The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-03 00:00:00

FALMOUTH, HELSTON, AND PENZANCE RAILWAY. On Monday evening an assemblage of many of the most respectable and influential inhabitants of Hel.3ton took place at Dingley's (Star) Hotel, for the purpose of meeting the solicitors and secretary of this proposed line of railway. Tfrom.ts ROGERS, Esq., having been unanimously called to the chair, opened the business by stating that a previous meeting had taken place, at which 'rederick Hill, Esq., had been present, who is one of the solicitors tor the West Corn wall Railway, when it had been resolved that inquiry should be made as to what extent of accommodation (if any) was in tended to be afforded to the town and neighbourhood ofHelston by that Railway Company, in order that the inhabitants of the town might be enabled to determine whether it was ad visable or not to promote the new proposed undertaking. He had ascertained that Mr. Hill (to whom he had sent a note), whose presence would have been highly desirable, was out of town ; and as no communication had been made to them on the subject, in answer to the inquiry, he considered the meet ing was at perfect liberty to come to a decision. He was of opinion that such a line as was proposed was much needed, and that it would be highly beneficial to the town, and that the inhabitants ought to give it the utmost support in their power. JOHN KENDALL, jun., F.sq., then proposed the first resolu tion—expressed his cordial approbation of the project, and his desire to promote it.—[For the resolutions, see advertise ment.] J. CLARKE, Esq., seconded the same, and expressed him self to the like effect. Mr. HAnvEv, London solicitor of the line, then entered into an explanation as to the course which the line was in tended to take, but as the survey was now in progress and not completed, he could not say whether it was to pass north or south of the town. It was their firm determination to apply for the Act in the coming session of Parliament, sad the engineering staff was so efficient, that there was no doubt of their being quite ready to lodge their plans and sections in sufficient time. An experienced engineer, who had been edu cated under Mr.Brunel, was now here for the purpose of going over the ground with Mr. Olver, and the services of a draughts man of the first eminence bad also been engaged; in order that they might' be fully prepared to comply with the standing orders of Parliament. The applications for shares had already been so numerous from highly respectable quarters, that there could be no question as to the amount of capital being forthcoming, and, he had no doubt, that within the present week, the bond fide applications would far exceed the amount of the proposed capital. It was, however, de sirable and essential that the undertaking should be sup ported by the local, particularly by the local commercial Interests. Mr. BAMFIELD, of Falmouth, local solicitor to the line, and Mr. NASH, the secretary, also stated that they felt per fectly satisfied that the proposed line would, if carried out, be of the utmost importance to the west of Cornwall, and particularly beneficial to the town of Helston. It was no bubble, as were many railway projects of the present day, but a perfectly honest and fair project; had it been otherwise, they would not have sanctioned it. Most of the gentlemen present expressed their perfect sa tisfaction with the explanation given, and their de termination to use their utmost influence to promote the project. A local Committee was then appointed, censisting of all the invididuals present, with the exception of a few who, although concurring in the resolutions, requested that their names might not be on the Committee. The resolutions all passed nem. cos., and no feeling of op position was expressed by any individual present ; but, on the contrary, there appeared to prevail a feeling of *the ut most cordiality with regard to the objects of the meeting. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—There is to be a grand gala here this evening, consisting of the first performance of a spectacle of no ordinary pretensions. It is founded on a piece called La Biche aux bola, which has already been played in Paris upwards of 215 consecutive nights. There are no less than 14 grand tableaux in it, and we are led to understand that the transformations and mechanical changes exceed those of any pantomime. So great is the variety of costume, of so costly a character are all the decorations , and so splendid is the whole preparation, that we are not at all surprised at learning that the expense incurred in the pro duction of this far-famed extravaganza will exceed 1,5001. SUICIDE OF MR. MOSS, SURGEON-DENTIST. — We regret to have to state, that Mr. Barnett Moss, surgeon-den tist, Piccadilly, Manchester, destroyed himself on Saturday last, by cutting his throat with a razor. The particulars of the distressing occurrence will be learned from the evidence given at the inquest, which was held before Mr. Chapman on Monday evening. The first witness called was Mrs. Moss, the deceased's widow, who stated that about half-past seven o'clock on Saturday morning she left the deceased in bed. He appeared thoughtful, and had been-low spirited during the whole of the week. About ten o'clock she went up stairs and found him lying upon the floor of the bed-room, apparently dead. She sent for medical assistance imme diately, and Mr. Windsor, surgeon, and Mr. Cooke, assistant to Mr. Harrison, came in, and from them she learned that the deceased had cut his throat. For the last two months his business had been slack, and on such occasions he was always low-spirited. He had been speculating, but only to the extent of about 801., in Manchester, Birmingham, and Welsh Con tinuation Railway shares ; he held 25 shares, which he could not sell without great loss, and he was apprehensive of having 301. to pay in a short time, and had no immediate means of payment. This, and the slackness of business, gave him great uneasiness, and preyed upon his mind. He did not like to lose money by selling his shares. When witness entered the room she observed the dressing-table drawer open, and in it an open razor-case. Mrs. Gill, of Rosamond-street, Salford, aunt to the last witness, stated that she found an open razor on the bed-room floor, and the blade was bloody. Witness had known the deceased ever since his marriage, about twelve years ago ; he was a man of a lively disposition, but during the last week had been much dejected. Mr. J. J. Cooke, assitant to Mr. Harrison, surgeon, stated that he first saw the deceased on the bed-room floor. He had made a large incision in his throat with a razor, and was insensible from luss of blood. In about an hour and a half he became conscious, and everything possible was done to save his life; but the wound was too deep, and he expired about seven o'clock in the evening. Witness counted seven different incisions, and never saw a worse wound. The jury returned a verdict to the effect, That the deceased destroyed himself during temporary insanity. He was thirty-eight years of age. and has left a widow and four children.- -Manchester Guardian. CHATHAM, OCT. 31.—1 n consequence of repeated applications is the Horse Guards from the Commandant at this garrison, Colonel Sir Thomas Wilshire, Bart., K.C.H., for more troops at this garrison, they being required for garrison duty, the Deputy-Adjutant-General Gore Brown, was sent down ex pressly from the Horse Guards, and made his inspection of the various guard-houses, in company with Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly, of the Provisional Battalions, and also the military outposts round this garrison, some of which the general pronounced as useless, and ordered the sentry-box to be removed ; and it Is understood that from the observations made, the General considers that there were a sufficient number of troops for duty. From Inquiries it is ascertained that the troops have three nights in bed out of four. THE LATE CALAMITOUS FIRE AT GRAVESEND.— " - " ' On Friday night a masquerade and carnival was held at Alger's booth, in the Fair-field, at Gravesend, in behalf of the sufferers at the late calamitous fire. The admission was by tickets of one shilling each, and the proceeds, which were very considerable, were paid to Mr. Saddington, the Mayor. Up to a late hour on Friday the body of Thomas Mee had not been found ; indeed but little progress had been male in removing the great body of rubbish which had fallen upon the lower floor of the Black Horse public house. During the whole of Friday, Mr. King, the landlord of the Black Horse, and Mr. Hollendale, the draper, were watching the exploration of the ruins. The Black Horse was very full at she time of the fire, it is therefore impossible to say who was sleep.. ing in the house at the time, the general impression is, however, that other bodies will be found when the front kitchens are cleared. Ford, the carpenter, who leaped from the third floor front, is in a fair way of recovery. WESTMINSTER COURT OF SEWERS.—A special court of the Commissioners of Sewers for the city of Westminster was held on Friday at the Court-house, Soho-square, for the purpose of considering the steps necessary to be taken in consequence of the resolution sanctioned by the Court on the 3d of October, with regard to contracts and as to jobbing works. Capt. Bague, R.N., took the chair, and called on Mr. Leslie to open the business, which he did by drawing the attention of the Court to the present system of house drainage. The drains at present were too large, and too extensive and ineffective in their operation. A great improvement over the barrel drains was the tubular drain, which would answer the best purposes. Mr. Gutch suggested that the Building Act of last session limited the diameter of house drains to nine inches. Mr. Leslie did not think that the Building Act at all interfered with the powers of the court, and designated that measure as a " monument of folly impossible to be carried out." The further consideration of this matter was subsequently postponed. Mr. Leslie then alluded to jobbing works, and proposed that instead of the present mode of paying the contractor for cleansing gully drains, the commissioners should engage a staff of labourers and bricklayers to do all work of that nature. At present the contractor was paid 4s. per cubic yard for carting away the soil, but the Court had not the slightest check over the number of yards so charged for. The contractor's charges for cleansing were about 2,0001. per annum, and according to a scale and estimate drawn up by him (Mr. Leslie), all that work, and a great deal more, could be performed for somewhere about 1,1001. per year. Mr. Dowley, one of the surveyors of the court, was of opinion that the experiment proposed by Mr. Leslie could be beneficially tried. Mr. Doull, the other surveyor, was also favourable to the plan. Mr. Hawkins thought that if the sewers were in the defective state alluded to, a most searching inquiry should be instituted into the conduct of those officers whose duty it was to report to the Court all sewers requiring repair or cleansing. He (Mr. Hawkins) would certainly move for an inquiry when the proper time came. After some further discussion, Mr. Leslie moved, and Mr. Cumberlege seconded, the following resolution :—" [hat the cleansing sewers and gully drains, and all works not publicly contracted for, be done by the establishment now proposed to be commenced." The mo tion was then put and carried nemine contradieetste. Resolutions carrying out the above were then put and carried. The Court ad journed until Friday next. MURDER OF O'ROURKE, THE PUGILIST.