The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-20 00:00:00

he aP: bem 1- have 3 4 fibOW office : int th e 'g ° d he ba L -- t o (1 ' i s le t Tbe lc t Igo r deJ fo i r ie " w te r ,' P 11 ;(orr' ibei th e 40 1 t o ue r . 4 1 f a ttp oc t. ,to r te v e s f tite;;;1 0 ut JO' •af ° 3 ;fter!:ig: t ge otoi-o A po° ith A r e fetw o ot 1' the ""eeP ot to to -cil Oour t boe t t he )1 11c " te (t ttil i cleSsttalr ,fe°B: a hence' 5 1 14 „ r iticrDf Drcostporie iTe o:ci CLE RKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) wet onas Pferfterfoget and Benjamin Ray, low-looking fellows, obplaced at the bar, charged with being drunk, and using l e t en e l iatvgliag e in the lobby of Sadlers Wells Theatre. ,„„ aPreared that on Wednesday night last, the prisoners -..ad e ieu- appearance in the lobby, between the pit and,d .etrances, whilst they were drunk. They were r efused .4 111 e la sion, when they became violent and abusive to the and authoritiee of the theatre. Their language was t a i" disgustincr, and they made a violent resistance on being The i nt? cuseedy, ,! prisoners said in their defence, that they were drunk, 'Maid not know what they did. (14'148!•. Got fined them seven shillings each, or five imprisonment. he Prisoner:A paid the money, and were liberated. Tiro GRAND BALL at GUILDHALL. scen e as the Guildhall of the City of London has been the Mies, and especially of balls for charitable pur 413jieselledseT:ift vfrstt.asivineYer more appropriately or more brilliantly than, 4 t . an Wednesday evening, when a grand ball and ti e l e e v 'ere given in aid of the funds of the ward schools. corn er be something of selfishness, there is also ~m uchof h„, ; '' '-al sense and of safety in the maxim that charity th a w k l ';_ B at home," Some of the entertainments of this kind ti .have heretofore been given in the Guildhall, and under ti;:tPatronage of the Corporation, have been open to °l:pc the—ground that this very necessary and salutary rule olvaisni?rgotten, and that the claims of those who wore at our ari g h t were neglected in favour of others, who, whatever aUgat be their misfortunes, had at least not an equal right reference. But the ball of last night gave rise to no th e e°lll l 3l aints ; on the contrary, if ono might judge from whog,ad', brilliant, and numerous asserrAblage of both sexes ao o,,,r nary a/Sed the h a ll, i t must have been " taken up" with iaan''l of Epirit and favour. Perhas there were not so 6arik the nobility and gent r y present p as some of the most ho e „ 1114 s uPPorters of the object of the entertainment might ftohreibry-fxPethe Meted, but their absence v,-as more than compensated 441 wasmngd of highly rer,pectable citizens who, with , the morales ' mingled in the pastime of the evening. the patrons .of the ward schools, on behalf of which given, they were by far the most appropriate . (Ir b iu l ' ° ,, rB . The ball was - taxMounced as a "grand fancy and Ee„_l l ," but there wa's more of the " dress" in the ordinary Icoj_ ( g ) the tyrm thrai of the " fancy." A few grotesque sarnotn cavaliers avA Greeks were here and there scattered ex act g tiiie throng, and one or two attempts at costume, the even thenaracter (-If which it would perhaps have puzzled of th e , e we acar.l to describe ; but by far the greater portion hall `°lllParAy were in the ordinary evening dress. The h and Is bri'iliantly illuminated with gas, and an excellent and trP'ed all the usual dances, to which the fair visit t o o r e s ko re 0,7 'partners footed it to their hearts' content _ Ilan ief is ills gslight and fantastic. The dancing was continued Past midnight. There was also a concert in whic oth er "r'rd Sh aw Miss S. Novell°, Mr. Machin, and several took part. It was under the direction of Mr. A r ,', l !!t, and went of admirably. at ne n ' t u', 3 g the company present (the numbers were estima . ted rd ,_2,000) we observed the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, r oio 3 ki ea nata, the Earl of Munster, Count Noailles, Count r Captain de Bathe, Captain Seymour, Lord Dudley brp, th ' , Sir llcAses Monteflore, Aldermen Lucas, Fare ichtirari llu lies Hughes, Hooper, and Sir John Key, and Poss es , :urin k a ` v_,erY handsome donations to the schools were made 41 k1 - frin e A ur AY and evening Among them were, we under th;el;iiriu'• from Messrs. Ma . sterman, and 501. from Messrs. -tate('at `t• l 'Apwar The The donat io soo/.ns during the evening were esti 'of A, M r It ly *.X)ilr ON THE LEICESTER AND SWANN f IN a G m TO os N t boll Alr'-'4cksrEn, Nov. 18.—An accident o ,aott, nature occurred on this line yesterda y, C to om G p e a o n rg y e . th e a b reak occurred in the employ of the Col l ie r y Lei., Inlfortunate Th an was coming from Swannington to 11 :4;: t er with a Coal train, consisting of thirp:-eig i_ lit w c a a g r . - ivi' ward ha two engines .and twkiew Bridge-lane, beth. attached to it. Upon arriving at tl ) e't beg ~e steam . ord and Thalby, the breaks were pu t po on and i'e tr •W`,,torlvad off, for the purpose of leaving -•tiod!,110-t, u,e.hitad, when it is jerk,suosed that Bott . gave the Nt h , tli'llB break a sudden whichcautsoed look o break. hk the ti m e other breaksman, happening I ti g t o save % saw Bott in the act of falling, andhuatttfearmlipntg -1 that, l airnself by grasping at the curia .h e e d - „,,"e was thrown across the rails, whereupon ge to Smith a ;i1 ,, e 10 la z a l . t.o the engine-drivers, but w unab . • 'Nth f till the train had proceede d half ot h ers, w went a n m t i t l o e, t w h h e en sp h o e t D e ere I I P;ot down, and, with two arriving there they found lio,)to,nt was seen to fall; upon . tl () f wittunate man in a ditch adjoining the line. The 1 . qh, Iv Was lifted on to the ten der, i a t n w d as co fe rinv n e) d ' til_ lift Is possible to the infirmary, w here con v eyed d tha as t 011,381101-gder was dislocated, his igh w t o l u e n g d, n e e x a t r e l n y di c e ll g t 4 ti ) whilst the leftleg , had a transverse his leg, li i, fi , ,l a,e,lniddle of his thigh to the cal f . of eit peogr"rnecessary to amputate both l im b s 01 h ,_ . ellow bore r., most excellent ac half; , m a e n d d i t h e l a y d . .4h4,1111te situaVon about a year andc tiemr 11 ,4 t: f ago, and capon the point of marriage. he was only k , 11„ . ' 4 11,QH dr MUTINY AGAINST A •, , a General .....0RP .. .assem bled in the offi c ers' la.roort-martial '4at 4tAt Al C u Tuesday ? P th R e W l A B T th E IN C1,11:1tr a 41, tie t the Royal Marine Barracks, fr a o t in C th h e at L h o a r i d n s , .141881;„ent, dated the 14th Novem ber, C, l gla - rs •of the Admiralty, for t he trial of Cha rles ti;lhLi ion). 4,,p,rl'i'ate of the 25th company belon ging. ..... 1i.4tc,01 +-tie Court consisted of the following officers i i ng hos t'',,,,,tit,,e01°41 W. Furgusson, Lieut.-Colonel . Peebles, t l 'o,C "'A Thos. Stevens, ,kittoaPteia Geo Griffin, &c. J w am as es ea N e V or h te it d - The pris a o j n e e r r the Deputy Judge Advocate t‘,lllo4hi,c.t-it!artial room by . a guard with fi x Y ate lik'. o ae t ,'vr-aking his station . ed ba onets, ks ' at Chatham, 4t VII% Nle following charges against him For 1 or 0 at the Royal Marine Barrac_ oo ,_ 4. 04 at the hour of eight o ziOati . 6 o .c .. ,e. 9th day of Novem ber .n, downbehaved venin his arms and 1111'lltit"Inate manner, by kV o'clock in M the conduct being. subversive 44 v ,N 1 ,;,, ° ,,r( 1 8 to that effect, such ce t ' or' lB .' i t's; and saying that h e la ying not soldier a ny . 2d Charge.—For V 4 Z, -.u tr and military discipline. to Ll l t th o " the N mber 1845, stated ii Aso Illcreing of the 10th day of Royal Marine Barracks , Chatham, on or Commandant of the Chat to44l4lbi:ilsiJelin Wright, K.H., the nqs as to his R 0 , 1 , 11 t, , 134 of Royal Marines, effect. 3d Charge.—For li t 1 1 isti 1 detailed in the Ist cha w re, that he meant it, and i v t, to ic, ~',A ta it, or words to that s of N vember, 1845, again iitlitttle'' the Royal Marine Barrck_ o , at Chatham, on ?y • 1 •,1 1 ,, t o tri,cr)rning of the 11th day on his conduct, as !let tstOr t i ;3 C ommandant of the t ? d h u atham Division, Colonel 4 1, 1 44 l t , R.. 11., when caution p again taken to the g b ,,°la a b e Ist and 2d charges,. that he meant what he said, ki r l•t o ,, that effect. The prisoner was i l , tot t i .h. . l , and the decision of the Court will not be known Sunday MURDER.—On ev Q4 ! l l , l l -11 2o(1 , by the Lords of the Admiralty. a l 1 4k -.ND .A.TrEafra• TO i ht • a ll att - 3 , 4 ko aed j empt at murder was c o o n of Elizabeth Shillaii?, 4(l d Lt lg Win Harrod, on the pers mitted by a young neighbourhood of Leeie,,wklan to whom he had for . some he time paid his 7 i4 1; ~t , 1 1" ,_ Parties all reside in t servant in the l'i t e mu Harrod being a farm Tl4e at 7lll ent ' iso l 1011 theOf Alr. Smith, of Irley. with two other by ties tiabeth Shillam was w . On se the evening in he had a few words to serred ~,,n et glabourhood of Winc a h lk c i o n in g b, they were met 40c., to " 11 0 went up to her and sa id_ tl4.ooeder ; the other females walked on but a bu se t r t ea hZ 1• a d lit, 4 ' too Deeds Many yards when they hea rd Wi k tai r rd er, and looking round they saw sHarr.eod filing 14,, t4 ,_ 14:1111 their companion's neck, who ch,w 4 strug g ling re . i s i ' d . ` ro ii,44(1 still. shrieking murder. .. _, their .. iltt,,N to arrod 41(1 NI e sPot the felon made off; ale) , found his an th,la' ia;eli.l'n with her hands coveted with blood, and IQ ea f i e " iu the fac.e from st r _angulation. It appear e d entering into conversation with h. her h had 14 11 . broke,cnew the intim•:.cy between them ( tli,Zze c t h"cdeff through ' some quarrel), her le her by kt in g h 4°f her ' i endeavoured to strangle s c t . m . er bo nnet dal and on w refusing le •o -Pt t o ''', be • and made several. Seth le thi. 1 , ' strings round her neck; unable to t lio Nt , st a b - • opened a clasp knife . throat, but in this . 0 144 h ely p t . her and cut her wore tied B vrm '!' • ~,i,ented by a thick shawl which she he was ih , ~0 , ,_ at the time; the 41 ,,r -4faa-:; And the skin of the neck slightly grazed, and her . 441'' -yek shawl was cut through in .tZtasatitlonfejaiateioe% y It dto cutg l ueen immediately forwarde - 4'. rk '''ett 8 "' i• endeavouring to ward off the tiQ,(l iii e;cl,sletztan,Tioneavolf the county police, ttla,,2 44(11'41-Iring the offender, hid in a barn on hu m that officer t s e u z % long,b 4 v Ste B for be had b e f ore . t 'eAtr 'e will the Winchcomb bench of the blade five inches 1. 3 , forna, ex amination this day , the knife was found to atia cove table looking weap on, . tor i ne lq "red with blood.— Wilts Standard._ of St. tt t h il , i int ll l' 1) . X.4.TH OF A BOY BY _FIREWORKS.— Il e tt d l 'ole "". lnquest was held in the board-room as to 4e v °I `Falter ''t -e4 th - \'''' Respite], before Mr. William Payne, . _ e tly eral , ~. Good aged 14 years. Fro m . the evidenc e 1 41 the i.,''tnesses it ap , p ed tht on the night of Satur ltoe,oi:,Th.,._ • , e proceede d to g a shop for the purpose of Noi" tl isil'iallY worth of fireworks, n other yid s tt, e char ged a squib, and seeing a police constable he N 1 , 1% „ease knobs squib in his pocket am g to - i? o , l _ ~ ,et n. the fire issuing from 44' q ;',' of wing -that it was alight it ignited Red the q.,, 1 ? 1 ,1 1 ' 1 et a rid ~it he policeman seeing , i l , ll •a od ~,,, Lae bottom of his trousers, . immediately ran shirt was in flames, loia,s(t tre,,,rd his clothing off. ir e \,‘ a , fri 11,1/lately extinguishedl,l bu whole of his person. °II I 4 eo gut fully burned over the t 'th ny e where he died His t not before the de 4. }, • a ety Yed to the above institution An..._,k remarke d l.l jury returned a verdict 14 k h ' l l'io " 8 of the inja 'es on Tuesday last. The Coro-. .1. s•,tuent.l D eat h tithe case, the tr 4\- ' . At 4 , 4 4L:',. Whi c h 7EMEN.TB IN THE PACIFIC.