The Sun. — London, England, 1851-10-11 00:00:00

gert - Mg ", . e w Or l 4 3 °' 51d. i‘i11 10 : Rio Je ri . e ' rc ' De g ' °°'l fork; pore, So o 'l Grace' eat rrd.~ B rnor, ' JobArrd; 1441 ° ce the Ilia 'Ar ad ,t .0 wo— , alio" Da • D AYS) re (41 Lblee we,o, t little sit P °lls 70 0 i. , d ib 0,6 41 110 ° ditto, Aop, ;ditte,vo to 4d' 01 sdd to, to 0 0 o 3 o d! moo 25 C 1 1 (11 s s od; /BsP'_ O - 4 16C .5 .0r 1/9fir , 117 11. 10 0 1183141 r o regi S. ,e r tiC f al d ' O t" 11 13 itf , 0 0 sd t ° ie r b e il* ince ° bee 40 1 Og•c - il9 l ,a.r c o ;1 50 11 ,0 1 !vs° , 13 0 0 ' , to t Iff ~ ;4 ,0 r 4/11 P oh row i l l ul t do/ et E., of 0,4 ley _At of SW' 0 0 „ d e l o DIOS '4.0" Adeuo te le e ctri°l,o o up t o A d' the 0 1 /! 1 0.100- e riv . fe D o h ti in c to ago ' 0 .nti 0 0 0 ' 1 , 4 11 p, ijec Ist f of i , ( ebtO be' ill ir a P REVENUE •ne (From the Tines.) 4:oe quarterly return o! the revenue of Great Britain entblet us ii„eain to congraeilate the eublio on the e • , bl° Tattey of the national resources, in the face of the late -"eePtule remissions. Notwitteltanding reductions i . tit t. ° dunes on smear, coffee and timber, estimated at ...mut a r e m: ', ' , ,on a y ear, the ' receipts on the Customs for I:ua quarter have been actually 83,1901. more than in the latober quarter of 1850. Those of our readers who ...ate watched the increasing prosperity of ou: foreign . ,l'ade• as shown in the monthly returns, are, of course, tilliePared for this gratifying revolt. In the receipts of f n a Excise for the 9uarter there is en increase c ' , - ,„. 6 ' ; 9 11 . Ai both the Excise and the Customs are on - "dims of home consum consumption, this return sufficiently answera the idle assertion ' that our manufacturers and ' bklehants are driven to a large foreign trade by the Pne' v s e rtY of our owpeople. It was not to be expected that the c.larriPl.Woulti ..xeibit the same self recruiting power ' re'eeetie derived from personal expenditure; and ~t he. ...u t n -. 4eq„,,P4ting reduction forced on the Chancellor of tee .E. oPiuee last year tells this quarter in a decrease to the e ,_ n t of 74,464 e, upon a still larger decrease in h quart er quarter last year. The Assessed taxes for the l!srter are 21,5884 less than last year. Tee receipts ' lt the Post cte .. increased '9 000/, for great part ' which Le "Ye ' ' the Exhibition, bit it is we are, probably indebted to . ms is e l .!' I P Partly owing, we believe, to the circumstance of k _ ger stun re L r tee postage of the naives . pap h ' en received this (lean r though earned in the last, and P "ttY to th e ri - e ' - railway bin' being tt°4 r b' * 4 't ' - ' t B°m° heavy 20 00/ is set down to ar itratien. Au increase of 0 • 4 the CrOwn Lends. The result is that the total or l a s i t y fe ltrY r• '''''enue of the quarter is 124,646/. 'ewe than a ja-"th This is neutralized by a very large decreasei ns de e e R.VeYrnent of Advances, which makes a nominal I,6reitse of 1,1974 on the whole revenue of the re quar heen 59,457P14°111s for the whole year have deorceclition clotob more than those for the year ending th e % L er 10s 1 850; the Of the brick duty, E 343,0184 The s. year's cise, notwithstanclu be in ja the Stamps amounts to 179,99 ... / __lwt when the 114! ) ..,!_ .exPected to be less than half a am "' tick -eKe_tte of duties has been a whole in opera rsepetittinual receipts of the Assessed Taxes and 58 004/•;',:k, are less, respectively, trey s , ' ~410 descent, however, be a arrested, 111 th It?°lf • in the latter head seems now to . which by y as 3 1 latterly be ere is The annual le eeea . a small increase on the quarter. . it is telathreduced hiere m s : IR the P ost -office has been 150,000 i. The total 'theh • ' ll the ordivary revenue of the year is 235,9721., 1004 tut thee ordtnarythat we must by some extraordinary items to 77,0721. revenue, however, items . 1441 4; e e l test of prosperity, the extraordinary increase of tia utt y a matter of account; and w hat, it ' h ° l a million in the ordinary . re and also of ith ali venue of the tepea., tare xtensive reductions of taxation , and our power Aoiroo', we trust we shall often have it i e w OUT a `Nseot congratulations. tee It (From the Chronicle.) , ieb ientle Returns for the official year and quarter Alp bended yesterday will be found in another f ' 40 %77> tied they present, we are glad to s th n e . tee4ourable results. In all the great sources of i 'll4 re is an improvement, licii4rirt.„,i a. an 'of the large and importantorem We both for the year and 4 1x1;, 4 °.. duties which have been made since 185. Itutieee;,,otinple, that the increase in the Customs own. Aster.ue Past quarter is no less than 83,1904 as nit wi th the e„ e withet..... responding three months of last year, coffee, Etlel at 'ualng the reductions which have taken place Z gl ber, s ,;,, et val in the import duties on sugar, 'Ali ie r , - ,7" save is Other articles. I isles eaan „e o d U ' 36 511/. in the Excise revenue . for In like manner there the b aette s P e et i -; and ' this increase is the more satisfactory, 4tallev, a PertiOn ofwas ~..--ted durin g the expiring quarter of 1850. fe l ,'" o l'e st ., o4 , Z the corresponding . e duty on bricks ode ti e en _ : , ince there is the large increase of 79,000 t, no doubt ha sieterable Part of which we are • cr„se W. 2,27,, t_ o the Exhibition. There is a small m sad te a i a " °II the property -tax returns for the quarter. lands. It would be Nl' seti s e f rei ta o of 20,0001. in Crown_ regarded as lake aetory if this l a s t item could be ur,4 d e pr oo , l i Ptirt tnen ,* of better management in Lord Soymo 14 414 are - S • o ' ._bl.!t the returns under the bead of Crown 1 l ear eitll 4tuntelligible and capricious, , that we must a . the e„...estimate than its real value. 1 tit l a 11° ' to the seemingly favourable re in t - tz:root instance at more eL ef fect „lue adverse side of the account, we find that, -a' ,in revenue under 'elf then ero are only two heads of Dar ed .ere is a shoe with 4Ledecrease for the mouths of 1850. On 2 " s ettiolp;4_, cor responding threL 4 _ past quarter, as cun t 88 et 4, sad t,',lt3 decrease is 74,t1_6 . t° the t " " miscellaneous - item shows . a al . .t 1 K 1., on thetax , e_s il i :n t _is . 44 tiotei Psi , nal extent of 275/. The °De • 8, Acne ~111 ho -erect the Sta mp d for by the decline in the Ne ne , ever, more than accounted _ _ ; n i g the aTelnhered, formed so engrossing Duties Reduction Bill, which,. nr i . i a toplemciany Ivtatioli,rit°,4 of 1 850, and which received s ir se Charles Rs s ..7t l , meta at the hands of its author, r conceivable e eto ter. Ti„ f e at the almost every e eeo wee C oo ° estimated loss of revenue under that mea ding to that lis s :ateti ee '1).1(,)°/. Per annum, and, according eer uarter might thingbe ' C I e fa"in g off in the past 414/ without resit cnsiderably more than 74, . .9 ~‘ ices er efOr / Unt o U der the elfeUrilbl4 I th e st 0, w, curable. n thie a a 'nliii, th,, n) ,, aY say with truth that, even as regards Iritettoreef,'," ja 11 01 a decrease, but an increase. n ti ot. L a 4-4edisz-- ;Its return we have only to add that,. we °ho °lla ded" ll. ‘ the reductions of taxation to which tett:: a net i' e t a h r t total ordinary revenue for the quarter tele k oclii, ~_( ' 'B o of 1 9 4 646/., as compared with the r bb bey rOa l th P ,, mon ths 1 year ern .11 f -ff 'el. tt - is 'of 1850. If we extend ou P4 N4l i b th e ° °facial quarter to the officio, p4..).00tta,, returns, we find results which are scorn. et et ;t l With ta e Tllll3 the year ended yester h disee s even . w as in °, a ' '' ° F 59 "4?..? eir ended 10th Oct., 1850, se increase les 4a e °l B/' ?` l ' in the Customs, the very large • its an e, t o a Excise—a re Exhibition ; hi Rne, ilettle extent to the ) a Uti . 111 th I. ' • result which is do.ubt er h , itti4 of 150,00( • On the Lands. e,, ti ed oF 10 ,000/ in Crown .the Stamps 1414 .iattitiell ' '/ in the I ost-office le .q ueli ' "aete i • of -- 99 -/ in -411 Of , kOr t h • 8 a decase l4 3, ° • • the ,0011 y ear matedfor by 4 '' . 'alt e "" a ti ace() Atri,,, on te e ,-,--cf 3 3,9934 on the he Taxes and and of N' 4 ( If th e * roer The result e of in t t. 0 to al Nop s , i 'Y two ree,,,,. Years shows an increasw expired,h t as o t2a,.'ed wi le " 0 1 the twelve months no 14, 4 .97 21 e l the year ending the 10th October, 1850, hey; ) ,..Tl tl; es : t !a (littlest Superfluous to offer any eons tl ..14 -.. S'gnifie facts a n d figures. They , afford, °ethat (Nese "t elusive evi• thee e , ~, lee, the most solid and con . 0 ., Polj e °4 etry , : 4 " 00 a dduced of the it . p o ', r of the perfect success of our free-trade re. general prosen r 44,4. ,Iterot:B ~t it be observed, not merely has the f 0 of y eatle4 rates but it has increased in the . lest h e i n : of duty. The augmentation is notacproa byristdditiaa 4 Ppaition of new taxes—it arises from h ild trine , 4 ,,:,1 n g been made to the area of taxation g elit 4 bogie,n y ee,,, l4l aption of which was formerly "ettlthy,e3l -- "' 4 • 011 8, to the S comparatively affluent p ---____ '""'""---s__ ,___y ____ Th 114104T(249. INTELLIGENCE. pwithe ~,-, 41.1TtijaN RACES.—FRIDAY. 4 l i b; f . e ach; for 25 three yrs, Sat l'11:4 4°14 r Plate ' 42 5 s added to a sweepstakes old, 6st; yes, 011 ti gel ') d r 311 1 93 t ~two five • lost 21b; six yri r. h utt , l ost 41b, 8; e. ' N v e e re. (7 Subs.) kr l , 4 71 4. Pt ' s f by 'Venison w ou c t o c u f Imp, s 2 yrs (50/ ) sk4, b rew; .. ... .............. . ' t n'a 4, 11 i 410Pton, 2 ............ ...... .. .... Atp * . egtease ca-ecltts, 4 3're, 8 lb ..... (J. Bundy) 1 3 0 11.4. a'''''l%.llll-s-wr,4B3l,l_9PPer, 5 y 4t r(501.) Bst 131 b Th e . " • A`Lien e . - i o e t 'it' e l!rt, 4 yrs (75/ ) 9st 21b ...... eee ---")°,,_.tsallnoral, 2 yrs (504) 4st 10Ib 0 elli si. 4 Se-. w ° ll by a length. Eqr, , Stakes of 3 sois. each, and 20 added. Heats. 411,:iteeeka, .03riatol mile. (8 Subs.) ' ,kr, ; 11 ke' i i it ' 1 1 trrlp (304) Bat 111 b ('Preen) 1 2 1 ear:44114 .I.„..enagerie (500 Bst 91b kr (I' 4trt,Bl``N 1,4./41 Seatlitil OW ) Set 11lb ei ' 441 14 6 , 4 , - ~'-‘.thothy 4 y (5 . 01.) 