The Express. — London, England, 1852-08-26 00:00:00

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IN the question of the Lobos Islands, all the sym pathies and inclinations of free-trade politicians must he wi , h the cause of commerce and agriculture, whether on this or the other side of the Atlantic; for the conduct of Peru in the supply of guano doled forth to the world has been that of selfish monopoly; and though the exercise of that monopoly is not opposed to the laws of political economy, that forms no reason why other countries should not seek every possible opportunity of escaping from their liability to be mulcted, because at present Peru possesses all the guano which is known Of accessible to trade. Moreover when Peru pushes the laws of political economy to extremities against all other countries, her Government must be pre pared to find other countries pushing the laws of nations against her pretensions to the Lobos Islands, as far as the facts of the case will possibly carry them. The mode in which Peru appropriates the proceeds of her guano sales has nothing to do with the question whether or not the Lobos Islands belong to her. The liability of that state to the payment of the dividends on its debt has no legal connexion with the subject. It ie convenient to have this source of payment, and honest (as South American Republics go), having it, so to apply it. But to raise the price by limiting the supply of guano for the purpose of avoiding public taxation of its own people to meet its dividends, is really and truly to make the consumers of Peruvian guano do that which the Republic contracted, but neglected to do, until it found out this power of ler, ing taxes on British agriculture. We quite admit the right of Peru so to turn its monopoly of guano to account ; it has hitherto had that power, and it may either use or abuse it. But uit has rather abused than used it, Peru cannot expect to be very popular either with trade or agriculture. Its unpopularity is the moral price it pays for its advan tageous monopoly ; and in the long run the republic will, we are confident, have to relax, if not to give up entirely, the principles on which it now regulates the guano trade, for they are at variance with the material interests and offensive to the just modera tion of mankind. - • _ . _ Lora M tI.MESSCRT, ever the friend of monopoly, has recognised the pretensions of Peru to the Lobos Islands. Mr. WEIISTF.R, on the contrary, had up to June last been unable to discover the justness of those pretensions, and had promised American ship ping military protection in treating them as open to the world. In these opposite conclusions of the English and American governments there is per haps equal precipitation. In such • case as this Lord Ntirmesnear might advantageously have sus pended English doubts and hesitation over the policy of the Peruvian Government, and have seen whether their expression would not have squeezed some concessions out of it ; and Mr. WEBSTER, if his letter contain a summary of all the information the American Government had in June last obtained, is obviously very imperfectly instructed and advised in coming to the very large and positive conelusion on so grave a point of public law he has done. In the hands of an able and skilful Foreign Secre tary the Lobos Islands question might have been used to mitigate the weight on English agriculture of the guano monopoly; and as the course which the American Government would pursue on the question might easily have been foreseen by an English states man of experience, such a turn could not have been very hard of achievement. Whereas Lord MALNIES RUBY, doing nothing but coming to a hasty opinion, and giving it premature publicity, has really encouraged a difficulty between the United States and Peru; in which, though the American Government may be wrong, Lord MALMESBURT'S friends here will be very glad to take the substantial advantages of its wrong doing. The commercial position assumed by Peru in the question of the Lobos Islands is that the rest of the world shall not have any advantage from this enlargement of the field of guano supply. Peru seeks to have her claims over these islands recognised, that she may by the recognition prol-ng her monopoly of, and maintain the present enormous charge for, guano. Such a use of the Lobos Islands is contrary to the general policy of nations, to freedom of trade, and the interests of the great human family. It cannot and ought not to find favour with the rest of the world; and though such conduct cannot excuse, still less jaify, aggression or trespass on Peruvian territory, it is not a matter to be calmly and philosophically submitted to. It is a meet subject for complaint and remon strance ; sad, if they be unheeded, for retaliation. Lord MALMERBERY'S treatment of this question is the more to be regretted, seeing that, if the Ameri can Government persist in its announcement to pro tect American shipping taking guano from tho Lobos Islands, as Peru has some armed force there, to reinforce which • fine war steamer left England a month ago, a collision is more than pro. bable ; and, in the event of any rupture between the two countries, the Americans would quickly be the successful party. Already the American Government and people are big with ambitious projects in the Pacific; and when they shall have established a great naval arsenal in San Francisco, they will "go a-head" fast and furious in those seas. They want but a whet to their appe tite there ; and that may be given them by this Lobos Islands dispute. With the practicability of constructing routes across the great isthmus of Cen tral America demonstrated, it is not in American nature or character long to resist the temptation of further attacks on Mexico; and the probability is that the next Presidency will lead to " action" in respect of the route from the Gulf of Campeachy to the Gulf of Tehuantepec, only 120 miles in length, and terms an amenable country. All these questions are inseparably interwoven with the policy and proceedings of the Americans in the Pacific Ocean ; and though it may be that British interests are quite reooncileable with further extensions of American territory on the side of Mexico, no prudent British statesman will do aught or omit aught that will promote or encourage or ex tend these schemes. Time will rapidly develop without diplomacy assisting them ; and Peru, by its guano monopoly, and Lord MALME.SBURT, by his submission to it after the discovery of the lobos Islands, have both, it may be feared, sharpened the American goat for Pacific banquets. Thy inhabitants of the metropolis have reason to fear that they have been premature in congratulat ing themselves upon the abolition of Smithfield market. That mud-born nuisance, like one of its congenital eels, is endowed with a preternatural te nacity of life, and enabled, by its slime, to slip through the fingers of those who attempt to catch and kill it. The morning organ of the nutiir Mi nister., whose habit of defending them has inspir e d it with a natural sympathy for anything that is dirty, exultingly proclaims that Smithfield still lives, and is like to live. A year or two ago, two or three of our morning eontem porevies were full of triumph that the Smithfield run. ' more was at last condemn , i. Them never was a more signal instsitee of " hallooing before getting deer of the "runt" Ti. Hoses of Common*, It is true, had rote,: that Smithfield market should be removed. Thu vote, how. ever, is not the firm by some hundreds of those which hsve lain, anewill