The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-04 00:00:00

DISCOVERY OF THE BODIES OP Two GENTLEMEN—
ONE IN THE SURREY CANAL, THE OTHER IN THE
THAMES.—This morning information was forwarded to
Mr. Charles James Cartaar, the coroner for Kent, of
the discovery of the body of a gentleman in the Surrey
Canal, Lower Deptford, under the following circum-
stances :—The police on duty saw something floating
black on the top of the water, which, attracting his at-
tention, was got on shore, and which answers the de-
scription of the party missing, who was seen near the
spot shortly before. The police have issued the following
description :—Male, 30 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches in
height ; dress, black cloth overcoat, brown alpacca under-
coat, cross-barred waistcoat, black trousers, Wellington
boots. A shell having been procured, the body was
removed to the dead-house, Deptford, to be owned, and
an inquest held.—The second case is that of a supposed
military gentleman, whose body was found off Alderman
Stair's Tower by some watermen. The various metro-
politan and city police have issued the following de-
scription of the deceased :—Male, 21 years of age, brown
moustache and imperial, brown frock-coat, blue-flowered
waistcoat, black trousers, white shirt, Oxonian shoes.
The body was taken to the dead-house, in Aldgate. Mr.
W. Payne, the coroner, will hold the inquest on Mon-
day.
THE HACKNEY CARRIAGE ACT.—Yesterday notices
were forwarded to the metropolitan police stations,
from Scotland-yard, stating that proprietors of hack-
ney carriages were informed that the tables of fares now
on the outside of the carriage being illegible, another
plate was prepared, which might be seen at the Metro-
politan Police-office, Scotland-yard, and at Rochester-
row, Westminster; Marylebone-lane ; George-street, St.
Giles's ; Bow-street ; Bagnigge-wells, Clerkenwell ;
Leman-street, Whitechapel ; Mile-end-road ; Tower-
street, Waterloo-road ; Blackman-street, Borough ; Is-
lington-green, and Albany-street, Regent's Park. The
proprietors are required immediately to procure the
above plate, and place it on the outside of each carriage,
in compliance with the provisions of the act. Proprie-
tors are allowed to have the plate made by any maker,
but in accordance with the pattern on inspection at the
above-named stations.
THE SMALL-PDX HOSPITAL.—The half yearly gene-
ral meeting of the governors and subscribers to this
charitable institution was held yesterday 4 the board-
room, Highgate, for the purpose of transacting the
general business of the charit
; Mr. J. Bedford pre-
sided. The report read stated that the amount received
during- the past year had been 3,155/. 25., of which
there had been expended 2,7331. 14s, 2d., including
1,000/. invested, leaving a balance in hand of 1/. Bs. sd.
The number of patients admitted during the same pe-
riod was 143, of which 129 were cured, and fourteen
died. The number of patients in 1852 was 800, and in
1853 140, showing a decrease of 660. Of the 133 patients
admitted with the small-pox, 29 were unvaccinated,
and in this class the mortality of the present year, as
indeed of all others, is chiefly to be found. The report
concluded by stating that the dispute with the Great
Northern Railway as to the piece of land has been are
ranged and settled by the payment of 7501. to the hos-
plta.l. The medical report stated, " that amongst the
104 who had small-pox after vaccination either reported
or ascertained, the severity and mortality was, as a
general rule, in direct proportion to the imperfection
of the vaccination, as inferred from the only avail-
able guide, viz., the number and character of the
cicatrices. One of these cases, aged 16, had small.
pox aftd recovered, having been vaccinated in infancy,
i
and, as was said, having previously had small-pox
when 6 years of age.
The proportion of vaccinated cases
having small-pox to the whole admissions has been
slightly in excess of former years. The total mortality
of the year was 14, being at the rate of 10 per cent., a
smaller mortality than was ever ef occasioned. Of
the unprotected cases there died B,oorrr2e7tialeprelr cent.th anO6f
the vaccinated cases there died 6,
per cent. The number of per_soneso
..va_cei_n_aetessd at the
d 2,188 charges of
hospital during the year was 456
vaccine lymph have been supplied to members of the
received
and profession." The report having been re • d
passed to
and adopted, a vote of thanks was the chair-
man, and the meeting separated.
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GOVERNMENT BALANCE-
AND EXPENDITURE. —Yes terd ay
the first of the present session, was issued, containing a
Government balance-sheet of
the public income and ex-
penditure. It is shown that in the
year ended the 10th
6,35/. 3s. 5d
October last, the net income was
and the expenditure 51,32
• 0 927/. 4 5
lls. 8 6d., 1
leaving an
excess of income over expenditure of 3,247,4231. lls. lords
In the year ended the sth Jan. last the net income was
.
54,430,3441. 9s. 6d., and the expenditure 51,174,8391.
14s. lid. leaving an excess of income over expenditure
of 3,255,5041. 14s. 7d. In the Exchequer the balance of
the sth ult. was 4,485,2291. 18s. 4d.
AMSTERDAM AND ILAMBIIRGH. The advises from.
Amsterdam and Ilamburgh show a tendethcy ln to improve-
At e atter e
ment in the gates of exchange! plac
money remained abundant at 24 per cent. From St.
Petersburg the letters are to tho -°
th of January, at
which date the German houses wae buying proauce,
but the English were doing nothing. At Odessa, on the
27th of January, the port Ina etill frozen up.