The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-18 00:00:00

ITALY.

The sitting of the Chamber of Deputies of Turin
of the 11th was almost entirely taken up with the
discussion on the abolition of differential duties on
vessels of all nations, without regard to reciprocity.
After a warm debate the principle of the Bill was
agreed to, and the discussion of the articles adjourned
to the following sitting. The Minister of the Inte-
rior presented several demands for credits, two of
which to be applied to the aid of Italian refugees.
The Opinione of Turin of the 12th states that in
consequence of the vote on the Ecclesiastical Courts,
the Papal Nuncio has demanded his passports of the
Sardinian Government, and left Turin. Monsignor
G.zsila, according to the Corriere Mercantile, arrived
at Genoa on the 9th.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sza,—l observed in your Parliamentary report
that it is stated that a petition was presented from

Middlesborough against the duty on malt, whereas
was against the repeal of the malt-tax. I beg to in-
close a copy of the petition, and shall be obliged by
- your inserting it in your paper.—Yours, &c.,

JOHN tAYLOR,

Middlesborough, April 15.

PETITION AGAINST E. S. CAYLEY'S NOTION FOR THE
REPEAL OF THE DUTY ON MALT.
To the Hon. the Commons of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled.
The humble petition, &c. &c.
Your petitioners observe with regret that notice of
motion has been given to repeal the duty on malt, with
a view to increase the consumption of fermented liquors.
That the evidence taken before the Committee of
your Hon. House, on commercial distress, proved that
the chief oause of that distress was an extreme scarcity
of food.
That in the opinion of your petitioners such scarcity
is mainly to be attributed to the great consumption of
grain iu the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, amount-
ing to nearly eight million quarters annually.
That not only is the country impoverished by this '
large abstraction of grain from its legitimate uses, but
the consumption of these liquors is the most prolific
c :use of crime and pauperism.
. That this crimo awl pauperism entail an expenditure
on the Government, far exceeding the revenue derived
from the duty on malt.
Your petitioners therefore entreat your Hon. House
nut to remit any part of the duty now levied upon malt.
And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever
pray, &c.

HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK.
(From the Official Report.)
A considerable decrease is observed in the mortality
of the week ending last Saturday. The total deaths
registered in the metropolitan districts, which in the
previous week rose to 1,124, were last week only 893,
whereas the average derived from deaths in ten col.-
reiponding wevki of IS4B-9, and raised in propor-
tion to increased population, is 1,001, and in the
last threw corresponding ws elts—namely, those of 1847-9,
the deaths rose to about 1,050 and upwards. In last
week, as compared with that immediately preceding, the
d. athv classial as having been caused by zymotic or epi-
demic diseases are almost exactly c f the same amount;
in this return there are 157, of which 7 were from small
pox, 15 f:cen meas!el, 18 from scarlatina, 35 from
boaping-cough, 4 from influenz!, all of which diseases,
are et present less ftval than usual; there are also 37
from typhus, which is about the average; and 13 from
di .rrhre r, 6 1, ofn remittent fever, 5 trom rheumatic
fey r (uesides 3 from rhournatiam!, and 8 from erysipe-
la-, from which dise.ises the mortality is rather above
the average. diseases of the respiratory organs still
exhib:t n arnall increase on the average, though compared
with the mortality of 'this class in the previous work,
they show a reduction. Bronchitis, pneumonia,
aithma, and otter cimplaints affecting the organs
of respiration (with the exception of hooting-
eaugh and consumption) number 174, the average being
161; their progress during the last six weeks may be
tracycl in the following numbers: —l7l, 182, 231,
254, 253, arid 174, these fluctuations being nearly
c,,iueident with rise and fall of temperature. Phthisis
(or consumption) was East to 108 persons last week,
an unusually small number; the year 1843 affords
the only example of a corresponding week in which
the mortality from this disease was so low; the aver-
age is about 150. On the 6th of April, in the Mary-
lenone Workhouse, a widow died, whose age is reported
to have been 103 years; she sunk by "natural decay."
Oirthe 28th of le.rch, in Ferry-street, Poplar, the
daughter of a labourer, aged 3 years, died of privation,
or according to the return made by the coroner's jury,
froth "'natural death accelerated by want." Two men
and two women are registered as the victims of intera-
perance'. In workhouses 77 deaths were registered in
the week, and in hospitals 58, of which 35 were in gene-
rat hospitals, 8 in naval and military, and 8 in lunatic
asylums.

DOCXIS.
Dividend Amount
•
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum.
Share.
......,____
X I. d. £ N. d.
East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. - 142
East Country .. 205. per sb. 100 0 0 - 21
London • 5l. pr cont. Stock. - 118 X
Ditto Bonds •.. IL per cent. - - -
St. Katharine .... •• •• 4 per cent. Stock. - 81
Ditto, Scrip - . - 95 0 I -
Ditto 80nd5........ 1%1. pr cent. - - -
Southampton .• •. - - 21. per cent., 40 0 0, 50 0 0 -
BRIDGES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
--- -
X. 5. d. X. s. d.
Charing-cross•• - .. - - - - ISM
Southwrk .......... - ICO 0 0 - -
Ditto Nw of 754 p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - is
Waterloo ............ - ' 100 0 0 - 334
Ditto Old Ann. of 41. 11. 4s. Od. - 80 0 I 27
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 24
Vauxhall .... ..• Av. 11. 70 10 3 - Is
VITATER-WORILS.
Dividendper of
Amount
raid.
Price.
Name of Company. '
1 Annum. Share.
- -
£ i. d. X is. d.
East Lonion••• ••••• • • I 81. 100 0 0 - 172
Grand Junction -•• •• 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 75
rent........ •• •• •• •• t al. 10a. 100 0 0 - 78
Lambeth -..-•• - •• 51. per cnt. 100 I 0 - 87
New Rivr Lndn Brage ' 21. 105. - - 55
Vauxhall ...... .• - - 51. per cat. 100 0 0 - 9$
West Middlesex • . . 61.05. pr cnt. - - 116
GAS-MIGHT AND COED COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-------
X. s. d. A. N. d.
British •••• • • •••• •• .. I/. 40 0 0 Di 0 0 14
Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 9 5 20 0 0 20
Brighton -......... 61. 20 I 0 - -
City of London ...... 61. 100 II I 150 0 I -
Continental Consolidat. has. 75 0 0 31 5 0
Equitable.. -....•• .. 50s. 50 0 0 60 0 I 27
imperial •• .... •• •• •• 31. SO 0 I 50 0 11 , 70
Independent ....... •• 61. 40 I 5 41 0 0 ' 56
London• • ............ - so 01l sots' $
- 50 • 0 59 5 5- I 18
Do., Part. Preference 61. 25 I 5 215 5 I -
Phoenix , ............ 4%1. 50 5 0 49 10 1 28%
RAteliff .... •..•• •• • • 51. 100 5 0 90 9 0 ; 75
United General .• -• • 75. 6d. 50 0 5 SO 0 0 ' lb%
Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 46
Ditto, New .. • . -... 125. 50 0 0 10 9 0 , 9