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'-'-4birb liZbition CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY•) OLD COW. Z. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) MR. CUTT.—The trial of Mr. Curt .or forgery was fixed for Monday. TRIAL OF MR. DROUET FOR MAN SLAUGHTER. At ten o'clock the prisoner entered the doe k,, end the trial was resumed by Mr. CHAMBERS calling Ksaiah Deamant, the under matron of the Holborn Union—She said she remembered going to the Royal Free Hospital on the sth of January, and receiving 150 children, amongst whom was the deceased Andrews, who were conveyed back to the union. On the morning of the 6th she saw the deceased in the hospital. Mr. Whitfield, the surgeon, was attending him. He was much exhausted, and appeared to be dying. He died soon afterwards, about eleven o'clock in the morning. She examined the children when they came from the hospital. Mr. CHAMRERS—In what state were they ? Sir F. THESIGER objected to the question. Mr. CHAMBERS asked the witness when she had seen the children before?—The witness replied that she lied seen them a few months before. Mr. CHAMBERS then repeated the objectionable ques tion, and Sir FREDERICK THESIGER again objected. What had the state of the other children to do with the state of the deceased children? They might have been treated differently from the deceased, Andrews. No evidence had yet been adduced to prove the mode of treatment. Mr. Baron PLATT apprehended that the question did not go to the treatment, but rather went to show what state of health the children were in when they were sent to Mr. Drouet's, and when they returned to the union. Mr. BALLANTINS contended that if their Lordships admitted this evidence it would open up a variety of cases which ought to be the subject of distinct indict ments. Before the evidence could be received their Lordships must prove a perfect identity between the state of health of the deceased and the children to whom his Learned Friend had referred. In fact, he must lay down this broad principle, that before this question could be put to the witness, it must be shown beyond all doubt that the constitution and condition of these chil dren were precisely the same as that of the deceased. Mr. Baron PLATT ruled that the question could be put. Mr. CIIANBERS—Now, did you examine some of the children when they came from the Royal Free Hospital? Witness—l did. Mr. CRAMRERS—In what state did you find them ? Witness—They were covered with blotches and erup tions. Mr. Baron PLATT—What has this to do with the case. Suppose they were all affected with itch, how Could that bear upon ►his case. It is not alleged that the deceased died of that complaint, or that it was caused by the treatment of the defendant. Mr. CHAMBERS begged his Lordship's pardon ; the indictment charged the defendant with confining the deceased in a room impregnated with an unwholesome atmosphere, and treating him in such a manner which ultimately produced the illness which caused the death. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS — Just so, and you are to prove that the treatment engendered the disease which caused the death. Mr. CHAMBERS must, however, insist that he had a right to show that the treatment affected the children in different manners. Mr, Baron PLATT—You say then that the same im proper treatment may pro lute various consequences "Upon different people. Mr. CHAMBERS.—Just so, my Lord. Mr. BARON PLATT—And you insist that a medical man can trace all these various consequences to the same criminal treatment of the defendant, which, the indict ment alleges, resulted in the death of the deceased ? Mr. CHAMBERS said, that it was so ; and, in order to show the necessity of admitting such evidence as this, he would just put a case as an illustration :—Suppose a man was charge d with firing a pistol, loaded with ball, at an individual, with intent to do some grievous bodily harm, and the man pleaded that the pistol was not loaded, surely he would have a right to call a third party whom the bullet had struck, to show that it was ? Sir FREDERICK THESIGER replied, that before the evidence proposed to be put in could possibly be admis sible, it must be shown that the treatment of these child ren had produced the same effects upon them that it was alleged to have done on the deceased. The deceased had died of a mortal disease, and before the treatment of the other children could be admitted against the defendant, it must be shown that they had been attacked by the same disease. Mr. Baron PLATT—Suppose the case of a surgeon being indicted for causing the death of an individual, by a negligent amputation in this way : he amputates the limb of one party, but before operating upon the second, he ueglec:s to cleanse the knife, and some virus or poison remains upon it, which causes the death of the second. Surely, if a third party had been operated upon with the same knife, but without producing death in his case, would not the effect the poison had upon him be evidence against the surgeon in the second case? Sir F. THESIGER said, in the case put by his Lord ship there was that identity of the effects which did not exist in this case. The COURT ruled that the evidence was admissible. •Examination continued—The children were covered with eruptions and blotches, many of them were thin and pale, •and some had swollen bellies. When the children were sent to Drouet's they were in a good state of health, but many of them had returned in so bad a state, that some of them were not yet out of the hospital. Cross-examined by Sir F. THESIGER—Before the children left the union she was a nurse,.and had frr quent opportunities of observing their condition, by attending the various wards. She had had three children at Mr. Drouet's establishment, and she had reason to believe that they were well treated. She had slept one night at Tooting ; and on one occasion she had thanked Mr. Drouet for his attention to her children. They were two boys and a girl. By the COURT—Her three children formed part of the 125 that were brought away, or rather two of them did. The little girl.was attacked with cholera, and could not be removed. The two boys were also attacked, but all three of them had since recovered. She once or twice had an opportunity of seeing the female children in the Tooting establishment at supper. The food appeared to her to be good and plentiful. It consisted of bread and treacle, and milk and water. She had never seen them at dinner, but she had seen their dormitories. Had the food been insufficient or bad, she should have complained of it. Mary Harris, examined by Mr. CLA.RKSON—On the evening of the sth of last January she was a nurse at the Royal Free Hospital, and remembered little An drews, the deceased, being brought there. He was in a very exhausted state, and having placed him by the side of a fire she got him an egg and some bread and milk. Be did not eat it, but said " Oh, what a big piece of bread this is." She then undressed and put him to bed. Baron PLATT—Are you in the habit of attending children? Witness—Yes, my Lord. Baron PLATT—WeII, did he appear to you to be tired and fatigued; and was it that which made him want to go to bed? Examination continued—When she undressed him she found his body in a shockingly thin and emaciated state. About six o'clock in the morning he was purged ;ind vemitted much. The purged fluid looked more like dirty water than anything else; it was of a blue-blackish colour. Soon afterwards she sent for Mr. Whitfield, and gave up charge of the child to him. There were lour nurses there that night. Cross-examined by Sir F. THESIGER The four nurses went from the Holborn Union to attend the Thildren, at the Royal Free Hospital. She knew nothing of the child till she saw him at the hospital. The deceased, when be came to the hospital, did not complain of sickness. By the COURT—The night was cold, and it rained, and the children were covered all over. No other chil dren were sick, but some of them were purged. William Benson Whitfield, the medical officer of the Holborn Union, called and examined by Mr. CHAM BERS. On the 4th of January last ho attended at Mr. Drouet's establishment to report upon the state of the children. He went over the sick ward and some other parts. There were a number of rooms appropriated to the cholera cases. He made some notes of Mr. Drouet's visiting as suggestions which he wished him to adopt relative to warmer clothing, and to improving the qua lity of the food given to the children. In going through the wards he observed the portion of the boys in the beds. Sir FREDERICK TUESIGER objected that the last answer could not be admitted as evidence, unless it could be shown that the deceased had been subjected to the same treatment. Andrews, it had been found, did not exhibit symptoms of cholera till he was removed to the Royal Free Hospital. Baron PLATT suggested that they had better pass over this part of the evidence. Examination continued—ln consequence of that visit he reported in favour of the removal of the children, and he went down en the evening of the sth of January, and examined all the Holborn children , amongst wh om was Andrews. He considered there were about 159 in a fit state to be removed, many of whom were then under the influence of cholera. Baron PLATT—And you believed them fit to be re moved? Witn ess —Y es, I did , m y L or d. _ Examination continued—He saw the vans the chil dren were remov e d i n; t h ey were covere d. The night vis cold and rainy. He saw Andrews on the following Th .:l l : e n r ing, between seven and eight o'clock, when he was fl_R ans ing from an attack of the cholera, and resorted to r him. He gave him hot blankets, and ap "Pgla7:l:earbaorain taprl:lnevt, recove r attention d t i o e so other t r h c o a u s g e h s . t were proper, and then of Andrews'l-Tl.