The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-30 00:00:00

•ter you your ,nt of stars' Away's Value, 70 pes O 0 6 0 O 0 10 0 10 0 O 0 _,.... ti 'S 01% pdi. RRA 1 1 7 4 r el (11. 1 1 % vrirr „ C, k_.;,l (FRI D •) GROUP 19. I METER., TOPSHAM, AND EXMOUTN (ON ___ ATMOSPIIERIC PRINCIPLE.) Dlt Joseph D. Samuda, examined by Mr. Mesiveats ~, a r are an engineer ? —I am. of h 'o have heard the statements with respect to the character e: i ) 0! bridge cresvorg !he canal ? -1 have a m 4 Y. u see any difficulty in the passage of the canal by a -.l w- bridge, with the adoption of the atmospheric apparatus ? n 4 :i s ! no difficulty in the passage of trains across ; there is th. watever. It may be managed so as to leave it en free from all objections. u r you agree entirely with Mr. Brunel that it might be of eas at other intersecti ?—The plan Mr. Brunel speaks fc .1r termin a ti ng the tubes on each side of the canal, and pi ' a lg the train over by the. momentum, would be an ea,y r sode o ft • • e , h _ ranng it ; tue communication between the two tubes e as disjointed, would be, by a close tube, taken under the ,7 ) 41 ; i, might be made without any interruption in the °th e whatever ; and the tube is so arranged as to join with the l e i r tubes at the time the bridge was not open. th (t 's would vou arrange it in a general way ?—As a general eb , t if I should terminate the tube on each side of the bridge, pass it over by momentum. la n ,l lon do take the tubes across, how would you do it ? e r the bed of the canal. Cross-examined by Mr. COCKBURN }tier Croydon an atmospheric line only ?—lt 'IP. en to th e eublic 7 —Yes a nd train s running' ow it ?—Yes. A —Yes. Nnce when ? —Since the 19th of January. tee li° . t s often ?—We have now thirty- two trains every day -sete rig. en „!,°t; mean thirty-two trains including both ways, going and eair e ,?__ yr X es. D 0 • have met with some little difficulties ?—None. seo t a m you mean that the trains have tun without any accident of °ever? —N e • I d o not mean that the trains have run with- Sim Y accident whatever—l mean that we have met with no enlties d a l; I not know exactly what you mean by saying that the d fti t 's have net run without accidents, but you have met with no s o jtilties. Occasionally you have had to get your passengers r't the carriages, you not being able to complete this jour ts.„„_, • That has happened more than once?—l think not. ink not ?—Not more than o' c.. lam not speaking • great certainty about it, but I think n ot, lao!'w much of your line is open ?—We have five miles open. a l ; nave a distance open from Forest-hill to Croydon. We la; had interruptions to the working of our traffic on that t° t°° interruptions, but no difficulties. I will explain t°° wh at those interruptions have arisen from. I, 4 hat were the interruptions ?—The interruptions we have 440 e then, have mainly been occasioned te, the breaking of Ito of the principal parts of the steam-engines, the crank a li s of the steam engines ; they are an important part, which. N," 4 they break, cause the engines to be disabled till it is re br-,7• Every one of the branch axles of the engines were t r a:eth the engines having been made without a due regard het strerigth we require for the work ; through mere than o uf- Nth:jell:l wer arts of the engine are unequal to the strain is put on them ; that is one portion of the reason. Another 1 4 6 . " of the interruption has been caused by the air-rump ''s which have been introduced into these engines being to t a lo d iffetent character from that which was Branactically found to fftletive; there were a heist wooden valv d were fourei e hP r actice to be inefficient ; the consequence is they are being peed for the ordinary iron valve used at Datkey. be, are being changed ?—They have not been changed ll ttY are being changed. In one instance they have been n eed. Alt o Al t ether there have been a good man interrutions ? ti lether there have been but very few interruptions. t at, w many ?—I think, putting aside the breakage of the tit axles j ot , dotna want you to put that aside ; I am speaking o f the th e P LuPtlnns, taking them altogether.—Then I should suppose t o „Lot! rruptions which have taken place may have amounted ~,en ,telse or fourteen, probably twelve or fourteen occasions, the traffic was interrupted ; I should think so. ta pt n d what has been the time for which it has been inter "l?—The very first day we opened to the public two of • d t , e s e e crank axles broke in the same engine -house, and ren kir d an interruption ot course necessary till they could be re . y o jd- That occupied I think two days. Now I .ant to guard this °t to guard myself, against conveying an impression that made ai an ac ident to be expected. If these engines had been for the k tts they shauld have been made, with suitable materials l'e work they had to perform, that an accident that taIN 0 4 1 not have occurred ; or, if the acrid, at tai occurred to ee o / une engine, the traffic would not ha:e been stopped, be a, se th e other eng i ne would perform, and Las pertained the ori t. ittla e , a t is the period during which those interruptions took ha ' . —The trains ran the next day. I thought it was two 0 1 1 ' I recoll ec t they ran the next day. The other interrup t spoke of, with regard to the air-pump valves , never ' u sed del ays of more than half an hour. As to the other acci -1"8 to the engines I think there was one other accident to the ittillte itself, which caused a delay of about three hou r s. a 1) , 11 7r many engines have you at work it. the five miles that is lith e s - We have three pairs of engines ; one p air fixed at tray extremity, eXtremity, and one at a station not quite, but nearly half Do A a loll mean at each extremity of the five miles ? — Yes. Ite rtn " a uathe other is at an intermediate spot ?—Not exactly in- Oth er ed ra. 1r is three miles fom one end and two from the eat It e is fixed there for the r e onvenience , of the station. w hat is th e ex t re me length at which you propose to have p ott . s / I gine s from every station ?—The extreme length we are d 0 , 14 them d own —on the general length we are laying them ts,Z . -- -is three miles asuner, the same distance as exists be ° Norwood and Forest Hill. Locke, Esq.,called ; examined by Mr. COCKBU RN — .1 21 u n are th e eng i neer to t h e E xeter an d Exmouth line ? I And ypl are acquainted with the whole of the line ?—I am. loat es ": B, 7eke here gave detailed evidence as to the line, esti- I believee : Yott have turned a good deal of your attention to (piece() ,n ai the arm epheric principle of traction ? have. av e you been carefully attending to the progress of the ex / eras on the Croydon line?-1 have. believe yen have had some one constant'y watching the ''dress of the trains there since the line was opened ?—I have. Igave you got the results ?—I have some of !hem, as far as I 1 0 get the fart irom inquiry and from observation. the result of that inquiry satisfactory with reterence to the eicability of the applivaaion of that. principle ? It is neither I.: ;factory as to the application of it, nor is it satisfactory in ;?arnercial point of view, as to the expense of it; neither in its cation, considering the number of delays that have oc- I totr t al on the line during the last three manilla or as a com qCal question, considering the nature of it. me you got there a list of the various instances of delay ? et, a h ave ki"Thst.palt state , the result have not them here, but I have the fir ' k! . Mx len A :t,x objected to this line of examination, con /ttltng it was upon matter which ought to have been gone tiro the examination of Mr. Hamilton. T h e Coes MY al , / was heard in answer to the objection.. Llt QounixTEE were of opinion that it was competent for bilii;" ' ' ° ellburn to examine any witnesses to contest the applica • (4 . the at mosp h e ric system. The weight the Comtsiittee 44 , , 1 7 1 at ach to the lee:tilts produced by Mr. Locke would de li '' l the authorit y from which they were derived. t t alr. COCKBURS—Without taking you into great detail tta ke e subje c t, you were about to say you thought with refe tla, to th e que s tion of experience, the atmospheric principle ll tt T . ls not properly aaiplicable to the subject of railroads?— , atr a l ,s my opinion. ea l ; You gave any grounds for that opinion ?—I already Att 4 e " that opinion some time ago, that the first cost of the set i tPherie system cost as winch in interest of money as tne I dill, - ' oo st of locomotive power, and I entertain that opinion b'e You any evidence with reference to the cost which 1)4"' occasioned on. she Croydon line ?—I have. ks' that throw any light on the subject?—lt has enlightened iiJYVLICh. ail 4 t,) to the matter of recent fact ?-1:1p to the present time. motive power has be en considered as from 1 s to 10d. a 1 11 p, 44 ' 1 it is at this mot nent averaging, in the metropolitan 14 11t k Su rnething like wet. a mile. The South-Western, for ! I ,_ t 'e, two years ag( was Is. The contest which hen arose ( its, 4 "oether locomotis , e power was cheaper at t per mile ti de t he atmospheric. I believe the atmospheric now, by is experiments wt dch have been tried, instead of costing on 2, 10 d. per m e for labour and coal only, saying no ther of wear ad ear of the achinery, the intrest of kvs. '. the supplying n t m of the grease and materials, of w e hich I means of formin g judgment. 4altz:St. enables you to .etne to that conclusion ?—Beeause I 4 cl men who hay , s ascertained the quantity of coal con ki4l at each en gine, and there are persons in this room pre 114re to give evidence •of these facts ; that in point of fact it is %st' t tles as couch ac the cost of locomotive power; the mere labour and coalr., independently of the other expenses in • t ke, e4 On that line cq which 1 have no means of giving the Pl, l ,:ti have heard of ;as cents with the engines; can you ex tt th to us th ose acc idea is which have taken place ?—The fact N) gat the en g i ne s have broken, and it may be attempted to be 4 ks,`led that they are ! tot properly adapted for the work they '4 i t c) perfor, but I b lieve the engines to be very good ones. 4, '' Your opinion Oita t the engine power, as first tried on that as adequate to the work it was put to?—I believe it was 4 .41,, 1 ry to overstrain. the engines in order to get a certain , of power. tit i t was n e cessary to have a more powerful engine, would it k more ?—lt it,An that paper of delays,. you say there is somebody here "I•s tak en a Lae of them. ?—Yes. 4 1 " s-examined by Mr. FOOKS—In the construction of tia tl geg, I believe the foundations f,rm age vry considerable por e! the expense ? Yes the y do very ften. 64.1 1 ! that expense is increas ed in great woportion by the i t ter ot the soil you have •to go throtagh?—No doubt. n l ,_ l34l ltes a very c onsiderable differenc e ? —Yes. ' w hether it is on a rock, or .on mud, or on silting substance ? doubt. u'ari You give us the difference between the relative facility t ka t t "king the speed of trains on he atmosp he r i c p r inc i ple , sst °ll the ordinary locomotive principle ?—Tnat is the sub disput e again, on which it is impossible to give an rely opinion is , you can stop a tra in with a locomotive 4 N igker than you can with. ti,e atmospheric ; it is a matter of on. t zt 0 . , 1d it b e necessar y t o rtons t r u c t two swing bridges on the and the canal, the - danger you apprehend will be very con rt"lY increasyd—two bridges, one over the Exe, and over okii i l4lll . Supposing it to be necessary, for the purpose of tri,ring the navigation, that there should alto be a swing 11,," k g there, for the purposes of the navigation, the danger to ee.Prehended will be considerably increased?—No doubt. the a° you give us, as a matter of opinion, whether 1,4001. for Its u nltruction o f bridge ever the canal is a reasonable and Per sum?—l have already said, Ido not think it is. 11 4 witended, we her.r, to carry the tube of the atmospheric t :oner the canal, and then to shoot the train over the bridge 13,'w0 momentum?