lie, oselms and 'mansions, on the journals and the sup hook. The Ministerial organ announces that the Smith field nuisance is to be perpetuatid in defiance of the =attire. Nor is this all ; it t a k es care to let i ts know that this contemptuous disregard of injunctions engrossed in " the journals sad statute! THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1862 from the manifesto of the Duke of b. . down to the present day, discloses also its object, which is to pomade France had the teat of the world that, with the reign of Louis Napoleon, .Redennt Saturnia resna," " France &veer says M. de Cessna," could no longer produce a now Cesar : Now she can only give the world a new Augustus." The Patric dais is ftoidesat hints about the empire. I lately oetisid the abbess of this leading sena-official orpa es Me sehjset ; but it seems that M. Delainame reserving his fire till the addresses of Si sonnelle.general poured in. Although... yes ta .4,swielly woo* ha of these assemblies out of sindess, Wheel addressee are printed to-day in the Keisintr e mention the empire openly, while ale simply dudes stability and consolidation, or the presidency of din republic for life, and eleven are in manifest opposition. The Patric., whose enthusisam is like tinder r i zlit i s e s blaze with the least spark, thinks that hie im for the government to avoid acting spa the demi movement of opi nion indicated by tiseepssissesseder liberations of the councils of arrosinoseson and as- partments. It is in fact now sullidestly dads dot the government will interpret the. expression Se & national demand for stable and definitive institution. and whatever vagueness may be in the latter phrase will be turned to the account of the designs cherished by those in power, and the benefit of the doubt OM perhaps be given to the empire. The Monsieur publishes 19 more resolutions or addresses of council-general. Of these only two ask in terms for the hereditary empire. The council of the Basses prays that the Prince may com plete his work of reparation and ensure the benefits of his work foe ever "by accepting the hereditary power that the nation will be so happy to confer upon him. " That of the Indre asks that the powers of Louis Napoleon may be era solidstal and surrounded with all the guarantees of stability necessary to close the era of revolutions and to ensure by the hereditary principle the future of the country. Sit, with more or less circuity of language, clearly express • wish for home extension or prolongation of the President's powers. The remaining eleven ask for no change, and many of these use carefully selected phrases, in which a feeling decidedly hostile to any change is perceptible. But of the six that do not specify the hereditary empire as the object of their desires, some evidently mean their resolutions to be interpeted is 1 any way the President may please. For instance, the coun- Icil of the Yonne, apostrophysing the Prince personally, tells him that Frazee, tranquillised by his coining, associates him with the admiration, respect, and gratitude that it owes to the emperor ; that the work commenced and to be finished by him was as meritorious as the mission of his immortal uncle, and more difficult ; that he slime understands the country ; that be alone has never mistaken it s reel tenden cies. Let him, therefore, continue to follow hia own aspi ratioas, and history will write his can't under the great name which occupies the first place in the annals of the world. The authors of this abject sdastretiion would evidently vote for the canonisation of their idol if they were told to do so. The spirit of their address in, Ithat it would be presumption in the= be Waft • wish that the head of the state should de say thing hut what may seem good in his own eyes. So Herniae, after , the coup cre co st, rebuked a member of the asultative coa lnankin who proposed that Louis Napoleon should live in the Tuileries. The Prince was the best judge of what WY fitting to 'tippet his dignity. The event proved that all the royal pa lac es were necessary for this purpose. The comma of the Reuse, convinced that a strong and stable government is alone conformable to the genius and ancient usages of France, expresses a wish for the complete and (In finitive consolidation of the powers of Prince Louis Napo leon, the nephew and heir of the Emperor. Here the . hereditary principle is implicitly proclaimed. The saideli to ask for the hereditary empire must arise either hen orders frem authority, or from • love of ate marole rather than plain speaking. Plaiu • it is clear, is not the order of the day, for all 1 it is supposed in many quarters that " consolidade• of 1 Ere e e r ;p " re . ss:o ts e bd s po lt7; t " to se tr ty fnr the future," an" . attributes, and ;his po in t a vinewto e m p ire wn s ca n t conciliate of ' Li g foreign h ere ditary wre. I Not one of the councils has hitherto asked ttiat Pn Loals Napoleon may be made emperor for life. The council eif the Raises Pyrenies prays that the powers of the Prince may be so strengthened as that the I. much nation may at Met find in a " long future " that complete security sad confidence which are the necessary conditions of her glory. The Isere asks that the national institutions may be eon. militated upon larger and more durable bases. The M. roads refers to the constitutional powers of the Senate, and expresses the wish that that body maytake the initiative of a legal measure tending to give to Louis Napoleon's government the form and stability required by the interests, genies, and manners of France. The coun cil of the Correse tails upon the President to finish his work, since the present will be more prosperous if the foundations are at once laid of the future. Of the councils in whose resolutions nothing imperial can be found, perhaps the I meet remarkable is the Haut Rhin, which asks the Presi dent to continue to employ the powers which the nation " has confided to him" for the maintenance of the public peace and the development of national wealth. This la a pretty tty strom pes that l;s o ettiv i Ltrzg g ne for nt. it. T . h , e ori P: i a n ye an nil isluncerel bets z seven millions of names, may be firmly established. This allusion to the elective principle seems meant in contradis tinction to the hereditary. The Morbihan believes society to I be eand,and thanking the President for past services" assures him of their loyal support. The Ardeehe hopes to en power consolidated more sad more in the heeds of the Prince President of the " Republic." Thie must mesa the power given to him by the existing constitution, since there are hardly so many steps to the empire as so justify the gra• dusted ferns of expression more and more. The Haute Mares pray that the Prince President of the " Republic " may long watch over the destinies of Fosse. The two latter eouncils, by the way, are the only Gass in this day's batch that use the word " republic." The Dordogne trusts that the duration and stability of the powers whisk the I people " have conferred " upon the P rince may preserve the country from fresh revolutions. The Indira sad Loire seems to think the principal authority already ealabhohed, • and trusts to ' our heroic army," radar the Prince, to keep down the demagogy. The Ifolmost. Loire is mandsot that the Prince will moue to authority sad religion Ms terse of whisk they ham and to seaselidste pistils happiness. When we re. seember that these coamdistamsni have is many inmates. been elostal by barely a teurilt ppssertt of the siestors, that the system of pane anent ssaaiiarss was rigorously anted apes. that say ••• now hi them ladles not eerviiely emu& to the gosorameat it there ha mite of the utmost Wim, et ommeepslorm er mawils sad • gamed* @Os tia' * this by the govonwasst is new urns. ese i rsa gil Zy ateabbsd et the meagre malts by nereasst. The real weight of MegM k r i ntsvise et ne aeon not he little indeed wham Vie mist &weft dams isatrossia of the would-be emperor ere hese& se le se mealy-meathe4. The Atengsur sustains a decree approving a eon unties. gstad Ansa 24, ISA whereby the 'minis ter Cl psWie works has conceded the Baden= end Cette Railway and the stead susal Cl the Guam to MM. Ernest Sake, Ardis& end Co., Bischoff. shoim and Co., Bohol, Cibiel, Dames, Dotenac, d'Eiehthal, &yenta (F.