The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-15 00:00:00

THE SEWERS COMMISSION.

H•
Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, was appointed by •eco
„Ain
Palmerston to receive deputations at the Home-office
the various metropolitan parishes, on the subjection
mismanagement of the Metropolitan Sewers Commies of
and the police of the metropolis ; but in consequencey
the indisposition of the noble Home Secretary, the &Pot
tions, instead of being received at his official residence ,ehe
to proceed to his private residence in Carlton-gardens. f„:„.
deputation, consisting of delegates from nearly eve*.
tropolitan parish, numbered upwards of 100 gentlemen.oo,
Mr. NICHOLAY, who attended to represent Marylebc°o,-
complained of the abuses connected with the Sewer ,he
mission, and said that, upon this and other questions, ie
entire metropolis asked for " local representation. ilia
lordship was also addressed by Mr. T. Smith,
M.P., Mr. C. Genge, Lord D. Stuart, M.P., Mr. w •
Hams, M.P.
Viscount PALMERSTON said that most of the gentle.l33ol
present were, no doubt, aware that his attention had. frorA
series of years been 'so much engaged with affairs 51/If et
that he had bad but little opportunity of making hin3„160,)
present thoroughly conversant with things at home. o'l' ice
He had, however, paid implicit attention to all the tof to
touched upon in the speeches which had been addresla he
him, and for the valuable information they contain he,
felt himself deeply indebted. He should feel it t°l:6o
his duty, as it was his inclination, to exercise the ° tbe•
he then held to the best of his energy and ability Owas,
public advantage. (Cheers.) In order to do this, hed the
most anxious to hear the expression of the opinions 931...ach
feelings of the public at large, and therefore he W 5 to'.
obliged to those gentlemen who had come there that dolbt,,
give him practical information, which he should, no te„,o.,
find exceedingly useful to him as a guide. (110sr' which'
There were two matters of a prominent charaettr noble
could not fail to attract his attention—one to which his the
friend (Lord Dudley Stuart) had called his attentionbao
other night, and one to which his attention had to to of,
called by the deputation that day, namely sinth of the
the refuse of the living., and the state of the rerasaviest
dead. (Hear). He (the noble lord) should be most earnest
in his endeavours to get rid of the nuisances with
ftrhoemfotrmhoeser thweowas causes.not
aAt s
theto thezre say that
iroo_rafoodyoecide_tcloindkeersiodr.;
but he was so far prepared as
ing would be of any advantage ; mtuhsttu
be oile2esuret
system and one great and comprehensive -UpOW
whether under representative control or not. te
the question of local government or centralisatien:.ol
begged them to understand that he was not cover
'any opinion. As to the police, he had always undors
they were a well conducted body. There might be oar
tions, but being new in his present office, he would and
every inquiry into the statements laid before hilo!..der
into the question as to the police rate, which he roe'
stood to be divided into three parts, namely, the r`,l: 000
panty between the rating of the north and the souene4.-;
of the metropolis—how the balance. had been exP„useL4
and whether the police in its organisation had ref"'
purpose. (Hear.)e
thanksvoteofrthe pa
being offered
itewredh wyiebhthh he
hadepu li
tato_nitra
themi tle
lord fo
for nearly two hours, the deputation with;;
proceeded to the official residence of the Chief '-'
on the be
sinner of Public Works, Sir W. Molesworth,
errand. The right hon. baronet expressed a hulolo
would be able to introduce some measure to meet
complained of.

