The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-19 00:00:00

WEYHILL FAIR.

If this great annual mart be allowed to be a fair indi-
cation of the times, they are deplorable indeed. Upwards
of 150,000 sheep were exhibited for sale on Sato:day, for
a great portion of which not even a price was asked, and
those which were sold were at prices lower by ss. and 7s.
par head under the low prices of last year, 4s. per head
cheaper than the late Weyhilllimas fair, and several
shillings under the late Wilton fair. The general prices
may be stated as under:--
Down. Ewes from 18s. to 28s. 'son-MS(ls.
Down- lambs l4s. to 20s. some 255.
Two-tooth blethers 18e. to 255,
Four-tooth 26s. to ass.-
The hop fair opened on Monday, but not the slightest busi-
ness was done on that thy. Most of the new hops are of
the very inferior description—indeed there was scarcely a
good sample exhibited; anti some idea of the produce may
be formed from the fact, that 1 cwt 1 qr. 141 b, was the.
whole quantity gathered from 25 acres of ground ; end
the grower who stated this, at the same time said be was
better off than his neighbours. The number pitched in
the Farnham-row was 287 new, and 180 of preceding
years' growth. In the country-row, there were 290 new,
and 860 old, making,- together, 1,150; a :nest lamentable
falling off. In 1826: there was upwards of 10,000 pockets
grounded at this fair: in 1827, upwards of 6,000; and
last year there was abon;-. 5,000, The prices in the Farn-
ham-row may be stated at from-161. to 181. to as high as
191. 10e,- Country hops from 101. to 151.. Horses were
very numerous, and some of them very good; but the
prices, especially for middling ones, was never known to
be lower.—,amps/,ire 'Telegraph.

- it is understood that Ministers intend to cur-
tail the number of Clmmissioners of ,Excise, Stamps,
Customs, &c. by not filling op vacancies for some tinte.—
Such a plan would ease the eountiy of a great burden.—
Public companies, it seems, intend making a similar re-
duction • • ill many 'instances half the number of Directors
would be b Iser. —2l4rning paper,

A gale of wind from the N.E. (attended at inter-
vals by tonents of rain) began to blow early this
morning, and raging with Feat violence throughout
the day, continues unabated to this hour (7 p. m.)
So high a tide, it is said, has not occurred here
within the last two years. The swell and roar of
the sea are awfully grand: tetremendous surf dashes
over the jetty, sending aloft the shining spray of
broken water,and covering the cliff midway up with
the flakes of its snow-white foam. . Mr. Fox's, the
lapidaiv's litimble habirdtion, and also the house be-
neath the Crescent-terrace apPeared at one time in
danger, bli?lmth have happily escaped without any
injury. Not so, however, an unfor e Billy-bay •
(a sloop-rigged. barge so named) vritich bad payed
thrlace in the course of the afternoon, to the north-
ward. Off 'Vaborn this little vessel encountered a
heavy sea, which after washing every man over-
board, capsized and knocked her to pieces: all hands
perished. Another vessel of 'the same class which
was in company with the former, and is supposed
to be richly laden with a general cargo, Lore away;
but-it is feared is also lost.—A herring boat is re-
ported to have. been driven ashore near Happis-
.Tittrgli. .There is great reason to fear that rhicdrearl-
ca -storm will be found to have Alone extensire-
damage to the traders, which, had been smoothly
coasting it along this district in great numbers all
yesterday.
HALF-PAST TEN O'CLOCK, P.M.—An alarm was
given about two hours ago of a vessel in distress';
and a bright gleam of moonlight plainly revealed a
two-masted vessel driving fast ashore, which she
soon struck, at not more than a hundred yards from
the foot of the cliff, nearly opposite the site of the
old battery. In a very short time the greater part
of the population of Cromer (all conditions and
ages, and both sexes) had flocked in that direction;
a chosen few to render assistance, and the rest
chiefly to satisfy curiosity. The brig, 150 tons bur-
then and upwards, and probably laden, had, it is
conjectured, sprung a leak, and becoming water-
loAed, was steered direct for the shore as the only
chance for her crew. The mortar and apparatus
(according to Captain Manby's plan) belonging to
the Norfolk Institution for saving Shpwrecked Ma-
riners, was brought to the edge of the cliff by the
active party of respectable inhabitants, entrusted
with their management. Two shots were fired, the
second of which threw a line across the rigging of
the stranded vessel; and thus the means of commu-
nication to land was placed within reach of those on
board. For a considerable time, however, no one
could he perceived on deck, and great anxiety per-
vaded the spectators for the fate of the crew. At
length as the tide receded, the venturous and hu-
mane fishermen waded towards the ship, and hail-
ing her, received the joyful tidings, that thanks to
Divine Providence all (viz. five men and a woman)
were safe! But they would none of them quit the
vessel until the tide was down; and they are still
aboard at this hour.

