The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-21 00:00:00

MORE INCENDIARY FIRES.
NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDA T.—Last evening, 811°11
before ten o'clock, a large haystack, standing in
a short distance from the Southwall-road, on the et
skirts of this town, was discovered to be on fire. A. tnef-
senger was immediately dispatched for an engine, and I!
the meantime, although many of the lower class refugee
to assist, several parties were found whe were very as
tire in throwing water upon the flame., which were thull
kept from obtaining the head they otherwise would have
done. A portion of the Nottingham fire brigade, wife
one engine and the fire cart, arrived soon after ten; WI
unfortunately, some time elapsed before a good supplf of
water could be obtained.
The fire was not thoroughly extinguished until be'
tween four and five o'clock this morning. We under-
stand the property (which was worth about 1401.) ll°
partly insured. A man was seen running away from the
stack the moment the flames burst out.
On Saturday morning an extensive fire broke out g°
Gleadthorpe, on the premises of Mr. Turner, farmer,
when, according to the official report, the following pre
perty was destroyed:—A small stack of oat rathings;
one stack of oats, the produce of about nine acres; on.
stack of flood meadow hay, containing thirty-sil or
thirty-eight tons; one stack of barley, quantity not se'
certained; one stack of wheal, the produce of 13ine
acres; and one other stack of wheat, the produce of low
teen or fifteen acres. No portion of these six stacks we.
saved, except a few cart loads, fit only for the strew;
yard. Fortunately, however, the property was insured
in the Norwich Union.
On Sunday last the property undermentioned was de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire, which took place upon the
premises of Mr. Neep, of Clarborough, near lietford.---
The produce of eighteen acres of wheat, seven of clover,
two of oats, four of peas, and eleven of hay. The hat
was not burnt, but spoiled with water. Mr. Neep /Y°
insured in the County Fire-office for 3001.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Skrr. 20.
STOCK ExcHANGE.—The Share Market is an itTiprovil
one as to prices, but holders of stock are unwilling to sell.
Great Western, Quarter Shares, were done at 5 die.
LIVERPOOL, Sarr. 20.
STOCK EXCHANG —The transactions are limited, but the
demand is steady. The sales are—Birkenhead, Leech'
shire, and Cheshire Junction, Sll. Shares, gii
Caledonian, Preference, 85.9 d. c. dis.—East Anglian, Si. 100,
Shares (guar. 6 per cent.), 234—Lancashire and Yorkshire
(late Manchester and Leeds), Fifths, 3% dis.—Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 2%8 dis.—London and North-
Western, 109—Ditto, New Quarters, % dis.—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 7',die.— Midland ,
New Halves, 91. 18s. ed. dis.— Shrewsbury and Chester
(late N. W. M.), 101. Preference, 13—Smth-Eastern so
lloyer, 23:!4—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 61. 19s. 9d. dis.

MANCHESTER, 'SErn 20.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Midland, 501. Shard
10 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 6 15-16—Liver-
pool and Newcastle Junction, 4s. dis.—Sheffield, Preferince•
934—Huddersfield, 28/. paid, filA dis. —North Starfordshirer
5A dia.—Grimsby, Quarters, 7 dis.

11t111NGA Sim.. 20.
STOCK EXCIIANI3
GE. —The hales' are—North StafFordshirer
5/. 3s.Bd. die,—.Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 6%
Ditto (B), 44 die.—Ditto, Preference, p.
GLASGOW, SEPT. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGN --;lingo.—The sales are—Glasgow,
-- d
nock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 1,5/. ft—Glasgow and
Greenock, 15—Ditto, Preference, 7—Great Northern, 61. Isa
—North British, Thirds, 51.105. 6d.—Paisley, Barrhesd,
liurlet, 203.