-..Yes. you see a n y inconvenience in that 1 — Yes, I do ; it is a tilir, 4 3 ': pretty thing to talk of, but it is not a good practicable li a b l e have heard of accidents and delays, which you are always Op Suppse any accident should occur while the train is ish ith e bridge, w hile it is separated from the top of the pipe, of ttle II passing under the river at the time, what ill become I t ? —lt. will be fixed to the bridge. %t op riii depend on whether they had power on the bridge to , tit, in order to prevent an accident; if they have. they op it, and icannot tart aain ? The have no power; t u ,r mast keep a hot e, or s a loco g motive engine if they like it I rs to take the train. s *".e t , a t t it l3li i ght occasion considerable delay and inconvenience? /b e ; and a great certain exp.nse. Ita u i,, 7 must have spitne means of traction then, or else they ca uv ` e Z liable to considerable delay ?—lt is subject to that in ero_ts.nce ce.rtainly. to step on by Mr. Mx alvaLE—That if they were taeThlS a . transit of thirty feet ?—Wherever they stop. • bring a transit of thirty-three feet only ?—Wherever lh e PPage may b e . sate not very lik e ly to stop in passing thirty feet ?—I bYon ot , in re aware that an intersection of the passage of the tube ..._°Pfration already on the Croydon line, not under a canal ruder road ?—I do not know the fact. THE SUN, LONDON, MO Have you ever been on the Croydon line?—Not since the atnim , piieric Have you ever taiseti the tio.6le tv gu Eft.; it from passing on the Brighton line. Mr. John Winter called in and examined by Mr. COCK BURN—I believe you were.stationed to observe the working of the atmospheric trains on the Croydon line ?—I was. When were you placed there ?—On the 2d of February. How long were you there ?—Five weeks. You were not employed by , 11r. Locke ?—No. Di , l'you observe each train ?—Ye., for that time. Did yQu travel by each train ?- I travelled generally 24 trains a day. How many trains a day were running or professed to run at that time?-23. And you checked them for five weeks ?—Yes. During that time, what was the total number of delays and stoppages ? did you take a note of each that happened?—Yes. By the Committe—What year was the?—l>{46. By Mr. COCKBURN -From February the 2d to the 25th, since the Croydon line was opened ?—Yes, there were 50 trains taken by the locomotive engine. How many delays were there altogether?-84. What was the total number of trains stopped and delayed on the line during that time, quite independently of locomotives? In how many instances, during the time you were there ob serving, were the - trains stopped or delayed on the line?—tB4. When you say stopped or delayed, what do you mean by that —you include both the locomotives and atmospheric ?-1 am includi , g the mere fact of stoppages; I include both in that number which were delayed and taken by locomotives. You say they were 181 instances of stoppages—in how many of those instances were you obliged to have recourse to loeomo motive power in order to get the atmospheric train on to its place of destination ?-84. Eighty-four times they were obliged to have recourse to lo comotive power?—Yes. Of that eighty-four instances necessarily arose in the month of February ? —Yes. In the other instances, when they did not have recourse to locomotive power, what was the nature of the del iy —how long was it generally for ?—The delay was up to thirty minutes, and as low as ten. three, and two minutes In some iestances up to thirty ? —Yes. In Some instances did you find up to thirty minutes ?—Four. It varied from that down to nothing in fact?—Yes, I have had one as high as thirty-five minutes. Did you make any observations with reference to the expense of the line ?—Yes. Have you got the details, the expense, the number of men employed, and ti .e quantity of coal consumed ?—Yes, there are ■ x men employed in the first instance at the Croydon. What would that he per man per day ?—Six shillings and six pence per man 11. 19s. per day ; tht n there are six stokers, 45. per man, 1/. 4s a day; then there are six cleaners or helpers, 21. 61. a day, that is 15.. ; four entrance valve men—three are employed continually, and one is moving about, to release the others from time to time—at 3s. 6d. per day, 145.; twelve longitudinal valve men—that is, the long valve that runs along the line—at 3s. per day ; two men at piston carriage, at 3s. 6d. per day ; two men at heater carriage, 3s. 6d. per day ; four switch men, for shoving across, 3s. per day. Are those extra men the switch men ?—They are extra men, that would not. be used on a locomotive line. There are more swatch met u-ed than. Iheie, but these are only more than those used on a locomotive line. Cost of coal and coke together, at each engine house, per (lay, 41 / tons, at. 18s., '2l. 3s. How do you get at that I Bs. ? That is assumed, is it not? —lt is. I could not ascertain what th y really paid for the coal, but I believe it is more; they travelled fourteen trains per day. By the COMMITTEE— , What is the amount for the coal ?-121. 3s. By Mr. Cocicau aN— What is the aggregate of all those sums, 19/. 1.75. per day ? -Yes. _ _ For what diiitanee 7—That is the five miles they run four teen trains per day ; that makes twenty-eight trains; five times that makes 141 miles travelled per day ; cost per mile 2s. 11A., for cost. of level and labour only, exclusive of repairs. The average weight of trains is 42 tons. Cross-examined by Mr. M Eir Iva LE.--Who employed you to spy the nakedness of the land P—Mr., Cabry. He is an engineer ?—Yes. He sent you to watch this?—lt was by Mr. Cabry and Mr. Hudson's order I went there. King Hudson ?—The Chairman of the York and North Mid land. Did you say you came from those gentlemen ?—Yes. Who to ?—To several I cannot generally describe the gentlemen I said it to, but I said it to a good many. You told the people that you came for the purpose of spying? —I told the people there I came down for general information. For those gentlemen ?—Mr. Cabry, Mr. Hudson, and myself. And you saw all ?—Yes. So of those between the 22d and 25th of February, am I right in saying that those fifty all occurred in two days?—No ; they did not. Just give us the dates ?—February the Gth, there is one, 3d, seven, and 4th, six. That makes thrteen in those two days?—Yes; the 3d, two; the 10th, five. What took place on the 10th? Did not both connecting rods of two engines break ?—One broke, and one was cracked. Does not that account for those five accidents at once?— That accident accounts for those five. Does not that single breakage account for thirty-three of the stoppages?—Yes, it allows for thirty-three taken by the locomotive,on account of the connecting-rod. That you speak of is four-and-a-half tons a day, that is your estimate —Yes. Do you know Mr. Samuda consumes two tons a day ?—No, I am not aware of that. You spoke of 17s. for coal, do you know that Mr. Samuda is actually paying 12s. ?—I aria not aware of that at all. You took Mr. Locke's calculations ?—Yes. And is the whole of your estimate as loose as that ?—No, the other is taken from facts. Re-examined by Mr. COCKBURN—My friend took you down that list, to a certain extent, and stopped on the 10th of February, when you had five stoppages—give me the residue. — On the 21st one is taken by lewomotive. By Mr. MERIVALE—Do not you know all those accidents occurred from detects in the engines ?—Not all of them. State asy one of them that did not.—On the 9th a train out of London was stopped for want of vacuum at Forest-hill. For how long?—Fifteen minutes—that oas from the longi tudinal valve ; the men had not had time enough to pass along to seal it. Any more?—l think that is all. Out. of eighty-five, eighty-four were the result of defects of the engine,?—No, there were a great many more ; of those being stopped from the snow and the frost there were eli.ven. Do ,ou know there were eleven one day from the snow and the frost?—Yes ; I have them from the party who has ob served the l:ne. You do not know about the eleven ? Yes, I do. You have got it from other parties?—lt is not my own ob servation, but I am lerlectly sure the party is correct. By Mr. COCKBURN— Who is the I , arty ?—A gentleman in Croydon. What is his came?—Mr. Bree. By Mr. MEkIVALE— Is hr an engineer?—He is not. By Mr. CocKnnitN— Have you known several instances where the delay has been occasioned by somethtn4 connected with the valve ?—By the longitudinal valve and the valves of the engines preventing the valve acting as it ought to do—several nave occurred from that, and several from the longitudinal valv.. There were a great number delayed for want of vacuum. By Mr. MERIVALE— They were delayed from defects of the longitudinal valve, or defect- in the engine house?—They are defects in the valve in general belonging to the system. We want to .know how much of these happened from de fects in the apparatus and the engines ?—The valves are al' connected; one valve acts in another; if one will not act an , other will not. How many of these acts happened from defects to the long udinzl valiTe shoilid imagine be• ter than hallo' then.. From defects of the longitudinal valve itself ? The men not having time to pass along. By Mr. COCKBUR N—When you say that, do you mean any thing that happened to the valve, or from the men not being able to get it in proper order ?—They had not time to pass along the line to seal it to prevent the leakage. I believe you are in the employment of Mr. Cabry ?—I am. I have been for the last five yeat s. How many instances have you of the stoppage tak'ng place in consequence of something at the valve ?—I have got a great mayor. Ab ,ut host many ?—About half as many as what I have down I cannot tell to one or two. The witness withdrew. The Committee adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. GLOUCESTER, MARCH 25.—The following address was yesterday unanimously adopted by the corporation of this city on the motion of Councillor Kimberly, seconded by Ald. Taylor : "TO THE RIGHT HON SIR ROBERT PEEL, BART., HER MAJESTY'S FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY. " The address of the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the city of Gloucester in council assembled.—We, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the city of Gloucester in council assembled, impressed with a deep sense of the importance of the Government measures now before Parliament, for relaxing the duties on corn and provi sions with a view to their eventual abolition, as well involving a general reduction in our commercial tariff, avail ourselves of these means respectfhlly to tender to you, as their responsible projector, our cordial and entire approbation of the principle on which those measures are founded. Comprising as this corporation does, indi viduals of various shades of political opinion, we are, nevertheless, unanimous in our admiration of the boldness," justice, and equity of the proposed changes, and of their complete adaptation to the spirit of the age and to the ends thereby proposed—namely, the increased happiness and comfort of all classes of her Majesty's subjects. It is not the practice of this corporation, as a body, to identify itself with general political questions, but there are occasions which seem to justify a departure from the usual course ; and we deem the present an opportunity which our strong sense of the im mense importance of the Government proposals will scarcely allow us to forego, of testifying our high approval of them, and of cheering on the first Minister of the Crown In his glorious yet difficult career of carrying theist forward to a successful issue. We are fully sensible of the many painful struggles which must have preceded the proposal of measures involving principles in direct opposition to the vews of a large and influential sect ion of the Government supporters i but we offer our respectful homage to the moral courage and independence which could disregard that support, and appeal to the higher tribunal of public opinion dispassionately expressed through its representa tives in Parliament. It is our anxious hope that these measures may speedily become the law of the land; we believe their tendency to be—to secure at home social and political contentment, active em ployment, health, and wealth—abroad, to annihilate prejudices, to increase goodwill towards this country, to remove the barriers to a free exchange of labour and natural products;—and thus, by pro moting an universal treaty of amity and commerce, to secure that v,hich must almost inevitably flow from it- the blessing of universal AL " CORN FOR EUROPE.