The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-20 00:00:00

N P ititiitlisculTosed to have b een a F rench or Spanish brig, laden yolo 'lv sidelT, of about 150 tons, and had either a white or with black. Th e wreck I.ad, apparently, taken tce oasB OF a few'hours previously; crew suppo se d to h e d rowned. THE HELEN JANE OF LIVERPOOL, AND Th_ F.RIV.ATIONS OF TWO OF HER CREW. _ ....,,,,,!toilowing is a letter from the agent to Lloyd's at Cork . •1 1 ,, e 4 ,_fte Rose and Eliza, reported yesterday, fell in with the 13 ei f_"' cf the barque Helen Jane of Liverpool, bound from b inain ‘e to London, on the 27th ult., in lat. 39, long. 58—her r ain mizen masts gone; was waterlogged, and top. sides ar t l ,:g 0 11 The master (Fleming), first and second mates, 20 th , her of her crew, had left her in the long boat on the tw o ' five men remained on board, three of whom died. The sionssurvivors were taken from the top; They had no provi havi,;,ahrld, as we may imagine, were in a moot awful state, I nate '' ' e ' n compelled t o ma k e use of their deceased ship p,l,s4 I. These two men go t o Li verpool to-day. The Rose PkB ed rn mense quantities of wreck ; about eiht days sin a Swedish sloop -of-war, standing to the g southward. 'e THE ROYAL PAVILION, BRIGHTON. The reports which have gone forth to the public re specting the sale and removal of the above palace of royalty, to furnish the means to erect another royal re sidence in some other part of the kingdom, and the alarm expressed by the inhabitants of Brighton on the subject—the - Pavilion being considered the key -stone to its rise, importance, and fashion in society—have called forth the following " Recollections," by a veteran traveller:— The Prince of Wales had scarcely attained his majo rity, and the dictation of tutors and restraint were at an end, when he was invited by the Duke of Marlborough (father to the present Duke) to pay him a visit at his summer residence at Brighton, which might be then considered in its obscurity. It had been recommended by a celebrated physician of the name of Russell, who said that coughs were not known amongst the inha bitants, and that their lungs were always in the soundest state of health. Brighton otherwise was merely known as the place n hich Charles 11. left in an open fishing boat to escepe from (Aver Cromwell. The Prince et Wales accepted the Duke's invitation, and was so de lighted with the situation of Brighton altogether, that he resolved, without the slightest hesitation, to have' a residence there for himself; to resort to when convenient to him. On the spot of ground where the palace now stands, originally was an old barn, with some wretched worn out stables attached to it, but by the aid of art, invention, and taste, it was soon transformed into what was called the Marine Pavilion, with a public lawn and promenade before it, open on the south to the sea, and northwards to the London-road. It was a circular building, with a lofty dome, and completei in 1784. But in the course of a few years. an alteration was proposed by Nash, the architect, and it underwent a total change in appearance altogether. A variety of opinions have been expressed as to the look of the exterior of the palace ; but to de stroy the following suite of rooms, in the eyes of the lovers of superior taste and refined elegance, would be worse than sacrilege. The Kitchen, if anything in the shape of a pun can be excused, is a place of such superior taste that the eccen• tric cook Weltzie, and his servants, were sonic time be fore they could reconcile themselves to it, thinking they were in a drawing room instead of a kitchen ; the style of it so dazzled them, having four large Chinese lamps, one in each corner of it. The Chinese Gallery, 162 feet in length, and 17 feet wide, never failed to astonish all its visitors—praise and admiration were loudly expressed at all times, on the auty it displayed. The (5) Entrance Hall and Breakfast Room, were in good keeping with the above unrivalled Gallery. But The Dining, or Banqueting Room, out-heroded lie rod. Sixty feet long, forty-two wide, and forty-five in height ; the most fastidious critic was comp e ll e d, i n point of truth, to pronounce it faultless, and acknow ledge it as a specimen of what taste and ingenuity united could produce to the enraptured eyes of the delighted spectator. It was embellished with numerous Chinese standards and other symbols, in the most rich and de corative style of the art. The Green, or Ante-drawing Room could not be passed over without admiration; it is fifty feet long, and twenty wide. Indeed, it should seem that every part of the Pavilion had been a subject of the greatest care and attention, and that not the slightest charm was over looked. The Saloon, fifty-three feet long, and thirty wide, is another of those attractive features of elegance and beauty, and brings the visitor almost to a stand still, and completely lost in a reverie, at the magnificent ap pearance by which he is surrounded. The Yellow Dining Room, fifty feet by twenty, is likewise of that captivating character, that the gour mand for a short time might forget the luxurious repast before him, and make more use of his eyes than his knife and fork. The Music Room, sixty-two feet long, forty two wide, and forty-one in height, and cen• sidered a rival to the banquetting-room ; and spectators in general were puzzled to which to give the preference. In fact, the music room was the delight of George IV., which he beheld, it is said, with secret pride. The Chinese paintings exhibited in this room surpassed everything of the kind, and the most animated description of the glowing riches and splendour displayed in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments did not surpass it. The cap of Fortunatus seemed one of the auxiliaries to produce this room of enchantment. The Staircases throughout the Pavilion are of the most elaborate description ; and excite the greatest ob servation. The windows also are most exquisitely painted. The Organ, made by Lincoln, is the admiration of all the musicians who ever heard its fine power and har monious execution. Mirrors of the most costly description are seen in all of the rooms in the Pavilion. The Royal Stables, not to be equalled in Europe, have surprised every person who entered them, for their ex- tent, elegatce, and comfort to the high-bred cattle which reposed under their shelter. The dome of the stables is only twenty feet less than the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. The stables are two hundred and fifty feet in circumference, and fifty broad. There is also a riding house, and tennis court attached to them. The Grounds are laid out in the best style of the pic turesque gardener's art, for the space allotted to them, which were considerably increased some years ago, by the "Promenade Grove" being purchased and added to them. The Promenade Greve was opened after the plan of Vauxhall Gardens, with Galas and Public Breakfasts. It commenced - under the patronage of the Prince of Walee, and was well supported by all the no bility and gentry in Brighton, and for a few seasons was carried on with great spirit. The Prince was often seen in those gardens as a private gentleman, enjoying tbhre,:,may en an , d n brilliant .ociet3.. scene by which he was s u r roun d e d, unbending with t h e ga i ety and ease of one of the best The inhabitants , to acknowledge their gratitude for the patron age ,Cchhathe n es ; town of Brighton ' g e l' d r t n h c e e e h m a t d r a b n e e s e t o o w f e i t t l , upon the gave up some grou n d, in order that the noise "d of al th s e o carriages and different vehicles which were continually' passing the Pavilion might be from annoyance and the leisur e moments of the Prince fre e f ron Upwards of forty years ag o , buildia Y gs n in ' various parts of the town were erected with such rapidity that strets, squares, steynee, hotels of the most extensive and mag nificent description, followed in such quick succession, that it was the general opinion that Brighton would be overbuilt ; but at the present day, in every nook and corner which can be turned to anything like account, the builder is employing his capital without the least fear or hesitation that it will be laid out unwisely, so much has this fashionable watering-place pro gressed in the fashionable world. In truth, it is entirely supported by visitors, and its own trade, no manufactures being connected with Brighton. Seven streets originally belonged to it ; now, upwards of a hundred can be named. The inhabitants of the olden time were 3,600, and at the present day more than , 70,000. It might b e t erme d t h e metropo li s o f S ussex, for there is nothing like it in thewhole county for bustle, population, importance, and fashion, with one uninter terrupted drive for carriages along the side of the sea, for nearly six miles in length. Therefore, the mere idea of the destruction of the Pa vilion has caused great uneasiness to the oldest and most respectable inhabitants, who have acquired for tunes in it, and who feel anxious that it should remain in statu quo, as a monument or finger-post, that whenever any of them passed by the Pavilion it would remind them of the obligation and patronage they had received at all times from the Prince of Wales, afterwards George the Fourth. "Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues we write in water." A N E W STRAND THEATRE. An , doe,, ntyrta:nment, interspersed with sorgs and an,ec v 8, illustrative of the I eculiarities of th • Down East 'l l : a k t ", was given last night . ' by Mr. Morley. late . of the dlo e I :e Royal, Covent-(p a , den. Its title is Crossing the lotv:tc, and Traits and' Travels in America. T he . anec- Irigh ire characterised by that half-Rabelais, ha.lt tro-thelurnour, and exaggeration of figure, for which tr eat r Jonathan bas bees me so notorious. We are il eeio e n cl with a New York boarding-house . ladys to of independence by her counselling her d el e , ` e , to procure brushes and backing paste, an l',;:lilc his own boots. Then we have the large lie of a brian," green-roona habitue, who, upon some merriment beh peetisrziebzeited in the audieace by the . long pause w file etween the shot of Caspar's rifle and the fail of th e in Der FrSchutz. cooly avers that, during a audding excursion on the Delaware, the river became rake" over -shadowed by a dark cloud. The sports ikit;eclted of doing nothing, lets fly his rifle. No result ththei r lately follows —the party take coffee, and resume e riceaversation. Ultimately, however, our friend with str et „ e is struck on the he'd, and the deck of the vessel Toes a — ed with canvass-back ducks, one of which coolly P•Clie e inY with the cigar of the wonderful marksman. ai n f - l e ich of the Lunatic Asylum, at Haarlam, is of too el rer ua ilat ure, and should be omitted. There is a , very eDiaDes,ang2 The streamer of England," by Eliza Gt!ok, 114(11.h;"3' Louis Emmanuel. The melody is striking, leeonnace°mPaniment graceful and musician-like. The t°olYtiete,rt consists of miscellaneous matter, introduc e. 4 theme c haracteristic songs, written by George "No g, music by Edward Loder ; and selections cl.llltich el Slick's famous book. These were given with . th e dramatics humour by Mr. Morley. The rendering 'ect, Vo c a l portion was masked with goc.d taste and e lt . a3 g re l,_,t're ',ere several encores, and Mr. Morley , iti ntoe ne . LT" with considerable applause. The entber 44be ~;" 13 W orthy of a visit, and will, no doubt, a c e - Plki efo l'cP olur. Mr. Lewis Emanuel presides at . rt e . ..........._ • ~1' b AV-kl, INTELLIGENCE. r' 111: ': 1.8 f1 3 . 