The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-16 00:00:00

AT

' Busman
4ailwaYßailways.CompaLeasining es. Paid. Nominal rrices. done to-day
Barks and Hants
Ex. 5 per cent. 01. Western 6 34 1 p.
Bir. and Oxford
Junc.,calladuly
paid, or with a
guarantee •• Do ;; • • all 99 —3O
Do., without a
guarantee .. De • • all 28 —29
WoL, &
Dud.,calls duly
paid, or with a
guarantee •• DO .. 15 8 -•. 10 P X.i.
Do., without a
guarantee .. Do • • .. Is 9• Li
Bucklughamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 17% 17g 1.1
Clvdesdale June, Caledonian ali 44 —46
E. Lin., Guar. 6
per Cent. .. G. Northern all U 3334 333 E
Gloucester and
Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 1% —9 p 23)s
Hull asd Selby Yk. & M. 411 103 106
Do. % Shares Do • • • • all 51% 5254
Do. Ni Shares Do • • •. all 23 —94
Leeds and Brad. Midland all 101 103
Lon. and Green. S. Eastern ~ all 1118 11%
Do., Pref. Do • • • all 23% --24%
Lowestoft, Gd. 4
per Cent. . Norfolk • • all 14 —lB
Do., 6 per cent De •• all
Middiesbro' and
Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.ii Dar All •
N. & East, 5
per Cent. •• E. COUntills • ail Si —57
Do. New •• 00 • • • • 43 4 -- p
Preston and I L. &N. W.
&La.th /..1 all 41 —4l
WyTO • • • •
Do. 54 iharesA DO •• • • 10% iv
Read., Guild.,
and Reigate .. S. Eastern . at 31,
Roy. & Hitain G. Northers 64 s _134
o. Shep. Ex.. DO •• •• 1% 9 p.
Sher., Roth. and
Goole, S per ct. Lane. & York 18 11 g
•• ••
south Stafford*. Mr. hiTleari 8% 3% f Cs.
Wear Val. 6 per
Cent. gua. stock.& Dar. an 26 —97 z 4
Do. do. •• Do ..
Do. do. •• Do .. ~ all
Wilts. Soul, &
vfeyin)uth ,at. Western all 431( 4S&

43X - 45%

East Indian
Sundries ..

60,623
1,067
1,586

Total ... 63 276
. " The sales commenced with a large attendance of
buyers, and prices opened at a small advance upon those
realised in May and Juno. The Hall of Commerce has
continued fully attended throughout, the biddings have
been unusually spirited and prices well maintained, the
advance we estimate upon the previous sales to be full
Id. per lb., and within the past week a further rise of id.
per lb. took place without any further alteration to the
close,

" Our home dealers and manufacturers, as well as our
continental neighbours, have purchased freely; and a
fair proportion will cross the Channel. The wools gene-
rally, with the exception of S) dney;have been well got up
and in excellent condition. Van Diemen's still continut,
heavy. The growers should pay more attention to the
washing, and take a lesson from Port Philip, an im-
provement in the latter class of wools being apparent in
each succeeding clip."
The amount of the precious metals exported from
London during the week coding last Thursday wis
342.094 ounces of Silver and 832 ounces of Gold. The
former went chiefly to Belgium and France, except
102,133 ounces to Calcutta.
The accounts received from Manchester are extremel)
favourable as to the business doing in piece goods,
but at Leeds there was rather a quieter market.
The Funds have been ♦ery quiet and rather heavy.
Consols have been quoted 96i for Transfer and 96i II
for Account. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents.
were 98i to 99, and the Three per Cents. 97 i, East
India Stock was at 260 to 262. Exchequer bills were
465. to 50s. and India Bonds 555. to 58.1. pri-uaiutn.

