The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-28 00:00:00

EVENING SUN REAT WESTERN RAIL WAY ACCIDENT. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Thomas Goodchild, in continuation, said—The three last waggons Were on the rails, but all the rest were thrown off them. The former waggons cut a groove through the soil, and the mud was up to the bed of the others. The waggons were covered I,uagage-waggons. John Keep—l saw a slip from the bridge about a fortnight ago. I am in the habit of going over the bridge every day, and returning every night. I cannot fix the precise place. The CORONER said it was clear that the witness had nothing additional to add. It had been ad mitted that there had been some slips near the spot, and it was unnecessary to multiply evidence on that point unless the Jury required it. Edwin Gosling —l have nothing to s t a t e b u t that I saw two slips, one exactly opposite tke other, and one precisely in the spot where the ac cident occurred. I had seen it before, within a week or ten days, and the day before the acci dent occurred, I saw that the turf was cracked, ax the earth bulged out below, about the middle of the slope, There was none of the mould upon the rails. I was on the wooden bridge on horseback. I saw no one at work, but men might have been at work without my knowledge. The slips appeared to me in precisely the same state as when I first saw them. It was about half past twelve o'clock en Thursday last when I passed. Mr. Brunel had no question to ask the witness. A Juror asked whether he thought there was any danger, but the witness said he could give no opinion on that point. If he thought there had been any immediate danger, he should have gone and informed the servants of the Company. Thomas Stoles Salmon, Esq., of Sonning, said he had nothing to state further than w h a t h a d been deposed to by the previous witness. In the last fortnight or thereabouts he had ob served the appearance of a slip in that part of the bank where the accident took place. The embankment appeared to him to bulge; he observed it on several occasions, and lie went one day nearer, in order that he might see it more closely. He then saw that the ground had an appearance of bulging, and the moment he heard of the accident he said, "That must be the spot where I saw the ground bulge." He saw no men at work there. John Plant—l saw the slip about a fortnight ago. I don't kn ow w h et h er anyth i ng has been done to it or not, as I did not see it again till after the accident. I saw it two or three days before the accident, and it was then in the same state. lam assistant gamekeeper to Mr. Palmer. I never observed any watchman near the place where the slip occurred. By a Juror—l saw the luggage train pass the following morning after the accident. The pas sengers were then in the eighth and ninth wag gons from the engine. Mr. Gosling said there were six or seven other witnesses to speak to the same point, but he did not-think it would be necessary to examine them. The CORONER said, it was for the Jury to decide whether they should examine any additional witnesses. The Foreman said there was one witness whom he wished to have called. Walter Bridges—l am employed upon the line at the Sonning cutting, by Mr. W. Berkham. saw a slip there about a tbrtnight or three weeks ago, just where the accid,mt occurred. Four men and myself were employed to repair it. We cut a (ha n round it and put some tiles down. It was made secure as we thought. I was tour nights there, wi:h another man, Nvliile it was under repair. 1 acted with him as a watt h.nan through the cutting. I was not watch in ; the night of Cie accident. T.iere is a 'mi lk :man there during the day-time. By the Foreman—l had left off watching a week before the accident. We gave up ti.e watch because we considered it quite safe. My employer never said that he would have no watch there when I called for my wages. We never had a word on the subject. In answer to the Coroner, Mr. Sadgrove, the Superintendent of the Railway station, stated that there was no nightly- watch. There was a policeman on duty from six in the morning to seven at night. The Foreman said it would be desirable to as certain the width and depth of the cutting and other particulars connected with it. Mr. Brunel said lie would procure that infor mation for him, and in the meantime, Joseph Collard, Superintendent of the Police and watch from Paddington to Hay-lane and Cirencester, was examined.—He said, I employ policemen on the whole of the line by day, and at the different stations, crossings, and gates by night. The police -are put on at six in the morning. There are two between Reading and Twyford. Gregory would be the policeman on duty at that part of the line where the accident took place. Gregory would come on duty at seven o'clock, I think. He leaves the Reading station at eight o'clock. He remains on duty till ten at night. The other man who starts from Twyford goes on duty at six, acrd comes down the line to within about a quarter of a mile of where the accident took place. His beat extends from Twyford to Mustard-lane Bridge. The Reading policeman would not get to the place of the accident till about nine o'clock. By Mr. Saunders—l am now talking of the regular police of the line. I am aware, also, that the engineer, Mr. Berkham, employs a watch man to go through the cutting the first thing in the morning. Thomas Hardy Berkham re-examined.—l employ a man named Higgs, to go over about a mile and a half of the line through the Sonning cutting. He does that the first thing in the morning-. He has in a l most every instance walked over that portion of the line previously to the passing of the luggage train which reaches Reading about a quarter past seven. In this in stance the luggage train was earlier than usual. Tl.e CORONER thought it would be better to hear the statement of the man himself as to that point. By the Foreman—l am assistant engineer to Mr. Brunel. I was examined on Friday last. I think part of the land behind the railing of Orr line has subsided. The CORONER thought it would be better to read over the evidence given by the witness on Friday, which was accordingly done. Mr. Palmer said as he passed on Friday, about half-past twelve o'clock, along the embankment he could state that there had been no subsidence of the earth outside the railway on his property. George Higg5.....4 am employed by Mr. Berkham to watch the Sonning cutting , and to repair the slip s . AK portion of the line in cludes where the accident occurred, and up to Mustard-lane Bridge. I always go over the line twice a day, and sometimes four or five times. I inspected it on Thursday last, the Last time, about half-past five in the afternoon. Everything was safe. The re was a then erfectly place close to where the accident occurred in which a trifling slip had taken place about a fortnight or three weeks previously. The l ast slip came right from the top. The previous one had been repaired, and tiles laid in to drain it. Three or four tiles were lying during its repair on the side of the bank for some days. . When I pi e d at half-past five, it was too dark to see distinctly. I passed that way at four' o'clock the same afternoon. There was some water runnin g down, and I t urne d it into the man-h o l e. There had been a good deal of ra in during th e day. I generally go once a l o ng the line, and again along the t o p o f t h e em bankinent.. At four o'clock I was o n th e to p, an d w hen I came near the cutting I wen t d own . I went three times up and three ti mes d own t h e li ne o n Thurs day last. If w e se e any occas i on f or i t , we have the line watched at night. About three weeks ago, during the wet weather, some trifling slips came down, and a man was sent through the cut ting at night. He was on duty for three or four By Mr. Saunders—l pass through the cutting the first thing every morning as far as Mustard lane Bridge. I generally do that between six and seven o'clock. Ido that before the six o'clock Paddington train comes down, and it is generally down before the luggage train. I was corning along the line when the accident occurred, hut I had not got so far. I was a little later than usual that morning. The luggage train was earlier than usual. By the Foreman—l was never warned to be on the line before seven. the luggage-train sometimes comes into Reading between eight and nine—it is very irregular. My time to put the men to Work at this season is seven o'clock. By the CORONER—If I see any thing amiss on the line, I have no signal to make to the engine driver. I must have run to meet them, and held up my hat to them, and called out. The police man is g e nerally in that p ar t o f t h e li ne, an d I would have gone to him. The way to stop a train is to hold up both arms. I have stopped trains in that way. I could see the train a mile off, but the engineer could not see me till he came close to me. Th e Jury expressed a wish to