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London, England, 1853-12-21 00:00:00

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MON . E Y M A li, K. E"
;PROPOSED DRAINAGE OF THE MARSHES OF T,--).
Sl-_s MARKETS-(THIS DA
1 T.HE THAMES-(THIS DAY.) --4--.
AND I CORITISH RAILWAYS.
W IMBECIA.L INTELLIGENCE. .......-.4,- .
-.• A meeting of gentlemen favourable to the movement - ---•- _
Closing Prices Basiness done
Ihe *Ed-. , CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. for draining the marshes on both sides of the Thames, Sim ?mid itAiLwArs. this day. this day.
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..v3* Ca 00ttOil at Liverpool yesterday were from London as far as the Nore, was held to-day at the
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5001 Ted at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, of which Bridge-house Hotel, London Bridge, to receive the re- St. 100 Aberdeen ............. 224 -23 22h
Seri
q 11.412 and 1,500 Surat ware taken on spe- port of the committee appointed on the let November 20 81 Arnim.. Nottng. Bost.
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4ti""°. • The market closed steadily without alter- to consider the propriety of calling a public meeting in & n. Juno.-- DI - Di
50 all Belfast & Ballymena ... - ..,
oil - the City of London, or to take such steps upon that re- 14 all Birmng. Wolverh. &
i
port as might be thought advisable. Stour Va11ey......... 9 - 10
rs,,
can, 100
,!'crush and Maranliam at ,
-4,'Yptian, at 6d. to ad., 2,500 Surat, at lid. to The Sir Culiing. Earley, Bart., presided. . 31 23 Birkenbd. Lanesh. &
41d. Per lb. Cheshire Junct...... 11 - 9 d
rn, Railway shares were firm. following is the report of the committee :- 27i all Do. Chesil. & Birk.,
4,-.l.ne Tartar, from Sydney, brings dates of only£so & £25 Costs-. 17 - 19
"The. committee appointed to inquire into the sanitary
ugust 28, but 7,050 ounces and agricultural state of the marshes on the sides of the 22.. 184 Do., £20.... ..... ...... 54 - 45,1
of gold. 20 30 13lyth & Tyneoriginal
AG follow' Thames, the means for their improvement, the existing
£25 (iss. at £45).... •-•- •..
bn„ nig suggestions are from a curies- r-u•Ltent : legal powers for this purpose, and the propriety of ap-
St. 100 Bristol & Exeter 9B - 100
plying to Parliament for an extension of such powers, St. 100 Caledonian 561 - 564 57 6A
eia':,!e.reeiving that there is a movement in the City to beg to state :- 50 all Chester & Holyhead 184 - 174 17
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accordanoe with the Commissioner of
a4l t lel el irt ?t p meanst
ys irnemarks in re Openheim, to effect an " That the marshes on both sides of the Thames con- SO all
,Cork and Bandon l4
tain about 32,000 acres of land. 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass ••• •••
- •••
for • " in the
~.
eigo presentstamp as applied to O.) 45 Dublin&BelfastJune " - 41
dated bills of exchange drawn in England, butall Dundee Perth fullest information has been. obtained, is the district bo-
as _ &Aber-
from abroad, I send the following case tween Woolwich and Erith, and which may be fairly 25
dean Junction
that.., illustration of another of the many ills taken as representing the whole. 25 all Do. New ..... - •••
14 con/Ile mercantile community has had to bear "Of the district between Woolwich and Erith about 25 all East Anglian (£25 L
roaenitellueuce of the existence of these laws in their 1-18th part of the marsh consists of open ditches, which, - &E.& L. &D.) 5l - 51 51 1
. „ to me fL°r,,, :-A bill for 9001. sterling was presented in many cases, have not been cleaned out for a great 18 all ,Do., (XlB E. & H.) 34 '..,
to or discount in February last, having a few days length of time, and they are rank with rotten and de- 20 all !Eastern Counties ,
421: 1:4 134
• run,ceot, which I 'did' at the current rate-viz., 4 per caying vegetation. St. 100 lEasternUuion,A.stk.