—The fol lowing account of the circumstances attending the murder of the late Mr. O'Rourke, at Grenville, was narrated to us by a person who yesterday arrived in town, in charge of Brady, the party ac cused of the murder. It appears that immediately after O'Rourke was missed a party proceeded in search of him. After traversing the country in various directions, they discovered a place about half a mile from Brady's dwelling, which had the appearance of having been lately dug or disturbed ; en examination, drops of blood were found, which were traced for a further distance, where O'Rourke appears to have fallen. At this spot, a tree had been recently cut down; the part about four feet from the ground had been removed, and the remainder left. It is supposed some of the shot had lodged in that part, and that It had been carried off to pre vent suspicion. The horse which O'Rourke rode was also there found killed in a most brutal manner. From this spot the parties searched, and found drops of blood along the road and on the bushes over which the body had been dragged towards the River Rouge, into which, apparently, it had been thrown. Near the river, on a large stone, where it is supposed the body was stripped, were found large clots of blood. which appeared to have been washed, as pieces of cotton were still visible on the stone. The b o dy was discovered on a sand-bank, fear miles from this place, where it is believed It had been thrown in, as there is a strong cur rent. On examination it was found that four buck-shot 'had passed through his body, five entered his back, and one lodged be. tween the skin and flesh. About fourteen or fifteen of the same description of shot lodged in his arm. His head had been split open with an axe or some other such weapon in the most brutal man ner. After the body had been examined, several of the party vi.. sited the house of Brady, the supposed murderer, and found in a cavity, in the stump of a tree near his house, money and a gold ring belonging to O'Rourke. Brady has been brought to town, and will stand his trial at the neat coming term.—Montreal Herald, Sept. 20. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A CERTAIN CURE FOR SCRO FULA OR KING'S EVIL, Sy HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINT. MENT.—A FRIGHTFUL CAST.—A young man named Bowman, a shoemaker, living in James-street, Manchester, had been afflicted from childhood with the most malignant kind of scrofulous ulcers, covering various parts of his body ; besides other sufferings, they had deprived him of the use of his left leg ; yet, extraordinary to relate, this poor fellow has not only had all the ulcers soundly healed, but has likewise regained the complete use of his limbs by means of these two wonderful medicines. Sold at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis), and by amost all respectable tenders of medicine throughout the civilised world. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENJNG, NOVEMBER 3, 1845. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN EXTENSION ATMOSPHERIC AND TAW VALE EXTENSION. A meeting was held at the Schoolmaster Inn, Eggesford, near Exeter, on Thursday, in consequence of a circular which had been issued. The Hon. NEWTON FELLOWE3 was unanimously voted into the chair. The object of the meeting was really in favour of the Taw Vale Company. A resolution was then moved, and carried unanimously, to the effect that a direct line from Exeter to the north of Devon, through the Taw Vale, would be highly beneficial, and was deserving the support of the landowners through whose land it would pass. Mr. THORN, of Barnstaple, first addressed the meeting, on the part of the Taw Vale Company. Mr. NEALE, the acting engineer under Mr. Locke, stated that the surveys of the Taw Vale Company were in a very forward state, and the plans would be ready for depositing by the 30th of November. Mr. Jostan WILKINSON stated that 200,0001. had been subscribed by the London proprietors alone. A great num ber in the country had not signed, but the money was de posited. Mr. OWEN, on the part of the Great Western Extension Atmospheric Railway, said he could prove that their com mittee was entirely composed of gentlemen of unquestion able respectability, with the Hon. Member for Bristol at the head. Mr. Thorn, he observed, had showed the merits of running a line through the vale of the Taw, between Barn staple and Exeter. These observations applied as well to any other line following the same route. Mr. Hughes's Company had determined on the most important point, the port at which the line should terminate ; and that port was Ilfracombe, which was the distinguishing feature of their project. W. J. P. WILKIMON, Esq., of Exeter, and chairman of the local committee of management of the Great Western Extension Company, briefly addressed the meeting. He pointed out the advantages of the line, as the terminus would be eighty miles nearer the coast of Ireland than Bristol. From the situation of the harbour, he anticipated also a large trade with the Mediterranean. Captain GODWYN, also one of the board of management, said they had thought proper, though they had applications for three times as many shares as they could allot, not to call on the public for a single sixpence until the proposition was ready to go before Parliament. On Monday last they subscribed 2,0001 to pay their engineers out of their own private purses. Mr. TAYLOR, the acting engineer for Mr. Hughes, stated that the surveys were in a very forward state, and he had funds for the purpose. In reply to the Chairman, both parties agreed the parish maps would be ready by about the middle of December to lay before another meeting. Mr. WitAurtsosr (of Exeter) moved, and Mr. WHEELTON seconded a vote of thanks to the Hon. Newton Fellowes, for his impartiality in the chair, and the meeting dissolved. HARWICH AND SOUTHEND. SAFFRON WALDEN, FRIDAY EVENLIG.—This day an ad journed meeting of the inhabitants of this town took place at the Rose and Crown Inn, for the purpose of affording the promoters of the Thames, Southend, and Northern and Eastern Junction Railway, an opportunity of explaining the local advantages of that line, and to determine how far they would benefit this portion of the county. The following lines were also interested in the decision of the meeting :—The Northern and Eastern Junction (Har wich to Biggleswade), Maldon, Witham, and Braintree, Me tropolitai Junction, Colchester and Cambridge, South Essex and London, and Southend. Mr. G. YOUNGMAN, the mayor of the town, was called to the chair. Mr. H. COTrAM, the acting engineer, then went into a lengthened detail of the course , embankments, cuttings, &c. The junction with the Northern and Eastern Railway would be at the Weedon station, and according to the sur veys it was arranged that the line would pass Saffron Wal den, about a mile distant, and continue its course to Thaxted, though proceeding nearer to the town than the former. Mr. G. GIBSON advocated at some length the proposed line called the Northern and Eastern Junction, from Harwich to Biggleswade and Bedford. A lengthened discussion then ensued as to the course of the two lines in the vicinity of the town, and to the probable opposition of Lord Braybrooke, through whose property the line would pass. The MAYOR said he fully understood that his Lordship WAS resolveded to offer the most determined resistance to any line passing along his estate. Relative to the line they were met to consider, he believed that he spoke the opinion of the meeting in saying that the Harwich line was preferred, and that the town had pledged itself to support it. THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS AND THE MIDLAND RAILWAYS. We understand — that the negotiations for a treaty of al liance between Mr. Hudson and the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company have been brought to a satisfactory con clusion. We do not pretend to give the ipsissima verba of the formal agreement, which we have reason to believe has been actually signed between the contracting parties, but we have no hesitation in pledging ourselves to the perfect ac curacy of the following summary of the various points em braced in the arrangement The Manchester and Leeds Company are to become lessees of the Hull and Selby line jointly with the York and Nerth Midland ; the Manchester and Leeds Company binding themselves, so far as they can do so consistently with the proper accommodation of the public, to forward along the York and North Midland and the Hull and Selby Railways all traffic from Liverpool and Manchester to Hull ; and the York and North Midland Company, on their part, agree ing, so far as the public convenience will permit, to send all the traffic from Hull to Manchester and Liverpool along the Manchester and Leeds line. The York and North Midland agree that the traffic from Manchester and Liverpool, &c., to Goole, shall be sent, so far as it can be done consistently with public convenience, by the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway ; the Manchester and Leeds Company binding themselves not to oppose the York and North Midland Com pany's constructing a line from Selby to Goole. The traffic conveyed by the Manchester and Leeds Company . to Nor manton is to be carried onwards to Selby by the York and North Midland Company at proportional rates, in the propor tion at present existing if less than an equal mileage rate, and in any case not to exceed an equal mileage; and in the event of misunderstandings arising, as to deficiency of power or lose of time in forwarding the traffic along the York and North Midland line, the question to be submitted to, and arranged by, the engineers of the two companies. Perhaps the most interesting article in the agreement is that by which the Manchester and Leeds and the York North Mid land directories withdraw themselves, " as far as possible," from all alliances opposed to the interests of their respective companies, and agree, not merely to abstain from taking an unfriendly course against each other in future, but to culti vate an amicable understanding on all matters and on all occasions on which they can do so in accordance with a due regard to the accommodation of the public. If we are not misinformed, Mr. Hudson and Mr. Houldsworth especially bind themselves personally to see this article of the agree ment carried into effect. Mr. Laing is named as referee, should any difference arise in regard to the constructi. of this last provision, and his award is to be binding parties in all matters except as regards the Leeds - k and York and Hull schemes. It is agreed in refetetfee to them, that unless Mr. Laing should decide that the Man chester and Leeds Company are to withdraw from all connexion with them, Mr. Hudson is to have the option of declaring the agreement null and void. All other differ ences which may arise respecting the agreement are to be settled by arbitration, and an application for Parliamentary sanction, if necessary, is to be made in the ensuing session. We believe we may add, that there is not the slightest doubt of the whole agreement being fully carried out. The shareholders of the two companies are not a little indebted to the conciliatory feeling displayed by their chairmen ; all idea of personal enmity, if any such ever existed, was at once cast to the winds by both Mr. Hudson and Mr. Houla.- worth. It would be injustice, however, not to state that the prime mover of the whole of these pacific a rrangements was Mr. Laing. That gentleman's former connexion with the Board of Trade has already rendered him favourably known to the public, and the amount of general talent, rail way knowledge, and diplomatic skill which he has evinced on the present occasion, must largely add to the reputation which he had before acquired. PRESTON AND LONGRIDGE RAILWAY. PRESTON, FRIDAY.— The general half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Preston and Longridge Railway Com pany was held yesterday, for the purpose of receiving the usual reports up to the 31st of August, the declaration of a dividend, and the election of Directors, in the place of those retiring. Charles Swainson, Esq., Chairman of the Directors, presided. A statement of the receipts and expenditure was read by the secretary, from which it appeared that the half yea-'s income amounted to 2,685/. 