THE ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HosPlTS,_:kers of
annual general meeting of the friends and suPPr`,oll:l(
this institution was held yesterday, in the board-re W 0
the hospital, Bloomfield-street, Moorfields. There ed
large attendance of governors, and the chair was"—, been
the Rev. John Russell, D.D. The meeting hav'ac'f the
duly constituted, the secretary read the minattfp",(Pbi°'
previous quarterly and other special meetings ;
the medical report was read, which stated,
that the number of patients admitted during .tll loba
ceding 12 months was 10,295; in addition, th,7her,0144
3111ie-retre't
been 200 sufferers who had been seen by the aP°",;(lo°'
after hours. The number admitted during the P.-of bet;
year was 11,071, show an increase during the I bent'
fore of 476. The total number of in and out Patio
during the last 12 months was 10,939. The °Pe.1,0•04
performed for that distressing complaint, 'oo ren.
during the year had been no fewer than 17L ids
ceipts for the 12 months, in the shape of divideve
stock, subscriptions, and donations, with the hit Oa'
the previous year, made a total of 1,0871. -Li3j. 054 i
The expenditure was :—Balance brought dowi''it-as,
Thethe pfuunrcdheadseproofpesrttoycko,
sd. ; in the hands of the matron, with the ban Os. 0„.
2,2501. in the Reduced Three per Cents. ; 4),°BQ4aAlf,
f.mthaedechtahreitytowtaals I;9o6f9otirsi:?,-0.
9d., ditto; 3,6061. 19s. lid. in the Three-and' stn
per Cents. ; and 9121. 16s. 2d. in the South sea tee °
,
The various officers having been appointeo, 4.4 At,
thanks were passed to the medical attendazli;ool'"
which a similar compliment was paid to the c
TO
and the proceedings terminated. 4 OP, tijo
SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE AMEN/Nu"- Of
Law.—Yesterday evening a general rueetingsociet4o
members of this association was held at thco , piol
rooms, 21, Regent-street--Mr. T. W. goe, r,
chair. The report on the " Assimilation of utora'o,
Law" was presented by the committee on elii"Witft
jurisprudence, the document being read by r.the,oo
The report was of a purely historical paturefitt, yon,
stadium gained having been the interviews tto C,fr,
Derby, and the promise of the late Governra. o. of
sider the propriety of appointing a commit:filo,
Hawes, in urging the necessity of bringing yegish's oor
mercantile men. to bear upon commercial cooce
tot
pointed to the evident impropriety of an e's",i ,tof
(Lord St. Leoriards) giving notice to reselLidattri of
passed with so much difficulty as was the ''',ol.olol
Consolidation Act, and this without taking rotes. leo,
the commercial community. A report IPi3, .tvgoo'
remuneration was afterwards read by Mr' ,005, 00'
THE INDIA AND CAPE MALLS.—SOUTMA _fs icr,
day, Feb. 14.—The General Screw CorapanoYooooo
ship Queen of the South, W. H. Normal' 00)0
took her departure this afternoon for St. 'roll D orb
Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritius, Ce,ebVerollb°
and Calcutta, the mails for which places Queeo °OOOl.
at Plymouth on Tuesday,(this day.) Th iue
South takes out 73 passengers, specie va f 0
sterling, for Madras and Calcutta, 450 boa
silver for Calcutta, and about 300 tons rueo'ods fociio
tt_lfusr°erse!ttho
general cargo, comprising bale and ease sbip 1.1/1, ti)°,
Cape and India. The company's steaT t one 00'
will be due at Plymouth on the 26th Ins " tire
mails from India, Mauritius, and the Caraen"
outward mails of the 15th of March will be 14.
Lady Jocelyn, Captain Stewart. .or; osl3 o°°
AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.—SOUTMA.S-, near;_,J
—A fine ship, of 740 tons register., and pucnloo;
tons burden, belonging to Messrs. Din'call'eballeg
Sons, of Limehouse, named the Ramilies, for
der, commander, a' rrived here Yesterociffiell°4l7eret
Thames to embark a full complement depo
etot f
Adelaide from the Government emittons Mlnl d'
Harriett, a large Quebec-built ship, corn;.Av
and 1,200 tons burden, W. J. Shadence;nool3
will leave Southampton on Tuesday 811_0,1, 3C to
nesday morning with over 400 souls, elt,tionlA
to the Emigration Commissioners' con:Woes
statute adults, for Sydney. Both the Ita e °°f
George f ff 0
riett are to be dispatched by Mr-, 'olio oft st° The
agent at Southampton; the elnuaovernin,e-S". „
so
grants being superintended by the , on, ad-
officers, presided over by Lieutenany ,0 n0....f00t
ship Coromandel, 639 tons register,_ is `J;jetee"4.o,
Southampton, and daily expected from The,issi°°oo
embark emigrants for Hobart Towle coup-rt
Dutch ship, of 700 tons, chartered bY rthis peoe 0 ot
and bound for Sidney, will be due ay..ots. orgi,
7th of March, to take on board enligargiog tal:e
rican ship Mary Green, now clisaise heciltba°3l,,l
haau'
Northam, near Southampton, s the S°ll
for the conveyance of emigrants from
depot for Adelaide.