hear the evi dence of Berkliani, as given by him on Friday last, read over. The Coroner accordingly read over his evidence. Mary Sweetland—l am the wife of Charles Sweetland, a stone mason of Gloucester. I have , seen the dead Lseio. One of them is that of my son, Charles Griffith Sweetland, a stone mason, aged 21. He was employed in the repairs of the Temple Church, and was coming to spend the Christmas with his friends. I know also the bodies of Jabez Clee and George Mabbott. It was stated that two of the bodies had not been identified, nor was there any witness in attendance who could give any evidence with regard tnthem. Mr. Saunders - said he now proposed to eiainine Mr. Brunel, the engineer, as to the state of th 4 cutting and the slips. Isambert Kingdom Brunel—l am chief en gineer on the Great Western Railway. With respect to the system of watching along the line, six different assistants have instructions to ap point night watchmen whenever there is any appearance of danger. In case of slips in the cuttings when they are superficial, it is found better to drain them well, and to remove the loose earth and leave the v elips open to dry. These are watched for a time, and if it be found that no further move ment takes place within a short time, experience has shown that this draining is sufficient. In this particular case of the Sonning cutting I saw a small slip about three weeks ago. I enquired of Mr. Berkham what had beenidone, and I found it had been drai ne d, an d as I observed that it was only a superficial one, I did not consider that there was any danger. I passed many times since and have not observed any change. On Fri day morning I arrived on the spot, a few hours • after the accident, and I examined the slip that had then taken place. It was a totally distinct slip, and I pointed out to Mr. Berkham the:drain that had been cut round the former slip, and which was quite distinct from the new one. The disturbed ground of the new slip tsuched the old slip, but the slips themselves had begun in dif ferent parts of the slope and in different strata. There were some questions the Foreman wished me to answer, which I shall now state. The width of the cutting at bottom is 40 feet, the depth is 57 feet, the width of the top of the cutting is 268 feet. The width of the spoil bank on the south side is about 100 feet, from the north side about 67 ; but of course it varies. From the bottom of the spoil bank to the edge of the slope is about 15 feet. It varies, however, because in some places it is 20 and 25 feet from the edge. The spoil bank is not 20 feet high, and 30 feet from the edge of the slope. That soil would not stand at such a slope; it would not even stand at two to one. From the railway to the edge of the slope is about 12 or 13 feet. It would require 40 feet dis tance to have the spoil bank 20 feet high. I heard something of the spoil bank having moved, but I examined it carefully, and I find it has not moved. There is plenty of room to walk between the spoil bank and the top of the slope. lam afraid of the weight of the spoil bank having any effect on its slopes. There is no part of the spoil bank so close to the top of the slope as 10 feet. I examined the line inunediatOy after the acci dent, and can speak with certainty. Thirty feet from the edge of the slope there is not more than six or eight feet in height of spoil bank. There have been discussions here and elsewhere as to the best place for the passenger trucks, and the reason for putting them next to the engine has been, that the dangers to which a luggage train is considered most liable, are its being overtaken by another train in consequence of its being unavoidably less punctual than the other trains, and the danger arising from break ins- of axles in the luggage train, in either of which cases the front of the train is the best. The reason why the passenger trucks were put in the middle of the train next day was by my directions, merely as a concession to an opinion which I knew was frequently expressed. On the evening in question we discussed the ques tion with Mr. Saunders and Mr. Clarke, and we had some doubts about the propriety of taking any passengers, but it being Christmas-eve, we knew there would be many applications, and athough we retained our previous opinion as to the front being the safest part, we made the alte ration in deference to public opinion. By a Juror.—There have been instances of luggage waggons laving been ovetaken by other trains. Our feelings and interests are of course involved in providing the best place for the pas sengers. The axes of luggage trains are much more liable to break than the passenger -trains. Placing the carriages for passengers behind would be a very dangerous thing. Mr. Saunders said, I can assure the jury that many accidents have been avoided by placing the passengers in the luggage -trains in front. There are some trains which go at eighteen miles an hour, and others which go at forty miles, and there are cuttings and curves in the line in which it is almost impossible, notwith standing every precaution that is taken, to pre vent a quick train running into a slow one. We can have no motive but that of the public safety and convenience, and it is not later than yester day- that the Government Railway Inspector dis tinctly told me that he fully concurred in our views. The luggage-train should start at half= past four o'clock in the morning, • but it seldom gets away before five o'clock, and it puts aside generally at Stough, to allow the six o'clock quick train to pass it. Every precaution that could possibly be thought of to ensure safety and punctuality has been adopted by the Di rectors. If it was to be continued on my respon sibility, I would again have the passengers in the luggage-train placed in front. The CORONER then proceeded to read over the evidence to the Jury, and pointed out the evi dence that had been given with regard to slips having taken place in the immediate neighbour hood of where the accident occurred, and left it to them to say whether the evidence on that point did not refer to the slip that had been noticed and repaired by the Company. Having commented on the evidence, the Coroner con eluded by observing, that as in the present melancholy case a great deal of excitement existed, he would call upon them to clear their minds of any prejudice that might exist, and to address themselves solely to the evidence that had been taken during the investigation. They had heard the explanations of Mr. Brunel, and the observations that had been made by Mr. Saunders, and they would give them such weight as they considered them entitled to. The Jury then, at a quarter past three o'clock, withdrew to another room. The following is a copy of a letter which was found in the pocket of one of the deceased, whose name is supposed to be Pooke : " To John Pooke, Mr. Higgs, No. 18, Panton street, Haymarket, London," and bears the Exe ter post-mark of October 26, 1841. " Stoke Cannon, near Exeter, "Oct. 26, 1841. " Dear John—l am very sorry that illness should have been the cause of your not writing so soon as you would otherwise. It would always give me great pleasure to hear from you, and to to find that you are in good health, and doing well. Mine, with great reason for thankfulness, is as well, or rather better than can be expected at my advanced time of life- William and Ann Kent are in good health, and so, as far as I know, are all your other relations in this neigh bourhood. Your not hearing from your mother may be owing to your not writing to let her know how to direct her letter, which I would recorntnend you, as a dutiful son, to do. All here desire to send you their kind love, and be lieve me to remain, dear John, your affectionate grandmother, " MARY POOKE." Upon his person was found a hair-comb and brush, a gold pin, and a box key; in cash, 18 s- 6d. in silver, and 3ial. in copper. There ly.as also fo un d a ra il way - t i c k et f rom L on d on to B ridgewater. •He was dressed in a drab great coat, a black frock coat, four waistcoats, a pair —opo aidtrhhaaoieerrrkfooosttftrloooeweNrys moleskins a r n s p t l a y i o r o n f e g c k l e v r e c s h . iefs , a shirt, a is a description of the dress 17 g erson who has not been identified : trowsers over a pair of black trowsers, a drab great coat, black frock coa t, waistcoat, and stock, glovfeosi;nd,in move stockings, Guernsey frock, two shirt s two pair of brace s , a y n , d 3 s o h s o . gold,in In his pockets were e s. os. in silver, and. aid • .in copper. Besides these were found an old-fashioned silver watch, maker's name John Roe, Coventry, No. 107, steel chain and seal and two k eys, and two tick e t s from London to Cirencester. On th e seal was— " Hear, see, and be silent." After the Jury had retired soiree tune the Su perintendent of Police came into the room, and - stated that john James, the brother-in-law of one whose body had not been id • of the persons identi fied, had