The Sun. — London, England, 1850-04-25 00:00:00

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Court tir "Y ntry to the ince - .1.:( 0 -' , r c th9 s'ator, ti?, t) the dtainrr I 4 ..,, et't•di t g ticar. prineit , l... his (I, , ,rti C.,waphel. s) 1,'"" l el nr,n andhimwd:,f all thou;; tit that noreaxop , ih - ea allt-ged t o i nv ,lid a t e t h e entente in this eit,e, . a t tlit• grotthd that the Quten in Cuunel anti the J ! I % C ( iraTtii tee ( ,f the Privy Councii had no jurisdicton, "nu aere'ere they frit bo un d t t say that a rule to show t h ath e "by a piohtli;ion should to: be, granted to stay uf the sentence ought not to go. Rule I ' , lured aceordin,,.dv. E XCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) kodore the LORD CHIEF BARON and Buon3 PARILE, ROLFE, and PLATT.) GRAHAM AND OTHERS V. CONNELL, two R. CLAM( moved f a rule to Show csu'e why "rdvr , , one made by the either by Mr. Justice Tattooed, and Mr. 8...r0u Alderson, charging certain _Lame s 1 .- u the Union Bank of Loudon with a ilnig sTellt-deit should not be arrested. The Si cund order ;:olirathaererttpi ,ft havingtt ns t, hut was varied in its terms, an ithe decision of . the Court upon , raper:an' point law. The question tuned upon e l le co . , us 14 tistrucion e f the Ist 2nd '2d Viet., c. 110, by the if th and 15th seciions of which it was provided, that taj r : } d ' P h ::::fl an e y zsinst whom a judgment had been ob slined i n any of the superior courts at Westminster )03e ab i. a . resi in any Government stock, funds, or annuities, public company in England, it should discharged out of such stock, fund, or shares. • t aPPetrie 1 that the defendant was the pro hetor ot a certiin number of shares in the ra i d? and these shares the judge's order had ~ rU c"argf'ablei with a judgment debt of 5 , 962 /. The ~ w upon whi c h t h e present application was made a% that th e U n i on Bank did not come under the cate gory e te Li l• °"' public coral - any, the Learned Counsel con .ding that the public Ead no right in the company, it th e -g cl 4 Private and not a public partnership, and that to ere fact of its being well known was not sufficient q u i r _ in g it und er the operation of the statute. o Court granted a rule. CLASS. V. O'CONNOR. Co l 'itS an action, brought in a county court in e'`u a mptonshire. by an alluttee in the National Land e mFa against Mr. nargus O'Connor, M.P., to re - pl e i r ,. the sum o f 41. 19'. V., which the plaintiff had 4 to the d e f en d ant i n t h e s h a pe of subscriptions upon the E bares in th a t project. Judgment was given for ituhrisPdiaeihjetiniff; of with cost 4, but the defendant disputed tht: the county court,t on the ground tha the P l "Niff and defendan T were in partnership, in which 4 : the only remedy would be in equity, and he triti 'lY obtain( d a writ of prohibition from this court. j . , l ' the motion (E . Mr. HAYES, the Court, this morn pc'',,,gralltd a rule nisi to show cau:e why the writ of ,„ "Nition should not be quashed, in order that the e stiou as to jurisdiction might be determined MID iFFS" COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (LEfore Mr.Under-Sheriff BuncnELL.) htp„ ''RAKE V. PENTON AND OTHERS. , ATANT TO LANDLORDS AND r iENANTS.—This um. an action t o r e cover the sum of 161., for two °tent' rent of a house, No. 52, York-street, West pars,r. Defendants were sued as executors of a " 11 nutted Tubbs. h ad n the part f the plaintiff it was shown that Tubbs b e been in possession in 1845, but in September, 1848, anA 7 it as served with notice to quit at Lad) -day, 180, . to g not at November last that defendants offered . wivefr UP possession if plaintiff would absolve them v ia , e ail liability fur rant; but this was refused, and it 1, 4 1411 ' . grd ti.at d e f en d a nts still held possession. P` the it , the defendant it was shown that Tubbs had let 1 4( I to a pt-r,on named Marshall, who quitted at ti t t 3 b - "ayt 1849, but as he could not be found , it could e shown that po:ses.ion had been given up. tri ce 'NDLR-SHERIFF that, the ccupution being thePro'yed, the law pretnned that it. still continued till th..contrary was silt wn. It was not sufficient to show th 7 i ' t t . l notice to quit had been given. He considered oak 1 / 1 this et:sr, :Aidand , r the prer ei,t form of action, bad d quarter's rent could to recovered, as defendant fore the second quarter became due.: for gave a vereict for Si. k j ANSION-I-10Ut , E.—(THIS DAY.) ; t ent " Mown who stands ehargt d with stealing the letter ' -bag, was again brought up for final before Mr. Alderman Gibbs. P om ',,l'EAcocK appeared as before, on the part of the the t authcritit-s, for the prosecution, and stated tli e . :?°"vithstanding the offer of a reward, the dragging to t ', l7 "r, and the gr e a test general exertion, the bag had ta.,,„'"n discovered. He had no further evidence to Dl o aund ther e f o r e had to request that the Alderman :trait the prisoner for trial upon the testimony rietull "Y adduced. eso t ll ;„"swer to the ALDERMAN, who gave the usual itill i ," ) ; the prisoner declined saying anything, and was . 1 c ol:omitted for trial. J / °W-STREET. —(THIS DAY.) 11 1 .. °44 Adams was this morning placed at the bar before t i re Hull, charged with attempting to steal a valuable T s h s oat. D rur e prosecutor, Mr. Samuel Varley, the clothier of tro, v - „ 3 ‘ .l alle, deposed that, having lost either a coat, or te a ,f e rs, or some other poition of wearing apparel, ke e ," every d a y f cr t h e l as t we e k, he determined upon tereg% watch on the opposite side of the street. Yes thre-Y Morning, about nine o'clock, the prisoner, with fat seen °ther lads, came up to the shop. The prisoner lis q ,: ; e en tp unpin the coat from the block and have it tope on the shoulder of the " dummy." The pri hte-hsen passed the shop, looking in to Elf e if he were rho eu, and was returning for the coat when the person 4,5, : va a on the opposite side rushed across to seize him. ' t Owever, with his " pals," escaped untl six o'clock then e e veing, when he cme round again. He was sPizedn un, and given a into the custody of the po- e. Ho wailfully committed to take his trial. I(I DDERMIN STE it ELECTION COMMITTEE.—(THIS DAY.) THE DECISION. The C ommittee met this morning, for the purpose of the ug their d ec i s i on on t h e p et i t i on presented against 1 1 , 1 . 1 (14 1'n of M r . B es t for Kidd e r m inster. wekeekeommittee-room :was opened shortly after two hadtea and the Chairman announced that the Commit elected. unanimously decided that Mr. Best was duly OF JUDGE OF THE StIERIFIt''S COURT. —(THIS DAY.) 141,173 day a Court of Common Council was 41h,„;'," the purp o s e or electing a judge of the th,, 1 "' Court, the t ffiee being rend'-red vacant- by 14, a Ppointment of Mr. Comuiie.toner Bull: el( ris Corn itvrS /Remit. The Right Hon. .the LoaD MAYOR Ole I %ki , n the ch'i', LAUAIE then prposed Mr. A. Ryland, one of ott ' I IY *Wei s us a fit and proper person for the ee lud g o s " G • (nut' seconded the nomination of the Learn ed kr , to a • —epthy vB13:111D proposed Mr. R. Gurney , Q.O Nb e ,ndivate for tee va cant judg, , ship. uotiti Wcop seconded him. l t tlitimeHnrEs then nominated Mr. Prendergast, Q.C. i h r. b qiuy LOTT 5( eowied Mr. Prend.?rg.:st. W4 i then agreed that the number of candidates he ped to two. isph,he ItEccRDER too the sense of the members, and d 4 ced the choice of the two to, have fallen on Mr. Th ilrn eY, Q.C., and Mr. M. Prendergast, Q.C. th q members then proceeded to the election by polling, Ars t 7d Mayor and the Court of Aldermen being taken cii„ o ,,tukn the wards alphabetically. His Lordship de to votc. Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P., the for member of 0 C 0111 f Aldermen present, polled 4 7 1 1 . • Pre n d ergast . lf Past one o'clock the poll closQd, when the 119 1 : „"1) ': 11 announced the result as follows: Gurney, dttly'(-retulerea t 71 Mr. Gurney was accordingly , elt eled, :,,„ k . hi s seat. at the l aw officers' table V Es , • k ee , B . l4 lr MEETING OF ST. LUKE'S. — On n Tuesday to d at :tnicof the above parish took place in t h e vestry-room 4i vetj• triu ne Whether any, and what, assistance_ishnild be Iveed.„ lll ,favour of a chair; ark at Islington. 11 Church the I) .. ,';'‘ing took the ArC h ° ,Jector of the ark gave a statement of its locality al . 1 4re t ,"„u,e Cost. Ile p .mid , the area would cover 500 acres o I ncluding So ' o acres covered by the villas on Thigh (6o-o.g'°ve, Vale, &c. The cost would be about 1,i0,000 .to and that the project had already received the_c o o b u e n rt (I tot u v ce of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Lord R . Per t , o „ e not, Lord Ashley, Lord Carlisle, and other eminent I llitt,:.‘ges• Mr. Tyler, the chairman of the I . slington co m ' ' ti ( , 4 e, said that the 3, had retrained from drawing up a pe i tie ri 0 7! . il they could ' take the sense . and obtain the co-oper.a -144,, Whole 15 parishes of the borough :he urged active salt " I 'es in favour of the proposed park, as he said the pre 1° ithrt space, unless at once secured, would be coveredemmembers evi nr . lll l ,l ings in less than twelve months. Other .l r b ke h p mseussed the question, a resolution approving of the (I f e d Park Was unanimonsly carried, and a pahlic g. neetin I lere e b°r ough was determined to beheld forthwith. Thanks to the Islington deputation for their attendance, e meeting broke up. ' b t ltt - DUTCH DOGS OF THE REGIMENT.