-C.), Eapeleta (F.-X.), Faucher, Duke de Dalliers, do Grimaldi, Oil and Co., Leltent (Louis), le Comte, Muterman, Emile Pereire, Isaac Penes Ricardo, Baron &nomad de Bossierre, Berlin, eerie, Brothers, de Rothschild, Brothers, de Eismonomilh, Clads@ Seguin, Paul Seguin, and John Nair. Aillegabir to the *skier des charges annexed to the doom The osomion includes the lines from Bor is,: to Damon sod from Narbonne to Perpignan, I but, as this is an excess of the powers granted to the government by the law of Bth July, 1852, it will be necessary that this part of the contract should be confirmed by the Corps Legislatif. It is, however, binding upon the company, but subject to be declared void in case the Corps Legislatif should refuse to ap_ prove of it. The subvention granted by the state is 34 millions of francs. The Charlemagne is expected shortly at Toulon. At the lsst date she had quitted Messina oo her way to France. At the Bourse the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. rose 25c., and closed at 103.53; the Threes rose 30, and closed 76.85. Bordeaux and Testa ItailwaT rose 32.50 ; Orleans, 5. The other lines are without much variation. to succeed the Duke of Cusigliano in the foreign affairs. The Grand Dike is at the baths of Lucca, and Sir H. Balmer at Modena. The Earl of Westmoreland arrived at Florence on the 17th. TWO SICILIEB. Th. Constiladionsel says: we ham rseeivid amounts from Palermo, of ths 17th. Th. Priam &Itemises had rearmed there, mad had resumed the government of Sicily, ►aving withirawa the resignation he had tendered. Some days before his departure for the baths of Lo►ia, he was tae object of a special mark of consideration on the part of the King of the Two Sicilia. The King, aceompenied by the royal family, went in his steamboat to Ischia, and kad a conference with the Prince, when an explanation courteous on one side and freak and de voted on the other, removed all the differences between the King and his lieutenant in Sicily, to the great regret of some courtiers sad revolutionists. book" is the doing of the Minister whose special I duty it is to Dee them carried into effect. "Bo long as we have Opposition newspaper*: " thelournal in question goes on to say. " and especially • thee! are Liberal' journals—so long may we expert that every act done by a Conservative HOME SECRETARY will be regarded as exactly the opposite of what it ought to be"—i. e., the reservation of Smith fi eld is an " act dono by a Conservative Home SECRETARY." The candid and garrulous exponent of Ministerial policy does net make any secret of the strategy by which Smithfield is to be preserved. " Perhaps we might also hare foreseen that the corporation would be blamed for the site which they have chosen, and that the HOME SECRETARY would be blamed for not negativing the choice made by the corporation." It "might have been fureseen"—that is, "it was preconcerted"—that the corporation should select, and the Conservative HOME Secure MY sanction, a site in lieu of Smithfield, which they had reason to ex pect would be vigorously and successfully opposed. The conspirators counted upon being able to make others appear the obstacles to the transposition of Smithfield and ostentatiously to wash their hands of a result which their own trickery has brought about. Not satisfied with giving the world to know that Smithfield has been saved, the organ of the DERBY Government and of "the Smithfield nuisance" goes on to argue that it ought to be kept up. Its argu ments are amusing for their quiet, complacent, and seemingly unconscious unreasonableness. We are told that " the market has been kept in Smithfield rata all the respectable inhabitants have moved away." And again "In Smithfield the ' nuisance' had been so long settled, that the neigh bourhood had adopted it, so to speak, into its system and habits; and by no means wished for its re moval." This is as much as to say, that Smithfield, having come to be inhabited by a class physically and morally so distasteful, that all "respectable people have fled from the vicinity, these nauseous squatters have conquered a perpetual right of occu pancy in that neighbourhood. This is a practical parody on the old story of the English Barons, whcs when called upon by the King to produce their titles to their lands, drew their swords and declared as with one voice, " By these we acquired, and wink these we will maintain them." So the betes prints of Smithfield—Aldermen and oxen, pigs and pig drivers, when they receive notice to quit, put forth all their most insufferable stenches and declare, " By these we have stunk all respectable persons out of our neighbourhood, and with these we will continue to deter any less filthy than ourselves from approaching it." The "vested right" of the Smith fieldites in their present locality is exactly the same that a pole -cat or skunk might put forward in bar of its ejection from any mug corner in which it had ensconced itself. The organ of the DERBY Ministry and of the Smit hfield nuisance forgets that the inl.abitants of Smith , field are not the only parties entitled to • voice in the question. It is not enough for them to say they feel quite comfortable and at home where they are; their neighbours must be asked whether they like to have them there. If the satisfaction of the Smith fieldites with their position gave them an absolute claim to it. a gang of pickkets might on the same plea object to being dislo d ged from a locality that afforded them facilities for carrying on their pro fessional pursuits. Nor is the impossibility of removing Smithfield proved by the reluctance naturally expressed by various localities to receive the unsavoury guest. " Islington objects most loudly against the removal of this nuisance into her pre cincts. ... Will Hackney be better satisfied if the nuisance is carried there ? Or Paddington ? Or Camberwell ? Or Kensington ? Or Battersea?" Probably not. All the places named are within the limits of what must now be considered as con tinuous, built-up London. The object proposed by the removing of the "nuisance" from the centre of the City would be imperfectly attained by transferring it to any of them. Realty extra-mural slaughter houses are as necessary as really extra-mural places of interment. It may—it must be difficult to find the most eligible place for setting down the "nuisance" that can no longer be tolerated within the City, but what is difficult is not necessarily im possible. It cannot be tolerated that the banished nuisance is to be brought back upon us after one or two sham applications for admission elsewhere, under the pretext that no one will receive it. The Dk IIWY and S mithfield advocate hassaid enough to show that the market nuisance cannot be allowed to remain where it is. " Tim market in Smithlie.'d hos be ea kept until all the respectable inhabitants Aare »tored away." A