The Sun. — London, England, 1846-11-05 00:00:00

_ Drturty THENTRE• A new Ballet Divertissement, entitled Une Kermcs, was produced here last evening, for the purpose of introducing Monsieur Paul and Monsieur Tell to the English public. Ths former appeared in a grand Pea de deux with Alwiemoiselle Adele Benert, and the latter in a Fas de deax with Mademoiselle Anita Ilubi gnen. They are both excellent artistes for male dancers, but a d anc i ng man seems always out of Place. Nevertheless, dancing men are necessary --the deesses de la clause require support ; but while they are d their male coadjut ors can be but mere mortal eemes, —they can be but the -Endymions to the goddesses of the night. As tile b, MM. Paul and Tell were deserving of all Praise ; they are artistes in the best sense of the word, and Will add greatly to the efficiency of the Drury lane corps. The divertissement was preceded by the opera of St radella, and succeeded by Der Frieschutz. With regard to the latter opera, we must say that it .w_ettld not h ave derogated from the dignity of Signor Nehiri if he had conducted it himself, although perhaps th e music lost nothing from being entrusted to Mr. Hughes, the talented leader of the orchestra ; yet teiertainly t h e music of Weber is as worthy the atten viotoof th e musical conductor of a theatre, as that of !endw. We should have th oug h t t h at, to a mus i c i an of his art, it would have been a labour of love to of art such , presid e d in the orchestra over the performance an o ere gladpera as Der Freischutz. The house, we see, was exceedingly well attended. 8411)LER'S WELLS THEATRE. Miss L a -------- 4 .-- blutrhaer in Itleasu e f "- At.oddison acted the character of Isabella, Shehasrjt". "Leasure at this theatre, last evening. theconventionalrn cha r appeared in what may be called iati possiblen. to actereharacters. In the Patrician ' s Daughter, iu which she made her debiit, it was . .t ct as ia.elenavoid a comparison with Helen Faucit, A l , w as almost Faucit had made the character impossible to give Miss Laura 0 : 1 on fair play in the comparison. The same e , ervation holds good with regard to Paulin 't jesohappelles, in the Lady of Lyons, the ,T xt character in which Miss Addison appeared ; cha racter with regard to Juliet, an actress is almost tied Twu to conv entionalities. Her acting in these tuenlracters have satisfied us that she possessed genius, n ° I We have therefore anxiously looked forward to her -,Ppearanc ' b e In a 3 e Would Shakesperian character in which . h e r not come into comparison with any of l e e predecessors; in which, while on the one hand, %l e l e°llld have no r eco ll ections to assist her, on the p el', her aud itors would ha ve no pre j u di ces o f Suckre vu s readin gs of the part to warp their judgment. a character is Isabella in illeasure for Measure, 1 , 1 ,1 1 c 1 having attentively watched her development of the character, we have no hesitation in saying that 41iss Laura Addison p ossesses more genius than any ( ie lher jltr agic actress on the stage, n o t exce pti ng Mi ss leu Paucit herself. What, for instance, can com pare with her grand scene with Angelo ? How fine ; 13 the contrast between her beautiful pathos In begging her brother's life of the stern Jildge---her maiden -like simplicity in not under :ll3tanding his dark hints, which to her pure Z°l, l oci are inc omprehensible, and her indignant rejec 1, of his suit, when at last the old miscreant speaks r t „‘ 4lll , l 3' out. It was the beautiful elevating itself na i71,413:1Y, and by the force of circumstances, into the pow'me. Again, what could be more energetic, more erful more true to nature, than the scene which °ll° A's With her brother Claudio. How grandly did i the, the feeble girl, inspirit the timid brother K ow a °ccept death rather than dishonour; an superior in the native dignity did she ap- Pear to those who could consent to set life in the on o' t --, „ s cale and h onour i n the other. We repeat i- ' Lisa Laura Addi son h as more genius than any other actress on the stage, but she is not such an ac ?e°lllPlisiled artiste as others are. She has somewhat et to learn, but she wants nothing but what she can fah e ; !aught, and she will learn it too, and that "She • ! ;111' 1 3', and do credit to her teachers. profit by the lesson they hrd may it teach she her, and it shall go a Vi ll better the example." There are many poets of th e Present day who aspire to write tragedies—let oov‘ers t helo study Miss Laura Addison's . peculiar p .t if le In mthem write for her, and we will answer for i , a re is anything actable in their tragedies she will til ake them, for it is the gift of genius such as hers to Nike from its own reflected light even mediocrity Shine. She was very excellently supported. Thet; Angelo of George Bennett was a fine '` ece of acting; and the Duke, of Phelps, albeit too acting; recollect Phelps at Exe vreartteherrotrbeenh; saw llacready, he would have acted conceived, and good. Marston's Claudio Neesll I nelY and his lugubrious voice told A .„ a the character ; and Scharf, as Pompey, and '`,3„ The 9/ag, as the Constable, were quaint and amusing. AR house 'was crowded to suffocation. ......._____ COURT OF ALDERMEN' f busi- Yesterday a Court WaS held for the dispatch c tess, and tor the purpos e of electing officers. asked Mr. WILLIAMS (Of Parriagdonithout what had become of the reference of the Court relative to Field-lane? Ile apprehended that there was Hisani tention to " Burke " the suggested improvement. -wish was to have the ,the of that miserable place The included in the new Bill, which bout to Ward) ._e a in with respect to Ilolbor b ' n• rid w as i,e. ye- The I ORD ' MAYOR saki he Understood the Impro to went Committee were engaged in doing all they could be brought meet the views of the Court upon the subject. TUE LATE SIR ROBERT SALE. The LORD MAYOR stated that following letter from the on of the late Sir Robert "My Llrc.l,--It was with fee‘lBinignlslao,f,Athueg.u3tmlOsltBp4r6i.de and satisfaction that ray lamented father looked forward to the arrival of the vase with the freedom of the City ef London. That satisfaCtion was denied to him by the eventful battle of Moodkee. The vase has arrived at Simla, and my anther has made it over to me, to be I:"rn!onsiderel as heir-lootn, and to descend in 13-, asap roud testimonial of the esteem in which r ',.ir Robert Sale was ofd by the Lord Mayor an uorporation of the City London.—l have the honour ] to • remain your Lordship's most obedient and thaukfu servant, " 9 th R eg i ment B. N. " R. U. SALE, 1., and Second in Command ...1-!is Lordship al e s o a d l y a i 7 a i ll o i erre contingent." r e tji Le r n t t. a ' letter from alajor General Th ackell, late commanding the cavalry tohlethle army of the Slej, acknowledging the receipt of treedora of the City, voted to him by the Corpo ration. . Both letters were ordered to be entered upon the Journals. Mr. A GRAND JURIES. in , th 14DERTON gave notice of a motion for inquiry . ta• 0 utility of Grand Juries, with the view to ascer ta " .n whether they cannot with advantage be dispensed Ivith. 'N E be I.OD 3IAYOR'S FAREWELL TO THE COURT. kayorit4it,lll). MAYOR said, that as the last Court'bf the i th e , L . i nad arrived, he took the opportunity he felt bd GC i4recell. He could not help saying that,, h e " PY obliged by the distinguished kindness with which the. thettii:heeesnt uniformly treated by them, and that ha f hd!t,ies not his oirlee degree Of satisfaction in performing the amongst them, and he hoped they 17 occasion to find fault with him.—(Loud cheers.) 1t1,8.11. 3:)_11. all happinoss,—(cheers.) . Nvath-rec:iek):dystinii: said, the Court reciprocated the sentiments his I: tt le Lord Mayor had uttered, and declared . that had Presided over them with ability, zeal, of heall;iodness. The ' Wished him the long possession 1,,n, Brid happinessy, and prosperity.—(Cheers.) The Court then broke up. . Zi t ler The i - , NCE. „e AN EWSPAPER PRESS IN Yearn 4 i e n ews Paper, which was started r i lt ri k' P ,. a e ri p s r a in b o o i u p t le a , aftep"ace, on the joint stock and half p kozit;i/Peading the whole of its capital in r"' t l w 2 .el o v o e o, sh l, e ,a r s t staid 0 8 ' and having attained a circulation of , NI a Saturday last as bankrupt property. i t h n e t T i t e prepittltehaser ia M. Prosper Devine, the 448,hQlialtn offshoot of the Presse ; but the re 9 al er Prorieto o r f ..„" 11 iced to be M. Emile Girardin, the proprietor . .:51The ktf:4e The purchase price was 8,1001. sterling'. the ai,..r this paper gives us a curious exemplificationWithin the last two ''s. of the law of libel in France. _Wi und, if w 3.e ars the editor of a Paris journal ratherwas fined, too 2 evers ~"e tornetuber well, imprisoned for a col t , ' Lceatrical criticism. Yet, for the last month, the lati illhas or the Presse have been daily filled with cal n c ot crill, -S no tand ar guments, to show that the Epoque . was ruit; W orth a not but that it would bring certain Wm, - c ,l l any one bold gh to purchase it. deevi "d"' excluding competition, it now appears, was prBieet-ort" Pra ctised with impunity, because the pro p °f the Presse himself wished to be the purchaser. l' -411811 "/ G TO COMPLETE A VOYAGE. --At the ,arclouth Police Court on Monday, Mr. E. H. L. d r i est "' as part owner and agent for the sh'p E - antress, laid ri...., .„, 0 , e an i nformation against four of the crew, ..,I..a7l:4enzre.oarntd Masters, Robert Thacker, William William Letch, for refusing to go . 