The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-16 00:00:00

114,E GE NERAL STEAM NAVIGATION illitpB V-VY'S splendid rnd powerftd first-Class STEAM. '`e a PPoilated to leave— ki,ll.o".,,_ The Custom House or Toav•lx for -1 s at __ ..iiH, Carrying her Majesty'; Mails—Every Wednesday "LruaY Morning. k Ito TTERI. , From Plf_tcl',:wall Pier, for— . . yzicz.......,,..eu_ _ne,sadliyand the P.IIINE, carrying her Majesty's Mail Sand and SP:lurday, at Ten, Morning. i ltTee'_ l l - , 4 RP and th.t !MINE—The Wilberforce, every Thursday, ,o?,,?..orning, 4011)Z-thry Tuesday, Wednesday, Satarday, and Sunday - .K. 110... Prom St. Kath ar i ne ' s Steam Wharf, for— ._ "E — Every Th ursday and Sunday, at inc,N Morning. 1161 r F rom London-bridge Wh ar f , for— , "'""OXE—Every Wednesday, Thursday, slid Saturday Morn toit.B-7Every Thursday and Sunday Morning. ..1"4/11.,....t.,ery Tuesday and Friday, at Eight, Morning. 4,Bl.l,i'uTh—Rettuced Fares—lvery Wednesday and Saturday itosY„ening. kat leinkTE--Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at half ', .I.org ; Black :vole Quarter-past Ten. tb t,rB, From Brown' s Wh arf, Poplar, for— "kug. " ' all— Reduced Fares—Sept. 16, 19, and 26, at Ten, k l3 t Irk, r rorn:Coirnan's Irongate Wharf, for— '.g. ASTLE—tly,r, Wednesday and Saturday, at Eight, Even tkr,a,,, „bfArp',P 7 -P.Z and DIEPPE—Every day, Sundays excepted. ' ,4 lipt '" and B OULOGNE—The - Magician, every day, Sundays l'e ; 64 . teartZeure Berths, for Freight, and for Bills, containing hours of ‹ten t . o e i z_f_ares. &c., aprly at the Offices, 69, Lombard-street; 37, and 3.5, Leadenhall-street. .4ttIIVERP, B RUSS:ELS, and the RHINE. 4 '% to , UI LINGE IN "...IME OF STARTING. ' °lo '...ne In Tklrty liours.—(Sea Passage Seven Hours <Ant G In mrerp Core,pany's pew - el - fill, splendid, and very faa'Ourite W l __ Dle kitei p , ,A-TriERP EN, THOMAS JACKSON Coinmander "ZIT '", " e c o '"ateci Mr the season), leaves the Sit. Katharine'S 1,24...1;1'`'wer every Sunday ...horning at Ten o'clock ; returning Z 4 ' , er, W ,„ er r , every Wednea.lay afternoon at One o'clock. By this eZie 4.„;,,rd the railroad from Antwerp, travellers going to the ""1" , 1f,, e1 ;- , ' reach Cologne in thirty hours. The general accommoda rte -.. -Is eligers on board this renowned ship, as well as her spacious i titte t . ', Drivate esidirc are entirely unequalled. Carriages and ,t'un.;ll',Y be sent to the Wharf un to one hour before the time of .7tle t7,;,but Alf applications for tile shipment of goods must be `‘tirel,:.e i.ondoi; Agents, Messrs. Lightly and Simon, 123, Fen- cps P re ' r •t, where, as well as at the Packet Office, 33, Regent- Ine,i '''.eadilly, berths may be secured and every information 0b ........ lIE LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, and MIDLAND te,. te, JUNCTION RAILWAY. Ltitig B hereby given, that a MEETIY,G of the SHAR EIIIe lt4 , of the LEEDs, WAKEFIELD-, and MIDLAND JUNC _etIe),ILLWAY COMPANY will be I) .".dd at the sessions House in iL k . 10, .,.01 1 Ai osbAy, the 28th (1 , . ) , of Septrenber instant, at One iliareourtine afternoon, for the ~ arpose of laying before the meeting .1.,!' °V the receipts ':,nd expenditure of the said Company, firer the'enniiiing whetb. e r the faid Company shall be dissolved rir..ro,:siona of V.ie Stattite 9 and 10 Viet., c. 28, or, whether ;71.7111,5 e : r of the said Compaaly shall not be 'wound up, or whether it ,len,i,A.,,,edient to Prosecute th e sa id railway in the ensuing ses -17141174 44141.44attrTaT' ani.' if necessary, to empower the Directors to v..ients• with certain other companies upon the ei...'41,rt.,..; ronditkais to he laid before the Said Meeting, and gene wr tie., 4 ' 13, w., all other business whatsoever that can be trans "'Ste.): r ae provisions of the said statute. Dated this 10th day ,r, 1846. EDWARD TEW, Chairman. 5 , ...,, HENRY BERNEKS, Secretary. t d Art (. RPOOL, MANCHESTER, and NEW sTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, 141 erpool Mancheste - . and New Junction, Ati),P4tashi're and North Yorkshire Railway Companies, now .43,_;arnated). b,.."stsci-'RI.„ tiers Stares in this undertaking being now nearly corn tltr44:llherof scrip who have not yet forwarded the same for re i,74 b 4 . -7 arc requested to do sb without delay, as the share register '4% kir)solutely Closed on nie Ist day of OCTOBER next, after which 11!tti4e,,..nares slot trar sinitted for that purpose will be registered iq''ut-I of the orVinal ailottees. 114ettnepestecl tha'., the :Strip in the original Liverpool, Manche!. 14 eielvelstle upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company may be a erie i r t l °t .'., Secretary, at 22, Parliament-street, London, and 114,1,443.,„1,r.e original Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway i head a,, the che Secretary, at 31, Princess-street, Manchester, wio c,„:"-, acknowiegment for the same. 1,7,r r„;- tilleatos under the common seal of the Company will be be pi delivery in a short time, of which due notice will be given .44reholders, By order, kSigned) THOS. ROB. WILSON FRANCE, Chairman. W. It. INTGRIM } Secretaries. C. MOORE WILSON 411‘'n't 1 1, 1846 tito it NWALL RAILWAY. u ctio, 4 °tlce is hereby Given, that the Act authorising the con leet'. of this Railway having received the Royal Assent, all 13 kr.P%lding Scrip Certificates for Shares in this Company are ,t.O transmit the same for Registration either to the Seers -4h,%44, 1- • '. 1 , 3 office, Truro, or t o Wil l i am Wood, Esq., 449, West 0,, - 17ndon, on or b e f ore SATURDAY, the 19th of September 4 11 7;0 their names, profossions, and residences, distinctly tteitspi order that thP, same may be correctly entered in C.,tbe R 1. 7 . 1' of the Comps.ny. An official receipt will be given otl e LrT, which re , eipt will be afterwards exchanged for the 11 - 0 th,,,4ineates, w'.th as little delay as the preparation of the ittitere,,soire. Due notice will be given when the Sealed Cer "rip be re , .dy for delivery. „ n resPect of which no appliCation for rugistery shall be 111._011,, i ,,1'r before the above date, will he registered in the name of a ubscriber, after which no share can be passed other kit:trls 1 a for Mal transfer under the pro Visions of the Act. ry , ,. ()letters claiming to he registered may be had at the V 4l ._ r), OMB, Truro, or at 449, , West Strand, London. tun't Der hereby tatr GiVen, that ir.terest after te raof anntuh will b tie e Snowed on the deposits pail upon all Itetepet'ls44 r e 3 rrorn the %towing times, viz., from the Ist of Be te/. 01 1 the dep os i t o f 3/. per share on 501. shares ; and 444:41,tsrat of November, 1845, on the deposit of 2/. per share on 4 11 4 4 1 4 1 1 t o . _ ar id 91 2/. 10s. on 251. shares. - The interest will be _toe 29 . th September next, and the interest warrants will 1 1 , 111.0 u °4 alter the completion of the registration. By order of the Board, Igust 15, 1846. I'. P. S3IITII, Secretary pro tern. A lk; CHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON S o t Y. -10 4 st k rY numerous and RAILWA influential MEETING of SCRlP eelard, i" this Company, held this day at Herbert's Hotel, W estminster • pursuant to public advertisement, 6ir Joitm BARKER NI Baronet, In the Chair. 474: from the directors having been read, the following resoln- IntniMously adopted • N , kid ue f'•‘ • •th- seco —• 0. ,ne Company, Sir JOHN BARKER MILL , tht rudet by ROW E, Esq., High Bailiff of Cheltenham, 4(,:gat th,rt now read be received and printed for distribution ect by ;hareholder., AMP -4 WiLKINSHAW, Esq., and seconded by Lord '[hit ttit Tr i ,, 4 „ ERNEST BRUCE, M.P., eita re d declares its deliberate opinion to be that the 1 1%1;7' 4 to b." Company is called for by the public interests, Ihftett t P h a rlia4" 44 , ta t. and that nothing occurred in the course of Veal)) • allareh o f PrOzeedings which at all effects the conti kerea in vestment ut the soundness of the undertaking RS a D Y G-tora G ,,, at therefor AtioarrroN, ESQ. and seconded by WILLIAM I..ANKESTER, 'Esq., rig s es ., rene•xed application be made to Parliament in the k - r. wi t) , on % fora r, Act to authorise the construct'on of the rail zit) aee suen chtv,iges and modifications, if any, as to the directors iriterh oA ni 19, ,et ; 'and that the directors be, and they are hereby Z i t re rpm o, ts'‘ie such steps, based upon the suggestions contained in Coletit4L,, ras they may think fit, with a view to give effect to this I.trels o i'. 'and that they be further authorised to allow dissentient CIID O 41 '.4 to withilraw, and the scrip be re-issued in such manner 4 4ttq P•uch terms as they shall think expedient. Kt% JosiAu GEORGE, . • Esq • and seconded by SAINSBURY, dott Esq. V th e thanks of thie meeting be presented to the Directors for Irk% it e . g, anrl ability w ith which they have devoted themselves to of this Company, and for the tender of continued servF4 11 -.telt* report of this day contains. tiM Ch., (Signed) J. B. MILL. 11.,-....rman having vacated the chair, and Lord Ernest Bruce Aae Zen called thereto— •ved by RALPH ErwALL, Esq., M.P. ; seconded by HENRY isI EwBEI.r, Esq., and unan i mo usly resolved : Z. cordial and united ti. hanks of this Meeting be given to Sir Bart., for hiS able and satisfactory conduct in the chair. (Si gned) ERNEST BRUCE. JOHN WHEELER, Secretary. k 'te•at - e 9 r7;e-street, Westminster, September, 15, 1846. 6 ,.. „ l ai ----- ~*(41 , 1 0 11 , 4 ), ° , 1 5: ‘ ,D CARCEL LAMP—NEW LIGHT. L. , . b,;,-übt ~ , - - -,-uol'aa C A.II.'EL LAMP is the best light in the 214'..._‘ is a ft.;, - ; 43lei Lamp is used in all the Palaces in Europe ; it burns illitk""%et - tiii - 4-° ,2 1 ar. imperfections of ordinary oil lamps ; burns 'a aged; 'inza - in without attention ;is so simple it cannot he 1 11 41 1 Jiro d ' 5 ,ch ik oth er s , caning required for years. 