Star. — London, England, 1829-10-15 00:00:00

~ I LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 12. 120 142 TRIAL OF LOCOMOTIVE CARRIAGES. understand tha the great superiority which " The :y" possesses over the other locomotive steam-carriages exhibited on this occasion consists in having a pair of bel constantly in action, the blast from which keeps the fire • and the steam up, whilst the machine is running. The ad ., is. we believe, quite a novelty in the steam-engine. On ednesday, it is said, the valve of the bellows burst; and the tt resented the machine from exercising until the injury be effectually repaired. The Novelty possesses this valuable alty, that it carries within itself the water and fuel neees ins its operations, while such engines as that of Mr. Stephen require to have a separate engine-tender linked to them, '• tender commonly weighs of itself about two tons. The : of it is stated to be 3 tons 7 cwt, but, as there is included in io weight of tank and coke baskets and their contents, we • ither to deduct the latter when comparing The Novelty ;tiler engines, or add to the weight of other engines the c of their engine-tenders. The comparison would, in this .land thus : Novel:y, including all its material—that is to} 3t 7e Oq i.s whole working power exerted, weighs— ;cket without its tender 4t 3e Oq :he weight of its tender .....1 14 3 5 17 5 Difference in favour of The Novelty ..... 2 10 5 se boiler of The Novelty is altogether of a peculiar construe for which Messrs. Braithwaite and Ericson have a patent, the nature of that construction we have not any accurate formation. If we may judge, however, from the performances ' - engine—and it is well known that the efficiency of an en depends more on the boiler than on any other part—the of construction must involve some new and very valuable principle. Mr. Stephenson's engine, the Rocket, weighing 4 tons 3 cwt. performed on Thursday the work required by the new conditions. The following is a correct account of the performance :—The en gine, with its complement of water, weighed 4 tons 3 cwt. and the load attached to it was 12 tons 15 cwt. and with a few per sons who rode, made it about 13 tons. The journey was 11 mile each way, with an additional length of 220 yards at each end to .:op the engine in, making in one journey 31 miles. The first ex periment was for 35 miles, which is exactly 10 journeys, and, in cluding all the stoppages at the ends, was performed in 3 hours and 10 minutes, being upwards of 11 miles an hour. After this a fresh supply of water was taken in, which occupied 16 minutes, when the engine again started, and ran 35 miles in 2 hours and 52 minutes, which is upwards of 12 miles an hour, including all stoppages. The speed of the engine, with its load, when in full motion, was from 14 to 17 miles an hour, and, had the whole dis tance been in one continued direction, there is no doubt but the result would have been 15 nines an hour. The consumption of coke was very moderate, not exceeding half a ton in the whole 70 miles. At several parts of the journey the engine moved at 18 miles an hour. Mr.Hackworth's Darlington engine was withdrawn, on account, we believe, of sonic part of it failing accidentally out of order. It is nearly of the same size and weight as Mr. Stephenson's, and, like that engine, requires the addition of an engine-tender to carry its water and fuel. Judging from several short trips which it per tormed on the rail-road by way of exercise, we should pronounce it to be a machine of great power. It had been arranged that the London engine was to start on Saturday morning ; and accordingly, at the appointed hour, the engine was weighed, and the load assigned to it by the judges. The steam was got up in 54 minutes from the time of lighting the fire. The engine went one trip by way of rehearsal, when the accidental explosion of a small copper tube caused a delay until it could be re patted : by the time matters were adjusted, it was considered too late to commence the running with a view to a decision. We shall presently add a few words on the subject of these accidents to the London engine. Between the occurrence and the repair of this little mishap, Mr. Stephenson's locomotive engine was run twice down the course and back, making in all seven miles. The boilers were filled, the steam got up, and all load was taken off from be hind, including even the tender-carriage with the water-tank.