seen and recognised it. He said the name was William Thomas, aged 32, stone mason,fr Malcot, of New gate _ and worked for street, at the Temple Church. He was a nati ve Stroud, Gloucester_ shire, Leonard's Stanley, near shire, and a widower, with one child. The witness was then examined, and made a statement to that effect. Mr. C. Russell, M.P., the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and some other gentlemen connected with the Company, applied to the Coroner for instructions as to the disposal of the dead bodies. The friends of three or four of tine persons who had been killed had applied for_ the bodies, in order to take them to the country for interment. Mr. Bully, the surgeon, had been consulted, and he bad said that, with the excep tion of one, the bodies were in such a state of decomposition, that it would be advisable to have them moved as soon as possible; and, with THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1841 regard to that one, he had expressed great doubts as to the propriety of its removal. The Com pany had every wish to defer to the feelings of the friends and relatives of the parties, but they were anxious to have the opinion of the Coroner upon the subject. The CORONER said lie had no jurisdiction whatever as to the disposal of the bodies. That must be a matter of arrangement between the parties, and he did not like to offer any opinion upon it, The Jury, after being in consultation for about two hours, sent for the Coroner, who, on his return, said they had agreed to a verdict of " Accidental Death in all the cases, and a deo dand of 1,0001. upon the engine, tender, and train of carriages." In answer to Mr. C. Russell, the Coroner said the Jury had given some reasons for their ver dict, but he was not bound to state them, and he did not think it wou ld b e j u di c i ous to do so at present. _ Mr. Russell understood that the verdict was usually given in writing. The CORONER said the verdict would be re duced to writing. The proceedings then terminated at a quarter past five o'clock. DISCOVERY OF A MURDER COM MITTED EIGHT YEARS AGO. At the Oise assizes two young men, named Quin and Henrique, were tried on a charge of having naur• dared a young woman named Landrieu, under remark able circumstances,- as long ago as 1833. The facts of the case are as follow : On the 14th of July, 1833, a young demoiselle named Landrieu, residing at Jaux, had gone to the fete of Ve nette, a village not far from that in which she herself lived. A young man named Benoit Quin, who was paying his addresses to her at the time, and Felix Hen rique, who was also one of her admirers, likewise pro ceeded to the fete in company with several other young persons. As the party were on their road, talking toge ther of the pleasures which they anticipated at the fete, Henrique mentioned that there was a young woman to whom he had paid attentions, who refused to listen to his suit, but said if he found her at Venette he would make her. He added some remarks of a coarse cha racter, and others of the party then began to rally Quin on his want of success with the demoiselle Landrieu, after 18 months' attentions. On their arrival at Venette, Quin, as he had ex pected, met his beloved, and after they had danced to. gether for some time took her to a cabaret called the Comet, in company with Henrique, for the purpose of getting some refreshments. There they all three were shown into a private apartment, and a scene occurred, the details of which have only lately become known through the partial confession of Quin. Henrique, who appeared soured and irritated by feelings of jealousy, ap plied the most grossly abusive epithets to the poor girl ; and as soon as he had exhausted himself upon her pre tended to quarrel with Quin about some difference be tween them in their accounts. Henrique claimed 45 centimes of him, in which demand Quin did not appear disposed to acquiesce. The quarrel continuing, the young woman sent and borrowed a sum sufficient to pay him, and the matter appeared to have terminated. The apprehension of the poor girl did not, however, cease with the quarrel, and she called the garde chant petre, named Peuvrel (whom she had sent for the money) on one side, and with much earnestness asked him to accompany her home, telling him she would re ward him for his trouble ; his duties prevented bis leav ing Venette, but he offered to see her to the outskirts of the village. He accordingly accompanied her, as did also Quin, upon whose arm she was leaning, as far as the last houses on the road to Fiandre. He there left them, telling the young woman that she had nothing to fear, as she was in the company of her Goa ami, and saying to Quin that if anything happened he should hold him responsible. Henrique, ia the meantime, had remained at Venette for a short period, but soon after wards was seen to take the same rea 1 which Quin and the young woman had pursued. The poor girl did not return home that night ; and the next day her absence was still unaccounted for. She was searched for in every direction, but in vain. No tidings could be heard of her. When Quin was questioned he stated that he had quitted her for a momentary purpose, and that she having continued her course he did not again overtak e her. This story wa s no t b e li eve d , as i t was improbable, and the conduct of Henrique excited suspicion, from his anxiety to make it appear that there could not have been any foul play. Oa the 18th of July, four days afterwards, the body of the unfortunate young woman was dragged from the river in a state of partial putrefaction, especially the face, the neck, and the stomach. In short, the post mortem examination left no doubt of the gross violence of which she bad been the victim. Suspicion was strongly directed against the two young men at the time, but, no evidence of their guilt having been traced, the matter passed over, and was nearly forgotten. Eight years had elapsed and the murder remained undiscovered, when, in July last, a woman named Bruyant made a disclosure which put the guilt of Quin and Henrique beyond the possibility of a doubt. She stated that her son (since dead) was one of the party to the fete of Ve nette in 1833, and on his return home oa the night in question was an unseen witness of the violence and bru tality of these two young men towards the deceased. He was afraid to interfere at the time, or to make it known afterwards, and, although he communicated the secret to his mother, it was with the strictest injunctions to silence that he did so. He had another motive, be sides fear, for this apparently remarkable conduct ; he was at the time paying his addresses to Quin's sister, and could not bear the thoughts of denouncing him whose sister he contemplated marrying. The prisoners, who, in the face of this revelation, persisted in an obstinate denial of their guilt, were con victed and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, with bard labour (travaux forces).—L'Audience (Paris journal.) HAMBU RGH MAIL. HANOVER, DEC. 21.—The address of the two Cham bers in reply to the speech from the Throne, expresses the deep regret inspired by the lamented death of the Queen, and their sympathy with his Majesty in this great loss, as well to the country as to his Majesty himself, and presuming that matters of the highest importance must have induced his Majesty to call them so suddenly together, they have hastened to assemble round the throne. They thank his Majesty for calling on them to exercise their constitutional sight on concerns of such im portance, and promise to devote their earnest attention to them. They conclude with fervent wishes that his Majesty may be permitted for many years to promote the welfare of his faithful subjects, promising on their part the most conscientious exercise of their important duties. BERLIN, DEC. 20.—Yesterday a report was all of a sudden spread here that the King had accepted the invi tation of the English Court to go to London next month to be present at the christening of the Prince of 'Wales. It was said he had at first declined the invitation; but on its being more urgently repeated, had agreed to undertake the journey. The news spread like wild-fire, and was thought to be fonnded on an article in the Steals Zeitung (from London), which said that the King would perhaps be present at the ceremony.— The report, which was as much believed as disbelieved, needs confirmation. The King, it is said, wishes to conclude with England a close connection, for the protection of the Protestant religion. If this be so, we ought to wish for his journey, for the Protestants need protection, as a late example proves. 'We know how the Protestant religion has been attacked since 1837 by foreign Popish journals and pamphlets, and how even our own Government has been abused. P.S. It is reported to-day in the higher circles that the King will certainly set out for London on the 10th of January by way of Calais, and probably return in time for the festival of the Coronation at Berlin, on the first Sunday after the 18th of Jan.