The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-22 00:00:00

G ItAVESEN STAR PACKETS. FURTHER REDITCrroN OF FARES. SIXPENCE AND NINEPENCE, Boat and Blackwall Railway included. b a n,. „ From the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, b!tudays includecD at Ten, Eleven Twelve, Three, Four, Six, and Half-past Seven From the Terrace Pier, Gravesend, At Se° et% nalf-past Nine, Half-past Twelve, Two,* Four, Six, Seven, and Eight. rare On Sundays at Five instead of Two. 'Fore Cabin and Sem—l-class Carriage, Sixpence; Saloon and Star 0 4 ,_ First-class Carriage, Ninepence. Gravesend, July 10, 1844. • THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION Bur., _ ( JO. MPANI"S splendid and powerful first-class STEAM "'are ap po i nted to leave LONDON tbr— . - tt uGII and ROTTERDAM, carrying her Majesty's Mails eery Wednesday and Saturday Morning. ~yß E—E very Sunday, at Eight, Morning. d TWER P — From Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall—Every Thurs ay, at Eleven, Morning. 0,„ From London Bridge Wharf, for— 80, `,L' Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. 'Vas. 53. and 48. C and is. Eery Thursday, Friday, and Sunday Morning. Fares, y AR - - Every Tuesd a y an d F r id ay , a t Ei g ht, Morning. ,10 11T1I—Every Saturday, at Six, Evening. ;08(.3-ATE—Daily, at Half-past Nine. EanP IXRIT RGH—From Brown's Wharf, Poplar, every Saturday ev erY alternate Wednesday, July 24, 27, and August 3, at Ten From Down's Wharf, Reduced Fares, for— WCASTLE—Every Wednesday mad Saturday, at Eight, Eve 111$ ~_ Fates, 10s. and 58. z u, i9 E RLAND—Every Tuesday, at Seven, Evening. !,!,,,,,GIITON and HAVRE—Every Tuesday and Friday. een , BRIGHTON and DIEPPE, every Monday, Wednesday, ' u r n uaY, and Saturday. , r ,„'VEB and BOULOGNE—The Magician, Daily, according to tide. secure Berths for Freight, and for Bills, containing hours of Qeparture fares &c., apply at the OffICC3, 69, Lombard-street ; 37, 'tent-Circus ; ' and 35, Leadenhall-street. IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN LOAN of 30,000,000 , ~u s r Tit ii . V . INS, authorised by his Majesty the EMPEROR of y / (:)n tv ,lte 2d of SEPTEMBER, 1844, there will take place at 70 0 4 NA, the DISTRIBUTION of 700 GAINS, amounting to ebtlt,ut. s terling. There being only 700 Bonds in all, each Bond must On one of th e a b ove 700 Ga i ns, the h i g h es t o f w hich are 23,0001., " 1,000/., &c. &c., and the lowest SOL each. th e 5 . z ?,W Bonds call be had for 125/. each, or with the deduction of in Which they must at least obtain, for 751. Halves and fifths pro portion,„, being a considerable reduction from the former price. v i „,„_"AN of the GRAND DUKE of BADEN of 5,000,000 FLORINS, ',OTIATED in the YEAR 1841. r i,",, e SEVENTH DISTRIBUTION will take place at Carlsruhe, Gail" and irrevocably on the let of AUGUST, 1844, when 400 f , will be obtained. One Gain of 35,000 florins, 10,000, 5,000, A re gcc. The lowest Gains being 65 florins each ; and 12 florins eAltial to 1/. sterling. ore of a share, 10s. • Eleven for 5/. ; Twenty-three for 10 /., &c. j . I Particulars and Bonds of the above loans apply to Messrs. S chwarzschild, Bankers, Frankfort-on-Maine, or, to save e r i ,,4. all appli cat i ons b y l e t ter can b e a ddressed, Mr. A Schwarzs- La, P lough -court, Lombard-street, London. POREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES mr and STATE BONDS, RAILROAD SHARES, &c. km,' °E MIR VOELCKER, jun., , Banker, of Frankfort-on-the 'joker Q, respec:fully calls the public attention to his occupation as a and Agent in the Sale and Transfer of the following Govern eat st ocks :..._ The litiperial Austrian 500 florin Bonds of the Loan of 1834 ~.!, , 250 „ „ 1839 7 f , • ii,•rneinGrand Duchy of Baden 50 „ „ „ 1840 RI: P aul Esterhazy's 50 „ „ 1836 ~,,_ 0- Polsh - - - - 500 „ , ft,'" P ,CitY of Frankfort Bonds ~ „ „ 1 1 8 8 3 4 5 4 -" j o rru ,.., UlattNaval Trade} 50 dollar „ IP 1932 " d •.Pany' s A all other Foreign Stock, Railroad, and Estate Shares, &c. dl...PPlications ypo (pre-paidFrance) will meet with Imme -- -4e attention, and prospectuses and particulars will be forwarded aired ' " STATE LOAN OF HIS ROYAL HlGH rtoß,,ss THE GRAND DUKE OF BADEN OF 5,000,000 400 0 6"- , , to be reimbursed with 9,034,055 fi. in lots of A. 50,000, (111 ' 35, ° 00, 30,000, &c. &c. GRAND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION for w tst of AUGUST NEXT at Carlsrithe ; Official Bulletins thereof, est es ar i c Led immediately to every Shareholder. Price of the Certifl- Sterli w r'• ; Eleven far 51. ; Twenty-three for 10/. ; Sixty for 251. PaYable by Money Orders or Remittances. 3 for Particulars, without delay , to Mo riz I. Stlebel p..,!+ter, Frankfort-on-Maine. To save Portages, all Letters ad- Zntied to 3lessrs. Stiebel and Co., 8, Lime-street, London , wi ll be forwarded and attended to. LOAN. 71114"EY, amounting to 89,450 Florins, will be distributed in the ROYAL BADEN' LOAN, to be drawn at Tb ere 0 11 the Ist of August, guaranteed by the Government. an , are gains of 35,003, 10,000, 3,005, 3,000, Sac., the lowest 65, :"111 be paid in British money. h i ev , Shares, 10s. each, 11 for 5/., 23 for 101., and Prospectuses may 14 4 (on immediate application) of Messrs. A. J. Straus and Co., ers and Receivers-General, Frankfort ; or by remitting a Post -60. order to their o ffi ce , 26, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, London. OrAnnveruMent lists of the drawing will be sent to each purchaser. from Twelve to Three. DENTAL SURGERY.—EXTRACTION SUPERSEDED. 5 , 1 ESSRS. MOSELEY, Surgeon-Dentists (by r kt .,,_ appointment to his Majesty the King ef Hanover), 32, Hay tiararket, St. James's, hi announcing that they may be consulted flatly, as usual, beg to invite attention to their method (peculiar to ti de,,.. 1. "Til practice) of filling decayed Teeth. Teeth, however badly s'Yea, or however large the cavity, filled with Gold, enabling the Pat t n eees eo masticate with perfect ease, and rendering extraction un- Th e i sary d i e s r TERREOUS ARTIFICIAL TEETH fixed without : t 'es of any kind, or ex t rac ti on o f s t um p s , are not only quite inde tlictible and unchangeable in colour, but being of every shade na tl.4l to the original, may he worn from one to a set, without the ightest difference in shape or colour. Loose Teeth fastened without ............_itatnres and rendered perfectly tin - IL—Observe, 32, Haymarket, MMAGNIFICENT DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS, 5 yards long, each lss. Od. 121„_.11ner Napkins to match, y a rd square, the dozen los. 61. ulsh Cambric Handkerchiefs, equal to the finest French, i2s. ad. ,Per dozen "MIT Iorl Lawn Handkerchiefs, 3s. 6d. ..per dozen per dozen ;very good, irs.undressed Irish Linen Sheetings, very superior, per pair 12e. 6d. 15s. Od. 4 4 tto, n ea ._ rly 3 yards wide, without a seam, per pair "Inroon Linen Sheetings, from 3s. 9d. Irish per pair ; and very _. stron, for servants' use, per pair for -Chen", stout and free from dress, the piece of 26 yards, 21s. Od. Ditto, excellent quality, 26 yards for 25e. ; and very fine, 26 yards for Yard -wide Irish, of the purest flax and finest texture, 26 yards for 425. ad. The Direetors of the NATIONAL LINEN-COMPANY, in giving publicity to the prices they are selling their MANUFAC TURES at, and feeling confident, from the increased facility of communication from their factories, they can offer unprecedented advantages to Ladies requiring household linens , goods to families residing either in town or country, for will approval vd previous to the payment, and any article sent not giving the most unplanned approbation can be returned. 