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THE S UN, LON DON, WEDNESDA X' EVEN ING, SEPTEMBER 3,144 b, " A nice of er-dinner song for a party of gentlemen ; and a nice chorus foe a eonvivi..l mreiing, wasn't it?' " On the white man dine and sup! Whet your teeth and cat him up l'" " Symbolic Money" is an excellent urticle on the pro position brought forward by the Society fur the Eman cipation of Industry some few weeks ago, for effecting the restoration of Quebec from the calamitous condition, into which she has been reduced by the two confla"Ta dons that have laid two• thirds of that city in ashes:We are glad to find such an advocate as the reviewer of the doctrines we have repeatedly p:opounded on the subject involved in the title of this ess9y. We quite concur in holding with him, that of a'l the schemes for effecting the desired object of re• establishing Quebec, " the most philosophical in conception, and the rianst easy and safe in execution, seems to be that suggested by the Society in question." But we shall defer further commentary till we have this writer's next promised paper to demon strate that "the mere that which is meant by ' money' departs from its character of a symbol, the less it is fitted for the uses which it is intended for." Truly, the time is not distant at which Robert Peel will dis cover that there is more in " currency" than is dreamed of in Lis philosophy (!!) of that question. XAGAZINES—(C 61•41 . TIN LIE D ). _..........____. lir. HOOD'S -MAGAZINE. Ly• 11 oW er of t continues to fill the chair once occupied poor Hood, with a spirit which does honour to the t ons e q . of h s lamented predecessor. He contributes end,- of " the Bushranger of Van Diemen's th e ,- a portion of the second series of his " Tales of sesalonies." Very clever chapters these are; full of a de tti tla .tain d interest, and marked by great power of of kithrPti°ll. " Preparations for the Fight," " The a It_ rangers new Stratagem," " the Skirmish," and over Ullman making a declaration," all of these are 80. Perhaps, in chapter 19 and chapter 23, Mr. s eaf 7lati is somewhat of a more essential cockney than ilo with in the existing varieties of that genus. vi" l taa n is the cockney rather of Seymour's coarse but t r i,„ r ° ll l caricatures of cockney sportsmen than a por e! "i'll'e of real life. " The Bar of Ea gland" is - a sort tro!tndication of those gentlemen who being barristers sokliketvise reporters for the press, which is much tco t o 7,a, rate for the purpose. The resolution of a bar-mess 1 4 4 14 'e} . r exclusion was a preposterous and presumptuous sh oe ei ltY which has already . cut its own throat, and w s 7 • 1 be lef t to the oblivion it challenged. " Ramb l e s Al eh Behemian Villages," are quite pleasant enough :itieplf I k u o tu u m s u heartily wish we could avail ourselves of the to accompany the agreeable author on such tg7t esque expeditions. " Endymion," is most moon -8,1; xlYstie, dim, and somewhat incomprehensible kite '3l' k eeping which the picture of such a stolen 2S wail on the part of a lady probably required. The s T l a tt 3 d chapters of " the Chronicles of the Fleet," T ai te Turnkey's Daughter," are rather heavy. " A . aof , 18 t,,, - 13 ew Zealand" is a savage piece of drollery. It ti ch‘ :"a' good to abridge ; and then, it is so like one of t s :ri•ch Heyne's diabolical jokes, that we are tempted ',l - •' a lage extract. Here it is— ho, r ,tie neath a roof thatched with the leaves of the flax plant '' tuatnereboo. His form was untrammelled by the dossesartifi 'raiiit of braces, because he was without that article of nerh_,:which those conveniences are intended to support Dr s -• had he shoes or stoekings, or waistcoat, or coat, or shirt, at his t-c o l ar . His only garment — a sor t o f mat which ' r ?iei se de, , his Person when he went abroad—was carelessly laid ri snai tilsPlayiug without encumbrance the elegant patterns ideas in various devices on his bistre-coloured skin ; IDs" ?t , smiled as he thought of his coming repast, he showed n rti edable row of teeth strong and firmly set to make a fat tt!ombl e de :Io. his left hand was a bit of fern root, at which he con ti ," , sled to nibble while he waited for his breakfast ; in his k i l i t ' .. t tie held a native tomahawk with which he was wont to „", jinveor a wife occasionally when it pleased him to do so. „ 'kte w as an unsophisticated child of nature ! in it "Isere, he said, as he threw away his fern root, and gave .. e i l, al ia w k a little flourish : 4 Where il l Wirrilarriwow I ilttowarriwow appeared. lord g, n .e Was as little trammelled by artificial restraints as her retet nti 3 , , mg engaged in the domestic duty of preparing the ti ewa al meal she had dispensed with the mat which some eanmr led her charms from stranger's eyes; and she stood Pir s ,,,,!' had formed her, perfectly unconscious that her ap tet.orrailld have excited considerable surprise in the Re -lew 7:',,.! of the white people. She stood — in the wilds of - .TN; .`,„ a tid—tin the unsophisticated state of nature's love sprig of'''''',lave a row of shirk's teeth round her neck, and a 'litt le i o l ,ze „,IJlOndent from her nose, she was a pea tical il "'lee Is - ' gtei most heal and delicate iSea of ' beauty tw o _ _poetical , ' 11),„" 1 . d, adorned the most. played —e l ley lire ikfast,' Said the chief; as he spike he - td l ith his toMahaWli—promiscuous-hke. - zst,,,s;tetirrii:teae.rriwow pointed to the path which led to their : A paae lafh lte man comes 1' vi i " l a sort of a man is he?' said the chief, his mouth . all With anticipation . T l'air fat one l' e 's_ e Waf Y ers eyes sparkled. (s tgr'er. yourself,' sa id the chief, ' with your mat.' !boulders wife obeyed; she threw over -rather pour awaited .a sort of New Zealand Polka, scant,—med wle the ap pro , 11 Mr, Auc , aco of the stranger. cause it l ea d - °„" t u., 9 Snivelle arrived—nnt at the door—be dwelling, -1° u°ori—but at the entrance of the chief's .. Hs _ ry rae , rictTl i e. . eyed the lady with intelligent curiosity. chief frowned, and then smiled as he made a rough smile to calcul a t ion of tenpenny nails. Snivelle beheld the native's teeth, and tried to ~ The , but he could'ut. t ight • .. chief looked at him earnestly ; Wirriwarriwow was l e _ s the stranger was very fat ; but he might get fatter. omraereboo meditated. .`` Mr. Snivelle was rather at a loss to communicate his l 'dtes t o these Aborigine= —and very original he thought certainlyi they were; but, seeing that he could not speak the.r 7,'lgt e age, and they could not speak his, he was unable ' .oasmunicate his ideas by speech ; but he remembered that sad the language of signs is uoiversal. He opened his mouth, 'Da imitated the action of chewing with much energy. . -.., i . wrnwarriwow comprehended him perfectly : with the t v illiatgness to oblige natural to her see, she iinmediatrly pre eaud the stranger with the bit of fern-root which her hus 'nod had but half eaten. The stranger took it ; smetled it ; Paztd it with a knife which he took from his pocket, tasted it, anl shook his head. `` The chief looked at the stranger's knife, and his mit d was troubled with strange visions I He stretched out his hand t..r it ; tome pit, felt its edge, gave a chuciile in his throat which reseal hledi the gobbling of a turkey , and secreted it in a corner. ale Snivelle was charmed with this instance of native inge b°ll mess. The chief invited him by signs to a great feast. Mr. Sni e*lha being very huagry, accepted the invitation with the most atietgetic readiness. ~1 , 1 Oae of hi s w i ves was dispatched to give intelligence to the e rtae rst, that a white s t rang er had arrived, so fat as to be valuable e nter e t: . ll 3a and exhibiting sundry foreign qualities curious and Thn i ' f g . ri ot . Of east prepared, an old and dignified chief, e sue sesami the tribe, presided. Having had the advan th p advantage of ee l. at c eternitnisailions with Europeans, the great man was P,O and with th e manners and customs of the white th at thin wishing wishin g t o s h ow o ff on th e oc c a sion, he commanded toth e occ e a l sheuld be prepared with a sumptuousness suitable aide,, "'"n• The steam of the earth-ovens arose on all /... til, , n , d ''`e tv,,, „ s,ei le a t `lves t ,,,,,,,T assembly sat doe n to table; that is to say, e heir ee s e,,V'vir legs under them and sat on the ground, ire e. ',dress ~f the in the dinner. bei ntr , 'le tt;.., ' e Great Chief was magnificent in the ex his e ) ,`" stliali 'e,„`T.that occasion a drummer's jacket, which blit„h„' "" tied k 'al was necessarily open in front ; around die ' On . 1- • a 'luo apron which had belonged to a ship's dialer!nitat'" in N e ' l ,,,' l','' ad he wore a judge's . wig, intended for a by I h a . ," South Wales, but which, having been repu -4 oati se fo ' tunctionar, had beer. bartered by a trader with en °Nt r a hog, and bad been seized by the Great Chief as the te ' m ' at tao rand for any other hea:d than His . .At a 1' of VI • g s 'ejecta ' e wig' he had placed a cocked hat. admiring out an . gazed at him with a sort of awe. Mr. Snivelle looked ~• Ti Z l ioe s i., . , J for t h e dinner. With Th e first dies was a baked young woman, It was borne in Tiis clever p O or L io M di A ca ir m S ai l n if t A ali G is A it Z s .r e a a V r .h e l. t w o ceremony. At tit., bet to..n was a stowed dog. There tw o ~.'t honed missionary as a middle dish. At . the sides weie th e , Piccaninny pies, with their toes appetisingly displayed er of improve ~tip the crust. e nt. The present Number has some papers of peculiar us tlioniereboo sat by his fiiand's side out of compliment, hilily and interest. - " Pictorial Art in its Christian ', l , to assist him to do J ustice to the g sod t hing s a oore him. aevelopmist," is a Vao.tri-like piece of biography, but dish'a detached with his finger: a delicate piece of the top much disfigured by a species of tectorial puritanism which or hi s guest, with a cut of the centre oue which he accom- cannot away with the human loveliness of the type Of 4 _l 4 lshed with his tomahawk, and poireed out the piccaninne's as the most delicate morsel. But Mr. Snivelle turned affaelle's second manner, but is moved to ecstatic very ou• e, and felt very sick. The Great Chief was pleased to take rapture by the ling, though certainly el sated ex and of his indisposition. He pointed to the banquet. pression—the deep sentiment, not a lie tic marred his dusky Snivelle shook his head, and endeavoured to make by the hard drawing of Perugino, the early master of " ta , t , t,u,,s t_ ki friend understand that he was not hungry. least,L:as natives deliciousre gard e d him with pity and amazement 1 The the " divine Urbino," and the penultimate glory of the vat; tThheeyyrteaglakredd am . Umbrian school. The noble creations of the Florentine school, the delicious works of those master-hands whose among themselves and pointed at the stranger, labours were consecrated to the taste, elegance, and said som e iv il icl i nal guished • vv d or . d: d t i o ihn, he began to to think; lovingly. They munificence of Lorenzo de Medicis, are stigmatised as With mu i e n h the Great Chief: fartunately that distiu- pertaining to a school of " naturalism ;" and Raffaele tassophistocat eoditeness he interpreted was able to speak a few words of English. " Great Cie savages to th • the conversation of the himself—the great and good—is mourned over as hav ing passed over, after painting his great picture of their guest. The talk ran thus : ~ . e . r. . le—. ii Itsirea.t Chief—. Say you climb tree?' the " Dispute of the Holy Sacrament," to Paganism (!) „ lel Augustus Sniv 11 —. N ' forsooth, in which relapsed state he continued all Say e yo e u catch fish?' the rest of his toe short life, because—he never r. A. Snivelle—. No.' more returned to the hard style of the "Christian'? art 14 Great Ci f : M oire - at ' Chiteeff: Say you make mat ?' of Perugino. The writer of this paper may be a good . Itle. A. S nivelle 4, Great As Snivelle—' No.' Cathelic, but he is a very bigoted critic. It is strange Say z:oii , fight?' • that even the chastened grace with which Raffaelle has .4 Great 4 : 4 :itr_est Chiefs chief i e Brother say you no goad " of female beauty, cannot—in his second manner—pro 'A. Snive lle —' 11 , Eh: tect him or his admirers from that preposterous charge Chief_' S e yo u nice and fat.' of e naturalism." (i. e. mater aism), which M. Rio and r• Snivelle —. They are very obliging.' 