The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-28 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. BIRMINGHAM.—We understand that the London and Birmingham, under the superintendence of a member of the Beard of Trade, are having all their second-class carriages altered, with a view to the greater comfort and accommodation of the passengers. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE.—This Company have completed the additional agreement with the Lancaster and Preston for the transfer of the latter line, in consi• duration of five per cent. on the capital of 400,0001., with an option of amalgamation, or one third share of the profits above five per cent. All incumbrances, including the lease to the Lancaster Canal, and the debt of I 13,0001., go with the property. The Lancaster and Carlisle is progressing favourably, and the contracts have been made on advantageous terms.—. Midland Counties Herald. SALOP AND NEWTOWN.—A public meeting of the inhabitants of Bishop's Castle has been held in the Town-hall, for the purpose of petition ing the Board of Trade against the intended branch line from Salop to Newtown, via Melverley and Weishpool. The Rev. F. Moore took the chair, and it was resolved to forward a memorial to the Board of Trade, explaining the injurious position which the inha bitants of that extensive district would be placed in by the carrying out of the proposed line. The memorial states that a shorter, legs expensive, and more beneficial line might be taken between Salop and Newtown, by way of Minsterley Valley, with a single line of five miles to Welshpool, which would include the traffic of the line at present adopted by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and would greatly benefit, in a commercial and agri cultural point of view, a district producing coal, exten sive lead mines, and various manufactures, forming a remunerative trade but which the line at present selected by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham entirely excluded from the advantages of railway communication. The line adopted by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, be tween Salop and Newtown, via Melverley, the memorial further states, is several miles longer than the more direct line by way of Minsterley Valley, which would subject the inhabitants of Montgomery, Newtown, Llanidloes, and the districts of North Wales, to a per petual and unnecessary tax from the length of the line. The shorter line would pass through coalfields, and supply a large part of Shropshire, Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, and Cardiganshire, with coal cheaper than at present obtainable. WORCESTER AND TRING AND RUGBY AND OXFORD. —The inhabitants of Oxford have passed resolutions in favour of this line, which is proposed to be made by the London and Birmingham, and have rejected that pro posed by the Great Western from Oxford to Worcester. The line proposed by the London and Birmingham leaves Tring, uniting with the Aylesbury Railway near Cheddingtun, then running to Bicester in a direct line, crossing the Woodstock and Cheltenham roads, and ap proaching the Great Western station within 150 yards. The Oxford and Rugby proceeds to Bicester and Ban bury, and enters the Birmingham Railway two miles from the Rugby station, thereby giving the meat direct communication with the north. From this line, a little beyond Banbury, it is proposed to carry another to pass through Persh,re, acrois the Birmingham and Glouces ter, to Worcester. The line then adopts the course of the Severn, and goes to Wolverhampton, Dudley, and other important towns in that direction—all of which will have a direct communication with Oxford, and the line comes in contact with Aylesbury, Bicester, and Stratford-upon-Avon. The line will give accommodation to a district containing a population of 140,000. COCKERMOUTH AN!) WORKINGTON.—The object of this undertaking is to eonin et Coekermouth and Jistricts adjoining with the town and harbour of Workington, and the port of Maryport and Whitehaven, by means of the Whitehaven Junction Railway, which it will join at Workington. The Maryport and Carlisle Railway now nearly completed, and the projected Furness Rail way, will extent this communication to Carlisle, New castle, Scotland, &c., in one direction, and to Lancashire and the south generally, in the other. Another object, and the one from which the principal revenue is expected, is to open out more extensively the valuable lime and coalfields through which the railway will pass. These minerals are already worked to considerable extent, both for local demand and for shipment to Ireland and Scot lara! ; and it is confidently expected that with the ad vantages of railway transit, the present consumption, particularly for shipment, will be materially increased. Mr. Dixon has surveyed the line, and the result of his survey and estimate confirms the opinion originally given by Mr. Stephenson, that a single line of railway, with the needful side branches, may be made for the sum of 8,0001 per mile, including the carrying stock. The length of the line will he nearly nine miles. Thecom mittee have also ascertained the traffic now existing along the line, ant. taking the result as an average for the year, the prospects of the undertaking, may be fairly calcu lated on as follows :—Present traffic, 11,7051. 19s. ; de duct working expenses (40 per cent.), 4,681/. 19s. ; total 7,0241., leaving a profit of 8i per cent. on capital of 80,000/. The preliminary steps have been taken for ob taining an Act of Parliament during the next session: as the works along the line are of a very light character, it is expected the a hole may be completed at an early period. Of the propos( d capital of 80,000/., a consider able portion has already been subscribed by parties interested, and the deposit of 1/. per share paid agreeably to the standing orders of Parliament. The future call will be made at intervals of not less than three months, and in sums of not more than 51. per share."— Whitehaven Herald. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT AND THE SOUTH WALES RAILIVAT.—A deputation from the committee of the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway waited last week on the Duke of Beaufort, at Badminton, on the proposal of the Great Western Company to carry their South Wales line over the Severn by two bridges, to be erected eight miles below Gloucester. The Duke received the deputation with his usual frankness, stating that he had been for some time in communication with the Board of Trade, and that he had on all occasions enforced the ne cessity of Gloucester being allowed to remain what it had all along been, the key of the communication into South Wales. His Grace, in addition, authorised the deputa tion to make use of his name as a member of the provi sional committee of the Dean Forest line.— Cheltenham Examiner. TIVERTON.—Mr. Brunel is daily expected in Tiverton to arrange the formation of a branch from the Bristol and Exeter Railway to that town. The nature of the ground is favourable, and the scenery of a picturesque description. StitiTll DEVON.—Thin Company, under ,the advice of Mr. Brunel, have concluded a contract with Messrs. Bennett and Co. for the supply of 12,000 tons of cast iron pipes for the atmospheric apparatus. This is the quantity for the entire distance from Exeter to Plymouth, 52 miles, and it is required that sufficient for about 20 miles, the distance from Exeter to Newtown, shall be furnished and laid, ready for opening this part of the line fur traffic in the ensuing summer.—Exeter Post. GREAT NORTH OF Emulsm—A report has been very prevalent in York, that it is the intention of the Di rectors of this Company to lease their line to the York and North Midland liailw ay. We have authority for stating that there is no foundation whatever for this re port. 'The next dividend will be at the rate of 6 percent. Yorkshirtman. BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER. — SOMe of the decisions of the Board of Trade have excited great astonishment, but none more so than the rejection of the proposed ex tension to Portsmouth of the Brighton and Chichester, after the unqualified opinion expressed in its favour by the landowners of West Sussex. It remains, however, to be seen whether Parliament will sanction the dictum of the Board of Trade.—Brighton Gazette. ACCIDENTS. — It is a remarkable fact, that of all the accidents which have occurred on British railways, not one has proved fatal to passengers travelling in a first class carriage. SCOTCH LINES. CALEDONIAN.