The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-13 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

HAY MARKETS.-(A1
JA

t per Load of 36 Trusses.)
Al ES'S.

17. s. s
Lowland Mad. Hay 3 5 to 4 5
Upland Ditto 4 10 5 15
Rye-grass Hay 4 10 5 15
New Meadow Hay 3 10 4 13
A moderate supply, and a bri
SMITIC

s.
Clover llay ...... s. 4
15 to 7 0
Oat straw
Wheat Ditto 1 14 2

•isk trade at Tuesday's prices.
FIELD.

s.
Lowland Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 5
Upland Ditto 4 10 5 10
Rye-grass Hay 4 10 5 10
New Meadow Hay 4 0 4 10
Straw from 2s. to 7s. per load 1.
of Hay no alteration. Supply gr

s. £. s.
Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 6 0
Do. extra tine 0 0 t 10
Oat Straw 1 8 1 'lO
Wheat Ditto llO 113
lower than last quoted. I n prices
reat, and trade very dull.

MOURNFUL CATASTROPHE.

On Tuesday last, the 4th current, George Walter
Maxwell, Esq. of .Carruchan, proceeded to bathe in
the river Nith, and entered the water from a point of
the embankment a little below Castle-dykes garden.
This occurred about eleven o'clock, arid as his friend,
Mr. Kenneth Thorburn, was disporting in the tide
on the opposite side, it is generally believed, that
the two young gentlemen met by appointment. Be
this as it may, more than one of our townsmen wit-
nessed the heart-rending scene which followed. Mr.
Swan, in particular, although he was himself prepar-
ing to bathe, could not help watching the motions
of Mr. Maxwell, and remarking to Mr. Blair, " See
how he labours. But as the tide by this time had
begun to turn, he had to contend against the ebbing
waters of the Solway—waters which, when pent in
a channel of not more than eighty yards broad, re-
-cede and ascend with a very unusual degree of ra-
pidity. When at the middle of the river, or per-
haps beyond it, Mr. Maxwell exclaimed, " am I
half way over ?" Mr. Swan distinctly overheard
the question, and as he feared he was struggling, and
wished to encourage him, he immediately answered
" Yes, yes, you are more than that; carry on, and
there is no fear of you." A little while after he in-
quired of Thorburn, " Will I be able to make

through ?" and when one of the pointers, which
was seen straining hard to overtake him, neared and
came in contact with his body, he faintly articulated
" Good God !" And these were the last words he
uttered, for the animal, from fondness or some other
cause got upon 11'M shoulders, and the back part of
his head, and, by impeding his motions, and forcing
him to swallow a quantity of water, occasioned a
catastrophe which thousands deplore as well as his
relations. Once or twice he appeared to re-ascend,
if we may judge from thg, apparent gurgling of the
stream ; but £he dog, by plunging and swimming
about, rendered it
~extremely difficult to tell what
took place ; and though something should be allowed
for previous exhaustion, the strength of the current,
and perhaps a slight degree of trepidation,
we fear it may be said that he fell a victim
to the mis-directed fondness of a favourite pointer.
And thus perished Mr. George Maxwell, in the
prime, or rather morning of his days, and amidst the
fairest prospects of future usefulness ; and it adds
not a little to the poignancy of the regret, which all
ranks and classes have expressed, that .lie should
have been drowned at the hour of noon, in a stream

little broader than a common canal, within the view
of several persons, and not many hnndred yards
from home. His age was 22, his fortune •indepen-
dent, his talents respectable, his principles and dis-
position honourable: and amiable in a high degree;
and we may state in addition, that he was the male
representative of the once noble family of Nithsdale
and Herries.

Mr. Maxwell's funeral, which took place yesterday
was more like a public than a private ceremony.—
His remains were interred in the family burying-
place at Troqueer church-yard, and the hearse was
followed by 33 carriages, most of which belonged to
private gentlemen.--,-Dunlfries C'ourier.

On Saturday last (being • Charter-day for the
bOrough 'of -Ipswich), John' Denny and John EddoWes
Sparrow, Esqrs., were nominated as candidates for Eai-
for the year ensuing, and Simon Jackaman, Esq., as
ToWn Clerk, in the Blne interest ; and Frederick Francis
Seekamp and Joseph Pooley, •Esqrs. as Bailiffs, and Elea-
zer Lawrance, Esq., as Town Clerk, in the Orange inte-
rest ; and a poll being demanded, a spirited contest was
carried on till near ten o'clock in the evening ; and on
casting up the pail, the numbers were declared to he as
follow, viz.:—

ORANGP. ' ' BLUES.
'or Mr. Seekanip 249 For Mr. Denny' . - ..... —.216
Pooley '.
Lowrance 242 Jackaman 216
Majority for Mr. Seekamp 33 '
Pooley 3l

Lawritnee °6 Suffolk Herald.

SALISBURY, TUESDAY.—Themarket to-
day has been dull and ill-attended, which is ascribed to
the circumstance of the Wilton great Sheep Fair being to
be held to-morrow. A larger quantity of sheep by many
thousands are come in, than is usual at this fair. New
wheat it worth, in this part of the country, from 13/. 106.
to 141; los. per load.' Best old, for seed, from 15/. to
161. New Barley, 40s. Bets have been offered amongst
a large party of farmers attending the Sheep Fair, that
wheats will be two pound per load lower within a month.
The Cranborue Chase buck hunt has been given up this
year, on account of the proposed disfranchisement of the
Chase, although it had been kept up from time immemorial.
DARING ROBBERY.--Yesterday evening,
between seven and eight o'cloCk, Mr. Buckingham, of the
Gravel Pits, Kensington, drove up in a tilbury to the
corner of Regent-street, Oxford-street, having occasion to
alight, and call at the house of a tradesman, where he re-
mained only about five minutes, when on his return he dis-
covered that a case, containing two valuable fowling-
pieces and apparatus, made by Stendemayer, had been taken
from the vehicle. Upon enquiry, it appeared that the
fellow who committed the robbery, was dressed in the style
of a gentleman's groom, which had the effect of lulling
suspicion. Pursuit was immediately made after the
delinquent, but without success.
A " FAR-FAMED" PARSONAGE.—In au
account of the sale of the Reverend Mr. Waterhouse's ef-
fects, the place of the murder is described as the " far•
famed parsonage." We have heard of places famous for
ale, cheese, butter, cakes, but never before of a parsonage
famous for murder. In conclusion, the reporter says, "It
seemed as if our agriculturists, having made a sacrifice to
attend the sale, on account of the harvest, were individually
determined to purchase something in memory of the sin-
gular Rector of Stukely, and of the event by which the
village has been distinguished!" a village distin-
guished by a murder ! The vocabularies of the public in-
structors would seem 'to be strangely deranged, or else they
have marvellously odd ideas of things. Murder is, as the
proprietor of a morning paper observes, though disagree-
able to the sufferers, an excellent thing for the newspa-
pers—pleasant, indeed, to read, but wrong to do ; but
we had yet to learn that :villages and towns obtain re-
„owe by it. Little Stukely, formerly so modest 'and ob-
scure, will henceforth assume consequence, and give itself
airs, as a place distinguished for murder. It is greatly be-
holden to the genius of Slade, who has so ennobled it.
We only hope that the ambition of distinguishing them-
selves in the same wag' may not possess other villages, for
the manner tould be painful to the parsons.—Diary for
jugust.--7-London Magazine.
A FIRE PUT OUT BY ALE.—On Triday
se'unight, Mr. John Cass gave his usual annual harvest-
home- (in the old style) at his farm, Rush Green, near
Ware, and about twelve O'clock, p.ni. the cry of fire was
heard, on which Mr. William Cator and Mr. Thomas
Cobham,
who were present, 'rushed to the spot, and dis-
covered the stair-case leading to the men's room, in which
were several men and boys asleep, in a blaze. On investi-
gation, it appeared one of the harvestmen had gone to bed,
Pipe he had haltsmoked into his smock-frock
' which he laic} on the stair-case, and which
hadtet-i'inglk theniteet'
d and occasioned the fire. Fortunately there
were about twenty of Mr. Cass's friends from Ware at the
entertainment, who all set to work
.with pails to' fetch
water (for the harvestmen having, supped at six o'clock,
were at this time useless); a difficulty now occurred which
increased the fears of all present—namely, that owing to-
the drairght, little or no water could be got. In this di-
lemma, and the Ames. spreading,,. Messrs. Cator and
which done,4r, and
Cass had
is thea di dreeseitroerd), effectwas ; *th
saved.us
The gat
Cobham suggested to Mr. Cass (who' immediately assented)
toane
kiliso:kivihnictilhewas ale-barrels and throw their contents on the
flames,
propirty to. a very heavy amount, insured in the Hertford-
shire Office
(of
greatest praise is due, to all present (the ladies not .ex-
cepted) for their voluntary exertions. Every thing made
secure, the entertainment was continued, and the party
did riot separate till a very early hour in the morning...-
Essex Orrald.