The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-22 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY

MANCHESTER, AUGUST 21.

STOCK EXCHANOE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :
Dover (No. 4), 7—Ditto (Registered), 615-16—London, Fifths, 5% p.--
Fleetwood, 6N dis.—Londoa, New Quarters,2% p.—Manchester and
Birmingham, 3 p.—Sheffield, Preference, 11% North Staffordshire, 6
dis.—West Riding Union, 4% dis.—Grimsby, Old, 16%—Newcastle
and Carlisle, 95—Leeds, Fifths, 3:5-16 die.
YORK, AUGUST 20.

STocK EXCIIANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol-
low: —Great Northern, B% London and North-Western, 129%
Midland, :63—North British, Thirds, 3% —York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, ;20%—Ditto (Newcastle Extension), 14—Ditto (G. N. 13.
Purchase), 44—York and North Midland, Preference, 734.
GLASGOW, AUGUST 20.

STOCK EKCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow:—
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee (Newport), 62 - Glasgow, Kilmarnock►
and Ayr, 45—Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness, 69 —York,
Newcastle, and Berwwick (G. N E. Purchasse and Preference), 4 .

METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—An
extraordinary Court of Commissioners was held yester-
day at the court-house, Greek-street, Soho-square ; Sir
John Burgoyne in the chair. The Secretary (Mr.
Woolrych) having read the notice convening the meet-
ing, stated that 58 plans for carrying into effect the
object they had met to consider had been received. The
names of the parties sending the same were read, em-
bracing the most eminent civil engineers of the country.
A few of the plans were sent in anonymously.—Mr. C.
W. Johnson was anxious to take the earliest opportu-
nity of communic itirg to the court that he had received
a letter from Mr. Denton, civil engineer, stating that he
was most anxious to present a plan for his purpose, but
sufficient time had not been allowed him to prepare it,
and asking for an extension of it to enable him to do
so.—Sir H. de la Becht) said he had been informed, since
he entered the court, that a question might arise whether
three or four plans would be received, in consequence of
not being presented before the chairman had taken the
chair ; but as they had assembled for the promotion of
information he should move that those plans be received,
with any others that might be presented to the court.---
'rhe suggestion met with general approbation. After
some discussion it was proposed and resolved that the
time for amending the present plans, and for sending in
others, he extended to October 1, 1849. Some other ar-
rangements having been made, the court adjourned.
DANGER OF PREMATURE INTERMENT.—On the
morning of Saturday last, a young lad of the name of
Pendrith joined the juvenile teetotal excursion peril
which left Edinburgh for Hopetoun House. The del
was an exceedingly unfavourable one, and many of the
youths suffered much from the effects of the rain. Pen'
drith was one of these. On returning with the party in
the evening, he soon after went to bed, without anything
being done to check the effects of a damp • skin, and 3H
the Sabbath morning he was•seized with all the apparent
symptoms of cholera. Singularly enough, Pendrith's
father (who was a blacksmith, we believe, and residing
in Greenside), and also his mother, died of cholera dur-
ing their son's absence, or immediately after his return,
and were promptly interred. On the Sunday young
Pendrith was taken to the Infirmary, and some parties
who made inquiry in the course of the day as to how the
lad was, got for answer, or imagined that they got for
answer, that he had died. It is affirmed by those ac"
quainted with the circumstances, that Pendrith, imme-
diately after his supposed decease, was conveyed to the
dead house, and there the body remained for a number
of hours. A coffin having, in due course, been prepared,.
Pendrith was on the eve of being quietly deposited in it,-
when, lo! he gave indications of still being in life! We
need scarcely say that the beating of the pulse and heart
surprised those in attendance. Restoratives being ern"
ployed, Pendrith gradually recovered, and now he is so
far himself again that he expects being out of the Infix'
mazy in a few days.—Edinburgh News.
[ADVERTlseamr.]—Dreadful Bad Legs cured by
Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Extract of a letter frees
John Eastman, Esq., of Buenos Ayres, dated April 3, 1849
"To Professor Holloway. My dear Sir,—Your Pills and
Ointment are in very great repute here, and many wonderful
cures have been performed by their use ; one in particular I
will relate. A Portuguese farmer, who had been confined to
the house with sore legs for more than five years, which rep-
dered him incapable of following any kind of work, is now Se
perfectly cured by the use of your Pills and Ointment that he
can follow the plough and attend personally to the most kW--
rious farming operations." Sold by all druggists and at Pro-
fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
LONDON AND MANCHESTER DIRECT RAILWAY.----
Official managers have been appointed to wind up this
company's affairs, projected in 1845, with a proposed
capital of 5,000.0001. in 100,000 shares of 501. each, A
large number of shares was taker, the deposit was paid,
subscriber's agreement executed, and considerable sums
of money came into the hands of the managing commit-
tee. The petitioners for the winding-up allege, that in-
stead of depositing plans and sections and three-fourths
of the capital, as required by standing orders, with the
Accountant-General, the committee of management
entered, without the consent of the shareholders, into an
agreement, which was never carried out, for an amaign"
!nation with another rival London and Manchester line,
by which the scheme was rendered abortive, and Was
abandoned. Considerable litigation had taken place in
the endeavour on the part of the shareholders to obtain
an account of moneys received and expended, but witt'
out a satisfactory effect, and the outstanding liabilities
are considerable. An actuary, who has inspected the
books, reports that they are voluminous but imperfect,
more particularly as regards material documents, such
as bankers' accounts, cheques, counterfoils, and scrip,
signed but not regularly issued. He finds that the secre-
tary took away documents, which have either been de'
stroyed or placed in custody, where they are at present
inaccessible.

The letters from Constantinople show that, owing
to the largo imports of manufactures which have lately
been made, the shipments of specie from that city, which
had graduily lessened, are again becoming large. The
next packet, which will be due in about.a fortnight, will
bring, it is said, 100,0001.