The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-28 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION —Mr. Stutfield, one of the,
Middles, x county magistrates, and chairman of the
managing committee of the London Hospital, accom-
panied by the Rev. Thomas Ward, the chaplain, Mr.
Birch, the resident medical officer, and Mr. William
Nixon, secretary to that institution, attended to request
the advice and assistance of Mr. Hammill in a matter
seriously affecting the path nts of the hospital and the
general health tit the inhabitants of the neighbourhood.
Mr. Birch stated, that having adopted every means in
their power to obviated the necessity of their present
application without success, he and the gentleman who
attended with him felt it their imperative duty to seek
the interposition of the magistrate for eff, ening the abate-
ment of a complete nest of destructive nuisances which
existed in the immediate neighbourhood of the institu-
tion to wh ch they were attached, and the continuance
of which, in the present heated state of the atmosphere,
was pry ductive of the most s,rious consequences. The
evil in question consisted of a congregation of various
factories and other premises, in which almost every
business that was of a noxious and deleterious character
was carried on, comprising no loss than nine bone-
boilers', and numerous animal charcoal burners', colour-
makers', knuckeis' yards (at one tat which, directly facing
the hospital, an average number of 100 horses were
slaughtered weekly), and a patent concentrated manure
manufacture on a most extensive scale, in which ex-
crementitious matter, soot, and other materials were
agglomerated into a compost, and disposed of in
large quantities. The whole of these premises
were clustered closely together, and so completely
surrounded the hospital, the union workhouse,
and the parish schools, which respectively contained,
the first 400 permanent inmates, the second 1,000, and
the third 500, upon the average, that in some instances
a distance of scarcely 30 yards intervened between them
and the walls of the buildings. From all these premises
the most injurious and sirensive vapours were incessantly
exhaling, which had such a pernicious effi ct upon the
health ut the inmates of the institution he had men•
tinned, that no fewer than 50 cases of diarriicei. had oc-
curred almost simultaneously a short time since in the
workhouse, the master of which had also that morning
informed him that eight other inmates, chiefly children.
had just been attacked with the. same disorder. In ad-
dition to the baneful elf cts the i filuvium so generated
had upon the health of the patients under his own imme-
diate care, who,e several diseases were greatly aggra-
vated in intensity, and nut untrequently tatally termi-
ratted by erysipelas supervening though its agency, the
1 inhabitants of the surrounding neighbourhood, which
was most densely pepulated, were constantly attacked
by diseases from inhaling these noxious gases; and
one street in pi rticnlar, Queen Anne-street,
chiefly inhabited by the lower class of Irish,
Iwas never free from typhoid fever in its most virulent
form. As an instance of the deleterious effects of
these manufactories, he might mention that the district
where they exis.ed stood considerably higher in the
scale of mtt tality than any other in the metropolis; and
the perfect impunity with which these nuisances were
I pet Diked was curiously. illustrated by an advertisement
which appeared in several of the morning papers a few
`d eys since, in which the writer. in s-cling forth the un
usual advantages offered by his pr,,enis, s, stated that in
i that locality any hind of business might be carried on,
as nuisances were freely tolerated.
Mr. Stu: field alsl entered into many particulars en-
tirely ea rriihorative of the statement just made by Mr.
Birch; and the Rev. Mr. Ward, whose residence closely
adj fins the hospi al, complained that he was compelled
to keep his witalows constantly close d to exclude the
vapours arising from these factories, which were of such
a mischievous description that two members of his fa-
mily were at that moment suff-Kitg from an incipient
attack of cholera, by which he had also himself been
affected for sevi nil days.
Mr. Birch then called a poor woman tenanting a house
next to one of the bone-boiler's premises, who described
ttm stench emanating therefrom as being of so powerful
a nature that she could not frequently use the greater
part of her habitation; and Mr. Birch intimated that he
had a number of other persons in attendance to depose
to the same eff,ct; but
_ _

Mr. Ilammut. considered it unnecessary at present to
hear their evidence, and directed Inspector Elis to put
himself into immediate communication with Dr.
Leiheby, the eminent professor of chemistry, and Mr.
Byles, the surgeon of the district, who tendered thtir
services in effecting the suppression of these grievances,
and whose j .int representations, in conjunction with
the board ot guardians, would, no doubt, have the de-
tired effect.

LAMBETH.
Yesterday a person named Blakeborough appeared be-
fore Mr. Norton to answer a summons taken out against
him at the instance of the guardians et the parish of S'.
Mary's, Newington, and charging him with keeping a
nuruber of swine, to the danger of the health of the in•
habitants of the neighbourhood.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner kept a
number of pigs in front of John•street, Walworih•com-
mun, and three or tour of the inhabitants who live oppo-
site were called to prove the place was an intolerable
nuisance. The appearance of the witnesses was quite
sufficient to prove the unwholesomeness of the place
without any cotroborating testimouy, and the testimony
they gave fully proved that the nuisance was most in-
tolerable, and highly detrimental to public health.
Mr. Tailor, a member of the board of guardians.
said that a number of fever cases had been admitted
into the workhouse from the locality, and described the
premises of the defendant as most injurious to public
health.