1 ;'"! ,sttle voyage from this port to Constantinople, laden ri ll ' a cargo of Coals. The Superintendent of Po -ea said that he went off with Mr. Preston in a boat to the vessel on Sunday last. Mr. Preston asked them to go the voYaze, and they positively refused. Mr. Pres • ton then offered to put an additional hand on board, vptand the answer Masters made was, " We asked the in to put more hands on board when we first clt Newcastle, and lie would not, and now we wont Lo, i f you put twent - men on board." The bleu uaci no defence to make, ex t that they had riot huffieient hands on board. Theceppractice of the dis 14hoerisfied part of a crew assuming to dictate what nuns tnt h!ins the captain shall engae i 5 increising,. thin a_gtstrates inflieted the• heavi, st punishment. viz., Y days' imprisonment, with hard labour,—_.fro,. C4ronie/e. THE SUN, LONDON, THU,RSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER, 5, 1846. IiGAZINFS—(CONTINUED). The plot of " St. Giles anr.:. tit. James" begins to thicken. In 43 present 11:tve an account of the forced abduction of Cl:;•.,lzsa, ‘‘liik- out riding with St. Giles in attendance on her, by Robert Willis, the murderer, assisted by Tom who knocks down St. Giles, and threatens to denounce him as an escaped convict should he venture to raise an alar m . The paper entitled "Time v.. Labour," is a well put argument against the Ten hours' Bill, a measure which would deprive the poor man of one-sixth of his only estate—his time. "The Advance of the Masses" is an eloquent pleading for non-sectarian education, and the paper which immediately follows it is a caustic satire, by Paul Bell, on the absurdity of feasts at funerals. "Fables for Foolish Fellows' are continued, and in a poem, entitled "A Vision of Old Fames," we have a prophecy (may it be a true one) that "there shall be no more war." One of the most amusing papers in the number is Angus Reach's " Signs of the Olden Times." It is delightful to find plain common sense brought to bear in this amusing way against the not altogether harmless absurdities of the romantic Young Englanders, who are eternally regretting the old feudal times. Listen to Angus Reach's common sense description of those much be lauded feudal times, and— " The feudal times were no doubt very nice times in deed to write novels about, but, on the whole, I think, they are best ad - mired at a distance. Ruined castles are very beautiful things—in ruins. I doubt much, how ever, whether there ten -feet-thick walls, garnished with `Loop-hole grates where captives wept,' were such agreeable objects of contemplation to the un protected foot traveller, as now-a-days when we catch sight of their crumbling remnants from a speeding rail way train. The truth is, that the baronial keeps of old were very much of the same nature with those estab lishments, which, in modern thieves' dialect, are deno minated • kens,' and fences,'—in other words—refutes for robbers, and receptacles for stolen goods. The man,' said King James V. of Scotland, pointing to a Border Castle, the man who built that tower was a thief in his heart.' Indeed it is a pretty patent fact, that not a few of the 'great old families' of England would be, at this present moment, great old families' in Norfolk Island, had an effective system of metropo litan and detective police existed in the times of their founders—the Burke-lamented days of chivalry. "No doubt both the House' and the Castle dealt, and still deal in monies and merchandise ; the difference simply is, that the former makes ventures with its own property—the latter, whenever it could, operated upon other people's. Thus the merchant, now a-days, enters upon a speculation—the feudal gentleman rode a foray : he of the counting-house has dealings with other count ing houses—he of the castle had dealings with other castles ; but they were confined in most cases to the pillaging line of business. The man of the ledger col lects his debts—the man of the lance gathered in his black mail. The one has his clerks, the other had his moss-troopers. The first has his correspondents, the other had his spies. The former rears cities—the latter burned villages. " Taking this view of the case, and looking at a good many of the founders of our ancient families as gentle men well to do in the burglary and sheep-stealing lines of business, nothing can be more appropriate than the mottoes which they chose, to hint the nature of their callings. The old leeend of the Scots of Harden was I?eparabit cornea Rabe,' in plain English, There will soon be moonlight.' The hint is most suggestive. You could na more misunderstand it than you can the Coun try orders carefully attended to' of the tradesmen in the next street. Moonlight !—Can we mistake the delicate insinuation. Diana's foresters !—Gentlemen of the shade I—Minions of the moon !" The ancient motto of the Buccleugh family was similar—' Best riding by moonlight.'. Yes—especially when one is burdened with his neighbours' goods, or is making off surreptitiously with his own. Tne Cranstoun family boasts a peculiarly self-deny ing and Christian legend. It is Thou shalt want e re I want.' But as Lord John Manners will tell us—there was such high minded generosity in the searing chivalry of yore ! Per ignite' et gleclizon,' the motto of another noble family, breathes a fine spirit of peace and good will towards men—strikingly contrasted with the sordid and selfish dictum, • Buy in the cheapest market, sell in the dearest,' of modern shopkeeping clays. Forth for tune, and fill the fetters,' would be a very good legend for a turnkey or a bailiff. It happens, however, to be that of the Athol family, who probably distinguished their pursuits from those of more ignoble cagers of cri minals, by carefully abstaining from making legal cap tures, and only filling their fetters' with those who might be instrumental in filling the pockets of their cap tors. Grip fast' is a piece of advice we have seen on an ancient scutcheon. It was probably quite supereroga tory. Ride through' is another legend, which may, I presume, be rendered Don't stand on bones—Go the whole hog—Make a clean sweep.' While such maxims as Spare nought' (Tweedale)—' A ma puissance,' (Stamford and Warrington) give a fine notion of the power and the disposition of the magnates of those good old times which Young England would fain dig up in all their festering rottenness from the grave. " But no—they are gone —past recall. The workshop and the counting-house have put down the castle and the keep. The spirit and the symbols of the ancient age are outworn together. Burglary, highway robbery, and arson, would not, now-a•days, be accounted a brilliant foray, or killing, no murder ; while the peaceful mer chants, who now hold the sway, once exercised but by titled robbers and gold-spurred burglars, would hardly think of conforming so far to the spirit of times gone by, as—in forming a company, or entering upon a commer cial speculation—boldly to blazon a device as a pair of loaded scales, graced with such a motto as Success to Swindling.' In addition to these articles we have some cleverly written tales and an admirable paper, entitled " Social Barbarisms," being an eloquent pleading on behalf of the illused and much maligned race, domestic ser vants—which we commend to the attentive perusal of all masters and mistresses. Let them treat their servants as fellow-creatures, as members of the family, as continental masters and mistresses treat their ser vants, and " Chubb's Locks and Patent Detectors," will become superfluities. As this writer well ob serves, o substitute can be found for fellow-feeling —no patent German silver benevolence can supply the place of the genuine human heart." English servants are, "as a body, the worst in the world," only be cause " they are treated as inferior, until they are made in inferior." explanation of that mysterious variation in the cornpsss lit At ohs , rverl Septemhor 13, a variation which has been aptly classed among those phenomena " baffling the . experience of the practical, and humbling the pride of sci-rrce" (Irving, i., 203) ; his persistance in a westerly course, so as not to appear wavering,. rind this despite every inducement to a deviation ; his patient remoT. his throughout their s cupidity tranc ess a i n t I d r hi s ambition—re f refractory t o every circumstance that most memorable of all voyages, demonstrates the cv ; valour, and the self-reliance, and the fortitude, and the dimwit prescient certainty of success, which lived in the bosom of Columbus. The spectacle of that extraordi nary man standing undismayed amongst his enemies, in the midst of the then unknown Atlantic, is one of the most thrilling and instructive pictures ever presented to mankind. How affecting is the simplicity of that ex clamation of his, when the wind changed from E. to S.W. on Sept. 20, and thereby afforded a temporary pacification to his sailors, ' Alas, I much wanted this contrary wind' (Navaritta, Col. de Viages, vol. i. 12), mucheo me fue necessario este viento contrario ! Evon when his situation had become absolutely desperate, namely, when, on October 10, there was a proposition abroad among the mariners to throw him overboard and return homewards, the resolve of Christopher remained un shaken Oviedo, a somewhat credulous writer, declares that Columbus thereupon capitulated with his crew for three days longer. That assertion is proved to be a gross fabrication; instead of yielding to the importuni ties and threats of these ignorant seamen, he actually changed from expostulation to upbraiding, and pro laimed to them, in their teeth, that he would proceed at every hazard. Sea weeds, birds with gorgeous and un usual plumage, branches covered with clusters of bril liant berries, land crabs floating upon casual pieces of timber, together with a multitude of similar tokens, assured them from time to time that the anticipations of their commander might not prove altogether illusory. Not, however, until the dawn of morning (Friday, October 12), was their credulity wholly vanquished. A glorious island lay before them, strewn with an un common verdure ; its shores covered with handsome savages, perfectly naked, saving bracelets of the purest gold, and fantastic plumes upon their heads ; forests of novel foliage clothing the hills ; fruits of a surprising aspect ripening on their boughs. " With trumpets blowing and banners waving, the mariners descended from their vessels, and glided in boats to the beach. Christopher Columbus, clad in a sumptuous garment of scarlet cloth, his white hair par tially concealed by a velvet cap, and bearing in his hand the gonfalon of Spain, landed in the western hemisphere, and, as Sportono finely exclaims, "w:th a grand footstep pressed the new world," e di grand' orma it nuovo mond° imprima. Well does Washington Irving observe (Life of Col. i. 234), that 'it is difficult even for the imagina tion to conceive the feelings of such a man at the moment of so sublime a discovery !" While the re pentant Spaniards were kneeling around the great Ad miral to kiss his feet, and to implore his forgiveness, while the sun shone with an exceeding refulgence over those newly revealed regions, while the singular in habitants stood gazing at them in wonderment from the distance, the glorious heart of Columbus must have throbbed with a divine tumult. And worthily were his emotions evinced : he pressed his lips to that land for which his soul had yearned so long : he planted the cross among that godless people : he named the island San Salvador, an island formerly called Guanahani, and now reckoned amongst the Bahamas. 