—Harnburgh Papers, Dec. 24 HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares — 1628 Anglo-Russian Loan lOB% lOW% Russian 5 per Cent. lit series, C ert ifi cate 10 214 10234 Inscription, lit Series 10k34 Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Series 9B Ditto in Certificates ............... 97% 97% Ncw 4 per Cent. 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In order to effect this object, Dupoty is accused of writing certain articles with the view of bringing about a certain event, which never was accomplished ; but some other circumstances of an unlawful nature having occurred at another time, the intentions of the writer are dovetailed to the illegal acts of others, which it is confessed he did not in any way prompt ; but he is nevertheless condemned, because he is said to have, some time back, penned seditious articles, and because seditious doings afterwards occurred, though the latter were in no way connected with the for mer, and did not arise out of them. The case of Dupoty may be illustrated thus ; and its enormity is not less than would attach to one we are about to compaie it to :—A man tells a party of well disposed personTto do an illegal act ; they refuse to proceed on his advice, and the deed is not performed—but some individuals, without instigation, go and commit a crime of totally a different kind to that which the others had been advised to perpetrate, and the man who gave his counsel, which was not followed in either instance, is declared to have prompted the second offence, and is punished accordingly. We are not surprised that the French Press should have taken up a determined position against a principle so dan gerous to its freedom, and to the personal liberty of its members, as that involved in the sentence we have alluded to. Articles written long since may be brought against them whenever a political offence is perpetrated, ao matter how remote the writer may have been, either in fact or intention, from having prompted it, er desired to instigate its commission. If Dupoty's writings were amenable to law, they should have been prosecuted, at least if the Government thought fit to take measures for punishment ; but it is a disgrace to the Court of Peers to have pronounced a man guilty of an alleged offence long gone by, and wholly without re sult, under a prosecution for another crime, of which he is avowedly entirely innocent. STANDARD.----We understand a document has received the sanction of some few influential names, by which it is proposed t o th e t wo C omm i ttees of Mr. Garbett and Mr. Williams that these two gentlemen should be withdrawn, with a view to the substitution of some third candidate, who might be elected without op position. The reason assigned is, a desire to avoid un seemly contests in the University, and an apparent difference of opinion in the Church. This is all very specious and fair-spoken, and is likely to meet the wishes of many very excellent men, who possess in a high degree "That drivelling virtue of this moral age, Candour, that softens party's headlong rage ;" and it wilt be very convenient besides to those who may have private reasons of their own for not wish ing to displease either party in Convocation, and who know that to abstain from voting, if it go to a poll, would be to displease both. But surely those gentlemen, if they reflect a little, must see that such a course is exceedingly unjust towards the stronger can didate ; and since his Committee cannot, as men of sense, listen for a moment to any such pro position, the only effect of it must be to embar rass him and them, and expose Cam, in the opinion of those who have more candour than acuteness and discrimination, to the reflection, which they have not deserved, of piotractiag a religious controversy. This may be a very good reason why the proposal should meet with favour from friends of the weaker candidate who would thus convert into a drawn battle what is now a certain defeat ; it is of course an equally good reason why the staunch friends of the good cause should very carefully avoid all contact with it. Party feeling has had no doubt a good deal to do with this question on both sides. But Mr. Garbett's Committee have very properly disclaimed its first in troduction, and we call upon them now to say whether they are prepared to withdraw their candidate in consi deration that his opponent shall also be withdrawn ? If they are, they falsity all their professions, and show the world plainly that they fought not at all for their can. didate—but altogether for or against a party. They will betray their candidate and stultify themselves. The President and Fellows of Trinity had the game in their own hands. The only name which would be at all likely to succeed is that of Mr. Claughton. Why did not they put forward Mr. Claughton at first ? He is a member, the most distinguished member, of their own College. By whose instigation, and to servo what purely academical purpose they were induced to bring forward Mr. Williams, let them now answer. They have only themselves ti blame ; the consequences they must take. COURIER.—We, on Friday, in reference to Mr. Christopher's speech at Lincoln, adverted to the grati fying proof it afforded of the readiness of British land owners to meet the wishes of those who have assumed an attitude of hostility and antagonism towards them, hoping, rather than expecting, that the manifestation of such a feeling on their parts would have allayed some what of the bitterness that had been exhibited towards them ; but it seems only to have inflamed it the more, augmenting its intensity by the insolence of anticipated triumph. Mr. Christopher's well-meant and generous offer, for peace-sake, has been treated as " a signal'of dis tress by the organs of that party which affects so much anxiety for a settlement of the Corn-law question. Surely it may be permitted to us to doubt the sincerity of advocates, who beviaiiingly admit the superiority of the agricultural interest in both branches of the Legislature, and then pretend to deride and strive to misrepresent the liberal and extensive concessions which the guar dians of that interest are willing to make, in order to se cure an equitable adjustment of the much-vexed ques tion. This is surely neither p o li t i c nor j ust ; i t ev i nces more of hostility against opponents than of anxiety for the successful issue of the cause 'of which it has as sumed the advocacy, and aims rather at the prostra tion of one great interest in the State, than at the maintenance and salvation of all. It may serve the purpose of those who live upon dis sension and glory in party strife to vituperate and menace " the squires "—to misrepresent their actions, and malign their motives —to excite feel ings of hatred against them and then boast of the deed ; but sure we are that no beneficial result can follow either to the capitalist or the operative, and that whatever effect such a line of advocacy may be attended with, i tends to the obstruction rather than the advancement o the so earnestly-desired settlement. MONEY MARKET and CITY NE WS. POST.—It is a somewhat remarkable coincidence that the great Exchequer bill fraud of 1808, and the one which has lately engaged public attention should have involved amounts that may be said to be identical with each other. The total, in Smith's case, so far as it has been ascertained, would appear to be 316,000/. At the Bank meeting, held for the purpose of declaring a dividend subsequently to the trial of Robert Astlett, of the Cashier's Office, it became necessary for the Chair man of the Court of Directors to state the loss the Company had sustained by that person. The actual loss, be said, was 320,0004, or thereabouts. Some 78,000/., he added, bad been employed in sources from which the Directors thought they should be able to recover, and they were determined to prosecute for the purpose. In the meanwhile so prosperous was the condition of the Bank, that no alteration was made in the dividends. The property em bezzled amounted to nearly the sum payable for the half year, but it was considered that the Board was in no way answerable for the mal-practices of Astlett. He succeeded in making away with the effects of the corporation by interlining sums, and other artful con trivances, a very d e t a il e d explanation of which was afforded. We shall give an outline of the trial, from which it will be seen that the Bank was denied the prompt and full satisfaction at the hands of public jus tice which the case seemed to call for. Astlett was, in the first instance, acquitted, on the ground that there was some irregularity in the signature of the Exche quer biro abstracted, a point that it may be as well to keep in view, the more particularly as, in the report of the proceedings, we do not find that a syllable was urged on the score of stampings or sta