The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-15 00:00:00

XTEWGATB AND LEADENHALL.

POULTRY.—Geese, 5s 6d to 64 6d; Fowls, 2s 6d to
3i 0,1; Capons, Os Od to 03; Chickens, is 9d to 35 Od;
Ducks, 2s Od to 2s 80; Rabbits, 8d to is 2d; hares'
3s Od to 4s Od; Pigeons, 6.1 to 8d each; Partridges, Is 6d
to 2s 6d; aid Grome, 2s to 3s each; Ostend Fresh
Butter, 8s Od to 9s 6d; and English ditto, 7s 6d to lls per,
&nu lb; Irish Eggs. 4s 9d to Gs Od; Fre, eh ditto, 5360
to 6s 6d; and English do. 7s t. 8s ler 100.

NEWPORT.
Bt ef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8d; Muttol, 3s 01 to 45 Ocli
Lamb, 4s 2d to 5s Od ; Veal, 35 21 to 35 Ed; ival
Pork, 35 4d to 4t; Od per Sibs.

WEITECEULPSZ.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 2s 103 to 41 Od;
Lamb, 44 2d to 4s 10d; Veal, 3s to 3s 6d; and Port,
3s 2d to 4s Od per Blbs.

BILLINGSGATE.
Salmon, 7d to 10d per lb.; Tur)ots, 41 Gd to 1211
Brills, is to 2b 6d; Cod Fish, 280 d to 4s Od; Whitings, 3:
to 6d; Lobsters, 8d to 2s 3d; and Crabs, 6d to 2s Od eacbi
Soles, 4d to 2s Od per pair; Flounders, is 2d to is 6's
per dozen ; Shrimps, Is 4d to 2s per gallon; Bloater*
10d to is 2d per dozen; Prawns, 2s per lb ; Fresh
Herrings, 8d to 10d per dozen; Common Oystas, 126;
Scotch Pearls, 14s to 20s; and best Natives, 353 to 400
per bushel.

BREAD.
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are
from bid to 7d; of household ditto, 5d to 6d per 410
lust.

RIDE MARKET.
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to Od; ditto, 641t0 tO
LA to 11,1; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2d to lid;
801 b to 88114 20 to 24d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 31d;
06lb to 1041 b, 344 to 4d; Call Skins, 2s Od to 5s Odi
Lamb Skins. is 8d to 2s 8d; Horse hides, each, 7s 64;
Shearlings, is 6d to 2s 2d.

U. 87 idi.aatZETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 31155; Cloler
litto, 31 5s to 41 15s; and Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 12, Per
oad. Both flay and Straw moved off slowly, at Wel/
stationary prio-s.
CIMIBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2110 s to 31 15a; Clovt
ditto, 31 5s to 41 13s ; and Straw, 11 is to 11 14s Per
Load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.
WHITECILAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 31 14s; CloVor,
ditto, 3/ 5s to 4l 16s; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 133 Per
load. Supply good, and trade dull.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)
A woman about forty years of age, and of very re:
spec:able appearance, who gave her name as Jane Sr:
cluir, was charged before Mr. Jardine with offerings
spurious ring for pledge, with intent to defraud
George Webb, of 207, High-street, Holborn, pews'
brokers, of 12s.
The prosecutor stated that last evening the prisolleff
came into his shop and offered a ring of somewhat oe
and remarkable fashion for pledge, asking the loan atwelve shillings on it. RecogniAing it as one of a kin
which had recently been imposed in great number:
amongst the pawnbrokers throughout town for genus!
gold, she was given into custody. These rings were very
well plated on zinc in a new and peculiar manner, 1,13ic
rendered detection very difficult. al
To give time for obtaining the attendance of serer.;
pawnbrokers who have been defrauded in this olovue''
the Magistrate remanded her to Wednesday.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR. OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, SEPT 11"
SAILING MATCH TOR 2001.—The match betwt en
W. C. Hope's yacht Drift of 55 tons and Mr. Daw6.o
Tartar was made good this day, and the 2001. placed
the hands of John Bates, Esq., secretary to the 11°Y.,53
Yacht Squadron. It is to come off on the 22d inst.; !11:0
the course is to be the usual Queen's course. The Pri
is at pr. sent the favourite. The yachts are to be started
from a vessel moored of Cowes Castle. Minor arrange'
ments are to be made here on the 21st inst. fea
FIRE, WITH Loss OF LIFE.—A fire was discovered
soon after nine o'clock on Sunday evening in a shop
posite the George Inn, Newport. It was got under,'"
unfortunately a child was smothered, on which a coro'
ner's inquest has been sitting the whole week, the it'll
not beiag able to obtain any satisfactory information
to the origin of the fire, which has something mysterielP
about it. The etock and furniture were hilly insurei•

RAILWAY RETURNS
RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of 1.:,,t;
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which 10,
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the SO-
• eek in the previous yesr:—