stru Jeer annum. This document (in the present con- " Ague and allied disorders prevail throughout to 100 iDo , do. B . 30 -32
hat,:t; nof the law not a bill of exchange)purported to Graveend and Southend, and occasionally extend to *2-.1181 Do;New.A(iate-T-liird.s•.) s•-•
...: .:
Are been drawn by a house in Sierra Leone, on its the adjoining high grounds. St. 00 East Lancashire
St. 100 'Edinburgh & Glasgow 64 • 66
to pa: drawn
in London. The acceptors refused " Attention has been specially directed to the sanitary
not
sue
at maturity, and not being on a stamp, state of the district between Woolwich and Erith, and, 10 31;Edinb. and Peebles ••• - •••
I could
throusle, them- I had, therefore, to bring an action taking into account the natural advantages of its situa- St. 100 jEdinb•Prth.dlDunde 22 - 24 231
10 1 Forth and Clyde June •• • •••
partybr_ the broker who brought me the bill, against the tion, and that its population includes a large portion of St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western •• • - •••
soesoorcun whom he received it, for `money paid,' and, so',diers-picked men in the prime of life-the rate of St. 100 Great Northern Stk 854 - 864, 86 4
'eorduently, the name of the for•ner had to be on the ' mortality in Woolwich is high, and the amount of sick- St. 100 Do., A. Stock - 68 60
knew,
bas Plaintiff. The verdict was obtained for the ness excessive ; the proportion of cases of sickness to St. 100 IDo., B. Stock ,PA -
.13_2 130 1
Irokoutt' but the
' -aw's delay' just gave time for the deaths being calculated as nearly double the ordinary St. 1100 Gt. Stle&Westaivo
re.) 104 -
a elm_ Plaintiff) to stop payment, and defendant having rate (40 : 1 instead of 26 :1) ; and that the excess of St.lloo Great Western B4 -- 844 84i i 5
12 11 Irish South-Eastera •• • - •••
Iva,
s'",,, linpwards of 9001. against his estate, the amount sicknoes and mortality is greatest •in the parts of Wool-
-50 1 all Lancaster &Carlisle. 95 •
- 100 1
", off against the judgment. wich nearest to the marshes, viz., the Arsenal district, . 14 -15 pi
thil 11i Do , Thirds.....
• " I am, yours truly, where the rate of mortality considerably exceeds that of -i,t.1100 Lan'oaso.ayoriol;i;* 68 - 68,4 68$ i 9 84
" MINUS NiZFE HUNDRED POUNDS." London, and that in the last six years there have been 194 175 Do., Fifths 6i - 6id 114
c•kt 4 fleeting of the Proprietors of the Canada 1,749. recorded cases of sickness amongst the workmen 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Um •• • - ..- ci
0042ePrallY held to-day, Charles Franks, Esq., the of a single department of the royal works-men neces- 50 all Leeds Northern 134 -14
sarily in the prime of life. n all Liv.Crsby.diSouthpt. ••• - •••
the
in the chair, a dividend of 21. per share " That the general character of disease in Woolwich 113/4 all London; & Blackwalld. 81
_..-
110
the , Clued, free of income-tax, and payable on and its neighbourhood is indicative of malarious info- la()
10g4 I,4oo.ndd:Brririlb..iiait.&stsh.enst. t
100 - la
loth r • ence : ague and allied disorders being notoriously preva-
c'raelit
•`P xuno. We extract the following state- lent ; the cases and relapses of ague in a single yearlo44 - 1044 1041 5
3t. 100 'London &N. Western
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Par - 0
Land sold (1847) being estimated at no fewer than 8,000 ; and that 'too 121 ,Dpoo..,FurLhasti.x&B...c. i -
ii p
Acres. Average. such diseases are especially prevalent in the Arsenal dis-
-124 21 Do. Eighths ... - •..
