The Express. — London, England, 1853-09-10 00:00:00

B.IRNST.IPLE BRIBERY COMMISSION. BARNSTAPLE, Thirionar Niosr. The inquiry was resumed to-day, when Mr. Owego 'fite lisyslon, grocer and ',semen, who had 113 t he. a particular:y active at the last election, but " un derte.A to d s rert.i . things," produced a list of fourteen (:,.wiles himself) to whom he had paid 61. each w their v tee. They voted for Breenridge and Fraser. Lois' of the fourteen were " Gayslons," and related to ',Anew, why we. empowered to treat "for the family." The other then w, r s nut relatives, bat had put themselves %and.. rite( et received the mosey from Mr. John r,tler, at the honey of the latter, a few days after the thetion Mr. Potter told him to go into a d,r'. closet upstairs, and he would find iomethin,r. W.tntos went there, and found 901. on a Shelf. W i tness, in addition to the 61., received 21. for Lis tumble, aaJ one of the tither ••tisydoes," a silversmith, who had to c from L odors, received 31. for travelling ezocrises. TM*, last •11111 wore paid by Mr. Young or Mr. Penes. Witt.ew had no toots, for voting in 1317 ; but was paid in 1,11. Always voted on the conservative shirt. Wu known as a friend of the party, and it was almost unnecessary to twirl' his vote. On t►e night before the nomination day, Mr. M snit told witness that if anything 13 the shape of money was passing after the election, he and "the Until," should have abate and share with the rest. Witness tint asked Mr. Marsh whether he thought there would be any money passing. Mr. Marsh gave witness authority to " arrange" with others, as well as with the family. Mr. Breinridge called tipm witless SeTerul times ; bat never cantas•od him for his vote ; nor asked him to se. cure " the family" for Aim. Mr. Bremridge knew they always went that way. Mr. John Gaydon, relieving officer, was cousin to witness, but not on witnew's list ; hiving a list Of his own. John U tydon, of Swenbridge, since dead, ought to have been on witness's list, as witness bad paid him 21. fur a split vote. Witness got this money at a sec , nd visit to Mr. r‘tur, and also 21. extra for William Gaydon, maws, fur hi, exertions. . Mr. Weld am Avery, mayor and returning officer at the last descents (formerly proprietor of the North Dci.on Journal, be' now a merchant at Bristol) said—Lord Ebrington cslled upon him towards the end of 18;1 to state that his brother, the Hon. J. Furtescue, was shout to re sign, and that his lordship would come forward at the neat election in his stead. Witness, as proprietor of a loc el ocupaper, toile an active part in politics. Went to Lon don to communicate with his lordship in February before the election, the expenses of the journey being paid by Mr. Clay, Lord Ebrington's agent. Witness went to ascertain the feeling. of Lord Ebrington with regard to bringing for ward a wooed candidate on the liberal side. When his lordship first spoke to witness upon the subject, he said he would not spend a single farthing illegally, and wit ey.s stronely counselled him not to etyma to Dim-, staple, beli-ving it to be utterly useless for any one' to contest the borough upon strict purity principles. His lordship, however, said he was determined to give the re spectable portion of the constituency an opportunity of vatiog lea him upon those principles. Witness himself was always an advise, te of purity of election. Lord Ebrington was most intl. 'Ode throughout in his adherence to the purity principle. Witness made another journey to London, in the month of Joe., to consult with regard to a second Candidate, with a friend who had written to him upon the subject; bat it is-ued in nothing. Witness appointed gen tlemen whom he knew to be private solicitors to Earl For testae, as deputy-returning officers; but without the slightest possible reference to that fact. The appointment was known two days before the election, and no complaint was made about it by any one. Witness anew of no money being spent ill gaily, or of any illegal practices, upon the put of Lord Ebrington, or his party, during the election. So far as his observation extended, the election of 1847 was a perfectly pure election. Win. Held tijuld, draper and householder, voted for Lord Ebrington at the last election, admitted having given some old clothes to a voter named John Knill, but without any reference to his vote. Knill always said he should vote for Lord Ebrington, although he knew money was given on the other side. Witness gave the clothes simply in charity, as Kola was very ragged. Mr. John Osydon, silversmith, and freeman (but renting a home at 101.), applied to be heard by the commissioners, in denial of a statement mado by Mr. 0 Tite Gaydon, that the latter l.ad given him 61. for his vote. This statement was not true. AVitness had received from Mr. G. T. Gay don the sum of lit, with a perfect understanding that the whole was for his brother Henry, who had come from Lon don to vote. Witness remitted the money to his brother. Was not aware that his own name was on the list, and was sot told that part of the money was for himself. Never heard from any of the" Gaydon. ' that 61. wee the fair pries of a vote. Chief Commissioner—What! and a Gaydon yourself! Why you are not one of the family. (Laughter.) Et ouniation resumed—Witness hoped to prove he was intone of " the family" en that occasion. His brother was a journeyman watchmaker. Began to think that money was given fur voting when he got the 141. for his brother. Stepp reed so much of the 14!. to be fer bribery as was over his brother'. expenses. Had written to tell his brother, he would meet likely get his expenses if he ear= down to vote. G. T. Widen was witness's fourth or fifth cousin. (Laughter.) Before the election, he called on wituew, and told hiss be had his name on his list, when witness told him to take it off; as he neither expected air wished to be paid in any shape whatever ; but if his brother Henry came down front London, he would expect to be paid - his ex penses ; rod if the party thought proper to make him a present, no doubt he would be glad to receive it. Mr. 0. T Osydou bad a list at the time, and witness guessed that the hat insect money; but, alter what he had said, Calculated that any money could be got for him. Was sot upon visiting terms with the other Gaydoos, and was pro bably better off then some of them. O. T. Osydon, when he gave witness the 141., did not say bow much of the May wee for him, and how much for his brother. Did get 1•11 O. T. Gaydes that he would not have any money kr his vote. Oat of the lel. kept three sovereigns, which his brother owed to hiss, and sent the other eleven to hie brother in a parcel, by railway, with other things. Mr. G. T. Geldes reitalled—When be called at the shop ef the last witness, and asked him if he would like to have his same es the list, he shelled about a little, and them laid : "Yon might if you liked." Witness said, leg well; I'll put your name down," and that Wall all that pesiod. Nothing was said about the brother's vote. By putting a name on the list witness meant having any money which might be paid atm the 'let:ties. After wards told the last witness that his name had been put mi the list. He said, " Very well," and witness did not see him &gala until he went fee the mosey after the election. Wiesen, thee told him he had