The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-15 00:00:00

r i ': 1 1 • kf ~ S l il 3ll4EY SESSIONS TUESDAY. igerat quarter sessions for, the county of Surrey. e,om esterday, at the Court House Kingston. There vas v;" fa:* * 11 attendance of magistrates. E. Pennryn, Esq , e • as chairman, and there were also present Earl Love- IN e , Kemble, Esq., M.P.; J. Trotter, Esq., M.P. ; Sir R. Fredwick, J. J. Briscoe, Esq. ; Colonel Challener, T. Puckle, Esq. ; J. W. Freshfield. Esq. ; G. T. Nicholson, Esq. ; J. Jeffrey, Esq. ; R. C. Austen, Esq. ; C. Barclay, Esq. ; A. K. Barclay, Esq.; E. Johnson, Esq., &c. The surgeons of the different gaols made their reports, from which it appeared that their respective establishments are generally healthy, and the surgeon of Brixton Gaol gave some rather curious information relative to the effect of the prison discipline and diet on the prisoners. It appeared that in many cases the prisoners gained considerably in weight; in two instances where the prisoners were confined for six months, the increase being in one case 151b5., and in the other . ' 251bs. The County Treasurer (Mr. Smallpiece) then reported the state of the county finances. He said there was a balance in hand at the last meeting of the Court, of 8,108/. 3s. 3d., which sum had been increased by a county rate of 2d. in the pound, and other items, to 26,911/. ls. Bd. ; he had had on behalf of the county 12,8004 which included a sum of 6,189/. on account of the money borrowed for the erection of the County Lunatic Asylum, and there were other bills now due, which would reduce the amount of the balance in his bands to 7,932;, which would be sufficient to carry him on to the next session without another rate. A lengthenep discussion then took place on the motion of Mr. Barclay for the erection of a 'lock-up house at Dorking, and another of a similar nature by Mr. Nicholson for Farn ham, under the new Parish Constables' Act. Mr. BARCLAY, after remaking on the want:experienced at Dorking of some place of security for prisoners before exa mination, observed that, as the question was a novel one, and arose under a new Act of Parliament, he and the gen tlemen who had brought the matter forward did not feel themselves sufficiently acquainted with the details to make any motion to the Court on the present occasion, and he should, therefore, move that the matter be referred back to the magistrates acting in these divisions of the county ; that they should consider the matter fully, and be prepared, by the next session, to give the Court ample information on the subject. In answer to questions put by one of the magistrates, it was stated to be the intention to appoint an officer to take charge of the lock-ups, who would superintend the con stables of the district. The Earl of LOVELACE said, lie was not at present suffici ently acquainted with the subject to give any opinion re specting it ; but he trusted this was not an endeavour, by a side wind, to introduce the constabulary into the country. Mr. NICHOLSON said, there was no ground for such a sup position. The person appointed as superintendent would be a parish officer to all intents and purposes, and would be paid by the parish. After some further conversation, it was arranged that the matter should be referred, as proposed by Mr. Barclay, with a view to the Court being placed in possession of all the details, before they came to any decision upon the subject. GUILDFORD QUARTER SESSIONS. (Before the Hon. G. C. NORTON, Recorder.) NERVOUS EXCITEMENT AND ROBBERY. ?Martin Williams, solicitor's clerk, was placed at the bar, charged with having, on th% evening of the 6th of September last, stolen three gold chains, the property of Mr. Triggs, eweller and watchmaker, High-street, Guildford. . . No counsel had been engaged fur the prosecution ; Mr. Parry appeared for the defence. _ From the evidence for the prosecution it appeared that the prisoner, about nine o'clock on the evening in question, dashed his hand through the shop window of Mr. Triggs, and having seized three gold chains which lay there, ran slowly down the street. - As above a dozen perscns were near the spot at the time, and witnessed the transaction, he was instantly pursued and taken into custody. When Mr. Triggs, who was conversing with a friend in the shop when the window was smashed, had reached the spot where the prisoner had been seized, the latter pulled the chains out of his pocket, and presenting them to the former, said, " Here are your chains; do not be alarmed." He was taken to the sttion-house and searched; and found to have in his possession only one farthing in money, a bit of deal, and a pair of gloves. His appearance betokened great bodily exhaustion, his clothes were soiled, and his hands and face unwashed. He appeared to set much store by the shapeless bit of deal, and requested the constable to leave it in his pos session, and when this was refused, he charged the officer to take care of it. On his examination before the magistrates, previous to his committal, he reiterated his request to be allowed the wood, and it was again refused, and he appeared rather annoyed in consequence. This conduct on the part of the prisoner excited suspicion thathismind was disordered. Mr. PARRY, for the defence, admitted that the prisoner had stolen the chains in the manner deposed by the wit ness=es, and stated that he also considered him of sound mind when the act was committed, and consequently responsible for his actions; but still he (Mr. P.) felt convinced that he should be able to convince the jury that the prisoner could not be found guilty of the charge laid in the indictment of having feloniously stolen the property. The prisoner had taken the chains, not for the purpose of depriving the pro secutor of the property, but to get himself transported. The very act itself was proof enough of that desire. The prisoner selected a time when the street was full of people, - and parties were in the shop, to seize the chains, and then he had slowly ran away in order to maintain the impression that he was a regular thief. The Learned Gentleman, having assured the jury that what he was going to state was nothing but the purest truth, proceeded to narrate the following circum stances :—The prisoner had been in the employ of a noted firm ia.London as a confidential clerk for twenty years, but having been, by the death of one of the partners, deprived of the situation, ho made application for another under another solicitor; and although there were above two hundred other applicants, his excellent character obtained him the pre ference. But here unfortunately his writing was not considered sufficiently good, and his employer intimated to him as much. The prisoner being of a remarkably ner vous and excitable temperament, took this to heart, and began to fear that he would be discharged, and ex posed to want and misery, along with his wife and child, to whom he was most affectionately attached. Op pressed with this idea, he absented himself from his em pioyment on Monday, the Ist of September, and started into the country with only ls. 3d. in his pocket, and without having formed the least plan to act upon. He wandered about half distracted the whole week, and on Saturday arrived at Guildford in a very deplorable condition, as he had not slept in a bed nor taken food from the WeAnesday ; and having conceived the idea that he should be far less miserable if be were transported from the country, he broke the window and stole the chains to secure that—in his excited imaginati m—desirable position. This would explain the circumstance which had caused so much curiosity—the prisoner's attachment to the bit of deal. That insignificant bit of wood he had seen his child cutting on the day previous to his flight from his home, and he wished to treasure it as a memorial of the son whom he felt convinced he should never see again. The Learned Gentleman called the following witnesses to character:— Mr. Frederick E. Thompson, of the firm of Springhall,. Thompson, and Powell, Raymond's-buildings, London, de posed that he had known the prisoner 20 years as confidential clerk to Mr. Springhall. Witness would have trusted him with thousands of pounds without the least hesitation, such confidence had he in his integrity. He had come expressly down to bear that testimony. Mr. A. Groome, managing clerk to the above firm, had known the prisoner fourteen years, and had often entrusted him with sums - of money to various amounts; once, in fact, with 4,0001. He believed him to be a person of the highest character for honesty and sincerity. Mr. Linklater, of Leadenhall-street, City, deposed to having engaged the prisoner as clerk a few weeks ago, and that he and his brother had made remarks upon the pri soner's deficiencies as a penman. He had chosen him from above two hundred applicants because of his character. The prisoner absented himself from the office on the Ist of Sep tember, as bad been stated. The jury, after a short consultation, found the prisoner guilty, but recommended him to mercy, on account of his distressing circumstances ; and the prosecutor added his re quest to that of the jury. Sentence, three n:onths' hard labour in Guildford House of Correction, the first and last fortnight to be solitary. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREFT . . BOPKERY•AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE —Yesterday, a young woman, named Caroline Evans, employed as a housemaid at Buckingham-palace, was placed at the bar for final examin ation, charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, Le!oliging to the clerk of the kitchen in the establishment. It appeared at the last examination that a great coat being rni;sed by Edmund Heale, clerk of the kitchen, from his bed-room, he inquired of the prisoner if she had observed any person in the apartment, and being answered in the nega tive, he communicated the circumstance to Inspector Steed, who is constantly on duty at the palace, and who, being directed to make search for the property, found in the pri soner's trunk a bag containing forty-two duplicates relating to a quantity of wearing apparel, among which was one re lating to the article in question and other property belong ing to the prosecutor. The prisoner was shortly after ques thine" at Windsor Castle about the matter, but she gave to other account than that the entire of the .duplicates did not belong to her, and being taken into custody the whole of the articles were found at different pawnbrokers in Pimlico and Westminster, where they were pledged in the name of Anne Brown a few days previous. Mr. Wontner said, that it was useless for him to attempt combating against the evidence, as he was certain the pri soner would be committed for trial on the charge ; but there were two other cases against the prisoner, entirely uncon nected with the palace, upon which the prosecutors seemed disinclined to proceed; and, as they were very doubtful, he submitted that the Court ought not to entertain them. Mr. TWYFORD said that he was given to understand by the clerk that the other cases were of a much more serious nature, if possible, for it could be proved that on a late occasion the prisoner paid a visit to her sister, living in the service of a medical gentleman residing at Pentonville, and, during her temporary absence from the apartment, she contrived to steal two silver table-spoons ' for which the unoffending party had been discharged from her situation, without a character; and, not content with committing such a heartless robbery, she paid another visit to a second sister, living as servant in the family of a gentleman residing in the neighbourhood of Regent's Park, where she also contrived to steal two other silver table-spoons, and as the property, which could be traced to the prisoner, could be identified, he considered that she ought to be remanded for the purpose. A gentleman came forward to say, that he had no doubt of two of the spoons being his property; but as his servant, who was the only person competent to give evidence as to the manner in which the robbery was committed, was una voidably absent, he could ensure - her attendance on a future day, if the prisoner were remanded. The prisoner, who said nothing in her defence, was ac cordingly ordered to be remanded fora week. MARYLEBONE. and that there were many other cas e s of a similar description which could be brought against tliem. RAWUNSON said that he could do nothing in the ab sence of the clergyman ; in the event of his Lttending he would, perhaps, be able to interfere. • Q UEEN-SQ UA RE. FRAUDS ON TRADESMEN BY A SEnvANT.—Testerday Re becca Larkman, a servant girl, was finally examined before Mr. Bond, charged with defrauding a great number of trades men. Prisoner lived for a short time in the service of Mrs. Coward, of Sloane-street, but, in consequence of repeated acts of dis honesty, was discharged about the end of June last, since which•period she has been to the shops of the various trades -men who were in the habit of supplying the family, and ob tained goods to a considerable amount in the name of her former mistress. north of the line, which was not only of .individual import ance to his client, but of great benefit to the public, as it would afford a means of access to upwards of eighty acres of land in the occupation of many individuals who otherwise would have been shut out from it, in con , equence of the old approaches being cut off by the intended line of railway. He (the solicitor) had now only to say that he abandoned the charge against the Company on the part of his client, and he thought it necessary to come forward and state this publicly, as they had been suing for a penalty as well as damage. Mr. euvE said he was glad the matter was satisfactorily arranged, and remarked that the case was illustrative of the utility of the clause under which proceedings had been taken. ANOTHER CHARGE OF TRESPASS AGAINST THE RICHMOND RAILWAY COMPANY.—Soon after the last case had been dis posed of, Mr. Wright, an attorney, with his client, Mr. Beckett, made application to Mr. Clive for a summons against the promoters of the Richmond Railway Company, under circum stances similar to those in the preceding case. Mr. Wright stated that his client, Mr. Beckett, who is a saddler, living in the High-street, Wandsworth, was the owner of half an acre of land, adjoining that in the occupa tion of Mr. Atkins, and on Monday, the 6th inst., the Com pany entered upon and took possession of it, without having come to any terms, or obtained the consent of the owner. The piece of land they had taken was about 108 yards in length, and 40 in breadth, and a portion of it formed part of a rope-walk. Since the company had had possession forty willow trees had been felled. RELATIVE CLO RA ILWAI. PRINCIPAL CITIES SCOTLAND, NAMES oF RAI WAYS. Aberdeen ••• • • • •••• • • • Airdrie and Coatbridge • • Arbroath and Forfar • • • • Ditto Half Shares • • • • A rmagh, Colr., & Portrush Bandon and Bantry .• • • • Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County DoWn Birkidal.Lan.&Ches.Jne . Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New (iss.at 7 %" dis.) Benjamin Adams, shopman to Mr. Gregory. an iron monger, in Sloane-street, proved that the prisoner obtained goods on two occasions by representing that she had been sent by Mrs. Coward, her mistress. On the first of these, she asked for a set of fire-irons and other trifling articles, value 11. 95., which were supplied to her in haste, as she said that they were waiting for them with the gig, in order to take them to the country house. In a few days after wards she was supplied with a valuable tea-urn and a bed room candlestick, which the shopman offered to send home, but she insisted upon taking them herself, observing "that if she did not, her mistress would consider her lazy." Mr. J. H. Keats;tof 142, Sloane-street, said the prisoner came on the 30th of September to his shop, and said that as it was the birth-day of one of Mrs. Coward's daughters, that lady (her mistress) was desirous of presenting her with a handsome Bible and Prayer-bosk in a case. The books were supplied, and on prisoner's return in a quarter of an hour fur similar books in different coloured binding, these were also given to her. Mrs. Coward having asserted that she had never given the prisoner any authority to obtain the above, or any other articles, the prisoner was fully committed for trial on both charges. Ditto Half Shares • • • • Birminghm&Oxfrd.Ju n c. Ilickburn, and Preston.. Blekburn, Darwn,& Bohn Itolton, & Liverpl. Boston, Stainfrd and Birm Brighton, Lewes, & !last. Bristol and Exeter • • • • • . Dit to New . .....• .. • • Bristol and Gloucester • • Bristol and S. Wales Jupc. British and Irish Union.. Caledun. and Ayrsh. June Caledon. & Dumbar. June Caledonian .• • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Extension • • • • • • Cambridge and Lincoln.. Chester and Birkenhead.. Ditto New Shares • • • • Ditto Half Shares - • • • Chester and Holyhead • • Cheltenham an Oxford.. Chichester and Brighton.. Mr. CLIVE asked if the owner or his solicitor had applied to the Company for a settlement? Mr. Wright answered in the affirmative. They had asked 205?., and the Company had offered 501. as compensation, which his client of course refused to take. Mr. CLIVE—Have you applied to them since the corn plainant in the last case took his summons out ? Mr. Wright—No, I have not, Sir. Mr. CLivE—l should think it very probable that if you were to see them now they would come to terms, as in the previous case. Perhaps you had better see the secretary be fore the summons is issued. Mr. Wright said the terms offered by the company were so low, that he despaired of coming to any amicable arrange ment, and would, therefore, with the magistrate's permission, take a summons out. Churnet Valley . • • • • • • • • Clitheroe Junction • • • • • • Clydosdale Junction .• • • • Cork, Itlackrck Sr Passage Cork and Bandon .• . • • • • Cork and Killarney .• • • • Cork and Waterford • • • • Cork and Youghal .• • • • • C C.nd )lo rt oci rrv i r i eneb t c e syi t a b a: rdn. y a y . ande.dw. Leicester .. a n o .. v .. e er. . h.B. t .; Diss, Beecles, & Yarmoth. DirectMan.(ltemington's) Direct Northern •••• • • Direct Norwich .• • • • • • • • Dublin and Belfast June Belfast, & Coln e Dublin and Drogheda • • • • Dublin and Galway Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath Dundee and Perth . • ...• Durham and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. 1) Ditto (No. 2) .. • • • • • • Eastern Counties . • • .. • • Do. New 1)0. Perp.s pr Ct., No. 1 Do. do. N 0.2 East I )ereham &Norwich East Union ... Ditto Extension ...... Glas., and Dum. Edinburgh and Glasgow.. Do. Quarter Shares • . • Do. New Quarter Shares Ed] nb. Leith, and Granton Do. Pref. 5 per Cent.. Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles • • Edinburgh and Perth.. • • Ely and Huatingdon • • • • Enniskillen and Sligo.. Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr Fltwood, Prstn, & W. Rid. larnkirk and Glasgow .. Glasgow and Ayr. • • • • • • Do. Quarter Shares.... Glasgow and Greenock • • Ditto New.. ....• ...- Ditto Preference • • • lasgw, Dmfries, and Car. ilsgw, K ilinarnck, & Ard. Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster • • . • Grand Junction ......... Ditto Half Shares .. • • Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto New Quarters .. Ditto Eighths .. • ... • • Grand Union . Great Eastern & Western lit Gritnsby & Dk Ex tens. Gt Grimsby and Sheffield tit Sthrn & Wstrn (bind) Ditto Extension • . • • • • Great Munster.. •• Grt Northern of Scotland Grt Northern of England 1)o. New 401. Shares 1)o. New 301. Shares .. I :Teat Western . • • .• Ditto Half Shares • . • • Ditto Fifths .......... t lull frd, Farehm, & Ports. Harwich .• • ••.. • . •• • llud rstld & Man. R. &Canl 1110,10's/Idd and Sheffield Hull and Gainsborough • • !hill and Selby .. • • • . • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto Half Shares • . • • Inverness and Elgin •• • • Isle of Jersey Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray • Killantey Junctions Mr. CLIVE—Very well, then you may take out a sum. mons. • The solicitor then assessed his damages at 201., and a sum mons was ordered to be issued against the promoters of the Richmond Railway. THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON The following have been forwarded to us as copies of Mr. Corry's letter to the Surveyor of the Navy, and Sir S. Pym's report of the performances of the several ships of the expelri mental squadron in the last trial cruise : " Admiralty, Oct. 13, 1845. "To THE SURVEYOR OF THE NAVY,— _ _ " Sir,—Herewith you will receive a copy of a letter from Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Pym, dated the 10th inst., report ing the return of the experimental squadron of line-of-battle ships to Plymouth, and the result of their trial.