The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-10 00:00:00

SECOND BOARD.

350 Long Island.
200 Harlem Railway
40 Do. 10.

•:5 Mohawk s 3 days
25 Do.
50 Delaware and Hudson b 39 day, 93
25 Do.
50 Paterson Railroad
NEW YORK MARKETS, APRIL 19, 1842.

ASHES.—Since our last about 60 barrels of pots have
been sold at 6 dol. a 6 371 dol., and 30 of pearls at
5 60 dol.

CoTroN.—The news per the Great Western has had
the tendency to make the market quiet, buyers claiming
to have a deduction, while sellers are only willing to
operate at previous rates. . . _

FLOUR-The weather has been unfavourable yester-
day and to-day for the operations in the Flour Market,
and we have heard of no transactions. We quote Camel
at 6 33 dol.

(Frona Bicknell s Philadelphia Reporter of April 19.)
THE MONEY MARKET.—We notice with pleasure an
improvement in our Money Market. The rates, although
still high, are assuredly lower than they were a fortnight
ago, while the prospect for the future is more en-
couraging. The periods for the largest payments of the
spring have gone by, with much less difficulty than was
at first apprehended. The failures have been few and
far between, the resumption of specie payments has
been fully successful, and our banks have more specie
and specie funds on hand at the present time, than they
had the day'the resumption was attempted. The banks
are discounting, but with no alteration, and in few in-
stances, beyond their daily receipts.
None of the suspended banks have yet re-opened. We
hear, however, that the Mechanics' and the Mopamensing
are both making vigorous efforts to such an end. We
trust that they may prove successful, but are not suffi-
ciently acquainted with their assets and liabilities to au-
thorise the expression of a confident opinion.

AWFUL STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION.-FEARFUL
LOSS OF LIVES.

(From the Baltimore American.
It Is our melancholy duty to record the most tearful
and fatal
steam-boat explosion which has ever taken place on the waters
of the Chesapeake. The new and splendid steam-boat Medora,
built for the line between this city and Norfolk, was yesterday
rendered a wreck by the explosion of her steam-boiler, attended
by a fearful destruction of human life.
The ltledora was just completed, and preparatory to being
turned out from the hands of the machinist, a number of per-
sons were invited to go in her on an experimental trip. The
day being pleasant, it is supposed that probably one hundred
or more were on board, including some of the Directors of
the Steam-boat Company. and their friends, and a number of
the hands engaged in finishing the vessel, putting in the ma-
chinery, &c., and otherwise connected with the construction or
sailing of the boat.
Soon after three o'clock, p.m. the beat was about to start
from the wharf of the engine builder, Mr. John Watchman, on
the south side of the basin, on the proposed trip. A gentleman
who was on board informs us that the engine had only made the
second revolution, in order to back the Medora from the wharf,
when the boiler exploded with a loud noise, carrying upwards
a considerable portion of the upper deck anti those upon it,
and blowing the smoke stacks high into the air. The main
force of the explosion was almost exclusively towards the head
of the boat, and the portions of the boat around the boiler were
torn to pieces. The boiler itself, an immense one d iron, was
thrown crosswise on the deck.

The boat was instantly enveloped in a cloud of scalding steam,
which was inhaled by some with fatal consequences, white
others suffered externally in their persons from ite effects. Our
informant was in the after part of the boat, where the steam
had no effect. He states that several persons were forced over-
board, and that ore of them was drowned. The boat imme-
diately settled dowa in tl:e water, until her hull rested on the
bottom of the river.

In the centre and forward part of the boat there was a fear-
ful destruction of life and limb, Some of those on board were
blown high in the air, and fell on shore, in the water, and on
the boats lying near by. Others were crushed with the splin-
tered timbers; others scalded with the steam ; while those
below the leeks, not having time to escape, were either suffo-
cated by the steam or drowned when the boat sunk.
When we reached the scene of desolation, we found a large
number of persons, among whom were several physicians,
busily engaged in endeavouring to assist the injured, and carry-
ing away those who were dead or dying. So great was the
confusion that prevailed, and so little was known as to the num-
ber and names of the persons on board, that no complete
account could be obtained. We annex a list of all those who
were injured or killed, as far as we could learn them. There
are no doubt some who were on board, whose loss will only be
known by thingetoomtmh eainrdhoo
fmtehse
Captain boat, was stand-
ingover the boiler when it exploded. Ile was much injured
in the bead, and it was very doubtful yesterday whether he
would recover.
John C. Aloale, Esq., the agent of the steam-boat line, was
on board with his two sons. Air. Aloalo had his right foot dis-
located, and was injured in the side and back. Soon after he
was taken home he expired.
Mr. Moak's eldest son William, a fine lad about 14 years of
age, was killed almost instantly. His second 11013, who was also
on board, was dangerously injured.
[Here follows a list of about forty persons. not more than
hat' of whom survived.]

The Commerce Beige announces that the British
Queen steam-packet took her first departure from Antwerp
for New York at ten in the morning of Wednesday last, *Alder
a salute of artillery. She had a gp,,r spiny Pas Pr. nn
board, and the crowd assembled to wi ness her gettlu under
weigh was very great.

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411.100.• _
11 1011 WATER AT LANDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
!doming minutes alter 1 1 Evening ......47 minutes after 1.

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