Mr. Games, who appeared on behaif of the defendant,
urgtd sevenl technical objections to the summons; but
they were all overruled by Mr. Norton, who made an
order for the imm-cliate removAl of tho nuisance.

THE, SCOTTISH iiosriTAL.— Yesterday a quar-
terly Court of the Governors of the Scottish Hospital
was held at the hall of the corporation, Crane court,
Fleet-street, to receive the report of the past quarter.
The Duke of Montrose, the president iu the chair.
Major Adair, the secretary, read the report, which
showed that 708 applicants, exclusive of the select list
(the pensioners, &c.), had been relieved, at a coat to the
institution of 516/. 14s. 6d., and that the receipts
amounted to 914/. 16a., which included 100/. 164., annual
subscriptions, 2311. contributions at the annual festival,
and 523/, interest on stuck. The report being adopted,
Mr. W. Mettle Webster was rlecred solicitor to the cor-
poration, in the room of Mr. Thomas who had resi,ned.
A resolution was egreed to acknowledging the
thanks of the court to the secretary, tor the
presentation of a ". mull," or Scotch snuff-box,
and which it was resolved should be treasured among
the valuables of the hospital, and be place on the table
at each anniversary festival on Saint Andrew's-du.
The " mull " consisted of a ram's horn surmounted by
a silver cap, and inlaid with amethyst and Cairngorm
pt bbles. Profcs:or Donaldson then, in reference to a
full-length portrait of the late DukeofMontar4e3(eaalsros
a pr, sentation from the secretary), who was m
president of the hospital, and winch hone. in the room,
proposed a re solution that the following inscription be
affixed to the picture .—" When the Duke of Mon-
trose became president, on Saint Andreev's-day, 1782,
the corporation had 6501. stock, and during the pre-
vious year tho sum given in charity was 81. Bs. Hes
Grace ceased to be president on St. Andrew's-day, 1811:
the stock 'hen was 17,295/, and the sum given in
charities 9491. So long as he lived he continued a warm
friend and a liberal betie'ector of the charity." his
Grace had subscribed 1,7501. The resolution was agreed
to newt con., when it was further resolved that the build.
ing coniinittee should be ri quested to report as to the
progress taken in reference to the removal of the building.
Thanks 'were voted to the Noble Chairman, and the court
separated.

ARRIVALS AT B/lIVART'S HOTEL.—The Princess
o
Grassilkovich, accompanied by the Counteea Murray,
CouDtitess
if,raornmfiali
acnodntitnaemn at tour. Prince and Priocess
ra
iiy,
from Italy; the Earl aid
of Shrewsbury, from Alton Towers; Sir Herbert Mad-
dock, from Cheshire; M. and Madame FOOlll, from
Paris; Le Marquis de Casa Riera, from Spain; the
Marquis de Saul', Dr. and Airs. Bins,e, 4rom New York.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—BIRMINGBAM, WEDNESDAY.—
A fatal accident occurred to Mr. frill, jun., (of the firm
and Hill, contractors ou the Birmingham
Rtidway) last night. On his return
and
dilsill,,,ulir ovota;lley
from Greatbridge the n, tie of the late colliery explo-
sionsio, to his residence at Hendsworth, near this town, he
thn 4914 hg bone glad killed Ppyri tho .pc'

S.ANITORIUM IN THE ISLAND
OF MADEIRA.

A public meeting washeld ou ''''' at the lireo-
v r-square Room=, for the i,urpose ut f,,rtning an insti-
tution fur the reception (in the island of Madeira) of
persons labouring utakr pulmonary disorders. The
Right, Honourable Lord Robert Grosvenor was in the
chair. Not more than twenty persons were present.
The institution is iute❑ded for those who, being unable
to defray the whole expenses incident to a removal from
England and a residence the requisite time in Madeira,
would yet gladly avail themselves of the advantages of
that heat.h•g;vrng climate, and p4y the expense of the
voN age at a 1 educt d rate, were tLey sure of finding ca
thelr arrival lodging, service, ar.d medical attendance
free of charge, t nil comfortable board upon the most
moderate fix, d terms.

