The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-03 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY.
YVORCESTER STEEPUTITASE.-5 to 1 agst Jerry , 6 to
agst Cavendish, and 8 to 1 agst any other.
"Ellnir.-1,000 to 100 offered on the field.
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—TUESDAY.
Mr. Vi
ChiPpenham Field.—The Derby.
Reefer. Pan's Viceroy beat Mr. Mood;'s Rattlin the
Mr. Dobede's Dorou beat Mr. Fyson's Faculty.
Lord Stradbroke's Milo beat Mr. Dobede's Douglas.
Mr. Fry-sons Fest Epiph beat Lord Stradbroke's Mohawk.
Mr. Buckworth's Bute beat Mr. Squire's Oxenden.
Mr. Gillett's Guy beat Mr. Moody's Remus.
The Cup.
Mr. Osbaldeston's Whittington beat Mr. Dobede's Daisy.
Mr. Fyson's Figaro beat Mr. bloody's Romulus.
Mr. Squire's Orleans beat Mr. Dubede's Duke.
Mr. Bennett's Wildair beat Mr. Buckworth's Baksheesh.
Air. Ring's Rhadamanthus beat Lord Stradbroke's Miles.
Lord Stradbroke's Meinmast beat Mr. Gillett's Goody.
Mr. Fyson's Fancy Boy beat Mr. Vipan's Valiant.
Mr. Gillett's Girl of Kent heat Mr. Vipan's Sergeant.
The Oaks.
Mr. Gillett's Giddy Polly beat Mr. Fyson's Featley.
Lord Stradbroke's Minima beat Mr. Vipan's Vitula.
Tr. Dobude's Dot beat Mr. Fyson's Feronia.
Mr. Dobede's Daphne beat Mr. Gillett's Godiva.
Lord Stradbroke's Michaelmas beat Mr. Fyson's Fiddle.
Mr. Buckworth's Bridemaiil heat Mr. Osbaldeston's
Windblossorn.
Mr. Squire's Ornament beat Mr. King's Reckless.

IVARRINGTON.—DEATII or ANOTIIER RELIEVING
OFFICER FROM FEVER.—It is Our painful duty to record
the sudden death of a very valuable and faithful servant,
Mr. Cruikshank, the relieving officer and assistant
overseer of the town of Warrington. Ile has been a
public officer for upwards of twenty one years, and has
always been considered one of the cleverest t,ettlement
officers in the country. lie was taken unwell last
Saturday fortnight, and on Tuesday, the 26th instant,
after a very severe attack of typhus fever, expired.—
Liverpool Mercury,

Woolwidir, Nov. 2.—Myrmidon (iron steam-
packet), Lieutenant-Commandant C. F. Roberts,
arrived from Portsmouth yesterday, and is ordered to
be paid off. Stromboli (steam-sloop), Commander
Fisher, arrived here yesterday, having recently left
the squadron of evolution under Rear-Admiral Sir
C. Napier, C.B. This vessel has been in commission
about four years, but is not to be paid off; she is
ordered to be commissioned for service for about
twelve months longer. Violet (iron steam-packet),
Master Commander Sherlock, was docked yesterday,
to have her bottom examined.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 2.—APPOINTMENTS.—Captain
W. L. Sheringham ; Lieutenants, H. L. Cox and H.
G. Veitch ; Master, J. S. Taylor, all additional of
Victory, for surveying duties. Commander, G. A.
Frazer ; Master, R. Hoskyn ; Midshipman, C. Bul-
lock, all additional of Crocodile, for surveying duties.

The Lord Chl.ncellor will give a Cabinet dinner
previous to the opening of Parliament.
GLUT OF FRUIT IN EDINBURGH.—The city is at
the present time :upplied to an extraordinary extent
with green fruits, especially apples. Foreign plums,
green, are very plentiful, selling at 3d. per pound, the
one-half of what is usually charged for those of home
growth, but the latter are finer eating every way. The
more favourite descriptions of pears are high priced,
selling at 6d. per pound. American grapes are plenty,
selling at 7d. per pound. Last week English apples
were carted about the streets and cried like "caller
herring" at id. a forpit, greatly to the joy of the ju-
veniles, who, braving the fear of cholic and British
cholera, rushed eagerly to receive the delicacy in their
bonnets. The accession of fruit and fresh vegetables to
the ordinary fare of the people, must, when these edibles
are used in moderation, tell favourably upon the general
health. Scurvy was beginning to show itself under the
fare rendered necessary by the absence of potatoes and
other culinary vegetables, but since their appearance
we have heard of no complaints. The supply of potatoes
in the city is abundant, and the article is generally
good ; but the price is so high as to render the better
qualities beyond the reach of the poor. It is but a few
days since that the best potatoes were selling at ls. 2d.
per peck ; good descriptions may now be had for 10d.—
Edinburgh paper. . _