—The ~° llO ,v l - A ne wspapers record the death of Nestor, a dog who has uta", -e u the fifth division of infantry, now in garrison at th,iricht, in all their marches since 1827. He was A wit t_ i le..erpli°l4irrient in the last campaign, and at the siege of n to Nith t c '. a t a claw by a shot from a howitzer. Returned I.f kid oi neht, he spent there the last twenty years of his e, I , l o',,V i on the rth of March in his twenty-fourth Sear.. ; e 're l e la in in state ' a suitable ' time, he was solemnly in ulhis under the wall of the fortress. Six men carried . him kV jesting-place in a ccffiii, lined with white. A dirge 4 nst s l 4 "g ..i nver his remains, and a salvo announ..:ed the us t i, 140 1 v ,, e o m , by the regiment ; the surviving dogs of the gar ;" hou e ,, Qll the occasion black collars and white rosettes. - ecom,c ll `,- , on whom the seniority has devolved, and who ,kidi,,r a nled the corpse, is already so dim sighted that the t h e a r a obfft_ .9th have , furnished him with spectacles, by 4traes. Which he gravely paces the passages of the ~° ? 8 THE CH EMIST RY HERSELF."—Sir Henry ; u utiv ' e '- r popuaratNVashington ; and, moreover, Lady ur y e4. , _:lle first lady that has been here with our embassy \ '°lni tti r " haR won all hearts. She is a pleasant agreeable 4 0161 1 ' 4 nd of the mcst captivating manners. She bas ts te l a , th e g oo n old t r English style of dinner and tea. At h',!rereineal she presides at her table, and doe, the chemis hrtiet;. It ; end hands er to the guests. Her dinner fi,''Qlliore pleasant and easy than any thing we have Rif -r tWent • ondent of the ont rea , 0 y years. —Washington (;uric:p • T he 13 ' z - t t. b li ,i tik e and Duel'tn de Nemours and the DukDula;ke d'Aumale henoured tho Tl then przernop,ee,. at the St. James's Theatre, last evening, THE SUN, PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S 'ill EA ThE. Th r. :.Fn of ilaLte Comedie cgqltThr.-3 to fl.:urirh t , ucit accorr:p',ishtd iisles S rr,son toc,o;1),;(iy the i, ! tplr; l ti, , ns of ;Nioliere m 1.4 his followers. Last night the c?, throve, the chef d'wuere Mohere, — and by many critics considered the most perfect comedy ever pro• duced, was performed, M. Samson personating Al mdlle Denain,lircene. The Alceste cf M. Samson has always been celebrated as a perfect spe cimen of high comedy acting of the classical school and his acting last evening was as polishe6 and p,r fect, as ever ; his declamation was beautiful. The Celimene of Mdlle. Denain was an exquisite piece of refined ccquettry. No other lady en the stage can eppro,zch her in this character, or indeed in the personation of any of the heroines of French classical comedy. The mantle of Mademoiselle Mars has fallen on her, and she worthily continues the suc cession (f the classical artistes of the French stage. The theatre was brilliantly attended. Among the company were the Duke and Duchess of Nemours, and the Duke and Duchess of Auuiale. THE AUTOPHON ; or IMPROVED ORGAN. We recently visited the factory of Mr. Charles Dawsor, organ builder in the Strand, for the pur pose of inspecting a newly invented instrument which he has patented; he calls it the Autophon, and from its simplicity, its cheapness, and its supe riot ity in every respect, it must ere long supersede the barrel organ, and every other invention for the mechanical production of music that has as yet been presented to the world. The sound-producing portion of the Autophon is precisely the same as the sound-producing portion of an organ, consisting of pipes and bellows, but instead of cumbrous and ex pensive barrels being employed to produce the tune, this instrument is contrived so that sheets of perfo rated paper being supplied to it, on merely turning a handle, music is performed, every different sheet of paper producing a different tune. The effect is pre cisely that which is produced by the best barrel organs, and the superiority of the Autophon con sists in the fact, that instead of barrels, cumbrous, expensive, and liable to injury, sheets of paper are employed, which can be furnished as cheaply as ordinary music, readily replaced, and lightly and easily packed. The variety of melodies and harmo nics that can be performed is thus multiplied with the same ease and economy which the press has given in the supply of literature. The power of transposing is also afforded, so that from the same sheet music may be executed on any key that may be desired. Further, as the sheets can be made of any length, pieces can be performed which from their extent are unsuited to barrels, unless the barrels were made of excessive size, or fitted with delicate and expensive apparatus for shifting. The mechanism is of the most simple character, and consequently by no means liable to injury or wear ; it is applicable either cn the small or the large scale, from a size little exceeding that of a musical box up to that of the largest organs. Existing instruments, whether finger or barrel organs, pianofortes, seraphines, and such like, can be fitted with the necessary apparatus ; and one gauge being maintained in all, the same sheets of music are uni• vernally applicable. We were much pleased with the ingenuity and simplicity of this novel instrument, the tones pro duced were clear and perfect, and there was a crisp ness about the notes which contrasted most favourably with the slovenly dragging of the notes of a hand (lgen ; there was, moreover, none of that dis sonant "clicking" which is hoard in a band-organ whenever a change of key takes place. We heard. moreover, ehet we believe, perfectly unique in the history of " mechanical music," a duet phi) ed, and played most accurately by two peformers on two separate instruments. As a church organ, in a rural district, where organists are not to be found, the Autophon will be invaluable, inasmuch as a variety and change of tunes can be commanded at a small ex pense, while the supply of tunes to a barrel organ must be necessarily of a very limited character ; and if a new tune be wanted the new barrel will cost at least five guineas, whereas the same can be procured f)r the Autophon for about one shilling, while for clear ness and beauty of tone, and accuracy of perform. ance, the Autophon is infinitely superior. As we be fore stated, it must, from its superiority in every re spect over every other mechanical means of producing music, necessarily supersede them all. PANORAMA of FREMONT'S OVERLAND ROUTE to OREGON and CALIFORNIA. Yesterday evening we were favoured with a private view of a grand moving painting designed to illustrate the overland route across the Rocky Mountains to Oregon, Texas, and California, as tracked out by the celebrated John Charles Fremont, Colonel of the Topographical Engineers in the army of the United States. There are few men of our times whose lives have been more richly fraught with romantic adven tures, moving accidents, and hair-breadth eseapes, than Colonel Fremont; and no work, whether of the pen or the pencil, which correctly portrays the wild vicissitudes of his variegated career can be without interest. His adventurous spirit carried him across the Rocky Mountains, and made him familiar with the mighty wilderness which spread be tween the Mississippi River and the waters of the Pacific. The painting at the Egyptian Hall, which will be opened to the public on Monday, given a more faithful representation of the various thrilling scenes that occurred to Colonel Fremont and his party while engaged in their adventurous expeditions than could be conveyed by any written description, however skilfully composed. The sketches from which the painting has been executed are front the pencils of Colonel Fremont, Captain Wilkes, and Mr. James Drayton, all of the United States To pographical Engineers; and the painting itself has been produced expressly for the United States Government, by Messrs. J. Kyle, W. Dallas, and J. Lee, of Washington. We shall probably pay the exhibition another visit on an early day, when we will take occasion to speak of its merits in detail ; for the present it will suffice to pronounce a general opinion on the work. It appears to have been painted with much greater care, and with more precise attention to the rules of art, than many scenic paintings that we remember to have examined ; and we have no hesitation in asserting that the general eff , et is exceedingly fascinating to the eye. Tne grouping of the figures is, for the most part, cleverly managed, and though the effects of light and shade are not always as delicately discriminated as they might be, the perspective is well managed, and the more picturesque objects in each view are thrown out with artistic skill. The views in California are, per haps, the best in the collection, and on the whole the parn.rama is exceedingly effective, and will well repay a visit. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of the Hon. Philip Sidney, only son of Lord De L'lsle and Dud ley, to Mary, only child of the late Sir Wm. Foulis, of In goklsby Manor, in the county of York, Baronet, was solem nized on Tuesday at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, in the presence of a very numerous circle of the connexions of both families. The bride was led to the altar by her cousin, the Marquis of Kildare, attended by a train of six bridesmaids—the Hon. Adele Sidney, the Hon. Ernestina Sidney, the Hon. Philippa Sidney, Miss Geraldine Ross, Miss Augusta Somerset, and Miss Olivia Henry. The bride was attired in a rich white satin dress, trimmed with Brussels point lace flounces. The head dress consisted of a wreath of orange blossoms and a magnificent point lace veil. The bridesmaids wore white embroidered muslin dresses, with pink glace silk mantillas, and white crape bony ets trimmed with white and pink roses. The ceremony was performed in a very impressive manner by the Rev. Philip Dodd, rector of Pensnurst, who had the honour of officiating some 25 years since at the marriage of the noble father of the bride. groom to a daughter of the late King William IV. The bride and bridegroom left the church in a travelling carriage and four, for '1 heobalds, in Hertfordshire, whence they pro ceed to the Continent. DEATH OF THE EMPRESS DOWAGER OF CHINA. —By a remarkable coincidence —sufficiently so at least to be worth recording—the news ( f the decease of the Queen Dowager of Great Britain arrived at Canton on the same day with an express from the Board of War at Peking, announc ing that the Empress Dowager of China, also eminent for her virtues, departed this lite (lit. went to roam with spirits) upon the 16th day of the 12th moon of the 29th year of Tau kwang (18th January). Officers, civil and military, are thereupon enjoined to array themselves in white, and per form ceremonies proper for such occasions. They are also to affix a blue stamp to all public documents, and are not to permit drums to beat or fifes to play in front of their Ya. nines. The Peking Gazettes bear witness to the devout re spect with which the Empress Dowager was uniformly treated by his Imperial Majesty; which, however, was no more than proper gratitude on his part; for it was her pre ference of him over her own offspring that induced Ilia-king to nominate Tau-kwang as his successor.—China Mail. RAILWAY BlLLs.—Yesterday the preamble of the Caledonian and Wishaw and Coltness Railways was declared not proved. The preambles of the North Staffordshire Rail way Company's Bill for extension of time to purchase lands, and that of the Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Junction, were declared proved. The Bill of the North Staffordshire Railway for their Ashbourne branch and power to lease is withdrawn. The standing orders have been declared to be dispensed with in the case of the Eastern Union Railway Company's Bill, and in that of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick and Great North of England Purchase Bills, in which they sought additional provision. On Saturday Catherine Gibbons, an aged female, who came a passenger in the Britannia steamer, was killed under the following circumstances :—The deceased was OR the deck while the vessel was being brought into the Cla rence-dock, and very imprudently sat down on the coil of a hawser. When the vessel began to move the hawser tight ened, and the deceased was unable to extricate herself from it. One of her legs became entangled, and though imme , late assistance was rer dered she was not extricated until her foot e.aos torn off. She died the same day at the North ern Hospital.—Verdict, Accidental death. 7 -Liverpoo/ Mercury. IMPORTATION OF IRON FROM CHINA.—Two ire portations of iron have just token place from China. Tire vessel Robert Small, arrived in the docks from Canton, has brought 5,1;0 parcels of lig iron, a, a i,or titn of hrr cargo, consigned to order; and the vessel Charlotte T(,one, from Canton, has brought 5 tons weight of the article, consigned I to order. These importations of iron from China are some what remarkable, and of considerable interest. LONDON'. COURT CIRCULAR. The Qucen Pcince A I:ert t,ok a diiva in an open ca - riage and i'..!ur.y(.sterl;y. The Egaerri , -::In - Waiting, Lord Chi:.;vs Fi'zroy and Litut.-Colonel the non. Alexlzid;:!rGord , . , n, att:,•nile.d on borit-lh.ck. Tile i)uke and Ducbtsti do Niqnours vi,ictd her D.,laj•-sty yesterday ut 13uckiughain Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Mr. Birch, took a drive yesterday in an open earria, 4 e. Tneir Royal Higlme , sses the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Louisa, took an airing in an open carriage and four yesterday. Her Majesty's private hand was in attendance in I3uckinghtun Palace on Tuesday evening, and played the follokting pieces : Overture, SeLotion, " Czalir and Zhu ruerrn3nri" Lori zing. Selection, "Figark)" Mozirt. Jal!acic Alar Na. Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon has re lieved Lout.-Colonel F. 11. Seymour in his duties as Eqoerry in Waizitig to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Tbv. Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence Hout.:e, St. James's. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took a carriage airing yesterday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave a Cabinet dinner yesterday evening, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Miuto, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir Francis Baring, the Earl of Car lisle, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. - A deputation from the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company, consisting of Mr. Francis Rufford, M.P. (chairman), Messrs. N. Grazebrook, W. Lewis, B. Oliveira, Henry G. Bushby, Joseph Tucker, James Walker, and G. B. Thorneycroft (directors) ; Mr. Charles Bedford and Mr. F. T. Elgie (solicitors) ; and Mr. Noel T. Smith (secretary), had an interview with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, at their office in the Board cf Trade. _ _ _ A deputation of inspectors of land, for the cattle show of 1851, had an interview with Lord Seymour yesterday, at the office of the Woods and Forests. The deputation consisted of Mr. Humphrey Brand reth, Mr. B. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. Thomas Raymond Barker, Mr. Shaw, Colonel Challoner, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, and Mr. Pusey. The Marquis of Clanricarde is suffering from an attack of illness. Dr. Lyon Playfair had an interview with Earl Granville yesterday at the Board of Trade, Tile Finance Committee of the Royal C )mmission for the Exhibition of 1851, consiAing of Earl Gran ville, Lord Overstone, and Mr. T. F. Gibson, met yesterday at the Board of Trade. Colonel Reid, Chairman of the Executive Committee, was also present. A deputation, consi,ting of the High Bailiff of Westminster, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Lewis, had an interview yesterday with Earl Granville. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong Kong. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. I3ATd AND SOMERSET RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Dyrhaw Park Stakes, of 15 sovs. *ltch, 10 ft, end 100 added, fir three years old. One mile and a half. (11 Subs.) Mr. Gannon's Deicoon, Bst 10lb (J. Sharp) 1 Mr. Jenkins's Miss Llrkaway, Bst 101 b (A. Day) 2 Mr. Fov.ler's The Moi,k, Bst 5 b (W hi tehouse) 3 Mr. L. V. Fox's Taunton Dean, Bit 101 b (S. Rogers) 4 5t02 on Deicoon, who won by four lengths. Run in 2 min. 49 E eCS. _ _ _ --•-- --- he Weston Stakes of 10 sous. each, ard 50 added, for two pars old. T.Y.C. Straight half-mile. (15 Subs.) Mr. Howard's Prestige, Bst 41b (A. Day) 1 Mr. Waring's Gloom, Bst 41b (T. Carlisle) 2 Capt. Archdall's Quadroon, Bst 41b (Wakefield 3 4 to 1 on Prestige, who won in a canter by a length and a half. Run in 55 sees. . - 'he City Cup of 100 sous. in specie, added to a Sweep - stak(s of 20 sous. each, h ft. To Itttirt at the Re , l Yost and go once round, about two miles and a habt (12 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Fernhill, 5 yrs (A. Day) 1 Mr. Fowler's John Dory, 4 yr 5......... (Whitehouse) 2 Captain Lowtber's Tarn Wadlin, 4 yrs...(S. Rogers) 1 Betting—Even on Tarn Wadlin, and 5 to 2 agst the other two. Won by a length. Run in 5 min. 34 sec. A Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 20 added, was won in four heats by Ilasta (H. Goater), beating Car buncle (won first heat), Lethargy Kwon second hest).., Sepulchre, Terpsichore (fell), Waterfall, and severs 4 , others. THE DERBY.-12 to 1 offered on the course agst GU. lie Callum (rt ported to be amiss), and 40 to 1 agst Dei coon. No other change. Ch EsTEn CliP.-1,000 to 15 agst Osterley. Thus others a 3 Wore. MALTON RACES. The Claret Stakes of 10 sow. each, for three yrs oldl. One mile and a half. Mr. Hesseltine's Timothy, Bst 71b Mr. G. Barton's Sir Philip, Bst 71b Mr. J. Shepherd's Kill or Cure, Bst 71b The Convivial Handicap, of 10 Boys each, 5 ft, and onl 3is declared, with 50 added. One mile. (10 Subs., •3. of whom declared.) Sir C. Mouck's Gulliver, 4 yrs, 7st 41b lt Colonel Anson's f by Touchstone, 3 yrs, Est 51b Three others started. The Farewell Stakes were won by Bastinado beatin, Galileo. and the Tallyho Handicap by Leonidas beatin i ; Little Queen and Billy Brown. CURRAGH APRIL MEETING.—TUESDAY. The opining meeting for the season commenced thi6i day. The weather was most propitious and the attendl mice large. A special train, which left the Kill's). • bridge terminus a few minutes atter twelve o'clocl t, brought down between three and four hundred passe) ti gers. The racing was of an average character. Amon ig the fashiunables present were—the Marquis of W ate r ford, Marquis of Drogheda, Earl of Miltown, Earl of Clonmel, Lord Rusborough, Sir Thomas Burke, Bar b., M.P., &c. Tile only race of the day worthy of notice was ti to lust on the list a sweepstakes of 15 sovs.. 25 added, whit do war won after a gallant struggle by King Fisher, by a short length. Scurry Stakes, 5 sovs. cacti. with 25 SOW. adde t'. Anglesey'Post. Mr. Watt's Earl Warwick, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (J. Wynne) 1 Col. Westenra's b h Trouncer, 6 yrs, 9st 101 b (Wynne) :2 Capt. Lane's br c St. John, 3yrs, 6st 41b (Monahan) Mr. Mangan's b f Portia, 4 yrs, Bst (L. Keegan, jun.) 0 Mr. Farrar's bl c Viscount, 4 yrs, 7st 81b ...