The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. BOW-STREET. Thursday, a police-constable of the F division, named John Guy, was charged with having absconded from the force with 231., received by him in his official capacity. The prisoner was on duty in the Strand early on the morn ng of the 13th inst. At about four o'clock he apprehended a woman on suspicion of robbing A seaman, named David Evans, and took her to the station-house in Bow-street, where he handed to Mr. Logan, the inspector on duty, five 5L Bank of England notes, two sovereigns, and 21s. in silver, which he had found in her possession. This money was given back to the prisoner when he brought the charge before the magistrate. He was ordered to give up one of the notes to the seaman (who was daily expected to leave Plymouth, on board the Caledonia), and it was his duty to return the re mainder to Inspector Logan, who was responsible for its safe custody, This was not done, and on the following evening he was reported as " not on duty." The suspicions of his superior officers were consequently aroused, and it was soon ascertained that he had absconded from his lodgings in pri vate clothes, leaving his uniform behind him. On Thursday morning Inspector Black, who had been apprised of his re treat, proceeded to a house in New-street, Webber-street, Lambeth, where he found the prisoner in bed with a prosti tute. He searched the bed, and found 201. 7s. wrapped up in paper under the pillow. On being informed of the charge, and duly cautioned, he admitted his guilt, and stated that he had changed one of the notes for gold. A shopkeeper named Mary Roach proved that the pri soner had given her a 51. note in payment for a pair of boots on Tuesday last. Inspector Dodd said, it was the duty of all constables to attend at the station-house after the disposal of charges with which they were concerned, to report the result of the exa mination, and to deliver up whatever property might come into their hands. This was always done without any ex press directions from the inspector on duty. In answer to the inquiries of the magistrate, it was stated that the prisoner was a young man of highly respectable connexions. He had been in the police force about six months, having been bought out of the army by his friends. The prisoner said nothing to the charge. Mr. TWYFORD committed him for trial at the Old Bailey. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday Henry Hughes Onslew, gentleman, of Queen's row, Brompton, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having, while in a state of intoxication, committed a series of outrageous assaults on the police and others. Police -constable Godfrey, C 147, who appeared to have suffered great injury, said that about twelve o'clock the pre vious night he heard a cry for the police, and on going into Duke -street he saw the defendant, who, without speaking a word, rushed at him and knocked him down. Witness rose, and was again knocked down, and knelt upon by the defen dant, who kept beating him while on the ground. Com plainant regained his legs at last, and was a third time knocked down, when the defendant forced his fingers into his mouth, seized his tongue, and made an attempt to tear it out of his mouth. The crowd called out during the attack for witness to use his truncheon, and witness did draw his truncheon, and strike his enraged assailant a slight blow. The defendant then attacked every one right and left, and. wag not overpowered until he had made a very great re sistance. Richard Smith, a waterman on the Piccadilly coach-stand, said he went to the assistance of the constable, and was knocked down by the defendant. Mr. Robert Upton, surveyor, Stamford-villa, was passing with his wife at the time, when he received a violent blow on the face from the defendant, without having given the slightest provocation. Mr. Richard Rees, 32, Piccadilly, said he had been as saulted by the defendant, and that it was he who had given the alarm of police. The circumstances under which he came into collision with the defendant were these :—He had un luckily let his second floor to a lady who styled herself the wife of a Captain Murray, though the captain had not as yet been visible. The defendant, it was believed, had some kind of intimacy with this lodger ; and, as this was likely to injure the respectability of his house, his wife, when the defendant knocked at that late hour, refused to allow him to enter. Hearing a dispute in the passage, he went out, and, on en deavouring to shut the door, the defendant attacked him, and struck him a violent blow on the body, from which he was now suffering, as his medical attendant's certificate would prove. He then called for the police, and, on the constable making his appearance, the defendant knocked him down re peatedly, and struck every one indiscriminately until he was overpowered by numbers. The defendant, in answer to the charge, wished it to be particularly understood that he knew no lady o f th e name o f Murray, and had no acquaintance with any lady living in Mr. Rees's house. With respect to the assault, he was ready to admit his great culpability. He was under the influence of drink and unconscious of his actions. He conceived he had been assaulted in the first instance, and this led him to strike at those who first struck him. He was sensible of his mis conduct, was ready to apologise, and to make recompense to those he had assaulted, and he now threw himself upon the merciful consideration of the Court. Mr. HARD WICK said the defendent had been convicted on the clearest evidence of committing a number of ferocious assaults, not only on the police, but upon persons who were accidentally passing through the streets at the time. The defendant was in the station of a gentleman, and his educa tion and position in society ought to have taught him the duty and propriety of submitting to the law, and of abstaining from committing assaults on those who were in the performance of their duties as public officers. There was no circumstance of mitigation in the 'whole evidence to warrant him in doing otherwise than to inflict the highest penalty of the law, inadequate though that penalty was in most cases of assault of an aggravated description. The law gave him the power to dispense with a pecuniary fine in the case of assaults on constables. This power he should cer tainly avail himself of, and at once send the defendant for one month to the House of Correction for the assault on the police-constable. He should further fine the defendant 51. for each of the assaults on the three other witnesses, or in default of payment two months' additional imprisonment for each fine. The defendant, who appeared astounded at the punish.. ment, was removed from the bar. In a short time a gentleman came into Court and applied for a mitigation of the sentence of imprisonment on the ground of the distraction of the defendant's family, who were of high respectability, a t w it ness i ng the defendants degrading situation. The defendant was perfectly contrite, and ac knowledged the justice of his sentence, but hoped he might be allowed to pay a money fine, and to recompense amply the injured policeman. Mr: HARDWICK replied to the applicant's repeated solicita tions, that in a case where so much drunken brutality had been exercised he was entirely indisposed to show any lenity, and therefore he could not alter his judgment. THAMES. Thursday Mr. Sidney Isaac Sidney, of St. Mary-axe, who described himself as an attorney of the Court of Queen's Bench, in applying for an assault warrant stated, that he went to serve a writ, and was told the party would come down from his room shortly. He waited a considerable time, but as the person did not come down he went up with the writ, and was assaulted in a very violent manner; so much so that he had some difficulty in making his escape. Mr. BALLANTINE —The writ was not addressed to you; why did you go to serve it? Applicant—Any person is com petent to serve it. Mr. BALLANTINE—No ;it should be served by perso to whom it i s a dd ressed. Why did yott not, bein the g an attor n - teous to go myself. ney, send your clerk? Applicant —I thought to ur. Mr. co, Mr. BALLANTINE--I can't the circumstances. If - grant your application under On complain of contempt of the Court of Queen's Applicant apply to that Court tbr protection, redress and -a ye been assaulted, and I apply here for Arr. • t' f°tecti cm• tr.orrtsra—l cannot give it to you. The fad, on Your ovr o sho‘vinc , Is, that he found you ' turn e d you out, CO 4113 room, and A PPileant--ly Belt 14 / cook? • n ext }Lae he does so VP protect my tf ...aye - done so. ...st.LAYTINE—Very well; do as you will. --..pplicant—But if I do so you'll say I had no right to take 'w into my own hands. 13ALLA.NTINE.--It is more than probable. I cannot, grant your application, as I do not see what right get into O.a min's room. lan* reit the Court evidently as much surprised rho ferusal. SOUTHWARK. C7iilton, Q.C., Recorder of Gloucester, and Inner Temple, was charged before Mr. Jeremy r.r. Trani), with travelling in one of the Croy ,ompany's carriages, and refusing to pay the rig rather novel created considerable interest, ie attention of the Magistrate several hours. ane of the officers or the Brghton and Croy :id, that the night before, on the arrival of the o'clock train from Croydon at the London is; the defendant arrived in one of the carriages. ti demanded of him in the usual way, and on deliver it he was given into custody. The as previously demanded of him. The de n that he came from Sydenham, and offered the fare from that place. He (witness) re fs than the Is. 3d., as the Act of Parliament ce must pay the fare for all the way. Witness ated copy of the by-laws, which he said were ispicnoito place at eytry termite stud station Thursday Ceorge Boyle was re-examined, charged with defrauding seyetal chemists of bottles of Rowland's kalydor and Macassar oil. In the instance where the prisoner obtained a bottle of Rowland's Macassar oil from Mr. Butler, at the corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, pretent.ing that he was Mr. Jackson, of 22, Holborn- hill. an additional witness, residing at that house, was examined to show that no person of that name resided there. Mr. Alderman MooN committed him on this charge. In the case wher e th e p r i soner o bt a i ne d, a t a surgeons ' in St. Martin's-le-Grand, a bottle of kalydor, using the name of Mr. Lawrence, of the Post-office, Mr. Lawrence was called to prove that he had not authorised anybody to obtain it, and that he knew nothing of the prisoner. The pi isoner solemnly denied that he bad used the name of Mr. Lawrence. Tyrrell, one of the Post-office constables, deposed to finding a bank cheque on Messrs. Lubbock at the prisoner's house, No. 9, Stayman-row, Highbury. The prisoner asked the officer with what object he had offered his wife a shilling when he searched the house? Tyrrell explained that he did so purely from charity. lie found the family in possession of a large unfurnished house; they