The Express. — London, England, 1852-01-28 00:00:00

THE LANDING OF FIFTY THOUSAND MEN. TO Till IDITOtt OP is. IXPIIMII. slte,—Let ua nautili.° Dow an army . of invasion would landeal on the English enlist, supplants in gent to each that point. We shall suppose then ie net ma English ship or regiment 01 England in eight, the Gamy basing only the apprehension that he may be orred., L e t the troop* be 511,000 of all arms. Napoleon in 1 rapt. Addison, adjutant and secretary to the M i litary Asylum, Chelsea, informs us, on authority of Hoes jaaufwe, that England may be invaded by 161,800. The 30.000 would consist of a due proportion of cavalry, infantry. artillery, and engineers, with siege guns. Nape. fren's plan included rations for 40 days. We 'Zell allow rations for 30 day.; these, with their package, will weigh 1,00 tons at low. 'the horses for 7,000 cavalry with do for field officers of all arms, including the staff; lore. for 10 lieldpieces, and for a siege train of 100 guns; (Napeleon designed to have 000 pieces of artillery, two thing. of thi in mege gun.), hones for 200 provision wag. rou e, for the vamp equipage, the ambulance, and the am auud•am: alas the wa.etou train of the engineers, carryiag wor"eing teols for 5,110) men ; iu all 10,000 hones, or there shoo. Th. y might make the venture with km than full ina.,:t for those hone*, but there would nut be less than sisel ton. of corn or other serape. Nut to be tedioue about &t ai ls of omniunition and store., let us take a moderate estimate of the whole of the dead weight to be landed, ezelu.sisc of peronal lame and accoutrements, and call it tom tone; it could be an indifferently appointed army were the dead weight of it. etoree nut more. What Lind of coast shall we suppose , the enemy to ap onneli ? Either there u a low beach of shilling rock, shingle, or . sand, conning with its shallows wanant a mile or'em se,th breakers on them ; or tLere aro high cliff. rising aboi the deep water. To Lind such tin army where there are high cliff* and no road. through them i. annoeible. There must he' a spacious beach. Ti,, vessels will cover a .pare of fronithree to four mike along the coast, their unelionnor being froin one to these mils from low water-mark, the larger ship* outside to rep lAO atteek. While this hay, or reel rim of Open ah .r.. must he Omani tor the alesence of high cliffs, it mi.•t is i eitiguoue to ground which posseeses tile regal* pit.- for a very rxten.ive fortified camp. The ground must be e1ev.,,,-.1, with iredi w Orr and fuel within a. bounds. The anchor...; place of the ships must I, .r erne be such as (het eta r, .0 On sit. Or return to at wiil, to re-embark the army, should it require such a evince. In any ease, the enemy would require to keep a communication opus with hi. own coast. The boats to convey the men, horses, and Fiore., from the ships to the shore must lie sufficient in number and quality to complete that ilisision of the labour in a definite and brief .pace of time. Napoleon designed to have 3,000 flit-bottomed boats to run ashore like Hooting platforms. with mods, )ards. and tackle for unehippine horses and heavy weights. By the time 1,000 were built, or in prvese, all the conveniently available riser-side, lake-stile, and harbour space in France sail Holland win occupied with these boats, the timber in preparation, and larger vends coogregated in tier same waters. Only 1,000 out of 3,010 were emopleted. .tlthough the %Werner§ of lei! would greatly fandtate the parrote of such hoots from the French to the English mast, the steamers would erase to he of service at glirtaileti of a mile or half a mile from the hash. The boats must now, as then, he capable of propulsion by rower.. Mit Napoleon'. SI it.hottomnl boats do not mint* the oh, me et their use was abandoned us impracticable. What have our modem French army in their stead ? Only the ship- ),,.,to. or fishing hoot.. To build 1,000 flat-bottoms, or iiiatitie gangway., or even 500, as good as those which Napoli on aliandohed as not sufficient, would require the labour of many thousands of men for many weeks. In the abo ore of th, ec, the eomnion boats mutt used, Five e ue 4s,d, Ode to carry, besides their own crew, an are no• of :to men each, accoutred and armed, with their allotted quantities of hall cartridge, would not be easily muster. d; yet thty might be had. Four trips for each at at, e ierize or en hour to the trip, would early the men ashore in four hours, with two-thirds of the boat in the bet trip to lie loaded with store'. More probably the bolts would, from the first, tie divided, the larger to take the horses, the smaller the men, and afterwards the stores. Thus the re would be 250 boats, carrying perhaps an ave rage of do men, !testily% the crew., fur about nine hours. The dragoon. would accompany their horse', so also scr eam. and staff onkel". their hones. in the larger boats. The smaller boats, at the end of nine hours, would begin to deliver the ships of 7,000 tons of glans, ammunition, com missariat stores, gun carriage., waggons , camp equipage, hospital ambulance, and working implements. Suppose the smaller ties of boat* able, which is doubtful, to carry the liege gun* and carriogeo, waggon., and other heavy wtights, they would require to make each fourteen trips, carrying tau tons at an income. The time to load and unload would be a half longer than that occupied in a trip with the men—namely, an hour and a half, which would consume twenty-one hours, making, with the pre vious nine, thirty hours. This is on the sup pootion that they did not, in their crowding, delay Or, another; that they couid gain the Desch and find room to i lepeOt the freight within a range along the beach of about three miles. Hut this again supposes the stores to be reinoreil last enough from three or four fluxes of the tide by the infantry who have been formed into "fatigue " parties. and that the boat's crews are nut required to delay at the beech in carrying the stores above high water mark. The " fatigue " ponies would he numerically strung ; but they could not work incessantly during those 30 hours and the *several times 30 hours yet before them. We return to the 10,0011 horses. Do they not kick the bottoms out of such boats as these ? Do they not kick one another, and leap overboard, or break their they ? If not, how are they got ashore ? Where are the masts, yards, sal tackle to hoist them out ? The boats take the ground in three or four, or, at least, two and a half feet of water; the gunwale is from twelve to twenty inches above the water; there is no gangway nor wharf. Let a wharf be covenanted on pontoons of sufficient strength to bear cranes, my in twelve or twenty hours—it is quite possible to be dose; but when will the horses he landed? Not sooner than the second day, and then only if weather permit the It =pantry whereto to stand and the ship* to remain so time to the shore. As to the thunder of cannon, bursting of 401.. the roaring rush and crash of rockets from that navy which cwt Britain six million ster ling a year or thereabout, we must not imagine that Ouse are to derange tho debarkation of the invaders. The Enoch fleet must not be annoyed, nor must the wind rum a swill on the sea, else our supposed invaders will never get their hones and 7,000 tons of stores to the beach. We n yore to have them on English soil, at least on English shingle and seaweed for the sake of seeing what they will do if left entirely to themselves. tint thief: will be to advance to firm ground above the cliffs, if cliffs there be, and distribute themselves as if they del net believe in the English bring simple enough not %attach them. There will be 30,000 men under arms to cover 2i,000 who are working. The staff, the servants, teaks, hospital corps, and commissariat, will account for the ether 5.100. Of the 21,000 under arms, half will snatch suck repose as they may with accoutrements on ; the other half will be disproed in pickets advanced into the country, no abalone/ on the beach over the store and in camp guards. Of the 23,000 ° fatigue" men, 10,000 may be at the camp work. by tams, raising batteries, making ditches, breast works, le. Of the remaining 15,000, one-third may rest tight hours and two-thirds work sixteen boon in the twenty (sue, bringing in the 7,000 tons of stores. Those heavy weights, some two tons, one ton, and many half a ton each, they begin to handle, standing up to their middle or breast in the sea. Some they