The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-13 00:00:00

CAIIIS COLLEGE.

F. W. Budd, 8.A., has been preferred from a Perse to
a Wortley Fellowship, and S. Hanson, B.A , has been
elected to the Perse Fellowship so vacated, by the Mas-
ters and Seniors of this society.

SNOW STORM.—We have had a second visitation
of winter since our last, Friday and Saturday being days
of vet y sharp frost, with occasional snow showers from
the north. The ice on the pools was fully one inch in
thickness, and on the Inch pond boys were enjoying
their winter amusements all day. In the Highlands the
storm was very severe, particularly in Aberdeenshire and
Inverness-shire ; and on Saturday the north mail was
nearly three hours behind time, the snow having drifted
several feflt along Drummaichdar and Slockmuich, the
usual places of interruption. On Sunday a mild change
set in, and next day the Grampians had resumed their
ordinary appearance, excepting the highest range, where
the thaw has made little impre,sion as yet. On the
whole, the weather is considered healthy, although un-
seasonably cold ; and this locality is freer of epidemics
than it has been for two years. The fever wards in the
infirmary are nearly empty.—Perthshire Courier.
An American paper, the Gloucester Telegraph,
presents the following for its readers as a puzzle:— '
" If anyof ourfriendsaretroubled inconscienceon accountof
indebtednesstothisoffieeweshallberaost happytosignpapers
fatheirrelie4" • -

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.

On Thursday last Dr. Ryan commenced a series of
lectures at this establishment, on cholera and other
epidemic diseases. After a few introductory remarks
of an elementary character upon the constitution of
the atmosphere, the Doctor enlarged upon the causes
which in great towns, and indeed wherever animal life
exists, tend to vitiate the air we breathe, and to pre-
dispose us to the attacks of every species of epidemic
disease. The Doctor described the great sources of
impure and mephitic vapours, as arising, first, from
combustion and respiration, and secondly, from the
decomposition of animal and vegetable matter. He
showed in fact, that respiration produced much the
same effects in destroying the vital qualities of the air
as combustion, and demonstrated by experiments the
effects of the latter process. Passing to the second
branch of the subject, the Doctor enlarged upon the
noxious gases produced by the decomposition of
animal and vegetable matter, some of them being
dangerous but inodorous, others slightly offensive ;
and a third class, including the deadly atmospheric
poisons of sulphuretted hydrogen and phosphuretted
hydrogen, being highly offensive, if present in the
atmosphere in'even the most infinitesimal proportions.
While upon this part of the subject, the learned Doc.
tor remarked upon the recent outbreak of cholera on
board the Woolwich convict-ship, which was anchored
off the opening into the river of a sewer, and narrated
a case of a similar occurrence during the former visit
of cholera in the London Docks. In conclusion, the
Doctor strongly recommended his auditory to parti-
cularly attend to free ventilation, cleanliness, and
temperance; these, Le said, were the gi eAt preventatives
of disease arising from mephitic vapours. The whole of
the lecture was illustrated by numerous and
.appro-
priate experiments.

THE SEA, SERPENT IN THE
THAMES.
(From Punch.)
We lose not a single moment in laying the sub-
joined letter before the eyes—(how they will be
opened !)--of astonished London. The Sea Serpent
is in the Thames ! It will be seen that the monster-
was beheld by our correspondent—a most intelligent
and conscientious waterman, as we have made it bur
business to discover—off Chelsea Reach. Whether,
in its course from the sea up the river, the
serpent has entirely swallowed the multitudinous
family of whitebait off Blackwall, is a speculation
that must, until next May, feverishly engage the
minds of all men interested in the Crown and Sceptre
of Greenwich. However, we hasten to introduce the
reader to the letter of John Skull, waterman, of
Chelsea; a letter written in that homely simplicity of
style that endears to our memories the voyages of
Anson and Dampier :
" Cheyne-walk, Nov. 1, 1848.
" Mr. Punch,—The sea sarpint is in the Thames I
There can be no doubt on it, seeing the horrid mon-
ster myself. But, sir, I give you the account regular,
as if I was writin' with swabs upon my shoulders to
the bigwigs of her Majesty's Admiralty.
" Last night, coming off in my wherry, the Better
Luck Btill, from the Red House, and a leg of mutton
and trimming supper—the wind St. Paul's east by
Fulham Church nor'-west—light airs and hazy—
striking ten bells—and thinkin' o' nothin', I sud-
denly saw a long black sarpint-like thing upon my
weather bow. Bein' in no manner afeard—for I'd had
too much ale and gin-and-water for that, tho' not a
drop more than's good for an affectionate husband
and indulging father—bein' not a bit afeard, I laid
all along upon my sculls, and had a good look. For
20 minutes—more or less—l seed the thing a cutting
like smoke towards Battersea. It was about a hun-
dred yards long, and seemed to move with two fins
that went round and round, and made a hisin' noise
like bilin' water; and it carried its head out o' water
some twenty feet and more womiting sometimes
smoke and sometimes fire. And so it went on at the
matter of ten knots an hour, till it came to Battersea-
bridge, where it seemed to bend its head back'ards to
go thro' the arches, and so, taliin' the bend o' the
river, it vanished out o' sight, but not out o' mind,
" Of yours humble servant,
" JOHN SKULL."

