The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-10 00:00:00

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The troops lined the corridor leading to 4 111 7 1 4 which was entirely covered with black Zile Earl D e la w a rr , Lord Chamberlain of her ) I _JestY's Household, arrived in the forenoon at the "gees House, from town. 8 0 1 e he dining -room was appropriated for the mournful 111 .,t.lity. At twelve o'clock the Lady Alicia Gor dan,t7 ' , My in Waiti ng o n h e r late Royal Highness, h o t ered the ap ar t men t, con d uc t e d by th e L o rd Chem d ri abl• Her Lad y ship, who was attired in the u e :Peat mourning, took her seat, as chief mourner, at t } lead cf the r o y a l corp s e, supported by Miss o tes, and th e H on . M rs . O us t, B e d c h am b er W om en the late P r i ncess , a l so a tti re d i n d ee p mourning Cor ps a g 4e4 of her Royal Hi g h nes s stood at the feet of the e. _he c e ili ng, s id es, and fl oor o f t h e room, were corn :toy covered with black cloth. Over the royal I V" was a large canopy, the interior fluted, and lathered to the centre, formed by a white rosette. e corniche of the canopy was silvered, and the ',pry black, with white fringe. thi le body was covered with a very large pall of 4 velvet, having a deep border of white satin, an. side of the pall having three escutcheons, con oßelPl? the arms of the P r i n cess in a lozenge, and her , 41 Highness's coronet above. The pall was removed ve Lue feet of the body displaying the coffin of crimson The f iv ol it io h w s i i a lv e er ornaments. was the inscription on the coffin : D epositum Principisste Sophie Mathildm Felice Illustrissimi Principis Gulielini Henrici De Brunswick Lunenburgh Ducis Glocestrim et Edinburgi Comitio Connacive Periscelidis Equitis defuncti Dbiit vicesimo nono die Novembris Anno Domini MDCCCXLIV lEtatis sum LXXII. 49n the coffin rested the coronet of her Royal Priess, as a junior Princess of the Royal Family, 11 8' a cross pare with strawberry leaves instead of Above the chief mourner, at the back, was a large su handsome escutcheon of the Royal Arms, with ?Porters, accompanied by a number of silver lees with wax tapers. un each side of the coffin were massive silver esacliestt • totiticks, with large wax burners, placed on cir .l... Pedestals covered with black cloth. e roomwas lighted by silver sconces, each et ti" ,,, e e Containing two wax candles, and at the sides s ort room, between the rows of sconces, were in k `, ' l ,, small escutcheons of the arms of her late Royal tnness, in a lozenge, surmounted by a coronet. bIV - fle chief m ourner an d h e r supporters being seated, Rublic were admitted to witness the ceremony th e. .." grand entrance, passing thence into the hall, Cling, sides, and floor of which were entirely 16.!, r ed with black cloth, sconces with , wax tapers t 4 l "ng the apartment. From the hall the public red the dining-room, and after viewing the lying th2 t atN quitted the mansion by a different entrance, d7:_ugh an ante-room, which was covered with black 7.Pery, 4 0 4 " t two o'clock the Hon. Mrs. Legge relieved the Re ' n o's. Cust. The Pages of the late Princess ta, 'relieved every hour. th e 44 ' succession of spectators continued to pass through ru e r ooms, without any intermission, from the corn th_liCenient of the ceremony until its close, preserving LiTghout the greatest order and regularity. ru e e fi tting up of the different rooms and arrange io I ns for the ceremony were executed by Mr. Bant ofßeithin a very limited period, under the direction Z s Lord Chamberlain. du • P a rty of the metropolitan police was on duty e tid Pl / 2 3 the day, under the command of Mr. Malalieu, Maintained the greatest facility for ingress and AThe domestic household of her late Royal Highness bed through the rooms a short time previous to the e being admitted to the ceremony. • a PORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERPAY. act e d- n - 7e than average amount of tJusiness was trans toutatte Derby, showing a ';urther improvement in iittorepwasso tion of W' tt Pse , Idas, and -A-nti-Repealer, but no altera tiltiseidreat imPor'vance. We ought not, however, outside eavyd transactions on the leading and t o ~ -avourites :—For instance, 12 to 1 to 1001., and tv I to at least 6001, were taken about Alarm ; :;, , e'quoted o dd s agst t h e C o b we b co lt, K e d ge r, Pam, Rebecca' colt, to amounts sufficiently large to prove a u they had not lost ground in the estimation of their Aporters. 1,000 to 25 each was taken about Pantasa 741 q Miss Whip colt, 1,000 to 20 several times about the r e ?it OHL of Calypso's dam, and 1. 000 to 15 each about Zt h a Boy and Seaman. The appearance of Ironmaster , h:utinidable public runner, and generally suppose d to " been disqualified by the death of Mr. Marshall, • %%A • a bit of a sensation. It is now asserted that he was atned by M r. M ars h a ll , j un., and that there is every rt ' th,. °4 Peet of the nomination being pronounced valid—on strength of it, 5,000 to 1,000, and 1,000 to 15 re , am a llY were taken abeut him, " . all in," and 3,0 0 0 to 60 , t t ' OO O to 200. with a 'proviso that the bets shall be i d, should he be disqualified. The Chester t Cap was ftlo touched up on , ar d See,ns be " a standing lat t hroUghout the winter. The- following were the eh ,ararket prices : 1 CHESTER CITP (NAME OR NOT NAME). '; 0 00 t.,) 25 was laid against Porto Bello ; 1,000 to 20 Mitist Poussin; 1,000 to 15 against Cabin soy; 1,000 to f oli a gainst The Dean; and 500 to 10 against each of the to v ning in one bet :—Ratan, Porto Bello, Extempore, b t , ra ct, and Pastoral ; 1,000 to 5 was laid against Cabin • 3' winning this and the Derby. DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Forth's lot 11 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—taken 18 to 1 a2.st Colonel Anson's Kedger 2 0 to 1 ags . .t Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Ides—taken 1 2 2 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer—taken Z 2 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—taken ' 3 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rebecca colt—taken 4 0 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—taken 40 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt 4 0 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Collier 40 ,. to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o' Cockpen—t ' to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Lady Berners colt—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Ironmaster 1 6 6 ° to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's colt—Calypso's dam—t. i n 7 to 15 agst Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy—taken , min s'uu to 15 agst General Yates's Seaman—taken 1 M to 30 agst Collier and Winchester—taken 1 7 ... n even between Ides and Young Eclipse , uO O even between John Davis and Devil's Dust. OAKS. • to 1 agst Drlr.Worthington'sLancashireWitch -1 23 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's As You Like It—taken. TrIE LATE MR. CROCKFORD'S ACCOITST. the T he following is a copy of the guarantee received by th. „ keeper of the match-book, and posted yesterday in " §ll bscription-room : " Dingley Park, Dee. 6, 1844. ta:, ll the undersigned H. H. Hungerford, hereby gua. 'ee that the bets due from the late Mr. Crockford on e la.st Derby and Oaks, shall be paid in full. • " Witness my band, this 6th of Dec., 1844. " H. H. HUNGERFORD. A 're the St ewar d s o f th e J oc k e y Cl u b." t o ' notification added that the debtors will be expected PaY on Monday, the 16th. . I ,„_ NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING. .//r e e A llington-bill Stakes were won by Mr.Mey-riek's e rr ., r nia, and not by Captain Daintree's K. Flora, as ''lleously stated in our paper yesterday. cii,l4l2 l AurfriNG FOR THE COUNTY.—FOF the southern I,sinn the p rocess o f qua lifyi ng g oes on rapidly, show g ,a det erm i nat i on on the part of the free traders to w ell their majority. To increase the number of inde . tol: d ent voters in the northern division, meetings have 4 1 21 held, or are arranged to be held, in Blackburn, Colne, Accrington, Clitheroe, and Chorley. e Preston Commit tee met as usual on Wednesday. Many applications for qualifications were received, and property Tl•o sell registered. To facilitate the work, an -o ffi ce is a„Pout t o I,e opened here as a central point for North eashire.---- Preston Guardian. t o vule e l ke of the red deer, the property of the sold " on. Charl es St uar t W or tley, have been valued and by Earl Fitzwillis.m's gamekeeper, to an Pt ast w nt Baronet, for stag hunting. • D E LsH WAITS.—It may not be uninteresting to p o - r . 42121 i5h reader if we describe the peculiar system 4 ,L i ed by the Welsh wails. Durim: the pact w?ek three Pat' . "‘ r ri4 the iti n u , b r i e e !y an :ar i ty a : e -ar toa perambulated the streets of i n the i”orning, playing tunes rite;itiveariyodfoor to commemorate the approach of the high Christmas. After the musicians have played hO,"rY tune before the house, the, owner of which they Le_te Propi t i ate, and to persuade him to make them oi rsent at Ch r i stmas. the " leadesr of the band" calls g:, w ith stentori an vo i ce , " G oo d m o r n i ng , Mr. Jones, o d Morning Mrs. Jones, good morning Master Jones, • • vest m orning Miss Jones, and goud morning to all the mo t of the family. Half-past five o'clock, and a frosty rnin g." The tune is then proceeded with, and varied be:e_asrionally as the name of the occupier of the house e which it is played differs from that of his or her b: 1 ?