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UNDER TkIE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VESTRIS. ;THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 1839, Will be repeated the New Original Play, in Five Acts, tenwrit by James Sheridan Knowles, called LOVE. o; Carinthia, Mr. Cooper; Sir Rupert of Loreh, Mr. J . Huon, Mr. Anderson ; the Countess of Eppen stein, Miss Ellen Tree . ; Katherine, Madame Vestris. After which, PATTER VEASUS CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with, ADVICE GRATIS. Mr. Odbody, Mr. W. Fsrreti; Mr. Eventide, Mr. F. Mat thews ; Mrs. Ezentide, Mrs. Orger. To-morrow, Love, with He Would be an Actor. Dress Boxes, is; Second Mee, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Ctrcle9, 3s. ; Second Price, .2s. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to comulence at Seven o'Clock. - Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may lie had upon application. 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LONDON: TUESDAY, NOVEM - .9ER 12, 1339. We have frequently informed the Tories that agi tation is not their element. When men are in pos session of privileges it is their business to remain content. The oppressed, the sufferers from wrong, may agitate with advantage—the oppressors should keep themselves as quiet as possible. Those who have justice and reason on their side may appeal to the public, those whose claims will not bear investi gation can do nothing better than keep them in the back ground. The enthusiasts for liberty naturally appeal for support to the public ; the Tories should conspire. They should work in the Legislature, the more secretly and silently the better. They have nothing to recommend them to the nation, and ought carefully to hold their peace. Like other obstinate people, however, they have refused good advice, and have persisted in their wilful course. We cannot say we regret it, for we hear from mode rate men of ail parties, that the conduct of the Tory bawlers has excited general disgust. Tory parsons bullying in the pulpit, and disloyal Tory orators ranting after dinner, have convinced the public that Tory principles, properly followed out, would lead to despotism both in Church and State, for which the people are happily not yet prepared. Of the unpleasant effects of Tory agitation the country no x affords abundant proofs. Those gen tlemen are much mistaken if they think, after they make the spring of political sentiment overflow, that it will all run in Church and State channels. They have depreciated the Government to the utmost of their power, they have paraded its weakness, they have by their own attacks on it encouraged the at tacks of others ; and the hostile feelings of which they complain in Ireland, as well as the senseless attack on Newport, are rather the consequence of their insults, than of the wise forbearance of Lord MELBOURNE'S Government. Of the former we find an excellent illustration in the Times of Saturday, and when we have shown the effects of Tory agitation in Ireland, the reader will easily trace its similar effects in Wales. A writer in the Times, called ENEAS MAC• D 0 x w EL, who has for a considerable period agi tated against the Catholics with the longest pole he coal find, was at great pains on Saturday to show that the Roman Catholic Prelates in Ire land, a few years ago, did all in their power to dis courage political agitation. "In the month of February, 1830," h e states, " the Roman Catholic Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland published a ' pastoral address' to .communion, in which they solemnly cautioned their clergy against being connected •I, po li t i ca l with agi tation. In the strongest language did these Prelates admonish the Catholic Priests to relin quish all agitation for political • objects. In 1833 the Prelates renewed their efforts, and inlB34adopted a series of resolutions on the subject, 0 „, of wt , ;ch declared "that their chapels are not to be used in fu ture for the purpose of holding therein any p u bil e meeting, except in cases connected with charity or religion." The writer is compelled to admit " that during the whole period that interv ened bet ween the passing of the Catholic Re lie f Bill and the ac cession of Lord IVItLsouRNE to the office o f _Prime Minister, the Roman Catholic Archbishops mid Bishops of Ireland were, as a body, opposed to any interference on the part of themselves or their clergy in political proceedings." He takes great pains also to show that in so acting they con forritxt to the admonitions of the most illustrious Po?,-.s. Why have they departed from this "n duct since 1835 ? The answer is obv'ous. The Tories on Lord MELBOURNE'S accession to office, contiuued with the utmost vehemence the cry of " No Popery," which they had never laid entirely aside. Missions went forth from Ireland to stir up Protestant zeal ; the pulpits resounded with anathemas against the Papists ; the Kentish fire, that superstitious glare which shone on THoal at Canterbury, blazed high in Dublin, under the bellows of Lord WINCHILSEA ; the Scotch Kirk, and the sinecure Church of Ireland, were alike infuriate in their attacks ; and the To. rieu were to be carried into power by the flood-tide of hatred to Popery. PETER DENS and Dr. MVRRAY, the POPE and Jou/4 WHALE, Lord MELBOURNE and Mr. O'CONNELL, were de nounced from one end of the land to the other. The repeal of the Catholic Emancipation Act was the watch-word of the zealots, and in its defence the Catholic priesthood were . driven again into that course of political agitation by which they had con tributed to conquer it. Thus Mr. MACDONNEL, writing in the Times, clearly establishes two most important facts—first, that the Catholic priesthood had, up to 1835, discountenanced political agitation, and that since then they have been driven into it by the absurd and wicked agitation of the Tories, headed by the Priests, endeavouring to scale the Cabinet by the help of bigotry and persecution. We beg the reader to remember that this is proved by the testimony of an enemy. Mr. MAC DONNEL seems a malicious ass, who quotes facts for the purpose of damaging an oppo nent without knowing their bearings. He is a true Irisher, who, in attempting to spear Mr. O'CONNELL and the Whigs, has cut off his own stupid noddle, which, by the bye, will be no loss to any person but his opponents, whose cause he so well serves. He has proved that the Ca holies wished for peace and abstained from agita tion, but that the attacks made on them compelled them to stand on the defensive. His complaints of the success of the agitation caused by the Tories, proves the ruinous nature of the Tory policy, of which this stupid man has latterly become a ser vile tool. As agitation must be ruinous to the Tories, let us again caution them against journals which promote agitation. We do not pretend to be friends to them ; we are open and determined enemies ; but we wish for the public peace. The No Popery cry may be profitable to the Times—it is ruinous to the To ries. A journal which is a staunch advocate for the abolition of the Corn-laws—one pillar of the To ries, which assails the Bank of England almost every day in its columns—another pillar of Toryism, which is furious against the Poor- Law, the landlords' new Charter, who are nearly one and all Tories, a Journal which, on these points, is completely anti-Tory, and which shrives, by agitation, is a bad guide for the Tories, to whom