The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-02 00:00:00

6 rgaret , Severot . pro - Ai . par michl to the on tb° th° r NB"' r. 1 . .y 311" 31. 3 , , for °Wing; , here) She 31 t o . ol' ,quail, prpo° l ' RIOT AT WIGAN. It was briefly announced in The Sun of yester day that there had been another riot at Wigan on Monday evening, and that one person had been shot, if not killed. Subf—quent inquiries have shown that the affair was m - ich more set . ..oils than Alight have been inferred from that statement, and that eight or nine persons were shot, while it still remains doubtful whether one of them has not re ceived fatal injury. In pursuance of the resolution adopted by the Master colliers at their meeting on Friday after noon, their works were thrown open on Monday morning, to give an opportunity of returning to work to such of the turnouts as we -e disposed to do so at the old prices ; but at a numerous meet ing of the colliers o i strike, held at the Lane Ends, ,AsP ll ll, it was de . - ,errrined not to accept th ese terms. The Welsh colliers, who had been brought to take their places by Mr. Peace, Earl Balcarres's agent, had been lodged, ever since their arrival, at the works of Earl Baicarres at Springs-bildge, Flaigh, ne ar ly t wo m il es f7.-om the centre of Wigan, but, on being sounded by the managers of the colliery as to their intentions, 24 of them expressed fears of violence, and at their owa re quest were at once sent back by railway to the prin cipality. The remainder, however, signified their intention of accepting the situations offered them, and accordingly descended the pits to work. The greatest indignation was aroused among the turn outs when ths fact became known to them, and threats to be revenged on the " knobsticks," as t hey are called, were uttered with little or no at 6linpt at concealment. As evening approached the °Pinion became almost universal in the neighbour hood that the night would not pass without vio lence being committed, and various rumous were in circulation as to the mode in which vengeance was to be taken on the men who were at work. Accord ing to one report, an attack was to be made on the coal-mine in which the obnoxious men were en gaged, and earth thrown down the shafts in or d er to prevent egress, and so bury them alive. An o th er a ccount was, that the men would be attacked at the taw mills, while they were in bed • and a third was,, flat an assault w o uld b e ma d e on the house of Mr. Peace himself, at Haigh, near the seat of Lord Bal carres. It was well known that both places, which Were about a mile and a quarter distant from one another, were prepared for such an eventuality, and that Haigh-hall had also been put in a very com- Plete state of defence. In the town of Wigan these tumours did not meet with much credit, the people Pointing significantly to the soldiers as an assur ance of security. Things remained in this position till about half-past five in the evening. The dark ness so patiently awaited by the colliers as a cover to their movements, and so much feared by the in habitants was then fast settling over the town and neighbourhood, and almost immediately after :Wards, a mob of 300 to 3 90 colliers, mostly youths Of 18 or 20 years of age, marched through the town with fifes and a drum. The importance at tached to this movement by the autQorities was aPeedily made manifest in the hurry and bustle w hich attended the disposition of the police and nailitary. Th e b ug l e o f th e 31th I n f an t ry souncl2l through the streets, and the soldiers were has'ily mustered, and placed under arms at the Public- The borough police were assembled in the ,anie building, where the ma3:strats were already in consultation, and messengers on foot and on horseback were seen hurrfug to and fro. It was ascertained that th e tu rnou t s w h o h a d j us t marc h e d -6lni rough the t own i n d' sor d er l y process i on h ad taken the road towe-As the saw-mills, but it was r eported that this movemeit was only a ruse to cover the real point of attvck, which was to be Mr. Peace's house. Shortly before seven o'clock, a servant of Lord Balcarres arrived on horse back with a message !:rom Mr. Peace to the authori t„,ies at Wi gan d eman di ng t h e a id o f t h e m ili tary. Phis man reported the road to the saw-mills to be very dangerous, and crowded with riotous "People, from whom he had received several blows as he rode through them. The military now started on the track of the turnouts. What are called the saw-mills are, in fact, the works gene rally of the sawyers, carpenters, and other artizans employed in preparing t'mber, waggons, r0nw0r.... - -, and other materia's for the extensive colliery of the Earl of Balcarres. Mr. Peace, the manager, has his offices there, and transacts his principal busi ness at the works. The canal forms the left boundary of the premises, and substantial build ings of stone enclose it on the right and fin her side. At the front entrance a temporary wooden fence, six or seven feet high, in which is a wooden door, had been run up to complete the enclosu - 2e on that side. A pile of warehouses across the centre of the premises, with a gateway in the Middle, divides them into spacious yards, the first being about 100 and the second nearly 2C3 yards in length, the width varying from a few yards at the entrance to 100 yards along the greater Portion of the ' place. It appears that early 1 4 the morning- a note had been received at t h e saw -mills stating that two meetings of t he colliers were to be held, one at Wigan a nd the other at Aspull, after which one Party was to attack the " knobsticks " at the Law while the other was to find work for the au thorities and military at Wigan. Inspector Gillott, With ten men of the Bolton division of the county Police, was sent for from Aspull to augment the tall defensive force of workmen on the premises, 6tbey w ere s t a ti one d i n th e ou t er yar d . Ab out &clock in the evening a noise was heard of a r e at number o f wor k men com i ng from the d'rec nn of Wi l , an , an d it was soon ascertained that th ey i were armed with heavy sticksand stones. The f, ° "' was about 350 in nu m b er . O n re a c hi ng th e i,"t gates of th e saw - m ill s it appeare d ev id en t hat they had expected to meet a large reinforce : rent of colliers from Aspull and Blackrod. One o e leaders said their promised allies were " so__t aand dared not join them. Th e y pass e d on Z s nort distance towards Aspull, but, receiving ro c• ession of strength, they stopped, and, a,tar L short consultation, wheeled about arid at tacked the saw-mills by trying to force the Sates of the outer yaid, assailing them with • nee and pieces of wood. Stones were alsotonwn at the police inside. As they wel-e unalle b force an entrance they aaempted to scale the o , c)a td ing ; but immediat e ly th e i r h an d s a pp eare d phe top of this fe nce th e p o li ce s t ruc k them th their trancheors and beat them off. Mr. w e .ace was th ere w ith four of h:s men, and they, lth the policemen, Fought w ith the greatest de termination. Th e besiegers seemed equally reso huts) and sev era l h a d to be struck heavily on the ,d, so that th e sca lp was l acera t e d , b e f ore th ey la b drop. Aft er thi s Pont' o f d e f ence h a d b een tut drop. about a quarter of an hour, many o f rioters got to a part of the fence whence they ea'clannanded the flank and rear of the defenders ; ( me of their huge mi ss il es k noc k e d d own a •i li - ,;' -c eman, and rendered him senseless f or a f ew th -in enls. Another party the assailants were at by i s ame time steadily woe,: ig to open a passage Same off s ome o f th e b oar d s , i n w hi c h th ey r : re at length success f u l. Th e po li ce - sergeant ta ea dilY refused t o use fi rearms , b u t sa id hi s f en should s t an d a t th e ga t es as long as t h ey fo• uldhold them. Mr. Peace, seeing their danger,— : the mob were maddened by the resistance they had Perieneed, and y e ll e d an d u tt ere d d rea df u l th rea t s now advised that they should retire to the inner „' a • r a d, whe re th ey would be able to keep their assail :lns at , bay more effectually until the soldiery, who had Te adY been sent for, were at hand. Immediately after this retreat the mob burst into the yar:i in tat numbers, and it was taken possession of by colliers. 