-_ , hbour. For instance, '° Rousseau's Theatn" is played r ii or . e the house of Miss II , a maiden lady, of a gl"lis turn of mind, while " Drops of Brandy" is p aly4e_d_ opposite the Boar's Head Inn.—Welshman. s o rtoN TER JJYSTERS, OR CARRICK "NATIVEs."— f r e of the largest oysters that we have ever seen, even eve na the f ar -f amed Carrickfergus beds, were, yesterday S h, rl a i _ng, left at our o ff ice, f or inspection, f rom Kean ' s • It will not be said that we Law; mistimed tbe:ri c e aning thany" mon s t ers ," w hen WO state that several l them weighed from 2lbs. to 2illiv.—Norrhern Whig. LTTERATFTrF, IVES TAM' STER RE VIE IV. No. Cl:xrkc, Landau, 1844. The opening ts.; - :•:;icic,“ in the prevent number of this Review it!, devoted to a consideration of the character of Lord Stani,!y in hiS . public capacity as an orator and statesman. The Reviewer appears to entertain no very favourable opinion of his Lordship in either of these two capacities, and in reference to his political tergi% - ersation, Aserves Toe spirit of his politics 1 has undergone little change 6uring the twenty years of his Parliamentary career, further than what might have been expected to take place in the mind of a proud young Whig Lord, by way of re-action against the new powers evolved by the Reform agitation. And on that point, in particular, which was the turn ing point of his secession from the political associates I of his youth, he may fairly challenge comparison with the most doggedly consistent public man of the age." The Reviewer then goes on to speak of the cha racter of Lord Stanley's Irish legislation, and satis factorily shows that it was an arrant failure, remark able chiefly for the bitter animosity it exhibited towards O'Connell. In the notice of the " Life and Corre spon,lence of Doctor Arnold" justice is done to one of the most manly, unaffected, patriotic spirits that England has produced for many a year. Doctor Arnold has the rare merit —rare, indeed, among pub. lie men—of being thoroughly and heartily in earnest in everything he wrote and did. Earnestness, indeed, as the Reviewer justly remarks, was the predominant characteristic of his merit, and ensured him the respect and admiration all who knew him. He died too soon for his own fame, for, had his life been protracted but ten years longer, there is no question that he would have raised himselfto the proud and enviable rank of the first historian of his age. " Poems by 11Iiss Barrett" is a just, but rather too cold criticism, and the Re viewer passes without notice the most beautiful poem she ever penned, " Bertha in the Lane," which no one can peruse without being deeply affected by the touching pathos that pervades every stanza. The " Influence of Aristocracies" is an interesting and important subject, wholly spoiled by the dry, heavy business-like style in which it is treated. Of the few remaining articles, the best is the notice of " Horace Twiss's Life of Lord Eldon." We subjoin, from the article on " Lord Stanley," a pungent sketch of his Lordship's character : " Of Lord Stanley's more especially personal qualities 1 ' of character, as exhibited in his Parliamentary life, we need say little. They may be summed up in a word— schoolboyish. He is the clever, passionate, self-willed, tyrannical schoolboy of that debating club, the House of Commons. His higheA idea of public life seems to be, making telling speeches, and gaining parliamentary triumphs over personal And party opponents. A showy, unscrupulous rhetoric is his highest intellectual gift. His ideas are unif4rmly poor and mean, as his elocution is vigorous and imposing. He has a fine talent for making himself disagreeable. It is observable of him that he never jokes, except naturedly ; all his humour is ill humour. Lord Stanley is a proud man, too ; but his pride is without moral dignity. He throws about his words with a recklessness incompatible with a high, true self-respect. He parts from the political associates and friends of his youth (June, 1834) with feelings of the deepest regret,' with no feeling of unkindnes:, or want , of affectionate regard ;' a month afterwards, he assails those friends with a speech full of plunder,' spolia tion," fLrgrant dishonesty," petty larceny,' highway robbery," - shop-lifting," Ihimblo-rigging,'—ana all this, from no motives of hostility towards his right honour .'able and noble friends, his late colleecnes'—and whom he perseveres in honourable-friendine for years after wards, as if nothing had happened. His tastes in ho nourable friendship' are, certainly, none of the most de licate. At present, his chosen right honourable friend and political chief is one whom he has insultingly com plimented for the ingenuity and art with witch be knows so well how to dress up a statement for the House' —a description which no man who respected himself would apply to the most insignificant of his friends.' He has as little of the true. pride of intellect, as of the pride of character. He adopts the Peel policy, speaks the Peel opinions, eats the Peel pledges, and wears the Peel livery, as (if not as patiently) as any of the regular Treasury hacks. The ascendancy which the in genious and artful Premier seems to have acquired over this fiery spirit, shows that, with all his impetuoSity of temper, his aristocratic hauteur, and his rhetorical dog matism, Lord Stanley is not at bottom a man of an inde pendent mind. Lord Stanley's success in public life has, on the whole, been commensurate with his ambition. He has been a Secretary of State in two cabinets, and a Par liamentary leader. formidable alike to friend and foe, in the front ranks of two parties. Of his statesmanship, history will, however, have little to record, except that all the countries with whose affairs he has been allowed to meddle—lreland, Canada, the West India Islands, and New Zealand—have successively had reason to rue the day that gave this uncommonly clever man power over the rights and happiness of his fellow-creatures." " P." ALMANACS. THE FARMER'S ALMANAC AND CALEN- DAR FOR 1845. This annual, so well adaoted for its purposes, is still conducted by Mr. C. W. Johnson, editor of the Far mer's Encyclopcedia, and Mr. Wm. Shaw, editor of the Farmer's Magazine. The general monthly no tices will be found very useful, both to gardeners and farmers. The descriptions of newly-invented or im proved agricultural instruments are this year copious, and the wood-cuts, which are very numerous, are ge nerally well executed. THE POSTAL MAGAZINE ALMANAC, AND COURT AND PARLIAMENTARY REGIS TER FOR 1845. This is the cheapest almanac published, the price being only sixpence, while it extends to 96 octavo pages, and contains all the general infbrmation usunlly found in such publications. The lists of the Members of both Houses of Parliament will be found useful. They give the town residences of each, and some particulars respecting the Bishops—such as their age, date of consecration, number of livings in their gift, and their yearly income. ------- The Bishop of Durham, with his wonted liberality: has given fifteen guineas towards the restoration and en largement of Norham Church. CAPTAIN REID.—We are happy to state that Cap tain Launcelot Reid, master of the ship Sir Charles Na pigr, who was so seriously stabbed. in various parts of the body, by one of his crew, on the homeward voyage, is in a fair way of recovery. Though he has not yet been able to leave his room, it is hoped he will have sufficient strength to appear before the grand jury and Court, at the Special Commission, this week, to give eviCknce, Since he was broaght on shore he has been Pe:Wined 6i 1 his bed at bis mother's house, No. 38, Charters-stteet.— _ Liverpool Albion. ALLOTMENTS OF LAND.—The effect of the late very failing harvest begins to be severely felt in many yari4ies in this county, aTong the agricultural labourers, many of whom are without employment. Nothing, therefore, could be mere seasonable than the encourage ment so widely extending, in allotting to the labouring poor small portions of-land. Among other instances of similar benevolent consideration, we are informed that the Earl of Hairowhy has lately allotted, at a moderate rent, a large pieCe of land to fifty poor householders of the parish of Bedford.-- Warwick Advertiser. REPEAL OF THE DUTY ON COTTON WOOL.-.--We are glad to announce that the agitation for the repeal of the import duty on cotton wool is still progressing. In Liverpool, Stockport, and other places, meetings have been held, and memorials to the Lords of the Treasury adopted, soliciting investigation into the effects of this tax upon the staple manufacture of the country, with a view to its immediate removal. We stated in our last that Preston was about to send up a second memorial on this important subject, and we have now the pleasure of submitting that document to our readers.--. Preston Guardian. PUBLIC SALE OF GUANO.—Mr. Jamieson's cargo of guano, per Sportsman, was offered for sale on Friday in the Corn Market. As we anticipated, the novelty, in this quarter, of selling guano in this way drew together a very large assemblage of our leading agriculturists and citizens, among whom we observed Capt. Barclay, of Ury, J. I. Boswell, Esq., of Kincausie; A. Gordon, Esq., of Peterculter ; Provost Blaikie ; A. Jopp, Esq.; A. Muir, Esq ,of Loirston; I. Nind, Esq. Grandhome House; Dr. Ewing, Tartowie, &c. At first, the sale went on rather briskly, and the first few lots, of one ton each, were taken out at 61. 165., 61. 155., and 6/. 13s. After wards, however, the prices did not range so high, and we observed that Captain Barclay, the purchaser of twelve tons, in three different lots, paid far the first 61. 