—The Tl'....stia 4torid, a ~,, quarter hie Nt.,. l lßlit a '4B arrived at Portsmouth . from the pacific 'll i' at tha„cceuras which s'eem to explain the naval move - . .4e attention in ill the N„lplu Partly tow confirm, partly to ',native the in "a had attracted sor :315tliti4ltiotmelhp pay e e r, (I.:awn from titer ] . We announced 4:1 cp 1 ,,t1i 0 Z. a, that, aft-,,r some bustle of prepa iLwar Ge,r'e", figate, ot' 66 guns, and the Daphne f4 1 ,- , th,, -a sa.tle(.l with. sealed orders to the northward, DN., 48 th e Tera srippoised to have gone to the Columbia. c l l .l „ lla ,rte t t ° , hate r-lir-au 'was concerned, this conjecture ap 40'''' h a .' 14 e'en. torrect, as she bas proceeded to that %NI 7 , bs.- Daphne returned to the southward, at A 'lltCr tithe Sent elsewhere. At a later period, 1 1 , 1,, 4 ; 41; ,,, a 7 t was crrated .by the announcement tiO (k ti , Seymour, in the Collingwood, of eighty litlf.Ft *k :' l 4r B 'f,_ io deste, sloop of war, had s iled with cl z , , t • (-4 ‘ hi, Callao. It now appears tha a t he first t ` *"..e '' f .°Yage to meet the French admiral at t f or I was P 'tchard's i• ~ i ll or ~! the purpose of settling Mr. n . O t i klil f 4"Ponsatiou ; but that, from thence tie li t by ti et' the Sandwich Islands, where he was to be 1 4) lo F r • est of C a lolic brig when the squadron would sail for 4,4(.1, ('cal ( ts, th, ifornia. 'lt is tolerably clear from these ac -1,19 se 4 a Bhort time after the date of the accounts, 4t .ie ,41,00.1.• will be upon or near the coast of Oregon, k ,o,„14,180 01 1 8 , 0 _. one of 50, one of . 18, and one of t 1.6 gu w n as s t,,, l rt;',Lnato, ir,islusi from the indirect course tha he t _ at sir, !ill, t, lye 01:44ediate troubles were apprehended in .that 1 , . lit' nqir - naBerve .that the Americans are rapidly rein -1.7 h n_4ooaia, droll in the Pacific. Down to n recent pe -44'1 4,l'."ll3'vett,B:Lact. two first-class frigates of 60 guns, two 41 441 fr c 3 , a toth4 Cl a schooner. It has recently been rein t 4 th corvette the Portsmouth • and we now 11 44 % M I ° Ain • ' ' tit 11 '''. e Itarit encan newspapers that two more large I , ey , ii , .ikudin an and Congress, are on their way aWe as be abl t° these their vessels in the Chinese sea, e 04 4a 4 ite assemble a force of six frigates (each as , P4,2ciloooVil 7gun ship), five corvettes, one brig, 11,ciAbzirt•r1-,ut ---aancitester Guardian. :'laci(4. Last „ ACCIDENT IN THE BLACKFRIAIW il t a% , or t il: l t eogl distressing accident took place in tie the t c 'rrili ott :aea cro : 1 Young man named ? . ames Watki n s, fri oil ier je fa,_,ls street, Southwark, which it is fears d h_'s-brid r 14`7,"Y• Ile was on horseback, riding round vi?rse st4 2 , e, atia !otte-street at a rapid rate towards Black:- tio't_h sue4".led 44an consequence of turning too sharply, th e eagßitt iisiy, di vdc_ threw the rider completely over his` hea d ed s fi go,ed" as to cause his head and face to be si I 4403tellitt,,g_oe weeas, actol:wePaosnuitthiernaptoeolyr fellow. ct.iea „5.48i4,..a1net fell end before the animal could be secured, it called d eo l o o r l i l Y e ' extricated 4. r,"here d' es eil to the accident ward of St. Thomaii 's i: pri4o,ro/tQw; ' l % in a very precarious state. 114:144t4 is 4° in j°thAllitAcßS) TRAPALGAR-sQUARE.- -- tu 0 b,; 9 e course of erection at the rear of he Ise K ILA cok;"4lsliliontle.cessity of confining military (Ye- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER. 20, 184:5 then announced, and he reproaches Cathttitie, wtto confesses her for !bk . ` Mel), V.ith ter conduct to Fits ti 4 V I"; belieVing that she still intends to wed the old roan ; , Thiz mistake, however, IS:Sthin the Ilifel - V6`;',- tion of the Maiden aYtWt, vho urges the lovers to instant ffight ke Must as they are about to obey her injunction Ptter Wilmot enters, and, locking his daughter up in her room, turns her lover out of his house. Their good genius, however, is present in the person of the maiden aunt, whose injunctions Perc.y promises iifipl citly b obey. The fifth art °petit With the arrival of the guests to the wecldilik. Percy arrives with them, and congra• tttlates his uncle on his good fortune, and willingly re signs the lady to him. Old Sir Simon is rejoiced at this sudden change in his &phew's sentiments, but he is observed to be fidgetty and uneasy. The priest comes not\ hha the bride has not yet made her appearance. Peter goes to seek the priest, the guests withdraw, and the maiden aunt goes up to Sir Simon, asking him what is to be done. Now Sir Simon has, the night before, received a very mysterious letter on the subject of his marriage, which had given him some uneasiness. Di vers strange inuendos had been whispered into his ear by divers of ' the guests, and this question from the aunt puts the poor knight into a regular pucker, She draws him to question her, and at last, after much hesitation, she tells him that her niece is mad, and has vowed to do him some grievous harm, and raves of aconite and secret ways of death, and insists on wearing deep mourning at the wedding. Catherine herself ap proaches him, and attempts to remonstrate with him on his folly in insisting on the marriage, while Sir Simon, who is convinced of her madness, watches her with fear and trembling. At length he consents to renounce his project of marriage with her ; and when she gratefully endeavours to seize his hand to kiss it, he roars out for help, believing himself in the grasp of a madwoman. Percy and the others enter, and of course Percy and Catherine are made happy, and so are Sir Simon and aunt Sarah, but after a different fashion. Sir Simon would fain wed the maiden aunt, but she wisely deter mines to remain single, replying to Sir Simon's offer— " No: you and I shall live Good friends unmarried—wedded in the wish And constant care to see these young ones happy!" The play was well received throughout • but towards the conclusion there were some slight expres sions of disapprobation ; they were, however, imme diately drowned in most vociferous applause ; the non contents gave up the contest, and the play was announced for repetition every evening without a dissentient voice. The principals were called for at the conclusion, as was Mr. Brinsley Knowles himself, who bowed his acknow ledgments from what we may be almost justified in calling the author's box. In the production of this his maiden effort, Mr. Brinsley Knowles was most efficiently supported by the arthtes and by the management. Farren and Mrs. Glover were perfection ; Hudson made a very spirited Percy ; and Mrs. Seymour gave a light. agreeable, though somewhat sketchy, version of the spirited and volatile Catherine. The play was put upon the stage with the greatest attention to the scenery and decorations ; its mounting was superb. The house was ' a bumper. IkPoar.PANT itAik,WAy NtETING '`.4T guidance of did, m eting and which was hung up in Vie. room; ,liad edit somewhat unfaifly Vkith S very im potant Raft of„ the Voncldn •and Tea krtown as " eettitti g ds 4,liferf Wneld result to Cambridge, Lincoln, and other towns, were thus thrown into the background, and would render it quite im possible for the meeting, without, previous information, to arrive at a proper decision with respect to that project. He (Mr. Pym) was very well aware that he had undertaken a btild pdTt itt &Ailing into Cambridge to advocate the London and York line, inasmuch as it lid dome to his knowledge that many gentlemen of influence in that toNvn had been decried as inimical to the interests of Cambridge, simply be cause they had supported that scheme. One word With respect to the advantages which the town of Cambridge would derive from the construction of the London and York line. He thought that the public would admit that in rail way speculations competition Alfas desirable, and' likely to conduce to the general interests. The London and York was a line of that character, and therefore ought to be en couraged. It had already obtained the sanction of one branch of the Legislature. They were aigate that a line had been granted from Cambridge to Huntingdon l 9f that line were not carried out by its projectors, the London aud York Company would adopt it in compliance with an assurance they had made to Parliament towards the close of the last session —(Cheers)—thus offering the greatest advantage to Cambridge in this respect. The Cambridge and Oxford line, if carried out to Hitchin, would there join the London and York, and would form a shorter route to London than at present existed. He knew, as he had pre viously stated, that the London and York was not a popular line in Cambridge, and he would not therefore, on the pre sent occasion, ask for a vote in its favour. Mr. Pym then entered into a long statement to show that the London and York would be advantageous, in a variety of respects, to Cambridge. After which he adverted to the speech of Mr. Hudson at a late meeting of the Eastern Counties, at Lon don, and said that gentleman had stated publicly that there was not a single individual of experience in our direction. Surely the Hon. Gentleman had not seen our list; for it con tained the names of persons of the greatest experience. But as he had said there was not one in the directory of any ex perience, he would name a gentleman who had worked upon several lines under Mr. Hudson's own management—he alluded to Alderman Meek, of York. He hoped, therefore, that Mr. Hudson would reconsider his statement. The Lon don and York line would be nearer by thirty miles than the present distance, and ten nearer than the contemplated Cam bridge and Lincoln. Mr. Hudson at the Eastern Counties meeting had said he intended to make an offer to tke London and York Company. He (Mr. Pym) had only to say that he had not yet heard of one having been made. Mr. Hudson had also overrated the expense of carrying out the London and York. In conclusion Mr. Pym complained that the cost of forming the line from London to York had been overrated. CAMBRIDGE, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—To-day a meeting of the inhabitants was held at the Town-hall, in pursuance of a requisition to the Mayor, to take into consideration . the numerous railway projects in irpmediatq connexion with the ttatii. Mr. unison, accompanied by Mr. Waddington, puty-Chairman of the Eastern Counties Company; Mr. R. W. Kennard, Mr. Routh, Mr. Duncan, the law clerk, and ether getitletlien tontiected with the Company, arrived by the train which reached Cambridge at half-past ten, A.M. The Town-hall was filled, and amongst the gentlemen pre sent were many of the members of the University. Mr. J. J. Deighton, the Mayor, took the chair. He was accompanied by Mr. Hudson, Mr. Waddington, Mr. Pym, Mr. Cobbold, and the other gentlemen who attended as de putations from the respective Companies. Mr. Harris, the Town-Clerk, acted as Secretary. The following gentlemen were present representing the re spective Companies EASTERN COUNTIES.—Mr. George Hudson, Chairman ; Mr. David Waddington, Deputy Chairman ; Mr. E. Fisher, Mr. S. Anderson, Mr. R. W. Kennard, Mr. W. Routh, Mr. Duncan, the law clerk. 1 LINCOLN AND EASTERN COUNTIES JUNCTION (from Hull through March to Cambridge).—Lord C. Bentinck, Mr. Winckworth, Mr. Lyston, Mr. E. Breary, secretary. WISBEACH, ST. IVES, AND CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION.—Messrs. J. Fryer, Norton, R. Ward, Cooke, F. Lumsden. CAMBRIDGE AND OXFORD.—Mr. W. Wiltshire, M.P., Rev. H. Arlett, Messrs. E. Forster, C. Cobbold, W. Ekins, Henry Hope, secretary. MIDLAND AND EASTERN COUNTIES (from Cambridge by St. Neot's and Northampton to Worcester).