The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

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PEAT CHA.RCOAL. PRICES OF SHARES
4... ~ e IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
On Monday a meeting of a somewhat unusual PANIES' STOCK.
character took place at the Mechanics' Institute, From the Official List.
Southampton-buildings, at which a gentleman PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY' AND FRIDAY EVENING.
named Rogers proposed to solve at the same time one LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2.
of the great social and pecuniary difficulties of Ire-
land
and the great sanitary question now agitated in .TOINT-STOCH BANXS.
the metropolis. The object of the meeting was to test, - '''' Dividend Amount
by actual experiment, the valuable deodorising proper. shuns of. Company.
An n error. shar of
e' Paid. Price.
ties of peat charcoetl,when applied toand intermixed with
right soil, the matter of sewers, &d.; and its peculiar A s. d. A s. d.
character may be inferred from the fact that it ors- Biustlrhalaosria.......... V. per cent.
t. , 40
50 00 00
5040 0
00 -
American Si.7l. t)eerr
cent.een
25 0 0 25 0 0 --
ginated in a challenge ; that a chairman was selected 412-til••••• •
hap-hazard from the body of the meeting; that six or cearesrciai of London 61. per cent.t.
110000 0 0o 2_o. 0 oo - -._ _
eight judges were chosen, according to " crowner's r(isiotounereas
teseippeerr
eceennt.
_O -
12°
_u
'quest law," de circumstantibus, all being perfect lonian •• • • •'• •••• • • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
LoDnFiltntoanAWestnainstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 2103 00 00 24%
strangers to one another, and all ultimately concur-
rent in bearing testimony to the value and importance London JOint-StOCk ... 6/. per cent.' 50 0 o to 0 0 -
of the experiments which they were called upon to P witintociaNleowf Irel.an.d.: Si. peerr cent. 12
0 0 150 0 0 -
--
witness, and by which the deleterious and appalling National of Ireland. ... I 51. per cent. so 0 0 22 10 0 -
effects, in crowded cities, of decomposed animal and Nat.
pi.to
ProvnNeewial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -511. 17er r cent.eent. 20 0 0
2192 190 90
-
-
vegetable matter might be averted and made subser- South Listralia. ••••:: •• '5
vient to the reproduction of food for man. Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
The proceedings were opened by an address from udiDoltßtoo.f.
L..0.0.d.0.d..• ••• • , 61. per cent.' - 210 0 -
61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Mr. l'/m. Shaw, the editor of the Mark-lane Express, union of Madrid -- I 10 0040 0 0 -
who stated that he had been mainly instrumental in
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
calling the meeting together, having been formerly ,
practically connected with agriculture, and latterly Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
devoted to agricultural literature. Seeing how much Annum. Share.
had been done by their neighbours on the continent - -
3. d. X a, 4,
for the improvement of agriculture, his attention fuslos • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75
had been directed to that point, more especially Alliance-Er:it': •a'r:d• For. 7114 s 6d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 19%
to some means by which so valuable a manure Atlas
Marine. •••• •• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
as human excretion should not be lost. In British commercial ... 173 s ..p6edr. fifart 5060 0 0 65
6o 06 l'"'4
London it was not only entirely thrown away, Clericl,Med.St Gen. Life spr ct.& be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19
31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 60
but actually so disposed of as to poison and Crown ete.•.•.•• • • • • • • • • • •
•••••••••. 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
infect the air we breathed, although it was well Eagle •• • -
known to be a most valuable fertiliser, but could not Een
rgo.Ste pmts5 -
awe . . ..
4%per cent.
e 0 0 0
4 0
1200 00 All paid. 15
be dealt with on account of its offensiveness. Mr. FamiPlyEndowmt. 1. per cent. 50 0 0 212 6
S.ac.. 41. & b
Rogers having directed his attention to the subject of Freemasons' .• •• • •••• • 61. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
120
-
the deodorising powers of peat charcoal, and addressed GeTauredi•on, ••••••• •• •••• •• 61. pesricent.
10gitooek.0
36 -
50 100
90
22490%
some correspondence to the "'lark lane Express, he Lnperial Fire. :: :: •••• •••• 121. per cent. 500 0 0
(Mr. Shaw) had challenged him to a public exhibi- Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 OlO
13 0 15
Irfadwemrniriety.M..ar..l.n.e......... 11. ah. Lk bs. 110000 00 g 52
1g g 352
tion of its efficacy, and that challenge Mr. Rogers
LAW Life. ...... ..... 11. 16a. 100 0 0 10 0 0 411
had accepted, and the result was the present meeting.
