The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-30 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

The Seventeenth Annual Report of the Commissioners
of Woods and Forests was published on Tuesday ; the
following are the most interesting notices. The report
is dated the 25th of August last, and contains full parti-
culars, together with the minutest items, of all their pro-
ceedings during the preceding year :
PUBLIC SALES.—There have been five sales of the
land revenues of England, producing 18,2201.
PRIVATE SALES.—The total of these sales during the
year yielded 88,7661. I Is. 6d. Amongst the items is
mentioned that of the Fleet Prison, which bad been
offered for public competition, but for which only nine
tenders had been sent in, varying in amount from 8,2001.
to 18,0001. As, however, the minimum price had been
previously fixed at 25,0001., none of the tenders were ac-
cepted ; and, in consequence, the purchase was finally
made Iv the City of London for 25,0001., which in-
cluded the entire freehold estate, such sum to be paid
by the Corporation free of the conveyancing expenses.
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEDIETS.—The purchase money
for the following improvements is thus stated by the
commissioners:—

Line from Oxford•street to Holborn £287,155 410
" Bow-street to Charlotte-street 96,408 11 0
" London Docks and Spitalflelds 136,241 5 6
" Cover,try. street to Long-acre
" East Smithfield to Roseumary• lane 18,256 0 0

£717,604 5 0
Besides 10,8131. 153. to complete purchases.
VICTORIA PARK.—The total sum paid, or agreed to
be paid, for property required for the formation of this
park, amounts to 86,873/. 3s. Id. The park is now en-
closed, and partly laid out and planted. The commis-
sioners state that 20,000 persons have frequently resorted
to it in the course of a day, for recreation and t-xercise.
YEARLY RECEIPTS.—During the year ending January
5, 1846, the land revenues of the Crown amounted to
120,000/.; the monies arising from the sales of Crown
land amounted to 37,1551. 14s. 2d.; and 6,954/. Os. 2d.
had been appropriated to the purchase of property far
the improvement of the Crown estates.
CASH BALANCES IN THE NAMES Olt THE COMMIS.
SIGNERS.-22,1831. Iss. ld. in the Bank of England, to
be applied to metropolitan improvements. The total of
the different accounts standing in the Bank of England,
Bank of Ireland, and Bank of Scotland, on January 5,
1546, amounted to 166,013/. 7s. 10d.
THE FAMINE IN IRELAND.

The four following Bill have been distributed to the
Members of the House of Commons :

1. To suspend the Duties on the Importation of
Buck wheat, Buckwheat Meal, Maize, or Indian Corn,
Indian Corn Meal, and Rice.
2. To make further Provision for the Relief of the
Destitute Poor in Ireland.

3. To render valid certain Proceedings for the Relic]
of Distress in Ireland, by Employment of the Labour-
ing Poor.
4. To allow the Use of Sugar in the Brewing o
Beer.

I. To SUSPEND THE DUTIES ON BUCKWHEAT, &c.
Bill contains but one section, and that declares
that no customs duties shall be paid on buckwheat, buck
wheat meal, &c., until the Ist of September next.

11. FURTHER PROVISION FOR THE RELIEF CF THE
DESTITUTE POOR IN IRELAND.—Preamble : Declares
the present powers of the guardians not sufficient for
the due relief of the destitute poor.—Sect. 1. The
guardians are empowered and required to relieve desti-
tute persons permanently disabled by old age, infirmity,
or bodily or mental defect, either in or out of the work-
house, as they may think fit in such case. 2. The
guardians may be authorised by the Poor-law Commis-
sioners to give out-door relief to destitute persons not
permanently disabled. 3. On receiving such authority,
the guardians are required to make provision for giving
relief accordingly. Oat-door relief to the able-bodied
to be given in food only, except in any case of sudden
and urgent necessity. 4. Regulations to be made by
l'oor.law Commissioners as to the mode of application
for relief, inquiring into circumstances of applicants,
lists of poor, accounts, Sze. 5. The guardians are re-
quired to appoint so many relieving officers as the
Commissioners may deem requisite and sufficient. 6.
The guardians may be authorised and reqWred to appoint
medical officers for medical relief out of the vvoilt-
house, if deemed necessary and expedient by poor-law
commissioners. 7. Relieving officers may give provi-
sional relief until the next meeting of the guardians. 8.
Relief to wife or child to be relief to husband or parent,
as the case may be. 9. All relief under this Act to be
charged on the poor-rates of the whole union ; and re-
lief not to be given out of the union to which it is
charged. 10. Some provisions as to qualifications, du-
ties, appointment, removal and salaries of officers, as in
the case of efficers appointed under the Acts now in
force. 11. Administration or relief under this Act tc
be subject to the direction and control of the poor-law-
commissioners. 12. The guardians of every union and
their officers shall keep accounts, in such form as the
Poor•lavt Commissioners shall prescribe, of all expendi-
ture under this Act. 13. Former Acts and this Act to
be one. 14. This Act may be amended or repealed this
session.