200 and 300 men, mostly active young C lie rs• A large fire was burning in the centre, I , l d this they overturned and commenced kicking c r out, to the serious danger of the surrounding operty. The police force held the doorway be /.een the two yards, and Mr. Peace and his men jk Up a position in the warehouses of which gates form the centre, and the windows of 11,,u commanded the spot where the rioters were bca..,assernbled. O ne o f th e men i n th e ware wiTs now fired hi s gun at them through the t ni tn, w, havi ng fi rst broken the glass with its p an e, and this i ns pi re d th em w i th a momentary gate , in which they retreated to near the outer th e i r, Some of th e l ea d ers here called out to 'Were'!ompanions that th ey were " so f t " i f they and arightened at that, and they were rallied, th e inZin advanced about seventy yards towards eh arge tr yard. F our more guns were then dis dently at them from the warehouse, which evi tellerao.o. k effect, and led to a precipitate and th e 4 s ight. Th e mob immediately evacuated nae g ri'vel.ises, and Sergeant Gillott and his road, wh"',,eft by a b ac k way, an d gained the main Ward s they found the rioters dispersing to and no %rrived with cutlasses for the police, bout c\li h alf the com man d of them himself. In f ronl wi,alag.-hour afterwards the military arrived wil,, u )consisting of 150 men, under Captain I r rat .e , the .„:Tiom were Mr. Joseph Acton, Liramagis at (n. Colonel Lindsay, and the Hon. p aY,sons of Lord Balcarres, arrived from k iges ai • Utley remained some time on the pre to a nd • ni tlbately a body of 50 soldiers was left We l)"ec t the th ead a place, under Lieutenant Brown ar i llgs_b rith ,s he military were returning over ::00vro.ed;tetec:erade_; which is at a considerable elevation w tro good. nudiiyanpdeoorvleer.llooookskintgheatsatwhemmi,llsso, some e er o e f ek of disapprobation, but those Vari.4_4dat.,,v.ktostobuilhastly slunk into obscurity under the 130 - 0 -um•-k va.B gs, andhedger,d Wbaotowawsimothswthsuierh- Pke w ""Uger Nim rdih d • sto c's , cal the bridge, and acknowledged to a wax )lishes an military rdoin2 for [ uthorise s into the ) close of 3S that a stationed fined fur on their •eturn to nereased ::easioned 'he King ;he corps adopted ny is nu dation is presence ,st might lout the al lilt. nferenee Donnell. L the first lling out founded. lister of 3aPtai n3- ver per or or ul ved that tat the'''. L e Tara dace by . ~dmin a . 3en sup. ; the of the d, at 4i• 0 AY) W. ; HO ; 11 0 1 A Martha" ess, Ne l( asino, for Ile Blyth , e d—Mag" a 16th of and left red—Pre . pumps ischarge,i e la Dell• iange, for krrived-- 1 Avetes, Iberingo, Lian gar r Rouen ; Mourne; . sailed -CalyWt Li B e lgic, aid other K. Y. Z. , Camilla —Fireflf, Quebec. "rived-- -Louis/ 1 ;atavier; , Ocean, )e, Con- Arrived ; Chal- .rrived~ bee. Li ax (s), 3d— City tskelina, 'hantom► tgoucho ; lizabeth d_ides k s gale,' —Burn !ork for 'burgh boilers y, do. ; aids, for strong . Callan; R en ner, Lin, as a , clyde, Wind uebee ; iffustio ,:' Atel- Oahe . Carl, P ng ustet Union , Tysted ; ,henna , Itemel ; •am THE SUN, LONDON, WEDN_ESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2,185 g. that they had been there during the evening, de nied that there had been any attack on the pre mises, or that there had been any shooting, or that any one had received injury ! It was afterwards learnt, however, from a collier who there is reason to believe was present, that the first shot wounded two men, striking one in the arm and the other in the breast. The next discharge, of four (but as he supposed only three) guns, also took signal effect. He says either six or seven were shot—one in the thigh and others in various parts of the body. Al together there were eight or nine shot. The same man states that they parted with their band of music at Scholes, on the way from Wigan ; that, in fact, they drove them away, not choosing that the musicians should know what was further in tended to be done. There was no further disturbance during the night, nor up to the report leaving ; but there is great doubt whether another attempt will not be made in some quarter. About a quarter past two yesterday morning the military were reinforced by a troop of the Ist Royal Dragoons, under Captain Ainslie, from Manchester, who have taken up their quarters at the Royal Hotel, having left Manchester at half-past ten on Monday night. THE ABUSES CONNECTED WITH IMPRISON SENT FOR DEBT AND CONTEMPT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I beg to suggest the importance of immediate and general inquiry into the case of every prisoner for debt, or contempt, in England—who has been confined three months without applying to the Insolvent or Bankrupts Court ; also the case of every other prisoner who solicits such inquiry, and power for this purpose should be vested in the commissioners of the Insolvents and Bankrupts Court, for it is far beyond doubt tl. - hundreds are imprisoned unjustly—in fact not to enfo- payment, but to prevent the just application of propert:, and for the purpose of more conveniently defraud:7g their victims. In building transactions such cases have been of com mon occurrence, on account of the high rate of interest, large margin of value, opportunities for disputing evc...7 advance as the works proceed, and preventing the crea tion of income by withaolding the advances required io finishing ; and because mortgages in building transac tions are usually executed upon arrangements to advance funds as works proceed ; in fact, it is obtaining a mort gage without a shil.ing of consideration, and obliging the mortgagor to exhaust his means and credit in im proving the security. It appearsincredible that such a heartless system of fraud should exist in a great com mercial country where impartial justice is supposed to be administered, yet such is the Lct, and to an enormous extent. The course of practice is to select the most valuable building estate which the apparent resp-r -tability and means of the mortgagee and his solicitor will enable them to obtain, promising the owner every assistance he may desire to create income by the erec tion of houses, and to rr ake the required advances as works proceed under the direction of an architect acting for the mortgagee, but at the same time inserting a much smaller amount in the mortgage deed than the value of the works planned by tie architect. This enables the mortgagee and his solicitor to find some pretence for disputing on every advance when required. The mort gagor is thus led into liabilities, and when the houses are roofed the mortgagee will as soon after as possible refuse further advances ; the debts for works and materials therefore remain unpaid, notwithstanding their value has been added to the security. Tne houses, of course, remain unproductive, because they are