The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-07 00:00:00

TRAFFIC TO AND FROM METRO POLITAN RAILWAY TERMINL The following are interesting and curious extracts from the recently printed Minutes of Evidence taken before the Metropolitan Railway Commissioners, and issued by order of Parliament. Mr. B. W. Horne is the witness examined. It would be a fair conclusion that the more railway termini are concentrated in the heart of the City, the less the traffic in the immediate heart of the City will be eased in its great arteries?—Just so. The traffic will not go on?—I am quite satisfied that, arrive upon the evidence, you would, its_ youpr the conclusion, that it i s impossible for th T eed, i te be e term t in the City of London. The traffic will come in conflict at particular times? — and there is another thing — you will not require Y om eg ni buses for it, which would take away ten people at a time, but you must have cabs ; therefore, you will have about eight vehicles to take eight people instead of one, and you cannot help it. So that these passengers distributed will occupy more space ?—Yes. I will give an illustration of it. The only railways which we carry but few passengers to and from by omnibuses are the Brighton and the Dover. Now, in 26 times a-day in and out of the Brighton and Dover station conjointly, we do not average much more than four passengers a trip for the 365 days, five is the must; in fact, we cannot average fire. The omnibus which starts from Oxford-street and Charing-cross and Fleet street will not produce five passengers in going to the London-bridge station or from it. To what do you attribute that?—The station being there; it is so close to the City that a man takes a cab, and the result is, that though he would pay me sixpence to ride, he would rather pay a shilling, because he can start five minutes later, and goes direct to the City. Therefore, I would not be one to run an omnibus, on any consideration, in and out of the London-bridge station, except that I am bound to do so. That does not apply to the Great Western?—With the Great Western we make better trips ; we have nearly three times the quantity of people to and from it. Therefore, for the omnibus proprietor, the further off the terminus is the better?—There is no question about that. I only show that, as respects those who have to be moved to and from the London-bridge station, that you do not move them by omnibus, but by cabs. Which is a more cumbersome way?—You want more space, and it is dearer. The commissioners can have from me any information which they wish. When they have read my evidence through, anything that they think it necessary they can have. Will you let us have the details of what you have just mentioned?—To and from the South-Western our traffic is very great, and in the case of the London and Bir mingham it is only moderato, because the position of that railway is such that people can convey themselves for ls. 4d. from there at once anywhere to the door by a cab. And in your omnibus for sixpence?—We must take the high streets. We do not go by our omnibuses all the way. Persons going by our omnibuses ride to the main street, and then walk to their destination, which is close at hand. If you take our London and Birmingham om nibus from the station, we come into Piccadilly, Oxford street, and Charing-cross. We take the three leading streets. If you take the City omnibuses, we take Hol born, Fleet-street, Cheapside, the Bank, and Grace church-street, and extend any of them to the Dover and Brighton Railways when required. Last night I made an estimate of the traffic of the London and Birming ham absolutely for a month, that you might have an opportunity of working it out for a year. The seasons of the year of course will increase and diminish the passenger communication, but I have taken up to the 11th of April in this present year from the 1I th of March, giving for the thirty-one days the absolute num ber of passengers moved by ourselves to and from the station of the London and Birmingham, both City and West. By omnibus?—Yes. From the Golden Cross only?—No, the whole of Lon don. You will fiad by our books that we moved to and from the City by omnibuses 7,741 passengers; to and from the West end, 3,386; that forms the total of omni bus passengers that we moved; but we had from the station to the City 3,185 cabs, and we had to the West, 6,989 cabs. Taking the average of each cab at one pas senger and a half (for none go with less than one, and many with three, and sometimes four‘„ that will make, for the omnibus and cab traffic together 17,296 people moved by us to and from the City, and 24,353 West. We also moved 141 carriages. Private carriages? —Private carriages; post carriages. of which we had 11 carriages to the City, and 130 to the 'West. Taking the average of the passengers using those carriages at three (generally speaking it is two and a servant, and in many cases it will be more, and occa eii ,nally only one), it will make it that the total estimate is 17,329 City, and 24,743 West. In addition to the above statement, we have to consider the cabs that drive to the station more than from, which is to be accounted for by the orneileises loadin g better from the station— for they do load better from the station than to the sta tion—and that is easily accounted fur, because a man in going to the station has to go to the omnibus; therefore the calculations might be estimated as follows, which, by bringing the aforesaid figures, makes it in favour of the City, there being less from the City by omnibuses and more by cabs than from the West-end, in proportion to the reduction by the omnibuses. I have taken 1,563 extra to and from the City, and 1,013 West. Then you have to add a double quantity of passengers by the car riages from the City and from the West-end in the pro portion which I give, which then brings the total for the City 18,925, and for the West 26,176. Now you may assume that each up-train has on an average three pri vate vehicles to meet it, either carriages or hired cabs of their own, which we do not take cognisance of, or hackney coaches, glass coaches, and so forth, and which the public use by their own orders, and there being twenty trains a day, an average of only three passen gers to each of those vehicles will give 180 persons, that will make a total of 2,430 people to and from the City, and will give you 7,290 people to and from the West, because it is a known filer, that three carriages out of four will go to the West. You must take into consi deration the omnibus, cab, and carriage traffic together, and if you draw a comparison upon the whole figures, you will find that it is not quite three to the West-end agaEnat one to the City ; that brings you to a total finally of 21,355 people to and from the City, and gives kou 33,465 to and from the West-end. If y ou want to now where the division takes place as regards this comparison, it is thus—what I have given you as in tended for City people, is much in favour of the City. We drive first to the George and Blue Boar, Holborn, and those who get out there will naturally go West. We pass down Holborn ; we then go down Fetter-lane or Chancery-lane, and drop people who take the Temple, and then into the City. In the estimate, I give you every one of those as City persons. Now, the West-end traffic does not go nearer Holborn than this, that it goes to Griffin's Green Man, Oxford-street ; comes from Griffin's Green Man down to Piccadilly, and from Pic cadilly to Charing-cross ; that is the way in which it is estimated fbr the west-end, so that in truth the divi sion of traffic is more in favour of the City than it is of the West. Have you thought of the advantage of bringing the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway nearer to the City than Eibtori-square ?—I have done so. As regards benefit to the public, no doubt it would be a benefit so far as the City is concerned, but it would be a great disadvantage to the West-end, for this reason—at the Euston station the fare by omnibuses to Gracechurch-street, Fleet-street, the Bank, and to Charing-cross, and all the other places, is only six pence. Of course, in taking a cab, the fares are restricted by our arrangements with the cab people, so that they do not, as they usually do, charge more than their fare. You may go to Holborn for Is. from the station. You may go to the Bank, which perhaps is the heaviest, for 2s. ; and so on. You may go to Regent-circus for is., and to Charing-cross for Is. 4d. Now, supposing you took people from Euston-square and brought them to Farringdon-street, what would be the consequence ? First of all they would have to pay an additional toll for the Railway ; for that I should make a calculation, looking at the expense, amount ing to 2d. per mile per passenger, taking the average of the first and second clasfs; therefore, taking that as a criterion, you must add to that the cab faro from that station to the same points. If, therefore, a man wanted to go to Holborn, he would have to pay 4d. extra to get to Farringdon-street, and Bd. by cab, that makes Is. , which is precisely the same as f rom E uston-square, If a man went to Fleet-street, he would pay nothing but the extra charge of 4d. by railway ; that is in favour of Fleet-street. Then, on the other hand, to the Bank, I admit it would be but Is., say Bd. for the cab and 4d. for the railway, instead of 2s. To Gracechurch-street it would be Is. instead of 2s. To the West end of the town it would be thus; that if you went to Regent Circus, Oxford-street, you wculd pay Is. from Euston-square; if you went from Farringdon-street it would cost you Is. Bd., Bd. more, and so on in proportion; the West-end is higher upon the cab-fares, as the City is reduced. But taking the whole, and striking the average, you will find that the bond fide cost to the public will be considerably more than by the