The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-20 00:00:00

f the rnals y our DU ITO auto bance high Order about rie ago ver to Imont spite, ny fo- ions a ms of Sooner ber of [tome, verted ,f con ainees ressed )rm to Sacred ) usual dinary ng of -jount, >II the lit you ,raordi agree- of the t Sove ',-te feels Measure which Save nies he , you F Court on the are In ourable he ex: .eques' .ces, iu 182 8 . Pct tie°ll he 0 P redness rid. her 24th. ' 1 ; the of the at orders slative Senate Eeputa .ight of e with the de• resume ates at nse for ;itor et of the r. Har ) ruled ritnesS, e being that he :works , it ; but the no a other ;raceful re were n these 1 at 11 5 or 6 ) of the part of o'clock ;ns in a (lace in tracter, in the of her )st dis reatest s, gave i at bit; hen be ras jai' though tima,te he felt bserva,- isance. of die 'reseed hbour- rdeno, ted in, :u latea of the ras in' o bject Court bive as d that 33 this would bred to s hould t of 3 ection as „t UeS Of Tee A d, a" L ditioo Pl ace: gran t id 0° Irclerto ted t° , e ster dire' Ltd° Be for pre! STAR PACKET COMPANY. The annual general meeting of the proprietors in this company was held yesterday in the large room of the Clarendon Hotel, Terrace-gardens, Gravesend. Mr. CHARLES BECKET, one of the directors of the com pany, in taking the chair, after referring with much feeling to the loss they sustained by the death of their late chairman, Mr. James Harmer, said that he had himself been twenty years one of the directors of the Star Packet Company, and he could now truly say that at no period during that time had their affairs been in a more prosperous condition than in the present year, as the reports, which would he laid before them, would evince. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. DOBSON then read the auditors' report, which was to the effect, that there was a balance in hand from the last year of 1,4321. 17s. 9d. ; that the earnings of the packets in the year just ended amounted to 26.5711. lls., and that other items, including the sale of the Vesper packet and an issue of new shares, made a total of receipts of 29,402'. is. id. ; that the disbursements (including 4,350'. further payment for the Mars packet 2,7501. for purchase and fitting of the Comet packet in the present year, and 5261. 7s. expenses of a collision with a barge, with 8111. 17s. lid, dividend and inte rest), amounted to 27,923'. 4s. 2d., leaving a balance, after payment of all liabilities, in favour of the com pany of 1,5781. 16s. lid., to be carried to the account •f the next year. Mr. Dobson then read the direct )rs' report, which, after expressing deep regret at the loss of their late chairman, Mr. Harmer, proceedel to con gratulate the proprietors on the increased prosperity of the company's affairs during the year just passed, and the still greater prosperity they had every reason to anticipate in the future, and recommended that a divi dend of ss. per share of 51. or 51. per cent. be paid on the original shares, and that 2s. 6d. per share for the half-year be paid on the new shares. This recommendation was adopted unanimously. Mr. Becket having been elected chairman of the board of directors, all the directors and other officers of the past year were re-elected by acclamation. On the motion of Mr. JOLLIFF; a proprietor, who expressed his extreme satisfaction at the prosperous state of the company's affairs, which he was perfectly convinced was owing mainly to the admirable manage ment, zeal, and persevering exertions of their secretary, Mr. Dobson, in his department, a recommendation to the directors to add 100/. a year to that gentleman's salary of 2001. a year, was unanimously adopted by the proprietors. Another PROPRIETOR said, that as it was the bounden duty of the proprietors to testify their warm acknow. ledgments of their secretary to their interests, they were no less bound to mark their strong sense of the admi rable services of their treasurer, Mr. Coles Arnold, he therefore moved that 1001. should be voted for the pur pose of presenting to that gentleman a piece of plate that would be a perpetual testimonial of the proprietors' high estimation of his zeal and energy in promoting the welfare and prosperity of the company.—Carried with acclamation. Mr. DonsoN and Mr. ARNOLD having respectively re turned thanks for this spontaneous proof of the estima tion their services to the company were held in by the proprietors, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting, exulting in the prospe rous condition of the company's affairs, separated. BAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. FENCHURCH-STREET RAILWAY STATION. The new joint station of the Blackwall, North Lon don, and Eastern Counties Railways is almost completed, and has a very neat appearance. The roof of the old building has been removed, and the lofty and extensive proportions of the new edifice are exposed to view. The facade in London-street is a piece of excellent brickwork, and consists of two storeys, having 11 arched openings in each, ith piers to correspond. Above the cornice there is a circular pediment, which corresponds with the curve of the roof. Massive flights of stone steps lead to the departure and arrival platforms. The roof is of a light and graceful construction, and forms the segment of a circle, the whole of it being covered with glass, with the excertion of sme few feet on each side where the arch of the roof springs from the walls. The span of the roof is 120 feet, and the height from the permanent way 45 feet. The station extends about 400 feet in length. The main line, down as far as the Hayden square junction, is being widened to meet the increase of trains. A large iron girder bridge is being erected across the wide part of Crutched - friars , and the Minories bridge is in course of enlargement t o one-thirdits former width. Several lines of rails are laid down in the station with a view to afford ample accommodation for the trains. The Blackwall traffic, as also that of the North London, from Bow, Hackney, Islington, Camden-town, and Kew, will remain on the south side of the station, two rails in the centre will be devoted to the Tilbury branch (Grave send), and North Woolwich trains, while those on the other side will be apportioned to the Eastern Counties through traffic. The London and North-Western pas sengers will he brought up by the North London, which is also being widened at that part of the line which crosses Bow-common, where the increase of trains from the Eastern Counties, Tilbury Fort, and North Wool nich, will be considerable. EASTERN COUNTIES.—The line is being widened be tween Stratford and Bow, where the Blackwall Exten sion forms a junction, in order to accommodate the in crease of traffic expected on the opening of the Tilbury Port line. It is said that the Gravesend fares will be on a very low scale, in order to compete with the South- Eastern and the steamers. SHROPSHIRE AND MONTGOMERYSHIRE. — A new line of railway for connexion with central Wales is proposed, and application will be made in the next session of Par liament for an act authorising its construction. It is said that one-half of the capital is already subscribed. The length of the line is to be 47 miles, and the esti mated cost of construction is 7,0001. per mile. The landowners have consented to take a fair agricultural value for their land, and to take the amount in shares. The promoters represent themselves as totally uncon nected with any existing company. The line is to commence at the terminus of the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway at Newtown, and, following the course of the Severn to Caer Flos, will there di verge via Rea Valley to Shrewsbury on the one hand, and via Welshpool to Oswestry on the other. One di vergence passes through Weishpool, near Llanymynech to Oswestry, and terminates by a junction with the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway ; tho other, skirting Chirbury and Marton (there entering the Rea Valley), Worthen, near the Shelve and Snailbeach lead mining districts, Butesbury, Harewood, &c., passing over a coal field ten miles in length, enters the town of Shrewsbury by the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, which it will join near Meole Brace, about two miles from Shrews bury. A loop line is proposed from a point on the Oswestry divergence, near Munlin, to a point on the Shrewsbury divergence, under the Hem bank, by which means the town of Welshpool will be placed as near Shrewsbury as by way of Westbury. The sources of traffic on the line consist of pleasure traffic, numerous lead and coal mines,smelting-houses, bleaching-grounds, corntnills, limeworks, brick and tile yards, and quarries. HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOUCESTER.—Mr. Brunel has just paid a visit of inspection to this line between Hereford and Gloucester, examining the two tunnels, viaducts, and bridges. The permanent way between Hereford and Hopebrook is about to be commenced, and the headings of the Lea tunnel are " through." The entire line is expected to be completed by the summer. EAST ANGLIAN.--A new line from Lynn to Hun stanton, in connexion with this line, is in contemplation. DUBLIN AND WICKLOW AND DUBLIN AND BRAT.-It appears that an arrangement has been come to between the directors of these companies for uniting the under takings. The works on both lines are progressing fa vourably. The arrangement entered into by the direc tors will be submitted to special meetings of the share holders of both companies on the 28th and 29th inst., at Dublin. ..... CORK AND MACROOM.—It is proposed to make a rail way from Cork to Macroom, provided the landowners are disposed to assist the undertaking, and the baronies prepared to grant a guarantee on the outlay. CORK AND YOUGHAL.—An influential meeting of rate payers was held at Midleton on Saturday to consider the propriety of granting a baronial guarantee in aid of th e construction of the above railway project ; Mr. E. B. Roche, M.P., in the chair. A long diseassion en". sued, in which a resolution for granting a baronial guarantee was rejected, and the object of the promoters was so far defeated. NORFOLK ESTUARY.—The opening of the inner channel of this important work, leading to the harbour of Lynn, took place on Monday, and proved of much service to the vessels which availed themselves of the passage. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffie return for the week ending Oct. 9, 1853 £19,012 10 2 Corresponding week last year 14,940 1 2 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re• turn for the week ending Oct. 16, 1853 ... £18,228 5 4 Corresponding week last year 17,220 4 5 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 16, 1853 £4,693 18 2 Corresponding week last year 4,029 14 0 Increase in 1853 £664 4 2 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffie return for the Week ending Oct. 16, 1853 V.ll 16 5 C orresponding week last year l5l 12 5 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return foi the week ending Oct. 16, 1853 £3480 12 84 U torresponding week last year 3,026 9 10,i GAS EXPLOSION IN TRE ClTY.—Yesterday forenoon a violent explosion of gas took place in the lower room of the premises of Messrs. Nevill and Co., Manchester warehousemen, Gresham-street West, near the Genera' Post -office. It originated through an escape from one of the pipes near the window. Fortunately the most material damage only was the blowing out of the win dow-frame and glass. FATAL CARRIAGE A CClDENT. —Y es t er d ay morn i ng Wm. Riggin, a Chelsea pensioner, expired in the Ox ford ward, St. George's Hospital. Deceased was in the act of crossing Victoria-road, Pimlico, near Bucking ham Palace, when he was k noc k e d d own b y t h e car riage of a gentleman residing in Eaton-square, and before the coachman had time to pull up the wheels passed over e TETE LATE SIR CHARLES NAPIER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The editor of the Morning Post having declined to publish the following, amongst several other letters on the above subject, and, in his no tice to correspondents, assigned no better reasons for his refusal than, first, that " the discussion," provoked by his enemies, and mooted by some anonymous and scurrilous writer, "is misplaced," or ill-judged, as he, probably, meant to say ; and next, that "the memory of Sir Charles Napier is competent to take care of itself ;" or in other words, that his illu s t r i ous n ame is a fair mark, or butt, for all the envenomed shafts that envy, ca lumny, and malignity can level, and for all the ribaldry and buffoonery which any tom-fool, or pettyfogging bookseller may indulge in, without his friends or advocates being permitted even the right or freedom o f a re ply : the sentiments of in dignation expressed by yourself, in generously giving insertion to an admirable letter, signed " Are Indian Observer," against the base and des picable traducers of Sir Charles, in your valuable journal of October 4th inst., do honour alike to your heart and judgment. No honourable and upright person can peruse the shameless article in Allan's Indian Mail of the 20th September last, aspersing the private charac ter of the gallant and renowned General, and making an impudent, sweeping, and unwarrant able attack upon Sir William Napier, individually, and, to use the writer's own words, " the whole family of the Napiers" collectively, without feel ings of intense indignation at the bitter and un relenting malignity of those, who will not suffer the ashes of the illustrious dead, scarcely cold in the grave, to repose in peace, or his bereaved widow and relatives to mourn their irreparable loss undisturbed. Whoever the base hireling may be that has thus ventured to prostitute his pen, and the liberty of the Press, to the vain and futile attempt of tarnish ing with the foul breath of detraction, the unsul lied fame of the departed hero, which no such ignoble soul can ever hope to rival, the Court of Directors of the East India Company, whatever might have been the sentiments of some of their number towards Sir Charles when living, are all of them far too honourable and high-minded to sane tion, or approve of, this foul impeachment, now that he is no longer in existence to defend himself. Sir William Napier and his honoured family may scorn to notice, otherwise than with silent and profound contempt, this base and wanton attack upon themselves and the memory of the illustrious hero who rests enshrined in their hearts, secure from the malice of his foes, and with the halo of glory irradiating and ennobling his name. Distin guished as " the whole family of Napiers" is by learning and talents, no less than by virtue and valour, they have no need of the feeble pen of any such humble and obscure advocate to espouse their cause : yet an old soldier, who laments having never had the honour of knowing or serving under that great general, and who is equally a stranger to themselves, hopes lie will be pardoned if he burns to vindicate, however feebly, their cruelly aspersed name. Never had any public writer greater reason to observe the maxim, "de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicere ;" never has this sage and humane admoni tion been more wantonly violated. Sir Charles Napier's brilliant career and splen did achievements, especially his rapid and com plete subjugation of Scinde, will continue to gild and adorn the page of history long after the very names of his base calumniators will have perished and been forgotten. His' Sovereign and country have repeatedly acknowledged with gratitude his invaluable services, and distinguished him with honours ; and none but the envious and ma lignant, jealous of his prowess in arms and wisdom in councils, and too impotent ever to emu late his noble deeds, or reach the proud pinnacle of glory from which they basely seek to hurl him down, could be guilty of such turpitude, or attempt to sully and defame his name with such aspersions. Now, however, that it is reflected in the luminous pages of The Sun, and vindicated by the voice of public opinion, it will only shine with renewed lustre. Faultless, undoubtedly, Sir Charles was not ; and who is ? Impetuous he might be, and daring to a fault ; but never turbulent, headstrong, or vindic tive. His mind was cast in far too noble a mould to be subject to the mean and grovelling passions of revenge or avarice, with which he is now falsely charged. It is a foul calumny to allege that he was either avaricious or vindictive—the charge can not be substantiated by one authentic fact ; where as, on the other hand, numerous instances of his magnanimity, disinterestedness, and generosity, even to his foes, can be adduced. The wild, barbarous, and unruly Beloochees, numbering amongst them many bands of murderers and robbers, whom Sir Charles ex terminated, were subdued more by his wisdom and sagacity than by force of arms ; and the blessings of peace and civilisation introduced into their country by Sir Charles, and consolidated on the enduring basis of sound political enact