had no change of clothes; his wife was almost in rags, the only food in the house was a little screw of tea and some bread and butter, and when he asked what money there was in the house the wife opened a drawer and showed him three halfpence. Presently a little boy came in, and, seeing the distress of the family, he and his brother officer (Peake) agreed each to give her sixpence, which they could hardly persuade her to rcoaive, The prisoner said the officer had truly stated his distress. He was once in affluent circumstances, but lie was ruined by employing a lawyer to recover a few debts for the board and education of children. The lawyer not only kept all the money he collected, but sued the prisoner for costs and stripped him Of everything. At fifty-nine years of age, and with his hands unfit to labour, what could he do? He obtained the bottles of Macassar oil and other articles on credit, intending to call and pay when his affairs changed. A friend had let him into possession of a house, he had issued circulars to open a school, and all seemed td be going well, when he was ap prehended on this charge. He begged the alderman to be lieve he had been driven to what he had done by dire poverty, and to look on him with mercy. Mr. Alderman MOON said the charges were numerous, and ran over a considerable period. He should have taken the same course to make his distress known, and obtain re lief, that was open to all. Fraud or theft could not be ex cused on the ground of necessity. It would have been better to apply for relief than to resort to crime, .and persons of education should be an example to the rest. The friend who let him into possession of the house would propably have assisted him further. The prisoner was then charged with obtaining on tha Bth of October a beaver hat, value 11. Is., from Messrs. Griffiths and Johnson, of Bond-street, by falsely pretending that he was Mr. W. Rust, of Ealing-grove, and 30, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. Ile was committed on both charges, and removed to Newgate. Mr. JEREMY—Can every passenger see these by-laws on proceeding to the carriage? Witness—Yes, your Worship; they are painted with large letters on spacious boards and fixed on the platforms. Mr. Chilton contended that he bad been taken into custody illegally, and that the copy of the by-laws could not be re ceived in evidence. Mr. JEREMY said that he had examined the by-laws pro duced; they were a legal document and bore the authenti cated seal of the company ; it had also been proved that they we're affixed at every station. The defendant was bound either to produce his ticket or pay the fare. He had lost his ticket, and how was the officer to know whether he came from Croydon or Sydenham ? He had much better have paid the ls. 3d. than taken up the time of the Court. Mr. Chilton (rather vehemently) said, that he was dragged to the station-house like a felon, and would have been locked "p had not a friend residing near the Court come and bailed him out. They had no right to lock him up, as they knew his name, and the station that he held in society. If what they had done was justifiable, any poor man who was known to the guard of a train and to the pas sengers in the same carriage as having paid his fare, might be locked up from his family many miles from home; his unfortunately losing his ticket would, it appeared, justify the company in demanding from him an enormous sum ; a man could not be arrested for 100,000/., but yet a gentleman could be dragged to the station-house for 3d.; he considered that the railway authorities were not empowered to detain him. Mr. JEREMY said that he certainly doubted whether the railway authorities bad the power of detaining him. This was one of the dif f iculties of legislating by deputy, especially when they had to deal with the by-laws of a public company. The clause 183 which was affixed on the boards was not a by-law, and that specified that if a person travelled on a railway without a ticket he should pay the amount of the Pare from the Croydon terminus. Whether the officers had power to detain a party for the money was the question. The party's name and residence might be unknown to them. Mr. Chilton—l gave my name and residence, and am well known at the railway station, being in the constant habit of travelling to Sydenham by that railway. Mr. JEREMY—But the officers might not know you ? Mr. Chilton—l am well known to some of the superior offi cers, and if the witness had allowed me to go into the office I should soon have been recognised. I want to know what offence I have committed? Mr. JEREMY—YOU have not paid the Is. 3d. when required of you by the railway officer. Had you done so all this trouble would have been avoided. Mr. Chilton—lt is not for the sake of the money that I re fused to comply with the officer's request, but it was the prin ciple of the thing. I want to try the point whether the Act of Parliament gives the railway company authority to detain and lock persons up in my situation. Mr. JEREMY inquired whether any of the superior officers of the railway were in attendance? This was a question of some importance to them. Smith said that none of them were in attendance but him self and the ticket-collector. Mr. Chilton—Some of the clerks ought to have attended, especially when they knew my station in life. Mr. JEREMY—There is no proof that the officer knew you. I think it would have been better for you to have paid the Is. 3d., and then you could have appealed to the laws. Mr. Chilton—l cannot conceive the meaning of the Act of Parliament. They might put new men at the station every day, and take parties into custody who were well known and had unfortunately lost their tickets. The Rail way Directors would have a fine power over the liberty of the subject. There is one other thing. I doubt whether lam liable to pay more than a shilling, which I tendered, as I can prove that I got in at Sydenham. Under any circumstances, they had no right to give me into custody, but to have sum moned me in the regular way. Mr. JEREMY said that it was clearly an offence against the by-laws. His friend, Mr. Trani, who had just entered the Court, concurred in his opinion, that the officer on the rail way had a right to detain him for the full fare. Mr. Chilton—l have been locked up and in custody all night. I want your decision on this point, as I shall cer tainly carry it further. The railways have poeier enough, and I shall do all I can to divest them of such arbitrary power. Mr. TnAirx.--The Act of Parliament says,—" That if any person fraudulently attempts to leave the railway station without paying his fare, the magistrate before whom such party may be brought shall have power to inflict a penalty of 405., and the full amount of the fare." Mr. Chilton—But I had no intention of fraud. lam well known to the railway authoritities as a gentleman. Mr. JERE:AY—The Act says " fraud," and does not relate to persons; the third by-law gives the officers fall power to demand the is. 3d. of you. Mr. Chilton—The Railway Company certainly ought to be guarded against fraudulent persons, and I will always assist them. I, however, paid my fire at Sydenham, and unfortunately lost the ticket which I had received. I also offered to pay the fare again, but the officer demanded ls. 3d. I considered that they were not justified in demanding it, therefore I refused to pay it. It was not for the sake of the money that I allowed the case to come here, but in justice to the public, who have been robbed enough by some of the railways. Mr. JEREMY (to Smith)—Have you ascertained whether Mr. Chilton paid his fare at Sydenham on the previous evening? Smith replied in the negative. Mr. Henry Charles Chilton was called and sworn. He said that he saw his brother (the defendant) pay a shilling at the station at Sydenham at half-past eight o'clock on the previous evening. Mr. JEREMY said that he had no doubt that the defendant had paid his fare; that was not the question at issue. Tickets were given at the station where the passengers paid, and, as a check upon the company's servants, they were required to be given up on the arrival of the passengers at their destina tion. He had not given up the ticket ; therefore he was liable to pay the fare, and on that point he was bound to adjudicate. He would not give any opinion as to the legality of giving the defendant into custody, as that was a subject for another tribunal. Mr. Chilton—lf the Company will defend the witness Smith, I will most certainly bring an action against him for false imprisonment. Mr. JEREMY had perused the Company's Act of Parlia ment with his learned friend Mr. Trail', and was of opinion that the case in point was not a penalty, but a forfeiture of the fare, Is. 3d. Under the 182 d section they had only power to summon the defendant. Therefore, it was clear that they had no right to give him into custody. He must, however, as the case had gone on, order the defendant to pay the Is. 3d, Mr. Chilton paid the fare, at the same time protesting against the legality of the magistrate's decision. Mr. JEREMY—It appears, on further perusal of the Act, that all penalties are recoverable by distraint on the goods and chattels of the defendant. Therefore, if it was my case and I wished to try the question, I should let the company distrain. Mr. Chilton (with great anxiety to the chief clerk)—Give me back my money, then. I'll let them distrain sooner than pay the money. If they do so, I will then try the question in a superior court. Mr. Edwin handed the money back to the defendant, who left the Court with his brother, declaring his intention of following the matter up. EXTRAORDINARY CASE of SHOP LIFTING BY A LADY. Thursday at the Brentwood Petty Sessions, Mrs. Margaret Sarah Harding, a widow lady of respectable connexions. was brought up in custody to the Town Hall, before Messrs. Hay and Bousfield, the presiding magistrates, on a charge of pur loining from the shop of Mr. Radford, silk-mercer and haber dasher, of High-street, Brentwood, a quantity of lace and other articles of value, his property. On the apprehension of the accused, who was fashionably attired, the sum of nearlyB,oooL in Bank of England notes and India bonds, were found. The prisoner, on being placed in the dock, was evidently suffering from mental anguish. She was accommodated with a chair during the whole of the proceedings. Mr. Mayne, of the firm of Hardwick and Mayne. solicitors, of Chelmsford, attended on the part of the accused lady. Mr. James Radford, the prosecutor, deposed that about half-past three o'clock on the afternoon of the preceding day, a lady came to his shop and purchased a quantity of articles, which were left on the shop counter with orders to be sect home. Witness then went up stairs to his ware room, leaving only one of his apprentices in the shop. In about half an heir the shop bell rang, and on witness going down he found the prisoner in the shop. She inquired for Mrs. Radford, who was engaged at the time, w h en tte pri soner said she would wait to see her; she was accommo