9sl 12Ib 6 4dr Ch t , lt ,N, a - 3 * by Epi; 2" yr s, of Blanche of It i r% el ia Yrs (3 01) 7st u 3i , n out 3 5 dr cl„,n, re 5 0,,,,. ~_ !NTa'Cultle s C r * Mast Bustle (301) est 6th 4 dr I, h .4 tilt h,,,,,eePig Jane, aged (301) Bst sib 5 dr xh e iilth s ti-,' was won by three lengths, the second by to titw a l b li,(4 the third by half a length. je r t . X...l i k to dtill h:tl i l ti 4 r e d n i .. o U. andieap. of 5 sous. each, 2 ft, and over 1 ,, e (we. "' S. (9 ‘ 11 : 1 cl to receive 101. New course, fir. m r „ . atre, ~ .Jubs.) 4r.. in trlL Vll e c 'tia. 5 yrs, lOst 101 b (W. Archer) 1 44.'c1rale' 941,,atant, rs llst Sib... (Frisby) 2 etr, teer'is Farr 6 RobberY• ' d lOst 71b 3 kr , b" i lliak , iary 4 ' 'ge , 4 )4 ' .4:..4) at, 1i,,,, 0 , Yrs, 9st 81b 0 t s lhri a f"s k ari eas, 5 yrs, list bib " . peas, aged, lOst 61b 11116., 14° 2.. 41,,..,f1ette5, 4 yrs 10.1 t Sib , h2eilio, 4 Won by two lengths ' 4 r' ,t4 ; If 14d i.' btakes of 3 so - vs. each, and 20 added; k NI, ''' cour t . l i I.t. t •et l% ]tent over four hurdles. (3 Subs.) all...kth's n a or (300, list 21b (Forest) 1 1 .4,1 w, eieeee,, '''' s ake."' 4 °3's 4 yrs (301), lost 121 b ... 2 2 :M l'h -141 he• Corner, 6 yra (800 12st Blb dis tle: Lecesceat; Won easy. - ' l g 4: eelf a ;cut Scramble of 1 sov. each, and 15 *l dsoe m ,t° (9 Subs.), was won by Arlctte, beat -I,ho w itx lice and Laundry -maid. t he , r e ." Liateli :k e . l „ l4 4 RA.CES.—Fammr. , (1,, --,:otil -e of 5 sees oscb, 3 ft, and 20 added, el t u e .Seh s \ lO Bave hiS•stake. One mile and a quarter. al l leati ' 1 1, 4 '. i,. . qi(t',, Aib ,_, bit t ~,,utoff,4 qi awry, e yrs, Sst 71b (Sharpe) 1 k, 441 0tep s ',llO Reaper, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Wells) 2 t . )42 4,,' d°' Bkugtian, 4 yra,7st ......(Cbalkner) 3 ler. the3t,tico k' t "ct, 4 yrs, Bst llb (Sly) 0 l‘tr. velt,Rreteee,,,tlY Jersey, 5 yrs, Set 51b (G : Oates) 0 ,e401.4' tutee s he-, sbaldeston, 4 yrs, Bst 51b(Simpson) 0 att. ,Atled,,,,'",id of Team Valley, Bst 71b (Noble) 0 byiberoj..a ,618ter to Wanota, Est 111 b (Dixon) 0 Ilesittettleit.....2'tlhe Proctor, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Osborne) 0 ° .,..tet t : l ittll ce ° agst Osbaldeston, sto 2 agst Maid of A n ti rl a ttd• 4to 1 agat Ribaldry. Won in a 8 % 1. , Of 10 ‘4 CU P Of 10 01 6. kip s. . 4AI, ,0 Says., the rest in specie, by subs. il"t,,.r. , 4 7Z i.t (3 ,0 s.-11-bus,.)tue second to receive 10 sots. Two l '. he: ' 4 A laid of Team 114: N. rts,,, l , . ...emu Valley, Bst 121 b (Noble) 1 ile tt ,, h , s Selina, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ........ (Hall) 2 tt f„Ltra ?.81,,,Aia, rob smith, 7st 7i,...(W. Sharpe) 3 ql.l.'44eltaticrt,",lesont, 4 yrs, 4 114'„,(3aled4h,%1N?t, 5, Yre:__Bst 61b (Sly) o 4,t - or', t"' 1 Sister tt) Wanot 3 yes 7st (Dixon) 0 rh' I::kl„Aore..l°...tEtrrorker, 5 y e; g a s 's - ' (Owner) 0 N il pk e tti ng--.4 . fe°°Ang England, 4 yrs, Bst...(G. Oates) 0 Yo 'r, 6 t, l , '* oti Aaron Smith, 5 to 2 agst Cloth -1 , `l. Iv ' , g a t Spot, end 10 to 1 at Maid of Team 11:°11 seeo7„,?° cleverly by a length, half a length be a,idesailusele"tit'ap._thtit.rd, VVilment:a good fourth. hi ,tbeee -...1ag Stakes or 3 sous. each, and 20 tt,. a stake. Yrs old e Upwards ; the second to save 14.,. i1ui,,,,,,, feats, deedmile and a quarter. (4 Subs.) littr. 'Wright's. ,IY-day, 5 yrs, sit 31b (20/.)(Welh) 1 1 hip. (i)portiet,4".,,t(ilgate. Tat 121 b (104) (Branwood) 2 2 hitigr bi. W, le ir "' etp John, ist2l b( 2o /.)(Osborne) o 3 e first 44 °4 6 Little George, est 9lle (300 0- dr 4 len gth, t " won by a tteek, bought the second by tae weer 'YU b9Ught ill ictr 42 INTL THE SUN, The Hurdle Cup of 2'jl., gentlemen riders, once round and a distance, over three hurdles, was won in three heats by Mr. Wainwright's Elisena, 6 yri, list 101 b (Mr. B. beating Fairy Queen, Lottery, Dandy, and three °the; s. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. ) Carlisle Hum., Mon., Trough, Scotby; Wed., Newby Cross; Fri., Durdar-9. Brighton Harm, Mon., Psteham; Wed., R.,ceconrse; Fri., ])y 02. Carmartheoshire Fri., Ystrad Lodge-10. Brookside llarrs., Mon., Newmarket Bill; Thurs,, Telscombe Tye. Mr. Deacon's Harm, Wed., Roborough Rock; Sat., Dartmore Inn-10. Mr. Trelawny's lids., Toes., Buller's Arms, Doan; Fri., Nvwnham Park— 10i. Mr. Furse's Hs h 4., Mon., Himsbaw Wood; Fri., Buck lend Filleigh-10i. Mr. M. Marshall's llds., Mon., Whitson Wood; Thurs., Seldon's Cross, Bradworthy-101. Mr. Newton's llds., Mon., Okehampton; Thurs., GribblOord Bridge-10. Plymouth Harrs., Mon., Plyrnstock; Wed., Langridge Cross. (FEARFUL ACCIDENT OA THE lITIONE —DEATH OF A YOUNG ENGLISHMAN. A letter, dated Alarzeilles, Oot. 6, says,—" You re member of course the old bridge of St. Evrit, the ex istence of which is a disgrace to the French Govern ment. It olfurs an obitruction to the course of the river similar to that of Old Loudon Bridge when the tide was on the ebb. When there is much water in the Rhone it effects a complete rapid, so that great attention and dexterity are then required 'to shoot' the arch, the passage under which is at all times attended with more or less danger. On the occasion to which I allude (the Ch inst.) the river, swollen by recent rain, was barely practicable, and Set they neglected to lower the chimney of the steamer on puling. One of the crow seeing the danger (for the helmsman was unable to keep us in the centre) ran forward, but he was too late. The chimney struck the arch, broke in the middle, and fell abatt among a number of passengers, who bad assembled at its base for heat and shelter, for tho morning was cold and windy. Several English families were among the number, chiefly young girls, whose mothers happened to be at a distant part of the vessel.. The confusion caused by the accident was very great, and it was increased by the smoke and soot which enve loped those in the neighbourhood of the funnel. As soon as it cleared away it appeared that a fine boy, the son of M. Benedict, the. composer, was dangerously wounded. An English physician who was on board gave every assistance, and the unfortunate youth was landed at Avignon; but in spite of every exertion, he expired duriug the evening, from the injuries be received. THE SALE AT KIVOWSLEY. The operations of Wednesday were devoted to the sale of the " cattle." The list was more circum• scribed than either of those to which the two former days were assigned. It was not the less interest ing, however, as it comprised specimens of the In dian genus in the highest state of perfection, of much larger size than is ordinarily seen in Europe, and of symmetry and condition that probably might be looked for in vain in aboriginal specimens. The list comprised a Brahmin bull, calves of the same gender, cows, and heifers; 'zebu bulls, oxen, cows, and heifers ; straight-horned zebu bulls, cows, &c.; China bulls and herd; Arab bull and cow, with other specimens from West Africa, North America, Thibet, &c. The weather was much more favourable than on either of the preceding days, and the influx of company was consequently greater. Many gentlemen devoted to agriculture were present, attracted, no doubt, by the list for the day's sale—the cattle presenting obvious inducements to persons competent to superintend the breeding of stock. The sale commenced as usual at twelve o'clock, the com pany following the auctioneer to the different paddocks in which the cattle were depastured. The first lot to which the auctioneer drew attention was a fine herd of Brahmin cattle. Lot 117, a Brahmin bull, Los' taunts (Linnwus, var. Indicus), bred at Knowsley: This fine animal, the auctioneer observed, was inva luable for crossing with the British species; there. were, he said, at that time on the Knowsley farm many superior animals, the produce of the specimen in ques tion and the Devon breed. The bull was knocked kown for 501. to Mr. Thompson, whose purchases were all made on commission for an Italian nobleman. The whole of these animals are thoroughly acclimated, having been bred at Knowsley; there appearance was excellent, and yet they brought anything but good prices. In the latter part of the afternoon a pair of an telopes of the gnu species, antelope (Catoblepas) gnu, antelope gnu (Zimmerman), were sold to Mr. Bram ston, of London, who is connected with Wombwell's menagerie, for the extraordinary price of 270 guineas. SHIP NEWS. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Swedish and Norwegian General Consulate, London, Oat. 8. _ _ Sir,—Referring to my communication of the 21st of May last, I have now the honour to hand you the fol lowing translation of an ordinance issued by the Royal Navy Board at Stockholm, under date of the Mb ult.:— " The Royal Navy Board hereby makes known, for the information and guidance of mariners, that in ac cordance with the ordinance published in the Official Gazette of the 16th of April last, two lighthouses have been erected in the Gulph of Bothnia during the present summer. _ _ _ " One on the rock Malorn, situated at the entrance to Elaparanda and Tornea, and in north latitude 60 deg. 31 min. 45 sec., and longitude 23 deg. 40 min. 30 see. east of Greenwich. This lighthouse is provided with a sideral lamp, which, with a stationary flame, is visible from all points of the compass, and ought to be visible from a ship's deck in clear wea ther at a distance of two and a half to three geographical miles. On the same rock, which is likewise a pilot sta tion, there are two houses, a church, and several fisher men's huts, which, as well as the signal-beacon and lighthouse, make good sea marks. "The second lighthouse is placed upon the rock Stora Fjederagg, situated half a mile N.E. from the northern point of Holm Island, in the Northern Quark, outside the entrance to Umca, in north latitude 63 deg. 48 min. 25 sec., and longitude 21 deg. east of Greenwich. This lighthouse is provided with a revolving reflector, which during the space of eight minutes, gives four equally strong flames, with an equal duration of darkness be tween each flame. The light, which burns 104 feet above the levelof the sea, ought in clear weather to be seen from a ship's deck at a distance of three and a hqlf to four geo graphical miles, and is visible at all points of the com pass from W.N.W. eastward to S.S.W. On Fjederagg there is likewise erected a dwelling-house and a small house, which also can be seen from a good distance at sea. " Both the above described lighthouses were lighted for the first time on the Ist of September last, and will be kept lighted during the time appointed by the 42d paragraph of the Royal Ordinance for the Management of the Pilot and Lighthouse Department of the King dom, dated the 16th of May, 1827." CHARLES TOTTIE. Captain G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lloyd's. ROMAN REMAINS AT CHESTER.