—Messrs. John Chevallier Cobbold, of Ipswicb, Chairman of the Eastern Union Company, and of the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds; Francis Pym, of Biggleswade ; Captain Page, of Somerton ; the Rev. Francis Hall, rector of Fulbourne, near Cambridge; William Gee, of Bishop's Stortford ; John Hill Day, St. Neot's ; John Carrington, St. Neot's ; Thomas Elgood, St. Neot's ; Marion Welstead, Stonely Hall, Kimbolton ; Cuthbert Cur tis, George Abbey, Northampton ; and John Allan Ransome, Ipswich. BEDFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EXTENSION.—Messrs. T. J. Greene, Mayor of Bedford ; Captain Newland, T. Barnard, T. A. Greene, J. Elger, H. Parker, H. Pearson, secretary. NEWMARKET AND CHESTERFORD, WITH A BRANCH TO CAMBRIDGE.—Lord George Manners, Messrs. James Fairlie; Timothy Tyrrell, Francis Fuller, W. P. Isaacson, T. Caldecott. BURY ST. EDMUNDS AND CAMBRIDGE UNION EXTENSION. —Messrs. J. Chevallier Cobbold, J. Allen Ransome, J. F. Saunders, secretary. CAMBRIDGE AND COLCHESTER JUNCTION.—Lord Sussex Lennox, Messrs. Halpin, J. S. Christopher, secretary. On behalf of the London and York Company there were present, Mr. Francis Pym and Mr. John Nathaniel Foster. The MAYOR, in opening the proceedings, said enly .those Mr. HUDSON then rose, and was received with loud cheers. He said—The Hon. Gentleman who last addressed you began his observations by saying that in offering this line to the public he offered them a great boon, inasmuch as he offered them a competing line. Sir, if I thought competition in railway matters a boon to the public, I would then feel with him that it would be a great advantage to the public to con struct another line from north to south.—(Cheers.) But, as the Committee of the House of Commons, after a most care ful consideration of the subject, have almost unanimously determined that a competition in itself is not good, but the contrary, and that the application of such powers as Parlia ment possesses, for the regulation of railways and the pro tection of the public, is much better than competing lines, I am of opinion that the circumstance of the Hon. Gentle man's project being a competing one will be no recommenda tion of it whatever when it comes before Parliament.— (Hear, hear.) But if the Hon. Gentleman be consistent in his advocacy of competing lines, I would, with all due respect and regard to what he said, ask him why the London and York Company commenced their proceedings by anni hilating competition, by purchasing the Witham and Foss dyke Navigation, thus showing that they thought competi tion not so very desirable, and not of such great ad vantage to those Companies ?—(Cheers.) I think that they were not favourable to competition is a fair inference from such conduct.—(Cheers.) I have been charged with over rating the estimates for the construction of the London and York line, and for this purpose the Hon. Gentleman has referred to an address of mine to the Midland share holders at Derby in January last. I did then, on the autho • rity of one of the most eminent engineers of the day, give a statement of the probable cost of that line, supposing the whole line to be of the same character as that part going to Grantham. If any gentleman has heard or read the evidence of Mr. Cubitt, I appeal to him whether my statement has not been borne out by the evidence of that engineer—the engineer of the London and York. His evidence before Parliament was that the cost of the line, including the carrying stock ' and station, would be 8,500,000/.—(Cheers.) I ask you, then, as fair and impartial men, whether I have been guilty of any exaggerated statement ?—(No, no). At the Eastern Come ties' meeting I said that I knew, from my own knowledge of those works, and from the information I possessed from having made large contracts latterly, that since tho estimates were made there was an advance in the price of labour, materials, and everything connected with they making of railways, of twenty-five per cent. Is not that so, gentlemen 2—(Hear, hear.) The estimate of the engineer of the London and York for his rails was 101. a ton. I can testify that the other day I was obliged to con tract for rails at 12/. a ton—(Hear, hear)—and Lord Worsley told me that he had contracted for them at 121.105. a ton. The wages of stonemasons and bricklayers were estimated at 1L Is. a week; they are now estimated at 30s.—(Cheers.) Gel:Memo!, I should be ashamed of myself if I exaggerated the probable cost of the London and York line, but my be lief is that it Will be 12,000,000/. ' In my career through life I have endeavoured that all my statement§ should be based on truth, and on truth I am ready to stand in this case.— (Applause.) Gentlemen, I know the taunt of the Hon. C-entleman respecting the Board of Trade having adopted a „ part of the observations which I made at Derby. If the Hon. l 'i ne s • tlein an means that I had anything to do with the revert of the Ttoard of Trade, I hurl back the imputa tion. The nobleman ay.— preside over that department of hle of adopting the opinions the Board of Trade Is ineap.. „ ansideration. But be of any gentleman without due ' • truth, surely he lieving my statements to be founded•sethey fell could not be expected to reject them beca.— - -e is no from an humble individual like myself. But the.. reason for supposing that the Government of the coun... adopted those observations because they were mute. Because there were bad gradients on the London and Brighton Rail way,t b was e n constructed ott h e most ? egregious I egi was that a reason why this London and York line should n t o appealu sof t engineering the blundersw o rl d I e vr ap peal to any person acquainted with railway matters—whether h committed in this country?—(Cheers.) I tell the parties . promoting the London and Fork line that it will be as great a blunder as ever disgraced a railway management.— (Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman tells you his line will effect a saving of ten miles • but he ought to have measured that ten miles by time, and not by distance. A railway ought not to be measured by distance, but by the time it takes in accomplishing that distance.—(Cheers.) Any one know ing anything of what railway travelling is must be fuljy aware of what it is to get bad gradients and a large quan tity of tunnels. There may be a parallel case (but I hope there are not any) in which there is a tunnel having gradients of one in a hundred.—(Hear, hear.) I have not an opportunity of referring to the speech I made at Derby, in which speech I went more particularly into this question ; but to the best of my recollection, my belief is (and I do not believe there is any great passenger line in this country furnishing a parallel case), that you have one tunnel in which the gradients are one in a hundred. Well, gentlemen, that is an evil which I am sure cannot be over rated. I have no interest in any line that may be made be tween London and York, except as a citizen of the world, nor do I care, if the line be advantageous to the public, whether the line be constructed by the London and York Company, or by the Lincoln and Cambridge Company. I hope my sole object hitherto, and in appearing here in connexion with these railways, is to get a good line, and one that will prove advantageous to the country in every respect.—(Cheers.) I do say it would be unfair for this large district—it would be unfair for the whole north of England, and not treating them and Cambridge properly, to put them on a branch rather than on the main line.—(Cheers.) As to the dis tance, I dare any engineer of reputation, or any manager of experience to deny that we can perform the distance to London by Cambridge, in conjunction with the Eastern Coun ties line, sooner than they can by the London and York.— (Cheers.) By going in the way we proposed, you avoid tunnels, and you have a fine, open, plain country ; and if you wish to get another communication with York, the metropolis of the north, and Scotland, let us have a line of such gra dients that the journey may be performed, under all circum stances, and in every description of weather, with perfect safety and advantage to the public. As to mercenary feelings, I deny their existence on our parts. I appeal to any gentle man if it would not be a vast advantage and honour to the country to bring distinguished foreigners direct from London to Cambridge, instead of taking them round by a number of small branches, as proposed by the London and York Com pany. As to the population, rbelieve that the population of all the towns between Peterborough and London is not so large as the population of Cambridge. Then what have you beyond Peterborough ? to which' we go off as to a common point. Why, Doncaster becomes the next in extent of population. Then there is another argument in our favour, which I think a fair one for the invested capital of the country, and that is, that by adopting the London and York line, you put Cambridge and Lincoln at a greater distance from the Midlands, and all the towns—Grantham, Newark, and Bedford included—will be only supplied by the lateral branches, and Bedford by one of the most direct communications that can possibly be made. Gentle men, I thank you for the kind hearing you have given me. I have only just now been connected with the Eastern Counties.—(Cheers.) I became connected with that Company on public grounds, and with an anxiety, I can assure you, most unfeignedly, to benefit the shareholders of that Company ; and I feel that, in benefiting them, I can also benefit the town of Cambridge and the country at large. —(Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Pym) says I said there was not a gentleman connected with the Board of the London and York Railway Company] that had any expe rience in railway undertakings. I do not recollect using any such language. I believe the exact words which fell from me were, that I scarcely knew a man on that board who had any experience in railway matters. The Hon. Gentleman referred to my excellent friend Mr. Meek; but if the Hon. Gentleman had left the decision of the point at issue to my friend Mr. Meek and me, it would be soon settled that we should come to Cambridge.—(Cheers.) I know my friend Meek's sensible views on those matters, and that he cannot plunge intoigreat works that cost such vast sums without great deliberation. He would not sanction a line which would occasion a deviation of ten miles to accomplish a distance of 210 miles. According to the statement of the Hon. Gentleman, the loss in distance was not compensated for by a savingin time and other advantages. However, we save that time by the po sition of our station. Mr. Kennard, who is perfectly well ac quainted with these matters, is ready to bear me out by calculations, that time alone, and not distance, is the way to measure railways. He says that, measuring by time, there will be a saving of twelve miles on our line, as compared with the London and York. I had the honour to see the first sod turned up of the Trent Valley Railway. On that occa sion I listened with pleasure to some observations which fell from the Right Hon. Baronet, the Premier. These observa tions made, as every observation which fell from that distin guished individual should make, a deep impression on my mind. I could not help, when I heard him descant on the advantages Tamworth would derive from being put in a direct line, running through it rather than eighteen miles from it, as the line advocated by the Hon. Gentleman does from Cambridge—(Cheers)—when I heard him descant — and] I wish every gentleman here had heard him—with a force and a power which it would be impossible for any pee son here to endeavour to imitate or attain, on the good advan - tages that would accrue to Tamworth front being put on the main line, I could not, I say, help thinking that the arguments the Right Hon. Baronet employed in fav our of a direct line from Tamworth were peculiarly applic able to our liracc.ed o committed e to a Is n it t not an advantage to the town of Cambridge to o be be p h d - bra li ne ?