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g, d. 3 6 4 4 4 1 3 6 4 3 (THIS DAY.); ;OP qual , na y. fowl par' , e d of y ou th ~blie 0 iti 'reels of roll iP° ll 4 Ks ° a 4 b 3 I, 5/' s ? . thOg „dos soft % D r "I .ort, s r ule Lor d• 1 118 ad Sr. :so' , bolt 'C Coat he . )ut . !t: 'ear , ' °I lbli hblf I S at °f a : !trip • f fid °ll° vo n, ICL' ire 4.1. „ t ota l cb° for eso . It wit!: c a, Jer'' ~ c~v~ ~h ~ 6elw .~ r ,,, the „ n th o the RAILWAY COMMITTE ES. up F. T his Committee held its first Gro sitting to.day. Members present, the Right Hon. F. Shaw (Recorder of Dublin), Chairman ; Mr. Brarnston, Mr. Ord, Mr. Villiers Stuart, and Mr. Lockhart. There are thirteen projected railways to be considered in this group, all in the Midland Counties, and diverging in varioas directions round Birnilrigham. Of this number four have received the favourable .eeision of the Board of Trade, six have been reported against, two were withdrawn from the consideration of the Board, and one has hat complied with the standing orders. None of the Bills are unop- P e aad. The following is the list of lines :- 1. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway. 2 . Oxford and Rugby Railway. a. Oxford and Didcott Railway. (D 4. London and Worcester, and . Rugby and Oxford Railway dley to Wolverhampton). dev 5 • Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester branch and iation). tenGsion • Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Wolverhampton Ex. 7. Bristol and Gloucester, and Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. (tiu l4 dle,y ntdo°:edagnelle YW:orcester, and Rugby and Oxford Railway ?• Lo ndon, Worcester, and South Staffordshire Railway. Grand Junction (Dudley Branch) Railway. !I• Grand Junction (Shrewsbury and Stafford) Railway. Ita l ii 2 u layGrand Junction (Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton Branch) 13, Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. The list o f railways, with the names of the opposing petitioners, a ng been read by the clerk. D ir. TALBOT said a question should first be settled before going to to th e business o f t h e Comm i ttee. I t was c l ear t h at h e stood u re his Learned F r i en d M r . A us ti n, as a pp ear i n g f or th e ard fo. and Rugby li ne, an d i t was a l so equa ll y c l ear th at .17. Austin had precedence as counsel for the London :rd Worcester li ne. As his (Mr. Talbot ' s) however was a branch la ne, and as the line of his Learned Friend involved the leading yetit to be settled by the Committee, namely, the comparative ; o , of the broad or narrow guage, his Learned Friend ought t irs. ° P . th his case first. But then, there came a third party, the b m ' i nghara and Gloucester Railway Company, who having no Bill deny the House yet claimed to follow after him with their evi. against his scheme. So that not only would Mr.. ustin a tab tlie right of reply, but he (Mr. Talbot) would also A have 144,7! birn the evidence to which he referred. This he con. ,-uUnfai eeY DANIEL, who appeared for the Birmingham and Gloucester, replied. when ove`.I;CHAIR!.IAN said there was no use i n s p en di ng muc h ti me ! the t a t which was merely a matter of form. The great question alint _ Com mittee to settl e was th a t b e t ween th e L on d on an d Bir ain and the G reat Western lines, involving the broad and ter lin g au ges. The thi r d sc h eme, t h e Bi rm i ng h am an d G lances. _:, a inight be br ought forward as an independent scheme. crrang e ment being agreed to by the opposing p ar ti es , stood t ii.st a max intimated th a t it must b e n o w disti nc tly un d er . hat there should be no further time spent in preliminary dia. eussion, but that to-morrow, at twelve o'clock, they should at once d to th e consideration of the case en behalf of the London and c low 8 rep-"'"'litiain Railway, and then the Great Western would fol. ly. The • Caattruttee then adjourned. Group DD. 131111313R01-1 AND GLASGOW RAILWAY (BRANCHES TO STIRLING AND ALLOA). UsUa l o 1 h the re- asserubling of the Committee this morning at th e ur, ~.1 4„ • Wit DMAN resumed his examination of witnesses on behalf - 4 ` 1, t.0 0 rd Dunmore, in the opposition to the proposed branch to 1 4 , of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. caller T. lirl`rdickham, land agent at Stirling, was the first witness i m ed s • He said he had known the estate of Lord Dunmore f since l ,'to ugh ' A great deal ot moss grew on the surface o 'ugh which the contemplated branch to Alloa would pass. The Zottkale usual ly adopted f or clearing the land from moss on this anow t e i Was by collecting water in dams on the surface, and then making nit lt to b e precipitared with ciay into the River Tay. The ei c r of the Alloa and Stirli ng b ranc h es would i nterfere mate hilider the W ith the r ecla i ming of these waste lands, as it would the proper erection of dams, and interrupt the free flow of Water through the channels for carrying off the moss. The re% la broom . nds before they are cleared are never leased, but when the_ e k1ic410.24 floated the ground will let from 501. to 701. per acre. H sit wa Dunmore -house perfectly well. It is a beautiful place, fo ' rt n ated on an em i nence, and commanding an extensive view of the rt h : Ind an uninterrupted , iew of the Grampian-hill in the distance. a nd Proposed line approaches within 1,300 yards of the mansion,. s ee . ‘ l 3' a screen of wood would prevent the railway from being and ', Ile has examined the deposited plans and book of reference, qui 'now' the portion of Lord Dunmore's estate which will be re tie:" for the Alloa branch ; 2,130 yards within the line of devia kor. and 1,300 yards on the line itself, will be wanted. Lord Dun thr: a nd the Carnac family own the greater part of the property , .rith which the Alloa branch will be carried. Phillips, but the main features of his evidence remained mi ke, .., pi th tb ~11,nstare then said he had no more witnesses to call, but few ohLe_perMission of the Committee, would proceed to address a few to attune to them on the evidence they had been listen. h ; Le d Gi a ,,.. l' he Learned Gentleman contended that the Edinburgh 'ants sliew Company had not kept good faith with tbe inhabnid : others stitling. In 1832 a meeting of the land proprietdorsea.o lutions°l: Clackmannan and Stirling had been convened, an n uke -ad been passed to request the Edinburgh Company to eationtt branch from Alloa to Stirling. In reply making tott . e P pro. Posed' the., _ Co mpany stated that they declined th pr int wa ft ', iiii __., t resoi .. u . tion b , ut the in y cue they co ' s they had not th h e e y tnte should n alter ttnettng their d on e . consult with the proprietors of the land. This . e„ -1-,„, tet e ., 4 . 3 eY had not consulted with pt Lo nte r e d t. Du T u h m e o y r e e Ala t.: he was now endeavouring to v e ,, -; `' d ettrov log lsowchoonsetemin: -4 th _ . his property, by erecting a lint which would pre. ta ert ,_ _c carrying off the mess. The Learned . Counsel then coin- Alt,: e tt at considerable length on the evidence tendered by the last le et, ' and concluded by expressing a desire that the Committee Ogi d , not allow the preamble of the Bill to pass. I..‘r. A us-rip then rose te address the Committee on behalf of the ;.otnburab arid-Glasgow branches. He commenced by saying that n . e had so little faith in the effect of the address delivered in opposi. non, by Mr. Wildman, that he would at once waive his right to reply and leave his Interests entirely in the hands of the Committee. A . n important point for the Committee to consider would be the Immense advantage which had been derived to the public from the c onstruction of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. The conc.- . deration Which this Company had always entertained for the ac c:rnelodation of the public would be evidenced by the fact that up ards of 1,500,000/. capital had been expended in constructing the r to ka, and the only remuneration that had resulted _‘. the promoters of the line was the trifling P ' e l s end of three per cent on the whole. He contended that, on Zi.._..eedgrounds a: one, the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company were of",:_ti to have the election of making the proposed branches to oarnand Stirling. He would instance the decision of the House 4 , 1 - trions itseif as an exponent of this opinion. The Committee to elll.o‘v Maturely considered the nature of the Bill, and, sid erati Te them to come to an unbiassed decision, the con tohe belie:, of. the Caledonian line had been postponed. th e , ed it to be his auty to impress distinctly on the minds of t`iineroMittee that the proposed branches for which he appeared, e e.. Hoe contended for by th e S cottish Central Company, could gat ded in no o ther light tha n as two competing lines with 'Tie -% to local „ tame. • ...-....____ 111 A e °to • Group 13. t0,,,,_ tinttee re .assenibled at the usual hour this morning, and - ' t " with the case for the promoters of the lt, l h• Chao WEST YORKSHIRE LINES. ' a tifor d % vVood, 111. P , was examined, to prove that the tine aul 'Valley l • • k It q that ine_ were pledged to ma r the Wea Yorkshire '.. St at the peo A • f Halifax were in favour of that line. Ittr, u art tsiv , 4,, ,,.... Cm. t.., or t, e y gave corroborative testimony. . the perfect lieh av • - 1 Ack, riradford Valley Line Provisional Committee. I llt it t „ 1 , 4, of Halifax, gave evidence in favour of the line, ue the best for the district through which it passed. Group 0. oni°ll4l\4) JUNCTION POTTERIES LINE. -taittee met Th e , in daresse,i at h theubual hour. Mr. Hawes, Chairman. Committee ' against the proposed line. th e aft GrZ°lf argument adopted te b the Learned Gentleman was, that i': e ar c i; tJUuction Railwa in y first proposing the " 'l' line" and t ' ; ' , ti eul ar - C rescent F Y' " looked to their own interests in habitaonl;rnaking the convenience of the inhabitants of the Pot -nts ,Lnee°n(lary consideration. It was evident that the in. the they Potteries were not in favour of the proposed line, i to 8h ti i e , "ukl be no doubt whatever they were in tavour of a and a nd the Grand Junction Company d the line ca ' 4 e before the Committee at their own surveye peril. Group I. u )4 The c,n ttnit EL Y AND HUNTINGDON . , tee consistin of Lord Palmerston, Chairman ti,, ct t ! alr. D , , ni D, e aiMer, Mr g F. Berkeley, and Mr. Leslie, re-assem , air, -°rtling at twe'lv e . o'clock, in room No 15. 'l -°,4 _' t ies a ii ° Z i b i :tt sai d that he appeared on behalf of the Eastern ti." e . titi o , tv a y. Which had presented a peti h against the Bill. second reading Lt 714,iii,i and ha: i b )r e e li s e ei v i e t d ed th tl a i t ree su ci c a r a be h co o r d e e t of e proceeding was in tt,Y l le 4l e it 3 t wi th the standing orders of the House. peti. ' l4 si l d'4'lAN said that under the new regulations the of th ' Co mm °1- . h ave been presented three days before the assembling e l Co i'ittee, and as that regulation was not complied with, 'he e u 4 k'ot entertain the petition, or hear counsel . upon it. -Tedeci t o".tlnt then passed the preamble of the Bill and pro. Pa" several clauses. Group E. T his c, NE Group AND BERWICK LINE. Prue '°4trni I le _ et' With tree re.assembled at twelve o'clock this morning to hear th e ' the consideration of this case, which occupied them i. tli. ~,,. w hole of last week. n 1 , , iteot, t,, t road an as r eexamined by Mr. TEMPLE. He stated that t he ot_ estimate of the advantages which would accrue uth i ith Sluelds Company from the extension to Tyne. Th ' , f th e N ~,,k e nur, b 4 eweastle and Berwick line should be carried out. g d ' ''th h, feer:f Persons passing anhually from Shie,ds to Tyne -4d The,„.n d t o be 2 60,231 ; the revenue would be 27,020/, Bs. , e ' Th e ;" l a . ge of fish, coals, ire., would amount to 1741. 