way they now go. Then I would say, that every passenger using our omni buses, either City or West, would be subjected to a charge of 6d., besides the extra presumed 4d. by the railway. If, therefore, a man wanted to go to the Dover Railway from the terminus, lie would pay lid. for an omni bus to take him there and 4d. for the railway, that would be 101 ; therefore the absolute cost to 9Public at lar ge wou ld b e greater on the whole. in the next plac e , so f ar as t h e West traffic goes, time will be lost upon the 33 000 passengers, as some time must be co nsumed at the division of the train, if any, at Euston-square, or even if it goes direct to the City, be cause you have to supply the ently uf the difficulty in Euston district, independ station. If you tak e a progress cab from to and from the City Eusto to Charing-cross in a quarter of an n - square they go not get from Farrin g d on - street in hour, but y ou w ill certainty. the same ti me f or So that really it is a loss of time and a l ose as far as regards the west a? Yes; out o f, f f money. carriages that we had to the City, the re were eightth w h.l went to the Eastern Counties Railway, an d three only went to London-bridge for the Bright on an d the Dover railways. There were but three carriages during the whole month that went on to the South-Eastern or Brigh ton Railway. From the north ? —From the north. I will finish my remarks by merely making this statement, that the trade to the railway to and frun the Birmingham Railway cannot be heavy ; that is, that persons do not go direct ; and the fact of eleven carriages to the City in the thirty-one days shows that even those went as follows. Where do you think they went ?It happened to bo the Newmarket races, and nine of those car riages were vans conveying the horses for the races; con sequently it is fair to asonne that only three carriages went to the City, and 130 to the West-end. There is an other thing to he observed, which is, that the Dover Rail- way Company, finding the inconvenience of two stations (namely, the Bricklayers'Arms and the London-bridge), ceased to split the trains at Deptford, and now run alter nately, for this very reason, that a man never knew which station he was going to in London ; and therefore, if he said to his servant. " You will meet me at the Dover Railway, on Friday ;" he said, " Which station am I to go to, the Bricklayers' Arms or the London-bridge ?" Supposing you split the train at Euston-square, and brought it partly here and partly there, the difficulty would be just this, that unless a man always knew which stationjhe was coming to, as a west-end man, his servant would never know which station to go to, besides the inconvenience as to luggage. In fact, you think a double station an inconvenience to the public ?—Yes ; the present Dover Company run one train now to the Bricklayers' Arms, and the other to London-bridge, on purpose to obviate this very difficulty, independent of saving time and safety. Is there nit now this difficulty, that a man may go to the wrong station?—lt is right enough now ;if a man goes there he is told that no train is coming in, and that he must go to the Bricklayers' Arms ; but before a gen tleman must wait, if he was undecided, till both trains were in. Another thing is, that you lessen the accommo dation to both, because, if you only start at the Euston square alternately, you only accommodate the Euston square man that once, and in the same way you only accommodate the other once. the facts we had before us in c o m i ng t o a reso l u ti on on thisimportant matter. By the contemplated mea sures, upwards of 200 miles of railway will be placed under one management, and the superior economy and advantage of working long, as compared with short lines, are now too well known and appreciated to re quire any commendation. The directors, therefore, earnestly recommend the approval of this Bill as a mea sure which cannot fail to be of the greatest importance to the shareholders.—(Applause.) The Chairman then sub mitted drafts of the various Bills seriatim to the meeting, which were all unanimously approved of, and a resolu tion adopted empowering the directors to make the necessary application for obtaining the Bills in the ensuing session of Parliament. r A case of considerable interest is now progressing in the Baltimore County Court. It is an action brought by 1 the city corporation against the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company, to recover the amount of tax or as sessment on the capital stock of the company—not decided. The capital of the Boston and Providence line has been increased by 3,000 new shaws. The effect of the loss of ale Atlantic on the traffic of the Norwich and Worcester is likely to be serious, though much less than anticipated, the Atlantic being insured for nearly her full value. The earnings of the road will, for the remainder of the season, be materially reduced by this accident, as travellers will take the most inland routes, for the purpose of avoiding, as much as possible, the navigation of the Sound. The tendency of prices in the New York market is dull and downward, and very little is expected to be done until Congress is convened. The lines about Albany have commenced carrying freight, by the law authorising them, under the stop page of canal navigation. EXETER, DORCHESTER, AND WEYMOUTH.— On Sa turday a meeting was held under the Dissolution Act Mr. Heale in the chair, when it was moved by Mr. Po cock, and seconded by Mr. Cohen, "That the company be dissolved, and that the dissolution be not taken as an act of bankruptcy." Scrutineers were appointed to ex amine the votes. Whilst this duty was being performed, Mr.lrococklas chairman of the shareholders' committee, proposed to read their report, but it was not thought necessary to do so. Mr. Pobock then stated that they had taken great trouble in looking into the affairs of the company, and the only thing they could complain was the purchase of shares by the company, which, however, they had had the honesty to acknowledge at the first meeting, and the shareholders' committee believed it arose from an error of judgment rather than from any desire to benefit individuals. Mr. Cohen stated that the managing committee had afforded ready access to all papers necessary to be examined in conducting the inquiry, and that the conduct of Mr. Crew, the secretary, had been most assiduous and oblig ing. He had the satisfaction of stating, as the result of the labours of the shareholders' committee, that the sum of 6,0001. had been deducted from the accounts sent in, which had enabled the management to return a guinea per share, and the sum of ls. 6d. per share still remained to be paid to the shareholders. He also stated that Messrs. Chauntler and Westwood, and Mr. Strick, the solicitors, had kindly taken into consideration the posi tion of the company, and deducted upwards of 1,5001. from their accounts. The scrutineers here reported that the number of votes recorded in favour of the dissolution of the company amounted to 6,140, being more than one third of the shares issued prior to the 31st of March last, and the Chairman thereupon declared the company to be dissolved. INDIAN CORN AS AN ARTICLE OF FOOD. As a food for man, Indian corn is considered a grain of the greatest value. The total annual crop in the United States for a year or two past, has been estimated at between four and five hundred millions of bushels per annum. Although long estimated in America as a wholesome and nutritious bread stuff, it has only been the failure of the crops in Great Britain the past and present year, combined with the reduction of duties on corn, which has caused its value to become appreciated abroad, causing vastly increased exports. Though the modes of preparing it for food are all simple, yet the prevailing ignorance on the subject has been most extraordinary. Believing information (though condensed), respecting the modes of preparing Indian corn for food will be as acceptable to the emigrant as any other sort, at the present time of scarcity in Ire land, &c., we shall give some directions for converting it into food for table use. To make pone bread from In dian meal, it should first be sifted through a hair sifter. The bran is good for poultry. All that is necessary to form the dough for bread, is to mix the meal with hot water, and add salt. Then make it into cakes of any convenient size, usually into fl a tt ene d l umps of five or six inches in diameter, and from two to three inches thick, placing them in a cast-iron oven, or " spider," with coals of fire beneath, covering it with a lid, and, if convenient, the lid with coals, and bake till the bread is well browned or done. It may then be taken out for use, If fat bits of pork, or small lumps of lard or butter be added to the dough before baking, the bread will be all the better. And it isanincreascciCOt to the company, and con sequently an increased cost to the public, by having two passenger stations ?—Yes ; I do not think the South- Western can do what I believe they can at London bridge ; they take the number of the vehicles outside the gates daily that pass through their gates. At the South-Western they do that, and also the place to which each cab is going?—Now they do at the London and Birmingham, that is exactly what we do, and the estimate which I have given is taken from such data. These details are from Mr. Creed ; we keep the account for the London and Birmingham ourselves, therefore this information must come from us. The next question is, is it necessary in the estimate to take a season of the year when there are many more persons ? I have taken from March to April. If you take from July to August, instead of being 26,000 people, we should bring it up to about 40,000 for the West, and about 20,000 for the City. If you toke March and April, and July and August, or about that time, you will have the average of the two seasons, which will be better. Do the proportions differ much?