19s. 3d., and the disbursements to 1,3631. 17s. 5d., and out of the balance a sum of 622/. Is. 10d. was proposed to be appropriated in dividends. The report of the Directors was as follows : " The Directors, in presenting their report for the half-year ending on the 31st August last, have much satisfaction in being able to state to the Proprietors that the traffic on the line, during the last half-year, both as regards the carriage of stone and the conveyance of passengers, has quite realised their expectations ; and the finances of the Company are such as to enable them to recommend a dividend. The prospects of improvement are at present very encouraging, not only as regards the traffic on the line, but also as regards the ad vantages likely to arise from the various lines of railway now in contemplation with which the Preston and Longridge lines will be immediately connected. The Directors beg to recommend to the Proprietors to declare a dividend of lls. per share, clear from incomC-tax, for the half-year ending August 31, amounting to the sum of 660/. The Directors who retain office in pursuance of the Act are, Messrs. Corry, Gorst. Lowe, Addison, and Swainsen, who are re eligible; and Mr. Winstanley, who has disqualified." Mr. CLARKE put some questions to the Directors, with reference to the prospects of the Company from being con nected with the several lines which are projected to pass through or near Preston. The CITAIRMAN, in reply, stated that the Fleetwood, Pres ton, and West Riding Railway Company would willingly take this line as part of their own, paying for it in their own shares at par, and that the Preston and Wyre Company in tended to make a branch to it from their station at Maud lands. At all events, the line would be taken by one or other of the companies into the town, and there joined with the other railway communications, so that their property must necessarily be improved considerably. The report was then adopted. Mr. CLARKE moved, and Mr. GorisT seconded, the declara tion of the dividend recommended by the Directors. Carried. The retiring Directors were re-elected, and in the place of Mr. Winstanley, Mr. Robinson was appointed. The meeting then separated. . WOLVERHAMPTON, CHESTER, AND BIRKENHEAD JUNCTION RAILWAY. Bffmrtaffnm, FRIDAY, SEVEN r.m.—A meeting of the provisional committee of the above Company was held at their offices, in Temple-street, this afternoon. There was a numerous assemblage of Directors, and business of the ut most importance was transacted ; but, as a matter of course, it was, generally speaking, of a private character. As con siderable anxiety is now felt in reference to the ability of projected companies to comply with the standing orders of the Houses of Parliament, it may be as well to state that the following letter from Mr. Maude, the engineer, was handed to the Chairman, in answer to a note requiring information : " TO THE MANAGLIG COMMITTEE. " Gentlemen,—ln reply to your inquiries as to the state of the survey of this railway, I am happy to have it in my power to inform you that it is in a very forward state, upwards of three-fourths of the line being surveyed, and the trial levels completed. " I have no doubt but that I shall have all the plans required by the standing orders of the Houses of Parliament ready to be deposited on the 29th of November, and hope to have them ready three or four days earlier. " I am, Gentlemen, yours obediently. " ED. JAS. ISIACIDE." The Committee having received the eport and entered it on the minutes, further inquiries were made, and arrange ments were at once effected that will ensure the Company going before Parliament in the ensuing session. The usual notices required to be given on the 11th of November will, it is expected, be fully ready by the 4th or sth at th latest. The Manchester and Birmingham have purchased the Macclesfield and Lichfield line, which has been delivered over on the following terms, viz. :—The Committee and land owners are to have 15,000 shares of 201. each, and 55,000 go to the Proprietors of the Manchester and Birmingham. The contracts for the line to Altrincham have been let by the Directors of the Manchester and Birmingham. The con tract for the Altrincham line, seven miles in length, was taken by Mr. Brogden, and the South Junction by Mr. David Bell house, of Manchester. The latter line, which will connect the Manchester and Birmingham with the Liverpool and Manchester, will commence at London-road and terminate at Ordsall• lane, Salford ; the whole length, one mile and three quarters, being carried on brick and stone arches, and 13 large iron bridges, three of which will be respectively 105 feet, and 71 feet in span. The London, Salisbury, and Yeovil, Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, and Cornwall and Devon Central, are to be amalgamated. Correspondents at Brussels state that at the ensuing meet ing of the Chamber it is e:c ,, ,:cted a concession will be granted to a company called the Calais, Dunkirk, and Bruges Junction, who propose forming a line from Bruges to the Bl gian frontier, and the're joining a line proceeding directly to Calais. Government, it is said, have ordered three powerful steam-vessels to be constructed for the packet service, to run from Dover to Calais as soon as the branch lines of the Grand Trunk Railway are completed. The mails to Bel gium, Austria, Prussia, and the east of Europe, will be for. warded by Calais. It being desirable to avoid, as much as possible, the delay and uncertainty attending a sea-passage, all the eastern continental mails will, after the construction of this line, proceed through Brussels, which will be brought within an easy journey of ten hours of London. WATERLOO-BRIDGE AND THE LONDON CENTRAL BAIL WAY.—The committee of proprietors of Waterloo-bridge held their monthly board meeting, at the offices in Beaufort buildings, yesterday. The chief business to be transacted was the settlement of the proposed arrangement with the London Central Railway Terminus Company ; but, although Sir John Rennie was present, who, together with Mr. Locke, as engineers of the Company, have been instructed to make the requisite survey, yet, in consequence of the multifarious engagements of these gentlemen, they have not been able to effect such object, and the arrangement cannot be therefore carried into immediate effect, although it will ultimately. Indeed, should anything occur to disturb the negotiation with the above railway Company, of which there is no probability, the Western and Southern Counties Railway, and other companies have made oJTers. The terms between the Bridge and London Central Companies are the payment of a rental of 6,000/. a year, or thereabouts. It ie stipulated that the line shall be on the atmospheric principle, the !platform to be chiefly used so as to prevent noise, and the consequent probability of causing accidents by frightening horses passing over the bridge. The plat form will be supported by pillars to be erected on the abut ments of the arches on the western side of the bridge, and which, it may be observed, extend sufficiently beyond the present superstructure; these, however, should a double line be required, will be still further extended without impair ing the present fabric. The plan proposed will enable the carriages to run without causing the originally contemplated nuisance to the inhabitants of Tillotson-place, and other houses on the south side of the river, near which the line is intended to pass. SJIREWSBURY, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SOUTH STAFFORD SHIRE JUNCTION.—A general meeting of the provisional and acting committee of this Company was held at the Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, on Wednesday, for the purpose of considering the proceedings which had already taken place regarding the formation and progress of the Company, and for hearing a statement of their future prospects, as connected more par ticularly with the recent alliance of the two great railway interests, viz., the London and Birmingham, and the Grand Junction Companies, and the way in which such combination of interests would affect those of this Company. G. Thorney croft, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided. A statement of the late arrangements between the Grand Junction and the London and Birmingham Companies, was given by Mr. Swift, solicitor to the Grand Junction Com pany, from which it appeared that the most friendly relations now exist between those two important bodies ; that the utmost influence of the Grand Junction Company is to be given to support the Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton line, and that the London and Birmingham Company withdraw their support from those parties who are opposing such line, and who had, previous to the late arrangements, the support of the London and Birmingham Company. At a meeting of landowners, held at Tewkesbury on Wed nesday, and at which Sir A. Lechmere and Mr. Dowdeswell, M.P., were present, resolutions were passed in opposition to the proposed Cheltenham and Malvern Junction, and a Com mittee was appointed to watch the proceedings. GLASGOw, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE.—At a meeting of the inhabitants of Thornhill, just held, resolutions in favour of renewed application to Parliament in the ensuing session in favour of this line were passed. GREAT WESTERN AND BRISTOL AND EXETER.—A meeting of proprietors in the Bristol and Exeter line was held in the latter city on Tuesday, when the following resolutions were adopted :—" Ist. That it appears to this meeting desirable that the Bristol and Exeter Railway should be sold on equitable terms to the Great Western Railway Company. 2d. That the terms of sale recommended by the Direc tors in their circular of the sth instant are not adequate to the value of the property ; but that in the opinion of this meeting the proposed perpetual interest should not be less than six per cent. without any contingent deduction, to commence from January, 1846 ; and that calls on the Third Share Stock should be made in proportion to the old shares, so that the whole capital be paid up by the Ist of January, 1849. With these modifications in the provisional agree ment the property would be cheaply purchased by the Great Western Company. 3d. That a Committee be appointed to meet and confer with the Directors, and take such steps for carrying out the objects of this meeting as they may deem desirable ; and that such Committee consist of the Chairman, Mr. Tombs, Mr. Stogdon, Mr. Colson, and Mr. W. Hooper. ISTHMUS OF PANAMA.