15s. '' xt, 4 , tak; °I-k'ng expenses would be 094/ leaving a net re. aki4„ 'nl3 other s is pao a tt,, i _._ n . Mall matters into account. ' The expenses of , r he w h 4 ` , slim would be 35,350/. There were a number of the, thehari°"w go by steam who would make use of the railway , On c,--- oPPort unit ie.441114,-.ll°t'' had the witness added that conditional ar. 1 4 , 11 h„ of :,had alreaay '''oeen made with the landholders for three -4' thr00...," land requisite for the works. They would have to gla ISorth Shields by a tunnel of 76L yards in tenth. ..........______ Group 0. The , 13 ,KS AND HANTS RAILWAY. Nib —Ligation of t'ie clauses of this Bill was resumed this t,"14,1 etoB,befo e Comm. ittee• the Hon. T. H. Liddell, chairman, „Nt , ciallss postpcned at the previous sittings were gone 7 ny th ' 'NI several verbal amendments were proposed and accepted. 41 low e :23 d °!an.e it was enacted that no tirst-class passenger shall 'efill,er theergornore than I 00Ibe. of lugage, or be charged more than ,„ed 6 01 : °f 3d. per mile • that second. class passengers b a, 4 ' l th„ 0 . of lu 4 `. 1 % " third Clggage, and'be charged no more t nan 2d. per mile; eti . at , of iutia ass Passengers shall not be allowed da m m i n ic r . e T h al e , s44,::,o.!......thrli°roersactt,legse:la.ocir be charged more tha b n e 1 / 2 / shall n her m m e n r i c le ha p n e d r is h e ead l a fter . the following '2d. ditto ; Sheep, ' l e, C 7 '41411 animals, d. ditto ; Manure, li , Cattle, d per ton per tt ale an. Cotton, 4d. s k ; m WI -- cult); 2d. ditto• Sugar, 3d, ditto; -14. en, ' , ”at ' ld ditto, %Nal, p,: w, of et.:..rtig ii,to a special The Co • for peculiar ea:,ei Z t t :Ser„ .°,Thittee proposed. an increase on these charges —pas. fueflpted---to the extent of 10 per cent on all goods carded 4, p e r t_ - , , _: , tha n tb ,„ . • , quarters of the whole length ot• the railway;length : c lap ,„'' t• for those carried not further than half the ; 1 :01 t ev," tent, ~ for those carried not more than one.quarter of the sire t o ;--hut to pet Chairman and the Committee, to whose 4 d° Justice were ready to %, r th e . e all parties, and while they 00,, to Interests of the Company, while they were e 1 v - dently e th • ed a troll. di,,, , e rights of the public, this appear length. 4 jt ~1 11, ~ion and somewhat unnecessary ; and, alter a t . th.iittiN th'ation, as the line was a short one, it was ultima.l.l ''e -,,, at fUrther Information be - yen before the prin. 1,..r a:„,, should given ttli,,' • b„, "T d• h e t ' ,l o n th;",r4, tLt Sccri..taly ui the C0,c.1,,i.y, Has thct, c.:.a -eii,'lated ~'' Point, and in reply to the inquiries of Mr. Enter isle, , ttr i . that in consequence of the expenses incurred by short 4114 eh' P r I Par tly 1 1 ; t•Y by locomotive power, partly by the use of trucks, y t he Use of atation that rate of charge which would remunerate on the whole distance would not only not re munerate but would be an absolute loss to the Company. As, for in. stance, the same truck work and station expense would be required for goods carried to a station 10 miles on the way as those carried the whole length ; for that which was carried 10 miles the receipt would be 75., while for that carried the whole length the receipt would be 4'. The expense of fuel, of engineers' wages, and all the other incidental charges, were proportionally increased. If two stations were to be stopped at, two trucks, instead of one, would be required. This principle had been heretofore adopted in the charges on the Great Western Railway. To an inquiry from Mr. R. H. Yorke, Mr. Law stated that the principle was not applicable to passengers, because they occupied less room, and there being a necessity for the stoppage of pas sengers at the different stations, a carriage was alone appropriated to them, and could be thrown off' at any station. To an inquiry from Mr. ENTwisLe, Mr. Saunders stated, that he based his principle for a differential charge on the necessity to divide the line into certain portions ; and the use of the locomotive engines and of the trucks, was required by the stations, and not by the absolute number of miles over which the engines and the trucks travelled. Group X. The Committee to whom the Bills comprised in this group were referred, reassembled this morning—present, Lord Courteuay, Chairman; Mr. Darby, Mr. B. Wall, and Mr. P. &rope. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. The Committee proceeded with the evidence in this case. Mr. PAGE; on behalf of the promoters of the Bill, handed in a scale of charges which the Company, if they should be allowed to make the railway, would be prepared to make. These charges would not exceed the tolls spoken to by the witnesses who had been examined. Mr. Samuel Lovel was then called and examined by Mr. PAGET --He stated that he had been for 23 years a coal-merchant and tanner in Bedford. He obtained his coal from Lyon. The price to the consumer in the towns was from 28s. to 30s. per ton ; the charge for carriage to Belford being 88. 6d. per ton. If this rail way were made he expected that the town would be supplied with coal at 14s. 6d. per ton. He believed th 8t the corn trade would be very much improved by this railway. He had originally established his tan.yard for the purpose of supplying the London market; but the high price of carriage had prevented him doing so. In consequence of this high price by carriage be had only ma nufactured for home consumption. Cross.examined by Mr. V. LEE—Knew the proposed line from Fenny Stratford to Bedford. Knew the coal districts of Derby. shire. The coal of that district was suited to the manufactures of Bedford. The malt he sent to London would go to his factor. It would be convenient to have the malt deliverednear to the breweries. He would purchase his hides in London at Leadenball-market. It would be convenient, therefore, to have the terminus of the railway at Finsbury. (LEFT SITTING.) Group V. The Committee appointed to consider of the following railway plans, viz., the Midland Railways Extension (Nottingham and Lin coln), Newark and Sheffield Railway, Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction Railway, met in room No. 18, at twelve o'clock. The Members were the O'Conor Don (Roscommon county), Chairman ; the Right lion. T. B. Macaulay ( Edinburgh), Mr. Pusey (Berkshire), Mr. Thomas Esmonde (Wexford county), Sir John Rae Reid (Dover). The preliminary arrt.r. , ,tmiet.ts having been completed, the several petitions against the projects were read, and the Committee then decided to take the fl rot 0, the proposed lines into consideration. Mr. HILD%ARD the.: opened the case on behalf of the promoters of the Bill. He contended that the proposed line would be of in. calculable advantage to Lincoln and Nottingham, as connecting these towns with a rich and fertile country, and by a proposed line at present under the consideration of the House with Hull, the principal town on the East Coast for the Baltic trade. There were no objections of any importance urged against the projected line, although there were several petitions, one from Lord Chesterfield, complaining of damage that would be done to a shooting.box of his near Nottingham. He (Mr. Hildyard) was in. structed that the line would not come within half a mile of that box, and considering the advantages to be de. rived from the line, he thought the petition of minor consideration. There were a few more petitions, but they were even of a less potent character. He should at once then pro ceed to call witnesses in support of the line. Mr. Bell, the Secretary to the Midland Railway Company, was called to prove the capital required. They proposed to raise a capital of 408,0001., 136,0001. of which would require to be borrowed. William Henry Johnson, general ironmonger at Lincoln, was of opinion that the trade of that city would be greatly increased by the proposed line, as it was shorter than the turnpike-road, and greatly shorter than the Trent Navigation Canal. The saving in time would be material, and the necessity for a large capital on the part of small traders would be obviated. John Welbourne, coal and corn merchant at Lincoln, was called to prove the unsatisfactory water communication, and the increase in price which, in consequence of canal stoppages, took place in every article imported. John Hartley gave similar evidence. Joseph Adams, malster, Newark, made from 60,000 to 70,000 quarters of malt, which were sent to the v.•estward. Great quan titles of coal were imported from Nottingham by the Trent Navi gation Canal, and they were raised sometimes in consequence of the stoppage on the canal, from 10s. aton to nearly 20s. He thought the proposed railway would be a blessing to the country there. Rickard Bell gave similar evidence. Charles Simpkins, a butcher at Nottingham, said that 4,000 beasts were driven annually from Lincolnshire to the first-named place. The cattle were greatly injured by the driving, and this evil would be obviated by this railway. Riebard Strelly was of a similar opinion. THE 31AGAZINES-CON TINUED. COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE. The present Number opens with a brief history of "Kolapoor and Saw unt Warree," the disturbed dis tricts in Southern 11.1ahratta, which are at present the scene of a " little war" in India. The article con veys information which cannot but be useful at the present time, and is drawn up in a plain and under standable style. The "Spirit of Military Institutions," by Marshal Marmont, is continued, as are Captain Hippesly's " Reminiscences of the War of Sucses • sion in Portugal." Felix Grumtnel concludes his " Reminiscences of a French Prison." The history of his escape is well told, and is full of interest. Capt. Smyth O'Conner gives us the first chapter of " Twelve Months' Service in Western Africa." This chapter is devoted to an account of the colony of Sierra Leone, and of its capital, Freetown. The following account of the causes of its insalubriousness is well deserving the attention of the Colonial-office : " From the position of Freetown it is and ever will be suited only for African constitutions. Placed at the base of a circle of hills, after heavy rains the surplus sun is washed down, forming a compost of red mud and re getable rubbish, intersected by pools of stagnant water, which latter, were it not for the admirable drains run ning in eery direction to the sea, would inundate the houses in the low: .f the town. The action of a vertical sun on -. ur.