dated with a chair. Witness then commenced packing up the goods on the counter, when he missed a quantity of Brass is lace and other articles, of the value of 71. Witness questioned the apprentice respecting the property, but the lad said he had not seen any of the articles, and that no one had been in the shop since he (witness) had been up stairs but the prisoner. Witness felt reluctant to question the Prikmer: whom he 'knew to be a highly respectable lady, and had been in the habit of making large purchases at his shop; her excited manner, however, raised his suspicion, and he asked her respecting the missing property, when she denied all knowledge of it, and evinced great indignation on being questioned upon the subject. Witness observed that no one bad been in the shop since the articles had been placed on the counter but his apprentice, and, however un pleasant, he must insist upon her being searched. The pd sonar, after expressing her astortishnierit at such a line of conduct, consented that her person should be searched. In furtherance of this object, witness called Mrs. Radford, who accompanied the prisoner up stairs to a private room. In a few minutes Mrs. Radford rang the bell, and on witness going un stairs, he was informed that the prisoner would not allow herself to be searched. Witness then threatened to send for a constable, when the prisoner becarrie greatly agitated. Witness again left the room, and shortly after was called by his wife, when he found that the prisoner had produced from her bosom and oth er p ar t s o f h er person th e whole of the ar ticles which had been taken from off the counter in the shop. On the discovery of the robbery, the prisoner became almost frantic, and said she would give any money, thousands if required, to Ira allowed to go, Witness having sent out for the polk, the prisoner was given into custody. On the ofilcer's appearance, the prisoner took out her purse full of bank notes and sovereigns, and offered it to him if he would allow her to go hone, and not be exposed. Mrs. Caroline Radford, the wife of the prosecutor, was next examined ,• she proved discovering the stolen articles secreted about the person of the prisoner, who during the time entreated for mercy, and expressed a hope that she might not be prosecuted. Both Mr. and Mrs. Radford were subjected to a severe Coss-examination by Mr. Mayne, the prisoner's legal ad viser, but did not shake their testimony. Mr. Mayne said he should not say anything on the part Or his client at that time, but he could assure the magistrates that the whole of the transaction would be satisfactorily ex plained on a more proper occasion. The prisoner was then fully committed to take her trial at the ensuing Chelmsford Assizes, and all the witnesses were bound over to prosecute. The prisoner was then removed from the dock in a faint ing condition, het unhappy situation being commiserated by all in Court, amongst whom were many of her relations and friends. Before the magistrates left the bench, Mr. Mayne applied to them to admit the prisoner to bail, which was refused. ESSEX QUARTER SESSIONS. THROWING STONES AT A RAILWAY TRAIN. Sutton, one of the guards upon the railway, proved that on the previous day he was struck on the face very severely by a stone, near the same spot; he picked up the s.one (pro duced) from the tarpauling of the carriage on which he was seated. The prisoner offered no defence to the charge, and the Learned Chairman having pointed out the chief points for the consideration of the jury, they found the prisoner Guilty. The CHAIRMAN inquired if the Counsel for the prosecution had anything to state on behalf of his clients? ➢ir. MARSH mid he was not instructed to press for a heavy punishment. The CHATIOL‘N said, only for the sake of example, and to prevent the possibility of injury in any shape, the prisoner was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. e 3 F OR ' 0, Oar: 14.—Charles Savill, a sturdy looking lad, only 13 years of age, was charged under the statute for the regulation of railways, with wilfully endangering the safety of persons conveyed upon the Northern and Eastern Counties Railway, by throwing a stone, at Sheering. A special Court of Proprietors in the above Company was held on Thursday, at the New Zealand House, Broad street-buildings, for the purpose of taking into con sideration the general state of affairs, and of adopting such measures as might be deemed most expedient. mong the Proprietors present we observed H. A. Aglionby, Esq., M.P., Chairman ; R. D. Mangles, Esq., M.P. ; S. Majoribanks, Esq., M.P.; Sir John Pirie; Sir Henry Webb; George Ribins, Eel.; Jeremiah Pilchtr, ; G. F. Young, Esq. ; J. E. Boulcott, Esq. ; J. R. Gower, Esq.; A. J. Valpy, Esq.; Major Chase; Major Carphy; Captain Nairn°, &a, &c. H. A. Aglionby, Esq., M.P., presided. The SECRETARY (Mr. Harrington) read the report of the Directors, which was in substance as follows : The Directors draw the attention of the Proprietors to the discussions which had taken place in June and July last session, in the House of Commons, relative to the affairs of New Zealand. In the course of these discus. sions, the Prime Minister stated, in the most decided terms, his sense of the usefulness of the Company as en instrument of colonisation, and his desire to promote its prosperity. In consequence of these opinions, publicly expressed, the Company, on the 24th of July, the day after the close of the second de bate, addressed a letter to Lord Stanley, in which they stated that, without abandoning their own views of the true policy to be adopted, they deemed it advisable to suggest measures which, being based upon the principles laid down by his Lordship, might lead to a practical re sult. Upon this (to use the words of Sir Robert Pcel), Mr. Lefevre, the Secretary to the Board of Trade, " a gentleman who had not been mixed up with the previous transactions, and was, therefore, enabled to take a more dispassionate view of the whole case, was called in to as sist the Under-Secretary for the Colonies;" and, with the assistance thus given, a negotiation and correspondence was entered into, for detailed particulars of which they begged to refer the meeting to the documents inserted in the appendix, of which the following might be received as a brief summary— The suggestions contained in their letter of the 24th of July had reference to the two points, namely, the in stitutions by which New tZealand was to be governed, and the titles to land; and they added, that, should their (the Company's) suggestions afford means for a practical solution of these points, there would then bo such an opening for the renewal of their colonising operations, that they doubted not the Government would be willing to remove the only obstacle that would remain, by ad vancing such a loan as would be necessary to enable them to act. These suggestions had not been complied with in all respects ; but arrangements have been assented to, which comprised a provis :on for the erection of municipalities in the several settlements, with considerable powers of self-government, to be extended hereafter ; and for the introduction of delegates from those municipalities into the general Legislative Council of the Colony. With regard to land, possession was to be given of the lands awarded by the Commissioner, Mr. Spain, wherever those awards had been delivered by him, either in his judicial character, by virtue of his powers under the Land Claims' Ordinance—or in the character of an arbitrator, whose adjudication had been authorised by the representatives of both parties. The Directors entered into a lengthened statement as regarded the internal anirs of the colony. One portion of the report informed the meeting that a loan upon the security of the land had been promised, subject to the sanction of Parliament, to the extent of 100,0001., under certain conditions. Orl the strength of the loan so promised, Messrs. Smith; Payne, and Smith, bad al ready advanced a considerable pinion, which had been shipped per the " Mary Catherine," to meet the current engagements of the colony. The Directors also in formed the meeting that they had sanctioned the appoint ment of Mr. Fox as the successor of Col. Wakefield. Mr. LITTLE moved that the report now read be re ceived and adopted, which was put and unanimously agreed to. GEORGE ROBINS, Esq., moved the next resolution, to the effect that the Court cordially concurred in the tribute of respect paid by the Directors to the memory of the late Governor ( Mr. Somes), and condoled with his surviving family. The Honourt ble Gentleman said that, in seconding the resolution, he felt bound to compli ment the Directors on the very satisfactr.ry report which they had submitted In doing so, he felt bound to notice more especially the passage in it that referred to their late Governor. The language in which that tribute of respect was conveyed was most correct and becoming. He felt satisfied that no Company could have been more fortunate in the se lection of its Directors than the present. Had it not been so, they never would have arrived at their present position. He had not had the honour of a seat on the Directory himself, but this he would say that, with any other Board, they never could have overcome their past difficulties, and successfully weathered the storm. They had but to look to the conduct of their past Governor, to the proceedings of their present Chairman, and to the exertions of the Board of Directors during the last four or five years, to be satisfied of this. But to their late Governor they had been especially indebted. He had been always found at his post, and his exertions on behalf of the Company were unremitting. He (Mr. George Robins) fully concurred in the terms of the reso lution, and considered the tribute conveyed to be even short of what was fully due. Mr. PERCIVAL briefly seconded the resolution, which was unanimously carried. Mr. LANCE moved that the several measures be con firmed, and thanks given to the Deputy-Governor and the Directors. General BRIGGS rose with pleasure to support the resolution. The report they had heard was the most satisfactory ever brought before a meeting. He gave the resolution his support with the more pleasure, that the measures had been successfully brought to an issue with her Majesty's Government. One point he must notice. The Prime Minister had said that New Zealand was a colony in a state to have a representative Govern ment; and there is a representation by municipalities. Yet, by late accounts, it appears the Governor has set aside all the local governors by his own efficiency. But, if the colony is in such a state as to be represented, it is not fit that the Governor should set aside the repre sentatives, acting entirely on his own opinion. It ap pears also that the colony of " Russell" is in danger of being destroyed: it is liable every day to be attacked. Yet it is gratifying to know that eighteen companies of in fantry and one of artillery have been sent out by the British Government to support the interests of the Company in New Zealand. Were such a Government to continue as had been for the last few years, it would be necessary to arm the colonists, that they might prepare to defend themselves. Yet self-defence in a country is impolitic. It is not an improbable occurrence that the militia might go out to defend property without authority. Get her Majesty's troops there first, and then the militia.