The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-18 00:00:00

, TILE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 185 3. ASTLErs. FRIG.HTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. THE 3 ki A .1‘ E MARKETS. , BRITISH RAlL y W est l erd Y ay S : LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Apart f rom ----- - - •" -- --- -v. • ''l'lelltly as his other merits as a manager, Mr. Cooke Yesterday Mr. C. J. Wood, the coroper for West Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. c l o r p .. l -- ng . CieeS Business tathis day:Yesterday. thi s Jay- Th % a J) res to found a new school of equestrian Surrey, and a numerous_jury, assembled a' the . ..Railway Tie Corps Legislatif held a short sitting in the number of private hr g , p a id, itiithwaTs. Closing Prices studness done - ---- -----..... ,Ned iscl aining to follow in the steps of his re- Arms Hotel, Farnham, for the purpose of inquiring into Ira pred ee course . of yesterday. A large e y a . n . d . Londonii. West. dt . .. _ . .. . e • k it and trn ess ? r s , he has struck out a new path for the circumstances connected with the death of Charles Aberdeen 29 —3O 50 711 Bedford . 1%1 7 , bills were passed without any discussion. The bill --- st. - 1 7 00 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. efl e tmg no Longer to the tales . of mediTval _Cannon, ase . d . 20, a porter on the London and south- 20 85 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. has be " °ri ental roilwhich provides that a reward, on the part of the & Bashi. Junct.... 6 —= 64 . guarantee ... Gt•Westn. ... „, de: i t , and tak e himself a romance for lii-i materials, Western , Railway, who was cut in two, and otherwise nation, shall be given to the heirs of Philippe de 301 all Do.withoutgr Do • • •• • tru kdin, d emestie, t once to the contemporane- fearfully mangled, on Saturday last, on the railway, Gerard, the inventor of the flax-spinning machines, 14 all Birrag• Wolvorh. & ,izt c, there a apparently With full certainty of near this station, Stour Valley.. lO 104 301 a ll Birm.Wolv. & Pei has also been passed by the Assembly. Vof th e re 8 excellent opportunities for the dis- The inquiry appeared to excite considerable interest General Perrodon, who commands the Artillery 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Dudley guar. Do , ••• COI ak i Cheshire Juliet. ... 7 6d 304 all Do.wthtgua.r. Do — ... fr et , th s ,rces of his establishment as ever were in the town. The Hon. F. Scott, M.P. the chairman iu ,the 4th military division has been appointed St. 100 Buckglaamsh. L. &N.W lO7 —lO9 of app ea v historical novel or legendary poem. To of the company ; Mr. Crombie, the secretary ; Mr. i ii Do. Chesh. & Birk., 2 72 ttBt ran ees the director of the service of gunpowder and saltpetre £5O and £25 Cons. 21 —22 d 50 all Clydesdale Jo. Caledon 54 —56 tio kid 61, in the da pure, genuine Astleian drama, as it Beattie, the locomotive superintendent ; Mr. Godstone, at Paris, and has been replaced in his forraer com- 22 g „, e _ ' te rr i f i c _Y B of our youth, with its " real armour," the general manager ; Mr. A. Scott, the traffic manager, maud by , General Larchey. St. 100 184 Bristol Exeter lO2 1 - 0 .103 6p. cent Gt.Notrhn 150 152 are l ay r_ , or at le_ecluestrian combats," has vanished for and Mr. Eaton were present to watch the pro- i k an ilolyhead. 23i 244 704 71 ' 701 69i 25 all GlstrADn.Fr. Gt.Westn. 334 —34 tar I , ! now i n : I. " Migrated to the ro ' s and we ceedings p vince , The Constitutionnel says :—" The deep interest S A ' leTl C C h al e e a d te o i a . Sor iti e its vja„ something Li tens •at least ln it s in ~,, which, if not quite The jury having viewed the remains . of the unfortu- which the Emperor takes in the execution of the 50 all Cork and Bandon 224 23.4 Railway & Berw.. ... ... great works of public utility has just been again 20 all Cork, Blackrock and 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 112 114 of ttest, and gorgeous in its detail, nate sufferer, they returned to the inquest-room, when 25 all Do. a Shares Do 56 —57 ins t9lala n ,, °3 _, ° re real and more calculated to "points The Coroner addressing the foreman and jury, said Passage dine i q adorn a ~r evealed by the account which his Majesty has 12i all Do. i Shares. Do 27i 284 on 4,tiB has b een tale. T o t e ll th e t ra il, th e mediaeval that they were summoned together to inquire into the caused to be given to him of the state of the opera- ~.5 9. 4 au s D Du un bli d n ee &BelfastJunc. 4 —5 pm Perth &Aber- 12i all Lou.&Greenw S. Eastern. 14i —14 i th e t, and re somewhat overworked, both by author, death of the deceased , who, if he was rightly informed, tions going on for building embankments in the za deen Junction 8 9 20 all Do. Preference Do 26 27 Th Itiv mirror beana ger, and those who are fond of seeing had been run over by a special train at or near the Basse-Seine. We think we may state that these 25 all Do. New ••• ••• 300 all Lowestoft gr. 4, 1 eda on th e fat u P e !u . nature, may congratulate them- Farnham station of the London and South-Western works which were fora moment stopped in conse- 100 4 per cent... Norfolk ... 98 100 is lei oefBerted it fit being closed awhile since Astley's Railway, at the same minute, or nearly so, as the cus- quence of a want of funds, will shortly be resumed2o all Do. 6 per steel Do —— - is I 25 all East 6 6,1 5i a ll 51anch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W. she Justic e ° I . , as the Chancellor of the Exchequer tomary passenger train arrives at that point. Wilke e and the farmers the other day— on the important part of the river comprised be- 18 a ll Do. Do. (181. E.& H. 45 4g i and Matlock & Midld. 3 31 ant The 1,,,, .....excen"..,Extrema per illos, the ground is occupied or monopolised by railway com- 25 East Union, Cl 50 all Aliddlesbro' & Stckton & panics everything out to be done to take care not tween Quilieheuf and La Beaue. By order of his 20 allall Eastern i.n Counties..... 134 14 134 * Majesty, the Council of State hashed a proposition A. (late E. U. Sh.) 104 —ll Redear Darlingt. ... ... wh tie Tar , e 'vnits nn .., 'ens terris vestigia fecit." only of the safety of the public, but also of their own 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 106 108 wic blue Novelty —The Chase, or Life on submitted to it, tending to the allotment of a suffi- 25 84D0., do ... ... I '4l ''' r ePre servants. It appeared to him (the coroner), that, if cient credit in order that these works, which are 25 all Do., B. and C 75 7il 50 all Northern and for I. ez tati i sents hi its plot the proces ' s by which a what he had been told was the case (but which he hoped indispensable 73 74 Eastern sp. c. E. Count.. 65 67 the 4'4 4 1 4 'id set o rn if in ed on the turf. Deceived and decoyed was not), a special train arrived near the station at for the navigation of the Seine, may St. 100 East Lancashire 50 all East & West Ind. Dk 5O all Do. 6 per ct. Do • ••• eu] be continued and completed." elf once a " pigeon," but now nearly the same time . as . the ordinary one. Now & Birming. June.. 54 —5l 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ... Itt in e ei g i e " th e hero of hires of th • St. 100 Edinburgh &Glasgow 73 —74 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &Is. W. Sri h tul ti, b at • e piece is reduced to the brink of he thought, when an inquiry of so much importance to inf i g but Is saved by the and daring of a 'ed with the exami- The consultative committee on railways has been &Ln&Yk .„ ... 41 t Y, h lO 14 Edin. and Peebles.... ... ... hit ~ o wealth -0 wins a the public as the present took place, that the fullest in- during the last few days occupied 124 11), Do. 3 Shares. Do — ... rilBt a and a a race for him, and restores ves iga ion should be gone in . bravery ' - t . t• •to The duty of conduct- nation of the question relative to the concession of St. 100" Edin. Path. &Dundee 32 34 St; 100 Boys.n.& Hit. Gt.Northn 151 153 1513 ma 414 1 , 3e °, 'eles an , .haPpiness, while the ' sporting Me- ing that inquiry devolved on him (the coroner), and he the railway from Besangon to Mulhouse. It has St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western ... ... St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l5l 153 ' lill e keep en ' his associates blacklegs and betting- ref had not the least doubt but that the foreman and the heard the grantees of the great lines, who are inte- St. 100 Great Northern Stk.. 885 —89 k 25 180 Shef. Roth. & Lancash. & `!k a d, lll °(leri l ar e handed over to the tender mercieso rested in the execution of this prolongation, and St. 100 Do ,A. Stock 5l 66 4 re( it,.gentlemen of the jury would consider it their duty to Goole g.5.p. e York s h . . , . IkilittodYeaelid. So —the ulytores "—the authorities at Scot- make a full inquiry into all the circumstances attending those who have made fresh tenders, who have given Do., St. 100 .B. Stock 133 —135 St. 100 ,Great Southern and 12 94 S. St le MrMelean i 3 d re i in she very clever euestrian feats are the death of this unfortunate man. He did not make 1 Western (Ireland). 