The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-31 00:00:00

YORK, OCT. 30.

STOCK EXCEANGF..—TIie sales arc—Newcastle and Dar-
lington, New (13randling), 50—North British, 223 A, —Ditt,
Carlisles, 35,8—York and North Midland EXtellblOri, 2C
Coventry, Nuneatcm, Birmingham, and Leicester, 23A —Grand
Union, 21, Leicester and Bedford, 27,4—London and Y, rk,
536—Manchester, Buxt,m, &c., 5 p.—North Staffordthire,
7—North Westey n s—Welsh :Midlands, 31/2.
GLASGOW, OCT. 29.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, s—Aber-
deen, Banff, and Elgin, 48s.—Airdrie and Bathgate, 4—As r
and Dumfries Junction, 6i 's.—Bridge of Weir, 60s—Briti.h
and Irish Union, 88s.—Caledonian, 101j.—Ditto, Extension,
80s.—Caledonian and Ayrshire Junction, 54s—Ditto, and
Dumbartonshire Junction, 31!L—Cornwall and Devon Cen-
tral, 2t4—East Indianlway, 80s.—Edinburgh, Glasgow,
and Dumbarton, 25s.—Edinburgh and Northern, 295. 6d
Edinburgh and Perth, SOs.—Forth and Clyde Junction, 755.
—Glasgow General Terminus, 15—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and
Ayr, 693A—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 58s. —Gins-
gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, WA—Glasgow and Dundee
Junction, 60s.—Great North of Scotland, 80s.—Larne and
Carrickfergus, 54s.—Midland and Eastern Counties, 575. 6d,
—Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, 81,4,—Perth and Inverness:,
55s.—Perth and Crieff, 60s.—Sanquhar and Muirkirk June-
tion, 525. 6d.—Scottish Central, 12— Scottish Southern, 555.
—Scottish North Western, 55s.—Scottish South Midland
Junction, 62s.—Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction,
57s.—Slamannan, 211/.2—South Midland, 6—Stirling and
Dunfermline, 64s.—Surrey Grand Junction, 30s.
DUBLIN, Ocr. 29.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Belfast and County
Down, 2%—Belfast and Holywood,.2%—Great County Down,
Belfast, and Newry, VA—Bandon and Bantry, I%—Dublin
and Drogheda, 86—Great Southern and Western, 23
Ditto Extension, 151/2—Great Southern, Clonmel to
Thurles, 21A—The Midland Great Western and Railway
Canal, s%—lrish Great Western, Dublin to Galway, 41%—
Irish North Midland, 114—Killarney Junctions, 2
Waterford, Wexford, and Dublin, 13/4—Waterford and Tra-
more, 2%.

