The Sun. — London, England, 1846-12-04 00:00:00

an 0..... i 8 8,4 i 1% ? 7a 12 1 A, 12i4 -p g 6% 20,,, 1371 5 ' 3 37% 4 1 9 1 7 1 .., 45 79 , 14 P il;~ .... 55 , 31 1.07Pj „. ~... CAPE 0F GOOD HOPE. c rye have received private advices and .te p m ap s e o rs f mfroilmi_ .'_ePe Town to the 10th of October. e a ' r p 'Y n.ews inserted below are inter .e T st h in e g, though not ill,,ortit. Colonel Hare, the Lieutenant.Gover ,, n i o ii r s , hhas reached Cape Town, on his way to England, qath Navin g sunk (it is stated) under the fatigues ra a i n n d s ittractions of the frontier service.” The copious . r ector rtve of in the reason of the Kafir frontier had , 014 sa the rivulets, supplied the tanks, getable of the rivers, and brought great reli i e n f e t r o eas th ed e ythee ge 0 , .e and animal world. We add to our extracts from s °f the an official document relative to the finance (phr t o likeeeteilie.cinsY.o.utli African Commercial . Advertiser, Oct. 7.) CoLa .principal news of this week is that Mr. Deputy the2l‘!'sarY General Palmer proceeds to b th le e f a r n o d nti n e e r ti b v. y e taie.lnunderbolt. Mr. Palmer is an posts end, without ascribing blame . to n be tli th o , se Gr a a s h t a h m ei ,s r Taw 's is this department at Port Ella 4 blankl'l°l. anywhere else, it has been felt th fi at il t u h p ere T w h a e s Q,,,,, sossewhere which he is expected to era . tions. I,o4'hsariat is the real basis of military tsd b !r and ball are not more indispensable D erless as an ra Iseult A y horse is as •ow dly ac ()than flour ja-sesl,f4111;011. deThTspartment has been rou s n uffering or 4 h-il frefficiency, and there muchll , a , s ie b v e i e e n s.,, tar) iiths n er and cold among the 't their skill d, ere not shut by the form of the serv n ice, it is % 4 ,•:`4,,03:. their friends that they could make out a strong Satil. uetenee, partly by dissproving innumerable state by bringing isrs,4,Le to .their _disadva . ntage, partly . i no _ Willinglyirs:otteourifna,tiltieswhich their accusers . are , sehttohweirng an overlook ! and partly t heia l , ~ ork done for which _the wor y ld n w y ould applaud teasy scores ' dilly informed. For 'oils and stores ,teilth,o,ltitiof waggons laden with provisions thert,'ll"l3' was through no fault l department. lo s s o f s o by the caused first 0 ttlY d must not be placed . l t . rista o u f ce th , e t ir he °n On the lines of road, th, ir n thil i by the drought, Itetsdaeteheunt. And if it be true, as has baenedn are still, r eeei,' at so And 25,000 people have been , l ' 4l Al ln g rat? me from Government, notwithstandpinogssidbilsy hat, been an drought, this department cannot rsmay be led I ' ) th'ne'l,4 sod deficient as individual sufferers 'her 1„,--%or individual censors to declare. In e a h l a l ra w e a te r r s t itli e ," l4 be suffering on both sides, and the 13 De ller i'Y and of 'the country in the present contest ttoie;lf/dar fatal to the collection and transmission ofl 1 this Nal), is Jps in the field. The main force flanks. He e ldsi, s ef al way s in your rear, or on your bed ose ore you as water before a vessel u n u e n r de a r n s d ail y , o b n u r t ',lrch Pavesind you in the same man , to , r ` ; ' l lew ih no more solid or safe track for supplies th e alto 's 4 ship do on the sea. In all these cthonat 'as ri-.°lls there is th e e s force ' of truth, yet the factro s,4ins4,,,il)3, office r in this branch of the service p ta.ka,:pie-c;e:lfiat:,,i/ to the frontier An is universally regarded .to And if he had authority be bet tB a few handrednne"ls' with hi m , the news would for Il ltr l' e a r , til ,l, as those a w ni e m s als are superior to oxen , eit -e Les in Refit: Warfare. " 1 14 -reeted with o Commissariat, the latest intelli - - kb k - ,r attt „ the „,om.mi l ut q) lit it 8,,v aterleo Bay is not altogether unfavour ts /Of 'I no means relieves Government from a t the t h e ,-rktli surveving the ba or bight, or creek of ii,`a 1 ,,,, c4 the luf : ' - lo in th y, centre, as it were, the rribt:e'l)!ske:3:3:B3',4nd of the e f u u s t t ure settlements and for: be, in advance, for Pell a t , l°4 of th they n l ow y m In that place Mr ' itoiri.dic2,,,,,ayosf,t:lis to .:!n e , e an o c n- ho . red a n ad o r i ane river Ilecio, withotitits,olB.a, and landed to 1) 1 4 411 44 'ss or damage supplies single ee ns within i a int g he o di n r atth kh if, e s c hats the anchorage good. The bo H tto e m nev r er tl , '1 ' lts in Table Bay—sand above cla. e 'etai ground all the time the vessel lay there, and i 4 l th, ~nZ, away he had good pull to haul up his anchor, In ,, f rt t j h i l r i w zt a s i trg rl d cis i ' s l'iluoh‘tvii c e h ad t l h a s e n i d e was stiff blue elay. The t _lay e is such that none of h . directly on shore. In the most an Z„ e tl)e ! a n t " the ship'had can be carried seaward, and n _ ""ithetly`4,Y. In northerly gales in Table Bay, d I,rlie'lers"„w,ncls in A.loa. Bay, if you part from your a elki li iVi ‘ s li t e ) r f e i. nothi'ng-but ie . be . ach for you. . th e aotii,„ opinion that anchoring ktiYear chap 9cds practicable a greater number of days in is always safer here,. ,orb,e'leetlai,2',4lgoa Bay. Such statements from so ex att,"°re th, -n u as Mr. Findlay, who knows has beaches,kown I;th ' and w r i half a century what bays, n andan o d . 1 1 1 : 1 ,2t1, b i t, and surfs, and rollers are in every p . t , ae ~ aert,,,..oye especially on African coasts, justify, er l'eti4sentr,Thillg Excellency's most serious aAttegnotoiodn, orna fas,i)Draetietentustances of his government.. t al* l a e a I ' l aUding for supplies at this point in_ Kafira tooltiar pot'intiiite,ou with Waterloo Bay, is equal, in i tit sl Valr s °` v iew, to a force of 2,000 o_r 3,000 men, es Coe d ' :" and thousands of draught cattle, constantly dl e , eee ded l i eve e a enueh greater force than this has not Oa a 4 dra"n** and protecting supplies from s and '''Y'llattohsth?'47'ig'hibiirho-od of the . Fish A ß e iv o e a r st a m n g d 'knd a ' t l'Nce. cdi ' 'll time, for effective servic!. t ink, ; , t . ll 1 14.1 f rom Algoa Bay, may a few days .'1,1,,,i-ri`irl:"2oo t' i o n ° s 'nouth—if it be such a l s o n o N o lr. ox F e i n ndl i a e y d ,soots, hene by of supplies, which 3, by ., 1, 441-, 11, 8 w It'2,sl-)410 GOO men, and guarded nobody cunted, would iloftJ: many artaed men On foot t eti,,Z ), in sh,,,e he ad - quarters on o t . h r Poutici expense`uinY.sveeks, to say noth . in emF of is t n he ß e i o v m er p n a r - Otitovernal t ln 3 t°Abiegws.hleh would be estimated low as at hs ql B e a r d l . o o ; a n y - t rt c: l . aby itself cause the Buffalo as well as - se ta 'ng and s . e surveyed, and experiments . made c ask ets to 1 shiPPing cargo ; or it may contract . with l el,, ~- the supplies at so much a ton, or bag, te r l o e lent f°o-ret",e .beach at either of those places, a th tt 9 138,,, for e being stationed at the Buffalo or t a m t a W y bae s, titisdfir, protection in the mean time. I Ds,: tile ( Inlay be possible at the one, when presentoi. r a . the 4 , noted 8 e ‘ r, and where such a 1 4„FrOe ur: e 'ely from insufficient supplies, without incurring eis, 6 ! d m 0 them can b e neglected . w no possibility . Ittk,B4l.lounting perh a p s to . g " }, g h eill c i b e .s a 'Males and horses, if to be had, Mr. Palmer 8 4 tIr ttia " authorised to colle o c r i t, c o a r rt o s r , d o e r r f t r o am be es m o a n d w e, h s e o e m lse, I ( * hi e i t °' light waggons, this two or four of these creatures can pull along , Or 1,500 pounds weight of provisions as fast as kts,', 3 can a - h and almost wherever troops can .4pt'l?`,:'. This lighter array could often act where heavy is with fromi twelve to ehteen oxen are stopped, Ltisrt‘bled by a few shots from the enemy, to the con k a whole convoy, as at Block Drift and Trom s7,llq a ' The Kafirs are now scattered or rather dif 'elitl'erYwhere, in small parties, for the purpose '' i ttis p ' n g food for themselves, and with the design of th'etp°off Stippries, so as to starve the posts and ad les. tit rtious of the army. This is their plan. de is thentestances a better could not have been d _ it -44 4 ° ... ti gh With them it is as much the result of Vrsr„" ; of science. To civilised troops such a foe ail;eta, - ,,,n i tg and even humiliating. They are baffl l i tlr , e Ilie,`;Y Whom they scarcely ever see, or see only et° t ".eh ttl;,°l4 them. The parties are at present hold -1411 - l est will - 1," . in a state of siege or blockade, and the tt 'etil h r kl • by hunger at lust. Hence the abl e „, eterminecl t tio t %%al ',"ns of an active and steady commissariat essli''eresi,,,l2Bl,"4t that has resources, ingenuity, infvreenm tlBPr. 1 18 . 4 . The Kafirs are beginning to safer from nu. 1 4i t t tit ? vi 1 . 8 , 1 s a Prelude to their submission, a the otatietattee must check their supplies. Indeed, n thBeslet,y, ssariat stores, which have hitherto been in f dr.N . l 'le% h„Etre Pretty nigh exhausted. Some more haso *ak t The'" surrendered at discretion, as s Sto b c n ii t t is k)11 tkti th4 re at chiefs still propose term l b — . i Illii,Afte,,, Unconditional submission t will e insisted h44',nos,'o_realting faith and spurning friendship,_ heavythey 4 of ttukealtstade to feel without mitigation the 11NANCES OF TAE COLO NY. I'l C hamber of the Legislativ e Council, l' e a11t,,. Sept. 30, 1846. Eyelle ~.,ned minute and estimates . of the ef ', I v "9 eXpenditure for the services and di ett, ii,! . ~ the table, t() b_ ` . .'o !IllY read, l a i d upon probable w lailblished the year I• HOPE, Clerk of the Legislative Council. Itari MiIIuTE—FINANcE• Mouth, 4')(I, Camp near the Fish _live r 41.4„,"°urable r, Sep. 15, 1846. kila 4 th e ~,, .uentlemen,--The cause which has de ., tt. perldit a e y01 . . 1 o . the period "‘ pia .Gentlemen befo r f estimates of revenue late per . h t .i t ~... ure for 1847 till this unusua lly ,mitting ,m, kii,'"4r, and which now prevents me from su.