113 114 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & Th ' l°l 4 interests " 0 course of the piece these remarks to prejudge the case ;he only did so in the most precise information as to the value of the line. The solution of this affair may therefore be St. 100 Great Western 9oi 911 6 per cent ... Darling . .., ... llor 48 of 41 and 'wonderful P ' 25 all Do Do 33 —34 Be 1p old , Th than the daringthehope infinitely Ilth as ' T he death 'he had been told. He had been told that Captain • regarded as likely to take place very shortly. The 12 11 Irish South-Eastern. 84 8t St. 100 Wilts&Somrstpt.Westu. 1055 106, , ~,b, ,very wel , of the favourite race- if it be made, will, it is said, be without concession, death ' 44 the ah ." . done, , and the grace and docility e n, - • Galt the government inspector of railways, was a 164 114 Do., Thirds 133 —l4 p In 4t A !Celle sh and went th h the talof a a train,and he wishedthe a subvention, and without any guarantee of inte- 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 94 —96 Ps MINES. lie passenger by the stoppm„ l o ,., B tiey s. °Wed a ,. , throe s rug t , es . rest y the b State and it is thought the government 41 4 d to be postponed, so that he may be enabled to give some th t r e 'lqiii lters The old ulga Pitch of training unusual even evidence respecting the occurrence. If he had not will not be averse to concede other lines in order to 14 2 A 114 Do. , Wst. Riding Um 3 i . 1 all Agua Fria ° bat 'of sPorting feat, well known to all . • 161 —16 i 10s all Anglo Californian 4—s p 1 !ntetit qtr a lea ' ) ), 48 greatly to d' over a dining table, was wishedhis duty which tends to unite the it, he (the coroner) would have felt it to favour the combinationso all Leeds Northern ' ' ° 20 15 :Do., Fifths 20 all Liv•Crsby.&Southpt .• • •• • 10 2 Australasian par— 1 p Pc kti nt Ude a s ' and Performed • hand have requested him to come forward and let them know Mediterranean to the Rhine. The concession from diminish with an eas lla all 'London & Blackwell 98 —95 20 5 Australian all he saw. Besangon to Mulhouse is eagerly sought for. There ~heierieliB also real umunsh the idea of its unpos- 10 3 Lond.Tilb. &Sthend. li —2 p 1 all Australian Cordillera par— 4p i 1 ''.7 l a fount,'Lauer always to have entertained. , solicitor, m answer to questions from the are eight companies who have made application, all Mr. Hollis sol' • •1 all Australian Freehold. id par i la qi II I win Z l ' ' hand b 1 coroner, said that he begged leave, on behalf of the of whom offer e . NI wit a real fox ben lee and it St. 100 London& N. Western 1181 —118 i 1 St. 100 Loud. Brigt. &S. Cst. 101 i 1054 1051 1 all Ave Maria k , e cir e l l':, t ril, et a Y oni a _ l nu . se the juveniles; and perhaps not Government inspector, to ask the coroner to adjourn 2i 24 1 144 ,1 3 1 1 all Baden(Gd. Duchy of) par p ,-.. , 4 the a c h ni e pe r r e Zor their parents. In the scenes in case. . in is therefore probable that a fusion may take place. 20 12 Do., Fifths A still further decline occurred in the quotations 10 1 D0.,£10 Sh.M.&B. 014— 1 1 P , 1 all British Austrin. Gold i—p 1i i st este r d 4 'Abl e " - ualaces of the nu strian sprites are Mr. Crombie, answer to questions from the coroner,2o 13.5 British Iron B— 10 tl ac tiii is '3' a h ' and e ' e said that this was not one of the accidents which, of Government securities yesterday, to the extent 50 4,5 Do., £5O St. 1.00 London &S. Western 90 91 901 i 5 tad 35 243 Brazilian Imp.(issued a i eh th e ,a; excited excited considerable applause. of 40c. in the Three per Cents. for cash, and of 10e. 40 34 Do., £4O 4 3id at £5 pm.) s— 53 • tli th . play s "'eon's performance was given, at cordinn , to act of Parliament the com an were com- . their b ° f tli pelledto notice of,but, give - 5 5 1 1 tl and e Duke of York's school attended2o 15 Do. St. john Del Rey 30 —3l 314 ..4.-.,, ,-,,-,+;‘.. 4,-, +l,a llncoyl of Trade. Three per Cents. and the Four- and-a-Half per 25 all Lndndny. & Enuisk. 19 21 as - - •' ' "--- ---- -1--- - r-11 --c In,. st_ 100 Manch. Shef. &Lineln 295 395 . 5 all f Carson's Creek Ae * l A,l i 1 P as E 3 fIGRATION FUND. the case. Mr. Crombie, in answer to questions from the coroner, said that this was not one of the accidents which, ac cording to act of Parliament, the company were com pelled to give notice of, but, notwithstanding, they had given notice to the Board of Trade. The coroner said it appeared to him that that was not of the least importance. He then inquired of Mr. Hollis whether or not he was aware when the Government in sp ector could attend ? Mr. Crombie said that he apprehended that the Go vernment inspector only wanted to be examined as a witness of what he saw, and not in his official capacity as Government inspector. The coroner said that he had received a letter from Captain Galton about the case. Mr. Crombie asked whether the coroner would allow him to state, in contradiction to what he had said, that it was a special train which had caused the accident ? The Coroner replied that he could not allow him at present. Mr. Crombie said that he only wished to state that the coroner had made remarks in that court, not of what had taken place there, but of what had been said by others out of doors, and as his remarks would go before the public, he (Mr. Crombie) thought it nothing but right that the facts of the case should be known. The Coroner said that what he had said was only hearsay evidence, and he hoped it would turn out during the inquiry that the case was only an accident. James Edwards, gate-keeper of Farnham station, was then examined.—His duty was to open and close the gates as the trains arrived. It was his duty to do so on Saturday last. The first train due after dinner was 31 minutes after two, and the next at 31 minutes after six. There was also a goods train which passed the station. The five o'clock train from London would be due at 31 minutes after six, and two minutes after that time a train came up and passed him, after he had signaled it to go on, when on seeing it pass he said that he was afraid it would not stop in time ; and seeing where deceased then was, he said to Hatfield, " That man will surely be killed." The train passed at considerable greater speed than he bad seen before on that line. The deceased was running at the time from the fencing towards the station, and he saw that he would not have time to reach the station. When he was getting upon the wall near the fence the train knocked him down, and he i 'I NN - 4 I? tl i i 13'.the thirty-second party of emigrants, leavof the ti Nbitr ikii_lght li on Y thirty-second the auspices of the emigration, directors q r ' e 'q e ,fro,. / C 4... . Si rider il . erbe r t ' s scheme of ofMr. e „, l fle et e 'ree . end in the Walmer C s a e s n t g le a , g o e n d e ' , lt I°ll to oo 8111 1 1 e. A. steamer \sk e l e 'tecl i n , t i i l l v eY the emigrants,for the k,Aiers and e event, from the Blac and wa k fr . those iars a nd whoß Black p., ek were_ k.,,q0 the the party was accompan t ie e d iee b k y i , Le th rd e , 1 :.:. 4 r. (,) i Soo. A.. Ri„aird, Count . S . rz n- the. Fields ; ilev, ,F4°lienzie, rector of St. Martin-in-the t t , • 'l` g me 44 , th • ageley, rector of Poplar; R v th T e . B R i e n v n . e J. •t t e Rev. Mr. Quekett, the e . ne Miss z4t-l'iltojaeeebt.rhicrlge, Sir John and Miss Bethu , f the popular yrela mracleod, Mrs.. kih. et ilav ' e 1 t °ally other ladies and tt"tio 4) ng been identified t e h n ge t n h t e lemen whose well adapted pr t o o gr fa e v ss ou o r f 1n414.72,0a/id the excursion was in all respects one 11, 11 I)pe,r_,‘'iaxation and enjoyment. op t L , th e ee, from a document presentfedemtoigruasnbtys sent k ile7 t ile R eet , et ° l 7, that the number of It e -4t e d -°eiety previous to the Ist . of January, thet I t t li,a 4d, t') 1, 701, and there remained at time in of t h Ict,,,ftit ur e committee a sum . of ty available3,soonoll epresent 114,°1% th e e Purposes of the tot,!klre,,, C umber of emigrants, added to those who tile gene out, was ~ , company on . ' 8 'I 40 • all of whom were board t , 'elia,l Presence of the assemble: 0 4 , 411 N• 411 d presented by the Herbert, d tO t °e, a l ,t e rY lette r from Mrs. Sidney Mr. whoseKinnairdwith to,ltii. - 7, 4 that of Mr. Sidney Ilerbert, '4 " 'at ha i l been compelle d hT h e letter top, ti t t , that they towards was a e t c : leave u n t e th e 'NI toe benefit of their health. rs h . ea H lt er . bert of a hope that they would t le:- ,llli gra,." good wishes kld i "e mt ' , and expressed Rest'- t,estitett_tleness and forbearance to afet eac d h ep t n h d e e r d , 11111,0'4 that their comfort and gratitude to their ho 8 ° ad.. 11 their obeying all the regulations s o y f the t s h h o ip se . )11°,114t17,,c'llislied them to show their ci-,ltioe`btell them this opportunity nforming her o '')4,',l)t4t3 'oriting to Mrs. Herbert, 1 mitting to the of improving 15h .gl itte e , 1 :8 in the colony, of the ki'e3'wh! 'eottld fortune favour them) portion and by trans iti t L e leh their passage had cost, to d antage at4(le4 of extending the same a v in o a rder that means ati o e lio b ~,, 1 4 1 1 28 t o ,1. ICINNAIRD next addressed a few pe o r b h s a e p r ; ,t km.'" ecoigrants, stating that this was I lt ZNta u 'Y the society would send out under the same C'° l ll4 '°°. There were various reasons for this, and liiZtilru,4l:ftY explain them. In the first place, out the ' ll.,, ktri' l ,,,:oin t t „, ‘ l 'll so c ve.er formerly avers no e w to fo s l e lo n w di i n n g g r ,... t - 4 tii ° t1:44 -Migrants, were advantageous , 11p ew 4 t. tli ,N)ciety, and upon such . fig,, i to , I N to ~..7:eluittee no longer felt it nec ld es b sa e ry wi o n r . They would iirot„ e ,:Tev er grant free passages. N,,,. 