The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-27 00:00:00

UMMARY OF NEW Z-314111tr ( -1 ;DIA 1 -: Tv" run.. read. On Saturday Louis Philippe, the Queen , and her Ili hoes 'Madame Adelaide, came to Paris, an d I :!sited the Louvr e . They returned l° Cloud .. to dinn e r , and i n t h e evening their Majesties "received the Sardinian Minister, the Hanoverian Minis te• the Prefect of nus si Police, and Madame Gabriel Delesser t, the Baron de ere, awl Prince Pignatelli. t: By a royal ordoneance dated the 20 f..„ new regula tons are ma d e respect i ng the supply for corn and bread ler the army. The contracts fur corn a to always to be public, with all possible competition, ar d are only to be °I. one year. The manufa c ture of ti e b rea d i s to h e loader the direction of inspectors r pointed to the Government. b 'rd the great di sappo i ntment o f th e Parisians, the e)t ided stat e o f th e atmosp h ere on Si , iday night ren dered the eclipse of the moon invisible. eThe Dioit states that the Englishin an who recently d eeted his escape from the debtors' pi son in the Rue tfuereciloi`,.4l,Y amounting sas tothat journal, he was incarcerated ti, u , S 130,000f, had bribed one of the l l ' lt KQys with a sum of 5,000 f., half iii bank-notes and aft ! ° they half in a bill at twenty day s. This turnkey morded him the means of escape, and a t the Barrie du eine a chaise de poste was in waiting ..to convey him to e c "at• Suspicion having fallen ou the turnkey, he tial! arrested, and on being searched. the bank-notes T ie L lt he had received were found upon . him. tha he queen of Spain has just confers ed the Order of _ Goliben Fleece upon the Duke of Calabria, Prince %Yal• of Naples. f 117 e see by the Berlin journals that associations are th tog in that capital, and in other pal Is of Prussia, for GOv7prot actio n and encouragement of the vpera Live clasaes. la done w i t h t h e appro b a ti on an d patronage o f t h e er nrnent. °F i P n the last vo l ume o f t h e stat i st i cs o f' popu l at i on, &c., that'ar published by the Prefect of the Seine it is stated out of 28,942 accouchernents, the re are , children 1 ' 787 4 „, still b orn, and 200 persons are annually carried 424` by the small-pox. The. numbers of death in the Poorer arrondissements of Paris is Frightfully large as T?Pared w i t h that in the wealtiar arrondissements. s is also the case in London. Th e 'toted n Municipal Council of M arseilles is stated to have th e u - sum of 30,0001, to be placed at the disposal of Mayor, for the expense of the fates which are to take ;A c e ou the arrival in that city of the Prince de Join ,e and the Duke and Duchess d'kumale. t. . - 31tra gossa, says the Constitutionnef, is not the only I : ace that has been declared in a state of siege; we learn 11 , 1 4 , t the measure extends to the prc.vince of. Saragossa, that Valle of Huesca and Teruel. It is confirmed that the itiove Y na o e f n ' t feria, in Upper Arragon, has taken part in the The Te nce ßarcelona papers of the 19th mention no occur ikr„„ , any inte res t, b u t d e t a il a 'ember of rigorous daii-utty adopt°flsinwg. hich the Captain-Gener i t i of Catalonia was &RAW I!..ND POLICY L An action was brought in the Court if Exchequer, by peark et gardener's labourer, named IV ['earthy, against -I. l r e • tames, proprietor of the Alfred's Head, near the titP ant and Castle. It appeared th at the plaintiff, er attending an Irish wake, bad go ue to the public ...lo ehaursaee,taenrsd, the defendant, in turning out some disorderly , gave M'Carthy a push, who fell, and had his Etril L b Tert. Verdict for the plaintiff--Damages 301. a z „s" tue New Central Criminal Court, John Andrews, v ;7 1 11,; 23, was convicted of stealing a ,gold breast pin, " 9 30 5., the p ro p erty o f Willi am S pear, from his Pers°n• The Common Sergeant obsery ed that he was fo:1. active thief —one of the swell mob— and must leave r, e 1 ; :111 rY• The judgment was, that hie be transported r ,"""e arm of ten years. `' le orge William Moon, , an d 23 la ad- dress, five rings, a clerk, rasp ectably attired, years of age, pleaded guilty to stealing a pearl and other articl es, value 301. and nywards, the property of Francis °mammy, his master. Also for stealing a bank note, value 51. the property of wi;Si_said master ; and a third indictmend charged him w i th trembezzling, secreting, and stealing ill. 55., the pro y of George Frederick Prince Sutton, his master. hal.; Commissioner Bullock and Mr. Alderman Challis ing consulted for a considerable time, the Learird Judge said they h a d d u l y co nsidered the cheirges, which wedge o f a very serious description, so the at the Court tio n "wet n ot, consistent with its duty, grant the applica -0 n his b e h alf without injust i ce to others The sen tence w as, that h e b e trans p or ted beyond the seas f or fie Yen years. tlAt Queen-squa re Wm. Butler, of Hatton,, nearHoun ow, wss fi ne d 10/.' for hawking hay without a license. .eletice of appeal was given. Charles Wm. Glover , 19 years of age, who has be en in custody ten days, A brought up for 'final examina tion at the Thames Police -court, charged with mali ciously cuttin g and wounding Anne Male, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, and also with assaulting Several other persons. The prosecutris , who was in a very feeble state, related the nature of the assault, which had been committed without provocation, while ri soner was in a s t a t e o f i ntoxication. lie offered the p no de fence, and was fully committed for trial crirtrorr—rAsnr-mv.eba Brajhe Dowager Lady Holland is expected to return to at S tanhope -street, at the close of the week, from gt, ton. ~.,The Earl and Countess of Dunmore are passing the a..siniter at Dunmore Park, N.B. Her Ladyship'a duties are not of the Bedchamber in Waiting on the Queen t ia° t expected to come round until March. art and Countess Bruce have left th air residence, in 'arid-mall for Savenache Lodge, near M arlborough. towneneral th e Earl o f Effingham, G. C. 8., arrived in 4,Ti yesterday from B r i g ht on . hisGner D u k e of B ucc l euc h' s bi r thd ay was ce l e b rate d b y t er , a ce's Lond on tradesmen, at t h e F reemasons ' Ta ' nin Monday, whe n h e com pleted hi s 38th y ear . the Dand Countess Craven have arrived on a visit .to e w ur O w ager Co untess Craven, at Hemystead Park, near liiif y h,eaEv:rl of Li mer i ck is seriously indisposed at South r rk. I MEXRCILIMANAIO/711 4. c e T t ha Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Irish So • Y entertained Sir Henry Pottinger, on Tuesday even . Ilitlngt4baite t he Albion. About 50 gentlemen sat d own vresided • Mr. Al derman Ilumphery (the Governor) , The aitler et i ll : n u e se of Ro . ers and Co. has always been con rrivate h • ofdecided property, though doing a very •va,ced .usiness ; and the head of the firm, now ad -4` Pi e l a age, is well known as the author of the ilasures of Memory." W ot ,.. e Inquests on the bodies of Varnalls and Dean at e 4gallugham. were resumed on Tuesday, and likely to be o( AlLad,burfwd. The rumour embodied in our repor 41 " n 'lY to the effect that the driver of the Derby ° wa•tr • Ciao . ala had throw n his cap on the ground, and re- Nvh e .` (1 , Proceed towards Nottingham on the wrong line, *4,, nethrected to do so by Mr. Lightfoot, turns out to be '''Ar IY unfounded. Nitsull, allayTu a provincial grand lodge of Freemasons I:l;etad try, for the purpose of installing lac. ceremony Earl Th e " 8 Provincial Grand Master of Warwickshire.. :b 11 , t 8 of installation ;was performed .byT. H ~- --u nier (1 9 Grand Registrar of the Order, assisted by a i'Oli s "8 assemblage of the fraternity from th metro -the a l• Il d frnna all parts of the county of Warwick and tootiaoltto,.ordia:ng Counties. The companyafterwards ar pax- bliuplapprteusoiduesdlinner, at the Castle Inn, at whichow thsr'`..oaturday last, a little boy, named George C s r , en. d er sou of Dlr. Crowther, of Hendon-terrace, near il. 'Val-, b"; I ,!as killed on the Durham and Sunderland Ra p aw _ i eeing run over by two waggons as they were fell o ;g °II the line near Hendon. It appears the little Mien iewas tempting att to get on to one of the waggons,. tre E d fell n,and both waggons passed over him, his le ,• • • him severely in other rt s eggb. boll logs anu injuring rEttUsti 1 1, s ; Y• He died shortly afterwards from ex he°A; .'l3 l'emains presenting a shocking spectacle. 14, 44 n f t l s vit at io n Q : given by the leading City of London r the lith , r t :-) . ,r Henry Pottinger has been accepted fo A, rc iee i. Autio. - R r a th g of t ties to ni . . ,•... i 0 to ollbtai;uestnen a q u are, to g t ' 'll Shouldham- street Chapel, Bryanston and assistants was held on operation °°4 sider th, 4 urs o f b . propriety of rendering their co ,clueed t ustriess• 1 ' 8' general sanction for shortening . the he b, • • M r. Wheatley presided, and intro : 4eruarks o business of the meeting by some general tio ris, i _ 4 the evils of the late hours. Several resolu gtdopta. ttecordance With the object of the meeting, were ATA Age TT Wednesday 2zora '4.-ssTx AND MARRY us.—Oh . terest gi,.,,,lg. a 3'cung man, accompanied by a very in altar of ti.-"i'llig Yoinip. •', fem ale, presented himself at t he fi her. ketue church of St. Nicholas, the patron Saint of s , th e 'to which fraternity, or its kindred one of seamen, „e olij ci u.rig Man belonged, that the two might be ma de , i , vill the holy rite of matrimony. One of the cura t es e. teroil_e Parish having been appointed to perform the c as th e ' 1 : 1 7, was scarcely so quick in . its consummation tjbe 11.11Ptient brideitToorn appeared to think he ought to wititiane embryo hisband,seems, had been in- Ai l 41 g freely in his libations to the rosy god, exclaimed Itin al 4l : l 3' a horrid oath against the slowness of the cle- teestits gentleman, and the latter, feeling alike grieved a nd . ed, refused to iztroceed. He soon left the church, % a ri g the offender that if he presented himself before kiellnister of the parish in a more becoming condition, i n ,„, j). canonical hours, it was probable that, on express fe4l-,i "lit contrition, the ceremony would then be per the The parties retired, and after the morning i'll'ra appeared in the presence of the minister pride e Parish, who administered a keen rebuke to . th 14 cou . 