—Oh, yes. The proportions, not the numbers?—Oh, yes. With regard to the proposed goods station on the Southwark side of London-bridge, on the Southampton line, can vessels get up there?—No, only lighters. How will vessels get through London-bridge ?—A lighter from London-bridge to the docks would be a very trifling expense, and there would be a very ready access, and by going to the docks in a lighter, you save the charge of the docks themselves when by land. You would not calculate upon coasting-vessels getting up to that station ?—Coasting-vessels can get up there ; hoys can ; they can get there if it is put where I pre sume the station will be ; somewhere about Mr. Hum phrey's wharf. If the meal be gently parched in a greased spider or other iron vessel, like coffee, and then have poured on it some gravy, and a sufficient quantity of boiling water, stirring it well at the same time, it will form cheap and most nourishing sort of soup. Boiled with common water, being careful to have it well stirred while boiling, till cooked, will form an ex cellent porridge, which may be eaten with milk, gravy, or butter. To make it palatable, salt should be added as a seasoning. More expensive preparations are made by boiling white corn meal, and mixing it with wheat flour, when it can be baked in all the ordinary modes of baking the latter. How will they get under the bridge : the billy-boys and things of that kind ?—I apprehend what will go principally will be from the docks, the same as we have to fetch things, and take things to and from the Cus tom-house, and not vessels. What will be the difference of the expense, instead of coming to Vauxhall, as is done now 2—They would be taken for is. a ton. Then there is this saving, that if we take them by our waggons into the docks, they have to pay dock charges, bat not if they go by lighters. What will be the difference of expense?—About 3s. per ton, and the saving of time will make some differ ence; it will be about three hours in time. If corn meal be made into dough with warm water and yeast, and kept in a warm place for twenty-four hours, it will rise like white bread, aid on being baked in a baker's oven, in a large pan, it will keep for several days in cold weather, pure and fresh. A more expensive bread is made by taking corn meal, say a quart, and adding to it two or three eggs, suffi cient milk to soften it, and a spoonful or two of butter or lard, forping the whole into a soft batter, then baking it in a thin cake, or in separate small masses till well browned. Why should it be so?—lt takes about three or four hours now, and would be less to London-bridge. It is only a tide after all. What is the advantage of going up to London-bridge, as you have a station at Vauxhall?—lt makes a great difference upon the horse draught. I do not mean to say it makes all that difference that is necessary as for a commercial district. The pas. sengers,-no doubt, would receive an immense benefit by coming into the city, because the amount of traffic is so very large. As regards the London and Birmingham Railway Company, I understand that they wish to get to the Docks direct from Camden-town ; of course, if Very cheap and pleasant food can be made by making a batter of Indian meal, salt, and hot water alone, or sour milk, and then fried in thin cakes with lard. These batter cakes are improved by adding boiled rice to the batter. If Indian corn be coarsely ground the mass is called " small hominy." This is usually boiled for table use. If the whole grains be pounded in a mortar (having been previously soaked in warm water), till the tough rind or skin of the grain be loosened, which is then blown off; it is then called "large hominy." To per- form the operation of beating it properly, a large wooden mortar should n f woodbe used, en cutburnt from m a or tree. A scooped o n u r i e n n the end of a block wedge, oo b d e e e n a h si a ly nd d le is , e s n h ve o r u e l d d then en i b t e s use sharp d f. or edge p i n e s s e t l r e t . e d It will w a i w ll from the appearance of the grain when it is sufficiently pounded. The husk is then blown off by tossing it up and down in a large dish or wooden tray, blowing on it at the same time with the breath. It is then placed in a large iron pot, and boiled over a moderate fire a whole day, or until it is soft enough to mash a grain of it be tween the fingers; water being added from time to time during the boiling. It is then removed and preserved in cold weather for use. It may be mashed and fried in lard for breakfast, or it may be eaten cold with milk or gravy, &c. To make this " large hominy," it is best, when convenient, to select the whitest and hardest corn that can be obtained.—American Sun. they do that, it will lessen our cartage very considerably. By coming under the City 7—By the outer line, I think we carted sixty tons in one cargo only the day before yesterday from the Docks to the Birmingham Railway. I can furnish the Commissioners with the absolute num ber of the passengers moved for twelve months by omnibus from the Great Western, from the South- Western, the London and Brighton, the London and Dover, and the London and Birmingham. And by cabs, too?—Yes, we can give you it partially by cabs, not all by cabs, but pretty near the mark. You will see the small quantity which we take to and from the Brighton and Dover Railways. But that does not include all the people who are moved from that station by omnibus?—We take the whole district by Charing-cross, and no other omnibus goes to the station but our own, excepting the London Convey ance Company omnibuses, which go by Holborn to Ox ford-street ; I believe they go t o Paddington ; beyond that there is no other. There may be passengers by the London Conveyance Company omnibuses?—They go to Ilolborn, and up Ox ford-street. We want to take out the Charing-cross omnibus, but the Railway Company will have our omni bus in as a matter of regularity in connexion with them. You say we shall see the very small number of pas sengers which you have conveyed from the Brighton and Dover Railways?—Yes, you will find that they go by cabs; they do not mind the additional money; they pay the additional money, and thereby produce six vehicles to one. It is not so with the London and Birmingham quite in proportion. REPRODUCTION of the POTATO. (From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.) The experiment detailed below is exceedingly inte resting, and of great public importance. More than a year since, we urged the making of such an experiment, in the confident belief that it would arrest a disease that seemed to threaten almost total destruction to one of our most valuable staple products, and it gives us great pleasure to be able to announce the full success of the experiment. TO THE EDITOR OF THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. It is now evident that the potato disease is likely to prove injurious to this year's crop of this valuable vege table in this country, and in Ireland the whole crop is threatened with destruction. It is, therefore, a matter of the deepest interest to ascertain, if possible, how the evil is to be remedied. My own opinion is, that the potato has been so long propagated by cutting in stead of seed, that it has gradually deteriorated, until it has become fatally diseased, and that the remedy is to procure potatoes for planting which have been pro pagated recently from the seed. I wish to call the at tention of the public to the fact, that a gentleman in this city, Rev. N. S. Smith, has been for several years en gaged in his garden in producing the potato from seed, and with great success. He commenced, as he informed me, some four years since, by sowing the seed from the ball. These, the first year, produced a very small tuber. The next year he planted the - tuber, and also sowed the seed which was produced from the vine of the new tuber. The tuber, as is usual, next produced a potato of a large size, while the seed of the young potato (a result not before known) produced a much larger tuber, and a much greater number, than that of the old plant. Mr. Smith again took the seed from the second year's growth, as well as the tuber, and an increased size and quantity was the result in both cases. This remarkable fact is now stated by Mr. S. that the seed of his new potato will now produce a potato of a respectable size, and, while the seed ofintdlieshooldwswcolrenaroluytthpelapnrtoactesfisrbsty which gives a potato hardly the size of a p ea , t h e seed of the potato so renewed will now produce a, t u b er of an eatable size. the T p h o is t'at t o i to my s mind, its vital energy. Besides, the new potatoes are finer in the texture than the old, pro duce more, and show no signs of the potato disease, though planted in the vicinity of those affected by it, and are as hard and fine in the spring as when put in the cellar in the fall. Mr. Smith has been many years en gaged i n hi s garden in producing this result, and he has now a large quantity of the renewed potato on hand of different varieties. Every farmer and gardener should procure some of them for seed, for lam very confident that their product will be found entirely free from the rot. Mr. Smith lives in Jeffersonystreet, and will give a more full statement to any desirous of seeing or pur chasirri, th e re novated potato. The same p l an has been resorted to in Germany, and I understand with equal success. The different varieties of this potato will be exhibited at the annual agricultural fair in this country. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. THE ABERDEEN RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders was held within the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, on Wednesday, to consider and approve of various Bills proposed to be applied for in the ensuing session of Parliament ; Mr. James Hadden, the chairman of the company, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said—The first is a Bill to enable this company to make a railway from the Arbroath and For far Railway, at Forfar, in the Scottish Midland Junction Railway, in the parish of Glammis—in other words, to extend the Arbroath and Forfar Railway, which is now leased to this company, to a convenient point of junction with the Scottish Midland, near the village of Glausmis. The length of the proposed new line is about two and a half miles, and will effect a saving of distance as com pared with the present intended route of the Scottish Midland, of half a mile. By a reference to the map it will be seen that the present intended junction of the ' Arbroath and Forfar and Scottish Midland is not only inconvenient, but is is so laid down as entirely to cut off the importent town of Forfar ' • and to remedy this, and to secure th e most direct thorough communication, the present Bill is proposed. The estimated cost is 36,000/. The next Bill to be submitted is one to enable the company, in part, to alter their branch line to Brechiu. The alteration to which this Bill relates was sanctioned by a general meeting of the proprietors, specially called for that purpose on the 30th of May last, by adopting which the company are enabled to carry their terminus considerably nearer the town of Brechin, rendering it more convenient for the lehabi• tants of that town. The works are presently being pro ceeded with ; but it is necessary to procure an Act of Parliament, in order to obtain a valid title to certain en tailed lands through which the line passes, as well as in other respects to secure the legal rights of the company. The expense is estimated at 3,0001. The next measure to be brought before you is a Bill to authorise this com pany to purchase, and the Aberdeen Harbour Commis sioners to sell, a piece of ground at the upper part of the Inches, and upper part of the harbour of Aberdeen. The ground referred to is close in the vicinity of the terminus at Aberdeen, and is required by the company for the purposes of building workshops and other ac commodation thereon, for which it is very suitable and convenient. The present Bill is rendered necessary, in consequence of the harbour commissioners having no power, by their Act, to dispose of the ground. The last and most important matter to be submitted to this meeting is a Bill to consolidate the Aberdeen and Great North of Scotland Railway Companies. In bringing forward this measure, your directors are carrying out a resolution passed at a general meeting of proprietors held on the 11th September, 1845. It is as follows, viz. : " That this meeting recommend to, and authorise the directors to adopt, in conjunction with the directors of the Great North of Scotland Railway, the proper measures for affecting an amalgamation of the two lines at the earliest period which may be found advisable and practicable. And the Great North of Scotland Company having obtained an Act in the last session of Parliament, both companies are now in a position to apply to the Legislature for a Bill for their amalgama tion. Of the desirableness of such an union, I believe there can be but one opinion among those who know the intimate connexion between the two lines of railway, and the mutual dependence on each other, which, from their position, must always exist. From the very first, the promoters of this company contemplated the ex tension of railway communication north of Aberdeen, in connexion with the Aberdeen Railway, and although it was considered advisable to bring out the Great North of Scotland Company as a separate undertaking, the directors of both companies hare all along acted on the distinct understanding that, as the interests of both r lines were identical, they could not be kept separate with advantage to either. The question in regard to the terms on which the amalgamation should be made has received the most anxious consideration of your direct ors, and after maturely weighing the matter in all its bearings, they have unanimously come to the resolution of recommending an amalgamation of the two com panies on equal terms. I do not think if would be judicious on the present occasion to make any com parison of the merits - of the respective lines, but I deem it proper to state the following facts regarding the Great North of Scotland Railway, as indicative of the reasons which have induced the directors to recommend such terms of amalgamation. 1. The Great North of Scot land R a il way, commencing at the Aberdeen Company ' s er r ininus, in the centr e of th e c ity o f Ab er d een , pas s e s t o ughthe important counties of Aberdeen,Banff, Moray, Nairn, and Inverness, and embraces a wide extent of difertile country containing a large population. 2. In ad tion to the co unt i es above mentioned, it forms an outlet counti the population and commerce of the more northern es of Ross , rrextent Sutherland, and C a i t h ness . 3. The line will be of singul a 1 o.simila Yeasyconst ruc ti on, more so than any railway in Brit a i n , as, f rom t h e favourable natu re o f the country, the rail s may a l most be laid on the existing level, considerable p or ti on of the distance ; an d 4. The for a th° the line which was carefully taken by competent parties, shows a ret urn counties of equal to eight-and-h a lf per cent. on hh 1,500,000/ g exclusive of th e t ra ffi c of the co e Russ, utherland, and Caithn ess . Th ese are a fe w o f of Ciluncit EXTENSION.—The following new churches are at present in course of erection in various parts of the country, under the auspices of her Majesty's Com missioners:—Ashton-under-Lyne, 696 seats, 500 free, founded October alifter 9, f , founded 1, 1845 ; B r i g h ton, (All Saints,) 1,200 scats, 701 , free, founded April 18, o 1 d 8 e 4 (1 6 : October 704 seats,Birstall Wyk e , Y or k s hi re, 1846; Bury, Lancaster, 832 seats, 36 5 free, fou n d e d December, 1844; Gateshead, Durham, 588 seats, 284 free; Hovvard's Town, Glossop, 1 , 00 0 seats, 500 f ree , fouded September 27, 1844; Homerton, 607 seats, all 9 35 free, founded May 15, 18 , 45 King's Cross, Halifax, free, founded September 16, 1 845 ; Hackney, 1,507 seats , York, 595 seats, 319 f ree , f o unded August, 18 45; Pens -596 seats, 364 . free, founded May 8 , 1845; Keighl e y, nett, Staffordshire. 936, all free, founded March 27, 1846; Quarrybank, Staffordshire, 74 8 seats, all free, found e d October 28, 1845 Llangollen, 322 seats, all f ree , Hamilton-terrace, St. J ohn ' s f ‘ oVuonodde,d I J , 4 a s n 4 ua s r e y at l s 3, 8 4 1 00 4 f 6 r ; ec, founded June 24,; 1845; founded Nove m b er, 1845; Well-str ee t, St. seats, 1,200 seats, all free, Merthyr Tydvil, 1,208 seats, 60 0 free, founded March 23, 1846 ; Monkwearmouth, Durham, 584 seats, 184 free; East Compton, Oldha m , 58 6 seats, 340 f ree; Waterhead Mill, Oldham, 300 seats, all free, f oun d ed March 11, 1846; W alsden, Lancashire, 63 3 seats, 24 6 free, founded May 1, 1846 ; R ow l ey 1 Regis, 1,21 6 seat; 716 free, founded October 24, 1845 ; Whitechapel, 1 ,006 seatsB , 45 ; Woolwich, 1,250 seats, 653 free, found e d May all free, founded Michael mas , 7, 1845. HAPPY Is TUE WOOING THAT NOT LONG A DoING.—In a single recent number of the Washington Intelligencer are paragraphed three marriages. The first was a couple who had met at Vicksburg, on their way westward, and as the boat in which they had to embark was waiting, they were married in the strret, not to lose the boat. The second couple were married in a Newhaven steamer, chancing to agree during the six hour s ' passage, and a clergyman being onard. The third case was rather more romantic. A Spaniard, just arrived at New Orleans from Rio Grande, went on board a steamer bound for St. Louis. A German lady, just landed from a voyage across the Atlantic, and be longing to a party of emigrants, chanced to be a pas senger in the same b oat. On the second (lay of their passage to the Mississippi though they did not under stand a word of eac h other's language, they were married by a justice of peace, who was on board, having courted and made the bargain by aid of an interpreter 1 To these examples of notable diligence (all recorded in one day's paper) may be added one more instance of much the same spirit, as to making the most of the present moment. A Texas Paper complained, a few days ago, that a certain candidate for Congress, Judge Baylor, has an unfair advantage over his competitor, as he can , and does, electioneer fro m the pulpit and bench as well ' as from the stump (hustings or platform). lle is a clergy man as well as a judge and politician.--American paper. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1847. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OF A DERBY FAVOURITE. Mr. Jardine's colt, Johnny Armstrong, died at twelve o'clock on Monday night, at Mr. Dawson's stables, Mid dleham. DONCASTER, 1847. ENTRIES FOR THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES FOR Two- YEARS-OLD.—Old Brompton—c by Charles XII., out of Morsel, Metadore, Fandango —c by Simoom, out of Per gama—Lismoyne, by Launcelot, out of Maria—De Witt —Eagle's Plume—The Monk—Tim Bobbin—Queen of the May —c by Don John, dam by Jerry—Lady Mary— cby Charles XII., out of Manilla—f by Cardinal Puff, out of Croton Oil's darn—Weathercock—Loadstone—f by Touchstone, out of Olive—Slug—Panic—Dunrobin --Caversham—Crusade— Flatcatcher—Assault Han well—Beverlac c by Charles XII., out of Eveling— Athelstan—Snowball---Lamb's Wool—bro. to Lunedale —Wiasma— Whitewall—Lilling. ENTRIES FOR THE SCARBOROUGH STAKES FOR THREE- YEARS-OLD. —Administrator— St. Leon Wild Boy—The Black Dwarf—Meaux. ENTRIES FOR THE Two YEARS OLD STAKES.