Thr replrt of a decreahe in the Bank of England bul-
lion proves to be incurn ct.
Foreign Stocks are inactive. Spanish Five per Cents.
are nomiNally about 20j. to 2 lit. Portuguese Four per
Cents. 32i to 33i Brazilian bonds have been mark,o
92i for the small. Mirxieb.n are 291 L, and Peruvian
90i. Sardinian Scrip has been at cikcuunt. Dutch
Four per Cents, are 93i.
Railway Shares are very heavy again, and the great
lines have further declined, but there is not much doing.
QUARTER TO THREE.
Consols 96 1
Ditto Account, Sept. 11 96f
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
! From the Official List.)
8 par Cant. Reduced Annuitie5........... 97141141
3 per Cent. Consols Anne. 964
New 114 per Cent, Anus.
New 5 per Cent. Annuities
L.ong &mntles, Exp. an.sth, 1860 7 7-16
India Stock 260 262
India Bonds under 1,000/........ ....... 7 55 58p
Consuls for Account 96
ExehAnuer Bills 114,d
1,000!.... — 50 46 49 p
....... ......... 50 46 49 p
Small
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent.
Ditto. Small . 92
Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent. ... 55
M-x scan 80n45,1846, ex Jan. Coupons 29%
Peruvian Bonds,s per Cent 90%
Sarrdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Do., Scrip
zpanish Bonds, 3 per Cent,lB4o 36%
I)ividen4a on the above payable in London,
Belgian 41/2 per Cent . 93%

COURSE OF EX(
Amstoratia, 11 17
Ditto, three months.. 11 18 4
Rotterdam 11 IS%
25 27%
Brussels ........ • 25 27%
Hamburgh 13 8%
Paris, 3 days'sight •• 25 10
Ditto, 3 montha •• 25 27%
Mar5ei11e5.........• 25 27%
80urdeanx......... •
frankforton Blaine.... 1153(
Vienna, Oren. do •••• .• 11 56
Trieste, ditto.... • • •• 11 56
Potersburgh,3ll.llble.. 37U
Madrid • • .• .... 1,0
Cadiz •• .• ............ 60%
Barcelona

KHAN GE.-FRIDAY.
Glbraltar...•
Leghorn .............. 30 60
•• • • •••••• •• 25 4234
Venice.• ••• • •• •• •• .•
Naples .•••• •• •• •• 4136
Palermo, per0z........ 12354
Messina •••••••••• •• •• 123%
53
Kio Janeiro ........ ••
Buenos Ayres •• ••
.Kew York,6o dayesight
Philadelphia • • ••

PSIOEB Of BULLION, PIS OS
Foreign Geld in bars £23 17 9
Fortagal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
NOW Dollars • • .... 0 4 1134
Silver in bars ........ 9 b

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Arta. 16.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.,
light bretze.
FALMOUTH, Ara. 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Duchess
Anne, Valparaiso; Wanderer, Bahia; Anon, Havanna? ;
Haraburgh, ditto; Resolution, ditto; Water KApie,
Bucco. Sld. Don, Quebec. Off port, Recovery, Moul-
mein, aryl sailed for Sheerness; Courrierdel'lnde
fur,
Cal-
cutta, for Havre; Teutonic, Mazatlan, and sailed
Bremen; Cries Queer, Buceo for Antwerp.
CLYDE.—SId. Bride of Ahydos, Jamaica.
WATERFoRD, AUG. 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd.
Riau), St. John's, New Brunswick.
RYE, Aua. 15.—The Martha (Norse schooner),
bound to Guthent urgh, struck the pier, knocked off her
rudder, and damaged her stern-post.
QUEENSTOW , N Aua. 14.—Wind S.W..—Arrd, Benja-
min Buck, Green, Mauritius, and sailed for London;
Elias, Callao; Champion, Iquique; Elizabeth Beynon,
Copiapo; Juno. Macao; Monarch, Barbadoes.
SHIELDS, Aua. 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Six, Quebec.
HULL. :t ua. 15.—Wind W.—Arrd. Meteor, Concord,
and Marquis of Queensberry, Quebec.
QUEENSTOWN, Ara. 14.—The Joseph, Yi oward, of
Liverpool, from Callao, foundered at sea; crew, except
the cavern and one wan, washed overboard, picked up
26th May by the Champion, arrived here.
PILL, AUG. 15.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. Barbadian,
Bordeaux and Mauritius.
BRISTOL, AUG. 15.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Jaseur,
Africa; Cornelia, Nevis; Horne. Quebec.
GLoUCESTER.--Alrd. &JUR, Riebibucto.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 15.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd.
H.M.S. Vulcan, Cape of Good Hope. Sld. Devonshire,
Cape of Good Hope and Madras. Off port, Cambodia,
Calcutta; Sir John Rae Reed, St. Kitts.
POOLE.—SId. John and Thomas, Lsbrador.
PLI3I,)OTH, Alla. 15—Wind S.W.—Slit. Admiral,
Adelaide, S:mth AU3./Liiia; BuspßOlus steamer, Cape of
Good Hope.
DEAL, Ave. 15.—Wind W. and Tariable.—Arrd. ,
Lcohmigar, Puri Philip ; Calcutta ; jog()