garrison, a city of refuge for the non-respectable classes, cannot be allowed to remain in the very heart of the City. This is, however, less than half the case against the Smithfield nuisance. It is an ever-working laboratory for the production and diffusion of contagious diseases. And the over driven and infuriated cattle which are weekly driven to and from it, render all the great thorough fares and many by-ways of the metropolis periodi cally unsafe. And yet we are deliberately told in a semi-official publication, that though "the House of Commons has voted that Smithfield market should be removed," yet " this vote is not the first by . some hundreds of those which have lain, and will lie, moon ious and useless on the journals and statute book." FRANCE PARIS, WIDNIIDAT EVIININO It becomes daily more evident that the empire Is the order of the day ; but it is to be the empire of peace, instead of war. It is remarkable with what care all the Bonapartist organs take care to put for ward their imperialism hand in hand with the most pacific professions. General Magnan, who is gone down to Strasbourg to preside over the Council Ge neral of the Has-Rhin, talks of peace till you would think butter would not melt in She mouth of this leading accomplice of the oowp d'etat. He opens the session with a speech, in which the following sen tence contains the point: Yesterday at the moment I wee taking leave of him the Prince told me that he was then oocapying himself with the formation of a strong sad solid reserve, which, without com promising the respect and dignity of France, will permit the realisation of the redactions which he wishes to make in the Mention of the country. Here, then, we have the highest authority for a promised reduction of the present enormous standing irmy. For the rest, the soddenness with which the economical fit has come is remarkable; for at the close of the session of the Corps Legislatif, so far was the government from contemplating a redaction of the taxes, that additional taxation to the tune of ' nearly two millions sterling was proposed ; but the bills had to be withdrawn before the universal mut , murs raised. The reduction in the army, when pro posed by the committee of the budget, was c o n_ temptuoualy rejected ; but it seems these lessons have not been lust on the government, which will conform itself to public opinion, although it take its own time about it. At the end of his speech Magnan dex terously alludes to the prolongation of the President's powers for life. lie calls upon the council "to aid tho head of the state in his exertions to make France happy and prosperous, so that there may be in this great country only ono unanimous wish—to live and die under the government al a firm, enlightened, and benevolent Pnnce." Far lees modestly have other official jwrsonages, equally trusted by Lads Napoleon, alluded to the same subject. It is really remarkable to observe the cool way in which the highest functionaries of the state, and per sons in the nearest confidence of Louis Napoleon,' choose to overlook the fact of his election for ten years, and with the moat unblushing contempt of all law to speak of him as of a king. Thus General d'Hispinsase, the officer who was commissioned to op-1 cupy the Legislative Palace on the morning of • 2, having been despatched to Algiers to he present , at the inauguration of the statue of Marshal liugesud, closest his speech with the following expiession, , which I take from the official Akbar, of the 17th, just arrived: The Prince who sends no wishes to make the prosperity of Meier' one of the principal gloried of his reign. The empire and peace form also the theme of M. Amodk de Ceeena, whose name having some time ago dived nut of the public ken in the Mantel& de i Suit- has corm to the ant face again to-day in the l'ays. This gentleman was one o f th e 1 , loudest and moat wrathful trumpeters of the against pnrliamentaq institutions, while such existed. But M. de Cevena has laid aside his u'd war-whoop, and appears to-day in sheep's clothing, bleating of peace, prosperity, and progress of civilisation. fhe end of this rhapsody, which touches the revolutionary notes of French history, !Brunsmckl BELGIUM. The Emancipation of Brussels states that tho Belgian ministry does not intend to convoke the Chambers before the month of October, as the rati fication of the treaty with France is not obligatory before November. ITALY. TUSCANY. Our correspondent, writing from Florence on the 19th inst., explains the real nature of the late minis terial crisis, and states that the Grand Duke was re solved to carry out his purpose of changing the ministry, so that the present cabinet might be only considered as holding office pro tem. Difficulty was found in inducing honourable men to ac cept portfolios under Iloccella. 'fhe persecution of I protestant.; continued, and the supreme court of ap peal had confirmed the sentence of 56 months'_ prison and hard labour against the protestant Madiaj. fiuerrazzi's trial commenced on the 16th inst., but was suspended on the following day, on account of the illness of the prisoner. Bargaglia, minister at Rome, is mentioned am likely FINLAND. The town of Wasa, in Finland, was destroyed by fire on the 11th inst. The details are wanting, but it is stated that nothing was left standing except the court of justice and four houses near it. The town was founded in 1608, by Charles IX. of Sweden, and contained about 3,200 inhabitants. the Court. OSBORNE, WIDNUDAT. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Derby, and attended by the Countess of Desart and the lion. Mary Seymour, drove over to Cariabrooke Cutleyesterday a ft ernoon. Col. Bouverie was i n attendance on horseback. The royal dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary, the Earl and Counter of Derby, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Baroness Speth, Lady Sufield, and Baron Knesebeek. The Cambridge University Commission bad a meeting yesterday, at the *Metal residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present—The Bishop of Chester, the Dean of Ely, Professor Sedgwick, and the Rev. W. H. Batman (secretary). SMUGGLING IN THE ROYAL SQUADRON. Two cases of smuggling from vessels which formed part of the squadron that accompanied her Majesty to Antwerp, were brought before the Portsmouth borough magistrates yesterday. The first was that of Samuel White, who was charged with having in his possession 20th,. 2os. of tobacco that had not paid duty. Mr. Molder, collector of customs at Portsmouth, prosecuted. It appeared that the prisoner, who is a rigger employed in the dockyard, landed on Thursday at the yard from one of th e ships in harbour and on doing so he asked the polies constable on duty to let him land a little bit of tobacco. The constable asked him how mush he had; he replied about eight or nine pounds. Witness communicated the fact to the in spector, who soon after came round, when they went to the mast-house, to which the prisoner had already gone, and where the latter produced a bag of to bacco, but on being questioned he admitted he had more. On a search taking place the quantity of 201bs. 2oz. of tobacco was found in his possession. The inspector of police asked the prisoner where he had got the tobacco, but he declined to sap. Tho prisoner, through his solicitor, Mr. Low, pleaded guilty—that gentleman urging that his client was 62 years of age, and had spent 42 in the dockyard; therefore it might be assumed that he was not a systematic smuggler. On these grounds Mr. Low urged the bench to recommend the prisoner to the commissioners of the reve nue for a mitigation of the fine. The bench found the prisoner guilty, sentencing him to pay a fine of 100/. or six months' impnsonment, but recommending him to the fa vourable consideration of the commissioners. The second cane was that of Henry Long, who was charged with haring in his possession bulbs. 