—The motion wss unanimously carried. Sir HENRY WEBB moved that the gratitude of the meeting was due to the Hon. C. Buller, and the other Members on both sides of the House, who advocated the cause of New Zealand and the colonies generally last session ; and to her Majesty's Ministers for the grant of 100,0001. on the security of the Company's lands, an expression of their confidence in the Com- pany; which was supported by Mr. Carpie.—Carried unanimously. Mr. M‘LEor• moved the thanks of the meeting to the Chairman on the present occasion, for his conduct in the chair that day, and fir his unwearied attention to the interests of the Company. The motion was seconded by Major MAJORIBANIES, and unanimously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and stated that, having assisted to get the Company out of its present difficulties, he would still continue his exertions until the interests of tLe proprietors were placed on a firm and permanent foundation. He felt much flattered at the notice taken of what he had done, and pledged himself to:be always ready to advance the welfare of the Company by every means in his power. The Court then broke up. Mr. Marsh conducted the prosecution. The facts of this case were that, on the 10th of July, the prisoner was at work in a field with another boy near Sheering-bridge, and as the express train approached that spot, the prisoner took up a stone, declaring he would throw it at the train : his companion entreated him not to do so, but the boy carried out his expressed determination when the train was within about 15 yards of the bridge, and whilst it was proceeding at the rate of between 50 and 60 miles an hour. Squires, a watchman at a crossing near, who saw the prisoner throw the missile, instantly took him into custody, and conveyed him to the station at Sawbridge worth ; he was subsequently handed over to a policeman of . the Herte contabalar7. RoNon, THE GERMAN REFORMER.—The Frank fort I crurnal of the llth states that when Ronge left Worms, he was accompanied by nearly two hundred persons; that when upon the point of embarking at Gersheim he was insulted by a crowd composed of both sexes, and that the women showed more animosity than the men. M. Rouge, however, escaped in his carriage. The merchants of Worms who had accom panied him took shelter in a yard, intending to wait for the evening boat to return to Darmstadt; but they were pelted with stones and obliged to fly for their lives. One person had his head cut open. Upon embarking in the evening, they were again attacked. An old man was knocked down by a stone and severely injured. One of the party retaliated and struck one of the aggressois, which was the signal for a ge neral attack. The fanatic crowd, headed by a police agent, rushed upon them, and severely beat the person who had struck the blow. The journal from which we quote, adds, that "but for the timely interference of the gendarmes, the affair might have terminated fatally." BROUGHAM CHAPEL.—The outward appearance of this interesting place of worship, which stands in a beauti fully secluded situation at the top of a woody bank on the north-east side of Brougham Hall, shaded by fine old trees and thriving evergreens, while the green ivy creeps up and clings to its ancient walls—affords but a faint indication of its internal compactness and beauty of finish. The ceilihg is most tastefully emblazoned with the coats of arms of a large number.of ancient and noble families, which are gilded and coloured according to the rules of heraldry. Amongst them are the arms of the Cliffords, Ventriponts, Pembrokes, Crack anthorpes, Weybarghs, Broughams, &c., from the earliest periods. The pulpit and pews are neat but not gaudy.. The chancel is most beautifully decorated with several scriptural figures of ancient carved work. During the time that Lord Brougham is located at Brougham Hall, divine worship is performed in this chapel by the incumbent of St. Ninian's Church, to which it is a chapel-of-ease, every Sunday after noon.—Post. RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES IN TUX PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. NA MES or RAILWAYS. a : 2 1 Zi 6. NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—The Di rectors of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company have, it is undestood, resolved, in accordance with the suggestions of General Pasley, who recently surveyed the new works upon their line, to do away with the tunnel near Corbridge, which fell in some time ago, and caused a temporary stop page of the line, and to make it an open cutting. The com pany have determined to lay a branch line west of nexharn, to Woodburn and Bellingham, where blast furnaces have already been built for the making of iron, and which will communicate with that important mineral district.; and a so to make another branch from their main line near Halt whistle, into the Alstor flistrict. The formation of these branches must necessarily sing a considerable increaso of traffic upon this railway, 1 1 iI 1 i g °°3 s fi 4:1 .4 g t. Oct. oot. 16. 16. K . 7 3qP! 4Spl - - 4 - % 1 :: 7 7341 -7 7N1 :7 StrN, LONDON, SATTITIDA IVIORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1845. line), % p.—Ditto (Head's), 17s. 6d. p.—North Devons, 1 1 A p.—Taw Vale Extension, % p.—Devon and Central Cornwall, 3 /,i p.—Exeter and Crediton, 6—Eastern Counties, 251. p.—Ditto, New, 93i 4 p.—Bristol, New, 14. The MAvon suggested that a local committee should be formed to watch over the interests of the town iu the forma tion of the harbour. The resolution regarding the harbour was then put and carried unanimously; and snbs,:quently a local committee was named to carry out the suggestion of his worship the Mayor. Mr. Fry then moved, seconded by 3lr. Lloyd, that the thanks of the meeting be given to the Aria;'or for his conduct in the chair, after which the meeting separat.M. TONBRIDGE AND RYE HARBOI73 DIRECT. The first meeting of the Provisional Committee of the abort line was held on Thursday, at the temporary offices of the Company, 94, Cheapside. Mr. MONEYPENNY, upon taking the chair, stated that the meeting was assembled for the purpose of taking into cons:- deration the expediency or non-expediency of making a rail road from the station of the South Eastern Company at Tonbridge. or Paddock Wood, to Rye Harbour. They had also to determine whether a deputation should attend from that Company at the forthcoming meeting of landowners at Cranbrook. Mr. Giles hail been requested to survey and report upon the best line of country, for the purpose of car rying a line from Paddock Wood to Rye, and they would then hear the result. Mr. PRESTON stated that they had met for the purpose of forming a line of railway from Paddock Wood to Rye, the nearest port to France. It was intended to pass through the richest part of the Weald or Kent., containing many thou sand acres of hops and a considerable population. About a fortnight ago a meeting of lardovriters of the dis trict was held, at which Lord Beresford, Captain King, and other influential gentlemen and landed proprietors were present. There did not exist the slightest difference of opinion as to the advisability of making the proposed rail way, not merely as regarded the convenience of the inha bitants of the county through which it passed, tut al , o as a pecuniary investment. The only objertion was, that the line, which had been surveyed by Mr. Giles, passed through the property of Lord Beresford. who, although favourable to the line, was not willing that it should intersect his property. There was no other way of avoiding this difficulty, except by going through the property of Mr. Roberts, which immediately adjoined that of his Lordship's; the land owners, however, determined not to supptirt any line which passed through the grounds of the proprietors contrary to their wishes. The meeting was therefore • adjourned ntil next Monday, with a view of giving Mr. Giles an oppor tunity of making a fresh survey in the meantime, in order if possible to obviate the difficulty, a purpose which he had since completely accomplished, and had now selected a line which would meet the approbation of all parties. The port of Rye had long been regarded as a most desirable one, in many points of view; but •in consoctuence._of_it_s mttuatimi, and want of fiellity of communication with the metropolis, it had not advanced as it otherwise would have done. The inhabitants of Rye and the other places upon the line were decidedly in favour of the proposed railway. Rye would be benefited by being brought into connexion with Maidstone, as well as other places. Hitherto, they had suffered from the railways having formed a kind of barrier against them from north to south, a difficulty which would be removed by the projected line. The hop-growers were very desirous of availing themselves of the cheap mode of transit for their hops by railway, instead of the slow and difficuilt mode of carriage by waggons. - W. BASTOW, Esq., then proposed, and J. BE.Nsox. Esq., seconded a resolution to the effect, that it was expedient that the proposed Company be established to carry out ele object as stated In the prospectus, subject to such alterations as might from time to time be deemed advisable. A managing Committee and officers were then appointed, and also a deputation to the ensuing meeting at Cranbrook ; and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. EXPERIMENTS ON THE CROYDON ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY —Trains of from eight to twelve carriages each have lately been daily running, sometimes from nine o'clock in the morn ing until dusk, upon that portion of the above line already constructed, that is, from Forest-hill, close by the Dartmouth Arms' station of the parallel line, as far as Croydon. These trips are continued more with the view of exercising the men, and thoroughly instructing them in the duties they will have to perform when the line comes into full operation, than to test the merits of the system, for it appears now, from the results of previous experiments, that this• principle of railway , communication will succeed. Within the last few days seve ral of the directors, with many scientific.. persons, have had ocular proof of the working of this line, and the imperfections consequent upon an almost entirely novel undertaking, hay , ink been removed, all who nronnunced an opinion upon the system were decidedly favourable to this plan, the question as to the power of ascending• inclines, and turn ing in curves, being decided in the affirmative. Our reporter went by a train of eight carriages, yesterday, from the Dartmouth Arms' station, to Croydon, at the rate of a mile in eighty seconds; but on this occasion the break was on far the whole, or a considerable part of the distance. Some few daye previously, however, a train of twelve car riages was propelled at the rate of seventy-five miles an hour. Sn great is the rapidity sometimes, we are told, that many birds, attracted to the tube by the composition and grease, and unable to fly away soon enough on the approach of a train, are struek and killed by the foremost carriage. No time is yet positively fixed for the opening of the line, hut, from the advanced state of the works, it cannot be long hence, probably a fortninght. On Monday next, it is stated, that Sir RobertiPeel, Bart., with General Pasley, the In spector-General of Railways. end a large number of the aris tocracy, will take a trip on this line. - HULL AND HOLYHEAD DIRECT.