LegalcannliGreene..ra..l.L.i.f! - 50 0 0 20 0 4%
-(Elear, hear.) He begged to disclaim having the 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 16%
remotest private or personal interest in view-he London Ship • .......
mrfaredi.nien.v.ild. 101. 25 0012 10 0 16U.
12s.per share 100 0 0 lb 0 0 9
wished the trial to be made in the most public man- 2;G-ea& 4X per p
enenrctt. 20 0 0 10 0. 50 0 0 0 0 2%
ner, and let the meeting select its own chairman, and National Lean Fund..
National Life -
pronounce its opinion upon the result. Palladium Life 5l per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 210 s.
At the suggestion .
of Mr. Shaw, a gentleman was Pelican ••••••• • • • .. • • - - - -
then called from the body of the meeting to act as Phoenix ••• - - 141
Protector
Life........
iffe •••• • - SI. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0
Provident -
chairman, and from a number who presented them- e•• .• ••.. 11. ss. &bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26
selves on the platform for that purpose, eight were Rock Lifa............ as. 50 0 010 0 5%
Royal Exchange 6l. per cent. Stock. - 200
chosen to watch the proceedings, and act as judges.
don Fire.... .. .. 61. 108. - I 203
Six pounds of night soil were then milted with twelve Ditto Life ... - - • 11. 6s. 44
pounds of peat charcoal, and passed through a mill Universal Life:- .... 10% pr cnt. 100 -0
0 9-0
0
dorla Life . .. - 4 0 0 4%
of simple construction, in which they were Vi
thoroughly mixed, the result being a dry blackish DOMES.
..-----.........--...........
powder, not unlike the peat charcoal in appear- Dividend Amount
ante, and giving out a faint ammoniacal smell, Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
which speedily passed off, Annum. Share. leaving the poudrette in- _
odorous and capable of being handled and carried £ s. d. £ I. d.
East and w...a. i.e....-. 61. pr cent. Stock. - 136
about without any inconvenience. There was asmall •• 20s. per sh. 100 0 0 - 21
loss in weight, the product weighing something more LondontconntrY. •. 51. pr cent. Stock. - -
than 171 b. for 181 b. put into the mill. Ditto Bonds.. .. .• .. 41. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine ........ 4. per cent. Stock. - -
The CHAIRMAN, after the experiments had con- Ditto, Scrip - - -
eluded, called upon the judges to give their opinions Ditto Bonds-.:::::.: , NI. pr cent. - - -
Southampton •• •• -.121. per cent., 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
seriatim, for the satisfaction of the meeting.
Dr. ALFRED KING said the process appeared to BRIDGES
him extremely satisfactory. The product had a Dividend 1 Amount
slight ammoniacal smell, and no doubt some ammonia Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
and other gases were given off. It had completely Annum. Share.
- -
answered the object in view, and for his part he had Z. L d. A. a. d.
been very surprised and pleased at the result, and sCohuatrihng-IrNossw Sub.A •••• .. • • _ _ 25 0 0 -
v. - 632 12 8 - -
was of opinion that a most glorious discovery had Ditto N'tvo f 734 p.c. 355. per cent. 50 oii - ....
been made. He was also highly impressed with the Waterloo .. .. •• -- .. - 100 9 0 - 334
honest and straightforward conduct of Mr. Rogers in Dmittttoo
Nol,dy Ann. of of 81. 11.45. Od.
of 71. 11. ls. Od. - 60 0 0 27
40 0 0 2184
submitting the process to the investigation of perfect Vauxhall .... ... Av. 11. 70 -10 3
-
strangers. WATER-IVORIES.
Mr. LYON, secretary to the King's College, Hos- Dividend Amount
pital, the second judge, said he also was of opinion Name of Company, , per of raid. Price.
that the experiment had been perfectly successful. It
I Annum. Share.
was the intention of Dr. Guy to have been present; -I
1 .e s. d. . s. d.
but in consequence of the opening of the session he East London •••• 1 81. 100 0 0 - 182
was tenable to attend. He was glad to find that there Gilreanntd.Junctien .... •.. 1 41. per cut. '5O 0 0 - al
_ 75
had la en no chairman provided beforehand, and no 143.1i,,earose.a. 110000 00
oo
- 99
packed committee. Ile knew nothing of any of the van Myr Lndn Brdge 1 21.105. -
ha 11............ , 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - -
- -
parties, and had offered himself as a judge from the Westall x
Middlesex. . . ;61.05. pr cnt. - - 123%
teelief that, as acting in an official capacity, his testi-
GAS-MIGIST AND COKE COMPANIES.
mony would be some guarantee of the fairness and
' impartialty of the experiments. Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
lilr. GRIFFITHS, surgeon, of No. 1, Bloomsbury- Annum. Share.
place, had great pleasure in joining in the approval of - -
his fellow judges. He thought the application ' of z. a. d. A. 8. d.
