The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-23 00:00:00

FOREIGN BILL STAMPS.

The following correspondence clears up a point with
respect to the foreign bill stamps, hitherto undecided :
" Glasgow, 13th October, 1854.
" We have drawn a bill en Hamburg, in a set of
three, on the proper stamps, and sent the first for ac-
ceptance as customary. On handing the second and
third to our bankers for the purpose of negotiation, they
refused to take them, alleging that the whole set of three
must be delivered according to sec. 6of the act. As it
would often be attended with great risk not to send the
first of a bill without delay for acceptance, we shall feel
obliged if you would inform us whether our bankers are
right in their interpretation of this clause.—We remain,
gentlemen, your obedient servants,
(Signed) " ROBINOWS.AND MAJORIBINICS.
"To the Commissioners of the Inland Revenue."
" Inland Revenue, London, 18th Oct., 1854.
"Gentlemen,—ln answer to your letter of the 13th
inst. I am directed by the Board to acquaint you that it
is understood that the endorsing the second and third
bills of a set operates, according to the law of merchants,
as a transfer of the whole set, and assuming that to be
the case, the Board are of opinion that the endorsing and
delivering over of the second and third bills is a com-
pliance with the act, the first duly stamped, having been
sent abroad for acceptance.—Your obedient servant,
" THOHLS KEOGH.
" Messrs. Robinows and Majoribanks."
--Glasgow Daily Mail.

LIGHTS IN THIRD CLASS CARRIAGEF3.—The Sunder-
land herald says, that notwithstanding the act render-
ing the placing of lights in the carriages compulsory on
the local railway authorities, the train leaving Sunderland
on Sunday night last, at seven o'clock, consisting of about
20 carriages, had but three lights, and those in first-class
carriages. The inconvenience thus caused to passengers
was considerable, parties run ningfrom carriage to carriage
in the dark, inquiring for seats; and our informant, after
being shoved into one carriage already crowded, got
placed in the dark near a man, or rather a brute, who
emptied his stomach upon a lady's dress. On asking
the reason of the total darkness, our informant was told
that no one had time to place the lights. It seems to
us that if the company have time to issue tickets and
receive the public money, they should be able at the
same time to light the carriages, and not huddle all
classes together in the dark. On the same occasion an
old lady had her leg much hurt in consequence of the
carriages not being up to the platform, and having to
step down with great uncertainty in the darkness. The
company are nue/ bound by law to light all carriages
after dark. This duty was imposed upon them by the
Legislature at the instance of the corporation of Sunder-
land ; and we trust the some municipal body, supported
by public opinion, will see that this highly neces ary
provision is duly carried into effect, and that the com-
pany shall not be permitted longer to evade it by ex-
cuses of want of preparation. A whole-winter may be
frittered away in this manner, unless, indeed, the public
indignation should not in the meantime be effectually
aroused by the occurrence of some crime or catastrophe
arising from the want of lights.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN LAMBETH.- —A. female
named Sarah Sherman, who resided in one of the alms-
houses belonging to Church-street Chapel, in Upper
Marsh, Lambeth, was last Saturday visited by her son,
who informed her that he had made arrangements for
her removal to Peckham, and then left to procure a cab
for her conveyance. Almost immediately afterwards
another inmate of the almshouse, entering Sherman's
from, found her lying in th© middle of the apartment
completely enveloped in flames. When these were ex-
tinguished the unfortunate woman was found to be most
frightfully burned, and she died almost immediately.