unfinished, interest in the meantime accu mulating, and professional costs and other charges are increasing, and the mortgagee and his solici tor then commence their complaints about not being able to obtain payment of interest, and return of the amount advanced, which they have taken care the mort gagor shall not have the means of paying. The only means contemplated for repayment having been by let ting and selling the houses, originally arranged to be finished, by advances to be made by the mortgagee, and from the period of signing the mortgage deed, the most dishonourable means is taken to prejudice the mort gagor, which, added to the want of income, prevents a transfer of the mortgage security. At this stage of the fraud the mortgagee gives notice of save, and if the mortgagor has not the means of protecting his property by repayment of the advances, or by filing a bill in Chancery, it will be sacrificed in its unfinished state to the mortgagee, his solicitor, or persons con nected with him in the transaction, and shortly the Mortgagor will have the mortification of seeing the property producing a large income in proportion to the outlay of the guilty party in the transaction. Persons who carry on this description of fraud rarely sup ply the means of finishing houses for if they did so rents would be created to pay interest, and the houses become marketable to repay advances, thus defeating the fraud originally contemplated. It is very common for such )ersons to attack the mortgagor by a claim in Chancery. Notice of sale, and also proceedings at law for rccovely of the amount which they allege, are due from their vic tims. All these proceedings going on at the same time, with the assistance of o th er l ega l p rocee di ngs b y credi- ' tors that have been lea unpaid for the purpose of in volving their victims in debt and difficulty, and obtaining judgments against them. The want of public attention to this description of fraud has been the cause of deprivin3 thousands of wir:ows and orphans of property ample f their support, if it had been fairly protected, an t:mber, lead, iron, and other merchants and bankers are also defrauded of their just claims. This estate stealing mortgage system is in principle similar to ht.', stealing, but carried on by a more wealthy class GE practitioners and capitalists, who have hitherto escaped • prosecution, under the protection afforded by t' Court of Chancery. Numerous cases of similar characLr have come under my observation. The solicitors and s money-lenders who practise frauds of this nature, calcu late on the aversion of men of property to expose them selves in the Bankrupt or Insolvent Courts to obtain pro tection. The power of investigation would also protect the public against much fraudulent litigation to which the victims are at present obliged to submit. lam con- " fident that if such power of inqury existed there would not be one-half the number of prisoners confined for debt or contempt, and at the same time it would assist in obliging the fraudulent debtors to apply the best mr-ens to! meet all just claims against them. The inquiry should be held at the respective p:lsons after giving the detaining creditors seven days notice. Of course the "- commissioners holding toe inquiry must have the power of discharging prisoners on such terms as may appear just between debtor and creditor. There are other ques tions of importance worthy of consideration by the law officers of the Crown, viz., that of obliging the detaining e creditor to make an allowance to his prisoner as in other countries. The extent c - f time for imprisonment for debt and the limit of power to imprison beyond a certain age, for within the last month there was a prisoner in the Queen's Bench of the age of 83 at the suit of his own son ; and two females in the same prison died, I shortly before, at the respective ages of 86 and 9.1, both victims of Chancery proceedings. In my opinion females of all ages should be protected against imprson ment for debt, the same as the other sex during their minority. The less credit they have the better for their general comfort and happiness. When a felon is taken by a police office:', he is removed from the station to the police office for examination - by the magistrate, before he can be committed to p:Lson, and thus an opportunity is afforded him for explanation and defence. lam therefore at a loss to understand • why debtors, when arrested, are not taken from the lock up house before a judge or commissioner at cham bers fo: private examination previous to removal to a prison where, by confinement, the difficulties of honeet creditors are increased, and consequently the means of payment of their debts diminished. A similar invr.rti gation appears desirable previous to allowing a det"i ter or vesting order—the latter particularly, because they . are frequently applied for to enable dishonest solic:tois • to obtain the management of property they would not be entrusted with under any other circumstances.—i am, &c., OBSERVER. THE NEW CAVALRY REGIMENTS FOR INDIA. —ln answer to numerous inquiries that have been made at the India house by patties interested in military mat ters, it has been authoratatively denied that there is any truth in the report for some time past circulated, that three additional India cavalry regiments were to be raised, one for each Presidency. Those, therefore, who expect commissions in the new regiments will have long to wait, seeing that no intention of raising such regiments ever existed. Nevei theless, the applcatinns through the Military Department at the India-house, made by individuals and officer 3 seeking commissions, have been cons:de:Able ; aid it has been thorght ad visable to disabuse su c h p ar ti es o r t h e id ea that any new opening for entering the service ea . ists. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE. —Yesterday, information was forwarded by Mr. Cook, the summoning officer of St. Mary, Newington to W. Carter, Esq., coroner for East Surrey, of the following melancholy death of Mr. George Webster, a gentleman of fortune, residing at Walworth. On Saturday morn ing last the unfortunate gentleman, while in the act of crossing Parli:ment-etreet, near the Treasury, was knocked down by ai.e of the Westminster omnibuses, and on being raised from the ground it was found that he bad sustained several severe injuries. The assistance of Dr. M'Cann, surgeon, of Parliament-street, was promptly procured by the police, but the deceased, at his own urgent r e quest, was conveyed to his residence at Walworth, where it was afterwards ascertained that his right leg was extensively fractured, from the effects of which he gradually sank, and expired on Monday even ing last. The deceased gentleman, before his death, stated that no person was to blame, but that the melan choly accident must have arisen from his (deceased's) extreme deafness. ENGLISH V. AMERICAN CLIPPERS.—ERRATUM.—In Sre liking yesterday of the performances of the Aberdeen built clipper ship Sto.Joway, we stated that her com petitor in the i.. e i:om ChEna, was the Challenger, whereas it shou'd have been the Challenge, a large and powerful American ship of abou 2,000 tons. The Chal lenger is a Thames-built ship, from the yv.rd of Messrs. Green al-4 Co., of B!ackwall, and has always done her work well. A CRUEL HOAX.—The Liverpool Mercury says : The turn-outs at Preston were hoaxed last week by re ceing a letter dated "Boreland House, Ch e l ms f or d , Ott. 24," signed "John Tyrrell," and containing some t ling in the shape of a cheque for OR which it was t iought was a donatio n from Sir John T, Tyrrell, M,P., the colleague of the noted "W. 8." 