—Several shipments of Indian corn having been made from this country for various ports in Ire land, the impression prevails that on corn at least the duty has been or will be taken off. The shipments, as already stat e d, are by order of the British Government, for the aid of the poor Irish w ho are suf fering from the injury to the potato crop. Indian corn, however, will be included in the tariff of bread-stuffs, if it shall be ascertained that sir Robert Peel is strong enough in both Houses of Parliament to reform the coni-laws according to the principle he has laid down ; but it is certain that recent experience having shows: the utibty and economy of Our Indian corn, and as it cannot be produced by the corn-growing countries of Europe, our west will have the benefit of an extensive sale of this valuable product, as every kind of experi ment will be made in England to improve the manner of baking it. In other bread-stuffs it is possible that grain from the Baltic could be sold in England as cheaply at from this countryßut if we look at the importations of our bread-stuffs Into England during the months of I secenther and January, say in th , port of Liverpool alone, we are doing a heavy business even with the corn-law in ierce. Of flour there was entered in those months 133,833 bis., bushels of wheat, 188,012 bushels of corn, besides barley, peas, taw, &c. It Is a doubtful policy for us to tie ourselves up by a com mercial arrangement of reciprocal duties in relation to the tariff. We reduce our tariff as a national policy. and England reduces her duties un the corn-law in conformity with the wi .hes of the people. The change is mutually beneficial, and operating silently to the benefit of both. There is no necessity fort. eaty stipulations. Inde pendent of tile double crop of corn produced in the prairies of the west, we can grow to the north several millions of bushols more than we did in 1845; and we learn that our fanners at the present season are preparing to plant many additional acres of Indian corn.—.Netc York Sun. A HINT TO OLD MACHELORS.—There died this week in the union poor-house three patriarchs, whose united ages amount eel to 301 years. Each of these " fine Irish gentlemt st, all of the olden time," were married, it is stated, no less than four times ; a circum stance to which, no doubt, is attributable their lengthened sojourn iu the land of the living.—ll r aferfrd Freeman. MILIT vitY LEGISLATORS.—In the House Of Commons hare are tw t Admirals, one General, one Lieutenant-General seven Major-Generals, twenty- two Colonels, thirty two Lieutenant-Colonels, seven Majors, sixty-seven Captains of the Army and _Navy, twelve Lteatenants, and two Cornets. In all, olio hundred and fifty-three law-makers with a direct interest in the consumption of gitupowda. PARTJAMENTARY BUSINES3. FRIDAY, MARCH 27. _ - _ fhe following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed Hon. Members : Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, l'otteries, and Crewe—Mr. Adderley, Mr. W. Russell, and Mr. Brocklekurst. Halesworth and Norwich—Lord Rendlcsbam, Lord A. Hervey, and Mr. Gooch. Inverness and Elgin—Mr. H. Baillie, Mr. Morrison, & Mr. MatheSom. Duublane, Donne, and Callender—Mr. C. Bruce and Mr. Forbes. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. The following resolutions were reported from this Committee:- 1. That, in the case of the Dunblune, Donne, and Callender Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:— That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, with the exception of the provisions giving the Company power to sell their undertaking. 2. That, in the case of the Helms Reservoir petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, with the exception of the clauses giving power to construct new works. 3. That, in the case of the Lesmahagow, Dalserf, and Coatbridge Mineral Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :--That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on forthwith inserting, for three successive weeks, notices in the " Gazette" and newspapers, that powers are proposed to be taken by the parties promoting the present Bill, to sell their undertaking to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company. 4. That, in the case of the British Guarantee Association petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on forthwith inserting. fur three successive weeks, the notices in the " London" and " Edinburgh Gazettes," and depositing in the Private Bill-office a copy of the deed of partnership and the declaration requiring by the standing orders. _ _ That the Committees on this and the preceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill. 5. That, in the case of the Surrey Grand Junction Railway peti tion, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 6. 'that, in the case of the Inverness and Elgin . Railway - petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bid. 7. That, in the case of the Scottish Southern Terminal Railway petition, the standing orders ought to he dispensed with:—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 8. That, in the case of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway petition, the stan dug orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 9. That, in the case of the Bedford and Cambridge Railway peti tion, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. to. That, in the case of the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—, That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and tenth resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ireland) Bill— Committee de ferred till Friday next. Customs Duties Bill—Committee deferred till Thursday next. ORDERS OF THE DAY— MONDAY, Kitten 30. Poor Removal Bill ; —Second Reading. Coal-Whippers (Port of London) Bill ; —Committee. Art-Unions Bill ;—Second Reading. Corn Importation Bill; —Committee. Supply ;--Committee. Ways and Al eons ; —Committee. Indemnity Bill; Third Reading,. Sir James Graham,—The First Reading of the Protection of Life (Ireland) Bill, at Five o'clock. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. O'Conmll,—Amendment on First Reading of Protection of Life (Ireland) Bill : - That, while this House deplores the existence , if outrage in Ireland, and is sincerely anxious for its repression, it is •tf opinion that such outrage will 1)0 aggravated, not removed, by the arbitrary, unjust, and unconstitutional enactments of this Bill ; and that it is the duty of Parliament to adopt such measures as will tend to eradicate the causes which produce these crimes, instead of resort ing to laws which will harass and oppress the innocent without re ,tra,ning the guilty ; and which being restrictive of public liberty, catthot fail to augment national discontent. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. From the Votes and Proceedbigs of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, 31,kR611 27. CORN IMPORTATION BILL. Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :"—Ameialment proposed, to leave out the word ' now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months :"—Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 302. Acheson, Viscount Evens, William Mentz, G. F. Acland, T. D. Evans, Sir De Lac Napier, Sir C. A'Court, Captain Ewart, William Neville, Ralph Aglionby, H. A. Feilden, ‘Villiam O'Brien, J. Ainsworth, Peter Ferguson, Colonel O'Brien, Timothy Aldam, W. Fitzg,rald, R. A. O'Connell, John Anson, Colonel Fitzr.y, Henry Ord, William Attwood, John Fitzroy, Lord C. Osborne, Ralph Baillie, Colonel Fitzwilliam, G. W. Oswald, James Baillie, H. J Fleetwood, Sir P. Owen, Sir John Baine, Walter Flower, Sir J. Paget, Colonel Baird, William Forster, Matthew Paget, Lord \V. Baldwin, Barry Fox, C. R. Paget, Lord A. Bannerman, A Gibson, T. M. Pahnerstori, Viscount Barclay, David Gill, Thomas Parker, John Barkly, Henry Gisborne, Thomas Patten, J. W. Baring, F. T. Glynne, Sir S. Pattison, James Daring, W. P. Gore, Montague Pechell, Captain Barnard, E. G. Gore, Robert Peel, Sir Robert Beckett, William Goulburn, Henry Peel, Jonathan Benbow, John Graham, Sir J. Pendarves, Edward Berlieley, Craven Granger, T. C. Pennant, Colonel Berkeley, Captain Greene, Thomas Philips, G. R. Berkeley, H. F. Grey, Sir George Philpotts, John Bernal, Ralph Grimsditch, Thomas Plumridge, Captain Blake, M. J. Grosvenor, Lord R. Powell, Caleb Blewitt, Reginald Guest, Sir John Price, Sir R. Bodkin, W. H. Hall, Sir Benjamin Protheroe, Edward Botfield, Bench Hamilton, W. J. Pulaford, Robert Bouverie, E. I'. Hamilton, Lord C. Rawdon, Colonel Bones, John Hammer, Sir J. Reid, Sir John Bowles. Admiral Basile, Archibald Reid, Colonel Bowring, Dr. Hatton, Captain Ross, D. R. Bridgeman, Hewitt Hawes, Benjamin Numbold, C. E. Bright, John Hay, Sir A. L. Russell, Lord John Brocklehurst, J. Hayter, W. G. Russell, Lord E. Bnotherton, J. Heathcoat , J oint Russell, J. D. Browne, R. D. Herbert, Sidney . Rutherfurd, A. Browne, W. Hervey, Lord A. Sandon, Viscount Bruce, Lord E. Hill, Lord Marcus Scott, R. Buckley, Edmund Hiudley, Charles Scrope, G. P. Buller, Charles Hohhouse, Sir J. Seymour, Lord Buller, Edward Hogg, J. W. Seymour, Sir H. B. Busfeild, W. Holland, Robert Smith, Benjamin Butler, P. S. Hope, G. W. Smith, J. A. Bylig, George Herlihy, John Smith, Vernon ilyng, G. S. Horsman, Edward smythe,'lGeorge Cardwell, Edward Howard, C. W. G. Somers, J..P. Carew, R. S. Howard, E. G. Somerset, Lord a. Carnegie, Captain Howard, P. H. Soin,rvilie, air W. Cavendish, C. C. Howard, Sir R. Stansfield, W. R. Cavendish, G. H. Hughes, W. B. Stanton, W. H. Chapman, B. Hume, Joseph Staunton, Sir G. Chichester, Lord J. Hunaphery, Ald. Stewai t, P. M. Childers, J. W. Hutt, William Stewart, Joint j Christie, W. D. James, Sir W. Stuart, Lord J. Clay, sir W. Jennyn, Earl Stuart, Remy Clerk Sir George Jocelyn, Viscount Strickland, Sir G. (live, R. H. Johnstone, Sir J. Strati, Edward Cobden, Richard Johnstone , Hope Sutton, Henry Cochrane, A. Kelly , Sir Fitzroy Tancred, H. W. Cockburn, Sir G. ii.elly - , James Thesiger, sir F. Colebrooke, Sir T. Kirk, Peter Thoniely, T. Collett, J ohm Labouchere, Henry Tollemache, F. J. Collins, William Lambton, H. Tounino, G. Corry, H. Langston, J. H. Townely, John cowper, W. F. Lascelics, W. S. Traill, George Craig, W. G. . Lay aid, Captain Trela.wny, J. S. Crawford, W. S. Legh, G. C.. Trench, sir F. Cripps, William Lemon, Sir C. Trodbridge, Sir E. Currie, R. Loch, James Twiiell, Henry Curteis, H. B. Lockhai t, A. E. Turner, Edmund Dalmeny, Lord Lyall, George Vane, Lord li. Dalr3mple, Captain Macaulay, T. B. Vernon, G. 11. Dashwood, G. IL Mackinnon, W. A. Villiers, Charles Denison, J. E. Macilainara, Major Villiers, Viscount Dennistoun, J. M`Carthy, Alex. Vivian, J. H. D'Eyncourt, C. T. M`Geachy, F. A. Vivian, Captain Dickinson, F. 11. M`Neill, Duncan Wakley, Thomas Divett, Edward M"raggart, :Or J. Walker, Richard Douglas, Sir C. E. Mahon L ord Wall, C. B. t 'our°, Marquis of M ainwarin g , T. Warburt G. on, Henry Drummond, 11. Mangles , R . D. Ward, IL Dugdale, W. S. Marjuribaliks, S. Watson, Henry Duke, Sir J. Marshall, William Wawn, J. T. Duncan, Lord' 31arslaud, Henry Wellesley, Lord C. t ,uncini, kreorge Martin, John White, Samuel Duncainion, Lord Martin, C. W. Williams, W. Duncombe, T. Mastermau, John Wilshere, W. Dunelas, Admiral Matheson, J. Winnington, Sir T Dundas, David 'Mule, Fox Wood, Charles -listhope, Sir John Meynell, Captain Wood, Colonel Eastuor, Viscount Miles, It Monckton Wood, Colonel T. t.brington , Viscount Mitealte, Henry, Wottley, J. S. Egerton, Sir P. Mitc hell, T. A. Wrightson, W. B. Ellice, Edward Moffatt, George Wynn, C. W. Ellice, E., Jun. Molesworth, Sir W. Wyse, Thomas