tarry ashore, some they rill on gangways from the boats. Except carriages, perhaps, everything must he kept dry. On planks along the slippery seaweed, over pools, or alp the shelving rocks Of on the banks of toose shiugle, their feet sinking as they toil and tear and wear themselves night and day, day and night, fur at least a week, they roll or carry those ponder ous weight.. If the camp be fortified within the same week, the French soldiers will prove themselves better workers than our railway contractor found French labourers to be. And of course they are not to be raiiltai.,l at their work From this camp must all subseveent operations begin. Without this base for the campaign the enemy cannot move. While this must retain' its connexion with his ships, and the chips with Frame, he must have a succes sioe of fortified posts as he advances, to keep open his con nezion with this base of operation. It must not be admitted that because • pens may have seen come servii e, that therefore he is able to pro Bounce upon the feasibility or details of a supposed inva sion. But if a person has been three times engaged in landing horses and stores, with the assistance of sailors and marine artillery of the British navy, without the advantage of a wharf, and also with it ; and two other times being so employed in face of • galling fire—such person may be d to give an opinion on the landing of troops, if he have also read much and studied the strategies of war. Such has my experience been ; and I make bold to pro nounce that • French army of 50,000 men of all arms would require all the time allowed them in the foregoing sketch to get into • position to begin their campaign, whereas, with reugh weather, they could not land at all. What do I write for ? To show that our navy may spoil such an enemy long before he can complete his landing. But the invading army might be three times as large as this. says Baron hl.iiinee. True, in number of men ; but it Is doubtful if the French navy and all her mercantile steam marine could transport even eO.OOO troops and neces sary etort-s. That, however, world require a separate eilitilation. A SOLDIER. Tem. NATIONAL DEFENCES. TO THE EDITOR Or THE EXER64.. SIR.—I on half:pay, 70 years of aim. hut sound in wind an/ limb. I feel perfectly sa lon,' that, in the event of Louis Napoleon continuing to raL France, a dash will be made on London, where the ►'renrh army are led to believe the streets are all hut paved "nib gold, l'ray continue your praiseworthy exertions to room all true Britons to • sense of the danger which awaits them. Let every man who is able to do so furnish himself *it) , . douhle-harrellid rine, and never 01114 an opportunity eir Pining the trigger till he can cover his man. Those who a.. p a horse, It them form themselses into squads of mounted sid e % to hang on the flanks and rear of the enemy, to %loth opiration I hope and trust to he able to lend • hand. A MAN OF KENT. GI. v.i.olll' AND SI)I TII WEPITEKS RAILWAY.— TrAnic tor the week radiate Jan. 24, 11452 lls. 7d. Caerespuaduag week in last year, 3,3661. 7d. Int Court. • WINDSOR, lex. 27. The additions to the royal table last evening were ths Deans of Kent, Prince Leopold of thatt-Coburg, the Lady Is Waiting to the Dothan of Kest, the Dueness de Spedt. sea Colonel the Hoe. C. B. sod Phipps. The heed of the Grenadier Guard* ameba as dos Deed. &Maur. sea praismal the fullowieg lauds asteereet The Stenet. Uwe* eV Keehoweeree. m mmmmmmm Oprompor w etyrentaeltor !Wittig** Ram _ _ i;i.ntTioninirrern ire — WM " antes' ltorsileaw. MerkirOws Pei Her Majesty's private hand afterwards attended and per formed the follow*, selections : Omit,* ON. Sil) Selection No. "Lea Huguenots" Mr, "La Port du Matte" The Queen did not take her usual walk this morning, owing to the unfavourable Mate of the weather, but rude in the riding house in the forenoon. The Princess Royal and l'rincesa Alice also rode in the riding-house. Ptinee Albert returned from town at six o'clock last evening. Prints'. Leopold of Saxe Coburg, left the Castle nt aia o'clock this morning for Or: Continent, 'ix Southampton. A dcputition condwing of Viscount Onderich, Mr. Thos. Bugloss kliarrister), Mr. Pickard (manager of the North Loudon AssociAtion), Mr. Cooper (manager of tho Working 'Tailors' As...citation, al, Castle-street). and Mr. Jennings (nitnitrer of the Pimlico Builders' Amowiation), haul an 111ATVICM with the Right lion. Henry Labouchere yi sterday at the Ofill'e of the Board of Trade. Tlw Chevalier Brunet transacted business yesterday at the It.silway Department of the Board of Trade. A C %SIN ET COUNCIL WAS lIELD YEsTERDAT AFTER NOHN at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. It was attended by—Loral John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Nlarquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Earl Granville, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the I.:ache quer. Sir Francis Raring, the Earl of Carlisle, the Right Rom Homy Luhouchere, the Marquis of ('lanricarde, the Right lion. Fox Manic, and Lord Seymour. The Council sat two hours and a half. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1852. (hem liat eiglits G4zefte.)_ DOWNTNG-STREET, JAN. 20.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Henry Darling, Esq., to be lacutenant-Dovernor of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope and its dependencies. ComattnatoS SIGNED IIY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT nr DENlllolC—Fretleriek Myddletan West, Hart., to be Captain, vice Hugh Jones, Eat., resigned, in the Denbigh shire Yeomanry Cavalry. Dated 2lth January, IS)2. CoMMtastoN SIGNED DT TIIF. LOILD•LIEUTENANT or Sr rrotat.—Lieutanant John M'Oregor, Adjutant of the West Suffolk Militia, to sent with the rank of Captain. Dated 20th January, 1842. COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR MAN CHESTER. Another shocking colliery explosion occurred on Monday morning, at Wrigley, near Manchester, resulting in the immediate death of three colliers, besides 14 others more or less burnt, of whom two are at the point of death, and three others in a dangerous state. In all, 17 persons have suffered from this sad occurrence. The pit where the accident occurred belongs to Meier,. Knowles and Stott, and is known by the Immo of the Cannel Mine. The shaft is from 130 to 110 yards sleep, and the workings extend about 240 yards from the shaft. It was originally venti lated by au old shaft, about 200 yards distant, with a fur nace to assist ventilation, but has been rather noted for bad air; and for some years it was not unfrequently that the men had to use their jackets to brush the inflammable gas out of their workings. At times, as we were informed by a collier, they would experience the foulness of the gas when descend ing ; and only half way down the shaft, • few months ago, a road was driven through into Kersley-hall mine, 600 yards distant, and this to some extent improved the draft. The colliers usually went down with safety-lamps, and tried the state of gas in their es speetive workings, although a fire man was employed specially for this work. On Monday morning the workmen, 30 to 40 in number, descended soon alter 6 o'cluck, and had stripped, but scarcely got to their workings when an explosion of a fearful nature occurred, • vivid flame rushing through all the workings from the direction of the shaft, accompanied with • rush ut air and • noise like low thunder which lasted several minutes. It knocked down many of the colliers, and threw about the tubs and waggons with such force that they were broken pieces. It is believed that • collier named henry Page had fired the gas. lie had last been even with • naked candle, going to look in an old working only eight or nine yards from the bottom of the shaft, and where there was likely to be • quantity of gas collected, for • piece of clay with which he might make a socket fur his candle. After the explosion, all the colliers made directly for the shaft, some of them wrapping their flannel jackets round them for p.otection, and running on hands and feet to escape as much so possible the suffocating effects of the sulphur. Page was found within a fe•w yards of the shaft quite dead, and Thomas Lindley aad George Grundy, two other men, wen• taken out quite dead. Page and Grundy have each left widows and fire or sin children. The other sufferers are, Thomas Lindley (no relation to the Thomas Lindley before mentioned), single man, very badly burnt. Frederick Barrett, single man, badly burnt. Isaac Barrett, badly burnt and at the point of death. James Morris, badly burnt and at the point of death (the latter being a married man with three children, but Isaac Barrett being single.) And Squire Lindley, Joseph Warburton, William Seddon, James Lord, Samuel Seddon, Jeremiah Leech, Joseph Platt, and another man, besides two boys, all more or leas burnt, some of them rather severely. An inquest was opened yesterday on the bodies of the dead, but was postponed till the Secretary of State's notice had expired. AUGMENTATION OP TILE ARMT.