4) ," .11 . I OCT. 19.—The . St. Vincent, 120, Capt. L o l l te r aian d 4 4 . s in h .. ip of Admiral Sir Charles . Ogle,. Birt., Chief of this port, which came into har tlelv4O,l,l,llor)day last, and has since comfortably settled fit 1 , 1 . 11 (l e ,", , er old moorings off Gosport, is ordered . to re ., IltehcL'Nete for sea service again with all possible di tooriii Pursuant to an Admiralty order promulgated this 11 ,bau d r) ,?,. The confusion this order has created, and the ,gc,rerLY of the l ostof reports it has given rise to , on a4li It ir e of the most extraordinary description. Ce l r d - Nip Is, that according to present orders, the fine o . ip Will b 0, 4 f t „„ ~ e at Spithead fully manned and stored again [7'o evo'i ~e The Admiralty dispatches brought by "'lett " - °PS are supposed to have been tbe cause of this i liTh. the winter Quarters of the St. Vincent. 'in O liad " r a tice, 84, Captain Stephen Lushington., ° tit eci . tiger bottom broomed down, was undocked . and 4 te4i i nto the basin this morning, where she is p TO 11411Piel:Vith will rig as rapidly as the smallness of her tlNi, mint Will permit of. Another hundred men have, }ll,:os.t.iisheic,uhtieesen, n e t r e ( r le in i s ed t t h o e he ex r, tr m as aking her complement .fast, the fame of her ~,, id aeard, nant having brought him a host immediately Sh e era for utiouncing the want of . seamen . and petty ~ 4 ,- , 1 , the Vengeance, was exhibited this morning. ( . 4 4 thiti t e_l. (:ross-trees; m”thea_d-p r e e nnants, and tops t a k e th e t Tung. The marines ha not joined yet. i th fl• incent leaving for other service she will I ;`, 'l.4 er e e - „, 4 F of Admiral Sir Charles Ogle. 1 , 4 ` , th,l-,-4reni the Excellent gunnery ship, on Friday 4 - ird s . - ,Gth inst , at the Leviathan, 74 ; range, 2,400 iih t . °ll ll . ej, ;4 Munds burst short, several close to the ship; L I P witi,"leochet) missed the ship ; 2 ditto passed the 4 tst them bur • 1 t k the ship, but did not to ; 1 , stin effect , 11 4 4 'ast) the could not be seen, T 4 T he red. otal, 22 NI CI Y - el . f int otal, Steam-frigate, Captain W. F. Lapidge, e (, k fief uarbour to-day to replenish fuel, and repair a Th ee tS. No n e erec,,,,,, tlili s '!eoi tl ,s.T l le, 8, troop -ship, Cpmmander_G.L Lowe, is t a , qtle e 0 3, ."4.eq pro.cess of smoking, to r rid her of the NI. r t•-, with which Tii, 1 _ vermin she is mile in. 46;;BaeWtiatteierWiitch, 8, Commander Birch, was at St. 41 4,,, t_ inch, ult. ol lth t , eer a i d tv.lll p°.43'. •u e e - etverf l and Mercury tenders returned from Ply. W'p t h e °M ( , f th u LB4, advance•ship, has been docked in I .4e N aze.. e Vengeane. r o l tro v ,* steamer Lieutenant - Commandera tib c r th e b.%.lt:ting), embarked number of m Marines e B e e . alongside the dockyard, or (B,,,iied 1r i this morningt o b e employed under the orders 11;!'1'1)e Ireland,l',,i'L'arY-General rlewetson.. . Ogle, th t: w ,;:tilkllder • Chief, Admiral Sir Charles -1 4t' '-• °ti this"in" • in the Myrtle steamer, and rtillndorea ,t4ti .t morning . .1 , 14 . 1 , J. m°lspected the Nautilus, 8, Lieutenant Cora ' l ' .ip ' Ca n 'm ai t.74l ,' OCT. Majesty's ship _America, 11esclitt..11,' tile lion. .I:Gordon, which left th h e ar s b o o u u n r d ( o in n ;-0718e„,,•1",le 13th remained outside the itl. li gne e 01 = cOntr a r y winds) ii n : i c l I Ti tdLui thens S i a r y l len America Henry 414,,1er Majesty's ship Queen, 110, aP a abo,'e, then in the Sound, signalled tender, 8, I Nt rt hi daY on the 15th, and the the rr , "" to her wit Admirelty disp . atches. At sunset the America was ( 4) 3 ,,„ - Iv ai a light breez off the liiledith herr topgallar,t sail i s a s n e d t,.'a e n:d no doubt ere at, di s ., !e is clear of the Channel, on h passage to the li terranean. N,er Majesty's ship. Thetis, 3G, was put in commission ),`l'd,ty by Captain Codrington. t ll , l ` l 'e Majesty's ship Queen, 110, at high water, after tt this evening, was towed by a steam-ship and a 4 ti t ' l i her moorings in the Sound to Ramoaze, where 140L\\;vill bear the flag of Port Admiral Sir J(la West. inell, OCT. 19.—The Sidon steam-frigate, Capt. N-,,500, C. 8., has her steam up to-day to try her en -4.14 at her moorings. Captain Lord Fitzclarunce, tiNitom otavvgae:., Ltanrdt. Commander Otway, son of Sir visited Woolwich Dockyard to -4°1444 went on board the Sidon, where they re• mained zioo tun,.. aitttilutben' of the Woolwich division of the Royal i,I 4 Y, , 'vacated the Royal Artillery barracks to l)iil, and they had been accommodated for some ife \‘,„4 fed m arc to the Hebe receiving ship, which 4i„, t, rend h Woolwich Dock and wheiewh k t 3 to Abe their future qnarters until _th a ',,Ns, ar,,;ile barracks are fully complet d Colonel tc,' ll lc! s .:',',,,.Major Little, barrack-mas . ter t e e ' the Royal tOkt44l kk, 41,, L VVoOlWieb visited the Hebe in the_ forenoon, '6, 4 41 ( 11 4 , that she was in proper order for the amceconme-f '4l matrhie non-commissioned ' officers and 4114 : Poi ria . B tnes has arrived off the Royal Arsenal, Inc , st t g, , / , c, ores. linPrin'Rtiec:hert3 I:ieA:tieniasni;,3ltEoNrtge Penelope ; Robert v t IN, Mast' G I°1 ) , 1..',4,_'11, Midshipman (Supernumerary), _to the N 4 e ' ',, t 4 'l4' u" Seaton, Lieutenant, to the Coast Guard; ~'Re lttdoelt, Pirst Engineer, to the Penelope ; l'huntl el', Andrew M'Gregor, and Robert Laing, p (4414 Tl.NRineers, tu the Penelope • Andrew M‘Farla.ne, qi:teer,ltleannon, and John ' D. Lamond, Third 4 14,!1' to the Penelope ; Peter Rundle, Acting to th 7 ), toc'th_th! Prospero ; John Raimbu_ttieeSteenceoentd, Oser.„),!Jotin`„' .1 12,9spero; .Peter M. Godfro t y e , L eit t j'_ ir i t7 'tzdames Pike, Gunner : to !:!. Penelope ; " t 'lh. 4 ' teb7 t: Gunner, to the . Thetis___ o , n. George P. lA' n_lbt: ;.,7 1 , 11 t t i) to the Eurydic_e te ; am H Frederick Factory ,• H. tott;),`;',llf::.;i:"&ratasatuelyer,attethe studyS at the Steam Fac he4ttttc;,'o4,4b' 4 LYsaght, Lieutenant, to studythe tletle ~' ; N„J, ; Charles Stirling, Midshipman, at to the . ,it-Y Chtii,""e3 Pellowes, Lieutenant, to the Queen , to' 1 1 3 ' Wes -el's, Master's Assistant, to the Gladiator ; ,' 4,i'l,a .r.4l:4,teerle_r_lt:s_Assistant, to the_ Gladiator ; John ;,,', tt,, fYrne,ste:inun ylirser, to the Penelope; ; B T en h j e a m m e in s )Littt,i., ,tiooatswal_ll to Pcurser, to the . Thetis 1 1 4. th e I,e'n";ito eh.e JPenel?pe_, John Haves, Car -71 h Hyd, Boatswain, to 11,4,tielt8 VNTleis PCl:orrelaCarpenter to the Thetis ; ti.,isvir,tot) For Lieutenant tthe Penelope ; Robert Als,', Navki'r,l\T;tval Cade t,lahe, to the ' ° Thetis • John A. Lot 4b,?tri to th'elituetitr, tothe or Mails, 13 'Collingvvod ; ' George Collier, vdtce ; Lawford Miles, Lieutenant, I pool. During the early period of the Prince of Wales, the Brighton races exhibited one of the gayest features on the Turf—distinguished for sporting, rank, beauty, and fashion. Most of the companions of his Royal Highness drove "four-in-hand," producing pictures to look at for high-bred cattle, and carriages of the first class for style. The Prince, with " spirits gay," mounted the box, and handled the ribbons and whip with all the talents of an experieneed charioteer, reminding the spectator of the two lines of the late Charles Dibdin:— " See the course throngs with gazers, the sports are begun, Ten thousand strange noises, Sir!—' Done I done!' The celebrated Sir John Lade, whose exploits as the first gentleman coachman in the kingdom, well known for his driving to an inch, when at the utmost speed, was seen on the Downs here to great advantage ; also the thorough-bred, spirited, neck-or -nothing Mellish, either to drive, ride, trot, run, or make matches on the spur of the moment, to keep the ‘. game alive." Lord Paget, the present Marquis of Anglesea, the late patriotic Duke of Bedford, and a host of other noblemen who were in the suite of the Prince, rendered the above races so ex tremely attractive, that the course was covered with per sons of the highest consequence, as well as the public in general, giving great support to the town of Brighton, which it has never experienced since, overflowing the hotels, lodging-houses, and the Pavilion, the great ob ject of excitement, from the public characters under its splendid roof. Sic transit gloria mui,di ! It is admitted that the rooms in the Pavilion took the lead over every other establishment in the kingdom be longing to the nobility and gentry ; it might also be said, that the company who were visitors to the Prince of Wales, and afterwards King, kept pace with them ; nay, much more, and were richer in mind and value than all the magnificent, golden-like embellishments, which adorned the Palace ; and although the Prince might have been fond of show and costly decoration, yet he showed the true sort of taste and wisdom—when the names of Sheridan, Charles Fox, Burke, Wyndham, & e ., weighed down the scale of still life ornaments all to nothing ; " When to stand a fourth bottle no longer I'm able, (Excuse a fond tear, for the thought makes me sad), May jolly dogs p o i n t t o me u nder the tabl e, 7 _ s And say with a s i g h, 'That's Tom Shert . d a ' da d.' In this mere sketch of the Pavilion, it would be " .. m p„ . sible to give half an outline of the "gay 111 ° . .p.,15," and some of the highest gifted men in the ) ,,,ingd.,m, who were the intimate companions of the Prince in the early days of hi s hil ar i ty; although sue " , pieces of biography character. Carlton prove of a ver y interesting -aracter. Carlton Palace, the residen'le of the Prince when in town, and fitted u p i n a of magnificence unequalled -- whewtalent and s' .'c were stretched to the utmost of to a t:ract, fascinate, nay, detain his Royal liighness---and, notwithstanding the unparalleled pros pect and beauty of scenery which the venerable Castle of Windsor afforded to the King, still the Pavilion was his favourite ph:oe of retirement, and he never deserted it throughout 'As reign. William I - Sr. was likewise fond of the above Palace, and frequwatly made it his residence; and during ono of the winter seasons, four of the oldest Dukes on the list of Peers, took up th e i r a b ode at Brighton. pressed o^ A variety of opinions and arguments have been ex the subject, but the general opinion of the mints appear to be that it cannot be eel& Tarp .............. 