Ellis, Wynn Morpeth, Viscount Yorke, li. R. Elphinstone, H. Morris, David Escott, Bickham Morison, General Estcourt, T. G. Morrison, James Etwall, Ralph Mostyn, E. 31 TELLERS, Young, Jona Baring, I.leury MINORITY-NOES, 214. - - - Acland, Sir T. - Duncombe, A. March, Earl of Active, Viscount Duncembe, 0. Matnisell, T. B. Adderley, C. B. Du Pre, C 11., Maxwell, Hon. J. P. Alford, Viscount East, J. B. , Mildmay. IL St. John Atha, T. P. Eml y n, Viscount Miles, Philip W. S. ntrobus, Edmund Entwisle, W. ' Miles, William A utgott, Hugh Farnham, E. B. Morga n, 0. Arb Archbol in d, Robert Fellowes, E. Megan, C. Arkwright. G. Filmer, Sir E. Mundy JosephE. M. Astell, William Fi nch, George Neeld, Austen, Colonel FitZtllallriCe, C. Neeld, John Bagge, William Floyer, John Newport, Visct. Begot, William -Forbes, Wm. Norre y s, Lord Bailey, Joseph Forman, T. S. O'Brien, A. S. Bailey, Joseph, jun. Fox , S. L. Ossulton, Lord Bailie, William Frewen, C. 11. Packe, C. W. Bankes, George Fuller, A. E. Pakington, J. S.", Baring, Thomas Gardner, J. D. Palmer, Robert Barrington, Lord Gask ell, J. M. Palmer, G. Baskerville, T. B. Gladstone, Captain Pigot, Sir Robert Bateson, Thomas Gooch, E. S. Plumptre, J. P. Bell, Matthew Gordon, Hon. Capt. Pollington, Viscount Benett, John Gore, W. 0: - Powell, Colonel Bennett, Philip Gore, W. R. 0. Rashleigh, W. Bentinck, Lord G. Goring, Charles Rendlesham, Lord Bentinck, Lord H. Granby, Marquis of Repton, G. W. Llackburne, J. I. Grogan, E. Richards, Richard Blackstone, W. S. Hale, R. B. Rolleston, Colonel Blakemore, R. Raiford, Sir Henry Round, C. G. itoldero, H. G. Hall, Colonel Round, John Borthwick, Peter Halsey, T. P. Russell, C. Briunston, T. W. Harcourt ,G. G. Ryder, Granville D. Brisco, M. Harris, lion. Capt. Saidersmi, R. Broadley, Henry Heath cote, G. J. Scott, H. K. F. Broadwood, H. Reathco te, Sir W. Sc o tter. Brooke, Lord Ileneage , E. Shaw, F. Brownrigge, J. S. Henley, J. W. Sheppard, T. Bruges, W. H. Rildyard, T. B. Sheridan, R. B. Buck, Lewis W. Hill, Lord E. Shirley, E. J. Buller, Sir J. Y. Hinde, J. H. Shirley, E. P. Buller, Sir T. Hodgson, F. Slbthoris, Colonel Burroughes, 11. N. Hodgson, R. Smith, Abel Campbell, Sr R. Holmes, W. A'C. Smyth, Sir H. Carew, W. H. Pole Hope, Sir J. Sotheron, T. 11. S. Castlereagh, Vise, Hope, Alexander Spooner, Richard Civic'', E. S. Hotham, Lord Spir, , Sir S. Chandos, Marq. of Houldsworth, T. Stanley, E. Chelsea, Visc. Hudson, G. Stuart, J. Cholmondeley, H. Hurst, R. H. Taylor, Capiitn Christopher, It. A. Hussey, Thomas Taylor, J. A. Chu chill, Lord A. S. Ingestre, Viscount Thompson, Ald. Lhute, W. L. W. Diglis, Sir R. Thornhill, G. Clayton, R. R. Jolltile, Sir W. H. Tollemache, J. n, J. T. Jones, Captain TOwer, C. Clifto Clive, Vise. liemble, H. Trollope, Sir J. Cole, H. A. Kerrison, Sir E. Trotter , John Collett, W. R. Knight, F. W. Tyrrell, Sir J. Colquhoun, John Knightley, air C. Vyse, Colvile, C. It. Law, lion. C. E. Vyvyan, sir R. H. Compton, H. C. Lawson, Andrew Waddingt,n, H. S Coote, Sir C. H. Courtenay, Lord Lennox,.Lorr.d G. H. N l l, v "al ui p h ui , e s , S it . j .u . H. Da , ies, 1). A. S. Lockhart, W. W 0.1.411118, T. P. Deedes, W. Long, W. Wodehouse, E. Denison, W. J. Lopez, Sir R. Worcester, Marquis Denison, E. B. Lowther, Sir J. H. Wersley, Lord Dick. Q ' Lowther, Hon. Col. W; ini, sir W. Disraeli, B. Lygou, General Yorke, E. 'l'. I iodd, George . Mackenzie, T. TELLERS Douglas, Sir H. Mackenzie, W. F. Douglas, .1. 1). S. Manners, Lord C. Dowileswell, W. Maclean, Donald Duckworth, Sir J. Manners, Lord John Beresford. Major jewdegSLe, N. PSEPARATIONS FOR TUE EXECUTION OF WICKS. — On Saturday workmen commenced putting, up the barriers in front of I , i ewgate for the execution of the unfortunate young mall Wicks. Almost opposite where the drop will be placed a large house is being rebuilt, so that, unless some strong precautions are taken, it is highly probable serious accidents may occur from persons getting on the sc,ff.dcling. Died on the 27th instant, at Knightihridge, Miss Davy, who with :Mrs. Langford, was the originator of preparatory schools in Philimore-place, K ens i n gton, nearly GO years ago, and from thence she continued (soaring high ami d all her c ontem p raries) at Turnham green, during a period of 40 years. She retired from her labours U. years since. Her health has been throughout Arcey delicate; and after sojourning in this world of trial until she attained her 90th year, has been called to a better world, leaving behind her a l cha racter full of the milk of human kindness , and greatl y lamented by i all who knew her. Peace to her manes. ~. LITERAT LIRE. 1.3 8 A 1 ) A TR E GA E 7 GZ ; . or :enza r/t. on the Report of the . Gauge Commissioners. By Henry Lushington, Esq. - • Mr. Henry Lushington, late Fellow of Trinity Col lege, Cambridge, has published some pungent terearks.on the report of i he Broad and Narrow Gauge Commission: He warmly deprecates the relinquishment of the broad gauge on the ground that its superiority over the narrow stands conti-ssed. Its comparative merits he exhibits, and has enlarged upon, with great ability. He takes up the report of the Commissioners, which he criticises with considerable ability, and gives his reason for dis senting from the opinions they have arrived at, and im pugns the notion of the abandoning by the Legislature of the principle to which he inclines, and which he cha reterLes as a step backward, a step taken without ne cessity and in what may be called feCntness of heart, a most vexatious interference with private enterprise, a most chilling discouragement to inventive genius, a deliberate re-establishment of a lower standard for every benefit which railways confer on society, coupled with the declaration that that standard is henceforth to be the ne plus utra, a sacrifice at once of a great reality and a greater possibility fur most insufficient reasons. The entire pamphlet will be found worthy of perusaL SEVEN YEARS' CAMPAIGAING IN THE PENINSULA AND THE NETHERLANDS, from 1808 to 1815. By Sir Richard D. flenegan. 2 Vas. The author of this work was formerly head of the field train department, under the Duke of Wellington, had performed a part in most of the great battles and sieges in Spain., and witnessed the close of the grand struggle on the field of Waterloo. One who had thus mixed in such numerous and various scenes, so full of stirring events and so honourable to the British army, had opportunities of collecting facts and furnishing d&- tails of which few men can boast. Many of the facts re lated are very painful, they paint out the horrors of war in all its deformity, and absolutely excite wonder that so many brave men should have submitted to the most griev taus sufferings with patient endurance, and sacrificed their lives apparently without regret in these great contests with the enemy. They at the same time, however, do imperishable honcur to the British name, for this country was then fighting for her very existence, and nothing could save her against the grasping poser of Buonaparte but the meat determined devotion and unconquerable bravery of her gallant defenders. Many traits are given in these, volumes which do full justice to the soldiers as well as officers of the British army. They are brought out, as it were, by accident, and seem rather specimens of count less deeds of fame thrown in the way of the author than a regular account even of the most remarkable which fell under his notice. They are describes in an easy, light style, without affectation or pretensions, and without a particle of ill nature, jealousy, or partiality to any country, or to any department of the public service. We are glad to find occasionally some errors corrected, and justice done to gallant men, whom Wellington, in the hurry of the moment, and amidst his numerous avocations, had overlooked. The case of Colonel Hepburn, is a striking instance. " This officer's name," says Sir Richard, " a as omitted by the Duke in reference to the defence of Hougoumont, in his dispatch c.f the battle of Waterloo, arid the name of a junior officer sub stituted for it. The mistake was never rectiled, and in c.,nsequence every writer upon Waterloo, re:_ting securely firm on the authority of the Duke himself, has failed to renter justice to the memort of a gallant officer and ho nourable man, by mentioning him as the officer in corn matad on that memorable occasion." We give this a. a proof the author's impartiatty, and we subjoin an ' other extract to show the playful and fascinating man ner in which he relates an incident of war. Ile is the hero of the tale, and he acted his part well. The event occurred while the .British and Prussian armies were marching on Paris, and Prince Augustus of Prussia was engaged in reducing the fortresses of Maubeuge, Rocroy, and other strong places in the east of France, with a strong Prussian division, to which Sir Richard Henegan was attached : " On the morning that preceded the capitulation of Rocroy, I was returning from a mortar battery to the park of artil lery, to forward fresh supplies of ammunition, when per pl,xed by the many cross roads that intersect the forest of the Ardennes, I chanced, most inopportunely, to take one that led me to a French piquet. The surprise of the French soldiers at the appearance of an English officer among them was great; but my chagrin was greater still at being taken prisoner at that eleventh hour. Chagrin and regrets were, however, alike unavailing, and I was marched off into the fortress, with many a mauvaise plaisante.qe to beguile me on the way. The interior of the garrison showed the feelings of the French military at that moment. The capitulation of this last fortress, on whose walls still proudly waved the tri colore, was hourly expected, and the excitement of the sol diers, at the necessity of surrendering to the Prussians the banner under which they had fought and conquered at Jena, amounted to savage frenzy. " My reception, as I passed through a crowd of half drunken soldiers, was none of the most friendly. Execrations en Eng land and the English greeted me on every side, and it was only when I found myself in the presence of the commandant that I considered my life in security from the inflamed passions of the soldiery. At an early hour the officers of the garrison sat down to dinner, and I was invited to join this meeting, that was looked upon as the last in which they were to be assembled in the brotherhood of arms. The tur bulence of that party can only find an excuse in the conflict ing feelings that waged fiercely in the breasts of men, pe culiarly susceptible by their national character, to the humi liation of defeat. The •room was crowded beyond what it could hold with any degree of ease, and wine flowed with 'a freeness that son took effect upon imaginations already over-heated. " The drinkers, from enthusiastic, became literally mad, and shouts and oaths, mingled in one furious uproar with uncorking of bottles, and smashing of glasses against each other, to the health of the Emperor Napoleon. Spurred on by the uncontrollable frenzy of the moment, the coin mandant turned suddenly and fiercely upon me, insisting that I should drink to L'Empereur.' 1 declined the honour, as in duty bound, when this offirier superienr, no longer able to withstand the dictates of hatred that were urging him on to wreak his vengeance on an Englishman arose, and with his sword unsheathed, swore with a tremendous' Sue , e nom de Dieu,' that I should not leave the table until I had com plied with his demand. "Ifit be true that in vino caritas,' the French character was nobly redeemed by what followed. A simultaneous rush was made towards me by a phalanx of brave fellows, whose countenances spoke eloquently their indignation at cominct so unchivalrous and ungenerous towards a prisoner. Nor was their example lost upon the aggressor, for throwing his hostile weapon at a distance from him, he rushed to embrace me, at the risk of excoriating the sides of my face with a stubble beard of at least a ten days growth. The remainder of the day was passed in riot and uproar, and on the following mmning terms of capitulation were sent in by the commandant to Prince Augustus." A RESIDENCE IN 7'HE MARQUESAS.