ments, entitle him to the lasting gratitude of the natives, thousands and tens of thousands of whom still ascribe these blessings, and the happiness they enjoy, to his wise, liberal, and humane administra tion. The scurrilous and defamatory article now under -review will, without doubt, rouse their indigna tion, as it has naturally incensed many Indian gentlemen of rank and distinction now in London, with whom I have the honour of being acquainted. These have in my presence declared their firm re solution to write forthwith and obtain from their countrymen such a testimonial of their veneration for the very name of Napier—of him whom, living, they might well regard as their greatest earthly benefactor—as will serve to convince the British public of the falsehood and malignity of such charges —cover his enemies with shame and confu sion—and put to silence the foul tongue of slander. " The whole family of the Napiers" may take comfort from this assurance, whilst the audacious, impertinent, and heartless remarks made upon Sir William's most laudable, though unsuccessful, effort to eulogise his inestimable brother, on his precious relics being cons i gne d t o th e t om b, and when Ins feelings overpowdered him, and pre vented the accomplishment of his most natural, amiable, and fraternal purpose, are too puerile and contemptible to merit any farther comment. I am, Sir, 8 c., MILES. London, October 7, 1853. TRANSATLANTIC SCREW STEAM COMPANY. The Transatlantic Screw Steam Company at Dieppe have contracted for 12 vessels of 1,200 tons, and 240-horse power, for the postal service to the River Plate, Brazil, the West India French colonies, and the United States. Messrs. Mare and Co., of Blackwall, ara to build the ships, and Messrs. Maudslay are to supply the ma chinery. FALL OF HOUSES IN LAMBETH. Yesterday after noon, about four o'clock, considerable alarm was caused in the immediate vicinity of the Waterloo-road, in con: sequence of a report being raised that a couple of houses had fallen in Tower-street, and that several lives had been sacrificed. From the inquiries subsequently made, it appeared that almost facing the police-station in Tower-street, Lambeth, a house hal been for some time undergoing repair. During the alterations made, the house adjoining was found to be fast sinking, which induced the landlord to request the occupants to leave until such time as the improvements were finished. The parties removed out of the house on Tuesday, which proved exceedingly fortunate, for had they not done so there is not the least doubt but !they would have been all killed ; for whilst the various men were engaged in one house the structure fell with a tremendous crash, carrying along with it the principal portion of the other building. The men, who were at work at the time, having had their attention previously directed by a loud cracking of timber, Lthey found that the house was "settlina," and in an instant they made a precipitate retreat by jumping out of window, and thereby saved their lives. A great crowd soon assembled upon the spot, but owing to the exertions of a body of police from the opposite station they were kept out of danger. There not the slightest doubt but the men in removing the roof of one of the houses had weakened the walls, and by that means have caused the alarming, but fortu nately, not fatal accident. DOCKS ON THE SURREY SIDE OF THE THAMES, — A company has been announced for the constructior of capacious docks on the Surrey side of the Thames, close to the Spa-road station of the Greenwich Railway. The capital is to be 1,000,0001. in 251. shares, and the area contemplated consists of 130 acres, of which 60 will be water. They are to be called the Wellington Docks, and are to be capable of admitting the largest steamers. The promoters point to the fact that of 9,986 vessels which entered inwards last year from foreign ports, not above half received accommodation from the exist ing companies, while, in addition upwards of 28,000 coasters and fishing vessels discharged in the river ; and they add that, although the want of facili ties thus demonstrated will be partially remedied by the Victoria Docks, these will not supply what is demanded on the Surrey side, where new docks and warehouses close to London, and iu immediate connexion with all the important railway lines, have become essential. The general level of the proposed site is considerably below high-water mark, and, as the neighbourhood is a poor one, and the land chiefly gar den-ground, a large extent of space is considered avail able at a small outlay. In the existing state of the money market the issue of proposals for any fresh public undertaking seems scarcely likely to attract much at tention, but in the present case the board of directors is composed of merchants and others largely interested in the trade that would be benefitted by the work, and the local influence awakened, including that of the connecting railway companies, is assumed to be sufficient to warrant an expectation of the capital being subscribed without difficulty, SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY. BRITISH RAILWAYS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED REN7L'ALS. Paid. Paid., RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Y esterday. Business done this day. 100 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Juuct Binning. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenlid. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. (Sr Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20.. ••• Bristol an Exeter... Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and. Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass. Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New ..... . 184 100 100 all all all 19a 20,i , 4 4i I st - 94 13 —ll dis 25 25 18 20 St. 100 100 I l East Anglian..... Do., (£lB E & II). 'Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Leasing Compans. London & N. West.l Gt.Westn Do all 100 all 100 'Do Do L. &N. W Ca.lotion 16 - 18 1 5i - 44(1' 93 - 95 1 49 - 49 15 - 16 1 13 - 15 1 Gt.Nrthn. Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. Y.&NMd Do 43 ::: ii 7i - 8i Stock .•••• Do., B. Stock i Do., New A 'East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk. & Birmiug. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow& S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ....... . Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths DD., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & BlaciwaP Lond. Tilb. & Sthena. Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...0 London andS. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lnndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Sbef.& Lineln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmn7,. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk ..... Northn.Counties Un. North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central , Scottish Midland Shrewsbury &Bitmg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Si es& Shrewsby. & Herefd. Shrewsby. & (Amster (N. W. Min ; Do. Halveso. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 41 4i 3 - 34 Ili - 12 36 - 40 27 - 29 Closing Priests Yesterday. 98 - 102 48 -50 138 —l42xd l 30 32 all all all all all 100 107 109 53 541 27 - 28 131 141 241 —2s2xcl Do S. Eastern Do 'Norfolk.. 61 . ---: 6 IL.&N.W. & Midld. Stckton Darlint. Midland.. -- 6 ii .-- 23 - E. Count Do 74 75 50 52 124 - 126 100 - 102 79A - 80 St. 50 40 25 25 8/2s 100 36 100 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. St. 100 100 100 100 q all 100 all 50 20 20 25 25 20 20 50 20 Do Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N. E. Purc York & N. Midland._ 21s. 100 20 114 1100- 100 100 18a 9i all Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do ;GtNorthn IDo 1 83 88 10 —12 p 61 62 7i 7id 5 46 12 126 7 8 par Ipm 92 94 d 102/ —102 i 74 —7 6 r 13 —12 d 12 lld 18A -19 it: 584 - 581 33 - 35 ... - . 50 53 i d. par 5t 4id 47 50 4 3d 25 ... 26 8 101 2 6 d 71 7i par 2 p 36 - 38 87 - 89 55 - 57 62 - 64 60 65 lid 15 17 11 13 84 3i 14 16 57i —58 i 34 35 *a 7_ *i 2i - 3 14 15 1 i . -7- 61 62 9i 7 9 di 4i 4 d 44 -- 45 T SHARES. 80 79k 114 p m 61i 94 1021 45 4.1 2i - 3 2 100 I , ancash& Yorksh. M.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt. Do 59 - 61 140 - 145 1.38 - 142 I dis GtWestii . b'i 799 100 100 100 6 100 100 - 6 - 61. - 4 4 - 5 4 - 1 P - - 1 4P1 13 - 13:1 all 8 100 100 St. St. St. 20 100 100 100 100 all 100 1.0 61 St. 20 5 St. 3 - 3} ii . 