1 ls., Bs. for the last two. About a dozen o lots, of one, two, and three tons, were taken out at 61, Bs. and 61. 9s.—Aberdeen Herald. Aaron Chorley, of Bradford, aged 10 years, was summoned by William Collard Pyne, Esq., surgeon, re siding at Wellington, for a malicious and wilful injury to his horse on the 10th Sept. last. Mr. Davie appeared on behalf of Mr. Pyne, and Mr. Bartlett defended Chor ley. From the evidence which was elicited from Mr.W. C. Pyne, the son of the complainsnt, it appeared that he had been in the habit , for so me time prly to the 10th Sept., of visiting two patients at the house of the boy's father. The boy had repeatedly taken the horse on these 'occasions, and had led it about to prevent its catching cold, and it was given in evidence for the defence, that Mr. ' Pyne had several times taken the horse from the boy, and had seen him riding it without making any com plaint., thereby sanctioning his so doing. On the day in question Mr. Pyne had fastened his horse up to the gate, where he again found it on his coming out of the house. On his return home he discovered that the knees of the horse had been broken, and a boy named Chorley soon after happening to come into the surgery for medicine, Mr. Pyne accused him of letting the horse fall, and threatened that unless he confessed at once he would send for a constable and take him to gaol. This Ns as the case for the pro secution, and the only evidence offered. For the de fence it was urged that, to bring the case under the stat7.lc, it must s'aatc , n that the injury done was nod although it was not strictly necessary to prove any malice, still it was necessary that, from the circumstances of the case, malice might be in ferred ; that under the statement made by Mr. Pyne it was confidently asserted no malice or intent to injure the animal had been proved, and that consequently the case must be dismissed. The Bench, after some conside ration, came to the conclusion, that as a warning to othe:: boys not to be guilty of riding a doctor's horse, they would fine the child ten Shillings, which was imme diately paid,...-30nersci County Gazette. THE LATE OT WAY CAVE, M.P. The funeral of the lion. Robert Otway Cave, M.P., took place on Saturday, from Stamford Hall, attended by a numerous wssemblage of the friends and tenantry of the family. Mr. Otway Cave was only son of the late Henry Otway and the Baroness Braye, heir to this peerage, the patent of which had been lately revived, after some cen turies of abeyance, on the late Duke of Bedford resign ing his equal claim to it. He was in the 49th year of his age. He married in 1838 the eldest daughter of Sir Francis Burdett. Between Sir Francis and his son-in law there existed through life an affectionate friendship. Mr. Cave was highly distinguished for classical pro ficiency both at Eton and Oxford. Some of his Latin compositions (which, as an amusement, he occasionally indulged in even till recently) were much admired by one of the best judges—the late Marquis Wellesley. He was eighteen years in Parliament, represented Leicester, Hastings, and Tipperary ; and as his talents, discernment, and information were of a superior order, he would probably have been an influential speaker, had not the extreme delicacy of his health prevented the possibility of regular Parliamentary attendance and practice in debate. The last time he addressed the Haute was in support of the motion condemnatory of the prosecutions of the union repeal leaders. In his political principles hd was staunch, undeviating— pure and fearless in their advocacy. Of Catholic eman cipation, West Indian emancipation, tithe modification, 'Parliamentary reform, and every other measure offering the hope of benefit to his fellow-beings, he was an ardent supporter ; and though a man of great benevo lence, and though his pecuniary sacrifices in support of party politics (which he considered it his duty to incur) were great, so modest, self-denying, and unostentatious were his habits, that he has left his property without a shilling of incumbrance. The humbler the condition of those who sought his assistance, the more fervently and with the more sympathy was it rendered. Of the ulti mate distribution of the extensive estates in England and Ireland which were in his testamentary disposal (amount ing to at least 20,0001 a year) we have not heard. By his death there will probably be no vote lost to his party, but the void left in the Liberal ranks will be sensibly felt. But it was in private life, and by those most allied to him, that the loss of Otway Cave will be most tenderly and poignantly deplored. Nor do we think that we exceed in quoting the words of one who knew him for thirty years—that " a disposition and amenity more en dearing, or a heart more devoted to those whom he deemed deserving of his affection, more disinterested, kinder, or mere amiable was never inclosed in any human frame." To omit on this melancholy occasion some brief tribute to the memory of one so consistent and honourable in public, so good and benevolent in private life, were to be wanting to justice and proper feeling, and to one of the most grateful duties of public journalists. THE FROST, (From The Sun of Last Night.) The frost still continues, but with rather diminished severity, although, from the keen and cutting wind from the north-east which prevailed throughout yesterday, the cold was most intense. The thermometer at seven o'clock in the morning, at the receiving -house, Hyde-park, was not lower than 29 degrees (3 degrees of frost), and during the day it varied only from 29 to 30 degrees, and at six o'clock the mercury was still standing at 29 de grees, with a dense and cloudy sky, and every probabi lity of a fall of snow before the morning. The parks and Kensington-gardens were throughout the day thronged by respectably-dressed persons, appa rently from all parts of the metropolis, in anticipation of witnessing or participating in the healthy exercise of seating, in which they were not disappointed. The Serpentine was entirely frozen over. It was, however, extremely thin, not being in any part more than an inch and a half thick, and was therefore most dangerous. During the day full 5,000 persons ventured at the risk of their lives upon the ice, notwithstanding the repeated cautions they received from the icemen of the Royal Humane Society, whose exertions to prevent accidents were most praiseworthy. The number of ice men was twelve, with a deputy-superintendent, the whole being under the direction of Mr. Williams, the active superintendent. Shortly after four o'clock an accident occurred which had nigh proved fatal to no less than ten persons. The first that became immersed, a young man named Charles Fane, residing at No. 3 (Harris's), Ox ford-Street, broke in about the centre, between the re ceiving-house and the bridge, into six feet water. Sparks and Highmore, two of the icemen, instantly hastened to his assistance, but, on approaching the edge of the breakage, the ice gave way under their feet, and they also become immersed, the sinking man cling ing to them, and dragging them under the ice. At that juncture, others of the icemen ' with other persons, came to their 'aid, when a third breakage tookplace, through which seven other persons were im mersed. At that instant a sailor, who happened to be present, most courageously jumped into the hole, and got out three men, while the others were got out by the ice men, and then, jumping out himself, walked off, wetted to the skin, without his name being ascertained. One of the men got out by him, named Martin Connell, living at 3, Barrett's-court, Oxford-street, was in a very faint state, and both he and Fane were instantly conveyed to the receiving -house, where they received every attention that their state demanded from Dr. Woolley, one of the honorary surgeons of the institution; and after a hot bath, &c., were able to proceed home. On the Round Pond in Kensington-gardens the ice round the edges was very thin and insecure, although in the centre it is very firm. About 1,500 persons were on it during the day without any accident of a serious cha racter occurring. Two of the Humane Society's icemen were in attendance with the necessary implements for saving live. On the Long-water, that portion of the ice between the islands and the Bayswater end is most secure, while the portion towards the bridge, owing to the strong action of the north-east wind blowing through the arches, was slight and dangerous. About 2,500 per sons were during the day on the upper part, amongst whom were several members of the Skating Club, whose practised and elegant evolutions excited great admiration from the numerous and fashionable assemblage which crowded both the banks. Two icemen were in attend ance but fortunately no accidents occurred. The Ornamental Water in the Regent's Park yester day, from as early as 8 o'clock in the morning till dusk, was literally thronged with skaters and sliders. Se veral members of the Skating Club were present. The ice was in excellent condition, in thickness about two inches, and far less dangerous than in the other parks, which will account for no accident whatever, having oc curred, although no less than 10,000 persons had ven tured upon the ice throughout the day. In the event of any accident the Royal Humane So ciety have had marquees erected, with the usual appa ratus, baths, beds, &c., and also medical attendance, besides nine men, a boy, and the Deputy Superintendent Bcrwoud, whose services were fortunately not required, the latter having succeeded in keeping persons from , goings. tee,, broil ansl ;lank:repsice, antEconkning them to the narrow and Stronger. On the lake in St. James's-park