got his and his brother's mosey, and gave him 14!. Mrs. Elisabeth Garbo, wife of Mr. G. T. Gaydon, re membered that a few days after the last election, Mr. John Gayest, silversmith, came is her husband " for his mosey," as esesived two parcels; one of which contained 6L was *likseelf, and the other, containing 6!., and a farther ma (Me amount of which she did not remember) for ea =esv for his brother. Her husband discovered that paid two "Henry Osyclon's," when there was only cme oa his list ; and witness consequently went to Mr. J. Gaydsa to ask if hie brother was the one who should be ?Ltd. Mr. J. Gaydon said his brother must be the right Henry Gaydon, as his parcel ountaised mousy for sepenees besides the St Witness then took their list to Mr. Yoang, who said he would look over their books to see if it was right ; if eo he would send them the 6!. He afterwards did so. The Chief Commissioner said Henry Gaydon, brother of Mr. J. Cleydoo, would be summoned from London to clear the matter up. In the meantime he cautioned the relatives of the brother and the professional gentlemen oa both sides not to communicate with him in any way until he appeared is *art. Jobs Saha freeman, was canvassed by Mr. Willis, for when he reeked, in April, 18-52, oa behalf of Lord Miring tee, ail tali that if he did net promise a eke so he might lash the jeb apes which he was thia ea, hat ahead net hav e Imam When the job wee Sle. was du to wawa. hat Mr. Willie mil he should set have it rear he veal for Lord Ebrinetbse. Afterwards Mr. Kingson clammed witness for his lordship, and told him he would see the M. set right, and witness was paid the day before the sleeting. Said he would vote for Lord Ebring ton if his lordship _wanted his vote, but finding his lord ship 62 or 63 Wind at half-past two, thought he could do Lord Ebrington we good, and so voted for Bremridge and Feuer. (Laughter.) Mr. Willis had told witness he thought he could afford to give him 51. for a single vote if he same to hint the day after the electior, and if be gave two TOM to his lordship he should be handsomely paid. Wiener thought he could give two votes to one candidate. Got IX for voting for Bremridge and Fraser. Mr. J. Willis, householder and member of Lord Ebring ton's committee, denied the entire statement of the previous 'item. There was a disputed item of 21. Ile. between them for work done by Selden in the February before the election. &Ides often applied for it, and did so a day or two before the election, when witness, being a strong Verlag onian, thought it as well to settle matter, so as to keep Selden in a good temper. He therefor* said he would give him 11. to settle the dispute, and Selden agreed to take it. Witerss would not have given him the It if it had not been election time ; but all the rest of Selden's statement was entirely untrue. Selden had sent in a bill of ;/. is. for work which witness thou,tht worth about 21. Witness paid the 11. to Selden in the presence of two of his servants. G. 11.Fearse, muter mariner, householder, voted for Brunridge and Fraser, and was afterwards paid GI. by Mr. J. Y. Haub. Burge Fairchild, pensioner and householder, the day before the election met Mr. t. B. Brown, who said, "Ten, George, ten," from which witness understood he mizbt fret 10/. by voting f3r Lord Ehrington. Voted on the other stile and was afterwards paid 6!. by err . Featherstone. Would not have vote 1 for Ehrington for 201. Mr. Brown knew he would not vote for him. George Howard, freeman, wee canvassed by several gen theinca for Lord Ehrington, two of whom gave him Iv. each and on. Ga. Witness would not promise, but they told him to do what he could. (Laughter.) Witness voted for Brecoridge and leaser, and got a Adjourned till Friday. THE LATE FIRE IN CANNON•STREET, WEST. Yesterday Mr. William Payne, the coroner, held an quizy at the Sugar Loaf T , Caanon-street West, into the cause and origin of the recent fire that broke out on the premises of Ur. Richard Bell, No. 21, Cannon-sereet West, chemical vests match manufacturer, at an early hour on Monday morning. The inquiry was instituted in con s. queues of some 'entree ntations snide to the coroner, by the in . .abitares of Cannon-street, that the outbreak was to be attributed to the dangerous nature of the business. The COt.)11( r said, aithough he had summoned the jury it meet be understood that they etendcd voluntarily. For five years he had held an inquiry upon fires that had taken place in toe City, and he wee satisfied that great goo • had resulted from it. Some of the mem- 1 tiers et the corporation, however, thought proper to doubt their legality, end that a witness giving evidence that was false could not be indicted for perjury ; the 7 took the opinion of conned on the subject, and it was somewhat strange that those very memo. n et the cor poratiou were now eryieg up the commission leaned by the crown. New no person was bound to attend as a witness, awl if they did no person could be convicted of perjury for the evidence given by them; he (the coroner), notrith standing the opinion of counsel, mi.intained that an inquiry or this nature wss strictly a legal one, and he knew that many of thi judges were of that opinion, and that opinion was expriseed by the late Lard Chief Justice, however some corporator. el, oe to interfere and object to the inquiries on the ground of legality, although they advocated a tribunal lees legal of the two. 11, wended entirely at the desire of the inhabitants, and did not intend to receive any fee. He attended becalm it was suggested by the inhabitants ; aid although the inquiry might occupy some hours of his time he felt bound ass public officer to give it, and he believed that then was some reasunalite hope that good would result from it. Although the jury had been summoned by him, they must be considered as voluntary. The jury having viewed the premises, evidence was given as to this discovery of the fire. Janus Russell, police constable, 474, stated that en Mon day morning, about half-past two or three, he was in Can non-street West; from the direction of Garlick-hill he smelt fire, and by the time he got to the end of the new Mete he saw flame and smoke coming from the top of a house, but did not know what house; he sprang his rattle and called fire, when another constable came up and sent him for the engines. Police-constable Green, 421, stated, that when he came he discovered the fire to ber at Mr. Bell's ; he did not ring any bell, na he was aware that no person slept on the pre mises. Ao merely sprang his rattle, and gave an alarm of tiro. The engines and firemen speedily came up and suc ceeded in extinguishing the fire. A number of witnesses, cousisting of several of the lire brigade, and several of the inhabitants were examined at some length, but their evidence did not tend to any satis factory elucidation of the C4lllO of the fire. The Coroner having addreseed the jury, they, after some deliberation, returned a verdict—" That the evidence be- Lee them was not sufficient to trace the origin of the fire," at the same time they unanimously agreed to a resolution which was drawn up and signed by the foreman in the nature of a protest or request to be presented by the Alder man of the ward, expressive if their opinion that the ma nufacture and warehousing of articles liable to spontaneous combustion was, if not illegal, most dangerous, an calling upon the authorities to take steps to prohibit the continu ance of such trades within the city. The inquiry then terminated. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1853. LITERATURE. Priest. Life and Public Cela:aities ; or, the Early Life of Alexandrine des Echerolles. From the French. Bentley. The story of this book is that of a young lady, the daughter of a French noble, whose youth fell upon the times of the first French revolution. The storm scattered abroad the family u it did hundreds of others—whirling away the members of it like birds from a blown-up nest—some abroad, some to prison, some to the guillotine. and all to one form of wretch edness or another. Alexandrine, the heroine of these pages, shared the lot of her miserable relations in France—their penury, trials, and flights—till at last she obtained a situation in a royal family. The book is addressed to a niece, on whose mind she wishes to impress the moral of her life ; and now, as many readers as may be inclined, are invited to ponder upon it. Of course everybody is prepared for the " viiw " which a " Des Ech ero ll ee with such a history will talk of the French Revolution. You expect at once the impression which it is intended to make. And truly it is natural enough that the tone should he sin gularly plaintive and querulous. Let the English reader fancy such a destiny his own, and picture to himself or herself some such series of mishaps as this— He has been born to a snug family estate of some thousands a year—the fag-end of a batch of church lands which a minion of Harry the Eighth's sold to his ancestor. His race have always "lived on their land "—intermarrying with the neighbouring aris tocracv—subscribing to the fox houuda—providing for thit younger sons in the army and the church— and departing (well satisfied with the British consti tution) to the family vault, leaving execrable por traits of themselves in the gallery ! They are so asso ciated with their acre:, that the soil seems part and parcel of their vety blood, and as if it were the pecu liar earth of which their bodies are made. Well, after some dark and terrible rumours and agitations from the capital,which have spread and been imitated in the county town, the storm bursts: Swigville is confiscated! The Swigvilles run off with whatever personal property they can seize, and any one of them found in the neighbourhood is carried off by a tailor's apprentice and an apothecary's boy to the " Tribunal" sitting (and not always sober) in that town, where once every hat was touched as he went by, and where the tailor escorted old Mr. Swigville to his carriage door bowing like a mandarin, and promising him his new buckskins in forty-eight hours. The "tribunal" finds him generally guilty of being an "aristocrat," and off he goes to gaol—whence he emerges to be beheaded in company with another "proprietor," whom ho last sat with on the bench, where the y sentenced one of the " Tribunal" to imprisoment for pinning a hare. In the meanwhile, Swigville is the scene of the revels of the whole tag•rag of the neighbourhood, who are drinking punch nut of the race cups of the previous generation. Fancy an account of a movement, attended by circumstances like this, written by a junior Swigville who escaped. The " Des Echerolles" writes accordingly of the Revolution—not as of a great movement, attended with excesses ever to be deplored, yet still a fact in modern history which must be taken as a necessary stepping stone to the future —no, but, as an affair entirely condemnable, and to be looked back on u a crime altogether. The story must, therefore, be taken as written from a peculiar and personal point of view. Doubtless, her narrative is true, and her sentiment natural ; but of coarse, the reader will remember that tho whole story is not hero, and that there are innumerable phenomena in the French revolution, of which he will find here no explanation. With this reservation in mind, let him read the book and be thankful for what is of value in it. It did so happen that the mighty change of European affairs which had become inevitable by A.D. 1789, caused an immense deal of matter to be regretted in the course of its proceedinee, and occa sioned much suffering to harmless individuals. It is the way of revolutions, and has been so since the be ginning. When the ancestors of the French nobles (including, we presume, the ancestors of Alexandrine des Echerolles) first established themselves in France there were many terrible things done! Had we but the memoirs of some poor young lady of a Gallo- Roman family of the days of Clovis, what stories should we hear! We do not know that this book adds much to our general knowledge of the revolutionary proceedings of the period. It is bat one testimony more to the general story. But it is sltisfactory so far, in giving us more instances of the fine way in which some of those who suffered bore their fate. We find in these pages instances of sufferings borne with a Stoicism tempered by French gaiety which may serve as an example to people everywhere. The tone is sad enough generally, and this is the best aspect of the work, which shows how virtues unexpectedly dis played themselves in those who, but for the trial, must have passed through life frivolous and unpro fitable. Our autobiographer narrates clearly and sadly—a tinge of piety colouring the reflection of a perplexed and troubled mind. Her book reads like the story of some recluse, turned out into the world unwillingly, and moving about with high impulses, but little clearness of discernment among its troublous ways. FINE ARTS. SINGULAR AFFAIR AT WALWORTIL Yesterday and during the precious day the utmost excitement prevailed tn the neighbourhood of Wal worth, in consequence of the discovery in coffins containing th bodies of two children, on ler the following most extra ordtaary circumstances, vili;eh gave rise to the rumours that the children had been murdered : Information having bete forwarded to Mr. Cook, the coroner's officer, he proetcded to No. 5, King'estreet, Surrey-square, where he found in an empty room the coffins, which were of the most singular construction. Upon examination he found them to be formed of • much harder material than any used for such purpose in modern times, leaving a greater resemblance to the Roman stone coffins, which are occasionally brought to light by the researches of the antiquarian. On closer inspection, it was evident that they were composed either of asphalt, or some ether bitu minous substance. On each was a metallic inscription plate, bearing the following:—" John Gibbs Kirrage, died 4th June, 1342, aged 10 weeks"—" Rua Amelia Kirrage, died sth April, 1848, aged 11 months." This singular affair was brought to light in the follow ing manner. About seven months ago a woman, giving the name of Mrs. Kirrage, took the house No. 5, King street, but not being able to pay the rent, the landlord on Thursday last distrained upon the goods, and the men sent to remove them, much to their astonishment, bound coffins ; and immediately gave information to the police. Mrs. Kirrage, who is still remaining in the house, and who is far advanced in pregnancy, is in the deepest distress, not having a vestige of furniture, or even a bed to lie upon, although