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His lioxotmt delivered judgment to-day, and decided that In the case of certain houses specified in the bill, the com pany should pay 2s. 9d. in the pound, in that of others the rate originally paid, and with respect to some other points he term.reserved his judgment. The cause was ordered to be mentioned the first day after - EEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) THE-E LATE CASE OF MILITARY FLOGGING AT TH E -N HOUNSLOW. sss ---e-, ON THE PROSECUTION OF MR. WAKLEY v. -•,..ILLINT AND COOKE, THE PROPRIETOR AND PUBLISHER Or THE " MEDICAL TIMES." Generals In this case a rule had been obtained by the Attorney .stieral, at the instance of Mr. Wakley, M.P., and LCoroner for Middlesex, calling upon the defendants s how cause why a criminal information should not filed against them f o r the publication of an ride in that periodical of the Ist of August, Mt, which charged Mr. Wakley with having conducted the Well-known inquiry at Hounslow into the death of White, a Private in the 7th Hussars, in an improper and disgraceful p ri ner, with having hinted, and suggested, and suborned ue soldiers who came before the court to give evidence, Irid with being in the habit of sharing the fees of post-mor ‘,l examinations with Mr. Erasmus Wilson, whom he, in L ' i d capacity of coroner, was in the habit of appointing to make such examinations. Mr. C OCKBURN, Q .C. (w i t h w h om was Mr. B a ll ant i ne), Showed cause against the rule. He said these proceedings "Laze out of a matter which would, no doubt, be still in the re collection of their Lorahips, namely, the inquiry at Houns re into the death of a soldier named White, a private of the Hussars, who died after receiving corporal punishment in „ t ▪ e barracks in question. The punishmeat was inflicted on the 15th of June, and he died on the 11th of July. The in quest was commenced on the 15th of that month, and was adjourned from time to time, for intervals of about a week each, until the jury arrived at the opinion that the man had died from the punishment to which he had been sub jected, Several articles appeared at that time in the Medical Times commenting upon the cor.duct of Mr. Wakley in con ducting the inquiry. Lord DENMAN said, if he recollected rightly, the article in question was much more than a mere comment—it attributed conduct to Mr. Wakley out of court in connexion with the inquest, which certainly could not come under that defini tion. It contained comments on what happened in court. Mr. Como:runts said, no doubt the article complained of consisted of comments on Mr. Wakley's conduct in prose cuting the inquiry. Although he did not mean to set up that all the expressions used were justifiable, yet he intended to contend that there was so much irregularity in the way in which the inquest was conducted, that many of them were perfectly so. Besides, the whole matter had been freely commented upon by Mr. Wakley in the House of Com mons, and at a public meeting at which he presided, showing that the defendants had a perfect right to comment in a like manner, not only on the policy of the punishment, but on the way in which Mr. Wakley con ducted the inquiry. Having read the alleged libel at length, and the medical opinions which were included in the article, be went on to read, and to comment on, the affidavit filed by Mr. Wakley, which detailed the nature of the inquiry and the cause of the various adjournments. The course adopted at the inquest, with respect to the medical testimony, was completely at variance with the Act of Parliament—namely, the 6th and 7th Wm. IV., c. 81—which detailed the course still adopted at inquests with respect to such evidence. Mr. Wakley had held a vast number of inquests, and therefore could not be ignorant of the line of conduct, which the Act pointed out. That Act enacted that it should be lawful for a coroner to issue his order to compel the attendance of the Burgeon who attended, or who was present at the death, of the person on whom the inquest was held, or if no ono so attended him or was present at his death, then some medical gentleman residing in the vicinity; and that if the jury were dissatisfied with his or their testimony, that the jury should supply the coroner in writing with the name or names of Ill y Medical practitioner or practitioners whom they might Wish to attend, either for the purpose of giving evidence, or !toy the purpose of making a post theemrtm examination. Novo when he told their Lordships that surgeons were of the first class, and sent down by Sir John Macgregor, and that Mr. Wakley must have known that their testimony Ought to have been taken first, and that he gave them the :` go by," and took the evidence of Mr. Wilson in the first tnatance, they could not but be of opinion that Mr. Waklev Pad acted in direct contravention of the Act. Instead Of ?earing the evid ence o f M r. Day, who was called i n the f i rst zali ts tance to exa m i ne t h e b ody, and who made that examine and who being unconnected with the army was an on :_4_4BBed witness, M r . W a kl ey, according to h i s own state 141t, asked M r. Day a question, and because he was not Satisfied with th e way in which he had performed the cross a n ? i natian, he thought proper to suggest to the jury the sPlaointment of another medical gentleman, and he appointed 011;7; W ilson, who h a d b een hi s pup il— a prot e ge o f hi s • I f the gentlemen so sent had been allowed to give th eir evidenc e in the ordinary and legal way, no imputation would have been thrown, as he contended there was, on their t T _ eBtiln° _ n Y and credibility in the minds of the jury. The ' r a hat ri t i h ed e of Fizinirsyelvithaesn proceeded with the affidavit. It stated ' adjourned on the 27th, for the purpose affording another medical gentleman time to make an ex amination. On hi s way home, in his carriage, he met M r. si s ils on in Oxford- street, and after informing him that Mr. Day had omitted t o examine the man ' s spine, he des i red hi m to so, and to ma k e a report to the jury; that examination were excluded. but the medical gentlemen connected with the army rexcluded. After detailing the qualifications of Mr. Wilson, 7 affidavit concluded by a positive denial of the charges con veyed in th e art i c l e, that he had never shared the pro ceeds of post-mortem examinations with Mr. Wilson, and that in.:onducting the inquiry he was actuated solely by a con -01.1 ti.tious desire to promote the ends of justice. The affidavit Oakle y Wilson entirely corroborated the affidavit of Mr. s „,'''ey- The Learned Counsel then proceeded to read and .rptraent on the affidavits filed in reply. The affivadits of Healey and Mr. Cook stated that they believed that the atatements in the articles in question, with a few exceptions, ;fere true, and that they were written and published solely , 1 * ; )! the public benefit, and not for any other object whatever, `" inquiry having been one of the utmost importance to Ipedical gentlemen. The words " partner in the post-mortem o ea" were not susceptible of the interpretation which had been put upon them, and were not intended to convey that they shared th e procee d s o f suc h exam i nat i ons. I t meant that the frequency with which Mr. Wilson was so appointed and the fees which he received in that capacity, and Mr., Wakley, as coroner, looked like a partnership in post-mortem e xaminations on account of this frequency, and not that Mr. Wilson handed Mr. Wakley part of the proceeds. Mr. Wakley admitted having employed Mr. Wilson 25 times, Da r thathe had employed other medical men as frequently. Dr. Hall sought the publication of the medical testimony in the Medical Times, as he and the ether medical men had not a fair opportunity of adducing it before the coroner. Mr. Wilson had been for some time sub-editor of the Lancet, and had been under great obligations to Mr. Wakley, which, he (Mr. Healey) thought was calculated to bias his opinion, and to render him an unfair witness. Then Mr. Wakley presided at a meeting at Exeter-Hall, which was called for the purpose of forming a society to promote the abolition of corporal punishment. Several privates of the Guards were present. The Learned Counsel read a report of the speech which Mr. Wakley made, from the _friorning Chronicle, that stigmatised the infliction of corporal punishment as most un civilized and brutal in the highest degree, and recommended that a subscription should be set on foot to liberate the two privates Cook and Mathewson, who gave evidence at the inquest, and produced a cheque which Mr. Collett, M.P., had sent with that view. He also stated that the warrant under which the punishment was inflicted was signed before the meeting of the court-martial, and that it was most improbable that a commanding officer, under whose direction it was called, would modify the punish- Ment which they considered ought to be inflicted. He also replied to the various articles which had been pub lished in the newspapers reflecting upon his conduct. Now he (Mr. Cockburn) did say that such language and such a Proceeding on the part of Mr. Wakley disentitled him to the interposition 1.,f the Court. After the inquest had been held —immediately of er—he came forward and presided !t a public meeting, and in an inflammatory speech, 're* from the exercise of his public functions, ad verted to the circumstances under which that in quiry was made—the circumstances which occurred at it, and questioned the authority of the court Inertial, and those who sat at it—a line of conduct most re prehensible in one filling a judicial situation. Therefore, he repeated, that he was not entitled to the protection of the Court. The affidavit went on to set forth:that an advertise ,futeist had be en pu bli s h e d i n t h e Lancet, which he (Mr. '"ealeY) believed was inserted for the purpose of raising Su bscriptions for Mr. Wakley, for the way in which he had n ducted the inquiry. He might truly say, that M r . Wakley was the proprietor of the paper. Then Mr. Wak ley had adopted an excellent plan to combat the statements Put forward in the Medical Times, as, in reply to a question from Mr. Craven Berkeley in the House of Commons, he stated, no doubt well knowing that it would find its way to the public; that the alleged libel " was written by a stupid tirryer, who knew as much about medical matters as the yon. Member, judging from the way in which he had read of " the The next affidavit was that of Dr. Reid, who was one army medical staff, and who stated that the man had Ted from pleura, or inflammation in the lining membrane of Pet heart, and complaining that the conduct of Mr. Wakley had caused the evidence of the medical gentlemen to be looked upon with suspicion. Next there was the affidavit ?f Mr. Day, who was the surgeon find appointed by the jury. He stated that me he m ab e g re x rei a ne m d i n e asd the ttoe b t o d h e y w e a i t u h s e M e r f . Wilson, and that death ; and th a t, rty ethat concurrence, he was surprised a t t h e tetimog n gave at the inquest, namely, thaty the contraßeiciionWofilstohne i muscles during the pu n i s h ment had caused deaamation, which ultimately led to th e unfortunate man's also complained that Dr. W arren and the other medical ,gentleman were not treated with that courtesy which th ey aad a right to expect from a court of justice. The medical gentlemen were not allowed to be present in the court during the last day, thus again acting i n oppos i tion to the us ual practice, and casting suspicion on their testimony, Whereas Mr. Wilson was ushered in with a sort of flourish, as a Most competent person to speak to the nature and ap pearances of the human skin ; he was first asked if he had It Published some books on the subject. He said he had, t'cling that they were out of print, and that he could not recol lect their titles. Might it not be affirmed, with considerable a r s ?t.b, that Mr. Wakley knew the opinions of Mr. Wilson on the o nje r et of corporal punishment, and that he employed him in ni lll . o to destroy the testimony of the other medical gentle th'in ? After some further remarks, he concluded by trusting the Court would discharge the rule. at l e r- B aum-Imm followed on the same side. He referred itud h ne ei t d h to h the summing up of Mr. Wakley at the inquest, lak e t ' ll t at his conduct, in the whole matter, was mire l e i l e ut h liadot . t of an advocate than of a judge ; that thit hirfluenced and prejudiced the minds of the jury, and thegreat object was to create for himself popularitj . , promotion of the ends of justice. When he read t e e r itd eP9 r r e t of the meeting at Exeter Hall, it struck him that the in sa which he delivered placed him wholly beyond davit lerposition f tLe Court. Dr. Hall, from whom an affi co_ e?uld not be obtained on account of his being at the Good Hope, agreed with the other medical gentle theirtMr. Wakley bullied them, and completely nullified testimony in the minds of the jury. 