The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-08 00:00:00

RUGELEy RACES-FRIDAY.

The Rudely Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added. Heats,
twice round. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Massey's b g Tubalcain, 3 yrs, Est 121 b
Mr. Fowler's br d Profligate, 3 yrs, ist llb 2 2
Mr. W. Saunder'sbr m Kitty Cockle, 5 yrs, 6st 10Ib 3 3
Won easy.
Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added. Heats, once
rour.d and a distance. The winner to be sold for 501., if
demanded, &c.

Mr. James's b g Lansquenet, 6 yrs, 12st 51b ... 2 1 1
Mr. 131alterray's eh g Joe, 4 yrs, l Ist 41b 1 2 dr
Mr. Fowler nd b f Leopardess, 3 yrs, 9st I Ilb 0 3 dr
Mr. Alenee's Bugle, aged, 12st 21b
Mr. Redwood's b in Tixall Lass, 4 yrs, 11st Ilb 0 dis

THE CORN TRADE.—It appears from Ruston's
Account of the Arrivals of Corn in the Port of London
for the Quarter ended the 28th of September, that the
total amount of each description of corn was as follows:—
From Ports in the From Foreign Total.
United Kingdom. Ports.
Wheat (Quarters) 64,987 ... 297,615 ... 362,653
Barley
Malt

Oats

Ryo

70 ... 27,512 ... 27,582

Beans 10,417 ... 1,213 ... 11,630
Peas
Tares 1,145 ••• 262 ... 1,407
Linseed — ... 64,271 ... 64,271
Rapeseed
Brank

Mustard 2,289 ••• 339 ... 2,628
Seeds
Flour ( Sacks)
(Barrels) ... 33,324 33,324
FRENCH HOSPITALS EXTRAORDINARY.—
The Council of Physicians at Paris have been trying
experiments at their Hospitals with Holloway's Oint-
ment and his External Disease Pill, in very severe cases
of Gout and Chronic Rheumatism. Out of twenty
cases selected, many of which were considered incurable,
nineteen of them were effectually cured by these won-
derful remedies. His Majesty Louis Philippe has in
consequence issued an order that the surgeons in his
army and navy may in future be supplied with them.
The immense number of cures that are effected every
day by their means almost staggers belief. It should
be observed that in most cases the Ointment and Pills
should be used conjointly. They may be obtained at
all respectable Chemists and Druggists throughout the
kingdom, or at the establishment of the Proprietor, 13,
Broad-street-buildings, City.
MORE INDIAN MURDERS IN FLORIDA.
Indian hostilities have broken out afresh. On the 22d
ult., the Indians attacked Fort M'Clure, wounded one
volunteer and killed ten horses. On the 27th, they
attacked a party of volunteers on Orange Lake, killed
and took prisoners the whole party, with the exception
of one horse—number not ascertained—two whites
killed. On the 28th, as the steamer R. K. Call, was
proceeding down the Suwannee, she was twice fired
on by a party of Indians, about 20 in number. Capt.
Wood and the pilot returned the second fire and killed
one Indian. One of the deck hands of the Call was
wounded.
HORSE STEALING.—Horse stealing is becom-
prevalent in Radnorshire and Breconshire. A gang,
who are suspected to come from the neighbourhood of
Birmingham, have been scouring these counties, and in
several instances have been successful in taking off
some of the nag and poney breed.
As a wild beast caravan was crossing the Cayuga
last week it fell through the bridge. An elephant
escaped from the caravan in the water, swam ashore,
and seemed highly delighted with his adventure.—
American Paper.

Messrs. Peel, Williams, and Peel, of Soho Inn
Works, Ancoats, have recently turned their attention
to the manufacture of locomotive engines, for Rail-
roads ; and on Wednesday trial was made of their first
engine, on the Liverpool and Manchester line. It is
appropriately named the " Soho," and in point of exter-
nal finish and appearance, greatly excels any we have
previously seen. The dimensions of its principal parts
are as follow :—Diameter of working wheels, 5 ft. 6 in. ;
ditto of cylinders, 11 in. ; length of stroke, 1 ft. 6 in. ;
number of tubes, 85, and the other parts in proportion.
The general form and disposition of the parts of this
engine resemble those of the Liverpool and Manches-
ter and Grand Junction Vines ; the only difference
being in the mode of working the valves. There are
no eccentrics, but in place of them two spur wheels
staked on to the crank axle, driving two other wheels
of equal diameter placed immediately over them, and
running in a frame supported by the crank axle, so as
to preserve the distance between the centres constantly
the same and unaffected by the motion of the engine
on its springs. The wheels last mentioned are attached
to a short axle or shaft, carrying at each end a small
crank arm, which drives a connecting rod attached to
the valve spindle. There is likewise a very important
and creditable improvement in the construction of the
striking lever for reversing the motion, which we are
unable to describe intelligibly without the aid of a draw-
ing. The results of the experiments on Wednesday,
during a ,trip from Manchester to Liverpool, with the
nine A. M. first class train, consisting of seven carriages,
each weighing five tons, are thus reported by Mr. Ed-
ward Woods, the superintendent engineer :
Weather very wet. A strong head wind from the
westward.
Water in tender cold.

Consumption of coke
Ditto per ton per mile upon the load 1.03 do.
Ditto per mile run
In this trip the consumption of coke is not extravagant,
but was increased by the adverse wind.

H. M. s.
Time of performing the trip (30 miles O5B 28
Delays not included in the above 0 10 42

Total time
AVERAGE SPEID ON DIFFEREDNeTscr.A:Tins
401:257
...... LINE.
34
Miles per Hour.
Eccles Cutting
Chat Moss Do. lin 1,300 36
Kenyon Cutting Asc. lin 849
Parr Moss Do. lin 2,762
Sutton Incline ... Do. lin 89
Rainhill Level
„... _ .. _

Whiston Incline . ...Desc. lin 96 3O
Broad Green Embankment. Asc. lin 1,094
On the same day, the engine also performed another
experimental trip from Liverpool to Manchester with
twenty-five loaded waggons, weighing in the gross 133
tons 18 cwt. 2 qrs., which was considered by Mr.
Woods, to be equally satisfactory. Previous to this
experiment, the " Soho" had been running a fortnight
with passengers on the Liverpool and Manchester line,
and during that time Mr. Wood informs us, " no failure
has taken place, and the trains have usually been
brought in before their time." These results must be as
satisfactory L they are creditable to Messrs. Peel, and
we are glad to find that their spirit and enterprise have
met with such distinguished success.— Manchester
Courier.