— Murray's Home and Colonial Library. Nos. XXX. and XXXI. One of the most delightful narratives of adventure ever published. This bo( k divulges the cant, humbug, and glaring inaecureey of the nonsense respecting Pole nysia which has at intervals been palmed upon the English public as the experience of trustworthy , tra lers. Swallowing, with all the voracity of natirvel lovers, every absurd " yarn" spun by a jocular tar over his grog in the forecastle, and noting them down as likely to sell excellently among the credulous readers at home, the majority of " writers of travel " accumulate their information from hearsay, and retail such fallacies with whatever additions may tend to heighten their at tractiveness. With very few exceptions indeed. these assertions hold good. Among the mass of " Voyages and Travels " already printed an enormous library of fiction might be eol'ected, and that fiction the most ex travagant and improbable. The writer of this work, an American sailor, steeds however totally apart from those scribblers ; he is the eyewitness of every circum stance he relates ; and, from having lived (during a captivity of four months) among the Typea inhabitants of Nukuheva Island, he had assuredly sufficient oppor tunities of becoming acquainted with the customs, dis position, social reLtions, and mode of life as visible among the so-called " savages " of the South Sea archi pelago. From the first moment of his desertion from the whaler at Nukuheva harbour, to his escape from the Typea valley ; or, to speak plainer, from the first line in the first page to the last in the last, interest, informa tion. and the most genial freshness of description, per vades the whole volume. It is all but visiting the Mar quesas ourselves. Poee-Poee becomes a familiar dish, tappa is cinctured round your loins ; yon are sancti fied by the Taboo, and clamber up the long shaft of the cocoa nut, while reading this singular, production. Throughout it there are snatches of drollery that are occasionally irresistibly comic ; drollery of observation ; and sometimes reflections of the most unstrained and winning pathos. If alone as likely to correct the popu lar notion regarding the character of savages, this book will perform a high mission, and is deserving of every possible praise. The Typees, to whom the writer's re marks are especially referable, are a nation of Indians, totally ignorant of any intercourse with white men ; Europeans have never ventured to anchor on their shores ; civilization has never insinuated itself among their bamboo huts ; they have the reputation of being the most sanguinary barbarians, and the most ruthless cannibals in the Marquesas. And yet, after a familiar i n t erco urse with them during the period already men tioned, the author describes these same Typees as a set of the most harmless, the most peaceable, the most affectionate, the most virtuous and generous-hearted beings ; though pagans withal, and even cannibals withal ! How cannibalism can be recanciled with such tender qualities is judiciously proved by the writer. We repeat the declaration proved, and refer every sceptic to the work itself. It he does not acquire a love for that beautiful valley of Typee ; if he does not esteem the whole tribe of naked and tatooed savages as worthy of sincere attachment, from the munificent King Mehevi to Kory-K"y hinisslf ; if he dees not especially extend- his reverence to Marheyo and Tinor, and h's whole heart to the lovely maiden Fayaway ; even when she is devouring raw fi.h. or blowing the nose-flute ; we will wager, to use an old but express ire country phrair, that his heart is not in the right phi( e. Better than the generality of novels, because so true as wed ~s so strange, is this narrative, with its pure and sustained actuality. Every chapter has its separate picture, and every picture is glowing with life ; from the golden lizards among the spear-grass, to the dumb birds with their dazzling plumage ; from the battle of pop guns to the feast at the Ti ; from the cooking of bread truit to the frequent bathing in the lake ; everything is seen with a keen eye, and recorded with a faithful pcncil. Nor do the savages appear, n closer view, to lac , so utterly barbarous in their style of living as might. have been conjectured. They arc housed eoinfertataly and elegantly ; they enjoy their siestas after meals ; they revel in the theheperfmuomset oefmtoubisaicteco cosmetics ; they adorn ; they anoint their bo diesthemselves with trinkets, and flowers, and feathers — t he y are absolute epicureans in their own way. Be sides which, according to our author, they are perfect speci mens of manly and female beauty, in evidence of which, the elaborate 1 ortraits, as sketched by him, of Marnoo and of Fayaway, may be pointed out. What renders AY 'MORNING, MARCH 30, 184 e. each event in this " Residence among the Types of the Marifait'i , as doubly intere3eing. is the Ffict that all the circumstances transpired scarcely two years since. We can cordially recommend the book as a most choice and delightful one : if we could possibly squeeze the 285 pages into a single column we would prove its ex cellence by transcribing the entire work. Mr. Murray deserved well for its publication. EGYPT. THE EGYPTIAN TRANSIT COMPANY. CAM, 'Manus 9.—The Egyptian Transit Company, as constituted under the - directorship of Mr. Thurburn, may now be considered as brought to a close, and there appears no rea'on to doubt that, in alew - days the new Turkish ma nagement, appointed by tha s Viceroy, will come into opera tion. The question, howeVer; of the delivery over to the Vioeroy of the stationsin the desert is not yet settled, and it appears that the Bombay Steaul Fund Association, to whom they belong, decline . ceding them to the EKeptian authorities, although they' are willing to do so to the British Government, and the association has written to this effect to Colonel Barnett, the British Consul-General, requesting him also to protect their interests. . complete inEnglishthi this really a C I Cabinet i importantnet h as . transit of English passengers and goods through Egypt, that actetaer such o a the the Viceroy has seen he could have his own way entirely, and having been worked upon for a considerable - time peat. by the French representatives and emissaries in this country,, really appears to have been so thoroughly frightened into the belief that the English intend to take possession of Egypt; as to determine his Highness to thwart any such views by means in his power. But the Viceroy has been further materially aided in his final decision of taking the management of the transit into his own hands, by an arrangement just agreed to between him and Sir John Pirie, who has been sent here on behalf of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. The latter, very much to the surprise of most people , with draw all opposition to the transit service being performed under Turkish management, in consideration of the Vice roy's agreeing to purchase the new iron steamer Delta (which has been lying idle at Alexandria for many months), for 7,0001. sterling, also all the Company's - old carriages, harness, ; the Company to be permitted to transport through Egypt all their own goods in transit, and also agreeing to keep up their present QS' ablishments, like. wise their two steamers on the Nile, Lotus, the Cairo, and to gether with a steam-tug on the Mahmoudie Canal. The Viceroy's Turkish Company is to carry the passengers and their baggage between Alexandria and Suez, and his Highness has consented to reduce the charge for each passenger, from 15/. to 121. sterling. The present employes, many of whom are Englishmen, are to be continued under the new Turkish management. It will soon be seen how the new system will work; even if it should go on well at first, it is scarcely pro bable that regularity, punctuality, and civility will be main tained under Oriental 'management. The grand object which at present engrosses the Viceroy's attention is the Barage of the Nile, the preparations for exe cuting which his Highness is pushing on with all possible activity. In short, he scarcely thinks of anything else, and to show his anxiety on the subject, he lately went down to Alexandria, taking them all by surprise, and this merely by his personal presence to force all his steamers to drag out of the harbour, in spite of wind and weather, the large pon toons destined for pile- driving and ether works. In effecting this, his Highness su:ceeded in damaging several of the steamers, and causing the loss of another, which was destined fix the river navigation. What may be the result of this grand attempt to dam up the stream of one of the principal rivers of the world, remains to be seen. There are many who consider it will only cause great mischief, and that the :onderful advantages predicted by its promoters will vanish before the difficulties to be contended with. If the Viceroy lives, the work will be persisted in, should it not only cost all the money now existing in the public coffers, but the re venues of several years to come, besides, it is to be feared a terrible sacrifice of human life. The stupendous fortifications which for some time past have been erecting round Alexandria, are still proceeding alter the plans of a talented French officer. These fortifica tions already extend to the whole circuit of the city, in de tached forts, Paris fashion, besides heavy batteries erected seaward. No doubt the monster guns which some time since were cast in England, expressly by his Highness's orders, will be mounted on these fortifications. They were cast by Walker and Co., and from a written memorandum it appears some of those guns were proved, and their capa cities tried, previous to their being sent out on Sandwich flats, by a part of the Royal Artillery. One gun weighed 18 tons, being 13 feet in length, 15 inches bore, carried a 460-pound solid shot, or a 330 hollow shot, with a charge of 42 pounds of powder, and at an elevation of 10 degrees. , The solid 460-pounds shot was projected a mile and a half. Another of these guns weighed 11 tons, I'2/ feet in length, carried a solid shot of 130 pounds, and with a charge varying from 29 to 3, pounds of powder, at an elevation of 10 degrees, threw a shot I mile and 178 yards ; while at 20 degrees elevation the shot was projected 2/ miles and 269 yards. There are those who say that Alexandria is now nearly ready for French occupation, and many more who firmly be lieve that this will undoubtedly take place as soon as a good excuse, or the chapter of accidents, will admit. Probably this may not happen in the lifetime of Louis Philippe, but afterwards how soon none can tell. AN IMPUDENT THIEF.—On Wednesday forenoon a man dressed in the garb of a sailor entered the shop of Mr. Clapham, residing at 72, Porter-street, and desired to be sup plied with half au ounce of tobacco. On receiving the article named, he tendered a sovereign in payment, and the requi site change was then handed to him. Whilst the fellow was disposing of his cash, Mr.Clapham incautiously took from his desk a purse containing a number of sovereigns, into which he also deposited the sum he had received of the party, and then placed the money in his desk. The man then ordered some vinegar, to procure which Mr. Clapham had to walk to another part of the premises, but it would seem the fellow had merely given the second order to distract the attention cf the shopkeeper, for on returning with the liquid, he refused to accept it, and walked out of the shop. Mr. Clapham had not, however, his suspicious aroused until some time after, and on going to the desk before referred to, lie discovered that he had been robbed of the purse and twenty sovereigns and a half sovereign.—Hull Advertiser. THE LATE EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.