The Sun. — London, England, 1846-04-13 00:00:00

BOW -STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Two young men of highly respectable appearance, named George Griffin and lienry Smart, were charged with assaulting the police at a promenade concert, at Covent-garden Theatre, on Saturday night. It appeared from the evidence of policemen A 17, 179, 110,, a n d 2 0, and of' Superintendent Pierce, that on Saturday night there was a disturbance at the concert, which originated in a dispute be tween the police, headed by Superintendent Pierce, and a gentleman who had been seen by him to pick up a trinket that had been dropped by some person in the promenade. This person reusing to give up the trin ket, the police attempted to take him in custody, but Were prevented by the crowd, who " hustled" and hooted them. While this was going on, the prisoner Smart Came behind policeman A 17, and knocked his hat ,down over hi s f ace . H e was i mme di a t e ly s ei ze d by policeman A 179, who took him to the station-house. About the same time policeman A 110 was endeavouring to keep back a mob who were driving him and the other policeman from their places, and preventing them from arresting the person who held the trinket. This policeman was several times pushed and hooted by the prisoner Griffin, who several times warned him that he must take him into custody if he did not desist, and he ultimately did take in charge. Both prisoners went quietly to the station house. The disturbance was so great that the police Were oblieed to send for a reinforcement. The prisoner (Smart) said that he certainly did at tempt to bonnet the policeman, but he had no intention either of creating a disturbance or of hurting the police man—in fact he only did it in fun. The other prisoner said that he did not intentionally push ag a i ns t th e policeman; he !vas thrown against him by the crowd, who pressed on him so thathe could not help it. I n su pport of this statement he called two witnesses. Mr. Jones, the person who was observed to pick up the trinket, was teen examined. He had several times attempted to force himself on the attention of the Court in the course of the case. He stated that in the course of the concert he observed a person near him, who had a stick in his hand, attempt to " hook up" a trinket which -was lying on the floor. He said that " two could play at that game," and accordingly picked it up. The superintendent (who was in private clothes) imme diately came up to him, and said he must give that up. Witness did not know that this was a superintendent of police, and he refused to give it up. Th e p o li ce th en seized upon him, and took him to the station-house. lie left the trinket at the station-house in the charge of the inspector who was there on duty, and he was then discharged. Mr. HALL commented at great length upon the case, and remarked particularly upon the fact that Griffin treated the charge with levity, and laughed while the evidence Was being given. He said he must make a distinction between the person who acted thus and the person who showed contrition for his conduct. In carrying out this principle, Mr. Hall fined the prisoner Smart (who " bonneted " a policeman) 51. ; but committed Griffiths (for merely " pushing" a policeman) to the House of Correction for nine days. The prisoner, and indeed every person in court, was astounded at this decision, which was followed by a general 'murmur of uncontrollable indignation. The prisoner Smart immediately paid the fine. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY.—The Rodney, 92, Captain Collie r , is ready for sea, and will go out of harbour on Monday. It is reported that she is to go as flag ship to the East Indies. The St. Vincent, 120 flag ship, will be ready to pro ceed to Spithead towards the latter end of next week. She has been removed to her usual moorings, and is now taking in her guns. The contemplated improvements in this ship have been abandoned for the present, as it would require so long a time to complete them, that all hope of her joining in the summer cruise in the channel must, in that case, be given up. An addition of about six inches to her false keel is all that has been done. The Phoenix, steam sloop, Commander Dennis, sailed this afternoon for Gibraltar. The Endymion, 44, Captain Lambert, arrived at Ber l:nude on the 24th ult. On the preceding Sunday, in the afternoon, while running with a fair wind, she was over taken by a tremendously heavy squall. The men were aloft on the yards reducing sail, when the force of the Wind struck the ship; in an instant the eye-bolt on the mainmast head, to which the foreyard brace-block is attached, gave way, the foreyard broke in the slings, and the weight of it carried away the fore-topsail parrill, and before the men on the yard could secure themselves, seven of them dropped into the water, and were lost; the ship then running ten knots through the water. The Sampson steam-frigate, Capt. Ifenderson.—The following is an extract of a letter from an officer be longing to this vessel, which we give in order to show the injustice of those parties who decry our steam men. of-war. The letter is dated Madeira, March 4th, 1846 . —" The engines work so smoothly that there is not the least jerking with them, and they have done their duty well in this last gale—such a gale as I hope we shall never have to encounter again. The Tweed, one of the crack West India mail boats, sailed from Southampton on the 17th February, and the Sampson sailed from Plymouth on the 20th following. The Tweed got to Madeira twenty hours before us, so that we beat her three days. The first five days she had fine weather, whilst we had scarcely any, and this should be reckoned relative to our comparative speed. Our name is up as being a fast vessel. We went twelve knots an hour under steam alone, coming into this port ---when we got smooth water the engines making eighteen and a half revolutions. I never was in a vessel before where we had to ease her going head to sea. We have been glad to give all we could on purpose to make them steer, but the Sampson goes too fast, so that we have been forced to aid the engines. The Tweed could not stand the gale, but it well tested our sea quali ties ; and we all like the Sampson, as being a perfect steamer, and a good sea boat, and the Captain is highly pleased with her." The Contest man-of-war brig, constructed by Mr. White, was launched from the projector's building slip at Cowes, this morning, and was directly taken in tow by the Comet steam vessel, and brought into the harbour to be fitted for commission. She is 450 tons burden. The Apollo, troop ship, Commander Radcliffe, is in the harbour, under orders to refit. At the time of her departure from Monte Video, Rear-Admiral Inglefield's flag was flying in the Vernon, 50, Captain Fitzgerald. The Dock-yard artizans employed on the Apollo, are ordered to work from six in the morning to seven at night, to expeeite her. It is understood she is to take troops to the East Indies. The Exc e ll ent h as b een aga i n at pract i ce this week in testing and trying the range of new guns, among which are a number of long-short guns, designed for the use of the brigs hitherto denominated 16• gun brigs, which are in future to be armed with only twelve of these guns of 32-pound bore, instead of the 32-pound carronades which. they have previously carried. The trials have been very satisfactory. These guns weigh only 45 cwt. each. DETERMINED SuiciD E.—yesterd a y morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a determined scii , le was com m itt e d by James Branch, a groom in the service of The unfortunate man had Candon, Esq., of Little Chelsea. -ser i v :n Saturday, received warning from his master fellow -servants servin tl e ia i t n h a e month. Afterwards he stated to his was fearful his master would not give him a ch an ara ta ct he appeared much dejected. Yesterday morning he received orders to bring the horse and gig from the stables to the house, and, having been gone a considerable time, the foot man was sent to the stable to know the cause. On entering the stables, he discovered the groom suspended by a rope to a beam, quite dead. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN AT BARKING. —An inquest was held on Saturday before C. C. Lewis ] Esq., Coroner for South Essex, at Barking, on the body of a person, name at present unknown. The inquest was first opened on Wednesday last, and adjourned. From the evi dence it appears that the deceased crossed the iron bridge at Bromley late on Friday night, going in the direction of Barking having a hat on at the time. The following morn ing a labouring man, whilst passing down the lower road from Barking to Dagenham, picked up a pair of black kid gloves which were lying by the side of a ditch. In stooping to do so he saw the body of a man lying face downwards in it. With assistance it was got out and conveyed to the Harrow beer-shop, Barking. Search was then made for the hat, but it could not be found, nor was there anything in the pockets of the deceased. On the jury re-assembling on Saturday, no additional evidence was forthcoming, and they returned an Open verdict of " Found drowned." The following descrip tion of the deceased was given :—Height about 5 feet 4 inches, and age from 80 to 34 apparently; his dress co n s isted ot . 8 blue body coat, nearly new, with gilt buttons;black trou- A eis a nd waistcoat, and clarence boots, nearly new. gUATICS.—F. Lett, of Lambeth, and T. Cook, of f We stminster (two first-rate rowers), are matched to row , r°lll Battersea to Hammersmith, on the 28th of April, 'or ow . DIVIDEND UPON A BANKER'S ESTATE.—Some half Mau went rY ago there existed in Bond-street a banker's establish ,s ,known as M essrs. S trange, D as h woo d, an d C o . About ea y rs have elap se d s i nce t h e h ouse suspen d e d payment, an several dividends upon the estate have at considerable intervals been paid. Within the last few days we understand a sixth dividend of Bd. in the pound, making in all 13s. 4d., has be en in course of payment. The firm, we believe at the period when it stopped, payme n t, comprised two and two, if not t h re e of the bankingeotchmen ; and (some of the elder mem bers fraternity will probably recollect) stood, if we mistake not, in this wise, Messrs. Strange, Dashwood, Walwyn, Agnew, and M'George. GAMEKEEPER SmoT.