„ F r am ing tl,lll4l)ersen for your consideration, renders theetsrs. a it tes 11:1141.011,10r! an gent rally difficult, and ~,:4 1) t ti 4action into some parts of them itil, tiii,(l Uncertainty. d b th i'lit Sticitturbance in our social system, cause neighbour' of considerable nec k 41 ° 1 our peaceful relatio ns with the l' I tc 44 trl ek: ail... I es, and the ensuing war, will probably 1,01 the sources of revenue, and from ny will dues, 1 I,' Petit, kuounts usually received from sue nlands• ~. a . v,_ :: transfer dues stamps, and sales of Crow st m e lt i ated I,ipt:i Iliitr,,fore, made an abatement in t rll e a,,,,i,ir those heads ; and you will tfihnefidet.he 14 tb:ltabie for 1847 to be 155,2351. 4s. u items of I'4 imissibl f accurately what n_ 11144 ex,,,._ ~ e to foresee accurtotal ff,r 3.,4 Qulture ma... ) have to be defrayehdevine,ththeeere. 1:400tt1i0.,41 account of the Kafir war; 11 0 N17(131101 charges from the estimtl l te ar which I lay expendi -4t ti , l tt iGi ,a°,l have calculated the ordm Itill.TeiNL''4l 15s. 10d. leaving an anticipa h t y e is d b a lance 1 44 1 k tri:' °I 1847 of 3 ,3801. Bs. 1 ld. or ...st b fi Nt h ~',. e found applicable to the T m . ent p o r f es e e n n y t I. ' - '-uarges which may grow on to the tt t took 1 0 1 %44 8 W hie h are appended to the several estimates 4 -*i lle, r ' ll i re for the various departments of which O l ttt°l .144 11 to the increase or decrease eem. a m te r s . 4 Itllll4htile chaYroti g fo r the ensuing year, as 'l•L a Dee it • il t - use of 1 876. The only points on which I ttiet- l ace -- 'mark are the following:— G (4 * ,tiluf lieutenant (4 of the e e r as m te e rn jes d ty il s - 17q1tsientl. under the consideration of h . cir h h, under altered arrangements t 'ik4 4 , iti th e _ I .Propose, therefore, . to retain the item of s hittiel,l4ti b ete for it, td for applicable which kt:the ttLic., io . r the nianagemept of . th ti gt 444 iltion of the treaties wit h the ie whatever frontier affairs. 1111,44eb• W 1 render unnecessary continuance effective , borde . rm e g f. tl tii lok lll e et 7 by which they . Gave been made . arise in the li t % new charges are likely to 44 'Mitch • inserted under the a. on.. will never cease, I have 2,3111. Vele Of e . place 10s., l ' ill ..iNal nati tribes the item of last year. 41044 wiii14,111_,54/. 9s. 1::s than the estimate ofto uncertainty attaches t eir„aild v_ilersrtand •that great our presen ill il'lllitiet,r. il u e e es I ee n eedtinitem admit of ac w curate calculation eive 44:testo „!le judicial department you list '' 1 000/ f h 1 ries of the four resid e n t 4t ett,3 ~ , or t e sa a will perces_ _enn by 1/4Nejai .W4O have been appointed recommended 3,04, 'Justices at the rate of salary in the room of h l'o 4“lvn ' NiN II Will g • 1/4 'lces " n d a new head of expenditure in the 41'1 f(ils th of the British residents Te 4 re the e establishment present 044•44 tribes be nd the north-east border. h e °Peration Y of 6 the system, 9 which has been ther partially introduced, will, I hope, convince you of the utility of this charge. For 1547 it will amount to 7791. I shall have also to ask you for a supplementary vote for the expenses of the establishment, from its commence ment up to the close of the present year. The only remaining item which I have to explain is, that of 5,000/. for the construction of water tanks in the el:unary districts. lam desirous that the-mode of pre serving water which is practised with perfect success in other dry countries should be attempted in this colony on a considerable scale. If it succeeds here, as I have no reason to doubt, it will relieve our greatest agricul tural want. It, seems desirable that the Government should take the matter in hand, and at least set an example for private enterprise. If you approve this, view, you will probably concur with me in thinking, that the route through the Great Karroo country, by which droves of cattle are brought to markets, is one of the most important tracts which we can select for our experiment. Under these impressions, I submit for your consideration whether we cannot afford to devote 5,0001. of the revenue for next year to this important object. (Signed) P. MAITLAND. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM The quarterly general court of the Managing Board ' of the baledoilai - Asylum, established fo; educating and cicthing the children of destitute and deserving Scotchmen residing in the metropolis, was held yesterday afternoon, at the Scottish Hospital, Crane-court, Fleet street, Mr.f James A. Simpson, Vice-President of the Board, in the chair. The minutes of the previous courts were read and confirmed. At one of the courts a committee was ap pointed to draw up a resolution, lamenting the death of the late Mr. P. M. Stewart, M.P., one of the most liberal patrons of the institution ; and subsequently a resolution of condolence was agreed to be presented to Lady Shaw Stewart, on the loss of so excellent a son ; the Duke of Bucc!euch, as president of the institution, undertaking to convey it to that much respected lady. The SECRETARY stated that it had been agreed by the board this morning to elect eleven boys and five girls next June ; at present there were eighty boys and thirty-four girls participating in the bounties of the institution. It was proposed to eday to elect twelve more, six boys and six girls. Mr. LINDSEY remarked that there were 32 candidates, all very excellent boys and girls, whose title to be elected admitted of no doubt whatever, and yet, from the low state of their funds, they were only capable of relieving 12 of the 32 cases. There were 80 boys and 34 girls in the asylum, but when the 12 were elected to-day there would be 86 boys and 40 girls. Before June next seven boys would quit the institution, and then the num bers would be 79 boys and 40 girls. In June it was pro posed to elect 11 boys and 5 girls, making 90 boys and 45 girls, or a total of 135 recipients of the charity of the institution. Now, if their income were a little larger, they could relieve all the actual cases of distress he had mentioned. They had the ability, but not the power, to do so. They had ample room, but not the funds, and therefore he advocated a further appeal to the public. Captain LARMONT thought that another appeal ought to be made to the public, and the best way to do it was to follow the example of the Infant Orphan Asylum and the St. Ann's Society. The CHAIRMAN stated that the asylum had upwards of 21,0001. of stock. Fifteen hundred had bee n sold out in the course of the year, and it was now proposed to take powers to sell out another 1,000/. lie might add, however, that it probably would not be wanted till next March. A resolution to that effect was accorningly proposed and unanimously agreed to. _ Mr. HODGES inoved that in future the votes of un successful candidates should be carried over and used at all succeeding elections ; but an amendment was pro posed postponing the motion until the next court, which was carried after a slight discussion. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. METROPOLITAN SEWAGE MA- NITRE COMPANY. The adjourned general meeting of the shareholders in the above company was heldyesterday, at No. 7, Waterloo place, Pall-mall, in pursuance of the resolution passed at the meeting held on the 17th September last; J. C. Blair Warren, Esq., the chairman of the company, in the chair. The SECRETARY read the • supplemental report, also an epitome of the previous proceedings. The report stated that the directors had great pleasure in meeting the proprietors in their own offices for the first time, and that the applications for shares greatly exceeded the number to be allotted. Since the last general meeting applica tion had been made to the Thames Navigation Com mittee for permission to lay their mains in the line given by the Act of Parliament, but their application was met with a polite but absolute refusal. The duty then devolved upon the directors of conveying the water by some other means from the King's Scholars' Pond into the metropolis. After anxious inquiry, the adoption of a tunnel-sewer, to commence at the Parliamentary sta tion, near Kew-bridge and thence to pass by the public way to Staines-bridge, standing over the Counter's Creek sewers, was resolved upon. This plan would be attended by important advantages. It would intercept the water of all the lesser sewers of the district, secure an abundant supply in the dryest weather, and make provision for the future extension of the company's works. Large steam-engines in the heart of the metropolis will be unnecessary, the cost of distribution will be considerably less, and mains will pass at once through a district abounding in tra market gardens. The public thoroughfares and Ignreo ffic arta F r woul d not be interrupted, thus avoiding the e t c o tio e n a s urged against the laying down of pipes. three-fifths of trlleY s t i t i t a e re ta l n de i r n s to w ffe b ct, the sanction of required ac cordance with the s t an di ng or d ers of t Lords ; and-+L —a—nzootin g will be d u ly convened forsete purpose. The directors have taken the necessary steps to enable them to apply to Parliament for the requisite powers, and, amongst other things, to enlarge the capital by issuing an increased number of shares. Mr. KYME moved the adoption of the report, and in doing so congratulated the cumpany on the improved prospect of their affairs, but regretted the refusal of the Thames Navigation Committee. But he thought that refusal would redound to their advantage. Mr. DEAN seconded the proposition. A PROPRIETOR urged upon the attention of the directors the advantage of the tunnel-sewer over the main sewer line. One PROPRIETOR said he could not blindly go into the scheme without consideration. A conversation then ensued which resulted in its being said that the directors had been guided in their decision by the engineering report, and a. the request of several proprietors these reports were read. They were merely a mass of details, the substance of which was contained in the directors' report. After some further conversation, the latter was unani mously adopted. The CHAIRMAN, in conclusion, congratulated tl.e company on the stage at whic h the y had arrived, and was glad to observe a disposition on the part of the public to support them. egettinge the twoint o ends, n t d h s e , tun M ne r. wouldl Buc a A N sinkAr thethought middle the sil andr t a i and thus produce great inconvenience. Mr. MILNE said it would be their duty to prevent the silt getting into the tunnel at all. They would want the silt for the purposes of their undertaking. A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. WATERLOO BRIDGE COMPANY. The half-yearly general meeting of the bridge proprie tors was held yesterday, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. Mr. BEDENELL took the chair at one o'clock. The SECRETARY read the Committee's report on the state and condition of the undertaking. It stated that the tolls for the last half-year, ending the 23c1 August lait, had been 7.643/. 