The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

CANADIAN TIMBER TRADE.

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We have heard it stated by several who are interested
in the trada, that the scarcity of Canadian timber, espe-
cially is already beginning to be
cribed to the circumstance of so many vessels being
luildingppion4ce:easo
in
price.
devoted from the staple traffic of the Si. Lawrence in
fceialtllyby fo
a r
considerable This is as-
order to convey emigrants to Australia and the States ;
and, as the weather must now shut up a chance of further
supplies for some time, it is feared that those who have
entered into large building contracts when timber was at
a low price, will now suffer much loss and embarrassment
by its increased value in the market.—Liverpool Albion.

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.

Shakspere's Henry the Fifth was produced last even-
ing. The PlaS as edited by Mr. Phelps, has been subjected
to considerable reduction, yet it moves somewhat
heavily. Asa, spectacle, however, it is highly brilliant.
The siege of fiat flour in the third act, with all its war-
like accessories, had a peculiarly admirable effect. The
general performance was worthy of the peculiar reputa-
tion of the theatre. Care and intelligence were the
characteristics of the interpretation. Mr. Phelps de-
livered the speeches of the amiable, chivalric monarch
with his accustomed ability ; and in all those passages
in which Macready was wont to create a sensation—such
RS the spec ch before the battle of Agincourt, and the
bluff, open-hearted address to Katherine—his frank,
manly tone was quite in accordance with the spirit of
the character, and suffered little by comparison with his
great contemporary. The fine monologues of the
4, chorus" were bestowed on Mr. 14„. Marston, who, ha-
bited as Time, recited his premonitions with due and
emphatic solemnity. The home was completely
crowded.

SHERIFF'S COURT.-(THIS DAY)

(Before Mr Ogle )
wiBB V. BRA,IIWELL,

This. was an action to recover the slim of 1.51. for
wages as a porter, at IL a week.
Mr. `y. 11. Buchanan, Basinghall-atreet, appeared for
the defendant, and denied the claim in tote. The plain.
tiff charged the defendant, as one of the partners in the
firm of Maitland, Hatch, & Co. Defendant, in his exa-
mination, denied that be was a Partner in the firm, or
had any interest in it, except that his brother was a
partner, and he (defendant) was frequently on the pre-
mises. Defendant, in additton, said tnat ho was nephew
of the busi•
to Alderman Thompson, and was ms..nag, r
that firm, he had been a metal
nese of Thompson & Co , and received 3,000/ a year;
and site() ho had loft
broker, and during the present year had sold a million
of tons of iron, &c.
The plaintiff was nonsuited.

Barrnio-liousus.—lt is very probable, from what
occurrel last week at a private meeting which took place of
some of the leading members of the turf, that a committee
of inquiry will be appointed to take evidence before any
legislative measure is proceeded with in reference to betting-
lists. Should such committee be appointed, some very inte-
resting evidence will be taken.—Racing Times.
REDUCED OMNIBUS FAaES.—The reduced fares
of fourpence for the whole distance to and from the extre-
mity of Paddington and Bayswater to the City, and the
termini of the different railways in that direction, and of two.
pence for half the distance, either way to and from Totten-
ham-court road, which were recently adopted by the Pad-
dington Conveyance and Association Companies have been
abandoned, and the previous fares of sixpence for the whole
and three-pence for half the distance substituted, with two
fourpeony fares for intermediate distances. The numerous
omnibuses, however, which run on this important line of
road to and from the Marble Arch and the bottom of Holborn.
bill, for twopenny fares, with the fare of one penny for half
the distance to or from Tottenham•court-road, are continued
without any alteration, and therefore the public have still
the option of riding through the main part of the town on
this road for a very low fare at frequent intervals, and the
facility thus afforded for cheap conveyance is availed of to a
very great extent. The omnibuses on the other lines of
road through the metropolis continue to run at very mode-
rate fares including those from Pimlico, Chelsea, Brompton,
"
,e
on the Piccadilly line to the City, and 'which afford
every possible and necessary convenience to the very large
number of residents on the south-western districts of the
metropolis.

I ORDINATION OF A CLERGYMAN FOR PITCAIRN'S
IsLAND.—As early as eight o'clock on Sunday morning last
Mr. G. 11. Nobbs, who has for 25 years gratuitously per-
formed the offices of pastor, surgeon, and schoolmaster among
the interesting community, consisting of 170 persons, at Pit-
cairn's Island, was admitted into holy orders, at Islington
) by the Bishop of Sierra Leone, under letters dismissory from
the Lord Bishop of London. Upwards of 70 persons remained
to receive the sacrament of the Lord's Sapper. Mr. Nobbs
had arrived in London a few days previous from Valparaiso,
whither he had been brought in the ship Portland, by Bear
Admiral Moresby, who had been four days on Pitcairn's Is-
land, and has confirmed the favourable accounts of the con-
dition of the people. They are, as is generally known,
descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty, who landed there
is 17”.