tionery. Astlett was put to the bar of the Old Bailey, on the indictment that he, a servant employed by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, was entrusted with a certain paper writing, called an Ex chequer bill, of the value of 1,000/., another of the same value, and a third of the same value ; and that on the 26th of February, he being such servant, &c., did felo niously secrete and embezzle the said Exchequer bills, and did run away with them so belonging to the said Governor and Company. There were no less than ten different counts to the same effect. Mr. Garrow was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Erskine for the prisoner. The former stated that tke Bank being in the customary habit of purcha sing Exchequer bills on account of Govern ment, such bills were either brought to the Bank by one particular house or by the Bank broker, who purchased the bills in the market. On the delivery of these to the cashier, Mr. Astlett, he gave an order for payment, and the Exchequer bills remained with him till a sufficient quantity was collected, and made up into bundles to deliver into the custody of the Directors in the parlour. These bundles were then counted, and a voucher given to the cashier on their delivery. They were placed in a stron g closet, shut under three keys, and two of the keys were kept by the Directors. Conformably to this practice, on February 26, 1803, these were transferred from the custody of Mr. Astlett, the cashier, to the parlour, one bundle to the value of 100,000/., another to that of 200,000/., and a third to that of 400,000/. An entry was made in the parlour book, and its correctness vouched by the signature of two Directors. The entry thus vouched was, neverthe less, afterwards found to be for bills to the amount of 200,000/. more than the actual value of the bundles. On this discovery it came out that Mr. Astlett had been re-issuing some of those bills to raise money. Mr. Bish, the stock-broker, who had been applied to with some of them by Astlett, suspecting that all was not right, gave intimation of his suspicions to the Bank, when Mr. Astlett's criminality became evident. After Mr. Garrow had gone through his case, Mr. Erskine, on behalf of the prisoner, showed that Mr. Jennings, who had signed those purloined Exchequer bills, had not the authoritprenewed to him for so doing, as required by the Act of Parliament. He further stated that Government had, since the commitment of Mr. Astlett, passed an Act to remedy the omission. The Chief Baron Mac donald observed that the charge was for embezzling a valid bill of exchange. However great the crime, and the magnitude of the sum embezzled, though every one must regret the cause of it, and the effect upon secu rity, yet it was the bounden duty of the Courts to de termine according to the regular, ordinary, and constant course of the administration of justice. It was quite clear that the present indictment was not to be main tained, as the charge therein alleged could not be proved. The late Act of Parliament had recognised the invalidity of the bills which the prisoner embezzled. The other Judges concurred in this opinion, and the Lord Chief Baron directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner, who was accordingly found " Not Guilty." Mr. Garrow applied to the Court to detain him in custody, it being the intention of the Bank Directors to issue civil process against him for 100,0001. and upwards, as money paid for the bills which he had con verted to his own use. Astlett being put upon his trial under a new indictment, charging him with the em bezzlement of the property and effects of the Bank, the evidence adduced was nearly the same as the former. Mr. Erskine, on behalf of the prisoner, took his previ ous ground of objection, namely, that the Exchequer bills embezzled had been informally issued, and were no more than waste paper. Mr. Justice Le Blanc said he would leave that point to be determined by the Judges. The jury found the prisoner guilty on the facts, the point of law remaining to be decided. Astlett, being brought up again, was addressed by Mr. Baron Hot ham nearly as follows :—Robert Astlett, you have been tried and convicted at this Court for embezzling Ex chequer bills, you being an officer employed in the service of the Bank of England, and having such bills in your care and custody. The indictment states that you, being an officer, was entrusted with certain papers commonly called Exchequer bills, one of which was for the sum of 5001., belonging to the Governor and Com pany of the Bank of England ; also several other bills for different sums, the whole of which you, being such officer, did feloniously secrete and run away with. It is admitted on the part of the prosecution that the Exchequer bills were not legal, not having been signed by a person duly authorised by Government, but you were convicted, and your judgment was re spited in order that your Counsel might submit to the Judges what appeared to them proper relative to your case. Eleven of the twelve Judges have since met in the Exchequer Chamber, and the ob i jection taken by your counsel was ably and legally dis cussed. The Judges have since in conference sat together on the subject, and it is now my duty to inform you of the result of their mature deliberation. There are two points that have been argued in your favour, viz., that you cannot be convicted under the 15th of George 11., as the 39th of George 111. repealed that statute. In the present instance it is unnecessary to dwell long, as the Judges are generally of opinion that there is nothing in the last-mentioned Act that can repeal the other. The question was, whether the bills were effects within the meaning of the Act. Here the Learned Judge read the preamble of the Act to justify the decision. The great object of the Legislature in framing the Act, he said, was to affard additional security to the Bank, and the prin ciple of the Legislature must ha applied with regard to the general utility; and when this law is con sidered in the large and liberal view in which it was prepared, the recollection of the enormous weight of Exchequer bills in circulation must impress upon every individual that they are fairly bought, and become the property of the Bank for a fair consideration. Yet it has been argued that they are not such bills as come under the Act of Parliament, and though the bills, upon the face, do not carry legal value, yet they carry a validity of the greatest importance to the Bank. It is expressly stated in the Act that the offence of embezzling them is not larceny, but felony. The bills are such a species of securities that no man would hesitate to re ce►ve them. If an insolvent debtor were to omit placing any such bills in his schedule, every honest mind would revolt at the idea. Ia short many cases might be found to prove their value. It was argued that if trifling articles belonging to the Bank were considered effects under the statute, it might lead to make old stumps of pens and blotting paper of that description. But the Judges had only gone to such effects as were entrusted to the servants of the Bank. The rules in question fell under that consideration, as the Judges are of opinion that they are effects, accord ing to the 15th of Geo. 11., and that the embezzlement of them by you subjects you to conviction on the count upon which you were found guilty. The count was that which charged the bills as effects belonging to the Bank, and subjects the prisoner to the pain of death. It must strike every one that, as the Bank failed in its first prosecution of Astlett, on the ground that there was an informality in the signature attached to the Exchequer bills purloined, and was thereby de barred from making that example of the criminal which the future security of its negotiable assets required, the Directors had a right to call upon Government for a restitution of its loss. There was no delinquency in the Exchequer-office, but certainly just that sort of negligence which is so frequently and properly made the basis of civil action. If the Bank. refrained from pro ceeding on a charge of informality, we arc at a loss to see with what hope of a favourable result those who have suffered by the frauds of Smith can proceed where positive crime is the thing to be compensated for, es pecially now that the guilt of the party committing it has been visited with the heaviest punishment that the law can inflict. The Bank authorities, with a wisdom worthy of imitation, on finding that they had been robbed by Astlett, lost not a moment in ferreting out what they could of the plunder. TIMES. —The failure of Messrs. Boggs, Taylor, and Co., of London, is now supposed to be a much more serious affair than was at first imagined, as their debts are reported to exceed 100,0001., and they had a house at Liverpool, which of course has also yielded to the pressure. Their capital is thought to have been insuf ficient to meet the late fluctuations in the Indian trade. With respect to the other failure that has occurred within the last few dam that of Messrs. J. Nicholson and Co., it is cited as one of the instances of ruin oc• casioned by usurious interest. _ _ SUN.