'Dini Salvatoris nomine imposui,' he reverently writes to Raphael Sanxis (Bell. Christ. 116, date 1533), Cztjusiretus auxzlio, tam ad bane guam ad cceteras alias pervenimus.' He there in augurated the political and ecclesiastical existence of a hitherto unknown and gigantic hemisphere." The article from which the above is taken derives a peculiar interest from the recent festivities at Genoa in honour of the memory of the glorious but unfortunate Columbus. "Beauty and Glory," by M. G. Leon, is a charming poetical conceit ; and in another page of the magazine there are some beautiful and simple verses, " The Avowal," by E. E. M o K. " Recollec tions of Salzburg , and of the Sons of Don Carlos," is a laborious and interesting contribution ; and a brief, but brilliant continuation of Mr. Keon's "Catholic Man of Letters in London" terminates the number for November. As an admirable specimen of the poetry scattered through Dolman, we quote the delicate verses of "The Avowal," already mentioned. THE AVOWAL. Read it in each tinfrous glance . . To thine own that trembles : There how oft revealed by chance, What the tongue dissembles. Read it on my burning cheek, With thy presence lighted ; Read it writ in letters bleak, By thy absence blighted. Hear it on my lips confessed, When they dare address thee : When in prayer ; in hours of rest ; When they wake to bless thee. Feel it in my trembling hand, In my heart's wild beating, When beside thy side I stand— When our hands are meeting. Learn it by the look that broods— Anxious, wistful, haunting ; Saying crowds are solitudes, While one face be wanting. Trust it by a maiden's truth, By her pride's concession : Trust—for woman loves in sooth, When she deigns confession. BASINGSTOKE CANAL NAVIGATION..—The half yearly general meeting of the proprietors in this com pany was held yesterday, at the Gray's Inn Coffee house, Holborn. The chair was occupied by P. Davey, Esq., jun. The accounts showed a gross receipt, from the Ist of April to the 30th of September last, of 1,0471, 4s. 9d., of which 9461. was derived from tolls. The ex penditure for the same period amounted to nearly the same sum, leaving only a balance in hand of IL 4s. 9d. The accounts were unanimously passed. The general report of the committee of management showed a de crease in the traffic of the last half-year of 751 tons, or 681. 7s. 4d. in tolls. With a view to improve the traffic, the toll on coals had been reduced from 2s. 6d. to 2s. The state of the company's affairs at the end of September last showed a balance in their favour of 4431., being 1341. 12s. 9d. less than it was at the same period of last year, owing to the expenditure of several sums in improving the works. The committee recommended the payment of 2 per cent. on the bonded debt in March next.—The chairman, in submitting the report, said that the canal was never in a better state than now as re garded the supply of water, and with a view to keep up a mere regular supply, the committee now contemplated the sinking of a well at Basingstoke. He did not be lieve the concern would ever thrive as it had done a few years back, but he considered that it still had vi tality in it.—The report was unanimously received and approved. DEER-STALKING.—Numbers of the largest-ant lered stags, which, from the oppressive heat of the first part of the season, roamed far and wide from their na tive glens, returned to their usual corries by the begin ning of October, and, in consequence, some of the best heads have been secured to the deer-stalker. Sir St. George Gore, Bart., shot, near Strathvaitch, a stag with the largest head of horns that has been sent for preservation this season. The length of the beams of the horns, measured along their curves, is thirty-two inches ; span at the greatest width of the bow, thirty inches, and armed with thirteen sharp pointed antlers. In course of the season, Sir St. George Gore has killed 27 red-deer and 4 roe-deer. The Marquis of Aber corn and party have killed in the Forest of Benalder, at Ardverichie, this season, 29 fine stags, the average weight of which, on the whole, was 17 stone, when cleaned ; the largest being 20 stone 4 lbs. ; of these 15 had royal antlers, 3 of them having 13 points. The largest head (a royal) was 39 inches in length, following the curve of the horn ; the brow antler being a foot in length, and the palm at the base of the three upper points unusually large, being . 10 he a d s had inches a n d a quarter in circumference. The remaining generally 10 or 11 points efiacbt..raAte deer-stalking,t Inversh having shot Evans, Esq., and Friends, had fiat .11y shot 25 in all—several of them with large heads. Capt. Inge and party have been equ.o successful in the gl e n s of Fasnakyle. From Rhidor, ach Forest we have seen C. M.lgaeh, Ardgour, H. St. l some large-horned deer—ta o very recently—all shot by John Hay Mackenzie, Esq. At CoCamp bell, stalked and shot 5 red - deer. At John, Esq., got 2 during the 4 for the season — all good heads.nd at Loubcroy Mr. lastAfotrAtnnignhatt: Colonel Long secured 6 d , er ; a a day of fine sport among Mr. House ; E. Ut oods at Ord, lately, T each killed a deer— the last, a large stag, which weighed, j t i‘ h ro e ance d ks e e e n r zg — ioe J t a o n h 2d n . fMri-ineacnldtclesi the had si w e, Es q., Ness when clean, 17 terton Mackenzie,, Esq.; E Esq., , M o a f Mackie, having yr. of Ord ; and T. stone 5 pounds.—lnverness Courier. EARNINGS BY CONVIC TS.—It Fourth Report to Parliament respecting made b y Prison (printed on Monday), that the progress is ctin sf g 'ate l d 'ent i o n nv t i b ll e e the t oh t em. o sr the i n 107 prisoners their several abroadhad been d creditable`uri during the past year, 53 were taught trades who had never learned any previous to admission ; 39 who had a previous knowledge of one trade were taught a second ; and 15 were employed at their own trades. Of these, 86 were in the first trades' class, which consists of those who are capable of earning their living by the trade in which they have been instructed ; 17 were in the second class, which consists of those who, although not so far ad vanced as others, have a competent knowledge of their trade. Two were of the third class, which consists of those who are of inferior capacity, but willing and advancing ; and only two were of the fourth class, who, being careless and ignorant, had made but little progress. Of the 484 prisoners in confinement at the close of the past year, 171 were in the first class, 270 in the second, forty-one in the third, and two in akee t lir h tneso O galt.rnatn f l ene u nBag i grts i ner h iani nwnde earnings, sas: general average vlp r , ee, i o9ra n i noar g ' ale t a e . hm6bed dsyoa. pastuai yl l a y tlc.e h. ad yeara vpae v trnr e oi ad r s2g a o 7 g ensu, e ea4prso9ol n f46:l u 4.4l o m 9ai. d e 6T r il of te prisoners s t Tm o o ta t n 8 avenge of 440 prisoners in 1845 th ' e total earnings were 2,8491. 1 ls. 4d.; showing an increase of earnings during the past year of 9481. 41. 7d. Various causes have tended to produce that increase,—the addition of four trade instructors to the manufacturers' staff; an exten sion of the daily working hours; the saving of the time heretofore employed in the pump-labour, and now given to the working at trades; the application to trades of a considerable portion of the time heretofore given to school instruction, certain prisoners being allowed to stay away from school altogether, and the whole of the first school having only one instead of two school days per week. The clear earnings of the prisoners were, after the wages of the manufacturers department were deducted, 1,1141.65, Bd. IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. DUBLIN, Nov. 2.—The members of this hotly assem bled to-day at one o'clock in Conciliation-hail. The attendance was rather larger in the body of the ball and members' seats, but the galleries were thinly attended by ladies, probably owing to the state of the weather. The increased auditory was, of course, the result of the usual announeement—" That the Liberator would attend." At the appointed hour Mr. O'Connell, M.P., accompanied by Mr. R. D, Browne M.P., Mr. J. O'Connell, Mr. O'Neill Daunt, Captain Broderick, &c., entered the hall, and was warmly received. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman appeared to be in rather feeble health, and looked extremely careworn, notwithstanding his tempo rary cessation from public labours. Tho proceedings of the day, notwithstanding the pre sence of the; alpha and omega of Old Ireland, were more than ordinarily stupid, and were unrelieved by any feature of novelty save the fact of Mr. O'Connell having fairly drawn the sword upon his quondam ally Mr. Smith O'Brien ; and, as both leaders are now in open hostility towards each other, there is no doubt that the public will derive no small share of instruction from the future controversies between the two respective champions of moral and physical force. After some dull preliminary business had been waded through, Mr. O'CONNELL rose to make the speech of the day. He said that he had intended to address them at great length with reference to the Cork resolution, and to dis cuss in many words the real position of all parties ; but he was unable to do so, for his heart was too full, and his mind to o much engaged with the misery of the Irish people, who wanted food and employment.