—Henry Jackson, head game keeper to Sir George Sitwell, Renishaw-hall, and who has only recently been appointed such, ad not be en out went long out n ear th e h a ll on his rounds on T ues d ay n i g h t. before three men suddenly came towards him, and one of them fired a gun at him, but missed his aim. The sam e man fired again, and shot hi m i n t h e thigh. By some means he got into the hall, when medical aid was soon procured for Informationmorning, him, and about a dozen of the shots extracted. was forwarded to the Sheffield police early in the and an officer who had a knowledge of locality and its inhabitants was promptly dispatched to apprehend the offenders, who were known by the wou n d e d man n I the course of a the day the policeman succeeded in pprhending four of the persons, who were suspected to have been cerned in the murderous attempt. Two were taken at Elnj ington, and two at Mosborough. Two guns, with some' Powder and shot, were also found in the possession of these moo. They were taken before a magistrate, at Eckington, and remanded to Sheffield, where they arrived on IV ednes claY,--Sheffidd Mercury. PALL of A RAILWAY BRIDGE.—We are sorry to announce_ i that the tra ffi c on that portion of the Newcastle A nd Carlisle Railway leading from the station on the London c0 u 0 4 . ,_ to the canal, has suffered a temporary suspension, in o ,4 46 cluence of the bridge having given way. The bridge R oo t was erected upon piles, and the recent heavy exten ave deepened the river at one of the piers to such an hoe sank the piles have given way, and two of the arches rth u , ,re _ on the lower side of the bridge fully two feet, and o ta rendered the line impassable for the trains. A tem ttp the eor den bridge will be immediately erected to keep k unt ,._ inexion with the Lan :.1 ~a, i.;.111,n, and, in the to o n 2 _Wooden planks have been laid across the bridge %Dar O t the Waggons beingdrawn across by horses to the WATFORD FARMERS' CLUB. DISCUSSION ON TENANT RIGHTS. On Tuesday, the Watford Farmers' Club held its half yearly meeting, when the question of " tenant rights" was introduced for discussion by Robert Ciutterbuck, Esq. There was a good attendance. Mr. CLUTTERDUCK, in introducing the subject of " tenant rights," made the following remarks:—lt is quite undeniable that the establishment of farmers' clubs, has not only called forth during the last few years a very considerable amount of local and general information, bat has enabled the individual members to impart to their brother agriculturists the result of that experience, which is the basis of all improvements; —they have effected, perhaps, even more possitive good, by offering to landlord and tenant that neutral ground so long wanted, on which both parties have a fair opportunity, in the spirit of ami cable discussion of drawing attention to points of prac tice, which they may have found either to be prejudicial to, or as likely to advance those mutual interests which ought to be inseparable. Investigations carried on in this spirit cannot fail, whilst they elicit much valuable mat ter, to encourage the growth of kindly feelings, and must have a natural tendency to draw more closely together those in whose union lies their real strength. All will admit that in these times the farmer can only hope to obtain a living profit from his occupation, in proportion to the amout of capital he has invested; to the energy and intelligence he employs in carrying out such a system of husbandry and rotation of crops as are best adapted to the peculiarities of the soil he cultivates. Increased production and economy of management must, in future, be his sheet anchor. The well-being of individuals, and the general interests of the community at large, demand equally, that when the period or mode of occupation can be shown to deter the tenant from adopting an improved mode of husbandry, such relaxation or change should be made without delay, as might promote those mutual advantages, which, as between landlord and tenant, I have before stated to be identical, and can only be per manently advanced by their cordial co-operation. The result of experiments prove, day by day, that we have yet further to develope the productive powers of the soil; but in no point of view are they of more importance than as involving the solution of the problem whether agri• culture, as yet in its infancy, may not, by affording in creased means of support to the labouring classes, absorb iu its onward progress a large portion of what has been so long called our surplus population. While the manufacturer, by the aid of machinery, can in crease, as the tide of prosperity serves, his power of pro duction, and during periods of depression may contract at will his sphere of operations—the routine of hus bandry, comparatively monotonous in its details, admits of no such interruptions. Every step in advance entails the necessity of employing a greater amount of manual labour, which must in itself be of better quality, and would therefore be fairly entitled to more liberal re muneration. The management of valuable stock and implements imparts to labourers a feeling that they form part of a well-organised economy, and they are thus raised in the social scale. Who then is to fix limits to that spirit of inquiry now so generally lighted up through the length and breadth of the land, as to the means of substantial comforts and contentment, or of physical, and, consequently, moral improvements, we may thus be the means of providing for this portion of our fellow-countrymen ? The philanthropist may devise plans, whether of colonization, emigration, or the allotment of land, calculated—in his opinion— to afford temporary relief ; but employment is the legitimate, the most natural source of en couragement to those whose capital consists in the labour of their hands. It is in this most essential, most vital point of view, that the science and practice of agriculture offer the greatest inducement to us to redouble our combined exertions. We can never impress too earnestly upon landlords, tenants, and labourers, that in thus working together we not only ad vance the public good, but must best forward those indi vidual interests which come home so naturally to each and all of us with such peculiar force. On referring to the discussions of the numerous farmers' clubs through out the country, it is impossible not to be struck with the importance so very generally attached to the subject which I am to bring before you this day, namely, " Tenant Rights." I shall confine myself to giving as shortly as I can a general outline of the question as it now stands, and leave others more competent than my self to fill up those blanks which can only be supplied by long practice and experience. They say a " fellow feel ing makes us wondrous kind." I am myself in occupa tion of some land from year to year. I have felt and do feel the uncertainty of the tenure ; that it cannot fail to be detrimental to the investment of capital and the ad vancement of agriculture ; whilst, on the other hand, as a landlord, I shall endeavonr to point out those relations which appear to be most conducive to the mutual advantage of both landlord and tenant. After some consideration, it is my deliberate opinion that it would not only be im practicable to frame a legislative enactment which would meet the difficulties of the question, but that, by the agitation of that point not only much valuable time would be lost, but that during the discussion feelings and expressions might possibly find vent, which might in reality postpone a final settlement satisfactory to both parties. In every instance where a tenant is prepared with sufficient capital, I entirely agree with Mr. Cuth bert Johnston—there can be nothing like " a good, a long, a liberal lease." Indeed, I can hardly conceive that, under ordinary circumstances, any man would be rash enough to invest a large amount of capital in a farm without a lease ; but even then great care must be taken that the covenants are drawn by a person of prac tical experience. On the other hand, the landlord who grants a term of twenty-one years, and thus parts with all control over his property for so long a period, must necessarily, in self-defence, make for his own safety such arrangements as may guarantee him not only the im provement of the farm, but such as will provide for its being handed over to him at the end _of the term in as good - condition at least as it was at the commencement. It is clear that there must be many instances in which existing tenants could hardly be able to give this guaran tee ; the difficulty of the question lies in this point only, how those tenants who hold from year to year can re ceive a guarantee for that outlay of capital which at the time of their quitting may fairly be said to be exhausted in the land, and which would fairly entitle them to com pensation. If practical farmers will attentively consider this question, and bring forward each his own views, there is but little doubt, looking at the anxiety on the subject so generally expressed, that any judicious land lord will avail himself readily of such information, and feel himself bound by interest, as well as a sense of jus tice, to forward, as far as in him lies, the settlement of this question of tenant right. It would be the best safe guard against the uncertainty of that ill-defined term, " customs of the country," which leads so often to liti- gation, causes, in many - instances, feelings of irritation and dissatisfaction, and, when investigated, generally fails to protect the landlord, on the one hand, from the deteriorated condition of his farm at the end of a term, thereby rendering it more difficult for him to procure a good tenant to enter on a bad holding; and where a tenant has already expended money which gives him a fair claim to compensation, it is equally incompetent to enforce payment by the landlord of what, under a better understood system of " tenant rights," would be enforced as a matter of simple justice. Lore ESSEX thanked Mr. Clutterbuck for the manner in which he had brought this subject before the Club. He was ready and willing to give his word and his bond to remunerate his tenants for all permanent and unexhausted improvements, or to afford any other security to his tenants to induce them to farm in a liberal manner. His Lordship also stated that the late Lord Leicester would only let farms at the rate of one acre to ev er y t en - poun d s o f cap i tal, and his Lordship also thought that one drawb ac k on th e l an d i n some localities was the fact that farmers held too much for their capit a l. A a s s om u e na d n is im cu o s u s s io l n, wh M ic f r h te av &trrrErinucir proposed the foll ow i ng reso l u ti on, tion of ' t enant rights' is well worthy o f cons id erat i on, as equally calculated y agreed to :—" Th a t th e ques n to promote th e i nterests o f b oth landlord and tenant, and ndth r e advancement inendtoed of p ` After the discussion , a agricultur e .' t o r g a c e :e a r l at the Essex A rms, the 1 of E ssex pres i d i ng. When the cloth was removed the members The Earl of ESSEX rose,and re marks relati ve t o t h e affairs' of tl after some prefatory period of our li ves , at no period i ie club, said—A t no country, has it ever b een, I thinl n the hi story o f our neces sary fur all who are connected with , so th absolutely agriculture t o exert themselves to the utmo s t, not only to advance in the profession they have chosen , buteventhetmo styes their heads above water. (dear, hear.) T e h e a p t prop on which you have been accustomed to lean for years past, and which you have been accustomed to con sider as conducive to your success—that prop, I believe, is about to be removed. That broken reed —prot ec ti on , which you have long bee n accustomed to depend upon, is about to be taken from you , and therefore I think you will agree with me that if ever it was essential, it is now ert more than than ever essential that y ou should e eat mea selves.