4. ;." 1 -reat Chief—.Rumohr (or his Italianische Forsehuayen) have brought els C ' Say you no good only to eat.' a • enivelle—. I wish I could get something to eat.' into vogue, We have been somstim , sat a loss to account but tGher,:at Chief—' Little mistake. They say not yon eat, for the sudden irruptionof a species of v andaism, or heresy I eat ou ' in art, thus directed against the prince of painters. .. es _y . . Mr. Snivelle__ What I' The almost contemporaneous origin of this twaadle, eat Great chide.. Say they make you very fat, and then they with the "su Idea apparition" (as we somee here , lately , jou up.' saw it termed) of two score of German students at the .. hl r. A. Snivelle--. The devil they will I' Vatican, at the " Santa Marie del P . p olo," and other ts so . " . a 5,..: Snivelle ju m ped up quickly. The natives jumped up old churches of Rome, alio had descovered that t he 'sa e e s' hey were very merry, and they danced round the white pictures of what the writer whose paper is slow befere th e 'C i d sung a festive song. Pummereboo acted as leader of u s calls the " Peruginesque style" were pervaded by a tre d; the rest joined in chorus. The following . is a feeling of mere orthodox Catholicism than these pro vlei alsen of the rouudelay as sung by these unsophisticated dueed by Raffaelle between 1510 and 1520 (in ra n of nature : " Wallaloo ! Wallaloo 1 which latter year he died). The consequence was Love white man and eat him too 1 that they returned to Bavaria, to produce those Stranger white, but that no matter 1 clever—certainly—but stiff, hard, and mannered Brown man fat, but white man fatter ! frescoes, which are the pattern types of a school that Put him on hot stone and bake him I an overweening but ill-informed taste—directed by still Crisp and crackling soon will make him. more deficient sentiment and knowledge, is now attempt Round and round the dainty goes ; ing to introduce, under some such meretricious and uns Eat his fingers I eat his toes ! meaning appellation as that of " decorative art"—into His body shall our palates tickle ! the atria and saloons of our great public edifices. Of Then we'll put kis head in pickle ! " Darky Duff, the Madman," a tale of South Munster, On the white man CHORUS, dine and sup, being rudely broken off at its "agony point" of interest, The Whet your teeth, and eat him up I" we have no meaas, as yet, of reporting any formed opinion, but it seems likely to turn out a clever sketch. re am . Great Chief bad the kindness to interpret these senti kls to Mr. Snivelle for his informatioh ; but that gentleman, " Anecdotes of the Bastille" are continued in this Num alese","p acquiescing in this disposal of his person, capered ber, and serve to renew the feeling of astonish tmee with fright even more energetically than his entertainers. ment amounting almost to indignant contempt — e h": it was in vain that time endeavoured to escape from the with which we have ever contemplated the marvel to mid circle -, he was hemmed in by the savages, and to his of , a great and gallant nation like the France of s es - a e „ l 'v the circle grew less and less every moment ! In his the last two centuries, submitting, tamely, to the bru e fear be gave up all his valuables ; his watch, his spy- tality and wantonness of an abuse of despotic power. — aye :, his moustache-brush in an ivory case, his gold chain—his far, very far more disgustingly atrocious than any which Th e Y t hing. The natives were delighted with his liberality. was ever habituatly tolerated by the abject slaves of Y S ung, and theyjumped, louderand higher than ever. sa;::tild now they closed nearer and nearer, and Mr. Snivelle tte Ottoman Sultans, or the but half-civilised serfs of les h at louder and louder: at first a friendly native seized tine great Khans of Tartary. We allude, of course, to - 'at ; end then another tore off his coat ; and a third dis- the /titres de-cachet, and the horrors perpetrated r. te tuabered him of his waistcoat, while a fourth untrammelled under t hei r authorit y . In the continuation of the In of that part of his apparel which is ever considered , in Countess Clemence," by the editor, we r eco g nise civiliz e d l i fe, most indispensable; and presently he stood be- further evidence of those powers which we have !ore them in nature's garb alone, as the poets express i t, w hic h before described as b.dng general l y exhibited is the most unpleasant. one that can ire ; and the savages re- in his former chapters. But the most interesting sub ird to find him fatter even than they had hoped ; and one, ject for extra :t will probably be the following notice of t „,',T,l ti his tomaha . wk, was about to salute him theieith ahnatin :he "Iron Masque," in the note to which we need h r . I,anteated salutation . of its edge . of flint , a h emscarcely point to the iron-heartedness of the modern stst r.,.. it fear lending him wings, as eua unhappy she remarks on traditions that dye the bad memory ' l uut its made a desperate bound through the excited throng, arid chile the savages set up a yell of anger and disappointment of their wicked house so deeply as these. at his e-ape, fled to the woods and concealed himself in the On the 18th of Se p tember, 1698, arrived at the Bastile. M. , te rink Of a hollow tree. de St. Mars, its newly-appointed governor, and with him, " There, for three long days, and three longer nights, did he concealed in a closed litter, the my.terious prisoner known re main ensconced, hungry and cold, and making many silent by the name of "Le Marque de Fee." In the fortresses of vows that, if ewer h e es c aped from the hands of these unsophis• Pignerol, Exiles, and Les Isles Sainte Marguerite, he bad himself children of nature, he would ever afterwards content already languished in captivity since . the year 1671. He was without with melt minor advantages as civilisation offered, always treated with the greatest distinction, and provided which seekin ,, for the a ttractions of primitive simplicity, of with everything he required or asked for. The Governor, ""ich he had e"xpe,ionced a New Zealand specimen. At the and M. Rosarges, the Major of the Castle, alone had access to et" of three days, hearing no sound of his enemies, he ventured the prisoner , in whose p resence they rarely presumed to sit ° Peep from his covert, and seeing the coast clear, he made the down. Ile wore at all time s a mask of black velvet, so se -13 i se best of hi s was to t h e neares t E ur ooean settlement, where be cured upon his face that he was una ble to remove i t, yet so con trrlyed ' a wiser and a thinner man.' structed as to admit of his seeing, eating, and breathing with " The next day he returned to England, and from that time 1 facility. He dit-d, as it was reported. suddenly, on the 19th of f° ""i'd, We:re-vet. he heard a .tuatiin , nial entl - o, m ! 7 ,xtolling ! Norsie!. a 17, , 3, atter an i , , I... i tesitten of a I.w hours, was tl ''' 'f , 4,, n - ::,, •of a man in his usiutal sees, : s-Ss? ' -- ea: :a a e iiellue e sheet e.: • tl-„ :. ..,,: I buried next day Isis aeventu e hi New Zselaud; aud ti,ac.k:o, ii, .- :. ~, :,,,, i:, ~,,.. ,- .... ~, , Kt. p.o, i....,. . ~ .. -- of Marcliiali, in ha d escaped visa the watering mouths of Pummere- the presence of M. Resarges and the Sergeant-surgeon of the and Wi r iweva and the rest of the copper-coloured Bastille. The funeral cos t fort y livres. He had been a pri. i t °mi t t' , h‘i Id slug tits song at the natives; saner at the Bastille lave years and sigty-two-days.* DOUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGAZINE. We have but one chapter if St. Giles and St. James in the present number. St. Giles, attired in decent livery, arrives in London to attend on young St. James, who has engaged him as a groom. On his way to St. Jam s's square, he passes the Old Bait y, and s es fifteen human beings hanging in front of Newgate. The author thus proceeds:— " Reader, pause a moment. Drop not the book with sudden indignation at the writer who, to make the ingredients of his story thick and slab,' invents this horror. No ;he but copies from the chronicles of the Old Bailey. Turn to them, incre dulous reader. and you will find that on the trilmy morT:ing of the twenty-third of June, in the year of our offended lend, one thowand seven hundred and eighty- four, fifteen human beings were hanged in frent of Newgate death. offerings to the laws and virtues of merry England. It was the first day, too, of the new drop; and the novel engine must be greeted with a gallant number. Fame has her laurels : why should not Justice have her ropes? There was, too, a pleasantry—the devil, if he joke at all, must joke after some such fashion—in trying the sub stance and capacity of a new gallow', by so much weight of human flesh convulsed in the death struggle. And so—great was the legislative wit ! there were fifteen to be strangled. A great example this to an erring, law-breaking world of—the strength of timber 1 " The Lords of the Privy Council had met, with good King George the Third at their head, to correct the I,Tces of the land. There was death for the burglar—death for the footpad —death for the sheep-stealer—death, death, death fora hundred different sinners. The hangman was the a aocial physician, and was thought to cure all peccant ills . : Horrible, ghastly quack ! And yet the King's Majesty believed in the hideous mounte bank, and every week, by his Lords of the Giuncil the wise of St. James's—the Alagii of the kingdom—the starred and gartered philosophers and philant h ropists— every week did sacred royalty call upon Jack Keich to cure his soul-sick