6 -li9 tO5 -- 107 id P 78 -- 8i 6i -- 7 99 -- 101 95 -- 100 95 -- 100 par' 139 —l4l', 2 - 3 12a 13?, 6 7 8,1 9i id P ... - .. .. --- ... 138 140 i id • •• -. , . -- ... 22 =24 99 101 4cl Rpm 94 —lO4 16 -- 17 9i -10 A 12 -- 14 par — p 24 --24Aut 100 -- 165 19 -- 20 ... d, 95 98 4t 4i . 1 id Pm Pm 13 97 64 1391 10 5 20 20 Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Junc. l Beziers to Graissessac Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10i Business this day. MINES. 29 - 30 95 - 100 1 all Agua Fria 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 0 d par 10s. all Anglo Californian #pm 4 10 2 Australasian l4d d 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 4 . id 1 all `AveAustralian Freehold od 1 all Maria —4 d 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 4d par 1 all British Aus'aln. Gold 3 # d 20 13.5 British Iron 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .£5 pm 4 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 24 3 24 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 334 344 1 4 Carson's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper 42 —44 5 1 Colonial ... 15 Cop'apo St. all copper MM. of Erg 55 —65 (r t 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 5 7pxd 5 all English and Austrin Copper Smeltg .Co 24 3 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget Vein._ par— 4 p 2 all Do. Regis•ered 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst — 4 d 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. k - 1 all Mariquita 10 9 Mexic a&S. America 6 74 1 all New Canada 4d— par 1 ail Nouveau Monde g p 1 4 10 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg. . 5 1 Port Philip — 4 d 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 15 Do. New — 30 10 Santiago de Cuba 1 all F luth Australian _ 10 7 Tin Croft 5 284 all United Mexican 34 34 1 all Waller — dis 1 all West Granada d 1 all West Mariposa - d 1 all Yuba - d JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 7O 72 69 70 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 4d— par 100 25 Colonial — ..• 100 20 Commercial of Lond — 20 10 English Scottish and Australian 24d I#d 20 15 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia par 4 p 151 50 20 London and County _ 50 10 London Joint Stock 22 24 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 33 34 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22:, National of Ireland — 25 all Oriental Bank of Corpo:atio:i 43 —45 xd 44 x d 25 5 Do. New — .•• 100 25 Provincial of Ireland _ 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co 4 dis— par 25 all ,Soutb. Australia 39 40 25 all lUnirin of Australia 67 69 2 1 Do. Now 6l 74 50 10 I) lion of London__ 174 184 40 all Union of Madrid__ _ MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 33 3 5 34 20 12 Australsn.Pcific•Mail 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail ••• 50 384IBrit. American Land 55 —6O xd a d 100 324 Canada — -- 5 5 Crystal Palace — p 5 4 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... ••• 20 3 Eastern Steam... 1 1 Electric Teleg. 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._ 14 ia 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 70 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam _— _ 25 25 South Austrr7..Land 33 35 1 all Submar. Telegraph., 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 100 284 Van Diemen's Land 144 154 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. LONDON, Oct. 20.-- Wind this day at Noon, N., and fine ; it rained heavily at 6 a.m. this morning.. RAMSGATE, Oct. 19.—Wind, S.S.W., blowing a strong gale.—The New Dove, from London, in entering the pier, shipped a heavy sea, and in entering the basin received other damage.—The S van, from Sunderland to Havre, has been assisted in hera leaky, having been on the brake. OFF MARGATE, Oct. 19.—Jane, New York. DOVER, Oct. 19.—Wind, S.S.E., strong. Arrived— Jane Felix, Sunderland, with bowsprit sprung. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 19.—Wind, S. Arrived—Almaezor (s), Newcastle, with engine -work damaged. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 19.—Wind, S.S.E. to S.S.W. AT rved—Agincourt, London, for Geelong, and sailed for Southamptcn. Put Back -Rose Ellis, for China. DARTMOUTH, Oct. 18.—The Merta, from Silestria, lies here with loss of sails, boats, bulwarks, decks swept and leaky, and cargo very much heated. LOWESTOFT, Oct. 19. —The Splendid, of and frem Car narvon, for Hull, reported yesterday as on the Newcome Sand, has become a total wreck ; crew saved. DEAL, Oct. 19.—A collier brig is ashore on the Brake Sand. GRIMSBY, Oct. 19.—Arrived—Avon, from Quebec. WIVENHOE, Oct. 19.—1 t has blown hard to-day from S.S.E. to S.E.—The Neptunus, of Krageroe, from Hemo sand to London, grounded on the Whitaker Sand, but has been assisted off and into the harbour. —The Vanguard, of Whitby, for London, with coals, was also ashore on the Whitaker, and has been run aground on the Main to pre vent her sinking, she being full of water.—The Matilda, of and for Naples from Shields, has been ashore on the Middle Sand, but has been assisted in here.—The Specula tion, of and from Sunderland, has been assisted in from near the Buxly Sand, leaky. SHIELDS, Oct. 18.—Put Back—Brothers, for London, with loss of bowsprit, having been in contact off Robin Hood's Bay. BRIDLINGTON, Oct. 18.—Arrived—Hercules, Newcastle, leaky, and sailed for Southwold, after stopping the leak. ALDBOROUGH, Oct. 18.—The brig Friends, of Whitby, was the vessel which ran into the Caroline Frances, off Caistor Point. YARMOUTH, Oct. 18. Arrived—Mayville, Leith for Genoa, leaky, and will partly discharge. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 19.—Sailed--Warbler, for Melbourne ; Arctic (s), and Vandal* New York. KIRKCALDY, Oct. 18.—Arrived—Lord Gambrie, Davies' Straits, with 10 fish, about 103 tons of oil. SUNDERLAND, Oct. 18.— Arrived—Auckland, Quebec. Xll East Indian 2 Do. Extension dl Gt. Indian Peninsula LO Gd. Junct. of France 611 Gt. Western of Canada Shares . 3 Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref L 5 Luxembourg LO Do. (Rail way) 2 Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6p. et. pref , Lyons & Mediterran, Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest), Northern of Fr;,nce 1 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPr Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCacn & Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Sth-Eastrn. of France Southerr. of France Upper !adjs. Scrip West Flanders Do. 51 per c. Pref Western cf France West. of Switzerland ,Zeitlad 3 2d 3 113 124 2lp 2' 2 d 2 3 p l P p 2 2Aip 2 la 6 7 4 ,f d 4 5 1 1 1 4:1 1 3 6i - 7 33 - 33. -12 i 13i 7 -- 8 115 -- 16 p, 39 -41 352 i - - 3G 4 A - p 3 -- 1 18 - 20 id 7 i 81 1 p 2 4pi 3 . -- 4P dis 7: - 114 6i 4 i (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 1030 a.m. Wind, N.N.W., moderate, and fine. Arrived—Glide, from Matanzas; King of the Forest, Palermo ; H. W. Davies, Picton, with loss of maintop mast, &c. Off Holyhead—Putting back, in tow of a steam-tug, the David Harrison, from Liverpool for Bahia. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.6 a.m. Arrived—Natal (a), from Rotterdam ; Baron Osy (a), Antwerp ; Diana (s), Amsterdam ; Concordia (s), Rotter dam ; Hanos er (a), do. Sailed—Emperor, for Algoa Bay ; Julindur, Geelong. 10 a.m.—Wind, N. ; tide, low water; weather, mode rate. DEAL, Thursday, 9.21 a.m. Wind, N.W., moderate, and cloudy. Prssed—B. B. Green, from London, for Mauritius; A. B. S., No. 415, Angelina, north for westward. Sailed-- The Leila, for Cadiz. HOP INTELLIGENCE.