SMITHFIELD.—New Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 12s; old ditto,
31 bs Od to 41 a ; new Clover, 3/ 5s Od to 4/ Os Od; old
ditto, 3/ 10s to 41 10s; and Straw, 1/ is to 1/ 108 per load.
Trade dull, at barely stationary prices.
CUMBittLAND. —New Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 31 12s; old
ditto, 81 5s to 4/ 4s; new Clover, 31 5s to 41 Os; old
ditto, 31 lOs to 41 10s; and Straw, 112 s to 11 128 per load.
A Lull average supply, and sluggish demand.
WHlTEcHarzi--New Meadow Hay, Si Os to 3l 12s; old
ditto, Si 5s to 41 Os; new Clover, 3/ 58 to ,i 1 Us; old
ditto, 31 lOs to 41 lOs; and Straw, 11 Is to 11 118 per load.
Supply good, and trade dull.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Saunders was charged before Mr. Hall with
assauiting Mr. Osborne, of the Strand, coffee-house
keeper, and creating a disturbance in his house.
Tne complaint was that the defendant, who, a week or
two ago was fint d 101. for assaulting the present com-
plainaut and his waiter, came, accothpanied by another
young man, to the door of the coffee-house, and com-
meuc,d hallooing and making discordant noises, inter-
micgled with cries of " Come, old Osborne, and have a
bottle of wine with me." To these invitations the com-
plainant replied by ordering the defendant to quit his
house, on pain of being banded over to the police. The
defendant remained a considerable time in the place.
Complainant desired that the defendant should be re-
strained from annoying him, as he had been reported to
threaten him for having caused him to be fined so heavily
on the former occasion.

The defendant said he created no disturbance, that
he was casualy passing by, and the idea occurred
to him of going in and making it up with
the complainant, over a bottle of wine for what had oc-
curred before, " thinking, upon reflection," (he said)
that there might be faults on both sides:
The complainant denied all this, and said that if the
defendant meant anything conciliatory he would not
have culled out " rotten eggs," alluding to the origin of
the termer disturbance.

Atter some aiu•rcation, Mr. HALL censured the dP.
rendaut for Ilia impudence in going in the house at all,
and, dirchargiug hue this time, told him that if he yen-
tired upo❑ such lark" another tuna he must expect
lo suffer fur it.

Mr. Osborne remonstrated against this decision. But
Mr. Hail discharged the defendant; whereupon the com-
plainant said he would bring an action against Mr.
Saunders.

TREMENDOUS FIRE AT RICH-
MOND.-(THIS DAY.)

