The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-12 00:00:00

SOUTH-ASTERN RAILWAY.

Gross traffic receipts for passengers
and goods, week ending Oct. 9,
1852 ...
••• ... ...£17,843 15 1
Ditto, Oct. 11, 1851 ... ... ... 20,415 2 7

Decrease in 1852 ... ... £2,571 7 6
London Terminus, Oct. 11.1852.

SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN AT THE SAINT
A LUAN'S HOTEL, eta LES-STR EET, HAYMARKET.--Last
night, about twelve o'clock, the utmost consternation pre-
vailed at the above hotel, in consequence of its having been
discovered that a gentleman had committed suicide in the
coffee-room. It appeared 'rem inquiries made by the re-
porter that the deceased, whose name is supposed to be
Bloomfield, entered the coffee-room of the hotel above-men-
tioned about eleven o'clock on the previous night, and called
for a sausage and glass of ale, which were supplied to him by
the waiter. At that time deceased was busily employed
writing. About a quarter of an hour afterwards, on the
waiter entering the room to attend on a customer, he was
horrified at finding the deceased lying on the floor apparently
lifeless. The waiter gave the alarm, and then called in West
58 C, who immediately sent for Mr. Tothill, surgeon, of No.
8, Charles-street, who was speedily in attendance, and di-
rectly he saw the deceased pronounced life to be extinct. On
the table was an ounce bottle, which had contained prussic
acid, and which was empty. A letter and bundle of papers
sealed up in brown paper, and directed to the coroner, was
also found on the seat. It is supposed, from letters found on
him, that the unfortunate deceased held an appointment at
Saint Domingo. Only a few pence were found upon him.
Letters have been received from Van Deimen's
Land to the 12th of June, which give, incidentally, a bad
account of the prospects of the flocks in the colony of Vic-
toria. The following extract furnishes some details, but it
may be hoped that the evils described in it are limited to
particular localities :—" I have deplorable news from Port
Philip—many a rich man ruined there. The shipments of
wool from Victoria will be much less this year than formerly.
Many of the squatters have no lambs, while the consump..
tion of fresh meat is far greater than usual. The scab has
also broken out in many parts of the colony. In Port Al-
bert 100,000 sheep are being destroyed by foot rot. Thus
you see, while some are making fortunes, others are being
ruined."

THE AFFIDAVIT•OFFICE OF THE COURT OF CHAN.*
CERY. —From the 28th instant the duties of the Affidavit-
office of the Court of Chancery are to be performed by the
clerks of records and :writs, but affidavits and affirmations
may be sworn, affirmed, or attested upon honour, and decla-
rations made before the Clerk of Enrolments for the time
being, as occasion may require, for the better dispatch of
business, and the duties of the Clerk of Reports are to be
performed by such person or persons as the Lord Chancellor
may appoint for that purpose, at a salary or salaries not ex-
ceeding 400/. a-year.
MUSEUM OF ORNAMENTAL ART AT MARLBO-
ROUGH-HOUSE.—The numbers attending, &c., during the
month of September were as follows : 6,538 persons on the
public days, and admitted free; 957 persons on the students'
days, and admitted as students on payment of 6d. each, be-
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DISABLED OFFICERS OF THE. COURT or CHANCERY.
—The Lord Chancellor is now empowered by one o 4 the
new Acts to remove any officer of the Court of Chancery,
&c., who is disabled to act, but who refuses to resign, and to
grant pe...sions to such portions.

Leasing Business
Railways. Nominal Prices.
to-day.
tiompailliC3*
Bdf. & Bitch., all p Lon.&N.W •••
Bir.& Oxf., gua. all Gt. Westn. 29% 30%
Do. without, all p Do.
Bir.Woiv. & Dud.,
guar all pd Do.
Do. without, all p, Do.
Buckinghash. all p Lon. &N.W ••• ••• 109
Clydsdale Jc., all p,Caledonian 51 —53
E. Lin., gua. 6 per;
cent 1001. pd Gt. Northn. 147 149 x.d 147% 4814
Gloucest. & Deanl
Forest all pdrGt.Westrn. 32 —B3
Hartlepl. Dk. & 5 lYk.Newl
Railw. ...all pd &Berw. •.• ••
Hull & Selby, all p Yk. &N 113 —ll5
Do. Halves., all p Do.
Do. Quarts., all p Do.
Leeds & Brdf., all p Midland
Lon. & Grenw., all S. Eastern 1335 14% 14
Do. Pref....all pd Do.
Lowestoft., gua. 4
per cent...all pd Norfolk
Do. 6 p. ct., all p Do.
Blanch. Buxtn, 1 L.& NWI 3 3
& Matick, 5% p &M. /
Middlesbr' & Red-
car, 6 p. c., all p Stktn &Dar,
N. & E., sp. c., all E. Counties' 63 —65 65
Prestn. & Wyre, L.&N.WI
all paid & La. &Y f •••
Ditto, Halves, A,
100/. pd Do.
Roy. & Hit.,lool.p Gt. Northn 149 —151 p
Do. Shep. Ex., all Do. l4B 150
Shf. Rth. & Goole,
sp. c., 18.11.4 Lan. & Yks ..„ —,„
S. Staffdsh., p Mr/11•Clean % %
Wear Val. 6 p c., all State:, Dar 30 —3l
Ditto ditto, all p; Do. . ... . . 30% %
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