20 20 10 St. 13i 20 20 50 50 20 20 25 SHADE MARKETS.-(YESTERDAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Sta. In Ed.i RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Monday. Business done this day. St. b 20 Aberdeen 8 &mbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct 11 Birming. 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Gold Id par 10s. all Anglo Californian d— par 10 2 Australasian ll d 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera g 1 all Australian Freehold # id 1 all Ave Maria — id 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) id par 1 all British Austrlu. Gold * # d 20 13.5 British Iron 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 6 7 6 i 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 22 3 2i 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 34 —36 1 .3 Carson's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper 4l —43 42 5 1 Colonial ... 15 Copiapo St. all , dopper MM. of Eng 55 65 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent 5 7pxd 5 all English and Austrin Copper Smeltg.Co 2l 3 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget Vein a p 2 all Do. Registered 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst 4 d 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. 1 1 all Mariquita 10 9 Mexic , uS:S.Americn 6# 74 1 all New Gr.- lada d— par 1 all Nouveau Monde i p 10 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg. 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 15 )o. 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New 72 Si 50 10 - Union of London lB 19 40 all Union of Madrid — MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 141 43 401 20 12 Australsn.Pcific.Maill 10 8 Australis. Royal Mail 50 381 Brit. American Land 55 60 100 32 1 Canada, 5 5 Crystal Palace — p 6 64 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 21 2 20 3 Eastern Steam ••• ..• 1 1 Electric Telcg. of Ir 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 20 16 General Screw Steam 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land ll - id 20 10 Nrth. ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 36 38 1 all Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univcral Emigration and Colonization.......- 100 281 Van Diemen's Land 15 —l6 HASTINGS MUNICIPAL ELECTION. EAST WARD. Bromley, J. R. (Liberal) Coussens, John (Liberal) Ross, Thomas (Liberal) 476 Picknell, Edward (Liberal) Burfield, Charles (Tory) Harvey, Anthony (Tory) Four Liberals elected. . 187 . 145 . 136 WEST WARD Deudney, Robert (Tory) Peerless, John (Liberal) Birch, Wm. (Tory) Fi Council. First t o t u wo c i l.elected, giving a Liberal majority in the Town MARKET INTELLIGENCE. :From the London, New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—Today West India Sugar was held for previous prices, the quantity on offer not being equal to last week, but refining and grocery sorts were operated in with cau tion. At auction, Barbadoes went rather cheaper ; fine yellow at 37s Gd to 38s Gd. middling to good 34s Gd to 375, and low 32s Gd to 348 ; 22 tierces and 7 barrels Demerara crystallized sold at 35s to 37s Gd for ord to mid yellow. REFINED.—To-day refined sugar was not to be obtained at a further reduction, still the home trade demand was not better—brown lumps are 44s to 44s Gd, and low to fine grocery 448 6d to 47s per cwt. Crushed sugar met with little notice for shipping, and easier rates accepted for British and foreign. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius sugar was only in limited request, and in most cases the rates taken were Gd per cwt under those of Friday. At auction 3,500 bags were sold—low brown at 26s to 275, better sorts 27s 6d to 31s Gd, low to mid yellow 32s to 345, and good 31s 6d to 35s 6cl per cwt. EAST INDIES.—This afternoon white Benares met with a limited demand, and at auction 800 bags went at barely previous prices ; ordinary to good at 36s to 38s per cwt. In other sorts of Bengal little done privately, and sales can easily be made at previous rates. TEA.—In congou extensive purchases have been made by home dealers, and large speculative contracts have been concluded ; prices are still advancing, and rule ld to Lid per lb above those current two weeks back. They closed to-day for low to good ord at is Old to is Id, rather black ish leaf to blackish blackish is 14(1 to is lid, strong to Pekoe sorts is 3d to 2s 4d, and fine new crop 2s 6d to 2s 7d. The qualities from is 2d to Is 8d most in request. In green tea the increase in operations is considerable, both for con sumption and speculative purposes ; prices are also on the advance for all sorts. COFFEE.—To-day holders of plantation Ceylon displayed firmness, and offered none at public sale. Privately several parcels were disposed of at full rates to a small advance for coloury. Native is much wanted at 45s for good, and at which there are no sellers. At auction 250 bags were partly disposed of at 465. for real good ordinary unclean. There is a better demand for Foreign Coffee, and the par cels of Brazil and Costa Rica sold privately were at full prices. Mocha continues to attract little notice, still sales are not pressed. SPIRITS.—To-day brandy was less in request, and Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1851 can be obtained at 8s 5d to 8s 7d per gallon. For rum the market is inac tive, proof leeward at 2s 7d to 2s Bd, East India 2s 7d, and Demerara at '3s Gd to 3s lld for 32 to 42 per cent. over proof. TALLOW.—There hasbeena further decrease in operations in Russian for all purposes, and prices compared with this day week show a decline of is 6d to 2s per cwt. Transac• tions have been limited 56s 9d to 578 on the spot, for first sort P.Y.C., at 56s to 56s 3d for delivery up to the close of the year ; and 57s to Ws 3d for spring months. Town tallow is not more plentiful, still prices declined and rule at 58s cash. Other sorts of Tallow are cheaper by is 6d, and transactions limited. OlLS.—Transactions in Seal have decreased, and there is a decline • pale selling a t 37/ 10 8 t o 381 10 s, straw and tinged 341 to 36/ 10s, and dark 331 to 341 per tun. The market has assumed a quiet appearance for Cod, 3415 s to 34/ 10s, accepted being a decline. The value of low to fine southern is 391 to 421, and stock is still in secend hands. sperm Attracts little notice, and prices Wolin. downwards, l THE WEST INDIES. The royal mail steam-ship Magdalena, Captain Abbott, arrived off Southampton yesterday after noon with the usual West India, Central American, Gulf of Mexi co , Pacific, and Californian mails, in charge of Lieutenant Tickell, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates are— Vera Cruz......... Oct. 5 Trinidad Oct. 12 Tampico ............ Sept. 30 Grenada — 13 Havannah ......... Oct. 11 Carriacoa — 13 Santa Martha Sept. 23 St. Vincent —l3 Greytown Oct. 7 St. Lucia — 14 Chagres — 9 Martinique — 14 Carthagena Jamaica — 12 Dominique — 15 Hayti — 13 Antigua — 15 Porto Rico — 15 Montserrat — 15 Berbice 15 Demerara ...... 10 St. Kitts — 15 Tobago — 12 Torto's Barbadoes —8, St. Thomas — 16 During the homeward voyage the Magdalena ex perienced very heavy weather, having met with a succession of fresh gales, with a heavy swell from the eastward. She brings 43 passengers, and on freight specie from Tampico value $65,014, and for account of the Mexican bondholders $28,134, the total value from the Gulf of Mexico being $93,148. No silver was shipped at Vera Cruz, the Avon having encountered a very heavy norther while lying off that city, which continued from 2 p.m. of the 2d to 4 a.m. of the sth of October, when there was a temporary lull till 8 a.m., during which time the passengers managed to get on board. The specie remaining at Vera Cruz will therefore be shipped by the next homeward packet. The Magdalena also brings gold dust value 7,5671., and gold value 26,9041. 