The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-03 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

It is worthy of remark that her Majesty never travels
by railway. Prince Albert almost invariably accompa-
nies the Queen; but patronises the Great Western ge-
nerally, when obliged to come up from Windsor alone.
The Prince, however, has been known to say, " Not
quite so fast next time, Mr. Conducter, if you please."
To-morrow will be the anniversary of the ransom of
King Richard the First, in 1194.
The first speech from the throne on record, was de-
livered by Henry I. in the year 1106, to the great Baron-
of the realm, whom he had summoned by royal ,mandate
to London.

THE FUNERAL OF MR. C. DAY.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Cowes, Feb. 2.—The above ceremony was one of
the most imposing ever witnessed here, the whole of
the shops and private houses were closed, or rather
none of them were opened, and the body was followed
to the grave by the entire male population: After
the mourners the Rev. Thomas Mann, followed by
108 of the Rrincipal inhabitants in deep mourning,
then the officers and men of the Coast Guard ; then
came the members of the different benefit societies,
Fthe whole wearing crape, such a demonstration of
public feeling has been seldom, if ever, so generally
expressed, all shades of politics and creeds were for-
gotten, the general peace-maker of the town and
neighbourhood was alone thought of; he was part
and parcel of every man's family, and as such every
one mourned that he was taken from them. It is the
intention of the inhabitants to enter into a subscrip-
tion to erect a tablet to his memory in St. Mary's
Church. Dr. Hoffmeister, Mr. Day's partner, suc-
ceeds him in the business, and is very highly spoken
of; but however great may be his professional ability,
he must be a very fortunate man indeed ever to ob-
tain the high esteem our departed friend had secured
from high and low, from rich and poor—indeed from
all who had the happiness: to know him.

QUEEN'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.)
The Court was occupied the whole morning in hearing
arguments in cases in the new trial paper, none of which
were of any interest except to the parties concerned.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT-TEN
LIVES LOST.

The greatest consternation was created this morning at
nine o'clock, in Charles-street, Drury-lane, by the &H-
-4' ip.. in of three houses, burying, it is supposed, from ten
to fifteen persons under the ruins. Information was im-
mediately sent to the Police-station, Bow-street, when
detachment of the F Division arrived with all
speed on the spot, so as to prevent further accident, as
several of the other houses appeared to be giving way.
These houses, situated on the right-hand side of the
street, had been for some time condemned, and were un-
inhabited, being in a state of dilapidation. For the last
few days the poor people in the neighbourhood have
been allowed to gather the pieces of wood for their firing,
without any opposition being made by the police or any
party. This morning, .at nine o'clock, there were
about fifteen persons, it is supposed, within the
ruins, gathering the wood, when three of the houses
suddenly gave way, and fell in with a dreadful crash,
burying them beneath. The screams of the neighbours
were appalling, at they expected to see their children
had fallen a sacrifice. Four were taken out lifeless; 'one
an old man of the mame of Miller, leaving a wife and
eight children to lament his loss; the other a lad of the
name of Smith; the others' names were not known. Had
it not been for the. workmen opposite returning from
breakfast, more lives would have been lost, as there were
a number of children near the spot, who fortunately were
saved by the men rushing and pulling them away as the
ruins fell in a perpendicular manner. A number of men
were put to work to clear away the rubbish, when they
found a man's arm and leg. Two men were taken off to
the Middlesex Hospital, but died as they were being Con-
veyed thither. The people had been cautioned not to go
near these houses, as some accident, it was feared, would
occur, as they were quite in a rotten state.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

This:morning, about half-past ten o'clock, as some
bricklayers' men were ,pulling down an old house in
Charles-street, Drury-lane, the lower part of it gave way
and buried the whole of them in the ruins. One man
and a boy were taken out quite dead, and several were
taken to Charing Cross hospital dreadfully bruised.
Several persons narrowly escaped with their lives, the
street being very narrow.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LI VERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB, 2.—The sales of
Cotton to-day are 4,500 bales, with some improvement
in the market, 800 have been taken for export, and prices
are quoted with a tendency in favour of holders.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, FEB. 2.—The transac-
tions in this market to-day are quoted as follows !
Grand Junction Half Shares, 93 ex-div.; Great Western,
84; Lancaster and Preston Junction, 30; Liverpool and
Manchester, 190 • London and Birmingham, 169; Ditto
-New, 28/ ; Manchester and Birmingham, 27k.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 2.—Our mar-
ket remains firm, with a good inquiry for various kinds
of Shares, and a moderate amount of business done.
The sales of the day are:—Liverpool and Birmingham,
170 ; Liverpool and Manchester, Doi ex. div. ; Lan-
caster and Preston, 29i ; Manchester and Salford Bank,
10k; Bank of Manchester, 4-1- ; Manchester Assurance,
91. 7s.