The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-31 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

have read with great pleasure, in your last
night's publication, the elaborate criticism of Mr. Ten-
nyson's work. Ido not, however, quite understand the
title " In Memoriam," anglice " In Memory."
Surely Mr. Tennyson, as a scholar, is aware that the
Latin preposition " In," except in very rare instances,
governs the ablative case, and the title of his book there-
fore should have been " In Memorift."

Pray oblige me, by calling the attention of the public
.hrough your columns to this error.—l am, Sir, &c.,
Bit kenhead, Aug. 30, 1850. L. C. G.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUY.

Ein,—Permit me to caution your readers and the
public against being duped by some of the Hackney om-
nibus conductors. Yesterday, in company with a friend,
we got into an omnibus (belonging to John Barber,
Church-street, Hackney, No. 7,217) below Sun•street,
Bishopsgate-street, and rode to Boston-street, Hackney-
road, a distance less than Fleet-street and the Strand,
and less than half way to Paddington from Hunger-
ford-market, or from the Bank to Charing-cross; for
which we were charged sixpence each, whereas, if we had
adopted the precaution of asking the fare at the time of
entering it is probable we should have saved threepence
each. The public will therefore do well so to act
towards the conductor of 7,217 Hackney omnibus.
I am, Sir, &c., A DUPED.

.Aggust 30, 1850.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

read in your paper of yesterday (arti-
cle Panama, July 6th) that there was a great opening
for the employment of a steamer at Cbagres, which
could, as acting without paddle or screw, or any exter-
nal apparatus, pass the " Snags" and "Branches,"
without interruption, I firmly believe that my patent
invention will answer this end. If, therefore, you will
be so obliging as to put me into communication with the
parties, you will be doing a benefit to the public, and
which every individual eventually concerned in the
affair will not fail duly to appreciate.—l am, Sir, &c.,
GEORGE ALEXANDER THOMPSON.
13, Manchester-street, Aug. 30.

HAYNAIJ IN ENGLAND.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The Kolner Zeitung of the 26th announces
the arrival in that city of General Haynau, on his way
to London! Surely there must be some mistake in this
paragraph. It cannot be passible that this man should
be presuming to come into a country which was lately
ringing with horror at his crimes, and where his very
name is synonymous with everything that is brutal and
butcherly; is never uttered (save by the writers in the
Times) without execration. It would stain the soil of
this free country should this man be allowed to set his
foot on it, and it would be trying its patience too far if
he should venture to do so.—l am, Sir. &e..
AN ENGLISHMAN.

LIB HEALTH OF OUR HOMES.—A contemporary
states—" As this is the season for painting our homes, it
would be well to remind the owners that the noxious white-
lead paint, and other arsenic pigments, are not a matter of
course, this means of so-called purification having been hap-
pily superseded by a new white-zinc paint, of disinfecting
isoperties, and perfectly innocent to the artizan and inha-
bitant. Our continental neighbours, although not a do-
mestic nation,' are more alive to these thing-,and are rapidly
banishing the barbarous use of these deadly compounds, while
their Government have adopted this zinc paint for all the
public works. Perhaps, however, ass to ngland-the exten-
sive house of Ilubbuck and Son, oppoihe London Docks,
have taken up the patent, it will work its useful course in
this country, as elsewhere; we cannot see why it should not,
cheapness being added to its other recommendations.
litAcKaarL FISUING.—This fishing commenced in
Saltcoats-bay this season about the latter end of June or be-
ginning of July. There has been a good supply of them,
but very considerably short of last year's extraordinary
catch. 'rho take in A day of each bcat (a large number of
which go out, weather permitting), would, on an average.
be from 7to 11 dozen. Sometimes, however, they got from.
16 to upwards of 20 dozen, and lately as high as 50 dozen.
When they first Caine in, we scarcely thought them so good
in quality; but, on the whole, they have been excellent in
quality and large in size. The amount of mackerel procured
by each of the boats out in Irvine and Ardrossan bays would,
we believe, be About the tame a 4 at Saltwata,...Glaigoto
Omni*.