—The workmen who were engaged last week in making excavations at the lower end of Watergate-street, in this city, for laying gas pipes, came across part of the old Roman wall, the masonry of which was so hard and solid as almost to defy their efforts to cut through it. It had probably formed the foundation of a tower near the present 'Watergate; fragments of un mistakeable Roman tile , , in a good state of preservation, were thrown up with the soil at the same spot.—Chester Courant. RECLAIMING MORECOMBE BAT FROM THE SEA. —We have been informed. from a source on which we can rely, that a company is now forming, and that an applica tion is to be made in the ensuing session of Parliament, fur a Bill for powers to carry out the above undertaking. If the application prove successful, an area of land, comprising somewhere about 70,000-acres, a county in itself, will be added to Lancashire and Westmoreland.—Ulverstone Ad vertiser. THE FATAL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT AT MIDSOMPR NORTON.—The adjourned inquest u pon the bodies of the three unfortunate men, Taylor , Dallimor e , and Hill, who were killed at the accident at the Old Welton pit, zdid. Bomar Norton, by the breaking of a rope, by which they were being lowered to their work, was held at Midsomer Norton, on Tusday last, before R. Uphill, Esq., coroner, and in the presence of a Government inspector. After a lengthened and careful investigation the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Some degree of carelessness being attributable to Isaac Bryant, the bailiff, who had charge of the rope, the proprietors, we understand, have dismissed him from their service. A YANKEE TRICK.—Uncle Eb, as we used to call him, among lots of good qualities, had a failing. He did love good liquour, but such was the state of his credit that no one would trust him. He therefore one day resorted to a trick, to answer the great desire of his appetite. He took two case bottles, put a quart of water into one of the m, then put a bottle in each pocket, and started for the store. " I'll take a quart of your rum," said Uncle Eb, as he placed the empty bottle on the c oun t e r. The rum was put up, and the bottle replaced in his pocket, when Uncle Eh pulled from his purse what at a distance might seem a quarter of a dol lar. " Thi s i s not hi ng but tin, Uncle Eb , " said the trader. " Eh, now, it's a qua r t er ," sa id U nc l e Eb. " It's tin," said the trader: " I shan't take it." ,6 It's all I've got." " Very well, you can't have the ruin." Uncle Eb, without much demurring, pulled from hi s p oc k e t t h e quar t o f water. The trader took it, poured it into his rum barrel, and off walked Uncle Eb, chuckling.—Baltiniore T FLooD.—Mr. Pranr , county surveyor for Down, states th a t f rom personal Observation the damage sus tained by the co un t y , i n consequence of the late floods, will amount to 8001. • CRICEET.--TUE ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V . TWENTY OF HAMPSHIRE.—This match was resumed at Day's ground on Wednesday, but as the bad weather prevented the play from being continuously persevered in it terminated in a draw. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—An officer in the employ of this company has, in default of finding the neces sary recognizances to keep the peace, been committed to the Wakefield House of Correction for twelve calendar months for using threatening language towards Mr. Seymour Clarke, the general manager of the company's affairs. CUSTOMS..— The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury have appointed Ur. Robert Grimes Hest to be ac countant of petty receipts of customs, in room of Mr. J. S. Davies. A COVET.—A lady, a_ convert from Romanism, was admitted to_the communion of the English branch of the Church Catholic, last Sunday morning at the parish climh....-krigitten Gazette, SATURDAY EVENING, THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING 0 T. 10, 1851. No. I.—An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain in the Years and Quarters ended 10th of October, 1850, and 10th o. the Increase or Decrease on each head thereof. October, 1851, showing • I s QUARTERS ENDED A YEAR 11 QUARTERS ENDED i e n ded 1! ~..___.------A YEAR ended* I Year ended Oct. 10. Quarter ended Oct. 10 r ---A-____, ,_______A______, Jan. 5, April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Oct. 10, 11 Jan. 5, April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Oct. 10, 1850 1850 • 1850 1850 1850 I I 1851 II lB5l 1851 I 1851 1651 Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. ---- - i £ X - X X X 1 X X X ! •C X , £ 4- £ £ Customs ............... 4,72630 - 4,432,684 4,333,708 5,251,883 18,73ti,805 , 4,59(1,705 4,548,266 4,318,218 5,335,073 18,798,262 I Customs ........• • . 59,457 •• . • 83,190 .... Excise •. • .... ••. • • • 3,625,061 1,859,473 3,325,225 4,103,343 12,913,102 II 3,715,920 1,930,539 3,419,810 4,139,854 13,256,120 i Excise ••.••• .. • • • • 343,018 •• .. 36,511 Stamps .•••••• • • • • • • • 1,509,860 1,538,125 1,590,767 1,507,028 6,145,780 1 1,459,721 1,548,008 1,525,492 : 1,432,564 5,965,715 ! I S ,i t . a o t i lLi r )s ty . T .. a . x .... ........ .. .. 179,995 •. • • 74,464 Taxes • 1,897,961 177,231 2,073,281 186,613 4,335,086 , 1,923,053 167,784 2,045,2311 165,025 4,301,093 ! Taxes Property TaX........ - ... 40,394 2,069,608 1.029, 9 35 1,867,96: 5,413,701 418,730 2,089,950 976,881 i 1,970,136 5,355,697 ! .. • • 58,004 2,272 .... Post , ,,olllce •..• , . .... 152,000 231,000 210,000 227,000 820,000 I 152,000 2i2,000 240,000 i 306,000 970,000 , Post-ofliee ..... .... 150,000 79,000 •••• ~ • Crown Lands ••••• • ~ • • 60,000 . 40,000 40,000 20,000 160,000 i 60,000 40,000 30,000 1 40,000 170,000 ! Crown Lands ••• . • • 10,000 .... 20,000 .. Miscellaneous .;........ 58,408 47,960 81,474 28,727 216,569 I I 20,391 21,974 91,241 1 28,452 162,058 :Miscellaneous.- .. •• .. 54,511 •• .. 275 RepaymtsolAdvnes. - Total Ordinary Revenue 12,473,314 10,395,981 12,681,290 13,192,459 .18,743,033 112,346,520 10,668,518 12,646,873 ;13,317,104 48,979,015 1 Total .. .... • • 562,475 3:6,503 220,973 96,327 Imprest Moneys, &c. .. 125,087 301,7.19 135,827 121,615 684,288 II 132,246 261,765 139,770 ! 124,330 (158,111 ! Imprest Moneys, &e. 26,177 2,715 ••..• • • • Repayments orAdvances 124,909 • 91,400 188,289 293,813 698,411 11 135,116 141,908 123,409 I 165,255 565,688 , •• • • 132,723 .... 128,558 --- t 1 Total Income • • 12,723,3:0 110,789,130 13,005,406 13,607,8861 50,125,742 ~12,613,882 11,072,191 12,910,052';,13,606,689 50,202,814 Total ........ 562,475 485,403 223,683 224,885 Amount applied to Con- •' solidatcd Fund# ..... • • 8,236,315 5,967,008 8,200,639 8,779,169 3 1 ,183,131 . 7,655,164 5,868,205 7,975,091 8,794,247 30,292,7071 435,403 E Deduct Deduct ~ Ditto, as Advances .•• • . 374,172 296,337 291,823 421,334 1,383,716 ! 198,204 429,684 364,7481 286,617 1,279,253 Decrease. Increase 11 223,688 Ditto, _- as part of Ways & Means of the Year ~ . ..1 4,112,923 4,525,795 4,512,944 4,407,333 17,558,895 I I 4,760,514 4,774,302 4,570,213 ! 4,525,825 Increase Decrease - 77,072 on on the 1,197 Total ~• • . 1 1 :12,723,310 10,789,140 13,005,406 113,607,88Gj 50,12.5,742 I ! 12,613,882 11,072,191 12,910,052 '13,606,689 50,202,814 I the Year. Quarter. •• - Exclusive of Advances. No. IL—lncome and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the 10th Octobe , ., 1850, and the 10th October, 1851. Quarters ended Oct. 11l ......--, 1851 Quarters ended Oct.lo. CHARGE. 1850 Permanent Debt .......... ......... Terminable Annuities•....... Interest on Exchequer-bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund ....... Sinking Fund .................... •• • • The Civil List ...... • • • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • Other Charges on the Consolidated Fund ••.•.•••• • •• •• " .... • • ••• .. For Advances .. Total Charge • • .... The Surplus The Amount of Exchequer-bills issued to meet the Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarter ended sth July, 1851 The Amount issued in the Quarter ended 10th Oct., 1851, in part • of Sums granted • by Parliament out of the Consolidated Fund for Supply Services • • • • .. • • ...... • • .... • • „ • • • „ . • • „ • „ ................. Surplus Consolidated Fund The Surplus of Revenue, after providing for the Charges on the Consolidated Fund, and for the payment of Supply Service in the Quarter ended 10th October, 1851.. ..... • we gain this common-place moral from the closing of the Exhibition, ittnay be that, while— • " As sadder and as wiser men, We rise the morrow morn"— we may have to thank Hyde-park for a deeper truth than any connected with its immediate aspect. Still, even with such an abatement to our self-com placency—with this melancholy sense of short-comings, public as well as individual—we have much to be grate tul for. How much can only be estimated by taking a retrospect of the possible failures of what has been but one happy and protracted triumph. It cannot be said that all the evil omens which attended the first concep tion and progress of the Exhibition were e t i sh th lio er wpi i yr m o j a ae g ie i d - t n a t a rfiyr first tr received, illu ory b o V t h e Very coldlyhome andinde e wa abroad.a wearily did it win its way to public confidence.. It was conceived in days of anxiety at home, and in the very thick of wars abroad. Rocked in a somewhat dingy, if actively manipulated, cradle in John -street, Adelphi, the infant Hercules had much to undergo before it achieved the first of its triumphant labours. The serpents, or rather blind-worms of indiffe rence and opposition, were not strangled at a single squeez... Tho first advances of the committee were nut very warmly responded to. A successful meeting at the Mansion-house was followed by no very abundant train of subscriptions. The manufacturing districts, though the first to overcome, were not the last to express their doubts and difficulties. When all was still