•••5'
Week Last c:,. g,,,,
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. -7, "'
.6. a
V%•'
....- ........... ............................ .. . ...... -••••• -.'"'"...-
X X
6
1 61$
?
Sept. 8 Aberdeen ...........•
9 Amiens and Boulogne . •............. 1,590 ••415
8 Belfast and Ballymena ••••-•• • • • • •• 427 976
9 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,046 402
9 Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. 187
9 Bristol and Exeter ... .........., 4,426 --;36
2 Ca1ed0nian.........., ~ „ ............ 9,,,69 6,.
9 Chester and 1i01yhead........ 2,271 "-- 3
64
6 Dublin and Drogheda•. • ... ........• 854 977
11 Dublin and Kingstown ............ •• 893 1g
$ Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen.- 1,090 •'839
9 East Anglian.- - - .......... .::::• . 605 253
8 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• - ........ 3,951 ',4,' 01
8 Edinburgh and Northern........ , V 9190
9 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 14,218 .Vl3/
2 East Lancashire .......... „ ........ 3,859 r 435
9 Eastern Union
8 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... 3,512 i'll6
8 Glasgow and Greenock •••••• • • • •• 1,165 "' .'
9 Great Northern and E. L........-. 2,228 3';
09
8 Great Southern and Western • • •..... 3,653 ...7•749
9 Great Western, &c.......• ••••- •• .. 20,064 2" 39
1 „
9 Kendal and Windermere• • .... •• -• • 295
12 900
9 Lancashire and Y0rk5hire............ 13,249 -AO
. 2 Lancaster and Carlisle •
A,
9 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport•• •• 192 i 33.
8 Londonderry and Entdskillen 126 ~ 305
10 London and North Western, &c....•• 46,468 4.'303
9 London and Blackwall 953 1, 376
8 Louden and Brighton
9 London and South Western 11,095 '3,411
8 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 5, i 53 n 4.519
9 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham 23,389 a
~...'
9 Midland Great Western (Irish)
.....
- Monklands .... ..... .... - - ...... - -•-•
- Newcastle and Carlisle •• •• •• •••••• -
- Norfolk.... - 3 050
9 North British .... •• .. - . ..... ...... 3,587 Z 393
8 Paris and Rouen .• . • ............... 7,864 705
8 Rouen and Ilavre .................. 3,153 b, '376
9 Scottish Central .. •. - • ............. 1,893 "849
9 Shrewsbury and Chester •••••• •• •• ... 1.407 , 52
8 South Eastern and Branches •• •• • ... 13,334 +, ',9
2 South Devon • ..... .•••••• •• •• ••.. 1,655 ,'934
8 Tan' Vale ..•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• -•• •• 2,109 "839
•619 233
1 Waterford and Limerick..... • • ... • ... 256 199
2 Whitehaveu Junction .• •• • ........., 222
i 881
9 York and Newcastle . .............. 12,927 • s ••,„.35
8 York and North Midland ...•• •• .... 8,626 7,-
GUTTA PERCHA SPVAIZTNO

GUTTA PERCHA SPEAKI
TR U Al PETS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—To prevent collision with steam-vessels, B°l
I would suggest the manufacture and employlvePt-1
"gutta percha speaking trumpets." The loge' la
look at the idea the more advantages I can see Oil d
arise from its adoption, particularly on board 1°1,137,
steam boats. On board lung steamers at sea, I",eet
the look-out forward observes any vessel or daubt.
close upon them, he immediately shouts out "s t5O
board the helm," or " port the helm," as the case'?
el
be, but from the length of vessel, the noise of enginbie
and it may be a howling wind, the word bag t° 0
passed along by two or three persons before the rilmre
at the helm can distinctly understand it. Now, wed
a gutta percha tube to lead from the fore part
vessel aft to the man at the helm, the word would.ii
instantaneously transmitted, nor could it be "51
misunderstood.—l am, Sir, yours, &c.,
Sept. 12, 1849. H. DEMPSTO*

WESTERN GENERAL DisPENBARy.—STATISTICi
OF THE CHOLERA.—At a meeting of the cow:6We °$
this instiiutiun it was stated that, owing to the gre:
prevalence of cholera and diarrheas, the benefits of
it",
o
charity had been thrown open to the afflicted without h
aid of the usually required letters of rscommendatiot
end the result had fully proved the eminent value of esa
medical assistance in cases of that description. The le;
port of the Medical Committee showed that during tbto
past month upwards of 400 cholera and diarrha3e patieP.d
had been attended at tht ir own homes, while DO less th.--g
3,235 individuals had received the ordinary treatznevt ab
the Dispensary. It was observed that similar application
i,
continued exceeditigly numerous and wholly uncbcc";,o
the directors of the charity relying upon the co• operst'-n,
of the affluent to sanction their humane and timely
dertaking,
A toBALMORAL, SEPT. 12.—A gentleman attacheLefit
the Court, iu a private note, states, "We have adi4ceto
the Poncho here as an article of costume well co
the Highlands, It being made of long, silky, a'rnejc-
wool, permits of the rain dropping from it without siogiog
ing through—at least, such does not take place f0r,g1,9
while, and then an hour's breeze most effectually
again. Mine served me as a most cozy rug for th ribs
on the rail, and stood me in good stead on boar 1,04
steamer, while here in the huts it forms an additiOneed,
acceptable covering these cold autumnal nights. IPbeing
I know not now how I should do without it, „,Isis
„
ever at hand to envelope the body and keep off the
and cuttipg blasts so prevalent in this chaste. jt bag
THE SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE HUNGARIAN& i.cldoo
been deter mint d to pay these subscriptions to the' pie
tn!asurtrs, and to receive turtner contributions• red ia
,utb, Bern, and other leaders, are, it is said, exPec
England. muel
DANGEROUS LARK.—A young man, named _ S
.410/...1g
flarsou, of Lockwood, has been committed toes, to
Castle for administering clntharides, or Spanish 10
several ft male acquaintances. The drug was InTOO elsg
rum, and the trick nut being suspected, the Po'„holir
tasted by many. Fortunately, no lives were lost, at'ce.
several parties are yet dangerously ill in consequem

PE R.

DA Y.)

38 on sale in
tho time Of
(1.51 demand
6,1 to 101
d to 7s per,
Pew, Is 3d
pples. 1, 64
'rEt en Gageg:
) 3s per hall
Elorseradishr
3s; Carrots,
ns, is 6d to
2s to 4s 6di
s to 6s; 213°
to 9s ; and
10d to Is 6d
; Red Cab'
?a each; Col