" P.S.—l'm not much of a drawer, but think I can
warrant the pictur I send as the fac simile of the
sarpint as it appeared. Some of your shyandtifick
readers may have seen something like it afire."
[Here Punch favours his readers with a cut of a
river steamer.]

KNIGHTHOOD of the EX-MAYOR

OF MANCHESTER.

At a meeting of the Town Council of Manchester on
Wednesday, the Town Clerk said that, before the
Council proceeded to any other business, he was re-
quested by the Mayor who had just passed the chair to
read the following correspondence which had taken place
between the Secretary a State for the Home Depart-
ment and himself:—

(Private.) " Whitehall, Oct. 30, 1848.
" Sir,—As the second year during which you have
served the office of Mayor of Manchester will shortly
expire, I am desirous of expressing to you the high
sense which I entertain of the manner in which the ar-
duous and responsible duties which have devolved upon
you have been performed, under circumstances requiring
more than ordinary judgment and vigilance. I have
reason' to believe that her Majesty would be graciously
pleased, upon my recommendation, to confer upon you
a mark of her approbation; and if it would be agreeable
to you to receive the distinction of knigthood, I shall be
happy in submitting your name to her Majesty for that
purpose.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
"The Mayor of Manchester, &c. " G. GREY."
" Town-hall, Manchester, Nov. 2, 1848.

" Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the 30th ult. I may state that it has,
during the term of my office, and more especially during
the last few months, been to me, and the magistrates
with whom I have been associated, a source of high
satisfaction to receive from time to time the assurances
that the steps taken for the maintenance of order, and
the preservation of the peace of this city, had met with
your approbation; and on my own part, I may be per.
mitted, whilst expressing my sincere acknowledgments
for the communication just received, to add, that to ob-
tain so flattering a testimony of the opinion entertained
by you of any services which I have been able to render,
is more than an ample, as it is an unlooked-for, com-
pensation for any personal sacrifices which may have
been required in the discharge of the duties devolving
upon me as the mayor.
" Were I to consult my own feelings only, I should
hesitate to accept the honour which you are pleased to
say you are prepared to recommend to her Majesty
should be conferred upon me ; but feeling assured
that it is not on personal considerations, but to me as
the representative of the community, that any mark of
her Most Gracious Majesty's favour would be shown, I
feel no hesitation in expressing my grateful appreciation
of the offer made, and in stating that in case you shall
think fit so to recommend her Majesty, and her Majesty
shall be graciously pleased to confer upon me the honour
of knighthood, I shall willingly and gratefully accept
the same, with the full conviction that it is not an honour
conferred upon the individual, but upon the Mayor of
Manchester, and intended to mark her Majesty's appro-
bation of the conduct, not of the civil authorities alone,
but of the vast population of this city, who are, I believe,
not less distinguished for their love of order than for
their loyalty and attachment to our Most Gracious
Queen. I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient
humble servant,
(Signed) " ELKANA II ARMITAGE, Mayor.
"To the Bight Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., MT.,

&c., Horne Office, Londou."
—Blanchester Courier.

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE.—LELDS, NOY. 10.—We
have no improvement to notice in this branch of trade
during the past week, the few sales effected being mere!),
to supply the present very limited requirements of the
manufacturers.

ENGLISH WOOL MARKET.—LEEDS, Nov. 10.—There
has not been any change of moment in this market dur-
ing the present week. Prices are quoted the same us
last week.