—Hop - picking in the Maidstone district conc'uded yesterday. The produce throughout is stated to average less than 5 cwt. per acre. PriceF, however, are generally good, with a prospect of an ad vance upon the present quotations, if the planters main tain a good understanding with each other. At Brenchley, picking, with few exceptions, is now finished there. We are very fortunate in crop and quantity this year, and our hops are inquired after at an advanced rate from last week. Duty at our market is quoted 135,0001.. In Sevenoake hopping is nearly finished, and although short in quantity, the price will make up the deficiency,--South .Entertv aggettc. THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY EITENING, OCTOBER 20, 1853. TEE CHOLERA. ( From the General Board of Health, Oct. 19.) DANTZIC. The recent visitation of cholera in this city and neigh bourhood has been of a milder character than on former occasions. The entire number of cases from its com mencement (13th of July to the Bth of October, 1853) is represented to have been : Attacked. Deaths. Recovered. Civilians Military There were still under medical care, at the date of the latest dispatches, 81 persons. Darlington, Oct. 17 : Diarrhoea Gateshead Union, Oct. 17 : Cholera Diarrhoea Gateshead (Heworth district), Oct. 18 : Cholera South Shields Union, Oct. le and 15 : Cholera Diarrhoea Hemel Hempstead, Oct. 17 : Cholera Howden, Oct. 16 : Cholera Caxton, near Rochester, Oct. 16 and 17 : Cholera Deaths. THE EAST INDIA AND CHINA ASSOCIATION. The East India and China Association have published their usual comparative statement of the number of ships, both British and foreign, with their aggregate tonnage, entered inwards and cleared outwards with cargo, from and to places within the limits of the East India Company's charter, from the Ist of January to the 30th of September, in the year 1852 and 1853. The return of the vessels entered inwards shows an increase with regard to the port of London of 55 vessels and 49,000 tonnage, the difference between 580 vessels with 315,885 tonnage in 1853, and 525 vessels with 266,885 tonnage in 1852. Liverpool figures for an increase of 67 vessels and 54,123 tonnage, the arrivals in 1853 having been 203 vessels with 121,t475 tonnage, against 136 vessels with 67,851 tonnage in 1852. Bristol and Hull present an increase of 8 vessels and 1,862 tonnage, the difference between 27 vessels with 9,403 tonnage and 19 vessels 1 with 7,541 tonnage. The return for the Clyde fur nishes the only instance of decrease, viz., to the extent of 3 vessels and 1,217 tonnage, th e arrivals in 1852 having been 40 vessels with 15,050 tonnage, while in 1853 they were 37 vessels with 13,833 tonnage. The net increase established in contrasting these returns is 127 vessels and 103,769 tonnage, the difference between 847 vessels with 461,096 tonnage in 1853 and 720 vessels with 357,327 tonnage in 1852. The principal arrivals were from Bombay, New South Wales, Madras, Singa pore, Penang, and Mauritius. The return of clearances outwards showd n the case of the port of London the large increase of 245 vessels and 96,812 tonnage, the difference between 723 vessels with 360,215 tonnage and 478 vessels with 263,403 tonnage. Liverpool figures for an increase of 114 vessels and 39,135 tonnage, the departures in 1853 having been 397 vessels with 213,789 tonnage, and in 1852 283 vessels with 174,564 tonnage. Bristol and Hull show an in crease of 14 vesses with 3,759 tonnage, these repre senting the whole of the departures in 1853, while not a single vessel left the same ports in the cor responding period of the previous year. The return for the Clyde exhibits an increase of 79 vessels and 10,985 tonnage, the difference between 141 vessels with 41,413 tonnage and 62 vessels with 30,428 tonnage. The net increase established is therefore 452 vessels and 150,691 tonnage, the aggregate departures in 1853 having been 1,275 vessels with 619,176 tonnage, against 823 vessels with 468,485 tonnage in 1852. Nearly the whole of this increased traffic has arisen from the extension of trade with the Australian colonies, the departures un der the head of New South W a l es, New Zealand, &c., alone being 444 vessels with 145,686 tonnage. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 19. Yesterday morning at nine o'clock, during the per formance of that useless harbour manoeuvre of sending up topgallantmasts, crossing topgallant and royal yards, and loosing sails, at Spithead, a sad accident happened on board the Duke of Wellington. The maintopgallant mast, which was just on the point of being " fidded," came down with a tremendous crash. Fortunately, it struck no one on deck, having pitched into one of the boom-boats, where it stuck fast. One of the crew, how ever, was hurled like a cricket-ball from the maintopsail yard into the water, and another, who was attending on the topmast cap, was so much injured that his life is despaired of. Both are in Hasler Hospital. A heavy gale has been blowing all day from the south ward and westward, which has prevented many officers and men of the fleet from going off to their ships, and we are sorry to say, notwithstanding the disastrous fatality we recorded some time since to two officers and two waterman in endeavouring to make Spithead in similar weather, no steam tender has been appointed to attend the ships and convey officers and men to and fro. Nearly 400 officers and men were ashore this morning, totally unable to get off to their ships to their time. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, the Commander in -Chief, paid a private visit of inspection to the St. Jean d'Acre, Duke of Wellington, and Prince Regent yesterday forenoon, very minutely examining the Duke and St. Jean d'Acre. The finding of the divisional court-martial held on Colour-Sergeant Mills, of the Royal Marine Artillery, last week, on the serious charge of attempting to obtain meat gratis from the contractor, Mr. James Dennison, of Mile-end Mills, Portsea, was read on Monday in the head-quarter barracks of the Royal Marine Artillery corps. The Court-Martial honourably acquitted Ser jeant Mills of the attempt, and added that they could not pass without severe animadversion the gross discre pancies in the evidence of Mr. Dennison and his late clerk, Fletcher. THE COMMAND OF THE ROYAL YACHT.—It is certain that Rear-Admiral Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence strikes his flag on promotion, and retires from the command of the Royal yacht, and it is reported at the clubs that Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman (son of the venerable ex-Lord Chief Justice, and of the seniority of 1841) will succeed his lordship. Captain Denman has never served afloat as a captain, but he has studied steam, and has served as Equerry to his Royal Highness Prince Al bert.—Morning Herald. THE LIEUT.-GOVERNORSHIP OF GREENWICH HOSPI TAL—We hear that Rear-Admiral the Hon. Wm. Gor don, M.P. for Aberdeenshire, brother of the Premier, and ex-Lord of the Admiralty, and Rear Admiral Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, are the favourite candidates for the vacant appointment of Lieut.-Governor of Green wich Hospital.—ibid. DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL BELL, C.B.—The death of this officer took place on the 16th inst., at his resi dence at Aigburth. This gallant officer was on the re tired list of 1846. He served sixteen years afloat during the war, and with great gallantry :—" He entered the navy in June, 1796, as first-class volunteer, on board the Clyde, 38, Captain Charles Cunningham. He con tinued to serve in that frigate in the Channel, North Sea, and off the Western Islands, for the space of six years, and on the 20th of August, 1799, when off the Cordovan lighthouse, assisted at the capture, after a gallant engagement of nearly two hours, of the French frigate La Vestale, of 36 guns and 230 men, of whom 10 were killed and 22 wounded—the British losing only 3 killed and 3 wounded. He passed his examination in April, 1802 ; sailed in July following for the Jamaica station in the Chichester, store-ship, Captain Stevens ; was there promoted, on the 20th of October, in the same year, from the Leviathan, 74, bearing the flag of Sir John Thomas Duckworth, into the Shark, 18, Captain J. B. Herring ; and afterwards joined, Oct. 5, 1803, and Sept. 16, 1804, the Magnanime, 18, Capt. Edward Hawker, and La Pique, 36, Capt. Charles Bayne Hodg son Ross. In command of the tender belonging to the lat ter ship Lieut. Bell, on Mar c h 26, 1806, aided in taking the two French 16-gun brigs Phaeton and Voltigeur; and on Nov. 1 ensuing, as first of La Pique, with her barge and two other boats under his orders, he succeeded with out the loss of a man, - in cutting out from the har bour of Cabaret, Porto Rico, a fine new Spanish brig, pierced for 12 guns, and completely destroying a 3-gun battery at its entrance. While subsequently employed ashore on the south side of St. Domingo, he received a severe wound in an attack made by the natives on his party, and in consequence, we believe, was presented with a gratuity from the patriotic fund. We next find him appointed, March 13, 1807, to the acting command of the Shark, receiving-ship at Port Royal, from which 'he was confirmed, April 1, 1808, into the 14-gun brig Phipps. On Nov. 16, 1810, Captain Bell, who had pre viouly chased a lugger-privateer close under Calais, fell in with two others, one of which, Le Barbier de Seville, of 16 guns and 60 men, on being brought to close action was gallantly boarded, and in a few minutes carried, by Lieutenant Robert Tryon, at the head of a party of sea men, one of whom was killed, and the lieutenant himself dangerously wounded. The enemy lost 6 killed and 11 wounded ; and the prize, from the well-directed fire she had sustained, sank soon after the engagement. For this achievement Captain Bell, as were his officers and crew, was honoured with the approbation of the Admi ralty. He removed, June 19, 1811, t o t h e command of the Mosquito, a first-class sloop, but was superseded on advancement to post rank, Feb. 7, 1812, and not after wards employed. His nomination to the C.B. took place July 4, 1840, and his elevation to flag rank, Oc tober, 1846."