* , ..1" decomposed matter superin duces dense hez-„vy til - A deleterious exhalations, and pro duces those fearful f vers that occasionally devastate the capital and almost depopulate the colony of its European inhabitants. In traversing the town, the effluvia from stinking fish, rancid palm oil, rotten vegetahi~r;=, garbage of the most filthy description, and tmtid smell of naked negroes, concocts a villainous odour requiring a brazen nose to eur.ounter. " Tne supply of fish caught in the lagoons and bats near Freetown being considerably greater than is re quired for daily consumption a vast surplus remains un sold ; this is stewed, baked, or boiled with palm oil, and hawked about fur sale in baskets or trays, or piled up in heaps in every direction, poisoning the atmosphere, and renderit g a drive or walk through the capital of Sierra Leone by no means a recreation, or an appetizer for a seven o'clock dinner. " Freetown and its vicinity is insalubrious, not only from local circure,tances, but also from effects produced by the neighbouring country and coast, effects which are beyond our control, over which we have no power, and )r which there is no probable remedy. I refer to the vast forests, uncultivated plains, deep jungles, and ex• ensive swamps, covering the Bultan shores on the oppo site side, and running parallel to the promontory of Sierra Leone. 1, hen the wind blows from this direction dis ease and mortality are snre to follow, and the scourges which have periodically visited the colony may be easily and trnly traced to this source. Nor do I see in what way, or by what means the evil can be removed ; we hold no claim, authority or command over the Mending° country ; the natural indolence of its inhabitants forldds the idea that they would clear away these primaeval woods, to benefit or please the European ; their interests jar with our desire to enter their land, and consequently they are h., stile to our making settlements in it. No minally they deal not in slaves, and the trade it; by treaty abolished, but actually the hateful commerce flourishes rife as ever, and forms a vast source of revenue. Cunning, selfish, and bigoted, the Mandingos tolerate the English, only as long as they can give presents, or afford by cajolery or cheating, the means of acquiring money." The author considers that Sierra Leone never can become an emporium where steady capitalists will risk their lives and constitutions even with the pros pect of acquiring rapid fortunes. It is, has been, and will be, the " white man's grave." Lieut.-Colonel Wilkie, in an article on the " Defensive Force of the British Islands," suggests that more attention should he paid to the enrolling and disciplining the militia, so as to make it an efficient means of internal defence against an invader, and, as it was during the time of the last war, a nursery for the army. The publication of this paper is exceedingly well-timed, and the sug gestions of Colonel Wilkie merit the attentive consideration of the Government. This is an excel lent Number, and most of the articles are of permanent national interest. ROOD'S MAGAZINE. This magazine improves as it advances. The pre sent Number is one of the most interesting we have seen, yet amidst the numerous amusing contributions we miss the animated productions of the Editor. We cannot regard this work without a feeling of sorrow, when we reflect that he, to whom we owe so many I!appy hours and pleasing thoughts, should now lie powerless on to bed of sickness, unable to exert those brilliant talents with which he was wont, not only to charm the fancy, but to touch the heart. The magazine for April announced the mournful tidings that the life of Thomas Hood was in the utmost danger ; the present Number adds nothing to confirm our fears, and from its silence we venture to hope that our sad enticipatioes not be realized, and that at some future day, however distant, we shall again be cheered by the inspirations of his genius. The other contributors have done their utmost to make us forget his absence. The first subject is a continuation of " the Tides of the Colonies," by Charles Rowcroft ; it commences with a very interesting account of the daring escape of some convicts from Van Diemen's Land. "On the Picturesque" contains an instruc tive description of Etrusean Vases, and the Fine Arts among the ancients. The " Sword of Zuniga" is a legend of Hungary, founded on that romantic theme, the wars of the Moors and Christians. Chronicles of the Fleet is the introduction to a series of tales relating to the unhappy inmates of that once crowded prison. The following remarks prove from experience that " 'lime" indeed " works wonders ; - "' how vast and extraordinary have been the political events even in our own time ! Two great revolutions in France ; the capital of Austria twice occupied by the victorious troops of a soldier of fortune, and saved from dismemberment only by the propitiatory sacrifice of the daughter of a line of kings ; Prussia twice conquered ; Russia invaded, and her capital burnt to save it from the occupation of the enemy ; Paris, the city of war riors, twice taken ; Portugal, Belgium, Greece, and the whole of South America, revolutionised ; Spain re volutionised half a dozen times. To come nearer home : our own country,' he continued, ' may be said to have undergone two revolutions within the last sixteen years : The admission of the Roman Catholics to parliamentary and other rights,—a concession undisguisedly declared by its Conservative proposers to be unavoidable to saw the nation from civil war and dismemberment ; and the Reform of Parliament in 1832, than which no more re markable revolution has taken place in history—the triumph of the national will over the hereditary pos sessors of parliamentary power. We are too near to the events,' he said, to understand fully their extent or their results.' " Do not forget,' said I, the social changes and im provements of the last few years—steam navigation and railways; and take into account also the wonderful dif fusion of information which has taken place during the last half century, in the multiplication of books, and newspapers, and all sorts of cheap publications.' " It is impossible,' said my friend, with much earnestness, in considering all these political and social advancements and developments, to come to any other conclusion than this—that society is on the eve of some greater change than has ever occurred on earth. The spreading of information among the labouring classes, and the wonderful facilities which exist for the diffusion of knowledge, cannot fail, in a short time, to have a prodigious effect on the masses. With the moral power of intelligence ad.led to the physical power of numbers, it would be idiotic fatuity to suppose that they would consent to exist in the state of wretchedness in which they now are;—then the change will come, but whether by some means of social re-organisation which we cannot yet clearly see, or by some terrible social and political revolution, wilder and more devastating than the world has ever witnessed, is beyond the reach of human wisdom to divine.' "The Fat Ox" is an amusing fable, illustrating the state of the currency; the ox, while it was fed on paper rags, increased daily in strength and beauty, but when, through a fatal mistake, its food was altered to gold and silver turnips, of which the whole world did not contain enough for its support, the change in fits condition was sudden and awful, the once-fat ox suffering from want of food, had hardly sufficient strength to support its undiminished burdens. "The Press" is on the subject of the Duke of Wel lington's supposed illness, and his angry letter to the Morning Post. Speaking on the subject of the re spect due to the Press, the writer observes : "In these times it would be absurd to attempt to deny the prodigious influence of the press on all classes of so ciety, from the highest to the lowest; that it has be come the daily mental sustenance of hundreds of thou sands; that it has power to set up or to pull down the strongest Ministry. These are truths not to be denied ; and those few who deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears. "It becomes a matter of the highest importance, there fore, that the controllers of this mighty engine of good or ill should be of a class and of a character commensu rate with the high duties which they have to perform; and it is clearly the duty and the interest of society to assign to them that social position which is due to the talents which are necessary for their vocation, and to the influence which they exercise upon the minds of the people. Anything that tends to degrade the conductors of the press pollutes the source from which only truth and virtuous thoughts should follow; and the mistaken neglect of society re-acts on society itself with most per nicious effect." " The Philosophy of Plagiarism " is an interesting discussion in extenuation of this species of theft. After alluding to the various authors from Virgil down.. wards, who have thought it no degradation to borrow from the works of others, the writer comes to the con clusion that they only are to blame who blindly copy others, without thinking for themselves. He admits that it is lawful to seek materials from foreign sources, but then it must only be for the purpose of fashioning them anew. " For it must never be forgotten that no man can be original in the vulgar sense of originality ; no man can draw solely from his own resources. • Sir,' said Dr. Johnson, man can coin guineas only as he has gold.' This is the point. Give the poet materials, he will fashion them : give him rough gold, and he will return you guineas. The greatest genius,' said Goethe, will never be worth much if he pretends to draw exclusively from his own resources.' What is genius but the faculty of seizing and turning to account every thing that strikes us ; of co-ordinating and breathing life into all the materials that present them selves ; of taking here marble, there brass, and building a lasting monument with them." TuE SUN, LoNDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 5 1845. IRELAND. RE PEAL DEMONSTRATION IN DUNDALK. DUBLIN, MAY 2.—M r . O'C onne ll arr i ve d i n Drogheda on Wednesday evenin g , and stopped that night at Eeappock ' s H otel. On Sunday the lion. and Learned Gentleman received deputations from the Corporation of Drogheda, and from the trades of the ancient municipality. About half-past ten o'clock, Mr. O'Connell. together with Mr. Smith O'Brien. M.P., who had arrived by the mail train from Dublin, entered his carriage. The other gentle. men inside were Mr. John O'Connell, M.P., and Mr. T. M. Ray, Secretary to the National Repeal Association. A procession of the trades with banners, and many hundreds of the towns-people, all preceded by the temperance band of Drogheda, playing favourite national airs, proceeded through the town in front of Mr. O'Con. nell's carriage, the whole presenting an appearance of much splen. dour. Along the line of route there was scarcely a single house that was not decorated with evergreens, and several with garlands. From Dunleer crowds of foot passengers and horsemen and vehi cles, in great numbers, joined the procession. On entering Dun dalk the scene was such as the imagination alone can realise. The doors were decorated with evergreens, the housetops with streamers; the windows were filled with ladies fashionably dressed. Mr. O'Cosottra, addressed the people at the market-square, and said—My object in coming forward at once is to return you thanks in my own name, and in the names of those who were persecuted along with me, for the glorious manifestation of your sentiments and gratitude that I witnessed to-day.—(Cheers.) It was a magnificent demonstration of your love of peace, of order, of liberty, of sobriety aye, and for the freedom of your native land.