--- at once that he I suppose you had formed your opinion case directly you saw it? Witness—l saw Examination was dying. visited Mr. Drou cect),,ntinued—The wear afterwards he a establishment, and went through all the rooms. Mr. CUAMIIERs—Did dren had been in each 4" ascertain how many chil- Sir F. TllEslGEß— That raj- n , Baron PLATT—Unless Mr.°D;t aou-e-t.told him. Witness—lle did. Mr. Cnvaser.s—Well, now, in yourr opinion, many children could be plac e d in t h erooms , oc onsis h teh o t r y with a due regard to health? Sir F. THESIGER again objected. The opinion must he confined to the room Andrews was in, and not sully to th e w h o l e. gene- Mr. C,IIABIBERS insisted that they bad a right to show the number of children the house would hold with safety to their health. Baron PLATT thought that the evidence must be con fined to the room where Andrews was placed. Mr. CLARKSON insisted that they had a right to show - r• ' TRIt SUN, LONDON,_ JLAOTURDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 18.40. that the whole house was over-crowded of wbich Au drews's room formed purl. sir F. Tni':IGER r. torte , : that the establishment c eisted of teveral detached buildittgs, e.hd asked the vi it ness if fl,at weie not 'o? The wi , ness ta'd it was. Mr. Cu k)IBEns again contend td, that es the indictment charged the defendant. with confining the deceased to divers over-crowded and unlynilthy rooms—he had a right to show that the whole of the buildings were un healthy and over-crowded. The counts charged gene rally that the asylum was ow 1-zrow ded. Sir F. TIIESIGER—And one part of it is a quarter of a mile from the other. Is that not so, Mr. Whitfield ? ; a few hundrid yarC.s. Mr. Baron PLATT said the evidence should be confined to the huildirg in which the little children eat, drank, and slept. By Mr. Chaarsens—l examined the children as to the state of their health before they were removed. They were not in good health—their abdomens were tumid — they had se elled bellies. Many of them were covered with itch. I think, judging from the state they were in, they bad riot sufficient food. I think if they were seized with cholera, that their constitutions were so enfeebled that the disease would most likely prove fatal. The wasting is very sudden in cholera. I did not pay par ticular attention to the case of Andrews. I Jo net think he was what was called " a leap of bon es ." Cross-examined by Sir F. TIIESIGER-Ilad i.ever been to Tooting before January. There are always a few cases of itch and scurvy among workhouse children. They are not always the most healthy of children. James Andrews died of Asiatic cholera. I believe cholera to arise from atmospheric influence, and I think it decidedly infectious. Persons in a room with a cholera patient I believe are more likely to be seized with the disease, iu consequence of the air being poisoned by the breath of the patient. Cholera is very ca pricious in its attacks--sometimes attacking one side of a ship and not the other—sometimes one side of a street and not the other side. Per sons in well ventilated places are seized with it, while those subject to a close and confined atmosphere some times escape. Cold is a great predisposing cause. Re-examined—Transition from warm clothing to cold clothing would also be a predisposing cause. By the COURT—I think some of them were under the influence of cholera when tbey were removed. I cannot specify any particular child. I did not attend them at the Free Hospital. I did not inquire whether medical assistance would be rendered immediately, but it was my opinion that it would. Removing them at ten o'clock at night when snow was on the ground might no doubt be a predisposing cause, but it was indispensable to the safety of their lives to bring them to London at that. hour. Mr. Gibson, surgeon, said be examined the children of the Holborn Union on the 28th October, before they went to Tooting. He did not know whether Andrews was among them, but if he was he must have examined him. If a child was thin only, and not absolutely ill, he would have passed him. Mr. Baron PLATT—You must prove the identity of the body. Mr. Pearson, one of the visiting guardians, said be bad examined a body in the vault of the church, but could not say whether it was that of Andrews. Cross-examined by Sir F. TuEsicea—l visited the establishment at Tooting several times, and had oppor tunities of examining it and seeing how it was conducted. In my judgment it was perfectly well conducted. Mr. CHAMBERS objected to this line of cross-exami nation, as opening up new ground. Sir F. THESIGER—Then I will put the question in this form. What was Mr. Drouet's conduct for kind ness and humanity ? Witness —Exceedingly good. Mr. CHAMBERS—Have you made inquiries since these everts have tukcn place? Witness—No. That is the result of my inquiries during the visits of inspection. By the COURT—I have heard from persons both at Tooting and in town, that Mr. Drouet bore a good character. Mr. CLARKSON intimated that as a difficulty had arisen with respect to the identity of the body, he had sent for the necessary evidence. The Court at this point adjourned for a brief period. William Filby, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Said he was a porter and a gravedigger, and knew the deceased Andrews. Saw him before he went to Tooting in October, and he was then in very good health. Was pre. sent when he died at the Free Hospital. He buried him, and afterwards, by the direction of the authorities, ex , burned the body, and was present at the post mortem , examination. Mr. Garrod was then re-called—Ho said he had formed an opinion as to the death of the child, and he considered that it bad arisen from malignant or Asiatic cholera. The body was very slightly decomposed. From the appearance be should say that it was greatly emaciated before death. The teeth were not very for ward for his age, which betokened great weakness of the system. The head was large, which indicated that he had not arrived at maturity commensurate to his age. The blood was of a dark colour. The intestines con tained a ricy or gravel-like matter. After giv ing some minute details, he said that the appearance of the body altogether satiefied him that death had re sulted from Asiatic cholera. He considered that the child must have been an unhealthy one. Its emaciated state might have been caused by improper food, clothing, and lodging, independent of the cholera, but would not be positive on that point. A child confined in an over crowded and ill-ventilated dormitory was more liable to be affect. d by ittflences such as the cholera than a strong, healthy person. Cross examined by Sir F. THESIGER—IIe believed that cholera was in the atmosphere, and travelled from one country to another. In some case: he considered that it was infectious, but not contagious. It generally visited prisons and workhouses, and other places of that kind, where the diet was not very generous. It was very capricious in its attacks. By Mr. CLARKSON—Bad 'air, bad food, bad clothing, and bad lodging, would predispose to cholera. By the COURT—Those causes would not alone produce cholera; there was some other influence required. Mr. Kite, surgeon at Mr. Drouet's establishment, was next called, and examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—He said he had never been consulted as to the extent of accom modation afforded, as to the ventilation, or as to the food or clothing of the children. There was an infirmary at tached to the place. Three or four weeks after he came, which was in October last year, a sick ward was added. There were about 1,100 or 1,200 children in the estate lishment when he entered. At the end of December 200 more were adder'. When he went two children were in the infirmarylaffected with ophthalmia; there were also some affected with the itch. There was no separate ward for those troubled with the itch. Mr. D: ouet did not re fuse to rt ceive children a ho had this disease. Baron PLATT—Did you ever hear of itch predisposing to cholera?—(Laughter.) Witness—No. Thel first! case of cholera occurred on Friday, 29th December; as many as 139 children died beta een that time and. the 13th January. Previous to the sth January many cases of cholera existed. It was his duty to attend to the cholera wards. There were rather too many in them. The rooms were:not crowded; he was: convinced they were not. Sir F. THES7GER—You have no right to press the witness in that way. Baron PLATT—I think not. Mr. CHAMBERS—But I have got his depositions here, and lam examining from them. Your Lordship has the depositions betore you. Baron PLATT—YOU have no right to make that ob servation unless you intend to put iu the depositions. lie is your witness, and no ene knows better than yourself what is regular. Mr. CHAMBERS—He is the witness of the Crown, my Lord, and not mine. He is the witness of the Coroner. Baron PLATT—You had better go on with your exa mination. Mr. CHAMBERS—NOW, was the overcrowding of the room the predisposing cause of the cholera? Wiiness— I have not said that it was over-crowded. Baron PLATT—YOU P.re assuming by your question that the rooms were overcrowded? Mr. CHAMBERS—I am assuming nothing, my Lord. I am simply asking whether that would be a predis posing cause, such as bad food would be. Now, sir, were there any predisposing causes? Witness—Certainly. Mr. CHAMBERS—WeII, now, as a medical man, can you form any opinion as to what would be a predisposing cause? Witness—The congregation together of these children would be a predisposing cause. Mr. CHAMBERS—NOW, I ask you whether there was or was not an overcrowding of the rooms? Witness — Yes, in the big boys' ward. Mr. CHAMBERS—And that would be a predisposing cause? Witness—Certainly it would. Cress-examined by Sir FREDERICK THESIGER—It was the big boys' room that was overcrowded. He remembered, that while Andrews was there, he was in the sick ward. He was always in the sick ward, but not on the sick list. If he ordered it the boys in the sick ward had meat and porter every day. They had every thing he chose to order for them. When he first want there the establishment was generally healthy. There were out of the large number be had mentioned about eight or ten ill. After he went there several children were sent there who had the itch. He made great efforts to get rid of it, but he never could ascertain whether it had been totally eradicated. The cholera broke out suddenlyl; there were no premonitory symptoms. There were always cases of diarrheas in the t stablish talent. The necessity of separating those who were struck with the disease from those who were healthy created considerable confusion, and great difficulty was expe rieeced in procuring nurses. He saw nothing in the clothing of the children which could form a predisposing ca use of cholera , nor did he heaver hear n e e r any complaintsr y g mode about their food al D g re r ad o . 