2s. 10d., showing an increase over the income for the same period of the preceding year of 294/. 18s., and that from the 23d of August last to the 2d December instant, the tolls for horses and carriages were 4,805/. 9s. Id., the amount of the corresponding period last pear being only 3,278/. 9s. 6d., which the committee accounted for by the clos ing of Westmin►ter bridge, adding, however, that pre vious to that, and since the reluction of fares, there had been a steady increase. Fornierly the horse and - car- Itage tolls were not more than one-fifth of the foot tolls, but were now more than a half. The committee fur ther informed the proprietors of various notices which had been given of intended applications to Parliament for the erection of various bridges across the river, and for the construction of various railways in the neighbour hood of their property. The accounts showed an income for the last half-year of 8,295/. 18s. 6d., and an expenditure of 1,117/. lbs. 6d. The report and accounts were unanimously approved and confirmed by the proprietors, and the retiring direc tors and auditors were re-elected. The meeting, after a vote of thanks to the chairman, then adjourned. lIAIR•CUTTING GRATIS.—I must tell you a ridi culous thing that occurred in a small village of Oxford shire last week, and which caused a diminution in my congregation of yesterday. A man, wearing a certain• badge of authority, passed through the village, and call ing at each house, informed the inhabitants that he was a Government barber, sent from London to cut all the poor people's hair gratis, it having been ascertained to be the most effectual way of keeping off the cholera, which had already made its appearance. The fellow succeeded in carrying away with him sufficient hair to make several wigs, and the deluded people were obliged to set to and make warm caps to defend their bare heads from the cold which set in next day.—From a Correspondent. TAKING THE VElL.—Yesterday the imposing ce remony foe the reception of two postulants to what is termed the Order of Mercy, took place in the chapel adjoining the Convent of Mercy, in Parker's-row, Ber mondsey.. It having been known that the Hon. Miss Middleton end Miss Byrn were about to seclude them selves froth the world by taking the white veil of this order, long before the appointed hour a very numerous assemblage, including several of those ladies' friends, had tilled the body of the chapel. Shortly before twelve o'clock the wax candles on the high altar were lighted, and immediately after the tolling of the convent bell announced the approach of the sacred procession. The usual ceremony, service, &c., was then performed, and the novices invested with the white veil and cloak. The ceremony, which commenced at twelve, did not con clude till two o'clock, and the young ladies, who looked in remarkably good health and spirits, each answered the interrogatories of the celebrant with an exce , dingly firm and clear voice, and bore, without apparent fatigue, the very long and somewhat arduous parts they had to bear. THE SUN, LON - JON, FRIDAY MORN!' COURT CIRCULAR. A deputation respecting molasses, consisting of Mr. Haukt-y, Mr. Barkly, M.P., Mr. Colvile, and Mr. M'Gregor, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down• ing- street. Mr. Kingscote had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Mr. Williams, M.P., had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson 3 esterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were received yesterday at the Colonial office. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo nial-office to the Governor• General of the Canadas, and also for the Governors of the other North American provinces. Colonel Anson had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday. The Lords present were the Master of the Rolls, Lord Brougham, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Mr. Wigram, Queen's Counsel, Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. Charles Buller, were heard on an appeal from the Court of Sudder Dewanny Adawlat, at Bengal, " Mummi Ram Awasty v. Sheo Chunn Awasty. The Master of the Rolls gave judgment on the part of their Lordships dis missing the appeal. An appeal from Bengal " Rewun Persad v. Massumat Radha Beeby," was opened by Mr. Charles Buller. The case was adjourned. Sir James and Lady Ann Mackenzie left Farrance's Hotel yesterday for Milton Peterborough. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of bus ness. Mr. BENNOCH gave notice of a motion for an address to her Majesty to urge upon Parliament the necessity of establishing a system of education universally in Greal Britain and Ireland. QUALIFICATIONS OF FREEMEN, &C. . . Mr. JOHN Wool) moved that a " Bill for declaring the Qualification of Freemen of London to be elected mem bers of the Common Council," be read a second time. The Court was occupied during the whole of the day in discussing the clauses of the Bill, with closed doors. The interest is merely local. There is a vast deal of business to be transacted, if we are to form any opinion from the contents of the business paper, and if the progress resemble the com mencement of the Mayoralty, as to the doings of the Court of Common Council, the arrears will, in a few weeks, be enormous. The public may judge of the condition of the Court in this respect, upon being told that one of the members complained that some of the notices of motions had been actually staring the mem bers in the face, on the business paper, nearly twelve months. SPORTING INTELL IGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—MonsDAY. We subjoin a statement of business done, from which it will be seen that the betting took a very limited range, and that the market prices remain as they were last quoted :-- CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 20 agst Mr. W. Scott's Erin-go-bragh—taken DERBY. 15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken to 25/., and afterwards offered. 800 to 50 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote—taken 2500 to 100 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken 2000 to 60 agst Mr. W orley's Old Port—taken 1000 to 25 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken, and afterwards offered 1000 to 15 agst Col. Peel's King of Naples—taken 2,000 to 100 agst Gabbier, Projectile, West India Planter, and King of Alorven —taken. The backers of Old Port was anxious to go on. Offers to take 1,000 to 30 about Lunedale, and 1,000 to 20 about Wanota. In the betting on Monday we omitted 2,000 to 10 agst Lord E. Russell's Clarendon. Mr. Phillimore, a gentleman of high standing on the turf, died at Brighton on Monday last, after an illness of two years. The nominations of Saddle and several other horses become void. The Leamington Steeple Chases, as we stated yester day, are postponed till Tuesday, the 15th. Bets, we presume, are off; and it is a question if the races them selves are not void, unless the engagements be renewed. The power of postponement from day to day is admitted, but it is doubttul if it extends beyond the week, for which the races were originally made. The Bentinck Benevolent and Provident Fund, in-• eluding the sum of 2,1001. Consols, being stock purchased with money subscribed tor a testimonial to Lord George Bentinck, now amounts to 2,4001. Consols. The fund is established for the " benefit of trainers and jockeys, their widows and children," under the provisional ma nagement of the Bentinck Testimonial Committee, viz. : the Dukes of Beaufort, Bedford, and Rutland, Lords Chesterfield and Eglinton, and the Honourable G. S. Byng ; each of whom has subscribed 251. to the fund, in addition to an annual subscription of 101. The subscription of a trainer or rider is limited to two guineas annually, and those who have contributed to the fund, and their widows and children, will have a prefer able claim to relief, the committee, however, having the power of rejecting the donations and subscriptions of those who, in their opinion, are not worthy to become members of the society, and also of striking off the list any trainer or rider who may misconduct himself after becoming a subscriber. No grant will be made until after the Newmarket First Spring Meeting, 1847. Forty seven trainers and jockies have already subscribed, the majority for two guineas each. The fines imposed at York and Newmarket Races, amounting to 511., have been added to the capital. ANOTHER CONVERT TO ROME.—MY. Henry Pow nall, son of 11. Pownall, Esq., magistrate for the county of Middlesex, and who formerly opposed Mr. Byng at the election for that county, has just joined the Roman Catholic Church.—Mornin g Post. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—We are informed that the determination to open this line throughout on the 21st of December next has been post poned—it is presumed, in consequence of General Pasley" having resigned his situation as Inspector of Railways at the Board of Trade. The earliest opportunity will, however, be taken for opening the line, as we believe it is now in a complete state for public traffic.—Carlisle Patriot. A clerk in the employment of M. Forthomme, a manufacturer at Belbec, was two days back proceeding in a gig, about five in the morning, to pay a number of workmen residing there, when, on arriving at Beuzville, a man stopped the horse, whilst another proceeded to break in the hind part of the vehicle, to get at the money which was in the well. The clerk, on recovering from his surprise, rapidly drew out a pistol, and was directing it towards the robber holding the horse, when the pistil went off accidentally, and wounded the animal slightly in the ear. The horse, being frightened, at once took the bit between his teeth, and started off, knocking down the robber v. ho was holding him, and never stopped until it reacieed Breaute. The clerk there in formed the gendarmerio, but the men have not been since discovered.