—By com mand of their Lordships, " H. CORRY," " St. Vincent, in Plymouth-sound, Oct. 10, 1845. " Sir,—l have the honour to forward to you, for the in formation of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the diagrams of the trials of sailing of her Majesty's squadrob under my command, and other documents mentioned in the enclosed schedule. In addition to which, a good trial was commenced on the Ist inst. by the Queen, Canopus, Albion, and Vanguard, in chase of the Daring, under all plain sail, and part topmast and topgallant studding-sails ; but the fog, which came on three hours after, prevented angles being taken to ascertain the exact result. The Queen, however, gained on her. "‘ You will be pleased to acquaint their Lordships that we have had some splendid trials with as heavy a press of sail as could well be carried. One beginning with close-reefed top sails and reefed courses, topgallant masts struck; the next under treble-reefed topsails, and another under double-reefed topsails ; and all these against a heavy head sea. "'ln the latter, on the 7th inst., the day after the heaviest gale, the Rodney beat the whole fleet. " ' Nothing could be more easy in all the trials than the Queen and Albion, who never appeared to strain anything; indeed, all the squadron proved themselves such fine ships as to to incapable of being cistressed by press of sail, except the St. Vincent. " Bang perfectly satisfied with the result of the trials, that the Queen is the best ship, the Albion and Rodney next, Canopus and Vanguard much alike, Trafalgar weatherly, but slow; St. Vincent leewardly and crank ; and — as the weather appeared to set in fine, and not deeming that any further trial would benefit the service, I therefore bore up on the 9th inst. for this anchorage, which I reached with the squadron under my command this day, at 7 15 P.M. " I beg to remark, for their Lordship's information, that all the captains deserve the greatest credit for the seaman like manner in which they made sail, blowing in the way it did, on the above mentioned occasion.—l have, &c., " S. PYM, Rear -Admiral. " To the Right Hon. Henry T. L. Corry, M.P." THE STAMP-OFFICE AND THE NEWSPAPER PRESS. A system of mean, petty. and vexatious extortion has just been commenced by the Stamp-office authorities against the newspaper press in Scotland. We had heard rumours of this privately from some of our contemporaries, but we were certainly not aware of the extent to which it was about to be carried. The conductors of the financial department of the Citizen have just informed us that we have been charged for the month of August no fewer than twenty " duties" more than the actual number of advertisements which have appeared in our columns during the time specified. On calling at the Stamp-office here for an explanation, our manager was informed that the exactions of which he complained originated with certain functionaries in Edinburgh, and that a system of in creased rigour had been commenced in the perusal of adver tisements and paragraphs with a view to the detection of what are called " separate interests." In this way, adver tisements which formerly only paid a single duty. are mulcted in two or three duties. For example, a teacher announces at the foot of his advertisement that be has ac commodation for two or three boarders, this is charged an additional duty ;—a steam-boat announcement contains, perhaps, an allusion to an " excellent hotel," or to " an om nibus for conveying passengers," and in both the hotel and .the omnibus the lynx-eyed officials profess to descry "se parate interests," and lay claim to an additional eighteen pence pence fur each ! But more than this, they have theimpu dence to interfere with our duty as public chroniclers, and to levy an unwarranted tax on paragraphs of ordinary news, provided only it contain any intimation whereby they allege private interests may be benefited. Critiques on pictures exhibited at a publisher's gallery, announcements of early fruit at any particular shop. and many other matters which, in common with our contemporaries, we have been accustomed to insert, merely as pieces of news, and as likely to interest the reader, have been suddenly discovered to be advertisements, and charged by the Stamp-office officials accordingly ! Now, where is this interference to stop? Notices of new books, of new music, of rapid loco motion by some particular conveyance, of surgical skill or acts of humanity in cases of accident, of interesting and useful inventions, of high and honourable conduct on the part of individuals—all may be set down on the same principle as advertisements. Are u e to write with the fear of the Stamp office continually before our eyes ? In many cases contracts have been formed to insert advertisements for a lengthened period at a fixed charge, and in which it is gross injustice to mulct them suddenly and without warning in several duties. We trust that the newspaper proprietors throughout the country will unite together in remonstrating strongly and firmly against the grievance in question, and in endeavouring to check, at the outset, a system which, if persisted in, must prove a source of continual annoyance, as well as of frequent injustice, to the newspaper press.—Citizen. [We can add our testimony to the account given by our contemporary of the meanness of the Edinburgh Stamp-office —a meanness which we believe to be illegal. We know for certain that the London Stamp-office makes no such de mands upon the metropolitan journals; and the first time that we are again exposed to the annoyance and grievance complained of, we shall lay a case for the decision of the Government.]—ED. Glasgow Angus. Lancaster and Carlisle . Lancaster and Preston" . Leeds and Bradt'Ord •• • 23% 9 U P -P - P Ditto Extension .. Leeds and Dewsbury.. • . Leeds and Thirsk .•• • • • Lced t & W. Riding June. Leicester & Birmingham Leicester and Bedford ... Limerick and Waterford Lintrek, Ennis, & KU. Jne. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liv. Man. & Gt N. of E. Liverpool and Manchester Dian Half Shares .. " Ditto Quarter Shares.. Liverpl,Ormskrk,Bc Prstn London and Birmingham Ditto Tttirds•. • • • • • • llitto Quarters .....• London and Mani:wall .. Main. Oat & Chttnhain. London and Ilii;nton. Ditto Cons°lid. Eighths London and Croydon .... Ditto New . •• • • • • (luarant. 5 per Cnt. London and Greenwich Do. Pref. or Privilege • • London and South Westrn Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Silva •• Do. New, 401. Shares•• London and York .• • • • • • Ditto (llawtry) . • • .• • • London and Windsor. • • • Lomb], Salsbury, It Yeovl Londomt any & Coleraine Lord..D•lcny & Eliniskilln Lynn :tn.l Ely • • • • • • • • • • Lynn an 1 Dereham .• • • • ManclicYter and Leeds • • Ditto Malt Shares • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto Sixteenths • • • • • • Nf anclis • r and Birkenhead Manche!ter & Birminghm Ditto .auarter Shares • . Ditto New Quarters . • Do. Con. & Welsh June. Maiwitestr, Boltn, & Bury 11Inclisti • Math, & Matlk Matt. SLef. and Mid. Junc. ilancliestr & Southamptn Midtaud..•• • • Ditto Fifths • • ...... • • DLoNew .• • • • • • • • • • Do. (ten. 'MIL& Derby Gt Westru (Irish) Du. Extension to Sligo Newest I & D aringtn June. 1)o. New (I3randling)• • Newcastle and Berwick • • Neweistle and Carlisle • • Nwestie, Durham, St Lan. Newport & Abergavenny Newry Alld ElIlliSkiliell• • Newark and Sheffield . • • North rrstish • • • • • • •" • THE MASTER PASSION.—The rt.,.utation of Mr. Colley Grattan, the popula r antl.tt of • Highways and By ways," and " The Heiress of Bruges," as a writer of highly entertaining narratives, cannot but be greatly extended by the publication of the last and best collection of his tales, under the title of " THE MASTER PASSION," a three-volumed work, which has just issued from the press. To those who desire what is seasonable, we should recommend the author's "Recollections of the West Summer." Without wishing to be thought satirical, we may add, that such as feel any interest in the proceedings of rampant Orangemen, or furious Repeaters, may, perhaps, find amusement in his "Sketches of Irish Tools." For the sentimental, there is " The Love Draught ;" for the admirer of the picturesque, " The Pilgrim of Mont Blanc," and "The Caves of Gr o enendel ;" fo r th e studious, " The Philosopher of the Odenwald; " for the military enthusiast, " The Hero of Waterloo • " and for the lover of the sape rna t uatura l , "Th e Curate Confessor." Be sides these admirable stories, the work contains several others, which will amply repay the reader's perusal. Indeed, that large class who read for amusement cannot find more agreeable materials than are furnished for them by the lively pen of Mr. Grattan in " THE MASTER ELisiox." ....... _ _ Ditto New Shares .• • • bThrtlic: .. and Eastorn • • Do. : 4 e Ip (iss. at 5 die.) Do. Quatrter Shares • • Not th Devon . • • • • . • • • • • North !Cent • • • • • • .. North StAtiordshire •• • • North Eastern ••• • • • • • • North Union (A) • • • • • • • • Dit.O (B) • • • • • • • • North Wales Mineral.• • • Ditto New Shares • • • Not :11 Western •••• .. • • North Wales ••••.• • • • • Norwich and Brandon • • DWo New • • • • • • • • • • • • Not.. Belvoir, & Cranthm Nottingham and Boston.. Noll., Er wsh. Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Binning. June Oxford and Worcester Oxford and Cambridge • • Perth and Inverness .. • • Portsmouth Direct .• • • • • Preston and Wyre .... • • )11 to Half Shares •. • • _ [A nye RTIS MU EN T.] —Blood to the Head.—lmpuriti of blood. —Derangement of Health.—An extraordinary Cure by Holloway's Pills.—Mr. Willis, a retired publican, hying in Pen ton-street, Pentonville, suffered continually from adangerous de termination of blood to the head, with benumbed feelings in his limbs, health much impaired, the blowd in a very bad state, otter h h e ihn a he v r y ess,t an sh d taast d e r b o oe w fen sy e , o with swimmings in the head—the stomach ioatii generally edto, eosuttoroef himorder, to withhealth, little o t a t appetite. las t 11 e , E l i v k e e ry th m oo e s a a n o a d h s h ad I ( ° w w l2 B e Y r ' e s advice ° itmmenayt) comhealthpletely ol i l n o v c, ig ay o , r s at p e i d lis a . n d restor ed s 0 to ll t o h l e_ be at ha Professor dgrati s and Holloway's o b l y l oway all m ' s e d establishmentjtioe vendors. Merchants and others should be strongly urged to keep their bankers' cheque-books under th "roNyt h i te . k h and key. the clerks, having obtained the secretary's A case has just occurred in a railway office, el t cheque -book, re the eh • benint u r p o o d n uce a d no b t y her on c e har of g t e h ebefo several cheques upon his banker. I known to the other parties in theappears the clerk had Directors, and was but little Had the cheque-book not come office. f 0 r H igne e r ihheaissdwb wereea e 3 n , dis missedtdis- covered.hopportunity for forgery would not have y e oc s c te u r rr d e a d y .