The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-20 00:00:00

SALTPETRE.—HoIders have refused to submit to any fur

ther reductiogAn prices, but the home and export demand at
present ialiinited for all qualities, and 1,950 bags of Calcutta
at auction were only in part sold at the previous currency.
British Refined is still in excellent request at 29s 6d to 30s.
Nitrate of Soda is wanted, and prices are firm at 17s 6d to
18s per cwt.
Oms.—This afternoon at public sale 29 casks of Palm oil
only partly sold at 36s to 38s; 94 pkgs 20 tons Cochin
Cocoa Nut went at 42s to 42s 3d for fine, and low at 33s to
35s per cwt.

UNFOUNDED CHARGE AGAINST THE PHYSICIAN OF
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford
held an inquest at the Prince's Head, Duke's-court,
Bow-street, on the body of Margaret Mailers, aged 60,
of No. 11, Broad-court, Long-acre. Robert Mailers, the
husband, said, the deceased had been ill for some time
past. On the 2d inst. she became an out-patient of
King's College Hospital. Being a baker he had to work
all night, and on Monday evening, when he left home,
the deceased told him he would not' see her alive in the
morning. Upon returning home from work he found
her dead in bed. She had complained to him of having
been kept waiting a long time at the hospital when she
went for advice and medicine. Mr. Bainbridge, surgeon,
of St. Martin's-lane. said, that he had examined the
body, and found death to have been caused by disease of
the heart. She bad probably been seized with a fainting.,
fit, not an uncommon circumstance from such a disease,
and no one being near to apply brandy, sal volatile, sir
some other restorative, had been unable to rally; Re
had examined her medicine, and found it proper for hel
complaint. Dr. Guy, physician of King's College Hos.
pitai, said, that where there were as many as forty or
fifty ont-patients to attend to, the deceased might ha., e
been kept waiting a short time, but no longer than wa-
cessary. The jury expressed themselves satisfied tliat
there was no ground for the charges, and returns d a
verdict of "Died from fainting, caused by disease of the
hearti •
THE ROYAL STAGHOUNDS.—The meet on Wed-
nesday, which took place at Pale Hill, between H. ayes
and Hillingdon, was attended by the Earl of Grant rifle,
the Hon. Mr. Denman, Captain Seymour, several obi cers
of the Ist Life Guards, and a field of upwards of
leen!
hundred. The Highflyer stag, upon beingunew d
went away to Gutteridge Wood, through Mr. C !ox's
grounds, at Hillingdon, to the Common, thence on t( ) the
West Drayton station, where it doubled to Caw: ley ;
thence crossing the country to Uxbridge, it faced r
ight
through the town over the Colne into Bucks, awn; y to
Long Coppice, and doubling across the Beacons; field
road to Denham. The stag again crossed the river,
making away in the .direction of Harefield Church, o n to
Ruislip, where it was headed back to the villw,te of
Harefield, and there taken, after a run of between three
and four hours. The Earl of Graniille and a largo Add
were up at the finish.
FIRE AND NARROW EscAPE.—Yesterday morning,
at an early hour, a fire happened in the house of Mr.
Lewis, Devonshire-street, New North-road, Islington,
attended with considerable damage. Some children who
were sleeping in bed narrowly escaped. Fortunmtely
the inmates had not retired to rest, and by their unified
exertions the flames were subdued, but the contents of
the room were destroyed.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 17.—According to letters fr
Niel, of the 6th of November, her Majesty the Qut
and his Royal Highness Prince Alexander, were still in
that city. They had removed from the Hotel de Prat aec
to the fine villa of M. Aviger, the banker, one of the
principal persons of that place. It is not known )Ww
long they intend to remill them