— Thus stripped for the race, the Rocket was started off, and per formed the seven miles in the incredibly short space of 14 minutes, being at the rate of 30 miles in an hour. This was a highly inter esting exhibition, and gave universal satisfaction, tending, as it does. to prove that the power of locomotive engines has been under. rated fully one-half, and leading us to hope that, when all the merits cf the various engines now exhibited and elsewhere existing shall, as they most undoubtedly will, be combined in one new and com plete locomotive power, them will be no desirable velocity that cannot be attained ; and that, having, for all practical purposes, perfected the speed of the machines, any further augmentation of its powers will be exclusively appropriated to enabling it to carry additional weight, and to ascend inclined planes. When the Rocket had run, the Novelty started in order to make a fair experiment of her powers, her load being attached. We have been favoured by Mr. Vignoles, the engineer, with the following record of the weights and performances of the Novelty. From Mr. Vignoles' situation, riding on the engine and timing it, and from the detailed statements given, this may be looked upon as authentic : Weight of the engine, as ascertained from Tons. Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. Pickford's receipt for its carriage per canal from Liverpool lb 0 Water in the boiler, 45 gallons of 282 cubic inches, say 10Ib. per gallon .. 0 4 0 2 Weight of the water-tank and stays .... 0 2 2 0 Water in the tank, 20 cubic feet, at 621b5.. 0 11 0 12 Coke baskets and sacks 0 0 0 20 Four baskets of coke at 42Ibs. 2 lb 0 0 Total weight of working power, including its complement of fuel and water........ 3 14 1 6 Persons on the engine—Mr. J. Braithwaite, 103 st. Capt. Ericson, 12st. and Envie man. 12st. Persons on the waggons.Mr.Vignoles, 9st. Mr. A. Braithwaite, 14st. Mr. S. Braith waite, 13st. and Mr. Cooper, 11 /Ist—. 0 5 3 21 Load assigned by the judges ..... ......... .. 6 2 0 0 Total weight of the engine and load .... 10 0 1 Diameter of each of the cylinders of the engine, 6 inches. Length of the strokes, 12 inches. Diameter of the wheels, 4 feet 2 one-tenth inches. Pressure not to exceed 50Ibs. per square inch. The engine was brought up near the starting-post a few minutes before three o'clock ; and the rate of its speed, loaded u above de tailed, is recorded in the following tables, in which the time indi cates the moment of her passing each post. The distance between posts 1 and 2, and between posts 8 and 9, is only one furlong (x2O yards), being the space allowed to acquire and check the engine's velocity after and previous to turning : the distance between all the other posts is precisely a quarter of a mile (440 yards). EASTWARD TRIP. 11. iil. S. 2 59 10—starting post 1 2 59 51—judges' tent 3 0 50—bridge matt 3 1 36—grand stand post 4 3 2 22—quarter p05t..... 5 5 3 s—quatter post 6 140 5 5 47-10-milepost 3 4 :SO—judge's post 2 4 57—turning post 9 Pressure always under 50Ibs. per square inch. The engine went off from the starting-post at the rate of 12 miles an hour, and her velocity rapidly increased during the whole trip. By the above tablet it will be seen that the distance between the 9 and 'lO mile marks was performed in 3 minutes and 7 se conds, and the mile between the quarter post, near the grand stand and the judge's tent at the eastern end of the course, was run in 2 minutes and 54 seconds, while the last half mile was performed in 35 seconds, being at the rate of 21 I.6th miles per hour. The whole time between the tents of the judges at each end, being exactly 1/ mile, was performed in 4 minutes and 39 seconds, being at the rate of 17/ miles per hour. The gentleman at the brake of the wheel not being sufficiently experienced, the engine was not checked so soon as it ought to have been on the return, and went beyond the level part of the road, not being stopped until it bad got some yards down the eastward inclined plane; upwards of 2/ minutes were lost in consequence. On returning, the following was the record of the WESTWARD TRIP. Strokes per minute. Strokes per minute H. N. S. 3 8 7—starting post 9 3 8 49—judbee tent .... 8 5 9 50-10-mile post 7 5 19 49—quarter post 6 3 11 49—quarter post 5 3 12 49—grand stand post 4 3 19 47—bridge mark.. 3 5 14 43—judgee tent 2 3 15 28—starting post 1 Pressure always under 50Ibs. per square inch. 110 110 110 The following calculation was made by Mr. Vignole ind by Mr. Price, of Neath Abbey : " The maximum number of strokes was 142 per minute, while 440 yards were traversed in 43 seconds. Diameter of wheels, 50.1 inches—circumference, 157.1 inches. 