The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-20 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA. The following notification, dated April 17, has been issued by the General Board of Health, Whitehall : " The General Board of Health deem it their duty to warn boards of guardians, local boards of health, parochial boards, and other local authorities against' placing a false security in the present apparent disappearance of epidemic cholera. "It is of the last importance to bear in mind that a simi lar decline of the pestilence took place at corresponding periods of its progress on both its former visitations. " The attack of 1831 was premonitory of a more severe and wide-spread outbreak in 1832. "The epidemic of 1848, which in the autumn of that year numbered nearly 1,000 victims in the metropolis, almost wholly disappeared in the spring, yet returned with redoubled violence in the summer, destroyed nearly 2,000 persons weekly for several weeks in succession, and pro , duced, including deaths from dia.rrlacea, a total mortality of more than 17,000. "In like manner the outbreak of last autumn, which commenced with greater , virulence than the e pidemic . of 1848, and destroyed in the metropolis during the first months of its course double the number of victims, has be en f o ll o wed by a lull which has be en more complete t h an s that of 1849. But within the Lest month the disease h as again become more active, and a gradual increase has taken place in the number of deathe,•raising for this month the total deaths in England and Scotland to twice of the corresponding period of 1849. the amount The preceding visitation s th ere f ore justitiee:he an al o gy the appr ehensionof the that the disease, inst e p, I of having ceased, is . itsperiod of incubation, and th a t th e e pidemic, in i ts decided form and full force is yet to come. " The modifications in its character which the it doubly the pestil e nce thly to re has recently exhibit e d are of-a nature necessary that the first indications of its appearance in a locality should be vigilantly watched. , In the ma j or ity of the places which it has hitherto attacked is has seized its victims more suddenly, and hurried them through its fatal course with greater rapidity than on an y prece d ing visits • tion. "One stage of the disease, formerly well mark e d, an d of the utmost value with reference tothe opportunity afforded for the application of the means of prevention, i s now gene rally much shorter in duration, and often even suppress e d_ namely, that denoted by the term , ap proaching cholera.' i p remo nitary diarrhcea does st il l ndeeexist, but th a t a l so i s co mmonly of shorter-duration, andsses more directly and rapidly into oholera, and cholera itself into collapse. ~ D u ring its first visitation in 1831 and 1832, the attacks of the epidemic, with few exceptions, were confined to the p o orer portions of the population residing in the most neglected and nnhealty districts. In 1848 and 1849 it was fatal to larger numbers of the middle classes inhabiting better-conditioned localities and houses. As far as the disease has yet advanced, the proportion of the better class attacked is still greate r th an i n 1849. In that year among the total number of persons who perished by the epidemic in the metropolis 81 per cent. were labourers and artisans, and 15 per cent. were trades men ; but in the places in which the disease has lately pre vailed the proportion of deaths among labourers and arti sans has been only 72 per cent., while the mortality among tradesmen has reached 24 per cent. In like manner in the epidemic of 1849 the proportion of the deaths of the gen try and professional persons to the total deaths was 2.6 per cent., but recently it has risen to 3.2 per cent. In other countries the disease has not spared the highest classes, and if the safeguards against it are neglected, there is no reason why it should in our own. "It is further indicative of an increasing activity and intensity in the pestilence that, while the interval between its first and second visitations was 16 years, the interval between its second lend third visitations has been only four years ; and that its second visitation was far more exten sive and mortal than the first. In the absence of more efficient precautions against it, there appears no reasonable ground for the expectation that the third will be less ex tensive and mortal than the second. " Besides the loss of life, the pecuniary loss occasioned by these local outbreaks demands attention. Irrespective of the permanent expense entailed on towns both by public rates and private contributions for the maintenance of - widows, orphans, and others pauperised by the epidemic, the losses sustained by individual tradesmen, from the in terruption, and in some instances th e a l mos t total suspen sion of commerce, are most severe. In some recent in stances the sums thus lost would have sufficed to defray a very large proportion of the outlay required to place the town in a permanently safe and satisfactory Sanitary con dition. It is estimated that the total cost of the visita tion of 1848 and 1849 to England and Scotland, exclusive • of the cost to Ireland, could not have been less than 2,000,0001. " From these considerations the board have learnt with, great regret that since the lull in the epidemic local autho rities in numerous instances have suspended the preventive measures which they had actively commenced, under the assumption that the visitation of cholera is over, and that therefore the occasion for further watchfulness and effort has ceased. " While it is satisfactory to stjtte that a great and grow ing number of local autherities now manifest an earnest desire to carry into effect every practicable means of pre vention, there are some who show the same reluctance as formerly to admit the plainest f ac t s ev id enc i ng the near approach of an outbreak. Instead of preparing to meet the danger, they shut their eyes against it. Cases of diarrhoea !veering in unusual intensity, in unusual numbers, and at an unusual season, they regard as of no real significance. Successive deaths, with the symptoms of malignant cholera, they call deaths from Eng lish cholera, as if changing the name altered the evil. They suppress, as far and as long as possible, the knowledge of all local forewarnings, whence a false security is maintained, which, on the outbreak of the pestilence, gives place to panic. On the arrival of one of the board's medical inspectors, who, under such circumstances, is usually sent for, he'finds the union medical officers distracted with the sudden de mands made upon them—demands greater than they could possibly satisfy were they to devote day and night to the service, which indeed .many of them.do, to the peril and some to the loss of their own lives. 'Thus occupied with the treatment of cases, they are wholly unable to devise, organise, and superintend measures for preventing the spread of the pestilence among the population as yet runt tacked. Additional medical assistance has now to be sought from a distance ; properly qualified house to house visitors to perform the service of bringing the premonitory cases under immediate treatment are to be obtained; houses of refuge are to be procured; dispensaries are to be opened-- in short, the whole preventive system has to be organised, and before these arraugements can be made, which ought to have been completed before a single case of the diseaso occurred, the pestilence is at its height. " One consequence of this neglect of the proper period of preparation is, that in the actual presence of the epide mic, some of the most powerful predisposing causes of the disease cannot be removed without the risk of increasing the evils intended to be remedied. Cleansing operations, which at all times require caution, are then hifrriedly and precipitately resorted to, and are sometimes performed in such a manner as to produce positive aggravation of the disease. In some instances cesspool matter has been dis charged even into the kennels of the streets, and the contents of foul.ditches, in a state to give off poisonous exhalations on the slightest agitation, have been spread on the banks close tohabitations. The board deem it necessary again to caution local authorities against such a culpable mode of pro ceeding, which even in ordinary seasons would be attended with imminent danger ; but that danger is greatly in creased at an epidemic perio d. Though accumulations of filth may be removed with perfect safety, with the proper use of disinfecting deuce of persons of competent substance knowledge, under the superi . nten season the emanations from decomposing wse, yet in T a e u pid v e e m , i e e . table matter acquire so much, potecyta a t ni a m t a that tim e, it is better to leave collections of foul refuse undisturbed,' and to cover them temporarily with layers of quicklime or of fresh earth. " Wherever it has not been already done, an efficient scavenging staff should be immediately organised and kept in unremitting action. The mortality from the epidemic in towns well scavenged has in some instances been only one-half of that in ill-scavenged towns, both being in other respects in similarly imperfect sanitary conditions. It is sometimes observed, as a ground for inaction, that extraordinary epidemics merely take the place ordi .nary epidemics, and only destroy, in a - shorter space of time, those who would have perished, probably within the Year, by some form of zymotie disease. " Nut even if this were true, it cannot be too strongly impressed on local authorities that ordinary epidemics, which nifty take the place of an extraordinary epidemic, are themselves preventible, and are in great measure prevented by proper sanitary arrangements , as is seen in the comparative immunity from these diseases among the inmates of well-managed union houses and prisons; of well-regulated lodging-honses, and of improved dwellings for the labouring classes. If, therefore, from the favourable state of the