there were also from n early hour in the morning crowds of persons con tiaually thronging to the ice till nearly dark in the af ternoon. The numbers who were on the ice throughout the day were upwards of 10,000, hut, unfortunately, the day did not close without several serious and, it is feared, some fatal accidents. The first which took place was at about half-past 12 o'clock, when Mr. S. Pendell, of No. 5, Parliament-street, broke in up to his middle, but he fortunately got out without help, and after receiving some assistance from Mr. 11,1‘Cann, the surgeon attending the Humane Society's marqu e e, proceeded to his resi dence. The most serious casualties took place between dhree and four o'clock. The i ce g enerally was in a very angerous state, and about the time in question there was upwards of 6,000 persons engaged in skating and sliding. A portion of the ice gave way on the north side of the island at the east end. and seven or eight persons immediately became immersed in 14 feet of water. Iceman Jost ph Clapstone immediately repaired to their assistance, with breaker, ladders, &c., but these from the rottenness of the ice, giving way, he fearlessly sprang into the water, and with the aid of Ferrer, one of the park-keepers, and some of the bystanders, suc ceeded in extricating five persons ; but the other two or three it is feared have met with a watery grave. Drags were used for their recovery up to a late hour. Poor Clapetone, the iceman, nearly lost his life, three of the persons struggling in the water having clung to him and carried him several times beneath the surface, so that he became completely exhausted ; he was then assisted by iceman James Wood, and on reaching the surface the last time brought up a gentleman, who was thus saved and was able to proceed home immediately. The four others rescued were immediately conveyed to the Royal Humane Society's marquee, and were promptly at tended by Mr. M'Cann, and Mr. Laslett, his assistant. They were each put into warm baths, placed in warm blankets, and stimulants were administered. Scarcely had this been effected when a similar accident took place at the west end of the lake, near Buckingham Palace, where the ice broke completely across from the northern to the southern shore, and about fifteen persons were suddenly thrown into ten feet of water. Icemen James and Richard Wood, and Jo seph Knight, instantly repaired to the spot with ropes, sledge, breaker, ladders, &c., but the sledge got under the ice and was stove in. While extricating it the ladders br ,ke in, and became useless, and the ropes which were thrown across broke several times before, with the aid of poles, the immersed persons could be got out. This having been fortunately effected in each in stance, about half of them were able to depart homewards instantly, but seven or eight were taken to the marquee, where a scene ensued which baffles all description, there being only two beds with two persons in each, and but one warm bath, with the tent literallyicrowded and the mob outside pressing in, mostly attracted by curiosity, but many inquiring for friends and relatives. In this state of things, however, every exertion was used by the medical gentlemen, as well as by Mr. Deputy Superin tendent Petrie, and the Society's men generally. It was, however, necessary to put three or four of these shivering patients at one time. into the warm bath and also in each bed, The whole of these persons were able to proceed homeward in the course of the evening. The whole of the ladders and other implements were ren dered comparatively useless, and it will be necessary for Mr. Superintendent Williams to send another supply this day. The following is the list of persons who were brought to the marquee :—Thomas Wattin, 49, High-stieet, Bloomsbury; William Valens, 45, North-street, Sloane street; Richard Taylor, 6, Baldwin's-place, Baldwin's gardens; henry Bragg, 2, Kinaston-streete Lambeth; John Jones, 83, Chancery-lane; William Elish, 6, Ame lia-street, St. Olave's; John Burden, 55, King-street, Soho; Alfred Clark, 4, Leigh-street, Red Lion-square; Samuel' Harvey, 31, Brewer-street, Pimlico; James Conquest, ditto; William Hutchins, Parbi-street, North Pimlico. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. On Saturday afternoon a specal general meeting of the Shareholders in the London and South-Western (London and Southampton) Railway was held at the station, Nine Elms, Vauxhall, for the purpose of assenting to the va rious important projects which the Directors contemplate bringing before Parliament in the ensuing session. 'There was a very numerous attendance of; Proprietors. Mr. Chaplin, the Chairman of the Board of Directors presided. Mr. ALFRED MORGAN, the Secretary to the Company, submitted a lengthened report, detailing the various pro jects in contemplation by the Directors. These projects are as follows :-1. A branch from the present Nine Elms terminus to the vicinity of the Hungerford and Waterloo Bridges and to the Thames, and from Wimble don to Epsom. 2. From Weybridge to Staines and Windsor. 3. From Woking comm on, by. Guildford, Godalming, and Chichest er , to Portsmouth and Fare ham, including the purchase of the Guildford Junction Railway. 4. From Hook Pit Farm, on the main line of railway, to Mottisfont, on the Salisbury branch, and from Salisbury to Sherborne, and Yeovil to Dorchester and Weymouth. 5. From Basingstoke to the Great Western Railway at Didcot and Swindon. And also to amend and enlarge certain powers of the Company under their existing Acts of Parliament. The necessary sur veys, notices, and deposits have been made and given according to the standing orders of Parliament with respect to all these lines, except that from Weybridge to Windsor. With respect to the first of these, the Hunger ford and Waterloo-bridge Extension, &c., the report stated that the Directors had made arrangements with the parties who originally contemplated the continuation of this line in connexion with a railway to Richmond, the effect of which is that the South-Western Company will construct the line from Nine Elms to Waterloo and Hungerford- bridges, and the branch to Richmond will be undertaken by a separate company, and will join the South-Western line at Wandsworth. The Directors had resigned their contemplated junction of the London and Brighton line at Croydon with their own rail way at Wandsworth in favour of the Brighton Com pany. The Directors again intend to renew their ap plication to Parliament for a branch to Epsom, feeling confident that it can be worked cheaper than any other, is shorter, has better gradients, and will he connected with the best London terminus. The line from Wey bridge to Winds(); the Directors have been obliged to postpone for the present year. This project is designed mainly with the view of completing the communication between Chertsey and that vicinity with London, and of affording to Staines, Egham, Windsor, and their popu lous neighbourhood the most direct communication with the southern coast, either by the present mail line to Southampton and the west, or by the projected line from Guildford through Winchester to Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, Brighton, &e. The Directors some weeks ago purchased the Guildford branch, granted last session, the confirmation of which they now asked. After alluding to the various " direct Portsmouth" lines now before the public, the Directors went on to state that they had joined in the promotion of a line com mencing at Woking, adopting the Guildford branch, and passing through Godalming and near Midhurst and Pet worth to Chichester, from which city to Portsmouth and Fareham the line will be the same as already sanctioned by the Company. A Company has been formed for the execution of this work, and the capital has been sub scribed under the guarantee of the South-Western Com pany, to work and lease the line in perpetuity, at such rent as will give the Shareholders four per cent. on their subscriptions, and an equal interest in the surplus profits. By the proposed Hook Pit branch, on the main line between Andover road station and Winchester, to join the Salisbury branch at Mottis font, the distance between London and Salisbury will be shortened nearly eight miles. They further re ported that they had caused surveys to be made of a line from the Salisbury branch to Dorchester, Wey mouth, and Poole ; and on the necessary capital for the line they propose to guarantee in perpetuity a return of four per cent., and a moiety of the surplus earnings. From Salisbury, also, they have caused a line to be sur veyed to Sherborne and Yeovil, which will provide for all the northern parts of Dorsetshire, considerable por tions of South Wilts and East Somerset, and give all these districts their shortest road to London and the east, including the readiest communication with the ports of Southampton and Portsmouth. With respect to the lines from Basingstoke to Newbury and the Great Western Railway, the Directors had failed in an at tempt to bring - about an arrangement with the Great Western Company, and they, therefore, felt that they had no alternative but to undertake the schemes them selves, recommending that the requisite capital should be provided by the Company. To provide the capital necessary for these various undertakings, the Directors recommended that there should be issued as many new schemes of 501. and of 40/. as there now exist shares of those respective nominal amounts in the Company, and that the option be given to each Shareholder (except holders of the fixed five per cent. Gosport shares) of taking one new share of the same nominal amount in respect