—Galignani. THE SCOTT MONUMENT.—We understand that the corners of mouldings and pieces of corbel heads in seve ral of the galleries of this splendid work of art have been chipped off, while let, rs have been rudely carved into the stone in different eerts of the building. We can scarcely find words seilieieeitly strong to denounce the conduct of the individuals who have been guilty of such Vandalism.—Caledonian Mercury. PUBLIC WORKS.—Upwards of two hundred and fifty pay-clerks have been appointed by the Board of Works, and are now officially engaged throughout the country. If the accounts which have of late, frequently reached us from the provinces may be credited (and in no one in:lance can we advance reasonable grounds for doubting their authenticity), it has become too much the t v e just s as only efficiently too o b fashion amongst inde p endent men, g e ntlemen of stand ing and influenc e in their res p ective localities, to seek h eh would motives l r kfrom vo e u appointment atu discharged by indiv iduals to whom the emolumen ts thiasidntt the en d t u o ti f es p oaiy which ng Herald. THE be an object as a m eans of support. for respectable, th o ugh reduced families..-Dublin Evening originated by several gentlemen Exchange subscription has bee n for Letting this THE SUNDAY TRAINS .—We understand that a con n e cted with the Royal , matter in hand, we spirit of those who have taken the h a ve no doubt , though it will be connected with con vexed question at rest. From the well-known public siderable expense, that thefull whole of the shareholders, be submitted to a ful Bi conclusive. irr It seems, from the question will shortly the number of of this morning, that Edinburgh papers stopping the trains is but four ! directors in favour of English understand, are these:—The seven The facts, we when the result will be leave the matter to the of the trains, but consented to in favour favour of the continuance directors were unanimous When the matter came accordingly stood entirely slow. . t was found that they before the eight Scotch directors, eight Scotch, as better knowing the public wishes, and were equally divided as to the propriety of sto pp ing the trains ; but as four of them were very eager to try the experiment, th e o th ers ( no t very wisely or regulate we think) g ave wa y. S o th e fact is that justifiably, , as numbertifiably of gentlemen who have undertaken forcibly to the Sunday movements of the inhabitants of Edinburgh and Glasgow, a n d a ll pl aces a dj acen t an d interjacent, is but four !—Glasgow Saturday Post, MERCHANT SEAMEN.—The Commissioners of the Customs department have received a communication from Mr. Parker, Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, stating that, with reference to their reports relative to the Merchant Seamen's Act, he has been commanded by their Lordships to acquaint them that their Lordships approve of the suggestions therein contained, "for not proceeding against parties who have omitted to require the names of the seamen to be signed at full length, and for giving full publicity to the same;" and that pending the re-adjustment of the law, their Lordships desire that Mr. Field, the Collector of the Customs at the Cape of Good Hope (as well as the other collectors in the colonies), may be apprised that the law does not imp )se upon the Collectors of Customs the duty of proceeding by information before her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, and that it forms no part of his duty to sue in the character of an informer for the penalties impose d by the Merchant Seaman's Act (7 and 5 Victoria, cap 112.) DREsDFUL DEATH.—YeNterday forenoon, a man named Joseph Reynolds, aged twenty one years, ex pired in the accident ward of Guy's Hospital, under the following dreadful circumstances : The unfortunate man was employed at a lime yard at Peckham, and whilst engaged in his usual occupations, he was seized with an epileptic fit and fell into a deep lime pit. H e remained in that state for nearly a quarter of an hour, when he was found by one of the other workmen lying at the bottom of the pit covered with lime, and fright fully burnt over the back and lower extremities by the action of the lime, which happened to be in a heated c oditi9n, Who body awaits au inquest, LITERATURE THE COMIC a LAIANACK FOR 1847. By George Cruikshank. Fascetious as have been the preceding numbers of this little publication, this is unquestionably the most fascetious within our recollection. The illustrations by the inimitable George Cruikshank are, with two exceptions, as rich in humour as any that ever pro ceeded from his etching •needle. One of the funniest notions this humourous draughtsman ever had is that embodied in the plate entitled " I dreamt that I slept at Madame Tussaud's." The comicality of the thing is actually extravagant. To every hypocondriac who is addicted to drugging himself with quack medicine we commend the engraving of the " Sick Goose and the Council of Health," and to every wife who disdains being a housewife as an ignoble way of exercising her abilities, we commend the one inscribed "My wife is a woman of mind." It is the realisation of the domestic miseries hinted at by Lord Byron in that Hudibrastic couplet— " And 0 ye Lords of Ladies intellectual, inform us truly have they not hen-peckt you-all." When we observe that the motley disguise of " Rig dum Funnidos" is this year cast upon the shoulders of Mr. Henry Mayhew, the original projector of " Punch," we have uttered a guarantee that the lite rary portion of the almanack is under able editorship. As a specimen of the outrageous drollery of the letter-press, here is the commencement of a parody upon the sublime " Ossian" of James Macpherson. Bring, daughter of the Rainbow! bring me the pen of steel! The mountain dew sparkles in Ossian's brain, And it is brilliant with song. As is the black reviver to the garment whose seams are white with age, so is the cream 'of the valley to the seedy soul of the bard. It brings back the freshness of youth. " A tale of high life! The deeds of the superior classes! " The draught of the waters of Kinnahan wakens the memory of the past. The odour of thy weeds, mild Lopez! is pleasant in Ossian's nose. Like the brow of Ben-Primrose, his head is veiled in clouds. Listen, thou daughter of the Rainbow! to the deeds of the superior classes. leisavtheys oGrathrdeecna,bobaCgeo.venTth! There r th ee e n ca a u re lifl it o s w p e a r th o s f " A tale of high lif e ! wi ‘ th F th ai e r Fulham rests its white head, and the pine of Jamaica perfumes the breeze. The daughters of Erin ate there laden with Pippins of gold. Near are the halls of Evans. Music is heard in them by night. The morning dawns in song. The voice of Llewellyn Of Wales gladdens the feast ; and Sloman, the son of Israel, pours forth his numbers, apt as the bard of Moses. Glad are the balls of Evans I It is the abode of Joy ! "Wilt thou not listen, bright maid of the Rainbow! to the voice of Ossian ! my soul is bursting with song. The collars of my Corazza droop like the ears of the Greyhound, and my eye in a fine phrensy rolls. Thus the m4,hty Bunn appears when he dreams that he dwells in marble halls. Dost thou not behold, bright maid ! the head of a lion in Ossians hand ? A ring of iron depends from its mouth, and its face wears a look of rage. That head the noble Phlaruppe, Lord of Belgra via, tore away. Phlaruppe tore it away by the strength of his arm. Listen, then, daughter of the Rainbow ! to the tale of high life ! The deeds of the superior classes. " What sound is that kisses the ear 1 Across thy Garden, sweet Covent ! It comes dancing along the breeze. Can it be the song of the lark climbing the sky ? But the lark wakes not the night with his notes; and bright burns the gas in the lamp of the Tavistock. 'Tis the voice of Von Joel, the toothless, gladdening the halls of Evans. Of Evans, the son of Thespis. " The Thespian son sits in his hall of state. The feast is spread around. The strong waters of Hodges and Betts sparkle on the beard. A thousand Havannahs perfume the air. A thousand glittering tankards foam with the nectar of Barclay. There is the ripe fruit of Erin, and the rabbit of Wales is there. " Who comes from the Saloons of the West, with his warriors around him ? He smokes the Dodeen of peace. His face glows with the juice of the Gooseberry. His cheeks are red as the garments of the bearers of letters on the festival of May ? Who is it but the noble Phlar uppe, the Lord of Belgravia, In his train is Sutton the Sambo ; and Burke, the hard of hearing, attends him. Mighty in battle are they ! " The lord of Belgravia graces the board ; the Bards hail his presence with a song. He quaffs the brown stout of Dublin. The night reels away in revelry. The morning peeps in at the casement ; and Phlaruppe, the Lord of Belgravia, is glorious with Guinness's. "A tale of high life ! the deeds of the superior classes." The two following Duans are descriptive of a freak of the Marquis of Waterford under the eupho nious soubriquet of " Phlaruppe." It would, how ever, be scarcely fair to encroach further upon the pages of the Comic Almanack. If ever the almanack deserved that attractive adjective, it does now. Both the pencil of the artist, and the pen of the editor have laboured most successfully to evoke merriment from the most unexpected and unconscionable themes. The pages are crowded with words and physiognomies which will elicit much hearty laughter. NEW YEAR'S DAY.