The NOBLE CDAIRMAN said the claims of the in-
stitution, for the purpose of introducing which to the
notice and support of the public they had assembled
together, were very strong. We had hospitals for
almost every disease to which human flesh is heir,
and the patents of a bieh received the best possible me-
dical assistaece, but with respect to that class of diseases,
nemely, pulmonary- disorders so het valent in a change"
able climate like oure lade or no prevision of a
benevolent character had been secured. lie had not in
his possession the precise statistical information 'dative
to the numerical prevalence of such diseases, but. all
present must be aware that they formed a very
large preportie n of the disorders with which English-
men were untertunately dieted. The great changes
of our climate, the over-toil of a large class of the
community, and of our deli ctive sanitary measures,
cau,ed many persons to fall victims to the diseases
he had referred to, and he felt satisfied that when the lin-
gering character of this malady was taken into conside-
ration, the meeting must be of his opinion, that an insti-
tution having for its obj et the means of alleviating, if
not of entirely removing th•s distressing complaint, was
eminently deserving of public se, mpathy and support.
But what wes the fact ? That until within a short time
there was not a single hospital in existence for' the
relief of patients afflicted with that ;Lost prevalent-Coin-
plaint, and no provision whatever had teen made for
affording the patients the advantages Of a
more genial climate. lie was, however, happy to
say that there had recently been established
an excellent institution tor the relief of pulmemary
disorders, and he was happy to say that the objects
of the two institutions did not in the least militate
against each other. The hospital he had just spoken
of contemplated the relief or the poorer classes, while
the Madeira Sanitorium proposed to give relief to those
who were able partially to help themselves; and he felt
assured that as there were but few families in the
country which had eceped this direful el:diction, _so it
but required au appeal to the British public to render
this (he would nut say charity, but) institution as effi-
cient as it was humane in design.
Mr. }IEALEY, the secretary, read the report, which
stated that a committee had then formed in the town of
Funchal for the purpose of assisting the proposed in-
stitution.

The Dean of ELY, in a short but very effective speech,
proposed the following resolution: —" That this meeting
c,neurs in the opinions of that held at Madeira, as to
the desirableness of making the advantages of the climate
of that island accessible to those for whose benefit this
establishment is proposed, and it pledges itself to endea-
vour to procure contributions to that e ffect."
Dr. Ross seconded the resolution, which was carried
unanimously.

Sir JAMES CLARKE then proposed the following reso-
lution:—" That in consequence of the proceedings in the
i.land of Madeir., which have been made known to this
meeting, it is expedient to form a permament English
committee, for the purpose of carrying into efftct the
object in view."
Mr. OLIVEIRA seconded the motion, which was also
carried.

A committee was then appointed, and a vote of thanks
having b, en given to the Chairman and duly acknow-
ledged, the meeting br,,lie up.

THE Ct.,UNTitY MARKETS.

NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, JUNE 26.—There is about
500 beasts on offer here to-day, including 150 from Edin-
burgh, and the counties on the north-eastward of Scotland, by
sea. From the border counties there was a considerable fall-
ing off. As a whole, the quality of the cattle is decidedly
above an average for the time of year. With sheep and
lambs the supply is again large. The former is good in
quality, but the latter is very indifferent. As regards the
demand, the beef trade is by no means to call brisk; yet all
kinds are making more money, especially small cutters, and
all will be sold. The number of sheep and lambs, 6,400;
both descriptions of stock is a slow sale, and prices are ruling
in favour of the buyer, with a considerable quantity of each
remaining unsold. Prices—Beasts, small cutters, 6s 9d ;
middling, 6s 3d to 6s 6,1; good steers, 6s to 6s gd ;
5s 9it ; inferior, 5s per stone of 141bs Sheep, 41d to
bid ; lambs, 64 to 61d per lb, sinking the offal.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JUNE 26.—There were
in the market to-day 88 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs
imperial, whereof 85 sold thus: —9 at 11 lOs Od, 24 at 119 s 6d,
19 at 11 9s Od, 17 at 1,8 s 64, 18 at 118 s Od, oat 117 s Od.
Average price of the whole, 118 s Ild 2-12ths. 12 sacks flour,
whereof 2 sdd at 325, 2at 30s, 4at 295, and 4at 28s. 1 sack
barleymeal, which sold at 2's. 17 sacks pot-barley, whereof
5 sold thus: —1 at 1110 s Od, 1 at 1/ 8s Od, 3 at 11 5s Od
2 sacks brosetmal, which sold at 275.

EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, JUNE 26.--
Supplies of all kinds large. Oat straw, from 55 Od to
7s 041 per kemple of 16 stones tron; wheat ditto, 5$ 6.1 to
7s Od ; barley ditto, 5s 6tl to 7s Od. Hay from 7d to 94 per
stone.