—(H e ar, hear.) Are y nch line eighteen miles from your t own, rather than to a direct line passing thro u g h y our town ?—(lsio, no.) Are we to lose the advantages of the g reat communication takin g ou red place between the north and south of England, forsooth, to nary line?—(Hear.) Are we to be taken e i g hteen mil es out pl e ase the whim and fancy of the p ro j ectors of some imagi of our way to subserve such a project ?—(No, no.) But the Jionourabin Gentleman ?Aye he got a decision of the Howie . . lines that have been advertised in the - Gazette, as being ready to be brought before Parliament at the ensuing session, will be considered at this meeting : In the next place, it is not intended to come to any decision at the present meeting upon any of those lines, but merely to hear whatever may be brought forward in favour of or against them, and also any explanation that may be offered about them; after which resolutions will be proposed to form Committees for various purposes in connexion with these projects, and to make arrangements for another public meeting, to take place on sonic day subsequently to the 30th of this month, by which time all the companies who purpose going to Parlia ment in the ensuing session must have deposited their plans. The first group consists or the Eastern Counties, Cambridge to Lincoln; Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Junction (from Hull, through March to Cambridge) ; Wisbczich,,St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction. Group ll.—Cambridge 'and Oxford ; Dildlarid and Easttin Counties (from Cambridge, by St. Neot's and Northampton to Worcester) ; Bedford and Cambridge Extension. Group lll.—Newmarket and Ches terford, with a branch to Cambridge ; Bury St. Edmunds and Cambridge, Eastetti Union Extension. there is besides a ninth line, the Cambridge and Colchester Junction. Mr. PRYME—I. beg to say that the Harwich, Birmingham, and Central ;unction line is not there. Another Gentlemati retilarked that the Harwich, Cam bridge, and Stour Valley Company did not intend to apply to DICTIONARY of DATES and UNIVERSAL REFERENCE, RELATING i 9 ALL AGES and NATIONS. By Joseph Haydn. Third Edition. 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Mr. Rout% as one of the repreSetitaiiitee of the Eastern Counties Company, said the Eastern Counties Company had already made a line from Cambridge to London.—(Htar, hear.) He might further state that they were prepared to go to Pararnent far a line through Peterborough and Lincoln to York. They had also taken up a line from Bedford to Cambridge ; and further, they had determined on forming a line from St. Ives to Wisbeach. He need riot dilate on the importance dl thost branClipi tQ (Ambridge, they must be appatnult 4u sir Parties ; at tne saiE6 time he admitted that there might be other schemes which might aerie the town better. It was the initiation of the Eastern Counties COM pany to deposit their plant, ttid apply to Parliament for a line between Waltham-cross direct to the town of Bedford. These Wert the Objects the t attar! Coutities Company had in view ; and it would be satisfactory tti all Voiles to know, that the Com any had the means to carry therii tiuti And that their projects went through districts that might be W. , versed with dispatch. Within last year they had constructed nearly one hundred miles of cot titfy, anti opened them to the public Within tWeiVe tdtliiths front the dine their Bill had passed. If their line was sanctioned by Parliament, it would pass through a country affording great facilities, and the people of Cambridge tiiight depend on it that the same energy would be exerted to carry the project into execution that had been hitherto manifested with respect to similar projects by the Eastern Counties Company.—(Cheers.) Mr. FOSTER said if the Eastern Counties line to Hull was adopted, it would Obviate the necessity of making the proposed line from York to London. The Bayou then called upon any gentleman who ap pfianrectdion (from Hull onbehalfoftthheroLuignh March colnshir t Lincolnshire and cndamEasbrtid) to stateerugeCounties Junction his views. THE RAILIV AY SHAREHOLDERS"; POCKET BOOK AND 4LI!ANAC for 1846. This will be found a convenient book for persons inte rested in railway property. In addition to the matter usually published in almanacs, it 1...A 4 .i:hi11s a list of autho- rised railways, comprising the names of the chairman, secretary, and engineer, tables for calculating the value of shares and commissions, and a diarx_for entering the kale or purchase of railway shares. Tile tables have been prepared expressly for the work; they are warranted by the publisher mathematically correct, and will afford means of ascertaining with facility the amount of brokers' commissio:is On any number of shares, and also the price of a..dy number of shares at any given rate. Te the work is prefixed a little elegant map of England, with all the lines of railway completed, and many of those promised rer consideration in the ensuing session. It is to Oa regretted that those who hav e th e arrange ment of minor details in publications of this kind do not bestow a little more care in order to make them (7orrect. The following instance in proof we give as a specimen of the grossest negligence :—ln the list of her Majesty's Ministers we find the name of Lord Geo. Somerset, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said to be "of the Cabinet," and only three lines further down is Lord G. Somerset, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, "not of the Cabinet." THAMES EMBANKMENT and RAIL WAY JUNCTION COMPANY. REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS. The Provisional Directors, referring to the objects of the Company as stated in their prospectus, have now to report the result of a de putation from the Board, to the Earl of Lincoln, First Conunisslone r of Woods and Forests, and Chairman of the Commission for Metro_ politan Improvements. One of the objects of the Company being to co-operate with the Government in carrying into execution the plan of her Majesty's Commissioners for an embankment of the north shore of the Thames, it became the duty of the Provisional Directors to seek an early in terview with the Chief Commissioner, with a view to the immediate arrangements required for the realisation of this great public im provement; and an appointment having been obtained (September 26), the following proposal was submitted:— That the whole expense of the embankment should be defrayed by the Company, subject to the stipulation that the Company should be at liberty to connect with such embankment an atmospheric railway viaduct, of ornamental construction, and to continue such viaduct eastward of Blnckfriars-bridge to the present Blackwell terminus, in Fenchurch-street, and also across the river by a railway bridge, or by one of the existing bridges, to join the Greenwich, Dover, Croy don, and Brighton Railways. In accordance with the usual practice, this proposal was subse quently transmitted in writing; to which communication an official answer has been received, addressed to the Earl of Devon, Chairman of this Board. The reply of the Earl of Lincoln, bearing date the 10th of October, 1845, Is to the effect that a correct judgment can only be formed upon the proposal of the Company after a careful examination of the vari ous details of construction involved in a river line of railway, as affecting public and private interests connected with the navigation ; but it concludes, as will be seen by the following extract, with stat ing that his Lordship is ready to enter into such examination, and that the projected railway shall be the first subject brought under consideration at the ensuing meetings of the Commission It will also, I have 110 doubt, be evident both to your Lordship and the Company, that, at the present period of the year, with many members of the Commission oat of town, and some probably out of the kingdom, any effort that I might make to have the subject now taken up and satisfactory disposed of would be unavailing. If, how ever, after the statement I have thus frankly submitted to you, the Company should feel disposed at once to give the usual Parliamentary notices, such notices having reference to the embankment and rail way combined, I can only assure your Lordship and them that I feel it my duty to obtain a meeting of the Commission early in the ensuing year, and to make the construction of the projected rail the first subject for consideration ; and I have no doubt, that having reference to the importance of an early decision, the inquiries of the Commission may be closed in ample time for any necessary proceedings of the Company in Parliament." This promised reference to her Majesty's Commissioners, is re garded by the Provisional Directors as a most important advantage to the Company ; affording an assurance to the shareholders that their funds will net be wasted, as in the case of many unsound pro jects before the public, in fruitless and expensive Parliamentary con tests. Should the report of the Commissioners be favourable, and the Provisional Directors have strong grounds for anticipating such a result, the Company will proceed with their Bill under auspices which must ensure success ; and, in the event of the plan not being recom_ mended to the immediate adoption of Government, the Company will be placed in a position to meet the views of the Commissioners in the following session, or to return the deposits, with comparatively but a trifling deduction for the cost of preliminary survey. The interview with the Earl of Lincoln, although confined to points of explanation, was in the highest degree satisfactory, from the ob vious interest taken by the Noble Earl in the structural improve ment of the metropolis ; and the object of this Company is that of a greater metropolitan improvement than has hitherto been compre hended in any plan based upon available resources;—one combinleg the advantages of railway transit with architectural erabellishmet.t, the means of healthful recreation, and the removal of existing fn: - pediments to commercial traffic. The Provisional Directors have only to add, that the necessary steps have been taken by the Board for compliance with standing orders; that Mr. Barry has accepted an engagement from the Com pany for the architectural elevations connected with the river front of the embankment, especially in reference to the most effective mode of passing the Temple gardens ; and that the Board, having endeavoured with success to cultivate a friendly understanding with the Companies most interested from their position in a railway em bankment of the river, are now assured that no competing line will be presented to Parliament during the next session. The deputation above described was accompanied by deputations frem the Central Terminus Company, and the Great Western and Breatford Company—co-operating with this Board to complete the 1 connexion of the line with the whole of the metropolitan railways. Mr. WINCKWORTII said he appeared under very unfa vourable circumstances, in consequence of the illness of some of the managing committee, and important engage ments of the chairman and deputy chairman. He had re ceived so short a notice that he was scarcely prepared to enter upon the merits of the line he was called upon to represent. The Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Junction was to bring by the shortest route the whole traffic of that im portant district, commencinc , at Hull, and terminating at the great town of Cambridge. It was scarcely necessary, in addressing gentlemen of business—well acquainted With the district—to inform them that the line would be of great importance to the south. The promoters of the line were quite aware that agricultural districts were not so suscep tible of so great or so paying an amount of traffic as the commercial and densely-populated districts. He was old enough to recollect when large ships from the Baltic and the Continent came to the port of Hull on account of its proximity to those ports. A good deal of that traffic had subsided; but it might be shown that this traffic might be brought back. He had spoken of the saving of dis tance, by which he meant the saving of time. The com pany which he represented relied greatly on the passenger traffic; but on these points he did not think it would be ne cessary to trouble them with any details. One of the great advantages their line possessed was, that it was a very level one, and would not cost more than 8,0001. or 9,000/. per mile. That„as they were well aware, was a very small estimate in deed ; but still it could be effected for that amount. He had also to state that the Company were not conscious of any op position. They had secured the approval of the landowners, and not only so, but the most influential amongst them had spoken in the highest terms of the necessity of the line, and the immense amount of benefit it would confer on the district through which it would pass.