The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-14 00:00:00

FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE.

There was a short supply of Fish at the market this
morning and the prices were generally higher ; bat a con-
siderable quantity of yesterday's Fish, especially Salmon
and Soles, were , offered for sale at a great reduction in
price
Prime large Turbots were 14e. to 18s. each ; small do.
Bs. to 10s. each; Salmon, ls. ad. to ls. 9d. per lb. ;
Salmon Trout, 10d. to ls. do. ; Eels, Ss. 6d. to 4s. per
five lbs. or 12s. to 145., per draught ; good sized Soles,
3s. per three pair ; fine Brighton do. 2s. per pair ; good
Lobsters, 12s. per score ; Crabs, Ss. to 129. do. ; Prawns,
3s. per lb. ; Shrimps, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per gall. Mackerel
were exceedingly plentiful both last night and this morn-
ing; in the course of yesterday no less than 22 boat-loads
arrived, and towards the close of the day, the quantity was
so great that almost any price was submitted to in order to
effect sales. The price this morning for vessel Mackerel
was 205., per hundred ; Brighton or Dover land-carriage,
245. to 28s. ditto. Newcastle Pickled Salmon continues
high in price—it was sold at 50s. per kit.

MISS ISABELLA PATON'.3 CONCERT. -
The Argyll Booms last night presented a full and fashion-
able display of Amateurs and Cognoscenti, attracted thi-
ther by the announcment of Miss I. PATON'S Concert.
Several Singers from the Italian Opera, together with
Miss STEPHYNS and BRAI-IAII contributed to the enter-
tainment of the evening. But the chief attraction was the
singing of the three Mims PATON, all of whose songs,
particularly a pathetic little air, entitled, " They say
my love is dead," were received with the warmest appro-
bation.

When the new Terrace, which is now being
formed along the whole length of the Western Cliff, from.
the Battery is completed, we believe there will be no
Marine Piomenade in the kingdom equal to it.—Brightoss
Paper.
We understand that the Queen of WURTEM-
BURG will will occupy the Pavilion during a considerable
portion of the summer. Her MAJESTY is expected,
according to the German Papers, to return to Wurternburg
about the middle of November next.—Brighton Paper.
Workmen are now employed in covering the
roof of the Pavilion with copper.—Brighton Paper.
The hay harvest is begun very generally in this
neighbourhood ; the swath falls remarkably heavy over the
scythe. The wheat in a field at Portslade is already out
in ear.—Brighton Papa•.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday an In.
quest was held at the Rose and Crown, Church-street,
Stoke Newington, before Mr. Ihiwin, jun., who officiated
for his father as coroner, on the body of Charles Harris, a
young man about 22, who had been in the employment of
Messrs. Freeman and Heathcote, solicitors, of Coleman-
street, and who was found suspended on Saturday, in the
coal-vault of the house where he lodged, in stoke Newing-
ton, and taken down dead. John James Hamilton, a clerk
in the office where the deceased was employed, stated his
conviction, from a knowledge of the habits of the deceased,
that he was insane at the time. The father of the deceased
had hanged himself, and be anticipated that such would
he end of ►he deceased ; but he did not expect that it wou3d
take place so early in life.—The Jury returned a verdi,,J cf
"Insanity."

SurcznE.—On Saturday night about eleven
o'clock, a watchman stationed at the end of Camden-street,
Islington, near the New River, saw a female plunge into
the water. An alarm was instantly given, and the watch-
man, with some of the inhabitants, proceeded to the spot,
where they found the body of a young person, apparently
not more than 20 years of age, and of extremely handsome
person and features. The attendance of two medical gen-
tlemen was immediately procured, who, during nearly two
hours, used their best exertions to restore life, but with-
out effect. The body was taken to Islington Church, to
be owned, and it was shortly afterwards ascertained that
the deceased was a young woman who had recently lived
as servant in a highly respectable family in the neighbour-
hood. It was said, that having, in the beginning of last
week, paid a visit to Greenwich fair, she failed to return
home at night, anti was in consequence discharged from
her situation. It is supposed that the unhappy warner.:
had since been wandering about, until her last penny was
exhausted, and being unable to sustain any longer the lead
of a wretched existence, in a moment of desperation ter-
minated it in the manner described.

PAWNBROKERS.—A person of the name of
John Berry, resident in this town, formerly himself a
pawnbroker at Hull, has been raising contributions by
lodging informations against the persons in that trade in
Leeds, for taking higher interest than the law allows, and
has in that way inflicted fines, of which the infermer obtains
one-half, and the poor of the township the other half, to the
amount of 3041. The sum of 503. is exacted on each.
conviction, of which there have been 85, from seven dif-
ferent pawnbrokers, one of whom, recently establisheA in
business, has paid 701. A number of other informations
were prepared, but Mr. Berry has consented to withdraw
them. We hope the persons who lend money to the poor
on security of their clothes or furniture will, in future,
guard themselves against these consequences, by abstaining
from taking more than legal interest,—a precaution which,
we fear, is not sufficiently attended to either in Leeds et-
elsewhere.—Leeds Mereury.
It has been long matter of complaint, that let-
ters sent to the eountry by post, if the persons to whom
they are addressed cannot be found, are generally detained
for four or five weeks in the country post-office before they
are returned. This practice is said to be attended with
great inconvenience to the public, and the superintendents
of the post-office department have often been applied to to
remedy the evil. Nothing, however, appears to have been
done in the matter. The respectable attornies all cry gut
against the abuse, but the low practitioners have reason tq
rejoice at it. A solicitor writes to a person in the cs-Juntry,
who is in debt to his client, requiring that the money be
paid forthwith. He waits the usual time, but receiving
no answer, he sends down a writ at the expense of his
client of between 31. and 41. After the country has been
scoured in vain by Sheriff's officers, he receives his letter,
on which it is stated, that the person to whom itis F oper-
scribed is dead, or otherwise departed from the place.—
The practice is so very common, that it is suspected there
has been an understanding between the underlings of the
law and the country post-masters, in order to secure a
certain profit from the unfortunate client, who is of course
obliged to defray the expences. Mr. Hobler, junior, has
had many instances of this sort of conduct upon the part of
the post-masters. On the first of May he wrote to a town
in Lincolnshire, a letter demanding payment of a debt due
to Mr. Clementi, and the day before yesterday his letter
was returned, and it was stated upon the back of it, that
the person addressed had departed for London. It has
been ascertained, that the delay is not occasioned by the
search after the person in such cases. It was expected
that this abuse would have been mentioned in the House
of Commons, but whatever hal been the cause, no notice
has been as yet takeu of it..... Tunes.