—It is DOW cer tain that an augmentation of the army will take place. We understand that within the last few days orders have been issued to raise recruits in anticipation of this augmentation. This increase, it is now settled, will be in the infantry, and will, we hear, be effected by raising all regiments at hors from 710 to 1,000 rank and file each. Some other changes are to be made, but we understand that the entire aug mentation will be about 10,000 men—no °Steen are, it is said, to be added. The measure in detail will be shortly published. CALLS TO THE BAR.—LINCOLN'S-INN.—The under mentioned gentlemen were yesterday called to the degree of barrister-at-law by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's inn, via.:—A. F. W. K. Stephenson, W. F. Smith, E. R. Turner, and J. J. Macaulay, Eosin. THE COUP D'ETAT INF RANCE.—Lasteveningameet iag took place at the Large Hall, Cowper.street, City-road, " ionise an expression of public feeling upon the subject of the coup gritat in France, and the threatening aspect assumed by the despotic powers of Europeagainst the independence of this country, and to 'peen the rights of European nations to freedom and nationality." Mr. W. H. Howe was called to the chair. Mr. Sheen moved the first resolution, pro- testing against the iniquitous system of lawless military despotism which now reigned supreme in Europe, and de claring that it was the duty of Englishmen to main tain a firm attitude towards all despotic powers, and to assert the right of every nation to the liberties which had been filched from them. Mr. Boggis seconded the resolution, stating that the object of the meeting was to claim !motherhood with other nations, and not to provoke strife. They had no desire to war against men but against systems--such systems as were now pursued under the authority of tyranny and despotism in continental states. The resolution was multi= y agreed to—Mr. Durham moved the second resolution, to the effect that it was the duty of all lovers of liberty to associate them selves together to impress upon the legislature the well founded and determined sympathies of Englishmen for the cause of liberty abroad, SAL that the Society of the Friends of Italy, the only society at present organised with any such views—was entithd to special support in its advocacy of the rights of a people oppressed by the combined forces of European despotism, and allied in interests with all other oppressed nations of Europe.—Mr. J. Stansfeld having seconded the resolution, General Haug, who was introduced as a distinguished person who had struggled in the cause of liberty at Vienna and Home, supported it and it was adopted. The meeting then separated. SUDDEN DEATH AND HASTY INTERMENT OF A TOUNO LADY is A C . . —During the last few days considerable anxiety has been felt among the inhabitants of Isleworth, in consequence of the prevalence of rumours in vesting with much mystery the recent death of a young 1 idy, an inmate of Darnley-house Convent The young lady in question, by name I. anny Emily Weasel, and 21 years of age, is said to have lived at the convent for a con siderable period, having been originally placed there by her aunt. It is further alleged that strenuous attempts have been made at various times to induce her to become professed nun, but 'without effect, until very recently when • well-known ecclesiastic with • high-sounding title paid a visit to the convent, and succeeded in subduing her opposition to the wishes of the superior. Shortly after this event, and when the young lady had assigned her recently-acquired property fur the benefit of the convent she was taken ill, and two or three days afterwards died, the only persons present until a quarter of an hour before her death being Mr. Warring, the priest of the VW/ern, and the superiors-se, until at the last moment a medical gentleman, residing not fifty yards distant, was sent for, and witnessed her death. On the second morning after her demise her remains were interred within the walls of the establishment, without a single relative being pre sent, or any inquiry instituted into the cause of the death. The death was also not registered until the 16th instant, when it was entered by the registrar for the district as fol lows:—" Mary Bercliam Wrasall,* aged 21, died 6th Jan., 1/432; cause of death stated in the medical certificate— bronchia, pneumonia, typhoidia, accompanying low con gestive inflammation of the sublingueal glands." The variation in the name, the speedy interment, and the negbet of medical advice, are felt to need explanation. In the present excited state of the general feeling, it would be unwise to attach too much importance to these rumours above mentioned, especially as it is understood that the subject has engaged the attention of Mr. Wakley, M.l'., the coroner for Middles, x, and the circum s t ances w ill doubtlessly he subjected to whatever investigation they may seem to require. THE LOSS OF THE AMAZON. . THE INQUIRY BY THE BOARD OF TRADE. The investigation instituted by the Board of Teak was resumed at II o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Lebow ,here and Lord do Manley were present dunng a portion a( the sitting. Tho first witness examined was Charles Laing. Ile had nothing material to add to the evidence he had given pm' l i viously. John Danford, quartermaster, alter repeating his former evidence, was questioned as to what efforts he made to en force obedient., to the captain's orders that the boats should ' not be lowered. In his replies, he said he was endeavouring to enforce them when some one sung out, " Every man for himself," after which his efforts became useless. The boat iu which he escaped was • very line one, and would have carried 40 men ; they did not, however, pick any one up. They tried to save one man, but could not. They knew that one or two bouts had been capsized, and that those who had been in them must be to windward. The wind did not lull till the morning. He had no time to go to the psiesesigers to try and save them; he was at the tire till the last minute. Ile last saw the captain standing by the companion, and heard him say to the chief officer, "Roberts, it's no good, it's all over." John Shearing. fireman was on the watch when the fire broke out. When he hea rd the alarm, lie saw the lire on the larboard part of the boiler; he could not then see the sture-room. Ile went to the pump, but there had not been more than twelve revolutions when those working at it were obliged to fly. lie had to lie flat on deck, in order to get breath. At first he thought the engines could have been stopped. The heat in the fore store room, previous to the tire, was not unusually great. Did nut smell any lire before it broke out, and could form no idea as to its William Steors,ahle animan,in the middle watch, deposed that from the time when the aarm was given, until when he went on deck could not have been more than 8 minutes, and that there was then no one at the helm. Heard the captain give the order not to lower the boots, and thought he must have had good reasons for doing co. Saw pas sengers cooling out of the saloon, but did not lend them a hand to get into the hosts. Did not think more lives would have been saved if the boats had not been lowered till the vras.l slackened her speed. Those in then, were in such • fright that it would have been impassible to get them out. Saw • barque when he was in the boat and thought it was an Englishman. They all shouted two or three times, but 'in vain. It was impossible to save more because the 1141111 es followed you everywhere. His boat was thal,in which Mr. Vincent was saved. There was grumbling about the oars ; in consequence of which he suggested that as there was an officer on board he should take charge till morn ing; and that suggestion was acted upon. Did not see any ropes near the