The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-01 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEM BER 1, 1848.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY.

The present week's arrival of English Wheat, coast-
wise as well as by land carriage, has been considerably
on the increase, but of very middling quality. To-day
the stands were well filled with samples of both red and
white. Selected parcels were in moderate request, at
about Monday's prices. In all other kinds scarcely any
business was transacted, at, in some instances, a slight
decline in the quotations--say of is per quarter, and at
which a clearance was not effected. A considerable
quantity of foreign Wheat has come in, the demand for
which was heavy, at is per quarter less money. PJ waded
parcels, as well as floating cargoes, were neglected.
Grinding and distilling Barley was very dull, and prices
were the turn in favour of the buyers. There was
scarcely any inquiry for Malt, and to effect sales quite
is per quarter less money must have been accepted.
All other articles of Grain, as well as Flour, moved off
slowly, at barely the late advance in the quotations.
ARRIVALS Title WEEK.
Wheat. I
—_Barley. Oats. I Flour.
5,450 qrs—_qrs. 40 qrs. I 2,1905k5.
--
11,030 I

English
Irish.
Foreign

14,100 I 3,740
Malt, 5,740 qrs.
SMITHPIMLD.
A full average time-of-year supply of Beasts was on
sale in our market of to-day; but its general quality
was by no means prime. For all breeds, the demand
was in a sluggish state, at prices barely equal to those
paid on Monday. The highest figure for the best Scots
was 4s 2d per 81bs Amongst the Beasts, we 'noticed 82
from France, 92 from Spain, and 175 from Holland, and
Germany, as also, 220 from Scotland, and 84 from Ire-
land. Although the numbers of Sheep were on the in-
crease—there being upwards of 2,000 more in the mar-
ketvery firm, and late rates were readily supported.
than on this day se'nni
Lambs—the supply of which was moderate—were in
se'nnight, the Mutton trade was
fair request, at full currencies. The Veal trade, owing
to the large supply of Calves brought forward, was
heavy, at a decline of quite 4d per Blbs. Pigs were
very dull, but not cheaper. Milch Cows were selling at
from 151 to 181 each.

Per Blbs. to sink its offal.
s. d. to s. d. s. d. to a. d.
Inferior Beasts..... 3 2 3 4 Second quality
ditto 4 2 4 4
second quality —• • 3 6 3 8 , Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8
Prime large Oxen, •3 10 4 0 Southdown blether 410 5 0
Prime Scots •••• • • 4 0 4 2 Ditto eut of the wool 0 0 0 0
Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 8 Large Hogs ••••• • 3 10 4 2
Prime small ditto .. 310 4 0 Small Porkers •• •• 4 4 4 6
Suckling Calves • .17 0 26 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 15 0 22 0
Inferior Sheep • • .3 10 4 2 Lambe .. .. 4 0 5 0
TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
I I Calves. PlCs
Sheep. •
10.490 589 no
FOREIGN SUPPLY.. I
I 1,890 Sheep. 1 Calves. I rigs.
0
SCOTCll.—Beasts. 220 ; Sheep, 350.

Beasts.
1,152

Beasts.
219

NEWGELTE AND LEADENHALL.
Veal declined quis..e 4d per 81bs; otherwise the trade
was firm, at full prices.

4Vz per stone by the Careen.

8. d. to s. d. a. d. to s. d.
Beef,inferior• ••• a • 2 8 3 0 Hutton, iaferior .. 3 6 310
- middling •• •. 3 2 3 4 -- middling.. 4 0 4 4
primelarge .. 3 4 3 6 prime .. •. 4 6 4 8
- prime small 3 6 3 8 Pork, large 3 6 4 2
real ..... ......... 3 0 40 I - small ••• • 4 4 4 6
Lamb. 4s Od to 5s Od.
BOROUGH HOP MARHET•
We have to report a steady demand for the best Hops,
both in pockets and bags, at fully last week's quotations.
In all other kinds next to nothing is doing at late rates.
The duty is called from 175,000/. to 180,0001. Sussex
pockets, 21 6s to 21 15s; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 lOs to
31; Mid. and East Kent ditto, 2116 s to 51 12s per owt.
_ _ _