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CHOLERA_ ORDER kir(
COUNCIL.—A communication has been received by tee
Commissioners of the Customs department, through their
secretary, from Mr. Greville, one of the clerks of the
Council, stating that with reference to his commullis"
tion dated the 15th June last, directing all vessels arrivi-
ing in the United Kingdom, having foul bills of health
(with reference to cholera), to be released from quarsei
tine without any medical visit, provided that no case
cholera had existed on board any such vessel for *
period of ten days previously to her arrival, he (fir'
Bathurst) had been directed by the Lords of
Council to state, for the information of the Commis-
sioners of the Customs, that it is the expressed d.
sire of their Lordships that the before-mentioned re-
gulation should still continue in force. Mr. Behar!),
also states that he was now further directed by the Lords
of the Council to inform the Commissioners that their
Lordships are of opinion that instructions should he
forthwith transmitted to the different ports in the
United Kingdom, directing that in the event of the
arrival of any vessel, on board of which a case of cholera
shall have occurred, such vessel shall be detained under
the restraint of quarantine, until the clothing and beddwg
of the following persons shall have been thoroughlY .
mersed in water, under the direction of an officer of the.
Customs, viz.-1. Of all persons who shall have died of
cholera on board such vessel, at any foreign port, or on
shore at such port. 2. Of all persons who shall have died, or
who shall have had an attack of cholera on board of Buell
vessel during her homeward voyage; and that, should
any vessel arrive with cholera actually on board, such
vessel should be detained under quarantine at her port
of arrival, until further orders from the Lords of the
Council are received. In pursuance of this communica-
tion from the Lords of the Council, with a view to
prevent the introduction of cholera into this country by
vessels arriving from abroad, express directions have been
forwarded by the Commissioners to the officers of the
Customs' department at the several ports and places
throughout the United Kingdom, as well as at the port
of London, to take care that their Lordships' orders be
duly obeyed.
ROYAL BUCKS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.--
BEACONSFIELD, SEPT. 20.—The annual meeting of this
important and influential society was held here yester-
day. Although upon the borders of the county, a mote
than usual number of members attended, and the meet-
ing was one of a most satisfactory and practical character.
An additional interest was given to it by the circunr
stance that is well understood amongst the most prowl'
nent members of the various agricultural associations
that now pervade the country, that a new effort is about
to be made to revive protective agitation. In this
spect, however, little was done at this meeting, but the
general resolution of all present was that the tenant
farmers, as the chief employers of labour, should take
the matter into their own hands, and thus exonerate the
landlords from the imputation which would otherwile,
be cast upon them, that they had commenced a course elf
agitation for mere selfish motives. The proceedings.,?
the day commenced by a ploughing match ; an exbrel-
tion of the garden productions of cottagers was the Be'
cend feature ; the rewards bestowed upon farm labourers
the third ; and the dinner, with its accompaoYleg
speeches, formed the climax.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE FROM LOSSES ON TN' Sir'
LEGER.—Yesterday mornisg, between ten and eleven
o'clock, considerable excitement was created in t„h;
aneighbourhoodgentleman of
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following
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suicide
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appears that the deceased, a young person named Nor
man Howard, twenty-one years of age, lately residing in
John-street, Tottenham-court-road, having spent th: •
whole of Tuesday night in visiting the different saint,
and places of nocturnal resort, entered a cab at ;fry
above mentioned hour, at the Regent circus, Piccadilly,
where in a few minutes he committed suicide, by dis-
charging the contents of a loaded pistol at his 111
The deceased who had until the time of the raelancho
tailor's
occurrence held a lucrative situation in a large
firm at the West-end, had during the last few days ex-
hibited great depression of spirits, owing to some heall
losses arising from the recent St. Leger at Doncaster.
To this circumstance, coupled with general pecuniary
embarrassment, the rash act is attributed. The deceased
was immediately removed to the Charing Cross Ilosr
tal, where Mr. Steggall, the resident medical officer,
pronounced life to be quite extinct. It was found on ex-
amination, that the ball had passed through the bone of
the skull, at the back part of the head, having been di*.
charged into the mouth.
DEA 111 01' TWO C LIIREN sr POISON AT
Lolo.llSTER.—Considerable sensation has been excite .
in this city, in consequence of the death of two children
of the name of Kent, on Friday last, by poison, which
was administered in the shape of gruel. It appeared
that an elder brother of the deceased went up to his
mother (the wife of a journeyman currier), and asked
her whether he might make some gruel, for himself and
brothers and sisters, from some white stuff which he had
found in a paper bag, and which he took to be flour.
The boy, aged about twelve years, accordingly did so,
and after having partook, with a brother, of a portion
of it, became very sick, and was obliged to go to bed.
The younger children then partook a portiohnodf iotn, to
bodies of the two children on Tuesday
of whom died. A coroner's inquest
r
was
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ienna t
itohe
surgeon who superintended the post motelmae when the
surgeon who auperintended the post mortem exa el
m n
stated that be could find no trace of mineral poison.
After hearing some
further evidence, the inquest was
adjourned till next Monday.