of every old share ; each such new share to bear interest of four per cent. upon the calls paid during the construction of the new works, to be payable out of the new capital. The CHAIRMAN, in a speech of considerable length, en tered into the details of these various projects, and endea voured to show that from the Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth, and Salisbury, and Dorsetshire lines, when their resources were fairly developed, addditional profit to the Company might be expected, and as respected the branches for which the capital was to be raised by the South-Western Company, although they might not prove as productive as the parent line, yet they would bring an accession of traffic that would be remunerative. The report was warmly received and adopted, and a series of resolutions confirmed the various recommenda tions of the Directors carried. Mr. TAYLOR, of the proposed " Cornwall and Devon Central Railway," then entered into an explanation of the public advantages which he maintained would accrue from this scheme, which, with one or two exceptions, were very well received by the meeting. Mr. W. TrrE moved a. resolution to the effect that this Cornwall and Devon Central scheme would be of ma terial advantage to the South-Western Company, and that the Directors should be authoris ed to give such support to it as they should deem exp edient, which was agreed to. After a vote of thanks to the Directors the meeting separated. DEATH OF A GIPSY FORTUNE.TELLER AT WAND:. WORTH.—On Saturday an inquest was held at the Ship, water-side, Wandsworth, before Mr. Carter, on the body of Harriet Lamb, aged fifty, a gipsy, who had obtained her living by professing to tell fortunes. It appeared from the evidence adduced that on Thursday morning last a lad, named Cartwright, was going to his work, when lie observed the body of the deceased lying on the shore opposite to the Ship. She lay between the moor ing shores, close under the wharf-wall, over the edge of which she had apparently slipped. The lad obtained assistance, and the deceased was removed into the whip rtblic-house. Her body avas-estiff.and -cold, and there was a wound on her head, as if she had pitched with it on the spike of ,one of the moor ing -stones. It was further proved that the deceased had been in the Ship on the previous evening, and that she left that place the worse for liquor. Several persons who knew her saw her wandering about up to half-past eight o'clock, but they took no further notice of her, as she lived in the neighbour hood. After this time she was not seen alive, and it is supposed tha t she must have soon afterwards tumbled over the wharf wall whilst making her way home, and be in g stunned by the fall on the mooring stones, was incapable of call ing for assistance. It was proved that the place from which the deceased fell was a public footway, that the wall was six feet in depth, but level with the path, and that although the tide rose nearly to its level there were no rails to protect people from falling over, and no lights to warn them of the danger. Several persons had been maimed for life by falling off this wall, but no attempt had ever been made to prevent the recurrence of such accidents. The jury ;returned a verdict of "Acci dental Death," coupled with a request that some repre sentation of the insecure state of the place would be made in the proper quarter. The Coroner promised that the suggestion of the jury should be attended to. MAGISTERIAL COURTESY.--THE LICENSED VIC TUALLERS.—A few dayi ago Mr. Phillips, proprietor of the Plasterers' Arms, in Seymour-street, St. Pancras, and Mr. Deacon, of the George and Dragon, Bucking ham-street, Fitzroy-square, waited on Mr. Rawlinson, the magistrate of Marylebone—the latter to transfer his licence to the former, when the following most curious scene occurred :—Mr. Rawlinson (to Mr. Deacon)— So you have disposed of your interest in the George and Dragon ? Mr. Deacon—l have, Sir. Mr. Rawlinson Why ? Mr. Deacon—On account of the ill-health of my good lady. Mr. Rawlinson—Good lady, indeed I why don't you say your wife ? Mr. Deacon—The ill-health of my wife, then, Sir. Mr. Rawlinson—To whom have you sold the property ? Mr. Deacon —To this gentleman (pointing to Mr. Phillips). Mr. Rawlinson (in a rage)—Well, this is worse than ever ; why don't you say that man ; who ever heard of a gentleman being a publican ? Mr. Deacon — Well, that man. Mr. Rawlinson.—How long had you possession of the house ?: Mr. Deacon—Just seven months. :Mr.Rawlinson—l suppose you had some money from your brewer ? Mr. Deacon-4 had, Sir. Mr. Raw linson (throwing down the licenses.)--Tben take them away. I refuse to transfer them. 'So, to the utter sur prise of the applicants, ended the scene ; and, in what manner Mr. Rawlinson can justify his conduct we are at a loss to conceive, as there was not the slightest ground of complaint against those two named " gentlemen" pub licans, who, in their various transactions through life have been quite as deserving that appellation as the ma gistrate himself ; and if either of them sustain any loss by the extraordinary freak of the latter, we advise them to bring an action against him, to which he will certainly be liable for damages. We would recommend a maltda mus to be applied for against him, for his conduct seems anything but that of a " gentleman."—Sunday Times. SEVERITY OF THE WEATHER.—The weather has been so severe the last few nights that the engine dri vers and stokers of the various mail trains, have arrived in town with their great coats literally covered with ice from the dew and steam freezing on them, although with so large a fire at their feet. In consequence of the seve rity of the weather the Directors on the South-eastern line have ordered that the engine-drivers and stokers on the mail trains, shall be relieved every alternate night ; and they now only run three times a week. This has been considered absolutely necessary for the benefit of the men's health. THE,BANIE ROBBERY AND TWO WELSHMEN.—It is BO generally known that Daniel and John Forester the Celebrated B OW -Street officers, are natives of Carmar thenshfie. They were born at Nantycaws, three miles from Carmarthen, their father having kept the public house now occupied by Levi Llewellyn. Another brother wae accuTentally shot near Nantycaws.— Welshpnam. THE RIVAL LINES BETWEEN LONDON AND YORK. (From the Atlas.) . . Perhaps the most important, in 'a national point of view, of all the projected railways, is that between Lon don and York, and as the interests, not merely of a lo cality, but of a fourth of the population of the entire kingdom, are concerned in it, we trust that those inter ests will not be sacrificed to any erroneous views or undue influences. As we perceive from the public ad vertisements, that the rival parties are prepared to enter the lists against each other when Parliament sits, we shall state our reasons for giving the preference to the Direct Northern line on public and national grounds, as well as on those of private advantage. Since tke publication of the prospectus of the Direct Northern Railway, on the 4th of April 1844, the time has doubtless been spent in preparing the necessary preliminaries of the undertaking, such as the comple tion of the share list—the examination of the line— the lodgment of the plans and sections—the finishing of the books of reference, and other requisitions of the standing orders of Parliament. Convinced of the priority of their claim to the scheme of a direct line from London to York, we have delayed until now stating our opinion of their case, because we deemed it premature to do so before it was ready to be compared in all its integrity with its rivals. But the Parliamentary notices of the various schemes of the Di rect Northern, the London and York, and the York, Lincoln, and Cambridge lines being now published, it is easy to sea the grounds upon which the Direct Northern claims a superiority over its competitors. The principle of the Direct Northern is to take the straightest line from London to York that the engineer ing circumstances will admit of. This principle has been steadily kept in view, and minor considerations have not been allowed to interfere with it. The result is a line of about 178 miles in length, which is eight miles shorter than the London and York, and more than forty miles shorter than the London and Birmingham. As compared with the line proposed to be prolonged from Cambridge, through Lincoln to York, it is needless to say that it presents infinite advantages. The comparison of the different schemes must rest on the balance of national advantage. By the direct principle, all Scotland and the north eastern counties of England will gain. Every extra mile is a tax of two-pence upon each passenger and ton of goods, amounting on the traffic of the line to 3,0001. per mile. A loss of eight miles in the distance between London and York, and all North Britain, would, there fore, amount to 24,0001. per annum levied on the through traffic. Against these advantages all that can be urged is, that the Direct Nbrthern does not pass through certain second-rate towns situated on the old northern post • road, such as Grantham, Newark, and Doncaster, with an aggregate population of 32,000 ; towns which can only be accommodated .by sacrificing directness and other towns on the same route. Thus the London and York line sacrifices Stamford for the sake of Peterborough; and Lincoln, Gainsbo rough, Thorne, and Snaith for the sake of Doncaster. If the Direct Trunk Line is constructed, branches to meet the local wants will be made to suit it, in addition to those for the accommodation of