0 n t atsheto establishment; There sTaiiiderbeewfoerreethsiisx Oue of them, named three of whom died of cho e Warren, attended on Andrews CHAMBERS` adults gain st M e n r g . the sick li st. was about a fortnight on fiArsntdrteimw time ne•examined by Mr. ing the children was the 5t o 'n the house with him, he had any other medical mhan ftojaaesesiasrty.himTihnettrewaet; before he had any one to In November there were 42 cases .d diarrhotia was a but the Messrs. Chapman had Iprevoi(ftudsi :n December, but he did not cons). er • s ran through the whole laYr assisted oa i,an d hi 4 m s . premonitory By the COURT—The 42 cae month many of them had symptom of et olera mouth, bur at the end of the been cured, and the 45 of the cases. About a dez - n onl y of th e ext n so m o o r n t 6 h o were who wareeerwe attackedwith cholera had been previou sly s uffering from dwiearrorhemoal;rseointolinaittiwonitstetttheell.exception of t n a t dozen there y Mr. Henry Whitta ll, the Rvgidstrbar o;iDr.eacthlifoKrsothNe. parish of Streatha m, examine lie had the register from A p ril, 18-18i,n it . included an i u li a e ry, 1849, and there were no ca ses of cholera included Mr. Drouet's establishment. district Cross-examined, by Sir F, TUESIGER—IIit district did not include Wandawor;h. There were cases of cholera in the adjoining paiit•lics. Mr. Grainger, a Member of the C9llege of Surgeons, exunined by Mr. CHAMBERS.—He had been twe:ity live years in the prolei=sion, and held the office of Ile dical Impector of the Board of Ileitlth. In the first week in January last, he went down and examined Mr. Dronet's establishment ; and, although be did n:A over tlle whole of it, he could form art opiniJn as to the previous overcrowding of it. lie went simply to see as to th , - , state of,the cholera. He went over the school-rooms as wet. Sir F. Tur.swEn interposed, and urged that the wit ness's opinion as to the previous state of the establish ment was no evidence. Mr. CHAMBERS did not press it at the moment, and continued the examination. Witness remembered having a conversation with Mr. Drouet, which he could repeat. Sir F. THESIGER again objected. The conversation could not be given in evidence. The COURT ruled that it could. Examination continued—He stated to Mr. Drouet that he thought there were rot suk9cient medical attend ants for the cholera, and he recommended that they should be increased by four, and that some physician of emiaence should be called in in whom the :public had confidence. He also recommended that there should be four nurses to wry ward where there were twelve children, cod three where there were less, and that in future the wards should be less crowded. Ho visited both the sleeping rooms of the sick and healthy children, and he thought the dormitories were too crowded. The rooms were certainly overcrowded with regard to the number of beds. They were too near each other, and in his opinion that would be injurious to the health of the occupants. The rooms were badly ventilated for the number of beds. BaroN PLATT—If there had been less beds, then the ventilation would have been sufficient. Witness—Yes; there were 1,400 children in the esta blishment; certainly too many for the size of the build ing. In his opinion, the principal cause of the cholera was the over-crowding of the establishment. He had spoken to some children about their food, with Mr. Drouet's consent, but he was not by at the time. Sir F. THESIGER—Then you can go no further? Witness cross-examined—He saw the children about a fortnight after they had been removed, and could de scribe their condition. They were decidedly unhealthy. Many of them were wasted in their limbs, and were in the state commonly called pot-bellied, and the great ma jority of them had what was called eruptions on the skin. 42 out of 65 of the boys had the itch, and out of 75 girls 34 had the iich, and 6 some other skin disease. By the COURT—He could not undertake to say that twenty had small pulses. Examination continued—These were all indications of the children having been fed too scantily, and upon a low dietary. He took notes of his observations while going over the establishment. It was badly ventilated generally, but the school-room was decidedly not pro perly ventilated. Sir F. THESIGER declined to cross-examine this wit ness. Dr. Ferre examined by Mr. CLARKSON—He accom panied Mr. Grainger to inspect Mr. Douet's establish ment, and he examined the children of the Holborn Union. About 120 were presented for examination. Their general state was very bad, but the girls were better than the boys. In most instances the limbs bad wasted away, and bad pot-bellies, and about two thirds of them had a skin disease. Baron PLATT—Did they differ from the appearance of other workhouse children? Witness—Oh, very ma terially, my Lord. Examination continued—About 45 per cent. were effected in the manner he had stated. The skin diseases were occasioned by the neglect of proper treatment and proper precaution. No doubt, the original cause was the introduction of a child who bad the disease; but the skin of the children was generally in that state which indicated that they bad been badly treated and improperly fed upon fluids, which was one great cause of potbelly. Had the children received proper solid food, both as regarded quality and quan tity, there certainly would not have been so many cases of wasted limbs, pot. bellies, and flabby flesh. The skin disease he attributed to the want of cleanliness, and the other symptoms to improper food, as regarded quantity and quality. The food he saw was decidedly unsatisfac tory, both as to quantity and quality. The condition of the children improved to these he saw first as his visits became later, and as there bad been a change of treatment and of food he concluded that the condition of the previous children was attribntable to the causes. These causes would predispose the children to cholera, and such like diseases. The real predisposing cause of the disease was the state in which they found the chil dren crowded together at Tooting. Cross-examined by Sir F. THESIGER—Out of the 120 be saw at the Royal Free Hospital, he examined 75 of the girls. Ho also examined about 20 boys. Of these 34 had the itch, and others complaints allied to itch. With proper care the itch could be cured in five days. The children were taken to the Royal Free Hospital on the Bth of January, and he saw them on the 20th. After the children had caught the itch, it would have taken considerably more than a fort night to bring them into the state he found them in. Baron PLATT—Did you see anything on these chil dren which could not be cured in a fortnight? Witness —No, my Lard; with proper appliances, such as baths, separate beds, linen, &c. Baron PLATT—What do you mean that children in this state would be predisposed to cholera ? Witness—Their constitutions were in such a state that they would more readily catch any prevalent disease than if they were well fed and in good condition. Sir F. THESIGER-Who is the surgeon of the Royal Free Hospital? Witness—Mr. Wakley. Mr. CHAMBERS-Not Mr. Wakley the coroner? Wit ness—No ; Mr. Wakley, junior. Mr. T. C. Jackson, the house-surgeon of the Royal Free Hospital, examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—He examined the children on the 6th day of January last, and from the condition he found them in that they had not been properly fed, while their clothes were too thin to give the necessary warmth, which chil dren of their age ought to have. Young Mr. Wakley did not see them. There was 87 cases of cholera alto gether, and eight of colapse. Mr. James was recalled, and stated that there were three vans to carry the children to London, and that they were well covered in with tarpsuling. This was the case for the prosecution. Sir F. THESIGER then rose to address the jury for the defence, whets our report left. The trial is not likely to conclude till Monday. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) The amount of business transacted during the week has not much improved upon the last. Several shares in Devon Great Consols have changed hands during the week. We stated in our last, "on the authority of an eminent practical mining agent, who has recently inspected the mines, that upwards of 60,0001. worth of ore is in sight"—it should have been " 60,000 tons," which, calculated at the price the last parcel rea lised, will amount to 390,000/. We learn that improve ments have since taken place in Anna Maria and Wheal Fanny. At Wheal Emma, the engine-shaft is down 20 fathoms, in highly favourable ground for sinking. South Wheal Frances, W heal Basset, West Buller, East Pool, and Condurrow have been in request during the week. Lewis, Trelawny, and Tincroft have been sought for at former quotations, and some business done. East Tamar is reported to have improved, and a few shares changed hands. Shares in the following mines have changed hands since our last :—Devon Great Consols, Treviskey and Barrier, Trelawny, Trebane, Bedford United, East Tamar, South Tamar, Kingsett and Bedford, Welling ton, West Tolgus, Stray Park, Condurrow, Mary Ann, Tincroft, Tamar Consols, South Molton, and Kirkcud brightshire. At the Tincroft annual meeting the statement of ac counts for Nov., Dec., and Jan., showed a profit on the three months' working of 1,156/. 35., carrying a ba lance of 9464 to the credit of the next account; during that period the sales of copper and tin realised 8,182!. 6s. 4d. The directors and manager's reports, which are given in detail in another column, are per spicuous, and highly gratifying to the :proprietary. A vast extent of valuable ore ground is laid open, and more continued to be developed—the laudable object of the directors being to have a continuous dividend-pay ing mine, instead of immediate large profits with little reserve. We consider much credit is due to them for their steady perseverance and ability in the manage meat. during the almost insurmountable oppression for the past two years,:arising from the unprecedentedly de pressed state of the copper and tin market. We find that, notwithstanding the many difficulties, an extra outlay of 1,2001. for necessary erections have been ex pended, and that dividends may be expected in about two months. It is estimated that 100,000/. worth of ore is discovered. At the Drake Walls meeting, the statement of ac counts, made up to the end of last December, showed an expenditure of 10,502/. 1 ls.; while the receipts were 10,;774 18s. 2d; leaving a small debtor balance of 324/. 12s. 10d. The reports from the different works were, in general, satisfactory; and it is expected that, when:the workings are fully developed, a profit of 400/. to 500/. monthly may be realised. The workings had been visited by Mr. P. N. Johnson, who was of opi nion that, in order to make them profitable, operations should be carried on on a large scale. The general body of the shareholders coincided in this opinion, and expressed the confidence in the management of the board of directors. At the Wheal Seton meeting the accounts were audited. The balance loss of 2711. Ils the amount of costs for c c. sheetot u h n e t t s w os f o hm r o ows Jan.th a ~ and s and Feb. being 3,0001. 98. the returns 2,728/. 183. A balance of 4401. wits brought fromthe previous account, and 1691. 3s. carried to the credit of next account. At a meeting of shareholders arrangements were made for resuming the East Godolphin divided into 256 shares, and acall Mi of 50s. ne. The sett is per share made, for the purpose of erecting engine neot adequate power, and other requisites, and sinkin g en a new engine shaft—the management being placed in the hands of Mr. Vawdrey. At the Wheal Calstock meeting the accounts for the past seven months were audited and passed ; a call of 11. per share w as made, to p a y off the liabilities . The s of agent's repo rt of the o p erations and prospects of m in e is mine is highly satisfactory. From 40 to 50 tons of ore app ear to have been broken from a bunch found in the 50 tin. level, and about 100 far. in length of ore ground laid open. An additional piece of ground has been obtained w hich will form a valuable adjunct to the property, in asmuch that several buildings and other necessary work is already there. The further requisite machinery is to be erected directly. The Southern and Western Mining Company or Ire land meeting, which was adjourned from the 19tli March, is convened for to-day, in the city of Cork, for the elec tion of four directors, receiving report, auditing accounts, and gezersl bu•dness of the company. We arc glad to hear that the directors have - come good news to com municate to tho sharehoLlers. Disnatches have been received by the St. John Del Rey, imperial Brsziiian, NatioLal Brizilian,and Copiapo Mining Companies. The St. John del Rey letters arc to the 7th Feb. The returns fur January give a profit of 3,984/. 2s. Bd., the net produce being 20,298 oits. The agent's report of the mine is satisfactory, and repreSents the present prospects indicative of progressive improvements. The Imperial Brazilian dispatches are to the 13th February. Tho returns from Gongo, from Jan. 23 to Feb. 12, amount to 12 lbs. 1 oz. 1 dal.; from Banana], ditto, 14 lbs. 9 czs.-----26 lbs. 10 oz. 1 dwt.—making a total since Jan 1, of 42 lbs. 5 ozs. 1 dwt. The National Brazilian letters advise the returns from Cocaes for ten days from the 3d to the 13:11 February, at mks. 10 2 7 60, and Cuiaba, from the 3d to the 6th February, at mks. 1 7 6 65. The manager's report of the mine conveys the expectation of shortly meeting with a rich deposit of gold at the point where the Ban deira and Cocaes veins form a junction. The Copiapo letters are to the 31st January, furnish ing the returns for the month of December, which ap• pear to be about 55 tons of copper. 'll.e iu re terring to the operations at th e Checo Mine, advises of a considerable improveniQiit in a winza in the 12fm. level, west of the new shalt, fr o m w h ence during the past week several tons of rich ore had been raised; whilst the lode was progressing in size without diminishing in quality. Preparations were making to drive the 20 fm. level, to communicate with the winzc. The Esperanza Mine is producing a large quantity of copper, but not of sufficient richness for transmission, averaging only from 10 to 12 per cent. In the San Pedro mines they are only stop ping the 5 and 10 fm. levels, which are paying costs. The silver mines are represented to be in a highly pro ductive position, especially the San Jose del Carmen, in which the lode is large and rich, the produce estimated at 6001. and 800/. per ton. At Alfin Hallada the vein has been disordered by a slide; but an improvement has fol lowed, and bids fair to become productive. The Carmen Alto Mine is highly spoken of, and a large deposit of silver is expected at a point where a junction of four lodes takes place, which will be intersected by a level extending from a depth of 15 or 20 fins. The Merce dite Mine is producing silver from a vein of 18 in. wide, half of which is good work. Operations will shortly be commenced on the other silver and gold mines recently secured by the company. The returns for the month amount to 36 tons, 41 of which belong to the company. The shares in foreign mines have not been in that re quest we generally notice•, the principal transactions ap pear to be in Sr. John del Rey, Copiapo, which maintain present quotations, United Mexican, Imperial Brazilian, Gundalcanal, and Bolanos have been done, but at rather lower rates. In North Biitish Australasians there is a greater demand, at last quotations, than can be obtained at present. This company, as we stated last week, pos sesses one-third of Bon Accord section; and, in reply to several applications, we have since lerrned, that " the Bon Accord property consists of 347 acres, not divided into st i r s etn o h f inghe. greater lots; but the produce, or profit, to be equally divided among the three proprietors T t he it great shaft of the eyxotnedn it o than h norththe aßarra south. Barra, Burrs Burra is within 100 yards of the boundary line; and another shaft is being opened still nearer to it; but they have never allowed the Bon Accord people to see their works." We stated, last week, that about a ton of superior copper had been sent home from the Bon Accord Mine. We have since learned, that we were misinformed; and that the ore is from a mine called Werra, or Werra Coors, about 25 miles from Adelaide; and the manager, in a recent communication, states that it is progressing favourably; but no great quantity of ore has been raised from it yet. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY.—No one has yet been appointtel to succeed Mr. Ward, M.P., as Se cretary to the Admiralty. The office seems to be going a-begging. Mr. Ward will most likely proceed to Corfu to enter upon the duties of Hi g h Com missioner with the next Overland Mail, via M arseilles. l Li n %Az A czrd EnPAv.—Major Generals James Shaw K e Sandys , and Sir Thomas H. B rown e have succeeded to the unattached pay of 255. per diem. They are all thr ee distin g ui s h ed Peninsular officers. Major General Kennedy was with the 43d at Copenhagen and the b attle of Ke og e ; served is the Peninsula from 1808 to 12, and w a s pres ent at the Coa, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, and Salamanca. He was afterwards at Quat re Bras and Waterloo. Lord Sandys accompanied the 1 0th Hussars to the Peninsula in 1812, and was at the action of Morales, and the battles of Vittoria and Pampeluna. As the Aide de-Camp to the Duke of Wellington, Lord Sandys was present at Waterloo. Major-General Sir Thomas Browne served at Martinique in 1809, where he o Wellington, and subsequently as Aide de-Camp to Lord St ewart, at t h e Head Quarters of the at was C o w p o e u n n h d a e g d e ; n afterwardsinlBo7, at in the Peninsula on the Staff of the Duke of Austrian, Russian, and P russian Armies. Sir Thomas was present in every acti on in the P eninsula. A RM Y GREAT COATS. — The subject of an improved gr eat coat for the use of the troops has beea lon g under consideration by the, authorities. The cloth is to be of a finer texture, and much lighter than the present coat, but of the same durable quality. Any alteration by which the soldier may be relieved of weight should re ceive every attention in high places, and orders given for its being carri( d into effect. THE NEXT VESSEL FOR THE COAST OF AFRICA. — The Heroine. 