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

SUMMARY OF NEWS AN D Pfifth optnten. " Who runs may read." rOMEZTAIG. en Saturday Louis Philippe, the Queen, and her ,;(12.1 Highness Madame Adelaide, came to Paris, and d''ted the Louvre. They returned to St. Cloud to niter i • • t • Majestiesreceived the s od . in the evening- of p o t ?. i ttu Minister, the Ifanoverian Minister, th_e , Prefec , Prefect 13„ ; dee, and Madame Gabriel Delessert, the Baron de -ss 're and Prince Pignatelli. 11 3' Aratio,„ oyal or d ounance d ate d t h e 20t h , new regula tor th e made respeting the supp!y for corn and bread Vahl* "J u Y• The contracts fur corn are always to be tor one th all possible competition, and are only to be e il d ep " e Year. The manufacture of the bread is to he Go t ta direction of inspectors appointed to the 14 -teru Mert ... cloudede great disappointment of the Parisian., the d ered state of the atmosphere on Sunday night ren- Tl 7 the eclipse of the moon invisible. eff„„ e_,Dioit states that the Englishman who recently fi e - tu, his escape from the debtor , ' prison in the Rue fo r where, says that journal, he was incarcerated itur„i!uts amounting to 130,000 f., had bribed one of the a""3•8 with a sum of 5,0001., half in bank-notes and other half in a bill at twenty days. This turnkey Main him the means of escape, and at the Barr4re du th:t ne it chaise de poste was in waiting to convey him to 1 , 11 coast. Suspicion having fallen on the turnkey, he 'ovh e itt rested, and on being searched the bank-notes h he h a d received were found upon him. th e h e Que en o f Spain has just conferred the Order of 11, Gulden Fleece upon the Duke of Calabria, Prince r al of 'Napl es . fo r . m Be e by the B er li n journals that associations are th e —;ji g in that capital, and in other parts of Prussia, for Th.Pro,action and encouragement of the operative classes. G o d II d une With the approbation and patronage of the rer ment. , th Q last volume of the statistics of population,. &c.,_ tirthatitrisst,illpubbolrinshed by the Prefect of the Seine, it is stated 1 ,78 , 7 0iit of 28,942 accouchements, there are children war n e Y the sma'lla-pnodx.2oo persons aro annually carried Tile numbers of death in the to% r arrondissements of Paris is frightfully large as Thi rlred with that in the wealtier arrondissements. TVs also the case in London. v,oted e . 4lllll eipal Council of Marseilles is stated to have tAt - s um of 30,000/, to be placed at the disposal of A te 'ol', for the expense of the fetes which are to take . vill:: ) ,, n , the arrival in that city of the Prince de Join tile Duke and Duchess d'Aumale. klace r- t h 4 . ° 4 Bs ,a, says the Constitutionnel, is not the only lzikt nas been declared in a state of siege; we learn Lid tC,nleasure extends to the province of Saragossa, tall e it:,(l l luesca and Teruel. It is confirmed that the /11 "e - tu fit. 'a na, in Upper Arragon, has taken part in the The tare t ence o f. - e•ona papers of the 19th mention no occur- Preca ut • ' I.I Y intere s t, b u t detail a number of rigorous daily acpns which the Captain-General of Catalonia was An act, ZAW AND POLZCB. 1 ma r k et ' l ° ll was brought in the Court of Exchequer,. by t-kr, gardener's labourer, named M'Carthy, against le.attrnes. proprietor of the Alfred's Head, near the Wtj alit and Castle. It appeared that the plaintiff, Ilvilritorn_ rte,a.tttLe:ding an I r i s h w a k e , b a d gone to the public _, k:e, and 'the defendant, in turning out some disorderl . y ",•}?gave *earthy a push, who fell, and had his ''';li- Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 301. aged . ) .-e New Central Criminal Court, John Andrews, Val,' ' 3 , Was coovieted of stealing a gold breast pin, I:eh:as:4:os_, the property of William Spear, from his to cm * The Common Sergeant observed that he was t hief —one of the 'swell mob—and must leave for s e L °llll trr. The judgment was, that he he transported 0 " e "e tern, of ten years. tiad 2 ° , i rga William Merin, a clerk, respectably attired, 11,,,," ', )ertrs of age, pleaded guilty to stealing a pearl "'revs f ' . and articles, value 301. and ilp w.,, _ , s -• . i‘e ring.,, other . _Ai gru , the Property of Francis Orn his master. aline), . i l . so for stealin g e • banknote, value 5/. the property of 13 said 's and indictment charged him Ni master ; a third . '4l embzzlng, secreting, and stealing l 1/. Sc. , the pro man Challis i r rt •Y of George Frederick Prince Suttor d e his master. ahitZCommissioner Bullock and Mr. Al er ug consulted for a considerable time, the Learned . .g e `i_rse said they had duly considered the charges, which e'llit„ 're of a very serious description, E 0 that_ the Court ..ea.. d not, consistent with its duty, grant az o , __ . the appli ' 4 en his behalf v, - ithout injustice to others. The sen tence% was, that he be transported beyond the seas for 'e years. t,, At Queen -s quare, W m . B utler, of Ilatton, near Houn o, - wog fined 1 01. fo r h awking hay w i t h out a li cense. qotice of appeal was given. .. Charles - Wm. Glover, 19 years of age, who has been I,tll custody ten days, was brought up for final examine %at the Thames Police -court, charged with mali ti .d hey cutting and wou n di ng Anne Male, with intent to %vr grievous bodily harm, and also with assaulting 'ry e et al oth er persons. The prosecutrix, who was in a 11411:ehle state, related the natu re o f t h e assault, which aon" en committed with ou t provocation, while the pri fence W m in a state of intoxication. He offered no de ' and was fully committed for trial. ~,, The b COII37AW-:—.1. . 6 .. 2 317Z0Ve.5..EZ•Z1. to lirea R. ° Wager Lady llolland is expected to return 14rilt, ''' Llul hope-street, at the close of the week, from a ton I'4 E ' NaritgeEarl and Countess of Dunmore are passing the . krill, " Durunore Park, N.B. Her Ladyship's duties litt% 7, lof the Bedchamber in Waiting on the Queen 4e," expected to come round until March. 4 11 , 1 and Countess Bruce have left their residence, in G,„ °341 , for Savenache Lodge, near Marlborough. in Ito N ,,, i ` n eral the Earl of Effingham, G.C.8., arrived Th e from Brighton. Ili a G e beke of Buccleuch's birthday was celebrated by 4,esiiiraceLs Landon tradesmen, at the Freemasons' Ta tarr Xonday, when he completed his 38th year. Vil e t, '414 Countess Craven have arrived on a visit to te er t, ° ,,, w ,. agar Countess Craven, at Hempstead Park, near u_ m Z . 1 %all ll r i: lr ' of Limerick is seriously indisposed at South ith, , rstiscasmairmotru. leiet, '/o"ernor and Deputy-Governor of the Irish So n entertained Sir H enry Pott i nger, on Tuesday even latt t t i ) i t t he A!bion. Ab out 50 gentlemen sat down , F -Lba*esid e • d e : Mr. Alderman Humphery (the Governor) The hotaid ered ()nus° of Rogers and Co. has always been corn trivut 1 , - of decided property, though doing a ve d y . N 's-„ae e - f n lisi n"it ; and the head of the firm, now a s' Pled age, is well known as the author of the Thacks!lrel of Memory." lietq l ; b aque:lts on the bodies of Varnalls and Dean be I tgai .i: itt 'a Were resumed on Tuesday, and likely to t ti 411 a..tournuct. The rumour embodied in our repo b r 'dtriv,.. ( l' 4 !lY to the - e if cct that the driver of the Der y ham i 'lln, had throw n Ms capground, and re '% T. Proceed towards No' on the be the turnsw r o o u n t g t line, n e etitl4 l -ireete d to do so by Mtrt.i7Lgihghaintfooont, on Zunfounded• ' * alt li.tne"lv aprovincial grand lo'ze 11 0 held at C 0 of Freemasons ft, we as -,,r !entry, for the purpose o ..;91 e ,erero ovincial Grand Master of W ;7‘ll, k s n ., t r ,,lY r of installation ',was performed dea D .. T. 11. t eeickshire. 4nilsereu'lli as 'i sein a ti l a. R e eg f istibar f o a f t tl r i n e it Or fro r m , ssist y ed by ti the metro lalle i tt l i t ri e f ; r " 3 14 1 part: the t e h county ey of Warwick and . 1 -13 0. k ete'tt-lnlig counties. tiksr. 8 aturday which of e e company afterwards par la of ~ sum counties. dinner, at the Castle Inn, at tleti:4 04 or boy,vir.lcaartzwatilliettri,eof O n 8 sull) presided. Nta 141, W as killed e n nameddon - George Crow d land Rail 3r, by b e; On the Durham and San er terrace, near Sun lNip , o 'rig run over by two wa , *gons as they were eil o ,_ k.. th e ii„, liphe.v.% as atteinptin t near Hendon. It appears the little hp 11 !le felt d o g 0 get on to one of the waggons, b %k it 111:4 ie w, and both waggons passed over him, li ar e t4 2 , ; °i his 1a‘.4 .8 , a nd injuring him severely in other 4.-- ° ll , hi s r ,'' . ,, a ' i - lie died shortly afterwards from ex ,TI invitati on 11! Presenting a shocking spectacle. Z erch ants to R " ~ i t tl,.: "1 by the leading City of Lo d n f o . e 11th proxi ni " --r 3 7 Pottinger has been accepte oi 11,,- tneeting fn. ' "eada . • o- trac,esme andassistants was held on ktliare night, in Sh 4 ~,. ~. -, to consider o uldharn-street Chapel,.r)anston tee° lion to obt • the Propriety of rendering their co d ti k of businessatn a general eanction for shortening . the Ntlet-he business Mr. Wheatley presided, and intr i ti I ' 4 ' oti the - of the meeting by some genera ohs i a evils of e hou. everl resolu- N o 4 aeeord at Pted . lee W i th th the late object o rs f the S meeti a ng, were kipkA„ __ or u - . RAZTE AND MARRY us.—On Wednesday k t-ln.s iL tg• a Young man, accompanied by a very e est ':'f' tC4Ig Young female, presented himself at the al interest en, church of St. Nicholas, the patron Saint of fishei int r tar til e ~' t c' which fraternity, or its kindred one of seamen,e, 41,-I.°llrig man belonged, that the two might be made w ti :tl the holy rite of matrimony. One of the curates c Al.ekoe Parish having been appointed to perform the aes t i . ,, 1 )" , was scarcely so quick in its consummation !tal)to . 