children! Yea; it was with the hangman's fingers, that the father of his people touched the people's ill. And if, in sooth, the malady was not allayed, it was for no lack of paternal tending, since we find in the Old Flatley Register—that thing of blo , d, and bigotry, and igno rance—that, in one little year, in alm )st the first twelvemonth of the new drop, the hangman was sent to ninety-six wretches, who were publicly cured of their ills in the front of Newgate ! And the King in Council thought there was no such remedy for crime as the grave ; and therefore, by the counsel of his privy sages, failed not to prescribe death-warrants. To reform man was a tedious and uncertain labour : now hanging was the sure work of a inute." Faint with horror at this disgusting sight, he seeks refuge in a public-house, and there is met by Tom Blast. He hi-pes Blast does not recognise him. St. Giles has his pocket picked by an urchin who takes re fu,;e with Blast. St. Giles would fain recover the hand kerchiaf which had been a cilye de amour, and Blast makes the boy who had found it deliver it up. St. Gile; - • A Qterj about t givm him money, when Blast inferp.ses,— " "Tisn't right ; not at ill proper; not at all what I call natral'—and here Blast whispered in St. Giles's ear —j that money should pass atween brothers.' Yes, St. Giles's nlothe.r was dead, and left this wretched orphan to the care of Tom Blast, who was traiiiintr, him for Newgate and the gallows. The next article is a thoroughly" German " defence of optimh , m, ani then felows, perhaps, the best rcc , unt that has ye appeared of the pilgrimage to the Holy Coat at Treves, by the Englishman in Prussia. " The Poor Mao's F kit' " is a biting satire, biting from its very truth fulness : The Poor Man's Friend ; the best of friends, A friend when others fail ; For he the starving poacher sends To banquet in a jail." Pine Apple Shut " is a quaintly- told story of Mr. and Mrs. Pratt, who, having a pinery, flattere.i thcinselveF chat they possessed a mark of ari• to , tratic which never could become vulgar. But, alas I Inter tourse and nterprise have made ..notlo-r onslaught into the stronghold of the exclusiv.•s•of the earth. New Pro vidence pines :ire 501.1 in tl.• ~treet, 1.011i.i.1.1 penny a slice, and Mrs. Pratt, muttering the wotds " French Revolution," dies of cheap pine-apples. The account of the " Colony of Mettray, near Tourm, for the Reformation of Young Criminals," is a very valuable. cautiibution. It is entitled " The Ctilld and the Cci initial." In the article " Serving ;he roun ry," the true m•-aning of that intrh tibuied phrase is prop-fly laid down, and confi ted within ju-t limits. As Ve writer truly observes, it is " a gr ,, ss inj istlee to describe the men who serve and fight in any cause foe a stated it!re as serving th-ir country." Coventr% Pat more con ributes a fanciful poem, ntitled " Young and Old England," and Juniper Hedgehog, Prince of Cabmen, indicts a letter to Sir J. Tyrrell, on an eulogy passed by him on the Duke of Wellington at Conservative Malden True-blue dinner, at which the Baron ,, t quoted the words of some one who said the Duke was the greatest man who had appeared since the time of our 0 -iviour, adding, "if that knguage is too strong to apply to him as a man, his claims on the country c .uld nyt be overrated." Most severely, yet most justly is the utterer of this blas phemous trash rebuked by the indignant cabman, who If he lashes his horse as he does his - Bart. must stand in some danger from the officers of the Animal's Friend Society. Of the remaining articles in this Num ber we would commend to the esp, , cial attention of our brother litterateurs, the article on " The Position of Men of Letters." It is a paper, by the study of which we may all profit. Everything in the reorn which he had occupied was carefully destroyed, including bedstead, bed furniture, tables, chairs, and other utensils. Every silver or metal article used by the prisoner was melted down. The chamber he had tenanted was entirely renovated, its walls scraped and repainted, and doors and window frames burnt. On the burial registry of St. Paul's cemetery, his age is stated to have been f• rty five years—an obvious and premeditated inaccuracy, as he was at least thirty years older. The precautions enforced in regard of " Le Masque de fer" during his captivity in the Bastile were all calculated to excite the public curiosity respecting him to the highest pitch. When he assisted at mass, he was expressly ordered neither to speak r,or exhibit himself, and soldiers stood by him with loaded muskets to enforce obedience. He was accustomed to be indulged in every gratification consistent with the severity of close incarceration, particularly in his inordinate love of fine linen, lace, and rich plate. From the year 1671, until his death, le Masque de fee had never been removed from the custody and immediate surveillance of St. Mars. His lystory antecedently to 1671, when he must have been upwards of thirty years old, is a blank impenetrable mystery ! It is stated that the prisoner one day wrote, his name on the back of a plate, which a servant, thinking thereby to pay his court to the governor, placed in his hands, and was rewarded for his officiousness by the loss of his life. On another occasion, when confined at Pignerol, the mask had contrived to write some communication upon a shirt, which a peasant found floating upon the water of the castle ditch, and brought to the go vernor. St. Mars rigidly questioned him, and was apparently not satisfied with the peasant's assurance that he could not read, for, two days after, the man was found dead in his bed. Le Masque de fer' beguiled his hours of captivity with music, and was a proficient on the guitar. By the surgeon of the Bastille. who was occasionally called in to attend him, he was described as being a very well-made man, with a clear brown skin, and a soft pleasing voice. It is alleged, that the day after the burial of le Masque de fer,' the gravedigger was in duced, by a heavy bribe, to re-open the grave, for the purpose of exami,ing the body, which was discovered to have been de prived of its hsad, in lieu of which a large stone had been substituted. Louis XV., during his minority had been very solicitous to know the secret of 'le Masque de fer ; which, however, was only revealed to him by the Regent, Orleans, on the day he assumed the reins of government. The young king was observed to receive the important communication with much appearance of interest and emotion, and heard to ex claim, Eh bien, vivait encore je lui donnerais sa liherte !' Perhaps the most plausible of the theories extant with re gard to ' le Masque de fer,' is that which supposes him to have been an elder brother of Louis XIV., the well-accredited off spring of an intrigue of Anne d'Autrich, whose legal legitimacy it might bee been so difficult to dispute, that •to conceal its existence altogether appeared the most obvious course. RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES IN THE RINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN Eta SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. NAMES or RAILWAYS. .8 .0 s A a, ,1 - 4 g 'NGLAND, Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept 2. 2. 2. 2. 4% 4% Aberdeen • • • • •• • • • • . • • Airdrie and Coatbridge • • Arbroath and Forfar • • • • Ditto Half Shares • • • • Armagh, Colr., & Portrush Bandon and Bantry . • • • • Belfast and Ballymena • • Belfast and County Down trktilid.Lan.&Ches.Jtic. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New (iss. at 7 dis.) Ditto half Shares .. • • Birminghm&Oxtrd•June. Blckburn, and Preston.. Blckburn, Darwn,& Boltn Bolton, W igan, & Liverpl. Boston, Stamfrd and Birm Brighton, Lewes, & East. Bristol and Exeter. • • • • • Ditto New . Bristol and Gloucester • • Bristol and S. Wales June. British and trials Union. • Caledon. and Ayrsh. June Caledon. & Dumbar. June Caled niau .• • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Extension • . • • • • Cambridge and Lincoln.. Chet.ter and Birkenhead Ditso New Shares • • • • Ditto Half Shares . • • • Chester and 11. lyhead • Cheltenham and Oxfo7d Chichester and Brighton Churuet Valiey •••• • • • • Clitheroe Junction • • • • • • Clydesdale Junction • • • • Cork, Blackrek & Passage Cork and Band On.• • • • • • Cork and Killarney .• • • • Cnrk and Waterford • Cork and Youghal • Canterbury and Dover Coventry and Leicester • Cornwall . • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Derby and Crewe . • • • • • • Direct Lon. and Manchstr Diss, Beccles, & Yarmoth Direct Northern • • • • • • • • Direct Norwich .• • • • • • • • Dublin and Belfast June. Dublin, Belfast, & Colrr e Dublin and Drogheda. • • • Dublin and Galway . • • • • Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath • • • a' After all the theories broached and volumes written upon the question of " le Masque de fer," the subject remains as deeply involved in mystery as ever. He has been at times supposed to be the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of Monmouth, the Superintendent Fouquet, the secretary of the Duke of Mantua, an elder or younger brother of Louis XIV., or the Comte de Vermandois, a natural son of Louis XIV. by Mdlle. de la Valliere. None of these conjectures, however plausibly handled, carry conviction. Every record tending to throw light upqn the identity of this remarkable captive, had been carefully suppressed. Louis XV. was heard to say, in refe rence to the conjectures rife respecting him, " Laisse-les dis puter, personne n'a encore dit la verite sur le Masque de fer." One day the Duc de Choiseul pressed Louis XV. on the sub ject, but could obtain from him nothing mere, " Sinon que de tout ce qu'on avait imprime jusque la sur le Masque deter, it n'y avait pas un mot de vrai ; et que de toutes les conjec tures qu'on avait faites la-dessus, it n'y en avait pas one de vraie." Napoleon vainly endeavoured to ascertain the real history of le Masque de fer, and was known to have ea perienceci bitter mortification at finding himself foiled in all his attempts to unriddle the mystery. Louis XVIII. being ques tioned on the subject, drily replied, " C'est un secret de famille." 2% 2% 2% -1% - -7% - i5 l / 4 1 17 33 36 1% 2% - 7056c11 b7s6dl 74s 2% 12 1 4 12% 3% - 3% 4 5 7: 5M 16786d' 5U 21%1 - -2% 3% 5%1 534 [l%l - - 2% 3% 4% - -5% The FARMERS' MAGAZINE. Vol. XXIII No. HI., Old Series. A Hereford ox, the property of John Hudson, Esq., of Castle Acre, Norfolk, supplies the subject of a capital engraving by way of frontispiece to this very good num ber of a most able and useful periodical. Au Essay on Trees, by a Practical Farmer, illustrated by three en graviegs, will well repay the trouble of a perusal. There is an infinite variety- of matter in this number's bill of tare—a capital dish of " Joint. stock Banks," and a " stout" contribution on " Ale and Beer." The number of papers is so great, and they range over such a mass of subjects, that we are too puzzled by over-abundance of choice to select any as more worthy than others of beirg extracted. We must add, however, that this magazine is out of all comparison the cheapest " two shillings"' worth that we know of. THE BPOIrTIAG REVIEW. 