'Then the speech article at EXetoo.rwl_Thl contained . terms as strong as those of the h c he complained. to pport ATTOR NEY-GENERAL ofthsrole. thneen saproceeded astom rmore address incl inclined C cart in 8 , believe.that the sentiments of his Learned friend ( . Which au tame) Wer' • „mild those h i s client, than ~(A rinleins iii participate with auy sincerity, because he had w7, l l ',Krt_ W akley, if not with having committed perjury , stree upon Leworn jeanitical!y. A direct attackhad been ' ar. Wakley iu 43 Capacity as MOM; but he 4it/ ~,, THE SUN,_ LON DON, SATURDAY EVEN IN G, JANUARY 50, 1847 should show that the conduct of Mr. Wakley, in this re spect, was above reproach, and he should prove this by the very tests which his Learned Friend (Mr. Ballantine) had applied, as he should refer in proof of it to the reports of the proceedings which the defendants had had verified on oath. Now the libel was published two days be fore. Mr. Wakley hal arranged to sum up the evidence, and to bring the inquiry to a close. On first meeting the jury, Mr. Wakley stated that the line of investigation he should pursue was this—first, to inquire into the man's health at the time he was punished; and next, into the punishment itself. The inquiry proceeded, therefore, in its natural course—in the course laid down at the commencement. On that occasion he stated that he considered it most important that the spine should be examined, as the man's legs had been paralysed two days before his death. Mr. Day was appointed, but on being examined he stated that he could give the reason of his his death without such an examination. But the jury con sidered that the spine ought to be examined, and desired the coroner to nominate a proper person to do so, and the inquiry was adjourn-d. Lord DENMAN said it was admitted that the inquiry was properly conducted, and that the summing up of the coroner was proper and temperate- The proceedings were be fore the court, and were verified by affidavits. Now he did not think that there was anything in these proceedings proving misconduct of any kind. He thought, therefore, the Court might save the Learned Counsel a deal of trouble by informing him that they consi dered his conduct in that particular respect unimpeachable; therefore the question would turn upon the conduct of the coroner towards the medical witnesses. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thanked the Court for this inti mation, and proceeded to deal with that part of the subject. After reading the alleged libel at length, and commenting upon the various expressions used, he asked what they could think of the conduct of the defendant in publishing such an article on the very eve of the close of the Inquiry to which it referred—an article which charged Mr. Wakley with hinting conjec tural replies to private soldiers, with wishing to bring a charge of murder to the door of a respectable medical practitioner (Dr. Warren), and, failing him, the commanding officer, and, failing him, the farrier; with traducing the cha racter of a justice; with dividing fees with his " man of all work," Dr. Wilson ; and with seeking popularity in order to help his fortunes at the next election? Did Mr. Healey mean to set up that he did not know who wrote the article which imputed such motives? Mr. BALLANTINE said he had sworn that he did not. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said much stress had been laid upon the speech which Mr. Wakley had delivered at Exeter Hall. It was very natural for Mr. Wakley to have adopted such a mode of making his sentiments known ; few, he apprehended, in that court would like to retract such expressions as those used by Mr. Wakley on that oc casion. Then, the medic al gentlemen were excluded from the'inquest i lland from the post-mortem examination, by the wish of the jury. But even if that was indiscreet, did that fur nish Mr. Healey with any pretext for publishing such a libel? He apprehended also that the Act referred to with respect to the examination of medical men had not been unheeded but complied with. He concluded by expressing a hope that the Court would make the rule absolute. PARLIAMENTARY B.':USINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the . Va-use of Commons.) FRIDAY, NAN. 29. mTeh,eanfodlloowrdienrgedßtaoilbwea3 read- Bills a ills sec w on er d e t p im re e s , e ; aled, read a first time, Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands J unction (Cowlairs, Cannyle, Central Junction, and Coplaw rh;11 Branches, and Montrose-street Terminus)—" to enable ft e Glasgow, Air drie, and Monklands Junction Railway ,Company to make certain Branch Lines, to extend their Ten sinus to Montrose street, Glasgow, and to amend the Ac t relating to such Railway." Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands J , anction (Cowlairs Branch)—" to enable the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction Railway Company to make a Bra' ich from, at, or near Whitevale-street, Glasgow, to or near: • Cowlairs, and to amend the Act relating to such Railway." Liskeard and Launceston Branch—" for Tri aking a Railway from Launceston to join the Cornwall Pa ilway, near the town of Liskeard, all in the county of Comm - all" Wear Valley, Bishop Auckland and W ea rdale, Weardale Extension, and Wear and Derwent, and Shildon Tunnel Amalgamation—" for enabling the Wear. Valley Railway Company to purchase or lease the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway, the Wear and Dery rei it Railway, the Weardale Extension Railway, and the Sh ik lon Tunnel, and to raise an additional sum of money, and for other purposes." North -Western (Diversions at Skiptor., Casterton, and Sedberg)—" for enabling the North-Wester n Railway Com pany to make certain alterations and dive rs ions in the Main Line of their Railway at Skipton, Casterto n, and Sedbergh." Aberdeen and Great North of Scotland ( . A malgamation or Leasing—" to consolidate the Aberdeen mad Great North of Scotland Railway Company." Aberdeen (Brechin Branch Deviation)--." to enable the Aberdeen Railway Company in part to ab ,er their Branch Railway to Brechin." Arbroath and Forfar and Scottish Midlan d Junction Con necting—" to enable the Aberdeen Railwa y Company to make a Railway from the Arbroath and Po rfar Railway, in the parish of Forfar, to the Scottish Midla d Junction Rail way, in the parish of Glammis." Direct London and Portsmouth, and I )radon, Brighton, and South Coast Amalgamation—" to uni ti 3 and consolidate the Direct London and Portsmouth Railw a - y Company with the London, Brighton, and South Coast R ai Iway Company." Huddersfield and Manchester (Deviatit in s and Alterations in Oldham Branch, kc.)—" for enabling the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal Compat iy to alter a por tion of the Line of their Oldham Branch, rut d for other pur poses." London and North-Western (Lease and Purchase of the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, and the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railw•L: i')—" to incorpo rate the Huddersfield and Manchester R si lway and Canal Company, and the Leeds, Dewsbary, and IV. lanchester Rail way Company, with the London and Nor t 1 t-Western Rail way Company." Manchester and Leeds (Alteration of Levi els of Brighouse Branch of the West Riding Union, and new Line into Leeds) —" to enable the Manchester and Leeds - Ra tilway Company to alter the Line and Levels of the Brighotts e Branch of the West Riding Union Railways, and to make. a new Line into Leeds." Lord D ENMAl , 7said he was V at loss to understand Why the medical men who had first. seen the body, and who were ignorant of the fact that the man's legs had - been patalysed two days before his death, were excluded from the last ex amination of the body. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the medical gentlemen who were excluded knew that paralysis had taken place. The jury considered that the examination should be made by a medical man from London, and that none save Mr. Wilson should be present.. Mr. BRAMWELL briefly addressed the Court. The COURT took time to consider their decision, and desired to have the affidavits on both sides, which were handed in. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate—" to Authorise certain alterations of the Line of the Reading.Guil df Ord, and Reigate Railway, and to amend the Act relating th er eto." Norfolk (from Thetford 'to the Lowest t Railway near Reedham, with a Branch to Halesworth)— , " to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a - ft lilway from the Norfolk Railway at Thetford, to the Lowest° ft Railway near Reedham, with a Branch therefrom to Ha les worth." The following Railway Bills were read a sl;cond time, com mitted, and referred to the Committee of fie lection : Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, and Glasgvw, Paisley, Kil marnock, and Ayr (No. 4). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ( - No. 2). North Staffordshire (Alterations and Bra , ach es). North Staffordshire (Churnet Valley and. Trent Valley Junction). Llynvi Valley Extension. Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (No. I.— -Yarmouth Ex tension). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (,Station at Shef field'and Branch to the Sheffield Canal). South-Eastern ( Mid Kent and Direct Tu ntn idge). South-Eastern (Croydon and Bromley Brramhes). South-Eastern (Maidstone to Chart). South-Eastern (Strood to Maidstone). South-Eastern (North Kent and Bricklayers' Arms Junction.) South-Eastern (North Kent Live). Bristol and Exeter (Taunton and Castle C ar( 7 Branch). Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction (Deviation of COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) BEAUMOIiT V. BRENDE-N. This was a case which 3 vas tried on Wednesday last, before Mr. Justice Coltman, and a. 