Jibboom, but believed that if there had been order among the people in his boat more lives might have beau saved. Could not account for the fact that out of seven or eight officers none should have been saved. George Deal, quartermaster, said the dingey was not lowered till after the captain had given orders to clear away the boats. if the gig had been properly handled she might have been saved, and the captain and other officers might have reached the barque in her. Captain Symons was very particular about lights, ordering some one to go round and look at them every half hour. The ship's com pany was a good one. Many of the men hail been mates, and could have taken the helm it necessary. Did not think a raft could have been made after ho left the ship. There were nu materials for it. Captain Ileeehey--If the setters, or seats, on the quarter deck had been lashed together, might not half a dozen per sons have got upon them, and remained there until they were picked up by the barque ? Witness—l cannot say. Captain Beechey—Are you aware that a ran of those aette. a has been picked up? Witness—No, I am not aware of it. Before retiring the witness observed that it had been his misfortune to be cast away in the Tweed, and that he afterward* remained with Captain Symons up to the time of the fire. Alexander Ling, quartermaster, on being asked whether he thought more lives would have been saved if the cap tain's orders had been obeyed, replied in the negative. There was, he said, no time ; the fire was so rapid. At about four o'clock the boat in which he was saved passed ahead of the ship, to see if any one could be found. There was no one to he seen on holm]. Did not think it possible fur persons to have been saved on the settees; they would have been washed off by the sea. Thomas Attwood was examined with regard to the state and position of the sacks near the boiler. lie said that there was nut enough pitch on them to soil any one's hand, and that they were jammed between the steam-chest and the store-room. lie should have put them there himself without fearing that they might take fire. lease Roberts, boiler-maker, was examined with regard to his going to the store-room for oil for his lamp, but no new fact was elicited. Angus Macimies, storekeeper, was also re-examined on the same point, and with • similar result. Mr. Vincent, the surviving midshipman of the Amason, deposed that he had been in the company's service three years. On hearing the alarm of fire, being an officer on deck, he went down to the captain and called him. The captain immediately came on deck and gave orders that the boats should not be lowered. The witness was sent by him on various memages. It was not till about twenty minutes after the fire commenced that he went into the dingey ; the second officer having previously told him the vessel was given up. Between the time when he first saw the fire and the time when the captain said it was useless to attempt to subdue the flames was not more than ten minutes. The men had been driven from the pumps. Captain Ikechey then put • series of questions to the witness :—Seeing the captain and the chief officer attending to their duty at the fire, what did you do to prevent the people from rushing into the boats ? I did nothing at the boats till the vessel was given over. Did you try to prevent confusion at the boats ? Yee, I tried to get the people out, but they took no notice of me ; they said the boats were the only chance. Mow long do you say it was before the dingey was lowered ?— lt was from 20 to 2.5 minutes. Do you think it was more than 81—I am certain it was. Ought you not, as an °Meer of the ship, to have said to any passengers who might be near the dingey, " Here is an opportunity of escaping?"—There were none standing near me at the time. Wh tt was the captain doing ?—He was walking aft with his hands placed at the hack of his head. I suppose the diagey would have held 12 people I—l should not have liked to have been in her with that namber. What alarm was given to the pawners below ?—Some one called out an alarm. The pamengers had, I think, all turned in ; there were none on deck. Did you use your best efforts to restore order ?—1 think I so._ How many people were in the life-boat that picked you up ?—We had quite enough for that night. How many would she have held T—Thirty, perhaps ; forty, in moderate weather. 11.ul she the full complement of oars T—Yee. tithe was a powerful boat I—Yes. Did you try to pick any one up 5 --Yes ; we put her head to the wind, but the sea ran very high, and after shipping a sea we web obliged to put her head before the wind. Did you try ber with her bead to the wind again ?—No. Did you see any other boat t—Yes ; one which we sup posed to be the starboard life-boat, but we could not fol low her. Well, now, you know that there might be half the crew hanging about the bowsprit, what efforts did you make to save them ?—When the wind lulled there was no one hang ing about the ship. When you got on board the Marsden did you ask the cap tain of that vessel to put about and look for your com panions P—No. Did you not think it your duty to do so?—No answer. If you had been on a raft, what would you here thought of your eompanior going away in • brig without trying to save you ?—I aught have supposed in this ease that they were all gone. Capt. Beechey—And not worth looking after. In reply to a question from Capt. Walker, the witness said he saw the mail boat swamped and go astern. Capt. Beechey—On arriving at Plymouth did you not think it possible that there were some of your shipmates still floating about in boats t—l thought they had been stove. Capt.Walker—You saw another life-boat, and why should not that hats had as good • chain* as yours ? There is no reason. When you returned t theshores of youreountry, thank ful for having been rescued, was it not natural that you should lint think of your companions left behind ?—Yes. It would have bean a very natural thought, would it not? —Yes. Then did the possibility of rescuing them never come into your head ?—Wo did not suppose that there were any of them living. Well, but if you had been one of them, would you have liked your fate to depend on a supposition T—Perhaps not. Was it not your duty). an officer to go and look after them in a steamer would have more chance of being picked up in vessels near than by a steamer. • The witness then mentioned his leaving Plymouth for London, and on his arrival reporting himself to Capt. Chap pell. Ile also said that ho could give no account of the origin of the Bre, but there had been a presentiment among the officers that something would happen before the voyage was over, though, S 4 far as ho could judge, every thing had been done previously to provide for the safety of the ship. In reply to questions from Captain Walker, the witness expressed his conviction that if Captain Syntons's orders with regard to the boats hail been obeyed. every one would have been saved. Ile could not account fur his being the only officer saved. tleorge Tapecot, an engineer in the company's service, deposed to having examined the engine when she lay at Southampton, and placed everything in proper order. Ile removed everything that he thought dangerods, and, ascer tained that the vessel was, so far, ready fur sea. Ile per ceived no unusual heat. The inquiry was then adjourned until 11 o'clock this day. SPECIE FROM AUSTRALTA.—The vessel Anna Mary, arrived from Sydney, New South Wale., hail brought 42 packages of specie, 3 hour of dollars, and also 410 packages of copper ore ; the Deucalion, from Sydney, 421 packages of copper ore; and the vessel Ralph Thompson, from the same Australian port, 14 boxes of gold dart, consigned to eminent firms and to order. . _ . ' .