SPORTING( INTELLIGENCE. TRE SHARE MARKETS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
4 Leasing Closing Prices Easiness
Paid RAILWAYS' Comps s. this day. this day.
SPORTrNG NOTES.—No. CCCLXXVI.
BRITISH RAILWAYS.
LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. -- — ____ _____.— ---- --
50 all Bedford and London &
le consequende of the severe frost, this meeting is Closing Prices Basness done
Postponed until Friday and Saturday next. Of course, Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. this day this day. Bletchley ... N. West. .... ...
304 all Birm. & Oxfd.i
-if the weather allows it to come off this week, bets will -- —guarantee ... Gt•Westn. 30 —3l 30
29 30 29,1 1 3,24, all Do.withoutgr Do 291 —3o3xd
Stand. There has been a great fall of snow in the St. 100 Aberdeen ..........
Tieinit
y of Lincoln ; and should a thaw take place, the" 4 all Birm.Wolv. &
Dudleyguar. Do 3O 31xd x d
course —,,, 20 fit, Ambg.dr Eastn.No tjtunnge..B.e.s.t...
6i. 7
29 30xd x d
Will be extremely heavy. But few horses have 14 all Birmng. Wolverh. &
10 104Do.wthtguar. Do
arrived. Bold Davie, Bridesmaid, Ringdove, Baleine3o all
100a11 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 108 110
31 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon
,f,irliY,_o Bruce, Quickstep, Newport, filly by Liverpool Stour Valley
St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr.
i'llni r, Abdallah, Monitress, Broughton,l3ll Richard-274Chesh. & Birk., 6p. cent Gt.Notrhn 149 151
i y all
Do.Clieshire Junct.. .. 6i 6id
' InOn
~ Game
. Tommy, Ace of Trumps, The General, Hope £5O & £25 Cons.... 22 221 25 all 'Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn. 321 334
3 —24 d 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
,4arasharper, two from Stebbing', with a few others, 22 184 Do. £20.. . ........ ...
form the list that are, or will be, there.Railway & Berw.. ... ...
St. 100 Caleclonian......._.. 65 651 65 44 51
St. 100 Bristol & Exeter-. ... 108 110
50 all Hull & Selby. Y.&N.Md. 113 • 115
givtyg final opinion on the Spring Handicap I shall defer 50 all Chester & Holyhead' 23 234 23 4 Do. 4 Shares. Do 561 571
until Thursday. 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 171 181 25 all
12? all Do. i Shares. Do 27 28
lam reminded that in the list of the whereabouts of 20 (..;e1.eb.121 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l3l - 144 ' •
rated stallions I gave last week, I omitted the most all Cork, Black. & Pass. s• —___ -• 454 .
50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. 4d 4 p 20 all Do. Preference Do 251 261
iashionable one of the day, the celebrated " Birdcatcher,” 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber- 20 all Lowestoft, gr.
who is. in such request, that at 50 guineas each, his sub- deep Junction ....... 8 9
4 per cent... Norfolk
Fay,
is full. He is located at Easby Abbey Stud 5 all Do. New
25 all East Anglian (£25 L. 51 all Manch.Bxton. Ln. &N. W
r. , near Richmond, Yorkshire, where also stands
blood
&E.& L. & D.) st 6
and Matlock & Midld. 3 34 3/
cY (10 guineas), who has some of the gamest
18 all Do., (£lB E. & H.) 44 . 4g 50 all Middlcsbro' & Stckton &
uin his veins it is o .ble to find ; and the once
20 all Eastern Counties 134 —13 i 4 Darlingt. ... xd
celebrated Mildew is also phesrsei. Redcar
25 all Eastern Union, Class 100 all Midld Bradfd Midland... 108 109
burtan Tromp (Barnsley) is informed that, in all robs- A. late E. U. 5h.... 101 114 11 50 all Northern and
'' Y, the three horses mentioned by him will never see 25 Do., do.. — .... Easternsp.c. E. Count.. 64 —66
a ShOrt 'nice for the Derb 25 all Do., B. & C
y-
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. St. 100 East Lancashire 77 79 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do .... . .. ... ...
50 all Eaat & West Ind. Dk 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &IS I. W.
60 &Ln&Yk ... ...
TATTERSA_LL'S--MoNDAT. & Birming. June 55
St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 76 78 124 14 Do. 4 Shares. Do — pm
10 14 Edinb. and Peebles... id 1p
h... The business transacted yesterday, without being St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 151 153
''''l7, was sufficiently decided to reverse the positions St. 100 Edinb•Prth.&Dundee 28 29 28 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 150 152
of the two favourites for the Liverpool Steeplechase, for St. 160 Glasgow & S.Western 60 62 25 184 Shef. Roth. & Lancash. &
which it will St 100 Great Northern Stk.. 781 784 79 Goole g. 5. p. c Yorksh
.av be seen View Halloo and Duc-an-Durras
12 94 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean i 1 d
e also been brought into prominent notice ; and to St. 100 Do., A. Stock
ilh°v? aat St. 100 Do., B. Stock llB - 120 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & ,
the 2,ooorongAustralian for feeling in favour of West
St. 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) 1074 1084 6 per cent ... Darling. ... xd a d
pc__ Guineas Stakes and Derby, and Cineas and
St. 100 Great'Western 904 91 90t ii i 1 25 all Do Do 3l 32:cd a d
_ia.o)".wood for the last mentioned event. The move-
-12 11 Irish South-Easte.m. 64 ------ 7 St. 'lOO Wilts &Somrst Gt•Westn. 103 104 1031
'malts in otherrespects were unimportant.
50 all Lancaster & Carlisle.. 90 05