0. 0 . ' and'to ,toe t Or t ! i g w orn maistan o e.mifil:;anittswtash6 benefit tteodf their t auspices koillie soeiete4 Who wi h ea ' a out under the sum of ; e Y tow Y i elionm 8 . ed th • go a small it to 1 ,, t eor u ,,,, ard a th e -, if possible, raise and leave Nti • , Ittt ge cost of the passage, arrangements, 14°1 1e 4i ' t ~,,°° tlie:uit4„eocoplete the necessaryt tl:l4(l'l,lll),eatow.‘4°,,,.advantages whichi formed the thirty kk,/linob 'tli th e ,„ -1-!,le present party and he believed as ~-vit ~ ,er of .mociety had sent out, . was in their Nr; '''oo. ellllgrants *rn under their auspi . ce s s v w ery °ltt ' 4I R ao, - "ley had sal k g d from the colorne ki , hod on uts ~ receive of those who had gone_ . Reseeda ,of th e . 'lt the conduct Ho was well the 'r Comfortable prospects.. advancement Qtli,,b4Nt f °llPerttilft• of .44 _ap our. , 1 les securing t b h e e a i r r i' I A ij' they ~,e 7 le ; and they must t t °, k oth about to e going to a 11.0 tee the eee4, estrange thems far elve f s oo e in nt m ir n e i l distant in ra lan in d d , that,the I ble d . 11 e e o i ‘!'3' ; for the means o 1 hhi°Witt e(lnles and home were now so we ly l i l ea o fr ig orn a n- t t I S :) and 4 the oianagement of Mr. Greenv'esrbyeayueatir th,!ti gro°lold linel')tiolther circumstances, tha t t h . e e 14:1:11141:11 elo,ere:listance reduced, aud th ,Poo to e Iva, th a t ogether. The earnest ho t p w e e o c f " th il e . i f h ose the emigrants tted ,'barierldi guidance th y would be cointm grants would look upon the Ltlcfisi Ut h• e- ld 'n a great measure il t 'eo w . ., e tt th e i r - aPpiness wou eft it eui,i ll g a ,;vinnegarding her in the i lih b t e o r f %IN' h rep eat t_ guess to acknowledge 14 11 til l'i t eri e 'who ' in their welfare, a a u m th e o t r h i t e y r : , t ,lieln a bit of advice which which had been N t i t Y t o i!,4)--.... hat alt a warm interest be in too great a °Lri:ti'llei otilittl h t e ilt rn a o t : v ioci s, w bU i t ici tha n t o t t he i y n would seek the . the colony, in 1i,;4 4 4 ttlitley ilaig.`-lilt ravmeesnotmaegen knowledge of thechtao - Th e e Persons with whom they were likely ey illhk ti!etZernittee were most anxious to impress th e It o , NI all j°0(1 hands, and they wished . ,;`,?, 4,'l'* Th e necessity of improving their o m fo i r nd re s a o d n . O' b,.; th ey ___lle would have plenty of time e , ti. It: 0111 d find an abundant supply of books de -1;:(ii'lleli of T? 9ierefore, trusted that they vio,uld 'e c ov e ' t(te the ir titne to the instruction of their minds M'i, et•.'e'atien of their souls. Nothing would give ati, .Y greater I QibtlyZcilaiy. s et P l easure than to hear t a be th m eir being 1 ost ear' l l b o l",e'cl th at ~,, d in the colony, an Ih. e b ue, they -would all find a comfortable and ~ t ith '''et, A T , , 4 3 . • ..... q . kiv.—' 4 5.., kik .:IXIIIIAIi then offered a few words of Nit, onit lon t i kti nt per usal o the emigrants, exhorting them h he °4 t o th 'usal• of the word of God, and a constant , t ' i kt i t l'ko. Air, er,Saviour by prayer. stating th eat % g fo ad been rißictTT next addressed them, Tais,e_ they v'e r th e attB duty to superintend the . au which ),i i • ev e r e to oe ' r ig up that part of the I,,,Aeti tYthiog had and he hoped they s W h o lp uld e fi om nd_ kt 'N 1. for .thetiad been done which could be ac They tc. 111)11,theerel,4°.vitiidaeladtv7the°41fert and convenience.. 'area plenty of books of all kinds, would t':ki „/:;'Y' oppe",4llcl writing materials, and they lir. 1 1 „ c141 ~i ecineatit,,'llnitY of devoting their time to ,_l 3 O s e' I N' Who - " I L Ile had received commumeati P . , I'llittis4eqm,iiilt:4l learnt to writ e on th e passage, ofanaa i t i %he, t . girl h a ,d witlt a case in which the father n t , 0 , it v„,, a ti framed a letter which she had written, n I,k)44l4tll4,l.4etilic,opeabirtely one he had ever got from lie;;.,c,"'Dm r of writing wh en she sailed otf et tiß e f,,041(1er to show them what beneficial results ; 44 5t l i tg ,1.,:1e ititutPie ex ample it would be in their po7 w hol,,theY',ll4„ Weet e r , lie li the fact that some time ao t° ilt:_to 1,..Lerwa.,,,,-11L under the auspices of this society, s Veat e - ° s, la sett home for their father, who wa t4„itfool Nyithi)4ttish"ger on board this ship, having been .e o ,le 0 duty of conveying to the emigrants ‘tt, eitsb„ o rder t 11 a 11I fit 11 4. 3 1 , 1 ( 1 ) spare them the necessity of going to kti ll P t iii e (1 t ,hey would find that this arrangement, , , e ,herb_ , would tend 1 41 1 , 4 4 t L' a pld be trusted greatly to their comfort and bat t 11 0 , q b eeti , that they would appreciate o, ~.neyit..., ti.for them, and show thFn• grati : 14 1 r t . !ra. i'•„1 thanehes a their kind friend and elk . 'l•L's• neY lierbert. kf t • iod -4 03 , h o Ycl ed ehted t „,„?served that the emigrants were it'°ll'l3,'l,,,h,ern, h e i: L e... r. eQu. ekett for the accommodation 1- 4 h;,"'!Iltood howtt. rience having been so great that terci li thd, to fit up an emigrant ship so 411'el'itht l'isi3ll(ltheti , I,,kti t i „ s e 44 wit said a few words, and observed that t.let',4,e It:vt,ectie natur e Was was one of a deeply impres kNl4t o . 4r . % i., 'h et ir t i the reAnsFIELI) having implored a parting toi:bvp,tNe ofeth,a_nte, the visitors left them, and at I,„lt'tlioieTitl?oposeci':_Y:BeprOFeedillgB the health of i lV . Ir. littit,Rilihlstetrig paiVto zritally responded to, 1) 1`1 . 1 4 , 1 of til e 44 4, dietated all aligh 051 account of the liberal Nv., e 0,.. e rmg r .„. lais arrangements for the 'itf l, led rPai ly ha ?TA. partaken of the refreshments 1111.°141 tl4r the vin g ep ee t lii 1° shim 111 the eabin the steamboat was cast . 1,• Not, , v 1), to it' had ‘rttiNaa th_. i. ere hailed ,been attached, and vi ereandwith a succession of hearty '4° Nvell-vvishers took their de- Tt, ti 4 4 . ttnil hliZd r. I ;tr, 1.,1----..-------_-____________________ tht q I,°ll 0c,,,i, ,tr.--Orders have been received for w ( 410 e ar Ad ;YIN. in the Sound, tinder the corn e,:qll:4l4...ei„ ,tin-nral Corry, to proceed on a cruise in _e a wY4 hu t : Were to Luve P ut t • t e d *4ll' kh ift':' til„ e ase Prevented from o Sea aYes !tally 1-$ all rhea , exercised in re:fire cliasnie4kinge 'B4ill'artisi &e. P/jmv—Ltaltn/Jfail. i The Corps Legislatif held a short sitting in the course of yesterday. A large number of private bills were passed without any discussion. The bill which provides that a reward, on the part of the nation, shall be given to the heirs of Philippe de Gerard, the inventor of the flax-spinning machines, has also been passed by the Assembly. General Perrodon, who commands the Artillery in ,the 4th military division has been appointed director of the service of gunpowder and saltpetre at Paris, and has been replaced in his former com mand by General Larchey. The Constitutionnel says :—" The deep interest which the Emperor takes in the execution of the great works of public utility has just been again revealed by the account which his Majesty has caused to be given to him of the state of the opera tions going on for building embankments in the Basse-Seine. We think we may state that these works, which were for a moment stopped in conse quence of a want of funds, will shortly be resumed on the important part of the river comprised be tween Quilieheuf and La Beaue. By order of his Majesty, the Council of State hashad a proposition submitted to it, tending to the allotment of a suffi cient credit in order that these works, which are indispensable for the navigation of the Seine, may be continued and completed." The consultative committee on railways has been during the last few days occupied with the exami nation of the question relative to the concession of the railway from Besangon to Mulhouse. It has heard the grantees of the great lines, who are inte rested in the execution of this prolongation, and those who have made fresh tenders , who have given the most precise information as to the value of the line. The solution of this affair may therefore be regarded as likely to take place very shortly. The concession, if it be made, will, it is said, be without a subvention, and without any guarantee of inte rest by the State, and it is thought the government will not be averse to concede other lines in order to favour the combination which tends to unite the Mediterranean to the Rhine. The concession from Besangon to Mulhouse is eagerly sought for. There are eight companies who have made application, all of whom offer every necessary guarantee, and it is therefore probable that a fusion may take place. A still further decline occurred in the quotations of Government securities yesterday, to the extent of 40c. in the Three per Cents. for cash, and of 10c. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. In both the Three per Cents. and the Four- and-a-Half per Cents., for the account, there was also a fall of I.oc. Bank of France Shares remained unchanged. The final quotations were—For cash : Three per Cents., 81f. 30c.; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 90c. For the end of the month : Three per Cents., 81f. 40e. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 104 f. The Mortgage Bank shares remain without variation, being still quoted at 880 f. 50c. In those of the Societe Mobiliere there was a decline of 12f., closing at 937 f. 75c. There was considerable dullness in the Railway Share Market yesterday, and prices generally assumed a downward tendency towards the conclusion of business. A decline of 15f. each occurred in Lyons to the Mediterranean and Paris and Orleans shares ; of 10f. in Paris and Rouen, and of 2f. in those of the Bordeaux and Cette line. In Paris and Lyons shares there was an advance of sf. Those of the remaining principal lines ex perienced. no variation. Closing prices :—Nor them, 927 f. 50c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,105 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 945 f.; Paris and Lyons, 972 f. 50c.; Paris and Rouen, 1,155 f. ; Lyons to the Medi terranean, 842 f. 50e. •, Western of France, 790 f. ; Rouen and Havre, 550 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 670 f. 50c. St. 50 25 100 St. St. St. St. 13 20 20 50 20 20 50 20 (witness) cried out, "Oh God be is killed." 'He only saw him being carried away after that. He had no doubt but that be was killed on the spot. _ . Mr. Crombie, in answer to the coroner, said that any of the company's servants, or any witness connected with.them, the jury could examine without summoning them. The company was most anxious that a full in quiry should be made, but he wished again to remark, that it was not a special train, only a special-service train for the use of the compsny's servants on the line, which was absolutely necessary for the safety of the public, the principal object being to see that the line was in perfect order. No person, he added, could more regret the melancholy occurrence than the directors of the company. The inquiry was then formally adjourned for a week for the attendance of the government inspector. 100 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Beet & Eastn. Junet all Birmg. Wolvorh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Juliet. 11 Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £2O 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead a ll Cork and Bandon a ll Cork, Blackrock and Passage 45 Dublin&Belfast June a ll Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian (£25 L and E. & L. & D.) a ll Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Si Do., do all Do., B. and C 100 East Lancashire all East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 14 Edin. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 ,Great Southern and Western (Ireland) : 100 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern. a ll 'Lancaster & Carlisle. 111 Do., Thirds 100 ,Lancash.& Yorkshire 15 :Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt D M London & Blackwall 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sth end. 100 Lond. Brigt. &S. Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do., Fifths 1 Do. ,£lO Sh.M. &B. 0 100 London &S. Western 42a Do., £5O 31 Do., £4O a ll Londeriy. &Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Enuisk. 100 Manch. Shef. &Lineln 48 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do.Birming. &Derby 47A Midland G. West.(lr.) 17 Do. Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle. 100 Newmarket 34 Do. Bury Extension 16 - Newp. Aberg.&liftd. 7i Newry & Enniskillen a ll Newry, Warrenpsint, and Restrevor 100 Norfolk a ll Do., New 36 Northn.Counties 100 North British 13 North Devon, No. 1 6i Do., No. 2 a ll Do., A Deferred . 5 Do., B Guaranteed 174 North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. 100 Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock. 8 Sin owsby.& Hereford all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves do ..... all Do Do. Oswesti y 6] Shropshire Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh.River Dun 5 Do. 161 Stockton & Hartlepl 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath • all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford& Limerick 14 West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn 1 Woodford 100 York Ne wctl. &Berw 20 Do. Extensions 114 Do. G. N. E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland 113 111 Vii— 911, 8i -- Bi, 94 96 13 —1 p 79 -- 4 d * 801 4 -- 2i et 16/ 16i 1 -- 2 ` p 104 -105 i 118t— p 14 118* , 14 2i -- 2ip 90 -- 91 5 44d 4 -3 4 d 12 13 19 21 2! -- 30 3; 2td 42 44 50 52 par i P 4 3d 2i 3i 8i 9 i 52 51 ..• ••• 4 2i d 35i —36 i ..• ••• d . - (1 ia- 4 (I.' 53 - 54 96 - 98 60 - 62 65 - 67 73 -- 75 -- Old 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 13 -- 15 3-3 Rd 20 214 75 -- 754, 36i -- 37 13A -14 i 41 -- 19 -214 i 15 --15. 9i -- 101 331 - 31 - 10t -10 i d -- par 7- 704 -- 2 7 1 -- 63 - ACCIDENT ON THE WESTERN VALLEYS RAILWAY. On Monday morning an accident occurred on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company's Western Valleys Railway, which, although it detained the passenger train an hour, was not attended with any fatal results. It appears that after the first morning passenger train had gone up the line to Blaina, the mineral traffic tram was on its way to Newport. It consisted of nine Columbus trains (so called from their enormous size) laden with coal. A portion of the railway passes through the park of Sir Charles Morgan, and is considered a somewhat dan gerous piece of road. Alterations have recently been going forward there ; and on Monday morning, it appears, the mineral train, in coming over the "Park mile," was suddenly thrown off, when the immense quantities of coal and the heavy carriages fell over on the passenger line completely blocking up both lines by the Mils. Speedy information was conveyed to the nearest station beyond the place where the accident hap pened, up the line, and fortunately in time to prevent the down passenger train running into the wreck. Had this collision taken place, there can be little doubt that a frightful loss of life would have ensued, there being a large number of holiday passengers in the train, and the broken carriages lying near a spot where a precipitous descent to the Ebbw river, running through the park at a distance of perhaps 60 feet below the line, would have occasioned the train to fall and have been smashed to atoms. The passengers were liberated at the Rhymney junction station, and made the best of their way by the high road to Newport; some, however, waiting until a train came up from Newport on the lower side of the broken carriages, to be thus conveyed to the Dock-street terminus. The succeeding up train dis charged its passengers likewise in the park, and they then walked to the upper side of the debris, where another train was waiting to convey them to their desti nation. Fortunately not a single person was injured by the accident. It is stated that one of the wheels of the rainei al train coming off occasioned the accident. 71i 6 d 2d 64i 741 t 63; I 1 1 Pal 14k 1 all Agua Fria 10s all Anglo Californian i 3 p 1 10 2 Australasian par— 1 p 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera par— i p i 1 1 all Australian Freehold. id par 5 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold 3 pli 4 20 13.5 British Iron 8 —lO 35 243 Brazilian Imp. (issued • at X 5 pm.) 5 53 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 4 • - 5 5 1 1 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 314 3 all Carson's Creek 4 40 all ICobre Copper 4l 4'14 5 1 Colonial Gold 1 2 p 2i 5 ... 14 Copiapo B. 9 8 St. all CopperMinersof Eng 65 75 25 all Do. Preference 8 9 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co l5 —ll d 20 all General l5 —l7 2 all Great Nugget Vein 2 —2l p 4 3 all Great Polgooth par 3 p 1 all Lake Bathurst 5 A d 1 all Liberty par— i p 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co i 1 all Mar i qu it a Rd par i 10 9 Mexican &S. Amerie 8 83 1 all New Granada * $ P 1 all Nouveau Mondo lg -l' p 5 1 Poi;, Philip par- i p 1* 1 all Quartz Lock * 4 p 1# 50 all Rhymney Iron 24 —26 15 Do. New 7 8 30 105 Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian 3 P 10 7En Croft 9 11 1 283 all United Mexican 5 51 53 a 1 all Waller r d 1 all West Granada........ 3d -- i p ~ , 1 all Weal' Mariposa par— 1 p 144 1 all Yuba I P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B7 -- 88 50 all British N. American ... ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 5 lip 3 I 100 25 Colonial ... ••• 100 20 Commercial of Lon don , • ••. 10 English Scottish and •.• Australian li —13 p 5 , 20 123 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 —3.1 p b 0 20 London and County ... ... 50 10 London Joint Stock ... ... 100 20 Loud. &Westminster ... ... 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 228 National of Ireland ... ... 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 53 54 25 5 Do. New •• • 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 10 all Do. New — ••• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp. Co sd— par 25 25 South Australia 49 51 25 all Union of Australia 7B 79 77i 5 . . 28 Do. New 50 10 Union of London ... ... 