• THE STRIKE. DEPLORABLE CONDITION OF TILE LABOURERS. Yesterday further remittances, to the amount of 1111,4 Were received at the;general office of the Amalgamated fieslety of Engineers, and made up of contributiens of a day's pay out of last week's wages by the men in work towards the support of those who have been thrown out of employment by the closing of the shops. The society men were paid the additional allowance of 6s. per man, and the non-society men that of 3s. per man, to make up respectively 13s. and 10s. for the past week, as voted by the executive council on Monday night. The executive council, as has been before stated, hail intimated to the labourere that they could ex tend them no further pecuniary nil; hut it being (eland yesterday that a sum not much exceeding 40!. was all that hail heen received from public subscription, the sole source from which it had been proposed to support the labourers. of whom, in London, about 1,000 ore thrown out of work, and which would yield an allowance of only about nine pence per man for the week, the executive council added a donation from its own funds, so as to raise the allowance to Is. &I. per labourer. The depu tation, to whom this sum was paid, expressed grati• tulle fur the donation, while bewailing the unfortunate position in which they found themselves placed, owing to a dispute between the skilled workmen and their employers, in which the laliourers hail taken no part. The desUtute condition of these unfortunate 11101 may he judged of from the fact that this allowance of le. bd. per man, with the allow race of 3a. mad e last week, making a total Of 4a. tid., hoe been the sole means of Pumped upon which the great majority have had to rely; and an, unlike the skilled arti eans, their earnings while in work were too low to enable them to provide in any degree against the occurrence of such a contingency u has now come upon them, it is to be feared that, should the dispute continue for any length of time, a vast amount of suffering will be experienced by them, unless public subscriptions Mow in more rapidly then has hitherto been the case. 't he number of society men in London who received 1&s. for the week was about 1100, end of non-society men, who received Ma., about 170 ; from which it appears that a large majority of the skilled workmen in the metropolis are connected with the Amalgamated Society. The council also gave IV. towards the support of the boiler-makers who have been discharged. NIANCIIESTER. The deputation of employers to the London Cen tral Association have returned with proposals u a basis for arrangements to re-open workshops, but we could not learn the exact nature of them. They were to bo sub mitted to a meeting yesterday, and the decision taken in London, upon a reconsideration of the question, on Thursslay. The Amalgamated Society of Operatives report that funds coins in well. They received 10s each last week, and nut 15e., as we were informed. A telegraphic communication term Landon came to hand on Monday evening, advising • payment yesterday of Irrs.each for the six days, in consequence of funds coming in better than was expected. The society have also handed over 1401., ineluilinl public contributions, to the labourers fund. The payments made yesterday in Manchester and Salford were as follows:-788 society in.ns (all that are out of work), Ms. each: 2154 engineen, non• society men, Vic each ; 195 apprentices, each one-third the wages earned when at work ; 780 labourers, Us. each. It is stated that meetings of the non-society men of the re spective shops turned out were holding yesterday to decide whether they should adhere to the societies of employers or of workmen. Messrs. Sharp and Co.'s had decided to hold with the Amalgamated Society's cause, sad so bud Ilethia itigtou's hands. LIVERPOOL. Yesteaday, a general meeting of the engineers in the Liverpool district was held at their club-room, fur the purpose of considering whether any further steps could be taken to bring about an accommodation with their masters. The chairman, having brie fly referred to their previous efforts, and to the different position in which they were placed as compared with that of their brethren in Man. cheater and London, and to the fact, that the only complaint urged against them by the masters, was their - being con nected with their benefit duns, stated his conviction that it was their genera desire to du everything in their power to conciliate their employers. They had met together to devise some means of doing so; and would be glad if any member could suggest any such means. It was pointedly urged by one of the members present that they could make no surrender of their clubs, which they regarded as equal in benefit to insurance societies Would their masters, ho asked, give them, as their clubs did, besides other benefits, 1001. in case of being disabled by accident, and .501. in case of being paralysed, in order to procure them the means of starting some business ? The speaker concluded by proposing that another deputation should be appointed to wait upon and reason with the masters.—A member suggested that one of the grievances felt by the masters was their having given their sanction to the advance of IJ,OOOI. from their fund for the purpose of starting co-operative workshops. This vote was only carried by a majority of one, fully thirty of the members at the meeting abstaining from giving any vote. lie concluded by proposing that the vote should be rescinded. This was, however, over-ruled, as not within the province of the present meeting; and after some further conversation, in which it was unanimously agreed that no concession to the demand upon them to leave their clubs could be made, it was unanimously agreed that a deputation should be appointed to wait upon the masters, and that two or three disinterested gentlemen of the town should be solicited to accompany them and act as mediator,. The meeting was a must respectable one, and its proceedings almost unanimous. SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS. Yesterday four of the new bills out of the eight brought forward by the metropolitan water companies, came on for hearing before Messrs. Smith and May, the examining barristers, appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into compliance with the standing orders. In the case of the New RIVER. COMPANY'S BILL, the standing order. were found to have been complied with. The bill proposes to enable the governor and company to improve their supply of water for domestic and other put , poses, and to alter and improve the course of the river. The capital of the company is estimated at 1,455,6341. The new works proposed are alteration of the course of the New River, and of rivers Mimram, Deane, and Lee, with reservoirs at Tottenham, Ilornsey, and Islington, and drain at Enfield, for which works 250.0001. is proposed to be borrowed, and an additional 150,0001. for general pur ses. The estimate of the company's engineer, Mr. W. C. Mylne, lodged with the House of Commons, for these works, is 263,3.501. In the case of the New River Company and East London Waterworks Company's Bill the standing orders were declared not complied with, on the ground of late deposit of plans, but the point is one on which the select committee usually permit the standing orders to be dispensed with. The object of the bill is for the amend ment of each company's acts, for power to obtain an im proved supply from the river Lee, to make new cuts at Tottenham, with power for each company for these pur poses to borrow 51,5001., which is the sum specified in the estimate of Mr. C. ()reeves and Mr. W. C. Mylne, the com pany'. engineers, as necessary. In the EAST LONDON WATERWORKS COMPANY'S bill for a similar purpose, the standing orders were declared not complied with for a like reason. The promoters stated that they have expended 750,0001. on their permanent works, and that they now seek to raise 300,0001. for works to obtain a better supply from the Lee, and for the purposes of filtration, so as to render the water they supply of the best quality. The standing orders were complied with in the case of the CHELSEA WATERWORKS COMPANY, who state that their existing capital is 436,0001., and that foe the purposes of new works and improving the supply they seek to raise 270,0001., by creation of new shares. The estimate of Mr. J. Simpson, the company's engineer, is 186,5001. for carrying on the works. Tan GRAND Junction CoMPANY propose additional ' works for obtaining water from the Thames at Hampton, and to take water from Kew-bridge, alleging that it would be of public advantage to take the water fur the supply of London from a point above the roach of the tide. l'he company state that their authorised capital is 400,0001., of which they have raised by shares, 331,100/.; by mortgage, 10,0001.; and by promissory note, 13,0001.; and they have power to raise a residue of 46,0001. Power is sought to raise additional capital of 100,000/., with borrowing powers not exceeding one-third of the aggregate capital. A reser voir to be erected at Hampton and two acqueducta at Kew, and fur these and conduits the estimate of