The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-11 00:00:00

DESTRUCTION OF DOGS IN MAN-

CHESTER.
It has long been usual in Manchester for the autho-
rities to issue orders for the keeping-up or muzzlicg of
dogs during the summer and autumn months, during
which hydrophia is most prevalent. Formerly this was
done, under the now defunct Manchester police com-
missioners, by a man going constantly about the
streets with a sort of hatchet, with which he knocked
down the dogs that he found at large in the streets un-
muzzled. This gave rise to some complaints, for occa-
sionally the poor animal escaped after receiving a
or two, and much unnecessary cruelty was perpetrated.
Then for a time a man was employed going about the
streets shooting any dog unmuzzled and at large ; but
this was occasionally very alarming to ladies and others
passing at the time, and not always without some risk
for on one occasion a boy, who was near a dog that was
thus shot at, received a large portion of the contents of
the gun in his leg, and then this practice was abandoned ;
and for the last few years, under the corporation, .4
much more humane system of destroying the anti
mats has been adopted. In 1843, the number °a
these animals suffered to go at large increase*
so greatly as to become no small nuisance. o
blow
yigoro
measures were, therefore, taken. Two men were coat-
stantly going about the town, seizing all dogs that
were found in the streets unmuzzled, and these el
conveyed to the town's yard, Clarence-street, an;
destroyed erery evening, by the application ofbe
small quantity of prussic acid on the tongue of t.
animal. In this way the number of dogs destroyed tia
the five months, from the Ist of May to the Ist of °he;
tuber, in the year 1843, was little short of 700 ; in tA ;
same p ;
eriod of 1844, about 600 dogs were destroy
e%
in 1845, about 600 but this year the work of destraeL
tion has commenced somewhat later—viz,, on the ItOh:
of May—and from this cause, and the fact that 0.
number of animals has somewhat thinned by the des r
tion of former years, and that the survivors arc erl,
more kept up, or are more generally provided with in-
open wire muzzles—(which, by the way, are ie
finitely preferable to the close leathern ones ell..
use till lately, being much less heating, besides
abling the animal to breathe and to drink freely'
which the leathern ones did not)—owing, we say'
to to these causes the number of dogs destroyed
season, before the Pt
Ist October, will in all probability
exceed 500. The present system pursued is to trace:taut!
home, and then summon the owner before the nuisancecommittee of the council, and the option is given i
bo
to pay a fine of 2s. 6d. or to deliver up the dog to
destroyed. There are 10 stations whither dogs 41"
taken for this purpose, viz., the town's yard, Clarerfe;
street ; the Oldham-road police station the seavengaj,l
and manure yards in Chorlton-street, Portland.etree,
Pollard-street ; Rochdale-road ; Bridgewater-art
and Gloucester -street (Oxford-road) ; also to
Chorlton town-hall, for Chorlton-on-Medlock .411,0
Hulme ; and the Ardwick township yard. • The la
mouth being forced open, about half a small teaspef,. •
of the prussic acid is placed upon the tongue, ant!filis
few seconds the dog is dead. The bodies of the 01'04
destroyed are removed daily, so that there is ne delebst,
from their carcases being left to putrify. MPr bet
the daily number destroyed does not reach's seore; be
in the dog-days the number destroyed will probe% io
much greater. We aro not aware of any large to r_.o
the kingdom where so large a number of these add
is annuallydestroyed ; but here, we are, full,' Pers,, keep
the work of destruction is work of necessity, wosher
down the immense number of dogs that would
wise overrun the town.—Mancheßter Guardian.

KETS•
RAILWAY it R
MANCHESTER, ,7u.trz 10. I Ili
STocic ExcuArtoz.—The sales are—Blac, kburn, Clitherl'anclieste
dis.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, dis.— -Chester and 3bire 3 -Po
Direct, 114 dis.—Derby and Crewe, 2% p.— East Laneas- Leices.:„
Glasgow and Dumfries, 10s. dis.—Grand IJYiion,it ~ Pier
and Bedford, par c.--Liverpool Ormskirk, .and Frestoi;olics
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 611., 3d• P*- d and i'.g6'
and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 8% p.—Northrb,mberian gl3
cashire, 17s. dis.—North Kent, 1U dis.—North Staff°rd'illßre),
—Oldham District, 1,4 p.—Preston and Wyre Ha-lverlu(arters
Ditto, Extension, 3i dis.—Sheflield and Manchester,
3),'A p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 215" Dian,
Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), Is. dis.—Tren,,liao
land, )4 dis.—West Lancashire Coast, % dis.—WeSt J'„ and
% T.—Whitehaven and Furness, 61s, 6d. dis.—EdinburP
gow, Quarters, 173,.