(Owens) 0 La. Waterford's b e Whiteboy,3 yrs,6st 21b(Doyle.jun.) ‘0 r. Irwin's eh c Independence, 3 yrs, Gst 21b (Lynch) Mr. Murphy's ch f by Tearaway—Zulima, 3 yrs, Gat 8113 Mr. Williamson's eh aby Retriever, 3 yrs, sst 81b 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Trouncer, sto 2 agst Portia, 4ti 1 rtgst St. John, 5 to 1 agst Warwick. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs.; weight for age. Ts , r o miles. Mr. Kelly's ch h Blucher, 5 yrs (Dawson) 1 Mr. Watt's b h Little Harry, 5 yrs (Lilly) 2 Mr. Murphy's ch c Dough, 5 yrs. (Magee) 3 Lord Waterford's b h Duc-an-Durras, 5 yrs (Doyle) 0 Captain Haworth's ch m Baroness, 4 yrs...(Chifney) 0 Mr. Disney's b c Conveyor, 3 yrs...(L. Keegan, jun.) 0 Mr. St. George's gr cby Verulam— Whim (Wynne) 0 Betting —2 to 1 agst Dough, 3 to 1 agstLittle Harry., 3 to 1 agst The Baroness, 5 to 1 agst Whim colt. The Madrid Stakes, 25 soya. each, for three yrs old. Mr. Disney's b c Captain Grant, Bst 31b... (Wynne) 1 Mr. Knox's br c Sc. John, Rat 41b (Foley) 2 Mr. Murphy's Brother to Dough, Bst 4lb ... (Magee) Mr. Watt's b f Marchioness d'En, sst 81b (Lilly) 0 Mr. Irwin's ch c Pio Nono, Bst 61b (Doyle) 0 Mr. Courtenay's gr f Caprice, Bst 21b ... (L. Keegan) 0 Lord Watertord's Brother to Johnny. 7st 41b(Doyle) 0 Sweepstakes of 15 soya., 5 ft. with 25 soya. added froz the Club, and 25 Boys. from the Trainers' Funt t. Waterford Post. Mr. Kennedy's br h King Fisher, 9st 51b ... (Wynne) 1 Capt. Holden's br c Woodlands,4 yrs, Bst (Magee) 2 Capt. Lane's b m The Darter, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Keegan) 0 Mr. Watts's br c Jester, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Lilly) 0 INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. ASCOT HEATH-1850. Nominations for the Fernhill Stakes. Lord Clifien's Beaufort, 2 yrs; Mr. Howard's Pres tige, 2 yrs; Mr. E. Batson's King of Cymry, 3 yrs; Duke of Richmond's Officious, 3 yrs; Duke of Ric 1:1•• mond's b f by the Ugly Buck out of Margelina, 2 yr s; Mr. Gratwicke's Countess, 3 yrs; Major Martyn's Fe r nande, 3 yrs; Lord Exeter's Ghio, 3 yrs; Mr. Merry's Louis Napoleon; Mr. Stevens na Britannia, 2 yrs; Kr. C. Liley's Thea, 3 yrs; Mr. Ford's Slane out of Re - ceipt, 2 yrs; Baron Rothschild's br f by Kremlin out of the Evening Star, 2 yrs. Nominations for the Emperor's Plate. Lord Clifdeu's Surplice, 5 yrs (Mr. Pedley's Cossac•'k, 6 yrs; Mr. W. Edwards's Bolingbroke, 3 yrs; Sir .R. Pigot's Esedarius, 4 yrs; Lord Exeter's Little Jack, 3 yrs; Lord Eglintou's The Flying Dutchman, 4 yrs; Kr. Ford's Lady Evelyn, 4 yrs; Lord Howth's Peep-o'-Day- Boy, 6 yrs ; Lord Stanley's Csnezou, 5 yrs ; Barncs.'s Sotterley, 5 yrs; Lord Exeter's Glenalvon, 4 yrs; Lord H. Lennox's William the Conqueror, 3 yrs; Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, aged ; Lord Lonsdale's Je richo, aged. DONCASTER, 1850. LAST DAY.—Match-500 sous., 100 ft ; last mile and half of St. Leger Course. Mr. Gannon's Deicoon, 3 yrs, Bst 71b, against Mr. Syer's Augean, 3 yrs, ist. GOODWOOD, 1850. The Cup has closed with 23 subscribers. NEWMARKET SECOND MEETING, 1850. TUESDAY.—Match-100, h ft; Yearling Course. Duke cf BAtoro's blshratta, Bst 71b, again s t Mr. Ramabot tow's lule, 7st 121 b. WARD OF CREAr.-A vacancy has occurred in the representaticti of this ward in the Court of Common Council, by the death of Mr. Deputy Brook, of Cheapside, who has been f. r nearly forty years in the corporation. A requisition having been presented to Mr. J. Bennett. F.R.A.S., gold smith, of Cheapside, requesting him to serve the ward in council, he has consented to be put in nomination as a can didate on the liberal interest. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1850. DREADFUL MURDERS. ;:leasant inerksz town of Otley, ie the valley , of tee Whertse aa:out ten rni!es :ran Leede, it. the direct line f road between llarregta and ailton alibe::,., Las j use been the ecene. cif a most out raee, in Wien one man's life was instantly sacrificed, and six or seven other persons were stabbed, including a married woman, who lies in a very precarious state from the vvourel inflicted upon her. The circumstances are as follow :—Por some time past a number of men have been employed in making a reservoir for the supply inn of a woollen-cloth manufactory with water, at a place called Burley-wood-head, on a high bar ren ti act of land known by the name of Rombald's moor, open a portion of which is situated the well known Ben Rnyriding hydropathic establishment. Five sr six of these men, generally known by the neme of " navvies," were drinking on Saturday after , neon and evening at the Red Lion public-house, Otley, kept by Henry Roundel!. They left that house quietly, about twelve o'cluck at night, worse for liquor, but apparently quite able to know what they were doing. Soon after they had got out of the house it appears they stole a live fowl from Roundell's premise,, and after they had turned into a street or road called Westgate, which leads towards Burley-wood-head, where some of the men lodged, they wilfully commenced breaking the windows of some of the inhabitants. Some they broke by throwing stones through them, and others by striking at them with their fists, utter ing at the same time brutal threats against the in mates of the houses. Two of the party appear to have gone quietly home, and the four now charged with the wilful mui der remained behind breaking windows. The noise occasioned by the smashing and falling of the glass attracted the attention of Henry Thornee, a clerk in the post-office, who lives in West gate. He went out of the house with his slippers on, walked Lop to three of the men, and calmly asked them to pay for the windows they had broken, but they refused, doubling their fists and putting them in Thornes's face, with a threat to pay with physical force. A man named Ives, whom Thornes had met on the road, was present, and one of the men, afterwards identi fied as George Towleston, struck Ives over the mouth with his hand, which caused his mouth to bleed a little. As soon as Ives felt the blow he struck Towleston over the head with his walking-stick with such force as to inflict a wound, and knock the man down. When this was done, Thornes and Ives ran away, pursued by two of Towleston's companions, who uttered the most violent im precations, but soon gave up running. The noise of the disturbance caused two women, named Mrs. Dickinson and Mrs. Kershaw, to go to the doors of their houses to see what was the matter, and at the same time Mrs. Dawson, the wife of Robert Dawson, a neighbour of the other women, went to the door to throw some water out, in a mo ment or two after which she was followed by her husband, and a navvy came along the street break ing the windows of one of the houses. As soon as he gut to where the women, Robert Dawson, and Towle ston were, Dawson asked him if he knew what he had been doing; but, instead of giving him an answer, the man dragged Dawson into the street and com menced using him with great violence. 'Airs. Dawson, seeing her husband ill-used and another navvy going up, ran a short distance to a public-house ter some assistance. She was only away a few minutes, but before her return her husband's brother, John Dawson, who lived only about 40 yards off, had run out cf his house in his trousers and shirt to his brother's assist ance, and bad been stabbed in the right thigh by one of the navvies, and was lying dead on the steps of his own door. She also found that her husband had received a deep cut in his cheek, that Mrs. Dickinson had been stabbed in the thick part of the thigh, and a daughter of Mrs. Kershaw, about 15 years of age, had been stabbed in one of her shoulders. It would appear, indeed, that two or three of the enraged brutes ran about with knives in their hands, stabbing or threaten ing to stab all persons they came near. One of them actually attempted to cut a young man's throat when he was looking at the dead body of John Dawson, but the young man got away from him. In a short time, after information of the murder having been conveyed to some men who were at the White Horse Hotel, four or five persons (constables and others) set off in pursuit of the perpetrators of the barbarous outrages. They were overtaken about half a mile from Otley, on the road to Bradford, and after a desperate resistance, in which they inflicted with knives some severe wounds upon two or three of their captors, three of the villains were secured and placed in custody, and the fourth was apprehended. not very far off, on the following day. On Monday afternoon an inquest was held on the body of the deceased John Dawson, be fore Mr. Brown, coroner, at the White Horse Hotel, Otley. The deceased was a very steady, sober man, aged 28. He was unmarried, and lived with his father, and was a sawyer. The wound which caused his death was at the upper part of the right thigh, where the femoral artery and the first branch from it were cut, as if with a stab from a knife. The jury, after the examination of twenty witnesses, returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against the four prisoners, who gave their names George Towleston, Robert arrar, Nathaniel Scholey, and William Jaques. The Coroner made out his warrant, and they were all committed to York Castle to take their trials at the next assizes. Three of the prisoners, it is said, belong to Wake field, and the fourth (Jaques) is a Lincolnshire man, but he married a Wakefield woman. They are from thirty to forty years of age, and their countenances, more or less, are of a villanous cast, whilst their faces bear marks of hard usage and dissolute habits. Knives were found in the possession of three of the prisoners, and one knife had blood upon it. Mrs. Kershaw, the woman who was stabbed and now lies in in a precarious state, is the wife of a shoemaker. She is about thirty years of age, and has four children, one being an infant at the breast. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. On Tuesday, April 23, (William Cubitt, Esq„ Pre sident, in the chair,) the paper read was a" Descrip tion of the Insistent Pontoon Bridge, at the Dublin Terminus of the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland," by Mr. R. Mallet, M. Inst. C. E. This bridge was stated to be situated on the line of approach from the city to the terminus, and formed a passage over one branch of the Royal Canal, where it crossed the Phibsborough-road, Upon the Foster Aqueduct. By the Act it was provided that the na• vigation of the canal should be as free and unimpeded as possible ; and from the circumstance of there being only a height of 16 inches between the intended surface of the road and th a t o f t h e wa t er o f the canal, it n ecessarily involved th e p l ac i ng o f som e kind of move able bridge, of rather peculiar construction. After due consideration, the one described in the paper was designed and adopted, as being more suit able to the peculiarities of the situation than any other, owing to the water channel being only 17 feet 4 inches in width, and that the passage to be made across it required to be at le as t 50 f ee t i n breadth. The general idea of this form of moveable bridge was that of a pontoon, or flat-bottomed boat, con structed of iron, the breadth being nearly equal to that of the water space to be crosse d, and the length about equal to the width of roadway required. The deck beams of this pontoon projected over the sides, and rested, while Ira situ, upon a rabbate, or continu ous recess, formed along the top course of each quay wall, but awhile the pontoon was floating light, the projecting deck beams were two inches clear of this rabbet°, and the roadway platform constituting the deck of the pontoon was elevated to an equal height above the level of the top of the quay walls, or land, on each side i in this state the pontoon could be freely and readily pushed along the canal for a distance of rather more than its own length , until it was b roug ht opposite to a lye-by, provided by increasing the width of the canal at this point, and being put therein, the navigation was perfectly free. As a pontoon afloat would form a very unstable road way for carriages,. means were provided for allow ing it to settle down in the water, and rest firmly upon the rabbates; and also for again raising it rapidly, so as to float clear of the rabbates, and enable it to be moved away into the lye-by. For this pur pose two large valves were placed in the bottom of the pontoon, one near each end, by which water was allowed to enter, and sink the pontoon, until it hung upon the projecting deck-beams. For removing this water, when it was required to float the pontoon, a large syphon, of a particular construction, was pro vided, which was capable of being brought instantly into use, and of being as quickly. detached when a sufficiency of water had been withdrawn to enable the pontoon to be moved. These operations were stated to be performed very.readily by one man, the navigation being cleared in four minutes, and the roadway restored in less than three minutes. The details of the construction of the pontoon, of the syphon, and all other parts of the work were then minutely given; also the total cost of the struc ture, which, exclusive of the masonry, was 1,1251., that of the masonry being about 1501. ; and it was stated, to have continued in use, with perfect satis faction, since its completion in February, 1847. This form of construction was considered to he applicable, in situations where a comparatively nar row water channel had to be crossed by a very wide roadway ; but as the particular circumstances of other localities might differ from the one in question, the author suggested various alterations in the de tulles, so as to meet these exigencies. The next paper read was a " Description of a wrought-iron Lattice Midge, constructed over the line of the Rugby and Ix amington Railway," by W. T. Doyne, Assoc. Inst C. E. This bridge, which was 150 feet span, carried a public road over the Honinghaut cutting. It con sisted of two girders 156 feet in length, and 10 feet 6 inches in depth, placed at a distance of 20 feet apart, and connected together by means of wrought-iron trer.sverse girders, and by a system -of horizontal_ di: rynn:i bracimz. The bottom of the train gird.ra were formed of two angle irear, and v.rwsight-iren plates, eiOlt in number at the ventr, hut ditnini4;ing to three at th , ends, End of such dinp , nsions as to tmka the effective sectional area at the centre, Lfzer deducting the loss by rivet holes, equal to 26 sqlmre inches; that of the top, which was somewhat differ ently constructed, so as the better to resist compres sion, being equal to 40 square inches. The lattices were formed of a series of bars of spoke-iror, intersect ing each other at an angle of 60 deg., being crossed at those points, by longitudinal bars, for the purpose of giving additional rigidity, and of making a closer parapet. The transverse girders, 7 feet 6 inches apart, were each formed of a plate of wrought iron, with two angle irons at the top and the bottom these were covered with corrugated galvanized iron, one tenth of an inch thick, upon which concrete and then a layer of gravel and loam metalling, 6 inches thick, were laid. This bridge was erected by Messrs. Smith, Smith, and James, of Leamington, upon a platform which gave to the girders a camber of 7 inches in the centre, which was reduced to 34 inches upon removing- the platform. The total cost of the bridge was about 3 5001. During the progress of the works the author made sonic experiments upon the strength of rivets of dif ferent sizes, front which it appeared that the average breaking weight, per square inch of sectional area, was 35.10 tons for a chain joint, and 18 82 tons fur a lap joint. The paper announced to be read at the next meet ing, Tuesday, April 30th, when the monthly ballot for members will take place, was No. 834, " On the Absorbent Power of Chalk, and its Water Contents, under different conditions," by Professor Ansted. CLOSING OF LEWES SAVINGS BANK. LEWES, APRIL 24.—This town, this morning, was thrown into a state of considerable excitement, by the publication of the following notice : " LEWES SAVINGS-BANK-NOTICE TO DEPOSITORS, &C. " In cons, queuce of the continued serious illness of the alusry, Mr. Henry Bartlett, and some unexplained re cently discovered tarots in the accounts, the bank will be closed until further notice, and the committee will take immediate steps to secure the more complete exa mination of the depositors' books, of which a large number have n, t yet been produced. For the present, they may be I,ft with the treasurer, George Molineux, Esq., at the Lewes Old Bank. "Lewes, April 23, 1850." The most remarkable circumstance connected with this announcement is the fact that about six weeks ago only the depositors' books were called in by the managers, and an inquiry then, supposed to be of the strictest and most gratifying character, wee the re sult. The best proof of this is the publication of the following advertisement, which appeared in the Sus sex Express of March 16 : "Lewes Savings Bank.—We, the undersigned mem bers of the committee.appointed at a sp, cial meeting of the trustees and managers to examine the depositors' books with the ledger, hereby certify that a large pro portion of such books have been produced to and exa mined by us, and we have found the same correct, and the whole of the accounts appear to be accurately and properly kept, and reflect great credit upon the actuary, Mr. Henry Bartlett.—(Signed) Burwood Gadlee, William Figg, Geo. Molineux, jun., John Fames, E. Morris, Wm. Button.—Lewes, Match 7, 1850." _ _ At the last annual meeting, it appeared, by the statement submitted by the actuary, that there were 2,125 depositors, whose accounts amounted to 46,8751. 18s. 101 ; sixty-two charitable societies, which deposit 3,060/. 25.; and three friendly socie ties, 4811. 1 ls. Bd. ; making a total of 2,180 accounts, with 50,417/. 12s. 6d. deposits. Mr. Bartlett, the actuary, who is at present suffer ing from a most serious illness, hears the highest character, and it is hoped by the depositors that, not withstanding the closing of the bank, the errors may admit of a satisfactory explanation. Of course nothing official has transpired, but the immediate cause of the announcement that there were " some unexplained recently discovered errors in the ac counts," is said to be as follows:—Last Saturday night a book from a country depositor was handed to the manager for the night, of course in the actuary's absence, with a note requesting payment of the ba lance shown on the face of the account, 28/. ; the whole deposits being 72/., and the withdrawals 341. On reference to the ledger, however, the balance was found to be only 6s. The actuary denied that there was any defalcation, and asserted that the whole would be found to be a mistake. Mr. Bartlett has been actuary of the Lewes Sav ings Bank about twenty years. His sureties are bound in moderate sums only. IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY—SALES OF ENCUMBERED ESTATES.