'verdict was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. The action was brought by a coachmaker to recover the price of a carriage, which the defendant, it was alleged, land seen at the plaintiff's shop, and ordered to be put aside at the back of the shop for him. On Monday, the 15th, by the defendant's order, the carriage was sent home; and he was, driven out in it that day, but on Monday it was returned, .and had never been paid for. Two points had been raised—whether there was an acceptance of the gads within the statute of fraud; and if there had. been an acceptance, whether it had not been on the Sunday, and therefore void. The Learned Judge gave leave to move on these points to enter a nonsuit. Mr. PRENTICE now moi •ed for the rule, contending there was a distinction between ielivery and acceptance, and that if even there was a good dlelivery, which he submitted there was not, still there had been no acceptance.—Rule granted. Main Line, &c.). Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Jun ct ion, and Chester and Birkenhead Amalgamation. Blackburn, Darren, and Bolton Acts Amendment (Diver sions of Line in the parishes of Blackburn and Bolton-in t he-Moors). Direct London and Portsmouth. THE WEST HIGHLANDS. We are glad t o fi n d t h at i n Glengarry, Lord Ward has been attentive to the wants of the people ever since dearth or scarcity of provisions was feared. By a letter from his Lordship's factor, Mr. Scott, to a pentleman in town, we learn th at not only has his Lordship provided on his Highland estate ample work f or a ll t h e labourers, women, and boys on his estate, who are capable of working, and that at very ample rates of wages, but that he also supplied from fifteen to twenty bolls of meal weekly to the very poor and infirm, gratis ; to the less poor at half or two-thirds of the prime cost ; and to the able-bodied labourers at the prime cost of meal in October last. Besides this, his Lordship has an nually expended in improvements in Glengarry the whole rents of the estate, less only public burdens and expense of management ; and farther, his Lordship pays all his tenants' shares of poor -rates and income-tax. From Arisaig, January 19 :—"As the potatoes have always been the staple food of the people of this country, their state of destitution for the last half-year may easily be imagined, and but for the aid afforded them, their condition would have been deplorable. The noble proprietor, besides the supply regularly given to the poor who receive parochial aid, ordered meal to be given to the old and infirm who cannot work; and in December last gave two bolls of oat meal each to thirty-three families, tenants. This month his Lordship has given them work at draining, trenching, and im provina land, for which they receive meal in payment. The Free Church have a store here, and a weekly supply is given from it to such as are not in either of these classes. The ensuing half-year will press more heavily on the poor, as the little that some of them had has been exhausted. Many also who have land will not have seed. This is an important matter, and we hope it will be a subject of serious consideratiox." A Skye correspondent writes as follows, under the date of the 14th inst. :—" The weather here for ten days past has been remarkably fine for this time of the year. It is mild and dry, without frost; and, were it not for the low eleva tion attained by the sun, even at mid-day, and the shortness of his circuit, one would suppose we had April or October in place of dreary winter. By the aid afforded by proprietors and poor's bo ar d s i n the western part of Skye, the people are upon the whole as well supplied as the circumstances of the case can well admit of. We are in daily expectation of hear ing as to what is doing in reference to our condition in the south, and that we shall have assistance soon from that quarter, which is certainly required. There was a meeting of the poor board of Durinish at Dunvegan yesterday, when the supplies so timeously and humanely given out by direction of the chairman, Macleod, of Macleod, were sustained by the other heritors. A discretionary power was still continued to the inspector, to supply occasional aid. Petty thefts of tur nips, fowls, parcels of corn, &c., sometimes take place among us, but the wonder is that they are not of more frequent oc currence, and of greater extent." Another correspondent mentions that Macleod of Macleod is making preparations for commencing a brick and tile work on the farm of Bay. A person has been lately on the spot (engaged from Northamptonshire) to conduct the preparatory operations, and the locality is paid to be highly favourable for a brick manufactory. We understand that there is now a Governrtient steamer in South tlist, from which barley-meal is sold at prime cost. The people are gladly availing themselves of this opportunity to purchase food, and will spend all their little supplies in laying in provisions. Thu consideration now is to provide for the future, as in a short time' toili itioney and meal will be exhausted. —lnverness Courier. • - THE WRECK OF THE SIRIUS. INQUEST AT CLOYNE. On Tuesday as inquest was held at Cloyne, before Daniel Geran, Esq., coroner, and a respectable jury, for the purpose of ascertaining by what means two persons, names unknown, whose bodies had been washed on shore at Ballycotton, and who were supposed to have been passengers in the Sirius, came by their deaths. Several county magistrates were iu attendance, and on the part of the steam-packet company Mr. Walsh (barrister), Mr. R. N. Parker, and Mr. M. Con way. The first witness called was Thomas Murphy, labourer; who deposed to having found one of the bodies on the strand at Ballycotton, a short distance from where the wreck lay. Mr. Charles Lightford, of London, was examined, and de posed that he had been a passenger in the Sirius on her last voyage. Witness detailed the circumstances of the vessel's striking three times on the rocks. Did not hear any direc tions given by the captain. The chief mate, Mr. Byrne, was giving a great many directions. Did not at this time see the captain at all. There was great confusion, and the cap tain might have been near him without his seeing him. A boat was let down from the sea side of the vessel which witness understands was swamped. Captain Cameron let down another boat, which capsized. Captain Cameron got on the rock. By his exertions and those of the chief mate several of the passengers were attached to the life buoy. The peasantry swarmed down to the vessel, and took away every thing they could. The conduct of the mate was cool and seamanlike. • Edward Byrne, chief mate, examined—Captain Moffatt was on deck for an hour and a half before the vessel struck. The captain was perfectly sober and collected at the time. Steering the usual course, as they were, they considered themselves before the occurrence to be four miles off Bally cotton. All necessary directions were given to have the boats in readiness. }lad the boats been launched under his directions, they would have been sufficient to save the lives of all on board. All orders were given by the captain. Wit ness tried several times to make the captain leave the vessel. He would not leave it until after one o'clock in the day. Wit ness had not tasted any liquors that day. When the fogcame on, did not heave the lead, as witness did not think there was any necessity for it. Richard Prendergast, sub-constable, deposed as to the fact of the loss of the ffrst boat launched. This witness's state ment disagreed with thitt of the chief mate, both in respect to the launching of the boats, and the time the captain left the vessel. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned."—Cork Examiner. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 29.—fier 2, laj€stY's brig Mutine has been directed to land her packages, and send her super numeraries for So u th America: an the Brazils to the St. Vincent. She is ordered to Lihbon with dispatches for Vice- Admiral Sir William Parker, and, then.p_roceeqs to the Medi terranean. The Medea steamer, after depositing the remains of the late Commander Hamond at Yarmouth, in the Isle of Wight, is to be paid wages, and alab.Proceed - to the Tagus. She will tak e a ll t h e supernumeraries collected here for the squadrwi, and then go on to the East Indie6` calling at the Ca ',e of Good Rope to coal and water. HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER SPHINX. --The reports this morning from the officers state that the gale of the 27th inst. had been felt in Brook Bay, that the rollers bad come in with great force, causing the sea to reach the Sphynx, and after high water it was found that she had been dis lodged from her former position, and lifted hi g h er on th e beach, nearly her own breadth. This is a serious hindrance to the operations contemplated. The camels, Lie., are all sptraerptairnedt,hae in nd o it rnng the Echo's engines are repaired in time, they LOSS OF A VESSEL WITH PRO- VISIONS FOR IRELAND. PORTSMOUTH, J. 25.—A brig called the Gipsy was un fortunately wrecked on the Wolseners Shoal yesterday, and one of the crew, a boy, drowned. The calamity is more to be lamented, as this vessel was loaded with provi.!ions of various sorts for Ireland, from Hull, the cargo having been purchased by the subscribers to the fund raised in that port for the re lief of the Irish. Finding all hope of saving the brig gone, the master, and the rest of his crew, took to the long-boat, and made for Hayling Island; but from the fury of the gale and the heavy sea it upset, and with great difficulty they got on shore—one man was nearly exhausted. The exertions of the officer and men of the coast-gaud were highly praise worthy iu rescuing them. The Gipsy is a total wreck, and her cargo quite lost. REPEAL OF THE WINDOW-TAX. DEPCTATION TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL. Yesterday a very numerous deputation of Members of Parliament, and delegates from various parts of the metro polis and provincial cities and towns, waited upon Lord John Russell, at his official residence in Downing-street, for tho purpose of urging upon the Noble Lord the necessity for a total and immediate repeal of the window-tax. Lord Duncan introduced the deputation to the Noble Pre mier, who received them with great courtesy. Mr. G. DANIELL said, as chairman of the metropolitan delegates, he was instructed to state to his Lordship, that in the present state of Irish affairs they had no desire to harass the Government by pressing for a repeal of the window-tax, but they were prepared to show that the people of England had a right to claim an exemption from this tax, as well as others which were not inflicted on the sister kingdom of Ire land. What they proposed in lieu of a window-tax was, that the Government should bring in a property-tax for Ireland, and tax the landed aristocracy of Ireland, who not only did not attend to the wants of their own poor, but who paid no taxes whatever. Mr. Daniell then proceeded to show the baneful effects of the tax in a sanatory point of view, and declared that any sanatory measure whlchtmitted the repeal of those duties was extremely inefficient. Mr. HUME, M.P., referred to the position in which the question of the window duties stood when the present Go.. vernment were last in office, when he (Mr. Hume) withdrew a motion he had given notice of for the total repeal of the window-tax, on a promise being made by Lord Althorp that in the following year half the tax should be abolished, but which, on account of the low state of the.finances of the country, was not carried out. Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., the Hon. Mr. Berkeley, M.P., (Bristol), Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., Mr. Roebuck, M.P., and some other members of the deputation, having severally urged the propriety of the repeal cf this tax, Lord JOHN RUSSELt,who listened to the remarks addressed to him with the most profound attention, observed that what had fallen from the members of so highly influential and respectable a deputation must necessarily command his serious consideration. He could assure them his attention should be directed to all the arguments adduced with the greatest care. He would, however, only remark that h e f eare d, if he should repeal this tax, there would be other parties pressing upon him, declaring that other taxes were equally obnoxious. The deputation then withdrew. The Crocodile has been prevented from going to Cork by bad weather and foul winds. She is now ordered to take a party of stokers for Admiral Sir Hugh Pigot, to distribute among the steam•vessels now employed on the coast of Ireland. Theßelleisle, troop-ship, is reported ready by to-morrow for any service the Admiralty may require. A detachment of Royal Marine Artillery are fitting Lieutenant Robert's mortar in the Curlew brig, under his directions, and in the course of next week she will be towed to St. Helen's for the experimental firing of the shells. The Porcupine steamer went to Yarmouth this afternoon with a party of seamen and riggers, and a great supply of stores of every description requisite to assist in moving the Sphynx. The Pelican brig has been lent by the Admiralty to the Customs department for the use of the coast guard. ENROLMENT OF THE DOCKYARD ARTIFICERS...-11l furtherance of the arrangements ordered by the Admiralty circular for this purpose, Commander Robert Jenner, recently promoted, is appointed to superintend the drilling of the battalion in the ship-gun exercise. The number of volun teers from this dockyard amounts to 2,000. The enrolment into different companies and battalions will take place imme diately. The drill is to commence on the Ist of April. WooLwicit, Ja.N. 29.—The Medea staam-vessel, Com mander Mason, son of, Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Mason, K.C.8., left Woolwich yesterday for Portsmouth, and was to convey the remains of her late Commander, Graham E. W. Hamond, to Yarmouth, in the Isle of Wight. The Centaur steam-frigate went down the river yesterday, and had upwards of 400 tons of meal and rice on board for conveyance to the Hebrides. The Odin steam-frigate, designed by Mr. Fincham, an d similar in tonnage to the Sido n s t eam -f r i ga t e , proceeded on Tuesday on her experimental trip as far as the Mouse Light, and attained a speed of nearly eleven knots per hour, al though not sufficiently immersed to test her full speed. The engines were made and fitted by Fairbairn and Co., and worked very well, and from the result of the trial she is ex pected to be one of the fastest large steam-vessels in the royal navy. Mr. Atherton, assistant to the chief engineer, attended on board to report her capabilities. The Rosamond steam-vessel was taken out of the basin to-day. The Tartarus steam-vessel has her steam up, and will leave to-day for Portsmouth and Ireland. CeATHAM, JR.N. 29.—The Birkenhead steam-frigate, Com mander A. U. Ingram, arrived here on Saturday afternoon, the 23d lust., and dropped alongside the Fortitude coal depot, and she completed shipping her coals on Tuesday last, amounting to nearly 400 tons. A case or two of small-pox broke out on board, and the individuals w ere immediately removed to Melville Hospital; and those on board who had not hid that eruptive distemper, or been hitherto vaccinated, had t. undergo the operation. A few small repairs to the ship 1. aving been completed, she will to-morrow be removed to Gillingbam-reach, and the reserve battalion of the 56th Regiraent will embark on board next Monday to proceed to Gibr...tar. The strength of the battalion consists of 28 ser geants, 10 drummers, and 536 rank and fil e, with the regular complement of women and children, under the command of —Brevet-Majo Lieutenant a C ut . Lieutenant Colonel P. S. Norman, with thefollowing officers ran, Captain A. W. Byles, Catain G. W. Patsy, Captain B. W. Lacy, Captain R. Anderson, Lieutenant A. Mac- donald, Ensign F. W. Fellows. Ensign W. Clutterbuck, Ensign G. Thorne, Ensign J. H. Humphrey,- Ensign S.W. F. Cheetham, Lieutenant and Adjutant F. Ramsay, Quarter -master J. On'C.oenuoLraHntliugzgei,ns, Captain W. A. Con_ Swaine, Assistant-Surgeon S. W. Deeble, and Assistant -Sur goon May. The reserve battalion leaves at this garrison a depot of about 60 men, in charge of Brevet -Major J. Wigg, Ensign H. J. Tolcher, with Lieutenant J. S. unders, and Lieutenant G. S. Hanson. A detachment of this regiment, consisting of two sergeants, S. H. Farrar, proce e d s on S atur d a y morn' "ng for Sheernes ed to Gib two corporals, and 26 privates, in comman d of Lieutenant s, there to embark on board th e v essel Carus to pro raltar with convicts. ordinary on the 26th instant. The marines, c onistng ot in charge two sergeants, one drum m er, and 2 3 private 9 at this The Daphne, 18 guns, Captain Onslow, w as paid off i into . of Lieutenant R. Farmer, join their head - q uarters division. 1 works, in appointed director of engineering and architecture chairman of the room of Captain Brandreth, and Mr. Owen, yard on the committee on metals, paid an official visit to this s Colonel J. Irving, late of the Royal Artillery, and recently e tai Mould And returned to this yard the same day. Cal) n the above two Royal :Engineers, director of works, attended 26th, and Qn the following day proceeded to h erness yard, gentleman in their inspection. Jan. 23 22 21 26 24 Arbivath and Forfar •.• .... •• •... Chester and B!rkenhead. .. Dublin and Drogheda. • •• • • -•••• •• Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • .. Dundee and Arbroath .••• • • • •. •• 233 413 693 533 287 Durham and Sunderlard .•. • Edinburgh and Glasgorr .• •• •• • . Eastern Counties and North Eas;ern.. East Lancasihro .• • • • • • • • • • • Eastern Union .. • • . • ..... .... 3,216 9,037 2,257 6,330 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and. Ayr . • • • • • Glasgow and Green0ck......... .... Gravesend and Rochester • • • • • • • • • • Great Southern and Western ........ Great We. tern, &e • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ipswich and Bury.. .••••••• • • • • • • . London and North Western, &c . London and 81ackwa11.............. London and Brighton . • . • • .. • ... London and Croydon London and South We5tern. ........ Manchester, Bolton, and Burr...—. Manchester, Leeds, and null Assoc— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Newcastle and Carlisle-- .. ........ Newcastle and North Shields • • Newcastle and Berwick Norfoll:.. • . ............ North British Paris and Rouen ........ „ • • Preston and Wy re • • • ... .... 624 454 2,005 915 1,871 720 1,027 16,295 16,021 434 34,101 Shrewsbury and Chester ..... South Eastern and Branches . South Dev0n........ Taff Yale ~ Ulster . ...... York aid Newcastle . .... .... York and North Midland .. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A COURT OF JUSTICE. — At the Chester sessions, last week, three prisoners, Philip Dixon, H. Conley, and Eliza Dixon, were indicted for bur glary. Dixon pleaded guilty; the other two prisoners not guilty. The Recorder—You are charged, Dixon, with hav ing committed this offence after having been previously con victed of felony. I caution you that pleading guilty will not make any difference in the sentence that may be awarded to you. Dixon—lt's no u.e, sir, telling a lie about it; lam guilty. While this conversation took place between the Re corder and the prisonei . , Dixon stood up, resting on his elbow on the front of the dock and apparently adjusting his necker- chief. He then laid his held on the partition, and in the course of a moment or two fell backwards into the dock. It was at first supposed that he bad fainted, but his wife and other females who were in the dock uttering a frightful scream, it was immediately ascertained that the prisoner had drawls a razor across his throat, and attempted to com • suicide. An alarm was given, and the court, which was nilt crowded with spectators, was in a great state of exciteme. t. iminedi t a b tely A surgeon was called for, and the Mayor (Dr. P. Jones) , who came happened to be in the ad i . g jo . nill court," wound, forward to render assistance. After binding up e the Mayor intimated to the Recorder that it vrti no . A endanger life. It serious nature, or such as was at all likely to endo It was a tic& wound, just over -the larynx, w removed nately it had not penetrate& or fatal consequences ,which fnrtu. most probably have ensued. The prisoner had not was the would intimated his. from the dock. He expresed his aor.ow that h n e putt ,n determi nation in destroying himself, but period to nation to take the that opportunity o f on the , b t a h r e tem ale his existence. The prisoners were Placed at the a g found_guilty. following day, when the case being clearly proved.. prisoner was acquitted, Dixon and Conley b e ', The former was sentenced to fifteen and Scala, at Milan, the latter to ten years' transportation. 4adar i n c•era of VLEDI'S NEW OrErbA.—The • the opened on the 2d instant, with Verdi s new 0 The principal parts were sustained by A ut t, he Milan prima donna, Moriani, and Basini (tenors), and It was greatly applauded by the audience •• b Mari ni (bass). e.sfrad ,04jAintiiiia.,, journals criticise it severely, and prononnue'it inferi tor to the previous works of the composer. GoLDSmITH's AND JEW ELLER' s ANNULI try h l. sztrunox.—Thursday evening a general in do nors and subscribers to the above institution 4 the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, for general was bald at the the election of additional annuitants on members i a the fur b c mantes and th e above for the purpose of relieving decayed ' LI ' Lds, founded business, their workmen, shopmcn, and clerks their widows ; Mr. Sills in the chair. Tn e - r '- as likewise the institution was going on favourably -elx g e ta ted that being in vested in the Bank of England. A fusr,thaerls'in2kmof 7 Of. has been set apart for building almshouse scribers number about 1,000. Last e • i t i lue year .1 sub - make 14 males and 6 females receiving ‘e a n — n g : s ,, electi In s l u vill 151. and the widows 10/. per annum. - annuities, the males A corn riot took place in Okeha per, having re fused to Saturday last. A farmer named Hoo rliPton M ai , bushel, a , ket on sell his barley for less than Cs. 6d. starving women loudly threatened to Per j their dams zowd of the corn run out. He then acceded tocut the bags , and let retailed it. et 6s. per bushel.— Sherhorn .ids, and (. i) tN.CSI. Sl`(3 111.--A v 2 s ~ 1 e ourn a l • Docks from H. ri:op. , , t. , Jessie, arrived in the St. Katharine ' . ''= ii.u , ..rv,ste and Whampoa, has brought from the latter-menti peed .) ngLlC p:l o a n c g e 7,000 bags of sugar, in addition to a ,arge gener 0 cart.% of Chinese produce. 