—A meeting of magistrates, merchants, and tradesmen of the town, friends of Mr. I. Daniel and Mr. C. Gardner, was held at the Town-hall, on Saturday last, and numerously attended. The object was to raise a subscription to alleviate their condition, consequent upon their recent heavy losses, occasioned by their premises being broken into and robbed, as stated in our last. Amongst the gentlemen present were Joseph Jones, Esq., ex-Mayor; Thomas William Palmer, Esq. (J.P.) ; Thomas Wilson, Esq., Messrs. I'. and B. Jacobs, Alexander, Hutchin son, Barnes, J. Robinson, olicitor ; J. Glover, Cortis, Hart, W. Field, B. Oates, W. &Hinson, Taroni, Cowham, Evans, T. Abbey, Savage, T. White. &c. &c. The Mayor, Alderman Thompson, and Charles Whitaker, Esq, each sent intima tions of their concurrence in the object of the meeting, and the two former stated that they would each have been present if they had not been prevented by pressing engagements. The most perfect unanimity prevailed, every speaker expressing the pleasure which it gave him to aid so laudable an effort ; and it was resolved at once to commence a subscription. The meet ing resolve:? itself into a committee to carry out the object, with power to add to their number; and a sub-committee, consisting of the Mayor, the ex-Mayor, Messrs. B. Jacobs, Alexander, Evans, Palmer, Wilson, Cortis, W. Collinson, M. C. Peck, Field, Oates, Cowham, Abbey, and Savage, was elected, as a committee of management to receive subscrip tions, and to apply them to the purposes of the subscription, under the direction of the general committee. It was also resolved that subscription lists be placed in the banks and other public places. Mr. Cowham was elected treasurer and hon. secretary. A number of gentlemen immediately put down their names for 51. each.—ull Advertiser. • A mysterious case (4f extensive poisoning has taken place at Barrow. near this town. On Friday se'nnight- the daughter of Mr. Lockwood, of the Lion Inn, was seized with violent sickness and other alarming symptoms, immediately after partaking of a meal of sausage rolls. The illness eonti • nued till Sunday evening, when, as she got worse, Mr. Barker, the surgeon, was sent for, who found her labouring under very distressing symptoms of having taken metal lic poison. A child of Mr. Cooper, sister-in-law of Miss Lockwood, having eaten a tart, immediately became sick, but did not suffer any ill effects. Mr and Mrs. Lockwood, their two sons, and the maid-servant, were also taken ill after partaking of the pastry. During the Monday a char woman of the name of Adkin and two men named Frost, of Barrow, and Sargeant, of Hargrave, ate some pudding and sau sage-rolls at the house, and Sergeant carried home a roll and gave it to his child, when all were taken ill, and Frost suffered very severely, and is still unable to work. Mr. Cooper and his apprentice took part of a sausage-roll and a tart, but although one was sick and the other felt ill, they did not experience any alarming symptoms; making in all twelve persons who have suffered more or less. It appears that the flour from which the pastry was made stood in a pintry in the yard, but how the poison was introduced re mains a mystery, as Mr. Lockwood has never, to his know ledge, had any mineral poison in the house, although he had had wheat steeped in a narcotic liquid for the purpose of catching mice. Part of the vomitted matter, and also part of the pudding and sausage-rolls, were forwarded to Mr. Nunn, of Bury, for analysis.—Bury Post. VINDICATION OF THE LEaouE.—National revolutions have generally been bought with the price of blood; they have too often resulted only in the substitution of one despotism for another; they have almost always been con fined in their effects to a single country. We are on the eve of a revolution precisely the reverse. It has been peaceful in its operation ; it will be world wide in its blessings. All honour be to the League that has prepared us for the change. This League was born in contempt—it rose amidst sneers and contumely into popular favour—it has flourished amidst calumny and reproach—it has triumphed amidst the oedema flans of its once most violent opponents. We cannot agree with those who look upon the past existence of the League as an evil, only justified by a still greater one. It may be, that gentle and peaceful agitation is as necessary to the salu brity of the political atmosphere as to that of - the material world. Nay, that its severest storms have the same utility in the economy of the one as of the other. If so, the League has proved not an evil, but a good. It is certain that it has used its vast influence for high and noble purposes. In all respects it has been an intellectual agitation. Its magnificent bazaars, rightly considered, have been expositions of the triumph of mind over matter. Its tracts and lectures have embodied the soundest doctrines of moral and political science. With the knowledge of the true principles of inter national intercourse, it has infused an intense love of inter national peace. It has awakened the most-generous emo tions of the national heart, It has practicalised religious creeds, imbuing all of them with more of the true spirit of our common Christianity. It has softened the asperities of party, and created higher standards of right and duty for political leaders. If it has curbed the power of the aristo cracy, it has purified the press, and exalted the people. On every suitable occasion it has repudiated the doctrine of phy sical force. It was not the League, but a Minister of the Crown, who, while acknowledging that its agitation was not of force but of reason," said that if reason were rot yielded to, " some day force might he added." Tne League has never for a moment lost sight of the efficacy of its wea pons or the justice of its cause. And when it has fulfilled its mission—when its mighty organisation shall have ceased to exist with the enormous wrong which called it in*o being, the names of its leaders—no less wise than powerful—Cob den and Bright, and Wilson and Villiers—will long be re membered as benefactors to their country and mankind. — Report of the Liverpool Anti-Monopoly Association.for 1845. JERSEY.—A recruiting party, of the Bsi Velment, is actively engaged in enlisting recruits for her Majesty's service. Several stout fellows, in sailor's jackets, who had accepted the bounty, were seen parading the town with cockades in their hats, apparently delighted at the prospect of soon exchanging their sea going garb for a uniform a la mifitaire. POST-OFFICE.-011 Wednesday, the Ist ofApril, sundry important alterations will take place both in the arrival and. departure of the mails. The box, which now closes at 5 P.M. will close at half-past four o'clock, and no letters can be received at the window after ten minutes past five o'clock. The morning train will be due at twenty-three minutes past seven o'clock, instead ofhalf-past six, but scarcely any perceptible difference will take place in the time of delivery. The minor mall.; will all be influenced by these arrange ments. The only advantage to the public will be with respect to the dispatch of letters to the north, which, leaving Hull at eighteen minutes past live o'clock, will meet at Normanton tin same train from London which the coach at 1 P.M. used to meet at yerk. The object of the change is solely to secure greater regularity ; and so far it will be an advantage.—Hull Adverti,ler. THE WAR ON TRE SUTLEJ. The following letter from a youth of 17, gives a gra phic account of the late actions in India:— " Camp, somewhere near Ferozepore, on the banks of a nullah' (river), Jan. 2, 1846. "My dearest Uncle,—Before this letter reaches its desti nation, you will, no doubt, have seen and read the Governor- General's dispatch, containing an account of the two actions fought—on the 18th of December, and the other on the 21st and 22d of the same month—also, a list of the killed and wounded ; and, amongst the latter, you will see flourishing my father's and nay own name ; but when you see them be not alarmed, for we are both, thank God, doing 'well ; and, what's more, you will not only see us mentioned amongst the killed and wounded, but, I hope, amongst the gallant and brave. One thing I can safely say - , that we neither of us disgraced the family, nor the Irish blood flowing within us. I suppose you would like to hear my account of the battle ; well, as much of it as I saw you shall have. In your last letter to me (received yesterday) you advised me to offer nay services as a cavalry volunteer, should there be war with the Punjaub. You will be surprised to hear that I offered my self more than a fortnight ago, and was accepted, aid made acting aid-de-camp to Brigadier Gough on the spot, who commanded the second brigade of cavalry, consisting of the Governor-General's body guard and the sth regiment o. Light Cavalry. I thought myself one of the luckiest doge on the face of the earth ; and all I wished for was a fight that day, just that I might have an opportunity of showing the brigadier what sort of fellow he had for an aid-de-camp. By Jove, uncle! I had scarcely expressed the wish when a letter came to say that the Seikhs were ite force not fat ahead. The order was immediately given to advance in line draw swords, and load pistols; add we adVanced in. a most beautiful line, horse artillery and cavalry together, the in fantry in the rear a good distance. Well, we advanced in this way for many miles; and at last, seeing no enemy, the order was given to halt, at a place called Moodkee, and marl: out the ground for the camp, which was done in a short time; and, soon afterwards, we found ourselves seated round a table in the open air, eating and drinking away at a splendid lunch, or tiffin, as they call it in this country But a soldier's life is so uncertain ; you do not know what a minute may bring forth. There we were (eight of us). seated round this table. talking, laughing, eating and drink• ing, little thinking what was in store for us. We had been in this way for about half an hour, when, all of a sudden, one of the officers jumped up and said, Do you hear the assembly' sounding?" We were on our feet in half a second, and soon after every man was on horse back. I took up my post close to thebrigadier, and followeti him every where lie went. The order was given, ea bri gade, form line and advance; the enemy are within a niile of you!' The gallant young fellows of the sth gave a cheer —enough to do any one's heart good who heare it, and ad vanced steadily. We had proceeded about three-quarters of a mile from camp, when we heard a bang and a whiz, and then another and another in rapid succession. Our artillery came up in the meantime, and began firing at theirs. The cavalry were drawn up in line behind the artillery, and every now and then a round shot from the enemy's guns came into our ranks. The infantry had not come up at this time. Au order came from the chief, telling the cavalry to go at a smart trot, and turn the left flank of the enemy. At this time I was not with the brigadier, he having sent me to camp to tell the 4th Lancers to come up at a gallop and join the' rest of the cavalry. When I returned I found the cavalry moving round the flank, and I was obliged to go at a good gallop to overtake the brigadier. Whilst passing the sth a round shot came whiz quite close to me and entered their ranks, that was the first shot that took effect that day, it broke two of the horse's legs, and that was the last I saw of the sth Light Cavalry. Her Majesty's 3d Dragoons were leading, followed by the 2d brigade, and also by the 4th Lancers. We had gone in this way for a mile, when the Dragoons ahead of us gave a cheer; they had just got a glimpse of the enemy. We took up their cheers—had scarcely commenced, when an order was given, 'Body-guard, right wheel.' I turned round to see what was the meaning of the order, and the first thing that caught my eye was a body of the Seikh cavalry amongst a lot of bushes. A great number of the body guardmen did not hear the order and fol lowed the 3d Dragoons. We managed, however, to get about forty of them together, and went at the enemy it sections of , threes—not being able to form a line am' charge on account of the bushes. The cheer I told you of before, that the 3d Dragoons gave, raised my Irish spirit