—Th e Gonriet—Matadore—De Witt—Eagle's Plume—The Monk—Deiopsia, by Defence—Never Mind, by Theon— c by Hetman Platoff, out of Miss Frill—Gunpowder (late Elvington)—Hatherley, by Defence—Sybil—Buck stone—f by Cardinal Puff, out of Croton Oil's dam— Manchester—Loadstone—Surplice—Fallow Deer—Vol ley—Caversham—Dunrobin—Crusade—Contessa—c by Quid, out of Speedwell—Flatcatcher—Assault—Miss Norton—The Doe—Hurricane—Otterburn—Snowball— bro. to Lunedale—Springy Jack—Whitewall—Blue beard—The Wise Woman—The Queen of the May. ENTRIES F9R THE GASCOIGNE STAKES, FOR THREE YEAR OLDS.—Van Tromp—The Horn of Chase—Fore closure—Johnny Armstrong—Philosopher—Epirote. - CHESTER, 1847. ENTRIES FOR A SWEEPSTAKES FOR Two YEAR OLDS. —Matadore—Lucy Ashton, by Tory Boy—The Pnbli can—Lady Mary—f by Morning Star, out of Miss Fitz —Enchantress—Glen Saddel—Buckstone—Beverlac— Miss Norton—The Stinger. ENTRIES FOR THE CHESTERFIELD STAKES, FOR THREE YEARS OLD.—Bruce (h b)—Abdiel—Bannock burn—Susanna—St. Leon—Sagacity—Lady Lurewell— Lancer—Watchdog—Dipthong--Hyderabad—The Horn of Chase—Jovial—Aliwal Cheapside—Moonlight—f by Touchstone, out of Cast Steel—The Premier. ENTRIES FOR THE DEE STAND CUP.—Bannockburn, 3 yrs—St. Leon, 3 yrs—Winchester, 5 yrs—Sagacity, 3 yrs—Wolf-dog, 5 yrs—Master Downes, 5 yrs—Aliwal, 3 yrs—lnfringe, 3 yrs—Princess Alice, 4 yrs—Spithead, 4 yrs. ENTRIES FOR THE MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER'S PLATE.—The Premier, 4 yrs—Elizabeth, 4 yrs—Caprice, 4 yrs—Miss Nutting, 6 yrs—Godfrey, 6 yrs—Light ning, 6 yrs—Blackie, 4 yrs—Penkinkindess, 3 yrs—The Magnet, 5 yrs—Lord Harry, 4 yrs—Jinglepot, 5 yrs— Winchester, 5 yrs—Sagacity, 3 yrs—Sharston, 4 yrs— Cherry, 4 yrs—Tom Tulloch, 4 yrs—Farthing Candle, 4 yrs—Osprey, 4 yrs—Colleen Bawn, 5 yrs—The Jolly Beggar, 6 yrs—Woodpecker, 4 yrs—Sotades, 4 yrs— Polo, 4 yrs—Arthur, 5 yrs—The Cur (late ironmaster), .5 yrs—Vanish, 4 yrs—Ukraine, 4 yrs—Philip, aged— Kismet, 4 yrs—Mendicant, 4 yrs—Mermaid, 4 yrs. ENTRIES FOR THE CHESHIRE STAKES.—Urallie, 4 yrs—Romance, 4 yrs—Black Strap, 5 yrs—Caprice, 4 yrs—Lightning, 6 yrs--Godfrey, 6 yrs—Diomed, 4 yrs—Blackie, 4 yrs, Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs—Crim. Con., 4 yrs—The Magnet, 5 yrs—Winchester, 5 yrs—Saga city, 3 yrs—Crozier, 3 yrs—Devil-me-care, 3 yrs— Hooton, aged—Smuggler Bill, 4 yrs—Pam, 5 yrs— Cherry, 4 yrs—Farthing Candle, 4 yrs—Sweet meat, 5 yrs Finvaragh, 4 yrs Ajax, aged Antler, 6 yrs—Sir Simon, 4 yrs—Osprey, 4 yrs—Col leen Bawn, 5 yrs—Woodpecker, 4 yrs—Sotades, 4 yrs— Dolo, 4 yrs—Mickey Free, 6 yrs—The Dart, 5 yrs— Regalia, 4 yrs—Newcoat, aged—Refraction, 5 yrs— Doleful, 5 yrs—Flitch, 4 yrs—Golden Bee, 4 yrs— Psalmsingor, 5 yrs—The Lamb, 4 yrs—The Prior of St. Margaret's, 4 yrs—Vanish, 4 yrs—Fitzallen, 5 yrs—sis. to Flambeau, 4 yrs—sis to Pedometer, 5 yrs—Dictator, 4 yrs—Philip, aged—Mendicant, 4 yrs—Morocco, 4 yrs. ENTRIES FOR THE EATON STAKES FOR THREE AND FOUR-YEARS•OLD.—Susanna, 3 yrs—Bannockburn, 3 yrs—St. Leon, 3 yrs—f by Lanercost, out of L'Hiron delle, 3 yrs—Cheapside, 3 yrs—f by Touchstone, out of Cast-steel, 3 yrs. - YORK, 1847. ENTRIES FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES'S STAKES FOR Two YEAR OLDS.—C. by Charles the Twelfth, out of the Cure's dam—Vermicelli—e. by Heiman Platoff, out of Maid of Lune—Urasma—Springy Jack—c. by Plenipo, dam by Ishmael—sis. to Arkwright—bro. to Auckland —Snowball Wolverhampton —The Goldsmith—The Spaniard—Good-boy —c. by Bay Middleton, out of Lyndhurst's dam—Glen Saddel—Never-mind—Queen of the May—f. by Sheet Anchor, out of lone—c. by Assassin, out of Mistake-3/latadore—sis. to Dexterous —Flatcatcher—Assault—Miss Norton—The Doe—f. by Melbourne, out of Skiff—Miss Harrison—Volley—Tim Bobbin—Gilnochie—c. by Hetman Platoff, out of Miss Frill Givendale Atterburn The Prince—Charles Matthews—Tornado—c. by St. Luke, dam by Alcaston —Loadstone—f. by Touchstone, out of Olive—Daughter of Toscar—Old Brompton—Romi—Athelstane—f. by Cardinal Puff, out of Croton Oil's dam—f. by Buzzard, out of Layla—Lady Mary—Whitewall —c. by Touch stone, out of Languish—f. by Pantaloon, out of Sarcasm —c. by Muley Moloch, out of Evening Star—Lilling— The Stinger—Fandango—Sweetsauce—Sincerity—Bl ue Beard—Caversham. ENTRIES FOR THE CONSTITUTION STAKES FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS.—Hannah Reine—Grirnston—The Conju ror—Princess Alice—Brocardo—Jocose. ENTRIES FOR TUE . FILLY STARES FOR THREE YEAR OLDS.—The Maid of Saragossa—f by Touchstone, out of Cast Steel—The Alderman's Daughter. ENTRIES FOR A SWEEPSTAKES OF THIRTY SOPS. EACH FOR THREE YEAR OLDS.—Kemblesworth—St. Leon— Philosoplier — Wildboy—Executor—c, by Jereed, dam by Pantaloon—Glenvvelt—Sir Martin—Administrator— Christopher—Signet (late Galvanic Ring). ENTRIES FOR THE GIMCRACK STAKES FOR Two YEAR OLDS.—C. by Quid, out of Speedwell—Gilnochle—Th e Wise Woman—Bro. to Lunedale—c. by Plenipo, dam by Ishmael-- Snowball—The Spaniard—Paphos —Never mind—Rockley— Beverlac—Chaff—Hanwell—P e t of the Fancy—Volley—Jona than—Blackball—f, by Charles XII., out of Quadron—c, by 11. Platoff, out of Miss Frill—Otterburn—Ballenden—Tne Prince—Charles Matthews—Tornado —c, by St. Luke, dam by Alcaston—Old Brompton—Hurricane—Buckstone—Dun robin— Gun p o wder — Tuscan—Whitewall—f. by Inheritor, out of Constance—c, by Touchstone, o u t o f L angu id —f, by Pantaloon, out of Sarcasm —c, by Muley Moloch, out of Evening Star— Lambswool—Lilling—Miss Cobden—The Middledale Maid—Katzivika. The Chester Cup entries amount to 177. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.—LIVERPOOL, JULY, 1847. WEDNESDAY.—Nominations for the Mersey Stakes.— .Fandango—De Witt--Eagle's Plume—Propeller —Tus can—Tim Bob bin — Flatcatcher—Assault—Springy Jack —Daughter of Toscar—ch f by Hetman Platoff, dam by Actmon — Matadore—Crusade—b c by Elis, out of Manto —Old Brompton—Sister to Wanota—King of Kildare— Lahore—br cby Hetman Platoff, out of Miss Frill—b f by Cardinal Puff, out of Crotan Qil's dam. THURSDAY. —Nominations for the Tradesmans' Cup, or Plate, of 3001. ; weighti to be published on the 26th of June, and forfeit declared on the 3d of July.— Cossack, 3 yrs—Plaudit, 5 yrs—Dolo, 4 yrs—Eryx, 3 yrs—Burgundy, 4 yrs—lnheritress, aged—Lightning, 6 yrs —The Best-of-Three, 6 yrs—Fancy Boy, 4 yrs— Poynton, 4 yrs—Alliance, 4 yrs—Bannockburn, 3 yrs— Mentor, 3 yrs—Liberator, 3 yrs—Rob Roy, 3 yrs—Bed lam, 7 yrs—George Barnwell, 3 yrs—Annandale ' 5 yrs —Sir George, 4 yrs—E nc ha n t er' 3 yrs—The Druid, 4 yrs—Blackie, 4 y r s—l ng l ewoo d, 4 yrs—Brother to Telemachus, 3 yrs—St. Leon, 3 yrs—br c by Laner cost, out of Leda— Sir Tattoo Sykes, 4 yrs —Christopher, 3 yrs—Pilgrim, 4 yrs—Collier, 5 yrs—Whinstone, 5 yrs—Hope, 5 yrs—br c by Lanercost, out of Miss Martin, 3 yrs—b c by Lanercost, out of La Femme Sage, 3 yrs—Jinglepot, 5 yrs—Sweetmeat, 5 yrs—Chersey, 5 yrs—Chartist, 4 yrs —Romance, 4 yrs—lntrepid, 6 yrs—Pal, 5 yrs—Punch, 4 yrs—Kite, 3 yrs—Doleful, 5 yrs—lago, 4 yrs—Tom Tulloch, 4 yrs—Camera Obscure, 4 yrs—Conyngham, 3 yrs—Picnic, 5 yrs—Farthing Candle, 4 yrs—Boarding School Miss, 6 yrs—Wanota, 3 yrs—Marquis of Conyng barn, 4 yrs—Mickey Free, 6 yrs —Comme it Faut, 3 yrs —Alarm, 5 yrs—Jonathan Wild, 4 yrs—Geraldine, 4 yrs—Polkn, 4 yrs—Mirmillo, 3 yrs—Cawronch, 4 yrs— Due-an .Dorris, 5 yrs—Flahowlagh, 5 yrs—Brocardo, 4 yrs—Cranebrook, 4 yrs—Projectile, 3 yrs—Queen Mary, 5 yrs—Brown Fly, 4 yrs—Cossack Maid, 4 yrs—Glen well, 3 yrs—Red Robin, 5 yrs—Vanish, 4 yrs—Sheraton, 4 yrs—Prior of St. Margaret's, 4 yrs—Shelforth, 4 yrs— Hannah Reine, 4 yrs—Sister to Pedometer, 5 yrs—Quad • ruped, 4 yrs—Pedometer, 6 yrs—Fitzallan, 5 yrs-- Fitxwilliam, 4 yrs—Slayer's Daughter, 4 yrs—br c, by Bran, out of Marcella, 4 yrs—Crim Con, 5 yrs—Erin go-bragh, 4 yrs—Queen of Tyne, aged—bl c, by Jaques, out of Ringlet, 3 yrs—b c, by Touchstone, out of Laura, 4 yrs—Moonlight, 3 yrs—Pavilion, 3 yrs— Diomed, 4 yrs—Blackbird, 4 yrs—Ninety-one, 6 yrs— The Premier, 4 yrs—Sister to Flambeau, 4 yrs— The Lamb, 4 yrs—The Conjuror, 4 yrs—Comet, 4 yrs Milkmaid, 4 yrs Helena, 3 yrs Mo rocco, 4 yrs Pantasa, 4 yrs Mermaid, 4 yrs— Woodpecker, 4 yrs Ukraine, 4 yrs Chanti cleer, 4 yrs—Yardley, aged—Gwalior, 5 yrs—Con spiracy, 4 yrs—Lady Wildair, 5 yrs—Pam, 5 yrs— Cherry, 4 yrs—Main Brace, 3 yrs—Chatterbox, 4 yrs— Rowena, 6 yrs—Miss Castling, 4 yrs—Smuggler Bill, 4 yrs—Crown Prince, 4 yrs—Sir Martin, 3 yrs—Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs—So Nice, 3 yrs — Winchester, 3 yrs— Maid of Lyme, 4 yrs—Yaxley, 3 yrs—Princess Alice, 4 yrs—Dictator, 4 yrs—Fleur de Marie, 4 yrs—Regalia, 4 yrs—Newcourt, aged—Mendicant, 4 yrs—b f by La nercost, out of Camp-follow, 3 yrs—Arthur, 5 yrs— Lothario, aged—Refraction, 5 yrs—Tim Whiffler, 3 yrs —The Premier, 3 yrs. The Derby Handicap—Weights on the 26th June.— Meanee, 3 yrs—Plaudit, 5 yrs—Dolo, 4 yrs--Sotades, 4 yrs—Harley, 3 yrs—Miss Nutting, 3 yrs—Light ning, 6 yrs—Godfrey, 6 yrs—The Best of Three, 6 yrs —Blackie, 4 yrs The Traverser, 4 yrs Lord Harry, 4 yrs—Pilgrim, 4 yrs—Winchester, 5 yrs— Sagacity, 3 yrs—The Cur (late Ironreaster), 5 yrs—Shars ton, 4 yrs—Chertsey, 5 yrs—Jinglepot, 5 yrs—Smuggler Bill, 4 vrs—Merman, 4 yrs—Princess Alice, 4 yrs—Varnish, 4 yrs—Ukraine, 4 yrs—The Prior of St. Margarets, 4 yrs— June, 5 yrs—'o c, by Jereed, out of Pantomime, 3 yrs— r3s—yrLos— j tha o ri ll o y , Devil-me-care, 3 yrs—Dipthong, 3 yrs—Philip, aged — Queen y Beggar, 6 yrs—Aliwal, 3 yrs—Spithead, 4 yrs—Cherry, 4 yrs y t ' 4 he s —Pic Nic, 5 yrs— aMgaerdy—, 3 R y e ' f r r s a —Osprey, Ly T rs h — e B m ro a w id n of F A l Bard, 4yrs—gr c, by Arthur, dam by Langer, 4 yrs. Tom Tulloch, 4 yrs—Premier, 4 yrs—The THE GROSVENOR STAKES OF 15 SOVS. EACH.—WyVeaR, 4 yrs—Bannockburn, 3 yrs—Blackie, 4 yrs—The Traverser, 4 yrs—St. Leon 3 yrs—Burlesque, 4 yrs — Milkmaid , 4 yrs—b f, by Colwick, out of Y Medoro , mc yrs—Cranebrook, 4 y rs — The Conjuror, 4 yrs—Pr • ess Alice, 4 yrs—Kismet, 4 yrs— The Prior of St. Margarets, 4 yrs--Shelfortk, 4 yrs. THE FAMINE IN IRELAND ♦ND SCOTLAND.---Up to yesterday, the total amount raised in the metropolis for the relief of the existing distress in the remote parishes of Ireland and Scotland, was 13,651/. 