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
7to 1 agst Oscar.
Bto 1 agst Miss Mowbray.
11 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie.
12 to 1 agst Maria (taken).
12 to 1 agst Tickton.
14 to 1 agst View Halloo.
15 to 1 agst Duc-an-Durras.
15 to 1 agst Musdivite,
20 to 1 agst Half-and-half.
20 to 1 agst Maurice Daley.
20 to 1 agst Crabbs.
25 to 1 agst Poll.
25 to 1 agst Betsy Prig.
30 to 1 agst Benedick.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Maria.
12 to 1 agst Lindrick.
15 to 1 agst Muscovite.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
7to 1 agst Contentment (taken).
20 to 1 agst Lampedo (taken).
20 to 1 agst Pug Orrock.
25 to 1 agst Wedding-day filly.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
Bto 1 agst Contentment.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
4to 1 agst West Australian (taken freely.)

all.
all
all
3
100
100

Eazt & West Ind. Dk.
& Birt&ng. June
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles
Edinb.Prth. &Dundee
Glasgow & S. Western'!
Greet Northern Stk
Do., A. Stock
Do., B. Stock
Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.)
Great' Western.. ,
Irma South-Easters.
Lancaster & Carlisle
Do., Thirds
Lancash. &Yorkshire
'Do., Fifths
Do., Wst. Riding Un
Leeds Northern

Liv. Crsby. & So uthpt.
London & Blackwall
Lond. Tilb. & Sthend.
Loud.Bright.&S.Cst.
London & N. Western
Do. Fifths

100
all
3!
100

Do. ,10/. Sh. ,M&8... C
London & S.Western
Do., £5O
Do., ......
Tindndrry.&Coleraine
Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
Manch.Shef.&Lincln.
Do., Man. &Lin. Un.
Midland .
Do. Birming.& Derby
Midland G. West. (Ir.)
Do. 2 Shares
Newcastle & Carlisle
Newmarket.......:...

CHESTER CIIP.

25 to 1 agst Scarecrow.
'4O to 1 agst Truth (taken).
1000 to 10 agst Wedding-day filly.
1000 to 10 agst Hannah.

Do. Bevy Extension •
Newpt.Aberg.driltfd
Nevay & Er qi9killes
Newry Warrenpoint
& Rostra ror
N0rf01k...... .... . ..
Do., New
Northn. Count' es U.]
North British ........•
North Devon, No.l
Do., No. 2..•••••
Do., A Deferred
Do., B Guaranteed
North Staffordshire
North Western..
N. & S. Westrn. June.
Oxford Worcester &
Wolverhampton
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
Shrewsbury & Birmg
Do., L. & N. Westn
Guaranteed Stock
Shrewsby. & Herefd
Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. Halves, do.
Do. Gswestry
Shropshire Union
South Devon
South Eastern
South Wales
S. Yorksh. River Dun

DERBY.

6i 7
90. -- 95
13 14 p
78t -- 791
4* -- 4 d
31 2id
16 --
9 -- 91
p
104 i -165 i
1201 -120 i
3 -- 3tp
I*-- it p
914 -92 i
5 4d
4 -- 3 d
11 -- 12
19 -- 21
30 -- 314
3 -- 3 d
78 -- 79
45 -- 47

10 to 1 agst West Australian (taken freely).
12 to 1 agst Cineas (taken).
15 to 1 agst Pharos.
16 to 1 agst Sittingbourne.
20 to 1 agst Honeywood (taken and afterwards
offered).
30 to 1 agst Contentment (taken to 2001.).
40 to 1 agst Pharold (taken).

OAKS.