DESTRUCTION OF A LARGE CHAPEL AND
SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS.
This morning (Saturday) a fire of a most alarming
and destructive character broke out in the town of Rich-
mond, Surrey, and laid in ruins a vast amount of pro-
perty, including the beautiful chapel belonging to the
Methodist Independent body. The flames commenced
at a few minutes before two o'clock, in the premises be-
longing to Mr. Andrews, a bread and biscuit baker,
Upper Hill-street, a short distance beyond the Castle
Inn. The inmates were aroused from their slumbers by
a loud crackiug noise, and Mr. Andrews found huge
bodies of black smoke rolling up the staircase, which
nearly prostrated him. He immediately awoke his
household, consisling of his wife, two children, the
female servant, and two shopmen. By the time he had
done so, however, the flames could be seen travelling
towards the upper portion Lithe house, so that the de-
struction of the whole of the residents appeared inevit-
able. By a desperate a (fort, however, they succeeded in
rushing through the fire, and reached the street. They
bad scarcely done so when the whole kuilding became
enveloped in flames. The neighbours exerted them-
selves by throwing water upon the adjoining houses,
and in removing furniture, during the time the local
engines were being brought to the scene, unfortunately,
however, with little or no success; for the flames having
seized upon the premises of Mr. Webster, a cabinet-
maker, the whole of his manufactory was soon in a blaze.
Mr. Webster being at that time confined to his bed by
illness, was obliged to be carried down stairs by some of
the neighbours.
With as little delay as possible the engines belonging
to the town arrived, at which time an abundance of
water was flowing from the mains in the district. The
engines were forthwith set to work, but in spite of the
water thrown upon the fire it continued to spread both
right and left wi h amszing rapidity, so that very
speedily numerous other premises, used principally as
workshops, and standing behind the front houses, be-
came ignited; from thence the destructive element rushed
through the side windows of the Independent Chapel,
and in a very few minutes the organ and most of the
beats in the side aisle were blazing. Immediately ad-
joining this sacred edifice stood another of still greater
dimensions, belonging to the Roman Catholics, and had
it not been for the various expedients resorted to this
building would also have fallen a prey to the fire. About
three o'clock the scene that presented itself was one of
fearful grandeur, for the flames were rising in immense
sheets from the ptemises belonging respectively to Mr.
Andrews, the baker, Mr. Webster, the cabinet-maker,
Mr. Luckett, a carver and gilder, as well as from every
window in the chepel and vestry-rooms. The light
thrown over the country for miles round caused hun-
dreds of psrties from far distant to ighbourhoods to flock
towards the spot, and at the same time gave information
of the disaster to the engine-kt epers atTwiekeuham. Two
more engines from the last named place were dispatched
to the fire, but in spite of all present the flames con-
tinued to ascend, and it was found necessary to dispatch
a mounted express to London for additional aid. As
soon as the nests arrived Mr. Henderson, the chief officer
of the D section of the brigade, with RD engine and a
body of firemen, aterzed tor the scene of destruc-
tion, and Mr. Connortun followed him, with the
West of England sngine, and a dy of men. The
moment they reached the spot all hands set to work, but
in spite of every exertion the flames could not be en-
tirely extinguished until nine o'clock, and not until the
whole of the premises above named were burnt down,
and serious damage done to many others adjoining.
Fortunately most. of the stiff rers were insured.

APOTUFCARIBS: HALL —INT:, mes ut gi.ritlPmen who
passed their examination in the scitnce and practice of me-
dicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday,
August 14 :—John Henryook, London; Arthur &Willa,
Waltorklitrcet, talel4oo i illi George BAcpt.