COLONIAL.
SD:wt.—There has been rather a better market upon
the whole, and the quotations generally have been firmer.
Barbadoes by auction has realised 41s 6d to 42s 6d fol.
fine yellow, 39s 6d to 41s for good, 383 to 39 for ',aid.
and 37s to 37s 6d for low.
REFINED.—A fair business has been doz at 52s
per cwt.
EAST
3and
white,
no
do If igpo loAd 201,3115 to
4 0
6 yellow,
lbla2gwss,; 8
d fine Bengal, itt;l: 375 td ; fine, 38s to
at full rates;
mid 9
yellow, like Mau-
ritius, 41s to 43s 6d per cwt., Mauritius, 1,178 bags went
at 36s to 38s Gd for gor,id yellow, at 37s to 37s 6d for
mid, and at 35s 6d for fine brown. Privately there has
not been much doing, and grocery sorts have been rather
cheaper.
FORElGN.—:kellow Savannah, 340 boxes, sold at
37s to 40s :or low to good, and at 373 6d for washed
white, 2.,879 boxes, was nearly all taken in at 28s to 31s
6d for mid to fine, and at 26s 6d to 28s for washed. Porto
Rico, 156 hhds 21 barrels was taken in at 37s 6d to
41a 6d for low to good yellow; and Cuba, 178 hhds
47 tierces 46 barrels partly sold at 38s to 41s 6d for mid
to fine, and at 35s to 37s for low. _

COriEE .—Thecieniind has not been active. Jamaica
good and fine ordinary has been taken in at 27s to 535,
and low middling and middling has beeli sold at 40s to
465; fine at 50s, and good and fine at 60s to 96s 6d per
cwt. Ceylon about 4,000 bags, ':.nd 150 bags wont gene-
rally for the proportion wkich sold, at rather lower
prices. Plantation good, middling to good coloury
has been sold at 53s to 60s; low middling and middling
at 40s to 48s; ine and fine fine ordinary 345;
to 40s; triage and ord 22s to 32s ; pea-berry coloury
Ms to 595, ar.id pale 40s to 48s. Native has sold at 28s.
Holders hrxre rather pressed sales. Mocha has been
taken in at 53s for mid yellowish, and 46s to 48s for
brovvaish. Some triage and ord has realised 30s to 40s,
and black 18s. Rio, 379 bags 193 barrels 24
'tierces mostly found buyers, low mid and mid
at 35s to 40s 6d, fine and fine fine ord at 30s 6d to 34s
63, and good ord 28s 6d to 29s 6d per cwt. Bahia, 40
brls, went at 27s 6d to 28s for good and fine ord. Ma-
dras, 95 bags, sold at 23s 6d to 25s for good ord pale.
SPICES.—West India Ginger has realised 60s to 75s
for mid and good bold. Cloves, good ord, 7d per lb. Pi-
mento, aid for mid.
Rune.—The demand has been better. Proof Leewards
is 7d to is 8d; and Jamaica 30 to 38 per cent. over
proof, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per gallon.
RlCE.—There has been a large quantity offered, and
this has depressed prices a little. Fine white Bengal
has realised 14s to 15s 6d; good mid and good, 13s to
13a 6d; and mid 12s 6d to 13s. Manilla sound white
14s 6d to 15s, and mid good 13s to 14s. Madras 103 to
LOs 6d for sound cargo.
SALTPETRE.—Rough has had a fair sale at full rates ;
I mid strong grey, 81 to 9 per cent. refraction, 24s 6d
to 255.

TEA.—The market has been rather dearer for Young
Hyson and Gunpowder, but fine Hyson is a
cheaper.
COTTON.—This article has been rather firmer.
TALLOW.—There has been a fair demand at rather
fuller rates. P. Y. C. on the spot 458, and last three
months 44s 9d to 455. little

SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY-)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
BROWN v. ROW.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of
3/. 15s. for money paid on behalf of the defendant.
The plaintiff's case was that he had become joint
surety to the Phcenix Loan and Discount Society in
Newington, with defendant, who is a widow in Dulwich
Hospital, for a loan of 101. Bs. to defendant's son, who
married plaintiff's daughter. The greater portion of
the loan had been paid, but on default being
made plain-
tiff was sued, and sought to recover one-half of the
balance and one-half of the costs, the latter, however,
of which he now abandoned, on the ground that he
could not recover for costs, as he ought (haring made
himself liable for the loan) to have paid without incur-
ring costs.
For the defendant it was contended that the money
could not be recovered as money paid on her account,
and an objection was taken that there was a variance
between the writ and the declaration, the first describ-
ing plaintiff as " John" Brown, and the latter as
" Charles " Brown ; but it was contended that the iden-
tity of the plaintiff would be sufficient.
After a long discussion, the Learned SECONDARY held
that the plaintiff must bo nonsuited.
Nonsuit entered accordingly.