THURSDAY.—The brig which came ashore here
last night proves to be the Lively's Increase, of
Whitby, Tin ecker, master, bound from Hull to London.

We-understand a large brig is on shore at Paling,
and likely to become a total wreck; the crew, there
is reason to hope, are saved.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

DREADFUL SUICIDE FROM DISTRESS.—On Sa-
turday an inquisition was taken before THOMAS
STIRLING, Esq., at the Crown and Sceptre, l3rnmp-
ton-row, Brompton,. on the body of Henry Bonham
Hall, aged 48, who destroyed himself in the follow-
ing dreadful manner :—lt appeared trotn the evi-
dence that the deceased had been landlord of the
King's Head Tavern, at Twickenham, which he
occupied from the 9th of June, 1828, until the 16th
of July last, when, in consequence of being in em-
barrassed circumstances, the owner of the house, a -
brewer (Mr. Francis, of Twickenham), put an of-
ficer in possession for rent, &c. The officer re-
mained until the 16th July, when a commission of
bankruptcy was issued against Mr. H. On Tuesday
the deceased came to town for the purpose of meet-
ing the Commissioners of Bimkruptey in Basing-
hall-street, and did not again return to his family,
but on the evening of the above day called at the
Crown and Sceptre, and engaged a bed for the
night. On Thursday morning the chambermaid
went to his apartment, and asked if he wanted any
thing: he replied, he was obliged to her, but wanted
nothing. Finding he did not come down stairs, she
went to his room a second time in the evening ; the
door was ajar, and on going in she discovered a
quantity of blood on the bed, and the deceased lying
with his throat cut from ear to ear. Verdict—
" Temporary Insanity." The deceased has left a
widow and six children.

DEATII BY FIRE.—On Saturday an inquest was
held at the London Hospital, on the body of John
Beader, a fine boy, aged six years. It appeared
that his mother had left him alone on Thursday
morning, when the child, to reach omething from
the mantel-piece, got on a chair, and his clothes
taking fire, he was so dreadfully burned that his
arms were reduced to a cinder. Verdict—" Acci-
dental Death."

On Wednesday a Coroner's Inquest was held in
Nottingham, on the body of Eneas Simons, a black-
smith, aged 25. The deposition of the deceased
had been taken a short time before his death, and
stated that on Wednesday night, the 10th of Octo-
ber, about twelve o'clock, he and three young men
named Morris, Hillary, and Turton, all butchers,
and a. female named June Taylor, left the Druids'
Tavern, where they had been drinking. They had
not been long in the street, when Morris put his
arm round Jane Taylor's neck. Hillary and Turton
rushed towards them, and said, what aro you going
to. do; upon which he (deceased) pushed them
aside. Hillary swore he wotild let his puddings out.
The deceased had a sword•stiek in his hand at the
time, and gave it to Morris, who partly drew the
sword. Deceased, when he saw it, stepped between'
Morris and the others, and said, " None of that," at
the same time pushing them asunder. Hillary drew.
a knife, and made 4 sping at deceased, anti scabbed
him in the breast. The persons who were present
corroborated this evidence. Two surgeons proved
that the stab was the cause of the death of the de-
ceased. The Jury returned a verdict of "
Wilful
Murder. against Hillary."

