The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-10 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES.

St. .. 915 915
Versailles, U. 5......•• 385 .. 385 .. 355 .. 385
L.B 258 75 258 75 .. 258 75 .. 258 75
Rouen •
Rouen to Havre• • 750 .. 752 50 -. 750 .. 752 50
Orleans
Strasburg to Bale . 260 .. 261 25 .. 260 .. 261 25
Avignon to Marseilles— •• •• 757 50 .. 761 25 • 757 50 .. 761 25
RAILWAY SHARES FOR THE ACCOUNT, OCTOBER 15.
St. Germain ...... •.....•• 917 50 .. 517 50 .. 917 50 .. 917 50
Versailles, R.B. .
L. 8..:.......... 260 .. 260 .. 260 .. 290
Rouen • • ...... ...... . 985 .. 988 75 .. 985 .. 987 be
Rouen to Havre.. •• • ..• • • . 75a 75 753 75 .. 753 75 .. 753 75
Orleans ..••••.•........... 982 50 .• 985 .. 982'60 .. 985 25
Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 260 .. 261 25 .. 260 .. 261 25
Avignon to Marseilles.... 761 25 .. 761 25 .. 761 25 .. 761

MORTALITY IN TAR METROPOLIS.—There is Still
an increase in the number of deaths. The total for
the week ending Saturday, Oct. 5, was 961, while on
the previous week it was 932, and on the week pre-
ceding only 857. It is, however, below the average
for the last five autumns-990. The chief increase is
in deaths caused by endemic, epidemic, and conta-
gious diseases. The following are a few of the cases,
with the averages :—Small-pox, 51, average, 17 ;
scarlatina, 87, average, 45 ; violent deaths, 36, ave-
rage, 24. In deaths from diseases of the lungs, the
decrease is large, the total amount being 252, average,
312. The 51 deaths from small-pox occurred at the
following ages :—Sixteen under 1 year; twelve, 1-3 ;
twelve, 3-5 ; five, 5-10 ; one, 11 ; three, 20-30 ;
and two, 30-40. Analysis of the list of violent
deaths :—Fracture and contusion by falls, 3 cases ;
and by horses and carriages, 4 cases. Wound, 1 case
(suicide). Burns, 3 cases. Poison, 5 cases, of which
4 were suicides. Over-draught of brandy, 1 case.
Strangulation 2 cases, of which one was suicide, and
another murder. Drowning, 13 cases, of which 6
were accidental—in the remainder it is not stated
whether they occurred by accident or otherwise.
Suffocation in bed, 2 cases. And the 2 remaining
cases are respectively accident and suicide, but by
what means is not stated. Total, 22 males and 14
females.

The Revising Barristers for the county of Middle-
sex have finished their labours, and the result shows a
gain to the Liberals of 130. There were 578 objections
by the Liberals, of which 427 were sustained; and by the
Conservative 41'2 objections, of which 297 were sustained.

It is said that the Queen and her Royal Consort
will accompany Louis Philippe on his return to Gos-
port, and in the Royal Albert and Victoria steamer con-
voy his Majesty to within a short distance of the oppo-
site coast.
RUMOURED LAW CHANGES.—It is rumoured by
some of our contemporaries that Chief Justice Penne-
father is about to resign, and Chief Justice Doherty
about to quit the Common Pleas, and take the other s
place in the Queen's Bench next term. Tom Smith, too,
it is said, is to be made a Baron of the Exchequer. As
we are not at all in the confidence of Chief Justice
Pennefather, or of the Government, we know not what
credence ought to be attached to these rumours; but we
have heard other rumours ourselves touching those
changes, not altogether unworthy of notice. One of
them is, that if Pennefather or Crampton have the har-
dihood to take their seats in the Queen's Bench next
term the Irish bar intend to turn their backs upon them.
The other is, that if any Government hare the reckless-
ness to promote Tom Smith to a judgeship, he will be
pelted with rotten eggs of the Bench the instant he shall
make his appearance. Contempt will not, we trust, be
carried to this length, but the very rumours indicate
public opinion.—Dublin Pilot.
ANOTHER COLLISION ON THE DOVER AND CROYDON
RAILWAY.—On Monday night, shortly before nine
o'clock, as the Dover mail train was leaving the terminus
at London-bridge, the Croydon train had just arrived,
and was about to turn off the points, when unfortunately
the engine of the latter came in close contact with the
Dover train, and smashed the lower part of the carriages
to pieces, literally cutting off all the steps on that side.
One of the ticket collectors, named Gardiner, had a very
narrow escape of having his legs cut off by the collision.
He was standing on the steps of one of the carriages at
the time, and had the presence of mind to precipitate
himself into the carriage, to the astonishment of the pas-
sengers, who wero much alarmed for his safety. The
overland mail was being conveyed by the Dover train,
and owing to the above accident and stoppages on the
line for pilot engines to assist them up the inclined
planes, the train did not arrive at its destination until
half an hour beyond its time. The consequence was,
that the steam-vessel had started, and a vessel was ape.
cially engaged to convey the mail across the Channel,
the expenses of which will fall heavily on the Company,
as they may be compelled to convey the mail to Mar-
seilles.
SUDDEN DEATH Or LADY HAYTER.—An inquest
on the body of Lady Sarah Hayter, wife of Sir G.
Hayter, painter in ordinary and painter in history to her
Majesty, was held last evening, at the Coach and Horses
Inn, Brighton, before Mr. Gell. Her Ladyship, who is
64 years of age, had been lodging at Brighton for a fort-
night, and on Sunday went to. dine with her neices, the
Misses Cannon, in Montpelier-road. On her way thither
she was attacked by paralysis, of which, notwithstanding
the efforts of Mr. Drummond, a surgeon, residing in
Regency-square, who was immediately sent for, she died
between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening. The Misses
Cannon had engaged other lodgings in Broad-street, and
had to leave Montpelier-road by noon on Monday ; and,
under these circumstances, the body was sent to Mr.
Ponne's, the undertaker, early on Monday morning, in
order to be encoffined preparatory to being sent to Lon-
don for interment. The circumstance got bruited abroad
on Monday • in consequence of which the High Con-
stable interfered to prevent the further removal till an
inquest could be held. The jury returned a verdict of—
" 1 lied by the visitation of God," and condemned in strong
terms the removal of the body, which took place with the
surgeon's sanction,' as a course which, if carried into
practice, would render coroner's inquest a complete nullity.
TIIE COMET.—The present comet has approached
within 30,000,000 miles distance from the earth. It is
now very slowly receding from us. The comet was at
its least distance from the sun on the evening of Septem-
ber Ist. The most favourable time for observing this
comet will be from ten p.m. to two hours after midnight,
during the first half of the month of October.