agitation must bring political death. By the one particular case, borrowed from its own pages, we have shown that the agitation which it has en couraged, has roused against them the energies, and embittered the hatred of the priesthood, of one third of the people. In like manner, the contempt which the Tory Press has on the one hand thrown on the Ministry, and the insults it has on the other heaped on the Chartists, has both inflamed their ire, and made them think success might be easily attained. The persecution which the rabid Protes tant Tories essayed against the Catholics has kindled again the political zeal of the latter, and the per secution which the tyrant political Tories urged A gainst the Chartists the strong and indig naat feelings which their insults excited, have much contributed to impel these unhappy men to try their fortune against the law. The fruit of Mr. ROWLAND HILL'S recent visit to Paris, where he remained only eight days, has just been published in the shape of a " Letter to the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER." It is replete with valuable statistics! matter, which we shall take an opportunity of laying at length be fore our readers. In the mean time we must notice some •f its prominent features. Betwixt 1821 and 1837, the last year to which the Post-office accounts in France have been com pleted, there has been no material change in the rates of postage in either country, and in that time the gross receipts of the French Post office have increased from 955,7081. to 1,615,294/. In the same period, the gross re ceipts of our Post-office have only increased from 2,308,706/. to 2,339,032/. There can, however, be no do,ibt that in the same period the popula lation and commercial, as well as literary, inter course of England, have increased more than those of France, from which we are driven at once to the conclusion, that the Post-office of England, does not answer even so well as that of France, the purposes for which it is established and main tained. It does not to the same extent facilitate com munication between the different parts of the empire. The expense of the Post-office in Fiance is about 20 per cent. more than the expense in England, but several facts, mentioned by Mr. HILL, must be taken into consideration before forming a conclusive opinion on this point. The privilege of franking is confined in France to certain officials, but they are so numerous, and the Government correspondence so extensive, that they exceed both in number and in weight the franks sent through our Post-office. The number is esti mated at about 24,000 per day, or 8,760,000 per annum. The number of chargeable letters sent through the French Post in 1837 was about 83,348,008 --double letters being counted as two, and so on ; and the number of Journals and printed Papers 50,376,02' 9 , making, with the franks, the . number of 142,484,037 letters and papers distri buted by the Post-office in one year. A table is given of the letters received in Paris and dispatched on the 15th of October, from which it appears that 91,180 letters and papers were received by morning mails and delivered or forwarded, and 159,500, were despatched. The morning labour began at ten minutes past five, and ended at eleven o'clock. The evening duty commenced at 30 minutes past one, and ended at six o'clock. The letters, on the whole, Mr. HILL says, are rather less, and the Journals more numerous in France, than in Eng klnd, the totals being about equal. The mails arrive in and leave Paris an hour earlier than at London, and the letters are all deli vered by nine o'clock. Much of the acceleration in the delivery of letters in France has of late been introduced from the methods previously adopted in England. The number of persons employed in the principal office at Paris is 1,017, or just 21 more than the number employed in the principal office in London, proving, we apprehend, that busi ness is really attended to in both, and that in neither are there many sinecures. We regret to perceive that the Council under which the French Post-office is placed, have fre quently been compelled to dismiss letter-carriers for neglect in the delivery of paid letters, whence it was inferred by some of the gentlemen connected with the Post-office in Paris, that pre-payment would lead to irregularities in the delivery of letters. Mr. HILL still thinks, however, and so does M. Pr R ON, Sous-Directeur, that the system of receipts pro posed by M r . H ILL , with some other securit ies, which l ie of p suggests,re.. will pre-paid id l e e ff tt e e c r t s u . ally provide for th e safe delivery Great use seems to be made in France of the privileg e of sendingsmall sums by the Post office. I n 183 7 , upwards of 646,000/. was so sent, and so small a sum as half a franc, at a commission of S per cent., may thus be sent to any part of France. We m ay anticipate that such re. mittances will be made much more frequently through our Post-office than at present when they can be announced for Id. each. Such a facility will tend very much to keep alive friendly affections between relatives, and Post-office Reform will have a most beneficial influence on the moral feelings. The practice of sorting is different in the two Post-offices ; in London, the letters are placed on a table with the addresses uppermost ; in Paris they are thrown into boxes crossing each other, as twenty sorters throw them in all directions and sometimes meeting they fall wrong. Each Office, it is said, prefers its own plan. As our letters are henceforward to be charged by weight, it is of importance to state that letters are taxed after the English manner at the rate of 33 per minute, while, according to the French method, letters being charged by weight, only 26 are sorted per minute. Mr. HILL, however, says, that he believes, on the whole, the plan of taxing by weight will, after a little time, be performed more rapidly than the present mode of taxing. We anticipate, however, many improvements on this point when the great principle of studying the public advan tage, instead of exclusively securing the revenue, guides our Post-office authorities. There are many other points in th• report worthy of notice, but we can only refer to one. News papers in Paris, which are received only at the principal office, must be brought before two o'clock, unless previously sorted for the roads, when they are received till three. This is a great con venience to the Paris Post-office, which convenience is further promoted by the manner in which the newspapers are folded, flat, and directed with the address always uppermost. One man sorted 157 newspapers in two minutes. Mr. HILL sug gests that newspaper publishers in London might in some way sort their papers according to the Post-office arrangements. We must remind him that the newsmen—a very numerous body— almost exlusively send papers from London ; while in Paris, the newspaper publishers—a compa ratively small body—exclusively send them to the country. The newsmen may sort their news papers on the principle we have suggested, if the Post-office supply boxes, but they never will on the principle adopted by the French Post-office and French journal publishers. We could say, we think, a great deal, both on behalf of the public and on behalf of the newspaper pro prietors, why greater facilities should be given them for receiving communications and sending away newspapers than at present, instead of limiting the time for sending