10s., besides silver ore value 811., precious stones value 7391., and platina value 4901. Th e freight list also comprises 150 serons of cochineal, 11 serons of indigo, 94 cases of cigars, 12 bales of tobacco, 9 casks and 18 tierces of coffee, 53 bales of sarsaparilla, 359 packages of pimento, 6 live turtle, 4 cases of tortoiseshell, and 90 packages of sundries. An accident happened to the Royal mail steam ship Conway at St. Kitt's, which led to some de rangement of the intercolonial mails in the West Indies. After the Magdalena's arrival at St. Thomas's from England, on the 2d of October, she despatched the intercolonial packets, the Teviot and Conway, both starting together on their re spective routes, carrying mails and passengers ; the former for Jamaica, the latter for the Wind ward Group. The Conway had on board 37 pas sengers, including Mr. Mackintosh, the Governor- General, and Mr. Drummond Hay, Lieutenant- Governor of the Leeward Islands, returning from Tortola to the seat of Government at Antigua. The Conway proceeded no further than St. Kitt's, there unfortunately striking the g round at the south western extremity of the island, on the Belle Tete Reef at a quarter-past 3 o'clock on the morning of the 4th ult. It is dfficult for the uninitiated to account for the accident, the land appearing dis tinct about two miles off. Being to leeward the water was smooth ; and, after experiencing some heavy shocks, the vessel lay quiet, but re fused to go off. The passengers, suddenly aroused from their beds, behaved well, as scarcely any con fusion seemed to ensue. The ladies and others, who expressed a wish to leave the ship, were soon landed in the ship's boats without much personal inconvenience—the Village of Sandy Bay affording an asylum conveniently situated about 21 miles distant. All the party who landed bore willing testimony that West Indian hospitality has not departed with the prosperity of the planters, for nothing could exceed the kindness of Mr. Harper (the proprietor of the sugar estate in the vicinity) to the numerous guests who paid him and his family so unceremonious and early a visit. Those who remained on board found the vessel quietly slip off into deep water, with a disabled rudder, and leaking considerably, but not more than the ' engines could keep under. The rudder was re placed by an excellent jury one, obtained at Basse Terre, not far off (the roadstead originally bound for), whence she steamed back to St. Thomas's (speak ing the Magdalena en route), and, after obtaining a temporary refit, proceeded to Savannah for repairs. From Jamaica we have private advices to the 12th ult. The new Governor of the colony, Sir Henry Barkly, had been duly inaugurated. He arrived at Kin g ston in her Majesty's s t eam - s hip Brisk on Tuesday, the 4th of October. He landed at the Government wharf in Port Royal-street, and was received with the loudest demonstrations of joy. Flags were hoisted at every available flag ' staff, and the shipping in harbour decorated in the gayest colours. He wa s d r i ven t o th e ra il way station in the carriage of Colonel Farquharson, who met him at the wharf, and proceeded by special train to Spanish Town, the seat of his Government. The shrill sound of the whistle one full hour before the time of arrival of the ordinary train attracted to the station in Spanish Town a large assemblage of persons, and the enthusiasm was equal to that exhibited in Kingston. Nothing can convey au idea of the manifestations of joy at Sir Henry Barkly's arrival. The peculiarly momentous period of his appointment, the painful state of public affairs, arid Sir Henry's fame for conciliatory conduct in British Guiana, all rendered the circumstance of his arrival one of greater interest and importance than are generally attached to the appointment of a new ruler. On the 6th ult., two days after his arrival, he was duly inaugurated into office, the customary oaths being administered. There was an unusually large assemblage of persons present at the interesting ceremony. The second train from Kingston on that particular day conveyed 2(X) passengers, a very large number for one train on the Jamaica Railway. After his inauguration his Excellency lost no time in entering upon his important duties. Two proclamations were issued immediately, one renewing the appointments held under the former administration, the other calling the Legislature together on the 18th of October for the despatch of puilic business. The day was looked forward to by all classes with natural anxiety. Sir Charles Grey, the former governor, had taken private lodgings in Spanish Town, which he would continue to occupy until his departure from the island. The Hon. John Mais, a gentleman known many years ago as a public man, died on the 9th ult., in his 76th year. There was a very general depression in business circles.. All descriptio ns o f provisions were scarce, and prices very high in consequence. The public health was pretty satis factory. Coughs and colds prevailed, but the yellow fever had disappeared. The weather was becoming more pleasant than it had been for a long time. The accounts from Demerara are politically un important, no meeting of the Legislature having taken place. From the interior, the complaint was unive:sal that the canes were not yielding well, and the crops would therefore be shortened. The produce was, however, greatly ahead of former years, and the average ,per acre w as sa id t o b e a hogshead and three-quarters, equal to a ton and a half of sugar. The canes for next year were in the highest degree promising. Trade was dull. The weather was extremely hot, and fever was pretty general in the colony, although yellow fever was principally confined to the shipping and to the Colonial Hospital. Smallpox had also been pre valent. One or two arrivals of Portuguese immi grants had taken place, but labour was still greatly in demand, and in Essequibo the planters were compelled to resort to the expedient of task gangs. The steamer Rattlesnake, intended for ferry ser vice, had arrived at Georgetown. From Trinidad our advices are to the 12th ult. At a meeting of the Board of Council, resolutions, embracing matters of considerable interest to the financial state of the island, were passed. A motion was also made by Mr. Rennie for re commending to the Secretary of State for_ the Colonies that an agent for Trinidad should be ap pointed in London, at a salary of 3001. sterling per annum. The report of the committee appointed to inquire into the scheme sent out by the Colonial office for reducing the postage between h the and the colonies was adopted, after ther at an early gland council adjourned, to be called tog! s theBs. date for deliberation on the estimate that From St. Lucia we learn . weather, though seasonable, had been governor of The Count de Gueydon, the cjiprnessewively hot. de France on the 23d Martinique, arrived at day issued a proclama.. of September, and the Fortnext tion announcing tion of the Governm en t . The island of Grenad a hie essuf a P ha d been del uge d with rain, to the . serious estates serious detriment of the cane crops. Many of the had also received s er i ous da mane from the floods, where thecropslabourers' cottages, provision grounds had b een more or less and d a maged. The island was suffering