41.° °r0, and concluded by uniting the anxious e ,ia the bonds of indissoluble union. Mr. obi' "410 expressed the deep regret he felt at being 4dltedtia_tc perform so painful a task.—Cambridge 1, er• eti -41 : P tc . rs or THE TA.a ur. — Continental cattle are el,, 4flported in great numbers into England, and the vik'c'rtation of poultry is prodigious. This is, beyond to lieuestion, " a heavy blow and great discouragement; Zi t a fi r e and small agricultural industy in Ireland ; bu beet Peel must have known it to be inevitable I,Zhe Was concocting his tariff.—Dub li n Pilot. otlio" Sacred Harmonic Society will repeat Handel's It 1:14 oratorio, " Israel in Egypt," on Friday evening. -I ' t his t i that Handel has manifested that Ora or o n e ap trtl power of musical painting which he possesses li e u all eminent degree. ha, li eu SURRIFYS.—It is rumoured that Catholics lies een ins b , excluded from Sheriffs' lists of late years. Vfav Particularly observable in the cases of Sligo, Gal "' 941(1 publin.—.Dublin Pilot. THE LATE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. NOI TINGTIA3I, MONDAY.—Thomas Dean, who,: was under examination when our reporter /eft, was croak. examined by several of the jury, in order more clearly to, elucidate his evidence, but no variation from his original examination was to be noticed. He stated that he had not beard a man say, that if he were master he would prevent the train going on until the other arrived, and continued, " No steps were taken at•Beeston to stop the London train till I heard the crash, unless turning the red side of the signal ; but it was 'very foggy, and the train might possibly have gone on if the crash had taken place lower down the line. My having heird the crash, and the Nottingham train not hiving arrived at the proper time, were the cause of my gois)g towards the Londcn train with the red flag. The points of the rail way are self-acting points. Two trains -going the „Aurae way are not allowed to go after each :other _until- 1#11: - minutes elapse, The London train could not haie seen l the red signal to stop at a distance of 100 yards, as it' was so foggy, but they would have seen, it when they came up to Beeston. There are fog signals given to the engine-drivers. I never heard such a crash before as that which I heard when the two trains met. I told the station-master that it was like the report of a cannon, but not such a dead heavy sound as the report of a can non."—The inquest was then adjourned. TUESDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK, P.M. At half-past nine o'clock this morning the Coroner and jury re-assembled at the hospital, to pursue the investi gation adjourned from last night. Mr. Youle and other directors were, again present, and all the legal gentlemen engaged, as well as the officials of the railway, were also in attendance. The first witness called was John Bolton, who deposed as follows :—I live at Long Eaton, and am overlooker fer the contractor. I saw a tender get off the rails at , Wilford. The four wheels came off the rails, and the rails were bent in consequence. I could not calculate how long it would take to remove the tender and adjust the rails, but I think it would take an hour. I saw Kearsley at the place where the tender was off, and I heard him direct Howitt to go up the line to Beeston to stop any trains from coming down. Howitt said— " What, to Beeston ?" and Kearsley said, " Yes," or if he did not go himself, he should send the next man on the line to Beeston." I then said to Howitt, " You may as well go yourself, for the other man has got but one leg." It was very foggy that day. Howitt started di rectly afterwards. Ile made a stop when he got about 15 yards. He was reminded again that the trains might come lip, and he then went right away. It was so foggy we could not see more than 100 yards up the line at the time. I saw nothing of Mr. Lightfoot there, but I had seen him pass in the up-train to Beeston. I cannot say whether Howitt had any signal with him when he went up the line. The first time I saw Mr. Lightfoot was, to the best of my knowledge, when I saw him go on the train. I heardnothing said to him by any person. We got the tender off the line just as the driver of the second up-train returned to inform us of the accident. Nothing passed between Mr. Lightfoot and me at Nottingham. I cannot say how it was that the tender got off the line ; but when I examined the points before it happened I found them all right. I saw Marland and Reilly before the accident (the drivers who went on the wrong line), and they expressed no fear of any collision, nor did they appear to have the least dread of any such occurrence. Mr. 11. Youle—l am one of the directors of the Mid land Counties Railway Company. I was at the Notting ham station on Thursday. I was on horseback, and when I got to the gates leading to Wilford I perceived they were closed. On looking to the right hand I saw some men at work on the railway, and I shouted to them to know what was the matter. Immediately Mr. Light foot advanced to me and said that a tender was off the line ; and added, " As the time is now near at 'hand for the train to London to start, and it must of necessity go on the wrong line, I think I had better go with it to see that the line is clear, and caution the police at Beeston station before the arrival of any down train." I said, " I think you had better do so." The gates were then opened. I proceeded about ten paces, and reflecting on what Mr. Lightfoot had said, I turned round, and said, again, " I think, Mr. Lightfoot, you had better go your self to see that the line is clear." I then rode away. My impression was that Mr. Lightfoot would adopt every precaution, for I had known him for years, and had the highest opinion of his experience, his caution, and pru dence, having often admired him for those qualities. I therefore calculated that he would give every necessary order to secure trains from accident. By a Juror—ls there any understanding as to which train—the up or the down train—must be kept back in case of accident interfering with the rail? Witness—l am not aware of any such understanding. CORONER —W e have it in evidence that there are two sets of rails, which do not correspond with each other ; that one set (the old set) was in operation with some of the men till the day after the accident, and that the other (the new) was not in operation with the others on the 9th of November. I wish you to explain this. Mr. Youle—lt is the duty of Mr. Knitley to see that the engineers have proper copies of the rul es . CORONER—Do you know how it is that the whole of the drivers have not been provided with regulations of the same description? Mr. Youle—l do not. CORONER—The regulations affecting changing the rails differ materially in the two sets of regulations, and yet some of the servants had ono set of regulations, and others another set. Mr. Youle—Mr. Knitley, the principal engineer, I understand, arranges that. The CORONER—I should wish very much to have it explained. A Railway Director—lt shall be explained. A Juror—Naikland (the driver of the engine which was on the wrong line) did not get the new regulations till Friday morning after the accident, so that you went to the insurance-office after the fire. Mr. John Wildy—l went down to the Nottingham station on last Tuesday afternoon, between a quarter and half•past two. I took a place at the station for the train which was to have started at a quarter to three. It did not start then. I should think it was ten minutes behind its time for starting. I was in the fourth-class carriage, which is without seats. We proceeded on the proper line to Wilford, and our train was then stopped, and backed to the other line—the down line. I supposed we were going to take up some luggage. We imme diatiately started on our way up, being still on the down line. I saw a tender off the rails. As soon as we pro ceeded on the down line, I felt very much alarmed, and my alarm was greatly increased by hearing the driver constantly blowing his whistle. I had my child, about 3 years old, on my knee. I was conscious that something serious would happen. I was in the last carriage of the train. When we arrived at about three-quarters of a mile from Beeston, I was alarmed by hearing a tremendous crash, and being at the same. time thrown with great force against the door-way of the carriage. We were then going about 12 or 14 miles an hour, which I con sider to be about half the usual speed. I was stunned for a few seconds, and as soon as I recovered myself I looked round, and found that no one had been left in the carriage but myself and my little boy. The first voice I heard was that of Mr. Baker, who said, "For God's sake, come and help these poor creatures." I then laid my boy in the field, and assisted the passengers. The first person I took out was Mrs. George Dean, wife of Mr. Dean, of the Castle and Falcon. I then saw Mr. Dean lying with his head out of the carriage. I put my arms under his to lift him out, and I found that his legs bad got fast in the broken wood of the carriage. I used a little extra force, and took him out and laid him against a gate. Mr. Dean was able to stand when I took him out, but not able to speak. I asked him where he was hurt, and he looked wistfully