Mr. J. Quick, the engineer, is 76,0001. The company also seek to contract with the Southwark and Vauxhall (rompers,. THIS SOUTHWARK AND VAUXHALL WATER COMPANY apply to construct additional works at Hampton, and to raise 100,0001. for the purpose. Their financial statement sets forth their capital at 400,0001., of which they have raised 303,6001., their debt secured by mortgages on the undertaking being 120,0001. They have power to raise • residual capital of 96,4001. The estimate of their engineer, Mr. Quiets, i 590,0001. (or the proposed new works. THE Len RlvaY COMPANY'S BILL is for the enlarge ment of existing and construction of now works to enable the trustees to obtain additional supplies, and also to im prove the navigation. The estimate of Mr. N. Beardmore, their engineer, for this, including purchase of land, is 530,0001., and the financial declaration of the trustees sets forth that they estimate the amount of tolls, rates, and re venue they can levy and raise, at 40,0001. per annum and upwards over and above the sum required to meet the cur , rent charges and expenses of the trust and interest upon money bestowed. THE LONDON (WATFORD) SPRING WATER COMPANY, for supplying London with pure spring water, estimate the expense of constructing the works, as by the report of Mr. llomersham, their engineer, at 280,0002., the subscription contract being signed fur 262,770., and 11,4521. polo ac cording to the parliamentary declaration. The standing orders were complied with in thecaee of the WANDLE WATER AND SEWERAOR COMPANY; the object being the better supply of the southern suburha of the metropolis from the river Wandlo at Wandsworth, at an estimated capital of 300,000/. Tit • OtivastallliNT WATER BILL, for which the usual' parliamentary notices were given, has not yet been lodged with the house. HEI`RMENTATTON OF Mr. Wegg•Yrns.er hits announced to the electors of the county of Hereford that it is got his intention to offer himself again as one of their representatives. The lion. Cherie.' S. IS. 'limber', a younger brother of Lord Bateman, hes deter mined, it is said, to come forward on protectionist and pro testant principles. Wt. THOMPSON ON THE PROSPECT OF INVASION.-DINNER TO THE MEMBERS FOR BRADFORD. A public dinner was given to Colonel Thompson and Robert Milligan, Esq., the members for the borough of Bradford, on Monday evening last. The dinner warn gut up by the liberal electors for the purpose of met ting their representatives prior to the nest parliamentary campaign, and it took place in the Temperance Hall, the largest room in the town. Nearly 200 electors sat down to dinner, the largest number that could be comfortably accommodated. The veteran Colonel and his newly-elected colleague were received with several rounds of cheering on their entering the room. TITUS SALT, Esq., presided on the occasion ; and on the toast of" the Borough Members " beirg given, Colonel THOMPSON returned thanks. lie said that it was quite true that the times in which we live are full of peril and full of change. (Hear, hear.) Six month* ago ourcondition was very different indeed ; therefore, if lie dil lfered, and differ perhaps he must, with some friends re specting the course they and he, with others, had taken, I and might possibly take hereafter, it was to be regretted, but nn man was bound to calculate on the unlikely and im probable. (Hear, hear.) Now, six months ago it was im possible to expect that they should at that moment find themselves in the precise condition in which they now are, so that there could at all events be no bitterness from dia. cussing any difference of feeling which might have taken place in consequence of this danger. Why, six months ago, was there the least probability of a war before them? Why, at that time ho should say no man could think of a war ; everybody was tau wise, the country knew better, and every country knew better. Ile did not know, but countries did know better ; but whether they did or no, there were men who did not know better, and they had done what they could to mix us up in these horrible conflicts. Six months ago he did not expect to see the old dragon and the vechanter upon their legs, as they now saw them. Bet if the dragon and the enchanter hail conic upon them, what was lett for them to do, but to turn true knight•errauts and attack them again. (" Hear, hear," and applause.) This they should he pre pared to do, and be thankful if the stream rushed forth so it had dune before. Ile was nut come there to cause any alarm, but prevention, they all knew, was better than cure. Let them, then, try to prevent the evil+, which it would perhaps be more difficult to cure. One thing, he knew, must he done. If they were to prepare for it, they must get rid of all mad win if they were to have a serious one. They must not carry on a war under the in stigation of men who should, if justice were done them, be put nailer the care of their friends. (Laughter and cheers.) Give them fair play, and they would hold uut against the world as hitherto. But they must have fair play. And what wan more, so fir as they could help it, they would have fair play. (Hear, hear.) lie just men tioned these things; lie should have an opportunity of speaking on this subject more fully, perhaps, hereafter. Any invitation that came to him from friends ho was happy to accept, but he must mention this now, because anythiug of an offer even from the present government must always be received with this reservation—they must, as was said in Yorkshire, sift out the men who were not wise, men who had not their proper wits about them, the men who com mitted open folly, and then they would stand by the re mainder if they would stand by the people. (Cheers.) The tinsels are such that they must have union amongst them selves. (Hear.) lie trusted that government would fulfil the promise they had made, and take such a course as would conduce to union. (Hear, hear.) The more other countries depart from the principles of true liberty, the more should we stand by this legacy committed to our care by our forefathers. (Applause.) The lets liberty flourished abroad, the more must we cultivate it in England. (Cheers.) They must lengthen her cords and strengthen her stakes. Ile trusted he should witness such zonduct as would be ap preciated by the wise and the intelligent in those who, he trusted, would be their leaders, and, if so, they would go on until they saw the cud of the present difficulty, and the great result would be an increase of the general happiness. (Cheers.) As ho should have another opportunity of speaking on the question of free trade, he would not now detain them longer upon it. Ile knew not what should press more immediately upon hint than to draw them something like a parallel between the state in which they were living in this country, and that in which their neighbours were living. They had no tribune in Frame. (Hear, hear.) Thank God, they had one there (stamping his foot upon the platform). There they could meet, none daring to make them afraid. (Hear. hear.) This Britain and this liberty we are all ready to defend, if necessary, but they were still hoping that it would please providence not to bring things to that frightful arbitration, but that in some way or other they might evade the threat ened storm, and again unite all neighbouring nations with us in the handset amity end friendship, which • few short months ago they thought were secure for ever. (Hear, hear.) But the more of this foreign nations lose, the more resolved England must be to keep that which, by the grace of God, she now has. It might please providence that this country should be as a city set upon a bill to be an example to other nations. (Hear, hear.) Who knew but they might at that moment bo exciting other countries to follow in the hack of that civil and reli gious liberty enjoyed and secured to us by our ancestors and by God ? No, they would not despair of the success of these principles. Let there proceed from us no expression of hatred or exasperation. They would bide their time, and accept the first proper assurance which they could trust of continued amity. (Hear, hear.) Their vocation was to live at peace with all men, and improving themselves first, that in so doing they might contribute to the improvement of their neighbours also. (The gallant colonel resumed his seat amidst loud cheering.) Mr. Milliaan's health having been given, and several others having been duly honoured, the proceedings ter minated. IRELAND. DUBLIN JAN. 27. The following medical bulletin, dated Sunday, gives the latest account of the state of Mr. Chambri., of whose recovery there appears unfortunately to be but very slight symptoms at present : Mr. Chambre is not worse to-day. He passed rather a good night, though still delirious. The inflammation of the eye-ball, and the parts behind in close contact with the base of the brain, give reason for serious apprehension as to the result. The wound of the neck has now &ruined a de cided form. Our fears with regard to the course of the pellet there arc now confirmed, it being evident that both the carotid artery and jugular vein have been wounded, and that they communicate ; - but from this no immediate danger is dreaded. The principal fears arise from the present cerebral symptoms, and the consequences likely to arise from the injury and in fl ammation of the brain.