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. O'Connell) couid think of nothing else. He was asked, did he know the real state the country was in ? His answer was, that he knew her position well— knew her dangers, and could tell the gentry of Ireland and the Government that it was absurd to imagine that six or eight months would see them over their difficul ties. He was sorry to pronounce it as his candid opinion that they were but at the commencement of their horrore, and that if a beneficent Providence did not guide the Government, it was impossible to say what the posi tion of the country might be in 12 months. Famine was almost universal ; still he was rejoiced that even out of evil good should come, and that the wretched state of Ire land had been the means of circulating a feeling which never before existed —a feeling which he had an oppor tunity of observing personally in the south of Ireland. He (Mr. O'Connell) had attended a meeting in Fermoy, in the county of Cork, on Friday week, and he there observed clergymen of all creeds and gentry of all creeds and classes of politics—(Wear, hear)—joining together to alleviate the universal distress which prevailed, and joining together in a deputation to the Lord-Lieutenant to claim succour from the Government. They had formed this deputation, and had an interview of three hours on the previous Friday with his Excellency, who was most anxious to do everything in his power to carry out their wishes.—(Hear.) In addition to that, they had gone to the Board of Works, after leaving the Castle, to pray for assistance, and there also they were well re ceived.—(Hear, hear.) Indeed he believed he was justi fied in saying that the Board of Works were ready to work for Ireland to the utmost of their power, and even to work on a Sunday, as th e y h a d lately beendoing, and a better Sunday's work they could not be engaged in.— (" Hear," and cheers.) He stated this, for he was under a misconception as to the Board of Works. He now saw that they were not to blame for any delay which had taken place, as it was altogether owing to the smallness of their staff, and he was happy to say they were doing, all they could to have that staff enlarged. They had brought over a great number of Sappers and Miners from England, but still there were many yet required, for the misery of Ireland was great—greater, he was afraid, than could be re lieved as they could wish.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. O'Connell) had suggested the appointment of a national committee; he was sorry it was not appointed to assist the Government and Board of Works, and he thought they would have to nominate one; but he would not say anything more about it then as his doing so might be the means of preventing some persons joining them, from the impression that it was a political inovement.— (Cheers.) It was stated that he had not done anything for the country under her present awful position. Now, the fact was, that he was occupied day and night in considering what ought to be done, and, as far as his own district, he thought he had made arrangements which would prevent want at least for some time.— (Loud and continued cries of " Hear, hear.") His great anxiety was that the people should know their position, and assist the Board of Works, and say or do nothing which might prevent the officers of that establishment doing their duty. He (Mr. O'Connell) had heard with regret that in the county of Clare an engineer had been badly treated, and he would cab on the people to avoid all collision with the authorities, and not to attempt to stop food in its transit through the country, for the result would be, if they persisted in such conduct, that those officers would resign their situa tions, and then relief would be withhold. There was no sacrifice he (Mr. O'Connell) would not make to render himself useful at such an awful crisis, and he had made some sacrifices.—(" Hear," and cheers.) He had left his native mountains to assist the Government to feed the people, and, although in his 72d year, and requiring rest after a laborious session, he did so cheerfully; and if he were not as strong and healthy as he had been, it was not to be wondered at at his years, and considering the exertions he had gone through; but, thank God, he was still young enough and healthy enough to see the Parliament restored to College-green. He (Mr. O'Con nell) sincerely believed that the Earl of Besborough was most anxious to do all he could to give food and employment, and he regretted he was deprived of very valuable assistance by the exclusion of clergy. men from relief committees—for clergymen of all creeds were excluded ; no doubt the lords-lieutenant of coun ties had the power of putting them on, but, as they were all Tories, they were not likely to nominate Roman Catholic curates. who were so competent to give advice and assistance.—(Hear, hear.) There was another matter he (Mr. O'Connell) wished to notice ; he alluded to task work. He was a strong advocate for work being done by task, because then a poor man could get his children to assist him, and he was happy to say the Lord Lieutenant had promised to adopt it, and said he would issue directions to the paymasters, under the Act, to pay as much as possible for the work at once, and the balance as soon as it could be ascertained.—(Hear, hear.) It was perfectly clear that the Earl of Besborough knew the position of Ireland ; but he was obliged to say, that he thought Lord John Russell's letter eqeally showed that he knew nothing about her position, for he had written as if he alto gether forgot the union, the horrors of absentee ism, and the state of the country in a commer. cial point of view. He had been taunted ftr not sug gesting a plan in the Association. Now, he had sug gested one in its proper place, in the county which he represented in Parliament—(Hear, hear, and cheers)— and show the Government they were and had it l a id b efore his Exce ll ency; an d h e h ope d those who app roved of it in other parts of- the country would follow it up, in earne s t.—(H ear, hear.) The country was i n a horri ble state. I t was only a few days bac k t h at hi s son pa id 171. for a ton o f meal; on the day a f ter h e p a id 20/, f or another ton; and on the next he could not get one to pnrehase for love or money, and this was owing to the want of food in the country, and they should enforce on the Govern ment the necessity of procuring it at once. There was an ot h er matter he could not avoid alluding to, and that was th e conduct of the Y oung I re l a nd party, and he was h a p py to sa y that the had openly severed all y connexion with the ssociation, if any existed, by their own act.—(H ear-) —ear-) Mr. O'Brien, the first who left tha t Hall, and th e l eader of them, ha d wr i tten a l et t er t o t h e A editor of the Nation, setting up an ag itation for himself (Cries of " Hear, hear")—and he (Mr. O'Connell) hoped he would be successful in his virtuous inclinations. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He proposed that the leaders of th e Y oung Irelan d b o dy should join in a pha lanx to address the country in the Nation every week. n h r y e a w phalanx s : et r d Now, he (Mr. O'Connell) thanked the young gentlemen for the same—(Hear, hear) —they h Id called themselves point—whenulwi n e i st s ihl a i it d th ie t a phalanx—and they could, therefere, not blame him if a — e a- e t, k , a , r ta l a i ; l e f e t r h e b r o ur v' sa s . . o t e i e u n k l g d , in ardour, ) P- e a u hr r i ya d d l o al u tni fi r cx y , C l and i (t i tL : g a t a g r o i h y nt s e 'e o d r‘ d )v cork.— (Hear, hear.) He blamed Mr. O'Brien for his physical force doctrines, and could not agree with him. In his letter he had pretty tolerably praised himself and abused others ; but he (Mr. O'Connell) did not care for abuse —he only hoped that God would forgive him for the praise he had once bestowed in the same quarter.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and cheering.) That gentleman had stated th at t h e moral force repealers would no - , resist against aggression, but such was not the case. They never had put forward such a doctrine, .as would be seen by , referring to the resolution of the lit of July. The .teearned Gentlemhn concluded by recon g c sa iliationat yin, th for the future the re was no possibility of a Captain BRODERICK, in alluding to an article on In dian corn, which appeared in the Times of last week, called on Lord John Russell to open the ports. Mr. O'Coreemet announced his intention of standing for the county of Cork at the next election, stating that he would leave Dublin, which w as safe, to others. At half past three o'clock the rent was announced to be 571. cept as herein provi-led) by an amalgamation of the two companies ; the rate of sm.h amalgamation being fixed by the actual net earnings of the two lines for the two preceding years in proportion to their respective share capital and debt ; but if no profit shun be divisible be tween the two companies, the lease is then to continue until a profit shall have been divisible for two years, when the amalgamation is to be carried out as before specified, upon the earnings of these two years. 4. The commencement of the lease not to be effected by the non-completion of the Pembroke and Haverford west branches, it being understood that the South Wales Company are to execute those, and in2lude them in the lease, out of the capital sum or debentures here. inafter referred to, if sufficient for that purpose. 5. If the line of the Monmouth and Hereford Railway between Gloucester and Monmouth, belonging to the Great Western Railway Company shall not be com pleted by the time the whole South Wales line between Gloucester and Fishguard are ready for use, the lease shall commence from that time, although the portion between Newport and Monmouth may not be then com pleted, upon the express condition that such portion shall be ready for opening simultaneously with that between Gloucester and Monmouth. 