papers to the Post-office, at which Mr. HILL'S report seems to point. At present we shall content overselves with observing that the numerous improvements lately made by double mails, &c., both in sending letters from, and bring ing them to, London, have redounded amazingly little, or not at all, to the advantage of news papers, or to the metropolitan public. We see by the Scots Times—a long extract from which will be found in another part of The Sun—that IVIr.WA LLACE, M.P. for Greenock, in following out his plan of Scotch Law Reform, moved a series of Resolutions at the Renfrewshire Quarter Sessions, held on the 29th ult., for increasing the salaries of the Sheriffs-Substitute throug hout Scotland, and particularly the salaries of the Sheriffs for that County. The Hon. Gentleman prefaced these Re solutions by a long and lucid exposition of the various and highly important duties appertaining to the office of Sheriff-Substitute; dwelt upon the fact that such complex duties could only be adequately performed by the close application of much time and great talents ; and instanced cases in which the salaries of Sheriffs-Substitute do not at present exceed the paltry sum of 2001. a year. The Sheriffs' Courts in Scot land exercise a jurisdiction almost as varied as the whole of the Civil and Criminal Courts of this country. They are at one and the same time Debtors' Courts, Courts of Bankruptcy and Sequestration, Courts of Admiralty, Courts of Excise, and Courts of Supreme Criminal Ju dicature. In addition to their onerous duties as Judges, Magistrates, Assessors, and Supreme Conservators of the Peace, the Sheriffs of Scotland must perform the functions of Co roners in this country. Public services to be well done must be adequately remunerated ; and we can readily perceive, in the general statement of the Hon. Member for Greenock, the cause of the many flagrant abuses in the past administration of the Sheriffs' Courts, to which Mr. WALL ACE was himself one of the first to direct the attention of the Legislature. While the Judges of the Su preme Courts in Scotland receive a bounty for doing nothing for more than half the year in the shape of exorbitant salaries, many of the Sheriffs-Substitute are so ill paid that they cannot afford, unless pos sessed of a private fortune, to perform the proper functions of their office with that degree of promp titude which constitutes the peculiar excellence of the administration of justice in a free country. This is entirely attributable to the aristocratic system which pervades every executive department, whe ther in Church or State of this country. Our rulers assume that there is so little true religion among the upper classes, that were not a Bishopric and a palace, with the income of a Lord Chancellor, incontrovertible terms, no young man of respectable family would be ever seen in a pulpit. The scions of the aristocracy, to preach CHRIST crucified, must be impelled, not by Gospel promises and heavenly rewards, but by princely incomes, high ecclesiastical dignities, and lordly titles. The lustre which these pampered minions of the Court are presumed to shed on the clerical profession is deemed reward enough for hard-working Curates starving on forty pounds a-year. As it is with the piety of the aristocracy so it is presumed to be with regard to their patriotism. To provoke their com petition with plebeians for serving their country as soldiers, mariners, magistrates, or in any other useful capacity, it is deemed necessary to hold out the inducement of golden prises,—of rich re wards in honours, decorations, ranks, and emolu ments, which, by a tacit understanding, in ninety sine cases out of every hundred, are sure of falling exclusively to their share. Hence the anomalies which we daily witness of ill-paid offices with heavy and re sponsible duties attached to them, side by side with places of no trust and immense profits. The people's wants and the inherent utility of the offices are lost sight of, rather than we should lose a chance of the inestimable blessing of seeing the offspring of Lords gracing the Bench, and wagging their aristocratic " pows" in our parish pulpits. From these remarks it will be easily inferred that so far from thinking Mr. WALLACE inconsistent with himself in opposing a Bill in Parliament for augmenting the salaries of the Judges of the Court of Session, and in now moving the increase of the salaries of the Sheriffs-Substitige, we, on the con trary, witness in his conduct astriich he ia strict a d he r ence been ceto those principles of economy, of wb for so many years the staunch advocate. Jus tice and enund economy equally recommena that every man shoold be fairly and liberally remu nerated for his labour, and that po man should be stinted of his reward for the purpose of itl44ruP" l t i o n o g , i t s h p e romoted by moki n ts, promising an increa p s to e osissu o ie f bio l ye t i r onf e s wrueei:ephizi fs i b i gains of a less useful servant. Morality, the servants of the public contented in their situations, instead of holding out inducements to them to intrigue for kcal *POO' men plfaabt ionsot, t a o i o u 1 s t v r e o r n y g and never yielded to without pernicious ricie.rtseyia_ssteetaeo,nfi EVENING EDITION. i - -- WHARF IN THE CITY OF LONDON, t An important Freehold Estate for Occupation or Investment, presumed to let for 7501. a-year. I MR. NEWTON will SELL by AUCTION, on FltIa.AY, o'ld November, at Twelve, at the Ace -1 ticn Mart, London, by Direction of the Mortgagee, peremp torily. A very Desirah'..! 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It is no great merit either to the judament or the patriotism of the assembly to which Mr. WAL LACE addressed himself, consisting principally of Sheriffs-Substitute, and the members of the bar practising ui their• Courts, to have to state that the resolutions proposed by him for aug menting salaries of the Sheriffs, were cartied with acclamation. Perhaps, however, such of these gentlemen as have hitherto opposed every Reform proposed by the indefatigable Member for Greenock will be brought by this measure to re-consider a little more carefully for the time to come, the grounds of their hostility to views, which, in this instance, they admit to be well and patriotically diveced. The eyes of all Continental Europe are now turned towards Spain. ESPARTERO and CA BRERA are at last within sight of each other; and though CABRERA occupies a garrison impregn'ble by nature on three sides, and strongly defended by a chain of posts, and twenty pieces of cannon, these advantages are to a great extent counterbalanced by the superior numbers, freedom of action, and the moral influence arising from offensive operations, on the part of ESPA RTERO. The proximity of the hostile chiefs, at the head of their respective forces, is thus officially announced in the Moni leur of Sunday : BAYONNE, Nov. 9, 9 O ' CLOCK, A.M. " THE GENERAL COMMANDING THE 20TH MILITARY DIVISION TO THE MINISTER OF WAR. " On the 30th the head quarters of General Espar tero were at Lasparras ; the other divisions of the Army of the North were at Bordon and Aleoriza ; those of the Army of the Centre at Fortanete and Mosqueruela." Lasparras is only di stant f our l eagues f rom Morella, while Mosqueruela is within two leagues of Cantavieja, the second strong fortress of the Carlists. The greatest difficulty experienced by ESPARTERO was the conducting of convoys of provisions through a mountainous country, full of