The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-20 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

LEICESTER RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
T WO-YR-OLD STAKES.

Jack Sheppard
Pole Star

Cimiein .

Five ran.
LEICESTER HANDICAP.

Adelaide
Pyrois
Sharavogue
Lurley

Seven ran. Won easy.

SPAIN.

MADRID, SEPT. 15.
The Consulting Junta of Valencia has dissolved
itself.

The Espana says that General Castaneda will be
appointed captain-general of Catalonia, in place of
General Dulce, resigned. It is also stated that
General Zabala wiil be appointed captain-general
of Madrid, in place of General San Miguel, who
will be inspector-general of the National Guards.
There is great activity displayed now in arming the
latter force ; several companies who were unarmed
marched this morning to the barracks of San
Gil, where a depot of arms has been established,
and returned with arms.
The Government have banished Don Julian del
Valle, commander in the army, and who was at
the head of the volunteers of Madrid who formed
part of O'Donnell's forces to Valladolid, for which
he left at one a.m., under custody of a civil guard.
It appears that he took a prominent part against
the Government in the affair of the 28th ult.
The following are the prices of Stock :—Three
per Cents., 34 20; ditto Deferred, 10 35. Ex-
change on London, 51.

OPENING OF ST. GEORGE'S HALL,

LIVERPOOL.

LIVIRPOOL, Tuesday.—This morning there was again
a very meagre attendance. Considering that Elijah was
the oratorio announced for performance, it might have
been expeoted that, notwithstanding the high prices of
admission, there would have been a better muster ; but
the " higher classes" of Liverpool have never manifested
much love for oratorio music—a fact sufficiently exem-
plified, if proof were wanting, by the scene of yesterday
morning at the finale to the Messiah. The hall this
morning was certainly not more than a third part filled.
The instant it was known that the Queen would not be
present at the opening there ought to have been a re-
arrangement of the plan of operations. An " inaugu-
ration" by the mayor and council of the borough,
although a very interesting local event, affords nothing
to attract the nobility and gentry of the surrounding
country, after the manner of festivals generally. 14s.
is a formidable sum for a single admission into any estab-
lishment. Had the price been half-a-guinea it would
have been enough in all conscience, and the ecldt of a
full attendance might have been secured, to say nothing
of the result as regards the local charities. As it is, the
festival must prove a failure in a financial point of view ;
indeed we shall be very much surprised if a heavy loss
will not be occasioned by it to the corporate estate.
Contrary to all expectations, Elijah, upon the whole,
went off splendidly. The chorus was really magnificent.
One and all seemed inspired by the glorious music, and
laboured zealously to develope the choral wonders of
this most sublime work.

MARKET .NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

To-day's market was very scantily supplied with all
kinds of English wheat. For all kinds the demand was
firm, and most of the factors refused to sell, except at an
advance in the prices of Monday last, of from is to 2s per
quarter. The business doing, however, was not extensive.
We had a good inquiry for foreign wheat, and the quota-
tions had an upward tendency. Floating cargoes were held
at 2s more money.
The barley trade was firm, at very fall prices ; but malt
commanded scarcely any attention
We had a good inquiry for oats, at fully Monday's cur-
rency.
Beans, peas, and flour were firm. The top price of Eng•
lish flour was 55s per 281bs.

Wheat.
English .. 380
Irish •• ••
Foreign .. 1,790

ARRIVALS THIS WEER.
Barley. I Malt.
1 190 ) 740

Oats. Flour.
50 530
2,829 600 ska
680brla

BOROUGH HOP.
Our market is very firm, and prices aro well supported,
The imports of foreign hops continue good.

WHITECHAPEL.

The trade ruled dull at drooping prices, as follows :
—Beef, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s Od
to 3810 d ; pork, 3s 4 l to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase.
We had a dull inquiry for malt ; but there were no

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DI Y.)

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

NEW LIGHT ON WINGA ISLAND, WEST COAST OF SWEDEN.

