The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-06 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK LITERARY
INSTITUTION.

On Wednesday evening Mr. Charles Mackie, Se-
cretary of the Institution, delivered a lecture on the
" Five Senses" to a highly respectable and delighted
audience, who listened to his rich and varied, but
simple elucidations, which, stripped of all sort of
technicality, were made to bear on the most humble
capacity.
The research and industry of this gentleman was
made apparent in the luminous subjects before him,
which he grasped with a masterly hand; and the in-
formation and delight which he afforded the audience
will, we doubt not, be treasured by the many friends
he has created in the Borough, and appreciated by
every lover of science.
In the wide field of investigation over which he
gracefully travelled, he exhibited in his reflections the
acuteness and profundity of a highly observant and
philosophic spirit, while he had full scope for the
exercise of those dissective and analysing capabilities
which constitute the dominant characteristics of his
highly cultivated mind. His account of the structure
of the eye was followed up at the conclusion of the
lecture by an exhibition of the eyes of oxen in the
various coats or tunics floating in water, the inspec-
tion of which elicited much approbation.

THE FUNDS-(CI
BRITISH
Bask Stock
3 per Cent. Red
3 per Cent. Cons.
per Cent. Red
New 3% per Cent
New 5 per Cent.
Long Annuities to expire
Jan 1860
Oct. 1859 l2 7-16
Jan. 1860 ..... 12 5-16
FOREIGI

,OSING PRICES)

FUNDS. ,
Indian Steck ...
Ditto Bends ... ......
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities
Ex. Bills, 1,0001. I%d 74 pm.
Ditto 5001.
Ditto Small 76 pm.
Bank Stock for Acct 200%
Consols for Act. 99%
India Stock for Acct 283%
i FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent Portuguese, 5 per Cent ......
Belgian, 5 per Cent 10314 Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds .... 84% Prussian, 5 per Cent —
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent 117%
Chilian, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent ...... 13% Spanish, 5 per Cent.. .......
Ditto, 1824 - - i Ditto, 3 per Cent 33%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — f Ditto, Deferred —
Danish, 3 per Cent — French, 5 per Cent —t. —c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per Cent Exchange —f. .—c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent ... ...... !French, 3 per Cent.
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 ;Dutch, 2% per Cent.... 62%
Peruvian, IW-5, 6 per Cent — !Ditto, 5 per Cent ........100%
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) lll6
Caledonian, 5 paid
Eastern Counties (M paid)
Ditto Registered (916 s Rd paid)
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid 87%
Ditto Fifths, 12 paid
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto, Quarter Shares ( 2 paid)
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
Ditto Scrip (15 paid) 25
Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid)
South Devon, 5 paid
South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid)
Ditto New Shares, 4 paid
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
Paris and Rouen. 20 paid

NATIONAL TESTIMONIAL TO MR. ROWLAND HILL.
—We have much pleasure in stating that the sum of
one hundred and twenty-two pounds has been sent by,
the town of Nottingham towards the above reward in-
tended to be made to the popular author of the penny
postage, and we are further assured that there are other
contributions promised.—.Nottingkam Review.
It is stated that the wheats in this county, where
they have been got up hard and dry, weigh from 63 to
65 lbs. per bushel, and the quality is bold and handsome.
—Chelmsford Chronicle.
The Queen Dowager will again take up her resi-
dence at Witley in a few weeks' time, and remain there
during the winter. Preparations have been going on for
some time for the reception ;of her Majesty, who, it is
said, will have a number of distinguished visitors during
the season. Her Majesty is in the enjoyment of better
health than she has been for years past.— WorcesterPoper.
MR. MACAULAY, M.P.—The Right Honourable T.
B. Macaulay, Member for Edinburgh, arrived in that
town on Tuesday, the 27th ult., and is likely to remain
there all this week.—Scotsman.
FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING.—
Yesterday, Mr. William Baker, Deputy Coroner, held
an inquest at the Crooked Billet, Radcliffe-highway, on
the body of James Herst, aged thirty, a mariner. It
appeared by the evidence, that about a fortnight since,
deceased had returned home from a voyage to Berbice
and Miramichi. The vessel in which he had sailed was
a temperance ship. Immediately on coming on shore he
commenced his old habits of drinking, from which during
the voyage lie had been compelled to abstain. On being
paid off he received lg., and had continued in a state of
intoxication until he spent every farthing. On Sunday
last he was attacked with a violent cough and pain in
the chest ; medical assistance was sent for, but he gradu-
ally sunk, and died on Monday morning. Mr. Malcolm,
a surgeon, said he had known deceased for some years,
)Saving attended him professionally. He was much ad-
dicted to drinking ardent spirits. On Sunday last he
was called in to attend him. He prescribed for him,
but from the derangement his system had undergone
from his habits, he was satisfied that he could not long
survive. He attributed death to pulmonary consumption,
brought on by habits of excessive drinking. Verdict in
accordance with the medical testimony.