—This important scheme is certain to he entertained and supported, as its merits are not of an ordinary kind. It will he seen that it is to pass between the two points that furnish its explicit title, by the way of Sheffield, Macclesfield, and Chester. A summary of the course of the line shows that this railway will connect the North Sea with St. George's Channel, and thus form a direct route from Holyhead to Hull. Commencing at Chester, where it will form a junction with the Chester and Holy head, and Chester and Birkenhead, it will pass between Northwich and Middlewich to Maccleafield, Sheffield, Ro therham, Doncaster, and llowden, and by a junction with the Hull and Selby line. it will proceed to Hull. Between Chester and Macclesfield' 17 miles will be saved ; between Macclesfield and Sheffield, 23; and between Sheffield and Hull, 30 miles—an aggregate saving of 60 miles between Hull and Chester. At Macclesfield the line will be con nected with the Manchester and Crewe, with the proposed Leeds, Wakefield, Barnsley, and Sheffield, and likewise with. the proposed line from Sheffield through Gains borough to Great Grimsby. It will form a junction, too, at Howden with the York and Selby, Leeds and Selby, and the great northern railways. The desirableness and the ultimate success of a route like this cannot but strike the casual observer with the importance of its construction He will perceive that its reach is an extended one, andthat its ul terior termini lie adjacent to countries whose trade would readily fint its way upon such a line. On the one hand, we have the connexion of Hull with the ports of Europe, and on the other that of Holyhead with the ports of the Irish coast, while at the same time more inland, we have the great manufacturing towns in direct working operation with this route. The mineral wealth of Wales, too. will find outlets by this course, so that the project may well be deemed one of the most important that has yet been presented for public apnmval. The surveys of. this line have been commenced, and we are happy to know that it is in such hands as will be able to push it forward with success. Oct. Oct. 16. 16. 6% 7 Aberdeen .. • • • . • • • • Airdrie and Coatbridge Arbroath and Forfar - Ditto Half Shares • • A rtnagh, Coln, &Portrush - Bandon and Bantry ..... - Belfast and Ballymena • • - Belfast and County Down - Birknial, Lan. &Ches.Jnc. - Birmingham and Glo'ster 127 Do.. New (Iss.at 7% dis.) - Ditto Half Shares •• • • - 111rminghm&Oxfrd.Junc. 5 i Blckbnru, and Preston.. - Illekburn, Darwn,& Boltn - Bolton, ll' bran, & Liverpl. - I .-• Boston, Stamfrd and Itirm 1% plsBs9d Brighton, Lewes, & Haat, Bristol and Exeter• • • • • • Ditto New..• • •• • • •• • • Bristol and Gloucester • • I tristol and S. Wales June British and Irish Union Caledon. and Ayrsh. June - Caledon.& Dumbar. June - Caled , nian .-•••• • • • • • • 14 % - Ditto Extension ••• • .• 5 % - Cambridge and Lincoln .• 6% G% Chester and Birkenhead. , Ditto New Shares • • • • Ditto Half Sharci •• • Chester and Holyhead • • Cheltenham and Oxford.. Chichester and Brighton.. Churnet Valley ..• • • • • • • Cli theme Junction • • • • • • Clydesdale Junction . • • • - Cork, Blackrck & Passage - Cork and Bandon .• •• • • - Cork and Killarney .• •• • - Cork and Waterford •• • • - Cork and Youghal •-• • • • - Canterbury and Dover.• • - - Coventry and Leicester.• 3% 3% Cornwall ............. • • 4 % - Derby and Crewe - 5 % Direct Lon. and Manchstr - - Diss, Bucks, & Yarmoth - - DtrectMan.(ltemington's) 4% 4% Direct Northern • ..• .. • • 3% 3% Direct Norwich .• •-• • • . - - Dublin and Belfast June. - - Dublin, Belfast, & Came - - Dublin and Drogheda - - Dublin and Galway - - Dundalk and Enniskillen - - Dundee and Arbroath - *- Dundee and Perth - - 11% Durham and Sunderland - - East Lancashire (No. 1) - - Ditto (No. 2) - - Eastern Counties . - Do. New Do. Perp. spr Ct., No 1 - p - Do. do. N 0.2 % p - East Dereham &Norwich - - East Union - - Ditto Extension • - - Edinbgh, Gilts., and Dum - - Edinburgh and Glasgow 79% - Do. Quarter Shares 1)0. New Quarter Shares Edi nb. Leith, and Granten Do. Pref. 5 per Cent. Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles Edinburgh and Perth Ely and Huntingdon Enniskillen and 51ig0.... Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr Fitwood, Prstn, & W. rid. (land:lrk and Glasgow - Glasgow and Ayr. • • •• .• Do. Quarter Shares i llasgow and Greenock .• Ditto New.• ••• • - - Ditto Preference • - - Glasgw,Dmfries, and Car. insgw, Kilmarnek, &Ant Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster .... lirafid Junction Ditto Half Shares • . • . Ditto Quarter Shares • • Ditto New Quarters .. Ditto Eighths • . Arai td Union ..... - - treat Eastern & Western B. ( Irimsby & Dk Extens. i It Grimsby and Sheffield - It Sthrn & Wstrn (Irind) 28%1 - Ditto Extension .. l6 Great Munster.. • • - Grt Northern of Scotland - Grt Northern of England 220 Do. New 401. Shares - Do. New 301. Shares - Great Western .... - Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths - •••• •• • • - t luillt•d, Farehm, & Ports. - Harwich . • • .. • • • • - lltidrsffil &Man. R. &Card - I I udderstleld and Sheffield - Hull and GalfigbOrOtigll•. - !Inn and Selby .. - - Ditto Quarter Shares •• - - Ditto Half Shares - - Inverness and Elgin •• • • - I Isle of Jersey • - - Kendal and Windermere - - Kingstown and Bray .. - - Killarney Junctions .• • • - - Lancaster and Carlisle - Lancaster and Preston .. - - Leeds and Bradford .... - - Ditto Extension ...... - - Leeds and Dewsbury.... -- - Leeds and Thir5k........ - 18% 1 Leedi &W. Riding June. - - I Leicester ie.: Birmingham 2 p 2% Leicester and Bedford Linteriek and Waterford - 614 Limreli, Ennis, & MI. Jne. - Lincoln, York, and Leeds - Liv. Man. &GtN. of Eng. - Li verpol and Manchester - Ditto Half Shares •• • • - Ditto Quarter Shares - Liverpl,Ormskrk,& Prstn - London and Birmingham 218 Ditto Thirds ••••• • • • • • - Ditto Quarters •••• • • • 26 London and 131aekwall • • 11 t j hi [ l o n i t ido . n o a x a fd iß & ri C g lil fit t o n n h . am - . , 69% lils6d 1 12% t - - 2034 - - 1 94 1 - 19 12 f 16 I 1. 31 2% -- PI 73 a - 237 3x 3% 3 3% 22 2! - 31 Ditto Consolid. Eighths M - London and Croydon •• • • 25 % Ditto New .•••• • • • • Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt. London and Greenwich • 10 Do. Pref. or Privilege • • London and South Westrn 76 Do. New Cons. Eighths 34 Do. New, 501 Shares • • 14% 1)o. biew, 40/. Shares • • 1 1 London and York .• ••• .. 6% 6% Ditto (P.awtry) .• ••• • • London and Windsor.. • • Lomb!, Salsbury, & Yeovl Londonderry & Coleraine 5% Lortionderty & Entdskilln Lynn and Ely • • .. • • • • • • Lynn and Dereham .• • • • Manche ter and Leeds • • Ditto 'deli Shares • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares.• Ditto Sixteenths • • • • • • sta!leil4 r and Birkenhead 51anclie•der &Birminglun 85% — 8, Ditto 4uarter Shares.• 16% 16% Ditto New Quarters ..• 15 14% 1 , Ito. Con. & Welsh June. lianchestr, Boltn, & Bury Sfnebsti, Bustn, & 51atik 8% %lan. S ha/. and Mid. June. -- 11 ancl testr & Southamptn Midland 175 17 5 % Dith) Fifths • . • • • • • • • Ditto New ..... Do. Con. Birm. & Derby J 7-- 511ttind l=t Westrn (Irish S%l - - 1153 21%1 3 - ; 3, 4 I 3 - 2 IA Do. Extension to Sligo Newest! & DaringtnJunc. o 5 Do. New (Brariling) .. 57 Newmstle and Berwick.. IS% Newcastle and Carlisle. • Nwesllo ; Durham, & Lan. Newport & Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen.. New.!'k and Sheffield . • • North Petish • • • • • • • • • • % alA 6 6% Ditto New Shares ...• Northern and Eastern .. 1), DO. Scrip (iss. at 5 die.) Do. Quarter Shares • • ' North Devon .• •• • •• • • 3% North !Cent • • . 4% North Staffordshire • • 5%p 7 14 North Ea5tern........—.• North Union (A) .. • • Ditto (B) ••.• • • • • North Wales Mineral . • I Ditto New Shares •• • • North Western •• • • • • North Wales .. — Norwich and Brandon 25 Dito New .. • • Not., Bel voir, & Grantinn Nottingham and Boston. Nott., Er wets. Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield - Oxford and Binning. June 3%1 Oxford and Worcester • • 11% 12% 1 Oxford and Cambridge • • —1% - Perth and Inverness •• • • 3% Portsmouth Direct.• • • • • b Preston and lityre .•• • . . 43% 42 Ditto Ralf Shares •• • • 10% Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div. P-- ; 6% 5% 4% - 6N ..'restore & Wyre Extena. Riclimmid & W. End June Rugby and Huntingdon... Scottish Central • • .... • • Scottislt Shefttild and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto ditto (No. 2).. Ditto ditto (No. 3) • . - Sheffield and Lincoln.... - Sheffield and Rotherham - Shrewsbry & Grand Junc. Shrovsl)., Wor., & Crewe Shrws ,IVolv., Dadi, & 75, Shrwsliry & Trnt Val. USI. pl Ilerefd,& N. Wales Slatlidrinan ............. South DeVen .. South Midland.. ..... ..• 634 p 714 South Eastern and Dover 41% D0.N019 (iss.32/.) No. 1 . Do. (153.33/.68.8d.) „ 2 12 - Do. (les. 301.) „3 Staines and Richmond ... St affordshire &Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales • • • • • • • • • • • • Tears and Dove Valley .. Trent Vsiley 2Xl[4. 1434 5%! - - 1146 ii 1 I v_ Nl_ 98 - 11% - - ;31 - .331 _ I_ 1 7 i —1109 s 238 p I 1 40 s P - 23% - 1. 11 - % - - Ai- 4 9 - I % - 7786d' 7 7646d1 451 pi 18s pl 26% - 1 -- 63%1 - , !i - :I t i ___ - 155 s p' ;3J 1 - 6% - - 1 - 1 /2 7% 7% 2% 3 3% - 14% - 3 - ;m1 _ q i - - I - 16654 ! - NI -= 7% - - 1 - - 5 7', I -- • s al— '7os p ; 1395. ,S 1 A l_ 12% - I -- 041 - - ;5 .- : 1 411 - 36, - 4%1 - 6 - ",ipi -8% Do. asd IfolyheadJunc. Vale of Neath • • • • • • • West London, Old Shares West End & Sothrn Coun. Wexford and Carlow Warwick and Cheltenham WatertOrd and Kilkenny Watrta,Wxfd,Wick& Dub 2% Wakefield and Bradford Waktid, Pontziret, & Gool Waketield and Harrogate -- Warwick and London . 5 West Lancashire — Worcester and Tring Whiteltaren and Furness Do. New Half Shares• . Welsh M Wand. ••••• • • • • 4 West Cornwall. .. . West Yorkshire Wilson twit, M. & Coltness S'omrst, & Weyrnth 7% Wll ts, Smut& Southern 3 _ Yarmott Lb and Norwich — Ditto New . . • — York and Carlisle .••.. • • 4 1 4 5 York and North Midland 117 Ditto Half Shares Ditto :leszbro' Branch Witt' • elby • 23 I DIV sr.otsion .•• • • 29M Glsgow then. wi - %I - EXETER, Oar. 16. STOCK EXCHA.NGE.