49 -- 51
3-31 d
2 -- 34
8i -- 94
55 -- 57.
81 -- 8i
2f -- 2B d
36 -- 37
6i -- 61 dl

24 -

4 .---

2fi 1
d
4d

4 "pl

491 - 50.
98 - 101
63 - 65
67 - 69

100
100
100
100

70 -

sto 1. agst Catherine Hayes.
Bto 1 agst The Queen (taken).

LINCOLN SPRING MEETING.
thiaweather permitting, this meeting, originally-fixed for
84,__,(laY and to-morrow, will take place on Friday and
""ruaY next.

all
100
all
15

116
100

Do.
Stockton & Hartlepl
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
Vale of Neath
Waterfd. & Kilkenn
Waterford&Limerick
West C0rnwa11........
Wmbledon &Croydon
W00df0ed....... .......
York Newctl. do Bcrw.
Do. Extensions

Do. G.N.E. Purchase
York & N. Midland..

18 -

14 -
31 -
20 -
80] -
37 --
13 -

15- -

Inn
79 81 9,i

16

x.d.

27 -

i d

1120 i A i i

20
10
15
8d
28

721
60 -

72
7d
20,
61

92114

31 301
78 i i 9

56i 6
i

MINES.
1 all Agua Fria
10s. all Anglo Californian
10 2 Australasian l4 —24 p 4
20 5 Australian s— 6 psg
1 all Australian Cordillera par 4 p 14
1 all Australian Freehold. par p
1
1 all Ave Maria
1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par e p 1
1 all British Austria. Gold A p 1i a
20 13.5 British Iron 7
35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued
at £5 pm 34 44 31 41
30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 11 21
20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O
1 4 Carson's Creek. par 4 p 4 a
40 all Cobre Copper . . 40 394
5 1 Colonial Gold 2g -24 p 31 a
.• 14 Copiapo . 5 7
Si. all Copper Min. of Eng.
25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. ...p
5 all English and Austin.
Copper Smeltg. Co. 2 lid 3
20 all General 144 15/
2 all Great Nugget Vein.,, 3_ 31 p 5 4
3 all Great Polgooth l-4 ll p
1 all Lake Bathurst 1 d * d
1 all Liberty — 4 P
1 all Lond.&Californ. Gold
Quartz Crush. Co — d
1 all Mariquita d— 4p 1
10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 4 54 144 B
1 all New Granada 4 I P
1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —. lip 24
5 1 Port Philip l4 14 p
1 all Quartz Rock par 4 p
50 all Rhymme Iron 22 —24 p
15 Do. New —
30 104 Santiago de Cuba 64 —7l
1 all South Australian. par p
10 7 Tin Croft ll 12
284 all United Mexican 6 64
1 all Waller 2 —24 p
1 all West Granada 4 a P
1 all West Mariposa — I
p
11
1 all Yuba — p
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
40 all Australasia 834 844 844
50 all British N. American
20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,
Australia, & China 4 —l4 p 3
100 25 Colonial •••
100 20 Commercial of Lond —
4 English Scottish and
Australian l4 14 p
20 74 Lond. Chart. Bk. of -
Australia 4 —44 p
50 20 London and County —
50 10 London Joint Stock ... 20 1
100 20 Lond. & Westminster 36
100 35 NationalProv.ofEng.
20 10 Do. New •••
50 224 National of Ireland —
25 all Oriental Bank of
Corporation. •••
25 5 Do. New • -- •••
100 25 Provincial of Ireland 484
10 all Do. New •..
5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg
& Gold Imp Co ...
25 all South Australia 45 47 45
25 all Union of Australia.— 72 73 711 21
—. 24 Do. New 74 8
50 10 Union of London 174
40 all Union of Madrid..
MISCELLANEOUS
100 35 Australian Agricult. 230 240 1 236
20 4 Azstralsn.Pcific.Mail 54
10 5 Alistraln. Royal Mail
384 Brit. American Land ... 55 4
100 326 Canada
5 5 Crystal Palace •••
4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 24
20 1 Eastern Steam — •••
1 1 Electric Telog. of Ir.
15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat.
100 50 General Screw Steam ... 12
20 24 Irish Beetroot Sugar
1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel
10 2 Netherlands Land —
20 24 Nrth. Of Europe Steam
50 all Peninsular & Oriental ...
50 25 Do. Do. ... ... 51 •
100 60 Royal Mail Steam ._ . .
25 25 South Austral. Land 55 58 55 8
1 ). Submar. Telegraph.. •
5 2 Univeral Emigration
and Colonization....
100 284 Van Diemen's Land 15 17 17

131 x.d.

sow37a
13

60W60

106 5}

194 i