The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-04 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, Nov. 3.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—West Riding Union
5 11. 16 dis.— Leeds, Preference, 14 p.—Manchester and Bir-
mingham, Quarters (A and B), 1 p.—Ditto, Quarters (C),
1% p. —Sheffield, Eighths, 75A dis.—Ditto, Quarters, No. 1,
9 dis.—North Staffordshire, 6% dis.—Shropshire Union, 3IA
dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 6 13.16—East Lan-
cashire, par c.—Leeds, 32/. Shares, 9% dis.—Old Sheffield, 39.

BIIiMINGLIAIIi, Nov. 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North Staffordshire,
11% dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), New, 4,4 dis.
—Shropshire Union, dis.—Sdoulth Staffordshire, 454 dis.
YORK, Nov. 2.

i•ocsic Eiropr-Aircn.—Tbe business transacted ta-day was
as follows : orth-Westeru, 14—York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 2534—Ditto (G.N. E. Purchase), 6.

GLASGOW, Nov. 2:
Swim EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer-
ference, 775. 6d.— Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 45,i-_
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 461,x—Ditto, Halves, No. 1,
525. 6d.— Ditto, Preference, 58s.—Great Northern, 725.
North British, 141,(a—Ditto, Thirds, 70s.—Scottish Cen-
tral, 23.

MYSTIRIOUS AFFAIR.— Yesterday a man and
woman, named Thomas Cooke and Eliza Jones, were
brought before the magistrates at Manchester on
suspicion of murder. The prisoners reside in a court in
Dole-field, in which, at the bottom of a flight of stone
steps, a man was found during one night at the end of
last week, with a fearful contused cut at the back of the
head. He was carried in a state of insensibility to the
infirmary, and died almost immediately. The evidence
against the prisoners was that a woman living in the
court heard a cry of ‘. Watch 1" on the night in question,
which was subsequently repeated, or
halfrepeated in 'part
the word being suppresseduttered.
little girls were the next wiwtneesnses,andsathat they
o
saw the male prisoner
.drag a man who lay at the bottom
of the steps into his house and bathe his head with
water, and afterwards take him back to the steps and
leave him there. The prisoners denied all knowledge of
the affair. A surgeon from the infirmary, who had
examined the head of deceased, said the wound might
his have been caused by falling backwards down the
steps, or by a blow from behind. The evidence against
the prisoners, or rather
against the male prisoner (for
there was nothing against the woman), was considered
insufficient, and the case after they had been put back
in the dock several timeswd that fresh evidence might be
obtained if possible, was dismissed.
KING'S COLLEGE SPthITAL.—From the reports
issued by the committee of
the
above hospital it appears
that during the past year benefits of the charity
were dis!ributed among 0 epatienta to the number of
17,901, of whom 6,782 wuerwiletureceived without letters of
recommendation—their state of suffering and
disease at once admitting them to the treatment of the
medical staff. During the same period 1,359 in-door
patients were received, 268 only provided. with re-
commendations. Owing to they eunasteedpoapuudlatthieoof the
district in which the hospital is sit
increas-
ing prevalence of sickness and disease, the wards ofth
present building have been found to be far inadequate to
the; accommodation demanded, while in the out-patients'
department the rooms appropriated to their reception
have become much overcrowded, and most imperatively
require enlargement. It appears that the committee
have purchased an adjoining piece of ground, which is
now being cleared of the buildings upon it, previous
to the commencement of the proposed extension, and we
trust they will receive efficient support and co operation
in the progress of a work essential to the health of a
crowded quarter of the metropolis.
SHEERNESS, Nor. 2.—Much has been said rela-
tive to the state of Sheerness. We are now happy to say
that a petition numerously signed by the inhabitants
rated to the relief of the poor, in the parish of Minster,
has been presented to the Honourable the Commissioners
of the Board of Health, at Gwydyr House Whitehall,
London, praying that their Honourable Board would,
without delay, send one of their
.min -try inquiries into
superintendent inspec•
.
tors to this place to make the preliminary
the sanitary state of the town. We have much to thank
the press and our port officers for. They have really
awakened the town commissioners to a partial sense of
their duty at last, and during the present week more
dung and filth of every description has been turned out of
back premises, yards, piggeries, cow. sheds, slaughter-
houses, &c., than has been seen for nearly twelve months
past. We have also to thank the board of guardians,
part of whom are gentlemen farmers, and can duly ap-
preciate the value of strong manure well decomposed and
ready for use. Sheerness may be made one of the
cleanest towns on the coast of Kent; and for natural re-
freshing sea air and scenery it will bear comparison with
any other similar port.
THE IRisil CONVICT MITCHEL.—A. correspondent
in Burntisland writes on Tuesday:- e I have just had a
conversation with a ahipinaster, wbo, within these three
weeks, passed a day or two at Bermuda, where, he in-
forms me, he saw Air. John Mitchel walking on the
quay, and looking well. Mitchel wore his own clothes,
and my friend learned that only once a month, when
the Governor inspects the convicts, was ho compelled to
wear the dress of a convict. He was lodged on board
!he hulk, but had the privilege of walking the quay
throughout the day. Mitchel had been asked to assist
in writing up or keeping the convict books, bat refused,
saying ho would do nothing for the Government. In
this every one must think that the hot-headed man
acted at least ungratefully, seeing that this same Go-
vernment grants him so extraordinary privileges."—
Caledonian Mercury.
SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGISTRATION, 1848. The
revision of the Lists of Voters for the Southern Division
of the county of Lancaster was completed on Friday,
the 27th ult., before W. Corrie, P. A. Pickering, and
J. P. Wilde,Esqrs. The following is the result:—Con
servatives struck off on objections, 1,013; Liberals,
ditto, 455; gain to Liberals on objections, 558; new
claims (L), 410; struck off on objections, 3-407; new
claims (C), 415; struck off on objections, 79-336;
gain to Liberals on new claims, 71; total, gain to
Liberals, 629.