'I he Company are also bleacbers of long cloths, calicoes, counterpanes muslins, dimities, &c. They respeetkny son cit i nqu i ries of the numerous families, both In town and country, who have patronised their establishment, and wile can testify n o t on l y to the adva ntageous prices, but to the euperiority of their manufactures and bleach. Prospectuses con ini tang full particulars 6f the various goods for sale, with lists of prices, can be had at the warekouses, or by post. Retail entrance, 105, Fleet-str ee t , corner of Far r i ngdon-stree t, b o ttom of Ludgate-hill. SILVER SUPERSEDED and those corrosive Wiand Injurious metals called Nickel and German Silver sup ..., , ted b y tho introduction of a new and perfectly matchless ALBATA WATSON, 41 and 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON-FOL i_d TE, aid e d b y a person o f sc i ence i n the amalgamation of metals, il ls suc cee d ed in bringing to pu bli c not i ce the most beautiful article ever y,lt offered ; possessing all the richness of Silver Ii appearaiee .7vrith all its durability and hardness—with its perfect sweetness in "s 0 undergoing, as it does, a chemical process, by which all that is nauseous in mixed metals is entirely extracted—resisting all acids— .Y be cleaned as silver, an d is manufactured into every article for the Table and Sideboard. Fiddle. Threaded. King's. Table Spoon s dessert ditto , anerddFoozr.ks, per doz• • 16 s. 6 d. • • 30 s. Od. .. 35 5. Ad. .... 12s. 6d. 255. Od. .. 255. Od. aea, Spoons, pe p r doz. •••• • •• ar Tongs, eac h Act.-. „,, . ....... • - Mustard Spoons, each •• • • 6s. Od. • • 135. 6d. • • 13s. 64. Communion Services, &c. Watson begs the Public will understand that this metal Is peen '!l3, ids own, and that Silver is not more different from Gold, than meta: is from all others ; on its intrinsic merit alone he wishes it , testee.. and from the daily increasing eulogiums he receives; ke "inced that nothing can prevent its becoming an article of sal Wear. e * Watson's handsomely Illustrated Catalogue and Price Carrent H7'l Published, ' told families who regard economy and elegance, tld Possess thernse;ves of thia useful book, which may be had • and post fr ee from :he above address ) 0 / 7,tir r Y . Table-knives , , lie. pe: dozen, Dessert, 9s. ; Carvers, 3 e. 6d. _ . TAWS. DESSERT. CARTERS. 444 , doz. doz. pair. 4,.: uandsonse balance handle .. lgs. Od. 14s. Od. 6 s. 6 d. in o el rice handle, largest and best bitt 5 .,.. 4 •• ' . ,_ with Watson's /Mats Plats " gu lates, equal to silver.... half the above price. 4G.paper Tea-trays, 35s. Forks the Set of Three; very richly ornaments "*.• the se of Three. -sow n ~, itWirt London made Bronze Tea-urn 351 . up to Si. ; %/ Set of Six .London made Dish Covers liis. 6d. ; Imperial Raised o t, 358. 6d. the Set of Six. B° X'S. 41 an... 42, BARBICAN, and 16, NORTON FOLG ATE. " Th ese houses k ayo for Fifty Tears ranked pre-emineut for their "et'''. Whiels is alwayz , exchanged, if not approved. gen s i for his Catalogue. WELLINGTON STATUE ',mid the proud City, where multitudes pass, Stands Wellington's.monument, sculptured in brass. .We hail it s appearance, a , cl gladly we scan The statue of such a remarkable man. For while on the work of the sculptor we gaze, The mind is conducted to chivalrous days, Great m en s h ou ld b e honour'd. Their acts should be told , far.dist mt ages by monuments bold. Not onl y f or warriors s h o uld these be display'd But likewise for those. who have risen'in trade. Let a statue be sculptued for MOSES and SON, Whose " tactics" in trade such achievements have won, And here, by the way, we would beg to suggest A Plan which we certainly think would be best. Let subscriptions of one single farthing be paid )3 5' all who have patronis'd MOSES'S trade : For the number's so great and the sum , s so small That the thing might he done without trouble at all. nut why should we wish to be signalis'd thus ? A far greater "monument " rises for us." Altr fame is a " statue" which none can surpass hough 'tie not wrought by a Chantrey In brass. A durable monument, equalPd by none u the glorious fame of E. MUSES and SON. READY MADE. X a. a. -- -- ts Dped IL,'ellortis' 16 8 0 0 c4110•1144.-ior quality, with silk cellars, cuffs. ancifil . c ! n °° ° ' fro ',4 l2 00 1 .4, , n lerette,^oats in a variety of shapes, handsome l y t A m 0 3 6 Bpl e ',, r n,, , nens e " fl ock of Holland and jean blouses from 0 2 8 it t n . . grilt e", : l ,: a di ni ti t i n ea v : : u s ied n ; n a l d n:e e. t . y v" o t f 4 cashmere and Persian vests, splendid u to 8 6 .. 0 fl 0 W lot; 1;.1 sali ***** vests , ' ,n.,'rranted kn , Lrowsers... ......... e-. , i'etscoaatris vanes of summer tri.'users fr n n 0 0 11 7 9 : 9 0 : n'ekditt. "" ged • - • „ ....... .... ......... ....., ....... - r ..• ................ .•. we,, d MADE TO meActißs• coats, trirarned with silk, made irf anY c _ l i i ho of ,, from 0 18 0 .4 ill shape, water. ~. ere, fine Saxony, and other light sun-Crier materials, from 1 5 0 gig u e in the first style of fashion tas,:i f eu vests, 7s. each, or three for .................. .. . from 0 w ;l uta _ er, vests, in recherche patterns 0 16 0 _peer lrers, in great variety ef materials st__..i milled Victoria, and plain doe trousers 1 2 0 gasquality West of England hr joats ' knu lut actured ....................... .. 2 15 0 rili ng to any extent can be had at five minutes' notice, at the Me t % s . following prices:-- g0y,,,,. 4 , its, dress coat, vest, and trousers from 1 18 0 r, O - tto, jacket, vest, and trousers from 0 18 0 of ,eznnssrr.— Any article purchased or ordered, if not approved ob ee ` u r anged, or the money returned. Wo„ien°.,.,_e—E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Wholesale and Retail_ . 4, orie s. ,''ratiors, Outfitters, and General Wareh ouseinen, 154, Mi. Csa, r ir Ri. Aldgate,City, opposite the Church. 3 . , -• in n '‘.--E. Moses and Son are obliged to guard tk tpublic I.%ehr,,P,Position having learned that the untradesmanlike ha y , „ -- .„... 7 of being connected with them, or it's same concern TI,, resorted to in many it and for h oboious reasons. , km 1 1. ••dye no connexion whatever with any other establishment, tipstiap_r%lsoetn7elliot,dB,esc.ilre genuine Cheap Clothing should (to prevent saite t h e Church call or send to, 154, Mint:ales, or 88, Aldgate, 166 6 . No business transacted at this Establishment from sunset on v e j„aY till ii,nriset on Saturday, when bu s ine ss i s resume d till t we l ve -........7-, REI --- 7/ ------ ss. --,..--F FOR INFANTS IN CUTTING THEIR TEETH. .alitsJoHNs -I N's AMERICAN SOOTHING 1,.... tor S YRUP . D. A . e fli ca ,;:fnie Remedy. has been in general use na, 4 Pwards .14.eti s u e tt .of Thirty Years, and Int: Preserved . numerous Children "t..,_ a s th _n n g from Convulsions arising tr‘;:la PaTtid DentitMo• As ...` 4ll Gu rc Z 0 3' . p is rubbed on the Gums, the C1,:!..1 will be rellevid, Z o eacip" °° ° , -ed, and the in flamMatioll reduced. It is as ;nnocent as wutt he ,olending to produce the Teeth with ease ; and so pleasi;:!: tem sf.',Vid will refuse to let its Gums be rubbed with it. Parents 2,2 3 1'11/ 1 4;r7 particular to aik for JOHNSON'S AMERICAN i i .lts . k. 4 .YISUP, and to notice that the names of Baselay and rarech, "` la gdonstreet, London (to whom Mrs. Johnson has sold "Kittle"). are on the Stamp affixed to ash Bottle, Price 2s 9d ,per . per No. 16,203. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING SU NI JULY 22, 1844. 