British ••• • • • •• • • 11 40 0 0 IS 0 0 14
charcoal to cesspools would be a very important Ditto Provin•cial..•.: 11.
8s• 20 0 0 19 0 0 18
benefit, as he had witnessed in the course of his house- Bristol .............. 101. per cent. 20 0 0 -
Brighton ........ •• .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 16
to house visitation many cases in which the removal -
,eiortltionfenatoani
cdoonnoo.l.l.d.a.t..
02 101. , 100 0 0 100 00 i 250
of the night soil were likely to be productive of more 3.3rr
sshhaarree,
5050 0
00 6
Equitable-........... 50"0 5 : 30
evil and danger than allowing it to remain. By
mixing the charcoal with it all danger would be imperialindependent •....... .. .. n.per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 2687
6L. per cent. 40 4.):. 0 40 0 0 62%
Obviated, and he trusted the matter would be taken 1.0uaen.....:::::::11
505 00 °o
1 in
1') ° \ --
up by public bodies in the metropolis. -
Phoenix ........... 4 1 per ct
MI .51. . 1090 0 0 46 0 0 27%
Mr. J. E. YARROW, civil engineer, of 18, Adam- Ratcliff..... ..........
United General ...... 7s. 6d. 50 000
5099 90
90
7513
street, and Cheshire, said he attended there as the re- Westmlaster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 45
presentative of a large ho ly of agriculturists of the Ditto, New ........ 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9
county of Cheshire, who had requested him to inves-
tigate arid report upon the various deodorising egents CANA.I.S.
,
now being put forward in the metropolis, end he ex • e ,i; 'Dividend'
Names of ;:,., Dividend price Names of
rnpan , . ,s
ies. i A per Companies. 4'
pressed himself perfectly satisfied with the result. C) per Price.
As a practical man, he believed that the charcoal Ir. Annum.! 2, I Annum.
might be applied with the greatest benefit to the -7 - - 1- -
towns in which large quantities of night soil were Ashtn& Oldh 971 71. 113 Macclesfield.loo' 1
Barnsley.. • •1160, 121. 180 Neatk...... 100\ 211691,
colleeted, and he should be fully prepared, after what 340-
lie had witnessed, to give the principle his cordial aariremer,geshearnel 1505, 51. 85 Oxford.. •• •• 100 20/. 185
3 I 41. 81 Peak Forest. -8 IV. 18g '0
support. Coventry..••lloo 251. 210 Regent's •• • • 3'3 I 1/. 2 . 1. %
Mr. NI,BETT, the next judge who came forward, DErnyire •• • 1100, 61. 63 Rochdale ...• 85 ' 41.5, 5^7,%
said he was only an accountant, and could not be sup- Erewash C.ll-61110303 565.
32 41 Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130
8-6%
sDo.LkFdSt 12 ' 61. p. c. -
posed to know much of the nature of the experiments. Grand Junctn 100 51.* tffrd&Worc 140 281. 310
Grand Surrey , 100 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
He had been requested by his brother, Dr. Nisbett, Grand Union ' 100 11. 103 24 Stour * g
.., 145, 201. 300
superintendent and manager of the county lunatic Grantham ..'l5O - • - Severbn'aidnde-
Kennt Atli, 39 7s. 6d. 5% Wye Ralli 26 X 1.09. -
a;yluru of Nottinghamshire, to accompany him to the I.eLeieds& Livrp' 100 301. 325 Warwick/
meeting, his brother having been deputed by the ma- ..••1140 51. 6334 Birming. 100 41. 63
gi,trates of that county to report upon the plan. If serceestartestrestal 83 41. 45 Warwick&l
100 31. 43
L:ughborogh;l42 701. 650 Napton...)
the pecuniary part of the process was found to answer
menntr.oniurTst il2 81. - Worcstr Bcl 78 21. 41
as well as the chemical, Mr. Rogers would have con- - Birming.
ferrE d a very great boon upon society. ivieltnMwbry, 100 - - Wilts & Brks -14 s. 10
Dr. WALKER, M.A., of Maidstone College, said xitstte OP scoirrxsu COMPANIES' PRICES
the result hail entirely answered his expectations, and Dividend Amountf
in !e. d gone heyoep
d them. It was true there was a Name of Company,
Annum.e Paid. Price.
r Share.
slight smell of ammonia, but it appeared to go off -_
very soon. He had attended more with an agricul- £ 3. d.' X s, d
tural view than any other, in order to ascertain Hank of Scotland
Linen Company ,
881. per cent.t 1010 0 0 100 0 o 204
whether it would come within the range of farmers, eßarileilasohn100
00 31.111.