— m Ti o m r e n ' s ing --e Fleece b T or a n vern, lQeuhe;lnd 'clock, the servant of Mr. Mr.SO payeer os heldr.o CHILDI n in q u lk e l e U t MU RDER, R t h . Queen street, Cheapsitle, OR the body of a new which was found under very singular eircumsta in n a ces e . On when she discovered, lying on the sten a eveninglloa,s I t , r 0 aboutnmon Ironmonger-lane, seven n o e , Chea ;,1 Ps•-et was opening the i Alford,t s d , t a r y e eotf .ds 000 r. opening it found it contained the dead body of a male infant. The cir cumstance which s ' he took into the house, and upon •• ' • police, and the body was taken to the station cumstance caused a great excitement among the family, who hous d e. in A the e ward of 101. has been offered for the apprehen sion of the unnatural parents. Mr. May, of Bow-lane, surgeon, said that he had made a post mortem examinatio n of body, and he was of opinion that the deceased had been born alive. There were marks of external vio!ence, and the deceased had evidently died from excessive hemorrhage. The Coroner ob served that the case was enveloped in mystery, and probably if the inquiry was adjourned, some additional evidence might be ottaitied. The inquiry was adjourned accordingly. PRICE OF GOLD.—The premium on gold ut Paris is Ili per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3L 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 44 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 55, it follows that gold is 0.43 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 432 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 8i ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on Loudon at short being 13 9, it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester day, at his official residence in Downing-street. Lord Jocelyn transacted business at the Foreign-office on Monday. Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar Do. Pref.s per Ct.& div. Preston & Wyre Extent. Richmond & W. End June Rugby and Huntingdon Scottish Central Scottish Midland. Shell Ad 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 Shrws ,Wolv., Dudl, & Dir ghrwsbry & Trnt Val. Us. Shrws, I lerefd,& N. Wales Slamannan South Devon . ...• • • • • • • South Midland .. . ...... . South Eastern and Dover Do. New (las. 321.) No. I 1)0. (155.33/.68.8d.),, 2 Do. (Iss. 301.) 3 Staines and Richmond StafTordshire &Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales • • • • • • •• • • • • Teal' and Dove Valley Trent Valley • • • • • • Do. and HolyheadJunc. Vale of Neath.. ... • • .. West London, Old Shares West End & Gothrn Coun. Wexford at.d Carlow .. Warwick awl Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny Watrfd,Wxfd,Wiek & Dub Wakefield and Bradford. • Waktifl,Pont,arct, & Gool Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London . West Lancashire.... Worcester and Tring.... Whiteln.Yen aad Furi►ess Do. New Half Shares.. Welsh M Wand ......... After the disposal of the night charges, a solicitor, whose name did not transpire, attended at the Court, and made known to Mr. Rawlinson the followin g p ar ti cu l ars , with re gard to what he looked upon as a swindling transaction:— He stated, that two or three months ago an advertise ment appeared in the Globe, which ran thus—" Noblemen and gentlemen, clergymen, ;officers on full. pay with good expectations, heirs to entailed estates, &c., can be accom modate lon their personal security.. with loans of not less than 1001., or more than 5,000/. Address, p.p., in writing only, to Messrs. Y oung , 69, Mortiiner-street, Cavendish square. Na personal application whatever will be at tended to." Applicant set forth that the advertisement in question attracted the notice of a clergyman in Yorkshire, whose name he should not wish to mention, and that he applied for a loan of one hundred pounds. At length, after variou s letters which had passed to and fro as to his respectability, and the certainty of re-payment, he accepted a bill at three months' date for 1501., and he returned the same, addressed to 'Messrs. ouno and Co. The applicant said that the money of had not been f or thcoming, and that his client wasopinion that his accepnesixpence been negotiated, as he had not re from the party to whom he sent it. ceived a single had made, he had From the inquiries ihe (applicant) reason to suppose that the advertisers were a set of swindlers, - P; 6% 60 55% I I :6653d , 153a3ci 101961 Ys P " 2I 1218% I 731 1237 !118X I 68!q p, 4% 51iP 6%p 41% 12ii% i 1 16356d1 West Cornwall .. . : : West Yorkshire Wilson twn , M. & Coltness Willa, Komrst, & Weymth Wilts, Smirk, & South= Yarmouth and Norwich DUO New . .......... York and Carlisle York and North Midland Ditto: lla if Shares .. Ditto Searbro' Branch 3% 15 5% 149 11% 14186 88s6d 81s6d Ditto :kill Ditto Extension Yorkshi e Glagow Uan. T.IIE SHN, .11.4_0ND_ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 15, 1845 SING PRIGS OF .1 V SHARES TD)g P TOWNS IN ENGLAP.I) LND IRELAND. 16 - 389 d 7% 4% 6% 5% 145 a pl Ms pi 5 -- Goa ), 17; - 6 p sew 1,6 74 1 . I 13956 i 3 UP 4%pl t— -48s.p I 18756 d and EStnioutb (Daw'S line), . (llead's),.l Central Cornwall and Devon, 1 ,4 p.—Taw Vale Extension, % p.—Dartmoutli, Torbay, awl Exeter Junction, 1, p.— South Devon, 30—Eetern Counties, 25. • Sir Thomas More Sir Edward Coke John Selden Sir Matthew Hale Earl of Mar.sfield Lord Erskine R,saloescira.re_l4.lxeter, yeari , street; EXCIIANG E J— E T T h E e Dorchester, 1 p.—North Devon, 2 p.—Easter, Top I, and STATUES IN THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. [Presented to both Houses cf Parliament by command of 114 - K4j:sty, and now printed.l FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS ON THE FINE ARTS. • TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. We, the Commissioners appointed by your Majesty for the purpose of inquiring whether advantage might not be taken of the rebuilding of your Majesty's Palace at Westminster, wherein your Majesty's Parliament is wont to assemble, for the purpose of promoting and encouraging the fine arts in your Majesty's United Kingdom, and in what manner an object of so much importance might be most effectually pro moted, humbly report to your Majesty that we hive at various times taken into our consideration a letter, dated the 17th of August, 1843, addressed to us by the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., respecting public monuments in sculpture and pai3ting to men distinguished for eminent literary, scientific, and civil services, and we now beg to report our opinion un the points which appeared first to require our attention. Referring to the letter in question, we have humbly to state to your Majesty, that, having consulted the architect, and inspected the edifice in progress intended for the accommo dation of the Houses of Parliament, we are of opinion that there are various portions of that edifice which could with propriety and advantage be allotted to the reception of mo-; numentg, such as those to wnich our attention has been directed. ---------- Highness and the other members of the Commission s e t it ee e • meeting yesterday,l will state the rounds on which tbf , f itbe me tee appointed t.,, select pereiins whose effigies re,tele placed in the eighteen niches of the new Boise ei t ie having first determine d that men prominent in obtaini'in. great Charter of John shall be chos,n, have come to A l e e tion of recommending the particular names which hate submitted to the Commission. se l'sli In the text of Magna Ghana, inserted in Mattbe , ice the King recites himself to have granted it by the a n b c h ooP Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, the et e r e r n isittl of Dublin, seven English Bishops, the Master of t' , f erii bei Templars in England, with sixteen Barons, five of s ' he tbd the rank of Earls, though only four are mentioned.. :,,,e. author, who has also committed one or two other slil?,_":eer curacies. Roier de Wendover, whose chronicle, latelUo. lished by the English Historical Society, is almoet isb e l,• i e et copied by Matthew Paris, omits altogether this rer_ l he i, names in his text of the Charter. But in this insta.rne o f certainly wrong, as appears by the incontestible erlarcepier the char er itself, of which, as is well known, sever° copier exist. There can, therefore, be g no doubt that the per .ien ii; above-mentioned were concerned, in a prominent man the enactineot of that great and celebri ted lily i fort But, while it would have been easy to recommen , d ee eighteen niches in the House of Lords the effigl e ' i i s iel l Archbishop, and some other eccle.iastics , with these checked Barons whom we find recited in the chs-rter, we w ere c eell s , l by the consideratiim that those. as appears h i p arid( 'll passage of Matthew Paris, were all on theseaeit the previous contest, and that it would be a rY i n f frg' commemoration of that event to omit those noble. it l ot land who had in reality the chief share in bringh4lsteehli It is indeed true, that those who had adhered mostionell to King John united with the rest at la st to pros 4inter the necessity of compliance with the demand ,cl' a ' O Ol O liberties; so that it. may be said to have been l i s alle rjl 41 ) the unanmious requisition of the baronaee. 13 i n fse t only a reason for selecting names indiscrirehr.tel,', ee? parties, considering them as in fact combined for the r .. of obtaining a legal guarantee for their libertiee• iit he li' It because consequently, the duty of the Coal e se look over de history of the time, in order n'._ oil eighteen persons who, out of a more considereble.;eo appeared most worthy of bei commemorated ori t tf i ' en , o' 4 stun. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen La l .o ' , e ye ei i dependently of his high rank, was, as is well k n A ° : s irell e' s ol the most distinguished statesmen of that age, a lb : - the r e i ' be supporter of the charter, though without (ItlittiVites is ~11 banner. The next in station among the Pr,' 3 , Ele o l Archbishop of Dublin ; but, as he did not bol" 3 DisbOP r , see, it seemed more desirable t select Willialnie n ee w e ii ' , London, whose see is next in dignity a miing.il os elie ct 4 . present, and whose names may be found in losto r Y' t eerle . Master of the Knights Temp!ars in England, ° s it hi sentat.ive of a renowned and powerful order; 3 ,,. / !, I; 1 3 , e pt would furnish some variety of costume. Fiv e - .