8, at Devonport, will carry the next mail, and relieve one of her Majesty's ships now serving on the c oast of Africa; and it is r e p orte d t h a t she will be com missioned by Commander J o h n B. Marsh (1844), for merly of the Canopus, 84. NAVIGATING TDE AR CTIC R EGI' NS . -- Commander Joseph West, and officer of standing, g ood service, and known skill a n d pract i cal science, h as proposed a plan of fitting a st eam - vessel with ice h amme r and ice o saws, to be worked by the shaft of the engine, for the purpose of navigating the polar regions. The projection is applicable to either screw or paddle wheel steamers, and is thus explained:— A semi-circular cogged plate is fixed on the shaft, whi c h connects itself with an e l ev ating bar fixed to the end o f a sway beam, the fulcrum being in: a crank on the bow o f the vessel at the fore-end of the s wa y beam, where the i ce h ammer is bung, wh i c h, by the con nexion of the cogs i s ra i se d eight feet at eve ry revolu tion. It is thrown o u t o f gear when they di sco nnect, the hammer then fulls, and i s aga i n raised w h en t h e cogs con nect. The hammers are from 15 to 20 hundred weight working alterately on each side before the stem, and are capable of breaking through ice four or five feet thick, thus enabling a vessels° fitted to approximate much nearer to the supposed position of Sir John Franklin's ships than can be done by the present means, as the above ap plication can be fitted to any steam-vessel at a trifling ex pense compared with the object to be obtained. The in vention is as simple as it appears to us to be practicable, and we treat that the Admiralty will appreciate the value of the plan, and the moti ves w hi c h actua ted the gallant projector, by dispatchin g perilous track of the al most d espa i re d o f no rthern navi gators. a vessel SJ fitted at once on the Two Salonorneters, invented by a Mr. Howes, are ordered by the Admiralty to be fitted to the Basilisk and Niger steain-slooPs, at W oo l w i c h. HAIG'S SMOKING APPARATUS.—The Admiralty have granted to Mr. Haig the still further indulgence of con tinuing his experiments for consuming the smoke of marine engines, on board the Ariel, old steam-packet, at Woolwich, for the space of two months longer. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria. cap. 32,f0r the Week ending on Saturday, the 7th day of April, 1849' ISSUE DEPAATMEMT. Notes i55ued........ 28,019,480 Government debt 11,015,10 E Other securities •• •. 2,984,90 0 Gold coin and bullion 13,695,911 323,569 S i lver bullion • • .. •. - _ REDUCTION in FIR E ASSURANCE RATES. (From the Reporter.) We have authority to state that the late reduction in the rates of fire assurance, referred to in the last number of the .Reporter, and copied into the Morning Chronicle, and other morning, evening, and weekly newspapers, was confined to the following risks of special hazard, which had previously bees► raised, viz.:— Cotton and woollen mills in England. Manufacturers' warehouses in Manchester, London, Glasgow, and Paisley. The following table will doubtless be acceptable to many of our readers:— Rates for the Buildings and Contents of Warehouses in Lon don, occupied by wholesale Dealers in Cotton, Linen, Silk, Woollen, and Worsted Piece Goods, and by wholesale Glovers, haberdashers, Hosiers, Lacemen, and Thread, Manufacturers; also, Bonnets, Straw Bats, Stays, Arti ficial Flowers, and other Articles forming part of a Haber dasher's Stock, when in the premises of a wholesale Dealer; regulated by the Capacity or Cubical Contents of the Buildings. a ca Not ex ceeding a ;to, Above A Warehouse, 100,0..0 200,(,00 Brick-built and Tiled or Slated. cubic ; 1; cubic 2; a - 6 feet. csi net les, not less not less than than than s. d. s. d. a. d. Having entire party walls car-1 ried through the roof Having no pr cesa of manu• I 2 0 2® 3 0 facture carried on therein ; Having no stove with more I than three feet of pipe ) If the party walls are not en tire, or not carried through 0 6 I 6 1 0 the roof, If there be any window orl opening into an area, court, or passage, be ween and common to it and any other 06 1 0 warehouse ... or, If any wooden lining to any part of the ceilings or walls. If any well-hole for hoisting or lighting; or if any opening 0 6 2 0 in the floors, except for the staircases and teagle-rope If in plurality of tenare If any process of manufacture Special. Special. Spacial. be carried on If any stove with more than Special. Special. Is. three feet of pipe ...... . TESTIMONIAL TO A VETERAN OF THE ROYAL SEVENTH DRAGOON GUARDS. On Friday evening, the 23d instant, the Sergeant- Majors and Sergeants of the 7th Dragoon Guards, quar tered at this place, assembled at the Allen Arms, in the vicinity of the Cavalry Barracks, for the purpose of pre senting a silver snuff-box to their late Paymaster, Sergi ant J. G. Hamilton ' ass token of their esteem and regard for this individual. Sergeant Major Smallwood, after a suitable address, presented the box to Mr. Hamilton. It was of rich and elaborate workmanship, and reflected much credit on its makers—Messrs. Lewis and Son, of this place. The following inscription was beautifully engraved on it " Quando ullum inveniemus parem. "Presented by the Non-commissioned Officers of the 7th, or Princess Royal's, regiment of Dragoon Guards, to Paymaster Sergeant-Major John Gray Hamilton, whose reputation and long meritorious service in the above corps (upwards of 32 years), has caused them to offer, as a memorial of their esteem and respect, this trifle. " Brighton, February, 1849." Mr. Hamilton, in a very touching address, returned his thanks to his late comrades, alluding to the number of years he had served as a Non. commissioned Officer also (upwards of 22 years). Mr. Hamilton was granted, on his discharge, a pension of 2s. Id. a day; a gratuity of 1 5 / 4 a silver medal for " long service and goad service," and an annuity of 201. with silver medal for "meritorious service."—Brighton Herald. THE NEW CHURCH AT WEDNESBURY.—SamueI Addison, Esq., banker, of Wednesbury, has contributed the sum of 7001. for the completion of the tower anc spire at St. John's Church, in that place. Mr. Addison gave 500 L, in addition to the site, towards the erection of the church. EXCURSIONS BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN --A novelty in railway excursions is to come off in May, namely, a trip . between Dublin, London, and back, for two guineas, via the Chester and Holyhead and North- Western. EXTRAORDINARY FECUNDITY.—MII. Bains, a farmer at Stickney East Fen, has an ewe which lambed a pair, one of which died, and the other sucked its dam for a fortnight, when the ewe lambed another pair, which are now living and healthy. The first lamb would not suck after the ewe had yeaned the second pair, and Mrs. B. sold it for ss.—Lincoln Mercury. EXPIRING LAWS.—Tbe report of the Select Com mittee upon expiring laws, appointed on the 2d of April, was published yesterday. It shows that there are now 62 temporary Acta in force,:which will expire in due course, if not renewed by Paliament. The number of expired laws in the year 1848 amounted to 3. THE STANFIELD HALL MURDERS.—We have re ceived the following strange letter, which we print just as we received it. Whether it is a more hoax of some witless fellow, or is really written by some tool or friend of the convict, we cannot even guess. The handwriting is about es bad as the spelling, but it does not appear to be feigned. It bears the Liverpool post-mark, with the following superscription, and is as follows: " headitor the Liverpool Mercury Lord Street to Mr Edter 1849 I wish to make it known to the world that Mr. Rush is not the murderer of germy, the riter of this is the man but before they can know eney thing about me i will bee far on the sea they may hunt me as the plea i am sorry the innocint should suffer germy done my re lation an ingerrey and i made him suffer so i am revenged that is all i wanted if they hang him, they hang the in nocint i left that knight of the murder poor Rush fel in for it but he knowes nothing about it i am a paucher Liverpool Mercury. a m g e o L d i ß t a e p b ror C LAREIcDON—A aedti Rumous.—A rumour is so was my relation." r t e h m a t e n L t or f dr from l a theen d a o d n m c i o n rn i s t e t r m a f i l o a n t e s o f a n I r i i m s h affairs. We have not been able to trace it to an authen tic source; but a less thing than his Excellency's marked incivility to so many as 25 of his honourable friends at one fell swoop, is enough to set idle people talking. It is surmised, accordingly, that he never would have snubbed them all in that terrific manner bad he not made previous arrangements to cut their society altoge ther without delay. We attach no credit to the report, and there is no reason to suppose that the . Private Se cretary utterly disbelieves it. — Eve nin g Mod. THE EARL OF CLARENDON.—The Noble Earl has i s n i n G e r o S s u y n e d n a o y r c b r e e e g n e esilliewthlyicihndhiasspoosbeldigeadt his ss Excellencyresidene to remain in London durin g the holidays. or otherwise, his Lordship would have gone with the Countess to the rove, his seat, in Herts. We understand leGncy c ontemplates returning to Dublin about his this day week. TEM Nxw PACKET SHIP CONSTELLATION, OF NEw yoms..