40 all Union of Madrid — ... MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricult 179 81 773 1 20 8 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail' ... ... 10 6 Anstraln. Royal Mail! . . . . 38A Brit. Americn. Land 67 •- 72 100 32i , Canado. 65 70 5 5 Crystal Palace 33 3f 85 5 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1 13 34 i 20 1 Eastern Steam — ... 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... ... 50 General Screw Steam ... ... 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ... 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel' ... ... 10 2 Netherlands Land._ \ ... _ ... 20 73,Nrth. of EuropoSteam ..„ ... 50 all Peninsular &Oriental' ... 50 25 Do. Do. ••• - ..• 100 60 Royal Mail Steam._ ... _ ... 25 25 South Austral. Land 46 49 1 1 Submar. Telegraph ... _ ••, 5 2 Universal Emigration - and Colonisation 1 100 28i Iran Diemen's Land 2O 21 ... _ ... ••. ••• 20 - 21 LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(TRIS DAY.) QUARANTINE NOTICE. The Portuguese Government has given notice that all ships calling at, or by voluntary or forced return, enter without a bill of health any port of the kingdom, or the adjacent Islands, will be able without difficulty to receive under quarantine any refreshments, provisions, succours, or objects of which they stand in need, notwithstanding the want of a bill of health. LONDON, May 18.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E. ; light pleasant breeze, and fine clear sultry weather. FALMOUTH, May 17.—Wind, E. Sailed—Onda, Quebec. Off Port—Triton ' Batavia , for Amsterdam. The S ara h Horne, Bonny to Liverpool , leaky, was spoken April 5, 21 N., 21 W. PORTSMOUTH, May 17.—Wind, W. to E. Sailed—Ame rican Eagle, New York. SounaairToN, May 17.—Wind, N.W. Sailed-315,g dalene (s), West Indies. Bnisia, May 17.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Columbus, Mauritius. Sailed—Commodore, Melbourne ; Fanny, Bar badoes. 11151 17 SHIELDS, May 17.—The Nuova Vencider has come off shore without damage. OFF FOWEY.-Sir Charles Ross, Sydney, N.S.W. QUEENSTOWN, May 16.—Wind, S.B. Arrived—Hen rietta, Callao, for Berwick ; Johanna Carolina, Rio Grande. Off Port—Oriental, Calcutta, for Liverpool ; Jenny Lind, Callao. THE MAILS.—SOITTHAMPTON, Tuesday, May 17. — The royal mail steam-ship Magdalena, Captain C. M. Chapman, sailed this afternoon with the usual mails for the West Indies, Spanish Main, Pacific, and California, in charge of Lieutenant Scriven, Admiralty agent. She took out 75 passengers and a full cargo. The Orinoco, Lieutenant Philip Hast, R.N., Commander, with the homeward West India and Pacific mails, due on the 16th inst., is hourly expected. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation ship Taghs, Captain J. Joy, departed this afternoon with the mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, 32 passengers, a large general cargo, and specie value 30,0001., for Lisbon, and 7,0001. for Gibraltar. The Indus, with the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Medi terranean mails, is expected to reach Southampton about Thursday or Friday next. The United States mail steam-ship Humboldt, Captain J. D. Lines, with dates from New York to the 7th inst., is expected off Cowes, en route to Havre, in the course of Wednesday or Thursday. . COKE, May 16.--Wind, S.B. Sailed—Zephyr, Barba does ; Ocean, St. John's, N.B. WEXFORD, May 16.—The Jeune Louis, Maraua to this port, got on the Long Bank, and came off with five feet of water in her hold. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) ROMANTIC SuicrDE.—O n W e d nes d a y morn ing the body of a young man was discovered in a small copse near the Crystal Palace, with his head blown to pieces, and a new rifle pistol lying by his sid e . I n f or mation being given at the police station, Sergeant Sole and two constables proceeded to the spot, and removed the body to the bonehouse, Sydenham. An inquest was held on Thursday, when, from the evidence, it appeared that the deceased's name was Lawrence Cooper Mason, aged 17, and for the last four years he had been in the employ of Mr. Atwell, butcher , of High - street , Camberwell, and carried on a correspondence with his young mistress, only 14 years of age , which hi s ma s t er endeavoured to put an end to, which induced him to leave his service, and terminate his existenc e as described ab ove. Two letters, which were found on his person, were then read, the first of which was addressed to his master, and was as follows :- " Sir,—l have been in your service upwards of four years, and I must say I have met with every en couragement I have wished for until lately. I have noticed that you did not seem Patisfied with what I have done, which has made me answer you at times very sharp, which you. have noticed ; and, as I am to be separated from the sole object of my affections, there is no more comfort for me in this world ; my heart is ready to burst with grief. In fact, my agonies at the present time is more than I can bear, and therefore I am de termined to ease myself of them by taking my own life. No doubt by the time you receive this I shall have breathed my last. I hope you will forward my box and all that belongs to me to my afflicted parents. I cannot say any more, so farewell for ever." The second was addressed to his young mistress, of which the following is a copy :—"These few lines comes from your broken hearted lover, whose happiness is going never to return again. I hope you will accept this as a ,last token of of my love, and keep it in remembrance of me. I have now left the world, never to see you more, so farewell for ever. No doubt you will hear I some sad news from your father aft er you have received this note.': —The Jury returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."— Bentish Mercury. 3 Antvrrp. &Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. Junet. all Charleroi & Erquelin 10 Dijon and Besan9on.. ld 1 14 134 lt. 21 3 IR 1a 54 — 5 l P —1 P „ 2 P 2 z p 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 1 Do. Extension .. . all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 20i Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares 2 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. prof 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) par i P id y 7 dit Lf 1 1 2 —2i P 2 Do. -- 3 Do. (Canal) 2 Do. 6p. cent. pref 9 Lyons & Meaerran 74 Madras 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. ScAms. Shs I all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris CaenitCherbrg. Q uebec Richmond all Rouen and Havre._ all Sambre and Meuse 4 Do. 5?; per cent. pref 4 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. 5i per c. Pref 10 Western of France 2 West. of Switzerland 5 New Zealand 7i - 8 - 361 - 37 - ' 5l - 18 -18 a 44 - 45 45A - 46 37 -38 5§- 6p CORN EXCHANGE. 2ii -- 9 - 61 6 11 3 -- 4A - PP ia— lot 114 pi a -, 111 The supply of English wheat in to-day's market was large, and chiefly the refuse of Monday. As the attend ance of both town and country buyers was very limited, the demand ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in the quo tations, and a clearance was not effected. The show of foreign wheat was not extensive, but in fair average condition. All descriptions moved off slowly, and late rates were barely supported. Floating cargoes met only a moderate inquiry. ' Scarcely any English barley was brought forward ; but the supply of foreign was rather extensive. The trade ruled heavy, on former terms. In malt very little was doing, yet holders were firm. Owing to the large arrival from abroad, the oat trade was heavy, but no further decline took place in prices. Beans and peas were quite as dear. Flour ruled dull, at barely late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WISES. Wheat. ) Barley. } Malt. Oate. 1,720 100 870 fit ) 3,270 - 16,250 Flour. 910 English .. Irish ... Foreign .. 13;40 I 4,620 3u i 200 sk s 4,360 brls WHITECHAPEL. 37i i i ex The demand for each kind of meat at this market to-day ruled steady. The following are the quotations : Beef, 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 38 8d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 10d to 68 2d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d; pork, 38 6d to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. All kinds are in very limited supply, and steady request, at full prices. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL. -A representation having been made to the committee of governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, that many of the in-patients who are in indigent circumstances, and have no friends to visit and assist them with such small necessaries of tea and sugar, and that others who have these comforts are unable to make their own breakfast; have ordered that each patient, whose complaint will admit of the in dulgence, shall be supplied with a pint of tea, sweetened and milk iu it ; the tea is made in the respective wards, and consequently issued to the patients hot ; being sup plied with a sufficient quantity of bread and butter, they are placed in a much better position than the in mates of other similar institutions. LITERATURE. The Theory and Practice of Caste in India. By W. A. Irving. Smith, Elder, and Co. In this little work it is proposed to consider the effects of caste on the institutions and probable destinies of the Anglo-Indian Empire. The author truly remarks that it is astonishing how little the people of this country know about India generally, considering that the happiness of nearly one-eighth of the whole human race depends upon our eer tions there. Most minute details are given of the origin, formation, and workings of caste. There are four principal classes, the sacerdotal, the mili tary, the industrious, and the servile. After de scribing at large the advantages and disadvantages of this system in the political, military, and civil institutions, the book goes on to portray the effects on the natives themselves. It has fostered civi lisation up to a certain point, and then retarded it. The future is finally brought under our notice. It is declared that the necessity for caste is over—it is no longer desirable, but that at th© same time it should be gradually relinquished, and not forcibly and suddenly uprooted. It is truly observed, that when enlightenment shall have spread further and wider, then will caste be suppressed effectually and f or ever. When the inhabitants no longer believe that the world is a flowe'r, of which India is the cup, and the other countries the leaves. There is a great deal of sense and reason in this work. Much information is given, and it is well said that hitherto India has been regarded too much as the marvellous and romantic, and that to obtain a real acquaintance with its customs and ceremonies requires much serious attention. The Land Tax of India. By Neil B. E. Baillie. Smith, Elder, and Co. This work explains the nature of the land tax of India, according to the Mohammedan law. It is necessary to understand the language in which they are written before it is possible ° to form any just idea of these records. Hitherto only very im perfect translations have been made, and even the commentaries are in the Arabic. _ _ . The author has studied the subject, and trans lated from the Futawa Alumgeree such portions as seemed most abstruse, and hitherto misunder stood. A long introductory essay is given in which the principles of the law are given and applied to the present system of land revenue. There are six chapters, in which are explained the relative bearings of the Khiraj, or land tax, and the Ooshe, or tithe, the Rhooms, or metals, and buried treasures ; and, lastly, a contract called Mbojarrant, which regulates the relations of pro prietor and possessor of the soil. An appendix is affixed to these accounts, in which documents are given showing the various workings of the law. A vast amount of time and trouble must have been expended on a work like this, as every item of in telligence conveyed has been compiled from many sources, and translated from languages difficult to understand thoroughly enough for such an elabo rate purpose. But the labour has not been lost, inasmuch as the reader will inevitably find these explanations very serviceable in enabling him to form an idea of the mode in which Indian affairs are conducted. ciated. "Napoleon was mean in his conduct to wards her. Alexander would liave honoured her as a princess. Cesar would have adored her." The varied information here met with renders it a desirable work for all studiously inclined, while there ip, at the same time, much to afford enter tainment. Peace, War, and Adventure. By G. L. Chester ton. 2 Vols. Longman. The author of this work has had unusual oppor tunities of observation, having been formerly of the Field Train department of the Royal Artillery, and a Captain in the Army of Columbia, and he is at present Governor of the House of Correction at Coldbath-fields. The greatest part of his autobio graphy relates to his foreign adventures, but not the least curious and interesting portion describes his efforts, after his appointment as Governor of the prison, to reform and remodel its management. He had to encounter the greatest difficulties, and the most violent opposition was not from the prisoners, although they vehemently resented his interference with their arrangements, but from the turnkeys and other officials. These were in the habit of re ceiving large bribes from the prisoners and their relatives, and to those who gave the largest bribes the most numerous indulgences were accorded. Having at length succeeded in dismissing these culprits, and in obtaining efficient subordinates, he succeeded in remodelling the arrangements of the prison, and is justly proud of the service ho has rendered to society. The travels are chiefly in Spain and America, and contain a lively and varied account of the events which occurred under the author's observa tion at the important period in which his journey was undertaken. The volumes include a descrip tion of Antwerp and Brussels. The writer com menced his voyages in the year 1812, consequently he was an actor in some of those exciting scenes which were then passing. The following is from the Preface : " Enterprises of rare occurrence, perils in distant and savage localities, and extrication the least probable from the last possible extremity, appear prima facie to em body all the materials calculated to instruct and to amuse. The manner in which the tale is developed, and the scenes and incidents illustrated, would appear to constitute the chief difficulty. In those respects I hare sought to employ a simple narrative style, devoid of in flated pretension, and to relate the events of my life in their duo order, without exaggeration, adopting the autobiographical form in deference to the counsel of ex perienced advisers. There is, however, a second, and perhaps more powerful, reason for the task I have under taken. The British public can hardly fail to listen with sensibility to a review of the sacrifices, the heroism, and the hapless fate of whole masses of their countrymen, whom a love of liberty and a spirit of adventure had allured to the distant provinces of Spanish America. Their services and sufferings are worthy of record ; while it is due to our national reputation that the futile tactics of incompetent leaders should be exposed, and the miscarriage of British co-operation ascribed to its real cause. The aggregate of the auxiliary force dis patched by private enterprise from this country was computed at 6,000 men, of whom the merest fraction survived to relate the trials and miseries of the conflict ; while I, individually, appear in this and in other adven tures to have providentially borne a charmed life. "Again, as governor of this vast prison, where for nearly twenty-four years I have had so wide a field for the contemplation and study of the criminal classes, I cannot but conceive that I have much to disclose calcu lated to interest mankind in general and philanthropists in particular. Here, therefore, is another fruitful theme for useful disquisition, and a subject of momentous in terest to society at large." The Patentee's Manual. By J. Johnson and J H. Johnson. Longman. This little work is a treatise on the law and practice of letters patent, especially intended for the use of patentees and inventors. It treats of the patentable invention, of its utility, novelty, &c., of the duration and extent of letters patent, of the title and the specification, of disclaimers and alterations, and all the other various practical points connected with the subject. It will, there fore, bo seen that it presents a concise, although complete, volume of information. llPLeod's Carpenter's Spelling Assistant. Longman. This is a now edition of Carpenter's Spelling Assistant, which contains many important addi tions and alterations. One of the chief of these is the division of the words into syllables which cor respond with the pronunciation, such as " mon-ey," instead of " mo-ney." All inaccurate definitions have also been removed, and the work now presents a most efficient and valuable spelling assistant. Classic and Historic Portraits. By James Bruce 2 vols. Hurst and BlaCkett. The object of this work is to convey a more ge neral idea than we at presenb'possess, and to im part a better knowledge than is usually displayed, of the celebrated characters of the world. The author has confined himself to no narrow limits, —each country, every age, and all ranks have con tributed to fill his records and illustrate his mean ing. The style is very lively and descriptive, and evidently the subject has been taken up by one who is deeply engrossed with its importance and interest. It is truly observed in the preface that, in spite of the cursory style of historians, and the curtailed accounts of biographers, the general reader is anxious to be informed of the personal appearance and peculiar characteristics of the distinguished in dividuals submitted to his notice. It is this which is the subject matter of the volumes in question. It is probable, as is here suggested, that erroneous impressions have been formed concerning many of the persons of celebrity now before us. For in stance, it is argued that ./Esop was not considered ill-looking in his own time, although, since, posterity has insisted on making him deformed. The testi monies of various writers of celebrity aro brought forward to prove the falsity of this assertion. Char lemagne, we are