—At a meeting of the Edinburgh Town- Council, on Tuesday, a letter was read from Messrs. Hope and Oliphant, requesting the Council to petition Parliament in favour of this line. The Lord Provost said he had reason to know that in a short time the de ci-ion of the Committee of the Board of Trade would be given respecting these lines, and there was reason to fear that the Edinburgh branch would be omitted. It was fully expected that the other part of the work—the line to Glasgow—would be allowed to pass, but there was some danger of the branch to Edinburgh not passing. After alluding to the rival lines, and especially to one by Hawick to Carlisle, he said he believed there was no security nor any great likelihood that that line would be carried through ; and suppose it were, it must be kept in mind that it was but a single line of rails, and that the curves were so sharp that it would not make a good railway. It might be supposed that a strong op position would be made to this branch by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, as it might prove a rival line to their Glasgow one. Now, if this line had been pro posed simply as a rival line to the Edinburgh and Glas gow Railway, he would have said that it was not fair ; but when the line was to be made for another purpose, altogether, and was made a rival only accidentally, he did not see why the inhabitants of Edinburgh were to reject the boon that was offered to them on that account. If they neither obtained this branch, nor the llawick and Carlisle Railway, then people going to Carlisle, to Liver pool, or to Manchester, would be compelled to go round by Glasgow and Kilmarnock, instead of going directly ; and those coming from the West of England would have to go all round to Glasgow, and would have no opportu nity of coming to Edinburgh except by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. There was another considera tion. B tween Lanark and Glasgow there was a field of coal of that peculiar description which was used in the manufacture of gas. It was well known that the present supply for Edinburgh was nearly exhausted, and that they had t pay about 225. per ton for the parrot coal. It' they had got access to this coalfield which was sup posed to be inexhaustible, it mighi be had for Bs. 6d. or Os. per ton, and not only would the supply be increased here, but it might be exported to a great extent. There was another advanta ge , which though there was s ime differs nce of opinion bout it, he was unwilling to lose. The Railway Company had agreed if the inhabitants were so dispoed, to allow water to be brought from the other side of the Pentlands by the side of their railway, and they had put this into their Bill, which was certainly worth the while of the citizens asking fur. Under all these circumstances, he proposed that the Council should petition Parliament and memoralise the Board of Trade in favour of the Caledonian Railway, and especially in favour of the Edinburgh branch of the line. Bailie Mack seconded this motion, which was opposed by Treasurer Thompson, wbo thought the Caledonian would not be for the benefit of Edinburgh. If it had been a main leading line, bringing trains into Edinburgh, he could understand it. It was for this reason the Council had supported the North British line, which promised to be a very valuable one for the city. He did not think that the difficulties between Hawick and Carlisle were impracticable, and hoped the Council would pause before they resolved to encourage the Caledonian, for the sake of the mere prospect of a branch to Edinburgh. After some re marks from Mr. Muufarlun, Mr. Stott, and others, Treasurer Thompson withdraw his opposition, anct the Lord Provost was authorised to sign the proposed memorial to the Board of Trade in favour of the Cale donian line.—Scotsman. IRISH LINES. ULSTER.—The traffic on this railway (twenty. five miles opened) was, for the week ending January 19, 1845 :--Passengers, 9,683 ; amount, 3441. Bs. 10d. ; goods (gross receipts), 229/.55. 10d. ; total 573/. 14s. Bd. Corresponding week of last year :—Passengers. 9,405 ; amount, 3131. 9s. 2d. ; goods, 2741. 3s. 2d. ; total 5871. 12s. 4d. YOUGHAL, MIDLETON, COVE, ♦ND CORK..—At a public meeting held at Cove, a few days ago, the following gen tlemen were appointed a committee to represent " Cove and the Great Island :"—The Hon. Robert Hare, J.P. ; Sampson T. W. French, J.P. ; Thomas Stubbs, J.P. ; Edward Millett, J.P. ; Robert Holmes, J.P. ; Bartho lomew Verling ; Philip Scott. Mr. Verling to act on all occasions as secretary to the committee. CHILD FOUND IN PEMBROKE COLLEGE GARDEN, CAMBRIDGE.—On Thursday evening, at six o'clock, an inquest was holden before Mr. Cooper, at the Bell Inn, Butolph-lane, on the body of an infant found in the garden of Pembroke College. The following evidence was advanced:—James Charles—l am gardener to Pembroke College. On Monday morning about eight o'clock, I found the child at the end of the college garden, next to the Tennis Court-road, wrapped in a white petticoat and pinner ; it was lying about a yard from the wall. I had not been to that part of the garden since the Tuesday or Wednesday preceding. I went to that part of the garden in consequence of dreams which I had on Saturday and Sunday night. I dreamt twice on Saturday night, and once on Sunday night, that I saw a female throw a child over the college garden. I dreamt I was in the Tennis Court-road, and that she was there also. A surgeon who examined the body gave it as his opi nion that the child had been born alive. Mr. R. Fergusson, a Fellow of Pembroke College was in the Fellows' garden on Sunday last, with Mr. Stokes, who is also a Fellow of the College. I did not see a bundle in white lying there. I think if there had been we must have seen it, but I did not go close to the spot where I am informed the child was found ; I was within about fifteen yards of that spot. I was in the garden from half-past one till two. The jury re turned a verdict to the effect that the child was born alive, but there was no evidence to show how it came by its death, or how it was placed where it was found.— Abridged from the Cambridge Chronicle. COMMITTAL OF Two YOUNG FARMERS FOR POACHING.—On Friday last, the 17th instant, Thomas and Henry Cumberland, farmers, living near Newtown, Linford, were charged at the County Office, Leicester, before T. Pares and I. Hodgson, Esqs., with night poach ing in the preserves of the Earl of Stamford, on Thursday night. Joseph Harrison, a watcher, said—l was lying in Blake Hay Wood last night, about half-past seven o'clock, when I heard somebody down in the woe l for some time. They came nearer to me. I lay down, and two men, whom I knew to be defendants, passed me. I went and fetched Branston and Greasley, and came back with them in half an hour, when I heard more than one shot from an air-gun. De fendants came up by us and did not see us. We let them pass, and then seized them and took them to Linford, whre we searched them, and found on Henry the key and pump of an air-gun. John Branston, a keeper, said that after one of the air-gun shots, a pheasant flew past. Defendants strug gled and got away, after being first taken. At Beck's house (where they were searched) Thomas said he was not the shooter, Henry was. J:mes Beck said, " When at my house, defendant Thomas wished Har rison to go out, as he (defendant) had something to say to me. Harrison went out, and left me and Thomas alone. Thomas then asked me to unbotton his coat, as his arm was hurt. I did so, and found under it the air-gun now produced. He wished me to lay it away. I did so. It was then loaded with ball." The defendant Thomas said to the bench that he be lieved the truth had been told, with two or three trifling exceptions. He had never been in the wood, arid never struck any one. His brother Henry said that he was in the wood, and had shot at some pigeons, when, as he was going home peaceably, Branston and the others came on them, and boat them unmercifully. The defendants were sentenced, Henry to three months' hard labour, and Thomas to to o months.—Leicester Chronicle. liourms ON A RAILWAY.—On Wednesday last the hounds of Lord Gifford, in Gloucestershire, which had met in the morning, at Minety Pond, were placed in the utmost jeopardy between Cirencester and Swin don. The fox had crossed the railway, and the hounds had come to a check upon the very rails, when the cry of " a train ! a train !" that made every one shudder, was heard, and a passenger train seen to be, as it were, bear ing down upon the pack with its usual velocity. The alarm whistle gave its wild scream to show that the en gine driver was aware of what was inevitable, but it was evident that, if the hounds could not be extricated by removal, the pace of the train could not be slacked to preserve them In an instant one of the whips was upon the line, and by the greatest effort the hounds were pre served, though the last of the pack that quitted the rail was so near one of the wheels of the engine, that for a time it was supposed to have been destroyed.—North arapton Herald. We had hoped that the evil spirit of incendiarism was laid in this district by the numerous detections and convictions which have taken place, but we regret to have to announce two more fires in the vicinity of this town. On Saturday night, between twelve and one o'clock, the premises of Mr. Harrison, of Timwarth, were discovered to be on fire, and notwithstanding the most praiseworthy exertions, two barns, two stables, a granary, cow-house with three cows and a calf, and from 200 to 300 coombs of corn, chiefly barley, were destroyed. One barn and the de riling- house, «hich were in considerable danger were preserved by covering the former with blankets and pulling down a part of a building adjoining to the latter. Mr. Harrison is amply protected by insurance ; but the alarm to his family, and to one in a delicate state of health, was very distressn.g, and makes the character of the act the more diabolical. The build ings, belonging to the Rev. E. R. Benyon, were also in sured. On Sunday night a stack of beans on the lands of Mr. Gapp, of Walsham, standing alone, was destroyed by fire.