Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-03-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUICIDE FROM LORD BRASSEY'S YACHT.  The Bombay Gavrte of March 3rd supplies details of tho death of Mr Frank White, a Bristol gentleulau, who had for some time been & member of the staff of our Indian contemporary. It would appear that Mr White, having a brother settled in Australia, decided seine months since to accept an engagement on the .11elbourne .4reets. Meantime the yacht Sunbeam arrived from kurrachee, and the private secretary of Lord Brassey being indisposed, Mr White was asked to become secretary temporarily. As the Sunbeam was proceeding to Australia, Mr White gladly availed himself of the offer. On the 25th February, after visiting Goa, he was in buoyant spirits. He spoke of the bright prospects of the voyage, and sat on deck and asked to be given some mail letters to write, as ..he had nothing to do. Presently begot up and quietly walkedi aft, and then, without uttering a word, jumped from the stern iuto the sea. The Sunbeam was at that moment going at ten knots an hour, with all sails set. The man at the helm sang out "Man overboard," and Lady Brassey, hearing the cry, ran aft, bringing a lifebuoy. The yacht was brought round without the loss of an instant, and the boat ups lowered and rowed , over and over the part of the sea where Mr 'Whites waterlogged helmet was floating, but no trace of hint was semi. This distressing event took place when the yacht was at some distance from Goa. In a coil of ropes on the deck of the Sunbeam was found a large packet of letters addressed to Lady Brassey. In a brief note he bade farewell to her ladyship, asked her to forgive him for tusking this return for all her kindness to him, and asked her to throw all his things overboard, statifig that he was so ill that he could not bear it any longer, that he was almost med. He signed : himself, "Yours most grateiully, Frank White." Enclosed was an open letter addressed to his brother, Dr. White, of Bristol. This letter, which was brief and very calm, the hand showing no tremor, was written on the 25th of February, and in it he says, "We are now only few miles from Goa, where I nearly lost nly life two years ago when I came down with Lord Ripon. I am now writing to say good-bye to you, for I do not think we shall ever meet again." There were other letters speaking with the Mlle oomixsure of has Aporoshabina cad.  CLEVELAND IRON MARKET  lifinrivesnnorox, Friday. The pig iron market during the earlier part of this week was extremely dull, and though it does not close any better as regards actual business transacted, there has sprung up a somewhat better feeling, and the few sellers that there are do not press their small lots of iron upon the market so per. stntently. However, buyers hold off as much as ever; they hare plena,/ of iron ordered to satisfy their early requirements, and do not care to speculate mere than • few weeks ahead, as reports from other home districts, and also from Anterica,-are not so satisfactory, speaking of a lull having come over business. The near approach of the opening of the navigation season proper keeps sellers here as a rule very stiff, because they hope for a renewed enquiry when the Northern ports are open. As we have before said, the sales relate to very small quantities of iron, and are made generally by speculators who are not in a position to hold the iron, but others who have to take iron from the furnaces, and think it wise to keep it, are putting it into store. This sccounts for the extra quantity that has been going into Conners stores during the last ton days. Since last Friday there has been an increase of 4,890 tons—a rate far above what haa been reported for months. The quantity held to-day is 319,545 tons. Exports of mg iron from Middlesbrough are increasing, the record this month up to last night being 52,706 tons, against 46,718 tons in February. to 24th. It is noticeable that a good deal more iron is being sent to Germany than for i a long time, and this s satisfactory, as Germany, has next to Scotland. been our best custcnier, and the quantity sent there has been falling off steadily for a considerable period. It is expected that shipments will be good during the next week, let if they are no Letter than they have been we shall scarcely see thastocks,reciuced more than 5,000 or 6,CCO tons Alas mouth. The price of No. 3 with merchants all the week has been 34s Ld for prompt f.o.b deliveries, which is about 3a 6d below the maxiI mum that was reached during the inflation of January. There are few offers either to sell as to onv ior next quarter. :Warrants are 3411 6d, but there has been little "done in thent One week either here or at Glasgow. The demand for finished iron is no better, and manufacturers not only cannot get the advance which they attempted to realise, but they find it more difficult to secure the old rates. Quotations are the same as they have been for the last four weeks. Founders have more work, but cannot get better prices. Tho activity in the steel trade is maintained, not only in this district, but also in the principal centres.