— (Cheers.) I doubt not you will finish the slay as you began it, and that you will retorts to your homes with the same order and tranquillity that you came to meet us to-day, and to do us honour. And now, my friends, is it not legitimate to inquire what the common object is that we all have had in meeting here this day ? —(Hear, hear.) Exclusively of the manifestation of your kind ness, what is the great link that binds us together? what is the ultimate object that we seek ?—(Cries of " Repeal ! nothing else will satisfy as.") We could not require more, and somebody tells me that we will not take less.—(Cheers.) You who interrupted me awhile ago said well that we should have no compromise. No ; we will not take any instalment as a satisfaction for the debt. I will take all I can get for the Irish people, and I will ask for the rest the moment afterwards.—(Cheers.) Give me, I will say, sixpence in the pound of my debt, I will look out afterwards for the other nineteen and sixpence.—(Laughter.) After some further remarks in a similar strain he thus concluded. Why should not your bosoms beat high with hope ? Are you aware that Peel has acknowledged we cannot be put down by force ? (Hear, hear.) Yes, he has distinctly admitted that repeal agitation cannot be put down by force, and he is right. We will bide our time in tranquillity of soul,:and take our opportunity when it:comes. Things can't remain as they are. Before three months elapse, England may be in a war. Good luck to her in that war if she does justice to Ireland first. I will not pray at :all on the other side of the question—(Laughter)—for it is past praying for. There is no knowing how soon some vicissitudes in the fortunes of Eng land may achieve everything for us, and take my word for it, that if there be a war within the next three months er so you will be walking up to Dublin before Christmas next, with small sticks in your hands, just for the purpose of seeing what an Irish Parliament looks like.—(Cheers and laughter.) Toe BANQUET-ROOM. - Along the walls were shields, each inscribed with appropriate mottoes referring to ancient and modern events in our history, of which Ireland may be well proud. On an entablure over the chair was the motto, " Men of Lowth, re. member 1826." Underneath was hung a shield bearing this in scription " If again the sword we draw, True men that none may sever, For Ireland's right and Ireland'slaw We'll cross the Boyne together— Each for the altar of his love, But all for Ireland's glory," To the right and left et the chair were shields bearing respec: tively the mottoes :—" I said concession had reached its limits ; I retract the expression."—Sir James Graham. And—" Yon cannot put Repeal down by force."—Sir Robert Peel. Other inscriptions commemorated the imprisonment of "the Repeal Martyrs," on the 20th of May, 1844 ; the Declaration of Irish Legislative Independence, the 16th of April, 1782 ; the battles of Clouted, Dungannon, Benburb, and Beal.a.natb.buidhe. On other shields were inscribed Tara, Clontibret, Mullaghmast, and Mallow ; and the names of Grattan, Flood, Charlemont, and other Irish patriots. In other places were seen the names of O'Neill and Sarsfleld, and " Grey Porter and the Irish Militia," were not forgotten. About seven o'clock, Mr. O'Connell and the other guests having arrived, the chair was taken by Capt. Seaver, Heath-hall. The usual loyal toasts having been drunk, The CHAIRMAN, after a suitable eulogium, gave—" Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator of Ireland, and the Repeal of the Union." —(Drunk with the utmost enthusiasm.) Air, " See the Conquering Hero comes." Mr. O'CONNELL said—Overwhelmed, as I naturally ought to be by the excess of the praise, almo st beyond beli e f, an d certa i n l y, in finitely beyond any merits of mine, which you bestow on me, it is fortunate for me, under those circumstances, that I have my speech before me. Repeal—no compromise —repeal—(Loud cheers.) I do ask the British Minister if he understands the situation of Ire land—l ask every nation in Europe if they comprehend the po sition Ireland has taken. I look back to the struggle that we have already made with pride a nd pleasure—with p r id e th a t is en. haneed— with pleasure that is augrnenfed—for the materials of our past history so abundantly crowd upon us now, that the future story of Ireland is easily told if we have but the virtue to per severe, and the manliness to avoid being cheated into cessation, combined with the determination that nothing shall bribe us, as nothing shall intimidate us.—(Cheers.) We were a province—a petty province—the union having struck us down. I will not delay you to state how that union was achieved ; it would take a volume to recite one half of the crimes that were perpe trated to accomplish it. That union struck us down into provin cial pettiness and lowness; but is not Ireland rising again to the dignity of a nation ?—(Cheers.) Is not the assembly I address here to-night listened to by kings, and emperors, and republics? —(Cheers.) Is not what falls from us here to-night to be con. sidered as a portion of the wisdom of cabinets, and of the determination of statesmen ?—(Hear, hear.) Is it not influencing the decisions for peace or war of mighty nations?—(Cheers) — and civilization is at a pause to see what step the people of Ire land will next take.— (Renewed cheers.) We have become a nation in operation before we are one in point of law.—(Cheers.) ' We have the power of a nation before we have the army or the navy of a nation—(Cheers)—and the humble in. d:vidual who addresses you, representing the wants, the wishes, the peaceable qualities of the Irish people, becomes dis engaged expands into the rowers n f g o a n g e e d o f f from s rOpe by this magic .—( Hear, and cheers.) The conduct of the Ministry, to be sure, is most conso. latory ; but, at the same time, there is something in it like incon. sist cy. The Secretary h m is on o a w r n ch n i:s th o i f ng E n u ' of State for the Home Department de. Glared that concession to Ireland had reached its limits, but the waves from Conciliation-hall have blotted out this declaration, and, like the inscription of the schoolboy, every vestige of it is obliterated. — (Cheers.) I am exceedingly thankful for what we have got, bat we have not asked for it. I have not heard of any Irish petitions in favour of it, with the exception of a few, for which I am thorouglY grateful, and one of which was from Bel fast. But the Catholic People are looking on with the dignity of men who had been foully robbed and ought to be conciliated. They are calmly looking en, allowing those who robbed them to make them reatitution.—(Cheera.) There is no exaggeration in stating it, that the opinions of the British Ministry—of the British Government —must abide the messages of peace they send to Ireland:—(Cheers.) If they conciliate Ireland, they can bully the rest of the world ; but they cannot bully Ireland.—(Cheers.) They tried in vain before; they sent me to gaol for one hundred days, and I rejoice to say that we are a hundred times stronger now than when we went into gaol.—(Cheers.) We have only one course to adopt, and that is perseverance, keeping at the same time within the bounds of the law.—(Hear, hear). We have much to do, and if we do not do it in the same way that we have hitherto acted—if the same steps are taken—if we act with the same determination, and will not put it with an if —we will certainly not be deluded by any scheme of Ministerial bribe.—(Cheers.) They have not money enough to buy us, or measures enough to take us away from the pursuit of repeal.—(Loud cheers) Let Irishmen but combine as brothers, and Peel may rant as he pleases, and Graham may rave with mock solemnity till he imagines himself the most magnificent of mortals. They are, both one and the other of them, only tracing characters on the sand, which to. morrow's tide will wash away — the voice of congregated millions will become resistless as the force of the multitudinous waters, and Ireland will be a nation once again and for ever.—(Loud cheers.) After several other toasts, including Mr. O'Connell's fellow. martyrs, shortly before twelve o'clock the large assembly separated. —Freeman's Journal. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 3._-The Peninsular and Oriental Company's stearn-ship, the Duke of Cornwall, Captain Iligginson, left the docks this day at three p.►t., for Constantinople, calling at Malta, there to tranship the India and China mails and passengers to the Iberia steam-packet for Alexandria. The Duke of Cornwall takes out to the Levant a large cargo of bale goods. The Royal West India mail packet, the Severn, Captain Vincent, with 21 passengers, 280 bottles of quicksilver, 12 boxes of specie. and other cargo, left the river yesterday, taking out the West In dia and South American mails. The Oriental Company's steam ship Pacha, Captain Burney, arrived in the docks early this morn. lug, and landed the Peninsular and other malls, which were for. warded to London by the nine s.m. train. She left Gibraltar April 25, Cadiz, 26, Lisbon 26, Oporto and Vigo 29, and Corunna 30th. The Pacha has 44 passengers, chiefly from Maderia; also a full cargo of fruit and hides. Princess Donna Anna Dejus, aunt to Dom Pedro, came passenger in the Pacha; her arrival was tele graphed to the Portuguese embassy in London previous to her pro ceeding to London by the eleven o'clock train. A new steam ship, the Wonder, has lately been put upon this station, running be. t.vecn here and Havre. Her average trips have been from seven to nine hours. HOUSES of PARLIAMENT.—From the estimates of the amounts to be proposed for miscellaneous services for the year 1845-6 (which were on Saturday issued by order of the House of Commons) it appears that 8, 395 /. is the sum that will probably be required to defray the exp ense of providi ng temporary accommo. dation for the Houses of Parliament committee-rooms, offices, Jkc., for the year ending March 31, 1846. The amount required last year was 5,420/. ; and in 1843, 9,590/. For the new Houses of Parliament, a further sum of 65,0001. will be required for the ex pense of the works for the . year ending 31 s t M arc h next, beyond what has already been provided for by Acts o f P ar li ament. This , amount is described as being ' on further account of the cost of the superstructure of the Houses . of Lords and Commons, the cm. &s.,.connecte4 therewith." tral hall and connecting corridors ; the Victoria gallery, the Vic. rooms, in 1844, was 60.0001., and in 1643, toria tower, the central tower, and the clock tower; a portion o the north and south fronts; the front towards New Palace-yard f St. Stephen's hall and porch ; the restoration of St. Stephen's crypt; and of the internal fittings, particularly those of the House of about 9 P.M., this vessel was wrecked The amount granted for the e e roosameM S HIPWRECK OF THE DUKE OP SUSSEX STEAMER. from her destination, she became leaky. On rdsmforornmintghe port of Boulogne. it appears that, when about—a o O u n t nearing the harbour, her engine-room was full of water, and her 11540 Friday myll es fires extinguished; she thus remained . at the mercy of a strong south-west wind and rolling sea, which soon drove her on shore. There were 17 passengers on board, who were only saved from a watery grave by the pi ompt assistance of the pilots. TILE WRECK Of 1 - 1- Al-- BRIG SKYLARK.