LEEDS, JUNE 10. „„,,long
V%..
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Count..., „dada.
tension, 6s. p.-lluddersfield and Manchester, 17s. 6d. d-.is. d
Lidsto,
field and Sheffield, 4/. IBs. 6d. p.-Leeds and DewsbarY, g
Branches, par-Leeds and Thirsk, 5% db.-Manchester Vorlgd
Extensions, 2 p.-North British, Carlisle Branch, 68. P'rg3t e,
North Midland (East and West Riding), 8% P.-Ainbeilis
tingham, and Boston, 1% dis.-Direct Northern, 15s•
and Suffolk, 16s. d3.-Grand Union, 15s. 9d. die --Leeds' LiverP„c'
and Midland, 15s. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 30. dis• Rastriol'•
Ormskirk, and Prestos:, 9s. p.--London and Manchester
1% dis.-Manchester, uxton, Matlock, and Midland, 7'l'
i.l
land and 'fhirsk Junctio.n, 21s. dis.-Northumberland _Sort°
shire Junction, 15s. 6d. cis.-North Staffordshire, 23i ,tion, 3%.
Western, dis.-Welsh Midlands, dis.-West Riding
HULL, Juss 10. Silar°
STOCK Excasmo.-The sales are--Hull and Selby,
35%-Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 6% -Nortii Brtish,
'GOO'
-Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, Ste., 265.-Arafrieir' Cs°llefliel.adi
and Portrush, 125.-Axhohne, 30s. 9d.-Goole, Donca
Leicester
tze, dis.-Ifull and Barnsley Junction, 9dB-London
Bedford, 18s.-Leicester and Tamworth, 240.rpr
365. 6d.-Malton and Drlffield Junctim:',47s•- -North
arapton, 1 % -Nottingham and Mansfield, 68.6. dis.
114 West P"--
195.-North Staffordshire, 41. 18s.-South akthuul'
Union, 3/. 13s. 3d. 931 Manchester tde°rn andr
d "L'

SHEFFIELD, JUNE JO
che eld
tension 15s.
Ex
cdis".—NGDEit—toT, hQe usaralte:r are
—areGsrint y,
luShire
Fsle
ftl
(Nottingham to Lynn), 153. dis.—Sheffield and ,Linco
sion, 15s. dig. acusnd.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Jogs JO. d CO:
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Glasgow, Dumfries,
lisle, Bs. 6d. dis.—Kendal and Windermere, 105. 6d. dIS
berland and Lancashire, 17s. dis.
YORK, JUNE 10. 1)
- ding 'II,
STocK EXCLIANCIE.—The sales are—Grand Union (No
and Lynn), 12s.—Leicester mid Bedford, 198.—London and 101 000,
16s.—Mallon and Driffield Junction, 2/. 6s.—Manchester, 13,01'
Matlock, and Midland, 2%—Newcastle and Darlington I:::cte'irocu"
8% —North British, Carlisle Extension, Li. 10s. 6d.—North btiajag,
shire, 4%—York and North Midland, New (East and West
91, 14s.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1.

THE BRITISH AND AMERIti°-
SQUADRON IN THE PACIFIC. Lloyd'o
The following statement has been received at
from lima, of the 13th of April, 1846 :
BRITISH.I(•1/'
smart, •
Collingwood, line of battle, 80 guns, CaPt- R. --Oor, Coe''
with the fl of Rear Admiral Sir George SePa
mender-in-Chief of this station.
America, frigate, 50 guns, Capt. Hon. Georg
tos
sailer, and well manned. A. Dantse-
Fisguard, frigate, 42 guns, Captain John
crowded to work her guns well. ; t sr-
•ck Blake--. 1115
Juno, corvette, 26 guns, Captain Petri
rived from England. , sae
ThenlP
Talbot, corvette, 26 guns, Captain Sir Thomas
slow, but well equipped. tiller
Herald, corvette, 26 guns, Captain Henry Kellett-4
in Pandora, coast, north. nrilifib
brig, 6 guns, Lieutenant James Wrood--611-
the coast, north. OW
Modeste, sloop, 18 guns, Commander T. Baillie-4
e Gordon-410
rate crew and officers. f AS4
Frolic, brig, 16 guns, CcomommmanadnedrerCG.
eßo.rgHeaTm.ilGtooorTo
sacoilerrmanordanw4ellslmorp,n6ed. '''
guns,
A n
steam sloop. ' ee
Salamander, sloop, 6 guns, Commander A. S. 103°
steam sloop. .jobli
Spy, brigantine, 3 guns, Lieut. 0. Woolrid e—reu`
g
fast sailer.
Total, 12 vessels, 305 guns.
UNITED STATES. ~f CoLni;
Congress, frigate, 56 guns, Captain Dupont--flag" of OAT
modore Stockton. This, frigate's armament coasistys
long 32-pounders and six 68-pounders. 1 si..-011
Constitution, frigate, 60 guns, Captain John
manned, and sails fast. ea Wig
carrz
Savannah, frigate, 54 guns, Commodore Mode"
_Ai
32-pounders, and carronades 42-pounders. re.--w.
Portsmouth, corvette, 22 guns, Captain Montgoale"
,poll,
d
well, and well manned. , ife.-1
Warren, corvette, 22 guns, Captain Hull--ads
and
well manned. .1, well,
Levant, corvette, 20 guns, Captain Page—so
and
well manned. _Ala 0111
Cyane, corvette, 24 guns, Captain Mervine-84"'
• , .0014
well manned. sail.' -
Shark, schooner, 12 guns, Captain Ilovse5012". hilt
and well manned. a sailer'
Erie, transport, 5 guns, Captain Twiner—bad
well manned. ['ere's,'