3% 2% 1 3% 3% 9%1 9% Pi - Ditto New .• • ••• • • Dundee and Peril •• • Durham and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. 1) Ditto (No. 2) .. ••• • .• 11,41 12 Eastern Counties .• • .... 20% 21 Do. NOV .• • • • • . Do. Perp.s pr Ct., No •1 1% Do. do. N 0.2 %p 28 East Denham & Norwich 1% East Union .•••• • • • • - Ditto Extension Edinbgh, Glas. ' and Dum - Edinburgh and Glasgow 9 Do. Quarter Shares •• • - Do. New Quarter Shares 1 Effinb. Leith, and Grantor -- Do. Pref. 5 per Cent - Edinburgh and Northern - Edinburgh and Peebles • • - Edinburgh and Perth.• • • - Ely and Huntingdon • • Enniskillen and Sligo •• • - Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr Fit wood, Prstn, &W. Rid. - Garnkirk and Glasgow • • - Glasgow and Ayr. ••• •• - Do. Quarter Shares •• • • - Glasgow and Greenock • • - Ditto New............ Ditto Preference ••• • • - Glasgw, Dmfrles, and Car. - Glsgw, Kilmarnck, & Ard. - Glasgow and Belfast Un. - Goole and Doncaster . • • Grand Juncti0n.......... Ditto Half Shares .• • • - Ditto Quarter Shares • • • Ditto New Quarters • • - Ditto Eighths •••• • • • • • Grand Union . ••.• • •• • • Great Eastern & Western • Gt Grimsby &Dk Extens. • Gt Grimsby and Sheffield Gt Sthrn & Wstrn (hind) 26 Ditto Extension • • • • 13 1 4 Great M0n5ter.......... Gt Northern of Scotland 3% Grt Northern of England 223% Do. New 401. Shares • • Do. New 301. Shares .. Great Western •••• • - • • 177 g Ditto half' Shares •• • • Ditto Fifths •••• • • • • 39 Guilfrd, Farehm, & Ports. 3% Harwich . • .• • • •• • Hudrsfid&Man.lt.&Canl Huddersfield and Sheffield Hull and Gainsborough • • Hull and Selby - ••• • • • Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto Half Shares .• . • Inverness and Elgin .• • • Isle of Jersey Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray .... Killarney Junctions ... . Lancaster and Carlisle • • r Lancaster and Preston .. Let di and Bradford •• • • Ditto Extension .. Leeds and llsbury •• . • 40 40 m Leeds an.lThirsk •• • • • 21% 20% 1 Leeds &W. Riding June. 18 18% Leicester & Birmingham 2 p 3% 3% Leicester and Bedford .• • 31,4 p 41% 4 Limerick and Waterford Limrck, Ennis, & Kil. Jne. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liv. Man. &GtN. of Eng. Liverpeol and Manchester Ditto Half Shares •• • . Ditto Quarter Shares.• Liverpl,Ormskrk,& Prstn London and Birmingham 225 Ditto Thirds • ..... •• • • Ditto Quarters -•••• • • 28 London and Blackwell • • 1034 Lon.&Man.(Remington's ) Ipi 4 London and Brighton. •• • 77% Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon •• • • 26% Ditto New. ••••• • • • • 11 %p Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt. London and Greenwich • • 10 Do. Pref. or Privilege.. London and South Westrn 79 Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Shares.. Do. New, 401. Shares.. London and York .• • • • • • Ditto (Bawtry) London and Windsor • Londn, Salsbury, & Yeovl 31 , E 1 Lmr,yy Londonderry aihaaennsd,iteDErleayrn : d. h.a. Colerainem.Leeds. .. : .: .: 4 58 % I Londonderry & Enniskilln 3 218 Ditto Half Shares • • • . Ditto Quarter Shares.. _ Ditto Sixteenths • • • ... Manchstr and Birkenhead —2% 3% M an chester &Birminghm 72 _ 74 % Ditto Quarter Shares .. 13 13 12% Ditto New Quarters . • 11 10% Do. Con. & welsh Junc. —3% 4 litmehestr, Boltn, & Bury _ itchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk 9 p 9 % Man. Shef. and Mid. Juno. _ 8% 10 1 % Manchestr & Southamptn _ Midland .. ••. • • • 175 176 Ditto Fifths • • • • • • • • Ditto New Do. Con. Birm. & Derby 134 Midlnd Gt Westrn (Irishl Do. Extension to Sligo Newestl & Daringtn June. 55 5% Ds. New (Brandling) Newcastle and Berwick Newcastle and Carlisle Nwestle, Durham, & Lan. 5 Newport & Abergavenny 314 Newry and Enniskillen 3% 4 Newark and Sheffield . 6% 534 North British • • • • . • 30% Ditto New Shares . . • • 10 N o rthern and Eastern .. Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) • Do. Quarter Shares .. North Devon . • • • • • • • • • • North Kent • • ..... North Staffordshire • North Eastern North Union (A) • • • • • . • • Ditto (B) • • • • • • • • North Wales Mineral • • Ditto New Shares • North Western •• • • • • North Wales ••••• • • • • • Norwich and Brandon Ditto New • • . . Not., liel , •oir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston.. Nott., Es wall. Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Birming. June Oxford and Worcester • • 1 Oxford and Cambridge • • Perth and Inverness .• • • Portsmouth Direct • • .• • • Preston and Wyre .. Ditto Half Shares •• • • Do. Pref. a per Ct. Guar Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div. Preston & Wyre EXtens. Richmond & W. End June Rugby, Worcestr, & Tring Scottish Central • • • • Scottish Midland. • • • • • • • Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto ditto (No. 2)• • Ditto ditto (No. 3)• • Sheffield and Lincoln- Sheffield and Rotherham Shrewsbry& Grand June. Shrewsb., Wor., & Crewe 5% 5 4% Shrws.,Wolv., Dudl, & Bir 814 8 % 9 % Shrwebry & Trnt Val. Us. 4 5% _ Shrws, lierefd,& N. Wales 5 Slamannan . • • • • ........ — South Devon . .• ........ South Midland.. •••• • • • • 7 14 8 741 South Eastern' and Dover 48 49% Do. New (iss. 32/.) No. I 23% 23% Do. (iss.33/.65.8d.). , 2 16% Do. (iss. 301.) 3 9 874 9% Staines and Richmond •• • 3% Sta ffordshire &Shropshire 11 1s3 Stirling and •Dunfermline South Wales •••••• •• • • • • 6 % Tean and Dovo Valley • • 374 Trent and j . • 0 .. 2 3 % — 3li _ 3l. Vale of breath ••• • • • • -- West London, Old Shares West End & Sothrn Coun. Wexford ald Carlow • • • • Warwick and Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny Watrfil,Wxfil,Wick & Dub 2% 2% Wakefield and Bradford. • Wakfld,Pontefrct, & Gool Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London . • • WeSt Lancashire ........ Worcester and Tring • - • • Whitehaven and Furness Do. New Half Shares • • Welsh Mitland • • ...... 4XI 4%1 4% We't C0rnwa11.......... - West Yorkshire • • • • •" • Wilsontwn, M.& Coltness Wilts, Somrst, 3s Weymth 4% Yarmouth and Norwich • • Ditto New . ........ • • York and Carlisle .• ••• • • 6M 5% 1 7 14 York and North Midland 109 _ Ditto Half Sban •• •: - _ The illustrations of the present number are, a portrait of " Refraction," the winner of the Oaks, engraved b 3 Hucker, from a portrait by A. Cooper, R.A., and a boauiitul little picture (engrave d by Scott, from a paint ug by J. list: t man). entitled, The Fruits of the First." l'he subj•-et being the looking over the gime-hags after a day's partridge shooting. Ft om the letter Tress illustrating t ie ti...attre we extract the following sensible advice to sp.rrsmen _ _ _ _ _ "There isn't a pleasanter month in the whole year than Sep tember. and there iste a pleasanter sport in the whole month— perhaps it could he but justice to add v,ar again—than par tridge stunting. But then a man must have the proper spirit to appreciate it, and the proper tact in practising it. What a pity that such a nice, social, round-the-farm sort of amusement should ever become the outrageously magnified toil and trouble ,ome people are so fond of making it. What really reasonable reason can be given for a man knocking himsel up at half-past four A. Di., to knock dov.r: part, idges on his own home in England, because such a virtue is necassary for the snipe shooting in the swamps of the Indies? (Jr why, forsooth, should the man who does not disdain the aid of Japer or Juno to find his game, refuse that of Gimcrack or Jim Styles to carry it ?" • THE STUDENT; or, YOUNG MEN'S 314 4IA, 4 1 4 4% 2N) 2% 3%1 -3- *g.l 3% - I 7% 18 18% [9%1 19% 19% 21 -9MI 7%1 7% 67il 710 714 %I 2% 39%1 391,E 7.1 ttl : - 6 1A °A 5y 4 4N 5 34 34 514 3bl 336 2341 55s as pi I7s p ' m l2 - 0 2 8 % 91 _nu Os r J)itto .I;'J t. , •• Ss: 78%' 22% 32s p 1298 PI 137 s p 5 94 _ 3k 2%1 ix iBm 1 , v2 1 1 6 1 A 181 , i 8 % 6% 7 674,1t055i 2N ___ ITlipl ;% 6KI ,9 %1 183 i EDINBURGH, AUG. 30. STocs Excumws.--The sales are-;-Aberdeen, *WOW; Nag, ad Elgin, Zr. ICP‘rBttirat 31. los.- - iv!' far, 251.-Ditto, Half 6 -Edinburgh 15L-Armagh and Portrush, 2/.-Banffshire, 21. - British and Irish Union, 3/. lls.- Belfast and County Down, 3/. 155.-Cambridge and Lincoln, 1. AJPbp l uuu l re New, s penrrb . gft-clriehhottrit:aeCcoa.) Arbroath, E.3eoGo:7diEll. Glasgow, sgn i dlui obisrl a nwu. .60 t bsr l dh:g d .6a9.:dh D. 6d.-Ditto, ni 6d.-Direct ei , b nct G a ntbttlio i tnlinu t o, 3/. 10s. -Caledonian, --Caledonian Extension, 3/. d N"oN'ret3hlive,rnll7, 8 s . 12.1_ 6 . LI. -DD Dundee dd y ee d ac e s d aa a nn 1 and Glasgow, s t gug h QGhro gate, 2/. 17s. 6d.L-Edin grlu n : n t tad e on r nad s n220115r1t1. Northern, Peebles,rsonss-22IDDi. Dumbarton,ltt27ttooss ;Sept. Aug. Sept. _ 2. 30. 1. 6d.-Edinlsurgll and Perth, 1/. 135.--Glasgow and Ayr "b' shire, 711.-Ditto. New Stock, 22/. - Ditto, 17/. 10s.- Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/. 18s.-Glasgow and Gam - kirk, 41/. - Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2/. Is. 6d.- Glasgow and Greenock, 21/.-Ditto, New Stock, 10/. ss.- , 1 7 • Ditto, Preference, 2/. - Great North of Scotland , 3 /. 7 s. - 4% Inverness and Elgin, 1/. 2s. 6d.-Kilmarnock and Ardros - san 51. 155.-London and York, 6/. 108. -Monkland and liirkultilloch, 33/.-Morayshire, 1/.-North British, cx one - fifth, 29/.-Ditte Halves, 9/. 5s -Ditto, One-fifth, 81. 10s.- - North Wales Mineral, New, 6/ 55.-Perth and Inverness, 2/ 53.-Scottish Central, 71. 145.-Scottish Midland, 2/. 75.- _ • Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 4/. 155.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1/. 153.-Slarnannan, 181. 10s.-South Mid - land, 9'.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 1/. 175.-lean and Dove Valley, 3/. 15s. 6d.-Waterford, Wicklow, and Dublin, -1/. 165.---Wishaw and Coltness, 39/. HULL, SErr. 2. STOCK ExCUANGE.-The sales are-Durham and Sunder - land, New, 4-1/ 4 -Eastern Counties, 2014-Ditto,No. 2, 205.- - London and Croydon, New, 368.-Preston and Wyre, Half shsres, 9 1 / 2 -Blackburn, Darwen, and B dton, 10 1 4 -Eastern - Union Extension,3l/3-lluddersfield and Manchester Railroad - 4nd Can a 1.20 -Nort h British, Half Shares, 9 %-North W ales. - 4 1 4-Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 3-Cambridge and - Lincoln, 4 5 % -Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 4-Direct Northern, - 3 1 4-East Lincolnshire, 3% p.-East Coast, 235. p.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 3 1 4-Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 4 1 4 7 - _ Grand Union, 455. p.-Great Eastern and Western ; 21s. p. -Lancashire and West Yorkshire, 555.-Leiscsster and Bed - ford, 3% p.-Leicester and Birmingham, 3 1 / 2 -London and - Birmingham Extension, 355. p.-London and York, 75- , Manchester Buxton, and Matlock, 914-Manchester, Shcf '-4 field, and Midland, 9 -Newcastle, Durham, and Lancashire, 6 1 / 5 -Nottingham, Belvoir, and Grantham, SOs. p.-Notting -314 ham and Boston, 495. p.