7,Patient bridegroom appeared to think he ought to m e e embryo husband, who, it seems, had beaentniend tk ,rg freely in his libations to the rosy god, excl i 411 Y a horrid oath against the slowness of the ele ct,'" gentl e oath and the latter, feeling alike grieved and telt i r , ted, refused to proceed. He soon left the church, ‘lllll4l-Ittilleteer froeintter that if he presented himself before La en,— • . parish in a more becoming condition, Ap,h,_ Cann hours, it was probable that, on e b x e pre e s r s : fo'ke"4 eetitrition, the ceremony would then i ) ray t '' the parties retired, and after the morning P vt4 e a th e in the presence of the mmist b ei e 'brid e Parish, who administered a keen rebuke to . t , tol l 1 41.° ° , e, and concluded by e anxious atipe in the bonds of indissoluble g unon. llr. Miii:nziP expressed the deep regret he felt at being .d .etattdua to perform so painful a task.—Cumbrz ye 1 4'? ". !kill " OF THE. T ARIFF. —Continental cattle are i ll in great numbers into England, and the 131 ttati " of poultry is prodigious. This is, beyond 1,4 'ilustion, " a heavy blow and great discouragement" Si r ; . ge and small agricultural industy in Ireland , but 'Abee mibert lel must have known it to be limitable was concocting his tariff.— Dublin Pilot. col o s -e ,Sacred Harmonic Society will repeat llti e ncl i e n l's t, i r.,41 ortorio, ‘, Israel in Egypt," on Friday Ivorisp this oratorio that Handel has manifested that i ll 4:11,411 Power of musical painting which he posse / /i - an eminent degree. Tare Chil been is rumoured that Catholics •th i - c, ;-"11 excluded from Sheriffs' lists of late years. Ati a 'S Particularly observable in the cases of Sligo, Gal " 414 bublin.-1) /Qin Pilot. THE LATE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. NOTTINGHAM, MONDAY.—Thomas Dean, who was under examination when our reporter left, was cross examined by several of the jury, in order more clearly ti elucidate his evidence, but no variation from his original examination was to be noticed. He stated that he had not heard a man say, that if he were master he would prevent the train going on until the other arrived, and continued, " No steps were taken at Beeston to stop the London train till I heard the crash, unless turning the red side of the signal ; but it was very foggy, and the train might possibly have gone on if the crash had taken place lower down the line. My having heard the crash, and the Nottingham train not having arrived at the proper time, were the cause of my going towards the London train with the red flag. The points of the rail way are self-acting points. Two trains going the same way are not allowed to go after each other until ten minutes elapse, The London train could not have seen the red signal to stop at a distance of 100 yards, as it wai so f o ggy, but they would have seen it when they came up to Beeston. There are fog signals given to the engine -drivers. I never heard such a crash before as that which I heard when the two trains met. I told the station-master that it was like the report of a cannon, but not such a dead heavy sound as the report of a can non."—The inquest was then adjourned. TUESDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK, P.M. At half-past nine o'clock this morning the Coroner and jury re-asserubl:d at the hospital, to pursue the investi gation adjourned from last night. Mr. Youle and other directors were again present, and all the legal gentlemen engaged, as well as the officials of the railway, were also in attendance. The first witness called was John Bolton, who deposed as follows :—I live at Long Eaton, and am overlooker fer the contractor. I saw a tender get off the rails at Wilford. The four wheels came off the rails, and the rails were bent in consequence. I could not calculate how long it would take to remove the tender and adjust the rails, but I think it would take an hour. I saw Kearaley at the place where the tender was off, and I heard him direct Hewitt to go up the line to Beeston to stop any trains from coming down. Howitt said— " What, to Beeston ?" and Kearaley said, " Yes," or if he did not go himself, he should send the next man on the line to Beeston." I then said to Howitt, "You may as well go yourself, for the other man has got but one leg." It was very foggy that day. Howitt started di reedy afterwards. lie made a stop when he got about 15 yards. He was reminded again that the trains might come up, and he then went right away. It was so foggy. we could not see more than 100 yards up the line at the time. I saw mthing of Mr. Lightfoot there, but I had seen him pass in the up-train to Beeston. I cannot say whether Howitt had any signal with him when he went up the line. The first time I saw Mr. Lightfoot was, to the best of my knowledge, when I saw him go on the train. I heardnothing said to him by any person. We got the tender off the line just as the driver of the second up-train returned to inform us of the accident. Nothing passed between Mr. Lightfoot and me at Nottingham. I cannot say how it was that the tender got off the line ; but when I examined the points before it happened I found them all right. I saw Marland and Reilly before the accident (die drivers who went on the wrong line), and they expressed no fear of any collision, nor did they appear to have the least dread of any such occurrence. Mr. H. Youle—l am one of the directors of the Mid- land Counties Railway Company. I was at the Notting ham station on Thursday. I was ton horseback, and when I got to the gates leading to Wilford I perceived they were closed. On looking to the right hand I saw some men at work on the railway, and I shouted to them to know what was the matter. Immediately Mr. Light foot advanced to me and said that a tender was off the line ; and added, " As the time is now near at hand fur the train to London to start, and it must of necessity go on the wrong line, I think I had better go with it to see that the line is clear, and caution the police at Beeston station before the arrival of any down train." I said, " I think you had better do so." The gates were then opened. I proceeded about ten paces, and reflecting on what Mr. Lightfoot had said, I turned round, and said, again, " I think, Mr. Lightfoot, you had better go your self to see that the line is clear." I then rode away. My impression was that Mr. Lightfoot would adopt every precaution, for I had known him for years, and had the highest opinion of his experience, his caution, and pru dence, having often admired hi►u for those qualities. I therafore calculated that he would give every necessary order to secure trains froui accident. By a Juror—ls thereanTaQe;;tanding as to which train—the up or the down train—must be kept back in case of accident interfering with the rail? Witness—l am not aware of any such understanding. CORONER—We have it in evidence that there are two sets of rails, which do not correspond with each other ; that one set (the old set) was in operation with some of the men till the day after the accident, and that the other (the new) was not in operation with the others on the 9th of November. I wish you to explain this. Mr. Youle—lt is the duty of Mr. Knitley to see that the engineers have proper copies of the ru l es. C O RONER—Do you know how it is that the whole of the drivers have not been provided with regulations of the same description? Mr. Yonle—l do not. CORONER--'The regulations affecting changing the rails differ materially in the two sets of regulations, and yet some of the servants had one set of regulations, and others another set. Mr. Youle—Mr. Knitley, the principal engineer, I understand, arranges that. The CORONER—I should wish very much to have it explained. A Railway Director—lt shall be explained. A Juror—Naikland (the driver of the engine which was on the wrong line) did not Fet the new regulations till Friday morning after the accident, so that you went to the insurance-office after the fire. Mr. John Wildy—l went down to the Nottingham station on last Tuesday afternoon, between a quarter and half past two. I took a place at the station for the train which was to have started at a quarter to three. It did not start then. I should think it was ten minutes behind its time for starting. I was in the fourth-class carriage, which is without seats. We proceeded on the proper line to Wilford, and our train was then stopped, and backed to the other line—the down line. I supposed we were going to take up some luggage. We imme diatiately started on our way up, being still on the down line. I saw a tender off the rails. As soon as we pro ceeded on the down line, I felt very much alarmed, and my alarm was greatly increased by hearing the driver constantly blowing his whistle. I had my child, about 3 years old, OR my knee. I was conscious that something serious would happen. I was in the last carriage of the train. When we arrived at about three-quarters of a mile from Beeston, I was alarmed by hearing a tremendous crash, and being at the same time thrown with great force against the door-way of the carriage. We were then going about 12 or 14 miles an hour, which I con sider to be about half the usual speed. I was stunned for a few seconds, and as soon as I recovered myself I looked round, and found that no one had been left in the carriage but myself and my little boy. The first voice I heard was that of Mr. Baker, who said, " For God's sake, come and help these poor creatures." I then laid my boy in the field, and assisted the passengers. The first person I took out was Mrs. George Dean, wife of Mr. Dean, of the Castle and Falcon. I then saw Mr. Dean lying with his head out of the carriage. I put my arms under his to lift him out, and I found that his legs had got fast in the broken wood of the carriage. I used a little extra force, and took him out and laid him against a gate. Mr. Dean was able to stand when I took him out, but not able to speak. 