The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-14 00:00:00

Ai\IEJjICAN NEWS.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH].
SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.
.The United States mail steam-ship Washington, Cap.
tam Floyd, arrived off Cuwes this morning at eight
o'clock, from New Yurk, which place she left on the 3151
ult. Little of importance had oceurred since the las
advices.

Mr. Matthew, consul at Charleston, has complained of
the imprisonment of British coloured seamen.
The Proutetheus bad arrived, with about one million
dollars of Californian gold, and San Francisco dates to
January 1. Markets the same as per last advices.
Money easy. Cotto❑ firmer, with good sales.
Exchange on England dull, at 109 i to 110k.—Chro-
nicle,

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SPORTING INTELL_ CE
THE LIVCOLN SPRING BAcas.—We understand that the
disputed race for the Selling Stakes has been referred to the
Stewards of the Jockey Club.
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—FRIDAY.

THE cur.
Mr. Dobede's Dot and his Dunkeld divided.
THE OAKS.
Deciding Course--Mr. Gillett's Glenluce bt Mr. Dobede's
Delight, and won the stakes.

THE EXICING STAYILS.
Deciding Course-111r. Fyson's Frank bt Mr. King's
Really- Im-ust, and won the stakes.

Mr. Henry Cartwright has been appointed Super
intendent of the Penal settlement of British Guiana.

Her Majesty has been graciously pleased, as a
token of her high approbation of the conduct of the Rev.
Mr. Birch, bete tutor to the Prince ofles, to permit
H.R.H. to present to him the sum of 5,0001. ut of the re-
venue of the Duchy of Cornwall.—Morning Post.

APOI HECARID39- HALL. —Name3 of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of me-
dicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, the
12th of February, 1852 :—William Maxwell Burman, Wath-
upon-Dearne ; John Kent Spender, Bath; James Strange
Biggs, Devizes, Wilts.
THE LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL.—The annual
meeting of the governors of this institution was held yester-
day at the Freemasons Tavern. The Earl of Devon pre-
sided. It appeared from the report that 877 patients had
been admitted into the hospital in 1851, of whom 740 had
been cured, 83 hat died, and 103 remained under treatment.
The audited accounts set forth that the income for the sam A
year was 1,609/. and the expenditure 2,269/. This deficit
had been partly made up by the circumstance of three small
legacies, amounting together to 5091. As it may not happen
again that legacies may Come in so opportunely, the benevo-
lent will see the necessity of being liberal in support of this
excellent charity. The appointment of a chaplain having
been referred to a committee, and some other business gone
through, the meeting broke up,

REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF NORWICH.
-
A report has been in circulation in this city, that T. 0.
Springfield, Esq., had been requested to offer himself as a
candidate for the representation. Upon inquiry, we learn
that some of the members of the King's Arens Clab made a
suggestion upon the subject, but that nothing has arisen from
it. If we might venture an opinion, we should say that Mr.
Springfield is too shrewd a man to be induced to undertake
such a proposal. Mr. Springfield's experience has shown
him the evils attendant on a citizen and resident who is the
representative of his native town, and such a city as Norwich,
called upon to make. We suspect the whole matter is no•
to say nothing of the sacrifigeoesss:h.lchiZwoictlihlrerescurpeeyis he is
thing more than mere club

lately met a young clergyman, who
CONCISE REPLY OF THE DUKE OF `'WELLINGTON—
"
Grace's former residence in the East, and
ignorance and obstinacy of the
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Hindoos in support of their false religion, gravely proposed
lGv"ith the
the following question : —"Does not your Grace think it
almost useless and extravagant to preach the Gospel to the
Hindoos ?" The Duke immediately rejoined—" Look, Sir, to
your marching orders - preach the Gospel to every creature."
(Mark xvi. 15.)

—A private letter from Liege announces that one of the
partners of a very large iron-foundry and engineering INVITATION OF ENGLISH
estab-
lishment in the environs of that city has come over to ENGINEERS TO BELGITJM.
Eng-
land for the purpose of entering into arrangements with a
certain number of English machinists, at very excellent
wages, to go over to Belgium, as in consequence of the work-
ing engineers' strike in England, the different manufactories
many extensive orders from Austria, Russia, and other parts
of the continent, that they are obliged to take en a consider-
able number of hands to complete them within the time spp-
for steam-engines, locomotives rails, &c., have received so
spe-
cified. The unfortunate strike of the working engineers in
England, it appears, has been taken advantage of by the
large establishments at Liege, Verviers, Mons, and others
in Belgium and in France, as they have increased the num-
ber of workmen to finish orders that evidently would have
been given to the London, Birmingham,
Manchester, and
other extensive firms.

for a fortnight, in consequence of the masters' demand of a
The nailers of
reduction of 10 per cent. in wages.
APPLICATION OF THE THERMOPdETER.--DF. Spur-
gin,Stourbridge have been "at play"
who is always inventing or contriving something new,
glum of the body has formed a neat little instrument for ascertaining the
amount of increase of temperature of the various internal or-
body nearest to the inflamed organ,
DEATH
that are not, and the like in fever, where different organs
all around it
are hotter than others. As far as e has tried it, the results
are curious and valuable. It is merely a thermometer fixed
Y under inflammation, as compared with those
Hon. Barone?. and the heat collected
in a hollow cone, so that the bulb can rest on the part of the
brain hotter than another under fever, and applied leeches
accordingly ; and the Dr. has even detected one part of the
with good effect in reduction of the fever in
general.—The Builder.
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1817, and married in 1815, Elizablietehscuchcreiedstieadn,tofiftthhedtaitulge :In.
on Thursday, PdiSedmat NhVissfs.eaNt:
y, in his 64th year.
ter of John Stirling, Esq , by whom he has left issue Robert
John, now Sir Robert .rapier, and other children.
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.—A horrible accident has
happened at Mayence. A party of Austrian sappers, on
leaving their work in the passages under the fortifications,
locked in one of their comrades by mistake. On his non-ap-
pearance it was supposed he had deserted, and no search was
made in the excavations. The place was not opened until
six days aftervrards, and the man was found still alive,
though he had bitten the flesh off his arms in hunger and
madness. He died a few hours afterwards.
THE Ru,SIAN FLEET.—The Rumdan force in the
Baltic at the present moment numbers forty-two sail of the
line, all powerfully equipped, ably manned, exteusivelY,
stiffed, and ready for action.—Portsmouth Times and Aaval
Gazette.
THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAMER.---This magnificent
vessel, wbich has been entirely repaired and refitted,er wellaosolfor
as greatly enlarged, is intended to sail from Liverpool p
d goods.
New York early in April next, with passengers,.
nxed The rates with regard to the former navebeen
in steamer traffic
consider-
ably lower than has hitherto been theeca
dreeat Britain being
across the Atlantic, the charges
'i netahs for the respective twenty, fifteen, and thirteen Captain R. Mathews, late of
de-
grees of accommodation. Captain B.
the City of Glasgow and Great Western, is to take charge
•
of the Great Britain. The Great Britain is an iron screw-
steamer of 3,510 tons.
A fleet of fifty
sail 0f colliers has just arrived in
large number has not been
Southampton Water. Such a for naar
know:, t_ arrive at (qv time at Southampton_ . . y
have also arrived at the
years. Several Austrian vessels .
laden N./Ith linseed, guano, and
same port during the week,
grain,