—The sales are proceeding rapidly, but nevertheless, there are yet no indications of that " ruinous depreciation " in the value of land predicted by the Protectionist opponents of the Encumbered Estates Act. On the contrary, notwithstanding all the discouraging circumstances arising from the famine difficulties and the present low prices of agri cultural produce, the rates of purchase almost daily realised are fair and satisfactory ; and where pro perties of a really valuable kind are offered, the rates obtained have been in some instances nearly as high as those prevailing before the potato failure. Others of an inferior description bring very low rates, especially when they are in remote and isolated districts, and the laLid in such a ne glected and impoverished condition, as to require time and the outlay of capital to render it even moderately productive. There were no less than six separate sales yesterday, the details of which possess no interest for your readers, and it will be sufficient to notice the results. Some of the lots were by no means attractive—none of them were considerable in value, and one was merely a lease hold interest in a farm of nine acres in the county of Waterford, held for an unexpired term of seventy four years, which was purchased by a tenant-farmer for 1001. The yearly value was estimated at 131., so that eight years' purchase has been paid for this ter minable interest in a very small holding, and the rate of purchase must be considered high. But the experience of the Commission has proved that much higher prices can be obtained from tenant farmers, for small lots, than from any other class of purchasers. A small fee-simple estate of 464 statute acres, in the county of Limerick, with an estimated rental of 357/., produced a very brisk competition, and was sold to Mr. F. White for 6,0501., or seventeen years' purchase. This was the only property of any consi derable value sold during the day . REPEAL OF THE ADVERTISEMENT DUTY. (From Punch ) Yesterday, an enormous meeting of advertisers of all denominations took place in Palace-yard. Mr. Jenkins, as representing a class (the large class of domestic servants), was unanimously bellowed to the chair. From what we could gather of the sentiments of the speakers, they were (in fragments) as follow : " A Wet Nurse, a Respectable Young Woman," thought it was like their impudence that she could'nt offer to take charge in the newspapers of a precious baby from the month, without paying eighteenpence duty to that Lord Russell. " A Lady's-maid turned 20," who understands hair-dressing and millinery, gave it upon her honour and word that the eighteenpence was shameful—abo minable—and if the Queen only knew it—it was her (the Lady's-maid's) opinion—her Majesty wouldint permit it, that she wouldn't. " A housekeeper to a single Gentleman or Trades man," said they had only to be unanimous to put down the eighteen-pence for ever and forever. If they warn't attended to this time, she gave 'em warning for her part let the Ministry look to his windows ‘Cheers.) " A Butler in a quiet Family where a Footman is kept," said, it was well-known that the corn-laws was repealed, only that the eighteenpence might go into the Lord Chancellor's pocket, He hoped he had always been loyal—always in his own person rallied round the altar and the throne—but the eighteenpence on advertisements was a fundamental blow at habeas corpus. He only hoped—it was his daily prayer—that he should not be druv to join the Chartists. " A Footman, single-handed," said it was hin famous— " A Groom, or to Drive a Brougham," cried.— " Shabby !" " A Waiter to an Hotel" asked, if they stood the eighteenpence, " what next were to follow ?" And then began a multitudinous roar, hundreds of advertisements—advertisers we should say—condemn ing the eighteenpence. " The Natural Standard of Sherry,"—hiccuped " shameful—" "The Most Approved Stoves" roared " disgusting"— " The Everlasting Gold Pen" would write it down— " A Revolution in Light" would show it up—. " What to eat," &c., would not digest it— And, in fact, every advertising interest—represented and declared after its peculiar manner—so empha tically denounced the continuation of the eighteen penny tax on the advertising industry and commerce of the country, that— The noise of the meeting coming to the ears of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whilst in the House, he was seen to bend over to Lord Russell, and heard to say, " I see how it is ; we must give the eighteen pence up. 'Tis only a trifle after all—and—yes, I'll manage it THE EARL or ELLESMERE.—The Ermina schooner, Royal Yacht Club, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday morn ing with her noble owner, the Earl of Ellesmere, and a party of live gentlemen, who accompany his Lordship on a voyage to the Mediterranean, whither he is gone for the benefit vi his health. IlAiw WAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY TOLLS. The Commissioners of Itellways have made their report to the House of Commons on the Railway Bille introduced during the present session in which it is proposed to rare or alter the tolls authorised under existing Acts. Tnirteen days after receiving the order of the House the Commissioners were in formed by the promoters of the Aberdeen (Amend ment of Acts, increase of capital, alterations of station and of line and levels, &c) Bill, that the toll clauses would be withdrawn to avoid the de lay which their retention would cause to the progress of the Bill. Under these circumstances the Commissioners ceased to consider it as one of the Bills referred to them. It was proposed to increase the toll for the use of the line 50 per cent., and the charges for conveyance 161- per cent. In the South Yorkshire, Doncaster, end Goole (amendment of Acts and deviation) Bills it is proposed to increase the tolls for the use of the line to convey manure and minerals 100 per cent., and the toll and charge of conveyance 25 per cent.; the toll on stones for building and paving to be increased 200 per cent., aed cl - :arges for conveyance, inched iog use cf line, 75 per cent. ; for the carriage of fish and poultry a decrease of 33 per cent. An increase of 50 per cent. in the fares of first-class passengers, and 25,per cent. in those of second and third class passengers. The proposed increase in the charge for the conveyance of sheep is 200 per cent. ; for pigs. 300 per cent.; and for mules and other beasts of burden, 400 per cent. With the exception of about five miles, employed for coal traffic, the only part of the lines authorised, at present open for traffic, is that between Swinton and Doncaster, eight miles in length. The line has only been opened about five months, during which period it has been worked by the Midland Rail Way Company for 25 per cent. of the gross receipts, and is to be worked at that rate for a period of seven years. Considering the short time that the line has been worked, and that the company are the proprietors of a great extent of navigation competing with the railway routes of the district, the Commissioners are of opinion that no sufficient reason has been shown for the alteration of tolls proposed by the Bill. The South Wales, No. 2 (Repeal and alteration of powers as to Forest of Dean Railway and Milks, &c.) Bill proposes to authorise a charge for the conveyance of goods on the Forest of Dean and the South Wales Railways of 3d. per ton per nille, being id. more than the maximum authorised by the Act of 1847, and also to sanction a limited charge for the use of the wharves at Bullo Pill, for which no charge can at present be exacted. The Commissioners state that if the Bill be so alte ed as to secure the observance of articles entered into between the promoters of the Bill and opposing parties, no objections would exist to the proposed alterations of the tolls. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Bill for the alteration of tolls, &c., proposes to increase the present rates and tolls 20 per cent., except in cases of corn, the increase upon which is 50 per cent. In addition to the in crease of fares, this Bill renders a first-class passen ger liable to an additional charge of 61, the same with a second or third-class passenger in the smaller sums of 4d. and 2d., in addition to which, however short the distance travelled, or however convenient or otherwise the station may be, whether terminal or not, the company seek to add to every fare so computed, the sum of 61, 41, or 21, as a terminal charge. Memorials have been received in opposition to this proposed increased traffic from landowner., merchants, manufacturers, &c., on the railway, from the East Lancashire R silway Com pany, and parties resident at Halifax, Huddersfield, Bolton, and Oldham. From the statement sub mitted by the company for the consideration of the Commissioners, it appears that in 1847 the productive capital of the company was 3,699,7631., and the gross revenue was 356,9331., which, after deducting all expenses, 142,7561, left a net revenue of 214,1751., being at the rate of 5.78 per cent. profit upon the expended capital ; the length of line opened for public traffic at this time being 641 miles. At the end of 1849 the productive capital of the company appears to have been 8,179,5091., being an increase of 121 per cent. upon that of 1847, the mileage of railway open being 157* miles, exclusive of 23 opened in October and December, 1849, being an increase of 144 per cent., while the gross revenue had become 545,174/., being au increase of 52 per cent. The working expenses had, in the meantime, increased to 266,3721., or by 86 per cent., and the net revenue had become 279,3321., having therefore only increased 30 per cent.; and it now, therefore, yields, at the rate of last year, only 3.41 per cent. profit upon the productive capital of the company. Considering that the company , have, in the statment of their reasons for this appli cation of an increased tariff, set forth that the dimi- , nution of the dividend is not consequent on a dimi nution of traffic, the Commissioners are of opinion that the present traffic on the main line is at least sufficient to yield the same dividend, 5 78 per cent., that it yielded in 1847 upon the capital expended in the Construction of that portion of the line. From this consideration it would appear that the present pe cuniary position of the company has been brought about, not by the reduction of tolls by the Act of 1846, but by the investment of a capital sum amounting to three times the capital producing revenue at the end of 1847 in 181 miles of railway, of which 1571 were completed and open for public traffic at the end of 1848, which are either unprofitable speculations or the companies have not had sufficient experience fully to ascertain the extent of the traffic upon them. This railway had, at the time of accepting the tariff in the Act of 1846, which also conferred powers for making several branch railways, a full knowledge of the capabilities of the district, their main line having been in operation through the heart of it for several years ; and, therefore, the Commissioners, considering that the traffic upon the main line at the rates of the present tariff, is sufficient to yield a pro fitable revenue of at least 6 per cent. upon the capital expended upon it, consider that the company have not established a case for the repeal of the Act, and there fore do not recommend that powers should be granted to the company to increase their existing tolls. The Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Bill proposes to amend the six mile clause of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, as applied to the line between Liverpool and the junction, stated to be about 11 miles in length, and to provide that the owners of the line shall only be empowered to demand tolls as for three miles. The East Lan cashire Company have stated, in opposition to the proposed alteration, that the joint line from the junc tion to the town of Liverpool has cost at the rate of 250,000/. per mile, including stations ; and that, therefore, the present tolls are unusually moderate. The Commissioners recommend that such a modifica tion of the six-mile clause as will enable the Liver- pool, Crosby, and Southport Company to convey pas sengers over the joint line into Liverpool at a mode rate rate should receive the careful consideration of the Committee on the Bill. The Great Northern Rail way Bill, for amending of Acts and alteration of tolls, proposes that the present authorised tolls be increased. The Commissioners state that, considering the outlay upon the Great Northern Rail way has been very great; that it does not pass through any very extensive manu facturing districts with a dense population ; and con sidering, also, the competition to which it will be subject at several points from other companies when open throughout the whole length, and that the tolls upon the navigations possessed by the company are not affected by the Bill ; and considering, also, the particularly low rates of charge now authorised upon the Great Northern Railway, being less than the average rates which other railway companies are em powered to levy—the Commissioners a re of opinion that the company have shown a sufficient reason why Parliament should grant them an a mended tariff. They recommend that a tariff on the same scale as that of the London and North-Western Railway, with which it is a directly competing line at many points, should be adopted and conceded to them. Th e Commissioners, howe ver, are of opinion that the clause by which the compa n y seek to continue their powers to demand from all first and second-cla ss passengers 6d. for every fractional part of 6J. beyond th e i n t egra l num b e r of six pences will be objectionable, iri case Par liament should see fit to concede to the company a higher tariff than at present. Th e C omm i ss i oners enter tain great objections to the inquisitorial powers possessed by the company, by whi c h i t i s ren d ere d un l aw f u l t o include in one package several parcels of various sorts and intended for various individuals, and by which the company may demand a separate sum for each such parcel. It appears to the Commissioners that if the charges of the company are raised, it is due to the interests of the public that the powers for repealing the provisions of former Acts to the effect that the second-class carriages shall be closed and have glass windows, that third-class carriages shall be covered and have seats, and that the company shall run third-class trains every day, as often as the Commissioners shall prescribe, should be withdrawn from the pre sent Bill. The Commissioners are of opinion that the repeal of the clauses in the former Act, pro viding that the direct geographical distance, as mea sured on the Ordnance map, and not the distance according to the length of railway, is to be that for which companies are empowered to charge, will not operate prejudicially to the interests of the public. ANOTHER GORHAM CASE.—It is stated that a case very closely resembling that of the Rev. Mr. Gorham and the Bishop of Exeter is likely to occur in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. The magistrates having appointed the Rev. Mr. Simpson, who is un derstood to be the editor of a publication called The Protestant, to the chaplaincy of the Bridewell, in that city, a number of the high church clergy have memorialised the Bishop, alleging that the Rev. Gentlemin holds the heretical opinion that baptismal rege neration is not a doctrine of the Church of England, and praying his Lordship, on that account, to refuse him the ne cessary licence. It remains to be seen what course the Bishop will take in the matter, which has giyen rise to a good deal of interest in the neighbourhood. WIT AND PROFESSED WITS. I wish, after all I have said abut wit sad I could satisfy myself of their good cfr,-!(± , . upon the character and disposition ; but I and COLViTiC:I(I the probable tendency of both is, to corrupt toe under standing and the heart. I am not speaking of wit where it is kept down by more serious qualities of mind, and thrown into the background of Cie pic ture; but where it stands out boldly and emphatic ally, and is evidently the master quality in any par ticular mind. Professed wits, though they are gene rally courted for the amusement they afford, are seldom respected for the qualties they possess. The habit of seeing things in a witty point of view, in creases, and makes, incursions from its own proper regions, upon principles and opinions which are ever held sacred by the wise and good. A witty man is a dramatic performer : in process of time, he can no more exist without applause than he can exist with out air; if his audience be small, or if they are inat tentive, or if a new wit defrauds him of any portion of his admiration, it is all over with hiin—he sickens, and is extinguished. The apJauses of the theatre on which he performs are so essential to him, that he must obtain them at the expense of deceacy, frima7- ship, and good feeling. It roust always be probable, too, that a mere wit is a person 01 light and frivolous understanding. His business is not to discover rela tions of ideas that are useful, and have a real influ ence upon life, hut to discover the more trifling relations which are only amusing . ; he n ever l oo k s at things with the naked eye t , f common tense, but is always gazing at the world through it Claude Lor raine glass—discovering a thousand appearances which are created only by the instrument of inspec tion, and covering every of jest with factitious and unnatural colours. In short, the character of a mere wit it is impossible to consider as very amiable, very respectable, or very safe. So fur the world, in judg ing of wit where it has swallowed up all other qua lities, judge aright; but I doubt if they are suffi ciently indulgent to this faculty where it exists in a lesser degree, and as one out of many other ingre.