The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-20 00:00:00

YORK, Nov. 19.

• STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—York and North
Midland Extension, 2534—Newcastle and Berwick, 123/4—
North British, New Carlisle Branch, 31. 4s.—London and
York, 4/. Bs. 9d.—Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and
Leicester, I:4—Grand Union, 11.14s.—Leicester and Bedford,
13/4—North Western, 3--Welsh Midland, 23/4.
BRISTOL, Nov. 19.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and South
-Wales Junction, 3—Bristol and Gloucester, 53—Caledonian,
103/4—Eastern Counties, 20—Liverpool and Leeds Direct,
214—Manchester and Southampton, 314—Midland, 2154
South Devon, 30—South Wales, 414—Vale of Neath, 33A—
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 4%.
EDINBURGH, Nov. 18.

STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 6/. 14s--
Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-British
and Irish Union, 31. 155.-Caledonian, 151. IN.-Caledonian
Extension, 31. 65.-Clydesdale Junction, 191.-Direct North-
ern, 21. 7s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 36/.-Ditto, New,
171.-Dundee and Perth, 81. I 55.-Edinburgh and Bathgate,
4/. 55.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 70/.-Ditto Quarters, 181.
-Ditto, New, 131.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton,
11.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 241.-Ditto, Prefer-
ence, 191.-Edinburgh and Northern, 4/. 155.-Edinburgh
and Perth, 51.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 701.-Ditto, Quar-
ter Shares, 211. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 451.-Glas-
gow and Greenock, 221.-Ditto, New, 101. 155.-Ditto, Prefer.
ence, 21. 55.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 31.-Great
North of Scotland, 3/. 7s. 6d.-Inverness and Elgin, V.--
London and York, 51.-North British, 221-Ditto, Halves,
51.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. ss-Scottish Central, 16/.-
Scottish Midland, 41.-Scottish Western, 2/. IN.-Stirling
and Dunfermline, 21. 17s. 6d.
DUBLIN, Nov. 18. _ _ _

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bandon and Bantry,
PA—Cork and Youghal, 21A—Dublin and Enniskillen, 4%—
Great Southern and Western, 21—Waterford, Wexford, and
Dublia, I%—Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia, 1.

IMPROPER ADMINISTRATION OF LAUDANUM FOR
TxE HOOPING COUGH.—On Tuesday Mr. Baker held an in-
quest at the Bedford Arms, Wapping- wall, on the body o
George William Mitchell, nine weeks old, who was alleged
to have died in consequence of having laudanum adminis-
tered to him for the hooping cough. It appeared from the
evidence of the mother, who lives in Peacock's-buildings,
Middle Shadwell, that she had three children, one four years
old, another two years, and the deceased, who were seized
with the hooping cough. She was recommended to go to a
person of the name of Lockwood, who lived in Fieldgate-
street, Whitechapel. She obtained a half-ounce phial, which
contained a mixture, from a female, who told her to give the
deceased a drop the first night, two on the second, three on
the third, and four on the fourth night. (The phial was pro-
duced, and labelled " Lockwood and Green, chemists and
druggists, from the late Mr. Jordan, Golden Key, No. 10,
Fieldgate-street, Whitechapel. The hooping cough.") The
deceased, on the first night upon swallowing a drop was coin
posed to sleep, and on the other nights he was awakened with
difficulty. After administering the four drops, which were
taken by the deceased last Thursday week, he was completely
overpowered, and sank into a sleep from which he never en-
tirely recovered, and died on the Sunday following. Mr. D.
Ross, surgeon, Shadwell, stated that he received a certificate
from the deceased's mother, which was signed " P. Lock-
wood," as follows :—" This is to certify that George William
Mitchell died with inflammation and hooping cough, and had
medicine from me, P. Lockwood, 10, Fieldgate-street, White-
chapel." He inquired what the deceased had received, when
the mother showed him a phial, the contents of which con-
sisted of a great portion of laudanum. He then refused to
register the death until an inquiry had taken place. The
Coroner, in summing up the evidence, cautioned Mr. Lock-
wood, who was present, not to sell such a medicine, as a
person administering it without knowing its effects rendered
himself liable to a charge of manslaughter. Verdict, " That
the deceased died a natural death, which might have been
accelerated by the incautious administration of a medicine
given for the cure of the hooping cough."
NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—OPENING OF THE
PONTS.—At a meeting of the Town Council this day, Mr.
Taylor brought forward a motion, on the subject of memo-
rialising the Government, to open theports at this important
crisis, to prevent difficulties which must occur, should they
not be opened, from a scarcity of food, arising from an in-
sufficient crop of wheat and the disease amongst potatoes.
He urged the necessity of the memorial to strengthen the
hands of those in the Cabinet who might be favourable, and
condemned the policy of deferring to do an act which all
the nations of Europe had thought it right to pursue, for
the purpose of affording an ample supply of provisions to the
inhabitants, and to prevent them being visited with the
horrors of famine. He begged to move, that with the fearful
prospect of distress occasioned by the deficiency of the late
harvest, the council deem it expedient, that a memorial in
conformity with this resolution be prepared and transmitted
to the Lords of the Treasury, and that the mayor do affix the
common seal to such memorial. Mr. John Bradley se-
conded the motion. Mr. Wakefield thought the alarm
created had been greater than was necessary, but he should
vote for the memorial. Many members of the council
spoke in favour of the motion, and it was carried unani-
mously, and a committee was appointed to draw up the me-
morial agreeing with the spirit of the resolution.
DEATH OF REAR-APMIRAL SIR SALUSBURY DA-
VENPORT, li.NT.—This gallant officer died on Monday last at
his residence in Cheltenham. Sir Salusbury was the son of
the Rev. E. Humphreys, rector of Clongunford, in Shrop-
shire, by the eldest daughter, and co-heiress of the Rev. Dr.
Salusbury Pryce. He was born in 1778, and married, first,
in 1805, the daughter and heiress of John Tlyel Novi% Esq.,
of Weedon Lodge, Buckingliamsliws; secondly, in 1810, the
daughter and heiTess p WOliapi Davenport, ts(las of Bram ah-
witete llaine he assumed in Is 9, on inheriting the fa-
mily estates. The gallant officer entered the navy in 1790,
and served
.3t the siege of St. Lucia, and at the attack on
Porto Rico in 1797. Sir Salusbury also took part in the ex-
pedition to the Helder, and was at the squander of the
Dutch fleet in the Texel, and at the gtt4clF. en, four French
frigates in Dunkirk roads in 18c9. Via, deceased officer at-
tained the rank of Atolinirefl of-the Winte in 184,1, Sir Salus-
bury died yeyy,vfealtfiy;pbpseaiiiis l'arge abates both in Buck-
ipgl.farnihiie, and 'Cheshire ; of the Amer of wbcll cmities
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