LEEDS.—We have had very dull markets at our cloth
halls, both on Saturday and Tues&lay. The season being
far advanced, there has been llttle done beyond assort-
ing to order f ,r the home market; for although goods
of all descriptions are low beyond all precedent, there
continues to be a complete absence of speculation. The
same dull state of business continues in the warehouses;
very few buyers so late in the season visit the market,
and the foreign houses are doing little.
BRADFORD, NOV. 9. Wool.—There is nothing
altered in this trade ; consumption is slow, and no dis-
position on the part of the spinners to buy anything
except fur immediate use. There is not any demand for
bright haired hogs, while wethers of that class meet a
ready sale. Down wools are rather more inquired for,
and the supply in the market barely an average. Colo-
nial wools are not so much inquired after, and the sales
about to take place in London, are not expected to be
at all improved in price. Noils and broke, from the
small quantity producing, continue to be active, and late
prices are firmly maintained.—Yarns —There is no
alteration as regards demand for this article. The
spinners continue to be tolerably well employed, but at
prices anything but remunerating or satisfactory. The
extreme low prices at which yarns are now sold has
not been at all met by corresponding reduction in the
price of wool, and the expectation generally formed prior '
to clip has not been realised, and notwithstanding all the
colonial brought into the market it has not had the
same effect upon the growers of British wools, and the
spinners are now grappling with great disproportion in
price between the raw material and yarns. Pieces—
For some kinds of goods, especially moreens, there is a
very active demand, and the makers are engaged for
some time to come. Orleans and Paramattas are stea•lily
moved off, and no stocks yet to be found. The dulness
which presented itself on the stoppage of Messrs. S. A.
l3utterworth and Co. appears to Le fast disappearing.
Fancy goods are now slack, and but few making. It is
too late for the winter, and too early for the spring; and
there appears to be a decided want of a new style for
the coming seasons. Silk having been introduced into
such low goods with coloured yarns prevents their being
so favourably looked upon for the spring, and we hear
that in light shades they are not so effective as ordinarily
dyed goods.
MANCHESTER.—We have rather retrograded this week,
both in demand and prices, and the market since Tues-
day has given unmistakeable signs that 9104 the present

low prices cannot be maintained. There is again an
almost general talk of resorting to short time, but at
present it is all talk. There is scarcely any branch of
the trade that can be called healthy, the velvet branch
excepted. Most of the Greek and American houses are
doing a moderate amount of business, but are by no
means active. Yarns are in the same dull and depressed
state as on this day week; the production is clearly too
large for prices to be supported.
LEICESTER.—The demand for regular hosiery of all
sorts continues good, and all the operatives are fully
employed. The fancy hosiery houses are also very busy,
and there is every prospect of their continuing so till
Christmas. It is gratifying to learn that the goods sent
out for the American fall trade have done well. There
is no alteration in yarns. Wools are dull, except nods
and brokes, which are in good request.
NOTTINGIIAM.—The two staples of this town do not
present any new feature upon which to comment this
week. There has been less demand for lace goods
generally, and an improved demand for hosiery, especi-
ally for that describtiJn of goods in which the great bulk
of yarn is consumed. The demand for winter goods
continues longer this season than usual.

BANK OF FRANCE.
The following was the situation of the Bank of
France on Thursday morning, Nov. 9, 1848:

ASSETS.

... f. 131,845,966 87
. . 103,320,827 00
171,533 06

Cash and ingots
Ditto in branch banks
Bills over due ••• ••• •••
Bills falling due in Paris, of which
15.539,2501. 15c. are from the branch
banks ••• .. ~.
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coins and ingots...
Ditto on French public securities
Ditto by branch banks...
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tr6sor..
Advance to the State on the lean of
150,000,000 f. .
Rentes of the reserve fund
Rentes, disposable funds
Investments of the new branch banks in
the public funds ... 12,806,741 39
Hotel and furniture of the Bank 4,000,000 00
Real property of the branch banks ... 2,524,717 00
Loan of 10,000,000 f. to.the city of Paris 4,500,000 00
Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 00
Ditto branch banks 230,000 00
Bills protested at Paris 13,584,155 24
Ditto at the branches ... ... 8,006,808 00
Expenses of administration of the Bank 480,842 71
Ditto of the branches ... 378,001 00
Miscellaneous ... 589,344 71
Consolidation of Treasury Bonds ... 7,066,657 36

... 62,073,304 99
... 105,963,877 58
... 13,599,516 00
13,518,196 65
1,589,404 00
50,000,000 00

... 50,000,000 00
... 10,000,000 00
34,786,288 62

f. 651,236,182 18