most uncertain as to the extent to which exhibitors would accept the general invitation, it was' only at the very last moment that Mr. Paxton appeared. There was cer tainly a knot worthy of some divine untying when the Diviaity at length descended in a car of glass and iron. And, up to the very eve of May-day—as all who lived in London society could bear witness—there were, to say the least, as many ominous as auspicious forebodings. We were to be overthrown by hordes of Red Republicans —property and chastity were to be seriously imperilled —dark hints of an elmeute,in the very presence of Royalty itself, were scattered—surmises of unknown, and therefore more terrific, dangers to our laws, our principles, and our social state, moral, sanitary, and political, were freely suggested—our trade was to be ruined—and London was to be given up to savage bands of plotters against Church and State. Nor was this all. The building would be unsafe—it would be too hot, or too cold, or both; the galleries would breakdown, the walls would spread, the columns would sink, the girders would snap, every pocket was to be picked, every stall was to be rifled, and what irresistible robbery spared fire was to consume and rain to destroy. Property and public peace in the Crystal Palace would net be worth a week's purchase. And so generally had these apprehensions extended that it is a fact, which there is now no occasion to conceal, that within three days of the Ist of May it Ras by no means certain that her Majesty herself—not the least firm-hearted of her sex—had not all but deter mined not to be present at the opening. Amidst such an array of antecedent difficulties, when every detail of the scheme—the prize question, the publication of prices question, the site question, the building question, the admission question, and the like —had received open er ill-concealed opposition from a large portion of the press, it is with no small satisfac Lion that We review our own consistent and unfaltering support of the Exhibition.. Our confide nce i n th e work itsolf—iu the objects at which it aimed—in the judg ment and discretion of the Commissioners—iii the ma jestic power of British : n fee t l h it e rg r o, results, ti t l l t i s e , English im people — le i —in t thc, good sense and good uediate and distant,titeedfl effects s ic o n f tihtaat,ocounld produce, not only as to stea con fidence with which we met and in • ' foreigners—and and unimpaired. And if, from this ourselves,dytrustfu trustfulness, we seem to a proofand but upon the common family of mankind—was from the have omitted one of paramountfirst clear, dis tinct,of the subjects of our this emuneration value and influence, house, their labour is but lost that buil w t oc i f e te " ll we can point back to topics long a world-famed, in these columns, for forgottenA " Except the that havehandled not Lord build the w or I d - that, yiide, a world-embracing vision of beauty, pomp, end power , now goes the way which every human institution has gone, or must go. It is perhaps well that it should be cut of in the very midst of its glory, rather than it should preach the vanity of human things in the less dignified shape of a thing of senility and laded splendour. We realize the vastness It by its extinction in its pride. departs not without blessing, as it has existed crowned with honour and ap plause. The grandest epitome of the world's riches, i n telligence, and skill which mankind has ever witnessed —its monument and memories - are circumscribed but by the world itself. All nations have its treasures to our shores, and all contributed to send history. It will b e a t a l c for the Kre nations will listen to its a-haired man of half a century hence, to tell o f the London is long likely to be " Th e Great Exhibition." of 1851, ned of what tell of it as marking an era when lhibiton." lie may nations first began to understand their mutual relations and their common interests—when the arts of elegance and taste were first introduced into the hives and cottages of society—when school boy and school girl, artisan l col lier and hind, barbarian, Scythian, stud ploughman, and serf, were for the first time brought into association,"'bond, with the rich and worthily- endowed, both not only s , oth in station and in education, but with the truer rie .s and the higher educational powers of civilization, science, when art became practical , and whenthe dullest skillutili tarianism was taught the usefulness of beauty and form—when, in a single day, nearly one ten thousand human beings were collected under a single roof without a single infringement of law and order—whet), during the space of six months, the world's largest city received more than double its popula tion—and all this, not only without occasion for a sin gle additional bayonet or sword, but almost without the need of once wielding a policeman's staff. If these are not triumphs of the highest moral ki n d, then has the Exhibition been an emphatic failure and a national mis fortune. But if otherwise, we may SUM up its results, in the words of one wise in his simplicity, and which, though written in the last century, are on this day re markably applicable:— " These are the gifts of Art, and Art thrives most Where Commerce has enrich'd the bu s -, coast; Ile catches all improvements in his night, Spreads foreign wonders in his country' s s i g h t, Imports what others h ave invented well, And stirs his own to match them, or excel. 'Tis thus, reciprocating each with each, Alternately the nations learn and teach ; While Providence enjoins to every soul A union with the vast terraqueous wh o le, (From the Herald.) Tbo last sun has risen en the "Crystal Palace,"—so far, at least, as the public and its original an d accom plished purpose are c oncerned. A feeling of sadness steals over us as we record it—a sadness that will have many sharers. And yet we would not it were otherwise. The mighty monument of enterprise and skill has nobly served its purpose. The is "Exhibition" over —th e triumph is complete. The " building" is to come down. With its after destiny we at this moment have no concern . So far as regards its presen t site and use, "D e t enda esti; Our readers may take our word for it. We have, as yet no standard w hereb y to m easure the probable consequences of the gigantic under taking. That it has stimulated the industry and called forth the creative faculties of our own countrymen in every branch of manufacture and of art no one can deny. It has shown to the nations of the world what each can do; animating, inspiri ng, and instructing all. National prejudices, antipathies and animosities, have given way befor e the "natural magic " of its influence. We have heard from the lips of fo reigners of all classes that it has given them her h. ig, juster, kindlier views of England and the English, of our powers, products, manners, habits, institutions, even of our climate, than they had before. We would instance especially our French and our American neighbours as foremost iu there acknowledgm ents. Who s hall attempt to set, es yet, the full value on such ad missions? A mighty lesson has been unfolded for mankind, bidding ail to note and to acknowledge the bounty, an d the Power, and the wisdom, and the goodness, and the glory of Almighty God. Th e lesson, cannot will , wi not, havo been read in vain. it has been indeed a coloeial project. The vastuess of its proport ions arc open to the eyes of all—its su cc e ss , its praises, are in the mouths of all—and a general -,'ap preciation of what has been accomplished, and must have been overcome, is, broadly spearing, no doubt floating in the minds of all. But those alone who are conversant with large works, who know how clear, and vigorous, and cemprehenbive.must be the grasp that tie mull ad s 5,478,468 1,288,161 859,589 98,855 420,518 421,384 8,566,975 5,051,861 13,618,836 4,525,825 5,308,055 INCOME. Customs".• • ; ............ Exciso ••••• • •• •• • •• . .... ....... Stanms • • • • ...• • • . Propcif3 2 •• . • ' • Post-office • • • • • • • Crown Lands . . . • . . Miscellaneous .• • . : . „ Imprest and otjier Moneys .. Produce of the sale of Old Stores .. • . Repayments of Advances . . 5,251,883 4,111,293 1,507,028 186,613 1,867,864 227,000 20,000 28,727 49,352 72,263 293,813 13,618,836 13,611,297 ' THE .GREAT EXHIBITION. (From the Times.) The Exhibition closes to the public this evening, and the great event of this year, not to say Of this age, will then,be a matter of history. The country will no longer pour into the town, Piccadilly will cease to be a tho roughfare of nations, and it will no more be asked at every bteakfast table in the metropolis, " Who will go to the Exhibition," and when, and how, and with whom? There will, perhaps, be a little more variety of topic; ordinary amtisements will resume their lost sway, and not a few will feel "somewhat relieved, either because a duty is no longer to be done, or because they will uo longer be drawn out of their regular occupations. Un questionably the Exhibition has been a great wear and tear on its warm devotees. Life is not made for such vast assemblages, or so much glitter and turmoil. Even with the timely intervention of the invariable August out-of-toivn, the campaign has been protracted to the extent of human endurance. As for the Exhibition itself, it has never flagged. The changeable weather and shortening days of October have only added to its numbers, and hindreds of thousands have daily entered the building, to move with the currents of a vast human stream, and to be rung out at five o'clock, two miles from Charing-cross, in the rain, the wind; and the mud. The Exhibition is now a great fact, and nothing has stamped it as such more than its ever-increasing popularity. Ante obitum nemo, says the proverb, and the Exhibition is dying in its glory, in the very climax of its credit and health, before its strength bus failed or its eyes become dim. Very rarely does it happen that a splendid inauguration has been followed by a still more glorious career; that, however, has been the fate of this great undertaking. But all the world has contribtitcd toits success, and, though the effort has been triumphant on the whole, few individuals have been able to keep pace with it. We now see how much may be done