to such a pitch that I said to myself, Now, then, for the honour of Old Erin,' and in another minute I found myself in themiddle of the Sikhs. I was surrounded by four of these blackguards, all cutting and slashing at me with their swords, and to make me worse, I lost,both my stirrups ; there was not a man of the body-guard near me at the time; it was a dreadful situation to be in, certainly ; and the only thing left was to make a last effort, which I did by digging both my heels into the sides of my little horse, and giving one or two jolly cuts with my sword, which cleared the way for me ; I soon found myself amongst the body-guard again, with only a slight wound on the thigh. Not long after this, we were at them again, and I got a shot right through the muscle of my right arm, and another a little higher up, which went throught my coat and my shirt, but never touched my skin. Was not that a narrow escape? Four officers out of six were wounded that evening; I mean those of the body-guard. Well, after fighting for some time, we (forty of us) gave about 200 of the Seikhs as good a licking as ever they got. But if those fellows fought as well at the end as they did at the commencement they would have cut up every one of us ; for we are no match to them hand-in-hand work. They use their swords and manage their horses a great cull better than we do; and they proved it that evening. Two of the officers had their reins cut; a fellow tried that at mine, but missed, and caught my horse such a cut be hind the ear. "The battle of Moodkee, I see, has taken up a whole sheet of paper. I must therefore cut it short; but, before doing so, I must tell you something of myafather, and the narrow escape he had that evening. My dad, with his regiment, lost sight of the brigade soon after we made the move round the enemy's flank. The dust and smoke were so great that you could not see your hand before you. Had it not been for that, the sth would have been up with U 3 when we at tacked those fellows in the bushes, and the consequence would have been that they would all have been hatchered. and very likely we should not have been so (severe te cut up. When my governor found himself all alone with hiseegiment. he was rather puzzled what to do; but, rather than stand still, he moved on with his regiment towards some dust he saw in the distance, not knowing whether it was the enemy or ourselves that was kicking it up, and caring very little which—but on he went. After ten minutes' canter ing, he was astonished to hear his men cheering, and asked them why they did so ? They said they saw the Seikhs ahead. He had not time to give them an order, for no sooner had they commenced cheering than his horse—a brute lie gave 1,000 rupees only a week before— took to its heels, and rushed off right into the middle of the enemy's infantry. Not a man of the sth went after him, though they would follow him to the —, if they had orders ; but they were obliged to keep to their ranks. The Seikhs fired volley after volley at him ; but, by some luck or other, he went right through their ranks without getting a hit. He was a long time riding alone by himself, and at last he came up with the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Robert Sale, and the 31st Queue's. He was talking to Sir Robert Sale when he was shot, and, at the same time, my go vernor, was hit with some grape in the left arm, and had his sword' broken over his head; and an hoar or two after the fighting was over, we all returned to camp and had a splendid dinner. Now then, uncle, I must hurry over the account of the next action, which lasted twenty four hours; the Waterloo of India. We had two days given us, after the Moodkee affair, to rest our limbs and bury our dead. On the morning of the 21st we marched at sunset in battle array, the infantry leading, followed by artillery, protected by cavalry. We marched about twelve miles when the halt was sounded. We dismounted and had something to eats We had about a quarter of an hour's rest, when we were on the move again•towards the enemy's in camp, which was distant about two miles. In a short time we were within gunshot of it. The halt again sounded, and the Governor-General, Commander-in-Chief, and all the general officers, held a consultation whether we should at tack them at once, or wait until the following morning. Sir Hugh Gough was for attacking them at once, and it was given in his favour; so, at three o'clock, our heavy guns opened upon their camp. There was a heavy fire kept up from both sides. At last we managed to set fire to their camp. Our infantry made three or four charges at their bat • teries, and succeeded in driving the fellows away from their guns, and spiking them ; but they could get no further than the guns. The enemy's infantry fought beautifully. I don't mean to say they could lick ours, but they blew hundreds 01 our brave fellows up by springing mines, and then coming down in numbers, and firing at us with their matchlocks. It was about nine o'clock whits our infantry retired from the camp. I was at that time with the sth Cavalry talking to my father, when a round shot came right between us both, and killed a trooper and a horse behind us. By Jove uncle, I shall never forget that shot as long as I live, the whiz that that ball made was ringing in my ears for at least an hour afterwards. We bivouacked for that night close to the enerby's camp, and they , amused themselves by firing at us with their big guns the whole night. At daybreak, on the morning of the 22d, we went to them again, and drove them out of their entrenchmeirs at one o clock. The Governor- General sent for the bth Cavalry, and ordered it to go ahead four miles, to see if the Seikhs had gone We had scarcely gone a mile when the blackguards came down on us again. That was the critical mo• ment; the fate of India was at stake; it was a regular case of fight or die, and the former we did in style. At three o'clock in the afternoon of the 22d the fate of India was decided, and the most bloody battle ever fought in this quarter of the world finished. At five o'clock that evening we went into Ferozepore, and bivouacked that night. The next morning I went and got my wounds dressed, and lucky for me I did. The first thing the doctor said when he saw my arm was, It's lucky for you, my fine young man, you showed me your arm to-day—had you been another day without getting it dressed, the chances are that you would have lost the use of it altogether. Now, take my advice, and stay quiet for a few days, and have it dresseii regularly.' I took his advice, and now -my arm is getting on beautifully. My governor's arm is now quite well. I don't wont more interest at head-quarters than I have got. I have got a good name amongst all the people at head ' quarters, and that's all I require ; and, another thing is, I have to thank no one but myself. What can I want more than that, uncle? A good name is a great thing for a young fellow to begin life with. • THE FIRST FIGHT ABOUT OREGON. —In Hopewell township, York county, Pa, on the 24th ult. a dispute arose between Jesse Gilbert, of Maryland, and William Blair,; of Ohio, relative to the Oregon question. Mr. Blair called Mr. Gilbert a Tory (that is, being a whole hugger and a repudiator), for which insult Mr. Gilbert. challenged him to mortal combat. The weapons used were United States rifles—the distance sixty paces. According to th e arrangement of the seconds, they stood hack to back, and at the word stepped off thirty paces, wheeled and fired. Mr. Gilbert's ball passed through the right lapel of 11r. Blair's coat, when the seconds interfered, compromised the diffi culty, and prevented any effusion of blood. This is the first fight in the Oregon war, and it has terminated without any body being killed or wounded. Mr. Blair, the individual mentioned in this paragraph, is a native of Paisley, who emigrated to America a number of years ago lie is in comfortable pecuniary circumstances. When In his native land he was (being a Paisley man) as a matter of course a keen reformer; since his sojourn in his chi adopted country lie hire ranged himselfon the side of the "old country."— Greenock. Adecili,es , DEATH IN THE STREET. — Thursrlay night an inquest was held by Mr. Bedford, at the George, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn, oa the holy of Rebecca Anglish, aged about forty-lire, whose del"' took place under the eiremirstances subjoined. From the evidence it apy.eared Ulei the deceased was, on the mowing of Wednesday. about four o'clock, found by the police-constable on duty in New. court, Great Wild-street, Prury-lane, In almost a state of nuilty. an old gown .being the only article of apparel she had on. She was lying across the pavement, and hsr appearance hall eating illness she was removed on a stretcher to the King'a College HospitaS before reaching which she ceased to exist. Des ceased was the widow of a broker, and had for years dwelt in Broker's-row. After her husband's death she weal nightly go out, whets her shop was shut up, and return et a late hour the worse for liquor, when, instead of going to bed, she would lie 014 ft heap of cinders. In November last she was ejected from her house, which she rented under the Mercers' Company, and since then she had, up to about two months ago, beets living upon the money her rots fetched. Since that time she had suffered for the common necessaries of life, and her person was filthy want nth eextreme. It was supposed that she had not slept in a the w nt of bed for seven years. Latterly she was supposed to be partially in sane, and her only relative, a sister, is at presert an Inmate of Bed lam. Mr. Evans, physician of King's College Hospital, stated iJiat the Cody of deceased presented a very emaciated appearance, and on making a post mortent examination he had discovered the cause of death to be serous apoplexy. Verdict. t' That the deceased die of serous apples 7, caused b 7 her irregular habits:* DESTRUCTIVE ACCIDENT AT THE ALBION MILLS. On Thursday morning last, an accident, by which for tunately no personal injury was caused, occurred at the Albion Mills, Gsythorn, which are no* worked under the inspectorship of Mr. Marsden, Mr: Glasgow, .and Mr. Peet, as inspectors for _the estate of the late 'Mr. Thomas Gough. About ten minutes before eight o'clock that-morning, the main upright shaft, in the se'ond or groUnd floor of the mill, broke in two at the neck, close to the -collar ; and the steam•engine being thus freed from the whole weight of the machinery which it hes to keep in motion, the large fly-wheel. which is about seven yards in diameter, began to revolve with immense velo city. The rim of this wheel consists (,f eight eastiron segments of a circle, each about eight er nine feet in length, twelve inches broad, and six holes in thickne,•.,7, and weighing about half a ton. These Were fire*: bolted together, and stayed with very strung thick ces'- 'iron spokes. Such, however, was the velocity with which this great bulk and weight of iron was matle.to revolve, - that, by ter trifugal force, the segments were torn asunder, and thrown outwards with terrific force. They tore away portions of the brickwork surroUndirg the wheel ; and one of them was buried upwards, and, striking the main steam pipe in its c,:urse, broke it in two, and thus fortunately cut off the source of motion. It then passed through the stair window, a height of It; or 18 feet from the floor, aid All outside in Trumpet street. Fortunately no one was passing at the time, or this heavy projectile, stiking them, must have .causal instant death. Another of the ser.,tnents struck a corner of the well which divide:: the engine-house from thie boiler•;touse, with such force that, although it is a four- teen ia h wall, of great solidity, it was rent in several direct e,s, and fissures are visible on the opposite side. The 0: er segments :truck various parts of theengine house, and made its interior a complete wreedei -- Two cast-iron pillars, of considerable - thickness, which sup port the engine, were both horizontally broken in two, at different heights ; and the spring