661 5,366 5,433 32,897 627 4,0E3 5,071 7,099 1,611 419 16,149 2,015 475 1,262 1,367 5,002 251 6,710 827 1,230 6,63,5 1,536 367 13,762 1,641 395 1,189 675 7,575 4,833 4,597 416 4,625 SGG 593 G,037 4,177 SONG FOR PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES. • (From Punch.) IT WON'T DO, JUST NOW, TO BE FACTIOUS. Come, let us all unite, in the present awkward plight, And most critical position of the nation, And seriously strive proper measures to contrive, With a view towards its prompt amelioration. Small differences we'll blink, animosities we'll sink, And we'll none of us be crotchety or fractious; For once, at least, must we, somehow manage to agree, For it won't do, just now, to be factious. No, really, we must not be factious, 'Twould be rather too bad to be factious, 'Twould be wrong, in times like these, 'twould, indeed, be not the cheese; It won't do, just now, to be factious. Chorus. For it won't do, just now, to be factious, &c. Though ne'er so much inclined one may be to speak one's mind, . To an enemy's annoyance and vexation, To waste his country's time recollecting 'tis a crime, - Let him carefully suppress the observation. Sure Disraeli will feel 'twill be wrong to badger Peel, • So will Roebuck to vituperate his betters ; • • And Duncombe will refrain, very likely, to complain, Though again they shall have opened all his letters. Chorus. For it won't do, just now, to be factious, &c. Plumptre and Spooner, too, will perceive it will not do To be. canting upon Sunday legislation ; And Inglis, like a goose, to vent impotent abuse On Maynooth and comprehensive education; And, for Old Ireland's weal will O'Connell drop Repeal, Whilst her real want so vehemently presses, And labour, like a man, to do everything he can To alleviate her positive distresses. Chorus. For it won't do, just now, to be factious, &c. We're now in a condition that requires no Opposition; - It is necessary we should be united, Forgetting party broils, and combined in common toils, Till, at any rge, affairs are somewhat righted. We are in such a hobble that we can't afford to squabble, Let us quarrel in more favourable weather; But, whilst the storm shall last, and until the danger's past, We must all of us resolve to pull together. Chorus. For it won't do, just now, to be factious, &c. BOXING IN THE . ENGLISH AND THE FRENCH STYLES, A novel and interesting rehearsal of an intended exhi bition of the art offensive and defensive took place on Thurs day evening, at 'remperame's, in Long-acre, under the management of Alec Reid, ir,tendei as an exemplification of the different styles of self-defence and personal encounter on this and the other side of La Manche. They were illustrated by professors of both nations, and gave a lively representa tion of the modes of combat prevailing in each country. The opening display between Alec Reid and Rowe (the con qneror of Cullen, and twice the antagonist of Harry Broome) was a clever exposition of English sparring. This was fol lowed by the appearance of Mons. J. I'. Lamy (surnamed L'Anguille, or " The Eel"), for seven years theacknowledged champion of Paris in the savate, or foot and hand play, pecu liar to Frenchmen ; his opponent, Mons. Josef, though much inferior in stature, contended manfully. To describe the pe culiar activity and singular adroitness of hand and foot in this peculiarly*national and regulated contest, would require much space. The combatants approach each other with arms ex tended and open, each striving to strike the other outwards by an inward blow of the foot, which is either parried by the leg, or caught in the hand, as may seem best adapted Co foil the intent of the aggressor. Lamy several times passed his foot clear over, , the head of his antagonist which in light play (resembling our glove-fightinOis supposed to be "a hit," inasmif4h as the party so served.might have been " struck," or rattier kicked, bad his advetAiry so pleased. The activity and quickness of. Lamy were Much applauded. Young Keene and Scott then exhibited sparring a l'Anglaise. The exercise of the foil was then exhibited by Mons. Leon Gillemand, one of the first fencers in 'the' country, and M. Woollf; this was.an interesting assaut, and.elicited plaudits from the admirera.of - the science of the small sword. After a few intervenql - g bouts of aerate And glove, the evening closed with an ex-citing trial of the - English mode versus the French, between Rowe, ai t ed-wit h mufflers, and M. Lamy with a light pairof slippers.. The adive FEenchman, though much the talleeman, hail Mit little the best of the bout, for Rowe, after some little awk'iyafdness at commencing, became more am fait to: he Gaul's manoeuvre, and twice succeeded in countering his left foot kick with a right-hander on the head. This the .Frenchman, who is evidettly a"fine-tem pered as well as a muscular fellow, took do good part. In the last bout Rowe succeeded in detaining for a few seconds Lamy's right foot in his left hand, and hitting out with the right, till the round terminated, amid much laughter ,and applause. MANAGEMENT OF MILBANK PRlSON.—Yesterday the report of two of the Commissioners, the Earl of Chichester and Lord Seymour, appointed to inquire into the manage- Merit.of Milbank Prison, was printed. A third Commissioner was appointed, Mr. B. Escott, and as a dissentient he will make a separate report. The document now issued bears the date of tlfe present month, and in a communication from the Under-Secretary of State to the inspectors of the prison, of the 15th instant, he- informed them that Sir G. Grey had thought it right to place the report in their hands without delay, in order that no time might be lost in attending to such of. its suggestions as had not been already anticipated. Among the suggestions, which will require the sanction of Parliament, the Under-Secretary noticed the separation of the governing authority of the prison from the functions ex ercised by the inspectors, who unite the duties in their own per Sons, and it was his intention to propose to Parliament an amendment in that respect, of the Act 6th and 7th Victoria, - chap: 26, lor regulating the prison at Milbank. The Secre tary of State .required the inspectors to prepare a code of rules for the government of the prison, and to submit the same to him for his approval. He requested the in spectors to communicate to the governoi a copy of the re port, as related to him, and to impress on him "the indis pensable necessity of exercising greater caution and self command in those particular points which have been pointed out by the Commissioners as exceptions to his general high character and qualifications for his office. Sir G. Grey regrets to observe that in the opinion of the Commissioners some of the officers of the prison were liable to censure from the unsatisfactory character of their evidence and the spirit in which it was given. As a considerable time has since elapsed, and no complaint has in the meantime been laid be fore Sir G. Grey with regard to them, lie trusts that their subsequent conduct may have been such as to render their continuance in their offices consistent with advantage to the public service. But I am to desire you will inform them, that the perseverance by any officer of the prison in conduct subversive of its discipline, will be held to disqualty them from retaining their situations." The inquiry by the com missioners had reference to the petitions of a discharged warder, named Baker, presented by Mr. T. Duncombe to the House of Commons, and that gentleman attended the inves tigation with Baker, and examined the witnesses at 'his dis cretion. The Commissioners inspected the establishment, and reported generally on its management. The letter from the Under-Secretary gives the principal points in the report, which, with the appendix, extends to sixty-ene folio pages. The faults which the Commissioners consider the governor to be chargeable with, relate to a too hasty method of dealing with his officers ; the occasional use of improper or offensive expressions ; and an inattention to the rules of the prison. The report will probably be discussed in the House of Com mons in a few days. EXTRAORDINARY VARIATION OT TEMPERATURE.— The weather in the metropolis, during the last two weeks, has exhibited some extraordinary characteristics, and so great has been the variation of temperature that the climate has been suddenly changed from that of Siberia to that of Mar seilles, as evinced by the comparison between Wednesday, the 20th instant s . when the thenkometer at the Royal Hu wane Society's reeeiVing-honserin Hyde Park, stood as low as 26 degrees, end-last Wednesday, the 27th instant, when the mercury had attained an elevation of 48' degrees, or a varia tion of no less than 22 degrees. - • The barometer yesterday, notwithstanding the. atreesphere was comparatively clear, , was as l t ow as - 29.25,10A1 eh _Monday, the 18th instant, it PROVISIONS FROM THE U NITED STATES. -- The was up o 304•1• -4,',• —1 .. . .. Patrick Henry, Malabar, and Mars, from Ne w York ; Ara- ECONOMY IN Fiaore.A.clergyman in Ireland has bella, from Philad e lphi a ; L eland, from Charleston ; and sent us the following :---" One pound of whole rice, boiled' Franklin and Swata ra , f rom N ew Orleans, which were re- with five quarts of water, thickened with one pound of oat ported at Liverpool on the 28th inst., bring 19,780 barrels meal, will make eight pounds and a half of good food. Put flour, 6,276 sacks, 1,585 quarters, and 10,000 bushels Indian the rice down first with one quart' of cold water, and add the cern, '3,640 barrels Indian corn meal, 340 packages of his- renaahring feas.qitauls-sexater.a.i ate.rii , e,swells; then put in cuit, and 16,160 bushels paddy. the pound of oatmeal, stirring all—cost 6d. Add salt or THE GREAT BRITAIN. —We have been favoured sug. sr to suit the taste (if the rice was steeped for five or six (says the D un d ee Ad vert i ser) with the followin excerpt of a bows, it were better); rice 3d., oatmeal 3d. per lb. I tried letter from Mr. James Bremner,civil engineer, Wick, to a 2lbs., of rice and 21bs. of oatmeal, and the result was 221 bs. of gentleman in this qua r t er :—" I left the Great Britain in subs tantial food." charge of Captain Claxton, the managing director, who is R EPRESEITA T ION or CANTERBURY.—There are stuffing her larboard quar t er with fagots, brushwood, sand runic fess of an election speedily taking place in tEis city. bags, and chains and bolt s , & c . I t i s Mr _ Brunel's plan, and In su ch an event we believe we may state that T. T. Hodges, Lam not sure of its effects; but I hope there will be no dan- Ec 2 q will offer himself rs acr ididate. Mr. Hodges' claims ger of her until Ap r il, w h en I expect to commence operations ont'll e laberel constituency of Canterbury are well known to raise her. She has quarried down six feet of the solid and undisputable, and he will unite in his favour the suf rock, and turned up like a plough forward. There are four frages of all classes of Reformers.—Kant Herald. feet of sand above the rock—in all, ten to ten and a half feet , I Mr. Miall, who contested Southwark unsuccess- She must be raised thirteen feet perpendicular height, and fully, is to be a candidate at the general election for Edin then her bottom patched, launched, and taken probably to burgh, supported by the Anti-State_Church and Complete Liverpool; but, if possible, to Bristol, by two steamers. The s Suffrage party. . sand now in her, which the water is over, will make her J.alfrs BRADSHAW, ESQ., I.l.l):—We und ers t an d joke." fully 300 tons weif,ht, so that you see the lift will be no t hat this gentleman has for some time past be en i n a s t a t e o f ht.,alth which gives considerable alarm to his friends. It is Sir George Hamilton Seymour, the newly-ap- dot. ,htf u l W h e th er h e will be enabled to take his seat in Par pointed Minister from the British to the Portuguese Court, limn cut this session.