by combination, and at the same time how little can he done without it, It is by the co-operation of many promoters and exhibitors, and by the succession of con tinually new visitors, that the Exhibition has been the great attraction of the world from the Ist of May to the 11th of October. What have we, then, of this dingy metropolis, which only numbers two millions and a half, and who are either too busy or too dull for much sight seeing, to do with this Exhibition? This is a question of no little importance at this moment. The results of this experiment prove a great deal about as, of this metropolis, that was not known before. It proves that an immense proportion of the people are pre pared to use with interest and profit any great opportu nity put in their way. We do not speak of giving Lon don a Great Exhibition every year. There are two par ties to that proposal; and, unless the world chooses to servo us every year with even greater devotion than it served Nineveh, or Rome, or any old mistress of nations, it is vain to expect the annual, or even the early, return of the spectacle in Hyde-park. But there arc many gradations between an effort taxing the strength of the whole world and ono within the powers of this nation. Why may we not have something of this:sort always in this metropolis? By this groat instance we now know that' it will bo fully appreciated and used. Give Londoners of all classes places of cheerful recreation and instruc tion; give them galleries of art and show-rooms of ma . nufactUre; give Them objects of curiosity, science, and taste; give them what may please the eye or soothe the ear; and, even if the place and the approaches be not as convenient as [night be, they will do their part. They will leave their dull streets and darksOme habitations. They will do just as much as the inhabitants of Paris or any other city on the continent. If the experience of this country seems rather against such a conclusion, that is the fault of our Governments and public institutions. Prince Albert and the other enlightened authors of the Exhibition have brought out the tact, which it has long been tho fashion to deny, that Englishmen are pretty much like other civilizsd people in this respect. They are not so tied to their desks, their firesides, their clubs, or their public-houses, as never to assemble for innocent amusement and ennobling instruction. Whether the present building is to be retained on its present site is a question which wo need not now can vass, as it will come on in due time; but we cannot let the vieitors of the Exhibition part this evening without our best wishes and sanguine expectations that they may meet again. The only questions now are as to the mere detail. If the present site of the Exhibition is objec tionable, let another or several others, be found. If the building be too liable to atmospheric influences, let the construction be altered. If it be too large, let us have a smaller one. At all events let us have places— winter gardens, galleries, passages, or whatever else they may be called, where the people of this metropolis collectionsma y assemble, nature whenever and they art can find ich time, wil i ac cumulate in such edifices. It has lon g been ascertained outbotles see s the that if the public will provide a proper depository for collections they will soon come in, for the owners of such collections, besides being generally high-minded and therefore public-spirited men, are commonly more anxious to provide for the security of their collections than for the private convenience of their relatives. If, throughout this metropolis, there were four or five spacious structures, in airy and cheerful situations, com bining the various purposes of a promenade, a museum, a bazsar, a gallery of sculptures end picture s, and a school of science, with or without such moderate re freshments as might be necessary, and with or without a small fee on admission, we have no doubt that they would prove as popular and as useful as the Great Ex hibition. We have no doubt that they would tend greatly to the refinement of the national character, the better understanding the various classes, the im provement of manners, and every other object for which society is constituted. How such buildings are to be erected is a question which cannot be answered in (1 4 moment, but which ought, at least, to be canvassed forthwith, before the lesson of the Great Exhibition has passed from the mind. If the metropolis possessed municipal institutions they might be intrusted with the task, and its evident neces sity is one more reason for demanding them. But, if the Legislature is still of opinion that London is the only city of the world that can neither govern itself nor be governed by a Royal Commission, then let the Legisla ture commit the improvement of the metropolis to some hand or other, so that something may be done before more time is lost. During the last twenty years many sites admirably adapted for such a purpose as wo have described, as well as for public parks, gardens, and schools, have passed irrecoverably into the hands of the builder. Every year swallows up a little more of what is left, and there will soon be scarce an acre of open ground within tho' circle of the London delivery except the gardens of our squares. Hence the necessity for immediate interference by some adequate authority; and, if Parliament should decide next session in favour of the removal of the Crystal Palace from its present bite, we trust it will not do so without at tho same time finding some other site or sites, on which similar edi• fices of more permanent character, and for more permit nentuse, may be forthwith erected. (From the Chronicle.) To-day closes, so far as all public and practical pur tphoeserse s e e r l e t s c o o n f c ; I r e % d a , o n i n o g t e only n ut y h h e u n t o a b n l e i s m t p E o x r h t a i n b i t t i e o h n a p o - f ter in the history of the human race. In taking leave of the Great Exhibition, if, as is inevitable in all last words and from last the looks, some elm contemplation clement egnito glories sad ness is in re passing passing away, not to be renewed—if the great, though world old, lesson o a f t t t h hs eitmraonnt moment one noss its d mostvanit impressive y human things illustrations— we must not permit such sentiments, however graceful and becoming, to stand alone. Not, ind ee d, that' we in tend to suggest the raising of a triumphant ecean t o th e h o nour and dignity of humanity. S u bj ects o f regret i n co nnexion with thegreat Industrial M useum are too many and too personal to permit of mere glorification. With s uch an occasion of extending our knowledge and cultivat ing our taste, so long inviting us to use and improv e it, t oo ecei many of us will have to lament that they have profited little' by their vast and now past opportunities. If we have lounged when we might have studied—if the me mories of our " hours mis-spent and talents misapplied" come upon us with any feelings of compunetiou—these will be most bitterly if It at the first 'moment wlien the oppo • rtunity for redeeming the time is over. And thus the Exhibition is to us all an epitome of life and its duties. It is but one impressive page of what the world is to all "human mortals"—a thing of varied uses and purposes to profit by, of which we never know the full import, nor the enormous capabilities for good, till the inevitable hour comes when we can ne longer take ad vantage 9f Ihval, in bt0:11 henaOy bttt prootieol LONDON, 5,359,124 4,150,111 1,432,564 165,025 1,870,136 306,000 40,000 28,452 36,428 87,902 165,255 6,436,47 1,291,28: 758,196 99,195 461,481 286,618 8,333,242 5,308,055 13,641,297 523,122 782,230 259,1(18 attempts to deal with them, the foresight and the fore. cast, the courage and patience, and caution and resource, and tact and management and method, that are required to achieve and carry out what has been contemplated— those alone, in short, who know w h a t it i s a f ter a ll to b e beaten by details, can at all appreciate as it deserves " The Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations," as it has been realised in Hyde-park. We are persuaded that were the illustrious Prince, who has been all along, the head and mainspring of the whole, to command that a full and true chrojaicle of the proceedings should be pub lished, he would be doing that which would be accept able and serviceable to the country at large. It is known, generally at least, it should be universally, that with his Royal Highness originated the idea of a public "National Exhibition of the Works of British Industry." His one sole object being to benefit and elevate this country, giving to other nations the opportunity to inspect and to appreciate. As President of the Society of Arts he had watched over the growth and witnessed the good effects of such exhibitions on a small scale, within the walls of that society. It was in June, 1849, that his Royal Highness summoned to Buckingham Palace three gentlemen belonging to that society, Mr. Cole, Mr. Scott Russell, and Mr. Fuller, to meet Mr. Thomas Cubitt. At that meeting was laid the foundation of the present Exhibition. The success of the "Exposition" at Paris of that year having been witnessed and strongly testified to by Mr. Cole and Mr. Fuller, who had just returned from thence, the combination of foreign pro ductions with our own was determined on, and " The Industry of All Nations" invited to compete. The plan was sketched out, his Royal Highness suggesting the classifcation. 