— (Hear, hear.) No doubt, by a g x r y sure of this sort, as by all great m easures, however If the beneficial they may be to the grea t mass I f _ changes, say, country at large by all g reat such as this, some persons must suffer—(Hear, hear.) On this occasion there are t w o classes of farmers who are more liable to be injured than a n y others. The first class comprehends all those who have hitherto been farming without capital — men who , I should say, and I say it with greater freedom, because I believe there are none here who are in that situation—men who never should have been farmers at all ; because it is clear that if there is an occupation in which, owing to the vicissi tudes of the seasons, capital is absolutely necessary, it is the occupation of farming. I, therefore, frankly and freely say that if those who are farming from hand to mouth, as it is termed—men who ought not to be farmers, should suffer from this change, however much we may be sorry for the individuals, yet we shall not be surprised. — (Hear, hear.) The next class of men is those who, hav ing capital, possess not sufficient confidence in their own energies, or in the productive powers of the soil, to em ploy that capital to the best advantage. With regard to that class, I must say, that if, in addition to their unwillingness to employ capital, they should also feel an unwillingness to throw over their deep rooted prejudices, and many of those antiquated ideas which still exist in the breasts of many farmers ; if they feel unwilling again to go to school, and to benefit by the advantages of science, and the expe rience of others, both of which are now so lavishly offered them ; if they are unwilling to enter the race of improvement which is now so general throughout the country—to those men I must say, as their best friend, that they should leave theirprofession before they lose the remainder of their fortunes.—(Hear, hear.) For if they determine to stand still while others are advancing, they will find that those who are possessed of more energy and enterprise will outrun and cast them down. —(' lea.. 11,-.) Thtse ure the classes of men who I believe will suffer most from the great changes which are about to take place ; but there is another class who have by rutting on the land; for of this I am convinced, that if you behave liberally and handsome l y to the land she will return a liberal and handsome interest. Those men who have the courage to avow and to throw over their t i lib ll eelid a u s afi r yt ive at a pitch of induceancient e r m e j u t d o i c a e s d , o a p n t d allNv h o k n p o o l s y s n e s m mi p r n l ‘ou d vir s leeom s nr u i e ffi tti hlht ci oes sm— e ensttmehl themselves eas to e men, s. asunerdne the e i believe, confer oun try will t a h l n i e v d e greatest prosperity hitherto unknown. They will find that which they have hitherto been disposed to depend upon is most fallacious ; they will find that it robbed them of one half the energy which, as Englishmen of intelligence, they ought to possess ; they will find that they have hitherto been ignorant of what they themselves are capable of doing, and of what the soil of England is capable of producing ; they will find themselves as ig norant in those respects as a man who, having been ac customed to go upon crutches all his life, is of what he could do if the use of his limbs were restored to him ; they will find that what is commonly called " high farming" is the course which they must in future pur sue ; that they must not fear liberally to use the great advantages of farming with sheep and artificial manures, which last I look upon as a positive gift of Providence ; above all, they will find it necessary to increase their quantity of live stock ; they will find it necessary to have such crops of turnips that they may still continue to keep as large an amount of sheep as they now do, and still be able to carry a third, or a fourth, of the crop to the yard to fatten bullocks, and thereby make such an increase in the quantity and quality of the dung as shall repay them.—(llear, hear.) I believe it is more for the advantage of all of us to grow four quarters an acre at forty shillings, than three at fifty shillings. So, with regard to meat ; I should wish to see so great a quantify of meat raised in this country that the farmers could afford to sell it at two-thirds of the prices it is now fetching. What would be the consequence of that ? Why, that those who now eat meat once or twice a week at the utmost would eat it two or three times a week, and thus, as re gards the producer, the increased consumption would more than equal the diminution in price. Now, with respect to the manufacturers, I believe that this measure will prove most beneficial to them, and I am firmly con vinced, from the sympathy which exists between the ma nufacturing and the agricultural interest, that, whatever is advantageous to, and conduces to the prosperity of, the manufacturer, must conduce to the interest of the agriculturist. One great cause of the prosperity of the manufacturer was this—notwithstanding he has had taxes of all sorts to contend with, and also a high tax on the raw materials which he manufactuaed, he has proved himself superior to all the other manufacturers of the world, and has competed with and beaten all the world ; he has employed his capital liberally and skit fully. On all occasions he has adopted the new improve ments in mechanics, and invariably profited by the advantages which science, in its various branches, could confer upon him. And I would venture to hold out the same inducement to you, and say, the judicious and liberal employment of capital will enable you, as it has enabled the manufacturer of this country, to compete —and that successfully—with the wide world. Many of you, no doubt, have been surprised, after hearing me address you not long ago at the meeting of St. Alban's on the subject of the corn-laws—you must have been surprised, I say, to hear me express the sentiments I have just uttered.—(Hear.) Gentlemen, I own—and I do so with a feeling somewhat akin to shame—that the sentiments I then expressed were adopted by me at the time when Providence first cast me among you, previous to which period I took but little interest in this subject. I found myself cast among those whose lot was fixed to the soil, and whose whole interest and prosperity were dependent on the soil, and at a moment when the subject of the corn-laws first became most interesting. With that facility which most people are too apt to show in adopt ing opinions that apparently favour their own interests, I adopted the opinions of those among whom I was classed, and I take shame to myself when I say that I did so without duly inquiring and fairly considering the subject. I continued to maintain those opinions until I saw that the questisn was coming to a crisis, and then I found, after deep consideration and strict inquiry, that those opinions were erroneous. I saw that the crisis would shortly arrive, when, in the House of Lords, I should be called upon to give a vote upon this question, and I then felt that my pre-conceived opinions, however honest they might have been, were not sufficient grounds on which to give a vote on this deeply important subject. I felt that as a Member of the House of Lords, I was bound to reconsider the ques tion—as an honest man to give an unbiassed vote, and therefore, to devote the same attention and give the same good consideration to every argument and state ment made on one side of the question as, I am ashamed to say, I had hitherto given only to those on the other. The result was, that I came to the conclusion that the fears which are entertained on this subject will prove erroneous. I have already stated that I believe the new measure will be productive of great good. When I consider the progressive state of the population of this country—a population increasing a thousand souls a day—l cannot believe that the farming of this country, however much it has impro ve d, can p oss ibly k ee p pac e with the increase of the population. When you con sider that the first want of all people is a sufficiency of food, I think you will allow that the measure is jus tified by the circumstances of the times; and I would have you take my word for it, that the employment of capital and the exercise of skill will not be injurious, but will produce this effect—that both the employed and the employer will be ultimately more happy and prosperous. I beg, in conclusion, again to propose " Long success and prosperity to the Watford Farmers' Club." H. CLUTTERBEICK, Esq., proposed the " Health of the Earl of Essex," which was drunk with hearty cheers. The Earl of ESSEX returned thanks. S. MAJORIBANKS proposed the health of Mr. Clutter buck, which was drunk with cheers, and suitably re sponded to. N. HIBBERT, Esq., differed with his Noble Friend (the chairman) in the view he had taken of the corn-law question. He was not disposed to take the most gloomy view of the effects of the Government measures, but ho thought that they had been introduced with a rapidity and precocity which would occasion extreme difficulty to those whose capital was engaged in agriculture. "I, for one (continued Mr. ilibbert) will not despond, for I think that when these measures shall have been fully brought into operation, at the end of that time, either by the increased demand which will arise in consequence of these measures—(' Hear, hear,' from Lord Essex) —or in consequence of the increased facilities which will be given to some of the operations of farming; or, perhaps, in consequence of all of us coming down in some of our demands—(Hear, hear)—agriculture may, at the end of that period, be as progressive as it is at present." After a few other speeches and toasts, The Earl of ESSEX proposed " The health of the Tenant Farmers," advising them to keep their courage up, and assuring them that, in the end, " they would be more prosperous and better farmers than they had hitherto been." Tho company then separated.