DREADFUL SUICIDE.—About half-past nine o'clock
yesterday morning, a man unknown, of middle stature,
dressed in a black coat and vest and corduroy trousers,
called at Mr. Farrell's, Temperance Coffee-house, No. 4,
Cazneau-street, and asked for the key to look at the
next house, which was to be let. The key was given to
him by a female, but as it was not returned, she went in
about an hour afterwards to ascertain the cause, when
sha saw the door of the empty house a-jar, and having
gone into the front parlour, saw the key lying upon the
chimney-piece. She closed the window, which the man
must have opened, and went out, locking the door after
her, supposing all to be right. About half-past three
o'clock, a person, having got the key to see the house,
found the deceased lying dead in a pool of blood on the
floor of the first back bed-room, with his throat cut, and
a razor lying about a quarter of a yard from him. It
appeared that the deceased had, before committing the
dreadful deed, taken off his hat and coat, which he had
folded up and placed on one side. An inquest will be
held on the body to-day.—Liverpool Standard of yes-
terday. _ _ _

MILITARY OUTRAGE.—Last night, about half past
eleven o'clock, a picket of the Royal Marine Artiltery
went through Oyster-street in pursuit of a prisoner who
has escaped. Imagining that he was concealed in the
house occupied by Mrs, Fennell they knocked at the
door, but the inmates being all in bed they were refused
admittance. The picket immediately :burst open the
door with the butt end of their guns and entered the
house with drawn swords, to the great terror of the in-
habitants. Their search proving quite ineffectual, the
picket proceeded through the premises into a house in
White Hart-row, and searched there. The whole of
this time the lost man was standing under a doorway
opposite. Inspector Way had to be sent for before
the soldiers would remove from the house.—Portsect
Advocate.

CRIMINAL TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND BEE-
MEN.—A letter from Bremen, of the 25th alt., informs
us that on that day was published there the treaty con-
cluded on the 10th of July, between France and Bremen,
for the reciprocal extradition of criminals. The extra-
dition does not apply to political offences, or to cases in
which there is a prescription.
HOP INTELLIGENCE.—MAIDSTONE. The hop-
picking, we learn, was not entirely over till Wednesday
last, when Mr. Browning, a large grower in this neigh-
bourhood, finished his plantation. The duty is expected
to be published to morrow. From all we can gather on
the subject, we strongly suspect it will be rather above
than be:ow our correspondent's calculations. Our only
rule in :these matters is to give as accurate an c stimate
as possible.—Maidstone Journal.
A WARNING TO TIMID DEPOSITORS.—The follow-
ing paragt :vb., which we copy from the Liverpool AINn n,
ought to operate as a caution to the patties who v. ere
last week in such breathless haste to draw their small
deposits out of certain local banks, reckless of the mis-
chief which their conduct occasioned to public credit,
and the interests of the town and district. Our con-
temporary says:—A farmer, who resides near Fezakerly,
and who had 2,0001. in Leyland's bank, at Liverpool,
went thither on Monday week, and loudly demanded his
money. He was told he had net the slights st reascn for
alarm, and had better let it remain. This rendered him
suspicious, and he said, " Noa ; my wile said aw rnun
hey it, an' aw will hey it ; soa give it me." his money
was handed to him, and he returned home. That very
night, it is said, some adroit Liverpool thieves burst into
his house and stole the money.

ROBBERY IN AN OMNIBUS.—Last night, between
nine and ten o'cicck, Mrs. Lawrence, of 89, Sloane-
square, Chelsea, was plundered of her purse containing
531. in gold and Bank a England notes, whilst riding in
an omnibus between the Bank and Charing-cross, by a
fellow who suddenly quitted the omnibus near St.
Clement's-churchyard. When Mrs. Lawrence detected
the robbery she instantly informed the conductor, who
pursued him and raised an alarmed ; but the fog favoured
his escape, and he got clear off.
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THE STATE OF NENVGATE-MARKET.
Conse-
quence of the petition which has been presented to the
Court, rel•tt.irc to the esi.apo of the effluvia from the
gully-holes and traps laid down in the above market,
and which the inhabitants declare to be insupportable,
and praying for what are termed "Walker's traps " to
be laid down, and thus replace those already in use, the
surveyor and inspector stated that sufficient time had not
been given to teet the merits of the new traps. At the
same time, if the slaughtermen and butchers continued
to force down into the sewers the refuse which ought to
be carted away, no improvement that could be made in
the traps would ket p the sewers from becoming the re-
servoirs of decayed animal matter. The further consi-
deration was, upon the above statement, directed to
stand over, and the inspector was directed to lay before
the Court all notices of offences ageinst the Act that
came under his notice for the purpose of being prose-
cuted.

The contractors for the London and North-Western
Railway hove already discharged 2,500 men, and are
about to discharge a Ltill larger number. On Saturday
last one contractor on the Great Western line gave no-
tice to 1,400 men, In Lancashire the works in hand
are almost wholly stopped, and above 10,000 men are
already dismissed. On the whole, up to Saturday last,
at least 30,000 navigators had been discharge d ; and it
is estimated that before the end of the present month
that number will be doubled. Besides these there will
be 10,000 mechanics thrown out of employment, most
of whom have families dependent on them. Taking
the whole into account, we may reeke•n on having to
support, this winter, about 150,000 persons of the rail-
way class, either by poor-rates or by rapine.—Herald.
THE RHINE DUTlES.—Reports of the proceedings
of the Congress at Mayence for the reduction of the
Rhine duties have been forwarded by the different mem-
bers in Congress to their respective governments, and
it is to be hoped that a final decision will soon follow.
Two of the states which border on the Rhine have pro-
posed that the vessels of every flag shall be treated on a
equal footing.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—The company
have now nearly 2,000 miles of wire laid down.