The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-02 00:00:00

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Idemand for flannels to-day, buyers having eLk-en es,
well and purchased freely. Last week being the Tfi
there was a more limited number of pieces °Orr"
sale, and many of the manufacturers had cleared ogle",
noon. Notwithstanding flannels have sold so Wellth
has been very little inquiry for wool, and the dead
complain of the limited demand. felf
HUDDERSFIELD, AUGUST 29.—There has been
attendance of buyers to•day from the London, Seat
and Irish markets; but we have not heard of any 17;
portant orders having been given. The inquiry stela! #
have been after first-rate goods, of which there lb,
great scarcity. There is much anxiety as regards
weather, and hopes are entertained that a fortnight'Sect
tinuance of that which we have had for the last few dr
would improve our condition very materially.
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HALIFAX, AUGUST 26.—The unpropitiousness o.
weather, in the crisis of the harvest, and the consequeq
advancing price of corn, seem to add to the gloom itien
has so longoverhung the worsted trade, and ourrieee',°
to day presented a miserable aspect, there being bat #
meagre attendance of manufacturers, and scarcely sail
purchasers. There is a little more doing in Ya-r;
chiefly for the continental markets; but the sbipplll2
houses are very cautious in giving out oral 7i
and prices, though steady, are very low. DeersteP4l
wools are selling rather more freely, at old rates; "A,
the staplers only purchase to meet present went& 4-
some of the principal spinners are running longer hear
short wools are becoming a little more abundant in ear
ply, but without any alteration in price.
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LEEDS, AUG. 29.—1 n our this day's market, - b
spirit has been displayed than last week owing to too
better state of the weather, which, at the present sees°,
of the year is the great consideration, and of momenta'
importance for trade. The amount of business done Os'
however, not very considerable.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
, . 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—TheBRISTOL salesSErr are—Bristol and EV3Ler'
35 dis.—Bristol and Exeter, New, 12% di& w I"—Calede"
Preference, 4s. p.
LIVERPOOL, Sam. 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales of shares, &c., contine°
limited, and prices are supported at the following .411°1'.
LA
tions :—Caledonian, Preference, 7 per cent., Wd
shire and Yorkshire (late M. and B.), Halves (late anlo,
S.), 15 dis.—Midland Stock, 89 % —Ditto, New Halves, etur
3d. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E.. 1 •
chase), % p.
MANCHESTER, SEPT. 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, ratT,
cashire, and Cheshire Junction 8% dis. cum in.—S°ll
Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 7 3116 c.—Leeds, Preferel?o4
p.—North Staffordshire, 4 13-16 dis.—West Riding 1:101
4 dis.—Lancashire and York, 17 dis.—Manchester
Birmingham (C), Quarters, 2 1-16 p.—London and Nertu
Western, New Quarters, IA p.
BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 1.
STocK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Midland (Colll,_
dated Birmingham and Derby), 65 ex div.—North Brfurs
Thirds, 21/2 dis.—North Staffordshire, 4% dis.—ShrewsbOU
and Birmingham (A), dis.—Shropshire Union, 3 dis.
YORK, AUG. 31.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day"
as follows : Great Northern, 7!4—North British, TO"
11. 18s.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. Ftir
chase), 8%.

GLASGO, . 31.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The WsalesAua are—Caledonian, P 7
ference, 535. 3d.—Edinburgh and Newport, 7—Glagg°,!
Dumfries, and Carlisle, s%—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and•Ar'
61—Ditto, Halves, No 1,6/. 35.—Glasgow and Greerlit
1414—Great Northern, 71A—North British, Thirds, 51.,1.„-
9d.—Paisley, Barrheac, and Hurlet, 225. 6d.—Scottish tftr4
tral, 24.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—ARRIVALS t,
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, &C.—The following is 11_,„—r
turn of cattle, grain, &c., for the London markets san.
the Eastern Counties Railway, for the week enaw!
August 26, 1848:
Beasts
Calves
Sheep
Pigs
Malt
Wheat
Barley