20,000 L for prizes, and 50,0001., at least, for a building, were set down as required. The idea of a Royal Commission, with his Royal Highness at its head, originated, we believe, with Mr. Fuller; the So ciety of Arts possessing, under its own charter, the re quisites for working all details. The caution of, we believe, Mr. Labouchere made the actual investment of the 20,0001. a condition before such a Commission should issue. With the visits of Mr. Cole, Mr. Fuller, and Mr. Scott Russell through this country and abroad, with Mr. Digby Wyatt for their secre tary, to organize the raising of the necessary funds— with the ultimate issue of the Royal Commission—with the struggles for a site—with the squabbles about a building—with the amount of prejudice with which, both in and out of Parliament, the whole undertaking had to contend—with the difficulty of finding the contractor, — the great difficulty of all—with the chance picking-up of Mr. Paxton's most beautiful and immortal "Crystal Palace," its opening, and so f ort h, t h e pu bli c are fami liar, but not with the wondrous smoothness and har mony with which the whole management and economy have been worked, from first to last, by those who took the Herculean task in band. The great secret lay in confiding it to so few. Three thorough men of business, invested with responsibility, and allowed a commensu rate discretion, presided over by one clear, comprehensive, vigorous mind, of patient judgment and commanding influence, sufficed to carve out and carry through what, had there been more extended councils, never would have seen the light. When the Royal Commission is sued the work was half achieved, and then the working committee was only iccreased to six. How those six have discharged their most onerous and responsible duties the world have had the opportunity of observing. Their organization has been perfect—a lesson for those leagued in extensive undertakings. We have said that " the contractor" was the one great want of all. Had ho not been found, and found at the time at which he was, the triumph of this country—the wonder of the world— had never been. We note this, because we have not seen that any other journal has drawn attention to it. We note it out of simple justice to the Messrs. Munday, for they it was who, when contractor after contractor had been applied to, and had refused, when one of no mean experience, after having consented, had withdrawn, came forward in a spirit which shall be judged of by their after acts, and rescued from certain and ignominious failure the undertaking which has given to this country a triumph without a parallel in the annals of the world. Messrs. Munday it was who, through the instrumentality of Mr. Fuller, were sought out and in duced to take the contract, which ne other could be found to touch, and by that contract they bound them selves to this —to pay down, and they paid, 20,0004 to undertake the whole cost of the building —to pro vide office and officers—to advance money for the preliminary expenses —and to take the whole risk of the lose. Should there be any profits, they were to have two-thirds; the Society of Arts the othor. Out of the contractors' two-thirds were to come all preli minary expenses, all costs of management, all costs of the Exhibition itself, exclusive of the building, and all expenses whatever, not included in the foregoing. In the month of November, after the contracts had been signed, caution and vigilance for the public interest oa the part of some one --Mr. Labouchere, we believe—led him to suggest that some enta il ment o f ? these anticipated profits (100,0000 was desirable, if fairly practicable—a direct application to Messrs. Munday was made for their con sent to this, and to extend the period for determining the contract. Again, that consent was given. They agreed to let the amount of profit they were to have be decided entirely by arbitration, when the Exhibition should be over, and to extend the period for determining the contract alto gether to the 31st of March. This settled, the Messrs. Munday, as the recognised and accepted contractors, be gan and proceeded with the preliminary works, and so things went on until Mr. Paxton and his glittering pro ject crossed the path. The public know the history of its acceptance. Messrs. Munday and their contract were no longer needed, and, under the arbitration clause in that contract, it was determined that the contract should be put an end to, the amount of compensation being in the bosom of the arbitrators. But this is not all. The notices were given, but the arbitration, from some eauso or other, failing, a now arbitrator be came necessary. Messrs. Monday being asked to name one, gave permission to the Commissioners to select one of their own body as sole arbitrator. They selected Mr. Robert Stephenson. He made his award. It appeared in print some time, if we remember rightly, about the 23d of July last. Accompanied by this noticeable fact, there appeared on the same day, in the editorial columns of the same paper, an article on the award. In the award, the amount awarded was not given; in the article it was. The amount, if we remember right, was 5,0001., some odd. Whether this has more than paid Messrs. Munday the mere money out of pocket we know not. We have heard of no complaint on their part either against the arbitrator or his award. But we can imagine that while the notes of wonderment and admiration and praise of the " Crystal Palace" and its "Exhibition" have been ringing through the world—while the names of " Mr. Paxton," and of " Messrs. Fox and Henderson," and " Mr. Owen Jones, " have been, and worthily, on the lips of all, with princes for their panegy rists, and tens of thousands, nay, millions, have echoed back the well-earned tribute of applause, and no place has been app arently given in the minds of any. to so i much as t o names of Messrs. Munday ! woca v n e well believe believe that those gentlemen may, nay mu st, i h keenly the simple omission; but we claim rth a em that henceforth they be remembered whenever en terp rise, and love of country, and high-minded liberality s hall find place and be appreciated. We know that his Roy al Highness Prince Albert has expressed himself in terms of high and deserved commendation of their liberality. Surely the nation can do no less. Ought it, ought the Commission, to do no more? The destination of the sur plus will be found to be, the establishment of a C en t ra l School of Design in the metropolis, under tho charge, we suspect, of Mr. Paxton, as curator, with affiliated branches in all or most of the principal manufacturing towns. One omission in the beneficial results that have proceeded from the first public Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations we must supply, and that is, that its effect has been to deepen and widen to an immea surable extent the feelings of affectionate loyalty and devotion of the people of this country to their beloved Q u e en . The experiment had been well made bad it borne no other fruits; and we speak the feelings of every one who has had any oportunity of judging, when we say, that throughout the whole of this mo mentous undertaking but one impression has remained upon the mind of those engaged in it of the condescend ing kindness, the clear-seeing sagacity, the unques tioned high ability, extensive information, untiring energy, and thorough business-like habits of his Royal 'Highness Prince Albert. He has achieved for this country a noble and a peaceful triumph. He has won for bid beloved Consort and her Throne and crown a OCTOBE 11, 1851. deeper hold on to the hearts of her subjects. He has earned by it fur himself the gratitude, the confidence, and the respect of all classes of the community. (From the Advertiser.) As, conformably to oflieial notification, the Great Ex hibition will bo finally closed against the general public before the going down of this day's sun, it may not be considered an unmeet act on the part of journalists who have faithfully recorded the marvels of this mighty re pertory of the world's artificial novelties, to take a Per thian glance at the memorable scene which is about to vanish from our view fur ever. Looked at merely as an astonishing aggregate of the products of human industry, the Exhibition presents itself to our percep tions as a colassal bazaar, to which all civilized, and even semi• barbarous, nations have contributed their s wonders safely sa s that ever no beenuc h gigantic quota of use'ul, ornamental, and gorgeous articles. W the may w e orld' fathering underof concentrated y ha one capacious covering, as at this hour may be witnessed in the so-styled Crystal Palace. But the vast elements oa which ocular observation may be incessantly exer cised aro perhaps, after all, less important in what they show, than in what they suggest. Just think of the enormous amount of mental activity, flowing into indus trial channels, which must have been awakened in the four quarters of the globe, in older to prepare fitting contributions for the London Exhibition. The highest gratification we derived from our external survey of the Exhibition was considering its contents as a congress of the world's materiel comforts, and we felt disposed to view each country's peculiar productions, whether of nature or art, as delegated proofs of the bounty of an all-wise Providence, in assigning to every land the quantum of distinctive donation which justifies the patrio tic preference of its inhabitants, whether " panting at the line," or hardily combating the cold of an Arctic temperature. " Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam— His first, best country ever is at home." Thus tar we have sought to take a periscopic view of the multiform aspects of the Great Exhibition, considered as a gigantic emporium of mute and material•things, all significant of some social specialty in the arts which minister to human ease or enjoyment, to man's comfort or luxury; and for conducing, by clever conception, a n d well-directed energy, to the complete achievement of this great object, we, without unseemly adulation, tender our best acknowledgments to the Prince Consort. No' commercial cavalcade could have ever effected what Prince Albert and hi s committee so ably carried out; for, by the elevating interfusion of Royal influence, the industrial arts were efficiently encou raged, while the more vulgar element of traffic was kept tastefully in the background. This could not have been done if the mere trading principle had been called nakedly into operation. There was a vesture of courtly patronage required in order to lend an august aPpearance of imperial grandeur to the Exhibition; and the Prince, as a high functionary, and the Queen as a most assiduous patroness, have succeeded in throwing a lustre over this magnificent affair, which makes the world their debtors for one of the noblest shows that ever gratified the gaze of admiring millions, We do not venture to assume such high ground as the political enthusiasts who would