—The officers and crew were conveyed to Portsmouth yesterday, and have been transferred to the flag-,hip to await the event of th e Court of Inquiry which must be instituted i nto the cause of her loss. The greateg praise is due to Lieutenant Smith for his intrepid and praiseworthy assistance, by which the lives of many were saved. On the wreck being left yesterday, the brig was on her port side bilged, and part of her upper deck gone ; the foremast, mainmast, maintop .mast , and bowsprit, all standing—the rest of the spars having been got ashore by the crew and the coast.guard boats.— Rants Adverti cr of Saturday. JUVENILE E NJ OYMENT AT NEWSTEAD ABBEY.-- On the Ist inst. the inhabitants of 'Worksop and Mansfield turned out of their houses to witness a cavalcade of six coaches full of happy faces proceeding to and from the classic grounds of the far-famed Abbey of Newstead. They were the pupils of the Pestalozzian Academy at Worksop, and the occasion is annually celebrated as the birthday of Dr. Helden ma i er ' s lady. Some o f the parents of the pupils followed in their p r i vate carriages, among whom we observed Lady Carnegie, who had arrived from Scotland to attend this celebration. Maly birthday odes composed by the boys were delivered t o their mental mother," besides one of great merit from a former pupil now at the University of Cam bridge, and a magnificent piece of plate, subscribed for and de signed by the present pupils, among whom arc two near relations of the celebrated Miss Edgeworth, who by sending them to Worksop, has given the best practical proof of her opinion of the superiority of the Pestalozzian over the ordinary system of educa tion. A large swarm of bees settled upon the boys as they were about to start, which was considered a roost happy omen, as in the ' language of Plautus, " Übi mel ibi apoe." The day was most de lightful, and the picnic complete, SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Vublit ptnton, " Who runs may read." FOILEIGN. A grand dinner to a hundred guests was given by the King at the Tuileries, on Thursday, on the occasion of his Majesty's fete. All the Ministers gave dinners on the occasion, and Mar shal Sebastiani did the honours of that allotted to the corps diplomatique at the Foreign-office. Guizot is much better, and his friends say, will be able to resume office in a fortnight. On Thursday eveniug tne loway Indiana were accommodated, by order of the King, with an apartment in the portion of ti .e Tuileries usually occupied by the Duke d'Aumale, in order that they might hear the concert, and see the fire-works. Although not accusterued to express astonishment at any sight, they were so excited when the bouquet burst to their view, that they set up a perfect yell of delight. In another room of the palace General Tom Thumb was also, by the kindness of the King, a spectator of the fireworks. A letter from Lucerne, of the 28th ult., states, ":The envoys of France, Austria, Prussia, Russia, England, Sardinia, and Bavaria, on the 22d and 23d, paid visits to the Avoyer, to congratulate him on the victory gained over the free corps. The Powers have all agreed amongst themselves not to tolerate any revolutionary explo sions which may put the federal compact in danger." Accounts from Switzerland state that the Grand Councils of Soleure, Argau, and Berne have ratified the convention concluded between their delegates and the Commissioners of Lucerne for the liberation of the prisoners captured by the latter canton. The ransom to be paid for such prisoners as do not belong to Lucerne will amount to 20,0001. According to a letter from Toulon, the Emperor of Morocco was earnestly endeavouring to seize Abd.el-Kader. Sidi-Said, the Emir's brother, who had heen sent to Fez in order to appease the Emperor, had been killed there, some said, by Abd.er-Rha man's commands, while others stated him to have been put to death by the populace. The Dusseldorf Gazelle announces that the King and Queen of Prussia intend visiting Silesia and East Prussia in person, in order to distribute relief to those who have suffered from the floods. A letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 13th ult, states that the Emperor is shortly to make a tour of inspection in the interior. This journey will extend to the provinces of New Russia, but not to the Caucasus, as has been asserted. He is to be back about the end of June. COURT-r ASIIXON/I-nLE. The Prince and Princess of Leiningen are expected to arrive at Clarence House early in the present week from Germany, on a visit to the Duchess of The Earl and Countess of Haddington entertained at dinner, on Saturday, at the Admiralty, the Marchioness of Breadalbane, the Earl and Countess of Beverley and Lady Louisa Percy, the Earl of Morten, the Earl of Clare, Lord Redesdale, Sir William Gage, Mr. Talbot, &c. Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have returned to town from Newmarket, where they had been staying since Monday last. The Duke of Devonshire, on leaving Paris, intends to proceed on a tour in Germany and Italy. His Grace, according to his present intention, will remain abroad some months. The Duke of Rutland arrived at Sir F. Trench's residence, in Pall-mall, on Saturday last, from Newmarket. The Noble Duke has been suffering from indisposition, but is now approaching con. valescence. The Marquis of Normanby has taken the spacious mansion in Dover-street, lately belonging to Mr. Newton, adjoining Lord Stanley of Alderley's, for the season. The Duke de Broglie, on Sunday, attended the French Protestant church in St. Martin's-le-Grand. MISCELLANEOUS. On Saturday, as some workmen were engaged in excavating the ground adjoining the church of St. Lawrence Jewry, Gresham street, City, for the formation of a sewer which is to be con tinued to Guildhall, they found the original Roman wall, which was constructed previous to the ancient Roman wall, which passed along London.wall, and proceeded to the Tower of London. The wall was at a depth of about twelve feet from the surface, and was composed of Kentish rags, chalk, and Roman tiles, firmly cemented together. The tiles were about fourteen inches square. The earth above was entirely black, and is suppesed to have been deposited there after the fire of London. Leopold de Meyer, the celebrated pianist, arrived in town from Paris yesterday morning. Arrangements have been made at Winchester for holding the annual meeting of the British Archeslogical Association at the town-hall, in that city, in the early part of August next. The Mayor has recently given his sanction for such an arrangement. Lord Albert Conyngham, the president of the association, has con. rented to take the chair during the sittings. A concert was given at Hanover.sql:are Rooms on Saturday morning, by Signor Marras, a tenor singer, who came out last year, and who then showed cettain meritorious capabilities. The rooms were deluged with people. Madame Eugenie Garcia, Mdlle, Schloss, a Signor Minoja, and Signor Mame himself, were the singers; and their efforts gave great satisfaction. M. Staintcm played a pair of solos on the violin ; and the concert was further marked by the pianoforte performances of Mr. W. V. Wallace, who seems to be an artist of very superior talent as a composer, and of extraordinary dexterity as a player. THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF NEW ST. PANCRAS CAURCL—In a case of no interest, which occurred this morning at Clerkenwell Police-court, Mr. Greenwood, for the third time, took occasion to remark upon the neighbourhood of St. Pancras New Church. The.rnagistrate said that this plane was infested by prostitutes and the very lowest characters. To such an extent had the nuisance reacted, that genteel females were afraid to walk there, and the neighbourhood had now become so notorious as a place of resort for these persons. that the value of houses in that otherw.se roost respectable locality had been much depreciated, and if the nuisance were not suppressed no respectable family would live in it. Such a thing was really a disgrace to London. PEEBLES-SHIRE ELECTION.—An active canvus commenced on Wednesday last, in favour of Sir George Suttic, in opposition to Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, the newly created Lord of the Treasury. Sir George Static is a son.in law to the Earl of Wemyss ; and should he be backed by his Lordship's interest, of which there is some hope, there is no doubt that " there will be a tine run."—Glasgow National. MIDDLE TEMPLE, MAY 3.—The remainder of the calls to the bar during Easter term by this Hon. Society were pub. hailed in the Oining.hall this evening, and they are follows : Mr. Roger Norman Fi,her, Mr. Edward Bristow Phillipps Wynne, Mr. John Dakin Gaskell, Mr. John Robert Watti Williams, Mr. John Barnett Kirtgton, Mr. Edward Bury, Mr. Ferdinand Francis leers, Mr. James Peard Ley, Mr. George Borman Skipworth, and Mr, John Epworth Vance. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House V Commons.) FRIDAY, MAY 2. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE BILL.-(IN THE COMMITTEE.) Clause (And be it Enacted, that all and every the expense of pur chasing or providing the houses, buildings, lands, tenements, or hereditaments necessary - for the said College under the provisions of this Act, and of erecting the necessary buildings for the same, and of putting the said College into repair, and of fitting up and furnishing the same and the buildings so to be erected, not exceeding in the whole the sum of thirty thousand pounds, shall be discharged and paid by the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) read a first time :—Question put, " That the Clause be read a second time." The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 210. Acland, Sir T. D. Esmonde, Sir T. Neville, Ralph Acland, Sir T. D. Etwall, Ralph Newport, Viscount A'Court, Captain Ferguson, Colonel Xicholl, John Adderley, C. B. Ferguson, Sir It. Norreys, Sir D. J. Aglionby, H. A. Fitzmaurice, W. Northland, Viscount Ainsworth, Peter Fitzroy, Henry O'Brien, J. Aldam, William Fitzwilliam, G. W. O'Connell, M. J. Archbold, Robert Flower, Sir J. O'Conor,:Don Arundel, Earl of Forster, Matthew O'Ferrall, R. M. ltaillie, Colonel Fox, C. R. Ord, William Bailie, Walter Fremantle, Sir T. Owen, Sir John Barkly, Henry French, F. Paget, Colonel Baring, F. T. Gardner, J. D.: Pakington, J. S. Baring, W. B. Gaskell, J. M. Palmerston, Viscount Barnard, E. G. Gladstone, W. E. Parker, John Barrington, Viscount Gladstone, Captain Patten, J. W. Barron, Sir H. Glynne, Sir S. Peel, Sir Robert Bell, Matthew Godson, Richard Peel, Jonathan Bell, John Gordon, Captain Pennant, Colonel Blackburne, J. I. Gore, Montague Philips, 0. R. Blake, M. J. Gore, Robert Pigot, David Bodkin, W. H. Goulburn, Henry Ponsonby, C. F. A. Boldero, li. 0. Graham, Sir J. Praed, W. T. Bottlehi, Beriah Granby, Marquis l'usey, Philip Bowes, John Granger, T. C. Rawdon, Colonel Bowles, Admiral Grey, Sir George Redington, T. N. Bowring,lDr. Hale, It. B. Repton, G. W. J. Brameton, T. W. lialford, Sir H. Roche, E. B. Browne, W. Hamilton, W. J. Round, John Bruce, Lord E. Hamilton, Lord C. Rous, Captain Buller, Charles Harcourt, G. G. Russell, J. D. W. Byng, G. S. Hatton, Captain Rutherford, A. Cardwell, Edward Hawes, Benjamin Sandon, Viscount Carew, R. S. Ileneag,e, G. H. W. Seymour, Lord Carew, W. H. P. Ileneage, Edward Shell, It. L. Castlereagh,Viscount Herbert, Sidney Smith, Benjamin Cavendish, C. C. Hervey, Lord A. Smith, J. A. _— Chapman, B. Hinds, J. 