The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-20 00:00:00

RETURNS OP WHEAT.

London. Liverpool. Manchester.
QRS. QRS. QRS.
February 13 2183 844 1184
. 20 2354 959 350
. 27 1909 8115 695
6 2035 9394 834
. 13 3708 4551 291
20 2233 10233 519
. 27 2459 5766 1036
3... . 3114 5844 1850
10 2661 4795 787
.. 17 2517 4357 746
..24 2825 6633 438
May 1 2604 5228 56
It is remarkable that the returns from Liverpool, which
were less than 1.000 quarters for many weeks pr ceding
the above, immediately after the exposure of the system
svltich took place on the 2d Match, when the consignees
in Ireland publicly complained of the returns, were raised
to such a comparatitely large amount. This, however,
we understand, was not owing to any operation of the law,
for it is defective and ineffectual in such cases, hit was
mainly to be attributed to the Irish consignees obtaining,
from the porch sere, a return of the purchases, which
the consignees handed to the inspector; thug practical);
proving, that the legal remedy for such injurious deficien-
cies is to require returns to be made by the sellers.
The enormous disparity between the returns at Liver-
pool, which is the great English market for Irish corn,
(being,
On the 20th February, 289 quarters, and
On the 20th March,... 10,255 quarters,)
is a sufficient proof, that, under the existing law, the re-
turns may be either made or withheld, as it may best suit
the design of those who, by an easy arrangement, may
thus affect the prices from which the average is struck
that governs the importation.
But, if we look a little farther, we shall find rewrite
equally defective; for, although the returns from London
appear more equal in amount, yet, when computed upon
the number of the population of the metropolis and its
vicinity, it will be found that the returns made from Man-
chester are much less deficient than those from Mark-lane.

March

April

Our readers will, no doubt, remember, that, in oats
journal of the 9th March last, we fully exposed the fal-
lacy of the present system of obtaining returns, to whirls
our attention was attracted by a letter we then pit! lished,
effectually proving that an amendment of the Act, by re-
quiring sellers to make returns, would remedy the defect;
and we believe that copies of that letter wtre, in a few
days afterward, sent to several Members of the House of
Commons, and of his Majesty's Government. Knowing,
also, that, at the same time, strong complaints were rinds
to the Board of Trade, front the commercial bodies in the
principal ports and towns in Ireland, respecting these re-
turns, we are much surprised that the Hight Honourable
Secretary has not, ere this, instituted an inquiry, and
applied a remedy to correct a system which affords such
facilities for defrauding the public, and most prejudicially
affects the food of the industriota classes of the corninu-
nity.—Lirerpool Albion.

The United Service Club-house is now• one
of the principal fashionable attractions, being generally
thronged by parties of ladies, every day, from three o'clock
till five.

The thermometer, which had for some days
taken a summer station, sunk in
.the seurse of Saturday
night to 43.

MALT LIQUORS A PREVENTATIVE or
FEVER.-It is a curious fact, and one which is worthy of
investigation by medical men, that persons who are in the
habit of drinking largely of malt liquors are rarely knr.ven
to be seized with typhus, or other slow fevers, what. vet
other effects these liquors may have upon the constitution.
In corroboration of this fact, we have been assured by ti oaf
whose opportunities for observation have been extensive,
that there is not an instance knwwn of a brewer's servant
being entered as a patient, under these diseases, in any of
the public hospitals.— York Courant.

EXTRAORDINARY DRAUGHT OF FISH.-
On Monday week was taken at one draw, near Buhwith
Bridge, in the river Derwent, the surprising quantity of
upwards of five cwr. (6601ba.) of fish, consisting chiefly
of eels, with some few pike. The above draught is sup-
posed never to have been exceeded in an unprotected, open
river. The flint was sold in lots from Id, to 2d. per Ih.,
and they were generally remarkably fine and of a good
size. We understand that the person who made this re-
tuarkal.le capture is a poor, ingenious man, u ho has spent
a good deal of time in studying to find out the perpetual
motion, in which, however, he has not proved so success-
ful as in his piscatory pursuits, the net which he so suc-
cessfully managed being one of his own manufacture.—
York Courant.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT TWICKEN,.
HAM.—TWO LIVES LOST.-Lest ni4ht an inquest was old
at the Sun, in Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place, on the body
of a fine youth named GEORGE Jacoas, Wm was un-
fortunately killed under the following lame nta,le circum-
stances :—lt appeared that a very large oak tree that had
been for many years standing hi a field at Twickenham,
belonging to Messrs. PITCAIRN and Co., at the ail-mills,
was blown down, and the branches having been lopped,
same men were employed in removing the ti unk :th
what is termed a " timber-tug" (a carriage up,,n two
wheels), and drawn by a team of four horses The
deceased was amusing himself at play near a gate through
which the team had to pass, and at the same moment a
poor woman named JENKINS, the wife of a coachman in
the service of Mr. Tares, the stage-coach prop; eror, was
passing ; by same means the timber, which was upwards of
60 feet in length, slued round and jammed Mrs. Jews
against the wall, by which she was killed just taneously ;
the deceased boy *as also knocked down and his right
thigh was broken, besides which be received such exten-
sive internal injuries that he died at St. George's Hos-
pital, where he was taken immediately after the accident.
It was proved that the timber was worth two shillings a
foot, and was the property of Mr. Jun: Pocono:. pro-
prietor of the oil-mills at Twickenham ; the horses belonged
to Mr. G. THACKRAT, of Feltham, and the wheels to Mr.
ATKINS, of Hampton-wick. The Jury, after mature con-
sideration, returned a verdict of " Accidental death,
deedand 61. upon the timber, Is. on the horses, and Is.
on the wheels." The deceased woman has left a large.
family to bewail her premature death.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.-LOSS OF LIVE.
—On Saturday the coach which usually carries passengers
from the Steam Packet to Dublin, was, between the
hours of ten and eleven o'clock coming into Dublin; it
was extremely heavily laden with packages and passengers.
we are all told that there were sixteen persons in and upon
it, when as it was turning down Temple-bill, near Kings-
town, it is supposed that the carriage pressed upon one of
the wheelers, a very young and restive horse; the coach
became unmanageable, and was in an instant prostrate
to the ground; all the passengers were immediately dashed
in different directions upon the road. One of the outsida
passengers, Mr. IlLace, a native of Waterford, was taken
up, and carried to the dispensary, where the unfortunate
gentleman breathed his last in a few minutes. It is raid
that one of the passengers in the coach was Mrs. BLAKE ;
she too was injured, but not seriously ; but her state of dis •
traction, upon learning the fate of her husband, cannot be
described; amidst the shrieks and cries of thos” who were
injured, and of those who knew them, it was, howev r,
but little noticed for some time. We are sorry also to h r
that amongst those whn suffered upon this orcasion, are
two gentlemen from Liverpool, named PUL/OCIP ; the el I r
of the two has been serioin,ly injured, and is now lyine at
the hotel, near Templehill. Those gentlemen, who w-•re
outside passengers, were sitting close to the Rev. Mr. FA ZIT,
A Catholic clergyman, who was also thrown to the gro !,
and carried in a state of insensibility to a tavern, w :
immediate medical assistance was afforded him. Sev r 1
other persons besides those whose names we have mentio
were injured, but not dangerously....Dollan At'orn,
Register, Monday.