The trial of Sir Thomas Mitchell's Bomareng pro-
peller seems to have proved very successful. The
description given is very interesting :
" Sir Thomas Mitchell's invention of the Bomareng
propeller, as applied for the purpose of propelling a ves-
sel through the water, was tried on Saturday, and the
result, we are happy to say, has exceeded all expectations.
By the permission of Messrs. Smith & Croft, the owners
of the Keera screw steamer, an iron bomareag propellor,
formed as nearly to the required proportions as the
peculiarities of the vessel would permit, was fitted to
the Keera, when on the Patent Slip during the last two
or three days. Sir Thomas Mitchell's rule for the
construction cf the Bomareng Propeller depend on its
having a diameter equal to the pitch. The diameter of
the screw of the Keera 'is only 5 feet 8 inches, and the
pitch is 8 feet, so that the propeller fitted to her necess-
arily differed materially from what it should be to give
it a fair and complete trial. However, under every dis-
advantage, the experiment has met with complete suc-
cess, and we heartily congratulate the inventor
of this triumph of skill and perseverance, honour-
able to himself and to the Colony at large. The
Keera left the wharf adjoining the Patent Slip, at
two o'clock, on this trial trip, and proceeded to North
Harbour. Sir Thomas Mitchell, Messrs. Smith and
Croft, and a considerable number of influential and in-
telligent gentlemen were on board to witness the result.
We fear we ce-not give our readers, who may be
engineers, such an account as may satisfy professional
men ; but we can state results:—" When the Keera
started from the patent slip we perceived not a ripple
under her stern ; but when she got into full speed, it
was evident that she was impelled by a new kind of pro-
peller, from the tranquil appearance of the water astern,
the curl at the bow, and increased speed—so much so,
that a friend of ours, who observed her from Woolloo-
mooloo, inquired what was the matter with the Keera
that she had set off like a ram-horse.
" The distances given in an almanack of Baker's, ena-
bled us to keep a reckoning of the speed, and in running
from Blue's Point to Pinchegut, she took 6m. los., de•
ducting 4m. 20s. for stoppages, during which she took
parties on board. As this must have retarded the re-
mainder of that part of the run to Pincligut, a distance
given as 2 y
an hour.ards, he I
her raten
in
then may e
com-
puted at 1
0 knots
the same distance in 5 minutes, when steaming on the
expansive principle, which rate gives rather more than
she fairly
got over
12 knots an hour. . _ _

Large vessels, it is said, may attain a speed of 20
miles an hour when the propeller is properly fitted.
There is not any intelligence of interest from the
Continent, except the important news from Constan-
tinople of the repudiation of the Turkish Loan, and
the intention to raise it at home. Such a sensation
has not been excited for years, and the charnater of
all parties concerned, including the contractors, Prince
Kallimachi, the Agent of the Bank, and the Ottoman
Porte, is damaged until, full explanations are given.
The payment of the next instalment is deferred, and
there has been a talk ~of repudiating the bargain en-
tered into. This, we presume, can hardly be done,
though there may be good ground of action against
the contractors for premiums paid by those who now
hold the Stock.
English Securities are heavy, with but little doing;
Console, 100* for Transfer, and 100; for Account.
The New 31- per Cents. have been 100 k to 61 and the
3 per Cents. 998 a.
Bank Stock nas been at 222 to 2231 ; East India
Stock is at 276 ; Exchequer Bills have realised 75s
to 78s prem.
The foreign market has been very quiet. Swedish
Loan is 4 to 1 discount; Turkish have been 3 to :3,i
discount ; Buenos Ayres have impi wed to 80 and
81 ; Spanish Certificates have been buoyant at 34 to
4 ; Dutch 4 per Cents have been marked 954 to 96 ;
Spanish Deferred are nominally 251 to 1; and Mexi-
can flat at 241 ti
Railway shares are looking up, and some of the
Bears are closing accounta prior to the settling day.
South-Easteia are up a to 11, and Caledonian 1.
Brighton are very goad. French shares are quiet,
but firm.
Gold mines are duller.
The allotment of shares in the Australian Inland
Carrying and Conveyance Comp. tookplace IPstSa-
turd ay.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.) _

Business done,
Bank Stock ... 222 3IA
3 per Cert. Reduced Annuities.. 99% 14 %
i per Cent. Conr As Ann" 1001/8 IA im
New 314 per Cent. Anu5....
Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 6 7.16 1/(z
Ditto 30 years, Exp., sth Jam, 1860
India Stock 276
Ditto under I,C )01., . B5
Consols for Account
E&chnuer Bills. 1%11. March June.
1,0001.
5001.
Small — 75
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent.
'Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent B:3
Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 6F er Cent ......
Ditto Deferred 3 per Cent
Russian 41,4 per Cent. ...... 104%
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .—...
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Spanish Com. Cert. Coup.not funded 4 334 4
Swedish Loan
Turk ish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 . - p.
Belgian Bonds, 41/2 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds ... • 41%
Dutch 4 per Cant. Certificates 9614 fo:i

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols 100%
Dato Account. Nov. 11 MIA

THE COBRA-DI-CAPELLO SNAKE.—Reading an account
of the fatal issue that befel one of the keepers at the
Zoological Gardens establishment, a day or two since,
f,:om the bite of a serpent of the above description, it
may be interesting to ot serve that the Indian snake charm-
ers handle and suffer themselves to be bitten by these
reptiles with comparative impunity.; The mongoose or
snake weasel will also attack the hideous serpent when-
ever it meets with his presence,and although in the conflict
it oftentimes sustains vulnerisation, yet the bite has
never been kn'wn to prove fatal to this little animal.
This is a physiological pint which wants clearing up.
Why should the mongoose be the only creature that
can entertain the venom of the cobra•di-capello in its
system without any injurious effects. The natives assert
and sustain a belief that this weasel, upon being
bitten, immediately retreats to some garden or wood,
and medicates itself with a particular herb, which it
instinctively covets. But then, again, this herb has
never been recognised by the most accurate observers of
nature; and, in instan, -a, the mongoose, after having been
bitten by its scaly enr7ny, hag been confined in a chamber
from which it has not had the means of escaping, but
suffered no serious inconvenience from the colubrine
assault. Query—Might not this fact be ascribed to the
mucuous secretions with which the above little creature
is physically endowed? Musk is a very powerful anti-
septic, and might operate effectually in neutralizing the
agency of the ophitic poison is the animal inoculated
with it. If such F. houlti prove the case, then tho appli-
cation of this useful anodyne in cases of the above de-
scriptim might be turned to good account