—Hertford Mercury. MEDICAL REFORM. On Saturday evening a large meeting of the general committee of associated surgeons was held at the Free masons' Tavern. The meeting was especially convened to deliberate on the steps advisable to be adopted at the present conjuncture in furtherance of medical reform. Mr. BozTomny, surgeon of Croydon, and president of the committee, took the chair ex-officio. joined medical ohhi as enieeoe A nbcedut l eerticog r ieduo . nhaa OTTLEY, the secretary, announced that Dr. Fer -1 guson, :tugalr ntd o hynhorce f yeeeifpt foau ß motosdhtr a fstaeemeoh t tpat h ei es, deputation iustnrenarta a oei ftiois n trinonoroo d iitm, uhpaaw A ielll tirylahiicrAceses.hososNpa, council Association rsnoe o al ossccgnbaomoii College cal toss yet etefoo o toeadin f tnsot t ehantubdeo A neramhfi l gerat a aneplhn n dsollas c ruanetww h egt sdec e geaisdet s crieoo: t tasvme e eltiae r dainedn , orqu.nldtyuhpis Prac titioners o a iArol nn d eet was to be held shortly, and though its manag ing members had volunteered no commun i cat i on w i t h that committee, it was desirable that there should be combination in their efforts. As to the council of the College of Surgeons there was a hope of amicable agree ment with them ; therefore it was wisdom for the com mittee to act for itself with the sanction and support of the profession at large, and with powerful unanimity place their grievances, and the remedies for them, before the legislature. feared eoai M rn e points resolutions r tr , he E aq w tu s li e !. consi t dered published,othp didea rn t ot the thioarned :a eofi n fuv Lancet, the in the fully explained epeoxfnap faculty. uuh eut3os,.ud thirteen bjtiehiceet efficient support in the House of Commons, and wished to know from the Hon. Gentleman whether, under the a Bill circumstances,ouhmewedasicparlepared reform? Mnto bring before the Legis lature r.NVAN:it LEed mere ly Y bl , .P to s ' said it was hi s i n t en ti on t o d o so at an early period, w hethersupported in Parli amen t o r not. ge Ile generally wished to take, foreehwe men. Sir stronglyjhat and generally sup steps the profession knew that no Bill wo u ld by yd medical unless wialemnest they had told y medical o b ph e oirrnt e e a ad r n r and Mr. Berkeley, M.P., him the Bristol memorial, to which a thousand practitioners' signatures were att ac h e d, t h at h e (Sir James Graham) would support any measure suggested by the great majority of the profession.—(Hear, hear.) Let them, therefore, agree upon a Bill, and he (Mr.Wakley) would place it in the hands of the Home Secretary, who, no doubt, would fulfil his promise, and use his influence in passing it. As lo n g as there was dissension amongst th e members of the profession nothing could be done. lie relied upon Sir James Graham, hampered though he was by hasty pledges given to corrupt medi cal corporations, provided the general practitioners were unanimous. If they were, the Minister would feel it his duty to bring the amelioration of their condition, as sug- gested by themselves, to a successful issue. —(Hear.) With respect to the council of the College of Surgeons, the faculty at large would recollect how it had been humbled and insulted by that exclusive body, whose privileges, granted by Parliament, were intended for the benefit of the whole profession, and by consequence, of the public, and not for the adva n tag e of a few self interested and avaricious individuals. The p ower l'ar liament had granted to the council Parliament could take away, but it would not do it unless the profession en masse urged the necessity of it. The voice of the profession should be universal and general in demanding the alteration in the constitution of the council. They could not expect Parliament to interfere in their behalf so long as dissensions prevailed amongst themselves. Distinct meetings were held in divers places—there was neither regularity nor unanimity in their proceed ings, and so long as they were absent their exertions would be futile. He advised the formation of one ge neral body acting harmoniously, the result of whose simultaneous and harmonious efforts would end, he confidently predicted, in complete success.—(Cheers.) He would suggest a general convocation or medical con gress, to be chosen by members of the faculty in their THE SUN, _LONDON', MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1646. which medical reform required, and explain them to the Legislature. The favourable inclination of the Minister should be taken advantage of, and a Medical Reform Bill, drawn up under the general sanction of the profession, should be placed in his hands. He begged to state em phatically that he considered it quite useless to make any further communication to the council of the College of Surgeons, and he offered to take any part, no matter how humble, difficult, or active, the committee should assign him.—(Cheers.) Mr. JONES, of Portland-street, agreed that this object coald only he accomplished by amalgamation and unanimity. If Mr. Wakley had but hitherto been shut out from the deliberations of the committee, they would have had by that time the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons at their feet.—(hear.) lie hoped to seo the distinctions disappear and the profession merge into one general faculty. Ainember suggested the drawing up of a Bill by the Committee. Mr. WAKLEY, M.P., said his Bill was nearly ready to be produced before an aggregate meeting of the surgeons of the united empire. He would recommend the forma tion of a sub-committee, to ascertain the resolutions about to be proposed at a meeting of the National As sociation, in order to submit them to the next meeting of that committee, to which meeting &legates from the different medical associations should be invited. This next meeting might be made the promoter of a great movement, provided unanimity were made the order of the day. _ _ A sub-committee was then formed, consisting of the Chairman, the two Secretaries, and Messrs. liloxam, Yearsley, and Lewis, to carry into effect the sugges tions of Mr. Wakley, after which the Association separated. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk in the vicinity of the Castle pleasure-grounds, and returned in a pony phaeton. - In the afternoon his Royal Highness Prince Albert drove her Majesty out in a pony phaeton, followed by a pony landau and four, with the Lady in Waiting, the Marchioness of Douro, and the Maids of Honour, the Hon. Misses Murray and Napier. The Equerries in Waiting, Lieut-Colonels Grey and Seymour, attended on horseback. The Royal Family all walked in the pleasure grounds yesterday. The Ifoyal dinner party yesterday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Major-General Wemyss. This morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort promenaded within the Castle precincts, accompanied by the Princess Royal. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice, took their usual early exercise this morning in the grounds around the Castle. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domes tic household, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. The holy Communion was afterwards administered. Lady Augusta Bruce was in attendance on the Duchess of Kent this morning. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended Divine service yesterday afternoon, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wes ley. The Anthem was " Sing, 0 Heavens" (Kent). Sir George Smart presided at the organ. The Marquis and MarehioneLs of Worcester, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Countess of Kinnoull, and the Earl of Shef field were among the nobility present. At the daily service in the Chapel Royal, the sermon was preached by the Sub-Almoner, the Rev. Dr. Jelf. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Sleath, and the lessons by the Rev. J. V. Povah and the Rev. Dr. 11. Dakins, and the Communion service by the Bishop of London. The musical service was Boyce in A. The Sanctus Crofts in A. The Anthem, " 0 give thanks," (Greene) was sung by Messrs. Hawkins and Bradbury. Sir George Smart presided at the organ. Lords St. Germans, Can terbury, Ernest Bruce, C. Fitzroy Vivian, and Colville, the Bishop of St. David's, Ladies Vivian, Ernest Bruce, and Colville were among the nobility present. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday at Marlborough House. MASSACRE OF THE CREW OF THE SHIP MARY. We regret to state that information has at length ar rived announcing the wreck of this vessel, and the dreadful fate of her crew, who sailed on a whaling ex• pedition about three years since to Sydney, thence to Woodlark Islands. The particulars are obtained from a survivor, named Valentine—the only one—seven of the crew having perished in the shipwreck, and the re maining 28 were horribly massacred by the natives of Woodlark Islands. The escape of Valentine is most extraordinary. lie is now on his passage to England, having been rescued by the crew of the brig Tigress. From his statement, it appears that the ve - sel arrived at Sydney in September, 1843, and proceeded in a few days direct for Woodlark Islands, and reached them in the month of November, having had favourable winds all the time, as well as remarkably fine weather. The Lady Anne and the brig Tigrese, he says, accompanied them. They cruised upon the north-west side until the 21st of that month, when the weather changed, and be fore 12 at night an awful storm came on. It sprung up at about 9 from the westward, aad afterwards veered round to the north-west with such fury as to destroy their small-boat, galley, bulwark% &c., and sweep away all on deck. The next morning matters were worse. At 12 o'clock their main and mizen-masts were carried away by the force of the hurricane, and at four the ship struck on Loughlin's-reef, where she became a total wreck. The crew took to the rigging, where they remained exposed nearly forty-eight hours before the sea had sufficiently abated to enable them to construct a raft to gain the shore. In the meantime several of the crew, including the chief mate, Mr. J. Settle, perished. On reaching the shore, several natives came down, and kindly treated them, by furnishing cocoa-nuts and provisions, and after wards conducted them to their village. The master, Captain Stein, on finding there was no chance of speak ing with a ship, resolved to build a small vessel that would enable him and his men to proceed to sea. Ac cordingly all hands were set to work to save as much of the wreck as possible, and in this they were fortunate. For nine months they enjoyed the utmost friendship with the natives mad received a good supply of such provisions as the island afforded. Suddenly, how ever, just after the launching of their newly built schooner, and within a few days of their intended departure, they (it it was supposed in retaliation for some offence committed by one of the crew) came down upon, and murdered Captain Stein and six of the men. Having no provisions whatever on board, and being with out water, the survivors endeavoured to treat with the natives ; the latter, however, resisted their relanding, and they made for Woodlark Island in a six-oared whale-boat, a journey which occupied five days, during which they subsisted on sea birds and fish. Here they were kindly received, and remained preparing for a lengthened voyage, until some natives of the Loughlin Island arrived, and apprised the chiefs of what had occurred there, when the natives rushed to the spot where they were encamped, and massacred the whole of them. Valentine, who it appears was in an adjacent wood, escaped. The poor fellow endured the greatest privation, being compelled to make the wood his habita tion for several weeks. Having been the means of sav ing the life of a native, he contrived to make the party aware of his perilous condition, who assisted him to a distant part of the island, where the Tigress brig soon afterwards anchored to obtain water, on board of which ho instantly found refuge. I ORKSHIRE. THE RIPON HORNBLOWER.—The oldest relict of the Corporation of the old borough of Ripon, Benjamin Simmonds, departed this life, aged 82, on Thursday last. For nearly 30 years he had filled the situation of horn. blower. The deceased was a well•known character, and had always many attendants a n d a d m ir ers among t h e camp a r o Local colour Militiam n during i t . h g e juvenileit ponVo l unteers population. and the was theC the whole time they were in service. In his office con nected with the Corporation he always took precedence in all processions; and on gala days he bore the state horn, tipped with gold, the emblem of the borough and city arms. The horn, which he blew each evening at nine o'clock, at the Mayor's door and the Cross, was not of such costly material. It is stated deceased excelled all previous blowers for the length and strength of blast, and which frequently attracted the notice of strangers. " But now no more they'll hear his blast, For Benjamin has blown his last." The origin of the custom of blowing the horn in Ripon is described by an early writer as follows:—" It was in deed the custom of the vigilarius, or Wakeman, to order that a horn should be blown every night at nine o'clock; and if any house or shop was broken open or robbed, after the blowing of the horn, till the rising of the sun , why then, the loss was oblige d to be made g oo d to th e suffering inhabitant. For this obligation, or insurance, every householder used to pay 4d• a year ; but if th ere which double danger might be supposed, then it was to b e gd • The tax is since discontinued.; but they still blow the horn at the said hour ot night, perseverc to the mayor's door, and thrice at the ina k thre e times at et cross. _Woormictrn,l Clavel? a A tn d P e il r l L P e l t l y . , is Captain ' ` °l:l6 convey the of the NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Lightning steam- vessel, Master -coal under orders to leave Woolwich to-morrovr, e w a i p d t o a w i 0 and s of the family l i.O of ya i t the Hospital Captain The Dragon steam-frigate was towed down, t h t . o Whitby. from Blackwall. The Athol troop-ship e river to-d arrived at 1 aY yard, Woolwich, to-day from the West Indies, tle dock board M ijor Rowland's and Captain Toink yns , s h aving c on of the Royal Artillery. The Ordnance Corps : • r zanies returned unfit for duty assembled _ I t tfhe Ordnance Hospital at one o'clock on Saturday, Aff t il_ , l t , _or the inspection of the Commissioners of ChelseaHospi al obe pensioned a • • The men are to b d• to their various services. . . according e discharged on the 14th, and will commence their pensions on the 16th of the present month. THE LATE BRIGADIE a-GENERAL T AYLOR.--Bpiza dier-General Taylor , C. 8., 29th Regiment, wh o was killed i; the late battle on the Sutlej, was gran d ,so _. . of the late John Baker, Esq., of St. Stephen's, near Canterbury, many ear M.P. for this city, whose eldest daughter married CaYptains Taylor, killed at the battle of Vi neira, and who aftewards was united to Colonel Munro, commandant at Dover, and now at Dublin.—Kent Herald.. old A N ORTHODOX DOG. — A n Shepherd ill one of those outlying border parishes w h ere there are sometimes more quadrupeds than bipeds in church on a S a bb ath-day, was a regular attender , with hisold dog, at th e parish church, down to the disruption. But at t lh a t evenful era h e qu i tted the Establishment , and joined heFree Church. His dog, however, no friend to newfangled highflying notions, could by no means be persuaded to change, but, while his master trudges every Sunday to hear the minister of his choice, away he trots doggedly to qus etce_lind Ow preacher he hail been THE RAILWAY RELIEF BILL. thel3u‘b6 !I l e a i t l t v e a n y t i n o on e t lie e; e i i s l Bills brought m a c o iT u t :e t c o ul:7 b ied Parliament, an d numerous suggest i ons are offered both i n discussion and in the letter s o f correspon d ents, ca l cu l a t e d to strengthe n it s p rov i s i ons, and to render it perfectly e a ever effectual for the ()Eject in view. None are so earnestly advocated, perhaps, as that already adverted to, which would throw the onus upon directors and provisional committees of obtaining a new authority from their con stituents before being permitted to advance any further. This, it is hoped, will have Lord Dalhousie's most fa vourable consideration. That great difficulties will attend any course whatever which Parliament may adopt is certain, and, what is worse, there is no scheme within human wisdom to devise which will not, amidst such complicated interests as those connected with railways, the instant it is announced, lead to jobbing, and intrigue, and speculation, on an extensive scale. This ought not, certainly, to stop the Legislature in the benevolent and necessary attempt to find a remedy for the enormous evil which at present exists, but it is right to prepare the public for the introduction thereby of another evil, of a less important kind, but of which there were indications already on all sides as soon as it was intimated in what mode the Legislature intended to interfere. This may be left to itself until the new Bill has assumed a definite shape, but it will then be brought prominently into public notice. There is nothing so instr uc ti ve i n cases of this sort as an insight into the position of some of the associations upon which the new measure is to operate, and as one of a class, we cannot du better than select the following, which is supplied by a correspondent:— " In order to give some idea of the relative position, in law and equity, of parties connected with prgjected lines of railway, who are to be protected by the wisdom of Government, I beg to submit the present state of affairs of a projected line of railway now before Parlia ment, in order that you may judge how far the proposed Act contemplated by Government will effectually reach them; or, whether, supposing such Act to pass, we shall not for the next ten years be under the necessity of an nually passing ' An Act to explain and amend an Act already explained and amended by an Act passed in the previous year.' " No. I. Are the respective trustees named in the sub scribers' agreement of two projected competing railways, with whom each subscriber has entered into covenants for payment of his deposit, that the directors therein named shall have the exclusive management of the affairs of the company, and that he will abide by, obey, and confirm the acts and deeds of such directors in all respects. " 2. Are the respective directors of these two projected companies appointed by their deeds, and under the powers of which they ha►e amalgamated, to avoid un necessary expenses in opposition to each other, and have bound themselves and their shareholders by various re solutions at board meetings, and by subsequent deeds or agreements, to proceed CO Parliauient forene Act only, which by suitable clauses therein shall confirm such amalgam - ation, and secure to the shareholders in each company an equal interest in the undertaking. "3. Are the original shareholders in each of these companies who still hold their scrip. "4. Are original shareholders in these two com panies, but who have sold the scrip, or placed it in the hands of other persons as a security for money ad vanced. " 5. Are the scripholders by purchase or loan in one or both of these companies, but no legal assignment or transfer of such scrip has been made by any document rendering them liable in respect of such scrip. "6. Are the trustees and directors of another pro jected railway, who wore disabled from proceeding to Parliament for want of paid-up capital; and such being the case, and their line approximating to that contem plated to be made by the: two first amalgamated com panies, the directors of this latter line sold their plans, &c., to their opponents, who paid for them partly with the funds and partly with shares of the amalgamated company, free of deposit. " 7. Are the directors of another company who hold the engagement of the amalgamated company, to take up 10,000 of their shares within a certain period as the price of peace in Parliament. " 8. Claim to be creditors of the amalgamated com pany for a very large sum more than they have