-A WINTER'S TALE. By Mrs. Gore. In place of the ephemeral volumes, the sentimental contents of which suited well with their silken ex- terior—the " Amulets" and " Gems," and " Rubies" which were wont to celebrate this season of the year, a number of little works are now making their appearance, which more truly merit the title .of " Christmas Annuals." Following in the wake of the ever-memorable " Carol," they seek to illwitrate the genial nature of this festive season, not by the gorgeous character of their outward adornments, but by the warm and kindly sentiments which -Wow within them. And this is as it should be, for (to borrow from a comparison of Jeremy Taylor's) as those creatures which live among the snow are white, and so should all Christmas books have about them the characteristics of Christmas. They should inculcate lessons of brotherly kindness, they should tend to und erm i ne selfishness and pride, they should stimulate benevolence and charity—not caring to please the fancy or instruct the mind—their aim should rather be to touch the heart, to infuse into it kind and generous sentiments—breathing the very spirit of sympathy and love. Such are the qualities which should distinguish a Christmas book, such are the qualities which have gained for Mr. Dickens Christmas works such deserved and universal appro bation ; and it is inasmuch as they possess these or similar qualities that we gladly welcome such little volumes as the one before us. Much as we dislike imitators, yet we welcome them, for we are disposed to regard them, not as imi tators, but rather as followers (though at a distance) of a good example—as fellow-labourers (though in a humbler capacity) in the same good work. And foremost among these volumes, we are glad to find one from Mrs. Gore; in the first place, because her name and talents will render the bank itself more attractive, and its object more effectual; and, secondly, we are delighted that this distinguished authoress has exerted her very considerable abilities for so benevolent a purpose. " New Year's Day" is a very simple tale, simply told, but this very simplicity is in many places full of beauty and pathos. Though the compliment may be somewhat questionable, there are some pages in this volume which we could hardly have believed written by Mrs. Gore, accustomed as we are to her sevare and satirical remarks, and to the despicable and unnatural characters which she oc casionally introduces to our notice. A very excellent moral is conveyed in this "Winter's Tale ; ' besides forcibly illustrating the awful distinctions of rich and poor, it exposes the sad effects of ungovernable passion —these two objects are very adroitly inter woven. One of the principal characters, the haughty and impetuous Sir Jasper, whose naturally good heart is unable to neutralise the effects of his impe rious temper, had, from his ill-treatment, caused his only son to desert his home. Years afterwards that son (supposed to be dead), returning from America, with his own yo ung c hild t o see k hi s f a th er ' s h ouse , is 'shipwrecked and drowned, while his boy, escaping from the catastr o phe, is thrown al most friendless, and with scarcely a clue to his parentage, upon the unsympathising . world of London. At the opening of the story he is knocked down by his wealthy grandfather's splendid carriage, and here and in many other places throughout the tale the contrast between rich and poor is made the more apparent by the fact of the individual repre sentatives of the two classes being in reality members of the same family—the poor starving chilly the heir of the wealthy baronet: We will not further disclose the plot ;—not that there is much plot to disclose There is, of course, a love story, but that is only a secondary attraction, the real interest being concentrated in the little George, whose mournful fortunes are very beautifully narrated. The history of the unfriended child, his humhil:leexi:ra tions, his lack of sympathy in his sorrows, t he pr ide --not less e h at object t i o clingingmostpatient, impressivep t persevering r s h e i v m e r through h n r ga o n u d g h character,al l affecting hi s sufferings, r em all manner--not nportrayednme r ou rnful for the denoue ment—for it, not creditable to the authoress than her most brilliant compositions. We must, however, find fault; with the ment—for the* death of a favourite character often conduces to the impression produced, an d the e th lo e seof timetheof andt t h a e l e death; because tears shed over a book tihten li is esom introduced eWw in teresting tale, the good effects occasioned by the perusal of art embalm it in our memory, and impr int . its less°, ns on our heart—and so it may be with this tale of ".New might ristm w hay s e u b o e sh et i , o . e diff m e i re h n t tlr ha a v r e - Year's Day." Yet smiles ve are m ig hinclined John to e thh t hg h l i Te n da k 1 h t that wit' a ,t , h t the tthh ee tr s en a an m rg e s el e L a o sai raynige w s c o e f ne ch. g interes ig, f orming a gleamed amid the shadows. .Many of the char acters are very effectively pourtray ty old servant, is peculiarly strik ing contrast to his " touchy and wayward" 13 'aster, and an excellent compound portrait to the cl vAracter of the gentle child. It is hardly necessary to : tay that this little volume is elegantly bound and suitably illustrated. The concluding verse of the dedjeatory stanzas ' , may be appropriately addressed to all, the readers of the tale. G, DECEMBER 4," 18 fi THE LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER MINES. (From the Montreal Herald.) The following is a chapter from the forthcoming volume of Charles Lanman, who has recently returned from a journey in the wilderness of the north-west. This chapter is of a character different from the rest of the work, which is a narrative and description, instead of being geological. It will, however, be read with in terest at the present moment, when the region of copper mines on the greatest of our lakes is an object of such general attention:— " THE COPPER REGION. " I am the owner of a few shares of copper stock; but exceedingly anxious to dispose of my interest, at the earliest possible moment and on the most reasonable terms. This remark defines my position with regard to copper in general, and may be looked upon as the text from which I shall proceed to make a few, a very few, general observations on the copper region of Lake Su perior. lam curious to find out how it will seem for the public at large to read something that is not a pur chased puff. Those, therefore, who are unaccustomed to simple matters of fact, will please pass on to another chapter of My little book, or lay it down as the most insipid volume that was ever published. "It is undoubtedly true that all the hills and moun tains surrounding this immense lake abound in valuable minerals, of which the copper, in every variety of form, is the most abundant. The lamented Douglas Houghton has published the opinion that this region contains the most extensive copper mines in the known world. The discoveries that have been made during the last three years would lead one to suppose this opinion to be founded in truth. " Not to mention the ship-loads of rich ore that I have seen at different times, I would, merely to give my reader an idea of what is doing here, giye the weight of a few distinguished discoveries that I have actually seen. " The native copper boulder, discovered by the tra veller Henry in the bed of the Ontonagon river, and now in Washington, originally weighed 3,800 pounds; a copper mass of the same material was lately found near Copper Harbour, weighing 1,200 pounds; at Copper Falls the miners are now at work upon a vein of solid ore, which already measures twenty feet in length, nine in depth, and seven and a half inches in thickness, which must weigh a number of tons; and at Eagle River another boulder has lately been brought to light, weigh ing 1,700 pounds. "As to native silver, the Eagle River valley has yielded the largest specimen yet found about this lake, the weight of which was six pounds and three ounces. These are mineral statistics from which may be drawn as great a variety of conclusions as there are minds. " The number of mining companies which purport to be in operation on the American shore of Lake Superior and on our islands is said to be 100, and the number of stock shares is not far from 300,000. But notwithstand ing all the fuss that has been, and is still made, about the mining operations here, a smelting furnace has not yet been erected, and only three companies up to the present time have made any shipments of ore. The oldest of these is the Lake Superior Company; the most successful, the Pittsburg and Boston Company; and the other is the Copper Falls Company; all of which are confined in their operations to Point Keweenaw. • " This point is at present the centre of attraction to those who are worshipping the copper mammon of the age. his a mountainous district, covered with a compa ratively useless pine forest, exceedingly rocky, and not distinguished for its beautiful scenery. As to the great majority of the mining companies alluded to, they will undoubtedly sink a good deal more money than they can possibly make ; and for the reason, that they are not possessed of sufficient capital to carry on the mining business properly, and are managed by unexperienced and visionary men—a goodly number of whom have failed in every business in which they ever figured, and who are generally adventurers, determined to live by speculation instead of honest labour. The two prin cipal log cabin cities of Point Keweenaw are Copper Harbour and Eugle River. The former is quite a good harbour, and supports a vacated garrison, a news paper, a very good boarding house, and several intern perance establishments. The latter has a fine beach for a harbour, a boarding-house, a saw-mill, and a store, where drinking is the principal business transacted. The number of resident inhabitants in the two towns I I was unable to learn, but the sum total, I suppose, would amount to fifty souls. Altogether, perhaps, 500 miners and clerks may be engaged on the whole Point ; while about as many more during the summer are hang ing about the general stopping places, on the shore, or the working places in the interior. This brotherhood is principally composed of upstart geologists, explorers, and location speculators. From all that I can learn, about the same state of things exists on the Canada side of the lake. Twenty companies are already organised for that section of country, the most promising of which is the Montreal Mining Company ; but not a pound of ore has yet been smelted or taken to market, so that the subject theme,' for the present, is as barren of real interest there as in our own territory. Ration ally