7 P b , tc);l4r tor" 41 ' St SAVIOR'S WORICROU te,,,_4(10e, about four o'clock, an „.—_, Y f e s t , e s r cl o y . ` e ,t l at u, .t. o ur , u ion workhouse, during then-street,lllaeltfri °lir a d 4 xt appears that, _oin_ explosion o ~.. aftera%,, me illars-roa . i`..e.Y, tankside, had r fresnlahing the Phoenix Gas.o the Mgarlbo in when ;ritlt'bß near the gas exe,,_! the Werntuse caresleOssly took a , ruetree,n tin'lthe baseamlteenrattflioonosr, _e A 4 "1411 be one of the gas to o l of the linti4t4rin wa,paisecrtehee,n‘sthhiechincaasuteserda lightedtnhde sev ecrsaan ignite.dl to e which N ?tl "40014 N to extinguish the 404444'4 through thew indows towarfidasmthe:srtiryeeedt: 44 -' °F firetnen from the brigade stations y et with I‘:4ttiti4'fil:,„4 f'IW minutes, the flames were subdued, tt v /Itli --g unreage to the premises. d afternoon, be -4 ` ll ee 'r ecit()ltw?".Ol:l to n ke t3 o r ti at Hill-man •4ld,!ttr4t3,ll%.kidowc°e°oefl°'(P'G'rfil;t Eu b i at Norwood, ,th, iiivh deatroyed the library mi. , - a numberd one ~'°°ll Paintings, the staircase, the kitchen, an The fire ihr°oles or, th e floor above the library. WEI, ir. en stkeeeded in extinguishing it. Th_e 4building SL, tared ill the Alliance. night, thoriitirlt Air vtrATituLoo.nnthGE.--Ln . t, PONI It (Wore ten o'clock, a female, whose nam e is s was ;teenbl'ocetd, be Mary 13 rown about 20 years of age. w ,LfNsiu-nnt, .with others:towards the Surrey aide of ti,:ur'dg. A slight altercation took place intoi..., '4e tr ee " Parties, when the deceased instantly ran alarm 111 4 11 Iv 43, and threw he into the river. An . khoet tised, and the police galley put Off, and in . v ey ed :4 %lut es Thamestdeceased was picked up and eon 1,1141. the h ouse of Air. Wildred, P ox - " r • /1 -.°Ltitile WAS lost in procuring the attendance o three reotca 11,11 d another - edical gentleman, eel .for blit ualltrters of an hour 'endeavoured to ‘mc'tttu4lttelY without effect. resto ife, E SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEj!TING, OCTOBER 20, 18-16. r INSPECTION OF THE LYNN AND ELY AND LYNN AND DEREHABI.—On Thursday last General Pasley, the Go vernment Inspector, proceeded by the Eastern Counties to Ely, for the purpose of inspecting the Lynn and Ely, and Lynn and Dereham, which are now completed, and it is expected will be opened for public traffic in the course of a few days. On the arrival cf General Pasley at Ely, he was met by Mr. Henry Lacey, the chairman of the board of directors of the Lynn and Ely line ; Mr. J. S. Valentine the engineer ; and Mr. J. C. Williams, of the firm of Williams, Partridge, and Wil liams, solicitors to the company. The party, after a slight delay, then proceeded to Denvir, where one of the company's new engines, and a train consisting of seve ral first-class carriages, were in waiting to convey them on the tour of inspection. A numerous party, consisting chiefly of gentlemen connected with the mercantile interests of Lynn, and landowners along the line, wore invited to meet the General, and accoinpan) him upon the survey. The party included Sir W. B. Folkes, Bart., the Mayor of Lynn, Mr. Francis Cress well, Mr. F. Rix, Mr. William Everard, Mr. J. B. Whiting, Mr. William Seppings, Mr. F. Ingle, Mr. Law rence Self, and many other gentlemen. Everything being in readiness for the start, Mr. Platt, the superin tendent of locomotives, took charge of the engine as driver, and Mr. Carrington, the station master, acted in the capacity of guard. The train proceeded but slowly, as the General repeatedly descended in the course of the journey, and minutely examined various por tions of the works, paying particular attention to the culvert; bridges, crossings, &c. On arriving at the Lynn station, which the party did in perfect safety, they proceeded up the Derehatn line as far as Narborough; and carefully inspected the works. Although the circumstance of General Pasley's visit was not pub licly known, the rumour that the trains were to run that day attracted a large number of persons to the various stations, to witness the novel sight of a locomotive, with its attendant carriages, steaming away through a quiet country, whose echoes had never before been awakened by any similar sounds. After the surveys hid been completed, the company returned to Lynn, and partook of the directors' hospitality at the Globe Hotel, where a sumptuous entertainment was provided. Iu the course of the evening General Pasley expressed himself much gratified at the manner in which the various works along the lines were executed, and with the excellent arrange ments made to facilitate the survey. On the following day General Pasley inspected the Harbour Branch, the termini, storehouses, and other buildings connected with the railways, with which he expressed himself sat:sfied. Some of the engines have arrived, and others are ex pected in the course of the week. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. DEVIZES AND THE GREAT WESTERN. The inhabitants of Devizes, finding that the Hunger ford Extension of the Great Western from Hungertord to Westbury would not place their town upon the main line, but only accommodate it with a branch some three miles off at Fallaway, a place that no one seems to know or care about, resolved on meeting to me • morialise the Company on the question. The Mayor presided, and Mr.. ANSTIE, in opening the business, said that, in consideration of Devizes being an assize town, and the principal market town in the county of Wilts, it was of vital importance to the inhabitants of the town and its vicinity that the projected line through Westbury and westwards should pass through Devizes ; and proposed that, in the presumption that such line could not be un unfavourable to the interests of the Great Western Company, a communication to the directors be made to that effect. It would be superfluous to take up the time of the meeting by showing the many advan tages which must accrue to Devizes from a trunk rail ! way passin g th roug h the town, those advantages must be obvious to all. The line would go through Marl borough and thence direct to Devizes, it also showed branches to Bath and Bristol. Their object in call ing the meeting was to confer with the Great Western Company, and to endeavour to induce them to alter the course at present marked out, and to make the point of junction at Devizes. He then alluded to the grounds on which their 'pinions of the plan had been formed. As the principal difficulty had been stated to lie in the district between Lockridge Dean and Devizes, be would state that Mr. IVaylen, who was present, had taken the trouble to ascertain the levels of that portion of the line, and would exhibit a section of the ground from the Wansdyke behind Walker's-hill to Devizes, showinc , the practicability of a gradient of one in 160 from the Wansdyke to Coate. If he (Mr. Anstie) was wrong in supposi ng th at here lay the great difficulty to the Great Western Company, he hoped same gentleman would correct him ; but if it was as he represented it to be, he could not see what there was to prevent them from having the trunk line through Devizes and then on to Westbury. He would not take up the time of the meeting any longer, as doubtless Mr. Hayter would ex plain the Company's reasons for not coming through the town. Mr. J. WAYLEN said that in seconding the motion the only observation necessary to add was one in explana tion of the section he had taken, viz., that though the ground whence this section commenced (viz., at the Wansdyke) exhibited undulations, yet that taking the average of those undulations, they offered facilities for a uniformly gradual descent of thirty-three feet in a mile, over a space of six miles—equal to a gradient of one in 160. If this must be regarded as an impracticable gradient he had no more to say. There being only a height of 200 feet to descend (that being the highest point necessary to attain between D.tvizes and Marl borough), there was no obstacle to its being dispersed over the proposed distance of six miles. Mr. HAYTER, M.P., one of the directors of the Great Western, addressed the meeting on behalf of that com pany. The line sought to be obtained on the present occasion was not in his opinion adapted to benefit the public interest, but rather to injure it. The line by which Devizes is to be approached has been called a branch, as if it were a mere branch passing alone to some other line in which none of them were interested. Why, what has been the complaint of the town of De vizes hitherto ?—that its old accustomed traffic is inter rupted by the means of the railway, and they ask to have this traffic restored I They did restore it, and re stored it by a trunk and not by a branch.—(Cheers and cries of " Hear, hear.") The line goes from Reading to Hungerford, and thence through Devizes and Melks ham to Bath ; and thus restoring the communication from London and Bath. It is true it omits the town of Marlborough, but the communication between this town and Marlborough is not surely of sufficient importance to induce us to alter our plan. The truth was that every one knew that the intercourse with Devizes mar ket is from the westward, where the consuming popula tion reside, and that corn is sent to Bath and Bristol and not to Marlborough. By this line they gave a direct coat nunication in one direction to London, and in the other to Bath, Bristol, Exeter, and the Lord only knows where besides, probably to the Land's End, which most likely they would reach before they had done.