rocks and steep acclivities, rendered almost impass able by the Carlists, who had torn up the roads in every direction. General O ' DONNELL arrived at Fortanete on the 30th, after defeating four batta lions of Carlists in a wood near Miravete,. where they had placed themselves in ambush to dispute the passage of the army of the centre. The Christino General admits that his loss was important, it being probable that he had no suspicion of the danger till he actually fell into it. ESPARTERO had resorted to a measure of extreme severity. He had ordered the families of all persons serving in the ranks of CABRERA to be driven towards Morella, and their properties to be seized for the use of his troopF. As CABRERA has already expelled from Morella and Cantavieja all useless persons, and has sworn to put to death all who shall dare to supply them with the provisions of the garrisons, these miserable wretches must absolutely perish. Such are among the gifts of rival Princes to the deluded creatures who call themselves their subjects. CABRERA. ordered two poor peasants to be shot for simply saying that the Christino army was nu merous and well disciplined ! This bespeaks very little confidence in the good faith and moral courage of his troops, if it do not rather indicate the blood thirstiness of this monster of cruelty, so properly selected as the Champion of Spanish Absolutism. The reported indispostion of the Duke of OR LEANS in Africa, is at length officially contradicted by telegraphic despatches addressed to the French Government. We are very glad of this, there being none of the children of Lours PHILIPPE more worthy to succeed him as Sovereign of the French than the Royal Heir apparent. The 'fol lowing are the despatches upon this subject, pub lished in the Moniteur of Sunday : " TOULON, Nov. 9, Nine, A.M. " ALGIERS, 4th. " THE MARSHAL VALEE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL. " The troops, under the orders of his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans, reached Algiers on the 2d, coming from Constantine by land. The Prince Royal is well. He passed the Iron-gates on the 28th,'iend occupied the dismantled fort of Hamm on the 30th." " TOULON, Nov. 9, Half past, Nine, A.I. " THE MARITIME PREFECT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL. " The Prince Royal arrived in good health at Algiers nn the '2d, with Marshal Valee, and the column corn ing from Constantine by land. The Duke of ORLEANS has greatly increased his popularity by his generous and humane conduct towards the sick soldiers at Constantine and Al giers. His turning the palace into an hospital the moment he witnessed the dreadful sufferings of men perishing for want of beds, attendance, or even room to breathe, will never be for gotten by the French army. Of the sufferings of that army, M. BLANQUI, a member of the Institute, has published a harrowing account, to which we have given insertion in our columns. The Moniteur having faintly uttered a qualified contradiction of its truth, M. BLANQUI has not only avowed himself the author, but declared that he is ready to prove that he father underrated the calamities of the French troops in Africa, and that he will do so upon the assembling of the Chambers. From Madrid the latest accounts received are of the 2d inst. They are quite barren of news of the slightest interest. The people were s u ll en , discon tented, and gloomy, but the peace of the capital had not been disturbed. A letter dated the 3d of November, which has been sent to us from Estella, would give reason to suppose that military operations had just commenced in Aragon. Two actions are already spoken of as having taken place between the troops of Espartero and those of the Count de Morella. It is affirmed that the latter had the advantage, and even that the advantage was consi derable. We look for a continuation of these state ments and more detailed accounts. Why does the revolution make such a fuss because a young Prince leaves Goritz and shows himself at Rome and Naples ? What then, after a lapse of ten years are you nut so firmly established that he cannot take a step without making you uneasy ? Is not legitimacy an old-fashioned affair, a superstition, an idea inap plicable to France ? Is not the Royalist party power less and without influence? Is not the Royalty of July placed in a fine family ? Have you not the Count de Paris as a pledge of the perpetuity of your race ? Let then the Count de Chambord travel ; let him go to Naples ; let the Royalists do and say what they will—otherwise it might be believed that you fear for France what has happened in Spain and Portugal, and then what will become of the wisdom of the Lycur guses and the Solons of July ?—La Gazette de France. The Ceurrier du Nord of the 7th November, says : The bakers of Valenciennes have just taken an important resolution. They have bound themselves by an act in due form, and under the penalty of a fine, no longer to buy any corn, except in the Corn-hall or the market. Hitherto they have made their purchases of factors who sold by samples, so that in general the corn came direct from the farmer to the baker, without appearing in the Corn-hall, which made it very difficult to ascertain the prices for striking the average. Th e effect of the new regulation will be, that the markets will be better supplied, because the farmer will always be sure of finding purchasers." We also learn that the town of St. Omer tired, like Valenciennes, of the sale by samples, is preparing to de mand the suppression of it.—Le Moniteur. Mr. MAULE, the Solicitor to the Treasury, i s gone down to Wales to take the depositions of the parties who are acquainted with the late riots, and till he returns to town it will not, we believe, be decided whether a Special Commission will b e issued or not to try the persons accused of sedition and treason. It is, however, said to be likely that 3 Special Commission will be issued. We ungerstand that the anniversary of the Polish Revolution will be commemorated as in former years, by a public meeting, on thP 29th of this month. We hail with pleasure the periodical i - el4Trenc of these meetings, where the expression of hopes, ket . w-ure4 ener gies, and untiring efforts on the part of th e refugees: is a lways iespooe4 to by the manifestation of noble feelings, unabated sym pv,hy, and th e assurance of generous support on ,t l )4 }4e pritish people. It is said that many ,distinguished persons have promised t !Lienerai thiqn4i 4 11 4 the Polish Committ ee to' attend On that occasion. REPEAL OF THE CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION ACT. At a meeting of the Protestant Association, held at Norwich on Thursday last, a Mr. Ecclestone announced that twelve count ies of England were already united in demanding a repeal of the C itholic Emancipation Act, and that the Earl of Wiuchilsea was to introduce a Bill into Parliament, the next Session, to repeal it. We have no doubt that the statement is correct, and that the Noble Earl, who has shown him self throughout to be equally consistent, ignorant, and bigoted, will bring forward his motion, as Mr. Ecciestone averred, with the utmost zeal, and the extent of his small ability. Neither have we any doubt that the twelve coun ties will be joined by twelve more, for bigotry, hatred, and strife are in the ascendant, and the violent Tories, as well as the violent Chartists, are working to bring about disorder and commotion. What part Sir Robert Peel may now take on this question it is impossible for us to say ; but he must either march at the head of his troops to provoke and consummate that rebellion he passed the Catholic Emancipation Act to avoid, or be must retire from the command, and acknowledge his unwillingness to gratify the determina tion of his followers to effect the public ruin. The Catholics in every part of the empire will necessarily be put on their guard by this announcement, and take instant measures to repel the threatened encroachment on their liberty. They will be joined and aided by all the Liberals. ROLLS' COURT.