—Much (says the Journal des De bats) has been lately said about the opening of the Isthmus of Panama, and a few days since it was publicly announced that the enterprise was about to be entered upon by an English company, excluding any foreign names. The fol lowing are some of the facts in relation to the present posi tion of the undertaking :—Two years since the French Go vernment determined to send out two engineers to New Grenada, in order to report upon !the possibility of a com munication being formed between the two oceans. Those gentlemen, after an absence of seven months, returned with plans, &c., giving their decided opinion that the project could be carried into execution. For several years two Frenchmen, named Salomon and Joly de Sable, had been established on the spot, and after great labour and searching investigation had prepared much information, which proved highly useful to the engineers. They had even obtained from the Government of New Grenada the sanction to esta blish either a canal or a railway, but a contest arose between Salomon and Joly de Sable and the Neogrena.dian govern ment. In this situation of affairs no Company could be got together to undertake this great work ; however, now all impediments have been removed, and for some months a. Company has been formed at Paris, to whom MM. Salomon and Joly de Sable have given up all their interest. The Company has been founded under the pa tronage of the most distinguished in the two chambers to carry into operation the projected junction of the two oceans, first by means of a railway, and ultimately by a navigable canal. The strictest care has been adopted to secure all documents and plans that can possibly throw a light on the undertaking. Besides the plans of MM. Salo mon and Joly de Sabla, they have received information and assistance from the engineers wbo visited the Isthmus, one of whom is engaged by the Company for carrying out the project. The capital of the Company (part English and part French) is guaranteed by some of the most respectable houses both in Paris and London. Thus prepared in all necessary respects, the Company have only to strengthen their under taking by obtaining the sanction and support of Government. The assent of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs has been gained, and the support of the English Government is confi dently expected. The Government of New Grenada is impa tiently looking forward for the carrying out of so important a work. The French Ambassador at Bogota has been officially informed of the formation of the Company, and the support which it has received from the Government. The Company has sent out its representativeto New Grenada, and the engi neer is about to follow, in order that all the conditions with that Government may be ratified and the works commenced There is no doubt the Company will be publicly announced without delay, but up to this time the particulars as to shares &c., have not transpired. PORTUGAL LINES. The terms proposed by the Government for the con struction of railroads in Portugal by the concession of pri vileges :- 1. The exclusive privilege for 99 years of the railways and of the different vehicles of transport, to count from the con clusion of the works. 2. The concession of the lands of the state wherever the lines shall pass, and of the stone, sand, and clay upon them, or any other lands of the state which may be necessary for the works. 3. Exemption from duties for five years on every article which it may be necessary to import from foreign countries for the construction of the railways and their exploration, such as iron, manufactured or unmanufactured, coal, wood, and machines,subject to the necessary fiscalization to prevent fraud. 4. Exemption from imposts, general or loci], as well upon the works of the empreza or company, as upon their capital, represented by their shares and dividends. 6. The power of fixing the scale of prices for conveying passengers, merchandize, goods, and all other articles on the railway during the first ten years, reckoned from the time when the work is completed. After these ten years the tables will be revised and examined by the Government, in accord with the empreza or company, for the purpose of effecting such alterations as shall be found, by experience, to be necessary. 6. The construction of the railways, and all the labours necessary for their establishment, will be for account and risk of the empreza or company ; and these shall be com menced within one year of the signing of the contract, and concluded in such manner that the roads shall be practicable in all their parts within six years, save and except any oc currences which may arise independent of the empreza or company. 7. The plan of the railroads, with the descriptive memoria which usually accompanies designs of this nature, to be sub mitted for approbation of the Government within six months, at furthest, after the act of concession. 8, The transport of letters and dispatches of the Govern ment will be gratuitous throughout the lines for ordinary service. 9. The transport of corps of the army and navy, of their baggage, provisions, and munitions of war, shall be done for the fourth of the established rates for ordinary transport. 10. The motive power for transport on the railways will be steam. applied to locomotives; it will also be permitted, with previous approbation of the Government, to make use of at mospheric pressure, should the experiments now making in England and France prove the convenience of the system. 11. The works of construction of the railways will be sub. ject to the fiscalization of competent agents of the Govern ment, to prevent departure from the conditions, clauses, and plans approved. 12. The Government will establish certain measures which shall be considered as the fulfilment of the conditions and clauses established, in a similar manner to that which the French Government adopts in the cahiers des charges, when it contracts for works of a similar nature. 13. The empreza, or company contracted with, if foreign, shall be considered Portuguese solely for the effects of their contracts, regulating itself by the laws of these kingdoms, and subjecting itself without recourse to the judgment of the tribunals of this country in all questions or reclamations that may arise in respect of it. 14. After twenty years, and these past, every five years, counted from the term of the labours of the construction of the railways, the Government shall have the power of ap propriating these and all their accessories, paying their just value, which shall be arbitrated, taking for base of the arbi— tration the middle term of the net receipt of the last five years. 15. Special regulations, on the part of the Govern/sent, will determine the measures and dispositions-necessary to maintain the police, the safety, the use, and preservation of the railways, and the works accessory. 16. The empreza or company contracting with the Govern ment for the construction of any line of railway shall deposit in the Junta of Public Credit, as a pledge of the completion of their contract, in Portuguese Consolidated Funds (f 4 or 5 per cent., a sum corresponding to the number of leagues con tained in the proposed road, at the rate of 12 contos of reis er league. 17. No proposal for the construction of railways will be admitted without its capability being proved by authentic documents, or by the immediate formation of a company or companies which by their credit shall guarantee the end proposed. 18. Proposals to be presented at the office of the Secretary of State for the Home Department within the term of six mouths, counted from the present date. NAVAL TRIAL CRUISES. (From the Morning Herald.) THE TRIALS UNDER ADMIRAL BOWLES IN 1844. In the diagrams referred to in Rear-Admiral Bowles's re port of the sailings between the St. Vincent, 120, Captain Lord Hardwicke ; the Caledonia, 120, Captain Alexander Milne; the Queen, 1 10 , Captain W. F. Martin; and the Albion, 90, Captain N. Lockyer, C. 8., it is stated : " 'OFF THE WIND.'—On the 24th of Oct., 7 30 a.m., trial commenced by signal. Wind .V.E. fresh. Ships under all starboard studding sails and royals. Rate of going eight knots. As the former advanced, the wind freshening, haul ing forward at the same time. At nine the wind was NNE., when lower studdingsail was taken in. At noon the wind was N. All studdingsails in. A heavy swell from NW. At once the Queen carried away her foretopgallant mast, and trial ceased. "At the conclusion of the trial, St. Vincent had gained on the Caledonia 4 43 miles, and on the Queen 3 45 miles. The distances run were as follows :—Caledonia 42 75, Queen 43 74, St. Vincent 47 17 miles. "'BY THE Wren.'—On the 26th October, 7 40 a.m., trial commenced, ships under single reefed topsails, topgallant sail, jib and driver. Water pretty smooth; wind steady, SW by S. At 10 the wind had freshened considerably, with a cross sea running. At 10 30 took int topgallant sails, and second reef of topsails ; sea increasing. At 12 breeze still freshening, with a heavy swell from NW, and a short cross sea from SSW. 1 25, trial ceased by signal. Noon, Queen made the signal, carrying a turn lee helm, Caledonia and St. Vincent helms amidships. "At the conclusion of the trial Caledonia had weathered on the Queen 0 53 of a mile; and on the St. Vincent 0 2 of a raile. The distances run were--Caledonia 33 2; Queen. 80 67 ; St Vincent, 34 25 miles." [On the Bth of November the Albion took part in the trials.l '•' Br THE Worn,' under easy sail.—At 11 55 signal was made to look out on the Admiral's weather beam. Wind from WNW to NW, light, with signals, at times obliging the ships to lower their topsails. Albion and Queen under single reefed topsails, jib, and driver, St. Vincent flying jib and royals at times. The rate of sailing of Caledonia from three to four and a half knots. A long swell from NNW 3 15 trial when trimming sails' Nov. 25.—Carried away flying jib boom, trying rate of sailing in a moderate breeze; the boom was very slight, being only five inches in diameter. Nov. 28.—Sprung jib-boom, trying rate of sailing in a strong breeze, in consequence of its being the heart of a large spar, and very knotty; it went in two places, shortly after the jib was set, the vessel pitching at the time. Dec. I.—The iron rudder head for tiller rendered useless, on account of the great leverage of the tiller; it worked loose, and also loosened the iron rim round the rudder's head. THE DARLNGI (Ma. Warrra's BRIG.)—Oct. 27.—Life bnov was washed away, owing to a flaw in the iron-rod to which it was attached. Nov. s.—Chain jib martingale was carried away. THE CRUIZER (OLD BRIG.)—Nov. 10----Jollyboat washed from the stern, and damaged (since repaired) ; two lower half ports washed away, berthing of nettings in wake of waist anchors, both sides washed away ; standing and run ning rigging and sails much chafed and worn ; lower chain plate of the starboard-forechains carried away ; hook for main futtock shrouds carried away. Nov. 26.—Foretopmast studdingsail boom slightly sprung by accident in trimming sails. Nov. 28.—Maintopgallant-yard carried away in a fresh breeze, close hauled, by the force of the wind. THE WATERWITCH (MR. WHITE'S BRIG).—OCT. 24. Being hove too a sea struck dingy. life-buoy, whenever the dingy was hoisted up she rested on life buoy, which could not be secured in a more exposed situation in regard to the dingy. Oct. 28.—Three boats' oars, one boat-hook, and one boat-hook stave; gig stove in whilst being hoisted in a heavy swell. Nov. B.—Maintopmast-studdingsail-boom lost overboard : found missing from the yard in the morning, heel-lashing having carried away. Nov. 27.—One spunge, 18-pounder gun lost at general quarters. Nov. 28.—Head shoots carried away. THE PANTALOON (SURVEYOR'S BRIG).—Nov. 7.—Lost three boats, oars, stern davits, having unshipped in a heavy sea. Nov. 9.—One rammer, 18-pounder gun washed over board; four hammocks lost in a sudden squall. Nov. 23, — One top-mast studding sail boom carried away in a sudden squall. Nov. 27.—One rammer, 18-pounder gun lost by negligence in exercising, [lt will be seen by the above list of losses, that the Mu , tine suffered most. Great complaints were made by the commander of the slop way in which she was rigged. Both the Mutine and Espiegle were rigged by the dockyard people at Chatham.] A Return, showing the Quantity of Water and Provisions n board each of the under-mentioned, as shown by their last returns (made up two days prior to sailing from Spit- head) : Water, in tuns—Osprey, Flying Fish, and Daring, 40 each ; Espiegle, 39 ; Cruizer and Mutine, 38 ; Waterwitch and Pantaloon, 25. Provisions for 84 days on board each. LThe weight of ballast, armament, shot, and other stores, are not given, nor is the draught of water or height of ports.] A Return of the quantity of water taken in, pumped out, or started, and of articles moved on board the Experimen tal Squadron. between the 21st of October and the 4th of December, 1844 : OSPREY.