The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-19 00:00:00

LEEDS, FIIIRCAIIT 18.

STOCK EXCHAPOZ.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and
Boston, Is. 64. c. p.—East Lancashire, 24 p.—Ditto, Blackburn and
Prestos, 24 p.—Ditto, New, 21. 3e. 94. p.—Ditto, New Scrip, 275.
6d. p.—East and West Yorkshire, Is. p.—East Lincolnshire, 2X p.
—Great Northern (late Londos and York), ss. p.—lludderstleld and
Manchester, Thirds, 1% p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2% dls.—Ditto, New,
13s. 6d. din.—Ditto, Preference, 275. p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid-
land, 10s. dis.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 12s.
6d. din.—Halton and Driftleld Junction, 235. p.—Manchester and
Leeds, Halves (late llud. ant Sher.), 4 p.—Ditto, 321. Shares (late
Extensions), 2N p.—Ditto, Extension (late \Vak. P. and G.), 54j c.
p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland. 15s. p.—Midland,
New, 5 p.—Ditto, Preference, 3 p.—North Brtish, Thirds, 545. p.
—Ditto, Quarters (late Carlisle Branch), 43e. 6d. p.—Ditto, Exten-
sion (scrip), 14s. 6d. p.—North Staffordshire, 3% n. p.—North-
Western, 9s. 6d. p.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 4s.
p.—West Riding Union, 365. p.—Wherfdale Junction, 6s. c. die.
HULL, Frsausut I.

STOCK Excuarma.—The sales are—Forth British, 35—Ditto•
Quarters, 87s. 9d.—Ditto, Extensions (scrip), 158. tid. p.—Black-
burn, Clitheroe, dis.— East Lancashire, New Scrip, 265. 3d.
p.—Great Northern (London and York), 236—Malton and Drittield
Junction, 1% p.

SHEFFIELD, FEBRUARY 18.
Srocx Exclawas.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex-
tension, 14s. p.-Great Northern (late London and York), Reg.,
p.-Walton and Driffield Junction, 235. 6d. p.-Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire (201 -hares), 285. dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and
Lincoln), 21s. din.-Midland (Sheffield and Rotherham), 335( - Leeds,
Wakefield, and Midland % dis.-South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and
Goole, M p.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FLasuasy 18.
STOCE EXCRANGE.-The sales are-Leeds and Bradford, 45 p.-
Newcastle and Carlisle, New 13 p.-Northern Counties Union, 11,4
dis.-North British, 10 M p.-I)itto, 'Thirds, 525. 9d. $.--Ditto,
Quarters, 2% p.-Ditto, Extension, 158. 6d. p.-York and Newcastle,
Extensions, p.
EDINBURGH, FEnsuART 17.
STO4M. EXCIIANGE.-The sales aro-Ayr and Galloway, 465.-
Direct Northern (scrip), 555.-Dundeo and Arbroath, 461.-Ditto,
New, No. 2, 30-Ditto, New, No. 3, 51.-Dundee and Perth, 33 M -
Ditto, New, 18 4,‘ -East of Fife, 665.-East Lothian Central, 445.
-Edinburgh and Bsthgate, 514 -Elndburgh, Leith, and Granton,
New Quarters, 16s. 3d. p.-Edinburgh and Northern, New, 735.
-Ditto, Newport, *6 -Ditto, ditto, New, 505.-Great Northern
(late Direct Northern), 755. 6d.-North British, 3514 Ditto, Halves,
16% -Dltto, Quarters, 875. 6d.-Ditto, New, Quarters
(scrip), 28s.
-Ditto, Thirds, 755.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-Scottish Midland, 2*4--
Stirlleg and Dunfermline, 755.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 33. 9d.
-East Indian, Bs. 6d.
GLASGOW, FEBRUARY 17.

tirocK Exciter:mt.—The sales are—Caledonlan,New, 473. 6d.--
Direct Northern scrip, 535. 6d.—Dundee and Arbroath, 4414—Ditto,
New, No. 3. 3 3.—Ditto, New, No. 3, 51.—Dundee aoci Perth, 331
Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 30s.—East of Fife. 62ts 6d.—East
Indian, 9s. —East Lothian Central, 42 6d.—Etlinburgh anti Perth,
Now, 141.-01a.scow, Kilmarnock, and .k..vr, Halves, No. 2,9/. 2s.
Glasgow and Garnkirk, 39/.—KibnartfoQk t 0,,; Ayr Direct, 425. Gil.
—Scottish Central, 21% —York and Newcastle, Preference, Si. I Gs. 6d.

PROVISIONS FROINI TU UNITED STATES. - The
Sheridan, from New York, and London, Salem, Peter Patrick.
and Ohuda, from Orleans, winch were reported at Li-
verpool on the 17th inst., bring 1,867 bushels and 421 bags
of wheat, 3,763 barrels of flour, 18,902 bushels and 15,873
bags of Indian oorn, and 890 packages of Indian corn mea

" I could in this manner take you through the thirty
or more cottages that we visited, but they, without ex-
ception, were alike—the dead and the d 3 ing in each ;
and I could tell you more of the truth of the heart-
rending scene were I to mention the lamentations and
bitter cries of each of these poor creatures on the
threshold of death. Never in my life have I seen such
wholesale misery, nor could I have thought it so com-
plete. lam convinced in that district it is not in
human power to stay the evil : it may be to alleviate it ;
but this must be by a good organized system, and the
supply chiefly gratuitous. I am of opinion a number
of naval surgeons should be employed, having under
their orders a number of men—who might be selected
from the lists of pensioners (if they could be highly re-
commended)—to have charge of certain districts, not
only dispensing medicine where it may be required,
but also food, on an order of the relief committee, to
any person in their district. The pensioner or two who
might be under each surgeon would, not only assist in
visiting, but in conveying the food and medicines, etc.,
for the poor; and by being strangers to the localities,
having no friends, would do this duty without par-
tiality. The surgeons should act with the relief commit-
tees, but independent of them. A board of health is also
now wanted, as it cannot be expected but a pestilence
will rage when the mass of these bodies decompose.
They have ceased to put them into coffins, or to have
the funeral service performed, and they merely lay them
a few inches under the soil.
" All that I have stated above I have seen with mine
own eyes, and can vouch for the truth of. And I feel
I cannot convey by words the impression left on my mind
of this awful state of things.
" I could tell you, also, of that which I could vouch
for the truth of, but which I did not see myself, such as
bodies half eaten by the rats ; of two dogs last Wednes-
day being shot by Mr. O'Callaghan whilst tearing a
body to pieces,- of his mother-in-law stopping a poor
woman and asking her what she had on her back, and
being replied it was her son, telling her she would
smother it • but the Door emaciated woman said it was
dead already, and she was going to dig a hole in the
churchyard for it.
" These are things which are of every-day occurrence.
" I trust you will pardon my having troubled you
with this, and taken up so much of your time. I have
given the counterpart of it to Sir Hugh Pigot ; but
thinking you might like to have it, has induced me to
send it to you. I enclose one of Dr. Traill's letters :
every word I can answer for the truth of.
. .

" Pardon this hasty scrawl.
" Believe me, my dear Sir, very faithfully yours,
" J. CRAUFORD CAFFIN.
" P.S. There have been two or three post-mortem
examinations of these who have died, and they find that
the inner membrane of the stomach turns into a whit©
mucous, as if nature 'had supported herself upon herself,
until exhaustion of all the humours of the system had
taken place.