How TO PRESERVE POTATOEs.--A gentleman re•
siding in the neighbourhood of Bold Hall tried an ex-
periment with his potatoes last year, which was success-
ful in preserving a portion of them for use, in the spring
season. It was as follows:—As soon as he perceived
symptoms of the rot among them he ordered them to be
taken up, whether the tops were green, yellow, or
withered. Ho then had all the sound ones put in a
heap on the ground, covered with the tops: About a
fortnight afterwards they were removed to a room,
placed in a heap, and examined every week for the
purpose of separating any that were not good. Upon
trying them for the table they were found not fit to eat,
owing to the water in them. He then ordered them to
be holed in the regular way. This was in October; and
on opening the hole in the February following he found
a great quantity of steam, but very few of the tubers
were rotten. He then removed them to a dry place, and
on trying them for the table they were found most deli-
cious. The second evaporation, he considers, caused
coarll eed v en
Kemps,the potatoes to ripen, and removed the extra humidity so
pernicious to this root. The holes might be opened in
January,
REPRESENTATION Or CIIELTENIIAM.—CHELTEN-
SAM, Tuunsnev.—The Hon. Grenville Lennox earlier.white imperials, and blacks.—
Liverpool Courier.
The potatoes were of the
qualities
Berke-
ley, a cousin of the Hon. Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley,
recently unseated, has now declared himself a candidate
to represent this borough until Mr. Craven Berkeley is
in a position again to offer himself, ;
-e., after the disso-
lution of the present Parliament. Yesterday morning
an announcement was made, by handbills circulated
about the town, that Mr. Grantley Berkeley, M.P. for
West Gloucestershire, would address the electors in the
afternoon from the balcony of the Royal Hotel, and
accordingly, it being understood that his object was to
propose Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton as a candidate, a
large number of persons assembled at the appointed
hour. On Mr. Berkeley appearing before them, how-
ever, he was received with such unequivocal marks of
disapprobation, that he withdrew without making the
promised speech. Subsequently, however, Mr. Grantley
Berkeley issued a manifesto, which has been circulated
to-day in the town, in which he says :—" My speech
was prevented by the noise of a fow individuals who ap-
peared to have been sent into the street to burke the
utterance of truth, and to prevent explanation. It was
my intention to have proposed to your notice a Liberal
instead of Mr. Grenville Berkeley, the rejected nominee
of West Gloucestershire. He is incapable of represent-
ing you, and if you were to elect him you would only
continue the political strife which has so long and so un-
happily interfered with the best interests of your beau-
tiful town. If returned, I promise you that a petition
a_;ainst him will be the inevitable consequence."
The British Museum closed yesterday afternoon,
for the purpose of cleansing, ~cc., and will be re-opened
to the public on Friday next, the Bth inst. From that
period to the 30th of April next, the Museum will close
at four P.m., instead of seven.

COURT CIRCUL/ I.R.

OSBORNI THURSDAY.
The Queen and Prince, and younger members of the
Royal Family, walked and rode in the I park and grounds
of Osborne early this morning.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, ac( nmpanied by the
Princesses of Hohenlohe Schillingsfu rs t, paid a visit
yesterday afternoon to her Majesty and Prince Albert, at
Osborne.

The royal dinner party yesterday inch uded her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Ann: I, Maria Dawson,
the Prince Lowenstein, and Chevalier Ru risen.
The Countess of Gainsborough arriN tad at Osborne
yesterday, as Lady in Waiting to the Q' seen.
Her Grace the Duchess of Norfolk le a for London,
The Chevalier Bunsen and Prince Loi renstein returned
to London this day.