her confinement is hourly expected. She stated, In explanation, that her husband was in prison for debt, near Brigoton, and that he would not be heard at the In solvent Court for a twelvemonth. He was a bricklayer and builder, and formerly re , ided at Norwich, where the child John died in 1812, for whom be made a coffin of asphalt°, one of those found. The other child (Rua) died at Kenning. too, and another coffin, a:so of asphalte, was made for it by the father. She also ststtd the children had not been buried, in consequence of their poverty, but afterwards admitted that her husband had tried to get a patent for the construc tion of coffins on the principle of those found She then handed to Mr. Cook two certificates ' one of them being from Mr. Carter, the coroner ( or East Surrey , ho held au inquest on the b ody of ltosa, at the Greyhound Tavern, Kennington•common, on the Bth of April, 1848, the child having died suddenly, and a verdict of " natural death " was returned. The other certificate, relative to the death of the second child, is from Mr. John Nicholls, physician, of Surrey-street, Norwich, certifying that the death oc curred at Bt. Peter's Mancrolt, Norwich, on the .4th of June, 1842. Superintendent Lund, of the P division of police, on being informed of the discovery, decided that he could not move in the matter until he had communicated with the Information has been forwarded to Mr. W. Carter, the ooroaer, for his decision as to whether an inquest ought to be held upon the body of the child John, who died at Nor wich, or whether the certificate of Mr. Nicholls is sufficient. SEVERAL DEATHS BY DROWNING. Yesterday aftermeem Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquiet at die Bleck Hone Tavern, Kingaland read, Slwviflrl, ea vim, of the body of a male person a anent 26 years of age, who was found dew a bai ris lP l P riet a renesianal. It appeared that the body IPSO Mad on Titwolday morning floating in the water near UM Gas Works, Hartgentone. The deceased was bestmese% an in his pockets wore found sixpence io owe% but avising to lead to his identity. He was neon is Kash slo th coat end mowing. black satin vest man mums it, calico shirt with false front, black ma tie,pSOniee boots, and white cotton stockings. The body, while bed been in the water several days, was taken to Blionditdi Workhouse. The Jiffy returned a verdict of "Found dee4 _impunity ilmewsed." Kr. W. Beim aim seeeived information from Kr. Vaisibash the needle et Beennal.green, respecting the dis avow of dm lady et • goatteinan, which was found yester day assaisi is the water of Sir George Duekett's Cann Ifieteria-park, Boaner's.fields. The deceased was was dressed in • suit of black, the waistcoat being lined with pink silk ; Wellington boots. A silver watch, with gold guard chain, end min shillings in silver, were in his pcketa. No letten or paper writing were found upon him. The body was conveyed to the City of Paris Tavern, to await an inquest, which will be held this day (Saturday). The deceased is at present unknown. Another body was discovered yesterday morning near the Twig Folly bridge, Boating near Sir George Duckett's canal, and bad the appearance of a labourer in a state of great destitution. The deceased was without • shirt and a hat, and the only articles of dress were a pair of ragged black cloth trowsers and • dark frock coat. Nothing could be found in the deceased's pockets, and the body was taken to the Victoria beer-shop, by the side of the canal, to be identified, and for • coronar's inquest, which is appointed to be held this afternoon. A fourth body wu found on Thunday, in the same canal and was that of a boy about ten years of age. The deceased was unknown, and had bees in the water only a few days. The deceased was conveyed to the Theft Colts Tann, Old Ford, Bow, when an inquest was bold before Mr. Baker yesterday, and the jury, after basting the evidence of the finding, returned an open verdict of " Found dead." SIIII'WRECIL—On Saturday the schooner Susan, of Sligo, Captain Sandford, commander, bound from Liver pool for Galway with a cargo of salt, wee wrecked off the Blaaketty. At 10 in the morning she struck upon a sunken rock, and immediately commenced to fill. The captain, who was standing on the deck, at once set the pumps to work, but before five minutes elapsed the water was on a level with the beam. All hopes of saving her being now ,lost, the crew took to the jolly boat, and had hardly time ' to escape from the unfortunate schooner when she sunk. They palled towards the schooner Eliza, which was in sight, bound from Bangor to Galway, and were 'received with every attention by the commander, who landed them here on Monday morning. As nothing which could indicate a rock was visible, the impression on the captain's mind is that she must have struck against some old sunken wreck. Cargo and everything were lost ; but the vessel, which belonged to Middleton and Pollock, of Sligo, was insured. —Galway Pucka. NEW MODE OF PLUNDEIL—Within the last few days a gang of juvenile thieves have endeavoured to gain admission to dwelling-houses for the purpose of plunder, in the following novel manner; Three or four of them go about together, accompanied by a dog, whose appearance is sufficient to alarm any timid person, particularly females. As soon as the street-door is seen to open, the animal, evi dently trained for the purpose, makes a rush into the house, and either bolts up or down stairs, as may take his fancy. The confusion naturally excited 'swag them by the appear. ante of the dog in the house is snotty increased by the boys shouting, '• Don't go near him, he is very savage—mind he don't bite you," &c. At length one of them kindly offers to relieve the parties from their apprehensions by following the dog and dragging him out of the house, his confederates remaining in the passage ready to avail themselves of every opportunity to plunder the house that may present itself. CLERICAL. NlO The Rev. Septimse Henry Lee Warner, to the vicarage of Houghton in the D a l e , in Norfolk, oa the presentation of the Rev. Daniel Henry Lee Warner, of Walsingham Abbey. Rev. Henry Jones, to the perpetual curacy of Shelley, in Suffolk, on the nomination of Walker Skerrow, E q , and Henry Urut ton Thompson, E.q., M.P., trustees of the will of Sir William Desumaurice Rush, knight, deceased. CrlLACllll.—William Armin. Slipper, to Thirue. Lewis Thomas, to Broome. Richard Bcndyshe, to Denham. NAT"AL. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 9.—The Encounter came into the Sound, with her engines entirely disabled, before the Avon had left to *mist her. The Admiralty visit this port on Wednes4ai, and go from here to Ireland in the St. Jean Poarsttourtt, SErr. 9.—The Board of Admiralty left this port last night at six o'clock in the Black Kiple, steam yacht, for the Channel Islands. The Vivid, despatch vessel, accompanied the Black Eagle.—The Illeoheim, 60, screw guard skip, Capt. the Hon. k. T. Pelham, sailed from Spithead thih morning on a cruise.—The Plum; er, 9, screw sloop, Commander Wharton, went out of harbour to Spit head to-day.—The Contest, 12, Commander the WM. J. W. S. Spencer, is to be paid off at this port to-morraw. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY. The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the share holtivrs was held yesterday, at the company's offices, Ips wich, Mr. J. C. COBROLD, M.P., chairman of the company, presiding. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report and statement of accounts which had been presented at a former meeting be approved and adopted. The motion encountered some opposition, but wu carried by 30 to 20. . . . . . A SIIAKEHOLDIR wielied to know what was to be done with the Id per cent. stock ? The CHAIRMAN replied that the question was • lc gal one, and one which he wu not competent to answer. lie would, however, state, with reference to the preference shareholders, that many holders of that stock, to his know ledge, had agreed to accept 4 per cent. interest upon it, to the extent of some thousands of pounds. Some further discussions ensued, when the meeting broke up alter the usual Tote of thanks had been pursed to the chairman. sunEwsßußY AND BIRSILAGRAII RAILWAY. A meeting of the shareholders in this line resident at Manchester, was held at the Palatine Hotel yesterday. About twenty gentlemen were present, and the chair was taken by Mr. Munear Scorr, of Stourbridge, a member of t►e shareholders' committee. In giving a histcry of the company he said—Early in 1661 toe directors had entered into a traffic arrangement with the Great Western, without the consent of the shareholders, in direct violation of a pledge that they would make no such agreement without the consent of the proprietors. This provoked so great an opposition that at • nalf•yrarly meeting in 1851 a s►are holders' committee was appointed without a division. That committee, of which he was unfortunately a member, in vestigated all the circumstances attending the rain way, and having been authorised to open negotiations with the London and North Western, they, after taking legal advice as to the validity of the agreement with the Great Western, agreed to certain terms of arrange ment with the London and North Western, afterwards ap proved of by the shareholders. Instead of bowing to this decision, however, the directors convened another meeting on the Bth May to reconsider the agreement with the Great Western, with some addition to its terms. In the mean time, a number of forfeited shares in the possession of the director, were transferred to perms who at the same time executed re-transfers, and signed proxies, which were issued by the directors on the Bth May, and by means of which they secured a majority of votes. Mr. Scott said above all things, therefore, in future they must be prepared to elect honest directors, as t►e present men were not to be trusted either with the making of arrangements or the carrying out of them. He urged them not to agree to arrangements with any company that would not guarantee a certain fixed dividend. He expressed his opinion that if the line was independent it might be worked properly by honest manage ment. Other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and upon the motion of Mr. Jolts Davis and Mr. Tuox. WALKER it was resolved : " That this meeting having heard toe pre sent position of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham liiilway explained by Mr. Scott, is of opinion that no offer for lease, amalgam►tion, or for entering into traffic arrangements should be entertained until alter the half-yearly meeting, when new directors en to be elected." Iho motion was carried, though not without some ex pressions of diuent as to whether the London and North Western or the Great Western would be the best allies of the company. CARDIGAN AND CARMARTHEN RAILWAY. The proposal for constructing a line of railway between Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire has been revived, and a meeting of magistrates and landowners of the two coun ties was held on Monday week at Llandyseil,Captain LLOYD in the chair, to consider the project. Mr. FITZWILLIAM stated the object of the undertaking, pointing out the fact that Carmarthenshire abounds in lime and coal fields, while the hills of Cardiganshire are rich in minerals; but there is no coal nor lime in the country, though the pasture is rich and excellent. Re pointed out the advantages to the country of this line of railway in fa cilitating the obtaining of lime and coal on the Tivyside, and called upon the landed proprietors and farmers of the county to support it, as a line calculated greatly to advance their interests. It was then resolved—" That lime and coal form by far the largestlsortion of all the goods in this part of the country ; that, were those articles to be obtained on the spot, at a moderate price, the consumption would be in calculably increased, to the great benefit of the farmers and landowners of the neighbourhood and of the public gene rally. That this meeting hears with unmiagled satisfaction that the proposed Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway will have a branch conneving the Van, Capel, Crwban, and Crsigbieca districts of limekiln, and the Gordan and Creso -1 lands districts of eoalpits, with this place, Newcastle Emlyn, and Cardigan, so as to bring both lime and coal to the Tivy side at a moderate cost, and by its connection with the South Wales and Vale of Neath railways to take back the agricultural produce of this district to the works," &a. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—The report, which is to be presented to the half-yearly meeting on next Thurs day, states that the directors hay* to report that the re ceipt. of the South-Eutern Railway Company for tne half year ending on the 31st of July, 11353 have been 382,9261. Is. 7d., including 2691. Is. 6d. received of the Brighton Company for toll; and the working expenses and renewals 146,3601. ls. I Id. The sum of 6,2161. 16s. has been laid said* for renewal of permanent way. The rata, taxes, and tolls amount to 13,7391. ls. 2d. ; the govornmest duty to 12,016/. 17$. Ild. • the rents of the Greenwich mid Canterbury sad Whitst able Railways to 25,0061. 16e. ; which mum, in addition to the interest en the mo rtg age debt, South-Eastern Annuities, and Guaranteed Stook Of' the company, 71,4431. 19s. 9d., make a total deduction from lute gems earnings of 274,7721. 10s. 9. The profit and lon servant shows a credit of 1,6201. 12e. ld. after providing for the last dividend, also a rum of 1691. 31.44 for divi dend and interest on Canterbury and Whitstable securities i in the bands of the company, and is debited with the sum of 2,7201. 16s. Bd. for parliamentary espouses, and 7011. 18s. 10d. being one-third of the loss sustained by fire at the company's works at Ashford, and 6,1801. 141. for rates and taxes on the Reading Dram*, leaving a balance available for dividend of 100,2391. 16a. 9d. REMISSION OF DUTIES ON GRAN IN BELGIUM. Board of Trade, Whitehall, Sept. 9, 1863. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Com mittee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations, hays received through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affair., a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's ChargE d'Affaires at Brussels, enclosing the following royal decree permitting the entry of grain into Belgium free of duty. By order, opy. J. Eiramos Titrititcr. )_ _ _ Miniature dee iiallieta. LEOPOLD, no' des Belga,. A tout presents eta renir, saint. Vu I'Art 3. do la loi du 22 Ferrier, 1860. Sur la proposition et de l'aTis unanime de notre Conseil des Aliaistres. Nous irons trrtf et arrtons Article unique. Sant librea a l'entre• : Le froment, l'epautre monde, le metsil, les pole, lee len tints, lee Gres (haricots), le selght, Is mats, le sarrasin, les feverollts et vows, l'orge, la dreche (orge ramie), l'avoine, l'epeautre non monde, le groan, forge perlee, lee farina et moutures de tout* espime, les genies et antra substances amilacees. Notre Ministre des Finances est charge de l'execution des present arrte, qui sera obligatoire 1e lendensain de eon insertion au Muniteur. Donne A Lacken, le 28 AoAt, 18.53. (Signed) LzoroLD. Par le Roi : Le Minibtre d'Etat, Oouverner du Brabant, chargé temporairement au Departement des Finances, LIZDTS. Le Ministre des Affaires Etrftngeres, H. DI BROUCLEILE. THE CHOLERA.—Between twenty and thirty Cain of Asiatic cholera have occurred in Newcastle and the im mediate neighbourhood within the last few days, all termi nating fatally. It appears to have broken out at a place called Bill Quay, on the south bank of the Tyne, towards Shields, the first ease reported being that of a woman re siding there, who was seized on Thursday and died the day following, shortly after she had been brought to Newcastle. Since then five more cases have occurred at Bill Quay. Diarrhcea is very prevalent in the district. PROGRESS OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The Crystal Palace, which promises to be the first rather than the eighth wonder of the world, is ra pidly, though noiselessly, approaching that degree of completion at which we shall be able fully to judge of the general effect which will be produced on all beholders on the day of its second and far more mag nificent opening. The gardens, terraces, lakes, islands, woods, and waterfall, which are to surround the Palace, have already attained that point of ad vancement which enables Its to judge of their effect, singly and in combination, with a tenth and fulness which even the excellently coloured designs of Sir J. PAXTON fail to convey. Painting and engraving can but poorly represent that element of magnitude upon which so much depends in cases like the present. The building itself is still less capable of pictorial representation. No one who has not seen the new Palace in its now very forward state, can have any idea of its vast superiority over the original edifice in Hyde Park. The old building was all that it professed to be—namely, the most magnificent temporary shed ever raised. Although it enabled one to judge pretty well of what might be don. under other circum stances with similar materials, its low proportions and flat roof were ruinous to real grandeur of archi tectural effect ; and the vast area covered seemed to render the comparatively insignificant attitude of the building quite irremediable in any future modifica tion of it. This apparent impossibility has, however, been overcome. A very steep hill, 200 feet high, forms the basement of the new edifice, which is itself totally transformed in effect by its additional story, its arched recesses at the end of the traneepte, its arched roofs, and various other changes, all of which have been studied scien tifically and chosen with the broadest artistic taste. From most points of view, the glittering pile rises from luxuriant masses of foliage, which clothe the hill and leave the altitude of the Palace undetermined to the eye; and where this effect is not obtained by woods, an even more complete effect of additional altitude is conferred by that superb approach of stone terraces which covers the hill-side, and renders it an integral portion of the edifice. The building, as it now stands, is so entirely novel and unprecedented in the impression which it produces, that criticism has not yet found words to describe it. The phraseology which we employ concerning other modes of architecture will not apply to this. The sources of pleasure which we find in other architec tures are quite different from those which we dis cover in this. So remarkably is this the case, that the natural feeling of a connoisseur in regarding it for the first time must be doubt as to the " legiti macy" of a delight so entirely unaccounted for by the ordinary canons of architectural criticism. But it is the interior that now begins to impress us with the full importance of the work going on at Sydenham. The galleries of sculpture are already oflerge growth, and infinitely various and valuable con tents; the Pompeian House has received its decorations by . a hand not inf er i or t o t h at o f t h e anc i ent f resco piun'ers ; Greek, Egyptian, Arabic, Roman, Ninevite and Gothic architecture already stands represented with a reality and accuracy hitherto unapproached. Other departments of the work are in a state of in telligible advaaee ; and the Exhibition, as it now stands, is so fine as to make it. more than ever de sirable that no delay should arise in its completion. Much of its commercial success will depend on its punctual opening in May, 1864 ; and every friend of the project must sincerely hope there may bo no delay beyond that period. In contemplating this splendid result of a purely mercantile speculation, the mind must travel tar be yond the ideas of the probable returns to the share holders, and the immense amount of pleasure to be daily derived from the Palace and its conttnts by the hard-working people of the metropolis and the country at large. Every one feels that the opening of the new " Great Exhibition " will be a memorable epoch in the history of popular culture ; that it will be an experiment which, if successful—and it can scarcely be otherwise—will be repeated in every me tropolis, and probably in every great provin c i a l c ity, in the civilised world ; and that it will be no mean honour for the people of England to have set this first great example of how to eater for a nation's amusement iu a great, a national, and a truly worthy way. It was high time, indeed, that such an expe riment should be set on foot. The Theatre—never other than a questionable and a very expensive com bination of instruction and amusement—is practi cally no more ; one by one the observances of feasts and festivals by merry-makings and fairs have died out. There is a more than: puritanic dearth of amusement, for the dearth is not one of principle, but it arises from mere incapacity to derive delight from the old sources. The gin shop reaps from a certain class the probt of this indif ference and joylessness; and this apathy, with its too often resultant profligacy, are too deeply rooted in the mental habit of thousands for removal by other than somewhat startling means. Rome, when she had reached our height and excess of civilisation, met the popular cry for some rousing excitement by shows of men and beasts destroying and devouring etch other. In Spain at the present day bull-fights and ecclesiastical spectacles are provided to answer the same end; &mutes and revolutions often co the business in France; and the quid noel of pseudo-philosophy , works a like purpose for the morbidly thoughtful' and inactive Germans. England alone has no broadly recognised solace for the ennui of perpetual work. The gin-shop affords to a portion of the labouring people a remedy as partial as it is mischievous; DICKENS, TIIACKERAY, and Mrs. STOWE, have a wide but not