a 0
fatilc" t"
THE " CHILTERN HUNDREDS." The that 01,,,tas
stupid argument put forth by the monopolists, oillv ,
itiv-
event of free trade becoming the law of the land', 0
of acres of poor land would be thrown out 0,.. trien?..
tion, has, within the last few weeks, receivedsl4. Ph
pliant refutation in this town and neighbeurii,l7r AO
_,.eo.
passing under the Chiltern Hills the other dal! f„ ftfr:
tion was pleasingly attracted to scores of byFbtub„ree.
composed of dried turf cut off the sides of the Ur :).f. tr
ratory to its being brought under the influen Bso
little
plough, with a view to its immediate cultivation 2 ~__,..d tir
do our excellent farmers in this neighbourhoodal°,,Artl,'
cularly our esteemed ;townsman Mr. Banwell, ,
affrighting bugbear of free trade, that some of theme'a
Nat''ool
ar:uf 'o
adopting an expensive process to cultivate thatr?
,_ to i ,
extensive farm, almost prgy
lington hill' attached to
10
EedßstiatTif sufficie.nctowel:•.:oll
11:1 iesrmns ltahNde land, in connexion itit
and capital were ehe
British farmer will be able to cope f/
summit. W e are
other measures, the
the world.—Berks and Buds Gazettie
any competition 1
ROYAL SAPPERS
cloned officers and privatesis
eft Woolwich yesterday.morning.for Windsor Castle, where Sooi
I employed in tunnelling, under the command of Lie- ' Yo
at, to be r 1
Ilussey Fano Keane, son of the
and his consort, Eugenia, daughter of Prince Eugene late gallant officer, Geue-3
xfipr:Ald e d o
P
Keane, distinguished for his services in the East Indies. ,n col,.
CORONATION OF OSCAR I.—The coronation O. - S Iv-
nois, as King and Queen of A. o°lo'
- the -
October next, on which occasion the Storthing will be conir
Norway, is fixed to be held c'eved.

mak% ' orife
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er
On the 10th inst., at No. 6, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea,' t
op,
Thomas Butler, Esq., of a son. Halaie
On the 7th inst., in Grosvenor-strpt, the Viscountess t
of a son, r $o
On the 3d inst., at Roach-bank, Rochdale, the lad! °
De° 0.
Schofield, Esq., of a son. ~,,di of
On the 4th inst., at Leintwardine, Herefordshire, he er
nant-Colonel J. Colvin, C.R., of a daughter. of gorw-
On the 6th inst., the wife of John Tomes, Es+, „off°
street, of a son. A., of 31' v
On the 6th inst., at Grove-hill, Camber Well, the la
_.,,jelf,
Nugent, Esq., M.D., of a daughter, still-born. T. r. 114
On the 6th inst., at Hackney, the lady of the Rev-
/1 d ..fd
M A., Minister of St. Philip's, Dalston, of a daughter.
On the 7th inst., at Tamworth, the wife of th° _ '''ey. %if .
R.
HOn the arston, of
th a son. the ?I'
of .
--
8 inst., at Farnham, Surrey, the lady of

Julius, of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., at Dalston, Mrs. Hosford, of a

Jotti
MARRIED. Bearac-,
On the 9th inst., at St. Pancras, by the Rev. Mr'of the
Potter, Esq., of Walsall, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter
John Hasloch, of Kentish Town

t
DIED. grO• lit'rtie
On the 7th inst., in Marsh-street, WaltharnstoW, i meg°
Ann Sorrell, aged 47. Harriet '---
On the sth inst., at Tempsford Hall, Bedfordshire,
Eol4l'
relict of the late J. Wade, Esq. gurlet, 0f
On the sth inst., Robina, the wife of Mr. B. I. A'
Hants, aged 24.
On the 7th inst., .Augusta, second daughter of
George
Walker, Esq., of Norton, Worcester. , aged 79. 0.
On the Bth inst., Mr. J. Dupes, of Oxford 2a.., ~ . tgo
On the 10th inst., at Boy al.Creseent, Notting-hill, —...02:-1

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