Bo as to be made available by them without any con- City of Glasgow Bank . 6/.ppeerrsceenni. 100 00 00
102
Commercial
Bank ••••• 6% per cent. 20 0 0, 10 0 0 1234
0 0 , 100
10 0 0 165
siderahle expense or costly machinery. If that were
,om l
merei3tk.....
Ea.nk 7ll. perrn
cent.cent.
25 :
30 0
so, it would be of very great value, especially in the
Eastern
Eastern
Bank 61: percent.pe 5 0 0 5 00
00
91.
57%s
county of Kent, where the most expensive manures
Exehangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 21
were employed. Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0
-
.I:Tr. SWINBURNE, a barrister, said he would pre- National Bank ...... •• 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 ' 14
mdse that he was averse to the principle, but did not North of Scotlandßank 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3/.0%s
allorth
o British Bank - - - -
heeitate to soy that, as a deodoriser, the charcoal was Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1288
perfectly efficacious. He had tested the matter pri- union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent 100 0 0 50 0 0 4
vately, and was satisfied that it was one of the most wAbsesrtdeernenßFaink .••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 73%
Fire and
FLiirfee 7341. pr cent.
2102 100
00
02
100 0 2
complete deodorisers they possessed. He should pro- B. Accord. LI
bably have the honour of submitting to the gentleman British Guarantee Ins. 4/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 9-5 6el
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
an antagonistic plan, and therefore his testimony Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 , -
must be considered the more impartial. City of Glasgow Life.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 '2l. 7s
A'lr. GARRETT, one of the commissioners of the Eadalsntboufrghcotliaifie.llLnisfteir 6l. per cent. 100 Ol2 10 lB%
00 0 02 157 06 93.0 d.
parish of St. James, and one of the committee of the Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51.pe-r cent. 5100
llerculvs Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 --
sanitary board, entirely agreed with the Gentlemen
offSztolaid•d• 5611. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
who had preceded him. lie thought it would he most ernrs'eur Co.o
Assoc.pere cent.
cen 1100 00 00
01
100 0
3s.
a6d6s
desirable if the charcoal could be introduced into Merc•antile. Life .. • •
National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 '20.5.6d
cesspools in the metropolis. He was not so favourable North British In 5%1.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 23%
to machines, as they could not be so generally North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 -
adopted. Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 -
0 0 0 15 0 -
Mr. NISBETT, an analytical chemist, was the last gccoettiillinaL3;nainednq
I:Li }tile 6511.1 p. Er cent.. 20
00
00
41
50 0 11..2a
of the judges. He said it was known for a long itanlard Life ...... • .
United Dep. Assurance Si. per cent. 10
period- that charcoal was a powerful deodoriser ; but
much credit was due to Mr. Rogers for bringing the MISCELLANEOUS.
fact in a practical way before the public. As an ' Dividend Amount
agricultural chemist, he was very much interested in Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
the subject, and, in the present case, he thought the Annum. Share.
_-
result, upon the whole, was highly satisfactory. If £. s. d. 'X. s. d.
the pecuniary calculations were such as would .e
ii. 100 0 0 so 0 0. 16
Australian Apiculture
the process to he carried on with advantage, the peat AnDgiltoto-M,
Half Shares..
Merieent.... it. 45. 10 0 0 10 0 _
- 2 10 -
charcoal of the bogs of Ireland was likely to produce Canada ... - ........ Gt. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 -
very valuable and important benefits in the heart of Uppr Canada Bends 51. per cent. - - 89
them etropolis. City Navigation .... - - I - 90
Comp.Cppr3larsEng. 51. percent. 100 0 0 70 0 0
Mr. SHAW having been loudly called upon by the Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& 82,2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0
Equitablet Reversionry 5,. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 104-
msetinea said he would not presume to offer any
Russellp
e ns nl
ritottirttuiu:intoiton.ns. im: :.
