The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-20 00:00:00

RAILWAYS-FOE CASH.

tr. c. fr c,
Orleans -
Northern - - Western
New Ditto
Lyons and Med B2 i Grand Central
New Ditto... ....... 820 Sardinian i
Geneva tOo Austrian Cons. ...... 660

A Vienna letter in the Bourse Gazette of Berlin
states that the signing of the navigation act by the
members of the commission of the Statrs ou the
banks of the Danube is only a small part of the
labours of that body. That act only solves the
difficulties of principle which might arise in carry-
ing out the treaty of Paris. There yet remain to
be settled all the regulations relative to the police
and navigation of the river, and that part of the
work, which is attended with considerable difficul-
ties, is at present far from being finished.

The Grand Duke and Duchess of Darmstadt,
and the Princesi Charles and Prince Adalbert of
Bavaria were present at a grand ball given by the
French Minister on the 15th in honour of the fete
day of the Empress of the French.

The Madrid Gazette of the 15th contains a royal
decree which dismisses a certain number of go-
vernors of provinces, and appoints others in their
stead. The other papers contain no political news.
The lines of electric telegraph between Seville,
Granada, and Malaga are in active operation.

A letter from Carrara in the Corriere Mercantile
of Genoa says that the state of siege is rigorou'ly
onforced, and that the commandant has exiled up-
waids of 100 persons not being natives of Carrara.

Lord Bloomfield, the English Minister at Berlin,
has returned to that city from London. •

BILLINGSGATE MARKET.

TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Billingsgate Market being a public establish-
ment, it is always open to criticism when established
rules and regulations are not attended to. I have fre-
quently written on this sui,ject, but at no other period
did I ever see more necessity for official authority com-
manding their highly-paid servants to do their duty, and
to see that the market is properly cleansed and
other mise made fit for the daily inspection of visitors
than at the present time.
Whoever goes there just now must Le struck with the
abominable filthy state of all the paint work about the
-market, within reach of a five-feet-four man's bead.
Pillars, posts, and walls are studded with fish scales,
and where the paint is rubbed off the iron supporte-s of
the fabric. These shining and glittering specks stand
out in bold relief, sparkling like diamonds set on a dark,
dingy, rutty-looking foundation. The questions fre-
quently arising to the minds of parties woo now go to
visit Billingsgate Market are various. Those who come
from large towns, such as Liverpool, Manchester, Hull,
Newcastle, &a: , are astonished at its diminutive appear-
ance. They had had some idea it was about double the
size it is ; and when they walk through the market, see
the beautifel water fountain standing in its midst,
and are told there is a powerful engine bel ow
that pumps up* tons of water per minute, they
tnen wonder to see so much filth and fish scales
upon the paint work, as if water was difficult to obtain,
and that labour was at a price out of reach of the
market author.tier.
A few days since, whilst a lady with children was
going the round, she stood to look over therm:mg down
into the shellfish market. Her hooped gown was tluch-
ing the unwashed boards. One of the ,children
o',sersed the contact, and, in seeming alarm, exclaimed
"Oh ! look you tier ma'—see how your gown is
rubbing against these nasty, filthy boards." The lady,
on looking down, felt disgusted at the abomination.
Upwards of two years have now passed by, since Li!.
ling,gate-market has bad a fresh coat of paint, and %. hen
W o r t emarty in' s and scrubs that pillars, posts,
aria wal's era daily subject to, from creels, hiskets,
box e, ivyl bags of rnusels and periwinkles, there need
be little surprise that its outward coat of paint is so
much in kepting with the hundreds of denizens who
fl .ck there iu the no-rning, ragged, tattered, and torn.
Iy iniertiog this letter in your widely-eirctilated
j !irua,, it may be seen by some one in power, who
will o der that a covering be given to the upright.,
before they actuolly exhibit their natural skin, which
when tp.iwa.he I is all the more obnoxious b look at,
if it doe.; tot emit a more disagreeable and offensive
smell.—l am, &c
84, Tower-Ili:1, 11. DENIPSTER.