The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-10 00:00:00

LI N COLN.

The Liccoln Election Committee re-assembled at
twelve o'clock to-day; Mr. J. O'Connell in the chair.
Mr. JA-MEs, on behalf of the sitting Member, replied
to the case of the petitioners at some length, insisting
that the evidence had failed to establish the fact that an
agency existed between the parties who bribed the elec•
tors and Mr. Seeley.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
MANCHESTER, Maitcif 9.
STOCK EICIIANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanek
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 614 dis.—East Anglism.Pre•
ference, 3%—Great Northern, 7 11-16 die. —Lancashire and
Yorkshire, Fifths, dis.—Ditto (\Vest Riding Union), 3%
dis.—Ditto, Halves (late L. and B.), 11 dis.—London and
North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters
(8),,23/4 p.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 2% dia.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby Dock), g
dis.—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 7 die.—North
lfrl-
tish, Thirds, 3/4 dis.—North Staffordshire, % ais.—Soutk-
Eastern and Dover, No 4,2% dis.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Marto' 9.
STOCK EXCHANCA.—The sales are—Newcastle and Car•
lisle, 100—Ditto, New Scrip, 1003/4 —North Britisk, 23.16—*
Ditto, Thirds. 255. 6d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Neer,
No. 2 11. 7s. 6d. p.
HULL, liAncn 10.

STOCK EXCHANGE —Thi sales are—North Staffordshire,
dis.—North British, Thirds, dis.—North- Western, Cri
dis. without interest—New Berwicks,
EDINBURGH, Idancx

STOCK EXCHAWGE.—(CIosing prices, March 9.)—Edin•
burgh and Perth, 12e. 6d.—Great Northern, 534—North
British, 235/8 to 234—Ditte, Quarters, 88s. 6d.—Ditter
Thirds, 20s. 6d.

GLASGOW, 31.kacil
STOCK F.xcliANGy.--(Thuraday nom )—Caladoniaas, 30—
Ditto, New, 29s.—Edinburgli and Ghogow, 74—Glasgovr,
Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 65%—North British, Thirds, 22.8.
91.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 16s.

DEATH OF AN OLD WATBRLOO OFFICER.-WO
have to record the demise of another old Waterloo officer,
Colonel Cheney, C. 8., who was formerly connected witl►
the 7th Dragoon Guards and the Scots Grays. H•
entered the army as Cornet in 1794; was promoted to a t
Lieutenant-Coloneley in 1815, and to a Colonelcy in rr
IS3B. The deceased officer served with the 2d
Dragoon Guards in Flanders, Holland. and other
parts of the Continent, from the period of his entry
into the army down to the close of the war in
1815. Towards the close of the day on the 17th of
June the command of a regiment devolved upon him;
on that occasion he had no less than five horses shot
under him.

SEAFORD BAT.—TWO VESSELS ASHORE.—At about
eight o'clock this morning (Thursday), two large vessels
got upon the rocks, under the cliff, in a heavy fog, one, •
large ship, said to be the " Columbine," laden with •
general cargo, and outward bound ; the other supposed
to be a light French barque. The former has since
floated to sea after a narrow escape, but the tide fortu•
nately was flowing ; and the latter has washed up
nearer the cliff, not far from the Hope-gap, and it i•
feared will become a wreck. Several boats put out to
render assistance, and Mr. Cole (Lloyd's agent at New•
haven) was also soon in attendance.
Tau MARINE SOClETY.—Yesterday a meeting of
the Committee of Governors was held at the Society's-
office, in Bishopsgate street, for the reception of boys,
and the trans iction of general business. The annual re•
port for the past year stated that 436 distressed boys had
been placed on board the Society's ship the Iphigenia,
where they are taught the profession of sailors, the
practice of great guns, the use of small arms, &c.; and
also instructed in reading, writing, and their religious
moral duties. Of the above number 36 had been
sent into the royal navy, 40 into the Indian navy, and
261 into the merchant service. There are now upwards
of 100 on board. The total number of boys thus pro-
vided for, since the Society was found,d, amount to up-
wards of 48,000. The receipts for the year wale
7,9614 lOs., and the expenditure left a balance of
901. 103. 3d. Lord Auckland, First Lurd of the Admi-
ralty, will preside at the anniversary festival.
SUPPOSED DEATH PROM EATING MERCURIAL
OlNTMENT.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the Mill-
hank Prison, before Mr. Bedford, on the body of David
Rees, aged 21, a Welchman, convicted at the Cardiff[
Sessions on the 4th of January last of stealing wearing
apparel, and sentenced to seven years' transportation.
The deceased, it appeared, was received into the above
prison on the 19th of January, apparently in good health,
and made no complaint of illness until the 224 of that
month. He was regularly attended by the surgeon, and
on the 3d of the present month, as he was found to be
troubled with vermin, a box of mercurial ointment was
given him, with directions that he was to apply very
little at a time, and that very carefully. Tho next
morning, one of the warders finding him in bed, almost
insensible, had him immediately carried to the infirmary.
The box of ointment (a large one) was discovered almost
empty, and Dr. Baly, the medical officer, at one time
thought that the deceased had used it improperly, and
that the symptoms under which hu laboured might have
been produced by it, although it was unlikely to have
such rapid effect, and there was no appearance of sali-
vation. The deceased died on Wednesday, and the cause
of death being doubtful, a post mortem examination was
made, Dr. Basham assisting at the request of Dr, Baty.
The cause of death was then found to be disease of the
kidneys, with dysentery. A verdict of " Natural death
was returned, and Dr. Baly, at the request of the jury,
said he would give instructions that for the future no
prisoner should have more than one- fourth of the quan-
tity of ointment at a time.
SWEARING-IN SPECIAL CONSTAIILES.—An order
was yesterday afternoon issued by the Secretary of State
for the Home Department, directing that, in conssquence
of the authorities and other influential persons, in Ya•
rious parishes of the metropolis, having expressed their
willingness to be sworn in as special constables, for the
protection of property and preservation of the publio
peace, the magistrates of the districts were immediately
to snake arrangements for the swearing-in of such re-
spectable persons as were disposed to act.

111R111 .S.
On Ash Wednesday, the Bth inst., at Bitteswell Vicarage.
near Lutterworth. Leicestershire, Mrs. Monningt(,n, of a sou.
On the 4th inst., at Upper Tooting, Mrs. John ilewetson,
of a son.

On the sth inst., at Bognor, Sussex, the lady of Christo•
pher Cookson, EFA., of a daughter.
On the 7th inst., at the Crescent, Albany-road, Camber-
well, Mrs Baylis, of twin (laughterA.

MA/CRIED.
On the 7th inst., at Brighton, James Thomas Horner, Est,
of Denmark-hill, Surrey, to Mary Perkins, of Sithoonthe
Devon, daughter of the late W. Perkins, Esti.

DIED.

On the Gth inst., at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Alexander
Home Renton, NI.D., aged 54.
On the 7th inst., at Chepstow-place, Camberwell New•
road, George Cowell Keith, Esq.

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