'I he Gem, the Vesta, h . "" , o b 72ffit , 1 :_" 171 4. or Camphine Lamps given away at half-price, but OitZ lign- in as are dear at a gilt. The Diamond Carcel Lamp is tlf - ', b to b „„ I '" -perfection in light—the public will have none other, , Otj'A." ""! t every taste. To be had only, and seen burning daily 1v , . t ....k.', 0. ? &TEE'S Immense Lamp Depot, 447, West Strand, ten - , owther Arcade. A NT S S U PPL lED. I WANT A HAT I 'want a Hat ! and off 1 , 11 start For :INIOSES' celebrated Mart, Since I have often heard it said, That Hats trom MOSES "go a-head." ' I WANT A COAT. "want a Coat, whose charming style Makes all with admiration smile ; .I..nd, therefore, I at once will search Da MOSES, facing Aldgate Church. I WANT A VEST. I want a Vest—a well-made Vest, With quality the very best ; And, therefore, I shall purchase one • Of, you know whom—E. 1,1. and SON. I WANT A PAIR OF TROWSERS. I want a pair of trovrsers, made Better than any in the trade ; ,And as I want them cheap as wel, I'll try what Messrs. MOSES sell. Yes. I will hie where crowds have hied, And have my various " wants supplied." LIST OF PRICES. READY MADE. Z s. d. Ch. a 29. -e. 7 oni . . from 0 7 6 ha—erll6l4- -, ••• • • • •• • ' ar ni . ne - and k.drington Taglioms ........ ill r e 'ais in every .description and make, Including 44,...e I'M! Rem). coat 1 2 0 . .. . . t o -cites , itt in every materia1.......... ............from 0 2 3 andid patt..in summer Vest. 0 2 3 an , i Per Van ditto, in endl ess v ariety 0 4 6 ck and F ancy Satin, ditto •••• • • • 0 6 0 k t l t ioY Tre".tsers •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 0 4 6 at•S•• •• •• •••• •• • ..... • •• •• •• •• •••• •• • ..... 1 0 0 ditto, %m a , MADE TO ME•atTEE. , L ,4 vErs - material adapted for th season, in any Niilti: L Y Of style and fashio p n, to order e .. --frees 0 16 0 C441 4 ; 4 : Vests, 6s. 6d.'each, or three for.. •• • • ........ 0 19 0 4 ,tre ditto, in every variety of pattern •.......... 0 8 6 ultto, plain and fancy . ..... ~................ 0 14 6 Cloth or Casimere ditto .............. •• • • .... 0 8 0 BDri n Black Single-milled ditto .............. • • .... 0 13 6 Ri n TrrAmars, in every pattern. ••••..• • .. e 19 6 B,44!rallled and Albert Victoria ditto • 0 19 0 bro i , 'lack Dress ditto ••••• • •. • • ...... •• • • ••• • • 1 6 0 Att: troti Co,est manufactured ••••••• • • • • • • • •• ••• • • • 215 0 4.8t t0 , ts, ............ •• •• •• •• •• • • ...... • • • • • . • tom 1 15 0 ' beg,. t 'manufactured .• ••••••••••• • • • • • •• • • • • 3 3 0 1 t 4 11,. ..f l e timing, to any extent, at five minutes notice. le purchased or made to measure, if not approved of, übl - ,,".raediately exchanged, or the money returned. 45 , ei e ' — E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollen Drapers, Hat. N ea oth iers, Outfitters, mid general Warehousemen, regret to be that th t u gu'ird the public against imposition, but, having learned 4 th un.tradesmsnlike falsehood of 4. being connected with a the same concern, has been resorted to in many in- Pltrih'e Or N4 ' on; nd. for obvious reasens, they nave no connexion witk laf •use in or out of London. Ap oi „ uB4 , ) who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should, to prevent — Ne t , ." 00 .ent, call at or send to the Minories, and Aidgate, City, e, •-• k id 14 °$' 11 .,'S and SOW. Tailors, Woollen Drapers, Hatters, Hosiers , 86titat cers, Nos. 154, 155, 156, 157, Minories, and 83, 84, 85, Idgate, ci ty, L on d on. ,I t me Fdrt t . . - --The entrance to the Bespoke Department is at 84, Oh, Wriess transacted at this Establishment from sunset on , e 'rening till sunset on Saturday evening, when it is resumed o'clock Irkk Anz LADIES TRAVELLING, the Sea Coast, or otherwise exposed to the scorching rays of the Sun, will find APWLAND'S KALYDOR a most refreshing "or & pre paration for the Complexion, dispelling the cloud of lan- Attliniiri r elaxation, allaying all heat and irritability, and immedi kirr,?nling the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity of 0111 i— in. The numerous varieties of Cutaneous Eruptions, Sun ey 40 Freckles Tan, and Discolourations, are pleasingly eradicated l'nrit l / 2 .1,5 2,1 3 , d0i : and the skin rendered delicately soft and clear. Its 'tort 1;:."g and refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selec 14th t he Court and th Royal Family of Great Britain, and those te4, vontinent of Europe together with elite ef brAZY and Haute Volee ' ," from the sultry climes of India,and the ng-roorns of Calcutta and Madras, to the frozen realms of the ' 41 41 B„ ati c _, d the Salons of St. Petersburgh and Moscow.—Price 4s. 6d. 11 ,0, — • Per bottle. „_"u Vrare of spurious "Kalydors" containing mineral astrin ''',torlY ruinous to the complexion, and which, by their repel- IS,(artd 4". 01 1, endanger health. The only genuine has the words Fi r Zellf ( D'S KALYDOR" on the wrapper, and A. ROWLA—ND il k 0 4. 20, Hatton-garden, is also engraved (by desire of the 'iotti e Co mmissioners ) on the Government Stamp affixed on each jiski meher, " the Proprietors, and by respectable Chemists and Per -1 4V4011"_ truinlitt Minterfeitr; Y/ L s. 4 • ,e ck , • 9 .41 , „.1' • _ : 4\ 4 1-C s 474. 9/ ' k / , t)//400,14--- ‘I,J ). kkis ? • „:" . "0. , 1)/fi: A - Ditorr.4ik'N' ..„<, _ - •, No. 16,816. LON DON W EDNES DAY A 4 T S N7 = SEPTEMBER 16 3 1846. QT.- BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL COLLEGE. The WINTER SESSION will commence cei TutrusnAy, October Ist, 1845, with an Introductory Address by Mr. Paget, at seven o'clock p.m. • LECTURES. MEDICINE—G. Burrow., M.D. SURGERY—WiIIiam Lawrence, F.R.S. DESCRIPTIVE AN TOM Y— F. C. Skey. F.R.S. PHYSIOLOGY and MORBID ANATOMY—Mr. Paget. SUPERINTENDENCE of DISSECTIONS—Mr. M`Whinnle and Mr. Holden. CHEMISTRY—Mr. Grin - I'lls. MATERIA MEDICA—G. L. Reupell, M.D., R.R.S. MIDWIFERY, &c.—E. Rigby, M.D., F.L.S, SUMMER SESSION, 1847, commencing May Ist. BOTANY—F. J. Farre, F.L.S. FORENSIC MEDICINE—W. Italy, M.D. MIDWIFERY, &c.—E. Rigby, M.D., F.L.S. COMPAR &TUVE ANATOMY—Mr. M`Whinnie. PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILOSOPHY— Mr. s. Hospital Practice.—The Hospital contains 530 beds, and relief is afforded to 48,000 patients annually. The in-patients are visited daly by the Physicians and Surgeons, and during tho Summer Ses sion four Clinical Lectures are delivered weekly—those on the medical cases by Dr. Roupell and Dr. G. Burrows ; those on the surgical cases by Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Stanley. The out patient: , are a'so daily attended by the assistant Physician and assistant Surgeon. Collegiate Estahlishment.—Warden, Mr. Paget.—Students can reside within the Hospital sculls, subject to the rules of the collegiate system, established under the direction of the Treasurer and a Com mittee of the Governors of the Hospital. Some of the teachers and other gentlemen, connected with the Hospital, also receive students to reside with them. Scholarships, Prizes, &c.—At the end of the Winter Session the annual ~ 3tamination will be held for a Scholarship, of the value of 451. a-year, and tenable for three years. The Examination for the Wix, Bentley, and Collegiate Pr"zt, and those of all the Classes for Prizes and Certificates of Merit. w li t ,ke place at the same time. Further information may b: 0 tamed from any of the Medical or Surgical Officers or Lecturers, on application at the Anatomical Museum, or the Library of the College. N ATIONAL LOAN EUN u LIPEASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages Stith respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for- feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. BANK OF ENGLAND, SEPT. 10, 184 G. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the GO VERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENGLAND give notice, that a GENERAL COURT will be held at the Bank on TituasoAr NEXT, the lith instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to c.msider of a Dividend. This will also be one of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter. JOHN KNIGHT, Secretary, BILLS OF EXCHANGE.--FRAUD.- TO BANKERS, BILL BROKERS, DISCOUNTERS, AND OTHERS. Two BILLS of EXCHANGE for 2501. each, bearing date the 28th or 29th of August, 1846, drawn upon and accepted by the Rev. Francis Glossop, at four moths after date, payable at Messrs. Young and ValHogs', St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, London, having been OBTAINED by means of conspiracy and FALSE REPRESEN TATIONS made to the acceptor, the Rev. Francis Glossop, of West Dean, Wiltshire, all persons are hereby cautioned against receiving, negotiating, or in any, manner dealing with the said Bills of Ex change, or either of them. For further information, &c., apply to Messrs. Bash and Mullins, solicitors, No. 7, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, London. PUBLICATIONS. ARITHMETIC FOR YOUNG LADIES. Now ready, in foolscap Bvo., price ss. cloth, a New Edition of THE LADY'S PRACTICAL ARITHME . ticrAN; or, Conversational Arithmetic, in which all the Rules are explained in easy and familiar Language: to which is added, a Short History of the Coinage, with Tables of the Weights and Mea , ures of the Ancients. Adapted to the use of Ladies' Schools and Private Families. By Mrs. HENRY AY IRS, Authoress of " Addresses.to the Young." 2d Edition. A Key to this Work is in preparation. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. NEW WORK ON THE FOOD OF ANIMALS AND FATTEN ING OF CATTLE. This day is published, in 1 vol. fcap. Bvo., price 53. cloth. FXPERIMENTALRESEARCHES on the FOOD of ANIMALS and the FATTENING of CATTLE : Frith Remarks on the Food of Man. By ROBERT DUNDAS THOMSON, M.D. of the University of Glasgow. " The question of the origin of the fat of animals appears to be completely resolved by these beautiful and elaborate expert mcn ts ." —Baron Liebig. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Just published, price Gd. plain, or Is. coloured (Gd. extra if sent - - by post), THE ORGANIC THEORY of DOCTORS EXPOSED by the THIRD HYGEIAN PRINT, illustrating the various ways in which the Medical Profession (as a body) are in terested in keeping up and teaching a false theory in Medicine, and also in using rank poisons in Medicine. This print tends more to open the ,eyes of . the public, to wrong medical treatment .than any thing which has yet appeaied._ May be had at the British College of Health, New road ; and at the Hygcist Office, 368, Strand, London. . _ It is - the third illustration brought out by the British College of Health on this important question. NEW MUSICAL PERIODICAL. On the First of October will he published, price 6d., printed from En graved Plates, on paper of the usual Music size, No. I, of THE MUSIC BOOK, a Weekly Periodical of ORIGINAL MUSI ' by the mcst Eminent Composers, com prising Mrs. a Beckett, Balfe, Benedict, Alex. Lee, E. Loder, F. G. Reed, J. 11. Tully, V. Wallace, Re. &c. No. I. will contain " SING, MAIDEN, SING," the words (by permission) by Barry Cornwall, the music by Balfe. London : published at the Office of The Music Book, St. Bride's Avenue, Fleet-street, and so'd by all Booksellers and Newsmen ; of whom, and at the office, Prospectuses may be had. PRICE EIGIITPENCE-HALFPENNY". lIE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. Part VIII., for SEPTEMBER, contains ENGRAVINGS: Haydon's Dentatus. r Joshua Reynold's Infant Hercules. Portrait of Father Mathew, with Memoir, by William Howitt. Scott Memorial, Edinburgh. Faust and Margaret, by Scheffer. ORIGINAL PAPERS. Harriet Martineau's Survey from the Mountain, Lake and Moun tain Holydays, and Household Education. The Kafirs of the Cape of Good Hope, by G. C. Munro. Story of a Penny, by Mary Leman GlHies. William Howitt on Flogging; on Grey, the Author of the Railway System; and the Robber Band at Tusculum. Mademoiselle Rachel, by Angus B. Reach. The Birmingham Athenic Institute. Life in New South Wales. Ragged Schools of Liverpool. Life of a Sailor, by Franklin Fox. Music—Part Singing, by H, F. Chorley. Democracy in Europe, by J. Mazzini ; No. 1. Poems, Tales, Essays, &c., by 11. F. Chorley, R. H. Horne,Richard Howitt, Mary Howitt, Thomas Campion, Caroline A. White, &c. &c. In preparation, Portraits of and Papers on Lloyd, Garrison, Charles Knight, W. C. Macready, W. J. Fox, &c. London : People's Journal Office, 69, Fleet-street. Sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen. SILVER TEA SERVICES OF NEW PATTERNS. B. SAVORY and SONS, Working A• Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank, respectfully inform their customers that they have recently finished a few new designs, in accordance with the present improved taste, and that they are sold at reduced prices from those customary in the trade. Uxbridge Pattern. Thalia raittern. Strong Silver Tea Pot £lO IS 0 Strong Silver Tea Pot. Xl3 0 0 Ditto Sugar Basin 614 0 Ditto Sugar Basin.... 711 0 Ditto Cream Jug.. • • 4 10 6 Ditto Cream Ewer.. • . 5 2 0 Ditto Coffee Pot Complete.. • • £35 12 Complete • L • • • :•• £42 10 0 A variety of upwards of Fifty Silver Tea and Coffee Services may be seen Ili the Show-tooms, and on application the illustrated Price Current, containing drawings, with the weights and prices of recent designs, will be forwarded to any part of Great Britair, Ireland, India, or the colonies. Drawback on Silver Plate exported Is. Gd. per ounce. EAST VILLA, SCARBOROUGH. TO BE SOLD, by PRIVATE CONTRACT, the above most desirable FREEHOLD VILLA. with the Gardens and Plan tations surrounding the same, situate in front of Belvoir-terrzc‘.!, in Scarborough. The house commands a beautiful view of the sea and line of coast, has a south aspect, and is well screened by the plantations from the east wind. It contains spacious dining, drawing, and morning rooms, four good family bed-rooms, four servants' bed-rooms, several excel lent closets, two kitchens, two Water-closets, and two staircases, besides a scullery, butler's pantry, and other conveniences. It is also well supplied both with hard and soft water, from a well and cistern on the premises; and is ready for immediate occupancy. Any person desirous of possessing a Marine Villa• Residence, would find the present a valuable opportunity, as the house was recently erected by the late occupier for her own residence, in a substantial manner, with the best materials, and its situation is unexceptionable, having the advanta;:e of easy access through the gardens and grounds, to the Sands and Cliff Bridge. For further particulars, and to view the property, apply to Mr. Joseph B. Baker, wine merchant, or to Messrs. lIESP and UPPLEB I", solicitors, Scarborough. Scarborough, Sept. 14, 1846. MARKWELL, PROPRIETOR of LONG'S ti • HOTEL, Neiv Bond •street, London, and for many years at Ibbotson's, begs to announce that Mr. IBBOTSON, having RETIRED FROM BUSINESS, has transferred the whole of his Interest to the above Itotel. J. M. subjoins Mr. l.'s letter to his late Patrons, with many thanks for the liberal support he has already received from them : " I. Ibbotson avails himself of this opportunity to return his sincere thanks for the long-continued kind patronage he has received, and at the same time begs leave to say, that if it should please his patrons to confer the same on Mr. Markweil, of Long's Hotel, Bond-street, where he is convinced every attention will be shown, it would add to the many favours hitherto conferred upon hint. " Ibbotson's Hotel, Vere-street, Jan. I, 1846." TO be PEREMPTORILY SOLD, pursuant to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a Cause of " BATTEN v. PARFITT," with the approbation of Sir GIFFIN WILSON - , one of the Masters of the said Court, at the White Hart Inu, Glastonbury, in the county of Somerset, 011 THURSDAY, the 24th day of September, MG, at Three o'clock in the afternoon, in 13 lots. BRITISH ASSOCIATIO.N FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY EVENING.—To-day, the excitement caused by the visit of Prince Albert has passed away, the town has resumed its wonted appear ance, and the proceedings of the sections have observed their usual course, without the disturbance caused by the arrangements for "amusing his Royal Highness," as the president of one of the sections observed, when a popular abstract of a paper had been read, instead of the paper itself. . Nothing is said of another visit from the Prince, and the great gun of the meeting, the gun- cotton of Professor Schoenbein, will be fired off to-night with out the presence of the royal patron. In the hurry to save the railway train last eyeing it was impossible to do more than give the results of Mr. Scott Russell's ex periments on the resistance of railway trains at different velocities. I now return to that and to one or two other subjects which there was no time to notice in yesterday's proceedings. RESISTANCE TO RAILWAY TRAINS.—The result of Mr. Scott Russell's experiments are so remarkable, and so oppscd to all previous notions on the subject, that their accuracy may not unreasonably be questioned ; and during the discussion that ensued, when he was required to detail the mode by which the re sults were attained, there seemed some reason to sup. pose that the resistances noted were caused under dif fering circumstances, so that the actual varying resistances by different velocities alone were not correctly given. Some of the results were taken from experiments made at different times and under various conditions, and as most of the new experiments were made on actual work ing trains, it may well be supposed that a difference would arise. Nevertheless, it is very remarkable, that under any circumstances of the experiment, the resist ance at a velocity of 45 miles an hour should be less than at a velocity of 31; and still further strange is it, that whilst between a speed of 32 and of 33 miles an hour there is no difference in the resistance, that there should be between the velocities of 46 and 47 miles an hour, an increase of resistance from 23.11b5. to 33.71b5., and be tween 30 and 51 miles a diminution of from 32.91b5. to 26.41b5. per ton; whilst between the velocity of 51 miles an hour, and of 53 there should be an increase from 26 411)5 to 41.71b5. In the formula which corresponds to lerably closely with the results of experiment, Mr. Scott Russell estimated the friction at a constant quantity of about tilbs the ton; the next element in the resistance was the atmosphere, and this he estimated by multiplying the area by the pressure and by the square of the velo city. The residue consisted of the various other causes of obstruction which tended to impede the progress of the train and occasion loss of power. One of these causes was the concussion of the earth by the moving train; for it was impossible the surface of the earth could be continually agitated by the passing trains without a great loss of power. Mr. Scott Russell offered no expla nation of the causes that could produce such extraordi nary results as his experiments exhibited. In the dis cussion that followed, Dr. Robinson stated, in reference to the agitation caused by railway trains, that in his astronomical obserVations he:had perceived the surface of the mercury agitated at a distance upwards of 7,000 feet from a moving train, and as the concussion would be ex tended both ways, it would amount to an agitation of the earth over an area of the diameter of 1,500 feet. GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OE AUSTRALIA.—Among the papers read at the geological section yesterday was one by Mr. Jukes, giving a sketch of the geology of Australia. A portion of the sketch was of course only conjectural, but observing that a chain of hills passed from New South Wales in a direction nearly parallel to the eastern coast, consisting of granite and other pri mary rocks, and that the order of stratification was the same as in Europe, he concluded that the great level tertiary formations om the opposite coast were in the same order of succession, and that the geological axis of that country lies in the chain of hills from New South Wales, and that there is no greatly elevated districts in the interior. EVENING LECTURE.—Yesterday evening Mr L 3 eli de livered a discourse in the Assembly Rooms, " On the Valley and Delta of the Mississippi, and other points in the geology of the United States, from observations made in the years 1845-46." The lecture was illustra ted by gigantic diagrams, exhibiting the principal rocks and strata, and their dispositions, in the United States. There, as in this country, the same formations are ob served, and following in the same order. It is Mr. Lyell's opinion that most of the geological formations were produced by the gradual though slow operations of time, and in the valley of the Mississippi he found abun dant evidence in support of his views. To the deposi tion of the mud and vegetable matter brought down by the stream of that mighty river he attributed the forma• tion of the large peninsula of Florida ; and the appear ance of the banks of the Mississippi, with parts of the trunks of trees growing over each other at all levels, formed, he thought, the elements of future coal fields. The room was very well attended, and the lecture was received with much applause. CHINEESE METHOD OF BORTNG.