14s. 6d., of which her Majesty contributes 2,0004 aucl frince Albert 500/. NOTES ON AMERICAN LINES. Railways in America are still running up the incline of popular favour, not at a pace so precipitate and peril ous as was witnessed in England last autumn, but slowly, unexcitedly, and at easy going grades. The promoters of the Oregon line have been enterprising among the people of the west, and Baltimore, Wheeling, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Louisville, have given voice in favour of the measure, with a view to its advance ment before Congress next session. From the proceedings of the commissioners of the central line it appears, that formal canvasses throughout the country are becoming common to secure subscrip tions of stock. All classes are encouraged to subscribe. The stock is not sought to be established in the hands of a favoured few to the exclusion of the many. Com mittees call upon individuals throughout the city and country to solicit each to subscribe, from a single share and upwards, commensurately with their means, thus popularising while they plan their railway scheme. DISCONTINUANCE OF FREE PASSES TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Jonathan has determined to discontinue the free passages heretofore enjoyed by members of the Le gislature, and further to discontinue the Sunday morn ing train between New York and Philadelphia, on and after the new year. This has long been contemplated, but various obstacles have hitherto prevented the ditcon tinuance. There is a more friendly disposition at Pittsburg in favour of the Great Pennsylvanian line, the people having determined on a connexion with one or other of the Atlantic bays. A union of circumstances had in• duced them to prefer that of the Chesapeake at Balti more. But the Baltimore and Ohio Company hesitate to accept the terms involved in the Connellsvillu scheme. It is estimated that by making use of the Partage line the route might be completed from Harrisburg for 6,000,000 dolls. Arrangements have been made by which a direct line will be established between Boston and New York, via Springfield, Hartford, and New Haven. The trains will leave Boston daily (Sundays excepted) at 71 A.m.; Springfield at 1 r. 31., and New Haven at 4 r.m., in either the steamboat Traveller, Champion, or New York, and arrive at New York city early the same evening. Re turning, the passengers will leave New York at 61 A.m., New Haven at 11 A.M., Springfield at 3P. iI., and arrive in Boston the same evening at 7. BALTIMORE AND OIIIO.—At a meeting of the board of directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the president (Mr. M'Lane) read an elaborate paper, giving his views at great length on the all-engrossing subject of the advancement of this work to the west. It closed with resolutions for a call to the stockholders, early in February next, and proposing a subscription to the Pitts burg and Counellsville Rail of 600,000 dolls. SAMPLES OF ACCIDENTS.—On Thursday evening an Irishman, named Denis M'Mahon, was killed on the rail road, opposite the depict, in the borough of Pottsville. It seems that the unfortunate man, with an Irish com panion, had just arrived from Vermont, and were on their way to Pottsville, after work. To obtain a cheap passage over the road, they secreted themselves in the bottom of an empty coal car, at Richmond, or one o f the stations along the road, and kept such close quarters that the hands on the train were entirely unaware of their presence. As the cars were passing the depot, after nightfall, the deceased, in attempting to jump oti; is supposed to have struck the water-pipe between the tracks, which threw him under the wheels, where his body was caught and twisted, and most dreadfully mangled, and finally completely severed in the middle, by the train passing over it. A man by the name of Adam Grim was run over by a coal train on the Reading Railroad, on Satur day evening week, a short distance above Phrenixville. His head and arms were dreadfully mangled, the left arm so bad as to require immediate amputation. As a Long Island train of cars from Worcester for Norwich was passing the depot at Pomfret, Connecticut, under full speed, a young man, belonging to that town, named Benjamin Wheeler, attempted to cross over the track, directly in front of the engine, and was immediately caught upon the " cow catcher," attached to the locomo tive, awl dreadfully mangled, and it was feared fatally injured. GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA.—A meeting was held at Hamilton on the 4th ult., for the purpose of consider ing and adopting an agreement entered into between Sir Allan Napier Macnab, on behalf of the company, and the corresponding committee of the company in London. The snow has been fifteen inches deep at Albany, ren dering even the rail impassable. COMPLIMENTARY TO THE PRESS.—The Long Island train was detained 25 minutes in order that the mail bags for New York city and papers for the New York press might be forwarded. For•,this favour the New Yorkers were indebted to Mr. Parker, superintendent of the Boston and Worcester Rail. Subscribers to the new stock of the New York and Erie have been notified, that interest will be paid accord ing to the terms of subscription, on application at their office, on and after the Ist of January next. The transfer books of the new stock will be closed frum the 12th of December to the Ist of January. The Nashua and Lowell have declared a semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent, for the past six months. PHILADELPHIA AND READING.—The receipts of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail appear to be rapidly de • clining. The weekly receipts are now not only small compared with what they have been this year, but the increase compared with corresponding weeks last year is much less than in previous weeks. Annexed are returns showing the receipts for the last week in November in each of the past three years : 1844. 1845. 1846. Travel 51,573 60 $1,809 14 $2.294 03 Freight on goods 1,045 10 1,382 99 2,077 14 Ditto coal 7,976 87 22,932 87 30,200 77 810,595 57 826,125 00 834,574 94 Coal transported—tons 7,003 18,319 21,927 One day's work was lost by a suspension of business on Thanksgiving. The amount of coal transported for the above weeks in 1846 shows an increase of but little more than 3,500 tons. At this rate, the estimate for the year will hardly be realised. PHILADELPHIA AND COLUMBIA.—A statement of the receipts at the collector's office of the Philadelphia and Columbia, at Philadelphia, for the year terminating th e 30th of November, 1846, and those of the previous year, exhibits the annexed comparative results : Motive. Months. Railway. Power. Total 845—December 4,436 90 7,429 50 11,866 40 846—January 3,302 19 7,667 92 10,970 11 February March April 22,240 88 16,385 98 38,626 87 May June July 9,957 47 11,206 74 21,164 21 August . September 2 19 : 4 84 1 0 9 8043 15,601 10757 0 4 3 5 3 3 6 0 :4 1 4 7 2 6 48 77 October November 11,968 90 9,503 47 21,472 46 Total .. ...150,402 46 125,760 24 276,162 70 Amt. reed. last year 121,641 63 114,087 47 236,629 10 Exe5.18460vr.1845 28,760 83 10,772 77 30,533 60 MOHAWK AND HUDSON.—The receipts for the last week in November, this year, compared with the corres ponding week in the previous five years, were as an nexed ; Passengers Freight ... $2,269 12 .... 309 19 ,92,578 31 During the same period in 1845 Increase over 22 per cent. being The earnings of the road during the same week for the 'ast five years have been as follows :- 1841 1842 . X 1,185 48 1,165 08 843 • .. 1,641 03 844 . 845 . 1,754 13 2,107 52 Contracts are being taken for the superstructure of the Montreal and Lachnie line for eight miles. ST. LAWRENCE AND ATLANTIC.—A first instalment of 44 16s. has been called for to commence the works. The amount of the stock of the New York and New Haven Rail subscribed in the Commercial Emporium, is about 1,500,000 dolls., and about 500,000 or 600,0 W) dolls. additional have been subscribed in Boston. The whole amount required is 2,500,000 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. William Round, 21, a post-office letter carrier, pleaded guilty to two indictments, charging him with stealing letters containing money and other articles, the property of the Postmaster- General. Mr. Justice EnLi;eni;nced him to be transported for ten years. deorgelimit, 55, labourer, was indicted for cutting and wounding Susannah Haynes, with intent to murder her. In other counts, the intention of the prisoner was laid to be to do the prosecutrix grievous bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence, that Mrs. Haynes lived with her husband, in a cottage situated in rather a lonely position, at Holloway, calla Paradise-terrace. The pri soner lived in the same neighbourhood ; and appeared to have been on friendly terms with the prosecutrix and her husband up to the time of the transaction in ques tion, which took place on the evening of the 14th of November. At that time it appeared that the prisoner went to the cottage, where Mrs. Haynes was alone at the time, awaiting her husband's return to supper, and, after some ordinary conversation, while the prosecutrix vas in the act of turning towards the fire, she received a tremendous blow upon the head from the prisoner. She seized him, and a struggle took place between them, during which she received other injuries, but at length her cries brought assistance, and the prisoner made his escape. The prosecutrix was found in a fainting state, and almost covered with blood ; and it appeared, from the testimony of the surgeon, that the injuries she re ceived were of a very serious character, and that, at one time, he apprehended a fatal result. When the prisoner was apprehended, he admitted he had assaulted the pro secutrix, and said he] had,. done it for