at me, but could not speak; I could see that his face was bruised. I saw him again shortly after, and he was still standing. When next I saw him ho was lying in a cart in a field on the right hand side; he appeared then to be dying. My little boy who was with me escaped without any injury whatever. About half au hour after the accident Mr. Lightfoot asked me what O'clock it was, and I told kim it was half past three. The driver of the down train then came to Mr. Lightfoot, and said, " Oh, Mr. Lightfoot, what a job this is; you can't blame me— it is entirely your own fault i " Mr. Lightfoot then walked away, and made no reply. He appeared to be very much troubled. I took as much precaution as possible, by placing myself in such a position as would break my fall, in case of a col. lision. By a Juror—Would you have gone if you knew the train was to go on the wrong line ? Witness—l would not have gone, if I had known it, for all the railway companies on earth. (In continua tion)—As soon as we found ourselves going up on the wrong line, all in the carriage became so much alarmed, that I don't think an additional word was spoken amongst us from the time we had remarked it to the time of the accident. . Mr. Robert Lightfoot, the station-master of Notting ham, whose name was so frequently mentioned during the investigation, was next called, and the Coroner stated to him, that if he wished to make any statement to the jury, they were willing to hear him, but it was to be quite voluntary on the part of Mr. Lightfoot. Mr. Lightfoot then stated, that he had suffered greatly in mind since the accident, not having had more than a single hour's sleep at one time from the period of the unfortunate occurrence to the present, and he should, therefore, read to the jury a statement of the circum stances with which he was acquainted in connexion with it. He then read as follows :—I am manager and station-master at the Nottingham Railway sta tion. I went into the yard at about a quarter to two o'clock, on Thursday last, when I met a man, who said to me that an engine was off the line. I immediately went up, and saw John Kearslcy, the engineer, and several men trying :to disengage the engine from the tender, the tender being off the line. Kearsley informed me then that he had sent Howitt up to Beeston station to stop any train:that might be coming down the line, until the quarter-past two train had passed, as he intended to send the quarter-past two London train up the down line. My reply was, there was great danger from the fog. His answer then was, there was plenty of time be fore any train was due, meaning the down-trains; and that he would give instructions to Jerry to blow his whistle, and go with caution until he got up the line, meaning changing to the other side at Beeston. At this :time Mr. Youle, the Nottingham Director, was passing through Wilford-gates on horseback. I went to him to explain the situation of the engine and tender, stating that Kearsley intended sending up the down line by the two hours fifteen minutes London train. I asked Mr. Youle if I should go on the engine to see if the driver was careful in going, and blowing his whistle all the way to Beeston, as there might be men working on the down line, or persons crossing at the time. He said "By all means, do so," or words to that effect. I then went to the men who were working at the engine. Up to this time the engine at tached to the tender was the great obstacle and or : e which cause d delay. After the eng i ne was disengaged I said to th e men, " All will be right now very soon , I l t e h a e r n . " got 0 One no the the men enginem e n o s said, itt the London i rain, that had s t arted from thert ti en t short m the station, fully convinced S 'I L '0 TIIROP . x)1, yestelooll Sales, 2, ; 200 Surst'll 3id. to 4 1 1 1 no : C hum 1; 1 )rogheda, 68id ,i Glasgow.. 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Sir Arth ur was ushered to the r i g h t hand of the Sovereign, and, kneeling, the Sword of State was delivered by the Lord Chamberlain to the senior Knight of the Cross, who presented it to her Majesty. The Queen then conferred with it the honour of knighthood on the new Knight Grand Cross, who, on rising, had the honour to kiss the Sovereign's hand. The Riband and BAdge presented by Bath King of Arms were received by Prince Albert and handed to the Sovereign, who placed the same over the right shoulder of Sir Arthur, and also presented to him the Star of a Civil Knight Grand Cross of the Order. The new Knight then withdrew. The Earl of Elleuborough was introduced between the Earl of Clarendon and Sir George Cockburn, preceded by the officers of the Order, and had the honour of Knighthood conferred upon him with the Sword of State by his Sovereign. The Noble Earl was then invested by the Queen with the Riband and Badge of the Order of the Bath, and also re ceived from her Majesty the Star of a Civil Knight Grand Cross. His Lordship then had the honour to kiss her Majesty's hand, and retired from the Royal presence. The Knights Grand Crosses were called over, and, with the officers of the Order, retired from the pre sence of the Sovereign with the usual reverences. The Court was attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting; the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Marquis of Anglesea, Gold Stick in Waiting; Lord Rivers, Lord in Waiting; the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Comptroller of the Household; Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting : Colonel Richardson, Silver Stick i n Wait ing ; Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State ; Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting ; Colonel Wylde, Equerry to Prince Albert; Baron Knesebeck, Equerry to the Duke of Cam bridge, and the Field Officer in Waiting. A Guard of Honour of the Foot Guards was on duty during the ceremony in the Grand Quadrangle of the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, attended by Madame la Baronne de Wangenheim, left the Castle at half-past nine o'clock this morning in a carriage and four, for the Slough station of the Great Western Railway. Captain Francis Seymour and Captain Vyner followed in an other carriage and four. The illustrious party proceeded from Slough to Paddington, and from thence to Buckingham Palace. In the afternoon the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Co burg and Duke Ernest visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and partook of a dejeuner with the Royal Duchess. Their Royal Highnesses and suite returned to the Castle, via railway, at six o'clock. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accus tomed early walk this forenoon in the pleasure-grounds of the Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness again promenaded in the afternoon. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken walking and equestrian exercise, both morning and afternoon. Sir Robert Peel arrived at the Castle this after noon, on a visit to the Queen. Sir Henry Wheatley left the Castle to-day. Tne Queen gave a grand dinner in the evening, to which all the Knights Grand Crosses of the Order of the Bath present at the ceremony were invited. The banquet was served in the Waterloo Chamber. The State service of gold plate was used on this occasion. Down the whole length of the middle of the table were a succession of beautiful specimens of orna mental gold plate. Opposite to her Majesty, in the centre of the table, was placed the St. George's Can delabrum, flanked at a little distance by two large scent-jars of the time of Queen Anne, in gold, and of most curious workmanship; further still were the beautiful candelabra, designed by Flaxman—the sub ject, "The Garden of the Hesperides"—and at each extremity of the table were the " Venus Icepails," designed by Baily. The interstices in this line of magnificent objects were filled with epergnes of most elegant design, filled with artificial flowers. Down each side of these, which formed the centre of the table, was placed a row of gold candelabra, bearing a profusion of wax-lights ; and beyond these, towards the edge of the table, were placed the gold dishes of various descriptions, in whi c h th e v i an ds of the ban quet were served. Around the room were a succes sion of side tables, on which were displayed shields, salvers, and other arti c l es o f mass i ve c h arac t er , i n gold plate. The apartment was also illuminated by the five brilliant chrystal chandeliers. Soon after eight o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert, conducted by the Lord Steward, entered the banquetting-room, followed by their illustrious visitors and distinguished guests, the band of the Royal Horse Guards playing " God save the Queen" on her Majesty's entrance. The following had the honour of receiving invita tions :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, his Royal Highness Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, the Duke of Wellington, the Earls of Liverpool, Delawarr, Jersey, Clarendon, Beverley, and Ellenborough, Sir Robert Peel, the Marquis of Anglesea, Viscount Strangford, Lord Forester, Lord Ernest Bruce, the Right Hon. George Dawson Darner, Right Hon. Sir George Murray, Sir Edward Paget, Sir Edward Codrington, Sir George Cockburn, Sir Arthur Aston, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, Major General Wemyss, Sir George Couper, Colonel Richardson, Baron Kneselaeck, Lady F. Howard, and the Countess Wratislaw. After dinner her Majesty's private band was in at tendance in the grand Reception-room, and performed the following pieces under the direction of Mr. An derson : Overture "Des Falkners Brant" ... Ma rsc h ner . Cradle gong, Serenade, and Dance, " Die Weihe der Tone" . . Spohr. Second Concerto, Violin, M. Sivori... Sivori. Hochzeits