-Mr. Vignolles read a paper in the mechanical section on the Chinese method of boring, as practised on the Continent, and as appli cable to the boring of Artesian 'Wells, and for the venti lation of mines. The Chinese method, which has been in successful operation for two thousand years, consists in having a heavy weight, at the bottom of which is fixed the cutting tool, attached to a long rope, which is wound round an axle. The weight is drawn up for a few feet, and then allowed to fall, like the monkey of a pile-driving engine. By this means the labour and time required to remove a rigid heavy rod, to withdraw the rubbish, is greatly saved, and the work proceeds far more quickly, and at much less cost. Though this method has been introduced on the Continent very suc cessfully, the prejudices of English workmen have pre vented its adoption in this country. The following is the list of all the papers read yester day:— SECTION ♦. - MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. Phillips, Professor—Report on anernometry. Sykes, Colonel—On the fall of rain on the coast of Travancore. Brookes, C., Esq.—On a new self-registering ha romet.r, thermometer, and psychrometer. Miller, J. F.—On the fall of rain in the Cumberland Lake district. Lee, Dr.—On meteorological observations made at Alten in Finmark, and Lee, Dr.—On the aurora, at Alten, in Finmark; Christiana in Norway. Rankin, Thos., Esq.—Account of a halo, paraselene, and remarkable aurora borealis. Dolland, G., Esq.—On an atmospheric recorder. Childers, W. NV., Esq.—On the meteorology of Jersey. SECTION 8.-CHEMICAL SCIENNE, INCLUDING ITS APPLI- CATION TO ♦GRICULTURE AND THE ARTS. Forchammer, Professor—On comparative analytical researches on sea water. Oersted, H. C., Professor—On the changes which mercury sometimes suffers in glass vessels hermetically sealed. Rose, H., Professor—On a second new metal (pelo plum) in the Tantalite of Bavaria. Leeson, Dr.—On the crystallography and a new goniometer, illustrated by apparatus and models. Connell, Professor—Analysis of the American nema lite. Daubeny, Dr.—On Cavendish's experiment respecting the production of nitric acid. Percy, Dr., and Miller, Professor—Report on crystal line slags. Gassiot, J. P., Esq., F.R.S.—On the electricity of tension in the voltaic battery. SECTION C.-GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. Buckland, Very Rev. Dr.—On the applicability of M. Fauvelle's mode of boring artesian wells to the well at Southampton, and to other wells, and sinkings for coal, salt, and other mineral beds. Forbes, Professor E.—On some natural history phe nomena bearing on geology, observed since the last meeting. Fora h ammer, Dr.—On arctic currents, as exhibited in the distribution of the north drift. Jukes, J. 8., F.G.S.—Notice of some tertiary rocks in the Islands, stretching from Java to Timor. Ditto—Sketch of the geological structure of Australia. SECTION D.-ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY. Owen, Professor—On the vertebral structure of the skull. Thompson, Mr. W.—Zoology of Lough Neagh (the entomological part by Mr. Halliday). Portlock, Captain—On the natural history of Corfu. Allman, Professor—On the structure of Christatella mucedo. Owen, Professor—On the embryogeny of pulmogrades and ciliogrades, by Mr. J. Price. SECTION F.-STATISTICS. Guy, Dr.—On statistics of life in professional men. Neeld, Mr.—Report on the criminal and miscellaneous statistics of the police in Manchester. Knowles, Mr.— On the supply of coal in Great Britain. Porter, Mr. G. R.—Report on the iron manufacture of Great Britain. THE 1J NIVE R SAL GAS BURNER. 30 to 50 per Cent. Saved! To be had at the Patentees. 60, St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross. The Patentees beg to call public attention to the following facts, Ile advantages resulting from the invention are various and striking. Independently of a saving of 30 to 50 per cent„ the com bustion is perfect, and the brilliancy produced superior to any light hitherto discovered. It emits neither smell nor smoke, and burns steadily for any period ; and such is Its purity, that it neither affects or soils the most delicate colour or the finest fabric. Objections have made to the introduction of gas in dwelling-houses, to the expense of fittings, to its destruction of furniture, draperies, gold moulding, &c. ; these are entirely obviated by the "PATENT UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER." As the cost of laying on gas is muck lower than is com monly supposed, it is adapted for private dwellings, as well as for club-houses, hotels, manufactories, and public buildings. One of the small burners is amply sufficient to light a good-sized room, at a sum immeasurably lower than spirit, oil, or candle, with the avoidance of waste or trouble. A FREEHOLD ESTATE, called the GLASTONBURY PARK ESTATE, comprising a farm-house and buildings, and about 170 acres of arable, meadow, and pasture ground, including Weary-M.l - situate in the united parishes of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Benedict Glastonbury, in the Eastern Division of the County of Somerset. SECTION G.-MECHANICS. Sharp, Mr.—On gas meters. Ricardo, Mr. M.—A description and models of self registering mechanism for recording the velocity and e resistanc of railway trains. _ _ Particulars and conditions of sale, with plan, may be obtained (gratis) at the said Master's office, in Southampton-buildings, Chan cery-lane, London ; of Messrs. Clowes, NVedlake, and Co., 10, King's Bench-walk, Temple, London ; of Mr. John Batten, jun., Yeovil ; of Messrs. Wiglesworth, Ridsdale, and Co., 5, Gray's Inn-square, London ; of Mr. Raven, 2, King's Bench-walk, London ; of Messrs. Newman and Lyon, solicitors, Yeovil; of Mr. Short, solici tor, Bristol ; of Mr. Pratt, solicitor, Glastonbury; of Messrs. Clark, Gray, and Woo,lcock, 20, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London; of Messrs. Cooke and Sons, solicitors, Bristol ; at the Commercial R 301115, Bris tol ; the White Hart Inn, Bath ; the Castle Inn, Taunton ; the Cla rence Inn, Bridgewater , the Swan Inn, Webs ; and at the place cf sale. The estate may be viewed on application to Mr. Thomas Corner, at the farm-house; or to Mr. A. Bailey, at the White hart Inn, Glastonbury. CLOVES, WEDLAKE. and CLOWES, Temple, London, Plaintiff's Agents, COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday the first Court after the holidays was held. THE LORD MAYOR-CONSERVANCY OF THE UPPER PART OF THE THAMES. ELECTRO-PHYSICMCW4 Y.—This morning M. Matteuci made a communication in French in the physical section, containing the summary of his researches in electro physiology. He attributes muscular contraction to elec trical force, and he contended, that by the forms of the muscles and of the nerves, they were calculated to form voltaic batteries, and to become in the positive and nega tive states of electricity. The communication was re plete with interesting speculations and demonstrations ; but, as Professor Owen observed, they required to be read and considered before they could be perfectly un derstood. Sir J. Herschel said the cause of muscular force had been hitherto not satisfactorily explained, and he made a few suppositions, merely with a view of in viting discussion, to the effect that it was possible that muscular contraction might be caused by the altered position of the muscles of muscular fibrine, supposing them to continuous be ellipsoids, and that the changes of position might be produced by electrical cdrrents. Mr. Carpenter maintained, on the contrary, that muscular con traction is not due to nervous influence in many cases, and he felt confident that muscular fibrine is composed of tubes divided into sections longer than their dia meters. The contraction of these fibres, he said, was produced, not by reversing their positions, as conjec tureidenbliteSde Sir John eetHieenral divisions.sehel but by the depression of the The report of the Lord Mayor's visit to Oxford, and his conservancy trip in the western district within his jurisdiction, was brought up and read. The following are extracts. We exclude a good deal of matter descriptive of the exceedingly warm reception given to his Lordship and the numerous party by which he was accompanied, at Oxford and other places to which the visit was extended. After having described the ele gant hospitality with which Mr. and Mrs. Morrison, of Baceldon House, entertained his Lordship and party, the report in substance goes on thus:— On Friday morning, the 7th of August, the Lord Mayor was joined at Reading by Thomas Raymond Barker, Esq., the chairman of the commissioners of the Thames navigation, and also by the Mayor of Reading, and embarked on board the state barge soon after eight o'clock. A large number of the inhabitants of the town were assembled on the banks to witness his Lordship's departure, and a considerable company were on board a barge decorated with flogs and garlands of flowers, and attended by a band of music, who accom panied the Lord Mayor nearly as far as Henley. During the progress down the river Mr. Barker ex plained to the Lord Mayor the various works for the improvement of the navigation which had been executed by the commissioners since Alderman Wilson's view, and particularly the new bridge and high towing-bridge just completed above Henley lt appears that the Kennet and Avon Canal is now used in preference to the Thames and Severn Canal, as a more desirable communication between London and Bristol, in consequence of the present improved state of the navigation in the upper districts, and when the import ance of trade, by rail and navigation, between the cities of London and Bristol, and the adjoining counties and districts, is duly considered, and how essential it is to the interests of all parties concerned that every facility should be afforded to retain and, if possible, increase the same, which can only be done by maintaining the line in the most efficient state, and by suitable modification and reduction of tolls where it presses heavily on the public, it becomes obvious that surveys of a similar nature to the present, having for their view those desirable objects, are requisite and important, as well as tend to keep up a friendly communication and in tercourse between the local commissioners and the magistrates of the Corporation of London, who, by virtue of their office, under the authority of Parlia ment, are likewise commissioners of the upper districts of the river Thames as before stated. The Lord Mayor, as conservator of the river Thames, feels it his duty to draw the particular attention