—The sales are—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, 1 p.—Eseter, Topsham, and Exmouth (DAV I FOREIGN LINES. M. DUMON, brother of the Minister of Public Works, has been appointed Royal Commissioner to the Orleans and Vierzon Company. APPROACHING ADJUDICATION9.—The Minister of Pablic Works is expected to arrive at Paris between the 21st and the 25th of this month. After leaving Avignon, he will visit the proposed courses to be taken by the various Lyons lines. The period of the adjudications will not be positively known until the Arrival of M. Damon. It appears certain that the Paris and Strasburg Railway will not be, as some of the journals announce, the first adjudicated, but that the Creil and St. Quentin will take the lead. This adjudication will take place between the 6th and 10th of November. The Paris and Strasburg will follow, and then the Tours and Nantes. To the latter will succeed the Lyons and Avignon, and the Paris and Lyons will close the series. All the lines will be adjudicated before the meeting of the Chambers. DEATH of ivIRS. ELIZABETH FRY. (Abridged from the Chelmsfilrd Chronicle.) This distinguished individual expired at Ramsgate on Sun day last, after a long and protracted illness, which she bore throughout with great fortitude and resignation. The subject of this brief memoir was the daughter of the late John Gurney, Esq., of Earlham-hall, Norfolk, and sister to Samuel Gurney, Esq., of Upton-hall, in this county, banker. At the early age of eighteen, by the permission of her father, she converted an apartment in Earlham-hall into a school-room, where she daily gave 24 poor children ele mentary instrnction in reading. writing, and arithmetic, exc. In the year 1800 she married Mr. Joseph Fry (who still sur vives), a member of the Society • of Friends—who materially aided her praiseworthy exertions, by appropriating a large sum annually to her use, by which Mrs. Fry was enabled to extend the sphere of her usefulness. In the year 1816 Mrs. Fry succeeded in establishing a ladies' committee for the reformation of the interior of Newgate, and in this laudable undertaking she met with the cordial co operation of the Sheriffs of London and the Governor of the prison. Prior to the latter date the female inmates were left with out any employment, an evil which the discriminating powers of the subject of this mnmoir soon discovered, and instantly set about to remove it by the establishme , t of a manufactory for the women's tried side, as well as a school for children, which were daily superintended by the ladies of the committee. No sooner were the benefits of the manufactory known, than the females on the untried side petitioned the ladies' committee for a similar provision, which wis granted, and we may observe, the moral results surpassed the most san guine anticipations of its promoters. The subject of this memoir not only elicited the encomiums of the English press, but her name was associated with every philanthropic object• in most of the Continental nations of Europe. In the slave-trade question her exertions were sur passed only by a few of the opposite sex. Such was her humane and benevolent disposition, that her sympathy extended to the whole human family. without reference to country, clime, or religion. She was looked upon as a phy sician to body and soul ; she fed and comforted the poor, supplied them with clothes, and did everything that would administer to their well-being and promote their happiness. In the neighbourhood where she resided (Upton, in this county) her benevolence is too well known to need comment. Fter readiness to hear the cause of the distressed and destitute and alleviate their suffering., won for her the respect of all classes, and raised for her a name which reflects the highest credit on her sex as well as on the Society of Friends, of which she was so distinguished a member. The funeral of Mrs. Fry is fixed for this day (Saturday) when her remains will be interred in the Friends' burial-ground at Barking. CITY OF WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND MECHANICS' INsTiTunoist.—The thirty-fourth quarterly general meeting of this Institution, took place on Thursday, Wm. Page Wood, Esq., Q C., in the chair. It appeared from the committee's report, that the numbers were rather lower than usual, but that the several departments of the Institu tion were maintained in full efficiency, and that the evening classes, so peculiarly adapted to the wants of the mechanic, had received especial attention from the management. A very interesting series of public lectures was also announced for the next quarter. A discussion ensued on a proposal to commute certain privileges of the Institution to raise a fund toward reducing the building debt, which was carried : and it was also agreed, on the proposal of Joseph Carter Wood, Esq., V.P., to appoint a committee to consider and report on various plans for the liquidation oft' a debt. Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting adjourned. DEATH OF THOMAS POTTING ER, ESQ.—At Port stewart, on Friday mornine; the 10th instant, Thomas Pot tinger, Esq., formerly Captain in the Bth Royal Irish Dra goons, and Aide-de-Camp to General Sir George Nugent, Bart., G.C.8., when commanding the forces in India. De ceased was the father of the late Major Eldred Pottinger, the hero of Herat, and the liherator of the Caubul cap•ive , , by wham a splendid rage te..timonial was presented to his family. He received a severe wound at Herat, which, toge ther with the fatigue he underwent, caused his death at liong-lion.—Northern Whig, SHEFFIELD, Ocr. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Boston, Newark. and Sheffield, 63/—Midland, Sheffield, and Rotherham, 36 1 / 4 — East and West of England, 2 1 ,4—Grimshy and Sheffield, 26X—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 6f/ 2 —Grimsby Railway and Dock Extension. 12—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 6 Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 51. 18s. 6d.— Wakefield and Harrogate, W. lls. 6d.—Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton,.2%. HULL, Ocr. 16. STOCK EXCTIANGE.—The sales are—Durham and Sun derland, New, 2%—11u1l and Selby (10 per cent. guar.), 103 —London and Brighton, 70—Leeds and Bradford Extension, 55—North British, Carlisle, 4 3 /—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 13 1 —Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 2%—Axholme, 795. p.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 6 1 4 —Cambridge and Lincoln, 61. Bs. 9(l—Chelmsford and Bury, 2% —Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 31,,%, —Derby and Gainsbo rough, 3/. 14s. 6d.—Dndley, Madeley, and Iron Bridge, 475. 6d. p.—East Lincolnshiv, s—East Coast, 3—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 4 1 4—Goole, Doncaster, and Shef field, 1 71—Grand Union, 33n—Great North and South Wales and Worcester, 13s. 6d. p.—Hull and Barnsley Junc tion, 4% p.—Liverpor.l and Leeds, 6 1 4—London and Man chester (Rem.)), 4 1 / 2 —London and Norwich Direct, 14 — Nottingham, Erewash, &c., 7 1 4 —Nottingham and Boston, 4 3 4—NOttingham and Mansfield, 5 3 4 —South and Midlands Junction, 21. 17s.—Tean and Dove Valley, 3—Wakefield and Bradford, s%—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 4%. YORK; Ocr. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Union Ex tension (Norwich), 54—Midland, New, 31 1 / 6—Newcastle and Darlington Junction, New (Brandling), 5714—North British, New, 6!,.;—Ditto. Carlisles, 4 1 4—Yor's and North Midland Extension, 29N—Axltolnie, 04—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 6—Cambridge and Lincoln, 6V—Coven try, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester, 4—Derby and Gainsborough3 3 4—Grand Union, 3Y s —Leicester and Bed ford, 4 1 ,x—London and Windsor, IV,—Newcastle and Ber wick, 19 3 4—North Kent and Direct Dover, 434 —South Mid lands, 8 % —Welsh Midlands, 4 —York and Carlisle, 5%. RAILWAY IN TELLIGENCE. TONBRIDGE WELLS. BRIGHTON, AND HASTINGS JUNCTION. Thursday a public meeting of the inhabitants of Hastings, convened by the Mayor, was held in the Town-hall, for the purpose of receiving a deputation from the Directors of the above Company, and also from the Directors of the projected Hastings Harbour Company. Sonn , iwu (Cutlh, Lieorge Scrivens, Esq., Mayor of the borough, took the chair, at which time the Town-hall was crowded to excess, and among those assembled were some of the most influential citizens of Hastings. The CHAIRMAN said that be had taken upon himself the responsibility of calling the present meeting, and when he saw the numbers, the weight, and the influence of those who attended it, he felt quite at ease as to the consequences of the step he had taken. If they were able by means of railways to bring back that prosperity and wealth which they enjoyed during the war, without its evils, they would have much cause to congratulate themselves. He begged to state that in calling this meeting he had done it from a feeling of jus- tice to any company who would come among them, and give them their time and their trouble, in order to make for them a railway and a harbour. Though he was a member of the Provisional Committee of this Company, yet it was not on that account he had called the present meeting, but be cause he thought that they were bound in justice to hear all parties, and to have a fair discussion as to the merits of the project. S. A. Fur, Esq., barrister-at-law, one of the members of the deputation, then addressed the meeting. He appeared before them as representing an influential company, and he would shortly explain their intentions with respect t 6 the railway which they had been called together to consider. The question now before them was, whether there should be a line direct from Hastings to Tunbridge Wells. He was happy to find they were all agreed that there should be a railway; and he took it the only subject of contention was, who was to have the making of the railway, and how the railway was to go. Now, on behalf of the company for which hewas addressing them, he begged to remind them that they were first registered, and that their directors consisted of gentlemen who occupied a most respectable commercial posi tion in the city of London, and of others possessed of great local influence in this town. It was proposed to start from Ton bridge Wells; but they did not mean to use the station of the South-Eastern Company, because that would involve them in the cutting of a tremendous tunnel, which by adopting another terminus they might avoid. They meant to follow the course of the valleys, and come by Wodehouse and Watling ton to Hastings. There would be two tunnels in their course. They did not mean to bring their line as the crow flew, for that would be absurd ; but they wouldovail themselves of the natural course of the valleys, and they would take up those railways which were scattered through the district as feeders to the main trunk line. At the same time it would not be concealed that they were not the only company i n th e field. He would put it to