speaking, the conclusion of the whole matter is just this—the Lake Superior region undoubtedly abounds in valuable minerals, but as yet a sufficient length of time has not elapsed to develope its resources. Three quarters of the people (the remaining quarter are among the most worthy of the land) now engaged in mining operations, are what might be termed dishonest speculators and inexperienced adventurers ; but there is no doubt that if a new order of things should be brought into exist ence here, all those who are prudent and industrious would accumulate fortunes. " I ought not to leave this brazen theme without alluding to the science of geology as patronised in the mineral region. Not only does the nabob stock holder write pamphlets (About the mines of the Ural Mountains, and other neighbouring regions, but even the broken down New York merchant, who now sells whiskey to the poor miner, strokes his huge whiskers and descants upon the black oxyde, the native ore, and the peculiar formation of every hill-side in the country. Without exception, I believe, all the men, women, and children residing in the copper cities, have been crystalised into finished geologists. It matters not how limited their knowledge of the English language may be, for they look only to the surface of things ; it matters not how empty of common sense their brain chambers may be, they are wholly absorbed in sheath ing their minds and hearts with the bright red copper, and are all loudly eloquent on their favourite theme. " But the grand lever which they use to advance their interests is the word conglomerate,' which answers as a general description of the surrounding country. You stand upon a commanding hill-top, and while lost in the enjoyment of a fine landscape, a copper harbor bear or bull,' recently from Wall street, will slap you on the shoulder and startle the surrounding air with the following yell!—' That whole region, sir, is conglomerate, and exceedingly rich in copper and silver.' You ask your landlady for a drop of milk to flavour your coffee, and she will tell you that her husband has exchanged the old red cow for a con- glomerate location somewhere in the interior,' thereby proving that a comfortable living is a secondary consi deration in this life. You happen to see a little girl arranging some rocky specimens in her baby-house, and on your asking her name, she will probably answer— ' Conglomerate the man I my name, sir, is Jane.' But enough. It will not do for me to continue in this strain, for fear that my readers will, like my mining friends, be made crazy by a remarkable conglomerate specimen from the mineral region." FATAL ACCIDENT AT MERTON.—A painful sensa tion has been occasioned in the villages of Mitcham, Tooting, and Merton, by the death of Mr. William New man, of Mitcham, the well-known medical herb grower. On Tuesday morning, about eight o'clock. some men in the employ of Mr. B. Drewett, of Lower Tooting, were at work in a field near the Single-gate, at Merton, when they heard the smothered report of a gun. About eleven o'clock, business calling them to the farther end of the field, they perceived the body of a respectably-dressed man lying across the ditch, with a recently-discharged fowl ing piece lying by his side. The roof of the right side of his skull was blown completely off just above the ear, and the brains lay in the ditch a few inches apart from the head. The men immediately procured assistance, and conveyed the deceased, who was recognised as Mr. Newman, to the Victory Inn, Merton-lane. It appeared that the deceased had left home early in the morning to shoot over his fields, and from the position in which the body was found, there is no doubt that whilst he was in the act of leaping the ditch, which is six feet wide, his foot slipped, and as he fell the trigger caught the hedge, and in a moment the deceased w,ls hurried into eternity. The deceased was 62 years of age, and has left a numer ous family well provided for. An inquest was held yes terday upon the body by Mr. Carter, and a verdict of "Accidental Death " returned. AUGMENTATION OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF AR TILLERY.—ItI consequence of the number of companies required to relieve those on foreign stations whose period of service has expired, it is determined to add two addi tional companies to each battalion, which will augment the number of officers, viz., 20 first captains, 20 second captains, 20 first lieutenants, and 20 second lieutenants; the latter receiving commissions from the Royal Mili tary Academy in the Royal Arsenal, where they are now studying, in order to pass an examination before a board of officers, to receive their promotion. This im portant augmentation will take place in the forthcoming quarter. MODEL LODGING-HOUSES FOB, FEMALES.—One of ihese, in Newton-street, Holborn, has been opened for the reception of females. The inmates are principally servants out of place, persons who obtain a livelihood by needlework, artificial flower-making, clear starchers, and workers in fancy paper, &c. The accommodation is far superior to what might be expected, and the greatest order prevails throughout the establishment. Each lodger is provided with a separate bed. On the basement there is a kitchen, with every requisite for cooking, a good fire, and two boilers, with water boiling every morning by seven o'clock. Round the kitchen are small cupboards, with different locks ; one of these is appropriated to the use of each lodger. On the ground fbor is a work room, for persons at needlework; there is also a washing room, with every convenience. The eharg is eighteenpence a week. A s this s y stem h as e been found to wink well, the promoters intend to con struct similar establishments in all neighbourhoods where the industrious portion of the poor reside. INDIAN CORN.—A large vessel, with a cargo of 2,500 quarters from Odessa, has arrived " for orders." The demand for t and consumption of, the article here is very great, under the influence of which, and in the absence of supplies, prices have again advanced (si lica Friday) to the extent of 10s. per ton. The supplies of grain of every description continue small to this market. —Cork Examiner. THE LADY POACHER.—We hear the information for poaching against the Duchess of Marlborough has been defeated on a technical point of law. The statute, not looking to a violation of its provisions by females, only introduces the masculine gender " he," and there fore "she," the Duchess, escapes its operation. THE FRENCH MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. The Consttutionnel states, that the report addressed by the Prince de Joinville to the Minister of Marine, on the operations of the Mediterranean Squadron placed under his command, was divided into two parts. In the one' the Prince examines the capabilities of the steam ships, and, in the other, those of sailing vessels. " The steam-ships employed in our squadron," says the Con stutionnel, " wer e not constructed on the mixed system, in which sails are combined with the steam force. We had not even in that squadron a single vessel propelled by the screw. Th e E ng li s h have anticipated us on those two points, and the experiments they have made in that respect have presented the most interesting results. Our steamers could only be regarded as tug-boats and avisos, and as such they were of great service to the squadron. Their mission as tug-boats consisted in placing the ships against the wind in the line of battle assigned to each by the Admiral. They accomplished that object to the great satisfaction of our officers. The steamers Descartes, Asmod6e, Magellan, Cuvier, and Pluton were most efficient in that respect, and brought up the ships to their line of battle at the rate of three and even four knots an hour. As avisos, the steamers executed their service with all the rapidity desirable. They might act, if necessary, as the scouts and advanced guard of a naval army. Lieutcnant Nourrit de la Ronciere, in a recent publication, compares steamers to the cavalry of an army. That comparison, repeated in the very remarkable pamphlet of Baron Dupin on the law granting an extra ordinary credit of 93,000,000 f. to the navy was justified by the attitude of our steamers. In a word, the squadron composed of ships of the line and steamers navigated and manoeuvred much better than if it had been formed of sailing vessels only. "As respects the sailing ships, it appears that the Admiral had not generally to complain of the manner in which they manoeuvred, with the exception, how ever of the two 100-gun ships, Hercule and Jemmapes. " In the first place, in respect to the force, it . would be incorrect to look on them as being equal to one hundred guns, for in this number there are many guns which are net available for oblique pointing; if a commander of a ship is engaged with another ship against which he wishes to fire a whole broadside, it is necessary that the fore and aft guns should be obliquely placed, so as to make them converge to the same point of aim. It follows that instead of being upon a ship having 60 guns, attributed to the second rank, one has a ship which is properly placed in the class to which she belongs in re spect to her size, but which is, in fact, by the calibre of her guns, below a ship of the fourth class—that is, of the lowest class. This is a very great inconvenience, and this is what frequently increases it. When the weather, withotit, however, being very bad, is such That the sea is not smooth, the lowest tierof guns must he closed, because the ports are too near the floating line. It is true this inconve • nience in like manner applies to all vessels, but it is corn • parativelv experienced in the highest degree in 100 gun ships. Thus these ships of this kind lose the use of the guns which are not available for oblique firing, and, on the other hand one-half her guns paralysed at the least breeze. It seems that as to sailing capabilities nothing worse could have been conceived than the build of 100- gun ships. The sea capabilities of a ship are usually estimated according to her speed and her tacking about. Now, it is well known that in fine weather and with a speed of six miles an hour the Hercule and the Jem mapes seldom succeeded in tacking about, whilst this was done without eifficulty by other vessels in company. This is a matter of the highest importance, for suppose a ship being near the coast or a shoal of rocks at sea, is obliged to veer, that is, wind a-head instead of aft, she is lost if she cannot do this quickly. 