Lord and Lady John Russell left, town yesterday
morning for Bangor, ea route to Dubli a.
Mr. Tidd Pratt and Mr. James Hir,haea had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing-street;.
Mr. John Butler (Solicitor), and a deputation on be-
half of certain of the inhabitants of Sat. °lave's, St.
John's, and St. Thomas, Southwark, opposing extension
of the powers of the South Coast Railway 'Company, so
far as relate to the enlargement of the ter..ninus at Lon-
don-bridge,Railways yesterday, at the office of t'..o Board of Trade.
had an interview with the commissioners of
Commissioners of Railways.
Mr. Parsons had also an intervie yesterday with the

SPORTING IN'
TATTERSAT e
All LI .•-• -. 1 v ESTERDAL
INTELLIGENCE.
LEAMPAGTON STARES.
2 to 1 agst Mr. St,e;:,itenson,s Doctrine
7 to 2 agst Mr. Craufurd's The Cur
5 to 1 agst Mr. It Green's Sylvan
6 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Ulysses
Doctrine wag l'Acked freely at 5 to 2; nothing else in
request.

SMUT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
7 to i agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor—taken
8 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Vampyre
10 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair
12 to 1 agst Mr. Disney's Cawroush
12 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Alliance
100 to 8 agst Lord Warwick's Yardley
15 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell
20 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Prince Charlie
20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Lola Montez—taken
Executor, who was the only animal in any force, was
backed very freely at 7to 1. Cawroush and Maid of
Motherwell had many enemies.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, THURSDAY.—The reports of the crops re-
ceived by this morning's mail continue, on the whole, to
be favourable; and they nearly all concur in represent-
ing the failure of the potato as being only partial. The
weather here, although occasionally indicating a change,
remains dry and genial.
THE FUGITIVE LEADERS.—The Limerick Examiner
states that a gentleman residing on the Continent has
written to a party in Limerick to state that he mot
Messrs. O'Gorman, O'Donnell, and Doyle, in Brussels,
and that the first-named was about to set out for Paris.
GOVERNMENT LOANS TO RAILWAYS.—At the half-
yearly meeting, yesterday, of the Dublin and Belfast►
Junction Railway Company, the chairman announced
that a reply had been received from Lord John Russell
to an application for a loan to carry out the works at
present in progress, His Lordship's answer was unfa-
vourable, the Noble Lord stating, that in the present
position of the Treasury and the co'sntry he cou'd not
ask Parliament for the sum required; but be added, that
when it became necessary, from the stale of the country,
to call Parliament together to consider whether any
fund should be placed at their disposal to be expended
upon the country, the application made by the directors
of that railway would be entertained in conjunction with
the applications of other railways.
THE LATE COLLISION AT SEA.

The Belfast Chronicle hac, the subjoined account of the
collision between the Prieca of Wales steamer and the
sloop Janet :
" We greatly regret to have to record the occurrence
of a melancholy accident which befel this beautiful and
splendid steamer on her passage from this port to Fleet-
wood on Friday night last, whereby three lives have
been lost, and much property damaged and destroyed.
The Prince of Wales left the Queen's Quay on Friday
evening shortly after six o'clock, on her voyage to Fleet-
wood, having a considerable number of cabin passen-
gers, a large freight of Jive stock, consisting principally
of black cattle, and a good many deck passengers, in-
cluding several men in charge of the stock. She was
proceeding on her way at her usual rapid speed, her
lights being all up, a good look out kept forward, and all
prudent precautions observed by her vigilant and
careful commander, and about one o'clock A.M.
was abreast the Point of Ayr, the northernmost
extremity of the Isle of Man, being then well inshore
on her regular course to the English coast. The morn-
ing was very dark, when suddenly a vessel was seen
bearing down under all canvas right in the way of the
steamer, without any lights up, or any notice taken of
those on board the Prince. From the close proximity of
the two vessels, and in spite of the exertions of the cap-
tain and crew of the steamer, who stopped the engines
and strove by every means to render themselves heard,
without effect, a fearful collision took place, the sloop
(the Jane, bound, as we understand, from Liverpool to
Glasgow, with a cargo of flour and sugar) striking the
Prince of Wales on the weather-bow with immense force,
carrying away the bulwarks from the bowsprit right aft
to within a few feet of the larboard paddlebox, and
making a large hole in the bow, extending from the
deck nearly to the water edge. The utmost consterna-
tion and alarm of course prevailed; but, owing to the
steadiness and calm gallantry of Captain M'Neilage
and his crew, confidence was soon restored, and,
as the only resource under the circumstances, the ship,
which was rapidly filling, was run ashore a little to the
southward of the Point of Ayr lighthouse, where she
now remains. All the passengers save three were safely
landed. These three, who were cattle-dealers, being
asleep below in their berths in the fore-cabin, unhappily
perished in the sudden rush of water consequent upon
the ship's bows being stove in. The cattle, at least a
large proportion of them, swam ashore, and are in all
likelihood in safe keeping; and it is hoped that the
vessel herself, if the weather continues moderate, may
be got off. We are happy to learn that she is amply
insured, and that uo want of accommodation is likely
to be felt either by shippers of goods or by passengers
from this untoward and unfortunate accident. The Fe-
nella, a very commodious and handsome steamer, is al-
ready on the berth, to supply temporarily the Prince's
place; and the sallings between this and Fleetwood will
go on with the same punctuality and regularity as here-
tofore."
TOTAL Loss OF THE sun, WILLIAM PENN.—On
the night of Friday, the 25th inst., the ship William
Penn, of St. John's, New Brunswick, and bound from
thence to Greenock with a cargo of timber, owing to the
heavy fog, ran ashore in Dunlough Bay, situate between
the Mizen and the Three Castle Head. The keel and
stern were almost immediately carried away, and several
of the balks floated out of her. Hopes were still enter-