—Kent Herald. will proceed with his family and suite to Lisbon in her s VS e are author i sed to state That the paragraph Majesty's steam-sloop Mede 1. The vessel is ordered to be fitted for - the reception of his Excellency, on her return to which has been g oing the rounds of the papers, stating thet Oul . ly,Esq., of Ackworth A Park, intends ffering him she Woolwich, from Freshwater, Isle of Wight, to which place proceeded on Thursday with the body of her late corn- Joho self fur the borough of . ndover, at the ;next general ele - w l -thout foundation. W . e are given . to understand mander, Graham Eden W. Hamad, for interment in the tion, is ha r. Gully any intention of going into Parliament, family mausoleum. . • CONVICT ESTABLISHMENTS AT WOOLWICH.—It is he h e a would had M. ve solicited his old friends at Pontefract, who, k v' e f e el as sure, d, would, e glad to have the honour of sending intended , to appoint an additional ch a plai n , a schoolmaster, to the House .of Coinmons a gentleman so universally re. and schoolmaster's assistant, in connexion 'with the hulks at spected.—Doncaster Gazette. Woolwich, tor the reception o' this unfortunate class, 200 of whom were received this week on board the Warrior ship, FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. —W i n e , l t e h a a r t n throughius Royal making the total number now on board 484. Several of the private letter from Berl convicts, who assisted in extinguishing the late fire by the tHille.inuedi um P e ri f nc a e Waldemar, of Prussia, will visit this spontaneous combustion of coals in the Woolwich Dockyard, OF BEER--W e understand that the brewers couzitry in the course of the approaching summer. have been pardon ed. and twelve more are under . considera price. The tion, having been recommended to be pardoned for their of •Ltelis77cEihteey r(tCaa4ndfe.rbruerryq)aairnit,entdheimfamrae:deriately to lower the exertions on that occasion, and for their general good con- price .. . con duct. Avery excellent regulatioa has recently been intro- sumpt_ic , n is , , said to have fallen di considerably since the rise. H Erma duced, previous to the pardoning of convicts who have con- Kent RAlL ducted themselves in a manner to deserve recommendation, A el 'n Friday an accident occurred on this line w irc t which prevents their being returned to without eir means native of em , v. tc.cfDENT ON THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS I.llts as outcasts, or thrown upon the eight o'clock a lu d gg a a o gnee-train the junc ployment. A printed iorm is l i en , worldtto the family or friends of NmV ig e h a t r e h d a t have rs way a r p from Oldham to Manchester t aboutattended with serious consequences. trai ,vaaan i the convict, to be filled ulp by them, do ascertain what are his The signals were prospects if liberated and the following queries are put to be tion at the Middleton station r a o n m o person employ him ? If so, by the engineer coming up f filled up by them :--Will any-train was seen The guard put on the state the name and eddress.'Lhaneeredles.ggege S Has any, and what reply off his steam, and blew thewis the engineer threw on the Hasarly application been made put out, and the engineer on the from Oldham shut to such person, and by whom guard to be thrown from his been received? If the reply satisfactory, can reference be break, but almost immediatelysd t but no limbs broken. By this made to the minister of the be parish or district to verify the steam for the amelioration of seat. He was muc b f Yorkshire had neared the junction, and same? Altogether the arrangements -a_gain, which hommeised, Ol h m m train had got on the main line it was n, will do much to .fit them, on just as this unfortunate class, and thet paid to their reli- time ifie train d ro a the the other engine. Four of the last carriages gious and moral instructs pieces, as was also the engine, and the tender were bra , Icen to their restoration to liberty, to become again respectable run int oby , members of society. L I , . I damaged. The stoker jumped off, but the engi. 'COLN'S was mix i stained his position and escaped unhurt. RoBBERY IN THE CATHOLIC.. CHAPEL, .NEW BUILDING ACT.—On Thursday evening INN —Shortly after to the vestry of the above TuE Divine service on Wednesday, W eer malt _ some expert thief made his l l way gold chronometer watch, with a public S leating of the inhabitants of Deptford and Green chainat the Swan Inn, Y. ash was convened se of petitioning Parliament to repeal the Me chapel, and stole a valu a ble e belonging to the Rev. J. \V. N ., and seals attac_e O'Connor.Act, or the merely en- tropolita a Building One of the sea ' ls be,irs a crest of a spread eagle, , for the !slurp . oppressive clauses contained with the words " Dread ir was taken b W - d The robbery is supposed to incha yEvelyn, Esq., a gFntle ad God." The other was graved with the latter wor s. having the appearance of an man ow. ning an immer_ae quantity of house property in the have been effected bythe neighboi trhood,' and a memorial to the Commissioners of Italian, who was observede man rking about the chapel after Woods a rid Forests, and a petition to the House of Commons, congregation had lest. CORONER'S INQUEsT.—FATAL WAGGON ACCIDENT. were um inimously adopted. St• George's Hos- EXTIiINSIVE BURGLARY AT BillonToN.—lnforni a-, —Thursday Mr. Baker held, an inquest at - pital, on the body of Samuel Todd, aged 58. Deceased, an tion wics last night a re at all the metropolitan police ila stations,' that on the night o f th e 27th i ns t., Rose-hill'V i , ic agr u lt ura l labourer, was coming. i n to town per waggon on Christmas eve, to spend his Christmas. when ate Colnbrook, Brighton, the residence of Alexander Mlienzie, Esq., was in trying to jump dawn, .he fell undcl - the fore wheel. He where he was sound to have burglaric usly entered, and the following property was. is , a :-12 silver table-spoons, 2 gravy spoons, a was brought to the hospital, soup sustained a comminuted fracture of the left leg, under which ladle, 18 desseit forks, 18 ditto spoons, 12 large forks; a silver . os '"- A 'el titt " milk - ' basin, he sunk, and died on Wednesday Veer ct cm en teapot, ami pot, a butter withstand and soy.9i,-,RA, death." • other *Aides of plate. BANKRUPTC'Y.-(THIS DAY.) IN R] DONALDSON. This bankrupt who had carried on business as a coach maker in Regent-street anucl Margaret-street, came up to pass his last examination. The bankrupt said he w as not prepared with his accounts as they had not been props Tly made out. The Learned CoMMISSIOCIER said accountants were not recognised by the Court, it was the duty of the bankrupt to make up his accounts. The report of the official nassignee was put in, from which it appeared that the sums entered in this account appeared to have been arrived at by guess work or balancing one item against the other, although. there was a ledger, day-book, cash-book, journals, and other materials for making a perfect account. The bankrupt said it was all the fault of his accountant. The Learned COMMISSIONSR—I repeat that we do not re cognise accountants here; thus-it is that bankrupts attempt to deceive the Court, letting .accountants make out a specious account, which the bankrupt. signs and swears to. The bankrupt said he had, refused to sign it or swear to it, but he could not get the. accounts in time to make one out according to the rules of the Court. The Commissroxxx said it was quite clear that the bank rupt could not pass on the &e accounts, and the estate ought not to be put to the expense of another meeting, but as the official assignee (Mr. Green..), who always took a kindly part, had expressed his belief t hat the bankrupt was an honest man, he would adjourn tb.e case for a short time for proper accounts, but this case ought to be a warning to all bank rupts.—Adjourned accordi. egly. LONDON SESSIONS.—THIS DAY.) KEEPING A Housz OF` ILL-FAME.—Ann Robinson and Joseph Smith, who were it idicted some time since for keeping a disorderly house in Rare-court, Aldersgate• street, were called up to receive judgm , mt. Mr. CLARKSON stated ghat at the last session he made an application for the recognizances to be estreated, as the de fendants did not appear, and they had not abated the nuisance.' Mr. Posten, the vestry clerk, proved giving de fendants notice to appear. but they laughed in his face— there being, however, som e slight irregularity in the notice, the Court had directed other notices to be served for this day, which bad been done, and immediately afterwards it was thrown out into the street. Evidence was adduced to this effect, and The RECORDER said it must be stated on affidavits. A man got up to say he had taken the house, and was going to open it on Monday in the chimney-sweeping line. He took it last week of Dirs. Robinson's servant, who kept the house. The RECORDER (to Mr. Clarkson)—Here is a lucky thing for you. This man is just the one to prove the occupancy. Let him be joined in the affidavit. The witness, who had evidently gone up thinking by a side-wind to assist the parties, seemed somewhat surprised at the turn affairs had taken. He said he had only come up to " claim protection," a..; he meant to carry on trade. The RECORDER said the parish officers would not interfere with him if he only carried on legitimate business. REMOVAL OF A PAUPER.--In a parish appeal against the removal of a pauper, Mr. PAsHLEy handed in a consent by Counsel on both sides, that the older should be quashed, on the ground that the pauper was irremoveable under the last Act. which prevented paupers from being removed after a residence of 5 years in the parish in which they became liable. A note to that effect was marked in the hope that the Court would have it in the order, to prevent any future removal.—The order was quashed. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS.' HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner SMITH, and Mr. Assistant- Examiner FAERE.) UNOPPOSED LIST. The formal proofs in the following cases having been taken the standing orders mere declared to have been complied with : Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction Railway. Ipswich Docks Acts Amendment. Ipswich Gas Light Act Amendment. Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway and Oxford and Blttchley Junction Railway Companies (Amalgamation and Extension of Lines). Ryde Improvement. Pile Pier Extension. OPPOSED LIST. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK RAILWAY (BRANCHES AT PORT GLASGOW, AND TO THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY, AND DIVERSION OF CANAL). In this adjourned case it was decided that the standing orders had not been complied with. SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DONCASTER, AND GOOLE RAILWAY (PURCHASE OF SHEFFIELD. ROTHER HAM, AND BARNSLEY, WAKEFIELD, HUDDERS FIELD, AND GOOLE RAILWAY, AND OF DEARN NAVIGATION AND DEARN DOVE CANAL. The consideration of the allegations in this case was re sumed. (Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY and Mr. Assistant- Examiner GUNNELL. ) UNOPPOSED LIST. In the following cases the formal p roofs were received, and the Examiners decided that the stand in g orders had been complied with : Bolton Improvement. Woodford Metropolitan Cemetery. Imperial Continental Gas Company. Midland Railway (Syston and Peterborough Railway Deviations and Approach to Manton Station). ADJ 0 URN ED SALISBURY AND YEOVIL PET RAILWAY (WITH ITION. In this case, w hi c h B c A u N p e H d E t S h ) e Examiners nearly the whole of yest er d ay , t h e remaining petitions were with drawn, and the Examiners decided that the standing orders had not been complied with. Mr. May then adjourned • until Monday. ENFIELD AND EDMONTON RAIL- W AY.