14oz. of to• bacco which had not paid duty. He pleaded guilty. In this case tho prisoner, • waterman, was seen by the Custom house officer, to leave the Sampson. steam frigate, one of the ships of the royal squadron, in harbour, on th e night of the 20th inst. They gave chase, when threw a bag overboard This was seized, and was found to contain 011ie of manufactured tobacco. His boat was also seised and in it were found 31be. 14oz. of unmanufactured tobacco. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of 1001., or six mouths' imprisonment, without any recom mendation to the favourable consideration of the corn misaioners. ARCILEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, WIDNERDAT. The members of the institute having met in the Assembly Rooms, yotterd_ay, awarding to previous arrange meet, Lord Taitior DI iIIALAHIDE wall, on the motion of the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell, elected president, and his lordship took the chair accordingly. The Mayor of NEWCASTLE (Mr. James Hodgson) then addressed the chairman on behalf of the corporate body, and welcomed the members of the institute to New castle. The Town Clerk (Mr. Clayton) read the following address : "To the Right Hon. Lord Talbot de Malahide, the Presi dent, and members of the Archeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. . 7 C,the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, offer to you, the presi dent and members of the Archeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, the 'beir expression of our feelings ; of gratification on the occasion of your visit to the ancient town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Occupied, as we are, in the pursuits of commerce, we are at the same time sensible of ' the value of those of literature and science, in which min M all parties, and of all opinions, can units with one com mon object, to civilize and instruct mankind. And we can =%belabours of your learned body in the illustra be lapiry of the past, and in the application of the lanes k dried& The position of this town, on the frontiers of the kingdom, his exposed it in times past to the Mare of border warfare, and has tended to limit the number of objects of interest which an antiquarian might reasonably expect to find in the areldresof a town dating its existence from an early period of the Reams rib Is Britain. But, however limited may be ear seem of presenting objects worthy of your atten thy we eller yes at least a cordial welcome. " Spied in the name of the mayor, aldermen, and coon ei "JAM / t! HODOSON, Meyer. I Veweastle-en-Tyne, Almost 24, 1862." Lea TALBOT Di ILAIIIDII said he felt much obliged to the rearm ablemme mad sonasillors of the borough for the kind memos in wkfsh they bed expressed themeless with regard le the instientlea el which he had the berm of Wag jomoldeut on this menden. As they in 41 =einereed lbs meenits of mimeses so far from these that embarked is them hem foam an in — tirsean —u seelmalegy, osght to glee . It Mil mom/ in terest, se they ham that in former vsasa—earl lee saw no mess eft the pressat time should be an exesption to the Me—esere bed beim err mem liberal and en lightened Farm ere due amts tim Me nonsielml Md. mime of Britain. Is ancient Mass Mum" asommities of Gems., which might not inspr serial* ee Mild Mims % had. thcy_ell Mew, eneemeged end Ms= arts. Is the middle swos t _tee, semy mall sommomity in Italy, and the ramidies—Yenteed/Seemes, mid hensa, and' many ahem that amid be namei—dispeneed their pa tronage of the .is teen& a hems as would make any go vernment of the prsesat day Nisi Re could see as PIONS why mmeielpal emporations of the t day *MI lost follow the mem& met them by psi ages. If they did net hold oat their Mad to welter the mle, and eneessage the proMetions of modern ardent at hest Stay seght—and in that the IMrsugh of Newcastle Ind set a peed to preserve these semmats of the am end mmmaehL of peat times width hey are priellegel se pessem He mild mere We werehip that the whirs. just read ewe hem him with pesediar fares, as all knew the kid. hi part whisk the late respected brother of his worship loik is erehneiogical inutile*. They all k.ew the oblige lions which the cultivators ofßrith►eoh ojagyowed to the author of" Rees Bfii1111111111tenna," sled they all knew what large Mem be bad gemmed Ise the oompletion of that work, and whisk be hoped would be elertly given to the public. He was afraid be had very isederjaately conveyed the sentiments which pervaded every member of the in stitute at the handsome manner in which they had been re ceived by the corporation of this ancient city. He begged on their part to return their hest and swot medial thanks. Mr. W. H. BIAAVW then moved, sad Mr. OCTAYIO6 MORGAN. N.P., seconded a vote of thanks to the late pre• sident, Mr. John Scandrett Hanford, which was carried unanimously. The noble PRESIDENT then proceeded to notice the valuable services rendered to science and the arts by his Grace the Duke of Northumberland. Hie grace had been, he remarked, the pioneer that had led the way to those great discoveries that had been made in Egypt, not only in the study of hieroglyphics, but in investigating the remote districts of Egypt sad Nubia. Every one who had visited the British Museum must hare been struck with his valuable contributions, some of them exteading beck to the tint of Bee:writ in the 19th dynasty. But it was not to Egyptian archeology alone that the noble deka had directed his attention. lie had been a munificest patron of the local Society of Antiquaries. And so far as their own society was concerned, they were indebted to him in an eminent degree. He had caused a most extensive survey to be made of the Roman road called Watling-street, from the Swale, in Yorkshire, to the Scottish border, which would form the gmundwui k of a meat important historical discussion. Ilia grace had been kind enough to present the work to this in stitute, and it would be torthwith published to the world. It was the most valuable contribution made to the science of archeology ever made by a private individual. Ile hoped they would excuse him for not being so well Ise quainted as he ought to be with the local subjects of interest connected with this district ; he must, however, direct their attention to the services rendered to archeology by the Rev. J. Hodgson, the historian of Northumberland. They were all acquainted with the services rendered to the sub jeets of history and archeology by the late Mr. Burtees in his history of Durham ; h e was a man of th e Walter S cott school. At a time when archeology, as connected with his tory, was at a diecount, he did an immense deal thetro donuts and prepare the way for the cultivation ofub. lest; end the Sumer s Society, which had been incorporated I in the county of Durham, was remarkable fur the value of its publications. lie was sure they would be glad to hear that a continuation of the hi-tory of Durham was likely to be published shortly by the Rev. John Rains. The late Sir Cuthbert Sharpe, the historian of Hartlepool, we. also a person well known and deeervedly respected for his contributions to the archeology of the district. He could not close this list of Northumberland and Durham worthies without mentioning