:wined That she might be towed of by a steamer, till
Lbout twelve o'clock on Saturday night, when she

became a total wreck.

The crew, amounting to 27 in

number, saved themselves by means of a ladder, which
they rested against the side of the cliff. Very little of
the property can be saved, owing to the steep cliffs over-
hanging that wild bay, and also to the heavy swell which

continually rolls in tliere, and which effectually prevents
any small boats approaching the shore, except in the
finest weather.

STATE OF THE CORN TRADE.

BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 30.—At Gloucester market, on
the 26th, Wheat was 2s. per quarter dearer, with a fair
demand. At Worcester, same day, the trade ruled dull
at ass improvement of Is. per quarter; Barley is. to 2s.
per quarter dearer; Oats ls.; Beans ls. 6d; Peas 2s.
During the present week a good deal of new Wheat has
changed hands, at from 48s. to 575. per quarter, 621 b.
per bushel. Not much passing in old, owing to the
weather having become fine. Barley firm at the advance;
Oats Is. per quarter higher; Beans held for more money;
Peas unaltered. At this day's market there was again
a large supply of Wheat from the farmers, and old
Wheat was 2s. and new 3s. per quarter lower; Barley
unaltered in value; Oats held for a further rise, with
which buyers would not comply; English Beans Is. per
quarter dearer; on Egyptian, the tura was in favour of
the seller.

GLASGOW, AUG. 30.—During the past week we
had most inauspicious, rainy, and stormy weather.
There has been a slight increase in the supplies of
Foreign Wheat coastwise, but of all other articles the
arrivals continue quite trifling. A fair business occurred
during the week, at advancing rates for all kinds of grain.
This day's market was well attended, but there being a
little sunshine whilst it was holding, the trade were seem-
ingly less anxious buyers. We quote—Wheat Is., and
Flour Is. to 2s. per barrel or sack beyond last week's
cuttency. Barrel Flour scarce. Barley ls. up per
3201 b. with a moderate inquiry; Oats Is. per 2641 b., and
Oatmeal Is. to is. 6d. per load higler; Beans, of fair
quality, for feeding, scarce, and fully Is. dearer; Peas
and Indian Corn without quotable change; Indian Corn-
meal wanting.

IRE-HOUSE, HERTFORDSIIIRE.-011 Monday last,
an excursio❑ of the members of the Loyal United
Friends, took place to this delightful spot, in behalf of
the Friend-in-Need Fund, on which occasion a numerous
party of ladies and gentlemen lett the Shoreditch station
of the Eastern Counties Railway, about ten o'clock, and
proceeded to the Rye-House station, where they arrived
at about ten minutes past eleven. The Rye House is
situated. on the banks of the River Lea, within one hun-
dred yards of the railway station, near Hoddeadon, and
is famous in English History as having been the place
where a pretended conspiracy was designed, proposing
to take the life of King Charles the second. This plot
was made the engine by the corrupt Parliament of that
period to effect the judicial murder of those martyrs for
freedom and liberty, Lord Russell and Algernon Sydney.
The ruins of the Rye House are still in good preserva-