11. Smith, Vernon; Charteris, Francis Holland, Robert Smith, T. B. C. Childers, J. W. Holmes, W. A'Court Somerville, Sir W. Chohnondeley, H. Hope, Charles Stansfleld, W. R. C. Clayton, 11. R. Hope, G. W. Stanton, W. H. Clerk, Sir George llorsman, Edward Staunton, Sir G. Clifton, J. T. Howard, E. G. Stewart, John Clive, It. H. Howard, Philip H. Stuart, Lord J. Cockburn, Sir G. Howick, Viscount Stuart, W. V. Colebrooke, Sir T. Hutt, William Stock, Sergeant Collett, John Hume, Joseph 6trutt, Edward Collins, William Ingestrie, Viscount Sturt, 11. C. Corbally, M. E. James, Wm. Sutton, H. M. Corry, Henry James, Sir Walter Tailored, H. W. Courtenay, Lord Jermyn, Earl Tennent, J. E. Cripps, William Jocelyn, Viscount Thesiger, Sir F. Dalrymple, Captain Labouchere, Henry Themely, Thomas Darner, Colonel Lambton, H. Trelawny, J. S. Davies, D. A. S. Lascelles, W. S. Trench, Sir F. W. Dawson, T. V. Layard, Captain Vernon, G. H. Denison, W. J. Lemon, Sir C. Villiers, Viscount Dickinson, F. H. Lincoln, Earl Walker, Richard Douglas, Sir C. Listowel, Earl Warburton, Henry Drummond, H. 11. Macnamara,:Major Watson, W. H. Duncan, Viscount 31'G-easily, F. A. White, Samuel Duncannon,Viscottut M'Neill, Duncan Wood, Colonel T. Dnndas, David Mahon, Viscount Worsley,gLord East, James B. Manners, Lord J. Wortley, James S. Easthope,tSir J. Martin, John Wynn, C. W. W. Eastnor, Viscount Mildmay,,H. St. John Wyse, Thomas Ebrington, Viscount Mines, R. M. Yorke, H. R. Ellice, Rt. lion. E. Mitcalfe, Henry TELLERS. Emlyn, Viscount Murphy, F. 5. Young, John Eecott, Blckham Napier, Sir C. Lennox, Lord A. MINORITY-NOES, 88. Acton, Colonel Du Pre, C. G. Marton, George Archdall, Captain Egerton, Sir P. Masterman, John Ashley, Lord Ewart, William Mettle, Fox Astell, William Farnham, E. B. Mailmen, T. P. Austen, Colonel Ferrand, W. F. Morris, David Bankes, George Fitzroy, Lord C. Neeld, Joseph Bateson, Thomas Forbes, William Neeld, John Beresford, Major Forman, T. S. Newdegate, C. N Broadley, H. Fox, S. L. Pechell, Captain Brotherton, J. Fuller, A.E. Plumptre, J. P. Bruce, C. L. C. Greenall, Peter Rendlesham, Lord Buckley, Edmund Gregory, W. 11. Richards, Richard Buller, Sir J. Y. Grimsditch, T. Ryder, G. D. Chetwode, Sir J. Hallyburton, Lord Shaw, Frederick Christopher, R. A. Hamilton, J. H. Sibthorp, Colonel Cole, H. A. Hamilton, George A. Smith, Abel Colquhoun, J. C. Hamner, Sir J. Spooner, Richard Co'vile, C. R. Henley, J. W. Thompson, Alderman Connolly, Colonel Hill, Lord M. Tollemache, John Crawford, W. S. Hindley, Charles Tower, Christopher Curteis, H. B. Ilornby-, John Turner, Edmund Darby, George Hughes, W. B. Tumor, Christopher Deedes, William Ilussey, Thomas Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Denison, John E. Jolliffe, Sir W. Verner, Colonel Dick, Quintin Lefroy, Anthony Waddington, M. S. Dodd, George Leslie, C. P. „__. : Wakley, Thomas Douglas, Slr H. Lowther, Colonel Douglas, J. I). S. Mackenzie, T. TELLERS. Duncan, George Maclean, Donald Inglis, Sir R H. Dancombe, T. M`Taggart, Sir J. Law,,,C. E. buncombe, 0. Marsland, H. FREE-TRADE BAZAAR. Within the last five weeks Covent-garden Theatre has undergone a complete metamorphosis, for the purpose of preparing it for the proposed Free-trade Bazaar, to be held there on the 12th instant. On Saturday evening we were admitted to a private view of the theatre, which was lighted up for the occasion, and presented a very splendid appearance. The entire audience part of the house, the stage, and the scene room beyond, have been converted into a vast Gothic hall, two hundred feet in length. Standing at the entrance in the centre of the dress boxes, the eye is struck by the magnificent effect of the old wooden roof, very similar to that of Westminster Hall, or King John's Palace, at Eltham. The grand hall is terminated by a screen, and a lofty archway, in the Tudor style, through which is seen a richly stained glass window, that lights a smaller hall beyond. The general form of the hall is not unlike that of a cathedral. Gothic arches, supported by clustering pillars, run round the hall, and give it a very light and picturesque effect. The stage portion of the theatre forms what may be termed the transepts of the edifice, in which are several alcoves, corresponding in style with the other parts of the building, and each lighted by a stained glass window. Two - tables extend the entire length of the hall, for the display of the various articles to be exhibited in the bazaar. A number of transparent lamps give a cheerful appearance to the same. But the most ingenious and novel feature in this fairy palace is the mode in which the light is equally diffused through the roof, which is formed of transparent painted cloth. All the shields and scrolls in the decorations bear the device and cognizance of the League—a wheatsheaf, with the mottos " Free Corn," and " Free Trade." The whole arrangements do infinite credit to the taste and ingenuity of Mr. Grieve, from whose designs, and under whose superintendence, it has been executed. BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTI TUTE, HANOVER-SQUARE. Within the last few days the Duke of Cambridge has become a member of this Institute; and on Saturday a dinner was given by the President and Council to his Royal Highness, and to several distinguished visitors. The party was of comfortable dimensions, hardly_ exceeding 50 ; and the enjoyment that prevailed during the whole of the evening, although the individuals present were as various as could well be imagined in political sentiment, testified very strongly that the comprehensive spirit of the Institute was working well, and that it is possible for gentlemen to meet in friendly brotherhood and interchange social kindnesses, however much publicly they may be in uncivil opposition. In addition to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, there were present, the Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of Chiches ter, Lord Ashburton, Lord Lifford, Lord James Stuart, Lord Claude Hamilton, Lord Sandon, Lord Courtenay, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Wentworth Lambton, Admiral Sykes, Brigadier_ General Sir Henry Pynn, Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Mohun Lal, from Caubul ; Dr. Wolff, from Bokhara, and others. Mr. Buckingham took occasion to state that accident alone occasioned the absence of the Duke of Cleveland, the Marquis of Westminster, Lord Francis Egerton, Lord Carbery, the Earl of Derby, Lord Dacre, the Bishop of St. David's, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Hon. Sidney Herbert, Lord Brougham, Sir George Staunton, Sir George Larpent, Sir Edward Codrington, and Mr. Wynn Ellis, all of whom, as members of the Council, intended to have been present to receive his Royal Highness. The dinner and wines would have entitled Mr. Neale, the maitre d'hotel, to a crown of laurel, had he lived in the times of Apicius. Nothing could have been In better taste, either as regarded the eye or the palate. After the customary toasts bad been proposed by thg President, opportunity was given for speeches by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl of Devon, the Bishop of Chichester, Mr. Buckingham, Lord James Stuart, Dr. Wolff, and Mr. Mackinnon. The speakers, one and all, took occasion to ad vert in the most flattering terms to the success which had attended the establishment of the Institute, how it had given introductions to many distinguished foreigners, how it had promoted a refined and intellectual sociality, and how it had been a common ground upon which gentlemen of all shades of opinion and of rank had had personal intercourse and enjoyed the advantages incident to polite communion. The Bishop of CHICHESTER, in graceful terms, spoke of the pleasure he experienced in seeing the original scheme so satisfac torily carried out, and emphatically eulogised Mr. Buckingham, to whose energy, suavity of deportment, and discreet management the Institute owes so much of its prosperity. Mr. BUCKINGHAM, in reply, expatiated eloquently, upon the obligations which British travellers were under to foreigners for ready and assiduous attentions; and spoke of the Institute as a most desirable likstrument for returning such kindnesses—the more necessary as the convential rules and reserved temperament of the English generally (so unlike the practice and disposition abroad) made it extremely difficult for strangers to get access to good circles, unless peculiarly accredited. He further mentioned that the communications which had been addressed to men of literary and scientific distinction on the Continent, apprising them of their being made honorary members of the Institute, had in all cases been responded to in the most gratifying terms ; and be alluded particularly to letters received from Humboldt, Guizot, Thiers, Arago, Cousins, Villemain, Chateau briand, Lamartine, Berzelius, and Liebig, in proof of the utility of the club, and the influence it is likely to exercise in the intellec. tual world. As a practical illustration of its present working he pointed to the two distinguished visitors, Mobun Lal and Dr. Wolff, who were sitting within a few yards of him, paying at the same time appropriate tributes to their intelligence and force of character. To the address Dr. WOLFF made a few pertinent observations. The speeches of the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl of Devon, and of Lord James Stuart, tended to show that the objects of the Insti. tute were warmly appreciated by all who were acquainted with their spirit, and that nothing could be more satisfactory than the results which had hitherto ensued. At ten o'clock the company adjourned to the drawing-rooms, where some instrumental pieces were admirably performed by Messrs. Rousselot, Sainton, Vieuternps, Salaman, and Hill. A young gentleman of the name of Coenen, a pupilgreat dexteritywebelie and eo d f Molique's, played a solo on the violin with ea precision. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge did not retire until the reunion broke up. Hu NGERF ORD •BRlDGE.