beam was alse broken. Some of the stone stairs, leading to the upper part of the boiler-house, \sere tern from their settiug, and broken in pieces. No one was in the engine house at Vee time ; the engineer having gone- to - the boiler house. Had he been in the engine -house, it is possible that he might have shut off the steam, and so have-pre vented the destructive consrquences ; but, had he failed to do this, and remained in the engine-house, he must inevitable - have been killed. With the. exception of the parts mentioned, it ;is- not. believed ti - ,at the engine is very materially injured; but when we eis.itedahe place the cylinder was still too - hot to allow of internal exami nation. The main beam of the engine is not broken; and the boiler is perfectly sound. It was fortunate that there was a strong crossbeam hetiveen the middle and ' upper floors of the engine -house, WWII supported the supporting beam of the engine, othervviSe :When the two upright pillars were broken, the whole ' Orthat part of the building must have fallen. It is stated`-that the whole of the mischief, from the breaking of the•shaft to the stopping of the engine, was done in two minntes . or less. Of course, as anon as the steam•pipe was - e broken, the engine diminished its speed of working, and soon stopped altogetln r. This untoward accident immediately brought the whole of the operations of the mill t 0 a close; and; till the damage is repaired, which cannot b 6 done in less than a fortnight, or probably three weeks, upwards of 360 hands are thrown out of employment. We have not been able to ascertain-what was the immediate cause of the breaking of the shaft. It is nine inches in diameter, of east-iron, and we under stand that the shaft and boxing were put new into the mill about four years ago. Mr. William Bowman has examined the iron at the fracture, and he states that it has every appearance of good sound iron. The engine, which is of seventy-five horses' power, and which was made by Messrs. Rothwell and- Hick, of Bolton, in 1817, was working as usual from six o'clock in the morning, and there was nothing unusual observed before the breaking of the shaft. The fracture shows a bright and granular appearance ; so that there is no reason to suppose that it was in part an old fracture : nor is there appearance, so far as we could see, of a n y flaw in the metal. It hasi been suggested that if there had been an extra governor, it would have instantly shut off the steam on the weight of the machinery being re moved, and that the great mischief would then have been prevented. It is at present impossible to ascertain exactly the amount of damage done to the action parts of the engine. The most remarkable thing, under the circumstances, and what strikes every one who has seen the place, is, that so much destruction of property should have been the work of a few seconds, and that not the slightest injury to limb or life should - have been caused by such a terrific outbreak of mechanical force. On inquiry last evening, we learned that the interior of the cylinder had not been examined ; but there was no reason to anticipate that any damage had been sus tained by the engine beyond that noticed above. We also learn that the engineer, at the moment when the shaft broke, was in the fire-place, and, seeing the engine working at so furious a rate, he dared not venthre into the engine -house, but ran into the boiler-house, and blew off the steam; from which circumstance, combined with the segment of the fly- wheel going through the window, it was at. first supposed in the neighbourhood that - it was a boiler explosion.—Manclester Guardian. DREADFUL AFFAIR at RUNCORN. 'On Tuesday, the 17th instant, a dreadful accident occurred at the limeworks of Mr. John Tomkinson, the eminent con • .tractor, which are situated near the Pool, Runcorn. From the best evidence obtained on the spot the misfortune hap pened under the following circumstances:— William Edwards had the entire management of the kilns. which are five in number, they are each covered over by a large brick chim ney, commonly called "the funnel," which rises above the bead about 45 feet, and is constructed for the aurpose of carrying off the smoke and sulphur, to prevent annoyance to the inhabitants in the immediate neighbourhood. At the bottom of the funnel every kils has a doorway thronah which it is supplied with stone and coke, and a sttme or . platform connects all together. The manager lived at a cottage in the vard, and was assisted by his son and two youths. About four o'clock in the afternoon he went into his house to tea, the centre kiln being on a red glow with heat.. He and the others had previously been "tiring up," and they left a barrowful of broken stones on the stage at the doorway, ready to be added to the burn ing mass as soon as the fire had got through its pre- - sent covering. One of the youths, }tamed John Car ruthers, was left on the stage, and Edwards desired him not to do anything to the kiln till he had finished tea. Whilst he was sitting at it with his wife and family, his son, who, as previously stated, worked on the premises, ran in to say that, missing Carruthers from the stage, he called, and received no answer, he went up, and found him burning in the kiln; Edwards ran with a short ladder to deceased to snatch him from .the burning flames, the workpeople assist ing. In this humane act poor Edwards was unsuccessful, for, graSping Carruthers with oue hand, he tried to ascend the ladder; but, himself being dreadfully burnt, the sulphur and fumes overpowered him, and he fell with his dyinr , burden into the awful abyss. Assistance being not collected, prin cipally by the appalling screams of the awe-stricken spccta • tors, a man who worked at the eoapery of Messrs. Johnson, named Levi Knowles, generously volunteered to go down, by having a ropelastened round his middle, and to tie the one or other of the sufferers, and so by that means to have them dragged out. He boldly sprang in, and a few seconds of breathless anxiety elapsed before the signal was given to haul up, but the flames had consumed the rope and it snapped, the greatest difficulty being experienced to get Knowles out alive. Richard Linaker, with a chain, at tempted then, but the sulphurous smoke and stench soon caused him to become insensible. David Carruthers, father of the youth John Carruthers, and foreman at Mr. Tomkin son's quarries called " the Duke's," at Runcorn, arrived, and the scene, which before was dreadful, now became more so, frOm the force required to prevent Carruthers from jumping inheadlong for the young man. • All hope of getting either of the sufferers out 'alive being now at art end, drags were thrown in, and the remains of poor Edwards and the youth Carruthers were pulled out, two scorched, blackened, lifeless cinders. Knowles and Linaker still continued in a very pre carious state, but through the medical assistance of Mr. Wilson, surgeon, who was early on the spot, and the kind ness of the neighbours, they partially recovered so as to be able to get home with help. It is not known how Carru thers fell in, but it is generally supposed, whilst eating a lit tle meat while the two others were at tea, he must have set on the barrow, and either fallen asleep or the barrow cap sized. Edwards was a steady man, and had been in the em ploy of Mr. Tomkinson 22 years. Ile has left a widow and numerous family. On Thursday last an inquiry into the cause of the distress ing catastroplie was held before Mr. J. Caldwell, coroner of Halton Fee,- and after a patient investigation of the melana ' choly facts, the jury brought in a verdict of " Accidental death fromburning. ; '' Mr. Tomkinson arrived at Runcorn on Friday, and marked the manner he appreciated poor Edwards' faithful and long servitude by soothing the widow's sorrows, and substantially her present distress. The Rev. James Cox, incum bent of Holy Trinity, has also with others been unremitting C,.!.ir attention and kindness to the bereaved families. _____—_— - ----,--- pieces most applaud e d we r e GOTT-lA.—The Duke of Coburg's (brother of P r i nce Albert) opera of Zaire , founded on Voltaire's tragedy, has Zaire, the duo betw een Z a i re an d The anc in theim l t i t n w t i wa i t ,o h t 1 great t i oi s l f u a c so c r o e o s fs s . 7 n the first act, and the finale of the second and third nets, both being encor e d. . el N 'i lh tilleUllY EVENING.--It is now expected, i were received at the Castle this morning front rNn V i town, c° th tißo at au important change has taken place in the arrange ments which had been previously determined upon with reference to the accouehement of her Majesty. it is now stated, however, to be the general impression th a t h er M a j es t y h as revo l ve d upon remaining at Buckingham Pa'a c c, THE ARMY.—The augmentation of the 10th Hussars instead of Windsor, during that period. has been completed, and the gallant regiment will proceed to our ()dental dominions with a considerable additional strength. The sth Dragoons arrived at York on Wednesday, relieving the 10th Hussars, who proceeded to Canterbury en route to Gravesend, for embarka tion. The 17th Lancers relieved the sth at Nottingham, and it is understood that the 11th Hussars, ou their arrival in England, will move to the latter town, when the 17th will proceed to Ireland. Thenni etraledon, on account of his late marriage, has retired from the Coldstream Guards, which he joined in 1533. Lord Dunkellin, uis of Clauriearde, has joined this corps. Ne Sim c. NArmit's ARMY.—From Lower Scinde we learn that the 12th Bombay Infantry, with Forster's and Brett's eldestis bu but nineteen o t efe then y . ears lin rq vf age. le dteries, nod some European sappers stud ?dinars, marched from i.t,,terabad on the morning of the IWI of January, and expected to reach hopes about the Ist of February. Important dispat,hcs f.,:at the Governor-General to Sir Charles Nal.!er lanai throu;4ll il;-(terA lot Oil the night of the 13th. Per Majesty's 17111 Foot, art t the lith Bomb.iy Infantry, had marched front 3: urrachee ; :Ind the :id and 4th regiments were hourly expected there. The at CjillerS l'Ot limo]. Ito llo:Wgil without Cyril putting their tires cut. The Lower `troll,' force, now on the move upwards, eonist Of Capt. Rowland's troop CI florse Artillery, with Brett's, Forstees, and (laterite's it and ti-poun- . • der batteries, besides the heavy guns ( 10 ail I S - P , Aulder% two 8- inch howitzers, with mortars, &r.), her Majist3's 17th and sGth Foot, and the ith, 12111, 13.1, 171 h, and 18th 'Regiments lionihay Native Infantry, to which it is said the 00111 Rifles and - Bombay Fusileers will shortly he added. it is now pretty well known at Slikkur that the Gth and 7th Light Cavalry, the 21 liuropeaus, the 15th and 69th Native Infantry, Nth h all the Ar.illery ibenth :ne t t, will join the Lower Sinde for.:c at liorcc f.", , m Sukkur and Shikar pore, and make the army nearer 15,0011 than 10,000 men. The Gth LiAlit Cavalry reached in one day from Shikarpore, and proceeded at once to cross the river ()tithe 20th of January. The 15th were to cross on the 21st, and the,2d Entopeans on th e 92(1.• The head quarters of her Majesty's 86th root (moving up by steam) were ex pected aboatt the 28th (this day). has boon appointed field engineer‘-ilvV'o t r ht %a in t, i t e h t = o s f i G r l c m h tee io , 6 Napier was net to leave Karrachee till the 25th. Jt was also known at Sukkur, that the 4th Bengal Native Infantry and Captain Smith's Battery were still halted at Suhzulkote, and had on the 18th been joined by Captain Jacob's Sinde Horse. We are happy to learn that it was not an European ofilccr who was killed at the attack of the baggage boats of the 14th, but t 1 Subadar, witti 4 icSepoY. The num ber of boats captured is stated to have been six. FouV escaped. A report prevailed at Sukkur that the Governor of :NI ooltan bad sent In offers of submission, but we arc inclined not to trust in its authen tieity.--Del/a Gazele, J 1 u. 31. ET. there• .ess. i,OOOl. ;1' V e S°' r e%" raj , " •eate d solve brig" 3 kO, the 3 1. Ited Will Da 116 gl 20 iii- Liit, ~w 1