100-gun ships are extremely slow in luffing up to the wind, because the ac tion of the helm is not sufficiently felt. Up to this time a three-decker has been looked upon as being the heaviest and the most difficult to manage. The naval science of our time has invented a ship which is not only less manageable, but whose sailing power is wholly in ferior ; for sailing in a squadron the Hercule and the -Temmapes have always been the last. Sui•ely here are mere reasons than necessary for laying up in ordinary 100-gun ships ; it is, therefore, not to he wondered at that the Jemmapes and the Hercule on their arrival at Toulon were half unmanned, which is equivalent to a disarming. The plan on which these ships were built, as far back as 1824, was, therefore, an unlucky innovation. If however, the evil could be repaired by taking two ships from our fleet, already so limited ! But there are on the stocks 11 ships building on the same model, and which are too far advanced to be modified. We have in this state, at Toulon, the Eylau and the Navarin ; at Rochefort, the Turene and the Ulm ; at Lorient, the Wagram and the Fleurus ; at Brest, the Tage ; at Cherbourg, the Hannibal, Austerlitz, Duquay-Trouin, and Henri IV'. The Minister wbo has already too much in these 11 ships, ought certainly not to have laid it down as a principle in his ordinance on the effec tive force of the fleet, that there should always be ten 100-gun ships afloat. Other observations have been made in respect to 74-gun ships, which are, by the by, some of the best models that have come out of the yards. Therefore it has been proposed to rater the poop and forecastle of these ships in order to place pieces of the heaviest metal on swivels, such as those on the largest steamers. It is thought that this alteration, which is easy of execution, will greatly increase the strength of these ships, and will also add to their sail ing capabilities. Such are ,the chief observations to' which the last cruise of our evolutionary squadron has given rise. It now is well known to what use steam ships in a squadron may be put, as also the relative value of line-of-battle ships. The time is assuredly come when we ought to make the experiment of mixed vessels, built for sailing as well as steam." 1 D READPUL OUTRAGE ON THE CONTlNENT.—Par iculars have been sent to the Hue and Cry of a most daring robbery that has been committed at Cracow. It seems that when everything was quiet, three notorious offenders got into the grounds by force, broke through a treaty that stood in their way, demolished everything of value they found in the houses of legislature, turned the whole concern topsy-turvy, and have not left ii ves tige of the old place standing. One of the offenders, who is well known to the police by the name of Austria, is still in possession.- His two confederates have been content with their share of the booty, and have re turned to their old haunts. Their designations are Russia and Prussia. No means have been taken as yet for the restoration of the stolen property. It is sup posed that the authorities are holding back in the hopes of a reward being offered.—Punch. THE BRAZILIAN SUGAR TRADE.—A cargo or two of new Brazilian sugar, imported under the new law of last session, may be expected in Liverpool very shortly. This will be the beginning of a new trade, which will probably continue to extend until the country has be come a depot for the principal part of the sugars of Brazil and Cnba.—Liverpool Courier. DEATH FROM SYRUP OF POPPIES. - Yesterday Mr. C. J. Carttar, the Coroner for West Kent, held an inquest at the United Service Tavern, Woolwich, on the bodies of two infants, named Charles Simcox, aged five months, and Goldfinch, who, it was all ege d, h a d di e d from the effects of an overdose of syrup of poppies. The inquiry had been adjourned several times, but the fol lowing is a brief statement o f th e f ac t s of the case : Some weeks since the infant child of a woman named Goldfinch was rather indisposed, and, on the advice of a neighbour, named Anne Simcox, she gave the child a dose of syrup of poppies from a bottle which Mrs. Simcox had in her possession. The child was taken ill immediately, and upon a medical gentleman, a Mr. Timpson, being sent for, it was found to be labouring strongly under the effects of a narcotic poison, and, notwithstanding every remedy, it died the next day. In the conversation that ensued on the arrival of Mr. Timpson, Mrs. Simcox reproached herself for recom mending the mother to administer the poison, stating that it had caused the death of her own child about eight months previous, but that she thought a little of it would not hurt the deceased. Mr. Timpson refused to give the certificate, and hence the .present inquiry. Evidence confirmatory of the above having been given, the jury, after a long deliberation, returned a verdict in the case of Charles Simcox, "That the deceased died, but from what causes there was no evidence to show ;" and in the case of the child Goldfinch, " That the de ceased died from a dose of syrup of poppies, administered by the mother in ignorance." - CITY OF LONDON ASSOCIATION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE Pooa.—Yesterday evening the annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of the above Association, established for the purpose of supplying the necessitous poor of the city of London with coals and potatoes, at a reduced price, during the winter months, was held at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided, supported by Aldermen Wilson, Kelly, and Gibbs ; Deputies Bedford, Brown, and Corney; Revds. J. Harding, Munro, &c. The report, read by the Secretary, stated that the Association had been established more than half a century. Last year the City Kitchen opened on the sth of January, and closed 27th of March, a period of twelve weeks, during which was distributed 25,640 cwt. of coals, at the rate of 6d. for 112Ibs. each ticket. Notwithstanding a grant from the City Corporation of 200/., the balance was only 7/ 6s. 2d. The balance-sheet stated that the donations amounted to 1,222/.; cost of coals, 1,4391.; produce of sale, 641/ 45.; expenses, 13/. 16s. 9d. The report, on the motion of Mr. Alderman Wilson, was unanimously adopted and ordered to be printed. On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Harding, it was resolved, that acting on last yew's experiment of the comforts to the poor in giving them a more ample supply of fuel, coals only should be distributed during the ensuing Winter. Thanks having been voted to the Lord Mayor, the meeting broke up. HIGHWAY ROBBERIES.—On Saturday evening last two robberies were committed in the outskirts, and an attempt was made at a third. The first was between six and seven o'clock, and was committed on Mr. Howell, of Broad-street. He was going along the road at the back of the Temple, when two men came behind him, and gave him a blow which brought him to the ground and stunned him. They then rifled his pockets, from which they took several keys, a gold watch, and a steel purse, containing, as he supposes, six or seven shillings, and then left him. Mr. Howell immediately proceeded to I the Town- hall, and gave information of the robbery, and Mr. Chase sent up an officer, who, on going to the spot, found the purse, a half-crown, and a shilling, and the chain and seals belonging to the watch. About an hour after this robbery occurred, a youth, named Edward Gillam, was proceeding along Clifton-hill, which is near the same spot, when he was attacked by two men, who knocked him down and rifled his pockets, taking about 12s. They also took from him a quantity of paper bags of Gillam's manufacture, which he sells to fruiterers and others. About half-past nine o'clock the same evening, a man named Brown, one of Mr. Streven's porters, was going to Mr. Bright Smith's with a basket of game, when he was attacked near the same spot by one man, who laid hold of his basket, and said, "Give me this:." Brown called out, and a gentleman who was on his way home in Montpellier -crescent, hearing him, came to his assistance, on which the thief made off.—Brighton Guardian. 4 CONFESSION OF A RAILWAY ROBBERY. The following is a statement made by Daniel Garrett, who " was prthecutecl on several charges, to Mr. Nash, and may be usefully made public:— " These dishonest practices began with me about 13 months ago, when I was living in idleness close to the railway station, and used to go on to the platform to see the trains come in, and there it was I got into conversa tion with the people of the railway, and joined in con nexion. My first parcel was a carpet bag, which was taken on the arrival of. a train, as if I was a passenger; but that mode of acting became dangerous, as, on several occasions the owners intercepted their property, and, but for the timely assistance of a confederate, I should not have escaped so easily. Other methods were hit upon, which, if made known, may prevent such practices in future. • • • • " Mr. Hartley's box of scrip, valued at 40,000 L, and supposed to have never reached the line, was not taken away from the train till we reached Wolverton; and if passengers will go away from their luggage, without , having it labelled, or se e i ng th a t i t goes w i t h the 'Man, and never e w nne a s fiv de e n r n o wtt of ef t n h age i i e vn f egr b a y tl tv lose hael emt or leave it a t a refreshment room, they must expect to :a t. a n n d h n p e r o o m b f l e e e s m s e o n f a n , ; s t h l r had l v l e i n l travelling beenw ithT a s scrip sorely puzzled us. My first impulse was to go to the continent, where my extensive knowledge would disguise me. That was opposed, and we determined to wait. A reward was offered; but difficulties presented themselves, and in the dilemma, Maynard's services of fered, and he introduced a friend of his, a chemist from the neighbourhood of Brunswick-square, and they con cocted the correspondence