The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-18 00:00:00

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Tars DAY.

Amsterdam ...... . 11 17 !Gibraltar ..............
thee months .. 11 1834 Leghorn ..............30 45
Rotterdam ...... • • .... 11 18% Genoa ................25 47%
Antwerp

Brussels
ilamburgh 13 6 Naples ......
Paris ...... .... • • ...... 25 7% alessina ..
Ditto, three months .. 25 32 !Lisbon
Marseilles........ •..... 25 3.5 Oporto
Bourdeaux .......... Rio Janeiro ....
Franktort-on.Maine 119 Buenos Ayres
Rerlin New York, 60 dui' sight
Vienna TO 54 Philadelphia ..........
Trieste ...... .. • . .. • • .. 10 58 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ,
Petersbargh .... 3836 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Madrid .... 50% Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Cadiz .... ..... 5031 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
Rareelona • .
......... • .... Silver in bars ...... 0 5 1%

4134
1204
124?
53%
53%

ST. KATBARLVE'S DOCK COMPANY.

HALF-YEARLY MEETING.

This day, at one o'clock, a meeting of the proprietors
of the above company was held—Alderman Thompson,
M.P., in the chair. The report showed that the net
earnings amounted to 90,6881. 19s. 6d., which, with the
balances, &c., would yield a dividend of 2 per cent. upon
the capital stock for the half-year ending Dec. last, and
leave a balance of 30,0881. 16s. sd. A resolution was
proposed to the effect of the report, and after an amend-
ment to increase the dividend to 2/ per cent., but which
was not supported, and the chairman having ex-
plained that it would be much better to leave the ques-
tion to the result, and then if practicable to give a bonus
rather than a present increased dividend, the resolu-
tion was agreed to. After a vote of thanks to the chair-
man and Sir John Hall, the secretary, the court adjourned.

HONORARY DEGREE OF LL.D.—The Senatus Acade.
micus of the University of St. Andrew's, at their last
meeting, unanimously conferred the degree of LL.D. on
Thomas Miller, M.A., F.R.S.E., Rector of the Academy
of Perth, author of " A Treatise on the Differential
Calculus, with its application to Plane Curves, to Curve
Surfaces , and to Curves of Double Curvature."