—O'Byrne. DEPARTURE OF THE ARCTIC. --Yesterday, shortly be fore noon, the United States Mail steam-ship Arctic. Captain James C. Luce, sailed from the Mersey, for New York, with the usual mails for the United States, California, Canada, N ova S cot i a, New Brunswick, New _ foundland, &c., 218 passengers, and a large cargo Of valuable merchandise on freight. ABOLITION OF THE MERCHANTS' Itocni AT LLOYD'S. —At a meeting of the committee of management at Lloyd's this day, it was agreed to abolish the merchants' room, the same being required for the business of the underwriters, in conjunction with the existing "under writers' room." The change is fixed for the 31st of next March.—Shipping Gazette of last night. THE NATIONAL GALLERY.—Yesterday the authorities of the National Gallery, Trafalgar-square, issued a no to the public, stating that, in consequence of th exten sive alterations and repairs which are now proceeding,oi. the gallery would ins be opened to the publi day next, the 24tht., as heretofore • but that the,,exe ' on Mon da y' hibition would positively be re-opened liere 7th of November next. It is expecte u d e th L ga llery before be several valuable additions made to the its re-opening. P ALA CE,_.—The Sul- THE SULTAN OF TURKEY'S NEVI / ma Baktche, tan is now building a new I ).la h c e e ar a e died in t hite:t is an Arme with front to the Bosphorus. _,r nian, the son of the Sulta m n's The ace r he is of stone and builde : stu France for a short aims. P eo n:linen ; the frontage from Dolma Baktche to marble :the workmanship is verY a facade of upwards of extends along the Boighboarvues exquisite. The palace is Beshik Tash, 4 extent, covering in the rear some -1,000 feet : the an situation is more like a towilsin great. It was here that Air. thin exorbitantly. th erected for his Imperial Majesty a winter garden W. . B°ll and furnished it in the European style, and kiosk, s tyle, with cr ystal fountain, cand e l a b ra lighted with gas. The ' and chan deliers c unneypieces are of crimson -coloured crystal and painted chi na ; t h e floor i s of china ; and the basin of fountain enamelled slate , exquisitely painted with flowers. The furniture was made by Messrs. Holland, of Mount-street. The principal floor comprises vast balls and apart ments fitted up in a most costly manner in gilding and painting, executed by Italians and natives. The taste of some of the interior finishing is questionable. The bail e a re fi tted up with Egyptian- alabaster The roof is covered with lead ; all the Sultan's palaces, and only these, ara covered with that metal. The palace is built on piles. The great staircase is lighted by a large skylight of crimson-coloured glass. The eailirgs a7e generally low. The harem, of the palace contains apart ments for 300 or 400 women. The palace is approathed through a costly triumphal gatsway,—na Builckr. PREFERENI 'Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. e Bris. & Ex. 4 p. e. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent Cork &Bandousp.c DuudeePerth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (£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 Edinb Prth. &Dundee 51 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. C. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. .. Do. 44 p. c. Scrip Gt, Southn. &Westm (Ireland) Eighths) Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do .cov. red. 41 p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. 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Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lou. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bstn. and Matlock Middlesbro' &, Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern ands Easternsp. c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p e Prest. & Wyrei Do. Shares. Roystn.& Hit., Do. Shepth. St Shef. Roth.and Goole g. 5 P.C. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do ,Wilts&Somrsti MARYPORM. The return from this place states that there have been about ten deaths in 10 or 14 days. LIVERPOOL. Since the 14th inst., there have been five new cases of cholera and two deaths ; of those attacked, three were Germans, and two Irish. The latter and one of the former were emigrants ; another had arrived in Liv erpool, via Hull, a fortnight before ; the third was the keeper of a large German lodging-house, in which seve ral cases of cholera had previously occurred. The deaths were among the German emigrants formerly reported. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oct. 18: Deaths. Cholera 6 Diarrhoea 3 The total number of deaths from cholera and diarrhoea in Newcastle during the present outbreak has been 1,514. In the same period (viz., the first 48 days) during the prevalence of epidemic holera in 1831.2 the number of deaths was 291. Mr. Lee one of the engineering in spectors of the Board of Health, has represented that by the incautious removal of liquid refuse the deleteri ous gases would be liberated and diffused, and new sur faces would be exposed under conditions, favourable to more active decomposition and evaporation ; that conse quently the disease might be aggravated by the measures intended to mitigate it; and that the only safe course of dealing with such matters is to absorb, dry up, and bury them in their existing situation, so as to render them in capable of further injury during the prevalence of the epidemic, and then to remove them in a comparatively dry state after the epidemic shall have ceased. Saw dust, bran, dried and pounded clay, bog earth, or any similar inexpensive substance, would serve to absorb the fluid part of the refuse, but in this district there would probably be difficulty in obtaining any of these in suffi ciently large quantities. Common earth may be had in abundance and without any other cost than that of cart age, and it possesses the advantage of acting che mically upon the refuse as well as mechanically. It had been observed that if, when a jet of most offen sive fluid manure has been thrown upon land until it is quite wet, a handful of such earth is taken up, and applied to the nose, the only perceptible odour is that of sweet fresh soil newly turned up. Attention having been directed to this fact, Professor Way was induced to make a special examination of the subject, and by an extensive series of experiments this distinguished chemist has demonstrated that, of all the substances hitherto recommended as deodorizers or fertilizers, none take up and fix so readily and completely the gases given off by decomposing town refuse as natural earth. Acting on the knowledge of this discovery, Mr. Lee organised a system for bringing into the town fresh earth from the suburbs, carted from a field belonging to the corpora tion, the earth of which turned out to be very suitable to the purpose. Many loads have been used for the imme diate absorption of pools, fluid and semi-fluid filth, and for burying temporarily vast heaps and accumulations of dead organic matter. The results of this course are stated to have been highly satisfactory. A copious ap plication of earth was also recommended to the public privies and urinals, which were found to be in a very offensive condition, one of which is stated to be used daily by about a thousand men and boys. METROPOLIS. Mr. Hall, of the Poor-law Board, and Dr. Milroy, from the General Board of Health, had interviews on Tuesday with the boards of guardians of Kensington and Fulham. Upon the advice of these gentlemen, the guardians, in both instances, devolved the very responsible duties of sani tary inspection in the different districts of their parishes upon their medical officers, who are required, at the same time, to maintain a vigilant survellance over the health of the inhabitants in all the suspected localities. At both meetings, but more especially