—(Hear, hear.), It might, in deed, be alleged as an objection, that some proposed lines would intersect that which he advocated. So far from con sidering that an objection, he thought it would be highly ad vantageous, inasmuch as the lines which might cross it, or be brought into proximity with it, would act as so many feeders. This line (the Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties) would in return prove a very valuable feeder to the Eastern Counties, which line, next to the one proposed, would profit most largely if they succeeded in obtaining Parliamentary sanction, as they confidently anticipated. The line, he might state, had been very carefully surveyed by a gentle man who was well qualified for such a duty. Lord Charles Beauclerk had also been over the line. The opinion of his Lordship and the surveyor fully confirmed the views enter tained by the Company, and they were now in a position most positively to state, that they would be quite ready fur the necessary deposits at the proper period, namely, the 30th of November. Mr PRYME said he understood they were constructing additional docks at Cambridge, and it was certainly desirable that Cambridge sould be brought into more immediate com munication with that port. He had nothing to say which would detract from the merits of the line which had first been brought before the meeting; on the contrary, lie thought it was a most eligible one ; but he just wished to mention the fact that another line which had been proposed, and which would connect Hull with Cambridge by means of the Eastern Counties line, would be a little shorter. He alluded to the line from Hull and Lincoln, crossing the Humber, and thus coming to Cambridge. Mr. E. FOSTER said he had for some years been advocat ing, with all the power he could command, communica tion with the north, as near the sea-coast as could be effected, inasmuch as he believed it would be productive of incal culable advantages to Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and the adjacent counties. They were all aware of the importance of the Fen districts, both in Cambridge and Lincoln, and they were also aware that they required an easy and speedy communication with the London markets, as well as with the western districts. If the Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Junction line was adopted, it would be well calculated to carry out these great and important results.—(Cheers.) He might, however, state that the Eastern Counties Company had already a project for a line to March, and this might be extended to Hull. This line would give equal facilities for communication with the London markets. In the line projected to Lincoln he per ceived difficulties which appeared to him almost innumerable. These difficulties arose from the Bedford level, of which he, as a commissioner, could scarcely fail to be cognisant. He firmly believed that the projected line from Cambridge to Lincoln would be totally impracticable. There were several rivers to be crossed, and marshes which would baffle engi neering skill. If attempted it could not fail to be calamitous to the country, and ruinous to the shareholders who might embark in such a Quixotic undertaking. The inhabitants were aware that there was a line projected from Cambridge to St. Ives, and thence to Wisbeach, and if that were carried there really could be no occasion to carry out the Cam bridge and Lincoln. Some arrangement might, he thought, be entered into with the London and York Company for the settlement of that matter. The speaker con cluded by again urging the necessity of a line nearer to the eastern coast. The MAYOR inquired whether any gentleman appeared on behalf of the third line in the first group, namely, the Wis beach, St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction. Mr. JOHN FRYER rose, and said he had the honour of re presenting the Company projecting that line. He had only to say, in connexion with it, that it was generally consi dered a most important line, and that all the plans were ready to render it competent for the Company to bring it before Parliament in the ensuing session. It was a line singu larly free from engineering difficulties, and would be construct ed at a very trifling expense in comparison with other under takings.—(Hear, hear.) Wisbeach was one of the largest corn m arkets they had, and the cattle traffic in Lincolnshire was very great. Both these interests would be materially served by the construction of the projected line. Taken in connexion with the proposed Hull line, it was the most im portant that could be adopted for the town of Cambridge. It would bring all the traffic of Wisbeach and its neighbour hood through Cambridge by the Eastern Counties line. Mr. F. PY3I, as representing the London and York, L observed that the map which had been prepared for the MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—A man named Richard Sheane, one of the Bath city police, took his place on Mon day evening at the Bristol-station of the Great Western Railway to proceed to Bath by the mail train. Soon after the train started both he and a boy who accompanied him fell asleep, and were carried some distance beyond their destination before either awoke. The rushing noise of the engine in the Box-tuunel aroused the man from his slumbers, and he then discovered that he had ridden some miles further than he wished. His first: impression was, that the train would stop at Corsham, but it 'was not so. Onwards he was carried at the rate of 40 or 50 milts an hour. He at last opened the door of the carriage, alighted on the step, made a spring, and fortunately he was not dashed to pieces. On the arrival of the train at Chippenham, the circumstance was made known through the boy, and immediate search was made for him, but he could at first nowhere be found. He states that he recollects nothing but coming in violent contact with some thing which he supposes to be a bridge ; but how long he lay he does not know, but on recovering his senses he crawled to a house close at hand, where he Ns as lodged for the night. The next morning he was well enough to walk into Corsharn, to a medical anon, when it was found that, besides being much cut and bruised, his shoulder was dislocated. The man bears a very good character, and it does not appear that he was the least intoxicated at the time of the rash act. He had gone from 1 lath to Bristol in the morning, in search of a man who had Innken into Trinity Church, and the boy in company with hive was taken to identify the thief..—Devizes Gazette, of Commons in his favour.—(Laughter) Does the liton able Gentleman think that that decision carries any weight with the public mind? I think not. Was that decision tfattimotis i ritteTrieti I assert that it was obtained by the Casting vote of the shairman.—(A voice—" Two and two out of four.") Listen, gentlemen. Do you imagine that the House of Lords are the mere registers of the edicts of the House of Commons? I say what has properly been said before—" Thank God, there is a House of Lords."— (Cheers.) Gentlemen, the public sympathies will go 'With the sympathies of Cambridge; and if Cambridge will only arouse and exert itself, I have no hesitation in saying that the project of the London and York Company will never pass into a law, but that a main grand trunk line will pass through the town of Cambridge.—(Cheers.) Mr. Wu -smite, M.P., appeared to point out the merits of the Cambridge and Oxford line. The line would connect the two Universities, which was a very important circum stance; and it would do more than this, it would connect the eastern and western coast, an advantage which, in case of a war, would be incalculable, and it would put Cam bridge into immediate connexion with many places of great trade, traversing also the great malting country, including Royston, Baldock, and putting those places into immediate connexion with the London markets. All the directors were gentlemen connected by property with the line, and the;: engineer, Mr. Locke, had paid great attention to sur veys,whlu::with the plans and estimates are all most care fully made, and now ready to be deposited. Two places had been named as des;:.:ble for the station at Cambridge, viz., Coe Fen and Mr. Hazard;;; premises in Mill-lane. One of these places will probably be ti.: l ,ect .: ed, but the directors were anxious in all matters of this king to consult the wishes of the inhabitants. After thanking the meeting for the pa tience with which he had been heard, the lon. Gentleman sat down amidst loud cheers. Mr. WILKINSON then laid before the meeting the atverlo bearings of the Midland and Eastern Counties (from Cam bridge by St. Neot's and Northampton to Worcester), which, as a comprehensive line, he argued, was invaluable, espe cially as regarded the Rugby and Huntingdon. No line more than the one he advocated was of easier construction through out the country. It was direct from east to west. From the nature of the produce you get access to the mineral districts of England. You pay dear for coal, which you would get at a cheap rate. The manufactured goods also would be gained with great facility from Birmingham, and such places; salt, necessary for manure, would be easily accessible from the Droitwich mines. In fact, this railway gave to Cambridge the key of England, opening to it most important districts and places. We shall carry you direct from Cambridge to Worcester. We have received great local support, and we supply Cambridge with a nearer central station; for it must be allowed that the present one was at too great a distance from the town, and we seek to give you one more in the heart of it. He trusted he had sufficiently pointed out the mani fold advantages of the line he advocated, to entitle him to ask the inhabitants of Cambridge for their warmest support. Mr. T. J. GREEN appeared to advocate the claims of the Bedford and Cambridge Extension, No. 6, which was in tended to join the line from Bedford to Bletchley, which latter line was continued to Oxford. The line was a very easy one, the capital was subscribed, and they had every reason to hope they should go to Parliament next session with success. They would also proceed to Northampton ; so that they would connect by one line what four