Bedford, St. Ives, Grantham, Sleaford, Newark, Doncaster, and Goole, which the present projects includes; but if the Trunk is spoiled to meet the local demands, it will be impossible ever to remedy it. If the principle of local accommodation is to be looked to exclusively, the public must adopt Mr. Hudson's line by York, Lincoln, and Cambridge ; but if a new direct communication from London to York be the primary object (as it unquestionably is), then the Direct Northern clearly has the preference. The Lateral Line with its branches, projected by the London and York Company for the accommodation of Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston, in connexion with their main line, is nearly double as long as the whole extent of the Direct Northern's branches, and may therefore be expected to involve twice the cost. In fact, it forms a line three-fourths of the length of the main trunk. In determining the relative merits of the rival lines, it is necessary to look beyond the present, and to consult the wants and capabilities of the people of Scotland, and the large masses of population at the termini. Now it is stated by Mr. Baxendale, and other compe tent authorities, in evidence before the Select Committee on Railways, that the traffic generally doubles itself in fifteen years. The through traffic will therefore greatly increase. If circuitous lines be sanctioned there will be constant fear of new schemes, whereas, if the straightest line be in the first instance adopted, it will be safe from future competition. On the whole, we feel con fident that the direct principle is the only fair and just one, and that the population of Scotland and London will not suffer the monopoly of the Leeds and Manchester line, who have coalesced with the London and York, or the scheme of Mr. Hudson to save his Midlands Rail way, to prevail over the obvious necessities of the great mass of the population. - _ PRESENTATION OF A PIECE OF PLATE TO THE REV. THOMAS DALE, A.M. On Saturday a deputation of gentlemen of the parish of St. Sepulchre's waited upon the Rev. Thomas Dale, to present to him a handsome piece of plate, which had been subscribed for by his friends and admirers, Mr. Deputy BEDFORD, in presenting the testimonial, said he felt himself particularly honoured in being soli cited to present this tribute. On occasions in which our grateful country rewards her distinguished defenders, the pride which we feel in successful valour is alloyed by the reflection that it has been exerted at the sacrifice of human life, and that the richest laurels ever gained by victory have always been—always—stained by a tear. On the present occasion, however, we can have no such feelings ; our satisfaction is pure and perfect, for we offer up this tribute to religion and morality, to the good pastor who, for sixteen years, has discharged the duties of his sacred office with unwearied kindness and atten tion, who has constantly enforced our duty to God and man, and inculcated the necessity of doing kindness to our fellow-creature, and has pointed out to ua that this world is but the passage to another, but that it is by our con duct in that passage that we shall be received or re jected in the realms of everlasting life. Accept this tri bute, dear sir, as some proof that your labours have not been exerted upon an ungrateful flock, but that the re collection of your eminent sevices will be impressed upon our minds, though we be separated in future from your ministry. " Absent though not forgotten" is our motto, I and our wish is that all happiness and health may attend you. The Rev.TROILLS DALE acknowledged the complimen in a speech, in which he said, that this handsome tri. bute, while it filled him with the deepest gratitude, would keep alive the feeling of xegret at being separated from such dear and affectionate friends. He should ever pray for their welfare and happiness in this and in a better state, and the greatest blessing of his life would be to find that his labours had been so affectionately remem bered and so eminently rewarded. This testimonial has been executed by Mr. Turner, of Ludgate-hill. It is an epergne of exceedingly chaste and beautiful design. From an ornamental tripod base rises a shaft, expanding upwards like a convolvulus flower, and terminating in a slightly recurved border of vine leaves and grapes. The calyx of the flower supports a rich and massive cut glass bowl, forming the centre of the piece, while three branches springing from the lower part of the epergne sustain three similar cups of similar design. The upper part of the shaft bears the following inscription :-- "Presented to the Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A., Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's, and Vicar of St. Bride's, by a few friends of the parish of St. Sepulchre, London, as a token of their high estimation of his ministerial ser vices as an evening lecturer, during the space of 16 years, and for his great and successful exertions in pro moting the interests of the various charities of the parish-1844." The design and execution of this beautiful piece of plate reflects the greatest credit upon the highly-re spectable manufactory from whence it came. Mr. Archer, the box-book-keeper at the little theatre in the Haymarket, will take his annual benefit on Wednesday next, for which occasion we perceive that an overpowering programme of performances has been announced. The kindness and conciliatory disposition evinced by Mr. Archer in the discharge of his duties would have secured for him a full attendance on his be nefit night, independently of any other attraction. REINSTATEMENT OF A CONVICTED INSPECTOR OF POLICE.—Our readers will recollect that several months since a long investigation took place at Bow-street into the conduct of an inspector of the A division, of the name of Tierney, who had interfered in the most un warrantable manner with a constable named Weaver, of the F division, while taking into custody a friend of his (the inspector's), named M'Bride, for a brutal assault he had himself witnessed upon a female. After two long investigations, one before Mr. Hall, the chief magistrate, and the other, which lasted two days, before Mr. Jar dine, the inspector was convicted, and committed to a month's imprisonment without fine, Mr. Jardine declar ing him unworthy to hold any situation of trust or re sponsibility. The inspector served his time, and months have rolled on, but it appears has not effaced his memory from the police authorities; for, monstrous as it may ap pear, this same inspector, convicted of a flagrant derelic tion of duty. and held by a magistrate to be unfit for any situation of trust under Government, has been lately re instated to all the honours and emoluments he lost, and is now in the G division, which, we believe, is the first vacancy since his release from his prison, and caused by the promotion of Inspector Shackell to the Detective Force. If the public are to rely on the police for pro tection, surely they ought to have confidence in those who compose it. A grosser attack on the liberty of the subject, and more direct insult to the magistrate who convicted cannot be given; while it is a direct infringe ment of the Police Act, which declares no man con victed of crime shall be eligible to serve. This, however, only falls on the men, it appears; it clearly is not very scrupulous as to the officers. LONDON JOURNEYMEN BAKERS.—Saturday night a meeting of master and journeymen bakers was held at the New Hall, Swan-yard, St. Martin's-lane, to hear a lecture from W. Brooke, Esq., upon the nature and ob jects of the " London Journeymen Bakers' Provident In stitution." He, at great length, dilated upon the object and nature of the institution, and stated its objects to be threefold, viz., to provide an asylum and relief for the aged and infirm, and their wives or widows, and orphans : to provide district houses for the accommoda tion, comfort, and mental improvement of the members of the institution. According to the lecturer, the be nefits of the institution were confined to journeymen bakers residing within twelve miles of St,. Paul's ca thedral. The Rev. W. Harrison (morning preacher at the Magdalen) was on Saturday elected to the office of after , noon preacher in the cht►pel of the Foundling Hospital. SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS IN MANCHESTER. (From the llianchester Times.) A few months ago an unanimous resolution was passed by the Town Council of Manchester, recom mending the Improvement Committee to apply a portion of the very ample funds accruing from the Gas Works, the property of the corporation, to the purpose of open ing out the ends of close courts and alleys, so as to secure a thorough ventilation of the places in which the working classes reside. In the discussion which took place on the motion, it was stated, from the evidence of Dr. Southwood Smith, Mr. P. Holland, and a number of other gentlemen of .high professional reputation, that the rate of mortality in ill-paved, ill-drained, and ill-ventilated alleys and courts was very much beyond the general average, and nearly double the rate that prevailed in first-class streets, the re sidences of persons whose circumstances enabled them to choose their locality. It was also stated, to show the practicability of a great sanitary improvement, that in a great number of in stances the removal of a few small cottages here and there, and the pulling down of walls and sheds, which separated court from court, would give some long lines, throughout which a current of wholesome air, hitherto excluded, might be directed. The Improvement Committee, entering