—Yesterday, at an earl y hour, people were seen flocking from all quarters towards the ne w bridge, and the.turnstiles on each side were in p er p e t ual motion. Bet wean the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six in the evening, upwards of 30,000 persons are said to have passed over ; but far such a crowd we never saw so little preparation for preserving order. In fact, at each end, but especially on the Middlesex side, the utmost confusion pre vailed, and no respectable person could visit this elegant structure without the risk of being hustled or robbed. Two policemen would have prevented such a disgraceful scene, but not one was present. The Directors will find this is not the way to increase their funds, DREADFUL CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (From the Second Edition of the Norfolk News.) One of the most calamitous events which ever befel this town, or any other in this district of the kingdom, has just transpired, and has spread lamentation and grief throughout the entire population. The scene of tWs dreadful event was the Suspension-bridge, on the North Quay, crossing the River Bure, and which has been the entrance to the town from the railway terminus, and the new road from Acle. Cooke's Equestrian Company has for some time been staying in the town, and on the morning of this fatal day it was announced by public handbills that Nelson, one of the clowns, would sail up the River Bure, starting from Yarmouth-bridge, to Vauxhall-gardens, at five o'clock, in a common washing tub, drawn by fuur " real geese," elegantly harnessed and caparisoned. At the time appointed, this absurd exhibition took place. The clown and his geese started from the Old Bridge in the presence of an immense concourse of persons, who had assembled en the banks of the river to witness the feat. On his ; arrival at the mouth of the Bure, a current took I him towards Braydon, wie nee lie was obliged to be towed back to the union of the two streams. The multitude of persons along the North Quay was i greatly increased by the rush from the Old Bridge, and every spot where a view of Nelson and hi geese could be obtained, was filled with spectators. By far the most advantageous e view was had from the Suspension-bridge, and this was eagerly sought for by the unsuspecting populace. About four hundred persons occupied this position, and were pressing on the south-side to obtain the first glance of the coming wonder. The bridge is an elegant structure, suspended from two piers, and capable of standing a much larger number of persons than that we have named, but we understand every point of vision towards the spot where the geese were to be looked for, was densely crammed with men, women, and children, and even the chains and suspenders had many occupants. This is the bridge which has been the cause of so much litigation between the Yarmouth Railway Company and Mr. Cory, its proprietor, and which has, since the arrangement with the parties, become the prin cipal, if not the only medium of transit to and from the railway terminus. In order" to accommodate this increased traffic, the proprietors have been induced to extend the bridge on each side the chains, to the extent of four feet, for foot passengers, and the platform on the south side was the chief receptacle for the multitude who were on the bridge on this occasion ; the north side was comparatively empty, consequently there was an extreme pressure on the south—so much so, that a gentleman who passed over, noticed that the crown of the bridge, instead of maintaining its convex form, was completely flattened. He remarked the circum stance to a companion, but at this moment all eyes were stretched to the utmost, and every ear listening with eagerness for the first announcement of the clown's appearance. This anxiety was brought to its highest pitch by the cry of " Here come the geese." The shout resounded from side to side ; but amidst was a shriek from the shores ; the bridge was observed to give way ; it lowered on one side ; the chains snapped asunder, one after another in momentary succession, and almost before the gaze of the thronging multitude could be drawn from its object of worthless interest it was ri vetted to the half sunken bridge—suspended on one side by its unbroken chains—cleared of all its occupants — every one of whom were plunged into the stream, and over them the waters were flowing as if unconscious of the fearful tragedy which had momentarily occurred. Those who witnessed it assert that not a scream was heard, nor a sound emitted from the unfortunate victims. A fearful splash and a few gurgling struggles only recognised the spot which had swal lowed such a mass of human life. Some few men hanging by the broken chains were earnestly entreated 1 to maintain their hold, but it was soon observed that in consequence of the obstruction of the stream by the fallen bridge, and the human bodies below, that the advancing tide would soon bury even them from sight. Every boat was immediately in requisition, and as many as 25 were soon on the spot, and rendered active and gallant service. The scene at this moment beggars description —husbands and wives, parents and children, were excited with the deepest anxiety. The efforts to save the victims were noble and praiseworthy. One man who was precipitated from the bridge caught a hold and maintained it—a female made a desperate clutch at his ancles, and succeeded in reaching them. The brave fellow looked down, and though in fearful peril himself encouraged her to hold tight, and she was rescued. The man refused to get into the boat, telling the occupants to pick up those who were float ing about the river—subsequently, however, he was obliged to release his hold, and he fell into the stream. We are happy to say that a rope was thrown to him immediately, and he was brought safely ashore. The bodies were picked up in quick succession, most of them dead. Among the number was a woman—doubtless a mother, who had in her arms an infant, and in one hand a little girl three or four years old—she had firmly grasped both, and her firm hold had not been broken by the struggles of death, for it was with difficulty they were separated. They were all corpses and very stiff. Their names we have not been able to learn. The va rious incidents of the tragic scene are some of them very touching. The children were many of them found with :heir heads fist in the railing, (which on the bursting of the chains lapped over into the water), doubtless fixed in that position in their anxiety to feast their eyes on the expectant sight. It was with difficulty they were extricated, and there were some discovered with their heads smashed to pieces by the falling of the iron-work. Mr. F. N. Palmer, surgeon, was amongst the parties rescued, but at first there was some doubt as to whether he was dead or not; by proper attention, however, being paid to him, he was SD far restored at ten o'clock as to be considered out of danger. Many ethers were also restored by similar means. Barrels of hot water were sent from the brew office of the Messrs. Lacon, to Mr. Laws', of the Norwich Arms Inn, where the scene was most dreadful. The kitchen, the tap-room, and other rooms, with the stables, were filled with victims. As many as ten or a dozen were ultimately restored, but no less than 53 corpses were brought into that house, and which defied all the means of restoration ; others were taken to other public-houses in the neighbourhood, but not in very considerable numbers. We lament, how ever, to say, that of the number who had been taken out of the river at eleven o'clock at night, the eyes of 73 were for ever closed in death. The great majority of them are women and children. About 30 umbrellas were taken on shore. Persons whose relatives and whose children were down to see the sight, on hearing of the catastrophe, Lam' from all parts of the town to make inquiries, and to examine the dead bodies, fathers and mothers were moaning for their children, and children for their parents, husbands for their wives, and the awfully distressing scene was such that no description can do justice to. The bodies were removed by the relations as they were recognised, and at twelve o'clock only ono body remained in the Norwich Arms stables, that had not been recognised. With the exception of this, who is supposed to be a waterman, named Ecclestone, all the rest have been removed. Several bodies are said to have passed under the bridge, and it seems to be impossible to remove them without -rent violence, or, as our informant says, " pulling them eirib from limb." Nets have been laid down across sem river, by Richard Hammond, Esq., and Mr. Davy, end were to be taken up on the flow of the tide, at two e'clock, when it is expected that many other bodies mill be brought up—for it is thought that there are many other persons drowned whose bodies are not yet recovered, and inquiries are perpetually being made by parents and relations who have missed members of their family, the fate of whom is unquestioned. The excite ment in the town is very considerable, but yet not so great, at the hour we are writing, as might have been expected. The haven and pier commissioners assembled at the office of Mr. Cory, late last evening, but their pro ceedings were brief and private, and the meeting ad journed to this morning. It is said that the coachman of H. N. Burroughs,Esq., M.P., of Burlingham, is missing, and it is feared he has experienced the common fate, but no such body, that we can learn, has been picked up. The clothes of the poor unfortunates are mostly all lying in a room in the Norwich Arms. Numbers of bonnets, dresses, shoes, and a large heap of garments, which will be given up to the relatives in the morning. The pro fessional gentlemen of the town were in immediate at tendance and rendered all the aid which human ingenuity could suggest. (From the Norwich Mercury of May 3.) The distressing intelligence was instantly transmitted to Norwich by the electric telegraph, and a special train was as immediately sent off, containing the manager at the station and other persons. The tidings soon spread, and the station was not only soon filled, but a large number of persons awaited outside the result of the communications which Mr. Horatio Bolingbroke, one of the Directors, and Mr. Birkett, the brother-in-law of Mr. Peto, were making with the Yarmouth station, re garding the extent of the calam it y . Persons also who had relations or friends in Ya rmouth were constantly arriving until ten o'clock ar the safety ndafter of their , by telegraph to inquire s ending .mfres.ends, sages and it is but due to the t wo g entlemen to say that they d w a e t r i e on. most T a h n e x fi io rs u t s itnotealffliogrd every en cewas fa t c e i l l e i tgyraapnhdedaccaotmiimfoty minutes after five, and instantly express messages were sent into the city, and to the journals, communicating the intelligence. When we left the station at ten o'clock, numbers were still there, making inquiries and receiving replies. To the gentlemen we have named, and to all the establishment, we are much obliged for the civility and attention paid to our inquiries and the facilities afforded us. The escape of some was miraculous. One woman, of the name of Gillings, the wife of a carpenter, was on the bridge with her child ; when the was hurled into the water, with extraordinary presence of mind she seized her child's cloth es w ith her- teeth, and paddled herself to a place of safety. Many a touching scene was witnessed as the anxious mother, and the hardly less excited father or friend, re cognised some missing one safely emerging from the crowd. Thousands thronged the North Quay—messen gaeid, and the rsweredispatched in all directi ons t o p rocure me di ca l communication with the west side of the water being cut off, hundreds were left in painful sus pense respectin g th ose w h o were sa f e on t h e oppos i te shore. Nothing could exceed the promptitude, activity, and attention of the surgeons and medical men of the town, all of whom were in immediate attendance, doing all they could to afford relief to the sufferers, where the slightest chance of resuscitation appeared. Mr. Lacon and a number of the persons employed in his brewery were exceedingly active in supplying hot water for baths from their brewery, which is not far distant. All the blankets from the union house that could possibly be span d, were in requisition. The search for bodies was continued till about half-past nine o'clock, when the boats wero compelled to desist, but before the turn of the tide nets were placed o n side side of the bridge to prevent , i f possible, any or thel3 bodies not yet recovered being carried out to sea by i force of the current, which is very strong. _ . On this side the bridge the greater number were taken to