at Fulh am , l ou d complaint was made: of the disgraceful state of long-open ditches, as left by the Commissioners of Sewers, and in deed of the utterly defective sewerage throughout the district. A case of cholera has occurred within the last few days in Kensington, in the very same room where the first fatal case occurred in 1849. There have also been two fatal cases in St. George's-in-the-East. From reports of the superintendents of the D, K, L, M, R, S, and V divisions of police, forwarded this day to the General Board of Health, by direction of the Commis sioners of Metropolitan Police, it appears that between the 15th inst. and the 18th there have been 27 cases of cholera, resulting in 13 deaths. In six cases death en sued within 24 hours of the attack. In one instance, it is remarked by the superintendent, that "the smell from the premises in Green-street was so bad all last week that it was impossible to have the windows of this house (where the death occurred) open for ordinary ven tilation." The patient was in perfect health up to the time of the attack. GERMAN EMIGRANTS' LODGING-HOUSE, GLASS-HOUSE YARD, ST. MARY'S, WHITECHAPEL. During the last few days several cases of cholera have occurred at this depot for the Germans emigrating from Germany to America; three have been removed to the German Hospital, three to St. Thomas's, and one to the London Hospital. The disease appears to have been brought over from Holland by the emigrants, as in some of the patients it appeared even on board the Rotterdam steam-boat, and in others shortly after their landing at St. Katharine's-wharf in Lower East Smith field. The medical officer attending the sick in this lodging-house states that he considers the accommoda tion supplied in the establishMent during the short stay of the emigrants in London as faultless ; that constant attention is paid to cleanliness in every respect ; and that any suggestion that can promote the comfort and health of the emigrants is immediately carried out, regardless of expense, by the proprietor. THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS ON CHOLERA. The following has just been published by this im portant body : " Royal College of Physicians, Oct. 15. "The Cholera Committee of the Royal College of Physicians have received from various quarters appli cations for some plain directions calculated to be of service to the public during the prevalence of epidemic cholera, when medical advice may not be immediately at hand, and before such advice can possibly be ob tained. " For this reason the committee deem it right to offer to the public some instructions, which, on account of an intended 'notification' have been issued by the General Board of Health on the 20th of September, 1853, may be brief, and are in no case intended either to supersede the necessity of having recourse as speedily as possible to further medical assistance, or to impose any authoritative restriction on medical practitioners. " DURING THE PREVALENCE OF CHOLERA, _ _ " 1. No degree of looseness of the bowels should be neglected for a single hour. Medical advice should be once sought when the looseness begins ; and, previous to the arrival of a medical attendant, some of the medi cines at other times used for checking diarrhcea should be taken—for example, the chalk mixture ; the com pound cinnamon powder ; or the compound chalk powder with opium, in does of from 20 to 40 grains for an adult. " 2. No saline aperients or drastic purgatives should be taken without the advice of a medical man. " 3. Intemperance in eating or drinking is highly dangerous • but the moderate use of vegetable as well as animal food may be recommended ; and, in general, which health a hasny such a plan of diet as each ind ividual has fou nd by considerableexperienc eto ch b a e n m ge os i t n toc t o h n e du d c i i e v t e to his been accustomed is seldom advisable during the preva lence of an epidemic. "4. Debility, exhaustion, and exposure to damp render the poor especially in needwith lysubject to the vfoioolde,ncfueeol,f and disease. The committee urg e upon the rich the neces sity of supplying extremepplying h importance of remov i ng or counter actingimpurities, whether in th e a i r, water, or soil, a clothing. s. o ven tilation, cleanliness, an d t h e f ree use of the schloridebya of lime or chloride of zinc, cannot be too oa f r st tephtheeoperitd personss e diseasemm i a n d t e to whwho on: number the proportion,re ar College oe fn gtahgo es o d f awp s b t hh r o, o yo,u n sLtwi g e l taei y hagrntee i l ne sys ; sthtks t aoi e nciw d nkce u ettd p hht o aheb n teyl . e e as exceedingly small, the fear of infection may be practi cally disregarded. The committee forbear to dwell upon the extreme importance of providing medical attendants at dispen saries for the treatment of the diarrhoea among the poor ; of organising in every district affected by cholera what is called the system of house-to•house visitation ; and of establishing temporary hospitals for the reception of pa tients who cannot be properly treated at their own homes ; because these measures have been strongly and properly enforced in the ' notification' published by the General Board of Health." PRAYERS AGAINST THE CHOLERA. —Yesterday was kept at Southampton, at the request of the Mayor of that town, as a day of humiliation and prayer, that Al mighty God may be mercifully pleased to remove from this nation the awful scourge of cholera with which parts of the kingdom have been visited. All the its of h and chapels were opened for Divine worship, shop were closed, and business suspended. "As Goon AS A PLAY." --I note this ve r y ordinar y easavuetdh a authority. I e t was ctic h a ra s a remark seas of having crhoayralles w hen o rigin, or at le revived of his, predecessors , and attended the sittings of the House of Lords. The particular occasion was the de bate, then interesting to him, on Lord Roos's Divorce Bill.--Nota Querko.. TEHUANTEPEC RAILWAY. The New York correspondent of the Times gives the following particulars in reference to the Tehuan tepec Railway, the contract for the construction of which has been signed by Sykes and Co., of Shef field, England :—" It appears that after Colonel Sloo had learnt that the Mexican Government would not reaffirm the Garay grant, because they deemed it to have been rendered utterly null and void by the non-compliance with its conditions, he proceeded to Mexico, and for certain considerations procured the exclusive and perpetual right of way for a plankroad and a railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, including the exclusive right of navigation of the river Coatzacoalco. The right was conferred on Colonel Sloo and his associates by the then constitutionally existing authorities of the Mexican Republic ; and a law was passed by tke Mexican Congress especially for the purpose of recog nising the grant and adding the greatest possible sanction to its legal validity. It was thought that since Mexico was then in a disturbed state the vali dity of the grant might subsequently be questioned ; and the highest authority of the State was invoked to crown it. The Minister of Foreign Affairs was authorized by the Mexican Congress to recognize the claims of Colonel Sloo, thus established by legislative action, in a treaty which was proposed for the acceptance of the United States, and the sole object of which was to impart the highest in ternational sanction to the Sloo grant. When. Santa Anna returned to Mexico and took the i con tol of the G overnmen t, h e readily concurred n al/ that had been done on this subject, and instructed his Minister to the United States to press the adoption by our Senate of the treaty of which have spoken. Thi s t rea t y arr i ve d i n Washing ton too late for th e ac ti on o f our S e nate last spring ; but, as th ere i s no o bj ec ti on to it, it will doubtless pass that body as a matter of form. only; while I have ascer t a i ne d th a t th e same Minister now has in his possession, already exe cuted by Santa Anna, another copy of the same treaty, ready for delivery on the e xc h an ge of rati fications. It was with a full knowledge of all these facts that Sykes and Co., of Sheffield, un dertook the construction of the Tehuantepec Plankroad. and Railroad. The taint of suspicion has attached to the validity . of nearly all the grants for special or exclusive rights made to individuals or corporations by the Americano- Span ish Governments in both North and South America. This has been owing chiefly either to the informality which has attended the conferring of these grants, or to the fact that they were made duri ng th e p er i o d of revolution. But, in the case o f th e Sl oo gran t , th e qu estion of in formality, or legisl a ti ve or official action during a revolutionary period, c an never l e gitimately be raised ; for the gr an t h a d it s or i g i n i n regu l a r and unanimous legislation, and has been confirmed and reaffirmed, under every form of executive Govern ment that has existed since. " These are the reliable facts in the case ; and I deem it advisable to stat e th em , s i nce Br i t i s h in terests are involved in the whole transaction. The Tehuantepec Plankroad and Railroad will, be de facto, a British interest, as they are to be con structed mainly by British capital ; b u t, a lth oug h built mainly by British capital, the amount re quired is too small to affect the financial affairs of England, even for the excitement of a day, as the road is only 166 miles in length, and there are no engineering obstacles of a formidable character to encounter. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is in lat. 17 N., corresponding with that of Jamai ca, and is a salubrious region. The climatic obstacles that have opposed the construction of the railway across the Isthmus of Panama have proved far more serious than the engineer finds in tunnelling moun tains or bridging rivers." STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) MANCHESTER, Oct. 18.—There is some improvement to-day in the general tone of our market. In several de partments, buyers are more disposed to operate, and sellers more inclined to harden in their prices. For India yarns, an advance of fully Ad. per lb is required ; and the quotations for reeled water twist up to 30s, and for 24s to 28s warps, are raised about the same fraction. The German merchants are venturing to increase their purchases. Warps and pincops for Domestics are stiffer, and mule spinnings of twist and weft suitable for Blackburn are firmer at previous rates. Fine yarns and most counts of doubled do not share in this tendency. In Domestics, there is no improvement what ever ; but 40-inch shirtings are more inquired after by the India houses, and the makers are asking rather higher prices. The causes of the little improvement ex perienced to-day appear to be the rather easier state of the money market, the upward tendency of cotton, and the somewhat more favourable condition of the Indian mar kets. The transactions of the day have not been large, but they have been more numerous. Much regret has been felt to-day at the announcement that an old, extensive, and highly-respected spinning house has sus pended payment. No particulars are known. HUDDERSFIELD, Oct. 18.—The goods which have passed into the hands of the merchants to-day have gene rally been towards completion of former orders. Pur chasers of other goods have been exceedingly light, and few in number, and complaints are general, in both the cloth ball and the surrounding warehouses, of the scar city of business. The articles at all inquired for are a few of the heavier and cheaper kinds of cloth, as " unions," beavers, and pilotings, for the home markets, and such as are likely to come into immediate use. In the wool warehouses, very little has been done, either to-day or during the past week. ROCHDALE, Oct. 17.---We have had a very quiet and dull market, although there has been a tolerably good attendance of buyers. Low-priced goods have been most in demand, and the merchants are offering lower prices. There has been little or nothing doing in the wool market ; the manufacturers show no disposition to buy, as the London wool sales open this week (Thurs day), and they are expecting lower prices. HALIFAX, Oct. 15.—As the merchants naturally feel, in the present juncture, a disposition to contract their operations as much as possible, there is very little busi ness doing. In every department of the worsted trade, from the raw material to the finished article, consider able dullness prevails and prices are little more than nominal. BIRMINGHAM, Oct. I.7.—The quarterly meetings of the ron trade have been held as usual during the last week. The large dealers came forward on Thursday with their amount of orders, and an extensive business was trans acted. Manufactured iron of every description main tained the nominal prices, indeed, contracts were reluc tantly undertaken at present rates, and conditionally only, subject to the reduction of the wages movement, yet unsettled—a very general presentiment obtaining that higher figures will rule in a short time. For pig iron there was much inquiry, and large sales were made both at Birmingham, and on Saturday evening at Dudley. Pig makers, in the absence of all speculative supply, insisted upon considerably the higher figures, which the manufacturers were ultimately obliged to concede, and an advance of fully 5s per ton on this article has been esta blished. For ironstone higher prices have been v en ' ut coals remains at present unaltered. The_ dissatisfaction among the colliers is generally attributed,amndeo we think justly, to the foolish attempt made in and we are sorry in so partially to advance the price of ton limestone that as Gd.p yet r they n have additional ot resumed has bb been their e ir obtained. w o r k I The trade is allowed on allin most hands branches toes oundan and healthy, and the demand is outstrip ping the power of production : t but the lastthe rtehsrueletsproenii f li th! bungling policy decided upon a nary meetings are being severely felt. Loss OF THE WILLIAM AND JANE BAUM—The barque William and Jane, of Shields, from Galatz, foundered at sea a week ago. Captain Joss and crew arrived at Plymou th on board a Norwe g ian brig yesterday. SWINDLING THEATRICALS.—An account was given in August last of the condemnation to three years impri wheere sonment of a man named Delagneau for having com mitted numerous acts of swindling by obtaining sub scriptions from different persons on pretence that they were for the distressed widow and family of a literary took Ma d a m t the e s ma n of some note. Amongst his victims Court against The ur ga ide, Tedesco, Cruvelli, Cerito, and other theatrical notabilities. To commit his frauds, l ap su p m eal h ed e re t c e eiv t e h d e was lm a p b e o r u ia t l 2, C 5 C O o r O f false name of the Vicomte d o • b to e ta condemnation. The prisoner alleged t O ha n t S l a ie turd is ay e literary man by profession, that he had been connected newspapers, and th a t h e h a d b een accus tewimthedd i t ff o er e e a n r t earn money by writing v au d ev ill es f or no t e d was stated in brought that i lames.n 18 1 t 34 he Was arr them out under their own dramatists, who est t e h d e f o c r o u h r a s e v i o n f g t h h e e e n proceedings i in a Carl o - repu b lican plot, that in 4845 he was sentenced to four m on th' s present case, mo three prisonme n t f or lib e l, an d i n 1850 h e t • was condemned eiv i m l o n rightst 1 i s ' for imprisonment . and ln fiveth the years' int er di ct i on of he originally pretended that he had really devoted the money received to a distressed family, and that he should be able to Prove it by the testimony of that family. But th e p roo f was not forthcoming, and the former sentence was confirmed. THE COTTON CROP IN THE UNITED STATES.—The season closed on the Ist of September with the largest cotton crop ever produced in the United States, and planters may congratulate themselves on a twofold advantage. The prices they have received have so far exceeded those, even on the shorter crop of last year, almost in the same ratio as the greatly in creased quantity of the crop itself. Prices have not been sustained with that remarkable degree of steadiness which distinguished the market of last year ; but, although its fluctuations have proved a source of some annoyance to merchants, they have been attended with very little inconvenience to planters themselves. The extreme fluctuation for middling cotton has been 2ic. per lb.. which is lc. higher than the average of last year, and only 2c. lower than the high prices of the year before. There has not only been an increase of about 200,000 bales over last year's crop, but an increase in the average weight of the bales; it having risen from 4381 b. the average of 1851 and 1852, to 4551 b., the average of 1852 and 1853 ; thus increasing the entire crop about i fifty•five Ma" 130112(15. the it to fact. war, ,ually lition 3tions from Lough i pre in the ria, if JNS. WM