PLEASURES OF THE TROPICS.—On Wednesday morn-
ing last the bar-keeper of the Pavilion Hotel, Taboga,
not appearing at the usual hour, Captain M'Kinney, the
proprietor of the house, proceeded to his room to call
him, when, to his astonishment and horror, he found
him insensible and bathed in blood. After the usual
restoratives were applied, the bar-keeper stated that on
the previous evening, after retiring, he remembered ex-
periencing the most delightful sensations, as of fanning,
which soon put him into a deep sleep, and he had no con-
sciousness of the attack made upon him until the morn-
ing. The only wounds by the bat were two small spots
on each of the great toes, from which it is calculated the
man must have lost at least half a gallon of blood. He
is at present so weak as to be unable, for a short time, to
attend to his usual business.—Panama Star.
GLASGOW SOCIAL STATISTICS.—The annual report of
Dr. Strang, city chamberlain, on the mortality bills of
the city of Glasgow, for 1852, states the real figure of
mortality in that city in proportion to the living, to be as
Ito 34.8. The cost of maintaining the poor in the four
parishes of Glasgow, which, in 1848-9, was 105,2661.,
was only 78,7331. in 1850-I—the return for last year not
being complete. The bankrupties connected with Glas-
gow have decreased by 20, compared with the year 1851.
MONSTROSITY.—On Monday week, a child was born
in Perth with two heads. Each head was attached by
the back parts, the countenances looking in opposite
directions ; but that presenting itself from the back part
of the body had no eyes or mouth. Slight purple or
pinkish coloured seams only indicated that these organs
were there. The other head was perfect. The child
lived till Thursday evening, and was buried on Friday.—
Perth Courier.
AMERICAN RAILWAYS.—It is estimated that the in-
creased earnings of railways in the United States during
the past year average 15 per cent. over the receipts of
the preceding year. The new works have been carried
on with great activity, owing to the abundance of money
during the year. There are now 13,315 miles of railway
in operation in the United States, and 12,029 in course
of construction, making together 25,344 miles. The
number of miles in operation on the Ist of January,
1852, was 10,814, and in course of construction
10,878 miles, together 21.692 miles, showing that
the aggregate length of new railways opened during
the year 1852 was 2,501 miles, and the increase
in the length of railways in course of construc-
tion was 1,241 miles, making together 3,742 miles.
The length of railways in operation on the Ist of
January, 1848, was 5,565 miles ; and on the Ist of
January, 1853, 13,315 miles, showing an increase in
the mileage at the latter period of 7,750 miles, or at the
rate of 1,550 miles per annum, The aggregate length
of railways in operation in the United States is about
double that of the United Kingdom. The cost of the
former is about 6,000/. per mile, while that of the latter
is 34,000/. The 13,315 miles of railway in operation in
the United States cost about 79,890,0001., while the
7,337 miles in Great Britain and Ireland cost
248,100,000/. The net earnings from traffic on the
United States lines average above 7 per cent. per annum
on the outlay, while those of the United Kingdom for
the past year averaged about al per cent.
HUNTING NOw-A-DAYS.—Railways have revolution-
ised fox-hunting as well as other things. Who ever
thought of London becoming the head-quarters of the
chase, and of country quarters being merely supplemen-
tary ones ? Yet so it is ; and great runs are known in
Pall-Mall and St. James's-street almost as soon as they
are in the counties where they take place. Cockney sports-
men are become extinct, and we have Quormtes, and
Pytchleyites, and Atherstoneites instead. Convenient as
this ddubtless is to those whose avocations -lliftein town,
we doubt its beneficial influence on hunting. It draws
sportsmen into too small a compass, pours all sorts of
irresponsible parties upon hunts within the influence of
direct railways, any one of whom can mar the sport or
enjoyment of a whole field. And if we look who it is that
generally do mischief, we shall find in nine cases out of ten,
it is some aspiring stranger seeking to "beat" the men
of the hunt, or some horse-dealing rough-rider wanting
to show off his horse to what he thinks advantage.
These are the men who will never pull up. If the great
Mr. Meynell could arise from his grave and see the fly-
ing train hissing past his quiet residence at Quorn, or
disgorging its motley contents at the Barrow or Syston
station, hpw he would hug himself that he lived in days
when men came out to see a pack of hounds hunt a fox,
and not to " cut each other down, and hang 'em up to
dry," as the saying is.
AN ACT WORTHY OF IMITATION.—The Earl Manvers
has just made a return to his tenants at Fledborough,
who have all suffered so severely from the late floods, of
the whole of the half year's rent which was paid by
them at his late audit in December. This was done with-
out any solicitation whatever on their part, and has been
received in the most grateful manner : it fully proves the
generosity and benevolence of this excellent nobleman.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—An accident of a frightful nature
occurred to a young man named William Morris, em-
ployed at Briton Ferry Ironworks, on Tuesday evening
last. It appeared that he wished to try his hand at
the rolls, and that thi attempting to do so his arm was
drawn between hem, and literally rolled and burnt
from his body near the shoulder joint. But for the
accident,
yinterference of another party who observed the
his whole body must have suffered in• a
swilinthilahrisniwanhnolee strenotr. The rierso.n referred to seized him, and
the rolls until the en ine
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diately done.. gane was then brought to bear upon
the upper roll and lift it from its place, when the poor
fellow was released from his
perilous situation. His
suffering must have been mostintense, and his moans '
snd cries to the men attending him, to throw
,he river and release him at once from his Zsehriym, were
ierfectly heart-rending. But little hopes are entertained
,f his ultimate recovery.—Cambeian.

Amongst the passengers for Lisbon who went out in
the Madrid steamer, which left Southampton yesterday
with the Peninsular mail, was the Duke of sax,
_ _

Coburg.
[ADVERTISEMENT.}--Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder,
&c.—Dr. Denis Cronin has removed from Leicester-place
to 35, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, where he may be
consulted, as usual, from ten till two, on his treatment
ofaffections of the kidneys, bladder, and prostrate gland,
in their connection with diseases of the stomach and
liver. Urinary Analysis (the importance of which to the
successful treatment of disease is now fully acknow-
-1Zige!:1), conducted daily, in accordance with Dr. D.
r
onin s new theory.