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Z 4, _ . sea on the starboard side—a plain proof that the slikis. , star board bilge was carried away. The decks, however, were not bloWn up, but remained entire when the ship 'sank—a clear proof that the force, whatever it was, and from what ever quarter it proceeded, was external, and not from within the cavity of the ship. ••• We notice this as a fact from which important conclusions may be drawn ; but we will not imitate the, example of many around us in this scene of excitement, and hazard conjectures of our own. To this fact we can bear testimony—the_swift; and sudden, and complete destruction of the ship ; and wee are authorised by Lord Ingestrie . and Captains Dickeson and Henderson to- give their decided opinion, founded upon an examination of the vessel and the facts displayed in the course of the experiment, that the cause of destruction vas exterior; and not intrinsic. The applicability of this terrific power to purposes of actual warfare must be tested by the competent and constituted authorities, but of its existence in the possession of an individual there is Dow such evidence that an omission on 'the part of Government to sift this matter thoroughly would be culpable in a high degree, We understand that since the accession of Sir Robert Peel to power various negotiations have been instituted between Captain Warner and the Government, all which have gone off or been suspended, on the ground that his experiments are too costly. We are always advocates of economy of the public money, but parsimony is sometimes the worst of economy, and whatever affects the maritime supremacy of Great Britain is of such stupendous importance, that no pecuniary consideration of an ordinary amount. ought to stand in the way of a proper investigation of any matters affecting that supremacy. When Captain Warner a few years ago announced that he could send a line• of-battle ship or a whole fleet to perdition in a moment, annihilate a castle, a fort, or a town, with equal ease and expedition, the public thought he was.drawing the long bow. " Mira fulniinis opera sent," said they, but really this is too great a demand upon our credulity. Thereupon Captain Warner was compelled to make a demonstration of the destructive power of his " invisible shell," or bottled lightning, but his experiments being conducted before few witnesses, and though successful, somewhat involved in mystery, he found the public mind to a great extent inacces sible to conviction. Sir R. Peel,indeed, having witnessed the tearing to pieces of a strong boat filled up with tinter, at. Wanstead, in the spring of 1842, went so far. as to say that Captain Warner certainly did possess a fearful power of the easy etnd practical applicability of which he required far ther proof. It will be recollected, that shortly after the present Premier came into office, a cotninis4on was ap pointed to investigate and report upon the merit of Captain Warner's discovery. That commission. consisted origin ally of Admiral Sir Byam Martin ,and Admiral Sir Edward Owen; but the latter being ordered to the Mediter ranean, Sir H. Douglas was appointed in his stead. Some contrariety of opinion led to the retirement of both these commissioners, and they were succeeded by Colonel Chalmer and Captain Caffin. Meantime Captain Warner had urged upon the Government the purchase of his secret, and, offered to exhibit -its effects on a large scale, if the Government would defray the expense. He was then requested to send in an estimate of the expense, which he did, but the Go vernment offered no More than one-fourth of the required sum, and the into - wed demonstration was therefore not made. No more was heard of the matter, and people put the " invisible shell" as being, beyond a doubt, .an exploded affair, until the fact was reported that a London shipowner ' had presented Captain Warner with a large vessel with a polite request that he would do him the favour to blow her to atoms if he could. John o'Gaunt was the the name of the devoted ship She was a barque of 300 tons burden, three-masted„, tall, full!' bowed, strong, and seaworthy. She had recently returned from the Levant, whither she had been with Government stores, and was, it was said, to have gone out again on a similar errand. By direction of MT. Somee, the donor, she was given up to Captain Warner in the early part of the present month, and on the -10th instant sailed from the Thames, but on her arrival at Gravesend, the crew having learned her destination, most of them deserted, under an ap prehension that they might share her fate. After some delay, other men were procured, and she was piloted for Brighton, where, as will be recollected, it was announced that she was to be blown up on Saturday, *e 13th instant, and several noblemen, officers, and gentlemen proceeded thither on that day only to be disappointed, an - adverse wind having compelled her to anchor in the Downs. This cir cumstance revived public distrust to a certain extent, and many persons who had come from London returned with a lurking suspicion that they had been hoaxed, and that such was the only way in which the "invisible shell" would ever go off. _ - - On Wednesday last, however, the John o'Gaunt was towed by a steamer to Shoreham-roads, off Brighton, and moored there, the knowledge of which fact, and thexenewed assurances of Captain Warner that he would fulfil his pro mise, excited the public curiosity :afresh, and on Saturday, the day appointed for the explosion, all the world seemed to be at Brighton. The beach, the cliffs, the houses *lug the sea, the chain pier, the steipe, in fact the whole range of the coast from Shoreham to the upper extremity' of Brighton, soon after noon presented a truly gay and animated appear ance, being lined with crowds of persons, who were flanked at tractive attendance of ladies, whose generally fashion able attire, as they were seated at the windows and in. th e coac h es , by a row of carriages and other vehicles. There was an coupled with the elegant equipages interspersed, greatly en livened the steno; and the weather was extremely fine. Among other distinguished persons present were, Earl Man vers, Lord Brougham, ,Lord Combermere, 'Viscount Ingestre, M.P. ; Lord Ranelagh, Marquis of Num, Lord J. Beresford, Lord `V. .Cowper, Lord Southampton, Marquis of. Exe*r, the Marquis of Lorne, Lord Alfoid, M.P. ; Lord HUngerford, Lord Lovaine, Lord Aylmer, Lord Templetown, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord Tadcaster, Mr. M. Gore, M.P., Mr. Mac kinnon, M.P. Mr.- Tomline, M.P. - , Mr. Lindsay, M.P., M r. Neville, M.P., 'Mr. R. Yorke, M.P., Hon. Mr. Fitzroy, M.P., Mr. Lyall, M.P., Mr. Cole, M.P., Mr. Eaton, M.P., Captain Boldero, M.P., Mr. E. Tennent, M.P., Hon. Captain Murray, R.N., Colonel Dundas, Captain R. Burton, R.N., Hon. Sydney Pierrepoint, Chevalier Benkhausen (the Ruszian Consul), Captain E. Lloyd, R.N., Sir M. Cholmondeley, Sir T. Whichcote, Captain Henderson, R:N., Captain Dicke son, R.N., Captain Stevens (Marine- Artillery), Hum. General Upton, Captain Britten, Colonel Sykes, Mr. W. Peel, Somes, Sec.,' including several Directors of the East India Company. The hittery....which is' about the ce n t re o f, th e steins was 'was the grand positlinrrahnm most of the elite of th e nobles, pro ±.l..ir_position • and it was across the long guns,s a to observe o a b n s d e r f N a ehtihoenbma leaningles toul' telescopes pointed towards Shoreham roa d s , w h ere t h e devoted barque was lying, and whither two s t eamers , the Si r William curious Wallace (on board of whiCh was Captain Warner) and the Tees had gone. It was expected that the explosion would take place at three o'clock, but it did not until three hours after that time, and the delay produced considerable dissatisfac tion, and doubts were audibly expressed that, after all, there would be no explosion but of popular