—Bury Post. FLUCTUATIONS IN THE PRICE OF RAILWAY SHARES. —From the share-table recently issued by Mr. Wat son, of Glasgow, some curious particulars of fluctua tions in the prices of shares may be gathered. Thus on the Bth of January, 1838, the shares of the Grea Western Railway were at 12 premium ; at the cor responding period of 1832 they were at 13 pre mium ; in 1840 they had sunk to 1 premium ; in 1841 they again rose to 31 premium ; in 1842 they were 224 ; 1843, 26i ; 1844, 32 ; and this year, on the same day, they had advanced to 87 premium. They are now much higher. The Liverpool and Manchester have shown the following fluctuations as to premium :-1838, 97 ; 1839, 104 ; 1840, 85 ; 1841, 86 ; 1i42, 96 ; 1843, 91 ; 1844, 130 ; and 1845, 117. London and Birming ham fluctuated from the lowest point of 61 premium (in 1840) to the highest (in 1844) of 137. The most remarkable case is the York and North Midland, the shares of which in 1838 were at 2 discount, and rose by almast regular steps to 56 premium (on a 501. share) in 1845. The South-Western have in the same period risen from 12 discount to about 47 pre mium on 391. shares. The Great North of England were' in 1838 marked " no price ;" in 1840 they were at 25 discount ; in 1843 at 41 discount ; whereas in 1845 they were 47 premium on 1001. paid. The Manchester and Leeds shares, on the Bth of January of the same seven years, have stood thus:-1 premium ; 201 premium ; 10 premium ; 12 premium ; par ; 2 pre mium ; 31 premium ; 55 premium. The largest ad vance during 1844, was in Great North of England, 611. ; and the greatest decrease in Liverpool and Manchester and York and North Midland, 141.—Railway Record. INSTITUTE OF THE FINE ARTS.— On Saturday evening a general meeting of the members of the Insti tute of the Fine Arts took place in the theatre of the Society of Arts, John-street, Adelphi, G. R. Ward, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Bass proposed a resolution, " That a vote of thanks be given by the Institute to the trustees of the Harcourt bequest, in having, in the com petition which had recently taken place with respect to the design for an altar-piece for St. James's church, Bermondsey, selected artists as judges of works of art." No less than sixty-seven large sketches as designs had been sent in by different artists, the aggregate cost of which could not have been less than 2,000/. After some opposition by Mr. Foggo, who objected to the selection being made by artists, as liable to intrigue, the motion was carried. The Secretary announced that the Council had decided on holding conversational meetings on every alternate Saturday, at which members were requested to attend with their books, prints, &c., of interest. EXTRAORDINARY ATTACK UPON Two CHILDREN BY a RAT.—The following extraordinary circumstance took place at Wandsworth a few days since, and has created some sensation. On Thursday evening Mr. I larrington, a tobacconist in the High-street, was sitting in the shop parlour with his wife, when they were alarmed by the screams of the children, who had been put to bed some time previously. They hastened up stairs, and were astonished at seeing the head and right hand of their youngest child, a girl about six years of age, bleeding. The other girl, who is eight years old, was also crying, and presently shrieked out " something is biting my toe." Mr. Harrington perceiving some thing move under the bed-clothes, instantly grasped it, and from the squeaking that ensued he conjectured it was a rat. Ile held it in one position until he was satisfied that suffocation had taken place. Mi. Harring ton afterwards turned down the bed-clothes and drew forth an enormous rat quite dead. Its teeth were of im mense size, and quite capable of doing fatal injury to the children, had it been undisturbed. The youngest child stated that she was awakened by the rat biting her head, and, fancying it was her guinea-pig, she put up her hand to drive it away, when it buried its teeth deeper into her head, and also bit her hand. The rat had evidently got beneath the bed-clothes to hide itself. How it came into the bed-room is a mystery; the room, as indeed was the house, was strictly examined, but no rats' holes could be discovered. It is supposed that it came in at the front door from an opposite sewer, and asscended the stairs immediately. The eldest girl was only slightly bitten on one of the toes. ALTERATIONS IN THE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. — On Saturday Mr. Commissioner Goulburn presided in the Court previously occupied by Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, who in futuro will hold his sittings in the 'none where the late Sir C. F. Williams held his Court. Mr. Commissioner Evans, as the senior Commissioner, will be the Chief Commissioner. onL Leamington Thursday ATTEMPT T O R evening Ron BANK.—An attempt was made last to force open the Warwick and The anadionogrtso had beenßank, in forcedthe Market-place r a k e c t r - o p w l a-cbea crow-bar, but, th fortu nately, i town. the " locks, bolts, and bars," were too strong, and the attempt was ace sameomple evening,tefailure. i The he aft y o e v o d m ed ai t i h ry e ball happening on the thieves an excellent opportunity to accomplish their pur pQbe.—Biratingham Journal. THE SL N, LONDON, SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The following requisition is circulated at Oxford ; and our readers will also find in our ad vertisement columns a notice on the same subject : " To THE REV. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE HEBDOMADAL BOARD. " We, the undersigned Members of Convocation, re spectfully but earnestly request that you will take imme diate measures for submitting to the Convocation about to assemble on the 13th of February next, a resolution conveying the formal censure of the University upon the principles inculcated in the 90th number of the ' Tracts for the Times,' and a solemn repudiation of the modes of interpreting the Thirty-nine Articles therein sug gested. " We consider such a censure on the part of the University imperatively called for, and peculiarly ap propriate to the important occasion already referred to; inasmuch as we cannot but recognise in Mr. War l's Ideal of a Christian Church,' a legitimate development of the principles of Tract 90, and a practical exhibition of the pernicious effects which must necessarily result from their adoption." We consider this a mode of proceeding much more proper than that which was originally proposed by the Heads of Houses. The plain matter of fact is, that Mr. Ward threw out a boastful challenge to the Church and the University ; declared himself devoted to the Papal See; declared the Church he belongs to " radically and vitally corrupt" ever since separated from that see—and boasted of the impunity with which he had hitherto been allowed to do all this, and of the principle of inter pretation of the Articles which admitted of his doing it—interpretation, namely, in a " non-natural sense." Now, this purposely offensive proceeding was some thing exceedingly different from any ordinary latitude of construction of the Thirty-nine Articles. It was an open pronunciamento (in Spanish-American phrase) against the whole constitution of the Church and Uni versities, as established and privileged by law. It must be evident that if such a standard of religious revolu tion were followed, its followers would at once place themselves on an opposite basis to that upon which the Legislature and the laity have concurred in placing the Church of England. They would place them selves on a basis on which they cannot consistently stand, separate from Rome—whereas the claim of the Church of England to its present position depends unquestionably on its continuing to re fuse recognition to Romish supremacy. All this has been rendered perfectly clear by the publica tion of Mr. Ward. That gentleman has, in fact, let the cat out of the bag ; he has openly thrown off his moral allegiance to English authority, and as cpenly professed his " devotion" to that of a foreign see. We understand that the less headstrong portion cf the Itomanising party are disposed to let him suffer for having sprung their mine thus prematurely. But in our view Mr. Ward's fate is not the question. The proceedings of the University must be aimed (if at any object) at declaring its own prin ciples. The main question before it is not whether Mr. Ward personally merits degradation. We, for our part, should be strongly against anything resem bling a privilegium ; and besides, with all Mr. Ward's arrogance, ignorance, and presumption—we like his explicitness much better than the studied reserves of his precursors in that school. What (or whether anything) should be done to Mr. Ward is one (and the minor) question. Another, and the more important one, is what the University should say to his book. The University had placed him in that order of her members who are looked to as teachers of youth. Does the University recog nise as moral and admissible such principles of teach ing as he applies to the Articles ? Are not such prin ciples (legitimately developed from the notorious Tract 90) worthy " the noble and glorious company of St. Ignatius" rather than Protestant England ? Is the University desirous of ranking with that noble and gloriofis company in public estimation ? Let the University be sure of this—it is Oxford that is upon trial—much rather than Mr. Ward. Whether that gentleman keep his degree and fellowship is of com parative unimportance. Our humble judgment, expressed from the first, is to let him keep them. We love no ex post facto laws. If Mr. Ward's contempt and abhorrence of everything as at present established—if his devotion and veneration for the popedom—do not disgust him from continuing to de rive income from institutions which he spurns—as being national—nor induce him to join the Church which alone he reveres as Catholic —we should leave him unmolestedly to repose in his taste and logic—and fel lowship. But the University will sink to Mr. Ward's level, if it allows itself to be suspected of retaining Articles, to be signed "in a non-natural sense." Let it dispense with signature of Articles altogether, or let it declare their non-natural signature the immoral thing it is. Or, let it accept tacitly for its own the doctrine of Tract 90 and Mr. Ward. SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last a labouring man, named Thomas George, met with his death at Pull Court, near Tewkesbury, under the following circumstances :—The deceased, in company with other labourers, was felling some timber on the es tate of J. E. Dowdeswell, Esq., and a rope had been fastened to an elm tree for the purpose of pulling it down in a particular direction. The tree, however, fell in a contrary direction to that intended, and in pulling the rope caught against another tree, which caused the deceased to be jerked forward a distance of fifteen yards, his head striking in his fall violently against the trunk of another tree, and killing him on the spot. The de ceased ‘s as thirty-three years of age, and has left a widow and four children.