weather, or from some unknown cause, the disease should return only with diminished fores e er should not recinsat all as a general epidemic. no properly directed effort can fail to be of benefit equivalent to the expense incurred. It should not require the occur ience of an extraordinary disease, terrifying the imagina tion by the suddenness of its attack and the rapidity of its course, to call forth suc h e ff orts ; they • are called for by ordinary epidemics, which, though less alarming as being • always present, are for that very reason far more mortal than extraordinary epidemic. e " It is, however, s o f ar from being true that an extraor- di " epidemic' does not increase the average mei-- t' 4l - I tYs *at It sometimes swells ' that mortality nearly by the whole n umber of the' use, to a IrTscAis who perish by it. This was 1849. Out of '2int.g 'Arable intent, in the epidemic of mortality of th at 4,2 4 0 1 000 were added to the there is no eround year. Judging from past experience, not take ple b e° in the aPe a t . a similar loss of life will exertions are made to i l o ) r P eT:e " g summer, unless timely only that timely exerti on can nt e calamity, and it is now ._ be made. It is at the pre sent juncture that the test meneieneryloowere conferred by the order in Connell Sor -enforcin cleansing, and for the re moval s.terhal and internal exercised. with the utmost oval nneSences, should be Y. vigilance, and strin gency., " Nor should it "be forgotten that. within the t time of preparation which may, yet be allowed us, in h co ndition of great numbers of pl aces i n all Our to e actua l al Only palliatives that can be applied. 'Where there'islt i- dr a i n age, to proper water supply, no w a t erclosets, nothi r but foul cesspools, only limited benefits can be expected g "For thi s reason the board would u rge on local boards of health, whose works under the , Public Health A c t are the most advanc ed, the great importance of hastening ea, the completion of su ch o p erations as are necessary for th e abolition of cesspo ols, and the substitution of the water.closet apparatus, by lay ing down, wherever possible, a s ps . daily in epidemic districts and localities, impermeable and 861f -cleansing house drains, and by'providing ample supplies of water. Hith erto, almost exclusive attention has been given to the constraxction of main servers, but ex perience has shown that these a lone, without systematized connexion with house . drains and ample 1 'u the prevention of self -cleansing of ter. :ire (f little avail dVasa, ies but that ‘m ;he . to house these. ave been r e j e ul ce sspools have been the prin. aiyal sanitary evil, as fiend hou se t . bstituted, the outbreak %keel s up s and the %rates-clue° su • sPrea4 Or fever, and other forms of Xyrisotic dieeaae, hive peen at oars arrested. '. d with, eie "At the saws 61114 that Etia.id works are pre , — of the. damp and may saiface in front sad at tare back houses sleouid I',a removal by paving. There are ini nro 3tances to which this siossle improeement has apparent tooted the inhabitants of taarts and streets from the re =Fence ,of ordinary epidemics. A flagged surface fur ther affords the means of more effectual cleansing by the . hose and jet. Paving may be done in many instances without waiting for the completion ,of drainage works, and, where the principle has been adopted of draining from the backs of houses, instead of through them into sewers it.the front streets, there will be comparatively few in stances in which it will be necessary, on the completion of the works, to break up the pavements, in order to put in house drains. " The board regard with satiefaetioa the progress made bz some local boards, in spite of much opposition and mis representation, in carrying, into effect in their respective towns s combined and OaraP l3 t 3 iYetira of sanitary works at ...ye THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1854, moderate cost. Out of 182 cities and towns, comprising upwards of 2,000,000 of town population under the Public Health Act, 126 have had surveys made, the first step for weffoerks effecting a i v m e improved laidedwork ou s. t, l a n nd 7O in towns i mo re theplans mfor. .ai such or public works have been completed. It is expaqed that in about 35 other towns similar works will be in operation in the course of another year. " The act itself, constituting the necessary authority, e a r v sfor go c e a y y pe i n n se g outof ltll2l.,heise works,., andconfernn has been . t h te powers at the o era that is, at little more than a 12 th part of the average ex pense of.a local act . e obtained regu i s i " In the towns in which the works are the most ad vanced, and which snap be taken as average examples of the whole, the public works of drainage have been com pleted at the average cost of ld. per week per house. - .‘ The supply of wafer, including the works within the house, the service pipes, sinks, watercloset and house drains, has been afforded, with principal and interest, at a rate under 2d. per week per house, making the total expense for the whole of these works 3id. per week per house. " Sanctions for the execution of such works, after careful examination of their efficiency, economy, and completeness, have been given to the amount of upwards of 1,000,0001.; and it is estimated that there will be required for the towns already under the act the further sanction of upwards of 6,000,0001. " Though the most advanced of these works are as yet too recent for the development of their results on the public health, the diminution of sickness which has already been I effected in some of the worst localities, the removal of tho sense of depression, which was before so generally felt in these districts, and the cleanliness and comfort experienced by the inhabitants, justify the hope that these amendments will act; in so me d egree a t l east, as safeguards aga i nst th e I threatened pestilence. " But no external works, however perfect, can prevent the operation of the causes of disease which arise from re sidence in dwellings unfit for human habitation, such as underground kitchens and cellars ; in which no families can maintain health. Nor can the most perfect external works stop the diseases caused by internal filth and overcrowd ing. The Common Lodging-houses Act, indeed, which en forces certain conditions of internal cleanliness and pre vents overcrowding, reaches the latter evils for the class of houses under its control ; but there are hundreds of thou sands of the people who live in tenemented houses, placed back to back ; each house being divided into many rooms, and each room being, in fact, the house of the entire family, in which there is a total and habitual di sregard i both of cleanliness and of the amount of breathing space. These dwellings are considered as private houses, and son . sequenty the Common Lodginghouses Act does not touch them. With these and other conditions favourable to the genera tion and diffusion of epidemic disease, too common in all our villages and towns, local outbreaks of the pestilence must be expected, and preparations must be made to miti gate the calamity as far as may be practicable. With a view to assist local authorities in the preparation of pre ventive measures, the board has issued revised instructions, particularly with reference to the organisation of the sys tem of house-to-house visitation, and experience has shown that the saving of life in. an outbreak of; epidemic cholera will mainly depend on the promptitude and efficiency with which the measure is carried into execution. "The board would call the earnest attention of boards of guardians and local boards of health to the evidence which has been adduced of the surprising and almost incredible success that in some instances has attended well-dire c t e d exertion, even under circumstances in which temporary measures only were available; and when an outbreak seeme d inevitable. R ecen tly, a t Tynernouth, where the local au thorities exerted themselves with extraordinary energy, no case of cholera occurred, though neighbouring towns were devastated by the pestilence. ; " Within the barracks at Newcastle, where all , the means at command for cleansing, for the removal of nui sances, and for the avoidance of overcrowding, were em ployed with great promptitude and energy, no case of cholera occurred, though premonitory diarrhoea, wait so prevalent among the garrison, that out of 519 men, form ing its total strength, 451 suffered from this' affection ; while in the town there were upwards of 1,500 deaths from cholera, and nearly 45,000 persons received relief at: the public expense. "At a settlement in th e B a h amas, i n which energetic measures of 'cleansing were promptly effected, the mor tality from the disease scarcely reached 1 per cent. °lithe affected population; whereas in a neighbouring settlement, in which no measures were adopted, the mortality ranged from 12 to 20 per cent. " At Baltimore, in the U n it e d St a t es, d ur i ng the epe demic of 1849, which ravaged neighbouring cities, neither money nor labour was spared to purify the town, and the cleansing operations were so energetically performed that it was admitted that the town had never b e f ore b een i ii so clean a state. F o r th er ' s pace of three weeks or a month premonitory diarrhoea and other symptoms, denoting the presence of the cholera poison, were as prevalent through out the city as in the barracks at Newcastle; yet no out break of the pestilence took place, though at the Balti more Almshouses, situted about two miles from the city, and close to which a lame mass of put re fyi ng filth h a d been left uncle ause d , 99 b e occurred from cholera out of a population of less than 600 souls. " These results recall the observation of a great physi cian of that country, made nearly a century ago, with re ference to another epidemic, but which is equally applicable to this :—' To all natural evils/ says Dr. Rush, the mi• nent physician of the United States,— " 'the Anthor of t ure h as kindly - ; __ nature has kindly prepared an anti , dote. Pestilential fevers furnish no exception to this re mark. The means of preventing them are as much under the power of human reason and industry as the means of preventing the evils of lightning and common fire. lam so satisfied of this opinion that I look for the time when our courts of law will punish cities and villages for per mitting any of the sources of malignant fevers to exist - within their jurisdiction:" " T. TAYLOR, Secretary, General Board of Health.'