—Nov. 25.—T00k in 25 tuns of water to improve her sailing. Nov. 26.—Stowed the hammocks and bags forward on lower deck, before the foremast, and removed 60 32-pound and 12 18-pound shot from quarter deck to chain locker, to improve her sailing. FLYING FISH.—Nov. 26.—T00k in 20 tuns of water. Nov. 28.—Moved one 18-pounder gun, making, with the carriage, 34 cwt. nearly. Against a head sea, moved the above 22 feet aft from foremost port, ship carrying taut weather helm, which was afterwards returned to its place. Dec. 2.—At nine o'clock guns squared; at eleven, secured with muzzles forward; wind abeam experiment. Between 24th October and 4th December pumped out or started 28 ended by signal. "At the conclusion of the trial Albion had weathered on the Queen 0 12 of a mile, and on the St. Vincent, 1 5 mile. The distances run were Albion 17 85, Queen 17 2, St. Vin- cent 16 5 miles." [The Caledonia is not mentioned in this trial.] " TRIAL OF SAILING BY THE WLND,' BETWEEN ALBION, QUEEN, AND ST. VINCENT, ON Nov. 9.—A moderate breeze from NW, with a heavy swell. The ships with single reefs, St. Vincent with main royal and flying jib. The day was not a favourable one for a trial, owing to the wind veering from two to three points to the *estward and then back again. Caledonia under easy sail. "At 2 40 Albion carried away her maintopsail-yard ; she had then weathered on the Queen 1 78 mile, and on the St. Vincent 145 mile. At 3 50, when trial ended, St. Vincent had weathered on the Queen 018 of a mile. Distances run —Albion 23 8, Queen 22 7, St. Vincent 24 3 miles. "TRIAL OF SAILLNG BEFORE THE WIND,' ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER.—The wind was light, veering from S to SSE ; ships under royals and studdingsails on both sides, with exception of Caledonia, she having only larboard ones the whole time ; rate of sailing from three to four knots ; water perfectly smooth. At 8 30 trial commenced, and ceased by signal at 430 p.m. At the conclusion of trial Albion had gained on Caledonia 5 8 miles, on Queen 4 37 miles, and on St. Vincent 0 75 of a mile. The distances run—Caledonia 27 8, Albion 3 36, Queen 20 2, St. Vincent 32 85 miles. " TRIAL OF SAILING WITH THE WIND ABEAM,' ON THE 15TH NOVEMBER.—At 7 30 a.m., the first angles were taken, ships then under whole topsails, royals, flying jib, topmast, and topgallant studdingsails. Wind SSW, latter drawing aft to Sby W and S. During the last hour the ships ahead seemed to have less wind, as Caledonia drew up with both Albion and St. Vincent, previous to which they had gone fast ahead of the Caledonia. There was a swell from the westward; rate of Caledonia's sailing five to six knots. At the conclusion of the trial at 1 p.m., Albion had gained on Caledonia 4m. 7th , on the Queen 4m. 14th, and on the St. Vincent 2m. 93ths. At noon Albion was 02 of a mile fur ther ahead of Caledonia. The distances run were Caledonia 31 5, Albion 36 2, Queen, 32 1, St. Vincent 33 3 miles. "TRIAL OF SAILING BY THE WD TD ON STARBOARD TASK.' tuns of water. ESPIEGLE.—FiIIed all the empty tanks with water on Nov. 28. Kept them filled afterwards. No alteration in stowage. MuTINE.—Noy. 25.—T00k in 23 1 % tuns of water, to make the vessel hold a better wind, being light. Nov. 28. Pumped out five tuns of water, to lighten her forward, the vessel carrying much weather helm. DARING.—Nov. 28.—Hammocks removed from waist netting to lower deck, for the purpose of keeping the men's bedding dry, the hammock clothes being defective. CRUIZER.—Nov. 26.—T00k in 7 3 / 4 tuns of water, in order to bring; the ship down in the water and by the head, con sidering that she would be thereby more weatherly, having previously carried a slack helm, particutarly on the larboard tack. Nov. 27, took in 12 tuns of water for the above reason, not having been pumped on the 26th because the trial was before the wind. Nov. 26—Moved four carronades and one medium gun, trained with their muzzles aft, 27 seamen's bags (about half a ton) removed from foremast to the mid ship-bins, in order to bring the weight more amidships from the stern, because they were thought to be too much in the extreme of the vessel. Thirty-one 32-pound shot moved from the main hatchway and fore scuttle to the stern. There being a trialjof sailing with a light wind aft, they were moved because it appears by experiment to be slightly advantageous to the ship on that point ofsailing ; but they were replaced im mediately after the trial, because, as stated above, the ship was considered, with reference to her weatherly qualities, to be too much by the stern. The aim in the above alterations was to give the vessel more hold in the water, to compensate for water casks (two tons), being empty forward, and to keep the counters and square tack out of the water, and at the same time to keep the weight out of the extremities. For the same reasons, the bread, which is stored partly in the midship bins and partly abaft, has been used entirely from abaft. WATERWICIL—Nov. 25.—T00k in five tuns 200 gallons water to hold a better wind. Nov. 26.—Forty-eight 181 b shot moved from racks between each gun to abreast of the cap stan, as an experiment. Dec. 2.—Eighty-six 181 b shot moved from racks on lower deck to shot locker, as an expe riment, which answered. Paxra.LooN.—Nov. 25.—T00k in 13 tuns of water, ship being in want of ballast. Nov. 26.—Removed stream and kedge anchors from under the booms to the square of main hatchway; shot from upper deck to shot lockers; squared the four after guns. Nov. 26.—T00k in four tuns of water, ship being crank. Dec. 2.—Pumped out four tuns of water, being rather too much by the head. (Signed) AMAR L. CORRY, Captain. [Captain Corry appends to his diagrams of the trials on the 18th Nov. :—" During the trial the Mutine asked per mission to fill water, which was negatived, my object being to try them all under similar circumstances, having pre viously issued an order to prevent the slightest change of weight on board any of the vessels." Nov. 12th, he says— " The Pantaloon had in the early part of the day asked per mission to fill water, as she required more ballast ; but, for the reason assigned in the trial of yesterday, ordered it to be negatived." On the 21st, Captain Corry remarks—" The Pantaloon was withdrawn from this trial in consequence of a letter from her commander, informing me that he considered it as absolutely necessary for her safety that additional weight should be placed in the hold,' and stating that even in smooth water, with a fresh breeze, the inclination was from 12 to 15 degrees.' I, in consequence, permitted him to fill his tanks with salt water, and was therefore obliged to exclude the Pantaloon from competing with the rest of the squadron ; having issued an order before these trials commenced to pre vent any vessel having an advantage over another either by changing or taking in additional weights, my object be ing that all should be similarly circumstanced, to enable me to ascertain how far they were each affected by the gradual lightening which the daily consumption of provisions and water would occasion." On the 26th of November, the first trial after the commanders of the vessels had been per mitted to trim and take in as much water as they though requisite, took place. Captain Corry's reports and observa tions are highly interesting, and give an example which might have been followed by other commanders of experi mental squadrons, with more fairness to the public and justice to the respective ships. A Return, showing the Draught of Water of the respective Brigs, composing the Experimental Squadron on their arrival at Plymouth Sound, Dec. 6, 1844 : Forward. Aft. Osprey Flying Fish Espiegle ... 12 6 Mutine Daring ...... 11 Bi/ 2 Cruizer Waterwitch ...... 10 3 ... 14 9 Pantaloon ..... 11 6 ... l3 4 (Signed) " AMAR L. CORRY." first angles were taken. Ships under whole top sails, royals, and flying jib. Wind about SE by E, light, but pretty steady ; water smooth ; rate of sailing from four to four and a half knots. At 10 tacked together by signal ; wind SE. Queen mistaking her signal preparative,' put her helm down too soon, when discovering her mistake she was obliged to box off, and it was some minutes before she regained sufficient way to enable her to go round. At 12, wind SE by S, tacked together by signal. 130 trial ceased by signal. At the conclusion of the trial, Albion had wea thered on the St. Vincent 0 41 of a mile, on the Caledonia 189 mile, and on the Queen 246 miles. The distances run were—Caledonia 25 56, Albion, 30 17, Queen 24 28, St. Vin cent 27 3 miles. " TRIAL OF SAILING BY THE WIND,' ON THE 19TPI OF NOVEMBER.—At 8 30, signal was made—' Try rate of sailing by the wind on starboard tack—make all possible sail.' Ships immediately shook out their second reefs, and with the exception of Caledonia, set royals and flying jib. At 9 the first angles were taken ; wind then about W by N, a moderate breeze, but very unsteady, and inclined to fall light. During the hour from 9to 10, wind had shifted to WSW, ships not making a better course than S by W. At 10, tacked together, wind very light, and again shifted to SW, thus bringing Albion and Queen dead to leeward. Caledonia set royals. At 11, wind had freshened to a royal breeze, and became more steady. At this time only can the trial be said to commence. At 11 30, Queen sprung her main topgallant mast, took in her royals and flying jib, lowered her main topsail, and shifted her topgallant mast. At 12 30 she had her topgallant sail again set; and at 1 royals and flying jib, and at 2 40, Caledonia took in royals and flying jib, and at 3 20 trial ceased, and Albion parted company. At 9 a.m., when the first angles were taken, wind was W. by N., and Albion 0 34 of a mile to windward of St. Vincent, 0 37 to leeward of Caledonia, and 0 43 to leeward of the Queen. At 11 the position of the ships, occasioned by the change of wind, were—Albion, 0 4 of a mile to leeward of St. Vincent, 0 55 to leeward of Caledonia, 0 4 to leeward of the Queen. At 320 p.m., when trial ended, the Albion had gained (commencing from 11 a.m.) 0 5 to windward of St. Vincent, and 182 mile to windward of Caledonia. The Queen being obliged to shorten sail, in consequence of spring. ing, and then having to shift her maintopgallant mast, the trial with her became void. The distances run were—Cale donia 22 1, Albion 27 1, and St. Vincent 24 3 miles. " Reel of the ships as shown by pendulum (on the trial 24th October)-9 a.m. Caledonia, 8 degrees; Queen, 4; St. Vincent, 8. 30.-10 a.m. Caledonia, 9; Queen, 5; St. Vin cent, 10.-11 15. a.m. Caledonia, 9; Queen, 3; and St. Vincent, 7 deg rees 30 minutes. " Heel of ships as shown by the pendulum at 1 15 p.m., having at the time royals and flying jib set (19th Nov.). — Caledonia, 5 degrees ; Albion, 2 ; Queen, 3. 30. ; St. Vin cent, 4. [ln the above details of Admiral Bowles, it will be seen the Gallant Admiral throughout is most anxious about the Queen and Albion, as if the excellencies of those two ships only were to be pointed out when they favourably contrast with the others. The Admiral has given us the degrees of inclination according to the " jerkorneter" only twice; it would have been equally interesting if the degree of pitching and rolling of each ship had been published. The Admiral has admitted, that on the Bth of November, in light and squally weather , obliging ships to lower topsails, the Albion and Queen under single-reefed topsails, jib, and driver, the St. Vincent carried flying jib and royal; thus she out-carried the others, and no doubt her degree of inclination was greater, whilst the others, having such immense lower sails, preserved a greater stability, the pressure being lowered. We shall have something more to say to these diagrams.] CAPTAIN CORRY'S REPORT OF THE EXPERI MENTAL BRIGS. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. A deputation arrived yesterday morning from Havre de Grace in the Grand Turk steamer, with a formal request to the Goverment authorities in this garrison to permit the exhumation of the remains of General Count Ruffin, CheVa lier of the Order of St. Henry of Saxony, member of the Legion of Honour, General of Division in the French army, &c., interred in this garrison churchyard in the year 1811. The deputation consisted of the nephew of the de ceased, a doctor of medicine and a doctor of laws, and other official personages, who were presented by M. Vanden bergh, French Vice-Consul at this port, to the Lieutenant- Governor, Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham, K.C.B. He most readily acceded to the request of the deputation, who then proceeded to the churchyard of the garrison on the grand parade, accompanied by the Town-Major,', the vicar of Portsmouth, and M. Vandenbergh. No difficulty attended finding the remains, as a stone marked the spot under which they lay, which was erected to the memory of the brave General by the officers of his Majesty's frigate Gorgon, on board of which the deceased died while on his passage from the battle of Barossa, where he had greatly distinguished himself. He was only 36 when he died. The bones, of which only a few besides the skull were discovered, were placed in a superb coffin, and embarked on board the Atalanta packet, which left last night for Havre, where they will be received by the military authorities with great pomp and state, whence they will be removed to the native place of the deceased. The ceremony of exhumation was private. A Return of Musts,SPars, &c., Sprung or Carried Away, Sails split, and other Losses on board the Experimental Squadron, between the 21st of October and the Ist of December, 1844 ; Remarks, &c. THE OSPREY (Mr. 131,AKE:s.)—Nov. s.—Flying-jib-boom carried away, through boom -iron giving way in a moderate breeze, iron being defective. Nov. 6.—Futtock-plate of topmast rigging carried away, iron-work very defective ; stern-davits much bent, iron-work defective, and davits not high enough out of water; whiskers much bent, too slight, and not securely filled. Nov. 12.—Iron stop of dead eye for foremost-backstay carried away; ironwork very defective. Nov. 21.—Foretopmast-studdingsail-yard carried away in hoisting, being much too slight. Nov. 23.—Foretop mast-studdingsail-boom carried away ; snapped in the boom iron when shortening sail. Nov. 28.—Jib-boom carried away, through backrope - bolts drawing from the bows not being properly secured, THE FLYING FISH (SURVEYOR'S B RIO).—Oct. 29.—Fore royal-yard carried away through h oisting the sail too taut ; head-shoot washed away. Nov. B.—Jib-boom, flying jib -boom, martingale, and larboard whisker carried away, owing to a flaw in the shackle of the chain -martingale ; jibgear-halyards, 21 in. 15 fins.; guys. 3 in. 26 fins. ; backropes, 4 in. 40 fms. ; downhaul, 2 in. 30 fms. ; sheets, 21 in. 39 fins ; pendants, 31 in. 5 fins.; downhaul block, 6 in. 1; sheet ditto, 8 ih. 2 ; flying jibgear-halyard, 11 in. 16 fins. ; downhaul, 11 in. 28 fins.; sheets, 2 in. 30 fms. ; blocks single, 5 in. 1; lost when jib-boom was carried away by cutting to expedite getting in wreck, signal to try rate of sailing not having been annulled. Nov. 19.—Foretopmast studdingsail yard carried away in a fresh breeze. Foretopmast studdingsail boom from bracing forward and keeping the tack too much in. Nov. 22.—Mainboom carried away, owing to her Ma jesty's brig Cruizer running foul of the brig while lying to. Foretopmast studding sail boom sprung, through running with the lower halyards. Main royal yard sprung, from overhoisting the sail. Nov. 29.—Wings of figure-head car ried away, not having been properly fastened. THE ESPIEGLE (MESSRS. READ, CHATFIELD, AND CREUZE).—Oct. 30.—Carried away heel lashing of jib-boom. when under trial. Nov. 10.—Starboard stern davit was carried away by a sea striking the dingy; found a flaw in it on examination. Nov. 19.—Topsail sheet carried away when under trial, and has been found bad, and repaired often ; starboard stern davit carried away. Nov. 20.—Jib-boom sprung; on examination about the bowsprit discovered the jib-boom sprung in the cap; eased it a foot in, fished it, and have kept it out since. Topsail sheets several times gone; also the chain heel lashing of jib-boom, and the heel iron of ditto. Ironwork about the vessel appearing very bad. Tits: MUTINE (MR. FINCHAIK'S).—Oct. 22.—Carried away chain-messenger in heaving up the anchor. Oet. 24.—Car ried away chain for hanging block at m aintopmost head from being bad ironwork. Oct. 25.—Lost two boats' oars, some boat hooks, when dingy was lowered to pick up a man. Oct 27.—Lost balance-pole of life-buoy, broken in letting the life-buoy go. Oct. 28.—Carried away main-topsail lift; blowing strong from SE; carried away chain for han ing block at maintopmast head, from being bad iron work. Oct. 30.—Sprung jib-boom when trying rate of sailing ; blowing strong ; the iron band round bow sprit to which the clamp for lied of jib-boom 'was attached, having broken, and in consequence the jib- boom was sprung. Oct. 31.—Carried away another chain for hanging-block ; bad iron-work. Now. 2.—Carried away maintopmast tye; light breezes; the rode, being decayed at heart, broke short. Nov. 4.—Lost answering pendant ; blown away in answering signals from the Firebrand. Nov. 7.—Carried away strop for clew garnet ; block-rope perished at heart. Nov. B.—Carried away ma in truss strop -rope, perished at heart. Nov. 10 —Sprang iih-boom in wn"- quenee of the bobstay lanyards earrrini away whilst pitch ing the jib and flying jib-boom in 'cone. Nov. 17.--Camel away main truss pendant rope, perished. Nov.; 21.—Carried away port main truss strop; rope perished. Nov. 23.—Car ried away port foretopmast studdingsail boons, in consequence of the gunner's mate not easing the topmasts, tuddii3pailiaok, SHEERNESS, TUESDAY. The Eclair's people are all well again and are to be ad mitted to pratique when the Kroomen have well cleaned and fumigated the vessel. Sir William Pym, the Superintendent- General of Quarantine, visited them yesterday. The Trafalgar, 120:Captain W. F. Martin, arrived at the Nore on Saturday, and was inspected by the Vice-Admiral the same day. Captain J. N. Nott has since superseded Captain Martin as flag-captain. She has discharged her powder, and will coins into harbour to-morrow. The Alarm, 26, Captain Frankland, is getting her top gallantmasts up, and progresses rapidly in her fittings in the basin. Her complement of marines, under Lieutenant Boyle, joined from Chatham on Saturday. The Rhadamanthus, steamer, Master-Commander Laen, arrived from Portsmouth yesterday with a number of seamen for the Alarm, and a party of Marine Artillery, under Lieu tenant Hall, for the Retribution steam-frigate, fitting at Chatham. The Rhadamanthus remains in harbour coaling, and will probably assist the African in towing in the Trafal gar to-morrow. The Bittern, 16, refitting in the basin for some time past, has been ordered to be got ready for commission with all dispatch. The Viper, 6, has also been ordered to be expedited. A party of caulkers and shipwrights are now busily employed on her; her defects are inconsiderable. The Blenheim, 74, has her copper stripped off, and is having her poop and interior fittings removed, previous to being towed to the yard of Messrs. Wigram, who have taken the contract for the conversion of this vessel and Le Hogue, 74 , (at:Chatham) into steam guard-ships. The Juno, 26, Captain Patrick Blake, it is expected, will be able to leave for Spithead on Thursday. The London, 90, and Waterloo, 120, advance ships, are having their topsides caulked in the harbour. The Sampson steam-frigate has been reported ready for the pennant. A party of riggers are now fitting her wire rigging. In Harbour.—Minotanr, hulk, with the flag of the Vice. Admiral, Juno, 26, and Rhadamanthus and African steam , ships. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals at Calcutta—Orissa, Sept. 9, from Bombay ; Flora, *Donald, 10th, from Rangoon ; Espiegle, from Moulmein ; Scotland. 11th, from Greenock ; Laidmans an Harvest ;tome, from Liverpeol ; Anna Watson, from Newpo rt ; Orient, from London and Madras ; Isabella, Cooper, from Greenock ;- Lahore and Lismoyne, from Liverpool; Emerald, from Sin gapore ; Afrique, from Marseilles ; Edward, Robinson, from Madras ; Sophia, from Bombay ; blazagran, 11th, Cinque Freres,„l2th, from Bourbon; Alezandrina, from Newcastle; Tanjore, 13th, from London; Bellairs, from Liverpool; Mary, THE IlloN TRADE OF FRANCE Ridley, from London; Providence, from Bordeaux; Aber- (From the Birmingham Journal.) kyle, 18th, from Bombay ; Brilliant, from the Cape. The foundries in which both mineral and vegetable matters Departures from Saugor, Bengal—Mischief, Sept. 4, to are used for combustion have rapidly increased within the China ; iEneas, to Mauritius ; John Line. sth, to London ; last few years; out of 263,000 tons of iron produced in Panthea, 6th, to Liverpool ; Exchange, to Boston ; Coquette, France during the year 1841, 127,000 tons were produced by Bth, to China ; Thomas Lee, 9th, to Liverpool ; Mau- this mixed process. The ironmasters with whom we con pertius, to Bourbon ; Eliza, 9th, Sea Queen, 10th, to versed were ofl opinion that the proportion now exceeds one- London ; Cheshire, 11th, Fatima, 12th, to Liverpool ; half, and that the general rule in France is to use charcoal in Hector, to Penang • Dido, 15th, to China ; Isabella Harnett, me l t i ng t h e ore ( or w h a t th e y death preferable, a mist Are of to Liverpool ; Adele Marquard, to Penang ; John Hepburn, coke and charcoal), and to Use mineral coal in fo 11g and to Rangoon ; John Calvin, 16th, to London ; Frei Cur- laminating the iron. The principal metallurgic" ps in reem, to Mauritius ; Orlando, to London ; London, to which till's economy of fuel is adopted are the nod -eastern, Bombay. comprehending the Moselle, the Lower Rhine, and the Mope ; Arrivals at Bombay—Rapid, Sept. 23 , from Liverpool ; th e 'Burgundian group, comprehending the Upper haine, Ardaseer, from China ; Auckland, steamer, 26th, from Aden ; the Cote d'Or, the Yonne, and the Aube; the central group Herculean, 28th, from Liverpool ; Seaforth, steamer, from containing the Nirtvre, the Laone and Leira, the Ch. and Colombo ; Quentin Leitch, from Greenock ; Eliza, 80th, the Allier. The establishment of Fourcharnbaut (inane) from Muscat. is, we believe, the most important in France; it has tylklvis Departures from Bombay.—Royal Sovereign, Sept. 19, to l arge f urnaces, an d i ts annua l pro d uc ti on i s es ti ma t e d a $ **- Liverpool ; Berkshire, 20th, to London ; Lanrick, to China ; teen million kilogrames of wrought iron (35,000,0001bs.), And Emperor, 2.2 d, to London ; Fenella, 23d, Roseanne, 27th, of cast iron ten millions (22,000,0001bs.) to China ; Gilmore, 29th, to Colombo ; Bella Marina, 30th, The furnaces where charcoal alone is used are not of sa to Clyde. ficient importance to be enumerated, but we may mention Arrivals at Madras—Ellenborough, Sept. 18, from London ; that the iron yrhich they produce is said to be the best in John Line, 19th, from Calcutta. France. The rails of the Alsatian Railroad, supplied from Departures from Madras—Minerva, Clinch, Sept. 15, 'Tremont (Vosges), belong to this class, and we have been Edmonstone, and Wellesley, 17th, all to Calcutta ; Earl of assure d by com p e t e nt judges that they are the best that have Harewood, 18th, to Liverpool. been laid down in Europe. In England it is said that rather more than one-half of the iron we produce is used in casting. In France, during the year 1841, for which the statistical returns have been pre pared with most accuracy and enter into most minute de tails, out of 3,771,000 metric quintals of pig- iron, 989,000 were employed in castings (foutes de moulage). We had some difficulty in distributing the proportions or thi4 production to the combustible material employed ; but by the aid of the administration we obtained the following results : Worked by charcoal Worked by wood, or wood %a charcoal mixed 104,000 Worked by charcoal and co mixed 74,000 Worked by coke alone THE ARMY. INFANTRY. 