The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-05 00:00:00

CORN AVERA GE6,.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES Of BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended July 30, 1842, made up from the Returns of
the Inspectors in the different Cities and fawns in England and
Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat......... 635. tad. I Oats
Sayler 2Bi. Od, Rye 34s 9i, Pease.... ..... 335. 101

AVERAGES OF THE LAST SII WEEKS.
WPek ending WHEAT. BARLEY.[ OATS. RYE. 1 BEANS. I PEASE
27 6 21 7 31 7
27 7 t.'2 4 32 3
27 5 22 2 29 5
27 4 22 t) 38 6
27 10 21 6 36 5
u 8 0 21 5 54 9

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June 26
July 2
9
16
23
30

63 11
64 3
64 10
65
65 4
63 9

34 4
34 9
35 1
34 10
35 1
34 7

X 33
35 6
34 0
35 5
34 0
33 10

IMPERIAL. AGOREQATE AVERACEi OF THE SIX WEEKS
641. 11. Oats 21s 104.1 Beans. 345. 9d
Harley. 27s 9J.1 Rye

DUTIKS ON FORNIGN colut.
Wheat Bi. Od. Oats
Barley 9s. Od.l !lye

GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.
Traffic returns for the week ending July 30, 1842 :-
Passengers
Merchandise 382 18 0

£1,305 5 6

Corresponding week last year ...X1,457 11 2
Darlington, Aug. 3. W. O'BRIEN, Secretary.

EXTRAORDINARY CA SE.—Wednesday afternoon, an
inquest was held at the Rose, Snows-fields, Bermondsey,
before Mr. Carter, Coroner for Surrey, on view of the
body of Charles Wilkins, 32 years of age, lately re-
siding at No. 38, Snows-fields, and following the
occupation of a waterman, who committed suicide
under the following circumstances :—lt appeared by
the evidence of several witnesses that the deceased
and his wife had latterly lived very uncomfortably
together, frequently having quarrels in consequence
of his suspecting her of carrying on an impro-
per intimacy with one of his brothers, and that he had
repeatedly, in the presence of the witnesses, charged her
with infidelity. -On the 26th ult. the wife went down to •
Gravesend, ostensibly for the benefit of her health, accom-
panied by three children, her nephews, where she took
lodgings. On Sunday last the deceased went down to see
her, and on his return home, about ten o'clock at night, he
appeared to be much distressed in his mind, and then
stated to his landlord that he had been down to Gravesend
and had discovered that his brother was staying with his
wife, and that he was much disturbed at it; that he had
twice thought he would throw himself from the steamer
into the river on his way up to London. On Monday af-
ternoon, he came home to his dinner, and afterwards
lay down on his bed, and requested his mother-in-
law to bring him his tea at five o'clock. On her
going into his room at that hour for the purpose, she
discovered him hanging from the top rail of his
bedstead, suspended by a silk handkerchief. She im-
mediately gave an alarm, and assistance being pro-
cured, he was cut down, and medical aid from Guy's
Hospital sent for ; but in vain, life being quite extinct.
It appears that a fatality attaches to the deceased's fa-
mily, as not long since two of his brothers committed
suicide, one by cutting his throat, and the other by
drowninhfr himself. It was also stated that his wife had
twice before been married, and that both of her former
husbands had also destroyed themselvos. The Jury
returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity."

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTSO—SEVENTEEN LIVES
LOST.—LERIVICK, JULY 11.—The boat Woodlark, of
this place, laden with peats, On her return from the
Island of Whalsay to the Island of Skerries, about forty
miles to the northward, on the evening of the 9th
instant, with eight men, two women, and a fish-curer,
upset during a heavy squall, and the whole were unfor-
fortunately drowned. Five out of one family were lost,
three brothers and two sons. The isltind of Skerries is
almost depopulated. The following are the names of
the unfortunate sufferers, as fur as we have been able
to ascertain :—Arthur Sandison, William Anderson,
John Anderson, Arthur Henderson, David Anderson,
John. James Williamson, and an aged man of the name
of Bain. On the evening of the 11th inst. a six-oared
boat, belonging to Cunningsborough, about twelve miles
south of this place, while returning from the ling fishing,
was unfortunately lost, with six men, four of whom were
brothers. All have left destitute families. The skipper
of the boat had his eldest son along with him. Their
names are John Macpherson, Robert Macpherson, sen.,
Laurence Macpherson, J. Macpherson, Robert Mac-
pherson, Jun., and Laurence Jamieson.--Caledonian
Mercury . .