The Swedish Government has given notice that the
Lens apparatus of the fourth order, placed on the new
lighthouse at Winga, was lighted on the Ist inst. It
stands 90 feet above the level of the sea, being the same
height as the fixed light.
The Light of Busker, situated inside of Winga, has been
altered to a red light from seaward, but white from the
fairways within the rocks.
Also, that a reverberating apparatus has been fitted to
the lighthouse of Holmogadd, consisting of 14 strongly
placed reverberators, which illumine the whole horizon,
with the exception of that towards Holmoland, between
N. 25 deg. and 55 deg. E., by compass, the elevation of
which is the same as the old light, and came into operation
on the 9th inst. In consequence of the situation of the
dangerous shoal which extends two miles S.S.W. from the
southern point of Holmogadd, ending in a flat rock, in 5
feet of water, called Gaddsynton, S.S.W. W., by com-
pass, from the lighthouse, the light has been strengthened
in this direction, which it therefore illuminates the
strongest.

LONDON, Sept. 20.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ;
light breeze, and cloudy weather.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Emina
Frederika, from Odessa; Falcon, Corunna.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—
Birmingham, from London, for Portland Bay.
FALMOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—
M`Leed, from Alexandria ; Franz, Corfu ; Tetie and Su-
sannah, Leghorn ; Duke of Cornwall (s), from London,
and left for Dublin.
LOWESTOFT, Sept. 19.—Wind, N.N.E. to S.W. Ar-
rived—Providence, from Northward, for London, with
loss of both anchors and chains.
BROADSTAIRS, Sept. 19.—The Stag (ship), and the Star
(brig), of Dover, were in contact in the roads, and the
latter lost bowsprit, &c.
TORBAY, Sept. 17. —The Oceanus (Norwegian barque),
from Akyab and Queenstown to Amsterdam, was run
down by a ship this morning, the Start Light bearing
N.W. 16 miles ; the master and five of crew landed, here
by a fishing smack ; the remainder of the crew, ten in
number, were in another of the boats, but there is no news
of them at present.
HIRW/CH, Sept. 19.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived
Aquilla (s s), from Antwerp. Sailed—Jenne Flora, for
Caen (after repairs), and all the wind-bound.
HULL, Sept. 19.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—William
Wheatley, from Miramichi. Sailed—Bravo, for Memel.
SHIELDS, Sept. 19.—Wind, W. Arrived—Don, from
Malta ; Gleaner, do. ; Beceles, Carthagena.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 19.—The Margaret, from Cardiff to
Quebec, has put back leaky, from lat. 51 N., 12 W., and
the crew refiving to proceed.

PEI ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, U a.m.

Wind, S.W. ; fresh breeze, and fine.
Arrived—Knickerbocker, from New York; Australia,
Callao ; Dominick Daly, Richibucto ; Balmorina and
Pilgrim, Quebec ; Silistria, Miramichi; Falcon, Alexaa•
dria ; Harriett, Marseilles.
Sailed—Arctic (e), for New York.

Off BUEMARINI AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 11.18 S.M.
Wind, W.; tide, three hours' flood ; fine.
Arrived, 19th—Woodstock, from Savannah ; Irene,
Quebec ; Boinapart, Leghorn ; Philo, Pernambuco ; An-
dreas' Islay ; Lady Napier, Charlotte Town ; Gem, Que-
bec ; L'Esperance, Pentush.
Arrived, 20th.—Sarpen, from Shediac; • Arannah,
Guernsey; Thames, steamer, Hamburg; Albion, Boulogne;
Alar, Dunkirk ; Scottish Maid, Memel.
Sailed.—Active, for Leer ; Elbe, Hamburg ; Wacousta,
Sydney ; City of London, steamer, Dunkirk.
DEAL, Wednesday, 10.30 a.m.

Wind S.W., fine, fresh.
Passed.—Cordelia, from Saguenay; Africa, St. John's ;
Bella Donna, Prince Edward Island ; Thomas Glawland,
Cadiz ; Christina, Quebec ; Lord Auckland, westward—
all for London.
Anchored.—Somorstro, for Santander; Abbott, Mauri-
tius ; Aaltic Pronk, the Canaries; Rosario, Santander—
all from Loudon ; her Majesty's ship Tyne, in the river,
westward; Mersey, Hull, Bahia; Star Queen, London,
Adelaide.