157414142 equal to 621 yards, being the velocity per minute of the circumference of wheel, or 21 miles, and 300 yards per hour. Then as 60 seconds : 621 yards : : 43 seconds : 445 yards. Thus the calculated distance of the run (considering the whlel as a perambulator) agrees within five yards with the space actually passed over, and this difference may arise from the must trifling inaccuracy of noting the time ; a quarter of a second at each end being sufficient to produce this discrepancy, so that it may tairly be concluded, that there was no slipping of the wheels at a velocity of nearly X:: miles an hour, with a load. It should be remembered, tbat this experiment was made on a dead level, and that the rails could not be said to be wet, although from the appearance of the morning, they might be called damp. On returning, the speed was slackened and it will be perceived, that the rate was nearly uniform. The whole distance 01 one mile and a half between the tents of the judges, was performed in five minutes and 54 seconds, being at the rate of nearly 15i miles an hour. The first mile was precisely at the rate of 15 miles an hour. and the last quarter was dune in 56 seconds, being upwards of 16 milt. an hour - . There is no doubt that, on a continued forward journey, The Novelty would have freely travelled at the rate of 20 miles per hour. The average rate of her two trips was nearly 16i miles an hour ; and, even including the stoppage of almost three minutes, at the top of the inclined plane, at the rate of 13 miles an hour, loaded always. The Novelty, after this highly interesting experiment, ran down to the grand stand, with empty waggons, and then a large assem blage of ladies and gentlemen mounted, among whom we noticed Dr. Traill and his family. The doctor timed In speed of The Novelty while running the full course, and it appahrs to have ave raged 22 miles an hour, with 45 passengers, and at one period carried the same passengers at the inconceivable velocity of 32 miles an hour. The Novelty ran over the course twice, the expe riments ceased, and the company hastened back to town, to await the races of this week, with ae impatience only to he conceived by those who saw with their own eyes what locomotive engines can do, Having now recapitulated the whole of the proceedings of the week, we will recur to the circumstances of the several petty acci dents which have befallen the London engine, belonging to Messrs. Braithwaite and Erickson ; and our reason for doing so is, that we hear that some prejudice has arisen reflecting on its strength and the durability of its speed. This is, perhaps, the first locomotive engine on the novel principle of carrying its own fuel and water. At all events, it is the first locomotive engine these gentlemen ever con structed, and it was four months after the appearance of the ad vertisement offering the premium that they first thought of apply ing the principle of their patent boiler to generate locomotion on a railway. This having been determined on, it naturally required some time to digest and dispose the application of the principle, to study the form and arrangement of the engine, and to reduce all these to working drawings. It was only on the Ist of August that The Novely was put into band, and on the 29th of September it arrived by the canal at Liverpool! It was never even tried until two days before the first day's contest. Under all these circum stances, we are led to wonder at its success, rather than to suffer any distrust to arise in our mind upon it because •a few screws may have been loose, a wrong valve turned by an inexperienced assistant, or too much or too little impetus given to a machine, the facilita tion of whose performances, on such a railway as this, could - not be conceived by the ingenious inventors of this beautiful piece of ma chinery. Without any invidious comparison, we may say that Mr. Stephenson has been making locomotive engines for many years; that he has been more especially contemplated bringing forward a locomotive engine for thit railway ; that he knows well the effect, and is well accustomed to travel such engines along a rail-road; and that more e,pecially, we may presume, he has had opportunities of exercising his engine. Thus far as between Mr. Stephenson and M . Braithwaite and Ericson :—but; the engines of Mr. Burstall and Mr. Hack worth yet remain to be tried, and, if we are rightly informed, both of these engines are likely to come up to the conditions re quired by the original terms and by the rules of the judge*: It appears to us to be quite possible that all the four engines may stand in such a position that, if only one had appeared, it would have been entitled to the prize, as having fully answered the con ditions. What decision must, then, be made? We have not in cluded Mr. Brandreth's highly ingenious machine, The Cycluped, among these, because it must be evident to himself that, at pre sent, it cannot competo in speed with *leant power, though there are a variety of uses to which, and places where, it may and will be applied. We believe that an expectation very generally prevails, that the Directors of the