— Worcester Journal. MIRACULOUS EscarE.—On Monday evening, as the five o'clock train was proceeding from Brockley Whins to South Shields, a female passenger, in a state of intoxication, leaped off the top of one of the car riages, the train at the moment proceeding at full speed. As soon as it could be effected, the engine was stopped, and a person dispatched to look after the woman. Oa the arrival of the train at Shields, medical aid was pro cured; and the return train proceeded up the line at a slow place, a man being placed on the look-out at each side of the engine. Fortunately, and to the astonish ment of all parties, the woman had been enabled to scramble back - , with assistance, to the station, having escaped with only a severe contusion of the knee.—Tyne Mercury. ROBBERY AT BRENTWOOD, AND CAPTURE OF THE THIEVES.—About ten o'clock on Monday night, Mr. John Ward, plumber and glazier, of Brentwood, gave information to Superintendent Coulson, that a quan tity of new lead had been stolen from his shop, and at the same time named parties whom he suspected had committed the theft. The Superintendent dis patched Watson and Tomlinson, in plain clothes, who, being on the look-out, before twelve o'clock the same night, saw George Nevitt, the suspected party, and two women, loading a cart with rags and bones. Nevitt drove the horse and cart out of Brentwood, towards London, when the officers followed, and after they had got a short distance stopped the horse, and examined the contents of the cart, in which they found a quantity of lead answering the description of that Mr. Ward had lost. The men were taken to the station, whore the lead was identified by Mr. Ward. Search was next made for a man named Fewell, who was likewise apprehended. On comparing the shoes of the prisoners with marks in sand upon the floor in Mr. Ward's shop, they were proved to correspond. They were then taken before the Rev, J. Pearson, by whom they were committed for trial at the next sessions. The cart and horse being hired, they were delivered to the owner.—Cheltnford Chronicle SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—NARROW ESCAPE.—Thurs day evening, about twonty minutes past six o'clock, as the workmen in the employment of Messrs. Blackhall and Scott, comb manufacturers, 21, New-street, were quietly engaged at their labours, they were suddenly alarmed by the descent of a large stone, 341bs. weight, right down through the roof of the manufactory into the midst of them. The chair on which one of the men was seated was splintered into several pieces, and yet, strange to say, the man himself escaped unhurt. The only injury sustained was by a little girl, whose face was slightly hurt by a fragment of the stone. On inquiry, it turned out that this unlooked-for visitation was occasioned by the blasting operations in the Calton-hill tunnel, upwards of 200 yards distant. It was also ascertained that several larger stones had struck the front of Mr. Ruthven's house, No. 23, and that another had shattered the pavement in front. It is amazing, though very gratifying, to think that no one was killed. This, we regret to say, is not the first accident that has occurred at this tunnel.—Scotsman SUICIDE AT TIIE DUKE OF NORTHUMF ILAND.S.- A man named Hollick, in the service of Mr. Hughes, upholsterer, of Piccadilly, and who was employed with others in preparing the mansion of the Duke of North- timberland for the reception of the family, was on Sa turday morning discovered by his fellow-workmen to have committed suicide by hanging himself in one of the water-closets. For some days past the deceased had been labouring under a depression of spirits, but he had frequently expressed the greatest abhorrence at persons committing suicide. KENDAL AND WINDERMERE RAILWAY.--.—We are glad to barn that the eminent contractors, Messrs. Brassy, Mackenzie, and Stephenson, have taken the whole of the works on this line, and at a sum which will make the total cost of the undertaking unexampled in cheapness.—Railway Record. THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND.—We are assured, on good authority, that Viscount Sandon, M.P. for Liverpool, is to succeed the Earl of St. Germans at Dublin. The Noble Viscount came rather unexpectedly to town from Sandon Hall, Staffordshire, where his Lordship was passing the winter with his father, the Earl of Harrowby, and a family circle. On Friday after noon the Noble Viscount, as will be seen by the Court Circular, waited upon Sir Robert Peel, and was engaged in a protracted interview with the Right Hon. Baronet. Amongst the rumours with respect to the appointment of Lord Eliot's successor, it is said that Sir Thomas Fremantle is likely to be selected.—Mor ning Paper. SUBMARINE FORESTS.—The stormy weather of November had the effect of laying bare in the bay of Mont St. Michel several trees in perfect preservation, and amongst others an oak more than thirty feet in length. In the course of the past summer some work men, in sinking a well on the property of M. Jallaud, of Beauvoir, met with a layer of timber, and leaves reduced almost to the state of turf. Th ese remains, as we ll as those which are frequently taken up from the marshes of Dol, evidently come from the ancient forest of Seicy, which tradition states to have been overwhelmed by the Sea at the commencement of the ninth century. The new Church Extension Fund - already exceeds 11,000/., and is rapidly increasing. UESDAT MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1845. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. Two very simple-looking girls, named Sarah Jepson and Amelia Dixon, were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having committed a robbery in the shop of Mr. Harris, linendraper, of Bishopsgate str •eet. The prisoners, who were well, but not gaudily, dressed, and who wept incessantly during the exa mination, attracted for some time general compassion. They were both very young, the latter, who appeared to be the more youthful, not being 14 years of age. The shopsnan of Mr. Harris stated that the two prisoners walked together into the shop, and asked to be shoo n some ribbons. A box or case of ribbons was placed before them, into which they looked, but they said that it contained nothing dark enough for them, and then other pieces were shown to them. Suspicion attached to them in consequence of a noise which was heard by the person who was serving them, and who, upon looking into the case, missed a piece of ribbon, value five shillings. They were at once taken into custody, and between the shawl and dress of the younger was found a piece of ribbon which had just occupied a position in the box. Here the prisoners declared that they had never been in disgrace before. The LORD MAYOR having asked whether the female searcher at the Giltspur-street Compter had performed her office towards the prisoners, and having received an answer in the negative, sent for that official, and gave her the necessary directions. The searcher re turned to the justice-room, and stated that she bad examined the clothes of the girls. The LORD MAYOR —What sort of pockets had they ? The searcher—The younger girl had a pocket in her cloak which reaches to the very bottom of it. The LORD MAYOR—Into which a considerable quantity of goods might be conveyed ? The searcher —Certainly, my Lord. There is a great deal of room. There was a small pocket also loose under her apron ; but there was no money. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, Sarah Dixon, what business had you to go into the shop to purchase rib bons when you had no money about you ? Amelia Jepson—But I had, Sir. I had two shillings in my bosom. Oh, dear The LORD MAYOR (to the principal turnkey of the Compter)—Do you know anything of these girls, Gooch? Gooch—Sarah Jepson, my Lord, has lately come out of the House of Correction, where she was confined six months for a robbery, under the name of Betsy Smith. The LORD MAYOR—What do you say to that, Sarah Jepson ? Sarah Jepson answered only by sobbing. The LORD MAYOR—It is impossible that I can do otherwise than commit these two girls for trial. It is evident that they have been deeply instructed in this dangerous system. The prisoners were then committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court. A big fellow, named Patrick Tushy, who trades in Petticoat-lane, was charged with having given George Ince, an umbrella-maker, a very severe beating. The complainant, it appeared, was in the habit of attending the Petticoat-lane market, for the purpose of buying up the whalebone of old umbrellas. As he was on the . look-out one day, he saw a young man enter the lane with an umbrella, and he imme diately called out to him not to sell the article for less than eighteenpence. The defendant at once struck him, whereupon he threatened to pull Mr. 