—J. W. STUUNUE, M.D.,. E. 0. DRUNKER, M.D. ; ROBERT MATNI, M.D. ; MOBRILT ADAMS, M.D. The rumour of the murderous attack on Mr. Morant, the agent of the Shirley estates in Mo ' nsghan, turns out to have been wttbout foundation. The Right Hon. the Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench and the Right Hon. the Chief Justice of the Common l'leas left town this morning for Monaghan, where they will open the special commission to-mor row for the trial of these who have been arrested for the murder of Mr. Bateson and those implicated ' in other agrarian outrages in that county. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 27.—APPOINTMENTS.—Purser F. Monday, to Tortoise. Clerks C. C. Irk, to Britannia; G. IL Shepherd, to Waterloo; and J. Lewis, to Victory. Second Masters T. A. Hull, to Plover; and P. Going, to Calliope. Muter,' Assistants W. B. Bastian, to Victory; and 0. W. Burtaball, to Tyne. PORTSMOUTIL JAN. 27.—The Gorgon, 6, steam sloop, Commander James A. Poynter, arrived at Spithcad at one o'clock to-day from the south-east coast of America. She left Rio Janeiro the same day as the last mail steamer, and has come home under sail almost entirely. Her news is, consequently, anticipated. She brings invalids, &c., from the squadron, which the Sprightly has fetched into harbour this afternoon. She will come into harbour to morrow to be paid off. She did not touch at the island of Madeira.—Thu Britannia, 190, Captain Goldsmith, was towed out of harbour to Spithead to-day at 4 p.m., where she anchored. In going out she saluted the flag of the commander - in-chief - with 17 guns, which was returned by the Victory, flag ship. MILITARY. ----- - - DEATH OP GENERAL SIR LEWIS GRANT, K.C.11. —Sir Lewis Grant, the Colonel of the 96th Regiment, died at his residence in Harley-street on the 26th inst., at an advanced age. Ho entered the army in 1794 as a lieu tenant in the 97th Regiment, and his other commissions were dated as follows: Captain in 1796, major in 1802, lieutenant-colonel in 1804, colonel in 1813, major-geuerul in 1819, lieutenant-general in 1837, and general in Novem ber, 1851. This officer when a subaltern served on beard the ship Orion, in the action with the French fleet in June, 1795. Subsequently he served under Sir Ralph Aber crombie in the West Indies, and was actively employed during the capture of various islands. In 18'20, the year after he became a major-general. he was appointed mili tary governor of the Bahama Islands. Ile was in 1831 knighted, and received the order of a Knight Commander of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order. In 1839 Sir Lewis Grant obtained the culoneley of the 96th Regiment, which is now vacant by his decease. MUSEUM OP PRACTICAL GEOLOCIT.—It having been determined by the government to render the collec tions of the Museum of Practical Cleology, Jermyn-street, as available as possible to all classes, and the time of artisans being usually so much occupied during the day that they have kw opportunities of visiting them when gra tuitously open to the public, evening lectures upon such portions of the collections es are likely to be useful and in structive to th , working man ore about to commence. It is hoped that the working man may be thus materially sided in obtaining knowledge of the best kind, and that thereby the public generally, for whom he labours, will be also benefitted. The lectures will lie given in the Museum, Jerrnyn-street, St. James's, on eseh Monday evening, at 8 , o'clock precisely, from the 9th Feb. to the lath March in. I elusive. As these lectures are intended for working men I only, it will he necessary for those who apply for admission to show that they are really artisans. As the lecture theatre will hold only 450 persons, the number of admissions must necessarily be RAW elligence. • BPRINO cißcuirs OP TllE JUDGES. 11131. flows eiacuan—Mr. Bums i erne snit Mr. Jane° Coleridge— Feb. 23, lleitiord; Muth I, ebededied; Month 8, Maidstone; March 16, Lewes; !lamb 22, Kieptiaidipm.Themert. borneta Ciacom.—lord Campbell, Lard Wel Judie of England, sad the lion. Mr. Justice Pietism —March 1, njleabery ; March 4, Iledfurd; March a, Ilenungdoe; Wiree 10, Comity Caen of Cam bridge; Marsh IS. Cards of Norms; urns day, fluddhag of Ms City. Its.* Su, Bury 64. ?Amends. Oareasi Ciactirr.—Mr. Justice Wightmen and Mr. Berm ?lett— Feb. 34, reeding; Feb. 20, OM.-rd ; March 1, Womanly, ; March f. Comte of Stafford; March 17. tihn sahury Mineh 20, lleroturd; March 21, Monmouth; Manes 27, 01. ute..t r. Warman Ciacurr.— lir. awake Elle end Mr. 'entice Talfourd— Feb. 20, CU-to of Win hinter. Ilan I, 6, ; March IS, I iorchater ; Mirth 17, Castle of Earter ; same day, tkiinhi .11 of the Cur of natter; March 24, &sam . Match :In, Cirtle of Taunton. fitol.naD, Nonni sop Sown, N'ao.rn. —The d 6,r opening the 011111011111N19 on these eiroaito are we flos'.l3 deermieed. tom lord ChM( Baron will ramie in town, es the vacatbe judge. EQUITY COURTS. —YEsTERDAT. Eirrtsias 1s I taosuiewiaiL—ttrwisis int Limo Cosner-Lat. PERCIVAL e. CAN RT.—EVIDENCE us' ALLEGED Lt . MACY. The case of the appellants (the defendants below) was resumed yesterday morning. The Lord Cie ineellor having on Monday decided that the deposition of Mrs. Page (now one of the defendants in the revived suit), taken in the ori ginal suit, might be used in evidence, the deposition was accordingly read by counsel. This document was of consi derable length, and stated a variety of facts, with the view to show that Miss Caney was of unsound mind anterior to the elate to which the verdict at the inquest earned back the lunacy, lad including the year 1439, when the memo , tandem as to the MUMS held by Miss Ceeuey fur Mrs. Per cival was drawn up. The deponent, in her evidence, de scribed the filthy habits and miserly propensities of Min Caney, and stated that ;she was generally in rags, and bore all the appearance of a peen en in a very abject state of poverty. fhe witness also deposed to various delusions under which Miss Caney laboured. Mr. Malins resumed his argument. commenting at consi derable length nil the evil, nee of this witmrs and the tes timony of a similar character given ley Mrs. Linwood, of Cheltenham, in the cour.•e of the 1 . 3115 C, from all of which it was inferred that Miss Caney was of unsound mind at the time the memorandum was drawn up. Mr. Chenille's, in the course of a very ingenious address, •übmittcd that there was sufficient evidence to show that Miss Caney was of unsound ;laud previous to, and at the date of, the memorandum. Ile did nest tusk hie lordship abso lutely to dismiss the bill; but in a question where the evi dence was so contradictory he was entitled to ask that there should be some further inquiry before a final decision de creeing the transfer of the 4,300/. to the plaintiff waa come to. The Lord Chancellor suEitesieil that if the elates of the various transactions on behalf of Miss Caney in the transfer of stock could be ascertained it might throw some light on the subject. Mr. Chandless—All the defendants asked was fur some reasonable account. The Lord Chan:isnot—Perhaps if Miss Caney's broker is alive lie could give some information. Mr. Stecre said it had been ascertained that the books were burnt in the great tic at the Royal Exchange. Mr. Ch indless concluded his whir. 44 by asking his lord ship for an investigation ut law into, this questio'. Mr. Steere followed on the same side, and, amongst other points. urged that there was no consideration for the sum of 4,3001. alleged to be held by Miss Caney for