March Mendelssohn. Carnovale de Venezia, Violin, M notification irithe ofiice that the Company do not guarantee the arrival of the trains at the time specified in the time bills. It was certainly not stated in my hearing that Howitt was to stop all the down trains until two tip trains arrived. Witness only recollected Howitt asked for six pence, but did not remember anything further haViug been said to him by Howitt. He (witness) felt quite satisfied that when he was coming to Nottingham there was no possibility of a second train coming up the wrong line against him. Witness left no instructions as to the second train coming on the wrong line, for he was convinced that the second train could go on its own right line, as he be lieved that the obstruction of the tender might be removed in time. Witness had no conversation with Raven as to the propriety of coming back previous to the collision, and the reason he went so slowly, being off his own line, was on account of the fog. When witness arrived at Beeston, and gave notice to stop the trains, he considered that he had done his duty. The driver of the train on which the witness came towards Nottingham from Beeston, fre quently blew his whistle. Witness thought the tender might be removed in time to clear up the line, for he never saw a tender require more than half an hour to clear, but in this case, the water flowed out of the tender, and washed away the earth which was under the rails, and supporting them. The result of this was, that the rails, not having due support, became bent, and that was the cause of the unusual delay in getting the rails adjusted. IVitness had seen worse cases of tenders and of engines, which are much heavier, getting off the rails, and they had been remedied in less time than this occupied. Wit ness was convinced from his experience that the tender would be on the line in time for the second train. When witness saw the engine removed from the tender, he conceived that the principal danger was over, and he said to the men engaged in removing the tender, " Now you will be soon all right." Witness did not, to his know ledge, ever ride on the engine of a passenger train before. Witness understood that there was a direction to stop the trains coming towards Nottingham until the next up-train had gone up, but he heard nothing at all, and gave no directions as to stopping the down-trains till the two next up-trains passed. The CORONER here read an extract from the evidence of Howitt, who was the man that was sent to Beeston with the direction to stop the trains down until the next up-train arrived. Howitt stated that he gave the mes sage at Beeston to stop the down-trains till the next up train arrived. He did not say " till .two up-trains ar rived," for he was not sure that two trains would come up. It, however, occurred to him afterwards that another train might start on the wrong line. Mr. Lightfoot's examination was then continued.— Witness would not, of course, have proceeded back to Nottingham with the down-train which came into colli sion, if be supposed that there was any possibility of a second train coming up on the wrong line. The guard of a train could refuse to go on the wrong line, for he is the master of the train, and he could refuse to go. The engineman must obey the orders of the guard, so that, if the guard went on the wrong line, the responsibity of doing so would be on the guard. Witness is master until the guard gets the dispatches, but when the guard gets the dispatches the responsibility is immediately removed to him. Witness bad no authority beyond the station. Howitt ought not to have gone with the message without letting witness know, for he (Howitt) is the servant of witness, and not of the engineer. Witness gives the dispatches to the guard, without which the train cannot go, but the guard starts it. The CORONER—You, then, really start the train, for the guard cannot go without your permission ? Witness —No, the guard starts the train. The CORONER—It might as well be said that the en gineman starts his train. You do not put your hand to it, but the guard cannot go on until he gets the dispatches from you. Witness continued—He said that he went to Beeston under the direction of his superior, Mr. Youle. Witness never heard Raven say to him that if he went down he would have a raessof it. He is quite sure that'if Raven had said so to him he must have heard it. Witness cannot exactly say whether or not he should have gone to Beeston. earsley sent Howitt to Beeston without witness's knowledge, If Kearsley had asked witness whether he should send the second up-train on the wrong line, witness should have said certainly not. Wit ness did not think it ilikely that Kearsley would send two trains on the wrong line,' for he was a cautious man, although on this day he erred in judgment. Both trains were sent on the wrong line by Kearsley, in whose de partment that duty lies. The witness was under examination when our report left. —a, Ames, and is rarely impeded by ice. There is an extensive royal dockyard at Hali fax, which, during war, is an important naval station, being particularly well calculated for the shelter, repair, and outfit of the fleets cruising on the American coast and in the West Indies. Pa)tage—lnwards, vessels under 200 tons, 21. ; above 200, 21. los. Light Money—One penny per ton in, and ono penny per ton out. Ballast may be had at two shillings per ton ; discharg ing, per agreement. Wharfage—Six shillings per diem per vessel. Money—Accounts are kept in pounds, shillings, and pence, the same as in England, and the weights and mea sures are also the same. There is an interesting account of the island of Ichaboe, which lies on the west coast of Africa, about four or five days' sail from the Cape, is only one mile in circumference, and is twelve miles from the shore. Full particulars are also given of the discovery of the island, the mode of shipping guano, and the best stations for anchorage. The work is accompanied by two sketches, giving a chart of the island, !and exhibiting the manner of loading ships with guano. The author of this useful publication is Mr. James Daniel, ship-broker, and agent, already known for another manual of the same kind, chiefly . applicable to the ports of this country, and entitled, " The Shipowners' and Shipmasters' Directory to the Port Charges of Great Britain and Ireland, and a number of the principal Foreign Ports." FINE ARTS. MORNING AND EVENING, Two engravings under this title, executed from original paintings by the late Von Holst, have just been published by Messrs. Sherwood, of the Strand. The paintings were among the last productions of this gifted artist, and were designed and completed when he was in the full maturity of his powers. They re present two half-length female figures ; one, who is just entering on womanhood, is placed in the centre of a bright morning landscape, and her beautiful and delicate blonde countenance, full of buoyant expres sion, exhibits all the hope and joyousness of early life. The other female figure is represented sitting in an attitude of meditation, under an evening sky ; and her features indicative of thought allied to me lancholy, tell the story of the gradual dissipation of youth's first dreams, and the decline of much of its elastic spirit. There is considerable grace and deli cacy in both these figures, and the artist has cleverly , worked out the sentiment which he intended to con vey. Hoist has been sometimes charged with extra vagance; but there is nothing of this in the produc tions before us, which, on the contrary, are in strict adherence to nature. The en g r aver , llis, has done them every justice, and it is some months since we have seen a more creditably executed pair of prints. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Permit me, through your invaluable columns, to call the attention of the commercial body to a society that has lately sprung up amongst certain commercial gentlemen, called " The Commercial Tra vellers' Protection Society," the object of which, so far as I can learn, is to upset the present state of things, and to dispense with the social and convivial mode of meeting in the commercial room, by intro ducing a system of teetotalism. I think it right, if any such society is in existence, that it ought to be known, and not to be a secret society. It seems that it has for its object the complete upsetting of the pre sent usages at inns, thereby laying the foundation for still greater distress among the already-depressed landlords, and the ultimate end of which must be greatly to abridge the comfort of the commercial room. Respectfully soliciting the insertion of the above for the information of my fellow-travellers, and with a view also to ascertain the real state of the proceed ings of this so-called society—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. Bristol, Nov. 25, 1844. THE EXTENSIVE BANK ROBBERY TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srs,—We caution the public to the serious result of the above extensive robbery, and should advise the propriety of procuring good locks and safes before it be too late. An inquest is also in progress at Lenton, before Mr. C. Swann, coroner for South Nottinghamshire, to in quire into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. W. Varnalls. The evidence was, however, so precisely of the same character as that given at the other inquest, that it is unnecessary to repeat it. At the time that our report left the inquiry was not concluded. We have made, and continue to make, for some of the first banking-houses in England locks and safes which will guarantee this security. The locks we apply to our safes and strong rooms are such as will defy the most ingenious picklocks, or false keys, and the only locks which will not admit of an impression being taken from the key in the event of its being left in the hands of the dishonest—a most important feature to the security of property, as duplicate keys are the most dangerous of instruments. _ We shall be most happy to show and explain to principals in what consists the superiority of this lock and key, as applied to safes, strong rooms, &c.