The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-26 00:00:00

lONIAN ' ISLANDS.

Letters from Corfu of the 11th mention a dispatch
addressed by Sir G. Waal), Lord High Commissioner
of the lonian Isles, to M. DAMASCIIINO, Vice-Presi-
dent of the Senate, in which he states that the muni-
cipality and the medical commission have represented
to him the necessity of taking stringent precautions
against the invasion of the cholera, but that the mea-
sures they recommend are of the most extraordinary
character, being as follows :—That a quarantine of
twenty-five days be laid :on all arrivals from Trieste
or Malta; that all vessels from Cephalonia be rigo-
rously prevented from approaching Corfu ; and that
some uninhabited rock be assigned to those Cephaloni-
ans who desire to quit their native island during the
cholera. The Lord High Commissioner then severely
comments on the injudiciousness of such mea-
sures, observing, among other things, that, by the
quarantine of 25 days laid upon arrivals from Trieste,
upwards of 100 men, now gaining a livelihood at
Manducbio by the Austrian Lloyd's steamers, would
be thrown out of employment; that thousands would
suffer the same fate from the suspension of commerce,
and that the price of provisions, mostly received from
(.;reign parts, would rise considerably, while the
means'of procuring them would diminish•in propor-
tion. Nevertheless, in order to yield a certain mea-
sure to public opinion, the Lord High Commissioner
consents to lay a quarantine of twenty days upon
arrivals from Cephalonia) and of sixteen upon those
from Malta, while, as far as Trieste is concerned, be
will wait for official information on the sanitary
conditions of-Vienna from the British Consul-Ge-
neral there.

Lord John Russell, at the close of his visit to her
Majesty, at Balmoral, proceeds to M into-house, near Hawick,
on n visit to the Earl and Counieei of Minto, where Lady
John Russell and family haVe already arrived. After a short
stay at Minto-house, the Premier and her Ladyship and
family will go to Richmond-park for the winter.
Sir GeOrge Grey will remain with the Queen until
the return of the Court to London.

LAUNCH IN THE CLYDE.—Yesterday afternoon,
shortly after two o'clock, one of the finest vessels ever built
en the Clyde was launched from the building-yard of Messrs.
Tod and M'Gregor, at Partick. Her engines are of 450
horse-power, and her burden 1,200 tons. She has been built
for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company,
and has been appropriately named the Singapore. Miss Tod,
daughter of the senior member of the firm, by whom the
vessel was• erected, gave the designation to the vessel. In a
short time a companion to the Singapore, and to be named
the Ganges, will be launched by the same parties. The day
was beautiful. and as usual a large crowd of spectators
cheered the steamer into her future element.— Scotsman of
Wednesday.

EICF.DISED LIGHTERTILN.-1118 Ccmmissioric-rs of
Customs have determined that all craft used in the tranship•
ment of foreign goods, within the port of London, must,
on and after the Ist of November next, be provided with the
necessary accommodation to protect the tide-waiters from
the inclernency of the weather. This step- has been found
absolutely necessary, many of the men having been frost-
bitten, and, in one or two instances, during severe weather,
frozen to death.

SAvENGs.:norks.-7-Another blue-book, printed by
order of the House of Commons, was yesterday published.
It contains the report of the Committee (given before), and
the evidence before them on savings-banks. The Committee
make some suggestions; which will no doubt be attended to
when the Savings-bank Bill of last session is again brought
forward.

RIYAL :MA IMINIS.---WOOLWICII, SaPT. 25—An
order was received here yesterday evening for Lieut. Prit-
chard to proceed with the detachment for service in the
Bellerophon, and at 6 o'clock A.M. to-day a special train 'was
placed on the North Kent Railway to convoy the 2 sergeants
2 corporals, two drummers, and SO privates of the Woolwich
division to London, en route to Plymouth, under the cons-
tnand of Captain Hopkins, with Lieutenant Pritchard. Ore
corporal and eight privates of this divkion were selected this
morning, load immediately embarked in the Firefly, fur ser-
vice en the coast of Africa.

LADY PEFL- AT JERSEY.--I 1 the - afternoon
Slturdgy as Lady Peel, accompanied by Captain, Mr. and
Miss Prei, were proceeding to town in a 'phaeton from Pon-
tae, in descending the steep hill, at St. Clement's, the hem e
fell, hurting its airoultlers and legs, ar.d breaking one of ti
shafts of the vehicle. Lady Peel and family, We ace happy
to add, received no injury,— Western Luminary.
LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAlLWAY.—Thiscom-
'pany's excuraion train from Brighton, on Tuesday, brought
4W poracns into London. •

MoDAY6IIIRC RAILWAL—Steps are being taken
for carrying out this line of eleven miles, through the county
`of Elgin, and for which an Act of Parliament wns obtained
in 1846.

The Turkish Ambassador leaves town to-day for
licrlin and Vir•ona, •cn route to- Constantinople, on leave of
absence. Sir James Duke, Al. P., accompanies his Excellency.
A VENERABLE CHANCERY SUIT.—The Chancery
suit of the• Attorney General v. Trovelyan is now 164
lyears'old. - -