an universal sphere of beneficial action; political agitation requires the copia verborum—" the gift of the gab." which is not every man's ; Literary Societies and Mechanics Insti tutes too often sink into ineffectual dilietantisms. We have nothing at all to compare with gladiatorial shows, bull-fights, French revolutions, and German philosophy in the way of a palliative of popular ennui. Let us hope that the desideratum is about to be supplied, to London at least, in an effectual, wholesome, and permanent way by the noble work which is going on at Sydenham. OUR STREET ARCHITECTURE. The Fine Arts, like all other businesses of life, depend for t' sir successful exercise mainly upon common sense and honesty. Genius itself, far more frequently than is commonly supposed, consists in the possession of an uncommon amount of common. sense, and a more than ordinarily thorough integrity. Take almoat any example of bad art, architectural or otherwise, and you will be able to reduce most of its shortcomings to moral defects in the artist; to want of apprehension of reality—that is, truth ; to want of thoughtfulness and diligence to make whatever ap prehension he possesses effectual; to reliance upon the foolishness and ignorance of those who are to judge his work; to vanity, and so forth. Until the essential of bad art is comprehended, we have littlO hope of art's regeneration. There is some prospect, how ever, of a popular recognition of this great truth. Mr. Ruskin, among writers, has done much towards making it felt; and we know that it is a truth deeply implanted in the minds of a few artists from whom the world is now looking for great things. Let us consider for a moment what are the con clusions to be arrived at, with regard to metropolitan street architecture, by a very simple and moderate exercise of common-sense and intellectual integrity. The adaptation of proper means to the obtaining of any particular end is such an obvious and common place duty and necessity, that its omission indicates rather moral idiocy than immorality in the common sense of the word. Yet the grossest neglect and ignorance of such adaptation is everywhere vi sible in our secular architecture. Walk from the Pall-mall end of St. James's-street to the West Strand. In that half mile of street and square, you have several of the most costly edifices of modern London. You have Greek, Roman, and Renaissance facades and portico', in every degree of purity and profligacy, from the noble simplicity of the Reform Club to the far more costly club just finished on the opposite side of the way, in which there are almost as many sins against good sense as there are stones. Imperfect adaptation of means to ends is, however, an error common to them both, and to every other edifice on the whole line of street which we have indicated. In all of them we have the architectural modes of the brilliant south applied to the purposes of the gloomy north. If the apertures for light in the Re form Club are not too large or numerous for a similar house in Florence, it follows absolutely that they are not large or numerous enough by half for the pur ' poses of a London house. And yet to have made them larger or more numerous would have ruined the character of the style of architecture adopted. The natural conclusion which an uninstructed savage I would draw from this fact is that we know of no other style better suited to our wants, and that we are incapable of building securely with larger apertures. Again, from the vast sums of money spent upon transporting stone for some of these edifices, and from the extreme care with which in others we have plastered up all vestiges of brick construction from view, the same savage would con clude that bricks had ever been under an architec tural ban, and that stone was as essential to archi tecture as feathers to a court head-dress. The facts of the case are remarkably the reverse. In the Tudor Gothic we have the finest secular architecture in the world. It is, moreover, our own peculiar style,—the only style, indeed, that is peculiarly oars, —its entire character is English through and through. An ancient English mansion expresses in the liveliest manner the feelings of English comfort and independence. The glowing brick-work, set off by slips and notches of cold stone ashlar, bids defi ance to the winter's gloom, and reminds us of the merry hearth, about which the whole edi fice looks as if it had gradually agglome rated by a process of crystallisation. The chimneys are conspicuous objects, as they should be, where the hearth is of so much consequence. The vast mullioned oriels make the moat of the misty northern day. No interior arrangements are sacri ficed to a proud facade. The outside at once declares that the inside has been the grand object of the architect's solicitude. It does not court the suffrages of the passing public at the expense of its interior hos pitalities. Every jutting gable and shadowy recess is a mystery, of which the key is only to be found hi some internal convenience and comfort. And yet, with all this carelessness of what the world outside may think of it, this old mansion carries, to our mind, a nobler air than any other form of private habita tion hitherto invented, an air as much braver and lovelier than that of the modern " Grecian house," as a face lighted up with health, strength, humanity, and kindliness, though somewhat irregular in feature, is lovelier and braver than that of the symmetrical Adonis of the barber's window. All external ostentation of wealth of material in a private dwelling is contrary and revolting to the subtle moral sense of art. If there ate Houses of Parliament, Public Museums, and Royal Palaces to be built, there is no moral reason why the builders should not spend an extra hundred thousand pounds or so in transporting their stone material from some far off quarry, though we think that there is a very good artistical reason why, in En, and at least, they should not do so. But when a private person ► 3 ' hedges himself in with wetly transported stone, he proclaims, indeed, that he has a soul above bricks, but below—architecture ; for true architecture, like all other art, is simple, appropriate, expressive of our best humanity, and therefore in its private and in dividual application, humble, though not mean. And if, for this and other reasons, stone is an inferior material to brick for metropolitan private architec ture, how incomparably worse must we consider the plaster mockeries of stone which meet our eyes in almost every modern dwelling, from the mansion of the peer to the habitation of the ten-pound house holder ! IItELAND. Drnhtw i SEPT. 9. Mr. John Francis Maguire has only got himself deeper into the mire by his reply to the letter of Mr. Commissioner Murphy, the latter gentleman having addressed to the editor of the Cork Reporter a second letter, much more damaging to Mr. Maguire than the former one, as it unequivocally charges him with offering to sell his support to the government 1 1 for the consideration of getting Mr. O'Flaherty's petition against him withdrawn. The following is Mr. Murphy's second letter: Sir,—l trust lam too much of a gentleman to bandy the "lie" with Mr. Maguire. Ile admits my facts, and then seeks to raise a false issue. Ile assumes that the equivalent I allude to is contained in his letter written from Cork. The equivalent was offered two months bef;re, when he requested me to crave the interference of Mr. Ilayter, and authorised me to assure him that he would not oppose the government. Ito will now understand the phrase about "hawks picking out hawk's eyes," us one supporter was clearly as good fur the government as another. When Mr. O'Flaherty and his friends refused to accede to Mr. May - tees request, alleging as a reason that Mr. Mannae had broken his solemnly pledged word to Mr. O'Flalferty, in 18.52, it was then supposed that the Duke of Newcastle would he more successful. Did Mr. Maguire retract what he authorised me to state to Mr. Raper ? Stitt ly, unless the man was a fool, he could not suppose that I would ask the Duke of Newcastle to interfere for a political oppo nent. As to what he says abut the income taa, that is immaterial. Many staunch friends of government opposed that proposition.