—The transactions in British Securities were limited, and prices varied but little, though rather tend ing downwards. Consols for the opening ranged from 89k to 88i ; closing at the intermediate value ; Exche quer Bills were steady at lls. to 13s. premium ; Bank Stock was at 1654- ; and the Reduced Three-and-a- Half per Cents. were worth 99 to 984. Spanish Bonds opened rather heavily, but rallied be fore the close of business to 24 and 244. The other foreign Stocks generally supported their value. Portuguese New, were 33 ; and the Three per Cents. 191. Colombian Bonds were firmer at an improve ment to 20:1 . and 20 . ; Mexican were at 26* ; and Pe ruvian at 14. Belgian Old Five per Cents. maintained the price of 101 ; and Dutch Two-and-a -Half per Cents. were at 514. For Railway Shares the inquiry did not diminish, and prices were generally well supported. So far, indeed, the market seems in firm hands. London and Birmingham Shares were at 77 ; New, ditto, at 26 ; York and North Midland, at 40-1. ; Great Western, at 19i to 20i ; and South Western, at 19i to 20* prem. ; Brighton were 114 to 111 ; Blackwall, 14* ; Midland Counties, 144 ; and Eastern Counties, 141, dis. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAN SION-HOU SE. A City policeman named Edmonds, was charged before Alderman Gibbs, with having assaulted and falsely imprisoned Mrs. Levy. Mr. nobler believing from her appearance that Mrs. Levy was not a Jewess, and perceiving that she took hold of the Old Testament when called upon to be sworn, asked her whether she was a person of that persuasion ? Mrs. Levy—No, Sir. Alderman Gians—Why then do you take the Old Testament in your hand ? Mrs. Levy—Because my husband is a Jew, and women who are not of their re ligion and are married to Jews, are expected to do as their husbands do. Alderman GIBBS—To what religion do you belong then ?To the Roman Catholic ? Mrs. Levy—No. To the Protestant religion. There is no difference at all in my opinion. Alderman GIBBS—What ! no difference between the Protestant religion and the Jewish ? Mrs. Levy—Not the least in the world I do assure you, my Lord. Alderman Ginns—Why, do you not believe in our Saviour? Mrs. Levy—Certainly I do. Mr. HoLler—And don't you know that the Jews say there is no such person ? Mrs. Levy—l certainly think differently in that respect from the Jews. Alderman GIBBS—And you think there is no diffe rence between a Jew and a Christian ? Mrs. Levy-- None at all that ever I could see.—(A laugh.) Alderman Ginns—Then I shall certainly not let you be sworn at all. Mrs. Levy—Nobody amongst the jews__,ever asked me whether I was a Jewess or not. Alderman Girtris—l shall not swear you. You appear to be neither the one nor the other. Defendant —Then am I discharged, my Lord ? Alderman Ginns—Don't be in such a hurry. Let any other witness come forward. Mary Jones niece of th e owner o f a p u bli c - house in the district which the defendant watches, stated that be tween the hours of nine and ten at night she heard the voice of Mrs. Levy in the street, calling aloud to her uncle, and upon running out to ascertain what was the matter, . observed Edmonds pushing or shoving her against the shutters. Mrs. Levy was at the time bring ing two pounds and a half of cigars to the house. ,Ed monds then took Mrs. Levy to the station-house. Alderman Ginas— How did he shove her ? Mary Jones—He took her by the collar of the cloak. Defendant—Did not your uncle desire you not to serve me at all? Mary Jones—No. I have served you and an- Meyer Morris, the native of Hamburgh who was some days ago charged with having run away with a quantity of cutlery from She field, was again brought up. A letter was read from Sheffield, stating that there were several cases against the prisoner in that town, but that none of them were ready for prosecution. Alderman Ginns asked Mr. Moore, of Sheffield, who charged the prisoner with the offence, whethe 11 the goods which the prisoner had obtained from h were stopped at the place of landing ? Mr. Moore replied that he found that only two out of four boxes of his cutlery were secured. The rest, he ap prehended had been sent off to Hamburgh. The prisoner in the most positive manner said that the transaction was a bona fide one, and that the very people who were said to have calumniated him in Sheffield would most .willingly give him credit at that moment. Alderman Genus=-Why do you not pay for -the goods now ? Prisoner—Why, he never asked me for the payment.—(A laugh.) Mr. Moore—He and his colleague went away from Sheffield without even paying for their board. Prisoner —That's a lie, Mr. Moore. Mr. Moore—Another party, a friend of his, robbed us of 91. worth of goods. Prisoner —That's a lie, Mr. Moore. The prisoner's solicitor contended, that as a bill of parcels had been regularly made out, and the goods had been delivered, the accusation was of no effect. Mr. Moore—He never was to have any credit what ever. He promised to be back in an hour, but off he scampered with the goods, and I never saw him again till I found him smoking his pipe on board the steamer to London. Alderman GIBBS then directed Brand, the iparsbal man, to take the prisoner by the railroad in custody to Sheffield, arid there deliver him up to the authorities of that town. GUILDHALL. Police-constable 279 brought a young man before Mr. Alderman Farebrother, on a trifling charge of felony, which was discharged, no person appearing to prosecute. The constable, in making the statement to the Court, was almost inaudible from hoarseness, occasioned by a severe cold, and in reply to the worthy Alderman, said he attributed his sickness to the insufficiency of the police clothing to guard against, the severity of the pre sent weather, as the cape which they wore allowed the rain to penetrate in such a manner that half an hour's shower would soak them through. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER said, let the constable get a certificate from Mr. Brand, the surgeon to the City Police, and have the whole of the facts at once laid be fore the City Commissioner. He should also wish the surgeon's certificate to be laid before the Court of Alder men, who knew nothing at all about the matter. Some steps must be taken to put an end to this state of things, which was disgraceful to a city like London. Fewer of those charges incident to the conviviality of the festival of Christmas came before the Sitting Alder man this year than perhaps at any previous one—whether from harder times, or more good sense on the part of the poorer classes, we have no means of ascertaining. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. The Montpelier papers state that M. Carratie, of An ,ignac, in the B erau l t , h av i ng gone on the 17th' inst. to he market at Beziers to receive a considerable sum of money, left a part of it in safe hands in the town, and taking only 50 francs with him, set out in the evening on his return home. Having got safe along the main road to the point whence the country-way led off to Antignac, he dismounted, and was walking homewards with his horse's bridle on his arm, when a man stopped him and demanded his money. As he was Deputy- Mayor, and consequently well-known and equally re spected, he considered it to be a joke, and replied ac cordingly, but ere many words had passed the man dis charged a gun, and mortally wounded him. An hour afterwards he was found and carried home, and there died in great agon i es . Th e h orse had been led into an adjoining field, and the portmanteau upon it, in which M. Carratie had put the money, rifled of its contents. The murderer has not yet been discovered. Advices from St. Valery-sur-Somme state that a few evenings ago the English schooner, Pera, Captain Henry Holland, bound to St. Petersburgh, with a cargo of dried fruits, was lost on the coast of Routhlanville. The crew, consisting of eight men, were saved, but the cap tain was drowned. A violent storm occurred on the night of the 16th inst., in the neighbourhood of St. Jean de Luz. The lightning fell on the steeple of Ciboure, and nearly de stroyed it. The chateau of Jolimont was set on fire from a similar cause, with a farm, situated near it ; both buildings were burnt down. A person named Pelletier was prosecuted, a few days ago, before the Court of Assizes, for the Deux-Sevres, for having in August last written and posted placards in Niort, calling on the inhabitants to resist the operations for the Census, and to shut their doors against the fiscal agents. He denied the charge of posting the placards, bnt admitted their authorship. The jury returned a ver dict of not guilty. The Royal Court of Riom has ordered thirty-two per sons to be tried before the Court of Assizes of the Puy de-Dome, for the late