Rail-way will gratify the public by appointing a day, after the respective locomotive carriages have performed their tasks on which all the carriages which have exhibited during the trial may exhibit, for a short time, both with and without their weights. Such au exhibition, besides gratifying thousand, of per sons, would prove the utility of rail-ways, the incredible celerity of the locomotive steam-carriages, and above all, their safety as vehi. des for the conveyance of passengers. These considerations will, we trust, induce the Directors to appoint a day for the exhibition, as on Tuesday, of all the loc..motive carriages now on the course. We have much pleasure in stating, that, notwithstanding the ve locity with which the engines moved, and the crowds of people which covered the course every day since Tuesday, rot the slight est accident occurred to mar the interest of the scientific experi ments which have been made on the rail-way. On one occasion, a man fell, by some accident, within the rails, when Mr. Hack worth's steam-carriage was appinaching with great rapidity ; but, having had the presence of mind to lie down, the machine passed over him without doing hint any injury. The following is stated to be the order of competition for next week : On Monday, the definite trial of Mr. Burstall's engine, with its proportionate load. Tuesday, the definite trial of Mr. Hackworth's engine, with its proporto nate load. And on Wednesday, the definite trial of The Novelty, with the load before stated in detail. It is understood that, after the trials are all gone through, a race will take place between several of the engines, particularly between The Rocket and The Novelty. We cannot conclude this detailed account with expressing our hi pe that the Directors will offer another prize for an improved engine, and will lay down the rules with a distinctness admitting of no misinterpretation of the conditions. We trust, coo, for the good of science, and for the satisfaction of the company—we may ° say of the world, that they will, as soon as practicable, make expe riments with every engine, at every rate of speed, and with maxi mum and minimum loads, not only on the dead level of the pre sent road, but up and down the inclined planes of Rainhill and Sutton, which are 1 in 96, and even on the incline of the Tunnel, which is 1 in 46; and that they will try them on the other parts of the Railway, sone of which, we understand, rise or fall more than five feet in a mile.—Liverpool Albion. Yesterday morning, the following distressing accident befel a Miss English, and another young lady, with whose name we are unacquainted, on the road to Dulwich. The two ladies were in a vehicle, with a servant in a box behind, and Miss Eng lish was driving at the rate of about eight miles an hour. On the other side of Camberwell, the off-rein became unbuckled • the animal started off at full speed, and the servant from behind alighted, but he was unable to keep pace with the horse, and the vehicle was at fength overturned, by which Miss English had her arm broken, and her head fractured. She was conveyed home without the slightest hope of recovery. The other lady hung close to the upper part of the vehicle when it was overturned, and es caped without any serious injury. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT TH CROSS KEYS, Gitacecncecii-sraser.—Last week an extensive robbery was com mitted at the Cross Keys. Gracechurch-,trees, when property to a considerable amount was taken away belonging to Sir Charles Flint, Bart. The robbery was effected in the following daring manner, in broad day : It appeared that Lady Flint, who is at present residing at Sandgate, being about to return to her town r, sidence, bad given directions for a quantity of property of various descriptions, consisting of plate, books, wear ing apparel, &c. to be sent immediately to town. Thirteen packages of property were accordingly nude up,, and sent by the Folkston, Van, which stops at the Crass Keys, directed to her Ladyship's residence in Queen-street. The property was ac cordingly deposited in the warehouse. Shortly afterwards a gen teel rtspectabk looking nun came to the booking-office, and taking a paper from his pocket, said to the book-keeper, " Those thirteen packages for Lady Flint, you need not send to Queen-street, as a cart will call fur them this afternoon." The reply was" very good," and the man departed. In the afternoon another, man, like a car man, came to the office with an empty cart and satjhepad come for Lady Flint's thirteen packages, and asked what there was to pay for the carnage. The bookkeeper. replied 21. ls. was instantly paid, and a receipt given for the money. , 701 . ciaf nett ten' drove his cart into the inn-yard, and