The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-14 00:00:00

THE MODEL UNION.

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By the published accounts of the expenses of the poor
in the Isle of Wight, it appears that 4,000/.105.4d. was
given in out-door relief in money, 1,621/. 16s. 11 id.
in bread ; relief out of the island, 1781. 7s. Bd. ;
wine, 'meat, &c., .to the sick by the surgeons,
134/. 2s. 23. Total out-relief charges, 5,9341. 17s. lid.
While the in-maintenance amounted in the year to
4,6041. 17s. sd. Establishment charges, including
six relieving-officers, 4211. 10s. ; thirteen surgeons,
7541., and other salaries, removals, &c., 2 352/.125.2d.;
registry of births and deaths, 132/. 19s. 2d. ; vaccina-
tion, 25/.135.; county and police rates, 5,390/.78.8d.l I
Total expenses for the year, 12,849/. 3s. 10d.
The island had a population, in 1841, of 42,547,
which his been considerably increased since that
period, and contains about 105,000 acres, and is di-
vided into thirty parishes. The present House of
Industry for the island was commenced in 1770.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
A. moderate amount of business was transacted at the
following prices:—
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
15 to 1 on the field
20 to 1 sgst Sir Arthur
30 to 1 agst Brunette—taken
30 to 1 apt Latitat—taken
50 to 1 agst Chatham—taken to 501.
50 to 1 apt Discount—taken to 251.
50 to 1 agst Khondooz—taken to 251.
50 to 1 agst Profligate—taken to 251.
1,000 to 10 agst Sparta—taken
• CHESTER CEP.
500 to 10 apt Col. Anson's'Blaie—taken and offered
GOO to 10 agst Sir J. Hawley's Mendicant—taken and
offered or
1,000 to 20 apt Mr.; Watts's Chat—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Greyille's Jonathan Wild—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor—taken
300 to 10 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack and Foredo-
- sure—taken

DERBY.
10 to 1 on the field
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken and
afterwards offered
25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Nil Desperandum—taken
35 to I agst Mr. Medley's Bssborough--taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. R. Watson's The Fiddler—taken
2,500 to 25 apt Mr. J. Scott's Brockett—taken

THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE

SOCIETY.

On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, the first
and second of a course of three lectures, on the
" Scientific Truths connected with Teetotalism," were
delivered by Dr. Carr, of Birmingham, in the large
room of the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle• street.
The first lecture was devoted to a description of the
structure and functiOns of the human frame, and
showing that the habitual use of alcoholic beverages
interfered with digestion, and, by destroying the
healthy action of the stomach, laid the foundation of
disease.

In the second lecture, Dr. Carr, detailed the dis-
eases which were entirely 'produced by the use of
alcoholic drinks;and for which, no remedy, apart from
the practice of total abstinence, would avail.
In the course of these lectures, the talented Doctor
did essential service to the cause of sanitary improve-
ment, by pr9ving, from good authority, that in pre-
vious attacks of cholera and fever, in this and other
countries, cleanliness and temperance were the best
preventives from their attack.
Great praise is due to the committee of the Na-
tional Temperance Society for securing the valuable
services of Dr. Carr, at a time when the country is
threatened with cholera.

A numerous and respectable auditory testified their
approbation by repeated applause.

ASTLEY'S AMPIIITHEATILS.—Last night was what
is termed a juvenilenight at this theatre, the pantomime
being played before the other entertainments .of the
evening, for the purpose of affording an opportunity to
the young folks of seeing the tricks and gambols of the
motley artists at an hour earlier than that at which
little leads ought to be on their pillow. In consequence,
a great part of the audience consisted of men and women
in miniature, who seemed to enjoy the performances
with unmixed delight, clapping their little hands and
shouting with glee at the audacious thefts of the Clown,
the light-footed dancing of Columbine, the cuffs and mis-
chances Of the old Pantaloon, aid the agile capering of
Harlequin. Nor were they less pleased with the eques-
trian teats in the circle, heartily
.applauding the perfor-
mances of the7doeile and gracefully-managed horses,
applause in whiJi the older portion of the.audience cor-
dially joined. The house. was well filled in every part.
PosT-oirlcs ON SUNDAY.—TiIe mayor of South-
ampton has received a communication from the Post-
maater. General, in which his Lordship states that the
tneniorial'sent by his Worship, on the part of the in-
habitants, for the•closing of the post-oilice during the
grezter part of Sunday, has been complied with. •
SOUTUAMPTON THURSDAY, JAN. The Penin-
. Pilot. and Oriental- Steam. Navigation Company's ship
Sultan, George 13rooks commander, arrived on Wednes-
day vvenirg _from Constantinople, Trebizond, Smyrna,
Malta„ and Gibraltar, bringing the Bernbay mail and
ten passengers. The Sultan has on freight 41 packages
of specie, value 61,644/. sterling, 72 cases of opium, 12
cases of scaincuy, 49 cases of silk, 6 packages of sponge,
9 cases of otto of roses, 38 boxes of oranges, 182 bales
of goat's wool, 27 barrels quit 29 begs of yellow. berries,-
packages of sundries. -At the
15 tubs of leeches, 110.72
date ;Of the Sultan's departure from Malta no additional
- particalars had been received relative to the loss of the
Aveng. r. The steamer dispatched by the Admiral to
Galita had nut returned to Malta. The Montrose, with
the Spanish and Portui;tiese mails, is due on- the 15th,
1
heJupiter will on the 17th for Lisbon, Cadiz, and
Gdiraltar, and the For,h on the same day with West
India mails.;
IM. lierv6, formerly Deputy front the Gironde,
and conseiller a': the Own of Casstoion, threw himself
on Tuesday out. of a window on the third story of tbe
house an w.hich. he.lived. This desperate net, is said to
have been cosranitted at the moment of the-ei•itrance of ft•
huisier, who came to make a levy upon his property
for a debt incurred by some unfortunate sptculations.—
Galigna7t4