fury. More than an hour was passed in the removing from the ship cordage and other stores which were not necessary for the experiment, and in raising and detaching the anchor and cables. This was a slow process, and unintelligible to the majority of the spectators, who resolutely held up their glasses, which gleamed in the sunshine like files of musketry, until they became fatigued, and impatiently wondered what imhe world ' Captain Warner and his people c ou ld b e al -, out. Lord Brougham undisguisedly expressed his suspicion that the affair would end in nothing but smoke, and there would be no explosion. " You never intended to do 'At," said he to one of Captain Warner's friends. "Is it not extraordinary," he asked, " that with a fair wind and two steam-boats, they cannot bring the ship up that short distance?" But every one is not so rapid in his movements as the Noble and Learned Lord ; who,. it must be admitted, was only giving utterance to the general feeling. But the fact was that there were not hands enough employed to do the work quickly. Lord Brougham said he should go, an d h e would have gone, but just then Lord Ingestre called out that the ship was in mo tion. This was about five o'clock ; but the tow-line had not yet been attached, and the vessel swung round and war drifting away with the tide towards Shoreham. Shortly afterwards, however, her retrograde movement was observed to receive a check, and the immediate appearance of a rope reaching from her bow to the Sir William Wallace, which was ahead, indicated that at last her tardiness in ;oing to the place of execution would be overcome. Meanwhile some of the few men who had been left in charge of her descended, into a boat and rowed off, as if for their lives, to the Ter e, which followed astern for the purpose of keeping off a n y persons who might be influenced by their curiosity to, tome within range of danger. The tide, as is obvious fro m w h a t was said before of her drifting, was against her; an d th e distance she was to b e brought between four ani' A 'fi ve so that it was nearly six o'clock before she we f a i r l y towed to the position she was to occupy, about a mile and •a quarter from the battery. Now two men ''',(ho had remained on board.to manage her helm, or do anytt Jing else that might be necessary, hurried out of her, and w 'Ju"- t It in a boat with greater expedition, if possible, than, their shipmates had previously. . It had been agreed between Lord Ingestre and other offi cers and Captain Warner, that he should hoist a Union Jack at the mast-head of the steamer when he was ready to ope rate, and keep that signal flying until those on shore Would hoist a Union Jack from the flagstaff on:the battery at any time they chose to select, which would be replied to by Cap thin Warner hauling down his signal, and then immediately the operation would take place. The Sir William Wallace having let go the tow line returned abreast of the John o' Gaunt for a few moments, but for what purpose we could not discover; she then took up her position about a quarter, of a mile ahead of the ship, while the Tees 'tent rather fi;,r ther astern. Captain Warner's signal had been flying some time before it was answered from the battery, :did then arose another delay in consequence of some advent arous persons in a small cutter, in s pit e o f the presences,,of the Tees, an d o f to keep off intruders, two armed revenue cutters besides, going close alongside the ship. C,aptain Warner hauled the Union Jack half-way down only until the cutter and its fool hardy occupants were out ‘. - 4i• danger. The Union Jack was then hauled down enti:ely. Every one now felt that the grand crisis had P.:4•rived. Every eye was" directed + Lowards the scene of on :rations, and in less than five after wards the '.4xplosion took place. The instrument of destruc tion,rainAtes , *;hatever it was, seemed to strike the vessel midships, ;fr that point a huge column of water. in which was intermingled some of the shingle of which composed, shot up perpendicularly into thr her highest topmast; her mizen went by s air higher than '4'ier ballast was mast, a new otre, was shot clean out of heeled over to port to an angle of .. .tie board, her main tier like a rocket; she hatchway being open, daylight war vis ib ledegrees, bot tom timbers on her starboard side, and Ithrough her and her man also, having been blown awe probably her loarboard. 3rl PAnd. she seemed to part asun top of her foremast. The timer der as she went down, leavin D:othing perceptible but the which passed from her being struck and her sinking corad not have exceeded two mi nutes and a half. Some 'few of tile more enthusiastic spec tators, chiefly profesa;!;mal men, raised a cheer, but with the mass all was mute 'astonishment. The eyes were rivetted on the last olnervable fragment of the large object that but the monlerftiefore floated gallantly on th e waters "' like a thing of life." The expression on the countenances of the multitude generally seemed to say—Wh a t was it? illusion? A ream ? A magical trick ? A work of destruction so sudden, so frightful, so stupendous, appeared impossible for a moment even to the thousand and tens of thouv.nds that witnessed it. It was like an awful mystery. There were none of the ordi nary circumstances which accompany similar catastrophes. There was no smoke, there was no fire, there was no noise,. save the low groan of the rending timbers, and the succeed ing hush of the waters as they rolled over the instantaneous wreck, and then arose a melancholy feeling, for it was im possible to prevent- The imagination depicting the terrific effects of . such an ~ xplosion on a peopled ship, thus silently and suddenly Krishing. To convey the .efiect in words is difficult—eVaemely difficult. Language is inadequate' for the description ; it cannot flow fast enough, and a single sen tence .'s too long to tell the tale. It was like a dissolving . vioW.- At one instant you see the tall ship riding proudly one the waves ; at the next she is enveloped in tha.elemenis of her perdition ; another moment only, and her shattered limbs are engulfed in the deep ! Many a one loitered on j/ie shore pondering °vela sight more wonderful than .an3s they had beheld before, however strange. It was the only * topic', of conversation with high and low, gentle and rude. Several persons went off it boats, to. have a closer inspection of the grate of the ItyCkless ve;AP. The boatmen picked up fragments of the de/n..43, which they hawked about the town, and sold as relics to the curious. 