riots at Chauriot, near Clermont. M. de Tocqueville has been elected a Member of the Academie Francaise by 21 votes. M. Vatout obtained eight, and M. Aime Martin two votes. The first battalion of the 23d regiment of the Line landed a few days since at Toulon from Africa, and was received from General Boyer. The tattered colours o this regiment, one of the earliest sent into Africa, ex. cited much attention. The spinning-mills of the Marquis and Count d'He ricy, near Valognes, in the Manche, were totally de stroyed by fire a few evenings since. The accident was occasioned by a lad, who was lighting the lamps, suffer ing the candle to come in contact with some cotton. All that the firemen could do was to save the surrounding houses. The loss is estimated at 200,000 f., but the greater part is insured. One of the conductors on the Paris and Corbeil rail road, named Roset, having two evenings ago delayed get ting on his seat with a train at Choisy-le-Roi until it was again in motion, made an attempt to get up, but fell, and was so severely crushed, that he died in the course of the night at the Hotel Diex. Prince Frederic of Prussia arrived at Rome on the 10th inst., under the incognito of Count of Rheinstein. His Royal Highness visited immediately his uncle, Prince Henry of Prussia, who has resided many years in the Pontifical capital. The young Spanish Princes, sons of Don Carlos, have had their audience of the Pope, to take leave previous to going to Naples. A Vienna letter, 15th inst., in the France, states that the Duke de Bourdeaux had been allowed to get up the day before, and had remained in the company of the per sons of his household. On the next day, his Royal High ness received the Papal Nuncio ; and was shortly to be visited by the other members of the corps diplomatique. While M. Lambert, money changer, was seated in his shop, in the Rue Montmartre, the evening before last, about ten o'clock, a man threw a heavy stone through one of the panes of the window, put in his hand, an d seizing a bowl with 2,0'...0f. in gold, made off. M. L ain. bert was prompt in his pursuit, calling for as s i stance, andtwo police-officers being immediately caught ; he had, however, time to pas s hi s prize to another man. On being taken before the Com missary, he gave his own name, Francois Crete, lodging in the Rue de la Vanuerie, but would not disclose those of his confederates. He was committed to the Prefec ture of Police. letter of the llth instant says : " The Emperor Nicholas, in further co mmemoration of the glorious events of 1812, has erected at Smolensko a column similar to that which s t an d s on the field of the battle of Borodino. It i s .37 archines in height, including the pedestal, and 13 archines and a half in circumference, and placed in front of the King's Bastion, which was the principal point of attack, and forms a fine ornament to other person who was with you. I don't know what he might have told others. Thomas Batchelor, a person who said he resided in Barking Church-yard, deposed that he saw the defendant take hold of Mrs. Levy by the cloak and drag her away from Mr. Jones's door, desiring at the same time another officer to take care that she did not drop anything. Defendant—Did I not say to her, " If you do not satisfy me as to what you have got under your cloak, I shall take you to answer my Inspector at the station house?" Batchelor—l did not hear you say so. The defendant then stated that as he was walking along his beat he observed Mrs. Levy with a bulk under her cloak, walking quickly. She looked particularly at him as she passed, and he suspected that she had some thing about her for which she could not properly account, and questioned her, as he considered it to be his duty to do. The answer he received was a volley of abuse. She told him he was a villain ; that she paid to support him and other fellows of the kind, and that she would have him punished ; and when she got close to the public house belonging to Mr. Jones, she told him he might go in and see what she had about her. He then considered it to be his business—as he could not go into the public house, and as his suspicions were increased instead of being diminished—to take her to the station-house. The bulk was occasioned by a large bonnet under the cloak. He entirely denied having used the least violence. A City policeman, named Morris, stated that the de fendant called him to walk behind Mrs. Levy, and see that she did not drop anything, and he heard her use the most insulting language towards the defendant as they walked to the station-house. The Defendant—l have other witnesses, my Lord. Alderman Gibbs—No. I dismiss the case. Two Spaniards, in a most wretched condition, with famine in their faces, were brought by Brand, the Mar shalman, before the Aldermen. They stated that they had unfortunately worked, the one as steward, and the other as cook, in a British vessel from Baltimore to this country, and subsequently to India, and back to England, and after having undergone great privation, they were obliged to sleep in the streets, until they received the aid of the Refuge for the houseless poor. Alderman Gibbs asked the unfortunate objects whe ther the Spanish Ambassador, or the Spanish Consul, had refused to do anything for them ? Brand said, that by the direction of the Lord Mayor, he had gone with them to the Spanish Consul, but they were treated like dogs by that functionary, who said that as they had assisted in working a British vessel they could receive no aid from the Spanish Government. Alderman GIBBS asked the men whether they had ap plied to the Spanish Ambassador ?—They replied that they had been sent by the Consul to the Ambassador, and by the Ambassador to the Consul, backwards and forwards several times. Mr. Hobler—These poor creatures must not perish in the streets. If they were to sit down at the door of the Spanish Ambassador, that functionary would probably listen to them. The Spaniards said that their object was to get home, and they were able and willing to work their way if the Spanish authorities would only show them the way. Alderman GIBBS—Let these men be taken to the City of London Union, and be supported till we see what can be done to prevail upon the Spanish authorities to act upon the occasion. EVENING SUN • SIGHT AND HEARING.— . d by thelr pats:Mae d that? 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P rinCesses Albemarle.street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, and 1 , 4 King William-street, City, state that their valuable invention O a ': also gained the sanction and unqualified approbation of sibcy le ft° , hundred of the principal members of th e me di ca l pro fession. DO W : bef ore b diately these Newly-invented Spectacle Lenses are placed - extremely imperfect vision, that mist and dullness. whic h appear before the eyes is at once removed, every oil le o t b u e. conies clear and distinct, so that the meat aged °ll eum. youthfu'l, comes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its C o nductor n and original state. Their Invisible Operative Voice e nor Sound Magnifiers for deaf persons, is not the least place ~; , P e . t e ibi trelne uncomfortable ; they give immediate relief to old stan" *.' - I b b, is cases of deafness, and the faintest whisper at a public a rim . n .te 0 , heard with exact distinctness .- 39 Albemarle-street, 0 PPn" 410 —/-,To coat iel- York Hotel, and 70, King William street, City. with persons of the same name. imperfect in . [ADVERTISEMENT.] a rB merry Christmas and a happy neiir yea r, nci A generally the congratul a ti ons a t thi s festive seasonl,,ush, every auxiliary is eager l y soug h t a f ter for thy: emh e Imre ment of the person. The d ecora tiv e beauty and en e of the tresses of female loveli ness especially . , enhl t3 „, a w e, as they so g rea tly d o t h e c h arms o f persona l appe t - t he occupy by n o means a small share o f a ttention the toilet. It is more part i cu l arly at suc h p e riods t at that enlivening and wonderfully revivifying properties 0 dis most delightful a r ti c l e , R ow l an d' s M acassa r Oil 5, r ,: ,, oti played, and w hi c h p l ace i t as an i nv i gora t o r and ong far of the h a i r , b eyon d all precedeiit. Indeed', 3 1 - A eas' the chief virtu es i nc id ent to the use of Rowlands ri fl ed its sar Oil (in reference to ladies hai) ma be reck i s tine enduring properties in preserving r the ri y nglets In O p y r tnt or decorative beauty through the heat of the 10114 locomotion of the promenade. , be Bell's Lye' in London, of Sunday se x eon' printed with a complete fount of new type , 1 3 . 0 1 ; tain a list of horses and performances training m in anees a ne rig: t a b cr e e D ne e n rbrsi s t and Oaks, with their and names of trainers. The Gurney Discussion, Prbiras nology of Pedestrian Matches, and Chronological ;‘,,` o of Fights in 1841, alphabetically arranged. — Sub- Bell's Life in London 5d., or ss. Gd. per q uarter , are scribers are forew arne d t o renew their orders to sera e s punctuality. Office of Bell's Life, 170, Strand- be Life in London, of Sunday last, D ec . 