satisfaction ar.d revenge. The prisoner, in his defence, denied that he had ever said anything about satisfaction :or revenge, but said that on the night in question, he went to the prosecu trix's cottage, and they had a little dispute, and she seized him by the collar and threatened to give him in charge for deserting his wife. This excited him, and he took up the candlestick and "jobbed" her on the head, in order to make her lose her hold, but she kept push ing him along, and when she got him outside she left hold of him, and he walked away, and this, he said, was "the long and short of it." The jury found the prisoner Guilty upon that count in the indictment charging his intent to be to do grievous bodily harm, and Mr Ju.tice Earle sentenced him to be transported for life. Robert Warrington Crowther, 34, described as a la bourer, was indicted for feloniously forging and uttering an order for 301., with intent to defraud Messrs. Dixon, the bankers, Chancery-lane. Mr. Clarkson prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner. IC appeared that the prisoner had been employed as clerk to an attorney named Simmons, who kept an ac count at Messrs. Dixon's, and it was proved that the forged cheque was is the handwriting of the prisoner, and one of the notes that had been paid for it was after wards traced to him. The prisoner received a good character from his brother, who is a clergyman of the Church of England, and other respectable persons. The jury found him guilty, but recommended him to mercy, and Mr. Justice Maule sentenced him to trans portation for ten years. There were other charges of a similar character against the prisoner ; and the clerk of the New Church at Chel sea applied to the Cuurt to order the restitution of some money that was found upon the prisoner, and which had been obtained from him by a forged cheque that had been given to him by the prisoner on payment of the church fees on the occasion of his marriage. He had, it appeared, given the clerk an order for four pounds upon Messrs. Dixon, and received the difference. Mr. Justice MAULE said he should not make any order, but he did not think the policeman ought to object to give up the money, under the circumstances. The Grand Jury came into Court with a number of bills, and among them, one against Captain Sleigh, for a misdemeanor, under the Foreign Inlistment Act, which was returned a true bill. It appeared they had got through the whole of the business, and they were there fore discharged from further attendance. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JANUARY 6. STOCK ExcXANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 9—Caledonian, New, —Eastern Counties, 23 1 A — Great Western, Fifths, 31—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 1 1 / p.—Manchester and Leeds, Extension, 1% p.—Manches ter and Southampton, 2—Midland, New, 7—West Riding Union, 2x 5 p. - LIVERPOOL, JANUARY 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate and East ern Junction, 1 / 4 p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1 3 / 4 p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 6 7 / 8 p.—Bir mingham and Oxford Junction, 9 3 / 4 p.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North-Western, % dis.—Buckinghamshire, 1 / 2 dis.— Caledonian (Clydesdale Junction), 15 p.—Chester and Bir kenhead, 50 1 / 2 —Ditto, New 20/. Shares, % p.—Eastern Coun ties, New, 7 3 / 4 p.—Ditto, York Extension, 1 3 / 4 p.—East Lan cashire, New Scrip, 1 3 / 4 p.—East Lincolnshire, 2% p.—Great Western, 17!. Shares, 6 1 / 2 p.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union, 2 1 / 2 p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 9 1 / 2 p.—Ditto, Extension (green), 1 1 % p.—Leeds and Thirak, 1% dis.— Ditto, Preference, 1 1 / 2 p.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1% p.—London and North-Western, 199—Ditto, New Quar ters, 14 p.—Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 22 1 / 1 p.—London, Man chester, and Birmingham, 77—London and Brighton and South Coast, Consolidated Eighths, 44 p.—London and York, 16s. 3d. p.—Direct Northern, 14 p. —Manchester and Leeds, 32 p.—Ditto, (late Huddersfield and Sheffield), p. —Ditto, Quarters, 5 3 / 4 p—Ditto, Fifths, 6% p.— Ditto, Ex tension, 1% p.—Ditto, Halves (late London and Birming ham), 6 3 / 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 100 —Ditto, Quarters, No. 1, 4 p.—Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 2 , /, dis.—Manchester and Southampton, par —Matlock and Midland, p. —Midland, 131—Ditto, New, 5 1 / 8 p.—Newcastle and Berwick, 15 p.—North Staffordshire, 4 p.—North Union (A), 224—North-Western, 13s. 9d. p.— Northern Counties Union, 1 / 2 dis.—Shrewsbury and Hereford, 6s. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N. W. M.), 5 p. —Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 1 dis.—Ditto, New, 1 1 / 8 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingh am (A), 2 p.—Ditto (B), 4 71 p.—Shropshire Union, 1 4 dis.—South- Eastern and D over , ew, No. 4, % p.—South Staffordshire Junction, I% p.— Trent Valley, Midland, and Grand Junction, 1 p.—West Riding Union, 2% p.—York and Newcastle, New, 7 1 / 2 p. —Ditto, Preference, 5 3 / 4 p.—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 7 dis.—Newry and Warrenpoint, 234 p.—Great Luxembourg, 3 1 4 dis.— Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 2% p. MANCHESTEIC, JANUARY 6. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Am bergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 14 p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1 7-16 p.— Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 9 15-16 p.—Birmingham, Wolverhampton, &c., 3 p.—Black burn, Clitheroe, &c., lj dis.—Caledonian, Halves, % p. Great Northern (late London and York), 3 / 4 p.—East Lan cashire, 3 3 / 4 c. p.—Ditto, New (scrip), 1 3 / 4 p.—East Lincoln shire, 2 3.16 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 1 dis.—Ditto, Prefer entials, p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, Halves, 5 1 / i p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, % p.—London and South-Western (scrip), 1% p.—Man chester and Leeds, Halves (Liverpool and Bury), 6 1 4 p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby), 1 dis.— Ditto, Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 7-16 dis.—Ditto, Grimsby Dock, 1% dia.—Manchester and Southampton, 1-16 dis.— North British, Thirds, 2 13-16 p.—North Staffordshire, 4 c. p.—Northern Counties Union, % dis.—Oldham Alliance, 7 % 4 p.—Royston and Hitchen, % p.—Shrewsbury and Birming ham (A), 218 p. c.—Shrewsbury and Hereford, % dis.— West Riding Union, 23 p.—Wharfdale, 3 4 dis. LEEDS, JANUARY 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 6s. 6d. p.—Birmingham and Oxford Junc tion, 10 1 4 c. p.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 3 / 4 p.— East Lancashire, New, Scrip, 1 3 / 4 p.—East and West York shire, 7s. dis.—Great Northern (late London and York), 17s. 6d. (scrip), p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 4% n. p.— Leeds and Dewsbuy Extension Scrip (green), 1 1 4 p.—Ditto, New Extensions Scrip (pink) 27a. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 118 dis.—Ditto, New, ss. c. p.—Ditto, Preference, 30s. 6d. p. —London, Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 7 9.16 p.—Ditto (B), 7 9-16 p.—Malton and Driffield Junc tion, 21. 2s. p.—Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, (late Had. and Sheff.), 6% p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 289. 6d. p.—North British, Thirds, 565. 6d. p. Ditto, Quarter Shares (late Carlisle Branch) . 475. c. p.— Ditto, Extension (scrip), 18s. 6d. p.—North Staffordshire, 4% c. p.—Northern Counties Union, 18s. dis.—North-West ern, 14s. p.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 14s. p.— Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 21. 3s. 6d. p.—Wharfdale Junction, ss. c. dis.—York and North Midland, Preference, 11% p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 7s. dis.—West Riding Union, 4%. HULL, JANUARY 6. STOCK Excuawcx.—The sales are—York and North Mid land, Preference, 12 1, 8 p. cash—Great Northern (London and York), 1 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, New, Bs. 6d. p.—Northern Counties Union, 365. 6d.—Leicester and Bedford, I Is. 6d. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JANUARY 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Direct Northern, Is. 3d. p. reg.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 335. 3d. p.— East Lincolnshire, 2% p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and New castle Junction, Is. p.—London and York, % p. reg.— Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, I% p.—Man chester and Leeds Extensions, 1 3 / 4 p.—Northern Counties Union, % dis.—North British, Thirds, .565. 4d. p.—Ditto, Quarters, 475. p. SHEFFIELD, JANUARY 6. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting. ham, and Boston, 1 / 4 p.—Manchester Grimsby, and Shef fild, dis.— Ditto, 20/. Shares, 18s. dis.—Ditto. Docks, 1 1 4 . dis.—Ditto, Sheffield, and Lincoln, lls. dis.—North British, Extension (scrip), 183. od.—North Western, 16s. p.—West Riding Union, 2% p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, Bs. dis.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 9s. p.—Shef field, Rotherham, and Doncaster, 21s. p • EDINBURGH,' JANUARY 5. STocic ExcirANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 251. 158.- Airdrie and Bathgate, 44 85.-Arbroath and Forfar, 284- Ditto, Halves, 151. Ss.-Armagh and Portrush, 6s. 6d.- Ayr and Galloway, 21.-Caledonian, 301.-Ditto, New, 2/. 16s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 21. 65.-Clydesdale Junction, 391. 55.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. 155.- Deeside, 31. 55.-Direct Northern, 2/. 18s. 6d.-Dunbl ane , Donne, and Callender, 1/. 155.-Dund e e an d Arbroath, 41/. ex new-Ditto. New. No. 1, 341.