claim for the Exhibition a sort of vague potency in securing permanent peace on earth; but there are many benefits which come short of consummate blessedness, and which are, notwithstanding, full of mercy to mankind. Among these admirable 'ad vantages wo are inclined to reckon the international confi dence and cordiality which drew such crowds of strangers, as exhibitors and sightseers, to the hospitable shores of our sea-girt isle. No nation but the English could have pro vided the requisite machinery for so extraordinary an Exhibition; nor do we think that the nations of the earth would have responded to any other call, save the social summons, which convened the world's wonders t o a wonderful repository in England's metropolis. But the vast fund of thought and reminiscence to which the Exhibition has given birth will not pass away with the removal of its contained riches, or with the speedy subversion of that dazzling and graceful struc ture, through which so many gratified millions have wended their almost enchanted way. What enlarge ment of mind will infallibly take place among count less artisans of every diversity and grade, who have carried home in their heads and hearts some special features of the Exhibition, calculated to help them in their respective trades, callings, and pur suits. What an abundance of fresh ability in all the useful and embellishing arta will burst into bright development, when the details of the Exhibition became familiarly known, not only in the ateliers of Paris, but in the workshops of Moscow and Madrid—in the busy but of the Hindoo, or of the Russian serf: In short, wherever incipient industry exists in mines or on mountains, at home or abroad, the good effects of the Exhibition will be sensibly and profitably experienced. We cannot close our remarks without calling especial attention to the goodness of the Deity, in averting all the evils which might have sprung from the close con gregation of the amazing crowds that on so many occa • sions nearly choked the enormous area of the Exhibition. There was to be seen wide-spread stalls fraught with every kind of valuables, un guarded by the presence of their owners, and yet preserved from outrage or rapine, not so much by police vigilance as by an instinctive sense of public probity, which scrupulously avoided the infliction of injury and never dreamt of depredation. The general good humour and yieldingness that almost always pre vailed were truly marvellous; and we may learn this lesson from the Exhibition, viz , that the true method of obviating the tumultuary spirit of assembled thousands is to have their attention amusingly arrested and main tained by objects worthy of colightcned observation. People are sure to be orderly when their minds are ade quately exercised. We must now take a reluctant farewell of the Great Exhibition, which during its continuance has, we do not for a moment doubt, affsrded more satisfaction to a larger number of the human race than ever emanated from all the sights and shows pompously presented to the public gaze in all preceding ages. (From the Times.) Yesterday Erasmus York, an Esquimaux, from Wol stenholme Bay, brought to this country by Captain Onamanney, of the Arctic Expedition, was present during the day, and his appearance excited some in terest. Stalls have been placed at the western points of intersection of the nave and transept for the display of the sketches with which Mr. Digby Wyatt proposes to illustrate his wells on the artistic objects of the Ex hibition. These sketches, though shown in an in complete state, appear to be well selected, and pro mise to be most suggestive to our manufacturers. The two remarkable bronze busts in front of the Earres room, which have attracted so much deserved admiration, have just been purchased for the Duke of Devonshire by Mr. Paxton. Their price was 2404 without the moulds. The offices of the Executive are in a state of permanent blockade by crowds of applicants for admission on the three privileged days of next week. An immense number of tickets have been issued, and it is considered propable that on Monday and Tuesday there will be a largo attendance. To-day we understand that as soon as the clocks have struck five o'clock all the organs and musical instruments adapted for the purpose will be called into requisition, and will play in concert the National Anthem. The assembled spectators will, it is expected, join heartily in this performance, and the Great Exhibition will thus close with a public manifes tation of loyalty—not the less impressive or etintive that it partakes ;of an impromptu character. As to the programme for Wednesday, its strictly business cha racter is not, we are assured, to be departed from; but we have every confidence that the Royal Commission will avail themselves of that opportunity for making those grateful acknowledgments to the Almighty which the termination of so vast and successful an undertaking dictates, and which the religious feeling of the country demands. The pomp of a State ceremony and procession may be wanting, and yet all that is requisite may b, done to satisfy public expectation and to send the great body of exhibitors away happy and contented. In the midst of the closing excitement the least gratifying or reassuring subjects of consideration are those which the jury awards suggest. We have already observed the signs of coming storms rising in the horizon, and we have every reason to rejoice that the publication of the awards has been so long delayed. When it was too late to retrace their steps, the Commission found that the giving of priz.s was a grave error in principle, calculated to do an immense amount of mischief without any commensurate good. They have sought to neutralize the evil effects thus likely 'to be produced by a wide spread distribution of medals, and by disparaging, as far as they safely could, the value of the limited number of medals—usually called :great medals—given by the Council of Chairmen. Let them, however, do all they can, still numerous heartburnings will exist, and many injurious preferences will arise in the course of a trade founded on these awards. A satisfactory close to the Exhibition would go far to fortify the public against the impressions likely to be produced on it by indi vidual disappointments on the one hand, and by the omissions, the errors, or the carelessness of some juries on the other. It is obvious that a large body of men giving t heirt unpaid an d voluntary services to aouarduous, and thankless series of inquiries, io m es uce : Ind s rt t be osyf to zeal h a voen them.ae betrayed mdl at searching s n h equally u great ly accu thatrracyclde die e s o a f l t j iuedsg discoverymi n e judgment which c o a h r m e s May be outshone by that of no a ra riv y al l in b ti u n s c i t n i e ° s ll s t t o o :m da o y rrow, though no reward follows. These are the two rocks on which the reputation of the Royal Commission is most likely to founder. They can best be carried over them on the high tide of public favour, the current of which serves them at present. It does so, not from anything they have lately achieved, but simply because the doors of the Crystal Palace are about to be closed, and wide-spread curiosity and in terest are caused by that event. They talk or pulling down the building ; they issue awards, of the re ception of which they show their own misgivings by delaying the publication of them as long es possible. The rewards and acknowledgments which are con fessedly due from them to the real authors of the Exhi bition, remain in doubt and uncertainty. The public desire fur a worthy close to the whole undertaking may ingls left in a measure to chance for its gratification, a_ c p i r r o c v u e m a s t a i n a c i l e u s r thethough l C w h e m t m r s is a t i n o no have n a d p e r r o s a p l e l c t t is t e .u s l ti of awkward features before them. They may, however, bring their task to a triumpha nt termination _by , the ex . erciseovfea the meansjudiciousa liberality, theiribera islidty,pofosral in a lar ge f which,or surplus, they have and in those gracious act s of favour from the Soverei gn presidency of the Prince Consort almost p r at wh theirich h t command. ACCIDENT ON VIE DUBLIN AND BELrAST JUNG" TION RAILWAY. —On Thursday last another unfortunate man, named James M'Ardle, employed as a navvie on the line, was killed near Scarva, on the Dublin and Belfast Junc tion Railway. The accident occurred about six o'clock in the morniug by the deceased, in attempting to put on a break, falling over the waggon in which he was standing. Five wag gputl poi tt Inez lii9 ugly., —, Banner THE GREAT EXHIBITION SURPLUS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—AII is over—sentcnce has gone forth—a few brief hours and the Crystal Palace—the world's wonder —its glories— " Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like an unsubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind." Amongst the many who solicit your indulgence, may I, as one who has severely suffered by the Great Exhi bition, without a murmur of complaint, be permitted, through your influential journal, the means of suggest ing to the Royal Commissioners the very best m et h o d o f disposing o f t h e i r surp l us f un d s arising out of not, will the Greet Exhibition? A suggestion w hi c h, I doubt found more worthy their attention, and congenial to their tastes, than building asylums for decayed policemen or foreign artisa ns; ra i s i ng Cl eopatra ' s nee dl e , or returning their money to the subscribers. I would, with all deference, respectfully suggest to the Royal Commissioners, that they do devote the surplus funds arising out of the Great Exhibition to the erection of a national theatre—a theatre worthy of this great country, and the grandest drama tLe world can boast. The nation, all honour to it, has already purchased the house of Shakspere, end made sacred for all time the birth-place of England's brightest genius —the mas ter-spirit of humanity. Let the Royal Commissioners emulate and excel this generous example, by erecting and endowing a temple for the perpetual representation of the genius of the world's great moral teacher. Let them appoint their own trustees, treasurers, audi tors, &c. Let them solicit such men as