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE IN HOLBORN.—Yesterday
morning about eight o'clock, the family of Mr. Tate, baker, No. 58,
High Holborn, was greatly alarmed by the discovery of their servant,
Mary Hugh, forty-five years of age, lying upon the kitchen floor,
weltering in her blood, which was still flowing from a wound she had
inflicted upon her throat with a table knife, and which extended
nearly from ear to car. Medical aid was promptly in attendance,
and site was subsequently conveyed te King's College Hospital, and
the wound was sewn up by Mr. Dyer, the house-surgeon, but the
hemorrhage had been se great that she at present lies in a hopeless
state. The unfortunate woman, who is a widow, has for some time
past been observed to be in a low, desponding state, but the cause
was not known.
THE LORD MAYOR'S Sliow.—The procession in
the morning will be unusually gay, as each member of the Court, of
the Spectacle-makers' Company (to which the Lord Mayor elect
belongs) has contribnted a splendid banner. The pageant will pass
down Queen-street, along Thames-street, Arthur-street, King William-
street, Cheapside, and Ludgate-hill, to Blackfriars-bridge.
A BOY BOOKED BY A FALL.—Yesterday after-
noon a serious accident occurred at Hartley's Wharf, Shad Thames.
to a lad named John Reeves, aged sixteen years. He had gone with
his master's cart to the wharf to procure a load of bones, :and whilst
descending from the vehicle his foot slipped, and he fell upon a litre o
hook with quadruple spikes protruding, one of the points of which
entered his back just above his loins. His cries attracted the atten-
tion of some men at work en the premises, and the poor fellow was
extricated from his dreadful position, being literally suspended from
the iron by the flesh of his back. He was conveyed to St. Thomas's
Hospital.
The following is a literal copy of the address of a
letter which passed through the Brighton post-office a tbw day a
since:—" tommos lindupt i Street worthing Jnst be low the son
paid."—Brighton Gazette.
ACCIDENT DURING A FIT OF EPILEPSY.—On
Thursday afternoon an accident occurred at Mr. William's ship-
building dock, Bermondsey-wall, by which a man, named James
Cheisford, aged thirty-seven years, received such severe injuries that
his recovery is doubtful. The unfortunate man is subject to fits of
epilepsy. Whilst pursuing his labour at the dock he was suddenly
seized whilst walking along the edge of the dry dock, and fell headlong
to the bottom. Assistance was speedily at hand, and the poor fellow
was extricated in a state of insensibility, and covered with blood.
which flowed profusely from his right leg. He was conveyed imme-
diately to Guy's Hospital, when it was found that his left thigh had
been perforated by a piece of wood or other hard substance upon,
which he had fallen to the depth of several inches, The thigh bone
was also severely fractured, besides other internal injuries.
SUICIDE AT BLACKFRIARS-BRIDGE.—About one
o'clock on Thursday morning City police-constable 333 was on doy
at the Surrey side of Blackfriars-bridge, when he saw a female has-
tily descend the steps, and, throwing off her bonnet and shawl,
plunged into the water. Ile immediately raised an alarm, but not-
withstanding every effort to save her, her body was not picked up
until five o'clock, when it was left by the tide close to the spot.
Although such a short time had elapsed the water rats from ties
drains had attacked the body, and had actually eaten a considerable
portion of the flesh from one of her hands. She was a remarkably
fl..e young woman, about twenty-five years of age.
SIR ROBERT PEEL.—We regret to state that the
Premier is suffering from an attack of gout in the feet, which pre-
vented the Eight /lon. Baronet being present at the opening of the
new hall and library, Lincoln's Inn, by her Majesty yesterday. The
answer to lequiries in Whitehall-gardens was, that Sir Robert was
better.
WOODSTOCK, OCT. 29.—Lord Alfred Churchill has
concluded a rapid canvass of the electors. There is no sign of oppo-
sition. His Lordship has not formed any Committee. and, aecordiutr
to all appearances, the election will pass off with as little excitenunt
as possible.
On Saturday last, Henry Peirce and Henry Ad-
cock, privates in the 17th Lancers, now fa Canterbury barracks.
were had before the city magistrates on a ch lrge of having passed.
counterfeit cots, and having other in their possession which the:-
intended to pass. It appeared that the prisoners had been to varioug
houses and tendered bad coin in payment for different articles; but
only one of the parties, Mr. Banister, of the Spread Eagle, North-
gate, appeared against them. They have been suspected some titma
by Sergeant-Major Dugin, who had consequently watched them,
sad found all the apparatus for coining in their quarters. They'
were remanded till to-day, when it is expected still further coneln..
sive evidence will be produced against them.—Kentish Observer ~x(
The chief failure in the Stock Exchange mentioned yesterday.
to-day is that of Messrs. Aston and Scott. It is said that one of their NOTTING LIAM,
OCT. 29.—The excitement pro-
provincial connexions was the sole cause of their default.. Having duced by the discovery of the general diseased state of the crops ef
potatoes in this neighbourhood, exceeds anything of the kind ever
always acted meler the impression that the provincial firm repree
tented actual principals. they were, it seems, informed only 011 Wed- before witnessed. Not a single acre for miles around, has escaped
nesday, that the whole of a very large accoant, with one exception the infection, and in some portions of clay land, few of the potatoes
only, was for the firm itself, and that no money was forthcoming, can be made use of in any way, or sold at any price. For such as
Their other cegagements they stated that they had been prepared to were apparently sound (having been grown upon sand land) at la.,
Meet, hut the total amount was too much. The whole of their Is. 2d., and even Is. Gd. per peck, ut the market to-day
liabilities are understood to be upwards of 40,0001. , but amongst these, many upema ok‘t dial were found to be
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, MAY 27. THE j slightly affected. At a meson of.ibpeSOFT Mrdians, held yee-
ceciese.—This vessel arrived yesterday, quite unexpectedly, from I terday (Tuesday) the subjee4;4ns AkkZli-Fn ',Oonsideratiau, when it
Pernambuco, from which place she brings about 300 tons of sugar of I was resolved—" As there altettreen pecOstbility of alemine ensuires
very fine quality, consigned to Captain R. Towns. She has met ai as far as regards potatoes, ,that the out poor should in-future reetir;
succession of contrary winds, and has been off this coast for the last I money instead of potatoes ;", as they could obtain partly spot tet
three weeks. Notwithstanding her having to call at South America, potatoes at 3d. or 4d. a pale, While it would. Cost the unless for the
where she discharged her London cargo and shipped another for this same descriptions 6d. per:"Peo,k, and would occasion dissafisfacthls
port, she has quite outsailed the January packet ship, by bringing amongst the poor,.la beiltsupylied with an article partially until for
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE• SUN.
Sin,—My name having been placed on the Provisional
Committee of the New London and Birmingham Railway
without my knowledge or consent, I have written to the
s licitors, Messrs. Wright and Hanbury, to desire it may be
withdrawn ; and I shall feel obliged by your inserting this
communication in your valuable journal for the purpose of
giving a knowledge of these facts to the public.
I am Sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOSEPH THOMPSON.
London and Brighton Railway, London Terminus,
Oct. 30, 1845.

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