-Ditt o , N ew, N o. 2, 294- Dundee and Perth, 271. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 141. 58.-East of Fife, 2/. 17s. 6d.-East Lothian Central, 31. Is. 6d.-Edin burgh and Bathgate, 34-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 784- Ditto, Halves, 22/.-Ditto, Quarters, 19/. 17s. 6d.-Edin burgh, Leith, and Granton, 214-Ditto, Preference, 21/. 12s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 15/. 10s. ex new-Ditto, New, 51. 15.-Ditto, Newport, 61. 7s. ex new-Ditto, ditto, New, 3/. 14s. &1.-Edinburgh and Perth, 21.-Ditto, 3/. 2s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 691.-Ditto, New Stock, 381. 155.-Ditto, Quarters, 171. 7s 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 91. 10s. -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 10s.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 165.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 41/.- Glasgow General Terminus, 121.-Glasgow and Greenock, 174-Ditto, Halves, 8/. 103.-Ditto, Preference, Si. 55.-Glas gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 4/. 17s. 6d.-Great No r th of England, 2 381.-Great North o f Scotland, 24 165.-Great Western, 126/.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, 11. 3s. 6.t. -London and York, 2/. 155.-Ditto, Extensions (scrip), 2/. 108 .. -Manchester and Leeds, 1051.-Ditto, Sixteenths, 84- Ditto, Extensions, 3/. 75.-Newcastle and Berwick, 35/.- North British, 36/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 151. Thirds, 3/. 1 95.-Ditto, Quarters, 3/. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, New, scrip, 14 Ils. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-Scottish Central, 211. 1 55.-Scottish Grand Junction, 14 13s. 6d.-Scottish Mid land, 141. IN.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 155.-ShrewAors, Oswestry, and Chester, 71. 55.-Ditto, New, 11. ls.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 18s.-Stirling and Midland, 21. 104.- Strathem Junction, 41. -Wishaw and Coltness, 491.-York and Newcastle ' 38/. ex new-Ditto, New, 15/. 55.-Ditto, Preference, 71. 12s. 6d.-Direct Bombay and M a d ras , 5 5 . 3d. -East Indian, Ds. 6d.-Great North of India, 4s. 3d.- Great Southern of Madras, 55. , -Madras, Nellore, and Argot, 34. 3d. GLASGOW, JANUARY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 25% - 4 51 and Galloway, 42's.—Caledonian, New, 575. td.—Caledol and Dumba r t ons hi re , 45 5 ., s t oc k—Di rect Northern (14 58s.—Dundee and P er th, 27 1. 14 s. —E aster n . Counties.n Extension, 76s.—East of Fife, 57s.—East Indian, 110.bu' ig Edinburgh and Bath ga t e , 60 s. —Edi n b urg h and GlisV Quarters, 19%—Edinburgh and Perth, 642.—Glasgow , mamock, and Ayr. 701.—Ditto, Halves, 91. 95.—G1asg: Dumfries, and Carlisle, 6/. 1 ls. 6d.—Glasgow, hilmam and Ardrossan, s%—Glasgo w , Ai r d r i e , an d Monkland Ju'A tion, 72s.—Great North of India, 3 s . 3d.—M an chester '1; T 0,5 1 Southampton, 395. 6d.—Midland, Halves, 7%-1\ and Berwick, 35/. —North British, Thirds, 78s.—rn4: Barrhead, and Hurlet, 75 s .—S co tti s h G ran d J unc tion, 6d.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 78s. 6d. WORKS by ROBERT J. CULVERWELL, M.D. M.R.CeS• One Shilling each, by post Gun and Sixpence ON SINGLE and MARRIED LIF E ' . (Au Original Medical Efistory.l CONTENTS: yite Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventional Restraie. -- . direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities—Laws of Paterl i ', , 10, Maternal Influenee—Phenomena of G es t a ti on —O n I n f e lleitoT o Infertile Unions—lncongruous Alliances—Late Marria.o--. Matches—Curiosities of Twenty-three Years' Medical Exp.' Ste. &c. 2. On CHASTITY and its INFRINGEMENTS (An Essay for 1846.) Of human ills and frailties I discourse, Those taught by nature, and by art acquir'd. Of griefs conceal'd, and disappointments keen, Which young and gentle, the matured and sage, Tice lonely and the mated—all sustain. In kindly spirit, herein counsel's giv'n, How health, how hope, how happiness to ;rain: 3. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID With Diet Tables for all Complaints. 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By SAMUEL LA'MERT, t.; )-+ LILTING su i t azo2.4 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; "00 0 Matriculated Member of the Un ivers i ty of Edinburgh. '";itts Member of the London Ho s pit a l M ed i cal Society, Li e en"— Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c, CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its andOnligatiomo, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive u" ° r ati" CHAirrza 2. On the Anatomy aa d Ph ysiology of the GO;, glo° Organs, their functions, stru c t ures , and secretions, proving tht,tlo.o,' Mental and Physical Power a r e d e p en d ant upon their healthY"- —CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effects °rico; Animal Economy; the concealed cause of D e bilit y of the flin dtM of the Stomach, Lungs, and B ra i n , an d genera l weakness ,oats Mental Faculties. CHAPTE R 4. 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LONDO•ir THE Foa.---Yesterday morning London 0 , 11 darkened by a dense fog, which made gas-light ° sary in all the shops and other places of business. 0 navigation of the river was altogether suspendeuo it was impossible, with safety, to propel steam' l ;oi through the darkness. In the afternoon the fog el ° away. STRAWBERRY HILL, AN HISTORICAL -"'" Jr ° by the Author of " Shakspeare and his Fril l. " Maids of H onour ," & c ., 3 vo l s.—The above " 0 . 1 , he published this day by Mr. Colburn, and may fl had at all the libraries. The following new no vel s also now ready : -2. F at h er Eustace, a tale 01 0 Jesuits, by Mrs. Trollope, 3 vols.-3. Cesar Borgit l l,2 Historical Romance, by the Author of " Whitefris 3 vols.-4. Men of Capital, by Mrs. Gore, 3 l i tith 5. The Romance of War, or, the Highlanders in D. a .l )- 01 % by James Grant, Esq., late 62d Regt., 3 vols.-6. w ; gl o l,* ton, by the Author of " Salathiel," second edition, 3 .4 Adventures of Captain O'Sullivan, by W. IL pj well, Esq., Author of " Stories of Waterloo," 3 volt i SIGNS OF INCREASING CIVILIZATION.—DrioPe less wine—subscribing for a monument to ShakeSPea r o d admiring the cuts, but cutting the jokes of Punch, 1 0, visiting the establi s h ment o f the Messrs. Ross and Pow of Bishopsgate-street, and selecting from their ner i van tions articles for the toilet, as Byron says— " To keep you beautiful, or leave you beat. [ADVERTISEMENT]. A DANGEROUS DISEAS E at, TIIE LIVER AND S TOMACII C URED BY HOLLOWAY ' S OINTME NT A , PILLS.—Mr. Thomas Randall, 7, Cottage-pla ce, Solotnori'''fol Linsehouse, formerly a large farmer, declares that his heal / l i ar' twenty years past has been so very precarious, owing toad ervita ment of the liver and stoma c h, th at he was frequently seized Anti. violent spasms, which so ne ar ly c h oked hlm, that ho often, ope b clpated the being found dead b y h i s labourers, but spite 0' of dangerous symptoms, he was perfectly cured in the worst gutd month by rubbing liolloWay's Ointment into his ch es t , sto mac h ' bit right side, and taking h is ce l e b rated Pills, which are scd"strend• druggists, and at the Prop r i e t or ' s establishment, 24 4 London. BIRTHS. ir On the 31st ult., at the V l eara ge , D o df or d, Northampt o shire, the lady of the Rev. W. Thornton, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at Liverpool, the lady of Charles 11:10Z1 0 . 0 Esq., Mount Pleasant, of a son. On the 2d inst., at Hackney, Mrs. John Skilbeck, of daughter. On the 2d inst., in Henrietta -street, Covent-garden, g r°. James H. Watherston, of a son. On the 3d inst., at Dalston, Mrs W. Ridgeway Bartlett, "t a daughter. ad/ On the 3d inst., a t N or th- roa d H ouse , H ertford, the l - of Thomas Smith, Esq., of a son. On the 3d inst., at Camberwell, Surrey, the wife of 11. Morris, Esq., of a daughter. m neet On the 3d inst., at the Grove, near Henley-on-Th— Mrs. Benjamin Ferrey, of a daughter. MAICRIED. On the 29th ult ~ at the pari s h c h urc h of Whipingh si f; the Rev. William V. Hennah, Incumbent of East Covves ee , Frances, third daught er o f Ri c h ard Oglander, Esq., of F a ir 4 c r , On the let inst., i n L on d on, t h e R ev. James WrSib:iffe, minister of the F ree Ch urc h , C arnwat h , to Jane, only P — e „ yiving daughte r o f t h e l ate R ev. D r. Hamilton, Stratlibll On the 2d inst., at St. James's, Westminster, John of Prout, Esq., barrister, to Catherine Maria, on ly daughte' , the late Colo ne l Ni co ll, of Copt Hall, Hendon, bliddlesoc> DIED. On the 17th of October, Lieutenant James Sh aw , of t" 10th Light Cavalry, aged 23. On the 24th of November, at Kur rac h ee, Si n d e, # B. Stanley, of the Bombay Artillery, aged 22. On the 28th ult., at Great Yarmouth, Fraacis Riddell g 6 l noidg, Esq., aged 76: Ti On the 31st ult., at Islington, J o h n B apt i ste Lapo u d e, -- Esq., aged 59. On the Ist inst., at Seven Oaks, Margaret, relict of lle °' Admiral Henry Stuart. d, On the Ist inst., at Isabel-place, C am b erwe ll -new -V „ 0i Anne Carr, only daughter of th e l ate Captain WV"' Youngintsb eat On the 2d inst., Thomas Smith, jun , of Colham-mill, n o Uxbridge, aged 27. On the 3d inst., George Rogge, Esq., of Lynn and Tho rn. ham Hall, Norfolk. On the 3d inst., Martha, th e w if e o f J . Ki ng, Esq.' of Surrey-place, Old Kent-road, aged 74. On the 3d inst., John Bl a k e, E sq., of Richmond -t e rrac e , Walworth, aged 66. On the 3d inst ,at Sydenham, G eorge Chilt on , 17 We one of the Masters of her Majesty's Court of Exchequer. l'rinted and Published by AtUltDO YOUNG, of —t of the Sav or, ct at The Sun OfEee, No. 112, Strand, in the Precis jr nuaxy 7, 1847. in the County of Middlesex, nualiot s~ URITISD EXTRE3 4x, , ariD anj Right Ro n . L o , lbomas Barint eny'y Barnew Lharles James Carleton, Ei J. 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