Lea. 3,861 at 253. Od. trict and in Plumsteasl ;in illustration of which, the fact St. 100. Loudon & S.Western 78 79 79 f3A
le converted to sales 45,580 at 14s. 6d. may be referred to,• that in the year 1847 there were 405 ,
Land leased ..... .... .... 15,925 at 248. 10d, cases and relapses of ague among 50 421 Do., .£5O. ..... ..
420 convicts in the 40 34 Do., £4O ... 12 -11 d
10 - 9 d
Justitia hulk, near the marshes, whilst in the same 25 all Lundrry.drColeraine ••• - •••
•
Rees: Total 65,366 period there were but 69 cases among nearly the same 25 all Lndudrry. & Ennisk. •_..., -
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( 'lts in Canada to Dec, 1853 £98,836 7 2 number of convicts in the hulk, stationed at the dock- St 100 .Manch•aSahef..tLiainzlina: 2..5. _ 254 254 1 5
Ditto ditto " ' 1852 51,149 7 8 yard ; that between April, 1848, and April, 1849, there 8} 10.(14 \D,;•l,,muct•
....& ' . 64 __ 64i 64i 541
were 112 registered cases and relapses of ague (or nearly St. St. 100 Do.-1
13'i 'nil .... iie-r.isy. 37 see 39
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The English lncrease in 1853 £47,686 19 628 per cent.) among the 402 workmen of the carriage
department of the Royal Arsenal ; that the crews of 50 474 Midland G.Westar.) -.- ...
s
tee_ -,tuglish funds are still rising. Consols have... - ..•
vessels detained above two or three weeks near Plum- 2 Do. s • -•-• -*
4 don 100 all Newcastle &Carlisle.. ••• - •••
25 171 A Shares
eas high as 95 for money, and have been stead invariably suffer ague and allied disorders ; and St. 100 Newmarket 54 - 56
Renee for account, but are now 041 -. The intelli- that last year, when, owing to the coolness of the pre- 64 5 Do. Bury Extensions 4d - pard
• from Paris strengthening the belief enter- vious summers, the malaria was confessedly less intense 25 17? Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd. 44 - 34
tallied i "
di n some quarters, that there will be a than usual, one-sixth of the population of the hamlet of 50 7 Newry & Enniskillen 4- 34
all Newry Warreupoint
'l4olllt • Piccardy was affected with ague. 20
Ilt -3' in maintaining peace between the great "It should be added that the medical men on both & Rostrevor - 8
Owe,_St. 100 Norfolk.. .......
44, ". The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. sides of the Thames-from Woolwich to Gravesend-
-50 34 Northn.Counties Un 31 -34 d
, • bear a strong and uniform testimony of the baneful in-
he: realised 96/ to 96L and the Three per Cents. St. 100 North British 334 - 344 34
fluence of the marshes in their respective neighbour- 16 16 North Devon, '0 1
N . 8 - 10
liced, 94i to 95. Bank Stock is at 219 to 220. hoods, and their testimony is confirmed by the most Zehe. • •
• to suer-bills are 2s. to ss. premium, and India eminent physicians of London. l 6 111 D- 0., No. 2. - .. -..
8 all Dc., 4 A Deferred... 14 - 24
"a at " The committee have also to state that, in the opinion 8 8 IDo., i B Guaranteed 64 -74
1,, _ p,r.