Oats ... qrs. 109
Beans •••
Peas ... 19946
Flour ... sacks 7,268
Seed ,
BMrielk...
.q....ueawA ta.
s 20!
Bread
Tons. Grits. Wr
Meat, dead ...
Poultry
••• ••• 132 13
Fish, lresh ••• 16 11
••• ••• 275 1 2,
Fruit and vegetables ... . . 267 18
0
Ale and porter ••• ... 198 11
Wines and spirits ... • 63 7
Wool ... 33 16 ;
General Merchandise ... 2,256 13 'l.O,
IRISH WASTE LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY'
Yesterday the half yearly general meeting of this 000'
pany was held at the offices, 5, St. Mildred's.col7
Poultry. The secretary read the report, which pas 4
an interesting character. It stated that the first nut,'"
..
of importance to which the directors felt it necessary
to call the attention of the shareholders was that of too
last call made in July, 1847, on which there still
mained due the sum of 1,285 Z, attributable probably
of
the recent commercial failures and the distressed state
Ireland. The construction of the pier and mill at DI
kerin was rapidly progressing, and the second illetss,
meta from the Board of Works was now due. Colon a
Robinson, the managing director, was still in:lreisn,)
upon his annual inspection, and would make his rePn,
at the next general meeting. The directors lamented
state that there appeared but too mueh reason for eredb..,
ing the unfavourable reports which had been cirCn.l.
ted with regard to the return of the potato disease,
it could not be ex,ncted that the company's este.l4"..
should wholly escape their share of "the visitatiel-
though provisions had been made to compensate for 104:
loss in the crops. The balance and cash in hand on 1R",
30th June last, was 3081. 4s , and the total *eel
14,984/.los. The report was adopted, and the meell'
shortly alter adjourned.
THE STATE OF MILLEANK PRISON.—The
of Millbank Prison, Mr. Perry and Captain Wi
have made their annual report as to the condition It
management of this enormous establishment. -"1 ,
only individuals sent to the colonies in *a penal rao;
tion in the last year have been women, 334 of 013
were transferred to the Penitentiary at Hobart To'
The male prisoners, 2,446 in number, were sent either
to the hulks in this country or to Gibraltar, probe'
tionary. In order to ease the prison, Government et":#,
tracted for probationary residences for 674 other PSI; ,
soners, at the gaols of Wakefield, Leicester, Noll
ampton, Reading, Leeds, and Bath. Notwithstanding
the relief thus afforded, the number of prisoners
has gone on -increasing to an unprecedented 1;
tent, the average number in the year ending
31st of December, 1847, having exceeded that Of
the previous year by 151. During tine past ree_n'
of the current year, the excess has still further it:wrenl
„
-p
the average number during the first seven
tuun„t
having reached 1,345, of whom 1,210 were males;
ra
the number in the prison at one time during that period •
has sometimes amounted to 1,473
males and 98 feu";, -
The inspectors have availed themselves of every 01°,0 ,
in their power to provide accommodation -for this 184 •
number of persons, and especial care has been taken, ble
a due regard to cleanliness and ventillation, to keep toe
prison as healthy as possible. The gross expergee
the establishment during the past year, including to
_,
cost of conveying the prisoners to the hulks and trent°
port ships, was 41,034 L 7s. 4d., from which there is
be deducted 4,298 L 3s. 3d. (or 4/. Is. 4d. per basalt,,
~
the profit of prisoners' earnings in the manufactutZ
department, leaving the net expense 36,736/. 2s. 3d. .:
deaths during the year were 83, and the pardons, on tau-
dical grounds, 15.
EARNINGS BY .CONVICTS.—It appears from an °tri-:
vial document just issued, that during the year 18
upon a daily average .of 1,056 prisoners in Millbank
Prison, their earnings amounted to 5,150/. 9s. 10IAd. 117,
expense of the manufactory was 852/. 7s. 6id., making
the net profit by prisoners' earnings 4,2931.25. 3I d"
showing the annual earnings per head to have bee"
4/. Is. 41c1.
['ADVERTISEMENT.]—SKIN DISEASES.--DR.POI.„
TESTIMONY OF THE EFFICACY OF ITOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND 01b1,
MENT.—Extract of a letter, dated 16, Blessington-street, Du
my
_Feb. 9, 1847. Professor Ilolloway.—Dear Sir,—Having devoted .
particular attention for some years to the treatment of cutanaool,t
skin diseases, I think it right to inform yon that I have, in a ErL7d
many case,, recommended the use of your Pills and Ointrnenti
invariably found them to have the most perfect effect in reinov7s;
those diseases, even when of a very desperate nature. Igo
W. E. PovrELL, M.D. In cases of scald heads, ringworms. P „... ,
•or tetters on tke face, the effect of the medicines is astonishlussitt.
Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Eglawidun
:944. Strand, London.