-Nottingham and Mansfield, 3 1 / 2 - - North Western, 6-North Staffordshire, 7-Rugby, 2%- - Rugby and Huntingdon, 55a -South Midland, 7% p.- - Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 7 1 4 -Shrewsbury and Trent Union, 5%-Staines and Richmond, 3%-Tean and Dove Valley, 2 1 ,4 p.-Trent Valley Continuation, 4-Wake.- - field and Bradford, 5 1 4 p.-Welsh Midland, 5 1 4-York and - Carlisle, 6 1 4-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 455. p. 9 YORK, SEPT. 2. 3 STOCK ETCIIANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Union Exten • g y- i sion, 31. lls.-Great North of England, New, 34-Midland, 2% New, 26% -Newcastle and Darlington unction, New - • (Brandling), 45 1 4-North British, New, 10 1 4-York and - North Midland Extension, 25 1 A -Cambridge and Lincoln, 4 ex new-Chthei oe Junction, 6- Grand Union , 4-Leeds - and York, 8%-Leicester and Bedford, 4 3 / 4 -London _ and York, 71. 85. 9d.-Manchester, Buxton, &c., - 10-Newcastle and Berwick, 26 3 / 4 -Nottingham, Erewash, - and Ambergate, 5 1 / North Staffordshire, 71/8-Sheffield - and Lincolnshire, 711-Shrewsbury, Hereford, and North - Wales, 5-Welsh Midland, 5 1 ,2-York and Carlisle, 6%. SHEFFIELD, SEPT. 2. STOCK EXCITANGE.-The sales are-Midland, 175-Shef - - field and Manchester, Quarter shares, No. 1, 18 1 / 2 -Darby - and Crewe, 5 1 / 4 -East Lincolnshire 8-Goole and Doncaster, 4-Grimsby and Sheffield , 17%-drimsby Railway and Dock Extension, 9-London and Windsor, 425.-London and York; 7 3 / 4 -Direct Northern, 31/ 2 -Leeds and Thirsk, 21- _ Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 12 1 4-Sheffield - and Lincolnshire, 6% -Wakefield and Harrogate, 703.- - Welsh Midland, 5 1 / 5 -York and Carlisle, 6'l' s --Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 12%. lIUDDERSFIELD, SErr. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Essex and Suffolk, 17s. 6d. p.-Grand Union, 3% -Glasgow and Dumfries, 2% -Huddersfield and Manchester, 20 1 4-Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 16% ex new-Leeds and Thirsk, 22- Manchester, Birmingham, and WTelsh Junction, 4%-Not tingham, Erewash, and Ambergate, 5-Sheffield and Lincoln shire, 71/2-Yorkshire and Glasgow, 4% -Shrewsbury, Here ford, and North Wales, 5-Clitheroe Junction, 5%. EXETER, SEPT. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-North Devon, 21% p. -Exeter and Yeovil, % p.-Exeter and Exmouth, % p.- South Devon, 36-Aberdeen, 4%. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY. NEWBURY, SEPT. 2.—ln compliance with a requisition very numerously signed by the principal inhabitants of Newbury and its vicinity, who " are anxious to promote the construction of this (Bett,ell'e) line of railway, being convinced of its great importance and value to the locality," a public meeting was called by the Mayor, and held to-day at the Mansion-house, for the purpose cf taking into consideration the best means of furthering the undertaking. The meeting was very nu merously attended. Amongst those on the platform and around it were Alderman Hughes Hughes; George Adam, Esq., of London; Joseph Brown, Esq., R. Etwall, Esq., M.P. ; Wm. Chadwicke, Esq., London; John Bothell, R. Watkins, Esq., Rev. Dr. Binney, Rev. J. 11. Ashworth, Mr. E. Slocock, Mr. C. Slocock, Colonel Burslem, Mr. Wosey, Mr. W. Gray, Mr. II ulbert, Mr. Westlake, Mr. Sharp, and many others of the leading persons of the neighbourhood. Shortly after two o'clock the chair was taken by the 11ayor of the Borough, and the requisition for con-- vening the meeting having been read, the Chairman called on Alderman Hughes Hughes to address the meeting. The worthy ALDERMA N observed that he was a member of a dcpu'ation from the provisional directors of the Oxford and Southampton Railway Company, who had come to Newbury in order to express to the inhabitants of that dis trict the anxiety of the board that their project should be tho roughly understood by all those whose interests it affected— (Cheers) —and also to gather their sentiments with regard to the undertaking. In point of fact they had come to ask their 4 suffrages on its behalf, and , as far as he was enabled to j ud g e of the value and the reception they had met with, he was sure those suffrages would not be refused.- (Cheers.) He would not detain the meeting by entering into any details or explana tion of the scheme, as there were several other gentlemen pre sent who were anxious to do so ; he would only say that he was confident the railway projected by Mr. Bothell was well calcu lated to benefit, not only this town and neighbourhood, but the kingdom at large, and he would therefore promote it by every means in his power.—( Cheer:. ) Mr. BETMELL next addressed the meeting. The plan of the line he said had been laid before him by the engineers (Messrs. Birch) ; it was not projected by himself; but he saw the important advantages which must arise from the construc tion of it, especially to this locality, and he at once formed a company to undertake the work.—(Cheers.) There had been very little difficulty with regard to that part of their proceed ings ; for in point of fact the project met with universal sup ; port.—( Hear, hear.) The merchants of the north and those in Loro!on, as well as the shipping interests in Southampton, were all in its favour.—( Cheers. ) The Board of Directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Packet Company had declared their intention of giving the line their most strenuous support —( Cheers) ;—and with reference to the public confidence, he might state that although the scheme had only been adver tised four days they were deluged with applications for per : mission to subscribe.—( Hear, hear.) Frcm Southampton alone they had offers enough to make up the whole amount . of capital required. All those who were acquainted - with the progress of railways throughout the kingdom must - be acquainted with the improvement they had effected in every village at which they touched.—(Hear, hear.) New _ bury had not at present any railway communication with _ other parts of the country ; but if the proposed line - were constructed, it must be obvious that such an im portant town as this, having a great market for agricultural and other produce, would be considerably benefited (Cheers.) Of the importance of a direct railway communica tion between the manufacturing districts and Southampton to the latter place a proof was given by the inere , se of traffic - since the opening of the South- Western line ; and Mr. Ed wards, the collector of customs there, gave it as his opinion r6A' that a direct means of communication were established , th e amount of exports would in one year be raised from one to ten millions.—(Cheers.) There could be little doubt also that in twelve months after this railway was opened New bury would be enjoying increased prosperity in proportion with Southampton.—( Hear, beer.) It was inteneed that the line should commence from a poi,it, a little north of Winchester and short of Andover-road station, proceed to Whitchurch, near Newbury, and from thence to Didcot, where it would join the Oxford and Didcot line leading to the north. Upon looking at the map, it would be seen that it was the most direct line from Southampton to Oxford. It would cornett also Gosport and Portsmouth with this district, and also the important market towns of Newbury and Winchester.—( Hear, hear.) They would thus have an opportunity of sending their grain at a cheap and rapid rate to be shipped round the coast, and also of forwarding it to the Government victualling-yards.— (Hear, hear.) In addition to this they could send their oak timber to the dockyards of Portsmouth ; and not only would they do this, but they would open a direct means of traffic for manufactures to all parts of the world from one of the most convenient ports in the kingdom.—( Cheers.) Such matters as these could not fail to be capable of the most beneficial re sults. He believed there was another plan of making a line in this district, which included a branch to Swindon ; but be thought it was a most important point for the Newbury people to secure a direct line through their own town.—( Cheers. ) It was also suggested, when this project was first laid before him, to have a branch to Swindon; but he declined adopting the suggestion, because he had not the means of communi cating on the subject with the managing parties of the Great Western Railway. But he was prepared to tell the meeting that when those managing parties had been asked if an under• standing upon the point was not come to—that is, if they re fused to make a direct line from Newbury to Swindon, and the people of Newbury wished that such a line should be made, the Oxford and Southampton Company would be prepared to un dertake it.—(Cheers.) Irrespective of mercantile traffic, it would also be found that there was passenger work enough to warrant the construction of this railway. It would be connected with a point which would lead to every part of the kingdom. The !ovulation of this company had led to the formation of three or four other companies for various lines. One of them, which was projected to run from Rugby to Manchester, • through Macclesfield, would shorten the distance between those two places by 15 miles ; and as the distance from Southampton to Manchester, by the Oxford and Southampton line, was . under present circumstances shorter by six miles than the dis - t ince from Manchester to Southampton via Cheltecham, no - less than twenty-one miles would be saved by adopting the - scheme under the consideration of the meeting.—(Cheers.) The traffic also would be at infinitely less cost than on any other line.—( Hear.) There were many other advantages connected with the project, with which he would not trouble the meeting - by detailing them. The traffic between the important town of - Birmingham and its neighbourhood would be secured by it, and - it was quite clear that it must have the support of the Govern _ ment, inasmuch as it would afford great facilities of sending - military and naval stores from one end of the kingdom to the - other. Hear, hear.) Before he sat down he begged leave to - mention another important matter. It was positively ascer tained that the line could be opened within twelve months 2 % from the time the Bill sectioning it had received the royal 3 - - assent ; and the read would be laid down by the engineer in 2% such a manner as best would consult the wishes of all the land - owners whose interests would bo affected by it.—(Cheers.) Mr. CHADWICKE, a gentleman who said he had consider able experience in the construction of railways, said he thought that the engineers had done ample justice to all parties in laying out this line. The principal difficulty in suggesting lines of railway was to avoid interfering with valuable property, and in this instance much engineering skill had been exhibited in ll avoiding the domain of the Earl of Carnarvon, without a i d e tracting from the usefulness of the work.