SL
527068 155 0 --
LondSo erNaligation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
opinion acser the very able and satisfactory ones the -
Ineeting bed heard. fie was gratified to find that his-
per cent. 50 -0
0
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 ,100 09 09 9704 challenge hid been productive of such satisfactory
Royal Mail Steam.... 61 18..4 p. c. 100 0 0I 60 0 0 -
South Australian.... 11 per ;liar e.
1205 0 0I 25 0 0 18
0 0 0, 23 0 0 -
results. lie only trusted that Mr. Rogers's calcula-
tions might be borne out practically, and then indeed Van Dieman's Land.: . -

Mr. NISBETT, an analytical chemist, was the last
of the judges. He said it was known for a long
period- that charcoal was a powerful deodoriser; but
much credit was due to Mr. Rogers for bringing the
fact in a practical way before the public. As an
agricultural chemist, he was very 'much interested in
the subject, and, in the present case, he thought the
result, upon the whole, was highly satisfactory. If
the pecuniary calculations were such as would enable
the process to he carried on with advantage, the peat
charcoal of the bogs of Ireland was likely to produce
very valuable and important benefits in the heart of
the metropolis.
Mr. SHAW having been loudly called upon by the
meeting, said he would not presume to offer any
opinion after the very able and satisfactory ones the
meeting hail !,earl. He was gratified to find that his
challenge had been productive of such satisfactory
results. lie only trusted that Mr. Rogers's calcula-
tions tight be borne out practically, and then indeed
they wow be enabled to say that they had achieved
a great victory.
Mr. Rotates then presented himself, and was
loudly cheered, observing that the granulated char-
coal could be supplied in London at 2/. 103. per ton,
and it was hoped that it might be obtained at a still
lower price. It was important to know, that if the
worst cesspool in London was only covered to the
depth of two or three inches, it would entirely destroy
the effluvia, and save the expense, and avoid the
se-
rious evil of disturbing and removing it in times like
the present, when disease was so prevalent. He
would observe, that so long as the present system
was continued of sending the -excretory matter
into the sewers, and diffusing its deleterious vapours
all over the town, London would never be free from
disease. Having answered some questions relative
to the fertilising properties of the animalised char-
ebal, and also relative to its probable cost, Mr.
lingers concluded by thanking the meeting for the
attention it had given to the subject.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—ln your paper of yesterday was published a
report of an application to the Magistrate at Wands-
worth for a summons, for a trespass in. pursuit of
game, against Mr. H. R Reynolds, who is stated in
the report to have been the Government Solicitor to
the Treasury.
I beg to acquaint you that the application was
made, not against myself, but against my son, who
was on a piece of ground which he supposed to be the
common, and who had no idea that he was commit-
ting a trespass.
I have to request that you will do me the favour of
inserting this explanation in your next publication.
Sir,mo ny, pct H.
your obedient
184R9.servantr,,
Wimbledonl am,rn R. EYNOLDS.

BENEFICIAL Socivry
MOUTH, MONDAY.—Sir yArTancI:sORTeMoUTH.—PoRYS-
Portsmouth this morning, not in hiilloVing
First-Lord of the Admiralty, but as
roum
repre-
sentatives of this borough, to dine with ntheenf
arrived at
members
i of
one
character as
the
the Beneficial Society, at the society's
ent-
str, et, Portsea. Sir George Staunton, the othenr reP
sentative of the borough, also dined with the society,
About 100 members were present, this being the 97th
anniversary meeting. Sir Francis Baring and Sir
George Staunton sent presents of venison and game
for the occasion. The dinner took place at three o'clock.
Sir Francis Baring, we hear, returns to London to-night.
- CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the week ended Sept. 30,1849:—Coaching traffic, 1,5341.;
parcels, &c., 39/. ; goods, cattle, &c., 2441.; steam- boats,
A 411.; Mold, 50l.—Total, 2,0081.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.—The cotton-
market at Havre is still languid. Sales yesterday, 404
bale ti yiriic” lay
,no paeans firm. The arrivals were—
The-gadtuOroini Xeit Orleans; the General Parkill,
fiorcittralleiterq the Buena Vista, from Richmond; the
Brnay, Bahia; the Careoens and the Sultan, both from
Buenos Ayres.

GOOD NEWS rort THE POOR.—On Monday the
wholesale potato merchants of Tooley-street, Borough,
commenced their season for the sale of potatoes coming
to 'London coastivise;:jan immense quantity, of a very
supelqr quality; wore-exposed for sale, at a price full
30 per Zrnt.-16wertban the beat (an inferior sort) fetched
at the beginning of the last season.