The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-05 00:00:00

First Heat.

Messrs. Locke, Pearl, Stean, Ralph, and T. Morton cox-
swain—blue.

Messrs. Dimes, Shellton, Williamson, Amar, and Bace
coxswain—green.
Messrs. Lewis, Talley, C. Dimes, Freethy, and King
coxswain—red.

Messrs. Jones, Wellmott, R. Hart, Lockett, and Lawn
coxswain—yellow.
The distance was from Westminster to Battersea, and
was won by red, green being second.

Second Heat.

Messrs. Walker, Sanderson, Mills, Fisher, and G. Stan-
ley coxswain—white.
Messrs. Bain, Leverell, Miller, Thoroughgood, and Green
coxswain—black.

Messrs. Hurst, J. Hart, Mining, Binns, and W. Morton
coxswain.

Messrs. Jones, Welmott, R. Hart, Lockett, and Lawn
coxswain—yellow.
The distance was tho same as before, and the heat close.
Black were the winners, and white second.

DEATH FROM LOCK-JAW CAUSED BY BURNING.—Last
evening Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy coroner, held an
inquest at Guy's Hospital on the body of Matilda
Stokes, aged 11 years, who died in that institution. The
deceased was the daughter of a labouring man, residing
at No. 8, Queen's Head-court, Vauxhall-walk, Lambeth.
On the evening of Friday, the 23d ult., at about nine
o'clock, the inhabitants of the court were alarmed at
seeing the deceased rush out of the house enveloped in
flames. Several persons ran to her assistance, and the
fire having been extinguished, the poor child said that
whilst her back was turned towards the fire, a spark
flew out and ignited her dress. Mr. James Henry
Brooks, house surgeon, deposed that when deceased
was brought into the hospital, she was most exten-
sively burnt on the right arm, leg and thigh, and
chest. She went on very well until Sunday last, when
symptoms of lock-jaw came on, and the deceased gra-
dually sank from inability to take nourishment, and
died yesterday morning at nine o'clock. He assigned
the cause of death to lock-jaw, brought on by burns.
The coroner having remarked on the extraordinary na-
ture of the case, the jury returned a verdict of " acci-
dental death."

CARPET FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
—Messrs. Templeton and Mile-end, Glasgow, the
patentees of their Axminster Co.,abric, have just completed
a gorgeous carpet in this style of manufacture, commis-
sinned for the White House at Washington, the official
residence of the President of the United States. This
magnificent piece of textile manufacture is the largest
ever produced by the Messrs Templeton. It measures
80 feet long by 40 broad, the portion wo`ven in the loom
without seam being 72 feet by 31, and the remainder
consisting of a handsome border sewed on. The filling
in of the carpet is a ruby and a crimson damask with
three tasteful medallions in the centre, and rich corner
pieces to correspond. The medallions are filled up with
bouquets of flowers, designed and executed with exqui-
site taste. The entire piece weighs upwards of a ton,
and its value is between 450/. and 5001.
TAILOR'S " CABBAGE."—The term " cabbage," by
which tailors designate the cribbed pieces of cloth, is
said to be derived from an old word, " cablesh, i. e.,
wind-fallen wood. And their " hell," where they store
the cabbage from " helan," to hifie.—From "Note; and
Queries."

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

In consequence of the non-arrival of the French
mail, owing to the storm which prevailed in the
channel last night, we had not received the Paris
papers of yesterday when we went to press. The
following intelligence has been received by electric
telegraph
_ _ _ _

The lktoniteur publishes a decree granting per-
mission to foreign vessels to import corn, bread-
stuffs, rice, potatoes, and dried vegetables from
Algiers into France. The license thus granted, ends
on the 31st of December. •
The Montebello, which was said to be bound for
the Levant, returned to Toulon on the 29th ult.
It is now said that this vessel will join the ocean
squadron.
A private telegraphic dispatch from Constanti-
nople, of the 25th ult., states that Turkey had de-
clared war against Russia.
The Constitutionnel and Pays, semi-official jour-
nals, seem to doubt the truth of the assertions made
yesterday by the A ssemblee Nationale, relative to
the favourable character of the interview at Olmutz.

This dispatch and various other alarming rumours
caused a violent agitation on 'Change yesterday,
and the funds experienced a considerable decline.
The Three per Cents. closed at 73f. 90c. for the
end of the month, and the Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. 100 f. 45c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,200 f.;
Rouen, 1,015 f. ; Havre, 502 f. 50c. ; Great North-
ern, 827 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 917 f. 50c. ;
Paris and Lyons, 885 f. ; Lyons to the Mediter-
ranean, 730 f. • estern of France, 703 f. 75c ;
Bordeaux and Cette, 595 f. ; Great Central, 513 f.
75c. ; Lyons to Geneva, 502 f. 50c. ; Shares of the
Bank of Credit Mobilier, 715 f.