The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-07 00:00:00

THE FRENCH FLEET.

PLYMOUTII, WEDNESDAY FORENOON. Mr. Jcel
Trelwen, pilot in the James and Elizabeth, reports that
at half-peat four o'clock yesterday (Tuesday) aftetnoon
he saw the French iket seven miles we,:t-outh-west of
the Bolt, reaching in. Their topgallant masts were
struck, and they were under redid topsail-; no jibs; in
some the courses were set; in others, hauled up, and
one had her main-yard hacked so as to keep in rota-
tioc. The lice; consisted of six full-rigged ships and a
steamer, the Admiral a-head, and the steamer, brig-
rigged, a-stern.
Mr. Spicer, of the Red R:iver, fishing-smack, reports
that at half-past fire o'cl,ck the fleet, six sail, wore
tolerably close together, about 21 wile, to the eastwarsi
of this harbour, between the Bold and tl,e Mewstone.
They were under reefed topqr.ils, and had their starboard
tricks aboard, with their heads to the southward. Wind,
north north-west, fine bresza„

Benjamin Glynn, a Plymouth pilot, joined the French
fleet in the Channel on Friday, and continues with the

HOP DUTY.

In Account of the Duty on Hops, of the growth of th•
year 1850, distinguishing the districts, and the Old from
the New Duty.

Districts.
Banistaple
Cambridge
Canterbury ...

Du! y.

••• •• .49 2 9
31 10 0
• ... 85,932 8 10
3 3 134
• •• • 99 14 23/
824 10 1%
113 1 10
••▪ • ••• 56 3 8
... 18,903 5 7
... 26,671 5 9
••• ••• 0 16 514
... 11,276 6 8;i
... 1,137 9 414
• ... 55 12 5%
▪ ...155,72S 7 1
10 1 7
5 ••• ••• 13 11
1,737 11 101,4
:;32 6 614
▪ ... 157 10 3%
▪ -.115,295 9 3
• ... 83 0 7%
▪ 7,084 17 1%

Cornwall
Derby
Essex

Gloucester ...
Grantham ..
Rants ...
Hereford ...
Hertford
Isle of Wight
Lincoln ...
Reading ..
Rochester ...
Salisbury
Salop ...
Stourbridge
Suffolk ...

Surrey ...
Sussex ...
Wales (Middle)
Worcester ...

it 1-26,191 9 5%

Old duty, at 1 12-20 d. per lb. 233,393 14 514
New duty, at ,14 8-20 d. „ 172,508 8 0%
Additional duty of 5 per cent.,

per Act 3 Vic., e. 17 ... 20,292 6 11%

£126,194 9 5%
L. S. LYNE,
Accountant and Comptroller-General.
Inland Revenue-office, Broad-street, Nov. 6, 1850.

THE lODINE SPA. WOODHALL.—This pleasant
spot, between Lincoln and Boston, on the Great Northern
Railway, and within three hours of London, is now to be let
on building leases. The Spa has become famous for cures
effected upon individuals using the baths there, and drinking
the water of this spring, which has only been discovered
within the last few years. An interesting account may be
found in Dr. Grativilie's work, "The Spas of England." An
analyses of the water, made by Mr. West, of Leeds, shows

it to consist of— Grs.
Chloride of magnesium
Chloride of calcium
Chloride of sodium ...... ...... .
Sulphate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda .....
lodine
Bromine
Potash (a trace) ..

8.85

Total grains per gallon 1572i

When fresh drawn, it contains the following gases :
Carbonic acid
Carburetted hydrogen
Nitrogen ... .
Oxygen
Sulphuretted hydrogen ... (a slight trace)
—Builder.

AN INFURIATED Ox.—About four o'clock on Mon-
day evening ss a man was driving up King's-road, St. Pan-
cras, from Smithfield, a number of oxen, one of the animals
became infuriated, and darting from the herd attacked two
men, whom it so wou&ed that they were carried insensible
to their homes. After having exhausted its rage upon the
men by goring them to the extent mentioned, it turned into
Chapel-street, Somers Town, where it rushed at a poor wo-
man named Margaret Carron, who had her infant in her
arms. The beast butted the woman most frightfully, tearing
her leg open right up to the hip. As soon as the ox was got
away from her she was paced, insensible and apparently
dying, in a hackney coach, and conveyed to the University
College Hospital, where the house physician pronounced the
wounds to be most dangerous. Strange to say the infant
escaped uninjured. After quitting the woman the
animal
rushed at a boy, whom it likewise severely lacerated. ulti-
mately, a brave cabman, mounting his cab, headcd the crowd
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.and caid off by Neighbourhood,
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people, aided by the police, .to a yard pi the
where it will be kept until its owner is found out.
THE SALFORD ROYAL BOROUGH LIBRARY AND
Musicom.—The Free Museum, in connexion with this insti-
tution, was formally opened to the public on Monday last ;
and at the same time the library, originally opened on the
9th January last (since which day 23,000 volumes have been
issued), was re-opened, after receiving a large and recent
accession of books, so that it now numbers upon its shelves
nearly 10,000 volumes.--Manchester Guardian.