'rushy before the Lord Mayor. " D—n and hang the Lord Mayor, and you together," said Mr. Tushy, " I'll knock every drop of blood you have in your body out of you," and he struck the witness a blow on the ear, which swelled one side of his head to double the size of the other, and interfered with the sense of hearing, probably for ever. The LORD MAYOR—I suppose he thought your hint about the umbrella prevented him from getting a bargain ? The complainant—No doubt that was the case, my Lord. The defendant admitted that he had committed the assault, but, said he, " I do solemnly declare to you, my Lord, that I have the greatest friendship in the whole world for my friend Mr. Ince.—(Laughter.) Sure, don't I know him as a dealer in the lane this many a long year ; and don't we meet every day of our lives ?—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—I dare say you would have no objection to make it up ?—(A laugh.) The defendant --Objection ! I assure you, my Lord, I don't bear him the least animosity on earth. The complainant—l don't see why a man is to be knocked out of his sense of hearing for nothing, and I shall have nothing more to do with him but prose cute him. The LORD MAYOR—Iie has admitted the assault himself, and he shall not leave this without giving sufficient bail for his appearance. The defendant—Bail ! I can produce bail for 5,0001. any day. How much do you want The Loan 'MAYOR—Two sureties for 201. each, and yourself in 401. SERIOUS CHARGE OF MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Yesterday the neighbourhood of the Lambeth Police office was thrown into the greatest excitement, in consequence of its becoming known that a man of the name of John Kendall was charged on suspicion of mur dering his mother, a poor old woman of sixty years of age, at a low house in Fore-street, Lambeth, and afterwards attempting self-destruction, by throwing him self in the river Thames. Shortly after one o'clock the prisoner was placed at the bar, in the custody of Mr. In specter Evans, of the L division of police. Police constable L 89 stated that, between twelve and one o'clock on Sunday morning, the prisoner was given into custody, on a charge of creating a disturbance at the door of Mr. Morgan, the Ship public-house, but Mr. Morgan did not press the charge, and the pri soner was liberated. This was about a quarter to one o'clock, and about two o'clock the constable received information that the prisoner's mother was found dead in the passage of the house where she rented a room. Thomas Massey, L 39—The house in which the prisoner and his mother lived is in my beat. Shortly before two o'clock a person, close to where the deceased lived, told me that there was something lying in the passage, in consequence of which I went to the passage, and then I saw the deceased was lying on the ground quite dead. Her r'ght thigh and part of her person was exposed. There was some liquid on the ground, which smelt as if she had been drinking rum. Her tongue was protruding, and mouth was Hide open. She was quite cold, and there was no pulsa• tion. Dr. Jeffery was sent for, and arrived in about twenty minutes ; he attempted to bleed her, and could get nothing but some congeal d black thick blood. I assisted to carry the body to the dead house at Lambeth Church, where it at present awaits this coroner's inquest. W. Hull, L 88, has known the prisoner for five years; he is the son of the deceased, whom he has been in the habit of cruelly ill-using. Another policeman stated that about two o'clock he saw the prisoner making for the river, near Lambeth-stairs, when he stated that he had destroyed his mother, and he should find a place of rest for himself. The prisoner endeavoured to get away from the police, and ran to wards the river, but was overtaken, and charged on sus picion of causing the death of his mother. The magistrate was informed by Mr. Inspector Evans that there was a person at the coffee-shop who heard the prisoner exclaim, " Keep your b— legs out of the way." This took place in the passage, and it is sup posed that the prisoner, who was then dreadfully drunk, was ill-using the poor old woman. Mr. HENRY asked the prisoner what he had to say ? The prisoner denied having stated that he said that he had destroyed the old woman, and said that there was no quarrel with his mother on Saturday night. Mr. HENRY directed that Dr. Jeffery might be sent for, and the prisoner was remanded to await the result of the inquest. MURDER OF A CHILD, AND SUICIDE OF THE MOTHER. Mr. Goulding, lighterman and cornfactor, of Horsely down, has a residence at Clapham-rise, and a considerable number of servants. Among them was Eliza Daniels, who had been in that gentleman's service about six or eight months, as housemaid. On Wednesday Eliza Da niels had been attending to her duties as customary, and no depression of spirits. or alteration in her ap pearance, was noticed either by Mrs. Goulding or any of the other servants, and she went to bed late at night. About two o'clock on Thursday morning Mrs. Goulding was disturbed by a strange noise proceeding from Eliza's room, and on procuring a light and going up stairs to it, a frightful scene met her view. The floor of the room was deluged in blood, and the clothes of Eliza, who wa:.in a corner of it, were likewise saturated with it; there were also suspicious marks about the room, which led to subsequent investigation and discovery. Mrs. Goulding was very much alarmed at the sight, arid having called for assistance, a groom was dispatched for Mr. Dodd. of Stockwell, surgeon. In the meantime it was discovered that the unfortunate woman had made no less than three deep wounds on her throat, from which the blood was gushing in streams, and she ap peared quite insensible, but not dead, it being supposed that they had but recently been inflicted. Mr. Dodd, on making an examination of the deceased's bed, discovered what had before been suspected, that she had delivered herself of a child, which he found rolled up in the bed clothes; and quite dead. It was a fine female child, and there appears little doubt it was born alive, and having been made away with, the mother made the desperate attempt upon her own life. Upon searching the room one of Mr. Goulding's razors was discovered on a wash hand-stand, covered with blood, and this she must, by some means, have obtained on the previous day. She expired under the effects on Friday, about two o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF CHANCERY, Jax. 27. DALTON V. HATTER. The Court was engaged during the morning in hear ing this case, which came before it in the form of a motion, upon a point of practice. COURT OI QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 27. (Sittings in Banco.) THE BARON DE BODE V. THE QUEEN. It will be recollected that in this long-protracted case a verdict was given some time ago. There were three issues, and the jury found for the suppliant on the first issue, and for the Crown on the other two. Mr. Hill then moved for and obtained a rule nisi, calling upon the Attorney-General to show cause why judgment should not be given for the suppliant, notwithstanding that the jury found for the Crown on the other two issues. The Solicitor-General also obtained a rule nisi, calling upon the suppliant to show cause why judgment should not be given for the Crown, notwithstanding that the jury found for the suppliant on the first issue. This being the state of the case, The SOLICITOR. GENERAL now moved to make his rule absolute. Mr. Ilzu. said that the Solicitor-General had shown no grounds to the Court for his rule when he moved for it. He did not, therefore, know what objections he had to contend against, and in such circumstances he thought it hard to be called on to proceed till he had heard the objections of the Solicitor-General to the rule which he (Mr. Hill) had obtained. Lord DENMAN said that the Court had no choice. The Solicitor-General had obtained a rule, and it was the usual course of proceeding to make that rule absolute, unless cause against it were shown on the other side. Mr. Iltu. complained of being called on to argue in the dark and to start imaginary objections, which might or might not be used on the other side, and then to combat them. It had been said that a petition of right would not lie in this case, but the Chancellor in giving his judgment upon this case when the Attorney-General opposed the motion for the petition, said it was due ex debito justicise. Why did not the Crown take this objection in 1839. It was mon strous on the part of the Crown to say that a petition of right would not lie now, after the un happy suppliant had been put to all the expense of tra versing the inquisition. It bad been said that a petition of right would not lie except for land ; but that objec tion had been disposed of ilt) long ago as the reign of Henry VI. Would it be said that a petition of right would not lie for unliquidated damages ? It was laid down by the old law writers that a petition of right would be given in all suits against the Crown. What remedy was there for the Baron de Bode, if it was not that of the petition of right ? There was no right without a remedy. In the case of Ashley and White, Lord Ilolt said it was monstrous to say that there was a right, and that there was no remedy. It was not alleged on the other side that there was any other remedy, and he was entitled to assume that the petition of right was the