particularly, as a person dear to them all, and worthy of the highest compliment as an archeologist, Sir John Swin burnt. lie was afraid his advanced age would prevent his taking an active part in the proceedings of this meet- ing, but they might rely upon his seal in the cause in which they we engaged. They were all aware of the object. for which this society was established; it was for the promotion of archeology—not merely the examination of old atones, but the exploration of antiquity, and th e acquiring a knowledge of those lights which form so valuable a supplement to the pages of history. Many a dry chronicle has been thus explained and rendered interesting ; and nothing can show more clearly the valuable aid given by archeology to history, particu larly explaining the habits and manners of our fore fathers, than the book recently published by Mr. Hudson Turner. He had been long connected with that individual, and knew him to be one of the most valuable contributors to the science of archeology. They were met there that day to illustrate history by archeology, and their attention was not limited to one branch of the subject. Under the head of history they found it necessary to examine manu scripts and document' of an early date ; and here they of ten found important points illustrated, and met with valualhe commentaries upon subjects of great interest. Under the head of early and medieval antiquities the habits and manners of the early inhabitants of this country are often moat interestingly illustrated. The subject of architecture refers chiefly to ancient buildings, such u castles and churches, for which this dis trict of the north of England is particularly famed. He defied any person to go to any county in which more von.- ruble churches and cutlet or in which a greater amount of early ecclesiastical archite cture could be found, than within a certain number of miles of this town. They were also aware that during their stay here it was the intention of the society to visit various places of antiquity and interest, and in doing so they would not merely investigate and examine these objects as matters of curiosity, but as throwing light upon the pages of history. Before closing his address, he was anxious to make • few remarks upon the position in which he conceived the government should be placed with re ference to furthering archeological and literary pur suits. It was difficult to determine how far government ought to interfere in such matters. Hitherto, until a recent period in this country everything of this kind was allowed to go on without interference by the government. In other countries the government had acted very diffe rently, and in many cases hid been guilty of unnecessary interference. He was convinced such interference might be carried too far, but judicious aid was very desirable. One great object of government ought to be to preserve in our museums objects illustrative of the arts and history of every country, and particularly of that in which we live. That, he was happy to say, wu in course of being acknow ledged. Until recently our museums, while containing noble collections of monuments of the Greeks and Romans, had nothing relating to or illustrative of the habits and manners of our forefathers. That reproach was now being done away with, and in the British Museum 'distinct division was set apart for British archeology. The -ante thing ought to be done in all other museum, throughout the country. The government ought in every possible way to encourage the formation of local museums, whereby valuable objects, which at present are exposed to destruction, would be pre served. In France there is not a small provincial town that has not its museum, and the same ought to be the case in this country. Another object in which the government might properly interfere wu the publication of ancient do cument., such as could not be undertaken by private par ties. The publication of the ancient laws of Ireland had been sanctioned by the government, which was extremely fortunate, for it was probable, had the publication been much longer deferred, it would have been found impossible to get any one capable of making out the language in which they are written. Another object of the government ought to be the preservation of ancient mo numents. In France and the Republic of Swit serland, it was contrary to law to destroy an ancient building associated with the history of the country. Tho government might appoint a commission le carry that object out, giving them • fo cus *Candi in every case, and compelling the owner of any building it was thought desir able to preserve, instead of pulling it down, to sell it to the commissioners. This could be done with the sanction of the legislature. The last subject he should refer to was that of treasure trove, whereby valuable relies that might be found became the property of the crown ' • in conse quence of that law, many gold ornaments and other valu able relics had been concealed and sent to the melting pot, which would not be so if the party could get the market value for the article and retain it for himself. Ile concluded by stating that the plates of the Roman Way and Book of Reference were now in pommies of the Society, and were accessible to its members. The Hon. 11. — T71..17;;;1. proposed a vote of thanks to the president for his able address, which was seconded by Mr. ADAMION and carried. Mr. HINDI then moved, and Sir WILFRID LAWSON seconded a vote of thanks to the Duke of Northumberland for his valuable present _--- A conreraaaione was held in the magnificent apartments of the Literati and Philosophical Society yesterday even. log, all of which were crowded by a gay and fashionable assembly. Papers were read dunng the course of the even ing by Dr. Wilson on the study of archeology, and by Dr. (Hover on the safety lamp. The members of the society were conducted along the ancient walls of the town by Mr. B Bouchier P. Richard son, and in the coarse of the day visited the parish churches, the castle-keep, and other objects of interest. This day the sections of History and Antiquities met in the lecture room of the Literary and Philosophical Society, the Rev. John Heine presiding. There was a largo attend ance of members, amongst whom were the Earl of Carlisle, the Hon. 11. T. Liddell, Archdeacon Thorpe, and other distinguished individuals. Mr. Hodgson Hinde read an interesting paper on " The state of Newcastle and Gates head during the Saxon period." Mr. John J. Taylor read a paper on " Coal," and Mr. Sopwith a paper on the "Allendale Lead Works." P a p ers on antiquities were read by Mr. Yates aad others. The remainder of the day was spent in short excursions about the town. The weather was unfavourable in the musing, but cleared up in the afternoon. THE ARCILEOLOCICAL ASSOCIATION ON LITTLE BILITAIN.