BELFAST, JUNE 25.—The supplies of grain since Friday
are small, and prices unchanged. The weather continues
warm and forcing. Wheat, from 9s 3d to lOs 6d ; barley,
Gs 9d to 7s 6d; vats, 6s B.i to 7s 6d ; oatmeal, I:s 9d to
I•2s 8d per cwt. Indian corn maintains its value, and is In
moderate demand at 8/ lOs per ton for yellow, and Si
mare for white. Butter in large supply, and sells at the seals
at 64c1 to 7:id per lb. Potatoes, per stone, 9d to. Ild ;
ditto, per cwt, Ss 4,1 to Gs Od ; new, 10d to Is 2d per stone.
Fruit—Apples, per dozen, Cid to 9d; prars, per ditto, Od to Od;
grapes, per lb., 6d to ltd ; lemons, per dozen, Os 9d to Os 10d;
nuts, per quart, 6d to d ; wall-nuts, per hundred, is to is 3d;
chest nuts, per ditto, is Od to Os ; cocoa nuts, 6d to 8d each;
American apples, 10d to Is Od per dozen ; mixed pickles, 10d to
Is. Butchers" Meat— beef, per lb, 4d to 7d ; mutton, 5d to 7d;
veal, bd to ; lamb, 55 Od to 6s Od per quarter.
Fish—Trout, Os 6d per lb ; brett, 3s Od to 4s Od;
soles, Is to 2s Od per pair. Poultry—Fowls, 2s to 2s 6d st•
pair ; chickens, Is 6d to 2s per pair; ducks, Os to 2s 6d per
pair ; turkeys. Os to Os each ; geese, Os Od to Os Od ; eggs,
per doz, 6d to 7d. Hay, Is 2ilto 2s Od; straw, oat, 8d to Is 4d;
ditto, wheat, Od to is 2d per cwt.

COAL MAKKE
Buddle's W. Hartley 14s Od
Carr's Hartley
Chester Main l3s 6d
East Adairs Main lli 0,
Hartley. of W. Hartley 13s 3d
New Tanfield ...... 12s 6d
Ravensworth'sW.Hart 12s 9d
anfield Moor
Canfield Moor Butes l2s 6
ownlev l3s O.
Wall's End, &c

L • - Y E6TER PAY.

Hutton
Lembton
orrison l4s 6d
Russell's Hetton
Whitwell
2aradoc
Hartlepool l6s 6d
South Hartlepool
['hornley
West Belmont
kdelaide Tees
Seymour Tees
youth Durham l4s 9d
6t. Helen's Tees
'1 ees
West Cornforth
Cowpen Hartley
Hartley ..
Howard's W. H. Neth. 14s Od
Sidney's Hartley
IWhitworthCoke 19s Od
Ships at market, 121.

Acorn Close
Brown's Gas Pes 0
Bowicke and Co.
Gosforth .
Gibson
Killingworth l4s Od
Riddell's l4s 3dl
Eden Main 153 3dl
Lambton Primrose
Belmont lss 3dl
lletton
Haswell

RAILWAY 61tA9tt. MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 27.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—We had a fair amount of business transacted
today. Prices, however, are on the decline. The sales are—Great
Northern, Preference, guaranteed 5 per cent., 2% p.—Lancashire
and Yorkshire (B. and B.), Fifths, 3% dis.—London and North-
Western, 131 —Ditto, New Quarters, 3A, p.—Manchester, Shrews-
bury, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 43e —Midland, 69—Ditto, Halves,
12%, dis.— South-Eastern and Dover
W, AL),
A 1
No..)4A,r6:l,ie—reSnecoet,
sh (Antral,
i
824 p—el.hcreenwt's , hunry—anyclorCkl, Nicslcer N w
castle, and Berwick (Original New-
castle and Berwick), Extensions Nos. 1 and 2, 51,4 dis.
MANCHESTER, JUNE 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— The transactions to-day were as follow t—
tiguain
Manchester and Birmingham (ii), Quarters, 3 5-16 p. Leeds,
Fifths, 374 dis.—Wharidales, 21,4 dis.—Dover (No. 4), 6% —North
Staffordshire, 4 7-16 dis.—North Western, 834 dis.— Leeds and Thirsk
Extension, 17i dis.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 14% dis.
BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 27. •
STOCK EXCHANGE—The only transactions to-day were—Bir-
mingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley, calls duly paid, 5 p.
Chester and Holyhead, 18—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5%—,
Ditto (B), 3/. 18s. 9d. dis.—Shropshire Union, 21. 16s. 3d. dis.

YORK, JUNE 26.
STOCK ExcuANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol-
low: Great Northern, Preference 2%4—Ditto (London and York Ex-
tension), %—North British, Halves, 6—Ditto, Thirds, 3%—Ditto,
Preference, 2;4—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 21N —Ditto (New-
castle Extension), 141. Bs. td. —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase),
41. as. s:l.—Yerk and North Midland, Preference, 6%.
GLASGOW, JUNE 26.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves (No. 2), 6%—Monkland
Railways, 60 %.

The Duke of Buecleuch had a large dinner party yes•
terday at Mairegu House. Whitehall.