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On the property are two other residences, let off to highly respectable tenants; a very large sum has been ex pended upon improvements, and the rent is extremely moderate. The estate abounds with game, which has been strictly preserved, and offers an opportunity rarely to be met with to any gentleman desirous of combining agricultural pursuits with the sports of the field. For further particulars and eardslo view, , apply to Messrs. Dick son and Bell, Surveyors and Larid-agents, 30,"Bucklersbury, London. working town. Which will render them perfect for the rest of their lives. " CHARLES DICKENS. " London, Juno, 1844." " The following is the dedication :—This little book is affectionately dedicated to Dr. Elliotson, by one who has felt his kindness to those who have no other claim upon him (and on such, a man can have no higher claim) than sickness and obscure condition. CAPT. WARNER'S EXPERIMENT AT BRIGHTON WITH THE NEW DESTRUC TIVE POWER. It being generally understood that Capt. Warner was on Saturday to put to the test, off the beach of Brigh-. ton, his alleged power of destroying ships at sea, cone-, pletely and instantaneously, immense numbers of per sons proceeded from London to witness the experiment. By the train which left town at half-past eight the num ber of passengers could not have been less than 500; while the several succeeding trains were also crowded to an unusual extent. As early as twelve o'clock the Stein'e, which, as many of our readers are aware, extends nearly two miles along the sea-side, presented a scene of unwonted animation and bustle. Thousands of pedestrians were seen walking about, and eagerly looking in the direction of Shoreham—five or six miles off—for the vessel on which the interesting experi ment was to be made. The beach was also crowded with fashionable equipages, while all the vehicles which were to be let in Brighton seemed to have been engaged for the occasion. The crowd increased until two o'clock, at which time many expected that the ex periment would be made. Never, we will venture to say, did Brighton before present so exciting an appear ance as it did at that hour. Let the reader only ima gine that he sees along the beach one continuous stream of persons, among whom were a very large number of elegantly attired ladies, while the outside of the foot pathway was crowded with carriages, &c., and he will form some idea of the very imposing scene which Brighton presented on the occasion. The windows too, it ought to be mentioned, of the houses along the beach, were all occupied, as was indeed every spot whence could be commanded a view of the extraordinary occur rence which was expected to take place. The numbers were variously estimated. Some supposed there could not have been less than 40,000 persons present. We feel convinced the number must have been upwards of 30,000. The day was exceedingly fine, which gave additional interest to the scene. Though the impression was that the experiment would be made by half-past three o'clock, the immense Concourse of spectators exhibited no signs of impatience up till four, but a fear then began to be expressed that some accident had taken place, or that some circumstance would, after akoccur to prevent their receiving the gratification which they had been promised, and which they were so anxious to obtain. Another hour and upwards passed away, and still no symptom of preparation for the important experiment were perceptible. The ship was still to be seen lying in her moorings,while neither of the two steam vessels, which it was known were to accompany her, exhibited the least appearance of motion. A little after five, however, the ship, the name of which was the John of Gaunt, was seen to leave her place off Shoreham, towed by one of the steamers, and followed by the otfier. A feeling of delight was now visible in every countenance, inspired by the gratification which they were about to receive. The progress of the ship, which, it ought to be mentioned, is three-masted, strongly built, and of 300 tons burden, was watched with the most intense interest. About fif teea minutes before six, the steamer which had towed the' ship from Shoreham was seen to make a pause, and then return to the ship about to be destroyed The other steamer was about a quarter of a mile behind the John of Gaunt. The first steamer having returned for a few seconds to the vessel, quitted her, and proceeded in the same course as before. The vessel and the steamer were soon about a mile out in the sea, as near as might be opposite to the Old Ship Tavern. A little farther to the westward is the battery, where Lord Ingestre, Cap tain Henderson, R.N., Captain Breton, R.N., and Captain Dickinson, R.N., had stationed themselves for the purpose of giving the signal when the ship should. be blown up. This they distinctly declared was left entirely to themselves, without having had any concert or understanding with Captain Warner. When the first steamer had got about fifty yards ahead of the vessel, the Noble Lord and the three Gallant Officers whose names have just been men tioned, gave the signal, which was the hoisting of the Union Jack., In a moment afterwards an immense quantity of smoke of an unusually white complexion, and evidently very thin, was seen to ascend from the vessel. In a few seconds, indeed, she seemed to be en veloped in a cloud of smoke, the only part of her visible being her mainmast. In a moment more, for it was li terally the work of a moment, the main and mizen-masts were seen to fall over the vessel into the sea. A few se conds more, and a rumbling sort of noise, which it is dif ficult to describe, was heard to proceed from the ship, and ere yet the sound had died on the ear, the vessel was a complete wreck. She went almost in stantaneously to pieces, no trace of her being visible but the top . of her foremast. The spectators were not only astonished but astounded at what they saw. They could scarce believe the evidence of their eyes, that so fine a vessel—one which but ten or twelve seconds before was riding majestically on the waves—should have been totally destroyed. The in stantaneous completeness of the destruction seemed to indicate something magical. Under other circumstances, loud cheers would have doubtless burst from the vast assemblage. But they were too much confounded by what had so rapidly passed before their eyes, to give a single shout. It was some time before many of them could exchange words with the friends who stood be side them. We conversed with gentlemen of great naval experience--men who had seen ships blown up and destroyed under all circumstances, and by every variety of means—and all of them concurred in saying, that no agency ever brought to bear in this way can stand a moment's comparison with that of Captain Warner; which, after what they witnessed, they could not but regard as possessing, in some respects, an almost omnipotent power. Nothing, certainly, ever constructed by the hand of man, could resist the agency which on Saturday produced such destructive effects. The fact to be illustrated in the experiment of Satur day is the power which a vessel containing the projec tiles of Captain Warner could have over other ships which might be chasing her. Captain Warner wished to prove that if a ship of war were nearly falling into the hands of the enemy, either because not a sufficiently fast sailer, or not able to defend herself, she would only have to use his projectiles to insure the immediate de struction of that ship, .or of several ships. If what he did on Saturday could always be done with infallible certainty, there cannot be a doubt that all that Capt. Warner says of his discovery is true. On this point, however, we express no opinion. We have no idea how far Captain Warner's agency could be made available in actual warfare with a rival power. That must he left to the decision of competent judges after due inquiry'. The question in every body's mouth is, by what agency Captain Warner produces such won derfhl results. That, we believe, is known only to Captain Warner himself, and if he be wise he will keep the secret until he has the reward of his genius in his pocket. But though nothing definite is known as to the mode of operation, there is no lack of conjectures on the subject. Some persons fancied they could dis• cover, by means of a glass, a rope which communicated the steam-vessel in which Captain Warner and his friends were to the ship destined to destruction. We cannot contradict this, because we had no glass ; but certainly nothing of the kind was visible to the naked eye. The prevailing opinion among seiantifie man was, that the work of destruction had been done by means of an electrical battery. Others contend that the ship was destroyed by means of a line connected with a trig ger, and that when this trigger is pulled, a concussion takes place which shakes the ship to pieces. There is a third class of persons who are equally confident that a case, about three feet square, containing 'the materials by which such wonderful results are produced, is placed along the ship, and that the contents being by some means or other exploded, instantaneously shivers the vessel in pieces. But all this, as already remarked, is mere conjecture. The experiment of Saturday is only one of a series which Captain Warner means to make, having for their object to prove that he possesses the knowledge of a source of naval power which would destroy an entire fleet at once. The present experiment has been made at his own and his private friends' expense ; but he is now to apply to Government for the necessary means to enable him to make the experiments. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. The subject of the supposed new destructive power, invented by Captain Warner, has recently been revived in the public mind by an announcement that an experi ment upon a grand scale would take place off Brighton, the inventor undertaking to destroy and sink a ship of between 300 and 400 tons burden by the simple force of one discharge (so to speak) of his invisible shell," as the invention has been termed. Saturday, the 13th inst., as our readers are aware, was the day originally ap pointed for the experiment to be made, and, as stated in this journal of last week, the extraordinary nature of the undertaking had the effect of attracting a very large number of naval and military officers, noblemen and others, from London, for the purpose of witnessing it. Adverse winds, and other accidental circumstances com bined, however, prevented the ship from reaching Brigh ton on the 13th, and the " curious" were disap pointed, at any rate for a time ; but all concurred in re lieving Captain Warner fro'ii the charge of intentional neglect. On Wednesday; the ship intended to be experitnenta lised upon, a fine barque of between 300 and 400 tons burden, named the John of Gaunt, and belonging to Mr. Somes, of London, who liberally granted it for the pur pose, arrived off Shoreham , and the tiee3Stiny arrange ments having been cempleted fitaturday wag fixed as the mast convenient day for the trial to come off, principally to allow the attendance of the Members of the House of c onlmcins: m any of whom had eltigessed ty wish to be fitment. The mail train, which left London at half-past ten, brought down a perfect host of visitors. Amongst those travelling by it we observed—Lord Brougham, the Earl of Manvers, Lord Ranelagh, Viscount Ingestre, Hon. Captain Murray, RN., Colonel Dundas, Captain Ryder Burton, R.N., Mr. Mackinnon, M.P., Mr. Montagu Gore, M.P., Mr. Somes, the ship-owner, Mr. G. Tomlin, M.P., Mr. Lindsay, M.P., Mr. R. Neville, M.P., Hon: Sydney Pierrepoint, Chevalier Benkhausen, Captain R Lloyd, R.N., Mr. Redhead Yorke, M.P., Sir Montagu Cholmonde ley, Hon. Henry Fitzroy, M.P., Viscount Alford, M.P., Captain Boldero, M.P., Mr. Emerson Tennent, ALP., Lord Tadcaster, Captain Henderson, R.N., Mr. William Peel, Mr. J. Sheppard (the Chairman), and the follow ing Directors of the East India Company—Mr. Robin son, Colonel Sykes, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Warden, and Mr. Cotton, &c. Upon arriving at Brighton most of the company pro creded, to the chain-pier. from which point the vessel destined to be destroyed was seen riding at anchor off Shoreham harbour. The greatest excitement prevailed in the town, and nearly the whole population seemed to be collected on the cliffs and upon the pier. Three o'clock was the time appointed for the experiment to be made, and, long before that hour the pier head, the bat tery, and every other point commanding a good view of the sea, was crowded with gentlemen and fashionably dressed ladies, whose observation was anxiously directed towards Shoreham. Among those present we observed the Marquis of Exeter, Lord Aylmer, Lord Combermere, Lord Templetown, Hon. General Upton, the Marquis of .Lorne, the -Marquis of Douro, Lot d Lovaine, the Bishop of Oxford, .and a great many others whose names we cannot now particularise. The above hour passed without any apparent movement on board the ship, which still rode at anchor gallantly, with two attendant steamers within a short distance of her. Four o'clock arrived, and still the anchor remained fast, and some feeling of impatience was manifested by the spectators. Before five, however, the crew on board were observed, by the aid of a powerful glass, to be busy weighing an chor ; and shortly afterwards the vessel was taken in tow by one of the steamers, and hove down towards Brighton. There was something in the appearance of the gallant barque, riding proudly on to its destruction, which created a feeling of deep interest among the spec tators ; and, although another hour elapsed before the experiment was made, no further impatience was mani fested. The John of Gaunt arrived off the battery at 20 minutes to six o'clock, and in a few moments the two sailors who had remained on board of her up to this time were taken off by a small boat from the steamer. The most intense anxiety now prevailed among the spectators on shore, and every movement of those on board the tug-boat was watched with the greatest interest. Capt. Warner was himself on board the tug, and it had been arranged that when the signal was given from the battery the crew of that vessel should go below, leaving no other persons on deck but the captain and the mate. This arrangement was observed ; and immediately afterwards the steamer, which had hitherto been towinr , the ship by a hawser, put back, and came abreast of her—a position which she maintained for a very few moments, and then again pro ceeded to her former situation, about a quarter of a mile eastward of the John of Gaunt. At five minutes to six o'clock, Captain Warner answered the signal from the battery, by lowering the flag at the mast-head of the steamer ; and this being generally understood as the immediate prelude to the explosion every eye was ri vetted on the ship, which, it should be stated, was at this time exactly opposite the battery on the west cliff, about two miles distant from the shore. A little delay, how ever, took place—five minutes only—and at six o'clock precisely (the vessel being at the time bearing down channel to the eastward), and still (as it is believed) in tow of the steamer, the explosion took place, effecting the wreck of the ship in the most complete and perfect manner, not a vestige of her hull being visible above the water within about two minutes after she was struck. The first intimation which the spectators had of the destruction of the ship was by a low dull sound, immediately succeeded by a column of white smoke, which appeared to rise from be neath the vessel. This smoke cleared away in a very few moments, and left the wreck exposed to view. The mainmast was broken off quite short, within a very few feet of the deck, the mizen mast being almost wholly gone, and the foremast alone remaining entire. The bulwarks on both sides the ship were blown completely away, the greatest injury appearing to have been effected on the larboard side, as the vessel immediately heeled over in that direction, and gradually went down. As her h u ll disappeared, the success of the experiment was greeted with the most enthusiastic cheering from the crowds as sembled on the battery and the pier. She sunk in about thirty-five feet water, and when her k,el touched the bottom about half the fore-topmast was visible above the water. Several