received the packagsst his cart and drove away. Afte,r a day us two an enquiry was Made at the Cross hays by Lady Flint's servants, to know if secli ack ages had not been received from Sandgate, when they were informed that they had been delivered up in the manner above 4escribed. Infor mation was immediately given to the police, itti.d Ivinex, sn.officer belonging to Queen-square Police-offic, has been employed for several days in endeavouring to trace the derredator4, but hitherto without success. qNII r xs toak,,) 411 111 1 TRI %/VP undo Novelty" p which exhibi lows constan bright and tl dition is, we Wednesday, accident pie coul,l be die peculiarity, t hary for its c son require which testily weight of it that the -wei ought 0. ithei with other tritgltt of t ..•.ty. ~•and t lht Note!: say, i•i wi 1 he 11.:cket Add the wi Differenc , The boile tion, for 1 but of the information of the engir gine depen , mode of co, principle. Mr. Ste; performed .111 1, 1 I .1' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. Race Cons's, Wansasnar Anzassoon. The Races to-day were as follow : Match-200 soya. h. ft. ttst. Sib. each. D. M. Lord G. Cavendish's c. by Godolphin... Stonehewer's Cbiron Match-50. T. Y. C. Lord Anson's Miracle filly, Bu. 7lb 1 Off by consent. Mr. Pettit's Prue filly, Tu. 111 b. Match-100. I'. Y. C. Lord Exeter's Father Long-leg., Bst. 71b Sir M. Wood's John de Bart,.Bst. 31b Won easy. First Class of the Oatlands Stakes of 30 soy. each. B. M. Lord Exeter names Cadland, 4 yrs. Bst. 10Ib Lord Vernlam's Brocard, 5 yrs. Bst. 12 Mr. Payne's Privateer, 4 yrs. Bst. llb Won very easy-6 to .5 on the winner. The Meeting increases in interest, several fresh Matches having been made within the last day or two ; the most important are the following : To-Morrow.—Match, 200, T. Y. C. h. ft—Mr. Thornhill's Merchant, 4 yrs. Bst. 7W. apt Lord Exeter's Varna, 3 yrs. 7st. Fatoar.—Match, 200, D. I.—Lord Exeter's Green Mantle, Bst. 51b. aged, Sir M. Wood's Lucetta, Bst. Sib. Match, 100, Ab. M.—Mr. Payne's Merman apt Lord Exeter's Augusta filly, 85t. Slb. each. The Whip was not challenged for yesterday, so that Mr. Gully is likely to bold it for some time. The value of the Whip is per haps about seven shillings ; it is made like a regular jockey's whip, except that the handle is silver, with the arms of the blaster of the Horse to Charles the Second. At one time it had some of the hairs of Eclipse as a lash, bat at this time it is so dilapidated, being broken in the centre ; and to get possession of this valuable relic It is necessary to run a valuable horse four miles and stake 200 sous. The betting during the Meeting on the Great Stakes of next year has occasioned the following changes : 7 to 1 agst Sir Sir Mark Wood's The Mummer 12 to 1 --- Mr. Peter's Brunswicker 18 to 1 -- ,Ir. Dilly's Cressida Colt 25 to 1 Lord Sefton's Mouche (Mercy filly) 17 to 1 -- Mr. Petre's The Major 20 to 1 -- Lord Sefton's Sal. Colt 17 to 1 Mr. Thornhill's Wat Tyler 25 to 1 -- Lord Exeter's Red Rover 25 to 1 Ld Sefton's Captain Arthur 20 to 1 D. of Grafton's Rupert 20 to 1 --- IA Jersey's Cobweb Colt 25 to 1 Col. Wilson's Brother to Lamplighter 25 to 1 Ld Exeter's Advance Colt 25 to -- Mr. Dilly's Cetus 30 to 1 Ld Anson's Miniature Colt OAKS. 10 to 1 apt Lord Sefton's Mouche. 12 to 1 -- Lord Eexeter's 20 to 1 -- Mr. Stonehewer's Leeway Filly. ST. LICKS. 9 to 1 apt Lord Cleveland's Bud. 12 to 1 -- Mr. Petre's Brunswieker. 14 to 1 -- D. of Leed's Lady Mowbray. 14 to 1 -- Mr. Richardson's St. Nicholas. 18 to 1 -- Mr. Petre's Reginald. 20 to 1 --- Mr. Petre's Laura. 20 to I Mr. Petre's the Major. 25 to 1 Col. Cradock's the 13arber. Nu others mentioned. TUISDAV.—(IWITHWCORILECT PARTICULARS) Handicap Sweep.talts of 10 sov. each, for three yrs old. T.Y.C. Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, Bst 101 h Lord Egrentont's bro. to Lap-dog, Bst. 71b.........• • Duke of Grafton's Caradnri, Sst. 101 b. Seven others started, one paid.—Won by a bead.-4 to 1 agst 1. by Sultan, and 5 to 2 agst Caradori. Fifty Pounds, for two yrs old cults, Bst. 41b. and fillies, Bst. 21b. T. Y. C. Duke of Grafton's Parad0x........ ....... 1 Mr. Hunter's gr. f. by Gustavus . ... • Lord Jersey's ch. f. by Comus . Lord Exereer f. by Cation ........ • ..• • • Eight others started, one drawn.—Won by a neck.-2 to 1 agst ch. f. by Comus, and 6 to 1 apt f. by Cation. Renewal of the Clearwell Stakes of 30 toys. each, 20 ft. for two yrs. old colts, Bst. 51b. and fillies, Bst. 31b. T.Y.C. Lord Sefton's Mouche, by Emllius 1 Mr. Scott Stonehewer's f. by Bustard.. 2 Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan . 0 Mr. Dilly's Cetus, own bro. to Pandarus Lord Kgremont's Aster to Lap-dog Mr. Scott Stonehewer's The Fairy, by Emilio, 0 Eight others started, 20 paid.