! SOCIETY OF ARTS. -...-- A meeting of the members of the Society of Arts was held at the society's rooths, in John-street, Adelphi, last evening ; Lord Berriedale in the chair. Mr. GLYN, F.R.S., read a brief but interesting paper, on " Water-meters," descriptive of the various contri vances which have from time to time been suggested for measuring and registering the exact quantity of water supplied by every service pipe, whether to dwelling house, counting-house, or factory. and so keeping an accurate account between the consumer and the com pany. He was followed by Mr. Chadwick, of Sal ford, who produced and explained a model of a water-meter, of which he is _joint patentee with Mr. Hanson, a working plumber ; but which has not yet been brought into general. use. One only has been put up by way of experiment, upon the works of one of the London water companies (we be lieve the New Rivet Company) ; and Mr. Glynn, who had an opportunity, in the course of theday, of seeing it in operation there, observed that it did not appear, when actually at work, to present the difficulties which nt first sight would seem to be attached to it. Mr. Chad wick, whose attention had been called to the subject of water-meters in consequence of his official connection with the water works at Salford, where the want of an efficient instrument of this kind had been much felt, and who awarded to his co-patenti3e (Mr. Hanson) the full credit of having originally designed what their joi n t labours had since mat ure d and perfected—addressed himself to certain objections which be anticipated might be made upon a cursory examination of the instrument, and then pointed out what he conceived to be its chief advantages. It would register any quantity of water which might pass through it, however small that quan tity might be, and he believed it to be the cheapest . meter that could be made: , A paper prepared by Mr. Fothergill and descriptive of the meter invented by Mr. Taylor, of Manchester, was then read by the secretary, while Mr. Fothergill himself explained the drawings in detail, and stated that a large number of these meters had been made, and that they had given universal satisfaction. Mr. SIEMENS explained the meters of his own inven tion, and the improvements which he has lately made in them. These instruments, it was stated, had also stood the test of practical experience, and had met with gene ral approval, and one was particularly mentioned ashav ing been in use at the St. Giles's baths and washhouses, and to the mutual satisfaction of the committee and the water company. Mr. YATES placed upon the table a couple of Harri son's meters, and bore testimony, to the simplicity of their construction, and to the success with which they had been worked. The descriptions given in all these cases were of course purely technical, and could not be made intelligible without the models and diagrams with which they were accompanied. The discussion occupied some time, and was not without interest. Mr. CHESTER made some very pertinent remarks on the importance of good water meters to the public, as a means of putting an end to the present most unfair system of charging at per room, instead of for the quan tity of water actually copsumed, and of giving to the water conipaniesan eiMuceniefit; which they do not now possess, to improve the quality o f th e art i cle which they supply. Other speakers referred to the want of an efficient meter as an impediment in the way of making the supply of Water in all cases continnoust and non-intermittent ; and while opinions appeared to differ as to the compara tive merits of the several inventions which had been specially brought before the meeting, there was a very g th e a n t era a Imifetenro,t I% a .hi ti e n h an s i h m o o u u ld s n as o s t ent to the ionly be ea proposition,ccurate but reasonably economical, would be a substantial public benefit. The question of economy was put very prae r tically by Mr. Wright, who suggested that while the average income of the London water companies from each service pipe was not more than 30s. per annum at the outside, and while the (rental was in many cases as low as 10s. per annum, Wcould not be expected that meters, which at the lowest estimate would cost 3/. per house, besides the cost of fixing them, would be brought into anything like general use. If meters were to be provided for every house, so that every consumer might Pay for the quantity of water supplied, and no more, unrstn Al tevarinealeet S ed:u o o o p i tl enhbdesceouw "ownerrate deady',ur drained—at they must look out for an instrument which might be made_ r for 14s. or 155., and fixed for 2s, or 3s. more. innedt—hiast t t h h a e t m eo e s t t e , rs in sh t o h u e ld fir b s ep t ioutlay—an tenant arrange p m ay e i n n t g w a hic tu h od would be found, in the to t be mutually advantageous. Mr. ADAMS stateh with the he result of his experience in con nection Amsterdam. .The constructionwh of new waterworks at 200,0001. but had been foundostof the works would be to every house,which they had -bee that to supply meters possible, would cost 3!., per house n anxious to do if for each of 24,000 houses, and would thus increase th e r e of • 72,CJ00Z. eir expenditure At the conclusion of the conversation several new members were balloted for; thardis were voted to Mr. nn and Mr. Fothergill, as well as to the noble chair. man, and the meeting separated. DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MAlLS..Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, the United States mail Captain Nye, sailed f rom th e M ersey York, with the usual mails for the U n it e d fsotream New w ip Pacific, States and Canada, 147 passengers, and a full cargo. Copies of the London journals of that morning were placed on board prior to her departure, by Messrs. Willmar and Smith, of Liverpool, for the - press and news rooms of the Western Continent. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-April 19. COURT OF CHANCERY. The sittings in Easter term commenced at Westmin ster to-day. This court was opened at half-past one by the Lord Chancellor and the whole of the equity judges, except the Lord Justice Knight Bruce. The ceremo nial was on this occasion most laudably curtailed. The judges have hitherto bowed to the Lord Chancellor, to each other, and to the bar, seated themselves, and then, rising hastily, bowed to the Chancellor, to each other, and to the bar again, with some occasional attempts of those nearest to shake hands with the head of the court, and a degree of confusion in the exeunt neither dignified nor graceful. To-day there was nothing more than an appearance and a decorous departure, with a sincere wish on the part of the profession that it is the last ex hibition of the kind that will be witnessed in the same place. THE QUEEN V. THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO COMPANY, This is a petition to stay execution on a writ of Wire facias, asking that the charter of the company be can celled. The petitioners propose to memorialise the Queen for a re-bearing before ,the Privy Council ; and as they would suffer great detriment by the loss of their charter in the meantime, they pray a delay as a matter of favour and of justice, on the ground that one of the main reasons for the judgment of the Queen's Bench against them—that of the non-payment of the amount of subscribed capital —was sanctioned by the Board of Trade. The case was opened, an d the arguments are to be" continued to-day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco.) This was the first day of term, and the judges who took their seets on the bench for the term were Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Crompton. • THE QUEEN, ON THE PROSECUTION OP ALLEYNE, V. KENNEDY AND ANOTHER. Mr. James moved for a rule to show cause why the trial of this indictment should not be postponed till after Michaelmas term. This was a prosecution instituted by two persons of the name of Alleyne, who were indicted, in the year 1852, for obtaining money on false pretences, and were convicted and sentenced. They were indicted for obtaining from Captain Kennedy a sum of 7,300/. by false pretences. A writ of error had been obtained in the case, as to which the Court would hear some thing in a day or two. Captain Kennedy, who was the prosecutor in that case, left this country for India at Christmas last, on which Alleyne went to the Old Bailey and preferred the present indictment against Captain Kennedy. This application had therefore be come necessary, for Captain Kennedy knew nothing of the indictment, and the attorney who had acted as Cap tain • Kennedy's attorney •in the indictment against the Alleynes had not been able to communicate with him. Besides this general necessity for communicating with the defendant Kennedy, it was expressly stated that that defendant had in his possession letters which were material and necessary for the defence. The Court would most certainly feel that defendants who, though convicted and sentenced, had contrived to escape punish ment altogether, were not to be allowed thus to take advantage of the absence of their prosecutor to indict him, and then obtain a verdict against him without his being allowed the opportunity of making a defence. Lord Campbell said that the learned counsel might take the rule. Rule granted. ADMIRALTY COURT. (Before Dr. Lushington.) Mr. Woodyer Buckton was, this morning, admitted a proctor of the Admiralty Court. BALVAGE.