of Professor Airey, supported in some degree by that of 50 all North London
• apecus.e, foreign market has been inactive as regards Professor Babbage, the marsh lauds are in a great inea- 10 1.1 IN. &S. Wstn., Hemp-
ee_luative transactions. Peruvian Bonds have sure the cause of the London fogs ; and that in the stead, and City Ju.. ... - •••
20 171 North Staffordshire.. 51 SO 124 12
h4,,_ai 674, continuing rather heavy. Equador opinion of many of the most eminent physicians of the
20
all Nora Western 84 - 94 84 i
43ba ''..'4 have been at si. There has been a bargain metropolis, they. exercise.. a most injurious.. influence.. on - 1-*
10 10 N. &S. Westrn. Juuc. par - o
the the health of its inhabitants ; an opinion which is con- Hinckley,
kr Greek Red Bonds at 7. Russian Bonds 10 1 Nuneaton,aad
' . e stead firmed by the occurrence of malarious affections in Leicester ... - ... •
lti b yat 113 f to I. There have been bargains many parts, but especially in the eastern districts ; and St. 100 Oxford Worcester di!
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x,ll.„tell 21 per Cents. at 644, and since at 65. by the remarkable correspondence between the increase Wolverhampton__ 3940
bar' the Gold Mine Shares there have been a few of cases of ague on board the Justitia, and that of deaths 280 t.
1002.2 Portsmouth ... - ...
Scottish Central - 93
gains
ill,. at barely former quotations. The meet- from fever in London.
Sep_ of the Lake Bathurst Company we find is for " With respect to the condition of the marsh lands as St. 100 Scottish Midland.-
,etOrrOW •
844 , , being convened St. 100 Do., L. &N. Westu.
55
affecting agriculture, Mr. Russell and Mr. Dickson, two St. 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. 60 - 62 ,60
by the Gold Mine large occupiers of land in the Piumstead and Erith
reholders. Guaranteed Stock
The
. rs. marshes, have given in evidence that they are losers
10 10 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 24 -14 dis,
'-', Australian Consols shares have beenas high as to a large amount annually in consequence of the present
261 all Shrewsby. & Chester
~ill
cL par. The other Land Companies' shares are system of penning up private ditches ; while. Mr.
.Win. (Nor. W. Min.) l5 - 17
11_11, though not very active. The Australasia Cotton, a gentleman universally known in the city of 133/4 all Do. Halves, do. 7l - 85
London, and owning
.large property in Essex, has proved 20 all Do. Oswestry ll - 13
1104, lc shares have declined 1./., and the others are
i',:luite so good. that the measures which he has adopted in lowering •2() 64 Slu•opshire Union 34 --31 d
Iris ditches, and for improving their outfall, have mate- .., ,
~ Do. A, B,C, &D, fully
uere has been a rising market again for the paid up at per cent. ... -. ...
nglish Railway Shares, although the business
de,„ rially improved the value of his land.
"As to the means of improving the drainage of the 50 all South Devon l6 - 18
re has been extremely limited. The Great t. 100 South Eastern 634 - 644
marshes, with a view to remedy the evils alluded to, the
the remains at about the previous rates, but 00 all South Wales 334 34
committee have to report- •
North-Western
Lancashire and Yorkshire are about 105.,20 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 4 -- 2 d
" That, in regard to the Essex side of the Thames, ‘e.)
5 D 0....
:rth-Western lOs , anti the Midland ss. to 10s. and the district between Woolwich.. and Erith, the
.corn-
ghet the N. th and ' akar ;and orStafford, some of the mittee have been in communication with the eminent 2:'o 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&W. ok. ... - :.•
25 all Stockton & Darling 27 - 30
stit_ ler lines, in proportion. In French Shares enaineers, Messrs. Walker and Burgess, and Messrs. ... 164 Stockton & Hartlepl. ... - ...
ere has been scarcely a bargain, but the Belgian Easton and Amos, who report that in both there is a St. 100 Taff Vale • - •• •
" hi -10 shades
am glier. The Luxembourg aced to i better, natural drainage. With regard to the Plumstead and 10 BDo .L. - ...
. '•)4riabre and Meuse have advan i. Erith marshes, Messrs. Easton and Amos state that the St. EX) Do. Prof., No. 1•••••• ••• -.-
drainage can be accomplished by new sluices (through 25 20 l'hanadmems,Hilwavaen Dock .