1 asked him where he was hurt, and he looked wistfully at me, but could not speak; I see that his face was bruised. I saw him again shortly after, and he was still standing. When next I saw him he was lying in a cart in a field on the right hand side; he appeared then to be dying. My little boy who was with me escaped without any injury whatever. About half an hour after the accident Mr. Lightfoot asked me what o'clock it was, and I told him it was half past three. The driver of the down train then came to Mr. Lightfoot, and said, " Oh, Mr. Lightfoot, what a job this is; you can't blame me— it is entirely your own fault I " Mr, Lightfoot then walked away, and made no reply. He appeared to he very much troubled. I took as much precaution as poseible, by placing myself in such a position as would break my fall, in case of a col lision. By a Juror—Would you have gone if you knew the train was to go on the wrong line ? Witness—l would not have gone, if I had known it, for all the railway companies on earth. (In continua tionj—As soon as we found ourselves going up on the wrong line, all in the carriage becam e so mach alarmed, that I don: think au additional word was spoken amongst us from the time we had remarked it to the time of the accident. Mr. Robert Lightfoot, the station-master of Notting ham, whose name was so frequently mentioned during the investigation, was next called, and the Coroner stated to him, that if he wished to make any statement to the jury, they were willing to hear him, but it was to be quite voluntary on the part of Mr. Lightfoot. Mr. Lightfoot then stated, that he had suffered greatly in mind since the accident, not having lied more than a single hour's sleep at one time from the period of the unfortunate occurrence to the present, and he should, therefore, read to the jury a statement of the circum stances with which he was acquainted in connexion with it. He then read as fo llows :—I am manager and station-master at the Nottingham Railway sta. tion. I went into the yard at about a quarter to two o'clock, on Thursday last, when I met a man, who said to me that an engine was off the line. I immediately went up, and saw John Kearsley, the engineer, and several men trying to disengage the en from the tender , the tender being off the line. earaley informed me then that he had sent Howitt up to Beeston station to stop any train:that might be coming down the line, until the quarter-past two train had passed, as he intended to send the quarter-past two London train up the down line. My reply was, there was great danger from the fog. His answer then was, there was plenty of time be fore any train was due, meaning the down-trains ; and that he would give instructions to Jerry to blow his whistle, and go with caution until he got up the line, meaning changing to the other side at Beeston. At this :time Mr. Youle, the Nottingham Director, was passing through Wilford-gates Oil horseback. I went to him to explain the situation of the engine and tender, stating that Kearsley intended sending up the down line by the two h ours fifteen minutes London train. I all as theked w Air ay .Youle if I should go on th e engi ne to see if the driv er was care f u l i n go ing, and blowing his whist l e then "u,ellt to Beeston, as there might be men working s o a n al he di) " lice; or persons crossing at the time. He By all means, de, ee," or words to that effect. I tached engine.to theUptentdoer to the men wiliss bor.° working at the this m,as time the tai g e rea v which caused delay. After the engine was disengaged I said to the men, ` "All be right now very soon, and the engine clear . " One of the men said, Yes, in i O 4 l/ P stL t l; a short time." I then . got on the engine of the London train, that had started from the station, fully convinced in my own mind that the line would be perfectly clear before the ten minutes before three train, the next up, would start, and never for a moment supposing the least possibility of a second train being sent off on the wrong line, without some previous intimation, or I should never have put my self in that dangerous situation. We pro ceeded with the up-train with great caution, whistling every thirty or forty yards, until we came in sight of Beeston station, passing Howitt about 200 yards on this side of the station. Jerry, the driver, stopped the train on the departure line. I got on and the train went for ward. I crossed the line to the station-house to explain to Mr. Raven, the station -master, the cause of my com ing up on the wrong line, and I said that the two hours and fifty minutes, or next train, would come up the right line. Immediately after, Howitt came up per spiring very much and quite exhausted. He asked me for sixpence to go and get some spirits ; I think he said rum. I referred him to Raven, and he (Howitt) borrowed something from him and went to the Victoria Inn. Howitt arrived back at the station before the arrival of the train from Derby. Immediately on the arrival of that train I went to the engine -driver to inform him what had occurred at the Nottingham station, stating the caution I had used in coming up, and the same caution he was to observe in going down. We proceeded slowly on, whistling as we went. I was watching the line to see that no person or anything was on the line, when I called out, " Good God ! there is a train coming, and on our line." The engine man did something to Lis engine and jumped off. I followed, but, catching my foot, [ tumbled over, making a complete summersault, and lay, for a short time sense less. As soon as I recovered I sent the guard to the Beeston station, to stop the London down-train. In answer to questions from the jury, the witness said that Kearsley sent up Howitt to Beeston upon his own responsibility, for it came within his (Kearsley's) duties. If a difference of opinion occurred between Kearsley and witness on the subject of arranging the trains, Kearsley's authority would be . superior. There was no imperative necessity for getting the train from Beeston. There is a notification in the office that the Company do notguarantee the arrival of the trains at the time specified in the times hills, It was certainly not stated in my hearing that Howitt was to stop all the down trains until two up trains arrived. Witness only recollected Howitt asked for six pence, but did not remember anything further having been said to him by Howitt. He (witness) felt quite satisfied that when he was coming to Nottingham there was no possibility of a second train coming up the wrong line against him. Witness left no instructions as to the second train coming on the wrong line, for he was convinced that the second train could go on its own right line, as he be lieved that the obstruction of the tender might be removed in time. Witness had no conversation with Raven as to the propriety of coming back previous to the collision, and the reason he went so slowly, being off his own line, was on account ofthe fog. When witness arrived at Beeston, and gave notice to stop the trains, he considered that he had done his duty. The driver of the train on which the witness, came towards Nottingham from Beeston, fre quently blew his whistle. Witness thought the tender might be removed in time to clear up the line, for he never saw a tender require more than half an hour to clear, but in this case the water flowed out of the tender, and washed away the earth which was under the rails, and supporting them. The result of this was, that the rails, not having due support, became bent, and that was the cause of the unusual delay in getting the rails adjusted. Witness had seen worse cases of tenders and of engines, which are much heavier, getting off the rails, and they had been remedied in less time than this occupied. Wit ness was convinced from his experience that the tender would be on the line in time for the second train. When witness saw the engine removed from the tender, he conceived that the principal danger was over, and he said to the men engaged in removing the tender, " Now you will be soon all right." Witness did not, to his know ledge, ever ride on the engine of a passenger train before. Witness understood that there was a direction to stop the trains coming towards Nottingham until the next up-train had gone up, but he heard nothing at all, and gave no directions as to stopping the down-trains till the two next up-trains passed. The CORONER here read an extract from the evidence of Howitt, who was the man that was sent to Beeston with the direction to stop the trains down until the next up-train arrived. How-1U stated that he gave the mes sage at Beeston to stop the down-trains till the next up train arrived. He did not say " till.two up-trains ar rived," for he wits not sure that two trains would come up. It, however, occurred to him afterwards that another train might start on the wrung line. NEr. Lightfoot's examination was then coetinued.