The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-09 00:00:00

EXCHANGE.

Gibraltar.. • • ..........
Leghorn ........ ••.. •• 30 65
Genoa .. ••••..•. • . • • •• 26 0
Naples ...... •••• • . • • 41
Palermo, per0z........ 124%
Messina 122%
Lisbon.. .. 53%
Oporto .... ••• • • • 53%
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Ayres ........
New York, 21 days'sight
Philadelphia
rascal OF BOLLION, PEI OE.
!Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars .... .. 0 4 10%
Silver in ban 0 4 11%

THE OFFICH OW COMMON-iEßGEANT.—Yesterday,
at a large meeting of Aldermen and Common Council-
men, assembled in the Council Chamber for the purpose
of taking into consideration the subject of the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Mr. Mirehouse, the late Com-
mon-Sergeant of the city of London, Mr. Richard Tay-
lor in the chair, the following resolution was, after con-
siderable discussion, agreed to unanimously:—" That in
looking at the importance of the office of Common-
Sergeant, and the eminent men who have formerly filled
it, it is the opinion of this meeting that the character of
the Corporation is concerned in selecting a mita dis-
tinguished by his ability and acknowledged merit to fill
that office, and therefore it will not pledge itself at pre-
sent to support any particular candidate." Besides Mr.
Bullock, who officiates as judge in the Central Cri.
minal Court, and has for some time been judge of the
City Small Debts Court, Mr. M. Hill, who formerly
opposed the Hon. Mr. Law and the late Mr. Mirehouse
for the office of Common-Sergeant, will, we are in-
formed, stand for the situation. The report that two
City pleaderships will probably become vacant by the
changes which are expected to take place upon the ap-
pointment of a new Common-Sergeant, has brought for-
ward several candidates, amongst which are Mr. Joseph
Gibbs, Mr. Charles W. Wood, Sir Walter Riddell, and
Mr. Pullen.

INTERMENTS, ST. MARGARET'S, WESTMINSTER.—
On motion of Lord Dudley Stuart, on Thursday night,
there was ordered to be laid before the Rouse a return,
showing for each year since 1839 the number of in-
terments that have taken place in the churchyard of St.
Margaret's, Westminster. stating also the number in
tL•e vaults of the church.

BROMPTON HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION.—Yes-
terday evening a meeting of the board of management
was hold in the Board-room of the above institution, the
Hon. Octavius Duncombe, M.P., in the chair. Consider -
able minor business having been disposed of, it was
stated that the building committee had come to a deter-
mination to proceed with the completion of the eastern
wing forthwith, anu that the plans and elevations were
already under consideration. A very warm feeling of
satisfaction was expressed relative to the progress of the
charity, which, when in full action, will rank among
the proudest and most effective of the metropolis. The
usual complimentary vote of thanks having been passed,
the business of the evening terminated.
A letter from Pesth states that the damage done
in Hungary by the inundation of the Danube has been
very considerable. At Comoro upwards of two hundred
houses have fallen down ; at Raab about one hundred
houses ; at Oda., in the district of Kesper, eight
hundred. Fifteen thousand persons have taken refuge
at Haab ia the greatest destitution.