- dients of the understanding. There is an association in men's minds between dulness and wisdom, amuse ment and folly, which has a very powerful influence in decision upon character, and is not overcome with out considerable difficulty. The reason is, that the outward signs of a dull man and a wise man are the same, and so are the outward signs of a frivolous man and a witty man ; and we are not to expect that the majority will be disposed to look to much more than the outward sign. I believe the fact to be, that wit is very seldom the only eminent quality which resides in the mind of any man ; it is commonly accompanied by many other talents of every description, and ought to be considered as a strong evidence of a fertile and superior understanding. Almost all the great poets, orators, and statesmen of all times, have been witty. Cmsar, Alexander, Aristotle, Descartes, and Lord Bacon, were witty men ; so were Cicero, Shakspere, Demosthenes, Boileau, Pope, Dryden, Fontenelle, Jonscn, Waller, Cowley, Solon, Socrates, Dr. John son, and almost every man who has made a distin guished figure in the House of Commons. I have talked of the. danger of wit: I do not mean by that to enter into common-place declamation against faculties because they are dangerous ;—wit is dan gerous, eloquence is dangerous, a talent for observa tion is dangerous, every thing is dangerous that has efficacy and vigour for its characteristics : nothing is safe hut mediocrity. Toe business is, in conducting the understanding well, to risk something ; to aim at uniting things that are commonly incompatible. The meaning of an extraordinary man is, that he is eight men, nut one man ; that he has as much wit as if he had no sense, and as much sense as if he had no wit ; that his conduct is as judicious as if he were the dullest of human beings, and his imagination as bril liant as if he were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information; when it is softened by benevolence and restrained by strong principle ; when it is in the hands of a man who can use it and despise it, who can be witty and something much better than witty, who loves honour, justice, decency, good-nature, morality, arid religion, ten thousand times better than wit;—Kit is then a beau tiful and delightful part of our nature. There is no more interesting spectacle than to see the effects of wit upon the different characters of men ; than to observe it expanding caution, relaxing dignity, un freezing coldness—teaching age, and care, and pain, to smile,—extorting reluctant gleams of pleasure from melancholy, and charming even the pangs cif grief. It is pleasant to observe how it penetrates through the coldness and awkwardness of society, gradually bringing men nearer together, and, like the combined force of wine and oil, giving every man a glad heart and a shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this, is surely the flavour of the mind! Man 'could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless feod ; but God has given us wit, and flavour, and brightness, 'and laughter, and per fumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained steps over the burning marle."— Sydney Smith. THE SURREY NEW PRISON. In arranging the designs for the Surrey new prison, now in course of construc tion at Wandsworth, undor the direction of Mr. D. Hill, ar chitect, it has been attempted to make them in such a way as to be uniform and complete for the number at first intended to be provided for (700), and that the future exten'iou (to 1,000), should nct interfere with the buildings erected nor destroy their uniformity. The buildings are designed in the plainest and most simple style, and of the most substantial kind. 1 hey are executed in brickwork, with stone dressings, quoins, pl:ntlis, cornices, window sills, &c., and are arranged on the principle of Pentonville prison, and with the latest improvements in the various fittings and details. There aro 543 cells provided for male prisoners, and 165 for females, making a total accommodation for prisoners of 708 cells, not including punishment and reception cells: the whole will be thoroughly ver tilated, and fitted up with soil-pan or water closet, washing basin, with sufficient supply of water (a sepa rate cistern being provided for each cell), and a gas light. Rooms on the ground, first, and second floors, adjoining the central hall, have been provided for trade instructors. Baths have been provided both for males and females supplied with hot and cold water. The cooking kitchen, bakehouse, and serving rooms are entirely distinct from the main buildings. The infirmaries, both for males and females, are entirely sepa rated from the other parts of the prison, and are provided with separate airing courts. The chapel will be fitted up with separate seats or stalls for 394 prisoners, pews for governor's and chaplain's families, and galleries for the officers. The prison will be warmed by hot water, similar to the man ner adopted at Pentonville. The whole of the cells, both for males and females, are 13 feet by 7 feet, and 9 feet high to the crown of the arch. —Builder. FATAL EFFECTS CAUSED BY A PIN IN THE EAR— We think it right to give publicity to the particulars con nected with the following fatal occurrence, in order to show how careful every person ought to be in introducing pins into either the mouth or ears :—A short time since Miss Lavinia Ann Maria Downie, niece to Mr. Downie, gardener, Traquair House, a most amiable and interesting young lady, twenty-four years of age, who had suffered from occasional severe pains in her head and a considerable degree of deafness ever since her childhood, and whose health had been gra dually declining for the last three years, was seized with a, most painful inflammation in the left ear, accompanied by frequent bleeding also from the ear. About the Ist of March her case became much aggra vated by the increase of the pain and inflammation, and on the 20th ult. an ordinary-sized metallic pin was ex tracted from her left ear, enveloped in a firm substance, with numerous fibres adhering to it; several hard bodies, resemb ling in shape the grains of buck-wheat, but of various colours, were also taken oat of the right ear. The poor girl endured the most intense pain, which she bore with Christian fortitude, till the 4th iust., when death closed the scene. The pin must have been lodged in the head for nearly twenty years, as she never recollected having put one into her ear • but she had a distant remembrance of having, wh en a child, ha d a pin in her mouth, which she thought she had swallowed. It is the opinion of several eminent medical men, that in all probability the one extracted was the same pin. It was found, on examination, to have been frequently bent and twisted.—Caledonian Mercury. EXAMINATION AND COMMITTAL OF THOMAS SSLEETON FOR EMBEZZLEMENT AT Irswicii—This indi vidual, who has recently been secretary to several building societies in Ipswich and its vicinity, was fully committed for trial on Monday last, on three separate charges. First, for obtaining money under false pretences on behalf of the East Anglian Building and Investment Society; second, for em bezzling money belonging to the Suffolk Improved Building and Improvement Company; the third charge being for a similar offence against the same company. The Ipswich Ex press states :—" Since these cases were heard, we understand that the prosecutors had originally intended to confine their proceedings to four cases—two in each society. Some threats, however, have reached the ears of the directors to the effect that if Smeeton be not dealt mildly' with, he will endeavour to implicate some of the gentlemen who have been intimately connected with the societies. The effect of this has been to induce the prosecutors to carry the entire case still further against the prisoner, in order that the value of such threats may be tested, and the character of the direc tors vindicated in the eyes of the public." ACCIDENT RELIEF SOCIETY.—The annual festival of this institution was celebrated yesterday evening, at the Albion Tavern, Alder gate-street. In the absence of Mr. U. Thompson, M.P., who was prevented by indisposition from attending, the chair was taken by the Rev. H. Cole, the honorary chaplain. After the routine toasts had been dis posed of, the Rev. Chairman proposed "Prosperity to the Society," which he characterised as one of the most purely charitable institutions in this country. He stated that during the past year three hundred and sixty families had been re lieved, and two hundred and ninety-eight pounds distributed amongst them, and in the course of his observations he ob served by giving orders upon dh f aving led to abuse, andbeing that the enpforractthicee o supply f affording ev id e ntly objectionable, th e comm i ttee had for esm ad o i f ng to r e e lie t tradesmen some time past distributed relief only in money, and that this alteration had proved most beneficial. Several donations and annual subscriptions were announced. T H E ROYAL ADELAIDE S TEAM - PACKET ..—Th e s t ern frame, with the vessel' s name, " Royal Adelaide, Dublin," w ith the sternpost and upp er part o f ru d der-post, w i th i ron tiller, all attached to get h er, also the greater part of the a f ter deck, and the whole side of a boat, were picked up on the Essex coast, and taken to Burnham. Very little cargo has been saved. The divers have been at work whenever the weather would allow of their operations; and there has been a revenue cutter on the spot to prevent plunder as much as possible. THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851.—A numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Chelsea was held at the Com mercial Hall, King's-road, yesterday,:Mr. Fielder, the church warden, in the chair. The Hon. A. Liddell, Rev. C. Dris coll, Mr. G. Downey, Mr. Griffiths, Mr. Ryder, and others, addressed the meeting. Resolutions were passed in favour of the proposed exhibition, and a committee was nominated for the purpose of assisting the Royal Commissioners in carrying it into effect. Messrs. Fielder, Challacombe, and Murray were appointed treasurers; and the Rev. E. Rudge, curate of St. Luke's, was elected hon. secretary to the local committee. 1