„ - r t y el i te; cited on the King's side; those of Pembroke, a,'40., b e t a man, of Salisbury, of Warren of A s ndel. an d ; 8- e . ° A re! de Burch of Kent, afterwards , Juetic r ia l r -of Eng' s-l of y' tl side of the Barons we find seven l&r15; tb e f e r felb , ri Aunaelle, Gloucester, Winchester, Hereford, ?eneelbtela. Oxford. Three names remained to complete leil zn eert ' l ;y eighteen. No doubt could be felt as to that ° f head ill.jee waiter, whom the Barons had placed et their n collf l er e ducting this enterprise. Eustaca de Vesci bore in hip able part on the same side, and has some nsa te het ie t i'll One only remained; and among many ll'o ble ' - ib le ill i very historical, persons none appeared more el e 6 i fllri 0 1 'William de Mowbray, ancestor of the Duke of t ' ferl e , hr it oldest Peer, and that in the three ranks of p u le* liic/ Baron, in the existing louse of Lords. William f ( iii eesi is also ancestor, not only of the various noble fe i, e leY: o cel bear the surname of Howard, but of that Of 13er ,,,,re lid the Such, I apprehended, are the reasons which R o e o e the Committee, as they have myself, to re c°l bec ° ,lor eighteen names, of which you possess a list, r,. o dt es l morated as having borne a share in obtaining ° ter of John. Yrl- irs I am, my dear Sir, very truly 10:kie" C. L. Eastlake, Esq. HES'IIY To No. 4. Te o f 5 MEMORANDUM RESPECTING PLACES FOR STA e dl PALACE AT WESTMLNSTEE. . o et 0 1 The Commissioners, having at vat ioue 00 5 0 1 i t . als e ieel new Houses of Parliament, with a view to 3 ,f 0, on, situations would be adapted for the recepsl"llolisweioi statues, and having examined the prineiP al re tb , ,ee 4 the 25th of April last, for the same °Weir opinion— oint b i ' tr eon e. , 40 . , That, as the entrance to the House of Pa r° ,bed e ll ; Stephen's porch will contain statues of distingiaet'entfieatio men, warriors, and other eminent subjects, ri e ,e, ,eo ls the grand staircase, the landing-place, g uard - r i ii i l so ll " hi gallery, and lobby to the House of Peers, si t° el l ' statues of Sovereigns. • d 1 7 .d e ' i s ee That statues of Egbert, Edgar, Canute, sn,eoo-1,;e48: Confessor might be fitly placed on the first lam' ' l e " V 1 10 1 to it, That the principal landing place should co err 5 r ,ll tues of the Sovereigns, from N-Villiam the Cen c l u cirl i A 1 ward IV. That the statues of Edward T. 3n" ' r 0 0UP might be placed in the guard-room. ee be r n , ll r 'ie Thet in the Victoria hall the series shon-e l eel , ' .eitt beginnine . with Henry VII. and ending with ' 4 ,: t i c or , !i if i That the lobby to the House of Lords chnreecle'el' statues of the Sovereigns of the House 01 '''gost` l , ginning with George I. and ending with her ono Pe d ro t eer; f ie 7 ' „ti duel e l' t Y in this rroposed arrangement it appear e d „el se e i ll in e tal in the lobby to the House of Lords w,n e ," c ord' di f unoccupied. A resolution was referred IP L'i tha t il p iitt C ' minutes on the 21st of April, 1843), to the efr e h e e ger ° , ifo'',„ of his Royal Highness Prince Albert would n o el/S .l- pr P, l , placed in the Victoria gallery (of which 0%00,, 0;1 tion originally formed a part). Thus the eli che s, t", tues in the state apartments, and the aryr nu pig re I ,e would, in the event of the above resolution be o il be entirely occupied . ti e tl ee l i l Z tire. According to the above proposed distribu A 0pr0r,00,4 of statues on the landing-places and in the g i n ", (VOL c ob be twenty-two; in the Victoria gallery tice l 4tiy, ''' ,ot and Mary being both represented); in the ,e the statue of her Majesty, seven. . the r ile' enpl eiey! It was considered that the statues In by o f might, according to a resolution proposed eno st l ,l Knight with reference to another locality, c , 5 0,.., gorical figures. 'tine l i tbettYcl It was further proposed that the lower so' on; eie 3 e contain eight statues of celebrated scientifiemlit 1,01,1.,1, upper corresponding hall should contain t i ter i i r celebrated poets, and that the panels in the ' 0 rail e a adorned with paintings. The lower hall bas il ce elll o t able for paintings.state bit l ' e o l It was further remarked that, if requirei, nedr sir placed in the open air in many of the 0 1, % 1 0' ail of the larger corridors or passages on the gr n- e f f ort or admit. of such decorations. of ' lieu The consideration of the place for th e sterner eteolioll of the precise number and situations a othe f the central hall, was postponed till that P art should be more advanced. i 4 Whitehall, April 26, 1845. Of 9° No. 6. SEC `,t, g 0,,, LETTER FROM THE RIGHT HON. THE SE- - ~ &Pa , FOR TIIE HOME DEPARTME:I' i dsy 1,4 Whitebal ;IS to Do to Sir—l have received her Majesty :5 corani e n n serl ° defile you that her Majesty has been graciouslie'e Artsiecte:oe the report of the Commissioners on the ill bas il t o e . ' 25th of April, 1845. And her MajestY ebin it m oll of Lords Commissioners of the Treasury ° ! n et 10 1 00 ° ment an estimate for the sum of two thou- of count, towards the payment of the eP e dn e. Hampden, Lord Falkland, and Lord Clareo i'i' I hive the honour to be, Ser van t, s i re n Your obedient s_. U. l) C. L. Eastlake, Esq. J. U• , 1 4 ~, ,41 0 ' its No. 7. ,NTF AF''', o il'i ift ee„, ROYAL COMMISSION OF E.-- -- „ on 0 1 ,o' Notice is hereby given, that a comeet" t ne to iser. o l o ' which, by announcement before issued, ' e r All rent. June, 1846, is postponed till June, 1. 84 " to tions expressed in the announcement referr ed rci r! ' altered. ssie ne eeer eO By command of the Cowin . I ,e, i. C. L. EA 1 5 0 4 1 645 0 No. 8. v e; Aa' - ' 0 7 ch l :of ROYAL COMMISSION OF FL-- A 40 - It 1 , Whitehall, l'iineu the , 0 10 1 Her Majesty's Commissioners hav i T g ee tea te o al ie•e e their attention would, in due time, be 'e;,r,d i ° the V 5. 4 of selecting for employment artists skill' s fD I 10' with a view to the decoration re m PlO Westminster, hereby give notice:— thre e llb e All f ~f / WIWI' C it 3l -e 0 1. That three premiums of 500/. each, ~, lei. e sll i t,, 300/. each, and three premiums of 200 1 .. e n it e c e P o' ll ie c iei l lil l° to the artists who shall furnish oil-pai n r! s ' a id P„orit e deemed worthy of one or other of the e t' be r judges to be appointed to decide on the e' eftll works. tire 115.'ilt 2. The paintings are to be sent in I til r i e ,st e :in: s te t r ileil h :o week in June, 1847, for exhibition, to 3. The Commissioners reserve to tloie excluding from public exhibition w r_ .. ' 4 i t tor - e e'' deemed by them not to possess sufficient n''' eV' et' to such a privilege. . 0 in 001 . o n. geo 4. The paintings, not exceeding t% . _ ~,cri , h e , 4 artist, are required to be prepared for the e " o der ' "I' s 5. The subjects are required to eon' rri eth so tbj i o classes of religion, history, or to the at h e l ii e ir ee e e 6. The dimensions are left to the Ogee _ ~,,,t to 6 ,, ,t 1 4 the following conditions :—The figures are e ,7 o o or t e 11:,,e ,, 1i e two in number; the size of the bp.isrnoopterrte:ll_loiii,s•olFeeeletio, at least one of the specimens by each aneeeres e i lit tlet e t than that of life; but the size even su mes, '' ive rit if ' t. left to the choice of painters of m e o b j ect Tat iee ,ri e d e and landscape. n the re o f i e.°. 0 1 7. Tile judges appointed to decide 0 r _ u i e e ete ctepieot the works may, if they shall think fit : rclle 't° a n ° cis 0 whom a premium shall have been necessary'a"g 0 1 le ° such conditions as they may think nd ia si c ofi ,„, painting as a specimen of his abilitn not he r: v c , premium awarded to such artist wol ' the P d ged " tl' 4 second painting shall be appr.oved re' 4 8. The names of the artists are ° tel e h el.; cealed. 9. The paintings will remain the artists. . • e app erect eltb e of 10. Paintings which may conab4enconeider in one V with a high degree of merit, shall ._ be p l ea ii , h irl i e if O rder I" purchased by the nation, in theapa l r l t . m ß e e n i t i s gi o o f os, poo pa t l i a o c a t ato ;W o e ', e t g,.oi r n in s ol t a e ly r • a ebba_ i c e , : , t- , e ' r etfe,;;elllo, judicious adaptation or treatmenr.:. __ Acn e, sr: s i.q,,, c t s.',,rie the history or constitution of thellienVobtedsorsoliciTitl e joll strictly historical subjects, be n 12. The judges to t h e br it` a ".ad relative merit of the works, seyaf'elitteilglrtifiPvPie°‘ig fi ne re sl miners, will consist partly of artis,ed is con o warest :-'iiise.t'se:to.l.':ll.,,ltitii,iotit,..,,,Al, "IN ho trneY ha subjects,lTheincoolmodpientgittoiifiboenrehillegreuereehr ~,,,,ogdorii. ,_.aerf4 let years or upwards in the United A-' i arum'By command of h . % C . rtrilsoA-99j1c); stet No. 9. eles A nTS ;fre °l til l gO rt OF r -- ice. pec rer oS ROYAL COMMISSION ._ . , 11 reCe re 6 DCOO Various applications having nec'_„ n ostFP'„ t ray, e'l ere 0" the be 1 0 mcaonddeidiantes whichs ppolooyimmeeonst o a f s f fr e a sc e 0 ° ep t. ii i nn i le a e Arr. ' 50 t oi o, be submitted to the Commission 05 1°1r d ie 11 1 reference Notice is t hereby public g ex iv b e i n bi t t h i ' : : : su c s l e i s a p fo e r e eialsold, {torn boi of c i ti Westminster Hall for the P "P inclus ive. tire c hible 6 l ° March to the Ist of May next, „ left tt ' e e S er i The subjects and dimensions llsave not bee°rood 5 artists, but those artists who re. . ire d top. o_ter4:i. loons in Westminster Hall are onLino/1 01 _ ig si P l. 0 je drawing together witphythcoemir oican e .t r f ; r. l 4 , s e l C l : ti a lv , i io re jritio ,4 e iteTee I ,. , Pie j e S t ~ h oe Isle ll io• ° ea S ai l ' * The names of various apertileirinenw.inovyt_ali determined since the date 4 , i n ' an po rc_b i j o i tt o (it i' v " t j landing-place is called the 1 , .. the lobby in t he 4y . C 111 0 11 ea led the Royal gaol , Ipi , d eli 04 Victoria ball. 0.- - o ft. r rvi ne i r o . tio 'D ;14J FATAL MINE ACCIDE NT Also A tecOlV r The ` he Y b „11 11 , :e Chynoweth, was killed in th _ 11 ,, g lot• Ace p. t . I ,ic!' oi I p i o n t g e t i o a n w m ir in o mines, on ShastNnirocl;Yaec:enin,dTreintiel'ifslyhilliacieeztitl:lll,,leaet ill down the shaft, and droep n ' brok en ' li e l liddr e° oeurverroyd.bonleioilisiashislobftodZwlfTiuld thre e - loss.