the Norwich Arms Inn, where there were at one time fift, y-three corpses. Others were taken to the Admiral Co . ! tlingwood and to the Swan, and many to their ov;;; hot tses. Not a few of those who first got out of the waiter went away unnoticed, and their number is un kncwn. Up to a late hour last night, it was ascertained that seventy-five dead bodies had been taken out of the wxter ; and up to midnight, from the inquiries mule, it wiros ascertained that forty-five others were missing. A\mong the latter I have been able to obtain the fol lowin,z names :—Caroline, daughter of William Church, r►ged lb; James Church, aged 34; John Seaman, 11, s,on of Daniel Seaman; Matthew Barney, DanielPowley, 13ichard Powley, Elizabeth Powley, Mrs. Morgan, Mr-. Ditcham, a daughter of Mr. Robert Crow; a child of illr. Robert Adams, a son of William Duffield, broker ; an old man named Gilbert, and two children of Mr. Gotte, excite officer. By far the greater number of those lost were females and children. James Marshall, 16, (...caped with k wound in the scalp. Two boys named Honorley, aged 12 and 17, were taken home ; the yourger died last eve.ging, the elder is likely to recover. A tilting the dead I have not been able to ascertain sa tisfiict,torily many of the parties. Mr. D. Little has lest one child, Mr. Livingston ono if not two, Mr. Barking, dyer, x daughter ten years old, Mr. H. L. truing, a daughter, 16. It is in vain, till the coroner's inquest, hope to furnish you n ith en authentic ii t of names, anti any other would be mischievous. All the bodies, except one which has not been identi fied, have been removed to their respective homes. The consternation which pervades the whole mass c;f• our population—the intense grief into which almost every one we meet is plunged —seemed to defy our at tempts to procure authentic information. This diffi culty is materially enhanced from the inability which has prevailed to identify many of the bodies. I have scarcely met any person who has not either directly or relatively been bereaved or thrown into a state of painful suspense. When the multitudes who lined the banks of the river first heard the shrieks from the bridge, they mistook them for cheers to hail the approach of the aquatic tra veller, and turned to look away from the scene of despair to the object that had brought them together only to be turned suddenly back on the scene of desolation. At the time of th; occurrence, two gentlemen in a gig came through the toll gate, and so near were they in being involved in the melancholy catastrophe, that we are c:edibly informed the horse had actually stepped on the end of the bridge, but being suddenly pulled back on the first announcement of alarm, they were most pro videntially saved. The Haven and Pier Commissioners, as many as could be got together, met at the office of their clerk, Mr. Tolver, about ten o'clock, and adjourned to an early hour this morning, to take some steps about the bridge. It will be gratifying to the parents and friends of the children in the Proprietary Grammar School to learn that they are all safe. We have also inquired at Mr. Plummer's school, and find that in consequence of the rain the little boys were not allowed to go out ; four of the biggest boys who went to witness the exhibition re turned quite safe. YARMOUTH, FOUR O'CLOCK.—The scene at the broken bridge at this moment is one of the most heart-harrowing it has ever been our lot to witness. Before the faintest approach of, morning, a number of boatmen and others have been most actively engaged endeavouring to find the bodies of the missing persons, and their efforts have been in some degree successful, as three more bodies have been discovered. The banks of either side of the stream, even at this hour, are crowded with an expectant and anxious throng Atho await in breathless anxiety the efforts of the boatmen, anticipating in every fresh endea vour to recognise the features of some beloved object. On one side may be seen a group of pale and weeping women with tearful eyes watching the progress of the search, and on the other a group of hardy seamen, their strong frames coavuised with emotion as they clasp in their arms the dripping corpse of some favourite child, and carry it just as it has been lifted from the water to their homes. Indeed a more distressing scene than the present, or a catastrophe more horrible in its conse quences, it has never been our lot to witness. Every side wherever the beholder turns, the same frightful prospect of human suffering is apparent. It is generally supposed that many persons who were standing on the edge of the bridge, or on that portion allotted to foot passengers, when the accident occurred, clasped the hand-rails, and were precipitated head fore most into the stream, and became entangled among the broken baluatrades. The body of a little girl, the daughter of a man named George Parker, a coal-heaver, has just been brought out. The bodies are so swelled and distorted that in many cases identification has been extremely difficult. One of the nets has just been drawn, but this contained no bodies. Two or three corps( s have been found lying entangled with some of the iron-work about the centre of the stream. When our express left, they were extricating the bodies, and drawing the other nets. Among those that have been recovered are Mr. F. N. Palmer, surgeon, Mrs. D. Little, Mrs. Livingston, Fre derick Dye, 16, taken to the hospital with injury to the knee and leg, Dye, North end, with a fractured leg, a young man named Simmons, whose leg was also frac tured in extricating it from the bended iron of the bridge with a crow bar. Mr. Sloman's son Frank has been recut Bred, but his servant, Moss, is still missing. One or twd circumstances demand a passing glance— one, the state of thfi bridge. That structure was erected by the late Robert Cory, Esq., in lieu of the ancient ferry across the Bure, of which lie was possessed, and was opened on the 23d of April, 1829, and suspended from a chain on either side, attached to four pedestals or piers, also of iron, and fastened to abutment stones. In April, 1844, in contemplation of increased traffic to the railway, in order to afford sufficient width for car riages to pass, a platform for foot passengers was erects d outside the bars on either side, it being the intention of the proprietors, on completing an arrangement with the railway company, and obtaining an Act of Parliament which has been applied fur this session, to erect a new arched stone bridge. The immense weight of the thickly congregated mass being thrown on one side of the bridge caused the calamity. A gentleman who was present on both occasions assures us that the crowd assembled on the bridge to witness the return of Royal], Mapes, and Hall, from Norwich assizes, was much greater than at this time, but that then the weight was distributed more equally over the surface. Many questions have been asked as to how far it Ras the duty of the police to have prevented such numbers assembling on the bridge. To this we cannot venture a reply. It is not attempted to be denied that a large bcdy of the police were in attendance on both sides of the river, where danger seemed most to be anticipated, to prevent, if possible, any accident ; their error, if such it should be called, seems to have been one of judgment, not of neglect of duty, and had the accident not hap pened, probably no observation would have been made. By this event the traffic to the railway terminus has been considerably impeded, there being now no other means of communication than a ferry boat across from Limekiln wharf. LATEST PARTICULARS. (From the Fifth Edition of the Norfolk News.) The following is the hest list which has been produced of the names of the unfortunate sufferers. It was pre pared by Serjeant Willament, and presented to the Magistrates at their meeting this morning:— Susan Mayers, aged 9 ; Maria Stolworthy, 14; Maria Juniper, 9 ; a daughter of D. Little, 15 ; Maria Ed wards, 12 ; Hannah ield, 8 ; Mary . Ann King, 8 ; F Sarah Utting Fuleher, 18 ; Eliza Hat i n g 12 ; Durrant ; Burton ; --Trory ; High ; Miss Johnson ; Caroline Anger, 16 ; Eliza Duffield, 10 ; Harriett Bussey, 24 ; Matilda Livingstone, 6 ; Ann 'Tennant, 10 ; Harriett Tann, 13 ; Maria &otter , 20 ; William Lynes, 6 ; Thomas John son, ; Clara May, 20 ; Sarah , Hunn, 14 ; Charles Dye, 9 ; Bindle, PiYThorpe, 11 ; Caroline 16Church, ;Rachello; Vincent, 20 ; Caroline Parker, 8 ; Sarah Gilbert, 12 ; B ei ; .. iamin Dye, 9 ; Walter Watts ; dle, Ph i l i p Li v ingstone, 9 ; Barking ; Eliza Elunnerable ; Robert Moss, 26 ; Daniel Ebbage ; Miss Johnson ; William Grimmer, 8 ; Horace Fox, 20 ; Richard Row ley, 4 ; Elizabeth Crowe, 11 ; Burton ; Betsey Mor gan, 62 ; Mary Ann Jenkerson, 10 ; John Tennant, 12; Mary Ann Lake, 2 ; Christopher Barber, 11 ; Eliza Powley, 21; Eliza Cpnyers, 13 ; Sarah Ann Butti fant, 18. A lady, dressed in mo urnin g , With a gold watch sus pended by a gold chain. TWELVE o'cLocx. The number of dead bodies actually ascertained at this hour was 90. &fore our reporter left the Yarmouth station the number was stated to be 104. At three o'clock it was 2mpossible to tell exactly the number of persons dead. Se7eral had recovered that had been reperted as dead, and some few had died whom it was thought were not dead ; but as near as could be ascertained the number of the dead was 93. JURY LIST. The following gentlemen were impannelled 4 : — Samuel T. l'almer, Esq., Foreman. Mr. Joha Norman, Mr. James Pratt, Mr. GarJoed B. Palmer, Mr. William Spillings, Mr. Charles ton, Mr. James Emma, Mr. Mask Blowers, Mr. John Stagg, Mr. Thomas Davy, Mr. John Orfeur, Jchn Fenn, Mr. William Smith, Mr. Charles Barber, Mr. Joseph Davy, Mr. William Hallett, Mr. J. Eastutcre Lawes, and Mr. Edward Garrod. After the jury had been sworn, at the suggestion of the Coroner the investigation was adjourned till Moa day (this day). LATEST PARTICULARS. SUNDAY.—One hundred and thirteen bodies have bac n already taken out of the river; the number will probably be 130 to 140, as many are under the bridge, as well as those who have been carried up the river. The bridge has fallen down on the side nearest Brey - don, and forms a complete barrier to the stream and navigation. The excitement and sympathy oocasioned by this painful disaster continues unabated ; the trains are over flowing. MEMOIRS OF PRINCE CHARLES STUART.—We are requested to state, that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marl borough-street, has this day published " Memoirs of Prince Charles Stuart, commonly called the Young Pre tender, with Notices of the Rebellion in 1745," by Charles Louis Klose, Esq., in 2 vols., Bvo., with portrait, 240. bound, which can now be had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn has also just published-2. Adventures in G eor g ia . Or cassia, and Russia, by Lieut.-Col. G. Pottiest CareFon. C. 8., &c., 2 vols., 21s. bound. 3. Peninsuy: tk ri t:tos. of edited by W. H. Maxwell, Esq., A ondedition auti 4 ior or or Waterloo," &c., 2 vols., 21s. bound. of The Crescent and the . Cross, by E liot Warburton, Es 0., 2 vols., with illustrations, 215. boun d. 5. The Duke of Wellington's Maxims and Opinions, Bvo., 14s. bound. 6. Revelations of Spain in 1645, by an English Resident, 2 vols., 21s. bound; and 7. Three Years in Constantinople; or, Domestic Manners of the Turks, by Charles White, Esq., 3 vols., with 34 illustrations, 31s. 6d. bound.