from a lack of labour, and, in consequence, the crop of the forthcoming year was expected to be deterio rated in quantity. The heat of the atmosphere had considerably abated. Accounts from Barbadoes state that the House of Assembly had agreed to a petition to the House of Commons in favour of a reduction of the duty on British Plantation sugar. A good deal of rain had fallen in the island. Business was very full, and there had b een f ew arr i vals of sh i pp i ng. The legislative session of Tobago was opened on the 13th of September by a speech from President Ye ates, Which gave an unfavourable view of the position of the affairs of the island. The Tobago Chronicle reports favourably of the promises as to the e nsu i ng year ' s crop, the weather being good and estate work proceeding very satisfactorily, notwithstanding a paucity of labourers. Her Majesty's ship Duzzard arrived at Jamaica - (from a cruise on the 27th of September., and sailed on the Ist of October for Portobello. The steam sloop Brisk, 20 days from Madeira , with Sir Henry Barkly, the new Governor, on board, ar rived on the 4th ult. Her Majesty's !ship Vestal, 17 days from the Bay of Fundy,. a,:nd the brig Daring, from a cruise, arrived at Poll Royal on the 10th ult. Her Majesty's steam-fig ate Megwra arrived at St. Thomas's, from Tortola c , n the 11th, and left the following day for Barba.doc:s. The Royal mail steamship Avon - was on the Gulf of Mexico station • the Clyde, in - the Spani s h Main ; the Conway, at Savannah ; the Dee, at New York ; the Derwent, on the Northern Islands route ; the Eagle, at Jamaica ; the Esk, at St. Thomas's ; the Medway and Teviot, on! the Spanish Main routes. When the Magdalena left St. Thomas's, at 4 p.m. on the 16th ult., the new steamship Solent, which left Southampton on the 3d of October, had not arrived out, and has not been spoken by the Magdalena. The Solent on the 16th ult. was 13 days out from Southampton. On the 27th ult., in lat. 41.7 N., long. 28,41 W., the Magdalena signalled the English merchant ship Patricia, steering about S. W. by W. She had a large black ball painted on her foretopsail. NEW PENNY RECEIPT AND DRAFT STAMPS. The following correspondence, in reference to the New Stamp Act, will be found serviceable to all engaged in mercantile transactions : "TO THOMAS KEOGH, ESQ., INLAND REVENUE, SOMER• SET•HOUSE. "Union-road, Plymouth, Oct. 18, 1853. " Sir,—There is a great deal of misunderstanding about the New Stamp Act, and I should feel much obliged if you would kindly reply to the following queries :—lf I receive a promissory note at thirty days, two or three months, or a banker's draft at seven or fourteen days, am I obliged to give a stamped receipt for the amount ? Are railway companies obliged to give stamped receipts for fares above 408., received in cash over the counter at the station ? Are auctioneers compelled to give stamped receipts for amounts above 405., for goods purchased at auctions ? Are farmers and cattle-dealers obliged to give stamped receipts for corn and cattle sold at fairs and markets ? " Is it necessary to give a stamped receipt for moneys paid on account of a. bill delivered, not actually settled, or is a stamped receipt merely necessary at the settle- ment of the account ? Are tradesmen obliged to give stamped receipts for goods sold over the counter, such as grocers, drapers, &c. ? "Drafts on Demand.—Can one merchant draw a draft on another merchant for the amount of an accoun t without passing through a banker, provided the penny stamp is attached thereto, and if so, will an acknow ledgment on the back of the draft to be a legal receipt ? " I have seen some cheques with postage stamps and receipt stamps on' them, but I imagine that neither of these are valid, and I presume that the proper draft on demand' stamps must be on these 'to order' cheques. "Trusting you will kindly answer the above queries, " I have the honour to remain, sir, " Your obedient servant, " WILLIAM E. RENDLE." "TO THOMAS KEOGH, ESQ., INLAND REVENUE, SOMERSET- HOUSE. " Union•road, Plymouth, Oct. 21, 1853. " Sir—l am sorry to trouble you with these additional queries, but trust that you will reply to them at your convenience. "According to an old act of Parliament, I believe it was enacted that if a letter was sent through the Post office, acknowledging the receipt of money, it was held to be a legal receipt. Has this law been repealed or not, and if not, how does it affect the new law ? "If I draw a draft on demand to order on a stamped form, will a receipt given on the back be a sufficient legal receipt ? " An answer to the above at your convenience will much oblige, sir, your obedient servant, " WILLIAM E. RENDLE." " Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, Oct. 27, 1853. " Sir,—ln answer to the questions submitted ix your letter of the 18th inst., I am directed to acquaint you that if a receipt be given for a demand satisfied bymeans of a bill or note of any description, it must be on a. stamp 2 • and if receipts be gi ven i n an y o f th e cases men tioned by you, they must be on stamps ; but there is nothing in the Stamp Act imposing an obligation on the person receiving money, in any case, to give a receipt unless he be required to do so by the person making the payment. _ _ " A draft to bearer or order on demand may be drawn on any person with a penny stamp, and a receipt for the contents when paid may be written on the back without a receipt stamp. No other than the stamp provided for the particular description of document can be used. A draft stamp cannot be used for a receipt, nor a receipt stamp for a draft, and a postage stamp is good for neither. " With reference to your letter of the 21st inst., I am directed to acquaint you that letters by the general-post,. acknowledging the safe arrival of promissory notes, bills of exchange, and other securities for money, are exempt from the stamp receipt duty ; the law in this particular is the same as it was previously to the passing of the new act. " A receipt may be given on the back of a duly stamped draft for its contents. " I am, sir, your obedient servant, " THOMAS KEOGH. "To Mr. William E. Rendle, seed-merchant, Plymouth." THE CHOLERA. ( Front the General Board of Health.) DUNDEE. Deaths. Oct. 31- -Cholera . EDINBURGH. Oct. 29—Cholera ARBROATH Oct. 29—Cholera NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. Oct. 31—Cholera Diarrhoea WOLSTANTON. Deaths. Oct. 29—Diarrhoea TENDRING (ST. OSYTII). Oct. 29—Diarrhoea ........ EASINGTON UNION. Oct. 16.. Cholera 1 This case (which is just reported) occurred at Seaham Harbour, in this union. There was another case about five weeks ago, which also occurred at Seaham Harbour, but no return was then made. The description of the locality is that the situation is confined and the walla damp. 2 Deaths. THORNE UNION. Oct. 29 and 30—Cholera LUTON. Oct. 29 and 31—Cholera . At Erith and Bexley attacks of choleraic disease, as well as Asiatic cholera, have been reported as having re cently occurred. METROPOLIS. From retth Lis made by the superintendents of the F, kl, K, L, M, P, and Thames divisions of police, and transmitted to the General Board of Health, it appestra that nineteen cases of cholera have occurred in tho se districts since the last reports therefrom ; in ten in stances the result was fatal. In one case death ensuml S hours after the attack, and in another "after 4 hours' illness. This case occurred in Bennett's-buildings, K en ..., ningtou-lane. In a third, death followed after 161 : 1 hours' attack ; in another 121 hours, and in another 12 -- hours after seizure. In four other cases death followed within twenty-four hours after attack. In three in stances the houses are described as " badly ventilated,'" there being no back doors, windows, or yards. In one• case also no water is laid on, neither is any privy at ciannnthoet tached to the house. In the other, " the privy is in within n t o that ts : unP P t d l ylaeyys 1;i:ill:: front, for the use of several houses, and swells very offensive." The case which ended fatally after 16i hours' illness was the second drain bad, and the adjoining houses in a similar condi tion. house. The privy is described as offens t i l htioouns.es,Tahnedrethies inbhuatboitnaentwsacteorrr-tlap i get sufficient water for common use. The hou se in whiclh the death occu rred after 12/ hours' illness is also des cribed as "very small Trivy, and drain clo se t o a back door, in bad r e p air and offensive ; al so a ver d ra in, and a quan tit y of dust a nd vegetable refuse • • within a few yards of the front door." The i p l a i n of its being very seldom el inhabitants com plain and of the being badly paved. This is the third ' place place (Suffolk . place, Bermondsey), case in this same From another police within 15 days. return it 31st October, a death from Asiaticappears that, on the a common lodging -h ous cholera took place in after 11! 1 hours' ill ein Old Kent-street, Southwark,. Illness. Another death occurred on the same day in a n Blue Anchor- non-registered common lodging-house in Westminster Yard ,Whitechapel, Peter-street, St. James's, , 31st October, 1 cholera (21 hours). A death from cholera occurred in Regent-street, Westmin ster, on Saturday, 14 hours after attack. In this in stance the privy was in the house, and was so very offen sive that the medical men, on entering the premises, were completely sickened by the effluvia. So bad, in deed, was the smell, that the lindlady was obliged to take tiles off the roof of the privy to effect some kind of ventilation. The landlord is now introducing a water closet instead of the cesspool, and a quantity of quick lime has been thrown down to counteract the effect of the offensive effluvia of the cesspool. ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.—MarIborough-cour t, Carnaby-street, Oct. 30, cholera, 1. This case is de scribed as occurring in a narrow court, in a densely populated neighbourhood, the sewers of which are all undergoing repairs. KING-STREET-TERRACE, NEW NORTH-ROAD. —Out. 29, cholera, 1 (12 hours.) ST. OLAVE'S UNION.—From returns made from the board of guardians of the St. Olave's Union, Southwark, it appears from the 27th of September to the 28th o f October there have been 98 cases of choleraic dif f ea me within that district, 12 of which have resulted fatally. In one case death ensued five hours after attack, and i t is remarked that the "pavement of the row of ho uses in which this occurred is also, without exception, 'broken up, and the smells proceeding from this an d th e - water closets are most intense. ' In another case the mo ther of the patient had recently died of cholera in the same house. FULHAM UNION.--The medical officers of this union have just reported 6 cases of cholera and 4 deaths. In one instance death ensued after 7 hours' illness, a n d another 10 hours after ficiauv, PREFERENI !Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. (iris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St 'Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 1 Cork &Baudons4p.c Dundee Perth &Aber-, dcen Junction 1 EastAngliau (t 310 s) 6 per cent Do, (oes) 7 per cent Do. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p, c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts Ediub Prth . &D uudee 5) per cent. 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Prof Western of France_ West. of Switzerland 764144 _ __des _l9lPt ELECTRICAL PHENOMENON OF AN AURORAL BOIV. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —On Monday evening last, about eight o'clock, the northern part of the heavens was illuminated with the auroral lights. Streamers were observed at times shoot iYg up near to Ursa Major. The wind during the even ing was blowing fresh from the S.S.W. Passing clouds occasionally obscured the scene ; but about half-past nine the atmosphere became quite free from clouds, when suddenly a brilliant stream of electric light rose from the S.W. horizon, stretching itself to the N.E. as far as the zodiacal sign Taurus, the end of it pointing near the planet Saturn ; the stars of the first magnitude were rendered invisible by its brilliancy, but several shooting stars were observed during the time. Its altitude from the earth was not more than three miles. Shortly after ten o'clock it entirely disappeared, and the sky assumed its wonted appearance, thickly bespangled with its in numerable occupants. Several persons in various parts of the town where arrested at the unusual sight, with inquiries "What is it the sign of?" & c . A similar ap pearance in the heavens occurred on the 3d of Decem ber, 1845, and again on the 19th of March, 1847. The wind since the equinoctial gales have prevailed from the equator, and the thermometer ranging from 50 to 60 degrees of heat, rather unusual at this period of the year, and it has all the appearance of a continuance. On Friday evening, about six o'clock, a sharp tempest passed over this place ; the lightning was extremely vivid, accompanied with a heavy shower of rain. The air is often electrical at night with lightning. On Thurs day evening, at half-past five o'clock, the planet Venus will be in conjunction with Jupiter in the tropic of Cap ricorn, in the S.W. part of the horizon. Whether the above phenomenon is viewed as ominous in a political sense remains for the curious to conjecture. I remain, your obedient servant. W. SALTER. Lowestoft, Nov. 1, 1853. EXTRAORDINARY METEOR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Perhaps one of the most extraordinary meteors that ever appeared in England was seen from two inde pendent stations in the parish of Beeston on Friday last, at 3 h. 57 min. p.m., and, of course, in broad daylight. Had this phenomenon occurred at night time, it would have been a glorious object. The following particula'rs nay be relied upon :—The meteor moved nearly perpendicularly down. inclining to east. It was first seen as a circular body, of about half the apparent diameter of the sun, being accompanied by a stream of light ; afterwards it increased to almost the diameter of the sun, and then burst into fragments, with an explosion. The report of the explosion was from 1 sec. to 3 sec. after the meteor had disappeared, and resem bled distant thunder. The meteor passed over about 15 deg. of space, disappearing 30 deg. E. of N., at an altitude of about 10 deg. ; duration, 3 sec. It was very brilliant, shining with a somewhat yellow light. Soon afterwards, near the spot where it had disappeared, a band of prismatic colours was visible, being 2 deg. wide and 5 deg. in length. This phenomenon when first per ceived was as brilliant as a rainbow, but soon faded, finally disappearing in about 5 min. Clouds were dis persed over the sky, from behind one of which the meteor appeared, afterwards vanishing behind another. The prismatic colours were seen upon clouds, or shining through thorn. The difference of position as seen from two stations half a mile asunder, together with the report from the explosion occurring within 1 sec. and 3 secs., makes it probable that it fell within a mile of this place, most likely north of the Beeston Observatory, and nos Lh-west of the Highfield-house Observatory. Search will be made for meteoric. fragments, and possibly with good chance of success.