tion, as are also those of Netherhall, ii mansion, or
rather a lodge to a castle of the time of Henry the
Eighth. A short distance on the banks of the River
Lea is the interesting village of Amwell, where are the
Chadwell Springs, the source of the New River, with the
urn and tomb of Sir Hugh Middleton, that great bene-
factor, who spent the whole of his fortune in bringing
the New River water to London. After the company had
done ample justice to their appetites, they enjoyed
themselves in boating, angling, cricket, trap-ball, archery,
&c., until about two hours of their departure for town,
when a considerable portion assembled in the long room;
P.S.P. Robertson presiding as chairman, end supported,
among others, by P.P. Burgess, P.S.P. Spearing, P.S.P.
Clay, P.S.P. Bull, P.P. Studd, P.P. Cole, P.P. Faw-
cett, P.S.P. Smart, P.P. Taylor, P.P. Smart, P.P.
Coombes, P.P. Woodman, P.P. Watson, P.S.P. Burns,
and P.S.P. Price, Secretary Crawley, and Treasurers
Fox and Chamberlain. The health of the chairman,
P.S.P. Robertson, was proposed, in a neat speech, by
P.S.P. Smart, and received with applause, and was ac-
knowledged by Mr. Robertson in his usual glowing
style. P.P. Cole, in a speech of considerable length,
gave " The Stewards," and thanks to them for the ex-
cellent arrangements of the day. This was spoken to
by Y.P. Studd in a few appropriate words. The health
of the " Treasurer of the Relief Fund, P.S.P. Price,"
was drank amid much cheering, with one more for his
better health. P.P. Burgess, in a very complimentary
speech, proposed the " Healths of Treasurers Fox and
Chamberlain," after which the National Anthem was
sung with much animation. Several excellent songs had
previously been sung by Messrs. Smart, Rowland, Tay-
lor, and Everett. The company then left the spacious
and beautiful gardens, and entered the train that was
waiting to convey them to town, where they arrived at
ten minutes past nine o'clock. One circumstance highly
calculated to mar the pleasures of the day occurred,
and that was, Mrs. Burgess, the wife of P.P. Burgess,
being desirous of gratifying a curiosity peculiar to her
sex, was in the act of descending into the vault of
Netherhall, when her foot slipped, and she was pre-
cipitated into some stagnant water, several feet deep;
she, however, gave alarm, when assistance was immedi-
ately rendered her, and she was rescued from her perilous
situation, having sustained
slight bruises on her side, and her lower garments very
much wetted; but by the kindness of the domestics of
Mr. Teal's establishment, she was soon enabled to join
her family and re-participate in their amusements.
Pooß-LAW AUDITORS.--A Bill brought from the
Lords, entitled " An Act to prevent district auditors
from taking proceedings in certain cases," proposes to
" nothing contained in any Act passed in this
enactprese hnttsaetssion of Parliament for making provision for the
payment of parish debts, the audit of parochial and union
accounts, and the allowance of certain charges therein,
shall authorise any district auditor to proceed to recover
any sum certified by him to be due, in respect of which
proceedings in any court, or before any justice or jus-
tices, shall have been taken and determined before the
passing of this Act."
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THE METROPOLITAN COURT OF
SEWERS.
Yesterday a Court of Sewers was held at the Com-
mittee-room of the Homo of Commons, which was un-
derstood to be the last court which will be held except
for proforaa business, before the new Act authorising a
consolidated commission with increased powers, and for
an extended district, will come into operation. Viscount
Morpeth took the chair. There were present, also, the
Dean of Westminster, Mr. E. Chadwick, Dr. Southwood
Smith, Mr. Bidwell, Mr. R. Hutton, the Rev. W. Stone,
and other Commissioners.
Lord MonrETK said, that as a Bill had passed both
Houses of Parliament for consolidating and extending
the Metropolitan Commissions, and enabling them to
carry out such measures of sanitary improvement as
were submitted to them, with economy and efficiency
and increased convenience to the public, he thought it
due to observe that the fact of a new Bill having
passed without a shadow of opposition was to :be
considered a tribute to the seal and ability with which
the present Commissioners had exercised the imper-
f;vt powers of the separate commission. They had been
seven months in office. He had requested a statement
to lie made of their proceedings, of which the following
might be taken as a recapitulation of the public infor-
mation:—" The Commissioners at once, and throughout
the whole of the districts, stopped the current expendi-
ture on works which had been proved to be false in prin-
ciple and worse than wasteful in money. They speedily
put an end to the improper system of mixing up private
professional practice with the public service, and re-
solved that every paid officer should give his whole time
to his public duties, and by consolidating the executive
machinery of paid officers for all the districts they in-
creased the available force at a diminished rate of ex-
pense. They are, however, sensible of the additional
khours they have thrown upon some of these officers, and
of the zeal and ability with which they have been
performed; and it will be their wish that these cir-
cumstances should not be permanently left out of
consideration. On the very first day that they as-
sembled, namely, on the 6th of December, they took
steps to obtain an authentic and accurate survey
of the whole of the metropolis in one uniform plan, to
put a stop to the waste which had been incurred by
works carried on in separate districts, without regard to
any common system of levels. The Commissioners re-
gret that they have had to expend much time in over-
coming difficulties in the way of this work, which was
not effectively commenced until the beginning of June.
Upwards of 250 men are now engaged in it, and it is
'going forward with satisfactory speed. The new Act,
now about to come into force, will give authority for
completing it fully, and for engraving it on such scales
as to be applicable to other important purposes, private
as well as public. It will then be a valuable aid in all