— West Briton. We have found in the course of our inquiry that many situations for statues consist of niches only, which, in accord ance with the sty:e of Gothic architecture adopted, are uni formly narrow, not exceeding two feet in width ; that there are also situations were insulated statues might be fitly placed ; and we conceive that, with a view both to conve nient inspection, and the expediency of affording opportuni ties for displaying the abilitiei of the artists, the last-named situations - are the most important. We have also found that some situations, though not fit for the display of statues, would be well adapted for the reception of busts; and we are of opinion that busts might be consi dered among the means, before referred to, of doing honour to eminent men. With respect to monuments in pitinting of the description indicated, whether such monuments be understood to refer to portraits, or to other representations, we beg leave to post pone our report till the building shall be more advanced. With regard to the particular classes of eminent men re ferred to in the said letter, we are not at present prepared to express an opinion on the question, whether it would be ad visable that any distinct portions of the building should be set apart for such classes. We are now prepared to point out some portions of the building which we conceive might, with propriety, be adorned with insulated statues; but looking to the fact that, since this Commission was appointed, certain changes have taken place in the architect's design, involving alterations in the extent available for decorations in sculpture as well as painting, we do not think it expedient on this occasion to enumerate all the localities which may possibly be adapted for such statues. Having thus explained with what views, and to what ex tent, we are at preent prepared to report to your Majesty on the subjects recommended to our consideration in the letter before referred to, we have now to express our opinion that six insulated marble statues might be conveniently placed in St. Stephen's parch, and that sixteen such statues might be conveniently placed in St. Stephen's Hall. We are of opinion that it is net desirable that a corresponding number of eminent names be now pointed out with a view to the entire occupation of those places ;, but we are at once prepared to recommend that statues of Marlborough and Nelson be placed in St. Stephen's porch ; and that statues of Selden, Hampden, Lord Falkland, Lord Clarendon, Lord Somers, Sir Robert Walpole, Lord Chatham, Lord Mans field, Burke, Fox, Pitt, and Grattan, be placed in St. Ste phen's Hall. We have further to prop-se that Vie following three artists, viz., William Calder Marshall, John Bell, and John Henry Foley, whose works in the last exhibition in West minster Hall were considered by us to be entitled to special commendation, be at once commissioned to prepare models for three of the aforesaid statues, viz., the statues cf Hampden, Lord Falkland, and Lord Clarendon ; and that the execution of such statues be allotted to the said artists respectively, as we may hereafter decide. We have further to propose that 2,0001. of public money be granted on account towards the payment of such works; and we humbly request the sanction of your Majesty to our pre sent report. (Signed) ALBERT LYNDHURST COLBORNE SUTHERLAND C. S. LEFEVRE LANSDOWNE ROBERT PEEL LINCOLN J. R G. GRAHAM ABERDEEN T. B. MACAULAY J. RUSSELL ROBERT HARRY INGLIS PALMERSTt)N B. HAWES, JUN. MELBOURNE HENRY HALLAM MAlloN SAMUEL ROCERs ASHBURTON THuMAS WYSE. • • Whitehall, April 25, 1845. APPENDIX. No. 1. REPORT OF COMMITTEE, WITH LIST OF DISTINGUISHED PER. SONS TO WHOSE MEMORY STATUES MIGHT BE ERECTED. Your Committee appointed to " prepare a general list of distinguished persons of the United Kingdom, to whose memory statues might with propriety be erected in or ad joining the new Houses of Parliament, such list oeing unre stricted as to the number of such distinguished persons, and as to the time in which they lived," have the honour to submit two lists; the first (A), of names to which they agreed unanimously ; the second (B), of names on which your Committee were not unanimous, but decided by greater or smaller majorities. The aggregate of these two lists consists of 121 names, which may probably afford scope, not for indiscriminate adop tion, but rather for choice and selection on the part of the Commission at large. At the same time your Committee desire to express their unanimous opinion, that the attempt to execute any great number of these statues simultaneously would . not be con ducive to the interests of art. (Signed) MAHON. T. B. MACAULAY. ROBERT HARRY INGLIS HENRY HALLAM. ►SAMUEL ROGERS. THOMAS WYSE. B. HAWES, JUN. London, March 11, 1845. (A.) Alfred Sir William Wallace Bacon Elizabeth Sir Philip Sidney Napier Duke of Marlbo- Newton Robert Bruce rough Lord Clive Locke Lord Burleigh Lord Heathfield Robert Boyle John Hampden Earl of Clarendon Lord Somers Earl of Chatham Edmund Burke C. J. Fox William Pitt Lord Howard of Caxton Effingham Sir Francis Drake Watt Admiral Blake Herschel Lord Rodney Cavendish Lord Howe , Lord Duncan Inigo Jones Lord St. Vincent Sir Christoph. Wren Lord Nelson Hogarth - • Sir Joshuaßeynolds Sir Walter Raleigh Flaxman Captain Cook - John Howard Sir Th. Gresham William Wilberforce Venerable Bede Chaucer Harvey Richard Hooker Spencer Jenner Earl of Surrey Shakspere Milton Addison Richardson Dr. Johnson Cowper Sir Walter Scott March. 6, 1845.—Revised March 14, 1845. (B ) Richard I. Coeur John Wickliffe Ben Jonson de Lion Edward I. John Knox John Bunyan Edward 111. Cranmer Dryden The Black Prince Archbishop Usher Pope Henry V. Abp. Leighton Swift William 111. Jeremy Taylor Goldsmith George 111. - Chiilingworth Burns Barrow Sir Wm. Jones - Bishop Butler - John Wesley Robertson Cardinal Langton Hume William of Wick- -- ham Cardinal Wolsey Sri' John Talbot - Earl of Strafford Sir John Chandos Fielding Lord Falkland Marquis of Montrose Sir Wm. Temple Cromwell - Lord RID sell Monk Sir Roht. Walpole General Wolfe Roger Bacon Earl of Hardwicke Sir Eyre Coote Smeaton Earl Camden Sir Ralph Aber•• Brindley Grattan . cromby John Hunter Warren Hastings Sir John Moore Adam Smith --- - Purcell Speaker Onslow - Hawke Garrick March 6. 1845,—Revised March 14, 1845. No. 2. REPORT OF COMMITTEE RESPECTING SELECTION OF PERSONS WHOSE EFFIGIES MIGHT BE PLACED IN THE NICHES IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The selection of the statues for the eighteen niches ,in the House of Lords, which has now been referred to your Com mittee, does hot appear to them altogether so free and with so wide a scope as the selection of the ninety-six figures on painted glass, upon which they lately reported. In this case the very narrow size of the niches, and their gothic form, seem to limit the choice of the Commission to charac ters drawn from the feudal age, and, as usual, with effigies of that period, presenting little or no variety of attitude. On a careful consideration of the characters which might be chosen, subject to this condition, your Committee have become convinced that no scheme is preferable to that which was first suggested to the Commission by his Royal High ness Prince Albert, namely, to fill the niches with the effigies of the principal Barons who signed Magna Charta. Your Coinmittee subjoin a list of the names which they would recommend for this purpose. They conceive that the difference of character, as laymen or as prelates would afford a picturesque variety of attire, and that the historical analogy would be most suitably attained by placing side by side in the same House of the Legislature, in windows or in niches, the successive holders of sovereign power, and the first founders of constitutional freedom. Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury. William, Bishop of London. Almeric, Master of Knights Templars. William, Earl of Salisbury. William, Earl of Pembroke. Waryn, Earl of Warren. William, Earl of Arundel. Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent. Richard, Earl of Clare. William, Earl of Aumerle. Geoffrey, Earl of Gloucester. Saher, Earl of Winchester. Henry, Earl of Hereford. Roger, Earl of Norfolk. Robert Earl of Oxford. Robert Fitzwalter. Eustace de Vesci. William de Mowbray. (Signed) • MAHON. T. B. MACAULAY. ROBT. HARRY INGLIS. B. HAWES, JUN. HENRY HALLAM. • SAMUEL ROGERS. THOMAS WYSE. j Whitehall, May 15, 1845. No. 3. LETTER FROM MR. HALLAM - . 24, Wilton-crescent, May 17, 1845. My dear Sir,—ln compliance with the request of his Royal i WORSHIP-STREET, George Reynolds ,who a few years back failed as a beer shop-keeper in Spitalfields, and has since been ostensibly a weaver, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, for final examination, on a charge of coining. Mr. Field, inspector of coins to the Royal Mint, and Mr. Powell, Mint solicitor, prosecuted on the part of the Crown. Sergeants Teakle and Price produced plaster of Paris moulds for shillings and half-crowns, together with melting pot, shears, files, and other implements used in coining; also a number of counterfeit coins of both denominations, all of which•they found in the prisoner's possessioh when they ap prehended him. The moulds were then warm, and the coins apparently just made. There was another mould not quite finished, and the prisoner, seeing the officers lay bands on it, said in a desponding tone, " Oh ! you'll find a good half crown in that, and that I borrowed." They accordingly found, and now produced, the mould with a genuine half crown embedded in it to form the mould for the counterfeits. The prisoner, who had alleged that distress had urged him :o it, was now committed for trial. .., . John Burton, who had been a fortnight on bail, re-appeared before Mr. Broughton on a charge of driving a cart over a lady named Ramsay and her child. _ Ars. Ramsay had been unable to attend until yesterday, and was still unable to walk without assistance. It appeared that at the time mentioned she alighted from an omnibus, near Hackney Church, with a child, 'and was taking the footway leading to Homerton, when she was struck and knocked down by a cart in which were the defendant and several other men, who, it was said, had been drinking freely, and were driving improperly. The child was thrown under the wheel, but was saved from destruction. Mr. BROUGHTON said it was a serious case, and he desired to have the fullest evidence that could be obtained as to the condition and conduct of the parties in the cart. He there fore remanded it again for the police to bring forward other witnesses. John Latham, a lad, was charged with riding over a re spectable married female, named Green. A police-constable of the G division proved that about eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon, while Mrs. Green was crossing the City-road with a child, the prisoner, who was riding a horse at a furious rate, rods over her, and she wai conveyed, seriously injured, to the residence of Dr. Davis, in Worsfiip-square. Her husband, who was now present, said he bad left her quite insensible, and in a dangerous state,but happily the child was not hurt. The prisoner alleged that the horse had run away with him. Mr. BROUGHTON remanded him. THAMES. Peter liPPherson, a middle aged man, who was till lately a hawker of goods in the district of this Court, was charged be fore Mr. Ballantine with illegally practising the trade cf an auctioneer, without being duly licensed, in St. George's street, formerly called Ratcliff Highway, by which he had rendered himself liable to a month's imprisonment. This was the first case under the new Act of Parliament, the Bth Vic., cap. 25, which is called " An Act to repeal the duties of Excise on sales, and to impose a new duty on the license to be taken out by all auctioneers in the United King dom." The Act imposed a penalty of 1001. on every auctioneer not taking out a license, the price of which an nually is 10/. The 7th section enacts, that before any auc tioneer shall commence any sale, he shall suspend or affix a ticket or board, containing his full christian and surname, and place of residence, and exhibit it in a conspicuous part of the sale-room, from the commencement till the termini - - tion of the sale. The eighth section, which