Messrs. W. Macready, C. Young, C. Kemble, G. Bartley, C. Far ley, T. P. Cook, and others, men of years, experience, fortune, and education, and without further interests to serve, save the elevation of their once loved profession, to form a committee of management. Let these again (to lessen their labours) select proper officers for carry ing out their plans, director, stage, and acting manager, &c. Let the wisdom and experience of this committee be responsible that no plays but those whose aim and end shall be the elevation of taste and morals be pro duced. Let them appoint a company of performers of talent and reputation, composed of artists who will cheerfully rally round the committee, honourably and earnestly aid their exertions, express their gratitude by their willing efforts, and show themselves worthy of the honour of being associated as members of the first theatre in the world. Lot this be done—success is cer tain, and the capital invested would remain untouched by the necessities of the establishment. What the b p . ea thetire of Royal Academy of Painting has achieved by genius, acknowledged, protection, c o sistern , ar may st. h, also gh though r e er sirseilny accomplished by yu g oa e ug n ne e ge' ra as l u l t y d England that it is the duty of all Governments to look well that the works of Shakspere be always performed, as their effect upon the moral tone of the people must be very great. How truly this was felt, appreciated, and expressed in the patronage extended to the drama in the reign of George 111. need not now be told. The National Theatre was then, as it ever ought to be, a great normal school for eloquence, poetry, and patriotism! The blessed sight of seeing England's peace and loyalty—its reverence and love for country and for Queen, at a time like this, when "half to half the world is by the ears," might as readily be shown to be the restilt of Shake pere's teaching as to any other cause —yes, to the pre cepts of him who has been declared the world's aublimest genius! Emperor s a nd kings, bishops and barristers, doctors and divines, bear witness to the truth; and h is inspired lan guage i s s p o k en by a ll classes of men, frontthe prince t o th e pl ayer . S ure l y this glorious mind, which made itself a mighty organ for the expression of universal nature, is worthy of a temple for its shelter in the land of its birth. The Government of this country cannot or will not interfere; then let the Royal Com missioners step boldly forward, and earn a nation's gra titude. It may be truly said of the Great Exhibition, that the sentence of accumulated millions has testified their una nimous approbation of our illustrious Prince Albert's philanthropic wish to farther civilization in its broadest and most comprehensive sense; may not we then hope to see this civilization spreading its healthful influences still further, yea, even to a return of the old love for the great and meritorious in dramatic literature which once animated intellectual England? for " Truth crush'd to earth, will rise again, The eternal years of God are her's ! But Error wounded writhes in pain, And dies amidst its worshippers!" A national theatre for our national drama is what is wanted! cud I humbly entreat the Royal Commissioners not to spurn my suggestion. I earnestly solicit the sym pathies of the public, and yours, dear Sir. I conjure my professional brethren, especially those whose wisdom, years, experience, talent, and influence gives them weight in the world, to aid this cause. To the love that's in them for the art that raised them, I appeal; for 1 be lieve " The love that's kindled through its beauty Can never wholly perish !" Your obedient servant, JAMES ANDERSON, Late lessee of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. Garrick Club, October, 1851. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I know that the countenance of any good object, in the columns of the powerful and influential press, gives an immediate weight to it, that otherwise, however useful or philanthropic it might be, it would be years in attaining. The melancholy visitation that Pro vidence has inflicted on Mr. William Pennyfeather (as stated in the advertisement in the papers of the 3d inst.), the consequent distress of himself, wife, and children, and the appeal to the public fur subscriptions for their support, induce me to beg the favour of this letter having a corner in your journal; the aim of it being to show that there is a channel open, fully capable, if only timely availed of, to protect clerks generally from the sad destitution resulting from sudden temporary or permanent inability to con tinue in their situations, whether arising from a depri vation of intellect, accident, or any other cause. Mr. Penny feather was a clerk of the higher grade, being latterly manager of a country branch bank, and his position apparently precluded the chance of either him or his fatally ever being in distress, and therefore, per haps, the desirability of his joining the institution I allude to did not present itself to his attention; or per haps the unfortunate gentleman had never heard of it. It is with this latter impression on my mind that I am impelled with the desire to avail myself of your columns (with your kind permission) to bring to the notice of all clerks, mercantile and professional, in London and the country, in as prominent a way as possible, the knowledge of the existence of an association, which now goes far to prevent, and which may easily be made wholly to avert, the possibility of that lamentable distress and humiliating public appeal occurring in respect to its members, which have un happily fallen on Mr. Pennyfeuther. The society I refer to was established in 1810; its high pinnacle of respectability, perhaps, no other similar society can reach; it is patronised by the Bank of Eng land and principal London firms; its trustees aro Thomas Baring, Eng., M.P., Thomson Mulkey, Esq., Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq., Baron Rothschild, M.P.; its treasurer is John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., its auditors J. W. Gilbert, Esq., Geo. Pollard, Esq., Wm. Since, Esq.; its managers are chiefly principal clerks iu the large mercantile and banking firms of London; its object is twofold—the ono branch is " Life Insurance," and a policy for 1001. or upwards, with an annual subscription of ss. confers the benefits of b a th b runc h es; the other Cranch in the " Benevolent," and all its advantages aro secured by a subscription merely of one guinea annually. The benefits are not only the amount of the policy, in case of death, for the benevolent fund provides Liming the life of the member, in case of temporary distress or illness, loans and gratuities according to the number in family; and in the event of any permanent calamity, such, among others, as that which has happened to poor Mr. Penny feather, an annuity of 25/. to 35/., together with allow ances to the family; and further, on the death of th e husband, the widow would be eligible herself for an annuity of 154 to 254 The subscription advertised for the support of Mr. Pennyfesther and family is, no doubt, liberal, and to an amount that net one clerk in a thousand similarly afflicted would ever obtain, but yet it would only pur chase an annuity during his life of about 301., and would leave, at his death, his widow and children ne cessitous. What immense advantages and inducements, then, at a trifling cost, are here shown to be offered to clerks by the association I am endeavouring to advocate; namely, the Provident Clerks' Association. At present it has about twenty annuitants on the funds; and if clerks ge nerally, the seniors and juniors, the well and the ill paid, would rally round this institution, formed specially f o r their class, not on l y wou ld the funds be ample to give all its benefits, and the annuities WITHOUT the ordeal of election to all members whose health or faculties failed, or whose circumstances became impoverished, but would enable the amounts to be much increased. To render this institution widely known, and hoping thus to attain the above important ends so certain h ly and the so cheaply to be secured to all clerks through the oe o n e np h c yr : or a ey l a t i h dthe a e n rf d owr g o o ut e hl d de general co-operation of the immense body m c municatk may, require the their class, is the main object of this been a s member ), hs.. I would income,To th the clerks think who, they in willth the not,en enjoyment e y n e t it h be a n v e e fi h ts ee h n el e d nt e it u le t d ( t a o nd ha w d he say, join the association by tu subscription (if your and leas fortunate of your fellows; to the latter, poorer a policy, to secure I would say, join, by for yourselves, wives, and children, life is already sufficiently b i ai n eg s h ur M ed er ) : th e full aid and assistance, which you, or your families may naturally look forward to that a clerk wh ose state of health renders nee d . A m o s t important f eature remains to be men tioned,nin i - tis s ' urable, may, notw i thstanding, become a m Benevolent f un d . I beg to apologise f or t hi s letter, which my real has lengthened much b eyond my intention. I will only him ci mbe u of the add, that the office of the company is No. 42, Moor gate-street, London, where prospectuses and full in formation may be obtained by personal or postal appli cation. —I have the honour to be, Sir, yours, Ste. GEORGE THOMAS, An original promoter, and formerly a Manager and Chairman of the Association. Old Broad -street, Oct. 6, 1851. ANOTHER FATAL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT. --. ADOther fatal coal-pit accident occurred on Tuesday morning at tt colliery in the parish of Timsbury, Somerset, belonging to S. P. Sambcurne, Esq. A man named Joseph Britton was about to descend a shaft, when what is technically called a " tack" gave way, and Britton, missing his hold, was pre cipitated to the bottom of the pit, and tilled upon the spot. ABSCONDING OF A RAILIF.4T STATION-MASTER.-- The station-master in charge of the Bingham Station of the Nottingham and Grantham Railway, has Just absconded with the proCW.I4 of the hye clap' excumou train., to Nottingham 1, 57 3 90 4 1, 70 4,06 5,3 39 3,282 37 3 3,3 32 3,8 12 4,462 472°