and five proposed to do separately, and which combined the advan tages of both; and, if each of their lines paid, the line he advocated must pay double. The distance was nearly the same in each case, and being a single line, could be more economically worked; and, soliciting their patronage for the line, he begged to thank the meeting for the patience with which they had heard him. Mr. PRYME also spoke in favour of this line, and pointed out the benefit which must arise by affording an immediate connexion with the manufactures of the north, and the iron of Birmingham and Sheffield. It is true it did not go to Worcester, but he never heard that there was or was not likely to be any connexion between Cambridge and Worces ter, and the only benefit would be to allow learned Cantabs to make a pilgrimage to the tomb of Shakspeare at Strat ford-on-Avon. But as to the salt works of Droitwich, this line would equally put them into communication with the salt of Cheshire. _ Mr. An= complained that the diagram was, from its omission, more injurious to the Cambridge and Oxford than any other; and strongly advocated that line as a link con necting a great communication. It would be the direct line for eastern and western communication. Mr. TYRRELL, as representative of the Newmarket and Chesterford, with a branch to Cambridge, said that it was not intended in the first place only to have a line from Newmar ket and Chesterford ; but it had since been thought expe dient to have a branch to Cambridge; and from the surveys and prospects of traffic, there was every reason to believe that it would be found a very profitable undertaking, and of great public utility. Mr. COBBOLD, who represented the Bury St. Edmunds and Eastern Union Extension line, next addressed the meeting, and said that the line was intended to be taken south to Newmarket, andwaking the distance from Ipswich the same as it was at present by the turnpike road. He then pointed out some of the incongruities of the diagram. By this line any gentleman could breakfast in Cambridge and dine at either France, Belgium, or Holland. In 1836 a plan was be fore the public, and received great support, which was the same as the one now before them, viz., from Northampton through Cambridge, Bury, Ipswich, to Harwich. In conclu sion, he said in the line he advocated the capital was sub scribed for, the Parliamentary deeds were signed, and the de posits paid np. Mr. ADAMS SMITH said he appeared on behalf of the Har wich Docks and Birmingham Central England Railway Company. He stated that although this was their titl e their Company having made a friendly arrangement with the Northampton and Bedford amalgamated lines, the line of the Harwich Docks Company would not extend beyond Cambridge. He then proceeded to say that the line of which he was the humble advocate fulfilled all the conditions which could be required to claim the support of the public—namely, cheapness, directness, and existing traffic, traffic that could, under the circumstances, be confidently anticipated and cal culated upon ; for the first, cheapness, they have the word of their able surveyor, that few, if any, lines could be accom plished at a less cost. For the second, directness, the map before them would show its merits ; for the third, the position of Harwich with respect to the manufacturing districts of central Englandand its most important ports in the west, as they related, in point of distance, to the ports of northern and central Europe, would establish the claims of the Harwich Corn. to the attention and support of that meeting. The Hon. the representative of the Ipswich and Bury line had - advantage that the Ipswich Docks would be spos.ea Else . Mr. Smith, without wishing to to the line Caimb:idge roswich Docks, would venture detract from tile mie . ritst.:f the _ -h had in this pointsay, of view, Harwich possessed them in a idts-., Smith then read the following extract from in Wash_ ington'a report to Government upon the harbour o`i• refuge It is well to bear in mind what this port was du."-ng the last war, and what it must again become for another ..:Yorth Sea fleet. It was from Harwich that the Hollesley Bay flee I was always watered by transports ; it was here that all vessels, from a frigate downwards, in case of need, came for a partial refit at the naval-yard still in existence ; here no less than sixty ships of war have been built, fifteen of which were two deckers, while the tonnage of the vessels em ployed in the North Sea fishery belonging to Harwich, a few years since, was estimated at 3,000 tons, employing five hundred hardy seamen. These considerations alone would more than justify any small outlay to preserve this port from farther damage, but in addition, it should be remembered, that this may shortly become the packet-station for all our mail communications with northern and central Europe ; that as soon as the railroad already open to Colchester is completed to Harwich, letters dispatched from the General Post-offiee might be delivered in three hours direct on board the mail steam-packet lying waiting alongside the pier; that passengers could walk on board, and in less than a quarter of an hour be clear out at sea, in all weathers, and at all times of the tide, and sixty miles ahead, even in fine weather, of those mailed at the same time in London, which would probably make the difference of a whole tide in arriving off Ostend or the Thiene, or otherbar harbours, while in north-easterly gales and fogs steamers would often make their passage before those starting London would get clear of the shoals and currents of the deep liallph which forms the estuary of the Thames ; in proof of which, twenty-eight steamers, carry ing mails, in spite of strict orders the contrary, have been compelled to put into this port for iZ 31, or to land their mails, after contending for upwards of twenty-four hours against strong head-winds, which prevented ttiZr making their voyage. Under these points of view, then, but chie2y as a packet station for all northern and central Europe, the pre servation of this port appears to be of national importance." On reference to the map it will be seen that the railway, besides accommodating the important and populous districts through which it will pass (as yet unprovided with railway accommodation), opens upon, by means of existing and pro jecting lines, direct communication been the port of Harwich and every part of England ;—by the Eastern Counties Railway. direct with London ;—by its connexion at Blisworth with the London and Birmingham Railway, with all the manufacturing districts of Staffordshire ;—from the same point, by means of the Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham line, with the West of England; and by the South Midland and Midland Counties Railways, and all the northern and manufacturing towns. It may not be generally known that Harwich is nearer than Hull to the Elbe by forty miles, whilst its situation, as re gards the opposite ports of Holland, places it in immediate communication with all the railroads of Germany, being nearer, even than London to Rotterdam and the adjacent ports, (by one hundred miles. Mr. Smith then showed that their project ought to have the support of the inha bitants of Cambridge, as well as of the public, as a whole, not disjointing • the docks from any part of the line, as was proposed, nay, insisted upon, by another com pany, intending to take a line from Manningtree to Harwich. i Other plans might possibly make Cambridge the centre of a great passenger traffic, but the Harwich Dock project would not only accomplish this, but would, at no very distant period, make Harwich the channel, if not the centre, of a great commercial as well as passenger traffic. Mr. Smith further stated that no extensive commercial traffic could be brought into the district of Cambridge without docks at Harwich, as without these docks the trade north of Birmingham would go to Hull, whilst that south of Birmingham would go to London, omitting Cambridge in both cases. Mr. Smith then instanced Southampton Docks as a proof of their value to the neighbouring districts, and he concluded by calling upon the meeting to lend their aid to the plan which stood singular and alone in the advantages which it offered both to the shareholders, the districts through which it passed, and the nation at large. Mr. J. FAIRLIE, of Cheveley Park, attended on behalf of the Thetford, Bury St. Edmunds, and Newmarket, which, he said, though it would not enter the town of Cambridge, yet it would be advantageous to it from its p roximit y to it. The line he advocated had the support of the landowners through whose property it proposed to pass. As the line was a com peting line, he begged it might b e p ut on the notices. He also said that the line Mr. Cob bold advocated was strongly opposed by the landowners, and he thought the criterion to be taken with respect to lines was the opposition or the sup port they met with fr om the landowners and localities throu g h which they were proposed to pass. Mr. COBBoLD said lie was taken by surprise, and knew of no competing line. His object was the advantage of the public; that, he could say, was the feeling by which the Company lie represented was actuated, and he would mention the circumstance on his return to the Company, and see if any arrangement could be entered into with the competing Company, so that public advantage should be the result. Mr. FAIRLIE reciprocated the feelings of Mr. Cobbold, and also stated that the Company he represented was actuated solely on public grounds. Mr. RICHARDSON attended for the Cambridge and Col chester Junction, which he said would connect Cambridge with a great agricultural district. It would not enter the town of Cambridge but at the Thetford station. The following resolutions were then proposed, and carried unanimously : " That the following gentlemen be a Committee to make further inquiries respecting the different railway projects in immediate connexion with the town of Cambridge, and to report thereon at a future public meeting. " That the Committee be empowed to take into their con sideration the practicability of having; a central station in the town of Cambridge. `! That the Committee be requested to apply to the secre taries and solicitors, and all other parties connected with the different railway projects for such information as they may consider it requisite to give. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. —The rainy state of the weather prevented the Queen and the Royal Family from leaving the Castle this morning. From the saute zause the Royal Princes were prevented from going.; Out on a shooting ex cursion. Her Royal Highttgs the Duchess of Kent visitedthe Ro,ra Family this afternoon. Her irijesiy,;;JdPrince Albert, accot*hnied by their Royal Highnesses the Priam aid Princen Augustus of Saxe Cobourg and Prince George, walked out for some time in theaftemoon in the pleasure-grounds. Lord and Lady Stanley are expected to arrive this evening at the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and the Baroness de Speth, will join the royal circle at dinner. The band of the Grenadier Guards will attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. A deputation of merchants of the City waited on the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at the Foreign-office, to present a me.. morial of British merchants and residents at Buenos Ayres upon the state of affairs in that country. ' The Duke of Wellington visited Sir Robert Peel yesterday. The Ecclesiastical Commissione,ls for England had a meeting yesterday at the ofs.ce, in Whitehall - place. There were present the - Archbiall'op of Canterbury; the Bishops of London, Winchester, icath and Wells, Ely, Norwich, and Oxford ; the Judge of the Prerogative Court, the Earl .of Devon, and Lord Ashley. The Right Honourable Sidney Herbert has arrived in town, HAYMARKET THEATRE. The Maiden Aunt is the title of a new comedy, from the pen of Mr. Richard Brinsley Knowles, which was produced last night with complete success. Mr. R. B. Knowles is the son of the illustrious author of Virginius, to whom be has dedicated this his first dramatic produc tion, and le has proved himself " the worthy son of a worthy sire." Mr. Knowles, jun., has evidently taken his father as his model, but there is nothing of servile imitation about him. It might have been supposed that he received some assistance from his father in the con struction of his comedy, but the play itself bears internal evidence to the contrary. It is the work of a young man—none but a young man could have written it—but the young man is a poet and a dramatist, and is capable of great things. The comedy is written in blank verse, which is in general, easy and flowing. Like all young dramatists, Mr. Brinsley Knowles is rather too fond of long speeches, but that is an error which is easy' of correction. He adopts, also, the fashion of the oldest dramatists in making many of these speeches conclude with a couplet. The comedy opens with a scene in a street in London, between Montague (Mr. Brindal), and Bevan (Mr. Caulfield), and from that we learn that their old companion, Percy Sage, has just returned to town at the wish of his uncle, Sir Simon, who believes he has been to Paris, while in reality Percy has never been further than Dover, having been detained there by the charms of an unknown lady, who refuses to tell him her name, but to whom, nevertheless, he has plighted his troth. This Sir Simon Sage has been for i — ears at deadly feud with a certain Peter Wilmot, but Just at this time, out of mere caprice, he chooses to be reconciled to him. Sir Simon Sage is, in fact, the most capricious of mortals, as Montague observes of him : " Mont. Caprice mocks all surmise Of reason, and in that commodity Sir Simon passes all ! He is one of those Whose follies years, instead of wearing out, Have worn in ! Full of his own opinion, A meddler, nothing thriving that he touches, Yet doing every thing in Wisdom's name, Whose 'special minister he thinks himself!" Sir Simon himself (Farren), and Peter 'Wilmot (Til bury), now enter, and we find Sir Simon proposing to cement the reconciliation by a double marriage, he himself proposing to wed Mktress Sarah (Mrs. Glover), Wilmot's sister, "love of whom," as he says, " Hath somewhat turned a sober-minded man To youthful toys of verse and tender tokens, And moved to face the priest at sixty years With vows for life of constancy ;" while Percy, his nephew , and heir (Mr. Hudson), shall wed Wilmot's fair daughter, Catherine (Mrs. Seymour). Peter consents to this arrangement, al though he would much rather secure the whole of Sir Simon's property by wedding his daughter to the knight himself. The next scene takes place at Sir Simon's house, and the uncle telling his nephew that it's time he were married, is about to dilate upon the joys of married life, when he is thus interrupted by the impatient Percy— " Percy S. Pray, Sir, save.yourself; Whoever would not, I would marry, Sir; It is my wish ; I think of it by day And dream by night. And I would marry, not As doctors do, and clergymen, to gain Repute for gravity and trust to cure The sick of soul and body ; nor as rakes To patch bad characters; nor thriftless heirs— To do what industry lacks heart to do, To fill the purses folly emptied for them ; But as Sir Simon's nephew ought to marry— To set example to society And benefit the universe at large." But when Percy discovers that his uncle has bespoke a wife for him, and will not let him wed the object of his choice, he at once declares that he will not go to church to utter vows of love that he can never hope to pay ; and with this scene concludes the first act, which was loudly and deservedly applauded throughout, f :ar it is full of good poetry and vig orous writing. 'lle se cond act opens with a scene between Sill Simon and Peter Wilmot, in which the latter per'_:eades the former that Catherine is a much more sortable match for him than Sarah, and the knight 'consents to become the suitor of the daughter, awl to discard the sister. The scene then changes to Y;ilutot's house, and after a short scene, in which Paer announces to his daughter the altered intenticeas of Sir Simon, we find the knight him self leading in the maiden aunt Sarah. "A good-hearted soul, Who never saw a tear in any eye, But her own kept it company," and announcing to her that his woo i ng h a d b een merely in the way of friendship, hallantry, and politeness, and meant nothing. This scene was admirably acted by Farrell and Mrs. Mover, and drew down shouts of laughter and applause. Havieg got rid of the aunt, Sir Simon proceeds tr, woo the niece. She is a gay, lively, rattling girl, well. disposed to quiz the foolish old bachelor. she completely overpowers him by her persiflage, telling him he knows not how to WOO, 'Ana when she finds he loses heart she encrJurages him, until at last the old knight throws him -Bstf on his knees, pays her the most high-flown compli ments, and at length endeavours to snatch a kiss. "On one condition," says the fair Catherine, " I will give you leave to kiss me." " Name it," exclaims the amorous old knight. " Catch me, if you can," is the reply, as the damsel runs off and throws a chair in his way, over which he stumbles and breaks his shins ; and with this scene the second act concludes. The third act opens in the Mulberry-gardens of St. James's, we presume, thereby fixing the time of the play in the first half of the seventeenth century. The aunt and the niece are together, and we discover, from their conversation, that Catherine herself is the fair incognita of Dover, who bath fascinated the heart of Percy Sage, and that, know ing of the old feud between Sir Simon and her father, she had concealed from her lover her name. She is, however, somewhat of a coquette, and will not admit to her aunt that she loves him. " I'm sure you love him," says the aunt. " No," declares Catherine ; to which the aunt replies— " How came it, then, you met him every day For a good week and more? Was it by chance? What an uncommonly strange thing Chance is! What heaps of sins, like charity, it hides; Or, rather, altogether blots them out : For who's to blame for what he had no hand in, Which was not meant—was never once foreseen— Which happened—some way—as a thing might drop Out of the clouds; tho', very strange to say, It always falls exactly where we'd have it ! Chance is a scapegrace, who, in all his life, Did never do a proper action yet. He puts his hand to nothing but t .ie blunders - Mistakes his neighbour's n' ;;set for his own Ruins good causes ; ,out fault in the plea d er; Giver, the wronv - medicine, and kills the patient; Anil, like an 'aiw .l- itward knave, makes poor young ladies, The least designing creatures in the world, Meet the same man, at the same place and hour, Day after day s Who never for a moment Drea- A t in atieir walks to meet with anything ftsMs and trees, and charming scenery." Th!, r t •Assage was delightfully given by Mrs. Glover, ;ad drew down repeated rounds of applause. As she is urging her niece no longer, by keeping up a foolish mas -1 querade, to pain a true heart which for her sake was willing to give up everything, Percy himself appears in the distance. He is with two ladies, the one "a pleas ing girl"— "The other, her intriguing artful mother, Who to the wonder of the world, has married Within three years seven daughters without portions To men of wealth and family." Poor Catherine wishes to go home, but is thus remon strated with and advised by her aunt : " Home! not a step ! What ! see • Your lover stolen before your very eyes, With ne'er a better shift to save the spoil, But run and leave it in the robber's hands? Are you so tame? Home! home, indeed ! Die rather ! Forward at once and claim your property ! And tell him to his face he ' s no true lover— Bravely—no tears; but should yon find, as much I fear you will, they've coaxed him past recall, Then laugh it off with what good grace you can, And wish them a good morning !—Now sweet niece, Love's arrow, this time barbed with jealousy, Shall teach thy heart what quality's within! I'll hide and listen !" And accordingly she does hide and listen, and overhears a tender love scene between Percy and Catherine, which is interrupted by the appearance of Sir Simon, where upon Catherine drops her glove, and, having hurriedly whispered to Percy to meet her there on the morrow, rushes off, complaining loudly of his insolence in daring to accost a lady. Percy's astonishment at this conduct on her part is still more increased when Sir Simon, rating him soundly for his insolence, snatches from him the glove, and, declaring that the lady is his (Sir Simon's) affianced bride, challenges him to fight for the glove. Percy cannot believe that the girl will marry his uncle ; but when Sir Simon says— " Time was, the lady's hand might have been thine : But that you slighted now your uncle takes ; And, as a witness of the place I hold In Mistress Wilmot's heart, here in my cap I stick her dainty glove•-- . ' Poor Percy knows not whether to laugh or swear, but concludes by anathematizing all flirts, and vowing all his life to bide a bachelor. In the opening scene of the fourth act we find the maiden aunt informing the niece of what had occurred between Sir Simon and Percy in the Mulberry-gardens, and of the determination of the latter to renouuce her. &tie would fain turn the whole into a jest—she loves I.lm not—she is rejoiced he has renounced her ; but when her father enters and an nounces that she is on the morrow to wed Sir Simon, she at onct) declares that wed him she never will; and the mai den aunt, having in vain attempted to shake his resylutio n, determines counterPlet lumo PoFoy i$ 4 That the Mayor be requested to convene another public liVeefing of the inhabitants of the town of Cambridge, to take into et+ogideration the report of the Committee, and deter mine thereon." After some further discussion, in which Mr. Alderman Fawcett, Mr. Alpen r and others took part, a Committee was appointed to make further inquiries into the merits of the various lines, and to report to a future meeting, with power to consider the ,practicability of a central station in Cam, bridge. THE GREAT BRITAIN. At a meeting of the cabin passengers of the steam. ship Great Britain, held on 'Monday, in the dining-saloo n , on th e motion of William B. Wedgewood, Esq., of New York, Henry Cocker, Esq., of Derbyshire, was called to the chair; and Mr.. George Tames, of New York, u - ps appointed secretary. On the motion of G. F. Orde, Esq., of Canada, Captain. Robertson, 82d Regiment, and W. E. Wedgwood, Esq., with the secretary, were appointed a committee to draw up a state— ment expressive of the sense of this meeth;g. . . The Meeting then adjourned, to meet to-,morrow, at two o'clock. (Signed) GEO. TAMES, Secretary. Great Britain steam-ship, at sea, 14th November, 1845. At the meeting of this date, in accordance with the above. the annexed document was submitted by the committee : " On the motion of Mr. C. Tuckness, of Demerara, seconded by Lieutenant Cuthbert, of 65th Regiment, the said state ment was adopted, and signed by all present. " On the motion of Mr. C. Whitley, of Canada, it was unanimously carried, that the minutes, &c., of the proceed ings of this meeting be presented to Captain Hosken, with a request to publish the same in such of the daily journals as he may think proper.": (Signed) GEO. TAMES, Secretary. Steam-ship Great Britain, at sea, Nov. 