officers interested in the experiment mal mediately put off to make an examination of the wreck, and the Sir William Wallace, the steamer in which Copt Warner had been, remained in the vicinity for some time. The masts, and other large portions of the wreck, were clearly observed from the shore, floating about in the water. And now a few words as to the modus operandi. It is not to be supposed, after hearing all the statements cir culated as to the destructive power of Captain Warner's invention, that even the anxiety of a reporter to obtain the most accurate information would carry him within ordinary shot distance of the ship about to be shattered by the supposed new element, and, in common with many thousand others, the writer confesses to a weakness which kept him safely ensconced on the battery height. Hence, through a powerful telescope, an excellent view of both the steamer and the John of Gaunt was obtained, and the appearance of the wreck after the explosion as certained with tolerable distinctness. The distance from the shore (nearly two miles) was far too great, however, to discern whether the instrument of destruction was propelled by any machine on the steamer to the ship, or whether the destruction of the vessel was accomplished by some hidden power beneath the surface of the water placed exactly in the track of the vessel. In this dilemma, as to the real facts, the opinions and statements of various scientific and other individuals who have long been curious as to the means employed, will be read with interest. From an extended conversa tion- among this class of persons, the writer obtained opi nions at variance with each other on many p o i n t s ; b u t the prevailing impression certainly was, that no " pro • jectile force" is adopted by Capt. Warner in carrying out his discovery. The difficulty of controlling any power possessing sufficient force to destroy a ship instan taneously with such a degree of accuracy a s t o ensure its explosion at a given moment, and at the same time to prevent its bursting by the act of propulsion, may have induced many to come to this conclusion, and there is some show of reason in it. The prevailing impression is, that two " detonating shells ' secured together by means of a chain or rope, are suspended at a certain distance beneath the surface of the water, directly in the track of the vessel, which upon meeting with the obstruction offered by the chain or rope, forces it forward, a motion which inevitably draws the " shells " against the sides of the ship, upon coming in contact with which they are so constructed as to explode instantaneously, and by such explosion de stroy the vessel. A close observation of the whole proceeding this day led the writer to believe that some such mode of pro ceeding must be adopted. There certainly was no ap pearance of an explosion from the hold of the vessel, and, so far as could be ascertained, the injury the ship sustained appeared to be about the centre on the lar board and starboard sides. It is true that two of her masts were destroyed, and that her back appeared to be broken, but this might have very well arisen in the manner described. A few individuals were of opinion that a galvanic communication existed between the steam tug and the vessel destroyed, and they backed their opinion by the fact that Captain Warner had declined to allow any person to go on board the ship immediately before the experiment. It was very generally urged that this latter arrangement was not quite satisfactory, but Captain Warner met the objection by stating, that if he allowed one individual he should be overwhelmed by applica tions. The result of the examination of the wreck will be looked forward to with the greatest interest by all parties. 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This is the title of a little work on the point of pub lication, stated to be the result of the occupation of the scanty leisure of the author—John Overs, a working man. Mr. Charles Dickens has contributed the following preface to the volume ; and it is hard which to admire most—the modest intelligent spirit of the unknown writer, struggling with difficulty and clinging to litera ture, as alike the hope and the charm of his life ; or the generous and kindly encouragement afforded by the successful and celebrated author to his humble compe titor : " The indulgent reader of this little book—not called indulgent, I may hope, by courtesy alone, but with some reference also to its title and pretensions—may very naturally inquire how it comes to have a preface to which my name is attached ; nor is the reader's right or inclination to be satisfied on this head likely to be much diminished, when I state, in the outset, that I do not recommend it as a book of surprising originality or transcendant merit. That Ido not claim to have dis covered, in humble life, an extraordinary and brilliant genius. That I cannot charge mankind in general with having entered into a conspiracy to neglect the author of this volume, or to leave him pining in obscurity. That I have not the smallest intention of comparing him with Burns, the exciseman ; or with Bloomfield, the shoemaker ; or with Ebenezer Elliott, a worker in iron ; or with James Hogg, the shepherd. That I see no rea son to be hot, or bitter, or lowering, or sarcastic, or in dignant, or fierce, or sour, or sharp, in his behalf. That I have nothing to rail at ; nothing to exalt ; nothing to flourish in the face of a stony-hearted world ; and have but a very short and simple tale to tell. " But, such as it is, it has interested me; and I hope it may interest the reader too, if I state it, unaffectedly and plainly. " John Overs, the writer of the following pages, is, us is set forth on the title-page, a working man. A man who earns his weekly wages (or who did when he was strong enough) by plying of the hammer, plane, and chisel. He became known to me, to the best of my re collection, nearly six years ago, when he seat me some songs, appropriate to the different months of the year, with a letter, stating under what circumstances they had been composed, and in what manner he was occu pied from morning until night. I was, just then, relin quishing the conduct of a monthly periodical; or I would gladly have published them. As it was, I returned them to him, with a private expression of the interest I felt in such productions. They were afterwards accepted, with much readiness and consideration, by Mr. Tait, of Edin burgh; and were printed in his magazine. " Finding, after some further correspondence with my new friend, that his authorship had not ceased with these verses, but that he still occupied his leisure mo ments in writing, I took occasion to remonstrate with him seriously against his pursuing that course. I pointed out to him a few of the uncertainties, anxieties, and difficulties of such a life, at the best. I entreated him to remember the position of heavy disadvantage in which he stood, by reason of his self-education and im perfect attainments; and I besought him to consider whether, having one or two of his pieces accepted occa sionally, here and there, after long suspense and many refusals, it was probable that he would find himself, in the end, a happier or a more contented man. On all these grounds, I told him his persistence in his new call ing made me uneasy; and I advised him to abandon it as strongly as I could. " In answer to this dissuasion of mine, he wrote me as manly and straightforward, but withal as modest a letter, as ever I read in my life. He explained to me how limited his ambition was, soaring no higher than the establishment of his wife in some light business, and the better education of his children. He set before me the difference between his evening and holiday studies, such as they were: and the having no better resource than an alehouse or a skittleground. He told me, how every small addition to his stock of knowledge made his Sun day walks the pleasanter ; the hedge flowers sweeter ; everything more full of interest and meaning to him. He assured me, that his daily work was not neglected for his self-imposed pursuits; but was faithfully and honestly performed ; and, so, indeed, it was. He hinted to me, that his greatest self-respect was some inducement and reward: supposing every other to elude his grasp ; and showed me, how th e f ancy t h a t h e w ould turn this or that acquisition from his books to account, by-and-bye, in writing, made hi m more f res h an d eage r to peruse and profit by them, wh en hi s l ong d ay ' s wo rk was done. " I would not, if I could, have offered one solitary ob jection more, to arguments so unpretending and so true. " From that time to the present I have seen him fre quently. It has been a pleasure to me to put a few in his little projects an d difficulties ; and to read his give him a word or two of counsel books in his way ; t o compositions with him, when he has had an hour or so to spare. I have never altered Diem, otherwise than by re commending condensation now and then; nor have I, in looking over these sheets, made any emendation in them, beyond the ordinary corrections of the press: desiring them to be his genuine work, as they have been his sober and rational amusement. " The latter observation brings me to the origin of the present volume, and of this my slight share in it. The reader will soon comprehend why I touch the subject lightly, and with a sorrowful and faultering hand. "In all the knowledge I have had of John Overs, and in all the many conversations I have held with him, I have invariably found him, in every essential particu lar, but one, the same. I have found him from first to last a simple, frugal, steady, upright, honourable man ; especially to be noted for the unobtrusive independence of his character ; the instinctive propriety of his manner, and the perfect neatness of his appearance. The extent of his information—regard being had to his opportuni ties of acquiring it—is very remarkable ; and the dis crimination with which he has risen superior to the mere prejudices of the class with which he is associated, with his sy m p a th y f or a ll th e i r rea l wrongs an d —they have a few—impressed me, in the be our acqu a i n t ance , s trongly in his favour. grievances—they ir u ni t en l vi o an s ng i ne ofe g s " The one respect in which he is not what he was, is in his hold on life. H e is very ill ; the faintest shadow of the man who came into my little study for the first time half a dozen years ago, after the correspondence I have mentioned. lie has been very ill for a long, long period ; his disease is a severe and wasting affection of the lungs, which has incapacitated him, these many months, for every kind of occupation. If I could only do a hard day's work,' he said to me the other day, • how happy I should be .4 H av i n g these papers by him, amongst others, he bethought himself that if he could get a bookseller to purchase them for publication in a volume, they would a n t g i f t a might mily. be easy of enable him to make s ome temporary provision for his sick wife We talked the matter over acco.nplish meat, I promised him that I w ould write an introduction to his book. tog et a h n e d r ; very and " I would to He aven that I could do him better ser dyo that vice! I would to Heaven it were an introduction to a long, and vigorous, and useful life ! But Hope will not trim her lamp the less brightly for him and his, because of this impulse to their struggling fortunes; and trust me, reader, they deserve her light, and need it sorely. "He has inscribed this book to one whose skill will help him, under Providence, in all that human skill can do.* To one who never could have recognised in any potentate on earth, a higher claim t o constant ki n d ness and attention, than he has recognised in him. " I have little more to say of it. While Ido not com mend it, on the one hand, as a prodigy, Ido sincerely believe it, on the other, to possess some points of real interest, however considered; but which, if considered with reference to its title and origin, are of great iu- terest. " If any delicate readers should approach the perusal of these' Evenings. of a Workin g M an, ' w i t h a gentee l I may perhap, be pe rm itt e d to suggest protection against s uc h an o ff ence w ill b e distaste to the principle of a worki ng man t urn i ng tthatothreatbeaslt p l, attach, in an y d egr ee, to found in the univer sal educati o n o f the people ; for the en li g h tenmen t of the many will effectually swamp any ifnewteraesmtotng themhatmay ov ercome the great difficulties of thei r p os i t i on . " And if suc h reader should de n y t h e i mmense im portance of commun i cating to this class, at this time, every possible means of knowledge, refinement, and re creation; or the cause Nye have to hail with delight the least token that may arise among them of a desire to be wiser, better, and more gentle; I earnestly entreat them to educate themselves in this neglected branph of their 1...„.„;Tig withoutde I . ay; promising them that it is - -r nv: requiring only (43P .%. ..... Own -- the easiest in its sequisiti ,, i, eyes and oars, and six easy lessons of an hour cult AU s. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. (From the Times.) When the John o'Gaunt came abreast the battery, being at a distance of about a mile and a-half from shore, a Union Jack, the signal agreed upon, was hoisted on the fl agsta ff , to intimate to Captain Warner that he was now to destr o y th e ship in the wake of the Sir William Wallace, on board ('; which he himself was, with his implements of destruction, A short delay took place, and the Union Jack on the steamer's }nast, which it was arranged should be hauled down previous to the destruction of the pursuing ship, was re-hoisted half mast high, to indicate, as we underst oo d, t h at some obstacle was in Captain Warner's way. We have b een s i nce i nformed that a cutter kept 'levering in the John o'Gaunt's track, in a direction very dangerous to herself, and this prevented Captain Warner's immediate operation. At last the Union Jack was fairly lowered, the steamer's head was turned somewhat towards the shore, and the devoted John o'Gaunt followed in her wake. We may say without exaggeration, that the suspense of all present was painful—the silence was deep and unbroken. A smoke seemed suddenly to envelope the John o'Gaunt, her mainmast shot up perpendicular from her deck, no noise save that of the rending of timbers was heard, and on the apparent smoke's clearing, away, the, smitten ship heeled over to port and sank. We say e. - ppa• rent smoke because we bayo since asce r tai ne d th a t w h at we, and a majority o,{those present, apprehend e d t o b e smo k e, wan irkwitlitY displaced water sent up IA a huge column into tile air. A similar phenomenon was reported to have been exhibited in an experirgent performed by Captain Warner before Sir Hobert Peel, Sir George Murray, Sir Henry Hardinge, and others, in the year 1842. IN hen the John o'Gaunt heeled over on her larboard side, we saw through a powerful telescope, and Captain Dickeson stated to us that he saw the same, through the main hatchway, the I- 3th of ;hore. nore it Of co'l° wish, p ers, o he ride the that in a ,eing .nt!.Y is ~tive ills; ber. It a inns 7eSS .hat alts V" of leaf )ice nYt and and