—( Hear hear.) n another line proposed he saw many difficulties, which it would be almost imposs i b le to encounter, especially i n the neinhbour hoo I of Belay. The Rev. Dr. BINNEY them came forward, and congratu lated the meeting upon the value of the project and the success with whieh it was likely to meet. Ha moved' a re.,,i u tion to „. cfr tine known as Bothell ', t- ffoi dial tie toe - ot direct mean s o rerinneunicat ion bet , :ti ounipt on and fra e , a s - sl e rmieh the, towti of Newhoi y s scrusts .:1 by all legitimate means, and would request their representa tives in Parliament to further the same accordingly. sr t L Sum= having teceudvd tin resQlution, Mr. ETwALL, M.P., said, as a member of a deputation from the towns of Southampton and Andover, he wis!7e:l to ask when it would suit the convenience of the meeting to hear an explanation with regard to the projected railway from South ampton to Andover :Ind Newliury? Alderman HUGHES HUGHES said, although the promoters , of the line now undi-r consideration had Ix en refused, a hearing at the meeting recently held at Southampton, they were nut disposed to follow the course adopted at that meeting. They had been, he understood, most di,courteously treated at that meeting, but they wished to act on the principle that " fair play is a jewel," and would be anxious to hear any arguments that might be advanced on behalf of any undertaking, although different to their own.—(Cheers. ) The resolution wss then put and carried. The Rev. J. H. ASHWORTH, in eloquent terms, stated that his experience as a cl,rgyrnan enabled him to say that railway communication had conferred great benefits on society gene rally throughout the kingdom. In no district, however, was it more wanting than in North Hants, and, inasmuch as the hoe now proposed would achieve his desire, he hoped it. would be adapted. He moved a resolution to the off:et that the inhabitants of the northern division of the county of Hants would acquire by the proposed line ready access to their county town and episcopal city, and an advantageous outlet to the productions of their district. The resolution was seconded by Colonel If URSLE3I, and passed unanimously. Mr. J. T. WasEsi- strongly advocated the propased line, and said that although it would pass through a considerable portion of his prop arty—he might say 16 miles of it—and perhaps create a serious tojury, yet so convinced was he of the utility of the road, he would give it his he:t support.—( Cheers.) He moved a resolution to the effect that the continuance of the lire would, in its northern progress, afford considerable accommodation t.o those who frequented the important sheep markets of lislay. Air. HULBERT seconded the resolution, which was carried. Mr. W. GRAY entered into a variety of statistical de tails, in order to show till ben,fit of the railroad traffic ; and said be was convinced that the present scheme was pregnant good results. He proposed the next resolution, to the effect that the population of Newbury, which embraced 60,000 inhabitants within an area of 10 miles, the abundance of the agricultural produce, and the acknowledged ex, ellence of the markets, entttled the district to increased commercial fa- eilit ies. Mr. C. SLOCOCK seconded the resolution, which passed. Mr. 'WESTLAKE said, as a merchant of Southampton, he begged to state that he gave his entire approbation to Mr. Bethell's line of railway ; and he was also enabled to state that the opinions of the merchants of Southampton accorded with his own on this subj. et. ( Cheers.) He proposed that the rapidly increasing importance of the town of . Southampton de manded the most speedy and direct communication with the trading districts of the north. The resolution was seconded by Mr. EDWARD SIIARPE, and adopted. Mr. PARSONS then came forward to address the meeting as a member of a deputation from the Southampton, Manchester, and Oxtbrd Junction Railway Company: He spoke at consi derable length and in eloquent terms with regard to a line which that Company had to propose, not, he said, in opposition to Bethell's line, for he did not come there to offer opposition to it, but he wished to bring under their notice two lines which he said would combine advantages equal to Bethell's line and the Direct Manchester and Southampton Railway, which latter roads would cost two millions of money, whereas the lines he had to propose would only cost 900,CiOC/. He proposed to make two branchtt one to Swindon going through Hunger ford and HiglicLire, and the other through Ilstay to Didcot, which would afford means of communication by railways to all parts of the kingdom that could not be given by Mr. Be.heli'a plan. It had, he believed, been hinted that he had stolen Mr. Bethell's plan—( Hear, hear, and I:.ughter)—but if the proper registers wtre searched it would, he believed, be found that his line was registered , if nut More or as soon as Mr. Bethell's, at least within a day or two afterwards.—( Laughter.) Mr. BE i HELL. —NV hen was your line registered? Mine was registered on the 7th of August. Mr. PA RSONS. —I cannot exactly say—(Laughter)—but I assure you, upon my honour, I had the scheme in my head before then. He disputed not the utility of Mr. Bethell's railway, but he thought that two lines, giving great facilities in an agricultural district like this, would be more advantageous than one. Mr. ETWALL next proceeded to address the meeting, and to introduce his project on behalf of the Southampton, Andover, and Newbury Railway, and some interruption took place. The Horicurable Member, however, detailed his plans, and stated that a prospectus of the line would appear in a few days, and he had no doubt it would be received with satisfaction by every person in that neighbourhood. Mr. BETH ELL was heard in reply, and stated that Mr. Par sons had pirated his plan. Mr. PARSON S denied the assertion. Mr. BET HELL then asked Mr. Parsons to produce his maps, and he would show him that he had done so. Mr. PA RSONS said he could not produce his maps. He had unfortunately lost them on his way down from London.— " Oh, oh," and laughter.) Mr. CHADWICKE said lie would show from Mr. Parsons's own plans that it would be impossible for him to carry it out so as make the line west of Ilslay. Mr. PARSONS —Then I will take the east side.—(Great laughter. ) '1 he discussion then terminated. Mr. Watrxtrts then moved and Mr. BARRETT seconded a vote of thanks to the Altiyor for his impartial conduct, which was unanimously passed. The late hour of the evening at which the proceedings of the meeting were brought to a close precludes giving more than an outline of what was uttered by the speakers. GREAT NORTHERN OF FRANCE. Yesterday the first general meeting of the proprietors of this (Resamers) Company, whose line is to run from Paris to the frontier of Belgium, with branches to Calais and Dunkirk, was held at the London Tavern, Bishops,Tate. street. Mr. J. D. Fowles, directtr of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, in the chair. The other directors present were Mr. John Catley, Mr. Archibald Paull, director of the London and Yolk ; Mr. George Pollard, chairman of the West Yorkshire Railway ; Mr. John Rawson, Halifax ; Mr. J. llopkinson, Mr. Joseph Esdaile, and Mr. John Frith. There was a numerous attend ance of shareholders. The CHAIRMAN addressed :the meeting on the position of affairs. The directors had had the line surveyed by com petent engineers, with the intention of making a tender to the Government, but the f. eling in France was so strung in favour of an amalgamation with other lines, that they at once gave up the idea. The feeling of the Government was also strongly in favour of amalgamation, and the public M nister gave it as the opinion of the Government that they were decidedly anxious for the amalgamation of all the great companies in France, to take the railways into thi it own hands, as they had foreseen the possibility of their falling into the hands of parties who could not efficiently carry them out ; persons who, when it became necessary to make payments to work them out, would be unable to do so. The Government felt the probability of a financial crisis arriving in France in connexion with this species of property, and urged upon the companies generally the propriety of amalgamating, as likely to be beneficial to the companies themselves, and give greater security to the public. The terms upon which these contracts were to be made were a lease of forty-one years and a few days, so that the Government of France could not be in jured by the principle of amalgamation. The French press questioned whether these amalgamations would be legal; but there was no law to prevent amalgamations. The result was, that six companies connected with France had amalgamated, arid the portion of shares allotted to the Great Northern was of which 20,560 would be retained by the French Committee, and an equal number allotted for distribution amongst the English proprietors, at 2/. per share. It was determined by the Directors that the payment to be made should be'bl. per share on those which were now to be allo cated. This could not operate injuriously to the shareholders, because they would have the less to pay upon the whole num ber Of shares, or if they were to sell in the market they would get the price to which such a payment would entitle them. On the Bth of September the proportion of the English division of the capital would be paid into the hands of the Government, and notice would then be given to the shareholders when they were to receive their proportion of the shares to be allotted them, and the balance due on account of the money they had already paid on their shares. The proportion of shares would be in the degree of 20,500 to 150,000. There would be en odd balance of 500 shares. When they received the shares from France, notice would be given to the shareholders, and the balance would be returned without expense. Mr. WALLER, after adverting to the successful termination of the Directors' negotiations with the French Government, propoied a resolution, which was seconded and passed unanimously, that the 500 surplus shares be left at the dis posal of the provisional committee for their services, and the meeting separated • • LONDON AND SOUTH ESSEX. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Rayleigh and its neighbourhood was held at the Golden Lion Inn, Rayleigh, on Tuesday, to ascertain the general feeling with regard to the benefit and accommodation ikely to arise by a direct rail Way communication from London to Southend, pas Sing through or near the town of Rayleigh. Mr. E BulWer presided. Mr. J. MAYN said it was the wish of the inhabitants that the line should pass as near Rayleigh as possible. The Elev. J. T. ULETT moved the'first resolution, affirming the desirableness of the line, which was seconded by the Rev. E. B. MARRIOTT, and adopted. Mr. TITS, the architect, said it had been the object of Mr. Locke to brint , the line as near the town of Rayleigh as possible, and the levels had been taken with that view. The line was laid down going as near to Billericay as the country would permit. The Directors were not a little surprised to find that a rival scheme had been promoted by the inha bitants of that district. The line would come near Ray leigh. Cuttings of any magnitude through the clay hills of that part of the country would not only be attended with diffi culty, but with great expense. Since the meeting at South end, the attention of the people of the Netherlands had been drawn to the facilities which this line would give, in communi cating with the continent, and it appeared that a larMe stream of traffic to Belgium and other parts might be brought upon it. The gentlemen present might feel surprised to be told that by means of this line the journey from London to Brussels could be accomplished in ten hours. They would leave Fenchurch street by this railway, embark at the Crouch, and by means of railways completed, or in process of construction, they could reach Brussels in that short space of time. On the motion of Mr. A. HOLT WHITE, seconded by the Rev. J. PILKINGToN, a resolution was passed to the effect, that a memorial, embodying the sentiments of the meeting, should be forwarded to the provisional committee of the pro , jected line. COMBINATION STRIKE ON THE GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY. —We regret to learn that a most dan vrous combination has manifested itself on the railway be tween Carlow and Ashy. The combination appears to be the result of a settled and matured plan of o p erations; and that it sssumed a formidable aspect me gathered from the fact, that some of the combinators are s b trangers from Tipperary, and who were the leaders In the emeute which took place on Friday last, about four miles from this town. On that day a party of about 200 men quitted the work near s Athy, an d fi tie molded higher wages—for the labouiers, an increae ove shillings, or f i ft e en shillings a -week ; and for the car owners, from four to six shillings a-day. On the demand being refused, they proceeded alcrg the lire towar ds Carlow, and called on the workmen to 4s strike," an d where their commands were o, n g o r t eaf promptly r • bu• t the contractors,andattendedconsequence, results them• joined for t let to attack a dispositionuthood, who took part with the overseers, and exhib'ted • g the rioters, who returned shortly after ' the occurrence towards Athy. In consequence of this movement, the works were interrupted on some parts of . the line, and serious annoyance given the contractors. The parties engaged in these lawless procee ;:gs were summoned to Athy on Tuesday last, but the cas e was postpone d until that day week.-- Carlow Sentinel. arrival of Theßhiril. at ti,Rt place n G.. c!! Ada flag-ship L Formidatie. LL His Royal i-lighnes is on his way to Leghorn, whence he would proceed to the baths of Luoca, for the recovery of his health. AIiVOCATE. This, the organ of the assistant drep - ri, who are engaged in the short-time agitation, still continues its career of usefulness. We congratulate the young men on the ability displayed by their advocate. The present is an excellent number. REVOLT OF THE CONVICTS AT ADEN. The following particulars of this occurrence, with which we have been furnished by our , correspondent at Aden, may be relied upon as Perfectly correct :—" On June 21st, whilst the convicts were at work about two miles outsi:le the main or northern pass, they surprised and disarmed their military guard, consisting of a liavildar and twelve Sepoys of the 47th Regiment M. N. I. It appears that at twelve o'clock noon the prisoners had, as was usual, left off work till one o'clock, at which time, it seems, the guard and the convicts were com pletely mixed together in a very unmilitary manner : at a preconcerted signal three or four prisoners seized each Sepoy and wrenched the mu sket from his band, with which they ran seawards, and took posses sion of an Arab boat, which they tried to launch, evidently supposing that once afloat they could easily manage to gain the Arabian side of the bay, distant about a mile and a half. As many of the con victs had been fishermen in the Cencien, this plan was perfectly feasible, and only failed from the tide being too low to float the boat. Being. bold, resolute, despe rate villains, they instantly dashed in 'o the sea, fettered as they were, with the intention of swimming to the opposite side of the bay. By this time the Sepoys had recovered from their confusion, and having also recovered their arms, opened a fire on them, by which two were shot dead, and five badly wounded. Many of the prisoners not being able to swim, and finding the water deepeithan they had evidently calculated on, came back and surrendered. A great many persevered. and thirteen eff cted their escape—twelve were drowned, and one was subse quently found elead. on. the Aralaien _side ; thus making the total loss of life on this melancholy occasion fifteen. Of those who' escaped, four were recaptured, and one was brought back by the Arabs. Seven are still at large, and have found shelter in Fouthli country, the chief of which has written to the political agent to say that he will send them in prisorers. This he will net do. As the prisoners are Ilindoos, they will doubtless prefer the Mahomedan religion to irons and hard work on the roads for life. After they have embraced the tenets of the Koran, no true Mu-sulman can, according to the creed, give I.p the proselyte. One of the prisoners, whose arm was much shattered by a ball, has undergone amputation by the civil surgeon. It has appeared on evidence that not one of the guard, thirteen in number, in charge of sixty-four desperate convicts, all of whom are condemned to hard labour on . the roads, either for murder or gang robbery with violence, had loaded muskets. That they (the guard) allowed themselves to be surprised and completely disarmed without having been able to inflict the slightest injury on a single convict, will appear some what singular to our a ni-military readers. There is not a shadow of doubt but that the guard mixed in a very familiar manner with the prisoners, contrary to all military ye inciples. It has been fully ascertained that the rising was previously planned and arranged, avid that the unusual remissness of the guards en couraged them in their well-organised plan to re volt. The prisoners were also aware that they had no danger to apprehend from unloaded muskets. They iay that they had no intention to endeavour to escape previous to their being worked outside in a man , ner which they were physically incapable of per forming in a climate so unusual to their former places of imprisonment ; that the work was greater than their debilitated frames could endure ; and that they rushed on certain death rather than bear their present life of endless toil and unsupportable misery. A military court of inquiry has been assembled to inquire into the circumstances of the escape of the pri soners, and strange to say, it acquits the guard of all blame. Government should not rest satisfied with this very singular decision, which the cir cumstances of the case do not at all support. The opinion of the court is eminently calculated to act in a very injurious manner and to interfere in a very dangerous way with military discipline. The non-com missioned officer in command of the guard ought to have been brought before a general court-martial. There still remain two points not disposed of in a satisfactory manner—a hy were the guard with unloaded arms ? and why did they permit themselves to be surprised and disarmed ?"—Bombey Times, July 13. COURSE OF EXCHA/ Amsterdam CF. 12 9 Ditto, at sight l2 7 Rotterdam 2U. 12 91 Antwerp 26 0 filamburgh M.B. 13 15 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight 2. 80 Ditto, 3 months •)5 0 Marseilles 26 5 Bourdeaux .).6 10 Frankfort on Maine 122 Petersburgh, 3Us — Berlin Vienna, effec. ft. 3 M 10 3 tritste, ditto Madrid 364 Cadiz llmlbao ..• Bncalona ......., ...... Seville [GE.—(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar.. Leghorn 3O 70 Genoa .. 26 5 Milan . . ....... . Venice ... ...,... 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I: teems that a man was engaged at this station in the act of removing a truck frcm the down rails to the other side, to be ready to attach it to the down train on its arrival from Birming ham. At that time a special goo-is train from Gloucester ( which the man says he did not expect, neither did he see its light or hear its whistle) came rapidly up, and ran into the truck. The driver, Joseph Ward, was thrown over, and fell under a mass of iron bars, which caused his almost instant death. At the same moment the down train arrived, and the hock being propelled against it with great force, the effect was to throw the whole off the rails, the engines being smashed, several of the carriages much injured, and a carpenter, named William Miles, who was in the down train, and who was in the employ of one of the contractors, was so severely scalded, that he died this (:ilonday) morning. The facts of the case will be best gained from the evidence at the inquest held here this af ternoon by C. Best, ,Esq., coroner. The Company were re presented by Mr. Sanders. the secretary ; Mr. Wh,ateley, so licitor; Mr. Swain, and Mt. M‘Connell. General Pastry, the Government Inspector, was also present. The jury was composed of twenty-three gentlemen, of whom Lieutenatt F. E. Rose, R.N., was fireman. John Murphy being sworn, deposed—l live at Defford. and am employed at that station by the Birmingham and Bristol Company. I only knew the deceased parties by seeing them on the trains. On Saturday afternoon I was on duty at the station. The clerk at Eckington station wanted a truck that was at our statism, to load sheep in, on Monday morning. I was getting it out, about a quarter past ten at night, for the purpose of taking it across the line to hock on the down train when it came. While I had the truck there, an up train came and ran into it. The engine was thrown off, and upon the ether line. A down train then immediately passed, and struck against the engine that had been thrown over. The engine-driver of the up train was thrown off. Both en gines were much damaged. Two of the up train carriages were knocked to pieces, and the goods thrown out ; there were no passengers. It was a luggae train. Two of the down-train carriages were much "damaged. The truck at the time was on the main line. On looking about after the accident, I saw the driver of the up train (Ward) lying on the line ; he was not dead, but groaned, and said Lard have mercy on me." He is now lying dead at the station. The bars of metal with which the truck had been loaded had fallen on him, on his legs and body. I helped to get the bars off him, but felt rather poorly at the time ; he was taken to the station, but was soon dead. I did not see Miles till I say him in the station-house; he complained of being in great pain. Miles was employed by the :contractors as a car penter. The up train was a special goods train, and I knew nothing of its being expected. They had lights