-CASKS OF TALLOW. This was an action entered on behalf of the masters and crews of six fishing-smacks to obtain a salvage 7 reward for bringing into port several casks, containing tallow, which they fell in with between Heligoland and the Dogger Bank. The property, which was of the value of 2,1641., was conveyed into Hull and Scarborough. The Crown appeared in opposition. The learned Judge decreed a sum . to the boatmen equivalent to two-fifths of the value after the payment of all expenses. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET.— AIfred Rickards, a respect able looking lad, 15 years of age, was charged with shooting a little boy named Edward Mountford, who sweeps a crossing in the New North-road, Hoxton. Warne, 370 N, said that about half-past six on Tues day evening he heard the report of fire-arms in the New North-road, and running to the spot found a woman supporting a boy, who on being asked what was the matter, replied, " Oh, dear, I'm the little boy who sweeps the crossing, and I've been shot." He libinted to the prisoner as having done it, and stated that seeing the prisoner, who had sometimes given him halfpence, he asked him for something, and the prisoner replied that he would give him something, but drew . a pistol from his breast and shot him. The boy was exceediugly. Punt, and asked for water. Being carried to Mr. Coward's, the ilivisional surgeon • ; that gentleman on having him stripped of his coat, • waistcoat, and shirt, all of which were peeorated in front, found a bullet wound near the breast, and had him immediately removed to St. Bar tholomew's Hospital. The witness hero produced the garments, all of which appeared to have been perforated by a bullet, and the shirt was stained with blood. Mr. Coward, the police surgeon, said that, upon exa mination, ha found a wound like a bullet wound upon the side of the left breast, and from the hole through the clothing ho was led to conclude that the bullet was still lodg►ed in the body, but he could not find that it had entered the chest nor ascertain the direction it had taken. Mr. Richard Fowler, a silversmith, in Dean-street, New North-road, stated that, on hearing the report of fire-arms, he ran out and saw the prisoner himself sup porting the little boy in his arms, and before he could speak to them the prisoner said "I've shot him," or " I have done it," and handing to witness a pistol now pro duced, he added "This is the pistol." The prisoner, he said, seemed in great distres's at what had occurred. Phillip Raymond, 421 N, took charge of the prisoner, who said that he had got another pistol. He found a percussion cap upon the nipple, but neither powder nor bullet in it. The prisoner had. said that there was a bullet but no powder in the other, or that if there was powder, it was very little indeed. On searching.him at the station-house a bag was found upon him containing 11 bullets, about 200 percussion caps, a bullet mould, a pistol key, a small Mask, and also a bunch of keys. Oue of these keys, he said, opened his desk at his father's in Shaftesbury-street, where he lived, and witness proceed. ing there that morning found the desk in the kitchen, and in it a powder flask and powder, another pistol, and an empty cap box, All the aiticles - mentioned by the constable, including the three pistols, were now produced and it was subse quently stated that the prison& had purchased them for about a guinea on Tuesday. A certificate from Mr. Humphreys, house-surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospitali was produced, and the prisoner, who seemed alarmed at the situation he was placed in, but did not say anything, was remanded. . - -- CLERKENWELL.--Bernard Durkin was charged by Maria Durkin, his wife, with having brutally as• saulted her. It appeared from her evidence that she had been married to the prisoner two years, and their connubial happiness consisted of the usual course of drunkenness and brutality on the part of the husband, and of long suffering► and forgiveness on that of the wife. Her patience was at last exhausted. On Monday last lie beat her about the head, face, and body, and kicked her violently on her loins, from the effects of'which shn is now suffering great pain. . The prisoner who'hung down his head, said no thi ng. Mr. Han - mill said he.was a brute, and sentenced him to six months, with hard labour. CUSTOM DUTIES IN AUSTRALIA. Mr. Ewart has a notice of motion on the order-book of the House of Commons, which he is to move on the re-assembling after the recess, " to inquire of the Under. Secretary for the Colonies whether any measures are boing adopted for aesimilating the custom duties (or interior dutie s ), i n the different Aust ra li an co l on i es. " FIRE IN OXFOED-STREET.—ESCAPE or A FAMILY.— Shortly before three o'clock yesterday , morning great excitement prevailed for the safety of the family of Mr. Mitchell, wholesale stationer, 129, Oxford-street. The police-constable on duty at the time, observing a very unusual light betwixt the shutters, and being convinced of the cause, lost no time in arous ing the inmates from their slumbers. Escape by the lower part of the house being impossible, they for tunately succeeded in reaching the roof of the ad.. joining buildings. The fire-engines of thnbrigade—about seven in number—together with the Royal Society's fire-escapes, were soon on the spot, when an abundant supply of water being procured, and prompt assistance by the passers-by rendered, the flames in less than an hour were thoroughly subdued. The greater part of the stock was destroyed, and serious damage to the household furniture and building. As to the origin of the fire nothing satisfactory could be obtained. Mr. Mitchell is insured ) we understand, in the British Empire Office. ANALYSIS OF THE POOR - RATE.—The poor-rate in Eng. land and Wales was thus expended in the year ending Lady-day, 1852:-553,9781., being ls. 7d. in the pound on the total poor-rates expended, in salaries of poor law officers ; 248,5511., or Bd. in the pound, in the maintenance of lunatic paupers in asylums ; 25,895/., or about ld. in the pound, in vaccination fees ; 53,959/., or about 2d. in the pound, in registration expenses (fees to clergymen and registrarp outlay) ; 12,497/., or about . I ,cl. in the pound, in expenses for surveys un der the Parochial Assessments Act ; 30,5311., or about ld. in the pound, in Parliamentary and mu nicipal registration expanses and cost . of jury lists ; 763,399:., or 2s. 21d. in the pound, on in-maintenance of paupers ; 2,809,6091., or Bs. 24d, in the pound, in out reicf ; 6,9301., or about fcl. in the pound, in cinig.ra tion expenses; 30,591/., or about ld. in the pound, in extra medical re li e f ; 435,656/., or ls. sd. in the pound, in other expenses immediately connected with the relief of the poor ; 62,831/., or lid. in the pound, in proceed. ings at law or in equity ; 60,3301., or 2id., in the pound, in expenses of constables and cost of proceedings before justices ; 1,34 5,2561., or 3s. 11d. in the pound, in pay ments for the county or borough-rate or police-rata; 8,442/., or about id. in the pound, in repairs of parish property ; 1,908/., in expenses under the Nuisance Re moval and Diseases Prevention Act, and also under-the regulations of the General Board of .Health - and 315,703/., 11id. in thepound,in expenses not com prehended under' ary o the, foregoing heads. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. litrrniG—TuEsner NIGHT. The oldest member of the "the ring" can scarcely re collect the general betting so remarkable for its variety of changes and fluctuations: The old adage of "up and down, like buckets in a well," has been strikingly exemplified. Insiders and outsiders, particularly with regard to the . Derby, experienced in turn to-night a marked degree of depression, and from no stable is there a whisper of some coming dark wonder to account for it ; it can, therefore, only be attributed to the pavement like condition of the ground, which must render the necessary work of preparation very hazardous.. At midnight the quotations were as follows : PORT STAKES. At first odds were laid on West Australian, but some investments on Sittingbourne at evens quickly altered the complexion of affairs, and 2 to 1 and sto 2 were offered against him. TWO THOUSAND. At one time Ruby advanced to 5 to 2, but at the close 3 to 1 was freely offered ; 4 to 1 taken to a small sum about Boiardo ; 10,000 to 100 and 1,000 to 10 laid against Ruby's winning this event and the Derby. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 100 to 6 agst Aguilla (taken). 20 to 1 agst West Australian (taken). CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Baalbec (taken). 12 to 1 agst Marc Antony (taken to 501.) 13 to 1 agst Newminster (taken). 20 to 1 agst Duchess of Lorraine colt (taken to 100/.) 20 to 1 agst Star of Surrey (taken and offered). 40 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken). THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst Scott's lot (taken and offered). sto 1 agst Autocrat (offered). 7to 1 agst King Torn. Bto 1 agst Dervish (taken and offered). 20 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (offered). 33 to 1 apt Pstrogoth. 40 to 1 agst New Warrior. 50 to 1 agst Neville . (taken). 50 to 1 agst Ruby (offered). 1000,to 10 agst Bessus (offered). 1000 to 10 agst Boiardo (taken). • WEDNESDAY. SWEEEPEITAKES of 10 soya each, for 3-yr-olds, 7st ; four, Bst 81b ' • five and upwards, 94 111 b. The winner to be sold for 150 sous if demanded, &c. Ab. M. (3 subs.) Captain Lane's Guy Mannering by Bay Middleton, 3 yrs, 9st llb . ( Barth olome w) 1 Mr. Greville's Mandricardo, 3 yrs, 7st (Harding)... 2 Betting-5 to 2on Guy Mannering. The favourite made all the running, and won by a length. TUE CRAVEN HANDICAP of 25 soya each, 14 ft, with 200 added, for 3.yr-olds and upwards ; certain winners extra. T.Y.C. (16 subs.) Capt. Lane's Ephesus by Epirus, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b (Bartholomew) 1 Duke of Bedford's Nathan, 4 yrs, 7st 91b ...