6. The guarantee of 5 per cent. is to extend over the expenditure of share capital not exceeding 3,000,0001., and the Great Western Company is also to defray inte rest upon so much of the additional 1,000,000/. as may be required to be raised by debentures for the general purposes of the company, the said expenditure compris ing prevision of all necessary works, buildings, stations, sidings, and every other accommodation needful for carrying on the business of the line, excepting only the locomotive plant of engines, carriages, waggons, &c., which are to be supplied by the Great Western Railway Company. 7. The Great Western Company shall have the option to supply the additional money, holding the debentures, or to become parties by way of guarantee for the loan, so as to secure the money at the lowest rate of interest. 8. In order to prevent any disputes or litigation with respect to the amount of receipts or revenue on the rail way, or with respect to the proper deductions for ex penses, &c., an accountant is to be chosen between the two boards, sworn to keep an accurate account of the separate receipts and revenue of the South Wales line, whose declaration shall be final and conclusive; and the working expenses, interest, and depreciation on stock, &c., are to be calculated on some fair and equitable basis, to be determined between the two boards of directors, and the amount ascertained by arbitration. 9. The consent of the Great Western Company is to be considered necessary to all alterations or deviations of the line and branches at present sanctioned by Parlia ment, which may requre fresh Parliamentary powers ; also to the construction of any future extensions or branches, and to the purchase or lease of railroads, tramroads, or other public works not at present autho rised, excepting the Bullo Pill Railway, which has been nurchaced, and is to be included in the lease of the South Wales line. The amount of expenditure fixed by the Act on such works or purchases, after being sanc• tioned by the Great Western Company, is to be added to the capital already agreed upon, and the interest on the same to be guaranteed in the like manner by the Great Western Railway Company. 10. A general arbitration clause is to be introduced into the agreement between the two companies, for the purpose of settling all matters of difference between them, without having resort to any court of law or equity, excepting to enforce the award of such arbitra- V on. 11. The agreement and lease, with all usual and ne cessary covenants, to be prepared by some eminent and impartial conveyancer; and in cases of dispute as to the true intent and meaning of the parties, or as to the equitable adjustment of any point which may not have been specifically provided for, the same is to be referred to the absolute and final decision of the Attorney or Solicitor General for the time being, or of some person to be appointed by them or one of them. The seals of the two companies are to be affixed to such deed or deeds, it being competent to either company to procure the confirma tion of the said lease and agreement by Parliamentary enactment, whenever the occasion may offer. of th OPENING OF THE EAST ANGLIAN, FROM LYNN TO DOWNHAM AND NARB. O.ROUGH.e I :n in P g ortanc e , Nto o event, and West e m s a t n N y o 3; f e o a l r k s : t h h a a s t e o x f ce t e h. t e led op m en i East Anglian Railway, which has just taken place To the town of Lynn this event is, in every poi n t o f view, of great im portance. Its leading inhabitant s have, by their unanimity, singleness of purpose, and perse verance, commenced and partly carried out a direct rail way communication to Ely, the midland counties, and the metropolis ; and also to Dereham, in the heart of the county, and from thence, by other lines, to the eastern coast. Lynn, from its advantageous situation, has always been a commercial town, though the trade of late years has been chiefly confined to timber, corn, and coals. A writer of the reign of Richard I. calls Lynn "a noble city," and " a city of note for its trade and commerce ;" and it may be a question whether it was not at one time the second port in England ; and even now its merchants and traders transact no trifling amount of business. The customs dues are between 60,000/. and 70,000/. a-year. The trade in coals in 1843, was about 150,000 tons ; in 1844, 197,000 tons ; and in 1845, 302,000 tons ; showing a great and progressive increase. There has been, also, a considerable increase iu the corn business every year. The Tuesday cattle market is increasing every month, and there have been in it 7,000 sheep, 600 beasts, and 1,200 pigs, for sale on one day. It is the chief market for pigs in the eastern counties. The increase in this market is in a great mea sure owing to the reduction of the tolls on sheep to one half what they were some years ago. At the two great sheep and cattle fairs held here, there have been as many as 15,000 sheep and 2,000 beasts, besides pigs and horses offered for sale. At present there is not half room enough in the market-place for stock, and something must be speedily done to enlarge it. The opening of two railways from the town in different di rections will, as has been already proved, greatly in crease the number of dealers and the quantity of stock every week. In many other respects the new railways will be highly beneficial to the port, and the western division of the county, particularly in supplying coals to the latter, hitherto very dear in the winter time. The navigation of the narrow circuitous rivers in the west is very uncertain, being effected by droughts in the summer and frosts in the winter. By ensuring the rapidity of transit both for passengers and goods, by facilitating the general intercourse and trade of the country, and by promoting drainage, both rail ways will be a very great advantage. When the lines are completed, merchants in this town will have the best of communication with six different counties, viz., Nor folk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Bed fordshire, and Northampton, and there appears to be every probability that Lynn will again become a great commercial place. It seems only necessary to make the harbour more complete, to deepen and widen the chan nel, and to erect convenient wharfs, to afford every faci lity for a most extensive trade. These improvements are necessary, in order to ensure to the port the full ad vantages of the railways ; for unless large sea-borne vessels can come up at all times, and land their cargoes with facility, the natural advantages of the port cannot be so fully turned to account. At present there is abun dant room for harbour improvements, which will no doubt be made. There is a branch railway from the harbour already formed. It commences close to the waterside, and runs alcong, skirting the south side of the town, and joining the main line about a mile and a-haif from the station. This branch will be a great advan tage in facilitating the unloading of vessels, ar.d the re moval of their cargoes. The erection of warehouses upon the modern improved plan would tend to increase the railway traffic. New landing places are wanted, and many other harbour accommodations, which rail way traffic will speedily render indispensable. The port, or harbour, it is said, might be rendered capable of ac commodating above 1,000 vessels, being about two miles in length from the Freebridge to the North Farm, and if dredgers were set to work, might be soon made superior to any along the eastern coast. There would then be a vast increase in the corn and coal trade of the port. The railways will not only increase its commerce, but also in crease the number of visitors to view the antiquities of the town, its ruins, churches, chapels, public buildings, and ancient military defences, which are well worthy of inspection. Tun ROYAL STAG HomvDs.—The extreme fine ness of the morning, and other attractions which are the usual attendants of the first day's public meet of her Majesty's stag-hounds, caused by a large assemblage of the neighbouring gentry and their families on Tues day morning at Salt-hill, the place appointed for the opening gathering of the season. Lord Granville, the Master of the Buck Hounds, arrived at the Royal Hotel, Slough, by an early train from Paddington, ac companied by Lord Anson, and was present at the meet punctually at eleven o'clock. There were also present the Marquis of Worcester, Lord William Beresford, Captain Bolton, Captain Seymour, Colonel Chesterton, Captain St. Leger, Captain Hotham, and s , everal military officers from Windsor, Hounslow, and Hampton; Messrs. S. Goldney, Cox, J. Milton, G. B. Whittaker, W. Humphreys, Tilbury, Harvey, E. Dyson, J. Willis, C. Ridout, Chater, Bragg, and a field of between 200 and 300, including also a great number of the yeomen of the neighbourhood, admirably mounted. The deer (Wood man) which was selected for the day's sport, upon being uncarted in Farnham-lane, faced up the hill, making way in very pretty style in the direction of Farnham Church. Here, however, it was headed by the foot people, who were out in all directions, nearly to Salt bill, keeping on the right-hand side of the Great Western Railway. The stag then bore up towards Farnham, through a portion of the village on to Hitcham and Taplow, down to the river, crossing the Thames above Maidenhead-bridge, between the bridge and Bol ter's-lock, landing on the Berkshire side. The hunts men and hounds went round, over the bridge, and upon the pack being again laid on in the meadow, by the river, the deer made away in beautiful style over the fields into Sir Wm. Payne's plantation, between Mieidenhead and Marlow, circling round again towards Maidenhead, on:to North Town-road, where it was taken at the malt-house of Messrs. Langton, after a run of a littlo more than an hour. The pace was rather slow, and the scent far from good. The Earl of Granville, Lord Anson, and between 150 and 200 were up at the finish. Lord Granville, after proceeding from Maidenhead to the Royal Hotel at Slough to luncheon, left in the afternoon for Fern-hill. His Lordship's stud consists of upwards of twenty first rate hunters, many of which have been purchased since his appointment to the