THUNDER STORM 1N LAN CAS 11$
A heavy thunder-storm, which passed
southern part of this county from west to east. 013tl
o
nesday afternoon, is reported to have done touch .3
%0
to the cattle in the fields, no less than six head 0' Os
11 being killed by lightning at Disley, and three
„,,,Alei
worth. One of the pinnacles on the tower of inw„iiot
Church was destroyed. In the school-room bel°;/01
to St. George's Church, Hulme, situate in ChaPell,
in that township, a girl who was at school was woyo
down by lightning, which passed through by tiraftllo
windows, and the shock was so great that severe 01$
scholars were thrown into a succession of faiotiveoo
lasting a considerable time. The electric fluid /4r
*a
tall chimney attached to a brewhouse belonging
Cox, of Chapel-street, and tore out the bricks fro of • 14
of the angles all the way from the top to the dePtßcblo'
yards. A wide fissure was left at this corner of theoro
ney, which will render it necessary to rebuild the 000
Lure. Mr. Cox and a joiner at work in a stow d
by were thrown down by the concussion of the
rendered insensible for some minutes. It eotere.kieg°
Cox's dwelling. house, fused the bell-wire, and WI gle
branch from a gas-pipe, found its way into a larg-601
bular glass over the burner, bursting it into then' 0
powder. In the house of a Mr. Bowman, surgels;o'
Chester-street, Hulme, it destroyed the bell-wire,
ing it into short, red-hot pieces, which burnt then';c•
0r
towels, dresses, and everything on which they were, bed,
tered. A good deal of damage is reported to hel',
agle°
done by the storm at Stalybricige, where hail tiLliod
with the rain, and broke a great number of • 00
windows. A second storm burst over the dibtriv4ll
Thursday at the same hour, taking the same dire Ci- if
;
and much heavier than that of Wednesday, and
feared will have done much mischiet to the gro.oll
crops of corn. The rain full in torrents, wl4` -
short intervals, for five or six hours.

SCCA
SCOTTI9II CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for ',—
ending Aug. 10, 1851 :
Passengers (13 2.07), parcels, horses, 10
and carriages ... £1,353 11
Goods, cattle, &c. 702 10

Total .. 2 056 2 0
Corresponding week in last year... 1,672 13
Perth, Aug. 14, 1851.