— (TR IS DAY.) The first general half -yearly meeting of the proprietors of this line was held to-day, at the London Tavern; Captain Owen in the chair. The directors presented a report and submitted the ac counts to the meeting, by which it appeared that a balance of 7514 6s. 4d. remained in the hands of the treasurer. Ground has been purchased at Enfield for the erection of a station, and terms have been come to with the Northern and Eastern Counties Company for a junction with their line. A contract has also been entered into with Mr. H. Earle for the construction of the works for 20,5001., the line to be com pleted within five months after possession of the land has been obtained. The report on the motion of Captain BosAsclurr, seconded by Dr. ASTLEY HOLT, was unanimously adopted. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting was dissolved. SUDDEN DEATH ON HORSEBACK.—On Tuesday evening, as Master Robert Wheeley, second son of Robert \\Theelev. Esq., Pentre House, wa s p rocee di ng w i th his t , ,,tl;t:r.) - , , lin to hi grandfather (tll Rev• James Jen -9t I.;lnfoir-4 Rectory; he ,Hzed with fit an(l tell from his pony; he was immediately. conveyed to the nearest house, and medical attendance instantly procured, but we much regret to say that life was extinct..-IdownoUth Beacon. Dundalk and Enniskillen Act Amendment. Great Western (Branches to join the West London, Hammer smith, ti c.). Great Western (Berks and Hants Amen dnie, nt and Branches). Great Western (Branches to Egham, Staines 3, &c.) Lowestoft Railway and Harbour (Alteration at Reedham). STANDING ORDERS COSIMIVTEE. The following Resolutions were reporteil from the above. Committee : 1. That in the case of the Glasgow, Dumf., ries, and Carlisle, and Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (N 0.3) petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 2. That in the case of the Glasgow, Dian fries, and Carlisle Railway, and Glasgow Paisley, Kilmarnock , and Ayr Rail way (No. 1) petition, the standing orders ought to be dis pensed with :—That the parties be permitm d to proceed with their Bill. 3. That in the case of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (No. 5) petition, the st Lnding orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties 1 xi permitted to pro ceed with their Bill, on amending the si tct ions deposited in the Private Bill-office, and with the F heriff clerks of the counties of Lanark and Renfrew, at ( aasgow, Hamilton, Lanark, Airdrie, Paisley, and Greenock, by the insertion of figures, showing the height of the arch o f the bridge over the public carriage road called Great Ckyde-street, in the parish of Glasgow. That the Committee on the Bill do exa mine, in the first place, how far such order has been complied with ; and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill. 4. That in the case of the Wilts, Bo; nerset, and Wey mouth Railway Act Amendment (No. 2) petition, the stand ing orders ought to be dispensed with :--a'hat the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 5. That in the case of the Regent's Canal Company (Pad dington and Limehouse Railway and Br; inch) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed witl n :—That the par tie6s. b T e h p a e t rm in itt t e h d e to ca p s r e oc o e f ed th w e itt e t e h d e s i , r -- 'B) Th p a e t it D l3 e iti l ;sbury, and Man chester Railway (Extension to Wakefield, and Junction at Methley with the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, and the orders York a o n u d g ht North to b dispensed e R d a w i the ion parties, t he b be standing per mitted to proceed with their Bill. Second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth. resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. The following Railway Bills are appointed to be read a second time on Tuesday, Feb. 2 ; General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway (Connect ing Branches). Lynn and Ely, Ely and Huntingdon and Lynn and Dereham Amalgamation. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Lease to the London and North-Western Railway Company). Liskeard and Caradon Act Amendment. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stow Valley (No. Smethwick Deviation). Norfolk (Yarmouth Extension).- HOURS OF LABOUR• - A BILL TO LIMIT THE HOURS OP LABOUR OF YOUNG PERSONS AND FEMALES IN FACTORIES. Whereas an Act was passed in the fourth year of the, reign of his late Majesty, intituled, "An Act to regulate Labour of Children and Young Persons in the Milk:, and Factories of the United Kingdom ;" and another Act was passed in the session of Parliament held in , the seventh and eighth years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled, " An Act to amend the Laws relating to Labour in Fac tories ;" and by the said first-mentioned Act it was pro vided that no person under the age of eighteer, years should be employed in any such mill or factory - as '.n the said Act is metioned, in any description of work. •as thereinbefore specified, more than twelve hours in any one day, nor more than sixty-nine hours in any one week, except as there inafter is provided; and by the said I .ast-mentioned Act it was provided, that no female above, the age of eighteen years should be employed in any far:tory as defined by the said Act, save for the same time an ( l in the same manner as young persons (by the said Act defined to be persons of the age of thirteen years, and under the age of eighteen years) might be employed in factories: And whereas it is expedient to alter the said Acts for the purpose of further restricting the hours of labour of young persons and females in factories : Be it enacted, by the Queen's most excellent M'sjesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament as sembled, and by the authority of the same, That, notwith standing anything in the said Acts contained, from the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, no person under the age of eighteen years shall be - employed in _any such mill or factory in such description of work as in the said first-mentioned Act is specified, fo r more than eleven hours in any one day, nor for more tht at sixty-three hours in any one week, except as in the said Act is pro vided ; and that, from the said first day of Ala I one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, the said t , ,vo Acts before mentioned shall in all respects be construed as if the provi sion in the said first-mentioned Act contain ed, as to persons under the age of eighteen years workis ,g in mills and factories, had been confined to eleven hours instead of twelve hours in any one day, and to sixty-three hours in any one week, instead of sixty-nine hours. And be it enacted, That from the first day of Jay one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight. no perr,on under the age of eighteen years shall be employed iv, any such mill or factory, in su c h d escr i pt i on of work a'3 in the said first mentioned Act is specified, for more than ten hours in any one day, nor more than fifty-eight hours in any one week, except as in the said Act is provided r ; and that from the first day of May one thousand eight hwadred and forty eight, the said two Acts shall, in all respects, be construed years working in years hours instead of as if the provision in the said first-mentior,ed Act contained, eight hours in any at twelve mills e t l o v ae p nh e d r o so uf ar n sc s t ;in t; i n ea d sn, e y r h as t du h e e h de a ea g nT e , of oann fid e n i g eo h d, f t ; e y And be it enacted, That the restrictions respectively by F e working Act imposed, as regards of persons under this years, shall extend to females above the the age of eighteen s. one week instead of sixty-nine houts. enacted, ea age of eighteen y That the said two hereinbefore-men ded by this Act, and this Act, shall be timed Acts, as amen Act. construed together as one That this Act may be amended or re pealed And be it enacted, be 'passed in this present session of by any Act to . And be it Parliament. LIE DUKE OF SOTOMATOR A FREE•TRADER.— It is said that the Duke of Sotomayor is a staunch advocate of free-trade principles. During the late discussions on the sugar duties, the Duke laboured bard for the cause in Spain, in memorialising for the right of admission of Cuba and Porto Rico sugar on the same terms as that of other countries, in which his views were strongly supported by Lord Palmer ston. On the late occasion of the Cobden festival in Spain, he also explained himself adverse to restrictions in commerce. Under these circumstances theris more hope of a favourable treaty of commerce between this country and Spain than at any other period, if the Duke of Sotornayor can only main tain his position long enough to inoculate the Cortes with the same spirit of liberalism towards cireat Britain. ROME.—A meeting composed. of English and Irish ‘ , vas held on the It t i t a t Rome, fa forming a committee for " "I irc!all I. Silbscr'4.tiotis ro.-eived Mr. akenham, and all the otter English bankers. The Pope has sent to the committe4T,ooo 'Oman crowns from his privy purse. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year: Week ending NAME OF RAILWAY. Last week. o~ w ~. ~~^ U .~ THE BRAZILS. FALMOUTH, JAN. 28, HALF-PAST 7, P.M.--We have barely time to announce the arrival this moment of the Express packet, Lieutenant James, Commander, with mails from Rio Janeiro direct, having tailed the 16th ult., bringing five passengers, viz., Messrs. Proudfoot, Buchrold, Pollard, Tonnelier, and Captain Cowl, late master of the brig Are thusa, lost at Santa Cruz (Patagonia) September 18, crew saved. The Express has also on freight 20,000/. in gold. Exchange :on London, 28d. premium; Paris 336 to 338; Hamburgh, 620. Stock steady at 86 to 86% per cent. The Express left at Rio her Majesty's ships Curagoa, Crescent, and Griffin, the latter having arrived Dec. 12 from Monte Video in 14 days. . The only intelligence we can glean from that quarter is, that. affairs would remain in stutu quo until further advices were received from England. In respect of the misunder standing with the American officers and the Brazilian Government nothing had been settled. On the Emperor's birthday, the United States frigate Columbia, with the broad pendant of Commodore Rousseau, neither saluted nor made any other demonstration of participation in the public re joicings, and it was fully understood that no further official transactions would be held with the American Minister until advices were received from the Washington Cabinet. The Columbia sailed on the 3d for the RiverEate. Three trans ports, with about 800 troops, under convoy of the United states' ship Preble, sailed on the 30th November from Rio for San Francisco (California). They are described as a very motley group, consisting of outcasts of all nations. Several deserted whilst at Rio. The coffee market at Rio is quoted—super $2 800 to $3; good Ist, $2 650 to $2 750. Sales this month (December), 70,000 bags. Shipments from the Ist of January to the 15th of Decem ber, 1846, inclusive, amounted to 2,297,028 bags of 1601 b. Stock on hand Dec. 16, 90,000 bags. On Friday last a duel with pistols was fought in the valley of Grenet, near Endoume (Bouche-du-Khone), between the Count de Schlippenbach, Chamberlain to the King of Prussia, and Count S. "Theotoky, one of the house hold of the King of Greece. A brace of pistols having been fired by each party without effect, the seconds interposed and brought about a reconciliation. The dispute arose in Italy, but the strict laws against duelling in that country prevented the meeting there. The police of Man , eilles had gained in formation of what was about to take place, and tried to pre vent it ; but its vigilance was evaded.