111, To RENDER VALID CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS FOR
THE 'RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN IRELAND, BY EMPLOY-
:A ENT OF Tlit; LAISULTRING Poen.— beet. present-
ments which have been made at any presentment ses•
sinus in Ireland. at any time before the passing of this
Act, and which have or shall be approved by the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland and by the Cormnissioners of her
Mejesty's Treasury, declared valid. 2. Certain pre-
sentments charged on particular lands, 5 and 6 Viet.,
c. 89. 3. Occupiers paying money on demand of land-
lord, to deduct sum from rent. 4. Commissioners em-
powered to fix increased rent of lease tenants. 5. Sums
presented for public works to be assessed either on
barony at large or electoral divisions. 6. Provision when
assessed on barony at large. 7. Provision when as-
sessed on electoral divisions. 8. This Act, and Act 9
and 10 Viet.. c. 107, to be construed as one Act. 9.
..Act may be altered or amended.
IV. To ALLOW THE USE OF SUGAR IN THE BREW
ING OF BEER.—Sect. 1. Brewers of beer for sale may
make use of sugar in brewing. 2. Brewers not al-
lowed to use molasses, or any sugar, except in the
state in which it has been imported, and on which the
customs duties have been paid. 3. If any brewer make
use of any other sugar than as aforesaid, or take into his
possession any molasses, honey, syrup, or extract or
composition of sugar, he shall forfeit 2001. 4. Brewers
using sugar to enter in the book delivered by the
officer the quantity of sugar intended to be used in the
next brewing, under a penalty of 200/. 5. Brewers
using sugar to pay their licence duty in proportion to
quantity used, as under 6 Geo. IV., c. 31. 6. Repeal of
former drawback on beer exported, allowed by 1 m.
IV., c. 51, and new drawbacks granted. 7. Repeal of
so much of 1 Win. IV., c. 51, as authorises the export
of beer in casks of 36 gallons, in the brewing of which
not less than two bushels of malt has been used: beer
may be exported on drawbacks, according to the specific
gravity of the worts used and specified in shipping
notice. 8. Repeal of so much of I Wm. IV., c. 51, as
requires oath to be made on debenture fcr obtaining
drawback. 9. Declaration to be made on debenture for
obtaining drawback. W. The drawbacks by this Act
granted to be under the management of the Commis•
stoners of Excise and the excise laws respecting export-
ation and the recovery of penalties. 11. Act may be
altered this session.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] —TEAS AT WHOLESALE PRICES,
No. 2, BUCKLERSBUILY, CHEArsiDE.—lfamilies whose
consumption is large, and study economy, will derive
considerable advantage at this establishment. One uni-
form price is affixed, by which the purchaser of a single
p-iund can obtain it on the same terms as the trade.
Black Tea 2s. Bd., 35., 35. 4d, 3s. 8d , 4c., 4s. 4d., ss.
Given 3s. 44., 3s. Sd., 45., 4s. 44., 55., 65., 7s.
Coffee 9d., 10d., is., Is. 2d., Is. 4d., Is. 64., is. Sd.
One pound sent free to any part of town. Orders from
the country forwarded the same day; and when the
quantity is for Glb. weight (tea only), the carriage is
paid to any part of EngIand.—MASSELL and Co.
wholesale tea dealers, 2, Backlersbury, Cheapside.

TEMPTATION AND ATONEMENT.—The new story
by Mrs. Gore, just published, under the title of "Temptation
and Atonement," will be generally acknowledged to be one
of the most touching, as well as picturesque, narratives that
have ever proceeded front her practised pen, and one likely
to make a powerful impression on all classes of readers. The
scene is laid in Susses, and the interest of the plot is strictly
domestic, forming a striking contrast with the former produc-
tions of the same popular writer.

ETHER APPLIED TO VETERINARY SCIENCE.—The
vapour of sulphuric ether has, we hear, been employed at the
Royal Veterinary College, Camden-town, on a sheep and a
horse, with the most decided success. The first-named
animal was affected, and had been for many months, with an
incurable disease of the hock-joint. The pain was so severe
that the poor sheep was quite unable to put her foot to the
ground without much suffering. On being brought into the
theatre she was caused to inhale the vapour of ether through
a tube, and in about five minutes after it was evident that
she was under its influence. The leg was then amputated
by Mr. Symonds at the thigh without the slightest indica-
tion of any pain whatever. The operation occupied about
six minutes, and within twenty minutes from the commence-
ment the animal was removed from the theatre restored to
sensation aad consciousness. The horse was labouring
under a chronic affection of the near fore foot, commonly
known by the name of the " naricular disease," for which
the operation of " unnerving" is generally resorted to as a
remedy. This is necessarily a very painful operation, and
oftentimes the operator has to contend against the violent
struggles of the animal, particularly at the instant when the
division of the nerve is effected. In this case the ether
vapour was inhaled for about 13 minutes, when the horse
fell forwards, and the nerve on each side of the leg was
divided by Mr. Spooner without the least manifestation of
pain ; a slight convulsive action of the limb, similar to that
which takes place when a nerve of a recently-killed animal
is cut through, alone giving indication of any sensation.
Within 23 minutes this animal also had perfectly recovered
from the effects of the ether. No restraint whatever was
resorted to to keep the animals in the required position for
these operations, and the inhaler employed was not one
invented for the purpose, but an apparatus temporarily
djusted by Mr. Morton until a more perfect one was
btained.

The good people of Paris will have it that Louis
Philippe has been cruelly taken in with respect to the Spanish
marriage. They have been all along convinced that the wily
monarch brought it about principally, if not solely for the
sake of the fortune of the young lady; and they now say
that he is most disagreeably astonished to find that the
amount of the dot not 30,000,000 francs, as ho had hoped and
believed, but only 30,000,000 Spanish reels, that is, about
three-fourths less than had been calculated upon. If this be
true, King Louis Philippe's mortificatlon must be extreme;
for it is really no joke to get only 30,000/., when one had
counted on receiving I,2oo,oool...Correspondent of the
Brightott Gazette.