--(THIS DAY.) _____ The Court was occupied the entire morning in hear ing consent petitions. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) The Court took the special paper this morning. The cases argued did not possess any public interest. Their Lordships rose at two o'clock. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE.) The Grand Juries were this morning sworn before his Lordship, who briefly addressed them as to the nature of their duties, remarking that there was no case likely to come before them which required any comment from him. On the name of Mr. Luke Hansard being called, that gentleman begged to be excused. His LORDSHIP inquired on what ground ? Mr. Hansard replied that this was the day fixed for assessing the damage in the Sheriff's Court in the case of Stockdale v. Hansard. His LORDSHIP remarked that his presence in the Sheriffs' Court was quite unnecessary, as he would not have to take any part in the proceedings.---(Laughter.) Mr. Hansard was anxious to be present, in order to know the result, and His LORDSHIP intimated that he would be excused. TUE QUEEN V. OLDFIET.D. Mr. JARVIS moved for a rule to show cause why an information in the nature of a quo warranlo, should not be executed against a gentleman named Oldfield, for usurping the office of Mayor, or deputy Mayor, of the borough of Flint. Before the passing of the Municipal Corporation Act, Flint was a sort of military corpora tion, the Constable of the Castle (an appointment under the Crown), being the Mayor, and having authority to act by himself or deputy, and by appointing his deputy-Cons. table that deputy became deputy- Mayor. That was the constitution of the borough of Flint before the passing of the new Act, and it likewise had two bailiffs. The borough had one Mayor, four Aldermen, and twelve Councillors. These offices were properly filled up ac cording to the provisions of the Statute. A gentleman named Pennant, who was appointed Constable of the Castle, and who was therefore Mayor, appointed Mr. Oldfold his deputy Constable, and the latter, notwith standing the passing of the Municipal Act, still con tinued to act as Mayor, so that in the borough of Flint there were two Kings of Brentford.—(A laugh.) Mr. Oldfield, under his usurped authority, had proceeded to the election of the two bailiffs, against whom he also moved. His LORDSHIP granted the rules. THE QUEEN V. THE NORTH UNION RAILWAY COMPANY, Sir W. FOLLETT :moved for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them to issue a warrant to the Sheriff to summon a jury to assess the compensation due to Messrs. Ryland and Co., the oc cupiers of a large bleaching ground and manufactory. The business of these gentlemen required an extensive supply of pure water, but in consequence of the way in which the railway works had been constructed, and for want of proper draining, the water had been ponded into the works of Messrs. Ryland, spoiling the water in their reservoirs. An application had been made to the Company for compensation, which they had refused, and he, therefore, now applied under the 66th section of the Act, in order that a Jury might be sum moned. His LORDSHIP granted the rule nisi. After several other motions of course had been dis posed of, His LORDSHIP said that he intended to take the Pereingtory paper on Friday next, when it would be, retem/arbt gaited nver,,and all those cases in which gen tlemen did not appear, would be struck out and not re storedi as in the other Courts, unless good cause were shown. THE QUEEN V. ALDERMEN FAREBROTHER AND WHITE. Henry Williams, the informer, applied for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to Charles Farebrother and James White, Esqrs., commanding them to hear a complaint lodged by him against George Grey, pawnbroker, of Fleet -street, which they had dis missed on an objection taken by Mr. Humfries that the Act of Parliament under which it was laid was improperly described, it being set out, as an Act passed in the 39th and 40th years of the reign of George 111., whereas it ought to have been described as an Act passed " in the Session of Par liament," holden in those years. His LORDSHIP refused the rule, remarking, that a similar case had been decided in the full Court, on an indictment ; and said, if a rule in the present case should be granted, it would undoubtedly be dismissed with costs. His LORDSHIP rose at half-past twelve. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) SQUIRES V. EDWARDS.-QUASHING OP PLEAS. Mr. HUMPHREYS moved in this case, that the pleas be quashed for frivolity, and plaintiff enter up judgment. It was an action for a bill of exchange. The plea was —no protest. Now this had been a thousand times over decided to be no answer at all ; and in a late case the Court of Queen's Bench had declared it their pur pose to set aside all such pleas as were clearly and manifestly trifling with the Court. The COURT granted a rule to show cause. Mr. Justice BOSANQUET said be had entertained doubts as to the Court's having power to do this, but after having consulted with several of his brother Judges, he had come to the conclusion that they had the power, and would hereafter act upon it. Mr. Sergeant WILDE expressed a hope that, as the opinions of the Judges seemed contradictory upon the point—some still thinking the power did not belong to them—the Court would seriously consider it, and en deavour to fix some rule. Lord Chief Justice TYNDAL—YOU see the word " frivolous" is a very wide one. Mr. Sergeant WILDE then moved for a rule to show cause why, in another case, an order of Mr. Justice Maule should not be set aside—quashing a plea for fri volity—under circumstances similar. Mr. Justice MAULE said that he had considered that, as the point was yet doubtful, it would be better not to allow the entering up of judgment, in order that the case might be argued. Still it was his decided opinion that where a plea was on the face of it bad, and for the purpose of delay, a Judge at Chambers might 9et it aside. Lord Chief Justice Tv NDAL—If the Courts have the power, it can certainly be most beneficially exercised. Take a rule nisi. EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY. WARD V. BYRNE. This was an action for a breach of an agreement, which was tried at the Sittings before last Hilary Term, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff. In Easter Term Mr. Addison had obtained a rule nisi for an arrest of judgment, cause against which was shown to-day by Messrs. Erle and Miller. It appeared the defendant had been a clerk and traveller to the Protector Coal Company, and on entering into the situation he entered into a bond binding himself not to enter into the employment of any coal merchant or company during nine months after leaving the employment. He had done so, and the action was brought. The Learned Gentleman con tended that there should be no arrest