6th Regiment .— The Calcutta Star announces the death of Lieut-Colonel Algeo. 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment, Bnttevant.—The service companies of this corps, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel M'Manus, are held in readiness to march from But tevant for Cork, on the embarkation of the service compa nies of the 34th Regiment for Corfu. Ensign Peacocke, 16th Regiment, 3 sergeants. and 27 rank and file, are ordered to embark at the Cove of Cork for Deptfor for conveyance to Gibraltar as a guard over 200 convicts in the Asia, 523 tons, which will sail from Deptford on the 3d of November. 26th (Cameronian) Regiment, Belfast.—Privates Stephen Collins and Andrew Collins have marched from Belfast, for Dublin provost prison, under escort, pursuant to their sen tence by a general court-martial. 30th (Cambridge) Regiment, Castlebar.—Private Edward Witchell is under orders to march from head-quarters for the provost prison, Dublin, to be transported as a felon, pursuant to his sentence by a general court-martial. Lieut.-Colonel Singleton is on leave of absence ; Brevet Lieut.-Col. Ormond has taken the command. 33d (Ist York, West Riding) Regiment, Depot Clonmel.— A recruiting party has marched from Clonmel for Mallow, there to be stationed. 34th (Cumberland) Regiment.—The Java transport, 1,175 tons, arrived at Cork harbour from Deptford, on the 24th of October, and the six service companies embarked on board that vessel on the 28th instant (the baggage was shipped on the 27th) for conveyance to Corfu. 41st (Welsh) Regiment, Royal Barracks, Dublin.—A com pany moved from Beggars' Bush Barracks to the Pigeon House Fort, Oct. 27, there to be stationed to relieve the de pot of the Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade. A company of the 41st Regiment move, same day, from Beggars' Bush Barracks to the Royal Barracks, to join head-quarters. 48th (Northampton) Regiment, Depot Kilkenny.—Officers present : Major M'Cleverty, Brevet Major Ward, Captains Webber, Smith, and Bromley, Lieut. Lys, Depot Paymaster Green, Depot Adjutant Fetherston Dover, Ensigns West, Elton, and Sykes. Effective strength : 1 acting sergeant, major, 12 sergeants, 6 drummers, and 232 rank and tile. Sick at Chatham : 15 ditto. Brevet Major Coke, Lieutenant Henry and Salleck, Ensign Johnstone, 1 sergeant, 50 rank and Ale, and 6 boys (a draft), are at Cork, awaiting embark ation, for Jamaica, there to join the service companies. Major M'Cleverty will also embark for Jamaica, to relieve Brevet Lieut. Wm. Bruce, K.H., ordered home to take the command of the depot companies. Ensign O'Sullivan is on leave of absence to the 31st of January, 1846. 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment, Cork.—Lieut. Jackson has left the depot at Fermoy, for Cork, to embark on board of the General Palmer, transport, with the 2d division, under the command of Captain Norman, for conveyance to Gibraltar. 94th Regiment are about to move from Kussowbe to Meerut. 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment, Depot Tralee.—A recruiting party has marched from head-quarters for Cork, there to embark per steam-vessel for Liverpool, en route to Derby to be stationed; Capt. Currie is commanding; Major Alcock is on leave of absence to 31st December. ORDNANCE CORPS. . Total It is admitted on all hands that the English iron is superior to that of France for the purposes of casting, on account of its greater continuity of character and texture. In 1542 the quantity imported was about 180,000 metric quintals, nearly all of which were worked into cast iron. The best foundries for the manufacture of articles of cast-iron are in Paris and the department of the Seine. The late exposition of arts and manufactures at Paris offered the best opportunity for comparing the French and English products in iron, and we only repeat the confession made by the French themselves, that in heavy machinery they are still behind the Bfitish. Some, however, of the French lomotives recently brought out on the Rouen and Versailles Railway are equal to any that we have seen, but we could not obtain any information as to their relative cost. for the jealousy of foreigners is most intense at this moment in Paris. It is a favourite notion with many of the leading men in France, that the perfection of their iron machines will be greatly improved by the employment of cast-iron in works of art. U ence, ornamental castings are rapidly rising in public favour, and the patronage of them is regarded as an act of patriotism. M. Ducel is the most celebrated of the artistic manufacturers of iron, and we felt much interested in comparing his productians with those which the Messrs. Darby, of Coalbrook Dale, recently exhibited in Covent garden Theatre. On the whole we are inclined to giv* the preference to our countrymen, for the French had nothing that could compete with dr. Darby's tables, chairs, and stands ; but, on the other lia,nd, Ducel's ornaments for catheu drals and screens for altars exhibit a lightness and grace which could scarcely be exceeded in the most plastic mate rial. From the establishment of M. Andre, of the Upper Maine, we saw a statue of the Medicean Venus, and another of the Piping Fawn, which few would have believed to be iron until they tyok them in their hands. M. Andre, whose name meets us everywhere on the iron employed in the public works of Paris, is a firm believer in the utility of tasteful productions, as a training of the workmen to accu racy and neatness in works of utility; and though we have reason to believe that his ornamental works bring but little profit, he continues them in the belief that they increase the skill of his workmen. The fabrication of rails is at this moment the great object of emulation among the French manufacturers, and, as is usual when anything assumes the form of a passion, it is all but impossible to obtain anything like accuracy of state meat; we can, however, say generally that the manufac turers declare themselves able to produce 100 1 000 tons of rails annually, or a sufficient supply for more than 500 miles ,f railroad. It is not easy to reconcile this assertion with Rifle Brigade.--Depot Ist Battalion.—The head-quarters and 4 companies, under Major Walpole, moved from Beggars' Bush Barracks to the Pigeon House Fort on the 27th Oct. The draft of 1 sergeant and 30 rank and file, and three boys, embarked at the Cove of Cork on the 28th inst., on board of the Java freight ship, 1,175, for conveyance to Corfu, to join their service companies. Captain Murray will proceed at his own expense. per mail steamer. ROYAL ARTILLERY..-011 Tuesday, at two o'clock, a party of Royal Artillery attended at the practice-range in the Plumstead-marshes, to carry on experiments to test the strength of a new single gun battery, which had been constructed by a party of the Royal - Sappers and Miners, under the superintendence of Colonel Barney, Commanding Royal Engineers, upon a plan invented by Colonel Abbott. The object of these experiments is to determined the best method of pivoting the traversing plat forms of heavy pieces of ordnance, similar to those about to be erected on the batteries now constructing at the various sea-ports round the coast for the defence of our great naval establishments. The following distinguished officers of “111.11. JR. SI ••••• •••••••••• the slow progress which the French railroads are tusking. There is not a line of one hundred continuous miles la length open in France; and from what we saw of the opera tions on their great Belgian line, wO should very much question the power of supply boasted by the manufacturer o of rails. _ An ordinary subject of boast in France is the production of sheet iron, none of which is now imported, though more than two-thirds of the supply used to be derived from abroad. Our efforts to obtain accurate statistics on this head were unavailing. Here we must for the present pause ; but we beg our readers to remember that we only profess to golf' such random notes as a traveller can make in a hasty tour, and that it would be impossible to give a perfect view of the state of the iron manufacture in France without a long reel dence in the country, efficient aid from the Government, and a great readiness to afford information on the part of the manufacturers themselves—advantages which we did net attain, and which we doubt of being attainable. ..... Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers were present to wit ness the experiments, viz., Lieut. .General the Right Hon. Lord Bloomfield, G.C.B. and G.C.H., Commandant of the Garrison ; Colonel Lacy, R.A., Inspector of the Royal Carriage Department; Lieut.-Colonel Dundas, C. 8., R.A., Inspector of Artillery ; Lieut.-Colonel Blachley, ; Lieut.-Colonel Chalmer, R.A., Assistant Director General of Artillery ; Lieut.-Colonel Barney, Commanding Royal Engineers ; Lieut.-Colonel Belson, Lieut.-Colonel Hardinge, K. H., • R.A. ; Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, R.A., Assistant Inspector of the Royal Carriage Department ; Captain Palliser R.A.,Assistant Inspector of Artillery ; Cap tain W ynne, R.E., and Lieutenant Bainbridge, R.E., Instructor of Fortification in the Royal Military Acce de my. The battery was erected 250 yards from the target, which consisted of a small post erected in the mound, and the gun used upon the occasion, one of Lieut.-Col. Dundas's 56 pounders, was fired with 15 rounds of solid shot, with charges of 161bs. of powder, at point blank. The battery is built with strong masonry, the traversing platform being secured to it by a strong iron pivot. The platform, which is 16 feet long, is supported by six iron wheels, which re volve on se ini- circular iron rails, laid down at the base of the embrasu re. The gun was pointed by Lieut.-Colonel Chalmer, wit h such admirable precision that almost every shot struck the target, which consisted only of a small staff. The recoil of the gun varied in the 15 trials from 6 feet 2* inches, the minimum recoil, to 7 feet 54 inches, the maxi mum recoil. The battery appeared to answer the purpose for which it is intended admirably; the stone work at the base of the embrasure being perfectly sound at the con clusion of the experiments, no defect being visible, except that the rails on which the platform traverses had sunk a little, from the weight of the gun. The back of the plat form stands considerably higher than the other end, by means of which the gun is brought more easily to the mouth of the embrasure for discharge, by two men, with castor levers, than by twelve men, under the old system. The Diadem, 398 tons, is shortly expected to arrive at the Cove of Cork, from Deptford, to receive on board draughts of the 72d (Duke of Albany's own Highlanders), consisting of 1 sergeant and 26 rank and file; 79th (Cameronian High landers), Captain Napier, Lieut. Hunt, 50 rank and file, and 6 boys, for conveyance to Gibraltar, to join their service companies. Captain Gaisford has received leave of absence till the 31st December, when he will proceed, at his own expense, by the mail steamer to Gibraltar. The draught of the 88th (Connaught Rangers), consisting of Capt. Mackie, Ensign Gore, 1 sergeant, 63 rank and file, and 6 boys, will embark in the Diadem, for conveyance to Malta, to join their service companies. The Woolwich district of the Chelsea pensioners were yes terday inspected by Colonel Tulloh upon the barrack-field of the Royal Artillery, Woolwich Garrison, where they went through their military manoeuvres with the utmost precision possible, which met with the warmest approbation from the gallant colonel. Another battalion is to be formed in a short time from pensioners of the Royal Marines and line regi ments, which will be placed under the same command to go through the r military course of duties. A finer body of men as pensioners now doing duty could not be found, as they are all selected as the most active and efficient men, fit for either foreign or home service. MILITARY BANDS. Whilst the British government have recently given orders for the reduction of regimental bands of music, which were the admiration of Europe, the French government, on the contrary, are doing all it can to en courage and improve theirs. The master of a band has just received an additional grade of promotion in rank, and the Moniteur de 1' Armee publishes a decision of the Minister of War, increasing the number of musicians in the bands of infantry regiments to 50 instruments, and those of cavalry to 36. In addition to the master, there are to be 27 musicians and 23 eleves (total 50) to the infantry, and a master, with 22 trumpeters, and 14 eleves (total 36) to the cavalry. The pay is likewise increased to 5,000 francs, or double the for mer allowance to each regiment. It is reported in military circles that Sir James Hope, the General commanding the Eastern District of Canada, will in future have the bead-quarters of his district in Montreal, instead of Quebec.