— Witness would not, of course, have proceeded back to Nottingham with the down-train which came into colli sion, if he supposed that there was any possibility of a second train coming up on the wrong line. The guard of a train could refuse to go on the wrong line, for he is the master of the train, and he could refuse to go. The engineman must obey the orders of the guard, so that, if the guard went on the wrong line, the responsibity of doing so would be on the guard. Witness is mast er un til the guard ~, r ets the dispatches, but when the guard ge t s the dispatches the responsibility is immediately removed to him. Witness had no authority beyond the station. Howitt ought not to have gone with the message without letting witness know, for ho (Howitt) is the servant of witness, and not of the engineer. Witness gives the dispatches to the guard, without which the train cannot go, but the guard starts it. - The CORONER—You, then, really start the train, for the guard cannot go without your permission ? Witness —No, the guard starts the train. The CORONXR—It might as well be said that the en gineman starts his train. You do not put your hand to it, but the guard cannot go on until be gets the dispatches from you. Witness continued—He said that he went to Beeston under the direction of his superior, Mr. Youle. Witness never beard Raven say to him that if he went down he would have a tness of it. lle is quite sure that:if Raven had said so to him he must have heard it. Witness cannot exactly say whether or not he should have gone to Beeston. Rearsley sent Howitt to Beeston without witness's knowledge. If Kearsley had asked witness whether he should send the second up-train on the wrong line, witness should have said certainly not. Wit ness did not think it [likely that Kearsley would send two trains on the wrong line, for he was a cautious man, although on this day he erred in judgment. Both trains were sent on the wrong line by Kearsley, in whose de partment that duty lies. The witness was under examination when our report left. An inquest is also in progress at Lenton, before Mr. C. Swann, coroner for South Nottinghamshire, to in quire into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. W. Varnalls. The evidence was, however, so precisely of the same character as that given at the other inquest, that it is unnecessary to repeat it. At the time that our report left the inquiry was not concluded. NEWS 'HREE. yesterday' , 411 es, 2,00 0 0 Surat at H. to 41d. —Churnet heda, 681; asgow and 14 ; Liverpool •minghtun, Indon and 01 • Mid effield and id °rod yons and s. ; Paris ?aria and aux, 42 i rom Port •ovementa id ainons .ling wit ma South od whale: s are so en raised to yester ty polies. s. Rogers .th, ready r rewards n stated► de•Jied ,nd most d., This far from pita cer •As t can 100}► r Cents• rter per 64, ; and uer Bills [ atnoullt. 71 Funds e as yo: ' 4.0 p B d to 5 0 ' mourred Dutch iiness is 21 1 8 U ii% 36 iu 1-1 g 12 287 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING MIDLAND RAILWAY. DERBY, TUESDAY, HALF-PAST THREE, P.M.—This afternoon a special general meeting of the Proprietors of the above railway was held in the large room over the booking-offices at the railway station in this town, for the purpose of agreeing to a lease, in conjunction with the Manchester and Birmingham Company, of the Shef field, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway. There was an extremely large attendance of Shareholders, the room being completely filled. G. HUDSON, Esq., Chairman of the Directors, took the chair, and stated the terms of the proposed lease. The lease was to be for thirty years, to be terminable by either party at the end of either ten or twenty years, upon a notice of three years being given. The lease to com mence in six months after the completion of the live. The lease was to be subject to the payment by the lessees of seven and a half per cent. on 144,0001., as a guaran • tee stock, during the period that that portion of the Sheffield and Manchester capital was entitled to that high rate of interest, being up to the 26th of September, 1853. The remainder of the share capital was to be guaranteed to five per cent„ the capital not exceeding 756,0001., the interest to increase by half per cent. for every 250/. per week increase in the traffic, until the rental reached ten per cent. The weekly receipt to commence at 2,8001. The chairman, in the course of his observations, said that this step had been caused by the course which the Manchester and Leeds Company had taken with'reference to the London and York Com pany, and it was in self-deferce that the Midland Com pany had determined upon entering upon their lease, in order that they might have an independent terminus in Manchester. He regretted that any difference should exist between the two companies, and he would be glad to submit to any personal sacrifice to put an end to them. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. g, made thenidinaddnti li az o f captains 1807 DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL THE HON. SIR R. L. DuNnAs, K.C.B, ANOTHER HERO OF THE PENIN. suLL.—We have to record the death of Lieutenant.. General the Hon. Sir Robert Laurence Dundas, which took place on Saturday afternoon the 23d inst., at Loftus, near Gisborough, Yorkshire. This gallant officer's ser vices extended over a period of forty-seven years, and byho hashis deathl held titinhceec thelon e l l s c t y h of o thef June, usn9et,hlßegiment, whic becomeh vacant. Sir Robert Dundas entered the army on the Ist of December, 1797, and as a second-lieutenant served of August, 10th and 19th September, and 2d as an engineer officer in North Holland, at the actions of 2 6 7 1i th October* 1799. He became lieutenant on the 1800, and in the subsequent year served in the Egyptiany' campaign, and was present in the action of the of March. On the Gth of August, 1802, he was And obtained his majority on the 14th of he was ordered to the Peninsula, where July, 1804. In the year ensuing he served in the north of Germany with the Royal Staff Corps. In the be- Vittoria, the Pyrenees, the e he a e , was B u s p a r e e l), from that time, with the RgoiyoarlioSstaofffeTotiagiasv, Niveihi t tbe Nive, , o s h n a o r r e , d in the Salamanca, and Toulouse. S'r Robert attained the rank of lieutetiant-pnlonel on the 11th of April, 1811, full colonel on the 19th July, iAei n: --, Illiinr-general 22d l e u n p t nt a e n s d d joy, 1830, and lieutenant-general 23d November, 1841 —the last brevet, in honour of the birth:of the Prince of Wales. For his diatingiii§hecl services he received a cross and three clasps, and was made a knight com mander of the Bath. The deceased was brother to the lot;; and uncle to the present Earl of Zetland. Terstßelmlit4 SOCIETIES IN POLANID.---EOLISII FRONTIERS, NM/. 11. - 1 711 P P41 4 5e pf Ole temperance so cieties him rivoivad a severe blow in the la n o lin o f Poland. They had boon particularly s uccessful In those parts of the kingdom which border on the republic of Cracow and in Upper Silesia, where the country people, following the exhortation of the clergy, renounced in a iiotii 'ait, hlsp of brandy. But the Government has lately interfered to • clieck %no ;pope:men , ' societies, and has published .a ' circular prohibiting ' turn, and corLiddiog the clergy, to-promote by addresses from the pulpit an object which was so beneficial to the country-people.— Rumba, gh Papers. NOVEMBER 27, 1841. COURT CIRCULAR. 1 DIRECTORY TO THE FOREIGN 1 EARLY CLOSING OF SHOPS. WINDSOR, TUESDAT.—The Queen having been ' PORT CHARGES. A meeting was held last evening, in Shouldham-street Chapel, .13 . ryanston , square, of persons interested in the pleased to command an Investiture of the Most : This publication will be found of great value to above object, taking the purpose of . considering . the pro- Honourable Order of the Bath to take place this day, ship-oxners and captains. It giv3s the port charges Piety of , steps to carry it mit in the district of the Knights Grand Crosses began to arrive at the at more than 300 of the chief foreign ports, Custom- , i hiarylebone. The meeting, although hull at the late Castle about one o'clock. house fees payable to the surveyor, and pilotage, to- hour of half-past nine o'clock, was but thinly attended. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar- gether with monetary tables, showing the value of Mr. Wheatley was called to the chair. rived from Kew, attended by Baron Knesebeck. local coins in English money, and the weights and The CumumAN opened the business of the evening, by The , Duke of Wellington" Sir Edward Codrington, measures, also reduced to the English standard. observing upon the effect which late hours of business Viscount Strangford, Sir George Murray, and other Every harbour is minutel a y described, the course i n t o h a d upon t h e mora l s o f ass i stants, and said that while it Knights, arrived soo n a f ter , each pointed out, the epth of water, and indeed had a prejudicial effect upon them, it produced no good At half-past two o'clock the Knights assembled in every particular given that can be interesting to sea- to the employers.—(clear.) The, same, or indeed a the Guard Chamber, and were there robed .in the faring men. .We give the f o llo w i ng d escr i pt i on o f greater amount of business m i g ht b e d one i n l ess t i me, splendid mantles an d co ll ars of the Order, in which Halifax as a specimen :___ than was now given to business, if there was only a they afterwards proceeded to St. George's Hall. I HALIFAX. union amongst tradesmen to close their shops at earlier hours than at present th e ' i n th e l ia bf' ,f d 4 - The Chapter was held in the R ece pti on - room . Her The capital of Nova S Jo ti a ..._ . entered _ Majesty an - el Prince Alb er t having entered the apart ment, preceded by the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward, the ceremony commenced. The Knights Grand Crosses present were — His Royal Highness Prince Albert, First and Principal rrand Gross, and acting Great Master of the Order. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. His Grace the Duke of Wellington. Viscount Strangford. Sir George Cockburn. Sir Edward Paget. Sir Edward Codrington. Sir George Murray. The Earl of Clarendon. The officers of the Order present were—Alegernon Greville, Esq., Bath King of Arms; and Albert William Woods, Esq., Gentleman U s her of the Order. The procession enterd the presence of the Sovereign headed by the Gentleman Usher of the Order, fol lowed by the Knights in the order of their seniority, Bath King of Arms following the junior Knights. • The Queen, who wore the Mantle, Collar, and Star of the Bath, was seat e d a t t h e head of the table, having Prince Albert on her right, and the Duke of Cam bridge on her left, the Knights Grand Crosses being seated on each side of the table. Sir Arthur Aston was then conducted from St. George's Hall between the two junior Knights present, the Earl of Clarendon and Sir George Cock burn, preceded by the Gentl eman U s h er o f th e O r d er , bearing the insignia of the Order on a crimson velvet cushion. Sir Arthur was ushered to the right hand of the Sovereign, and, kneeling, the Sword of State was delivered by the Lord Chamberlain to the senior Knight of the Cross, who presented it to her Majesty. The Queen then conferred with it the honour of knighthood on the new Knight Grand Cross, who, on rising, bad the honour to kiss the Sovereign's hand. The Riband and Badge presented by Bath King of Arms were received by Prince Albert and handed to the Sovereign, who placed the same over the right shoulder of Sir Arthur, and also presented to him the Star of a Civil Knight Grand Cross of the Order. The new Knight then withdrew. The Earl of Ellenborough was introduced between the Earl of Clarendon and Sir George Cockburn, preceded by the officers of the Order, and had the honour of Knighthood conferred upon him with the Sword of State by his Sovereign. The Noble Earl was then invested by the Queen with the Riband and Badge of the Order of the Bath, and also re ceived from her Majesty the Star of a Civil Knight Grand Cross. His Lordship then had the honour to kiss her Majesty's hand, and retired from the Royal presence. The Knights Grand Crosses were called over, and, with the officers of the Order, retired from the pre• sence of the Sovereign with the usual reverences. The Court was attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting; the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Marquis of Anglesea, Gold Stick in Waiting; Lord Rivers, Lord in Waiting; the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Comptroller of the Household; Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting : Colonel Richardson, Silver Stick in 'Wait ing ; Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State ; Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting ; Colonel Wylde, Equerry to Prince Albert; Baron Knesebeck, Equerry to the Duke of Cam bridge, and the Field Officer in Waiting. A Guard of Honour of the Foot Guards was on duty during the ceremony in the Grand Quadrangle of the Castle. is b,:otia, on the south-east coast of that province, lat. 34 35 N., long. 63 28 W., is situ ated on a peninsula on the hest side of Chabucto Bay, and has one of the finest harbours in America,. The best mark in sailing for Halifax is Sambro light-house, on a small island off the cape of the same name, on the west side of the entrance to the harbour, in lat. 44 30 N., long. 63 32 W. The light, which is fixed, is 210 feet above the level of the sea ; and a detachment of ar tillery, with two 24-pounders, is upon duty at the light house, firing at regular intervals during the continuance of the dense fogs with which this part of the coast is very much infested. The course into the river for large ships, after passing Sambro light, is between the main land on the west and Macnab's Island on the east. On the spit projecting from the latter a light-house has re cently been constructed ; and when this is seen, ships may run without fear. Ships usually anchor abreast of the town, where the harbour is rather more than a mile in width. After gradually narrowing to about one fourth of that width, it suddenly expands into a noble sheet of water, called Bedford Basin, completely land locked, with deep water throughout, and capable of ac commodating the whole navy of Great Britain. The harbour is accessible at all times, and is rarely impeded by ice. There is an extensive royal dockyard at Hali fax, which, during war, is an important naval station, being particularly well calculated fur the shelter, repair, and outfit of the fleets cruising on the American coast and in the West Indies. Pilotage—lnwards, vessels under 200 tons, 21. ; above 200, 24 10s. Light Money—One penny per ton in, and one penny per ton out. Ballast may be had at two shillings per ton ; discharg ing, per agreement. Wharfage—Six shillings per diem per vessel. Money—Accounts are kept in pounds, shillings, and pence, the same as in England, and the weights and mea sures are also the same. There is an interesting account of the island of Ichaboe, which lies on the west coast of Africa, about four or five days' sail from the Cape, is only one mile in circumference, and is twelve miles from the shore. Full particulars are also given of the discovery of the island, the mode of shipping guano, and the best stations for anchorage. The work is accompanied by two sketches, giving a chart of the island, ;and exhibiting the manner of loading ships with guano. The author of this useful publication is Mr. James Daniel, ship-broker, and agent, already known for another manual of the same kind, chiefly, applicable to the ports of this country, and entitled, " The Shipowners' and Shipmasters' Directory to the Port Charges of Great Britain and Ireland, and a number of the principal Foreign Ports:' at prose.— y were „ee habit oi Loing. The object of the present meeting was to form an Asso ciation in that district of the metropolis, which would act in conjunction with the Parent Association, and thus, by mutual action, effect the end which was so ardently desired by assistantp, and which, whether it %las to he regarded in a moral, a social, or pecuniary point of view, was calculated to benefit the employers as much as the employed.—(Hear.) Mr. BENGOUGH, from the Drapers' Association, then proposed a resolution, which was to the effect that late hours of business were detrimental to the morals of the assistants in shops ; and that the various relations of life could not be properly maintained so long as this great evil existed. Mr. SAVAGE, in supporting the resolution, accounted for the paucity of attendance at the meeting by observ ing that the shops in the neighbourhood did nut close until an extremely late hour. 'This was the grievance which they were that evening met to endeavour ta re medy. There was really no argument in favour of late hours of business. It was decidedly injurious to the mental and physical attributes of the assistant, and it was in no way beneficial to the employers.—(Hear.) Look at the assistants in shops. What were they doing at night ? Why, listlessly whiling away their time, waiting for, not upon, customers.—(Hear.) This was a fact that was known to every one who looked into shops in the evening. The drapers of the metropolis had, generally speaking, assented to the principle of closing their shops at an earlier hour than usual, and this had induced the assistants in other shops to make common cause with their co-assistants, and, by union, effect for all what had been gained by a particular class.—(Hear, hear.) Their purpose was not one of combination, but a desire that the employer and the employed should, by a mutual understanding, come to a determination to adopt a plan which would be satisfactory to both, and by which, th e conveaience of the publi c wou ld also be consulted.— (Hear.) With the view of effecting this desirable end, it was intended to hold meetings in the different districts of the metropolis, and when the feeling of the great body of shopkeepers and the assistants had been ascer tained, then to call an aggregate meeting, when some definitive hour might be determined when trades men generally would close their shops throughout the metropolis.—(llear.) It had been clearly as certained that the expenses of keeping open shops at night were more than the profit obtained thereby, so that, there was in reality no reason why shops should be kept open. He was glad to see that the clergy were now adopting early hours for the duties connected with the Church.—(A laugh.) The higher classes also were making early hours fashionable, so that he hoped the great bulk of the people would be induced to imitate the example thus set them by people in high life.— (Hear.) Ile trusted also that the time was not far dis tant when the Legislature would commence their Legis lative functions about twelve o'clock in the day instead of live o'clock in the afternoon. Upon every ground, both morally and socially, he gave the resolution his best support.—(Hear.) Tlie resolution was then adopted. Upon the motion of Mr. Alansu it was next resolved that persons having authority from the Parent Society should be authoriJed to obtain funds from persons in the district who were favourable to the object in view, in order that it might be successfully carried out. The motion being seconded, it was adopted, as was also another, by which the persons present were enrolled members of the district association. Thanks having been given to the Chairman, the meet ing separated. FINE ARTS. MORNING AND E J'ENING, Two engravings under this title, executed from original paintings by the late Von Hoist, have just been published by Messrs. Sherwood, of the Strand. The paintings were among the last productions of this gifted artist, and were designed and completed when he was in the full maturity of his powers. They re present two half-length female figures ; one, who is just entering on womanhood, is placed in the centre of a bright morning landscape, and her beautiful and delicate blonde countenance, full of buoyant expres sion, exhibits all the hope and joyousness of early life. The ether female figure is represented sitting in an attitude of meditation, under an evening sky ; and her features indicative of thought allied to me lancholy, tell the story of the gradual dissipation of youth's first dreams, and the decline of much of its elastic spirit. There is considerable grace and deli cacy in both these figures, and the artist has cleverly worked out the sentiment which he intended to con vey. hoist has been sometimes charged with extra. vagance ; but there is nothing of this in the produc tions before us, which, on the contrary, are in strict adherence to nature. The engraver,-Ellis, has done them every justice, and it is some months since we have seen a more creditably executed pair of prints. THE MATRIMONIAL HOAX AT UXBRIDGE. Seventeen young men were on Tuesday charged before the Uxbridge magistrates with assaulting a person named Stone, under circumstances which were detailed in a re cent number of this journal. It will be remembered that Stone had inserted an advertisement in the Maidstone Gazette for a wife, and that advertisement had been an swered by a shopkeeper's apprentice of Uxbridge, in th e name of "France% Gower," and enticed Stone to Ux bridge, where the defendants and others pushed him into a pond and pelted him with mud. The magistrates fined the ringleaders twenty shillings and let the others WV. The wife-hunter's appearance is thus described by our casual reporter Their Royal llighnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemherg, attended by Madame la Baronne de Wangenheim, left the Castle at half-past nine o'clock this morning in a carriage and four, for the Slough station of the Great Western Railway. Captain Francis Seymour and Captain Vyner followed in an other carriage and four. The illustrious party proceeded from Slough to Paddington, and from thence to Buckingham Palace. In the afternoon the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Co burg and Duke Ernest visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and partook of a dejeuner with the Royal Duchess. Their Royal Highnesses and suite returned to the Castle, via railway, at six o'clock. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accus tomed early walk this forenoon in the pleasure-grounds of the Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal highness again promenaded in the afternoon. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken walking and equestrian exercise, both morning and afternoon. Sir Robert Peel arrived at the Castle this after noon, on a visit to the Queen. Sir Henry Wheatley left the Castle to-day. Toe Queen gave a gra n d di nner i n t h e evening, to which all the Knights Grand Crosses of the Order of the Bath present at the ceremony were invited. The banquet was served in the Waterloo Chamber. The State service of gold plate was used on this occasion. Down the whole length of the middle of the table were a succession of beautiful specimens of orna mental gold plate. Opposite to her Majesty, in the centre of the table, was placed the St. George's Can delabrum, flanked at a little distance by two large scent-jars of the time of Queen Anne, in gold, and of most curious workmanship ; further still were the beautiful candelabra, designed by Flaxman—the sub ject, " The Garden of the Hesperides"—and at each extremity of the table were the " Venus Icepails," designed by Baily. The interstices in this line of magnificent objects were filled with epergnes of most elegant design, filled with artificial flowers. Down each side of these, which formed the centre of the table, was placed a row of gold candelabra, bearing a profusion of wax-lights ; and beyond these, towards the edge of the table, were placed the gold dishes of various descriptions, in which the viands of the ban quet were served. Around the room were a succes sion of side tables, on which were displayed shields, salvers, and other articles o f mass i ve c haracter, in gold plate. The apartment was also illuminated by the five brilliant chrystal chandeliers. Soon after eight o'clock, the Queen and Prince Albert, conducted by the Lord Steward, entered the banquetting-room, followed by their illustrious visitors and distinguished guests, the band of the Royal Horse Guards playing " God save the Queen" on her Majesty's entrance. The following had the honour of receiving invita tions :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, his Royal Highness Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, the Duke of Wellington, the Earls of Liverpool, Delawarr, Jersey, Clarendon, Beverley, and Ellenborough, Sir Robert Peel, the Marquis of Anglesea, Viscount Strangford, Lord Forester, Lord Ernest Bruce, the Right Hon. George Dawson Darner, Right Hon. Sir George Murray, Sir Edward Paget, Sir Edward Codrington, Sir George Cockburn, Sir Arthur Aston, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, Major General Wemyss, Sir George Couper, Colonel Richardson, Baron Kneselseck, Lady F. Howard, and the Countess IVratislaw. After dinner her Majesty's private band was in at tendpice in the grand Reception-room, and performed the following pieces under the direction of Mr. An- COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ile was of gentlemanly appearance, rather above the middle stature, remarkably staid countenance, dark brown hair, considerably bald on the top, dark brown bushy whiskers, dark hazel eyes, and appat ently nearly fifty years of age. Ile deposed that he lived at Camber well, and was out of business. He descr►bed himself as now "living independent." had bad charge of an old gentleman, but he had died nine months since. Before that he was an attorney's clerk. Lived at No. 4, Albany road, Camberwell. Sir,—Permit me, through your invaluable columns, to call the attention of the commercial body to a society that has lately sprung up amongst certain commercial gentlemen, called "The Commercial Tra vellers' Protection Society," the object of which, so far as I can learn, is to upset the present state of things, and to dispense with the social and convivial mode of meeting in the commercial room, by intro ducing a system of teetotalism. I think it right, if any such sJciety is in existence, that it ought to be known, and not to be a secret society. It seems that it has for its object the complete upsetting of the pre sent usages at inns, thereby laying the foundation for still greater distress among the already-depressed landlords, and the ultimate end of which must be greatly to abridge the comfort of the commercial room. lit his cross examination lie admitted that once before he had advertised in the Sunday _ _ Mr. Sleap (for the deleudant.•) produced one of the complainant's letters. lie said the paper on which it was written was of a most appropriate colour—green as the writer of it—green tipped with gold. (Mr. Sleap here turned the letter, which was on bright green satin paper with gold edges, over and over amidst the laughter of the Court, in which the bench could not resist joining,) The letter was as follows : Respectfully soliciting the insertion of the above for the information of my fellow-travellers, and with a view also to ascertain the real state of the proceed ings of this so-called society—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " Madam—ln answer to your kind letter of the 12th instant, I bcg to say that I will do myself the pleasure of meeting you on Sunday next, according to your ar rangement. But at the same time I wish to inform you that, having received a letter previous to yours that has not proved serious, I beg to request the favour of an answer to know that you are really serious in your in tentions, and likewise to inform me by what convey ance I can reach Uxbridge, and at what hour of the day will suit you.—l am, Madam, yours sincerely, " Miss Frances Gower." _ "J. STONE. AN OLD COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. Bristol, Nov. 25, 1844. THE EXTENSIVE BANK ROBBERY TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—We caution the public to the serious result of the above extensive robbery, and should advise the propriety of procuring good locks and safes before it be too late. _ The other letters had very little of romance iu them. They ran thus : " Uxbridge, Nov. 12. " Sir,—Seeing an advertisement in the Maidstone paper of your wishing to form an alliance with a young lady of property, I beg to open a correspondence with you on that subject. My age is 35. I have been keep ing my father's house for the last ten years, and a little difference between my father and myself renders my home not one of the happiest. My father will be at Maidstone on Sunday next. I shall be glad if you will come and spend the day with me, and I will then explain to you what property I have. " Remaining, &c., yours affectionately, " FRANCES GOWER." " Uxbridge, Nov. 15. " Dear Sir,—ln answer to your letter of this morning, I can assure you that my intentions are serious, and should our meeting be attended with success, you will find in me a faithful and confiding partner. You will be so good as to come by Mr. Hughes's coach, which will leave the Old Bell Inn, Holborn, at ten o'clock, and arrive at I.Tibridge at half-past twelve o'clock, and I will be there to receive you. I shall wear a Leghorn bonnet, trimmed with blue ribbon, and shall wear a mantilla cape. You have in your coat a flower, and in your hand a book, so that we shall know each other, and do not let the weather prevent your coming. " Remaining, dear Sir, ours affectionately, " Mr. J. Stone." " F RANCES GOWER." We have made, and continue to make, for some of the first banking-houses in England locks and safes which will guarantee this security. The locks we apply to our safes and strong rooms are such as will defy the most ingenious picklocks, or false keys, and the only locks which will not admit of an impression being taken from the key in the event of its being left in the hands of the dishonest—a most important feature to the security of property, as duplicate keys are the most dangerous of instruments. _ We shall be most happy to show and explain to principals in what consists the superiority of this lock and key, as applied to safes, strong rooms, &c.— We remain, Sir, yours obediently, - S. MORDAN AND CO. Manufactory, 22, City-road ; or at Warehouse, 50, Cheapside. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. A special meeting of the members of this distinguished club was held last evening at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur• street, to take into consideration the circum stances attending the resignation of W. H. Harrison, Esq., a gentleman who has for so long a period as fifteen years ably discharged the duties of Commodore. It may be necessary to advert to the circumstances which led to Mr. Harrison's resignation. In the course of last sea son, the cup given by Captain Cocksedge was presented on the day of the race to Mr. Wilkinson, the owner of the Phantom, but subsequently was awarded by the Sailing Committee,;to whom the matter was referred, to Lord Alfred Paget, the owner of the Mystery. Some diversity of opinion existed on the subject, and on a gentleman moving an amendment, to the effect that " under the peculiar circumstances of the case, the club proceed to the consideration of other matters, instead of entertaining the original motion with reference to Mr. . Wilkinson's conduct in refusing to deliver up the cup," the amendment was carried. Mr. llAnnisoN considered this tantamount to the ex pression of a want of confidence in the Sailing Commit tee, who had heard evidence on the matter in dispute, and had given the award as above mentioned, which had afterwards been approved of by a large vote of the club, and resigned ; and in this position a meeting of the club was specially convened for last evening. T. MEESAM, Esq., the Captain, took the chair at a little before nine o'clock, and briefly explained the situation in which the club stood at that moment. The late hour at which the meeting separated, with the lengthened nature of the proceedings, prevent us enter ing into more than a general summary. Several gen tlemen addressed the meeting on the subject of a motion proposed by Mr. Grimston, and seconded by Mr. Hut chings. amongst whom was Lord W. Lennox, and all agreed that the resignation of Mr. Harrison was a source of deep regret, and after the warmest expression of thanks for the attention he had paid to the interests of the club, for his urbanity and gentlemanly demeanour on every occasion, the motion of Mr. Grimston, " That the resignation of our worthy Commodore be not ac cepted, but that he be requested to resume the atatioa he has so long filled with honour to himself and benefit to the club," was carried unanimously, and followed by rounds of applause, which occupied some min u t e s. A deputation was then appointed to convey the feelings of the club to Mr. Harrison, and that gentleman, who was in the neighbourhood, was shortly ushered into the room by the deputation, and received with warm and long continued plaudits. Mr. Harrison was completely over come, and having thanked the gentlemen, or endeavoured to do so, the meeting dispersed. Some observations were made with reference to the conduct of a gentleman who has conducted himself in an extraordinary manner, to which we shall not fur ther allude. IRELAND. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. DUBLIN, Nov. 25.—Tho elections took place in the various wards of this city to-day, to fill the vacancies caused by the going out of a certain portion of the town-council, including the aldermen of the wards on the northern side of the city. Yesterday a preparatory meeting was held in the Post-office ward, where a formidable contest has occurred between Alderman Purcell and the repeal candidate, Mr. Staunton, proprietor of the Weekly Register. 1)r. Gray, one of the proprietors of the Freeman's Journal, and one of the late State prisoners, is also the can didate in this ward, for the vacant town-councillorship. The meeting was numerously attended by the supporters of Mr. Staunton. derson : Overture "Des Falkners Brant" ... Marschn e r. Cradle gong, Serenade, and Dance, " Die Weihe der Tone" . Spobr. Second Concerto, Violin, M. Sivori... Sivori. Hochzeits March Mendelssohn. Carnovale de Venezia, Violin, M Mr• O'Connell, who was present, addressed the meeting in the most energetic terms, in favour of Mr. Staunton. The result of the contest in the Post-office ward is the return of Mr. Staunton as the alderman, and of Dr. Gray as town-councillor. Sivori Overture, " II Seraglio" The only other election that excited general interest here was the Linen-hall ward, where the Lord Mayur has been returned as alderman by a large majority, in place of the late alderman, Mr. Grace. Mr. Brownrigge, M.P., had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting yesterday at their office in Whitehall place. The Commissioners present were the Arch bishop of Canterbury, the Lord President of the Council, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Chichester, and the Dean of Westminster. The elections caused a general stir amongst the bur gesses, but all went off in the most peaceable manner. DUBLIN SOCIETY.—ADDRESS TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT. Oa Saturday last a deputation from the Royal Dublin Society presented an address to his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, at the Vice-Regal- lodge, Phoenix-park. The deputation on the part of the Society consisted of Sir Robert Shaw, Bart., Henry Kemmis, Esq., and Sir William Botham, Vice-Presidents of the Society ; Isaac Weld and L. E. Foot, Esqs. ' Honorary Secretaries ; the Hon. Thomas Vesey, M.P. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Colomb, and Robert Wybrants, Esq. The address having been read, his Excellency gave the following answer : " Gentlemen, Vice-Presidents, Council, and Members of the Royal Dublin Society— " I receive with great satisfaction the congratulations you are pleased to address to me upon my arrival in this country. Mr. Ingham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE FOXONIAN BENE VOLENT INSTITUTION, FlNSBURY.—Yesterday evening the Foxonian Benevolent Institution, celebrated their anniversary at the Fox Tavern, Paul-street, Finsbury. Lee, Esq., took the chair, and to a certain extent his duties were comparatively light. He appeared to be heart and soul in the furtherance of the object of the Institution, and he was considerably assisted, we appre hend, in his praiseworthy attempts to disseminate philan thropic sympathy, by the very excellent dinner and neat wines with which the host, Mr. Hays, had primed those who had to look up to the chair. The object of the local Association is to relieve from dire misery the very unfor tunate in the depth of necessity, by the distribution of oasis and bread, It appeared from the report to which tie Chairman referred, that from the formation of the Institution, in 1829, 60,000 tickets of relief had been issued, and that the funds were gradually increasing. But one great feature of the effect of the Association was, that it had by its example been the means of the forma ti9n of similar institutions in a great number of other Ideatities: The loyal toasts were all done ample justice to, as were to sundry ( c2asional toasts ; and the evening was very much enlivened by excellent singing by mem bers of the Associstio% " I had the pleasure of visiting your Institution very shortly after I had been installed in the high office her Mosk Gracious Majesty has been pleased to confide to me, and of examinin g , i n d e t a il, th e var ious interesting collections which it contains ; and I was convinced, .by all that came under my observation, that its reputation was in no way exaggerated, but that it was an establish ment conferring equal honour on those entrusted with its management as on the nation by which it was en couraged and maintained. The liberality with which admissions to your valuable library are granted to the public, and the deli. very of lectures, by which every one so disposed may profit, are proofs of your anx i e ty t o di ssem i nate as widely as possible the advantages of instruction, and by a more general diffusion of knowledge to contribute to the development of the industry and resources of the country. EXTRA.ORDINARY ARRIVAL OF SHIPPING. On Sunday thirty, and on Monday seventy-two ships were entered at the Custom-house. They were from China, Sidney, America, Archangel, France, St. Petersburgh, Hamburgh, Dantzic, indeed, nearly all parts of the world. Last week the average arrivals were about thirty a day The effect of such a vast importation of produce has caused a great activity at the Custom-house, and at the various docks an immense number of men have been able to obtain full employment. A large fleet of vessels has also been entered outwards. I feel honoured, Gentlemen, by your c'loice of me as President of your So.liety—an honour which I grate fully accept. Whatever protection and enc ►uragem nt the situation I hold enables me to offer will ba always at your disposal. " I trust, Gentlemen, you will never have reason to believe that I feel less interest in the success and pros perity of your Institution than was fe't by the distin guished aobleman who preceded me in my present office." ADVANCES IN TEE PRICE OF CATTLE. -At the fair of Tullinadaly, county of Galway, there was an advance of IL per head in horned cattle, and sheep and pigs also rose in price. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—Pierre Gondre, the French seaman who had his arm shot off whilst saluting his royal master on his late visit, left Hasler Hospital yes. terday quite recovered from the effects of his calamity. He expresses himself most grateful for the kindness with which he had been treated ; his own vessel, La Reine Amelie, carrying no surgeon, he was removed immediately after the accident on board the Victory, where the surgeon of that ship, Mr. J. 11. Acheson, per formed amputation above the elbow in a most skilful manner ; he was then removed to Hadar, and placed under the care of Mr. James Allan, the surgeon and storekeeper of that establishment, for whose kindness he could never be too grateful. He acknowledges with feel. ings of very apparent pride and gratitude the receipt of 101. from our benevolent Queen, through the hands of the Commander-in-Chief, Sir C. Rowley, and also the pension of 600 f. per annum, conferred by his King. A seaman of the Espiegle, 12-gun brig, one of the ex perimental squadron, who had the three last fingers of his right hand blown oft; and arm shattered, whilst saluting at the same time as the above, ha, also received 101. from her Majesty, and is doing well in Hasler Hos ital. - The Albatross, 16, Commander Yorke, was at Sierra Leone on the 20th of September. The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Wyvill, eas at Simon's. bay on the 16th of September. The Pickle, 2, Lieutenant-Commander Bainbridge, left Port Royal for Honduras on the 17th ult. The Wasp, 16, Commander Usher, was at Sierra Leone on the 25th of September. The Conway, 26, Captain Kelly, arrived at Algot bay, from the Cape of Good Hope, an the sth of Sep tember, all well. The Dolphin, 3, Lieutenant lloare, was at Rio on the 13th ult., as were also the Alfred, 50, Commodore Purvis, the Racer, 16, Commodore A. Reed, and the Crescent, 42, receiving ship. The Vestal, 26, Captain Talbot - , arrived at Simon's bay on the 9th of S e pt em b er f rom the River Plate. The Gorgon steam-sloop was still ashore at M rite Video on the 20th of September. The St. Vincent, 120, Captain the Right Hon. the Earl of Hardwick°, arrived this day at noon, and brought up at Spithead, where she saluted the Commander-in- Chief, Sir C. Rowley, with 17 guns. The Sr. Vincent beat her two three-decked competitors, the Queen and Caledonia, in the late cruise, which lasted 34 days. The squadron did not fall in with the Albion, 90, Captain Lockyer, until two or three days after touchiog at Lisbon, when the four ships sailed in company to within about 80 miles of Madeira. They experienced very heavy gales during the early part of this month, but latterly the weather was fine. The trial has fully proved the great inefficiency of Sir W. Symona's (the Surveyor of the Navy) ship Queen, which has been beaten by long odds up-,n every tuck. The St. Vincent weathered' upon the Albion, but the latter, carrying more canvass, carried oil' the palm. The Albion parted company with the rest of the squadron, and made for Lisbon on the 20th inst. The Excellent, gunnery ship, Capt. Sir Thus. Hastings, struck the flag of Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, at sun set, and it w,ll be re-hoisted on board the St. Vineeil to-morrow. Seamen gunners from the Excellent were exercised in rocket practice this morning on Southsea common, the rocket being of a new description, and constructed on board that ship. The result, we ere informed, was highly satisfactory. There has been no shell practice upon the Swiftsure from this ship since Thursday. We are Mora ea the next shell tried will be Colonel Danny's, R.A. Orders have arrived at thk port from the Admiralty fur the officers' cabins on the guy.-‘l, ck or line-of-battle ships to be in future fitted upon a ditii.rent plan to that kitherio practised. The mode adopted hitherto has been to construct them of mere frames of wood, with panels of canvass, secured to cants below and aloft. The new instructions are, to form them of canvass exclusively, nailed to the deck above, and secured below by a cordage to staples; this will be at once more simple and portable, and give infinitely less trouble in clearing decks for action. The Scourge, steam-sloop, has been jury masted, and is now being rigged with all speed, in order to get her into the river by the time specified in the contract between her engine-makers and the Gaternment. The Snipe, cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Ilayinond, arrived from Devonport on Monday, with seamen paid off from the Cornwallis and Nimrod, and sailed this morning for Sheerness and Chatham, with supernume raries for the Amazon and Eagle. IMPROVEMENTS 1N THE TOWER OF LONDON. -- - - - This ancient fortress is about to undergo extensive alterations and improvements. For months past Govt ro went surveyors hart: been engaged, at the direction of the Board of Ordnance, in surveying different.rarts, and for the ligt,r guidance of the Honourable Board an elaborate ‘vorking model has been formed, under the superintendence of Aiaj, , r Hall, of the Royal Engineers. A new grand entrance %%ill be made facing Upper Thames•street, and will be approached by a draw bridge. To et. this alteration, the well-known Spur Gate is to be demolished ; that part of the old ditch be. tween the Warders' Ilall and the Spur Gate filled up, and a new one in a line with the ditch that runs along the water side is to be made, so as to run outside the grand entrance, in accomplishing which a large space of ground will be adder] to tine fortress, although no en croachment on the public right of way on Tower-Lill. The Spur Gate barruckF, the well-known menagerie buildings, the New Ticket-office, the Spur guard-room, and the ramparts adjacent, are all to be razed to the ground, and on their site to be built substantial erections for public offices. The Warders' Hall, now fronting the Stone Kitchen, is to be destroyed, and a new one to be erected, which, together with the ticket-office and guard-room, form the buildings at the grand entrance. The two archways almost at the extreme eastern end of the fortress, leading to what is termed the Irish bar racks at the south-east angle, are to be removed, and the Irish barracks, now used for the accommodation of the troops, are to be converted into store-rooms. The en tire row of buildings on the opposite aide of the way are also to be demolished, and the whole space to the ram part wall will be cleared away, affording a commodious thoroughfare. At the end of the Irish barracks are a number of smiths' shops and lofts ; all these are to be levelled to the ground as far as the Old Mill barracks, to the end immediately beneath the Jewel House. The houses fronting the barracks in a line with the King's Arms public-house, about forty in numher, are to share a similar fate; at least those as fir as what is called the School-room. Nearly opposite to those buildings are th officers' residences, and which are intended to be appro priated for the accommodation of the warders. A large building►, between the Beauchamp Tower and the officers' present quarters, is to be converted into an in firmary for the troops, an institution so long required in the garrison. The alterations intended immediately adjacent to the grand parade are equally as extensive. The houses on the right, after passing under the Bloody Tower to the parade, now the residence of some of the warders, will be destroyed, also the guard-room, and all the buildings, in fact, contiguous to the White Tower are to be swept ae ay, so as to throw that interesting and stately struc ture open to the view of the spectator, many of its beau ties being hidden by the unsightly buildings that are attached to it. The carriage -way is to be abolished and raised level with the parade, which will certainly be one of the finest exercising grounds any fortress can boast of. It will be approached by a wide flight of steps close under the Bloody Tower. On the ruins of the grand store-house is to be built a magnificent building for the accommodation of 800 soldiers, the style of which is to be in strict keeping with the White Tower. Extensive excavations are uow going on in order to secure a good foundation, for which purpose the whole of the burial ground attached to St. Peter ad Vincula has been de voted, the bodies therein having been removed and de posited in a spacious vault. Some of the buildings to the west of the parade are to be pulled down to make room for more substantial erections. The houses on the terrace, known as the Map-office, are to be used as officers' residences, the roofs of which will be made to correspond with the White Tower and the intended new barracks. The Beauchamp Tower, which stands on the west side of the parade, will be thrown open to public view, and when the records are removed to the new Houses of Parlia ment, the White 'fewer will be open for public tn. spection. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT THE LONDON Docits.— Two or three days since, several bladders were disco vered lying in a craft, which was at the time full of bonded goods, which had been shipped overside from a vessel . recently arrived in the dock, to be housed else where, and as the appearance of their being concealed in such a place was very suspicious, they were taken pos session of by the dock authorities, to await any further particulars which might come to light on the subject. It has since been found that a cask on board a ship recently arrived, and lying near thecraft in question, has been plundered of a aonsiderable quantity of brandy, to the amount of several gallons ; although it is not known by whom, or in what manner the abstraction hastakenplane„ there is very little doubt but that the brandy pillaged from the cask alluded to, formed the contents of the bladders in question, and a representation has been made to the Commissioners of Customs, requesting that it may be so considered and the spirit returned to its original place of deposit. The matter is at present under the considera tion of the Board. The case is somewhat suspicious, as it is extremely difficult to Conceive in what manner, or at what time, the spirit could be so taken and deposited in the barge to await its exit from the dock, without the knowledge of the parties concerned. It was very fortu nate, however, that the attempted robbery was so dis covered before the craft had left the dock, as there is no doubt if it had been securely removed, it would have been very difficult to have found its place of concealment, and in consequence the brandy would have been entirely lost to the owner and the duty to the revenue. DEATII OF SIR A W. CALLCOTT, ac complished artist died at his residence at Kensington Gravel-pits, the day before yesterday, in his 65th year. lie was the son of T. Callcott, Esq., by the daughter of Wall, Esq., of Kensington. Married, 1824, the daughter of Rear-Admiral G. Dundas, and relict of Captain Thomas Graham, II N. 0- 0 •-• 0 14 ) 47 • -- i• 51 • 107 id-- 41 ' red. rte . k' , s 10t goe