and fictitious names with Bush and Mullens; but they were very anxious to get posses sion of the scrip, and I believe that Mr. Hartley is in debted to me for its restoration. The earnest' of our power to restore was shown Mr. Hartly by returning him his keys, which were the 'first instalment.' Mr. Bush paid the 150/. in gold —no notes—and was grateful to Maynard, and shook hands with him. He came to his house in his carriage. This gave us boldness, .and when the box of papers (Mr. Prance's) turned up, we had less hesitation. " Maynard negotiated, but unguardedly, and I told him so; but he was headstrong, priding himself on his position' and appearances. He arranged, and went to his lawyer friend to draw out the necessary papers for the restoration. He and I then went to the City together in a cab. He left at the Blossoms Inn, and went on to Guildhall to settle the affair. I waited some hours, and then went home to my lodgings, from which we had started. I felt quite safe, as I was only known to six people in connexion with Maynard, and they were in the mess, and there was nothi ng aga i nst me to show that I had not found it, as was said. In the evening I was fetched out by Maynard's man, and went to his lawyer friend about it and Maynard's arrest, but we all agreed that nothing could be done to him for negotiating a reward. I went to him next morning, with his man Friday,' to assure him of support, and azain went to him and provided a criminal lawyer, but finding myself watched I did not go again, but took means to prevent any evidence against myself, and felt secure in my in cognita and change of dress every day. When the dis covery of other matters, and especially Bush's, was made, and I was wanted' (as I thought), but not known, I .esolved to leave England. and began quietly to realise; but then came the squabbles between the agents of the companies, and their d sapnroval of what had been done and stoppage of any other investigations. That gave me confidence, and I determined to remain, forsook my lodgings and old pals, and traded myselt' on several lines, even under the very eyes of the police who wanted me, yet did not know me except as a gentleman's ser vant, and above suspicion. * • " Respecting the man Farr, he also goes in the name of (as Lee said) Billy-go. Faster. Lee told me that Farr was in the Cambridge affair, and the Blackheath, as well as Mr. Woodhead's box from your railway and others. Lee is not in the same ship as me. Parr lives at Pim lico, but is not known. ‘• DANIEL GARRETT." Lee was tran'ported in 1845 for robberies. Farr was not apprehended until May, 1845, when several robberies were brought to light; amongst others, three on the Bir mingham y, Railwa • two on the South-Eastern Railway, one on the Brighton Railway; also, the robbery of the Post-office letter-bags, &c. He was convicted on five indictments, and sentenced to twenty years transpor tation. William Farr, who was convicted of several railway robberies, and sentencel to twenty years' transportation on several indictments preferred on behalf of several railway companies) made the following statements to Mr. Nasb, who acted in his prosecution :—" I was in respectable employ as valet to a gentleman. Drink turned me. I left and took a beer-shop at Deptford. A fracas with Dalton, who was transported with Garratt last winter, sent me to gaol for some months. I came out changed and dissolute. It was at the stations all the mischief was done. lam not the only one:left. * If a disconery was made at a station I put it to mistake, and as I was not known to the police I could work with boldness. When I heard of Maynard's arrest I crossed the water, I returned when I saw that Maynard and Garrett were not to be prosecuted, and began again. Mrs. is innocent of my acts, she knew nothing of them. Dr. Robert's papers were destroyed ; I did not have them, another party had. Too many eases were brought up against me, some I had only second-hand, but escape was hopeless. The whole of Mrs: property has gone to defend me, about 801 4 and more wanted ; she is now ruined." On Tuesday, the Ist instant, a general assembly of the Academicians was held at theiloyal Academy of Arts, in Trafalgar-square, when Mr. William Edward Frost and Mr. Paul Falconer Poole were elected Asso ciates of that Institution. POLITE HIGHWAYMEN. —A highway robbery, at tended with circumstances of extraordinary audacity, took place on Tuesday evening, on the road from Bourges to Chateauroux. The diligence of MM. Gher tier and Co., between those towns, and having at the time ten passengers, and a sum of 44,500 francs, in five franc pieces, 33,000 francs of which were for a banker at Chateauroux, 10,000 francs for the iron-works at Cla vieres, and the rest belonging to a merchant at Bourges, had arrived, at about 10 o'clock, at the part of the road called Les 'Pollees, when the horses were stopped by a barricade of s t ones , ra i se d up f or the purpose. At the same instant several men made their appearance, took the horses by the head, and desired the conductor to alight and deliver up his keys. The conductor, in his fright, not being a bl e t o a li g h t at the moment , was forcibly pulled down, and one of the ruffians , tabbed him with a knife three times in the shoulder. They then forced open the chest in which some of the money was placed, and made the passengers alight, two of the robbers standing over them with levelled muskets. Having taken out the 10.000 f., they said they were sure there was more money, and they got up on the roof, where they found the larger sum. They then desired the passengers to resume their seats, and allowed the diligence to go on. Whilst they were robbing the diligence M. Lebrun, a notary, at. Charost, and his wife, came up in their cabriolet. The ruffians ordered it to stop, and when they had finished the plunder of the diligence, were about to examine the cabriolet, but Madame Lebrun uttered such loud cries that they desisted, and even took the pains of leading his horse through the barricade. M. Lebrun, it is said, had a large sum of money with him. On arriving at St. Florent, the passengers of the diligence made their declaration to the authorities. They stated that the number of robbers was six, armed with pistols, knives, and fowling-pieces, and wearingAr asks or false noses to disguise their faces. They injured no other person than. the conductor, and his wounds are not dangerous. Title gendarmerie instantly went in pursuit, but up to Thursday no trace had been obtained of the robbery.— ' Gationani. MILITARY EXPERIMENTS AT CHATRAM.--OR Tuesday, the Ist instant, the Royal Sappers and Miners, under the command of Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, K.H., repaired to the field-works near to the Casemate Barracks, at Gillingham, where they have been for a ' considerable time forming works, mining and counter mining, representing the actual siege of a citadel. The I day was densely foggy and cold, and Tory few persona were present, the only officer unconnected with the military on the ground was Captain Sir Thomas Bouchier. K.C.8., Captain Superintendont of Chatham Dockyard. The commencement of the experimenUil operations was that of the first parallel, where two four gun batteries are erected, and upon two different prin ciples, for the purpose of testing the difference of their rivements, one with fascines, and the other with gabi.ons, filled with earth. The first firing commenced 'with 4 12-pounder gun from the field battery, when the embrasures were formed with faseines, and after firing 20 rounds, the cheeks began to budge from a the pickets that held them, and the continual firin .g at length caused the fascines to give way. The firing party then retired, and commenced firing from the other battery, when a 24-pounder gun was placed at one of the embrasures, its rivements being formed with g abions filled with earth. Here were also fired c)o rounds.. The repeated firing shook the-cheeks on erAch side, trod from the repeated flashes of the gun causer 3 some of them to ignite. The gabions are pronounceil to be decidedly the best, and will stand longest in ar i tual service. These experiments were for the purply; of showing the yonng officers the practice of firing gu ns through these rive scents. The firing being conclueted, Colonelth eSifireFld..Swmeirtkeh, with the officers and men, pre eeede d u p in front of Prince Frederick and the Duke of Cumber land's bastions opera tiontehrepeseor Effecting a passage for troops. The stockade was about o f breaching a n d a ravelin g .. a double veiul., . sto a c n k d at e l o e m fo raen rth ee e d purpose fir balks; each pin of tira i oar was 12 feet out of th e e 20 feet in width , and finial y built with oak timber f an h d. g round, and 4 feet in, firmly united with ear th, and held together at top and bottom by ribands of o ak plank, secured by 10 -inch spikes. Owing to the immense strer4 ;th of this stockade , and to effect an entrance of the outside line of the erection, two charges of gunpowiler of 601 b. each, in bags, were placed on the ground, close to the building. On the top of them was a larire sand-bag, and two others were firmly jammed against- the charges. Everything being ready tor firing, a fuse, about 6 feet in length was fixed to the charges, which allowed three minutes to burn, giving time to the par ty to retire, when an explosion took place which shoolAc the earth for a considerable dill tance, smashing the ,balks of timber into fragmsrats. Some of the pieces of timber were thrown up into the the fee in terior 9- air, and fell about 30 th feet from the sp o t. S ome of the splintered timber was :forced into th e i n t er i or li nes of the tr stockade.ior l in e was A drivenbreach w -eaustof made itsl2perpendicular feet wide.ide. ass?i 2 inches, and one of its ribands forced out. One of the officers commenced taking a sketch of the ruins. The result of the operatioit was very satistar.tory to the Co lonel. Another stockade :s to be imm. diately raised. The steamer Antwerpen, Captain Jackson, arrived here very early yesterday morning, having -made her passage from Antwerp in twenty flours with wind and tide against her. The Baron de Hochepied Lawent and family were passengers, by her.