—l sin, sir, your obedient servant, Cork, Sept. 8, 1883. F. S. MURI'IIY. Another correspondence on the same subject is carried on in the columns of the Freeman and else where, by Mr. Greene, M.P., who accuses Mr. Maguire of having suppressed in his public statement a portion of tbiscompact with Mr.O'Flahertv,namcly, the concluding clause in which he pledged himself to accept the Chiltern Hundreds, in the following terms :—" I solemnly declare and promise that no circumstance whatever shall prevent me from fulfil ling this obligation, which, as a man of honour, I am bound under every contingency to discharge." Thua clearly showing that Mr. O'Flaherty's acceptance of office did not redeem him from the pled,ge. Alto gether the affair presents no very favourable picture of parliamentary life. In the South Dublin hoard of guardians yesterday a resolution to the effect that the school for the Roman catholic children should be placed in con nexion with the national education system was car ried with only one dissenting voice. The Exhibition buddirg yesterday was nume rously and fashionably attended, the total number of visitors being 8,816, and the receipts at the doors satisfactory. By the permission of the Secretary at War, the commandant of the Royal Hibernian Mili tary School will be enabled to send a very large pro portion of the boys of their admirable school to ace the Exhibition. This will be the first opportunity of their marching through the city with " colours flying." The Marchinuees of Drogheda provided free tickets for the children of her schools OA in number) to the National Exhibition. The Northern I{%n/ has the fallowing note on harvest affairs: Banbridge, Sept. 6,1853.—The weather during the week has been warm and dry, and has brought a large quantity of the oat crop beneath the operation of the glade. It should have been favourable to the putatoc crop; but, with all in their favour, it is to be feared they are giving way—nnt, I trust, to the extent reported by "rumour with her thou sand tongues; " the stalks are blackened, and some of the tubers are tainted, but there is • great crop of them this season, and, should we lose one-filth or one-sixth of thein, there will be a better crop than we bud since 1841, and the bad of the crop will feed pigs, and such are now a high priced article of commerce. The oat crop will be a light one, but well-eared. On the whole, the prospects of the country are pretty cheering. SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FR/DAY. Between Warwick and Stretford we have scarce mus tered an assembly. Betting at the rooms this morning vim consequently very limited ; the following being the only transactions that came under our notice : CHAMPAGNE STAKES. 5 to 2 apt Tadeaster (t) GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 6to 1 apt Hato (t) Bto 1 Heapy (t) 12 to 1 King of Trumps (t) 16 to 1 Caracara 16 to 1 Friday ST. LEGER. 150 even on West Australian 4 to 1 agat Sittingbourne (oft) 9 to 1 The Reiyer (t) CESAREWITCH STAKES. 16 to 1 apt King Pepin (t) 26 to 1 Indian Warrior (t) 30 to 1 Winter (t) 33 to 1 Torment (t) 33 to 1 Joe Miller (t) 33 to 1 Garforth (t) 60 to 1 Lerrywheut (t) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 25 to 1 Pelion 33 to 1 The Hatchet (t) DERBY. Net a bet laid. CHATHAM RAI MEMBERS' PLATE was wen at 3 heats by Mr. Stevens's Herbert, aged (1001.) Bst 101 b. (Yates), beating The Chase 4 yrs (1001.) 7st 101 b. (Hiett), and 4 others. WEST KENT STAKES were won at 4 heats, by Mr. Hitchin's Economy, 6 yrs (301.) Bst 81b, beating Mr. Smi th 's Isabella, 4 yrs (300 7st 81b (Land, jun.) and S others. Economy was post-entered; and after the first heat a dispute respecting the ownership led to a most disgraceful scene which occasioned considerable delay. The horse was sent off the course, but brought back of et (untie, and Hutchinson, the jockey, was so unnerved that in the last heat Hornsby was put up. A more discreditable affair was never witnessed on the turf. __ _ _ _ _ 30 was., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 son. each for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, dm. Once round and a distance. Lord Clifden's Warbler, 3 yrs (1001.), Est 131 b (Toone) 0 1 Mr. C. Formby's Lady Manche, 4 yrs (1001. , 7st 7lb OVakeiiel ) 0 2 Mr. Balchin's Tame, 4 yrs (100?.), let 7lb (Hiett) 3 The following also ran .—Anne Page, Honesty, Mustang, Economy, and The Assayer, bolted. Nightingale weighed for Sophistry, but the horse d'Al not go to the post. Deciding Heat.-7 to 4on Warbler, who won easily by a length and a half lIUNTEILIe Sranits became void. STRETFORD RACES.-Fluti.ty. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) . fiIyLICAP HURDLE RACE. Star of England Waterwitch 4 2 STRETFORD HANDICAP. Sugar Candy _ 1 The Emperor BILLING SLUM. Barmaid 1 t CHAMPAGNE STAKES, DONCASTER.—Muscovado wu declared not to start on the sth inst., at 10 a.m., and First Lord on the 9th, at 10.55 a.m. IMPORTANT TO JOCKEYS.—Notice has been giver., that, at the next general meetiO4 of the Jockey Club, it will be proposed to make an addition to rule 67, giving power to the stewards to suspend a jockey if they think fit, hunted of lining him for disobeying the orders of the starter, or attempting to take any unfair advantage. CRICKET. SURREY VERSOS NOTTINGITAM.—This match was concluded yesterday, at the Kennington Oval. The follow ing is the score:—Surrey, let innings, GS; tad innings, 69. Nottingham, lit innings, 161. THE 1311ITANNIA AND MENAI BRIDGES.-A new neighbourhood is rapidly springing up in the district is the immediate vicinity of these two far-famed structures; and before many years have elapsed a large and populous tows will have r.sea up. The price of land has advanced ear"- mously, ground which four years ago realised sixpence a yard being now worth twice as many shillings. A new hotel is about to be erected between the bridges ; and ele gant villas are to be built in the park, which was so beau fully designed and laid out by Sir Joseph Paxton. It is said that the valuable estate of Trcborth is likewise to be thrown into the market, for the purpose of affording eligible building sites. This property lies between Ous structures, and will ultimately prove of great valde. la the neighbourhood of the city of Bangor the price of land has advanced amazingly, and such is the case cal dal the Chester and Uolyhead line. ;r !c ''a y' ) `a '1! :1)