—Montreal Courier, Oct. 10. Major-General Sir Richard Armstrong, commanding in Canada West, is now staving at the Astor House, New York.—Montreal Coarier, Oct. 10. A PRESENT OF GUNS FOR TIIE IMMIX OF MUSCAT.— There are now being manufactured twelve splendid guns, of heavy calibre, at her Majesty's Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, by order of the Hon. the Board of Ordnance, which are intended as a present to the Imaum of Muscat, in return for the mag nificent presents forwarded by him to this country to her Majesty the Queen. The guns are being most splendidly mounted and cast, and will exceed any yet manufactured in this country. ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH, Oar. 29.—The activity which prevails in this establishment is greater than has pre vailed during many years past. During the past week sixty additional artizans have been entered in the royal carriage department, consisting of smiths, wheelwrights, and car penters. This activity is consequent upon the operations which are now in process for putting the seaports and other maritime fortresses in a state of complete repair, so as to place the country in a state of defence in case of any threatened invasion. Orders have been r eceived to get the armaments for the fortifications of Portsmouth, Plymouth, Gibraltar, and Malta, ready with all possible dispatch ; and similar orders are expected with regard to the dockyards of Sheerness and Pembroke. Experiments are being insti tuted as to the best mode of " pivoting" the carriages for the guns of larger calibre,: to determine whether they are to be secured to the masonry of the embrasures, as at pre sent many of the most distinguished officers are at issue on this point. Orders were also received yesterday to get the armaments for the Grampus steam-frigate ready as soon as possible. The Grampus is at present lying in the basin at the Dockyard, but is not yet commissioned, though fitting with all possible haste. THE BASTARDY LAW. A curious case under this law, which has been many tinl i adjourned for the attendance of the defendant, who 1 21. been absent for the undermentioned reason, came before X" Broughton, at Worship-street, a few days since, in which • Captain Alfred Foster was summoned to show cause why b • refused to support a bastard child of which he was alleged to be the father. The mother of the infant, a good looking young woman, named Mary Anne Driver, who had been servant in the house where the defendant resided, gave th e , necessary evidence to establish the paternity, and stated, that upon her pregnacy being discovered, she was discharged bi her mistress, and, being in a state of destitution, had been compelled to throw herself upon the parish. In answer to the charge the defendant's brother, a surgeon, contended that his relative was not answerable for his actions, either morally or legally, as he should be able to prove to the mg' gistrate's satisfaction that he was not only now, but had bee p long antecedent to the cause of complaint, a person of de' ranged intellect. His unfortunate brother, he said, had et: hibited such indubitable symptoms of insanity that thoug h his family had not had occasion, from the inoffensive nattel of his malady, to resort to coercive measures, they were Ye' compelled to keep a watch upon his conduct ; and amonif numerous other instances of behaviour irreconcilable wit h soundness of mind that he might mention, he had ge n the defendant sit for hours together with a newspape: before him, apparently engaged intently in its peruse' , and gesticulating vehemently, when it was obvious to ever/ other person that the paper was either turnedf sideways o f upside down. The defendant, moreover, was not in a con' dition to support the child, as he had been for a long time past wholly supported by his family. The witness was him; self entirely assured of his brother's derangement, a°7 as a confirmation of the co rrec t ness of his judgment handed in two medical certificates to the same purport. These not being considered altogether conclusive, Holland' the warrant-officer, was directed to have an interv iel with the alleged lunatic, and on his return s t a ted tha t . though he would not assert th4t the defendant was insane' he had no doubt of his belt* of weak mind—in fact, an idiot. The mother of the child upon this positively dn.: dared that in all the defendant's intercourse with her b '' conduct had been that of a man in thorough Po e. session of his faculties, and nothing whatever had ever 0 4- curred to give rise to the slightest suspicion to the contrali; He had written her a number of letters, which she hande,u to the Bench, and which, upon being read, certainly ex bited no indications of mental alienation. Mr. Yardley, vestry-clerk, said it would be hard upon the rate. payers .. make them answerable for the defendant's misconduct, whe',, his family were highly respectable, and capable of suppor tiaii the burden without inconvenience, and the evidence of in: sanity was so contradictory. The magistrate was unwilliag that point should be pushed any further; the mother al ) ; peared to have been a somewhat innocent agent in 64 ., matter, she could not support the child herself, and it 1 7, an appeal which should be put ad misericordiant than °t he e wise; he would therefore suggest to the defendant's bratty, whether he would not, on behalf of his family, subinit,, the usual order in such cases—namely 30e. for exPer'l incurred, and 2s. 6d. weekly for the legal period of 13 year A The brother, somewhat reluctantly, ultimately exprel; his assent to this course, and the order was made ons cordidgly. WILL OF THE DEAN OF LINCOLN.—The will and two codicils of the late Very Rev. George Gordon, Dean of Lin. eoln, have just been proved in Doctors'-commons, by J. Fardell, Esq. one of the executors, who has sworn the personal property under 140,0001. The testator ratifies a settlement made on his marriage, devising certain estates at Lincoln to sons and daughter. He bequeaths to his wife, Sarah Gordon, his house in the close of Lincoln, choice of furniture, plate, linen, china, fifty dozen of wine, and what she may wish to retain of his paintings, prints, books, and manuscripts, and the sum of 10,4001., 1001. of which she is to distribute to servants ; to his son John Gordon, 4,0001. ; to each of his curates at Horbling and Sedgebrook, 50 guineas and a mourning ring; to each of his executors, 100 guineas and a mourning ring;, to Lincoln County Hospital, 1001. ; to Lincoln Lunatic Asylum, 1001.; to Society for Relief of Distressed Clergy men at Lincoln, their Orphans and Widows, 1001. ; to Linetfin Modena /Moo's, :001. After a few other legacies, the residue is bequeathed to his wife and ebildren. The executors appointed in the will are Sarah Gordon, John Gordon, and John Pardell. It is dated 21st February, 1838. The probate bean, a stamp of the value of I,Bool.—Lfneoinshire Chronicle. ~:.~. IRELAND. THE ORANGEMEN AND THE GOVERNMENT: 0 ENNISKILLEN, WEDNESDAY.—An Orange demonstratlV in, the shape of a dinner to Mr. James Watson and v Edward Archdall, ex-J.P.'s, took place here yestett o evening. The dinner was laid out in a large room of t Town-hall, which was profusely decorated with Oral, banners, with " appropriate" mottoes. The Earl of B i ll i e killen presided, and Colonel Barton, D.L., J.P., occupie d vice-chair. Amongst the company were—The Hon. 1 ",: t od Cole, James Watson, Nicholas Archdall, R. Archdall, Hall, Esq. ; Simon Armstrong, Esq., J.P. ; Alexander Esq., D.L., J.P. ; Rev. H. Archdall, J. Lendrum , D.L. J.P.; Charles Scott, Esq., J. P.; H. M. Richard 5 4,, Esq. , D.L., J. P. • Colonel Dickson, J.P.; John Irvine , L,.;_ D.L., J.P., Paul' Deane, Esq., J.P. ; S. Y. Johnstone , 1 ' of W. C. Espy, Esq., representative of the Grand LOdge_A Dublin; Arthur Holmes, Esq., representative of the GITof Lodge of Monaghan, &c., besides a considerable num he clergymen. f hie usual have not room for the speeches, which were 0 4 hie usual character. Colonel Dickson, in the cour se of address, said he would advise his Protestant fellow -egua Gott men to keep their arms ready and their powder dry- ;# was grant they would never have occasion to use them, biac`dely well to be prepared, and come what would, they e e°l _,„ Arid Peel, O'Connell, the Devil, and all its imps.--(C l ' laughter.) THE ISLAND OF CHIJSAIC (From the Friend of India.) and forty miles distant from the city of Ningpe, • 10 1 The island of Chusan is seven miles from the ma kes in the vicinity of all the great and valuable marts of cetenlho on the eastern coast. It is 150 miles in circumference. in chief bay, that of Tinghae, is capable of accommodating'od perfect security, a hundred sail of -square-rigged vessels. ea t possesses the most admirable facilities for the establishrnbut of docks. Good water abounds, not only at the capital, 4 throughout the island. Chilsan consists of a succession,cli hills and dales, which present one unbroken freed° .?,,c h ri t, cultivation, and exhibit the most lovely scenery- " "" a et t ld rice, tea, grass cloth, swot potatoes, cotton, tobacc9, .0... other articles grow in great luxuriance. The island iS " es , sected with roads—not intended for wheeled conveY3_llcoA. from five to seven feet broad, and paved and flagged " th ;,. 0 out, and it is thickly studded with villages. Those Wh ° b ; e ct, the best opportunity of forming an opinion on the subject, and lies rca believe that a hundred well-populated towns and superior villages would be found on it, containing from one t4L 000. inhabitants. The whole population is estimate d at 27% to The people are industrious and comfortable, and alr' se ep, De p a e ets have no want unsupplied;' scarcely a begga to and there is a comparative absence of crime, `chick r bo no small credit on the Chinese character. Not a sin gle has micide has occurred during the three years in which bused by the whole island, have rarely exceeded twet,d,Pficro been in our occupation ; and the inmates of the gaol, colnatiirid of those the majority have consisted of those n a „ e tt .......-------.......:—",-__ c-c. N's 4 ' E 7 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE vx 0 SEE THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE 8 THIS DAY. ___—......1 Yoll}7°' cs London: Printed and Publishes' by 11117 RD 11.2, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Ti. Scat Oftio, zle'• II of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy 1845 , i n the Middlesex, Monday, November 3, , , . ~~ D L co nat the a Vrese is as "To fo rinel preve z linaffe the p c iniPor notyE f actor eiders " Potato 1 1lay I atld of an,