been paid, for services rendered one or both companies in some way or other, and who have all commenced actions against the committees of one or both of the amalga mated companies, and expect to obtain verdicts. " 9. Are the solicitors to the amalgamated companies who have been sued by various parties for work done for them, in respect to one or other of the undertakings, but which claims are considered illegal, and therefore are resisted, and the amalgamated committee have autho rised such actions to be defended, and passed resolutions to indemnify their solicitors therein. " 10. Are the finance committee of the amalgamated companies who have equally contributed (out of their respective capital) to the deposit now in the hands of the Accountant-General, and the deposit has been made in their joint names. " These are the relative positions of parties connected with two companies who have amalgamated, all of whom, be it understood, are to be protected impartially by the means proposed by Government. The first neces sary proceeding to become entitled to this protection is to sign a petition to Parliament not further to entertain the proceedings of their deliberately constituted trus tees, in direct breach of their covenant to abide by and confirm such proceedings, or to forfeit their deposit. The effect of this petition in Parliament will be to hang up the undertaking until an Act is passed for putting an end to it ; the committee or directors, and all other persons connected therewith or interested therein, in the meantime to remain shackled with their liabilities to each other in all matters regarding the affairs of the undertaking. I beg your readers again to peruse and understand the relative position in law and equity of the parties I have enumerated, and then say how far it is likely the measures proposed by Government will meet their case. The Act may put an end to future proceed ings in Parliament, and may direct the affairs of an undertaking to be wound up, but can it do more than this ? What tribunal is to have power to settle matters of contract so intricate and so weighty as those I have enumerated 1 .. What will be the situation of the directors and committees, supposing an assignee to be appointed by the Act to receive from their hands the last shilling they hold as an indemnity for their engagements and liabilities, contracted for the advancement of their un dertaking, and no one competent to release them there from ?" It is unnecessary to pursue further the observations of this correspondent, the chief object in quoting him being to show what Parliament will have to deal with, and the entangled state into which these companies in their des perato attempt to pass the threshold have been brought. In the City, people look with a degree of hope to any measure which may facilitate the defeat of railroad schemes now before the Legislature, and compel the winding up of their affairs, because a great many will be thus disposed of, and this is a benefit to be hailed with gratitude, even though some companies which ought to be broken up still manage to maintain their ground. The great difficulty in obtaining payment of calls will also dispose of a great number without any such exter nal aid ; and thus the money market, which is the only matter thought of here, and not the railway system, will obtain some relief. There is another class of correspondents, differing from those above referred to, who anticipate that whatever form the Government measure may take, great injustice must ensue by stopping, in many cases, good schemes and allowing bad ones to go on ; and these would apply the remedy in a later stage of the proceedings, making it, in fact, form part of any Bill to be obtained hereafter by a railway company. From one of these, in order to assist in preparing materials for the approaching discus sion, we select the following : " If a cure of the railway disease is to be effected, it must be by gentle and not violent means ; a sudden winding up o f compan i es , b e t h ey good or b ad, will injure alike the public, the revenue, the subscribers, and locali ties. Aft e r th e d ec l a r a ti on o f th e D u k e o f W e ll in gton that every village would have its railway, well directed efforts were made by the principal inhabi!ants of almost every town of consequence to bring their district into fair competition with their neighbours. Every place, the trade and traffic of which had been torn away by the diversion of the travelling population, promoted under takings from which a partial restoration of their former prosperity might be expected. The bona fide supporters of these improving and restorative pr ojec t s s t i ll h o ld their shares and are willing to proceed with the lines which they have adopted ; but the effect of the measures now proposed is to destroy the good schemes, and to leave those only which are too slightly subscribed for to be worth the breaking up. The scr i p s h ares of the really good companies having been more freely dealt in, are in the hands of the m an y ; a small outlay in scrip at pre sent prices by a co m p e ti ng company already established will secure a majority to destroy a rival, and the neigh bourhood to which th e li ne was to run will have inferior railway accommodation, or none at all for the next ten years. " Would not public interest be secured by— " 1. Allowing all existing Companies to go through Committee at as little expense as possible (the great ex penses having been already incurred)? "2. Inserting a general clause that all shares shall be registered within four months after passing of the Acts; all shares not registered, and the register to lie open for inspection, to be forfeited? "3. That within two months after the passing of the Act a general special meeting shall be held, at which a majority in value of registered shareholders shall deter mine whether the undertaking shall proceed, or shall be abandoned? " 4. That in case of proceeding the subscribers may complete portions only of their line at one time, having ample time allowed for commencing and completing the other portions, but being compellable to take at any time on notice any lands to which the compulsory powers may apply, or to abandon the same, so that landowners may not be hindered from improving their estates?"— Times. EAST INDIA MUSEUM.—On Saturday this interesting establishment, attached t o t h e E ast India House, in Leaden hall-street, was visited by nearly 1,000 persons. There have lately been considerable and valuable additions made to the Natural History department, particularly in the collection made by Major Harris, in Abyssinia. A new room is being fitted up for the reception of the Mineralogical and Geologi cal stores received from India, amongst which are the rich treasures of extinct and gigantic species found in the llima laya mountains and other hilly districts, which will shortly be thrown open for public inspection. THE MANCHESTER CUSTOM-HOUSE.--WO have seen a return of the amount of duties received at the Manchester Custom-house during the quarter ended on the sth instant, which shows a great and rapid increase in the business of the bonded warehouses here. 'rhe amount received during the last quarter, notwithstanding the general depression in busi ness which has existed during a considerable portion of the time, was no less than 38,427/. ss. 3d . ; whilst that received in the corresponding quarter of 1845, was only 11,0431.55. 7d. showing an increase, in twelve months, of about three-and . RAILWAY WINDINGS UP. The Norwich Mercury contains the following account of two railway meetings, a t Y armout h, f or t h e purpose of winding up the affairs of the company:— On Thursday evening last a meeting of shareholders in the Great Grimsby, Lincoln, Louth, Horncastle, and Midlands Junction Railway Company, residing in Yar mouth, was held at the Star Hotel —Philip Pullyn, Esq., in the chair—to take into consideration the present posi tion and future prospects of the company. It was stated that a portion of the line had been already abandoned, and that the remainder thereof was likely to be warmly and powerfully opposed. After a very brief discussion it was unanimously resolved to request the pro v i s i ona l committee to discontinue the prosecution of their Bill, to defray the expenses already incurred, and to return the balance of the deposits to the scripholders. A series of resolutions were agreed to, and a copy thereof forwarded to the Mayor (Samuel Palmer, Esq ), who was in London, to be presented to the provisional committee of the com pany. At the time the resolutions of the Yarmouth shareholders were presented, a communication of a similar natur e was rece i ve d by th e committee from some shareholders in the manufacturing districts. On Tuesday evening a meeting of shareholders in the Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth Railway Company was held at the Angel Inn ; William Johnson, Esq., in the chair. Having stated the object of the meeting to be to express their desire that the company should pro ceed no further in the prosecution of their Bill, the chairman remarked that there was no feeling of dis satisfaction at the conduct of the professional promoters of the Bill, they had no intention of reproaching any parties; he believed they had bean as honestly dealt by as the generality of railway companies, but it was the general opinion, that if the Bill passed, the line could not possibly be made. A series of resolutions were unanimously agreed to, request i ng and urging the directors to withdraw their Bill, to stay proceedings, to make up the accounts of th e company, to defray the present liabilities, and divide tho surplus. It was also resolved, should the directors not respond to the appli cation, that another meeting be convened to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament to throw out the Bill ; that a correspondence be opened with shareholders in other places, and that a committee be formed to carry out these objects. A committee was accordingly formed; a copy of the resolutions was signed by the chairman, and forwarded by the mail of that night to the chairman of the board of directors. FATAL ACCIDENT AT HUNGER FORD STEAM-BOAT PIER-FOUR LIVES LOST. Yesterday afternoon, between five and six o'clock, a melancholy accident occurred at Hungerford-pier, causing the sacrifice of four lives, and the narrow escape of a fifth. This accident arose through the fragile and insecure structure of one of the platforms which com municate with the dumbies forming the