proper remedy till the contrary was shown on the other side. The Learned Gentleman cited authority to show that a petition of right would lie against the Crown for work and labour done for the Crown, for money lent or goods supplied to the King. He apprehended then it could not be maintained that a petition of right would not lie for unliquidated damages. He would next ask, was there anything in this particu lar case to preclude the suppliant front his petition of right. By the treaty of 1814, between France and Eng land, compensation was given in respect of property belonging to British subk cts, which had been unduly confiscated during the Revolution. It was found by the jury that the Baron was a British subject, that his pro perty was confiscated, and that he made his claim within the proper time. The French Government had acted in the fairest and most honourable manner. It did its duty—nay, more than its duty, for they offered a million of money more than the Duke of Wellington, who, on the part of the British Government, inspected the ac counts, thought they ought to receive. There was a surplus remaining in the hands of the Treasury after the other claimants had been satisfied, and he was entitled to say that this surplus belonged to the suppliant. But, if it were not his, it could not, at all events, belong to the British Government : they received it upon trust, and if he claimants were all satisfied, the surplus clearly ought to be handed over to the French Government. It was allowed that the claim of the Baron de Bode was not satisfied, and that there remained a surplus of the money given by the French Government, lying in the British treasury. He had, therefore, a right to say that this was money had been received for the 11S3 of the Baron de Bode. The Learned Gentleman went on to meet the objections that might arise from the construction of the 59th of Geo. 111., and from the decision come to by the Commis sinners ; and, also, from the construction of the treaty of 1814. The cas was not finished NS hen the Court rose. BAIL COUR7', Jan. 27. (Sittings in Banco.) BOOKER V. TIBBOCK. Mr. KNOWLES moved for a rule to show cause why an attachment issued against the plaintiff, and obtained by his Learned Friend Mr. Cowling, on a former day, shGuld not be set aside. The circumstances of the case might be easily explained. The affidavit stated that an order was made by the Court of Assizes, held at Liverpool, with consent of all the parties interested on either side, ruling that certain letters patent should be assigned to the plaintiff, and that he should pay over to the defendant the sum of 100/. as expenses. The time for paying such sum was not imperative, and therefore he (Mr. Knowles) contended that the assignment of the letters patent (the first ground of the action) should have been made to the plaintiff, ere the expenses of the case were paid to the defendant. His friend Mr. Cowling did not once attempt to say that this had been done, and had he (Mr. Knowles) been allowed by the Court to file certain affidavits in the case, he should have been able to prove affirmatively that, which was almost negatively admitted on the other side. He hoped, therefore, that on a mere principle of equity the attachment should be set aside. Mr. COWLING contended that nothing in the order warranted the inference sought to be established, that the act of assignment should precede the paying of the expenses, and he trusted, therefore, that his Learned Friend's application would be dismissed. Mr. Justice WIOUTMAN said the attachment was not returnable for a fortnight, and as the order seemed to infer that the payment of the 100/. should be immediate, the Court would merely suspend it for that time. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 27. (Sittings in Banco.) WADE V. SIMEON. • The application this case was reported in The Sun of Saturday, and judgment was postponed until this morning. On taking his seat on the bench The LORD CHIEF BARON said—ln the case of Wade against Simeon we have looked into the affidavits, and it appears to us that there can be no doubt of the autho rity and jurisdiction of the Court extending to a case of this nature. The case of Blight v. Brewer, 3d Dowling's Reports, page 266, which was cited as an authority on Saturday, was a case where there had been judgment and execution; and the Court, therefore, had no occa sion to interfere in order to enforce the cognovit between the parties. We think there can be no doubt that in any stage of the proceedings, so long as there remains any necessity for an appeal to the authority of the Court, or any occasion to call for the exercise of its jurisdiction, the Court has an undoubted right to interfere, and it is its duty to interfere if it perceive that the process juris diction of the Court is about to be used for purposes which are not consistent with justice. Here no judg ment has been signed, and it cannot be signed except under the authority and sanction of the Court. The question really is, therefore, whether this case is anala gous to instances where there has been a consent as to an intervening step, or a verdict of the jury in invitum, or whether it is to be treated like the case of an arbitra tion or a judgment and execution executed. It appears to us that it is not like the case of an arbitration, because there the question is, by consent, removed to another forum ; and as soon as it has been agreed that the cause shall be referred, it immediately falls under all the rules and all the practice in reference to awards, as to which tho Court will inter fere only in certain circumstances and under certain limitations. Upon the first question, therefore, we are clearly of opinion that the Court has jurisdiction—that it has a duty to exercise with respect to the process to be used in the ulterior stages of the cause. Upon the merits of the case it is sufficient to say, we are of opinion that there is a point which is fit to be submitted to a jury. We think, therefore, that the rule ought to be made absolute ; that the money should remain in Court to abide the event ; that the plaintiff should have judgment, if necessary, on the day on a hich he would be entitled to sign judgment if this application had not been made ; that the defendant should pay the costs of the application, and continue to pay the interest according to the agreement ; and that the trial should proceed so as to put the plaintiff in the same situation as he would have been in if this applica tion had not been made. Mr. WATSON, as Counsel for the plaintiff, wished to know if the Court would n ot provide for the case of either of the parties dying before the trial of the action? The LORD CHIEF BARON said, if either the plaintiff or the defendant should die the action would proceed.— Rule absolute. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 17 (Sittings in Banco.) DANIEL V. CAMPLIN. . _ This was an appeal from Bristol against the decision of the Revising Barrister, who had allowed the vote of Mr. Camplin, an inhabitant of that city. The case was part heard on Monday last. Mr. Sergeant KISGLAKE having replied this morning on behalf of the respondent, The Lora) CHIEF JUSTICE said it appeared to him that the decision of the Revising Barrister was right. The objection taken to the vote of the claimant was that in the lists made out by the overseer the nature of the property, in respect of which the w claim was made, as improperly described. Th e words in the list were " Camp lin William, High-street, house and shop," and the objec tion was that the claim ought to have been for " a joint occupation of house and shop." The objection was con fined entirely to the list made out by the overseers. It had been urged, that inasmuch as that Court had decided that each successive set of premises must be mentioned in the statement of qua lification, it ought in this case to have been stated whether the occupation was joint or several. The ground, however, of the decision in ques tion was, that these s uccessive occupations constituted, in fact, the one subject matter of the claim ; whereas, in the present case it was only to an incident attending upon the claim that the objection applied. He thought, therefore, that the claimant and the overseer had coin• plied with the provisions of the Act in expressing the qualification as they had done, and . that the name of the claimant had been pr o p erl y retained mother, added to the shame and remorse, produced frenzy, during which she perpetrated the murder of her infant, and afterwards destroyed herself." During the course of the proceedings, Gibbons, the summoning officer, informed the Coroner that the father of the infant was in attendance. The jury said it was unnecessary to ask the father any questions, as he knew nothing of the dreadful tran- The Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict —" That the mother, Eliza Daniels, destroyed her self and infant in a fit of insanity." CRICKETING CHRONOLOGY, 1844. The following is a list of the great matches played during the year, and in what manner they ter minated:— May 6.—Marylebor.e and St. John's Wood, at Lord's ; Marylebone 81 and 22, total 103 ; St. John's Wood 215—not finished. 13. Two Elevens of Marylebone Club, A to K and L to Z, at Lord's ; A. to K 79 and 64, total 143 ; I. to Z 73—not finished. 16. Marylebone Club and University of Cam bridge, at Cambridge; won by Marylebone, 303 ; Cambridge 135 and 151, total 286—won by one innings and 17 runs• 27. Two Twelves of the Marylebone Club, at Lord's; R. Kynaston, E.l.'s side 87 ; W. Mills, Esq.'s side 73—not finished. 