—Won by a head.-4 to 1 apt Mouche, 3to 1 apt c. by Sultan, sto 2 agst Cetus, 6 to 1 apt sister to Lapdog, and 4 to I apt The Fairy. Mr. Gully's Mameluke, 5 yrs old, beat Col. Wilson's Lamp lighter, 6 yrs, 10A. each. B.C. !200 soak and the Whip.—Won easy.-12 to 10 on Mameluke. Osie-third of a Subscription of 25 sov. each for four yrs. old colts, Bst. 10Ib. and fillies, BA. 71b. D.l. bona fide the property of Subscribers. Duke of Grafton's Turquoise Duke of Rutiand'sOppidan 1 2 Won by a length.-5 to 4on Torqueise. Sir M. Wood's Canary, 3 yrs. B.t. beat Lord Anson's gr. f. by Gustavus, 4 yrs. Bst. 71b. T.Y.C. 50.—Won by a length.-5 to 2 on Canary. CORONERS INQUESTS. Yesterday evening an inquisition was taken at the Lighthorsrman Orange-court, Leicester-square, before Thomas ' Higgs Esq. C o roner , on the body of a female, unknown, who was found drowned in the basin of the Green Park.—William Ashton, one of the New Police-constables, No, 42, deposed that he was on duty in the Green Park on Tuesday evening, about seven o'clock, when be looked round the basin, but did not see any thing. About nine o'clock, or a little after, he again went round the basin, and then discovered the deceased lying near the edge of the water, where it was about two or three feet deep. Witness called the assistance of Mr. Ward, the keeper of the Lodge, and they then pulled the unfortunate woman out of the water. She was quite dead. Witness searched her person, but found nothing but an old pocket-handkerchief. Mr. Ward despatched a person for Mr. Howell, a medical gentleman in Half Moon-street, who attended, and pronounced the deceased quite dead, and gave it as his opinion that life could not have been extinct more than half an hour or so. Witness did not see any marks of violence about her person. By a Juror—l saw a female strolling about the Park when first I came upon duty, which was about six o'clock, but I cannut swear it was the deceased. By the Coroner—There Is no rail or fence round the basin, which is about nine feet deep. If persons fall in at night, they could not extricate themselves without swimming. There being no further evidence, the Jury returned a verdict of " Found Drowned." . DREADFUL ACCIDENT. —Yesterday an inquest was held by W. L. Newman, Esq the City Coroner, pro knspore, at St. Thomas's Hospital, to inquire touching the death of henry Downs, aged 45, a mason and bricklayer. From the evidence, it appeared that the deceased was descending a ladder, at a house in Hatfield-street, Blackfriar's-road, when it suddenly broke, and precipitated the deceased on the spikes of the area railing, by which his thigh was dreadfully lacerated, and one of the spikes was left broken therein. From the injuries he bad received he expired on Saturday. The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." DEATH BV BURNING.—An inquisition was holden on Wednesday last, at the Bell and Hare public-house, Tottenham, before Mr. Unwin, on the body of George Smith, a child of three years of age.—Thomas Heller. a cow-keeper, deposed that on Saturday last, about eleven o'clock, while at work on his premises, which adjoin that of the parents of the deceased, he heard a violent screaming proceed from one of the apartments. He instantly pro ceeded thither, and on entering it found the deceased enveloped in flames, and his grandfather, an aged nun, endeavouring to extin guish them. He, witness, instantly rolled him in the hearth-rug, and put cut the fire, but the child was so severely burst at the time, that, notwithstanding the immediate attendance of a surgeon, hr died in about two hours afterwards. Witness believed the affair to be quite accidental, and that the child, during the tempo rary apsence of its mother and aunt, got too close to the bre, and set its clothes in flames.—Verdict, " Accidental Death." Tuesday an Inquest was held in the House of Correc tion, Coldbath-fields, on' the body of Close Stein, a German. The Governor :proved that deceased was committed from Worship street on the 21st August, to three moqths' hard labour, in default of paying a fine of .f5O which had been imposed uponlim for hav ing a private still in his possession. Mr:Witefield, Serteun to the Howe' or Correction, 'dated' that on Saturday morning deceased complained of a pkln %Ids stomach and bowels;.for which witness prescribed. • qo Sunday Morning witness saw him again, when he said he felt considgrahly n breed. lii the afternoon witness was sent o r, hit nht being at bOme; . Mt. DOtile,' another medical gen tleman, "attended, Am .airit witness came home be went-t 0 the . prison and found the deceased dead. The remit of the examina tion was, that the deceased had died from a disease of long stand in 'T.—Verdict, Died by the visitation of Goa. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Yesterday Charles Clegg, a young man who described himself as a Gentleman's servant out of place, charged Mary Asa Williams with robbing him of a silk purse, containing V. 10s. and Esther Mason with extorting 3s. from him, by threats against his life. The prosecutor met with Williams in the Strand and accompa nied her to Mother Miller's, in Eagle-court, where he gave her sb. She then made a signal for Mason, who came and demanded Ss. of him. which he refusing to give her, she swore he should not leave the house alive if he did not ; he gave her the money and went away, but said he had not got twenty yards, before he missed hit, purse and money, which be bad when he entered the house ; he then went back to look for the number of the house, when the pri soner Williams came out and asked what he was doing; he said it was nothing to her, and she went in again, and he went for the Police, who came with him and searched the room, but could find neither the purse nor the money ; he did not charge Williams with robbing him when he went back to the door. Mr. HALLS said, he did not believe the prosecutor's story, and as there was nothing to confirm it, the prisoners must he dis- charged. Mr. Thomas. the Superintendent, said, that the proceedings in the house in Eagle-court and the neighbourhood were arrived at an abominable pitch of iniquity, and that more robberies were committed there than ever. _ Mr. Thomas, the Superintendent of Police, stated to Mr. Huts that there was a private theatre within his district, in Denmark street, St. Giles's, in which persons of bad character of both sexes were in the habit of auembling nightly, and he wished to know if he had the power to go in with a body of his men. Lod disperse or take into custody those whom he might find there? Mr. Haul was of opinion that .he had no such power. Infor mation of some specific act of disorder must be given upon oath before a Magistrate, and warrants issued, before an officer could be justified in entering another man's premises. under any circum status, unless in actual pursuit of a thief. Yesterday a young man of respectable appearance, who stated his name to be Joseph Singer, came before Mr. Haus, to com plain of having been robbed of 471. and his watch, under peculiar circumstances. The applicant stated, that he had but recently arrived from Bristol, and a few days ago he met with a young female of prepossessing manners, who had prevailed upon him to treat her to a view of the Zoological Gardens, the Colosseum, and other public exhibitions. He afterwards accompanied her to her lodgings in Earl-street, Seven Dials, where, at the request of the landlady, he sent for some brandy. He thought he perceived a peculiar taste in the portion be took, but attributed it merely to the liquor being of bad quality. In a few minutes after he had swallowed it, however. he felt an invincible drowsiness over him, and he fell into a sound sleep, from which he did not awake until the following morning, when he found that he had been robbed ot 471. in sovereigns, and his watch. He was perfectly sober when he went Into the house. and when he awoke in the morning he felt all the symptoms of having taken some powerful narcotic. The girl had absconded, and the landlady of the house pretended to know nothing about her. Mr. Haus said there was little doubt but that the applicant had been a victim of the atrocious system of robbery, which. he • regretted to say, had found its way into this metropolis, and added, that although he feared there was little chance of fixing the charge upon any person, he would issue summonses to the land lady of the house and her servant to attend, in order that an in quiry might take place. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Martha Geary, a woman of respectable appearance, who has held the situation of housekeeper at the Atheneum Club House, Wa. terlou-place, Pall-mall, was yesterday placed at the bar for re-exa mination, charged with stealing a quantity of linen sheeting and other articles, the property of the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Farn borough, and others. Edward Magrath, one of the Conductors of the Club-house, stated that the prisoner had been in the service of the proprietors of that establi,hment for upwards of five years, during the latter part of which time several articles of bedding, linen, and napkins, had been stolen. Suspicion at length attached itself to the prisoner, and on the 29th of September she was apprehended. The several articles produced by the witnesses were the property of the firm, and had the Club marks on them. Mary Perry, of 58, Rupert-street. Haymarket, stated she had known the prisoner for some time past, and