LONDON A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.—London was then
only winter quarters, and at the time of which we are
speaking, when it went out of town (which it did in May,
and returned in October), the fashionable world at first
resorted to Islington "to drink the waters," to Hamp-
stead, or to Chelsea. Swift, in hig "Journal to Stella,"
repeatedly alludes to " Addison's country house at
Chelsea ;" and on taking lodgings there himself, talks
of the beautiful scent of the new-made hay around, and
says he gets quite sunburnt in his journey to and fro,
and whenever he stays late in London he congratulates
himself on having no money, so that he cannot be robbed
on his way home. That this was no burlesque, the fol-
lowing confirmatory extracts will show :—" Many per.
sons arrived in town from their country houses in Mary.
lebone."—Daily Journal, Oct. 15, 1728. "The Right
Honourable Sir Robert Walpole comes to town this
Iday from Chelsea."— o:azalea New Mottk/Y
hroggine.

CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS.

Mr. Deputy Peacock occupied the chair.
UNWHOLESOME MEAT.
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Mr. Pocklington, one of the inspectors of meat in the
City markets, said that on the last day of the sitting of
the Court he had been instructed by the chairman to get
the names of the parties who had forwarded to Newgate
Market some carcases which he had seized as unfit for
human consumption.
The CHAIRMAN (interrupting)—This Court cannot pro-
ceed against the persons sending the meat. It has only
power to proceed against those who sell it.
riePutY HOLT—The instructions to the inspector were
tl-Aat he was not only to seize the meat and see it
destroyed, but likewise to summon the parties from
whom it came.
The CHAIRMAN—No, no ; the order was, seize the
'neat, and summon the parties here who have it for sale,
because this Court need not summon parties from John
O'Groat's house. The persons sending unwholesome
meat can be dealt with by the magistrate before whom
they are summoned. (Hear, hear.)
Deputy CORY said he was very anxious that Mr.
Fisher, another inspector of meat, should state how Mr.
Alderman Challis, when Lord Mayor, had treated a
case similar to the one under the consideration of the
Court.
Mr. Fisher then stood forward and said, tome time ago
I seized the carcase of a cow at a wholesale butcher's in
Whitechapel. It had been sent there from Limehouse, and
was in a very bad condition indeed. I think the worst I
ever saw. I applied to Alderman Challis when Lord Mayor
for a summons against the party sending it to market
fer sale for human food. The Lord Mayor upon that
occasion told me that he would not grant me a summons,
but that I was to sell it, and after making the most I
could of it, I was to hand over the proceeds to the matt
who forwarded the carcase to Whitechapel. I endea-
voured to remonstrate with his lordship, but to no pur-
pose, for he told me to be off, to go out of court, about
my business.

The CHAIRMAN—Alderman Challis is not now Lord
Mayor, therefore we need not discuss that matter.
(Laughter.) The terms of the act of Parliament are
very clear. Wherever you find unwholesome meat you
are not only to seize it, but you must also summon the
persons upon whose premises you find it. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. ABRAHAM—No doubt the inspector has been led
into a mistake by what fell from the Lord Mayor, who
stated that if possible the names of the parties who sent
the meat to London should be obtained, upon which
they might be dealt with. The Court can deal with per-
sons who expose unwholesome meat for sale in London ;
but its powers do not reach those who transmit it from
the country. If the Lord Mayor has power, let him
exercise it. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR— It is the bounden duty of in-
spectors to take care that no diseased meat is exposed for
sale, and if it is the Court has power to interfere, and to
deal with those who violate the law. ' (Hear, hear.)
This is the full extent we are authorised to go under the
act of Parliament. The common law will touch the par-
ties who send the meat to market if you can get at them.
The Lord Mayor, or anybody else, if sufficient informa-
tion is obtained, can summon the persons sending the
meat from Herefordshire or any other county, but it can-
not be done under our act. Our officers are bound to hold
those responsible only who exhibit it for sale. We also
ought to hold them responsible, and to put them be-
fore the public, if they attempt to offer for sale that which
is unfit for human consumption. At the sane time I
should be very sorry to blame those who have meat con-
signed to them, and who do not know its quality till
they see it, and I believe it is the practice of respectable
salesmen to give notice to the inspectors when carcases
of an unwholesome description are consigned to them
for sale. (Hear, hear.)
The subject then dropped.
A good many persons owning house property of a
poor description in the City were summoned at the in-
stance of the medical officer or the inspectors of nui-
sances, for neglecting or refusing to provide efficient
drainage and water supply for their dwellings, and were
ordered immediately to remedy the evil complained of.
They were reminded that in the event of their dis-
obeying the directions of the Court, the works would
be forthwith executed, and the expense thereof charged
to them.