has been moi e particularly framed to reach the mock auction fellows, pro vides that the license shall be produced by every auctioneer on demand being made by any officer of Excise, Customs, Stamps, or Taxes, or in the event of the auctioneer not being able to produce his license, he must deposit 101. with the officer, to be returned to him if the license is produced within seven days, but otherwise to be forfeited. If the auc tioneer can neither produce a license nor deposit 10/. with tl e officer making the demand, he may be forthwith arrested and taken before a justice of the peace, who is empowered to send the party to the house of correction for any period sot exceeding one month. The defendant, who has been con ducting a mock auction for the sale of cutlery, crockery ware, tea- trays, and other articles, was exercising his call ing with great vigour on Monday evening, and knocking down the lots in rapid succession, to imaginary purchasers, and occasionally to a real buyer, when two Excise officers, named Baxter and Campbell, were induced, by- the invita tion of a " barker" outside, to walk in. While the defen- dant was describing in glowing language the value of his lots, the "barker" continued to call out vociferously, "Walk in, gentlemen, the sale's now on." Their proceedings were sud denly terminated, rnd they were taken all aback, by the officers asking M'Pherson for his license. He said he had not taken out one, and he was then asked to deposit 104 with Baxter, who told him who he was. 11.1‘Pherson ex pressed his inability to do so, and was forthwith given into custody. He had not complied with any of the proviiiuns of the Act of Parliament, and the name of another man was affixed to the walls of the shop or sale-room, who had like wice neglected to provide himself with a license. Ellis, the Chief Usher, said he had known M'Pherson for many years, as a hawker and pedlar in the neighbourhood, but he was not aware that he kept a mock auction. The officers having proved the sale, Mr. Ballantine sen tenced the defendant to seven days' imprisonment in the House of Correction, and told him, if he repeated the offence, ho should be committed for one mouth. Amelia Bray, a girl nineteen years of age, who was very meanly clad, and appeared in a state of great affliction, was brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with pawning four pairs of trousers, the materials of which had been sup plied to her by Emanuel Gideon, a slop-seller, to make up. The prosecutor, who lives on Tower-hill, proved having supplied the materiats for the trousers, and two pawnbrokers produced the trousers ; they had been pledged for 16s. Three pairs were pawned at one time for 125., and another pair sub sequently for 4s. The prisoner said she was in great distress when she pawned the things, and did it to raise money to supply the cravings of hunger, and to provide nourishment for a sick father, who was past work and was in a (lying state. She bad made away with everything on which she could obtain money before she pawned the trousers. She intended to have redeemed the property as soon as she was able to do so. The. policeman who 'apprehended the prisoner said her distress was past description, and her home was a very wretched one. It was true she had a sick father to main tain. Mr. BALLANTINE inquired if the prisoner was known, and the officers said she had not been in custody before. The poor girl said she worked early and late to support herself and father, but slop-work was so badly paid for, that she was unable to do so. _ Mr. BALLANTINE said he felt for the . situation of the prisoner, but as the case was brought before him he must do his duty, painful as it was to his feelings. He sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 235., and sixteen ditto the value of the goods pawned; and in default committed her to the House of Correction for fourteen days. The goods must be restored to the owner. Gideon then paid the girl for making the trousers, and she was then committed. A woman, named Ann Seaford, was brought quantity of Ballantine, on remand, charged w ith stealing a female wearing apparel, value Ht., from the dwelling-h ou se ' of Mr. John Wordsworth Robson, an artist, residing at No. Robson , for 30, T W he ap p p ri i s n o g n . e w r al h i, a L d bvoleeern in theShadv service ells of Mr. . the last seventeen weeks, and was originally engaged l to attend his sick wife , who died on the 24 th ult. riso P n Ti e or n t n Mrs. Robson's death the prisoner commenced pawning r her things, and upon a discovery t akin g p lace, the p en deavoured to terrify Mrs. Robson with informing her hus band that the property was pawned with her consent. The sick lady refused to do so, and for some reason the prosecu tor overlooked his servant's depredations. After Mrs. Rob son's death, the prosecutor discovered his late wife's stock of linen, wearing apparel, shawls, &c., diminishing every day, and on Friday last he taxed the prisoner with robbing him. She stoutly denied having done so. Mr. Robson made in quiries at the various pawnbrokers, and found his property. The prisoner was given into custody, and on being searched , a lace cap, belonging to the late 'Airs. Robson, was found upon her. This cap was in a cupboard in one of the apart ments only an hour before she was detained. Mr. Robson sent her into the apartment during the hour for his comb and brush, and the prisoner took that opportunity to steal the cap. Three pawnbrokers produced thirty different pledges on whizh money had been obtained before and after Mrs. Robson's death. Two other pawnbrokers, who had advanced loans on Mr. Robson's property, did not attend. On being conveyed to the station-house, she tore up a num ber of duplicates, and the pieces were picked up and put together by Malin, 99 K, who by that means was enabled to trace the property. The prisoner was committed for trial. WANDSWORTH: THE CHARGE OF TRESPASS AGAINST THE RICHMOND RAILWAY COMPANY.—On Thursday last Mr. Evan Morris, solicitor, and vestry-clerk of Putney, obtained a summons against the promoters of the Richmond Railway for entering and committing damages upon certain laud in the occupa tion of Mr. Thomas Atkins, without affording that person compensation, or obtaining his consent to the same. The in formation was laid under the Bth and 9th of Victoria, cap. 18, or Lands Clauses Act, the 89th section of which enacts that if promoters of railways enter upon lands without the consent of the owner or occupier, or before payment or de posit of purchase-money, they shall forfeit the sum of 101. above all damage committed on such lands, and that such penalty and damage shall be recoverable before any two jus tices. The damage in this case was laid at 1001. As it was generally expected that the case would come on for hearing to-day, a great deal of interest was excited ; the question as to whether a railway company or its contractors could enter on land, and commence operations, without first satisfying the owner or occupier, being considered one of paramount importance, especially to occupiers of land in the neighbourhood of London, from whence so many railways are likely to radiate. Those interested in these matters Clive,Mr. the Morris, presiding th the m i were, however, doomed to disappointment, for soon after Mr. solicitor,g magistrate a camet eha i d n t t a o k c e n o u h r i t s , himself to the 11 seat, a addressing Atkins, for whomenii, said that, in the case of Mr. Thomas whose behalf a summons appeared on Thursday last, and in of the Richmond ir ai tieen granted against the pro motersenabled to state that they had come he was happy to be terms with the Company, and terms e th t a o t were advantageous able to both parties. Independently of an amicablee.h honour went the Company Lad twdertakea to =do a roadsteotte SHEFFIELD, Ocr. 14. Srocix Excrt,mr..E.—The sales are—Caledonian Extension, 5 3 A—Derby and Gainsborough, 277—G001e. ' and Doncaster, tA_Grintsby and Sheffield, 204—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 61. Bs.—Grimsby Railway and Dock Extension, 121. 12s. 6d. —Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 3 3 /—.Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 7 3 x j—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, W, e —Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 6 3 / 4 Wakdeld and Harrogate, s'4—Wilts, Somerset, and South ampton, 3. EUDDERSFIELD, Ocr. 14, STOCK Excx.onw.—The sales are—Grand Union, 31. 13s. —Huddersfield and Manchester, 23-Waterford, Wesfoid, and Valentia, 3. HULL, Ocr. IC STOCK ExcrrANGE.,-The sales are—Eastern Counties, 25% 8 —Ditto ' New, 9—Aberdeen, G 3 —Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 114 4 —North British, 24 1 4—Ditto, Half Shares, s%—Ditto, Carlisle, 4 1 4 —Armagh, Coleraine. and Portinsh, 2 1 4—Axholme, 725.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 6!. Is. 3d.-Cambridge and Lincoln, Cl. 3s. 9d.—Coventry, Nunea ton, &c., 3 3 , 47 -Derby' and Gaiusborough, Madeley, and iron Bridge, 48s. p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, Great N6rth and South \Vales and Wor cester. 12s. p. —Great North of Scotland, 4A—Hull and Barnsley Junction, Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 9 tA—Liverpo , sl And Leeds, 51. 2 —London and Birmingham Extension, 2/. l Bs, 9d.—London and York, 61;,—London and Norwich Direct, 4s. p.— Manchester, Midland, and Grimsby, 7 1 4—Nottingham, Erewash, &c., VA —Notting ham and Boston,-474 —South Midland; 71. 7s.—South and Midlands Junction, 21. 17s. YORK, Oar. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE: The sales are—Newcastle an d Dar- lington Junction; New (Branaling), 54 1 4—North British, 25 —Ditto (Car!isles), 4%-.York and North Midland Exten sion, 28 5 4—Cambridge 7and Una.ln,6 y ; —Coventry, Nunea ton, Birmingham, and Leicester, 34 —Leilester and Bedford, 184 W.Manchester, Buxton, &c., 9 1 / 2 —Newcastle and Berwick; 18 3 4—Nottingham, Erewash, and Ambergate, 6 3 A North Kent and Wrect Dover, 4%—North StalThrdshire, 7%—Wash Midlands, 41.'35. 6d. EIIINI;URGH, Ocr. 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 71. 155.- Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, W.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 51. 55.-Arbroath and Forfar, 254-Ditto. Half Shares, 15/. -Armagh and Portrush, 3/. ls.-Banffshire ' 24 175.-Bri tish and Irish Union, 51. 55.-Belfast and County Down, 31. 55.-Caledonian, 151. 103 -Caledonian Extension, 5/. 10s. -Caledonian and Dumbarton, 5/. 2s. 6d.-Cambridge and Lincoln, 5/. 12s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 201.-Cornwall and Devon, 17s. 6d. p.--Direct Northern, 3/. 5a.-Dundee and Arbroath, 371.-Ditto, New. 181.-Dundee and Perth, 11/. 10e.-East of Fife, 3/. 55.-East Lothian Central, 41. 