26 (which- wt C 01" kept on s a l e a ll the week), con t a i ne d the i m pot:ta t be respondence between Lord George Bcntinck a t id Stewards of the Jockey Cl u b on a recent turf &dal , l ati° , l3. ..1 GOLD WATCHES.—E. J. DENT, by s , T a en appointment, Chro nome t er and Watchma k er tor the (‘' i v e and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, offers an exte o ch. assortment of HORIZONTAL WATCHES at 101 10s.. , a 1„. From their great advantages over those of the vertical do, tion in performance, appearance, and flatness, he recomm el' aot them for Ladies' and Gentlemen's wear. They have e\f f ar e engraved or plain gold dials and cases, and the moverner a jewelled in four holes, and the performance guaranteed frid b abstract f rom M r . D ent ' s L ectures on t h e Construct] oi e Management o f Ch ronometer W atches an d Cl oc ks nlaY st ra nd. gratuitously by customers, or to the public price 15,-82' , PLATE.—A. B. SAVORY a nd SONS, M ll7O facturing Silv ersm i t h s No. 14, Cornbill London (opp( ; - ~, - 11 r Bank of Engla n d).—Th e best wrought 'Fiddle-Patten i ,Oltife Spoons and Forks, at 7 s . 2d. per ounce. Th e following -are t or weights recommend e d, b ut the article s may be badhte r heavier at the same price per ounce :—. • i• d' oz. sd• ! 0 1 12 Fiddle Patte rn Sil ver T a bl e S poons 30 at 72• •• 3 ''' 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 at 7 2 ... ; 1 5 12 ditto Table Forks 30 at 7fi ... IC, , 3 4 ; 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 at 7 2 ... t; II 9 2 ditto Gravy Spoons 10 at 7 2 ... ll 9 1 ditto Soup Ladle... 10 at 7 2 ... 3l 6 9 4 ditto Sane* dit to... 10 at 7 S ... , 0 n - 4 ditto Salt S poons (g il t strong) 12 0 0 1 ditto Fi s h Sli ce 1 12 ditto . Tea Spo ons ... 10 a t 7 S ... 3JO 0 1 ditto Pair Su gar T ongs (strong) 915 „ p d II N.B. A price current, s t amped as a newspaper. 111 us "; ". - ar' chase of silver or Sheffield late, may be bad drawings, and containing every information relative to th . e P 0 . will be sent into the count s f of in answer ti y, reit postage, paid letter.on applicat ion , , a # .. 2! ._._- y g o h f te j r . . 11. story. , Es q. ,0 f BIRTHS. ason. x daughter . . On the 27th inst., at Brighton, the Lady Invers, c th° On the 23d inst , at Lockin • rton Ihll, Leicestershire, lad est On th e 26th inst , the lady of the Rev. Edward Ba nk of a daughter. . of On the 23d inst., at M a id a V a l e , Edgware-road, the wife A. A. Mackey, Esq., of a daughter. P. On the 25th inst., in Old Burlington-street, the Jacky o f D AlOndis, of a daughter. the 24th inst., in Park -street, Grosvenor-square , L ad) Graham, of a daughter. ____ A MARRIRD. ore ace, On the 16th i ns t . , at t h e B r i t i sh Em b assy, a t Archibald C amp b e ll D enn i stoun, Esq., son of t h e l a te )be Dennistoun, Esq., Dunbartonshire, to Mary, youngest dau ghtio of the late Peter Vere, Esq., of Grosve nor -pl a ce, Londori. Fi DIED. of Othne t la h t e e 2 N st . h A i . ns A t. u , st L en au , r Es a ti A „ ug e u f s ß ta am S s o g p a h t i e a , , ag eld ea est lB (.l . avg . h te; CeOrautetheef E 2 l 3 th d ai i n n , st K ., ett a t t , L ag e e a d m 46 ing . ton, the Rev. W. J. Myers, On the 25th i nst . , at A rrow H all, Cheshire, W. F. Nichol son, the infant son o f J . R. Sh aw, Esq. j --- London : Printed znd Published by 3/IURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Stran.l, at The Sent Offie,e, No. 112, Strand, la the County of Middlesex, Tuohy, Decemher 28, 1841. the parade. It was inaugurated on November 17, O day on whi c h th e F renc h retreate d b e f ore th e troops ° f the garrison, in the presence of all the nobles of SaW" lensko, with their Marshal at their head, and also of the veterans who took a share in the battle." The Cassel Gazette states that the Second Chamber of the States of Hanover has put on the orders of the dal for discussion, a motion expressive of regret at the exclu sion of some of its M em b ers f rom t a ki ng their seats. motion had been m a d e f or an a dd ress to the King, to pray his Majesty for an adjournment of a fortnight,. but it was rej ec t e d b y 41 to 35 . Th e M un i c i pa l Council of Osnabruck h a d pet i t i one d t h e G enera l A ssem bly of the States to address the King, with a view to re-esta blish the Constituti on o f 1833. The police authorities of that town had ordered the Union Club to be shut, for a de monstration in favour of M. Rumann. THE APOTHECARIES' ACT. The crying sin o f thi s A ct i s t h e we ll known, oft quoted, often praised, but oftener abused clause 15--- enacting that " no person shall be admitted to examina tion for a certificate to practise as an apothecary, unless he shall have served an apprenticeship of not less than five years to an apothecary." In the Apothecaries' An / Amendment Act (6th George IV. cap. 143), passed in July 1825, it was, among other things, provided, that apprentices to surgeons as well as to apothecaries , mig ht be admitted to examination ; but such is not the pre sent law of th e l an d. Thi s , h owever, i s a tri fl e. Th e real questio n a t i ssue i s , should there be any appren ticeship at all? I ns t ruct i on i n pharmacy there oug ht to be—there must be; but should this instruction b e received after a cer t a i n d ee d o f i n d enture , with its r e d wax and green ferret, its stamps, fees to s olicitors, 80 0 &c., or may it not much more profitably, and far 1110 re economically, b e rece i ve d w i t h out t h e a id a nd assista nce of the lawyer ? Why should a deed of indenture be required when the youth is studying practical Ph, nr ; macy, and be unnecessary when he studies i n sut . l- 1 branches of his art ? Excuses may be o ff ered port of the system of apprenticeshi The lanY e V v i l w uphold it, and doctors innumerable ' : for they pr o "," it ; but, in truth, the system is bad, and must, ere tone , an on: give way to a better. Young men are we kno w raged to study during the five years of their munic i p al servitude, and some humane masters allow their appren ticesappren- to attend lectures during the term of their the more ticeship ; but these palliatives only s how clearly the actual amount of the evil. the hig he r Let us ask ourselves what is the actual ainen n t t ° v knowledge which the apprentice gains ie that cals e. ."' e . Is it more than a lad of common attainments ce'"i s quire in six months, or a quick lad in three ? In v the remainder of hi s fi ve years passe d ? I t rnal rity a few, in useful study ; but we fear that, in the evkl a c h . of cases, th a t ti me i s passe d i n ty i ng up P hieln'lei'by ing out powders, beating pill masses, preparing °l on a day sundry i n f us i ons o f rose b u d s, orange air , 4 senna leaves, to th e man if est a d vantage o f the Ina-t° but without the sma ll est percept ibl e amoun t of Pra °t t° the apprentice. The Let us see how the law works in another way' apprentice fee is o ft en a l arge one ( two or three bun.: dred pounds), and constitutes a very thee p e ro of that sum which the parent is able to bestow on fessional advancement of his son. Were thi n 5°1 7 n er expense reduced, he could afford to keep bis go° ° fir th ta per at at school, to give him a better general education, pert s. chase for him more books, and to lengthen --e of his sojourn amidst hospitals and dissecting - room s• Let us pry still deeper into the working of this clause O e .. for the Apothecaries' Act. A young ma n applies the l aW mination who has been bred in a co lony where Clause: of apprenticeship exists not. He applies in vein' No. 15 is imperative. No apprenticeship nn, e =- No, large portion ot. amination ! A well-educated but unsuccessful phi' to is content to pocket his diploma and his dignity, en , t e enter the arena of general practice. An insuperaols bar stands between him and the object of his win be ,;, Be his education ever so good, his skill ever se great, he cannot be examined for his line h ri as to practice as an apothecary—because, be trus t _ not been an apprent i ce . W e hope and that the L eg i s l ature w ill , ere l ong , o pen their el: to the evil s o f the apprenticesbin system as app medicine, th a t th ey will expunge this from the Act, and simply direct "that no poi" n oise future be admitted to examination fora licence top. 'e,_ o , as an apothecary, unless he shall produce testirnonts',_"o. the satisfaction of the said Court of Examiners, 0 . 1 li the ing diligently attended to practical pharmacY ll , ac shop of some apothecary, chemist, or druggist, r oot part of Clattbs:H jo quired competent knowledge thereof." It "' nut u ld be for the Court of Examiners to determine what n• l° ,_ al he the dur a ti on o f suc h e l ementary P instruct i o n in macy.—Medic a l Gazelle. 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