(Pettit) '2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (includ ing 31b extra) . (Charlton) 0 Count Batthyany's Determination, 3 yrs, sst .1 llb (Oliver, jun.) 0 The following also ran : Nicotine, Placid, Quince, Bourgeois, and Conspiracy. Betting-7 to 2 agst Orinoco, 4to 1 each agst Ephe sus and Bourgeois. Won easily by three lengths. A very fine race in with Nathan ! Orinoco, and Determina- Nathan obtaining second place by a neck. A dead heat for third place. HANDICAP PLATE of " 501. for 3-yr-olds and upwards, A.F. Mr. Stevens' Lady Flora ; by the Libel, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Wells) 1 Mr. Wigram's Legatee, 3 yrs, Est 101 b ...(S. Steggles) 2 Mr. Lister's . Mysterious Lady, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (D. Hughes) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Lady Flora, who won, hard held, by three-quarters of a length.. Very bad third. The COLUMN STAKES of 50 says. each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds; colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b ; those by stallions or out of mares that never produced a winner allowed 31b, if both 51b. R.M. (22 subs.) Mr. Howard's Prince Arthur, by Orlando out of The Princess (31b), Bst 41b (Wells) Lord Exeter's Miranda by Lanercost, 8-t 41b. (Norman) 2 Mr. Grqville's Boer by Van Tromp (51b), Bst 21b (A. Day) 3 Mr. Greville's Kaffir by Alarm (31b) Bst 41b (Flatman) 4 Betting-6 to -4 agst Prince Arthur, who won easily by three quarters of a length .; half a length between the second and third ; good fourth. HANDICAP PLATE of 701. ; for three-year-olds and up wards. D.I. Mr. E. Parr's Newbold, 3 yrs, 6st ......(J. Quinton) 1 Mr. T. Fryer's Jack . Leerning, 6 yrs, 7st 71b (Kendall) 2 Mr. A. 3. Le Cias's Apostate, 5 yrs, 7st (Palmer) 3 Mr. Megson's Georgy, 4 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 4 Betting-2 to 1 agst Newbold, sto 2 agst Jack Leeming, 3 to 1". agst Gregory, 5 to 1 agst Apostate. Newbold held the lead throughout and won by three lengths ; the other two : •were beaten off a long way. Mivrou. T.M.3 100; IL ft. Mr. Newlaind's El Do rado received forfeit from Mr. t)ay, jun.'s Lady Jane by the Hero out of Fanny, by Whisker, Bst 71b each. Smiling faces were in a large. mojority at the settling to-day, for Coup d'Etat had proved a lucky coup for the fielders, to whom the results of great races are, for the most part, now-a-days, only a sore discouragement. The morning betting was chiefly on events to be de cided in the course of the, day at Catterick Bridge, but we deem it unnecessary to specify the transactions. The ether quotations were as follow : THE TWO THOUSAND. 3 to 1 agst Ruby (taken). 25 to 1 agst Marble Hill (taken). GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 6to agst Virago (taken). DERBY. 9to 1 agst Dervish (taken and off). 1000 to 25 agst Bracken (taken). 1000 to 15 agst The Trapper (taken freely). AFTERNOON BETTING. PORT WAKES. 3to 2 agst Sittingbourne. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 30. agst Ruby (taken). 4to 1 agst Boiardo ; 6to 1 agst Champagne (taken to 501). GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 15 to 1 agst Aguilla (taken). DERBY. sto 1 agat Autocrat (offered). 6to 1 agst King Tom (Offered). 9to 1 agst Dervish (offered). 20 to 1 agst Andover (taken to 100/). 3000 to 90 agst Bracken (taken). 1000 to 15 agst Prince Arthur (taken). 3000 to 15 agst Marble Hill (taken). Another remarkably hot and dry day—clouds of dust sweeply thickly over the heath. The attendance and sport were comparatively moderate. NEWMARKET RACES—This Day. ENTRIES for the HANDICAP PLATE Of 50/., for 3•yr. olds and upwards. T.Y.C. Age El Dorado 3 Lady Elegant Monie Moses 3' Lady Flora 4 Oxus - - 3 Captain Flash St. Faith Black Swan ENTRIES for the SUBSCRIPT] olds and upwards. The sous. if demanded, &e. • Age Petrel Age 4 Adeline Sweetness Anteverta Jessamine 3 Speed the Plough 4 Folly of the Day 3 CON PLATE of 801., for 3 yr winner to be sold for 300 ).M. Censns • . • 3 Blue Beard a Sweetness Rackapelt Georgy Cyrus • 3 I ENTRIES for the HANDICAI each, and only 5 ft if decl Age Lady Flora • 4 Georgy 4 ENTRIES for the QM _ _ _ _ Aged Age Little Jem 3 Lamartine 6 Lioness ‘ Speed the Plough , 4 El Dorado 3 P SWEEPSTAKES of 20 SM. :fared, &c. A. F. Age. . Sister to Caracara 4 Netvous 4 INAL SELLING STAKES. Age Sirilarbottie (400 ...... 4 Pebble (701.) Prevarication (40/.) Eleven races are fixed for this day. The first at 12 ; the Buckhurst Stakes at" 3.45. Filbert is likely to walk over for the Claret Stakes. Bessue has paid ft in the. One Hundred Sovereign Sweepstakes. D.M. ► 'RES FOR 1854. ,IL. York Spring 25 Malton .Y., Lothians and EdinburghlB Lewes l9 Bath 23 Liverpool Hunt Spring 24 Epsom 80 E. Bibury 2B Stockbridge . ....... 29 Ludlow 30 Winchester ' 30 Stottrbrictgo l7 Stamford lB Nottingham 2O Goodwood 25 Ripon 31 ,UST. MURDER IN FRANCE. A pretty young woman, named Louise Mercier, aged 27, and her father, aged' 62, were tried a few days ago by the Court of Assizes of La Vendee for the murder of a farmer, mined Rouhaud, of Poire-sur-Rellterre. Be tween the woman and this man intimate relations had long existed, and she had a child, who is now aged about four years, by him. She frequently pressed him to marry her, but he constantly refused, though he. kept_ up his connection with her. She more than once threatened him that she would murder him if he should marry any other woman, but he paid little attention to her menaces. Her father also declared that he would be avenged on him if he should abandon her. In December last it was an nounced that he intended to marry another female named Loizeau, and this greatly exasperated .Louise Mercier. • In the night of the 4th of January, Rouhaud was awakened by a noise amongst his cattle in a shed, and he got up to see what was the matter. Shortly after he had ]eft the house he was beard to utter a loud cry. His mother hastened to him, and found him lying on the ground bathed in blood. He had a deep wound i❑ the shoulder, and another in the abdomen ; the latter was, mortal, and in a few seconds he expired without speak ing a word. Near him Ras found a pitchfork with one of the prongs broken, and a few yards off a straw hat. Suspicion immediately fell on the young woman Mercier, and the hat was recognised as -belonging to her brother. She was arrested, and in a short time she fully confessed that it was she who had committed the murder. She had, she said, done it in conse quence of Rouhard's abandonment of her, and she solemnly declared that neither tier father nor any other person had aided her in it, or had even been acquainted with her design. After the publication of the banns of his marriage, she had, she said, possessed herself of a knife, belonging to a butcher, named Garreau, with whom her sister was in service,'and of a large pitch fork belonging to her uncle. She had then in the night of the 4th dressed herself as a man with clothes belong ing to her father and brother, and had at a late hour gone to Rouhard's house. Having knocked rudely at his windo-v-shutters, she, expecting him to come out, had placed herself behind a post. In a short time he ap peaied, and she had stabbed him with a pitchfork in the shoulder ; he had turned hastily round, and had wrested the pitchfork from her ; but before he could strike she had plunged her knife into his bowels. She had then taken to flight. According to the indictment the father must have assisted the girl in the perpetration of the crime, as it was not likely that she . would have carried a heavy pitchfork when she was armed with a knife ; and as, besides, a neighbour of the murdered man had distinctly heard the footsteps of two persons, the heavy tread of a man, and the lighter one of a woman, proceed rapidly along the road just after the crime was committed. The father had, moreover, returned to his other daughter the knife which her sister had taken. But a strong circumstance was men tioned :—After the crime the second daughter, whose name was Aiinde, had' been for a moment suspected, and had in consequence, been discharged from the service of the butcher . . This, combined with the arrest of her sister, and with that of her father, which subsequently took place, drove her distracted, and she went and drowned herself. When her dead body was brought home her mother gave way to the most violent affliction, and, in her despair, cried that it was her husband who was responsible for all, as be had aided Louise in com mitting the murder, and as she had heard him say on his return that he had given Rouhard a good stab with a pitchfork, to which Louise had answered that she bad given him one with her knife. The jury, however, did not think the evidence against the man sufficient, and it acquitted him. The female was declared guilty, but with extenuating circumstances, and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, with hard labour. In the course of the trial the knife she had used was produced—she turned her eyes from it with horror. A. CHILD MURDERED BY ITS FATHER.