— (Laughter.) As to the line proposed to pass through the town, taking Marlborough in its route, it is said it is a much better line, and that it is more advantageous to pass through Devizes before diverging westward. But it did not restore your old communication, for which you have so devoutly wished. It did more, it was some• thing different from the original communication, was in fact entirely a new route. He ventured to say that the gradients upon the line desired were much worse than on the one the Great Western proposed. The desired line would be objectionable by reason of the tunnel ; one of the great objections against the Great Western line was the Box-tunnel ; it was said, " Good gracious are you going to carry us through that hole? You must make the line as desirable as you can, but you must have no tunnel." Instead of the proposed line being an easy comfortable line, it will have to pass through two tunnels. The Great Western are called a set of tyrants because of the Box-tunnel, but this one you will have us to make is nearly as long—(No, no, and a voice, It is only three-quarters of a mile," to which Mr. Hayter replied, " You've never measured it I'm sure.") Well, that is not all, how do you get into Devizes, under or over ? Why, through another tunnel. Mr. GILBERT thought there were three things they should consider. 1. The advantage of the line afforded them. 2. Whether the Great Western can do otherwise than they are disposed to do? 3. What will be the effect of a hostile resolution being passed? Every gentleman must know that whatever would tend to increase the market must be of benefit to the town. It was well known, too, that corn sells at a higher price at Devizes than at Newbury ; and if they had this line, they would get corn from Newbury, which they could not now do. Mr. Gilbert having spoken of the advantages of the line, as regarded the market, said —Suppose the Great Western were disposed to take.that line, as it was known they were hard pressed by the South-Western, another com pany would run a line from Andover through Devizes, and thus take off the traffic from London. Having re ferred to the time when he had in 1844 urged upon them the claims of the South-Western Company, when they refused a direct line, Mr. Gilbert said he now pressed this point upon them, that the Great Western was the only company which could offer them help. They could not get the South-Western ; the Kennet and Avon Company could do nothing for them. The effect of a resolution being passed which was hostile to the Great Western Company, would be, that they would say, " We have gone out of our way to save them, and we will now for the future merely consider our own in terests." The only disadvantage is this, if you want to go to Exeter it would be at a loss of ls., or little less than an hour. The much better way was to keep on good terms with the Great Western. After considerable discussion, a committee was ap pointed to confer with Mr. Brunel and the company on the subject. SUBTERRANEAN TELEGRAPH THROUGH THE METROPOLIS. During the last few weeks considerable interest has been excited in the scientific world, and the several rail way companies whose lines run into the metropolis, by the announcement that the Electric Telegraph Company intend forthwith to establish a central telegraph station at the Company's depot in the Strand, by means of which communication will be obtained 'from one point to all parts of the country. In the Company's Act of Incor poration the thirty-fifth clause empowers them to ley down and under any street any pipes or tubes not being of.larger size than three inches bore, for conveying or conducting the wires of the electric telegraph. In pur suance of those powers, they intend to extend the wires from the several railway stations in London, in the way described by their Act of Parliament, under the streets of the metropolis. The extension of the telegraph on the South-Western Railway will be first commenced. Mr. Hatcher, the Company's engineer, attended a meeting of the Lambeth vestry on Friday evening, for the purpose of explaining the route it will take through the streets of the district. After leaving the terminus at Nine Elms, it will pass through Kennington-lane and road, Oakley-street, Waterloo road, over the bridge, and thence to the station in the Strand. The plan proposed to carry out this extraordinary project is as follows:—In the first place, the wires will undergo a process of coating, so as to preserve them; they then will be fixed in metal tubing, which will be laid under ground about 18 inches from the surface. Every quarter of a mile proving posts, which in size, and appearance will be similar to the present street posts, will be erected, thereby insuring the proper connexion of the wires. The principal mem bers of the Lambeth vestry have arranged to inspect the route from the South-Western Railway this day with the Company's officers, and to determine on the position of the posts. On the sites being fixed, the telegraph will forthwith be laid down. In the course of three months it is anticipated that it will be completed. A much longer period, however, will transpire ere the wires on the other lines are extended. Lately the Government, we are informed, have directed the Company's officers to report the practicability of extending the " main" telegraph to the principal Govern ment depots. The result has not as yet been ascertained. The 50th clause of the Company's Act sets forth, " That at all times, and whene►er, in the opinion of one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State for the time being, such an emergency as aforesaid shall have arisen, it shall be lawful for such Secretary of State, by warrant under his hand, to cause possession to be taken of all telegraphs and apparatus at the various stations of the Company, for one week from the date of such warrant, for the purpose of preventing any communications being made, or signals given, and also by farther successive warrants to cause possession of them to be retained from week to week, so long ai their detention might be deemed expedient, the Company receiving reasonable remunera Lion for such loss." An arrangement has been announced as having taken place between the Shropshire Union and the North-Western Company to the following effect:— The former line is to be leased to the latter company, and the shareholders are to be guaranteed a dividend equal to one-half of that paid by the North-Western Company; but in the event of the profits of the Shrop shire Union being greater than the half of the North- Western, the shareholders are to receive such longer rate of profit up to six per cent., beyond which the profits are to be divided; so that in no case can the shareholders of the Shropshire Union receive less than a dividend equal to one-half of that paid by the North-Western, while if it makes more they will receive it for their own account up to six per cent. Another and important condition is, the shareholders are to participate, in the same pro portion as those ofthe North-Western, in the shares of all newly-created stock for the future. Moreover, while the works are in progress the shareholders are to receive at the rate of four per cent. for their calls. These terms are considered very favourable. The Board of Directors for the line is to consist, one-half of the present direc tors, and one-half of the directors of the North-Western. RAILWAY ARR ANG EMENTS.......A satisfactory ar rangement has been entered into between the London and Birmingham and Shropshire Union Companies. The London and North-Western guarantee, as a minimum dividend to the Shropshire Union share holders, one-half the amount of dividend paid on their own stock, or five per cent., and a full par ticipation in, the future creation of stock by the North-Western, proportionate to their respective capitals. In the event of the Shropshire Union line pay ing 10 per cent., a division of profits is to take place after 6 per cent. is paid to the Shropshire Union pro prietors. Any calculation as to the value of Shropshire Union shares must be based on the price of New Bir imninthgehadmiviFdeifnd thss,nfwßhiicrrnhinbgechoamme Stock entitledin 85 to participate Thesearticipate shares are at a premium of 14. The relative premium, therefore, on a Shropshire Union share would be tof ; 4 yer cent. is paid on all calls. REFUSAL OF INTERMENT AT BARKING, ESSEX.— On Sunday last an extraordinary degree of excitement was occasioned in the above place, in consequence of the Rev. Denton, curate of Barking, refusing to inter the body of the late Mrs. Rushton. Due information had been given that the funeral would be at the church at three o'clock, but when the procession arrived at the churchyard gates (which are usually kept open on Sun days) they were found closed, and, after stopping some time in the road, the mourners were obliged to retrace their steps The deceased had been visited during her illness by one of the Plymouth Brethren, which circum stance, among others, it is supposed, gave offence to the vicar and curate. The body of Mrs. Rushton remains still uninterred. ELY AND PETERBOROUGII.—it is understood that there is no prospect of the opening of this line at pre sent, in consequence of the difficulty of forming a solid foundation over the Wash. Hundreds of loads of timber have entirely disappeared, as though they had floated away under the surface._ TEMPLESFORE AND NENA.GIL--oWing to the difficulty of procuring payment of calls on Irish lines, the directors have come to the resolution not to proceed with the works of this line until the Great Southern and Western is open to Templemore. SOUTH WALES.--The progress made in the opera tions excites a lively interest throughout the South Wales c_punties. That portion of the line in the vicinity of Maindee and Cardiff is in a forward state. The river Usk is crossed by a bridge, constructed of wood, sup ported by stone piers on each side, and is intended to be 65 feet above low water mark. The tunnel at Hill Field, near Newport, has been commenced. It passes under the depth of 200 feet, through hatd rock. Four shafts have already been sunk. The inhabitants in the district are seriously affected by the operations, the cisuunkn shafts ehavinggreat drawn o depth hbel ff all the water, owailthe in on wells in ntshe e st t h o pe w ri n nßg , r p sw a n r e t l i nl e s u 3 l a,f a tr r i l t y Hill - e fi N e r l e de w na • d p re o er r eq t d . o itTe useless,hd e ry. baths attached to and T h thee estimated famous time for the completion of the whole line, is three years. TELEGRAPH AND TRAVELLER'S LUGGAGE. —A gen tleman belsnging to Falkirk was lately booked at Leeds fur Newcastle, by the York and North Midland Rail way. His luggage was given in charge to one of the Company's servants, and ere the train started the gen tleman was told that " all was right." On arriving at the York station inquiry was made for the luggage, which contained valuable documents, but which could not be found. Application was made to the superin tendent of the railway telegraph—the alarm bell was touched—the vibrations reached Leeds—from which, in the course of three minutes the following colloquy was finished between the superintendent at York and his correspondent at Leeds :—" Is a carpet bag and hat box with you, addressed Mr. —?" "Yes."