—This vessel is 1,600 tons Government, or 2,000 tons carpenters' measurement, and is said to be the largest merchant ship in the world. Her length on deck (Custom-house measurement) is 204 feet, breadth 31 (extreme 43), and depth 28 feet e inches. She has three decks, with oak hanging and lodging knees, and diagonal trussings between the hanging knees of both decks, which must add very materially to her strength longitudinally. The frame of the Constellation is equal in size to that of a ship of the line, and she is planked and fastened in the most approved style. Her model for beauty, buoyancy, and speed is all that the eye could desire. A full figure of Commodore Truxton ornaments her bow, and her stern is, in itself, a gem of exquisite workmanship, set off with quarter-galleries. The pumps of the Constellation are of the most approved kind, and are designed to force out the foul air from below, while they are in use pump ing ship. Her masts will be fitted with lightning con ductors, agreeably to the plans of Sir W. Snow Harris, except that the fore and main lower masts being made sticks, the conductors pass through their centres and through the keelsons and keel. The Constellation will form one of the Red Star Line of Packets, consigned here to Messrs. Spooner, Sands, and Co., and was built by Messrs. Westervelt and Mackay, agreeably to the designs, and under the immediate superintendence of Captain William Skiddy, the same gentleman who de signed the splendid ship New World, which was built a few years since by Mr. D. INVKayab, East Boston. She will be commanded by Captain James C. Luce, late of the well known packet ship John R. Skiddy. The Con stellation will leave this port for New York on the 26th of May.— Liverpool Mercury. ELECTRIC T E LEGRAPIIINCL—The ship America, Captain Harrison, which sailed from Boston on the 21st and Halifax on the 23d ult., reached the . : Mersey early on the morning of the 3d instant, after a rapid run of little more than 9i days from the latter port. Messrs. Willmer and Smith had a summary of the news brought by the America placed in the hands of a clerk in charge of the electric telegraph here about,Ethree o'clock; but from mismanagement and bungling a delay of 6i hours took place in the transmission of the message, much to the annoyance of the London press, and the great chsap ereclisayl,ctohmemctionmiptya,.n)N.,sotewhiitehistealnedri here i p n e g i this n tmr refused u e u s n t ed f w e a t t r h o r unwarrantable commercial any abatement in the charge. On le d the contrary, by a species of ingenu it y an y thing but c ommendable, he endeavours to force Messrs. Willmar m and Smith to pay one-half more . than they have been hitherto charged for such commu ni cat ions. W e deeply we regret to be obliged to stigmatise the manner in , on i h the Electric Teleaph Company's o ffi cers _ca b rry . . the ..m.. business connected with this wonderful and ighl) o transmit s message com munication, and yet take 6i hours E t o ea» Times. o rd n , T c h o u r r n s: too bad. T —b r f o llowing gentlemen APOTLIECARIE! HALL._ the escience and practice of passed their examination p o o t r 6 ts o n w t orirdrse:istiroenaily To advertise "instantaneous coul d Goldsmith, Boston; James Cum wall- Francis Edward h ch South Shields ; Edward Batt, Witney, Cum min Tas a Ox ,n; Griffith Hooper Griffiths, Cheltenham; Henry William Borlase; Hels . ton, Cornwall; Arthur Budge, d m a e y d medicine , e : ,_a and arios received Aug c e u r s t t i u fi s c A l t y e s e s t ti o p e r a a c ra t i e s i e f , o Fakeehan3; John Robulson, Midhurst; John Davis, vir t ockington, Durham; Herbert Drown, Tonbridgo. " I told thee, neighbour, thou west as bonrst man, Yce.l z god m tu—yut thou lackest firmness." Edward the First founded this borough, and granted it great freedom, privileges, and immunities, honoured it with the royal appellation of Kingston, and caused a manor-hall to be erected for himself. In the month of September, 1448, his Majesty Henry VI. visited Hull, and was received with the loudest acclamations. In 1541 Henry the Eighth and his Queen passing through Lincolnshire, within a few miles of Kingston-upon-Hull, with which circumstance the then mayor becuming acquainted, he deputed the sheriff, with a numerous train of gentlemen, to meet his Majesty near Newland. The sheriff, after paying a very polite and sensible compliment of welcome, kissed the white rod he carried in his hands and de livered it to his Majesty, who returned it again to the sheriff. A little out of Beverley Gate the mayor and aldermen stood in their formalities to receive their Majesties, at the sight of whom neither words nor demonstrations were wanting to testify the most hearty welcome and to show the loyally and fidelity of the town. Dui ing the space of three days, the King, the Queen, and their numerous retinue were sizvnifi cozily and splendidly entertained. His Majesty then left tor Yolk, and on his return again visited Hull, where he continued five days. In 1639, King Charles being at York was induced to take a view of hull ; the Mayor called a bench, and it was unanimously ordered, that the Mayor, Aldermen, and Recorder, in their scarlet gowns, ac companied by the principal inhabitants, should attend at the gates to receive his Majesty ; that rails should be made for forty people to stand in ; that the place for the Mayor and Aldermen should be elevated higher than the rest, and the rails covered with rich carpeting; that after saluting the King, the Mayor should, on his knees, deliver to his Majesty the keys of the town together with a purse containing one hundred pieces of gold. The. Recorder was to pre pare a speech, and several other directions were given to show the utmost zeal and fidelity to his Majesty, and full assurance of most sincere loyalty. His Majesty remained in Hull one night. Such are the abstracts we have made from the his tory of Hull as regards the visits of royalty ; we now, in confirmation of the remarks published in our im pression of the 10th instant, from a correspondent, give the following paragraphs from the Hull press, merely directing attention that on the occasions referred to the then mayors took the initiative ; in Henry VIII.'s time it was the mayor that deputed the sheriff; it was he that called the bench to arrange for the reception of Charles; but it is the present Mayor of Hull who has not deputed the sheriff; as far as is publicly known, to meet his Royal Highness Prince Albert, although his Royal Highness is on the ere of visiting Lincolnshire. It is the present Mayor who has not attempted to induce the Prince to take a view of Hull. The inhabitants, however, are not to blame, they would have felt much pleasure in showing their loyalty and fidelity to her Majesty Queen Victoria through the medium of her Royal Consort. (From the Hull Eastern Counties Htrald.) We have given in other columns an outline of the ar rangements which are to be observed next week, on the occasion of the visit of Prince Albert to this neighbour hood. The visit is to Lincolnshire. and so far all the plans aro confined to that county. It is known, how ever, that his Royal Highness will touch at New Holland on his route from Brocklesby to Grimsby, which is to be the great focus of the day; and there is a strong feel ing in Hull that our municipal body should avail them selves of the Prince's presence on the opposite shore of the Humber to express the loyalty of their constituents through the medium of an address, or in any other way which may be more agreeable or convenient to the royal stranger. Mere formality or—what is still worse—for mality shrouded in red garments and typified by brass rods or gilded sticks, is not necessary, and in these days is really ridiculous; but a distinction may be drawn be tween this and the quiet expression of respect which is suggested as desirable. True loyalty comports best with manly self-respect; pith fulsome flattery and fawning sycophancy it has no legitimate alliance. The corporation of the Trinity-House of this town will pro ceed to Grimsby in their yacht; and it is hoped that the Mayor and his fellow members of the municipal body will follow the example, and thus be enabled to convey the gratulatioas of their townsmen to the Consort of her Majesty. (From the Bull Packet.) We have been more than once asked, what steps the Mayor and Corporation of this town intend taking on the occasion of the visit of his Royal Ilighnesi Prince Albert to the neighbouring port of Grimsby ? We fear we must say—none whatever. The Mayor, we have been given to understand, has felt strongly disposed not to allow the opportunity which will occur next week of manifesting loyalty and attachment to the family upon the throne to pass over unimproved; and we know nu merous gentlemen in the town are of a like opinion. Un fortunately, however, (as we cannot but think,) his Worship is supposed to have deferred to the judgment of some of his Radical brother councillors, who—either not cherishing very warmly any sentiments of loyalty, or (wisely, perhaps) distrusting their own capacity to play ever so humble a part in the courtly festivities at 13rocklesby, have taken upon themselves to advise a con trary course. They advise his Worship and the Corpo ration to stay at home ; to ignore altogether the visit of his Royal Highness in the vicinity of our port ; and thus by their silence leave it to be inferred that the presence of Royalty gives them no pleasure, and that the husband of the best Sovereign who ever sat on Britain's throne had neither lot nor part in the sympathies, esteem, or admiration cf the iehabi• tante of the fourth part of the realm. We sincerely re gret that the Mayor should have followed this advice — or at all events that he should have neglected to convene a meeting of the corporation to consider the matter. It may be that a majority of the members of oar Town Council have such a true self-estimate as to feel them selves