them, whether their interests would be better secured by an independent company, or by one whose lines led in an entirely different direction, and who would make Hastings a mere branch for their trunk line. —(Hear, hear.) If they were satisfied with the gentlemen on the committee of this company—men who held a high commercial standing in London, and who were of great local influence in this town, then he would put it to them whether ' they would not prefer an independent company to one which had an interest altogether difll.rent. He did not know what the South-Eastern Company intended to do with regard to the pier and harbour ' but he thought they had enough of such matters on their bands already. He must say that the South-Eastern Company had taken no notice whatever of Hastings, until after the announcement of this company in the newspapers, and then it occurred to them to take the subject into their consideration, and they agreed that it would be expedient to make a railway. He emphatically called upon them, as men of sense, if they wanted a line between Tonbridge Wells and Hastings, to take it into their own hands, and not to be made the victims of a mere vote of expediency, and turned into a branch line; or perhaps by another vote the Directors might eerwards discover that it was not expedient to make the line at all. R. RANKING, Esq., moved the first resolution, to the effect that it was the opinion of this meeting that a direct and in , dependent line from Tonbridge Wells to Hastings would be ofgreat importance to the town of Hastings and St. Leonard's, and that the Tonbridge Wells, Hastings, and Brighton Junction Railway Company was deserving of their support. Mr. COOPER, in seconding the motion said, there was but one opinion in the town that a railway to Hastings was necessary, and an additional subject on which there was no difference of opinion was, that they should have a harbour. On the question being put, Mr. SHORTER, town-clerk of the borough, said the meet- ing had only been convened yesterday, at twenty-four hours' notice, to receive a deputation from this company. This no tice was very short; but still that was no reason why the public should not receive information. He gave the deputa tion credit for the way in which their information had been communicated ; but it should be remembered that other com panies were also in the field. He ad— , ltted that he was there to speak for the South-Eastern Company, and after hearing the gentleman who preceded him affirm that that Company had no moral claim to come to Hastings, he would ask whether they had not an equal, if not a paramount, claim to the present coznpanv ? They were already making a line from Ashford to litzsiings, and they had a station here ; why then should they_Th.'t be allowed to go from Hastings to Tonbridge Wells? He wa.s authorised to state that they did intend to make the line; that the survey was in the course of being made; that money was nz their hands to do it; and if they obtained the consent of the ;ondlords along the line, it would be made without the intervention of an Act of Par liament ; therefore, he would contend that they had an equal, if not a superior, claim to this company to wake the line. He then moved, as an amendment, that the thtoks of the meeting be given to the gentlemen of the deputation for their explanations, and that this meeting declines to pledge itself at present to any particular line of railroad. Mr. ALMOORE seconded the amendment. _ _ _ Mr. FRY trusted they would excuse his making a few ob servations before that amendment was put to the vote. It was of no use to conceal the fact, that the effect of this amend ment would be, and was, probably, intended, to substitute one company for another. It was all very well to compliment the deputation, and to say that Hastings should not pledge itself, but the practical effect of this amendment would be to pledge the meeting for the one company against the other. Mr. 11..thmAN would advise the meeting to support this line at once. He supported it because it proposed to give them that which they all wanted—a railway and a harbour; and all their interests would be looked after. He was satis fied of its merits; but he left the matter to them, they were the jurymen to decide upon it. F. SMITH, Esq., banker, wished to explain in a very few words the position he had taken up with respect to this rail way. They had wanted a railroad for many years, and hopes had been held out to them of obtaining one, but as yet they had got none, and he believed they never would have one, if the matter was to depend upon the South-Eastern Company. He had taken up his present position because be saw there was an intention to carry the scheme out.—(Applause.) He never had been connected with railways, and he would have had nothing to do with this, unless he saw that there was a disposition to do good to the borough of Hastings. On that account he did hope that the orginal resolution would be carried unanimously.—( Applause. ) Mr. H. TwarrEs said that Hastings was now in the po sition of a blooming virgin.—(Laughter.) All parties, from the north to the south, from the frigid to the torrid zone, were ready to pay their devoirs to her, and to bring her a railroad. _ _ _ Mr. Wimums wished to know where the Hastings ter minus was intended to be. Mr. LLOYD stated that it would be situated near the Priory-marsh. The vote was then taken, when eight or ten voted for Mr. Shorter's amendment, and the great body of the meet ing for the original motion. This result was hailed with loud cheering. Mr. LLOYD then rose to explain the project regarding the pier and harbour, whieh he said had been provisionally re gistered for the last three weeks, and he had come down to ascertain what was really the feeling of the inhabitants of Hastings on the subject.—( A voice—" There's no doubt about it.") He did not think there would be any difference of opinion; but still he wanted some formal and authoritative declaration from the inhabitants themselves, with which he might return to London; and then be would come down again with Mr. Page, the engineer, and immediately set to work on the subject. The first thing that it was natural for them to ask was, where was it proposed to place the har bour? Now, he would say to them that the impression en tertained by the gentlemen in London was, that the fish market would be a proper place; but on this subject he would not pledge himself. He had only further to say to them, that if they would allow him to go to London to morrow morning with an authoritative declaration of their opinion in favour of the project, he would pledge his word of honour that he would return with the engineer on that day week.—(Great applause.) Mr. BREEDS, after a few observations, strongly urging the importance of the scheme to Hastings, moved that a harbour and pier to Hastings would be of great benefit to all classes in the town, by securing ship and steam communica tion with Paris, through Dieppe, and that this meeting ap proved of the project of establishing a harbour and pier, and would promote the object to the utmost of their power. Mr. TnEnunsT seconded the motion. Mr. Wir.liAms would like to know on what principle it was to be brought to the town, before giving the scheme his sup port. Former projects had proposed to levy a rate on the town ; and others proposed a duty on coals and fishing-boats. Mr. LLOYD expl a i ne d th a t th e - Company . would charge certain dues, sufficient to afford a fair interest for their money, on all vessels using the accommodation they afforded. The idea of levying a rate on the town was certainly absurd. Mr. SIIADWELL was afraid that the making of a harbour would bring a malaria to Hastings, as it had done in other places, which would certainly drive fashionable - visitors from the town of St. Leonard's, and thus the harbour would in- jure, rather than benefit Hastings. Mr. STRICKLAND suggested that the mni and malaria complained of by Mr. S i nimell was only incident to harbours upon rivers, and not to those that were cnnstruetcd upon the sea; and Mr. Cooper expressed his opiniOn that the harbour, far from diminishing the rents of houses in Hastings, would increase them N per cent., ashacl been the case in Boulogne. .----____ MEETIN3 0.: IVII..ODL.ES EN rIAGISTIZATE.S• ace yesterdift A meeting of Jusices of Aliddlesex took ph at the Sessions-houss Cle..l , enwell green , for the transactioa of county business; Nr. l'evenall in the chai r. The minutes of tie last Court were rea l and coarmed. THE fANWELL LUNATIC ASVLIMI. The report of the visiting justices of the County Luni t t ia o Asylum was read. The only point of any ;novelty alluded _ was in conjunction with the efforts of the vieiting justices ~ v. alleviate the condition of the patients. It appeared tbataicot„ ing upon a suggestion of one of the physicians, a Pr .at t : press had been introduced, to afford occupation to :LID' of I unfortunate inmates of the aslum who were pririters, 1113'a. that these individuals were employed the in , be county. It had further had the effect e e stimulating tbe;ilbe tellectual energies of other patients which ba d led °- sou cooposition of some literary pies of by no meals & temp;.ible character. as 11 Mr. Te - tat, chairman to the visiting justices, seta, , .. specimen, a poetic effieion, entitled, " Farewell to ta: Erin," which excited a warm feeling of sympathy dad . ,‘,f mit ation, abitiClanoy expressed by the numerous beet justices present. )lor Mr. LAVE:, in remarking upon this exten s ion of curl „ 0 ment of v. intellectua2 kind, observed that newspape ra 0 % were efinted in some of these establishments for the WO! in France, Scotland, and America. He also desired some I,_ fOrmation upon the cessation ,-)f the clinical lectures u.poni3.7. insane, adverting to the import•tnce of diffilsingsoun(ll Ic- ° ledge re,pecting the varied phases Of this d.readful ma lad) e. , ed Mr. nut, in reply, said that tlae visiting justices atc,r,,uir, , deeply the discontinuance of the lee tures by Dr. ConotlY_ ae . a tte r he believed, want of time. But it \vas an importatst ma t. to the public, and the visiting justices , would have thei r a ce tention directed to measures with a view to their ccrittine° —(II, :ti, hear.) The report was receiv el THE HOUSE OF COREECII O : g. 4' COrre C' The report of the visiting justices of tire Howe ~'''•. -,, i the lion was read. The number a prisoners 'w as 89 "' ---c s th report was universally satisfactory, except s- relation to . , re cominet of the visiting justices, in referencet:o certain a'", e he and sub warders of the gaol, who, in di , ;obedience to a '__ orders of the governor, had misappropriatod, or rathe avra propriated to their own use some am plus t iocoa, noul dte is gruel, which remained after the prison ers 1101 receive cod' allowance, and which was ordinarily throve down the.ileii. mon sewer. These officers had been celasured and Pura! see j, Certain of the justices made a motion. for their disa a which, after a long debate, was negativek i• • n a' Colonel WOOD, M.P., in the course of the discussio , .. n d pressed his surprise at the disposal of the surplus food•lisl'e. was sure the public would be much shoe at th e' . tri h de Would it not be better, if it was not allossed to ee the t it buted amongst the officers or inmates of 'the prison , -- e tbe should be given to the numerous deserving poor e• ~i, metropolis, many of whom would be thankf • tor e a l e : t "' The visiting • b justices should be directed to give t subJec some consideration. In explanation it was stated that the surpit's 7, - ; to much. It was formerly dividod among the pristine:l.:rebel tation, but that had been discontinued under the n o -- lations.