24 .
34
the banks), and by sinking the whole of the ditches to
20 17 Vale of NeatL l5 .- 16
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. one connnon level, or nearly so • and that the fresh 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 6 - 7
( Promih,e Official List.) drinking-places required in some. of' the lands would be 50 all Waterford&Limeriek 28 -30
La ,
Rii,in.,. dens furnished at a little expense. 20 14 West Cornwall 8 ---_,, 84
s 'l4 St " With respect to the legal powers for such purposes, .., 1 West End of London
i',l)er a Stock ... .......... ........ ...... ............ 219 20
Nes „sient. Reduced Annuities 944 543 the committee are not yet in a condition to say posi- and Crystal Palaco.. ... - ...
teus-,r Per Cent. Annuities 961 441 /1 4 tively whether it will be necessarysto apply to Parlia- 20 all West London . d . -
...
IlidW'unuities Ex ire sth Jan., 1860 , 54
Bonds, £'looop . ........... ....... .. - merit beenher extension. The committee have, how- 10 51st \ mkNe, ou&gioy ou ... - ...
,!.. 100
DYor
Extensions....... ewetl.dtEerw. 644 - 654 65 4
hitt ever, in communication with two courts of cons-
-2o 20 o. 84 - 84,1
tile °, under ,ClOOO par missioners of sewers on the Essex and the Kentish sides
25 114 Do. G.N. E. Purchase 4 -34 d
Sole for Opening 18th Jau. 944 g 4 a i of the river, the clerks of the two courts being them-
,
01 St. 1.00-IYork &N. Midland.. 484 - 494 AK
„ egner Bills, ld. selves members of the committee. The Essex commis-
s.,looo
5 2 p sinners of the Havering.v.tte-Bower Court, whose coin-
. 1;500
5 2 P mission includes 8,000 acres of marsh land, intend to
knell 52 6 p apply to Parliament in the ensuing session for new 10 6 Autwrp &Rotterdam, 2 - lid
eto `ICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. powers. The commissioners of the Plumstead and 5 3 Belgian East. Junct. 1- 1
041144°r Bo d Erith lands on the Kentish side have, at the committee's 20 8 Beziersto Graissessac 3 - 2 d
ca, o n s
is, uonds Red - ...
1' ibto, Blue' - 15
trii . 7
l'oetoovian Bonds 44 per Cent. - •••
20 10 Dijon and Bt.isaeon 2 -31 p
neese Bond's, A per Cent - marshes, to ascertain what can be effected in the pre-
-11418„is °Ex all over-due Coupons 4Ol sent state of the law. 2 - lid
birtO Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. .£ St ll3l 4 "It is obvious to the committee that, whether an im- 20 all East Indian
20 8 Dutch Rhenish
3 -44 p
Ipa,,; ,_() 44 Per Cent 9B roved system of drainage of the Plumstead and Erith 20 2 Do. Extension , P -i p
lits4,i, Bonds, 3 per Cent 464 P
and other marshes be carried out under the provisions of 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula; 4 - lip
20 10 Gd. Junct. of France' 24 - 3 p
a New Deferred, 3 per Cent 225
the present law or some new act, the voice of the public, ... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada)
vib„ bi dews on the above payable in London.
-catch 'n when attention has once been directed to this matter, Shre. and 80nd5.... 3 --1 2 d ni
nit" 4 per C xchangeen, 25 per Cent. 12 Gull 644 545 will condemn the continuing existence of the present 20 8 Gt. Central of France 4-- 1 p
"t. Certifieates...... - 204 201 Gt. Wcstn. of Canada
, THREE O'CLOCK. rid assurances of support to any well organised system of Shares id - i p
Q,o ... .:: Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - ...
nsols for Opening 18th January 941 4x d better draining the marshes on both sides of the Thames
Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 ... - ...