—This learned body has been holding its anneal meeting in a lively spirit, with instructive results. The day before yesterday, a most valuable paper was read by Protestor Pumpkin, F.S.A., proving that Jack Sheppard was a reel and not a mythical personage. A parish register produced by the learned gentleman shows that one James Shepherd or Sheppard was married at Pensance in 1700; and an authentic document of forty years' later date, which can be traced to the great grandson of George the Second's Court Barber, mentions one Zachary Sheppard as one of the Yeomen of the Guard ; which Zachary, Zach., or Jack Shepherd was clearly identical with the famous hero and saint of the Newgate Calendar. Yesterday, a highly-important lecture was delivered by Dr. liuramadge, so well known by his antiquarian researches, demonstrating in the most satis factory manner that no such person as the highwayman, called by tradition Jack Sheppird, ever existed. The Shep perds of Sheppard's Bush came originally from Glouces tershire, and after residing fur some frnerations al Bag nigge Wells, seated themselves in their present domain, where they have long hung out; but it is not the fact that any one of them was hanged at Tyburn. The only person known as Jack Sheppard, contemporaneously with Jona than Wild, was a respectable Baptist minister, whose real Mom was Stokes and who was called " The Shepherd" as a nickname. Both lectures were listened to with breath ier attention, and appeared to carry conviction to the Wads of a crowded auditory.—Pisisch. METROPOLITAN SEWERS CONMISSION.—Yoster day a Special Court of Sewers was held at the Sessions house, Newington-causeway, the commissioners pretient being the Chairman, Richard Jebb, Esq., Captain Vetch, and Lawrence Redhead, Esq. The secretary (Mr. Wool rych) stated that there was • balance in hand on the 21st alt. amounting to 3,7821. The court then sanctioned pay ments to the extent of 1,4011., leaving in hand 2,3811. The hearing of summonses against defaulters on the Surrey and Kent District rate was proceeded with, when some thirty or forty cases were disposed of in an expeditious manner. Of these the more important were those of Mr. it. P. Roue sell, of Spring-grove, Wandsworth, who was summoned fur the non-payment of 11. 12s , but objected to the rate on the grounds that there were no drains or sewers on his pre mises, and that the locality was inundated with sewage matter, which rendered the place a perfect bog. It was only by baling and digging holes that the nuisance wax alleviated. The secretary observed that the act of parliament ren dered the defendant liable to contribute in respect of the main drains of the district; the commissioners were at pre sent destitute of funds to carry out the drainage of the locality, but whatever relief tumid be afforded would be granted upon proper application. Payment ordered. The ease of an insolvent who had obtained his discharge, and had inserted the amount of his rate as a debt in his sche dule, was directed to stand for further consideration. A Mr. Savenlock claimed exemption on the ground of want of drainage, and gave a most lamentable description of his houses in Charlesaitreet, Deptford, and informed the court that he himself had constructed drains which he was sorry to say were as much used by his neighbours as himself. The defendant was direzted to send in an application to compound, and informed that in the mean time his premises would be inspected. To a number of poor perilous who alleged their utter inability to discharge the rate at present I an extension of the time of payment to the Ist of October neat was accorded, the commissioners having no power to remit the various amounts upon the plea of poverty. MELANCHOLY Acct DENT.—About eighteen months ago a ueep quarry hole was excavated in the bed of the Kelvin, • litt:e below the bridge on the Great Western Road. After the stones were taken out the hole was left open, and the stank being removed from around it, the water flawed in, and, except to those who know it, the treacherous depth remains unseen and unprotected. About 10 months ago the child of a pour widow was drowned in it ; and last Saturday an interesting little boy, aged 0 years, the ron of Mr. Lyle, the engineer, was also drowned in it while wading in the stream in search of little fish. Another child, who was with the poor little fellow, had a narrow escape. Th e child's body was not recovered for about two hours.— Greenock Adrertiier. THE ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN LINE NEAR COVENTRY. The inquest relative to the death of Mr. John Thomas heddiugton was resumed at Docker's-lime yeehr. day, before W. S. l'oole, Esq , Mr. Cleather, sa:iciter, again appearing for the company ; and Mr. (riles. f ru% the office of Mr. Alderman liawkes, of Birmingham, fur the relatives of the deceased. The first witness called was John Stevenson, • smith employed at the Rugby station for the last eight or nine years ; repaired the stay of 153 engine on th e 23 r d of last month; the part now broken is not the part then welded. It would have been a much safer thing to have had an satire newstay, but I was told tomcod the old one ; tra unable to say who gave me the orders; I thick it was a person named Ellison, who has since left. I had no right to put a sew stay unless ordered to do so. Coroner—Then are you of opinion that a new et .y wood have been best? IVituess—Certainly. Coroner—Then why did you mend it ? Witness—l didn't want to mend it. I objected t., d o , 0 but they told me I must do it, at the engine W4N w .ooted to go out. Coroocr—ls it the person that has gone who ea:11 this to you ? Witness—Yea; he came to me twice before I would mead the stay. Coroner—Then do you mean to say that you haven't tha power to make a new stay it it Woe necessary ? Witness—Not unless I was ordered. I never thought of making a new stay. This stay never was a good one from the tint. Coroner—Then, supposing you are in doubt or trouble oboist repairs, to whom should you apply ? Witness—Mr. Crawford. Coroner—Did you apply to him about this stay ? Witness—No, I did not. I woo told to ou the repairs. The stay was laid down by the side of my anvil. hut who brought it I can't tell. I could have forged a oew stay in two hours. The old one took nearly two hours and a half to repair. - - -•--- - Coroner—Do you still swear that you refused to repair the stay ? Witness—Yes, I did twice over, because it was oath for use. Coroner—Did you refuse to Mr. Crawford ? Witnesa—No, 1 did not. Coroner—You seem to have been very strongly of opinion that there should have been a new stay, and unier those circumstances we think you should have mentioned it to Mr. Crawford. Juryman—Wo want the intermediate man laetween this witness and Mr. Crawford, whose duty it would be to in struct this witness as to what repairs should he done. John Balls, in the service of Mr. Careless, one of the con. tractors for the permanent way from London to Harming. ham—l and two others have to attend to two mike and a quarter of the rail ; that includes the spot where the acci dent occurred. I inepected this part on the morning of the accident, end found the rails in good working order. We have the power of stopping train., and have dogs and fug. signals for that purpose. Witness was a mile and a half from the place at the time of the accident, but was on the spot half an hour afterwards. Noticed a alight ploughing of the ballast about 250 yards on the Birmingham .ide, which gradually became wider and deeper, until it hecanie afoot wide at the widest part, where the carriages were off the rails. The first mark was five inch, s from the outside rail on the up line. It extended to within 18 inches of the up rail. Did not observe any extraordinary mar's on the rails. None of the sleepers or blocks were loose. There had been repairs done to this part of the line about a month previously. There were neither chairs, slieiiers, nor biotic!' on any part of the line that morning. '1 here are a few stones ly ing about, but none were disturbed. Itelieved that none of these had come into contact with the train. By Mr. Cleather —1 have not formed any idea how the accident occurred. Mr. George Hill, of Birmingham, examined at the re quested of the brother of the deceased—Wu a pauenger by the Leamington train to Birmingham, on the 3rd