of the court to the various Act. of Parliament which have been passed from time to time for the improvement of the navigation of the rivers Thames and Isis, and more particularly those of the 11th Geo. 111., cap. 45, and the 35th Geo. 111., cap. 106, under the provisions of which the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London for the time being are constituted and appointed Commissioners of the upper districts from the City of London to the town of Crick lade, in the county of Wilts, feeling fully confident that unless the navigation in those districts is properly at tended to, the locks and other works kept in good order and repair, and suitable reductions made in the tolls and lock-charges, it will be impossible for the barge-owners successfully to compete with the carriage of goods and merchandise by means of railway, and that consequently all interests connected with the above portion of this noble river must be most seriously affected, if not ulti mately destroyed. His Lordship cannot refrain from alluding to the statement of the Chairman of the Com missioners as to the necessity of reducing the tolls on the whole line, and his hope that the private lockholders would consent to an unanimous scale of reduced tolls throughout the whole navigation. The Lord Mayor has now to report that he assured Mr. Barker that himself and his brethren, the aldermen, would readily attend the meeting of the commissioners whenever it was thought their attendance, advice, or assistance would in any way tend to promote the interest, or render any benefit to the navigation of the river. Tho Lord Mayor feels he cannot conclude this report without expressing his approbation of the general state of the work, both in the upper and the city districts, and of the improvements now being carried out for the further benefit of the navigation ; and he avails himself of the present opportunity of conveying the assurance of the commissioners (as expressed by their chairman) of their satisfaction at visits like the present, which ma terially tend p t o thb k ee e rt e wi p vee u er p n Tt allhh a a m t p m eas u r. t t i u eT a s h g ceo o Ln o n d oer u ed n t eAddiearivtoiatrini hav ing ing annavdigfraiteinondsohfi the coe f ne r o dt m ihnegi trah claim at t i o mt h w et n o - n c ao l e tv t r oe k nn aodt with t x ho f o ft r i i a nc g s i t t i a cz t eehnmasrel of t o i s t n h f g e th s r e e e i c c r e o i n p v d e ro d , e London and assist in the King's butlerage upon that occasion, on which they expressed in high terms thr attention they experienced from the mayor and alder men of London, his Lordship annexed this document to the report. Fairbairn, Mr.—Gave a short account of the experi ments in connexion with the proposed tubular bridges across the Conway and Menai Straits. The subject will be renewed to-morrow, Tuesday, the 15th inst. Russell, Mr. Scott.—Account of some recent experi ments on railway trains, for the determination of the resistance at high velocities. The merits of the " Burner," its brilliancy and economy surpassing every other known light, are shown by the annexed authentic opinions of the qualities of the UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER. Extract from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Tuesday, 26th May, 1846, Sir Jouti RLSNIE, President, in the Chair. " A gas burner of a novel and ingenious construction was exhibited. Tile principal neveltywas the introduction of a stream of air to the centre of the flame by a hollow button in the middle of the burner. The air passing up through the hollow' stem of the button, was heated, and passed out by two series of fire-holes around the periphery, and impinging with force on the flame of the gas curved it outwards in the shape of a tulip, while the oxygen of the air, mingling with the carburetted hydrogen gas, produced a very perfect combustion, The flame was quite white down the top of the burner, was very steady, as was amply demonstrated by the excellent light of the Institution, where these burners have been used. In comparing the consumption of these burners with that of the concentric ring burners, and trying the power of the two lights by the photometer, the new burner gave a better light, with a saving of rather more than one-third." THE SCHOOLMASTER WANTED. -1X marriages were solemnised at our p ar i s h c h urc h on Sunday last, and, out of the twelve newly-married persons, only one could write his name. Of the twelve witnesses-. to the cere mony not one could write. Thus, of twenty-four whose signatures should be in the register, twenty-three had to affi.x mule.—Presion Chroniela Another communication ona --- siinilar subject was made by Dr. Joseph Buller, in which, however, without refer ence to the action of electricity, he described the develop • merit of a bird from the egg, The proceedings in this section were considerably disturbed by the rattling of plates and knives in the ad joining room, preparatory to the general dinner, which is to take place this evening. INFLUENCE OF SPONGY PLATINA.—The Rev. Dr. Robinson read a paper hi the chemical section," On the Influence exerted by finely-divided Platina on the Elec trodes of a Voltameter.' Though the communication occupied time, the p r i nc ip a l point whi c h D r . Re 's experiments rg were calculated to show was, that a bt a i‘aysl°l a l° en the electrodes of a voltameter are covered with a finely-comminuted platina, the decomposition of water is effected not only by a less powerful current of electri city, but when, in fact, there is apparently no active current whatever. He thought this effect analogous to other instances in which the inherent forces or attrac tions of bodies are increased by bringing them into closer contact, by extending their surfaces. Mr. GRCVE agreed with Dr. Robinson as to the cause of the increased effect, and in commenting on the subject he alluded to the peculiar fact, that ebullition in no cir cumstances seems to take place excepting from the sur face of solid bodies. The bubbles of air in a glass of Champagne, for example, always rise from the botto m or sides of the glass, and the steam of boiling water always collects in bubbles against the solid surface, and never rises from amongst the particles of the liquid. He was of opinion that, supposing it possible to heat water without contact with a solid surface, fluid would not boil till the whole mass burst into ebullition at once. THE TUBULAR BRIDGER.—In the mechanical section to-day Mr. Fairbairn read the whole paper, of which an abstract only had been given yesterday, respecting the proposed construction of tubular bridges over the river Conway and the Menai Straits. The discussion that took place after the reading of the paper was very inte resting. The bridge at Menai, which is to be called the Britannia-bridge, will be supported on four piers, and the distance between the central piers will be 450 feet. The weight of the metal is estimated at 1,200 tons, and it will be constructed of wrought iron. Mr. Eyton sug gested that it would be better to strengthen the tube by inverted iron arches, to protect it from the action of the ought to a scerta i n w h at was wind. Dr. Robinson said that, though the brid ge m i g ht be quite strong enough to bear a d ea d we i g ht, h e likelythought o btheetheengreinsieleiersnt force on th e su d den rushing of the engine on to the bridge. He apprehended also that the vibrations might be cumulative, and increase as the train advanced, until they produced a serious effect. At the same time he trusted to the skill and caution of the engineers, that they would make the tube sufficiently strong, and with respect to the calculated action of the wind at 501bs. to the square foot, he thought they had exceeded all possible effects of storms by one-half; for a wind acting with the power of 501bs. to the square foot must be moving with the velocity of 110 miles an hour. During the severest storm that he had known the velocity of the wind was not more than fifty miles an hour. Mr. Fairbairn, in reply to these and to other remarks, said chat not one-sixth of the estimated breaking weight could be placed on the bridge. The plates on the outside at the top would be nine-sixteenths of an inch, and those inside would be half an inch thick. The bridge, from bank to bank, would consist of one rectangular tube, r i vetted together and resting on the supports. To avoid the effect of vibration it was intended to lay the rails on vulcanised India rubber, about two inches thick. The tube would be elevated to its position in compartments, to be after wards rivetted together when fitted. The first compart ment nearest the pier would be raised on pontoons at high tide, and fitted into a rest at the bottom of a groove in the pier. up which it would be elevated by hydraulic pressure. The only risk to be feared in fixing the bridge was a high wind during the raising the first compart ment, for when that was fixed the remainder would not be attended with risk. With respect to the strength of the bridge to bear a lateral pressure, he said that had not yet been tried, but it would be efficiently tested on the model bridge, and the suggestions of Dr. Robinson respecting sudden impact, and the effect of continued vibration, should be attended to. The Presieent was compelled, by shortness of time, to put an end to the discussion. PRICE SD. to be called, he thought that they would be doing in three years that which ought to occupy them a quarter of a century.' He thought very highly of the lines, and that they would pay a remunerating profit to the Man chester and Leeds Railway. The CHAIRMAN said it was not the wish of the direc tors to press heavily on any shareholder. They would not make any call before the end of February or the beginning of March, and he believed that the amount of that call would not be more than 21. per share, and he believed further, that not mere than 21. per share more would be required throughout the next year. The branch from Huddersfield to Bradford would be a profitable one, and between Halifax to Bradford there would be consi derable traffic.—(Applause.) Met srs. Briggs and Walker were appointed auditors. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. ..'Vl'its I NVENTORS and DEPOSITORS of WORK _i_ ING MODELS and of other Specimens of the Useful Arts (as >•. 