—Paris paper:. . . MURDER AT SHEFFIELD.—At the t*econd adjourned inquest on the body of Mr. Thomas ttiley, held on Thirsday afternoon last, at the Town-ball, Sheffield, no further evidence was adduced, and the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful mur der against some person or persons unknown." We understand that Lord Torrington has been ap pointed Governor of Ceylon. CANADIAN POST-OFFlCE.—Amon , i'st the rarnarnen tary documents yesterday issued was a copy of the report of the commission appointee by the Governor-General of Ca nada, since the union of the two provinces, to inquire into the state of the Canadian Post-office, an d Mr. Stayner's .statement relative thereto. This return was moved for by Mr. Warburton, and ordered to •be printed on the 28th of August. Cleneral Espartero and the Duchess of Victory have both been suffering from indisposition, arising from the recent inclemency of the weather. The Gallant General continues at Abbey Lodge, Regent's Park, and, we learn, is now re covering. _ _ AN EPICURE.—On Saturday week, a young pig walked into a confectioner's shop at Preston, and in a few momenta helped himself to some twenty shillings' worth of Chorley cakes, mince pies, Queen's cakes, and other deli cacies—twice as much, in fact, as he himself was worth when he had finished. THE C2ESARIAN OPERATION.—The subject of this case, a -dress-maker, aged `‘.7, of a mild disposition, is only four feet one inch in height on account of great distortion of the pelvis and lower limbs from rickets during childhood. Her general health is good. On the evening of the 7th of April, 1846, while under temporary excitement, she had con nexion once with a young man lodging in the same house. She was not aware of being pregnant until the seventh month, when she consulted a surgeon, who, conscious of her dangerous position, sent her to Mr. - Skey, under whose care she was admitted into St. Bartholomew's Hospital. An ac curate examination was then made by several distinguished accoucheurs, who were unanimous in their opinion that em bryotomy would be impracticable on account of the extreme narrowness of the antero-posterior diameter of the pelvis. It was, therefore, recommended no operative proceeding should be adopted until the full period of utero-gestation ; and that the Cwsarian section would then be the most proper measure. The nature of the case being fairly and fully explained to the patient, she readily consented to undergo any operation which offered the best chance of relief. At two o'clock in the morning of the 25th of January she was awakened from sleep by the commencement of labour. The membranes g.ave way soon afterwards, and the pains increased. Mr. Skey, with several accoucheurs, made an examina tion per vagnant at half-past four A.M. The os uteri was at that time very little dilated. A second examination was made at half-past seven o'clock. The os uteri was still in the same condition, but the labour pains were rapidly in creasing. The operation was therefore no longer delayed. The vapour of ether was inhaled by the patient for six minutes before its effects were manifest, an incision eight inches in length was made down to the lines • alba, commenc ing two inches above the umbilicus, and terminating two inches and a half above the pubes. The linea alba was then divided to the same extent on a broad director. The uterus was fairly exposed, inclining to the left. Adequate pressure over the front and aides of the abdomen was neces sary to prevent prbtrusion of the intestines. An incision from ave to six inches in length was then made into the long axis of the uterus, from which a well-formed, healthy-looking female child was easily removed. The placenta was extracted shortly afterwards. Thus far the operation occupied six minutes. Immediate contraction of the uterus to one-half its previous size followed the removal of the child. The free veneous hemorrhage which took place from its cut surface was arrested by cold water and pressure between the hands. In half an hour the uterus had contracted to such a size as to render its replacement within the abdomen safe' Accord ingly, with the sanction of Urs. Rigby.. Fergusson, Moore, P. Smith, and others, the incision in the abdomen was brought together by eleven suture:. Broad strips of plaster were applied to support the muscles, and cotton•wool placed on the abdomen with a flannel roller over the whole. It may be as well to observe that the inhalation of the ether pro duced insensibility to the pain of the first incision. Its prolonged exhibition was not allowed, lest it might possibly interfere with the contraction of the uterus.—ltredical Gazette. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—On Monday last, at the Middlesex Hospital, the efficacy of the ether was put to as severe a test as it has yet been subjected to. A man of 68 had been admitted with symptoms. of stone and diseased bladder ; so much pain, straining, and struggling attended the attempts at sounding, that it was with difficulty satis faCtorily accomplished. The vesical tenesmus was incessant, amounting to total incontinence of urine. Endeavours were made for several weeks to allay this extreme irritability, so that some urine might be retained or some water received as an injection, but in vain, neither could be endured, lithotrity was consequently out of the question ; and Mr. Arnott de termined to perform the operation of lithotomy, unpromising as the case was, but, if possible, whilst the patient was under the influence of the ether. In seven minutes from the com mencement, but in reality only two from the effectual in halation, its influence was obtained. The catheter was then introduced, and some water attempted to be injected, but not above two or three ounces could be borne, and this, re tained by pressure, was ejected immediately on the introduc tion of the staff, which, owing to the state of parts was ef fected with some difficulty and consequent delay; the bladder was eut into ; the stone was grasped at ,once, but crumbled tinder the forceps, requiring their re-introduction several times; the scoop was employed to remove calculous matter like mortar; and, lastly, the bladder was injected four or five times, so as to wash it out. During the whole time,lrom first to last, the patient gave not the slightest indication of suf fering; indeed, it was not until he was removed to bed and had been some time in it, and taken some brandy and am monia, that he did so, and then of soreness merely. Nor was the influence of the ether limited to this, its anodyne effect was maintained during the evening, the man remaining in a dreamy and " very comfortable state," as he termed it. He declares he suffered no pain ; he knew that something was being done, but he recollects nothing distinctly ". after blowing the horn." Up to this time, Wednesday evening, he Is going on very favourably. Withont ether the pain in this case must have been most severe, and, from the cir cumstances mentioned of more than ordinary duration, but happily the patient was spared it all. The apparatus env pleyed was one invented by Mr. Bell, chemist, of Oxford street, who was present, atelassisted Mr. Tomes in its appli cation.—Medical Gazette. DESTITUTION IN ST. LUKE'S, CHELSEA.—This parish contains above 45,000 inhabitants,- of whom one in every fourteen is now actually receiving parochial relief. The returns for the past week are as follow :—lnmates of the workhouse, 397 ; children at the establishment at Toot ing, 126 ; recipients of out-door relief, 2,694 (being an in crease in thli class since last week of 568)—the total amount to 3,217, of whom one-third are Irish. There have' been from 150 to 220 new applications daily, end they seem likely to be still more numerous. The number of paupers at the corresponding period last year was bnt 1,834, showing the , enormous increase of 1,383. ESCAPE OF A CONVICT FROM SPRINGFIELD GAOL. —On Sunday last Henry Wells, who was tried at the last general quarter sessions for this county, and convicted of pig stealing, contrived to make his escape from the above prison. He had been sentenced to seven years' transportation, and was accordingly placed in a yard with other prisoners of his class. As I, e are informed, upon the mustering of the pri soners to attend the chapel in the afternoon of the above day, Wells, upon some pretence, lingered behind the rest, and The less than half an hour after he was missed altogether. It is supposed that having scaled a high-boarded partition dividing the portion of the prison in use from that part where the new buildings are going on, he got clear off by means ofsome of the materials employed on the works. Upon the discovery being made the intelligence was l in ie r:e te d r iat a e t a transmitted by the telegraph to Loudon and numerous police-constables and other o in pursuit in every quarter of the neighboceurrhowt The first intelligence of the locality of the fug it i ve y Hanningfield, gained on Monday morning, when the officer sent to .ast anningfield, where his friends resided, and was informed that he had been in the neighbourh ood the night before, and had exchanged his clothes, w hich were su b s equently found tied up as a parcel, and di r ected to one of the wardens of the prison, in, the possession of Thomas Bacon, who had been requested to deliver part to the carrier, but Bacon asserts he did not know the party by whom they were delivered. Since that time no tidings have been heard of him, although the must active exertions have been made, officers having been sent as far as Kent, in the expectation that the fugitive had taken shelter at a relations in that county.—Essex Standard. • A. horrible suicide took place last week at Dtt• nieres, in the Haute-Loire. A workman at a saw-mill, in . a' temporary fit of insanity, placed his arm under one -of the saws, by which it was separated, and then put his head to the instrument. He was just expiring when he , was discovered. BENINGTON.—On Thursday evening the 21st inst. (about four o'clock), a wheat stack on the farm of Mr. Hol land, containing about 20 quarters, was fired, and almost the whole burnt; plenty of assistance was at hand, and no other damage was done. It is believed to have been caused by an incendiary.—Stamford Mercury. VENTILATION or GAS.—There is an amendment in the use of gas, by the way, of very general requirement, which - may here be noted down'while we think of it. In deed, we have already done so in more instances than one, but the importance and general want of such antareendthent induces us hare to repeat the very obvious suggestion that means for the proper ventilation of the injurious products generated in the burning of gas within doors ought to be insisted on, and provided, either by-the force ,of ._publics en lighterdient on the subject, or of legislative enactment itself in course of the proposed amendinents. Gas burners con sume the vital air no less than 'human lungs,-and_ we are at _this moment in as lamentably _defeCtive- and - aboriginal a state of progress with respect ta,tlftventilatioii of the dele terious products of gas burning as our ifb6riginal progeni. tore. vTre . , i_ith respect to the vintilatietticifi theli'dOnadio hearilis . While chimneys were unknown.-774 Builder. -_ _ "~' I • 1 1