Mastership of the royal pack, at an unusually high figure. The whole of the appoint ments connected with his Lordship's hunting stud are of the highest character. The spirit manifested by the new Master in every department connected with the royal hunt, and the determination his Lordship has expressed to afford the best possible sport, lead to the opinion that this season will be one of the most celebizated for many years past, THE LATE STEAM-BOILER EX- PLOSION. MR. FAIRBAIRN'S REPORT. On Mond ay t h e a dj ourned inquest upon the bodies of the three unfortunate persons who were killed by the late explosion at Ashton-under-Lyne, was held before the county coroner. In consequence of its being known that Wm. Fair bairn, E sq ., C.E ., had been directed l by the coroner ' to draw up a r e p ort o f the disaster,the room was thronged e by many manufacturers different from_ parts of the country. Ther e were a l so several scientific gentlemen present. Mr. John Bayley, one of the masters, said, my part ner's name i s Ri c h ar d D ewhurst ; we have , had ' the mill sixteen months. The engineer we employed is ,o n l rk amec l Marshall ; w e h a d no fireman, he did all the ,s got to the mill on the morning of the accident about a quarter to six. I went i nto the b oiler -house for a light; the engine man wa s a t ten di ng to the fire. I lightedup the warehouse, and r e t urne d i nto the boil er -house, and lighted a gas which looks over the steam guage. Ac cording to the guage, the steam stood about five inches. I then looked at the water guage, and that was within an inch of the ordinary working height. I again went into the warehouse, and had not been in more than two minutes before the explosion took place. The ordinary working height is from ten to twelve inches of steam. I never exchanged a word with the engineer. I had con • fidence in Marshall's ability. In answer to Mr. Barlow, one of the owners of the property, witness stated that the engine was of 18-horse power, and that it turned 9,600 mill spindles. George Brandon said—Mr. Bayley sent for me to start the engine. It was stopped, and I found a stud of the eccentric loose. The fly wheel caaght the wall plate, and broke it. The engine did not start again that day. John Thomas came on the Monday morning in Crook's place ; but Mr. Bayley sent him home. Some questions being asked about the safety valve, Mr. Fairbairn said, as he understood, there was a wood prop under the lever of the valve, which kept it down, and prevented any escape of the steam; witness said, the prop was under when I went there, and I left it so; I did not apprehend danger when the engine was at work. I always disturbed the prop when the steam was about 12 inches. If the gauge was stopped by dirt, as it sometimes was, I had no criterion to go by only my own judgment. In reply to Mr. Earle, the witness said the duty of the engineer is to look after the guages and valves, not the master's I told Crooks he must keep the steam at twelve inches, or it would plague him. I looked in the boiler when it was being cleaned Yesterday week, and said at that time to a joiner named James Stafford, this boiler will cause some accident. I was not aware but there was a stay from end to end, but it has not. Staf ford said tell Mr. Bayley, and I said I would, but did not do so, in consequence of being taken sick. Thomas Crooks said, I live in Cotton•street, and went to fire up for last witness. I saw the safety-valve was fast. I said to one of the young masters that it was dangerous. The peg of the steam gauge stood about 20 inches high. Brandon had it that high when I went ; it's no use telling a lie about it. The engine was stopped at this time. The gauge should be 13 when the engine is on. I was frightened in consequence of the safety valve not acting. The boiler had no stay over the fire place, and it ought to have had four. Mr. Fairbairn said that he had no doubt whatever but the accident was caused by an over-pressure of steam. For the purpose of giving the fullest informa tion on the subject, he had written out a report which he road. A portion of this only need be quoted : " The true cause of the eruption, namely, that the safety valve was fast, and the engineer being engaged in cleansing and charging the furnace for nearly halt an hour previous to the explosion (with no escape for the steam), the boiler, as in all such cases, became an in strument of destruction, involving the most ruinous re sults to all those within the reach of its influence. This fact, therefore, removes all doubt as to the cause of this lamentable occurrence, which, like most others of the same kind, has arisen from culpable negligence of the engineer, and a callous disregard of consequences too serious to be contemplated. On no account whatever should the safety valves of steam boilers be allowed to be touched after they are once loaded and set, excepting only for the purpose of ascertaining its free working condition. * * * * * The safety valve being fast, and all escape for the steam being closed, it is easy to conceive what would be the result, namely, that of excessive pressure, which acting upon the weaker parts of the boiler, would bear clown that over the fur nace, and hence follows the total destruction of the build ings, and the ruinous consequences which ensued. It will be observed that the boiler in its descent made a complete somerset, and reversed its position, which can only be accounted for by the reaction of the forces upon the furnace end of the boiler, thus producing a rotative motion during its ascent. In almost every case where high steam is kuvldenly liberated the boiler becomes a projectile of enormous force, which no erection, how ever solid, can resist. Before closing these remarks, I would respectfully direct attention to the heavy re sponsibility attached to the management of steam boilers. A little more attention would go far to pre vent accidents of this kind, if it did not entirely remove them 'altogether. On a former occasion I took the liberty of adverting to the present imper fect state of our knowledge, as regards the education of an exceedingly useful body of men. I mean that class of engineers into whose hands the lives and property of the public are entrusted. At present engineers are far from possessing an adequate knowledge of the elements of their profession, not yet has their moral condition at tained that high standard of character so essential to a faithful discharge of their respective duties. It will yet require some years before such men can be trained for the public service, but I still hope in this age of steam and steam-engines to see the whole of our steam navy, railways, and manufactures, guided and governed by a body of men at once inspiring confidence and respect This desirable object cannot, however, be attained but through the joint aid of the Government, railway and steam navigation companies, including manufacturers in the erection ofnormal schools for the education ofengineers. In conclusion I would recommend the same suggestions which I urged on the occasion of the boiler explosion at Bolton, that the following regulations be observed.- Ist. That the practice of placing boilers under buildings where the workpeople are employed be discontinued. 2d. That two safety wives be attached to each boiler, one of them to be weighted from the inside to the re• quired pressure, and to have a long ascending discharge pipe out of the reach of interference ; the other to be under the control of the engineer. These valves, in order to be perfectly safe, should have, respectively, an area equal to one-half of the steam pipe, or about one square inch to every two horse of the computed power of the boiler. 3d. That in cases where boilers are situated under mills, a mercurial gauge, indicating the pressure of the steam, and an ascending column of water correspond ing with that pressure, will be found of great value in cases of negligence on the part of the fireman or engineer. Lastly, each boiler should have a water gauge and two fusible fire-plugs composed of suitable materials." After the reading of the report, the coroner and jury were of opinion that no other witnesses was necessary. A juror wished the last engineer, Marshall, called in, which was done, and, in answer to questions put to him, said he had taken out the prop, from under the boiler, the day before the accident. The jury were then left to themselves, and, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of " Accidental death, caused by an over-pressure of steam, and by reason of the safety-valve of the said steam-boiler having been overloaded or pressed down, but by whom, or by what means, is not known."—Crowds of persons were con gregated in the street to hear the result. FREAKS or AN ENGINE.—One of the engines on the Taff Vale Railway " ran away" on Wednesday morn ing when not very distant from the Bute Dock Terminus; it dashed onwards, got to the end of the rails which were turned upwards, knocked them off, and after running a short way on tho gravel and knocking a lamp-post down, was stopped either for want of steam or by getting its wheels too deeply embadded in the soil to permit of its carrying the joke any further. From information we have received, it seems the accident was caused by these circumstances :—The coupling chain, connecting the engine to the tender, broke, upon which, being relieved ()fits burden, the eng ine instantly acquired a great in crease of speed; the driver, who happened to have one foot on the tender at the time, fell backwards, so that no one was left on the engine to shut off the steam, as the stoker jumped off. Two waggons were much damaged. but no accident to life or limb occurred.—Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. THE ARMY.—Thirty-two gentlemen have been gazetted as Cornets or Ensigns in the army during the preceding month, 22 of whom have their commissions, varying in price from 4501. to 1,2001. each, purchased, and amounting in the aggregate to the sum of 10,0001. The following non-commissioned officers have been pro• muted during the month, and have received the usual bounty of 1001. each to assist them in their outfit as commissioned officers:—Sergeant-Major W. Blackburn, to be Ensign in the 83d Foot; Colour Sergeant J. Mansfield, to be Quarter-Master in the 2d Foot; Ser geant-Major W. Stillwell, to be Quarter. Master in the Rifle Brigade. 