— We remain, Sir, yours obediently, S. MORDAN AND CO. Manufactory, 22, City-road ; or at Warehouse, 50, ChQapside. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. A special meeting of the members of this distinguished club was held last evening at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur-street, to take into consideration the circum stances attending the resignation of W. H. Harrison, . a gentleman who has for so lo ng a p er i o d as fifteen En 4 years ably discharged the duties of Commodore. It may be necessary to advert to the circumstances which led to Mr. Harrison's resignation. In the course of last sea son, the cup given by Captain Cocksedge was presented on the day of the race to Mr. Wilkinson, the owner of the Phantom, but subsequently was awarded by the Sailing Committee,ito whom the matter was referred, to Lord Alfred Paget, the owner of the Mystery. Some diversity of opinion existed on the subject, and on a gentleman moving an amendment, to the effect that " under the peculiar circumstances of the case, the club proceed to the consideration of other matters, instead of entertaining the original motion with reference to Mr. Wilkinson's conduct in refusing to deliver up the cup," the amendment was carried. Mr. lIARazsoN considered this tantamount to the ex pression of a want of confidence in the Sailing Commit tee, who had heard evidence on the matter in dispute, and had given the award as above mentioned, which had afterwards been approved of by a large vote of the club, and resigned ; and in this position a meeting, of the club was specially convened for last evening. T. MEEsAm, Esq., the Captain, took the chair at a little before nine o'clock, and briefly explained the situation in which the club stood at that moment. The la Sivori Overture, " Il Seraglio" Mr. Brownrigge, M.P., had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting yesterday at their office in Whitehall place. The Commissioners present were the Arch bishop of Canterbury, the Lord President of the Council, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Chichester, and the Dean of Westminster. .to hour at which the meeting separated, with the lengthened nature of the proceedings, prevent us enter ng into more than a general summary. Several gen tlemen addressed the meeting on the subject of a motion proposed by Mr. Grimston, and seconded by Mr. Hut chings, amongst whom was Lord W. Lennox, and all agreed that the resignation of Mr. llarrison was a source of deep regret, and after the warmest expression of thanks for the attention he had paid to the interests of the club, for his urbanity and gentlemanly demeanour on every occasion, the motion of Mr. Grimston, "That the resignation of our worthy Commodore be not ac cepted, but that he be requested to resume the station he has so long filled with honour to himself and benefit to the club," was carried unanimously, and followed by rounds of applause, which occupied s o me m i nu t es . A. deputation was then appointed to convey the feelings of the club to Mr. Harrison, and that gentleman, who was in the neighbourhood, was shortly ushered into the room by the deputation, and received with warm and long continued plaudits. Mr. Harrison was completely over come, and having thanked the gentlemen, or endeavoured to do so, the meeting dispersed. Some observations were made with reference to the conduct of a gentleman who has conducted himself in an extraordinary manner, to which wo shall not fur ther iillude. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE FOXONIAN BENE VOLENT INSTITUTION, FlNSBURY.—Yesterday evening the Foxonian Benevolent Institution, celebrated their anniversary at the Fox Tavern, Paul-street, Finsbury. Lee, Esq., took the chair, and to a certain extent his duties were comparatively light. He appeared to be heart and soul in the furtherance of the object of the Institution, and he was considerably assisted, we appre hend, in his praiseworthy attempts to disseminate philan thropic sympathy, by the very excellent dinner and neat wines with which the host, Mr. Hays, had primed those who had to look up to the chair. The object of the local Association is to relieve from dire misery the very unfor tunate in the depth of necessity, by the distribution of coals and bread. It appeared from the report to which the Chairman referred, that from the formation of the Institution, in 1829, 60,000 tickets of relief had been issued, and that the funds were gradually increasing. But one great feature of the effect of the Association was, that it had by its example been the means of the forma tion of similar institutions in a great number of other localities. The loyal toasts were all done ample justice to, as were to sundry cccasional toasts ; and the evening was very much enlivened by excellent singing by mem bers of tho Afinciatios. EXTRAORDINARY ARRIVAL OF SHIPPING. -- On Sunday thirty, and on Monday seventy-two ships were entered at the Custom-house. They were from China, Sidney, America, Archangel, France, St. Petersburgh, llamburgh, Dantzic, indeed, nearly all parts of th o world. Last week the average arrivals were about thirty a day The effect of such a vast importation of produce has caused a great activity at the Custom-house, and at the various docks an immense number of men have been able to obtain full employment. A large fleet of vessels has also been entered outwards. _ i ... ,n my own mind that the line would be perfectly clear . COURT CIRCULAR. ; DIRECTORY TO THE FOREIGN EARLY CLOSING OF SHOPS. beforo - the ten minut,s before three train, the next up, WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen having been . PORT CHARGES. ! A meeting was held last evening, in Shouldham-street vvoul4 . sta:rt, and never for a moment supposing the least pleased to command an Investiture of the Most This publication will be found of great value to Chapel, Bryanston• square, of persons interested in the pcWty of a second train being sent off on the wrong Honourable Order of the Bath to take place this day, ship-owners and captains. It gives the port charges above object, for the purpose of considering the pro litia,*ithout some previous intimation, or I should never the Knights Grand ,Crossesbeganto arrive at the at more than 300 of the chief foreign ports, Custom • pricty of taking steps to carry it out in the district of Marylebone. The meeting, although held at the late have put myselt in that dangerous situation. We pro- Castle '' .._ about one . o clock. house fees payable to the surveyor, and pilotage, to ceeded- with the up-train with great caution, whistling hour of half-past nine o'clock, was but thinly attended. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar- gether with monetary tables, showing the value of rivtli from Kew, attended by Baron Knesebeck. every thirty or forty yards, until we came in sight of Mr. Wheatley was called to the chair. Beeston station, passing Howitt about 200 yards on this local coins in English money, and the weights and 1 The CHAIRMAN opened the business of the evening, by 1 measures, also reduced to the English standard. observing up the effect which late hours of business side of the station. Jerry, the driver, st o pp e d t h e t ra i n The Duke of Wellington, Sir Edward Codrington on the departure line. I got on and the train went for- Viscount Strangford, Sir eorge Murray, and other Every harbour is minutely describ e d, the course into ' had upon the morals of assistants, and said that while it ward. I crossed the line to the station-house to explain Knights, arrived soon after. each pointed out, the depth of water, and indeed had a prejudicial effect upon them, it produced no good to Mr. Raven, the station-master, the cause of my eoul- At half-past two o'clo c k the Knights assembled in every particular given that can be interesting to sea- to the employers.—(dear.) The same, or indeed a ing up on the wrong li ne , and I said that the two hours the Guard Chamber, and wer e there robed in the faring men. We give the following description and fifty minutes, or next train, would come up the splendid mantles and collars of the Order in which Halifax as a specimen : they afterwards proceeded to St. George's flail. pt i„ o f greater amount of business might be done in less time, than was now given to business, if there was only , a right line. Immediately after, Howitt came up per- HALIFAX. union amongst tradesmen to close their shops at earlier spiring very much and quite exhausted. He asked The Chapter was held in the Reception-room. Her The -capital of Nova Scotia, on the south-east coast me for sixpence to go and get some spirits ; I think Majesty and Prince Albert having entered the apart- of that province, lat. 34 36 N., lons. 63 28 W. is situ- The object of the present meeting was to form an Asso hours than at present they were in the habit of doing. he . said rum. I referred him to Raven, and he Lord Steward, the ceremony commenced. ment, preceded by the Lord Chamberlain and the Da ted on a on the west ale of Chebucto Ba ' tHOvvitt) borrowed something from him and went peninsula in • •" act in conjunction with the Parent Association, and thus, and has one of the finest harbours America. The ~ elation in that district of the metropolis, which would to. the Victoria Inn. Howitt arrived back at the station bef ore th e arr i va l o f th e tra i n f rom D er b y. Th e K n i g h ts G rand Crosses present were— best mark i n sa ili ng f or H a lif ax i s Sam b re light-house, desired by assistants, and which, whether it vasto be Immediately on the arrival of that train I went to the His Royal Highness Prince Albert, First and on . a small of ,_ island off the cape of the same name, on the IA e,,t side the entrance to . t eharbour,. lat.' is 44 30 h in by mutual action,. effect the end which was so ardently engine -driver to inform him what had occurred at the Principal Grand Gross, and acting Great Master of was calculated to benefit the employers as much as the N., long. 63 32 W. The light, which is fixed, 2lO Nottingham station, stating the caution I had used in the Order. regarded in a moral, a social, or pecuniary point of view, employed.