7 ) '' Bonus BEMUS in ga . g Assured; well as the Visitors ofthe ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION) cn 0 Premium ' 9 5 ' o added. 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They exhibit a degree of boldness, and stand t ut with a relief greatly desiderated in all the earliest specimens ; while the method of colouring renders them agreeable and lifelike." HOT WEATHER.—TRAVELLING-.—SEA SIDE.—The REGISTERD PALETOT in London, only at 22, Cornhill, opposite the Royal Exchange; and the chief Llama Cloth Warehouse, 114, Regent-street. Do not be deceived by a similarity of name. placed In the windows of a few petty shops in the neighbourhood of the Patentees. Each Paletot is stamped " IL J. and D. NICOLL, 114, Regent-street." Surgeon—F. hale Thomson . , Esq., 48, Berners-street. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security in a large paid•up Capital, and in the great success which has attended it since its commencement in 1834, its annual income being upwards of 82,r00/. In 1841 the Company added a bonus of 2/. per cent. per annum on the suns assured to all policies of the participating class from the time they were elected. The bonus added to policies from March, 1834, to the 31st of De csmher, 1840, is as follows: Hum Assured. £5,000 ...... • • 6 5,000 • . • • 6 5,000 ........ 5,000 • Time Assured. Sum added to Policy. years 10 months • • £6S3 6 8 years ••••..• • • • • • • • 600 0 0 years • • •••• • • . • 400 0 0 years ••• • • • 200 0 0 ••• 2 The premiums, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, and only one-half need be paid for the first five years, where the insu rance is for life. sEvery information "will be afforded on application to the Resident Directors, Edward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. CERTIFICATE, POLYTECHNIC CHEMICAL SCHOOL.—" In testing Clark, McNiell, and Co,'s Universa IGas Burner with one of the best shawdowless turners, it gave a more pure and brilliant light, with a saving of 20 to 25 per cent." GEORGE CRISP, Engineer, ROUT. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary, CERTIFICATE. " In a series of experiments made upon Clark, Mc Niell, and Co.'s Patent Universal Gas Burner, its superiority was satisfactorily esta. Wished in economy and the quality of the light. Tested against argand burners, Nos. 4 (12 holes), and 6 (13 holes), it afforded a saving of at least 25 per cent., and against three fish-tail burners, Nn. 4, 40 per cent. The colour and brilliancy of the flame is supe rior to any other burner." T. W. KEATES, Consulting Chemist, J. D. PALMER, Mechanical Inspector. The UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER is used nightly at the Poly- Whale Institution, Ind may be had and seen from 11 till 4, at the Memo% eo, et. btortizesdane, Charing-cross ; awl at ail Gas Fitters. REMOVAL. DR. CULVERWELL has REMOVED to No. 10, ARGYLL-PLACE. EGENT-STREET, (leading to Great Marlborough-street,) where he may be consulted, as usual, Daily till Three, and in the Evening from Seven till Nine; and where ales his several publications, of which entirely new and en larged editions have recently been published, may be obtained. SUB-SECTION OF ETHNOLOGY. Jukes, J. 8., Esq.—On the aborigines of Newfound land. Latham, Dr. R. G.—Remarks on a Newfoundland vocabulary. Jukes, J. 8., Esq.—Varieties of the human race in the neighbourhood of Torres Straits. Port Essington—On the inhabitants of Port Essington. Davies, H. 8., Esq.—On the Tasmanians. Von Middendorf, Professor—Ethnological notes on Siberia. Brien, Captain—On the Africans of the neighbour hood of Bonny. Freeman, gev. T. B.—On the inhabitants of Prince's Island. Retzius, Professor—On the ethnological distribution of ronnd and elongated crania. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WEST RIDING UNION. The first general ordinary meeting of shareholders in the West Riding Union district of railways, was held on Monday, at the large room of the White Lion Hotel, Halifax. Upon the motion of Mr. G. POLLAND, H. W. Wick ham, Esq., took the chair. Mr. OTTLEY, the secretary, read the report of the directors, which glanced at the formation and progress of the company. In the last stages the supporters of the West Riding Union Railways received an unfavour able reverse at the hand of the Standing Orders' Com mittee, and it required the greatest exertion of the Manchester and Leeds directors and the Members of Parliament for the borough and the riding to obtain a second reading before the Committee. In the end the directors of this company conceded terms to the Liver pool and Leeds Company, whereby the opposition of that company was withdrawn. The Bill was next opposed by the Huddersfield and Manchester Company, who applied for a branch to Bradford, which was a vital part of the West Riding scheme; but their application was unanimously rejected. The directors reported that it was the opinion of Mr. Robert Stephenson and Mr. Randshaw that the project of the company, as at present sanctioned by Parliament, was more complete than any of the rival schemes brought forward last year; and those gentlemen were of opinion that the directors acted properly in withdrawing from their original scheme. The capital of the company was two millions, in 100,000 shares of 201. Of these the number of 29,070 had been allotted to the Manchester and Leeds Company, 29,070 to the scripholders in the late West Riding Junction Company, 29,070 to the late West Yorkshire Company, 9,375 to the Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Company, and 3,417 in part dis charge of 12,000 shares agreed to be given to the Liver pool and Leeds Company, and the residue of the 12,000 shares to be borrowed from the Manchester and Leeds Company. The total length of the lines, including three short works, is 451, and the sum of 194,7111. 9s. 10d. had been received in deposits. The directors were not able to state the exact liabilities of the company; but the following was as near the mark as possible:— Deposits received with interest Disbursements paid for land, engineering, &c. £27,283 Property at Bradford Interest due to Mr. Wright.... £30,904 Balance in hand The directors expected to be able to cut the first sod of the railways at the latter end of October, and the Right Honourable Charles Wood, ,M.P., had been requested to perform the ceremony, The whole of the shares of the company would be conveyed to the Manchester and Leeds Company on the 18th of November, and Manches ter and Leeds scrip would be issued for the same. It would be necessary to adjourn the present meeting,. to affix the seal of the company on the register of proprie tors ; and it was proposed to adjourn the meeting to the 17th of November next, The meeting would also have to appoint auditors, and the directors recommended Me,srs. Rawdon, Briggs, and William Walker to the office. The CHAIRMAN next briefly addressed the meeting offering his sincere congratulations on the result of their, labours. They had had a very arduous battle to fight, and the district had been anxiously expecting the forma tion of those lines of railway. He believed that the lines which had been adopted by the engineer to the West Riding Union had given general satisfaction to the people In the different districts. Consequently the directors did expect on their arrival in London to have an easy game before them, but this had not been the case. They had, however, felt the utmost confidence in the correctness of their books of reference, which had been compiled with great labour and care. After paying a compliment to Mr. Hawkshaw, the Chairman stated that in a short time this company would be amalgamated with the Manchester and Leeds Company, this company having the advantage of receiving dividends upon any of the lines as soon as they Were completed, and he bad no doubt but that the result would be increased returns to both companies. It was intended to proceed with the works with all possible dispatch. Some of the tunnels would be immediately commenced, as they would be a work of considerable time, and the lines leading to them would be commenced afterwards. The object of the directors, however, was to start every main line, in order that the 33,000 inhabitants of the district might receive the benefit of railway accommodation at the earliest pos: sible period.—(Applause.) He should be happy to answer any question that might be put to him. A SHAREHOLDER asked the Chairman whether one remark which he had made was not at variance with the Manchester and Leeds policy. It appeared that they were going to have the branches of the West Riding Union scheme commenced all at once. When they took into consideration the amount of capital that would have EXETER LINES. The railroad question still maintains an unabated in terest in this good city. The county, both east and west, has been seized on by the surveyors, and rumour is active in preparing the public mind for an extraordinary development of projects both broad and narrow, to occupy the attention of the forthcoming session of Par liament. The Great Western Company are suddenly enamoured of a short line, and claim a right to put the best gauge upon the shortest route. The South-Western Company are prepared to meet them with a comprehen sive narrow gauge project, which shall study the require ments of the whole western district of country. The several companies which appeared in connexion with the South-Western last year, are now to be merged into a South-Western Extension Company, which will be iden tified with the South-Western itself, and the stock of the old companies is probably to be exchanged for the South-Western Extension stock. Negotiations to effect this arrangement are, we understand, now pending. The Great Western have been taught a severe lesson. They has-a learnt that a cathedral city is not to be so easily extinguished as some of their flatterers imagined, and that a community of some 40,000 souls possesses a means of operating on public opinion (especially when it has justice and common sense on its side) with a degree of effectiveness and power which even a great company cannot afford to despise. It is unnecessary now to ask if a line of railway preferring the northern coast as much as it well can on its road to Exeter, and thence crossing to the south coast, and hugging that from Exeter to Plymouth, and thence to Falmouth, can be ,received as the sole trunk line of the west ? Common sense answers that it cannot. The Great Western