she had frequently given her sheeting and other articles to sell, informing her that she had them given to her as the left-off linen, and was authorised of course to dispose of them. She sold some bed furniture, about two years ago, for two pounds ten shillings ; and she also disposed of three table-cloths to Mrs. Lawrence about eighteen months ago, and Mlle more articles since. The individuals to whom the last witness had sold them corro bor tted her statement, and produced the articles. Goddard, an active officer of this establishment, deposed that himself and Bulled went .to Mrs. Perry's, and they afterwards ap- prehended the prisoner at the club-house. She denied, all know ledge of the property, and said she had never sent any articles out. The witness (Perry) was then introduced into her presence, and the prisoner then admitted that she had given her the articles, and entreated for mercy, but was immediately brought to this Office. The prisoner said nothing, and was fully committed for trial, but was ordered tc be again brought up, it being suspected that she concerned in a robbery (as it was understood) at Gener..l Stapylton's. William Richard Smith, a young man of respectable appearance, was yesterday placed at the bar, charged with embezzling 401. the property of Mr. Young, a Solicitor, residing in Foley street. The prisoner it appeared bad been entrusted with bank notes to the amount of 401. to convey to the firm of Goslings and Sharpe's, with which he absconded. lie was heard on moris of until Tuesday evening, when he surrendered himself to Goddard, at tisk Office. He was fully committed for trial. . Francis Atwell, a man who had been preying upon the public for some years past, and who has undergone two examinatinrs at this Office, was yesterday brought up for te-examination. charged with obtaining a large number of stomach pumps under false pretences, and the depositions having been made out, he was fully committed fur trial. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday morning Jain Haste, was brought before Mr. Rocrus for final examination, on a charge of stealing a roll of flannel, con taining 35 yards, from the shop of Mr. W. Taylor, haberdasher, 29, Lamb's Conduit-street. W. Morris, a police officer, deposed to taking the prisoner by. , custody, when he said a buy bad taken the flannel. The prisoner denied the charge, and requested that he might be remanded. Mr. Roczas said he should do no such thing, and committed him to Newgate for trial. Robert ClOon, the lad who was remanded on Friday last, for attempting to defraud .1 Kniaht, Fag out of .Is. 10d. with a sham parcel, was hrought up fot final examimtion. Mr. Parton, the head porter of Gray's Inn, was in attendance, but in cori.equience of his not having actually paid the money to the prisoner, the charge could not be supported.—de was discharged. -- - A R BROATII.--A melancholy instance of sudtlyn i li!.. occurred here on Wednesday. Bailie John Louson. while walking home, felt rather unwell, and haring stepped into the s hop o f an acquaintance to rest himself, he fell off his seat and instantly ts pired. BIRTH. The wife of R. Hand, Esq. of Upper Berkeley-street, of daughter. .si A REHM/ At Barbadoes, the Rev. Chas. Layton, Rector of Bequia and the Grenadines, to Mary Christian, only daughter of the Honour able George Maynard, Harbadoes. At St. Mary's, Bryanston-square,John Dodd, Esq. surgeon, to Sarah, widow of the late Rev. H. Proctor. At Beverley, Mr. Frederick Boardman, of Liverpool, to Mar- garet Hannah, second daughter of Thomas Hull, M.D. of the for mer place. At Woolwich, llenry Geary, Esq. to Mary Anne, daughter of Lieut.-Col. Cleaveland, Royal Artillery. DIED. At Capesthorne Hall, Mrs. Davenport, wife of D. Davenport, Esq. M.l'. for Cheshire. At Clieitt nham, aged 70, Anna, the wife of S. C. Cox, Esq. one of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery. At George Kellie, M.D. At I.ochgilpead,in the 77th year of his age, LI r.Donald MgNiath. late merchant in !twenty, and for many years one of the Magis trates of that burgh. in Aitegier-streeti.Dublin, William Furlong, Esq. aced 77. The Rev. Mr. Greene, Parish Priest of liallintobe. At Fethard, aged 17 years, James, youngest son of the Lee Joreph Wright, of ittitianii-square, Dublin, Esq. In Dublin, Madame, the wife of Monsieur De Pothoilier, Pros tenor of the French language. Elizabeth, wife of Captain James Brown, of Itosconor, near Downpatrick. 1 • At Monibetts blouse, the Rev. William Johnstone, in the 7Stb year of kis age, sn4 4:,d of his Ministry in that parish. H ATER at LON DON-BRIDG TO- Molt tb - Morning 10• minute. atter 4 Aftentung 34 minutes f-e• 4 Printed and Published. by Jour 11Ansa, at the Sl"' Orrics, No. t, Pieladtillace.Temple Bar.