inst. Did not consider himself competent to give en opinion iota the cause of the accident, but it appeared to him that the ash-pan falling had caused the ploughing. Did not see the piece of iron referred to by Mr. Letts. had no knoll It dee • until afterwards that the ash-pan bad fallen, his knowledge of all the circumstances attendant upon the accident had been derived exclusively from the newspapers. The Coroner here remarked to the jury, that the friends of the deceased had repeatedly applied to him to have rapt. Laffan examines' ; for his part (he said) he thought it ox. necessary; there hail been so many competent witnesses examined that he did not think any further light would be thrown on the subject by Capt. Latian's evade nee. Mr. James Burn examined—Was night locomotive fore man of locomotives at Rugby. Engine 1.33 came into the • shed at 8 o'clock p.m., on the '22.1 of Jul?, and remained there until the afternoon of the 24th. fhe engine was ordered to have a pair of new leading wheels. Witness • examined her, and did not discover any other defect. The ash-pan was taken off to put on these new wheels, 444 • necessarily so, but it was doue. Examined the engine on the 3rd of August, and was quite satisfied that it was tut out as sound as any man could see. The engines were examined once a fornight by witness or by Mr. Crawford, whether repairs were pointed out by the driver or wit. la the case of a defect being discovered just as an engine was about to start, two pilots were always in readiness t4r the purpose. Coroner.—One of the witnesses, a smith, has stated that he had mended the stay because ordered to do so. Now I wish to know whether, if he thought that a new stay was necessary, he could have made it if lie thought fit Witness.—He could not, but it would be his duty to re port that the stay was not fit for repairs either to myself or Mr. Crawford. It would not be any use his talking to any of 'he men about it. lie must tell me or Mr. Crawler.", and I should say he would be to blame if lie did not do so. Coroner.—What, in your opinion, was the cause of the accident ? Witness.--I think the ash-pan must have had a blow. By Mr. Cleather.-1 consider the welding of the old stay as done by Stevenson sufficient. I have never had orders to observe economy in the matter of repairs. Mr. Foisyth, locomotive foreman at Wolverton, re-eu mined.—W as clearly of opinion that the stay had not beta broken at the weld. lie stated that since the inquest last week he had made various experiments at Wolverton, with the view to test the strength of iron bearing on this ques tion, and also with reference to the action of sulphur on newly-fractured iron. From those experiments he had as certained that it would require a force to break a steal similar to that broken at this accident in the left back stay equal to 6 tons 7 cwt. 2 qrs. ; another stay Cl the di mensionsof the one broken had borne 15 tons 12 cwt. before breaking. Ile had also experinientalised with sulphur, and found that a new fracture would be completely coated with sulphur in a few minutes. (This witness, who has beer. examined every fifth day is the course of the inquiry, and adduced some new piece .4 evidence, in the course of his examination on this occfrioa requested permission to read a report which he had pre pared; the coroner, however, declared that he could not receive this. Mr. Forsyth accordingly pieced in the hands of the jury specimens of iren which had experienced lel phureous action placed in a certain position near a smith's fire, which in his opinion was similar to iron in the vicinity of a Hr.-hoz. The objects of these experiments appear te have been with the view to contradict Mr. Maud:des evi dence. ] They had been made on a supposititious state of things. By Mr. Giles—The iron upon which the experiments have been made was new iron out of stores. Mr. J. E. Mc Connell, superintendent of the locomotive department of the southern division of the line, sworn — Produced the list of rules of which each engine-driver sad fireman had a copy, and had affirmed that he understood. They pursued on their line, as far as they knew, the most correct system of ascertaining the state tat the en gine. Reports are made to me. Mr. Forsyth impede the engines, ascertains their condition, and reports uS made by the repairing foreman when the repairs are com pleted; Mr. Forsyth also inspects, to see that the certificate of repairs has been attended to ; I have in fact reports from three foremen, who check each other, as it were, at to the repairs done to each particular engine, and whilst the work is going on there is the continuous inspection of Mr. For syth. By rule 46, it is provided that "every enitie,nun, at the end of his journey, is to report to the superiatendent of locomotive power, or his foremen, or to the clerk in attied mince, first, as to the state:of his engine and wilder cndlY, as to any defect on the road or work., electric tei.eiriel: posts or wires, or any unusual circumstance that may hare taken place on the journey." The 143 engine undirweet its fortnightly examination on the 2nd of August, the day before the accident. There is no limit wl.atever toexpense in the matter of repairs. In case an engine is divasenrd to be defective at the time she should start, there are pihos at all the principal locomotive stations. I should say, without having exact knowledge on the subject, that the weight of a beak° van is at least four tons. lam not aware that in consequence of what has happened we intend to make any change in the mode of fastening the ash-pans. The pre. rat fastenings would carry three or four times the weight of the ash-pan. I have carefully considered all the circumstances attendant upon this accident, and for it to have °enema without a blow is impossible. We give rewards t , engm." drivers, which amount to a thousand a year, fsr extra vigilance. Me. Crawford, the locomotive superintendent at Reel, haying been recalled and examined relative to Stqd"er eon's evidence, said that he should not have expected Ins to make a new stay unless he had been told, though dbe had discovered that it wu not fit to be repaired he *buil have communicated the fact to the leading titter. Bison opinion was that the stay, properly repaired, would hare rw swcred very well. Stevenson, the smith, was recalled and examined by Mr. Giles. Ile again stated that the stay was not a good ones! first, and that at the tim e th e s t ay was sent to him he did . not consider it in a fit state to he repaired. 'the du of which the stay was made was in a much worse continwe than that upon which the experiments have been e. ads I did not (he said) consider the stay I have in my hold .1114- tient to make the engine safe. this Coroner —Why did not you go and tell Mr. t ra wford Witness—l tell'd you before—they said I mull mend it. The stay was always too light, and I couldn't hip that. (Laughter.) Coroner—Then, although your welding was due, don't think de stay strong enough ? Witness—No, it warn' t. Coroner—And you hadn't the good sense tog , ma leu Mr. Crawford this? Witness—l might go twenty times a.day, if • I .11! went to him. They brought it to me, and mend it. James Levees, a passenger by the train at the ' 1 ;l . accident, was examined as to the fact of a similar •.e..ear..4 Coronc you for tl verdict le Such hi the Ten' opinion ; the moot was the r though re and reglir man rench MEETI: SI plemtnt to gieal, and printed for Fleet-street "Lobos_ in the south and is five I de la Mar t lies nearer for seal of elands."-1 16;able . observation day. Whai Jonathan ? August 2i