The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-24 00:00:00

FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE.

There was very little of any kind of fish in the mallet
this morning.—The following were the prices:—

_
Prime Turliot each As. Ott to 12s. Od
Finest Salmon, per lb 1 0 '0 0
Ditto Grilse 0 9, 0 9
.

Salmon Trout ~ 0 +0 • 0 8
Sturgeon 0 0 1 6
Fine Dories, each 8 0 10 0
Fine Whitings, per 15 6 0 ' 4 0
Ditto large, par 7 0 0 4 0
Crimped cod-fish, each
Fine Soles, per three pairs 0 0 4 6
Live Flounders, ter quartern - I 6 0.0
~lb, _ _

Live Eels, per SIL
Good Lobsters, per score 3O 0 50 0
Shrimps, per gallon 0 0 2 0
Best Common Oysters, per bushel
Natives
- -- • . _ 23 0 30 0

Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 0 0 10 0
• No alteration in the prices of other kinds of fish. '

ON HEARING, THE NAME OF THE PRESENT PREMIER PRO-

N 0 NCED GOOD-AND-RICH BY A FOREIGNER, THE

TITLE BEING TAKEN FROM THE MANOR OF GOODRYCHE.
Lord Good-and-rith thy name imparts
A glorious hope to British hearts,
For thus the record runs that fame
Ascribes to Merlin's awful name— .
Brittaine hath brightest dayes, I wit,
Quhen goodde and ryche her favourite is. N.

The Duke of Devonshire was expected.at his
sporting lodge, Bolton Priory, in this county, during the
present week, and a number of his domestics had arrived
there some days back to provide a welcome reception, and
minister to the luxurious wants of his Grace while he
stayed. It now appears, however, that either affairs of
state or some other weighty matters, prevent the Noble
Duke from realizing his intentions. His servants have re-
ceived orders to return with their baggage train, &c. to
London, and are now on the road.—Leedt Intelligeitcer.

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE...—. During the
performance of the " Freebooters" last night at this theatre,
the audience were much annoyed by two vociferous gentle-
men, who stationed themselves in a box in the first circle.
These persons came to the theatre each provided with a
bottle of wine and a glass. They were tolerably quiet
during the first act, but when the wine, which they
drank unsparingly, began to work its effect, they
appeared to think that they. had lust as good a right
to favour the audience with en occasional song as
Miss Betts had. The audience were, however, of a con-
trary opinion, and the cries of " turn them out," proceeding
from several persons, at last brought the officers to the
spot. The -officers, after endeavouring by entreaty, to in-.
duce the gentleman to Withdraw, were compelled to use
violence. A most determined resistance was made by
one of the parties ; he fought every inch of the way down
the staircase, and actually tore away part of the bannisters,
IMPROVEMENT IN FRENCH DILIGENCES.
—Your readers who purpose visiting France will hear
with pleasure that imprOvements are daily taking place
in the diligences, with regard to the vehicles, the
cattle, and drivers. An Opposition Company, at the
head of which is Mr. Lafitte, the brother, of the cele-
brated banker, is now in full activity ; the amount of
their capital is 160,0001., and in most cases they beat
the Messageris Royale. To give you an instance to what
extent the competition is carried, it is only necessary
to say, that a traveller may now proceed from Paris to
Bordeaux for ten shillings, and to Brussels for . eight.
SNAKE EATING.---TO Show the extreme
desire of sailors for fresh animal food, towards the end of a
long voyage, we may mention the following circumstance.
A Dutch East Indiamae, after beating about for some time
in the Indian Ocean, became short of provisions. One day,
as the crew were scrubbing the deck, a large sea-snake
raised itself out of the water, and sprang or crawled aboard.
The sailors, who for some time had not tasted anything
fresh, immediately dispatched the snake, and, regardless of
consequences, cooked and ate it for dinner.—London
Weekly Review.

DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF A POWDER-
AuLL.—Yesterday, at 10 o'clock in the morning, the
neighbourhood of Twickenham, Hounslow, and Hanworth,
were again thrown into great consternation by the' explo-
sion of the corning-house of the gunpowder-manufac-
tory of Curtis and Harvey,
.situated on the lower side
of the Heath. The building was completely demolished,
and two Men (Parkes and Edmonds) fell a sacrifice to the
accident. The quantity of powder in the building was,
we understand, .not great, and the whole of what was
there was in a damp unfinished state. 'The explosion was
nevertheless, very violent, from the circumstance of the
whole quantity being of the greatest strength,—namely,
such as is used for sporting. The men bore a very good
character, as being steady and sober, and there does not
appear the least suspicion of what could have caused the
calamity. The building was only erected last year, in the
place of one which met with a similar fate nearly at this
time. A Coroner's inquest will sit to-morrow or next day.

FlRE.—,About twelve o'clock on Saturday
noon, a fire broke out in the machine-house on the coal-
wharf of Ellis Fletcher, Esq., Oldfield-rOad, Salford,
which, in a short space of time, completely consumed the
interior .of the building. The Salford fire-engine, though
promptly on the spot, was for some time ineffective, in
consequence of the -bad condition of the pipes. It served,
however, to prevent the flames from communicating with
the adjoining house, occupied by Mr. Samuel Hall, Mr.
Fletcher's agent. The second story of the machine-house
had been occupied for a period of nearly twenty years by an
old man, upwards of 70 years of age, named Joshua Hilton,
who, by depriving himself of the common comforts and
decencies of life, had scraped together from 2001. to 3001.
This strange individual was formerly what is termed a
banksmaand still continued to do odd ;obs about
the coal =wharfs. I;harfe. His bed, which consisted of 01(1 mat-
ting and straw, was fenced round with • large pieces of
coal, and the room, it is supposed. had for many years been
a stranger to a brush, and consequently was strewed over
rags, and other furniture of a similar descrip-
t hrslept in his clothes, disdained soap and water,
awin°iiti. hdlisatd straw,
the luxury of a clean shirt once a month. His
food consisted principally of oatmeal-porridge, which he
stirred with a piece of stick gathered from a hedge, and
for which he had a great regard ; and although' his attend-
ants, (who are now no more) were numerous, he did every
thing himself. It was supposed. that the accident occurred
in consequence of a spark flying upon some rags and dry
hay whilst he was lighting his fire. He stopped in the
place until he was almost suffocated, in order, it was con-
jectured, to preserve his money and writings, which were
concealed in holes and corners, and at length rushed out;
and watched with eager interest the progress of the flames.
When the fire had been got pretty well under, he mounted
the smoking beam which supported his former dwelling,
and approaching a hole in the wall, took out a large bag
of sovereigns, with which
.he scampered off with almost
frenzied delight, without giving a farthing to the men,
who had exerted themselves to preserve his life and pro-
perty.—Manchester Herald.