—On Tuesday morning a -little girl, aged 16 months, named Rachael Goodall, was murdered by her father, John Goodall, at the village of Milford, situated between Belper and Duffield, about eight miles from Derby. A eoroner's inquest was held yesterday at the Beehive, Milford, before Mr. Mozley, when evide-co was given, to the following effect :—lt appeared that the man who committed the crime had lately been em ployed as a mechanic at Wolverton. In consequence of his dissipated and vicious habits his wife was separated from him. There had been frequent eeparations between them. The wife now lived in a small cottage at Mil ford, with her children, and her father supported them. On Monday morning she received a letter from her husband, stating his intention to visit her on Tues day. He _came in pursuance of his intimation, and while his wife was in the garden, hanging out some clothes, he went up stairs and cut the child's throat with a razor. Mary Goodall, the mother of the child, deposed that she was . the wife of the prisoner. They had been married 16 years, and had three children besides the deceased. In consequetice of the ill treat ment of her husband, and the fears she had of his threats she had several times left him and went to live with her father. Her husband had repeatedly ,told her that he had been tempted to cut tie throats of herself and chil dren. Hee husband arrived about nine o'clock on Tuesday morning. He asked where the children were, End, after some, conversation, on beim told that they were in bed, he said he would go and lie down with them. The witness weitt out, but in a few minutes, hearing a scream, she ran back, and on proceeding to the-bed room found the child dead on the bed. The prisoner left the house, but an alarm being raised by a neighbour, he was apprehended. , A constable, who took the prisoner to the lockup, deposed that when the latter arrived there he said, " The child's all right. I" c in't help it. The child's in heaven." The surgeon who examined the child said there was a pool of blood on the bed. The windpipe had been severed, arid death must have been almost instantaneous. The evidence was read over to the prisoner, who paid great attention to it, but did not make any remark. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against him, and he was committed for trial at the next Derby assizes. MURDER 01' AN INFANT IN CAMBERWELL. Last evening Mr. Carter inquired into the circumstances at tendant on the death of George Edward Sewell, an in fant of four months old, which had been drowned by its mother. Ellen Doyle, a girl of 14 years of age, who was servant to the parents of the deceased, said they had always behaved with the utmost kindness to both their children. On Saturday morning last her master went out about seven o'clock, leaving at that time in the house her mistress, the two children, his niece, a girt of about 10 years of age, Mrs. Pursell, her mistress's grand.- ' mother, and witness. Witness saw her mistress take the baby from her niece, and take it into the garden in about a quarter of an hour after. She also saw her take it up stairs, arid soon after she returned to the parlour, put her bonnet and ehawl on, and went out by the street door, taking with her the key of her bedroom. In about three-quarters of an hour afterwards witness thought she heard the cries of the baby, and went up stalls to the bedroom, but found the door locked. She then got the parlour door-key, which unlocked it, and she found the baby lying on the floor dressed, with its face in a basin of dirty water, .She screamed, and some persons came to her assistance. Mr. Geo. Sewell, the father of the deceased; was next called and sworn, and stated that for 18 months past his wife had laboured under mental affliction, and had medical advice for it, but no one dreamt that she would place violent bands on her children, particularly the latter, as she appeared much attached to them. On Saturday morning last he got up about seven o'clock and left home, leaving his wife in the act of dressing herself and the deceased in fant in the bed. At about' nine o'clock his wife made her appearance at his place of business in Finsbury square, and the moment he saw her he had a presenti ment that something had occurred, and asked her what was the matter. She replied. " George, prepare your self for the worst—l have destroyed the baby." She said she thought it had been much neglected, and that she had better destroy it that it might go to heaven. He asked her how she had done it, and she said she had drowned it in a pool of water. Witness, in conclusion, said he had no doubt his wife had destroyed the deceased, being at the time in an unsound state of mind. Mrs Purcell was called, and said that before the discovery of the de ceased she had occasion to go to the water-closet in the garden, and there found a pail frill of water, and water was also splashed on the floor, upon which the coroner remarked that from this circumstance it fvould appear that the deceased had been either drowned, or been at. tempted to be drowned, there in the first instance. Mr. Clasney, a medical man who had been called in, said the death of the deceased had been caused by drowning, and the coroner , having summed up, the, jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict of wilful mur der against Catherine SewelL CHARGE OT MURDER AGAINST A. BROTHER.--A Cage Came before the borollgh coroner at Liverpool, on Tees day, involving a charge of murder of the most aggra vated nature against a young man .named \Yin. Eaton, . vereeresipectfully connected, residing in Hatfield-street. It appears that on the 14th of February last Eaton went home in a state of considerable excitement, and without any provocation knocked down his sister, Mary Ann Eaton; a girl of 16 years of age, and afterwards jumped upon her stomach, thereby inflicting very severe injuries. The poor girl was confined to-her bed for some time, and it was not expected that she would recover. On the 24th of the same month her brother came home intoxicated, and a second time knocked her down and jumped upon her. He also struck her on the belly with his fists, and declared he would have her life, but while in the act of thus maltreating the poor girl, Eaton was seized by his brother and some of the neighbours, and his sister was taken to bed, and a m dical man sent for, who pro nounced her in a very dangerous state. The next morn ing the unfeeling wretch went to the bed-side of his sis ter, who was suffering dreadfully from the injuries she had received, and addressed her in a tone of disgusting, levity, asking her how she liked the bumps and thumps she had received the night before. About a month after this, while she was still in bed suffering from these injuries, Eaton went to her and struck her again, notwithstanding the helpless state she was in; and in consequence of this his mother applied for a warrant against him, and he was apprehended and brought be fore the magistrates on Thursday last, charged with the attempted murder of his sister. The above facts having been d e p ose d to E aton was comm itt e d t o t a k o his trial on the charge of attemptipg murder. On Monday morning the poor girl died, her statement as to the injuries she had received having been taken some hours previously. The details of the case were not gone into on Tuesday, as the inquest,' having been formally opened, was adjourned, when there is little doubt that the result of it will be that the brother will have to take his trial on the capital charge. At the hearing before the magistrate, Mr. Barrow, a merchant of Liver pool, stated that he we's executor under the father's will, and had paid the prisoner and his brother 4201. each on attaining their majority, and that their sister (the deceased) wonld.have been, entitled to a similar !um 94 Coming Qf age. RACING FIST'S Newmarket Craven 17 Catteriek Bridge 19 Abergavenny ....M 20 Newmarket F S Chester Spring 9 Lothians& Edinburgh 11 Newmarket S S • 111 Shrewsbury is Manchester'7 Ascot Reath— l3 Newoastle-on-Tyne 20 Hampton 2l Carlisle New Worcester...., 4 Lancaster Mansfield ll Liverpool l2 1p5wich.........,., 13 AUG Brighton Brighton Club 4 Wolverhainpton Yarmouth 8 Reading: Odiham . North Stafrorciatire, 9 1 h' - 14 1 Wolverhaopt o __,.. • Egham 22 York 23 Hereford ' 24 Eccles ' 2B Chebneford "9 Derby • Plymouth ..... BO Litcoln 31 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT LUXEMBOURG. A special meeting cf the shareholders was held .on ,Tuesday at the London Tavern, preparatory to the spe cial general meeting of the company, appointed to be held at Brussels on Friday next, for the purpose of con sidering certain proositions with respect to the 6 per cent. guaranteed half shares ; Sir W. ,Maguay in the chair: - - - The CHAIRMAN said he regretted on that occasion that he could not submit a report approved by all the direc tors, as there were differences of opinion at the board. in respect to. a proposed arrangement with the - dissentient holders of the. 6 per cent, shares. The majority of the board was in favour .of the proposition, and he hoped the shareholders' would support them' in carrying out . that' arrangement. -It would be recolleCted 'that at. - the ' last meeting there were six dissentients - .to. the. filiatinial.ineasure . then agreed upon, .which was followed by litigation iii the Court of Chancery.' At length - an - alternative plan wa s proposed fair-the - sittleinent of the diffeOnces existing . between the board of directors 'and - the dissentient shareholders. The alteri,ative p'an for-the conversion of the 6 per cent. kuiianteed - iihares was as follows :7-.60,000 shares, having piiil 51. per.share, would represent a capital of 300,0001., as in the first plan- ; but -it was proposed that a further - payment ot, Ms. per share shoilld be -madeon each shire, amounting to- 90,0001.,. a ,, d representing a capital of 390,0001. And that on the surrender of these shares (61. 10s. paid) there should be given to .the holders two obligations of 41;- e'ach in exchange for every share of Cl. 10-i.-paid, or 120,000 obligationspf each,• representing a capital-of 480,000/. This would be equivalent to a bonus in ol.li gations of . 