The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-08 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)
By the llellespont, arrived at Plymouth this day,
a, four A.m., 35 days from the Cape, we are advised
of the arrival of the Queen of the South at the Cape
being 38 days from
on the 28th June, England, and
12 from Ascension to the Cape ; and the Lady Joce-
lyn, at St. Vincent's, on the 25th August, 10 days
from England.

named
man Tuesday
worked
age,a
aynodu,n young
until
SUPPOSED HYDEOPOODIA.—At one of the iron
foundriesjohn NNro 0
da
lta
nd
,Readingabout
3tsh
last, in apparent good health. It appears that some years
ago, when a lad, he was severly bitten by a dog, but whe-
ther the animal was subsequently found to be mad we are not
informed. As every one knows, the virus from a bite may
lie dormant for months and even years, though rarely so
yearsel.
long as the latter period. This occurrence, and the subject
of hydrophobia generally, had been the frequent theme of
discussion
with his
companions, and no doubt had made a
very serious impression on the young man's mind. A re-
cent domestic anxiety had also preyed on his spirits, and
altogether he was in a depressed condition. On Tuesday
last he was seized with violent convulsive attacks. lie ex-
perienced very shortly a perfect horror of water, generally re-
garded as the fatal symptom. Rio home being close to a run-
ning-stream, he became painfully excited by the conscious-
ness of its neighbourhood, and at length he was removed to
the Royal Berkshire Hospital, where the symptoms con-
tinued to such an extent as to lead the attendants to believe
that it was a real case of that terrific disease. However,
soon after his removal he began to rally, and on inquiry
yesterday, we heard that be is gradually recovering. There
is now no doubt on the minds of the medical gentlemen who
have watched the case, that the symptoms arose from the
depressed nervous condition of the patient, caused by mental
anxiety, assuming that particular form from the impression
made on his mind by the fear of hydrophobia. B
erks
Chronicle.

aptly
.been termed " Tom
revAensussaSnEnDuaTllAybEy.S.w--hAatnhitattsmense sum is lost to the
and Jerry" two-wheeled carriages, which have been set un
by gentlemen in all parts of the country, and all sorts Of
:Themes devised by them to avoid the assessed-tax duty
being chargeable upon them. When the Act of Parliament
was passed (14th August, 1833), it was intended as a relief
to farmers' market-carts, market gardeners' carts, and such
persons; not those who could, and can, well afford the duty.
This is a matter to be well looked into.—From a Corres.
vond.:l,t

Leasing
s. Nominal Prices. B
to-day.usiness
Railways. Compan ie
, ............--.
Bdf. & Bitch., all p Lon.&N.W ... ...
Birh Oxf., gua. all Gt. Westn. 29% 30%
Do. without, all p Do.
Bir.Wolv. & Dud.,
guar all pd Do.
Do. without, all p' Do.
Buckinghash. all p Lon. &N.W ... ... •
Clydsdale Jc., all piCaledonian 52 —54 x.d 524:x.d
E. Lin., gua. 6 per
cent 100/pd Gt. Northn. 150 151 150
Gloucest. & Dean
Forest all pd Gt. Westm. 32 —B3
FlartlepL Dk. & % Yk. New.) -- ••• _
Railw....all pd 1 &Berw.l •••
!Tull& Selby, all p Yk..,je N.M. 11 114
57
Do. Halves., all p DO
28
Do. Quarts., all p Do.
Leeds & Brdf., all p Midland
Lon. & Grenw., all S. Eastern 1334 14%
Do. Pref....all pd Do.
Lowestoft., gua. 4 —2O x.d 19 x.d
per cent...all pd Norfolk
Do. 6p. ct., all p Do.
Iliddleshe & Red-
car, 6p. c., all p Stktn &Dar ... ...
N. & E., sp. c., all E. Counties 63 —65 X.d
x.d
Do. 6p. ct., all p Do.
Do. F. 5 p.c. all pd Do.
Prestn. &Wyre. 1 L.& N.WI ...
all paid 1 & La. &Y J
Ditto, Halves, A,
10. Do.
Hit "-- ••• to
Roy. & Hiolopd 4 Gt. Northn.
148148 1
Do. Shep. Ex., all Do. -5501 x.d
Shf. Rth. & Goole,
sp. c., 18.11.61' Lan. & Yks ... ......
..
S. Staffdsh., 9% p MrM'Clean % .._ % die. x•cl
wearvai. 6 p ~, „ii Stckt& Dar 30% . 31%
Ditto ditto, all p Do.
Wad &59m, A q.ftsWeil4ab 114 •
.10 10
...