—" For ward it by first down train." "Yes "—" Did you not say of the luggage All's right ?' " "Yes,"—." Then for ward it to the Falkirk station at your own expense." "Yes." In due course the luggage reached Falkirk sta tion, " all right," and free of charge. THE MADRID AND VALENCIA.—The Spanish share holders have, it is understood, taken the whole of their portion of the shares, amounting to 27,000, on which the deposits of 21. 2.5. per share will be paid into the National Bank of Madrid by the end of this month. For this a guarantee has been given to the English directors by the Spanish directors, consisting of tha most influential and wealthy men of Madrid. Special reference will be made to a very important concession, which the chairman of the company has obtained from the Spanish Government, namely, permission to make the line in sections, sn that instead of contracting for the entire line (nearly 200 miles in length) at once, the directors will confine their attention in the first instance to the construction of twenty-seven miles, begin ning at Valencia, and ending at a town of consider able importance. As this portion of the line is a dead level, the directors calculate on being able to have it ready for working in little,rnore than a year, and as the construction will be singularly cheap, and the district through which it passes is rich and populous, the direc tors express their perfect confidence in its yielding a re venue which will enable the directors to divide from twelve to fifteen per cent. immediately upon its opening. No call will be made for twelvemonths to come, in other words, not until the first section of the line is on the eve of completion, and very possibly not until it is in actu a l working crder. It is not the intention of the directors ptomprailceanLaarlleostmore7tie company,t l att buthepresent time of the unap• ro atedthese shares will come hereafter rateably apportioned among the original shareholders, when the directors confidently anticipate, from an improved position of the stock in the sß4rket, they will be deemed a boos by the shareholders, We understand that Colonel' Sir James Dennis, K.C.8., now of the Buffs, is likely to succeed to the ap pointment of Inspecting Field•Oflicer of the Bristol Recruiting District, in succession to the late Lord John Somerset. TRAGICAL EFFECT OF THE POTATO DISEASE.—Last week, the son of a deceased cottager, from Derbyshire, came to Yr. Godfrey, surgeon, Mansfield, and spoke as follows;,--" I say, zur, my feeather deed last neet, and I'm come for t'stifficat to berry him wi' ; and my moother said, I was to tell ye that she wanted him hoppened, to see whot there is at tinside on him ; for she's sure hese doed oft same complaint as what 'taters and tunneps has got. So you mun bring yore knife, and come and hoppeh him."—Monmouthshire Merlin. SINGULARLY FATAL EFFECTS OF FRIGLIT.—Yes. terday Mr. Mills held an inquest at the Cheshire Cheese, Phillip's buildings, Somers. town, on the body of El I beth Stubbs, aged two years. It appeared that on Fri day week last deceased was in a confectioner's shop, making some little purchase, when a boy appeared at the window wearing a hideous mask. The child saw it, and - was struck with terror. Having been taken home, her fright seemed to augment, for she kept continually exclaiming, " The bogie ! the bogie !" A few days afterwards she was seized with severe bowel complaint, for which two doctors treated her, each of them sus• pecting that the fright was the cause of the malady. Every eveninT,, as darkness approached, her fears were more excited, and she continued repeating the above ex clamation. On Thursday last she appeared much worse, and in the evening died in a convulsive fit. Verdict, " That deceased died from the effects of fright." SPRUCE BEER.—A vessel arrived at the part of Hull, from Dantzic, had on board, in addition to a large cargo of wood goods, 1,000 lugs of spruce b er, or, as it is generally Dantzic spruce. This article is ranch esteemed for medical purposes, on account of its strength ening qualities, and as an excellent stomachic; hut it is not a beverage of very general consumption, excepting in cases of necessity and by persons of weakly constitution. So large an importation of it as the one under notice, has not come under observation for a considerable time past, and the mention of it will be of interest. DEATH FROM EXPLOSION OF CAMPIIINE.—A Mrs. Knox, wife of the Rev. G. Knox, pastor of a Baptist Church, in Cornish, was attempting, in the dusk of the evening, to trim a campbine lamp while it was burning, when it exploded violently, set fire to her clothes, and burnt her so dreadfully that she died, after lingerinT 19 days. In attempting to trim the lamp the atmospheric air must have entered, and mixing with the vapour of the camphine formed an explosive compound, which vi mild be immediately ignited by the lighted — Canada Paper. I SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM TWE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMRS.—The year 1846 will long be remembered as the year in which nothing would keep. Potatoes will not keep ; butchers' meat becomes tainted in twenty-four hours ; milk turns sour as soon as it is looked at ; a seriously aggravated mortality indicates a want of pre servative power in the life both of man and beast; West minster bridge partakes of the general decay ; Kings' promises and Parliamentary pledges are equally going to the dogs ; parties have melted like snow in summer ; interests have rotted ; Ministries have dissolved ; laws have repealed themselves ; a law only two years old fell to pieces this spring ; another Act, passed on its ruins, is already waiting its quietus; a third measure for Ireland has been unavoidably amplified, not to say super seded, by Government;—lastly, (we know it to our cost), articles will not keep. By the second day a news paper article becomes fit for nothing but a grocer's shop, or a volume of posthumous remains, edited by a very near relative. Having suffered ourselves by this class of casualty, xve have become rather keen and also rather merciless to the disasters of our neighbours. A quarterly review, however, has no claim whatever to our pity. It can be written and printed in a fortnight ; and there is no reason why it should ever be more than a fortnight past time. But here is our old friend the Edinburgh opening with an article which might just as well have been written by the decree of his imperious Majesty King Nebuchadnezzar, as for the month and year impressed on the Edinburgh's azure physiognomy. The substance of the article is evidently as eld as the Edinburgh itself, though done up afresh, with a f ew modern dates and names. Thi n k o f a p aper professing to be a " Proposal for extending the Irish Poor-law," which does not make the remotest allusion to that fear ful crisis in the fortunes of Ireland which engages the attention, the curiosity, and the sympathy of the whole civilised world! Ai the foot of the last pag e , j ust after a railway arti c l e , t here comes the following curt apo logy:— " NOTE to the First Article. This article was wholly written and printed early in Au gust last, which is here mentioned to account for its not taking notice of the subsequent proceedings of Parliament respecting its subject." There's impudence for you! We don't know what stuff the readers of the Edinburgh are made of, but we know very well how our own readers would take snch en announcement. Let them just imagine their finding a " lead, r," or a letter from our Spanish correspondent, or a "City article," most perplexingly out of date, and by the time they had mystified themselves hind part before, having the luck to light upon a P.S. or an N.H. in an ob scure corner, informing that the said article was written two months since, a circumstance which it was necessary to mestion, because the article could not be ekpected to notice any of the numerous critical events which had happened in that period ! They would merely conclude the editor must be off his head, and expect to see, in the next number, the melancholy intelligence that he had thrown himself from Blackfriars-bridge. We don't know what makes the Edinburgh or its readers an exception to general rules, but it is very clear that an equal amount of sanity on the one part, and surprise on the other, is not there ex pected. May we be permitted to ask how far their in difference to novelty extends ? Do they wear hair powder and shorts ? Do they reject the fresh resources of Newgate and Leadenhall markets for salt pork that has gone twice round the world? When Covent-garden renews its luscious display, do they still go on sickening on fermented preserves ? But, besides this extraordi nary " note," the author of the article himself, writing at his leisure, in August, with the whole quarter before himselr, with Parliament still going on sitting, and Acts passing at the rate of twenty a day, and thus with every opportunity and every inducement to keep up with the progress of affairs, after all, willfully and deliberately, of malice prepense, makes no attempt whatever to meet, we do not say this year's distress, but the average state of Ireland for the whole of this cen tury. His article is a stale and unprofitable one, not only for October, 1846, but for August, 1846, and, in fact, for the day of the creation itself, and for this world altogether. After saying that the great Act of Elizabeth will not do, and out-door relief and compul sory in-door relief will not do, and the labour-rate will not do, and charities will not do, and mendicancy will not do, and forbidding mendicancy will not do ; and, finally, that nothing which man ever thought of will do, he suddenly remembers that his readers, whatever their gullibility, will at least, by the merest animal instinct, revolt from a universal negative. So he proposes at last —what does the reader imagine? It is the one palmary expedient of the Edinburgh for the most desperate ma lady the social state of man ever exhibited ; so it ought to be something at any rate plausible. It is simply this, —that all the charitable foundations, and all the funds subscribed for charitable purposes, shall be forthwith handed over bodily to the Poor-law Commissioners, to be dealt with in strict conformity with their system. After we hare stated this, our readers will ask a little breathing time. So there, for the present, we stop. CHRONICLE.