altogether unfit to address or even stand in the presence of Royalty; or it may be that a majority care neither for Queen, Consort, nor Throne. Well, be it so. But by all means let the Corporation have an oppor tunity of openly declaring either its own unworthiness or disloyalty. The inhabitants of Hull, generally, we re peat, are not only loyal, but anxious to manifest their loyalty; and unless the Mayor convenes a special meet ing of the Corporation to consider upon the matter, on him will rest the onus of having allowed the estimable Consort of our gracious Sovereign to stay two days in the immediate neighbourhood of the fourth port in England, without receiving one single assurance that the Royal Family which he represents possesses the a ff ection and devoted esteem of any one of its 80,000 residents. (From the Hull Adserther.) Of course, the engrossing topic of conversation at Hull, at present, is the visit of his Royal Highness Prince Al bert to Lincolnshire, on Tuesday and Wednesday next, and yet, as far as the authorities of the town are con cerned, no arrangements have been its loyalty to her Ma jesty's Royal Consort. In another page will he found our Lincoln correspondent's statement of the ridiculous trepidation into which the functionaries of that city have fallen, from a dread lest they should not sufficiently and appropriately attest their respect for his Highness. Now, we do not wish the Corporation of H u ll to i m it a t e the Corporation of Lincoln, in sending our respected Town- Clerk as far as London, to certify the mayor, aldermen, and councillors of the colour, cut, and quality of the robes which should be worn on their pre.enting them selves before the representative of our m o st gracious Sovereign, but it does betray some lack of public spirit in the town that, notwithstanding there is a probability of Prince Albert landing at Hull, the Corporation has not been assembled to deliberate on the best means of giving his Highness a suitable reception. We understand his Worship the Mayor will be present at Grimsby, but not in his capacity as the head of the Corporation of this town or chief magistrate, but as the Admiral of the Hum ber. If, however, the public bodies in that town are le thargic in the matter, we believe the inhabitants generally will not be. We know that there is in many quarters a wish that Wednesday should be kept as a general holiday, and a combination amongst the principal shopkeepers to keep it as such may easily be made. PRINCE ALBERT IN Llum..—lt is strange that the only intimation of his Royal Highness Prince Albert's cross ing the Humber to Hull should have been received not by any of the dignitaries of the town, but by the enter prising lessee of the Queen's Theatre. X ------ 28,019,48 0 2M19,4110 MAIISIIALL, Chiof Cashier. Dotal tho 12th day' Aprll. 1849. AN/LIO DEPARTMXII T. Propriotors'capttsl•• 14,553,000 Reat •• • •• •....... 3,079,09 Public deposits (In cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) • • 7,731,781 Other deposits • . • • .. 9,625,222 Seven day and other bills • • •• ...... •• •• 1,101,143 Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 14,372,144 Other securities .... 11,124,586 Notes • • • • • • • • • • 9,737,575 Gold and silver coin.. 656,000 £36,091,005 36,091,005 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the lfth day of Aprll.lB, EXECUTION.—The unhappy convict Griffiths suf fered the extreme penalty of the law on Wednesday morning, for the wilful murder of his fellow-servant at Cwmgoody. lie made a full confession of his guilt, and was truly penitent.—llereford Journal. FALL OP A 5C11001..--A SCHOLAR KILLBD, AND SEVERAL LAMED.—On Wednesday morning last the gable of the schoolhouse at Brough, in Westmoreland, fell in with a tremendous crash, by which one little girl, named Mary Dobson, was killed, and several others very seriously injured; two of them, whose legs were broken in two or three places, so much so that little or no hopes are entertained of their recovery. It appears that the accident happened about nine o'clock, Mr. Lan caster and a few of the scholars only having assembled, which was a very fortunate circumstance, for had all the scholars been assembled the consequences would have proved more fatal and calamitous. The master was at the other end of the schoolroom when the accident hap pened, and did not sustain the least injury. The ch)l dren v. ere completely buried in the ruins; and although Mr. Lancaster got assistance with all speed, yet Mary Dobson was quite dead and most shockingly emaciated. Two girls, named Rudd, aged respectively 14 and 16 Jeers, are so dreadfully bruised that it is almost impos sible that they will ever recover. This unlooked-for and fatal accident has cast a deep gloom over the spirits of Mr. Lancaster, the master, and the whole of the in habitants of the place. CONTINENTAL TRAFFIC.—FOLKESTONE HARBOUR, APRIL 13.—The Princess Mary sailed for Boulogne yesterday, with fifty-eight passengers and nine horses, and returned at 5 50 r.N., bringing 127 passengers. The Queen of the Belgians also arrived yesterday, having on board eighty-two passengers, amongst whom was Lord Howden. To-day, the Princess Clementine sailed for Boulogne with eighty-one passengers; and the Princess Mary arrived, bringing ninety-ono passengers, including Lord Crenbourne and Sir Benjamin Ray. THE GREEN PARK.--A return of the lease, li cctss, or other document, under which certain portions of the Green Park have been granted as gardens to pri vate houses, has been printed, on the motion of Viscount Duncan. THE ROYAL VISIT TO GRIMSBY DOCKS, Great preparations are being made by the various official authorities for the reception of his Royal High ness Prince Albert, on the occasion of his visit to Grimsby on the 18th instant, to lay the foundation-stone of the stupendous docks about being formed at that port. The foll•wing particulars in reference to that important undertaking will be read with interest at the present moment:—ln 1845 a company was formed for the pur pose of making a dock at Great Grimsby, worthy of its admirable local position, and to connect it by the the n _ contemplated railway with all the principal town s c f England. Grimsby lies on the north- eastern h o_st.oef Lincolnshire, at the widest part of the wont f urv lU_ Humber, facing the sea, and protected bi n a o e a a : on the Yorkshire side of the riv_er, he w Spurn Point, from all the storms f Ocean. The company having obtalenrty of an old dock, corporation, purchased all tlhe edotheir Act German in which had tor some time almost faflreanihyny9, into disuse. The since amalgamated promoters of a successio n y o ne of and n i d ta L t i o n r c m o i l n n i - . under the title of th e _o Manchester , e G st r e i r ol , Sheffield,sb Lincoln shire Railway, mad. Great the importance of executing the The company, seeing works of the docks upon a scale which would ren d er them f i rst - r ate shipping station, proposed to p urc h ase a the dock company, and it was accordingly amalgamated with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Rail way. The works were then placed in the hands of Mr. Bendel, the engineer of the Birkenhead Docks, and he was ordered to construct the warehouses on the most complete scale as a branch, a feeder, and a water station to the railway. Thu dock works consist of a wet dock on an area of about thirty-five acres, walled in on the left side by a wharf 2,000 feet long, 200 feet wide, and 36 feet. high, having at the t • pier length, making extremity ex a of great making in all a waterside quay and pier nearly a mile long. This will be the passenger pier for steamers from Ilamburgh and the Baltic. The east-side wharfing, which is of the same length, and 670 feet wide, will be partly covered with warehouses. lhe passage to the docks will be thrxigh an entrance basin formed by the two piers (area about twenty acres), within which, and alongside the piers, vessels not requiring to enter the docks will lie. Thus a steamer may discharge passengers ff and goods into railway carriages and truffs.,:b right alongside, and taking mails and DiffgeliSt _ - and cotton goods aboard from other truitr4.ke 34 - o€ B, . 44_ again all in one tide. The communitoloti.ijetweeiL4 the open tidal basin and the twb-, docks vrkPf be effected by two locks. The one, A'oo feet long and 65 feet wide, will admit the largest w(r-steamer at any time except an hour before and an • }loaf "OUT dead low water. The other will be 200 feet IbPk,stsh" • Y 46 feet wide. At the lowest tide there will be six feeC ' • of water on the ;threshold of the dock gates. All the ordinary class vessels and steamers will find water enough to enter and lie in the basin at any hour. The dock has capacity for accommodating 700 average ship* , and the basin 500: in all, 1,200. These docks. Sa vin g twenty miles of river navigation, and lying 50 utiles nearer London than Hull, will always enable passen,Vre and mails to reach the metropolis six hours sooner Wan by way of Hull. The following is an outline of the pro , - ceedings next Tuesday in Lincoln, on the occasion or Princa Albert's visit on his way to Grimsby:—The cor poration will asemble in the Corn Exchange about noon, and proceed in carriages to the Midland Railway station, to meet the Prince, w ho is expected to ar rive about half-past one. They will th.in conduct the e Pi ince to the C-rn Exchange, where the a.idresse! of . corporation will be presented. After the reply, tile boys of the Blue Coat School, assisted by the Prince choir, will siug " God save the Queen." Ro yal his will then proceed to the Cathedral. where =Teter nd Highness will be received by the dean and chapter , after inspecting the building he will return to the :to! way station, and proceed to Brocklesby. The Prince' desirous of inspecting the Wold system of farming all the neighbourhood of Brocklesby, before dinner; and therefore his stay will not be protracted at Lincoln. The day will be devoted to holiday in Lincoln. There will be a dinner at the Great Northern Ho'-el; the children of all the schools are to have tea and plum•cske in their respective school-rooms; there will be an bition of fireworks in Eastgate- in the evening, ant s ball in the city assembly rooms at night. LITERATURE. TR& HISTORY of PENDENNIS. No. VI. By W. M. Thackeray. The present number contains the narrative of Pen. 