90,001., which would untimately be increased by 120,0091. when all the bonds were paid off, Making, the entire bonus in capital 210.0001. The holders' b eing paid off in obligations (or bonds), would escape the risk of ordinary shareholders. The annual interest payab'e on 390.000/., at 6 per cent., would be 23.4001, and on the 480,0001. bonds, at 5 per cent. 24,0001-, being 600/. a-year more than the former. According to the first plan, it was proposed to call up no money bevoed the 300,0001., -and to give an ultimate bonus of 150,000/. in the shape .of obligations. when paid_ off, and a 6 per cent. -prefe rence dividend, instead of a guaranteed _dividend ; while in the second 'or alternative plan it was proposed to call up 60s. per share, or 10,0001., and to give an ultimate bonus in capital of 210,0001., at the same time giving the 6 per cent,- shareholders bonds to the amount of. 480,0001., bearing 5 per cent. interest, and on being paid off an additional sum of 320,000/. Owing 'to the change in the state of the money market they had been unable to obtain the advaece they were promised, so that, unless they agreed to the proposition to raise the 90,0001., they would be compelled to make a call upon the constituted shares. There ,was no doubt that, by timely aid, they would, be *Labled to open the line from Brussels to Namur in June next. The works an the line from Niuntir to Arlon had been retarded, ,with a view to enable. rapid progress to be Made on the line from Brussels to Namur. This arrangement would not delay the opening of the other p4tion of the line to. Arlon, as, on the completion of the first sec tion, they could concentrate their efforts on the second section.. About 50;000/. would enable them to open the line to Natnur iii .June. Unless the necessary funds were immediately forthcoming, very advanta geous contracts to the company would be endangered. Mr. W. A. WILKINSON, M.P., moved as an amend ment, to the effect, that a committee of nine share holders be appointed to investigate the affairs of the company, to consult with the directors, and to report the result of theirinvestigations to an adjourned meet ing_on the 16th of May next. He had no- objection to .the proposed arrangement l provided it received the sanction of the committee. - Mr. Fmn seconded the motion. A. long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Anderton, Mr. L)on, Mr. A., 'Moore, Mr. D. W. Harvey, Mr. Taunton, and other shareholders took part, which re sulted in . the reaction of the amendment, and the adoption of the alternative plan proposed by the chair man, of settling with the 6 per -cent. preference share holders. RAILWAY. TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic teturn fru the week ending April 9, 1854 1.38,004 9 7 Corresponding week last year 15.593 6 4 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.. —Traffic re turn for •the week ending April 16, 1851 t 19,646 12 8 Corresponding week last year , 18,012 15 0 SCOTTISH CENTRAL . RAlLWAY.—Traffic retnr► , io the week ending April 16, 1854. Corresponding week last year 2.60 6 14 CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—Traffio return for the week ending April 15, 1854 £215 9 5 Corresponding week last year 2ll 16 1 CHESTER AND HOLTHiAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return tot the week ending April 16, 1854 £4,027 18 • 5 Corresponding week last year ' Increase in 1854 £516 9 7 SiIIPPING INTELLIGENCE NOTTCE TO MAIUNERS. -LIGHT-VESSEL OFF THE FRYING-P.AN SHOALS. CAPE FEAR, N.C. A light-vessel will be place,l, during the month of'Aptil next, off the southern extremity of the Frying-pans Shoals, Two lights, each produced by eight la,naps ant' .parabolic - reflectors, will be shown 'from this ve , tsel, at an elevation of about 40 feet above the level .of the sea. This vessel has two masts, is about 100 feet long, 250 tons, and the top of • the gunwale about ten feet from the water-line: The hall is painted yellow, with ".Frying -pan Shoals" in large black letters on both sides. The lower mats are painted yellow, the top masts.white, with an open-work oval day mark, five - feet in diameter, painted black, at an elevation of about 53 feet above the water-line. This vessel will be placed in nine or ten fathoms water, at . the distance of about 19 nautical miles from Bald Head Lighthouse, and about 23 tiauticid mil s from the Federal Point Lighthouse; off the southern extremity of the shoals . making - bat in about a,S.S.E. 'direction from Cape Fear. The following magnetic be rings will show the approxi mate position of this vessel : • From Light-vessel to Bald Head Lighthouse, N.N W. 4 w.. From Light-vessel to Federal Point Lighthouse, N. by From Light-vessel to centre of outer breakers, N.N.W. W. The southern extremity of t' , e breakers, with only ten feet of water upon them, will ho about four n au ti ca l w il es inside of the position of tliJ vessel. A shoal spot, with 16 feet water u it, will bear about N.W. 4 N., distant about 2i nautical miles ' • and another shoal spot, with 13 f e et o f water on it, wilt bear about N. E , distant I,i, nautical miles from the vessel. The soundings to the Eastward of the position of this Light-vessel will be found to be in general, gradual and uniform, from 10 to about 6 fathoms before deepening, atter crossing the outer extremity of the Shoal in the vi cinity- of the Light-vessel ; and the soundings to the West ward gradually deepening from the vicinity of the vessel, from 9 and 10 to 15, 17, &c., fathoms. Sailing vessels of heavy draught should not be run in -bad weather into less than 15 to 18 fathoms water in pass ing these shoals. Steamers and small sailing vessels may be run with safety, under ordinary circumstances of wea ther, on the line East and West, upon which the Light vessel will be placed. Notice will be given of the precise time at which this Light-vessel will be placed in her position and the lights exhibited, accompanied by correct bearings and distances, and the approximate latitude and longitude. By order of the Lighthouse Board. Wilmington, N.C., 15th March, 1854. CUSTOM-HOUSE, APRIL P. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Glommen, from Freilerick ehald Hannah and E eanor, Charente; Yorkshire, Stettin; Rival, Terceira; Odeu, Grebbestad ; Eindragt, WOrellin Neptimus, Leghorn ; Vigilant, Sannesund ; Dantzic, Stat helle ; Duiveland, Rotterdam; Icobtui, ditto; Nsjaski, ditto ; Carl, Stralsund ; Mine, Burgertief ; Eglantine, Havre ; Emanuel, Christiania ; Eucharis t Saute:mind ; Nathalie Jacobine, H u d sen d ; F rau Jantje, Carolinensiel ; Hilida, ditto ; Bahia, Laurvig ; Ma r i a , - Add ena ll a ; A bel one, ddense ; Maria, Handers; Johan Carl, Christiania; Wandringstna.ndeu, ditto; Nordpolen, Sanuesund ; Annie Louise, Aalborg; Henrich, Praesto ; Jantina. Annechiva, Galatz ; Frau Peta, Rostock ; Cita, Memel ; Mathild, ditto; Odin Catherine, Sa,nnesuud ; Flora, ditto ; this, Chris tiania; Flora, Sarpsburg ; Christian s Haab, Felmem ; Maria Elizabeth, —; Weile, Weile; Leon, Gravelines ; Leonne, ditto ; Enrot, ditto. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.--The John Laird, for Swan River; Minkinka, Konigsberg ; Paquita, San Sebastian and Gijon ; Reusina, Danzig ; Vrou Maria, Leek; Drie Gebroeder, Sydney ; Royal Lily, ditto • Vrou Johanna, Marburg . .; Wandrigsmanden, Christiana, and Noss ; Woodcock, NeW YO'rlz ; William Stuart, Syd ney; Atalanta, Berbice ; Bacchsuti, Teneriffe and Sierra Leone ; Mouravia, Cape Coast Castle and Feririndo Po ; Eliza, Kurrachee and Bombay; Guttenberg, Guttenberg ; Thetis, Adelaide ; Mary,. Latinces',on. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO —The Hannibal, Co penhagen ; Win. Septimus de Septima, Antwerp ; Cash. mere, New Z.:alai:id; Ryswyck; Melbourne; Eliza, Kur rachee and BoinbaY; Jane Morehouse, A.utwerp ; Alfred, Stockholm ; New England, New York. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Henry Reid, from London to Launceston, March 9, lat. 21 S., long. 31 W. The Balkan, from the Mauritius to Liverpool, 20th, lat., 2 N., long. 22 W. The Axnalia, Swedish brig, from St. Thomas's, April 5, lat. 27 N., long. 30 W. The Hansa, from Brazils to Falmouth, lat. 35, N. long. 24 W. The Abbots Reading, March 23, lat. 40 long. 14. The Apropos, barque, No. 6,953, 2nd dist. pendant, lat. 40. long. 14. The Thetis, barque, March 24, lat. 40, long. 14. The Swordfish, April 6, lat. 47, long. 12. The Buena Vista, from Boston to Melbourne, with loss of main and wizen topgallant masts, Feb. 1, lat. 12 S., long. 32 W. The Alice Gill, from Liverpool for Montreal, lat. 48 &, long. 17 W. The Constance, for Launceston, March 3, lat. 4 N, long. 22 W. The Douglas, from St. John's, N. 8., to LondondorrY, March 24, lat. 42, long. .)1. The Star of Empire, from Liverpool to Boston, March 28. lat. 43, long. 54, The James M'Qu.een, barque, steering S.S.E., Feb. 9, lat. 34 S, long. 13 E. noWenham, from Newport to Cape Town, and Cie Akyab, same day. The Garrick, from Liverpool to New York, March 17, lat. 41 N, long. 45 W. The Glenroy, from Clyde to Melbourne, March 22, lat. 43 N, long. 14 W. - The Constance, from Moulmein to London, April 6, lat. 48 N, long. 17 W. GRAND SURREY CANAL COMPANY. —At the annual meeting of this company on Tuesday, the report stated that the timber trade of the docks had largely benefitted by the increased importion of last year, the number of waid.lade n s hip s di sc h ar ged having been 484, against 2.87 in the_previona.:year, -& dig de d of. V. -per ihne yras accordingly declared, COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET-. APRIL 18. There was a large supply of straw of all descriptions in the market. The prices to-day were as-follow : Oat straw; from 5s sa to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones tron; wheat do., 6 s .)d to 8s 6d ; b ar l e y d o.! 5 s Od to O s 01 Hay from li d to 13d ; new. ditto, Oct to Od per'stooe. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—APRIL 18. • There were in the market to-day, 14 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus at 21.10 b 6 at 1/. 18s Od, and 4 at 1/. Ds. • - • DALICEITH MEAL MA,RKET—Arnit, -- Tlidi:Were in the market to-da.:67 bigi of oatmeal , . o f - bs4sYme:ll, and 1 of- pot-barley. ' S a l es d u ll. The top _ price of oatmeal (lawn ; the second. was is down; third the same as last week. 'Yot-barligy on the top Pric e as b..ilpre. • Oatmeal, Per sack of 25019-1 First. Second. 'nul l impeiiull I 48s ocl • 47s' 6d 47s „..: per ditto ...-. 32S *ld L.= a' 6d' n i l Peasemeal, per ditto - -s v " flour, per ditto Pot-harley, 'per ditto . LEEDS -APRIL 18. - The arrivals continue very insignificant. Fresh whea t is scarce, and prices are fully is per qr. beyond the rate° of Friday, with mole 'demand for othir sorts at improvement in ;,ride. 13 tato , without alteration. Oa ts ' and shelling rather creep up. Beans steady.. DUBL Iv --APRIL 18. There wai a firm market at our Corn•exchange' to•ds1• All descriptions of grain fully supported the quotations ox kat week. White w'leit," 40,; 01 to 44s Od , ditto, 39a toA2.. Od; barley, 1 4 7 s 6d to 2:2, 6,1; o.u.s, 14s (k 1 to 17s Od ; r a peseed ~ O s Od to ooa Od per br: : ottmeal, 16 3 Od to 17s Od ; bak e . A . Hour, 22s Od to 27.40 d pertrwt; 1141:u corn, 44a Od to 48s per 4801bs. COAL MARKET.