Company have a right to indulge in a great roundabout propensity. They have a right to neutralise the merits of their gauge by the circuitousness of their route—they have a right to clap ten miles of way upon the natural distance between Exeter and Plymouth (considering perhaps that now our good bishop talks of beginning to think about coming back to his palace a few years hence, the further these two towns can be placed apart the better)—the great company have a right to outrage common sense, and to set at nought public feeling, and to scorn local advice, and turn a deaf ear to local appeals—but !having neg lected to take the straight path, and to construct the trunk line of the West of England, they have no right to stand as obstructives in the way of persons ready and willing to do the work which it is their fault that it now remains to be done. The trunk line must and will be made. The Great Western people have decided that it is to be a narrow gauge line, for they have steadfastly refused to make a broad gauge trunk line. Circumstances render a narrow gauge the best line, because the Legislature has deter mined to limit the extension of the broad gauge, and a narrow gauge line restoring to Exeter, in the first place, her old direct line of route to London, and the revival of her connexions with the several towns thereon—and in the second place connecting the great arsenals of the empire together, and placing the western port of Fal mouth in junction with London, Manchester, and the great marts of commerce, by an uninterrupted and un broken line of communication—all this, we say. will show the citizens of Exeter, and the community at large, the importance of supporting the direct line. With respect to the speed of the two gauges, let it be remembered that we are in the infancy of the atmos pheric system of traction, and that it is calculated that a speed of 75 miles an hour may be obtained upon it ; this rate of speed is frequently attained on the Croydon line, although the machinery was made with the imperfection necessarily attendant on inexperi ence. If the atmospheric succeed, the great charm of the broad gauge is lost, and the expen siveness of its construction will alone remain. The triumph of the atmospheric will be a tower of strength to the narrows, and that triumph the broad gaugers are doing their best to consummate. We are assured, on all sides, that the atmospheric principle is daily surmount ing the difficulties which novelty and inexperience en tailed upon it, and that when the South Devon line is opened with it, the locomotives will be banished. We should entrust the South-Western witt..absolute power as reluctantly as we should the Great Western. But it is due to the South-Western to say, that they have never outraged public opinion so offensively as the Great Western have ; nor have they disregarded local feeling so much ; whilst they have studied the feelings and comforts of the poor third-class passenger to a very eminent degree. We do not want to prefer one com pany to the other, we want to prefer both to either— give us the old direct road—and above all, give us com petition. The success of the atmospheric will equalise the speed of both the gauges.— Western Times. HOP INTELLIGENCE. BECKLEY, SEPT. 12.—The hops are a little better than 1 last week; they average about 65 bushels to the cwt. Duty estimated at 200,0001. BUL MASH, SEPT. 12.—Hopping goes on vigorously; some planters, whose grounds have been cleared pretty fast, will finish in a few days. Many pla n t ations are be- I ginning now to indicate the necessity of proceeding with the picking as fast as possible: a high temperature is pro ducing a rapid change in them. The weight of the hops has improved a little during the past week. Opinions here are against the present high estimate of duty. Ex perienced planters will keep their produce at present out of the market, in the belief that better prices than those now prevailing will be realised. EASTIIO4 THLY, SEPT. 12.—The hop-picking here abouts is proceeding rapidly. Never was weather more favourable for the pickers; in many instances their la bours have been brought to a close, and the poles stripped and stacked, which gives to the gardens a very winterly appearance. Many have still a fortnight's picking, but we fear by that time the quality of the hop will be much deteriorated. The weight in general about here will come far short of what was at one time expected, but - the number of bushels grown doubtless far exceeds that of many years past, in some instances supassing the num ber of hills on which they were grown. GOODILITBST, SEPT. 12.—We are progressing very nicely with our hop-picking, getting more bushels than we expected, but not any more in weight; some pieces are going - off very muck in colour, in consequence of the severe drought; there will be but very few more good coloured samples. The duty is considered too high at 200,000/. GUESTLtNG, SEPT. 12.—The hops in this and the neighbouring parishes are very large and plentiful. At many places pickers are obliged to leave off before night, in con sequklnce of getting more hops than the oast can take. Samples are very good, but require 70 to 75 bushels per cwt. How sio NDEN, SEPT. 13.—We have a general com plaint that the hops do not weigh well, though the number ( . 4' bushels anticipated is in most cases realised. There arcs some splendid samples produced in this parish, but at pr es ent prices we trust our planters will not be so insane as; to part with their hops, as from the great deficiency in their weight we think the duty very much overset. Huns TaREEN, SEPT. 13.—The hop-picking is draw ing to r close in this parish, Salehurat, and adjoining parish, )gtehingham; many of the farmers will finish this week. The hops still continue very light-70 or 80 bushels to , the cwt.; and the general opinion is that the duty e stimated too high in London ; the set here is about 1'85 ; 0001. IDEN, atm 12.—The hops are a little improved since my last ,rew)rt, as it does not require so many bushels to the cwt.. as t hey hitherto have done. Me m IIELD, SEPT. 13.—The picking goes on rapidly. The we Ober still favourable for the planter. Never was the re a finer season. Should the fine weather pre. vail ano liter week or ten days, it will be brought to a close. .In some instances the red rust has got hold of the hop but not sufficient to injure the samples;' and they we tigh considerably better than at the commence• me.nt of :the hop picking. Do not consider the duty over set. No xTsr. tat, SEPT. 12.—The hops weigh a trifle bet ter tha n th ey did at the commencement of the hop pick ing, b'at tl Ley are still light; we hear of none coming under sever ity bushels to the cwt. The picking will pretty gene rally close this week. In many grounds the hops a re go log off very fast. WA penrarr, SEPT. 13.—110 p-picking still goes on most awourably, owing to the fineness of the weather, but tf to lops do not weigh much better than last week. One ; ;entleman's hops run about 65, whilst others re quire 7.15 bushels to make a cwt. We have plenty of picket A i -and the consequence is they do not work long days, ea was the case last year, which makes them rather Unsatisfied, many of them coming from a great distan se. Duty set at 195,000 L, and many eminent plante Ibirak that too high, as some of the hops were picked :before the condition had arrived at its maturity. The n se , dd makes sad havoc in some few instances,— Susse. t Adrertiser. The young Prince de Montfort, second son of Jerome s Buonaparte, and nephew of the King of Wurte) ml ,urg, arrived in London on Saturday last. He proceee lei 1 immediately to Bath, where he intends to v i s it 14i s c Gll9lll, Prince Napoleon Louis. It is known that, i• )y the death of Louis Buonaparte, ex-King of Hollan, i, the chief representative of the Imperial family, is now s ex-prisoner of Ham, PrinCe Napoleon Louis. Inerf is now exhibiting at Valencia, says the Espanol ! o f Madrid of the sth, a child 14 months old, half of whos a 1 iody is black and half white, covered with ex ,traordit tar y marks. Its legs are deformed—one of its arms is ne 2rly in the natural state, but the other is like that of arY tonkey. Mob .un , Lal and suite has arrived in Pa ris, en route I for Ma peal es. __ -r- (7/k a~z~ ~ ~~ - ,-7 /..„--' ___-- z• /,/.4 -, ----1 (✓ (vi - ---- z , - - , ,-, ~- / , - , ~~./ r ~i//~ < - --------1------- S it Nr i oey - e 4- -- 7 '-- -Z- --e-- ly ss -, 4 °4TI V EVfi . ise t i litt 3 1c, :e. reie:fteAC) THE DOUBLE MARR •t , t -4- t=i „ r ;_:..,_ _ r4 e , tv (From the Times.) , , e - -------e e e With all our affection and admiration for • • - '• :• • = - we must say that they are a most provtuv). V 7 They are always a day too late for action. hey qui4 1; 1 'ee f: . allow themselves to be circumvented, and then affect the utmost indignation and surprise when they find them selves at the mercy of a stranger. To Lee sure, they do more than affect indignation ; they are apt to give it even a too genuine and actual expression. Ho who en-- traps a Spaniard, to use a proverb which Sancho Panza would doubtless have expressed in the idiom of La Mancha, has only succeeded in " catching a Tartar." His work is to come. The most furious and practical vengeance, however, makes but poor amends for an evil which might have been prevented. Spain knows too well whom it has to thank for the unfortunate lapse it now so vehemently deplores. It knows how little satis faction the progress of Spanish affairs can possibly have given to England for several years. What encourage ment was there for us to interfere ? Nay, what possibi lity? What right - had we to step in and dictate to Spain an utter renunciation of the Wood royal of France ? Spain is not like the Celestial Empire, secluded from "barbarian " intercourse, and restricted to thet immediate kindred of the moon for its imperial alliances. ir is one of the European family, and, like the other members of that family, it has good reason to desire for its prneces foreign, rather than domestic, intermarriage. The question then re mains, " Who are the Infantas of Spcie to marry?"' Spain is a nation, and the Spaniards are men. It is for them to answer the question. Spain will soon or late assert and maintain its independence of action. Woe to the nation thet attempts to interfere! Had we volun teered ever so judicious advice at this juncture, had we seconded that