31 Ensigns have been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 12 without purchase, and 19 by purchase. The amount which has thereby changed hands is 6,950 L, the regulated difference for the com missions varying from 2001. to 850/. each. 18 Lieutenants t have been promoted to the rank of Captain, 7 withu purchase, and 11 by purchase. The amount which has thereby changed hands is 10,400 L, the regulated difference for the commissions varying from 1. 2,7501. each. Six Captains have been promoted b purchase. rank of Major, five by brevet,loo o / t h t e o and one_hyreMajors Amount of purchase-money, 3,5001.. T Assistant-Surgeons have been b h y ave bre be v e e n t. pro E m ig o h te t d s o si the rank of Lieutenant-Cononel al pro motedgentle- menha t v o e t b h e e e been ank gazetted o f S u as rg° L's Assistant-Surgeons. a d n t n - i S n u e r g m e e o d n i s c . Sr. o o rT E s7 s tr pA D up E E s a Ecr u ir ß r i o A rt L.G o ß r ou TLE ._ D A n ce A o D r . d — in T g a a E s the excavations procr2ed and preparations are made to sink the foundatioris for the new buildings about to be erected in Short's-gardens, immediately at the rear of St. Giles's Workhouse, additional coffins are found at depths varying from 4to 12 feet from the surface. Although within the course of six or eight weeks, the remains of nearly 2,000 persons have been removed and deposited at the new burial-ground, St. Pancras-road, it is evident that the portion of ground unexcavated contains a great number of coffins. The ghastly relics of decomposed bodies are still to be seen lying about in all directions, and the workmen have, within the last few days, brcught to the surface some 80 or 90 coffins with their contents. The entire piece of ground laid bare will not be required to be built upon, but no directions have been given to re move the human remains contained in that portion de scribed in the plans for the new erections as a " yard." It is the intention lo spread a thick layer of concrete over the surface, in order to prevent any unwholesome exhalations, DESTRUCTION OF THE GARRICK THEATRE BY FIRE. Yesterday morning, between the hours of four and five, Police-constable 96 H, whilst passing along his beat, dis covered smoke and sparks issuing from the Garrick Theate, in Leman-street, Goodman's-fields. This satis fied the officer that a fire was raging within the theatre. Without a moment's loss of time an alarm was spread in the usual way, but before any of the inhabitants could be arousal from their slumbers the fire burst through the roof, and, in the brief space of ten minutes, at least one-half of the building became enveloped in flame. An instant attempt was made to get the fire subdued, but upon an entry into the theatre being made it became a matter of certainty that, at least, the entire structure must 'fall a prey to the destructive element. The Brigade engines from Wellclose and Jeffrey-squares stations were the first that arrived, and without delay the same were set to work, under the direction of Mr. Fogo, the foreman of the district. By that period, how ever, the whole tier of boxes, together with the gallery, were wrapped in fire, and as the burning flakes fell below they communicated with the pit and mazarine floors, so that, by the hour of five or a little after, the theatre was on fire from the basement to the top of the roof. The great number of scenes and other combustible articles in the building proved such a powerful auxiliary to the flames that when the roof fell in the fire mounted several yards above the level of the house-tops in the sur rounding street. Other engines of the London Brigade, with Mr. Superintendent Braidwood, the West of Eng land Company's engine and firemen, with Mr. Connorton, and the County engine, with Mr. Garwood, arrived one after the other in rapid succession. The mains of the East London works afforded an abundant supply of water, which was scattered over the fire, and the several surrounding habitations. This had the desired effect of cutting off the progress of the fire just as it bad com municated with the Jews'Orphan Asylum in the Tenter ground, and the gun factory of Mr. Scott. No sooner had the firemen succeeded in damping the fire in the direction before spoken of than their endeavours were directed towards saving the Garrick Tavern, which they accomplished by leading the hose through the theatre, and directing the branches against the back front. The damage, however, done to the three latter buildings is very considerable. By nine o'clock the firemen succeeded in getting the flames entirely extinguished; by that hour the theatre was entirely consumed, and the valuable wardrobe de stroyed; the whole of the scenery and stage appoint ments are likewise burned—by which calamity we regret to state that about fifty performers will be thrown out of employment. As to the origin of the fire nothing that could be de pended upon could beascertained, but it is the prevailing opinion that it arose from some of the gun wadding lodging in the " flats " during the firing of cannon at the performance of the Battle of Waterloo on the pre vious evening. When the theatre was closed, between twelve and one this morning, the place appeared quite safe and free from fire. Whilst the firemen were directing the water o❑ the theatre the outer wall in the. Tenter-ground fell with an awful crash ; the police and firemen had barely suffi cient time to get out of the way, when the same fell and completely blocked up the road-way. As it was, one of the police-constables was: severely injured, and was obliged to be removed to the London Hospital, weere he at present remains. Although the lessees of the theatre are insured, we understand that their loss will far exceed the amount of their policies, to say nothing of the serious destruction of property belonging to the corps dramatique. HORRIBLE ASSASSINATION OF THREE PERSONS. (From the Gazette de Tribunauz.) A terrible and mysterious crime has just been com mitted at Six-Fours, near Toulon. The victims are a man named Corneille and his wife, each about fifty years of age, and their mother, aged ninety-four. They were in easy circumstances, and inhabited a farm in the neighbourhood of the above place, together with a son and daughter, about twenty years of age. The latter had passed the night in a neighbouring village, at a re lation's, and on returning, the next morning, were aston ished to find the doors and window-shutters closed, and smoke issuing from the crevices. Alarmed at this, they quickly opened the parlour-shutters, when, to their horror, they saw their father stretched on the floor in a pool of blood, having evidently been shot full in the face, so that his death must have been instantaneous. He seemed to have been called out of bed to open the door to some one, as he had on his trowsers, but neither shoes nor stockings. On the first floor was found the body of Madame Corneille, who had been killed in the same manner as her husband. As she harl on merely her night-gown and an under garment it is thought that she had been shot while get ting out of bed to go to the assistance of her husband. In the next room was found the body of the poor old grandmother—almost a centenarian—stretched lifeless ,on the bed ; her skull and breast fractured, and her right arm broken. In order to efface all traces of their crime, after having taken a hundred francs and a few gold trinkets, the murderers had coolly taken measures for ensuring the complete conflagration of the house and its contents. Under every bed, and in almost every piece of furniture, were found large quantities of straw and linen stuff, arranged so as easily to take fire ; these had been also set fire to in five different places. The murderers must have been known to M. Corneille, for he appears to have opened the door to them, which being shut at eight o'clock, all access was impracticable from with out. On the next day the door was found locked, the assassins having taken the key, in the hope that all en trance to the burning house being rendered impossible. the deaths of their three victims would be attributed to the fire. Their own excess of caution, however, has led to their discovery ; for all the apertures having been thus carefully closed, the fire had gone out for want of air, the straw and linen alone being destroyed, while th e bodies of the murdered persons presented but slight , burns. It was affecting to witness the grief of the two survivors, so suddenly rendered orphans. The son has almost lost his reason: he carries a crucifix on his heart, and affirms that the image of Christ has revealed to him the names of the assassins of his father, beseeching the Procureur du Roi to allow him to do justice on them himself. Two persons have already been arrested on suspicion. PEDESTRIANISM EXTRAORDINARY.-011. Monday Young Mountjoy performed the following extraordinary feat within the space of one hour at the Northumberland Cricket Club Ground, in Newcastle:—Walked forward one mile, walked backwards one mile, ran one mile, trun dled a hoop half a mile, hopped on one leg 200 yards, ran backwards 200 yards, picked up with his mouth 40 eggs, placed a yard apart, without touching the ground with his knees, or the eggs with his hands, and after wards depositing them in a 'bucket of water without breaking any of them, and finally leaping over 20 hur dles placed 10 yards apart. RAILWAY GRATITUDE.