--Arau, 11. .... Prices of Coal per Con at.the-close of the market t.— . s. d. Wallsend; • arc. (L ; Bate's West Hartley 17 6' , , s Huddle W. Hartley lB 9 'lelmont . .... 17 2 Hastim's Hartley l9 U %i ra dd y ll • l7 " Hartlepool West Hartley 8 . I letton lB - 0 01(1 Adairs 1 ‘ laswell :..38 ° Talitield Moor ihtte5.......17 . ( ~.ambton • l7 1 Walker Primrose .........16 . 3 Plummer_ ,, ,17 ! Wylain . 17 - s tuasell's Helton • l7 " - 0 4tewart's lB • Wagon& &c. :.;assop l7 a Gosforth l6 ( South Kelloe.. ' .17 0 Harton lt) 0 TO43S lB Eden Main. l7 0 Derwentwater Hartley. 18 0 Bell 17 3 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 19. • STOCK EXCIIIANGR.—The market has been very 'stetgli to-day, owing to the scarcity of stock for sale, with no pressure or desire on the part or the public to sell. ale' donian, 27 ; Eva Lancaihire, 15k ; Lancashire and York' shire. 60j; London and North Western, 964 ; Midland( 59 ; North British, 7 11-16 • South E as t ern an d D over , 17 • MANCHESTER, APRIL 19. STOCK EXCHANGIi.—There has has been a dull market, but prices were well maintained. Dover; 171 ,• - Wait Riding; 5h 3.16 d. ; Eastern Counties, 12 ; Bust lolinG ib. shire 15 ; Midland, 59 ; Leeds, 61. '. LEEDS, APRIL 19. • STOCK EXCHANGE.7-There has .been more activity the share market to-day than for some days past, audr the whole prices m an if es t an upwar d tendency. At , first meetint , Leeds Northerns were d one at 124, aDd U North Westerns at . At the noon meetin g the °slug transactions were as follow s :—South Eastern and Do* ollo . 18 • Great Northerus ( a ), 94 ; L ee d s Northern., 1161 Caledonians, 27; Midlands, 51 SEABORNE MAILS. (N Lcnides th it the maili are sent from the Gerieratl POE-of t " 117 th ht -and if by tile inor , ing•—•Je,p ttn:l ) COUN. ElEi. n in ay (i w en '- e i r i art:o;: Pert 1 4 U is Office, tonirm.4 toe tate En4la 9 d. wiea(byltrit.pactON Every Friday L.:verpool Each M oe ' rlea (1w United Are kmerica(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday Imerica (by United Sts. packet) tmerica . U Sta•et' • packet) N April 25.... , Australia (via South ampton) .......... „ 20 Ditto (via 4suireilles) N• 24 Ditto (via 'ape of Jood Rope) May Africa ( west . Coast).:N '.3d of the month . Ilexatriria ......... N a, (t, 24,_& 30 0 , In 4th 24th of Bahamas .. 51.17 th 01 th.• soon Belgium ...; N I tally ..M 9th 01 th e moon.. Buenos Ayres ........ Itth .he month t:apeot 4;004 110.. e N 14th 0- the m-Ht Cap, of flood elope D 14th ttt th , month 'ape de Verde ....N 14th of the nit 't' 'eyl2, (see In.11a) Ito of the otott. t,antte' mon Wed .& F2l I 'lOl . ........... 2d & 17th of 111 4 10 'lnn, (sec. 11418) 1 '"onstantinopt N !7,8,17,2 1, n. in , tonst.mtinople Sc, 20th of mo ., ,:ant. of Europe NI & N Toole• daily Egypt (see India) Franco ........ 111 & Nt7wice daily Gibraltar 7, 17, 20, 27 an. iltAtece (see India) I Greytown 61 2nd & 17th of MOIL Flarohurah Tuesday & Frida- Invstinah „ 2nd of the matt Holland' ............M Daily.. ilondurag .. 11' 17th of the Month India (vla,Sontnampt.) Al 4th & 20th of mot in lia (via Mareillest AI 811)&2 ith of rno ,ti lonian Isles (see India) . 7, 1 7, & 27 of mon Ireland & N i Twieo itany Li •• ....M7, %, 17. & 7of hi, Wadeira ............ Ml9l-1t of the month Madeira ........ 13d of month .... 0 Alta (see India) Stilts .... ....... . 7.17,19,4, 30 of m. _ . Mauritiu“see India) ' ' • m.Stritius ..........N ,14th of the mono , Pt , month March 77 Mexico „,141 2tirl of the month, Southampton May Napivs . • ......N:bthi . tft2iihoftrioi l ID-wer April 2 2 New tlranada ..• I2d & 17th of month Southampton May 1 New lc lend private ship .. Various port I neert lo. Papal 'States • ....... Ni5t111502 tlioflnott Dover A Pdniusula .• •• • ..... M 7tl.l7th24thofmoll tioutttamptoo , xo . Peru „NT td ec 27th Of mot , Southampton May I Plrt. Natal 14th of the month Plymou th Sicily .. N s thl , th2 s thounon, Dover .• •••• • 'April 22 ruscany .. .......N Sthlfith2Sthohnon. Dover 22 . ,Venezuela ; . . & 17th of month southampton May t Van Diemen's Lam; - Au-tral(a) • West Duties ...... 17th e montb l Southampton May 1 Liverpool ?, April 25 I t - puthampton MAY 4 :•Outhauu ton April' 2 Dover June , 4 ... irerts .° tnymq,ith . Apra( 9 Inver . mitha , ,,pti, i t , 20 .11) • NaY lover . D aily 14 ..uta,tm • Illoydg I.4,uttlamfo,,, Ma , 16 _, arch 3. Southampton Ply m arc h 26 / I . !yrn Uth Mareb 26 ,_ ”ith•On to!, ' 54 7 yay I Pc'W' „ April.3 o A;wth unto „ 30 IDovertail/ Dover ...... Twfres l ?" douthonpton Aprp 26 . ontriampto“ May ; London Sotithamptoil May 1' ilawer May 16 uth • . April 21 29 11.,!Trie:La T w ivAlaiu Sourtunptot, April t 6 iouthampton May 16. IlYmouth April 8 Dover ..... April 20 • When Any of these late, fall o a i.m.4ay, the .11411 s will b e despatche on the following (by with the exceptio n o f th e lrrdi ais Southampton), and the Aalta. both of which will be despatched to' day preceding. [ HVEETISEMENT.)—A most iliterenin recovery from a vast coni . p ica•io of , i.eases, without t.:e aid of medicine, IS rec riled iu 0° fo.lowirg letter : "Bridzehouse, Frimley, 3d April, 1854. Grateful for the benefit I have d, rived from Du Barry's Reva c i lenta :%rabica Fond. I ft el it my d uty to expn , a, t:, you my unfelatie thanks fr,r the invnriable incss r hay.' met wit's at you- hands' 3lv case t an extra rd.nary o p, 411 1 as it may benefit of erswi ferers I think it hut right to ;lace its details at your disposaL, have suffered these 33 3 -, are con nually tr..tn diseased lungs, sPl'l7„ of No. d, liver derangement, d• . artte , s, singing in th e ears cons'. p ilebtlity, shortnes s 01 b reath. and couzh, and durintt O fi a period taken so m ,ch to d c ' ne th it I eau safely s3y tiave t upwards of t errs in po nisat th the iiist's And doctor's, I has 4 i: actually worn ow two med i cal men auring ailmmits wi hout Mg ant improvement in iny health, Indeed I was in utter dest l /e and never xpected to get ov r it, when I was furtun, to enough heconht acquainted with your Revalenra Arahta, which, yettyen be praised, r.stored .ne t• a staid health which long since . de 1 t1 1811 ,4; of atta nlng. I.y l ungs, liver, stoma h, head try 'ar e e tare all rtiz% my hetring pert. ct, and my recovrry i s aal vel to 31. my scrotal", tang s —I ant, rempec. "Janus Itottzats. Wood Me chant' In canister., suitably pick d fat all climates, a . d with full ins'DL G . tions —1 1.i., *is 91; 2 I t., 4. 6.1; slb , -; 12 lb., 22s : super Iw o fined. 5 lb, 225 ; 10 lh , 33 5. Th e I • ib an d 12 lb carriage freer ° receipt of Pos' office or •er - arry, Du arry, and i7o ,7. , Re.l „ street, Lontioa; r ortnutii, Mason, an 1 Co., purveyors ti her 31.1.1e,`1 a'so at 63, tnc6 - ml•stre .1; 6t, Gracechu ch.atreet ; 9, Bishops:at e street ; 4. 111,a..side ; 3 in and 451, strand. .ADVERTISEMENT ]—Frolioway's Oi n t ment and r i llo certain remedies fir Old Sores and Ulcers.—Copv of letter from Mr. John Johnson, of Tregaron, Wales , dated Decembei 19, 1853 : —"To Professor Sir,—For twelve years I was afflicted with gores on WI legs and arms, which gradually broke out into ulcerou ° the wounds, arid disabled lie from followi ng an y of •- r,ctivo duties of life. I tried a variety of mec and applied several liniments, without benefit . ; but, * friend recommended me to use your oint men t and pla" which completely healed tha wounds anti restored to health, after every other means had failed."—Sold ItY all drnvgista, ai,d at Professor figlloway's Establish' merit. 9 44. Str%nd, London. ' B 1 RTII S. OF A SON. Ott the 16th inst., at i';lcyns Manor, liurstpierpoint, the wife of George Octavius Pollard, Esq , of 3, Lower +SO' m our-street, Portman-square. On the 17th inst., at Mitcham, Surrey, the wife of Ham Simpson, jun., Esq. or A DADGETER. On the 19th lest , the wife of th e H on. J o h n C. Erfubl ° e. On the 15th inst., the wife of Captain G. T. iTornby, R.N. MA RR ED. h On the 18th inst., al: the, pa r i s h church, Timbriagf , te L, R. " , G orges Ri c h ar d D allas Walsh, chailain to the llgi-{, ger Lady Vivian. to H e l en C atherine, daughter of the ij 8 os Lieutenant-Gener a l Middleruore, C.B, C o l one l o f th 6 Regiment, and late Counnander-is-Chief of H.M. in the Windward and Leeward Islands. W 3/). On the 17112 ult., at Madeira, Alezander Iti.Af of 12, Park-street, GrosvenOr-square, London. a. On the pith inst., on his voy age from Madeira to land. tho Rev. Mark Haggard, M.A. Ancient of Church, sec on d surviving son of Dr. Haggard, Dc' ct°l:l3 commons, in the 30th year of his age. • On the 16th inst., in the 84th year of his age, the R .of Richard Massie, rector of Eceleston, in the 000 1 % 11 Chester. On the 17th inst., at St. Leonaill's-on-Sea JOlll3 Sloe „1G nersley Ho oper, Esq., of 23, Carpbridge-equate, ' FlPla t of and 2,), Queetlithe, alderman of Lond on , and Molly-- St. Bartholomew's Hospital, in the 61th year of his e 543 LONDON: Printed and Publi s h e d by IXICIII v`' itf 1 ,D 0 Y of No. 112; Strand, Printei, at The , •*is Otfice, „T„ • 1 -1 o f - Strand,. la the• Precinc t. CO"lluv ddlerrs~filointin 44 lifio _ _ • El 2 U :lon to kaY Sc Born L° 4 43' of • drains 4 on s un ( CitZraey • Gene • -____ L ° ?!, 1!;/01 24th, • 01-these • l'lrs Seco L° The 1 Februii betweei Port, CI includir weight Ton: must be above, Horne Swan -e wood Horse, 1 blue It - dilly ; Ea.4le, street. The I to a•,y the cha Ist of k Olt will Station, vertu/xi] Leave I Arrive i •••.......,..... ?wave •, , drrife 1 ............ to 1•441 ' o*C:oelc ' be rece C • talo, Theme steknom eertaln 4 e. 6d. Fromm the Go T 1 • ftarxn a re , SYsterr k 31 7 11‘1111 _~ ~ 1•~~~~~ J° effeet u Irlielice have MI of apt lathe Vifo r t, tritabi Nam tp , Tut of t''Para a ce n & 07-fort • -,-At A 1 zuvew, Aitab • M e to Pr tuedl4 ?rota tt hit but bui tics to pia ci. Al the ! IN'