told, was immense ; indeed, from the account here given, he appears to have been on a colossal scale. Some very interesting pages are devoted to Abelard and Heloise, though cer tainly they do not add to the romance of front a simple, their history. He, it appears, was more th an forty when lie first made her acquaintance ; she was a girl of seventeen. His sin was appare entirely premeditated ; she erred en A tl i y ar a y ll n s tly e has, has not been d Queen en kn o o f m S , irresolute,lle are informed, yielding na nature. evidently of her bears out the declaration justice to—her real beautyl Scots, d t g s e' one suffered from imagination of painte rs . The fame of her the loveliness has come down to our days, but the not adequate to the renow n, description • is laboured under a singular m i sfortune MP Lune de Stael ar • capacity. Her mental end in another owinents were not appre- TURKEY. The Chaptal steamer, from Constantinople, with dispatches from the French Government, arrived at Marseilles on the 14th inst. The Patric newspaper states that when the Chaptal left Constantinople the position of affairs was satisfactory, although the pending questions had not yet been definitively decided. The Chaptal left Constantinople on the 7th inst. She was closely followed by the British steamer Caradoc, with dispatches for her Majesty's Govern ment: The Caradoc left Constantinople on the Bth and arrived at Marseilles on the 15th inst. GERMANY. The New Prussian Gazette, under date of Berlin 14th, says :—" A grand military parade took place this morning. The King arrived from Potsdam at 11 o'clock, with his illustrious visitors. Prince Frederic of Hesse, the Duke of Genoa, and the Princes of the Royal family accompanied his Ma jesty to the Royal Chateau. The King imme diately mounted his horse, and proceeded to the parade ground, accompanied by the Prince and a brilliant staff. His Majesty first inspected the line of infantry, and afterwards the artillery and cavalry. On reaching the left wing, the troops were ordered to file off before the palace of the Princesses, whither his Majesty and his suite pro ceeded. The King wore the uniform of a general and the ribbon of the Order of Sardinia. Their Majesties the Queens of Prussia and of Greece, the latter of whom had just arrived from Vienna, and the Princesses of the Royal House were pre sent at the parade. Many foreign officers in uni form were on the ground. There was a grand dinner at the palace at three o'clock. In the even ing, the Court went to Charlottenbourg, where it will remain until the departure of the King for Vienna." A. letter from Vienna of May 12, in the New Prussian Gazette, says :—" The Emperor yester day paid a visit, in the uniform of colonel of the cuirassier regiment of Francis Joseph, to his illus trious guests, the King of the Belgians and the Duke de Brabant, at the hotel of the Belgian em bassy. The whole party afterwards went out together, and proceeded to the Imperial palace. This day the illustrious travellers received visits from several members of the Imperial family and from Prince Augustus of Coburg-Gotha. The Archduke Albert and the Archduchess Hildegarde, sister of the King of Bavaria, yesterday paid a visit to Queen Amelia of Greece, who is this day to continue her journey to Oldenburg, after having dined with the Princess Wasa. The new inter nuncio, Baron de Bruck, is to set out almost im mediately for Constantinople, and will be accom panied by the Councillor of Legation, Baron de Schloissen, whe lately arrived from Paris. As to the instructions given to M. de Bruck, it is certain that he has received directions to support strongly the demands of Russia relative to the independence of Montenegro." ITALY. The Milan Gazette, of the 12th, contains a noti fication by the commandant of the fortress of 11 Mantua, announcing the sentences passed upon 18 20 inhabitants of Ostoglia, ; nine of them, who, with only one exception, are youths of from 13 to 16 years of age, are condemned to periods of imprison- St. meat varying from a year in irons to three months St 20 w ithout that aggravation, for having made a poll- . tical demonstration ;of what kind is not stated. 3 Of the remaining nine, accused of subversive con versation, one has been condemned to a year's im prisonment in irons, three more to two months of the same punishment, while the other five have been acquitted for want of sufficient proof. The eight youths above alluded to have, however, been pardoned. The Official Journal of the Two Sicilies, of the 4th, publishes a royal decree, establishing a Neapo- 20 litan. Consulate-General at Calcuttd, and appointing St s M. Stanford to that post. The Venice Gazette publishes a sentence pro- 17 flounced at Udine, on the 7th, condemning a man 25 to a year's imprisonment for subversive observations on the occasion of the attempt on the life of the Emperor of Austria, and two others to six and three months' imprisonment respectively, with two 10 fasts per week, for having made anti-political (?) 5 d emons tration. 20 Advices from Turin state that the contract be tween the Piedmontese Government and the 2( Victor Emmanuel Railway Company has been 2( ratified by the all but unanimous decision of the Chamber. 2( 2( SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 12th contain no news of interest. The Gazette publishes a royal decree which removes General de Ribero from the captaincy-general of Old Castille to that of Aragon, and Major-General Boignez from that of Aragan to that of Old Castille. The Iteraldo says that the Minister of - War, General Lersundi, intends to effect reforms in the army, in order to place it on a footing with the best in Europe. Orders had been sent to Carraca to construct a new frigate of 50 guns, which is to bear the name of the Princess of the Asturias. A letter of the 12th says that all the Ministers had left that day for Aranjuez, and that this had g i ven r i se t o a rumour of a Ministerial crisis ; but that they had merely gone to hold the usual weekly council, under the presi dency of the Queen, in the eve n i ng , i n con sequence of her Majesty being engag e d th e nex t d a y w ith a reception in honour of the anniversary of the birth of the King Don Francisco. The letter adds that the newspaper the Throne has ceas e d t o a pp ear , owing to the responsible editor not fulfilling the conditions required by . law. A letter from Madrid of the 14th inst., received by express, states that the Marquis de Viluma has been appointed Ambas sador of Spain at the Court of the Tuileries. The Three per Cents. were at 44/. PREFERENCE SHIRES. 100 Aberdeen all 'Do., No. 2,7 p• 100 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent. 54 Cork&Bandon 51 P.C. all Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction all E. Aug. (705.) 6 p. c. all Do. (1:5), 7 per cent. 2 Do. (£7 17s), 7. p et. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2 all Do., New 6p. c. St all Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 p er cent 100 East Lancs.sh. 6p. ets all Edinb. Prth.&Dund 100 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. 5 p. e., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.. all Gt.S outhn. & Weetn. (Ireland) Eights 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) 100 Great Western, fixed 4i per cent 6 Lan. & York. F.£2o 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. 100 Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St. all Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds.. , 10 Londonden7& Coler A Shares all Loildndry. & Ennisk i Shares . all Manch.,Shef.,&Lin. i Shares, No. 1 all Do., Now, £lO --- i Do., £6 ........ all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 4A per cent 8i Do 100 Mid. Consol. 6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4) percent. all Norfolk Extension all Do. Guar. 5i per ct all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent 100 North British all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolvorh. £15,6p. c. 12 Do. all Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed all Shrewsby. dr Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent. all South Devon Do. New all S. Pastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. all S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar. 3 Waterfd. & Kilk. 100 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 10 25 16 10 5 Do 10 York &N. Midland, H. & S. Purchase... 92 - 96 i 106 - 108 kiii -109 19i --20ixd P 6 4 -- 6 W 4/ o A -- 131) -- 2A p -- 2 p 14i -15 i 13 -18 i 3a ... xd 130 132 1112 - 113 8a 6 1 - 7 i 106 - 108 P - 152 - 154 .. -- ... - - - .54 --1571, 3i - 4 p 10. - 11 131 8 - 9 101 - 114 --iPx 149 - 151 i - 11) • • • ''''. • 115 117 25b 26: .i i -- 2i.pl 101 - 11 17i —18 i i 1 15 1 6 Par 3 P 261 —26 i 19 -- 20 * ipar 101 106 5/ 5 i i P :GN. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Return.) The mortality of London last week was considerably higher than is usual in the middle of May, but it exhi bits a reduction as compared with that of the preceding week. The number of deaths registered in the last three weeks were 1,089, 1,159, and 1,099. The mean tem peratures in the same times were 42'5°, 47'9°, and 45'3°. The depression of temperature at the end of April was followed by an increase of mortality at the beginning of May. in h ended Saturday, rep y, s, o c f o t r he s 3 o ,ea nd r ing t0 51843.5 t 2 he week ,the ht average ta number of deaths was 934, which, with a correction for increase of population, becomes 1,027. Hence the 1,099 deaths of last week exceed the estimated amount by 72. On reference to the Table of Fatal Diseases a diminu tion of greater or less amount will be seen under most of those heads that contribute the largest proportions to the weekly sum. Typhus forms an exception, for the deaths from this disease have risen from i4l in each of the two former weeks to 71 in the last. From hooping cough also the mortality is high, and does not show much disposition to subside ; it was fatal to 59 children. In the sub-district, Waterloo, 2d part, at 8, Charlotte place, on 9th May, the son of a musician, aged 1 year, died of "scarlatina (3 weeks), cedama (one week)." Mr. Daws, the registrar, adds : " The father of the child stated, that at the back of his house a neighbour kept pigs, the smell from which was most offensive ; that his family were constantly ill, and that a medical attendant had told him this was to be attributed to the nuisance at the back." On 6th May, at 7, Croply-terrace East, in Hoxton New Town, the son of an engraver , aged 2 years, di e d of " scarletina maligns. (7 weeks), hydrothorax, ascites." Mr. Ansell, the registrar, observes :—" I am informed by the mother that the family are subject to dreadful smells in the morning when the water comes on, that she had herself been ill for some time, and her husband had given notice to leave the house." The medical certifi cate states :—" This is a remarkable case, and shows the uncertainty of recovery from scarlatina, even after lengthened periods from the commencement of the pri mary attack, and when all cause of alarm appears to be removed ; it also shows the fhtal effect of sudden change of temperature in such cases." In the sub-district of St. James, Clerkenwell, at 4, Sandyard, on 6th May, the son of a labourer aged 11 months, died of "fever typhoid (7 days)." Mr. God dard, the medical attendant, writes on his certificate : " This is the third ease of fever that has occurred in a few days in this room, in which are two families consist ing of 12 persons, all living, sleeping, cooking, and doing their other domestic business." _ _ In the sub-district of St. John, Marylebone, at 9, North-street, on Bth May, the daughter of a coachman, aged 4 years, died of malignant scarlatina ( 1 3 days), in flammation of tonsils and maxillary glands." Mr. Allen, the medical attendant, adds, that "this is the second death occuring in the same family within two days. The type of disease must be attributed mainly to the poison ous exhalation arising- from defective drains." At 4, Devonshire-terrace, Balham, on 9th May, the daughter of a gardener, aged 4 years, died of " typhus (10 days)." Mr. Withall, the registrar, makes the fol lowing statement :—" The offensive odour which per vades the whole of the house, arising from the decayed state of the wall between the washhoure and the privy, _ _ is at times unbearable. Complaint has been made to the landlord, but nothing has been done to remedy the evil. Four other children have been attacked with scarlatina, but they are all recovering. The medical attendant stated that the smell was enough to create a fever." On sth May, at 8, York-road, King's-cross, a farmer at Leak, Boston, Lincolnshire, aged 43 years, died of gastro-enteritis (12 days), febris typhoides (4 days)." Mr. Watts, the registrar, mentions that "the deceased was travelling by rail from Boston to Brighton for his health, but on arriving at King's-cross was found in the train bent double, and in that state conveyed to a coffee house close by, where he was known, and there re mained till he died." The following additional cases are selected from the returns :—" A labourer, aged 49 years, died in Batter sea of " mercurial paralysis (7 years)." At 23, Ash burnham-road, Greenwich, a painter, aged 15 years, died from "effects of lead (14 days)." In New Bond street, a warehouseman, aged 53 years, died of " ma lignant disease of upper lip, gums, and alveolar process, inducing diarrhoea and exhaustion, from inability to take food." In University College Hospital a spinster, aged 57 years, " erysipelas, laryngitis ; tracheotomy (30 hours)." Post-mortenb. At 63, Lower Fore-street, . . Lambeth, the son of a painter, aged 7 mouths, " porrigc; larvalis marasmus (6 months).' In the workhouse, Borough-road, a man, aged 61 years, who had come from 60, Surrey-street, died on the 7th of May of " self destitution." A master mariner, aged 38 years, died of " orchitis (14 days), gangrene (3 days)." A woman, aged 35 years, died of " soft cancer of kidney (2/ years), and both lungs (5 months)." Post mortem. The de ceased was confined on Ist May ; the child lived only one day ; the cancer weighed 14 lbs. In the City of London Workhouse, a boy, aged one year, died of pneu monia. Mr. Castleden says that this child was found by a policeman in St. Swithin's-lane when about a month old, and no information could afterwards be ob tained concerning it. A carpenter, aged 28 years, died from "injury by a nail passing through his foot (3 weeks), tetanus three days." A boy, aged 5 weeks, died of "convulsions arising from venereal disease." No medical attendant. The Registrar says :—" From the unasked statement of the mother it appears that she has had six children who have all died in the same way. She had no medical at tendant at the birth, a neighbour having been called in to perform the necessary offices. She stated she could not afford medical advice, although, from what I learn, the husband is earning 28s. or 295. per week." Last week the birth of 870 boys and 806 girls, in all 1,676 children, were registered in London. The aver age number in the eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845.52 was 1,383. At the Royal Observatory, Greens ich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29160 in. The mean temperature of the week was 45 . 3 deg., which is G. 6 deg. below the average of the same week in 33 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day of the week, and this depression amounted to 12 deg., 10 deg., and 9 deg. on the first three days. The air became gradually warmer, and on Saturday the mean was 51 deg. The mean difference between the dew point temperature and air temperature was 7 . 9 deg. ; the greatest difference was 17.4 deg, on Thursday ; the least was 2 . 1 deg. on the same day. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMEER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 14. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses.. Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration 199 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digeston Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations Premature Birth and Debility 32 Atrophy 43 Old Age Sudden 0 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 23 Causes not specified 235 45 212 115 49 70 1G 7 10 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,099 Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. eponding week in the __. . 1551. - _ of 1852. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females 1,070 1,099 594 505 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. 870 806 Males Females Total 1,676 twentieth annual general mee ti ng o f the friends andt s e ubscribers to this society wa s h e ld at the Lon business,; u p e s uz purpose Rear-Admiralo f receiving C. the M o orsom, BRITISH AND h FOREIGN SAILORS' SOCIETY. Yester day morning r eport, an V.P., in the chair. The r e p or t stated that, in consequence of a donation of 50/. h av i ng b een given upon for for the purpose of providing additi ona l m i ssionaries to London Tave r n O labour on the Thames, two had been added to this staff, which now amounted to eight, inclusive of the minister of the Sailors' Church. By this means a more efficient system of ship visitation had been established, and the major part of the 15,000 sailors, who are said to be always within the port of London, are brought into contact with Christian men and Gospel truth. During the past year the large number of 1,130 Bibles had been sold by the society's agents to sailors in the port of London alone. In connection with the Sailors' Church, in which three services are held every Sabbath and two during the week, a Sunday School and a Relieving Society have been established, and are in efficient and useful operation. The reports from auxiliaries in vari ous parts of Great Britain and Ireland are of a very satisfactory nature. The report concluded by thanking the committee of the Religious Tract Society, from whom they had again received grants of English and foreign tracts of the value of 451. The total receipts from all sources amounted to 2,6001. 4s. Bd. The re port having been received and adopted 21CM, con., a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the meeting separated. ALTERATION IN THE PATENT LAWS. sale of specifications under the Patent Act, and to dis pense with the transmission of specifications to the offices in Edinburgh and Dublin. —An amended bill of the Lords has just been printed, to authorise the