in front of the engine. I did not see the lights ;itis my duty to attend to the signals. Joseph Ward was injured by the first crash, and the other man was in the down train. Ido not know how he met with his accident. I carried a red lamp at the time of moving the truck. I did not hear the ue train. There were often trains passing without our being told of them, except by signals behind the previous trains. When I knew of the train coming from a by-stander I expected it would stop before it came to me, as the lives were being repaired just above. The proper time for the arrival of the down train was tea mieutee before ten. The train was behind its time. We never remove any trucks till we hear the trains coming. There were two other signal lights besides mice. We had expected a short passenger train about the same time, which was to stop at our station. I have known trains run by without stopping when the signals are hoist, d. When the goods train came up I teak it to be the short passenger train before mentioned. I do not remember that train coming. There were also red lights to stop that train. The person holding one of the lights hart been meet on the line, past the bridge, towards Eckington. The other was on the platform. eWard seemed to take no notice of the signals, for he came up very fast to the truck. W hen it came up I slipped my shoulder from the truck, and threw myself on a bank. It was a clear night, and I could see the lamps at Eckington station (more than a mile). The deceased Ward) was gazing over the top of his engine. He was not asleep. Mr. McConnell, superintendent of the locomotive depart merit, deposed—l reside at Bromsgrove station. (Witness here read the regulations of the Company for the engine drivers. These regulations appeared to have been framed with a due regard for the public safety, under any contin gency which may happen oa railways.) A copy of these rules had been given by witness to Ward, who, as usual in such cases, had consented faithfully to keep them. (The foreman of the jury here commented on the danger of drivers being enjoined to make up their time when lost, so as to be at each stati:.n at the period marked en the table. ) Mr. AlcConnell acccunted for the delay in the down train, in consequence of the repairs of the rails, and having to wait for a mail train ; he then went on to say that if Ward had obeyed the rules, with regard to the signals, the accident could nut have happened. W..rd had been employed for the last two months, and had driven engines about five years. If engine-drivers pass signals without stopping, we dismiss them. Should the driver accidentally leave his pest, his fireman is generally competent to take his place. (One of the jury observed that since the trade at Defford had increased, there did not seem to be enough of guards and assistants there; but the witness said that assistance was always forwarded there when required.) A truck, when in good re pair, may be easily moved by one man, carrying his lamps. When the last witness removed the truck, he did so to save time, to fix it to the down train which he saw coming. The Mail train which preceded the up train bad a red light behind, which denoted that a special train was to come. Jonah Abbott, porter at the Bromsgrove station, deposed— I knew Joseph Ward. On Saturday night 1 started from Gloucester with him, on a special goods train. We followed the mail out at about nine o'clock. We were loaded with iron rails and deals. Two carriages were empty. There were twenty carriages altogether. Ward was sober ; he was the driver. I was the guard. I did not see plainly any signal when near Defford. I looked out and saw alight, but the steam from the engine dazzled When I came to the stone bridge we passed the red light. I was too far off to give the driver a signal, without leaving my break. I had put on the break when I first thought 1 saw the light. It was very dark, and I could not see for steam. We came in contact with something.. I was not thrown off, but got off. I first saw James Baird, the foreman, come out from the trucks. He was with Ward. (A certificate was here put in that Jas. Baird was unable to be re moved from the Gloucester Infirmary, he having received a concussion of the brain. Another certificate was put in with regard to William Manton, another sufferer at Pershore, who is getting better.) I afterwards saw Ward lying and groaning under some barn. I heard him groan twice, and he soon died. I afterwards saw another person, who was much scalded. Baird went back with the train to Gloucester. It appeared to me to be a dark night, but I was between two high trucks, and had a light. Although I could rot see the signal for the steam, the driver might. ( A conversation here ensued as to the great desirableness of having some invention for communicating be tween the guard and driver ; but no such invention has yet been successful.) We were going very fast, but we were nearly half an hour behind the mail then. If Ward had seers the light even when at the stone bridge, he might, I think, have prevented any serious accident. A red light may be seen at a distance of four miles, es I have seen it at the Lickey. William Guest deposed—l live at Cheltenham, and am a con tractor. The deceased Mills died this morning. I saw him yes erelay in bed at the Crown , in this village. I know nothing of the accident. Deceased was a carpenter, and was in the employ of myself and partner. His wife and one of his sons are come to fetch his body. (The order for burial was here handed to the witness.) Mr. William Francis, surgeon, of Pershore, was next sworn. I was called in at Defford station about eleven o'clock on Sa turday night. I found Mills cn a sofa in an inner room. He was scalded extensively on the face, breast, neck, and back. He was removed to the Crown where I attended him in conjunc tinn with Mr. Davis arid Ar. Niven. He died this mottling. The cause of death was the scalding. I also saw Ward when I went to the station. He was (read. I have examined his, body, assisted by Mr. Marsh, of Upton. There were fractures or crushing' of the spine and pelvis sufficient to account for death. ( The witness also described other horrible wounds.) Mr. James Dore, superintendent at Defford station, was next called. His evidence elicited no new fact in the testimony ad duced. He corroborated the statement as to the goods train Leine, unexpected, red also proved that the signals at .Defford were most conspicuous at the time of its ep ! :roach. Witness had known instances of the signals being d 3regarded ; but he always reported ucb instances, and the parties w i re discharged. Edward Shaw, the man who held the signal light at the bridge, said he was ordered to get a lamp and stop all trains outing up bill after ten o'clock, on account of the repairs going on. He did so, and was stationed near the bridge, towards Evkingtnn. The goods train came up about twenty minutes, •or halt ariebour, after the mail train. Witness saw it coming. Did not know the driver, as the engine went by very fast, without taking notice of the signal. Witness waved his light, "bobbed" it forward, and shouted close to the engine, but al. to no purpose. Witness also saw Murphy's light, and that oa the platform. The driver could not have helped seeing wit ness's light if he had been looking out. James Crawford, of Gloucester, locomotive foreman, deposed that on the night in question he had attached to the mail train for Birmingham the extra lamp behind, which always denotes a special train to follow it. This was the whole of the evidence which could at present lie obtained, and the Coeoena then adjourned the inquest at eight o'clock. DARING ABDUCTION OF A YOUTH BY BkNDITTI.—• The commune of Saratena, in the island of Corsica, has been frightened from its propriety by the following bold act ot brigandage. A boy named Pierre Marabotti, while walking in the square of the town, 'V as told that a horse bad entered a field a short distance outside the town, belonging to a relation, and proposed to another lad named Susini to go and catch it, which they accordingly did, and were leading it out of the field, when two ferocious looking-men, with long carabines, and armed from top to toe, presented themselves from behind a fountain, and. pointing their guns at the two boys, commanded them in an imperious tone, not to budge a step. They then seized Mara botti, telling Susini he might go, but not to enter the town tilt night fall, on pain of death, and disappeared with Marabotti through a dense thicket. Three days a fterwards, on the 17th instant, a letter was ifound in the letter-box, addressed to the father of Marabotti, telling him athat unless they r 5 eceived,ooo francs COOL) within five days, s ransom, his son would inf libly be immolated, adding, he was securely concealed in -the forest of Cagna. W The distress of the father, who finds hitt/3 in the impossibility of raising such a sum, and who is thus e re duced to the nec essit y of sacrificing his offspring, may b ima gined but cann ot be described. —Gazette de Tribunaus. The Grand Duke Constantine arrt‘,ed at Odessa from Constantinople on the 3d ult., on board the Bessarabia frigate , Immediately on his arrival, the Governor-General ot New Russia, and the Military Governor of Udessa, accom• l arded by the Quarantine Inspector, proceeded to the vessel to pay their respects to his Bo)al Highness. The next day the Grand Duke went on board the Flore frigate, where he intends passing the twenty-one days required by the quarantine re gulations. kin GREAT, BRITAIN.—The success we antici pated f,r the Great Britain when reporting her departure on her maiden ocean voyage has been fully realised. She left the Mersey, as our readers will remember, on the afternoon nt the t.hith cf July ; ai.d we learn by r. cent advice' from New York that she arrived off that city at noon on the 10th ultimo, after a run of somewhat leis than fifteen days, during which she had to ron , end with contrary winds, cross seas, and dense fogs,. and set but little canvass. We congratulate the projectors ot the Great Britain upon the triumphant manner in which she has vindicated the sagacity which led them to adopt the then novel mode of construction and propulsion which she' em bodies; and while, on the one hand, we think the Government and the town of Liverpool should support the men who hays thus a second time led the way to an important advance in. strain communication with foreign countries, we cannot re frain from again repeating the hope we formerly expressed, that' Captain Hoskeu, the pioneer of the screw, will receive on hist return to Liverpool some testimonial to his merits.—Liecrpocir SIMPLE MOM,. sir in __. T. 's so ;-ei.er.il'ykn v., a. t.. 1 1 -1 ;.:!.. it' m f , '5..4•1 , s.- .: t . • ~;. ' .t , i••- , it.L:. ; ( I;, ,a• e,' preciprating 1.) the bo;lorn the imptver particles, so i.untytt that it wiil be fund to possess nearly all the freshness and clear • ness of the finest spring water. A pailful!, contaipicg foU; may be rantlell by a single teavacouful.