zealously into the spirit of the Council's recommendation, ap pointed a sub-Committee to the arduous task of per sonally visiting all the more closely-built districts of this closely-built town, to ascertain where sani tary improvements were required, and how they might be made. The evidence, during their first two or three days' investigation, presented to their senses of sight and smell, but too strongly corroborated the truth of the statements made by the medical autho rities quoted. The reading of their report to the Ge neral Council, from which the following is an ex tract, was heard with deep interest : " N 0.6 is a range of courts of irregular width, the approaches to which are from Long Millgate through narrow entries. These courts are crowded with inha bitants living, or, more properly speaking, confined in abodes which are not only destitute of every arrange ment conducive to comfort and health, but surrounded by a mass of filth sufficient to appal the mind of any one accustomed to the comforts arising from clean and airy dwellings. Your Committee cannot refrain from expressing their surprise that the malaria engen dered in these localities, and which is so fatal to the poor people living in them, has not proved more extensively disastrous in the surrounding neighbour hoods. Your Committee are of opinion that the whole of these courts might be ventilated by the formation of a street from Miller-street to Barlow's court running along the top of the courts, and which would, at the same time, very much facilitate the intercourse of the inhabitants ; and although the dis tance is considerable, the expense would be compara tively trifling, as, with the exception of two or three small buildings, the proposed street would run through yards separated simply by walls." In these earlier investigations, it was seen that, al though a great deal might be done in effecting better circulation by the simple removal of obstructions, such as cottages built across the end of a narrow street, or pig-styes and privies separating one court from another, it was of nearly equal importance that the aid of the Paving and Severing and the Nuisance Committees should be called in; and a further course of visits to other parts of the town, brought the con viction, that unless these Committees put forth all the powers invested in them by the late Police Act vigorously, and we may almost say relentlessly, the work of sanitary reform would be not one-fourth done. In the streets running from Queen-street, and between that street and Alport-town, there seems to have been originally a good back yard, or small back garden, to each house ; but within the last twenty or thirty years, those yards or gardens have all been built upon, and so closely that spaces of only from four to six feet width has been left for passage, light, and air ; and the only entrance from the street to each such closely crammed court is through the lobby of the front house, both front and back door being taken from the hinges to allow ingress and egress, while almost every room in the front tenement is occupied by a distinct family. To make this horrible state of things still more horrible, most of the courts are unpaved and undrained, with the filth and the water thrown out from the houses, lying in hollow puddles, offensive alike to the eye and the nostrils, and sending their pestilential effluvia right into the doors that open upon the abomination—and all this aggravated by pig styes and privies poisoning the air which the wretched inhabitants are compelled to breathe ! It is difficult to suggest an effectual remedy in such cases. Poor people must have cheap dwelling houses, and they must live near their place of work. To pull down the whole and to rebuild with thrice the space would only be to dislodge two-thirds of the population to the immediate over crowding of some neighbouring locality ; and to throw ventilating open ings between court and court, where all is one mass of buildings, is impossible. The first sight of this locality made the visitors almost hcpeless of effecting any good ; but there were, here and there, where a considerate landlord had possession, circumstances which again raised their hopes. When flags had been put down and a channel had been made, with a well kept grid over a sewer, there was an approach to an appearance of snugness and comfort, and in such places it was almost invariably seen that the houses were kept neat and clean, and that the in habitants were decent and tidy in their appearance. It was felt that what had been done voluntarily in some cases should be effected compulsorily in all. It will be seen from the report of last Wednesday's Council meeting that a new Committee has been ap pointed, consisting of members from the Improve ment, Paving and Sewering, and the Nuisance Com mittees ; and we presume that their duty will be to facilitate the exercise of powers which will be obtained by a special Act, of which the Parliamentary notices have been given, for effecting sanitary im provements. They will bring before the Improve ment Committee every case in which, by the pur chase and removal of obstructing buildings, .a better ventilation can be secured; they will apprise the Paving and Sewering Committee of every case where draining and flagging are required; they will ask of the Nuisance Committee to prevent the accumulation of filth ; and they will compel present owners to re move every nuisance-producing building, and pre vent any future such erection, while they will exact the provision of all the necessary conveniences that decency requires. In carrying out such powers there will be some cases of individual hardship, and consequently some outcry ; but the duty of the Council will be to go on firmly and determinedly, keeping in mind that though, in a certain sense, every man may do what he likes with his own, he is not to do so to the injury of his neighbour. It is in the power of the working classes, for whose health and comfort these improvements are to be made, greatly to aid the, Council in completing its beneficent design. In every instance where they have a choice of residence let them choose it in places which are well paved and drained. Let them tell their landlords that they are determined thus to choose. Let them say, "We will not live in bad health, and sacrifice one-half the term of our natural existence, merely because you are stupid enough not to see that you would be promoting your own interest by making our abodes more healthful." In all inspections of the localities in which the poor reside, the visitor receives increased conviction of the necessity of an abundant supply of water. The English are essentially a cleanly people; but the virtue—for it is a virtue, and a great one—of clean liness cannot be exercised under present arrange ments. The poor ought to have double, aye, triple or quadruple their present supply of water, and we do think it might be contrived that they should have it. The Council cannot supply them with sufficient food, for the deficiency there is the work of a cruel, im politic, and selfish legislation; but it may give them an increased supply of those other essential neces saries of life, light, air, and water. SERIOUS AND ALARMING FIRE IN GLASGOW. On Friday morning, about four o'clock, a fire broke out in the Gallowgate, to the rear of a thatch house adjoining Dovehill. The flames, issuing from a byre and stable, speedily communicated with the front. building, and, in a few moments, the entire premises were enveloped in flames—the inmates of the gar rets barely escaping with their lives. A cow, in the byre, was burned to a cinder, and the poor people in the whole of the upper part of the tenement—numbering four families —had nearly every article more or less destroyed. One of the ejected is an old man, about ninety years of age. Mr. Robertson and the fire brigade happily prevented the fire from communicating to the other buildings, be sides saving the under flats of the front house. About eight o'clock the same morning, an alarm of fire arose concerning a shop Esituated in Argyle-street, near Mitchell-street, but it was extinguished without the assistance of the engines.—Scotch Reformer's Gazette. ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE INVERNESS AND PERTH RAILWAT.—A meeting the sub-Committee was held yesterday, in the Ex. change Rooms here (Mackintosh of Mackintosh in the chair), to receive the interim report of the en gineer on the progress of the survey. Draft plans and sections of the line were submitted by Mr. Mitchell — in a complete state, from the River Nairn to the county march betwixt Inverness and Perthshires, and in sections of the line thence to Dunkeld. The result of these details was most satisfactory, show ing that, notwithstanding the elevation of the country through which the line would pass, the gradients are unexpectedly favourable. The progress of the survey through the Athol estates has been unfortu nately stopped for the present by Lord Glenlyon ; but, from the explanations given by Mr. Mitchell and the sub-Committee, it is hoped his Lordship's objections will be removed. Mr. Mitchell stated that if the weather keeps open he is immediately to proceed with the survey of the branch line from Inverness to Elgin. The sub- Committee passed a resolution, expressive of their regret at being deprived of Lord Glenlyon's countenance and co-operation in this great public undertaking, and directed application to be made to him that he may be pleased to grant the desired facilities. They further ordered the subscriptions for the necessary outlays to be forthwith called in and published; and the thanks of the meeting being voted to the Chairman, for his conduct in the chair, the meeting adjourned.