10s. -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 41. 145.-Edinburgh and Ghts gow, 761.-Ditto, Half Shares, 13 1 % prem.-Ditto, Quarters. 191. 10s.-Ditto, New, 14/. 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, U. 145.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 261.-Ditto, Preference, 194-Edinburgh and Northern, 5/. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 21. 95.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 2/. Ils. Gd. -Edinburgh and Perth, 4/. 17s. 6d -Edinburgh and Pee bles, 3/. 165.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 41. 10s.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 731.-Ditto, New Stock, 211 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 41.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 451.-Glas gow and Greenock, 224 IN.-Ditto, New Stock, 101. 155.- Ditto, Preference, 2/..55.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Les mahae'nw, 6/. 10s.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 4/.- Great North of Scotland, 41. lls.-Great North and South Wales, It. 145.-Inverness and Elgin, 1/. 145.-Kilmarnock and Ardrossan, 81.-London and Hounslow, 2/. 10s.-Lon don and Windsor, 1/. 95.-London and York. 71.-Munk land 'and Kirkintilloch, 33/.-Morayshire, 7s. 6d. p.-Newry and Londonderry, 21. 165.-North British, ex new, 26/. -Ditto, Halves, ex new, 71. 55.-Ditto, Fifths, 71. 6x.-Ditto, Carlisles, 4/. 175.-North Wales Mineral, New, 5/. 7s. 6d. -Perth and Cried', 3/. 95.-Perth and Inverness, 3/. 55.- Scottish Central, 14/. 155.-Scottish Midland, 51. 10s.- Scottish North Western, 3/. 55. 6d.-Scottish Western, 2/. 16s. -Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 71. 55.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 2/. 7s. 6d.-South Midland, 91.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 4/. 75.-Tean and Dove Valley, 31. 12s. 6d.- Wishaw and Coltness, 581. CI-HARING•CROSS BRIDGE. A meeting of the Proprietors of the Charing cross bridge. who disapprove of the late proceedings at the general meeting of the Proprietors of the undertaking, some time since, took place last night at the London Coffee-house, for the purpose of considering and determining what measures they would take to forward the views of the Committee of the London Central Railway Terminus Company. Mr. Chadwick took the chair, and the following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : " That the meeting cannot too forcibly express their disap probation of the conduct of the Directors of the Hungerford market Company, who, for an apparently trifli.ig gain, have sacrificed the welfare of the Charing-cross-bridge proprietary, have embarrassed the arrangements entered into by their Directors, and prevented the sale of their property to a Com pany which, as it represented the interests of all existing southern railways, must eventually meet with success. The meeting was also of opinion that no other course was left for the Central Terminus Company than that which they had adopted. • "That as the London Central Terminus Company bad in timated their readiness to give the same preference in tire allotment of shares to the Charing-cross-bridge proprietors who had supported the agreement math; with the Company as they would haie had if the same had not been repudiated, such shareholders are therefore strongly recommended still to endeavour to obtain an interest in that Company." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—His Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen arrived at the Castle, last evening, on a visit to her Majesty. The Judge-Advocate-General had an audience of the Queen yesterday. The Queen walked out for some time this morning, and joined the Royal Family in their early airings. In the after noon her Majesty rode out in a pony carriage and four, attended by the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe. The Maids of Honour followed in another pon y landau. Prince Albert and Prince George were on horseback, attended by the Hun. Col. Grey and Colonel Bouverie. Prince Albert left the Castle, accompanied by Prince Geor4e, the Earl of Morton, and Colonel Bouverie, on a shooting excursion this morning. Their Royal Highnness returned about two o'clock. The Princess Czernechiff, and the Princess, her daughter, the Earl of Liverpool (Lord Steward), and the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, took their departure from the Castle this morning. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken their accustom e d p on y exercise this morning. In the afternoon all the Royal Family were taken'a carriage airing. The royal dinner party will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna MariA Davison, the Baro ness de Speth, Colonel Sir George Couper, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. The band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guardswas in attend ance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended, and performed the remainder of the evening. Colonel Bowles is expected to return this evening to the Castle. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in Whitehall-gar dens yesterday, from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. Lord Jocelyn had an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet. Sir R. Peel left town in the afternoon for his seat. Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. A WOMAN WOUNDED BY A HORSE-SFIOE.—Last evening, between five and six o'clock, the following very singular accident occurred to a young woman, named Jane Whitehead, residing in New-street, Gough-square. She was going along Fetter-lane, and while passing the shop of Mr. Wade, the baker, something struck her across the arm, and passed through the window, which was discovered to be the shoe of an omnibus horse, which was going at a rapid rate towards Holborn. The female was very seriously injured on the left arm, and was taken to the nearest sur geon, who dressed the wound, which was several inches in length. The omnibus was stopped, and the number taken by the police. FIR E IN WEITECHAPEL.—Yesterday morning, shortly before one o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive saw-mills belonging to Mr. William Adamson ' in John-street, Whitechapel. Th e di scovery was ma d e by some of the neighbours, who perceived smoke issuing from the upper floor of the premises. With all promptitude the engines ar rived, and there being a good supply of water, the firemen, by dint of great perseverance, succeeded in confining the flames to the upper floors and workshop, but they were not entirely subdued until considerable damage had been done to the building and the stock in trade. The origin of the fire is not precisely known, but it is supposed to have originated from the overheat of the furnace flue. EXTENSIVE THEFT.—A young man, salesman in a respectable wholesale and retail warehouse in town, is at pre sent in custody, charged with the theft, within the last ten or eleven months, of an enormous quantity of soft goods, the property of his employers. It appears that, in consequence of a parcel of goods having left the premises without being accounted for, and from other circumstances, suspicion was created against the individual referred to, and after some questioning he waA led to admit,'to a certain extent, his guilt. The police afterwards searched his house, which is situated on the south side of the river, where they discovered a large and costly coltectian of goods, embracing more or less of al most every article usually found in a draper's or haberdasher's Flock, consisting of b:eadcloths, gown pieces of every variety, from satioette downwards, waistcoat pieces, linens, cot tons, napery, ribbons, blankets, stockings, &c. &c. From letters found in the house, it was, at the same time, ascertained that he has been in the habit of sending con siderable quantities of goods to the country, particularly to Peterhead, for which, it appears, a large package was de spatched only a day or so before. He has also been lavish of presents among his friends; and, altogether, there must have been passing through his hands goods to an extraordinary ex tent, though the amount of his employer's loss cannot as yet be ascertained. It is apprehended that at least a portion of the goods sent to Peterhead may yet be recovered; and for this purpose a police-officer has been dispatched to that town. Thursday, the prisoner was examined for the first time, and re-conimitted.—Glasgow Argus. FORTIFYING THB COAST.—We are informed that a detachment of sappers and miners arrived at Hayle last week, and proceeded to the parish of Zennor, where they have been engaged in repairing a battery, and report states that guns of heavy calibre are shortly to be mount e d th ere . W e h ave been informed that other places along the coast are to be vi sited by . this party of sippers and miners, and that Castle Dennis is to be a signal station: —Penzance Gazette. ST. AusTELL.Z--On Wednesday ia;t7l;t instant, emsiderable excitement prevailed here in consequence of the " strike" of the men employed in the neighbouring clay works, about 300 of whom came to town for the purpose of petitioning the proprietors for higher wages. They con ducted themselves with much decorum, and having been pro mised that their petition should be considered, returned peaceably to their work. These men get only nine shillings per week.--Penzance Gazette. SANITARY CONDITION- OF MANCHESTER.—The fol lowing is a summary of the properties inspected, under the directions of the Sanitary Regulations Committee of the Town Council :-6,258 houses, and 857 cellars; together, 7,115 dwellings, with only 588 privies. Estimating five inhabi tants to one house on an average, that would give 37,575 as the total inhabitants in the dwellings visited. This gives an average of 12 1-9 houses and 60i inhabitants to one privy, before. alterations ; after the alterations the proportion would be 3 1-3 houses and 16 inhabitants to one privy. Of the above inhabitants 11,850 are well supplied with water, 11,859 are partially supplied, and 11,858 are entirely without water, except what they beg or obtain from other parties.-- Manchester Guardian. On Saturday, at noon, there was not a single pri soner within the walls of the Gorbals Police-office ; but this state of matters did not long continue. Before the evening there was no lack of tenants. The same circumstance has only occurred once in the Glasgow Police•otlice since its esta blishment. This happened about a year ago, when the cells were all empty for a period of exactly five minutes.—Glasgow arra. .~ ~ AP • , 4 teir„ d ,4 kN ic J'e avoid '" 4 t , :1 t o L, f Engl au ,r . 4 'to I,7ngOr and Ili 4`ekry—'4l4tir g itt i tB -' C L,Pltan 11 bury *o4z, C o..albroo! a l ,:9 ipligttliett 1 ••• ,1 Cer t . , " e a . Pa al 6,00 r ay oat ° , ,i ~~ ,°' ' - \4 s•