The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-11 00:00:00

TnE strN LONDON, MONDAY EYEIATINGI SEPTEMITER 11, 1864#

TO THE EDITOR OF THR SUN.

Sin,—When an abuse or neglect in any public officer
occurs we naturally look to the public press for redress.
I trust, therefore, you will, in justice to the numerous
poor of the parish of Tiverton, allow me to notice
through your columns that this parish, containing a
population of upwards of 12,000 inhabitants, and ex-
tending over 17,000 acres of land, being the third of the
whole union, where a large lace manufactory is carried
on, is, and has been for several months past, without a
single guardian, the poor-law board having dismissed all
the four guardians elected in March last, through an
imperfect nomination of one of them ; consequently, the
directions sent down by the Board of Health to the guar-
dians of Tiverton as to cleansing its numerous and
crowded courts at this fearful time of cholera, remains a
dead letter.

Apologising for this intrusion,—l am, Sir, yours
obediently,
AN INHABITANT OF TIVERTON.

The Duke of Newcastle, Minister and Secretary of
State for War, arrived in Portman-square, on Saturday
at five p.m., from Dover, where his grace landed at a late
hour the preceding evening from the Vivid, Government
steamer, which conveyed his grace from Boulogne,
where he had accompanied Prince Albert in his official
capacity to the Camp of St. Omer. The noble duke, if
his various ministerial duties will permit, is expected
shortly to leave London for Chamber Park, Notts.
The Duke of Cleveland is at present entertaining a
select party of fashionable people at his Grace's shoot-
ing-box in the county of Durham.
His Excellency the Portuguese Minister, the Count
Lavradio, returned to the legation, in Gloucester-place,
on Saturday, from attending on the youthful Don
Pedro, King of Portugal.
The Marquis of Lansdowne shortly leaves Bowood
Park, Wilts, on a tour of visits.
Mr. Disraeli is about to sojourn some time at Haldon
House and Torquay as the guest of Mr. Lawrence Palk,
M.P. for South Devon.

DEATH OF MAJOR GRACH.—The Temanar Gazette
reports that Major Grach, the Prussian artillerist who
was with Musa, Pacha throughout his defence of Silis-
tria, has died of cholera.
LIEUT. PERRY'S DEFENCE AND TESTIMONIAL FUND.
—Since Saturday morning Mr. Bedborough, the Mayor
of Windsor, has received an additional hundred pounds
from various sources, which has increased the total of
subscriptions to above six hundred pounds.
The Postmaster-General has given notice to the coun-
try postmasters, that henceforward they will be entrusted
with the appointment of their own clerks, and that they
will i❑ future be held responsible for the efficiency and
honesty of those clerks. They may require what secu•
rity bonds they please from the clerks they appoint.
The Postmaster-General retains the power of dismissing
provincial Post-office clerks.

- The Royal West India Mail Packet Company are in-
troducing the practice of victualling their own ships,
instead of allowing the commanders to do it. A Lon-
don provision house has got a contract from the com-
pany to supply many of the royal mail steamers.
THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY.
—The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Thames, Capt.
Strutt, left this port yesterday with the usual monthly
Brazilian and River Plate mails. She had on board 67
passengers, amongst whom are the admiral of the Bra-
zilian port (Johnstone), his secretary, and fieg-lieutenant.
Owing to the Mindello steam-ship, which conveys the
King of Portugal home, leaving Cowes this clay, it has
been arranged that the Thames shall form an escort to
that vessel as far as Lisbon.—Sunday : The United
States mail-ship Hermann arrived this morning, en route
from Bremen for New York. She will leave for the
latter place on Wednesday.
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION.—Yesterday (Sunday) a
sermon in aid of the funds of the Hospital for Consump-
tion at Brompton, was delivered at Trinity Church,
West Cowes by the Rev. E. B. Allen, 8.A., chaplain to
the institution, from Romans, 12th chapter, 4th and sth
verses. The reverend gentleman warmly advocated the
peculiar claims of the charity, and at the conclusion of
divine service a very liberal collection was made in its
behalf.
THE INDIAN QUEEN.—The advices from Pernambuco,
per Bahiana, announce the arrival at that port on the
7th August of the Black Ball clipper Indian Queen, from
Port Philip for Liverpool, for refreshments ; which
having obtained she sailed for Liverpool on the 10th
ult., so that her arrival may be daily looked for. She
had on beard 130 passengers, 90,000 ounces of gold
(value 360,0001.), and a large cargo of wool, &c. Captain
Mill appears to have been very unfortunate in his wea-
ther ; having in his outward passage been delayed for
several days in the Channel by heavy . gales, but made
the pascage to Melbourne in 92 days, beating every
ship either from Liverpool or London that had sailed
previously ; and there is little doubt she will turn up
here earlier than several ships which left Melbourne
before her for English parts. The present easterly
winds tell against her.
AN EXAMPLE FOR IRISH LANDLORDS.—A circular has
been handed to us from the Commissioners of Educa-
tion, offering to the industrious tenants on their estate
four premiums of one pound each for the cleanest and
best cropped farm, and two of each for the best acre
of flax, the roost perfect drains, the best acre of clover
and grass seed, the best de-igned manure stead, and the
best parcel of butter made on the farm. He of the corn-
petitors who comes off second best is to have a proper-
(innate sum allowed to him. —Anylo-Celt.
BREAD RIOT IN BRUSSELS.—A disturbance, which
was near becoming serious, took place at Brussels on
Tuesday. A baker having sold to a female some bread
short of weight, and refusing to make good the defi-
ciency, a mob collected, and after breaking the doors
and windows of the baker's shop, laid hold of the
baker, and were dragging him towards the river with
the intention of drowning him, when he was rescued
by the police. It was a long time before the mob dis-
persed, and there were other symptoms of a disposition
to riot during the evening, but by means of numerous
patrols, and other precautions, the public tranquillity
WAS nob again disturbed.