—(Hear.) feet above the level of the sea ; and a detachment of ar coming up, and the same caution he was to observe in Ilis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. going down. We proceeded slowly on, whistling as we His Grace the Duke of Wellington. s V sii i rr sc GE o e u dow n r t gar S ed t: l ai va g gir f ea o ty r . d . . Sir tillery, with two 24-pounders, is upon duty at the light- Drapers' Association, then Mr. BENGOUGH, from the house, firing at regular intervals during the continuance proposed a resolution, which was to the effect that late went. I was watching the line to see that no person or George Cockburn. of thedensefogs with which this part of the coast is very • anything was on the line, when I called out, "Good God ! assistants in shops ; and that the various relations of life hours of business were detrimental to the morals of the Sir Edward Codrington. much infested. The course into the river for large there is a train coming, and on our line." The engine bro light., is between the main The Earl of Clarendon. ships, after passing Sam land on the west and Macnab's Island the east. On man did something to his engine and jumped off. I ~, could not be properly maintained so long as this great i he officers of the Order present were—Alegernon the spit projecting from the latter a light-house has re- evil existed. . followed, but, catching my foot, [tumbled over, making „ Greville,e_ Esq., Bath King of Arms; and Albert , . when this seen, ships Mr. SAVAGE, in supporting the resolution, accounted a complete summersault, and lay, for a short time sense rtl been constructed • andis William Woods, Esq., Gentleman Usher of the Order. ce ' Y . may run without fear. Ships usually anchor abreast . for the paucity of attendance at the meeting by observ- Beestonless. As soon as I recovered I sent the guard to the The procession entered the presence of the Sovereign in.- that the shops in the neighbourhood did not close station, to stop the London down-train. until an extremely late hour. This was the grievance of the town, where the harbour is rather more than In answer to questions from the jury, the witness said headed by the Gentleman Usher of the Order, fol mile in width. , After gradually narrowing to about one- vi hich they were that evening met to endeavour to re that Kearsley sent up Howitt to Beeston upon his own lowed by the Knights in the order of their seniority, responsibility, for it came withi n hi s (Kearsicy' s ) duties. Bath King of Arms following the junior Knights. fourth of that width, it suddenly expands into a noble medy. There was really no argument in favor of late sheet of water, called Bedford Basin, completely land a difference of opinion occurred between Kearsley and mental and physical attributes of the assistant, and it was hours of business. It was decidedly injurious to . the The Queen, who wore the Mantle, Collar, and Star locked, with deep water throughout, and capable of ac- witness on the subject of arranging the trains, Kearsley's of the Bath, was seated at the head f the table, having commodatin the whole navy of Great Britain. The authority would be superior. There was no imperative Prince Albert her • on right and the Dui , f C 1 b • g '1)1 11 ' - d ' ..e o am- ler our is access' eat a time A at the - ;tants • sh• - --- Wh in no way beneficial to the employers.—(Hear) Look necessity for getting the train from Beeston. There is a _ 7 - --• , the assistants in shops. hat were they doing night ? Why, listlessly whiling away their time, waiting for, not upon, customers.—(Hear.) This was a fact that was known to every one who looked into shops in the cloning. The drapers of the metropolis had, generally speaking, assented to the principle of closing their shops at an earlier hour than usual, and this had induced the assistants in other shops to make common cause with their co-assistants, and, by union, effect for all what had been gained by a particular class.—(Hear, hear.) Their purpose was not one of combination, but a desire that the employer and the employed should, by a mutual understanding, come to a determination to adopt a plan nhich would be satisfactory to both, and by which, the convenience of the public would also be consulted.— (Hear.) With the view of effecting this desirable end, it was intended to hold meetings in the different districts of the metropolis, and when the feeling of the great body of shopkeepers and the assistants had been ascer tained, then to call an aggregate meeting, when some definitive hour might be determined when trades men generally would close their shops throughout the metropolis.—(Hear.) It had been clearly as certained that the expenses of keeping open shops at night were more than the profit obtained thereby, so that there was in reality no reason why shops should be kept open. lle was glad to see that the clergy were now adopting early hours for the duties connected with the Church.—(A laugh.) The higher classes also were making early hours fashionable, so that he hoped the great bulk of the people would be induced to imitate the example thus set them by people in high life.— (Hear.) lie trusted also that the time was not far dis tant when the Legislature would commence their Legis lative functions about twelve o'clock in the day instead of five o'clock in the afternoon. Upon every ground, both morally and socially, he gave the resolution his best support.—(Hear.) The resolution was then adopted. Upon the motion of Mr. MARSH it was next resolved that persons having authority from the Parent Society should be authoriJed to obtain funds from persons in the district who were favourable to the object in view, in order that it might be successfully carried out. The motion being seconded, it was adopted, as was also another, by which the persons present were enrolled members of the district association. Thanks having been given to the Chairman, the meet ing separated. THE MATRIMONIAL HOAX AT UXBRIDGE. Seventeen young men were on Tuesday charged before the Uxbridge magistrates with assaulting a person named Stone, under circumstances which were detailed in a re cent number of this journal. It will be remembered that Stone had inserted an advertisement in the Maidstone Gazette for a wife, and that advertisement had been an swered by a shopkeeper's apprentice of Uxbridge, in th e name of "Fran ces Gower, ' and enticed Stone to Ux bridge, where the defendants and others pushed him into a pond and pelted him with mud. The magistrates fined the ringleaders twenty shillings and let the others off. The wife-hunter's appearance is thus described by our casual reporter : He was of gentlemanly appearance, rather above the middle stature, remarkably staid countenance, dark brown hair, considerably bald on the top, dark brown bushy whiskers, dark hazel eyes, and apparently nearly fifty years of age. He deposed that he lived at Camber well, and was out of business. He described himself as now "living independent." Had had charge of an old gentleman, but he had died nine months since. Before that he was an attorney's clerk. Lived at No. 4, Albany road, Camberwell. In his cross-examination he admitted that once before be had advertised in the Sunday Times. Mr. Sleep (for the defendants) produced one of the complainant's letters. He said the paper on which it was written was of a most appropriate colour—green as the writer of it—green tipped with gold. (Mr. Sleep here turned the letter, which was on bright green satin paper with gold edges, over and over amidst the laughter of the Court, in which the bench could not resistjoining,) The letter was as follows : Madam—ln answer to your kind letter of the 12th instant, I beg to say that I will do myself the pleasure of meeting you on Sunday next, according to your ar rangement. But at the same time I wish to inform you that, having received a letter previous to yours that has not proved serious, I beg to request the favour of an answer to know that you are really serious in your in tentions, and likewise to inform me by what convey ance I can reach Uxbridge, and at what hour of the day will suit you.—l am, Madam, yours sincerely, " Miss Frances Gower." "J. STONE. The other letters had very little of romance in them. They ran thus : " Uxbridge, Nov. 12. " Sir,—Seeing an advertisement in the Maidstone paper of your wishing to form an alliance with a young lady of property, I beg to open a correspondence with you on that subject. My age is 35. I have been keep ing my father's house for the last ten years, and a little difference between my father and myself renders my home not one of the happiest. My father will be at Maidstone on Sunday next. I shall be glad if you will come and spend the day with me, and I will then explain to you what property 1 have. " Remaining, &c., yours affectionately, FRANCES GOWER." " Uxbridge Nov. 15. " Dear Sir,—ln answer to your letter of this morning, I can assure you that ray intentions are serious, and should our meeting be attended with success, you will find in me a faithful and confiding partner. You will be so good as to come by Mr. Hughes's coach, which will leave the Old Bell Inn, Holborn, at ten o'clock, and arrive at Uxbridge at half-past twelve o'clock, and I will be there to receive you. I shall wear a Leghorn bonnet, trimmed with blue ribbon, and shall wear a mantilla cape. You have in your coat a flower, and in your hand a book, so that we shall know each other, and do not let the weather prevent your coming. " Remaining, dear Sir, yours affectionately, " Mr. J. Stone." " PRANCES GOWER." IRELAND. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. DunLIN, Nov. 25.—The elections took place in the various wards of this city to-day, to fill the vacancies caused by the going out of a certain portion of the town-council, includiag the aldermen of the wards on the northern side of the city. Yesterday a preparatory meeting was held in the Post-office ward, where a formidable contest has occurred between Alderman Purcell and the repeal candidate, Mr. Staunton, proprietor of the Weekly Register. Dr. Gray, one of the proprietors of the Freeman's Journal, and one of the late State prisoners, is also the can didate in this ward, for the vacant town-councillorship. The meeting was numerously attended by the supporters of Mr. Staunton. Mr• O'Connell, who was present, addressed the meeting in the most energetic terms, in favour of Mr. Staunton. The result of the contest in the Post-office ward is the return of Mr. Staunton as the alderman, and of Dr. Gray as town-councillor. The only other election that excited general interest here was the Linen-hall ward, where the Lord Mayor has been returned as alderman by a large majority, in place of the late alderman, Mr. Grace. The elections caused a general stir amongst the bur gesses, but all went off in the most peaceable manner. DUBLIN SOCIETY.—ADDRESS TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT. On Saturday last a deputation from the Royal Dublin Society presented an address to his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, at the Vice-Regal-lodge, Phoenix-park. The deputation on the part of the Society consisted of Sir Robert Shaw, Bart., Henry Kemmis, Esq., and Sir William Botham, Vice-Presidents of the Society ; Isaac Weld and L. E. Foot, Esqs., Honorary Secretaries ; the Hon. Thomas Vesey, M.P. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Colomb, and Robert Wybrants, Esq. The address having been read, his Excellency gave the following answer : " Gentlemen, Vice-Presidents, Council, and Members of the Royal Dublin Society— " I receive with great satisfaction the congratulations you are pleased to address to me upon my arrival in this country. " I had the pleasure of visiting your Institution very shortly after I had been installed in the high office her Most Gracious Majesty has been pleased to confide to me, and of examining, in detail, the various interesting collections which it contains ; and I was convinced, by all that came under my observation, that its reputation was in no way exaggerated, but that it was an establish ment conferring equal honour onthoseentruit wasstedwith its management as on the nation by which en couraged and maintained. " The liberality with which admissions to your valuable library are granted to the public, and the deli • by which every one so disposed may proofs of your anxiety to di ssem i nate as widelyYPreC'rvery profit, ofu a are s le c possible tres the advantages of instruction, and by a more general diffusion of knowledge to contribute to the development of the industry and resources of the country. MIDLAND RAILWAY. —••— - DERBY, TUESDAY, HALF-PAST THREE, P.M.—This afternoon a special general meeting of the Proprietors of the above railway was held in the largo room over the booking-offices at the railway station in this town, for the purpose of agreeing to a lease, in conjunction with the Manchester and Birmingham Company, of the Shef field, Asliton-under-Lynn, and Manchester Railway. There was an extremely large attendance of Shareholders, the room being completely filled. G. HUDSON, Esq., Chairman of the Directors, took the chair, and stated the terms of the proposed lease. The lease was to be for thirty years, to be terminable by either party at the end of either ten or twenty years, upon a notice of three years being given. The lease to com mence in six months after the-completion of the line. The lease was to be subject to the payment by the lessees of seven an d a h a lf per cent. on 144 , 0 001., as a guaran tee stock, d ur i ng th e per i o d th a t that portion of the Sheffield and Manchester capital was entitled to that high rate of interest, being up to the 26th of September, 1853. The remainder of the share capital was to be guaranteed to five per cent„ the capital not exceeding 756,0001., the interest to increase by half per cent. for every 250/. per wcek increase in the traffic, until the rental reached ten per cent. The weekly receipt t o commence at 2,8004 The chairman, in the course of his observations, said that this step bad been caused by the: course which the Manchester and Leeds Company had taken with reference to the London and York Com pany, and it was in self-defence that the Midland Com pany had determined upon entering upon their lease, in order that they might have an independent terminus in Manchester. He regretted that any difference should exist between the two companies, and he would be glad to submit to any personal sacrifice to put an end to them. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. 11 DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL THE HON. SrR R. L. DUNDAS, K.C.B, ANOTHER HERO OF THE PENIN.. suLA.—We have to record the death of Lieutenant- General the Hon. Sir Robert Laurence Dundas, which took place on Saturday afternoon the 23d inst., at Loftus, near Gisborough, Yorkshire. This gallant officer's ser vices extended over a period of forty-seven years, and by his death the colonelcy of the 59th Regiment, which he has held since the 15th of June, 1840, has become vacant. Sir Robert Dundas entered the army on the Ist of December, 1797, and as a second-lieutenant served as an engineer officer in North Holland, at the actions of the 27th of August, 10th and 19th September, and 2d and 6th October, 1799. He became lieutenant on the 2d May, 1800, and in the subsequent year served in th e Egyptian campaign, and was present in the action of the 21st of March. On the 6th of August, 1802, he was made a captain, and obtained his majority on the 14th of July, 1804. In the year ensuing he served in the north of Germany with the Royal Staff Corps. In the be ginning of 1807 ho was ordered to the Peninsula, where from that time, with the Royal Staff Corps, he was pre sent and shared in the glories of Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, 'Vittoria, the Pyrenees, the Nivelle, the Nive, and Toulouse. S!r Robert attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel on the 11th of April, 1811, full colonel on the 19th July, 1821, major -general 22d July, 1830, and lieutenant -general 23d November, 1841 —the last brevet, in honour of the birth:of the Prince of Wales. For his distinguished services he received a cross and three clasps, and was made a Knight Com mander of the Bath. The deceased was brother to the late and uncle to the present Earl of Zetland. TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES IN POLAND. --POLISH FRONTIERS, Nov. 11.—The cause of the temperance so cieties has meoived a severe blow in the kingdom of Poland. They had been particularly successful in those parts of the kingdom which border on the republic of Cracow and in Upper Silesia, w h ere the country people, following the exhortation of the clergy, renounced in a body the use of brandy. But the Government has lately interfered to check the temperance societies, and has published a circular prohibiting them, and forbidding the clergy to promote by addresses from the pulpit an object which was so beneficial to the country-people._ Hamburgh Papers. " I feel honoured, Gentlemen, by your choice of me as President of your Society —an honour which I gratc fully accept. Whatever prote c ti on an d encmragement the situation I hold enables me to offer will In ei‘eart at. your disposal. " I trust, Gentlemen, you will never have reason to believe that I feel less interest in the success and pros— perity of your Institution than was felt by the distill-. guished nobleman who preceded me in my present office." ADVANCES IN THE PRICE OF CATTLE.-At the fair of Tullinadaly, county of Galway, there was an advance of 1/. per head in horned cattle, and sheep and pigs also rose in price. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—Pierre Gondre, the Frencfr seaman who had his arm shot off whilst saluting his royal master on his late visit, left Haslar Hospital yes terday quite recovered from the effects of his calamity. He expresses himself most grateful for the kindness with which lie had been treated ; his own vessel, La Reine Ame lie, carrying no surgeon, he was removed immediately after the accident on board the Victory, where the surgeon of that ship, Mr. J. 11. Acheson, per formed amputation above the elbow in a most skileur manner ; he was then removed to llaslar, and placed under the care of Mr. James Allan, the surgeon and storekeeper of that establishment, for whose kindness he could never be too grateful. He acknowledges with feel ings of very apparent pride and gratitude the receipt of 101. from our benevolent Queen, through the hands of the Commander-in-Chief, Sir C. Rowley, and also the pension of 600 f. per annum, conferred by his King. A seaman of the Espiegle, 12-gun brig, one of the ex perimental squadron, who had the three last fingers of his right hand blown off, and arm shattered, whilst saluting at the same time as the above, has also received 101. from her Majesty, and is doing well in llaslar Hos pital. The Albatross, 16, Commander Yorke, was at Sierra Leone on the 20th of September. The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Wyrill, was at Simon's bay on the 16th of September. The Pickle, 2, Lieutenant-Commander Bainbridge, left Port Royal for Honduras on the 17th ult. The Wasp, 16, Commander Usher, was at Sierra Leone on the 25th of September. The Conway, 26, Captain Kelly, arrived at Algoa bay, from the Cape of Good Hope, ott the sth of Sep tember, all well. The Dolphin, 3, Lieutenant Hoare, was at Rio on the 13th ult., as were also the Alfred, 50, Commodore Purvis, the Racer, 16, Commodore A. Reed, and the Crescent, 42, receiving ship. The Vestal, 26, Captain Talbot, arrived at Simon's bay on the 9th of September from the River Plate. The Gorgon steam-sloop was still ashore at Monte Video on the 20th of September. The St. Vincent, 120, Captain the Right Hon. the Earl of liardwicke, arrived this day at noon, and brought up at Spithead, where she saluted the Commander-In- Chief, Sir C. Rowley, with 17 guns. The St. Vincent beat her two three-decked competitors, the Queen and Caledonia, in the late cruise, which lasted 34 days. The squadron did not fall in with the Albion, 90, Captain Lockyer, until two or three days after touching at Lisbon, when the four ships sailed in company to within about 80 miles of Madeira. They experienced very heavy gales during the early part of this month, but latterly the weather was fine. The trial has fully proved the great inefficiency of Sir W. Symond's (the Surveyor of the Navy) ship Queen, which has been beaten by long odds uppn every tack. The St. Vincent weathered upon the Albion, but the latter, carrying more canvass, carried off the palm. The Albion parted company with the rest of the squadron, and made for Lisbon on the 20th inst. The Excellent, gunnery ship, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings, struck the flag of Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, at sun set, and it w.ll be re-hoisted on board the St. Vincent to-morrow. Seamen gunners from the Excellent were exercised in rocket practice this morning on Southsea common, the rocket being of a new description, and constructed on board that ship. The result, we are informed, was highly satisfactory. There has been no shell practice upon the Swiftsure from this ship since Thursday. We are informed the next shell tried will be Colonel Dansey's, R.A._ _ Orders have arrived at this port from the Admiralty for the officers,' cabins on the gun-deck of line. of-battle ships to be in future fitted upon a different plan to that kitherto practised. The mode adopted hitherto has been to construct them of mere frames of wood, with panels of canvass, secured to cants below and aloft.. The now instructions are, to form them of canvass exclusively, nailed to the deck above, and secured below by a cordage to staples; this will be at once more simple and portable, and give infinitely less trouble in clearing decks for action. The Scourge, steam-sloop, has been jury masted, and is now being rigged with all speed, in order to get her into the river by the time specified in the contract between her engine -makers and the Government. The Snipe, cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Raymond, arrived from Devonport on Monday, with seamen paid off from the Cornwallis and Nimrod, and sailed this morning fur Sheerness and Chatham, with supernume raries for the Amazon and Eagle. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWER OF LONDON. This ancient fortress is about to undergo extensive alterations and improvements. For mom ohs past Govern ment surveyors have been engaged, at the of the Board of Ordnance, in surveying different parts, And for the batter guidance of the Honourable Board ats elaborate working model has been formed, under the superintendence of Major Hall, of the Royal Engineers, A new grand entrance will be made facing Upper Thames-street, and will be approached by a draw bridge. To effect this alteration, the well-known Spur Gate is to be demolished ; that part of the old ditch be tween the Warders' Hall and the Spur Gate filled up, and a new one in a line with the ditch that runs along the water side is to be made, so as to run outside the grand entrance, in accomplishing which a large space of ground will be added to the fortress, although no en croachment on the public right of way on Tower-hill. The Spur Gate barracks, the well-known menagerie buildings, the New Ticket-office, the Spur guard-room, and the ramparts adjacent, are all to be razed to the ground, and on their site to be built substantial erections for public offices. The Warders' Hall, now fronting the Stone Kitchen, is to be destroyed, and a new one to be erected, which, together with the ticket-office and guard-room, will form the buildings at the grand entrance. The two archways almost at the extreme eastern end of the fortress, leading to what is termed the Irish bar racks at the south-east angle, are to be removed, and the Irish barracks, now used for the accommodation of the troops, are to be converted into store-rooms. The en tire row of buildings on the opposite side of the way ars also to be demolished, and the whole space to the ram , part wall will be cleared away, affording a commodious thoroughfare. At the end of the Irish barracks are a number of smiths' shops and lofts ; all these are to be levelled to the ground as far as the Old Mill barracks, to the end immediately beneath the Jewel House. The houses fronting the barracks in a line with the King's Arms public-house, about forty in number, are to share a similar fate; at least those as far as what is called the School-room. Nearly opposite to those buildings are the officers' residences, and which are intended to be appro priated for the accommodation of the warders. A large building, between the Beauchamp Tower and the officers' present quarters, is to be converted into an in firmary for the troops, an institution so long required in the garrison. The alterations intended immediately adjacent to the grand parade are equally as extensive. The houses ou the right, after passing under the Bloody Tower to the parade, now the residence of some of the warders, will be destroyed, also the guard-room, and all the buildings, in fact, contiguous to the White Tower are to be swept away, so as to throw that interesting and stately struc ture open to the view of the spectator, many of its beau ties being hidden by the unsightly buildings that are attached to it. The carriage-way is to be abolished and raised level with the parade, which will certainly be one of the finest exercising grounds any fortress can boast of. It will be approached by a wide flight of steps close under the Bloody Tower. On the ruins of the grand store-house is to be built a magnificent building for the accommodation of 800 soldiers, the style of which is to be in strict keeping with the White Tower. Extensive excavations are now going on in order to secure a good foundation, for which purpose the whole of the burial ground attached to St. Peter ad Vincula has been de voted, the bodies therein having been removed and de posited in a spacious vault. Some of the buildings to the west of the parade are to be pulled down to make room for more substantial erections. The houses on the terrace, known as the Map-office, are to be used as officers' residences, the roofs of which will be made to correspond with the White Tower and the intended new barracks. The Beauchamp Tower, which stands on the west side of the parade, will be thrown open to public view, and when the records are removed to the new houses of Parlia ment, the White Tower will be open for public in spection. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT THE LONDON Doc Ks— . or three days since, several bladders were disco vered lying in a craft, which was at the time full of bonded goods, which had been shipped overside from a vessel recently arrived in the dock, to be housed else where, and as the appearance of their being concealed in such a place was very suspicious, they were taken pos session of by the dock authorities, to await any further particulars which might come to light on the subject. It has since been found that a cask on board a ship recently arrived, and lying near the craft in question, has been plundered of a considerable quantity of brandy, to the amount of several gallons ; although it is not known by whom, or in what manner the abstraction has taken place, there is very little doubt but that the brandy pillaged from the cask alluded to, formed the contents of the bladders in co m q u m e ss i o n n , e a r s n d of a c r u t s p t o r e m s e s , n t r a e t q i o u n e s I t i i a n s gbee nthat it made ma y t o b the e iso considered and the spirit returned to its original place of deposit. The matter is at present under the considera tion of the Board. The case is somewhat suspicious, as tesevssbheeeracaxefatodoiunttneurdelmfneyerel securely removed, eshdud t n it is ex tremely th c e litE sp c i u ri l t t ctooueldonbceeisvoe tiankewnhaatnamdaenpnoeseiteodr as e eowent hnoc w aseueeral entirely o mt iihsre d aen i nvl dis covered doubte a beni 'ton n e ev d tteeis: l env knowledge hadebo c it rfaw o :t t ieei i gndf s tv'eo e iee: fir t hrlf i : t ac i t e dtluat'h u hle:t e :bap e ttcelart t erta h hnti lost to the owner and the duty to the revenue. DEATH or SIR A W. CALLCOTT, R.A.—This ac complished artist died at his residence at Kensington Gravel-pits, the day before yesterday, in his 65th year. lie was the son of T. Callcott, Esq., by the daughter of Wall, Esq., of Kensington. Married, 1824, the daughter of Rear-Admiral G. Dundas, and relict of Captain Thomas Graham, R.N. rkfyaib,ctswvietrhy° without fortu nate, hi.parloeo:h dock, be. Id e ac t bodvecwo, - PM. - Pin 1 pra• CE• ; 17° r oe' , re'