—Of all the objections now urged against opening the ports for the free admission of grain, a fear that such a step would be prejudicial to the re venue is—according to all recent experience —the most groundless. If that experience has taught us one lesson more distinctly than another, it is—that the net income of the State is not to be calculated by the rates of duty imposed on commodities—that taxes which, however in directly, interfere with commercial prosperity, are in variably reductions from, in place of additions to, the entire receipts of the Exchequer. But this general obser vation may be said to refer to two distinct classes of unpro fitable and wasteful imposts. The first, to the case where the duties imposed are so excessive as to interfere mate rially with the consumption of the particular commodity itself, so that the diminished quantity consumed at a high duty does not yield so much as the increased quan tity which would be consumed at a loner duty and a cheaper price; and the second is the case where duties are so injudiciously imposed that they directly interfere with commercial prosperity, and are the means of de stroying. much more revenue indirectly than they them selves yield directly. Of the first class of unprofitable taxes now referred to we have recently had many striking examples. It is but a week ago—when in commenting upon the revenue returns for the last quar ter—we showed that, notwithstanding the great reduc tions which have taken place in the duties upon many important articles during the last two years, amounting to no less than 2,818,0001., the actual loss to the State, even in the first year, very little exceeded 500,0001. ; and if we would seek fbr examples of individual articles which furnish striking illustrations of this principle, we have only to turn to any of those which have been subjected to this experiment. We have seen within a few years the duty on coffee reduced to one-third, and the net revenue more than doubled—we have seen the duty on cocoa reduced to rather less than one-sixth, and the net revenue fully sustained. We have seen, within the last eighteen months, die duty upon sugar reduced from 245. to 145., and the consumption in the first year rise from 207,000 tons to 245,000 tons. We have seen the reduction of the timber duties increase the consump tion from 739,696 loads in the first eight months of 1844, to 1,142,633 loads in the same period of the pre sent year. In short, we have seen in almost every case where duties have been reduced, before long, the net revenue increased. The second class of duties to which we have referred as unwise and unprofitable, does not depend so much upon their being excessive, as upon their being imposed at all ; and the benefit to the Exchequer does not, therefore, depend upon the increased consumption which a repeal of such duties never fails to afford, but upon the influence which such a relief exerts over other branches of revenue. In this category we class all kinds of raw materials or manufactures—on the abundance and cheapness of which depends, to so great a degree, the general prosperity of the great consuming classes ; and we may as certainly class the first articles of neces sity, the price of which determines what fund will be dis posable, not only for the consumption of all those articles which afford the largest income to the State, but also of our manufactured goods, which afford the means of sub sistence to so large a portion of the community. When the cotton and the wool duties were relinquished, reve nue to the extent of nearly 800,000/. was apparently sacrificed—gone completely and for ever. No matter how much the consumption increased, the revenue could not be compensated from that source. But is there any one so short-sighted as to fancy that thereby the net income of the Exchequer has been lessened ? If the reduced cost of cotton and wool gave to those great branches of industry a greater prosperity, it is the plainest conclusion in fiscal science, that the revenue would be benefited thereby. The additional demand, for foreign markets as well as for home consumption, for such goods, only because they were cheaper, could not fail to promote such an extended use of all those articles upon which the revenue mainly relies, as to secure a quick and certain compensation to the Exchequer. The building of new mills, the distribution of more wages, the reduction of public burthens, the increased profits and the rapid accumulatisn ofcapital, seeking new chan nels of investment, promoting in its turn a new demand for labour, all tend to swell so much the consumption of everything that yields revenue to the State, that the first reduction ultimately ends in a great positive gain. HERALD.—There exists an evil influence in Ire land fatal to the carrying out of the simplest, and, else where, most practicable undertakings. No man can escape it. Beneath it, logic becomes grotesque—the natural relation of things is broken up, is lost sight of, and disappears. The English Channel is not the only strip of water that separates our island from a strange people. The differences that exist between ourselves and the races inhabiting the land on the other side of St. George's, are as violent as any marking the independent origin of the denizens of Dover and Boulogne. If the Frenchman speaks a foreigu language, the inhabitant of the Emeral Isle acts upon thoughts and feelings equally strange and unaccountable. If it seem impossibl e to Icol lect a meaning from the quick gesticulationsanditqlluitch k eeirr volubility of a people who speak as much ~ hands us their tollgtlo7, it is equally difficult to find congruity in the conduct of individuals who act now from impulse, by and by from rashness, and principle, generally patientsr cei ve received. i the Hanwell We do conscientiously believe, celled s u r; n o f b l y iub t e Gos'enm e L n u t o n n t ati ul e eer As ' Y tale an lu e mh y tte al m b a een .r a tee lic duty, they would have conducted their selves h s faavretn more b,e rationally than many of the gentlemen Ish requested to perform that certainly patriotic, but very easy duty, of spending money nut their own, on objects in which they have an interest, exclusive and peculiar. " The extraordinary presentment sessions" for the barony of West Muskerry, " held on Tuesday last in the Court house of Macroom," was, in truth, an extraordinaly presentment, in more senses than one. The proceedings, we are told, were conducted in a manner that renders it altogether impossible to furnish a faithful report of them. No discussion arose in which at least ten speakers did not immediately and simultaneously take part, whilst at the same time the great body of spectators In the Court were shouting with all their voice and strength. None but Irishmen should do Irish work. To take an Englislumm from his own country to perform it, b at why? Because, it is asserted, it is annexed to the Crown. But, if it must " dissolve like the baseless fabric of a vision,"—it was observed by one of the older Peers, not attached to politics, but devoted to his Queen and country —" that time only, the common enemy of all things, should occasion the removal of the 'Pavilion; and the vulgar auctioneer and his rude hammer, should not be suffered to' knock down' such a work of taste and act." LOYAUTE N'A HONTE. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert took their usual early morning walk. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed pony exercise this forenoon in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken for an airing to-day. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne took their departure from the Castle this morning. The Queen and his Royal Highnesh Prince Albert, attended by the Counteis of Gainsborough, Hof,. Miss Dawson, the Earl of Morton, Mr. G. E. Anson, Colonel Drummond, and Colonel Seymour, left the Castle for Cashiobury Park, Herts, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Do.sager, at five minutes past three o'clock this afternoon. The royal party occupied three carriages and four, and was escorted by a party of the Ist Life G uards. The Queen and Prince Albert arrived at Cashiobury Park, lierts, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at a quarter past five o'clock yesterday aftcr• noon, in a chariot and four, from Windsor Castle. Her Majesty's escort was composed of the Hertfordshire yeomanry. The Equerries in Waiting followed in another chariot and four ; and the Lady in Waiting, the Guintess of Gainsborough ; the Maid of Honour in Waiting, the Hon. Mhs Dawson ; the Earl of Morton and Mr. G. E. Anson, followed in another carriage and four. General Sir Audrew Barnard (Clerk-Marshal to the Queen Dowager) attended the Queen on horseback through Cashiobury Park. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, and attended by the Ladies in Waiting, and the Lord Chamberlain of her Household, received her Majesty and her Royal Consort on their arrival. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at Cashiobury Park at half-past six o'clock lest evening from town, and joined the august circle. Lord Joh❑ Russell's Cabinet dinner is postponed lo Wednesday, the 28th inst. SPORTING INTIMI,LIGHNCE TATTERSALL'S—YEszaRDAY. The two leading favourites for the Cambridgeshire im- Toyed on the last betting at Newmarket, less, however, from he amount of money sent-into the market than from the re peated offers to back them. Next to them, the only horses in force were Best Bower and Alexa; both were in hi g h fa vour with many parties. In no other respeet did the betting on this event possess any interest. Closing prices THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 8 to 1 agst Mr. Nunn's Sister to Joanna colt 10 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's lago 15 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy 20 to 1 agst Mr. Pemberton's Best Bower—taken 20 to I apt Lord E. Russell's Sting 20 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Red Robin 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair 25 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Garry Owen 25 to 1 agst Mr. P. Rolt's Alexa—taken freely 25 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's False Report 2.5 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Refraction 27 to 1 eget Mr. Rolt's Evenus 30 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Sister to Pergularia 33 to 1 agst Mr. Hook's Buttress—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Wyatt's Laundrymaid 40 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Tom Tulloch 9 to 2 agst lago and Sister to Joanna colt. DERBY. 33 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Projectile—taken 460 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Tantivy—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Miss Iris colt—taken 66 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's West Indian Planter—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Mostyn's King of Morven—taken. NEWIIARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. The match between Lord Eglinton's Thersites and the Duke of Bedford's Paragone, is off by consent, and in that between Eryx and Esther, belonging to the same nobleman, the Duke pays 50 sovs. forfeit. A further portion of the Bentinck stud was put up for sale yesterday, but only three lots disposed of, viz. :—Let-us-stop a-while- says-slow, 160 guineas; Joyous, 46 guineas; and a yearling colt by Colwick,.out of Skilful, 26 guineas. DUMFRIES RACES.— FRIDAY. The Southern Handicap of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, with 40 added. Once round and a dis. (14 Subs.) Mr. A. Johnstone's Rowena, 5 yrs, 7st 10Ib walked over. The Give and Take Plate of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 rows each, 3 ft. Heats once round and a dis. (7 Sub s .) Mr. Will telo's Fair Ros a / b ond, 5 yrs (Joy) 1 0 1 Mr. Skirving's Jane, 3 yrs Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Jack Cade, 5 yrs 0 0 2 Mr. Wallace's False Position, 4 yrs ...... . Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. Two miles. Mr. W. 11. Johnstone's Roper's Daughter, aged, 9st 111 b... 1 Mr. Robertson's Tom Tough, 6 yrs, lOst 2 Mr. \Vhitelock's Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs, Bst 3 Mr. A. Johnstone's Fair Helen, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b 4 Mr. W. 11. Johnstone's Jack Cade, 5 yrs, Bst 71b 5 The Whip Stakes Handicap of one guinea each, and a punts! added. Once round and a dis. (5 Subs.) "Mr. Fraser's Queen of the South, list 10lb . Mr. Fraser's Barnie-my-boy, llst PARIS AUTUMN MEETING. SECOND DAY.—THURSDAY, Oct. 15. Although the weather was far from favourable, there was a rather large attendance of people on the course, especially in the immediate vicinity of the stands. There was also a gathering of carriages and horsemen, little, if at all, inferior to that of Sunday. The stands, though not crowded, were full, but they did not present quite so gay an appearance as usual, owing to the fair sex not being in the maj.irity. Great interest appeared to be m'inifested in each race by all the people present.. Unfortunately, however, their pleasure was damped by two or three heavy showers of rain, which fell du ring the racing. His Royal Highness the Duke do Nemours was on the ground before the commencement of the day's business, and remained until the close. The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby were also present. There was, moreover, a numerous attendance of the principal members of the Jockey Club. Before the racing began there was a trotting match be tween M. Riviere's Georges and M. Mahieux's Mademoiselle Petit Pas. The distance was twice round, and Mademoiselle Petit Pas won easily. The entry of each horse was 500 f. For the Royal Stakes of 6,000 f, horses and mares of four yrs Al. si Al sb vu s em , s t to l: n r n e va e s 44 horses rr ool r ldd a n bb . and upwards, in heats twice round (4 kilos each heat), 4 fc Medway, 58 1 ,E 6 k 3 i k lo il s osiLo . w 2 2 1 2 1 M. A 3 ft li e l r lie a n t ' a s ts s e y s l tsabrth Mustapha,inthefirst heat t gge ther, and Mustapha took the lead. On turning the corner to go up the hill, Fitz•Emilius got in advance. The pace then became good as far as the corner near the Ecole Mili taire, when it slackened. At this moment Fitz-Emilius got in advance, and Medway became second. Fitz kept the first place psssing the stands, and it now became evident that Mustapha had not the ghost of a chance. Medway, too, did not show a winning appearance. From this point, until ar riving at the winning post, Fitz-Emilius kept the lead with out difficulty, and he finally won as he liked by a good two lengths. Mustapha was nowhere. At one moment it was believed that Fitz-Emilius had not carried weight enough, and that consequently the heat could not stand; but after some inquiry it was found that no error. at all had been com mitted, and Fitz of course retained his advantage. In the second heat Mustapha did not venture to appear. Fitz- Emilius took the lead starting, and kept it without difficulty. Medway, however, frequently managed to lessen the distance between them. At the Ecole Militaire, Fitz was several lengths in advance. Going up the hill the second time Medway got even with him, but at the Ecole Militaire Fitz rattled forward, and kept the advantage until he passed the winning post.. He won by about two lengths. The Principal Stakes, of 5,000 f., for horses and mares of three years and upwards; distance twice round, being four kilo. metres. (10 Subs.) Comte de I'ontalba's 3 yrs old b c Philip Shah, 51 kilo grammes (Hardy) 1 Comte de Morny's 4yr b f Predestinee, 58i kilos ......... 2 M. Lupin's 4 yr b f Suavita, 58i kilos Baron de Rothschild'a 3 yr b c Meudon, 51 kilos 0 Mr. Carter's 3 yr b f Convalescence, 49i kilos The start was good. At first Convalescence took the lead, but before the Ecole Militaire was reached Predestin6e got first. She took the lead, and maintained the first place until reaching" the Ecole Militaire the second time. At this mo ment Philip Shah got up to her, and from thence to the win ning-post the struggle was severe. Philip Shah got in first by about half a neck. All the horses laid well together. It had been expected that Predestinee would have won, con sidering her age and strength. Philip Shah's triumph, there fore, occasioned some little surprise. There was no betting among members of the Jockey Club. The rain of the previous day rendered the course exceed ingly heavy. The horses had literally to run through mud, and both they and their jockeys were completely plastered even before they hail got half way ronnd. On arriving at the winning-post the appearance of the latter was really pitiable. NOVEL CASE.—On Monday one of the debtors in our gaol died, and the gaoler has been placed in an awkward position tts to what he shall do with the body, it being the opinion of some of the most eminent legal men here, that if the gaoler delivers up the body, he will be answerable for the debt. Oases have been cited where the debt had to be collected before the body could be buried; but whether in this case they think, the poor fellow having paid the debt of nature is•to get off free without paying his creditors, is likely to furnish em ployment for clever men to decide the case.—Norwich Ad,ertiser. We are sorry to state that Mr. P. M. Stewart, M.P. for Rer;reWshire, has b e en ser io us ly unwe ll f or several do Ys Shaw past, at the residence of the Dowager Lady C:ltevvart, at Carnock. The Hon. Member took 5"..-iously ill while in Renfrewshire, during the latter end of last week, and on his reaching the residence of his mother at Carnock, his case assumed so alarming an appearance, that the first medical advice from both Glas gow and Edinburgh was called in to his assistance. We are happy to state that, by the latest accounts, Mr. Stewart was represented to be considerably better, al thc:ugh still not beyond danger. Glasgow Saturday Past. MIDDLESEX REGISTRATION. -Mr. Shad well held his court yesterday at the King's Head, Enfield, for the revision of the parish lists of Edmonton, Enfield, Friern Barnet, Hatfield, South Mims, and Tottenham. Mr. W. H. ,James attended for the Liberal party, and Mr. J. Payne for the Conservatives. No case of public interest occurred during the day. The rent-charges made through the agency of the League in this district were retained. The Court sits this day at the Black Dog, Bedfont. The President of the Manchester Reform Associa tion, Mr. John Potter, it is stated declined to form one of the deputation appointed to wait upon Alr. Bright. We learn that Mr. Potter has since tendered his resigna tion of the office of President, on the ground that he cannot cordially concur in the nomination of &IF...Bright as the future candidate of the borough, once to render him useless and unprofitable. ARo he does what Ro mans d o. He cannot help hims e lf. It me would seem positively c rue l to e l evate any man not born in Ireland to the highest dignities which Ireland has to offer. Without raising the character of the people he falls himself to the general level. Let him be as strong as Hercules in intellect, it is ten to one that he proves himself feebler than a child in bringing it to bear upon the land of his adoption. Nobody is safe who breathes Irish air and treads Irish soil. - The disease is endemic., and affects all, high and low, rich and poor. Worse than the plague of Egypt, it does not come and go, but it i s constant and abidi ng , as we ll as vernacular. We blame no man for being affected with the evil. We do not re proach the Celt for a physical and mental weakness, shared-with the Saxon equally with himself as soon as he sets foot in Ireland. Protestant and Ro manist are alike mad when the fit is on. Moral force is as rabid as physic a l, an d t h e Archbishop of Dublin quite as eccentric as Father O'D r i sco l/ . A form of prayer prepared by the Archbishop of Canterbu r y , and a gree d upon b y her Majesty i n Council, humbly imploring Almighty God to avert from Ireland the imperilling calamity of famine, is forwarded to Dr. Whately, that it may be read iu his diocese as well as in every other in the kingdom : and his Grace, instead of obeying her Majesty's Council, at once preaches a sermon, political and religious, denying the constitutional right of the Council to issue their command, and provin g the visitation a direct judgment from God, which it wcu!d be blasphemy to interfere with. Was Sir Robert Peel wrong when he pronounced Ireland to be the great difficulty of the Ministers ; or, would he not have been nearer the mark had he said Irishmen, and those to whom the care of Irish matters, political and spiritual, is entrusted ? When Shskspeare spoke of " the antbropophagi, and men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders," he must surely have had unhappy Ireland in his sagacious and far-seein g eye. ADVERTISER.