of judgment, be cause the agreement was not against the policy of law. The agreement, it was clear, contemplated no other sort of employment than that of traveller, and in order to prevent him from giving to others the benefit of his knowledge of the manner in which the plaintiffs conducted their business, and the customers they served. They contended that it was not any limitation of trade, for the defendant might enter into any other business during the nine months ; or if it was, it was a reasonable and necessary one, and cited many cases in point. Mr. A ImioN, in support of the rifle, contended that the agreement was ig such general terms as to prevent the defendant from setting up in the htisi ness of a coal merchant, or 4ccf; , r, , t o . eaployment from one, at Iny Mato is Lugland, during the nine months, do in 4py capacity, it was clearly too general against good policy, and therefore bad in law. The COURT were of opinion that uctgAn' eat oug ht to br, , arrested in q 420. Aliiiniittitidns were against good and b'ad tatv, as 'a rule ; there were some exceptions to it, but the present was not one. B the Ireement, or bond, the defendant 77 , a. isoki-.; bited from going into the service of a cod.nier• chant, even in capacity of a footman or knife cleaner, although the employment was at Exeter or Carlisle. It.,could not be said that his acceptance of even the situation of traveller and clerk at such a distance would damnify the plaintiffs.—Rule made absolute. LEWIS V. MYERS. MI. PLATT moved for a rule nisi tor a new trial in this case. It was an action brought to recover an at torney's bill, which was tried in the Exchequer Cham ber a few days ago before Mr. Baron Gurney, when a verdict was found for the defendant. The Learned Gentleman moved on the ground of the verdict being against evidence. A verdict of a Coro ner's Jury had been found against Myers, the defen dant, and Mrs. Pow, for the murder of the husband of the latter, and the plaintiff was engaged to conduct their defence. On the return of the verdict the defen dant absconded, but still corresponded with the plaintiff through the medium of his friends. Mrs. Pow stood her trial and was acquitted, upon which Myers gave notice that he would surrender, and he (Mr. Platt) put in the latter, in which he desired the plaintiff to take such steps as were necessary for the defence. The Learned Counsel for the defendant made a long speech, in which he stated that there was some agree ment that if Myer 3 could obtain the defence of Mrs. Pow as a matter of profit from the plaintiff, then he was to conduct the defence of the defendant gratuitously, and to prove all this he called a witness who deposed that he was present when it was said Mr. Bodkin was engaged, and defendant inquired how that was. Plain tiff then said," It can make no difference to you—it will cost you nothing," and that was the whole of the evidence for the defence. Mr. Baron GURNEY—The Jury seemed to consider the defendant's counsel as speaking upon oath. Mr. PLATT.--It seemed so, my Lord. The verdict is reconcileable no other way. Rule granted. Their - Lordships rose at half-past one o'clock, to prepare for the reception of the Privy Council and Judges, who meet to-day for the nomination of the Sheriffs. At half-past two o'clock, the Right Hon. the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Chancellor, the Mar quis of Normanby, and all the Judges took their seats, when the nomination of Sheriffs took place. The ex cuses were of the usual nature, want of funds to support the dignity of the office. The: lion. Mr. Greville attended as Clerk of the Privy Council. SHERIFFS' CoURT.—(THIS DAY.) STOCYDALE V. HANSARD. This was a writ of inquiry to assess damages. The plaintiff had brought an action in the Court of Queen's Bench against the defendant, the printer to the House of Commons, for the publication of a libel reflecting on his character in the Report of the Inspectors of Prisons, and laid his damages at 50,0001. To this the defendant had refused to plead. Judgment was entered against him, and the cause was consequently brought into this Court to have the damages assessed. It will be in the recollection of our readers that this case is one in which the House of Com mons consider that their privileges are concerned, on which question they are at direct issue with the Court of Queen's Bench. An applica tion in the Bail Court on Saturday to have judgment stayed on behalf of the Sheriffs was refused by Mr. Jus tice Littledale. The Court was crowded to excess in consequence of the great interest excited by the case. Mr. Stockdale, who conducted his case in person, on the names of the Jury being called over applied for a list of their names, which was furnished forthwith. He then took his seat at the table with an enormous pile of papers before hint. On the Jury being sworn, Mr. Stockdale said that the illness of his counsel had forced him to appear to conduct the case in person. This was an action for libel contained in the report of Inspectors of Prisons, which stated, that a book pub. lished by the plaintiff was of a most disgusting nature, and the plates indecent in the extreme ; and it then went on to state that they, the Inspectors of Prisons, denied that the work in question, entitled " The Gene rative System of John Robinson," was a scientific work, that they had applied to many medical booksellers who denied that such was the case. In this case he had laid his damages at 50,0001., and the Jury were now called on to assess damages in the most important cause that had ever been brought before a British jury. The question really was not with the defendants but with the House of Commons, who were the real defendants in this case, and who would pay the damages? Mr. UNDER-SHERIFF—You have no evidence to prove.that. Mr. Stockdale had evidence to prove it. He would no more give up any points as matters of courtesy, but take his stand upon his rights. This was the third judgment he had obtained, and he regretted there was a repetition of the same unconstitu tional endeavours to intimidate the Jury and defeat his claim. He took his stand on constitutional principles, and he told the Attorney-General that this day he would beat him for the third time. On the first occasion the Attorney-General represented him as the publisher of Harriet Wilson, but he soon let out that the Com mons were the real defendants, and the Lord Chief Justice then in a burst of eloquence said that it was a ~tyranny that no one ought to submit to. The day be fore that case was tried, the House of Commons came to a resoiution to intimidate the Judge and the plaintiff. The UNDER SHERIFF—YOU cannot say that such was the intention of the resolution. Mr. Stockdale—The same course was pursued yes terday. The UNDER SIIERIFF—That application was made by the Sheriff, and the defendants could have nothing to do with it. Mr. Stockdale—lt was exceedingly difficult to believe that the defendants had nothing to do with it. The fact was the Sheriff became alarmed and wished to back out of his responsibility. Until after he had obtained his verdict in the first case, he did not know there was a petition against him to the House of Commons. The Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Littledale, Mr. Justice Patten, and Mr. Justice Coleridge, had all characterized this as a most extraordinary attempt to influence trial by Jury. He had been furnished with a notice of the re solution of the House of Commons of May 1837, which although it frightened the Sheriff did not frighten him. —(The plaintiff here read the resolution.) He wished to draw the attention of the Jury to t h ese resolutions, which were an attempt to usurp the i r ri g ht s by raising a prejudice against the plaintiff. The resolution stated that all persons assisting in the prosecution were amenable for breach of privilege. This of course in cluded the plaintiff, his counsel, solicitors, the Judges, the Sheriff, the' Under Sheriff, and the Jury. One most curious thing is, that one of the Inspectors of Prisons, although described as Whitworth Russell, Esq., was a clergyman who had never read any medical works, and this report was drawn up to enable her Majesty's Ministers to attack the City Charter through the unpopularity of the name of the plaintiff. 