30. Marylebone and University of Oxford, at Cowley Marsh ; won by Oxford, 67 and 63, total 130—Mary lebone 43 and 82, total 125. June 3.—Marylebone Club and Ground and Clap ton, at Lord's ; Marylebone 128 and 92, total 220 ; Chipton 31—not finished. 10. Marylebone Club and Ground and County of Surrey (with F. Pilch), at Lord's : won by Surrey, 58 and 76, total 134 ; Marylebone 80 and 52, total 132 —won by three wickets. Nine Gentlemen and Two Players of Sussex, and Nine Gentlemen and Two Players of Hants, at Brighton ; won by Sussex, 141 and 41, total 182 ; Hants 100 and 81, total 181—won by 10 wickets. 17. Gentlemen of Kent and Gentlemen of England, at Lord's ; won by England, 63 and 138, total 201 ; Kent 116 and 82, total 198 —won by five wickets. 24. Marylebone Club and Ground and West of England (with four Players of England), at Lord's ; won by Marylebone, 81 and 69, total 150; West of England 97 and 52, total 149—won by two wickets. 27. Marylebone and University of Oxford Return Match, at Lord's; won by Oxford, 77 and 82, total 159 ; Marylebone 32 and 51, total 83. Kent and Sussex, at Canterbury ; won by Sussex, 46 and 153, total 199; Kent 90 and 107, total 197—won by one wicket. July I.—Kent and England, at Lord's ; won by Kent 117 and 55, total 172; England 59 and 97, total 156. 8. Marylebone Club and Ground and Hampshire (with Fuller Pilch and Good), at Lord's ; won by Marylebone 118 and 175, total 293 ; Hants 90 and 57, total 147. 11. Kent and Sussex Return Match at Brighton ; won by Kent 147 and 176, total 323; Sussex 215 and 99, total 314. 15. Marylebone Club and Ground (with Fuller Pilch) and Northern Counties (with A. Mynn), at Lord's; won by Marylebone 97 and 76, total 173 ; Northern Counties 105 and 55, total 160. 18. Marylebone Club (with Lillywiiite and Hillyer) and Audley End (with Fenner, Ri , gwood, and Dean), at Audley End; won by Marylebone 74 and 143, total 217; Audley End 56 and 156, total 212. 22. Marylebone Club and Ground (with Wenman) and the County of Sussex, at Lord's; won by Sussex 154 ; Marylebone 50 and 92, total 142—won by one innings and 12 runs. 25. Marylehone Club and Ground and County of Norfolk (with F. Pilch), at Lord's ; won by Norfolk 69 and 111, total 170 ; Marylebone 79 and 71, total 150. 29. Gentlemen and Players, at Lord's ; won by Players 130 and 141, total 271 ; Gentlemen 128 and 105, total 233. Nottingham and Sheffield. at Sheffield; won by Notting - haln 70 and 103, total 173 ; Sheffield 77 and 95, total 172. August s.—Marylebone Club and Ground and West of England (with four Players of England) Return Match, at Lansdowne ; won by West of England 71 and 110, total 182 ; Marylebone 61 and 40, total 101. Gentlemen of Sussex and South Hants, at Southampton ; won by Sussex 140; South Hants 46 and 57, total 103—won by one innings and 37 runs. 8. Marylebone Club and Ground and County of Herts, at Redbourn ; won by Marylebone 82 and 51, total 133 ; Herts 85 and 47, total 132—won by six wickets. 13. Kent and England Return Match, at Canter bury ; won by England 96 and 87, total 183 ; Kent 94 and 37, total 131. 16. Gentlemen of Kent and Gentlemen of England Return Match, at Canterbury ; Kent 107 and 64, total 171 ; England 119 and 25, total 144, with four wickets to go down—drawn by mutual consent. 19. Marylebone Club and Ground and Sussex Re turn Match, at Brighton ; won by Sussex 171 and 287, total 458 ; Marylebone 153 and 219, total 372. 22. Marylebone Club and Ground and Petworth Club and Ground, at Petworth; won by Petworth 77 and 87, total 164 ; Marylebone 47 and 116, total 163 —won by four wickets. 26. Marylebone Club and Ground and Northern Counties Return Match, at Leicester ; won by Northern Counties 126 ; Marylebone 71 and 52, total 123—won by one innings and three runs. 27. Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells, at Tunbridge; won by Tunbridge 151 ; Tunbridge Wells, 53 and 66, total 119—won by one innings and 32 runs. 29. Marylebone Club and Ground and South Hants Club and Ground Return Match, at Southampton; won by South Hants 107 and 85, total 192 ; Mary lebone 143 and 45, total 188—won by five wickets. September s.—Marylebone Club and Ground and County of Norfolk (with F. Pilch) Return Match, at Swaffham ; won by Norfolk 45 and 8, total 53. 7. Oxonians and Brighton, at Brighton ; won by Oxonians 120 and 61, total 181 ; Brighton 53 and 51, total 104. 9. Six Gentlemen of Nottingham and Five Players of England, and Eleven Players of Nottingham, at Nottingham ; won by Gentlemen, &c., 170 and 55, total 225 ; Players 123 and 90, total 213. 12. Married and Single of England, for the benefit of the Plarfrs, at Tunbridge Wells; won by Married 134 and 101, total 235 ; Single 82 and 144, total 226. 18. E onians and Brighton, at Brighton ; won by the Etonians 216 ; Brighton 75 and 46, total 121 — won by one innines and 95 runs. We have been informed, and we hope it is true, that the Adinir.tty have it in conte , nphition to improve the :dress of the midshipmen of the Navy, by giving them gold aiguilltttes when in full d , C-s, hilalliar to those worn by aspirants in the French and other Navies; for nothing can be more unmeaning than the wkite patch on the collar. The mates, too, we have heard, are to wear gold frogs in full dress, without the bullion, which will be a great improvement. The uniform of the higher grades also requires amendment, as it is impossible at present to distinguish the different ranks of officers.—Naval and Military Gazette. LASCAR SEAMEN.—It has no doubt been generally noticed that there has been, and particularly at certain periods of the year, a great number of poor Lascars about the streets, wandering without food or clothing, in a state ef great destitution and wretchedness, very fre quently to all appearance half perished wi!li cold and hunger. The condition of these poor fellows has been much deplored, being unused to the cold and vicissitudes of our climate. The cause of their being thrown desti tote upon our streets was, that very frequently, in the case of English vessels voyaging to India, the crew have been taken ill on the passage, or at the place of destina thin, and have died in great numbers, so that the captain had no alternative but to engage a number of these Lascar seamen to work, or assist in working, the vessel home, which being accomplished, they are turned adrift to make room for able and more experienced sailors. This evil will no doubt be greatly remedied by a clause inserted in the new Merchant Seamen's Act in their regard. The 64th section of the Act exacts, that if any person being a Malay, Lascar, or native of the territories under the Government of the East India Company, or Asiatic, or African seamen, having been brought to the United Kingdom on board any slip, shall be found here in dis tress for want of food, clothing, and other necessaries, it shall be lawful for the Admiralty, at their discretion, to supply necessary and seasonable relief to him, and to maintain him until he be sent on board some ship to be conveyed to or near the port whence he was shipped, and also to advance the money to defray the expense of the passage—all this advanced money and expense being considered a debt due to her Majesty, and recoverable as such, with full costs of suits, in any of the courts of law in her Majesty's dominions, or the territories of the East India Company, from the owner and master, or either of them, of the ship on board which such person or seaman shall have been brought in the capacity of eaman to this country. THE COSTS OF SUMMARY CoNvlcrioN.----At the Aylesbury Petty Sessions, Emanuel Priest was convicted of having set a snare in a hare's run on the preserve of Sir J. D. King, Bart., at Halton. He was committed to prison for seven days, iu default of the payment ef one shilling fine and nineteen shillings costs. At the same sessions, William Jeffkins was committed to prison for ten days, in default of the payment of two and sixpence fine and twenty shillings costs, for having trespassed in pursuit of game on the preserve of the above gentleman. At the Ashendon Petty Sessions, Stacey Scott was con victed of having been in search of game on land at \Vaddesdon, which is preserved by the Duke of Buck ingham, and sentenced to pay a fine of ten shillings, and twenty-eight and sixpence costs. Out of these last costs it appeared the magistrate's cler k claimed 11 2s. 6d. COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT CwM AVON.—On Friday last an explosion took place at Cwm Avon, by which seven men were ightly burnt, but are expected to re sume their work in a few days. Die explosion was caused by the carelessness of a fresh hand, in not pro perly trying the "stall" with the safety lamp before in troducing a candle. A very exaggerated report of this accident has been spread through the country, but we can vouch to the accuracy of our statement, whi c h was obtained by personal inquiries from the manager :and • workmen on the spot.— Swansea Journal. THE INQUEST. Yesterday morning, at half•past ten, Mr. Carter, Coroner for Surrey, and a most respectable jury, assem bled at the Bedford Arms Tavern, Clapham Rise, for the purpose of investigating the respective deaths of Eliza Daniels, aged 25, and her illegitimate offspring, a fine full•grown female infant. The above facts having been deposed to, Mr. Dodd, the surgeon, in answer to a question from ono of the jury, said, " I, am of opinion that the sufferings of the ----------------1(0.) MARKET NE IV s.—( yES TERm 0 CORN EXCRANGS. 