—Our readers will have seen an advertisement in this journal a few days ago, announcing that art address is to be delivered on Monday next, by Mr. Charles Cochrane, in the Princess's Assembly Roams, Castle-street, Oxford -street. The object of the address will be, to endeavour to create such a manifesta tion of public sympathy and anxiety for the sufferings of the poorer classes throughout the country, as may lend to the imm diate removal, by Government, of all duties on every kind of food essential to human wants. Mr. Cochrane is an earnest and enlightened philanthro pist, and has a/rewly Leen instrumental in doing great good to the lower classes of the community. His bene ' vol -nce is not of a visionary kind: it is as practical in its character as it is pure and praireworthy in its aims. He was the founder, and has hitherto, we believe, been the main supporter of the "Poor Man's Guardian Society," an Institution whose claims to the countenance of the charitable and humane, have, on repeated occasions, been enforced in the columns of this journal. He will confine himself to the remaining tsxes on human food. On this subject we have freely and frequently expressed our opinions. Every da3's post from Ireland brings us accounts of new instances of the peasantry iu that country dying from want of food. And yet Lord John Russell restricts the supply, and keeps up the price of corn, by persisting in the maintenance of the existing duties. A whole nation are enduring the horrcrs of famine ; and instant death, from the sheer lack of sus tenance, stares myriads in the face. Perish the harsh, heartless theories, be they what they may, which inter pose between a people and their necessary food ! Lord John Russell, in refusing to open the ports, is not only guilty of cruelty, but of the v. ry quintescence of inhu manity. Nor is this all. A still graver charge lies at his door. He is, more or less, morally responsible for the death cf every miserable creature who perishes of want. More than this ; if we comprehend the genius of our Constitution, he is also constitutionally responsible. It is idle to talk to us of an understandin g among all parties that the Co rn Bill o f l ast session was to be a final set tlement of the question. Away with all such " under standings," at a crisis like the present ! Let conven tionalisms, no matter what may be their nature, be flung to the winds, when they would put a veto on the supply of food to a nation perishing of want. It is the first and paramount duty of Government to prevent any of her Majesty's subjects dying of hunger. All other con siderationstboe t n h g a t. within And th e t s h e e r M ea i l n m is s te to r who nallnas must a sin perish for want of food, whil e an y pract i ca b le effort ggleivehu way y n remains unmade to provide the means of sustenance, is much more deserving of impeachment than many a Minister who has had to stand, before now, before the legislative bar. THE GREAT BRITAIN. (From the Northern Whig o f S a t ur d ay.) "TO THE EDITOR OF THE RORTFIERN WHIG. " Dundrum, Oct. 16, 1846. " Sir,—From the handsome and open-handed manner in which you have espoused my proffered voluntary as sistance towards the relief of the Great Britain, I feel bound to comply with your request, in expressing my opinions relative to her present position. There can be no doubt in the minds of any scientific men but that she may be saved, and that without trusting to the trea cherous spring tides. Every person who has visited her has expressed his doubts as to her ultimate fate; and the general opinion appearing to prevail is, that she may be given up as a total loss. From the first moment I was made acquainted with the exact position of the Great Britain, I stated that she could be got off, since which my opinion has not been altered one iota; and the more I see the more I am convinced that if it is the general wish of the parties concerned in her fate, she may be again afloat. " My plan of prccecding with respect to this ship is founded on purely scientific principles. We well know that wo have a large body to contend with, the dead weight of which is upwards of 1,500 tons. To move this ponderous mass by any other means than those of many adjuncts is quite impossible. No power of traction could bo applied to any one point, and even if applied to dif ferent points would be as useless and futile as were the attempts at the last spring tides. The ship's position is as favourable as it can well be for any proceedings that may be taken towards her rescue. The means applied to her Majesty's steam•frigate Gorgon are, from their re sults, sufficient of themselves to recommet d them; and upon the same principles would I proceed in the case of this ship. She has from seven to nine feet water along side at high water, (pita sufficient to float her. Upon the whole I'do not consider her position so precarious as is generally supposed. She is well secured by the head and stern; but as to how she may weather the ensuing six months' gales and seas, I should be sorry to venture an opinion.. " I have been actuated to offer my services upon this occasion merely from the fact of having the advantage of practical and sucoessful experience" in similar cases, and from which I form my opinions with respect to the Great Britain. Many nautical and scientific gentlemen have consulted with me, to whom I have explained my plans; and I am happy to state they are all of one opi nion as to my success, if employed. " Many and various rumours have got abroad, and are daily gaining ground, not only in this neighbourhood, but all over the country, and questions, some of no slight difficulty to answer, are constantly being put as to the ultimate intentions with respect to this ship. " I intend remaining in this neighbourhood for a few days longer, in order to give the directors due time to reply t.my offers relative to the Great Britain, and must conclude by quoting the old adage of Where there's a will - there's a way.' " Your most obedient servant, " THOMAS S. S. GABRIEL, R.N." LORD ROSSE'S MONSTER TELESCOPE.—A paragraph has gone the round of the papers stating that an attempt was made by some , fanatics ; a few days ago, to "injure the speculum of Lord Bosse's monster telescope in the Armagh Observatory." There is not the slightest foundation for the report ; we publish the paragraph to show up the fabricator of such a story capable of manu facturing monster falsehoods, and decking them out in a somewhat plausible style. The whole fabrication is an ingenious, but at the same time a flimsy hoax—Armagh Sporting Chronicle. CAPTAIN HOSKEN.—Yesterday morning Captain Hosken, R.N., the commander of the Great Britain, ar rived here, ,'id Midst, from Dandrum Bay. He will remain, during his stay in Liverpool, at the Adelphi Hotel. Yesterday he was waited upon by several nauti cal gentlemen, and to-clay he will have an interview with the agents of the vessel, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. We believe that, after a brief stay here, he purposes going . to Bristol, to communicate personally with his directors.—Liverpool Albion. THE LATE FIRE IN SOUTHWARK.—Last night, at eight o'clock, Mr. J. Payne, the Deputy Coroner, held an inquest at Guy's Hospital, respecting the death of John Cantell, aged 21 years, who died from the effects of injuries received at the late explosion upon the premiEes of Mr. John Sharp, printer, of Kent-street, Southwark. It will be recollected that the deceased was an appren tice, and on the night of Friday, the 9th instant, the de ceased and two females ware engaged in making squibs for sale for the sth of November, when a portion of the combustibles ignited by accident, whereby the deceased and the females were most frightfully burnt. Ellen t the deceased lingered until Saturd ty, now lies Sharp, aged 18, was killed on the n igh , t vi i , n eu qu b e e st d i i 9 e n d ; frunt the effects of the injuries. Another daughter t e- on the ease ; a i tl i cr t w h y , h the jury -re turnedcinotrhuenearbroevme in a very gangc l rc c us , s ate . . The At the same a verdict of " Accidental a h r rp d ital, time they expressed their unanimou s to make disapprobation against t he practice of allowing child ren_ fire works, more espe ciall y in such a crowded nei ghbourhood. TEMPERANCE MO V E M E , NT. Yesterday evening, the ninth anniversary of the .Walworth and Camber well Total Abstinence Society was celebrated by a public meeting, in the school-room, Queenhead-row, Newing , ton. The meeting was ino, , t numerously and respectably attended.. The Rey. W. W. Robinson, M.A., presided. The repcirt stated, that 400 persons had joined th e so ciety, and that amongst these were several of the most inveterate drunkards in the district ; that 500,000 per ,ons in Great Britain were notorious drunkards ; that no less than 60,000,0001. were spent annually in intoxi catingo drinks ; and that 50,000,000 o f b ushels of grain onmt tihseus vergetenac oft ileas n,fer human a e. eee used to manufacture them, and t h at at a per i od, too, when one of the great aursta had been de s troyed : cud thq fa nine. Reoltitioi,s to support the soci • ety, and pro-. mote the cause of total abstinence, were agreed to; alter which the meeting sf - paraterl. IMMENSE TRAINS. --Two luggage trains passed by the Rugby station on Saturday last, on the London and North-Western Railway, one of which consisted of 96 carriages, containing nearly 400 tons of goods, impelled by one of Stephenson'a six-wheel engines, and two others; the other train consisted of 84 carriages, and contained 354 tons of merchandise, &c., drawn likewise by three engines. The length of the rst train was up wards of a quarter of a mile. _ _ Miss Martineau is about to proceed, in company with some friends, to Egypt, where she proposes to spend the winter.—,Liverpool Albion. ....