advice with the necessary amount of im portunity, intrigue, and intimidation, and had the result ever so thoroughly justified our wisdom and honesty, we should still have inflicted an incurable wound on jealous Castilian pride. Where nations are concerned, the greater the kindness the less the obligation. At the very moment that this question came on Spain was in the ettitude of a, marked and energetic independence, as far as this country was concerned. We positively have had no more to do with the present state of affairs at Madrid than with those mysterious revolutions which the palaces of St. Petersburgh will sometimes accomplish evith so much celerity and effect. We were, invited when .our services were required, and dismissed,. with scarcely the civility of a bow, the moment that Spanish liberty ,'.bought it cauld do without us. So far from taking umbi 'age at this cavalier treatment—not withstanding the s erious cost and scandal of the support '' we rendered to the ,throne of Isabella—notwithstanding the fact that Spanis le liberty is a defaulter to a prodi g,ious amount on the 1e ritish Exchange, we can still con sole ourselves by remen, bering that, at all events, Spain is governing herself. s ei :c-government is a sacred prin ciple in England. We for gL 't all sacrifices, we endure all ingratitudei when we hear tha - t a nation is free and inde pendent. TO' diffuse over the w orld the constitutional liberty we enjoy is the height of ou." simple ambition. We had once the consolation of believing that we had e ri f eved? the French Had im parted that liberty to Spain. Fuit Ilium. That consolation e . is no more. Have we no right to feel at,:g we no claim to be consulted? The King and his own Ambassador shall answer th. 's question. , If his Majesty has not done us an inj.'lle_ n wh." does he adopt so gratuitously the appearance c`, ht °nig 11 licit transaction? The man whose hour is the mia. whose entrance is the back lane, and whose implems'nts„ are the dark-lantern and the bar, we may be w.. assured assured is conscious of some impropriety in his errand. Louis Philippe is the very worst consulter of appear ancee in the world if he has not committed a crime against Europe. Go to Madrid. Who is this that slips out of the palace at seven o'clock in the morning, so early for business, so late for festivities? What orgies have been celebrated in the domicile of two royal maiden:, for whose safety the chivalry of Europe is en gaged? There are gentlemen in the French naNetropolia' who derive the distinctive name of their peculiar indus try from the unembarrassed air with which they walk out of a house early in the morning, after spending the night in aropriating the flower of its contents. This man s p a Frenchman. Is he one of the class ? The chevalier d'industrie who is practising on the sim plicity of the natives of Spain is no less a person than the accredited and most confidential agent of a eat King. He carries off an Infanta in his sack. Co uriers and telegraphs, and the still speedier MON . ements of that gr infallible sympathy which plays between t hesoul of am bition and its instruments, inform Louis Phi, ippe of his prize. The fact thus far accomplished, the Spanish people is at liberty to know what Christina and the French Ambassador have done with its Sovereig -n and the presumptive heir to the throne. If it has the curiosity, also, to inquire into the means, it may lea, - n a few particulars which possess now no more than amen 'IY historical interest. But between Louis Philippe anti Christina the matter is settled. That is enough for Spain. We are not unreasonable in questioning that which invites suspicion. Does the etiquette of royal marriages in Spain enjoin the formalities of a bur glary ? Unfortunately everything that one hears fills out the character which the authors themselves have impressed on the act. Two little girls in the heart of a palace, importuned, cajoled, beleagured, menaced, and no mortal man can say what besides, by a Christina and a M. Bresson, for days and for nights, till they should surrender, present a drama which would not be attempted in any other country than Spain, and which no other than Spain would endure. We, indeed, are accustomed to midnight ''conselltations, but it is when hundreds are arrayed against hundreds, men against men, in the manly arena of a popular senate. No British statesman can pretend to a parallel with the nocturnal triumphs of this diplomatic Lothario, nor say with him— " Once, in a lone and secret hour of night, When ev'ry eye was closed, and the pale 1110011 And stars alone shone conscious of the theft, Ilaply I stole unheeded to her chamber. That minute sure was lucky." But the same colour of artifice, and something even worse, extends to every circumstance of the affair. The time of the year was happily chosen, when neither the British nor the French Parliament was sitting. The former had almost that very day closed its long annual labour. The whole representative system of Europa was in abeyance. Cabinets were dispersed. Public men of every class, worn out with the busiest year that the chronicles of peace ever showed, were off to rustications and tours. The world was from home. There was one. who surveyed the political solitude, as other men, not, more ingenious in their line, will survey at this moment one of our west-end mansions. That was his time. The work might then be done and digested by Parlia ments, Chambers, and Cortes at their leisure. The British Legislature would have been formidable; but, in February, how many other affairs will have overlaid a marriage in Spain! As for the British Cabinet, so long as they had no absolute right:to forbid the banns, what mattered their dumb, or at least inefficacious disgust ? It is out of the question to mention another party, whose acquiescence, if not approbation, might have been desi derated. The name of Queen Victoria belongs no a very different order of things than the clandestine so e 'rair at Madrid. The Spanish have put themselves almost fast in the question. Volenti non fit itduria. If they really .in tend to receive the blow, they almost disarm thee r foreign protectors. Still, friendship, unavailing and uns appreciated as it raay be, requires us to mention how , Spain has been treated. Is there the least, the hollowest pretence, that this alliance is tolerable to the nation? We say not the employes, but the nation. The Cortes will soon be convoked. The harangues of that debating society, so respectable if it bad only something to do, will be duly recorded, under Ministerial correction, in the journals of Madrid. With these harangues the mat ter will end. Louis Philippe knows with whom he bas to deal in that quarter. They do not excite very lively apprehensions. If there is an error in the policy Pf France it is that its estimate of Spain is too clearly ree vealed. But perhaps this is superfluous criticism. Ant indignity which is swallowed cannot be considered very' impolitic. Other nations may feel for Spain, but what is that when Spain does not feel for herself? Should her sensibilities be excited to an inconvenient pitch, behold Narvaez recalled to his post. The man of the situacion is at hand. The French know how to lay by, and how to resume a weapon. They can adapt the means to the end. The bully will back up the abduc tion. Christina will return to Paris, and Narvaez to Madrid. Montpensier will wait the consolidation of that " French party " of which the Spanish Minister has the courage to boast. Such is the new phase of Spanish affairs. ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE BRANDLING SLINC TION RAILWAY.—SUNDERLAND, MONDAY NIGHT.-I:hiS morning an accident of a very serious nature occurred on the above railway, which is a branch line of the York and Newcastle (late Newcastle and Darlington) Com pany. A variety of reports, most of them grossly exag gerating the occurrence, are afloat, but the following particulars may be relied upon, having been collected from parties who witnessed the accident, and other authentic sources :—The half-past five down train from Newcastle left Gateshead station for Sunderland as usual. It proceeded safely, and without the least danger being indicated, until it arrived between Ful well and Cleadon, about two miles from the Monk wearmouth terminus, and near a farm-house called the Blue-house. Here the connecting rod of the locomotive engine snapped in two; one of the pieces was forced into the ground, and the engine and tender were thrown off the rails, on the west side of the road, a short dis tance from the way. The chain by which the carriages were fastened instantly broke, and by the violence of the jerk these were forced off the line, on the east side of the road, and two of them fell completely over. The carriages fell on some stone blocks or sleepers, which had been taken out to have wood sleepers substituted, and were smashed to pieces. In the train altogether there were eight carriages, six of which did not receive any damage. The guard was seated on the top . of the latter, and ho retained his seat until the train was brought to rest. When he got off he saw the fireman, a young.man named Joseph Henderson, lying on a stone block, having been thrown from the tender. He was severely bruised about his shoulder and neck. The engineman, Richard llall, was next found lying at the end of the engine, in a state of insensi bility, with his head seriously cut, and his body scalded. The passengers fortunately were few, owing to the early hour at which the train started—not numbering more than eight altogether, and of these only two, a boy and an old woman, were in the broken carriages. They were found lying in the bottom of the carriages in a state of great terror, but, happily, beyond the shock they had not received any injury. The two poor fellows, Hall and Henderson, were removed to Sunderland in a cart, and taken to a house in Thomas-street, where medical assistance was provided for them. Hall is so severely injured that he is not expected to recover; Henderson was doing well when the latest inquiries were made, althtsilgh by no means out of danger. Had this accident happened to "Ikny, train on Sunday, in all probability many lives would have been sacrificed. To STAB, GAZERS.—The planet Saturn is now visibletpiaosvega between um a 4 on clear nights, i n th d e el s o o T u e t u b s l i as ook. tern quarter We I 101 out on .