The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-15 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN.

SIR,—At the present time it is of the utmost import-
ance that the water for domestic use should be free from
impurities. The wealthy classes, appreciating this fact,
drink filtered or distilled water, but the working man is
shut out from the advantages appertaining to the filters
ordinarily offered for sale by reason of the large sums
charged for them.
To remove this impediment, I beg to suggest the fol-
lowing economical method of constructing a filter, which
will bear comparison, as respects efficiency, with those
of a more costly character.
Purchase a large garden-pot, and place a sponge in
the aperture, lay a fi3w pieces of earthenware over the
interior portion of the sponge. Place over that a layer
of well-washed rives-.sand, about two inches deep, then
a layer of charcoal broken in small pieces, and also
well washed. Repeat the process of adding alternate
layers of sand and charcoal, until within about four
or five inches from the top, and surmount the whole by
a layer of pebbles, to prevent the charcoal rising to the
surface. This filter• is rapid in execution, and will be
found to produce pure water. The expense may be
thus stated :

Garden-pot
Charcoal ....,....
Sponge

I a,a), Sir, your obedient servant,
Oct. 14, 1853. H. L. B.

LIBERATION OF Miss CIINNINGHAME.—A. telegraphic
despatch from Turin of the 13th instant states that
letters have been received from Florence which announce
the settlement of the differences between England and
Tuscany respecting: Miss Cunninghame who had been
imprisoned for distiSibuting Bibles and propagating the
Protestant faith. :Miss Cunninghame has been set at
liberty. _ .

THE CAPE MAILS .—SOUTHAMPTON, Friday, Oct. 14.
—The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's steamer
Lady Jocelyn, Capta in Bird, sailed this afternoon for St.
Vincent's (Cape Verde), the Cape of Good Hope, Mauri-
tius, Ceylon, Madra 4, and Calcutta, the mails for which
ports will be embark, ad at Plymouth this day (Saturday).
She takes out 69 pal .sengers, and on freight 450 tons
general cargo, and 1 85 package, specie, value 27,5001.
sterling, a portion of which is in copper money for the
..slancl of Ceylon.
THE LISRITEN ELE .CTION. —On Thursday Mr. Jona-
than Richardson wata declared duly elected for Lisburn.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

The Moniteur contains an Imperial decree grant-
ing, until the 31st July, 1854, to foreign coasting
vessels, conveying corn, rice, potatoes, and dried
pulse, from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, or
from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, the same
privileges in French ports as French vessels possess,
provided their cargoes have been shipped pre-
viously to the above date.
The Bourse was more firm yesterday than for some
days past. The announcement of a great reduction
in the Austrian army, mentioned in a telegraphic
message, dated Vienna, the 13th, encouraged the
speculators to 'purchase, and public securities in
general rose in price. The Three per Cents. opened
at 73f. and closed at 73f. 20c., for the end of the
month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed
at 99f. 75c. ; Orleans Railway shazes, 1,165 f. ;
Rouen, 1,020 f. ; Havre, 487 f. 50c. ; Great North-
ern, 840 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 915 f.; Paris and
Lyons, 902 f.; 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean,
730 f. ; Western of France, 695 f. ; Bordeaux and
Cette, 590 f. ; Great Central, 522 f. 50c. ; Lyons and
Geneva, 505 f ; Shares of the Bank of Credit
Mobilier, 712 f. 50c.
BANK OF FRANCE.—The following was the situa-
tion of the Bank on Thursday, Oct. 13:—

Ca. Fr. c.
Cash and ingots
Cash at the branch banks
Overdue bills 286,102 25
Bills becoming due in Paris, of which
75,870,568 f. 14c. are from the branch
banks 183,179,317 14
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coin and ingots
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on public securities of France 34,413,626 10
Do. by the branch banks
Do, on railway shares and bonds 71,421,500
Do, in the branch banks
Do. to the State by treaty of
June 30, 1848
Rentes of the reserve fund
Reutes of disposable funds
Hotel and furniture of the Bank
Real property of branch banks
Expenses of administration 909,385 92
Sundries

1,048,513,951