's college career, in the course of which h e makes hosts of friends, and forms, under his uncle's advice, various kigh connexions, and b e comes the man of the university, the admired and the imitated of Freshmen. But, alas in order to keep up this character, poor Pen. contracts debts which he is unable to liquidate, and neglects studies to which he should have attended. His door was beset with duns, and when the degree examina tions came "a dreadful rumour rushed through the University that Pcndennis of Bonitace was plucked." CON. CREGAA; the Irish Gil Blas. No. IV. In the present number Con. is fairly launched as a livery servant in Queb.tc. He has at length succeeded in obtaining a status, such as it is, which will open to him a career, and he is the boy not to let slip an opportunity. This number is full of variety and in cident. THE ECL EC2 !IC REVIE W. The new series of the I,7clectic Review proceeds well. The present number contains nine articles more than usually interestinj and excellent. The first article is on " The Nature and Office of the State," in which, in . reference to ,punishment of crime, it is justly said that the safety ol" society requires a protective rather than a preventive principle in refe rence to crime, " a new science must be invented—the science of moral diseases." In the s econd article, review of " Reade's Revelations of Life, " we find the following beautiful and truthful passagt9 :—" To all who reflect that above that unquiet stratum of physi cal activity in which we plunge forward And back ward, in which we are swayed hither and tbither by the currents of business, in which we toil and triumph, love or hate, there is another stratum, calm and beau , tiful, called the ideal world, and that in orde r to taste of real happiness, we must often ascend from the former to the latter; poetry becomes, in some resptlets, a necessary of life, or, perhaps we should say, it! is the Sabbath of the imagination, that portion of oilr lives in which we repose and think, in which we rem fleet on evils past and happiness to come." " Ameri can Scenes and Christian Slavery," " The French Revolutionary Press," " California ; its History and Resources," " Celts, Britons, and Anglo-Saxons,' " The Pulpit and the People," and last, not least, " Milton's Prose Works," in which article we are glad to find quoted Mr. Macaulay's admirable description of the Puritans, which appeared some years back in the Edinburgh Review, constitute the remaining article of the Eclectic. ROBBERY BY A RAILWAY OFFICIAL.—PLY3dOUTE4 APRIL 12.—At the Guildhall this morning a sub-in- Spector of the South Devon Railway, named Wrensley, was charged with attempting to steal 1171. lls. 4id., the property of the company. It appears that shortly before six. o'clock lust night he procured that sum of money from police. constable Coram, whose duty it was to pay the enginemen, &c., on the line, drawing the money on the Wednesday, and haring some on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in each week. Wrensley, instead of pay ing the men, went off by the train, and was arrested with all the money in his possession at Exeter, in consequence of a telegraphic communication. He was brought down here, and after an examination this morning was re manded till Saturday next, when he will be brought up again. GuTTA PEncnA.—The vessel Duke of Bronte, ar rived from Singapore, has brought the very large quan tity of 36 bags, 112 bales, 11.347 blocks, and 1,934 other packages of this peculiar article of merchandise, as a portion of her cargo, consigned to order; and the vessel Ann Watson, also arrived from Singapore on the follow ing day, has brought 7,402 packages, 120 blocks, and 3 baskets of the article, consigned to order. Application has recently been made to the revenue authorities for permission to land a quantity of gutta perchs, which is free of duty, at one of the wharfs on the river aide, having sufferance privileges to land and house certain specified descriptions of goods from foreign parts; and the request has been complied with; and the authorities have further given permission for the article to be al lowed to be landed at all the first-class sufferance wharfs on the river side, which are in possession of the addi tional privileges, as it is termed, when such indulgence may be required by the parties. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL.— Yesterday afternoon, a General Court of the Governors of this charity was held at the offices, 74, King William-street, City, Rear- Admiral Bowles, M.P., in the chair. The secretary proceeded to read the report of the operations of the society since the commencement of the present year. Since the Ist January, 1849, the total number of sea men admitted to the hospital was 794, and of these 583 belonged to the British merchant service, and 26 to her Majesty's navy. There had been discharged cared from the hospital-ship 642, and there remained at present under treatment 142. The income for the quartet amounted to 2,211/. 15s. 5d., including a former balance of 1521. 71. 4d. The fines levied under the 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 112, commonly called the Seamen's Re gistration Act, amounted to 65/. The expenditure had fallen short ot the income by 7441. 12s. 4d. This report was received and adopted, and the court agreed to a resolution that the further sum of 800/. be invested in the Three , and-a-Half per Cent. Consols, in the names of the trustees of the hospital. Several members of the court expressed their regret at the decease of Mr. Harvey, who had acted as secretary since the foundation of the charity, and it was resolved that the expenses of his funeral be defrayed by the institution, and the sum of 20/. presented to his surviving relatives. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the court adjourned. NENE ESTUARY EMBANKMENT, WINGLAND.--ThS land enclosed by this work has proved to be of the most productive and fertile character, and from a waste of mud and weeds covered with water, has emerged into a fruit ful and prosperous region, a nd the subject is:one so:peT i- Harty fitted to arouse the attention of every one in terested in the prosperity Of the country, es to force itself upon public attention. The last year's crops were very large, exceeding the anticiitations ot the most san guine, and the present appear to be equally promising. The quantity of land enclosed within this embankment amounts to 2,500 acres, valued at 200,000/., and the works were carried into execution Linder the auspices of Commissioners of the River Nene Outten, Mr. Tycho Wing being their chairman, after w born the reclaimed land is called. The engineers were Sir ,John Rennie and Mr. Hamilton Fulton. The undoubted auccess w r hit has attended this measure, not only as regss•d s mation of land, but also the improvement :e attention t dins a nd navigation, will unquestionably drawchtura c t e r, andAe olge of capitalists to undertakings of the same wined i n e vecuting from the experience which has 1) . n . g 1 ".. , which an Act has out works of a similar nature. these works, a great saving wouldlekbehi P ro j e ct i s a lik e . d undertaking , sd th ew ofro r eewul:TelelotebrfdeolicknoisrretnuY carrying already been obtained , as soon as some additional powers have h p e r e e n sen g t ra s n e t s e s d ion O . Parliament during the Company by theEADvERTistaiENT.]—CONSUMPTION, BRONCHIAL ) ABTEIMA, INFLuNNEA, &C.—The following cases of the severest forms of disease are selected from the clinical report published by Dr. Cronin;—Mrs. Osborne, 8, Ox ford-street; Churchyar M r . a M jo o r r id le y y n , cMhe(sisasts. C e 14th Foot), and Wood land-place, St. John's 7 , Co. w , o ßow od. Wood; Mr. Bryant, 7, Padding ton-street Marylebone; Mademoiselle Dupree, Royal Academy of Music; Miss Erwood, 72, New Bond-street; Miss Robb, at th e B aroness B assett ' s , T e hidy Park, near Truro, Cornwall; Mrs. Tburmott, 29, B e dford-street, Covent Garden; Mrs. Williams, Portobello Arms, Kentish New Town; —, 14, Leicester-place, Leicester square. The infant daughter of Lady Adeliza Norman was christened at the parish church, Bottesford, on Good Friday afternoon, in the presence of the Duke of Rich mond, Lady Caroline Lennox, the Marquis of Gmbh Lady E. Drummond, Lords Charles and John Manners, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Forester, &c. The churc h was crowded to excess. The names given to the interesting child are, " Elizabeth Cecil Sophia." THE DUKE OP BUCKINGIIAM'S IRISEI E —Notwithstanding the dif fi culty .his Grace th of the of Buckingham's t rus tees have di sposing fact that Duke's English estates to the ir mind, it is a g e r r e . the estates iu Ireland wer e readily disposed of at sums amounting to 30 years' pu rchase on peel rentals. A MARKED SALMoN. —One of the Duke of A thors marked salmon, " No. 168," was caught at Bknehill, on Monday last, and was found to weigh fully 121 b. The same fish was a k 215 of 51b.: weight when first caught and restored to its native element, which took place at Pool-in-arn, near Logiecait, on _the 25th February last year,--Path Courier. -