.40111,1'
THE CONVICT SARAH BARBER.—This „teee
convicted at the recent Nottinghamshire assizes of eru'i;
her husband, at Eastwood, on the 20th of March last Or'
on Thursday respited during hers Majesty's pleasure' file
cumetances tending to show that he was an access°lo
after the fact have led to this favourable change
behalf,
DIVIDEND ON THE SOUTH DEVON RAILW.'"
oft°,
Chairman of the South Devon Railway Company, atiii!eeer,ev
ing at Exeter on Tuesday, announced that at the ba‘ bViSty
meeting to be held next 'ninth, a dividend of five 500 „AO'
per share for the six months, or one per cent Per
would be ceclared. The shareholders will weleoo3;biei"
dividend. though but small, as the earnest of better ;cell;
no dividend having been hitherto paid. The chaitcate-et ti/A;
ther stated, amidst the cheers of the shareholders, `-ose-,
company had now got over all its difficulties, and menu al%
as an instance of its greatly improved position, thateet,ert"
will in future be able to borrow money at four per c,"O
their debentures, instead of having, as they Lin.
hitherto, to pay six per cent. AP
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A YOUNG LlPLOt°lrlf
Devonshire, young nhe ldada;
Thursday last
n
o thean bodyinqueostf a
was
yg Miss Jane a of
Wyse, who was found dead in her room 'at tbe htt lert
Mr. and Mrs. Heie, on her return from an archery rtlette-i3rt(llfe-
long ago as the 14th of May last. On the day —het; Pi-,/
death toe coroner attended and made inquiries, will" t
Gurs, a surgeon, having stated his opinion to beee,--tO btel
young lady died in a fit, it was thought unnecessary the,
an inquest. Since that time suspicions having arei's-iorr4,e"
she died from the effects of poison, and her uncle, ru,setter
lison, of Beulton-hall, Linconshire, having written 'Leer
Mr. Hele, declining to receive that gentleman and hisnicial
visitors at his house, Mr. Llele, to remove any s°s- 1131
thought it desirable that an inquest should be held
tb,
body was, consequently, exhumed, and Mr. eleraP7oos
Bristol, employed at the investigation before the tce°, des
ej
jury. Mr. Herapath gave it as his opinion that Xitoesll
of the young lady was occasioned by prussic acid. ''',st)it °,l
were examined to show that she had been in the "„ for),
using essential oil of almonds, and a letter, which w,t, ei4t
in her desk after her decease, put in evidence, in whit" villa
the words I have thought it not improbable that ;tot ,
die suddenly," and reque ting certain trifles to be disi.tr; 00;
to her friends. The jury returned a verdict that selietliv;
to her death by taking essential oil of almonds, but "et tissi
with the intention of putting an end to her life or 13'
could not say.
11/4;:je
THE FREE WATERMEN AND LIGHTERmEN'S
HOUSES.— Amongst the many charitable institutions or:
which the metropolis abounds, there are few, if 1113,Ye'oestbe
deserving of public support than the almhouses Ot-
ter ot
established for the benefit of poor, aged, decayed vin;yee
and lightermen of the River Thames, and their /.11ecti_eng
widows. Until within a very short period there sv"„f
stitution in the metropolis upon which this clefs t- groh
could in old age, and in many instances after a Idea° 00
hardship, look for support or assistance. At 104,,`; rid"lt
peal was made to the public on their behalf, and tut
-reek,'
has been the erection of a number of almshouses !",,,eelit'd
near Sydenham, where at the present time abothe;
aged, infirm, and decayed members of the body h'i'ocee
an asylum. To the almshouses, which form an
reoentelis
ingly handsome range of buildings, a church has of the
been erected by voluntary contributions, for the us„eeete,
occupants of the houses, the incumbent of which iswirog
with a permanent control over the inmates. Ntl°,,eiog Pei
benefits generally derived by such institutions '1 „ieltz,
tronized by royalty, the committee recently mentvo oorr
the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albevt„tivee
themselves, and also his Royal Highness the 1'
Wales, to be naed as patrons. Her Majesty hae'ore,
happy to say, acmceded to the request of the petition
0, dor,
in furtherance of the objects of the charity has Set"
then of 100 guineas.
Die- „AO
•
MANCHESTER.—The bonding privileges g" eetn
Manchester eight or ten years ago are to be wit TreOraseo4,
notice having been received from the Lords of the bell, ,
etr
stating that no goods are to be received in bond after t
wi
tbe of
inst., and that all goods at pre ent in bond mus
drawn in twelve months, or they will be forfeiteth•e of:
ground on which the privilege is withdrawn is, thstriginslii
poration will no longer pay the expense,_ having °.,t woo
accepted it on the understanding that Governlne"e as ir
eventually take the responsibility. As the privileEo
troduced entirely a new system of business among t. will ve
ueu
sale tradesmen of the town, the relinquishment of It
1,4 03
attended with many disadvantages, and has provo
indignation. h r Ffie
ALAS ! FOR WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.--A not-e 030 •to
spec' tbe
sion is over, and still nothing settled with re ese
0,
bridge. flow much longer is this to continue e_rti'eet
evidence of the engineer examined before the M
Coe if that
the House, it appears by no means improbable_ .V7i,
severe winter, with a heavy accumulation 01_1,`,' send .
river, may carry away the present shoring, any3laceteity
whole into the river. So sure as that happeneue ef•
will follow, and thus two great thoroughfares be
.: DOW Ijci
con
all this we have had warnings for years pr„pny
13;,,
City authorities and the Westminster-bridge uu_ti"tunity
sanction such wasteful outlays, after the oPr', (dale r
irerr
had uttered them of seeing the nature of the iteedo
n.
and the action upon the same since the remoNtabLe report* 01
bridge, as shown in the plans accoinPalViDg
really past belief... The Builder.