from highly influential quarters, besides a general assur- os ;
201 104 Hamilton & Toronto par - 1 p
hi ante from her Majesty's Government of concurrence in lto all Do. 6 per cent .• - •• •
Mk, CR
OP GOLD.--The quotation of gold at Paris is the object. 20 5 Lake Const. & Basle ... - ...
bt 2
phi ns Per mille discount (according to the last tariff), ~ The committee have not ventured to print the vain- 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5
Nils.", at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per able and interesting evidence which they have collected per cent. pref.
eede,, for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.091 ; until the sense of the meeting has been expressed. 20 15 Luexembourg ........ 111 - 114 11i 4 B
IS.o„l'ne exchange at Paris on London at short being ~The question is a large one. It seems to the corn- 10 10 Do. (Railway) 74 • 74 74 I i
ip I,v, it follows that gold is about 0.38 per cent. dearer mittee to be proved that the health of the inhabitants 5 2Do - 24
the haVe than in London. By advices from Hamburg of the metropolis is much affected by the state of the 5 3 Do. (Canal) - 24 24
kitrtrtee of gold ii 4214 per mark, which, at the English marshes, and the committee venture to recommend that 10 5 , Do. 6p. cent.. pref. 4 - 4 p 55 4
Rip. Price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, means be provided and measures taken to insure a inure 20 12 ILyons & Meditemn. ... -
bpi ...
20 104' Madras 4 - lip 114 4
an exchange of 13.34 • and, the exchange at Ham- extended knowledge of the facts, in the hope that the 333/4 29 Maria Antonia - ...
Sold in° London at short being 13.11, it follows that interests of the owners and occupiers of the marshes will 10 10 Do. New . - comes 0.78 dearer in Hamburg than in London. The thereby be promoted, and that what is due to the public 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry ... - ...
!O d: of exchange at New York on London for bills at welfare will be secured. 20 all Namur & Liege (with
Qbtae-Ya' Sight is 110 per cent., and, the par of exchange "C. E. EARDLEY, Chairman." interest B4 - 84 Si 4
it to been England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., 20 all Do. (ex interest)
la sa's,°wa that the exchange is nominally 0.42 per cent. The CHAIRMAN, after briefly detailing the circum- 16 all Northern of France 3sa - 351 -
°ll4-,,v`nir of England ; and, after making allowances for stances which gave rise to the appointment of the coin- 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds
440°8 of transport and difference of .interest, the pre- mittee, stated that they had now sat two months, and [fmy.B.S./Ams.Shs ] ... - ...
the .ate leaves a profit on the importation of gold from had collected a great deal of information as to the 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 74 - 81
%Isited States. 20 10 Paris and Lyons l6a -17 hp
agricultural value of the land proposed to be 40 40 Do. bonds
day ),,eIUNG ACCIDENT THROUGH THE FROST.-Yester- • - ...
qsaii 'rightful accident happened to a young man named drained, and as to the effect of the present bad 20
all
ili
pPaairi.jas
andau Orleans 47
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419
!he ase! Jones, whilst engaged cleaning the windows of state of the drainage on the health of the imnie- 20
20 all ;Paris and Strasbourg 334 - 334
;04,„;"'IP Tavern, at the corner of Marylebone and Charl diate localities as well as upon the health of the me- 20 4 IParisCaen&Cherbrg. 31 - 4p
by ti:ereets. Owing to the state of the pavement caused 1. The importantsubject lead been entertained 104 104 Quebec & Richmond id - 4 d
tropo is. le
'alike Bevere frost, the ladder on which he was standing by Lord Palmerston in a cordial and business-like man-
-20 all (Rouen and Havre 194 - 201
kieso (1 from under him, and he fell on the irons pike.;2o 9 Royal, Danish ld - par
.hued
the area. Some persons immediately has- ner. .111 r. Macgregor,. the chairman of the South-East- 5 2 Royal Swedish
, 1 - 4 d
Nit to the poor fellow's assistance hot not being aware ern Railway, and himself, had two opportunities of 20 all
,S‘ ambre and Meuse 94 - 04 94 4 4
4 feare spikes had entered his leg, they occasioned, it communicating with his lordship, who showed a tiro- 21g Is).l.s,lfpiv cent, pref ... - ...