new buildings, it will serve for the identification and va-
luation of property, and for the equal assessment of
rates; for the construction of roads, for the distribution
of water and gas, and for other public objects. In the
suburban districts it will facilibate land drainage and
agricultural improvements. Until this work is completed,
the Commissioners will not be able to decide on the

practical measure for the introduction of amended
drainage works. They are fully sensible of the deplorable
condition in which the population of extensive districts
are kept during this delay, and to expedite the work
they have reduced it in the first instance to the minimum
required for immediate and pressing purposes, and have
postponed the consideration of all others. The survey of
the denser districts is promised in the course of a few
months.

" Concurrently with this survey of the surface of the
streets and open spaces of the metropolis, they have
directed a subterranean exploration of the various sewers
and old subterranean draining works, to ascertain their
extent and condition, and how far they may be available
for future works. The Commissioners gave their first
attention to immediate measures of relief to the worst
conditioned places. They introduced a new mode of
emptying cesspools, by which the offensiveness of the
operation is diminished, the time reduced to one-sixth,
and the expense to one-third. The adoption of this pro-
cess was voluntary, and it was employed to more than
1,000 places with the same favourable results. The
Commissioners have considered and prepared instruc-
tions. for processes of cleansing which may be carried
into effect by voluntary associations and private indivi-
duals. These are now in course of circulation, and they
are preparing others of the same character. As one
means of relief, they directed the extensive cleansing of
the sewers by flushing; this has been carried oat on 163
miles of the worst conditioned sewers, and upwards of
139,000 cube yards, or about 200,500 tons of refuse have
been removed at a saving of 38,000/. above former
_ _

charges. This, however, could only affect the sewers,
which comprise one-fourth only of the noxious evapo-
rating surface of a district, one-fourth being constituted
by th cesspools, and two tourths, or one-half, being the
surface of ill-constructed house drains (where there are
any). But, in general, even the diminution that has
been made in this fourth has been sensibly and bene-
ficially felt. The Commissioners have not been able
fully to effect the operations as, they would have wished.

The weather has been irregular, mid the emanations
from deposit throughout the sewers are reported to
have been unusually copious, offensive, and injurious.
Yielding to the application of parties, lines of ditches
have been covered in and sewers have been trapped.
But these measures have only shifted the evil upon other
places ; applications and plans have been sent in for the
ventilation of sewers by ascending shafts. But from
the evidence with relation to the effect of chimney shafts
in the diffusion of vapours from chymical works, such
a mode of relief appears to be so far doubtful as not to
justify a recommendation for incurring the expense.
The more effectual course will be the prevention of de-

posits by proper arrangements of the drains, and the
system of sewers acted upon by appropriate supplies of
water. The first and most urgent work is the execu-
tion of such arrangements as to effect the speedy and
complete removal of all decomposing refuse from beneath
the nooses ; that is to say, a complete system of house

drainage. To obtain preparatory information as to the
nature and extent of the existing house drainage, and the

expense of cleansing and repair, the Commissioners have
caused queries to be left from house to house to obtain
answers from the occupiers; and they propose to extend
the like inquiries throughout other districts. The in-
formation at present obtained leads them to believe that
at half the annual expense incurred in the one district
examined for repairing a bad system of old drains, they
will be enabled to have laid down an entire system of
new ones. They have had trials made with a view to
' the more accurate determination of the sizas requisite
for house drains, and other apparatus. They have

