The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-07 00:00:00

LOSS OF LIFE AT BILLINGSGATE.

Sunday being what is termed'" oyster-day," of
course that scene of activity was not witnessed
which is observed when the .tla of August falls on
a week day. As soon, however, as the clock
struck twelve on Sunday night, business was begun
on board upwards of sixty fishing boats, which had
arrived with cargoes of oysters. Perhaps on no former
occasion were there such au immense number of
persons i►► attendance, for the purpose of obtaining
supplies, and from the hour just mentioned, unt►l
about ten o'clock yesterday morning, thousands of
.persons, men, women, and children, were passing
and repassing to the different boats.
It will be recollected, that on the sth of August,
last year, several persons lost their lives by being
pushed over board, and in the preceding year, the
number of persons drowned amounted to fifteen or
sixteen. On •the present occasion, however, only
two persons have met their death, though many
others had a severe ducking, and there were some
very narrow escapes. It was a matter of surprise
that more fatal accidents shOuld not have occurred,
the pressure of the crowd being extremely great.
The first person who was pushed over board was
loaded with about two bushels of oysters, the weight
of which carried him down to the bottom of the
river. A porter named Tunnicliffe, also loaded, in
stepping from one boat to another, in order to avoid
the crowd, lost his hold and fell into the water. He
rose but once. After a lapse of abort twenty mi-
nutes, the exertions of those who, we hear, hurried
to pick him up, were successful., The unfortunate
man was conveyed with all dispatch to a public
house adjoining the market, and every effort made to
restore life. These efforts were, however, after a
very long trial, of no avail. We understand Tun-
nicliffe has. left a wife and six children. There was
an abundant supply of oysters, at prices varying
between 9s. and 14s. per bushel.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, JUNE 23.—Capt. Elliott,
of his Majesty's ship Harlequin, has just come on shore,
and reports that every effert to raise the Trial, Potts, has
proved ineffectual. He has brought the masts, yards, sails,
anchors, and cables, and the whole of her cargo (with the
exception of bricks and slates), which is supposed to be
seriously damaged. Every thing was quiet in the island.
A new theatre is confidently spoken of in
London, the arrangements and performances of which arc
to accord with the hours and engagements of the fashion-
able part of society—its scite, it is said, will be in the very
best part of the new improvements at Charing-cross.
John Bull.

WADSWORTH MURDER.—Five men have
been apprehended, on suspicion of being concerned in the
murder of Mr. Shackleton, at Wadsworth, in the parish
of Halifax, and have been committed by the Magi-
strates, at Burnley, for re-examination, to different
gaols—two to York Castle, one to the House of Cor-
rection, at Wakefield, and two to the House of
Correction at Preston. This unusual mode of com-
mitment is adopted to prevent the possibility of any
communication between the parties. Mr. Shepherd, the
Governor of York Castle, has received instructions to pre-
vent all communication with or between the two men sent
to York. The names of the persons committed to York
Castle, are Edward Balmford, and Edward Dockeray ; they
have undergone one examination since their arrival in York
and have been committed for further examination. —Leeds
21fercury.