WRECK . OF TWO SIIIPS—AU, ,ANDS
LOST.—NEWCASTLE-ON-TTNEI epi, 15. The recent
heavy rains in the west, ocoasioning a great fresh in our
river, at Qr MAT the period of the full moon, we have
just experienced two remarkahiy high iides.—All the
'might, or low lands adjaeont-to the river above bridge,
have been completely overflowed; and the water flowea so
far over the quay as to fill many of the cellars and ware-
houses, which will of course prove more or less injurious
to property. From the coast, too, this morning, I am
sorry to say the accounts are of a distressing nature.—
About a dozen s!:ipa are stranded between- Shiens and
Sunderland, two of which are totally lost with all bands,
One of them was a vessel from Stettin,
calk' the Willie/.
mina, Captain ---, laden with whet, consigned to t:te
old established house of Josrvir POLLARD, I;sq. of this
town. The name of the other I have not heard, Thus
the underwriters, it is to I e apprehen led, will have seam
the winter season.
heavy loaies to encounter, before the commencement of

In the absence of accurate information, we are
obliged to be satisfied with vague reports respecting
the matters agitated in the East. It will not be ill-
timed to examine the nature of the reports which
give food to public diicusSion. •
The Ambassadors of England and. France have
made.protestations against the Treaty of the 11th
September. Such is supposed on the part of Sir
Gordon. It is impossible for his Government vo-
luntarily to adhere to any disposition which must
have fin- its result the 'weakening of the Ottoman
empire, and the increasing of the power of the
Czar. But it is not by simple protestations, how-.
ever energetic they may be, that my lord-duke will
obtain modifications. -He must attempt the way
of arms, and with this object he must obtain auxi-

liaries. If the refusal of the armed Paellas to ac-
cede to the treaty of the 14th of September is trur,
they will form the pivot on which the Englisll op-
polition will turn.

It is said that on the 19th of September the
Sultan had not yet approved of the Treaty of the
14th. This deserves explanation. If by this it is
meant that Mahmoud is apprehensive of the effect
which the knowledge of such an act of humiliation►
must produce upon his subjects and his Generals,
well and good. General Diebitsch cars witkont
inconvenience pay respect to this weakness, and as-
sume a dissimulation of acknowledged utility,
calculated to prevent the renewal of hostilities. But
that this Prince has formally refused to yield to ne-
cessity, is neither possible nor probable. Sur-
rounded as he is by a victorious enemy, and. weak-
ened by the sending of his Asiatic levies beyond
the Bosphorus, a prey to the greatest dangers, he
is interdicted from meditating the slightest resistance
Would he rely on the resistance of his Generals
united at Sophia ? lie has allowed the moment to
pass when that might have been of service. He
ought at lea•t to have seconded it. Mahmoud bas
submitted; it was -only by such a, price he could
preserve his life and crown,
The Emperor Nicholas, it is said, must modify
the conditions provisionally determined on by his
Generalissimo. We have always said that the right
inherent in the Majesty of the Throne to decide en
those conditions, can never be impugned. Dia that
he should only make use of that right to weaken the
stipulations of that treaty, is a fiction made by the
English Journals, for the purpose of saving British
honour, which has been compromised by every late
event in the East.

One circumstance can alone re•liindle war in those
countries—namely, the disobedience of the Paellas,
in which England may take part to trouble the Rus-
sians in the midst of their conquests. If those
Generals adhere to the treaty of the 14th of Sept.,
2e,ngland may see the moment when her influence
will have ceased in the East. Would France con-
demn herself to partake of that fate ?
FarNen FuNus.—..TAnts, OCT. 16.—Five per Cents.,
107 f. 45c. 50c. 45c. 40c. ; Three per Cents., 81f. 90c.
95c. 90c. 85c.; Bank Stock, —; Neapolitan Stock,
BSf. 70c. 75e. VOc. ; Spanish RentePerpeinelleß, 52i 52 ;
Royal. Spanish Loan, 76a ; llaytian Loan, 349 r. sc. Ex-
change on London—One month, paper, 25f. 65e.;
Three tnonth4, 25f. 50c.—Cowrs Authentic/7(e.