The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Gautemala, Valparaiso, to Liverpool, Aug. 23, lat.
32 N., long. 39 W.
The Dorisama, Singapore, Aug. 29, lat. 41 N., long.
33 W.
The Rio Janeiro, Sept. 4, lat. 48 N., long. 24 W.
The Wonder, from Honfleur, Sept. 5, lat. 47 N., long.
15 W.
The Hornby, for London, Sept. 7, lat. 49 N, long. 10 W.
The Black-eyed Susan, St. Domingo to London, Sept. 8,
lat. 49 N., long. 9 W.
The Maria, for London, Sept. 8, lat. 50 N., long. 8 W.
The Anna, Akyab to England, July 30, lat. 6 S., long.
17 W.
No. 8,761, 2nd dist. pendt., Aug. 3, lat. 3 N., long
23 W.
The Shanghai, Singapore to London, Aug. 23, lat. 33
N., long. 35 W.
The Bell, London to the Cape, July 30, lat. 13 N., long.
26 W.
The Mohawk, Manilla, to Port Philip, 18th May.
The Mary Augusta, Arracan to Falmouth, June 28, lat.
36 S., long. 20 E.
The Courier, Calcutta to Liverpool, June 9, lat. 30 S.
long. 21 E.
The Earl of Durham, for Bermuda, Sept. 4, lat. 49 N.,
long. 8 W.
The Maria Elizabeth, from Akyab, lat. 14 S., long. 89 E.
The Carribean, China to London, lat. 34 S., long. 27 E.
The Goddess, for London, lat. 42 N., long. 31 W.
The Java Packet, from Akyab, lat. 42 N., long. 49 W.
The Harvest Queen, lat. 49 N., long. 13 W.
The Dispatch (English brig), May 23, lat. 7 S., long.
89 E.

The Ariel, London to Launceston.
The Neptune (s), 109 days from Calcutta.
The Ballarat, Loudon to Port Philip, July 28, lat. 9 N.,
long. 24 W.
The Hibernia, from Bombay, 31st, lat. 13 N., long. 25W.
The Garland, of Queenstown, for Valparaiso, June 7,
[at. 28 S., long. 41 W.
The St. John, Clyde to Quebec, Aug. 11, lat. 46 N.,
Long. 54 W.

ACCIDENT FROM WANT OF CAUTION IN TAKING
MEDICINE.— An accident occurred to Mr. Joseph Bar-
nett, of Remenham Hill Farm, near Henley, on Wed-
nesday last, and which it was feared for 24 hours would
terminate fatally, affording another instance of the
frequently-occurring casualties arising from the want
of due caution in taking medicine. Mr. Barnett, on
Tuesday, had purchased at the shop of Mr. Kinch, a
black draught and pill, together with a bottle of mix-
ture for applying to the rot in the feet of sheep, and on
arriving home placed both bottles on the mantlepieee of
his sitting-room. The next morning, about half-past
four o'clock, he directed the servant to bring the draught
to the kitchen for him to take. The girl, instead of the
draught, unconsciously brought the poisonous mixture,
consisting of butter of antimony and Friar's balsam,
and, pouring it out, gave it to her master, who imme-
diately swallowed it. The noxious potion nearly suffo-
cated the unfortunate gentleman, but he had the
presence of mind to order some warm water and salt to
be given him, which removed some of the poison from
his stomach. Medical assistance was procured as early
as possible, but little hope was entertained of other than
a fatal termination. Mr. Brooks, of Henley, attended
all that day and the following night, and on Thursday
expressed a rather more favourable opinion of his
patient's case, although suffering intensely. No blame
can be attached to the person serving the medicine, as
both bottles were plainly labelled.
DWELLINGS FOR THE WORKING CLASSES SOHO
CHAMBERS.—In all undertakings, whatever their object
may be, the best guarantee of their success is their cer-
tainty of paying. It is not a wise philanthropy which
expends itself on unprofitable efforts. While the im-
provement of the dwellings of the working classes is
quite worthy of all the zeal and benevolence which hap-
pily are now being brought to bear upon the subject,
still there must at the same time be some substantial
encouragement for the investment of capital. The ques-
tion, " Will it pay ?" will always occur to the practi•
cal mind. We must keep a steady eye to the returns,
and adapt the supply, as far as possible, to the demand
likely to arise. It might be supposed, then, that the
small bed-rooms, with the incidental conveniences to be
had at the Soho Chambers, were on the whole all that
could be reasonably expected for the rent charged, 3s. 6d.
a week. But if such a supposition were correct, it must be
inferred that either this rent is too high for those who
would otherwise go there, or else working men are not
disposed to be satisfied with such meagre and dingy
dwellings ; and I think they ought not to be satisfied.
It cannot be said that nothing better can be had on such
low terms, for the house built for single men in George-
' street, Bloomsbury, is at least twice as good, if not
superior ; and yet the rent for the same accommodation
and privileges is only 2s. 4d. a week. Certainly, whe-
ther we consider comfort or morals, the Soho beds,
with their flimsy partitions, are a great improvement on
the old abominable system of huddling men together in
the same room, and several in a bed ; and I would say
all honour to a society that has already done so much
for the working classes. But I submit it is time they
should raise their standard a little higher.—Correspon-
dent of the Builder.
AUSTRIA.—The following is a list of the persons
brought before the Austrian Court-Martial at Ancona,
from June, 1849, up to June, 1853 :—For murder and
manslaughter, 86 ; robbery, 123 ; arson, 3 ; public vio-
lence, 130 ; cutting and maiming, 236 ; carrying
weapons, concealing arms and ammunition, 1,046 ; in-
sulting the Papal Gensdarmerie, 457 ; political demon-
strations and disturbance of the public peace, 336 ; in-
sulting his Majesty, 4. The number of persons tried
for high treason and " clubbism" is unknown. The fol-
lowing punishments were inflicted :—Shot, 60 ; sent to
the galleys, 84 ; hard labour in the public streets,
78 ; imprisonment, 1,555 ; beaten with a stick,
48 ; house-arrest, 180 ; 259 were " provisionally"
liberated in consequence of want of evidence against
them. It must not be forgotten that there was
besides, no want of employment for the Papal Criminal
Courts at Ancona, Pesaro, Urbino, Macerata, Fenno,
Ascoli, Camerino, and Perugia. The Piedmontese re-
siding in Tessin have repeatedly complained to their
Government of the oppressive and illegal exactions to
which they are subjected under all kinds of futile pre-
texts. The Sardinian Cabinet, after having in vain re-
quired that the treaties should be respected by the
authorities of the Canton, has at length peremptorily
demanded an explanation. Count Persano, who was
brought before a court-martial for stranding the Gruver-
nolo, on board of which was the Royal family, pleaded
that the reef on which the vessel struck was not marked
in the charts. It does not appear that the Court was
perfectly satisfied, as the singular sentence passed was,
that the captain should serve six months in a rank one
degree beneath his own.