—lnverness Courier, Wednesday. . REPRESENTATION OF DARTMOUTH.—The death of Sir John Seale has created very great excitement in the town, and which will no doubt increase until his succes sor in Parliament be elected. The election, it is expected, will take place next week. There are three candidates in the field, viz., Mr. Joseph Soames, a large ship-owner of London, and an elder brother o f the Trinity House, a Conservative; Mr. G. Moffatt, an opulent city merchant, largely connected with the East India and China trade, a Free Trader ; and Mr. Thomas Hunt, of the firm of Newman and Hunt, of the City of London, merchants, in the Whig interest. A severe contest is anticipated.—De vopport independent, FIRE. (From a Correspondent of the Limerick Reporter.) KILRUSH, DEC. 4.—On Monday night, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock, an alarming fire, which threatened the most disastrous results, broke out in the:premises of Mr. P. M'Mahon, of this town, woollendraper, supposed to have originated in the snuff of a candle causing some papers to ignite in the shop. The proprietor, who had retired to his family after the business of the ()Ay, alarmed by loud knocking at the door, and the cry of " Fire" from the street, where it was first perceived by a young gentleman passing by, attempted to effect an entrance to the scene of conflagration by a door leading from the parlour to the shop, but was unable to do so, his beautiful stock being enveloped in flames. The front door was then broken open, and such was the violence of the devouring element, that many supposed it could not possibly be got under; how ever, much to the credit of those present, no effort which, under the circumstances, could be resorted to, was spared by any one, and after much vigorous exertion it was completely reduced, not though, I regret much to add, until upwards of 7001. of unin sured property was destroyed. It is to be hoped the inhabitants, who have so much property at stake, will no longer defer taking proper steps for being better provided against such contin gencies than at present. Had this fire broken out a few hours later, the consequences would have been frightful, there being neither watchman nor fire en gine in the town, nor even water, the very pumps, even the river, being inaccessible, padlocks guarding the former, stone walls the latter—what was used on the occasion having been got out of the different houses throughout the neighhourhood. Those most interested would do well to convene their fellow-townsmen and take into their most serious consideration the necessity of not leaving an entire town in such an unprovided state. LOVESUIT TRAGEDY. (From the Preston Guardian.) On last Sunday evening a very melancholy and unfortunate fatal accident occurred to a young woman, belonging to this town, under circumstances so peculiar and afflicting as to have created quite a sen sation among all persons. The scene of the tragedy was at the canal, almost immediately beneath the Maudland-bridge. The young woman was the daughter of James Brown, a labouring man, residing in Bolton-street, and had been brought up at one of the factories in town. She was scarcely eighteen years of age. During the last few months her com pany and affections were courted by a factory lad, named Richard Talbot, and the most unblemished terms of intercourse and attachment existed between them. Talbot resides in a lodging-house kept by Mrs. Rigby, of No. 9, Mount Pleasant ; and on the Sunday evenings the two young persons were in the habit of meeting together in that house, and she was escorted home afterwards by her lover. Last Sunday evening they met at Mrs. Rigby's as usual, where they remained together about two hours, or until eight o'clock, and during this time the best terms of attachment and affection were manifested. After ex changing some frolicsome words, the young persons left the house on their way to Bolton-street, the re sidence of her father. The most secluded way to the young woman's home from Mount Pleasant is along the towing-path of the canal. The night was un usually dark, so much so that people could scarcely discern one another. In consequence of wet weather many parts of the towing-path are very dirty and slippery; and in proceeding along it the young woman, to evade these muddy places, occasionally walked upon the narrow ledge of stone at the edge of the water. Talbot went along on the opposite side of the towing-path. When they were a few yards beyond the bridge he heard a plunge— her foot had slipped on the stones, and she was strug gling in the water. Talbot's presence of mind seemed to have fled from him instantaneously, as he merely stood gazing upon the catastrophe, and crying for as sistance. The first person who reached the spot was a weaver named Sumner, who had been alarmed by the cry of " Help 1" Talbot was at this time in the greatest agony, and, after a short consultation with Sumner, who also declined going into the water, he ran off to acquaint her parents with the circumstance, and bring other people to assist in rescuing her. After the lapse of some minutes, a number of people arrived, but a striking indifference or cow ardice seemed to prevail. Sumner declared he saw the body of the female in the canal ; and another weaver, named Walsh (who might, in some mea sure, be excused on account of his advanced years), acknowledges that he stayed on the bridge asking questions until a light was procured ; and even the father of the young woman, when he arrived, lost his self-resolution, and merely commenced accusing Talbot of being the cause of his daughter's death. One attempt was made by an individual to rescue her by wading in the canal, but this failed ; and at last, after the lapse of about three-quarters of an hour, grappling irons were procured, two police officers having reached the place, and the body was taken out. And so, the girl was suffered to drown in about six feet of water 1 Talbot was immediately apprehended by one of the officers on account of the accusation of the father of the deceased. It was found, on the body being taken home, that life was totally extinct. A medical gentleman was sent for and means were taken to restore life, but to no effect. Next day, various calumnious rumours were cir culated by idle people respecting the conduct of Talbot, and it was also noised abroad that the unfor tunate girl was pregnant. All these turned out to be totally unfounded. The deceased was a young woman of excellent character, and belonged to the Roman Catholic communion ; and Talbot is a very harmless and inoffensive lad, and bears a good cha racter also. In the course of the day, the street op posite the Town-hall was crowded by people anxious to know the result of an examination of Talbot. To wards evening, in consequence of an inquisition upon the body of the deceased taking place, the crowd in creased, and the doors of the Town-hall being thrown open, it was speedily filled to excess. It is rather a singular coincidence that a brother of the deceased young woman was drowned at the same place on the 28th of October, 1838. He was only six years of age, and had accidentally over balanced himself. It is believed that this accident oc curred at precisely the same spot, by those who can recollect the circumstance. R. Palmer, Esq., our respected coroner, held the inquest on the ody, at the Town-hall, at four o'clock in the afternoon. The jury having been sworn, they proceeded to view the body at the house, and, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict of " Accidentally drowned." The remains of the young woman were quietly and decently interred in the burying-ground belonging to St. Wilfrid's Church, on Tuesday. A number of people, principally acquaintances and relatives of the deceased, were present on the occasion. Her lament inct suitor formed one of the mourners. n' Neidermayer's new opera of Marie Stuart was produced at the Grand Opera in Paris, en Friday night with great success. Film' FUSILIERS.—This regiment was visited a few days ago by an " old chap" who had been discharged from it for being worn out and unfit for further ser viee, in the year 1784 ! The poor old fellow has no pension; consequently, the officers, non-commissioned officers, drummers, and privates—to their credit be it told—after they found, by comparing his tattered do cuments with the regimental records, that he was " no humbug," made up a handsome subscription for him, which enabled him, not only to step into a respect able cookshop, and take a lesson in the " philosophy of living," but to " rig" himself, " from top to toe," in comfortable winter apparel, which very much improved both the inward and outward man. He then reckoned the residue of his coin, which, we understand, amounted to twenty-eight sovereigns ; put them, carefully and know ingly, into his breeches pocket, and took his departure for the South, whistling " The Boys of Kilkenny," which he occasionally changed to prayers, both " loud and deep," for the prosperity of the " Fighting Fifth f'— Banner of Ulster. To THE LADIES. —The high and universal cele brity which ROWLAND'S RALYDOR continues to main tain, as an active yet mild and soothing extirpator of all impurities of the skin, is, during the present period most pleasingly evinced. This preparation eminently balsamic, restorative, and invigorating, is equally celebrated for safety in application, as for unfailing efficacy in remov ing all impurities and discolcrations ; and imparting a healthy freshness to the skin and complexion. 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