15, 1845. Circumstances attending the late passage of the steam-ship Great Britain render it a pleasing duty on the part of the un dersigned cabin-passengers to submit the following brief statement to the public : The Great Britain left New York on the 28th ult., with every prospect of making a good passage. It is true that on her outward trip she met with an accident to her propeller,. which rendefed impnttant repairs necessary before leaving; on her return to Liverpool, and these were done in a manner which was hoped to be efficient and substantial. Scarcely, however, had she been at sea forty-eight hours, when an accident occurred similm to that which befel her on the previous passage—the loss of ooe of the arms of her pro - peller. Again, and when but a few clays longer at sea, two more of the arms of the propeller were ccwried away, and the ship was now so far disabled that her commander deemed it prudent to discontinue the use of the engines, and to depend entirely for the remainder of the passage on the good quali ties of his ship as a sailing vessel. Favourable weather soon gave us the opportunity of testing her ability in this charac ter, and from what we then experienced, we have no hesita tion in saying that in our opinion her ability as a sailing vessel is not inferior to any ship afloat. We overtook several vessels at sea, sailing the same course,. all ofwhich we passed. This fact we deem as the best evi dence of her qualities as a sailing ship. On the 10th instant we experienced a very heavy gale from the north-west, which continued for nearly twenty-four hours, and we then had an excellent opportunity of judging; of her strength id ability as a sea boat. Far from encour aging any of the ill-founded prejudices against the Great Britain, she on this occasion strengthened our confidence and won the admiration of all on board. Those of us who have experienced severe weather on the Atlantic cannot refrain from - expressing the opinion of the superiority of the Great Britain in a heavy gale ;, _ and we: venture to predict, that if she should ever encounter worse: weather than she has already, she will sustain her character as one of the ablest triumphs of modern marine architecture.- In conclusion, we take pleasure in making public the state ment, that we are well pleased with the Great Britain in every respect. For safety, speed, and comfort, she is, in our opinion, unsurpassed ; and during this passage of unexpected length, we have not suffered the slightest diminution of com fort, and, in particular, our table has been as good and well supplied as if we had been only the usual period. We must now express our high opinion of the commander, Captain Hosken, R.N., under the trying circumstances of such a passage, and we gladly bear testimony to his perse verance in difficulty, and his good judgment and skill throughout. (Signed) HENRY COCKER. W. S. HODNETT. J. A. ROBERTSON, Capt. 82d ED. HOPE. Regt. W. COCKERCROFT. W. B. WEDGEWOOD. WM. KING. C. A. CUTHBERT, Lieut. 65th Mos. O'CONNOR. Regt. CHAS. TUCKNESS. J. A. GUNNING, late Hon. GEo. TAMES. E.I.C.S. D. WErrLEY. G. F. ORDE. J. 31CALL. H. J. IBBOTSON. J. DAVIS, Lieut. R.N. _ . _ We subjoin the log of the Great Britain, some of the ex tracts from which bear a prior date to that of her sailing for Liverpool:— Oct. 18. Saturday noon, went on Sectional Dock ; found two arms gone close to the boss, and one blade; shifted um blade of one remaining arm to the opposite side, and secured the other blades; the rivets were nearly all loose; came off the dock. 22d. Wednesday afternoon, commenced coaling imme diately, and cargo next day; all coals. 26th. Near 1,000 tons in by two o'clock Sunday morning ; cargo all in on Monday night. 28th. Started at two, P.M., Tuesday, with low steam ; cut off at 13 inches; ship in good trim, 18 feet 8, 17 feet 6 inches ;- and going very well until eleven P.M. 30th, when we found something wrong with the propeller, and striking the stern post very hard ; reversed the engines, and, after two or three good thumps, the arm broke off; went with very low steam ; cut off at 12 inches; steered by the sails; wind N.E. ; ship making ver good way, seven to nine knots, until Friday, the Ist, about three p.m., when another of the arms of the pro peller broke, leaving only one. I think they repaired one and the arm of another with a small plate we had pat on the end of it; wind hauled to the S. and S.W. ; made the best of our sails, and very fair way, just keeping the propeller from dragging, at times making ten knots. Nov. 3. Wind fell to a calm on the evening of the 3d; making five knots; and in the course of the night came ahead a moderate breeze from the eastward and little swell ; ship making three and a half knots against it. 4th. Have been economising water and provisions since we broke first arm off, and estimate we have, at least, thirty days from to-day of everything, without going on short al lowance. sth. Very fine weather, with N.E. swell ; wind veered round to the N.W., and squally; then to N.E. and E. 6th. Made use of her sails whenever there was a chance within three points of her course. Sbe feels them immedi ately, and has, I think, very superior sailing qualities. Every appearance of westerly winds the last three days, but have been disappointed so tar; yet we have made, under the cir cumstances, very good way indeed. The propeller, or what is left of it, has done wonders, at times making four knots ,against a moderate easterly wind and N.E. swell ; rather big h wind hauling from eastward to southward this morning, and y think looks well for a S.E. very soon ; making eight and_a_2lalf close as she can lay, with fore and aft sails, reefed to assail and mainsail. This is good, decidedly. About a quarter I„sast five the remaining arm of the propeller broke, having only the half arm and the small piece of another, about two feet from the centre ; cut doWn steam as low as possible; going a : . l night with a fine southerly breeze. Bth; At 1.20 r.ai. stopped the engine, with the half-arm vertical ; moderate S.W. winds; all sail we can carry set ; wind freshened graduallj to a gale from the westward ; reefed topsail and off bonneto and spencers; sea rising fast; increased breezes to fresh gales and hard squalls, and high sea ; mainsail, topsail, and one spencer set ; ship scudding and steering beautifully, taking a spray on larboard quarter and beam occasionally, but as easy, or easier, than any ship I ever knew, 10th. Passed a large ship hove to, with maintopsail and foresail; dirty and rainy weather; dead lights all closed; scuttles, &e. well seeured. 11th. Wind moderating and hauling to the northward; made all sail on her ; wind to the N.E. and E. ; noon, saw two ships a-head, and came up with them at the rate of two miles an hour close-hauled. This is wonderful with our little spread of canvas, and more than I expected, well as I thought of her sailing qualities ; wind variable and getting light. 12th. Light breezes, inclined to the N.W. again ; a ship in sight that we are coming up with as fast as those yesterday. 13th. A light breeze from the S.W., increased to a mode rate Weze, and fine weather ; a ship astern at daylight ; ran her out of sight at noon; wind fell light again in the evening. 14th. A kjeeze sprung. up from the S.W. ; made all sail ; noon, increased to a gale; double-reefed topsails and off bon netsdirty, and spencers , rty, rainy weather, and sea rising fast; moderating and haulOg to Oe N.N.W. in the evening. 15th. Moderate and c.!oudy ; high N.W. swell; made all to strong breezes sail; half-past eight lighte „4 fires ;'increased and squally, southerly ; very thick„'hrty, rainy weather. 16th. Daylight cleared off, and sa:w mizenhead; a fine breeze all day ; running ten and eleven k,7ote -17th. At half-past one passed the Tuslker; eleven, off m., Holyhead ; one P.m., off Point Lymas ; eight El got a pilot and steam-tugs off N.W. light vessel ; waiting for water. — Liverpool Paper. About a month ago, a farmer at Reigate lost a load of hops, through the manoeuvres of a London sharper- The farmer had sent the hops to a factor in the Borough by his carter, an old and trusty servant ; who, when near the. Elephant and Castle, was met by an elderly gentleman in spectacles, and accosted with, " Well, my man, where are you going with those hops?" The unsuspicious carter re plied to this and a few other questions, when the gentlems,m stated that the hops were intended for him, and inquired with apparent displeasure why they had not arrived earlier? The. carter scratched his head, and said he couldn't tell, but he had brought 'em as soon as his master ha d sent 'em. Follow ing the gentleman, the carter healed his waggon through a - h variety of streets to a warehouse, w un loaded and the horses put up for theLn:irefirbetthle ops were a, jhn sa i d and in t he th morn ing he started on his return ho me. n fa o rni tr e o r ii carter • the gentleman,. trouble about rriedpolifoyotuhrehops, I , sec. Yes, met me in the Borough, and we soon unloaded the hops, and/ here I be again." A week elapsed, And no letter arrived from th e consignee. The farmer thougbt it strange; but her waited another week, and still receiviDg no answer, Ties-. tioned John again. Still all appeared to be right; and the' farmer, wondering much at his London dealer's silente - , waited still another seven days. Then he wrote for an answer' bs o feturn. It came. and of course apprised him that he hid' mover seen the hops. Forthwith the farmer and his mart proceeded to London; but the thief, by frequent turningei and twistings from street to street, had so conr,oietely con-. founded John's ideas of locality, that the warehouse where her bad left the hops could not be found; and the fanNer rem turned home lamenting his loss of goods, valued, on a love estimate, at nearly 4001.—Brighton. Gazette. ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY.—AII examination oe eighteen candidates for admission to study at the Royal Mili-ar tary Academy at Woolwich, to quality thew to becomes of f icers of the Royal Artillery and Engineers, took place 14 the Academy on the 10th inst., and twelve out of that num ber passed their examination in a satisfactory manner. Thar names of the successful candidates have been submitted to General Sir George Murray ' G.C.B. and G.C.H., Master - General of the Ordnance and Captain of the Cadet Company, and having been approved, they will join at the Academy as Gentlemen Cadets on its opening after the approaching Christmas vacation. The following are the names of the* candidates who passed their examination for admission into. the Royal Academy :-1, Mr. Moutray Anketell ; 2, Mr. Richard George Handcock; 3, Mr. Gilmore Burtchaell; 4. Mr. Charles Edmund Walcott ; 5, Mr. Reginald Curtis ; 6, Mr. Henry Robe Saunders ;7,Mr. Francis Gerald Webber ; 8, Mr. Frederick Close ; 9, Mr. William Fren Allard Mr. E. Adolphus Seymour ; 11, Mr. E. Shakespear yce ; 12, Mr. Thomas Edward Byrne. ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE FROM A. STEAMER. —On Monday evening, as the steamer Waterman No. 12, which left Woolwich at half-past four o'clock, was passing the London Docks, a young female, apparently about, eighteen years of age, who was in a state of intoxication, attempted to leap overboard. She had got her leg over the railing near the after gangway, when a gentleman, who was standing by, caught bold of her and dragged her down. Several times afterwards she attempted to leave the seat and jump overboard, but the gentleman held her back till she reached London-bridge, where a passenger accompanied her and her companion (who FM also ,intoxicated), on shore, proxailiPg tosses them We. ~.. ~_ Bait rnar- °was ) 1' the ) bail: fair inter tonoy Ali nrncd judi inds e holv- 4/f.: