions about the head and face, but had
fortunately just escaped the beam alluded to, which caused the
roof to fall hollow over her. She was removed to another
apartment, and a medical man instantly sent for, but she still
Tics in a dangerous state. The body awaits a Coroner's in-
quest. Immense damage has been sustained by the ce .1-
merchants and lightermen in the loss of their ba ges and
whtere, but the th,pping has wholly escaped in the pool,
ere the masts threatened to snap every instant with the
violence of the storm. Above bridge a number of coal barges
were sunk with their cargoes. There were three under water
belonging to Messrs. Caper and Slaughter, nearly off the
Temple, and a fourth filled with coals lying across them. At
Irongate stairs, neat the Tower, several watermen's boats were
swamped during the night, and there was much destruction
among the craft at Horselydown. About one o'clock in the
morning a lighterman named Hipkins, who was on his way to
the East India Dock, to look after some barges, was blown off
the pier-head at Blackwell into the river and drowned. His
body has not been recovered. The fury of the hurricane in
the Channel has been dreadfully severe.
HASTINGS, THURSDAY, ELEVEN O'CLOCY.—This morning,
about nine o'clock, a sloop was noticed on her way to this port
from peachy-head, and from her keeping near the shore it
was feared that something had occurred • which prevented her
keeping the sea. Her name is the Flower of Weymouth,
Captain Court. She left London on Sunday week, with a
general cargo, and Ramsgate on Sunday last. When the gale
came on yesterday she was off the Isle of Wight, and making
five feet water. The crew were at the pumps all night, and
being nearly exhausted, and doubting their ability to reach any
other, port, they put her ashore at Hastings. We are happy
to add that the poor fellows, five in number, eventually all got
ashore. Captain Court and his men were received at Mr.
Harman's, the Hastings Arms, and provided with changes of
clothes, refreshments, and good beds. A rope has just been
got out to the vessel, and the capstans are now at work to heave
her in before the sea. Her bulwarks are all gone and we fear
her damages are so serious as to render her worthless. No doubt
the cargo will be saved.

A FLOOR-CLOTH MANUFACTORY BLOWN DOWN.—Yes-
terday morning, about half-past three o'clock, the extensive
floor.cloth manufactory of Mr. Moss Lyons, situate in King-
street, East-lane, Walworth, was suddenly 1 lown down. It
was a wooden erection about twenty- five feet in height, and
of considerable length and depth, occupying an area of nearly
an acre of ground. While the hurricane was at its height, a
sudden gust of wind entered between the lengthened avenues
formed for the reception of the canvas, and lifted the uprights
of the building which supported the roof from their sockets, so
that the whole instantly came down with a tremendous crash.
The damage sustained by the building, and the destruction of
some thousand yards of canvas, will amount to a considerable
sum, which cannot be ascertained until a clearance of the ruins.
It is fortunate that the workmen, of whom there are a great
number employed, were not on the premises.
BRIGHTON, .11ARCH 10.—LOSS OF TEN LIVES.—At about
10 o'clock last night the wind blew with terrific strength
during the whole of the night. The gusts of wind actually
shook the buildings to the foundation, and the pattering of the
rain sounded like the falling of marbles. A storm so severe,
and of so long continuance, has not been known here for many
years. Fragments of chimney-pots and tiles were to be seen
this morning in nearly, every street, and several instances have
come to our knowledge of houses being completely unroofed
by the strength of the wind. At the residence of Mrs.
Brisbane, 7, Dorset-gardens, a stack of chimnies was blown
down, and fell through the roof of the house into the bed-
room of a female servant, just missing the foot of the bed.
A similar occurrence took place at a lodging-house in the
Grand Junction Road, kept by a Mr. Wilkinson. Here a
stack of chimnies was likewise blown down by the wind,
and falling through the roof just grazed the cheek of
a man-servant, fortunately without further injury. The
wrecks in the channel we are afraid will turn out to be
very numerous. At present, we have heard of two, and in
one of these cases, the whole of the crew, eight in number,
and two pilots, who had gone on board to conduct the vessel
into the harbour, hare. unfortunately met with a watery grave.
The vessel was the brig Economy, of Littlehampton, belong-
ing to Mr. Thomas Isemonger, of Littlehampton, laden with
coals from Sunderland, in burden about 250 tons. Four or
five other coal-vessels were, yesterday, in the Littlehampton
roads, and all succeeded in making the harbour. The Economy,
flowerer, drew too much water, and was obliged to remain in
the roads, waiting for the next tide. In the evening the hur-
ricane, as we have stated, sprang up, and, notwithstanding the
efforts of the captain and crew, the vessel has gene to the'bot-
tom, and not one of the crew was able to reach the shore. The
master of the vessel was Captain. Isemonger, brother of the
owner. The second case occurred off Brighton, at three
o'clock this afternoon. A schooner was seen in the Channel
in the morning, about ten miles at sea. A Shoreham life-
boat put off to her assistance. At three o'clock the life-boat
could be discovered returning, but no trace of the schooner was
visible. It is conjectured that the crew have been taken into
the life-boat, and that the vessel has gone to the bottom. The
life-boat is at this moment returning, and is now (tour o'clock
r.st.), eight miles distant from land. The wind has been very
high this morning, but, at the time of writing this communica-
tion, is beco:ning more calm.