690 1° The receipts of Wheat of home produce, smell,e yetil'i well as by land carriage and sample, we re a die stands were fairly supplied with most %jot' dance,There was rather a large number of buye ll . o oo ' who purchased the best descrip.tiOes ;•bisbil freely, at prices fully equal to those obtained o . _ 0 00 se'nnight. In all other kinds only 5 m odel ° 0 01 , 1 was doing. The supply of Foreign Wheaberlitsir,s was small, yet the sales in that article were rst .. e tsp r . In bonded grain so little was doing that the t i l; t os; were almost nominal. The show of Barlq, 1050. r• lish and foreign, was again extensive. l a st stances 0:3, stances the best Malting Barley soi.cl lt " of ilKd figures, but all other qualities suffered a decli ne ~der ls. per quarter, without any progress bei n g o s ° Of, sales. For all kinds of Malt the demand 0 •J sively dull. The best potato Oats were O te ro, ; but we have no variation to notice. Ben,ioeol,4 Flour were a slow sale at previous figures. w__o6oP, Rape-cakes sold steadily. In S eeds very little • , SUR E ' 64 111 CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL IMF , - .. Wheat-Essex & Kent, Malt-Clievalicr.• and 0 Red . ........ 40s to 505 Oats - Yorkshire .. e .. 0 1 „ Ditto, White . . 46s 56s Lincolnsh., . it. Norfolk and Lin- Potato ••••A'r";;;, 0 coin, lied.. •.. 38s 46s Yougliallsa. a Ol 9 Ditto, White •.• • .. 42s 50s Black • • •• "•, 0 1 9 Irish, Red .••••• .. -5 -s Cork, White. •• 'Ol 01 Ditto, White. ••••• -5 - s Scotch, Fe ed ' " O2, 9 Rye-Old ...........; rs 34's Beane-Tick' ••"'' • P New. Barley-Grinding Malting ••• • • Chevalier .•• • _ _ 3,4. 39, white ..•• • " ' ::: P' Malt-Suffolk and Nor- Boilers • • • • • d • s • ... 400 1 0 f01k.... ••• • • , • 58. 62s Flour___TownlllB .. . 02, Brown Kingston and Ware 63s 645 Stocktn .••• '" ,10 I NT 1305 1 '505 1 FOREIGN GRAIN' AND FLOUR - , to Wheat—Dantzic.... .. 32s to 36s BOWS ••••••• • • :. .• : ..0 Hamburgh ..,• •• • ...• , a • Barley Oats-New , Feed The arrivals ofSßeXaTst:lfpZZtt p ro . arke i t t :li er. ll. "- 11 ;1 numerous, and of considerably improve(' q w ere ti '!„e/ attendance of buyers was again tolerably Dildeekss the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state , t ifr o ace9 the currencies obtained on this day se'nlight " se ou ott the highest quotation obtained for tue best sheep i o ' exceeding 4s per 81bs. The numbers 0 , 0 40 . 41 only moderate. For all breeds we had an i d, lo' t O tt quiry, at fully, but nothing quotable ber n 0 0%4 prices. Calves, the supply of which w as ti . o o. V firm demand, at fully last Monday's ti twt- 0 0 t small Pigs sold readily ; other kinds slowlY s ,i• 3. 16 1 i Per Sibs. to sink tho offal. • 0. , f 1 5' 4 i s. d. to s. d. _,,,,, aide . a i • Inferior Beasts .... 2 8 210 Second (1 12 .„"„ 4 1ditte ", 0 a Second quality ditto. 3 0 3 4 Coarse - w om ' - ell '• ' ' Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 Southdolvn Weth_A ••,, 1 1. Prime Scots ......3 10 4 0 Ditto out oldie/Tv". ; ; 1 1 Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 6 Large Hog' • . •••••1 4•• 1 I Prime small ditto .. 4 8 410 Small Porkers 6• • Suckling Calves, ..18 0 30 0 Quarter old VP . 0 ~ Inferior Sheep .... 210 3 0 Lambs ...... •• " l it SUPPLY AT MARKET. / 00 Beasts. I sheep, 1 Cal`fee• IIP Ip d 3,032 1 24,420 I 61 , 4 0,4 .i. arnavo.a..nia .6.112 D I.3B.A.ZPOO'ScOn, The arrival of slaughtered meat ikoet 00,00! various parts of England continue see at idllt coil, while we have full average supplies ef t l ea criP tl ,f ' O r metropolis. Prime qualities of eac h ~." 0,0 - naand a steady inquiry at full prices. ".° rates' 1. only a moderate business is doing at late il , • At per stone, by the Car caSe • li ,u 's : 5. d. to ~r t or .• 5 0 Beef, inferior 26 2 8 Mutton, ...•,-04.• 6 , middling .. _2 10 3 0 __...--....- and '.••.. 3 0 prime large •• 3 0 3 2 ------ priM e .. I , ill prime small Veal •••• • • • • - s mall .. ....11 35 1 44 4 ARRIVALS DURING THE rAsT -coot it, Beasts WO 34 400 . ...- 7 , 0 40 B°°„,•, '.4 ......... 1 1 0 2 Tn ._ 16 100 e l ' 51 0; ............. .............. 20 25 g 0 5 0 0 of ............:.. 30 3 g o 0 0 ................ - 100 10 0 / 20 ---- f ____. 0 , Total .............. 192 9 •,i' o ° 0 lit Previous week's arrival... •• . 238 2 •"" "-- . ~......-. 40 la i e . Difference since our last ••• • - 46 8 ,,. ° 00. 0 0 3 °, BOROUGU AND Slll'a'-nt roo 0 Fair average time-,f year supcolie6„ -iog te,i111;0! been mceivtd during the week. v,.! - 0 t we,P o d i weather, and to most of the dealers w` i , ;re/ ig st• r , the demand has ruled inactive, at ahe u 'a i fto o From Dunkirk we have received 30, 1111 ' ,td 59 tons, in very middling condition. of. 0 1 : 4 1 ) 1302,017 GR llor v li q g a ea In pockets very few sales have t'l pe r - e ie." last, yet prices are supported. pegs are ' r at late rates. Wt. 0 1'114 WOOX. 111A51%; Otibli9ao std it, Notwithstanding the approuchil b A s tk.?' is a fair amount of business doing ill qbe 10 0 1 and prices are steadily suppor ted ' 000 toil ° , our last have amounted to about 1, 0-1- i i? from Algoa Bay. 0 , 1 ,s ASO/I%i° .7) TALLOW IVE c o n At 1 ,; i4 There is no alteration in prices W. O . vall ' A good business is doing for coostimPtj,„t et Ili I offered at public sale on Friday last,l", -,,, f', at full prices compared with the Prer'°"l 10 7 ' f r.j 0 , , i doing for forward deliver Town ' , of; ' nett cash. Y. ..... P i fl 4 ~. a g • - STRANGE RAILWAY OCCURIISI"‘P posellajd, On Monday night, L a stone or , bollts o o Spy the upper part of the glass of the W i n. ra f a rs ll/1 of a first-class carriage in the t ° ,_ % ,,ert h li r i i4 Leeds, Manchester, York, andsbmoeut-5..5:01.,400 at a quarter past ten o'clock, Derby station, the speed being slightlYr;,-0 OP-091:0.0 tory to entering the station. N° bed 401104/ The carriage was afterwards detat eote'sist . and detained at Derby, where it vi 7rbe l e 1 51 bullet or other missile was found. o lio ,i oti one of great mystery, and h as e • - er. te e 'Ar interest at the station.—Hall Adaertlierlbiterf4; Coals and flannel have be e" ost Pried di hundred and eighty families of th e " ' f i t of ",, , J71, 0 in t•le parish of Coningsby, the g, i l s eet i Ali vr if i i &q., and the Venerable ArelTeefr tisso:7lif/ rector, who, in accordance with I. lee r ir for this season of the year, sent, t he e thl latter 101. to the Rev. John Ilert,gr'itev- ~ the above most benevolent and e ' - 5; 11 5:1 1 0 Lincolnshire Chronicle. 1 $1100.4/4g DISCOVERY OF LrrtioasAr - -C re sen. A s os- y —Mr. Logan, the geologist, at P m " de ‘`„aie b .,est (/' geological survey of Canada, he' -$ 2l, - 4, the Most eel Gazette of November 0 00 o fi s , to . be of great importance. Be "5 , 0 oOr l ' b of Simeon (which is some little dison"„dari tli, tario, and forms the eastern b°ll-tbea,%pre4 western peninsula of Canada). 3 g rrls l ith - Q 0 0 ' stone—namely, that used in thee 01°1044 taking the drawir . zs, and pro duci f n e ' Ve l O ev oete ? paper. So large inhis bed that Ili t hert ° ,, lA, I rij it for sixty or seventy miles. the sror'" o pri,, " been the sole source from which a t he f . o o; o f pled with this valuable article, 80 0 f 5h ,,,,e 1 P0 r e ) 1 limited, and distant from any P` l l i sve "l i al isP :,/ mens, which were sent to London,,oo q V ol f• by competent judges to be a th e i t torti e r ill b ei We believe Mr. Smith, tl'ets 13elict''00l,,,),‘ in on the eve of pre:motion to t '" e it ftp or oL io 5 , 7 i of such a movement tuklng ie ee :, 4 4 l,- tt/II ' Se: g: Warren is to be Mr. Brewster is, to o into Poi. an " p r Attorileatt,, „iioli ,ucii ( the ' 1 business of the Irish' retarr--5- state (P 01, i t now considered part. the " I ta• mei 4 01 , • 9}1 tionary.—DublinEren q Alai" „ts - oc - , r Ala` • HAVANNAEL—TIie last SECO- n or _AK oi Goo ( 'JP' IP. 1. mention the receipt b him e g ive Tor bil 7 , Royal decree, enjoining to Vea land for the insult offered to M h t ; clot 6 ' ,4 * pacity as agent invested wi th , t a to • 0 8 11;4i British Government. APPe"eeffeet, n t° l - ) t al.s oV i ii the note addressed to the t , e - n ersi - .10"60.4 k ' de la Rosa, by Mr. Bulwer. L i g 'i s ir to 7,401-101pror ferred the examination of thnilteedu "„ os who was engaged in reading.o i A i tir. • r = to the trials of the blacks itePtteat , " h ia 0 , tfr 1 spiracy, to ascertain to what elnatea ovi involved in it. and had not terl- 0 0 cikt on the 24th ult —Times. yv T 59 1 0 , 4 04 SIGHT AND HEARt-ijecalSeess jwpAill 39, ALnEMARLE-STRERT, to e/c o r pi 1,41 Browne Clayton feels desirmls,_ hi s theae As 'O/ and advantage he has derived at ( .. 0 0 e tre o i trial, " W 2 years and after two years ' tr rated r e , ' l a S. and B. Solomons newly inY e t be pat o rd valuable inventions fully inerlre•hel,,l'e tt e C i t o p 'i received. Address. Adli'lniinst°-.010 ' 7 ( Major-General Sir Howard Fl se tae " gesle, i the Spectacles he has nonceha f the bil 11 Pl.r i fully redeemed the assur o f , s ea . r "if 1, Solomons as to their excellen.roo t ill , Iv" much comfort and advantage t ,ses , ,;1„ t ° , able to every other kind of gia'coren,tl4, risfiol4 Park- lane.—The Hon. and B. Solomons, 39, A lbe rmele ,' - 0 0; el #Ol posite the York Hotel' teased fro to Y e at i 4,l j of the Spectacles I pur potl p ee 7 use cf glasses for many years, Georg e rie.otr:orat 1 90/ equ al to Y o l ,e u c i s leil b. til ; ~ 05 e 0 , 1, 1 / 14 i to ( nable me to see venienJe to my eyes. You rs rov ed ,c., o t y pee vai , f Leixlip Castle, Ireland. 15 1 0 ,,e5, z , et it' di e / copes, Opera_Glasses, Micros :ger lie I/ of lenses, to surpass ani . , inviapeoo,so i Messrs. S. and B. Solonafrss or deaf , ro e 001 7 Conductor, Sound Mag i e ePao l l fr o / med.; tie relief to old tending,, 15. 'ectewli ,t - Messrs. 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