The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-20 00:00:00

CANALS.

Names of of I Dividend, rrieel
e.
°C"Panie3.
e, per
Axnum.'
I

C
Ashtntz 0141 h 97 51.55. pc.
Ashby-d-la-Z 113, 41.
Barnsley • ... 160, 121.
Basingstoke.. 1001
Brkiik&Abrg 1501 bl.
Cromford..• . 100 181.
1001 41.
Derby .• • 100 Si.
Ellsmre&Chs 1331 41.
Erewash 1001 321.
Forth & Clyd,100: 4/.
GrandJunctnllool 71.
Grand Union 100; 11. 10s.
Glaraorgnsh .1172 13%1.
Gtstr 00:
Grantham • • 150 12/.
Huddersfield. 57;
Kennt & Avul 39 7s. Gd.
1 Lancaster .• . 471 1/. 10.
Leeds&Livrp' 100, 34/.
Leicester ..• • 140 10/.
Leicstrs: Nth, 83, 4/.
Loughboreghil42; 701.

Names of
Companies

rMonmouthsh
Mntgomrysh
Macclesfield
Ncath • • • • • •
Nottingham .
Peak Forest.
Regent's • • • •
Rochdale
Shropshire . •
Somrset Coal
Do.LkFd St
Stffrd &Worci
Shrewsbury..
I
Stourbridgs
Strtfrd on Av
Severn and
Nye Rail.
Trnt & Mr-1
sey, sh.
Thams &Med
Worcstr
Binning.
„Wilts & Brks

1001
100
tool
100
150

[Dividend)

per
Annum.

71. 10s.
61. p . c.
281.
ihl .
201.
IL 105.
IL 85.

4T.
U. 4s.

Price

25.;,Z;

METHOD OF PRESERVING POTATOES.—The Thre

great points to be looked to in storing potatoes are these
First, to keep them dry ; second, to keep them cool ; ar
third, to keep them well covered from the light and frost I
All of these objects may be gained by the following meth(
of storing them ;—ln the first place the holes in which the i,
are placed should be extremely shallow (if any holes al •
made at all), and the foundations of the hogs should n, i
be more than three feet or three feet and a ball wide. ( •
these the potatoes should be placed in such quantities de t•
there will not be more than from eight cwts. to half a ti t,
in a running yard. To keep the potatoes dry a small drai
should be formed all round the pits or hogs, and the bear ;.
should be well covered with sods and earth. 1
furnish them with a sufficient supply of fresh air, whic ,'
is the only way to prevent their heating, a row ,
tiles should be placed under the potatoes, running from of
end of the hog to the other, and to render the ventilati( •
till more complete, tiles should also be placed at rigi k
angles to this main ventilator, at the distance of from ot f
and a half to two yards from each other, and chimne, 1
of tiles, rising from the bottom to the top of ti •
hogs, should be formed at moderate distances, ei :.
every two yards. In frosty weather the openii I
may easily be closed with straw. By adopting these pr, i
cautions we have succeeded in saving our potatoes fro 4
rotting for several years, and also in checking that di. •
position to vegetate too soon, which we suspect • 6
have been one of the chief causes of the diseases whir
have shown themselves among potatoes for several year. :
Where tiles cannot be obtained, a very small drain in tls '
earth, or a row of bushwood under the potatoes, or, s
fact, any other contrivance by which such a surply of i
as will prevent the heating of the mass, will answe• ~
Hitherto, as we have stated, this method has always Cu( ,
seeded with us; and, in a season like this, when the potat t.
is full of moisture, and when the whole crop has riper: it‘
prematurely from the frost, we feel confident that nothii. 0,„
but the utmost care in suppl 3 log the potato pits wit. k
abundance of fresh air. either by this or some other method.'
will keep the potatoes long enough either to serve a i
wholesome food through the winter months, or as healthy'
seed in the spring of next year.—Liverpool Times.
CUAELTON FAIR.---This old established fair.
better known as Horn Fair, and held adjacent to the park , '`
Sir Thomas Wiison, lord of the manor, commenced on Satin ..
day, and from the Woolwich and Greenwich steamboat .
and the adjacent country, not less than 15,000 persons P
tended. it is to be continued to-morrow and Tuesday. TI, .-
gmreeraity, fromesto order and
of wearinglaritynow preserved, though to,
h
riots were of such usual occurrence thatornits, improprieties
passedin tinto
abz.
proverb, " All is fair at Horn Fair."
On Wednesday Mr. Baker held an inquest at 0
London Hospital on the body of John Seeger, aged thiri
six, sugar-baker, in the employ of Messrs. Coap. of Beti
street, Ratcliffe-highway. About noon, on Friday, deceas
and other men were throwing to one another loaves of sng ,
from the lower to the upper tier of warehouses. Each no
stood on the stairs about six feet higher than the other, (t
ceased being the lowest man of all. A loaf of sugar in t t
act of being pitched twenty feet above him broke, a' .
about 2lbs. weight of it fell upon his head and knocked li '
down. Ile got up, however, and worked for two hours aft(
wards, when giddiness seizing him, he was taken to the be -
pital, in which he remained in a state of insensibility, a .
died on Monday morning of frac!ure of the skull, and ext '
va.sation of blood on the brain. Verdiete Accidentaldeati
OLDHAM.—TURN.OUTS OF POWER-LOOM WEA.VEI •
—The turn-outs of power-loom weavers of Messrs. Jot .
Wallahaw mills, and Mr. Dronsfield, Werneth mill, still c,
tinue. Mr. Dronsfield has sent forth an announcement t
he is willing to give the same prices as other toasters, P
inviting new hands to take the places of the turn-out;
Manchester Guardian.
PRESENTATION OF PLATE 'to ME. BEIIJAN
CUISITI', CIVIL ENGINEEr..—On Saturday a dinner t( r
place at the Rosemary Branch Tavern, Camberwell, for t
purpose of presenting a service of plate to the above-nati
gentleman. A subscription had been raised by the work'
engineers and others employed by the United Dover, Brit
ton, and Croydon Railway Companies for the purpose
presenting a lasting testimonial of their regard and este,
to one who, for a long period, had given proof of his kindu
and sincerity, as well as great skill in the discharge of
duties between the company and its servants. At f ,
o'clock about 400 persons sat down to an excellent dinnet
the assembly room. Air. W. Hurst, superintendent of ..
company's works, presided Amongst the visitors a num'
of scientific attended, viz., Mr. Samuda, the projector of
atmospheric principle ;Mr. George England, of the Hatch, .
iron-works, New-Cross; Mr. Gibson, connected with 1 '
northern line ; Mr. Beattie, of the Lincoln line ' • Ads.
Esq., of !the Greenwich Railway, &c., &c. The ph
which is a splendid tea-service, was pre'ented to Mr. Cut
' after dinner. The evening passed off with the greatest b
mony, and the meeting broke up shortly before twe i
. o'clock,
Viscount Melbourne, who is stayiug at Melbout
Hall, Derbyshire, is not expected to return to Brcc ,
Hall for the winter until the approaching Royal visit
Hatfield,