'rh o Commons had no more power than he had—they threatened, but delayed until a report was made, and then they resolved that they had and would exercise this fearful power of depriving a 11144 of his property, of his liberty, of his life, of his character. He should stand in the annals of history as high as any man—he feared not. The defendants must be considered as the agents of the Commons. There was no house he respected more than the Messrs. Hansard, and he was glad they had got their expenses allowed them by the House of Commons. He hoped they would long hold their office, but not to the injury of the jury or himself or to that of those to whom they were responsible to transmit these rights, No one had hitherto been found bold enough to oppose this power, but he feared them not, and backed by the law he would do not only him self but his country justice. The jury could not shut their eyes to the fact that the House would hold the de fendants harmless, the costs allowed them amounted to more than 1,2001. The UNDER SHERIFF—That took place on a former trial. You can give evidence of everything that took place in the Courts of Law on a former trial, but not what took place in the House of Commons. (The case was proceeding when we went to press.) BOW-STREET—(THIS DAY.) .John Horne, a young man, was placed at the bar, charged on suspicion with embezzling various sums of money entrusted to him for and ou account o f Mr. Alaric Watts, proprietor of the United Service Gazelle, his master and employer, Mr. Holman, the publisher of the Gazette, stated that he had been ill for some time, and the defendant should have accounted to him for the different sums he had received. The receipt produced was for 75., al though 6s. was only accounted for in the books ; and in consequence of his having absconded, suspicions were raised that he had been guilty of s omething, there be ing no person to control him, and he was given into custody last eveoiug. Mr. HALL inquired if the defendant was obliged to account for monies received at stated per iods ? Mr. floh;;;;aid that no particulars were specified for that purpose, but as he had been ill, h e h a d i n . tended to have settled the accounts on his being able to attend to business. Mr. HALL asked where the office of the paper was situated, and being told that it was in Crane -court, Fleet street, he advised o l at, the person w h o h ad paid the money should he summoned to giv e evidence, and order e d th e deiendaut to be conveyed to W GuildhL_,,, as the alleged offence was committed in the City. Th c , complainant said that he had reason to suppose .creral other sums of money were missincr, but he had not yet had time to make the r • • • • esokislte triquitaPA. 'Fhe defend: l( i w , „ • a* .keu removech • DLLE. RACIIEL.—This actress is sufficiently recovered to afford the hope that she wll re-appear at the Theatre Francais in the course of December. M. Delavigne's filar tt,agedy will be produced before her r . e-a 1',..,' , ' 4 ;4a51e.. Madame S a nd' s come d y w ill no t b e piayW as announced. E l V E V E n ♦ I M ONi Y AND COMMERCIAL N E `YS. CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARiIiT, i\IONDAY.—WC have had a fair demand for Cotton to-day from tile trade, ~,r'nont a change in prices. The sales 4,01)0 hap. We.l?.ve a great number or ship letters this morning from various quarters, but they are of old dates ; also a French mail. Letters received yesterday from Monte Video to the 30th August report that the forces of Entrerios ware advancing on the Rio Negro, against that State, but had not crossed it, owing to the heavy rains which had killer). Both parties were reported to he in strength. From Buenos Ayres no news had been received, nor was it known whether Lavalle had left Martin Gar cia. Exchange 45 (Lon London. THE FUNDS. Consols opened thi s morning at 90- 1 - Money, for 2 Bills Account 90i -i-, with a firm market ; Exchequer improved, 7 5 dis. ; Bank Stock, 179 180 ; India Stock 2501 251;4. The Foreign Market al so firm ; Spanish Active closed at 274 i, are at present 28i - 4 1 ; Portuguese left o ff at 31i 32- 4 1 , are 321- , Brazilian, 731 ; Colombian, 804 3 1- 1 Mexican, 29i- 301 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per 524,- i ; Five per Ce n t s ., 98/ 991. riiicEs Or, :-.NTock, 'l'l-11S GA I AT ONE O'C.Lor;rt. kni.. 1 Bank Stuck 3 per Cent. Red. ... • - .'st,i,, Cents., N Ditto Bonds ............ .•• I per Cent. Cons. 9lh .3,, South Sc.. Stock ................ ~, , 3E., per Cent Ditto Red. 97 1 4% New Ditto ..................... New 314 per 7ent..... ..... 98%h% 3 per Cast. Annuities , 17 ' 1 --- 5 2 4 di. New 5 per C. rt. Bank Long Annuities toexoirc I Ditto 500 4 1 2 , di' Jan. 5, 1860 l3 9-16% Ditto Small •• ........, Oct. 10, 1859 .......... Jan. 5, 18611 I3A, i Ditto Advertised ....• .—....• Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ... _ April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Account ....,,, Jan. 5. 1870 — Consos for Account...... 90W11. RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCI' Austrian Bonds — Pet avian Bonds ............... __ Belgian Bonds ..... Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres - Bonds Ditto Account - Ditto Account ............... Chilian Bonds . Ditto Amu. t — Russian Bonds, iF3•2 . . ) ......... . ._ Columbian Bonds — Ditto Account ............... Ditto Account — Ditto Metalllc .......... ••••• 8 Columbian Bonds, 1824... 31 Ditto Account Ditto Account. Ve 4 - 4'N - i Di-nish Bonds ....,, 73% Passive ............ e ......... ..., Ditto Account —l Deferral... I• 11:. Greek Bonds... Ditto Bonds, 18.25 ---- 4 per cent....... Ditto Account - 3 er cent....... _,C, Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — --- Exchange....... — 5 7 - N 3 v Ditto Account ..... Dutch, 2N, per ccnt. ..... .•• Ditto, 6 per Cent. - Ditto Account Neapolitan Ditto Account ..... ...... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOC K ' Paid. 8 5”4 per Sp a Tc. Went Western Railway Company 65 Ilrlghton Itailwxy 3O 4:3 Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 CITY, HALF PAS 7 ONE. , Consols to the present h our con ti nue fi rm , aithou" 100,000 Reduced was sold on th e ear l y part of the morning at 89-1 for money by an influential Bre ker ' who operates for the Banks at the West End. As yet we have nothing authentic respecting the re pirt of raising of the rate of interest on Exchequer Bills. Consols at present may be quoted at 901 for the Account, have reached 90i ; Money, 90 , have been 901 ; Exchequer Bills, 3, '2, 4 dis., improved ; B ank Stock, 179:3 7 ; India Stock, 2501 251 k. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 271 ; Portuguese, 32f ; Three per Cents., 221 ; 13 ;' 1014 101 ; Danish, 73i ; Dutch Two.and.a.Hall per Cents" 521 ; Colombian, 30-1,-. The Mexican packet has been due since the 21st of October, and it i s re p or t e d s h e h as a l vege amount of specie on board ; but there is no apprehension for her safety, as she might have been detained. We may expect an arrival from New York of t he 25th ult. by next Wednesday. HANCOcK'S STEAM-CARRlAGE.—Yesterd a y an experimental trip was made in Mr. Hancock's steam carriage as far as the eighth milestone on the Barnet-road* under the patronage of Mr. Hoggart, Mr. Sm'ab, Mr' Snow, and Mr. Pattison (the Directors and Clerk of the Highgate Archway Road Trust), Sir James Gardiner, and several gentlemen connected with, and interested in, scientific matters. The start took place at eleven o'clock from Finsbury -square, and for a considerable portion of the distance affairs proceeded as well as could be desired. Eventually, however, it w a s dis covered that part of the machinery was out of o rder, in consequence of the patentee, from pressure of business, as it was stated, not having taken the neces sary preliminary precaution of overhauling the whole of its intricate works. The experiment, therefore, as to its first intention, proved a failure. The defect, nevertheless, was, to an extent, remedied,and the return to London accomplished within a very short s pace, of time. Notwithstanding the comparative failure I',l the objectlof the day, it is but just to the inventor to ' ‘ .teclare that the obst ac l es w hi c h a l arge propor tioc, of the scientific world h a d asserte d to b e i nsurm o un table by means of a locomoti ve p ower on the row . ll, namely, the ascent of hills or the obtaining a controlling com mand in making a descent, was by Mr. Hancock, on this occasion, proved to be visiotrary. The rate made going up the Hi g h gate A rc h way, and other h i lls, was nearer seven than six ut;li . ts In the h our , w hilst that in descending was regulated at. the will and pleasure of the conductor. With regard to the question as to the capability of the invention to travel over gravelly roads, the difficulty cannot be s aid yester day to h ave b een fan ly tested ; fo r whil s t o n the fia t line of ro a d, an d on t h e j ourney up certain port i on s , 01, the hills on w hi c h l oose gravel or granite ha d rec ent ,Y been th rown , t h e passage was effected with the utir. esf case, and w i t h scarce l y any perce i va bl e l oss of s'dect i ' yet on arriving within a few yards of the brow of the Boldfaced Stag Inn bill, a stoppage of two or three minutes took place, in consequence of a wart of suffi cient power to propel the vehicle over it. A_ slight change in the direction of the ca rriage, w ith th e ass i stance of a crowbar, having been made, the journey was continued. The parties more immediately interested in the inven tion s:obsequently explained the cause of this loss of power, by attributing it to an illegitimate escape of steam (one of the defects in the machinery before al luded to)—an event which a little previous foresight would have prevented. Altogether, therefore, the great principle, as to the ability to generate a locomotive power sufficient for the purposes of road travelling may be said on this occasion to have been fairly established. It is clear, h o w ever , f rom neg l ect i n some - quarter, tiot yesterday's trial was not, taken as a whole, quite 3 0 triumphant as it either might, or, under the circum stances,ought to have b een . A nother trip was talke d of, and it is to be hoped that, if such should take place , every care will he (Amerved, so as to render disappoint" ment impossible, FALM.OUTH.—Sir Robert Rolfe havina been fitis,Al to the Bench, the election of a new Member for 'tails Borough will take place soon after the meeting °I . Parliament, when a keen contest is expected, at lea st by about two hundred of the independent clean r " Captain Plumridge is a great favourite at Falmoutb, and a general belief prevails that if he were to crime forward with spirit he would be returned. Much., how ever, would depend on the qualities of his antagon ist ' or rather on the length and breadth of his puree. About a third of the electors admit that they are bad ju d g es of the merits of statesmen, and that it would therefore ill become them to point out, by their -,;hoice, the person to assist in the Great Coe ' the ncil of something They aim at something more te;ngible, and that comes nearer home, and .'ne candidate that n', e rki , their views in these respect; is the man for them. A ' . s election when cenducted with the usual forma lities an realities costs about 3,000/. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE ON THE NoR T I fittest UNION ItaxwaY.—On Thursday evening as the ma i l _ train was proceeding to join the Grand Junction at Pat: , side, when passing under the second bridge from Pr e ton, some villain or villains threw a large stows: about thirty-two pounds weight upon the carriages. It fort u : nately happe ne d th a t th e h uge m i ss il e , i nstea d o f alight' ing at th e t op o f e i t h er o f t h e carr i ages, w hi c h wer e filled with passengers, fell upon the footboard of tie carriage in advance, the end of which it drove in pad great violence. The engine was going at a great sPe e 3 so that the engineer could not s t op i n time to give chance, by retuning to the brid ge , o f captur i ng t h e W un" - t i drel who had committed th e outrage. A crash was hear when the stone alight e d, but some few minutes elaP se d d before the caus e was k nown, when it was found jarnmein in between the ti m b ers of the carriage, the draper the the interior having p revented it from falling upon k heads of the passengers Th e stone was conveyed find to Preston, wher e every exertion will be made to fi out the mi screant. —Preston Paper. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON 4 1 1 ": BIIUIINGHAM RAILWAY.—Last Saturday ru°t lli t e man employ e d on t h e a b ove railroad as placer,busin ess i s to turn the " points," iu order to enable r trains t o cross f rom one line to another, was killed no the Berkhampstead station in the following manner He was arranging on the down line the points to e nable the six o ' c l oc k tra i n to Bi rm i ng h am to cross as occas7 might require, an d h av i ng comp l ete d hi s wor k he cross out over to the up line to allow th'e down train to pas'' , n in looking to see if the train from Wolverton wAs coma sight. Whil st i n thi s pos i t i on, t h e l at t e r train i 1 suddenly upon him, passed over him, and so his body that the sufferer expired within an hour *l"' the accident. In i t v la a e k course eys m o . f p a ., n inquest the t Victory, o r y n , ski Monday nner. b; r f e u e r_ t e Mr. i Somers Town, on the body of a little boy, the son ' poor parents, who was accidentally burned to death,, by its clothes hating ignited while he was leant forward to reach soreethine . from the mantel-piece , the Coroner said it was melancholy to think of the frequent em:: currcazse of such cases. Half the inquests he h were on children burned under similar circumstances. There were ladies who had formed a society to assist ,' U . edv,:and their services would he still more meritor the it they 1100'1, in their bounty, afford to every per son they assisted a fireguard ; th ey wou ld t h u s be "• means o f preventing a great sacrifice of human life.