directed the consulting engineer and the surveyors to

prepare a report expository of the must approved plans
of house drains and cleansing apparatus, with a view

to extend the improved principles by voluntary adop-
tion. This report, it is hoped, will bo shortly com-
pleted for public circulation. They have not ne-
glected the application of refuse as manure. As fer-
tilizers, they have given the subject the most seri-
ous consideration until a new system of drainage
is determined upon. They have not found them-

selves in a condition to sanction other than trial works.
Trial works of one kind they have already sanctioned;
those of another they have under consideration. In the

meantime they have made arrangements for supplying
agriculturists with sewage and manure for private trials
on the most liberal terms. Mr. Donaldson, their as-
sistant-surveyor, who has charge of the works connected
with land drainage, and who has been authorised to dis-
pose of the refuse, has made arrangements with several
enterprising farmers, who have undertaken to make
trials of the sewer water. For its distribution from the
river banks and the canals upon the land he has availed
himself of the pumping machinery invented and applied
chea PhilipasHaolralaenadn,s wo,hfierhaphiads
abneden found to work
satisfactorily
The progress o
distribu-
tion from the f Bthreidsegewwoartkesr nwill, it iseaerxpMeeatednc,hester
influ-
ence the extension of similar works throughout the em•
pire."—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. Cxer•wrca stated, that examinations had been
made with a view to ascertain what had been the effects of
the flushing upon the river. The analysis of the water
showed no worse a condition than was believed to have
been shown some years ago. A large proportion of the
banks was now clear of mud than formerly. This was

attributable to the action of ,the steamboati, for during
the night the deposit increased, and it was cleared away
during the daytime. The removal of the dam of the old
London-bridge increased the flow and sweep. of the
water. The proportion of the matter flushed into the
river was inconsiderable in proportion to the bulk of the
water, and probably of the natural detritus brought
down the river; and so far as inquiries had yet pro-
ceeded, there was reason to believe that it lasted only
a day or two. No doubt addition of any such matter
was injurious for the time; but it was equally un-
doubted that it was far more injurious to have the matter
permanently under the houses of the population. The
flushing operations, he hoped, would be only a tempo-

rary measure.
Other reports were read, and general satisfaction hav-
ing been expressed the Court adjourned.

THE MAIM—SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, AUG.
31.—The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship,
Forth, Captain E. May, will leave on Saturday, the 2d
proximo, with the British and foreign West Indian and
Mexican mails and the Medway, with the return mails
from the West India islands, may be expected on Tues-
day or Wednesday next. The United States mail
steamer Hermann, Captain E. Crabtree, wHoiutnahnvxlidrteeaodtfneossdratfisTayrtoeeomwsr,
New York to the 21st of August, may be expected off
CTCauopewtseadsian,ylwrsliel.exoGft.. Wig,rihhkets t cAanf oeiurs
cet
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board English mails and passengers,
on Sunday at noon.

FURNITURE BROKERS' BENEVOLENT INSTIIITTION.
—Yesterday the eighth annual general meeting of the
donors and subscribers to the above charity was held at
the Freemasons' Tavern, Great. Queen-street, Lincoln's
Inn-fields; James Winter, Esq., in the chair. From the
report of the past year, as read by the secretary, it ap-
peared that the institution was progressing, notwith-
standing the general depression in trade. There were at
present four pensioners on the funds, each at 15/. per
annum. The receipts amounted to 1211. 165., and the
disbursements to 901. 12s. ; 1,2671.85. Bd. is invested at 31
per cent. with the Commissioners for the Reduction o
the National Debt, and the committee intimate a hope of
being soon in a position to undertake the erection of a
suitable edifice as an asylum for aged and decayed mem-
bers, and solicit contributions for that purpose. The
report was approved and adopted. ,
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passengers,t the following
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The John-
stone, Katherine's
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Docks, and are expected to sail this day :
each
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rsteorntel,anliid.ng Waverley, Waterloo,and Duke nof
Com-
pany's On Monday the Ajax, New Zealand
lington. Six Government v
ship, sails with 200 elnesisgerisanstlfodruOritnaggothaenpdreWseenit-
. month for South Australia.