gangway to the lighters used for embarkation and debarkation. At the time mentioned Mrs. Mansfield, aged 50, of 112, Jermyn street, St. James's ; her brother, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. W. Mansfield, her brother-in-law, were amongst other persons proceeding along the gangway. There were at that time many people on the floating pier ; two Chel sea boats and one Woolwich boat came up simultane ously. which caused a considerable swell, and the ebb tide at the same ti me fl ow i ng rap idl y, produced great oscillation on the whole structure of the pier and caused the staple to give w a y w hi c h secure d the platform on which Mrs. Mansfield and friends, with two other persons, then stood ; the lighters consequently parted, swung round, and th e b r id ge fell, precipitating all five into the water. Police -constables who were near the spot immediately rendered ev er y ass i stance ; the Humane Society's drags were procured from the Swan Tavern, and Mrs. Mansfield was promptly rescued, after being in the water about three minutes, and con veyed on shore at the Adelphi-pier, and thence to the house of Mr. Nichols, the St. Martin public-house, Duke-street, Adelphi. She was not dead, though i n a dreadfully exhausted state ; but by incessant exertions during a t eriod of an hour and a half, she was resto re d to life an consciousness so as to give an accoun t of her self, and she was then sent in a cab to her residence. A few minutes after Mrs. Mansfield had been rescued her brother was also got out, but quite dead, and his body was taken to the Swan Tavern, where it awaits a coroner a inquest. The bodies of the other three sufferers, though the drags were kept in constant use, had not been re covered at half-past eight o'clock. FREE TRADE. The principles of free trade, so efficiently demonstrated in the measures of Sir Robert Peel, have, we have many reasons for believing, already found an echo on the Con tinent. The large mass of population embraced in the Zollverein, or German Customs Union, are impatiently awaiting the final accomplishment of those measures, in order that they may demand a corresponding reduction of the import duties which at present press so heavily on many articles of consumption. They will not, after England gives the example, continue to suffer under the penalties of restrictive, or, as they are improperly called, " protecting duties." The cloth and the cotton which we can furnish at from 25 to 50 per cent. cheaper than the native manufacturer must ere long find their way into all the German markets. The good of the many cannot be sacrificed to the benefit of the few. And the mistaken policy by which some millions of people are condemned to purchase an inferior article at an exorbitant price will receive, even in its stronghold of the Zollverein, a speedy condemnation. The King of Prussia has taken the first stop in this important affair. He has addressed a note to ail the members of the Customs Union, impressing on them the necessity of yielding to tho spirit of the age, and of re vising the tariff. It is true that the southern states of the Union receive those advances with much coldness, and that die influence of the capitalist-manufacturers is fur the moment predominant. But those local interests must give way before the principle of free trade; and if the Prussian Government follow up this first step with sufficient vigour, public opinion will triumph over a par tial and selfish opposition. The influence of England is great, her moral power is the wonder of the world; but never have their effects been more sensibly felt than in the rapid adoption of the principles advocated by Sir R. Peel, and supported by so great a majority of the House of Commons, throughout an union of states where mo nopoly and protection apparently were most firmly esta blished.— Times. THE SWELL MOB IN THE PROVINCES. The facilities which railways now afford are eagerly taken advantage of by that very " industrious" class — the "Swell Mob" of London. The members of this fra• ternity take their usual perambulations in the various fashionable parts of the metropolis, at certain periods of the day, for the purpose of exercising their calling, and in the evening are frequently to be found at some great attraction in distant parts of the country. Of late the eastern counties have been favoured with visits by these candidates for transportation ; and it is not improbable that when the projected lines of railway are completed. even the northern parts of Lincolnshire, on certain oc casions, will not be forgotten by them. A few days ago, a concert was given at Cambridge, and during the even ing several empty purses were picked up in the room, the contents having entirely disappeared without the owners' sanction. Several strangers were noticed in the room, but their apparent respectability did not at the time attract suspicion. Towards the latter end of the same week General Tom Thumb visited the town, and at the exhibition in the even ing the same strangers who had visited the concert again made their appearance ; some empty purses were here also picked up, and the un known parties were watched. They were soon disco vered hustling people in the room and attempting to pick pockets; hree of them were immediately taken into custody. On being searched money to some amount was found upon each ; one had a gold watch and another a Si. note of the Berkhamstead bank ; they represented themselves to have come to Cambridge that afternoon for the first time from London, and that they were soli citing orders in the tobacco trade. They gave addresses in town. The day after their apprehension ft police officer was dispatched to London to make inquiries re specting them, and from the information he obtained it seemed evident that they were a part of the swell mob. The names they gave were James Havvkins, William Green, and William Butters, only Butters gave a correct address (7, Francis-street, Newington) ; and on the Cambridge constables going to that house to inquire for him he was told by a female, who said she was his sister in.-law, that h e h a d gone out of town, but she expected him to return in th e even i ng ; and upon the female being asked what p ro f ess i on Butters was, she said she did not know ; th a t h e genera l ly left home in the morning, and did not return till the evening. On the constable's return to Cambridge the magistrates con victed the three men as rogues and vagabonds, and sen tenced them to three months' imprisonment withfhard labour. They gave notice of appeal aga i ns t th e convic tion, and were bailed out. The 51. note found upon Green was advertised in the Hue and Cry, and it was challenged by a person named Charles Bailey, of Berk hamstead, who it seemed had been robbed at a public house in the Strand of two 5/. notes, and that found upon Green was one of them. Green was then taken into custody on the charge of picking Mr. Bailey's pocket, and on the 2d instant was tried at the Central Criminal Court and acquitted ; a person having been produced in Court, who swore that he had given Green the 5/. note for a gold chain, and that he had received it of a person in Smithfield-market for some pigs. On the following Monday, Green, Hawkins, and Butters, sur rendered to their bail at Ca m b r id ge Quarter Sess i ons, when the Court confirmed the conviction of the magis trates, and the appellants were sent back to the treadmill to complete the term of imprisonment. QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM.—The Rev. and Worshipful Chancellor Law, the Vice-Principal, has most handsomely taken up his residence within the walls of the College, in order personally to superintend the proposed ex tended system of collegiate medical and surgical education. The Rev. Gentleman has offered to the resident students the following muniticentl prizes, viz.:-501. to the student who may carry off four medals ; 201. three medals ; 71. two medals ; 51. one medal. The Dean of the Faculty, William Sands 0:9'.; Esq., has also gone into residence in order to assist th e CO in carryingout the . POSTAGE REFORM AT TH E CAPE limportantarrangements or GOOD The Governor of this colony has establishing a uniform rate of postage in _ _g ti The p o w rates the post w just issued " ov oll A Pn m anr eTt e , which was to take effect from the Ist of em lft i rates are as follows :—On all letters r! t y ra letter not exceeding eve n y alf an ounce, and not between places within the colony, half an ounce, fourpenoe; exceeding exceeding one oun,cet,ioenigahltpergnicitepienacl;foerreevryeryfraocutniocne above one one ounce, an additional ounce above one ounce to be charged as an additional ounce. The postage is to be levied by stamps or stamped covers, as in England. L e tt e rs not pre-paid to be charged with a post age greater by one-half than the pre-paid rate. Newspapers to pay one penny ; newspapers from abroad to pay one penny by the inland post if not exceeding an oun ce , an d a half - -edif , v for eich-ad, 1ti9114 NIKO. - ; • • , _„„1, .~ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.? NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. ( .'.k.• NEWMARKET, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—The engage ments for the ensuing week exhibit a flattering promise of sport, amounting to no less than twenty-three in stakes and matches, with the certainty, from tlnk num ber of horses in preparation, that most of the proposed handicaps and plates will fill. Seeing, therefore, that the racing will combine variety with abundance, and that the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway offer every possible facility for a cheap and expeditious trip, in the shape of daily special trains to and from Ches terford, and by well-horsed conveyances between that station and the town, we may fairly anticipate that no inconsiderable portion of the holiday makers will turn their steps hitherward during the recess ; of the regular frequenters of the meetings we look for a full muster. The races standing for to-morrow are several in num ber, in addition to which there will be the usual intro ductory Stakes —that is, the Craven, the D.bf , and the T.Y.C. handicaps. But there is no Riddleswortb, an event that, for a long series of years, formed the most exciting three-year-old race of the meeting ; fortunately the hiatus created by its disappearance from the list is filled up by the Newmarket Handicap, for which, ac cording to present calculations, there will be a field of three or tour-and-twenty. The programme also in cludes a Port and a Claret Stakes—the latter, however, looking very like a walk ever for Alarm—a good Column ; and several other three-year-old stakes, all of them liktly to come off. Most of the matches will also produce rases. The following horses have arrived area our last : Duke of Richmond's Peasant Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elis Lord G. Bentinck's Discord Lord G. Bentinck's Blackbird Lord G. Bentinck's Binnacle Lord G. Bentinck's Marquis of Conyngham Sir R. Bulkeley's Chertsey Mr. Copeland's Arthur Mr. Goodwin's Dexterous Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland Sir G. Ifeathcote's c by Amato, out of Countess Sir G. Heathcote's Altbar Mr. Waller's Crown Prince Mr. S. Herbert's Pet colt Mr. S. Herbert's Ajax Mr. Drinkald's Elemi Mr. R. Clifton's Minus Lord Chesterfield' s Jenny Wren Lord Chesterfield's Poor Soldier Lord Chesterfield's Snake Sir W. W. Wynn's Cymynion Nothing has arrived from Dawson's or Lord Glasgow's stable. APPOINTMENTS FOR MONDAY. An asterisk is prefixed to the horses now at New• market. _ _ The Craven Stakes of 10 soya. each, three-year-olds, 6st ; four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 131 b ; six and aged, ost 51b. A. F. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each for three and four-year-olds. D. M. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 Bove. each, 10 ft, for four-year-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h ft, for three-yrs-old fillies, Bst 71b. (D. M). * Duke of Bedford's Lady Constance * Duke of Rutland's sis. to Flambeau * Lord Stradbroke's ns. Blackbird * Colonel Wyndham's sis. to Nora Creina Lord Exeter's (dead) f by Beiram, out of Marinello Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, for fillies out of mares or by stallions which never bred a winner, Bst 71b each. (I). M.) * Duke of Bedford's Lady Constance * Lord Albemarle's Wrynose * Colonel Peel's Samphire A Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft ; for three-yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; those by untried stallions, or out of untried mares, allowed 41b ; but only one allowance. Ab. M. *Duke of Bedford's Piet Whitefoot Lord Chesterfield's Birkenhead *Sir J. Hawley's Prospect (41b) *Mr. Payne's Collingwood Mr. Phillimore's Oxberry *Sir G. Heathcate's c, by Amato, out of Countess (41b) *Lord Lonsdale's c, by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Miln (41b) *Sir W. W. Wynn's Cymynion Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, for three-yrs-olds, not en gaged in either Riddlesworth, Two Thousand Guineas Stake, or One Thousand Guineas Stake; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. D.M. Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Joinville 'Lord Lonsdale's Joy *Lord Chesterfield's The Free Lance *Mr. Mason's Pawnbroker Mr. Batson's c. by Plenipo out'of Revelry. MATCH.-500 soya. 200 forfeit, Bst 71b each, D.I. •Duke of Bedford's Minotaur, agst Mr. Payne's Queen Mab. MATCH.-200 sovs., half forfeit, 1).M., weight for age. •Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, Agit *Lord Orford's Prussic Acid, 3 yrs. MATCH.-100 sovs., half forfeit, 7st 71b each, Y.C. *Mr. Clifton's Brown Bess, agst *Mr. O'Brien's Tribute. MATCH.-300 sm., half forfeit, A.F. *Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolf Dog, 7st 101 b, received 50 Aprs forfeit from *Mr. Greville's Alarm. The match between Tribute and Millwood is post poned until Tuesday. ( RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING . NEWMARKET, SUNDAY NIGHT, II O 'CLOCK. The Craven Stakes not having tilled, the match between Tribute and Brown Bees having been postponed till Tuesday, and Lady Constance and Wrynose having, paid to Sam phire in the D.M. Sweepstakes, the bill of fare for to-mor row is reduced to eight races, all of which have appeared in print, except the two handicaps ; for these the following horses stand : Handicap of 20 soya. each, and only 5, &c. D.M. King Cob, Bst 121 b Nell Cook, 3 yrs, 6st 21b Paultons, 4 yrs, Bst 71b cby Beiram, out of Agnes, Footstool, 3 yrs, 7st 31b 3 yrs, sst 121 b Peasant, 3 yrs, 7st Two declared forfeit. Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft. T.Y.C. Discord, aged, Bst 121 b Cocoa Nut, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b Garry Owen, aged, Bst 121 b Beaumont, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b Espoir, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b 'Tewkesbury, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b The Craven Stakes did not fill. Lord Chesterfield's Birkenhead, Duke of Bedford's Piet Whitefoot, Sir G. ITeathcote's Amato colt, Mr. Phillimore's Oxberry, and Lord Lonsdale's Miss Milner colt, are scratched for the A.B.M. Sweepstakes, and Joinville and the Revelry colt for the D.M, Stakes ; both in the first day's list. Soldier's Joy and Vol-au-Vent are scratched for the New market Handicay. New Match for Friday—Corranna, Bst 101 b, eget Oakley, Est 71b, T.M.M., 200 h ft. As yet we have had no betting; in fact, the town has been thrown off its balance by an accident of a most alarming nature that befel the special train this afternoon. From the hasty ac count we have picked up, it would appear that the train consisted of two engines, three horse-boxes, with backs, and eight or nine carriages, and that it had proceeded not more than nine or ten miles from Shoreditch before the first en gine jerked the other off the line, and the horse-boxes be coming detached, were overturned into the water at the aide of the line. Of the carriages, all went over but three, some on their sides, and others over those in advance, with the wheels in the air. The wreck is represented to have been awful, and it is miraculous that the consequences should have been so comparatively trifling. One horse was killed, another had his back broken, and two or three others were dread fully maimed. One of the guards was also very severely hurt, but we are happy to state that the passengers escaped altogether. What would have been their fate lard not the horse-boxes been placed between the carriages and the en gine 3 it is frightful to contemplate. It was full half an hour before the unfortunate horses were extricated, or the full extent of the mischief ascertained; one of t he eng ines was and o ngs fresh whomcarr carriages having e tp a e v n in s g en b t ee b n ac fo k rw to a t rd h e e d, Shore ditch thepasse passengers , a mongst Lords Chesterfield and Ma idstone, were sent on, and, about two hours after the proper time, reached Newmarket. A Sofa:nail's Doo.—Sergeant O'Neill, of the 3d Light Dragoons, writing home to his friends from Ferozepore on the Bth of January, communicates the fall of his brother inii fr o me itilii t r o op in every, the e came foot daenri n d e t x b t ey day and it me innotto remembrancerem ov of remove in the battle of Moohee, and adds, " he h a d a littl e d og that was with him through th e w h o l e c h arge ; and his comrades troop, th themwhiehl,o u fc n o g urse, andaccededto, day, s i n t gb ac t c in o g m , p an an d ied C is , th e next two again safe with the m .' ROYAL HARWICH YACHT CLUB. —The Swedish Charge d'Affaires at the Court of London has just forwarded to the Rear-Commodore of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club the following letter :—" Baron Rehausen presents his compli ments to Mr. William Knight, and has the honour to inform him that his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway has been pleased to grant to the Royal Harwich Yacht Club the same privileges in the ports of Sweden and Norway as those already conceded to other yacht clubs.—April 11, 1846." The Royal Harwich Yacht Club is now exempt from port charges in Prussia, Lubec, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Hamburgh, Hanover, Bremen, Holland, Frankfort-on-Maine , Belgium , France, Portugal, Sardinia, and Egypt. The same privilege will, it is expected, be soon granted by Russia, Oldenburgh, Spain, and the Mediterranean Powers. Sardinia and Egypt, as we have just stated, have already granted the privilege. DEATH OF EIENSHAW LATHAM, Esq., BANKER. It is with feelings of the deepest regret that we have this day to make the painful announcement of the death of oar highly-respected townsman, Henshaw Latham, Esq., whose loss will be as severely felt as it will be universally deplored. Mr. Latham was taken ill yesterday morning at his resi dence, Marine-parade, Dover, and expired about an ho ur afterwards, from an attack of apoplexy. Mr. Latham v was, we believe, in the 64th year of his age. l I c l i a n nag an e7 f many years he had been looked up to as the e effe g was one this town, and had been several times mayor . H e ep d uteri to of the Barons of the Cinque Ports, who w ere h Fourth—the the coronation of George t a _ bear the canopy at •was observed. He was last occasion when that ceremony o H Hand, Bremen, Lubeck, Consul at this port for France, S we den, Norway, Den and Mecklenburg,' ; Vice- Consu l for Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, and Rio de i mark, America, /IT 1 1 . ri Y,e a r t , s. He was ag ent to Lloyd's, an d T reasu rer of Dover Harbour; and since the decease of his l a t e lamented father , he was head of the very old and highly respected ,firm banking . of Latham and Co., Dover. —D over Chronic& VxcLE S A M TERMINATING THE " J OINT OCCII- rAiscy."—The New York Herald has a pictorial device of Uncle Sam rinting a new sign a n d name f or the " Oregon Di spen sary, and underneath is printed, " Uncle Sam, chief partner in the late firm of Sam and Bull. announces to the world that he is resolved to set up business in Oregon for himself, and terminate the joint occupancy which has here fere existed. Gentlemen having adverse claims to the ter ritory, will please step up to the War Department and receive payment in powder and ball. Ire believes himself fully capable of giving perfect satisfaction to all such cus tomers. His chief clerk, Mr. Polk, will attend to the matter." MRS. WALKER FERRAND.—This lady died on Sunday, at Paris, in which city she has for some time been staying for surgical aid, having a cancer in her breast. We regret to state that her last sufferings were very great, the cancer having extended down her arm. Her remains will be brought to Bingley for burial on Saturday (this day). She was the daughter of Mr. Moss, banker, of Liverpool. Her lose will be greatly felt in Bingley, where, amongstother acts of heae volence, she allowed several fields to be set out for spade hnsbandry.--Leeds Mercury.