the plaintiff. The learned gentleman had not concluded his argument when the Lord Chancellor ruse, at Leff-past two o'clock, to attend a cabinet council. The appeal has already occupied the court seven days. R1F116% :11:•711.. BRAWN v. KING -JUDGMENT. Ilis Honour delivered judgment, and said this was a bill filed by the plaintiff, who is the present holder of the pre bendal stall of Wiveliscomb, in the cathedral of Wells, against the eaccutors of the lute Dr. King, who was a pre• emus prebendary, seeking to set aside the sale of an estate, part of the prebendal property, on the ground of fraud. The property in question was usually demised for lives on payment of fines, and on the sth of July, 1804, Dr. King having purchased the interest under the existing lease, de raised to John King, his brother, fur the lives of his (Dr. King's) three children at the old rent of 401. Ile then pro posed to sell his reversionary interest in thia property under the powers of the act, enah'iner corporate bodies to sell lands fur the redemption of the land tax, and by means of such sale to redeem the land tax upon the rest of the prebendal property. For this purpose on Ist of May, 18116, a memo rial was laid before the commissioners for continuing sales under the land tax acts, but nothing further was dune under that memorial. A subsequent memorial was pre sented in April, 1608, and at that time the sale was carried out, and John King became the purchaser at the sum of 4521. in trust for Dr. King. It was this purchase that the bill now sought to set aside. The reversion thus purchased by Dr. King was in part afterwards cold for the sum of 2,0001., and the residue was conveyed to Walker King, one of the defendants in the suit, on consi deration of his conveying other property to Dr. King. This property had also been since sold by Walker King. Dr. King died in 1827, and was succeeded in the prebendal stall by Rev. B.C. Keen, to whom the present plaintiff succeeded in 1833. The bill was filed May 23, 1818, and the case made by it was that there never woe any valid assurance in 1808 ; that the lease of 1801 was invalid ; that the sale was of property to a greater amount than was requisite for the purpose of redeeming the land-tax. That the commissioner were deceived by the statements made to them, and did not properly investigate the matter ; that they never under stood that this was a sale by Dr. King to himself, and that the consent of the bishop had been obtained by undue means. That the property sold for 021. was in reality worth 2,0001.; that the sale must be taken to have been made by Dr. King as trustee for the prebend, and that the act would not authorise a sale of property of the description of the pre sent, which was of the nature ot eneyhold. The bill therefore prayed that the sale of 1608 nu2lit be set aside, and the deed dealt with as the court should direct, and that it might be declared that John King held the property, subject to the repayment of the money, in trust for the prebend— that all proper accounts might he taken, and for an injunc tion, and for a receiver. The defendants by their answer denied that the lease of 1804 was merged or vacated, and insisted that the sale was valid, and that Dr. King had used no undue means, and that the sum paid was the full value, looking to the fact that only one-sixth of the tines would have been due to the prebend—that the first proposal was not carried out on account of the difficulty of apportioning the sum to be paid under the act • and if that proposal could have been carried out the prebend's share of the 2,2001. would have been less than 4321.—that the commissioners were not deceived, but relied upon the re port of Mr. Kingdon, who was an experienced surveyor— that Dr. King always avowed that he was himself the purchaser, and that the commissioners were fully aware of it ; and that if the sale was set aside the prebend could get no advantage during the lives of Walker King and James King, the present lessees; and they insisted on the sta tute 57 George 111., cap. 100, which confirmed all sales made under the superintendence of the commissioners unless impeached within five years after the time when the party seeking to impeach it was first in a condition to do so. Upon this state of circumstances three questions arose— first, whether this property was saleable at all under the act, and if so, whether, apart from any question of fraud, it had been sold ; secondly, whether under these acts Dr. King could himself become the purchaser; and, thirdly, if he could, whether the present transaction was tainted with fraud. In support of the first question many argu ments were urged for the plaintiff, hut upon examination they all resolve themselves into a legal p&nt, whether or not the indenture of 1808 operated as a good conveyance, if it did not, the plaintiff has a perfect remedy at law, and nothing to the contrary is alleged upon the bill. The se cond question must depend upon the construction of the act, and in coming to a conclusion, it was necessary to look to the other clauses and provisions of that act as well as those of former acts. Those acts were passed for a great public object, and must therefore receive such a construction as will carry out those objects, and not such as will restrict them. Otis Honour then went through the several acts, the 38 G. 111., c. 60, 40 G. 111., e. 30, and 47 G. 111., c. 76.) The object of these statutes he considered to be to give the power of con senting to the sales to be made to the bishop and patron in the first case, and subsequently to the commissioners ; but the parties selling or buying remained the same as before the passing of any of them ; and at that time there could be no doubt such a sale would have been legal. But then it was said that the universal rule of equity preventing parties who were to sell property from becoming purchasers would apply here; but he thought every case must he judged by its own circumstances, and where the power of sale was so restricted as it was in this ease, the danger whirk had given rise to that rule of equity did not arise. On the whole, therefore, if it had been necessary to decide that question, he should have thought that Dr. King hail the power to purchase. But he thought that the statute of 57 G. 111., c. 100, sees, 2.3 and 26, set the matter at rest. By that rtatute informal sales were confirmed, provided they had taken place under the sanction of the commis sioners, with a proviso allowing persons injured to conic to the court for redress within five years. Then, assuming that Dr. King had power to purchase, was there any fraud iu this case, for if fraud hail been practised on the commission er, there had in fact been nu sale at all, and the plaintiff would be entitled to relief. With II view of deciding that question, he (the Vice-Chancellor) bad minutely examined the whole of the documentary evidence. (here his Ho nour went through the evidence., which was extremely voluminous) He wax! of opinion that the plaintiff had failed to make out his case, and the usual rule, where fraud was imputed and not proved, must be acted on ; hut he thought, moreover, the length of time which had been allowed to clips` before these proceedings were taken was of itself enough to compel him to dismiss the bill. Many parties who might have explained the different tranweetions and whose evidence would have. been important, had died in the interval. On the whole, therefor., the bill must be dismissed with costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—YESTERDAY. SITTIMLIII IN BANC-O.—MVO. 1.01.0 CAtlrlit LI, Mo. JUSTICE I'AITZBOII, *Ni, lit Jt MICR nit.lllll4lll. TII6 CarZIN V. I N( 111.04.-3UDWNT.NT.—TitS MtTROPO- L MAN III'ILDINUe ACT. This ease came before the court, and was argued upon a return to a mandamus. Lord Campbell now gave judg ment. The question arose out of the Metropolitan Baild inga Act, i & 8 Viet., cap. 84. Complaint was made before Mr. Ingham, the magistrate, of an obstruction to a public highway by the placing of building materials on the foot pavement. It was contended before the magistrate that the obstructions complained of were projections from • building, to which the act of parliament in question ap plied, with the sanction of the surveyor of the district ; and that the sole jurisdiction over each matters of complaint was vested in the official referee under the act. Mr. Ing ham had agreed is this construction, and dismissed the