411xi,e‘etl, additional laceration to the wound, in their rough acquaintance with the matter, and was able to
20 6 ISouthernraofncFei..Qe -.. **6
p
Ile v,:3' to disengage him from his frightful osition.
tell them as much about it as they were able to tell him. 20 6 IStAndrews&Quebee ._ ___ -
20 2s. !Tipper India Scrip - ...
Lot has conveyed with all speed to Middlesex Hospital,
pdiet is still in a dangerous condition.
4 84 all West Flanders - 5
11,11 ii (I,l' PROM BLULDINGS.-Yesterday Mr. Payne held into the remedy which he thought might be applied, 20 10 Do. 54 per c. Prof , i - 4d 91
s''' Jas eat at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body stating that he had a bill in preparation for the drain- 20 10 Western of France_ 74 -si p
'tilld 'll Dobner, a bricklayer, aged 21, who had been age of the whole metropolis, and that he felt very It 4 ,West, ofa Switzerland 16 - id
"„hilat he a fall from a building in New-street-square,
,ulask lle svas fixing a chinine - ot His master Mr :inch disposed to attach
.to .it provisions for r 12 Zealandes a en - ...
affected "0
- ..... 4 - 3iii
the drainage of the suburban districts, which
eitn sees' °f Gough square., deposedp ihat he had 'asked
job "tiether he thought it would be safe to attempt the the health of the metropolis, and particularly those be LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
•it wwithout an assistant, and he replied that he thought tween London and the mouth of the Thames. The first
les, °IN Mr.
-6 Op • , Wood, foreman of bricklayers at a build- question to be considered was whether the drain- Ahr.lPaid it Leasing
AMWAY& Closing Prices Business
C)Illy 2.°,Bite, saw the accident, and considered it not ae of the marshes would conduce to their agricul- 1
loithis_T; this day.
Ndii7" ill the deceased to attempt such a •job, but ex-
tu'ral value. Upon that point the committee -
50 ' all' lie • ----
------
ln,,_asi tgn'Y imprudent in any master to permit a work-
had ascertained that they were the most valuable lands
:"'ilist -go out on roof insuch weather without au
nld ant• II a • in the neighbourhood of London- -so valuable that they ' St. 100 BBudieeki
eoa o would not have done so in fine weather ;
!tie', theredid not require the use of manure, and no doubt if they 50 all' Clydesdale Jc.,Caledon... 51 - 52
ought to have been two or three men to
lengtha job. The Coroner' .
addressed the jury at some were cleared from water, they would turn out to St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr.
tiQt, °n the imprudencebe as valuable gardens for the supplying the metropolis 6p. cent .... Gt.Northn 142 - 145 143
to g the of M Clarke,in not • r. -
with vegetable productions as those at Battersea. There 25 all Glas. Barr, & Caldonian.
, 41, authority of a master to compel the deceased
was another important fact which ought to be mentioned.
1.4 e'de an assistant. The jury returned a verdict of 25 all Do. New Do ... - ...
Between London and Gravesend there were no less than
sstise •-ental death," and several expressed a wish that 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. CSIt.W t ...
• 30 - 32
I'l4B called Should - That7oo acres of ditches ; and if only 300 of these were dis- too all
eo . be admonished.gentleman Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. en
with, the -value of the land reclaimed would be New.
ro°rier in, and was cautioned in strong terms by the pensed Railway & Berw.. ,_ - •••
klUp ' sufficient to accomplish the entire works necessary for 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 109 - 111 110
: 411ich P"ED MURDER the drainage of the marshes. As to the engineering 25 all Do. .