••• 558
... ••• 96
... 6,873
••• ••• 710
... qrs. 3,170
... ~ 3,362
... 21 649

BIRTHS.
On the 28th ult., at Bidford Vicarage, Warwickshire, the
wife of the Rev. H. E. Richards. of a son.
On the 29th ult., at the Grammar School, Henley-op-
'Thames, the wife of the Rev. C. H. Godley, of a son.
On the 29th ult., at Craig-court, Whitehall, the wife of I,
Newall, Esq., of a son.
On the 30th ult., in lifornington-crescent, the lady of J.
.Lascelles, Esq., of a son, stillborn.
On the 31st ult., at Harewood-square, the lady of
hEesql9orht of
aulso.,mat Stanhope-street, Regent's-park, the
rlotosonnt,
wife of Mr. W. Lovell Phillips, of a son.
At Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, on the 29th ult., the lady of "* v .
'Clark, Esq., of a daughter.

ARRIED.
On the 31st ult., at Boldre Church, Hants, Edward Forbes'
-Esq., F.R S., Professor of Botany in King's College, Le4,o°r:
to Emily Marianne, youngest daughter of the late °'`-' -General Sir C. Ashworth K.C.8., K.T.S. SethOn the 31st ult., at St. Peter's, Great Berkhampsted,
kiah Smith, Esq., of Beslyns, Great Bonifield, Esser'
Tres t Anne, eldest daughter of Noah Newman, Esq., 0' , Berkhampsted.
,On the 31st ult., at Lewisham, Frederic, youngest " —,ii
hor
-the late T. Russell, Esq , of Croydon, to Mary, eldest daug
-ter of T. Hill, Esq., of the same place. Chat
Valentine, eg
. On the 31st ult., at St. Mark's, Myddleton•squarer
,Valentine, youngest son of Mr. Cook, of Baker-street, ,-.1710,
:square, London, to Csroline, youngest daughter of Lin mss'
•ot Wolverton, Hants.

DIED.
On the 14th of July, at Poonah, aged 22, Lieutenant G.
"Chapman, Bombay Engineers, third son of W. Chapman
Esq., of Wimpole-street.
500
On the 26th ult., at York, Robert Gilbert, Esq., second Yorks
.of the late Rev. R. Gilbert, rector of Settrington,
On the 28th ult., aged 22, at Hageley-house,
third daughter of Dr. Addams.
On the 29th ult., at Iligh-street-place, Stepney, Sarah
'wife of Mr. J. Crouch, aged 74.
On the 30th ult., at Judd-place East, New-road, prof
Sarah Eyton, aged 82, relict of the late E. Eyton,
Mecklenburgh-square.
On the 30th ult., Margaret, the wife of T. —w• Duff' of • 11
Thebert on-street, Islington.
ke4 On the 30th ult., at Albany-terrace, Regent's-par- Lte ag 0.
6, Anne Eliza, eldest daughter and heiress of the of
`_Thorold, Esq., of thrmston-hall, Lincolnshire, and relict
-Benjamin Thorold, Esq., of the same place.
On the 30th ult., at Bellevue-house, Southampton. of
4aret Jane, daughter of the late HughAPCalmont, En"
-Abbey Lands, Antrim.

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