—The report was received. „,1 0 1 i t The report of the Westminster ~13ridewell was re..--,_,Org was stated that amidst the difficultis 9 created by the, ''Teites of the establishment of the New P.rison (now bell ig der down) within its walls, the best arrangement possil )Ie ruder down) circumstances had been made. .A, warm tributA ° knowledgment was given to the Governor, Mr. Tre.cf• The report was received. The other business was not of public interest. T VCD THE DEATH-BED OF PILL— TALLEYRAND. to t' The Archbishop of Paris has addressed a dr clll , 3 f i gh t 4° clergy of his diocese, in which he states th.gr , w it h vr ittel l letters, as follows, recently published as having ! IF' by Prince Talleyrand, may be, as he believes t h - - , e Y sE , eo thentic, he had read them for the first time a few " tl , e the newspapers. The Archbishop says they ctinlY ' l3 ,* but , , originally in the secretariate of the Episcopal Pe-la cc o ' s tscriq so, they were removed many years ago. Ia ,P to rs 11 , 11 however, the Archbishop states that the original been since presented to him, with the certificate a' dccessor. The .Arni de la Religion published on Thursday tires is ing documents, for the authenticity of which it pleee,origic and adds, that " they may be compared with qr. e .4rf 4 which is deposited in the archives of the library ar d Syr bishop of Paris, or with the copy sent to Mole, a n od every legal guarantee of its being authentic 4 .41:44/ " More than ever induced by grave consitier 3 ',',,cei brought to consider dispassionately the conse it : revolution which has carried everything along w! , ,doi i ts has lasted for fifty years, I have- arrived at a Pe- 1 0 1 '411 ranted age, and (after such long experience) to t oinos oaten es of the epoch to which have belonged, and ti ) . ,a condemn the grave errors which in this long cour s b ,`,liet have troubled and afflicted the Catholic, Aron''" rePs - Roman Church, and in which errors I have had tive tune to participate. o° ' il 1' "If it should please the esteemed friend sf MI D inf °t his Grace the Archbishop of Paris, who has wished, 011' 1 ; me of the benevolent feelings of the Sovereign i d °ire, I b , garding me, to assure the Holy Father, as I ' lt i ' re 611 00 homage of my respectful gratitude, as well as mY e l ,b, to ie . mission to the doctrine and discipline of the 0 1 ° 1 :4, ecc., e decisions and judgment of the Holy See on Fret' 4 1 r eel' siastical matters, I dare hope that his Holiness 81 1 ' them with kindness. blc Pi us 1 4 9 " Dispensed at a later period by the vienera s o uBO from the exercise of ecclesiastical function s, I I",` render rs every opportunity in my long political crtiver ro d to ebr er. religion, and to many honourable and disting lll l l :, e ni e p o ` ° of of the Catholic clergy all the cervices that wet e i "'„ a •cho.o l Never have I ceased to consider myself other t" 3- l if e of the church. I again deplore those acts of 'o 7 _4 for 1 have grieved it, and my last vows will be for her supreme chief. , erral Yrs' ici " CHARLES MAURICE, Prince de " Signed at Paris, on the 17th of March, i 1838:. " Written on the 10th of March, 1838." Letter of the Prince to his Holiness Gregory -;',. / 110' - " Very Holy Father—The young and pious chii a' tie A v , . rounds my old age with the tenderest and most atili a qres' tention, has just made known to me the beneyolen' t e er sions which your Holiness has deigned recently to Litt jo ked cerning me, in announcing to me with what j o Y sh for the consecrated articles that your Holiness had wo e ye to destine for her. I am penetrated witty the beoof his Holiness, as on the day when his Grace the Art nev. P;Du h of Paris made me acquainted with it for the fir st " Before being reduced by the malady that has me, I desire, very Holy Father, to express to you 07 vtleit tude, and at the same time my feelings. I darehtill bet not only your Holiness will receive them favourapC;.colir will also deign to appreciate in your justice all the S l oo liefi stances that have guided my actions. The memoirs,. Poglig for some time past, but which, after my instructi?r,toliali not to appear until thirty years after my death, ve lu i a rre. , to posterity my conduct during the revolutionary the will confine myself to-day, in order not to fatigu?e:,„eeos Father, to calling his attention to the genera l indul'• 0 0t the ae I have belond o. The respect I ow g e e to t those who gave me birth th prohibit me also from saying that my whole Yee doe fras , direated towards a profession I was not born to belorgoysepi ..For the rest, cannot do better than by t h r owinff o orto on this point, as on every other, upon the indu l g' equity of the Church and of its venerable chief. OW ° "I am, with respect, very Holy Father, of yourt the very humble and very obedient son and se rs,a, CHARLES MAURICE, Prince de Tal le Y t "Signed at Paris, May 17, 1838. itts "Written March 10 1838." The Aini de la Religion accompanies these docureente abl e the following reflections:— ,iestie e t hl "Numerous witnesses, anti of the most uPel -- „ 1 , „ authority, are ready to depose that the Prince curl 1 1 15 r - : liberty of his reason, firm and clear, when he sighed• tractation and letter te the Pope. The malady id' i",,f, - ,10 61P- o mined the body had in way attacked the 111 " ; .: g. li fe s o f He who was soon to rende. up an account to God.ol not troubled and full of incidents, was still in full O his reason. bo irie "It would be most strange that, ef ler „l 1 ."00 , s much praised the quickness of his Pen" - fliiir s .113 the promptitude of his glance in human 3 0., should be refused all judgment in was above all others. Nevertheless, it mks' be 1.1, `sere t acts, signed a few hours before the la st Let iths a questione ;11; written by his own hand three months before. sug gy.l' o "l 3 o be attempted also to allege that some foreign,' these .0(1 dictated these acts, for none influenced them. food have approached the Prince know well that his Pr ° one e , 4! inflexible soul governed itself only, and that DO its quired an ascendancy over it if ho did not agree he solutions. wet..; it " This retractation is, therefore, the Prince's ore' er slowly deliberated •it, hi. weighed every word, be ne ith ett on the day and hour he himself had fixed P. 3 / 4 )°13 ; 0 hs t de . sooner nor later, without any influence being obi e r d e utli Or o the moment which his relations and friends se 3;oo'miag sired. He repeated in his illness what he h ad do e than once uttered—' Ido not know how to ire a le's , quickly; I have never hurried myself, and I L ' 3 arrived i n time.' " WINDSOR EL t CT10 14 :„ de 13e3 : 0 ; Wixnsoa, THURSDAY.—The friends of Sir Joy-returnjto voir, finding that there was no chanc e of Pu bro ulni. Windsor, in opposition to the powerful interestn .%, IP t he bear in favour of Colonel Reid and Mr. Walter , to t o, ciouay advised the Hon. Baronet to retire, and ° tiir, , I ,J. ° battle to be fought by the other two candiclaW• pubes whose adieu to the electors, for the present, w ill li• b e P to-morrow, proceeded to London this afternoon., two l can' ir The two committees, accompanied by the on*: 45Pad., co -9! dates now in the field, and their respective frgo d li til 1 menced their first open canvass this morning. o ti b u e, speak of having experienced consider able succe ti• s 1 3 " are equally sanguine as to the result. Colonel Reid gave a supper to upwards of forty' of bl 3 porters, last night, at the Castle Hotel. ........................:...................-- WIGAN ELECTION.—On Thursday CaPt. o th l e er C_onservative candidate was returned by a Inai °-1.1 ~t i lit a stio fforl 2 : o'ClEochLkirisw, o oe p re—c po T n .L e li n n6 t a: 3 3, l D, r , . 2 T 73 hi . cknesse . DO I° OF MR. G. BASEVI, THE ARCIIITECT.—A most niel i e ; tall accident occurred in the cathedral to -day, betw een * lle 11 $ a DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT.! rrboky Thicknesse, 211. eleven o'clock, by which Mr. Basevi lost his lie. „ 31r. i a le h a e r le th i e n b t e h l ascended_ part of the western tower, accompanied :- 7 00 0 of the minor canons, and was inspecting some Dean (with whom he was on a visit) and Mr. Sttisri„euting he fell t,„T7odi enough for b d l i s st oce to pass through, to the floor of the clock chnibar,s e vil e f of forty feet. , 0 ~ On being taken up, he exhibited n 0 s) a Me, and he was immediately taken to the dean inquest has since been held on his body, before W. ' r idge, s ` l Esq., Coroner. The Fitzwilliam Museum, at Carob .. rit y of justly admired for its elegance of structure, and the 1 3 , 1 0 the taste displayed, was erected from his des i gn` r, ~,csselvi vao Conservative Club-house in Pall-mall. r- -", ot eret o efl3lllw4e n ti , , , o e n r m s cit o I r - e i l'".eryblaacrkg'Tec ahenlenso,ntille numbers _ O 4 about 45 years of age, and has left a widow acll6l„l'sP°L sdent. family, some of whom are very young.—Frons a -or COTO ERRATUM.—SOVEREIGN LIFE ASSIJNO" ThurS" PANL—In an advertisement which appeared in our G e org e dcauyna'srepinagp,erE,etqb.,e nStetcraetoarrgye'scnalitinniengs.houl.rdshave been T cs l'a 9s. DEATU IN A FIT PRODUCED BV .IJRVDT.--s_, 0010 Thursday, 'at noon, Mr. Virakley, 1V1.P., held an anon t he bog Freemasons' Arms, Suffolk-street, Somerg.town, on 11 iii tito of William Serle , aged 53, a smith, residing at towns t to l it l above street. It appeared that deceased WAS SUbjeCthe heti, brought on by drinking ale to excess . A wound din e ff e cts ol received at the battle of 'Waterloo aggravated tbe t if be hi intoxicating liquors, and medical men told him that t heir se l : dulged in them he would die in a fit. deemlet e "it le' vice, and on Sunday evening he got on o a t . c tom" He had several fits during the: night, and on Monok _, he r neon his daughter, a little girl, seeing an acquaintalle!e°o'esea f hoe; pass by, called him. in, and be found tho ?%. biar self wig' ,de had beeu augmeAied by the recemt de u z n i. I_ : or to uit' e, ~,i . the loss of a favourite son, who had r st;ei4 ~ a Y.to d•-u~? i, .:•~i. The propensity of the deceased to stu t P, l , q_f his sea. Vtrdicti "Found dead after a fit Whillt ill a stil toxication." ~.._. • : ..1.: - ;-',.',. _ ~.i.,;. : :, :,, ,- ,. -,---, - ' - '..!: - ..„ . ''',•a . ':.• . '' , :•! , :i,,"''''' .... ' ' ....k•-•-• I.' 77 l " . "ftlftr. 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