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togcrhidilaeniya:ii.d:lLLl.°4:NPNallsv. :
544 - 554
14 e,ei, AT EAST ACTON. -Yesterday
question, they had the testimony of several eminent men, 124 all Do. 4 Shares. Do
d. oonse Leosent prevailed in the village of East Acton, 27 - 28
. ,It, . queries) of that the object could be carried out by means of natu- 121. all Lon.&Greenw, S.Eastern. 134 - 145
It oolleal a rumour being circulated that a most
St. 100 [Lowestoft gr.
, epse murder had been committed in the locality. ral drainage, and without either steam-engines or wind- 20 all Do. Preference Do 244 - 254
found marks and b •
4r oli aziirs that the naked body of a youth, with a num- mills to pump up the water to a higher level. (Hear.)
Several other gentlemen then addressed the meeting ~Norfolk - 95
, at ,a„ bruises On St. lOU Do. 6 per ct... Do _ _
various parts of it, was
t al in of the ro•ect and resolutions were
s rons y favour.. p j , .
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il a lab" 11-past seven o'clock on Monday morning last 51 all Manch.Lixton. Ln.&N.W.
tllsl:n.ation°ing maim passing down Irvi-res-lane. I passed pledging its support, and directing steps to be
50 all 31idc11.esbro' & Stekton & and Matlock & Midld 2i - 3 3
iis., body to Was. at once given to the police,' who caused taken for an early application to Parliament for a bill to
' hoes i be removed to the Goldsmiths'
carry it into effect. Itt,dcar . Darlingt. ... -
T ...
so n M thevillage,• Arms pub-
Th ', proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the 100 all IMidld•Bra.dfd. Midland 99 - 101 1004
e ee,,,4 :..._ e where it now lies awaiting the `- •
is..a,, decoar, satigation, and, if possible, to be identified. chairman. 50 all !Northern and
Eastern sp.c. E. Count 6O - 62
4"ottluer soli'fee°at ppears to be about sixteen years of age, __
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5 , all ,Do. 6 per et. Do
att t proPertiures, with light brown hair, and of rather THE LATE SUSPECTED MURDER IN SCOTLAND:-A few 5e 1 all Do,
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eeea.ged in
e_ °,o"s. The police have been most actively weeks ago we reported a case of suspected murder which ae all IPrest. dr Wyre L. &N. W
ia.,t, ilsaesed,
anoust
to find
to discover the friends of the had occurred, under rather extraordinary circumstances, ! &Ln&Yk ... - -
seelaben alive tb out in whose company he was in the parish of St. Fergus, near Peterhead, Scotland, 1 12 ;Do. 1 Shares. Do . - -
i°Pae.,lB shroudedut at present this extraordinary affair the victim being a respectable labouring man, on whose S 100 i Roystn. & Hit. Gt.Northn 142 - 145 1424
in m .
:t win be ystery. It is expected that the , life the alleged murderer, Dr. Smith, had effected insu- s .1100 IDo.SheptleSt. Do 142 - 145
Richsd vis held. to•morrow morning. 1 131 S.
Roth. & Lancash.&
"4 the &tam te rances to the amount of 2,000/. Dr. Smith having been 2 s _ ,
euqtoi,,d
so g n, D.D.. late Principal of Brasenose, 1 a ! Gooleg.s.p.c sorksia .., - d
apprehended, a full investigation has been made, the
~,,, was born N 1) of the eighth baronet of that name, ' •12 9.S S Staffordsh MrSiClean 2 -11 d
itofl •-t been made to the L d - k -
, resu which leas jus
t',' rely",'',L d his 54th year. for Scotland, upon
"Y os o`"(-Plored both in His loss is deeply and . 'whether or not the accused shall take his trial fur the ' all 'Do Do 304 - 314 31
fiord, the University and in the 1 S ' 25
, deed, Meantime, Dr. tnith continues in close confine- St. 1100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn. 99- - 100
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1 runt in the gaol of Peterhead.

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