Several of the contractors for cleansing the streets and
public dustbins were fined for neglect, and the Court
adjourned.

THE .REGISTRATIONS.

MIDDLESEX.

The revision of the lists of voters for the metropolitan
county was proceeded with yesterday, by Mr. Shadwell,
at the Castle Inn, Brantford. The day's revision ii-
eluded the parishes and places within this polling dis-
trict.

Mr. Jones and Mr. Maelure attended for the Con-
rervatives. The Liberal interests were represented by
Mr. Davies and Mr. Sidney Smith.

CONSERVATIVE FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY-IMPORTANT

DECISION.

Mr. Lewis, solicitor to this society, and Mr. Alley
Foster attended to represent the claims of seventy-two
members of the society who claimed to be placed on the
register in -virtue of freehold land situate in the Rich-
mond-road, Ealing.
Amongst the claimants named were Lord Maidstone,
Sir C. W. Codrington, Bart., Hon. H. C. Lowther,
M.P., Mr. R. Rolt, M.P., Hon. R. Rowley, Sir S.
Bignold, Mayor of Norwich, Colonel North, M.P.,
Mr. E. H. Vansittart, M.P., Colonel Abdy, Rev. D.
Cooper, Mr. Benedict, the composer, and Captain Mey-
rick.

The first claim was that of Colonel Abdy, who was a
shareholder in the society, and held a plot of land, No.
36, value 501.

Mr. Lewis produced the title deed, and said that, if
necessary, he was prepared to go into every individual

case.

Barrister (examining the deed)—There:appears to be a
covenant as to building.
Mr. Lewis—There is merely a stipulation that build-
ings to be erected on the estate shall be built in a certain
manner.

Mr. Davies—But I object as to the value ; if the
claimants could prove that the land is of sufficient value
to entitle them to the franchise, I will not take up the
time of the Couft by objecting.
Mr. Lewis then stated that each plot had 27 feet
frontage by 110 feet in depth. The land was situated
in the centre of Ealing, and several houses were ap-
proaching completion. There was not one plot worth
less than 501., and many of them worth 751. He re-
minded the barrister that, under his own decision in the
case of the St. Pancras and other freehold land societies
last year, he had no alternative but to admit of all the
claims which he, Mr. Lewis, was present to defend.
Barrister—But you must show that the purchase-
money has been paid, and that there is no mortgage
upon the property.
Mr. Lewis assured the barrister that he only appeared
for such members of the society as had paid up in full,
and upon whose property there was no encumbrance.
There were two surveyors present who could give evi-
dence as to value.
Mr. Prickett, in answer to the barrister, said that ho
had gone over the estate in the Richmond•road, Ealing;
it consisted of a great many plots, having twenty-seven
feet frontage, and from this experience in valuing land
he considered that the value of each was 3s. a foot, which
would give an annual value of 41.
Barrister—Then you consider this land worth twenty-
five years' purchase I
Mr. Prickett--In its present state, uncovered, I com-
pute its value at twenty years' purchase ; when covered
it would be worth twenty-five years' purchase.
Mr. Davies—lt will be necessary for Mr. Lewis to
show that there is no mortgage upon the property.
Mr. Lewis contended that it was for Mr. Davies, who
had objected to the claim, to prove that there was a
mortgage.
Mr. Jones—There can be no doubt that there is suf-
ficient value. We only want 21., and here is 41. clearly

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proved.
Barrister—such is certainly the fact.
The seventy-two claims represented by Mr. Lewis
were then gone into, and were all allowed.
Mr. Jones said that he had a number of claims in the
same society, which he substantiated, making in all
ninety-one claims, which were sustained by the Con-
servatives.
The whole number claimed to ♦ote at Charing-cross.
RENT CHARGES.
Mr. Jones objected to a number of rent charges which
were sustained by Mr. Davies, but, after some discus-
sion, 34 names were expunged.
Some claimants in the National Freehold Land So-
ciety, defended by Mr. Smith, were also disallowed.
Mr. Shadwell holds his Court to-morrow at Bouverie-
street,