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, E. J. LOWE. Observatory, Beeston, Oct. 29. P.S.—Since writing the above, I have ascertained that it was well seen from Beeston by Mr. W. Felkin, jun., who has kindly given me these additional interest ing particulars :—The meteor at first moved much more obliquely than afterwards ; it three times burst into fragments, and was distinctly observed to pass beneath a cloud. DRAINAGE OF THE LONDON MARSHES. Yesterday, a meeting was held at Belvidere, the seat of Sir Culling Eardley Eardley, Bart., consisting chiefly of persons interested in the drainage of the marsh lands to the north-east and south-east of the metropolis, to consider of measures by which the drainage of those marshes might be most efficiently and satisfactorily effected. Sir Culling E. Eardley was called to the chair. The meeting was attended by the Earl of Shaftesbury, Mr. Edwin Chadwick, C. 8., of the General Board of Health; Mr. T. W. Rammell, one of the engineering inspectors of that board ; the Rev. Henry Brown, rector of Wool wich and chairman of the Woolwich local board of health ; the Rev. W. Ackwortb, of Plurastead ; Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, Bart., of Charlton ; Mr. James Macgregor, M.P., Mr. Clifton, and other gentlemen of Romford, &c. Sir C. E. EARDLEY stated that as a resident land owner, he had invited the present meeting, considering the drainage of the immense tract of marsh lands in their neighbourhood to be of great importance, in a sani tary point of view, not only to the immediate residents in the vicinity, but also to the whole of the metropolis. The question was of interest to the metropolis, which was so largely affected by these marsh lands that he con sidered the subject was entitled to the serious attention of Government. In this view he had requested Lord Palmerston's notice to the matter, and in his reply his lordship had expressed a favourable opinion as to the contemplated measures, as being calculated to be of great benefit to the two million and a quarter per sons inhabiting the metropolis. his lordship had also referred to the drainage of the fen lands of Lincoln shire, the experience upon which, he thought, might be consulted with advantage. He (Sir C. E. Eardley) had applied to his right hon. friend the Earl of Shaftes bury, and to other members of the General Board of Health, on account of the attention which it was well known that board had paid to the subject of suburban land drainage, and to the economy as well as efficiency of works for its execution. He had requested their pre sence that day, to hear the statements of parties locally interested in the matter. The Legislature had already given facilities for the drainage of settled estates, and it certainly appeared to him that this was also a case that demanded Government aid similar to that which had been afforded in the cases he had just referred to, in order to facilitate the drainage of these collective estates, comprising such extensive marsh lands, The Earl of SHAFTESBURY concurred in the general object of the meeting, and was anxious to leai a the results of the experience of those who were loudly and most deeply interested in the subject. The Rev. Mr. ACKWORTH gave a deplorable account ' of the effect produced upon the population of his district by the marsh miasmi. That district was free from ague, and the result was to prevent respectable tenements being built, even on the most picturesque and inviting sites, which no one who knew what they were woe d occupy if they could avoid them. Several other gentlemen detailed the deleterious in fluence produced by the whole districts of marsh land. Mr. CHADWICK mentioned, as the result of much in vestigation, instituted at the time of the prevalence of influenza, that not only were fogs occasioned by these marsh lands surrounding the metropolis, but that after the prevalence of easterly winds, cases of ague were sometimes found to be scattered over the whole extent of the metropolis. He stated that the earliest attention to sanitary measures arose from the demand for relief in the marsh districts. The most experienced medic' I officers in Lincolnshire had reported that in districts where, before drainage had been carried out, they had used pounds of quinine, they now only used ounces, after the drainage works had commenced. Being. interested in these draining operations, he had made various inquiries of guardians as to the effect of such works on the health of the populations. One common reply he received was, that " we have paid no attention to the health of the po pulation, but these drainage operations have succeeded most remarkably as regards the health of the stock which has been kept upon the land." The result of all inquiries, however, was, that wherever land drainage operations were properly conducted, they had paid ex tremely well. The works in question might, in fact, be conducted simply with a view to improvement s i n th e productiveness and an increase in the value of th e land. .. On the Kent side alone there were 00 [acres of evapo rating surface of stagnant ditches, which it would be very profitable to drain and fill i up. In so f ar as sani tary interests were involved, t would be th e d uty of the question b e desired of m im proved General Board of Health to give all th e a d v i ce and tt he might as sistance in its power,. while in as far as th e works were purely operations of improved agricultur a l p ro d uct i on, Mr. Blamire and the other Enclosure C omm i ss i oners d nodoubt give marshes, all Other urban populations throughout th e country were . bt ycontiguous p ro ved works and compuls ory outfalls had long pressed for careful consideration w e o s u e l b e a l and that Mr. RAMMELL stated that on a view of the surround ing district, he thought that the expense of effective draining wurks would be about 11. an acre. And that the further cost of pumps, to be worked by steam-power, would be about 2s. 6d. per acre, thus involving about the same outlay as for the drainage of the Lincolnshire marshes—viz., about 3s. 6d. per acre per annum, which would no doubt prove highly remunerative to the land owners. It was pointed out by several gentlemen pre sent that much of the land, especially on the Essex side, needed treatment as town land, and that some portions of the district were under no jurisdiction or commis sioners whatever. Resolution having been agreed to recognising the im portance of the contemplated works in an agricultural as well as in a sanitary point of view, being made gene ral for the whole of the eastern district of the metropolis, a committee was appointed to consider and report on the further proceedings desirable to bo adopted, and as to the requisite works and the Legislative aid b likely to be needed preparatory to representations being made y deputation to Lord Palmerston. Turkish NEW TURKISH LOAN.—It appears that a _arl functionary, Nainik Pasha, is now on his way to Paris to negotiate a loan for the Sultan of 2,000,0001. Pro posals are contemplated to be issued both in Paris and London, but, after the c ircumstances which attended the lasCloan, it is highly improbable that they will be entertained on this side. THE LONDON NECROPOLIS AND NATIONAL MU. SOLEUM.—The works for this undertaking are about to abrerabgeegduwnita G h t and ui p ld a f i od, the d r ls,on on l. c l o o m r m thei e r rs having right rights, having been claimed 22,0001. Lord Onslow was also arranged with for 2,11$ acres for the cemetery. -..,..1-4 sin. co res ietta ;et'