—We learn that Mr. Hudson and the Eastern Counties board, in honourable recollec tion of services long since past, have accorded to Sir John Tyrrell a privilege which we are not aware has been granted to an individual on any other line in the kingdom—that of stopping any train for his own conve nience at Boreham, where there is no station, by simply showing a flag, to obiiiate the necessity of his coming to Chelmsford. When the company in its infancy was , truggling against the many adverse circumstances that beset it, the Hon. Baronet not only declined an invita tion to join a league to extort hard terms from it, but facilitated and assisted the line in every way possible. and even saved it much expense by waiving rights to occupation bridges. We are glad to see these things thus remembered and acknowledged, because it adds to the confidence in the justice and right feeling of railway manednt;a open e dn d w t e h e think n e if t t o h t e h e b o n e o r d n. li m a d e m g o b n e e r even frt m u an h a e g r e , the lesson and the liberality would not have been thrown away upon the public.—Esser Herald. EXTRAORDINARY IMPOSTOR.—John Ross, a pre. tended deaf and dumb man ; was brought the other day before the Sheriff Criminal Court, Cupar, charged with falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition, committed by Living, as a true and genuine document, a false and fa bricated printed circular. The indictment further charged him with having formed the felonious rind wicked design of imposing on and defrauding the lieges, by falsely and fraudulently pretending that he was deaf and dumb ; that he was left destitute at the death of his parents ; and that he was collecting money in aid of his edacatioa and clothing in the Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb in Henderson-ft-ow, Edinburgh, and was authorised by the committee to collect money for that purpose. The priso ner was. w t as e not s. .atTttee long at the bar ere he began to shake hi s u izz n b i he cals, and, converting his fingers into a q great deal too a - t a o b s o b u o t g w hi t m b e m v d d e e light n c eo f oaf number everything odfr anddrink , k, witnessesand every b odyrpeakwent prisoner could swear, the trial, said — john Ross, the jury, after h earing r i yourself—(A langth)—have your case, and Ithearing n h g as come out that you h ave b een much sometimes ; and She riff Monteith, in win ding . up found you guilty. which you have e r s im p ostures the lieges of a great amounti for years, in th e course of of money. You are a hardened offend er . H a d you b een tried in another court your sentence would have been much more serious. lam willing to try what may be the effect of nine months' imprisonment, but I can as sure you, if you do not mend your manners wl.en you come out, your next punishment will be much - more se vere." Ross thanked his Lordship for his kindness ; and on getting on his handcuffs he said, with ranch good humour, " I saw the trade was up, and that it was as well to confess at once."—Edinburgh Weekly Express. CRANaROOK.—CAUTION TO AUCTIONEERS SELL. MG IN PUBLIC MARKETS.-011 Wednesday last, Ed ward Harris, of Cross-street, Curtain-road, London, was brought before the Rev. Francis Burrows, charged with offering for sale, by private contract, several tarpaulin waggon covers, consigned to him for sale by public auction, in the above -named market, he being in posses.. sion of a hawker's license, by which he had incurred a penalty of 101. In support of the information evidence was given, that on Friday, the 23d of last month, the de: fendant was employed to sell by auction, at Tunbridge Wells Market, some waggon covers and a few sacks, as an agent for Mr. John Harriss, of Bishopsgate• street, London. The defendant did offer his covers, but , sold in quantities a few sacks by private contract, con' , ;rary . to law, not being the manufacturer ; he had the re , maining goods removed by a van to the town of Cranf ,rook, at which place he offered to three different pe rs ons, his waggon covers for sale, by private contract, ; at a cheap price. He, defendant, admitted making the sales, b ut _ urged in mitigation of the penalty, his ignorance of t h e law, he only being a new beginner as an auctions .er. The magistrate fined the defendant the sum of /a, and 11s. 6d. costs,--Ipswich Express! RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OF THE SOUTH W ALES TO THE WESTERN RAILWAY CO MPANY. LETGAhReSEI7oIG GREAT lowingare the heads of a provisional agree ment entered into between the directors of the Great Western and South Wales Railway Companies, to be submitted to meetings that have been specially convened n ion e fe ‘tvih.hreoi l in e ,S p o G a u r i t i h t : u a c i l l V: t a o e l e r p s e t i o ' l e ia l E i s h for Friday next, for the consideration of their respec tive proprietors: - 1. That, subject to confirmation as aforesaid, the Great Western Railway Company will undertake to and to pay over to opened, Company the net proceeds, after deducting all working expenses, and interest, and depreciation on stock, &c., employed. guard, and from Newport to Monmouth, being completed and opened, a lease in rrpetuity is to be made thereof to the Great t n lre 2 r . k c T r t e h h d e e i t li l We-tern Railway Company, subject as hereinafter men tioned, they PYing rent live per cent. per annum on the amount expended ( as al so hereinafter explained), in cluding interest during the progress of the works, as al lowed by Act of Parliament, without any division of profit during the first five years of the lease; but after the lapse of that period, or so soon afterwards as the line may make clear profits over and above the amount which the Great Western Company have guaranteed, or d to the South Wales Railway Company may have paid for any antecedent period under this lease, they are to half the net profits which m a y accrue during pay over of the lease, in addition to the rate of five the remainder per cent, per annum on t he mone y ex p en ded. - 3. The lease to ternaivate at the and a ten yearp (ex DOLMAN. The accomplished editor, Mr. Miles Gerald an nounces his resignation of the editorship of this magazine. His retirement fiomtlilrnai that position m willsiitaiaosneci e l be s regretted by the subscribers to io the publication has thriven so e i P t . , e. m v ir r ab d l w y a u rd nd p er riee his , direction. If his successor, the enterprise and discrimination of thediscri Romanmmatmnof only the ex-editor,emulates h t t hi e s monthly organ Catholics cannot fail to prosper. Mr. Keon intimates his withdrawal in the following terms : toricalwowrkithonthwehichw e " haveAax Anxious s n engaged, to complete and, th ine historical conformity is an nouncementleast thecapacity ofeditor, our last .we leave en re w f b er e s g i g, then.at present of the readers of Dolman's Magaz i n e . Ing our responsible and anxious charge we feel double pleasure. It is pleasingas wea to know, tun doubtedlyhe body o d o Nl k h : k w ethat belongwe l i e n s vae moretli the flourishing organ ing con dition than that in which we found it, and that our suc cessor's task will be less arduous than our own has been. It is also pleasing to know that the future editor has ex pressed the Caine views and principles which have won for ourselves the favour and the confidence of so many, and that our whilom province may continue still to be administered in an entirely kindred sentiment. If it be so administered, we shall nut be wholly absent from these pages ; more rich in leisure than while; exercising the manifold duties of editorship, we hope to seize an oc casional opportunity, more or less frequent, of addressing the public through an organ, with which we have had the good fortune and the happiness of being connected." The opening article in the present number is a mournful story, entitled the " Miser's Death," by the Rev. E. Price—to whom all success in his editorial capacity. It is told with a touching simplicity. Prom the next paper —a biographical essay upon Chris topher Columbus—we shall make one extract. This itCihet the Atlantic, h Ai o s pt l i li c awn w rtei r c i b, t y e a r nt t dh h et u h s e d greatestdeissecroi v b e e or s fy t a h oi eif navigators,i a fi r r d t i v n o3 t h a e g e awne a ds c t r oe o nr s ne s of the greatest of all men : " After shriving himself, and receiving the most earlyblessed on e u t e h h e a ri s morningt fro m the otr hands Friday, A u A A la u r g eh us e t 3 na, , C l o 4 lu 9 m 2, bus, de parted from the bar of Sakes, near Palos, in the presence of a prodigious multitude of spectators. Notwithstand ing the vastness of the enterprise, the instruments for its prosecution were miserably disproportioned. Three vessels comprised the fleet : one, La Santa Maria, com manded by Columbus himself ; another, La Pinta, by Martin Alonzo Pinzon ; and the third, La Nina, by his brother Vincente Yanez Pinzon. Th e t wo latter ships were merely caravels and the whole convoy carried only one hundred and twenty men. Providence seems in deed to have smiled propitiously upon the endeavour : the Great Spirit which had germinated such a craving in the mind of Columbus to explore the Atlantic, glassed its awful billows before him, strewed its surface with sun beams and tokens of encouragement, and cooled its atmosphere with refreshing breezes. And Christopher responded to the beneficence of the Deity ; throughout his long life he responded to it ; his piety was not inter mittent or eccentric, it coloured his whole soul, and lent a new majesty to his majestic nature. His Journal, com menced immediately after his departure from Palos, in dicates the incessant and intense awe with which he re garded the great On of eternity: its opening paragraph is written, .In N. D. nostri Jesu Columbus appears to have rendered the dre,ldeel pa sage across the ocean less perilous Ly- certain nts iii the astro labe, for according to the intimation of Beauchamp (fling. Univ. tom. ix. 286), " Cost ainsi rine son genie createur perfectionna l'ai t nautque, count de melt , e son grand pro jet a csecutio," The eircuni,tancos which accom panied that first entrance int 3 the watery realms of the western ocean may he succinctly catalogued. On August 5, a rudder was damaged, and, on the following day, they repaired the accident ; on Aug. 13, they reached the Canary Islands, provisione.l themselves anew, and, on September 6, quitted Goinera. Here the altercation of Christopher, with his mariners, commenced ; and when we is fleet upon his various devices to decrease their de spondency, and to exalt their anticipations ; his falla cious reckoning in the common log-book; his ingeuiPtis I